The Film Daily (1931)

THE -Z&* PAILV Monday, June 15, 1931 \ Vol LV No 140 Monday. Jim 15. 1931 Price 5 Cuts I0HN W ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published <laily except Saturdays and holidays at 1650 Broadway New York, N. \.. and copyright (I9.il) by Wid's Films and Film Polk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President. Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mcrsereau, Secretary-Treasurer and Genera] Manager; Arthur W. Kddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, ManaK>ng Kditor. Entered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the ad ol March 3. 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 month*, $.1.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 lw.iv, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7 4 736, 7.4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest U . Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 lour St.. W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues. 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Km. Ind. pfd. ISX \i<A 13&* + H East. Kodak 133H 132Jfj 13314 + X Fox Km. -A".... 20J* 19'A 20 -f Vi Th. Eq 5 *H 5 + lA Loew's, Inc 42H 42>* 42% — >/2 Met. Gold, pfd 25 25 25 Paramount 24tf 23/, 24'A + 'A Pathe Exch 114 154 \lA RKO "A" 13% 13% 13% + 'A Warner Bros 8% 8 8% + 'A NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Tin:; 'A" . 3% i'A 3% + 'A lien. Th. Eq. pfd. 10J4 9'4 10^ + % Technicolor <> 6 6 Trans-Lux (>'A f>'A d'A NEW YORK BOND MARKET Th. Eq. 6s40 41 40 !4 41 Para. 6s47 9l'A 91 91 — 1 Par. Hv. 5*4*51. .101'/. 10154 101J4 Par. Pub. 5 '4s50. 80'/, 80!4 80>4 — 1% Warners 6s39 43 42 43 + % Mrs. Law Gets Verdict Philadelphia— A verdict of $5,000 damages has been given Mrs. Janet Law, who sued the Transcontinental Air Transport Co. for $150,000 for the death of her husband, Duff C. Law. identified with Warner Bros. He was killed in a crash at Indianapolis last December. »•.••.**.**-•, ♦.**•;;•.;•♦;•»♦'..•«♦•»♦>♦•♦♦•♦♦•»«•♦«'•«•.«•♦...♦♦♦♦♦♦ New York Long Island City fi 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. ft BRyant 9-4712 STillwell 4-7940 :.: :.: « Eastman Films » I J. E. Brulatour, Inc. :.: :: § The llroailwav l'ara«l<» (Week of June 12' FIRST-RUNS THEATER Roxy p/CTI DISTRIBUTOR "Daddy Long Legs" (2nd week). Fox "I Take This Woman" Paramount Paramount "Just a Gigolo" .. M-G-M Capitol "Big Business Girl" First National Strand "Transgression" RKO Mayfair "Nomadie" Dr. Alexander Singelow Cameo EXTENDED RUNS "Maltese Falcon (3rd week) Warner Bros. .. Winter Garden "Night Angel" (2nd week) Paramount Rivoli "Chances" First National Hollywood "Tabu" (13th week) Paramount Central Park S2 RUNS "Smiling Lieutenant" (4th week) Paramount Criterion "A Free Soul" (3rd week) M-G-M Astor FOREIGN PICTURES "Zwci Herzen" (36th week) A^so. Cine, of Amer Europa "Die Privatsekretaerin" Capitol Film Ex Belmont "Le Million" (4th week) Tobis American Little Carnegie "Der Grosse Tenor" (3rd week).. Ufa Cosmopolitan "Le Culte De Beaute" (2nd week) Osso Films Sth St. FUTURE OPENINGS "The Viking" (June 16) J. D. Williams Central Park "Smart Money" (June 18).. Warner Bros Winter Garden THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK June June June June June July Sept. 15-16: Annual Convention of Southeast Theater Owners, Hotel Ansley, Atlanta. 14-18: Annual convention of Advertising Federation of America, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. 15-16: District convention of Projectionists' Locals. Hotel Ansley, Atlanta. 16-17: Annual convention of M.P.T O. of Wisconsin, Hotel Pfister, Milwaukee. 