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Inside Facts of Stage and Screen (September 27, 1930) STAGE PRICE 10 CENTS RADIO SCREEN Only Theatrical Newspaper on the Pacific Coast MUSIC NSIDE ACTS ESTABLISHED 1924 EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS Published Every 800-801 XII./VH Sahirriav 97 1 Saturdas at Warner Bros. Down- »i ,o VoLYOU office. Los Angeles, Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879. OatUrUay, SeptemOCr^onfomW Z/, Qin town Building, <10 1 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. No. 13 OIL GETS MOVIE CASH HUGHES BUY BEACH OIL OF SCHENCK PROSPECTS STOCK NOW NEW RUMOR NEW GAME FOR STARS A deal, said to involve $18,- 000,000, is presumed to have been consumated, by which Venice oil ventures are show- Howard Hughes is reported to ing the motion picture “big have acquired the interest of shots” another way to spend Joseph Schenck in the Arts their dough. Cinema Finance corpora,tionr. Within the last fortnight enough heavy money makers in As Schenck is in the east, Hollywood to stage definite information of the deal a Griffith mob scene, laid their could not be obtained. How- sugar on the marble slabs of beach oil ever its possibility was not de- prospectors. nied at ^e studio. Its a new vogue, Hollywood’s Report has it that Hughes has latest spending craze. Oil also obtained the Schenck interest gags are now the thing for “black outs” at in the United Artists corporation, movie star house parties. but this also lacks verification, as does the other report that Hughes is Dough spent with the beach oil to finance the next Pickford and concerns doesn’t go to Caliente any Fairbanks productions. more, and a squawk from the South Arts Cinema Finance corpora- is expected soon. tion was organized by members of When Sunday comes, the stars the United Artists, consisting of motor out to Venice to look at their Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fair- oil buys, and Caliente misses ’em. banks, Mary Pickford, Joseph Anyway, there’s a chance of win- Schenck and D. W. Griffith, to fi- ning with oil. Some say odds are nance pictures other than their own. better at Venice than at Caliente. It being realized that this Or at Calneva. founders’ group could not make Just how much has been put into enough pictures to supply the de- beach grease is a question the oil mand of the distributing require- concerns couldn’t figure, not even ments of their exchanges they ar- if they got together. The petrol- ranged to provide finances for other eum prospect boys wouldn’t tell producers, who would release their each other too much. But its safe product by the U.A. distribution to estimate that plenty has gone facilities. into the prospect holes. Most of the outside pictures re- Now that Venice has caught the leased by this corporation have loose change in Hollywood, its been so financed, members of U.A. understood some Texas and Okla- however, financing their own pro- homa firms are about to open opera- duct with their own money. tions in a big way on the boulevard. Not needing capital, it is not rea- sonable to presume that Hughes is SACKETT AT FRESNO to finance the forthcoming product George Sackett, formerly Or- of Mary and Doug, although it is pheum manager here, and possible he has bought some of more re- cently associated with their stock in the Cinema Finance the booking offices of Lyons branch of U.A. MURIEL STRYKER and Lyons, has been appointed With acquirement of the Schenck manager of the Warner Brothers Fresno theatre, interest, if so, it is possible that in dc taking the place of Quinn, Hughes will personally, or by proxy, Featured Fanchon Marco's ^^New Yorker Idea" James recently resigned. entered take the executive helm of that in- He upon ^ his duties stitution. Sol Lesser, present man- Hollywood Pantages « This Week in the valley city last week. agerial head is likely to be elevated to the position left vacant if HILLBILLIES FOR PAN GOULDING CLICKS MACKAILL LINE Schenck retires. ON Beverly Hillbillies, which re- SILVERNAIL DIES Hughes has been releasing his Dorothy Mackaill has been signed cently scored during Alf Goulding, who was assigned Clark Silvernail, stormy petrel pictures through U.A. a hit their to a new Warner Brothers con- of the Equity strike, died personal appearance at the Chinese to the making of shorts for Warner theatre in Hollywood, have been tract in which it is provided that last Monday at his home in Brothers at their New York studio, BOYCOTT THEATRES booked to open at the Fox Pan- the actress will henceforth be Hollywood. Silvernail has been is reported to .have completed ailing for about a year. His SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25.