Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Monday, October I, 1934 MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Vol. 36 October 1, 1934 No. 77 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 pubicatiW MOTION PICTURE HERALD BETTER THEATRES, THE MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC and THE CHI CAGOAN. , „ ■ tt Hollywood Bureau: Postal Union Life Building, Vine and Yucca Streets, Victor M. Shapiro, Manager; Chicago Bureau: 407 South Dearborn Street, Edwin S. Clifford, Manager; London Bureau: Remo House, 310 Regent St., London, W. 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Warner Will Start Four Big Specials Hollywood, Sept. 30. — Upon his return here Saturday, Jack L. Warner, vice-president in charge of production for Warner-First National, said the company would put four big specials into work immediately on a budget representing about $4,000,000 for the quartette. The pictures will be: "Gold Diggers of 1935," "Sweet Music," with Rudy Vallee, "Casino de Paree," headed by Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler, and "Devil Dogs of the Air," teaming James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. Audio Closes New Deal Audio Prod., Inc., has completed a deal for distribution of a series of six films produced by the Cinelog Corp. under the supervision of Lorenzo Del Riccio, according to a joint statement of W. A. Bach, president of Audio, and Harry H. Thomas, president of First Division Exchanges. The six films will be known as the "Thrilling Journeys" series. ! ! ! BARG Al N ! ! ! 1200 USED SQUAB SEATS OPERA CHAIRS 5 ply inserted panel locks in excellent condition. Must sell for cash. SACRIFICE. P. F. Masucci, Para. Bldg., N.Y.C. Trading Light on Big Board Net Columbia Pictures, vtc 35^6 Eastman Kodak 99J4 Eastman Kodak, pfd 141/ Fox Film "A" 12/ Loew's, Inc 29/ M-G-M, pfd 25 Paramount Publix, cts 4J^ Pathe Exchange 1%£ Pathe Exchange "A" 13/ RKO Warner Bros. 2/ 35 99% 141/ 12/ 28/ 25 454 m 13% Close Change Sales 35^ — lA 500 9934 200 141/ —IV2 20 12A 300 29%. + H 1,200 25 +1 100 4/ % 1,200 134 100 13/8 % 200 2Vs 200 5% 2,900 Technicolor Off XA on Curb Net Technicolor General Theatre Equipment 6s Loew's 6s '41, ww deb rights... Paramount Broadway 5/s '51.. Paramount F. L. 6s '47 Paramount Publix 5/s, '50 Pathe 7s '37 ww Warner Bros. 6s '39 \vd '40. High Low Close Change Sales . 12/ 12'A 12/ 54 100 2 2 2 100 y Bonds Off 1 Net High Low Close Change Sales • 634 634 634 + Vt 2 101j4 10134 10134 4 . 41/ 41/ 41/ —1 5 . 60 59/ 5934 10 . 60J4 60 6034 + Ya 28 . 98 98 98 1 . 61 6034 61 / 18 Selling Plans Up At 1st Div. Meet 'Continued from page 1) Division would be in every key center within the next few months. He also spoke on the type of product the reorganized company planned. Friedlander talked on exploitation. In addition, Budd Rogers, general sales manager for Liberty, which First Division is releasing in a number of territories, spoke on the 12 pictures his company is producing this season. Louis Hyman, executive of Sol Lesser's company, talked on "Chandu." Several Audio shorts were screened Saturday, including "Musical Moods," "Thrilling Journeys," "Mexican Idyll" and "Old Faithful Speaks." After the screening in Erpi's projection room in the Fisk Building, Gar O'Neill, E. S. Gregg and W. A. Bach spoke to the men. Features shown were "Schools for Girls," "Curtain Falls" and "Return of Chandu." A dinner was held at the Casino de Paree Saturday night when "Hei Tiki" rings and bracelets were distributed in conjunction with an exploitation campaign on a special of that name being handled by First Division. The convention adjourned yesterday after Thomas gave a final talk on the aims and ideals of the company. He stated four major pictures are slated for production by First Division with top-notch writers, casts and directors. About 60 branch managers, salesmen, bookers and home office representatives attended the three-day session. Churchill Does Script London, Sept. 30. — Winston Churchill, former chancellor of the exchequer, has written the scenario for Alexander Korda's forthcoming feature, "The Reign of King George V." The film is to be released next year during King George's silver jubilee. Cohan Gives a Party George M. Cohan threw a surprise cocktail party at the Eastern Service Studios last Saturday for members of the "Gambling" unit. Fox Renews on Fetchit Hollywood, Sept. 30. — Fox has taken up its option on Stepin Fetchit's contract. Stuart Takes New Post Herschel Stuart takes over his new post as director of advertising, publicity and exploitation at Columbia today. George Brown, whom he succeeds, has gone into an executive post at the Biow advertising agency. Brown will be guest of honor at a farewell luncheon in the M. P. Club tomorrow. Charter Col. of India Dover, Sept. 30. — Columbia Films of India, Ltd., was chartered here to deal in films, etc., listing capital of $10,000. The incorporators are Max Seligman, Richard Philpitt and Floyd Weber, Prentice-Hall, Inc., of Delaware, is the agent for the company. < Purely Personal ► JOHN BOLES, who recently completed work in "The White Parade" for Fox, arrived in town Saturday with Mrs Boles, his first visit here in seven years. He will be here about four weeks. Adolph Pollak, president of Showcraft Pictures, plans to leave for Hollywood next week. He recently returned from a quick trip to the coast. Anna May Wong is in New York from Hollywood and will attend a showing of "Chu Chin Chow" at the Roxy tomorrow. Ed Finney is in Providence for the opening of "Girl of the Limberlost" at the Strand. Barney Rosenthal of the St. Louis Monogram exchange is in town conferring with W. Ray Johnston. Steve Brodie of the Boston Monogram exchange is also in town. Rene Robert, Fox fashion designer, sailed Saturday on the lie de France. Pauline Lord has arrived from the coast. Colonel Levy in Town Col. Fred Levy of Louisville is in town for a week. He arrived Saturday to confer with Sol Lesser before the latter sailed for England. Brandt in Newark House Newark, Sept. 30. — Harry Brandt is understood to have closed a deal to take over the Shubert, now playing Italian films. "A thousand pardons, officer, but there's Happiness Ahead9