The Film Daily (1932)

THE «^ DAILV Saturday, July 23, 1932 Vol IX. No 19 Saturday. Inly 23. 1932 Price 5 Cents I0HN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundavs and Holidays it 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher, Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer tnd General Manager; Arthur \V. 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 $10.00 one year, 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., Phone. Circle 7-4736. 7 4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood. California— Ralph Wilk. 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Fhone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredraan, The Film Renter. 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtliildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Close High Low 1*6 1* Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 4J4 3*4 39^ 38 Fox Fm. "A" m 1« 19* 19 "4 57 57 2H 2X Pathe Exch H M do "A" 2% 3 RKO "A" 2Va, Warner Bros VA 1!4 m 4 38*4 w* 19/, 57 Net Chg. + 'A + 'A + H 2* + r 4*4 + 'A 1% 2*4 ltf — % NEW YORK Technicolor TransLux CURB MARKET NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 2'A 2 2% + '/s Loew 6s 41ww 74 J4 74J4 74^J 4 2*4 Paramount 6s 47.. 21J4 20 21 "4 + l'A Par. By. 5>4s51 .. 40 39*$ 40 + 1 Par. 5J4s50 19 17'/5 VH — 'A Warner's 6s39 16^4 16J4 16'A + lA ENRIGHT REPLACES LEROY Ray Enright, who has been assigned to direct First National's "Central Park" in place of Mervyn LeRoy, is on his way to New York with a technical crew, headed by Ben Silvey, to obtain atmospheric shots. RKO in Vaude Drive Independent movie houses throughout the country will be canvassed by RKO representatives during the next two months to determine their possibilities for playing vaudeville. For this purpose, Martin Beck will re-establish a Family Department similar to the "B' acts routed by the former Keith-Albee circuit. Trade where you're always TREATED RIGHT! \ National Theatre JSUPPLV COMPANY' V Youi Logical Supply Source, Hope for Clarification Of Youngclaus Decision Hope that the Youngclaus case decision "will be clarified on appeal so that fair and equitable uniform zoning may be resumed by round table conferences of distributors, circuits and independent theater owners," is expressed in a statement issued by the M. P. T. O. A. executive committee, meeting in New York yesterday. The statement declared that "the only definite effect this decision has, is to block organized effort at self control to reduce and limit protection within bounds that are fair and reasonable." IKE KATZ HONORED Montgomery, Ala. — Ike Katz, manager of the Tivoli here, has been signally honored by being elected president of the Montgomery Junior Chamber of Commerce. CHAS. RAYMOND IN ENGLAND London — Charlie Raymond, formerly connected with Loew theaters in Baltimore and Washington, has been here getting acquainted with British exhibition methods before proceeding to Johannesburg, South Africa, to manage for Loew there. BARRYMORE FILM STARTS West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Production started yesterday on the M-G-M picture, as yet untitled, in which Ethel, John and Lionel Barrymore will appear. Charles Brabin is directing, and the cast in support already includes Ralph Morgan, Ted Alexander, Lucien Littlefield and Diana Wynyard. RKO DEBENTURE PAYMENT RKO has called for payment on Aug. 22 of a 75-cent instalment on each $5 principal amount of debentures, payable on part-paid certificates of record at noon July 23. An interest payment from June 1 to Aug. 22 of 1 cent for each $5 principal amount will be due at the same time. Transfer books will be closed from July 23 to Aug. 23. PAHA. SIGNS VIVIAN TOBIN West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Vivian Tobin, Broadway leading woman and sister of Genevieve Tobin, has been selected by Paramount for a featured role in I B. De Mille's "The Sign of the Cross." M-G-M BUYS MAUGHAM STORY "The Painted Veil," by W. Somerset Maugham, has been bought by M-G-M. The story appeared serially in "Cosmopolitan Magazine" in 1924-25. Many Private Suits Loom Over Protection Systems In addition to a nationwide series of Government suits over zoning and protection that are expected to follow the one filed last week in New Orleans, many private actions, involving treble damages, are likely to be filed by exhibitors who claim their business was injured by the protection systems, it is predicted by Allied States Ass'n in its current bulletin. DENVER HOUSE CHANGES Denver — Chaffin Foster, newspaper man, and Carson Harris, formerly of the publicity staff of the Orpheum, have taken over the Majestic. The owner, Dr. Kai'l Ebell, who has been operating the house, has closed it for repairs and the new operators will reopen it July 29. The boys are inaugurating an innovation in substituting another short subject and doing away with the newsreel. 2 HOUSES IN RECEIVER SALE Baltimore — Fate of Auditorium and Maryland hangs in the balance as the James L. Kernan properties wind up in the hands of the Penn Mutual Insurance Co. after a receivership for the sum of $225,000. The houses are at present out of commission. MAY RENEW HIPP LEASE RKO officials are considering the renewal of the Hippodrome lease. Should a new lease be signed, the house will go straight picture policy with 35-cent admission. WARNER FAN PAPER Harry L. Charnas, general manager of Warners' Metropolitan theaters, has started a 16-page weekly fan paper for the New York and Brooklyn theaters. It is called the "Warner Bros. Illustrated Movie News." with an edition of 25,000 each issue, and will be self-supporting. Lou Goldberg and Meyer Beck are the editors. FLO ZIEGFELD DIES Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Florenz Ziegfeld died at a local hospital last night. ST. CHARLES Occupying Entire Block ON THE BOARDWALK ATLANTIC CITY A Smart Hotel In America's Smartest Resort Ideal Convention Facilities ATTRACTIVE RATES THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK July 25: Annual party of Kansas City Film Board of Trade, Ivanhoe Country Club, Kansas City. July 26: Monthly meeting of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Hollywood. July 26: Meeting of Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey. 303 West 42nd St., New York. 1:30 P. M. Aug. 1-15: International Artistic Cinematographic Exhibition, held in connection with International Exhibition of Art, at the Lido Excelsior, Venice, Italy. Aug. 3: Meeting of board of directors, M. P. T. O. of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Milwaukee. Sept. 14: Quarterly meeting of board of directors. Motion Picture Prodcers & Distributors of America, New York. Sept. 19-24: Second annual 16 mm. National Motion Picture Exposition, Hotel Victo ria. New York. Oct. 27-Nov. 13: Film trade exhibition, Pare des Expositions, Paris, France. COMING & GOING MARY PICKFORD, who is about to start work on her new picture, arrives in New York today to round out final arrangements for the picturization of the story written for her by Frances Marion. Miss Pickford left Hollywood by plane accompanied by Douglas Fairbanks, who got off at Albuquerque. N. M., for a tour of the Panhandle cattle country. SIDNEY R. KENT is due back in New 'i ork from Europe on Aug. 6 aboard the Aquitania. THOMAS MEIGIIAN left New York yesterday for Hollywood to appear in "Madison Square Garden," which Charles R. Rogers is producing for Paramount. FRANK O'HERON of RKO and OSCAR OLDKNOW of Fox Theaters are making their headquarters at the Park Central Hotel while in New York. PHIL GOLDSTONE will arrive from the co.-i^t Monday. IRVING MANDEL, Monogram franchise holder in Chicago, is in New York on business. H. L. NATHANSON of Regal Films, Toronto, and WALTER F. HAYNER. his general manager, left New York yesterday on their return trip. 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