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Educational 


52  Two-Reelers,  66  Singles 


ANTI-DUAL  FEATURE  CLAUSE  OUT  OF  INDIE  CODE 


Allied  Leaders  Reported  Indirectly  Working  on  Code 


Reported  in  Co-Operation 

With  Pete  Harrison's 

Indie  Association 

Although  so  far  Allied  States 
Ass'n  has  officially  declined  to  par- 
icipate  in  work  of  drafting  an  in- 
ustry  code,  it  is  understood  that 
the  organization,  through  various 
of  its  national  leaders,  will  indirect- 
ly have  a  hand  in  the  proceedings 
through  the  National  Association  of 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


SGHENCK  WITHDRAWS 
U.  A.  FROM  ASS'N 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —   Due  to   differences 

I  with  another  company-member  of 
the  Associated  Picture  Producers, 
Joseph   M.   Schenck  last  night  sub- 

i  mitted  the  resignation  of  United 
Artists   studios   from   the   organiza- 

J  tion.     B.  B.  Kahane,  Winfield  Shee- 

!  han  and  Emanuel  Cohen  comprise 
the  committee  considering  the  resig- 
nation. 


Publix-Cooper  Company 
Taking  Five  Theaters 

Denver  —  Publix  has  formed  a 
partnership  with  J.  H.  Cooper  and 
is  expected  to  take  over  five  houses 
in  this  vicinity  for  operation  by  this 
company.  Theaters  acquired  so  far 
are:  Rialto,  Colorado  Springs;  Ava- 
lon,  Grand  Junction,  and  Sterling, 
Greeley.  Deals  are  under  way  to 
take  over  the  Mesia  at  Grand  Junc- 
tion and  the  Rex  at  Greeley. 

Houses  were  formerly  operated  by 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Three  From  Brit.-Gaumonr 

Atlantic  City — Three  pictures  pro- 
duced by  British-Gaumont,  supervised 
by  Eric  Pommer,  are  included  in  the 
Fox  1933-34  program.  Their  titles  are: 
"Good  Companions,"  "Constant  Nymph" 
and  "I  Was  a  Spy." 


Expect  Appeal  from  Erpi-Warner  Decision 

Although  the  defendant  companies  have  not  officially  as  yet  indicated  their 
intentions  in  the  matter,  A.  T.  &  T.,  Western  Electric  and  Electrical  Research 
Products  are  expected  to  file  an  appeal  with  the  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  Phila- 
delphia, from  the  U.  S.  District  Court  decision  at  Wilmington  finding  illegal  restric- 
tive clauses  in  the  Erpi  leasing  contract.  Judge  Joseph  P.  Nields  of  the  District 
Court  will  sign  an  order  this  week  in  connection  with  his  decision,  handed  down  in  a 
joint  suit  brought  by  Stanley  Co.  of  America,  General  Talking  Pictures  and  Duovac 
Radio   Corp. 


Brandt  Exhibitor  Association  Invites 
T.  O.  C.  C.   To  Help  Draft  Code 


A  resolution  inviting  Charles  J. 
O'Reilly  and  the  T.  0.  C.  C.  to  join 
in  drafting  of  an  exhibition  code 
was  passed  yesterday  at  a  meeting 
of  the  Independent  Theater  Owners 
Association  of  New  York,  held  at 
the  Hotel  Astor.  The  committee 
named  to  investigate  conditions  and 
form  the  code  will  include  William 
Small,  Jack  Springer,  Louis  F.  Blu- 
menthal,  Harry  Brandt,  Leo  Brecher, 


Joe  Fleisler  and  additional  owner- 
exhibitors  who  represent  individual- 
ly-operated houses  and  circuits  of 
less  than  four  houses. 

Association  dues  were  reduced 
one-half  and  now  call  for  $2.50  a 
week  for  operators  of  theaters  seat- 
ing up  to  600,  $5,  from  601  to  1,200 
and  $7.50  from  1,201  up.  Another 
meeting  of  the  organization  will  be 
held  Wednesday  at  the  Astor  at 
1:30  P.   M. 


Arbuckle's  Death  Not 
To  Halt  Three  Releases 

Death  of  Roscoe  "Fatty"  Arbuckle, 
whose  funeral  will  be  held  today, 
will  not  affect  Vitaphone  release  of 
his  last  three  comedies.  They  are 
titled:  "Tomalio,"  "Close  Relations" 
and  "In  the  Dough."  Arbuckle  had 
just  finished  work  in  the  last-named 
two-reeler  when  his  death  occurred 
early  Thursday  morning. 


Hays  Confers  With 

Three  Coast  Executives 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Immediately  upon  his 
arrival  yesterday,  Will  Hays  went 
into  conference  with  Louis  Mayer, 
Adolph  Zukor  and  B.  B.  Kahane  in 
connection  with  code  of  fair  prac- 
tices, which  is  to  be  drafted.  Hays 
will  confer  with  all  production  heads 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


52  Two-Reelers,  66  Singles 

on  Educational9 s  Program 


Atlantic  City  —  Fifty-two  two- 
reelers  divided  into  eight  series 
and  66  one-reelers  in  seven  se- 
ries comprise  Educational's  short 
subject  line-up  for  1933-34.  "Kra- 
katoa,"  a  three-reeler,  will  also  be 
included  for  late  season  release. 
The  two-reel  set-up  consists  of  six 
Star  Comedies,  six  musical  com- 
edies,   eight    Andy    Clyde    comedies, 


six  Moran  and  Mack  shorts,  six  Tom 
Howard  sketches,  six  Frolics  of 
Youth  releases,  eight  Mermaid  com- 
edies and  six  Coronet  releases.  The 
one-reelers  include  26  Terry-Toons, 
six  Baby  Burlesks,  six  Song  Hit 
stories,  10  Treasure  Chest  sketches, 
six  "As  a  Dog  Thinks"  releases,  six 
Battle  for  Life  dramas  and  six  Ro- 
mantic Journeys. 


N.  A.  M.  P.  I.  Decides  That 

Exhibs  Ought  to  Set 

Their  Own  Policies 

With  unanimous  consent  the  anti- 
double  feature  clause  inserted  in  the 
code  being  drafted  by  the  National 
Association  of  the  M.  P.  Industry 
has  been  stricken  out.  Move  is  based 
on  the  theory  that  the  organization 
should  not  interfere  with  theater 
policies,   which  must  be  exclusively 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


ASK  GUILD  WRITERS 
TO  QUIT  ACADEMY 


By  RALPH  WILK 
West   Coast   Manager,    The  Film   Daily 

Hollywood  —  Characterizing  the 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences 
as  "an  employers'  union,"  the 
Screen  Writers'  Guild  has  adopted 
resolutions  recommending  that  its 
members  resign  from  the  writers' 
branch  of  the  Academy.  Resolutions 
were  offered  by  the  Guild  Executive 

(Continued   on    Page   2) 


Warners  Sign  Paul  Muni 
To  Five- Year  Contract 

Paul  Muni  has  been  signed  by 
Warner  Bros,  for  an  exclusive  five- 
year  starring  contract.  Muni  starts 
work  soon  in  "The  World  Changes" 
previously  announced  as  "America 
Kneels."  His  next  assignment  will 
be  "Massacre." 


To  Analyze  Decision 

"A  sweeping  victory  for  independent 
exhibitors"  is  the  way  Robert  Robins, 
executive  secretary  of  the  American 
Society  for  the  Protection  of  Motion 
Picture  Theaters,  yesterday  described 
the  Wilmington  District  Court  decision 
finding  certain  restrictive  clauses  in 
the  Electrical  Research  Products  leas- 
ing agreement  illegal.  He  said  his  as- 
sociation will  hold  a  special  meeting 
soon  to  analyze  the  decision,  which 
"stops  encroachments  on  She  part  of 
the    electrics." 


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Publix-Cooper  Company 
Taking  Five  Theaters 

itinutd    from    I'anc    1) 

Mountain  States  Theaters,  now  in 
bankruptcy.  J.  L.  Finske,  former 
Publix  district  manager,  is  in  charge. 
I  a  expected  that  the  J.  J.  Gold- 
stein houses  in  Pueblo,  the  Rialto 
and  Palm,  will  also  be  acquired. 


Want   "Say"   on   Code 

The  National  Association  of  the  M.  P. 
Industry  has  written  to  General  Hugh 
Johnson.  Administrator  under  the  Indus- 
try Control  Act  askmc  him  to  advise  it 
when  he  receives  film  industry  code 
drafts  so  the  organization  may  register 
it>   jpproval   or   disapproval. 


Sees  Need  of  Exploitation  Pictures 

Exhibitors  arc  angling  for  box-office  releases  that  have  strong  exploitation  possi- 
bilities. Charles  L.  Glett.  vice-president  of  Monarch  Pictures  said  yesterday  following 
a  tour  of  the  company's  exchanges.  Glett  predicted  a  decided  increase  in  business 
before  the  new  year  and  said  "Coupled  with  the  opening  of  a  large  number  of  closed 
houses,    the    prospect   for    the    independents,    in   particular   is   very   enrouraging." 


150  ATTENDING  RKO    SCHAEFER  DISCUSSES 

CHICAGO  SALES  MEET    PARA,  SALES  POLICY 


Chicago — About  150  delegates  to 
the  RKO  regional  convention  will 
attend  the  opening  session  at  the 
Drake  Hotel  today.  Mayor  Edward 
J.  Kelly  will  welcome  the  salesmen. 
Following  the  roll  call  by  A.  A. 
Schubart  and  opening  addresses  by 
Jules  Levy  and  Ned  Depinet,  the 
feature  "India  Speaks"  will  be  dis- 
cussed by  J.  H.  Goldberg  represent- 
ing Walter  Futter,  producer  of  the 
film.  Al  Mertz,  short  subject  sales 
manager  will  announce  and  discuss 
the  new  line-up  of  shorts  and  will 
be  followed  by  Fred  J.  McConnell 
of  the  Van  Beuren  Corp.  Talks  by 
Sol  G.  Newman,  managing  direc- 
tor of  Radio  Pictures  in  the  United 
Kingdom,  and  Ambrose  Dowling, 
head  of  the  RKO  export  department 
will   end   today's  activities. 

Those  attending  the  meeting  in- 
clude: 

Home  Office  contingent — Ned  E.  Depinet, 
Jules  Levy,  K.  I..  McEvoy,  Sol  G.  Newman. 
Ambrose  Dowling,  Al  Mertz.  Robert  F.  Sisk, 
S  Barret  McCormick,  A.  A.  Schubart.  Mich- 
ael J.  Poller,  J.  P.  Skelly.  Leon  J.  Bam- 
berger. \Villi;rm  Dahler,  Frank  Kennedy, 
Lou     Miller.     Lou     Gaudreau. 

Chicago — Walter  Branson,  district  man- 
ager; J.  Osserman,  branch  manager;  M. 
Kassel,  office  -manager;  S.  Decker,  S.  Gore- 
lick,    R.    Greenblatt,   J.    V.    Nolan.      Cincinnati 

S.  C.  Jacques,  branch  manager;  G.  J. 
Boudet,  office  manager.  R.  Kinsler,  A.  L. 
Sugarman,  L.  Rosenfeld.  Cleveland — H.  Sil- 
verberg,  branch  manager;  A.  F.  Braeuning. 
office  manager;  A.  Goldsmith.  X.  II.  Gerson. 
Dallas — L.  E.  Harrington,  branch  manager ; 
R.  Sachs,  office  manager;  J.  II.  Gruben.  E. 
A.  Phelps,  L.  M.  Sachs,  J.  Brecheen.  Des 
Moines — B.  J.  McCarthy,  branch  manager; 
T.  Evans,  office  manager;  R.  F.  Crawford. 
M.    A.    Raymore. 

Detroit  —  Nat  Levy,  branch  manager;  E. 
Loye,  office  manager;  E.  C.  Murphy,  F. 
Bonnem,  Herman  Cohen.  Omaha — A.  M. 
Avery,  branch  manager;  T.  R.  Ferrand,  of- 
fice manager;  O.  Hanson.  \V.  J.  Foley.  El- 
mer llucnke.  Sioux  Falls — S.  W.  Fitch, 
branch    manager;    E.    J.    Frace.       Indianapolis 

R,  E.  Churchill,  branch  manager;  C.  W. 
McKean,  office  manager;  C.  E.  Penrod,  C. 
i       Wallace,    R.    L.    Brentlinger.       Kansas    Cits 

I  K.  Thompson,  branch  manager;  J.  B. 
Wangberg,  office  manager;  E.  L.  Dyson,  J. 
Lewis,  A.  A.  Renfro.  K.  G.  Howe.  Mem- 
phis 1'.  M.  Baker,  branch  manager:  R.  V. 
.  office  manager;  N.  J,  Colquhoun. 
Milwaukee  A.  N.  Schmitz,  branch  manager; 
W.  .V  Blaney,  office  manager;  M.  Anderson. 
I     Ambrose,    II     Melcher. 

Minneapolis  I.  K.  <  loblhammer,  branch 
manager;  ('.  I.  DreSSell,  office  manager;  W. 
i  Winters.  S.  Frank,  A.  I..  Zacherl.  Eph 
•'-leans  -G,  C.  Brown,  branch 
manager;  J.  R.  I.amantia,  office  manager; 
i  Pfeiffer,    II.    F.    Cohen.      Oklahom.,    Citj 

H.     It.     Williams,     branch     manager;     M .      I 
Dowling.    office    manager;    P.    Fielding,    (.     D. 
Burton         Si      I  Buis      L.     Elman.    branch    man- 
R.     G.     Taylor,    office    manager;     T.     C. 
Tobiii.    II.    Sanders.    W.    F.    De    Frenne.       Cal- 
J.    T.     Droy.       Winnipeg— L.    II.    W. it- 
Traveling     Representatives — Jack     De 
Raj     O'Brien,     Elmer    Sedin. 

HOLD    FOR    FOURTH    WEEK 

Milwaukee — "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  continues  for  a  fourth  week  at 
the  Warner  Theater  here. 


Chicago — Sales  policies  and  new 
season  product  were  discussed  by 
George  J.  Schaefer,  general  man- 
ager of  Paramount,  at  the  company's 
local  sales  meeting  which  closed 
yesterday  at  the  Drake.  Others  who 
spoke  to  the  gathering  of  nearly  170 
were:  Neil  Agnew,  Joe  Unger  and 
Stanley  Waite.  The  home  office  dele- 
gation leaves  today  to  participate  in 
the  coast  sales  meeting  which  opens 
at  Los  Angeles  Wednesday. 


Ask  Guild  Writers 

To  Quit  M.  P.  Academy 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

Committee.  All  but  seven  of  the 
144  members  of  the  Academy's 
writers'  branch  are  also  members  of 
the  Guild,  which  has  a  total  mem- 
bership of  388. 

Guild  leaders  declared  that  the 
Academy's  new  constitution  favors 
employers.  In  defense  of  the  Acad- 
emy, Frank  Woods  asserted  that 
only  one  per  cent  of  conciliation 
matters  considered  by  this  organiza- 
tion went  against  employees. 

John  Frances  Natteford,  John 
Meehan  and  Harvey  Thew  have  been 
elected  members  of  the  Guild  execu- 
tive board. 


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WALTER    CAMP,    Jr.    sailed    from    New    Yl 
on     the     "Reliance"     yesterday     bound     for 
cruise    to    the    North    Cape. 

AL     ALTMAN     of     M-G-M     returns     to     N 
York    Wednesday    from    Chicago. 

ZOE    AKINS     left    New    York     last    night 
the    Coast    to    cast    a    new    play. 

JEANNE     COHEN     leaves     New     York     FricI 
for    the    Coast. 

AL     JOLSON     leaves     New     York     early    ne 
week    for    California. 

MILTON     DIAMOND     sails     from     New    Yc|j 
Monday   en   route   for   Paris. 

JOHN     E.     OTTERSON     sailed     yesterday     f 
his    annual    trip    abroad. 


Action-Family  Films 

New  Monarch  Plan 

Although  Monarch  has  not  as  ytJ 
decided   upon   the   exact   number   <fl 
films    to   be    produced    on    its    1931 
1934  schedule,  the  regional  meeting 
which    have    been    concluded    in    tV ; 
east,  mid-west  and  now  on  the  wev 
coast,  have  determined  that  the  pr< 
gram  shall  comprise  action  films  di 
signed  for  family  consumption. 


Hays  Confers  With 

Three  Coast  Executive 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

in  his  organization.  The  date  ha 
not  yet  been  set  for  his  conferenc 
with  the  Academy  of  Motion  Pic) 
ture  Arts  and  Sciences. 


Riesenfeld,  Diamond 

To  Make  Film  at  Paris 

Production  of  a  feature  in  both 
English  and  French  is  planned  by 
Dr.  Hugo  Riesenfeld  and  Milton 
Diamond.  Diamond  sails  Monday  for 
Paris,  where  the  picture  will  be 
made.  Dr.  Riesenfeld  was  formerly 
conductor  of  the  Seventh  Ave.  Roxy 
orchestra  and  previously  managing 
director  for  Paramount  Broadway 
houses.  Diamond  has  been  engaged 
in  the  distribution  of  foreign  pic- 
tures. 


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CENSORS  INSTALL  RCA  SOUND 

Baltimore  —  The  Maryland  State 
Board  of  Censors  has  had  the  latest 
RCA  Victor  High  Fidelity  sound  re- 
producing equipment  installed  in  its 
reviewing  room. 


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A.    REMINDER 

We  purchase  American  product  for  Europe. 
We  supply  European  product  to  America. 
We  cover  Europe  FROM   Europe  since    1923. 


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Saturday,  July  1,  1933 


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DAILY 


RKO  Radio  Chicago 
Convention  Squibs 


"COLKS  are  warned  to  keep  a  good 
distance  from  Stan  Jacques  of 
Cincinnati.  It  seems  that  he's  been 
taking  ventriloquism  rather  serious- 
ly and  if  you're  seen  in  his  company 
somebody  may  take  you  for  a  dum- 
my. 


H.  Silverberg  seems  to  be  well 
taken  up  with  a  true  Rotarian  spirit. 
We've  never  heard  anyone  shout  the 
praises  of  Cleveland  as  strongly  or 
as  effectively  as  he  does.  He  sounds 
like  he  means  it,  to. 


Earl  Harrington  has  gone  in  for 
measures  of  economy  these  days.  His 
only  indulgence  is  in  three-for-a-half 
cigars  and  is  never  without  one — 
except  when  someone  else  wants  one. 


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"!|  Bernie  McCarthy  is  sure  to  panic 
;  the  boys  again  this  year  if  he  gives 
1  his  swell  imitation  of  two  small-time 
\  exhibitors. 


Nat  Levy  of  Detroit  says  that  his 

golf  has  improved.     Just  shows  you 

what  perseverance  will  do — last  year 

iv^he    admitted    he    was     the    world's 

worst  golfer. 


n       We've  discovered  what  the  easiest 
f1   job  in  the  world  might  be.    Remind- 
ing Al  Avery  when  it's  time  to  eat. 
There'd  be  nothing  to  do — he  always 
knows. 


Lord  Churchill  of  Indianapolis 
still  retains  his  U.  S.  bonds — but 
that's  all. 


Tommy  Thompson  seriously  con- 
sidered bringing  his  favorite  nag 
from  Kansas  City.  He's  pretty  keen 
on  horses,  and  missed  his  riding  last 
year. 


So  energetic  is  Page  Baker  from 
Memphis  that  shortly  after  he  ar- 
rived here  he  went  to  the  admin- 
istrators at  the  Century  of  Progress 
Exposition  to  try  to  sell  "Melody 
Cruise"  for  a  long  run. 


Art  Schmitz,  one  of  the  original 
FBO  men,  should  be  able  to  give  us 
^ome  authentic  information  on  that 
'beer  that  made  Milwaukee  famous." 


G.  C.  Brown  is  impatiently  await- 
ing the  first  showing  of  the  new 
Gulbertson  shorts.  He's  quite  a 
bridge  enthusiast  and  he  wants  to 
(pick  up  some  more  fine  points. 


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Regains  "Sportlights"  Title 

Grantland  Rice  has  re-acquired  the 
title  of  "Sportlights"  for  his  sports  reel 
which  has  been  released  during  the  past 
year  by  Paramount  under  the  title 
"Sports-eye-view."  The  former  title  was 
originally  held  by  Van  Beuren  for  RKO 
release.  "Sportlights"  will  be  distrib- 
uted by  Paramount  this  season.  There 
will  be  13  in  the  series.  Jack  Eaton 
remains   as   producer. 


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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     ABOUT  THE  last  word  in  the  new  season's  product 

announcement    is   that   of   Paramount a  massive  volume 

that    covers    your    entire    desk    when    it's    opened it    is 

bound  with  that  new  tricky  French  wire  patent  that  gives  it  a 
very  modern  effect  every  page  opens  up  on  a  new  color 

harmony a  nifty  combination  of  art  work,  photographs 

and    copy and    incidentally that    copy    is    worth 

reading       every  word  of  it it's  Showman  Language 

done  without  blah  but  with  loads  of  Class everyone  who 

had  a  hand  in  its  preparation  can  feel  mighty  proud 

•  ©      •     THEY  WERE   testing  a  raft   of  beau-ti-ful   show 

gals  at  the  M-G-M  stude  for  "Dancing  Lady" all  were 

dressed  in  bathing  suits  and  practice  "scanties" Jimmy 

Durante  wandered  on  the  set "Boy,"  chirps  "Schnozzle," 

"I  sees  a  lotta  'new  faces'  this  year'" 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  ANOTHER  USHER  has  been  discovered  for  the 
pix,  the  same  being  Lester  Arnold  picked  by  De  Mille  for  "This 

Day   and   Age" the   lad   was   known  as   Lester    Salkow 

when  he  ushered  at  the  Rivoli Bernice  Stern  is  the  lady 

treasurer   for   Astor   Pictures Albert   Howson,   director 

of  Warners'  Censorship  Dept.,  will  recite  the  Declaration  of  In- 
dependence at  the  Fourth  of  July  celebration  at  Forest  Hills 

for  the  tenth  consecutive   year he  recites  it  by   heart, 

with    gesticulations    and    every  thin' ..They    tell    us    that 

Warners'  "I  Am  A  Fugitive"  is  going  so  strong  in  Europe  that 
it  is  sure  to  surpass  the  gross  of  "The  Singing  Fool,"  which 
holds  the  record  for  all   American  releases  on  the  Continent. 


Jean    Harlow   and    Clark   Gable   in 

"HOLD  YOUR  MAN" 

M-G-M  89  mins. 

GETS  OVER  STRONG  WITH  INTEREST- 
ING PLOT  AND  FINE  EMOTIONAL 
CLIMAX. 

The  team  of  Jean  Harlow  and  Clark 
Gable  score  easily  with  a  story  made  to 
order  for  them.  It  is  pretty  hard-boiled 
and  sophisticated,  recounting  as  it  does  the 
experience  of  these  two  "wise"  young  peo- 
ple who  earn  their  livelihood  by  preying 
en  society  in  a  petty  larceny  sort  of  way. 
Jean  Harlow's  racket  is  to  get  some  fall- 
guy  to  fall  in  love  with  her  and  then 
work  him  for  the  necessaries  of  life.  But 
when  she  meets  Gable,  another  slick  artist, 
she  falls  for  him  strong.  He  wakes  up  to 
a  realization  that  he  really  loves  her,  and 
they  take  out  a  marriage  license.  Mean- 
while a  drunk  he  has  socked  dies  from  the 
fall,  and  Gable  makes  his  getaway.  The 
girl  is  sent  to  a  reformatory.  There  is  a 
baby  on  the  way,  and  no  marriage  cere- 
mony. From  here  on  the  picture  takes  on 
real  emotional  and  dramatic  value  with  a 
lot  of  human  interest  in  the  sincerity  of  the 
tragic  situation.  It  works  out  to  a  happy 
ending  in  a  very  logical  way,  with  some 
fine  atmosphere  in  the  reformatory  se- 
quences. 

Cast:  Jean  Harlow,  Clark  Gable,  Stuart 
Erwin,  Dorothy  Burgess,  Muriel  Kirkland, 
Garry  Owen,  Barbara  Barondess,  Paul  Hurst, 
Elizabeth  Patterson,  Theresa  Harris,  Blanche 
Friderici,   George   Reed. 

Director,  Sam  Wood;  Author,  Anita  Loos; 
Adaptors,  Anita  Loos,  Howard  Emmett  Rog- 
ers; Editor,  Frank  Sullivan;  Cameraman, 
Harold   Rosson. 

Direction,  Expert.  Photography,  Excellent. 


Constance  Bennett  in 

"BED  OF  ROSES" 

with   Joel    McCrea,   John    Halliday 
Radio  67  mins. 

STEREOTYPED  AND  ARTIFICIAL  YARN 
RATES  JUST  AVERAGE  ENTERTAINMENT 
WITH   SOME  GOOD  LAUGHS. 

The  principal  comment  on  this  picture 
is  that  Constance  Bennett  appears  very 
much  miscast  m  the  role  of  a  hard-boiled 
girl.  Deprived  of  her  usual  opportunity 
to  wear  fine  gowns,  in  every  sequence, 
most  of  her  glamor  is  gone  and  she  moves 
through  her  part  without  any  distinction. 
In  fact,  Pert  Kelton  scores  the  hit  with 
her  comedy  lines  and  actions  as  the  pal  of 
Miss  Bennett.  She  fits  the  hard-boiled 
role  perfectly,  and  scores  repeatedly  with 
hearty  laughs.  The  plot  is  pretty  thread- 
bare and  unrelieved  by  anything  that  savors 
of  originality.  Constance  does  a  term  in  a 
reformatory,  and  then  starts  out  to  make 
society  pay  for  everything  she  has  suffered 
determined  to  get  hers  in  the  form  of 
life's  luxuries  and  create  for  herself  a 
"bed  of  roses."  She  is  befriended  by  a 
young  cotton  barge  captain  (Joel  McCrea), 
but  forsakes  him  with  his  dough,  and  gets 
herself  a  rich  boy  friend  in  John  Halliday, 
who  puts  her  up  in  a  sumptuous  apart- 
ment. Then  back  to  true  love  with  the 
young  captain  who  knows  everything  and 
forgives  all.  Sophisticated  fare  that  is  out 
for  family  trade. 

Cast:  Constance  Bennett,  Joel  McCrea, 
John    Halliday,    Pert   Kelton,  Samuel    Hinds. 

Director,  Gregory  La  Cava;  Author,  Wan- 
da Tuchok;  Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguers, 
Wanda  Tuchok,  Eugene  Thackrey;  Editor, 
Basil  Wrangle;  Cameraman,  Charles  Rosher. 

Direction,    good       Photography,    fine. 


ANTI-DUAL  CLAUSE 
OUT  OF  INDIE  CODE 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
decided  by  exhibitors.  It  was  de- 
clared that  desire  of  major  compa- 
nies to  eliminate  dual  bills  is  in- 
spired by  efforts  to  secure  more 
playing  time  for  their  short  sub- 
jects. 

Next  meeting  of  the  association 
has  been  deferred  until  Monday, 
July  10.  The  organization  commit- 
tee meets  Thursday  night,  also  at 
the  Park  Central. 


Report  Allied  Heads 

Working  on  Film  Code 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

the  M.  P.  Industry.  Abram  F. 
Myers,  chief  counsel,  is  reported  to 
be  working  with  P.  S.  Harrison  on 
the  codes  which  the  independent 
producer-distributor  unit  is  develop- 
ing. Myers  addressed  the  associa- 
tion meeting  held  at  the  Park  Cen- 
tral  last   Wednesday  night. 


WARNERS  BUY   DARK  HAZARD' 

Warner  Bros,  has  acquired  screen 
rights  to  "Dark  Hazard,"  new  novel 
by  W.  R.  Burnett,  who  will  adapt 
the  story.  Deal  was  made  via 
American  Play  Co. 


"SAVAGE  GOLD"  FOR  MAYFAIR 

"Savage  Gold,"  released  by  Hol- 
lywood Film  Exchanges,  Inc.,  goes 
into  the  Mayfair  July  13. 


SET  'EASY  MILLIONS'  RELEASE 

June  30  has  been  set  as  the  na- 
tional release  date  of  Monarch's 
"Easy  Millions"  featuring  "Skeets" 
Gallagher,  Dorothy  Burgess,  Johnny 
Arthur,  Merna  Kennedy,  Noah 
Beery,  Pauline  Garon,  Bert  Roach 
and  Arthur  Hoyt. 


RELEASE  "BABY  FACE"  TODAY 

Warner   Bros.'   "Baby  Face"   will 
be  nationally  released  today. 


MANY  UAPPY  P-ERJt 


■est  wishes  ire  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
Industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their   birthdays: 


July  1-2 


M.    A.    Schlesinger 
William     Wyler 
Waldemar   Young 


Don    Eddy 

Irving     Kahal 

Charles    D.    Brown 


George    Folsey 


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bringing  rousing 
L   cheers  from  the 
FOX  sales  staff 

...  now  convening 
l    in  Atlantic  City 


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With   more  downright 
showmanship  packed  be- 
tween its  covers  than  any 
previous  announcement 
in  FOX  history.    Being 
distributed  through  FOX 
Exchanges. 


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dependent  in  Thought 


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RK,  MONDAY,  JULY  3,  1933 


.5  CENTS 


urvey  Urges 


ogratns  For  More  B.  O.  Hits 


COMEBACK  FOR  COLOR  FEATURES  IN '33-34 

iboratory  Association  Organized;  Election  this  Week 


If.  Yates  Is  Acting  as 
'res. — To  Formulate 
Laboratory  Code 

permanent  organization  to  be 
n  as  the  Motion  Picture  Labo- 
tes  Association  of  America  is 
being  formed  as  a  result  of  a 
ng  held  Wednesday  at  which 
sentatives  of  all  local  labora- 
attended.     The  members  will 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


V  DEL.  EXHIB  UNIT 
ANS  MEET  AUG.  23 


mington  — ■  The    newly  -  formed 
endent  Motion  Picture  Theater 
rs     Association     of     Delaware 
he  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
old  its  first  convention  Aug.  23 
4  at  the  Hotel  Henelopen,  Re- 
h.      Committee    in    charge    of 
gements  comprises:   A.  J.  De- 
Wilmington,  who  is  president 
unit;  0.  L.  Gray  and  Charles 
Reese   Harrington  will   con- 
exhibitors   *.n    Delaware     and 
the   eastern    shore   to    secure 
erships. 


P.  E.  Board  Meets 
July  14  in  New  York 

[  meeting  plans  will  be  pro- 
|i  at  a  meeting  of  the  S.  M.  P. 
a.rd  of  governors  scheduled  for 
14  at  the  Hotel  Pennsylvania, 
York.  Officers  will  be  elected 
i  fall  gathering. 


o  Argue  Receivership  Plea 

motion  for  a  temporary  receivership 
Fox  Film  Corp.  brought  by  James 
Geary,  a  minority  stockholder,  will 
argued  this  morning  before  Judge 
lard  L.  Shientag  in  the  New  York 
e  Supreme  Court.  In  the  meanwhile 
is  sending  a  "further  explanation" 
irding  its  reorganization  plan  to  its 
kholders. 


n  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  corn- 
covered  in  the  forthcoming  "New  Deal" 
of   the    FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


Calls  Attacks  on  Code  Drafts  Unfair 

Attacks  on  drafts  of  an  exhibition  code  by  certain  exhibitor  leaders  are  unfair  and 
inspired  by  ignorance,  declared  Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.,  yester- 
day prior  to   his  departure  tor  his  home,   Columbus,    Miss. 

"The  code  is  only  in  a  formulative  state  at  present  and  as  far  as  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A. 
is  concerned,  we  have  made  no  commitments  to  any  parties.  As  we  work  on  the 
code  the  independent  exhibitor  is  foremost   in  our   mind." 


WRITERS  BAN  SALES 
TQ'UNFAIR'PRODUCERS 


West    Coast    Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Under  an  agreement 
just  reached  between  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  and  the  Dramatists' 
Guild,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
boards  of  both  organizations,  "un- 
fair producers"  will  not  be  sold  any 
plays  and  no  members  of  the  latter 
guild  will  step  into  a  Screen  Writers' 
Guild  man's  place.  A  similar  agree- 
ment will  be  made  with  the  Authors' 
Guild. 


Expect  Stanley  Houses 
To  Raise  Price  Scale 

Philadelphia— That  Stanley-War- 
ner plans  to  restore  admission  price 
cuts  is  a  local  report  generally  cred- 
ited. Impetus  has  been  given  the 
story  by  the  fact  that  both  the 
Stanley  and  Boyd  are  back  on  a  65- 
cent  policy. 


COCHRAN  AND  SELWYN 
NAMED  FOX  PRODUCERS 


Charles  B.  Cochran,  English  stage 
producer,  and  Archibald  Selwyn, 
American  stage  producer,  have  been 
named  associate  producers  for  Fox 
by  Winfield  Sheehan.  Both  Cochran 
and  Selwyn  will  continue  their  ac- 
tivites  in  the  theater  abroad  and 
here  in  association  with  Fox.  Shee- 
han is  expected  to  come  to  New 
York  shortly  and  proceed  with  Sel- 
wyn to  England,  where  they  will 
confer  with  Cochran,  and  the  three 
subsequently   return    to    Hollywood. 


Morris  Landres  Resigns 

From  Ideal  Pictures 

M.  J.  Kandel,  president  of  Ideal 
Pictures,  announced  the  resignation 
Saturday  of  Morris  M.  Landres, 
vice-president,  who  has  been  asso- 
ciated   with    Ideal   for    the    past    13 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


Coast  Survey  Urges  Larger 
Programs  for  More  B.  O.  Hits 


4  New  Season  RKO 

Pictures  Are  in  Work 

West   Coast   Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — All  features  now  in 
production  on  the  RKO  lot  are  1933- 
34  product.  The  last  on  the  past 
season's  line-up,  "Morning  Glory," 
starring  Constance  Bennett,  is  being 
edited  for  early  release,  as  are 
"Double  Harness,"  with  Ann  Hard- 
ing,    "Flaming      Gold,"      "Headline 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — A  substantial  increase 
in  the  number  of  pictures  produced 
and  exhibited  "will  automatically  in- 
crease the  number  of  box-office 
successes,  with  which  to  attract  the 
public  back  to  the  empty  theaters." 

This  recommendation  is  made  in 
a  survey  presented  recently  to  the 
Motion  Picture  Employees'  Code 
conference,  concerned  with  drafting 
a  production  code,  and  has  been  re- 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


Only  One  New  Picture  in 

Color  for  RKO 

Distribution 

Color  features  will  not  stage  a 
comeback  during  the  1933-34  sea- 
son, according  to  a  survey  made 
Saturday  by  The  Film  Daily,  which 
indicates  that  only  one  Technicolor 
picture  of  this  length  is  planned.  It 
will  be  made  by  Pioneer  Pictures  for 
RKO  release.  Universal  is  planning 
to  re-issue  "King  of  Jazz,"  in  color. 

Major  companies  which  so  far 
have  no  intention  of  reviving  color 
features  are:  United  Artists,  Para- 
mount, Columbia,  M-G-M,  Fox  and 
Warner  Bros.-First  National.  Color 
will  find  its  greatest  importance  in 
shorts  scheduled  for  distribution  by 
first  line  organizations. 


40  MONOGRAMMERS 
DUE ATN.  Y.  MEET 

At  least  40  Monogram  franchise 
holders  and  representatives  will  be 
on  hand  when  W.  Ray  Johnston 
opens  the  Monogram  regional  con- 
vention at  the  Park  Central  July  8. 
Delegates   scheduled  to   attend   are: 

Home  office  executives — W.  Ray 
Johnston,     J.     V.     Ritchey,     Norton 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Hollywood  Exchanges  to 
Open  Washington  Office 

Hollywood  Film  Exchanges,  Inc., 
will  open  its  fourth  branch  at  Wash- 
ington in  September,  Jack  Bellman 
states.  Company  is  now  operating 
exchanges  in  New  York,  Philadel- 
phia and  Buffalo. 


No  Paper  Tomorrow 

Tomorrow  being  July  4th,  a  legal 
holiday,  there  will  be  no  issue  of  THE 
FILM    DAILY   printed. 


Fifteen  years  of  production,  distribution  andi 
exhibition  completely  covered  in  the  "New 
Deal"   number  of   the   FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


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"Kong"  Strong  in  London 

Chicago— Ned  E.  Dcpinct  read  a  cable  to  the  RKO  convention  delegates  in 
assembly  here  Saturday  in  which  it  was  stated  that  RKO'S  "King  Kong"  is  now 
in  its   11th  week  at  the  Coliseum,  London,  and  will  stay  another  three  weeks. 


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GERMANY  BARS  JEWS  FILM  LABORATORIES 
FROM  ALL  PRODUCTION    FORM  ORGANIZATION 


Berlin  (By  Cable) — Jews  are  ex- 
cluded from  any  part  in  German  film 
product  inn  under  a  new  film  law 
announced  Saturday  by  the  Minis- 
try of  Popular  Enlightenment  and 
Propaganda.  This  applies  to  Amer- 
ican picture  companies  working  in 
Germany. 

The  law  specifies  that  pictures 
given  exhibition  permits  as  German 
pictures  must  have  been  produced 
by  "Germans  of  German  descent 
and  nationality"  or,  under  conditions, 
"foreigners  of  German  descent." 
One  exception  is  under  a  provision 
which  authorizes  Dr.  Paul  Goebbels, 
Reich  Minister  of  Popular  Enlight- 
enment and  Propaganda,  to  issue,  in 
individual  cases,  permits  for  "for- 
eigners" to  work  in  German  produc- 
ti  ;ns  "for  cultural  or  artistic  rea- 
sons." 


SOVIET  'PATRIOTS'  PREPARING 

Amkino  is  preparing  the  Ameri- 
can version  of  "The  Patriots"  for 
early  release. 


PILGRIMAGE'  OPENING  JULY  12 

World     premiere     of    Fox's     "Pil- 
grimage"   has    been   set    for   July   12 
Gaiety. 


Signed  for  4  Each 

Hollywood — Directors  Ernest  B.  Scho- 
edsack  and  John  Cromwell  have  been 
signed  by  RKO  to  each  direct  tour  fea- 
tures for  the  1933-34  program.  Among 
the  four  for  Schocdsack  will  be  "Fugi- 
tive from  Glory."  starring  John  Barry- 
more.  First  for  Cromwell  will  be  "Ann 
Vickers." 


RKO  Chicago  Meeting 
Ends  Today;  L.  A.  Next 

Chicago — This  is  wind-up  day  of 
the  three-day  RKO  regional  sales 
convention  at  the  Drake  Hotel.  Jules 
Levy  will  discuss  the  company's 
sales  policy,  Robert  F.  Sisk  and  Bai-- 
ret  McCormick  will  discuss  general 
promotion  plans  for  the  new  season, 
and  Walter  Branson,  mid-west  dis- 
trict manager  will  speak  on  Radio 
Pictures  activities  in  his  district  and 
will  conclude  the  morning  program. 
In  the  afternoon  Ed.  L.  McEvoy. 
eastern  and  Canadian  sales  manager. 
A.  A.  Schubart  contract  department 
head,  and  visiting  home  officers  will 
hold  the  floor. 


MAKE  2  NON-THEATRICALS 

Two  talking  pictures  have  just 
been  completed  in  the  studios  of 
Chicago  Film  Laboratory,  Chicago. 
One  is  "Financing  the  American 
Family,"  produced  for  the  House- 
hold Finance  Corp.  The  second  pro- 
duction, "Good  Hospital  Care,"  was 
produced  for  the  Petrolagar  Labora- 
tories in  cooperation  with  the  Amer- 
ican College  of  Surgeons. 


MADE    RKO    BKLYN.    MANAGER 

J.  J.  Franklin  assumes  manage- 
ment of  the  RKO  Albee,  Brooklyn, 
replacing  Marvin  Park,  who  has 
been  granted  a  leave  of  absence  by 
Herschel  Stuart.  Park  leaves  today 
for  California  and  will  return 
Aug.   1. 


FOX   MUSICAL  FOR   ROXY 

Fox's  "It's  Great  to  Be  Alive"  has 
been  booked  to  open  at  the  original 
Roxy  starting  Friday.  The  film  is 
a  musical  and  was  directed  by  Al- 
fred  Werker. 


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meet  next  week,  possibly  Thursday, 
to  elect  officers,  directors  and  for- 
mulate1 by-laws.  H.  J.  Yates  is 
acting  president  of  the  organization. 
The  committee  named  to  formulate 
a  laboratory  code  is  not  expected  to 
return  a  full  report  for  several 
weeks.  Meanwhile,  Al  Fiedler,  chair- 
man of  the  committee  will  call  sev- 
eral meetings  at  which  time  the 
code  will  be  discussed  and  drafted 
in  part. 


4  New  Season  RKO 

Pictures  in  Work 

(Continued    from    Payc    I) 

Shooters,"  "Fool's  Gold"  and  "In  the 
Fog,"  all  1932-33  releases.  Films 
on  the  new  schedule  that  are  in  pro- 
duction are  "Glory  Command,"  with 
Bruce  Cabot;  "Son  of  Kong,"  with 
Robert  Armstrong;  "Ace  of  Aces," 
with  Richard  Dix;  "Little  Women," 
starring  Katherine  Hepburn  and 
"Rafter  Romance,"  with  Ginger 
Rogers  and  Norman  Foster.  In 
preparation  for  the  new  program 
are  "Romance  in  Manhattan,"  star- 
ring Francis  Lederer;  "Blonde 
Poison";  "Ann  Vickers,"  wTith  Irene 
Dunne  and  Walter  Huston;  "Sweet 
Cheat,"  with  Ginger  Rogers,  and 
"Aggie  Appleby,"  with  Charles  Far- 
rell  and  Helen  Mack. 


ARBUCKLE  FUNERAL  HELD 

Funeral  services  for  Roscoe  "Fat- 
ty" Arbuckle  were  conducted  Sat- 
urday at  the  Campbell  funeral 
.much  by  the  B.  P.  O.  Elks.  Honor- 
ary pallbearers  were:  Bert  Lahr, 
_.ert  Wheeler,  Leo  Carrillo,  Gus 
Edwards,  Roy  McCarey,  Joe  Rivkin, 
Johnny  Walker  and  William  LaHiff. 
Cremation  followed  ac  Fresh  Pond 
crematory,  Maspeth,  Queens.  Mrs. 
Arbuckle  will  leave  for  the  coast 
.n  is  week  with  the  ashes  of  the  late 
.omedian. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  RKO    central    sales    meeting,    Drake 

Hotel,    Chicago. 

July  5-6:  Paramount  regional  sales  convention, 
Los   Angeles. 

July     7-9:     RKO     western     sales     meeting,     St   I 
Francis   Hotel,   San   Francisco. 

July  8:      Monogram   eastern   sales   meeting,   New  | 
York. 

July  10:  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  executive  committee 
meeting,   Hotel   Congress,   Chicago. 

July  10:  Meeting  of  National  Ass'n  of  M.  P.  In- 
dustry at   Park  Central   Hotel. 

July  1 1 :  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey   at   2    P.    M. 

July  13-14:  Monogram  central  sales  meeting, 
Chicago. 

July  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention,  Chi- 
cago. 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Arkansas, 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson,     Miss. 

Juiy  20-2!  :  Monogram  southern  sales  meeting 
New    Orleans. 

July  21-24:  Fox  Film  Corp.  special  stockholders' 
meeting,   home  office,   New   York. 

July  25:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey   at  2   P.   M. 

July  28-29:  Monogram  western  sales  meeting, 
San    Francisco. 

Aug.  2-3:  Monogram  Canadian  sales  meeting, 
Tororto. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  Inde- 
pendent Motion  Picture  Owners  Association 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
at   Hotel   Henelopen,    Rehoboth,    Del. 


Sept.    13:   A.   M 
officers 


P.  A.   holds  annual  election   of 


BUY  "SONG  OF  LIFE"  RIGHTS 

Principal  Pictures  has  acquired 
"Song  of  Life"  from  Mayflower  Pic- 
tures for  California,  Arizona,  Nev- 
ada. Archie  Mayers,  general  sales 
manager  of  Mayflower  closed  the 
deal. 


NEW  UNION  AGREEMENT 

Wilkes-Barre — Comerford  Amuse- 
ment Co.  and  Local  325  of  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Projectionists  have 
reached  an  agreement  for  the  fiscal 
year  ending  Aug.  31,  1934.  New 
wage  scale  and  a  revision  of  work- 
ing conditions  are  in  the  agreement. 


Ward  Wing  Set  to  Make 
Two  Jungle  Features 

Ward  Wing,  who  directed  "Sam 
arang,"  has  organized  Ward  Wing 
Pictures,  Inc.,  and  has  made  definite 
plans  for  producing  two  jungle  fea- 
tures for  release  during  1933-34. 
First  is  titled  "Jungle  Love"  and 
will  be  made  in  Malacca.  "Rerao! 
Remo!"  ("Tiger!  Tiger!"),  will  be 
the  second  and  will  be  produced  both 
in  Malacca  and  Sumatra.  Wing  and 
his  wife,,  Lori  Bara,  leave  New  York 
within  three  weeks  for  Malacca. 


Neufeld  and  Heenon  to 
Open  Philly  Exchange 

Philadelphia — Oscar  Neufeld  and 
Bill  Heenon  will  open  a  new  ex- 
change here  within  the  next  few 
weeks.  Their  product  will  include 
Harold  Lloyd  comedies,  synchron- 
ized and  with  new  effects. 


B.  J.  HYNES,  of  RKO  Theaters,  returns  Thurs- 
day from  Bermuda. 

MARVIN  PARK,  manager  of  the  RKO-Albee, 
leaves    for    the    coast    today. 

MARLENE  DIETRICH  will  return  from  Europe 
July  18  in  time  to  attend  the  premiere  of  her 
Paramount  picture,  "Song  of  Songs,"  at  the 
Criterion. 


THE 


Monday,  July  3,  1933 


-2&*l 


DAILY 


RKO  Radio  Chicago 
Convention  Squibs 


}OB  SISK  still  doing  a  Bob  Wool- 
sey — puffing  a  perfecto  at  all  ses- 
ons. 


Barrett  McCormick  hit  it  up  with 

'hurchill's   gang   from    Indianapolis. 

[ac  once  ran  the  Circle  in  the  In- 

ana  city  and  make  a  rep  for  his 

ne  ad  campaigns. 


Several  games  of  Culbertson  sys- 
■m  bridge  developed  on  the  Twen- 
eth  Century  on  the  way  to  Chi- 
'igo.  Maybe  RKO's  champ  will 
lallenge  their  star — even  for  the 
ere  sake  of  publicity. 


Joe  Goldberg  is  representing  Wal- 
r  Futter  here.  Walter  didn't  want 
i  wend  westward  until  he  can  go 
\  through  to  Hollywood. 


Fred  McConnell,  general  manager 
'  the  Van  Beuren  Corp.,  did  a  con- 
nuous  handshaking  job  for  Fred 
'lows  all  the  boys. 


1 Walter  Branson  assembled  a  gang 
his  keenest  branch  managers  to 
iswer  that  sales  challenge  wire 
ished  from  New  York  by  Bob 
olff,  H.  T.  Dixon  and  Frank  Mc- 
simee. 


ol|iMayor  Kelly  of  Chicago  made  a 
j  hit  with  the  visiting  Radiomen 
cause  of  his  hearty  welcome  and 

niality. 


Ed  McEvoy,  now  eastern  district 
les  manager,  held  his  usual  re- 
ion  with  the  gang  in  this  part  of 
2  woods  which  used  to  be  his  do- 
jcile  when  western  division  man- 
ler  for  Mister  Pathe's   talkies. 


orris  Landres  Resigns 
From  Ideal  Pictures 

{Continued    from    Page    1) 

nths.  Ideal  Pictures  and  Gen- 
ii Film  Library  offices  have  been 
ved  from  the  ninth  floor  of  729 
/enth  Aye.  to  larger  quarters  on 
17th  floor  of  the  same  building. 
?or  the  coming  season  Ideal  will 
iduce  and  release  six  three-reelers 
1  13  one-reel  novelties  titled 
"hat-nots."  The  first  three-reeler, 
lie  Next  War,"  will  be  completed 

;J:t  week.     The  second  will  be  an 

iiskan   adventure   film. 


: 


DROP  VAUDEVILLE 

'rovidence — Vaudeville  will  be  dis- 
tinued  at  the  RKO  Albee  on  July 
The    house    will    play    straight 
tures. 


U.  A.  Still  in  Hays  Ass'n 

President  Joseph  M.  Schenck  has  not 
indicated  any  intentions  of  withdrawing 
United  Artists  from  membership  in  the 
Hays  organization,  it  was  stated  Satur- 
day at  the  association's  New  York  head- 
quarters. Schenck  on  -Friday  submitted 
Mie  United  Artists  resignation  from  the 
Association  of  M.  P.  Producers  at  the 
oast. 


MGIth* 

WITH 

PHIL  M.DALY 


LejbvubJ 


•  •  ©  WHILE  ATTENDING  the  Midwest  regional  con- 
vention   at    Chi  Paramount    execs    and    salesmen    were 

guests  at  a  party  given  in  their  honor at  the  Hollywood 

exhibit  at  the  World's  Fair 

•  ©  •  HEADED  BY  George  S'chaeffer the  "visit- 
ing   firemen"    included    Neil    Agnew,    Charles    Reagan,    Allan 

Usher  and  Bob  Gillham they  were  treated  to  a   spiffy 

floor   show    headed   by   Chaz    Chase    and    Roscoe   Ates. 

augmented  by  a  courtesy  appearance  of  Harry  Richman,  who 
opened  at  the  Chicago  theater  for  B.  &  K.    last  Friday 

•  6      •     DIRECTED    BY   George   Jeske   and   Jack   Sullivan 

Ates  and  a  company  are  making  a  series  of  shorts  in 

the  concession with  the  crowds   permitted  to  watch  the 

"shooting"  Several   of    the    Paramount    execs    expressed 

themselves  as  being  highly  enthusiastic  over  the  conduct  of 
the  Exhibit and  also  the  fact  that  authentic  demonstra- 
tions of  sound-picture  making  are  given  without  benefit  of  the 

ole  circus  ballyhoo it  looks  as  if  the  Fair  offers  a  grand 

opportunity  for  producers  to  grab  off  some  fine  publicity 

with  millions   of  sightseers   from   all   over  the  country 

•  •      •     MEET  THE  new  playwright,  Mary  Pickf ord 

she  has  written  her  first  play,  which  will  be  turned  into  an 
operetta and   Grace    Moore   will   appear   in   it   this   fall 

Elza  Maxwell  is  working  on  the  music The  Mills 

Musical  Playboys  will  hold  a  Composers  and  Arrangers  nite  this 
Friday  over  WJZ  and  the  NBC  network they  will  broad- 
cast a  complete  program  comprising  songs  composed  by  mem- 
bers of  the  orchestra 


"TERROR  ABOARD" 

with 
John  Halliday,  Charlie  Ruggles,  Shirley  Grey 
Paramount  69  mins. 

TALE  OF  WHOLESALE  MURDER  ON 
THE  HIGH  SEAS  IS  OVERDONE  AND 
MISSES. 

Evidently  they  intended  to  make  this  a 
sensational  shocker,  but  the  long  list  of 
murders  grows  unconvincing  and  gives  a 
distinct  impression  of  being  vastly  over- 
done. Can't  see  how  it  can  appeal  to 
women,  and  is  certainly  out  for  the  kiddies. 
John  Halliday  is  the  owner  of  a  yacht  on 
a  trip  to  Australia  where  he  plans  to  marry 
one  of  his  guests,  Shirley  Grey.  A  wireless 
is  received  telling  Halliday  that  the  authori- 
ties are  after  him  for  crooked  stock  deals, 
and  his  arrest  has  been  ordered  when  he 
lands.  So  the  suave  criminal  starts  on  a 
campaign  of  wholesale  murder,  planning  to 
destroy  the  entire  crew  and  all  his  guests 
one  by  one  and  escape  with  the  girl  to 
some  deserted  island.  One  after  another 
the  people  on  board  are  done  away  with 
by  various  devices,  and  the  audience  is  let 
in  on  the  murderer's  operations.  It's  a 
wild  tale,  and  the  fact  that  it  is  done  with 
class  and  a  good  cast  doesn't  alleviate  the 
morbid  theme  and  overdone  melodramatics. 

Cast:  John  Halliday,  Charlie  Ruggles, 
Neil  Hamilton,  Shirley  Grey,  Verree  Teas- 
dale,  Jack  La  Rue,  Leila  Bennett,  Morgan 
Wallace,  Thomas  Jackson,  William  Janney, 
Paul  Hurst,  Stanley  Fields,  Frank  Hagney, 
Clarence  Wilson,  Paul  Porcasi. 

Director,  Paul  Sloane;  Authors,  Harvey 
Thew,  Manuel  Seff;  Adaptors,  same;  Cam- 
eraman, Harry  Fishbeck. 

Direction,  Good.      Photography,   Fine. 


Ken  Maynard  in 

"TOMBSTONE  CANYON" 

Fox  62  mins. 

EXCITING  WESTERN  HAS  KEN  MAY- 
NARD DOING  HIS  STUFF  IN  A  WAY  TO 
PLEASE  THE  FANS. 

This  is  a  shocker  western,  with  plenty 
of  murder  atmosphere  in  a  mystery  plot 
concerning  the  Phantom  Killer.  Ken  May- 
nard comes  to  Tombstone  Canyon  to  learn 
from  a  rancher  what  his  real  identity  is. 
He  is  soon  engulfed  in  a  whirl  of  exciting 
events  and  mystery.  The  Phantom  Killer 
is  abroad,  and  Ken  becomes  the  suspect 
due  to  a  chain  of  circumstances.  Still  the 
killings  of  the  Phantom  proceed,  with  the 
sheriff  one  of  the  victims.  The  man  who 
was  to  reveal  his  real  identity  is  shot,  and 
the  killer  is  being  forced  by  Ken  to  tell 
what  all  the  mystery  is  about,  when  he  is 
forced  to  flee  to  escape  the  gang  he  is 
embroiled  with.  The  mystery  is  finally 
cleared  up  when  the  Phantom  Killer  re- 
veals himself  to  the  hero  as  his  father,  who 
all  these  years  had  been  planning  revenge 
on  his  own  brother  who  stole  his  baby  boy, 
Ken.  It  finishes  with  a  wild  and  hectic 
double  battle  between  the  two  fathers  and 
sons  opposing  each  other  to  a  death  strug- 
gle. Maynard  is  victorious  in  his  fight,  but 
his  father  dies.  Plenty  of  plot,  action  and 
excitement. 

Cast:  Ken  Maynard,  Cecelia  Parker,  Shel- 
don Lewis,  Frank  Brownlee;  Jack  Clifford, 
George  Gerwing,  Lafe  McKee,  Edward 
Peil,  Sr. 

Director,  Alan  James;  Author,  Claude 
Rister;  Adaptor,  same;  Cameraman,  not 
listed. 

Direction,   Fast.      Photography,  Good. 


BIGGER  PROGRAMS 
MEAN  MORE  HITS 


(Continued   from   Page  .1) 
ferred  to  seven  organizations  identi- 
fied with  production  activities. 

Other  recommendations  are  as  fol- 
lows: 

Prevent  in  whatever  manner  pos- 
sible, in  large  studios,  the  interfer- 
ence of  non-creative  executives  in 
story  writing  and  creative  work, 
except  so  far  as  economy  warrants. 

Eliminate  excessive  and  unneces- 
sary salaries  for  unproductive  ex- 
ecutives. 

Limit  to  a  reasonable  extent  over- 
bidding for  talent. 

Establish  standard  compensations 
for  skilled  labor  and  craftsmen 
without   lowering   existing   scales. 

Encourage  the  royalty  system, 
whereby  author,  star  and  director 
shall  receive  a  percentage  of  the 
actual  profits,  thus  minimizing  the 
excessive  salary  evil. 

Abolish  for  the  time  being,  the 
importation  of  foreign  talent,  which, 
at  best,  is  experimental. 

Adopt  and  enforce,  with  govern- 
ment aid  if  necessary,  a  code  of  de- 
cency to  govern  the  production  of 
pictures  for  the  primary  purpose  of 
bringing  back  to  the  picture  thea- 
ter the  millions  of  former  patrons 
who  have  been  alienated  by  the 
trend  towards  what  has  been  de- 
signed as  ultra-sophistication." 

Encourage  the  rental  of  studio 
space  and  service  for  independent 
productions,  especially  with  new  and 
untried  ideas. 


RKO    THEATER    ASSIGNMENTS 

Frank  Hines  has  been  appointed 
manager  of  the  RKO  Palace,  Cleve- 
land, with  Bert  Hansen,  formerly 
manager  of  the  Proctor,  Troy,  will 
handle  publicity  for  all  Cleveland 
houses.  Harry  Schlinker  has  been 
transferred  from  the  management 
of  the  Grand  Albany,  to  Proctor's 
Troy.  Lou  Golding  will  supervise 
the  Grand  in  addition  to  managing 
the  Palace,  Albany. 


fei 


MANY  HAPPY  mm 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
Industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their    birthdays: 


July  3-4 


Leon  Errol 


Wynne  Gibson 


Luther  Reed 


Louis  B.  Mayer  Joe  C.  Hornstein 

Goerge  M.  Cohan  Ed  Savin 

Harvey  Thew  Henry  Armetta 

Mrs.  Thomas  Meighan  Mary  Patricia  Alicoate 


■  «•  r 


DAILV 


Monday,  July  3,  1933 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  W1LK 


HOLLYWOOD 
J-^UGH  HERBERT,  Warner  con- 
tract player,  has  just  completed 
a  story  of  his  experiences  in  vaude- 
ville, a  period  of  25  years  of  "hoof- 
ing." Two  major  studios  are  nego- 
tiating for   the    yarn. 

*  *  * 

Edward  Sutherland  has  been  un- 
usually successful  in  directing  screen 
teams.  He  made  "Behind  the  Front" 
and  other  comedy  features  of  the 
series  starring  Wallace  Beery  and 
Raymond  Hatton.  In  "Close  Har- 
mony" he  introduced  the  comedy 
tern  of  Jack  Oakie  and  Richard 
"Skeets"  Gallagher,  whom  he  is  now- 
directing  in  "Too  Much  Harmony," 
for    Paramount. 

*  *  * 

Director  Robert  Wyler  is  in  New 
York,     shooting     backgrounds     for 

Universal's  "One  Glamorous  Night." 

*  *         * 

Sandra  Ravel,  who  played  one  of 
the  leads  in  "Three  French  Girls," 
now  has  a  starring  contract  with 
the  fines  company  in  Italy,  at  a 
salary  said  to  be  the  highest  ever 
paid   a  movie  star  in  that  country. 

*  *         * 

Simile — As  lonesome  as  a  Malibu 
beach  resident  on  Sunday. 

*  *         * 

As  soon  as  Willard  Mack  com- 
pletes direction  of  "The  March  of 
Time,"  for  M-G-M,  he  will  undertake 
a  featured  role  in  the  Jean  Harlow- 
Lee   Tracy    picture,   "Bombshell." 

*  *  * 

Paramount  has  signed  Marcel 
Vallee,  French  comedian,  to  assume 
Edward  Everett  Horton's  role  in  the 
French  version  of  the  Chevalier  pro- 
duction "The  Way  to  Love,"  now 
in  production.  Vallee  sailed  from 
Havre     yesterday     on     the     He     de 

France. 

*  *         * 

Alex  Troffey  has  finished  editing 
"My  Lips  Betray"  for  Fox. 

*  *         * 

One  of  the  principal  feminine 
roles  in  "The  World  Changes,"  Paul 
Muni's    next   Warner   Bros,   starring 


picture,  has  been  assigned  to  Jean 
Muir. 

*  *  * 

David  Lewis  has  been  signed  by 
Merian  C.  Cooper,  executive  pro- 
ducer of  RKO  Radio  Pictures,  to 
supervise  the  production  of  "Hide  in 
the  Dark,"  filming  of  which  will  be- 
gin about  the  middle  of  July  with 
Bruce  Cabot  in  the  principal  male 
role. 

*  *  * 

"Mrs.  VanKleek,"  novel  by  Elea- 
nor Mordaunt,  has  been  purchased 
by  M-G-M  as  a  starring  vehicle  for 
Marie  Dressier. 

Wells  Root  will  write  for  RKO 
Radio  the  screen  play  of  "Hide  in 
the  Dark,"   adapted   from  the  novel 

by  Frances  Noyes  Hart. 

*  *         * 

Barbara  Stanwyck  will  next  star 
for  Warner  Bros,  in  "Ever  in  My 
Heart."  The  film  will  be  based  upon 
a  story  by  Bertram  Milhauser  and 
Beulah  Marie  Dix. 

*  *         * 

Spring  Byington,  New  York  stage 
actress,  arrived  in  Hollywood  recent- 
ly to  appear  in  RKO  Radio's  "Lit- 
tle  Women." 

*  *         * 

Richard  Barthelmess's  next  star- 
ring vehicle  for  First  National, 
"Shanghai  Orchid."  will  go  into  pro- 
duction within  the  next  10  days. 
"Shanghai  Orchid"  is  from  the  story 
by  Gene  Towne  and  C.  Graham 
Baker  and  is  to  be  directed  by  Wil- 
liam Dieterle.  It  will  be  the  52nd 
starring  picture  in  which  Barthel- 
mess  has  appeared. 


Jack  Dugger,  of  Dallas,  a  former 
newspaperman  who  made  good  in 
the  film  business,  worked  on  "To- 
peka  State  Journal,"  then  with  the 
Associated   Press. 


A  dozen  years  ago  Paul  Wilson 
was  film  inspector  in  Los  Angeles. 
Now  he's  branch  manager  of  a 
Memphis    exchange. 


START   MUSICAL   JULY  20 

Rowland  -  Brice  resume  feature 
production  July  20  when  they  start 
work  on  the  musical,  "Take  a 
Chance,"  at  the  Eastern  Service 
Studio,  Astoria.  Work  on  their 
shorts  series,  also  for  Universal,  is 
temporarily  held  up  awaiting  the 
return  to  New  York  <,(  Walter  Win- 
chell.  who  is  now  at  the  coast,  and 
Morton  Downey,  who  is  abroad. 


HIGH  FIDELITY  PRESS  BOOK 
A  complete  press  book  of  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  material  on  its 
Hifrh  Fidelity  sound  reproducing 
equipment,  has  been  prepared  by  the 
Photophone  division  of  the  RCA 
Victor  Co.  for  distribution  to  all  ex- 
hibitors who  have  contracted  for 
new   installations. 


SIGNS    PICKENS    SISTERS 

The  Pickens  Sisters,  NBC  Har- 
mony Trio,  have  signed  a  con- 
tract with  Charles  R.  Rogers  to  ap- 
pear in  a  feature  for  Paramount 
Pictures.  They  are  to  report  in 
Hollywood  at  some  time  between 
Aug.  15  and  Sept.  15  to  begin  work. 
This  will  be  at  the  end  of  their 
present  tour  of  personal  appearances 
to  which  two  additional  RKO  thea- 
ters have  been  added.  These  are 
Keith's,  Boston,  and  the  Albee  in 
Providence. 


VELAS   AGAIN    AN   EXHIB 

tt  heeling,  W.  Va.— The  State  the- 
ater has  been  reopened  with  James 
\  elas,  a  former  operator,  again  in 
charge.  Velas  operated  the  Liberty 
and  Lyric  here  several  years  ago. 


40  Monogrammers  Due 

At  New  York  Meet 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

Ritchey,  Edward  Golden,  J.  P.  Fried- 
hoff,  J.  S.  Harrington;  New  York 
Division — Harry  Thomas,  Budd  Rog- 
ers, Otto  Lederer,  Dave  Sohmer, 
Jules  Chapman,  Dick  Perry,  Mike 
Thomas,  William  Benson,  Bert 
Freese,  Al  Friedlander,  Miss  M. 
Shear;  Philadelphia — Al  Blofson, 
Moe  Sherman,  Miss  E.  Segal;  Bos- 
ton— Herman  Rifkin,  E.  H.  Morey, 
Charles  Wilson,  Bob  Cobe,  Steve 
Broidy;  New  Haven — Harry  Gold* 
man;  Albany — Bernard  Mills,  Sam 
Milberg,  E.  M.  Loew,  Miss  M.  Haw- 
kins; Buffalo — Jack  Berkowitz,  H. 
Berkson,  N.  R.  Sodikman;  Pitts- 
burgh— J.  H.  Alexander,  S.  A.  Fine- 
berg,  H.  M.  Wheeler,  C.  A.  Molte, 
A.  R.  Cherry;  Washington,  D.  C— 
Sam  Flax,  Jake  Flax. 

Two  other  Monogram  regionals 
are  scheduled  to  be  held  as  follows: 
July  10,  Jung  Hotel,  New  Orleans, 
and  July  15,  Chicago. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


LESLIE    SWAEBE    MARRIED 

Boston — Leslie  Swaebe,  manager 
of  the  Strand  in  Peabody  and  the 
Uptown  in  Lynn,  is  receiving  con- 
gratulations   on    his    marriage    last 

week. 


Bobby  Jones  in 
"How  to  Break  90" 
(No.  6— Fine  Points) 
Vitaphone  10   mins 

For  Golfers 
Last  of  this  series  of  golf  sub- 
jects has  J.  Farrell  MacDonald  anc 
Edmund  Breese  as  stooges  foij 
Jones,  with  a  bit  of  Pullman  comedy 
in  the  action.  Subject  matter  for 
the  most  part  will  interest  golfers 
only. 


"Sing,  Sister,  Sing" 

Paramount  9  mins 

Novelty  Cartoon 

A  Max  Fleischer  song  cartoon 
featuring  the  Three  X  Sisters.  This' 
trio  does  several  songs  in  costume 
at  the  piano  while  the  lines  are 
thrown  on  the  screen  with  the  danc-, 
ing  white  ball  marking  the  time 
The  cartoon  end  is  clever,  with  the, 
setting  a  department  store  and  all 
the  animals  doing  their  bits  with 
the  mouse  and  the  cat  as  hero  an 
villain,  respectively.  Lively  an 
diversified  with  the  injection  of  the 
human  actors. 


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charge  for  a  restful  view  of  entire  Central 
Park  and  a  refreshing  breeze  .  .  .  "Amer- 
ica's only  truly  Continental  hotel  .  .  .  de- 
lightful .  .  .  different  .  .  .  convenient  to  thea- 
tres, shops  and  business. 
• 

Dinner   and    supper  dancing   nightly  in  the 

SKY    GARDEN,    New    York's    intimate    and 

popular  Roof  .  .  .  entertainment.   Luncheon 

or  tea    at  .  .  .  RUMPELMAYER'S. 

Rates:    Single    $3.50-55;    double    $5-$7;    suites    from    $8 
ATTRACTIVE    WEEKLY    AND     MONTHLY    CONCESSIONS 

Moderately    priced    apartments  furnished   or 
unfurnished  available  NOW  or  October  1st. 


DIRECTION    .    .    S.    GREGORY    TAYLOR 


Inti  mate  in  Cha  raci 
'International  in  Sco 
Independent  in  Thougl 


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Wr^wti^4 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


VOL.  LYIII.  N€.3 


NEW  YCCr,  WEDNESDAY,  JLLY  5  ,  1933 


5  CENTS 


Outlines  the  Industry  Code  Ratification  Procedure 

NEW  BOOKING  DEMANDSJLANNED  BY  0  INDIES 

few  Ohio  Houses  Affected  by  New  Admission  Tax  Law 


The  Cinema 


.  .  .  on-a-string 
;By  JACK  ALICOATE- 


UUITH  EVERYBODY  doing  it  the  indus- 
"'    try    is   being   KILLED   with    codeness 

.  .  ARTHUR  loew  would  rather  FLY  to 
iollywood  than  take  a  TRAIN  to  Glen 
Cove  .  .  .  The  ROXY  presentations  at  RA- 
)IO  CITY  are  the  most  CONSISTENTLY 
pectaeular  put  on  by  any  theater  any- 
where ...  No  one  on  earth  pays  as  many 
DIFFERENT    taxes    as    the    theater    owner 

.  .  NICK  schenck  is  the  strong  SILENT 
ian  of  pictures  .  .  .  The  latest  Mickey 
/louse  opus  is  a  RIOT  .  .  .  That  old  medi- 
ine  man  WELFORD  beaton  and  his  SPEC- 
ATOR  are  again  doing  business  at  the  old 
tand  .  .  .  Only  a  LAST  minute  complication 
ept  that  DICK  rowland  big  announcement 
rom   breaking  last  week. 


[TWENTIETH  CENTURY  at  least  is  get- 
;'  ting  talked  afcout  PLENTY  within  the  in- 
lustry  .  .  .  NOTHING  has  done  so  much  to 
REVIVE  business  as  BEER  ...  The  LIE 
vas  passed  between  two  BIG  shots  last 
jveek  and  a  duel  is  in  the  offing  .  .  .  WE 
;now  'em  both,  HORATIO,  and  suggest 
IPONGES  at  sixty  paces  .  .  .  ADMIRAL 
ranklin  of  Long  Island  Sound  and  points 
vest  is  taking  SWIMMING  lessons  .  .  . 
There's  a  decided  SNAP  to  the  way  that 
idvertising  feller  GILLHAM  is  doing  things 
it  PARAMOUNT  .  .  .  That  Wilmington 
LECTRICS  decision  will  be  more  IMPOR- 
TANT than  most  folks  realize  .  .  .  THREE 
eature  productions  are  in  production  HERE 
n   New  York   with   more  on   the   schedule. 


