Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1935)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Friday. September 27, 1935 MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Vol. 38 September 27, 193S No. 75 Martin Quigley Editor-in-Chief and Publislier 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 1935 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 Box-Office Check-Up. Hollywood Bureau: Postal Union Life Building, Vine and Yucca Streets, Victor M. Shapiro, Manager; Chicago Bureau: 624 South Michigan Avenue, C. B. 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Wall Street Fractional Losses on Big Board Net High Low Close Change Columbia 6854 67 6754 -34 Consolidated 454 454 454 54 Consolidated, pfd. 1654 165-s 1654 -54 156 156 —154 Loew's, Inc 444 4354 44 — Vs Loew's, pfd , . . 10754 10654, 10754 +m 1W 1134 54 Paramount, 1 pfd. 10054 995/8 9954 54 Paramount, 2 pfd. 13 54 1354 13?4 54 Pathe Film 654 s% 654 + 54 RKO 5 454 434 ■ 54 20th Century-Fox. 1654 1654 1654 -54 20th Century, pfd. 25 2454 24% 54 Warner Bros. .. 73/. 754 754 — 34 Warner, pfd .... 4254 4054 4054 -M Little Change on Curb Net High Low Close Change National Theatre 5/16 5/16 5/16 m m + 54 1954 1954 -54 354 354 -54 Little Activity on Bonds Net High Low Close Change General Theatre 6s '40 1454 14J4 1454 General Theatre 6s '40 ctf 1454 1454 1454 Loew's 6s '41 ww deb rights. 105 10454 10454 -54 Paramount Picts. 6s '55 9754 96 9654 —1 RKO 6s '41 pp.. 70 70 70 Warner Bros. 6s '39 wd 8354 82 83 -$4 (Quotations at close of Sept. 26) i Purely Personal ► MRS. Frank Borzage was hostess at a cocktail party in her apartment at the Warwick yesterday. Among her guests were Sheila Barrett, Donald Novis, Vivienne Segal, Mabel Wayne, Frank Parker, the Mark Hellingers, Evelyn Herbert, Robert Halliday, Neville Fleeson, Bert Wheeler and Gertrude Vanderbilt. Bland Johaneson of the Mirror gave a luncheon at Pietro's in honor of Dorothy Christie, a former schoolmate. Among those present were Rate Cameron and Wanda Hale of the Nezvs, Eileen Creelman of the Sun, Marguerite Tazelaar of the Herald-Tribune and Irene T'hirer of the Post. • John D. Clark, William Kupper and William Sussman met with Harry Buxbaum, Joe Lee and Morris Sanders at the New York Fox exchange to discuss the Third S. R. Kent sales drive. The exchange, incidentally, is installing several new vaults. • R. C. Sherriff and Paul Robeson, both under contract to Universal, arrived here yesterday on the Empress of Britain. Sherriff will confer with Carl Laemmle, Jr., on a story called "Dracula's Daughter" and Robeson will report for a role in "Show Boat." • George Daws, former press agent for Samuel Goldwyn in the east and later associated with Hal Horne on Mickey Mouse Magazine, yesterday joined Warners, where he will handle special assignments on "A Midsummer Night's Dream." • Densmore A. Ross, vice-president and director of branch operations of Ross Federal Service, is on a 10,000mile tour of inspection during which he expects to visit 19 offices. • Tom Bailey, Fox district manager in Boston, was in town yesterday for home office conferences. Ditto, Edgar Moss, Philadelphia district head. • James Melton, having completed his role in Warners' "Stars Over Broadway," leaves Hollywood Saturday to resume radio work here, e Dr. A. H. Giannini hit it on schedule and left for Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon, as planned. • John Harris and his party, up for the fight, returned to Pittsburgh yesterday. • Bob Benjamin returned from Boston yesterday via airplane. It was a one-day trip. • Jimmy Savo, with a long term contract in his pocket, leaves for the Hal Roach studios Saturday. • Jimmy Cron is back from his Hollywood trip. • Adam Adams is back from a European vacation. 5,000 and Up Expansion of the Butterfield circuit will continue until the chain is represented in every Michigan town of 5,000 population and over. In addition to new theatres definitely set for East Grand Rapids, Midland and Mt. Pleasant, one is under consideration for Marshall. As part of the remodeling program, $15,000 will be spent on the Lyric at Alpena and $20,000 on the Dawn at Hillsdale. Writers' Guild to Map Course on Pact Hollywood, Sept. 26. — The executive board of the Screen Writers' Guild will go into session momentarily to map a course of action precipitated by the proposed Academy-writer-producer code. "What writers want and intend getting is a Guild shop, not a bunch of empty promises, pacts contributed by producers and destined