The Film Daily (1936)

DAILV Thursday, Nov. 12, 1936 JOHN W ALICOATE Editor jnd Publisher Published daily except Sundays and li at 1650 Broadway, New York. N. Y. J'j Films and Film Folk. Inc. I. W. Alicoate, President. Editi hsher: Donald M. Merserean. Sect : ry-TreMurer and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Chester B. Bahii. Editor. Entered a natter. \IaT II, I'MS, at the r ft-vflire it New York. \. ' Y , un.'.er the : I U rth 3. 1879. Terras (Po*n.-< free) I'uited States outside of Greater '< $10.00 one y months. $5.00; 3 m Foreign "One Way Passage" So Big New Criterion May Hold New <. riterion is considering a hold. 'One Way Passage,' \ arners, as a result of ix's remarkable draw yesterday on its first day. Lobby delay per,1 from I p. m. on through the Way Passage", coing William Powell and Kay Fra »cis, originally played a twoweek engagement at the New York Strand, during Oct. 14, 1932. National release of the reissue is set veek of Dec. 12. "Come And Get It" Ahead of "Dodsworth" at Rivoli $15.00 Add: DAILY » remit with order. THE FILM N>w York. N Y. --4739. ! rk. HollyWilk. 6425 Holly , Phone Granite 6607. London — Fredman. The Film Renter, 127-133 ,V. r. Berlin — LichtbiMbuehne. t2S. Paris— P. A. Harle. La •hie Francaise, Rue de la Cour . 19. Ilmday, -Ralph W. Washington Variety Club to Stage Frolic Nov. 21 Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Third annual frolic of the Variety Club will be staged at the Willard Hotel on Nov. 21. Chairman Guy Wonders announces Johnny Perkins, Audrey Sieber, mis of ceremonies at Warner's Bros. Earle, and Lee Everett of Station WRC as emsees. Earle and Loew's Capitol vaudeville programs will participate. Wonders aids are Gene Ford, Phil Hayden, Harry Lohmeyer, Clarke Davis, and Pete Macias. Nealans With Waters Birmingham — George Nealans, assistant manager of the Alabaha, has resigned to become general manager of the Waters Theaters, a string of neighborhood houses. He will be succeeded by Claude E. Kenner, assistant manager of the Paramount in Nashville. Nealans was assistant manager for four years and during that time built up the membership of a kiddies club to more than 4,000. New Sparks House Opens New Smyrna, Fla. — A gala opening, with press previews followed by formal public showing of "Gay Desperado," marked the bow of the Victoria, deluxe new theater, here. It is the latest addition to the E. J. Sparks chain of Florida theaters, which now number around 110. Paramount Studio Club Sponsors Zukor Dinner West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Plans for the Paramount International Silver Jubilee celebration for Adolph Zukor in commemoration of the Paramount founder's 25 years of service to the motion picture industry, will be ushered in at the company's studio with a huge dinner sponsored by the Paramount Studio Club, it was announced yesterday by George Bagnail, president of the club. Dinner will take place on the night of Jan. 7, Mr. Zukor's birthday, at the studio's largest available stage on the lot. Entertainment will feature some of the foremost personalities of screen and radio. Guests will include stars, executives and many others associated with Mr. Zukor during the last quarter of a century. Preceding the dinner will be a screening of Zukor's historic "Queen Elizabeth" starring Sarah Bernhardt, plus one of Paramount's new Silver Jubilee releases, probably "Maid of Salem", starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray under the direction of Frank Lloyd. Sol Rosenblatt to Speak at A. F. of L. Convention Sol A. Rosenblatt, former NRA divisional director, will speak at the American Federation of Labor convention at Tampa next week. This will be the fourth consecutive A. F. of L. convention that Rosenblatt has addressed. He returned to New York yesterday after conferring with President Roosevelt at the White House. OFFICES facing Radio City at Rockbottom Rentals June Caprice Rites Today West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Funeral services for June Elizabeth Millarde, — June Caprice of the silent film era — will be held here today. Miss Millarde, who was 37, first appeared in films for William Fox in 1916. • 48 WEST 48TH STREET • Small and Large Units ! ALBERT M. GREENFIELD & CO., Inc. . " 521 5th AVE. MUrray Hill 2-6000 • Agent on Premise!, BRyant 