The Film Daily (1932)

PAILV Monday, April 18, 1932 or niMDOM Vol LIX No. 15 Monday, AprU 18, 1932 Price 5 Cents J8HN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays ■t 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y^ ■nd copyright (1932) by Wid'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 Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter. May 21, 1918. at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $13.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber ihould remit with order. Address all communications 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 W'lk 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 660/. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St.. W. I. Berlin — Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle. La (Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noaea. 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind. . . 2>4 2^ 2^ -f }4 East. Kodak 62 S7'A 57Ji — 4J| Fux Fm. "A" ..2^ 254 2^ -f H Loew's, Inc 23H 23^ 23^ + 'A Paramount 5Ji 4J4 ^Vi + Vi RCA 5J4 SYi 5H do pfd. "A" O'A). 2\'A 20y2 2\'A — H RKO m iV» 3V» — yi Warner Bros 1^ Wi V/z — Yi NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A" .. ^ Va H Technicolor I'A lH lYi + Vi Trans-Lux \A 1J4 1^ + H NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 4 3^ 4 -f ^ Loew 6s 41ww .. 77}^ 77}4 77J/i + W* Paramount 6s 47.. 41 41 41+1 Par. 5!/2s50 3S'/4 34!4 34^ Warner's 6s39 18!^ 18 18 U. A. GETS SPANISH FILM West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A deal has been closed whereby United Artists will distribute "Dreamers of Glory," a Spanish picture, made by Republic Pictures at the Tec-Art studios. VITA. SIGNS JANE WINTON Jane Winton has signed a contract to star in "The Crane Poison Case," latest of the S. S. Van Dine tworeelers being produced at the Brooklyn Vitaphone studio. The Broadway Parade (Week of April 15) FIRST-RUNS PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR THEATER But the Flesh Is Weak" ..M-G-M Capitol "This Is the Night" ..Paramount Paramount "Careless Lady" Fox Roxy "Man Wanted" Warner Bros Strand "Love Starved"* RKO Pathe Mayfair EXTENDED RUNS "One Hour writh You" (4th week) Paramount Rivoli and Rialto "Crovfd Roars" (4th week) Warner Bros Winter Garden SECOND RUNS "Grand Hotel" M-G-M Astor "Symphony of Six Million" RKO Gaiety FOREIGN PICTURES "Theft of the Mona Lisa" (3rd week) Tobis Forenfilms Europa "Ronny" Leo Brecher Cameo 'Golden Mountains" Amkino Little Carnegie "11 Est Charraant" (2nd week) Paramount 5th Ave. Playhouse "Mein Leopold" (3rd week) Capitol Foreign Attractions Hindenburg "Miracle of St. Anthony" Vitullo Films Sam H. Harris FUTURE OPENINGS "Mouthpiece" (April 20) Warner Bros Winter Garden "10 Condemned" (In Polish) (April 20) . . . Siegmund Sulin Vanderbilt "Famous Ferguson Case" (April 21) Warner Bros Strand "Wet Parade" (April 21) M-G-M Rialto ♦National release as "Youne Bride" ACADEMY WILL PROBLEMS OF •••>♦>«>♦•♦>♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.•♦,♦♦.••#,♦♦,♦•.■•♦,*♦,♦♦.♦♦.♦•.♦».♦♦,♦•,♦•,♦♦.♦ vv»**«« ••♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦••♦♦♦•>♦♦♦♦♦♦••♦♦♦ •♦♦♦♦•♦ »,* ♦.♦ ;.? New York Long Itland City K K I '40 Broadway 1 54 Crescent St. Y^ BRyant 9-4712 STillwell 4-7940 :.: i Eastman Films jl % J. E. Brulatour, Inc. % Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave. CALuraet 3692 Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood 4121 {Continued from Page 1) and public entertainment trends as they will affect picture production programs for the coming year. Invitation by the Academy to leaders in other branches of the industry to come to Hollywood to discuss the problems in the exhibitor and distributor field marks a new departure in the organization's policy, which has heretofore been concentrated upon the closer relations existing between the five branches of the production end of the industry. Important points which are facing the industry today, and which are to be discussed at the Academy conference from a distribution and exhibition viewpoint include : Are there too many theaters in the United States? Should the number of pictures made each year be increased or decreased? Is the so-called "double feature evil" really an evil and how long may it be expected to continue? When does economy cease to be Rood business? What will be the new trends in public entertainment demands? Kent will arrive in Hollywood early next week with Conrad Nagel, Academy vicepresident, who is returning from a threemonths' tour of the country during which he explained Academy aims and activities before civic organizations in over 50 cities. Lightman will travel from his home in Memphis, arriving in Hollywood a few days