Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1933)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Friday, October 13, 1933 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Registered U. S. Patent Office Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today \"ol. 34 October 13, 1933 No. t^S Martin Quigley Editor-in-Chief and Publisher MAURICE KANN Editor JAMES A. CRON Advertising Manager ^•^1^ PUBLISHED daily, except Sunday ^ jl J and holidays, by Motion Picture N^^ Daily, Inc., a Quigley Publication, ^ at 1790 Broadway. New York, Telepfcone Circle 7-3100. Cable address "Quigpubco, New York." All contents copyrighted. Hollywood Office: Pacific States Life Building. Vine and Yucca Streets; Victor M. Shapiro, Manager. Chicago Office: 407 South Dearborn Street; Edwin S. Clifford, Manager. London correspondent: IV. H. Mooring, 41 Redhill Drive, Edgware, London. England. Berlin correspondent: Joachim K. Rutenberg, "The Film Kurier," Kothenerstrasse 37, Berlin, W. 9. Paris correspondent: Pierre Autre, 19 Rue de Cour des-Noues. Entered as second class matter January 4, 1926, at the fcj » A Post Office at New York City, \F^ ■«. A, N. Y., under Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year: $6 in the Americas, except Canada: Canada and foreign $15. Single copies: 10 cents. O'Brien Supporters Organize Committee Supporters of Mayor O'Brien in film and theatrical circles are organizing a committee of 100 to n'lake a campaign drive in the Times Square belt. Senator Abraham Kaplan has named Joseph Gransky as chairman and Arnold Van Lear as vice-chairman. The new group will be called the Democratic Theatrical League. Gransky was assistant secretary to former President Taft both while he was in the White House and while he was governor general of the Philippines. Van Lear is a well-known exploitation man. Headquarters will be maintained at 1619 Broadway. Lesser Sails Next Week Sol Lesser has changed his plans and now is set to sail for London on the Paris a week from today. He will meet Jack Barnstyn, foreign representative for Principal Distributing Corp.. in London to complete foreign distribution of "Tarzan the Fearless." The picture is set with United British Theatre Corp. for the United Kingdom. Barnstyn is closing the Berlin office of British & Continental Trading Co. and opening branches in Copenhagen and Vienna. He is now in Paris. "Tarzan" will be released as a 10reel feature in Europe. iiiiMiiiriiiiiiiiifiin BEN BLUE Starring In Series WARNER BROS. SHORTS Produced by SAM SAX Directed by RALPH STAUB Looking ^Em Over 'Ever in My Heart" {iranicrs) This is a sentimental and emotion-stirring story made genuine and believable l>y acting and direction that is noteworthy. In selling it, a special effort should be made to attract women's patronage. It is greatly to what they have demonstrated is their liking. Barbara Stanwyck, in a new and different role, admirably supported by the comparatively recent stage recruit, Otto Kruger, delivers a performance that will cause her old admirers to enthuse and should win her many new ones. The story is that of racial hatreds during the World War. Married to Kruger, a naturalized .American of German descent, Miss Stanwyck remains loyal and devoted to him as, after America's entrance into the war, friends desert them and adversity after adversity overtakes them. Both to spare his wife new hurts and in rebellion against the animosity shown him because of his race, Kruger eventually leaves her and goes into the service of his fatherland, later being assigned to espionage duty. They meet again in an army base in France where Miss Stanwyck, now a canteen worker, saves him from a spy's death by hiding him in her billet for a night. In the morning, rather than aid him to deliver the information she knows him to possess to the German command, and unable to give him up because of the love between them, she administers a poison in a drink and Kruger dies in her arms. The acting throughout is admirable, and Archie Mayo's direction is flawless, making a picture strong, forceful and effective in drama. Also in the commendable supporting roles are Ralph Bellamy, Laura Hope Crews, Ruth Donnelly, Frank Albertson, Wallis Clark and Nella Walker. SHORTS DirtcUon: LEO MORRISON niiinimuHiiiiiii "Black Dawn" {Cameron Macpherson) Here is a fine featurette. Simply, directly, without concession to the accepted tenets of Hollywood, it tells the tale of a farm girl, lovestarved by a tyrant father. When into her life walks a youth seeking work, she senses for the first time a promise of happiness and a means of escaping the monotony of her existence. The insanely jealous father dies of a stroke when he surprises the two in each other's arms. She asks her lover to go and reconciles herself to her fate. Josef Berne has done a fine job of directing. Cameron Macpherson, the producer, was fortunate in having Paul Iva.no as cameraman. The photographv is impressive. The players. Julie Hayden, Ole M. Ness and Frank Eklof are real and sincere, if a little amateurish at times. For audiences that demand quality, "Black Dawn" is the thing. Running time, 35 mins. ''Elephant Trails" (Fii.r Man if Carpet ) An interesting subject which shows pachyderms at work in Asia. Their labor consists mostly of loading, carting and unloa.ding enormous teak trees which have to be killed three years before cutting. The wind-ui> shows the elephants on a stampede which smacks of authenticity. A novel subject. Running tiine. 