Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jan-Mar 1934
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000150
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 28, 2022
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12 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Thursday, January 18, 19 MOTION PICTURE DAILY* HOLLYWOOD PREVIEW "The Family Scandal (M-G-M) Hollywood, Jan. 17. — A day in the life of the average family is distilled from simple incidents into homespun drama, romance, tragedy and laughter in "The Family Scandal," The father, Lionel Barrymore, faces a possible charge of embezzlement. The mother, Fay Bainter, is leaving for California to adapt her novel for a film studio. The college flapper, Mary Carlisle, wants to get married after an affair. The older daughter, Mae Clarke, breaks her engagement. The collegiate son, Tom Brown, is not pledged to the college fraternity and has an auto accident. The cook, Una Merkel, loses her ice-pick. The whole family gets together at a turkey dinner that night. Though scattering its shots, the story is brought to a focus by the director's mobile technique. Its appeal stresses human threads woven around the hearth and home, harmonic with the mood of the moment. Barrymore suffers nobly. Miss Carlisle gets better with every picture. Brown, with an attractive, boyish personality, should go a long way. Miss Clarke is always appealing. Miss Merkel, charming and humorous, registers big here. Dickie Moore has a choice bit. Director William Howard has wisely emphasized the story and human values, rather than the trick method. The script and dialogue are good. This production should please all classes, with neighborhoods going for it strongly. "Hips, Hips, Hooray" (Radio) Hollywood, Jan. 17. — Smiles ripple in and out of "Hips, Hips, Hooray," with laughs interspersed. The story, unrelated to the title, is a hodge-podge of two drifters, Wheeler and Woolsey, getting tangled with two female magnates, Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee, who run a beauty emporium. The boys, in spilling their delightful bunco, are constantly dodging two detectives, Epstein and Sweeney, in escaping from their clutches, accidentally become auto drivers in a transcontinental speed race. A burlesque pool game between Wheeler and Woolsey versus Epstein and Sweeney has some high moments of genuine hilarity. The auto race wind-up, replete with slap and dash hokum, garners some nice laughs. The song, "Keep on Doin' What You're Doin'," sounds like a hit. Ruth Etting sings "Keep Romance Alive" as the theme song for beauty preparations. Where they like Wheeler and Woolsey, "Hips, Hips, Hooray," with girls and gags, should satisfy after their fashion. Grainger to Visit Coast James R. Grainger, general sales manager for Universal, is expected to leave for the coast late in March to discuss new product with Carl Laemmle. Thirty-six features are scheduled, exclusive of westerns, which will be decided upon later. This season the company is making eight with Ken Maynard. East End to Fanchi Abel Fanchi has acquired the East End Theatre. "Spanky" Back on Job Hollywood, Jan. 17. — "Spanky" McFarland of Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies has recuperated from an attack of whooping cough and is back on the set. John W. Swallow, who has produced a number of shows for the radio, is technical director for "Babes in Toyland." Cohn Reaches Coast Hollywood, Jan. 17.— Harry Cohn is back from New York. UB EEC. LI 3™ IS THE DATE Coupes Phaetons Sedans Limousines Cabriolets comfort ease luxury Fox Staff Tenders Farewell to Yorke Gabe Yorke was guest of honor at a farewell dinner tendered by members of the Fox advertising and publicity staffs at Cavanagh's last night. Yorke leaves tomorrow for the coast to take over Arch Reeve's job as studio publicity director. Reeve will replace Yorke as advertising manager in the home office. Those present were : Charles E. McCarthy, Earl Wingart, Carl Mos, Joel Swenson, Al Margolies, Louis Shanfield, Kenneth Fagg, Leonard Gaynor, C. N, Odell, Morris Helprin, Elliott McManus, Abe Goodman, Charles Goldie, Arthur Dickson, Jim Clark, Roger Ferri, Lee Balsly, Harold Gutman, Davis Sorokin, Arnold Cohen, Gordon White, M. L. Ahern, Jan Hogenbyl, William Freedman, Jules Smolen, Dan Daugherty, Harry Spitzer, Ben Haber, Fred Bullock. " $15,000 for Improvements Approximately $15,000 is to be spent by Fox for renovating the New York exchange. Improvements start this week. Ohioans Confer on Tax Cleveland, Jan. 17. — P. J. Wood is due here tonight to confer with M. J. Horwitz, Henry Greenberger and Nat Charnas on a campaign for elimination of the admission tax. "U" Moves About Mar. 20 Universal plans to move into the RCA Bldg. around March 20. Part of the ninth and all of the 10th, 11th and 12th floors will be occupied by the company. ASC Signs New Dear With Major Studiol Hollywood. Jan. 17. — Following hi installation as the new business ma ! ager for the American Society j Cinematographers, Allan Watt d] vulged that the ASC had signed I five-year working agreement with £ I major studios calling for a closH shop for ASC members. The agreement calls for the I. x\ T. S. E. scale, which is held to hav been canceled by the start of the r cent strike. Improved working cond i tions are called for. Any future wall] out will be controlled by a major!' of the membership. The pact will be presented to tl full membership Mondav night for ra ification. It is claimed that the AS ; now represents 70 per cent of tl recognized cameramen and that it e:i pects to have 100 per cent as soon i the agreement is adopted. Edward Poland Dead Portland, Me., Jan. 17. — Edwai Poland, actor and for many years po laureate of the Lambs in New Yor died at his home on Peaks Island ye terday. He was 79 years old. Seigel-Weinberg Join Arthur Seigel of Warners. Newarl and Dan Weinberg, formerly Nc. Jersey booker for Skouras, haV| formed a partnership and taken ove the Ramsey, Ramsey, N. J. Using Parvo Camera Metropolitan Pictures Corp., con mercial producers, have installed i their studios the new Super Siler Parvo Camera, manufactured by Ar dre Debrie. Inc. "Gallant Lady" is one of the finest pictures United Artists has ever released. Congratulations to Darryl F. A swell audience picture! Ann Harding at her best Za n uck General Manager of Riti and Empress Theatres St. Louis, Mo. C . Evens Manager Loew's State St. Louis, Mo.