Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Oct-Dec 1930
Publisher:
New York, Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)
Leaf #:
0001016
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Motion Picture News was the leading film industry trade journal during the 1920s. Founded in 1908 as a counterweight to the dominant Moving Picture World, the News was the voice for the independent, non-Trust, producers. Later Motion Picture News expanded its coverage to the entire industry, supporting the independent exhibitor with objective film reviews, summaries of programs at theatres across the nation, activities of regional exchanges in the cities with regional exchanges, and excellent coverage of the coming of sound and screenings and stage shots at the major New York City theatres. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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72 Motion Picture News December 6 , 19 3 0 SOUND IS NO LONGER A NOVELTY Remember — the Public still uses its Eyes at a Picture Show. Screen flicker light variation, needlessly as well as silently, drive Patrons to other types of amusement. Why not look into the TRANSVERTER and its kindred equipment? Thousands of theatres know how well it has improved their projection. Smooth— constant — economical — quiet in operation — its presence in your projection room is instantly recognized wherever installed. If you show pictures, you need the TRANSVERTER. Ask your Supply Dealer or us for further details WHY. Approved by National Theatre Supply Company Canadian Distributors, Perkins Electric, Ltd. THE HERTNER ELECTRIC COMPANY =■ Exclusive Manufacturers of the Transverter 12694 ELMWOOD AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A. WILL BUY FOR CASH USED Speaker, Uni-Directional — Employs air column principle of reproduction and claimed by its manufacturer to have a frequency range of 50 to 6,000 cycles per second. Made in bowl type. * * * POTO-VOICE CO.. Norfolk, Va. Consoles, Turntable — Type Sa-1 and Sa-2. Single and double turntable units with built in AC amplifier and dynamic speaker; for lobby use. Reproducer, Die. Foto-Voice — Type 1-A. Equipped with '/ H.P. motor drive to both projector and turntable; Audak pickups, Webster amplification and Jensen speakers are supplied as associate equipment. * * * PACENT REPRODUCER CORP., New York. Control, Tone Color — For regulating tone and volume of sound reproducers; designed to enable operator to attentuate reproduction at any given frequency. * * * PAINE CO.. Chicago. Anchors. Lead — Paine-Anchorage for attaching chairs, fixtures, etc., to concrete, tile, marble and stone bases, where shallow holes are necessary, for specializing in mosaic, tile and marble work. * * * PHOTOPHONE EQUIPMENT CORP. OF AMERICA, North Vernon. Ind. Reproducer. Disc — Portable. Projector and speaker amplification, packed in two cases; weight under 300 pounds. Reproducer — Sound-onFilm Talkafilm No. 3 sound-on-film heads, lens assembly and photoelectric cell; equipped with new drive and new head. * * * PRESTO MACHINE PRODUCTS CO., Brooklyn, N. Y. Pick-Up — Electro-Magnetic. * » * PROMETHEUS ELECTRIC CORP., Milwaukee. Heater, Organ Loft — For heating organ loft; a number of revised models. Heater, Ticket Booth— No. 311. enclosed safety-type heater. * * * PYRENE MANUFACTURING CO., Newark. Extinguisher and Electric Cutoff, Automatic Projector — For permanent attachment to sound and silent projector; in case of fire functions automatically in upper and lower magazines preventing film from feeding into head; can be recharged after use in fire within few minutes. AUTOMATIC QIMDT FY "GOLD SEAL" or 0 1 1V1 1 L El A TICKET REGISTERS Forward information giving size of machine, serial number, motor current and condition. Midwest Ticket & Supply Company, Inc. D. H. FINKE, President 910 South Michigan Ave., Standard Oil Bldg. —CHICAGO — QRS DeVRY CORP., Chicago. Cameras, New De Luxe 35mm Newsreel — Daylight loading with two lens sliding turret and four speed mechanism, half speed (eight pictures per second), 16 pictures per second, 24 per second, and quadruple. Reproducer, Soundon -Film, Portable — Packed in two cases weighing 150 pounds; one contains projector and reproducing apparatus, the other the amplifier, battery eliminator controls, etc.; loudspeaker is in detachable lid to be used with flexible cord at screen. Reproducer, Disc, Portable — Packed in two cases, one containing projection equipment, turntable mechanism and flexible shaft; the other containing amplifier. Battery eliminator, controls, etc.; loudspeaker is in detachable lid to be used with' flexible cord at screen. * * * RACON ELECTRIC CO.. New York. Horn, No. 3,320 A— Designed for portable reproduction; occupies small space and can be separated into halves. Horn, No. 6320 — For wide angle distribution in theatre use.