Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1936)

42 MOTION PICTURE HERALD July 2 5, 19 3 6 FILM STOCK HOLDINGS FOR '35 LISTED BY SEC Shares Held by Officers and Directors Shown in Annual Summary of the Commission Holdings of officers, directors and principal stockholders of corporations subject to the Securities and Exchange Act, as of December 31, 1935, have been made public by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its annual official summary. All information contained in the summary has been published before as the companies made their reports, but the annual publication includes it for the first time in one volume. Data concerning stockholders in motion picture companies were reported as follows : Balaban & Katz Corporation Preferred : Barney Balaban, 105 shares. Charles A. McCulloch, Chicago, 3,000 shares. Elmer C. Upton, Chicago, 17 shares. Columbia Pictures Corporation Common : Nathan Burkan, 37 shares. Harry Cohn, Los Angeles, 1,528 shares. Jack Cohn, New Lork, 481 shares. Common voting trust certificates : Harry Cohn, 69,238. Jack Cohn, 32,544. Convertible preferred: Jack Cohn, 55 shares. Consolidated Film Industries Common : Edmund C. Dearstyne, Albany, 1,000 shares. Setay Co., Inc., New York, 155,673 shares. Walter P. Stevens, Scranton, 406 shares. Martin Taylor, New York, 3,000 shares. $2 cumulative participating preferred: Edmund C. Dearstyne, 600 shares. Setay Co., 2,098 shares. Walter P. Stevens, 500 shares. Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation Seven per cent cumulative convertible preferred : Leon Goldberg, New York, 200 shares. Malcomb Kinsberg, New York, 200 shares. Michael J. Meehan, New York, 26,800 shares. Loew's Boston Theatres Company Common : John H. Devlin, Boston, 296 shares. Loews', Inc., New York, 83,957 shares. Victor J. Morris, Boston, 503 shares. Loew's, Incorporated Common : George N. Armsby, New York, 100 shares. David Bernstein, New York, 1,890 shares. Isador Frey, New York, 400 shares. John R. Hazel, Buffalo, 100 shares. David L. Loew holding company, 353 shares. Charles C. Moskowitz, New York, 300 shares. William A. Parker, Boston, 100 shares. William A. Phillips, New York, 2,000 shares. J. Robert Rubin, New York, 2,800 shares. Nicholas M. Schenck, New York, 2,817 shares. Edward A. Schiller, New York, 500 shares. David Warfield, New York, 7,000 shares. $6.50 cumulative preferred: J. Robert Rubin holding company, 350 shares. Trans-Lux Daylight Picture Screen Corp. Common : Robert L. Daine, New York, 51 shares. George H. Eichelberger, New York, 1,100 shares. A. D. Erickson, New York, 400 shares. Perry E. Furber, New York, 1,050 shares. Percy N. Furber, New York, 25,330 shares. H. P. Farrington, New York, 9,400 shares. Robert L. Gordon, New York, 400 shares. Edward T. Hoi way, New York, 150 shares. Edwin G. Lauder, Jr., New York, 10,000 shares. A. T. Mulcahy, New York, 300 shares. Arthur C. Payne, New York, 1,503 shares. George H. Robinson, New York, 7,950 shares. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Common : H. Donald Campbell, New York, share. Chase National Bank, 387,377 shares. Harold B. Clark, New York, 50 shares. John R. Dillon, New York, one share. Wilfred James Eadie, New York, 125 shcircs William' L. Goetz, Beverly Hills, 214,643 shares. Berkshire Finance Co. (Sidney R. Kent), 100 shares. William C. Michel, New York, 311 shares. William P. Philips, New York, one share. H. G. Place, New York, % share. Seton Porter, New York, 251 shares. Joseph M. Schenck, Beverly Hills, 168,643 shares. Sydney Towell, New York, 309 shares. Darryl F. Zanuck, Beverly Hills, 183,980 shares. Warrants for Class A, old: Chase National Bank, 7,381. $1.50 cumulative preferred: H. Donald Campbell, one-half share. Chase National Bank, 774,754 shares. Harold B. Clark, 101 shares. John R. Dillon, one share. Wilfred James Eadie, 250 shares. William Goetz, 55,284 shares. Berkshire Finance Co., 5,884 shares. William C. Michel, 621 shares. H. G. Place, one-half share. Seton Porter, 500 shares. Joseph M. Schenck, 24,284 shares. Sydney Towell, 617 shares. Darryl F. Zanuck, 21,946 shares. Six per cent convertible debentures : Sydney Towell, 7,000. Universal Pictures Company Common : R. H. Cochrane, New York, 22,746 shares. Carl Laemmle, New York (as of Nov. 30, 1935), 7,016 shares. Willard S. McKay, New York,. 168 shares. Common voting trust certificates 1 : P. D. Cochrane (as of April 22, 1935), 668. Carl Laemmle, 58,708. Voting trust certificates 2 : P. D. Cochrane, 1,408. Carl Laemmle, 120,159. Eight per cent cumulative preferred: Helen E. Hughes, New York, 20 shares. Carl Laemmle, 1,265 shares. Willard S. McKay, 347 shares. Wilkay Holding Corp., 50 shares. Samuel Sedran, New York, four shares. Second preferred: P. D. Cochrane, 184 shares. Carl Laemmle, 15,707 shares. Warner Brothers Pictures Common : Samuel Carlisle, New York, 2,000 shares. S. P. Friedman, New York, 600 shares. Sam E. Morris, New York, 3,000 shares. Herman Starr, New York, 500 shares. Abel Cary Thomas, New York, 232 shares. Albert Warner, New York, 59,260 shares. Holding Company A, 5,988 shares. H. M. Warner, New York, 62,860 shares. Holding Company A, 2,115 shares. Jack L. Warner, Burbank, Cal., 85,060 shares. Morris Wolf, Philadelphia, through trust, 167 shares. $3.85 cumulative preferred: Albert Warner, 10,618 shares. Holding Company B, 4,786 shares. H. M. Warner, 10,618 shares. Holding Company B, 4,786 shares. Jack L. Warner, 10,618 shares. Holding Company B, 4,786 shares. Six per cent optional convertible debentures : S. P. Friedman, 41,000. Sam E. Morris, 40,000. Albert Warner, 1,731,333. Holding Company A, 269,460. H. M. Warner, 1,469,000. Jack L. Warner, 1,856,000. JVill Day, British Screen Historian, Dies in London Will Day, managing director of Will Day, Ltd., an accessory company, and known for years as the unofficial historian of the motion picture industry in England, died at his home in London late last week. He was taken ill suddenly at his office last Monday. He was 63 years old. Mr. Day was born in 1873, and was taught the use of the magic lantern at the age of nine. He later became a showman and first presented animated pictures in 1898. He founded various accessory companies, forming Will Day, Ltd., in 1913. He was a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and the Royal Society of Arts. He was president of the Kinema Veterans in 1929-30, and a vice-president of the Magicians' Club. He was the first patentee, with J. C. Baird, of television. Mr. Day owner a notable collection of historical film apparatus, which is housed in the London Science Museum. Exploitation Unit Formed In line with the special handling being given Warner Brothers' "The Green Pastures," in key city spots, Clarence Jacobsen and William Schneider, formerly of the publicity staff of the stage play, and Ned Holmes, are working on the exploitation campaign for the film in Buffalo, Indianapolis and Boston. "Lonesome Pine" in Contest Walter Wanger's all-color production, "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," has been selected by Paramount as its entry in the International Motion Picture Exhibition to be held in Venice, Italy, next month.