The Film Daily (1934)

-. &&% DAILY Friday, Sept. 14, 19 ■ Vol. LXVI, No. 63 Fri , Sept. 14, 1934 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : Editor and Publisher Publisher! daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by WW'S Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager; Arthur \V. 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, 4-4738, 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. L? Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Columbia Picts. vtc. 32 3\V4 32 + V4 Con. Fm. Ind 2V4 2% 2s/g — % East. Kodak 96l/2 96 Vi 96'/8 — % Fox Fm. "A" 10% 10% 10% — % Loew's, Inc 26% 25% 26% — % Paramount ctfs. . . . 3% 3% 3% Pathe Exch 1 Va 1 1 Vs + Va RKO 2% 2% 2% Warner Bros 4'/4 4% 4% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 12 12 12 Trans-Lux 1 % 1 1/2 1 % + % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th Eq. 6s40. . 5% 5% 5% — % Keith A-0 6s46. . . . 56 56 56 — \Vi Loew 6s 41ww 101 101 101 Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 47% 47 47 + 1% Par. 5%s50 ctfs... 46 46 46 + % Pathe 7s37 99 99 99 Warner's 6s39 52 52 52 + % N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIES Para. Publix 3% 3% 3% Bill Hendricks Wins "Circus Clown" Contest Bill Hendricks, manager of the Warner Theater, Memphis, is the winner of the first prize of $100 in Warner's national exploitation contest on "Circus Clown", starring Joe E. Brown. Second prize of $50 was won by Louis Charninskv, Capitol, Dallas. Ed Hart, Oxford, Plainfield, N. J., won the $25 third prize. Four prizes of $10 each were won by William Leggiero, Ritz, San Bernardino, Cal.; Gene Curtiz and Ken Finley, Palace, Montreal; Ken Grimes, Warner, Morgantown, West Va., and Roy Patterson Gordon, Middletown. O. Remaining seven irizes of $5 each were won by J. E. Elicker, Penn, Wilkes-Barre, Da. ; Barney Gurnette, New Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Cal.; George O'Brien, Miller, Woodstock, 111., Hadden Matthews, 69th St. Theater, Upper Darby, Pa.; Abe Frank, Lyric. Camden; Jim Totman. Warner, Erie, Pa., and R. D. Hutchings, ^ortage, Portage, Wis. Judges in the contest were A. Mike Vogel Major Albert Warner •^nd Chick Lewis. Also selected for honorable men*ion were ♦he following campaigns: F. D. Padgett. Capitol, Clearwater. Fin.; M. Thompson, rrystal. Ellis, Kans. ; Manager of Schine's ^ialto. Glens Falls. N. Y.; Wallv Allen, Keeney. Elmira, N. Y. : E. L. Fawks, Gran idn. Plainview, Tex.; W. J. Tubbert, RKO Keith's, Syracuse; Clark Krueger. Fisher, Detroit; Harry Mintz, Parthenon. Hammond. Tid.; Pete Egan, Capitol. Calgary; T. L. Stallman. Circle. Philadelphia: M. Goldberg. Colonial, Philadelphia: Saul ITIlman. Branford. \ewark: Julius Lamm, Uptown. Cleveland: Tom Mangoin, Stanley. Chester, Pa.: Lyric Camden; Stanley, Baltimore; Broadwav. Charlotte. N. J.; Capitol, Elvria, O. ; Ba'v Theater. Green Bav, Wis.; State. Hanover. NT. J.; lola, Iola. Kans.; Gordon. Middletown O. ; Uptown, Muscatine, Ta.; Strand. Ridgway, Pa.; Take Golden, RKO Palace. Roches r<»r, N. Y. ; Mikado. St. Louis; Indiana. Terre Haute. Ind.: J. E. Flicker. Penn Wilkes-Barre; Stadium, Woonsoeket. N. Y. Allied to Elect Officers will be elected by Allied Theaters of New York at its annua' meeting Wednesday in Albany. Abe Stone is president at the present time. President Sidney E. Samuel>on of Allied will address the convention. Will Drink to Spiegelgass Leonard Spiegelgass of the Universal story department will be tendered a cocktail party Sunday afternoon by I. Broder, motion picture attorney. The affair will be held at Billv Gordon's penthouse or East 57th St. Hoffman Shifts Quarters M. H. Hoffman, Liberty Pictures president who is in New York for nroduct conferences, has moved fi'om the Essex House back to his former headquarters, the Park Central. Warner's Buy Satevepost Story West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "Women