The Film Daily (1933)

THE -%2H DAILY Tuesday, April 11, 1933 IUI MViUUII. Oi IIIMI <>M »•!. 1X11, Wi> Tin, April 11, 1133 Prlci 5 Cuts JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor nd Publishir Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wids's Films and Film Folic. Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer •nd 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 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., Phone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filraday, 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, Rue de la Cour-des-Nouei, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK Columbia Picts. vtc. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East Kodak Fox Fm. "A" Loew's. Inc do pfd Paramount ctfs. . . . Pafhe Exch do "A" RKO Warner Bros NEW YORK Technicolor NEW YORK Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40.. Loew 6s 41 ww ... Par. By. 5'/2s51 ... Par. 5'/2s 50 Pathe 7s37 Warner's 6s39 Net High Low Close Chg. STOCK MARKET 8V4 8 8V4 + y4 2'/g 2V4 2% — Vs 7 7 7 54 53 535^ -f 2% 1 % 1 + Vg 12 ^^& 12 + s/8 41Vi 41 V4 41'/, + 2 % % % + Vs 'A % % + Vs i% i% m IVi iVs IVb — Vi 1% l% 1% + Vs CURB MARKET 3>/4 31/4 31/4 + % BOND MARKET 114 IV4 1V4 587/8 58'/4 58'/8 + 1% 26V2 26'/2 26'/7 6 34 6 1/2 63/4 + % 661/2 64 66Vi + 2'/2 16Vi I6V2 16V5 + Vi Tabloid Reviews of FOREIGN FILMS "DER TANZHUSAR' (The Dancing Hussar"), in German, with English titles; produced by Hegewald; directed by Fred Sauer; with Oskar Karlweiss, Gretl Theimer, Ernst Verebes. Friedl Harlin. Max Ehrlich, Albert Paulig. At the 79th St. Theater. Comic opera with a military background has been creditably produced, with pleasing music and good performances. Story concerns the amusing adventures of two couples. Action is easy to understand even for those having no knowledge of German. "VIKTORIA UND IHR HUSAR" ("Victoria and Her Hussar"), in German, produced by Roto; directed by Richard Oswald; with Michael Bohnen, Friedel Schuster, Willy Stettner, Gretl Theimer, Ivan Petrovich, Ernst Verebes, Else Elster. At the Europa Theater. Agreeable romance with music, requiring a knowledge of German for proper enjoyment. Michael Bohnen, Metropolitan opera star, with Gretl Theimer give the outstanding portrayals in a story revolving around the war and continental diplomacy. 24 Per Cent British Films London — British features shown in this country for the last quota year, ending Sept. 30, represented 24 per cent of the total, or nearly two and a half times the requirements.of the quota act for that year. Quota for the next year is 17'/2 per cent, and two years later it goes to 20 per cent, the maximum. Cleveland Theaters Omit Admission Prices in Ads Cleveland — All neighborhood houses have eliminated admission prices from advertising in an agreement which also provides that theaters shall be listed in alphabetical order in uniform type. Radio City Music Hall Sets Attendance Record All attendance records at the Radio City Music Hall since its opening were broken over the weekend with "Cavalcade" on the screen. Approximately 60,000 admissions were chalked up Saturday and Sunday alone. N. D. UNIT TO MEET AGAIN Valley City, N. D.— North Dakota Theater Owners' Ass'n, recently formed with John Piller of the Filler Theater here as president, will hold its second meeting at Mandan on June 4. The organization's aim is to lead a movement toward decentralization within theater owner ranks. Entire receipts of the nipht of May 5 will be contributed to the association. LOEW HOUSE ADDS VAUDE Loew's State, Providence, opens a vaudeville policy on Friday, marking the first stage attraction to play the house with pictures. Vaudeville also went into Loew's Orpheum. Boston, last week. Col. E. A. Schiller says the addition of this vaude time is due to the willingness of actors to take salary cuts. CANADA TO PUNISH BOMBERS Ottawa — Under an amendment to the Criminal Code being brought into Parliament, stink bombing is made a criminal offense carrying a prison sentence. The ruling will apply anywhere in Canada. Exhibitors are exerting their efforts to have the bill put through. SIX WEEKS FOR "42nd ST." Setting a record for the house. Warner's "42nd Street" will hold over for a sixth and possibly a seventh week at the New York Strand. STALLINGS JOINS PARA. