The Film Daily (1931)

zjSStHk PAILV Tuesday, July 21, 1931| SUPPLY DEALERS' CONFAB LIMITED TO ASS'N PLANS Kansas City — Due to the limited duration of the confab, only association plans will be discussed at the convention of Affiliated Theater Supply Dealers that is to take place July 25-26 at 305 Gunther Bldg., 1018 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, it is announced by R. G. Tannehill from the organization's headquarters here. If time can be arranged, however, every effort will be made to have manufacturers who may wish to do so address the convention. The attending dealer-members will include: Queen Feature Service, Inc.; Independent Theater Supply Co., Inc.; Capitol Theater Supply Co.; Amusement Supply Co., Inc.; Graham Bros. Theater Equipment; Oliver Moving Picture Supply Co.; Des Moines Theater Supply Co.; McArthur Theater Equipment Co.; Breck Photoplay Supply Co.; Monarch Theater Supply Co.; Quality Theater Supply Co.; Service Theater Supply Co., Inc.; Stebbins Theater Equipment Co.; Walter G. Preddey Theater Supplies; American Theater Supply Co., Inc.; U. S. Theater Supply Co.; Ray Smith Company; Amusement Supply Company; Western Theatrical Equipment Co.; B. F. Shearer, and others. 2 Finkelstein Houses Being Reconstructed Spencer, la. — The buildings housing the Solon and Eraser theaters, destroyed by fire June 27, are being replaced by fireproof structures. It is expected they will be ready for the theaters to open Sept 1. The houses are under lease to Finkelstein Theaters. May Remit Informer Fee London (By cable) — General belief among exhibitors is that the Home Secretary will remit the $15,000 awarded Mille Orpen, the "common informer," in her suit against the Capitol, charging violation of the Sunday closing law. The Parliamentary committee is considering the Sunday closing bill as pertaining to cinemas, having rejected an amendment permitting legitimate theaters to operate on Sunday. COMING & GOING GARY COOPER, who has been vacationing abroad, sails July 22 on the Majestic for New York. NORMA SHEARER and IRVING THALBERG, who recently ended a vacation abroad, are on their way back to Hollywood. FLORENCE L. STRAUSS, story editor of Columbia, leaves today for the coast, returning about the middle of next month. AL YOUNG, in charge of Uu-Art Film Laboratories, Inc., is en route to Toronto, where he will spend several days at the company's Dominion plant. Film Laboratories of Canada. Ltd. CAPT. G. McL. BAYNES left yesterday for Chicago. Short Shots From Eastern Studios By HARRY N. BLAIR J). W. GRIFFITH has been presented with a gold card entitling him to honorary membership in Local No. 52, New York City. The presentation was made Saturday by Jack Flaherty, business manager of Audio Cinema studio, where Griffith is now in the midst of directing "The Struggle." With the completion of "My Sin" there will be little activity at the Paramount studio this week with the exception of retakes on "Personal Maid," which Lothar Mendes has been assigned to make. "Success," Fred Allen's sketch, which forms the basis of a two-reel Vitaphone short, will shortly be released with Jack Haley in the leading role. Haley plays a be-spectacled baseball player on a department store nine, who has to make good in order to win the girl of his heart. Clive Brook writes from the Coast that he is keeping very busy, despite the hot weather. Last week he completed his role in "Silence," in the morning, and the same afternoon started work on "24 Hours." An amusing angle on the "Once in a Lifetime" legend is told by J. Lawrence Baker of Sound-View Films who recently rented the same office that he had used as an official of Photocolor Corp. Having once watched his name being scraped_ off the door. Baker had the exquisite pleasure of standing by while the very same workman carefully relettered his natne. Margaret Adams, who plays a prominent role opposite Scott Kolk in "My Sin," traces her ayicestry directly back to Henry Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Asked if any of her ancestors had come across on the Mayflower, Miss Adams was quick to reply that none of her relatives had ever "come across" on any boat. Incidentally, Paramount expects big things of this clever little lady who not only combines beauty with acting ability, but also has a lovely soprano voice John W. Green is featured piano soloist and guest accompanist to Ethel Merman, who is headlining at the Palace theater this week. Green is the Paramount staff composer most famed for "Body and Soul," for which Edward Heyman wrote the