MO  one  has  taken  the  place  of  HARRY 
^  reichenbach.  His  widow  is  in  Spain  .  .  . 
^   BIG   film    outfit   can    be   had    and   SAM 
katz  came  near  owning  it  .  .  .  Hollywood- 
at-the-Chicago-Fair    is   ANYTHING    but    a 
iuccess  .  .  .  We  know  at  least  ONE  demo- 
crat that   has   rather   ambitious   ideas   .   .   . 
■The    most    frequent    CRITICISM    we    hear 
From  the  patron  folks  is  LACK   of  comedy 
■  .  CHILLED  theaters  are   doing  a   rusti- 
ng business  these  DOG  days  .   .  .  There's 
ARGUING    plenty    going    on    amongst    the 
josses,  which  shows  the  boys  are  ON  their 
toes. 


Greater  Part  of  Revenue 

Will  Be  Produced  by 

Sporting  Events 

By  J.  W.  LEHMAN 
Film  Daily  Staff  Correspondent 
Columbus  —  Indications  are  that 
only  approximately  12  Ohio  houses 
will  be  affected  by  the  new  state  ad- 
mission tax  law  which  applies  to 
charges  of  more  than  40  cents.  The 
greater  part  of  the  revenue  will 
come  from  various  sporting  events. 
It  is  believed  that  Gov.  White  will 
not  sign  the  measure  but  instead 
allow  it  to  become  a  law  without  his 
signature.    

JOE  SEIDER  CIRCUIT 
TO  BUILDJ  HOUSES 

Construction  of  six  theaters,  four 
on  Long  Island  and  two  in  Connecti- 
cut, is  planned  by  Prudential  The- 
aters during  the  coming  season.  Jo- 
seph Seider  said  Monday.     The  cir- 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 

Warners  Have  Seven 

Ready  for  Release 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  With  seven  produc- 
tions that  were  completed  previous 
to  the  recent  closing  of  the  Warner 
studios,  awaiting  release,  shooting 
(Continued  on   Page   2) 


Roach  Spending  $1,600,000 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  More  than  $1,600,000 
will  be  spent  by  the  Hal  Roach  studios 
on  their  42  comedies  and  two  features 
for  M-G-M  release  during  the  new  sea- 
son, according  to  Henry  Ginsberg,  vice- 
president    and    general    manager. 


COLUMBIA  PLANS  48 
FEATURES  IN  '33-34 


Atlantic  City  —  Columbia's  pro- 
gram for  1933-34  will  consists  of  48 
features,  including  36  to  be  known 
as  "The  March  Forward  Group"  and 
12  as  "Action  Western  Melodramas," 
supplemented  by  130  short  subjects 
comprising  seven  single-reel  series 
and  26-two-reelers. 

The  program  announcement  was 
made  by  Jack  Cohn  as  follows  at  the 

(Continued   on  Page   5) 

Foreign  Dept.  Execs 

Study  German  Problem 

Study  of  the  German  situation 
from  the  angle  of  withdrawal  by 
major  company  foreign  department 
officials  has  been  given  additional 
impetus  by  the  Hitler  Government 
ban  on  Jews  identified  with  the  in- 
dustry in  that  country.  John  Hicks 
of  Paramount  sails  July  20  in  com- 
(Continued   on   Page-  2) 


Procedure  for  Ratification 

Of  Industry  Code  Outlined 


Four  Classifications 
For  Unemployed  Survey 

W'St  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  In  connection  with 
Hollywood's  part  in  the  drafting  of 
a  production  code,  its  personnel  has 
been  divided  into  four  classifications 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


Fifteen  years  of  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition  completely  covered  in  the  "New 
Deal"  number  of  the  FILM   DAILY.— Advt. 


By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
Film    Daily    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — Procedure  to  be  fol- 
lowed in  the  final  drafting  and  rati- 
fication of  an  industry  code  for  the 
film  and  other  industries  was  out- 
lined by  General  Hugh  B.  Johnson, 
administrator,  here  yesterday. 

Following  drafting  of  a  code  by 
industry  elements  themselves,  a 
hearing  will  be  held  with  the  ad- 
ministrator presiding  at  which  dis- 
(Continued   on   Page   2) 


Want  Major  Co.  Features 

Day-and-Date  2nd  Run 

With  Big  Circuits 

Day-and-date  bookings  of  major 
company  product,  second-run  with 
all  large  circuits  will  be  demanded 
by  the  smaller  metropolitan  New 
York  independent  circuits  for  the 
coming  season.  For  the  past  year 
local  circuits  have  been  forced  to 
play  pictures  fourth  and  fifth-run 
following  the  national  circuit  houses, 
according  to  an  executive  of  one  of 
the  groups. 

Loew  houses  will  not  be  expected 
(Continued   on   Page   2) 

DENY  WARNER-KOPLAR 
DEALJNJT,  LOUIS 

A  persistent  report  in  St.  Louis 
film  circles  has  Harry  and  Samuel 
Koplar  planning  to  acquire  the  St. 
Louis  Amusement  Company's  circuit 
of  neighborhood  and  suburban 
(Continued  on   Page   2) 

Schuyler  Grey  Buried 
In  Woodlawn  Cemetery 

Burial  in  Woodlawn  Cemetery 
yesterday  followed  funeral  services 
Monday  night  for  Schuyler  Grey, 
technical  director  and  writer  who 
died  early  Monday  morning  at  the 
(Continued  on   Page   5) 


To  Analyze  Decision 

"A  sweeping  victory  for  independent 
exhibitors"  is  the  way  Robert  Robins, 
executive  secretary  of  the  American 
Society  for  the  Protection  of  Motion 
Picture  Theaters,  yesterday  described 
the  Wilmington  District  Court  decision 
finding  certain  restrictive  clauses  in 
the  Electrical  Research  Products  leas- 
ing agreement  illegal.  He  said  his  as- 
sociation will  hold  a  special  meeting 
soon  to  analyze  the  decision,  which 
"stops  encroachments  on  the  part  of 
the   electrics." 


Fifteen  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  com- 
pletely covered  in  the  forthcoming  "New  Deal" 
number  of  the  FILM   DAILY.— Advt. 


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FINANCIAL 


'QUOTATIONS    AS    OF     MONDAY) 

NEW   YORK    STOCK    MARKET 

Net 
High     Low     Close     Chg. 

Am.    Seat 6V4       6  6'4   +     % 

Columbia    Picts.    vtc.    20  19'/4     19'/2    +      % 

Con.     Fm.     Ind    43{,        4  4%    +      % 

Con.     Fm.     Ind.     pfd.   12  11%      H34    +      Vs 

East.     Kodak     863$     84'/i     85       +  1 

Fox     Fm.     •'A"     ....      3''2       3'  g       IVl    +      Va 

Loews.     Inc 247'g     23S8     243j    +     % 

Paramount    ctfs.     ...      1%       1 1/4       1%   +      % 

Pathe     Exch V/2        1%       1%      

do    "A"     6%       53/4       6V4   +     3/s 

RKO     4V4       4  4  

Warner     Bros 634       6'g       63<4    +      Vi 

do    pfd 21 '4     2P/8     217/g  -f     % 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Columbia     Pets.     vtc.   20' g     20' g     20'/g   +      Va 
Gen     Th.    Eq.    pfd    ...11-16       5j,   11-16   +1-16 

Technicolor      8%       8'/g       8'/g  —     % 

Trans-Lux     3  27g       2%      

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.     Th.     Eq.     6s40.      5  4%       4%      

Gen.    Th.    Eq.6s40ctfs.     4  4  4        4-      % 

Keith     A-0    6s    46    .    49         49         49        +  2% 

Locw    6s    41ww...   80Vi       80         80''2      

Paramount   6s   47 18'2      13'g     I8V2    +  °>Vl 

Paramount    6s    47cffs.   15  15  15        +1 

Par.     By.     5'2s     51..    27'g     2'g     27>g     —     % 

Par.     5',2s     50 173;     13         17       +  4'/8 

Par.    5'2s    50    ctfs    .    16  14  16  2 

Pathe    7s    37     75         75  75  

Warners    6s    39    ....    36'i     35'g     36        -f     % 

NEW    YORK    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 
Para.    Publix     1%       1  138   -f     1/4 


Hand  in  Hand 

Milwaukee — Prohibition  was  described 
as  the  "best  friend  the  motion  picture 
industry  ever  had"  by  Miss  Maud 
Aldnch.  director  of  motion  picture  ac- 
tivities for  the  Women  s  Christian  Tem- 
perance Union,  "because  money  which 
would  have  been  used  to  buy  liquor 
was  spent  for  recreation  for  the  entire 
family."  She  also  rapped  pictures  for 
exerting    "a    derogatory    influence." 


CODE  RATIFICATION 
PROCEDURE  OUTLINED 


(Continued   from    Page    1) 

senting  minorities  will  have  a  voice. 
Present  will  be  the  Industrial  Re- 
covery  Board  and  labor  representa- 
tives as  well  as  industry  delegates. 
All  statistical  data  will  be  supplied 
by  the  Administration  and  will  not 
be  acceptable  from  outside  sources. 
After  the  code  has  been  completed 
it  will  be  studied  by  the  industrial 
recovery  organization  and  finally 
goes  to  the  President  for  his  ap- 
proval. 


Foreign  Dept.  Execs 

Study  German  Problem 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

pany  with  Eugene  Zukor  and  among 
other  matters,  will  survey  conditions 
in  Germany.  Arthur  W.  Kelly  of 
United  Artists  sails  today  to  attend 
to  European  matters,  including  the 
German  situation.  Clayton  P.  Shee- 
han  of  Fox  is  sailing  from  Europe 
for  New  York  immediately,  follow- 
ing a  tour  of  the  Continent. 


Deny  Warner-Koplar 

Deal  in  St.  Louis 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

houses,  controlled  by  Warner  Bros. 
The  story  was  emphatically  denied 
in  New  York  Monday  by  Warner 
theater  executives. 

The  Metropolitan  Theaters  Corp., 
'•^ntrolled  by  the  Koplars.  Emil 
Strauss  and  the  estate  of  the  late 
David  Sommers,  as  the  holder  of  a 
-pcond  mortgage  for  $640,000  on  the 
St.  Louis  at  Grand  and  Delmar 
Boulevards,  St.  Louis,  has  forced  a 
foreclosure  of  the  property,  which 
•vill  be  put  on  sale  July  22.  It  is 
believed  that  the  Koplars  will  buy 
;n  the  house. 


N. 


L.  Godwin  Operating 
Associated  at  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  Mo.  —  Associated 
Film  Distributors.  Inc..  has  taken 
on  nine  Goldsmith  productions  for 
distribution  in  Western  Missouri  and 
Kansas.  M.  L.  Godwin  now  owns 
this  distribution  unit,  having  recent- 
ly purchased  the  interest  in  it  of 
Russell  Borg. 

Bill  Byrd.  formerlv  wth  Fox-Edu- 
cational-Tiffany at  Dallas,  Tex.,  has 
joined  Associated. 

R.  R.  Jersey,  formerly  covering 
Western  Kansas  for  the  company, 
has  been  transferred  to  the  office 
here. 


LICHTMAN  LEAVING  FOR  W.  C. 

Al  Lichtman  leaves  New  York  to- 
day for  the  coast  to  confer  with 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  Darryl  Zanuck, 
Samuel  Goldwyn  and  other  United 
Artists  officials  concerning  the  1933- 
34  production  program.  He  will  jro 
direct  from  the  coast  to  Chicago  to 
attend  the  company  sales  convention 
at  the  Drake  July  17. 


N.  Y.  INDIES  PLAN 
BOOKING  DEMANDS 


(Continued   from    Page    1) 

to  share  M-G-M  product  second-run 
with  the  smaller  circuits  but  the 
local  operators  now  demand  that  all 
other  major  company  product, 
played  in  the  Loew  houses  shall  be 
shared  with  the  local  circuits.  The 
system  will  work  the  same  for  all 
circuit  houses  and  all  major  prod- 
uct. 

Following  the  current  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  Manhattan  Playhouses,  it 
is  expected  that  a  statement  cover- 
ing booking  demands  will  be  issued. 
A  similar  statement  will  be  issued 
by  Lee  Ochs,  it  is  understood. 


Warners  Have  Seven 

Ready  for  Release 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

has  started  on  four  new  features 
with  seven  others  prepared  and 
ready  for  early  production.  Release 
dates  for  the  pictures  on  hand  are 
as  follows:  "Narrow  Corner"  July 
8,  "She  Had  to  Say  Yes"  and  "The 
Man  from  Monterey"  July  15,  "Good- 
bye Again"  July  22,  "Captured" 
July  29  and  "Voltaire"  tentative 
date  Aug.  5.  Those  in  production 
now  are  "Footlight  Parade,"  "Red 
Meat,"  "Bureau  of  Missing  Persons" 
and  "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road."  Four 
features  are  scheduled  for  produc- 
tion within  the  next  three  weeks. 
They  are  "Female,"  "Ever  in  My 
Heart,"  "Shanghai  Orchid"  and 
"America  Kneels."  Others  ready  for 
early  production  are  "The  Kennel 
Murder  Case,"  "Convention  City" 
and  "Son  of  the  Gobs." 


"Jack  and  Bean  Stalk" 

New  Cartoon  Series 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — "Jack  and  the  Bean 
Stalk,"  the  first  of  a  new  series  of 
cartoons  in  Technicolor,  will  be 
ready  for  release  in  September.  This 
new  series  of  famous  old  fairy  tales 
in  color  will  be  produced  by  UB 
Iwerks  under  the  screen  title  of 
"Once  Upon  a  Time."  Scenarios 
have  been  prepared  on  the  follow- 
ing stories  for  future  production: 
"Tom  Thumb,"  "Cinderella,"  "Jack, 
the  Giant  Killer,"  "Little  Red  Riding 
Hood,"  "The  Three  Bears,"  "The 
Snow  Queen,"  and  "The  Little  Tin 
Soldier." 


RESIGNS  FROM  F.P.L.  BOARD 

Toronto — Victor  Ross  has  resigned 
from  the  board  of  directors  of  Fa- 
mous Players  Canadian  Corp.,  Ltd. 
It  is  understood  that  Ross,  who  is 
the  third  vice-president  of  the  Im- 
perial Oil,  Ltd.,  will  become  first 
vice-president  of  Imperial  Oil. 


NEW    RICHMOND    HOUSE 

Richmond — Work  will  begin  this 
week  on  the  §30,000  theater  to  be 
built  at  406  North  25th  St.  The 
new  house  will  seat  about  900  and 
will  be  owned  and  operated  by  a 
P.  and  G.  Corp. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Paramount   regional   sales   convention. 

Los   Angeles. 
July     7-9:     RKO     western     sales     meeting,     St. 

Francis   Hotel,   San   Francisco. 
July  8:      Monogram   eastern   sales   meeting,    New 

York. 

July  10:  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executive  committee 
meeting,   Hotel  Congress,   Chicago. 

July  10:  Meeting  of  National  Ass'n  of  M.  P.  In- 
dustry at  Park  Central   Hotel. 

July  11:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey   at   2    P.    M. 

July  12:       World    Premiere    of    "Pilgrimage"    at 

Gaiety,     New     York. 
July  13-14:     Monogram    central    sales    meeting, 
Chicago. 

July  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention,  Chi- 
cago. 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Arkansas, 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson,     Miss. 

July  20-21 :  Monogram  southern  sales  meeting, 
New    Orleans. 

July  21-24:  Fox  Film  Corp.  special  stockholders' 
meeting,  home  office,   New  York. 

July  25:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey  at  2  P.   M. 

July  28-29:  Monogram  western  sales  meeting, 
San    Francisco. 

Aug.  2-3:  Monogram  Canadian  sales  meeting, 
Toronto. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  Inde- 
pendent Motion  Picture  Owners  Association 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  of 
officers 


48  St.  Louis  Theaters 
Holding  "Family  Nights" 

St.  Louis — Forty-eight  neighbor- 
hood houses  are  cooperating  with 
the  Better  Films  Council  of  St.  Louis 
and  St.  Louis  County  in  the  giving 
of  "family  night"  programs,  it  is 
shown  by  the  annual  report  of  the 
council's  review  committee.  Out  of 
564  pictures  reviewed  during  the 
past  year  the  committee  found  91 
suited  for  "family  nights." 


ANOTHER   FOR   HARRIS 

Oil  City,  Pa.— The  Harris  Amuse- 
ment Co.  will  take  over  the  Lyric 
in  Oil  City  July  9,  Senator  Frank  J. 
Harris,  president,  has  announced. 
This  is  the  second  Harris  theater  in 
this  city,  others  being  located  in  St. 
Mary's,  Pa.,  Youngstown,  Detroit, 
and  Huntington. 


THEATRE   OWNERS 
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DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  5,  1933 


TIMELY  TOPICS 

The  Director's  I'lace 
In  the  Picture 

f   AN     the    director    contribute 
one  single  constructive  and 
original  idea  to  give  the  author 
a   lead    to   follow?      He   cannot. 
His  mind,  in  one  word,  is  purely 
interpretative.    *    *    *    He    at- 
tempts to  tell  the  author  how  to 
construct  plots,  which  is  just  as 
impertinent  as  if  the  bricklayer 
tried   to   "direct"   the   architect, 
or    the    caster    in    bronze    the 
•^•ulptor,  or  the  printer  started 
telling  the  novelist  how  to  write 
books.      He   calls    in   other   au- 
thors to  write  over  the  original 
author's   work,   and   then  hands 
it  to  beautiful  scenario  writers 
with  boy  friends  but  no  brains. 
He    adds    characters,    dialogue 
and  situations,  and  he  invariably 
underestimates    everybody's    in- 
telligence but  his  own,  including 
the  public's.     The  result  is  the 
familiar  hotch  potch  of  legs  and 
absurdity,     and     the     ungainly 
spectacle    of    the    film    industry 
lying  on  its  back  with  its  spats 
in  the  air.     One  of  two  things 
has  got  to  happen.     Either  the 
director   has   got   to   learn  how 
to    WTite    stories    or    the    story 
teller  has  got  to  learn  how  to 
write  pictures,  and  the  director 
must    content   himself   with   in- 
terpretation.   The  only  man  I've 
heard  of  who  can  do  the  first  is 
Rene  Clair. 

— Anthony    Gibbs, 
"N.  Y.  American." 


RKO  Home  Office  Execs 
En  Route  to  Third  Meet 

Chicago — RKO  home  office  execu- 
tives en  route  to  the  company's  third 
and  final  regional  sales  meeting 
opening  Friday  in  San  Francisco 
are:  Ned  E.  Depinet,  Jules  Levy,  Al 
Mertz,  Robert  F.  Sisk,  A.  A.  Schu- 
bart  and  Michael  Poller.  Meetings 
will  take  place  at  the  St.  Francis 
If   tel  Saturday  and  Sunday. 


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AL    LICHTMAN    leaves    today    for    the    coast. 

FRANCES  AGNEW.  writer,  arrives  in  Holly- 
wood   from    New    York.    Saturday. 

HERBERT  MARSHALL  sails  for  New  York 
from    England    today. 

SALLY  EILERS.  THELMA  TODD  and  CHARLES 
LAUGHTON  have  arrived  in  New  York  from 
Europe. 

ARTHUR  W.  KELLY  sails  from  New  York 
today    on    the    Aquatanla. 

JOHN  HICKS  and  EUGENE  ZUKOR,  both  of 
Paramount,    sail    July   20    for    Europe. 

STANLEY  WAITE  and  J.  J.  UNGER.  Para- 
mount divisional  managers,  returned  to  New 
York  Tuesday  from  Chicago,  after  attending 
the    Paramount    regional    sales    convention. 


NGthe 
R I  ALTO 


WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  QUITE  A  nifty  stunt  that  one  pulled  by 
George  Bilson,  Warners'  studio  publicity  man  at  Grau- 

man's  Chinese  theater,  where  "Gold  Diggers"  is  showing. 

as  the  patrons  came  out,  a  radio  announcer  with  a  miniature 
"mike"  concealed  in  his  coat  lapel,  asked  them  how  they  liked 

the  show  they  didn't  know  it but  their  remarks 

went  over  station  KFWB ,.  when  the  radio  columns  car- 
ried the  story  the  next  day  the  patrons  mobbed  the 
radio  gent  the  next  evening  he  pulled  the  stunt  in  front  of  the 
theater                 all  eager  to  crash  as  radio  "entertainers" 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  THE  WAY  the  stunt  came  to  be  originated  is  sim- 
ple     George  sez  he  was  sick  of  listening  to  movie  stars 

tell  the  public  at  premieres  what  they  thought  of  their  parts 

and  the  pix so  he  decided  it  was  about  time  that  the 

public  got  a  chance  to  tell  the  stars  what  the  customers  think 

about    THEM not   a   bad    idea,    say   we Vicki 

Baum,  author  of  "Grand  Hotel,"  will  be  the  honor  guest  Thurs- 
day nite  at  the  Gala  Supper  Dance  in  the  Sky  Gardens  of  the 

St.  Moritz 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  VERY  fine  and  sincere  tribute  was  paid  to  Win- 
field   Sheehan  at  the  Fox  convention  in  Atlantic  City 

by   Sidney   Kent who  stated  that  he  had   over   100   per 

cent  confidence  in  his  head  of  production  and  that 

coming  from  Mister  Kent ought  to  settle  several  things. 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     LAST    FRIDAY    eve    Joe    Seider head    of 

Prudential   Theaters opened   his   West  Hampton   Beach 

theater with  none  other  than  ex-Governor  Al  Smith  as 

the  guest  speaker 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  OVER  AT  Universal N.  L.  Manheim  is  cele- 
brating his  10th  anniversary  as  the  head  of  that  company's 
Export  Department                 Pat  Garyn  is  just  "Walter"  to  his 

two  rich  maiden  aunties  in  Memphis IN  Joan  Crawford's 

"Dancing  Lady,"  24  gals  who  are  dead  ringers  for  Joan  are 

being  trained   for   a  special   dance   routine  in  the   pix 

Sol  G.  Newman,  managing  director  in  the  United  Kingdom  for 
RKO  Radio,  will  visit  a  movie  studio  for  the  first  time  when 
he  goes  to  Hollywood  after  attending  the  third  sales  convention 

in    San    Francisco Ambrose    Dowling,    general    manager 

of  RKO  Export  Corporation,  will  accompany  him    

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     IT  IS  our  privilege  to  cast  a  bouquet  of  nasturtiums 

or   make   it   hollyhocks   or   hyacinths    as    you   choose at 

Rutgers  Neilson  and  his  compact  publicity  dep't  of  3  over  at 
Radio's  home  office for  the  swell  job  they  did  in  cover- 
ing the  company  regional  sales  conventions  for  the  trade  and 

popular  press they  swamped  the  film  editors  with  lively 

and  chatty  news Rutgers  is  an  old  hand  at  this  conven- 
tion   reporting it    did    our   heart   good    to    observe    the 

showmanship  way  in  which  he  covered  every  angle 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     THAT    VETERAN    Fox    director,    John    Blystone 

has  started  on  "Shanghai  Madness,"  his  sixty-first  pro- 
duction Jawn  has  been  with  Fox  continuously  for  15 
years  .  Mae  West  has  originated  a  new  dance,  "The  Mid- 
way," for  her  next  Paramount  pix,  "I'm  No  Angel" let 

Mae  describe  it "Not   a   dance   of  the  hands  and   feet, 

but  of  the  Mid- Way.     I  throw  discretion  to  the  winds,  my  hips 

to  the  North,  East,  South  and  West" and  how  Mae  can 

do  it!   Columbia   still  leads  the  M.  P.  Baseball  League 

with  8  wins  and  only  1  lost                 RKO  is  the  runner-up 
Fox  in  the  cellar  with  6  zero 


EXPLOITETTES 

Novel  Advertising 
Campaign  on  "Gabriel" 

A    NOVEL  and  effective  cam- 
paign   was    given    "Gabriel 
Over  the  White  House"  in  ad- 
vance of  and  current  with   its 
showing  at  the  Criterion.     Ob-   I 
taining  the  names  of  the  city's   I 
leading  citizens,  ads  were  placed   I 
in  the  "Times"  showing  pictures   I 
of  these   men   and   women   and   I 
identifying  them  as  far  as  the   I 
reasons  for  their  civic  fame  was   I 
concerned.     Advertisement  copy   I 
began:  "If  I  were  — "  and  went   I 
on    to    urge   the   people    to    see 
"Gabriel."  On  the  morning  after 
the  midnight  opening  of  the  film,   \ 
a   good   break   was   received   in 
the  front  page,  first  column  po- 
litical  news.      At   the   start   of 
the     film's     second     week     the 
"Times"  carried  a  large  adver- 
tisement quoting  over  20  differ-   | 
ent    statements    from    Senators, 
Congressmen    and    leading    citi- 
zens. 

— Criterion,  Oklahoma  City  I 

Four  Classifications 

For  Unemployed  Surve; 

(Continued    -from    Page    1) 

for  the  survey  covering  the  unerr 
ployment  situation.  Following  ar 
the  classifications:  creative  talen 
skilled  crafts  whose  work  is  peculia 
to  the  industry,  skilled  crafts  whos 
work  is  not  peculiar  to  the  industr 
and  semi-skilled  and  unskilled  labo: 


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Joe  Seider  Circuit 

To  Build  Six  House 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
cuit  is  taking  over  the  Huntingto 
Station  at  Huntington  Station  Jul 
15  from  Morris  Markowitz,  th 
house  seating  780.  Another  theate 
was  added  to  the  group  last  Frida 
night  when  the  new  West  Hampto 
Beach  was  opened  at  West  Hampto 
Beach,  L.  I. 


FIRE    DAMAGES    STUDIO 

Newton,  Mass. — Fire  recently  de 
stroyed  the  interior  of  the  stone  stu 
dio  of  the  Atlas  Film  Co.  in  New 
ton  Highlands,  causing  damage  o 
some  $18,000. 


THE 


Wednesday,  July  5, 1933 


&2H 


DAILY 


RKO  Radio  Chicago 
Convention  Squibs 


TACK  DROY,  newly  appointed 
J  branch  manager  at  Calgary,  was 
[the  recipient  of  congratulations  and 
;  .welcoming  handshakes  in  the  Drake 
Jobby.  Jack  has  been  engaged  in 
Canadian  film  circles  for  well  nigh 
15  years.  Coming  up  from  the  ranks 
[he's  been  salesman,  office  manager 
and  now  branch  chief. 


The  boys  who  couldn't  get  time 
off  to  take  in  the  World's  Fair  con- 
gregated in  Walt  Branson's  projec- 
tion room  and  Jack  Osserman  show- 
ed 'em  Pathe  News'  special  two-reel 
trip  through  the  Century  of  Prog- 
ress. 


."     Short  subject  specialist  Al  Mertz 

held    old    home-week    sessions    with 

"  -the  Cleveland  gang  whom  he  desert- 

[  "ed   to   assume   his   present    position 

'   at  the  home  office. 


Eph  Rosen's  natty  panama  head 
piece  made  him  the  "flour"  of  the 
Minneapolis  man-power. 


That   traveling   trio,    O'Brien,    De 

Waal   and   Sedin,   were   looking  for 

¥  another    partner    to    improve    their 

harmony     and     graduate     into     the 

1  "quartette  class. 

j ; 


e:  ?■ 


Page  Baker  from  Memphis  town 
|(  is  growing  more  like  Paul  Whiteman 
j  ..  .  .  in  weight. 

|  

N.  J.  Colquhoun  was  offering  two- 
big  cigars  (he  bit  'em)  to  the  boys 
who  could  pronounce  his  name  .  .  . 

MjMemphis  men  ineligible,  of  course! 


Ye  hosts,  Walt  Branson,  district 
manager  and  Jackie  Osserman,  Chi 
branch  chief,  came  through  100  per 
•cent,  making  everything  "ducky" 
for  the  boys  at  the  Drake. 


!  B.  J.  McCarthy  of  Des  Moines  was 
seen  looking  around  the  Chicago 
Boulevard  for  a  "Free  Beer"  sign. 
Not  having  any  luck,  he  finally  per- 
suaded one  of  the  luckier  RKO  gents 
;o  shell  out  for  his  ale. 


Nat  Levy  of  Detroit  told  of  buy- 
ing a  new  car  just  before  he  left  for 
.the  confab.  Nat  was  sorry  he  had 
"fio  leave  the  boiler  behind,  but  Mrs. 
|  Levy  thought  it  would  be  best. 

Sherm  Fitch  longs  to  sell  the  big 
'  ihime.      His    advocation    of    Fitch's 
Shampoo  warrants  it,  he  believes. 


Levy  Awards  Watches 

Chicago — Jules  Levy  made  personal 
awards  of  gold  golf  watches  to  the 
three  leading  RKO  branch  managers  in 
the  recent  Jules  Levy  Anniversary  Tes- 
timonial Eight  Weeks  Collection  Drive. 
Those  who  received  the  watches  at 
Monday's  session  of  the  company's  sales 
meeting  were:  Ralph  Williams,  Okla- 
homa City;  Sherman  Fitch,  Sioux  City; 
and  Nat  Levy,    Detroit. 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


Buffalo  —  Marvin  Kempmer,  for- 
mer branch  manager  for  Paramount, 
has  joined  the  Fox  selling  force. 
Emmet  Dickman  and  William  Row- 
ell  also  are  covering  western  New 
York  for  Fox. 


Buffalo  —  George  Rosing  now  is 
operating  the  Roosevelt  which  was 
purchased  by  his  father  from  the 
Shea  interests. 


Buffalo  —  With  the  showing  of 
"Gold  Diggers,"  the  Buffalo  Hippo- 
drome has  changed  from  a  double 
to  single  feature.  The  "Gold  Dig- 
gers" is  now  in  its  second  week. 


Atlanta   —  E.   A.   Rambonnet   of 
Charlotte,  N.  C,  has  been  added  to 


the  sales  force  of  Arthur  C.  Brom- 
berg  Attractions,  Inc. 


Kansas  City,  Mo. — Homer  Ellison 
has  installed  RCA  High  Fidelity 
sound  equipment  in  his  State  theater 
at  Garden  City,  Kan. 


Uhrichsville,  O.— E.  E.  Bair,  until 
recently  manager  of  the  State  and 
American  theaters  in  East  Liver- 
pool, formerly  identified  with  thea- 
ters here,  has  assumed  charge  of 
the  State  and  Ohio  here  which  he 
has  leased. 


New  Cumberland,  W.  Va. — Regis 
Duddy,  new  manager  of  Keith's 
105th  theater,  Cleveland,  and  Miss 
Collette  McGinty,  also  of  Cleveland, 
were  married  here  recently. 


Columbia  Plans  48 

Features  in  1933-34 

(Continued  from   Page    1) 
company's    sales   convention   yester- 
day: 

Three  roadshow  specials  to  be  directed  by 
Frank  Capra,  Frank  Borzage  and  Lewis  Mile- 
stone. "Lady  for  a  Day"  (tentative  title) 
a  Frank  Capra  production  including  Warren 
William,  May  Robson,  Glenda  Farrell,  Wal- 
ter Connolly,  Guy  Kibbee  and  Jean  Parker. 
"The  Party's  Over,"  stage  comedy  drama. 
"Man's  Castle,"  a  Frank  Borzage  produc- 
tion featuring  Loretta  Young  and  Spencer 
Tracy.  Another  Frank  Borzage  production, 
"Most  Precious  Thing  in  Life,"  from  Tra- 
vis Ingham's  "McCall's  Magazine"  serial. 
"World's  Fair,"  starring  Jack  Holt.  "The 
Ninth  Guest,"  from  the  play  by  Owen  Davis. 
"The  Lady  Is  Willing,"  from  the  stage  com- 
edy drama  by  Louis  Verneuil.  Leslie  How- 
ard is  the  star  and  Gilbert  Miller  is  the  di- 
rector. Two  Lewis  Milestone  Productions. 
"Shadows  of  Sing  Sing."  "Whom  the  Gods 
Destroy,"  with  Walter  Connolly.  "Black 
Moon,"  starring  Jack  Holt  in  the  "Cosmo- 
politan Magazine"  serial  by  Clements  Ripley. 
"The  Hell  Cat."  "Twentieth  Century,"  Broad- 
way comedy  drama  hit,  by  Ben  Hecht  and 
Charles  MacArthur.  "Men  Need  Women.'' 
"Let's  Fall  in  Love,"  musical.  "The  Crim- 
inal Within."  "Too  Tough  to  Kill,"  from 
the  story  by  J.  D.  Newsom,  starring  Jack 
Holt.  One     other     Jack     Holt     production. 

"Once  to  Every  Woman,"  from  the  "Cos- 
mopolitan Magazine"  story  "Kaleidoscope  in 
K"  by  A.  J.  Cronin.  "Above  the  Clouds," 
George  B.  Seitz  story.  A  Carole  Lombard 
production      (untitled).  "Fog,"     from     the 

"Saturday  Evening  Post"  serial  by  Valen- 
tine Williams  and  Dorothy  R.  Sims.  "Blind 
Date."  Another  Frank  Capra  production, 
with  Robert  Montgomery.  "The  Lineup." 
"Hello  Big  Boy  1"  musical  comedy-drama. 
"Produce  the  Body."  "Take  the  Witness," 
from  the  novel  by  Alfred  Cohn  and  Joseph 
Chisholm.  "Sisters  Under  the  Skin,"  from 
the  play  by  Courtenay  Savage.  "Among  the 
Missing."  "King  of  the  Wild  Horses,"  star- 
ring Rex,  the  Wonder  Horse  and  William 
Janney  and  Dorothy  Appleby,  under  the  di- 
rection of  Earl  Haley.  Four  features  of  the 
police  adventure  drama  type.  12  Outdoor 
Western  Action  Melodramas  presenting  Buck 
Jones  and  Tim  McCoy.  26  Two  Reel  Com- 
edies (untitled)  featuring  star  groups,  two 
of  which  will  be  a  Mickey  McGuire  series 
and  a  Smith  &  Dale  series.  "Krazy  Kat 
Kartoons"  produced  by  Charlie  Mintz. 
"Scrappy,"  animated  cartoons,  produced  by 
Charlie  Mintz.  "March  of  the  Years,"  a  one 
reel  series.  "Minute  Mysteries,"  Detecto- 
grams,  Produced  from  H.  A.  Ripley's  mys- 
tery dramas  by  Bray  Pictures.  "A  World 
of  Sport,"  produced  by  Bray.  "Screen  Snap- 
shots." Walter  Futter  "Travelaughs"  with 
John    P.    Medbury    dialogue. 


Schuyler  Grey  Buried 
In  Woodlawn  Cemetery 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Stamford  Hospital,  Stamford,  Conn., 
of  peritonitis  which  developed  after 
an  operation  two  weeks  ago.  Grey 
was  an  authority  on  military  and 
naval  procedure  and  was  technical 
director  for  "The  West  Pointer," 
"Gold  Braid,"  "Men  Without  Wo- 
men" and  "Casey  of  the  Coast 
Guard."  He  also  wrote  a  play 
"Love  Your  Body"  which  was  pur- 
chased by  Paramount. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Sally  Muller 
Grey  and  a  two-year-old  son,  Schuy- 
yer  Grey,  Jr.,  survive  Grey,  who 
lived  at  Sound  Beach,  Conn.,  was 
a  native  of  New  York  and  a  gradu- 
ate from  Cooper  Union  Institute  in 
1917.  He  served  in  the  Intelligence 
Corps  of  the  U.  S.  Army  Aviation 
service  during  the  World  War. 


42  Attending  Paramount 
L.  A.  Sales  Meeting 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Forty-two  Paramoun- 
teers  will  participate  in  the  com- 
pany's Los  Angeles  sales  meeting 
tomorrow  and  Friday  at  tne  Hotel 
Embassador.  Following  is  the  list: 
George  J.  Schaefer,  Neil  Agnew,  A. 
J.  Dunne,  Robert  Gillham,  F.  Leroy, 
K.  Haddow,  Al  Wilkie  and  J.  Ham- 
nell. 

From  the  exchanges  are:  Los  An- 
geles: C.  N.  Peacock,  I.  G.  White, 
H.  Haas,  M.  C.  Buries,  H.  Goodwin, 
J.  Haas,  B.  F.  Albertson;  San  Fran- 
cisco: M.  H.  Lewis,  J.  M.  Betten- 
court,  J.  P.  Meyers,  A.  R.  Taylor, 
H.  W.  Haustein,  C.  L.  DuRyk;  Seat- 
tle: H.  N.  East,  D.  L.  Spracher,  M. 
Segel,  G.  H.  Haviland,  R.  C.  Brown; 
Portland:  F.  C.  Clark,  E.  I.  Hudson, 
L.  G.  Stang,  H.  L.  West;  Denver: 
H.  W.  Braly,  W.  P.  Weins,  C. 
J.  Duer,  E.  I.  Reed,  J.  Voe;  Salt 
Lake  City:  J.  J.  Donohue,  C.  G. 
Epperson.  F.  H.  Smith,  W.  M.  Wil- 
liams, A.  Heid,  K.  Lloyd,  H.  M. 
Glanfield. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"The  Barber  Shop" 

(Mack  Sennett  Comedy) 

Paramount  20  mins. 

Real  Laugh  Number 

W.  C.  Fields  is  featured  as  the 
barber  in  a  small  town  who  has  dif- 
ficulties with  a  cranky  wife  while 
his  manicure  girl  goes  sentimental 
over  him.  A  bad  bandit  is  loose  in 
town,  and  comes  into  the  barber 
shop  to  be  transformed  so  that  the 
cops  can't  recognize  him.  Fields  de- 
livers a  good  line  of  comedy  in  his 
own  individual  style,  and  the  film  is 
well  gagged  and  moves  along  at  a 
lively  and  laughable  pace.  It  got 
more  real  hearty  laughs  from  a 
Broadway  audience  than  most  of  the 
comedy  shorts  seen  for  weeks.  A 
safe  bet  any  place. 


Charlie    Chase    in 

"His  Silent  Racket" 

M-G-M  20  mins. 

Snappy 

Plenty  of  the  old  Chase  comedy 
antics  in  this  one.  Charlie  gets 
hooked  by  Jimmy  Finlayson,  who  is 
running  a  broken  down  cleaning  es- 
tablishment and  is  being  threatened 
by  racketeers  to  blow  up  his  shop 
if  he  doesn't  kick  in.  So  Mr.  Chase 
becomes  a  partner  for  300  smackers, 
and  receives  a  package  containing 
a  bomb  that  the  racketeers  deliver 
addressed  to  his  partner.  The  fun 
revolves  about  Charlie's  efforts  to 
deliver  the  package,  and  his  panic 
when  he  learns  what  is  inside.  Fast 
and  well  gagged. 


"Hollywood  On  Parade" 

(No.  13) 

Paramount  12  mins. 

Entertaining 

Has  a  strong  novelty  angle  with 
Buster  Keaton  acting  as  master  of 
ceremonies  and  introducing  the  old 
family  album.  The  characters  come 
to  life  as  he  turns  the  pages.  They 
are  various  well  known  screen  celebs 
dressed  in  the  costumes  of  the  early 
90's,  appearing  in  couples  and 
groups,  and  going  through  some 
chatter,  and  then  fading  back  into 
the  album  photo  pose  at  the  close 
of  their  bits.  The  dialogue  of  Kea- 
ton is  in  rhyme,  and  the  reel  shows 
plenty  of  care  in  production. 


"MADE  ON   BROADWAY"   SET 

"Made  on  Broadway,"  production 
featuring  Robert  Montgomery  and 
Sally  Eilers,  will  be  open  at  the 
Rialto  Friday.  There  will  be  a  pre- 
view on  Thursday  evening. 


$23,957   Saenger    Loss 

New  Orleans — A  net  loss  of  $23,- 
957.86  had  resulted  from  the  opera- 
tion of  the  Saenger  Theaters  Inc. 
from  January  27  to  April  29  of  this 
year,  E.  V.  Richards,  receiver  for  the 
chain,  has  reported  to  the  Federal 
court.  During  the  period  in  question 
receipts  for  the  enterprise  in  Louis- 
iana, Alabama,  Mississippi  and  Florida 
were  $261,560.25.  Expenditures  were 
$285,518.11. 


With  the  Temperature  Over  93° 
ATTENDANCE  GOES  OVER  100% 
AT  RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL! 


House  average  unshaken   during 
the  most  devastating  torrid  blast 


in  years! 


With  Broadway  theatres  wilting 
at  high  pressure,  16,064  paid 
admission  on  opening  day  to  see 


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JOEL  McCREA 

JOHN  HALLIDAY 

Pert  Kelton,  Samuel  Hinds 

Directed  by  Qregory  La  Cava,  A  Pandro 
Berman  Production.  MERIAN  C. 


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DAILV 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH   WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JTENRY  CRONJAGER,  ace  cam- 
eraman,  handled  the  photogra- 
hy  on  "No  Marriage  Ties,"  starring 
lichard  Dix.  He  will  also  photo- 
raph  the  next  Dix  picture,  as  yet 
ntitled.  He  did  the  camera  work 
a  numerous  Thomas  Meighan,  Bebe 
laniels  and  Mary  Pickford  produc- 

ons. 

*  *         * 

Edwin  Maxwell,  noted  heavy,  will 
lay  the  menace  in  "Car  Number 
7,"  the  newest  Tim  McCoy  picture. 

e  has  just  completed  an  important 
jle  in  the  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  pro- 
uction,  "This  Day  and  Age." 

*  *         * 

John  Darrow  has  returned  from 
nnapolis,  where  he  spent  three 
eeks  on  location  with  the  RKO 
31ory  Command"  company.  During 
le  filming  of  one  of  his  scenes  at 
nnapolis,  spectators  applauded  so 
)udly   that    the    young    actor    was 

»rced  to  stop  and  take  a  bow. 

*  *         * 

Jane  Murfin,  the  scenarist,  has 
gned  a  new  long  term  contract 
ith  RKO  Radio.  The  new  agree- 
ent  continues  a  professional  rela- 
onship,  which  has  already  lasted 
>r  five  years,  one  of  the  longest 
udio-writer  associations  on  record. 

*  *         * 

When  Frederick  Burton,  noted 
age  actor,  arrived  in  Hollywood 
cently  he  brought  with  him  a  rare 
ate,  100  years  old,  which  had  been 
ven  to  his  first  wife  by  his  grand- 
other.  When  Burton  was  in  Indi- 
la  last  week,  the  first  Mrs.  Burton, 
om  whom  he  is  divorced,  gave  him 
is  plate  to  present  to  the  new 
rs.  Burton,  who  is  in  Hollywood. 

*  ♦     ■    ♦ 

Lloyd  Knechtel  has  sailed  for 
jigland,  where  he  will  be  associated 
th  Randall  Terraneau  at  the 
orge  Humphries  laboratories,  Lon- 
n.  He  will  do  free-lance  trick 
mera  work  in  England  and  will 
50  be  available  to  furnish  Euro- 
an  process  backgrounds  for  Amer- 
in  producers. 


Ernest  Pagano,  for  several  years 
th  the  M-G-M  and  Educational 
mario  staffs,  cut  short  his  vaca- 
n  to  join  the  Warner  Bros.'  writ- 
r  department. 

*        *         * 

With  the  signing  of  Jean  Parker 
play  the  role  of  Beth,  the  family 
cle  of  "Little  Women,"  RKO  Ra- 
►  picture,  is  now  completed. 


Typewriter  News 

"I'll   take  your   typewriter   away   from 
you   if  you   don't   stop   squawking   about 
rental    prices,"    wrote    Harry    Buxbaum, 
'  Fox  New  York   manager,  to  Jack  Spring- 
er, circuit  operator. 

And  the  next  day  Bux  received  a 
broken-down,  antedated  typewriter  vol- 
untarily from  Springer,  who  for  once, 
gave  in  easily. 


Frank  Conroy  was  signed  yester- 
day to  play  a  part  in  "Ace  of  Aces," 
the  John  Monk  Sanders  story  now 
filming  at  RKO  Radio  Pictures'  stu- 
dios with  Richard  Dix  as  its  star. 

*  *         * 

B.  P.  Schulberg  has  purchased 
the  Arthur  Davis  play,  "Reunion," 
as  the  first  of  the  eight  productions 
he  will  make  independently  for 
Paramount's  coming  season  release. 
Sylvia  Sidney  will  be  starred  in 
"Reunion,"  and  Herbert  Marshall, 
who  sails  on  Wednesday  (5th)  from 
London,  will  have  the  leading  male 

role. 

*  *         * 

When  Norman  McLeod  finishes 
the  direction  of  W.  C.  Fields  and 
Alison  Skipworth  in  "Tillie  and  Gus" 
he  will  have  one  of  Paramount's 
prize  directorial  assignments  of  the 
season   awaiting   him,   in   "Alice   in 

Wonderland." 

*  *         * 

"British  Agent,"  Leslie  Howard's 
first  starring  picture  under  his  new 
long-term  contract  with  Warner 
Bros.,  will  go  into  production  during 

September. 

*  *         * 

Marguerite  Churchill,  absent  from 
the  screen  for  eight  months  while 
appearing  on  Broadway  stage  in 
"Dinner  at  Eight,"  will  return  to 
Hollywood  for  a  featured  role  in  the 
"Golden  Harvest,"  which  Charles  R. 
Rogers  is  to  produce  for  Paramount. 


C.  REID  ARRIVES  IN  CHICAGO 

Cliff  Reid,  RKO  Radio  producer, 
arrived  in  Chicago  Monday  for  the 
closing  sessions  of  the  RKO  region- 
al sales  convention,  as  special  envoy 
from  Merian  C.  Cooper,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  production. 

Reid  will  address  the  convention. 
From  Chicago  he  will  go  to  San 
Francisco  to  attend  the  third  reg- 
ional convention  there  and  will  then 
return  to  his  duties  at  the  studio  in 
Hollywood. 


"LILLY"  BROOKLYN  PREMIERE 

First  National's  "Lilly  Turner," 
starring  Ruth  Chatterton,  which  re- 
cently completed  its  run  at  the  Ri- 
voli,  New  York,  has  its  Brooklyn 
premiere  at  the  Strand  tomorrow 
night. 


CENSORS  OKAY  "CAPTURED" 

Warner  Bros.'  "Captured!"  has 
been  passed  by  the  New  York  Board 
of  Censors  without  a  single  change 
of  elimination  ordered.  "Captured!" 
is  set  for  a  two-a-day  opening  at 
the  New  York  Hollywood  Theater  in 
the  Fall. 


ENG.  HOUSES  BAN.  GER.  FILMS 

London  (By  Cable) — Three  Man- 
chester houses  have  banned  German 
pictures  at  the  request  of  Jews  in 
that  city.  Several  halls  in  the 
Cheetham  and  Broughton  neighbor- 
hoods have  also  excluded  these  pic- 
tures. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


i By  CHARLES  AHCOATE 


A    SERIES  of  musical  shorts  to  be 

made  in  color  is  being  planned 

by  M.  B.  Martino.    "Fast  Money"  is 

the  title  of  the  first  with  production 

scheduled  to  start  within  the  week. 

• 

Lee  Stuart,  casting  director  of  the 
Vitaphone  studio,  and  his  able  as- 
sistant, Milton  Singer,  are  like  two 
peas  in  a  pod  when  it  comes  to  cast- 
ing for  a  picture.  Unknown  to  each 
other  both  had  selected  same  three 
people  for  parts  in  a  recent  Vita- 
phone  production. 

One  of  the  most  elaborate  sets  tc 
be  built  in  an  eastern  studio  is  the 
jungle  scene  constructed  for  the 
Krimsky-Cochrane  feature,  "Emperor 
Jones,"  now  in  production  at  the 
Astoria  plant  of  the  Eastern  Service 
Studios.  Over  two  carloads  of  trop- 
ical plants,  trees,  shrubs  and  vines 
were  shipped  direct  from  Florida  in 

order  to  obtain  realistic  settings. 

• 

"The  Unknown  Venus,"  the  first 
of  the  series  of  six  features  to  be 
produced  by  Starmark  Pictures,  Inc., 
and  now  in  production  at  the  Met- 
ropolitan Sound  studio,  Fort  Lee, 
N.  J.,  will  be  completed  this  week. 
Ernest     Truex,     Jean     Arthur     and 


Herbert    Rawlinson    head    the    cast 
with  Grover  Lee  doing  the  directing. 

Herman  Ruby,  head  of  the  Brook- 
lyn Vitaphone  writing  staff,  return- 
ed hale  and  hearty  with  a  load  of 
new  ideas   for  shorts,   after   a   two 

weeks'  vacation. 

• 

Cutting  of  the  feature,  "Mid- 
night," recently  produced  by  All 
Star  Productions,  is  being  done  un- 
der the  supervision  of  Leo  Zochling. 
Work  is  expected  to  be  finished  in 
about  two  weeks. 
• 

"Damaged  Lies,"  a  Beacon  pro- 
duction, has  been  dubbed  in  Spanish 
at    the    Standard    Sound    recording 

studio. 

• 

Paul  Lorenx,  dance  director  at 
the  Warner  Bros.  Brooklyn  studio, 
is  anxiously  awaiting  the  completion 
of  the  new  rehearsal  hall  now  being 
constructed  for  the  training  of  the 
chorus  for  their  appearance  in  the 
series  of  Vitaphone  musicals. 

Sam  Kopp  is  now  handling  pub- 
licity for  William  Rowland-Monte 
Brice  Productions. 


"New  Deal" 
Number 


Now  In  Work 


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He's  on  his  toes  . . .  burst- 
ing to  tell  you  about  what 
he  heard  and  saw  at  the 
Atlantic  City  Convention.  Is 
he  happy!  Who  wouldn't 
be, ..with  the  swellest  line- 
up in  FOX  history  (to  be 
modest  about  it).  You'll 
congratulate  him! 


Watch  next  week's  trade  papers  for 
a  striking  announcement  from  FOX 


Intimate  in  Character 
nternational  in  Scope 
ndependent  in  Thought 


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The  Daily  Newspaper 
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Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


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a.  Has  Wiped  Out  Big  Deficit 

ORGANIZED  GROUPS'  CODE  CONFAB  LATE  IN  JULY 

Stuart   Resigns  As  General   Manager  of  RKO  Circuit 


Experience 

shorts,  and  other  things 
=By   JACK   AUCOATE-^^^ 


"HE  stronghold  of  most  every  industry 
is  its  executive  manpower.  Brains  are 
easured  more  than  any  other  element. 
ir  industry  and  its  inherent  ability  of  ac- 
mplishment  is  no  stronger  than  the  know- 
g  hands  that  guide  it.  In  this  tre- 
endous  business-art-industry  of  entertain- 
g  the  public  via  the  cinema,  this  process 
j  established  business  practice  seems  to 
i  reversed.  New  banking  brooms  sweep 
it  old  heads  for  no  reason  whatsoever, 
id  executives,  upon  change  of  administra- 
)n,  are  knocked  over  like  tenpins.  It  is 
ear-tragedy,  this  discarding  of  so  many 
our   experienced   men. 


I'TEP  right  up  and  meet  the  latest  out- 
fit to  enter  the  independent  ranks, 
:soiute  Pictures,  and  its  sponsor  and 
esident,  Herbert  Ebenstein.  We  had 
jnch  with  President  Ebenstein  yesterday 
id  know  whereof  we  speak  when  we  say 
e  company  will  produce  eight  pictures 
ithin  the  next  twelve  months,  that  it  is 
nply  financed,  that  the  first  two  pic- 
res  will  be  in  production  within  the  next 
ree  weeks  and  that  first  release  for  the 
dependent  market  is  scheduled  for  Sept. 
ith.  Just  another  straw  that  shows  the 
inds  of  picture  progress  again  blowing 
'ward    prosperity. 

• 
JOW  that  the  double  feature  mirage  is 
^  fading  and  that  sensible  production 
hedules  have  written  finis  to  overproduc- 
•n,  the  door  is  wide  open  for  the  short 
bject  to  again  take  its  colorful  and  im- 
'rtant  place  in  the  field  of  exhibition, 
is  elemental  that  the  success  of  the 
usic  hall,  vaudeville  and  pictures,  has 
ien  wholesome,  diversified  amusement  at 
price  within  the  reach  of  all.  No  field 
n  offer  so  broad  a  variety  of  screen  en- 
rtainment  as  the  short  subject.  Its 
Jwsreels,  cartoon  comedies,  travelettes 
id  novelties  are  compellingly  and  charac- 
ristically  its  own.  Now  that  the  short 
bject  is  back  it  will  be  hard  to  dislodge 
from  its  rightful  place  in  the  scheme  of 
ings  in  the  theater. 


Executive    Ending    Duties 

Saturday — Post  to 

Be  Abolished 

Herschel  Stuart,  general  manager 
for  RKO  Theaters,  has  resigned,  it 
was  announced  yesterday  by  Harold 
B.  Franklin,  who  stated  that  the 
position  held  by  Stuart  will  be  abol- 
ished. Plans  are  now  being  worked 
out  for  the  division  of  Stuart's 
duties    and    it    is    likely   that    B.   J. 

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PUBLIX  -  NEBRASKA 
GUT  TO  4  HOUSES 


Omaha — A.  H.  Blank,  trustee  for 
Publix-Nebraska,  Inc.,  has  cut  the 
circuit  of  15  houses  down  to  four, 
three  of  which  he  is  at  present  op- 
erating. These  include  the  World 
in  Omaha  and  the  Majestic  and  Cap- 
itol   at    Grand    Island,    Nebr.      The 

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Commerce  Dept.  Drops 

Special  Film  Service 

Washington    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Effective  July  15, 
the  U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce 
is  discontinuing  its  special  service 
covering  the  world  film  industry  and 
it  is  probable  that  the  Motion  Pic- 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


Lab  Men  to  Talk  Code 

Second  meeting  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Laboratories  Association  of  Amer- 
ica will  be  held  Friday  at  the  Hotel 
Aslor  at  noon  when  plans  will  be  made 
for  a  meeting  at  which  officers  will  be 
elected  and  formation  of  the  laboratory 
code  discussed.  Incorporation  of  the 
association  will  be  announced  Friday  by 
H.    J.    Yates,    acting   chairman. 


FOX  N.  E.  DEAL  STILL 
REMAINS  UNFINISHED 


Deal  under  which  the  Fox  New 
England  circuit,  approximating  17 
former  S.  Z.  Poli  houses,  is  reported 
passing  to  Loew  control  so  far  has 
not  been  closed,  it  was  understood 
yesterday.  Harry  Arthur,  who  is 
operating  the  group,  has  indicated 
his  willingness  to  continue  in  charge. 

N.  L.  Nathanson  and  A.  C.  Blum- 
enthal,   through    whom    the    deal    is 

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12  "Newsreel  Cameraman" 
One-Reelers  for  Fox 

A  series  of  12  one-reel  films  to  be 
known  as  "Adventures  of  the  News- 
reel  Cameraman"  will  be  made  by 
Fox  under  the  supervision  of  Tru- 
man Talley  for  the  1933-34  season. 
First  episode  will  be  "Following  the 
Horses,"  with  "Motor  Mania"  sec- 
ond. The  third  will  be  "Conquest  of 
the    Air." 


Paramount  Has  Wiped  Out  Big 
Deficit,  Ralph  Kohn  Testifies 


McCracken  to  Produce 
Three  African  Pictures 

Harold  McCracken,  who  has  gone 
to  Cuba  and  the  West  Indies  to  pro- 
duce a  picture,  plans  to  later  go 
to  Africa  to  make  three  exploitation 
productions.  He  returns  to  New 
York  from  the  West  Indies  in  about 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


Paramount  has  wiped  out  a  deficit 
of  more  than  $1,000,000,  Ralph  A. 
Kohn,  treasurer,  testified  at  a  meet- 
ing of  creditors  of  the  corporation 
yesterday  at  the  office  of  Referee 
Henry  K.  Davis.  As  of  April  1, 
the  deficit  had  been  reduced  to  $400,- 
000,  he  said. 

Kohn    stated    that    the    company 

(Continued   on    Page    2) 


N.  A.  M.  P.  I.  Plans  Meet 

in  N.  Y. — Committee 

Meets  Tonight 

A  convention  of  representatives  of 
all  organized  groups  will  be  held  by 
the  National  Association  of  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Industry  in  New  York 
late  in  July,  probably  the  last  week, 
with  purpose  of  unifying  an  indus- 
try code  for  submission  to  General 
Hugh  Johnson,  Administrator  of  the 

(Continued   on   Page    11) 


PARA.  MAKING  TEN 
FEATURES  WITH  MUSIC 


Paramount  will  include  not  less 
than  10  feature  comedies  with  musie 
in  its  1933-34  production  schedule, 
it  was  announced  yesterday.  The 
players  will  include  Four  Marx 
Brothers,  Charlie  Ruggles,  Mary 
Boland,  George  Burns,  Grade  Allen, 
W.  C.  Fields,  Alison  Skipworth, 
Bing  Crosby,  Jack  Oakie,  Jack  Ha- 
ley, and  Skeets  Gallagher. 


Pittsburgh  Meeting 

To  Seek  Price  Boost 

Pittsburgh  —  Local  exchangenren 
are  planning  to  call  an  exhibitor 
meeting  here  soon  in  an  effort  to 
bring  about  a  general  admission 
price  increase,  thus  eliminating  the 
10  and  15  cent  houses.  Low-scale 
theaters  are  causing  both  Warner 
Bros,  theaters  and  national  distribu- 
tors  much   concern.     So   far   double 

(Continued   on   Page    11) 


Air- Minded  Conventioneers 

San  Francisco — The  advance  guard  of 
RKO  executives  has  arrived  here  for 
the  three  days  sales  convention  to  be 
held  at  the  St.  Francis  Hotel,  Friday, 
Saturday  and  Sunday.  Those  who  took 
to  the  air  were  Ned  E.  Depin?t,  Jules 
Levy,  Ambrose  Dowling,  Robert  F. 
Sisk,  Fred.  McConnell,  Cliff  Reid,  Wal- 
ter   Branson    and    Jack    Pegler. 


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DAILV 


Thursday,  July  6,  19: 


Vol  L  X  III  No  4       Thus    July  6.  1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W    WICrHTF 


Editor  and  Publisher 


Pulil  -hr  I  I  •  \  rxcept  Sundays  and  Holidays 
it      I-  New      York.      N.      ?., 

bj    V.  Folk,   Inc.     J.  \V. 

President,     Editor     and     Publisher: 
Meraereau,     Srcretary-Treasurer 
an!  Genei   I  Manager;  Arthur  W.  Eddy,  Asso 

ciatr     I  ale     Gillette.     Managing 

Editor.  Entered  as  second  class  matter, 
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N.  Y..  under  the  act  of  March  3,  1879. 
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months.  $5.00;  3  months,  $3.00.  Foreign, 
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wood Blvd.,  Phone  O.inite  6607.  London — 
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FINANCIAL 


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Gen.    Th.    Eq.    pfd.      11-16      11-16      11-16 

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Gen.    Th.    Eq.6s40cffs.     4  3%       4 

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Par.    5'2S    50     21% 

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Pathc    7s    37  76  76  76        +   1 

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48       —  1 
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19%    2U/4  -f-  3y4 


CHESTERFIELD'S 

THIRD  RELEASE 
"Notorious  But  Nice" 

with 

MARIAN    MARSH 

BETTY  COHPSON 

DONALD   DILLOWAY 


1540  B'wav. 


N.  Y.   C. 


PARA.  WIPES  OUT 
BIG  DEFICIT— KOHN 

(.Continued    from    Pa 

does  not  plan  to  borrow  money  for 
action  scheduled  for  the  next 
six  months.  Production  costs  have 
been  cut,  he  said.  Attorneys  Saul 
E.  Rogers  and  Sol  Rosenblatt  had 
an  exchange  of  words  over  the  ques- 
t  inning  by  the  former. 

The  meeting  was  adjourned  until 
Sept.    7. 


80  Features  Slated 

For  Empire  Release 

Toronto — Empire  Films,  Ltd.,  will 
distribute  approximately  60  features 
throughout  the  Dominion  during 
1933-34,  states  Oscar  R.  Hanson, 
president.  Through  its  six  branches 
the  company  will  handle  the  product 
of  Majestic  Pictures,  British  Inter- 
national and  Twickenham  Produc- 
tions. 


STARTING  WINDSOR  PICTURE 

St.  Petersburg — With  the  comple- 
tion of  the  first  picture,  "Chloe," 
Kennedy  Productions  announces  that 
work  will  begin  immediately  on  a 
second  picture,  "Playthings  of  De- 
sire," in  which  Claire  Windsor  will 
star.  Miss  Windsor  has  arrived  by 
plane  from  New  York.  Buster  Kea- 
ton  is  also  on  the  lot  ready  for  the 
"Fisherman,"  in  which  he  is  to  star. 
Other  pictures  under  way  include 
several  Ford  Sterling  comedies. 


SELLING  SHENANDOAH  CO. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. — By  virtue  of  an 
order  issued  by  the  St.  Louis  Circuit 
Court,  Barney  Rosenthal  and  Henry 
P.  Schroeder,  receivers  for  the  New 
Shenandoah  Amusement  Co.,  2227 
South  Broadway,  will  sell  the  prop- 
erties of  that  corporation  at  a  re- 
ceiver's auction  sale  at  10:30  A.  M. 
today. 


CHARGE  EXPLOSION  PLOT 

Pittsburgh — Three  men  were  ar- 
rested by  Allegheny  County  detec- 
tives on  July  4  in  connection  with 
an  alleged  attempt  to  blow  up  Mat- 
ty's theater  in  Wilmerding.  The 
tiny  picture  house,  seating  about  60 
persons,  is  insured  for  $4,500,  the 
detectives  said. 


TORONTO  CONFAB  JULY   19 

Toronto  —  Annual  convention  of 
Associated  Theaters,  Ltd.,  originally 
scheduled  for  July  12,  has  been  post- 
poned until  July  19.  Postponement 
was  because  first  date  fell  on  anni- 
versary of  the  Battle  of  the  Boyne. 


Paramount  Bonds  Up 

All  of  the  Paramount  bond  issues 
closed  up  from  3  to  4i4  points  yester- 
day. The  6s47's  closed  at  21  V4.  a  net 
change  of  plus  3  points.  Paramount 
Broadway  5i/is51  closed  at  361/4,  a  net 
change  of  plus  3'/4  points;  Paramount 
5Vis50  closed  at  21 1/4,  a  gain  of  3V4, 
while  the  5]£s50  certificates  closed  at 
201/2,    a    net    change    of    414. 


Plan  Feature,  Shorts 

On  Mediterranean  Trip 

With  plans  for  a  featui-e  in  addi- 
tion to  a  series  of  travel  shorts,  the 
staff  of  Arcturus  Pictures  is  en 
route  to  the  Mediterranean  Sea  from 
New  York.  F.  Herrick  Herrick  is 
director  and  the  expedition  includes 
James  Boring,  world  traveler.  It 
returns  to  New  York  in  September. 


I.T.O.A.  BOARD  MEETS  TODAY 

A  meeting  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  Independent  Theater 
Owners  Association  of  New  York 
will  be  held  this  afternoon  at  the 
Globe  theater  at  which  time  several 
matters  regarding  the  exhibitors' 
code  will  be  discussed.  A  general 
meeting  of  the  association  was  held 
yesterday  at  which  100  members  at- 
tended. 


WESTINGHOUSE  RAISES  WAGE 

An  increase  in  wages  of  five  per 
cent  has  been  given  all  employees 
of  Westinghouse  Electric  &  Manu- 
facturing Co.  It  is  retroactive  to 
July  1. 


HOW  GOOf 


Is  You  r 


M 


emory 


1.  What  two  executives,  now  identificl 
with  the  Paramount  Publix  interest 
were  in  the  circus  business  about  . 
years  ago? 

2.  What  was  the  first  big  patents  litig 
tion    in    the   industry? 

3.  When  did  the  original  Roxy  theat 
open? 

4.  How  much  money  did  the  indust 
pledge  in  the  Fourth  Liberty  Lo. 
Drive? 

5.  Who  were  the  leading  players  in  "B 
Hur?" 

(For  Answers  See   Page   10) 


HOOT   GIBSON    IMPROVED 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAL 

Hollywood — Hoot  Gibson,  who  w 
injured  when  his  plane  crashed  la 
Monday,  is  improving,  but  will  ha 
to  stay  in  bed  for  a  month,  accor 
ing   to   his   doctor. 


ROXY  INCREASES  PRICES 

The   Roxy,    Seventh   Ave.,  yeste 
day  increased  its  week-day  even 
admission  prices  from  35  to  55  cer 
for  all  seats. 


Film  Daily 

Will  Be  15  Years  Old  This  Summe 

• 
CELEBRATING  ITS 

CRYSTAL  ANNIVERSARY 

WITH  A 

"New  Dear 
Number 


WARNER  BROS/ 
YEAR-BOOK  IS 
PRINTED    ON 

CELLULOID 

You  can  read  it  today 

at  any  Warner  Bros. 

Exchange ! 


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fa 


Last  year  Warner  Bros,  smashed  precedent  with 
the  first  advance  trade  showing  of  new-season 
product.  You  came  —  you  saw  —  you  bought 
solely  on  the  basis  of  the  production  quality 
those  first  great  1932-'33  shows  demonstrated. 


1 


We  promised  you  nothing  then  about  later  re- 
leases .  .  .  But  we  gave  you  everything.  We 
didn't  even  mention  "42nd  Street"  or  "Frisco 
Jenny,"  or  "Working  Man"  or  "I  Am  A  Fugi- 
tive" or  "Little  Giant"  or  Cagney  . .  .  You  got 
these  and  many  other  great  properties  without 
a  syllable  of  obligation  on  our  part. 


: 


So  now  again  we  invite  you  to  give  Warner 
product  an  eyewitness  test.  Come  to  your  ex- 
change and  see  the  last  of  the  1932-,33  pictures 
that  you  bought  on  FAITH  IN  WARNER 
BROS.  See  "CAPTURED!"-  see  "GOODBYE 
AGAIN"-see  "MARY  STEVENS,  M.  D."-see 
"VOLTAIRE"  and  "NARROW  CORNER"  and 
"MAYOR  OF  HELL."  See  for  the  first  time  in 
your  experience  a  summer  line-up  without  a 
let-up  .  .  .  See  whether  your  faith  in  Warner 
Bros,  was  justified! 

Then  let  that  decision  guide  you  when  it's 
time  to  buy  for  next  year.  Throw  out  all  the 
reams  of  praise  others  have  showered  on  War- 
ner Bros,  for  reviving  theatre  prosperity.  Dis- 
card the  judgments  of  hundreds  of  exhibitors 
and  trade  observers  as  to  Warner  Bros.'  "lead- 
ership" and  "highest  consistent  quality."  BE 
YOUR  OWN  JUDGE! 


If  these  pictures  convince  you  that  we  have 
dealt   fairly    with    you   this    year,    you    will 


probably  want  to  deal  with  Warner  Bros, 
next  year. 

If  you  are  impressed  by  the  way  we  are  finish- 
ing this  season,  you  can  judge  for  yourself 
how  we  will  start  the  next. 

For  we  unhesitatingly  submit  these  final 
1932-  '33  releases  as  samples  of  the  product 
we  will  give  you  in  1933-'34.  We  don't  prom- 
ise you  that  on  some  arbitrary  date  on  the 
calendar  there  will  be  a  sudden  magical  step-up 
in  our  production  quality.  We  honestly  don't 
believe  we  need  a  shot  in  the  arm  or  a  new 
lease  on  life. 

We've  been  in  there  trying  every  minute  on 
every  production,  and  we're  going  to  keep 
on  trying  to  make  every  new  picture  just  a 
little  better  than  the  last. 


pa*-..:-.  "^ 


Our  pictures  for  next  year  won't  be  much 
better  than  the  ones  we  have  to  show  you 
now  . .  .  But  we  do  promise  you  they'll  be  just 
as  good.  For  Leadership  is  the  sharpest  spur 
to  human  effort .  .  .  And  next  year's  Warner 
Bros.  Pictures  will  be  produced  by  4,000  hu- 
man beings  who  are  grimly  determined  to 
retain  this  title  . .  . 

WARNER  BROS. 

THE  NO.  1  COMPANY 

VITAGRAPH,  INC.,   DISTRIBUTORS 


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DAILV 


Thursday,  July  6,  193 


SCHAEFER  OUTLINES 
PARA.  SALES  POLICY 


I  u  n.ti.i.) 

II  tlywood  Sales  and  distribu- 
tion poli  i  rning  Paramount 
product  for  the  coming  season  of 
1933-34  wile  outlined  here  yester- 
day by  General  Manager  George 
i.  Schaefer  before  the  Paramount 
Western  Division  sales  personnel,  in 
the  first  of  the  two-day  meeting  held 
at  the  Ambassador  Hotel. 

Neil  F.  Agnew,  assistant  general 
sales  manager,  opened  the  meeting, 
followed  by  Schaefer.  Robert  M. 
Gillham,  director  of  advertising  and 
publicity,  Al  Wilkie,  eastern  pub- 
licity manager  and  John  Hanimell 
from  the  Paramount  New 
York    office. 

Studio  executives  attending  the 
meeting  included  Emanuel  Cohen, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  produc- 
tion; Merritt  Hulburd,  story  depart- 
ment; William  Wright,  Tom  Baily, 
.1.  II.  Lazarus  and  Bill  Pine  of  the 
studio  advertising  council,  and  Fred 
Leahy,    studio   production    manager. 

