The Film Daily (1936)

THE ■3&*i DAILV Monday, Dec. 21, 1936 Vol. 70. No. 146 Mon. Dec. 21, 1936 lOCents JOHN W AUCOATE Editor and Publisher Published daliy except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York. N Y. by Wtd'a Films and Film Folk. Inc. .1 W. Alicoate. President. Editor and Publisher; ] Donald If. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer I and General Manager; Arthur \Y. Fddy, Associate Editor; Chester B. Bahn. Managing I 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 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 nil communications to THE FI l.M DAILY, 1650 Broadwav. New York. N. Y. Phone. Circle 74736. 7-4737, 7-4738. 7-4739. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hotlywood, California— Ralph Wilk. 6425 Hollywood Blvd.. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest \V. Fredman, The Film Renter. 127-133 W • our St.. \V. I. Berlin— Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse. 225. Paris— P. A. Harle. La Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. FINAN CIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (.QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDA High Am. Seat 23'/8 Columbia Picts. vtc. 32V4 Columbia Picts. pfd. 39'i Con. Fm. Ind. 5 Con Fm. Ind. pfd. 165/8 East. Kodak 172'/2 do pfd 163 Gen. Th. Eq 31 Loew's. Inc 63!i do pfd Paramount 21 Paramount 1st pfd. .146 Paramount 2nd pfd.. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Cenutry-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd. Warner Bros do pfd 18% 9% 7% 353/4 Low 23 32 39</2 5 16l/2 172 I6OV2 2934 62% 203 g 143 185/g 93/g 75/g 353/g Close 23 32Va 39i/2 . 5 16'/2 172 160i2 2934 63 261/2 143 18% 93/s 7% 353/4 Y) Net Chg. 3/g 13/g V/i 2 31/2 % Va — 5 17% 16% 163/4 — 'A NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s 46.. 98% 98% 98%— 3/g Loew 6s 41 ww Par. B'way 3s 55 . 72% 72% 72% Par. Picts. 6s 55 ...100% 100% 100'/4 RKO 6s41 115 115 115 ..... Warner's 6s39 .... 99% 99% 99% — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Picts. vtc Grand National ... 3% 3% 33/g Sonotone Corp 2 2 2 Technicolor 21% 20% 205/g — V4 Trans-Lux 4% 4% 4% — % DECEMBER 21 Lucien Hubbard Pat Hartigan William J. Cowen Blanche Schneider The Broadway Parade 11 Picture and Distributor Born to Dance (Metro-Goldwyn-MayeriRembrandt (United Artists)— 3rd week Pennies from Heaven (Columbia Three Men on I Rainbow on the Theater 3rd week Capitol Rivoli Pictures) — 2nd week Paramount ! Horse (Warner Bros.)— 4th week Strand River (RKO Radio) Music Hall Stowaway (20th Century-Fox) Roxy Captain Calamity (Grand National) (a) Criterion Accused (United Artists) (a) Criterion The Man Who Lived Again (GB Pictures) Rialto The Lady from Nowhere (Columbia) Globe Night Waitress (RKO Radio) (a) Palace Winterset (RKO Radio) (a-b) Palace 4 TWO-A-DAY RUN ♦ Lloyds of London (20th Century-Fox) — 4th week Astor 4} FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURES ♦ Abyssinia (Amkino) — 2nd week Cameo Slalom (Geo. Kraska-World Pictures) 55th St. Playhouse Soderkakar (Swedish picture) Cinema de Paris 4} FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ College Holiday (Paramount Pictures) — Dec. 23 Paramount Beloved Enemy (United Artists) — Dec. 25 Rivoli Gold Diggers of 1937 (Warner Bros.)