The Film Daily (1932)

Friday, July 15, 1932 SURVEY Of EXHIB COSTS PLANNED 8Y N. J. ALLIED {Continued from Page 1) Samuelson, president, the object of the survey is to determine the actual cost of operating the average theater and specifically to determine the maximum percentage that can be paid for film. Contracts, legislation and exclusive runs were briefly discussed, said Samuelson but no specific action taken on any subject but the survey. 23 Shorts Completed On New M-G-M Schedule {Continued from Page 1) length comedy, "Pack Up Your Troubles," the first of two such features. The finished subjects are: ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd in "Show Business"; Our Gang in "Hook and Ladder"; The Taxi Boys in "Thundering Taxis" and "What Price Taxi"; Laurel and Hardy in "Scram"; Charley Chase in "Young Ironsides" and "Girl Grief." Our Gang is now completing "Free Wheeling," while PittsTodd and Charley Chase are working on two additional comedies as yet untitled. Laurel and Hardy will make six short features, The Taxi Boys, ten, and all other units, eight. At the M-G-M studios, where 12 Sport Champions and six Oddities are being produced, eight releases of the first group have been completed and one of the latter. The Sport Champions finished include "Chalk Up,' with Willie Hoppe; "Swing High," ? trapeze subject with tne Flying Codonas; "Desert Regatta," outboard motor boat racing; "Snow Birds", skiing and skating; "Motorcycle Mania" with Putt Mossman; "Bone Crushers," a wrestling subject; "Speed," automobile racing with Fred Frame, present national champion; and "An Old Spanish Custom," bull fighting. The four additional subjects of the series are now in preparation and production. "Sea Spiders" is the first of the M-G-M Oddities completed, a story of pearl divers in Hawaiian waters. The M-G-M Studios have likewise complete^ production of six Musical Revues, four of which are in Technicolor, featuring Marie Dressier, Bing Crosby, Weber and Fields. Willie Collier, Cliff Edwards, Duncan Sisters, Jimmy Durante, The Albertina Rasch Ballet. Dodge Sisters, Ethelind Terry, Fay Templeton and DeWolf Hopper. Ub Iwerks is engaged in the preparatory work of 12 "Flip the Frog" animated cartoons. James A. FitzPatrick is now in the Scandinavian countries with his camera crew shooting new material for the continuation of his Travel talks. If conditions permit, he hopes to shoot material for one or two subjects in Russia. Harold Lloyd May Star In United Artists Film (Continued from Page 1) selected. William Anthony McGuire, just placed under a long term contract by Schenck, will do the screen treatment. New Incorporations DELAWARE CHARTERS Progress Amusement Co., Dover, Del.; U. S. Corporation Co. 2,000 shares common. Independent Film Distributors, Inc., Wilmington, Del.; talking pictures; Corporation Trust Co. 500 shares common. United Aircraft Productions, Inc., Delaware; motion picture theaters; Colonial Charter Co. $100,000. DISSOLUTIONS Ditmars Theater Corp., Manhattan. Bronxville Theater Corp., Manhattan. ALONG IALTO PIIILM.DALY NtW YORK. LOS ANGELES • • • ONE OF the most delightful hosts we have ever encountered is Major Edward Bowes of the Capitol he gave a li'l party to the press at the Warwick hotel in honor of the Hollywood stars now gracing his current stage show Una Merkel, Jean Hersholt, Lew Cody, Anna May Wong and Armida there were no speeches excepting a few gracious remarks from the Major at the close thanking the journalists for honoring his stars by their presence so every newspaper lad and lassie departed feeling that they had been treated as real guests after all, newspaper folk have their sensitivities • • • WE ARE glad to note that Fred McConnell pioneer in the serial field has started production on his first serial for Van Beuren no less than Creighton Chaney is starred the son of Lon Chaney the serial is based on Courtney Ryley Coop£r's exciting novel "The Last Frontier" why more producers don't go in for serials is a mystery to us their natural action is just what is needed to bring the thrill fans boys and grownup boys back to the theater to offset the sophisticated dialogue curse which is keeping 'em away • • • FAST THINKING on the part of Arnold Van Leer helped Arkayo to grab off some newspaper publicity on the Coney Isle holocaust he ran into Joe Lee and arranged for a special police car and motor cycle escort to shoot Joe out to the Arkayo Tilyou theater on the Island it was thrown open at once to accommodate the refugees temporarily stranded without food or clothing by the fire now if they had had a cameraman on the job shooting the human interest pix of the thousands being taken care of the photos would have busted every metropolitan newspaper Harold Franklin was right on the job in seizing the opportunity in proffering the theater but the publicity boys certainly seem to have slipped up . . ., • • • WE ARE considering organizing a Shoe Movement to aid the poor hat check gals of our hamlet Rene Carroll over at Sardi's and all the rest of the clan are getting lines under their eyes worrying about this hatless vogue fully one-third of the patrons visit our eating places without chapeaus our idea is to inaugurate the Holland and Japanese custom remove your shoes as you cross the threshold the gal gets a tip for each shoe and an extra tip if she returns the right shoes as these hat check dames are so expert in polishing guys off they might also polish the shoes just as a friendly gesture • • • BY WAY of a trend toward economy Boss Alicoate has established some Scotch influence in his home one of those black-haired Aberdeenshire dawgs it has been trained to utter a warning growl when he gets extravagant in his bridge bidding Our Arkansas correspondent Tommy Westmorland complains that the Johnny Weismuller influence in "Tarzan" is ruining him his gal saw the pix and now she has got Tommy sweating in a gym ... trying to duplicate Johnny's physique for she raves over it so! « « « » » » WORLD WIDE RELEASES CURRENTLY UNDER WAY (Continued from Page 1) "Those We Love," from the play by George Abbott and S. K. Lauren, about to go in production, wind up the current Tiffany schedule. "The Crooked Circle," William Sistrom production, is in work under direction of Lucky Humberstone, wJth a cast headed by Ben Lyon, ZaSu Pitts, Berton Churchill, C. Henry Gordon, Frank Reicher and Roscoe Karns. Mack Sennett is supervising his com edy feature, "Hypnotized," with Charles Mack, Charlie Murray, W. C. Fields, Ben Turpin. Marjone Beebe, Wallace Ford and Maria Alba. "Breach of Promise," being adapted by Margaret Kuhns from Rupert Hughes' "Obscurity," goes in production soon. Others being readied include "False Faces," "Uptown New York," "Alimony Racket," "Hollywood Ballyhoo," West of the Pecos," and another picture from the KBS unit. 15 Directors Named By New Jersey Unit {Continued from Page 1) Newbury, Belmar; R. Wilkins, Pitman; W. C. Hunt, Wildwood; S. Meyers, Moorestown; A. Bannon, Newark; Mrs. C. C. Hildmeyer, Trenton; P. Mortimer Lewis, Atlantic City; A. Gottesman and M. Black, Newark. Loew and M-G-M in Move To Maintain Solid Status (Continued from Page 1) ductions will be made by Loew's and M-G-M starting next week, it was announced yesterday by President Nicholas M. Schenck. The cuts will remain in effect only until economic recovery is manifest, said Schenck, adding that "thus fortified, our company is capable of weathering even the severest of hard times." C & W DISSOLVED Detroit— The C and W Operating Co., proprietors of the Catherine and the Dunbar theaters, has been dissolved. The Catherine is being run by John Coveleski, while the Dunbar is under John Westaway. It is understood that a personal partnership between the two proprietors is still maintained. $»§*&*$*$»,» MANY PAPPY PETUP.NS Best wishes are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: July 15 Raymond Hackett Felix F. Feist Sam Schneider