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Laurence Stallings has been added to the writing staff at Paramount. He will adapt a story which Bayard Veiller will produce. GRANADA HELD UP Bandits on Sunday night invaded the Granada, at Corona, Queens, beat up Manager Charles Mann and escaped with $15. "COHENS-KELLYS" FOR RIALTO "The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble," Universal picture, opens Friday at the Rialto. Blue Law Repeal Measure Passes Wisconsin Senate Madison, Wis. — By a vote of 19 to 6, the state senate passed the Daugs bill repealing the blue laws in compliance with a 1932 referendum. The bill now goes to the governor for signature. Florida Will Wage Fight On Unsound Film Schemes St. Petersburg, Fla. — Protection of the public against unsound film schemes will be among the aims of the motion picture committee of the state Chamber of Commerce which meets next Monday at the Chamber of Commerce in Orlando to discuss ways and means of encouraging reliable producers to come to Florida. Mayors of various cities are on the committee, with Fred Blair of this city as chairman, and Aubrey Kennedy as technical advisor. Producers Avoiding Cycle, Declares Irving Cummings That producers are getting away from the "cycle idea" in picture production is the opinion of Irving Cummings, Columbia director, expressed yesterday in New York. Producers are now showing more courage in dealing with this practice, said the director, who came East to attend his mother's 70th birthday celebration. Before leaving the Coast, Cummings completed "The Woman I Stole," based on the play, "Tampico." He leaves for the Coast on Friday. HORKHEIMER IN POLITICS West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — E. D. Horkheimer, veteran producer, is a candidate for councilman at tbe coming election. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK April 12-17: International Film Show In cennection with the Milan Fair, Milan, Italy. Apr. 13: Semi-monthly meeting Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey, 303 W. 42nd St New York. Apr. 13: Semi-monthly meeting and luncheon 16 mm. Film Board of Trade, Victoria Hotel New York. Apr. 24-27: Monogram sales convention, Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic City. Apr. 24-28: Society of Motion Picture Engineers, spring meeting, Pennsylvania Hotel, New York. Apr. 25: Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey, meeting, 303 West 42nd St., New York. 2 P. M. April 28: Annual convention of Indiana Indorsee of Photoplays. Claypool Hotel. Indianapolis. Franconi Turns Back Two Houses in Texas Ennis, Tex. — John L. Franconi, who has been operating the Grand and Lyric over two years, originally vith Hughes-Franklin, has turned the theaters back to the former owner, John M. Sayeg. Franconi is veil known throughout the industry, having spent years in the film end. He was branch manager in Memphis and Kansas City for a number of years with RKO and other distributors. BACON MAY DIRECT DAVIES West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Lloyd Bacon, whose Warner contract permits him to direct one picture a year for an outside company, may direct Marion Davies in a musical production for M-G-M. Bacon megaphoned "42nd Street." WARNER MEN SWITCHED Mort Blumenstock has transferred Harry Goldberg, publicity man for Warner New Jersey theaters, from Newark to Philadelphia, replacing Jules Curley, who takes Goldberg's place in Newark. NED WAYBURN New classes now organizing GREATLY REDUCED RATES! Adult girls' classes — Ages 16 years and over. Enroll now for the spring session. Also special one hour evening classes I, 2, or 5 times weekly. Mondays to Fridays. Children's courses — For girls and boys ages 3 to 16 — Classes meet Saturdays. Also one hour weekly classes after school hours. 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