lyrics. Miss Merman, latest singing sensation, has made several short subjects for Paramount besides appearing with Ed Wynn in "Follow the Leader.' Jack Haley, who will shortly be seen in "Success," a recent Vitaphone short, leads a cast of celebrities including Jeanette Loff now rehearsing for "Free for All," Schwab and Mandel's new musical comedy which opens on Broadway in late August. Walton Butterfield, who has both written and directed short subjects for Warner Bros, and Paramount here, is at present turning his talents to the radio field being a production manager on the NBC chain. Another former motion picture director to desert to the radio business is Monte Brice, now vice pres. of Famous Artists of the Air,_ fnc, makers of electrical transcription programs for radio broadcast. Lulu Richard, society deb and diving champion of the Larchmont Shore Club of Westchester Country Club, has one of the supporting roles in Tallulah Bankhead's "My Sin." Announcement is made by the Warner Vitaphone studio that their schedule for the new season is the heaviest that they have ever planned and means constant employment of a large force of nlavers, as well as technicians and studio workers. Still another winner for Eddie Cline. "The Girl Habit," which he recently directed at Paramount's New York studio, has been chosen by Photoplay Magazine as one of the six best of the total month's output of new films. Best of all, it's box-office from start to finish. Lil Dagover to Visit U. S. Cities Lil Dagover, First National's German star, has sent word to Warner Bros, that she has planned to sail for this country Aug. 19. The actress will rest for a week in New York and then make the trip to Hollywood with stop-overs at a number of the principal cities. "Strictly Dishonorable" as Novel "Strictly Dishonorable," which Universal will release as a moving picture about the middle of September, will make its appearance in book form a month earlier. The nove' was written by Joe Weil, exploitation manager at Universal, based upon Preston Sturges' stage play Gov't Agents Stop Fight Film Atlanta — Federal agents, led by District Attorney Clint^ W. Hager. interrupted the showing of the Stribling-Schmeling fight films at the Capitol and seized the picture claiming that the showing violated an old law against interstate transportation of fight scenes. Move Chinese Censor Office Shanghai • — Censoring of foreign films has been transferred from here to Nanking, by edict of the National Government, in spite of the fact that facilities in the latter place are inadequate. Importers and exhibitors have filed strenuous protest, but to no avail. WARNERS SET $6,000,001 AS CONSTRUCTION BUDGEl (Continued from Page 1) | respectively. Definite dates for th starting of construction on the nev program is contingent on genera business conditions. Warners no\ own about $125,000,000 worth c real estate and buildings. The lates building project is now under wa, in Nashville, where a large theate' and office building is being erecte for opening within the year. Ed Klein to Distribute Boy Scout Series Abroad Edward L. Klein has signed contracts with Donavin Miller, pres' dent of Falcon Productions of Hoi lywood, for the entire foreign right on_ the Boy Scout Productions, series of 13 two-reel outdoor adver ture stories, being produced b Falcon with the approval and c( operation of the National Headqua' ters of the Boy Scouts of Americ, Klein leaves shortly to establis headquarters in Paris and, in add tion to marketing the Boy Scoi series throughout the world, wi represent American producers ai distributors, including Talking Pi ture Epics. Joan Bennett Signed As United Artists Sta (Continued from Page 1) may be starred individually or wi other United Artists stellar playe including Ronald Colman, Edd Cantor and Douglas Fairbanks. Tax Unpaid, House is Closed Orangeburg, S. C. — The Caroli ian has been closed by the State T; Commission, following non-payme of admission taxes. The theater h been in operation for the past thr years under various managemen It operated in a municipally-own auditorium. I Denver Silent Exchange Closes Denver — Mile High Exchan |; dealing only in silents, has closq Chas. Gillen was the owner. Sh<t field exchange, also dealing in silen, reports many inquiries for this cl* of films. "Something new in post-prohibition cocktail shakers of two-gallon capacity, fashioned on the churn principle — is introduced in the lavish penthouse scenes In 'Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rise' in which Creta Carbo is starred." — M-C-M