Variety (June 1932)

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10 VARIETY PICTURE C R O 1 i k£ s Tuesday, June 7, 1932 GARBO $23,500; BALTOSANS MUSIC ; Baliliiior^, June 6. The Rlvoli, dark for several months, is back In the flrst-ruii same. Bankers, left holding the bag in the receivership, have reno- vated, and Clydie McKay is man- ager. With a 40-cent top house. is sealed to undersoil all the^ down- town .flrst-runners Tiv'lth the excep- . tlon o£ the Valencia. Manager-musician fight has cul- minated In all orchestras going put o£ the downtown picturie houses here beginning June 17, Kxhibs' refusal to pay time and a half for Sunday work means aMndoninent of vaudeville indefinitely. •Desire Me,' at the Stanley, In frdnt this w'eek. 'Society Girl' at the JJew looks okay, too. Ben Bernie is getting trade at the combo Hipp. Estimates for This Week . . Century (Loew-UA) (3,200; 25- 60), 'Molly Louvaln' (FN). Getting the curious, but won't. cross a fair $17,600. Laet week 'Two • Seconds'' (WB) $18,500. :^Hipp '(iElappaport) (2,600; - 25-60), *Beauty arid Boss'. (WB/. ' Ben • Bfernle the ^blg. aratv. Maybe .laiBt week of ostbge stull here till ^musi- cian- light Is settiedi Will go to a good '|13,000; - Last Week 'Roadr house "Murder* ' satlsfiictbry. at $i0,600. . . ^Keith's i[Scliahbei'gei-s) (2,500; 26-BO),' :'l»«ght World' (U).. and . v&ucfe. ~ Sliort of 'idoderatd 111,000; lAst week 'Street of Women'' and 'Old Kentucky' (tab) got ImpresBive |l7,t)00. . ■ • New (Mechanic) (1,800; 25-60), fSoclety • Girl' (Pox). -Dunn . pop herei and $8,000 possifolei I^ast ^eek 'Cohens and JCeHya' <V) only ?6,600. Stanley (Lbew-UA) . (3,600; 25- 60), 'Desire Me' (M-G). •Farwell film* publicity means big ..week. -Ajrotind $23,600. L.ast Week 'Huddle' (MrG) 'way ^Oft, $14,500. . Parkwiay. (i:rf>eWrUA) (1,000 ; 25- 85), 'Scarface' (UA). Somewhat better .uptown here, but hot too gooia at $3;5O0.\ Xast week 'Letty liynton' (M-O) a big $6,2(10. ■ Valeheia (I.oew-UA) (i;200;. 26- 36), 'Scarface' (UA). NJust another -week, $2,600. Xjist week 'Letty Lyn- ton'hardly fair at $2,600. . , . hdiehoducers Cod to Any hdie Exhib Grdnp Deal Overtures of Independent exhib- itor • organizations to do business with them . on .a collective buying . basis are being cold-lshouldered by major ihdle producers. Repre- eentative indie makers first take the •attitude that the industry as a whole needs their product today land that' the only satisfactory method of doln business With the Indie is directly with the individual l)oxofllce. Allied Exhibitors' announced In- tention to offer the jndle producerb, collectively, a chance to hciok up their product' this season with Al- lied, Is getting only wise smiles from the makers.-- The Allied prop- osition will be announced iat At- lantic City late In June during the New Jersey Allied convention. . $12;500 FRONTS LOU'VILLE ^Sinners' and Withers In Person— 'New Morals' Off At $7,100 HDFFHAN-RKO DENVER POOL ViRTUAIlY SET Pooling of .the three Huffman In- die houses In Denver with the RKO Orpheum Is practically concluded on a basis that makes Huffman operator bf all in a capacity as gen- eral manager of % holding company to. be formed tor /the purpose. Lawyers' okay is all that Is needed before the final signatures are af fixed to papei-s. Huffman is still in New York to finish the deal with Harold B. Franklin. Huffman is owner of the Tabor, Aldlne and RIalto theatres there. Louisville, June 6. The Brown is trying to boost biz by giving way $50 each Monday and Wednesday night, Rialto by giving away an. auto on Monday nights and by special children's parties and the like, but citizens refuse to get excited. Grant Withers' personal appear- ance jumping the receipts at Ri- alto. Estimates'For This'Week Loew's (3,252; 25-35r60-.60)^ •New Morals For, Old' (M-G). -A bad $7,i00. Liast .week 'Desire Me' (M-G) $10,600, fair. Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1,765; 25- 35-50)—'Night World* (U). A weak $5,800. Last week 'Clara Deane' (Par) $6,200. Rialto (Fourcli Avt.) (2,710; 35- 50-60)r—'Sinners In Sun- (Par) and Grant Withers in person. Good at $12,500. ' Last week 'Society Girl' (Fox) $11,800. Brown . (2,000; 25-30-40)—'Office Girl' and reshow 'Ladles of Jury' (Radio). Okie on $4,900. Last' week' 'Rich Always With Us' (WB). $4,100. Alamo (Fouth Ave.) (1,000, 16- 25)—'Cohens and KeUys' (U); On $3,100 all Tight with Kidio singers added. Last week 'Reserved for Ladies' (Par) jj2,900. PHIL BAKER IN BOSIOM: WIIH'PASSACE'»mOOO : • Boston,-June-6, RKO Keith's, with PWl Baker heading a strong seven act bill, with .-'Westward Passage', on the screen, appears to have the best bet ot the week. • With weather cbhdil- tlons not Ideal on Saturday, the house was crowded at all four shows. Last -week thfs house did over $28,000 with Ben Bernie, top- -ptnig' thQ .bill 'and. the lobby -lines were up for the first time iii months, v The other K«ltti house, the Bos- ton, got'off to a bad start last-week. The unit 'Selected for the change from vaudeville to -presentations was 'Cuban Holiday' which was ex- cellent In production but. weak on talent. . This week; thia hovse has 'No Greater Loye' and.may do beti- .ter, but. any .stage production with' three cooch numbers in it wiU hurt. AudienciB 'ls ot-the family type. Th^ Publlx 'houses have some strong attractions on both .stage and screenn. The big liletropolitan has Dorothy Mackalll in person and 'Man About Town' on thiB screen. 'Two Seconds' Is featured on both the Paramount and Uptown screens. Robinson, is a draw name but the type of fan he draws prefers the baseball park In this weather. Met (Publix) (4,300; 60-75) 'Man About Town' (Fox) and Mackalll in person should. ^op , $25^000." Last week 'Rich 'With Us'' and' Boswell Sisters jBL nice $31,l00. ' Good. ' Paramount (Publix). (1,800; 35- 50-60) 'Two' Seconds' ■ (WB). Mild $8,000. Last -week .'Vivlenne Ware' (Fox) fair at .$8,100. Uptown <Publlk) (2,200;. 35-60- 60) 'Two Seconds'. J(WB)".- ' Com- panion house,- $6,600, oke. Last weik 'Vivlenne "Ware*' (Fox)," nice at $6,100. Keith's (4,000; 35-50-76) 'West- ward Passage' (Radio) and vaude. With vaude should better $20,000. Last week 'Radio Patrol' (Radio) and Ben Bernie at new price scale, strong $28,200. Keith-Boston (4,000; 26-35-60). 'No Greater Love' (Col.). Not click- ing; $10,000 expected. Last week 'Strangers of Evening' (Tlf.), had $9,800. . . : Majestic 'Grand Hotel.' In its fin&l week did $11,000. Previous c6n- tracts .jcaused Its withdrawal though business warranted: Its hold- ing over. S^cfllay (Publix) 'Vlviepne Ware'. (Fox) and vaude." With .seven acts, below its usual $7,000. List week' 'While Paris Sleeps' fair at $8,300. State (4,000; 35-o0-60> 'New Mo- role.' Weak at $10,000. La.st week 'As You Desire Me' (M-G), up to $19,800. " ^ Frisco's OK Totals, $18,000 for Par and Warfield at S16,0001 foS^at Brif& Weather, Shore, Cuxus All Handicap Brooklyn San Francisco, June 6 With-^the . weather Just about as warm as It e-jrer gets trade Is qui- escent and the town's outstandJiig feature Is the holdover of 'Scar face.' It's a sixth and final week at United Artists, giving that plc-^ ture the longest local run In two years. . . Garbo the best- money getter, of the current lot, brlnglr g good money into the Paramount! Olsen and Johnson are \.pplng the desultory Orpheum, second: week of retum vaude holding up smartly. Joe K Browne In 'Tenderfoot' Warners. Brooklyn, Junie .6, Sticky weather, with most of the " or Coney Island. Flicker, houses are moaning; Paramount has Mary Brlail and Ken Murray -in person With .'Clara Deane,' and figures for week $3(),000. Albee Is . featuring Bert Lytell In person and 'Westward Passage,' Hagenbeck-Wallace show, with Clyde Beatty, the Hon and tiger trainer, is in Rldgewoqd this week and no doubt another grouch for theatre managers:. Estimates for'This Week Paramount (4,200; 25-36-50-75- 85)-4'Clara Deiane' (Par) and .stage show. House should do in vicinity of $35,000, light. Last week 'For Defense' .