The Film Daily (1934)

THE ■c&m DAILY Thursday, Aug. 30 93 Vol. LXVI, No. 51 Thurs., Aug. 30, 1934 5 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 Mid General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter. May 21, 19T8, 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: 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 — Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaiie. Rue de la CourHes-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg Am. Seat 3% 3% 3% — V» Columbia Picts. vtc. 32% 313A 31% + % Con. Fm. Ind 3 3 3 Con Fm. Ind. pfd.. 133/4 135/8 13% — V* East. Kodak lOO'/i 100 100 + Vi East. Kodak pfd 139 139 139 — % Fox Fm. "A" 12% 11% 12 + Vi Loew's, Inc 28 ft 275/8 273/4 — ft do pfd 92 92 92 Metro-Goldwyn. pfd. 26 26 26 Paramount ctfs. . . . 4ft 3% 4 Pathe Exch 1ft 1 Vi 1 ft — ft do "A" 15ft 15ft 15ft + ft RKO 2ft 2ft 2ft -f ft Warner Bros 43/4 4ft 4ft — ft do pfd 17 17 17 — 3 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets, vtc . 31ft 31% 31% + 1% Technicolor 13ft 13ft 13ft + % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq 6s40. . . 6ft 6ft 6ft + ft Loew 6s 41ww 102 101% 10134— ft Para. 6s 47 filed .47 47 47 Par. By 5fts51 . . . 38ft 38ft 38ft — 1% Par. 5fts50 filed . 47 47 47—1 Pathe 7s37 100 99 100 + 1%. Warner's 6s39 543/4 54ft 54ft — %| N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIES Para. Publix 4 33/4 3ft + ft Joan Blondell Majestic Closes Deal For Master Art Shorts Herman Gluckman, president of Majestic Pictures and Majestic Film Distributing, has signed a deal with E. Schwartz, president of Master Art Products, to handle the iatter's short subjects in the News York metropolitan and northern New Jersey territory. Pr@dy.ct includes the Organlogues, Melody Makers, Pet Superstition and Edwin C. Hill series. London Office for Lyons Establishment of a London office is planned by A. & S. Lyons, which is affiliated with Berg, Stebbins, Allenberg & Blum, Coast agents. Lyons will either make a deal with the existing Wieland agency in London or open its own office. Pat de Cieco, Coast agent, will manage the branch. David Bath sails from New York Sept. 10 to handle the deal for Lyons. Lyons has no intention of closing its New York office, as reported, but will use the office of its Coast associate as headquarters of the combination. Provided a deal under negotiation goes through, D. A. Doran, Jr., will join Lyons as story and play editor with Gertrude Turcheon as his aide. Nat Liebeskind Returns Singapore — Nat Liebeskind, who has spent two years establishing offices for Warner-Frst National in Singapore and Java, returns to New York on Sept. 14 aboard the Paris for a new foreign assignment. Service at Warner Club As a tribute to the late Mrs. Pearl Warner, mother of the Warner brothers, a memorial service will be held this afternoon at the Warner Club in New York coincident with the funeral services on the coast. Rev. Solomon A. Feinberg of Mt. Vernon will conduct the service. The Warner home offices will be closed for the remainder of the afternoon. Chevalier in 20th Century Film West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Maurice Chevalier has been signed by Darryl Zanuck to appear in 20th Century's "The Red Cat" for United Artists release. Picture will be adapted from the stage play being presented on Broadway shortly by A. H. Woods. Tala Birell in Stock Tryout Tala Birell will play the lead in the stock tryout of "Just One More" at the Stony Creek Theater, Stony Creek. Conn., the week of Sept. 3. It will be her first stage appearance in this country. Mayfair Bombed Again Another stench bomb was let loose in the Mayfair on Tuesday night. House is having union trouble. Don Baker at Stapleton Paramount Don Baker, organist, who is now in England, begins an engagement at the Paramount, Stapleton, S. I., Sept. 15. I.T.O.A Launches Move Against Union Picketing Plans for counteracting picketing and other activities aimed by Local 306 at four houses affiliated with the I. T. O. A. during current operator union difficulties were launched at a meeting of the Hairy^ Brandt exhibitor association yesterday