Are Bum Newspapermen," by Richard Macauley, published in last week's "Saturday Evening Post," has been purchased by Warners. Warners Expanding In South America Continuing its foreign expansion movement, Warner-First National has opened a new office in Lima, Peru, and plans to soon handle its own distribution in Central America. Karl MacDonald, who has returned to New York after a 10-week trip through Latin America, installed Jack Fisher at the Lima office and Harry Novak at Buenos Aires as manager for Argentine and Uruguay. Business throughout South America is stabilizing itself, t,aid MacDonald yesterday. Major Firm to Release Harry Schenck's Next Harry Schenck, producer of "Beyond Bengal," said yesterday that his next picture would be for major release, but would not be an animal picture because he thinks this cycle is played out. His new feature will be a sea story, part of it to be shot under water and probably in the vicinity of the South Sea Islands, Schenck said. Schenck expects to arrange for oublication within the next few days of a book on his last trip to be titled "Beyond Bengal." Jack Warner to Confer On Production Program Jack Warner, who arrived in New York yesterday by plane from the Coast, will discuss the WarnerFirst National Spring production orogram at home office conferences. Conversations will touch upon plans for "Anthony Adverse." Warner will remain in New York about two weeks before returning to the Coast. Merge Photophone Divisions Camden, N. J. — Consolidation of RCA Photophone's sound-on-film recording activities with the sale of theater reproducing equipment takes place coincident with the appointment of James E. Francis as manager of the Photophone Division of the RCA Victor Co. to replace E. O. Heyl, resigned, it is announced by G. K. Throckmorton, executive vice-president. M-G-M Buys Runyon Story West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "Three Wise Guys," Damon Runyon short story published originally in "Collier's" and subsequently included in the Runyon book collection under the title if "Blue Plate Special," has been bought by M-G-M. The company also has acquired "Backfield," an original with a football background, by Byron Morgan and J. Robert Bren. Helen Strauss Joins Lyons Office Helen Strauss has joined the new play department of the A. & S. Lyons agency. She formerly was with Robert T. Kane at Fox. Second Week for "Loves Me Not" Paramount's "She Loves Me Not" starts its second week at the Paramount today. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK Today: Clambake, Golf and Dinner-Dan of Cleveland Variety Club, Cleveland | Today: Cleveland Variety Club ClambaJ Bratenahl Lake Shore Country Club, Clevi land. Sept. 16: North Dakota Allied meeting. Ma. dan, N. D. Sept. 20: AM P.A. Revels and Luncheon, M tion Picture Club, New York. Sept. 20: "Night of Stars" benefit under an pices of United Jewish Appeal in aid German Jews, Yankee Stadium, New Yoi Nathan Burkan, chairman. Sept. 25-27: Annual convention of Allied i dependent Theater Owners of Wiscons Hotel Schroeder, Milwaukee. Oct. 1-2: Meeting of G. F. T. A. Independ Thealer Owners Ass'n, Robert Fulton Hoi Atlanta. Oct. 1-3: National Film Carriers convent)! Statler Hotel, Detroit. Oct. 7-8: Annual convention of M.P.T of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tenness (Tri-State), Memphis. Oct. 29-Nov. 1 : S.M.P E. Fall Meeting H Pennsylvania, New York. Nov 3: Cleveland Variety Club's first an ball, Hotel Statler. Cleveland. Buck Owens for St. Louis Roedc St. Louis — Buck Owens, who a] peared in many westerns, is het liner of the rodeo to be held SeN 22-30 at the Arena. Ready Reference Directoi With Addresses and Phone Numben Recognized Industry Concerns What To Buy And Where To Buy It * Engravers • CALL— ?fCITY" PHOTOENGRAVING (Day and Night Service) 250 W. 54th St., N. Y. 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