The Film Daily (1933)

THE -^ZH DAILV Friday, Jan. 13, 1933 ITHE Xm MKMiUU « IIIMIOM fiL LXI Nr 18 Friday Jan 13. 1533 frici S Cuts I0NN W. UICOATE filter ad Publisher Published daily except Sunday* and Holiday! at 1650 Broadway. New York. N. V., by Wid'i Films and Film Folk, Int. J. W. Alicoate, Preaident. Editor and Publisher, Donald M. Meraereau. Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager: Arthur W. Eddy, Aasociate Editor; Don Carle Gillette. Managing Editor. Fntered aa aecond class matter. May 21. 1918, at the post-office at New York. N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Termt (Postage free) United Statea outside of Greater New York $10 00 one year, 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subacriber 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 VVardour St.. VV. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn. Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Parii —P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Franchise, Rue dr la Cour-dea-Nouea. 19. <eJwanch& NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind 2% 2% 2% — Vs Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . 9>/i 87^ 9'/8 — V8 East. Kodak 60'/4 58% 58y4 — % Fox Fm. "A" 2ft 2% 2ft + ft Locw's, Inc 18ft 18 18—1 Paramount 2% 2ft 2ft — V* RCA 53/4 5ft 5ft — ft RCA pf. "B" 103'4 10ft 10ft— ft RKO 3V4 3 3 — ft Warner Bros 2 1% 2 NEW YOUR CURB MARKET Technicolor 3% 3% 3% — ft NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s 40. 2 1% 2 + ft Keith A-0 6s 46... 33ft 31ft 33 —2 Loew 6s 41ww 84ft 83ft 83ft — 1 Paramount 6s 47... 15% 15 15 — ft Par. By. 5fts 51 37 36 36 — 1ft Par. 5fts 50 14 13% 13*4 — ft Warner's 6s 39 19ft 19ft 19ft + ft TEAM FRANCIS, FAIRBANKS West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Kay Francis will be jointly starred in the screen version of the novel, "The Narrow Corner," by W. Somerset Maugham, it is announced by Warner Bros. New York ;'; 1 540 Broadway }♦ BRyant 9-4712 1 Vong Island City i,t 1 54 Crescent St. ' STillwell 4-7940 lEastnian Films 8 jlj. E. Brulatour. Inc.| # s y — \*, Chicago ;•; 1727 Indiana Ave. K CALumet 3692 Hollywood fi 6700 Santa Monica ♦"{ Blvd. if Hula*** .in :.: Satisfied Author Noel Coward, author of "Cavalcade," has written the following letter to Winfield Sheehan, vice-president in charge of production for Fox: "I have just seen 'Cavalcade' and I am deeply in your debt. I can sincerely say that the picture exceeded my greatest hopes, even after having read the New York notices. The whole story has been directed, adapted and played with such sensitive adherence to the text and spirit of my play, that I am doubly thrilled at the response of both press and public to your brilliant achievement. Please accept my heartfelt thanks and congratulations." New Injunction Action Filed Against Chi. Union Chicago — Seven members of the Chicago Moving Picture Machine Operators' union have filed an amended bill before Superior Judge Denis E. Sullivan, seeking an injunction to restrain officials of the organization from molesting them and asking an accounting of union funds. A similar petition charging the union officials with intimidating members of the organization was denied last week by Judge Sullivan. The defendants in the suit are Thomas E. Maloy, business agent of the union, and other union leaders. Master Art to Open National Branches Branch offices in New Orleans, Dallas and Los Angeles will be opened by Master Art Pictures during the next few weeks. Harry Schwartz leaves today to open the new exchanges and to decide on opening an Atlanta branch. Master Art distributes Puzzlegraphs, Organlogs and Melodymakers. PUBLIX TESTING NUDIST FILM "This Naked Age," Nudist film being distributed by Vision Pictures, will be tested by Publix in Stamford and Perth Amboy begnning tomorrow. Meanwhile the Regents, which have jurisdiction over the New York state censors, has reserved decision on Vision Pictures' appeal from the lower board's decision banning the film from showing in New York. Attorney Louis Nizer, representing Vision at the Albany hearing Wednesday, declared it resembles a newsreel of nudist activities. MOUNTAN JOINS MAXIM Dave Mountan, formerly president of Richmount Pictures has joined Maxim Productions, Inc., as general sales manager. Mountan plans to handle other independent productions for world wide distribution. AFTER BANNISTER PLAY J. Herbert Paskus, independent producer, is negotiating for the purchase of Harry Bannister's play, "Late One Evening," for independent production in Hollywood. An Offer of $15,000 was turned down. WILL HAYS ON COAST TRTP Will H. Hays left yesterday afternoon for his usual January visit to the coast. "20.000 YEARS" HOLDS OVER Cincinnati — Warner's "20.000 Years in Sing Sing" is being held over for a second week at the Lyric. Monogram's Own Unit Making "Oliver Twist" Monogram's own production unit will take over making of "Oliver Twist," releasing Herbert Brenon from the job of directing it and I. E. Chadwick from producing the picture, it was stated yesterday in New York. Work on this picture, which will be the ace production on the company's program and whose cost will be in excess of the average Monogram negative, begins tomorrow. A new director will be assigned by Lou Ostrow, executive producer for Monogram, who has signed Dickie Moore, Mary Brian and Lyle Talbot for the principal roles. WAR HEROES IN FILM CAST "Forgotten Men," being produced by Jewel Productions, Inc., under the direction of Bud Pollard for release in about a fortnight, is using actual war heroes in its cast. The veterans are from various countries and represent an aggregate total of 32 years of service. EDDIE GRAINGER TESTIFIES Contract deals made between Publix and Fox were explained by Eddie Grainger of the distributing company at the J. P. Quittner-Paramount conspiracy case trial in Federal Court yesterday. He will continue as a witness today. BETTY BOOP ON AIR Betty Boop, Max Fleischer's cartoon character being broadcast regularly by NBC on stations east of Chicago, goes on a national hookup Jan. 27. AMITY PLANS 3 FEATURES Amity Productions plans to make three features for current season release. The company, whose production activities will be centered at the Coast, will film "Saint Elmo," "Motherhood" and "Coney Island." RUDOLPH IN PROVIDENCE Providence — Bill Rudolph is here handling publicity on showing of "The Kid from Spain" at Loew's State. Monogram Pictures Corp. announces the purchase of "THE MAN OF MYSTERY" A Story by ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE Published in the "Saturday Evening Post" All rights reserved and fully protected. A Column of Successful Showmen! CARSON ROGERS Gem Theatre Co. Cairo, III. "Last year | was our first experience with Columbia pictures. We bought them for Cairo and Blytheville. This year we added Sikeston, Caruthersville, Poplar Bluff and Carbondale, because last year's experience taught us we had been overlooking a good bet." NOAH BLOOMER Rex and Ritz Theatres Belleville, III. "I have run Columbia pictures each year since there was a Columbia distribu ting corporation. Each year the pictures have been better and I am look ■sMfc.BBB^HslsW ing forward to the 1932-1933 product to exceed the 1931-1932 productions and they were every one good." SAM HOROWICH Redwing Theatre St. Louis rl "Columbia pictures are ^*w always good. Their shorts **? *%. are the best » k . * on the mar ket."Which makes it a unanimous vote for Columbia. "Beyond any argument one of best films Columbia has turned out." —Motion Picture Daily. "THE BITTER TEA of General Yen"