The Film Daily (1936)

THE 24 NEW THEATERS ADDED IN MIDWEST (Continued from Page 1) James Owen; Chief, Marceline, by | Glen W. Dickinson; Uptown, Se I ialia, by J. T. Goshen; Brookside, Kansas City, by Fulton & Schwartz; Castle, Kansas City, by Connici & Brancato; Caldwell, Auroi-a, by Glen Caldwell; Sosna, Moberly, by Louis M. Sosna; Community, Neosho, by Tuggle & Harwick. In addition to the foregoing, which are mostly small houses, some larger projects are under way in the St. Louis area. New construction in Kansas includes: New, Anthony, by Barrons & Droz; Mead, Kingman, by F. W. Meade; Mecca, Russell, by E. B. Danielson; New Princess, Kansas City, by Athens Theater Corp.; Kaw, North Topeka, by W. E. McKinley; Civic, Pretty Prairie, by local merchants; Welcon, De Sota, by W. W. Weldon; Cozy, Ottawa, by R. H. Montgomery; Robinson, Robinson, by merchants; Atlanta, Atlanta, by merchants; Howard, Arkansas City, by W. D. Fulton; Civic, Wichita, by 0. F. Sullivan; State, Hutchinson, by Sproule Bros. Educational Sets Five-Year Record (Continued from Page 1) start in several seasons," he commented. With six comedy shorts in varying stages of preparation for an intensive shooting schedule to begin Wednesday, and with eight others already completed, Educational has one-third of its two-reel comedy line-up finished or in work. 35 per cent of the one-reel subjects in three different series are completed or in work. Bert Lahr's second picture of the season will go before the cameras under Al Christie's direction in Astoria on Wednesday. Buster Keaton is due to arrive in New York today, and his second of the year will start shooting on completion of the Lahr picture. These will be followed by comedies featuring Niela Goodelle, Pat Rooney, Jr., and Herman Timberg, Jr., Buster West and Tom Patricola, with another featuring Keaton to be made before the frozen faced comic returns to Los Angeles. Government May Set Up Fact-Finding Unit (Continued from Page 1) infractions of the Sherman and Clayton acts, the department is reported considering the establishment of a unit to obtain statistics and data required as cases develop. -£S£i DAILY Monday, Aug. 31, 1936 • • • THE BIG News of the week as far as we are concerned is that a Sensational Star has been discovered over the week-end and whenever a sure-fire star has been discovered, that is big news to last for several weeks for this film biz sure can make use of 'em so forget your narrow party affiliations and your little punk company jealousies and get up on your hind legs and cheer for 20th Century-Fox and their Simone Simon the charming Maid from Marseilles for she will add brilliance and glamour to an alleged Art that must keep dishing out brilliance and glamour if the customers are to be kept streaming to the bee-ohs that very directly give all of us our jobs are you big enough to grasp the point? then cheer for Simone, for she has the stuff that sends Electric Thrills through audiences • • • WE SAW it happen with our very own eyes heard it with our own ears sensed it as the waves of emotional reaction swept the first-show audience at the Roxy last Friday it is a thrill that you get once in a decade the last time it happened to us was at the pei'formance of Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in "Seventh Heaven" and that's a helluva long way back and the electric surge in the audience was the same as that at the Simone Simon performance you can't fool the people they KNOW some personalities, some stories (like "Seventh Heaven") have the God-given power to reach out to the audience and play upon them as a genius plays upon the strings of a violin and that's exactly what Simone Simon does in "Girls' Dormitory" • • • FORGET THE story it is incidental Simone Simon would make any story incidental they could put her in a piece of puerile piffle and she would glorify it with her gracious charm and overwhelming appeal she is glorious and oh, such a relief from that never ending procession of Hollywood Standardized Stars with the same make-ups, the same sophistication, the same routine mannerisms the same Sameness Simone Simon is DIFFERENT she is Herself natural, believable, charm personified she will sweep the nation by storm. • • • THAT CHOICE collector's item, a rare first edition of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans," was grabbed at an auction by Harry Goetz for $575 dirt cheap, for similar copies in the original boards and uncut have brought as high as $3,200 T T T • • • THE FIRST "Court of Human Relations" reel looks like a natural based on articles from the Macfadden publication True Stories, the initial short in the series titled "Mad Money" hits you as a factual story that could happen to any of us drama from the lives of plain everyday folks that is bound to catch the fancy of the masses the gent who did the scenario on this first one has scored impressively with a fast-tempo style that keeps the suspense taut and building to a most effective climax with the tremendous power of the Macfadden publications and the radio program in back of this series, looks as if Producer B. K. Blake and Columbia have Something • • • ON THE Ben Bernie radio program Sept. 12 will be Ramona, and Ethel Waters on Sept. 29 . . . • Martin Standiscussed the performance of Philip Reed, screen star, and "The Last of the Mohicans," over his program on WMCA Saturday nite I ONE FILM WRITER FOR "EVERY THREE PLAYERS (Continued from Page 1 ) and feature players on major company rosters. The outstanding example is M-G-M, which has 108 writers on its rolls compared to 68 contract players. Paramount has about an equal number of each, or 87 writers and 88 players; 20th CenturyFox, 51 writers, 84 players; WarnerFirst National, 53 writers, 82 players; RKO Radio, 37 writers, 77 players; Columbia, 23 writers, 60 players; Republic, 38 writers, 20 players. S. M. P. E. Meet to Hear Late Improvements « « « » » » (Continued from Page 1) Oct. 13 — Technical papers program at Eastman Kodak laboratories' auditorium, invitation luncheon at Kodak Park Works, inspection tour of Kodak Park and Kodak research laboratories. Oct. 14 — Technical papers program at Sagamore Roof, invitation luncheon at Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., inspection tour of Bausch & Lomb plant, semi-annual banquet and dance at the Oak Hill Country Club. Oct. 15 — Technical papers program, society business and adjournment of convention. In charge of convention arrangements are the following committees: Program and Facilities — W. C. Kunzmann, Convention Vice-President; J. I. Crabtree, Editorial VicePresident; G. E. Matthews, Chairman, Papers Committee; H. Griffin, Chairman, Projection Committee; E. R. Geib, Chairman, Membership Committee; W. Whitmore, Chairman, Publicity Committee; G. E. Matthews, Chairman, Papers Committee. Local Arrangements — E. P. Curtis, Chairman; G. A. Blair, A. A. Cook, J. I. Crabtree, K. M. Cunningham, K. C. D. Hickman, L. A. Jones, G. E. Matthews, I. L. Nixon, W. B. Rayton, E. C. Roland, L. M. Townsend. Registration and Information — W. C. Kunzmann, Chairman; E. R. Geib, S. Harris. Transportation — C. M. Tuttle, Chairman; F. E. Altman, E. K. Carver, J. G. Jones, J. C. Kurz, H. B. Tuttle. Hotel Accommodations — K. M. Cunningham, Chairman; J. G. Capstaff, E. K. Carver, A. A. Cook, O. Sandvik, H. B. Tuttle. Projection— H. Griffin, Chairman; A. A. Cook, W. H. Repp, E. C. Roland, E. F. Tetzlaff, L. M. Townsend. Banquet — I L. Nixon, Chairman; G. A. Blair, W. Clark, A. A. Cook, R. M. Evans, W. C. Kunzmann, S. E. Sheppard, H. B. Tuttle, J. S. Watson. Publicity — W. Whitmore, Chairman; F. C. Ellis, E. C. Fritts, J. C. Kurz, G. E. Matthews, E. C. Roland. Ladies' Reception Committee — Mrs. L. A. Jones, Hostess, assisted by Mrs. A. A. Cook, Mrs. R. M. Evans, Mrs. C. M. Tuttle, Mrs. H. B. Tuttle, Mrs. S. E. Sheppard.