Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Thursday, November 22, 1934 MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Vol. 36 November 22, 1934 No. 122 Martin Quigley Editor-in-Chief and Publishe MAURICE KANN Editor JAMES A. CRON Advertising Manager holi, sub Inc., Published daily except Sunday and days by Motion Picture Daily, Inc. sidiary of Quigley Publications Martin Quigley, President; Colvin Brown, , ice-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 CHI CAGOAN. „ , TT ■ T • r 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. Washington Allied Opposes Dog Races Spokane, Nov. 21. — A definite stand against dog racing has been taken by Allied of Washington. Arthur H. Bishell, vice-president, presided at a meeting here at which action was taken. It was also decided to oppose continuance of the occupational tax on theatres wheh amounts to one and one half per cent of the gross. A petition will be presented to the legislature to have the tax reduced to one half of one per cent to conform with that now imposed on retailers. Unfair competition being given by colleges and schools and double biting were discussed. It was also disclosed that many houses in the territory are showing a profit. Stair Fall Injures 16 in Quebec Hall Quebec, Nov. 21. — Sixteen children were injured when a stairway leading to a second-floor hall collapsed under the load of 150 juveniles as they crowded to see a film under religious auspices in St. Saveur Parish. St Peter's Hall, where the accident oc curred, was built 36 years ago and according to ex-Alderman Arthur Drolet, two of whose children were casualties, the place had never been inspected. Theatre managers will now prob ably make another attempt to secure revision of the Quebec Moving Pic ture Act which prohibits admission of children under 16 to regular theatres, yet allows juveniles to attend shows in church halls without proper exits and with makeshift projection equipment. The restriction on theatres was a result of the Laurier Palace disaster in Montreal on Jan. 9, 1927, when 78 children were killed on the stairs leading from the balcony. Baer Accepts Offer To Do Mexican Film By JAMES LOCKHART Mexico City, Nov. 21. — Max Baer has accepted the offer of James N. Crofton, ex-proprietor of a Tia Juana resort who is now running the Casino at Cuernavaca, a tourist center near here, to play a role in his proposed picture, according to Ancil Hoffman. The picture will be based on Carleton Beal's novel, "Black River," which deals with the oil fields of Tampico. Crofton has also made offers to Dolores Del Rio, Mona Maris and Don Alvarado and hopes to start production here in the near future. Roxy Incorporates For Phila. Venture Dover, Nov. 21. — Roxy-Philadelphia Corp. has been chartered here, listing capital stock of 1,000 shares, no par value. The incorporators are L. H. Herman, D. O. Newman and Walter Lenz of Wilmington. March of Time, Inc., has been incorporated to deal in all kinds of films, records, upon which voices, music or other sounds are recorded, listing a capital of $200,000. The incorporators are Russell A. Smith, Jackson Heights, L. I. ; Henry G. Walter, Elmhurst, L. I. The first named is the organization through which S. L. Rothafel will operate the Mastbaum. Philadelphia, and the second is the new newsreel to be sponsored by Time. Lease Bucyrus House Bucyrus, O., Nov. 21. — William P. Newman and Cliff A. Scaufele. local theatre men, have leased the Bucyrus Opera House for musical shows this winter, the first to be presented on Nov. 23 by the Hollywood Players. It is planned to wire the house and later include pictures. Phila. Police Out For Roxy Job Rush Philadelphia, Nov. 21. — Police reserves were needed to handle over 2,000 applications for jobs as ushers for Roxy at the Mastbaum today. Roxy advertised for inexperienced youths for a noon hearing. The line began forming at 8 A.M., Roxy is refusing boys with previous experience. He says he wants to train his own crew. Hornstein Closes Deal First deal of Joe Hornstein, Inc., since Hornstein's return to the independent theatre equipment field is with Max Cohen for reseating the Stadium, 119th St. and Third Ave., seating 1,202. W. H. Carrier Wins Medal The medal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for 1934 has been awarded