The Film Daily (1932)

THE -^^ DAILY Monday, Oct 10,1932 :THE or niMOQM VoL LX, Na. 85 Monday, Oct. 10, 1932 Price 5 Cants JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid'j 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 tree) 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., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest 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-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET {QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDAY) High Low Close Chg. Columbia Picts. vtc. 10 10 10 — % Con. Fm. Ind 3'/4 3l/4 3V4 — V4 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 1% 73/8 1% — % 'ist. Kodak 50 49'/2 49y2 — Vi Fox Fm. "A" 3 2% 2% — '/4 Gen. Electric 28'/8 27'/2 28 — 3/8 Loew's, Inc 27</8 26 26'/2 — 1 do pfd 77 77 77 — 2V4 M-G-M pfd 19 19 19 — 1 Paramount 3% 3% 3% — Vb Pathe Exch s/8 % % do "A" 2'/2 2'/2 2l/2 RCA 7'/4 6l/2 63/8 — Vz do pfd. "A" 18 18 18 + '/2 do pfd. "B" 123/4 10'/2 11 — 1 Vi RKO 4 4 4 — V4 Warner Bros 2'/2 2'/4 2^ — l/4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. pfd... 5-16 5-16 5-16—1-16 Technicolor 3y2 3l/4 3y2 +l/4 Trans-Lux 2 1% 1% — y4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 . 33/8 3% 33/8 — l/8 Keith A-0 6s 46... 41 41 41 — Vi Loew 6s 41ww .... 85% 85V2 85 '/2 — V4 Par. 5'/2s50 22 22 22 — 1 '/4 Warner's 6s39 . . 28'/4 28V4 28l/4 — 13/4 PARAMOUNT SIGNS FIVE West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Paramount has signed Bruce Mitchell, director; Nan Cochrane, story executive; Charles Furthman, writer, and Dorothy Yost, writer and director. Virgil Miller's contract as head of the story department also has been renewed. :.«.»n-n-n::-n::-»s-::-Ki:::-::-::-::-::-:Kt::-::-:Kt-y *** xx •': New York Long Island City # [ 1540 Iroidwiy 154 Crescent St. },J :": BRyant t-4712 STillwell 4-7940 « :': y I Eastman Films I *"* it \ J. E. Brulatour, Inc. | y jj* "• y j.j •*♦ Chlci|o Hollywood '* J-J 1727 Indiana Av«. 6700 Santa Monica B K CAIumet 3692 Blvd. K Hiiiiidc 6131 :•: SB .« »>♦,♦♦>♦>♦,.♦>♦.♦•.♦•.*♦..♦.•».*♦.«•>♦>♦.«•.♦♦.»♦.*♦.♦♦>•♦♦**• RKO Release Schedule Ahead of Former Years (Continued from Page 1) French Police," "Men are Such Fools," "The Monkey's Paw," "Renegades of the West,' and "The Conquerors." In production are "Little Orphan Annie," "Goldie Gets Along," "Rockabye," "Men of America," "Penguin Pool Murder," "Phantom Fame," "Man and Wife," and "Animal Kingdom." In preparation are "Sweepings," "The Ace," "Three Came Unarmed," "Little Women" and "Always Wrong." 90 Now Under Contract At RKO Radio Studio (Continued from Page 1) lie Banks, Constance Bennett, Bill Boyd, Bruce Cabot, Ricardo Cortez, Joseph Cawthorn, Creighton Chaney, Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Betty Furness, Phyllis Fraser, William Gargan, Ann Harding, Harriet Hagman, Julie Haydon, Leslie Howard, Hale Hamilton, Katharine Hepburn, Rochelle Hudson, Arline Judge, Tom Keene, Edgar Kennedy, Eric Linden, Anita Louise, Joel McCrea, Mary Mason, Edna May Oliver, Gregory Ratoff, Sandra Shaw, Helen Twelvetrees, Dorothy Wilson and John Warburton. Directors: George Archainbaud, John Cromwell, George Cukor, Edward Eliscu, E. H. Griffith, Gregory LaCava, Dudley Murphy, Ralph Ince, Harlan Thompson, John Robertson, Casey Robinson, J. Walter Ruben, Wesley Ruggles, Ernest B. Schoedsack, William Wellman, Edward Sutherland and Robert F. Hill. Writers: Nathan Asch, Robert Benchley, Al Block, Stella Block, Jack Cluett, Lester Cohen, Francis Cockrell, Bartlett Cormack, Howard Estabrook, Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, Owen Francis, Kubec Glasmon, Arthur Horman, Jerry Horwin, Horace Jackson, Jack Jungmeyer, Donald Lee, Ed Doherty, H. Hanemann, Melvyn Levy, Tom McNamara, Jane Murfin, Sam Ornitz, Fulton Oursler, Stuart Palmer, Edward Paramore, William Rankin, Ruth Rose, Arthur Rothafel, Adela Rogers St. John, Bernard Schubert, Seymour Schulberg, Wanda Tuchock, John Twist, T. H. Wenning and Louis Weitzenkorn. 