The Film Daily (1934)

THE DAILY Saturday, Sept. 8,19: .oming an d G oing 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 «nd General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter. May 21, W8, 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 HLM DAILY, 1650 Broadway. New Wk. N Y. Phone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738. 7_4739. Cable Address: Filmday. New York Ho ywood. CaliforniaRalph 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. 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Publix 3% 3Vi 3% — Va • • • SOME BRIGHT feller over at the Universal home office adapted an old wheeze to a new purpose _ and it makes a great ballyhoo to plug the company's pix, "There's Always Tomorrow" which tells the story of an old flame who came back into a married man's life had a chance to wreck it, but stepped out and left him with his selfish wife and children after giving 'em a good scare and incidentally teaching 'em to appreciate the ole man T T T • 9 • SO THE bright feller alluded to has started an Inquiring Photographer stunt, asking the question "Did the Girl Do Right in Stepping Out When She Could Have Grabbed Off the Ole Family Drudge?" or somethin' to that effect it is inaugurated in the current issue of the "Universal Weekly" with members of the Publicity Dep't giving their opinions pro and con thus showing the exhibs how they can go out and sell the idea to their local newspaper and it makes a genuine human interest feature for any live editor T ▼ T • • • DOWN IN Buenos Aires during the premiere of "Cuesta Abajo," Carlos Gardel's first American-made pix in Spanish for Paramount release the tumultuous applause caused the picture to be stopped and the reels rewound three times that's what you call Appreciation. Harold B. Franklin has engaged Frank E. Tours as musical director of "Gambling," starring George M. Cohan At the Home Club party for President Roosevelt at Hyde Park the show was presented thru Paramount's booking offices George C. Walsh and Abe Feinberg handled the arrangements locally for the company WILLARD C. PATTERSON of United Detr Theaters is due in New York next week. HELEN WESTLEY, who recently finished w at the RKO studios in "Anne of Green Gable arrives in New York tomorrow to resume st; activities. MRS. HARRY RAPF is in New York from I coast. SIGMUND ROMBERG has returned east fr Hollywood. MAURICE CHEVALIER and FRANCIS CROISSET, playwright, sail today on the de France for France. TAMARA GEVA, who makes her film deli in RKO's "Their Big Moment," has returi from the coast. JANE WYATT, having finished her role Universal's "Great Expectations," is en ro to New York. MIRIAM HOPKINS, who recently finished I role in RKO's "Richest Girl in the Worli and has been signed by Samuel Goldwyn, , rives in New York on Monday from the co aboard the Santa Paula. JEAN SARGENT, who went to Hollywood appear in Reliance's "Transatlantic Merry-C Round," returns Monday to New York. JAMES HOOD McFARLAND is en route Bermuda and Nassau on the Rotterdam for vacation. FRANK C. WALKER and M. E COMERFO return to New York today from Syracuse. M. B. COMERFORD and JOHNNY ROBERT who have been in New York the past f days, return to Scranton today. HAROLD AUTEN returns Monday from Euro on the Frederick VIII of the Scandinavian Lii RADIE Thursday. HARRIS returned from the co; Last Rites for Mrs. Kann Private funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Marie Center Kann, wife of Maurice D. Kann, at the Kann residence, 65 Central Park West, yesterday morning, with Rabbi Alfred I. Aarons of the Congregation of Mt. Sinai Brooklyn, in charge. Funeral was in New Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, L. I. Harry Goldberg, who was injured in the accident which caused Mrs. Kann's death, will leave the New Haven General Hospital today and recuperate at the home of his Brother-in-law in New York City. Westminster Cinema Reopening Westminster Cinema on West 49th St. reopens Monday with "Bride of the Lake," a Julius Hagen production with Gina Malo, John Garrick and Stanley Holloway. The house will show a new British picture weekly. Report on Extras Next Week Rules governing employment of extras in production will be considered by the Code Authority at its next session Thursday when a report is received from the Coast standing committee on extras. Matters covered include: transportation, working hours, wages, classification of work, and over-night assignments. Williamson Brings Films J. E. Williamson returned to New York yesterday on the Munargo from a cruise of the West Indies where he photographed submarine flora and other under-sea scenes. Herb Miller Married Announcement is made of the marriage of Herbert Michael Miller of the Jay Emanuel Publications to Mildred Goldstein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Goldstein. RKO First With '34 Football Film West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — First football film of the 1934 season is announced by RKO, tentatively titled "The Football Fool." Eddie Quillan and Betty Furness will have the leads. "Monte Cristo" Holds in Baltimore Baltimore — "The Count of Monte Cristo," Reliance-U. A. release, garnered the biggest attendance and gross of any United Artists production at Shanberger's Keith Theater here Thursday. The picture will be held over for a second week. RKO Opens East Side House The RKO Hollywood Theater, at Sixth St. and Avenue A, was opened last night with gala ceremonies. The new link in the RKO circuit will have a double-feature policy. Boy for Joel McCrea-Frances Dee West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A seven-pound son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Joel McCrea. The mother is known on the screen as Frances Dee. [Ready Reference Director) With Addrenei jnd Phone Number) oi >l Recognized Industry Concerns What To Buy And w r .cie lo Buy It Equipment USED EQUIPMENT BOUGHT AND SOLD LARGEST CLEARING HOUSE IN SHOW BUSINESS S. O. S. CORP. 1600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK Tel. CHickering 4-1717 Foreign AMERANGLO CORPORATION EXPORTERS— IMPORTERS Cable: Chronophon 226 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK CITY LONDON PARIS IERLIN • Hotels • PRESIDENT HOTEL Atlantic City's Newest Boardwalk Hotel SEA WATER SWIMMING POOL MARINE SUN DECK TURKISH BATHS -K