— Dec. 25 Strand After the Thin Man (M-G-M)— Dec. 25 Capitol Sing Me a Love Song (Warner Bros.) — Dec. 25 Criterion Once in a Million (20th Century-Fox) — Dec. 31 Roxy The Plainsman (Paramount Pictures) — Jan. 6 Paramount That Girl from Paris (RKO Radio) (c) Music Hall Jungle Princess (Paramount Pictures) (c) Rialto (a) Dual Bill. (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. Coming and Going JAMES A. FITZPATRICK, producer of FitzPatrick Traveltalks, returns on the S.S. Normandie Wednesday, accompanied by NORMAN G. W. LOUDEN, British film magnate and managing director of Sound City Films, Ltd. NICHOLAS M. SCHENCK returned to New York from the coast over the week-end. EDWARD G. ROBINSON is scheduled to arrive in New York from England Wednesday aboard the Normandie. MRS. ROBINSON, who joined the star in Europe recently, is accompanying him. P. A. POWERS, who is now at the coast, returns to New York shortly. Await Fabian Decision As to Next Roxy Move (Continued from Page 1) its final offer for the property, which he has not seen, he has not yet determined what action he will take. Fabian declared that his negotiations for the theater antedated those of Fox by a considerable period. Morton Jacobs, of counsel for Fabian, said in court last Friday that the first mortgage bondholders' committee, informed Fabian last Tuesday that it had received a better offer, but had not given Fabian sufficient time to make a counter-offer. Fabian indicated that he will have determined his course of action within a few days. Production Hits Lively Clip; 47 Films in Work (Continued from Page 1) while "Marry The Girl" has just started at Warner Bros. "Time Out For Romance" went into work at 20th Century-Fox this week and "Class Prophecy" and "Person To Person Call" at Universal. "Ada Beats The Drum" and "To The Victor" are the newest on the M-G-M schedule. Buck Jones' picture, "Left Handed Law," was completed this week. "We The Jury" has finished at RKO. Timothy Murphy Elected Grand National Treasurer (Continued from Page 1) as treasurer. As yet Bright has not announced a new connection. On the board Murphy joins President Alperson, Edward Peskay, Robert Atkins and Charles L. Stillman. Following the board meeting, Alperson announced two new appointments: Anne Rosenthal who has been head of the legal department, now assumes the duties of assistant secretary in addition; and William Neary was named assistant treasurer. Song is Made Basis of Million Damage Action Infringement suit asking $1,000,000 damages has been filed by Samuel Cummins, special agent, and Foreign and Domestic Music Corp. against 20th Century-Fox, Nino Martini and Fox Movietone in connection with a song called "Passa L'Amore," written by C. A. Bixio of Milan, Italy. Action brought in the Federal Court, New York, also names Con Conrad and Herb Magidson, composers of the number, "Midnight in Paris," which, it is alleged, contains portions of the Bixio composition. Astrachan and Goldman Get New Foreign Posts Lipton Astrachan has been named general manager for Universal in the Far East succeeding Charles Brookheim, who has resigned it was said Saturday by Nathan L. Manheim, "U's" foreign head. Walker May Succeed Farley Washington — Should James A, Farley resign his Cabinet post as Postmaster General his likely successor will be Frank C. Walker, the United Press said Saturday. Edmond Goldman has been appointed by Jos. Seidelman, Columbia foreign sales head, to represent Columbia in the Philippines. Goldman was formerly stationed in Shanghai. Improved Sound Recording Seen as Highlight of '37 "The year 1937 will witness the fruition of the efforts of the research and development engineers in the vastly improved sound recording which will emanate from these studios," according to Edwin M. Hartley, manager of the RCA Photophone Division, Saturday. "There is every indication, too, that the motion picture studios will cooperate in establishing uniform recording standards in keeping with the new and improved sound technique," he stated. Odium's Atlas Corp. Stock Washington — Holdings of Floyd D. Odium, president of Atlas Corp., in the company stock amount to approximately $4,000,000 as of Oct. 31, SEC reported Saturday. Odium held 192,130 shares of common plus 214,443 option warrants.