Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Saturday, February 24, 1934 MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Vol. 35 February 24, 1934 No. 45 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 publications: MOTION PICTURE HERALD, BETTER THEATRES, THE MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC and THE CHICAGOAN. Hollywood Bureau: Postal Union Life Building, Vine and Yucca Streets, Victor M. Shapiro, Manager; Chicago Bureau: 407 South Dearborn Street, Edwin S. 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"Wonder Bar" Given Permit in Virginia Richmond, Feb. 23. — "W o n d e r Bar" has been licensed by the Virginia censors after a number of cuts which included a scene showing Al Jolson and his "angelic revelers" imbibing inside the pearly gates. Mary at Biograph Mary Pickford officially christened the Biograph studio in the Bronx yesterday. She was guest of the studio officials and members of the cast of "Frankie and Johnnie." Her visit was a sentimental journey to Miss Pickford, for it was there she got her start in pictures. MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1934-35 NOW /A/ P/t£PA/iAT/OA/ WHERE THE WORLD LOOKS FOR MOTION PICTURE PRICE '5* "House of Rothschild" (20th Century-U.A.) Hollywood, Feb. 23. — Supercharged with entertainment and electric with showmanship. . . . Should be sensation at box-office. "The Show-Off" (M-G-M) Hollywood, Feb. 23. — Breezy entertainment with bright moments, spasmodically spaced. "David Harum" (Fox) Hollywood, Feb. 23. — Will Rogers' accurate portrait is a fine blend of human and theatric essentials that should draw big patronage. "Journal of a Crime" (First National) Delicately handled psychological study of the emotions of a woman who is determined above all to hold her husband — and does. ... Its appeal is to adult women. . . . Reviews of these films will appear in full in a subsequent issue of Motion Picture Daily. Detroit Is Set for Big Variety Party Detroit, Feb. 23.— More than 800 persons will attend the dinner-dancecabaret of the Variety Club in the Book-Cadillac tomorrow evening. Delegations from other cities w.ill attend. W. F. Rogers, general sales manager, Eastern division, M-G-M, will head a New York party. Cleveland and Pittsburgh are sending parties of 50 each. Buffalo and Cincinnati will be represented by 20 barkers and their wives. Columbus is sending 30, and St. Louis and Albany 10 each. Break for Majestic Majestic has arranged a publicity tieup on "Unknown Blonde" with the New York Mirror consisting of a series of Sunday articles written by Dorothy Jarvis, who acted as adviser on the production, under the title "I Was the Unknown Blonde in 100 Divorce Cases." S. M. Sachs to Dallas S. M. Sachs has been named Dallas branch manager for RKO Radio as successor to L. E. Harrington. New Small Register For Tickets Put Out General Register Corp. has gotten out a new portable "C" ticket issuing machine for use in small theatres, fairs and carnivals, said to be the first of a series of new devices. Percy Phillipson, president, says the new machine is enclosed in a bronze cabinet, is locked, and is designed to give the same protection larger machines give. Radio Advances Brock Hollywood, Feb. 23. — Lou Brock has been placed in charge of a feature unit at Radio, Lee Marcus superseding him as head of shorts production. Bert Gilroy will be the latter's assistant. No Northwest Changes Los A ngeles, Feb. 23. — Conferences here have resulted in no change in operations of Fox West Coast's Northwest circuit. Jules Levy to Coast Jules Levy, general sales manager of RKO, plans a trip to Hollywood via the Canal a week from today. All Take Loss on Big Board Net High Low Close Change