Sale>  personnel,  including  branch 
managers,  sales  managers,  salesmen, 
booking  managers  and  ad  sales  man- 
agers were  present  from  Los  An- 
geles,  San  Francisco,  Seattle,  Port- 
land, Denver  and  Salt  Lake  City  ex- 
changes. 

The  afternoon  session  of  the  meet- 
inn  was  devoted  to  the  outlining  of 
the  new  product  for  the  coming  year, 
which  includes  65  feature  produc- 
tions and  229  short  subjects. 


Fox  N.  E.  Deal  Still 

Remains  Unfinished 

(Continued   from    Pane    1) 

being  negotiated,  are  reported  to 
have  offered  financing  amounting  to 

.000  to  take  care  of  current  ex- 
penses, as  one  phase  of  their  propo- 
sition. Nathanson  started  the  deal 
before  he  returned  to  Famous  Play- 

<  anadian  as  its  president. 


<  \PITOL  HOLDS  OVER  SHOW 
Both  the  feature  "Hold  Your 
Man"  starring  Jean  Harlow  and 
('lark  Gable,  and  the  stage  show  at 
the  Capitol  will  be  held  over  a  sec- 
ond week  starting  Friday. 


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REGINA  CREWE  and  HERBERT  CRUIKSHANK 
have    returned    to    New    York    from    Europe. 

HAROLD  McCRACKEN  has  gone  to  Havana 
from    New    York. 

HARRY  KALWINE  Warner  theater  2onc  man- 
ager, is  in  New  York  from  Pittsburgh  for  home 
office    conferences    with    Joe    Bcrnhard. 

LEO  MORRISON  is  in  New  York  from  the 
Coast. 

JOSE  MOJICA.  Fox  Spanish  player,  has  ar- 
rived in  New  York  on  the  S  S  Garfield  after 
a  personal  appearance  tour  in  Central  and 
South  America.  He  leaves  for  the  Coast  within 
a    few    days. 


NGthe 

WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


■^^■JMirir.y/Ja,! 


•  •  •  IN  A  recent  analytical  newspaper  article  on  the 
legitimate  theater  the  Broadway  producer,  Brock  Pem- 
berton,  takes  a  lusts  Bwat  at  the  film  industry  he  speaks 
of   Bollywood   as   "the   arch  consumer  and   destroyer  of  talent" 

he  complains  that  as  soon  as  a  new  playwright  appears 

on    Broadway   he   is   abducted   to  the  cinema   city where 

his   confidence   is   destroyed   by    the   conference   method      

his   spirit    is    extinguished    by    the    solitary    confinement    system 

and  his  judgment  is  warped  by  cinema  life  on  and  off 

the  screen      

*  *  *  * 

«      O      •     HE  ALSO  notes  a  radical  change  in  taste  on  the 

part   of  the  customers   toward   stage  plays which  have 

veered  away  from  the  old  artificial  patterns a  success- 
ful play  today  must  be  grounded  in  Reality  characters 
must  be  reasonably  real,  and  do  moderately  believable  things, 
states  Mister  Pemberton 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     AND  IF   you   add   all  these  reflections  up 

what  do  they  signify?  that   Hollywood   must  some  day 

come  to  rely  on  Original  Screen  Writers lads  who  think 

in  terms  of  the  Screen  and   not  the  Stage  writers  who 

ignore   stage    formulas  and    write    about    Life    as    it   is 

lived    in    Ashtabula   and    Peoria sure,    folks    want    plays 

grounded   in    Reality whether   stage   or    screen 

the  vast  proportion  of  screen  plots  are  based  on  racketeer's 
molls  gold-digging  janes  chorus  gals  skyrocket- 
ing to  musical  comedy  stars  or  a  Park  Avenoo  apartment 

types  as  far  removed  from  the  average  American  home  as  an 
Eskimo  from  the  Equator  some  producer  is  gonna  get 

wise  make  productions  about  genuine  Home  Folks 

and   Clean  Up 

•  •  •  WHEN  WE  reflect  on  those  star  salaries  in  Holly- 
wood   our  mind  goes  back  to  the  good  old  days 

when  Essanay  took  Chaplin  away  from  Keystone  in  1914 

when  Charlie  got  25  smackers  a  day when  he  worked 

with  Mabel  Normand and  Essanay  almost  gave 

Charlie  heart  failure   by  offering  him   the   munificent  sum   of 

$250  a  week work  or  loaf Henry  Walthall  was 

drawing   .$200   per Francis   X.  Bushman  was   top,  with 

$300  with  Beverly  Bayne Beverly  got  75  berries 

a  Pathe  newsreel  and  a  Chaplin  two-reeler  was  the  program 

in  those  days  in  hundreds  of  theaters store  shows 

Bill  Fox  and  Carl  Laemmle  built  their  success  on  such  shows 
as  foundation 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •      WHEN    YOU    are    down    Greenwich    Yillage    way 

and  want  to  see  a  house  operated  with  courtesy  and 
efficiency  drop     in     at     Loew's     Sheridan  which 

draws  about  the  most  discriminating  audience  of  any  in  town 

assistant  manager  Ray  Simons  is  invariably  on  hand 
in  the  evening  here,  there  and  everywhere  look- 
ing after  the  comfort  of  all  the  customers 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     THEY*   USED    a    double   for   a    cockroach   in   Joan 

Crawford's  "Today  We  Live" the  substitute  had  to  act 

as  a  stand-in.  as  the  original  roach  claimed  the  usual  M-G-M 

star's  privilege  of  having  a  stand-in Buddy  Cantor  will 

interview  Harry  Davenport  Saturday  eve  over  WRNY 

Davenport  appears  in  Starmark  Pictures'  first  production  "Un- 
wanted Venus,"  directed  by  Grover  Lee,  featuring  Ernest  Truex 

and  Jean  Arthur     Eugene  Eloy  David  of  the  RKO  office 

and  Lilian  Okun  have  completed  a  play,  "A  Broadway  Broad" 

Robert  Montgomery  once  played  for  72  weeks  in  a 
stock   company   portraying   nothing   but   old   men  Marje 

Dresslei   was  laughed  off  the  stage  at  the  age  of  14  in  Lindsay, 

'anada.  while  appearing  in  amateur  theatricals so  Mai-ie 

started  out  to  show  'em  and  how! 


// 


I 

REMEMBER 
WHEN 


By  ELMER  J.  McGOVERN 

as  told  to 

JACK  HARROWER 

of  The  Film  Daily  Editorial  Staff 

"IN    1913    I   was  assistant  to  Adam   Kes 

'  sel,  president  of  the  Keystone  Filrr 
Co.  In  the  latter  part  of  that  year  ; 
major  company  raided  our  preserves  anc 
got  away  with  Ford  Sterling  and  a  couple 
of   lesser   lights   or   comedians,   as   you   will 

"Mack  Sennett  in  California  and  we  ir 
New  York  weren't  any  too  happy  ovei 
this  course  of  events,  and  just  as  thing; 
looked  their  bluest  Mack  wrote  on  thai 
he  was  giving  a  young  fellow  a  tryoul 
for  five  weeks  at  a  hundred  a  week,  anc 
that  he  was  shipping  on  to  us  in  New 
York  a  print  of  his  first  effort,  and  for 
us  to  look  at  it  and  if  we  liked  him  we 
were  to  wire  the  studio  immediately  as 
he  could  be  signed  up  for  a  year  at  $17" 
a   week. 

"When  the  print  came  in  Mr.  Kessel 
delegated  me  to  take  it  to  the  projection 
room  and  look  at  it  and  bring  back  a' 
report.  In  looking  at  it  I  saw  the  young 
fellow  playing  with  Fanny  Davenport,  Mabel 
Normand  and  'Pathe'  Lehman  who  also 
was   the   director. 

"The  young  comic  wore  an   English  top-i 
hat  and  frock  coat.     He  also  wore  a  cane 
upon  which  his  detachable  cuffs  were  con-h 
stantly   sliding   down,   and    he   was   adorned 
with  a  dropping  mustache. 

"The  picture  entitled  'Making  a  Living' 
wasn't  much,  a  semi-industrial  but  the 
comic  showed  promise.  I  brought  back  a 
favorable  report  to  the  boss  and  he  told 
me  to  wire  Sennett  to  sign  him  up.  I 
did,  and  soon  Sennett  had  in  his  office 
safe  a  contract  with  the  signature  of 
Charlie    Chaplin." 


McCracken  to  Produce 
Three  African  Pictures 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

one  month.  McCracken,  who  until 
recently  was  associated  with  H.  H. 
Rogers,  Jr.,  still  retains  the  title  of 
vice-president  of  Standard  Motion' 
Pictures,  Inc.,  but  is  making  the i': 
West  Indian  film  on  his  own. 


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MANY  happy  mm 


■est  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
Industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their    birthdays: 


«       «       « 


»       »       » 


July  6 


Don  Mersereau 
Frank  E.  Garbutt 


Why  DID  THE  BEACHES 
7  LOOK  LIKE  THIS? 


Why  DID  BROADWAY 
LOOK  LIKE  THIS? 


Exploitation 


IS    THE    ANSWER! 


A  campaign  modeled  after  the  Rivoli's  will  enable  YOU  to  turn  the  crowds 
from  the  hot-weather  spots  in  your  town  to  the  box-office  of  your  theatre ! 


Directed  by 
WARD  WING 


m  Windows  everywhere!  Three  on  Fifth  Avenue.  Black,  Starr 
8C  Frost,  world  famous  jewelers,  Nippon  Yusen  Kaisha  steam- 
ship window,  Southern  Pacific  display  halts  crowds.  And 
more  than  100  key  spot  locations  all  ballyhoo  "Samarang"! 

O  Samarang  Club.  "  Permit  us. to  strip  to  the  waist  " —  that 
slogan  started  a  furore  that  crashed  the  front  pages  of  the 
New  York  dailies.  Arrests  on  the  beach,  petitions  to  Mayor 
Frankel  of  Long  Beach,  8,000  Samarang  Club  members 
signed  in  four  days  —  all  started  as  a  gag,  now  seriously 
becoming  a  national  organization  ! 

O  King  Features  Syndicate  full  page  feature  story  on  shark- 
octopus  battle  appears  in  200  coast  -  to  •  coast  top  spot 
newspapers ! 


M  Radio  air  waves  plug  "Samarang"— Abe  Lyman,  Rudy  Vallee 
play  Samarang  Love  Song.  Director  Ward  Wing  describes 
exploits  over  WOR.  R.  H.  Macy's  Boys  Club  endorses 
picture. 

B  Startling  24-sheets  blanket  city.  Vivid  1-sheets  plastered  all 
over  big  circulation  subway  boards.  50,000  tabloid  newspa- 
pers attract  the  natives.  Elliot  Service  plants  more  than 
18,000  shark-octopus  photos  in  merchants'  windows. 


6. 


Stunts  attract  attention.  Marathon  sitter  on  marquee  arouses 
curiosity.  N.  T.  G.  Paradise  beauties  stage  hot  Samarang 
Dance.  Ward  Wing  lassoes  python  as  reporters  cover  story. 
And  many  other  exploitation  highlights  that  kept  the  crowds 
flowing  steadily  into  the  Rivoli ! 


Produced  by  B.  F.  ZEIDMAN 

RELEASED    BY      UNITED      ARTISTS 


THE 


-c&H 


DAILY 


Thursday,  July  6,  1935 


Commerce  Dept.  Drops 

Special  Film  Service 

ture   Division   will   be   absorbed   by 

the  Bureau  of  Foreign  and  Domes- 
tic- Commerce.  C.  J.  North,  head  of 
the  M.  P.  Division,  and  his  assis- 
tants, are  completing  their  duties 
July   1"'      Nate  Golden  is  remaining. 


DIRECTION:     S.    GREGORY    TAYLOR 


These  Celebrated   Film   Stars 
Make 

THE    ST.    MORITZ 

On-the-Park 
Their  New  York  Home 


Greta  Garbo 
Joan  Blondell 
Joan  Crawford 
Estelle  Taylor 
Racquet  Torres 
Gilda  Gray 
Judith  Anderson 
Gloria  Stewart 
Alice  White 
Lil  Dagover 
Edith  Fitzgerald 
Edith  Roake 
Philip  Cook 
Phillips  Holmes 
George  Givot 
Monroe     Owsley 
Nancy  Carroll 
Gloria  Swanson 
Ruth  Roland 
Laura  La  Plante 
Lita  Grey  Chaplin 
Helen  Twelvctrees 
June  Clyde 
Billie  Dove 


James  Kirkwood 
Walter  Slezak 
Douglas  Montgomery 
Pat  O'Brien 
Philip  Lord 
Lotti  Loder 
Cliff  Hall 
Lanny  Ross 
Maurice  Chevalier 
Fifi  D'Orsay 
Blanche  Sweet 
Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr. 
Marion  Marsh 
Borah  Minnevitch 
Georges  Carpentier 
Alexander  Kirkland 
J.  C.  Flippen 
Richard  Cromwell 
Chester  Hale 
Lawrence  Gray 
Jose  Rubin 
Owen  Moore 
Benny  Rubin 
Ben  Bard 


A  WIRE  WILL    EFFECT  A   RESERVATION   AND 

YOU  WILL  BE  MET  AT  THE  TRAIN  ON  YOUR 

ARRIVAL   IN    NEW  YORK. 


Paramount  Los  Angeles 
Convention   Notes 


'pHIS  is  the  first  glimpse  the  Holly- 
wood studios  have  had  of  George 
Schaefer    since     he    became     Para- 
mount's  general  manager. 


It's  "Old  Home  Week"  for  Al 
Wilkie.  He's  a  veteran  of  the  Para- 
mount Hollywood  studios  and  began 
his   film    work   here. 


H.  N.  East,  Seattle  exchange  man- 
ager, came  down  from  the  north 
with  a  top  coat  and  was  nearly  run 
out  of  town  by  the  native  sons. 


H.  W.  Braly,  Denver  district  man- 
ager, has  designs  on  the  Paramount 
stars.  He's  getting  an  autographed 
photo  of  each  to  decorate  his  office 
back   there   in   the  hills. 


D.  L.  Spracher  of  the  Seattle  ex- 
change and  E.  I.  Hudson  of  the 
Portland  branch,  were  seen  way  over 
on  Sunset  Boulevard  window-shop- 
ping during  the  lunch  hour.  How 
did  they  get  there,  and  will  the  taxi 
be  on  the  expense  account? 


Neil  Agnew  takes  in  the  view  of 
Los  Angeles  from  the  hotel  roof 
during  his  spare  time. 


J.  Vos,  ad  sales  manager  of  the 
Denver  exchange,  caught  standing 
out  in  front  of  Grauman's  Chinese 
muttering  to  himself.  Admitted 
later  he  was  spotting  places  to  plant 
accessories,  "sort  of  decorate  the 
place  up  a  little,"  he  explained. 
"Those  palm  trees  don't  sell  any 
tickets." 


W.  M.  Williams,  salesman  from 
the  Salt  Lake  City  exchange,  also 
found  in  the  same  spot,  trying  to 
fit  his  shoe  in  Charlie  Chaplin's  foot- 
prints in  the  cement  at  the  entrance. 


A.  R.  Taylor  of  the  San  Francisco 
exchange,  saw  Jack  Oakie  steaming 
by  on  a  bicycle,  and  a  half  hour  later 
was  renting  one  himself,  barging 
down  Wiltshire  Boulevard  to  the  dis- 
may of  traffic. 


A  girl  in  the  Ambassador  Hotel 
hailed  C.  L.  DuRyk,  San  Francisco 
ad  sales  manager,  and  asked  for  his 
autograph.  He  solemnly  gave  it  to 
her,  and  she  went  away  happily, 
without  a  question. 


San  Francisco  exchangemen,  head- 
ed by  M.  H.  Lewis,  district  manager, 
keep  looking  at  the  sky  and  predict- 
ing rain,  by  way  of  making  friends 
with  the  boys  here  on  the  home 
grounds. 


STUART  RESIGNS  AS 
RKO  CIRCUIT  MGR. 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

Hynes  of  Stuart's  staff  will  take 
over  various  important  phases. 

Stuart  is  expected  to  leave  his 
desk  by  Saturday.  His  future  plans 
have  not  as  yet  been  set.  Previous 
to  being  with  RKO,  Stuart  operated 
Fox-Poli,  was  identified  with  Fox 
West  Coast  and  other  circuits. 
Stuart  has  been  with  RKO  the  past 
14  months. 

Stuart  last  night  said  that  in  leav- 
ing the  RKO  organization,  he  ends 
a  pleasant  association  but  takes  with 
him  deep  renewed  admiration  for 
the  ability  of  Franklin. 


ANOTHER    STENCH    BOMBING 

Council  Bluffs,  la.— The  Strand 
was  stench-bombed  this  week.  The 
house  has  been  operated  with  non- 
union projectionists  since  the  lease 
was  reverted  a  few  weeks  ago  by 
A.  H.  Blank  to  Morris  Cohen,  build- 
ing owner. 


Publix-Nebraska 

Cut  to  Four  Houses 

(Continued   from    Pane    1) 

State  in  Omaha  is  dark  for  the  sum- 
mer. 

Blank's  subsidiary  company,  the 
Iowa-Nebraska  Theater  Operating 
Co.,  is  now  in  active  management  of 
the  Paramount  and  World  in  Omaha, 
and  also  the  Orpheum  here,  which 
was  recently  acquired  from  the  RKO 
and  Orpheum  circuit  interests. 

For  the  period  of  his  receivership, 
Jan.  26  to  Mar.  13,  for  Publix- 
Nebraska,  Inc.,  Blank  filed  expendi- 
tures totaling  $72,469.  Of  this 
amount,  an  item  of  $15,119  for  film 
rentals  was  temporarily  held  up  by 
Herman  Aye,  referee.  He  subse- 
quently decided  that  film  rentals  do 
not  constitute  "new  merchandise," 
and  accordingly  Blank  will  receive 
the  statutory  receiver's  fee  on  the 
full  amount.  Aye  slashed  Blank's 
attorneys'  fees  from  $5,000  to  $3,000. 


CRESSON   SMITH   AT   'FRISCO 

Vancouver,  B.  C.  — ■  Cresson  E. 
Smith,  western  and  southern  dis- 
trict sales  manager  for  RKO  Radio 
Pictures,  after  arriving  on  the  Em- 
press of  Japan  from  a  year's  so- 
journ in  the  Orient  and  Australia, 
where  he  was  handling  RKO  film 
problems,  has  gone  to  San  Francisco 
to  attend  the  RKO  regional  sales 
convention. 


BLOCK    "WALKATHON"   MOVE 

Omaha — Organized  efforts  of  the 
Omaha's  established  amusement  en- 
terprises have  been  successful  in 
preventing  the  removal  of  a  "walk- 
athon  marathon,"  now  in  progress, 
from  Carter  Lake,  la.,  to  the  Ak- 
Sar-Ben  coliseum  here.  Stanley 
Brown,  manager  of  the  Orpheum 
theater,  wras  the  leader  of  the  group. 


CREDITORS    MEET   JULY    11 

Next  Paramount  Publix  creditors' 
meeting  is  scheduled  for  July  11  at 
10:30  o'clock  at  the  office  of  Referee 
Henry  K.  Davis. 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


=^By  CHAS.  AI_ICOATE^= 

QLGA    ANSON    appears    in    "Tr  | 

Unwanted  Venus,"  initial   Sta 
mark   feature  for   Regent  which 
now  being  cut  under  supervision  c| 
Grover  Lee,  its  director.  Miss  Anso 
has    starred    in    various    Continem 
successes. 


One  of  the  "Easy  Aces"  sketch'. 
comic  radio  program,  will  be  offr 
ed  as  a  Vitaphone  short.  A  de< 
has  been  closed  by  Sam  Sax,  pr< 
duction  manager  of  the  Vitaphon 
studio  in  Brooklyn,  whereby  th. 
original  cast  of  the  program  ui 
appear  in  a  one-reel  film  which  wi 
be  produced  at  the  studio  within 
fortnight.  Joseph  Henabery  will  di 
red. 


Stanley  Bergerman,  productio 
supervisor  on  the  Rowland-Bri< 
musical,  "Moonlight  and  Pretzels, 
plans  to  preview  the  picture  som 
where  in  Westchester  within  th 
next  10  days.  Robert  Snody  is  no\ 
cutting  the  musical  at  the  Easter 
Service   studio. 


Lillian  Roth  has  been  signed  t 
a  contract  by  Sam  Sax,  productio: 
manager,  to  make  a  musical  shor 
subject.  She  will  be  featured  in  on 
of  the  series  of  miniature  revu 
called  "Broadway  Brevities,"  whicl 
are  produced  at  the  Brooklyn  plant 


Molly  O'Day  flew  from  Florida 
where  she  has  been  making  featu 
pictures,  to  join  the  cast  of  "T< 
Unwanted  Venus,"  which  Starma. 
is  making  at  the  Metropolitan  stv. 
dios  for  Regent  release. 


Hans  Hanson,  Continental  stagi 
star,  makes  his  movie  debut  in  "Tht 
Unwanted  Venus,"  now  nearing  com- 
pletion at  the  Metropolitan  studios 
Fort  Lee,  N.  J.  Grover  Lee  is  di- 
recting. 

Jack   Aichele,    formerly    assisted 
director     with     the     Rowland-Brio 
Productions   and   recently   with 
Star    Productions,    has    joined 
Eastern  Service  Studios  in  the  ca  j 
pacity    of    transportation    manager  \ 
with    headquarters    at    the    Astoria 
plant. 


3  Warners  on   Broadway 

With  the  opening  today  of  "Private 
Detective  62,"  at  the  Radio  City  Music 
Hall.  Warners  have  three  of  their  pic- 
tures playing  on  Broadway  simultane- 
ously. The  other  two  of  the  com- 
pany's films  are,  "The  Mayor  of  Hell," 
which  enters  its  second  week  at  the 
New  York  Strand  today;  and  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933,"  which  is  lodged  in 
the  Hollywood  for  what  looks  like  an 
all    Summer   run. 


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competent  reader,  Mr.  James  O'Shaughnessy 
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Such  a  worthy  and  useful  book  as  this  must  undoubtedly 
have  a  good  effect  on  the  industry  itself.  It  should  give 
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By  RALPH  WILK 
A  L  BOASBERG  has  completed  the 
direction  of  "The  New  Deal,"  a 
musical  comedy  for  Bryan  Foy  Pro- 
ductions, for  release  by  Universal. 
Boasberg,  who,  in  the  future,  will 
concentrate  on  direction,  also  wrote 
the  dialogue  for  "The  New  Deal." 
His  cast  included  Myrt  and  Marge, 
radio  stars,  Eddie  Foy,  Jr.,  Grace 
Hayes,  Tommy  Jackson,  Trixie  Fri- 
ganza,  J.  Farrell  MacDonald,  and 
Ted  Healy  and  his  stooges. 

*  *         * 

Paul  Cruger,  veteran  screen  writer, 
and  William  Owens  have  completed 
"Robes  of  Redemption,"  an  original 
dealing  with  reforestation.  Refores- 
tation and  the  vast  army  of  young 
unemployed  men  going  to  the  19 
forest  camps  in  the  California  forest 
region  have  supplied  several  major 
studios  with  up-to-date  stories. 

*  *  * 

Frank  Borzage  spent  the  week- 
end at  Arrowhead  Hot  Springs, 
working  on  the  final  script  of  "A 
Man's  Castle,"  in  which  he  will  di- 
rect   Loretta    Young    and     Spencer 

Tracy. 

*  *         * 

Harry  Langdon  and  Vernon  Dent 
have  started  their  first  comedy  for 
Paramount  release  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Arvid  Gilstrom,  who  is  pro- 
ducing a  series  of  12  two-reelers,  six 


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Our  dining  room  now 
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33  Writers  at  Warner  Bros. -First  National 

The  latest  personnel  list  from  the  Warner  Bros. -First  National  studios  in  Burbank. 
Calif.,  contains  thirty-three  writers'  names,  four  of  which  belong  to  composers  and 
lyricists.  The  affiliated  companies'  33  writers  are  Charles  Kenyon,  Edward  Chodorov, 
Al  Cohn.  Peter  Milne.  Sam  Engel,  Kathryn  Scola,  Rian  James,  Paul  Gerrard  Smith, 
Sidney  Sutherland,  L  i  I  lie  Hayward,  C.  Graham  Baker,  Walter  Donaldson,  Louis  Stevens, 
Ben  Markson,  David  Boehm,  Robert  N.  Lee,  Manuel  Seff,  Carl  Erickson,  Niven  Busch, 
James  B.  Wharton,  Gus  Kahn,  William  Rankin,  Paul  Green,  Maude  T.  Howell.  Gene 
Towne.  Pierre  Coliings,  Earl  Baldwin,  Houston  Branch,  Gene  Markey,  Sheridan  Gibney, 
Brown    Holmes,    Al    Dubin    and    Harry    Warren. 


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of  which  will  be  with  Langdon  and 
Dent  and  a  like  number  with  Bing 
Crosby.  "No  More  Money"  is  the 
title  of  the  current  comedy  and  it 
was    written    by    Frank    Griffin    and 

Dent. 

*  *         * 

Loretta  Young  will  take  her  next 
vacation  in  England  and  on  the  Con- 
tinent. She  had  planned  to  go  to 
England  to  make  two  pictures,  but 
these  plans  were  set  aside  when  she 
signed  to  appear  in  "A  Man's  Cas- 
tle." 

*  *         * 

Our  Passing  Show:  B.  B.  Kahane, 
Eddie  Cantor,  Phil  L.  Ryan,  Sam 
Jaffe,  Felix  Young,  Wallace  Mac- 
Donald,  Maxwell  Arnow  at  the  pre- 
view of  "Double  Harness." 

William  Rankin  has  completed 
"Hell's  Bells,"  an  original,  for  War- 
ner Bros.  He  is  writing  the  screen 
play  and  dialogue,  in  collaboration 
with  Carl  Erickson. 

s|c  jjc  $ 

Instead  of  "Napoleon:  His  Life 
and  Loves,"  Edward  G.  Robinson  will 
appear  in  "Dark  Hazard,"  by  W.  R. 
Burnett,  following  completion  of  "I 
Loved  a  Woman"  at  the  First  Na- 
tional studios. 

*  *         * 

Aline  MacMahon,  Warner  Bros.' 
featured  player,  has  been  assigned 
an  important  role  in  "The  World 
Changes,"     which     will     star     Paul 

Muni. 

*  *         * 

"Mrs.  Van  Kleek,"  novel  by  Elea- 
nor Mordaunt,  has  been  purchased 
by  M-G-M  as  a  starring  vehicle  for 
Marie   Dressier. 

*  *         * 

For  the  first  of  a  series  of  six 
musical  shorts  to  be  made  by  Hal 
Roach  for  M-G-M  release,  Henry 
Ginsberg,  vice-president  and  general 
manager,  has  assigned  Billy  Gilbert 
to  direct  "Blow  Me  Down."  Gilbert 
will   also  be   co-featured  with   Billy 

Bletcher. 

*  *         * 

Laurel  and  Hardy  have  started 
work  on  their  first  comedy  for  the 
new  season,  "Calling  All  Cars,"  un- 
der the  direction  of  Lloyd  French. 


The  third  production  on  Chestei-- 
field  Pictures'  program  starts  today, 
titled,  "Notorious  But  Nice."  The 
cast  includes  Marion  Marsh,  Betty 
Compson  and  Donald  Dilloway  and 
will  be  directed  by  Richard  Thorpe. 
George  Batcheller  is  supervising  the 
production. 


Raul  Roulien,  who  recently  scored 
in  his  English  talking  picture,  "It's 
Great  to  Be  Alive,"  has  been  signed 
to  a  new  long  term  contract  by  Fox 
Films. 

*  *         * 

Casting  for  First  National's  film 
"Female"  has  started  despite  the 
illness  of  Ruth  Chatterton  who  will 
be  starred.  Miss  Chatterton  who 
suffered  a  severe  attack  of  bron- 
chitis is  recovering  rapidly. 

*  *         * 

Ann  Hovey,  one  of  Warner  Bros, 
junior  stars,  has  been  assigned  an 
important  role  in  "Wild  Boys  of  the 
Road,"  the  Danny  Ahearn  story 
which  is  now  before  the  cameras  at 
the  Warner  Bros,  studios. 

*  *         * 

Laurence  Olivier  has  been  signed 
for  one  of  the  leading  roles  in 
"Queen  Christina,"  Greta  Garbo's 
next  starring  picture,  according  to 
announcement  by  M-G-M.  Olivier's 
last  screen  appearance  was  in  "Per- 
fect Understanding." 

*  *         * 

Arline  Judge  has  been  borrowed 
by  Monogram  from  RKO  to  com- 
plete the  cast  of  "Sensation  Hun- 
ters" which  goes  before  the  cameras 
Saturday  on  board  the  Panama- 
Pacific  inter-coastal  liner  "Cali- 
fornia" at  Los  Angeles  Harbor. 
Other  stars  in  the  picture  are 
Marion  Burns,  Preston  Foster,  Ken- 
neth McKenna,  Finis  Barton,  Nella 
Walker,  Creighton  Hale,  Harold 
Minjer,  Juanita  Hansen  and  Cyril 
Chadwick. 

*  *         * 

Marcia  Ralston,  brunette,  who 
played  the  night  club  vamp  in  M- 
G-M's  "Night  Flight"  was  yester- 
day given  a  contract  by  that  com- 
pany. 

*  *         * 

Dorothy  Burgess,  who  has  just 
completed  an  important  role  in 
"Hold  Your  Man,"  for  M-G-M,  is 
playing  a  featured  part  in  "Park 
Avenue    Ladies,"    which    E.    A.    Du 

Pont  is  directing  for  Universal. 

*  *         * 

In  a  letter  received  by  M.  C. 
Levee,  Doug  Fairbanks,  Jr.,  writes 
of  the  marvelous  time  he  is  having 
in  England.  An  enormous  crowd 
greeted  him  upon  his  arrival  in  Lon- 
don. Golf,  dinner  parties  and  plays 
are  keeping  him  busy. 

*  *         * 

Ben  Yerschleiser  assembled  a  pop- 
ular cast  for  "The  Devil's  Mate," 
which  he  is  producing  for  Mono- 
gram, with  Phil  Rosen  directing.  As 
soon  as  she  completes  work  in  the 
picture,    Peggy    Shannon    will    join 


M-G-M.  Preston  Foster  has  an  as- 
signment writing  at  Fox,  while  Ho- 
bart  Cavanaugh  will  go  to  Warner 
Bros. 


Because  of  the  seriousness  of  his 
illness,  Dick  Powell,  Warner  player, 
will  be  unable  to  play  the  juvenile 
lead  in  the  company's  all-star  musi- 
cal, "Footlight  Parade,"  which  is  now 
before  the  cameras.  Stanley  Smith 
has  been  signed  to  replace  Powell. 

*  *         * 

Complete  cast  of  "Bureau  of  Miss- 
ing Persons,"  now  in  production  at 
the   Warner   Burbank  studios  under 
the  direction  of  Roy   Del  Ruth,  in- 
cludes:   Bette    Davis,    Pat    O'Brien,    I 
Lewis    Stone,    Glenda    Farrell,    Gor- 
don  Westcott,   Allen   Jenkins,    Ruth    j 
Donnelly,   Marjorie   Gateson,   Wallia    J 
Clark,  Hugh  Herbert,  Noel  Francis,    ' 
Charles  Wilson,  Adrian  Morris,  Cloy 
Clement,  Ted  Alexander. 

*  *         *  i 

Carole      Lombard      will      replace 
Myrna   Loy  opposite   Adolphe  Men- 
jou  in  Fox's  "The  Worst  Woman  in    ! 
Paris."     Miss  Loy  has  been  ordered    t 
by  her   doctors   to  take   a  complete    r 
rest  before  resuming  film  work.  In    , 
the  same  production  John  Boles  will 
have  the  part  previously  announced 
for  Harvey  Stephens.      Monta   Bell   ' 
will  direct. 

*  *         * 

Phil  L.  Ryan  has  signed  Chic  Sale 
for  the  first  and  Sidney  Toler  for  l 
the  second  of  the  series  of  six  two- 
reel  comedies  which  he  will  make 
for  the  Paramount  short  subject 
program  during  the  coming  season. 
Del  Lord  will  direct. 


Boots  Mallory  and  June  Vlasek,  \ 
Fox  players,  have  been  signed  to 
new  contracts  by  Fox  following 
their  work  in  several  Fox  produc- 
tions. Both  will  next  be  seen  with 
Lilian  Harvey  in  "My  Weakness." 

*  *         * 

Edgar    Norton,    veteran    valet    of 
the  screen,  has  been  signed  to  por- 
tray another  lackey  in  "The  Worst 
Woman    in    Paris?"    with    Adolphe  j 
Menjou   and    Carole    Lombard. 

*  *         * 

Ruth  Chatterton's  next  starring  f 
picture,  "Female,"  will  begin  pro-  I 
auction  at  the  First  National  Bur-  I 
bank  studios  on  Monday. 


ANSWERS 

to 
"HOW  GOOD  IS  YOUR 
MEMORY"    QUESTIONS 

1.  George  J.  Schaefer  and  E.  V.  Richards. 

2.  Case   involving  Thomas   Edison   and   Biograph 
in  1917. 

3.  March   11,   1927. 

4.  One  billion  dollars. 

5.  Ramon    Novarro,    Betty    Bronson,    May    Mc- 
Avoy,  Carmel  Myers  and  Francis  X.  Bushman. 


THE 


(Thursday,  July  6,  1933 


iSBtl 


DAILY 


11 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


I  Atlanta,  Ga. — John  Thomas  of  the 
.£.  J.  Sparks  booking  office  here  has 
rl>een  transferred  to  Orlando,  Fla., 
l-elieving  M.  J.  Sparks  as  manager 
If  the  Ritz,  Rialto  and  Baby  Grand, 
jVinter  Park  theaters.  Mr.  Sparks 
^aves  for  a  three-month  vacation. 


Fort  Worth,  Tex. — The  Palace,  one 
f  the  house  operated  by  Karl  Hob- 
izettle,  has  reduced  prices.  Matinee 
n-ices  are  scheduled  at  15  cents  and 
light  prices  at  25  cents.  House 
lso  makes  a  change  from  weekly 
so  twice  weekly  films. 


St.  Louis.  Mo. — The  Garrick  the- 
ter,  513  Chestnut  St.,  the  last  of 
he  burlesque  houses  here,  is  to  be 
old  under  a  foreclosure  of  the  pres- 
nt  leasehold  on  July  15. 


Boston — J.  L.  Cronan,  Maine  sales- 
man for  Columbia,  is  the  father  of 
jhe  recently  arrived  Joan  Doris. 


East  Weymouth,  Mass. — The  Jack- 
;on  has  been  darkened  by  A.  Me- 
mory. 


I  Boston — George  Kraska  has  held 
Maedchen  in  Uniform"  for  its 
ourth  week  of  a  return  showing  at 
he  Fine  Arts. 


Boston — Tom  Jennings,  who  re- 
ently  left  sales  duties  at  Fox,  has 
■ecome  a  salesman  for  Columbia 
ere. 


j  Cleveland — "I  Cover  the  Water 
front,"  now  in  its  third  week  at  the 
illen,  has  caused  the  Allen  man- 
gers to  drop  duals  for  a  single  fea- 
ture policy.  The  Allen  was  the  first 
jcal  house  to  offer  two  first-run  f ea- 
ures  on  the  same  bill. 


Portland,  Me. — RKO  will  open  the 
[eith  for  two  weeks  starting  today. 
Ifter  July  14  the  house  will  close 
or  the  summer  season.  William 
'reiday  is  manager. 


Omaha  —  The  Orpheum,  former 
iKO  house,  now  operated  by  States 
''heaters  of  Omaha,  a  subsidiary  of 
fhe  Central  States  Theaters  Corp. 
ircuit,  has  replaced  its  sound  equip- 
ient  with  complete  new  RCA  Vic- 
Dr  High  Fidelity  apparatus. 


Randolph,   Mass.  —  Stetson  Hall 
^as  been  closed  until  further  notice 
y  McMahon  and  Brady. 


Kahane,  Cooper  RKO  Speakers 

San  Francisco — B.  B.  Kahane  and 
Merian  C.  Cooper  will  address  the  RKO 
three-day  sales  convention  here.  These 
executives  did  not  attend  the  Chicago 
meetings.  Exchange  managers  attend- 
ing the  convention  here  are  from  Den- 
ver, Los  Angeles,  Portland,  Salt  Lake 
City,  San  Francisco,  Seattle  and  Van- 
couver. 


Cleveland — The  Hippodrome  plans 
to  offer  vaudeville  as  regularly  as 
possible.  Following  the  success  of 
the  George  White  "Scandals"  at  55 
cents  top,  William  Watson,  man- 
ager, has  booked  Bill  Robinson  as 
headliner  of  a  vaudeville  bill  to  be 
presented  next  week.  Gene  and 
Glenn,  radio  entertainers  who  hold 
the  Palace  house  record,  are  also 
booked  for  a  week  later  in  July. 


Sandusky,  O. — The  State,  operated 
by  Warner  Bros.,  has  been  turned 
back  to  the  owners,  the  Seitz  Thea- 
ter Co.,  according  to  William  F. 
Seitz,  president. 


Cleveland — Monogram  of  Ohio  and 
Standard  Film  Service  Co.  has 
moved  to  larger  offices  in  the  Film 
Exchange  Bldg.  They  now  occupy 
the  fourth  floor  space  formerly  util- 
ized by  Educational. 


Akron,  0. — C.  E.  Prinsen  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  Palace 
here,  recently  acquired  from  RKO 
by  Chatfeld  Theaters.  Prinsen  pre- 
viously had  charge  of  the  Publix 
theaters  in  this  district. 


Cleveland — Regis  Duddy,  manager 
of  Keith's  East  105th  St.,  surprised 
his  friends  recently  by  the  announce- 
ment of  his  marriage. 


Kansas  City,  Mo. — Before  leaving 
on  a  hurried  visit  to  his  wife, 
daughter,  and  new  twins  in  Tennes- 
see, Don  R.  Davis  completed  ar- 
rangements for  the  installation  of 
RCA  High  Fidelity  equipment  in  the 
Armour,  North  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Salt  Lake  City— The  RKO  Orph- 
eum averted  a  panic  when  a  $25,000 
fire  broke  out  next  door,  by  refusing 
to  allow  anyone  to  enter  the  theater 
to  spread  the  news  of  the  nearness 
of  the  flames,  inasmuch  as  there 
was  no  danger. 


Richmond,  Va. — Leon  Stepanian, 
formerly  with  a  local  theater,  has 
taken  over  the  management  of  the 
Sky  Lite  Bowl,  following  the  resig- 
nation of  W.  T.  Stone.  George  Marr 
will  remain  as  business  manager. 


Boston — Annual  outing  of  Warner 
Bros.'  employees  in  Boston  will  be 
feature,  "I  Loved  You  Wednesday," 
tel   in   Plymouth. 


Bridgton,  Me.— C.  W.  Millett  has 
closed  the  State. 


HOLD  CODE  CONFAB 
LATE  THIS  MONTH 


{Continued    from   Page    1) 

Industry  Recovery  Act.  Arrange- 
ments for  the  mass  meeting,  which 
will  occupy  at  least  two  days,  will 
be  made  tonight  at  a  session  of  the 
organization's  executive  committee 
at  the  Park  Central. 

Among  other  groups  the  Academy 
of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences  will  be 
invited  to  participate.  Whether  or 
not  the  Hays  association  will  be 
asked  to  take  part  has  not  as  yet 
been  decided,  P.  S.  Harrison  said 
yesterday. 


Fall  River,  Mass. — The  Plaza  has 
been  darkened  by  J.  W.  Bredham. 


Middletown,  Conn. — Joseph  Boren- 
stein,  formerly  manager  of  the 
Broadway,  Springfield,  Mass.,  has 
succeeded  Louis  Olshan  as  manager 
of  the  Capitol  here,  owned  by  Mid- 
dletown Enterprises,  Inc. 


Pittsburgh  Meeting 

To  Seek  Price  Boost 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
feature  bills  have  made  little  or  no 
impression  upon  this  territory  and 
there  is  nothing  to  indicate  that  they 
will  develop  during  1933-34,  ex- 
changemen  say. 


HOEFER  NOW  HOUSE  MGR. 

Sheboygan,  Wis. — Ernst  Hoefer 
secretary-treasurer  of  the  Rex  Thea- 
ter Corp.,  operators  of  the  Fox  here, 
has  succeeded  E.  J.  Benjii  as  man- 
ager of  the  Fox.  Benjii  has  gone 
to  Manitowoc,  Wis.,  to  become  as- 
sociated with  the  Mikadow  in  that 
city. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


July  7-9:  RKO  western  sales  meeting,  St. 
Francis  Hotel,   San   Francisco. 

July  8:  Monogram  eastern  sales  meeting,  New 
York. 

July  10:  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executive  committee 
meeting,    Hotel   Congress,    Chicago. 

July  10:  Meeting  of  National  Ass'n  of  M.  P.  In- 
dustry at   Park  Central   Hotel. 

July  11:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey   at   2    P.    M. 

July  12:       World    Premiere    of    "Pilgrimage"    at 
Gaiety,     New     York. 

July  13-14:  Monogram  central  sales  meeting, 
Chicago. 

July  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention,  Chi- 
cago. 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Arkansas, 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson,    Miss. 

July  20-21 :  Monogram  southern  sales  meeting, 
New    Orleans. 

July  21-22:  Fox  Film  Corp.  special  stockhold- 
ers'    meeting,     home    office,     New    York. 

July  25:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey   at  2    P.    M. 

July  28-29:  Monogram  western  sales  meeting, 
San    Francisco. 

Aug.  2-3:  Monogram  Canadian  sales  meeting, 
Toronto. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  Inde- 
pendent Motion  Picture  Owners  Association 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  of 
officers 


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INDIE  SUPPLY  DEALERS  CALL  CHICAGO  IDE  MEET 

Important  Changes  Pending  in  Broadway  Theater  Setup 


Grand  Opera 

.  .  .  at  grind  show  prices 

=By   JACK   ALICOATE^-^-^ 


IF  THERE  is  any  doubt  in  your  young 
'  mind  that  grand  opera  will  pack  a  5,000- 
;eat  house  night  after  night,  at  prices  from 
i  dollar  top  to  two-bits  for  the  balcony,  try 
o  edge  your  way  into  the  New  York  Hip- 
jodrome  one  of  these  bright  summer  eve- 
lings  at  about  eight-thirty.  The  operas 
)re  conventional,  the  artists  second-string, 
he  productions  just  so-and-so  but  still  they 
Iraw  'em  by  the  train  loads.  And  so  what? 
t  only  proves,  Horatio,  that  once  again  the 
lear  populace  wants  good  amusement,  in- 
expensively priced,  and  that  all  this  indus- 
ry  needs  to  continue  merrily  along  Pros- 
perity Avenue  is  showmen  at  the  helm  and 
(steady  flow  of  good  product,  produced 
pon  a  basis  of  sound  economics. 

• 

IA/E  are  not  particularly  in  a  squawking 

™  ™  mood  but  it  does  seem  to  us  that  a 
lomewhat  definitely  wider  box-office  appeal 
vould  be  given  leads  of  proven  drawing 
>ower  if  their  roles  were  more  diversified. 
To  make  ourself  somewhat  clearer,  why 
s  it  that  once  a  lady  makes  a  hit  by  being 
leurotic  or  naughty  upon  the  silversheet 
|he  is  thereby  and  to-wit  neurotic  and 
laughry  ever  after.  At  least  as  far  as  her 
screen  career  is  concerned.  Seldom  do 
ve  find  a  great  screen  characterization  that 
as  not  full  audience  sympathetic  reaction. 
)h  well.     Perhaps  we're  just  getting  soft. 


QOME  weeks  ago  Don  Carle  Gillette,  man- 
"^  aging  editor  of  this  publication,  took  his 
ypewriter  in  hand,  and  typewrote  a  few 
veil  chosen  and  poignant  remarks  anent 
vhat  he  considered  the  proper  or  improper 
nethod  of  film  reviewing  by  newspaper 
critics.  Being  an  embryonic  critic  our- 
felves  we  don't  know  yet  whether  we  are 
[or  Mr.  Gillette  or  the  extreme  left  wing 
)f  the  critics'  party.  We  do  know,  how- 
ever, that  the  remarks  of  Mr.  Gillette  have 
een  picked  up  and  discussed  freely 
hroughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  these 
p-and-coming  United  States  and  that  a 
goodly  portion  of  these  written  reflections 
omewhat  slyly  admit  that  perhaps  Mr. 
(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Reported  Policy  Switches 

Will  Affect  Ziegfeld, 

Carroll  and  Garden 

More  important  changes  are 
pending  in  the  Broadway  exhibition 
situation.  Loew's  Ziegfeld,  which 
opened  with  a  second-run  picture 
policy  over  a  month  ago,  is  reported 
switching  to  summer  stock.  A 
weekly  change  policy  is  contem- 
plated with  guest  stars  in  leading 
roles. 

Providing  negotiations  now  under 
(Continued   on  Page   12) 

CODE  CONFATpLANS 
TO  STUDYPRACTICES 

By  RALPH  WILK 
West    Coast  Manager,    The  Film  Daily 

Hollywood  — ■  "Monopolistic  trade 
practices  within  the  industry"  will 
be  studied  by  the  Motion  Picture 
Employees'  Code  Conference,  which 
has  decided  not  to  submit  a  code  but 

(Continued   on   Page    2) 

Court  Denies  the  Petition 
For  A  Fox  Receivership 

Justice  Bernard  L.  Shientag  in 
the  New  York  State  Supreme  Court 
yesterday  denied  an  application  for 
receivership  against  Fox  brought  by 
James  M.  Cleary,  a  stockholder. 
Shientag  announced  his  decision  af- 

(Continued  from  Page  12) 


Ban    Auto    Handbiliing 

Richmond — Local  theaters  can  no 
longer  distribute  handbills,  cards  and 
other  advertising  matter  in  automobiles 
parked  on  the  city  streets.  A  new  or- 
dinance, just  signed  by  the  Mayor,  pro- 
hibits the  practice. 


FRANCE  CONSIDERING 
BAN  ON  U.  S.  FILMS 


Paris  (By  Cable)  —  The  French 
Government,  urged  by  a  group  of 
French  producers,  is  considering 
plans  for  an  embargo  on  American 
pictures  or  subsidizing  the  domestic 
industry.  Either  plan  might  result 
providing  the  World  Economic  Con- 
ference over  stabilization  collapses, 
it  is  indicated.  In  recommending 
the  governmental  aid  plan,  French 
producers  claim  that  the  inferior 
quality  of  their  product  is  due  to 
lack  of  financing. 


Edward  Kealey,  Former 
Fox  Vaude  Booker,  Dies 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  to- 
morrow for  Edward  F.  Kealey,  su- 
perintendent of  the  Fox  Movietone 
building  and  former  vaudeville 
booker  for  William  Fox.  Kealey, 
who  died  Wednesday  following  an 
appendicitis  operation,  will  be  buried 

(Continued    on   Page    11) 


Stuart  Reported  as  Joining 

Famous  Players  Canadian 


Claims  Exhibs  Will  Stop 
Paying  Service  Charges 

Many  members  of  the  American 
Ass'n  for  the  Protection  of  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Theater  plan  imme- 
diately to   discontinue  further  pay- 

(Continued    on    Page    12) 


Fifteen  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  com- 
pletely covered   in   the  forthcoming  "New   Deal 
number   of   the   FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


Negotiations  are  reported  under 
way  between  Herschel  Stuart  and 
N.  L.  Nathanson  whereby  Stuart 
may  become  head  of  operations  for 
the  Famous  Players  Circuit  in  Can- 
ada, the  Film  Daily  learned  yes- 
terday. Stuart,  who  resigned  Wed- 
nesday as  general  manager  of  the 
RKO    Theaters,    will    trke    a    short 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Ass'n  to  Contact  MPTOA 

and  Allied  States  Towards 

Co-Relating  Drafts 

Chicago — Latest  group  to  join  the 
procession  of  code  drafters  is  the 
Independent  Theater  Supply  Deal- 
ers' Association  which  will  hold  a 
meeting  at  the  Stevens  Hotel,  Chi- 
cago, July  28-31,  to  prepare  a  set 
of  trade  practices.  The  M.  P.  T.  0. 
A.  executive  committee  which  holds 
a  session  in  Chicago  July  10,  will  be 
contacted   regarding   the   co-relating 

(Continued   on   Page    2) 

unit  gives¥yers 
code  action  power 

Milwaukee — The  Allied  Wisconsin 
unit  has  authorized  Abram  F. 
Myers,  Allied  States  Ass'n  execu- 
tive, to  represent  it  in  drafting  an 
industry  code.  Fred  S.  Meyer,  presi- 
dent of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  Wisconsin, 
yesterday  emphatically  denied  to 
The  Film  Daily  that  he  has  en- 
trusted any  matters  to  Myers.  His 
regional  association  is  working  with 
the  M.P.T.O. A.,  with  which  it  is 
affiliated. 


Independent  Code  Meet 
Set  for  July  24  and  25 

The  industry  code  .convention 
which  will  be  held  under  auspices 
of  the  National  Association  of  the 
M.  P.  Industry  will  take  place  July 
24  and   25   at  the  Hotel  Astor,  ac- 

(Continued   on    Page    2) 


Sentenced  To  See  Film 

Shreveport,  La. — A  novel  sentence  was 
imposed  by  Judge  S.  C.  Fullilove  in 
the  Juvenile  Court  here  recently  when 
he  ordered  two  first  offenders  to  at- 
tend a  picture  show,  "The  Mayor  of 
Hell,"  playing  at  the  Majestic.  The 
order  was  part  of  their  probation 
punishment. 


Fifteen  years  of  production,  distribution  and) 
exhibition  completely  covered  in  the  "New 
Deal"  number  of  the  FILM   DAILY.— Advt, 


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Friday,  July  7J933 


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Ernest  W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  89-91 
Wardour  St.,  W.  I.  Berlin— Karl  Wolffsohn, 
Lichtbildbuehne,  Friedriehstrasse,  225.  Paris 
— P.  A.  Harle,  La  Cinematographie  Francaise, 
Rue   de   la    Cour-des-Noues,    19. 


FINANCIAL 


NEW   YORK   STOCK   MARKET 

Net 
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Am.    Seat 6%       6%       63/4   +      i/4 

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Con.    Fm.    Ind 4%       4Vi       45/8   +     yg 

Con.    Fm.     Ind.    pfd..    12'/4     11%      117/8    4.      34 

East.    Kodak     83  Vi     81%     83 1/2   +   1  Vi 

Fox   Fm.    "A" 31/2       31/4       3%   +     Va 

Loew's,     Inc 24%     23%     24%   +   1 

Paramount    ctfs.     ...      2%        1%       2%    +      % 

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do    "A"    73/g       63/4       73/g   +   1 

RKO     41/4       4  4%   +     % 

Warner    Bros 6%       6V4       6%    +      % 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Columbia    Pets.    Vtc.    22%     19%     21%   +   1% 
Gen.    Th.     Eq.    pfd...        34   11-16  3/4   +1-16 

Technicolor    8%       7%       8%+     % 

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NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.  Th.   Eq.   6s40...      5  4%       5  

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Keith    A-0    6s46...    48  V4     48  48 1/4   +      V4 

Loew  6s   41ww 81  80 1/4     81        +      % 

Paramount   6s   47....    25  22%     2434   +  3% 

Par.    By.    5%s51 38  36         3734    +   1% 

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Par.    5%s50    25%     21  %     24%   +  33/g 

Par.    5%s50    ctfs....    24%     22%     24%   +  4 

N.     Y.     PRODUCE     EXCHANGE 
Para.    Publix    2  13/g       2       +     % 


MAURY  M.  COHEN'S 
"By  Appointment  Only" 

NOW  READY 
THE  SECOND 

INVINCIBLE 

IN  PREPARATION 

Chesterfield  Pictures 

1540  B'way  N.  Y.  C. 


Grand  Opera 

...  at  grind  show  prices 

(.Continued  from  Parte  1) 
Gillette  is  right.  And  by-the-by  Mr.  Gil- 
lette, who  holds  the  long  distance  review- 
ing championship,  having  reviewed  some 
550  pictures  last  year  is  now  on  his  annual 
vacation.  It's  6,  2,  and  even  that  if  we 
needed  him  in  a  hurry  we  would  find  him 
in  the  audience  of  one  of  the  Broadway 
picture    houses. 


Stuart  Reported  Joining 
Famous  Players  Canadian 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

vacation  at  his  New  Haven  home, 
following  which  a  definite  announce- 
ment as  to  his  future  plans  will  be 
released. 


Independent  Code  Meet 
Set  for  July  24  and  25 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

cording  to  plans  made  last  night  at 
a  meeting  of  the  organization's  ex- 
ecutive committee  at  the  Park  Cen- 
tral. 

Committees  were  named  as  fol- 
lows: membership,  chairman,  Jack 
Bellman,  Lester  Adler  and  one  more 
to  be  appointed;  finance,  chairman, 
Phil  Meyer;  Bob  Savini  and  Frank 
D.  Ferrone;  publicity,  chairman, 
Frank  C.  Wilson;  Al  Mannon,  Pete 
Harrison,  Charles  Glett  and  Cy 
Barynstyn.  The  executive  commit- 
tee consists  of  the  chairmen  of  the 
previously-named  committees  and 
Pete  Harrison,  P.  A.  Powers  and 
Frank  Wilson.  Members  of  the 
steering  committee  so  far  named 
are:  Pete  Harrison,  P.  A.  Powers. 
Jack  Bellman,  Al  Mannon,  Pop  Kor- 
=;nn.  Bob  Savini,  Frank  D.  Ferrone, 
William  Pizor  and  Frank  C.  Wilson. 


Goldsmith  Prod.  Plans 
To  Produce  6  Features 

Six  Goldsmith  features,  to  be  pro- 
duced for  the  1933-34  season,  will  be 
distributed  in  New  York,  Philadel- 
phia, Buffalo,  Washington  by  Holly- 
wood Film  Exchanges,  Jack  Bellman 
announces.  The  pictures  are  tenta- 
tively titled,  "Carnival  Kid,"  "Work- 
ing Wives,"  "Bargain  Day,"  "No- 
body's Children,"  "Taxi  Dancer,"  and 
one  feature  as  yet  not  titled. 


PARA.  BONDS  AGAIN  ADVANCE 

Paramount  bonds  continued  their 
upward  trend  yesterday.  Para- 
mount's  6s47  bonds  gained  3% 
points,  6^  for  the  two  days;  Para- 
mount Broadway  B^sSl  gained 
1%  points,  4%  for  the  two  days; 
Paramount  S^sSO  gained  3%  points. 
7%  for  the  two  days.  The  5%s50 
certificates  were  up  4  points,  8x/4 
points  for  the  two  days. 


DOUG,  JR.,   LEAVES   HOSPITAL 

Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr.,  who  is  re- 
covering from  an  attack  of  pneu- 
monia, has  left  for  the  country 
where  he  will  convalesce  after  being 
discharged  from  the  Doctors  Hospi- 
tal Tuesday. 


E  SUPPLY  DEALERS 
GALL  A  CODE  MEETING 


(Continued    from    Page    1) 

its  code  with  the  supply  dea'ers' 
code  and  it  is  expected  that  Allied 
States  Ass'n  officials  will  be  com- 
municated with  in  connection  with 
the  matter. 

Simon  Libros,  as  chairman  of  the 
association's  executive  committee,  is 
in  charge  of  convention  arrange- 
ments. 


Code  Conference  Plans 
To  Study  Film  Practices 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

instead  work  in  close  cooperation 
with  the  Administration  in  coordinat- 
ing interests  of  all  employee  groups, 
organized  and  unorganized,  so  that 
each  may  have  fair  consideration  in 
the  fixing  of  a  minimum  wage  and 
maximum  hours. 

Conference  officials  point  out  that 
under  normal  conditions  there  were 
about  3,000  accredited  players  in 
Hollywood,  of  which  not  more  than 
10  per  cent  ever  had  regular  or 
steady  part-time  employment  at  any 
time.  Seventeen  thousand  registered 
extras  had  average  daily  employ- 
ment of  800.  These  averages  and 
those  in  labor  groups  have  been 
radically  reduced  in  recent  months. 


Ferrone  Is  Releasing 

One  Feature  Monthly 

One  feature  per  month  will  be  re- 
leased by  Frank  D.  Ferrone  for  the 
season  1933-34.  First  of  the  12  is 
"The  Double  Crosser,"  which  will  be 
released  Sept.  15.  The  next  two 
will  be  titled  "The  Ghost  Ship"  and 
•"Helen  Hunts  a  Job,"  respectively. 
Casting  for  the  "Double  Crosser" 
starts  on  the  coast  immediately  up- 
on arrival  of  Richard  Kahn,  produc- 
cion  manager,  irom  Mew   York. 


Nathan  Golden  Heads 
Gov.  Film  Service  Unit 

By    WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
Wasliington    Correspondent,    FILM    DAILY 

Washington  —  Nathan  Golden, 
identified  with  the  now  defunct  Mo- 
tion Picture  Division  of  the  Dept. 
of  Commerce,  has  assumed  charge 
of  handling  of  film  marketing  in- 
formation in  the  Specialties  Divi- 
sion, with  two  of  the  former  M.  P. 
Division  staff  aiding  him.  He  will 
carry  on  his  work  with  limited  funds 
and  personnel  for  the  time  being,  at 
least. 


DEFER  LAB  MEETING 

Second  meeting  of  the  Motion 
Picture  Laboratories  Association  of 
America  scheduled  to  be  held  yes- 
terday was  postponed  indefinitely 
and  will  be  held  as  soon  as  the  or- 
ganization committee's  report  is 
completed.  Date  for  the  next  meet- 
ing will  be  announced  next  week  by 
Al  Fiedler,  of  the  Empire  Labora- 
tories, chairman. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


July  7-9:  RKO  western  sales  meeting,  St 
Francis   Hotel,   San   Francisco. 

July  8:  Monogram  eastern  sales  meeting,  New 
York. 

July  10:  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executive  committee 
meeting,   Hotel   Congress,   Chicago. 

July  10:  Meeting  of  National  Ass'n  of  M.  P.  In- 
dustry at  Park   Central   Hotel. 

July  10:  Monogram  southern  sales  meeting, 
Jung     Hotel,     New     Orleans. 

July  11:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey   at   2    P.    M. 

July  12:       World    Premiere    of    "Pilgrimage"    at 

Gaiety,     New    York. 
July  15:     Monogram      central      sales 
Blackstone   Hotel,   Chicago. 

July  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention,  Chi- 
cago. 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Arkansas, 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson,     Miss. 

July  21-22:  Fox  Film  Corp.  special  stockhold- 
ers'    meeting,     home    office,     New    York. 

July  25:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey  at  2   P.   M. 


meeting, 


July  28-29:     Monogram    western    sales    meeting, 

San    Francisco. 
July    28-31:    Meeting    of     Independent    Theater 

Supply      Dealers'      Association      at     Stevens 

Hotel,    Chicago. 

Aug.   2-3:      Monogram    Canadian    sales    meeting,' 
Toronto. 

Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention    of    lnde-| 
pendent   Motion    Picture   Owners   Association 
of   Delaware  and   Eastern   Shore  of   Maryland 
at  Hotel   Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 

Sept.   13:  A.   M.   P.  A.   holds  annual  election   of 
officers 


6  Features  Are  Listed 
By  Tower  Productions 

Tower  Productions  Inc.,  will  make 
six  features  for  the  1933-34  season 
it  was  stated  yesterday  by  Joe  Sim- 
monds,  president.  Work  on  the  last 
four  of  this  season's  eight  Tower 
features  will  be  started  as  soon  as 
Simmonds  reaches  the  coast  early 
next    month. 


ARNOLD   ALBERT   PROMOTED 

Arnold  Albert,  formerly  connected' 
with  Warner  Bros,  home  office  ad- 
vertising department,  has  been  pro- 
moted to  the  Warner  Metropolitan; 
theaters'  advertising  and  publicity 
department  where  he  will  act  as  I 
assistant  to  Arthur  Jeffery  and  Irv-] 
ing  Windisch. 


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MARLENE  DIETRICH  in  "The  Song  of  Songs",  with 
Brian  Aherne,  Lionel  Arwill  and  Alison  Skipworth. 
Directed  by  ROUBEN  MAMOULIAN. 

Those  who  have  seen  this  picture  say  it  is  the  finest 
"Dietrich"  ever  made  — and   you   can   believe  it! 


CHEVALIER,  with  Sylvia  Sidney,  in  "The  Way  to  Love". 
Sweet,  appealing  Sylvia  playing  opposite  dashing 
Maurice  in  a  down-to-earth  romance  decorated 
with  some  of  the  most  tuneful  music  ever  written. 

•  You  will  know  that  happy  days  are 
here  again  when  you  play  this  one! 


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MAE  WEST,  that  curvacious   Diamond 
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a  HMJttUuJl!  The  FOUR  MARX  BROTHERS 

in  "DUCK  SOUP"... their  funniest  picture, 

embellished  with  girls,  bright  with  music. 

Directed  by  Leo  McCarey. 


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"ALICE  IN  WONDERLAND."  Backed  by  reams  of  publicity  on 
The  Search  for  Alice,  this  picture  released  during  the 
Yuletide  season  becomes  the  greatest  natural  holiday 
attraction  ever  produced. 

DIETRICH. ..the  one  and  only  MARLENE  in  TWO  MORE  PICTURES. 
Directed  by  Josef  von  Sternberg. 

"DESIGN  FOR  LIVING"... Noel  Coward's  smash  hit— play  of  the 
year,  with  Fredric  March,  Miriam  Hopkins,  Douglas 
Fairbanks,  Jr.    Directed  by  Ernst  Lubitsch. 

"50  YEARS  FROM  NOW"  .  .  .  one  of  the  biggest  exploitation 
pictures  ever  conceived. 

"THE  SEARCH  FOR  BEAUTY"... already  the  newspapers  of  the 
country  are  flooded  with  publicity  on  this  picture.  It  means 
money,  money,  money  to  every  exhibitor. 

"CHRYSALIS"...with  Miriam  Hopkins,  Fredric  March,  George  Raft, 
and  Frances  Fuller.  Another  big  smash  hit  play.  A  sure-fire 
success  as  a  screen  entertainment. 

"ONE  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON". . .  with  Gary  Cooper,  Fay  Wray, 
Neil  Hamilton,  Frances  Fuller,  Roscoe  Karns.  The  runner-up 
for  the  Pulitzer  Prize.  One  of  the  most  delightful  and 
human  entertainments  of  the  year,  with  a  sock  ending. 


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with 

W.C.  Fields,  Charlie  Ruggles, 
Jack  Oakie,  Wynne  Gibson. 
Directed  by  Leo  McCarey — 
75,000,000  people  waiting 
for  this  picture. 

"YOU    NEED    ME" 

with  SYLVIA  SIDNEY  and 
GEORGE    RAFT...  The 

combination  that  coined 
money  for  you  in  "Pick  Up" 
will  go  to  work  for  you  again. 

"HONOR    BRIGHT" 

with  Gary  Cooper  and 
Claudette  Colbert.  A  great 
team  in  a  great  story. 

"CRADLE     SONG" 

with 

Dorothea  Wieck,  star  of 
"Maedchen  in  Uniform"  in 
a  picture  that  promises  to 
be  even  more  sensational. 

"Death  Takes  a  Holiday" 

with 

Fredric  March,  Claudette 
Colbert,  Sir  Guy  Standing. 
Sure  to  be  another  "Dr. 
Jekyll  &Mr.  Hyde"! 

The  END  of  the  WORLD 

Directed  by  Cecil  B.  DeMille. 
A  great  DeMille  spectacle. 


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I 

REMEMBER 
WHEN 

As  told  to 

JACK   HARROWER 

of    the    Film    Daily    Editorial    Staff 

"IN  the  year  of  1913  Herb  Sanborn,  now 
'  owner  of  the  Brown  Derby  in  Holly- 
wood, was  a  film  salesman  for  us  out  of 
Syracuse  and  Rochester.  While  he  was 
a  good  film  salesman  he  was  not  up  on 
nachine  parts  which  we  also  sold  in  those 
Jays. 

"In  making  his  rounds  to  the  theater 
owners  then  in  business  he  called  on  Dave 
Cohn  in  Binghamton.  Dave  at  that  time 
vas  not  interested  in  any  films  that  San- 
>orn  had  to  sell,  but  he  wanted  a  'lower 
ake-up'  for  his  machine  so  he  listened  to 
erb's  strong  salesmanship  and  then  said: 
Well,  you  can  send  me  a  lower  take-up.' 
"Herb  did  not  know  what  a  lower  take- 
jp  was,  but  he  rose  magnificently  to  the 
mergency:  "Dave,  that  picture  has  already 
een   shown    here,   and   we   can't  sell    it   to 


15  Directors  Working 

At  Warner-F.  N.  Lot 

'est   Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Fifteen  directors  are 
low  under  contract  to  Warner  Bros. 
[The  list  comprises  Alfred  E.  Green, 
JLloyd  Bacon,  William  Dieterle.  Roy 
Del  Ruth,  Ray  Enrght,  Busbv 
Berkeley,  Stanley  Logan,  Archie 
jMayo,  Michael  Curtiz,  Mervyn  Le- 
JRoy,  William  A.  Wellman,  Howard 
Hawks,  Robert  Florev,  William 
jKeighley  and  Arthur  Greville  Col- 
llins. 

LeRoy  is  at  present  immersed  ir> 
the  details  of  "The  World  Changes." 
first  announced  as  "America  Kneels," 
which  will  be  Paul  Muni's  nex  star- 
ring vehicle.  Dieterle  has  been  as- 
s;gned  as  director  of  "Shanghai  Or- 
chid," in  which  Richard  Barthel- 
mess  will  star. 


REFUSE  THEATER  PERMIT 

Richmond,  Va. — The  board  of  zon- 
ing appeals  has  refused  to  grant  an 
appeal  of  J.  W.  Atkinson  for  per- 
mission to  erect  a  two-story  brick, 
steel  and  concrete  theater  building 
at  406  North  25th  Street  without 
the  required  rear  yard. 


KING  GETS  POST 

Akron,  0. — Frank  King,  manager 
of  the  Colonial  theater  here,  an  in- 
dependent house,  has  announced  the 
arrival  of  Stephen  Walters  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  who  will  serve  as 
assistant  manager  of  the  theater 
throughout  the  summer. 


PUBLIX  CLOSES  HOUSE 

Rockland,  Me.  —  After  running  a 
week  after  its  reopening,  the  Part 
hase   been   again   closed   by  Publix. 


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PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •      •     FIFTEEN  YEARS  is  a  long  time  in  Pictures    

that  is  the  record   of  this  li'l  ole   paper so  pretty  soon 

we  are  gonna  celebrate  our  birthday  just  a  kid  in  actual 
years  but  an  old  veteran  in  film  experience  and  back- 
ground  we  can  remember  a  lotta  things  that  have  trans- 
pired in  those  15  years so  in  our  Anniversary  Issue  we 

are  going  to  review  them  for  your  delectation  and  information 

and   mighty   interesting   reading   it   will    make 

for  oldtimers   and  newcomers  alike 

©      •      •     GOING  BACK  15  years just  to  cite  a  few 

what    were    some    of    the    film    celebs    doing? 

Clara  Bow  was  attending  the  Bay  Ridge  High  School  in  Brook- 
lyn   Ronald    Colman   was   preparing   for   a   stage   career 

after    discharge    from    the    British    army   following    wounds    at 

Ypres Gary  Cooper  was  a  cowpuncher  in  Ontario 

Roy    Del    Ruth   was    directing    Ben    Turpin   for    Mack    Sennett 

Harold  B.  Franklin  was  managing  Shea's  Hippodrome 

in  Buffalo D.  W.  Griffith  was  directing  Lillian  Gish  in 

"Hearts  of  the  World" Al  Jolson  was  playing  in  "Sin- 
bad"  on  the  New  York  stage  Rowland  V.  Lee  was  shar- 
ing a  hallroom  with  John  Gilbert  while  trying  to  break  into 

the  directorial  game    Ernst  Lubitsch  was  directing  Pola 

Negri  in  Berlin  for  Ufa   Louis  B.  Mayer  was  operating 

theaters   in   New   England Mary  Pickf ord   was   working 

in   "Amarilly   of   Clothesline   Alley"  for    Artcraft ZaSu 

Pitts  made  her  screen  debut  in  Rudolph  Valentino's  first  film, 

a  Universal  release Terry  Ramsaye  was  doing  publicity 

for    Mutual "Roxy"    was    making    Government    pix    in 

Florida Richard  A.  Rowland  was  prexy  of  Metro  Pic- 
tures Corp and  Irving  Thalberg  was  secretary  to  Carl 

Laemmle 

#  *  *  * 

•  •      •     SO  IF  you  are  a  film  celeb  not  according  to 

your  own  appraisement but  the  consensus  of  opinion  of 

the  industry  send  along  the  dope  on   yourself  15   years 

ago we    will    be    glad    to    have    it  so    will    our 

readers. .... 

