1937-38 international motion picture almanac (1938)

-Ban BAL8KY. ALEXANDER: (See 19uC-37 Motion I'iitiive Alliiallai-.) BALSLY. LEE D.: Advertising Sales manager for i!Oth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Started in motion picture business In 1910 as owner and manager of Aladdin theatre, Springfield, Mo. Later advertising managei for A. D. Flinton. distributor of Famous Players Pictures (Iowa. Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska i. l$ecanie branch manager for Metro at Kansas City and It was during this connection that the Kansas City Film Board of Trade was organized with Balsly as secretary. Manager of the Liberty Theatre Kansas Ciiy, Mo. Then with Paramount. Manager of advertising ac cessorles for Universal, l",)27-28. is member of AMPA. BALTIMORE. DAVID M.: President, Moving Picture Theatre Aianagers Institute, Inc.; b, Elmlra, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1892; married; p. A. and E. Baltimore; e. business and electrical training; graduate of Publix Managers Training School in 1926; trained as radio technician during War. In theatre business since 19U8, tilling minor capacities until 1912; 1912-15 Him salesman, state rights owner; 1915-25 theatre owner and manager; 192(i-27 preparing Instructional material for training theatre managers; 1927 organized the Moving Picture Theatre Managers Institute, Inc.; 1928 to date educational director of Moving Picture Theatre Managers Institute; during this period has written forty text-books on every phase of theatre management, theatre advertising and theatre technics. These textbooks form basis of study at the Institute. Member of Society of Motion Picture Kngineers. BALTIN, WILL: Theatre editor. Daily Home News and The Sunday Times, Nev\' Brunswick, N. J.; b. New Brunswick, N. J.. October 17, 1912; p. Mr. and Mrs. .Julius Baltin; e. high school and extension college work. Entered journalism at twelve as printer's devil on weekly newspaper, then sports editor, desk work and theatre v\'riting. Published own newspaper. Daily Tabloid, for few months. Joined the Daily Home News and the Sunday Times in 1929 as sports writer, but changed to theatrical writing. Became theatre editor in 1932. Has other than theatrical duties, including a gossip and radio column. BAMBERGER. LEON J.: Sales Promotion Manager, KKO Radio Pictures, Inc. b. New York City, Dee. 22, 1892; business as booker. General Film Co., Indianapolis, then assistant branch manager Mutual Film Corporation. Indianapolis, then promoted to branch manager for Mutual in Buffalo. Resigned to become assistant manager of Chicago office of Kinemacolor Company. When this company went out of business, he became assistant general sales manager of World Film Corporation. In 1915 appointed sales promotion manager Vitagraph-Lubin-Selig-Essany, Inc, ; 1917, manager contract department. Fox Film Corporation; 1919. manager contract department and sales pnimotion, United Picture Theatres of America, Inc. In .Tanuary, 1921, joined the Famous Players Lasky Corporation as exploitation representative for the Minneapolis territory. In 1922, promoted to handle exploitation for all of Canada, headquarters in Toronto. 1923, promoted to assistant general manager of division of exploitation, moving into the home office. Upon disbanding of the exploitation force, he was made sales promotion manager for Paramount, remaining in that capacity, also editing company's house organ, until joining RKO in February, 1932. BAMON, IRVING: (.See 1936-37 Motion Picture Almanac. ) BANCROFT, GEORGE: Actor, b. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 30, 1882. h. 6 feet 2 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 195 pounds; p. non-professionals; e. Tomes Institute, Port Deposit, Md.. and United States Naval Academy: m. Octavia Brooke, ex-professional (now retired) ; hyall outdoor sports. Upon leaving school he went to New York. Appeared In such stage successes as "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," "Paid in Full." "Old Bill, M, P.," "Cinders" and many others. His first picture, "Driven," and his first picture for Paramount, "Code of the West," brought film to the attention of James Cruze who was casting for "The Pony Express." He was put under contract to Paramount and has been starred in such pictures as "The Show Down," "The Drag Net," "Docks of New York," and "The Wolf of Wall Street," "The Mighty" (1929), "Thunderbolt" (1929), "Ladies Love Brutes" (1930), "Paramount on Parade," "Rich Man's Folly": (1932) "Lady and Gent," "The World and The Flesh." Paramount. In 1933: "Blood Money." United Artists. In 1934: "Elmer and Elsie," Paramount. In 1936: "Hell Ship Morgan." "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." Col.; "Wedding Present." In 1937: "A Doctor's Diary." "John Meade's Woman." Para.: "Racketeer in Exile." Col. BANDINI, AUGUSTO: Actor, b. Rome, Italy, April IC. 1889; b. 5 feet, 6 inches; chestnut hair and chestnut brov.n eyes; w. 13ii'/i; |)0uiuis ; married; p. niotlier, cineiiui artist; e. course in technical studies. Appeared in following: "Addlo Giovinezza," "Uuarliere Latino," "Figaro K La Sua Grande Giornata, " "11 Vlaggio Nell'Impossibile," "Maciste Imperatore," "Caporal Saetta," "Beatrice Cenci," "L Ritiutl Del Tevere," "La Cuglna," "La Confessione," "Cinque A Zero," "L'Uomo Del'' Artiglio," BANDO, KOHTARO: ,\ctor. r. ii. Kenjiro Honma : b. Tokyo. .lapan. M.iy 7. 