Motion Picture Daily (Jun-Aug 1931)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Wednesday, August 12, 1931 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Registered U. S. Patent Office Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today \ ol. 30 August li. 1931 No. 6. Martin Quiglev Editor-in-Chief and Publisher MAURICE KANN Editor JAMES A. CRON Advertising Manager ^•\r\ PUBLISHED daily, except Sunday ^ jl J and holidays, by Motion Picture V«l^ Daily, Inc., a Quigley Publication, ^ at 1790 Broadway, New York. Telephone: Circle 7-3100. Cable address: ••Quigpubco, New York." All contents copyrighted. Hollywood Office: Pacific States Life Building, Vine and Yucca Streets; William A. Johnston, Manager. Chicago Office: 407 South Dearborn Street; Edwin S. Clifford, Manager. London correspondent: W. H, Mooring, The Bioscope, S-10 Charing Cross Road, London, W.C. 2. Berlin correspondent: Alfred Weiner, "The Film Kurrier," Berlin, W. 9. Entered as second class matter January 4, 1926, at the Post Office at New York City, N. Y., under Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year, including postage: $10 in tne United States ana Canada; foreign $15. Single copies, 10 cents. Botsford Succeeds To Rowland Post A. M. Botsford is succeeding Richard A. Rowland as head of the Paramount story board. Rowland resigned to become a vice president of Fox. Paramount's story board, consisting of five members, was inaugurated last spring. Arthur Mayer, supervisor for Publix in the Middle West, replaces Botsford as director of Publicity and advertising for Publix. L. J. Ludwig is succeeding him. "BUY RIGHT— BUT BUY NOW" Pearl Returns After Closing Deals Abroad After successfully completing deals for distribution of all Tec Art's product for the new season in London, France, Egypt and other foreign countries, Dick Pearl, sales manager for Al Mannon, has returned from abroad. He will stay in New York for a month winding up details of the deals and then leave for the Coast. "BUY RIGHT— BUT BUY NOW" Madison Showman Wins RKO Honors John Scharnberg, manager of the RKO Orpheum and RKO Capitol, of Madison, Wis., is the honor man for July of the RKO circuit. For making the best showing in showmanship and salesmanship during July he is to be rewarded by Joseph Plunkett with a trip to the Mediterranean and return for himself and his wife; a month's salary, and a month's vacation. Scharnberg's percentage was 396.30 per cent. "BUY RIGHT— BUT BUY NOW" Day and Date Columbia's ".-\rizona" and "The Miracle Woman." two of the final productions in Columbia's 1930-31 line-up, will premiere day and date on Broadway on August 14th, when the former opens at the Strand and the latter at the Mayfair. Both Sides Stand Pat in Chicago Fight (Continued from page 1) mined, saying that closings were made to eliminate one man and no other solution would be considered. States Attorney John Swanson announced his readiness to act as concilator following the failure of yesterday's meeting. Present at the meeting in addition to Swanson were Prosecutors Charles Lounsbury and Bellows, John Fitzpatrick, president of Chicago Federation of Labor, Patrick Sullivan, head of Building Trades Council, Alderman Oscar Nelson, vice president of Chicago Federation of Labor and Attorney Benjamin Feldman, representing the Union. On Monday Saperstein and his committee endeavored to see Mayor Cermak to ask action on revocation of operators' permits issued by Joe Maloy, and also protection for closed theatres, but failed, it was said, due to the mayor's absence. States Attorney gave closed theatres police protection which is augmented by private guards stationed at projection booths. Saperstein was also to ask the Mayor for Maloy's removal froin city office of Examiner of Operators but dropped this angle when it was learned that the corporation counsel's ofhce, acting on States Attorney's recommendation has completed preparation of civil service charges against Malqy, and these are now awaiting signature of William JacksoUj^ Commissioner of Gas and Electricity, and head of Maloy's department. The charges were sent to Jackson after they had been presented to the Mayor. "BUY RIGHT— BUT BUY NOW" Opening Set Back Publix has postponed opening of the Paramount, Newark, from August 28 to September 4. Alterations being made at the house are responsible for the new opening date. "The Shifr (Universal) Universal has made an auspicious start in the Christy Walsh Notre Dame series dedicated to the late Knute Rockne. In this, the Notre Dame squad goes through a number of shifts used by various Universities. The Southern California, Minnesota, Notre