The Film Daily (1935)

THE -ZilK DAILV Wednesday. Sept 4. 1935 25 RKO N. Y. HOUSES TO ADOPT DUAL BILLS (Continued from Page 1) week and double features the second half will now play vaudeville only on Saturday and Sunday and duals the rest of the week. The RKO Palace will continue to play vaudeville and pictures. Take $5,735,980 of New Paramount Issue (Continued from Page 1) Exchange committee on stock list. The second preferred stock, which is of $10 par value, closed yesterday on the stock exchange at 11%. Report French Gov't Plans To Collect Film Rentals (Continued from Page 1) yesterday it was stated that no detailed advices have been received on such a move, although there have been incomplete reports on the matter. Major company representatives are likely to meet on the situation later. San Antonio News San Antonio — Jean Finley, Columbia exploiteer from Dallas, was in recently putting over "She Married Her Boss" at the Aztec and Wiley Post's picture, "Air Hawks" at the Empire, both first-runs. J. M. Sack, Jr., of New York City, brother of Alfred and Lester Sack of Sack Amusement Enterprises, was in the Alamo City last week visiting his folks. Eph Charninsky, manager of the Palace, is back after a several weeks' cruise on Southern waters. Alfred N. Sack, president of Sack Amusement Enterprises left recently for the Oklahoma City branch office. He will be out in the territory for about a month. J. J. Jimenez, San Antonio film exchange man, has returned from a business jaunt to the Southwest Texas Valley. Sol J. Davidson, theater supply company manager, is back in the Alamo City after a brief trip to the Gulf Coast. New Orleans Notes New Orleans — Sam McNeil, who operates a house in Quitmann, Miss., will take over the Palace at Newton and rename it the Majestic. Joe Williams. First Division shipping clerk, has been appointed booker for the newly-opened National Screen Service office. Louis Boyer is manager. W. C. Castelberry, booker for Affiliated Exchanges here, took a weekend-Labor-day vacation trip to Atlanta. Plans Eight in Color Gco-ge Hlrliman, who has formed "Regal Troductions," plans to make features, all in color. First story has a Foreign Legion background. WjP* ^ ^ PHIL M. DALY • • • WE WERE amazed at the amount of detail and research that is encompassed in the operation of the famous industry institution Joe Miles Film Library now operating under the title of Progress Films oldtimers will recall that Joe was one of the first to conceive of the idea of a film-shot library when he started operating 'way back about 1910 under the name of Joseph Miles M. P. Enterprises we spent an hour looking over a mass of index libraries, cards, files covering every conceivable type of shot that any producer could call for indexing scientifically over 7,000,000 feet of film some of which dates back to the very dim beginnings of the industry 1907-08 T ▼ T • • • HERE INDEED is a remarkable Institution which it is safe to say would seriously cripple many a producer from time to time as he sends out a frantic call for some out-of-the way shot if the Miles Film Library wasn't ready at hand to furnish it for a time Walter Futter operated this library and it was later repossessed by the Miles estate Sam Rubenstein is now the directing genius under the name of Progress Films . . and doing a swell job ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • WE TRIED to stump Sam by calling for some very unusual and obscure types of shots after he showed 'em all to us in his comprehensive index card system, we quit trying to show the Library up it simply can't be done 't contains practically Everything 200,000 feet of war material alone on every phase of war that you can think of one specialized field is a business in itself supplying material to industrial companies who make up their own reels ▼ ▼ ▼ £■ Vu* CVR,RENT EVENTS and World History make this Library indispensable right now there is a hectic cry for shots that hook in with the Italo-Ethiopian crisis and Mister Rubenstein has been able to supply promptly shots of Italian warships, sailors, the Suez Canal, etc. . . practically Priceless for there are so few pieces of film extant on the ,2? ■;■•;•■ that J'ust gives you a sli£ht idea of the value of this Library as History is written from day to day they never know when some footage that has lain dormant in the vaults for 15 or 20 years suddenly becomes all-important to some producer that's what gives the personnel of Progress Films a great kick and joy in their work and fcervice is the watchword they often spend several days to root out some little 10-foot shot that a producer must have but it s all a part of Progress Service ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • IN THE "Daily Film Renter" of London the interesting "Tatler" writing in his daily column, notes that he went to keep an appointment with visiting Publisher Jack Alicoate with glee for he had just been commissioned a Kentucky Colonel and could greet Old Col. Alicoate with all due ceremony and as an equal, you might say Congrats, Ernest W. Fredman ▼ ▼ ▼ fr * cf IT IS with Justified jubilation that Mister and Missus Sam Rosen (nee Elinore Fabian), announce the birth of a son on Aug. 30 at the Lenox Hill Hospital . Sam is associated with the Fabian Theatrical Enterprises Frank Buck arrived yesterday from his long trek in the Malay Pen !uSU!iLW^ another wild animal film he will start cutting the 100,000 feet of film at once for release by RKO Radio Alter seven years with the Columbia Broadcasting System, Kobert S. Taplinger has opened his own organization for publicity and radio relations at 485 Madison Ave. Francis Lederer will fly to New York from Hollywood for the premiere of his pix, The Gay Deception," at the Waldorf-Astoria on 1 hursday eve GROSSES UP FOR HOLIDAY WEEK-END (Continued from Page 1) was RKO's "Top Hat," which will undoubtedly chalk up a new week record at the Music Hall. The picture has smashed five records at the big Radio City house, where 155,000 persons have paid admissions during the first five days of its run. Labor day business exceeded that of any holiday in the theater's history, it was stated yesterday. The following percentages of increase, as compared with the Labor Day week-end of 1934, were reported by Broadway houses: Roxy, with "Diamond Jim Brady," 42 per cent; Strand, with "Page Miss Glory," 33 and one-third; Capitol, playing "Anna Karenina," 20; Rivoli, with "Call of the Wild," 30; Paramount, with "Two for Tonight," as good as last year. Jesse L. Lasky Leaves To Start English Film (Continued from Page 1) return to Hollywood Oct. 15, ' when they officially launch their Coast production program which calls for five pictures. Lasky has signed Phil Friedman, former casting director at Fox, as his executive assistant, and Maurice Hanline as his story editor. Buffalo Bits Buffalo — "China Seas," clicking heavily at_ the Buffalo, was moved ; to the Hippodrome for a second downtown week. Precedent was set J two weeks ago by "Curly Top." "Love Me Forever," Grace Moore's musical, threatens to top her "One Night of Love" at the Lafayette. Managing Director A. C. Hayman said the business of the first Moore picture was doubled. George Mackenna, house manager, is vacationing in Ontario. Stay of the $12,000 judgment obtained by Arthur Geddes, expelled aerator, against Buffalo Motion Picture Operators' Union, has been denied by Justice Clarence MacGregor in Supreme Court. Verdict has been appealed. Meanwhile the union, in receivership, has been shown in court examination to have assets totaling $2,100, mostly sums owed by membership, about 120 men. Set First National Release First National's "The Goose and the Gander," will be released nationally, Sept. 21. (« €t €4 » » » One in Addis Ababa Adds Ababa — Providing the threatened Italo-Ehtiopian war develops, but one picture theater will suffer here. The Ethiopian capital's lone movie house plays 65 per cent French pictures and 45 per cent American films. !