The motion picture almanac (1931)

1931 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 405 FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS^^ UNITED KINGDOM THE BIOSCOPE, William H. Mooring, editor. J. H. Beaumont, managing director. Faraday House, 8/10 Charing Cross Road, London, W. C. 2. Weekly. BOY'S CINEMA, Amalgamated Press. Ltd., Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London, E. C. 4. Weekly. CINEMATOGRAPH TIMES, Cinematograph Exhibition Association of Great Britain, Broadmead House, Panton Street, London, S. W. I. Weekly. DAILY FILM RENTER AND MOVING PICTURE NEWS, Ernest W. Fredman, managing editor, 89-91 Wardour Street, London, W. 1. Daily. FILM REVIEW, W. G. Faulkner Co.. Ltd., 72 Oxford Street, London, W. 1. Weekly. KINEMATOGRAPH WEEKLY, John Dunbar, managing editor. 93 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. Weekly. TODAY'S CINEMA NEWS AND PROPERTY GAZETTE, Samuel Harris, chairman; L. H. Clark, editor; New Work representative, L. F. Griswold; 80-82 Wardour Street, London, W. 1. Daily. FRANCE CINEMATOGRAPHIE FRANCAISE, 19. rue de la Cour-des-Noues, Paris 20e. Weeklv. COURRIER. CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE. 28. Boulevard St. Denis, Paris. Weekly. COMOEDIA. 51. rue St. Georges, Paris. Daily. CINE-EXPORT JOURNAL, 66 rue Caumartin. Pans. Monthly. L'ECRAN, 17, rue Etienne Marcel, Paris. Weekly. (Organ of French Exhibitors' Syndicate.) LA SEMAINE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE, 48. Boulevard, Beaumarchais, Paris. Weekly. BULLETIN de la Chambre Syndicale Francaise de la Cinematographic. (Official organ of the Film Board of Trade) 13 bis, rue des Mathurins, Paris. Monthly. GERMANY FILM KURIER (official organ of German Exhibitors' Association). Kothenerstr. 37. Berlin, W. 9. Daily. DER FILM. Ritterstr. 71. Berlin. S. W. 68. KINEMATOGRAPH. Verlag Aug. Scherl, Ximmerstr. 35/41. Berlin. S. W. 68. Daily and Weekly. LICHTBILDBUHNE. Friedrichstr. 225. Berlin. S. W. 48. Daily and weekly. REICHSFILMBLATT. Stallschreiberstr. 34. Berlin, S. 14. SUDDETTSCHE FILMZEITUNG. Pestaloxzistrasse 1. Munich. Weekly. FILM MAGAZINE. Berlin. Weekly. ITALY I. CENEMA ITALIANO, Via Palermo 8. Rome. Periodical. L'ECO DEL CINEMA. Via S. Antonio 8. Florence. Monthly. IL CINEMATOFRAFO, Via Lazio 9. Rome. Fortnightly. CINE MONDO, Via Principe Oddone 20, Turin. Fortnightly. LA RIVISTA CINEMATOGRAFICA, Via Ospedale 4 bix, Turin. Fortnightly. KINES, Via Aurehans 39. Rome. Weekly. LA CINEMATOGRAFIA, Via S. Maurilio 20. Milan. Periodical. LA VITA CINEMATOGRAFICO, Via Pio Quinto 17, Turin. Montb.lv. IL CORRIERE CINEMATOGRAFICO, Via Pio Quinto, Turin. Weekly. CINEMA TEATRO, Via in Arcione 71, Rome. CINE GIORNALE, Via Sorgente 5, Trieste. Periodical. PICCOLO, BARI. Weekly. KINEMA, Via Fratelli Bronzetti 1, Milan. Weekly. L'ARTE DEL CINEMA, Via Alessandrini 20, Bologna. Weekly. BELGIUM CINEMA, 16 Courte rue de l'Hopital, Antwerp. FILM REVUE, 16. Courte Rue de l'Hopital. Antwerp. Weekly. SPECTACLES de la Scene de l'Ecran et de la Vie. 19. rue de Pepin. Brussels. Weekly. REVUE BELGE DU CINEMA. 64. Boulevard Emile Jacqmaine, Brussels. Weekly. CINEMA, 34 rue du Marche aux Poulets. Brussels. Weekly. BULLETIN DE LASSOCIATION CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE DE BELGIQUE. 109 rue Verte. Brussels. Monthly. BULLETIN DE LA FEDERATION BELGE CINFMATOGRAPHIQUE. 10, Place Rogier. Brussels. Fortnightly. NETHERLANDS NIEUW WEEKBLAD voor de Cinematografie, Nieuwe Mostraat 24, The Hague. Weekly. (Leading trade magazine. ) KUNST EN AMUSEMENT. Douzastraat 1. Lekden. CINEMA EN THEATRE. Douzastraat 1. Leiden. DENMARK BIOGRAF-BLADEN (issued by the Joint Association of Danish Exhibitors) Nygade 3. Copenhagen. Bimonthly. NORWAY FILMEN OG VI, Oslo. FILM. Oslo. VILMREVY. Oslo. SWEDEN FILM JOURNALEN. Ahlen Akerlunds Forlag. Stockholm. Monthly and quarterly. SVENSK FILMTIDNING, Jutas Backc, 1. Stockholm. Bimonthly. BIOGRAFBLADET. Ostcrmalmsgatan 23. Stockholm. Monthly. FINLAND FAMA — Lattia. Sanduddsgatan 18, Helsingfori. Monthly. FILMIATTA— Filmrevyd V. Hcnriksgatan 20. Hel singfors. Bimonthly. ELOKUVA. Hakasalmenkatu 1. Helsingfors. 