Dame, New York University, Dartmouth and West Virginia shifts are among those shown. It's highly interesting and this series should prove popular. "Hunk" Anderson, who succeeded Rockne at the South Bend school explains the plavs. HYNES Revival Week Set By Harry Charnas Harry Charnas, general manager of Warner Bros. Metropolitan theatres, has completed his schedule of revivals to be shown at the Warner theatre, beginning Friday. The revival season is to last two weeks and will have a change of bill daily. The schedule for the first week is as follows : Friday — "Son of the Gods," with Richard Barthelmess and Constance Bennett ; Saturday — "Gold Diggers of Broadway," with Winnie Lightner, Conway Tearle, Ann Pennington and Nick Lucas; Sunday — "Disraeli," with George Arliss ; Monday — "On With the Show," with Betty Compson, Sally O'Neil and Joe E. Brown ; Tuesday — "Noah's Ark," with Dolores Costello, George O'Brien and Noah Beery ; Wednesday — "General Crack," with John Barrymore and .\rmida ; Thursday — "Weary River," with Richard Barthelmess and Betty Compson. "BUY RIGHT— BUT BUY NOW" Jensen Leaves to Start Patrician List Hollywood — Emil Jensen is en route from New York to start work on the first of the eight pictures planned by Patrician Pictures. The initial effort will be "Thirty Days" and will go into work at the Tec Art studios next week. Entire Stock Market Rallies Net _ ,, , High Low Close Change Consolidated I'llm Industries 7^ 7'A 7^ -^ Vs Consolidated Film Industries pfd 144^ 14 14f^ -\ Vi Eastman Kodak 142^ 13454 1401/^ +61^ Fox Filn, "A".. 13/, w/g 12% + Y, (.eneral Theatre Equipment new 2!^ 2 2 — Vi Loew's, Inc 46^ 45 46i/' -|-2 Paramount Publix 24 22^ 2iVt. H-l!^ Pathe Exchange 1^ 1^ \y^ Ty^}\^ Exchange "A" .";:::;; s^ s^ s/^ '.'...'. ?KO 14^8 13H WA + .)4 V\arner Bros 7^4 7 TA -\ Yi Curb Issues. Also Show Gain Net High Low Close Change Fox Theatres "A"... 2/, 2^ 2/, -\ V» (.eneral Theatre Equipment pfd V/t SH ^Vs + Vi Sentry Safety Control 7^ ^ H -^ Ys Trans T.ux 5 4^ 47^ _ i^ Bond List Rallies; W, B. Up 3% Net High Low Close Change (.eneral Theatre Equipment 6s '40 2QYi 195-8 20!^ -f Yi Keith B. F. 6s '46 67 67 67 Locw's 6s '41 ex war 9314 93 ggi^ 4I "j^ Paramount Broadway 554s '51 102J4 102"^ 102^ -f-1 Paramount F. L. 6s '47 89^:$ 87 891^ +2)4 Paramount Puhhx 5j4s, '50 79H 77 79!4 -|-2M Pathe 7s '37 ww 94 92% 94 -|-1 Warner Bros. 6s '39 wd 47}^ 44 AlYi -\-W» Sales 300 400 6,900 21,100 32.400 7,700 11.000 100 100 5.700 5,300 Sales 1,500 1,800 100 1,300 Sales 18 5 5 11 16 29 28 27 ^Purely Personal, *< Timmy" (Montgomery) Ashcraft, »J veteran showman and roadshow operator, has joined the United Artists exploitation force. He will make his headquarters in Chicago. D. Orville Wolever. projectionist at the Regent, downtown Publix Rochester house, made the public prints in an heroic role after rescuing three families from a $15,000 fire which all but laid waste the summer colony of Island Cottage on Lake Ontario. Wolever, who is spending the summer at the resort, returned from work 4 a.m., to find three houses in flames. He awoke the sleeping occupants and helped them to safety. Alf Gouldinc has started production of a Booth Tarkington series of Penrod and Sam Juvenile shorts. The first is "Snake's Alive" which Goulding put in work yesterday. Paul Burcek has become an airplane enthusiast and is doing most of his traveling by the air route. His next trip will be to Baltimore. Patsy Rels, Howard Dietz's secretary, has returned from a trip to the Coast where she got the inside dope on production. Dick Pearl, sales manager for Al Mannon, has returned from abroad. He leaves for the Coast in a month. Charles O'Reilly and Louis Geller take possession of the Palace, Jersey City, on Sept. 1. "BUY RIGHT — BUT BUY NOW" Agfa Pays Dividend At the annual meeting of the Agfa company of Germany held in Berlin recently, it was decided to pay a ten per cent dividend for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1930, similar to the preceding year. An increase of capital up to $360,000 was also approved. The board was re-elected and completed by the nomination of Herr Felix Drucker-Bronn. The net profit amounted to $18,336 and the sum brought forward from last year was $17,903. This year, after payment of $14,400 dividend and increase of the reserve fund, it is expected that $19,600 will be carried forward. Sfudio and Location Sound on Rhn Recording Low Daily or Waeliy Ra««t Powers Cinopkon* Equipmant Corp. 723-7th AVE.. N. Y. BRyanf 9-6067 SOUND MOVIOLA and Expert Assistance available per day or week DU-ART FILM LABORATORIES, Inc. 245 W. 55th St., N. Y. C. Phone: Col. 5-4907