Columbia Pictures, vtc 25 25 25 % Consolidated Film Industries 5% 4% 4% — % Consolidated Film Industries, pfd 16% 16 16% — % Eastman Kodak 92% 89% 89% —3% Eastman Kodak, pfd 132 132 132 —1 Fox Film "A" 16% 14% 15 — 1% Loew's, Inc 33% 3154 31% — 1% Paramount cts 5 4% 4% — % Pathe Exchange 3J4 3 3% — % Pathe Exchange "A" 1754 1654 1654 — 54 R;K-0 3% 3% 3% -% Warner Bros 754 6% 6% — % Universal Down % on Curb Net High Low Close Change Technicolor 9% 954 9% — 54 Universal Pictures , 4% 4% 4% — % Many Bonds Suffer Decline Net High Low Close Change General Theatre Equip. 6s, '40 1154 954 9% —1% General Theatre quip. 6s, '40 cts 9% 9% 9% — % Keith B. F. 6s, '46 62% 62 62 Loew's 6s, '41 ww. deb. rights 96% 95% 95% —1% Paramount Broadway 5.%s, '51 39 39 39 +1 Paramount F. L. 6s, '47 46 45 46 — % Paramount Publix 5%s, '50 45% 45% 45% — % Pathe 7s. '37 ww 93% 92 93% -f % Warner Bros. 6s '39, wd 57 54% 54% —1% Sales 100 600 3,100 1,500 100 2,900 19,300 14,500 2,900 1,700 6,600 10,200 Sales 2,500 100 Sales 8 3 3 15 14 10 5 9 21 Ministers in Omaha Agitate for Censor Omaha, Feb. 23. — The possibility of censorship loomed here today when the Omaha Ministerial Union appoirred a committee of three to investigate films shown locally. The clergymen took their action following the declaration of Dr Charles Durden, pastor of the Firsi Baptist Church, that pictures art shown in Omaha which are not permitted in many other cities. "The public at present," he said, ir reference to the personal appearand of Sally Rand at the Paramount, "i: going to see a fan dancer, in the hope probably, that the dancer will dro| her fan." Besides Dr. Durden, the other mem bers of the committee include Dr L. C. Hills, pastor of the Wheele Memorial Presbyterian Church, aw Dr. Bryant Howe, pastor of the Grac Methodist Church. The Omaha coun cil of churches voted to cooperate wit' the investigation committee. G. A. Saunders Buried Case City, Va., Feb. 23.— The bod of Gilbert A. Saunders, 61, owner c the Colonial at South Hill and als proprietor of the Lincoln Hotel then was brought to Mecklenburg Count for burial today at Skelton, near her His death, which occurred Wedne: day evening in a Richmond hospita was due to blood poisoning resultin from a scratch on his hand. He b< came ill while he and his wife wei celebrating the 40th anniversary their marriage. Besides a widow, 1 1 is survived by three daughters, Mr! Lillian Carter of Yorktow-n, Mrs. Fail nie Archer Seward of Hocky Mour N. C, and Mrs. Ruby Montgomery i South Hill. He also leaves thr' brothers, Luther, Robert and Sydn( Saunders of South Hill. A. H. T. Banzhaf Dead Albert H. T. Banzhaf, a lawyer ai long a director of United Artis where he represented D. W. Griffi until the latter sold his stock intere;; died in Larchmont Wednesday, it w.j learned yesterday. Banzhaf, who w 54 years old, was found in a woodsh at the rear of home with four gu shot wounds. Police declared th were self-inflicted. Ornstein Loses Mothei Bill Ornstein, member of the nc staff of Motion Picture Daily, lc, his mother Thursday night. Elgin, III., Feb. 23. — Ernest Rovelstad, managing editor Motion Picture Herald, was he today to attend the funeral of 1 brother, David, who died Tuesd; The deceased was identified with local jewelry business with his fath See Securities O. K. Washington, Feb. 23. — Photoco1 Pictures, Inc., of Irvington-on-tt Hudson, N. Y., is seeking authori; tion of the Federal Trade Commissi to issue 133,681 shares of comm capital stock at an aggregate amo; of $668,405. A committee of holders of the C pheum Theatre and Realty Co., fi mortgage six per cent serial g< bonds is seeking the right to call ! deposits to cover bonds up to $2,50 000. The company operates in S Francisco.