21 per year. CZECHOSLOVAKIA "FILMOVY OFICIELNI ORGAN Svazu Filmovcho Obehodu a Prumyslu," 31 Vodickova ul., Prague II. Monthly (official film journal of the Association of the Motion Picture Trade and Industry). "ZPRAVOpAJ ZEMSKEHO Svzu Kinomajitelu v Cechach," Palac Feniz, Vaclavske nam. Prague II. Monthly. (Bulletin of the Association of Motion Picture Theatre Owners in the Province of Bohemia.) "STUDIO," 6 Purkynova ul. Prague II. Monthly. "INTERNATIONALE FILMSCHAU," Palac Lucerna, Vodickova ul. Prague II. Monthly. (International Film Review.) LICHTSPEILBUEHNE, 11 Teichgasse, Usti n. 1. Monthly. (Motion Picture Theatre.) FILMOVY KURYR, Palac Olympic Spalena ulice. Prague II. Weekly. (Film Courrier.) "CESKY FILMOVY EPRAVODAJ" Maceskuv Palac. Fochova tr., Prague XII. Weekly. (Czech Film Bulletin.) AUSTRIA DAS KINOJOURNAL, Neubaugasse 25, Vienna VII. MEIN FILM, Canisiusgasse 8, Vienna VII. OESTERR, Rilmzeitung, Neubaugasse 36, Vienna VII. SWITZERLAND CINEMA SUISSE organ of Swiss 61m renters, rue du Theatre, Montreaux. Bimonthly. SPAIN LA PANTALLA, Passeo de San Vicente 20. Madrid. ARTE Y CINEMATOGRAFIA. Aragon 235. Barcelona. BIBLIOTECA FILMS. Valencia 234, Barcelona. EL CINE, Seneca 9 y 11. Barcelona. EL MUNDO CINEMATOGRAFIA. Valencia 200. Barcelona. BOLETIN de la Mutua de Fefensa Cinematografica, Espanola, Rambla de Cataluna 62, Barcelona. POLAND FINO DLA WSZYSTKICH, Wierzbowa 7. Warsaw. Bimonthly. KINO I TEATRE, Wspolna 54. Warsaw. Bimonthly. ESTONIA FILMILCHT. Juninga 1. Tallin. FILM. MOOD. TANTS. Aia 19. Tartu. HUNGARY MAGYAR SZINPAD. (The Hungarian Stage) Rokk, Szilard utca 18. Budapest VIII. MOZIHET (The Film Week) Pannonia utca 9. Budapest V. SZINHAZI ELET (Theatre Life) Erszebet Korut 29. Budapest VII. RUMANIA CINEMA B-DUL. Elisabeta 14. Bucharest. Bimonthly. REALITATEA 1LLUSTRATA. Str. Const. Mille No. 7, Turkey. TURKEY SINEMA GAZETESI. Resimli Ay. Constantinople. Weekly. SOVIET RUSSIA KINO, Strastnaya PI. 2/42 Moscow. Weekly. AUSTRALIA EVERYONE'S (and Australian Variety and Show World). Gayne Dexter, editor-in-chief. Arthur Whitford, managing director, 102 Sussex Street, Sydney. THE FILM WEEKLY, Martin G. Brennan. publisher. Herbert Thompson, editor. Harris Kamlich. advertisement director. P. O. Box, 2608 EE, City Tattersalls Building. 199 Pitt Street, Sydney. FAN AND TRADE PRESS ALICOATE. JACK: Editor and publisher. The Film Dally, New York City; b. Seattle. Wash.. December 24. 1889; e. was graduated from Georgetown Law school (LL B. In 1912) : Is married and has three children. Marshall Neilan Allcoate. Mary Patricia and Virginia Colleen. Wrote scenarios for one-reel pictures; became associated with the Washington Post as automobile editor, later on becoming the first motion picture editor of the same paper. He received his newspaper training on the Minneapolis Tribune, from there going to the Washington Herald. It was after this that he Joined up with the Post. He wrote a play called • Extra." which played at the Lorjgacre theatre. New York, and wis responsible for the book of "When You Smile." a musical tidbit that played the Central theatre. He Is chairman of the Film Golf Tournament Committee, and chairman of the Film Daily Belief Fund. His hobbies are travel and bridge. He has made five trips to Europe and eighteen round trips to California. AARONSON. CHARLES S. : Editorial staff. Motion Picture Herald, b. New York City; e. public and high schools. Mt. Vernon. N. Y.. and New York City: Columbia University (School of Journalism): m. Varied advertising experience, and newspaper work, last with New York Times on special assignments. Editorial department. Exhibitor* Herald-World 1930. then present position. ASHBAUGH. DON: Dramatic editor. Glendale NewsPress. Glendale. Cal. : b. San Bernardino. Cal.. December 31. 