12 Pictures Under Way At Warner-F. N. Studios (Continued from Page 1) "Lawyer Man," "42nd Street" and "Wax Museum." Those in preparation include "Elmer the Great," "Grand Slam," "The Adopted Father," "Radio Girl" and "Bad Boy." POSITION WANTED Supervising Projectionist Non Union Theatre Maintenance & Construction A Good Assistant to a District Manager Box No. 925 The Film Daily 1650 Broadway New York City Allied-MPTOA Plan 3 Exhib. Mass Meetings (Continued from Page 1) threaten passage of a Federal regulation bill and drafting of a new standard exhibition contract. Allied leaders are expected to find no difficulty in delivering their units to support the proposed assault on distributor policies. According to reports reaching New York President M. A. Lightman's M. P. T. O. A. units are showing a strong inclination to rely upon his judgment in cooperating with Allied. A leading unit affiliated with the national organization, the M. P. T. O. of Eastern Pennsylvania, has enthusiastically endorsed the program. Upstate Exhib. Unit Joining M. P. T. O. A. (Continued from Page 1) contract disputes and controversies. A considerable number of local disputes within the industry have been disposed of by voluntary arbitration in this territory during the past year through the good offices of the Local Exhibitors' Association. They also favor local negotiation between the interested parties to eliminate protection abuses and to limit protection within bounds that can be agreed upon by the parties in interest as fair and reasonable. They do not favor bringing in a political bureau or commission with arbitrary authority to interfere with the business operation of the industry. They feel that such a move quite likely would result in more chaotic and distressing conditions than have ever prevailed in the Motion Picture Industry and point to the unsuccessful and blundering efforts of federal bureaus to regulate and manage other industries, as a horrible example of what would happen if this were actually brought about. Michael suggests that perhaps the hullabaloo over federal regulation has confused many exhibitors and obscured the main efforts to bring about organized self control within the industry that are being made by the M. P. T. O. A. The Buffalo organization has always urged organized self-control within the industry. ARBUCKLE SHORT CLICKS Fatty Arbuckle's first comeback short, "Hey, Pop!" produced by Vitaphone, was greeted with demonstrative applause in its first showings at the Ritz, Jersey City, and Fabian, Hoboken. GOLDMAN ON THE AIR Philadelphia — William Goldman, Stanley-Warner general manager, spoke on the value of newsreels last night in a broadcast over Station WLIT under auspices of Pathe News. BACHMAN HEADS BOARD Philadelphia — John A. Bachman of Educational has been elected president of the local Film Board of Trade. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK Today: Tri-State Theater Owners' Conven tion, Memphis. Oct. 11: Weekly meeting of Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey, at New York head1 quarters. 2 P. M. Oct. 12: Annual convention of Allied Theaters of Michigan, Detroit. Oct. 13: Allied-M.P.T.O.A. Joint Committee Meeting, Congress Hotel, Chicago. Remains in session until contract is completed. Oct. 17: Thirteenth annual convention of M. P. T. O. of Western Penna. and W. Va., Hotel Schenley, Pittsburgh. Oct. 19: Meeting of New York Section of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. Oct. 21: Get-together party for local film trade, King Edward Hotel, Toronto. Oct. 24-29: Second annual 16 mm. National Motion Picture Exposition, Hotel Victoria, New York. Bad Quota Films Arouse British Ire (Continued from Page 1) Provincial Cinematograph Theaters, in a statement to the trade press. Sheridan scored the renters for meeting their commitments under the Quota by foisting thoroughly bad films on exhibitors. TRI-STATE EXHIBS MEET Memphis — President M. A. Lightman of the M. P. T. O. A. will address the annual convention of the M. P. T. O. of Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi which began yesterday with registration and screenings. A business session will be held today and a banquet and dance tomorrow night. SHOW EUCHARISTIC FILM Premiere of the official talking pictures of the recent Eucharistic Congress in Dublin was held last night at the Brooklyn Knights of Columbus, No. 1, under auspices of the Peter Cullen Ass'n. CHARNAS IN NEW HOME Harry L. Charnas of Warner Theaters has leased an apartment in the Majestic, Central Park West. RKO FILM FOR ROXY RKO's "Thirteen Women" has been booked to play the Roxy starting Friday. LOUISE FAZENDA STRICKEN West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Louise Fazenda, stricken ill while on the lot last week, is laid up. COMING & GOING TOM PATRICOLA sailed Saturday on the Paris for the other side. MRS. HARRY COHN is coming east from the coast for a visit. IRVING THALBERG, NORMA SHEARER, JOHN GILBERT and VIRGINIA BRUCE arrive in New York tomorrow from the coast. The Thalbergs will spend two weeks in New York, while the Gilberts sail on the Europa tomorrow night.