•  •  •  OUR  ANNIVERSARY  issue  will  hit  the  highlights 
of  the  entire  panorama  of  the  Motion  Picture  for  the  past  de- 
cade and  a  half nothing  will  be  overlooked  of  any  con- 
sequence  it    will    represent    a    compendium    of    valuable 

data  and  interesting  information  that  you  will  want  to  preserve 

and  hand   down   to   your   children   so   they   can 

see  what  a  great  guy  you  were IF  you  happen  to  be 

mentioned 

•  •      •      FIFTEEN  YEARS  from  now  we  can  hear  mugs  in 

the  film  game  saying "Yes,  yes,  these  are  Great  Days, 

but  I  can  remember  when  the  'Film  Daily'  published  its  Fif- 
teenth Anniversary  Issue — and  what  a  Sensation  that  was! 
I'd  like  to  show  you  my  copy,  but  I  have  it  in  my  safety  deposit 
vault  with  my  other  Valuables." 

•  •      9     BUT   CASTING   aside   the   airy  persiflage 

we   are  proud   of  this   Anniversary  Number  to   come it 

marks  the  New  Deal  in  Pictures we  firmly  believe  that 

the  industry  is  entering  a  new  era along  with  President 

Roosevelt's  New  Deal that  the  old  order  is  in  the  ash- 
can  great  days  are  ahead  for  all  who  strive,  and  plan, 

and  do  their  bit  in  shooting  the  film  biz  forward  to  new  heights 

today  it  is   Initiative Ability Ideas 

that   come   into    their   own it's    Anybody's    Opportunity 

YOURS — if  you  make  it and  that  is  the  mes- 
sage   the    Anniversary    Issue    will    strive    to    put    over 

what  others  have  done  in  the  past,  YOU  can  equal  or  top  To- 
morrow   for  that's  the  kind  of  a  biz  we  are  in 

a  Game  of  Opportunities 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


TIMELY  TOPICS 

Cycles  in  Pictures 
and  What  They  Mean 

WE  hear  a  great  deal  about 
"cycles"  of  pictures.  If 
two  or  three  gangsters  pictures 
are  made  in  a  row,  everybody 
says  "there's  a  gangster  trend 
starting."  Then  producers  either 
trip  over  each  other  trying  to 
make  gangster  pictures,  or  pass 
up  perfectly  good  stories  from  a 
fear  of  getting  too  many  of  this 
type.  In  quite  a  few  years  in 
the  film  business,  I  have  learned 
at  least  one  important  thing 
about  it,  and  that  the  public 
doesn't  care  what  you  do  or  how 
you  do  it,  within  the  bounds  of 
good  taste,  just  so  you  enter- 
tain them.  Therefore  "trends" 
or  "cycles"  should  mean  noth- 
ing. Only  one  thing  counts  when 
you  come  upon  a  piece  of  likely 
material  and  that  is,  "Will  it 
hold  the  public  interest?"  If 
you  use  that  criterion  it  doesn't 
matter  if  there  have  been  a 
thousand  backstage,  or  mother 
love,  or  prison  stories  ahead  of 
it.  You  just  can't  worry  about 
"trends"  and  make  good  pic- 
tures. Good  stories  don't  come 
in  layers,  like  chocolate  cake. 
They  are  where  you  find  them 
and  when  you  find  them.  You 
may  find  several  of  similar  back- 
ground together;  you  may  find 
them  separately.  However  that 
may  be,  if  they  are  good  stories 
they  should  be  put  on  the  screen 
with  no  inhibitory  thoughts  as  to 
whether  the  idea  may  be  "too 
old"  or  "too  new." 

— Clarence  Brown. 


M-G-M  Has  4  Features 

Ready  for  Release 

M-G-M  has  four  features  com- 
pleted and  ready  for  release,  their 
titles  being:  "Storm  at  Daybreak," 
"The  Stranger's  Return,"  "Dinner 
at  Eight"  and  "Tugboat  Annie."  In 
production  are:  "Another  Lan- 
guage," "Bride  of  the  Bayou,"  "Es- 
kimo," "Night  Flight,"  "The  Danc- 
ing Lady,"  "The  March  of  Time," 
"Penthouse"  and  "Turn  Back  ths 
Clock." 


FORM  IOWA  COMPANY 

Sioux  City,  la.  —  The  Interstate 
Amusement  Co.  recently  incorpo- 
rated here  has  these  officers:  A.  B. 
Friedman,  president;  Sol  Shulkin, 
vice-president,  and  Nathan  Dax,  sec- 
retary-treasurer. The  capitalization 
is  listed  at  $10,000. 


INSTALLS  HIGH  FIDELITY 

Detroit  —  Tom  Lancaster,  mid- 
western  theater  operator,  has  ar- 
ranged for  the  installation  of  the 
RCA  Victor  High  Fidelity  equipment 
in  the  Great  Lakes.  High  Fidelity 
sound  has  already  been  put  into  the 
Lancaster,  in  the  same  city. 


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DAILY 


Friday,  July  7,  1933 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 

FOREIGN  FILMS 


"HEUTE  NACHT-EVENTUELL"  ("To- 
night— Maybe"  i,  musical  comedy  in  Ger- 
man, with  Jenny  Jugo,  Fritz  Schulz,  Jo- 
hannes Riemann,  Siegfried  Arno  and  Otto 
Wallburg;  directed  by  E.  W.  Emo;  an  Al- 
lianz  production.  At  the  79th  Street  The- 
ater. 

Pleasing  musical  with  several  light  airs 
by  Robert  Stolz.  Jenny  Jugo  is  the  at- 
tractive wife  of  a  physician  who  spends 
his  time  in  research,  while  the  wife  makes 
a  secret  living  writing  music.  The  doctor 
becomes  suspicious  because  of  a  telegram 
offering  a  sum  of  money  for  her  latest  tune, 
which  is  the  same  as  the  picture  title  but 
he   soon   learns   the   truth. 


What    the    National    Recovery    Act   Means 
To  t  he  Picture  and    Other  I  ndu  s  tries 


"ALMAS  ENCONTRADAS"  ("Souls  in 
Conflict"! — a  romance  in  Spanish,  with 
Jean  J.  M.  Casado,  Amparo  Arozamena  and 
Joaquin  Bousquets;  directed  by  Rafael  J. 
Sevilla;  produced  by  the  Industrial  Cinema- 
tografica  of  Mexico,  D.  F.  At  the  Teatro 
Variendades. 

Smooth  moving  sentimental  romance 
which  seemed  to  please  a  Spanish  speak- 
ing audience  in  spite  of  the  antiquity  of 
the  scenario.  Story  concerns  the  redemp- 
tion of  "bad"  women  and  drunken  men 
through  true  love,  but  moves  rapidly 
enough   to  keep  from    moralizing. 


Progressive  Pictures 

Sells  Nine  Territories 

Nine  state  rights  exchanges  have 
signed  to  handle  the  Progressive 
Pictures'  line-up  for  the  season  of 
1933-34.  They  are:  Hollywood  Film 
Exchanges,  New  York,  Philadelphia, 
Washington,  Buffalo;  B.  N.  Judell, 
Inc.,  Chicago,  Indianapolis,  Milwau- 
kee, St.  Louis;  Cameo  Screen  Attrac- 
tions, Boston;  Standard  Film  Ser- 
vice, Cincinnati,  Pittsburgh;  Adams, 
Film  Exchange,  Dallas;  All  Star 
Features  Dist.,  Los  Angeles,  San 
Francisco;  Monarch  Pictures  Corp., 
Detroit;  Square  Deal,  Oklahoma 
City;  Elliott  Film  Exchange,  Minne- 
apolis. 

First  picture  of  the  series,  "Her 
Splendid  Folly,"  is  completed  and 
work  will  begin  on  the  second  as 
soon  as  Willis  Kent  finishes  shooting 
the  talking  version  of  "Road  to 
Ruin,"  which  will  be  released  as  a 
roadshow  special. 


CANTON  HOUSE  DARK 

Canton,  0. — Double  feature  policy, 
inaugurated  a  week  ago,  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  after  stage 
shows  which  were  offered  for  more 
than  six  months,  failed  to  attiact 
and  the  house  went  dark  this  week. 
House  will  remain  dark  until  fall, 
when  it  is  planned  to  revive  the 
same  policy.  The  Grand  is  the  only 
dark   Canton   house. 


MIDLAND  CHANGES  POLICY 

Kansas  City,  Mo. — Loew's  Midland 
will  change  its  week's  program  on 
Saturdays  instead  of  Sundays,  start- 
ing with  the  new  picture  Saturday. 


Hundreds  of  letters  are  being  received  by  the  National  Recovery  Act 
Administration  at  Washington  concerning  the  mechanics  and  scope  of 
this  revolutionary  law  as  it  applies  to  the  motion  picture  and  other  indus- 
tries. Here  is  a  list  of  the  inquiries  which  predominate  among  the  many 
received  at  the  Administration  office: 


Prices 

the    recovery    program 


i  fleet 


_Q.-    Hov, 

prices  ? 

A. — In  the  long  run  it  probably  will  mean 
higher  prices.  The  Administration,  however, 
will  endeavor  to  prevent  immediate  price  in- 
ii  i  ases. 

Q. — What  means  does  the  Administration 
have  at  its  disposal  for  preventing  price  in- 
creases? 

A. — It  has  no  legal  powers  hut  intends  to 
use  full  weight  of  persuasion  and  public  opin- 
ion. 

Q. — Why  does  the  Administration  object  to 
price   increases? 

A. — General  Hugh  S.  Johnson,  Administra- 
tor, expla  ns  that  an  increase  in  prices  par- 
alleling the  expected  increase  in  purchasing 
power  would  nullify  the  effects  of  the  new 
purchasing    power. 

Q. — Will  fixing  of  minimum  prices  be  per- 
mitted? 

A. — Price    fixing    in    the    initial    stages    will 

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tition  may  carry  a  provision  that  no  one  will 
sell  below  cost  of  production,  thus  preventing 
cut-throat    competition. 

_  Q. — If  the  recovery  program  results  in 
higher  prices  in  this  country,  how  will  pro- 
ducers be  protected  against  low-priced  im- 
ports 

A. — The  President  has  the  power  to  raise 
duties  to  equalize  any  increase  in  cost  of  pro- 
duction   of    American    goods. 

Q. — Do  price  agreements  which  may  be 
written  into  codes  apply  to  foreign  trade  as 
well? 

A. — Not  necessarily;  this  is  a  matter  of 
discretion    with    the    industries. 

Wages 

Q. — What  effect  is  the  program  to  have  on 
wage  ? 

A. — The  two  immediate  objects  of  the  pro- 
gram  are  shorter  working  hours  and  higher 
wages.  As  stated  by  General  Johnson,  the 
plan  is  to  "split  up  the  existing  work  and 
put  more  men  on  the  pay  roll  and  raise  the 
wages  for  the  shorter  working  shift  so  that 
no  worker  is  getting  less  than  a  living  wage." 

Q. — Does  the  program  call  for  the  setting 
of    wages  ? 

A. — General  Johnson  explains  that  by  hav- 
ing the  codes  stipulate  a  minimum  wage  for 
the  lowest  class  of  laborers,  it  is  hoped  the 
whole  wage  structure  will  be  affected  without 
minute   regulation. 

Q. — What    should    the    minimum    wage    be? 

A. — No  hard  and  fast  rule  has  been  laid 
down  or  will  be  laid  down  because  of  differ- 
ing conditions  between  regions  and  industry, 
but  the  average  for  the  lowest  paid  workers 
should  be  not  less  than  45  cents  an  hour. 
The  general   aim  is  a  living  wage  in  fact. 

Q- — What  should  the  shorter  work  week  be? 

A. — Here  again  no  hard  and  fast  rule  is 
being  laid  down,  but  the  lowest  class  of  labor 
ought  not  to  have  to  work  more  than  32 
hours  a  week  on   an   average. 

Q. — Will  the  Administration  recognize  re- 
gional differences  in  living  costs  and  wage 
scales  ? 

A. — Yes:  all  the  codes  submitted  thus  far 
allow  a  differential  between  the  North  and 
South  on  these  grounds.  While  regional  dif- 
ferentials will  not  be  upset,  they  will  not  be 
tolerated    to    the    extent    of    exploitation. 

Q. — Will  the  Administration  deal  with  ex- 
ploitative labor  costs  at  both  extremes,  that 
is.  unjustifiably  high  and  unjustifiably  low 
wages  ? 

A. — Yes. 

Codes 

Q- — What  should  the  codes  of  fair  competi- 
tion   contain? 

A. — The  Administration  is  urging  that  they 
l>e  confined  to  stipulating  wages,  working 
hours,  and  means  for  protecting  the  industry 
from    unfair    competition. 

Q— Is  there  any  definite  time  limit  on  the 
submission    of    codes? 

.A. — General  Johnson  is  urging  all  indus- 
tries to  get  in  their  codes  as  rapidlv  as  pos- 
sible so  that  there  can  be  a   united   movement 


toward  greater  purchasing  power,  but  no 
lime  limit  has  been  set.  Hanging  back  will 
be  discouraged  by  persuasion  and  public  opin- 
ion. 

Q. — How  can  a  member  of  a  group  begin 
preparing  for  the  enforcement   of  a  code? 

A. — By  starting  to  figure  out  ways  of  di- 
viding up  his  work  between  more  employes 
and   shorter  shifts  at   a   living  wage. 

Q. — How  wide  a  grouping  should  the  code 
represent  ? 

A. — The  Administration  would  like  to  deal 
with  as  large  sections  as  are  possible,  but  it 
is  willing  to  take  the  groupings  as  they  come 
to  it.  Trade  associations  are  the  nuclei 
around  which  the  work  is  starting. 

Q. — If  an  employer  belongs  to  two  or  more 
trade  associations  with  conflicting  points  of 
view,    should    he    resign    from    one? 

A. — There  is  no  necessity  for  him  to  do 
so;  the  conflicting  points  of  view  can  be 
brought  out  at  the  public  hearing  and  he 
may  take  either  side  he  wishes. 

Q. — Does  an  employer  have  to  join  a  trade 
association? 

A. — There  is  no  compulsion  except  that  co- 
operation   is   easier   in   groups. 

Q. — Are  labor  and  consumers  to  be  repre- 
sented when  the  codes  are  being  drawn  up 
by  industries? 

A. — The  Administration  has  no  authority 
over  the  drafting  of  codes  before  they  are 
submitted. 

Q. — How  are  the  consumers  and  laborers 
to   be    represented  ? 

A. — At  the  public  hearings,  which  the  Ad- 
ministration will  hold  on  each  code,  labor, 
consumer  and  industrial  advisory  boards  will 
be  present  and  anyone  demonstrating  his  in- 
terest in  the  problems  will  be  accorded  a 
hearing. 

Q. — May  retailers,  wholesalers  and  impor- 
ters   present    codes? 

A. — It  is  considered  highly  desirable  that 
they  do  so;  the  recovery  plan  will  work  best 
if    all    branches    of   business    cooperate. 

Q. — If  a  group  of  laborers,  such  as  de- 
signers in  the  textile  industry,  organize  and 
present  a  code,  what  action  will  the  Admini- 
stration   take? 

A. — It  has  no  authority  to  deal  with  such 
codes. 

Q. — Will  company  unions  be  acceptable  as 
representing  labor? 

A. — Each  code  must  insure  to  labor  the 
right  to  organize  and  be  represented  by  per- 
sons of  its  own  choosing,  and  company  unions 
will  be  acceptable  if  they  fulfill  this  require- 
ment. 

Q. — How  can  a  trade  association  bring  in 
non-member  industries  which  do  not  cooper- 
ate in  drafting  the  code? 

A. — A  code  presented  by  any  association 
representing  75  per  cent  of  the  industry,  after 
being  subjected  to  hearings  and  being  ap- 
proved, becomes  binding  on  the  whole  industry. 

Q- — If.a  member  of  the  association  dis- 
agrees with  the  majority  opinion,  need  he 
form   a   separate   association? 

A. — Minorities  within  any  association  and 
non-member  industries  will  both  be  given 
hearings  when  the  Administration  takes  up 
the    code. 

Q- — Will  the  President  force  a  code  on  an 
industry? 

A.- — He  has  the  power  to  do  so,  but  the 
Administration  feels  that  the  program  must 
work  spontaneously  to  be  successful. 

Q. — What  if  the  code  interferes  with  exist- 
ing  sales   agreements? 

A. — Congress  has  the  power  to  pass  laws 
abrogating  private  contracts,  and  the  Ad- 
ministration will  ask  that  contracts  be  re- 
laxed  if   necessary. 

Q. — How  about  intrastate  businesses? 
A. — Any  industry  affecting  interstate  com- 
merce is  included,  and  this  provision  is  re- 
garded wide  enough  to  embrace  almost  all 
cases,  but  purely  intrastate  businesses  are,  of 
course,   outside   Federal   laws. 

Q. — What  about  state  anti-trust  laws  which 
may  conflict  with  the  Administration's  pur- 
poses? 


WORDS 
WISDOM 

from  within  and  without 
the  film  industry 

"QUR  success  depends  upon  the 
public's  willingness  to  vote  in- 
telligently for  the  type  of  entertain- 
ment it  wants."— EDWARD  KUY- 
KENDALL. 


"The  great  confidence  that  the 
Government  has  reposed  in  industry 
under  the  Industrial  Recovery  Act 
must  not  be  abused." — ABRAM  F 
MYERS. 


"I  recommend  the  (Mohammedan) 
religion  to  all  American  business 
men."— REX  INGRAM. 


"Picture  work  is  drudgery  al- 
though we  can't  complain  as  long 
as  the  drudgery  is  pretty  profit- 
able."—LESLIE  HOWARD. 


"The  world  is  sick  of  sophistica- 
tion. It  likes  a  briskly  tossed  pie, 
a  trip  and  fall,  the  collapse  of  the 
chandelier."— HAL  ROACH. 


"A    comedian    is    one    actor    who 
never  has  to  fear  the  age  limit"—  ■ 
CHARLES   RIESNER. 


4  in  Work,  11  Preparing 
At  Paramount  Studios 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Twenty-two  produc- 
tions are  now  in  various  stages  of 
oroduction  oiA  preparation  at  the 
Paramount  studios.  Seven  films  are 
in  the  cutting  rooms  for  final  edit- 
ing. They  are:  "The  Song  of  Songs," 
"This  Day  and  Age,"  "Mama  Loves 
Papa,"  "One  Sunday  Afternoon," 
"Gambling  Ship,"  "Her  Bodyguard" 
and  "Man  of  the  Forest."  Four  pic- 
tures now  in  production  are:  "Mid- 
night Club,"  "Three  Cornered  Moon," 
"Big  Executive"  and  "The  Way  to  j 
Love."  In  preparation  are  11  fea- 
tures, they  are:  "Chrysalis,"  "Torch  i 
Singer,"  "To  the  Last  Man,"  "White 
Women,"  "Design  for  Living,"  "Duck 
Soup,"  "I'm  No  Angel,"  "Lone  Cow- 
boy," "Too  Much  Harmony,"  "Gol 
den  Harvest"  and  "Swift  Arrow." 


A. — Some  enabling  legislation  may  be  nec- 
essary in  some  states,  but  Federal  laws  super- 
sede  state   laws    where   there    is   a   conflict. 

Enforcement 

■  Q. — How  will  adherence  to  an  accepted 
code    be    insured? 

A. — As  far  as  possible  policing  of  an  indus- 
try will  be  left  to  the  trade  group,  and  the 
agreement,  once  it  is  approved,  becomes  a 
"law  merchant"  for  the  industry  enforceable 
in   courts. 

Q. — What  if  violations  become  widespread 
in    any    industry? 

A. — The  Administrator  has  the  power  to 
license  all  industries  and  forbid  the  operation 
of   any  to  which   a  license  is  not  granted. 

Q. — Will  the  licensing  power  be  used 
widely? 

A. — The  Administration  hopes  it  will  have 
to  use  it  only  to  prevent  the  breaking  down 
of  a  code. 

Q. — What  other  enforcement  powers  does 
the   Administration   have? 

A.— The  President  may  modify  any  code 
or  withdraw  it,  depriving  the  industry  of  the 
benefits   under   it. 


THE 


Friday,  July  7,  1933 


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DAILV 


11 


RKO  San    Francisco 
Convention  Squibs 


D  EGARDLESS  of  what  Joe  Ashby 
may  forget  to  bring  to  the  con- 
tention,   you    can   bet   he'll   have    a 
>ocket  fulf  of  cigars. 


When  asked,  Herb  Mclntyre  will 
explain  how  necessary  earthquakes 
ire  in  serving  to  clean  up  delinquent 
iccounts  in  record  time. 


We're  informed  that  Mark  Cory 
■f  Portland  was  recently  seen  pur- 
hasing  an  automatic  comb  guaran- 
teed to  keep  his  curly  locks  plastered 
'[own.     Demonstration  on  request. 


Tom  (Casanova)  Walsh  admits 
hat  the  Salt  Lake  femmes  think 
Ws  a  greater  guy  than  the  great 
tuy  he  professes  to  be. 


Bill  Wolf  is  the  official  welcoming 
'ommittee  of  the  'Frisco  exchange — 
|  de  luxe  host. 


Eddie  Lamb  of  Seattle  has  won 
,he  title,  "The  Ancient  Mariner." 
{[We'd  like  to  know  the  story  be- 
l&ind  it. 


"Big  Bill"  Jones  of  Vancouver, 
3.    C,    occasionally    has    to    travel 

three  whole  days  to  sell  one  account. 

Mew  York  City  salesmen  take  no- 
ice. 


SIGNED  FOR  KENNEDY  FILM 

:{  Linda  Watkins,  Josephine  Dunn, 
fames  Kirkwood  and  Molly  O'Day 
iave  gone  to  St.  Petersburg,  Fla., 
jo  work  in  "Playthings  of  Desire" 
dor  Aubrey  Kennedy.  Miss  Watkins 
'replaces  Claire  Windsor,  who  was 
iriginally  slated  for  the  leading  role, 
flayers  were  signed  through  Mike 
Connelly,  acting  for  the  Jenie 
acobs  office. 


Coming  and  Going 


GRADWELL    L.    SEARS    left    New    York    yes- 
Iferday   for   a   week's   visit   to   Chicago   on    busi- 

ess. 

J.  SIMMONDS,  head  of  Tower  Productions 
2aves  New  York  for  the  coast  today  via  the 
anama   Canal. 

")  WALTER  ABEL,  stage  actor,  left  for  the 
'  oast    yesterday    to    join    Paramount. 

I  JAKE  WILK,  story  editor  for  Warners,  ar- 
rives  in    New   York   from   the   coast   Monday. 

Q  JAMES  R.  GRAINGER  is  en  route  to  the 
:oast    from    New    York. 

RICHARD  C.  KAHN,  production  manager  for 
I 'rank  D.  Ferrone  is  en  route  to  the  coast  from 
lew  York. 

i|  WINFIELD  R.  SHEEHAN  is  due  in  New  York 
ate  this  month  from  the  Coast,  en  route  to 
grope. 

I  ED  WYNN  will  arrive  in  Hollywood  Sun- 
lay    from    New    York. 

I  NAT  KARSON  has  returned  to  New  York 
irom  Chicago  after  doing  murals  for  the  ex- 
position. 

|  AUBREY  KENNEDY  and  MARSHALL  NEILAN 
^re  due  in  New  York  next  week  from  St. 
Petersburg,    Fla. 


J.  LEVY  WILL  REVIEW 
MIDSUMMER  RELEASES 


San  Francisco — A  review  of  past 
season  and  midsummer  releases  will 
be  given  by  Jules  Levy,  general 
sales  manager,  Al  Mertz,  short  sub- 
ject sales  manager,  and  Fred  J.  Mc- 
Connell,  general  sales  manager  of 
Van  Beuren  Corp.  at  the  opening 
session  today  of  the  RKO  regional 
convention  here  at  the  St.  Francis 
Hotel.  Major  A.  J.  Rossi  will  wel- 
come the  convention,  at  which  Ned 
E.  Depinet,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution,  will  assemble  his 
branch  managers,  office  managers 
and  salesmen  of  the  western  dis- 
trict. 

B.  B.  Kahane,  president,  who 
makes  his  headquarters  at  the  stu- 
dio, will  address  the  meeting.  Merian 
C.  Cooper,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  production,  will  address  Sunday's 
session. 

Saturday  the  delegates  will  at- 
tend screenings. 

Courtesy  cards  to  all  RKO  and 
Fox  theaters  will  be  given  all  the 
visitors  and  there  will  be  a  special 
broadcast  in  their  honor  from  KPO. 
Cliff  Work  is  cooperating  with  Bill 
Wolf  on  this  and  other  entertain- 
ment. 

Those  attending  include:  Denver — 
J.  H.  Ashby,  branch  manager;  R. 
Bluck,  office  manager:  F.  J.  Lee,  F. 
B.  Brown,  J.  A.  Hughes.  Los  An- 
geles— J.  H.  Mclntyre,  branch  man- 
ager; Harry  Cohen,  district  man- 
ager; N.  Newman,  office  manager; 
N.  P.  Jacobs,  S.  W.  Whitehead. 
Portland — M.  E.  Cory,  branch  man- 
ager; S.  S.  McFadden,  office  man- 
ager; B.  R.  Keller;  Salt  Lake  City— 
T.  J.  Walsh,  branch  manager;  E.  S. 
Winward,  office  manager;  H.  C.  Ful- 
ler, C.  Boulet,  F.  S.  Gulbransen. 
San  Francisco — G.  William  Wolf, 
branch  manager;  H.  M.  Hollands- 
worth,  office  manager;  J.  Burk,  W. 
B.  J.  Kelly.  Vancouver — W.  S.  Jones. 
Traveling  Representative  —  Ned 
Clarke. 

Home  Office  Contingent — Ned  E. 
Depinet,  Jules  Levy,  A.  A.  Schubart, 
Al  Mertz,  Robert  F.  Sisk,  Michael 
Poller.  RKO's  Hollywood  Studio 
Group — B.  B.  Kahane,  president  of 
RKO  Radio  Pictures;  Merian  C. 
Cooper,  executive  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production;  Cliff  Reid,  as- 
sociate producer;  Eddy  Eckels,  pub- 
licity department. 

Ambrose  Dowling,  general  man- 
ager of  RKO  Export  Corp.;  Walter 
Branson,  mid-western  district  man- 
ager; Jack  Pegler,  Lord  and  Thomas 
Agency. 


2  WARNER-F.  N.  RELEASES  SET 

First  National's  "She  Had  to  Say 
Yes"  will  have  its  national  release 
July  15  and  "Goodby  Again,"  War- 
ner picture,  on  Sept.  2. 


"MAYOR  OF  HELL"  HELD  OVER 

"The  Mayor  of  Hell,"  holds  over 
for  a  second  week's  run  at  the  New 
York  Strand,  beginning  last  night. 


Paramount  Los  Angeles 
Convention  Notes 


J^L  WILKIE  has  promoted  himself 
a  Chrysler  coupe  for  the  dura- 
tion of  the  convention  out  here. 


Studio  advertising  and  executive 
offices  a  veritable  deserted  village, 
with  all  personnel  sitting  in  on 
George  Schaefer's  sales  talks  at  the 
meetings. 


W.  M.  Williams,  salesman  of  the 
Salt  Lake  City  exchange,  all  set  to 
go  to  Malibu  last  evening  after  the 
convention  session  closed,  but 
changed  his  mind  on  finding  out  the 
place  had  no  night  life. 


H.  L.  West,  Portland  ad  sales  man- 
ager, plans  to  take  a  small  potted 
palm  tree  back  with  him  to  show 
the   folks. 


R.  M.  Gillham,  publicity  director, 
flew  in  yesterday  from  Kansas  City, 
where  he  stopped  off  to  see  his  folks. 


Jack  Pegler,  Lord  &  Thomas  guid- 
ing genius  on  the  Paramount 
advertising  campaigns,  sitting  in  on 
the  meetings  during  the  daytime, 
conferring  with  studio  heads  after 
hours. 


J.  Vos,  Denver  exchange  ad  sales 
manager,  persists  in  telling  the  na- 
tive sons  here  that  the  climate 
doesn't  hold  a  candle  to  that  of  the 
old  home  town. 


J.  P.  Myers  and  A.  R.  Taylor, 
salesmen  from  the  San  Francisco 
exchange,  raving  about  the  view  of 
Los  Angeles  from  the  nearby  hills, 
where  they  became  lost  en  route — 
or  say  they  did. 


Neil  Agnew  taking  short  walks 
around  the  hotel  between  sessions  of 
the  convention. 


George  Schaefer  trying  to  get  a 
score  of  details  cleared  away  in  ad- 
dition to  his  big  job  of  conducting 
the  sales  meetings. 


C.  C.  Epperson  and  F.  H.  Smith 
of  the  Salt  Lake  City  exchange 
walking  along  Sunset  Boulevard, 
spotting   the   stars   as   they  pass. 


Edward  Kealey,  Former 
Fox  Vaude  Booker,  Dies 

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in   Calvary   cemetery  following  ser- 
vices at  Rockaway. 

The  deceased  was  in  the  late  six- 
ties and  had  worked  for  Fox  since 
his  pioneering  days.  He  is  survived 
by  a  son,  Joseph,  who  is  a  camera- 
man at  the  coast.  Mrs.  Kealey  died 
some  years  ago. 


"GAMBLING  SHIP"  FOR  RIVOLI 

"Gambling  Ship,"  a  Paramount 
picture,  opens  at  the  Rivoli,  Wed- 
nesday. 


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By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
According  to  word  received  by  M. 
C.  Levee,  manager  of  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr.,  the  young  actor  will  not 
return  to  Hollywood  until  next  Oc- 
tober. He  leaves  for  Switzerland 
just  as  soon  as  it  is  possible  for  him 
to  travel.  He  is  recovering  from 
an  attack  of  pneumonia. 

#  ♦  ♦ 

Otto  Yanoka,  Oriental  character 
actor,  was  signed  yesterday  for  a 
role  in  the  new  musical  featurette 
which  will  star  Ruth  Etting  at  RKO 
Radio  Pictures'  studios.  The  mus- 
ical will  be  filmed  under  the  super- 
vision of  Louis  Brock,  associate  pro- 
ducer. 

sf:  $  $ 

Lucille  LaVerne,  character  actress, 
has  been  engaged  for  a  part  in  "The 
Last  Trail,"  Zane  Grey  story  now  in 
production  at  Fox. 

Reginald  Mason  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  "Shanghai  Madness," 
Fox  film  production  starring  Spen- 
cer Tracy. 

RKO    Radio    Pictures'    option    on 
the  services  of  Otto  Brower,  direc- 
tor, was  exercised  this  week  for  an- 
other contractual  period. 
*         *         * 

Brigadier  Constant  Franke,  Bel- 
gian hero  of  the  world  war,  has 
been  signed  by  Merian  C.  Cooper  to 


act  as  technical  advisor  on  the  new 
picture  which  Constance  Bennett 
will  soon  begin  for  RKO  Radio. 

*  *         * 

George  R.  Batcheller  has  started 
production  in  the  third  of  the  eigh- 
teen features  to  be  made  by  Ches- 
terfield and  Invincible  for  1933-34. 
The  title  is  "Notorious  But  Nice" 
and  will  feature  Betty  Compson  and 
Donald  Dilloway.  Richard  Thorpe 
is  directing. 

*  #         * 

"Music  in  the  Air,"  Jerome  Kern- 
Oscar  Hammerstein  stage  opertta, 
will  be  filmed  by  Fox  and  included 

in  the  1933-34  line-up. 

*  *         * 

His  Majesty's  Consul,  Wentworth 
Martyn  Gurney,  has  presented  a 
Manx  cat  of  pedigreed  lineage,  the 
gift  of  the  Governor-General  of  the 
Isle  of  Man,  to  Walter  Disney.  Dis- 
ney has  named  the  animal,  "World 
Economic  Conference,"  because  he 
believes  that  the  conference  will  be 
cut  short  like  the  cat's  tail. 

Our  Passing  Show:  Charlie  Mur- 
ray, John  Miljan,  Jean  Hersholt, 
Alan  Dinehart,  Onslow  Stevens,  Tom 
Brown,  Hobart  Bosworth,  Anita 
Louise,  Kane  Richmond,  Marion 
Burns,  Abram  Robert  Simon,  Bill 
Newberry,  Buster  Crabbe,  Mozelle 
Britton,  at  the  reopening  of  T.  L. 
Tally's  Criterion. 


Asserts  Exploitation 

Para.  Product  Keynote 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Los  Angeles — Exploitation  will  be 
the  keynote  in  marketing  the  new 
season's  product  and  in  aiding  the 
individual  exhibitor  to  excite  public 
interest,  George  J.  Schaefer  told 
delegates  to  the  Paramount  conven- 
tion here  yesterday.  Exploitation 
compaigns  will  be  started  with  the 
writing  of  the  scripts  and  carried 
throughout  the  production  of  the 
pictures,  Schaefer  said.  Schaefer's 
speech  wound  up  the  final  day  of 
the  regional  meeting  here. 


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MANY  PAPPY  RtTUM 


■est  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FI-LM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
Industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their    birthdays: 


July  7 


George    Cukor  Richard    Carle 

Raymond    Hatton  Jackie   Searl 

Ricardo    Cortez 


Notre  Dame  Glee  Club 
Attends  "Gold  Diggers" 

The  Notre  Dame  University  Glee 
Club  attended  in  a  body  one  of  the 
performances  of  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933'"  at  the  Hollywood  Theater 
last  night.  The  Glee  Club  has 
come  East  to  make  a  Vitaphone 
short  subject  for  Warner  Bros,  at 
the  Brooklyn  studio  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Joseph  Henaberry.  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933"  is  beginning  its 
fifth  week  on  Broadway,  the  picture 
having  been  moved  from  the  Strand 
to  the  Hollywood  after  the  second 
week.  All  box  office  records  have 
been  broken  by  this  musical  hit,  in 
which  appear  Warren  William,  Joan 
Blondell,  Ruby  Keeler,  Dick  Powell, 
Guy  Kibbee,  Aline  MacMahon,  Gin- 
ger Rogers  and  many  other  well 
known  players. 


GILMORE  JOINS   "POST" 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Eddy  Gilmore,  for- 
merly publicity  man  with  Loew's 
theaters  and  more  recently  in  charge 
of  Loew's  Grand  as  manager,  has 
joined  the  staff  of  "The  Washington 
Post." 


HORLACHER  EXPANDS 

Washington    Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Horlacher's  delivery 
service  has  been  expanded  to  cover 
the  entire  zone. 


Ann   Harding   Re-Signs 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Ann  Harding  has  signed  a 
new  RKO  Radio  contract.  She  has  one 
picture,  "Beautiful,"  to  make  under  her 
old  Radio  agreement.  Miss  Harding  first 
achieved  screen  fame  through  "Holiday" 
with    the  same  company. 


Claims  Exhibs  Will  Stop 
Paying  Service  Charges 

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ment  of  service  charges  to  Erpi  or 
RCA  and  will  begin  purchasing  re- 
placement parts  in  the  open  market, 
according  to  Robert  Robins,  execu- 
tive secretary,  yesterday.  "They 
will  use  service  only  when,  as  and 
if  necessary  and  on  competitive 
terms,"  he  said. 

Robins  further  declared  that  plans 
are  under  way  whereby  members  of 
his  association  will  institute  suits 
against  Erpi  and  RCA  to  seek  to 
recover  damages  allegedly  sustained 
by  the  leasing  agreement  which  the 
Wilmington  District  Court,  in  grant- 
ing a  temporary  injunction,  found 
illegal. 


BROADWAY  THEATER 
SETUP  CHANGES  PEND 


(Continued    from    Page    1) 

way  are  closed,  M.  Shapiro  &  Son 
will  take  over  the  Earl  Carroll  and 
install  a  picture  policy,  thus  remov- 
ing the  house  from  the  legit  class. 
The  Winter  Garden,  which  War- 
ner Bros,  dropped  several  months 
ago  upon  expiration  of  its  lease, 
will  be  reopened  by  the  Shuberts, 
who'  own  the  property,  with  legiti- 
mate productions,  musical  in  na- 
ture. The  Shuberts  have  been  shop- 
ping around  for  pictures  but  ap- 
parently have  been  unable  to  buy 
the  type  of  product  they  feel  the 
house    requires. 


HOLDING  BALTIMORE  MEET 

Baltimore — The  Theatrical  Mutual 
Association,  which  succeeded  the 
Theatrical  Mechanical  Ass'n,  will 
holds  its  annual  convention  at  the 
Lord  Baltimore  beginning  Sunday. 

CAMEO   HOLDING   OVER 

"What  Price  Innocence?"  remains 
for  a  third  week  at  the  RKO  Cameo  j 
starting  today. 


Court  Denies  the  Petition 
For  A  Fox  Receivership 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

ter  several  Fox  executives  who  arc- 
underwriting  the  re-organization 
stock  issue  had  signified  their  will- 
ingness to  withdraw  their  demands 
for  release  of  obligations  and  re- 
sponsibility of  acts  performed  since 
April,  1930. 


SCHMELING  WEDS  ACTRESS 

Berlin — Max  Schmeling,  German 
heavyweight  pugilist,  and  Anny  On- 
dra,  actress  were  married  here  yes- 
terday  at   a   registry  office. 


*    *     * 


BUILDING  BIGGER  BUSINESS  EXTRA 


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GOES 
EVERYWHERE 


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COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


WE  KNOW  THAT  BUSINESS  IS  GETTING  BETTER  AND 
THAT  INTEREST  IS  AGAIN  RUNNING  HIGH  BY  THE 
GROWING  NUMBER  OF  INQUIRIES  FROM  ALL  OVER 
THE  COUNTRY  RECEIVED  EACH  DAY  BY  THE 

INFORMATION 
DEPARTMENT 

of 

THE  FILM  DAILY 

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YEAR  BOOK  of  MOTION  PICTURES,  write,  phone  or  wire 
and  we  will  do  our  best  to  dig  it  up  for  you. 


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Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


VOL.  I  VIII.  NCJ.  6 


NEW  yCCI\,  $ATLCD4y,  JLLT  8,  1933 


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Ray  Johnston  Sees  Scarcity  of  Independent  Product 

PACT  LIMITS  SHOWS'  RUNNING  TIME  T0 150  MINS. 

Kuykendall  Assails  Move'  To  Block  Industry  Code  Work 


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M.P.T.O.A.  Head  Attacks 

"Group  of  Professional 

Organizers" 

.  Columbus,  Miss.  —  Assailing  a 
'small  group  of  professional  organ- 
izers who  have  set  out  to  oppose  the 
plans  of  the  new  Administration," 
President  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  0.  A.,  in  a  statement  yester- 
day, declared  these  men  are  trying 
'to  obstruct  the  development  of  a 
code  of  fair  competition  for  the  mo- 
tion picture  industry."  Although  he 
did  not  refer  to  the  group  by  name 

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50  p.c.¥¥tter 
producing  in  east 

Walter  Futter  will  transfer  half 
if  his  1933-34  production  activities 
.o  New  York,  he  told  Film  Daily 
Yesterday.  Although  his  eastern  stu- 
dios has  not  been  selected,  Futter 
,ftas  decided  to  make  in  the  East  13 
•'Travelaughs,"    featuring    John    C. 

{Continued    on    Page    7) 


Loew  Is  Taking  Back 

Great  Lakes,  Buffalo 

Buffalo  —  Loew's  will  soon  take 
oack  the  Great  Lakes,  which  has 
seen  operated  by  the  Shea  Theater 
Corp.  for  a  number  of  years.  No 
iate  as  yet  has  been  announced  for 
l^the  opening.  Ralph  Schwartz  and 
i  (William  Van  Dine  are  in  temporary 
charge  of  the  property. 


Bryson  Reorganizing 

London  (By  Cable)— J.  V.  Bryson,  well 
known  in  American  film  circles,  is  en- 
gaged in  reorganizing  British  Poly- 
chromide  Co.,  color  process  firm.  Plans 
are  under  way  for  making  of  a  British- 
French  feature  entirely  in  color.  The 
company's  laboratory  in  Charlotte  St.  is. 
being  re-equipped. 


'  Fifteen  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  com- 
pletely  covered  in  the  forthcoming  "New  Deal" 
number  of  the  FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


Says  Every  RKO  Production  Dollar  to  Show  on  Screen 

San  Francisco — "Every  dollar  expended  on  RKO  Radio's  new  program  will  be  re- 
flected in  screen  values,"  declared  Frank  O'Heron,  vice-president,  in  a  message  to  the 
San  Francisco  regional  convention  here  yesterday.  The  company's  production  plans  for 
1933-34  will  be  outlined  by  Ned  E.  Depinet  this  afternoon  and  Robert  F.  Sisk  will 
speak   following   his   talk.      Merian   C.   Cooper  will   address   the   final    session    tomorrow. 


Wilby-Kincey  Houses   Drop  Union   Labor; 

Unfair  "Competition"  Is  Charged  By  Circuit 


Birmingham — Notice  effective  to- 
day has  been  given  all  union  men  in 
the  Wilby-Kincey  houses  here  that 
because  of  "unfair  competition"  fur- 
nished in  Birmingham  by  the  unions, 
their  services  will  not  be  needed. 
The  "unfair  competition"  is  the  Jef- 
ferson theater  where  consecutive  run 
pictures,  an  hour  stage  show  and 
several  acts  of  vaudeville  are  given 
for  fifteen  cents.  The  house  is  run 
co-operatively  by  stagehands,  musi- 


cians and  operators  thrown  out  of 
work  by  houses  closing,  and  aboli- 
tion of  stage  shows  from  Birming- 
ham. 

The  Jefferson  was  started  last  fall 
as  a  strictly  stock  company.  After 
25  weeks  or  more,  the  house  was 
wired  and  pictures  put  in.  Lately 
the  house  has  been  doing  a  turnaway 
business  at  some  shows,  yet  is  re- 
ported not  making  money  because 
of  the  heavy  "nut"  and  the  low  price. 


Name  Daven  Head  of  New 
Fox  Fr.  Producing  Firm 

Paris  (By  Cable) — Capitalized  at 
6,000,000  francs,  Fox  has  formed 
Societe  Anonyme  Francaise  des  Pro- 
ductions Fox-Films,  which  will  pro- 
duce foreign  language  pictures  in 
Paris.  A.  Daven,  who  was  formerly 
a  director  for  Ufa-A.  C.  E.  produc- 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


F.  F.  Proctor  Estate 

Valued  at  $5,836,697 

The  estate  of  F.  F.  Proctor,  cir- 
cuit owner  who  died  Sept.  4,  1929. 
was  valued  at  $6,200,880  gross  and 
$5,836,697  net,  it  became  known  yes- 
terday in  a  tax  transfer  filed  in  the 
Surrogate's  Court,  White  Plains. 
The  N.V.A.  and  the  Actors'  Fund 
each  will  receive  $50,000. 


Scarcity  of  Independent  Films 
Is  Seen  By  W.  Ray  Johnston 


Court  Finds  Goebel 

Case  Defendants  Guilty 

A  verdict  of  guilty  was  brought 
in  yesterday  by  the  Federal  jury 
that  heard  206  days  of  testimony  in 
the  mail  fraud  case  against  Otto  E. 
Goebel,  motion  picture  producer,  and 
eight  others  connected  with  the  Na- 
tional Diversified  Co.  The  company 
sold  about  $3,000,000  worth  of  stock 
to  prominent  persons,  claiming  that 
it  would  make  religious  films. 


Strong  possibility  of  an  alarming 
scarcity  of  independently  -  made 
product  during  the  fiscal  year  will 
be  stressed  by  W.  Ray  Johnston  in 
his  address  today  at  the  first  region- 
al convention  of  Monogram  franchise 
holders  at  the  Park  Central.  John- 
ston will  tell  the  exchange  execu- 
tives that  a  large  percentage  of 
independents  have  this  year  failed 
to  deliver  complete  line-ups,  and 
with  reduced  schedules  for  the  new 
(Continued   on   Page    7) 


Wis.  Trade  Practice  Plan 

Set  To  Operate 

on  Aug.  14 

Milwaukee — Under  a  trade  prac- 
tices plan,  including  a  uniform  zon- 
ing and  clearance  schedule  which 
distributors  and  exhibitors  in  this 
territory  are  now  studying  for  adop- 
tion, maximum  running  time  of 
shows  is  limited  to  150  minutes.  The 
plan,  which  was  exclusively  an- 
nounced in  The  Film  Daily  of  June 
16,  is  scheduled  to  become  operative 
Aug.  14,  when  ratified  by  a  majority 
of  exhibitors,  as  expected. 

The  agreement  was  sponsored  by 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 

wis.  im.ru  okays 

M.PJMC0DEW0RK 

Milwaukee — The  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Wisconsin 
and  Upper  Michigan,  Inc.,  has  rati- 
fied the  industry  code  so  far  as  it 
has  been  worked  out  by  the  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
A  vote  of  confidence  has  been  for- 
warded that  committee  for  the  work 
that  is  being  done. 


Bear  Mountain  Outing 
Planned  by  M.  P.  Club 

An  up-the-Hudson  cruise  and  out- 
ing at  Bear  Mountain  on  Aug.  2 
was  planned  yesterday  by  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Club  through  its  house 
committee.     The  day's  program  will 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


Lillian  Gish  Returning 

Lillian  Gish  will  end  her  retirement 
from  the  screen  by  appearing  in  a  fea- 
ture for  RKO  which  will  be  her  initial 
talking  picture.  She  was  last  seen  in 
pictures  in  "The  Swan."  Miss  Gish  has 
been  working  in  the  legitimate  theater 
since  leaving  the  screen. 


Fifteen  years  of  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition  completely  covered  in  the  "New 
Deal"   number  of  the   FILM   DAILY.— Advt. 


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Saturday,  July  8,  193: 


Vol.  LXIII,  No.  6       Sat..  July  8. 1933        Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  UICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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Para.  Certificates  Rise 

Paramount  6s47  certificates  staged  a 
sensational  rise  on  the  New  York  bond 
market  yesterday,  closing  at  25.  a  net 
change  of  10  points  for  the  day.  Para. 
Broadway  5i2s51  certificates  staged  an 
advance  of  3  points,  closing  at  35. 
Para.  51 2s50  closed  at  25,  an  advance 
of  13s  points,  while  the  certificates  of 
that   issue  were   up   %   of  a   point. 


Circuit  Execs.  Discuss  Industry  Code 

An  informal  discussion  of  industry  code  proposals  occurred  at  a  regular  meeting 
of  circuit  representatives  yesterday  afternoon  at  the  Hays  office.  Attending  were: 
Sam  Dembow,  Harold  B.  Franklin,  Phil  Reisman,  Col.  E.  A.  Schiller.  Willard  Patterson 
and  Spyros  Skouras. 


Ohio  Pays  $315,000 

Tax  in  10-Mo.  Period 

Columbus — Under  the  Federal  ad- 
mission tax  law,  the  Government  col- 
lected a  little  more  than  $315,000 
from  Ohio  theaters  during  the  10 
months'  period  ended  last  May  1.  ac- 
cording to  figures  obtained  by  P.  J. 
Wood,  business  manager  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A. 

A  new  checkup  of  the  number  of 
Ohio  houses  affected  by  the  recent- 
ly-enacted state  tax  on  amusement 
admissions  above  40  cents  indicates 
that  not  more  than  five  picture 
houses  will  come  within  the  law. 
said  Wood  yesterday.  Of  these,  two 
are  in  Cleveland  and  three  in  Cin- 
cinnati. 


"CAPTURED"  FOR  HOLLYWOOD 

"Captured!"  Warner  Bros.'  picture 
"O-starring  Leslie  Howard  and  Doug- 
las Fairbanks.  Jr.,  is  scheduled  to 
follow  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  into 
the  Hollywood  about  the  first  week 
in  September,  as  a  two-a-day  offer- 
ing. 


BECOMES   MAYOR   MONDAY 

Minneapolis — A.  B.  "Buzz"  Bain- 
bridge.  Minneapolis  theaterman, 
takes  over  his  duties  as  mayor  Mon- 
day. Exhibitors  are  also  glad  to 
hear  the  report  that  Herman  Miller 
friendly  to  their  interests,  may  head 
the  council. 


LAURA  LEE  MARRIED 

San  Francisco  —  Laura  Lee  was 
secretlv  married  to  Louis  Payne 
New  York  broker,  June  29,  it  be- 
came known  here  yesterday.  The 
couple  are  en  route  to  New  York 
bv  airplane  and  will  continue  to 
Europe  where  they  will  spend  sev- 
eral months. 


PLANNING  MAJESTIC  LINEUP 

Majestic  Pictures'  new  season's 
lineup  will  be  announced  the  first  of 
August  upon  the  return  of  Herman 
Gluckman,  president,  who  is  now7 
on  the  coast  conferring  with  Phil 
Goldstone.  Majestic's  production 
head.  First  four  of  the  new  line- 
up will  be  ready  for  screening  within 
three  weeks. 


BARTON   AT   PALACE 

James  Barton,  famous  funster  of 
musical  comedy  and  vaudeville, 
heads  the  new  vaudeville  bill  at  the 
RKO  Palace  theater  starting  today. 
"Melody  Cruise,"  RKO  Radio  Pic- 
tures' newest  musical  picture,  is  the 
feature  screen  attraction. 


BOOK  ETHEL  BARRYMORE 

Ethel  Barrymore  wrill  appear  in 
person  at  the  Capitol,  for  the  week 
beginning  July  21.  The  actress  will 
be  seen  in  Sir  James  Barrie's  play- 
let, "The  Twelve  Pound  Look." 


Receivership  Petition 

Filed  Against  Del.  Co. 

Wilmington — A  petition  for  a  re- 
ceivership suit  was  filed  in  Chan- 
cery Court  here  yesterday  by  the 
Industrial  Trust  Co.  against  Dia- 
mond State  Theater  Co.,  which  op- 
erates the  Capitol  and  Temple,  both 
at  Dover,  Del.,  and  the  Strand  at 
Smyrna,  this  state.  The  trust  com- 
pany sets  forth  that  it  holes  the  de- 
fendant corporation's  promissory 
note  for  $2,636,  payable  on  demand 
and  dated  Nov.  14,  1932. 


Pantages  at  Salt  Lake 
To  Take  Over  Orpheum 

Salt  Lake  City — Alexander  Pan- 
fages  has  arrived  here  from  New 
York  in  connection  with  his  deal  to 
take  over  the  RKO  Orpheum.  Trans- 
action is  completed  except  for  a  few 
details. 


PROTESTS  RECOVERY  CODE 

Dallas— Col.  H.  A.  Cole,  president 
of  Allied  Theater  Owners  of  Texas, 
has  issued  a  call  for  all  members 
and  also  the  general  public  to  meet 
at  the  Jefferson  Hotel  Monday  to 
protest  the  new  code  governing  the- 
aters, exchanges  and  employees 
under    the    National    Recovery   Act. 


"I  LOVE  THAT  MAN"  OPENING 

"I  Love  That  Man"  opened  at  the 
New  York  Paramount  yesterday. 
Heading  the  suppoi'ting  cast  are 
Robei-t  Armstrong,  Lew  Cody,  War- 
ren Hymer  and  Dorothy  Burgess. 
Harry  Joe  Brown  directed  this 
Charles  R.  Rogers  production  for 
Paramount. 


ATLAS   NOT   CLOSING 

Ben  Berke,  head  of  the  Atlas 
Sound  Studios  in  Long  Island  City, 
denies  the  report  that  the  studio  will 
cease  operating  and  close.  Berke 
stated  that  conditions  were  never 
better  for  producing  and  at  present 
the  latest  of  the  Paul  Terry-Toon 
cartoons  is  now  being  synchronized. 


INCREASE  NEGATIVE  COSTS 

West    Coast    Bureau    of   THE    FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Ken  Goldsmith  an- 
nounced today  a  30  per  cent  increase 
in  negative  costs  over  his  last  year's 
budget  for  productions.  Goldsmith 
will  make  six  features  for  1933-34. 


"PILGRIMAGE"    AT   §1.50 

Price  scale  for  Fox's  "Pilgrim- 
age," which  opens  at  the  Gaiety 
July  12,  will  be  50  cents  to  $1.50. 
plus  tax. 


PLAYING    RKO    ROXY 

"I  Loved  You  Wednesday"  is  the 
feature  attraction  for  four  days 
starting  today  at  the  new  RKO 
Roxy  in  Radio*  City.  "Cocktail  Hour" 
will  hold  forth  on  the  screen  as  the 
main  attraction  for  three  days  start- 
ing Wednesday. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:      Monogram    eastern    sales    meeting,    Ne 
York. 

uly     7-9:     RKO     western     sales     meeting,     S 

Francis   Hotel,   San   Francisco, 
uly    10:    M.    P.    T.    O.    A.    executive   commits 

meeting,    Hotel   Congress,    Chicago, 
uly  10:   Meeting  of  National  Ass'n  of  M.  P.  Ii 

dustry  at   Park  Central   Hotel, 
uly   10:     Monogram      southern     sales     meetin; 

Jung     Hotel,     New     Orleans, 
uly   11:       Meeting    of    Allied    Theaters    of    Ne' 

Jersey   at   2    P.    M. 

uly  12:       World    Premiere    of    "Pilgrimage"   i 

Gaiety,     New     York, 
uly  15:     Monogram      central      sales      meetin 
Blackstone   Hotel,   Chicago. 

uly   17:     United    Artists   sales   convention,    Cfi 
cago. 

uly  18:    Meeting   of   M.    P.    T.   O.   of   Arkansa 

Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson,     Mis 

uly  21-22:    Fox    Film    Corp.    special    stockholc 

ers'    meeting,     home    office,     New    York. 

uly    24-25:      Code    convention    at    Hotel    Ast' 

under    auspices    of    National    Association 

the   Motion   Picture    Industry. 

uly  25:       Meeting   of    Allied    Theaters    of    Ne 

Jersey  at  2   P.   M. 
uly  28-29:     Monogram    western    sales    meetin 

San    Francisco, 
uly    28-31:     Meeting    of     Independent    Theat- 
Supply     Dealers'     Association     at     Stevei 
Hotel,    Chicago. 
Aug.     2:     Outing  at   Bear   Mountain   under  air 

pices  of   Motion   Picture  Club. 
Aug.  2-3:     Monogram    Canadian    sales    meetin 

Toronto. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  lnd« 
pendent  Motion  Picture  Owners  Associatie 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Marylan 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth,  Del. 
Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  i 
officers 


Monogram  Is  Moving 

To  Radio  City  Bldg 

Monogram  has  leased  extensiv 
floor  space  in  the  RKO  Building  ii 
Radio  City  and  will  move  from  it 
present  quarters  early  next  montl 
Richie  Export  Corp.,  Monogram5 
foreign  affiliate,  will  also  move  t 
the  RKO  building  under  the  least 
which  covers  five  years.  Both  cow; 
panies  have  been  situated  at  72! 
Seventh  Ave.  since  their  inception. 


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ATLANTIC  CITY'S 

NEWEST  BOARDWALK 

HOTEL 

Five  Hundred  Rooms  with  Sea  Water 
Baths — American  and  European  Plans. 
Also  Beautiful  Furnished  Housekeeping 
Apartments  with  Complete  Hotel  Service 
by  the   Week,    Month   or  Year. 

SEA  WATER   SWIMMING   POOL 

MARINE  SUN   DECK 

TURKISH    BATHS 


151  Saturday,  July  8,  1933 


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IMITS  RUNNING  TIME 
IFSH0WST0150MINS. 


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ie    M.   P.   T.    0.    of   Wisconsin    and 
fpper    Michigan,    headed    by   Presi- 
ent  Fred  S.  Meyer.     It  bans  double 
'•features,  including  "added"  westerns 
n   Sundays   or   other   matinees. 
The    plan    provides    against   give- 
ways,    coupon    and   thrift    cards    or 
3oks,  etc.,  and  against  all  mention 
njf    price    in    newspaper    advertising 
?cept  in  announcements  of  changes 
1  admission  prices  when  prices  may 
i  mentioned  for  not  more  than  seven 
msecutive  days.  Maximum  running 
jme  of  a  show  is  limited  to  150  min- 
tes   with  units   limited   to  total   of 
*»  sve    and   three   in   case    of   a   stage 

How  policy. 
hi  J  Under  the  schedule,  first-run 
•puses  playing  at  50-cent  admissions 
ire  given  45  days'  clearance  over 
lbsequent  houses  charging  35  cents, 
'' '§9  days  over  houses  charging  30 
ents,  59  days  over  houses  charging 
p  cents  and  73  days  over  theaters 
fith  a  20-cent  admission.  The  ad- 
lission  classification  is  determined 
:cording  to  the  lowest  adult  admis- 
on  after  6  P.  M. 

The  plan  provides  that  no  subse- 
uent  house  shall  advertise  any 
jming  attraction  until  the  comple- 
'on  of  the  first-run  showing  in  Mil- 
aukee  and  likewise  in  an  outlying 
me  where  more  than  14  days'  clear- 
rice  prevails,  no  picture  shall  be 
dvertised  until  the  completion  of 
revious  runs.  Institutional  adver- 
sing  used  at  the  beginning  of  the 
uying  season  is  exempt  from  this 
ause. 

Directly  competitive  situations  are 
rictly  denned  under  the  plan  which 
ivides  the  city  into  zones  and  a 
rastic  penalty  has  been  provided 
r  any  violations.  The  plan  be- 
Dmes  effective  as  adopted  Aug.  14, 
abject  only  to  such  revisions  as  may 
||e  embodied  in  a  code  under  the 
!  rational  Recovery  Act.  Unfair 
rade  practices  as  outlined  in  the 
plan  become  effective  immediately, 
jewever.  It  becomes  binding  upon 
J  fie  signature  of  a  majority  of  the 
Inhibitors   in   Milwaukee   county. 

A  continuing  zoning  and  clearance 
i  jmmittee  consisting  of  four  inde- 
Jendent  exhibitors,  two  circuit  repre- 
sentatives and  two  distributors  will 
|e  named.  Independent  exhibitors 
fsrving  on  the  committee  include  B. 
I.  Fischer,  R.  J.  Patterson,  E. 
f.angemack  and  L.  K.  Brin.  Affili- 
ate representatives  are  Sol  Hankin 
(nd  H.  J.  Fitzgerald,  while  the  two 
j  istributors  are  yet  to  be  named. 
j  The  plan  is  now  being  submitted 
p  the  distributors. 


Hanson's    Bow-Wow    Wins 

Toronto — Oscar  R.  Hanson  swept  the 
beards  in  the  Dachshund  Class  at  the 
recent  annual  dog  show  at  Hamilton, 
Ont.,  the  final  canine  exposition  of  the 
season  in  Canada,  when  he  captured 
the  silver  plate  and  seven  ribbons  with 
entries   of   his   own   breeding. 


DAILY 


lONCfHt 

WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


©      •      •     IT  IS  fundamental  in  human  nature   ....    a  normal 

trait  in  every   human  being   with   ambition to  strive  to 

attain  that  degree  of  independence  financially  where  they  can 
run  their  own  business  and  feel  that  they  are  free  and 
untrammeled   :  beholden   to   no   overlord 


•      ©      •      THAT    IS    a   rather   tough   attainment   in   the   film 

biz where    the    average    individual    is    so    dependent   on 

others yet  this   position  of  Freedom  and  Independence 

has  been  achieved  to  a  remarkable  degree  by  37  men  in  this 

industry  and  their  associates referring  to  the  franchise 

holders  of  Monogram  Pictures 


•      •      ©      AND  EVERY  one  of  these  37  will  gladly  admit  that 
his  present  fortunate  status  in  the  economic  scheme  of  the  films 

is   largely   due   to   one   man     W.   Ray   Johnston 

president  of  Monogram whose  organizing  genius  banded 

them    together whose   executive   ability,   keen   judgment 

and    shrewd    business    sense    has    kept    them    moving    forward 
through  the  toughest  times  the  biz  has  ever  known 


®      ©      ©     SO   TODAY  the  first  regional  sales  convention  of 

Monogram  at  the  Park  Central  starts  off  auspiciously 

bringing  together  a  group  of  men  who  each  controls  his  own 

little  world  known  as  a  film  exchange runs  it  absolutely 

independently secure  in  the  knowledge  that  he  is  a  unit 

in  a  nation-wide  organization  that  is  consistently  moving  for- 
ward  furnishing  100  per  cent  co-operation sup- 
plying him  with  a  high  standard  of  product  under  arrangements 

that  allow  him  to  make  his  full  share  of  the  profits 

so  this  Monogram  Bunch  are  a  reasonably  happy  and  contented 

group  of  individuals they  have  come  to  attend  THEIR 

convention.  . involving  a  company  of  which  they  are  Part 

Owners they  have  a  full  voice  in  every  decision 

the  future  of  Monogram  can  be  as  great  as  these  individuals 
choose  to  make  it by  Co-operative   Effort 


9  •  ©  IN  THIS  spirit  the  year  that  confronts  the  Mono- 
gram franchise  holders  looks  rosy to  say  the  least 

there  is  no  confusion no  guess  work they   have 

clicked  together  the   past   year the  machine  is   running 

more  smoothly  than  ever with  production  decreased  from 

last  year's  32  to  the  current  program  of  20 which  allows 

increased  production  cost  on  a  tight  program  that  is  bound  to 

result   in   superior   product setting   a   New   Standard   in 

the   independent  field here  is   an  organization   spending 

MORE  dough  for  production  when  most  other  companies  are 
pruning is  it  any  wonder  they  are  a  supremely  Optimis- 
tic Gang?  . 


®      9      9     AND  WE  have  a  hunch  that  most  of  these  37  co- 
ops will  be  with  Monogram  10  years  from  now if  they 

are  still  alive it  is  a  Johnston  tradition to  hold 

his  men even  the   office   porter  has  been  with  him   13 

years and  it  would  take  some  inducements  to  grab  such 

men  as  Eddie  Golden,  John  Harrington  and  Pete  Friedhoff  away 

from   Ray as   for   the  franchise   holders,  the  following 

have  been  buying  from  him  for  15  years Harry  Thomas, 

Herman   Rifkin,   Jack   Jossey,    Irving   Mandel,    Sam    and   Jake 
Flax,    Bill    Underwood,    Jack    Berkowitz,    Bernard    Mills,    Bob 

Withers,  Jim  Alexander,  J.  T.   Sheffield,   Floyd   St.  John 

such  Confidence  must  be  deserved Hail,  Monogram! 

all  the  best  from  everybody  on  this  paper's  staff and 

from  the  Heart 


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ASSAILS  BLOCKING  OF 
INDUSTRY  CODE  WORK 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

it  is  understood  that  he  meant  cer- 
tain leaders  of  Allied  States  Ass'n. 
Said  Kuykendall,  in  part: 
"These  men  thrive  on  controver- 
sies and  dissention  and  are  consis- 
tently unwilling  to  permit  the  set- 
tlement of  industry  disputes.  This 
new  law  calls  for  a  show-down. 
Those  who  honestly  desire  to  remove 
unfair  trade  practices  and  wild  cut- 
throat competition  have  an  opportu- 
nity to  sit  down  with  the  rest  of  the 
industry  and  our  Government  and 
work  out  a  practical  plan  to  do  so. 
The  impudent  and  misleading  asser- 
tions of  this  group  of  professional 
organizers  that  they,  and  they  alone, 
speak  for  all  of  the  theater  owners 
in  the  country  is  just  a  brazen  hal- 
lucination. The  actual  owners  of  the 
country's  theaters  are  perfectly  com- 
petent to  speak  for  themselves." 


Name  Daven  Head  of  New 
Fox  Fr.  Producing  Firm 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

tions,  is  in  charge  of  the  concern, 
organized  under  the  supervision  of 
Clayton  P.  Sheehan,  head  of  the  Fox 
foreign  department.  Mr.  De  Regnier 
is  general  secretary. 


Bear  Mountain  Outing 
Planned  by  M.  P.  Club 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

include  a  schedule  of  athletics.  All 
persons  identified  with  the  industry 
are  eligible  to  participate. 

Committees  in  charge  of  the  event 
comprise:  program,  William  Fran- 
kel,  Jack  Alicoate,  Louis  Nizer  and 
Robert  Wolff;  tickets,  Leo  Kleba- 
now,  Arthur  W.  Stebbins  and  Jos- 
eph Bernat;  prizes,  Hank  Linet, 
George  Morris  and  Harry  Brandt; 
publicity,  Hank  Linet  and  Maurice 
D.  Kann. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS, 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
Industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their    birthdays: 


July  8-9 


Bradley    King 


Lon   Young 


Eugene    Pallette 


S.   L.  "Roxy"   Rothafel  Claude  C.   Ezell 

Frank    Namczy 


MONG 

Proudly  As 


GIGANTIC 


PRC 


Plain  English 
For  Plain  Facts! 


An  increased  budget  for  each  neg- 
ative ...  in  these  times  means 
Monogram  is  going  big  time  .  .  . 
that  it  will  pay  you  to  "March  on 
with  Monogram." 


TALK   IS    CHEAP! 
. .  .  but  money  talks ! 


That's  why  MONOGRAM  is  being 
recognized  as  the  leader  . . .  there's 
no  depression  around  the  Mono- 
gram Studios  or  the  Monogram 
Exchanges.  GET  GOING  WITH 
MONOGRAM. 


Tremendous  Iner 

"Monogram  II 

—WITH  THESE  20  "NEW 

"KING  KELLY  OF  THE  U.  S.  A."    . 

"THE  WOMAN  IN  WHITE"    .... 

"BROKEN  DREAMS" 

"JANE  EYRE" 0 

"THE  MOONSTONE"     By  Wilkie  Collins.  Con 
"THE  SWEETHEART  OF  SIGMA   CHI"     . 

"THE  AVENGER" 

"MONEY  MEANS  NOTHING" 

"MYSTERY  LINER" 

"BEGGARS  IN  ERMINE"         .... 
"WOMAN'S  MAN"       .        .  From  Adela  R 

"NUMBERS  OF  MONTE  CARLO"   . 

"16  FATHOMS  DEEP" 

"THE   LOUD   SPEAKER"         .... 

"DERBY  DAY"    

"HAPPY  LANDING" 

"MANHATTAN  LOVE  SONG" 
"SENSATION  HUNTERS"        .      A  Charles  V 
"HE   COULDN'T  TAKE  IT"     .... 
"CITY  LIMITS" 


13  One  Reel  Port  O'Call  Novelties— Se| 

"It  Will  Pay  You   to  Ke 

There  Are  37  Monogram    Exchanges 


GRAM 

t,Mces  Us 

lAM   1933-34! 


In  Negative 
Cost  Over 


Last  Year! 

Right  Idea" 

SPECIALS  FOR  1933-34 

leal  production  from  the  famous  stage  play. 

Wilkie  Collins'  famous  novel. 

An  original  by  Olga  Prinzlau. 

ost  widely  read  of  Charlotte  Bronte's  books. 

wf  the  greatest  detective  stories  of  all    time. 

The  famous  song  in  a  popular  picture. 

By  John  Goodwin,  with  Ralph  Forbes. 

By  William  Anthony  McGuire. 

tor  Wallace's  Saturday  Evening  Post  Story. 

By  Esther  Lynd  Day. 
ohn's  famous  story,  "Great  God  Four  flush". 
Phillips  Oppenheim's  story  of  Monte  Carlo. 
.  An  undersea  story  by  Eustace  Adams. 
.  An  original  story  by  Tristram  Tupper. 
.  County  Fair  Days  are  Pay  Days. 
Stuart  Anthony's  air  story. 
By  Cornell  Woolrich. 
tion,  with  Arlene  Judge  and  Preston  Foster 
Albert  Payson  Terhune's  comedy  drama. 
By  Jack  Woodward. 

World  Through  The  Camera's  Eye 

[Ijuth  With   Monogram!" 

£erve  You  — Get 


Monogram  Is 
Going  Places! 


Not  only  was  MONOGRAM  the 
first  company  to  announce  next 
year's  product  .  .  .  but  MONO- 
GRAM is  the  only  company  an- 
nouncing an  increase  in  its 
Budget! 


A  big  increase  over  last  year's 
negative  cost  is  something  to 
shout  from  the  house  tops! 


MONOGRAM  is  going  into  First 
Place  this  year  .  .  .  with  the  out- 
standing Product  .  .  .  the  out- 
standing Stars. 

CLASS  A  PRODUCTION  FOR 
CLASS  A  HOUSES. 


Your  Contract   Now! 


THE 


DAILY 


Saturday,  July  8,  1933 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 

—  By  RALPH  WILK  ^— 


HOLLYWOOD 
"jy[Y  WEAKNESS,"  the  preten- 
tious musical  production  which 
Buddy  DeSylva  is  producing  for  Fox, 
is  already  in  rehearsal  and  will  go 
before  the  cameras  on  Monday.  Be- 
sides Lilian  Harvey  and  Lew  Ayres, 
the  cast  will  include  Harry  Langdon, 
Charles  Butterworth,  Sid  Silvers, 
Boots  Mallory,  Barbara  Weeks, 
Marcelle  Edwards,  Susan  Fleming, 
Mary  Blake,  Shirley  Lloyd,  Marjorie 
King,  Gladys  Blake,  Jean  Allen  and 

Dixie  Francis. 

*  *         * 

Harry  Joe  Brown,  back  from  Eu- 
rope, is  full  of  pep  and  rarin'  to  go. 
He  is  an  associate  producer  with 
Chas.    R.    Rogers    Productions,    and 

also  a  director. 

*  *         * 

Frank  Gay,  veteran  scenarist,  is 
busy,  to  say  the  least.  In  collabora- 
tion with  Charles  R.  Condon,  he  has 
written  "Buy  America."  He  has  also 

written  "City  Guy." 

