The Film Daily (1931)

1 THE Tuesday, June 30, 1931 aez DAILV Review of TRANS-LUX THEATERS (Broadway) Opens with the takeoff of the three transatlantic plans. First. Gatty and Post, 'round the world flyers carryinn a Pathc News camera. Second, the Hillig and Hoiriis fliprlit to Norway; and finally Ruth Nichols taking off, and scenes of her ship after the crack-up. Follows a series of some 24 different views; inauguration of the new French president, Pathe News inaugurating its war on gangsters and crime, a comical presentation of a negro baptismal ceremony in the imac, scene from Switzerland showing celebration of Corpus Christi day, a scene over the border showing a distillery yard filled with whisky barrels, yeomen of the guard of England marching in their ancient costumes, man-made lightning demonstrating effect of striking Empire State building with a miniature for demonstration purposes. The Around the Town series of news flashes shows Mayor Walker's birthday party and dinner. This is contrasted with the birthday of the oldest woman of New York. Then scenes of Conev Island, and the kiefat the big political party in Central Park. Finally shots of the opening of the new roadway over the 59th Street Bridge by Mayor Walker. Army maneuvers showing a tank traveling 50 miles an hour and battering down buildings, Secretary Mills discusses the effect of postponement of raparations payments, then the talk by Owen Young on the same subject, King Victor Emmanuel of Italy reviews the Italian Legions, a life boat race on the Hudi, the sacred cow of Japan, a kid golfer, three years old, making some phenomenal shots; Jim Londos in training for his wrestling bout: Chinese baby show, the Ascot race in England. This week's "Who's Who" on Broadway series presents George Rector, the famous restaurant proprietor, talking on bygone days. The Trans-Lux short subject theater has on the program, "Strange As It May Seem"; "Glory of Spain"; Ahead and Sing"; "Hook, Line and Melody"; "Bugville Romance." COMING & GOING MAURICE CHEVALIER sails v. day on the Paris. Will return in September. TAf.A BIRELL, German-Polish signed by Universal, h.-.s arrived in this country with her sister, Gabriella, on her way to Hollywood. NED MARIN leaves tomorrow for the coast. JOSEPH I. SCHNITZER arrives from the coast July 9. OTIS SKINNER arrived I ■■lay on the Carinthia. MU FISHER. Si: July 4 on tip I. I.ASKV, JR •..morrow for the I BUDD ROGERS i back from a trip to Chicago, Dc'.roit, Cleveland and I' RIMIO philmdmly • • • YOU EXHIB muggs who do not have to contend with the Sunday closing question, don't realize how lucky you are take, fi instance, that holier-than-thou state of Arkansas where the Ministerial Alliance is running display ads in the newspapers with a scare head "The Menace of the Movies" asking if the folks are gonna "allow the motion picture industry to feed the minds and souls of their precious children on objectionable shows on the Lord's Day" if the show is objectionable on a week-day, it seems to be okay with these Fanatical Nitwits ain't it a Scream? now if some organizashe would start a crusade against Dumb and Sappy Pix they could rely on our hearty support to help 'em in another campaign againt Dumb and Sappy holier-than-thou outfits • • • BUT WE can't expect this Ministerial Alliance t" campaign against Dumb l'ix because their ad is one of the dumbest things we've ever read get this the ad reads "Do you know the effect the movies have on your children?" then it lists live "effects'^ the fourth reads "Interferes with their school work." . .the fifth reads "There is a noticeable disregard and disrespect in reference to the marriage ties" well, if the school children in Arkansas are mostly all married, as this clearly implies they must be pretty wise babies and we have never met any institution that can demoralize children quicker than being married while they are learnin' their three R's look what it's done to the child-wives of India they've all deserted their husbands to follow Gandhi around in a piece of cheese doth leaving the husbands at home naked for vou must know that in India each family lias only one cheese cloth it's terrible even worse than picture shows In Arkansas on Sunday • • • IT'S TIME for the Arkansas exhibs to start a campaign against the demoralizing of their theaters patronized on week-days by these married school kiddies nothing will demoralize and corrupt a theater quicker than an audience of married school kiddies with their eyes opened to the Marriage Bunk sitting there kidding these nice sentimental Hollerword pix about True Love, Romance, and Ideal Marriages can you picture those hard-boiled Arkansas married babes giving sentimental Hollerword pix the horselaugh? and the Ministerial Alliance is worried about Sunday shows demoralizing 'em! think how the married youngsters in the classroom demoralize the old maid teacher! and put the Saturday Kiddie Matinee on the bum it's awful in Arkansas • • • THIS SERIOUS sitooation was called to our attention by T. R. Westmorland, a him man in Little Rock who makes a yawp that there isn't a doggone thing to do in Arkansas on Sundays where the fishin' is lousj and all the gals go to church because all the males go to church except the film men >,, the poor film muggS 'emselves up in a hot hotel room 98 degrees, these days and discuss the terrible dciiiorali/in' influence of married school kiddie ,m the Arkansas theaters and Mister Wesl morland sez what thej need in the holier-than-thou belt is Film nol Droughl Relief and ..pines tti.it it the kids could k'<> t.. the pix on Sunday, they wouldn't g< 1 oung because that's all they've got t<> do on Sundays right now an you know how kids are they've jusl got to be doin' things' and when the ..Id folks come home from church atid look around at the general sitooation in will, there's in. thing els. t,, ,1,. l.tit arrange ,u early June Wedding yezzir, trkansai .s plumb shol t" 'ell from all « « « » » » Review of THE NEWSREEL THEATER Embjisy 1 1 tranMtlai :th ami ma.|. the tak' Ihe ■ and li Winnie Mae, tell of their plan round the-world flight. (Jtto ind Hoh tell of their flight t.. Norway tor the gtorj N. V. ( Iwen I). V<>ung talks on Pn Hoover's debt plan, as do. n. The latt:ing remark probably, is his •nent that after .V) stock market prophet, he is willing ;.ikc his rep that business has t . worst and has begun to climb upward for the better. Ihe disastrous fire at St. John-. \'. B„ which deal a large ocean liner and other propern is shown in the midst of its de>tr rce. Other views are: "Pooch," the dog who refused to eat while his friend. Fireman Pat Murphy, was m the hospital; the Hindcnburg Guard in Berlin celebrating the anniversary of the Battle of Skaggerack; the ceremony in Paris attending the inauguration of Paul Doumer ■ President of France; a wrestling match between women from Paris; Australian public school crews racing on the river near S ney; a society steeplechase near B ton; a mass gymnastic exhibition at iiers' Field, Chicago; Owen l> Young, visiting his old school near Vanhornvillc, X. V.; opening of the new highway ramp on the Quer lx.ro Bridge; the statue of King \ tor Fmmanuel in Rome getting annual bath; massed musicians ol the Aldershot regiments in review; Anne Morgan receiving the touring American mayors at her French chateau. I'. S. border guards maneuvering radio at Fort Bliss, Texas; Mane Line, prima donna, singing in a lion's cage; the magicians' convention at Three Rivers. Mich.; Westminister choirs in a song fest on the canipti> of Cornel! University; a \isit to the home of Franz Lehar, COOSOOX popular light operas, who pla\ era' selections from many of hi The reel finishes with the M . pet presentation, this week being a journet to the Danish capital, with. interesting sights of the i Many Happy Returns But wishea and congratulations are ■ tended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: June 30 C. S. Berger 1 . n.ird I.vnn Madge Bellamy George Chandler Frederick Peters