The Film Daily (1932)

Tuesday, July 26, 1932 —3&* DAILY KATZ SEES NEW STUDIO SPIRIT IN TALENT LOANS (Continued from Page 1) schedule now calls for 14 features in various stages of production. The pictures, scheduled for early fall or winter release, are: "Farewell to Arms," "The Phantom President," "The Sign of the Cross," "The Night of June 13." "The Honest Finder," "Hot Saturday," "Night After Night," "The Lusitania Secret," "Madame Butterfly," "No Bed of Her Own," "Manhattan Rhythm," "Eleventh Avenue," and an untitled Stuart Erwin comedy. Harold Lloyd also is readying his latest starring comedy," "Movie Crazy," for an early release. Says Picturegoing Would Prevent Many Suicides (Continued from Page I) can't see the way out" and go kill themselves, would not do so if they relaxed regularly in motion picture theaters. "A mental sufferer, in other words, merely has to see what some of our heroines and heroes go through on the screen and he realizes that things aren't so tough for him, after all. There actually have been cases where a solution to a problem seen on the screen has made solution easier for the one who has been watching the unfoldment of the picture plot." Reorganizing Important Australian Companies Sydney — Following the reorganization of Union Theaters Ltd., and the formation of Greater U. T., some of the subsidiary companies have also adopted reconstruction policies. Australasian Films, Ltd. has gone into receivership and directors of Spencer's Pictures Ltd. are proposing to their stockholders that they seek a voluntary liquidation. "DOCTOR X" PASSED Warner Bros. Technicolor mystery thriller, "Doctor X," has been passed without eliminations by all censor boards in the United States, with the exception of Chicago, where the censor board passed it after causing the elimination of one word. "Doctor X" will have an invitation world premiere at the New York Strand Aug. 4th, with general release scheduled for Aug. 27. STOCK FOR LYRIC, BOSTON Boston — RKO is considering the operation of a stock company at the Lyric. To Film Underwater Fishing Miami — George Vanderbilt of New York and a party of scientists and photographers have sailed for the West Indies where they will picture the native methods of catching large game fish in tropic waters. Five cameras, one equipped for underwater shots, a diving outfit and 40,000 feet of film were taken along. Exploitation for Chaplins Exploitation for reissued Charlie Chaplin two-reelers, being distributed by RKO Radio for Van Beuren, will be obtained through the medium of 10-cent illustrated books. Books contain complete story in pictures and captions. LA. EXHIBITORS ORGANIZING TO EIGHT HARMFUL BILLS (Continued from Page 1) mond; Allied Theaters of Louisiana with 90 theaters and other unorganized independents in the section. Passage of the Fortier bill, authorizing levying of a 10 per cent admission tax on theaters, is spurring theaters into the association. Prepare Pact Covering Cleveland Settlement (Continued from Page 1) Horowitz, representing the exhibitors, Gabriel Hess and Luther Day. Horowitz left New York last night for Cleveland but expects to return within a few days. Tightening of Film Quotas Topic for Ottawa Confab (Continued from Page 1) perial Economics Conference, it ha? become known. Delegates will consider a tightening of quotas on imDortant films and the establishmeni of reciprocal tariff provisions on 11ms exchanged between Great Britain and the various dominions anc colonies, and also between the do minions and colonies themselves. WILLIAMS WINS PRIZES Tony Williams, manager of the De Witt, Bayonne, New Jersey, won the "Kalmine Kash Olympiad" held by the Warner theaters in the Newark zone, copping three major prizes in the drive, which ended Saturday. FOURTH WEEK FOR RICHMAN Harry Richman will be held over for the fourth week at the New York Paramount, starting Friday. Francis Williams and Jack Haley will also appear. M-G-M RE-SIGNS MADGE EVANS West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — M-G-M has re-signed Madge Evans to a long term contract. GRAY FOR "B'WAY BREVITY" Sam Sax has signed Alexander Gray to appear in one of Vitaphone's "Broadway Brevities." Herman Ruby is supervising the script. PLANS "HOUSEWARMING" Invincible Pictures will give a "housewarming" party at its new quarters in the Film Center Bldg. Aug. 2. BUNN RECUPERATING C. W. Bunn of Erpi is at his home recuperating from an illness. lip Mm?*'-' «t a «« SO** At last — the kind of trailers exhibitors themselves have wanted! Trailers your audience waits to see, trailers that bring them back night after night to fill your theatre! Don't sign up until you've seen them — your box office will tell the story ! ■ Mil I fl i M fl*H ll i VM1 i lYi H 203-205 WEST 146th ST.. NEW YORK. N. Y EDgecombe 4-6200