Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Thursday, November I, 193' MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Fox Re-Signs Kent; Shift Rumors End Vol. 36 November 1, 1934 No. 104 Martin Quigley Editor-in-Chief and Publisher 13 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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Single copies: 10 cents. Stage Pinning Hope On 1934-35 Season (Continued from page 1) recent predecessors, the future of the stage for years to come will be affect ed, according to a survey made by the Billboard's Theatrical Index. Profits in 1933-34, the survey shows, were better than in the previous year for some attractions, but many of them dropped below the pre vious year. Roadshows have picked up slightly. Balaban, Immerman In John Balaban and Walter Immer man of the B. & K. circuit arrive from Chicago today to conclude negotiations for Paramount product. Barney Balaban has been here for the last three days and plans to spend another week conferring with home office executives. Don Bell Takes His Life Brawley, Cal., Oct. 31.— Don Bell 65, co-inventor of the projection ma chine, ended his life here today by in haling gas from his car exhaust. Poor health and business reverses were blamed. Lesser, Cline Sail Genoa, Oct. 31. — Sol Lesser, Eddie Cline and ®eorge O'Brien are aboard the Rex, which arrives in the United States on Nov. 7. (Continued from page 1) with the representatives of the Chase National Bank, the largest Fox stockholders, in passing a resolution endorsing the work of the management and expressing pleasure at results of the last two years. Skouras Set on FWC Pact Los Angeles, Oct. 31. — Charles Skouras and Edward Zabel, his secretary, are expected to leave New York Friday for the coast after working out details for reorganization of Fox West Coast. It is understood Skouras is set for a new five-year operating contract as a result of his work in realigning the coast setup. Fleischer Claims New Depth Effect (Continued from page 1) of a shortening of the perspective point in the camera. The process employs a machine, said to weigh more than a ton and composed of 500 working parts yet, according to Fleischer's estimates, its use would not increase production costs more than 15 per cent. He claims its advantages are even more apparent in feature film photographv than in cartoons and asserts that the process would not require new or altered projection equipment and is designed for exhibition on standard screen surfaces. Samples of the process appear in the colored cartoons, "Poor Cinderella" and "Little Dutch Mill." Loew's Tax Refund Details Given Out Washington, Oct. 31. — How the income tax refund of $74,260 awarded yesterday to Loew's and its subsidiaries breaks up was revealed in detailed figures made public today by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Overassessments admitted by the bureau were as follows : Loew's, $6,485.63; Brevoort Holding Co., $483.51 ; Humanova Producing Co., $286.94; International Vaudeville Co., $78.85; Loew's Memphis Theatre Co., $350.81 ; Marcus Loew Booking Agency, $105.48 ; Marcus Loew Realty Corp., $338.55 ; Mascot Amusement Co., $36.48; Monarch Amusement Co., $283.89; New Broad Co., $281.79; Putnam Theatrical Corp., $3,834.61; Seventh & Broadway Building Co., $2,606.41; Greeley Square Amusement Co., $715.79. Skouras Men Meet Managers of Skouras Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester houses held their weekly meeting yesterday with William White, division manager, presiding. Bookings and other details were discussed. In the morning the managers saw "Pursuit of Happiness" at the Audubon. George Rich and Jules Laurent, Long Island division managers, held a meeting of their forces on Tuesday. Breen Returns West Joseph I. Breen, Production Code Administrator, left New York for Hollywood yesterday. Cammack to Become An Aide to Reisman St. Louis, Oct. 31. — Ben J. Cammack, manager of the local Warner exchange, has resigned and has joined Radio as assistant to Phil Reisman, in charge of foreign activities. Cammack is now in New York and in a few weeks will leave for