—Five tages on Oct. 2, for one week. starred. Miss Mackaill, now in most recent work the story theatres here and one each in several during his first four weeks was Europe, was met by a representa- of “Hell’s Harbor” North Sacramento and Roseville COMPLETING THEATRE in the big town and has clicked and “Eyes tive of the firm and induced to sign of the were boycotted by union labor for World,” which he made The ten-story Warner Building decidedly. He has been signed to a new arrangement before her re- failure to settle for Inspiration. He was taken contract renewals in Milwaukee, now under construc- turn to this a long term contract by H. country. The tremend- ill between theatres and projectionists. W. during the filming of the tion, will be ready for occupancy ous popularity which her late pic- Twenty-nine operators were dis- and will make his residence for former in Florida and an opera- some time in January. This struc- tures has built for her has made charged when compromise attempts the next tion was performed. His ill- ture will contain a Warner Broth- two years in N. Y. His her a card for which other pro- failed. ness was said to be carcinoma. ers theatre. wife leaves to join him this week. ducers were angling. — PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930 ‘LET US BE GAY’ DRAGS IN $42,900 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn n nnnnn SMART GROSS FOX WEST COAST WILL OPEN LEGIT FAVOR CAPTURED BY PICTURE WITHOUT BILLBOARDS IS DISPLAYED LOEW’S STATE AT BILTMORE CLIFF WORK WILL EXPERIMENT ROCK-A-BYE BABY MOVE RKO OFFICE WELCOME IS GIVEN The amazing gross of $42,- TO MAKE SAVING EL PASO PLAYER Popularity of the legit stage 900 was rung up by the cash was demonstrated by the Bilt- ..Local offices of RKO cir- TO BE TRIED EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 25. registers of Loew’s State the- more business with “The Dis- cuit, at present in Orpheum When, Vivian McKenzie’s or- engagement atre last week for buffding, are to be moved to An experiment in playing a chestra struck up “Rock-a-bye honorable Lady,” starring in “Let Us the theatre building, of Norma Shearer RKO big first run movie without Baby” at the Texas Grand the- Katharine Cornell, which just is perhaps a reason being that the RKO ater, the audience knew why Be Gay.” This bill board advertising is being came to a close, scoring $19,000 owns the latter edifice and Dave Callis was so excited all record for any house playing for its week. rent will consequently be con- made here in Los Angeles by through his role of Bob Holden second bill without an add- its regular siderably lower. Fox West Coast theaters, with in “Aloma of the South Seas.” With a cast and star appearing with popular appeal, the ed attraction. With the arrival of Cliff Harold B. Franklin and Frank Dave is a happy father, but it in a show Work, new division manager will be the middle of November crowds attracted to the box office At Paramount, “The Whitbeck back of the attempt. stage show of RKO, it was announced before he sees his new daugh- demonstrated that it is always a Spoilers,” with “Madam Satan,” Cecil B. De for the cur- that Alvin Popel succeeded ter. good season for a good show. clicked off $30,000 Mille, Metro-Gold^n-Mayer takings having Carl Walker as manager of “Death Takes A Holiday,” a fan- rent week, the film, at Criterion, is the one the Orpheum. Popel was for- tasy, is the attraction scheduled to dropped off however towards the innovation. the chosen for open October 3. the end of the run due to the merly an executive with FOX WEST COAST In a statement issued to the daily in Hollywood took Jewish holidays keeping some Marks Brothers theatres in MOVES MANAGERS El Capitan Chicago. press, Whitbeck said: $6000 for the fourth and closing business away. theatrical Andy Hervy has been re- “This radical move in week of “The Poor Nut,” and “All’s Quiet on the Western decided upon by tained in charge of special ex- advertising was The following changes have been Charlotte Greenwood and johnny Front” for its third week got $6900. Franklin, president of ploitation, and as previously Harold B. made in the managers of the Fox Arthur opened in “Parlor, Bedroom It closes Tuesday to make way for announced, William Adler Fox West Coast theatres. W. C. circuit: and Bath” last Sunday to absolute “Madam Satan.” since the beginning of succeeds George Landy as “Ever George Christoffers has been capacity, and the promise is that a “Hell’s Angels” at Grauman’s there have been bill- press representative. show business transferred from the Fox Strand, long distance and high gross record in Hollywood got $13,700 started it, Chinese boards.
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