9-8299 • "Rembrandt" Here Tomorrow Final print of "Rembrandt," Alexander Korda production starring i Charles Laughton, will arrive in this country tomorrow aboard the Wash , ington. Film has already had its I British opening. Opening at the Rivoli yesterday, Samuel Goldwyn's "Come and Get It" was running 1,300 admissions ahead of "Dodsworth" on latter's opening day at this same house, according to late afternoon check-up. Receipts indicated total first day take would substantially better that of "Dodsworth" figure, the management said. United Artists' officials expected the picture would gross more than the first Saturday's run of "Dodsworth". "Come And Get It" was also reported yesterday to be headed for (5,000 paid admissions on its opening day at the Aldine in Philadelphia, which is also considerably more than "Dodsworth" attracted. Central States Circuit Takes Columbia Product Columbia has closed a 1936-37 product deal with the Central States circuit operating in Iowa and Nebraska. Buy covers 42 houses in 20 towns. Company is also negotiating a deal with the Pioneer Theaters Corp. Minnesota Amusement Co. Closes For Radio Films The Minnesota Amusement Co., with a large circuit of theaters in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and northern Wisconsin has signed contracts with RKO Radio Pictures to take a year's product of that company for all its theaters, Jules Levy, RKO vice president and general manager, announced yesterday. The contractual arrangement calls for a dual first run showing in Minneapolis and St. Paul. House For East 23rd St. Plans have been filed for construction of a one-story motion picture theater at 127-129 East 23d St. by C. A. Sandblom, acting for R. & M. Operating Corp., of 678 Eighth Ave., of which Arthur M. Rapf is president and Michael Ruden secretary. Building will be approximately 50 x 114 feet, with estimated cost $35,000. B. O. Bandit Gets $60 Ottuma, la. — Staging a daylight raid, a youthful gunman held up the Capitol here and escaped with $60. 3rd Week for "Brigade" "The Charge of the Light Brigade" stays at the Strand for a third week, beginning Saturday. BRITISH FIRM Wants American Films ADDRESS BOX 1011 FILM DAILY 1650 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY Coming and Going M. C. BATSEL, manager of Photophone Engineering for R.C.A. Manufacturing Co., has arrived in Hollywood from the east. He will spend a week there. GEORGE NITZE, president-treasurer of Ufa, leaves New York shortly for a vacation on Pacific Coast. MARC CONNELLY, recently returned from Europe, is at the Ritz Tower. CLARENCE BROWN, screen director, is at the Waldorf-Astoria. JUDITH BARRETT, who just completed a role in "Flying Hostess" for Universal, has arrived in New York from Universal City. PHIL SELZNICK, who plans to produce a series of pictures based on the Charles Alden Seltzer novels, is in New York to arrange for distribution of the pictures. MAX YOUNG brewery and theater owner, who will back Selznick, is staying with him at the Edison. JOHN F. WHARTON, treasurer of Selznick International Pictures, is in Hollywood for a two weeks' business conference with David O. Selznick and others. RICHARD DIX has left New York for a two weeks' visit with an old schoolmate, Dr. Johnson Reubacher in Miami, Fla. Dix also plans a visit to Bermuda before returning to Hollywood. SOL A. ROSENBLATT, who returned to New York yesterday from Washington, goes to Tampa next week. GEORGE J. SCHAEFER, who is now in Dallas, returns to New York in one week. LEO SPITZ is due back in New York from the coast early next week. MAX L. LEVENSON of the Levenson Circuit, Boston, is in New York. MRS. M. AUER of Universal left for the Coast by plane last night. S. E. MANSON, film director of FitzpatricX Pictures, Ltd.; and VALENTINE WILLIAMS, British writer, arrive in New York tomorrow on the S. S. Washington. HARRISON FORMAN, explorer, arrives today in New York from a journey through Tibet. He plans leaving tomorrow for Hollywood to act as technical director for forthcoming Columbia production, "Lost Horizon." A. W. SMITH goes to Scranton today from New York. WILLIAM WYLER, after several delays, sailed from New York yesterday for a vacation abroad. JIMMIE SAVO is back in New York from Chicago and rehearsing in a new show. Para. 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