The Film Daily (1936)

THC s2^ DAILY Friday, July 31, 1936 WARNER REFINANCING IS PRACTICALLY SET (Continued from Page 1) a year in interest charges. Brown Harriman & Co. is expected to underwrite the new issue. Coincident with circulation of the report in Wall St., Warner stock ran up $1.25 a share on a big turnover of 37,400 shares. Other film shares also were strong yesterday, influenced by the good earnings reports of 20th CenturyFox, Keith-Albee-Orpheum and B. F. Keith Corp. Leaders Make Reservations For Southeast Exhib Meet The Foreign Field ♦ <+ News Flashes from All Parts of the Globe ♦ ♦ (Continued from Page 1) tive reservations by important exhibitors and distributors. One of the most interesting showmen expected is Col. Sam Borisky of Chattanooga, Tenn., president of G. F. T. A. Others are Hugh Manning, president of S. E. T. O. A.; Ed Kuykendall, president of M. P. T. 0. A., Bob Wilby of Wilby-Kincey; Col. Arthur Lucas and Bill Jenkins of LucasJenkins; Roy Martin of the Martin circuit; Col. Thomas Orr and Nat Williams, past presidents of the Southeastern association; Guy Kemmer of the E. J. Sparks circuit; Tommie Thompson, Thompson theaters; Oscar Lam, director of Southpflstcrn. Distributor executives expected are Charles E. Kessnich, M-G-M; Hubert Lyons and Ching Allen, RKO Radio; Dave Prince. Oscar Morgan and Jack Price, Paramount; W. M. Richardson, United Artists; Paul Wilson, Fox; Harold Ochs, WarnerFirst National; W. W. Anderson, Columbia; A. C. Bromberg and Carl Floyd, Republic; John Ezell, Universal. New House Will Launch Manos Expansion Plan (Continued from Page 1) will be built. He said that the new theater will seat about 1,500. Work is expected to get under way next month. Manos Enterprises now operate six houses in Western Pennsylvania ; two in Indiana, two in Monessen, one in Vandergrift and one in Ellwood City. Latrobe has two houses at present : the Olympic and Paramount. Entered in Venice Exposition Venice — In addition to the entries by American film producing companies in the Venice Biennial Exhibition of International Art, the following pictures have been entered by four European nations: Italy — "Cavalleria", directed by Goffredo Alessandrini; "White Squadron", directed by Augusto Genina; "Ballerine", directed by Gustavo Machaty: Austria—"To the Sun", Floria Films; "Shadows of the Past'" Donau Films "Manja", Kongress Films; Spain— "Scientific Foundations of the Ascension into the Stratosphere", Albano Film Co.: Hungary— "Confession" and "The New Proprietor, ' Hunnia Films; "Princess Daghemar", Styria Films; "Poscirta", Thekla Films. France, Germany, Japan, Poland and Egypt are expected to show native films at the exposition. Swiss Films Problematical Geneva— Little progress has been made in Switzerland towards establishing a native motion picture industry— a project approved by a gov ernment committee. Objections to Swiss film production has been made on the ground that, owing to rigorous German censorship, export possibilities to that country are problematical. Exclusion of Swiss films (made in the German language) from the German market might mean financial failure of such productions. It would always be a financial risk at the best. Proponents of a Swiss film industry hold that Swiss films, being in the German language, would find a large export market — in Germany, Austria and countries with German-speaking populations. PARAMOUNT SETTLES OTTERSON CONTRACT (Continued from Page 1) Frank Meyer and Jacob H. Karp as assistant secretaries of the corporation. Upon the completion of the merger tomorrow, all contracts with Paramount Productions, Inc., automatically will be assumed and carried out by the parent corporation. Ed Finney to Produce 3 Westerns for G. N. McCormack in Color Film London— The Irish tenor, John McCormack, appeared before the cameras at 'the New World studios at Denham last week to sing two songs— "Killarney" and "Believe Me if all Those Endearing Young Charms" — to be incorporated into the first English color film, "Wings of the Morning", which Robert T. Kane is producing for 20th CenturyFox. Henry Fonda and Annabella have the leads. (Continued from Page 