The Film Daily (1931)

THE ■^Sk DAILY Tuesday, November 10, 1931 Vol. LVII No. 34 Tuesday, Nov. IP, 1931 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays at 16S0 broadway. New Vnrk. N. Y., and copyright (1931) by VVid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President. Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate EMitor; Dor Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered a' second class matter. May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York. N. V., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15. On. Subscriber should remit with order. Addre-s all communication to THE FILM DAILY. 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7-4737 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood. California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granit6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman. 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Bankers should stick to their banks and hire showmen to run their amusement business interests. The training, minds and instincts of Bankers and Showmen are as far apart as the poles. Hayman Succeeds Kingsley As Vita. Casting Director Herb Hayman has succeeded Frank Kingsley as casting director at the Warner Vitaphone studio. Hayman was formerly attached to the casting office at Paramount's New York studio. Hayman's duties at the Paramount New York studio are now being handled by Edward Baldwin, under the supervision of Frank Heath. U. A. Confab in N. Y. Ne.xt Week United Artists' production plans for 1932-33 and other important matters will be discussed by high executives of the company at con ferences to be held in New York the middle of this month. Howard Hughes is due in town within a few days and Samuel Goldwyn is scheduled to arrive Nov. 15. Joseph M. Schenck, Al Lichtman and Lewis Milestone are all in New York at present. Tom Barry Dies West Coast Bureau. THF. FILM DAIIA Hollywood — Tom Barry, playwright and writer at the Fox studios for the last three years, died Saturday of a heart attack. He was 47 years old and his family name was Hal Donahue. Burial will b*' in Kansas City. Among survivors are a daughter, Patricia Barry of Detroit, and a brother, William E. Donahue, with the New York City News Ass'n. Local 306 Signs Another A contract has been signed between Operators' Local 306 and William Brandt, owner of the Windsor, at Fordham and Kingsbridge Roads. This is the ninth theater to settle with Local 306 within the last two weeks. The union has started picketing the Elton in Brooklyn. Making Overtures and Exit Numbers A series of records of overtures and exit numbers is being made by American Record Corp. in its new department which has just been organized. Lew White, well known organist, made the first release. No vocal numbers are included in the record. Theater Hold-up Nets $424 Two men held up Harry Jacobson, manager of the Forest Park Richmond Hill, yesterday and escaped with $424. Canadian Relief Plan Will Run Until March Toronto — A relief plan which will operate from December to March is being worked out by a national planning committee appointed by the Canadian film industry. Col. John A. Cooper is acting chairman. The plan probably will call for employees of theaters, exchanges and labs to contribute one or two per cent of their Continuing Committee Will Meet in Few Days Walter Vincent, chairman of the exhibitor continuing committee, has written to Lewen Pizor asking him to call a meeting of the body to consider his report, following a conference with Sidney R. Kent concerning the elimination of score "barges. The session will be held within a few days. 2-Week Advance Preview For "Madelon" in Dallas Dallas — Something unusual was introduced by the Melba last week in giving a preview of "Sin of Madelon Claudet," not due to open until Nov. 20. The invitation showing held at 10:30 P. M., is figured to build up considerable advance interest in the picture. Eighth Thrill-O-Drama Release "Mounted Fury," eighth in Sono Art-World Wide's series of ten Thrill-0-Dramas, has been completed and is scheduled for release Dec. 1. Cast includes John Bowers, Blanche MehafTey, Robert Ellis, Frank Rice and Lina Basquette. Stuart Paton directed from a story by Betty Burbridge. Heads Central Ohio Committee Canton, 0. — Frank Ferguson of Columbus has been elected chairman of the central Ohio committee o^ theater owners in the National Motion Picture Week relief drive. Exhibs Sponsor Relief Reel Charlotte, N. C— Exhibitors of this state are sponsoring a newsreel in which Governor Gardner will make a three-minute talk to stimulate relief work. Alec B. Francis in Hospital Ventura, Cal. — Alec B. Francis, who has been missing since Saturday, was found ill in a hospital here yesterday. Kessler Managing Broadway Emil Groth, manager of B. S. Moss' Broadway, has been succeeded by Frank Kessler, who has been his assistant. REUBEN SAMUELS President SAMUELS AGENCY, Inc. Real INSURANCE Service 1540 BROADWAY NEW YORK BRyant 9-3740, 3741, 3742 THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK Today: Annual Awards Banquet and Business Meeting of Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences, Ambassador, Hollywood. Today: Annual convention of Allied Amusements of the Northwest, New Washinpton Hotel. Seattle. Today: Meeting of Allied Theater Own ers of New Jersey, Hotel Lincoln, New York, 1 P. M. Today : Luncheon meeting of Allied The aters of Massachusetts, Hotel Bradford, Boston. 12:30 P. B. Nov. 10-11: Annual convention of Allied Theater Owners' Ass'n of Southern Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Netherland Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati. Nov. 18: Luncheon of the Sixth Avenue Ass'n at the St. Moritz Hotel. New York. David Sarnoff, S. L. "Roxy" Rothafel and N. H. Aylesworth, speakers. Nov. 18-25: National Motion Picture Week for relief of unemployed. Nov. 30 : Annual meeting of Theater Owners' Protective Ass'n, Dallas. Dec. 3: A.M. PA. luncheon at the Dixie Hotel with S. L. "Roxy" Rothafel as guest speaker. Dec. 7: Mid-winter meeting of Carolina Theater Owners' Ass'n, Hotel Charlotte, Charlotte, N. C. Boston Shorts Theater Is Meeting With Favor Boston — First day's public reaction to the new South Station theater, first depot short subject house, was distinctly favorable, with onethird of the modernistic theater's 550 seats being filled in the first hour, according to Ralph Morrison, manager. Program consists of new shorts, comedies, educationals and three newsreels, with three changes weekly, at a scale of 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for kids. Shows run from 8 A. M. to midnight. RCA Photophone sound is used. Owners of the house are Levenson & Levenson, who operate theaters in various Massachusetts towns. 3 Holdovers for "Back Home" "Way Back Home", the Radio vehicle starring the "Seth Parker" of radio fame, opened in five RKO situations last week and has gone over so strong that three cities, Houston, Washington and Des Moines, already have arranged to hold it over. Boston and Providence are other places where it opened big Lo. 5-0277 2 W. 43 St., N. Y. C. Joe Finston SYNCHRO SCREEN SERVICE Musical Quality Showmanship Synchronization FEATURES — SHORTS (Formerly Paramount-Publix) CUTTING ROOM Vault, Moviola and nicely furnished office— cheap rent Box 901, FILM DAILY 1650 B'way New York City