*  *         * 

Jimmy  Durante  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  March  of  Time," 
which  Willard  Mack  is  directing  for 

M-G-M. 

*  *         * 

Florine  McKinney  has  been  signed 
to  a  long  term  contract  by  M-G-M 
and  will  have  a  role  in  "The  Dancing 
Lady,"  starring  Joan   Crawford. 


IHSI1I1IH 
HOLLYWOOD 

PLAZA 


"0    U' 


nooQ    0 


SUMMER* 

RATES,  Now  8 

$2  per  day  single] 
$2.30  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 

shower.  Every  modern 

convenience. 

Our  dining  room  now 

S  serving  Al  Levy's  famous 
food— breakfast  25 -45c. 
Luncheon  35c.Dinner  60c 

I    Look  for  the"Doorway  of  Hospitality"    B 

VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,    CALIFORNIA 


"I    LOVE  THAT   MAN" 

with    Nancy    Carroll,    Edmund    Lowe 
Paramount  65  mins. 

RAMBLING  YARN  WITH  EPISODIC 
TREATMENT  RATES  AVERAGE  ENTER- 
TAINMENT. 

Another  of  those  yarns  about  a  gent 
who  lives  beyond  the  law  by  his  wits 
at  the  expense  of  others,  and  gets  a  girl 
to  believe  in  him  and  sacrifice  all  for 
his  sake.  A  very  unbelievable  and  arti- 
ficial story  at  best,  that  carries  no  sym- 
pathy for  the  principals  and  gets  no 
place  in  particular.  Edmund  Lowe  is  a 
confidence  man  who  loses  all  his  ill- 
gotten  gains  at  the  roulette  wheel  as  soon 
as  he  gets  his  hands  on  a  pile.  He  meets 
up  with  a  perfectly  nice  girl  in  Nancy 
Carroll,  who  learns  to  love  him  so  much 
that  when  she  discovers  he  is  a  racketeer 
and  not  a  wealthy  society  man  as  she 
supposed,  it  makes  no  difference.  She 
just  becomes  his  partner  in  semi-crime. 
So  the  tale  wanders  along  without  build- 
ing any  particular  suspense.  Then  the 
pay-off  when  Lowe  is  fatally  shot  by  a 
criminal  he  double-crossed,  and  marries 
the    girl    on    his   death-bed. 

Cast:  Edmund  Lowe,  Nancy  Carroll,  Lew 
Cody,  Robert  Armstrong,  Warren  Hymer, 
Dcrothy  Burgess,  Susan  Fleming,  Walter 
Walker,  Inez  Courtney,  Harvey  Clark, 
Grant  Mitchell,  Belle  Mitchell,  Luis  Al- 
berni,  Lee  Kohlmar,  Leon  Holmes,  Esther 
Muir. 

Director,  Harry  Joe  Brown;  Authors, 
Gene  Towne,  Graham  Baker;  Adaptors, 
same;  Dialoguers,  same;  Cameraman,  Mil- 
ton Krasner. 

Direction,  Satisfactory  Photography, 
Good. 


"IT'S  GREAT  TO  BE  ALIVE" 

with    Raul    Roulien,    Gloria    Stuart, 

Edna    May   Oliver 

Fox  69  mins. 

BRIGHT,  SNAPPY  ENTERTAINMENT 
WITH  LAUGHABLE  DIALOGUE,  CATCHY 
TUNES    AND    PRETTY    GIRLS. 

The  plot  of  this  comedy  with  music  is 
hilariously  nonsensical  but  it  provides  a 
capable  cast  with  a  wealth  of  clever  dia- 
logue and  many  situations  that  will  please 
the  most  sedate.  Raul  Roulien  makes  his 
American  screen  debut  as  a  real  heart- 
throb hero  who  can  sing  his  way  into 
feminine  affection.  A  galaxy  of  glorious 
girls  brighten  up  the  musical  numbers.  The 
story  concerns  a  young  man-about-town 
who  becomes  engaged  to  "the  one  and 
only"  girl  but  who  runs  into  considerable 
difficulty  ridding  himself  of  his  old 
"flames."  The  past  loves  manage  to 
break  up  his  new  romance.  He  winds  up 
by  attempting  a  trans-Pacific  flight  but 
is  forced  down  on  an  uninhabited  island. 
An  unheard-of  malady  wipes  out  all  the 
male  population  of  the  world  and  being 
the  only  man  left,  he  demands  the  re- 
turn of  his  former  fiancee.  To  save  the 
world  from  utter  ruin,  the  other  women 
consent. 

Cast:  Raul  Roulien,  Gloria  Stuart,  Edna 
May  Oliver,  Herbert  Mundin,  Joan  Marsh, 
Dorothy  Burgess,  Emma  Dunn,  Edward  Van 
Sloan,   Robert  Greig. 

Director,  Alfred  Werker;  Author,  John 
D  Swain;  Adaptor,  Paul  Perez;  Dialoguer, 
Arthur  Kober;  Cameraman,  Robert  Planck; 
Recording   Engineer,   Alfred    Bruzlin. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good. 


William    Powell   in 

"PRIVATE  DETECTIVE  62" 


Warner    Bros. 


67    mins. 


MILD  ENTERTAINMENT  PEPPED  UP 
BY  GOOD  SUSPENSE  AND  DRAMATIC 
SITUATIONS. 

William  Powell  in  a  typical  role  that 
gives  him  plenty  of  chance,  but  the  plot 
is  of  the  stereotyped  order  relieved  by 
some  dramatic  situations  that  hold  the  in- 
terest. As  a  detective  in  the  American 
diplomatic  service  he  gets  in  a  jam,  and 
takes  a  job  as  partner  with  a  crooked  de- 
tective agency.  Margaret  Lindsay  plays 
the  role  of  a  society  girl  who  nicks  a  gam- 
bling casino  for  fifty  grand  which  she 
leaves  with  them  on  credit.  So  the  crooked 
detective  and  his  pal,  the  casino  owner, 
try  to  frame  something  on  the  girl  to  keep 
her  from  collecting.  Powell  is  assigned  the 
job,  without  knowing  what  is  in  back  of  it. 
When  he  learns  the  truth  he  quits  the  job. 
Developments  then  come  rapidly,  with  the 
girl's  visit  to  the  apartment  of  the  casino 
proprietor  to  collect,  and  a  frame-up  to 
make  it  appear  she  killed  him.  He  is  actu- 
ally killed  by  a  hireling  of  the  crooked  de- 
tective. Powell  clears  the  case  with  some 
exciting  happenings,  and  so  to  the  happy 
ending. 

Cast:  William  Powell,  Margaret  Lindsay, 
Ruth  Donnelly,  Gordon  Westcott,  James 
Bell,  Arthur  Byron,  Natalie  Moorhead,  Sheila 
Terry,  Theresa  Harris,  Renee  Whitney,  Ann 
Hovey,  Irving  Bacon,  Arthur  Hohl,  Hobart 
Cavanaugh. 

Director,  Michael  Curtiz;  Author,  Raoul 
Whitefield;  Adaptor,  Rian  James;  Dialoguer, 
same;    Cameraman,   Tony   Gaudio. 

Direction,  Adequate  Photography,  Very 
Good. 


Many  Ownership  Changes 
Occur  in  Buffalo  Area 

Buffalo — Recent  switches  in  thea- 
ter ownership  and  management  in- 
clude the  following: 

Harold  Raives,  formerly  manager 
of  the  Regent  and  Century,  Roches- 
ter, is  now  manager  of  the  Rialto. 
He  also  has  taken  on  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Temple,  Fairport.  These 
houses  formerly  belonged  to  the 
Schine  interests. 

George  A.  Ver  Valin  has  closed 
the  Lincoln  at  Rochester.  The  Star, 
Addison,  operated  by  B.  S.  Newman, 
is  now  open  on  Sundays  and  Mondays. 
Mrs.  Bessie  B.  Blair  has  taken  over 
the  Laurel,  Binghamton,  from  D. 
Conklin.  N.  E.  Wood  is  now  man- 
ager of  the  Park,  Hammondsport. 
J.  Propis  is  now  managing  the  Avon, 
Buffalo,  alone.  F.  G.  Hahn  formerly 
was  associated  with  him.  Leaven- 
worth Steele  has  purchased  the 
Variety,  Baldwinsville,  and  reopened 
it  under  the  name  of  Steele's  Para- 
mount. Steele  has  operated  the 
Steele's,  East  Syracuse,  for  the  past 
20  years. 


"NELL  GWYNN"  IN  SOUND 

London  —  A  sound  version  with 
music  of  "Nell  Gwynn"  will  be  pro- 
duced by  Herbert  Wilcox,  production 
head  of  B.  and  D.  films.  A  silent 
version  of  the  story  was  made  eight 
years  ago  with  Dorothy  Gish  in  the 
title  role. 


Canadian  Buying  Co-Op 
Opens  Alberta  Branch 

Toronto  —  Expanding  Associated 
Theaters,  Ltd.,  Oscar  R.  Hanson  has 
organized  an  Alberta  branch  of  the 
buying  co-operative  and  appointed 
H.  T.  Long  as  manager.  The  office 
will  cover  western  Saskatchewan  as 
well  as  Alberta. 

At  a  general  meeting  at  the  York 
Hotel,  Calgary,  directors  for  the  Al- 
berta federation  were  elected  as  fol- 
lows: W.  J.  Long,  Edmonton;  R.  J. 
Grant,  Wetaskiwin;  D.  B.  Free, 
Stettler;  W.  H.  B.  Sharp,  Didsbury, 
and   M.  Beatty,  Red  Deer. 


FIXTURES  FOR  RADIO  CITY 

Westinghouse  Electric  and  Manu- 
facturing Co.  has  received  an  order 
from  the  Radio  City  Group  of  Rocke- 
feller Center  for  interior  lighting 
fixtures  for  buildings  No.  1  and  9. 
The  initial  order  includes  an  allot- 
ment of  10,000  fixtures.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  a  total  of  20,000  will  be 
required. 


W.  E.  EXECUTIVES  RETURNING 

London — Three  Western  Electric 
executives  who  have  been  associates 
with  the  British  company  since  the 
early  days  of  sound  are  en  route  to 
the  United  States.  They  are  S.  E. 
Hawkins,  R.  C.  Meeker  and  Lincoln 
Weld. 


Para.  Is  Building  Big 

Theater  in  Glasgow 

Glasgow  —  Paramount  will  likely 
resume  activities  in  the  construction 
of  a  new  "super"  here  on  the  "is- 
land" site  at  Renfield  St.  A  company 
may  be  formed  late  this  summer  to 
operate  the  house.  Earl  St.  John, 
supervisor  of  Paramount  theaters 
here,  will  control  the  new  house. 
Pictures  and  stage  show  will  be  the 
policy. 


SETTLE  PASS  DISPUTE 

Richmond — Settling  a  dispute,  lo- 
cal theater  managers  have  agreed 
to  admit  one  censor  board  inspector 
for  each  picture  shown.  Arrange- 
ment was  reached  with  the  Division 
of  M.  P.  Censorship,  after  an  attor- 
ney for  the  managers'  association 
had  protested  against  the  number 
of  inspectors  visiting  local  theaters. 


SUN.    SHOWS   FOR   FROSTBURG 

Frostburg,  Md.  —  Sunday  shows 
are  allowed  under  a  new  ordinance 
just  adopted  by  the  City  Council 
and  signed  by  the  Mayor.  Theaters 
may  keep  open  from  2  to  6  p.m., 
and  from  8:30  to  11  p.m.  A  tax 
of  five  cents  for  charity  is  imposed 
on  each  admission. 


LYCEUM,   MINNEAPOLIS,   DARK 

Minneapolis — With  the  temporary 
closing  of  the  Lyceum,  independent 
house,  the  Minnesota  Amusement 
Co.  (Publix),  is  left  without  Twin 
City  first-run  opposition.  Lyceum  is 
scheduled  to  open  early  in  August. 


THE 


Saturday,  July  8,  1933 


-%&! 


DAILV 


RKO  San   Francisco 
Convention  Squibs 


'pRISCO'S  branch  manager,  Bill 
Wolf,  was  kidded  by  Augie 
Schubart  for  being  more  economical 
with  "F's"  than  Bob  Wolff  of  New 
York,  who  doubles  up  on  his  last  let- 
ter. 


W.  S.  Jones  of  Vancouver  is  the 
lone  Canadian  at  the  'Frisco  fanfare 
— you'll  recall  the  other  Dominion- 
eers  heard  their  1933-34  story  in 
New  York  and  Chicago. 


Did  Cress  Smith  get  the  glad  hand 
from  Ned  Depinet,  Jules  Levy  et  al? 
■  — You  bet  he  did.  Cress  spent  the 
1  past  10  months  in  Australia  but  now 
{ he's  back  on  the  old  job  in  the 
:  States. 


"Big  Bill"  Kelly,  Portland  sales- 
man, admits  that  his  sobriquet  has 
been  tacked  to  his  Irish  monicker 
because  it  is  the  direct  antithesis  of 
his  diminutive  stature. 


Mike  Lee,  that  Wyoming  cowboy 

salesman  working  out  of  the  Denver 

branch,  threatened  to  gallop  through 

!  the  St.  Francis  lobby  to  prove  that 

i  his  cowboy  ability  is  not  of  the  drug 

i store  brand. 


Norman  Newman,  of  Herb  Mcln- 
tyre's  Los  Angelans,  has  the  looks  of 
an  actor  and  since  Merian  C.  Cooper 
will  be  at  the  convention  Norman 
has  hopes  of  being  discovered. 


W.  J.  Kelly,  Seattle  salesman,  is 
an  ex-Yale  fullback  and  his  pals  say 
he's  still  a  great  team-mate. 


George  Seach  is  dog-minded  since 
his  wire-haired  terrier,  the  pride  of 
'Frisco  film  row,  won  a  prize. 


HELBER'S  NEW  SALES  HEAD 

Howard  Hummell,  who  has  joined 
Helber  Pictures  Corp.  in  charge  of 
sales  to  independent  distributors, 
was  formerly  with  Universal.  Pre- 
viously he  was  associated  with  Se- 
lect Pictures  as  assistant  general 
sales  manager  and  also  opened  vari- 
ous Columbia  exchanges  throughout 
the  country. 


Coming  and  Going 


S.  E.  HAWKINS,  R.  C.  MEEKER  and  LINCOLN 
WELD,  all  connected  with  Western  Electric, 
are  en  route  to   New  York  from   London. 

BETTY  GARDE  has  returned  to  New  York 
from    Bermuda. 

S.  FOWLER  WRIGHT,  writer,  leaves  New 
York  today  for  the  Coast  to  attend  the  pre- 
view of  his  filmed  novel,  "Deluge,"  made  by 
KBS. 

EDDIE  GOLDEN  of  Monogram  leaves  New 
York    tonight    for    New    Orleans. 


INDIE  FILM  SCARCITY 
SEEN  BY  JOHNSTON 


(Continued    from    Page    1) 

season  a  scarcity  of  product  may 
be  the  result. 

Eddie  Golden,  general  sales  man- 
ager, will  ask  for  an  increase  of 
35  per  cent  in  gross  sales  for  the 
coming  year  in  face  of  the  fact  that 
Monogram  will  make  12  features 
less  than  it  produced  this  year.  He 
will  announce  a  100  per  cent  in- 
crease in  negative  costs  on  all  new 
season  pictures. 

Monogram's  next  regional  meet- 
ing will  be  held  Monday  at  the 
Jung  Hotel,  New  Orleans,  with  the 
following  present: 

Atlanta — Arthur  C.  Bromberg,  J. 
W.  Mangham,  P.  H.  Savin;  Tampa — 
Carl  Floyd,  E.  A.  Dorsey;  Charlotte 
— H.  H.  Everett,  J.  H.  Dillon,  Jack 
London;  New  Orleans — L.  V.  Seich- 
snaydre,  G.  J.  Broggi;  Dallas — 
Claud  Ezell,  W.  G.  Underwood,  Les- 
lie Wilkes,  Doak  Roberts;  Oklahoma 
City— Sol  Davis,  J.  A.  Smith,  W.  J. 
Cammer,  Thelma  Rhodd;  Little  Rock, 
Ark. — B.  F.  Busby.  Home  Office — 
Edward  Golden. 

Attending  regional  sales  conven- 
tion July  15,  at  the  Blackstone 
Hotel,  Chicago,  will  be:  Home  Office 
— W.  Ray  Johnston,  Trem  Carr,  Ed- 
ward Golden;  Chicago — Irving  Man- 
del,  Maurice  Godshaw,  Max  Dreifuss, 
Jack  Barry,  Frank  Nardi,  W.  Drake, 
Harry  Lorch;  Milwaukee  —  J.  G. 
Frackman,  John  Bates;  Indianapolis 
— L.  W.  Marriott,  E.  A.  Sipe,  Rus- 
sell Bleeke;  Detroit — Sam  Seplewin, 
Wm.  Hurlbut,  Harry  Hondorf,  Fred 
Strubank,  Jack  Saxe;  St.  Louis — Nat 
Steinberg,  Barney  Rosenthal,  James 
Gateley,  Miss  M.  DeVinney;  Min- 
neapolis —  Edward  Walton;  Cleve- 
land— Nat  Lefton,  J.  S.  Jossey,  S. 
P.  Gorrel,  R.  A.  Novisch,  F.  E.  Bel- 
las, Milton  Lefton;  Cincinnati — Wm. 
Onie,  L.  P.  Hudson,  R.  J.  Burns,  G. 
H.  Kirby,  H.  M.  Albrinck,  V.  S. 
Levine;  Kansas  City — Robert  With- 
ers, Chas.  Lewis,  John  Scott,  L.  0. 
Ringler,  L.  F.  Durland;  Omaha — 
C.  M.  Parkhurst,  Joe  Smith,  I.  W. 
Johnson,  L.  Von  Dollen,  R.  H.  Bark: 


LATE  SHOWING  AT  ROXY 

The  Roxy,  7th  Ave.,  tonight  will 
present  a  late  showing  of  its  new 
Fox  musical,  "It's  Great  to  Be 
Alive."  Prices  for  all  seats  will  be 
reduced  tonight  to  25  cents  after 
10  P.  M. 


BOOKS   "SLEEPLESS   NIGHTS" 

Arthur  Mayer,  managing  director 
of  the  Rialto,  has  signed  a  contract 
with  Jack  Bellman  and  Ira  Simmons 
for  the  American  premiere  of 
"Sleepless  Nights,"  a  musical  com- 
edy starring  Polly  Walker  and  Stan- 
ley Lupino.  The  opening  will  take 
place  July  30.  Exploitation  and  pub- 
licity on  "Sleepless  Nights"  for  the 
showing  will  be  handled  by  Joe  Lee. 


Fox  Renews  2  Contracts 

New  contracts  awarded  Fox  person- 
nel includes  that  to  Henry  King,  who 
has  been  re-engaged  to  direct  "The 
House  of  Connelly,"  the  Paul  Green  play 
in  which  Janet  Gaynor  will  have  the 
leading  role.  Sammy  Lee,  dance  direc- 
tor, is  another  who  has  been  rewarded 
with  a  new  contract  following  his  stag- 
ing of  the  ballet  sequences  in  "I  Loved 
You    Wednesday." 


10  Vitaphone  Shorts 

Set  For  July  Release 

Ten  Vitaphone  short  subjects,  in- 
cluding two  double  reels  and  eight 
of  one  reel  length,  are  scheduled  for 
national  release  during  this  month, 
announced  Norman  Moray. 

The  two  reelers  for  July  release 
are  Ruth  Etting  in  "Crashing  The 
Gate,"  and  Russ  Columbo  in  "That 
Goes  Double,"  both  part  of  Vita- 
phone's  "Broadway  Brevities"  ser- 
ies. The  eight  one  reelers  include 
"Costumes  of  the  World,"  one  of 
the  E.  M.  Newman's  "World  Adven- 
tures" numbers;  "Beau  Bosko,"  a 
"Looney  Tune"  comedy  cartoon; 
"Shuffle  Off  To  Buffalo,"  a  "Merrie 
Melodies"  song  cartoon;  "The  Audi- 
tion," a  "Melody  Masters"  band 
number  with  Hannah  Williams  and 
Phil  Emerton's  Band;  "Fishermen's 
Holiday,"  a  "Pepper  Pot"  novelty 
reel;  "Bosko's  Mechanical  Man,"  a 
"Looney  Tunes"  comedy  cartoon; 
and  the  fifth  and  sixth  of  the  Bobby 
Jones'  "How  To  Break  90"  golf  reels 
entitled,  "Down  Swing,"  and  "Im- 
pact." 


50  P.  C,  OF  FUTTER 

PRODUCING  IN  EAST 


(.Continued   from   Page    1) 

Medbury,  whom  he  re-signed  yester- 
day for  the  new  series  which  will 
be  released  by  Columbia. 

Futter  will  make  his  headquar- 
ters in  New  York  and  visit  the  coast 
three  or  four  times  during  the  year. 
Two  features,  as  yet  untitled,  will 
be  made  at  the  Futter  Hollywood 
studios  for  1933-34. 


BURNS-ALLEN  AT  PARAMOUNT 

George  Burns  and  Gracie  Allen 
have  been  booked  for  a  week's  ap- 
pearance at  the  Paramount  theater 
prior  to  starting  for  Hollywood  for 
their  next  Paramount  picture.  They 
will  offer  their  own  original  revue 
at  the  Paramount  entitled  "Where's 
My  Brother?" 


NAMED  MONTREAL  MANAGER 

Toronto — Appointment  of  Maurice 
Davis,  veteran  film  exchange  official 
of  Montreal,  as  manager  of  the 
Montreal  branch  of  Empire  Films, 
Ltd.,  is  announced  by  President 
Oscar  R.  Hanson. 


PARA.   SIGNS   IDA   LUPINO 

Ida  Lupino,  17-year-old  daugh- 
ter of  Stanley  Lupino,  British  com- 
edian, has  been  signed  to  a  long 
term  contract  by  Paramount.  Miss 
Lupino,  who  is  now  in  England,  will 
report  at  the  coast  in  August. 


New  Deal 

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1LLIED  WILL  URGE  EXHiBS  TO  GET  ERPI  REFUNDS 

iays  Too  Much  Attention  Paid  to  Theater  Decorations 


That  Code 

.  .  .  too  many  cooks,  etc. 

^=^By   JACK   ALICOATE^^= 


/E  ARE  not  unmindful  of  the  rather 
'  dominant  fact  that  any  completed  in- 
I  try  code,  under  which  this  business  is 
work  in  harmony  in  its  march  back  to 
sperity,  must  reflect  the  thoughts  of 
flicting  elements  in  the  motion  picture 
'jstry.  This,  obviously,  must  mean  the 
tration  of  aims,  ideals  and  desires.  It 
;t  mean  sacrifice,  here  and  there,  for 
d  of  all.     It  must  mean  facing  the  prob- 

from  the  broad  standpoint  of  the  in- 
I  try  as  a  whole.  It  is  to  be  regretted 
i  that  certain  meddling  elements,  under 
it  of  the  code,  are  already  seeking  sim- 
to  further  only  their  own  selfish  inter- 
Any  code  relating  to  this  business 
j Id  come  from  the  recognized  headquar- 

of  the  industry. 

• 
IERE  is  no  questioning  the  fact  that  the 
office  of  the  Motion  Picture  Producers 
,  Distributors  of  America,  presided  over 
Will  Hays,  is  the  recognized  fountain 
i  of  this  splendid  industry.  We  some- 
;s  wonder  where  this  business  would 
headed  without  the  matured,  efficient 
comprehensive  service  rendered  the 
re  industry  by  Will  Hays  and  his  ener- 
|c  group  over  on  44th  Street.  This  talk 
trustification  is  so  much  balmy  apple- 
:e.  This  business  was  never  more  wide 
i.  It  needs  all  the  help  Washington 
U  give  it  and  in  going  to  Washington  it 
t  do  so  with  clean  hands  and  a  united 
t. 

• 
IE  Hays  office  then,  and  no  where  else, 

is  the  logical  place  for  any  industry 
:  to  be  drafted,  and  then  when  ready, 
lly  presented  to  Washington.  The  inter- 
iiate  steps,  of  course,  are  another  mat- 
l    Every  element  must  be  consulted  and 

proposals  of  conflicting  aims  carefully 
ghed.  The  success  or  failure  of  a  code 
!  motion  pictures  will  not  depend  upon 
draft  or  presentation  to  the  administra- 

but  upon   its  honesty  of  purpose,  fair- 
and    workability    after    being    put    in 

tice.      Its   success,    therefore,    becomes 

matic.      If    it    is   honest   it   will    follow 

ugh    successfully.      If    it    be    dishonest 

ill  fall  of  its  own  accord. 


More  "Warmth,"  Comfort 

Needed,    Declares 

John  Eberson 

In  their  rush  to  build  theaters,  ex- 
hibitors have  paid  too  much  atten- 
tion to  decorations  and  too  little  to 
warmth  and  comfort  of  their  houses, 
declared  John  Eberson  in  an  inter- 
view:    Saturday.       Architects,     said 

(Continued    on    Page    15) 


ALLIED  ASS'N  BOARD 
PLANS  CODE  DRAFT 


Washington    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Definitely  indicating 
that  Allied  States  Ass'n  will  not  re- 
main aloof  from  participating  in 
drafting  an  industry  code,  a  state- 
ment issued  here  Saturday  says  that 

(Continued   on    Page    15) 


Harry  Thomas  Suggests 
Co-Op  Advertising  Plan 

A  co-operative  advertising  plan 
involving  producer,  distributor  and 
exhibitor  was  presented  by  Harry 
H.  Thomas,  head  of  First  Division, 
to  delegates  to  the  Monogram  re- 
gional convention  held  at  the  Park 
Central  Hotel,  Saturday.  Stressing 
the  theory  that  the  public  is  becom- 
ing more   "picture-wise"  each  year, 

(Continued   on    Page    2) 


Texas  to  Draft  Code 

Dallas — Suggestions  for  what  they  term 
an  "equitable  code"  will  be  dratted  by 
Allied  Theater  Owners  of  Texas  at  a 
mass  meeting  to  be  held  at  the  Jeffer- 
son Hotel  today.  They  will  forward  the 
draft  to  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  president, 
Ed  Kuykendall,  for  consideration  by  his 
executive  committee,  which  convenes 
today   in   Chicago. 


NOBLE  PLANS  SERIES; 
REPORT  ERPI  BACKING 


Jack    Noble,    who    is   reported   to 

have  Electrical  Research  Products' 
backing,  is  planning  a  series  of  10 
features  to  be  made  at  the  Eastern 
Service   Studio,  Long  Island. 

William  Bach,  who  heads  a  new 
subsidiary  which  has  been  organized 
by  Erpi  interests,  yesterday  said  he 
had  not  decided  whether  or  not  his 
company  will  engage  in  theatrical 
picture  production. 


Camden  Anti-Trust  Case 
Resumes  in  Court  Today 

Camden,  N.  J. — Hearing  on  the 
Victoria  Amusement  Company's 
anti-trust  action  against  major  dis- 
tributors will  resume  today  in  the 
District  Court  before  Judge  Avis 
when  a  preliminary  hearing  will  be 

(Continued   on  Page    15) 


Eight  Majors  Plan  386  Features 
For  '33-' 34,  New  Survey  Shows 


N.  A.  M.  P.  I.  Committee 
Moves  to  Simplify  Code 

In  an  effort  to  simplify  the  indus- 
try code  draft  being  prepared  by  the 
National  Association  of  the  M.  P. 
Industry,  its  code  committee  on  Sat- 
urday eliminated  provisions  for  an 
enforcement  setup.  It  had  been 
planned  to  recommend  a  National 
Control  Council  to  handle  this  phase 
of  the  code  with  the  assistance  of 
a  committee. 


Latest  checkup  of  1933-34  feature 
plans  of  eight  major  companies  in- 
dicate that  they  will  offer  at  least 
386  pictures  during  the  new  season. 
With  lineups  of  six  of  these  organi- 
zations already  formally  made  pub- 
lic, two  are  yet  to  be  officially  heard 
from.  Warner  Bros.-First  National 
are  expected  to  list  40  features 
while  United  Artists  is  understood 
to  be  announcing  35  at  its  Chicago 
sales  convention  July  17. 


Bases  Recommendation  on 

Wilmington  Ruling  on 

Leasing  Pact 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Confident  that  the 
Wilmington  District  Court  ruling 
granting  a  temporary  injunction 
against  certain  restrictive  clauses  in 
the  Electrical  Research  Products 
agreement  after  finding  them  illegal, 
Allied  States  Ass'n  will  advise  its 
members  to  protest  further  en- 
forcement of  the  clauses  in  question 
and  to  demand  the  refund  of  all 
money  paid  Erpi  under  these  provi- 
sions. 

"Forms    for    carrying    out    these 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 


SCORE  CHARGES  NOT 
TO  BE  DISCONTINUED 

No  junking  of  score  charges  are 
planned  by  distributing  companies 
during  the  new  season,  according  to 
a  checkup  made  Saturday.  Various 
exhibitor  organizations,  including 
the  two  national  associations,  the 
M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  and  Allied  States 
Ass'n,  have  repeatedly  sought  elimi- 
nation of  the  assessment. 


Goebel  and  Eight  Aides 
Are  Given  Prison  Terms 

Prison  sentences  and  fines  have 
been  imposed  on  Otto  E.  Goebel  and 
eight  others  convicted  of  mail  fraud 
in  connection  with  the  proposed  pro- 
duction of  religious  films.  Sentence 
was  passed  by  Federal  Judge  John 
W.  Woolsey.  Goebel  was  sentenced 
to  a  term  of  five  years  and  a  fine 
if  $41,000.  Irene  C.  Flautt  will  go 
to  prison  for  four  years  and  pay  a 
(Continued   on   Page    6) 


Buffalo  Optimistic 

Buffalo — With  business  showing  gains 
in  all  lines,  local  film  people  are  look- 
forward  to  much  improvement  for  the 
last  half  of  the  year  as  compared  with 
recent  months,  a  checkup  made  by  THE 
FILM    DAILY    indicates. 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW   YORK    STOCK    MARKET 

(QUOTATIONS  AS  OF  SATURDAY) 

Net 

High     Low     Close     Chg. 

Columbia   Picts.   vtc.    21%     21%     21%   +     % 

Con.    Fm.    Ind 5  4%       4%  —     U 

Con.    Fm.    Ind.    pfd...    123g      11%      12%    +     % 

East.    Kodak     85%     83%     84  

Fox     Fm.     "A" 3%       3%       3%   +      % 

Loew's,     Inc 25%     243/8     243/4   +      % 

do    pfd 70         70         70       —  1% 

Paramount   ctfs 2%       2  2%      

Pathe     Exch 1%       1%       1%+     % 

do     "A"     7%       71/4       75/8   +      1/4 

RKO      434       4%       4%    +      % 

Warner    Bros 7  6%       6%      

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Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.      4%       4%       4%    +      % 

Technicolor    8%  81/4       8%  —     1/4 

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Warner's    6s39    3734     37l/4     37%    +    1% 


6  PREPARING  AT  M-G-M 

West    Coast    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — M-G-M  has  six  fea- 
tures ready  for  production  soon. 
They  are  "Bombshell,"  "Cat  and  the 
Fiddle,"  "Christopher  Bean,"  "Queen 
Christina,"  "The  Big  Liar"  and  an 
Ed  Wynn  story  as  yet  untitled.  The 
company  now  has  four  fea  cures 
ready  for  release,  and  eight  pictures 
in  production. 


M-G-M 

Max    Baer,    < 
weight    boxing 
a    contract    to 
picture    for    M 
and    the    Lady. 

Signs  Max  Baer 

hallenger    for    the    heavy- 
championship,    has   signed 
appear    in    at    least    one 
-G-M,     "The    Prizefighter 

The  Itroatlwsiv  Parade 


FIRST    RUNS 

Distributor 


Theater 


Warner  Bros  Music  Hall 

Columbia  "!KO  Roxy 

RKO  Radio  Palace 

M-G-M Capitol 

Warner  Bros  Strand 

Paramount Paramount 


Picture 

Private  Detective  62 

Ann  Carver's  Profession!*) 

Melody  Cruise!  *  I 

Hold  Your  Man  (2nd  week) 

Mayor  of  Hell  (2nd  weekl 

I  Love  That  Man 

Made  on  Broadway M-G-M.  .  Rialto 

It's  Great  to  be  Alive Fox 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Samarang  (2nd  week) United  Artists  Rivoli 

ThcSphinx...    .» .  Monogram Mayfair 

Gol^  Diggers  of  1933  (6th  week) Warner  Bros Hollywood 

(*) Subsequent   runs. 

FOREIGN    PICTURES 

Poll  de  Carotte  (7th  week) Harold  Auten Europa 

26  Comissars  (2nd  week) Amkino Acme 

Das  Lockende  Ziel Chas.  Herri itz  Vanderbilt 

A  Nous,  la  Liberte Harold  Auten Little  Carnegie 

FUTURE    OPENINGS 

Pilgrimage  I  July  12) Fox Gaiety 

Hell's  Holiday  ( July  14) Superb  Pictures  Miyfair 

Best  of  Enemies  (July  14) Fox 7th  Ave.  Roxy 


Economics  and  Labor 
Expert  May  Be  Code  Aide 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  An  authority  on 
economics  and  labor  problems,  some 
uersonality  not  connected  with  the 
business,  is  expected  to  be  the  type 
if  assistant  which  Gen.  Hugh  S. 
Johnson  will  appoint  to  handle  the 
film  industry  code.  The  assistant 
will  serve  as  judge,  official  and  arbi- 
ter. 


U.  A.  to  Distribute 

New  "Nell  Gwynn"  Film 

United  Artists  will  release  the 
British  &  Dominion  sound  version 
of  "Nell  Gwynn,"  which  Herbert 
Wilcox  is  now  directing  in  England. 
\nna  Neagle  will  be  starred  in  the 
title  role. 


RELEASING    "TOM    MOONEY" 

"The  Strange  Case  of  Tom 
Mooney,"  a  Brvan  Foy  two-reel  pro- 
duction, will  be  released  by  First 
Division  early  in  August.  Lou  Golder 
arranged  the   deal. 


LOEW    SLIGHTLY   INJURED 

Arthur  Loew  was  slightly  in- 
iured  Saturday  afternoon  when  his 
amphibian  plane  stalled  30  feet 
above  Roosevelt  Field  and  nose- 
dived. Loew  was  taken  to  Nassau 
Hospital,  at  Mineola,  with  cuts  on 
both  legs  and  on  the  neck. 


GERTRUDE   NIESEN  FOR   ROXY 

Gertrude  Niesen,  well  knowm  radio 
star,  will  make  her  debut  on  the 
NewT  York  stage  as  the  headliner  of 
the  new  variety  show  which  begins 
Friday  at  the  Roxy  theater,  7th  ave. 


NAMED  FOX  BOSTON  MGR. 

Boston — Maurice  Grasserreen  has 
been  appointed  manager  for  Fox  in 
Boston. 


Harry  Thomas  Suggests 
Co-Op  Advertising  Plan 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

Thomas  suggested  that  second-run 
houses  will  derive  the  benefit  of 
first-run  exploitation  and  publicity 
by  co-operative  advertising  in  which 
all  theaters  playing  features  from 
Monogram  will  be  mentioned  in  the 
ads,  day  and  date  with  the  playing 
of  the  films.  Thomas  mentioned  the 
co-operative  ad  campaign  for  "Down 
to  the  Sea  in  Ships"  as  an  example. 
The  Monogram  franchise  holders 
wrere  also  addressed  by  Eddie  Golden, 
who  outlined  the  new  product  and 
reviewed  Monogram's  past  records. 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  president,  voiced 
his  objections  to  the  dual  bill  clause 
being  included  in  the  proposed  ex- 
hibitor codes.  In  the  afternoon  ses- 
sion, individual  franchise  holders 
were  heard.  About  35  delegates  at- 
tended. 


SPITALNY    TO    CONDUCT 

Phil  Spitalny,  noted  conductor 
who  recently  concluded  a  week's 
successful  engagement  at  the  Capi- 
tol theater  with  his  renowned  or- 
chestra, has  been  engaged  by  Louis 
K.  Sidney  to  conduct  the  orchestra 
9t  the  Capitol  during  the  time  that 
Yasha  Bunchuk  is  vacationing  in 
in   Europe. 


BUYS    "MARIE    ANTOINETTE" 

Acquisition  of  picture  rights  to 
Stefan  Zweig's  "Marie  Antoinette" 
is  announced  by  M-G-M. 


BENITA  HUME  IN  LEAD 

West    Coast    Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Benita  Hume,  English 
actress,  will  have  the  leading  femin- 
ine role  opposite  Adolphe  Menjou 
in  Monta  Bell's  story,  "The  Worst 
Woman  in  Paris."  Carole  Lombard 
was  originally  selected  for  the  role. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executive  committee 
meeting,   Hotel   Congress,   Chicago. 

Today:  Meeting  of  National  Ass'n  of  M.  P.  In- 
dustry  at   Park   Central    Hotel. 

Today:  Monogram  southern  sales  meeting, 
Jung     Hotel,     New     Orleans. 

July  11:       Meeting    of    Allied    Theaters    of    New 

Jersey    at    2    P.    M. 
July   12:       World    Premiere    of    "Pilgrimage"    a 

Gaiety.     New     York. 
July   15:      Monogram       central       sales       meeting 
Blackstone    Hotel,    Chicago. 

uly  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention,  Chi 
cago 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Arkansas. 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee.    Jackson,     Miss. 

July  21-22:  Fox  Film  Corp.  special  stockhold- 
ers'    meeting,     home    office,     New    York. 

July  24-25:  Code  convention  at  Hotel  Astor 
under  auspices  of  National  Association  of 
the    Motion    Picture    Industry. 

July  25:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  New 
Jersey   at  2   P.   M. 

'uly  28-29:  Monogram  western  sales  meeting 
San    Francisco. 

July  28-31:  Meeting  of  Independent  Theater 
Supply  Dealers'  Association  at  Stevens 
Hotel,    Chicago. 

Aug.  2:  Outing  at  Bear  Mountain  under  aus- 
pices of   Motion   Picture  Club. 

Aug.  2-3:  Monogram  Canadian  sales  meeting 
Tororto. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  Inde- 
pendent Motion  Picture  Owners  Associatiof 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Marylanc 
at   Hotel   Henelopen,    Rehoboth.    Del. 

Sept.   13:  A.   M.   P.  A.   holds  annual   election 
officers 


Monogram  Sales  Policy 
Discussed  at  Meeting 

Monogram's  1933-34  sales  plai 
policies  were  discussed  at  the  New 
York  regional  meeting  Saturday  x 
the  Park  Central,  with  President  W 
Ray  Johnston  in  charge.  Edwarc 
Golden  presided  as  general  sales 
manager  and  Harry  Thomas  ano 
various  franchise  holders  spoke.  Th« 
New  Orleans  regional  meeting  take 
place  today. 


H.  CROSMAN  AT  PREVIEW 

Henrietta  Crosman,  star  of  Fox*; 
"Pilgrimage,"  will  make  a  persona 
appearance  at  the  Gaiety  on  tin 
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(your  box-office  will  give  you.  the  answer  I 


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What  i$  it  all  about  ? 
What  doe;  it  mean 

\  fax  YOU  ? 


TEN  MINUTE* 
oF  entertaining 
picture?  explaining 
the  mort  discussea 
subject  or  the  day/ 

PETEfM/m 


THIS  ONE  -  SHEET  IS 
READY!  Also  press  sheet 
with  practical  promotion 
ideas. 


The  showmen  of  M-G-M  have  pro- 
duced a  timely  subject/lNFLATIOR" 
It  tells  in  ten  minutes,  by  entertaining 
pictures  and  snappy  Pete  Smith  dia- 
logue,  all  about  the  most  discussed 
topic  of  the  day! 

BOOK  IT  NOW! 

Cash  in  while  Inflation  talk 
is  in  the  nation's  headlines! 


M-G-M 


THE  STRONGEST 

LINE-UP  IN 
FOX  HISTORY 

and  FOX  has  enjoyed 
some  greaf  seasons! 


JUDGE  IT... (or  star  values,  story 
strength,  superlative  direction, 
balanced  entertainment. 

COMPARE  IT  .  .  .  with  the 

loudest  and  most  boastful  claims 
of  any  other  company. 

WE  KNOW  .  .  .  you  will  agree 
that  FOX  manpower  has  hit  the 
heart  of  the  box  office ...  as  no 
other  company  has  for  1933-34. 


My  Weakness 

Lilian  Harvey,  Lew  Ayres,  Sid  Silvers,  Charles 
Butterworth,  Harry  Langdon.  Girls!  Girls!  Girls! . . .  and 
still  more  beautiful  Girls!  B.  G.  DeSylva  musical  pro- 
duction.   Directed  by  David  Butler. 

Pilgrimage 

Henrietta  Crosman,  Heather  Angel,  Norman  Foster, 
Marian  Nixon.  Story  by  I.  A.  R.  Wylie.  Directed  by 
John  Ford. 

Paddy  the  Next  Best  Thing 

Janet  Gaynor,  Warner  Baxter.  Remember  "Daddy  Long 
Long  Legs"?  From  Gertrude  Page's  novel.  Directed  by 
Harry  Lachman. 

Charlie  Chan's  Greatest  Case 

Earl  Derr  Biggers'  Charlie  Chan  adventure. 
Warner  Oland,  Heather  Angel.  Directed  by 
Hamilton  MacFadden. 

The  Good  Companions 

Musical  romance  based  on  J.  B.  Priestley's  best  seller 
and  stage  smash.    With  Jessie  Matthews. 

Doctor  Bull 

Will  Rogers,  Louise  Dresser,  Vera  Allen,  Marian  Nixon, 
Ralph  Morgan.  From  the  sensational  selling  novel,  "The 
Last  Adam"  by  James  Gould  Cozzens.  Directed  by  John 
Ford. 

The  Power  and  the  Glory 

Spencer  Tracy,  Colleen  Moore,  Ralph  Morgan,  Helen 
Vinson.  Jesse  Lasky  production.  Directed  by  William 
K.  Howard. 

Walls  of  Gold  I 

Sally  Eilers,  Norman  Foster.  From  Kathleen  Norris' 
American  Magazine  serial  and  popular  novel. 

He  Knew  His  Women  [Tentative  Title] 

Warner  Baxter  in  further  adventures  of  "The  Cisco  Kid," 
O.  Henry's  famous  character,  footloose  on  the  Bowery 
in  90's. 

The  Worst  Woman  in  Paris? 

Adolphe   Menjou,  John  Boles.     Jesse  Lasky  production., 
Written  and  directed  by  Monta  Bell. 

Berkeley  Square 

Leslie    Howard,   Heather   Angel,   Irene   Browne,   Beryi  j 
Mercer.     From  John   L.  Balderston's   Broadway  smash 
Directed   by  Frank   Lloyd.    Jesse   L.  Lasky  production. 

The  Mad  Game 

Spencer  Tracy,  Claire  Trevor,  Ralph  Morgan.    Directed) 
by  Irving  Cummings. 

Jimmy  and  Sally 

James  Dunn,  Sally  Eilers.    Story  by  Mauri  Grashin  andij 
James  Seymour. 

My  Lips  Betray 

Lilian  Harvey,  John  Boles,  El  Brendel.  From  the  play) 
sensation  by  Attila  Orbok.    Directed  by  John  Blystone.| 

The  Last  Trail 

Zane  Grey  story.  George  O'Brien,  El  Brendel,  Clairei 
Trevor.   Directed  by  James  Tinling. 


The  World  Moves  On 

Based  on  an  original  screen  play  by  Reginald  Berkeley. 
Directed  by  John  Ford. 

Fox  Movietone  Follies 

Musical  super  production  with  every  star  on  the  Fox  lot, 
and  300  of  the  world's  most  beautiful  girls. 

Hoop-La 

Clara  Bow,  Norman  Foster.  With  Chicago  World's 
Fair  Background.    Directed  by  Frank  Lloyd. 

I  Am  a  Widow 

John  Boles,  Ralph  Morgan.  From  the  story  by  C.  N. 
Williamson  and  Sidney  Arundel. 

Frontier  Marshal 

George  O'Brien.    Based  on  the  story  by  Stuart  N.  Lake. 

Untitled  Picture 

Janet  Gaynor,  Lew  Ayres.  Based  on  the  Broadway  stage 
success,  "The  House  of  Connelly"  by  Paul  Green. 
Directed  by  Henry  King. 

I 

There's  Always  Tomorrow 

Will  Rogers,  Zasu  Pitts,  Florence  Desmond.  Frank 
Borzage  production.  From  the  Saturday  Evening  Post 
story,  "Green  Dice,"  by  Anne  Cameron. 

Kiss  and  Forget 

Henry  Garat  in  a  spicy,  delightful  musical  romance. 

Musk  in  the  Air 

Broadway's  current  outstanding  musical  hit  (in  its  ninth 
month),  by  Jerome  Kern  and  Oscar  Hammerstein  2nd 
Watch  for  important  cast  announcements. 

David  Harum 

Will  Rogers.  Based  on  the  famous  American  classic  by 
Edward  Noyes  Westcott. 

In  Your  Arms 

Lilian  Harvey.  From  the  story  by  Sig  Herzig  and 
Maurice  Hanline. 

Peking  Picnic 

Jesse  Lasky  production.  From  the  novel  by  Ann  Bridge. 
A  brilliant  cast  is  being  selected. 

I  Come  from  Hell 

El  Brendel.  Comedy  riot  by  George  Marshall  and 
Andrew  Bennison. 

Dressed  to  Love 

From  the  Parisian  stage  hit,  "Dressmaker  of  Luneville" 
by  Alfred  Savoir. 

As  Husbands  Go 

Philip  Merivale.  From  the  stage  hit  that  ran  for  a  year 
on  Broadway  by  Rachel  Crothers,  author  of  "When 
Ladies  Meet."  Jesse  Lasky  production. 

The  Favorite 

James  Dunn,  Sally  Eilers.  Roaring,  rollicking  story  of 
the  race  track. 

Woman  and  the  Law 

Preston  Foster,  Claire  Trevor.  Story  by  Judith  Ravel  and 
Lowell  Brentano. 


Odd  Thursday 

Warner  Baxter.     Based  on  the  story  by  Vera  Caspary. 

Orient  Express 

Heather    Angel,    Norman     Foster,    Herbert    Mundin. 
From  Graham  Greene's  novel.  Directed  by  Paul  Martin. 

Smoky 

From    the   Will  James  story   that   lives   forever  in   the 
hearts  of  millions.   Directed  by  Eugene  J.  Forde. 

Marie  Galante 

From    the    sensational    story   by  Jacques   Duval  ...  A 
tremendous  cast  is  being  assembled. 

The  Grand  Canary 

The  story  scoop  of  the  year.    A.  J.  Cronin's  novel,  high 
ranker  in  all  bestseller  ratings. 

Untitled  Picture 

Lilian  Harvey,  Charles  Boyer.     Musical  special  directed 
by  Frederick  Hollander. 

Three  on  a  Honeymoon 

An  original    story    built    on    unusual    romantic  theme. 
Details  will  be  announced  when  advisable. 

Nerve 

George  O'Brien.    Roaring,  rousing  outdoor  drama  from 
the  story  by  Peter  B.  Kyne. 

Sleepers  East 

From   Frederick   Nebel's   high-speed,  best-selling   novel. 
With  an  important  cast. 

The  Constant  Nymph 

The    outstanding    best    seller    and    Broadway    hit    by 
Margaret  Kennedy     With  a  cast  worthy  of  its  bigness. 

Three  Against  Death 

Marion  Burns,  Kane  Richmond,  Harry  Woods.   Directed 
by  Clyde  Elliott. 

I  Was  a  Spy 

Herbert    Marshall,   Madeleine    Carroll,   Conrad   Veidt. 
Directed  by  Victor  Saville. 


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WATCH  this  week's 

TRADE  PAPERS 

for  indisputable  proof  that 
FOX  is  the  new  leader  of 
this  industry. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Monday,  July  10,1933 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


■By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


PREPARATIONS  on  the  first  of 
the  new  series  of  shorts  featur- 
ing Tom  Howard,  to  be  made  by  the 
W-K-D  Productions,  headed  by  I.  N. 
Weber  and  D.  Doran,  with  headquar- 
ters in  the  Bond  Building,  has  been 
started  with  production  scheduled  in 

an  eastern  studio  within  two  weeks. 

• 

Shooting  on  "The  Emperor 
Jones,"  the  Eugene  O'Neill  play 
starring  Paid  Robeson,  being  pro- 
duced by  Krimsky-Cochrane  at  the 
Eastern  Service  studio  in  Astoria 
for  United  Artists  release,  is  ex- 
pected to  be  completed  next  week- 
Dudley  Murphy   is  directing. 

A  Vitaphone  short  subject  which 
features  the  Notre  Dame  University 
Glee  Club  is  now  in  production  at 
the  Brooklyn  studio.  Roy  Mack  is 
directing. 

Jack  Henley,  staff  writer  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio  and  polo 
player  extraordinary,  is  again  play- 
ing the  game  this  summer  but  is 
found  under  the  horse  more  than  he 
is  on  top,  say  those  who  have  wit- 
nessed him  in  action. 

John  T.  Doran,  stage  manager  for 
the  Eastern  Service  Studios,  left 
Monday  on  what  John  claims  is  his 
first  vacation  in  12  years.  He  plans 
to  visit  the  Century  of  Progress  Ex- 
hibition in  Chicago. 

Eddie  Moran,  actor,  writer,  has 
joined  the  writing  staff  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio. 

Production  is  under  way  at  the 
Vitaphone  studio  on  a  Vitaphone 
short  starring  Dave  Rubinoff  and  his 
band.  Jean  Sargent,  one  of  the 
stars  in  the  recent  musical  hit,  "Fly- 
ing Colors,"  is  also  featured  in  the 
cast.  Joseph  Henabery  is  directing 
the  picture,  which  will  be  released 
in  the  Vitaphone  series  called  "Mel- 
ody Masters." 


CAST   OF    "EMPEROR   JONES" 

Complete  cast  of  "Emperor 
Jones,"  which  is  being  produced  at 
the  Astoria  studios  for  United  Art- 
ists release,  is  as  follows:  Paul  Rob- 
eson, Dudley  Digges,  Frank  Wilson, 
Fredi  Washington,  Ruby  Elzy, 
George  Haymid,  Jackie  Maybie, 
Blueboy  O'Connor,  Brandon  Evans 
and  Tavlor  Gordon. 


Coming  and  Going 


THELMA  TODD  has  left  New  York  for  Holly- 
wood. 

MARCEL  MEKLEBERG,  president  of  Century 
Film,    Boston,    is   in    New    York. 

HARRY  ASCHER,  head  of  American  Pictures 
of   Boston,    is   in   New   York. 

A.  W.  SMITH,  JR.,  Warner  Bros,  divisional 
sales  manager,  leaves  New  York  today  on  an 
;astern   tour. 


•      •      •     GOING  AFTER  the  foreign  field  Warners' 

gang  in  Gr?at  Britain  took  advantage  of  the  annual  conference 
of    the    exhibitors'    association  the    C.    E.    A.  in 

Glasgow  last  week to  put  over  "Gold  Diggers" 

they  had  a  special  trade  showing after  which  they  did 

some  heavy  bookings  right  on  the  spot the  weekly  trade 

paper,  "Kinematograph,"  reproduced  the  pressbook  cover  in 
gold,  with  a  four-page  insert  and  back  cover  also  in  the  gold 
motif  and  out  in  Paris,  Robert  Schloss  who  handles 
the  Warner  biz  for  France,  is  steamed  up  over  signing  an  exhib 
for  "Gold  Diggers"  five  minutes  after  he  gave  him  a  private 
screening  


•  •  •  IT  SEEMS  that  a  printed  statement  on  the  lineup 
of  officers   and  directors   of  AMPA  for  the   coming   year   that 

recently  appeared gave  the  impression  in  some  quarters 

that  these  gents  underwent  some  sort  of  star  chamber  proceed- 
ings  being  sentenced  to  be  shot  at  sunrise  without  ben- 
efit of  clergy  or  even  being  consulted tut,  tut 

we  know  all  these  boys and  from  president-elect  John 

Flinn  down they  are  happy  to  be  associated  with  AMPA 

and  why  not? an  organization  with  a  glorious 

record so  why  step  out  of  line  to  pan  a  gang  of  fellers 

who  are  sincerely  trying  to  do  their  bit  in  advancing  the  inter- 
ests  of  all  in  the  industry was  that  a   sporting  thing 

to  do  ? 


•  •  •  OVER  AT  HER  Lab  Morris  Rosenzweig  re- 
cently threw  a  party  because  his  wife  had  a  baby  boy 

Morris  is  doing  fine  Todd  Rollins  has  started  west  with 
his  orchestra  on  a  ten-week  tour  of  one-nighters  and  picture 
houses Gordon  White  is  all  excited  and  justifi- 
ably so over  the  fact  that  the  last  20  Educational  re- 
leases played  consecutively  on  Broadway also  three  new 

Broadway  bookings  this  week  which  give  his  company  a  record 
for  consecutive  first-run  business  in  New  York 


•      •      •     DOWN  IN  Shreveport,  Louisiana Judge   S. 

C.    Fullilove    in   the    Juvenile    Court   ordered   two   boys   to    see 

"Mayor  of  Hell"  as  part  of  their  probation  sentence and 

what  gives  Eddie  Selzer  of  Warners'  publicity  dep't  a  kick  is  the 
fact  that  he  had  a  similar  incident  as  a  stunt  suggested  in  the 
pressbook 


•      •      •     WE  CAN  remember  as  far  back  as  the  time  when 
Director    Harry    Beaumont    was    playing    in    a    stock    company 

........    before  he  ever  knew  about  Hollerword and  Harry 

useter  come  out  between  acts  and  sing  his  specialty  one 

of  those  goofy  endless-chain  songs  with  oompty  verses 

wonder  if  Harry  remembers  that? 


•.     •      •     WHEN  WE  asked  Grad   Sears  why  he  Lat  in  the 

Warner  home  ossif  dining  room  in  his  shirt  sleeves he 

looked  at  his  companion,  Mister  Skouras,  and  sez "With 

Spyros  all  over  the  place  in  conversation  and  what   not,  you 

HAVE  to  be  in  your  shirt  sleeves." Walquist  &  Gatteii 

have  added  John  Michael  Flick  to  their  technical  staff  in  their 
synchronizing  and  recording 


«      «      « 


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ALLIED  URGES  EXHIBS 
TO  GET  ERPI  REFUNDS 


(Continued    from    Page    1) 

suggestions  will  be  sent  to  Allied 
leaders  in  a  few  days,"  said  a  state- 
ment issued  here  Saturday. 

Since  the  Wilmington  decision 
only  applies  to  the  complainants, 
which  are  Stanley  Co.  of  America, 
General  Talking  Pictures  and  Duo- 
vac  Radio  Corp.,  Allied  will  petition 
President  Roosevelt  to  have  the  re- 
lief applicable  to  all  theaters. 

It  is  further  stated  that  "Allied 
urged  that  Attorney-General  Mit- 
chell bring  a  suit  in  behalf  of  all 
exhibitors  similar  to  that  brought 
by  the  Stanley  Co.  in  behalf  of  its 
own  houses,  but  he  took  the  position 
that  the  Government  should  not 
prejudice  the  parties  to  the  pending 
litigation."  Now  Allied  will  ask  the 
President  to  instruct  the  Depart- 
ment of  Justice  to  reverse  its  policy 
in  the  matter  so  all  exhibitors  may 
obtain  relief  secured  by  the  three 
complainants  in  the  Wilmington  suit. 


Goebel  and  Eight  Aides 
Are  Given  Prison  Terms 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

fine  of  $41,000.  Elizabeth  M.  Flautt, 
for  whom  the  jury  recommended 
mercy,  was  given  a  year  and  a  day 
in  prison.  Jerome  D.  Klein,  and 
James  E.  Cassidy  were  given  four- 
year  terms  and  fines  of  $41,000  each 
and  similar  fines  and  two-year  terms 
in  prison  were  meted  out  to  Bernard 
J.  Flynn,  Franklyn  Johnson,  Robert 
Patterson  and  John  Elder. 


RKO    THEATER    ASSIGNMENTS 

Effective  today,  Thomas  Meehan 
will  be  transferred  from  city  man- 
ager for  Providence  to  manage  the 
Keith's  Memorial,  Boston,  replacing 
William  Raynor,  resigned.  George 
French,  formerly  assistant  manager 
at  the  Keith's  Memorial,  Boston,  will 
be  transferred  to  the  RKO  Albee, 
Providence.  French  will  not  be  re- 
placed at  the  Keith's  Memorial.  Gor- 
don Hughes  remains  as  manager  of 
the  Victory,  Providence. 


MANY  PAPPY  RETURNS 


■  est  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
Industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their    birthdays: 


July  10 


William   M.  Counselman  Sam  Wood 

Dudley    Murphy  Joan    Marsh 

John    Gilbert 


PRODU 


.    NOT   PRED 


HIS    is    an  advertisement  to  call  your  attention  to  a  book 
advertising  the  RKO-RADIO  Program  for  1933-34. 

It  will  be  handed  you  by  the  postman  or  an  RKO-RADIO 
salesman. 

It  is  important  that  you  get  a  copy  for  two  reasons. 

First,  it  is  the  only  advance  summary  of  our  forthcoming 
product  that  you  will  see  before  the  new  season  begins  and 
secondly,  it  is  an  answer  to  a  frequent  question  in  this  in- 
dustry, "Can  motion  picture  producers  ever  learn  to  sell  a 
film  in  a  sincere  merchandising  manner?" 

In  this  book  you  will  find  few  superlatives  and  no  figments 
of  the  imagination. 


"Flying  Down  to  Rio" 
Staged  in  the  clouds! 


CTIONS 


:tions! 


IN  THIS  BOOK  WE  TALK  ABOUT  PRODUCTIONS,  NOT 
PREDICTIONS. 

It  seeks  to  make  one  important  point  ...  it  is  that  RKO- 
RADIO  will  continue  making  first  rate  pictures! 

In  the  season  just  closing  no  program  was  more  consistently 


.  no  other 


LIONEL 
BARRyMORE 


filled  with  substantial  audience  attractions . 
producer  turned  out  so  many  definite  box- 
office  hits.  The  list  is  long,  we  will  not 
repeat  it  here. 


But  we   will   repeat  that  our 

studio,  under  the  direction  of  Merian  C.  Cooper 

is  committed  to  a  plan  to  surpass  that  enviable  record  in 

1933-34. 

The  frequency  with  which  this  company  turned  out  successes 
is  proof  that  they  were  not  accident,  but  the  product  of  an 
organization  geared  to  the  production  of  successful  shows, 
with  the  genius  to  conceive  and  the  resources  to  produce 
with  intelligence. 


RICHARD  DIX 

CONSTANCE 
BENNETT 


"Little  Women" — 
dear  to  the  heart  of 
every  woman 


"Ann  Vickers" — This  year's 
greatest  dramatic  property 


s* 


Beautiful  — explores  the 
secret  heart  of  womankind 


One  Man's  Journey" 
a   drama   of  devotion 


KATHARINE  HEPBURN 


FRANCIS 
LEDERER 


52   FROM 
RKO-RADIO 


1933... 1934 


IRENE 
DUNNE 


It  is  upon  a  record  of  accomplishment  that  RKO 
RADIO  presents  in  this  book  an  outline  of  its  forth 
coming  program. 

This  book  intentionally  does  not  attempt  to  list  the 
title  of  every  picture  that  RKO-RADIO  will  pro- 
duce during  the  1933-34  season.  You  know,  and 
we  know,  that  is  not  practical. 

In   a   business  as   kaleidoscopic   as  this, 
almost  journalistic  in  its  reflection  of 
shifting   public  tastes  and  interests, 

a  producer's  course  must  be  laid  to  grasp1 
every  new  opportunity,  to  acquire 
new  books  and  plays,  to  sign 
the  new  stars  that  sweep  across 
the  theatrical  skies. 


FRED  ASTAIRF. 

ADOLPHE 
MENJOU 


*:. 


Francis  Lederer,  a  soul 


Of  Human  Bondage" 
greatest  novel  of  the 
20th  century 


on  fire  with  song! 


DOUGLAS 
FAIRBANKS,  Jr. 


Morning  Glory" — a  small 
'own  girl,  human  and  real 


Our  plans 
resources 

to  grasp  these  ever  rising  opportunities 
&      ...  because  we  vvant  these  things    t 
and  so  do  you 

In  this  book  you  will  find   productio 
not  predictions. 


LESLIE 
HOWARD 


Tou  will  be  told  about  pictures  actually  made 
or  in  production.  About  books  and  plays  that 
have  been  bought  and  will  be  produced.  About 
stars  and  players  signed  and  cast. 

The  list  is  too  long  to  talk  about  here  but  it 
includes  such  notable  productions  as  "ANN 
VICKERS"  by  Sinclair  Lewis,  beyond  doubt 
today's  greatest  dramatic  property  with  IRENE 
DUNNE  in  the  most  coveted  role  of  the  year. 


Ace  of  Aces'  — A  woman's 
heroic  battle  for  a  burned- 
out  soul 


Green  Mansions  ' — love 


ZASU 
PITTS 


DOROTHy 
JORDAN 


"GREEN  MANSIONS",  W.  H.  Hudson's  majestic 
novel  of  idyllic  love  with  the  stars  of  "Bird  of 
Paradise",  DOLORES  DEL  RIO  and  JOEL 
McCREA.  FRANK  BUCKS  "WILD  CARGO",  W. 
Somerset  Maugham's  "OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE" 
with  LESLIE  HOWARD,  Louisa  M.  Alcott's 
"LITTLE  WOMEN",  beloved  by  every  woman  of 
every  age  with  a  brilliant  cast  headed  by  KATHA- 
RINE HEPBURN,  who  will  also  be  seen  with 
Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr.  and  Adolphe  Menjou  in 
"MORNING  GLORY",  John  Barrymore  in 
"FUGITIVE  FROM  GLORY",  LIONEL  BARRY- 
MORE  in  "ONE  MAN'S  JOURNEY",  the  new 
Cooper-Schoedsack  romantic  sensation  "SON  OF 
KONG"  and  the  musical  extravaganza  staged  in 
the  clouds  "FLYING  DOWN  TO  RIO"  with  Fred 
Astaire,  and  music  by  Vincent  Youmans. 
These  are  but  a  few.  The  starring  vehicles 
of  CONSTANCE  BENNETT,  RICHARD  DIX, 


JOAN 
BENNETT 


"Fugitive  from  Glory   — Filmed  in 
Arabia,  where  Lawrence  reigned 


Escape    to    Paradise  —  Love 
and  danger  in  the  whaling  seas 


Wild  Cargo     nature  saves  her 
]reatest  thrills  for  Frank  Bvck! 


GINGER 
ROGERS 


ANN  HARDING,  IRENE  DUNNE,  KATHARINE 
HEPBURN,  FRANCIS  LEDERER,  JOEL 
McCREA,  DOLORES  DEL  RIO,  DOROTHY 
JORDAN,  WHEELER  AND  WOOLSEY,  BRUCE 
CABOT  and  others  of  our  galaxy  are  equally 
as  impressive  to  the  exhibitor  who  looks 
at  the  new  season  product  with  a  keenly  ana- 
lytical eye. 

You  will  find  a  cross-section  representative  of  a 
program  planned  to  produce  only  outstanding 
shows  for  the  simple  common-sense  reason  that 
they  are  the  only  ones  that  are  profitable. 


JOEL 
McCREA 


"Son  of  Kong" — the  Cooper- 
Schoedsack  big  show  of  1933 


"A  Chance  at  Heaven 
— written  down  to  earth 
by  Vina  De/mar 


II* 


make  em  say 

THE  WHOLE 
SHOW  WAS 
GREAT!"... 


Mi 

ELV 
CULBECTSON 


}M®vISm 


EDGAR  KENNEDY  &  FLORENCE  LAKE 

CHARLIE  CHAPLIN 

HEADLINERS 

BLONDES  and  REDHEADS 

MUSICOMEDIES  with  Ruth  Etting 


MERIAN  C.  COOPE 

EXECUTIVE  PRODUCER 


8 


PICTURE 


MINI 


THE 


Monday,  July  10,  1933 


■^ 


DAILY 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

"HE    title    of    Will    Rogers'    next 

starring-  production  for  Fox  has 

)een    changed    from    "Life's    Worth 

Nothing"    to    "Doctor    Bull."      This 

Itory  is  from  the  successful  novel. 

'The  Last  Adam,"  by  James  Gould 

iTozzens,    and    was    adapted    to    the 

;creen  by  Paul  Green,  Pulitzer  prize 

winner,     for     his     "In     Abraham's 

,  3osom." 

*  *         * 
Samuel   and   Bella    Spewack   have 

leen  signed  to  new  long  term  con- 
racts  by  M-G-M,  while  Paul  Green 
a  new  addition  to  the  roster  of 
vriters  at  this  company's  studios. 

*  *         * 

Davis  Lewis,  associate  producer 
t  RKO  studios,  has  been  appointed 
y    Merian    C.    Cooper    to    succeed 

lexander  McKraig  as  story  editor. 
JcKraig  will  engage  in  New  York 
tage-play    production    for    a     few 

onths  and  return  to  RKO  as  asso- 
iate  producer  later  in  the  year. 

*  *         * 

Added  to  the  cast  of  Buddy  De- 
iylva's  production,  "My  Weakness," 
or  Fox  are  Charles  Butterworth, 
larry  Langdon,  Suzan  Fleming  and 
Jarbara  Weeks.  Featured  player* 
ire  Lilian  Harvey  and  Lew  Ayres. 
)avid  Butler  will  direct  with  Lee 
Jarmes  as  cameraman.  Music  and 
yrics  for  the  production  are  by 
lichard  Whiting  and  Leo  Robbin. 

*  *         * 

John  Ford  has  been  signed  to  di- 
rect "Patrol,"  for  RKO  Radio  Pic- 
lures. 

*  *         * 

Rouben  Mamoulian  has  been  en- 
raged to  direct  Greta  Garbo's  new 
ftarring  vehicle. 

*  *         * 

Agnes  Christine  Johnston,  screen 
writer,  has  been  signed  by  RKO  Ra~ 
jlio  to  write  the  screen  play  version 
|>f  "Stingaree,"  an  original  story  by 
W.  Hornung,  which  will  star 
Irene  Dunne. 

*  *         * 

Jimmy  Durante  has  been  added  to 
Jhe  cast  of  M-G-M's  "The  March  of 
rime." 

*  *         * 

Conrad  Nagel,  after  a  sojourn  in 
few  York  and  stage  activity  there, 
nil  return  to  the  screen  in  one  of 
\he  leading  roles  of  "Ann  Vickers." 
Jagel  is  slated  to  leave  New  York 
|>n  July  9  and  will  assume  his  role 
the  new  picture  immediately  on 
^is  arrival  in  Hollywood. 

*  *         * 
Richard     Boleslavsky    will    direct 

I-G-M's    "Beauty    Parlor,"    featur- 
ig  Otto  Krueger  and  Madge  Evans. 


Due  to  last  minute  revisions  in 
cript  requiring  a  change  in  char- 
cterization,  Fay  Wray  will  play  the 
ole  announced  for  Elizabeth  Allan 
n     "Shanghai     Madness,"     opposite 


Spencer  Tracy.  Ralph  Morgan  and 
Howard  Lally  are  other  members 
of  the  cast  to  be  directed  by  John 
Blystone. 

*  *         * 

"Bombshell,"  for  which  Jean  Har- 
low had  been  previously  announced, 
will  have  Victor  Fleming  as  director 
and  Lee  Tracy  in  the  principal  male 
role,  according  to  announcement  by 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

*  *         * 

Hugh  Herbert,  comedian,  who  was 
signed  to  a  long-term  Warner  con- 
tract immediately  following  his  work 
in  First  National's  "Goodbye  Again," 
is  working  simultaneously  in  "Foot- 
light  Parade"  and  "Bureau  of  Miss- 
ing Persons"  at  the  Warner  Bros, 
studios  here. 

*  *         * 

Ed  Wynn,  who  will  arrive  in 
Hollywood  Sunday,  will  begin  work 
at  once  on  a  feature  picture  for 
M-GM,  tentatively  titled  "The  Fire 
Chief."  Musical  numbers  have  been 
contributed  by  the  team  of  Rodgers 
and  Hart. 

*  *         * 

The  complete  cast  of  "Beauty  Par- 
lor," forthcoming  M-G-M  picture 
based  on  Faith  Baldwin's  novel, 
"Beauty,"  includes  Madge  Evans, 
Otto  Kruger,  Una  Merkel,  Eddie  Nu- 
gent, Phillips  Holmes,  May  Robson, 
F'lorine  McKinney  and  Louise  Clos- 
ser  Hale.  Zelda  Sears  and  Eve 
Green  prepared  the  film  adaptation 
of  Miss  Baldwin's  book,  and  Richard 

Boleslavsky  is  director. 

*  *         * 

Three  writers  joined  the  Para- 
mount story  department  yesterday. 
They  are  George  B.  Seitz,  Lewis 
Gensler  and  George  Marion,  Jr. 

