The Film Daily (1933)

THE ■cS^k DAILY Friday, Jan. 6, 1933 •THE « rilHIOM im.LXI.iu. 4 Fnda;, Ja. 6, 1933 mcueiiu I0HN ». ALICOAIE Editor and Publisnci Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway. New York, N. Y, by Wid't Films and Film Folk, Ine. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher, Donald M. Mersereau, Secreury-Treasurer and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Fntered a* second class matter. May 21. 1918. at the post-office at New York, N Y-, under the act of March i, lo/j). Terms C Postage free) United States outsido of Greater New York $10.00 one year, 6 months, $5.00; 1 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address ail communications to THE Fli-M DAILY. 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., Phone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York Holywood. California— Ralph WUk. 6425 Hollywood Blvd.. Phone Granite 6607 ^"^oT Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter 89-91 Wardour St.. W. 1. Berlin-Karl Wolffsobn, Lichtbildbuenne, Fnednchstrasse, 225. faru —P. A Harle, La Cinematographic Francaisc, Rue de la iour-de»-Noue». 19 <&wanw& NEW YORK Columbia Picts VtC. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak Fox Fm. "A" Locw's, Inc Paramount Pathe Exch RCA RCA pf. "B" RKO Warner Bros NEW YORK De Forest Radio.... Technicolor NEW YORK Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40.. Keith A-0 6s 46 . . . Loew 6s 41 ww Paramount 6s 47... Par. 5Vis50 Pathe 7s37 Warner's 6s39 STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg 10% 10 10 — % 2 2 2+ Va iy4 6i/4 7i/4 + IV4 57i/2 5534 561/4 — !4 23/8 2V4 21/4 + 'A 21% 203/4 203/4 — 3/* 25/s 23/s 2Vi 2 55/8 2 — V4 55/8 — 1/fc 11% ioy8 nvi + V2 31/2 31/4 31/4 — w 21/4 2 2—1/4 CURB MARKET % % % 3% 3% 3% + %' BOND MARKET 1% 1VS l'/i 363/4 333/g 363/4 + 35/g 81% 81% 81% + % I6V2 16 1/4 161/4 + 1/2 16'/4 15 151/4 — 1/2 68 68 68 20 193/g 193/4 + 1/4 JOINS RELIANCE EXCHANGE Morris Berney, former real estate operator, has joined Reliance Film Exchange in an official capacity. .♦♦♦♦.♦♦.*♦.*'* ♦ •♦♦♦♦#♦# •#*»*»*#* ♦.**.* ♦,♦ ♦>♦>♦,♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ ♦,♦ ♦,♦ ♦, t: New York Vong Island City « pEastman Films! lj. E. Brulatour. IncJ| 8 it % I Chicago Hollywood 1727 Indiana Ave. 6700 Santa Monica j> CALumet 3692 Blvd *"• Hillside 6131 3.1 >.* *'**'#*"*♦♦*'♦-*♦*♦♦»* *♦ *♦♦*»♦ * ♦ » ♦ * • * * #.#*#*♦*. A. C. Blumental Linked With F. P. Negotiations A. C. Blumcnthal is understood to be identified with N. L. Nathanson's negotiations for taking over of Famous Players Canadian circuit. Deal is reported to be still far from closing. Paramount seems reluctant to dispose of this property as in past years the circuit has been one of the two biggest money-making divisions in Publix. Nathanson is in Florida at his winter home. Chain Gang Wardens Sue Warners ior $2,000,000 Atlanta — Charging that the film, "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang," is an unjust and unfair attack on their prison camps, Warden J. Harold Haroy of Troup County and Warden ".Paul Phillips of Campbell County have filed suit in city court here against Warners asking $1,000,000 each. Trial of the case may be at the March term, at which time Warners will be required to produce a copy of the film, a schedule of profits therefrom, a list of the theaters where the picture was shown in Georg.a and other States, copies of all advertising and exploitation and any contracts between Burns and the producers or his publishers and the producers permitting picturization of the book and all correspondence relating to suggestions in producing the film. CURRAN-MOYNIHAN ON STORY Charles Curran of Warner Bros, and John Moynihan. formerly of RKO, are collaborating on an original story, tentatively titled "The Sunshine Kid," for a major studio. Curran clicked recently with "AdMan," which is now being prepared by Fox for Spencer Tracy. BUDDY FISHER IN EAST Buddy Fisher, film and vaudeville actor arrived in New York yesterday from the coast for a stay of about three weeks, during which he expects to fill some radio and personal appearance dates. He will then return to Hollywood. "FAREWELL TO ARMS" JAN. 13 Paramount's "Farewell to Arms," which has just closed a two-a-day run at the Criterion, will have its popular price showing at the New York and Brooklyn Paramount theaters starting Jan. 13. MONTE BLUE IN B'KLYN Monte Blue is on the stage bill at the Brooklyn Paramount starting today. WANTED Experienced salesmen for Greater New York for well known, established Exchange of high class foreign films. Commission basis. Box 956. The Film Daily 1650 B'way, N. Y. MONOGRAM PICTURES CORP. Announces the purchase of "THE AVENGER" a book by John Goodwin published by Putnam & Sons, all rights reserved and fully protected. Stein Becomes Adv. Head In Warner Chicago Zone Chicago — Lawrence S. Stein, formerly manager of Warners' Parthenon in Hammond, Ind., and before that advertising man for Warners in northern Indiana, is now director .if advertising-publicity for Warners in the Chicago zone. He succeeds A. W. Sobler, who resigned to enter exhibition. BARRY CONNERS DIES West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Barry C o n n e r s , writer on the Fox staff, died yesterday morning. Before coming west, Conners had achieved popularity as a Broadway playwright. WARNER FILM FOR CAPITOL A. W. Smith of Warners yesterday closed a deal for the showing of "Employees' Entrance" at the Capitol the week of Jan. 20. The picture, which has Warren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford and Alice White in its cast, also will play Loew's Metropolitan, Brooklyn, the same week. Jan. 10: Allied Theaters of New Jersey meeting. Hotel Lincoln. New York. 1:15 P. M Jan. 16: Special Meeting for Allied exhibitors of South New Jersey, Hotel Hildebrecht Trenton. 1 P. M. Jan. 17: Open meeting of independent exhibitors of the northwest, with Presiden* Al Steffes of Allied States Ass'n presiding Minneapolis. Jan. 28: Warner Club Ball. Grand Ballroom Hotel Commodore. New York Feb. 21: Motion Picture Club Ball. Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York. April 24-28: Meeting of Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. "INTERLUDE" AT CAPITOL In a last-minute change, "Strange Interlude" opens its popular price Broadway run today at the Capitol which had intended holding over "Son-Daughter" for another week. TH BIG WEEK NOW ON BROADWAY at SAM H. HARRIS THEATRE CARVETH WELLS IN YMUSR. FOR STATE RIGHTS AND BOOKINGS Century Productions, 723-7th Ave., N.Y.C. To The Independent Producer Claremont Sound Film Studios, Inc. offers MOST MODERN, UP TO DATE EQUIPMENT with ALL FACILITIES AVAILABLE for FEATURES— SHORTS— TESTS— SYNCHRONIZING ELECTRICAL RECORDING & TRANSCRIPTION also Educational — Industrial Productions at Lowest Rates WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION Telephone UNiversity 4-3915 138 West 124th Street New York