South America to take charge of RKO in Argentina and Brazil, making his headquarters in Buenos Aires. James Winn, Warner manager in San Antonio, succeeds Cammack here. Efforts to reach Phil Reisman and Ned Depinet for further details last night were unavailing. Many on Ampa Program Talent lined up for today's Ampa meeting includes Nick Lukas, Constance Collier, Herbert Rawlinson. the Three X Sisters, Dizzy and Daffy Dean, Harry Ellis, Sylvia Simms, Dave Fine, Robert Simmons, and Sophie Tucker, if her boat arrives in time. Major Edward Bowes will be guest chairman and C. Edward Carrier will introduce six finalists in the Loew M-G-M-Dai!y Mirror contest. Radio in Trinidad Deal A deal for the complete Radio lineups for this season and last has been closed by the RKO Export Corp. with the British Colonial Film Exchange, Ltd., of Trinidad, British West Indies. Eastman Up 2y8 on Big Board Net High Low Close Change Columbia Pictures, vtc 35 3454 35 + 54 Consolidated Film Industries 354 354 3J4 + H Consolidated Film Industries, pfd 1554 1554 — 54 Eastman Kodak 10554 10454 10554 +2V& Fox Film "A" 1254 1254 1254 + % Loew's. Inc 2954 29 2954 + 44 Loew's, Inc.. pfd 96 96 96 +15^ Paramount Publix VA 4 4 — Pathe Exchange 154 l^g 154 Pathe Exchange "A" \Z>A 12$i \2$i — % RKO 2 lS/g m — 5? Warner Bros 454 454 454 — H Technicolor Up Half on Curb Net Close Change 1234 + 54 2 Vt Roll of 1,000 New Year Aim For the SMPI (Continued from page 1) Griffin, International Projector Corp "The 16mm Sound Film Outlook W. B. Cook, Kodascope Librarie The report was from the color con mittee. The committee reported th for some months it had been workir on a glossary of technical and pr< prietary terms used in color photo; raphy and that the results would 1 published in the society's journal. The banquet was held at 7:30 the ballroom of the hotel. Its prii cipal feature was an address by D F. B. Jewett, vice-president of A. & T. Laboratories, Inc. An awai for the best paper submitted for tl society's journal during the year we; to Dr. P. A. Snell, who has sim passed away. It was received by h widow. Dancing and other Hallowe'en fe tivities followed the dinner. The convention will close wii morning and afternoon sessions t< day. Warner Meeting to Be Held on Dec. J (Continued from page 1) elected for a term of two years. On stockholders of record Nov. 2 will 1 permitted to vote. On Dec. 18, the board ol irecto meets in New York to elect officer At this time the present executr personnel is expected to be continue without change. Directors whose terms expire a S. P. Friedman, Sam E. Morris, Mo: ris Wolf, C. S. Guggenheimer ar J. P. Laffey. Reelection of the pre ent executive setup by the new boat is certain. High Low Technicolor 13 1231 Trans Lux 254 2 Paramount Publix Bonds Off 2% High Low Close Keith B. F. 6s '46 6354 6354 6354 Loew's 6s '41, ww deb rights 10354 10354 10354 Paramount F. L. 6s '47 ,. 5654 55 55 Paramount Publix 554s '50 5654 55 55 Warner Bros. 6s '39, wd 58 58 58 Net Change -254 -234 Sales 200 100 400 300 100 1,700 100 3,900 300 200 4.400 2,900 Sales 12 9 Sales 1 3 21 14 6 Gets Award Saturday Formal presentation of the Photplay gold medal for 1933, awarded Radio's "Little Women," will be ma< Saturday evening in the NBC studipj The ceremony will be broadcast ov the NBC network, with WJZ the loc outlet. Kathryn Dougherty, editor f the magazine, will present the awai and Ned Depinet, head of RKO Di tributing Corp., will accept it for tl producers. New House for Shorts Sam Jax Theatre Corp. has clos< a deal with the Erlanger interests i take over the Gaiety on Broadway f< shorts and newsreels. Because of temporary deadlock with the unit on the operators' scale, the date f< opening has not been set. Sues Over Word Procei Trimble De Roode filed an i junction, accounting and damage si yesterday against Universal over t' use of an animated word proce claimed to be patented by him. Oth suits will follow, it is understood. Gets Liberty Franchise Budd Rogers, general sales rrianag of Liberty Pictures, has closed a fra chise deal for his company's^ curre lineup with Metropolitan Film E: change, for Seattle and Portland.