The Film Daily (1934)

DAILY Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1934 Vol. LXVI, No. 55 Wed., Sept. 5, 1934 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor anl 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 Ho llywood. California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La rinematneranhie Francaise. Rue de la Courdei-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Columbia Picts. vtc. 30'/4 293/g 30l/4 + % Con. Fm. Ind 3 3 3 Con. Fm. Ind pfd.. 13V4 13'/4 13'/4 + Va Fox Fm. "A" 11% 10'/4 10i/4 — l'/g Loew's, Inc 27i/4 26'/2 27 Va — Va do pfd 91% 91% 9134 — i/4 Paramount ctfs 3% 3% 3% — l/g Pathe Exch 1 Va 1 1 — Va RKO 2% 2 l/g 2% — l/g Warner Bros 4% 4'/4 4'/4 — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 123,4 12i/2 123/4 — Va Trans-Lux l'/g 1 5/g 1 5/g — V4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40.. 6 53^ 53A Loew 6s 41ww 102 101% 1013/4 _ afi Par. 5'/2s50 ctfs. . . . 47 47 47+1 Warner's 6s39 54 523^ 54 + 1 . . N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIES Para. Publix 33/4 33/4 33/4 — i/8 Cameo Reopening With Foreigns Reopening of the Cameo with the Russian film, "Petersburg Night", is scheduled for Saturday. OPPORTUNITY Entirely new national set up. Anxious contact successful branch managers and film salesmen: if interested write in detail giving past experience and present position, all replies will be kept strictly confidential. THE FILM DAILY 1650 Broadway Box 915 N. Y. C. a holiday and what's what (Continued from Page 1) Plymouth, in the south-west of England. From there on to London town for a bit of peek into the studios there and a survey of the Cinemas. After a cricket game perhaps, a dash of joints and ale at Simpsons, a luncheon or two with important film folk at the Ivy and the Trocadero and a visit up Surrey way with Jimmy Walker, we shall be off to Paris via Dcauville. Old Col. Alicoate is riding again. If you would see a bit of cinema Europe :s he sees it, follow the man from Cook's. Para. Houses in Deal For Warner-F.N. Lineup Warner-First National features and Vitaphone shorts will play the Paramount Publix houses in the south and midwest under a contract announced yesterday by Grad Sears, Warner sales executive. First-runs in Kansas City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Twin Falls are included. G-B Deals About Set Deals for showing of a certain number of Gaumont British pictures in both the Music Hall and Roxy were reported yesterday as being virtually set. Officials of the English company declined to comment on the story, but stated an official announcement will be made tomorrow concerning the situation. Favor Juvenile Blue Law in N. J. Atlantic City — The New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs has gone on record as favoring "blue laws" for minors at movie houses. This is outcome of the suit against Mayor Doris Bradway of Wildwood by W. C. Hunt, operator of all theaters there, and whom Mayor Bradway had arrested for admitting children under 16 years old. Closes Pathe News Tieups Abroad Jack Connolly, general manager of Pathe News, who returned yesterday from abroad, arranged for additional coverage in Austria, Hungary, Jugoslavia and the Balkans, in the event that trouble breaks ou there. Connolly was away four weeks. David Strumpf a Father Mrs. David L. Strumpf, wife of the RKO art director, became mother of a 7% -pound son Sunday at the Fifth Ave. Hospital. The lad will be named Michael. Andy Roy Joins Warners Albany — Andy Roy, formerly with Paramount Publix, has become manager of the Strand, ace Warner house here. Roy recently was managing director of the Paramount in Syracuse. Says Good Films Can Get Million Gross in England An outstanding American picture can gross close to $1,000,000 in Great Britain, it was said yesterday hy Harry Woolf, advertising manager of "The Daily Film Renter" of London, who arrived for a brief visit. A big British success can do almost as well, Woolf said. English film business is in a healthy state and there is plenty of money to finance good film ventures, Woolf