1) the west coast. No star has been announced as yet but it is expected that a lead will be chosen within a week. Initial feature will get under way the middle of August. Friedlander Settles His First Division Contract SOUTHWEST PITTSBURGH (Continued from Page 1) days. Friedlander in 1927 assisted Harry H. Thomas in organizing First Division. He became a member of the firm and specialized in originating novel sales and exploitation campaigns. Clarence Eiseman, local manager for U. A., is transferred from New Orleans to Pittsburgh, as branch manager, and succeeded by Cleve Adams. Robb & Rowley of Dallas were in Oklahoma City the first of the week, en route to Los Angeles, where they are combining business with pleasure. Mrs. Marthe McSpadden has put on a six weeks' special admission price of 10 cents 'to all at her Liberty and Grand theaters in Electra, Tex. Peerless Process Advertising Co. has opened offices at 162 Walton St., Atlanta, with Harry Holmes as manager. The new Franklin Theater, Lavonia, Ga., opened recently. Informal Jacksonville, Fla. — Cullottes, shorts, slacks and even bathing suits — provided they're dry — will be permitted at the new Jacksonville Beach Theater opened two weeks ago by officials of the E. J. Sparks organization. With the ocean only a block away, District Manager Guy Kenimer thinks this is the most popular policy he could establish. But the wet bathing suits are still worrying him. He says he may have to install a wringer! WESTERN MASS. Juliu3 Meyer has purchased the Majestic Theater, West Springfield, from the Medford Trust Co., and will reopen the house, closed since the March flood. Sam Goodman of New Haven will do relief work for Al Anders, Bijou, and George Freeman, Poli, both of Springfield, during vacations. John Bula, assistant manager, Art, Springfield, marries Donna Moret this week. Ray Title, manager of the Art, Springfield, has returned from a business trip to New York. Edward McCarthy of the Art is vacationing on Cape Cod. Following a run at Loew's Penn, "Green Pastures" is moving today to the Warner for an extended downtown run. C. A. Pressey added an outdoor movie theater to his Oakford Park in Jeanette. Warner's Cambria Theater in Johnstown has switched to a stage and screen policy. Clifford S. Brown, manager of the Temple, Kane, and Pauline Corbett married this week. Lou Brager and Ben Brown of Warners go on vacation tomorrow. Bert Stearn, the new United Artists eastern division manager, is moving his office to Cleveland in September to make his permanent headquarters there. The Kap Monahans (he's the Press movie editor) will vacation in Canada. C. J. Latta, Warner district manager, and Jack Bernhardt, booker, are back from a Hollywood vacation. Liberty Theater, Harris' newlyacquired house, switched to a firstrun policy, playing Fox, Universal and Republic product. Art Cinema reopens Sept. 5. GB Negotiations Delayed; Statement in Week Likely (Continued from Page 1) yesterday that he was hopeful of a favorable outcome next week. Ostrer emphasized that control of the company would remain here. Three Denver First-Runs Are Showing Revivals (Continued from Page 1) child" and "Les Miserables". "Dancing Lady" and "Big House", picked by the patrons, are at the Orpheum. "There's Always Tomorrow" is doing nicely at the Denham. Ask RKO Fees Irving Trust Co., RKO trustee, has made application for an interim allowance of $60,000 for services in the RKO reorganization and Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Lumbard, counsel to Irving Trust, has applied for $85,000. Hearing on the applir cations has been set for Aug. 11. Wrong Romeo It's Leslie Howard — not Fredric March as typographic-erronneously stated yesterday — who plays Romeo opposite Norma Shearer's Juliet in M-G-M's "Romeo and Juliet". $2,400 Giveaway Denver— The Lucky 7 theaters gave away a $2,400 bank night prize this week, the largest even given by any theater in the world. This had grown from the starting point of $500, where it will again start next Tuesday. In a little over two years the Denver theaters have given well over $200,000 in money and merchandise, house and lot, to their patrons.