18-19: Annual convention of Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City. 15: Educational-Tiffany regional sales convention. New York. 9-10: Semi-annual Convention, Allied Theaters Ass'n of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Minneapolis. Too Much Television 'Talk' Says M. H. Aylesworth Atlantic City — Addressing the convention of the National Electric Light \--'n here, M. H. Aylesworth of National Broadcasting Co., declared that "so far, the most successful television reputations have been built up on the imagination of the laity." He added, "The less that is shown of television, the more is said about it. Demonstrations have unsold rather than sold television. It is, in effect, the radio three-shell game with Mr. Public always convinced that he knows the game best." Existing television statements have their limitations, said Aylesworth, and with only a few elements at hand with which to weave the reproduced images it is necessary to either work with large figures or close-ups, or to sacrifice detail in obtaining a larger field of vision. NBC, he stated, is still interpreting its activities in this field as experimentation, rather than entertainment. Phil Kaufman Set for Berlin Post Berlin (By Cable) — Phil Kaufman, connected with Warner Bros, for ome time, is definitely set to become managing director for the company in Germany. He succeeds Gus Schlesinger. Nakken Sues West'ghouse Over Patent Infringement Wilmington, Del. — A bill of complaint charging Westinghouse Electric Supply Co., subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., with infringement of a patent covering means for transforming light impulses into electric current impulses, was filed in U. S. District Court here Saturday by the Nakken Patents Corp. of New York. The court is asked to enjoin defendant from continuing the alleged infringement and to order it to file an accounting of profits derived through the alleged infringement. Universal Starts Drive For Revival Bookings Universal sales force immediately begins to plug sale of picture hits of past years, believing that revivals of box-office successes are particularly needed at the moment. Pictures to be sold include "All Quiet on tire Western Front," "Little Accident," "King of Jazz," "Hell's Heroes," "Dracula" and "Night Ride." ••♦ Chicago K 1727 Indiana Ave. ♦v CALumet 3692 * ;♦•»♦♦♦♦•*♦>♦>♦.♦♦>•.•♦>♦> ',%'••>*'#»'♦* ♦•»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood 4121 Handling Para. London Publicity London — Pat O'Connor has been ippointed director of advertising and publicity of Paramount Film Service, Ltd., succeeding the late Frederick Martin. O'Connor also continues his duties in the press representation of . aramount theaters. Visugraphic Short at Central Park "Wings of Tomorrow," produced by Visugraphic Pictures and showing the actual operation of the Autogiro principle, will be the added attraction at the Central Park beginning June 17. New Tube Gives 16 mm. Better Sound Than 35 mm. Claiming to have invented a new type gas tube with electrons capable of recording vibrations on a film track 3/64 of an inch in width, which combines both variable density and variable area recording, Louis Simon, sound engineer, told the Film Daily Saturday that his invention actually accomplishes the recording of vibrations on 16 mm. film more effectively than it is possible to record in standard sound track. Simon, who was associated with Elias Reis in the perfection of the Reis patents, also claims that the tube, which is 9 inches in length and 1 inch in circumference, produces a light four times greater than any now on the market. The apparatus can be applied to any camera or reproducing unit now in use, according to Simon. Another feature outlined by the inventor is the possibility of permitting a larger photographic area on the film and, according to Simon, the sound track can be reduced to run on the film, between the perforations and the outside edge, thereby allowing the entire "frame'' for photographic field. WANTED CONTACT MAN— only capable man who has made big money. Must know Motion Picture Stars, socially. Box 850 c-o Film Daily 1650 Broadway New York City Double Duty for Joseph Brennan Boston — In the absence of Victor J. Morris, manager of Loew's Orphcuni. who is passing a vacation in California and visiting his parents, Joseph Brennan of Loew's State Is managing the Orpheum in addition o the State. William Boyd Rescues Two San Pedro, Cal. — Two men in a skiff, who had escaped from a boiler explosion on H. E. Houston's yacht, were rescued by William Boyd who was yachting near-by. 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