declared. English audiences are shopping for pictures. They are not satisfied with seeing just a program film, Woolf stated. Woolf will be here nine days, during which time he expects to contact a number of distribution executives and perhaps visit Chicago and Washington. Holding Columbo Inquest Today West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Body of Russ Columbo, who died Sunday from an accidental shooting at the home of Lansing Brown, Jr., his artist friend, lay in the county morgue yesterday pending an inquest to be held here today. Columbo recently finished work in the Universal picture, "Wake Up and Dream." Crosby Returning to Radio West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Bing Crosby, currently working in his seventh motion picture, Paramount's "Here is My Heart," goes back on the air Sept. 18, in complete charge of his own radio program. Georgie Stoll and his band will work with Crosby this season. Thief Shoots Len Grant Leonard P. Grant, assistant manager at the RKO Flushing, was shot and critically wounded early yesterday by a thief who attempted to rob Grant as he neared his home. Grant was formerly assistant to Mark Luescher at RKO. He was taken to Flushing Hospital where his condition is said to be serious. Theodore Deitrich Recovering Theodore C. Deitrich, director of publicity and advertising for Cosmopolitan Productions, who has been critically ill with pneumonia at his home at 33 Fifth Avenue, is now out of danger and on the road to recovery. .oming an dG omg Local 306 Signs Three More Local 306 has won over three additional houses from the Allied operators' union. The houses are the Cameo in Manhattan and the Uticc and Fortway Theaters, Brooklyn, now closed, but which reopen shortly. Film Companies After Play Several film companies are reported dickering for screen rights to "Hitch the Wagon," new play by Riana Brown which was tried out recently at East Hampton, L. I. MAURICE CHEVALIER, who signed a new M-G-M contract on completion of "The Merry Widow," arrives in New York tomorrow from the coast and sails Saturday for a holiday in France. MAY ROBSON is now at the Mavfair, arrived in New York yesterday from Hollywood fn -i vacation. She returns to the M-G-M studios in about a month. ELEANOR HOLM (Mrs. Art Jarrett) has checked in at the Hotel Warwick. B. H. MILLS, Majestic franchise holder, is in New York from Albany. WALLACE BEERY has arrived in New York by plane from the coast for a visit. PINNIE BARNES, who arrived in New Yorkl! a few days ago from the Universal studios, sails this afternoon on the Majestic for England 'ACK S. CONNOLLY, general manager of! "-the News; BARON VALENTIN MANDEL-. STAMM. scenarist: BILLY ROSE. PEGGY HOPKINS JOYCE. FANNIE HURST. HARRY WOOLF of "Daily Film Renter." and ADELE BLOODi: HOPE, HOPE MINOR and EDDIE ROOT of the stage arrived in New York yesterday from) abroad on the He de France. ARTHUR SANCHEZ of Trans-Oceanic Filml Export sailed Monday on the Champlain fori Europe on a business trip. He will be gonei cbout six weeks. JAMES R GRAINGER has returned to New York after attending the races at Narragansetl Track, Pawtucket, R I., over the holiday as ;l guest of Ed Fay of Providence. MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL, British stag* star, has arrived from London on her way back to Hollywood to resume work in pictures. ALFRED E. GREEN is en route back to th: coast from New York. W. RAY JOHNSTON, president of Monogram, arrived in Waterloo, la., his home town.j last night. JOHN W HICKS, JR., vice-president otl Paramount International, who has been con ducting his regular semi-annual survey ot| European film conditions for the past tw> months, returns to New York tomorrow on th'| Manhattan. MR. and MRS. LEE CHADWICK arrived yes; terday by boat from the coast. Son to Harry Joe Browns West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAIL Hollywood — A son was born ove the week-end to Mr. and Mrs. Harr. Joe Brown at the Cedars of Leh anon Hospital. Mrs. Brown is Sail] Eilers. Jack Duffy Sam Sax Doris Kenyon Jerry Safron Cleve Adams Amos Hiatt