The Film Daily (1936)

THE ■2£1 DAILY Saturday, Mar. 28, 193 JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. bv Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W Alicoate. President, Editor and Publisher: Donald M. Mertereau, 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 Holly wood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest \V. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., \V. I. Berlin— Lichtbildbtiehne. Fried richstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle. La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour1r*-Noues. 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat Columbia Piers, vtc Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd East. Kodak do pfd Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd. Paramount 2nd pfd. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros NEW YORK Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. Keith A-0 6s46 Loew 6s 41 ww 102 13-32 Paramount Picts. 6s55 Warner's 6s39 NEW YORK Columbia Picts. vtc. Sonotcne Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux 23 Vi 23 23 35V4 35 3514 + 1/8 6 6 6 — i/8 173/4 l73/4 173/4 — i/4 1 643/4 163!/2 164 — 1/2 165 165 165 48 47 47 1/8 + 1/s 1065/s 106 1/2 106 1/2 — 1/4 95/8 93/8 91/2 + 1/8 72 10 — 1 73 72 IOI/4 10 10% 103/s 10% + 1/2 7% 7% 7% — % 28 27% 27% — 3/4 36% 35% 36 88 88 88+1 12'/8 115/8 11% + % BOND MARKET 28l/4 2734 273/4 — 3/4 28i/2 2734 28 — 34 95 95 95 + i/s 102 13-32 102 13-32 91 893,4 89% 96 951/2 96 CURB MARKET 38 371/2 38 3 2% 3 293/8 28% 29 4% 4 4 11/4 1/2 "i/4 Vol. 69 No. 74 Sat.. Mar. 28. 1936 10 Cents Fire Law Revisions To Be Confab Topic (Continued from Page 1) MiLeod, M-G-M, and Arthur Dickinson of the Hays office. The same group will draft the language for the proposed revision of the city ordinances to allow use of 2,000-foot reels. Commission Hits A. T. & T. Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Federal Communications commission yesterday issued a blast against A. T. & T. for part played in motion picture financing and other extended fields away from pure vocal communication. Charges came in a special 150 page book titled "special investigation docket number one." Location Company Snowed In Lewiston, Idaho — A railroad snowplow was used yesterday to transport foodstuffs and medical supplies to a Samuel Goldwyn company of 100 persons marooned on location in central Idaho. The players and crew were snowed in while waiting to film the annual log drive on the Clearwater River for scenes in Edna Ferber's "Come and Get It." File 40 More Music Suits Forty more suits charging copyright infringement were filed yesterday by five Warner Bros, music publishing firms in U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Of the 40 actions, instituted by Harms, Inc., M. Witmark and Sons, Remick Music Corp., T. B. Harms Co. and New World Music Corp., 21 are against radio stations and 19 against night clubs and hotels. V'//, MARCH 23 Pandro S. Berman William Laidlaw, Jr. Lester S. Tobias MARCH 29 J. E. Otterson Warner Baxter Bob Sisk Joseph Cawthorn Arthur Caesar N. Y. Roxy Pays Taxes All past due and current taxes on Roxy Theaters Corp. by the City of New York have been satisfied by payment of $45,664.85, according to a statement issued yesterday by Howard S. Cullman, Roxy trustee. The organization has paid the city a total of $462,261.15 for taxes and penalties since Cullman's appointment as receiver on Dec. 15, 1932. Set Operators' Pact Hearing Newark — Hearing on charges some theater operators are violating contracts with Essex County motion picture machine operators, whose union is in the hands of a receiver, will be heard April 14 by Vice Chancellor Berry. The case was originally scheduled for this week but was adjourned on agreement of counsel. Musiic Pact Deadline April 7 New five-year Warner music contract for radio stations was mailed last night and gives the stations until Apr. 7 to send in acceptances. The preent three-month temporary licenses expire on Mar. 31. Louisiana Tax Stands New Orleans— Gov. White's pocket veto of the bill to eliminate the present tax of 1 cent on each 10 cents of admission automatically kills the bill. Argues Anti-Trust Angle in "Shorts Forcing" Case (Continued from Page 1) to a suit for $61 brought