The Film Daily (1934)

DAILY Tuesday, Sept. 11,1 93^ T *2j£%^;ii MONG THE Published daii> 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 tnd General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managm* 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 ^hone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. bable Address: Filmday, New York. Holly vood, California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollyrood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 "/ardour St., W. I. Berlin— Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. PHIL M.DALY FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Columbia Picts. vrc 32V2 31% 31 % — % Con. Fm. Ind 3 3 3 — Vi Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . 12% 12'/2 12'/2 — % East. Kodak 99l/4 97 Vi 97l/2 — 1 Vi Fox Fm "A" 11 '/4 10% '0% Loew's. Inc 27 25Vi 25% — 1 Paramount ctfs 3% 3'/2 3% — Vs Pathe Exch I Vs 1 1 do "A" 13 RKO ZVt Warner Bros 4^ NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 12'/2 12 12 Trans-Lux 2 1 % 2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. . 6 Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 45 Par 5Vis50 filed .. 47] Pathe 7s37 99 Warner's 6s39 52% 52 52 N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIE5 Para. Publix 3% 3% 3% . . 12 214 4% 123/4 — 1/4 2y4 — Vs 4Vi + 6 6+i/a 45 45 47l/2 47 Vi — l/4 981/2 931/2 Herbert Stothart Hector Turnbull • • • NEW SEASON for the AMPA starts Thursday with a resumption of the weekly luncheons at the Motion Picture Club Prexy Billy Ferguson has lined up a Gala Bill including Edwin C. Hill, radio commentator James Barton and Maude Odell, star of "Tobacco Road" and his leading lady Leon Janney Lila Lee Jacqueline Logan the Merry Widow orchestra under Bola Loblov, the Gentleman Gypsy Furman and Lorraine, Don Galvin, and the guest of honor being Tom Noonan, Bishop of Chinatown who will speak direct from his Cathedral of the Underworld and get this! an announcement concerning a $1500 Nash five-passenger car which will be given away to some lucky AMPA member now will ya be there Thursday? souvenirs for all T T T • • • MEMORIAL STATUE for Russ Columbo is being executed by Alex Romano the statue will be ex hibited alongside the Rudolph Valentino Memorial in Griffith Park, Los Angeles the unveiling of the statue is to be held by Edmund Lowe, Dolores Del Rio and Carole Lombard. T T ▼ • • • THIS GENT Major Bowes of the Capitol who has interviewed so many people on the air will himself be interviewed by Nellie Revell on WJZ today at 2:45 P. M. . Olga Baclanova returns soon from a vaude tour to appear in a Vitaphone musical short The Frankie Darro Stamp Club is getting under way for Mascot Pictures claiming a membership of 70,000 kids picture stamps of screen personalities are given to the youngsters for weekly attendance at Mascot ser:'als Ivan E. Cedar is negotiating with Louise Latimer for the femme lead in "Anything Can Happen" in which Smith and Dale will be featured turope . . . on-a-string (Continued from Page 1) wants a third person in a taxi, even in London? . . . Savoy COCKTAIL bar is the meeting place of all prominent film and stage folk ... A unique hotel as DIGNIFIED as the Union League Club and as MODERN as Broadway . . . (Free Ad). Court Stops Picketing In an opinion stating he was convinced that violence had occurred in the picketing houses belonging to the Rosekay Amusement Co. and Bert Amusement Corp. in the Bronx and Brooklyn, Supreme Court Justice Edgar J. Lauer has issued an order temporarily restraining Local 306, operators' union, from picketing the houses. No strike had bat-n declared, the judge pointed out. Trailer Issued on RKO Short RKO has had National Screen Service get up a trailer on "La Cucaracha," the Technicolor tworeeler. This is said to be the first time a trailer was put out on a short of this length. Dallas Premiere for "Barretts" Dallas — Premiere of M-G-M's "Barretts of Wimpole Street" is set for Friday at the Palace here, according to James Owen Cherry, Interstate city manager. Seats will be reserved at $1.10 top and the event will be broadcast. Giving Free Screen Course Free courses in motion picture and radio work will be given by the New York State Department of Education, in association with the Board of Education in the City of New York, at the State Building, 80 Center St., starting Sept. 17. The courses will continue for 15 weeks. Registrations start Sept. 13 and will be held from 5 to 8 P.M. each day until attendance quotas are filled. Acting, camera work, scenario writing and other pointers will be taught. James Cruze Signed by Lasky West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — ■ James Cruze has been signed by Jesse L. Lasky to direct "Helldorado", the next Spencer Tracey vehicle under the Fox banner. The picture marks the return of Cruze under the Lasky production banner for the first time since talkies. Doran Putting On 5 Plays D. A. Doran, former Fox story editor, will be identified with the production of at least five plays during the season just started. He will do one in association with the Group Theater and four in association with Arthur Hanna and James Neilson. .oming an d G 01 ng $905 Theater Holdup Three Negro bandits held up the Apollo, West 125th St., and got away with $905 Sunday night. LUCIEN HUBBARD. M-G-M producer, an family are in New York on their way back t I Hollywood after a trip abroad. LOUIS B. MAYER and HOWARD STRICK I LING are passengers on the Paris, due to ar rive in New York on Friday. SIDNEY R. KENT is expected to reach Ne> York tomorrow from the coast. M. H. HOFFMAN, president of Liberty Pic tures. has arrived in New York from Hollywooc LOUIS HYMAN. personal representative ft Sol Lesser and general manager of Princip, Distributing Corp., is in New York to woi on release dates for "Peck's Bad Boy," "Urn turn of Chandu" and "Dude Ranger." and tl arrange for the personal appearance of Geonjl O'Brien with the latter film. W. RAY JOHNSTON returns to New York tc] day from his extended western tour. EDDIE SUTHERLAND has arrived from Holly wood to join Monte Brice at the Hotel Wa( wick. WILLIAM BERKE is due in New York th week from the coast on a 10-day business tri| NORMA TAYLOR leaves New York tod; for the Coast. KARL MacDONALD returns to New Yo today from South America. SAM E. MORRIS sails Oct. 10 on the Mai hattan for Europe JACK COSMAN has returned to New Yo from Europe. MARC LACHMAN has gone to Bermuda f a rest. Connolly Signed for Festival West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAIV Hollywood — Walter Connolly, CV lumbia player, has been picked I Max Reinhardt for "A Midsumm* Night's Dream" to be staged at tl Hollywood Bowl starting Sept. 1 Mickey Rooney also will have a pa' in it, playing Puck. Cast will ah include Gloria Stuart, Evelyn Ve; able, John Lodge, William Farnui George Wolcott, Lief Erickson, PaNicholson, Otis Harlan, Fra.i Reicher and others. Close 2 Jersey Dog Tracks Two New Jersey dog tracks ha] closed, one voluntarily and the otra by order of the county prosecut after Vice Chancellor Charles Egj handed down an opinion declarb pari-mutuel betting to be uncons* tutional. He also dissolved a tej porary order obtained by the N* Jersey State Racing Commissior. restraining the Atlantic City Kenr Club from opening its track. T order is taken to mean that trac can be operated, but not with b( ting. There are two other dog trac operating in Jersey. 2 Dayton Houses Boost Scale Dayton, O. — Ike Libson is J modeling the Strand for a first-r policy with prices increased to cents top. Keith's also has boost prices a nickel. New Mexican Producer Mexico City — Paul Bush has formed L'lmpulsora Cinematografica S A. to produce pictures in Mexico. First will be called "Song of Yesterday."