The Film Daily (1934)

THE ■2&?k DAILY Wednesday, Oct. 17, 193 { EXPLOITETTES Artists Compete in Mural Exhibit A HIGHLY successful contest for mural designs, sponsored by the Hanscom Bake Shops, was conducted by Michael Zala, manager of the Eighth Street Playhouse, which has one of the most discriminating clienteles in New York City. The competition was open to all artists residing in Greenwich Village and the designs submitted were exhibited in the theater gallery for a two-week period. First prize was a commission to do the mural in the new shop at a price agreed upon by M. K. Gottfried, president of the company, and the artist. At the conclusion of the exhibit announcement of the prize winners was made from the stage of the theater. Substantial publicity was obtained for both the house and the bake shop through selection of New York newspaper art critics among the judges. Judges were: Carlyle Burroughs, art critic of "The Herald Tribune," Howard De Vree, art critic of "The World-Telegram"; Vernon C. Porter, chairman of the Artists' Aid Committee, A. Z. Krause, Reginald Marsh and Horace Ginsberg, architect. — Eighth Street Playhouse, New York City New Incorporations NEW YORK Vitavision Corp., Manhattan. Motion picture business; capital, $100,000. Stockholders: Joseph M. Davia, Sol Pottish and Helen M. Bing. Flying Trapeze, Inc., Manhattan. All branches of the theatrical business; capital. 100 shares of stock. Shareholders: Benjamin Price, Armen D. Anderson, Jr., and Milton Morganstern. Wonder Films, Inc , New York City. Motion pictures; capital. $10,000. Stockholders: Abraham Meyers, Milton B. Kolb and Edith Cohen. Eighty-sixth Street Casino Theaters, Inc., Manhattan. Motion pictures; capital. ISO shares of stock. Shareholders: Joseph Sehernman, Albert Scheber and Harry Sacher. Cartoon Exhibitors. Inc., New York City. Motion pictures and vaudeville; capital. 200 shares of stock. Shareholders: Kendall Williams. William Hamlin and Richard Syer. Kameo Pictures Corp., Manhattan. Motion pictures; capital, 200 shares of stock. Shareholders: Ben Cooperman, Harold Horowitz and Freda Freeman. Boxbeech Corp., Manhattan, Motion pictures; capital, 100 shares of stock. Shareholders: Teresa A. Schickling, M. Jane Wright and Jane M. Franklin. Hurstar Theatrical Enterprises, Inc., New York City. Theaters and other places of amusement; capital. $10,000. Stockholders: Harry Starnes, Philip Mekelburg and Jennie Hurtig. Ramsey Theater Corp., Manhattan. Theatrical, motion picture and vaudeville features; capital. 100 shares of stock. Shareholders: James S. Unburn, Charles Goldberg and Theresa Blumberg. Pioneer Motion Pictures, Inc., Queens County. Motion pictures; capital, 200 shares of stock. Shareholders: -.Roland Tardiff, Robert O. Smith and' Constance Tardiff. MONG THE PHIL M. DALY • • • HAD A nice chat with one of the real regular gents of the screen Regis Toomey you know the chap who crashed the "big name" sector through his outstanding performance in the never-to-be-forgotten "Alibi" here is an actor whose superior intelligence is evident in everything he does before the camera and if you ask us he is one of the select few who really have mastered the Art of Pantomime T T T • • • HE IS one player who readily admits that the story is the thing and that many an actor only looks great in a pix due to the material and the way he is handled Reg has just completed a featured role in "Sea Girl" for RKO he tells a story with a rare touch that is a delight to listen to get him to tell the one about the cullud bellhop he met in Memphis who had never encountered a real honest'gawd picture star in all his bellhopping career when Reg spoke to him the cloudy youth broke down with joy and excitement, and wept and Toomey admits he was so affected that they both cried on each other's shoulders but it's the way he tells it • • • IT IS Tower Day at the AMPA luncheon this Thursday in tribute to Catherine McNelis, publisher on the fifth anniversary of the Tower mags Bert Adler has lined up a grand program Louis Nizer, toastmaster Elsie Janis, toastmistress Speakers: Eddie Cantor, Ernst Lubitsch, Claire Trevor, Ginger Rogers Entertainers: Irving Kaufman, the Duncan Sisters remember that last Tower luncheon? then you won't want to miss this one T T T • • ,• THEY TELL us pressure .is being brought to bear. on Ray Johnston to rig Ed Finney up in -one of those advertising shirt fronts to go with Ed's new suit of bally whew and we mean whew! the idea is that as Ed presses the bulb in his pant's pocket'.. . the. shirt front lights up with a blare about coming Monog'ram product Ray's friends contend that he should get some value out of hi,s advertising manager's new suit as long as he has to look at it all day it sounds reasonable to us • • • A NIFTY tie-in by Warners on their pix "Happiness Ahead" with the N. Y. "Post"-John Held cartoon contest the name of the pix is used as a teaser line to plug the contest and it was featured on the front page of the paper. • • • THE LI'L girl who grew up into her first adult role in Reliance's "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round" meaning Mitzi Green will be interviewed tonite by Sam Taylor over WMCA Dr. Stephen S. Wise in a sermon entitled "Power" at Carnegie Hall last Sunday gave high praise to the Gaumont-British pix of the same name the film will be discussed from the pulpit during the coming week by Rabbi William Fineshriber and Rabbi Mortimer Cohen of Philly • • • TAKING ADVANTAGE of a convention of the Grotto a Masonic order manager Kumler of the Pantheon in Toledo put over a good stunt for the opening of "The Count of Monte Cristo" he dressed a fellow up with a high hat, opera cape and spats and an appropriate sign on his back and entered him in the Masonic parade « « « » » » I TiMELyjopia Can't Legislate Morals, Says Hollywood Pastor Y^U never can attain morality by law or legislation To obtain morality j community first mustN want* morality. It is a thing% of -the spirit and the only road to it is the way of self-control and self-regulation. You never can make people moral by law. There is no doubt — and I speak from personal knowledge — that the responsible elements in the industry are sincere and determined in their purpose to remove permanently objectionable matter from their product. From personal investigation I know of the care and effective measures being taken in the united effort to bring the pictures nearer the high level which Will Hays has so long advocated. I believe they will succeed. Will Hays is a righteous man and a gentleman and he is making heroic efforts to improve pictures. The problem of better pictures is of vital interest to the church in its duty of moral leadership. The interest of the church should be sympathetic, sincere and lasting. Legislation can not bring righteousness. Many good pictures have failed because of lack of support. We must support the good ones, as well as condemn the bad. Only through these means will motion picture entertainment be raised to its maximum usefulness. — Steivart D. MacLennan, D.D., Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. New Brussels Distributor Brussels — M. Coppin has le™ United Artists to form Belot et C for distribution of American B. I. P. films. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK ■ Oct. 22: Public hearing on budget for Ml Burlesque Theatrical Industry, Green Roo of Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D ( 10 A. M. Oct. 24: Annual convention of Motion Pictui Theater Owners of Washington, Seattle. I] in Oct. 29-Nov. I: S.M.P E. Fall Meeting Hot Pennsylvania, New York. Oct. 31: NRA hearing to consider report fro the agency committee of the motion pin ture industry Code Authority on agent commissions, Washington. Nov. 2: Chicago Film Row Entertainment ai Dance for relief of local needy film fol Medinah Club, Chicago. Nov 3: Cleveland Variety Club's first annu ball, Hotel Statler, Cleveland. Nov. 12: Annual ball sponsored by Motion Pii ture Ppst 8f American Legion, Hotel Statle \