1898: p. Charles and Zetta Ashbaugh: e. San Bernardino grammar and high schools. Oregon State and University of Southern California: m. Helen Eugene Steele. With the San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino Index. Portland. Ore.. News. Portland Journal. Lot Angeles Record. Los Angeles Express : did press agent work four years In Los Angeles, with the Glendale NewsPress for four years. Film reviewer four years for the Motion Picture News, also reviewer at present for MOTION PICTURE HERALD and MOTION PICTURE DAILY. BADER. DAVID: Assistant to Carl Laemmle. Universal Pictures Corporation: b. New York City. March 4. 1901; p. Leopold and Pauline Bader; e. elementary, high school and university extension courses at Columbia University. New York and the University of Southern California, short period at London Evening College; not married. Twelve years with Universal, here and abroad — England. Germany. France. California. New York and various exchange centers. With Arrow, then with Paramount New York studios in 1920. two advertising uenctes, several mercantile houses and business for himself in magazines, publicity, advertising and exploitation. Personal press representative for Baby Peggy and many special productions. "Hunchback" was one. in England. Did one and one-half years of research work in connection with data for John Drinkwater'a biography of Carl Laemmle. BEATON. WELFORD: Editor and publisher of Film Spectator. Born In Orlllia. Ontario. Can., and educated In the public schools. Married. All his life In the newspaper business — reporter, editor, traveling correspondent, publisher. President of Pacific Ports. Inc.. Seattle. Wash., in which he sold his Interest In 1920. moving to Southern California. In March. 1926. he established Film Spectator in Hollywood. He Is a member of the following clubs: Masquers. Writers Hollywood Athletic Club, and Brentwood Country Club. BLACK. SAM: Editor-publisher. The Extra. Los Angeles. Cal.; b. New York City. December 2. 1903: p. Michael and Anna Black: e. college: not married Entered the newspaper and publishing field upon leaving law school. After working In various Eastern publishing houses he went West to enter the newspaper field, working on the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Examiner, and Los Angeles Record. Upon leaving the latter In 1928 he started The Extra, a motion picture trade paper covering the Hollywood studio field, and has been with It since. BROWN. COLVIN: Vice president and general manager of Quigley Publishing Company. Newspaper man and writer; successively publicity and advertising manager. Mutual Film Corp. ; associated with David P. Howells. foreign distributors; vice president. Thomas H. Ince Corporation: vice president. FBO: executive vice president. Pathe Exchange. Inc. : vice president and general manager. Quigley Publishing Company. CLIFFORD. EDWIN S. : b Elgin. 111.. September I. 1891; p. Attorney and Mrs. Eugene Clifford; e. public school and graduated from the Elgin high school In 1908. and read law at the John Marshall and Kent Law schools in Chicago: m. and has two children. Worked on editorial department of newspapers In Elgin. Aurora. Joliet and Waukegan. 111., and on the "Chicago Tribune." "News." and "Herald and Examiner." Became managing editor of "Exhibitors Herald" January 1. 1919. Made secretary of the Quigley Publishing Company in 1923. Became general manager of "Exhibitors Herald-World" at the time of merger January 1. 1928. At time of merger of Herald and News became Chicago genera] manager of Quigley Publishing Co. and secretary of Chlcagoan Publishing Co.. a subsidiary. Resides at 926 North Kenilworth parkway. Oak Park. IU. CLIFFORD. GEORGE: Business manager and secretary of Quigley Publishing Company: e. In publlo schools of Elgin. 111. Early newspaper training with the City News Bureau of Chicago. Business tratninjt with the Chicago Telephone Company and Illinois Steel Company. Joined Exhibitors Herald as managing editor In 1917. Became assistant publicity director of Swift A Company in 1918. Rejoined Exhibitors Herald later (later Exhibitors Herald-World) In 1920 as business manager and assistant treasurer. Became secretary and business manager of Quigley publications. 1930. CRON. JAS. A.: b Cedar Rapids. Iowa, famed aa home of the Cherry Sisters. Entered newspaper bual