The Film Daily (1931)

DAILY Thursday, June 11, 1931 " REVIVAL OF PAST HITS URGED BY LAEMMLE, JR. 1 > tin nmle said that Uni .,1 I-, particular!) intent upon building up the names ol Genevieve bin, toae Clarke, Kose Hobart and Sidney Fox. RKO Midwest Sales Staff Meets Saturday in Chi. RKO branch managers from 16 midwest cities will meet in Chicago ..ii Satnrdaj to discuss with Jerry Safron and Cleve Adams, eastern and western sales managers, respectively, methods for closing all deals now pending and t.> give impetus to the "early-selling" campaigns now being . ed. Safron returned yesterday from Jacksonville, where lie held conferences with managers from KK ( i branches in Atlanta, Charlotte, Jacksonville and New Orleans. A sales meeting for the eastern division will be held in New York on June 20, when managers from Albany, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia and Washington will meet. Branches to be represented at the t hicago meeting are Cincinnati, Ireland, Dallas, Des Moines, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Louis and Sioux Falls. HOLLYWOOD FLASHES . Ity RALPH If ILK CRANCES STARR is completing her second picture tlii week. She is now in •The Star Witness." With "Five Mar Final" was being cast, the role of Nancy was coveted by many actresses. It went to Miss Starr, and so well did she play it, that four other pictures were assigned her by First National. * * * Jotephine Dunn '» tli< leading woman in the Mcond of Lloyd Hamilton's two-reel Universal comedies, Robinson Crusoe anil Son." Harry Edwards is directing. * * * Beth Brown, novelist, has arrived here under contract to write for Paramount. J. Carter I'liscy. author of the "Benny" cartoon strip, also has joined the staff of comedy writers on the script for "Monkey Business." the Mair Brothers' film, which already has material by S. J. Perclman. Will B. Johnstone, Arthur Sheeltman and Al Shcan. * * * Earl Baldwin is preparing the adaptation and dialogue of "The Lady Killer." in which Eddie Quillan anil Hubert Armstrong will appear for RKO Pathe. * * * Bette Davis has been added to the cast of Vniversal's "Waterloo Bridge." * * * William V. Mong will appear in "The Mad Marriage." RKO Pathe picture starring Helen Twelvetrees. * » * Charles (irapewin has joined the cast of "I eavtn on Earth." Universal'* latest production starring Lew Ayres. * * * /( may not surprising if a few of the numerous "Reno" stories now in preparation will have to be "icno vatcd" befotc they are piven a final okay. * * * Add to Hollywood woes — An extra, who seeks dress suit parts, complains that he is always cast as a street sweeper. * * * With studio policemen more prominent than ever, a waa wonders whether the Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences will make an annual award to the best policeman. * * * Howard J. Green, who wrote the screen play for "Queer People," is writing an original, which will co-star Jack Holt and Ralph Graves. * * Ad Schaumcr, former national handball champion, is devoting his attention to tenn He is an assistant to David Butler, who i.< also showing much interest in the court sport. H. Keith Weeks, Warner Baxter, Irvine Cummings, Francis Perrctt. Martin Cornica, Jerry Webb, R. Skidmore are among th Foxites ulw are excellent players. Fox Stock Cut to $2.50 Basis; Wiggin, Vanderbilt on Board Morris D. Frankel Dies; Cincinnati Exhibitor (Continued from Page 1) died Tuesday in the Jewish Hospital. He was 46 years old and came here about 20 years ago from St. Louis, where he has another brother, B. A. Frankel. Ivan St. Johns On Movie Mag Ivan St. Johns has been appointed West Coast editor of "NewMovie Magazine," published by lower Magazines. Inc., of which Frederick James Smith is editor-inchief. Adela Rogers St. Johns and her husband, Dick Hyland, formerly with "New Movie," are now connected with the Fawcett Publication's. George Anderson Takes Over House New Haven, Conn. — The Annex, .1 ior some time, ha- been taken over and reopened by George Anderson, formerly manager of the Branford in Bran ford. Globe Closes Sunday Following the midnight showing of ie Hack" at the Globe, Sunday night, the house will be qlosed for the remainder of the lease, h has five week to run. Population Note The stork was busy in the Warner home office camp this week, making )oe Kelly a daddy for the third time, and giving Al Blum his first thrill as a poppa. (.Continued f new financing negotiated by Fox in March. Cut in the dividend was similar to the action taken by Paramount at its last quarterly meeting, when the rate was cut from $4 to $2.50. Harley L. Clarke said, however, that he hoped the company would be able to resume the $1 quarterly rate in the third quarter of the year. Complete list of directors elected follow-: Harley L. Clarke. Albert H. Wiggin, chairman of the governing board of the Chase National Bank. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Philip R. Clarke, president of Central Trust Company of Illinois, Chicago. Frank O. Watts, chairman of the board of directors of The First National Bank of St. Louis. George M. Moffett, president of Corn Products Refining Co. Matthew C. Brush, president of American International Corp. C. W. Higley, president of Hanover Fire Insurance Co. Winfield Sheehan, vice-president and general manager of Fox Film. David K. E. Bruce. Edward R. Tinker, president of Interstate Equities Corp. Samuel W. Fordyce of Fordyce, Holliday and White, Attorneys. Harlev L. Clarke, after discussing the annual report sent to stockholders a fortnight ago, spoke encouragingly of the outlook for the motion picture industry. "There are signs of business improvement," he said. "The motion picture industry should continue in a more favored position than tha.t of the average business and should re rom Page 1) spond quickly to any fundamental improvement in basic conditions." The dividend of 62y2c on the Class A and Class B stock is payable' July 15 to stockholders of record June 30. Golden State Circuit Takes Over Two Houses San Francisco — Two more houses have been added to the Golden State circuit with the purchase of the Parkway in Oakland and the Rivoli in Berkeley from Lawrence Borg. Borg retains the McDonald in Richmond. MILDER DEFINITELY SET FOR WARNER POST ABROAI (Continued from Page 1) Sam E. Morris, vice-president o: Warners. Milder, who sails Wednesday, will take over the duties forni-| erly handled by Arthur Clavering, who resigned a month ago. H. A. Bandy, managing director of foreign distribution, who has been temporarily in charge of the British activities, will remain abroad for another three months. A. W. Smith, as previously reported, will be shifted from southern sales manager to his former post of eastern sales manager, the position lately held by Milder. Another foreign appointment on which decision is expected shortly is the successor to Gus Schlessinger, German representative, who resignea recently. Although Henry Kaufman has been mentioned as the new man for this job, no definite decision has materialized at the home office./ J. L. Jacobs, Morgan Walsh Start Real Estate Firm (Continued from Page 1) ager here, and recently elected president of the Independent Theater Owners' Ass'n of Northern California, have opened offices in the Kress building for the handling of theater planning, financing, surveys, and realty and brokerage, as well as general real estate transactions. It is announced that a branch office will be opened in Hollywood and other key coast cities a the need grow-. Walsh will continue his dutic as president of the exhibitors' asociation. Knobel Buys Pelham House Benjamin Knobel has purchased the Pelham theater property at the northwest corner of Wolf's Lane and Brookside Ave., Pelham, Westchester, from Bert S. Herkimer through Harry D. Cole, broker. Knobel heads a circuit of theaters, owning the Embassy and Bunny in Mount Vernon, the State and Liberty in Poughkeepsie, the Bedford in the Bronx, the Carlton in Newark, the Irving in Brooklyn and the Larchmont in Larchmont, which is at present under construction. Victor J. Morris Goes West Boston — Victor J. Morris, for 20 years manager of Loew's Orpheum here and one of the best known theater executives in New England, is on a trip to California for a visit with his mother. His wife is with him. Outlook for Australia Better, Says Ralph Clark Outlook for film business in Australia over the next year is slightly better, says Ralph 'Clark, general manager of the Australian and New Zealand branches of Warner I and First National, who arrive, New York yesterday on a business trip. Conditions in the Antipodes are no worse than in other sections of the world at present, he declared. Battiston Gets House in Manor, Pa. Manor.Pa. — Andy Battiston. w Lyric Theater and home in Vuk, :i recently were destroyed by fire has leased the Elite Theater of this city. Anthony Zoppetti was the last ator of the house. Batti.ston. who still has the Rita Irwin, Pa., has installed Vigilant controls at the Elite and reopened it. "Daddy Long Legs" Holds at Roxy Janet Gaynor in "Daddy Long Legs," wi.th Warner Baxter, will be held over another week at the Roxy. New Television Set Chicago — Television on a twofoot screen, with instantaneous enlargement to a six-foot screen, was demonstrated at the Drake Hotel here with a new set developed by the Sanabria Laboratories under the direction of the Short Wave & .Television Co. of Boston.