*  *         * 

Paramount  yesterday  made  six 
acting  assignments  for  current  pro- 
ductions. Lilyan  Tashman  was 
added  to  the  cast  of  "Too  Much 
Harmony,"  Verna  Hillie  and  Ed- 
ward Arnold  were  cast  in  the  com- 
edy "Duck  Soup,"  James  C.  Kenton 
and  Charles  Middleton  joined  the 
cast  of  "Big  Executive"  and  Sidney 
Toler  was  cast  in  "The  Way  to 
Love." 

*  *         * 

Paramount's  "One  Sunday  After- 
noon" is  completed  and  will  be  one 
of  the  first  of  the  new  season's  re- 
leases. 

*  *         * 

Henry  O'Neill  has  been  assigned 
to  a  role  in  "I  Loved  A  Woman"  in 
which  Edward  G.  Robinson  is  star- 
ring for  Warner  Bros. 

*  *         * 

Fox  has  purchased  "The  House  of 
Connelly,"  Theater  Guild  Stage 
success  by  Paul  Green,  Pulitzer 
Prize  winner,  to  star  Janet  Gaynor. 

*  *         * 

John  Warburton  and  Walter  By- 
ron have  been  added  to  the  cast  of 
"Charlie  Chan's  Greatest  Case," 
which  Hamilton  MacFadden  is  di- 
recting for  Fox. 


Camden  Anti-Trust  Case 
Resumes  in  Court  Today 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

held  on  a  motion  to  quash  service 
of  processes  in  connection  with  the 
case,  on  the  grounds  that  the  defen- 
dants are  not  doing  business  in  New 
Jersey  and  therefore  are  beyond  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  court.  The  hear- 
ing is  scheduled  to  occupy  two  days. 

Allied  States  Ass'n  Board 
Is  Planning  Code  Draft 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

"the(  influence  of  independent  ex- 
hibitors will  be  marshalled  in  sup- 
port of  the  plan  finally  drawn  by 
the  board  of  directors."  Allied  will 
first  determine  exhibitor  wishes  be- 
fore proceeding,  says  the  statement. 


PHILIP  MERIVALE  CAST 

West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Philip  Merivale  will 
play  the  leading  role  in  Fox's  "As 
Husbands  Go,"  which  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
will  produce. 


THEATER  DECORATION 
GETS  TOO  MUCH  CARE 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

Eberson,  allowed  themselves  to  be 
carried  away  by  the  ambition  and 
enthusiasm  of  theater  company  ex- 
ecutives. 

The  architect,  who  has  designed 
various  interesting  small  houses  as 
well  as  de  luxe  theaters,  declared 
that  the  tendency  is  generally  to 
build  houses  of  too  large  capacities. 
He  has  a  plan  for  a  new  small-type 
house,  presenting  a  new  seating  ar- 
rangement and  which  can  be  built 
and  operated  at  low  cost. 

"Audiences  should  feel,  not  see, 
theater  decorations,"  declared  Eber- 
son. 

The  architect  deplored  failure  of 
many  exhibitors  to  renovate  their 
houses,  postponing  this  work  owing 
to  business  conditions.  In  the  long 
run,  said  Eberson,  the  costs  will  be 
higher  because  of  this  delay. 


NEW  OHIO  CORPORATION 

Cincinnati,  0.  —  The  Clinton 
Amusement  Co.  has  been  incorpo- 
rated with  a  capital  of  250  shares  of 
no  par  stock  to  operate  picture  the- 
aters, by  Morris  Segel,  Jacob  Segel 
and  Alvin  H.  Rowe. 


H.  BURMAN   AT  NIGHT  CLUB 

Baltimore — Howard  Burman,  for- 
mer publicity  director  for  the  Hip- 
podrome, is  now  managing  the  May- 
;air  Gardens,  local  night  club. 


ORITZ 


1VE    above  the 
tree-tops  . .  No  extra 
charge  for  a   restful 
view  of  entire  Central 
Park   and  a  refreshing   breeze  .  /'Amer- 
ica's only  truly  Continental  hotel".,  de- 
htful    .  .    different   .    .    convenient    to 
theatres,   shops    and    business. 

• 
Dinner  and  supper  dancing  nightly  in  the 
SKY  GARDEN,  New  York's  intimate   and 
popular    Roof  .  .  entertainment.     Lunch- 
eon  or  tea   at  .  .  .  RUMPELMAYER'S. 

Rates-   Single  $3  50-$5;   double  $5-$7;   suites  trom    $3 
ATTRACTIVE  WEEKLY  AND  MONTHLY  CONCESSIONS 

Moderately  priced  apartments  furnished  or 
unfurnished  avaiWe  NOW  or  October  1st. 


DIRECTION 
CREGOr,y  TAYLOR 


"THE  SONG  OF  SONGS",  a  statue  by  S.  C.  Scarpitta  inspired  by  certain 
incidents  in  Paramount's  motion  picture,  "THE  SONG  OF  SONGS".  A  Rouben 
Mamoulian  Production,  starring  MARLENE  DIETRICH,  with  Brian  Aherne,  Lionel 
Atwill  and  Alison  Skipworth.  "THE  SONG  OF  SONGS"  is  Dietrich  at  her  best! 


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VOL.  LXIII.  NO.  8' 


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T.  0.  C. JL  WANTS  ARBITRATION  SETUNN  CODE 

Med  Depinet  Lists  11  More  RK0 1933-34  Feature  Titles 


Announcement  Brings  Up 
To  34  Titles  of  New 
Pictures  Listed 

test  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
,  Hollywood — Ned  E.  Depinet  has 
nnounced  11  additional  titles  foi- 
ls 1933-34  RKO  features.  This 
rings  the  total  of  announced  titles 
j>  34  as  at  the  New  York  meeting, 
■5  titles  of  the  scheduled  52  were 
sted. 

The  new  features  on  the  line-up 
re  "Rodney,"  "Aggie  Appleby, 
laker  of  Men,"  "Monsters  of  the 
eep,"    "The    Family    Man,"    "Man 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 

IEW  HUFFMAN  FIRM 
GETS  PUBLIX  HOUSES 

;  Denver — Publix  is  definitely  out 
c  Denver  and  its  two  houses  here 

(,ve  been  taken  over  by  the  Gen- 
al  Theaters,  Inc.,  with  Harry  Huff- 
an  as  president.  Theaters  controlled 
'w  the  company  are  the  Denver, 
mg  the  ace  house  here,  the  Para- 
lount,  also  a  Publix  operation; 
jladdin,  Tabor  and  Rialto,  the  last 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


'ompel  Austrian  Houses 
To  Run  Domestic  Shorts 

ashington   Bureau    of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Under  new  Austrian 
lm  reelings,  all  picture  theaters 
mst  include  shorts  of  an  average 
■ngth   of   250   meters,   produced   in 

ustria  over  Austrian  apparatus, 
he  subjects  may  be  newsreels  and 

(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Film  Issues  Generally  Show  Upward  Trend 

Film  stocks  generally  evidenced  a  decided  upward  trend  on  the  big  board  yesterday, 
Loew's,  Inc.,  led  the  list  of  stocks,  closing  at  27y2,  a  net  gain  of  2%  points.  Loew's 
preferred  closed   at  71%,   a   gain  of   1%   points. 

Warner  common  advanced  1  %,  closing  at  8,  and  the  preferred  1  l/i,  closing  at  22. 
Pathe  Exchange  showed  a  net  gain  of  %  of  a  point,  the  "A"  stock  a  rise  of  1  Vs  points. 
RKO  was  up  %  of  a  point,  Fox  Film  "A"  1  point,  Consolidated  Film  Industries  Vi 
with  the  preferred  closing  at  IB'/s,  a  gain  of  %  of  a  point.  Paramount  certificates 
gained   a   quarter   point. 


Ask   Over   Thirty    Independent   Distributors 
To    Code   Meet   At   Hays    Office  Tomorrow 


More  than  30  independent  distrib- 
utors have  been  invited  to  partici- 
pate in  a  conference  tomorrow  at  3 
p.  m.  at  the  Hays  office  to  discuss 
proposed  clauses  for  the  industry 
code.  In  the  absence  of  Attorney 
Gabriel  Hess,  who  left  New  York 
last  night  by  'plane  for  the  Coast 
to  sit  in  on  code  conferences  being 
held  there  by  Will  H.  Hays,  Attor- 


ney Louis  Nizer  will  aid  at  the  New 
York  meeting. 

The  following  companies  have 
been  invited  to  attend:  Amkino 
Corp.,  Arena  Attractions,  Aywon 
Films,  Al  Bondy,  Capital  Film  Ex- 
change, Century  Pictures,  Chester- 
field Pictures,  First  Division  Ex- 
changes,   General   Electric   Pictures, 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


23  Film  Trade  Ass'ns 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — According  to  a  Dept.  of 
Commerce  survey,  made  in  connection 
,  with  the  Industry  Recovery  Act,  there 
are  38  national  and  interstate  associa- 
tions identified  with  the  amusement 
Field,  23  of  which  are  concerned  with 
motion   pictures. 


Mayor  of  Minneapolis 
Starts  New  Preview  Plan 

Minneapolis — Mayor  A.  G.  Bain- 
bridge,  in  his  inaugural  address,  said 
that  he  would  personally  exercise 
proper  supervision  over  theatrical 
attractions  in  the  city  and  that  he 
would  appoint  a  committee  to  view 
motion  pictures  in  advance  of  their 
public  showing.  This  committee 
would  recommend  cuts  and  changes 
and  inspect  all  advertising  matter 
intended  for  use  in  connection  with 
the  showing  of  films. 


Warner  Bros.  Oppose  Fees 
In  St.  Louis  Company  Row 

St.  Louis,  Mo.  —  Circuit  Judge 
Henry  Hamilton  has  taken  under 
advisement  the  application  of  Roy 
F.  Britton  and  Henri  Chouteau, 
temporary  receivers  for  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.,  for  additional  fees 
of  $10,000  each  for  their  services 
under  the  receivership.  They  were 
placed  in  charge  of  the  company's 
properties  in  November,  1931,  and 
have  already  been  paid  fees  of  $24,- 

(Continucd    on    Page    6) 


First  Run  Minimum  Admission 
Price  Urged  By  Toledo  Exhibs 


Equitable    Plan    Will    Be 

Urged  as  Feature  of 

Code  Draft 

Members  of  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  who 
are  now  being  surveyed  for  their 
suggestions  for  incorporation  in  the 
industry  code,  are  understood  plan- 
ning to  recommend  a  national  sys- 
tem of  arbitration,  equitable  in  char- 
acter and  with  persons  not  identified 
with  the  industry  acting  as  arbiters. 

The  New  York  exhibitor  associa- 
tion will  not  undertake  to  draft  an 
exhibition  code  of  its  own  but  in- 
stead will  co-operate  with  groups  en- 
gaged in  the  work. 

UNITED  ARTISTS  MAY 
SELL  AS  MANY  AS  40 

United  Artists'  employees  totaling 
118  will  attend  the  company's  an- 
nual sales  convention  opening  Mon- 
day at  the  Drake  Hotel,  Chicago, 
when  announcement  will  be  made 
that  its  new  season  program  will  be 

(Continued  on  Page  6) 

Contract  Breach  Penalties 
Provided  in  Writers'  Code 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — The  Screen  Writers' 
Guild  code  provides  that  producers 
may  file  complaint  against  Guild 
members  for  violation  of  its  rules 
of  conduct  in  not  living  up  to  the 
terms  of  their  contract  with  pro- 
ducers. Members  found  guilty  of 
(Continued   on   Page    6) 


Fifteen  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  com- 
etely  covered  in  the  forthcoming  "New  Deal" 
imber  of  the  FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


Limit  New  Indep't  Ass'n 
To  Producers,  Distributors 

Members  of  the  Association  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Industry,  Inc., 
at  a  meeting  at  the  Park  Central 
Hotel  last  night,  decided  to  restrict 
their  membership  to  independent 
producers  and  distributors.  It  had 
(Continued   on   Page   2) 


Toledo — In  an  effort  to  eliminate 
five-cent  admissions,  which,  accord- 
ing to  present  indications,  may  fur- 
ther spread  in  this  territory,  the 
Toledo  Amusement  Managers'  Ass'n 
has  appealed  to  exchange  managers 
here  to  enforce  their  contracts  which 
provide  for  a  10-cent  minimum  ad- 
mission. They  have  urged  them  to 
(Continued   on   Page    6) 


Charting   RKO 

Harold  B.  Franklin  will  today  re- 
lease an  RKO  Theaters  organization 
chart  in  which  the  duties  of  all  RKO 
theater  executives  will  be  defined.  Ac- 
cording to  Franklin,  the  work  formerly 
in  the  hands  of  Herschel  Stuart  will 
be  divided  between  Phil  Reisman,  B.  J. 
Hynes,  Arthur  Benline,  and  the  local  di- 
vision   managers. 


Fifteen  years  of  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition  completely  covered  in  the  "New 
Deal"   number  of   the   FILM   DAILY.— Advt. 


THE 


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JOSEPH   URBAN   DIES 

Joseph  Urban,  internationally- 
famous  stage  designer  and  artist, 
died  yesterday  at  the  age  of  61  at 
the  Hotel  Regis,  New  York. 


Latest  type  DOUBLE  and  SINGLE  track 
SOUND  MOVIOLAS  with  NEW  SI- 
LENT MOTORS  FOR  SALE  AND  RENT 
by     DAY,    WEEK     OR     LONG    TERM. 

Reasonable  Rental   Charges 

Ruby  Camera  Exchange 

727— 7th  Ave.,  N.  Y.  Tel.  BRyant  9-9430 


Incorporate  New  Lab. 

Association  at  Albany 

Albany  —  Motion  Picture  Labora- 
tories Association  of  America,  Inc., 
New  York  City,  has  been  chartered 
by  the  Secretary  of  State  as  a  mem- 
bership corporation  without  capital 
stock  to  foster  trade  and  commerce 
and  promote  the  interests  of  its 
members  engaged  in  the  motion  pic- 
ture laboratory  business;  to  adopt 
and  submit  to  the  President  of  the 
United  States  for  approval  and  to 
enforce  a  code  or  codes  of  fair  com- 
petition for  the  industry  represented 
by  the  members  as  provided  by  the 
National   Industrial    Recovery   Act. 

Cateryn  C.  Magenheimer,  98 
Litchfield  Avenue,  Babylon;  Milton 
Green,  674  East  163rd  St.,  New  York 
City;  Louis  Gray,  259  Rockaway 
Turnpike,  Lawrence;  Frank  Budick, 
537  East  146th  St.,  New  York  City; 
Sally  Canton,  239  Ocean  Ave., 
Brooklyn;  Francis  Soule,  2233  Hen- 
drickson  St.,  Brooklyn;  Emma  Maio, 
221  William  St.,  Port  Chester;  Eve- 
lyne  Harker,  541  Isham  St.,  New 
York  City;  Florence  Macneil,  316 
West  56th  St.,  New  York  City,  are 
the  incorporators.  Meyer  H.  Laven- 
stein,  New  York  City,  is  attorney 
for  the  new  association. 


PICKFORDS    TO    DIVIDE    TRUST 

West  Coast  Bureau,  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Los  Angeles — Mary  Pickford  and 
Lottie  Pickford  Guillard,  her  sister, 
will  benefit  under  a  $227,038  trust 
fund,  it  was  revealed  when  a  peti- 
tion for  authority  to  dispose  of  the 
funds  left  by  their  mother,  Mrs. 
Charlotte  Smith  Pickford,  was  filed. 
The  money  was  left  in  trust  for  the 
benefit  of  Jack  Pickford,  who  died 
last  January. 


LOEW  BACK  AT  DESK  SOON 

Arthur  Loew,  who  was  injured 
Saturday  when  his  airplane  crashed 
at  Roosevelt  Field,  will  return  to  his 
office  late  this  week,  it  was  an- 
nounced at  the  M-G-M  offices  yes- 
terday. Loew  was  at  his  home  yes- 
terday nursing  scratches  on  his  chin 
and  legs  after  being  treated  at 
Mineola    Hospital. 


"DIGGERS"   RELEASE   SEPT.  2 

Warner  Bros,  musical  hit,  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933,"  which  has  been 
having  numerous  pre-release  en- 
gagements, will  be  given  its  general 
release  over  the  country  starting 
Sept.  2,  as  the  first  of  Warner 
Bros.  1933-34  product. 


M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  MEET  TODAY 

Chicago — Meeting  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  executive  committee  will 
start  .today.  It  had  originally  been 
planned  to  open  yesterday  at  the 
Congress. 


FUNERAL    OF    SIGMUND    MOOS 

West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Funeral  of  Sigmund 
Moos,  manager  of  the  leasing  de- 
partment at  the  Universal  studios, 
who  died  of  a  heart  attack,  was  held 
yesterday. 


Progressive  to  Make 

Features  and  Shorts 

A  new  production  company  to  be 
known  as  Progressive  Pictures,  Inc., 
with  Meyer  Davis  as  president,  Mon- 
roe Shaff,  vice-president,  and  Jerry 
Wald,  secretary,  has  been  formed. 
Plans  are  to  produce  a  series  of  mu- 
sical and  comedy  shorts  as  well  as 
features.  Work  on  the  first  of  the 
series,  which  will  be  a  group  of 
musicals,  is  scheduled  to  start  in 
an  eastern  studio  in  about  two 
weeks. 


JUDGMENT  VS.  BLUMENTHAL 

A  receiver  has  been  appointed  for 
the  property  of  A.  C.  Blumenthal 
as  the  result  of  a  judgment  obtained 
against  him  because  of  a  note  for 
$32,000  which  he  indorsed  for  John 
Zanft,  former  vice-president  of  Fox 
Theaters  Corp.  The  receivership  was 
sought  by  the  Banking  Dept.  of 
Pennsylvania. 


'Phantom  Broadcast'  For  RKO 

Contracts  will  be  signed  today  by 
First  Division  and  RKO  whereby  Mono- 
gram's "The  Phantom  Broadcast"  will 
play  the  entire  RKO  circuit  Aug.  9,  10 
and  11.  The  deal  was  handled  by 
Johnny  O'Connor  tor  RKO  and  H.  H. 
Thomas  and  Bud  Rogers  for  First  Di- 
vision. 


SUE   DUBINSKY    BROTHERS 

Kansas  City,  Mo. — As  the  result 
of  an  explosion  in  the  Orpheum  at 
Leavenworth,  Kan.,  Aug.  20,  1930, 
Albert  R.  Evans  has  filed  suit 
against  Edward  and  Irwin  Dubinsky, 
owners,  asking  $10,000  damages.  J. 
G.  Eisch,  violinist  and  orchestra 
leader,  was  killed  when  the  com- 
pressor valve  on  the  refrigeration 
plant  exploded,  which  he  went  to 
the  basement  to  shut  off.  Evans, 
machinist,  was  with  Eisch  at  the 
time  and  was  blown  20  feet. 


Limit  New  Indep't  Ass'n 
To  Producers,  Distributors 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

been  originally  intended  to  include 
other  independent  elements  of  the 
industry  in  the  association^  All 
phases  of  the  business,  however,  are 
invited  to  submit  independent  code 
proposals   to   the   association. 

Twenty-two  members  of  the  di- 
rectorate, which  is  to  comprise  30, 
were  named  last  night.  They  are: 
Frank  Wilson,  Robert  Savini,  Les- 
ter Adler,  Jack  Bellman,  William 
Pizor,  P.  A.  Powers,  Phil  Meyers, 
Pop  Korson,  Arthur  Greenblatt, 
Charles  Glett,  Ben  Berk,  Frank  D. 
Ferrone,  Cy  Braunstein,  J.  S.  Kess- 
ler,  John  Weber,  Al  Mannin,  Sam 
Flax,  Harry  Thomas,  Jack  Berko- 
witz,  Bernie  Mills,  Herbert  Eben- 
stein  and  George  Batcheller. 

Officers  of  the  association,  which 
will  be  incorporated  under  the  above 
mentioned  name,  were  instructed  to 
invite  every  organized  industry  unit 
to  send  delegates  to  the  Coast  con- 
vention to  be  held  at  the  Hotel  As- 
tor  July  24-25.  Attorney  Jacob 
Schechter  was  named  counsel  of 
the  organization.  Next  meeting  will 
be  held  Monday  evening  at  the  Park 
Central. 


New  Deal 

15  YEARS 

*  I 

Film  Daily 


Just  Words  Now  But  Wait  Until  The 

Middle  of  August  and  You'll  Find  Out!!! 


; 


AND  THEN  COMES 
THE  CAKE! 


The  Announcements 
for  1933-34  all  look 
great! 

You've  seen  them  all — 
* 

MORE  POWER 

TO  THEM! 

• 

They'll  need  it 
to  compete  with— 


ji 


METRO  -  G  OLD  WYN-  MAYER's 

10th   CHAMPIONSHIP 
YEAR-1933-1934 


Watch  Tomorrow's  Film  Daily 
for  the  Announcement  of 

THE  MAJOR  COMPANY! 


THE 


// 


I 

REMEMBER 
WHEN 


// 


By 

CHARLES  L  GLETT 

as   told    to 
DON   HANCOCK 

of  The   Film   Daily   Editorial  Staff 
II   A  BOUT    15   years   ago,   when    the    Ac- 

*»  tors'  Fund  of  America  held  its  bene 
fit  show  at  the  Grand  Central  Palace, 
they  had  constructed  at  one  end  of  the 
hall  an  improvised  movie  studio  so  that 
the  laymen  might  see  the  'secrets'  of  mo- 
tion picture  production,"  said  Mr.  Glett, 
vice-president   of    Monarch    Productions. 

"Naturally  they  needed  actors  and  ac- 
tresses, and  a  wealth  of  'talent'  was  al- 
ways to  be  found  in  the  volunteer  ranks 
around  the  make-shift  studio.  I  was  called 
upon  to  appear  before  the  lens,  doing  a 
'clinch  scene'  with  a  beautiful  blonde. 
Sometimes  the  camera  was  loaded  with 
film,  sometimes  not,  but  as  long  as  the 
public  heard  the  click  of  the  camera,  that 
was  sufficient. 

"After  we  had  done  our  little  scene,  the 
director,  whom  I  believe  was  Alexander 
Leftowitz,  told  me  that  I  was  'fair'  but 
that  the  blonde  who  appeared  with  me 
was  'just  too  bad  and  had  no  chance  in 
the  movies.'  That  blonde  is  known  today 
as    Marion    Davies." 


FRAZER  SALT  LAKE  MANAGER 

Salt  Lake  City— Dave  Frazer  has 
become  manager  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Sheffield-Monogram  exchange  here, 
replacing  H.  G.  Glanfield  who  has 
resigned  to  take  a  position  as  sales- 
man for  Paramount  in  the  Montana 
territory.  Frazer  comes  from  the 
northwest. 


H.  D.  ARNOLD  DIES 

Harold  DeForest  Arnold,  director 
of  research  for  Bell  Telephone 
Laboratories,  died  at  his  home, 
Summit,  N.  J.,  yesterday. 


Coming  and  Going 


CONRAD  NAGEL  is  en  route  to  the  Coast 
from    New    York. 

CLAYTON  P.  SHEEHAN  is  due  in  New  York 
Thursday    on    the    Manhattan. 

DAVE  PALFREYMAN  of  the  Hays  office  re- 
turns   to    New    York    Thursday    from    Chicago. 

BERT  ADLER  has  returned  to  New  York  after 
a     Washington     visit. 

NAT  DORFMAN  leaves  New  York  Friday  for* 
a    vacation    at    Lake    George. 

ATTORNEY  GABRIEL  HESS  left  New  York 
last    night    for    the    Coast. 

JOHN  M.  SPEAKS  of  the  RKO  studios  is 
in  New  York  and  will  return  to  the  coast  late 
this   week. 

GEORGE  SCHAEFER  arrives  in  New  York  to- 
morrow   from    the    coast. 

JAKE  WILK,  Warner  story  chief,  returned  to 
New    York    from    the    coast    yesterday. 


J^ 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  11,  1933 


IONGthe 

WITH 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •      •      MAKE  A  notation  right  now  on  your  desk  calendar 

to   give   yourself  a   holiday  on   Aug.   2  to  sport 

in  the  woods  and  meadows  with  the  frogs  and  daisies up 

at  Bear  Mountain  for  the  M.  P.  Club  is  staging  its  first 

annual  boat  ride,  clam  bake  and  nudist  colony  cult  on  that  day 

an    extensive    schedule    of    athletic    events    and    games 

will  be  on  the  card  for  the  rheumatic   gents   who  can't 

indulge  in  the  strenuous  sports  there  will  be  a  Nature 

Study    Club   formed  also  a   Boy   Scout   Division   for   the 

lads    who    like    to    tramp    over    hill    and    dale  the    Clam 

Bake    will  be  the  big  attraction  with  real  clam? 

served more    details    later but    meanwhile    keep 

the  date  open                  you  can't  go  wrong  on  this  booking    .... 
a  five-spot  will  cover  everything 

*  *  #  * 

•  •  •  BREAKING  OF  ground  for  the  Palazzo  d'ltalia  in 
Rockefeller  Center  will  take  place  with  suitable  ceremonies  on 
Wednesday  morn  at  11  o'clock Jack  Noble  is  not  defi- 
nitely set  as  yet  on  his  reported  production  of  features 

A.  S.  Kirkpatrick  is  back  on  Film  Row,  and  looking  quite 
chipper  after  his  siege  of  illness  "Hell's  Holiday,"  open- 
ing on  the  16th  at  the  Mayfair,  is  copping  a  lot  of  advance 
talk 


•  ©  e  IT  LOOKS  as  if  crashing  in  his  airplane  is  becom- 
ing a  habit  with  Arthur  Loew  so  Dave  Blum  suggests 
that  Arthur  should  take  up  the  study  of  tropical  fish  or  some 

other    equally    hazardous    pastime    Harry    Beaumont    is 

taking  his  first  vacation  after  working  14  years  on  the  M-G-M 
lot  Harry  is  on  his  way  to  China  for  a  six-month  layoff. 


•      •      •      ONE  GENT  who  has  caught  the  Spirit  of  the  Far 

East    for    the    films Ward    Wing who    produced 

"Samarang" a  pix  with  a  different  flavor Mister 

Wing  is  making  preparations  to  leave  for  the  Malay  Penin- 
sula in   a  few  weeks  to   produce   "Jungle   Love" to  be 

followed  immediately  by  another  before  he  hits  back  to  civili- 
zation  here  is  a  gent  who  works  without  much  bally- 
hoo     he  just  goes  out  and  does  it 


•      •      •      A  LINE  from  Mike  Simmons  now  in  Holly- 

wood Mike   came   pretty   near   breaking   the  record   for 

an  Eastern  tenderfoot  goin'  to  work  in  the  Cinema  City 

he  arrived  late  in  the  evening,  and  at  9:30  the  next  morn  he 
was  in  conference  with  Raoul  Walsh,  supervisor  Ray  Griffith 
and  Wally  Beery  on  "The  Bowery"  Mike  has  the  honor 

of  having  his  script  the  first  on  the  production  schedule  of 
Darryl  Zanuck 


•      •      •     IN  THE  M.  P.  Tennis  League  United  Artists 

heads  the  teams  with  six  straight  wins Columbia  is  the 

runner-up    with    Universal    trailing    in    the    cellar    Sam 

Warshawsky's   drama,   "The   Woman   of   Destiny,"   will   be   pre- 
sented at   the  Red   Bank   theater  the  week  of  July  31st,  with 

Broadway  production  lining  up  for  October Miss  Eurega 

Eloy  David  of  the  RKO  booking  ossif,  who  wrote  a  stage  play 
with  Lilian  Okun,  calls  our  attention  to  the  fact  that  she  is  a 
gal,    and   her    name    is    not    "Eugene"   as   we    originally    quoted 
far  be  it  from  us  to  change  your  sex,  Eurega  .  .  A 

nifty  souvenir  put  out  by  RKO  on  their  series  of  Ely  Culbert- 

son  shorts    in  the  form  of  a  deck  of  bridge  cards  strung 

together  making  a  Grand  Slam    it  goes  through  the  mail 

in   a   compact   container    


NED  DEPINET  LISTS 
11  MOREJKO  TITLES 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
of  Two  Worlds,"  "Dance  of  Desire," 
"Stingaree,"  "Three  Came  Un- 
armed," "Patrol,"  "Hide  in  the 
Dark"  and  "Just  Off  Fifth  Avenue." 
The  remaining  18  are  now  being 
selected  by  the  story  department 
and  will  likely  be  announced  next 
month. 


New  Harry  Huffman  Firm 
Gets  Publix  Denver  Houses 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

named  three  Huffman  houses.  The 
new  company  introduced  several 
Denver  social  and  financial  names 
to  the  theater  business,  and  include, 
besides  Huffman,  Claude  K.  Boett- 
cher,  Wilbur  Newton,  W.  W.  Wat- 
son, Frazer  Arnold,  L.  C.  Brown, 
John  Evans  and  Horace  W.  Bennett. 
Capitalization  is  set  at  $50,000. 

By  this  move  Huffman  controls 
nine  Denver  theaters,  one-fourth  of 
those  operating.  He  is  managing 
the  Orpheum  for  the  receiver,  owns 
the  Bluebird  and  Bideawee,  neigh- 
borhoods, and  is  president  of  the 
company  controlling  the  Broadway, 
used  for  legit. 

Fanchon  &  Marco  stage  shows, 
with  a  resident  manager  and  line, 
will  go  into  the  Orpheum  Aug.  4. 
The  Denver  will  be  used  for  class  A 
films  downtown,  the  Aladdin  for  the 
uptown,  and  the  Rialto  will  continue 
second-run,  with  the  Tabor  second- 
run,  with  stage  shows  produced  there. 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


Name  Division  Managers 
For  Chicago  Contest 

Chicago — Division  managers  for 
the  Hollywood-Universal  "Miss  Per- 
sonality" contest  will  be:  Harry 
Rathner,  Buffalo,  New  York,  Al- 
bany, Boston  and  New  Haven; 
Charles  Moore,  Philadelphia  and 
Washington;  William  Callahan,  St. 
Louis;  Harry  Neill,  Indianapolis; 
Al  Wolf  for  Dallas  and  Oklahoma 
City  and  Eddie  Askin  for  the  Chi- 
•ago   and   Wisconsin    territories. 


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THEATER  CHANGES 

Reported  by  Film  Boards  of  Trade 


NORTH    CAROLINA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

HAMLET--Catolina.  transferred  to  H.  H. 
Anderson  by  R.  P.  Rosser.  TARMV1LLE 
— Paramount,  transferred  to  J.  S.  Brown  by 
Norwitt  Bros.  FRANKLIN — Macon,  trans- 
ferred to  Vester  Woods  by  Porter  &  Lias. 
LOUISBURG — Opera  House,  transferred 
to  L.  V.  Parker  by  Murray,  Pratt  and 
Owens.  ROANOKE  RAPIDS— Imperial, 
transferred  to  General  Amusement  Co.,  Inc., 
by  Nash,  Traynham  and  Wheeden.  SELMA 
— Carolina,  transferred  to  J.  E.  Norket  by 
C.  L.   Massey. 

Openings 

AYDEN — New  (new  theater),  by  T.  S. 
Brown.  CHARLOTTE— Pearl,  by  George 
L.  Orr. 

Closings 

BLOWING  ROCK— Carolina  (damaged  by 
fire).      WILSON— Wilson. 

NORTH  DAKOTA 
Openings 

COLUMBUS— New   Columbus. 
Closing 

ST.    THOMAS— Opera   House. 

OKLAHOMA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CHICKASHA— Ritz,  transferred  to  Griffith 
Amusement  Co.  by  Leon  Milne.  CLINTON 
— Rio,  transferred  to  Griffith  Amusement 
Co..  by  John  Terry.  MARLOW— White- 
way,  transferred  to  Burrell  Jones  by  Miss 
Orene  Stephenson.  PERRY — Annex  and 
Roxy,  now  being  operated  jointly  by  Tate 
&  Willeson.  WEST  TULSA— Cameo, 
transferred  to  Midwest  Theater  Operating 
Co.,    Inc.,    by    J.    Jacobson.      WEWOKA— 


Key,     transferred     to     John     Terry     by     L. 
Chattham. 

New  Theaters 

COMMERCE— Nusho,  by  L.  A.  Zimmerman. 
VINITA— Grand,  by  L.  L.  Taylor  and  R. 
B.  Sexton.  WELLSTON— Merchants,  by 
H.    B.    Morris. 

OHIO 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CINCINNATI  —  Beecher,  transferred  to 
James  H.  Ross  by  J.  McCoul.  HAMIL- 
TON— Regent,  transferred  to  Midham  Corp. 
by  Grand  Theater  Co. ;  Rialto,  transferred 
to  Midham  Corp.  by  Jewell  Photo  Co.  MID- 
DLETOWN— Gordon,  transferred  to  W. 
Gibbs  by  Charles  Kuehle.  MILFORD— - 
Family,  transferred  to  Finke  &  Hautz  by 
Charles  Weigel. 

Openings 

MILLERSPORT— Pythian. 

Closings 

CINCINNATI  —  Capitol.  COLUMBUS  — 
Pythian.  GROVE  CITY  —  Kingdom. 
HAMILTON— State.  NEW  STRAITS- 
VILLE— New. 

TENNESSEE 
Changes  in  Ownership 

HALLS — Halls,  transferred  to  Escue  & 
Woodley  by  George  H.  Likens.  JACKSON 
— Paramount,  transferred  to  Melco  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  by  Publix-Saenger.  WAVERLY 
— Palace,  transferred  to  Jack  Saunders  by 
Victor  Sensing. 

Openings 

MEMPHIS — Lyric  (new  theater),  by  Your 
Theater   Corp. 

Closings 

MEMPHIS— Lyric.       RIDGELY— Palace. 


United  Artists  May  Sell 
As  Many  as  40  Features 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

increased  from  14  to  35  or  40  fea- 
tures. 

Among  the  United  Artists  execu- 
tives expected  to  go  direct  to  the 
convention  from  the  West  Coast  are 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  president  of 
United  Artists;  Al  Lichtman,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  distribution; 
Samuel  Goldwyn,  producer;  Hal 
Home,  director  of  publicity  and  ad- 
vertising; Edward  Finney,  assistant 
to  Home;  Lynn  Farnol,  personal 
representative  for  Samuel  Goldwyn. 

Leaving  from  New  York  will  be  Harry 
Gold,,  assistant  to  Al  Lichtman ;  Monroe 
Cireenthal,  director  of  exploitation;  Carroll 
S.  Trowbridge,  personal  representative  in  the 
East  for  Douglas  Fairbanks  and  Mary  Pick- 
ford;  James  Mulvey.  Samuel  Goldwyn's  rep- 
resentative; W.  P.  Phillips,  executive;  Sadie 
Feuerstein.  secretary  to  Al  Lichtman  Dennis 
O'Brien,  counsel;  Leon  Lee,  sales  promotion 
department;  Sam  Cohen,  foreign  publicity 
department;  Paul  Burner,  Martin  Moskowitz, 
Ciummo  Marx.  Jack  Von  Tilzer,  Moe  Strei- 
mer,  David  Burkan,  Meyer  Lieberman,  Nat 
Beier,  Leon  Herman,  Edward  T.  Mullen,  E. 
T.    Smith,    S.    W.    McGrath   and   Jack    Dacy. 

Among  the  highlights  of  the  con- 
vention will  be  accounts  of  each 
day's  happenings  forwarded  to  ex- 
hibitors throughout  the  country.  On 
the  last  day  an  open  forum  for 
prominent  exhibitors  and  trade  pa- 
per representatives  will  be  held 
with  United  Artists  sales  executives 
taking  part. 

Following  is  a  list  of  exchange 
managers  and  salesmen  who  will 
attend  from  all  sections  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada: 

C.  Eiseman.  Paul  Harrison.  M.  C.  Hill 
and  A.  M.  Tolkins  from  Atlanta;  Charles 
Stern.  John  J.  Dervin,  Sam  Stern,  A.  I. 
Weiner,    Lou   C.   Wechster  and   George   Hager 


Compel  Austrian  Houses 
To  Run  Domestic  Shorts 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

educationals  to  propagate  knowledge 
of  culture  and  economic  life  in  Aus- 
tria, or  films  showing  Austrian 
landscapes,  says  the  Dept.  of  Com- 
merce. 


from  Boston;  E.  C.  Markins,  M.  V.  Sullivan, 
Tr..  T.  A.  Bvkowski  and  J.  H.  Kaplan  from 
Buffalo;  H.  W.  Helmbold  and  R.  H.  Master- 
man  from  Charlotte;  E.  H.  Benson,  S.  B. 
Kramer,  H.  Dudelson  and  George  C.  Porter 
from  Cincinnati;  A.  M.  Goodman,  L.  Geiger 
and  N.  Levin  from  Cleveland;  A.  C.  Bucha- 
nan, T.  R.  Barber,  Jay  Schrader.  Doak  Rob- 
erts and  C.  J.  Cammer  from  Dallas;  Harry 
Stern,  James  Hommel  and  Al  Hoffman  from 
Denver;  J.  D.  Goldnar.  Leonard  Soskin.  Wm. 
Feldstein  and  M.  Dudelson  from  Detroit ; 
Joseph  Cantor,  E.  V.  Donnelly,  Gaylord  Black 
and  Carl  Goe  from  Indianapolis;  W.  E. 
Truog,  F.  A.  Rohrs.  W.  C.  Haynes  and  Guy 
F.  Navarre  from  Kansas  City;  E.  W.  Mac- 
Lean,  Guy  S.  Gunderson,  Fred  Gage  from 
Los  Angeles;  Frank  Young,  A.  I.  Kent.  Max 
Weisner  and  Edward  C.  Krofta  from  Mil- 
waukee; William  Gould,  F.  E.  Abelson,  H.  J. 
Devlin,  Max  Stahl  and  R.  S.  Cramblet 
from  Minneapolis;  Arthur  Horn  and  Reville 
KnifFin  from  New  Haven;  G.  R.  Frank  and 
Floyd  Murphy  from  New  Orleans;  D.  V. 
McLucas,  H.  R.  Barker,  E.  Rostermundt. 
Leo  J.  Dotv  and  M.  Frankle  from  Omaha: 
H.  C.  Bodkin.  H.  A.  LaVine.  T.  L.  Davis 
from  Philadelphia;  Bert  M.  Steam,  Harry 
Rees,  William  Scott  and  Leonard  Cantor 
from  Pittsburgh;  S.  M.  Horowitz.  Edward 
Rosecan,    L.    J.    Williams,    A.    R.    Dietz    and 

A.  M.  Weingerber  from  St.  Louis ;  Joe 
Solomon  and  E.  M.  Gibson  from  Salt  Lake 
City:  D.  J.  McNerney.  O.  H.  Watson  and 
W.  M.  B:gford  from  San  Francisco:  Irving 
Schlank,  Jack  O'Bryan,  F.  M.  Higgins  and 
Edward  J.  Kennedy  from  Seattle;  Charles 
Franz.  A.  H.  Retler.  G.  P.  Jacobs.  Samuel 
R  if  kin  and  Sidney  Lehman  from  Washing- 
ton; A.  Feinstein  from  Calgary,  Alta.  ;  A.  J. 
Jeffrey  from  Montreal.  Que.;  G.  M.  Hovt 
from  St.  John,  N.  B.,  H.  M.  Masters,  S. 
Glazer,  M.  H.  Wilkes,  H.  Kohen  from  To- 
ronto,   Ont. ;    D.    Griesdorf    from    Vancouver. 

B.  C,    and    Philip    Sherman    from    Winnipeg. 


TOLEDO  EXHIBS  URGE 
ADMISSION  MINIMUM 


(Continued    from    Page    I) 

establish    a    minimum    of    20    cents 
admission  for  first-runs. 

Representing  the  managerial  as- 
sociation in  the  matter  are  Martin 
Smith,  chairman  of  its  board  of  con- 
trol; Nat  Charnas  and  Bud  Silver- 
man. They  told  the  branch  heads 
that  the  Atlas  and  World,  operated 
by  George  Fleischmann,  and  the 
Ohio,  operated  by  Jack  O'Connell, 
are  running  two  days  a  week  on  a 
nickle  policy.  The  managers  claimed 
ignorance  of  these  policies. 


MONOGRAM 
MENTIONS 


Ask  Over  30  Indie  Distribs 
To  Code  Meet  Tomorrow 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

Guaranteed  Exchanges,  Helber  Pic- 
tures, Interstate  Film  Foundation, 
Invincible  Pictures,  Irving  Ex- 
change, Italian  Star  Productions, 
Kinematrade,  Lincoln  Pictures,  Mad- 
ison Pictures,  Majestic  Pictures, 
Mayfair  Pictures,  Monarch  Ex- 
change, Monogram  Pictures,  Mono- 
pole  Films,  Napoli  Films,  Principal 
Pictures,  Protex  Exchange,  Public 
Welfare  Pictures,  Quality  Exchange, 
Standard  Exchange,  Syndicate  Ex- 
change and  Transcontinental  Pic- 
tures. 


New  Orleans  —  Eddie  Golder 
stumbled  in  after  48  hours  on  a  hoi 
train  from  New  York,  having  caughi 
a  late  one  after  the  Monogram  ban- 
quet Monday  night.  He  wore  a  nevi 
green  hat,  which  may  have  had 
something  to  do  with  the  fact  tha- 
his  old  green  hat — known  to  every- 
one in  the  industry — had  met  a  sac 
fate  at  the  Monogram  New  York 
meeting. 


Arthur  Bromberg  of  Atlanta  %% 
beaming  with  smiles.  Arthur  i 
watching  the  reports  on  cotton  pricn 
confident  that  things  are  going  ft 
be  all  right  down  south. 


Carl  Floyd  from  Tampa,  th- 
youngest  Monogrammer  in  atten- 
dance, is  also  the  most  enthusiastic 


Warner  Bros.  Oppose  Fees 
In  St.  Louis  Company  Row 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

000.  In  addition  they  have  also  re- 
quested the  Circuit  Court  to  fix  their 
future  fees  at  $1,666.67  a  month 
each,  or  at  the  rate  of  $40,000  a 
year. 

The  application  of  the  receivers 
for  the  fees  was  vigorously  opposed 
by  Sam  B.  Jeffries  and  Arthur  E. 
Simpson,  attorneys  for  Warner 
Bros.,  owners  of  92  per  cent  of  the 
outstanding  capital  stocks  of  the 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.  They  con- 
tended that  the  receivers  have  given 
but  little  personal  attention  to  the 
business,  confining  their  activities  to 
merely  a  supervisory  role  while  all 
of  the  actual  management  has  been 
done  by  the  general  manager  of  the 
company,  who  is  paid  $150  a  week 
for  his  services. 


Contract  Breach  Penalties 
Provided  in  Writers'  Code 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

such  practices  are  subject  to  any 
one  or  a  combination  of  the  follow- 
ing penalties:  private  reprimand, 
public  reprimand,  suspension  or  ex- 
pulsion from  the  Guild,  fine  of  from 
$50  to   $1,000. 

Any  member  who  might  refuse  to 
abide  by  a  judgment  against  him 
would  also  be  breaching  his  contract 
with  the  Guild  and  would  be  liable 
up  to  $10,000  to  the  Guild. 


Leo  Seichsnaydre,  the  genial  host 
from  the  New  Orleans  office,  wasM 
full  charge  of  arrangements  and  aio 
a  swell  job. 


Bill  Underwood,  the  distributor- 
theater  owner  from  Dallas,  told  the 
convention  that  he  had  been  through 
the  pioneer  days  of  Warner  Bros 
and  Columbia,  and  felt  that  Mono- 
gram was  now  sitting  in  the  sami 
spot  and  is  headed  for  the  big  time 


Sol  Davis  from  Oklahoma  arrivk 
with  a  wide  sombrero — hot  off  tha 
plains  of  Oklahoma. 


Claude  Ezell,  formerly  Warnei 
sales  manager,  is  one  of  the  boy? 
welcomed  at  this  regional  sales 
meeting.  He  is  a  new  Monogramme:  | 
and  full  of  Monogram  Pep.  He  ar- 
rived from  Dallas  with  Bill  Under-| 
wood. 


Heck  Everett  of  Charlotte  knom\ 
this  town  like  a  book  and  is  showing] 
the  boys  all  the  high  spots  of  tm\ 
unusual  city. 


When  the  Jung  Hotel  manage 
ment  learned  that  their  hotel  had 
been  picked  for  the  meeting  the; 
drew  a  deep  sigh,  remembering  per 
haps  the  wreck  that  had  been  causei 
here  a  couple  of  years  ago  when  al' 
the  Monogrammers  were  here  at  < 
national  convention. 


WAFILMS    MOVING 

Wafilms  has  leased  space  on  the 
11th  floor  of  the  RKO  building,  1270 
Sixth  Ave.,  for  occupancy  immed- 
iately. 


B.  F.  Busby  of  Little  Rock  sak 
he  must  have  come  in  on  "The  Sim 
Train  from  Arkayisas"  it  was  » 
darn  hot. 


Booking  Offices  Starting 

Salt  Lake  City — Pantages  Booking  Of- 
fices, Ltd.,  formed  in  New  York,  will 
start  functioning  as  soon  as  the  new 
circuit  planned  by  Alexander  Pantages 
begins  operations,  Alexander  Pantages 
told  THE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday.  Pan- 
tages is  here  working  out  the  wrinkles 
in  his  deal  to  take  over  the  RKO- 
Orpheum.  Herman     Zohbel,     receiver 

for  the  RKO  Western  Circuit  announced 
yesterday  that  the  Orpheum  will  close 
Thursday. 


the  HEADLINES 


TODAY'S  BIG  NEWS 
in  a  3  STAR  SHOW     ( 
CRAMMED   WITH 


Says  the 
National 
Exhibitor 


RKO 


pictuius 


he  crook  they 
couldn't  arrest 
is  in  the  hoose- 
gow  now, 


He  shook  down 
the  nation  with 
crooked  bonds 
.  .  .  but  he 
had  no  defense 
for  crooked 
blondes!  .  .  .  , 


The  Little  Napoleon  of  wildcat  finance  ,  ,  .  his  life  and  love 

With 

GEORGE  E.  STONE 
PHILLIPS  HOLMES 
FAY  WRAY 

Minna  Gombell,  Reginald  Owen, 
Lilian  Bond,  Reginald  Mason, 
Sam  Hardy,  Lueien  Littlefield 

Directed  by  George  Archainbaud.  Samuel 
Bischoff,  associate  producer* 


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M-G-M  Announcement  In  This  Issue 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


FDAILY 


YCCI\,  WEDNESDAY,  JULT  12,  1933 


5  CENTS 


Name  Frank  Walker  Secretary  of  Recovery  Council 

ANTI-BLOCK  BOOKING  PROVISION  FOR  PATMAN  BILL 

Geo.  Weeks  Resigns  From  Mayfair;  Plans  New  Concern 


That  Decision 

...Mr.  Lasky  and  a  squawk 

By   JACK   ALICOATE 


\FTER  some  ten  days  of  reflection  we 
find  that  no  greater  mental  or  physical 
rimulant  could  be  given  this  up-and-re- 
jrning  motion  picture  industry  than  the 
■cent  sweeping  decision  of  Federal  Judge 
)hn  P.  Nields,  Jr.,  in  Wilmington.  The 
pinion  is  revolutionary  in  character  and 
eans  that  all  tying  agreements  and  re- 
rictive  conditions  heretofore  imposed  by 
le  electrics  are  outlawed.  It  is  that 
oad  that  it  covers  every  branch  of  pic- 
ires  including  the  theater,  the  studio  and 
'en  music.  It  is  a  brilliant  victory  for 
ie  industry  and  gives  this  great  business 
■  amusing  our  millions  the  god-given  right 
:  living  in  the  sunshine  and  working  out 
s  own  destiny  entirely  free  and  apart 
om  the  ever-threatened  domination  of  the 
iectrics. 


yjEET  Mr.  Lasky.  We  might  say  "the 
*'  man  who  came  back"  if  it  were  not 
r  the  fact  that  he  never  left.  When 
Isse  Lasky  and  Paramount  parted  there 
ere  those  who  opined  that,  cinematically 
eaking,  that  was  the  last  of  Mr.  Lasky. 
nfortunately  they  did  their  opining  with- 
jit  a  full  appreciation  of  the  resourceful- 
:ss  and  ability  of  Mr.  Lasky.  Witness  his 
st  four  productions  for  Fox.  Each  one 
fine  picture,  a  credit  to  the  industry, 
id   each  one   better   than   the   last.    "Zoo 

Budapest,"  "The  Warriors'  Husband," 
The  Power  and  the  Glory"  and  now 
ierkeley  Square."  And  the  finest  of 
ese  is  "Berkeley  Square."    At  least   that 

the  confidential  and  unprejudiced  ad- 
ce   we   have   from    Southern    California. 


.OR  a  long  time  we  have  wondered 
j  whether  the  human  noises  that  pop  from 
ost  news-reels  and  travelettes  get  into 
e  hair  of  screen  patrons  as  they  do  with 
A  Col.  Alicoate.  Imagine  our  glee,  then, 
\lien  the  first  letter  we  opened  this  morn- 
(g  contained  the  following:  "Is  there  no 
,ipe  that  the  imbecile  'wisecracking'  of 
(.Continued   on   Page   2) 


Former  Para.  Distribution 

Head  to  Resume  Early 

in  September 

George  W.  Weeks  yesterday  re- 
signed as  president  of  Mayfair  Pic- 
tures Corp.  and  in  the  fall  will  an- 
nounce plans  for  a  new  independent 
company.  As  yet  a  successor  has 
not  been  named. 

Ill  health  was  given  as  the  cause 

(Continued    on    Page    43) 


TEXAS  EXHIBS  URGE 
42-HOUR  MAX.  WEEK 


Dallas — A  working  week  with  a 
42-hour  maximum  and  30  cents  an 
hour  as  a  minimum  wage  will  be 
recommended  for  inclusion  in  the 
industry  code  as  a  result  of  Mon- 
day's exhibitor  mass  meeting  held 
under    the    auspices    of    the    Texas 

(Continued  on   Page   42) 


Allied  N.  J.  Convention 

At  A.  C.  Sept.  6,  7,  8 

Annual  convention  of  Allied  The- 
aters of  New  Jersey  will  take  place 
Sept.  6,  7  and  8  at  Atlantic  City,  it 
was  decided  at  a  meeting  of  the  unit 
yesterday  in  New  York.  The  indus- 
try code  and  the  Electrical  Research 
Products  decision  handed  down  at 
Wilmington   were    discussed. 


Work   on    Code    Draft 

Chicago — Drafting  of  an  exhibition 
code  was  continued  by  the  MP. TO. A. 
executive  committee  at  a  meeting  at 
the  Hotel  Congress  yesterday.  Those 
attending  were  Fred  Wehrenberg,  chair- 
man of  the  board;  Fred  Meyer  of  Mil- 
waukee; Love  Harrell  of  Atlanta;  M. 
A.  Lightman  of  Memphis;  Dave  Bar- 
rist  and  George  Aarons  of  Philadel- 
phia; Jack  Miller  of  Chicago;  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall,  and  Dave  Palfreyman  of  the 
Hays     Office. 


REISMAN  VICE  -  PRES. 
FOR  RKO  THEATERS 


Phil  Reisman  becomes  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  theater  operations 
and  J.  J.  O'Connor,  formerly  Reis- 
man's  assistant,  is  named  film  buy- 
er in  an  RKO  Theaters  organization 
chart  issued  yesterday  by  Harold  B. 
Franklin.     The  chart  is  divided  into 

(Continued    on    Page    43) 


Indie  Ass'n  Committee 

To  Draft  Labor  Code 

A  proposed  working  arrangement, 
fixing  a  minimum  wage  scale  and 
maximum  number  of  working  hours, 
will  be  drafted  by  the  labor  commit- 
tee of  the  Association  of  the  Motion 
Picture  Industry.  Comprising  the 
committee  are:  Harry  Thomas 
chairman;  William  Pizor,  Alex 
Moss,  Ken  Kulick,  Ben  Berk,  Frank 
C.  Wilson. 


Walker  Appointed  Secretary 
Of  National  Recovery  Council 


Fox-Loew  Product  Deal 
Now  Being  Negotiated 

Negotiations  have  started  towards 
purchase  of  Fox's  1933-34  product 
for  the  Loew  circuit.  John  D.  Clark, 
in  charge  of  Fox  distribution,  and 
Col.  E.  A.  Schiller  are  now  arrang- 
ing a  deal  covering  out-of-New  York 
theaters. 


Frank  C.  Walker,  general  coun- 
sel of  the  Comerford  circuit  and 
formerly  general  counsel  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  0.  A.,  yesterday  was  appointed 
executive  secretary  of  the  recovery 
council  organized  by  President 
Roosevelt  which  includes  Cabinet 
members.  Walker,  who  is  now  in 
(Continued  on   Page  42') 


Amendment  Is  Planned  for 

Measure  Now  in 

Committee 

Bv   WILLIAM  SILBERBERC 
Wash.    Correspondent,    THE    FILM    DAILY 

Washington — A  provision  to  pro- 
hibit block  booking  is  to  be  added 
to  the  recently-introduced  bill  of 
Congressman  Patman  of  Texas  ask- 
ing for  creation  of  a  Federal  Mo- 
tion Picture   Commission. 

Patman's    bill    which    was    intro- 

(Continucd  on   Page   42') 

SEES  HEAVY~DEMAND 
FOR  SHORTS  IN  SEPT. 

Envisioning  short  subject  produc- 
tion given  a  "new  impetus  and  fresh 
incentive"  by  the  decline  of  the 
double  feature,  Eai-1  W.  Hammons, 
president  of  Educational,  yesterday 
declared  "I  sincerely  believe  that 
there  will  be  the  heaviest  demand 
in  years  for  short  subjects  starting 
in  September,  when  most  com- 
panies' current  season's  releases  will 
have  been  exhausted." 


Director  Answers  Slaps 
At  Hollywood-At-Fair 

Answering  attacks  on  Hollywood- 
at-the-Fair,  a  feature  of  the  Cen- 
tury of  Progress  at  Chicago,  Jack 
Sullivan,  co-director  of  the  exposi- 
tion   with    George   Jeske,   yesterday 

(Continued    on    Page    43) 


Beauty  Contest  Tieup 

In  addition  to  the  Seventh  Ave.  Roxy, 
six  Wilmer  &  Vincent  houses  have 
tied  up  with  the  International  Beauty 
Pageant,  managed  by  Martin  Starr. 
"Miss  New  York"  finals  will  be  staged 
at  the  Roxy.  Under  a  deal  closed  by 
Pete  Woodhull  with  Joe  Eagan,  Wil- 
mer &  Vincent  houses  in  the  following 
towns  will  sponsor  entries  in  the  14th 
annual  "Miss  Universe"  event:  Rich- 
mond and  Norfolk,  Va.  and  Allentown, 
Easton,  Harrisburg,  Reading  and  Al- 
toona,    Pa. 


—3JIK, 


DAILV 


Wednesday,  July  12J933 


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Vol.  LXIII,  No.  9       Wed.,  July  12, 1933      Price  5  Cents 
JOHN  W.  ALICOATE      :     :     :      Editor  and  Publisher 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  World    Premiere    of    "Pilgrimage"    at 

Gaiety,     New    York. 

Today:  Meeting    of    independent    distributors 

at  Hays  office  at  3  p.  m.  on  industry  code. 

July  15:  Monogram  central  sales  meeting, 
Blackstone   Hotel,   Chicago. 

July  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention,  Chi- 
cago. 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Arkansas, 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson,    Miss. 


Warner   Minneapolis   "Field    Day" 

Minneapolis — Warner  Bros,  pictures  are  having  a  field  day  here  this  week,  as 
no  less  than  five  of  the  seven  first  runs  are  playing  pictures  from  the  house  of 
Warner.  "Gold  Diggers"  is  at  the  State;  "Little  Giant"  Uptown;  "Mayor  of  Hell" 
Lyric;    "Private    Detective    62"    Grand    and    "The    Silk    Express"    Astor. 


That  Decision 

. . .  Mr.  Lasky  and  a  squawk 

(Continued   from    Pckic    1) 

news  reels  and  travelogues  be  stopped. 
Interesting  and  oftimes  beautiful  scenes 
are  made  completely  nauseating  by  the 
verbal  effusions  tacked  on  to  them.  Since 
the  producing  powers  seem  to  lack  the 
taste  necessary  to  distinguish  the  common- 
place from  wit  it  would  be  advisable  to 
discontinue  that  sort  of  comment  alto- 
gether." And  so,  with  running  the  risk  of 
offending  the  entire  membership  of  the 
Association  of  Motion  Picture  Travelogue 
Commentators  we   say,  "us  too." 


Morton  Heads  Manitoba 
Buying  Co-operative  Unit 

Toronto — The  organization  move- 
ment in  Canada  has  spread  to  the 
independent  exhibitors  of  Manitoba 
where  the  Western  Associated  The- 
aters Limited  has  been  formed  with 
headquarters  in  the  Film  Exchange 
Building  at  Winnipeg,  R.  S.  Bell  be- 
ing general  manager. 

Officers  of  Western  Associated 
have  been  elected  as  follows:  Presi- 
dent, H.  A.  Morton;  Vice-President, 
J.  Miles;  Treasurer,  Nat  Rothstein; 
Secretary,  M.  Triller;  Director,  S. 
Weiner,  and  General  Manager,  R.  S. 
Bell. 


271  of  296  Ontario 

Houses  Are  Licensed 

Toronto  —  Of  the  296  picture 
houses  in  Ontario  that  were  operat- 
ing in  1932,  a  total  of  271  have  re- 
ceived their  licenses  from  the  On- 
tario Government  for  the  current 
year,  as  from  July  1.  All  the  film 
theaters  in  Ontario  are  now  sound 
houses. 


TREM  CARR  AT  CHICAGO  MEET 

West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — Trem  Carr  is  now  in 
Chicago  where  he  will  attend  the 
Monogram  regional  sales  convention 
Saturday.  Following  the  meeting 
Cax-r  and  W.  Ray  Johnston  will 
leave  for  the  Coast  for  the  western 
sales  meeting  in  Los  Angeles  July 
28  and  29.  Lou  Ostrow,  executive 
producer,  is  in  charge  of  Monogram 
studio  activities  during  Carr's  ab- 
sence. 


ADJOURN  P.  E.  MEETING 

Adjourned  meeting  of  creditors  of 
Publix  Enterprises  scheduled  for  yes- 
terday was  deferred  until  July  21 
at  the  office  of  Referee  Henry  K. 
Davis.  It  is  expected  that  M.  F. 
Gowthorpe  will  be  examined. 


TEMPORARY  HEADQUARTERS 

Hershel  Stuart  is  temporarily 
making  his  headquarters  at  the  Fan- 
chon  &  Marco  office. 


12  of  Statewide  Theaters 
Are  Placed  in  Bankruptcy 

Milwaukee  —  Statewide  Theater 
Corp.,  former  operators  of  12 
houses,  now  closed  under  court  or- 
der, has  been  adjudged  bankrupt  by 
Federal  Judge  F.  A.  Geiger.  Sched- 
ules of  assets  and  liabilities  must 
be  filed  by  July  18. 

Since  an  involuntary  bankruptcy 
petition  was  filed  against  the  com- 
pany by  creditors  six  weeks  ago, 
its  assets  have  been  under  control 
of  Clarence  Benton,  receiver  ap- 
pointed by  Judge  Geiger.  Houses 
operated  by  the  circuit  included  the 
Modjeska,  Mirth,  Garfield,  Princess, 
Plaza,  Savoy,  Tivoli  and  Uptown 
theaters,  Milwaukee,  Lake  at  Keno- 
sha, State  at  Racine,  Oshkosh  at 
Oshkosh  and  Jeffries  at  Janesville. 


REGENT   CHANGES   TITLE 

"Get  That  Venus!"  is  the  final 
title  of  the  feature  picture  recently 
completed  by  Starmark,  Inc.  for 
Regent  Pictures  release,  its  working 
title  was  "The  Unwanted  Venus." 
This  film  is  now  being  edited  under 
the  supervision  of  Grover  Lee,  di- 
rector, with  release  set  for  an  early 
date. 


HOW  GOOD 


Is  Your 


1.  When  and  with  whom  did  Cecil   B.  De 
Mille  enter  pictures? 

2.  What    was    the    first    picture    made   at 
night  under  lights? 

3.  Who  directed  Thomas  Ince's  "Civiliza- 
tion?" 

4.  Who    was    the    first    president    of    the 
M.   P.  T.  O.  A.? 

5.  What  was  the  title  of  the  first  feature 
to  be  roadshown? 

(For    Answers    See    Page    43) 


Herman  Ross  Organizes 
Yiddish  Picture  Company 

Herman  Ross,  president  of  Ros 
Enterprises,  has  formed  a  ne\ 
Jewish  art  motion  picture  compan 
to  make  Yiddish  classics.  Ross  has 
already  signed  Jacob  Ben-Ami,  for 
merly  with  Eva  LaGallienne  ant 
the  Theater  Guild.  First  produc 
tion  will  be  "The  Wandering  Jew. 
George   Roland   will   direct. 


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run  pennies  into  millions  over  night  butl| 
it  is  as  necessary  to  modern  business, 
particularly  in  this  industry,  as  the 
telephone.      Two  advertising  fundamentals! 
are;  1st,  Truth  in  Advertising,  and  2nd,| 
reaching  directly  the  man  you  wish  to 
interest.   In  the  motion  picture  indus- 
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The  celebration  is  on!  It's  the  Tenth  Birthday  of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ! 
What  a  party  1933-34  is  going  to  be... everybody  will  be  back  at  the  world's 
most  renowned  studio  for  M-G-M's  Tenth  Championship  Year! 

Welcome, Greta  Garbo...glad  to  hear  you've  had  a  grand  vacation.  You're  look- 
ing perfectly  beautiful,  and  are  your  fans  hungry  for  a  new  picture!  Nobody 
ever  received  so  much  publicity  during  an  absence  from  the  screen! 

And  what  a  pleasure  to  see  beloved  Marie  Dressier  back  on  the  lot!  She's  just 
completed  'Tugboat  Annie"  co-starring  with  Wallace  Beery. . .  and  will  soon 
start  on  another. 

By  the  time  this  message  gets  into  print,  the  most  celebrated  screen  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  will  be  packing  their  trunks  en  route  to  Culver  City,  U.  S.  A.  Certainly 
we  mean  Norma  Shearer  and  Irving  Thalberg  who  will  immediately  resume 
their  activities  on  the  M-G-M  lot. 

What  a  Reunion  Party!  They're  all  welcomed  back  by  delighted  associates. 
And  what  a  Welcoming  Committee  —  headed  by  Louis  B.  Mayer— David  O. 
Selznick,  Eddie  Mannix,  Harry  Rapf,  Hunt  Stromberg,  Bernie  Hyman, 
Al  Lewin,  John  Considine,  Jr.,  Lawrence  Weingarten,  Walter  Wanger, 
Lucien  Hubbard,  Sidney  Franklin,  Howard  Hawks,  Lou  Edelman,  Frank 
Davis,  showman  producers  without  equal!  And  the  Star  Committee  of 
Welcome  . . .  Marion  Davies,  Wallace  Beery,  Joan  Crawford,  Clark  Gable, 
John  and  Lionel  Barrymore,  Jean  Harlow,  Robert  Montgomery,  Helen  Hayes, 
Jimmy  Durante,  Ramon  Novarro,  Laurel  &  Hardy,  Lee  Tracy,  Ed  Wynn, 
Jack  Pearl  and  all  the  others. 

Happy  days  ahead,  indeed!  M-G-M's  not  only  got  its  Million  Dollar  Family 
all  together  again  .  .  .  but  powerful  additions  in  every  phase  of  producing, 
acting,  writing,  direction ! 

Cast  your  box-office  orbs  on  my  Parade  of  Stars.  That's  Music  for  your 
Marquee!  Greater  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  in  1933-34!  Tenth  Championship 
Year!  You're  invited  to  a  party! 

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family  of  M-G'M  presents  , 

46  Pictures  In  1933  34 

6  Specials 

NIGHT  FLIGHT 

CLARK  GABLE,  JOHN  &  LIONEL  BARRYMORE,  HELEN  HAYES,  ROBERT 
MONTGOMERY,  MYRNA  LOY  in  the  cast.  "Night  Flight"  is  based  on  the 
French  prize  novel  which  has  its  locale  in  South  America.  A  giant  production 
under  the  direction  of  Clarence  Brown. 

HOLLYWOOD  PARTY 

MARIE  DRESSLER,  JOAN  CRAWFORD.  JEAN  HARLOW,  JIMMY  DURANTE, 
LUPE  VELEZ,  JACK  PEARL,  CHARLES  BUTTER  WORTH,  NILS  ASTHER, 
LEE  TRACY,  JEAN  HERSHOLT,  ALBERTINA  RASCH  DANCERS,  WALT 
DISNEY  "SILLY  SYMPHONY"  and  many  more  Big  Names .  .  .  that's  just  part  of 
"Hollywood  Party,"  a  grand  musical  screen  story  developed  by  Edmund  Goulding 
and  Howard  Dietz  into  what  will  be  a  revolutionary  screen  attraction.  Dialogue 
by  Herbert  Fields.  Music  by  Rodgers  &.  Hart.  Additional  music  by  Brown  &.  Freed. 
Director,  Edmund  Goulding. 

MARIE  DRESSLER 

Her  own  special  starring  production!  Beloved  Marie  Dressier,  idol  of  the  screen, 
in  a  story  brimming  with  the  laughter  and  tears  she  knows  so  well  how  to  bring 
forth.  Title  to  be  announced. 

TWO  THIEVES 

CLARK  GABLE,  ROBERT  MONTGOMERY  in  the  leading  roles.  Probably  the 
most  ambitious  dramatic  spectacle  since  "Ben  Hur."  An  intensely  exciting  romance 
set  in  the  period  of  Pontius  Pilate.  A  few  highlights :  Pillage  of  Herod's  Tomb; 
Chariot  pursuit  through  city  and  country;  Romance  of  ex-slave  and  Roman  beauty; 
Plot  to  overthrow  Pilate;  Abducting  girls  from  harem  of  Ben  Rashid,  etc.  Picture 
is  based  on  Manuel  Komroff's  best-seller  novel. 

(Continued) 


(Specials,  Continued) 

TARZAN  and  his  MATE 

JOHNNY  WEISSMULLER,  MAUREEN  O'SULLIVAN  in  a  giant  sequel  to  their 
earlier  "Tarzan,  the  Ape  Man."  A  new  story,  with  amazing  features  built  for  thrill 
and  romance,  has  been  written  by  Edgar  Rice  Burroughs. 


SOVIET 


WALLACE  BEERY,  JEAN  HARLOW,  CLARK  GABLE  and  a  large  cast  enact  in 
"Soviet"  a  picture  which  will  be  unique  in  the  new  season.  It  is  the  first  important 
American  picture  to  use  as  its  background  the  dramatic  implications  of  Russia  in 
its  current  phases.  Typical  of  M-G-M  showmanship  ingenuity  in  seeking  new 
locales  for  romantic  picturization.  Frank  Capra,  director. 


30  Star  Pictures 


3  JEAN  HARLOW 

1  LIONEL  BARRYMORE 
1  CLARK  GABLE 
1  MARION  DAVIES 

1  WALLACE  BEERY 

4  COSMOPOLITAN 

2  GRETA  GARBO 

2  JOAN  CRAWFORD 
1  ROBT.  MONTGOMERY 


2  HELEN  HAYES 

2  JIMMY  DURANTE 

with  STUART  ERWIN 

1  JOHN  BARRYMOR 

3  LEE  TRACY 
1  ED  WYNN 
1  JACK  PEARL 

1  RAMON  NOVARRO 

1  NORMA  SHEARER 

2  LAUREL-HARDY 


3  Co  Star  Pictures 

CRAWFORD-GABLE  HARLOW-GABLE 


BEERY-GABLE 


7  TYlarquee  Pictures 


The  industry  has  come  to  know  that  the  M-G-M  MARQUEE  symbol  in  the  past 
several  seasons  has  meant  pictures  of  quality.  Many  outstanding  hits  carried  this 
distinguishing  mark,  among  them  "Hell  Below,"  "Tarzan  the  Ape  Man,"  "Red 
Headed  Woman,"  etc. 


WE  LIST  just  a  few  of  the  many  story  properties,  stage  plays,  originals  and  novels,  from  which  picture  material 
will  be  drawn  during  the  new  season:  "BIOGRAPHY,"  Theatre  Guild  stage  hit;  "ROAD  TO  ROME,"  Robert  E. 
Sherwood's  stage  success;  and  these  other  stage  hits,  "THE  BARRETTS  OF  WIMPOLE  STREET,"  "THE  LATE 
CHRISTOPHER  BEAN,"  "THE  CAT  AND  THE  FIDDLE."  "THE  GOOD  EARTH"  and  "THE  FOUNTAIN"  are  two  inter- 
national best-sellers.  "GRAND  CANARY"  the  new  book  success  by  A.  J.  Cronin;  Edith  Wharton's  "THE  OLD  MAID," 
Somerset  Maugham's  "THE  PAINTED  VEIL;"  the  Pulitzer  Prize  novel,  "LAUGHING  BOY;"  Vina  Delmar's  new  serial 
"PRETTY  SADIE  McKEE;"  "THE  EDUCATION  OF  A  PRINCESS;"  Stephen  Zweig's  "MARIE  ANTOINETTE,"  and  others. 


