The Film Daily (1935)

THE &IK DAILY Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1935 Vol. 68, No. 32 Wed., Aug. 7, 1935 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and 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 and General Manager; Arthur W. 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, 187' 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. Hollywood, California— Ralph _ Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuebne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cow des-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 8Vi 8i/2 8i/2 Columbia Picts. vtc. 76'/2 75 75 — 1 Vl Con. Fm. Ind 434 4% 4% — '/s Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 17i/2 17 17i/8 — 5/a East. Kodak 149 146i/2 147 + 1% do pfd. 159 159 159 — 2 Fox Fm. "A" .... 16 15% 15% + % Loew's, Inc 405/8 39% 39% — V2 do pfd 105'/2 105V2 105 Vi Paramount ctfs. . . . 5% 5% 53/8 + % Pathe Exch 7/g 34 7/g do "A" 11V4 1114 HVi— 34 RKO 23^ 2S/8 2% Univ. Pict. pfd 29 29 29 Warner Bros 5% 5 5 — % do pfd 37V4 37 37 — 14 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6e40. 14% 14l/2 14V2 Keith A-0 6s46....92 90% 90%— % Lbew 6s 41ww....l03% 1035/8 103% + % Paramount 6s47filed. 104% 104% 104% Paramount 6s47ctfs. 1043,4 104% 104% — % Par. 5l/2s50 ctfs.. .. 106 1/4 106'/8 106 1/4 Warner's 6s39 803/8 79 80 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 20% 20% 2034 M Closes Hawaiian Deal J. R. Grainger, general manager of distribution, yesterday concluded a' contract for Universal product with Consolidated Amusement Co. of Hawaii. The deal was signed by Grainger with Fred Williams and E. Z. Parker of Consolidated. Stanley Nearly Set on Product Philadelphia — The StanleyWarner circuit is virtually set on its 1935-36 product buys. Only deals with RKO Radio and Columbia remain unclosed. British & Dominions Plans 20 Maximum British & Dominions plans to make a top of 20 features for the 1935-36 season, with three or four of these to go into international distribution. The company releases through United Artists in the United States. Baggage for Buckley Albany — A trunk and two suit cases were presented to Chris Buckley, retiring veteran theater operator, at a party tendered him at the Variety Club on Monday night. He leaves Albany late this month for Hollywood, where he will join a producing firm. Guests at the dinner included A. W. Smith, Jr., Si Fabian, Meyer Schine, Moe Silver, and others. Lou Golding, director of the Fabian interests, and Ralph Pielow of M-G-M arranged the dinner. "Java Head" Release Sept. 1 National release of "Java Head" has been set by First Division for Sept. 1. Picture meanwhile is playing a number of pre-release engagements in big cities. Phil Hill Promoted Beatrice, Neb. — Phil Hill, city manager for the two Fox Midwest houses, the Rivoli and Fox, has been promoted to manager of the Fox at Topeka. He is succeeded here by C. A. Stewart, who comes from Marysville, Kas., where he managed two Fox theaters. William Phillips' Duties William P. Phillips, who recently resigned as treasurer of United Artists and was succeeded by H. J. Muller, is now devoting all his time to Reliance and United Artists Theaters. He is treasurer of the former company and a member of the board of the latter firm. 'Annapolis" Premiere in Wash'n Washington Bureau of THE FILM_ DAILY Washington — World premiere of Paramount's "Annapolis Farewell" will take place Aug. 23 at the Earl Theater here, with a special Navy Night attended by Army and Navy officials. Much of che picture was filmed in Annapolis and a number of middies and Washington girls were used in it. David Townsend Killed in Crash Sonora, Calif. — David Townsend, M-G-M technical art director on location here, was among several persons killed when their car toppled over a 200-foot cliff. Larry Rich Dead Larry Rich, vaudeville actor, whose father, Victor Rich, is a Hollywood film player, died this week of a heart ailment at his home in Jamaica. He had appeared at Loew's Paradise theater in the Bronx last Wednesday. More Information Sought On Fox-20th Cent. Merger Henry J. Sperling, counsel for the Committee for Fox Stockholders, yesterday wrote to Haskins & Sells, certified public accountants, seeking more information in connection with Fox Twentieth Century merger. Facts were asked to amplify the Twentieth Century balance sheet as of May 4, 1935, incorporated in the booklet prepared for Fox stockholders. Loew Board Meet Delayed Further delay in the election of successors to Arthur and David Loew as members of the Loew board of directors occurs with decision not to hold the regular board meeting scheduled for today. Reason for the postponement is that a number of directors are out of town. Cast for "Ah, Wilderness" West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Wallace Beery and Lionel Barrymore have been set by M-G-M to head the cast of "Ah, Wilderness!" Barrymore will play the role which George M. Cohan filled in the stage production. Cecelia Parker and Eric Linden are other cast assignments. Clarence Brown will direct, with Hunt Stromberg as the producer. A unit has been despatched to Grafton, Mass., for location scenes. Milton Salzburg a Father Milton J. Salzburg of Pictorial Film Library yesterday became the father of a girl. New Florida Trucking Service Jacksonville — Film Forwarding Co. of Jacksonville has taken out a corporation charter for the purpose of hauling films by truck in Florida. Directors are F. M. Jack, J. W. Jack and F. H. Kent. The Liberty Film Lines of Dallas, Tex., is interested in it. "Diamond Jim" at Roxy Aug. 23 "Diamond Jim," Universal's leadoff production for 1935-36, will have its world premiere Aug. 23 at the Roxy. Shorts on Capitol Bill Short subjects will get a bigger play at the Capitol when the new straight-film policy starts Friday coincident with the opening of "China Seas." A FitzPatrick travelogue, "Colorful Guatemala," and a Pete Smith oddity, "Fighting Fish," will be on the incoming bill. Grace Moore Returning to Radio Grace Moore will be back on the radio with a weekly program over WEAF starting Sept. 16. Italian Film Holds Over "II Delitto di Mastrovanni" ("The Crime of Mastrovanni"), Italian talker with English synopsis, is ber ing held over at the Westminster theater. Coming and Going E. C. MILLS, general manager of Ascap, is en route to the coast. LELAND HAYWARD returns to New York late this week from Hollywood. TED CURTIS of Eastman Kodak is in New York from Rochester. MOE SILVER has returned to Albany from New York. JOEY RAY, upon completion of his role in "Sweet Surrender", leaves for the Coast in 10 days to work in a picture for Universal. HAROLD B. FRANKLIN arrived in New York yesterday by plane from the coast. He will be at the New York Athletic Club for about a week. FRED M. JACK, southern division manager for Warners, and HERB OCHS, Atlanta branch manager, arrived in New York yesterday from Memphis by plane for home office conferences. WINFIELD SHEEHAN is due in New York late this month en route to Europe for a vacation. MAX BERNSTEIN of Bernstein Theaters,* London, arrived in New York yesterday on the Samaria. E. J. SPARKS, FRANK ROGERS and GUY KENIMER of the Sparks circuit in Florida have been spending a few days in Miami. JUNE CLAYWORTH is returning to New York, but plans to go back to Hollywood in the near future as a free lance player. WILL ROGERS is accompanying Wiley Post by plane from California to Alaska en route to Siberia. C. H. BUCKLEY, who recently sold out his Albany theater interests to Si Fabian, leaves shortly for Hollywood to enter the production end of the business. # UNITED AIR LINES ti New Overnight Service from New York and Chicago to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Fastest, shortest to most cities on the Pacific Coast. Leave New York 4:25 P. M. (D.S.T.) 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