(Col),. with Jack Benny Less Seats, but Less Biz, Mpk; Garlnto $12,000 Estimates for-This Week Minneapolis,^June 6. 'As You Desire Me' has pretty much of -a clear track this week. With the 4,200-seat Minnesota closed, the State, fortified, by the Garbo, picture. Jumps Into the money class. The story otherwise IS: hot . a - cheerful one. Attractions and busl- bkay for | and Cliff Edwards on stage, $39,800,- ness both weak. Aside from falr.^ . sire,' there is hot a single film or Fox (4,000; 25-^85-50-75)—'Man stage name with any real (''pulling Fox (6,000; 36-66) Town' (Fox) and stage show. May hold house lip to poor $27,000. Last week 'Night Court* (M-G) and ■Man A-hAnt Abput Town' (Fox) and stage ishow, man Apout I Freddy Mack and orchestra on stage I and $16,000, sad. Last week 'Room [ 1-3' (Fox) $15-,000. Albee (3,600; ^5-35-50-76)—'West- power, making the sailing of the Garbo picture all the easier. " . A record low 7,290 in seating Is now -reiM-esented' by the four reg- ulaf loop .first-run houses still fe- ^rin * 131,000, better ^3^^^ passage' (Radio) and vaude. hnalntng'open.- The four, dark thea- thatn averaig6< Golden Gjftte (RKO) (2,270; 36-60) 'Lena Rivers' (Tiff) and stage show.' With 1,600 balcony seafs at 40 cents getting a , big play, and $11,000^ house is showing sighs of life. Last week, ' first of r.ew policy, 'No. Greater Love*. (Col) and Teddy Joyce m.c., slightly over $11,000, Orpheum (RKO) (2,270; 36-60) 'Racetrack* .(Tiff) .and Olsen and Johnson-heading yaude. May hit $16,000, best iji fnbhths.. Last week, hrat oi new policy with 'Riadio Patrol* '(Radib)i got good $13,000. Paramount (Fox) (2,700; 35-60) 'Desire Me' (M-G). Garbo still do- ing heir stuff, • $18,000, "but at&r has done better her-- ?'Thls Is the Night' (Par) poor $8,000 last-.week. United Artists (1.200; t6-4O-60) 'Scarface' (UA) (6th ahd final tres^Mlnn^sota; Cehtury, Pantagea and- Seventh Street—account tot 9,000. seats. The -1,400-seat Shu- bert, temporarily in foreign films, Is not counted. , " Biit even with the - bverseating evil ciired, there's nothing remotely resembling prosperity . In sight, Weather turned hot again: < Estimateii for This 'Week Minnesota . (PUbllz) (4,200; 76). Closed" lAdefinltely. - "Wound . up strongly with Blng. Crosby. In per- son' and a . Fanchon-Marco stage show, in addition to 'Sinners in the •Sun' (Par) on. screen. Although . Crosby . did -not appear at any of the Thursday- night shows, havlhg to catch a train to St.' Louis, gross hit $23,600, big. State (PiiblU) (2,200; 60),' 'As A Jury' a-waird' of $4>500 to Jack I You. Desire Me'. (M-G). Looks like Bert-^Lytell ahd flicker around mild $15,000.. Last week-'Molly Louvalri' (WB) low $11,600. Metropolitan (3,600; 25r35-60T66) >4Feller-Needs a Friehd' (M-G) and vaude. George Sidney on bill and maybe $23,000,. so-so. Last week 'Behind the Mask' (Cbl) and 'Girl Crazy* (tab) $25,000, bite. : Strand (2,500; 25-36-60)—'Tender- foot' (FN).' Should do. $11,000, all right. Last. week, .'Rich . Always With Us* (WB) $11,500. FOX WINS OUT IN SUIT OVER THE VALIANT' week): Longest run in two years Larrlc in his suit charging Fox I a $13,000 Week, cr about double an<r $7,000 still good.^ Films and Robert Mlddlemajss with ^hat house has been getting. 'As Ihnw theft'ng one of LarrWs stories was b«suU of .Minnesota .closing, y/ttl 'Room-13* (Fox) and. stage show. ^ ... . TuBtlee RoB«»nman in r'^v® of available product Rube Wolf - gets credit for. fair l^l.J^^^-^yj'J^^^^ Last week- 'But the $16,000. . Last week over $17,500 on -f"***™® Court Frjday,.