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JOHN  BARRYMORE 
LIONEL  BARRYMORE 
WALLACE  BEERY 
JACKIE  COOPER 
JOAN  CRAWFORD 
MARION  DAVIES 
MARIE  DRESSLER 
JIMMY  DURANTE 
CLARK  GABLE 
GRETA  GARBO 
WILLIAM  HAINES 
JEAN  HARLOW 
HELEN  HAYES 
ROBERT  MONTGOMERY 
RAMON  NOVARRO 
JACK  PEARL 
NORMA  SHEARER 
ED  WYNN 


STARS  AND  PLAYERS 

Elizabeth  Allan 
Tad  Alexander 
Nils  Asther 
Alice  Brady 
Charles  Butterworth 
Mary  Carlisle 
Mae  Clarke 
Nelson  Eddy 
Stuart  Erwin 
Madge  Evans 
Muriel  Evans 
C.  Henry  Gordon 
Lawrence  Grant 
Louise  Closser  Hale 
Russell  Hardie 
Jean  Hersholt 
Phillips  Holmes 
Jean  Howard 
Benita  Hume 
Walter  Huston 
Otto  Kruger 


Myrna  Loy 
Ben  Lyon 

Margaret  McConnel 
Una  Merkel 
John  Miljan 
Colleen  Moore 
Frank  Morgan 
Karen  Morley 
Maureen  O'Sullivan 
Jean  Parker 
May  Robson 
Ruth  Selwyn 
Martha  Sleeper 
Lewis  Stone 
Franchot  Tone 
Lee  Tracy 

Johnny  Weissmuller 
Diana  Wynyard 
Robert  Young 
Lupe  Velez 


DIRECTORS 

Richard  Boleslavsky 
Charles  Brabin 
Clarence  Brown 
Tod  Browning 
Jack  Conway 
George  Cukor 
George  Fitzmaurice 
Victor  Fleming 
Edmund  Goulding 
Howard  Hawks 
Robert  Z.  Leonard 
Russell  Mack 
Charles  Riesner 
Edward  Sedgwick 
Edgar  Selwyn 
W.  S.  Van  Dyke 
William  Wellman 
Sam  Wood 


AUTHORS 

Frank  R.  Adams 
John  L.  Balderston 
Beatrice  Banyard 
Philip  Barber 
Cormack  Bartlett 
Vicki  Baum 
Richard  Boleslavsky 
Malcolm  Stuart  Boylan 
W.  R.  Burnett 
Edgar  Rice  Burroughs 
Frank  Butler 
Erskine  Caldwell 
Ruth  Cummings 
Jack  Cunningham 
Delmar  Daves 
John  Emerson 
Gene  Fowler 
Paul  Hervey  Fox 
Becky  Gardiner 
Oliver  H.  P.  Garrett 
Harvey  Gates 
Benjamin  Glazer 
Frances  Goodrich 
Howard  Green 
Rene  Gueta 


Albert  Hackett 
Elmer  Harris 
Moss  Hart 
H.  M.  Harwood 
Ben  Hecht 
John  Housemann 
F.  Hugh  Herbert 
Robert  E.  Hopkins 
Boris  Ingster 
Laurence  E.  Johnson 
Gordon  Kahn 
Harry  Kahn 
George  Landy 
Vincent  Lawrence 
John  Lawson 
Anita  Loos 
Josephine  Lovett 
John  Howard  Lynch 
Willard  Mack 
John  Lee  Mahin 
John  McDermott 
James  K.  McGuinness 
Wm.  Slavens  McNutt 
John  Meehan 
Helen  Meinardi 


Bess  Meredyth 
Lucile  Newmark 
Leonard  Praskins 
Norman  Reilly  Raine 
W.  L.  River 
Wells  Root 
Bradford  Ropes 
Madeleine  Ruthven 
Robert  Sherwood 
Paul  G.  Smith 
Ralph  Spence 
Samuel  &l  Bella  Spewack 
Donald  Ogden  Stewart 
Edward  Dean  Sullivan 
Matt  Taylor 
Courtney  Terrett 
Sylvia  Thalberg 
Wanda  Tuchock 
Ernest  Vajda 
John  Van  Druten 
Bayard  Veiller 
Lieut.  Comm.  Wead 
Claudine  West 
Basil  Woon 


YOU  ARE  INVITED  TO 
A  PARTY  at  which  will  be 
present  more  Big  Stars,  more 
Great  Directors  and  Authors, 
more  Celebrated  Producers  th  an 
have  ever  come  together  before 
at  any  studio,  at  any  time. 

METRO  -  GOLDWYN  -  MAYER 

The  Major  Company 


JUNE   26 


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GOSH!   HOW  JUNIOR 
HAS  GROWN!" 


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GO  AHEAD   BOY 
TELL  THE   FOLKS    YOUR 
PLANS   FOR  NEXT 
YEA  Ps 


"Okay,  Pop!     Here's  the  story  in  a  nut- shell  .  .  . 

FEATURE  STRENGTH  in  SHORT  SUBJECTS 
. . .  The  line-up  for  1933-34  talks  for  itself  . . . 
STAR  VALUES  . . .  I'm  giving  them  names  for 
the  marquees...  PRODUCTION  VALUES 
. . .  nobody  in  the  industry  can  touch  our  de  luxe 
qualities.  We've  purposely  kept  the  quantity  down, 
so  that  we're  sure  to  keep  the  quality  up!  We've 
built  a  program  of  short  subjects  with  one  idea. . . 
to  help  sell  the  entire  show." 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


"No  introduction  necessary  here. 
Never-the-less  for  the  benefit  of  those 
who  came  in  late,  I  give  you  HAL 
ROACH,  the  master-mind  of  mimicry, 
king  of  comedy  (pardon  me  while  I 
toss  him  a  crown).  Star-finder,  star- 
maker!  He  has  under  contract  the 
greatesr<^sor!ment  of  big-time  stars  in 
the  snort  feature  comedy  field.  He  has 
his  own  studios,  his  own  writers,  his 
wn  directors — he  visits  more  theatres 
to  get  first-hand  audience  reaction  than 
any  producer  m  captivity.  He  believes 
in  action  on  the  screen !  He  knows 
what  it's  all  about!  42  two-reel  come- 
dies from  Hal  Roach  —  a  pleasure!" 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


next  page  please- — 


6  STAN 

LAUREL 

OLIVER 

HARDY 

tivo  reel  comedy 
SPECIALS 


"They  are  FEATURE  AT- 
TRACTIONS in  any  length! 
Did  you  ever  nonce  how  the 
folks  begin  to  laugh  when  their 
names  are  flashed  on  the  screen, 
before  the  picture  even  begins! 
That's  popularity.  Six  short 
comedies  from  these  boys  in 
'33-'34  is  good  news  for  the 
box-office.  And  you  know  how 
their  full-length  comedies  help 
build  them  for  shorts!  Keep  a 
poster  cut-out  of  these  boys 
handy... build  them  up  in  your 
ads  ...  no  one  wants  to  miss  a 
Laurel-Hardy  comedy!" 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


8  CHARLEY 

CHASE 

TWO  REEL  COMEDIES 

"Pardon  my  upside-down  position 
— my  enthusiasm  gets  the  best  of 
me.  But  no  matter  how  you  look  at 
this  fellow,  Chase — he's  there!  Ex- 
hibitors asked  us  to  put  him  in  more 
comedies  like  'High  C's'  and  'Ara- 
bian Tights'.  Okay,  folks,  that's  just 
the  type  of  he-man,  action  comedy 
he's  going  to  give  you.  Plus  music, 
too!  That's  the  stuff,  Charley,  give 
'em  the  works  in  '33-'34." 


8  THELMA 

TODD 

with  PATSY  KELLY 

TWO  REEL  COMEDIES 

"Hal  Roach  scoured  the  show  world 
for  a  comedienne  to  team  up  with 
beautiful  Thelma  Todd— Patsy  Kelly 
is  the  girl!  Watch  her  carefully.  She's 
a  scream!  The  name  Todd-Kelly  is 
going  to  mean  fast,  furious  fun  to 
audiences.  Patsy  Kelly  comes  direct 
from  New  York's  biggest  musical 
comedy  successes,  Vanities,  Flying 
Colors,  etc.  What  a  team  these  two 
leaping  ladies  are  going  to  make!" 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


TWO  REEL  COMEDIES 

"This  Hal  Roach  fellow  is  a  genius. 
He  has  <a  marvelous  idea  for  the 
NEW  SERIES  of  Our  Gang— says  it 
came  as  an  inspiration  while  flying 
cross-country  in  an  aeroplane.  And 
what  an  idea  it  is !  Look  for  some- 
thing entirely  new  —  sure-fire  in  its 
audience  appeal.  Spanky,  the  young- 
ster that  made  such  a  hit  last  year 
will  be  right  up  front  —  the  rest  of 
Our  Gang,  too.  The  public  will  get 
a  brand  new  kick  out  of  the  NEW 
'OUR  GANG'." 


■*■ 


8  HAL ROACH 

ALL  STAR 

TWO  REEL  COMEDIES 

"Imagine  touring  the  world  for  an 
idea!  Hal  Roach  did  it!  Toured  all 
Europe  looking  for  big-time  talent — 
found  it  in  England  in  DouglasWake- 
field  and  Billy  Nelson.  Then  Hal 
(everybody  calls  him  Hal)  raids 
Broadway  and  signs  up  Don  Barclay, 
sensational  comedy  favorite  of  revue 
spectacles.  Supported  by  a  flock  of 
other  talent,  action  will  stick  out  all 
over  this  series.  It  was  Hal  Roach 
All  Star  series  such  as  this  that  de- 
veloped stars  like  Harold  Lloyd, 
Bebe  Daniels,  Laurel  and  Hardy  and 
others.  History  repeats!" 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


HAL  ROACH 

6  MUSICAL 

COMEDIES 

TWO  REELS  EACH 

"Answering  the  current  demand  of  your 
box-office  for  lavish  musical  entertainments 
—  six  magnificent,  spectacular  musical  re- 
vues featuring  musical  comedy  stars,  chorus 
beauties  from  the  Broadway  stage.  Songs, 
dances,  music — rippling  with  rhythm  and 
laughter.  If  you  liked  M-G-M  musical  revues 
of  last  year  (and  who  didn't),  you'll  go  for 
these  in  a  big  way.  Billy  Gilbert,  Billy 
Bletcher,  Lillian  Moore,  Lillyan  Andrus 
and  many,  many,  many  more." 


"Here's  the  home  of  the  comedies 
that  have  been  the  best  for  20  years! 
Enough  studio  space  to  make  the 
biggest  feature  pictures — and  devot- 
ed entirely  to  the  production  of  Hal 
Roach  Comedies.  Unlimited  in  its 
resources  —  complete  as  to  its  tech- 
nical equipment  and  man  power — 
no  wonder  Hal  Roach  Comedies 
have  built  right  into  them  that  De 
Luxe  production  quality  that  makes 
them  the  best  in  the  business." 


HAL    ROACH     STUDIOS    ♦    CULVER    CITY    ♦    CALIFORNIA 


a———— 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


AMAZING  IDEA 

that  will  he  a  positive 
sensation  I      \ 


VOlStjf 


2  REELS 
EACH 


Produced  with  the  cooperation  of  the 

UNITED  STATES  BUREAU  OF 

INVESTIGATION, 

DEPARTMENT  OF  JUSTICE 


"'Are  you  gasping?  1  warned  you  to  be  prepared  for  ideas  that  were  NEW, 
SENSATIONAL!  Right  here  is  the  biggest  idea  of  the  year  in  shorts.  Imagine 
— each  release  of  this  series  is  based  on  material  from  the  secret  files  of  the 
Department  of  Justice  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Actual,  authentic  stories  of  the 
most  unusual,  notorious  crimes  that  the  Department  has  had  to  contend 
with  over  a  period  of  years.  In  the  pictures  the  crimes  are  reenacted  exactly 
as  they  happened  but  of  most  importance  is  the  picturization  of  government 
officers  tracking  down  the  criminals  and  bringing  them  to  inescapable  justice. 
Produced  at  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's  own  great  studios  with  casts  of  feature 
players  to  enact  each  exciting  role.  Thrilling!  Actionful!  An  amazing  insight 
into  the  ingenious  detection  methods  of  government  agents.  Startling  dramas 
from  real  life.  "Crime  Doesn't  Pay"  will  pay  you  BIG!  I'm  all  a-tingle!" 
IVUG-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


13 

WILLIE 
WHOPPER 


single  reel 

CARTOON 
COMEDIES 

Here's  Great  News 
of  Something  New! 

A  Whale  of  an  Idea 
That  Will  Panic 
the  Public! 


"Folks,  I'm  just  about  the 
proudest  little  lion  in 
the  world.  On  this  page 
more  great  news » 


'  Never  mind  that,  Leo,  my  lad.  I  always  tell  the  folks 
myself.  Howdy,  showmen,  one  and  all!  I'm  WILLIE 
WHOPPER,  the  one  and  only  1933-34  style  cartoon 
character.  I've  got  more  on  the  ball  than  you've  ever 
seen  in  animation  before.  Between  thrills  and  laughs 
you'll  probably  choke!  My  adventures  alone  would 
make  enough  cartoon  comedies  to  keep  you  the  rest  of 
your  days — and  then  you'll  ask  for  more.  On  the  way 
over  here  to  make  this  speech  I  captured  a  whale  twelve 
city  blocks  long — barehanded — what  a  battle  but  I've 
got  him!  What?  You  don't  believe  me?  Wait  until 
you  see  my  first  picture  and  I'll  prove  it  to  you.  Then 
you'll  realize  how  far  cartoon  comedies  have  progressed 
since  away  back  last  year.  Let's  go!" 


M-G-M   FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


HU^ 


12  M-G- 
ODDITIES 

One  reel  each 


"Here's  how  ten  minutes  on  your  pro- 
gram can  lift  the  entire  rhow  with  light- 
ning-quick change  of  pace.  Oddities  pack 
a  real  program  wallop!  The  greatest  vari 
ety  of  novelty  material  ever  put  into  one 
series.  Strange  places,  queer  things,  ad 
venture,  sport,  wild-cat  hunting  by  aero- 
plane, wild  animals  and  birds  that  you 
wouldn't  meet  outside  of  the  D.  T's.  With 
the  whole  world  to  choose  from,  M-G-M 
exceeds  even  its  own  reputation  for 
Oddities  in  '33-'34." 


12   FITZPATRICK 

TRAVELTALKS 


One  reel  De  Luxe 

"The  De  Luxe  series  that  is  equally  at 
home  on  the  program  of  a  two  dollar 
Broadway  premiere  or  in  the  tiniest  ham- 
let. Trade  paper  surveys  prove  that  travel 
pictures  have  increased  in  popularity  by 
leaps  and  bounds.  Fitzpatrick  has  just  re- 
turned from  an  exploration  expedition  to 
many  strange  countries  that  have  never 
been  on  the  screen  before.  I'll  be  seeing 
you  in  Rarotonga,  Apia,  Suva,  Papua, 
Kalabahai,  Delagoa  Bay  and  all  points 
East,  West,  North  and  South.  Exhibitors 
and  public  alike  agree  that  Fitzpatrick 
Traveltalks    are  the  finest  of  them  all  I" 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


THE  GREATEST  WORLD-WIDE 
COVERAGE  OF  ANY  NEWS- 
REEL  SERVICE! 


, 


TWICE  EACH  WEE 

"Here  is  an  absolute  fact!     Hearst  Metrotone 

News  presents  the  greatest  international  news 
t  coverage  of  any  news  film  service.  And  right  on 
I  its  toes  when  it  comes  to  local  subjects!  Com- 
;  bined   with    Hearst    Metrotone    News    is  'The 

Globe  Trotter'  whose  eye-witness  descriptions 
;  of  important  events  add  to  the  entertainment 
I  and  interest  of  every  patron.  He's  on  the  air, 
|  too, —  and    advertised    in    newspapers    of   the 

nation's  most  important  cities.  A  triple  tie-up 
i  reaching  millions  that  no  other  newsreel  enjoys. 

The  newsreel  that  seeks  new  worlds  to  conquer. " 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


M-G-M 

SHORTS 

1933-34 

T 

Two  Reels 


HAL  ROACH  -  M-G-M 
COMEDIES 

6  LAUREL-HARDY 

8  CHARLEY  CHASE 

8  THELMA  TODD 
PATSY  KELLY 

8  HAL  ROACH  ALL  STARS 

(Douglas  Wakefield,  Billy 
Nelson,  Don  Barclay) 

6  OUR  GANG 

(Spanky,  Stymie,  Echo, 
Tommy,  Pete-the-dog) 

6  HAL  ROACH 

MUSICAL  COMEDIES 

(Billy  Gilbert,  Billy 
Bletcher,  Lillian  Moore, 
Lillyan  Andrus) 

8  M-G-M 

CRIME  DOESN'T  PAY 

▼ 
One  Reel  Subjects 


12  M-G-M  ODDITIES 

(Dialogue  by  Pete  Smith) 

12  FITZPATRICK 
TRAVELTALKS 

6  "MADCAP  MOVIES" 

13  WILLIE  WHOPPER 
CARTOON  COMEDIES 

104  HEARST 

METROTONE  NEWS 


EXTRA! 

Just  added  by  exhibitor 
demand — 2  Reels  Each 

6  M-G-M 
MUSICAL 
REVUES 


REMEMBER 


there  is  no  substitute 

for  the 

STAR 

POWER 

of 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

Short  Features 

in  any  picture  line -up 

of  any  motion  picture 

company 

in  this  entire  industry! 

^      t^A  tale  with  a 


M-G-M  FEATURE  STRENGTH  SHORTS 


Wednesday,  July  12,  1933 


—&&* 


DAILY 


39 

m 


■IMELY  TOPICS 

ompeting  With 
ritish  Pictures 

T  OWER  production  costs,  now 
the  rule  rather  than  the  ex- 
ception in  Hollywood  studios, 
have  dealt  a  serious  blow  to  the 
British  film  industry.  English- 
made  pictures  have  advanced  a 
long  way  in  the  last  year,  and 
were  wedging  themselves  into  a 
formidable  position  throughout 
Great  Britain  and  the  British 
colonies  because  of  their  low 
production  costs,  with  resultant 
lower  rental  charges.  But  our 
American  producers  have  come 
along  and  upset  old  John  Bull's 
apple-cart.  Our  studios  have 
seen  the  foolishness  of  the  great 
waste  that  has  been  rampant 
since  the  inception  of  the  busi- 
ness a  quarter  of  a  century  ago, 
and  the  financing  pruning 
shears  that  have  been  clipping 
costs  for  three  months  or  more, 
now  have  our  negative  expense 
down  to  the  bone.  We  can  give 
our  British  cousins  a  far  su- 
perior product  for  the  same 
money  they  pay  for  the  less- 
intriguing  British  films.  It's 
fhe  silver  lining  that  we  have 
found  on  the  other  side  of  our 
depression  cloud. 

— Richard  Wallace. 


UNDERGOES    OPERATION 

W  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Conchita  Montenegro, 
;een  actress,  was  in  a  hospital  to- 
y  following  an  emergency  ap- 
1  idicitis  operation.  Physicians  said 
t  is  now  apparently  out  of   dan- 


A.RT    FIRM    ENTERS    FIELD 

The  Braumeister  Co.,  handling  ad- 
vising, art  and  all  phases  of  pro- 
ition,  has  entered  the  picture 
Id.  Its  personnel  includes:  Jack 
fie,  president;  Jack  Level,  Guy 
wler,  Frank  Ayers  and  James 
le. 


HARLES    HAYMAN    of    the    Lafayette,    Buf 
.    is   in   New   York  on   business. 

'LAIRE    ADAMS    is    en    route    to    the    Coast 
ii    New    York. 

ICHARD    BLUMENTHAL    has    arrived    at    the 

st    from    Paris    to    supervise    the    making    of 

French   version   of   "The   Way   to   Love"    for 

amount. 

ERBERT    MARSHALL    arrived    in    New    York 
jerday    on    the    Olympic. 

(IMI    JORDAN,    Fox    player,    is    in    New    York 
p    the    Coast    for   a    vacation. 

AY    BINGER   and    BEN    SILVEY    are    en    route 
■  he  Coast. 

|AT    HOLT    arrived    in    New    York    from    Cin- 
jati    yesterday. 

JOLLEEN  MOORE  and  her  husband  AL  SCOTT 
Ii  in    Chicago    and    are    expected    to    arrive    in 
York  next  week  from  the  Coast. 


9      9     9     MULLING  OVER  the  ole  files  of  the  paper  which 

was  named  after  us  personally or  were  we  named  after 

it? it's  so  long   ago,  we  can't  quite  remember 

but  as  we  were  saying going  back  through  the  records 

convinces   us  more  than  ever.  ...      that   Fifteen  Years   Is   A 

Long    Time    In    Pictures and    we    noted    a    review    of    a 

pix  15  years  ago which  crucified  it  with  this  catch  line 

"Got    away    to    a    fine    start,    but    FLOPPED    at    the 

finish".  .....   ain't  it  too  true?  .......    of  so  many   pix  today 

.  of  so  many  propositions  today of  so  many  film 

mugs  today even  as  you  and  I. ......  .we  start  off  with 

the  sirens   screeching   and   the   bands   blaring and   wind 

up    with    a    faint    wheeze    in    the    ashcan oh,    well,    the 

OTHER   feller   does sure,    we   understand you 

just  haven't  hit  your  stride  YET you  Optimist'. 

when  they  spread  the  Final  Flowers  over  you,  you'd  maintain 

it  was  really  your  Opening  Nite IF  you  could  talk 

ya   just   can't   face   the    Facts   of    Life and    why    in    'ell 

should   you? "It's   fun  to  be   fooled" and   what 

a  lotta  fun  most  of  us  are  havin'! 

*  *  *  * 

•      •      •     BE  THAT  as  it  may 15  years  ago  the  boys 

were  having  their  Joys  and  Sorrows  just  the  same all 

coked  up  with  Hope  and  Hoosh sometimes  they  clicked 

then  again oh,  well "Roxy"  was  making 

his  checkerboard  moves  along  Broadway,  from  the  Strand,  to 

Rialto,  to  Rivoli remember  his  stage  presentation,  "The 

Victory  of  Democracy"  that  opened  the  Rivoli? Hodkin- 

son  was  all  steamed  up  with  an  idea  for  taking  a  larger  pic- 
ture  on  the   film  by  running  it  sideways   instead  of  endways 

15  years  later  our  film  is   STILL  endways 

along    with    a   lotta    mugs    who    handle    it how    do    ya 

do  ? 

9  9  9  STICK  RIGHT  along  while  we  amaze  and  fas- 
cinate  you   with   some   more   Romances    of   the   Past in 

the  winter  of  1918  it  was  so  cold  along  Times  Square  that 
the  theayter  managers  were  faced  with  the  startling  problem: 

"How   to  get  rid   of   audiences?" the   film   houses   were 

the  only  warm  places  in  town and  ya  couldn't  pry  the 

customers  from  the  seats it  was  in  the  same  year  that 

Doug  Fairbanks  first  started  quitting  the  films he  an- 
nounced that  he  was  going  to  be  a  war  aviator. but  it 

was  only  a  plug  for  his  next  Artcraft  pix so-o 

9      9      9     AND    WE    must    not    overlook    that    gallant    and 

glorious  scheme  to  revolutionize  the  biz  back  in  1918 

films  "from  manufacturer  to  consumer"  was  the  slogan 

backed  by  three  producing  companies each  state  organ- 
ization of  exhibs  was  to  receive  films  direct  from  the  factory, 

and  distribute  the  canned  goods  to  their  theater  members 

no   exchange  overhead grand ! and   Charlie   Pet- 

tijohn  made  a  cross-country  hike  as  sec  of  the  A.E.A.,  trying 

to    sell   the   plan tell   us    all    about   your    experiences, 

Charlie more  from  time  to  time  on  these  marvellously 

intriguing  Adventures  of  the  Pioneers and  if  you  sus- 
pect that  this  is  all  a  plug  for  our  Fifteenth  Anniversary  Issue 

you're  one  smart  guy  at  guessin' and  we  gotta 

hand   it   to   you 

X  *  *  * 

9      9     9     SOME  OF  our  film  execs  are  interested  in  raising 

dough   for   a   very   worthy   cause to  buy   used   sound 

equipment  for  a  Boy  Scout  camp  in  Dutchess   County 

the  camp  has  several  sons  of  execs  on  the  roster Bar- 
bara Adams  looks  like  a  new  screen  comer,  with  stage  and 
screen  experience  here  and  abroad  and  lots  of  what  it  takes 

Duell  Hollow  Inn,  up  in  Dutchess  County,  summering 

locality  of  various  film  execs,  is  growing  quite  popular  this 
year  with  pix  people 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


EXPLOITETTES 

Float  Used 

to  Plug  "Gold  Diggers" 

(^HARLES  SMAKWITZ,  War- 
ner Bros.'  exploiteer  in  up- 
state New  York,  has  all  of  Al- 
bany "Gold  Diggers"  conscious 
with  his  smash  campaign  on  the 
Warner  Bros,  musical  hit  when 
it  played  the  Strand  theater 
there.  Smakwitz's        biggest 

stunt  was  the  using  of  a  large 
Federal  truck  as  a  street  float, 
equipped  with  loud  speaker, 
microphone,  phonograph  and 
amplifying  set.  The  float  pre- 
sented a  gorgeous  spectacle  as 
it  passed  through  the  busiest 
sections  of  the  city,  with  its 
cargo  of  scantily  clad  girls 
dressed  as  gold  diggers,  each 
one  holding  a  gold-painted  pick 
or  shovel.  The  background  was 
made  to  represent  a  stone  pile, 
with  the  foreground  represent- 
ing bags  full  of  gold  nuggets. 
— Strand,  Albany. 


DEMONSTRATES    NEW    LAMP 

Ulysses  A.  Sanabria,  Chicago  in- 
ventor, yesterday  gave  a  television 
demonstration  at  Macy's  department 
store  which,  it  is  claimed,  utilized  a 
new  lamp  that  will  rival  in  intensity 
the  electric  arc  used  in  motion  pic- 
ture projection.  The  lamp  is  a 
"carbon-dioxide  arc"  and  it  is  pre- 
dicted by  the  inventor  that  through 
its  use  television  will  be  possible 
in  homes  within   two   years. 


BOWES    GIVING    "TEA" 

This  afternoon,  from  four  until 
seven,  Major  Edward  Bowes,  Man- 
aging Director  of  the  Capitol,  will 
be  host  at  a  "tea"  for  the  press  to 
be  given  at  the  Warwick  Hotel  in 
honor  of  Lee  Sims  and  Uomay 
Bailey,  ether  stars.  Miss  Bailey 
and  Sims  will  begin  a  week's  en- 
gagement at  the  Capitol  Theater 
Friday  marking  their  first  appear- 
ance in  a  New  York  theater. 


RIALTO  PREMIERE  JULY  14 

"Laughing  at  Life"  will  have  its 
world  premiere  at  the  Rialto,  July 
14,  with  a  preview  Thursday  eve- 
ning. 


Features   Reviewed   in   Film   Daily  Jan.  1  to  July  8 


Tit  li  Reviewed 

A    Kek    Balvany-XX 4-19-33 

Adorable-F    5-19-33 

After  the  Ball-F    3-18-33 

Air    Hostess-COL     1-21-33 

Alimony  Madness-MAY ...  5-5-33 
Almas    Encontradas-XX    .7-7-33 

Ann    Carver's    Profession-COL 

6-9-33 

Baby    Face-WA    6-24-33 

Barbarian,     The-MGM  ...  5-13-33 

Bed    of    Roses-RKO 7-1-33 

Bedtime  Story,  A-PAR.  .4-22-33 
Behind  Jury  Doors-MAY  .3-15-33 

Below   the    Sea-COL 6-3-33 

Be    Mine   Tonight-U    3-16-33 

Berlin     Alexanderplatz-XX 

5-13-33 

Between    Fighting    Men-WW 

2.8-33 

Big    Drive-FD     1-20-33 

Big   Cage,   The-U 5-10-33 

Billion    Dollar    Scandal-PAR 

1-7-33 

Blondie    Johnson-FN 3-1-33 

Bondage-F    4-22-33 

Breed     of    the     Border-MOP 

5-10-33 

Broadway     Bad — F 3-7-33 

Cavalcade-F    1-7-33 

Central     Ai,rport-FN 3-29-33 

Charles     XII— XX     4-3-33 

Cheating  Blondes-C AP . . .  5-20-33 
Child  of  Manhattan-COL. 2-11-33 
Christopher  Strong-RKO  3-11-33 
Circus    Queen    Murder-COL 

5-6-33 

Clear   All   Wires-MGM 3-4-33 

Cocktail    Hour-COL    6-3-33 

Cohens   and   Kellys  in  Trouble- 

U.. 4-15-33 

College    Humor-PAR 6-14-33 

Come  On  Danger-RKO.  .2-16-33 
Come    on    Tarzan-WW 1-4-33 

Constant    Woman,    The-WW 

5-23-33 

Cornered-COL     2-1-33 

Corruption-IMP     6-21-33 

Cougar,     The     King     Killer- 

SNO 5-23-33 

Cowboy     Counsellor-FD.  ..2-1-33 

Crime    of    the    Century-PAR 

2-18-33 

Dangerously  Yours-F.  ..  .2-24-33 
Daring  Daughters-CAP.  .3-25-33 
Das  Lickende  Ziel-XX  ...  6-20-33 
Das   Nachtigall   Maedel-CAP 

1-28-33 

Deadwook    Pass-FR 6-6-33 

Death    Kiss-WW     1-28-33 

Deception-COL    1-10-33 

Der    Hauptman    Von    Koepe- 

nick-AMR     1-20-33 

Der   Liebling   von   Wien-XX 

6-14-33 
Der    Schuetzen    Koenig-GER 

5-10-33 
Destination   Unknown-U ..  .4-8-33 

Devil's   Brother-MGM 6-10-33 

Diamond  Trail-MOP 4-19-33 

Die    Frau    von    Der    Man 

Spricht-XX     4-26-33 

Diplomaniacs-RKO     4-29-33 

Dos   Noches-HOF    5-10-33 

Drei    Tage    Mittelarrest- 

XX.. 5-18-33 

Drum    Taps-W  W 4-26-33 

Dude    Bandit-ALD 6-21-33 

Eagle  and  the  Hawk-PAR. 5-6-33 
Ein    Maedel    Der    Strasse-XX 

4-10-33 
Eine  Liebesnacht-XX  ...5-18-33 
Eine    Nacht    Im    Paradise-AMR 

2-23-33 
Eine  Tuer  Geht  Auf-PRX  2-8-33 
Eleventh  Commandment-ALD 

3-25-33 

Elmer  the  Great-FN 5-26-33 

Emergency   Call-RKO 6-24-33 

Employees'  Entrance-FN  1-21-33 
End   of  the   Trail-COL.  .  .2-23-33 

Ex-Lady-WA     5-13-33 

Face  in  the  Skv-F 2-18-33 

Fargo   Express-WW 3-1-33 

Fast   Workers-MGM    3-18-33 

Fighting    for    Justice- 

COL.. 5-17-33 


KEY  TO  DISTRIBUTORS 


ABC — Arkay    Film    Exch. 

AE — Aeolian    Pictures 

AG — Agfa 

ALD — Allied    Pictures 

ALX — William   Alexander 

AM — Amkino 

AMR — American    Roumanian 

Film    Corp. 

ARI Arthur  Lee 

AU— Capt.    Harold   Auten 

BEE — Beekman  Film  Corp. 

CAP — Capitol     Film     Exchange 

CHE— Chesterfield 

COL — Columbia 

COM — Compagnie   Universelle 

Cinematographique 
EC — Enrico  Cutali 
K — Fox 

FAM — Foreign  American  Films 
FD — First  Division 
FOR — Foremco    Pictures 
FR — Freuler  Film  Associates 
FN — First    National 


FX— The    Film    Exchange 
GB — Gaumont-British 
GEN — General  Films 
GER — Germania  Film  Co. 
GOL — Ken  Goldsmith 
GRF — Garrison  Films 
HOF— J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 
ICE — Int.    Cinema   Exch. 
IMP — Imperial  Dist. 
INT — Interworld  Prod. 
INV — Invincible  Pictures 
JE — Jewell  Productions 
JRW— J.   R.   Whitney 
KIN — Kinematrade 
MAD — Madison  Pictures 
MAJ — Majestic  Pictures 
MAY — Mayfair   Pictures 
MO — Monopole  Pictures 
MGM — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
MOP — Monogram    Pictures 
PA  R — Paramount 
PO — Powers    Pictures 


POL— Bud  Pollard  Productions 
POR — Portola    Pictures 
PKI — Principal  Dist.  Corp. 
PRX — Protex  Dist.  Corp. 
REG — Regent   Pictures 
KKO — KKO-Radio     pictures 
SCR— Screencraft 
SHO — Showmen's  Pictures 
SNO — Sidney    Snow. 
SYA — Synchro   Art   Pictures 
S  Y  N — Syndicate 
TF — Tobis  Foreign  Film 
TOW — Tower  Prods. 
U — Universal 
UA — United   Artists 
UFA— Ufa 
WA — Warner    Bros. 
WK— Willis  Kent 
WOK— Worldkino 
WW— World    Wide 
XX — No    distributor     set 
ZBY — Zbyszko     Polish-American 
Film    Co. 


Title  Reviewed 

Fighting  President,  The-U. 4-8-33 

Fires    of    Fate-PO 4-4-33 

Footsteps   in    the    Night-INV 

5-10-33 

Forbidden    Trail-COL 4-10-33 

Forgotten-INV    5-20-33 

Forgotten   Men-JE    5-13-33 

42nd    Street-WA    2-4-33 

Flaming    Guns-U 6-17-33 

Flaming   Signal-INV 5-25-33 

Four    Aces-SYN 2-24-33 

Fourth    Horseman-U 2-8-33 

Frisco    Jenny-FN 1-7-33 

From  Hell  to  Heaven- 

PAR.. 3-18-33 
Gabriel  Over  the  White   House 

MGM 4-1-33 

Gefahren  Der  Liebe-MAD  .5-1-33 

Ghost    Train-ARL 2-18-33 

Girl   in    419-PAR 5-20-33 

Girl   Missing-WA    ...... .3-18-33 

Glos   Pustyni-XX    4-26-33 

Gold  Diggers  of   1933- 

WA..  5-25-33 
Goldie    Gets    Along-RKO  .  .6-3-33 

Grand    Slam-WA 2-23-33 

Great  Jasper,  The-RKO  .  .2-17-33 
Hallelujah   I'm  a   Bum-UA, 

1-27-33 

Haunted  Gold-WA    1-11-33 

He    Learned    About    Women 

PAR..  3-2-33 

Hell    Below-MGM     4-27-33 

Hell   on    Earth-AE 3-31-33 

Hello    Everybody-PAR    ..1-28-33 

Hello,    Sister-F    4-14-33 

Her  Resale  Value-M  AY  .  .6-21-33 
Hertha's  Erwachen-UFA. 3-13-33 
Heute    Nacht-Eventuell-XX 

7-7-33 

Hidden    Gold-U     3-22-33 

High    Gear-GOL     3-22-33 

His    Private    Secretary-SHO 

6-6-33 

Hold    Me    Tight-F 5-20-33 

Hold   Your   Man-MGM 7-1-33 

Holzapfel  Weiss  Alles-MO 

1-12-33 

Hotel    Variety-SCR 1-4-33 

Hot  Pepper-F    1-21-33 

Horizon-AM     5-13-33 

Humanity-F    4-22-33 

Hyppolit  A  Lakaj-ICE  ..1-20-33 
Ich    Will    Nicht    Wissen    Wer 

Du    Bist-INT    2-17-33 

Hire   Majestaet  Die   Liebe- 

WA.. 2-8-33 
I  Love  That  Man-PAR.  .  .7-8-33 
I    Loved    You    Wednesday-F 

6-16-33 

India    Speaks-RKO 5-6-33 

Infernal    Machine-F 4-8-33 

I   Cover  the  Waterfront- 

UA..  5-19-33 
International   House-PAR.  5-27-33 

Intruder,   The-ALD    3-13-33 

Iron    Master-ALD     2-4-33 

Island    of    Lost    Souls-PAR 


Title  Revieived 

1-12-33 
It's   Great  to   Be  Alive-F.  .  7-8-33 

Ivan-GRF     2-23-33 

Jennie    Gerhardt-PAR 6-9-33 

Jungle     Bride-MOP 5-13-33 

Justice   Takes   a    Holiday- 

MAY.. 4-19-33 

Kadetten-FX     3-31-33 

Kazdemu    Wolng    Kochac-XX 

5-24-33 

Keyhole,     The-WA 3-31-33 

King    Kong-RKO 2-25-33 

WA.. 2-18-33 
King   of  the  Jungle-PAR   2-25-33 

King's  Vacation-WA   1-20-33 

Kiss    Before    the    Mirror-U 

5-13-33 
Korvettenkapitaen-AG    ...3-25-33 

Kuhle  Wampe-KIN 4-26-33 

La  Donna  D'Una  Notte- 

POR..  3-13-33 
Lady's    Profession,    A. 

PAR.. 3-25-33 
Ladies    They   Talk   About-WA 

2-25-33 
La   Ley  del  Haren-XX ..  .6-20-33 

Laubenkolon:e-GEN    6-9-33 

La  Voce  del  Sangue-SY A. 4-19-33 
Law  and  Lawless-MAJ.  .4-12-33 
Les  Trois    Mousquetaires- 

COM.. 5-1-33 

Life    Is   Beautiful-AM 2-17-33 

Life    of    Jimmy    Dolan-WA 

6-14-33 

Lilly   Turner-FN 6-15-33 

L'italia    Parla-EC 2-20-33 

Little   Giant-FN    4-14-33 

Long   Avenger-WW 6-30-33 

Looking  Forward-MGM .  .4-29-33 
Love  in  Morocco-GB  ....3-20-33 
Love  Is  Like  That-CHE. 4-29-33 

Lucky   Devils-RKO    1-28-33 

Lucky    Larrigan-MOP    ..3-15-33 

Luxury    Liner-PAR    2-4-33 

M— FOR    4-3-33 

Madame    Wuenscht    Keine 

Kinder-XX     6-3-33 

Malay    Nights-MAY 2-1-33 

Man    Hunt-RKO    5-5-33 

Man    of   Action-COL 6-6-33 

Man    They    Couldn't   Arrest- 

GB.. 3-13-33 

Man    Who    Won-PO 2-25-33 

Mano   in   Mano-XX 2-23-33 

Marius— PAR    4-19-33 

Matto    Grosso-PRI     1-14-33 

Mayor    of    Hell-WA 6-23-33 

Melody    Cruise-RKO 6-16-33 

Men    and    Jobs-AM 1-6-33 

Men  Are   Such   Fools- 

RKO.. 3-13-33 

Men    of    America-RKO 3-1-33 

Men    Must    Fight-MGM  .  .3-11-33 

Mindreader-FN    4-7-33 

Mistigri-PAR     1-20-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Mon    Coeur    Balance-PAR    2-8-33 
Monkey's   Paw,   The- 
RKO..  6-1-33 

Morgenrot-PRX     5-18-33 

Murders  in  the  Zoo-PAR.  .4-1-33 
Mussolini  Speaks-COL  ..3-11-33 
Mysterious  Rider — PAR... 6-1-33 
Mystery  of  the  Wax  Museum- 

WA.  .2-18-33 
My    Mother-MOP    (Reviewed    as 

Self    Defense)     2-17-33 

Nagana-U     2-11..  33 

Namensheirat-FAM     1-12-33 

Narrow  Corner.  The-WA. 6-20-33 

Night   and   Day-GB 5-27-33 

Night   of   Terror-COL 6-7-33 

No  Other  Woman-RKO  .  .1-1  3-33 
Noc  Listopadowa-PRX . . .  5-1-33 
Nuisance,  The-MGM  ...5-27-33 
Obey    the    Law — COL.  .  .3-11-33 

Officer     13-FD     1-27-33 

Oliver    Twist-MOP 2-25-33 

On   Demande  un   Compagnon- 

XX.  .6-9-33 

Our    Betters-RKO 2-24-33 

Out  AD    Night-U 4-8-33 

Outlaw    Justice-MAJ 2-23-33 

Outsider,    The-M-G-M 3-29-33 

Over  the  Seven  Seas-XX.  5-24-33 
Parachute  Jumper-WA    ..1-27-33 

Paris — Beguin-PRX      1-6-33 

Parole  Girl-COL 4-10-33 

Past    of    Mary    Holmes-RKO 

4-29-33 
Peg  O'  My  Heart-MGM..  5-20-33 

Penal  Code,  The-FR 1-6-33 

Perfect     Understanding-UA 

2-24-33 
Phantom    Broadcast-MOP 

4-4-33 
Phantom     Thunderbo".t-WW 

6-14-33 

Pick-Up-PAR     3-25-33 

Picture     Snatcher-WA 5-19-33 

Piri    Mindot   Tud-ABC    ..1-28-33 

Pleasure    Cruise-F 4-1-33 

Potemkin-KIN     4-3-33 

Primavera  en  Otono-F..  .5-24-33 
Private  Detective  62-WA.  .7-8-33 

Private   Jones-U     3-25-33 

Professional   Sweetheart- 

RKO..  5-27-33 

Racetrack— WW     3-7-33 

Reform   Girl-TOW    3-4-33 

Renegades    of    the    West 

RKO 3-29-33 

Return     of     Casey     JonesMOP 

6-30*33 
Return  of  Nathan  Becker- 

WOK.. 4-19-33 
Reunion  in  Vienna-MGM  ..  5-2-33 
Revenge  at   Monte  Carlo-MAY 

4-26-33 

Rivals-AM     4-10-33 

Robber's    Roost-F     3-18-33 

Rome     Express-U 2-25-33 

Sailor     Be     Good-RKO 3-1-33 

Sailor's    Luck-F    3-17-33 

Samarang-UA     5-18-33 

Savage    Girl,    The-FR 1-6-33 


Title  Revieui 

Savage     Gold-AU 5-23-: 

Scarlet     River-RKO 5-24-i 

Second    Hand   Wife-F 1-14-3 

Secrets-UA     3-16-3 

Secret    of    Madame    Blanche 

MGM 2-4  3 

Secrets   of   Wu    Sin-CHE.  .2-3-; 

Self   Defense-MOP    2-17-3 

Shadow    Laughs-INV 3-27-3 

Shame-AM    3-15-3 

She   Done   Him   Wrong- 

PAR.  .2-10-3 

Silk    Express-WA 6-23-3 

Silver     Cord-RKO 5-5-3 

Sister  to  Judas-MAY    ...1-18-3 

Smoke    Lightning-F 5-12-3 

So   This   Is   Africa-COL.  .4-22-3 
Soldiers   of   the   Storm- 

COL.  .5-18  3 
Somewhere  in  Sonora-WA.  6-7-3 
Song  of  the  Eagle-PAR.  .4-27-3 

Song   of    Life-TF    3-17-3 

Sous  La  Lune  Du  Maroc- 

PRX      1-28  3 

Speed    Demon-COL    1-7-3 

State    Fair-F    1-27-3 

State   Trooper-COL    3-27-3 

Story  of  Temple  Drake- 

PAR 5-6-3 

Strange    Adventure-MOP    2-8-3 

Strange    People-CHE 6-17-3 

Strictly  Personal-PAR   ...3-18-3 

Study  in  Scarlet-WW 5-26-3 

Sucker    Money-WK 3-1-3 

Sundown    Rider-COL 6-9-3 

Supernatural-PAR     4-22-3 

Sweepings-RKO    3-22-3 

Taming    the    Jungle-INV.  .6-6-3 

Taras    Triasylo-XX     3-15-3. 

Tatra's    Zauber-PRX 2-20-3; 

Telegraph    Trail-WA 3-29-3 

Terror     Abroad-PAR 7-3-3: 

Terror   Trail-U    2-11-3 

Theodore    Koerner-XX  ..  .5-10-3 

There  Goes  the  Bride- 

GB. .3-1-3 
They   Just    Had   to   Get 

Married-U     2-10-3 

This    Is    America-BEE... 5-23-3- 
Today   We   Live-MGM    ..4-15-S 

Tombstone     Canyon-F 7-3-3: 

Tonight    Is    Ours-PAR    .  .1-21-3.] 

Topaze-RKO      2-10-3. 

Trailing   North-MOP 5-17-3 

Traum    von    Schoenbruhnn 

XX..6  3-J 

Treason-COL     5-4-31 

Trick    for    Trick-F 6-10-3! 

Truth  About  Africa-ALX. 4-19-3 
20.000    Years    in     Sing    Sing 

FN..  1-114 
Una  Vida  Por  Otra-XX.  .2-17-? 

Vampire    Bat-MAJ 1-10-3): 

Via    Pony    Express-MAJ.  .5-4-3 
Victims    of    Persecution-POL 

6-17-3 

Warrior's    Husband-F    — 5-12< 
West    of    Singapore-MOP.- 4-1-3 

Western   Code-COL    1-12-3 

What,    No    Beer-MGM...2-U 
What   Price  Decency?- 

MAJ..3  2-3 
What    Price    Innocence-COL 

6-24-3 
When   a   Man   Rides  Alone-FR 
2-1-c 
When    Ladies    Meet-MGM 

6-24-3 

When   Strangers   Marry- 

COL..5-25-: 
Whistling   in   the   Dark-MGM 

1-28-3: 
White  Sister-MGM  ....3-20-3; 
Wild   Horse    Mesa-PAR. .  .l-°-i 

Wives   Beware-REG    5-24 

Woman  Is  Stole-COL. .  .6-30-* 
Woman's  World-AM  ...1-284 
Women  Won't  Tell-CHE  1-3- 
Woman  Accused-PAR. .  .3-11- 
Working  Man,  The-WA.  .4-12- 
World  Gone  Mad-MAJ.  .4-15-1 
Yanko  Muzykant-ZBY  ..3-13-]; 
Young  Blood-MOP  . .  .1-18-1- 
Zapfenstreich    Am    Rhein- 

JRW..2-84 

Zoo    in    Budapest-F 4-12-fi 


THE 


IB 


ednesdayjuly  12,  1933 


S5S3BHK 


A  TITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  TOTS 


//- 


By  RALPH  U'ILK 
10BERT  BENCHLEY,  who  ar- 
\  rived  at  RKO  Radio  studios  some 
v.sks  ago  with  a  contract  to  write 
a^  act,  has  been  assigned  a  role  in 
":nn  Vickers,"  now  in  production 
v.-h  Irene  Dunne  as  star. 

*  *         * 

The  company  which  flew  to  Rio 
d  Janiero  to  film,  for  the  first  time, 
n  ural  scenic  backgrounds  of  this 
b  utiful  city  for  the  new  RKO  Ra- 

I  picture,  "Flying  Down  to  Rio," 
h ;  landed  in  Rio,  says  cabled  re- 
p  ts  received  by  Louis  Brock,  as- 
s  iate  producer. 

*  *  * 

'he  option  on  the  services  of 
\  >rthington  Miner  was  exercised 
o!Monday  by  Merian  C.  Cooper,  ex- 
e  tive  producer  at  RKO  Radio 
edios.      The    next    assignment    of 

'■  stage  director  will  be  as  dia- 
l.ue  director  for  Constance  Ben- 
I  t's  next  picture. 

*  *         * 

tarold  Entwhistle  has  been  sign- 
e  for  an  important  role  in  "Little 
Y=men,"  RKO  Radio  picturization 
o  the  Louisa  M.  Alcott  classic  now 
i  ling  under  George  Cukor's  direc- 

i. 

*  ♦         * 

)orothy  Wilson  and  Eric  Linden 
bjre  been  cast  in  "Family  Man," 
JO  Radio  picture  which  will  go 
■m  ore  the  cameras  late  in  July. 


What  It  Takes  to  Please  Sid  Grauman 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE   FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Listing   four    requirements    he    insists    upon    in    a    picture    before    booking 
it    for    his    Chinese    Theater    in    Hollywood,    Sid    Grauman,    who    stated    in    a    letter    to 
Jack    Warner,    that    he    found    "Gold    Diggers"    to    contain    these    exacting    qualities. 

The    four    requirements    Grauman    looks    for    in    a    picture    before    he    books    it,    are: 

1.  It    must    have    the    quality    to    stand    up    for    a    long    run. 

2.  It    must    justify    advanced    prices. 

3.  It    must    have    a    great    cast,    tell    a    fine   story    and    also    have    spectacle. 

4.  It    must    have    what    we    call    two-a-day    class. 


Looks  as  though  Henry  Travers 
will  never  get  back  to  New  York. 
Travers,  brought  out  from  Broad- 
way to  repeat  the  father  role  he  cre- 
ated on  the  stage  in  "Reunion  in 
Vienna,"  was  literally  snatched  off 
the  train  on  his  return  trip  and  as- 
signed a  featured  role  in  "Another 
Language."  And  now  MG-M  is 
holding  him  for  another  important 
part  in   "Beauty  Parlor." 


Lloyd  French,  former  RKO  direc- 
tor, is  now  directing  Laurel  and 
Hardy  at  the  Hal  Roach  studios.  He 
directed  the  comedians  in  "Tickets 
for  Two"  and  another  comedy,  as 
yet  untitled. 


M.  A.  Anderson,  Jr.,  veteran  cam- 
eraman, is  photographing  "Notorious 
But  Nice,"  a  Chesterfield  production, 
which   is  being   directed  by   Richard 
Thorpe. 


Gilbert  Roland,  who  wooed  Mae 
West  in  "She  Done  Him  Wrong,"  is 
now  to  turn  his  attention  to  Alice 
Brady  in  "Beauty  Parlor."  The  fa- 
mous Latin  actor  has  been  signed 
by  M-G-M  for  the  role  of  "Abbott" 
in  the  picturization  of  the  Faith 
Baldwin  story.  In  this  he  is  to  be 
paired  romantically  with  Miss  Brady, 
who  is  seen  as  a  newly-rich  wife. 

*  *         * 

Glenda  Farrell  celebrated  her 
birthday  with  a  small  dinner  party. 
She  didn't  get  any  presents — because 
none  of  the  guests  knew  it  was  her 
birthday. 

*  *  * 

William  Powell's  next  Warner 
Bros,  starring  picture,  "The  Kennel 
Murder  Case,"  by  S.  S.  Van  Dine, 
is  in  active  preparation.  Mary 
Astor  has  been  signed  for  the  lead- 
ing feminine  role. 

*  *  * 

Fay  Wray  joins  Wallace  Beery, 
Jackie  Cooper  and  George  Raft  in 
the    cast    of    "The    Bowery,"    which 


Joseph  M.  Schenck  and  Darryl  .  .  Zan- 
uck  are  making  as  their  first  Twen- 
tieth Century  Pictures'  production 
for  United  Artists  release. 

*  *  * 

Ned  Sparks,  Grace  Bradley  and 
Kitty  Kelly  have  been  added  to  the 
cast  of  "Too  Much  Harmony,"  which 
Edward  Sutherland  will  put  into  pro- 
duction this  week  at  the  Paramount 
studios  with  Bing  Crosby,  Jack 
Oakie,  Skeets  Gallagher  and  Harry 
Green  in  the  leading  roles. 

*  *  * 

Sam  Mintz  and  Leonard  Praskins 
are  the  first  of  the  small  army  of 
writers  on  the  staff  of  Twentieth 
Century  Pictures,  the  Joseph  M. 
Schenck-Darryl  F.  Zanuck  producins 
company,  to  have  their  contracts  ex- 
tended. 

Ernest  Pagano,  comedy  writer  at 
the  Educational  Studios  for  the  past 
few  years,  is  at  the  Warner  Studios 
writing  an  original  for  Joe  E. 
Brown.  He  returns  shortly  to  the 
Educational  Studios  to  commence 
work  on  the  first  Andy  Clyde  and 
Moran  and  Mack  comedies  for  the 
new  season. 

*  *  * 

After  viewing  his  work  in  "The 
Man  Who  Dared,"  Fox  Film  officials 
immediately  selected  Preston  Foster 
for  the  leading  role  in  "Woman  and 
the  Law,"  from  the  story  by  Judith 
Ravel  and  Lowell  Brentano. 


'airlee,   Vt. — H.    E.    Smalley   has 
losed  the  recently  reopened  Fair- 


'ella,  la. — W.  F.  Bailey  has  pur- 
ijsed  the  Pella  from  H.  Whitney 
1  taken  possession. 


Kansas  City,  Mo. — John  C.  Staple, 
e|ibitor  at  Rockport,  Mo.,  and  ed- 
i"  r  of  the  Atchison  "County  Mail" 
'  Rockport,  has  been  appointed 
pMicity  director  for  the  Missouri 
S&nocratic  State  Committee. 


Jaltimore — Fred    C.    Schanberger, 

:  is  now  identified  in  the  new  Na- 
<ial  Theatergoers'  Ass'n,  which 
.  been  formed  in  New  York.  He 
with  Keith's  and  Schanberger 
;atrical  Interests. 


Boston — Maurice  Grassgreen  has 
n  appointed  sales  manager  fol- 
ic here. 


More  Eastern  Production 

Educational  may  produce  several  of  its 
mportant  series  in  the  East,  providing 
equired  talent  is  available,  E.  W.  Ham- 
ons  said  yesterday.  Tom  Howard  is 
>  star  in  an  Eastern-made  series,  it 
s    definitely    planned. 


Detroit  —  The  Graystone,  West 
Side  house,  is  having  the  lobby  and 
front  remodeled.  New  box-office  is 
being  built  by  Anthony  Dubiel,  pro- 
prietor. 


Detroit  —  The  former  Universal, 
now  closed  for  several  months,  is  to 
be  converted  to  a  beer  garden. 


Detroit — Electrotone  Corp.,  manu- 
facturers of  recording  apparatus,  is 
out  of  business.  John  Rinderman 
was  general  manager  of  the  com- 
pany. 


Oklahoma  City  —  Warners'  Mid- 
west has  gone  dark  for  the  rest  of 
the  summer. 


Chicago— "This  Nude  World,"  ap- 
proved by  the  censors,  has  opened 
at  the   Castle. 


Chicago  —  Town     Talkies,     Gold 
Coast  and  Julian  have  closed  for  the 


Baltimore — A  refrigerating  plant 
has  been  installed  in  the  New  How- 
ard, operated  by  Sam  Soltz. 


Baltimore  —  N.  C.  Haefele,  man- 
ager of  the  National  Supply  Co.,  has 
installed  a  new  sound  screen  in  the 
Capitol,  which  Eddie  Kimple  man- 
ages for  Associated  Theaters. 


Council  Bluffs,  la.— F.  R.  Felker, 
former  manager  of  the  Broadway, 
has  leased  the  house  from  A.  H. 
Blank  and  will  operate  it  as  an  in- 
dependent. 


Bristol,  Va. — C.  A.  Goebel  has  re- 
gained control  of  the  Cameo. 


Richmond— The  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  lo- 
cal here  is  holding  an  all-day  outing 
down  the  James  River  July  16. 


Atlanta — M.  C.  Hill  has  joined  the 
sales  force  of  United  Artists  here. 
E.  A.  Rambonnet  has  been  added  to 
the  sales  force  of  Arthur  C.  Brom- 
berg  Attractions,  Inc.,  distributors 
of  Monogram  in  this  territory. 


Atlanta— W.  S.  Tuttle,  well  known 
in  film  circles  over  the  southeast, 
doorkeeper  at  a  hostess  dance  here, 
was  recently  attacked  by  thugs  who 
tried  to  hold  up  the  establishment. 


Atlanta,  Ga. — The  Fox,  which  has 
been  using  two   and   three   acts    of 


Fanchon  &  Marco  vaudeville  week- 
ly for  the  past  eight  weeks,  returns 
to  a  straight  picture  policy  the  week 
of  July  8.  Mel  Ruick  and  a  10-piece 
stage  band  will  be  added.  The  Fox 
is  a  4,500-seat  de  luxe  house,  built 
and  leased  to  the  Fox  Theaters,  Inc., 
but  now  being  operated  by  a  Shrine 
committee. 


Buffalo — The  Victoria  theater,  this 
city,  which  closed  July  5  for  altera- 
tions, will  reopen  July  23,  as  the 
seventh  theater  in  Basil  Bros.  Cir- 
cuit. Nicholas  H.  Basil  is  the  gen- 
eral manager  of  this  circuit.  Victor 
Lownes,  formerly  manager  of  this 
playhouse,  is  now  on  a  vacation  at 
Stephen's  Point,  Conn.  He  has  not 
yet  announced  his  plans  for  the  fu- 
ture. 


Monogram's  Year  Book 

Monogram's  1933-34  year  book,  is 
the  most  colorful  and  elaborate  ever 
issued  by  that  company.  The  cover 
is  of  gold,  white  and  black  and  car- 
ries only  the  company  trade-mark.  Pic- 
tures of  Monogram  executives,  fran- 
chise holders,  stars  and  directors  are 
featured  along  with  action  drawings 
of  all  films  in  the  line-up.  Russell 
M.  Bell  designed  the  entire  book  with 
Mike    Simmons    contributing    the    copy. 


\2 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  12,  19: 


ANTI-BLOCK  BOOKING 
RULE  IN  PATMAN  BILL 


duced  late  in  the  special  session  of 
Congress  was  referred  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Interstate  Commerce.  Pat- 
man  advised  The  Film  Daily  that 
he  would  add  the  block  booking  pro- 
vision while  his  bill  was  in  the  com- 
mittee. The  original  bill  would  re- 
quire a  Federal  license  for  every 
photoplay  to  be  exhibited,  which 
would  virtually  mean  federal  cen- 
sorship. 


Texas  Exhibitors  Urge 
42-Hour  Maximum  Week 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 
Allied   unit.     The  meeting  named  a 
committee   of   five  to  work   out  spe- 
cific recommendations   in  connection 
with   the   code. 

Another  recommendation  is  to  the 
effect  that  the  code  provide  for  local 
committees  to  handle  arbitration. 
Personnel  of  the  committee,  it  was 
urged,  would  consist  of  distributors, 
exhibitors  and  a  person  not  iden- 
tified with  the   industry. 


GENE    DENNIS   FOR   ALBEE 

Gene  Dennis  plays  an  engagement 
of  a  week  or  more  at  the  Albee, 
Brooklyn,  next  week. 


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SUMMER 
RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  single? 
$2.50  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 

SFine  foods  at  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian Eagle  Garden  Cafe. 
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VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,    CALIFORNIA 


THEATER  CHANGES 

Reported  by  Film  Boards  of  Trade 


OREGON 

Changes  in  Ownership 

i  <  >:;\  ALUS  -  Whiteside,  transferred  to 
WIiiIim.1l-  Hn.s.  In-  Fox  West  Coast.  EN- 
TERPRISE—Okay,  transferred  to  Stock- 
dale  &  Reed  by  R.  E.  Stiver.  EUCJENE— 
Rex,  transferred  to  Evergreen  Amusement 
Co.  by  Fox  West  Coast.  MEDFORD— 
Criterion,  transferred  to  Tri  State  Amuse- 
ment Co.  by  Fox  West  Coast;  Rialto,  trans- 
ferred to  Tri  State  Amusement  Co.  by  Fox 
West  Coast.  PORTLAND — Alberta,  trans- 
ferred to  H.  V.  Evans  by  L.  H.  Evans; 
Hollywood  and  Liberty,  transferred  to 
Evergreen  Amusement  Co.  by  Fox  West 
Coast. 

Closing 

PORTLAND— Union. 

PENNSYLVANIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

AMBRIDGE— Penn,  transferred  to  A.  N. 
Notopouios  by  Publix.  BUTLER— Capitol, 
transferred  to  A.  N.  Notopouios  by  Publix. 
3EECHVIEW— Olympic,  transferred  to  J. 
Orlando  by  Klare  &  Lint.  HALLSTEAD 
— Capito!  (formerly  New  Plaza),  transfer- 
red to  Wyndham  Davies.  HARRISBURG 
— Royal,  transferred  to  W.  B.  Schwalm. 
JOHNSTOWN  —  State,  transferred  to 
George  Panagatocas  by  Publix.  KNOX — 
Knox,  transferred  to  Patrick  M.  Notariana 
by  Odd  Fellows  Association.  PARKES- 
BURG — Opera  House,  transferred  to  Rob- 
ert Morrow  and  Harry  Rivers.  PHILA- 
DELPHIA— Carman,  transferred  to  George 
T.  Gravenstine  by  American  Theaters 
Corp. ;  Castle,  transferred  to  Kaye  Krouse 
and  E.  Levick  by  Faye  Krouse;  Wayne, 
transferred  to  Charles  A.  Riley  by  Wilmer 
Realty  Co.,  Inc.  REYNOLDSVILLE— 
Adelphia  and  Majestic,  transferred  to  John 
Damore  by  F.  £.  Johnson.  TRE.VORTON 
— Forrest,  transferred  to  Firo  Theatrical 
Entertainments  by  Michael  Kearns.  WES- 
LEYVILLE — Penn,  transferred  to  Edwin 
P.    Brown   by   E.    Williams. 

Openings 

ALIQUJPPA— Strand.  CADOGAN— Cado- 
gan.  CONNEAUT  LAKE— Park.  GIR- 
ARD— Denman.  HALLSTEAD  —  Capitol 
(formerly  New  Plaza),  by  Wyndham  Da- 
vies.  HARRISBURG— Royal,  by  W.  B. 
Schwalm.  JOHNSTOWN— Dale.  GROVE 
CITY— Majestic.  MANOR— Elite.  MON- 
ESSEN— Star.  PHILADELPHIA  —  Ger- 
mantown,  by  Warner  Bros.  REYNOLDS- 
VILLE— Libel  ty.  ROCHESTER— Majes- 
tic. 

Closings 

I.EECHBURG— Cosmorama.  McDONALD— 
Grand.  PHILADELPHIA  —  Orpheum. 
PITTSBURGH— New  Palace  and  Variety. 
ROBERTSDALE  —  Liberty.  SEWARD— 
Regent. 

RHODE  ISLAND 
Openings 

NARRANGANSETT    PIER— Casino,    by    R. 

I.   M.    Stanzler. 

Closings 

PROVIDENCE— Fay's.  WOONSOCKET— 
Park. 


SOUTH   CAROLINA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

AIKEN — State,  transferred  to  State  Aniu-c- 
ment  Co.,  Inc.,  by  11.  B.  Ram.  BATES 
BURG — Carolina,  transferred  to  S.  Boyos- 
lousky  by  C.   H.  Albretch. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ABERDEEN— Aster  (formerly  State),  trans- 
t erred  to  John  Hartman  by  Dick  Sutton. 
ALCESTER  —  Barrymore,  transferred  to 
Vernon  Larson  by  H.  W.  Lund.  DeSMET 
— Ritz,  transferred  to  Ely  &  Holliday  by 
G.  E.  Christianson.  EAGLE  BUTTE— 
Strand,  transferred  to  Davis  &  Davis  by 
Joe  Paul.  WOONSOCKET— Gem.  trans- 
ferred  to   Harold   May   by   E.    C.   Arehardt. 

Openings 

ABERDEEN  —  Astor.  BURKE  —  Burke. 
EAGLE        BUTTE— Strand.  CENTER- 

VILLE— Broadway.      PLATTE    —    Lyric. 
REVILLO— Auditorium. 

TEXAS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

GOLIAD — Goliad,  transferred  to  Mrs.  O.  G. 
Frels.  GREENVILLE— Star,  transferred 
to  C.  E.  Murrell.  MARLIN— Martex  (for- 
merly Lyric),  transferred  to  P.  H.  Cox. 
HONEY  GROVE — Strand,  transferred  to 
J.  J.  Brown.  MENARD — Mission,  trans- 
ferred to  Henry  Reeve.  ATLANTA — 
Ritz  (formerly  Liberty),  transferred  to  N. 
L.  Smith.  JASPER — Lone  Star,  transfer- 
red to  A.  B.  Rhodes.  LONGVIEW— Lib- 
erty (formerly  Legion),  transferred  to  E. 
E.    Lutz. 

Openings 

CRYSTAL  CITY— Juarez,  by  F.  Dila  Garza. 
NEWTON- -Pastime.  LEONARD— Liber- 
ty. AMARILLO— Fair.  TYLER— Palace, 
by  S.  G.  Fry.  HILLSBORO— Majestic. 
ROGERS— Strand.  KNOX  CITY— Texas. 
EL  PASO— Airdome.  McGREGOR— Opera 
House. 

Closings 

DEL  RIO— Casino.  MIDLOTHIAN— Crys- 
tal. PORT  LAVACA— Amusu.  SOMER- 
VILLE— Majestic.  OLNEY— Ritz.  THUR- 
BUR— Opera  House.  SAN  MARCOS— 
Plaza.  Rusk — Astor  (damaged  by  fire). 
DALLAS  —  Melba.  CANTON  —  Royal. 
PHARR— Valenzia.  ROCKWELL  —  Em- 
press. WHITEWRIGHT— Palace.  MER- 
CEDES—Mercedes.  VAN  ALSTYNE— 
Lyric.  AMARILLO— Paramount.  (JUITA 
QUE— Queen.  CRYSTAL  CITY— Guild. 
SPEARMAN— Lyric.  FRIONA— Capitol. 
SABINAL— Majestic.    BONHAM— Texas. 

UTAH 
Change   in   Ownership 

ST.  GEORGE— Electric,  transferred  to 
Wadsworth    Bros. 

Openings 

BEAVER— Lyric,    by   W.    A.    Firmage.      KA- 
MAS — Opera  House,  by  Simpson  and  Pitt. 
VERMONT 
Openings 

FAIR  LEE— Fairlee,  by  H.  E.  Smalley. 
MENDON — Mysrnuck    Park,    by    S.    Brody. 

Closings 

BARRE— Magnet.      WATERBURY— Lyric. 


ATTENDING    "PILGRIMAGE" 

Among  the  stars  who  will  attend 
the  world  premiere  tonight  of  Fox's 
"Pilgrimage"  at  the  Gaiety  are: 
Sally  Eilers,  James  Dunn,  Mimi  Jor- 
dan, Bert  Wheeler,  Robert  Woolsey 
and    Henrietta    Crossman. 


FINISH   N.   Y.   EXTERIORS 

Ray  Binger  and  Ben  Silvey,  both 
of  Twentieth  Century  Productions, 
are  en  route  to  the  Coast  from  New 
York  after  making  exteriors  for 
"The  Bowery."  Ben  Berk  and  Frank 
Zuker,  cameramen,  worked  with 
them. 


LABS    ELECT    TODAY 

Laboratory  executives  will  meet 
today  at  the  Hotel  Astor  to  hear 
the  first  report  of  their  code  com- 
mittee and  to  elect  officers.  It  will 
be  a  closed  meeting  for  members 
only. 


PEARL    WHITE    IN    HOSPITAL 

Paris  —  Pearl  White  is  under 
treatment  at  the  American  Hospital 
suffering  from  a  recurrence  of  a 
spine  injury.  She  claims  she  sus- 
tained the  injury  while  playing  in 
"The  Perils  of  Pauline,"  serial,  some 
years  ago. 


NAME  F.  WALKER  SE, 
OF  RECOVERY  GOUNC 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Washington,   returns   to    New   Yq 
tomorrow. 

Walker  is  treasurer  of  the  Den1 
cratic  National  Committee  and  p| 
viously  occupied  a  similar  post  w| 
the  New  York  state  Democratic  col 
mittee.  He  has  long  been  an  in 
mate  friend  of  Roosevelt.  A  f 
months  ago  Walker  was  offered  j 
important  executive  position  in  q 
Paramount  Publix  reorganization] 


"INFLATION"  FOR  CAPITOL 

"Inflation"  an  M-G-M  short,  \J 
be  shown  at  the  Capitol  for  u 
week  beginning  Friday,  in  conjuij 
tion  with  the  feature  "Midnig1 
Mary." 


NED 
WAYBURF 


Announces  Summer  Classes  in  all  Types 
Stage  and  Social  Dancing  at  Greatly 
Reduced  Rates 


•  ADULT    GIRLS'    AND    WOMEN'S    CLASSES 

Ages  16  years  and  over.  Enroll  now.  Start  i 
Monday.  Also  special  one-hour  evening  clas' 
1 ,   ?,  or  5  times  weekly.     Mondays  to  Frida 

•  WONDERFUL  OPPORTUNITY  FOR  CHILDR 

— Ned    Wayburn    is    famous    for   his   work   w 
children.     Classes  for  boys  and  girls,  ages  3 
16.     Thorough  training  in  all  types  of  darcii 
Classes  meet  Saturdays.     Also  special  one-he 
weekly  classes  after  school  hours. 

•  BODY      PROPORTIONING— Is     there     any< 
around  you  overweight?     Ned  Wayburn  can  tic 
them.     Weight  reduced  or  increased.     A 
that  has  been  perfected  after  years  of 

the  most  celebrated  stars  of  stage  and 
Utmost  of  privacy.     Whatever  your  age  or  siz 
Ned  Wayburn  can  help  you. 

•  BROADCASTING      INSTRUCTION  —  Class 

private  instruction  in  diction,  song  rend  t 
microphone  technique  for  radio  and  talkies. 

•  THE  NED  WAYBURN  1933  ANNUAL  DANC 
FROLIC  AND  RADIO  REVELS  will  be  held  tt 
year  in  the  Auditorium  of  the  A.  W.  A.  Cm! 
house,  361  West  57th  Street,  New  York  Cit 
Saturday,  June  17th.  This  is  one  of  the  mo 
important  social  and  theatrical  functions  c-  ' 
year.  Matinee  and  evening  performance.  R" 
ervation  for  seats  should  be  made  well  ir  S 
vance. 

