Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Tuesday, February 20, 19; MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Hearings on Today On Alien Talent Bill Vol. 35 February 20, 1934 No. 42 Martin Quigley Editor-in-Chief and Publisher MAURICE KANN Editor JAMES A. CRON Advertising Manager Published daily except Sunday and holidays by Motion Picture Daily, Inc., subsidiary of Quigley Publications, Inc., Martin Quigley, President; Colvin Brown, Vice-President and Treasurer. Publication Office: 1790 Broadway, New York. Telephone Circle 7-3100 Cable address "Quigpubco, New York. All contents copyrighted 1934 by Motion Picture Daily, Inc. Address all correspondence to the New York Office. Other Quigley pubKnf: MOTION PICTURE HERALD, BETTER THEATRES, THE MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC and THE CHICAGOAN. . . , Tt . t if. Hollywood Bureau: Postal Union Lite Building, Vine and Yucca Streets, Victor M. Shapiro, Manager; Chicago Bureau : 407 South Dearborn Street, Edwin S. 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Cheese Joe Weber of Weber and Fields fame will review his career on the stage as the principal speaker at the Broadway Cheese Club luncheon today at Leone's Restaurant. Also on the program are Bob Ripley and Edward Marks, the music publisher. Harry Hershfield will preside. Canzoneri May Go Films Tony Canzoneri leaves for the coast Friday and will mull over several film offers made to him through his agent, Joe Rivkin of the Leo Morrison office. Rivkin is also handling Max Baer, another fisticuffer. "Bar" in Trouble in Va. Richmond, Feb. 19. — First National's "Wonder Bar" has felt the censors' shears here and is being denied a license in this state pending a clean bill of health. Elliott to Coast William C. Elliott, president of the I. A. T. S. E., leaves for Hollywood tomorrow for conferences with various labor officials. Keaton Finishes First Buster Keaton has just completed his first short for Educational and starts on his second in three weeks. ARNCO FILMS, INC. Announces FREE REDUCTION 35 MM SOUND ON FILM 16 MM SOUND ON FILM 1270 6th Avenue, N. Y. C. CI 7-0283 (Continued from page 1) stein of New York to admit foreign actors to this country under an amendment to the immigration law applying the contract labor provisions to such persons. It is claimed by Dickstein that the change in the law will not remove protection from American artists, nor will impose any serious restrictions upon producers seeking foreign talent. It was pointed out that under the proposed legislation employers would be required to convince only the Department of Labor of the need for foreign talent and would not, as at present, have to convince consuls abroad, who now control the entry of foreign actors and musicians. Regulations are provided that foreign talent may be imported only if labor of a like kind cannot be had in this country and that such persons shall be considered actors only if of "distinguished merit and ability" or if their engagement is of a character where "superior talent" is required. Representatives of producers, actors and dramatists are to appear at the hearing, including Charles Petti john of the Hays organization; Frank Gillmore, head of Actors Equity, Marc Connolly and Irene C. Crisp. Gomersall Promises Full "U" Schedule Kansas City, Feb. 19. — Universal will deliver its full list of 36 features promised for this year, declared E. T. Gomersall, western division manager, at a meeting of district and branch managers here. Gomersall said the meeting was called to discuss the balance of this season's list. Among those present were : W. J. Heinemann, west coast division manager ; Harry Graham, southwest division manager, and the following branch managers: William Benjamin, Kansas City ; Louis Patz, Des Moines ; J. J. Spandau, Omaha ; J. E. Garrison, St. Louis ; R. I. Payne, Oklahoma City ; Edward S. Olsmith, Dallas, and E. E. Gruenberg, Sioux Falls. Goldwyn to Harvard Cambridge, Feb. 19.— Samuel Goldwyn will come here by plane Wednesday to be the luncheon guest of Prof. Georges F. Dariot, dean of the Graduate Business School of Harvard, and to meet the faculty. He will discuss industry problems. Para. Bondholders Get New Concessioi Flash Previews "Registered Nurse" (Warners) Hollywood, Feb. 19. — Neat direction, casting and tempered performances fortify "Registered Nurse" with plenty of interest. The picture is human, sincere. "Harold Teen" ( Warners) Hollywood, Feb. 19.