(3)^ Is Weak* (M-G) $7,000, fklr. his return and 'Sinners In Sun' aered a verdict In favor of the de- ! Orpheum (RKO) (2,89(1; 60)/ (Par). .., . . fondants. _ I'Radio Patrol' (U) and vaudeville; Warners (li366;:36-60-60) Tender- ' Larrlc alleged'that a one-act play ] NothlAg oh screen or stage to h^lp foot* (WB). A $10,b00'"'week, oke, byMlddlemfcss titled 'The Valiant,' box office: Although house now has 'FerguSoh Case* (FN) $6,000 on five -which; as a talker,-;-was released by only,stage, show In town, it wIH bo days last wtlek. DNfflCAIION OF P-rS PUB. AND ADV. STARTED Fox, was a rewrite of Larrlc'a play, I Ip^J^y *<>: toP -. S7,000. Last week 'The Denial.* Larrlc, ' through .Wanted' (WB) $8.6(W^ [O'Brien, Malevinsky&Drlscoll, sued I.-."-yr'e _ (Publix) (J,30p; .35). I 'Stra,hge Case of Clara Deane' (Par).. Ab'out $2,600 indicated, low. . Last for $50,000. ^ ^ In reversing the Jury award, the I week''Woihan'in'^RbOm* 13'* (Fox) court ruled the decision was con-| $4,200, average. trary to the law since it must- be { shown that the defendants had .ac- Forney Wyly, in charge of. fin I ?«^s to the. plaintiff's story. Proof I mags for Paramount for six years, h^'^s offered only in the similarity of is the first to be dropped In the unl- /"^i**^® Rosenman i flcatlon of the Par and Publix pul>-r'"i^^*^i^ *° be Insufficient, llclty-a,dvertlBlng departments. The L,?®'®"^*';*? were, represented by acle Man* (Par) and 'This Is the fan end will be added to the dlstrib R. Fleischer and. Percy Hel- Night* (Par), spit, about $1,100 In. house, organ duties of Al Wllkle at dlcated,. for second loop runs, fair. th6 home office. . —- - [ ^eek'Wet Parade* (M-G) and The press book departments of the \ r^^ ^^«^^^^ # ^^''Zn^Yifit .d theatr. end have been. tom.\ Commencement Camera] ^'iZuln- (Steffes) (1,400 ; 35). Aster (Publlx) (900; 26), 'Care- less Lady' (Fox) and 'Beauty and the Boss* (FN), spit, about $900 expected, light. Last, week 'Should a Doctor Tell?' for men and women only, $1,600, fair. Grand (Publix) (l.lOO; 26), 'Mir- film and bined unddr-Blll Dahzlger for Jack Heiss. ' Cliff Lewis. Par ad manager, will act as l]>anzlger's assistant over Par film advertising, 'Der Llebes Express.' Looks like I around $1,500, poor. Last week 'Five-Year. Plan* $2,200, fair. ■ Publix's Detroit Stock Is Costing $900 Weekly; BUTH STEVENS STICKS Hollywood, June 6. Brought here by Warners for 'Llffr. Begins,* In the same part she played on the stage. Ru£h Anna Stevens goies to Columbia fdr 'Murder of A Night (jlub Lady.' Skeets Gallagher and Mayo Methot alsb engaged for same pic- ture to be directed by Irving Cum- uihgs. Mike Hughes Interested' In Chamberlin Circuit M. C. Hughes (Mike) Hughes, former Publix executive. In associa- tion with others In the east, may take over the Chamberlain circuit of 10 houses in Pennsylva .la. The Indle Chamberlain chain has houses In Shamokln, Lansford, Ta- maqua, Danville, Mahanoy City, and other towns, and Is. presently In receivership. An apijeal to stave off sheriff's sale of the chain on a writ to creditors, Is now before the court. 'Movie Crazy'^B' Resort Tests Hollywood, June 6. General release for Harold Lloyd's new picture, 'Movie Crazy," Is set for Oct. 1. May get pre-release test runs in a few. summer resort towns around Massachusetts during July and August. (Continued from page 1) wood thru the cast than on the der The handling of trade papers will I posltory end of tlje Santa Fe, also tkn Into the realm of matters Coast studios have issued In under Hess* supervisionl as will the structlons for good-looking young accessory, division headed for years people. Seemingly none of the as a separate department by James hopefuls hanging around Hollywood i - Detroit June 6 ^^ff^' ir 4, „. *v. ^ week after week can attract atten- Legit stock company .playing the Currently flve men,, all In the Par tlon. Or possibly it's a .Question Publlx theatres locally is costing end, are working on combined press of never: getting by Miss Nota- Publlx $900 a week and will be con- books under Danzigei', first of which chance, the efficient reception clerk. Snuef ^" lonr as SwuUs wVrran^ Slllon '^V''l^^T\kr^'%Zrf'':^^^^^ .