The Film Daily (1932)

DAILY Thursday, Nov. 17, 1932 STtS mmwia Of IIIMIOM Vol. IX. Ni. 117 Thurs. Nov. 1 ), 1932 Price S Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 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 and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered »s 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., Pbone. Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. 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, Kue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. 0mancltd NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Columbia Picts. vtc. 9i/4 9'/4 9l/4 — »/4 East Kodak 55 53 54 +1 Fox Fm. "A" 3'/8 3 3 — Vs Gen. Electric 17'/8 16</2 16%— % Gen. Electric Spcl. . 1174 "% 11?/g + Vt Loew's. Inc 28% 25% 26% — 2% Paramount 3% 33/8 3% — 1/4 Pathe Exch. 2% 2% 2% — % RCA .... 8% 7% 73/4— Va RCA pf. "B" 13'/2 12% 123/s — % RKO 4% 4% 4% — Vi Warner Bros 2% 2 2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Trans-Lux 1% 1% 1%— % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th Eq. 6s40 3% 3% 3 % — % Gen. Th. Eq. 6s ct. . 2% 2% 2yi Keith A-0 6s 46 .35 34 34—1 Loew 6s 41 ww .... 84 1/4 84 84 — 1 % Paramount 6s 47 25'/2 21 21 — 5'/4 Par. 5'/2s50 23 20 20 — 4 Warners 6s39 . 23 22% 23 — 1/4 OPENING WINNIPEG BRANCH Toronto — B. F. Lyon, general manager of Empire Films, Ltd., of which Oscar Hanson is president, gone to Winnipeg in connection with the opening of the company's branch there. Sam Jacobs has been named manager of the firm's Montreal branch. MU HOUSE FOR K. C. Kansas City — A 1,500-seat theater lanned on the site owned b Nigro at 71st St. and Gregory Blvd. Nigro owns a garage building at Gregory and McGee St. FILM DISC RECORDING— SYNCHRONIZING BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP. 321 Weit 44th Strett CHicktring 4-2200 Kansas City Branch Wins Monogram Sales Contest By selling 82 per cent of the entire year's quota in ten weeks, the Monogram branch in Kansas City has won the company's sales contest based on the most business written by exchanges in each of four divisions, it is announced by Eddie Golden, general sales manager, who supervised the drive. St. Louis and San Francisco sold 67 per cent each, and Washington 63 per cent. Entire Monogram system averaged slightly above 60 per cent. The results indicate that the company's $3,684,840 quota for the year is a possibility, says Golden. Says Latins Don't Like Spanish Films Made Here Latin-American audiences do not want the present type of Hollywood-made Spanish pictures, declared Robert Socas, motion picture editor of "La Nacion," Buenos Aires newspaper, on his return to New York from a five months' trip through South America. Castillian Spanish is not acceptable to picturegoers in Latin America, he said, and audiences prefer the Argentine language as it is generally understood more thoroughly. Spanish pictures made in the United States are not played by the Class A and B houses, asserted Socas. M-G-M ADDS PROPERTIES Screen rights to "Another Language," current Broadyay stage hit, has been acquired by M-G-M. The company also has bought talker rights to "He Who Gets Slapped," which M-G-M made as a silent eight years ago. HAROLD KEMP RESIGNS Harold Kemp, director of the Warner Artists Bureau, has resigned to become assistant to George Engels of the National Broadcasting Company's Artists Bureau. BICKERTON ON BANK BOARD Joseph P. Bickerton, producer and attorney, has been elected a member of the advisory board of the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., Times Square Office. "FALSE FACES" OPENS NOV. 24 Opening of World Wide's "False Faces" at the New York and Brooklyn Paramounts has been changed to Nov. 24. n 50 single! 00 'OOU9LI IrodmI loofBATH HOTEL PICCADILLY! 45 ST.WESTQ/?BROADWAY I NEW YORK NEW-MODERN -REFINED/ Abram F. Myers Analyzes Northwest Zoning Opinion On the contention that testimony shows the Minneapolis zoning and protection schedule was approved at a joint meeting of distributors held in that city in September, 1930, it has been definitely proven that "there was a combination or conspiracy" in violation of the antitrust laws, according to Abram F. Myers, general counsel of Allied, in an analysis of the opinion of Judge Nordbye denying a temporary injunction to Al Steffes in his suit against the Minneapolis Film Board of Trade, et al. The sole issue, says Myers, was whether Publix obtained its protection as a result of a combination or as a result of separate bargaining with the several distributors, and he declares the fact that the schedule was agreed upon jointly is ground for the injunction. The court ruled that, because of conflicting evidence, the issue could best be determined on final hearing. SUMMONED IN QUITTNER SUIT Adolph Zukor and Sam Dembow, Jr., are among the witnesses summoned in connection with Joseph P. Quittner's action against Paramount. Suit may go to trial today in New York. ERPI SHIP INSTALLATION Electrical Research Products, which installed two Western Electric sound systems for talking pictures, radio reception and a public address system including microphones and loud speaker amplification on the Manhatatn, has been awarded the contract for similar installation on her sister ship, the Washington, now being constructed, it is announced by General Sales Manager C. W. Bunn. WEXLEY SIGNED BY M-G-M John Wexley, playwright who wrote "The Last Mile" and "Steel," has been signed by M-G-M to write an original. OSWEGO HOUSE REOPENS Oswego, N. Y. — The old Gem has been remodeled and reopened as the State. It is under the management of Harry Simon, formerly manager of the Richardson. The Daily Inch * * Act/on in Advertising * * HARVEY AGENCY1674 Broadway -CO 5 0390 J. F. THOMSON Treasurer of Principal Distributing Corporation and a keen analyst of values, finds our ALL-IN-ONb service an assured method for anticipating costs of press books and other advertising embodying printing, engraving, art work and copy. NJ.mhi'n.'iH.mi.'ijj.mt.-M'.'ici-ii^mTmtn A Column of Successf u I Showmen! JULIUS A. SANOWSKY Princess Theatre St. Louis "Columbia is one of my best bets. Your pict u r e s always satisfy. It was my first contract this year." The Columbia contract is first with thousands of exhibitors. • PAUL STONUM Illinois Theatre Pane, III. "Columbia features and short subjects satisfy your customers. I wish I was as sure of all companies as I am of Columbia." Z. R. HARDWICK Lyceum Theatre Clovis, N. M. "I observed the success of another theatre with Columbia pictures last year. They did so well with them I figured it behooved me to get them for myself." • CHARLES FERRIS "K" Theatre Mattoon, III. "Columbia pictures proved one of my best contracts last year. After seeing 'American Madness' I am c o n vinced that your 19321933 product will top last year's performance." "Highly effective entertain— Atlanta Journal. WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND