The Film Daily (1936)

THE s^2 DAILY Friday, Mar. 27, 1936 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 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. London — Ernest 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 STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 23% 23'/2 23% + % Columbia Picts. vtc. . 35% 35V8 35Vg — % Columbia Picts. pfd.. 44% 44% 44% — % Con. Fm. Ind 6% 6 6% — % Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 18% 18 18 East. Kodak 164% 163 164V2 + 3 Loew's. Inc 47% 47 47 do pfd 1063£ 10634 10634 — % Paramount 9% 9% 93/8 Paramount 1st pfd... 73 72% 73 Paramount 2nd pfd.. 10% 10% 10% Pathe Film 10% 93/8 10% + % RKO 8 73/4 77/8 + % 20th Century-Fox . . 28% 28% 28% — % 20th Century-Fox pfd. 36% 36 36 — % Univ. Pict. pfd 90 87 87—3 Warner Bros 12% 11% 11 % — % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. . 28% 28 28% — % Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 293/8 2834 28% — % Loew 6s 41 ww 102 12-32 102 12-32 102 12-32 —1-32 Paramount Picts. 6s55 91 % 91 91 Par. B'way 3s55 .... 57% 57 57 RKO 6s41 72% 72 72 — % Warner's 6s39 965/8 95% 96 — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Sonotone Corp 3 2% 3 4 % Technicolor 29% 29% 29% + % Trans-Lux 4% 4 4 Gloria Swanson Andre Beranger Youngclaus-Thompson Developing New Circuit Lincoln, Neb. — William Youngclaus, vet exhib of Grand Island, Neb., and Lloyd Thompson, son of Nebraska's Senator Thompson, have announced plans for Western Theater Enterprises which will be incorporated with a capitalization of $199,999. The organization plans to build up a circuit of independent houses. Youngclaus now has the Empress, Grand Island, which will be the home office; the State in Central City, and the Shelton, Shelton, which is being remodelled. Lord Moyne Heads Probe Group London (By Cable) — Lord Moyne has been appointed to head the Government Committee of Six to make an enquiry under the Film Acts. There is no trade representation on the committee. Adopt "Bank Night" New Orleans— That United Theaters, which hitherto had kept out of money giveaways to any large extent, has jumped on the bandwagon with other neighborhood exhibitors, was learned here as it became known that the .circuit had contracted for "Bank Night" in its houses. To Make Industrial Film Deals Contracts covering industrial pictures will be closed with European companies by W. A. Bach, President of Audio Productions, who sails for England today on the Aquitania. Moss May Raise Capital London (By Cable) — Moss Empires is considering raising its capital to $2,805,000 by issuance of 21,000 additional shares of $5 each. Daily Television Broadcasts London (by Cable) — -An hour's television show at each performance is planned by Buxton Theaters Circuit, Ltd., at the Hippodrome, Seacombe. Switch Rialto Opener "Moonlight Murder," originally slated for the Capitol, will open at the Rialto this morning instead. "Moonlight Murder" replaces "Silly Billies," first scheduled. Danubia Releasing One "Az Uj Foldesur" ("The New Squire"), first Hungarian picture to receive an award from the Hungarian Parliament, has been released in the U. S. by Danubia Pictures. Amkino Premiere April 4 The American premiere of Amkino's "Children of the Revolution" will be held April 4 at the Acme, New York. Ventriloquist In Short Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist and his dummy "Charlie McCarthy", start work today in a one-reel Vitaphone comedy at the company's Brooklyn studios. Reply to Stockholders Suit Made By Warners (Continued from Page 1) Warner Bros, yesterday replied to a suit filed by Morris and Emelia Sharf, holders of about 4,000 shares of the company's stock, who have filed an action in the New York State Supreme Court attacking its officers and directors for quitting Ascap. In part, he said: "Strangely enough, one complaint is that the men in charge of these companies sought to license the use of music they controlled to broadcasters on terms apparently more favorable to the Warner group than the percentage of royalties paid the Warner group by Ascap. Thus the plaintiffs apparently are complaining that the management is seeking to make radio pay more for the use of Warner music." Inaugurating Loew's Carnival Borough President Samuel Levy will officiate at ceremonies inaugurating Loew's Spring Carnival at the State this morning, according to Manager Al Rosen, who also states the festivities would be broadcast by WHN and filmed for Loew houses in New York by Hearst Metrotone News. Those expected to attend include Dr. John A. Harriss, Arthur Tracy, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston, Gertrude Niesen, Bob Hope, Roger Pryor, Toby Wing, Joan Marsh, Ed Sullivan, Stoopnagle and Budd, Patricia Bowman, Pedro Montanez and Jay C. Flippen. Big Provincial Profit London (By Cable) — A net profit of approximately $2,471,835, and a recommendation to pay a dividend of 15 per cent per ordinary share, are reported in the 26th annual statement of Provincial Cinematograph Theaters, Ltd. To Consider Theater Deals The Paramount executive committee, at a meeting today, is expected to consider buy-back clause arrangements with Karl Hoblitzelle and A. H. Blank, circuit partners. The board meeting planned for yesterday was cancelled as a number of its members attended the funeral of Gerald Brooks. "Fauntleroy" at Music Hall April 2 "Little Lord Fauntleroy," David 0. Selznick's first film for United Artists, opens at the Music Hall, April 2. Hold Over Chaplin Film Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — "Modern Times" first week business at the Palace has won a holdover. Opening at Center "The House of a Thousand Candles" will be the next attraction at the Center opening Wednesday. "Winterset" Wins Prize "Winterset", which has been acquired by RKO, yesterday was awarded the first annual prize of the New York Drama Critics' Circle. Coming and Going SIDNEY KINGSLEY has returned to New York from the Coast. WOLF HENIUS, representing Imperial Productions of Bombay, India, has arrived at the Coast. V. B. COSTER returned from Argentina yesterday on the Western World to take up duties in Erpi's Latin-American Department. DAVID BERNSTEIN returns to New York next week from Hollywood, Fla. W. S. TOWER, JR., sails from New York today for Mexico to replace William De Mello as manager of Western Electric. MYRON FAGIN has returned to New York from Chicago. ANDRE ROOSEVELT and CYRIL VON BAUMANN leave New York tonight on the Santa Clara for Ecuador. VICTOR MOORE has arrived at the Coast from New York to begin work for Radio. CLAUDE EZELL, who is in New York, goes to Washington within a few days. WILLIAM A. BACH, president of Audio Productions, sails on the Aquitania today from New York. NOLA LUXFORD is in New York from Hollywood to consult with a producer about working in a play. SAMUEL BECKER, special counsel at the Federal Communications Commission hearings in Washington, was in New York yesterday. J. R. McDONOUGH, vice president of Radio Pictures, is in New York from the Coast. NAT LEVY, district manager of Radio Pictures, returned yesterday to Detroit from New York. Heywood-Wakefield Leases Space HeywoodWakefield Co. has leased the entire East end of the first floor at 1 Park Avenue, New York City, according to President Richard N. Greenwood. This is the same space temporarily occupied by the company for the January New York market, plus a larger adjacent space. In addition to the regular furniture lines, complete displays of the company's theater chairs will be maintained at the new building. Public Seating Department offices, Railway Sales Division offices; and the regular line New York Sales Offices will be moved into 1 Park Avenue. Completion of the move is expected by April 1. Leslie Adams Dies Leslie Adams, stage and screen actor, died at the New York Hospital yesterday after a brief illness. He was 49. Adams had collapsed on Saturday during rehearsals of a new play. Adjourn Claims Hearing Hearing on objections of the Irving Trust Co., RKO trustee, to the special master's recommendations on the Rockefeller claims was adjourned yesterday in Federal Court to Apr. 2. 2000 THEATRE CHAIRS A Rare Bargain These chairs were used in the internationally famous Earl Carroll theatre arid are in beautiful condition. HARING & BLUMENTHAIL 755-7th Ave., N. Y. C. COl. 5-70T0