^'l orfsteg?p1ay'°lSn"gren wi^^^^^^ Million Dollar Legs' (Par). The potential stars is keenly felt. . mete nlctut^ nron;im »t moH of theatre-film $ress book will be about Illustrating the feeling in tMs re- houKs nlaved the same slze as the Publlx manuals gard la ^ox, whicii has Just added Troupe Is owned by E D Turner pf the past In type, they will be a third stage in its Manhattan stu- ' " ^- burner, similar to those worked out by . Hess dlo for making, tests. This corn- while with RKO, Par art department continues un- der Vii^cent Trotta,-and the Publlx I art depftrtmerit under Charles C^ourt' ney.. A. single head will be named to supervise tlie combined- departments later. SONO ART'S HOLDING CO. IN BANKRUPTCY Pictures Realization Corp., formed recently to take over Sono Art Pro- ductions, Inc., .filed a voluntary peti- tion In bankruptcy Friday (3), list- ing liabilities of $518,140 ai^d $5,666 In assets, exclusive of earnings from I Cirl Is supposed to stand out In- plctures now-being exhibited. There ^'■^'<i"''»^llyv That's why It's taking are prior claims of $6,442 for the t^eni so long. who has posted a bond with Equity. J A new addition to the cast is Lee pany has .averaged one test daily RusselL Til**"^* P"^-*^"* One performance a day Is given k!,, 1* i* ®" With two Saturdays and Sundays, behalf Of Metro. Scripts are boiled down to run 105 J minutes. Hollywood, June. 6. After eyeing approxiniately 2,000 <^^ti15'-Kf fSrSS^K I 'for RKO Film Still short of enough femmes with line with the gi'eater coordina the rlgiit kind of gams, hips, and | between RKO Pictures and NBC, Several cq^st-tO-coast broad- casts over NBC networks will plug Frank Buck's film, 'Bring 'Em Back Alive.* Picture opens at the Mayfalr, New York, .Junei 17, and; at the Albee, Brooklyn, June 18. The llrst broadca:st will be an Interview of Buck by Raymond L. DUmars, cu- rator of the Bronx Zoo June 16, via WEAF. faces. Talent hunt has spread ^o department stores, high schools and colleges. Robert Mclntyre, Sam Goldwyn's caster, and J. W. Crosby, his as- sistant, have been looking at girls for two months and have picked only 11. besides 75 prospects. Each About 75 girls will be used, of them d.ancers. 21 Lande on Spec federal Income tax for 1929 and $2,- 831 for New York state Income tax. Two principal creditors listed are the National Diversified Corp. for $431,385, and Metropolitan Sound Studios for $46,663. Assets listed as Irving L.inde, legit producer, left of value are $1,000 on deposit with ^""^ the Coast Sunday (5), going the MPPDA; $1,126.35 In bank de- ^^'^^^ o" spec, although he hopes to posits, and $100 worth of office fur- 'md on "the Paramount lot. Pro nlture. Three shares In ^onO Art! 4^cer h.?xd a deal on with.Par about Productions art given no value. a month ago, but It blew cold. Eleven feature pictures are listed Lnnde left with the 'Whistling ifi as Vjulueless, Wfth only one, 'Honey- the Dark' legit company, the show moon Lane,' having any 'probable opening on.the Coa.st for BelasOo & value.' Curran shortly. Oakie Refuses Tests Hollywood, June 6. At the last minute Jack Oakie re- fused to make tests for U's 'Once In a -Lifetime.* Paramount has switched plans in consequence and win use him for retakes on Charlie Rogers' '70,000 Witnesses.* Meanwhile U is bringing pressure to. bear on Par to obtain .-the play- er. Offering to forego screen test and put him into picture cold start- ing next Monday (13).'