to be abrogated at their slightest inconvenience. No writer who has any respect for himself or hope for his own future in the industry will condone this effort on the part of a mere handful of producerminded writers to stifle the efforts of 800 Guild members," says Ernest Pascal. Although the Academy failed to comment on the Pascal statement in the absence of any definite criticism of various terms of the proposed pact, its heads pointed out many of the Guild's membership are unemployed while their writer members are all working. Warners Say 2,085 "Dream" Seats Sold To date 2,085 seats have been sold for advance showings of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," according to Warners. The opening performance has been bought by the English Speaking Union of New York. Plans for the exhibition of the Shakespeare comedy were discussed at a meeting of territorial managers presided over by Albert Warner at the home office. It will have special engagements in the south, midwest and Pacific territories for limited roadshow playing time in the latter part of October and the beginning of November. With the details set, various managers left for their respective posts. U. A., M-G-M Win 3 Cases on Default United Artists and M-G-M won three cases before the New York Film Board arbitration committee yesterday when the defendants failed to put in an appearance. The U. A. cases were against the New United, Brooklyn, for $280 on alleged breach of contract, and against the Park, Stapleton, S. I., for $50 on the same complaint. The M-G-M case was against the Casino, Richmond Hill, for $27.09, allegedly due on a contract. Berlin Editor Here Ernst Jaeger, editor of Film Kurier, prominent German trade paper, arrived on the Europa from Germany yesterday and leaves for Hollywood in a few days. Warners Sued Over Scenes in "Dance" A suit for $1,000,000 damages was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday by Edward Hutchison against Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., and Vitagraph, Inc. Hutchison charges that he was libeled by the defendants in a picture entitled "Go Into Your Dance." In the complaint, in which Hutchison seeks $500,000 from each defendant, he states that he is a producer, and that in July, 1933, he originated the Casino De Paree. Hutchison next sets forth that scenes in "Go Into Your Dance" "by the similarity and identity of names and appearances of characters and location the public is led to believe that the production portrays the individuals who produced Casino de Paree." Hutchison further alleges that "Go Into Your Dance" refers to him as a "big shot in rackets and a man who, maliciously, wantonly and feloniously employs gunmen who shoot down in cold blood and murder those who violate business agreements with him." The plaintiff also cites various scenes in which the character is portrayed and in which he alleges Hutchison is defamed. Gillmore Finds Gain For Stage on Coast Hollywood, Sept. 26. — West coast legitimate theatres are picking up and prospects are good for the winter season, Frank Gillmore, head of Equity, told members here upon returning from San Francisco. Gillmore reported that the threeweek rehearsal period is now in effect, with senior members receiving $20 per week and junior members $15 for a maximum of four weeks of rehearsal before going on regular salary. Krimsky Heads East On Releasing Deals Hollywood, Sept. 26. — John Krimsky is on his way to New York by automobile to set distribution on three pictures which he plans. United Artists is reported locally as a release. Krimsky also expects to get final word from the Hays association on a production code seal for "Maedchen in Uniform." It has been refused by the western office. Devine Knocked in Sea Hollywood, Sept. 26. — Andy Devine was hit by a boom and thrown overboard from a yacht while working with the Paramount unit filming scenes for "Coronado" off San Diego. Johnny Downs, a member of the cast, leaped after Devine and pulled him from the water and he was revived by Stanley Goldsmith, another member of the cast. S. & C. Set Beacon Deal Springer & Cocalis have signed a new three-year lease with the bondholders' committee on the Beacon. The circuit has been operating the house for the past two years. Sydney Cohen is a member of the bondholders' group. Deal Finally Signed Chicago, Sept. 26. — The EssanessM-G-M deal has been signed, bringing to a close all prior difficulties between the circuit and the distributor on preferred playing time and percentage.