10 mins. ''The Kick-Off" (Principal) The thrill and drama of the gridiron are packed into three reels of tense footage with Howard Jones introducing numerous prominent football coaches from colleges and universities throughout the country and explaining details of the various plays. This subject shows every possible angle of the game, starting with a coaching lesson, then shifting into a practice session and finally for a bangup finish the tilt between Notre Dame a.nd the University of Southern California, when the former won by a score of 16 to 14. Released at the start of the pigskin season, this number rates swell tie-ups and will get the fans. There's not a dull moment in it. Running time. 30 mins. "The Midnight Patrol" (Roach-M-G-M) A swell Laurel & Hardy short with the first gag the best of the lot. The comics are on night patrol in a radio car and the picture opens with a call coming through for them, advising that someone is stealing the tires from their car. The next sequence has them helping a burglar looting a jeweler's safe. The number winds up with them assigned to bring in. a man breaking into a house. They almost wreck the house getting their man, who turns out to be captain of the force. Running time, 20 mins. BernaysDiscussesTie-Ups Edward L. Bernays. public relations executive for a number of big commercial companies, yesterday gave A.M. P. A. members details on how "overt a,cts" and "group" tie-ups can efl^ectively aid the industry in selling pictures to the public. All Markets Closed Yesterday being Columbus Day. a legal holiday, all financial markets were closed. Operations will be resumed today. O'Brien's Father Dead Hollywood, Oct. 12. — Dan O'Brien, father of George, died in San Francisco early this morning of a heart attack. He was 58 and retired from the 'Frisco police force after 27 years of service. "Parade" Sets Record "P^ootlight Parade," in its first week at the Strand, cracked" the house record with a gross of $65,724. Warners report. i Purely Personal ► E MANUEL Cohen, Dave and AkTHUR LoEw, Eugene Picker and a number of other film executives ji yesterdav attended Yishkor services held at the 47th St. Temple. This is the prayer for the dead. Wallace Beeuv, who returned from abroad yesterday with Mrs. Beery, will leave the Hotel Warwick today to resume picture work on the coast. He will fly to Chicago first. Patricia Bowman, formerly prima ballerina at the RKO Music Hall, started rehearsals yesterday for the "Ziegfeld Follies." Jean Connors, who won the RKO beauty contest, leaves for Hollywood next week to appear in "Blonde Poison" for Radio. Sidney Skolsky left for the coast yesterday to become Hollywood correspondent and columnist for the Daily Ncivs. Juliette Compton, British film player, will arrive Saturday on the Statcndaam. She is on her way to the coast. Edward Fontaine, mid-west district manager for Paramount, is in town for conferences with Neil Ac NRW. George Arliss will stay in town a few days before leaving for the coast to begin work for 20th Century. Major Ernst Udet, aviator featured in "S.O.S. Iceberg," sailed on the Europa last night. .\l Jolson will leave Saturday for the coast to start work in "Wonder Bar" for Warners. Al Wilkie arrives on the coast tomorrow. He's on the same boat with Bill Pine. M. H. Aylfsworth returned from Washington yesterday. Mike Marco leaves for the coast tomorrow. Milt Kusell was ailing yesterday. Goebel Drops Appeal Appeals from their conviction in the National Diversified Corp. mail fraud cases have been withdrawn by Otto E. Goebel and his sisters-inlaw. Irene and Elizabeth Plant. They were accused of fraud in the sale of $3,000,000 worth of securities to promote clean films. They notified Assistant Federal Attorney Rosenblum they could not afford to have the record of the case printed. U.A. Adds Exploiteers Monroe Greenthal, head of the United Artists exploitation department, has added 20 men to handle "The Bowery," "The Life of King Henry VIII," "Broadway Thru a Keyhole" and other new product. About 40 men will comprise the staff when it is in full swing.