The Film Daily (1936)

DAILV Friday, Sept. 18, 1936 Vol. 70. No. 67 Fri.. Sept. 18. 1936 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundavs and Holidavs at 1650 Broadwav, 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 \V. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter. Mav 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York, N Y., under the act of March 3. 1879. Terms (Postage free) United State? 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 Broadwav. New York, N. Y. Phone. Circle 7-4r^6. 7-4737, 7 4738, 7-4739. Cable Address: Filmdav, New York. Hollywood, California— Ralph Wilk. 6425 Hollywood B'vd.. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 127-133 •lr St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstra^e. 225. Paris— P. A. Harle. La Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la CourNoues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 2458 2458 245'8 + l/4 37'2 3738 3738 — 1 Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind. Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. East. Kodak do pfd. . Gen. Th. Eq 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 do pfd. 4% 4Vi 4V4 — y8 18 18 18 + Vs 1725 g 172l/2 172V2 — l'/i 24 23 3 g 24 — !/„ 5934 5938 59V2 + Va UV8 8734 12'8 838 7', 305ft 383, HI 13% 10' i 11 + Vi 84'2 871/2 4 31/2 1138 12'8 + V4 81/4 8'/4 — Vs 7 7i/g + Va 303 8 305/g -f % 38 3 g 38 34 4 Va 1 1 0 1 2 HI 4 1 13'/g 13'/2 4 % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s46 95'2 95'/2 95'/2 Loew 6s 41 ww 99 983;, 99 Par. B'way 3s55 60 '8 60 60 Paramount Picts. 6s55 94'/4 935/g 94l/4 4 Vi RKO 6s41 Warner's 6s39 9634 96 Vi 96 Vi — Vi NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Picts. vtc. Grand Natl Films 4'8 4 4'/g 4 Vg Sonotone Corp. 2'/i 2 Vi 2Vi Technicolor 27 27 27 — Vi Trans-Lux \i,/A -V SEPTEMBER 18 Greta Garbo Helen Vinson Edward Rosenberg C Gardner Sullivan Foreign Field Improving Says Nizer on His Return In the face of wars and threats of wars, improving economic conditions in Europe are substantially benefitting the motion picture industry then said Louis Nizer, attorney, as he arrived in New York yesterday on the Conte di Savoia. Nizer had conferred with Max Reinhardt and Jack Warner at the former's castle in Salzburg in connection with "Danton," which Reinhardt will next produce for Warners. He also visited Geneva and the Lido during his seven-week trip. Jules Brulatour and his wife, the former Hope Hampton, also were passengers on the Conte di Savoia, returning from a vacation in Italy and the south of France. Other returning travelers were: Sylvia Sidney, who has been working in "The Hidden Power" for GB and who leaves for Hollywood over the week-end; Joseph Hazen, the former Warner Bros, attorney, and Mrs. Hazen returning from a wedding trip to Austria and the Lido, and Jimmie Durante, who has been working in a GB production at London and who now goes into "Red, Hot and Blue," Freedly musical opening at the Alvin on Oct. 21. Stan Laurel to Take Rest West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Stan Laurel yesterday announced that he would take a long rest following the completion of his untitled western feature comedy. The production completes his three-picture contract with Hal Roach. Upon Laurel's return, Roach will have first call upon his services. Newt Levi Dies West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Newt Levi, Warner exchange manager here, died yesterday of heart failure in Phoenix, Ariz. He was a veteran in the distributing field. Gene Raymond Opposite Pons West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Gene Raymond will have the male lead opposite Lily Pon« in the operatic star's next RKO Radio picture, "Manhattan Girl". Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball and Patricia Wilder also will be in it, with Leigh Jason directing. "Barbier de Seville" Opening American premiere of "Le Barbier de Seville", French musical picture produced by Hakim Films, takes nlace Sept. 22 at the Cinema de Pa Warners Sign Joe May Bureau of Tfll: II! M DAILY Hollywood — Joe May, prominent German director, ha= been signed by Warners. Richard Heymann, com also has been added to the Warner roster. First Releasing Schedule Revised by Grand Nat'l Under a revision of the initial releasing program of Grand National, "In His Steps," B. F. Zeidman picture, goes into national distribution Sept. 29, after which will come the following: Oct. 6, "Devil on Horseback"; Oct. 13, "White Legion" Oct. 20, "Yellow Cargo"; Oct. 27, "Captain Calamity"; Nov. 4, "Song of the Gringo"; Nov. 10, "We're in the Legion"; Nov. 17, "Five Little Peppers"; Nov. 24, "Great Guy"; Dec. 3, "Hats Off"; Dec. 7, "23^ Hours Leave"; Dec. 10, "Navy Spy"; Dec. 17, "Ride, Ranger, Ride"; Dec. 24, "Snow Covered Wagons"; Jan. 1, "China"; Jan. 8, "Grand