to Willis H. Carrier of Newark for research in air condition ing, it has been announced by the society. Carrier is past president of the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers and of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers. The award will be presented during the annual meeting of the society, be ginning Dec. 2, in the Engineering Societies Building. Purely Personal ► ELEANOR POWELL and Bill Robinson have left for the coast to report to Fox. Miss Powell will be in "George White's Scandals," and Robinson in "The Little Colonel." Neil Agnew and Milt Kusell at the Tavern yesterday. Others spotted included Bob Goldstein, George O'Brien, James A. FitzPatrick, and Abe Schneider. R. K. Hawkinson, Latin American manager for RKO, is on his way home after a two months' trip in Central America. Abe Montague is excited over Passport to Fame," the Eddie Robinson picture for Columbia. Says that's all the studio is talking about. H. Leopold Spitalny, Chicago musical director, will be guest conductor at the Roxy for a week starting tomorrow. Merle Oberon left yesterday for Hollywood to start work in "Folies Bergere de Paris." Harry Edington and Barbara Kent leave for the coast today. Bud Barsky left yesterday for the coast. Rebecca of Rebecca and Silton, coast agents, is in town. Jack Cohn busy shaking hands at the Tavern yesterday. Loew in London Soon London, Nov. 21. — Arthur M. Loew is due here from South America on Nov. 26. He may determine M-G-M future policy in Germany while here Novarro on His Own Hollywood, Nov. 21. — Following the completion of his current picture for M-G-M, Ramon Novarro plans the production of an independent feature from his own story for the Spanish market. It will be called "Against the Current" The old Tiffany Studios will be used. Columbia Up 2 on Big Board Net High Low Close Change Columbia Pictures, vtc 39 36 39 +2 Consolidated Film Industries 354 354 354 + 54 Consolidated Film Industries, pfd 1754 1654 17% + 54 Eastman Kodak 11154 110 11154 +154 Eastman Kodak, pfd 142 142 142 —1 Fox Film "A" 1354 1354 1354 + 54 Loew's, Inc 3454 3354 3354 — 54 Loew's. Inc.. pfd 101 101 101 Paramount Publix, cts 354 354 3% + 54 Pathe Exchange 154 154 1*4 Pathe Exchange "A" 1554 1 5 1 5 — 54 RKO V/i 154 1% + 54 Warner Bros 454 454 454 + 54 Trans Lux Advances % on Curb Net High Low Close Change Technicolor 13 12'/$ 12% — 54 Trans Lux VA Wa 17A + 54 Para. Bond Issues Make Heavy Gains Net High Low Close Change General Theatre Equipment 6s '40 854 854 854 + 54 General Theatre Equipment 6s '40, ctf 854 754 8 — 54 Keith B. F. 6s '46 64 64 64 — Yt Loew's 6s '41. ww deb rights 104 10354 103% — Yt Paramount Broadwav 554s '51 4354 42% 43 +2 Paramount F. L. 6s '47 6054 5654 5954 +254 Paramount Publix 554s '50 6054 5754 60 +354 Warner Bros. 6s '39, wd 5954 5854 5854 — 54 Sales 1,900 200 1.200 900 10,000 500 8.100 100 16.400 1.200 700 3.100 1,900 Sales 600 200 Sales 10 10 10 12 19 150 250 10 RKO Closes Three Deals RKO has closed deals for the entire 1934-35 lineup with M. A. Lightman's circuit in Arkansas and Tennessee and the Crescent Amusement Co. of Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. The Lightman deal was handled by Cresson Smith, RKO western and southern district manager, and Page Baker, Memphis branch manager. The Crescent deal was handled by Hubert M. Lyons, Atlanta RKO manager, and Tony Sudekem for Crescent. Asta Films of Bucharest has also taken the entire lineup for Rumania. This deal was handled by H. W. Leasim, Paris manager. Leasim is at present in Turkey. ITOA Discusses Victory Chief discussion at the I.T.O.A. regular meeting yesterday was the victory over Local 306 by the exhibitor organization. On Tuesday the New York Court of Appeals ruled that a temporary injunction granted Local 306 was improper. No report was made by mittee on Allied affiliation, sion broke up early due Brandt's hasty departure. the com-! The ses-j to Harry Clark Represents Union Members of Local 95, Theatre & Amusement Employes Union, early yesterday elected Robert Clark to ! represent employes of Harlem theatres in negotiations with owners for a new contract embodying provisions for a closed shop, minimum wages and maximum hours. A strike vote in the affected theatres in the event of a failure of the negotiations by Friday was carried.