in the 3d Dist. Municipal Court by the RKO Distributing Corp. for non-payment on shorts with the defense that the RKO contract and that employed by the other major distributing companies was in violation of the Sherman and Clayton anti-trust acts. The defense alleged further that the contract was especially favorable to affiliated exhibitors. Melvin Alber — of the Weisman office — said that a suit to test the "shorts forcing" issue would be filed in Federal Court early next week. Open "Spring Festival" Loew's "Spring Festival" was yesterday inaugurated at the State by a number of civic and theatrical celebrities, including Borough President Samuel D. Levy and John B. Harris, president of the Broadway Assn., who officiated. Others present included Charles C. Moskowitz, Roger Pryor, Toby Wing, Patricia Bowman, Bob Hope, Dolores Reade, Gertrude Niesen, Arthur Tracy, Phil Regan, Bert Gordon, James Murray, Pedro Montanez and Jay C. Flippen. Flippen was master of ceremonies for a broadcast of festivities by WHN. Set Dates on "Rhodes" George W. Weeks, GB's general sales manager, states "Rhodes, the Diamond Master," is set to open at Warner' Boyd, Philadelphia, April 1; the Capitol, Charleston, April 5; and the Little, Baltimore, April 11. The Metropolitan Theater, opens the picture with a gala premiere, April 16. Boston Exhibitor Dies Boston — Michael J. Lydon, pioneer exhibitor, died yesterday after a lingering illness. Lydon, who was 65, was the father of Frank Lydon, of the Hamilton Theater in Dorchester and a leader of Allied. Carl Halls! rom Dead Salt Lake City — Carl I. Hallstrom, Jr., stage manager of the Orpheum, recently died of pneumonia after a short illness. Fire Destroys Ventnor House Ventnor, N. J. — The Ventnor theater was destroyed yesterday by a fire of undetermined origin. Loss of the house, believed fireproof, was estimated at $125,000. Schenck Buys Fla. Home Miami — Nicholas Schenck who with Mrs. Schenck, is at Miami Beach, has purchased a $150,000 home in Miami Beach and will establish a winter residence here. Leon Janney Marries Leon Janney, former child star of pictures, has married Jessica Pepper, showgirl in the current "Ziegfeld Follies." Janney is now 21. Coming and Going GRACE MOORE is booked to sail on th Conte di Savoia from New York today. D. D. CAVELLI sails on the Deutschland to day on his return to London. MITCHEL LEICHTER leaves the Coast tomor row for an exchange city tour, with San Fran cisco as his first stop. JOSEPH SIMONDS, Coast producer, leave Hollywood April 3 for New York to arrant his production plans for 1936-37. C. U. YAEGER arrives in New York Morula] from Denver. A. RAYMOND GALLO, who is to produci "The King's Breakfast," went to Atlantic Cih, yesterday to confer with Rita Weiman, co author of the piece with Maurice Marks. ERNEST ECHEVERRIA, Santiago, Chile ex hibitor, is in New York. GRETA GARBO sails from Copenhagen toda) en route to Hollywood. E. B. HATRICK arrives in New York Monday from Hollywood. DAVID PALFREYMAN returns to New York today from Washington. ROBERT GILLHAM returned to New York yesterday from Florida. ED KUYKENDALL returns to New York today after attending the Pettengill bill hearing jt Washington. JOE BRANDT leaves New York for the Coast about Apr. 15. NAT LEVINE and M. J. SIEGEL, who arrived yesterday, are slated to return to the Coast today. Buying Studio Equipment D. D. Cavelli, formerly Eastern color cameraman, and now associated with P. D. Brewster, color inventor and the Revelation Films, of London has completed arrangements for the purchase of American equipment for a new color laboratory to be opened by Revelation Films in Wembly England. Cavelli sails on the Deutschland today returning to London. John Mahan Dies John B. Mahan, accountant with the Paramount theater department, died early yesterday morning at his home in New Jersey. He was 34 years' old and is survived by his widow and two children. Hersholt Honored at Luncheon West Coast Bureau, of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Jean Hersholt has been honored at a luncheon celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut as a picture actor. Irvin S. Cobb was master of ceremonies. SHOWMAN'S REMINDER Check panic bolts on all doors daily; don't leave it to an irresponsible underling.