The Film Daily (1935)

THE &&>* DAILY Thursday, Oct. 24, 1935 Vol. 68, No. 97 Thurs.,Oct. 24, 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, 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 DAIi^Y, 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 — Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. Paramount 2nd pfd.. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Century-Fox pfd Warner Bros do pfd STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 14 135/g 135/g — V4 657/s 65y4 653/4 — % 55/s 5'/2 55/g 19 183/4 18% — % 163 162V2 163 + 1 493/4 493/g 491/2 — 1/4 1073/4 1073/4 1073/4 — l/2 lli/s 10% 10% + % 957/s 94 95'/2 + 1% 131/4 125/8 13% + Vi 6 6 6 + % 53/4 167/8 26i/4 8 5% 16 1/4 26 73/4 53/8 — % 163/4 + I/4 261/g 77/8 451/2 441/2 451/2 + VA NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. . 15 14l/2 14% Keith A-0 6s46 .... 91 % 91 % 91 % — % Loew 6s41ww IO51/4 105% 10514 + 'A Paramount Picts. 6s55 963^ 96% 963/8 + % RKO 6s41 831/4 831/4 831/4+ V* Warner's 6s39 827/8 82 82% + Vi NEW YORK CURB MARKET Sonotone Corp 3 2% 2% — % Technicolor 183/4 18% 18%— % Trans-Lux 3% 3% 3% Byron Morgan Gilda Gray Arthur W. Stebbins Dan J. Smolen Joseph Zimanich Mo. Governor Attending St. Louis "Dream" Opening St. Louis — Local opening of Warners' "A Midsummer Night's Dream" tonight will be attended by Governor Parks, who is making a special trip from the capital to be present as guest of honor. For the first time in local history, society will turn out in force for a film premiere, and the first-night audience also will include city notables from various fields. Republic Signs 2 Deals Dent Circuit has bought the entire Republic's current program for first-run in the Colorado playhouses of this circuit in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Greeley and Grand Junction. This deal is in addition to a similar contract with the same circuit for first-run in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Boise, Provo and Pocaiello. Publix Northwest also has bought the Republic lineup, the transaction having been set by Gilbert Nathanson, salesman in the Minneapolis branch. Added to Ampa Guests Ed Walsh, famous spit-ball pitcher of the White Sox, now retired on a farm in Connecticut, and Earle Sande, noted jockey who set up a record by winning the Kentucky Derby three times, have been added to the list of sports celebrities who will be introduced by Thornton Fisher at the sports luncheon of the A.MPA today in Jack Dempsey's Restaurant. Zeidman Preparing "St. Elmo" West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — B. F. Zeidman Productions will place "St. Elmo" in work about Dec. 1. Earle Snell is writing the screen play. Among 16 pictures to be made by Zeidman are four Bret Harte stories. Kalke"r Representing Republ:c London — Louis E. Kalker has been appointed representative of Republic Pictures with British Lion in the United Kingdom. Early in the current year Kalker was chosen representative of Mascot Pictures in the United Kingdom. He will take over his new duties on Nov. 1. Skouras Action Put Off Trial of the Skouras injunction action against RKO has been put off until tomorrow in the New York State Supreme Court. The plaintiff seeks to prevent RKO's 81st St. theater from playing Twentieth Century-Fox pictures day and date with its own neighboring houses. First Barney Google Opening "Tetched in the Head," the first in Columbia's series of color cartoons featuring Barney Google, will be seen as an added screen attraction at the Roxy starting tomorrow, when "Transatlantic Tunnel" opens as the featured film. ITPA of Wis. and Mich. Votes to Join Allied States Milwaukee — Independent Theaters Protective Association of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan voted at its annual convention here yesterday to join Allied States Ass'n. The organization named Andy Gutenberg of Milwaukee president; F. J. McWilliams of Madison, vice-president; Ernst Langmach, treasurer, and Ed Maertz, secretary, both of Milwaukee. Frank Koppelberger of Lacrosse, August Berkholtz of West Bend, L. F. Thurwachter of Waukesha, William Silcock of Lake Geneva, George and Bert