Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1932)

44 MOTION PICTURE HERALD December 17, 1932 WABASH AVENUE CHICAGO Henry Herbel of Universal was elected president of the Film Board of Trade at a meeting last week. He succeeds Felix Mendelssohn of Metro, who has held the post for the past three years and declined further office. Eddie Grossman of United Artists was elected vicepresident, Irving Mandel of Security, treasurer. Emma Abplanalp continues as secretary. A testimonial dinner will be held in Mr. Mendelssohn's honor at the Stevens Hotel Friday evening. V Ben Serkowich, who for the past three months has been associated with Balaban & Katz, has resigned. Mr. Serkowich plans to go East shortly in connection with his future plans. ■ : . V Joe Wolf, who is well known in the industry in Chicago, has joined the sales staff of United Artists. V Percy Barr of Warners is wearing a big smile these days as he shows his friends a photo of himself with Coach Anderson and Schwartz of Notre Dame. He'll tell you the whole story — given half a chance. V Jim Chrissis has taken over the Harvard theatre from Warners. V RKO's State-Lake theatre closed December 9. It is reported to be reopening December 23 with Universal's "The Mummy." . V Leo Salkin has resigned as manager of Balaban and Katz's Oriental theatre. V George West, district manager of Exhibitors Screen Service, announces that his service has been sold to a number of Warner houses. V Max Slott is now managing the Stratford theatre for Warner Bros. V Sinuel Roberts, son of Abe Ostrowsky, who operates the Banner, California and White Palace theatres, was married this week to Deverra Fisher, daughter of Judge Harry M. Fisher. Roberts is active in the affairs of the California theatre. V Jack Miller and Aaron Saperstein had their first meeting with Tom Maloy and other officials of the operators' union this week, on details of a new working agreement for 1933. HOLQUIST ON BROADWAY Week of December 10 CAPITOL Chili and Chills MSM Now I'll Tell One MGM MAYFAIR American Composers Universal Primitive Principal Shampoo the Magician .... Radio PARAMOUNT Betty Boop's Museum Paramount Courting Trouble Paramount RIVOLI Screen Souvenirs — No. 6. . . Paramount The Klondike Kid .....United Artists ROXY Bugs in Love United Artists STRAND Hey, Pop! . . . . Vitaphone King Salmon Vitaphone WINTER GARDEN Ride Him, Bosko Vitaphone Passing the Buck Vitaphone Then Came the Yawn Vitaphone New Jersey Manager Dead Charles Mann, 56, long engaged in the theatrical business, and manager of the Oritani, a Warner house in Hackensack, N. J., until the time of his illness eight months ago, died at his Hackensack home last week. He is survived by his widow, a daughter and a son. NEWS PICTURES FOX MOVIETONE NEWS— No. 23— Mrs. Roosevelt presents smile award at Newark — 7,000 birds released from Long Island' — Christmas spirit hits Japan — General Kurt von Schleicher named new German chancellor — Expert gives golf demonstration at Miami — Paris honors Clemenceau — Army downs Navy in football classic. FOX MOVIETONE NEWS— No. 24— Miami lures water sport fans — 'Pictures of wrestling match at Los Angeles — Trotzky gives view of European affairs— Pictures of women's evening dress show — Mrs. Roosevelt sings at New York Infirmary concert— Movie colony joins in job sharing. HEARST METROTONE NEWS— No. 222-Conte di Savoia arrives in New York — Mrs. Roosevelt sings for New York Infirmary — "Hunger" marchers parade through Capital streets — Girls exercise at Crystal Beach, Cal. — Women wets open new repeal fight at Princeton, N. J. — Wine makers get ready for rush — Trotzky sends message to U. S. — Sport season opens at Miami. HEARST METROTONE NEWS-nNo. 223— Australian race thrills 100,000 — Czar's treasures arrive in United States— Rangers beat Americans in hockey game at New York — Dry chief's rally for new war on rum — Southern California downs Notre Dame — Grace Moore sings for unemployed. PARAMOUNT NEWS— No. 37— Old maids honor St. Catherine in Paris — Inventors at Battle Creek, Mich., test new steamline rail car — Nelson Rockefeller explains plans for providing work — Italy's newest liner arrives in New York — Capital "hunger" march ends — Coral Gables sport season opens. PARAMOUNT NEWS— No. 38— Princeton students rehearse for annual show — Test new plane with air brakes at Los Angeles — Soviet opens new Dnieprostroy Dam — Los Angeles kiddies give pre-Xmas show — Indian leader arrives in United States — First country -wide snowfall ushers in winter. PATHE NEWS— No. 38— Pictures of Congress in action — Public gives opinion on Europe's payment of debts — Joe Kirkwood gives golf exhibition at Coral Gables — Captain Bob Bartlett plays Santa Claus to New York kids — Army beats Navy on gridiron — Fordham wins cross-country race at Cincinnati — News flashes. PATHE NEWS— No. 39.— New Italian vessel arrives in New York — Pictures of California desert — Paris prepares toys for holidays — Captain Bob Bartlett describes Peary Memorial Expedition — Successful bootblack feeds Boston unemployed — "Hunger" marchers parade in Washington — New steamline car tested at Battle Creek, Mich — News flashes. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEI No. 100— All American Board of Football picks 1932 team — Washington police keep Reds under control — New auto-train tested at Battle Creek, Mich. — Whiskey plants rush production at Louisville, Ky. — Foreign inventors test novel planes in London — Italy's new liner hailed on arrival in New York — Coral Gables opens sport season. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL— No. 101 — Gold cargo arrives in New York — Paris holds annual scooter stake race — Prisoners repair toys for Chicago children — Indian maidens in canoe race at Mexico— Swim queen trains at Miami Beach — Newhall, Cal., man captures beasts barehanded — Russia opens world's largest dam. Pathe Granted Injunction, Judgment Against Seibert Pathe Exchange, Inc., has been granted a permane it injunction by United States District Judge William Clarke, in New Jersey, covering its copyrighted pictures, and restraining the distribution and exhibition of the pictures by Claude L. 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