The Film Daily (1936)

DAILV Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1936 Vol. 70. No 142 Wed. Dec. 16. 1936 10 Cents JOHN W AUCOATE : Editor and Publisher Published daliy except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York. N. Y. by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. T. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Chester B. Bahn, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter. May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York. \. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879 Terms (Postaee 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 .ill communications to THE FIT.M DAILY, 1650 Broadwav. New York. N. Y Phnne. Circle 7-4736. 7-4737, 7-4738. 7-4739 Cable Address: Filmdar, New York. Hollywood. California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Holly wood Blvd.. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardonr St. W. I. 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Grand Natl Films Sonotonc Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 243J 24 24 35Vi 35 35 42 41 1 » 4H/g — 1 538 5'4 5'/4 17'/2 17'8 17Vi — Vi 164 164 164 301/4 291/g 30y4 + 1 653j 64i/4 64l/4 — 1/4 IO6V4 1061,4 IO61/4 22% 21% 21% — b8 157 154V4 1541/2 — 3'2 21 2OV4 2OV4 — 3, lOVi 101/g lOVg — i/4 83/g 8Vg 8i/g — Vt 373/g 36i/2 361/z — % 46 1/4 46 46 — 5/g 105 105 105 I8V4 1734 173., + l/8 68' 2 68 68' 2 + 1 BOND MARKET 101 1003/4 101' — "vi 72'/2 721/2 721/2 — 1/2 IOOV2 IOOI/4 10038 — l/g 1183/4 lis 118 — 1/4 100 993/g 100 +1/2 CURB MARKET 33; 338 '3%_"u 2 2 2 + l/g 22'/8 22Vg 22Vg — Vi 4S/g 4% 45/g DECEMBER 16 J. M. Kerrigan Barbara Kent Clyde Cook Morris Lowenstein Again Heads M.P.T.O. of Oklahoma Oklahoma City — At the second day of the M.P.T.O. convention resolutions were passed condemning dual programs. A gold wrist watch was presented to President Morris Lowenstein. After transacting routine business the following officers for ensuing year were elected: Morris Lowenstein.. of Oklahoma City, reelected president; Leonard White, of Weatherford, re-elected vicepresident; Orville Enloe, of El Reno, re-elected secretary-treasurer. Directors elected were: Fred B. Pickrel of Ponca City, L. C. Griffith of Oklahoma City, Ralph Talbot of Tulsa, with J. C. Hunter as alternate; Harry Lowenstein of Ardmore, Max Brock of Lawton, Homer Jones of Alva. Para, and WB Biz Ahead of '35 Despite Holiday Drop Paramount and Warner Bros, officials said yesterday that business currently was ahead of last year despite the usual pie-Christmas slump. Nate Blumberg, RKO general manager, said business over the RKO circuit was about the same as last year. Dinner For Mendlesohn New Haven — A bachelor dinner for Mori'is Mendlesohn, local Loew attorney, has been arranged foi tonight at the Hotel Taft. Erie Wright, publicity man for the district, has issued invitations in the form of a gravestone, and menus shaped like coffins. Mendlesohn has not been dissuaded — he will marry Esther Levine of this city on Dec. 20. Dinner For Senator Eames Littleton, N. H. — Jack Eames, owner of the Premiere Theater here, the Colonial at Bethlehem and the Colbrook Theater, will be tendei-ed a banquet tonight, the result of his election to the State Senate. "Lloyds of London" In 4th "Lloyds Of London," 20th Century-Fox special, goes into its fourth week today at the Astor, where it is running on a two-a-day schedule. "Rembrandt" Held for 3rd "Rembrandt," the Alexander Korda production, with Charles Laughton in the title role, will be held over for a third week at the Rivoli beginning tomorrow. "Horse" Stays for Fourth "Three Men on a Horse," today enters its fourth week at the Strand Theater and will stay until Christmas Eve. 20th-Fox Films for Roxy Following "Banjo On My Knee," two more 20th Century-Fox pictures are set for the Roxy. Next will be "Stowaway", Shirley Temple vehicle, and "One In A Million". Cullman III, Meeting of Mayor's Committee is Off Illness of Howard S. Cullman, Roxy trustee, yesterday caused postponement of the meeting of Mayor La Guardia's committee on movie industrial relations which was expected to take