Canyon". "Murder with Music", musical, has been taken off the schedule, for the time being, at least. New Bernice Claire Short Bernice Claire is starred in a tworeel Vitaphone musical, "Imitation Of A Lady", now in production at the Brooklyn studios. Supporting cast is composed of many wellknown Broadway entertainers, including Bruce McFarlane, Nina Olivette and Boys, Stanley Smith, Three Byrnes Sisters, Wyn Cahoon, Frank Marino, Adrina Otero, George Courtney, Eve March, George Lewis and Loui^ Russell. The film is being directed by Joseph Henabery. Gets Sophie Tucker Film West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Four Star Pictures,! Inc., with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, has acquired the Northern and Southern California rights to "Gay Love", starring Sophie Tucker and featuring Florence Desmond. Four Star also has the rights for Arizona. Nevada, Hawaiian Islands, Washington, Oregon, Northern Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alaska. Book Exploration Film "The Human Adventure", archaeological feature produced under the auspices of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, has been booked to play next month at the Plaza Theater," East 58th St. house. Film Center Has Loss Film Center Bldg. reports net loss of $17,481 after all charges for the vear 1935. compared with loss of $25,344 in 1934. More Stories for Monogram "Paradise Isle", an original by Sidnev Brentwood, has been acquired by Monogram for 1937-38 production. Another acauisition is an original bv Gerald Hickson called "The Marines Are Here". Blystone to Direct Cagney We i Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollvwood — John Blystone has been siened bv Douglas MacLean Productions to direct James Cagnev in "Great Guv" for Grand National release. Shooting starts Oct. 15. Coming and Going JULES BRULATOUR and MRS. BRULATOUR (Hope Hampton) returned to New York yesterday on the Conte di Savoia. MR. and MRS. JOSEPH HAZEN arrived in New York yesterday on the Conte di Savoia following a honeymoon in Europe. LOUIS NIZER returned to New York yesterday from abroad. ARTHUR LEE, GB vice-president, goes to' Boston today. PAUL L. HOEFLER returned to New York yesterday from India, where he spent almost a year filming "Voice of India." After a few days here, making his headquarters at the Explorers Club, Hoefler sails Wednesday on the Queen Mary to make a feature and 13 shorts in Africa for Warners. JOHN Q. BYRAM of Paramount'-, play department left yesterday with Mrs. Byram for Hollywood. ANITA BARWELL has returned east from a flying trip to Hollywood where she made a test at Paramount for "Barely a Lady." FRED FOOTMAN, operator of the Liberty Theater Colorado Springs, will spend a few days of his vacation in New York before continuing to Mexico City. GEORGE T. BURGESS, president of General Service studio with headquarters in Astoria, is on his way to the coast, where he will supervise the construction of a new stage the company is adding to its coast plant. HEATHER THATCHER, English stage and film comedienne, has left New York for Santa Monica, Cal., where she will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks. While in California, Miss Thatcher plans to produce and appear in "The Full House," the Ivor Novello comedy in which she played the leading feminine role in London. WESLEY RUGGLES, Paramount director, plans to leave the coast within a week for England to confer with a prominent novelist for film rights to his latest book, which has not yet reached this country. JANE WINTON is scheduled to return to New York Sept. 28 from a European vacation. TAUL O'BRIEN, attorney, has gone to Colorado for a vacation. LEWIS M. CLEMENT, RCA vice-president of engineering aind research, has returned to fhotophone's Camden headquarters from the company's Hollywood studios, where he spent six weeks supervising the expansion of Photophone's technical facilities and engineering personnel for handling the requirements of new licensees. G. L. DIMMICK, Photophone expert on the ultra violet recording process, and A. C. BLANEY, Photophone film processing expert, are still on the coast cooperating with the sound engineering departments of 20th Century-Fox, Warner and Columbia. TED CURTIS of Eastman Films is in town. ARTHUR KOBER has taken an apartment at the Lombardy for the Winter. WINFIELD R. SHEEHAN has arrived in New York from the coast. JOHN BLYSTONE has returned to Hollywood from New York. EDWARD ROWLEY is in New York from Texas. HAROLD ROBB is due in New York next week from Texas. WILL H. HAYS returns to New York on Monday or Tuesday following a protracted coast visit. J. J. MCCARTHY leaves New York on Thursday for a stay at Hollywood. Boston Hikes on "Ziegfeld" Boston — "The Great Ziegfeld" opens this week at Loew's State and Orpheum with a 10-cent admission increase.