The Film Daily (1931)

HI iiday, August 28, 1931 III DAILY *H PRODUCERS IN NEW 16 MM. ENTERPRISE (Continued from Page 1) fU handle reduced versions of the•ical features and will also proIce educationals and industrials. Heading the company, which has tken half a floor in the Film Center ]dg., is Rudolph Mayer as presi(nt. A. M. Miltenberg is vice)esident and Josiah Levin is secre1ry and treasurer. fa Bringing Over Eight More Features (Continued from Page 1) dalbert; "His Reasons for Diirce," with Lien Deyers and Joannes Riemann; "My Wife's a .vindler," with Kaithe von Nagy iid Heinz Ruehann; "Emil and the stectives," all-children cast, and a {■ecial, "York," with Werner irauss and Rudolph Forster. Ufa is also bringing over six ludeville shorts, four short reel iniedies and 15 additional oddities. Danger Ahead! So that there will be no mistakes, errors or lapses of memory during the "undress and swim" race to be held at the RKO outing tomorrow, the committee has issued the following rule regarding the contest: "Girls and boys will undiess (with the exception of their bathing suits) swim across the pool and back again. ' By putting limitations and qualifications on the rules roi undressing, the committee hopes to have a fairly good time. rthur to Devote Time To Contacting Divisions (Continued from Page 1) e circuit at the home office in New )rk will be eliminated, with many iployees being transferred to posts tside of New York. Only Arthur id his secretary will retain offices New York. Report Publix Dropping Two Twin City Houses (Continued from Page 1) Lyceum, «t. Paul, expires Aug. 31 and will not be renewed. Publix lease on the New Palace, this city, ^hich has some months to run, will not be renewed, it is understood. George Benz & Sons estate, St. Paul realtors, who own both properties, are reported planning to operate the house. [elected Pictures In Northern Ohio Deal Cleveland — Nate Schultz and Art Imon of Selected Pictures have Iken over complete distribution of ]oduct formerly handled by Indejndent Pictures in northern Ohio. 'le Cincinnati office of Independent, liwever, is intact with Chester ])ewe as manager and Ralph Rosngle as booker. Joe Goldberg Shoots Robber Joseph Goldberg, manager of the udley at Roxbury, Mass., was rently robbed of $40 while sitting his car in front of the home of s fiancee, Sadie Mussman. Gold■rg shot the bandit as he attemptto escape. "White Devil" Opening ^'The White Devil," Ufa talking :ture in English adapted from Leo ilstoy's novel "Hadschi Murat," is )ening at the RKO Cameo Theater day. Synchro Screen Moves Synchro Screen Service has reoved its quarters from 1440 Broaday to 2 West 43rd St. New "Fifty-Fifty" Theater London — What is designated as London's first "fifty-fifty kinema" has opened at the RKO Leicester Square with a policy providing both a feature and shorts and a stage presentation. Cincinnati Exchange Has 7 Features Listed Cincinnati — Quality Talking Pictures is releasing the following seven features and shorts: "The Pueblo Terror" with Bulfalo Bill, Jr., "The Ridin' Kid" with Buddy Roosevelt, "Sagebrush Politics" with Art Mix, "Riders of the Rio Grande" with Lane Chandler, "The Valley of Bad Men" wth Buddy Roosevelt, "The Cheyenne Kid" with Buffalo Bill, Jr.; "Mawas," a synchronized production of the Dutch East Indies Expedition, and these short subjects: Cliff Nazzarro in "Modern Minstrels," one-reel dialogue comedy; Lee "Bud" Harrison in "A Pair O' Dice," one-reel slapstick comedy; "The Voice of Vaudeville," current issues of a series of 20 one-reel vaudeville varieties. Warring on Billboards Providence — The Rhode Island Council for the Protection of Roadside Beauty is whooping up its antibillboard campaign with renewed energy. The organization has ordered 100,000 stickers bearing the slogan: "I favor products not advertised on the landscape." Cast for "Leftover Ladies" Casting has been completed on "Leftover Ladies," new production in Tiffany's Quality Group. Walter Byron, Marjorie Rambeau, Claudia Dell, Rita LeRoy, Dorothy Revier, Allan Mowbray and Harold Goodwin have been signed. Filming starts at once under the direction of Erie Kenton. Walker Buys Original Johnnie Walker has purchased both screen and stage rights to "Ghunga Din," an original by Alf Goulding based on Kipling's famous character. He will produce, but not act in the picture. CONFIDENCE Film Daily Believes that The Time for Pessimism was Two Years Ago And Not Now, And That This Industry Is On The Threshold Of its greatest Era of Prosperity.