final action on approving the absorption of the Allied Operators' Union by Local 306. Conn. M. P. T. O. Discusses Colorado Bank Night Case New Haven — Connecticut M. P. T. O. met yesterday at the Hof Brau Haus, with Irving C. Jacocks, president, in the chair. Analysis and discussion of the Colorado Bank Night decision in the District Court of Appeals was led by Edward G. Levy, Executive Secretary. There also was discussion on the M. P. T. O. A. 10-point program and distributor replies received up to the present time. Gilbert Succeeds Berlin Irving Berlin, who serves on the executive committee of the Songwriters Protective Ass'n, has resigned as first vice president and has been succeeded by L. Wolfe Gilbei't, who was 2nd vice president. George W. Meyer has been named 2nd vice president. No Industry Legislation Charleston, W. Va. — An advance check-up reveals that no measure which directly concerns itself with the motion picture industry will be introduced in the regular legislative session here opening January 13. Park Quits Hospital Braddock, Pa. — Alexander Park, operator of the Capitol Theater here, left the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh following a serious operation on his eyes. McCroskey in Car Crash Lake Village, Ark. — C. H. McCroskey, manager of theaters at Dermott, Eudora, and Lake Village, was slightly injured and his car completely wrecked when brake mechanism failed and the car crashed into a culvert near Eudora. Plagiarism Trial Jan. 15 "The Scoundrel" plagiarism action brought by Sigbert Cohen against Paramount, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur is scheduled for trial in the New York State Supreme Court on Jan. 15. Case had been on the calendar for yesterday. Max Slott Leaves Warners Max Slott, former member of the Warner theater department in Chicago under James Coston, has left the company to open the Park Theater there about March 15. Coming and Going SOL A. ROSENBLATT returns to New York today from Washington. BILL GRADY has arrived in New York from Hollywood. ROBERT BENJAMIN, attorney, returns to New York today from Chicago. CHARLES C. PETTIJOHN has gone to Washington from New York. T. NEWMAN LAWLER returns to New York today from Washington. ISIDORE and MAURICE OSTRER are booked to sail from New York Dec. 26 for London. MILLY MONTI, Italian singer and actress arrives in Hollywood from New York today to begin work under her new contract with Emanuel Cohen, president of Major Pictures. WILLIAM WYLER, now in New York, returns to the Coast shortly to begin work on "The Woman's Touch" in which Sam Goldwyn will star Miriam Hopkins. MACK D. WEINBERGER, General Sales Man , ?ger of General Pictures Corporation, leaves today on a swing around the mid-west exchanges. HAROLD ARLEN has arrived from Hollywood. BEN Y. CAMMACK, RKO Radio South American representative, has arrived in New York. WARD WING sailed from New York yesterday on the Washington for England and later goes to Ceylon to make "Tea Leaves in the Wind" for RKO. AL CHRISTIE, producing and directing for Educational in the East, leaves today for the ' coast where he will spend the holidays. He will be accompanied by his brother, CHARLES CHRISTIE. CHANNING POLLOCK, playwright, accompanied by his wife and daughter; MARIANNE DAVIS, English actress; LORRAINE CRAWFORD, American dancer; and HUGH WALPOLE, Brit ish novelist, sail today for England aboar the Queen Mary. Columbia's District Manager SAM GALANTY of Washington and Branch Managers PHIL FOX of Albany; JOE MILLER of Buffalo and ALLAN MORITZ of Cincinnati visited the Home Office yesterday. LORD RAGNOR, chairman of the board or British National of America, sails Saturday I from London. MARY PICKFORD is stopping at the Sherry-J Netherlands and plans returning with her fiance] CHARLES (BUDDY) ROGERS, and her niece, GWYNNE PICKFORD, to the coast by plane on Christmas Day. JOSEPH MANKIEW1CZ, M-G-M producer, is en route to Hollywood. SYLVIA SIDNEY leaves New York shortly for the coast to resume work for Paramount. : RepublicPichires ANNOUNCES For IMMEDIATE PRODUCTION THE WOMAN I LOVE" and "THE LADY WANTS TO DANCE"