— Mildly amusing, has some gay scenes, and may please followers of the cartoon strip Reviews of these films will appear in full in a later issue of Motion Picture Daily. "Shadows of Sing Sing," yesterday's opener at the Mayfair, was reviewed Feb. 13. Berman Now in Charge Hollywood, Feb. 19. — Pandro Ber man will remain in charge of all pro duction at Radio during the absence of Merian Cooper, who is returnin to the studio as vice-president in charge of production. On Cooper's return, it is announced, Berman will act merely in an advisory capacity, centering attention on his own units. Hit Arbitration Dover, Del., Feb. 19. — The princi pal argument advanced by Vitaphone for the right to continue its litigation against Erpi in court, as against arbitration, is the claim that arbitration has broken down and the court offers its onlv recourse. Batcheller Coming Hollywood, Feb. 19. — George Batcheller, head of Chesterfield Pro ductions, will start east Friday. Stocks on Big Board Slip Net High Low Close Change Columbia Pictures, vtc 25*4 25*4 25*4 — 54 Consolidated Film Industries 5*4 5*4 5*4 — 54 Consolidated Film Industries, pfd 17*4 16J4 1654 '— *4 Eastman Kodak 93 92 92 —154 Fox Film "A" 17 16*4 16*4 — 54 Loew's, Inc 3354 3254 32% — 34 M-G-M, pfd 247/g, 2V/s 24% Paramount, cts 554 5 554 — 51 Pathe Exchange 3*4 3 3*4 — 34 Pa the Exchange "A" l7Vs 16*4 1654 —134 RKO 4*4 3% 37As — 54 Warner Bros 754 7*4 7*4 — 54 Technicolor Drops V2 on Curb Net Hieh Low Close Change Technicolor -9Vi 954 954 — % RKO Bonds Slump 4 Points Net Hi^h Low Close Change General Theatre Equipment 6s '40 13 1154 H54 — 54 General Theatre Equipment 6s '40. ctf 1154 1054 1054 — 54 Keith B. F. 6s '46... : 62*1 60*4 62*4 +1 Loew's 6s '41, ww deb rights 9654 96*4 96*4 Paramount Broadway 5*4s '51. 37 37 37 Paramount F. L. 6s '47 48 48 48 — 54 Paramount Publix 5*4s '50 : 49*4 48 48 —1*4 RKO 6s '41, pp 34*4 34 34 -A Warner Bros. 6s '39, wd 59 ■ 58 58 — 54 Sales 500 1,500 1,600 400 1,000 16,700 100 29,100 6,700 2,600 23,200 10,200 Sales 500 Sales 112 55 A ruling by which Paramount Pt! lix bondholders who failed to fi ' claims against the bankrupt est; within the specified time limit, whi expired last Sept. 1, may have th. bond claims included under a blaul claim of the Chase National Bank, : trustee, for the full amount of tx bond issues, has been made by Refer Henry K. Davis. The Chase Bank as trustee for tl two bond issues aggregating more th; $25,000,000 filed claims against Par mount Publix for that amount pi more than $1,000,000 in defaulted i terest. Individual claims of bon holders aggregating approximate $24,168,000 had been filed up to Sei j 1. Referee Davis's ruling permits tl unfiled individual claims amounting $1,682,000 to remain as part of til blanket claim filed by the Chase Ban No Decision Yet on Two Para. Partner No decision on the next meeting Paramount theatre operating partne has been reached yet. Ralph Kohn, head of the theatre departmei said yesterday following his retu from the meeting of western partne held at Des Moines last week. Two meetings are yet to be he' one of New England partners, pro ably at Boston, and another of jni western partners, which may be he in Chicago. The first of the two me< ings will be called within the next t\ weeks. Each is to elect a territori partner to the Paramount national th atre advisory committee of six, whi already includes E. V. Richarc south ; Karl Hoblitzelle, southwes A. H. Blank, west, and N. L. NathaJ son, Canada. Para. Boosts Lange And Nathan Abroa Fred W. Lange, who has been ma aging director for Paramount in A gentina for the last seven years, h been advanced by the company to t post left vacant by the resignation I. Blumenthal as general distribute manager in continental Europe. Lan is now on his way to Paris to a sume his new duties. He will succeeded by John B. Nathan, fc merly Paramount's general manag in Central America and the northe republics of South America. Another change announced by Jo! W. Hicks, Jr., vice-president of Par mount International Corp., from Pai by cable is the resignation of Ga Schwartz, who has been in charge the laboratory at Paramount's Joi ville studio. Paramount Against Return of Striker Paramount will refuse to re-empl< 17 ushers involved in the strike at t Paramount, Stapleton, S. L, on t grounds that the walk-out constirufr an infraction of a code provision und which labor agrees to submit its di pute to arbitration before calling strike, Charles C. Levey, secretar treasurer of Local 118, Building Ser ice Employes Union, was advised ye terday by Louis Phillips of the Par mount legal staff. Levey said 1 would petition the Regional Lab' Board for further relief.