before the conference. In addition to discussing present conditions alTecting the continued vitality of the motion picture as an industry and as an art. Kent is expected to announce the nolicy of the Fox Corporation under his regime. His acceptance of the Academy's invitation has provoked wide interest throughout Hollywood. M. A. Lightman comes to the conference representing the viewpoint of the independent theater owner. His attitude is expected to be based upon_ his recently expressed statement that "it is a well known fact that we gain more with bricks by laying them than throwing them." The Academy conference is the first of three sponsored by the organization's Art and Technique Committee during 1932. These are the only meetings of the Academy's full membership with the exception of the Annual Awards Banquet held in October of each year. All other Academy activities are carried on by standing and special committee groups, which will hold more than 280 meetings during the year. Members of the Academy Art and Technique Committee sponsoring the conference are: n.iudc Cillingwater, Richard Barthelmess Frank Rcichcr, E. H. Griffith. Harry Rap!, Jason Joy, Karl Struss, Douglass Shearer. John Goodrich and Joseph Jackson. JULES LIPPMAN HEADS NEW COAST INDIE UNIT {Continued from Page 1) have been established at the Metropolitan studios. Equitable's initial picture, "Decency," based on Arthur Gregor's play which was presented in Los Angeles, will go into production next month, with Gregor directing. Other pictures will include "Hollywood Exposures," "The Amazing Adventure," "Thrills of Youth," "News," "Matinee Women," "What Every Young Girl Should Know," "Hotel Register," "Her Honor," "Airspeed," "Fair-Weather Wife," "The Lie," "Artists' Wives," "Plumage," "Hunted." STARTING ITALIAN FILMS Aurora Film Corp. announces it will start work this week on its first Italian feature talker. Cav. Uff. Rosario Romeo will direct, with Alfred Gandolfi and Nick Rogalli at the camera. ROSELLE HOUSE SOLD Roselle, N. J. — Benjamin Cohen, president of the Roslyn Holding Co. of Newark, has bought the Roslyn theater here from the Perfection Building & Loan Ass'n of Newark. BARTHELMESS BACK Richard Barthelmess is due to arrive in New York today on the Europa with Mrs. Barthelmess. PASSED WITHOUT CUTS Virginia, Maryland and New York Censor Boards have passed Warner's "The Famous Ferguson Case" without ordering a single elimination. Studio and Location Sound on Film Recording Low Daily or Weekly Batei Powers Cinephone Equipment Corporation THE INDUSTRyS DATE BOOK April 16-22: National Variety Artists Week drive for benefit fund. April 18: Special meeting of Class A stockholders of Roxy Theaters Corp., New York. April 19: Annual Meeting of Paramoiut Publix stockholders. New York. April 19: Annual meeting of Fox PUni Corp., New York. April 22: Gold Tournament and DinnerDance under auspices of The National Exhibitor, Maryland Country Club, Baltt more. April 23 : Fourth Annual Bridge Party of National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Hotel Pennsylvania Roof, New York, 1:45 P. M. raa-TTH avk.,n. v. BRYANT «-eO«7 HERMAN RUBIN IN 100% CLASS Philadelphia — Herman Rubin, a member of the local Paramount exchange, has been elected to the 100 Per Cent Club of this organization. The honor was conferred by home office executives in recognition of his winning the national sales campaign contest during the past season. Rubin will be rewarded for his endeavor by a trip to California to attend the Paramount sales convention in Los Angeles early in May. GEO. BROWN STARTS TODAY George Brown, new director of advertising and publicity for Columbia, takes up his duties today. He succeeds Bruce Gallup, who resigned to join Donahue & Coe. LOEW CHANGES IN MEMPHIS Memphis — Loew effects a change in its local setup Friday by closing the Palace and Strand and adding vaudeville to the State's policy. Latter house has been playing pictures exclusively. RKO-WARNER BOOKING A. W. Smith, Warner-First National executive in charge of Eastern and Canadian sales, announces that RKO has booked "The Crowd Roars" and "The Rich Are Always with Us," for its entire metropolitan circuit. LUND SUCCEEDS HOUSEMAN Ralph Lund has been appointed by Barret McCormick to handle RKO exploitation, succeeding Arthur Houseman, who resigned Friday. SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY Stock Effects of Every Description On Disc and Film Special Effects Created for SCREEN — STAGE — RADIO LEONARD MITCHILL Suite 1711 729 Seventh Ave. New York City, N. Y. Phone: BRyant 9-5543 PRODUCERS ATTENTION! WE DISTRIBUTE FEATURES and SHORTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD RELIANCE FILMS 729 Seventh Ave. BRyant 9-5395