when a committee -oi W was named to handle the work. Its membership consists of Sam Strassberg, Louis Nelson, Sig Mantell, Sam Weinberg, Doc Greenfield, Maurice Fleischmann, Charles Schwartz, Albert Cooper, Harry Lewis and Paul Melzer. Must Give Up 34 Films New Iberia, La. — Elias and Scharff's Palace here must release 34 features to Sliman's Evangeline, according to a Code Authority ruling which reverses a New Orleans grievance board decision that the Palace was not guilty of overbuy Appeals Theater Transfer Ruling Abe Drogin, John Gladstone, Henry Liman and Morris Shapiro, recenly found guilty by the New York grievance board of transferring the Rialto theater, Whitestone, to avoid fulfillment of film rental contracts, have filed appeal with the Code Authority. Complainants in th* case are the M-G-M, Columbia, Big U, Paramount, Majestic s.nd Warner exchanges. The grievance board in its decision noted that the respondents had declined to answer questions on the ground that it tended to incriminate them. Mayfair Drops Cut-Rates Howard S. Cullman of the Roxy, who recently complained to the grievance board against the Mayfair, which he charged with issuing cut-rate tickets, has received word from the board that the Mayfair will comply with the ruling of the grievance board arid the Code Authority to discontinue the practice. 4 Loew Complaints Up Today Four Loew conajplaints, all charging , premature advertising, are slate'il to be heard today by the New York grievance board. They include a rehearing on the Loew's Melba vs. Para Court ea&e; Loew's Palace vs. Bluebird; Loew's Lexington vs. Pastime; Loew's 42nd St. vs. Pastime. Must Drop Cut-Rates Milwaukee — The Ace Theater, operated b^. Albert Nichols, was ordered! bj^the grievance board: to discontinue issuing advertising passes with 5-cent service charges and admitting children for 5 cents and less. "Cellini" at Rivoli Sept. 5 "The Affairs of Cellini," 20th Century production starring Constance Bennett and Fredric March, opens Sept. 5 at the Rivoli. United Artists is releasing. oming an d G oin ALFRED E. GREEN, Warner director is New York from the coast and stopping) k Warwick. He is here on vacation and he some conferences on the Rudy Vallee :t«r "Sweet Music " JACK FIER. assistant to the presii t ( Mascot Pictures, has arrived in New Yo fn the Coast. CONSTANCE BENNETT sails today Paris for Europe. EDWARD V. DARLI , i parts on the same boat." JUNE CLAYWORTH. member of th "J You Decent" stage cast now on Broadw, t who has been signed by Universal, lea: | show Sept. 7 to go to the coast. L. J. FINSKE, general manager for thj | Cooper circuit of Denver, is in New Yo*1 MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR ISRAEL saiiati day for Jacksonville and Charleston for «o tion. DAVID BATH sails for England Sept. 0 1 the Aquitania. LUIS ROJAS DE LA TORRE, presii t i Inter-Continental Film Corp., distribus Spanish and American pictures, sailed -jle day on the Me de France for New Yoi aft a three months' survey of the foreign Id HARRY MOSKOWITZ of Loew's i«J yesterday on the Conte di Savoia fron Lincoln Houses to En Ten-Cent Admissini • Lincoln, Neb. — End of 10-cei nissions here is reported an: possibility. Two second-runsani ne first-run now operating lime are understood to be con la ing a price boost. Equipment Biz Spur Detroit — Herman HuntofTlita Supply Co. reports that ciei month's business is the best iroJ yeas. Renovation of theaters tq principal factor, he says. Local 306 Not Enjoined Although Allied M. P. Opeiiorl union obtained a show-cause "d( his week to restrain Local 3t -pi >ther unions from picketing fjisfl where Allied operators arr a» ployed, no injunction was g.itei by the court. The order is ip able Sept. 5. Herbert Marshall Signed by West Coast Bureau of THE FILM •? Hollywood — Herbert Marshal been signed by Universal to s^a! opposite Margaret Sullavan in The Good Fairy." MULTIGRAPHING MIMEOGRAPHING PHOTO— OFFSET PRINTING RUBBER STAMPS The entire FILM INDUSTRY I used our service for more tha ' decade Low Prices Speed Accur\ HUGO K. KESSLERS EFFICIENT ADVERTISING SERVICE 1452 Broadway Wise. 7-31 2