The Film Daily (1932)

DAILY Saturday, Nov. 26, 193 •THE « fUMDOJM Tol. LX. Ni. 124 Sit.. Nov. 26, 1932 Price S Cists JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holiday! at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid'i Film* 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 u 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 •( Greater New York $10.00 one year, 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $1,5.00. 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, Licbtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Nonea, 19. ^Juumcud NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 15/g l'/s 1%— J/s Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak Fox Fm. "A" Gen. Electric Gen. Electric spcl.. Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Pathe Exch do "A" RCA RCA pf. "B" RKO Shubert Warner Bros 9V4 9'/4 2% 23/4 7'/4 52 2% 7 51 2% 9Vi — Vs 2% V4 7 ft 51 l'/s 2V4 14% 14% 143/4 — % 11% 11% 11% + % 22 21% 2m 65 65 65—5 3 2% 3 % % % 2 2 2 6 5% 5% — V8 113/4 10% 11 — % 3% 3i/4 314 % '/4 V4 % % 1% 13/4 \3A _ l/8 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 3% 3% 3%— 1/4 Trans-Lux 1 % 1 % 1 % — 1/4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 2% 2% 2% Keith A-0 6s 46... 32'/g 32'/8 32% Loew 6s 41ww 81 81 81 Paramount 6s 47... 18% 18% I8I/4 — 1*4 Par. 5%i50 19 19 19 — % Pathe 7s37 17 71 71 Warners 6s39 20 19 19 —1 JOEL McCREA'S FATHER DIES West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Thomas P. McCrea father of Joel McCrea, RKO star, died Thursday at his homo here after an illness of two months. Hi is survived by his widow, a daughter and two sons. Next! Most gagged film title at present is "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang." Samples are: "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain-Letter Gang," "I Am a Fugitive From a Daisy-Chain Gang," "I Am a Fugitive from a Cain's (store house) Gang." Local Control Benefits Begin to Show — Balaban (Continued from Page 1) it required many cities to take shows that did not conform to local demands even though they were popular in other places. By having every city arrange its own shows, the particular local appeal can be considered, Balaban states. Problems which formerly took the New York office a week or more to decide are now disposed of immediately, according to Balaban. As an example, when the matter of revising admissions here came up recently, a meeting of local officials was held and the change effected at once. Another instance was that of a Des Moines manager calling Balaban on the phone for advice on a Christmas policy. The answer was given in a few minutes, whereas before the decentralization it might have taken so long to get a reply that it would have been too late to do any good. Paramount Designates Film Producing Unit Under the new Paramount Publix corporate setup, Paramount Productions will function as the producing company. Paramount Pictures becomes a holding company for Paramount Productions and Paramount Distributing. At the time the decentralization move was announced it had not been definitely decided whether Paramount Productions or Paramount Pictures would engage in production. PITTSBURGH STAFF SHIFTS Pittsburgh — Jack Simons, former manager of the Aldine and more recently assistant manager of Loew's and United Artists' Penn, has left here to take up new duties as manager of Warner's Capitol, Steubenville, O. Spitzer Cohan, formerly of the Warner New Jersey zone, has been named manager of the Davis. He succeeds J. A. McDonald, transferred to the Palace. NEW PRUDENTIAL HOUSE Following opening of the new Nothport at Northport, L. I., Prudential Theaters plans to build a 750-seat house at Smithtown. The Northport theater, which had its premiere Thanksgiving Eve, seats 740. Opening picture was "Sherlock Holmes." After the show Joe Seider and other Prudential executives played host at a party at Hall's Inn. Guests included Harry Buxbaum, Fox New York manager. DOWLING BOOKED IN WASH'N Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Eddie Dowling and Rae Dooley have been booked by Warners for the Earle Theater stage bill during the week President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated, March 4. Dowling is a friend of Roosevelt and campaigned for him. ARTHUR MAYER BETTER Arthur Mayer returned to his desk at Paramount yesterday after an illness of four weeks. Relief Fund Campaign Is Getting Into Swing (Continued from Page 1) day. With only a few pennies left from last year's receipts, and an increasing number of the industry's