Fischer, Ross Baldwin, R. J. Patterson, Charles Wasicheck, Frank Fisher, all of Milwaukee, were elected directors. Penna. Case Coming Up Pittsburgh — The two year old Friedman Brothers $450,000 antitrust case against RKO Distributing Corp. and other major distributors will be heard early next month in Federal Court here. The brothers, Sam, George and Ben, former Farrell and Sharon exhibitors, allege that 13 distributing firms refused to supply them films. France Film Changes Name France Film has changed its name to Franco American Film Corp., with Robert Hurel continuing as president. The company plans to re-release "Three Musketeers," in French, with the picture to go into distribution in one week. Leo Pillot on Exploitation Leo Pillot has been< promoted by GB to handle exploitat:'on exclusively in future. Charles Garrett, who recently joined the department, headed by A. P. Waxman, succeeds Pillot in charge of trade paper, newspaper and fan magazine releases. "Musketeers" Study Guide A study guide on "The Three Musketeers," RKO Radio production, has been published by Educational & Recreational Guides of Newark as the latest in its series of such booklets for classroom work. Balderston Signed by Garrett London — John L. Balderston, Hollywood scenarist, has been signed by Garrett, Klement Pictures to adapt "The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss" in which Cary Grant will make his British film debut. Halsey Raines in Legit Field Halsey Raines has opened offices in the Bond Bldg. and will shortly place in production a legit play titled "Waltz at Midnight." Photophone Expands N. Y. Studio Expansion of facilities at RCA Photophone's studios on Fifth Ave. to accommodate increased recording business, has been completed. Harry Jones is in charge. Coming and Going MARTIN BECK sailed from New York yesterday on the Normandie for a brief business trip abroad. PHILIP MERIVALE, Broadway actor signed by Paramount through the William Morris office for a role in "Give Us This Night," leaves Monday by plane for the coast. SIDNEY E. SAMUELSON, national Allied president, leaves at the end of the week for Pittsburgh to speak at the convention of the regional Allied unit to be held there Monday and Tuesday. MRS. WADDILL CATCHINGS, whose husband is on the Warner board of directors, sailed yesterday on the Queen of Bermuda for Bermuda. MARK OSTRER, MERLE OBERON, C. AUBREY SMITH, CLIFFORD WHITLEY, G. B. STERN and EUGENE PALLETTE are on the passenger list of the Berengaria, arriving early next week from England. GEORGE W. WEEKS left New York last night on a middle western and southern trip. J. J. FITZGIBBONS has returned to Toronto from New York. LESTER COWAN arrived in New York yesterday by boat from the Coast. WILL H. HAYS, who is in Washington, returns to New York tomorrow. WALTER FORDE, GB director who leaves New York at the end of the week with Mrs. Forde for Hollywood, will go by way of Niagara Falls, Vancouver and Seattle. EMANUEL COHEN goes to the Coast early next week from New York. HUGO RIESENFELD is in town from the Coast. V. I. VERLINSKY left yesterday for Washington to address the S.M.P.E. convention. J. E. ROBIN is on a business trip upstate. Toronto "Dream" Opening Is Attended by Royalty Toronto — Local premiere of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Warner roadshow film, brought out viceroyalty, high officials of the city and province, educational leaders and prominent film men. William Fox, former Fox Film head, was an unexpected member of the audience. Col. John A. Cooper, head of the Canadian distributors' association, made a brief talk and introduced the Mendelssohn Choir of 200 voices which sang a prelude. J. J. Allen, Oscar Hanson, Leo Devaney, Clair Hague and L. Rosenfeld were among other film men present. Television Tube Demonstrated A small radio tube, applicable for television scanning as well as for present types of amplifying, was demonstrated before the Institute of Radio Engineers last night by Dr. V. K. Zworykin, Dr. George A. Morton and Louis Malter of the RCA Laboratories. ,EIDEN}OUNDjLBRnRyJ 33 W. 60th ST NEW YOKK CITY MUSICAL WUNDTMfflRY MOOD m TYPE OF PICTURE