1911; h. 5 leet 7 inches; black bair and blaik eyes; w. 124 pounds; e. .lapan Players School; hy. reading, driving. Was stage actor. On screen ill "Yonaoshl Daimyojin"; "Anikl," "Ikinokotta Shin.^cnsunii, " "Fuyuki .shinju, " "Ketaguri Ondo, " Shochiku pictures, and otliecii. BANDOUIN, R.: (See 1936-:;7 Mulion I'icture Almanac.) BANFORD. WALTER EDWARD: Branch Manager, MG.M, at St. Louis. Missouri: b. Brooklyn. N. Y. ; e. Hruoklyii lligli Scliool and college; lias 23 year old daughter. Was special representative for .Mutual Films. With MCi.M ill years. Opened Uolduyii office in Salt Lake, manager at Seattle, opened Portland of8ce. District manager for Minneapolis. Kansas City, Denver, Oiiialia. Des Moines, and tlieii St. Louis. BANKHEAD, TALLULAH: Actress b. Huntsvllle. Ala., .Ian. 31, 1902. e. Alary Baldwin Sibool, Staunton, Va., Convent of the Holy Cross in Washington. I) C. Fairmount School for Girls in Washington: hy. dancing, painting, swiiiiming. First stage appearance at llie age of 16 and a year later played Rose de Brissac In "Foo' loose ' at the old Greenwich Village theatre; played in New York productions of "39 Kast." "Nice Peoiile." "Danger," "Her Temporary Husband" and "The Exciters." On the London stage for eight years, playing the lead in fifteen productions. Signed to a long term contract by Paramount in 1931 and lirought lo Ameriia; H'-st picture. "Tarnished Lady." made under direitio; of Gcoriie Cukor. also in "The ('heat." "My Sin." "Thunder Below," and "Devil and the Deep" for Paramount: (1932) "Faithless," MGM. (1933) "Forsaking Ail Others." stage: "Something Gay" (1935), stage. BANKS, CHARLES: Chief technician. Resent and Associated Tbcalres, R. J. Kerridge direction. New Zealand; b. Reefton, New Zealand, July 25, 1891: p. Scottish; e. New Zealand Stale Examinations. Pitmans; mar-, ried. Hydro-electric engineer; seven years New Zealand Government ?ervi*e. including telegraph and exchange. In 1906 associated with itinerant picture exhibitions before era of permanent picture houses : manufactured arcs and replaced these with forms of gas lighting then being used. Used at this time A.C. arcs from 230 volt through manufactured step -down transformers, but changed early to D.C. arcs. Was associated with Whitehouse. Montgomery's, Wests' FuUer-Hayward, and O'Brien circuits in executive capacity. For some years exhibitor. Has carried out extensive research in screens and illuminanl. Amateur radio transmitter, phone station ZL-2-ML. Active and committee member, S.M.P.E. BANKS, LESLIE: Ai tor. b. Liverpool. England. June 9, 1890; dark hair; e. Oxford University. Long stage experience acting and directing. Film experience began in Hollywood with RKO-Radio in 1932 in "The Most llangerous Game," followed hy "The Hounds of Zaroff." 1932. Universal. Film work In Ensriand includes: "Strange h'.vidence." 1933. London Film: "The Fire Raisers." 1933: "Night of the Party." 1933: and "Red Ensign." 1933, all Gaiiniont-British, following which he returned to Hollywood to play in "1 Am Suzanne,"" 1931, Fox. On stage and screen in London. In 1935: "Sanders of the River," London Films; "Transatlantic Tunnel." GB. In 1936"The Three Maxims." General: "Debt of Honour."" British National. In 1937: '"Fire Over England," UA-London Films; "Wings of the Morning." 20th Cent. -Fox; "Troopship."" BANKS. LIONEL: Associate art director, b. Salt Lake City. Utah. June 22, 1901; e. LDS University, Salt Lake City, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, B.S. in architecture. Practiced architecture. Salt Lake City. With Warner Bros, as director of permanent construction. With MGM as unit art director. With Columbia as assistant supervising art director. In 1935: "Public Hero No. 1," ""One New York Night,"" MGM: "'The Best Man Wins." •■Lct"s Live Tonight.'" "The Whole Town's Talking," Columbia. BANKS. MONTY: Associate Producer. 20th CenturyFox, r. n. Mario Bianchi; b. Italy, 1897, h. 5 feet 5 inches ; p. Leopoldo Bianchi. composer and orchestra leader. To America and played comedy leads. In 1928 went to England to direct pictures: "Week-Knd Wives"" (1928i. "'The Compulsory Husband" in 1929. and In 1932 tn "Not So Quiet On the Western Front," and "Kiss Me THE 9 3 7-38 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 73