own men and women looking to the Fund as their only hope in destitution, sickness and even death, it is up to every employed man to do his utmost in this work of mercy. Even if you are not as well off now as you were last year, so long as you have a job you are better off than the sick and destitute. Send what you can, and you will have done your part. Make checks payable to FILM DAILY RELIEF FUND. Symon Gould Forms Marathon Film Co. Symon Gould has formed Marathon Film Co. with headquarters at 723 Seventh Ave. for the distribution of his first release, "Richthofen : The Red Ace of Germany," and his next production, "Man-Eaters of the South Seas," which will have its Broadway premiere early in December. Associated with Gould will be Arnold Lopabevi, a foreign film expert, who has offices in London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna, and who has recently arrived for conferences on foreign productions. The Richthofen feature, formerly called "Richthofen: the Red Knight of the Air," has complete sound effects by Leonard Mitchill and music synchronized by Bud Pollard. MAJESTIC PRODUCT DEALS Joseph Silverman and R. H. Clemmons, Majestic franchise-holders in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, have sold all 20 Majestic features to the entire Robb & Rowley circuit. First runs have also been set for the entire program in Saul Harris' Arkansas theater, Little Rock. The Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles, and the Fox, San Francisco, will also play the entire program, the deal having been closed by J. Samuel Berkowitz. NEW HOUSE FOR WASHINGTON Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Marcus Notes, operator of the Criterion, Little and Empress, has filed application to remodel a building at 508 Ninth St., N. W. as a 494-seat house. It will probably be called the Roosevelt and open about March 1. RIVOLI HOLDS "PARADISE" Paramount's "Trouble in Paradise" has been given additional time at the Rivoli until Dec. 2. This will delay the opening of "If I Had a Million" until Dec. 3. ALEX GOTTLIEB MARRIED Alex Gottlieb, Paramount theater publicity man, has married Thomasina Tow. CHI. TO WELCOME CLARA BOW Chicago — Clara Bow will arrive here Sunday and a reception and tea is to be held for her by the local Fox exchange. DHIr^SOR Nov. 28-29: Exhibitor mass meeting under / lied-MPTOA auspices, Hotel Congre Chicago. Nov. 29: Allied Theater Owners of New J< sey, meeting at New York headquarte 2 P. M. Dec. 1 : Exhibitor mass meeting under Aide MPTOA auspices. Park Central Hotel, N« York. Dec. 5: Kansas City film colony charity ba Pla-Mor, Kansas City. Dec. 21: Mid-winter meeting of North ai South Carolina Theater Owners Ass'n, Hoi Charlotte, Charlotte, N. C. Dec. 27: Opening of RKO Music Hall Radio City, New York. Dec. 29: Opening of RKO Roxy in Rad City, New York. Jan. 28: Warner Club Ball, Grand Ballrooi Hotel Commodore, New York. Eugene Zukor a Partner In New Brokerage Firn With Eugene J. Zukor as a part ner, Strauss, Phillips & Co. ha been formed with membership i the New York Stock Exchangt Partners are Sidney H. Strauss an Lloyd P. Phillips, both formerl with Ira Haupt and well known i: the industry. This enterprise ha no effect upon Zukor's connectioi with Paramount. Coast Consent Decree Allows More Flexibility West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAIL) Los Angeles — Greater flexibility is a characteristic of the new con sent decree entered here and involv ing the Federal Government anc West Coast Theaters. Difficultie which led to the new decree involvec price cutting without provisions foi a subsequent reduction in protec tion for the houses so doing. New decree, however, provides for read justment of protection in event oi downward changes in admissior scales. VIDOR IN CAROLINA Reidsville, N. C. — King Vidor ha: been visiting Laurence Stallings at him home near here. The director is collecting material for historical scenarios and doing research work in the Duke University Library at Durham, N. C. EDITING SWANSON FILM London — Gloria Swanson's "Per feet Understanding" is now being edited. The New York opening is expected shortly after the first of the year. EDWINA BOOTH ILL West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Edwina Booth, who appeared in "Trader Horn," has been confined to her home for several months due to a complication of tropical disorders, it has just been learned. Skeptical Salesman — When this comedy played the Bijou in Oskaloosa you could hear them laughing two blocks away. Exhib — Yeah? What was going on two blocks away?