NOTE    TO    MEN    AND    WOMEN    ENGAGED    I 
MOVIE  INDUSTRY 

If  members  of  your  family  or  friends  are  ir 
terested  in  a  career  on  stage,  screen,  radio,  cj 
in  having  a  beautiful  figure,  have  them  consuj 
Ned  Wayburn.     He  has  helped  up  the  ladder  c 
fame  such  outstanding  stars  of  the  stage,  scree 
and  radio  as  Al  Jolson,  Marilyn  Miller,  Fr 
Adele  Astaire,  Eddie  Cantor,  Jeanette  McDonald 
Ed    Wynn,    Nancy    Carroll,    Clifton    Webb,    H 
Leroy,    Ann    Pennington,    Jack   Whiting,    F 
Ellis     (the    latest — seen    with    George    Arliss    i! 
"The  King's  Vacation"),  and  hundreds  of  other.1! 

NED  WAYBURN  INSTITUTE  OF  DANCING1 
AND  RADIO  BROADCASTING  SCHOOli 
Depf.  F,  625  Madison  Avenue,  New  York,  N.  Yt 
Bet.  58th  &  59th  Sts.         Tel.  Wlckersham  2-4301 


II 


;dnesday,  July  12,  1933 

\ 

REMEMBER 
WHEN 

By 
MARCO 

as  told  to 

DON   HANCOCK 

of  The   Film    Daily    Editorial   Staff 


?UITE  some  years  ago  when   Al   Jol- 
son  consented  to  make  personal  ap- 
:  ances  in  motion  picture  houses  we  had 
i  experience  which  was  unique  in  its  own 
I ,"   said   Marco   of   Fanchon   and    Marco. 
We  had  booked   Jolson  at  Loew's  War- 
),  San  Francisco,  on  percentage.  He  was 
instantaneous  success  and  had  to  do  six 
seven    shows    a    day    to    accommodate 
crowds.      Lines    extended     down     the 
et  and  around  the  corner.     Extra  police 
.e  sent  to  keep  the   people  in  order. 
Although   Jolson    had   been    used   to   re- 
ing  large  pay  envelopes  for  screen   and 
;e  work,   when   he  saw    the   crowds,   he 
itally    figured    that    on    percentage    he 

iild  draw  a  sum  far  beyond  his  expecta- 
s  and  in  fact  a  sum  that  was  'too  good 
>e  true.' 

During    his    last    performance    the    last 
jit,    Jolson    jokingly    told    the    audience 

he  would  hold  the  show  until  he  re- 
ed his  check  for  his  percentage  of  the 
ik's  gross.     And   he   did.      He  clowned, 

stories  and  sang  for  over  an  hour  and 
ilf  more  than  his  scheduled  time.  Mean- 
le  the  theater  manager  was  frantically 
jching  for  the  district  manager  whose 
ature  was  necessary  on  the  check.  Fin- 
■  they  caught  up  with  the  district  man- 

and  the  check  was  signed.  Then  the 
[iter  manager  went  tearing  down  the 
j  waving  a  check  for  $22,500,  Jolson's 
[e  of  the   receipts,  which,    I    believe,   is 

highest  amount  ever  received  by  an 
srtainer  for   a   week's  work." 


DAILV 


OORE   MAY   STAR   IN    SHOW 

■t   Coast   Bureau   of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

lolly-wood  —  Colleen  Moore  has 
t  for  New  York,  via  Chicago 
ere  she  will  visit  the  World's 
ir  with  her  husband,  Al  Scott. 
5S  Moore  has  just  completed  the 
x  feature  "The  Power  and  the 
■ry"  opposite  Spencer  Tracy.  She 
1  spend  five  months  in  the  east 
'ing  which  time  she  may  appear 
a  Broadway  stage  production. 


ANSWERS 

to 
"HOW  GOOD  IS  YOUR 
MEMORY"    QUESTIONS 

In  1913  with  Jesse  L.   Lasky. 

Biograph's     film      of     the     Jeffries-Sharkey 

match   at  Coney   Island. 

Raymond   B.   West. 

Sydney   S.   Cohen. 

"Quo   Vadis." 


WEEKS  QUITS  MAYFAIR; 
WILL  START  OWN  GO. 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

of  Weeks'  resignation.  He  is  under- 
stood to  be  undergoing  treatment  in 
Canada  at  present.  Weeks,  who  was 
formerly  general  manager  of  dis- 
tribution for  Paramount,  will  re- 
sume activities  early  in   September. 


Phil  Reisman  Vice-Pres. 

For  R-K-0  Theaters 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

four  divisions:  Executive,  Operation, 
Field  and  Corporate. 

In  the  executive  division  Merlin 
H.  Aylesworth  is  chairman  of  the 
board  with  Walter  L.  Brown  as  as- 
sistant. Harold  B.  Franklin,  presi- 
dent, Samuel  L.  "Roxy"  Rothafel,  in 
charge  of  Radio  City  theaters  and 
Malcolm  Kingsberg,  vice-president. 
The  operation  division  personnel 
and  positions  are  Robert  F.  Sisk,  ad- 
vertising and  publicity;  Terry  Tur- 
ner, exploitation;  Perc  Trussell, 
publications.  Vaudeville,  A.  Willi, 
eastern,  and  H.  Howard,  western. 
B.  J.  Hynes,  personnel;  A.  J.  Ben- 
line,  coast  control.  Field  division, 
H.  R.  Emdee,  uptown;  C.  B.  Mc- 
Donald, downtown  and  Brooklyn;  J. 
J.  Franklin,  Albee,  Brooklyn; 
Charles  W.  Koerner,  up  state  and 
Boston;  L.  Goldberg,  Brooklyn;  J. 
M.  Brennan,  New  Jersey  and  Wash- 
ington; Chicago,  N.  J.  Blumberg;  J. 
M.  Franklin,  Canadian;  Cliff  Work, 
west  coast;  A.  Frudenfeld,  Detroit; 
Nat  Holt,  middle  west.  Corporate 
division,  Herman  Zohbel,  treasurer; 
secretary,  William  Mallard;  0.  R. 
McMahon,  comptroller;  F.  Alstock, 
statistics;  J.  M.  Maloney,  insurance; 
Louis  Cohen,  real  estate. 


Director  Answers  Slaps 
At  Hollywood-at-Fair 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

described  the  exhibition  as  construc- 
tive from  the  standpoint  of  the  in- 
dustry. Sullivan,  who  has  arrived 
in  New  York,  said  that  only  the 
technical  side  of  the  business  is 
being  shown  and  everything  possi- 
ble is  being  done  to  impress  the 
public  with  the  fact  that  Hollywood 
is  not  a  "playground"  but  instead  a 
colony  of  hard-working  individuals. 
In  no  sense  is  Hollywood-at-the- 
Fair  designed  to  compete  with  the 
industry,  Sullivan  declared.  Instead, 
it  invites  the  co-operation  of  picture 
companies  in  sending  their  players 
to  appear  personally  before  the  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  persons  who 
are  attending  the  exposition,  he 
said. 

Frank  Heath,  formerly  casting  di- 
rector at  the  Paramount  Long  Island 
studio,  has  been  appointed  New 
York  representative  for  Hollywood- 
at-the-Fair. 


SEVENTH  FOR  BASIL  BROS. 

Buffalo  —  Basil  Brothers'  Circuit 
has  acquired  its  seventh  house 
through  taking  over  the  Victoria 
here. 


pROGRE 

• 

Summer    1918 

New  Deal 

Film  Daily 

15  Years 


Prestige 


* 


Meaning   That    During   The    Summer   The 

Film  Daily  Will  Celebrate  Its  15th  Anniversary 
As  The  Newspaper  Of  The  Motion  Picture 
Industry  With  A  "NEW  DEAL"  Number 
Covering  What  Has  Gone  Before,  What's  Going 
On  Now  and   What  The   Future    Has   To    Offer 


II 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  12, 1 

!■  IMH  I— —» 


"TOMORROW  AT  SEVEN" 

RKO   Radio  62   mins. 

MURDER  MYSTERY  WITH  COMEDY 
RELIEF    RATES    AS    FAIR    PROGRAMME! 

Despite  a  confusing  plot  and  a  not  very 
mysterious  mystery  this  one  will  probably 
please  the  customers.  All  the  old  mystery 
picture  gags  such  as  hands  knocking  on 
doors,  girls  being  dragged  through  windows 
by  arms  without  bodies  and  lights  that 
conveniently  go  out  are  used  but  the  whole 
thing  moves  smoothly  and  should  go  over. 
Story  relates  the  doings  of  an  ego-maniac, 
the  "black  ace,"  who  tells  his  victims 
when  they  are  to  be  killed  and  then  goes 
through  with  the  jebs  on  schedule.  Chester 
Morris  as  a  detective  story  writer,  gets 
mixed  up  in  the  plot  and  flies  to  Louisiana 
with  a  man  who  has  been  warned  that  he 
is  next.  On  the  plane  the  man's  assistant 
is  killed  at  the  time  appointed  for  the 
next  murder.  A  couple  of  dumb  cops,  who 
furnish  the  comedy,  are  on  board  and  they 
try  to  unravel  the  murder  and  uncover  the 
"black  ace."  After  they  arrive  in  Louisi- 
ana the  novelist  straightens  out  the  mess 
and  uncovers  the  culprit.  Frank  McHugh 
and  Allan  Jenkins  are  good  as  the  dumb 
dicks. 

Cast:  Chester  Morris,  Vivienne  Osborne, 
Fran  McHugh,  Allan  Jenkins,  Henry  Ste- 
phenson, Grant  Mitchell,  Charles  Middle- 
ton,  Oscar  Apfel,  Virginia  Howell,  Cor- 
nelius Keefe,  Edward  Le  Saint,  Gus  Robin- 
son. 

Director,  Ray  Enright;  Adaptor,  Ralph 
Spence;  Dialoguer,  same;  Film  Editor,  Rose 
Loewinger;  Cameraman,  Charles  Schoen- 
baum;  Recording  Engineer,  Lodge  Cun- 
ningham. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good. 


Victor   McLaglen    in 

"LAUGHING   AT   LIFE" 

Nat    Lcvine  72    mins. 

McLAGLEN  REGISTERS  STRONG  IN 
FAIR  ACTION  STORY  WITH  EXCEL- 
LENT    CAST. 

This  stcry  is  built  entirely  around  Vic- 
tor McLaglen,  his  escapades  in  many  cities 
of  the  world  and  his  absolute  disregard 
of  all  law  and  order.  He  starts  out  as 
a  civil  engineer  in  Panama,  then  he  be- 
comes a  gun  runner,  later  he  enters  the 
world  war  and  finally  lands  in  South  Amer- 
ica where  he  starts  a  rebellion.  During 
his  travels,  his  wife  dies  and  he  subse- 
quently loses  all  trace  of  his  young  son. 
While  organizing  the  rebels,  he  is  joined 
by  Regis  Toomey  who  is  later  arrested  by 
the  party  in  power.  McLaglen  discovers 
that  Toomey  is  his  own  son.  He  then  de- 
mands that  the  president  cf  the  republic 
release  Toomey  under  threats  of  incensing 
the  revolutionists  into  action.  The  presi- 
Gent  consents,  McLaglen  breaks  up  the 
revolution    and    he    and    Toomey    escape. 

Cast:  Victor  McLaglen,  Conchita  Monte- 
negro, William  Boyd,  Lois  Wilson,  Henry 
B.  Walthall,  Regis  Toomey,  Ruth  Hall, 
Dewey  Robinson,  Guinn  Williams,  Ivan 
Lebedeff,  Mathilde  Comont,  Noah  Beery, 
Tully  Marshall,  J.  Farrell  MacDonald, 
Henry  Armetta,  Edmund  Breese,  Frankie 
Darro,  Buster  Phelps,  Pat  O'Malley,  Wil- 
liam Desmond,  Lloyd  Whitlock,  Philo  Mc- 
Cullough,   George   Humbert. 

Director,  Ford  Beebe;  Author,  same; 
Adaptors,  Prescott  Chaplin,  Thomas  Du- 
gon;  Editor,  Ray  Snyder;  Cameramen, 
Ernie  Miller,  Tom  Calligan;  Recording  En- 
gineer,  Earl   Crane. 

Direction,    01  ay.    Photography,    Fair. 


"BY  APPOINTMENT  ONLY" 

with    Lew    Cody,    Sally    O'Neil, 

Aileen    Pringle 

Invincible  63  mins. 

OVERLOADED  WITH  DIALOGUE  AND 
TOO  LITTLE  ACTION  IN  A  RAMBLING 
ROMANCE. 

The  idea  they  started  with  was  fairly 
interesting,  but  they  failed  to  get  much 
meat  into  the  plot,  and  very  little  action 
and  change  cf  scenery.  The  result  is  that 
the  greater  part  of  the  film  is  acted  out 
on  one  set — the  offices  of  Lew  Cody,  the 
great  consulting  specialist.  Here  the  plot 
unravels  slowly  in  a  cloud  of  dialogue  that 
grows  tedious.  Sally  O'Neil  plays  the  part 
of  a  14-year  old  orphan,  no  less,  whom 
Dr.  Cody  adopts.  Meanwhile  he  has  an 
ambitious  fiancee  in  Aileen  Pringle  who 
won't  marry  him  till  he  goes  to  Europe 
for  a  few  years  and  grabs  off  a  lot  of 
degrees  for  himself.  The  plot  shifts  back 
to  the  doc's  offices  in  America  again,  with 
the  orphan  a  beautiful  young  girl  of  18 
and  the  doctor  falling  in  love  with  her, 
and  trying  to  bust  up  her  engagement  to 
his  fiancee's  brother.  And  so  to  the  forced 
ending,  with  the  doc  coming  to  his  senses 
and  letting  the  kid  marry  in  her  own  age 
class,  while  he  gets  sentimental  again  with 
his  aging  fiancee,  Aileen. 

Cast:  Lew  Cody,  Sally  O'Neil,  Aileen 
Pringle,  Marceline  Day,  Edward  Morgan, 
Edward  Martindel,  Claire  McDowell,  Pau- 
line Garon,  Wilson  Benge,  Gladys  Blake. 

Director,  Frank  Strayer;  Author,  Robert 
Ellis;  Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguer,  same, 
Cameraman,  M.  A.  Anderson. 

Direction,  Handicapped  by  Material. 
Photography,  Very  Good. 


53  Contract  Players 
Now  at  Warner  Stu 

West    Canst    Bureau    of    TUP,    FI1 

Hollywood  —  Warner    Bn» 
have     53     players    under    contr 
Their   names  follow: 

Stars    include    Ruth     Chatter  L 
Leslie     Howard,     Richard     Bartl 
mess,  William  Powell,  Kay  Fiarf 
Edward  G.  Robinson,  Joe  E.  Lin, 
Al     Jolson.     James     Cagney,    J 
Blondell,     Warren     William,     I 
Muni,     Barbara    Stanwyck,    Ad< 
Menjou,   Bette   Davis,   Ruby  Kec 
Dick  Powell  and  Ann  Dvorak. 

Featured    players    include    A.l 
MacMahon,    Patricia    Ellis,    Gleij 
Farrell,     Margaret     Lindsay,    I 
Talbot,  Allen  Jenkins,   Guv  Kibti 
Claire  Dodd,  Ruth  Donnelly,  Gd 
Brent,     Philip     Faversham,     Fr; 
McHugh,     Helen     Vinson,     Elefl 
Holm,     Sheila     Terry,    Jean     HI 
Theodore     Newton.    George    Bla 
wood,      Gordon      Westcott,     Artl 
Hohl,  Robert   Barratt,  Marjorie  L 
tell,  Juliette  Ware,  Lorena  Lays(I 
Barbara     Rogers,     Renee    Whitn  j 
Helen  Mann,  Loretta  Andrews,  llj 
Wing,   Alice  Jans,  Lynn   Browni  ,J 
Ann  Hovey,  Maxine  Cantway,  Jaj| 
Shadduck   and   Geraine   Gear. 


3   A   YEAR   FROM   HARDINCi 

West   Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM 

Hollywood — Under  Ann  Hardin 
new  RKO  contract,  '  which  covi 
two  years,  she  will  make  six  p| 
tures  on  the  basis  of  three  a  yei 


REVIEWS  OF  NEW  SHORT  SUBJECTS! 


"Bosko's   Knight-Mare" 

(Looney  Tunes) 

Vitaphone  7  mins. 

Peppy  Cartoon 

An  adventure  of  Bosko,  who 
dreams  that  he  is  a  knight  at  the 
ancient  court  of  King  Arthur,  where 
he  pulls  his  modern  stuff  on  the 
Knights  of  the  Round  Table.  There 
is  plenty  of  excitement  when  the 
villain  "knight  abducts  the  fail- 
heroine.  Bosko  awakes  in  the  mid- 
dle of  a  hot  fight  to  find  that  it's  all 
a  dream.  The  modern  treatment  of 
the  knights  in  armor  is  clever  and 
has  plenty  of  laughs. 


"Rambling    Round  Radio  Row" 

(No.  5) 

Vitaphone  11  mins. 

Radio   Names 

Introducing  some  well  known  ra- 
dio entertainers  who  are  presented 
at  a  house  party  in  their  specialty 
numbers.  Harry  Rose  is  the  host, 
and  presents  the  Three  Keys,  Lou 
Conrad  and  his  Orchestra,  Harriet 
Lee  and  her  boy  friends,  and  Uncle 
Don.  Jerry  Wald  is  featured.  Some 
good  song  numbers  keep  this  one- 
reeler  pepped  up.  It  has  plenty  of 
class,  and  with  the  radio  names  can 
be  played  up. 


time  beer  garden  in  the  early  nine- 
ties. The  leading  lady  on  whom  Tom 
is  very  sweet  starts  to  play  up  to  a 
new  boy  friend,  and  the  complica- 
tions come  fast  and  funny.  It  has 
a  load  of  funny  characters,  and  the 
material  is  burlesqued  with  a  serious 
treatment  that  gets  over  strong. 
Harry  Sweet  directed.  Tom  and  his 
pal  do  a  duet,  rendering  some  old 
ballads  that  will  make  anybody 
laugh.  They  are  putting  plenty  into 
this  series,  and  this  one  clicks. 


"The   Bully's   End" 

(Aesop  Fable) 

Radio  7  mins. 

Action  Cartoon 

One  of  the  barnyard  operas  in 
cartoon,  with  a  bout  arranged  be- 
tween the  rooster,  the  barnyard 
bully,  and  the  little  duck,  who  was 
successfully  coached  by  the  dog  hero. 
The  ringside  atmosphere  is  carried 
out  in  detail,  and  there  is  plenty  of 
action  and  excitement  before  pug 
duck  knocks  his  big  antagonist 
through  the  ropes. 


"She   Outdone    Him" 

Radio  20  mins. 

Very  Good 

Swell  comedy  "with  Tom  Kennedy 
featured  as  the  proprietor  of  an  old- 


"Inflation" 

M-G-M  10  mins. 

Popular  Presentation 

A  popular  explanation  of  the  sub- 
ject of  Inflation  in  a  way  that  should 
appeal  to  the  average  theatergoer. 
There  is  nothing  technical  about  it. 
The  effects  of  lowering  and  raising 
the  purchase  value  of  the  dollar  are 
shown  in  a  simple  way,  and  then  the 


effect  of  the  inflated  dollar  is  illus- 
trated by  showing  how  one  particu- 
lar dollar  is  spent,  and  how  its  cir- 
culation through  various  industries 
and  trades  helps  in  increased  em- 
ployment and  the  speeding  up  of  the 
wheels  of  business  in  general.  Pete 
Smith  gives  the  explanatory  narra- 
tion.   Directed  by  Zion  Myers. 


"Giants  of  the   North" 

(Bray  Naturgraph) 

Educational  11  mins. 

Outdoor  Adventure 

Very  interesting  trip  into  the 
wilds  of  the  North  in  search  of  the 
bear  in  his  native  haunts.  Some  fine 
shots  of  bears  are  caught  at  close 
range,  showing  them  protecting  their 
young  and  their  method  of  catching 
salmon.  The  camera  work  is  ex- 
ceptionally good,  and  as  an  outdoor 
number  this  will  go  good  through 
the  hot  days. 


"Parades  of  Yesterday" 

Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Dull   Stuff 

A  lot  of  old  parade  shots  dug  up 
from  the  archives  make  up  this  one 
but  it  has  no  particular  interest  due 
to  a  lack  of  old  screen  personalities. 
Even  the  parades  are  unimportant. 
A  shot  of  John  Bunny,  reviewing  a 
parade,  is  flashed  on  the  screen  at 
various  times  during  the  picture  and 
the  narrator  reintroduces  him  each 
time  in  an  attempt  to  get  laughs. 


Bobby   Jones   in 

"How  to   Break  90" 
Number  Six,  Fine  Points 
Vitaphone  10  mil 

The  last  of  the  newest  Bob 
Jones  series  should  be  helpful  to  I 
golfers  who  are  willing  to  follow  t 
plain  instructions  given.  This  o 
tells  how  to  correct  a  slice  or  hoo 
how  to  slice  or  hook  purposely  ai 
how  to  stop  a  ball  on  the  green. 


"Wake  Up  the  Gypsy  in  Me" 
Vitaphone  7  mir 

Peppy    Cartoon 

A  lively  Merrie  Melody  burle 
quing  the  Russian  revolution  wi 
the  sinister  "Rice  Put  Em"  kidm, 
ping  the  little  gypsy  girl  and  beii 
blown  up  by  the  revolutionist 
Tuneful  and  well  done. 

"Straight  Shooters" 
(Sports-Eye-View    Series) 
Paramount  9  mil 

Only  Fair 

One  of  the  Grantland  Rice  serii 
with  the  sports  writer  introduci] 
two  leaders  of  the  golf  game — Bob 
Jones  and  Joe  Kirkwood.  In  t 
first  half  Bobby  demonstrates  soi 
difficult  drives  and  putts,  and  e 
plains  as  he  goes  along.  The  s< 
ond  half  gives  Kirkwood  a  chan 
to  show  the  humorous  side  of  t 
game,  with  some  goofy  trick  she 
and  phony  golf  sticks.  Just  the  re 
ulations  sports  number. 


=  FOX  Announces  Fifteen  Dated  Pictures  in  this  Issue 


rhe  Da  i  ly  N  per 

Of  Motion  Pic i u      s 
Now  Fifteen    Years  C 


NE>#  yCPK,  TlitCSDAy,  JULY  13,  1933 


5  CENTS 


llan  Freedman   Heads  Laboratory  Association 

IUST  INCREASE  ADMISSION  PRICES,  SAYS  RECEIVER 

roposed  N.  Y.  Tax  on  Operators  Would  Raise  $60,000 


y's  New  Revenue  Plan 
Would  Impose  Fee  for 
Examination 

'ew  York  projectionists  will  pay 
city    $60,000    annually    in    new 
s   provilding   the   Board   of   Al- 
ien passes  a  proposal  made  by 
?rman    Curley   which   would    im- 
a  fee  of  $5  for  a  city  examina- 
of  operators.     This  is  Curley's 
.  nate.     If  adopted  the  $5  would 
^applied    to    the    annual    license 
of  $10. 


OF  60  WARNER 
STORIES  ACQUIRED 


rirty  of  Warners'  new  program 
0  features  have  been  purchased 

all  are  either  completed,  in 
<.,  or  ready  for  production  with 
5  assigned  to  the  leading  roles, 
■  Wilk,  Warner  story  head,  told 

Film  Daily  yesterday, 
io-called   'program'  pictures  will 

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tiopoly  Suit  Is  Filed 
T  Legg,  Texas  Exhibitor 

illas — B.  Legg,  operator  of  the 
trba,  Denison,  has  filed  suit  ask- 
;he  101st  District  Court  for  re- 
from  alleged  monopoly  of  the 
on  picture  business  by  "pro- 
rs  and  distributors."  Legg  al- 
;  in  his  petition  that  the  de- 
ants  have  refused  to  permit  him 
)tain  pictures  for  exhibition  and 
he  fears  they  will  not  make 
:acts  with  him  for  1933-34  ex- 
ion. 


Kane  with  Fox  Aug.  1 

Association  of  Robert  T.  Kane  with 
x  in  an  important  production  post  will 
formally  announced  by  that  company 
out  August  1.  Kane,  who  resigned 
me  months  ago  as  the  Paramount  pro- 
cing  head  at  Joinville,  France,  recently 
ived    in    New   York. 


Burkan  Chairman  of  Industry  Jewish-German  Relief  Committee 

Nathan  Burkan  has  accepted  the  chairmanship  of  the  motion  picture  industry  di- 
vision of  the  German  Relief  Campaign  of  the  American  Jewish  Joint  Distribution 
Committee  which    is   raising  funds  for   the  victims   of   the    Nazi    regime. 

The  relief  organization,  whicn  is  non-political,  is  seeking  $2,000,000.  Burkan  is 
now  appointing  an  industry  committee  to  co-operate  with  him.  He  returns  to  New 
York    tomorrow    from    Massachusetts. 


Salacious  Pictures  are  Condemned  by   200 

Iowa  Exhibitors  at  Allied  Des  Moines   Meet 


Des  Moines — Two  hundred  inde- 
pendent exhibitors  attending  a  meet- 
ing of  Allied  Theater  Owners  of 
Iowa  yesterday  went  on  record  as 
condemning  salacious  pictures.  Les- 
ter Martin,  president  of  the  asso- 
ciation, described  the  action  as  a 
move  to  clean  Iowa  theaters  and  to 

(.Continued    on    Page    26) 


Says  Japan  to  Make  800 
Features  and  China  100 

Six  regular  Japanese  producers 
will  make  approximately  800  fea- 
tures during  the  new  season  while 
four  Chinese  firms  will  turn  out 
about  100  features,  according  to  Roy 

(Continued    on   Page    2) 


Robb  and  Rowley-Para. 

Dallas  Dispute  Ends 

Dallas — Paramount  and  Robb  & 
Rowley  have  adjusted  their  differ- 
ences over  local  exhibition  of  "Col- 
lege Humor,"  with  the  latter  with- 
drawing its  injunction  action  against 
the  distributing  company.  The  trou- 
ble occurred  when  the  picture  moved 
from  the  Palace  to  the  Old  Mill. 
The  theater  company  claimed  that 
it  had  a  contract  for  all  Paramount 
second  runs  and  subsequently  filed 
its  injunction  action. 


Supreme  Court  Denies 
Permit  Men's  Petition 

Judge  Riegelman  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  Brooklyn,  yesterday  handed 
down  a  decision  denying  a  petition 
of  337  permit  men  for  a  court  order 
granting  them  full  membership 
privileges  in  Local  306,  operators' 
union.  The  justice  recommended, 
however,  that  perimt  men  be  given 
preference  in  examinations  and 
that  their  $500  fee  be  put  aside  and 
made  available  to  them  if  and  when 
they  withdraw. 


Alan  Freedman  Elected  Head 
Of  Laboratory  Association 


Invite  Myers  to  Talk 

At  Indie  Code  Confab 

Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied  States 
Ass'n  general  counsel,  has  been  in- 
vited to  address  the  mass  meeting 
called  by  the  Association  of  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Industry  for  July  24-25 
at  the  Hotel  Astor.  Invitations  to 
organized  industry  groups  include 
the  Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sci- 
ences and  the  S.  M.  P.  E. 


Officers  and  board  of  directors 
were  elected  yesterday  by  the  unani- 
mous vote  of  all  members  attending 
a  meeting  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Laboratories  Association  of  America 
at  the  Hotel  Astor.  Every  local 
laboratory  was  represented  in  the 
vote.  Officers  chosen  are:  president, 
Alan  Freedman  of  De  Luxe;  vice- 
president,  Tom  Evans  of  Major; 
secretary.  Stephen  H.  Eller  of 
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H.    A.    McCausland,    RKO 

Receiver,  Sees  Need 

Of  Scale  Boost 

Theater  prices  must  be  consider- 
ably advanced  before  the  start  of 
the  new  season  if  the  majority  of 
circuit  houses  expect  to  survive  the 
coming  winter,  H.  A.  McCausland, 
receiver  for  RKO  Theaters,  told  The 
Film  Daily  yesterday  in  an  exclu- 
sive  interview.     "The   summer   sea- 

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INDIES  AND  MAJORS 
IN  JOINT  CODE  WORK 

Prospects  of  a  further  unification 
of  industry  code  drafts  loomed  yes- 
terday when  independent  distribu- 
tors, at  a  meeting  at  the  Hays  of- 
fice,   agreed    to    work    with    the   na- 

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Edward  Dillon,  Director, 
Is  Dead  in  Los  Angeles 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Edward  Dillon,  60 
years  old,  first  leading  man  for  Mary 
Pickford    and    later    a    director    for 

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"Pilgrimage" 


If  "Pilgrimage,"  the  Fox  presentation 
that  had  its  Broadway  premiere  last 
evening  at  the  Gaiety  Theater  can  be 
taken  as  a  criterion  of  what  is  to  come 
then  Fox  has  again  hit  its  stride  and 
the  picture-loving  public  can  look  for 
pleasing  things  from  the  industry  for 
the  coming  season.  "Pilgrimage"  is  es- 
sentially a  love  story,  told  against  an 
impressive  background  and  of  splendid 
rhythm  and  exquisite  vitality.  It  is  one 
of  those  occasional  wholesome  and  fine 
efforts  that  should  prove  entertaining 
to  every  type  of  audience  in  every  type 
of  community.  Henrietta  Crosman  is 
as  splendid  on  the  screen  as  she  was 
on  the  stage.  John  Ford  never  di- 
rected with  better  understanding.  Old 
favorites  s"ch  as  Bob  Warwick,  Lucille 
La  Verne,  Francis  Ford  and  Bettv  Blvthe, 
in  minor  roles,  took  us  hapoilv  back  info 
th°  silent  days  We  liked  "Pilgi-Imagq" 
a    lot.      You   will   too.        — Jack   Alicoate 


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William  Boehnel's  Ten  Best 

William  Boehnel.  motion  picture  critic  for  the  "New  York  World-Telegram"  yes- 
terday announced  his  selections  of  the  "ten  best  films"  released  from  January  to 
June  of  this  year.  Here  are  Boehnel's  selections:  "Cavalcade,"  "M,"  "The  Red  Head," 
"State  Fair,"  "Morgenrot."  "Topaze."  "Rome  Express."  "The  Great  Jasper,"  "She  Done 
Him    Wrong"    and    "I    Cover    the    Waterfront." 


Says  Japan  to  Make  800 
Features  and  China  100 

1 1  ntinued  from  Page  1 ) 
Scott,  formerly  with  the  Paramount 
production  department,  who  has  re- 
turned to  New  York  from  the  Orient. 
There  is  virtually  no  theater  con- 
struction going  on  in  China,  Scott 
said  yesterday.  He  plans  to  work 
out  a  producing  company  project  to 
work  in  Japan  in  co-operation  with 
the  Government  there. 


NO    CHANGES,    SAYS    REISMAN 

No  changes  in  the  methods  of  op- 
eration of  RKO  houses  are  contem- 
plated nor  will  changes  be  made  in 
executive  personnel,  Phil  Reisman 
told  The  Film  Daily  yesterday. 
"No  circuit  is  better  equipped  with 
man  power,"  said  Reisman.  "Divi- 
sion Managers  McDonald,  Emde, 
Goldberg,  Blumberg,  Holt  and  Koer- 
ner  are  the  most  capable  men  in 
their  line  in  the  country."  Reisman 
will  continue  to  supervise  film  book- 
ings in  addition  to  managing  all 
RKO  theater  operations. 


OSCAR   LYNCH   DEAD 

Fremont,  O. — Oscar  J.  Lynch  of 
New  York  died  recently  at  the  home 
of  a  sister  in  Cleveland.  At  one 
time  he  was  connected  with  the  Mor- 
gan Lithograph  Co.  Later  he  went 
to  New  York,  where  he  work  exten- 
sively in  theater  and  picture  adver- 
tising. Lynch  brought  the  film, 
"Dante's  Inferno,"  one  of  the  first 
motion  pictures  shown  in  this  coun- 
try to  America  from  Italy. 


RKO    MANAGER    RESIGNS 

Cleveland — Harris  Silverberg  has 
resigned  as  manager  of  the  local 
RKO  exchange.  Harry  Michaelson, 
district  manager,  is  in  charge  of  the 
office  until  Silverberg's  successor  is 
named. 


PEARL    WHITE    RECOVERING 

Paris — Pearl  White  left  the  Amer- 
ican Hospital  yesterday.  She  had 
received   treatment  for   rheumatism. 


Court  Orders  Receiver 
To  Assign  Sound  Patent 

Wilmington — On  the  petition  of 
U.  S.  Senator  Daniel  O.  Hastings, 
receiver  for  General  Theaters  Equip- 
ment, Inc.,  Chancellor  J.  O.  Wolcott 
in  Chancery  Court  yesterday  signed 
an  order  directing  Hastings  to  as- 
sign to  Orchestraphone  Co.,  the 
U.  S.  patent  1,831,589  now  held  by 
General  Theaters.  Hastings  stated 
in  his  petition  that  in  March,  1932, 
after  he  was  appointed  receiver  for 
General,  the  Orchestraphone  Co., 
pursuant  to  a  previous  agreement, 
assigned  to  General  all  its  patents 
and  inventions  in  the  field  of  sound 
film,  including  the  recording  of 
sound  on  film.  The  petition  stated 
that  among  the  patents  assigned  was 
one  for  "magnetic  pickup"  relating 
to  phonograph  pickup  systems.  Hast- 
ings claimed  that  this  patent  was 
inadvertently  included  among  the 
patents  assigned  and  should  be  re- 
turned  to    Orchestraphone. 


"DISGRACED"    AT   PARAMOUNT 

Paramcunt's  "Disgraced"  opens 
at  the  New  York  Paramount  tomor- 
row. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
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July  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention  4. 
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July    17:    Meeting   of   Association   of  the   M'i 
Picture    Industry   at   Park   Central   Hotc 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Ark  « 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson, 

July  19:  Premiere  of  "Song  of  Songs"  at  t> 
terion,   New  York. 

July  21-22:  Fox  Film  Corp.  special  stock  i- 
ers'     meeting,    home    office,    New    Yo 

July  21 :  Adjourned  meeting  of  Publi>  I 
terprises  creditors  at  office  of  Re  t 
Henry    K.    Davis. 

July  24-25:  Code  convention  at  Hotel  i 
under  auspices  of  National  Associate  4 
the   Motion    Picture    Industry. 

July  25:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  * 
Jersey  at  2   P.   M. 

July  28-29:  Monogram  western  sales  me<  | 
San    Francisco. 

July  28-31:  Meeting  of  Independent  Th  * 
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Hotel,    Chicago. 

Aug.     2:     Outing   at    Bear    Mountain   under 
pices   of   Motion    Picture  Club. 

Aug.  2-3:  Monogram  Canadian  sales  met  | 
Toronto. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  I 
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of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Mar  1 
at  Hotel   Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 

Sept.  5-6-7:  Allied  Mew  Jersey  conver  ■ 
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New  Leader  of  the  Industry 


Release 

Date 

Aug.  18 

Aug.  25 

Sep.  1 
Sep.  8 

Sep.  15 


Picture  title 

My  Lips  Betray 
The  Last  Trail 


Pilgrimage 

Paddy  the  Next 
Best  Thing 

Charlie  Chan's 
Greatest  Case 


Sep.  22   The  Good  Companions 
Sep.  22       Life's  Worth  Living 

Sep.  29  The  Power  and 

the  Glory 

Oct.  6  Walls  of  Gold 

Oct.  13     While  the  City  Sleeps 

(tentative  title) 

Oct.  20       The  Worst  Woman 
in  Paris? 

Oct.  27         Berkeley  Square 


Nov.  3 


The  Mad  Game 


Nov.  io        Jimmy  and  Sally 


Nov.  17 


My  Weakness 


No  need  to  wait 
and  wonder  WHEN 
you're  going  to  get  your 
new  season's  product. 
FOX  Man  power  is  on  the 
job...READY  with  DATES. 


Stars,  etc. 

Lilian  Harvey,  John  Boles,  El  Brendel. 
Directed  by  John  Blystone. 

Zane  Grey  story.      George  O'Brien, 
El  Brendel,  Claire  Trevor. 

Henrietta  Crosman,  Heather  Angel,  Norman 
Foster,  Marian  Nixon.  Directed  by  John  Ford. 

Janet  Gaynor,  Warner  Baxter. 
Directed  by  Harry  Lachman. 

Earl  Derr  Biggcrs'  Charlie  Chan  adventure. 

Warner  Oland,  Heather  Angel. 

Directed  by  Hamilton  MacFadden. 

From  J.  B.  Priestley's  novel.         Jessie  Matthews. 

Will  Rogers,  Louise  Dresser,  Vera  Allen,  Marian 
Nixon,  Ralph  Morgan.      Directed  by  John  Ford. 

Spencer  Tracy,    Colleen  Moore,   Ralph   Morgan, 
Helen  Vinson.   Directed  by  William  K.  Howard. 

Sally  Eilers,  Norman  Foster. 
From  Kathleen  Norris'  best  seller. 

Warner  Baxter  in  a  "Cisco  Kid"  role. 


Carole  Lombard,  Adolphe  Menjou,  John  Boles. 
Direction  and  story  by  Monta  Bell. 

Leslie   Howard,   Heather  Angel,  Valerie  Taylor, 

Irene  Browne,  Beryl  Mercer. 

Directed  by  Frank  Lloyd. 

Spencer  Tracy,  Ralph  Morgan,  Claire  Trevor. 
Directed  by  Irving  Cummings. 

James  Dunn  and  Sally  Eilers. 
Story  by  Maun  Grashin  and  James  Seymour. 

Lilian  Harvey,  Lew  Ayres,  Sid  Silvers. 
B.  G.  De  Sylva  production. 
Directed  by  David  Butler. 


Read  the  following  pages  for  more  details  .  .  .  happiness  in  every  word 


• 

"Get   Lilian    Harvey!"   shouted   half-a-dozen 
big   producing   companies.     But   Lilian   knew 
which    company    to    pick    for    prestige    and   an 
assured    future.     So    she    signed    with     FOX. 
Md  what  a  show  FOX  puts   her  in.    Custom- 


LILIAN 

HARVEY 


in 


MY  UPS 
BETRAY 

with 

►  john  BOLES 
EL  &RENDEL 

"Der  Komet     by  ^ 
by  John  Blystone 


\ 


made  for  this    SINGING,  DANCING,  dainty 
miss.  Teamed  with  John  Boles.  Isn't  that  romantic? 
Dizzy    El   Brendel    added   for   laughs.    It's   there, 
friends.  You'll  be  seeing  Miss  Harvey . . .  and  beg- 
ging to  see  more.   Let's  continue  .  .  . 


^"T       aday  on  Broadway.--   mummer 
W'W!    TW°    I"       t0p..  knocking  the  summer 
uncooled  theatre...^         P '  look  at  the  way 

,   nf  ice-houses.    J^L 
P**  f°C  a  r°W  ID  at  the  Gaiety,  New  York. 

"Pilgrimage"  is  mopping  up  at 


GRIMAGE 

HENRIETTA  CROSMAN 


HEATHER 
ANGEL 

NORMAN 
FOSTER 

MARIAN 
NIXON 

Story  by  |.  A.  „    wyi|E 
"'""•"'  °/  JOHN  FORD 


Yessir!  John  Ford  has  directed  another  "Four  Sons."  Honest, 
human,  understandable  stuff  that  hits  folks  where  they  live... 
no  matter  where  they  live.  Shot  through  with  genius... and 
lade... TREMENDOUS!   But  Fox  has  just  started... 


he  MA 

GAM 

SPENCER  TRAC 

MORGAN 
EVOR 


Directed  by 

~  ing 


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I 


JIMMY 


and 


n 


SALLY 

with 

JAMES    DUNN 

and 

SALLY    EILERS 

From  the  story  by  Mauri 
Grashin  and  James  Seymour 

'THE  MAD  GAME."  Did  ~~ 

««™g  meWrama?  J  .««H  **  fast-paced, 

fr°«page  scare-heads.  TT,riI^  of    ^  "^  rf**»"»'x 
.  ™«d  on  blood.monev     as  u      °    ?"g<Ws  ^en  .  „„__ 

'"^mous  father    Hou,  I  Wue-Uoods  -  ignorant  of  rf,  '  "  "->IMMY  AND  SALLY  »  u 

^"'rgood!  iVfew  .  ,  m"  be  °«e  of  their  be*.  That's 

J 


Jesse  L.  Lasky 
Production 


THE 


WORST  WOMAN 
IN  PARIS? 


CAROLE  LOMBARD 


Why  &  fo/ks  co 
theatre?  To  ^  f°  ^OUf 

lTh<m  (ho  «  fL  •     "^  *>omes? 
'  '  '  Say>  foreign 


ADOLPHE  MENJOU 
JOHN  BOLES 

Direction  and  original  story  by 
Monta  Bell 


P'-^sute  places 
wallop.  fovrn        *  *  •  sPlCe>  music  3    ,  , 

/<H>oe  MeU^^mng  V^^  ^  a  siedgeh 

that  we//   k„  he   ^or/d'c   l         ,       y  '   •    ■  hiduio   h^    l 

weiL- known    [e«„    r     ,  best-dtes^rl  g  "er  heart 

«*.  «„<,^  .  .  .  *~  ^  mud,  Give  2  ^H^  **  ' 


THE  POWER 


1-    •        tViis  will  be  trie  u»*»-  asking 

u    ,  muld  never  torget . . . 
A  star  they  coulq 


AND  THE  GLORY 


SPENCER 
TRACY 


with 


COLLEEN 
MOORE 


RALPH  MORGAN       HELEN  VINSON 


Jesse  L.  Lasky  Production 


Directed  by  William  K.  Howard 


me 


1       „tker  master  touch .  •  •  l  e 
W.  a*  V»-  tt°     ev„  mH-  he  cJB  '<_  *        h„  fatta  m  *'  FOX 

to  „.— >«  «■»  P^V.  A  A  ■*■  T«* 


cap 


,f  hits'.   Canyou 


WARNER  BAXTER 

as  his  famous  character 

"THE  CISCO  KID" 


in 


WHILE  THE  CITY 
SLEEPS 


(tentative  title 


Suggested  by  O.  Henry's 
famous  character 


—       K«VM    And 
»!    "The  Cisco  Kid   ■ 
i      -Tn  Old  Arizona  ! 
One'.  Two'.  Three!       I  ^  ^  m  that 

«Whik  the  City  Sleeps   .  A 

n°W'"  KM"  role  for  which  audiences  pay-  ••*      P 

porous  "Cisco  Ktd   role  ^  ^  Nm£ties  .  .  . 

&  c  tV,e  wide-open  bowery 

full-blooded  story  of  the  w  ^^^^^^^ 


^  .loose'     Today's  young  folks 

roay **  ^e  V**?^  ^  have  to  *  ^  what  a 
Rising  "H  °ld  dayS;      .  the  ftrst  Wol  Read  on,  my  lads. 

,     v    n.cks    Not  if  you  played  the 
,ck  this  pacKS. 


i  i 


-^^^^^^  .      for  what  he's  doing  to  *e 

,      U  1  ,sUe  Howard  be  suppressed,. .  ^  in  revolt . 

Should  Leslie  ri  Qr  woUld  the  a.  m 

f  America's  women .  ^       y0u  get 

hearts  of  A«ne  fat  and  thin.  MgeVs 

They  would  .-  oW      J  what  a  stage  hit.   n 

the  play  that  was  written  for  hi  ^       _ 


Br**  r^  ix  c  i    c  \/ 
b  K  K  b  L  b  Y 

SQUARE 

LESLIE  HOWARD 
HEATHER  ANGEL 

Valerie  Taylor  •  Irene  Browne  •  Beryl  Mercer 


i       t        will  they  We  her?   They 
Is  she  sweet ...  can  she  act  . .  •  ^    Blg 

is  going  to  do. 


WALLS 
of  GOLD 

from 

KATHLEEN 
NORRIS' 

Famous  Best-Seller 
with 

SALLY 
EILERS 

NORMAN 
FOSTER 


"Walls  of  Gorn»^^^^ 

;we"  ''ttle  romance  ■      "  ~fomember  that 
team^em„paga]n   fm^f°«er?CWerto 

''°— tsabou,4;;*;^orm,, 

5nc- A  sure-fire  fiit/ 


CHARLIE 

CHAN'S 

GREATEST 

CASE 

An  Earl  Derr  Biggers' 
Charlie  Chan  Adventure 

WARNER  OLAND 
HEATHER  ANGEL 


"charue  chan>  ^^^^^  ^^ 

Chan  I,le  w/  8       St  reac/ers.    Anr/       l     ,  g  Ask    Your   U    I 

"Ke  Earner  q,  And  nobody  can  n/       r  •  °Cai 

-    B-%  Square"  ^      Be^  ■  •  •  Heather  An     v"  ^  CWie 


THE  GOOD 
COMPANIONS 


JESSIE  MATTHEWS 

From  the  famous  novel  by 

J.B.PRIESTLEY 


A  Fox-Gaumont-British  Picture 


ZANE    GREY'S 

THE   LAST 
TRAIL 

GEORGE  O'BRIEN 

.  BRENDEL      CLAIRE  TREVOR 

Directed  by  James  TINLING 


HE  GOOD  COMPANIONS"  Th         j 
boofc...a  best  seller  foryearland  todTy Mot   A      ^  ""  

rev   (only  author    whose   h™U   «..^n     .l.    „■,  ,  7      „    .       P  ^ane 


'  ^  ha">  **"«■  BOX  OFFICE,  here  it  come" 


r         /■      i  ,  .         ".niiiHg  comDinations... you  can't  top  this  Zar 

Grey  (only  author   whose  books  outsell    the    Bibie-says    VmJ.   G  of* 
OBrten,  b.ggest  out-door  box-office  star  (says  M.P.  Herald  poll).    El  Brendel 

good  for  a  guffaw  at  every  appearance  (says  every  aud.ence).  briber  ™da     ' 

•r     rUA    showmen,     n  easr  '       K^^      „„•    _       ./ 


or    FOX    showmen,     please!      Keep 


going,     there's     no     let-up 


bant  ^^^^  i      « Daddy 

1       W^^^^  ,     i   fnr  another      ^ 

^^^         e  rf  the  exhibit  who  -ked  6*  ^  fot 

We?  5«>  *    S  HERB  IT  IS'-    £" 

L°ng        r  ^ot-Baxter  story.     A^D  £t  Baxter  as 

the   perfect  Gaynorb  ^^         .  her 

Gaynor    as  a  rompmg,  carefoe  spl„t.  Th 

a  man  of  wealth  a^^^^^^gf^ 


JANET 

GAYNOR 

WARNER 

BAXTER 


in 


PADDY 

THE  NEXT  BEST  THING 


From  the  novel  by  Gertrude  Page.  Directed 
by  Harry  Lachman.  Dialogue  direction  by 
Edwin  Burke.    Screen  play  by  Edwin  Burke. 


i-    „  but 

-      misunderstanding  ■  •  • 
,  forced  apart  by  misun  ^ 

by  near-tragedy  •  •  ■  d  with  Wnerul  meloo. 

C      Ions    Romance  higb-spotte  d  commg  0ut 

not  for  long  tQ      ur  theatre  .  • 

^  SeC  '"it  ThatlW  .  •  • 
Lth  beaming  races. 


LILIAN 
HARVEY 

LEW 
AYRES 


in 


MY 


weakness/" 

with 


SID  SILVERS 

And  a  host  of  Hollywood's  hand-picked 
beauties.  Story  and  dialogue  by  B.  G. 
De  Sylva.  Additional  dialogue  by  Bert 
Hanlon  and  Ben  Ryan.  Music  and  Lyrics 
by  B.  G.  De  Sylva,  Leo  Robin,  Richard 
Whiting.   Directed  by  David  Butler. 

B.  G.  DE  SYLVA 
Production 


Gangway  for  a 


Ch°cfc  full  of  A 

&fc  uP»  and  -rj*?*' «»  -g  h^  ne      mto 

ea-ral    \y/l   ,  aKe  a  chance"  /tW.  ,        F       nto    Sunr>y 

kino     f  '  S  '"  "?  Lo*  Lilian  H  ""    "°cW  Broa<W 

flemimx.  FOX  ck  °tS  Maiiory    Bark,      w,     ,         '      ^ 


^r. . 


^ 


WILL 

ROGERS 


in 


LI  FES 

WORTH 
LIVING 


(tentative  title) 


From  James  Gould  Cozzen's 
sensational  seller 

"THE    LAST  ADAM" 

with  Louise  Dresser,  Vera  Allen, 
Marian  Nixon,    Ralph  Morgan 

Directed  by  JOHN  FORD 


. . .  full  of  pep  and 

•  i    _ 


—  o       _  ^      llttk  letters   that  always  spell 

WILL  ROGERS    -tenX^  fans.  And 

!       p.-o-to.    Get  readyforanother^  to  J  ^  Last 

^prepared  for  a  lot  of  extra  trade-     H       ^  _.  Men.  ^  gQ      tfs  a 

AdJ^»M>^^^"^1?yn  you  know  it's  a  showman's   day  ■ 

on  the  book  in  your  ads).   Did 70  ^  ^  ^  starnng  ^^  ^  f     e. 

J  folks"  story. .  ■  like   State         •  |^M||M^M^^^^      j^fcat  a  program  •' 


MOHE 


SI   AfSATIOMI, 


M  Itl'ICIM  >    AIIK 


OX  THE  WAY! 


eared    to    high-speed    hit    produetioi 
the  smooth-functioning  FOX  organiza- 
tion roars  along.  Alert  manpower  at  the 
helm    assures    you    that    other    great 
stories  will  he  seized 
for    surprise    hits 


Fair"    last    year.        r 
Great  stars  will  be  added  to  the  al-      m 
ready  brilliant   roster  ...  as  were   Lew      p^ 
Ayres,    Clara     Bow,    Lilian    Harvey, 
m       Henry  Garat.  Not  a  single  opportunity 

V"' 

will  be  missed  to  make  the  tremendous 
V       FOX    line-up    even    more    powerful! 


with  FOX 


hursday,  July  13,  1933 


flMELY  TOPICS 


Ti 


he  Place  of  Music 
n  the  Motion  Picture 

HE  return  of  music  in  mo- 
tion pictures  will  not  bring 
back  the  so-called  theme  song. 
In  its  place  will  come  a  scoring 

lesigned  to  interpret  the  mood 
and  action  of  the  story,  rather 
than  make  the  plot  a  medium 
for  "plugging"  songs.  Music 
will  become  more  and  more  an 
integral  part  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture in  the  future.  But  it  will 
not  be  successful  as  incidental 
interpolations  that  pop  right  out 
of  the  story  for  no  particular  or 
justifiable  reason,  as  many  of 
the  "theme  songs"  did.  The 
work  of  the  composer  and  sce- 
nario writer  must  be  blended 
carefully.  Unless  the  musical 
scoring  and  vocal  numbers  tell 
the  same  story  as  the  dialogue 
and  action  of  the  plot,  they 
serve  no  useful  purpose.  The  re- 
vival of  music  in  pictures  will 
not  follow  the  formula  that 
marked  its  introduction  several 
years  ago.  There  was  too  much 
music  for  too  trifling  an  excuse. 
It  is  impossible  to  successfully 
take  a  song  that  happens  to  be 
catchy  and  put  it  into  a  motion 
picture  just  because  the  num- 
ber sounds  good.  Dialogue  that 
can  possibly  be  eliminated  al- 
ways comes  out  of  a  picture  in 
{the  final  cutting.  The  successful 
song  number  must  be  able  to 
Stand  the  same  test  as  dialogue. 
It  must  be  indispensable.  Music 
[will  always  be  popular  in  pic- 
tures. Nothing  is  so  delightful 
as  an  appropriate  musical  set- 
ting that  flows  along  with  the 

empo  and  trend  of  the  story 
without  exerting  its  influence 
too  strongly.  It  is  when  the 
story  stops  and  music  is  inject- 
ed that  an  unpleasant  situation 
jievelops.  The  motion  picture 
.screen  is  an  ideal  medium  for 
musical  entertainment.  The  sing- 
er is   not   a   block    away   on   a 

;tage  but  right  before  the  eyes 
jmd  ears  of  every  person  in  the 
Jiudience.  An  orchestra  plays  to 
pest  acoustical  advantage  when 

•xpertly  recorded. 

— Herbert    Stothart. 


.MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS 


ishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
Industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their    birthdays: 


July  13 


rl   E.   Milliken  Cornelius   Keefe 

Sidney    Blackmer 


DAILY 


23 


lOMCTHt 


PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •  •  ONE  OF  those  very  intimate  and  ritzy  parties  was 
thrown  by  Major  Bowes  as  genial  host  at  the  Warwick 

hotel in    honor    of    Lee    Sims    and    Miss    Ilomay   Bailey 

who  are  about  to  knock  the  customers  cold  at  the  Cap- 
itol they  gave  the  guests  a  sample  of  what  they  can  do 

on  a  theater  stage this  gent   Sims  has  got  a  technique 

at  the  piano  that  is  positively  sensational  as  he  accom- 
panies Miss  Bailey  in  her  splendid  vocalization the  Ma- 
jor figured  that  he  had  something  worth  launching  a  party  as 
a   preliminary   send-off and   he's   right he  has. 


O      •      •     NEWS   FROM  the   Radio   Lot Eric   Linden 

is  spending  his  vacashe  revising  several  plays  he  has  written 
William  Gargan  ate  up  most  of  the  props  on  the  "Head- 
line  Shooters"  set,  the  same  being  pretzels,  potato   chips  and 

sandwiches  used  in  one  of  the  sequences Bob  Armstrong 

acted  as  referee  of  a  boxing  match  at  his  fight  club,  but  his 
footwork    wasn't   so    good,    and    he    lost   the    decision    to    both 

fighters Dorothy  Wilson  carries  an  odd  luck  piece  while 

emoting  before  the  camera — one  of  her  baby  shoes,  which  she 

tucks  in  a  pocket  of  her  dress  before  beginning  a  scene 

(do  gals  have  pockets  in  their  dresses  ? oh,  well) 

Betty  Furness  is  grieving  over  the  loss  of  her  pet  duck,  "Iggy" 
■ — it  suffered  a  sun-stroke  and  gave  up  the  ghost1 


•  •      •     LOTS  OF  important  changes  over  at  the  Columbia 

home  office Hal  Hode  made  assistant  to  Jack  Cohn 

Maurice  Grad  is  now  director  of  sales  promotion,  Hal's  former 

job Louis   Astor  is  home  office   sales   exec I.   H. 

Rogovin  of  the  Boston  sales  staff  has  moved  up  to  New  Haven 

branch   manager    to   take    Astor's   former    job Joe   Mc- 

Conville   has   been    promoted   to   a    key    position   to   assist    Abe 

Montague,     sales     manager Ed     Olmstead     has     joined 

George  Brown's  department  as  a  member  of  the  exploitation 
staff  under  the  supervision  of  Lou  Goldberg  .  Olmstead 
has  a  fine  record  with  Paramount  for  13  years  handling  the- 
aters and   exploitation 

%  £  *  * 

•  9  •  OUT  AT  the  Century  of  Progress  exposition  in 
Chi A.  E,  Dumont  is  clicking  in  the  Hollywood  conces- 
sion  with   his    talkie    movie   test    studio Harry   Hornick 

is  his  exploitation  manager  handling  the  New  York  end 

In  answer  to  a  letter  from  Monroe  Greenthal  advising  him  that 
he  had  been  nominated  for  the  board  of  directors  of  the  AMPA 

and  that  John  Flinn  would  be  the  next  prexy Hal  Home 

replies  in  characteristic  style "The  first  choice  is  very, 

very  bad  and  the  second  good,  extremely  good."   


•  •  m  THE  GUESTS  of  honor  at  the  Gala  Party  tonite 
at  the  Sky  Gardens  of  the  St.  Moritz  will  be  Harold  Arlen  and 
Ted  Kohler composers  of  "Stormy  Weather" im- 
promptu  entertainment  will  be  furnished  by  some  of  the  boys 

who  sing  the   pop  songs   of  this   combination Leon   Be- 

lasco  and  his  two  orchestras  will  dispense  the  harmony 

these  Thursday  nite  affairs  are  becoming  the  popular  rendez- 
vous for  the  after-theater  parties they  have  that  "cer- 
tain something"  Olive  Borden  left  yesterday  to  take  part 
in  the  Hollywood  concession  at  the  Century  of  Progress  in 
Chicago. 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


EXPLOS      ~TES 

Trailer  Given 
Presentation  Setting 

pOR  one  week  prior  to  open- 
ing of  "Today  We  Live," 
the  National  screen  trailer  was 
given  a  presentation  setting. 
Title  and  cast  credits  were  pro- 
jected on  a  scrim  curtain  behind 
which  a  girl  in  evening  gown 
was  posed  on  an  elevated  plat- 
form. As  a  red  overhead  "spot" 
gave  her  prominence,  she  drew 
her  arms  aloft  in  the  manner 
of  the  Joan  Crawford  figure  in 
3-col.  ad  mat  of  press  sheet. 
Trailer  scenes  followed  after 
"spot"  was  killed. 
— Fox  Oakland,  OaMand,  Cal. 


Uses  Smart  Front 

On  "42nd  Street" 
J^  FLASHY  and  attractive 
theater  front,  was  used  on 
"42nd  Street."  Directly  over 
the  entrance  was  the  title  of  the 
picture  in  raised  colored  letter- 
ing with  two  beautiful  chorus 
girls  reposing  between  the 
words.  Underneath  the  title 
were  cut-out  stars  with  the 
heads  of  the  cast,  in  each  one. 
In  addition  to  this,  panels  were 
used  showing  the  title,  cast, 
song  hits  and  date.  The  front 
used  on  "42nd  Street"  was  con- 
sidered one  of  the  best,  ever  seen 
in  Trenton.  Incidentally,  the 
picture  was  held  over  for  three 
weeks. 

— Stacey,  Trenton,  N.  ./• 


C 


oming  a 


nd  G 


oing 


MARSHALL  NEILAN.  BUSTER  KEATON  and 
AUBREY  M.  KENNEDY  has  arrived  in  New 
York    from    St.    Petersburg. 

WILLIS  KENT  is  en  route  to  New  York  from 
the  Coast  to  market  his  new  version  of  "Road 
to    Ruin." 

HENRY  C.  DUSMAN  returned  to  Baltimore 
yesterday    after    a    New    York    visit. 

CHARLES  C.  PETTIJOHN  returns  to  New 
York    today    from    Europe. 

JACK  SULLIVAN  leaves  New  York  today  on 
his    return    to    Chicago. 

NATHAN  BURKAN  returns  to  New  York  to- 
morrow   from     Massachusetts. 

PIERRE  COLLING  has  arrived  in  New  York 
from  the  Coast  in  connection  with  his  next 
story.  He  leaves  for  Washington  immediately 
in    quest    of    story    material. 

ROBERT  WOOLSEY  checked  out  of  the  St. 
Moritz  and  left  New  York  yesterday  for  Hollyj 
wood. 

GEORGE  SCHAEFER  and  NEIL  AGNEW  re- 
turned   to    New   York   yesterday   from    the   Coast. 

IRVING  THALBERG  and  NORMA  SHEARER 
sailed  from  Southampton  yesterday  on  the  Ma- 
jestic,   arriving    in    New    York    J..!y    18. 

ERICH  POMMER  sailed  on  the  Majestic  last 
night  en   route  to  Germany   to  produce  for   Fox. 

WILLIAM  SAAL  will  arrive  in  New  York 
Monday    via    airplane    from    the    coast. 

GEORGE  HICKEY,  M-G-M  western  sales  man- 
ager,   is   in   New   York. 

NED  DEPINET,  JULES  LEVY,  ROBERT  SISK, 
AL  MERTZ,  AMBROSE  DOWLING  and  SOL 
NEWMAN  are  expected  to  return  to  New  York 
from    the   coast  Tuesday. 


THE 


24 


■z&>* 


DAILY 


Thursday,  July  13,  IS) 


SAYS  MUST  INCREASE 
ADMISSION  PRICES 


tinued  from  Page  I  ) 
son,  so  Ear,  is  much  behind  antici- 
pated receipts.  So  much  so  that 
it  is  now  evident  that  either  atten- 
dance increase  to  a  marked  degree 
within  the  next  two  or  three  months 
or  prices  must  be  advanced  before  it 
is  too  late,"  said  McCausland.  "Un- 
less one  of  these  changes  comes 
about,  there  will  not  be  such  a  thing 
as  net  profits.  As  it  is,  few  houses 
can  now  pay  interest  on  principal 
nor  many  of  the  other  charges  that 
should  be  added  to  the  operation 
cost  if  a  true  profit  is  to  be  chalked 
up." 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


lB\  CHARLES  ALICOATE 


30  of  60  Warner  Bros. 
Stories  Now  Acquired 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

have  no  place  on  our  program,"  said 
Wilk.  Six  features  are  ready  for  re- 
lease, six  are  in  work,  six  are  about 
to  go  into  production  and  18  have 
left  the  writing  department  com- 
pletely prepared  for  shooting  with 
stars   already  assigned  to  the  films. 


DEFER   OPENING   ONE   DAY 

Tickets  go  on  sale  today  at  the 
Criterion  for  "The  Song  of  Songs," 
starring  Marlene  Dietrich,  which 
will  have  its  world  premiere  at  that 
theater  Wednesday  instead  of  Tues- 
day as  originally  scheduled. 


PROGRESSIVE  PICTURES,  newly 
formed  company  headed  by  Mey- 
er Davis,  orchestra  leader,  plans  to 
make  a  series  of  13  shorts,  musical 
and  comedy.  Monte  Shaff  will  han- 
dle the  production  with  Jerry  Wald 
in  charge  of  the  stories. 


The  success  of  a  recent  Vitaphorx 
short  subject  in  which  Gus  Shy  had 
been  featured,  resulted  in  assign- 
ment of  the  musical  comedy  favorite 
to  a  new  two-reel  comedy.  Called 
"Turkey  in  the  Raw,"  the  short  is 
now  in  production  at  the  Brooklyn 
Vita/phone  studio.  In  its  supporting 
cast,  the  film,  one  of  the  series  of 
"Big  V"  comedies,  features  Fritz 
Hubert,  Helen  Goodhue  and  Al  Ochs. 
Joseph  Henabery  is  directing  fro-m 
an  original  scenario  by  Eddie  Moran 
and  Jack  Henley  of  the  studio  writ- 
ing staff. 

Seymour  Gross,  winner  of  the  one- 
act  play  writing  contest  held  at  Cor- 
nell University,  is  spending  two 
weeks  at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone 
studio  observing  things. 

May  Vokes,  stage  comedienne  who 
makes  her  screen  debut  in  "Get 
That  Venus!"  recently  completed 
Starmark  Picture  for  Regent,  is 
best  known  through  her  work  in  the 
stage   production   of   "The   Bat,"   in 


*     +     * 


BUILDING  BIGGER  BUSINESS  EXTRA 


*     *     -* 


THE 


GOES 
EVERYWHERE 


8HHE 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


The  Film  Daily  is  the  most  quoted  publi- 
cation in  the  motion  picture  industry... 

This  primarily  because  it  is  read 

every  day  by  editors  and  critics  of  some 
three  hundred  prominent  publications 
scattered  all  over  the  United  States.... 
Its  advertising  value,  too,  is  estab- 
lished through  the  fact  that  it  goes 
straight  as  an  arrow,  every  morning  of 
the  year,  to  those  executives  represent- 
ing the  buying  power  of  the  industry. 


which  she  scored  a  tremendous  suc- 
cess as  a  goofy  maid. 

• 

Glen  Lambert  and  Jack  Henley, 
staff  writers  at  the  Vitaphone  stu- 
dio, are  now  working  on  a  story 
which  will  feature  George  Givot  and 
Charles  Judels  in  a  short  comedy  to 
be  made  at  the  Brooklyn  plant. 
. 

Work  on  the  script  for  "Take  a 
Chance,"  the  musical  to  be  produced 
by  Laurence  Schwab,  William  Row- 
land and  Monte  Brice,  has  been 
started,  with  production  scheduled 
for  July  25  at  the  Eastern  Service 
studio  in  Astoria. 

Lillian  Roth,  stage  and  screen 
star,  has  been  signed  by  Laurence 
Schwab,  William  Rowland  and  Mon- 
te Brice  to  play  the  screen  version 
of  the  role  created  by  Ethel  Mer- 
man in  the  musical,  "Take  a 
Chance,"  which  goes  into  production 
at  the  Eastern  Service  studios,  As- 
toria, within   the  next  two  weeks. 

Ray  McCarey,  director  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio,  is  re- 
cuperating after  an  operation  far 
sinus  trouble. 

A  two-reel  short  subject  called 
"The  No  Man"  was  completed  by 
the  Vitaphone  studio  in  Brooklyn 
recently.  It  is  a  miniature  musical 
revue  satirizing  that  widely  pub- 
licized theatrical  institution,  the 
"yes  man."  Appearing  in  the  cast 
of  the  short  are  Hugh  O'Connell, 
Anne  Greenway,  Wilbur  Hall  and 
Johnny  Downs.  Roy  Mack  di- 
rected. 

"Operator's  Opera,'  the  Vitaphone 
two-reel  "Broadivay  Brevities"  just 
completed  at  Warner  Bros.  Brook- 
lyn studio,  can  lay  claim  to  being  a 
super-short.  The  filming  required 
seven  sets,  a  number  not  usually  em- 
ployed in  shooting  short  subjects. 
• 

Editing  and  cutting  on  the  first 
of  the  series  of  six  comedy  shorts 
featuring  Pick  and  Pat,  known  as 
Molasses  'n  January  and  featured  on 
the  Show  Boat  radio  hour,  has  been 
completed  by  Perfex  Pictures  Corp. 
• 

Glen  Lambert,  staff  ivriter  at  the 
Vitaphone  studio,  is  collaborating 
with  Goodman  Ace,  author  and  di- 
rector of  the  "Easy  Aces"  radio  fea- 
tures, on  the  script  for  a  short,  to 
be  produced  at  the  Brooklyn  plant. 
• 

Tom  Howard  and  George  Shelton 
have  been  booked  for  the  Capitol 
stage  in  a  comedy  act  starting  July 
15.  The  deal  was  completed  through 
I.  N.  Weber.  After  their  run  at  the 
Capitol,  work  on  the  series  of  shorts 
featuring  Howard,  supported  by 
George  Shelton,  and  to  be  made  by 
the  W.K.D.  Productions,  is  expected 
to  get  underway. 


FREEDMAN  HEADS 
LABORATORY  ASJ. 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

H.E.R.;  treasurer,  Al  Fiedler  of 
pire.      The    board    of    directors 
eludes,    in    addition    to    the    offic 
Frank  Meyer  of  Paramount;  H 
Yates,    Consolidated;    Arthur    G 
lieb,  DuArt;  A.  B.  Poole,  Pathe 
Alexander   Marks,  Malcom.     It 
voted  to  turn  the  compilation  of 
reconstruction  code  over  to  the  bt 
of  directors  which  will  hold  it^  I 
meeting   next   week. 


Six  of  Fox  First  Quartei 
Releases  Are  Complei 

West    Coast    Bureau    of    THE    FIU 

Hollywood — Fox's  release  si 
ule  for  the  first  quarter  of  the  1! 
34  announced  program  of  54 
tures  includes  13  productions 
which  six  already  are  completed, 
are  now  in  the  course  of  produc 
and  two  in  preparation. 

"Paddy,  the  Next  Best  Thing 
to  be  the  first  of  the  new  seas< 
product  for  release  in  August.  1 
Gaynor-Baxter  photoplay  is 
being  directed  by  Harry  Lachn 
Later  in  the  month  George  O'Brii 
"The  Last  Trail,"  by  Zane  G: 
will  be  shown. 

During    September    "Pilgrimaj 
the  I.  A.  R.  Wylie  story  now  at 
Gaiety  for   a   special   showing, 
be    released,    followed   by   the  F 
Gaumont  musical,  "The  Good  C< 
panions,"  by  J.  B.  Priestley.     A 
"Charlie  Chan's  Greatest  Case," 
Earl  Derr  Biggers  yarn  with  W 
ner  Oland  and  Heather  Angel,  wh 
is  now  being  filmed. 

In  September  Will  Rogers'  "D 
tor  Bull,"  from  "The  Last  Adai 
will  be  released  as  well  as 
Weakness,"  the  lavish  musical  w 
Lilian  Harvey,  Lew  Ayres  and 
all-star  combination.  Both  are  v 
before  the  cameras. 

October  will  see  "The  Power  i 
the    Glory,"   already   completed, 
for  exhibition.     This   is   a  story  ij 
Preston    Sturges    starring    Spen-j 
Tracy  and  Colleen  Moore.  Follow*! 
this   will  be   "Walls  of  Gold,"  w 
Norman    Foster    and    Sally    Eile 
now    in    preparation.      "The    Wo 
Woman  in  Paris,"  Monta  Bell-  4 
with    Adolphe    Menjou,    John    Bo 
and  Benita  Hume,  is  now  beinj,  1/ 
ed  for  October  release.  This  will  (I 
followed   by  two   already  complete 
photoplays,   "Berkeley   Square,"  t 
Lasky  production  with  Leslie  Ho 
ard   and  Heather  Angel,"  and  "?' 
Lips    Betray,"    the    Lilian    Harvj 
special.     The  last  of  the  quarter 
to    be    "He    Knew    His    Women,", 
Warner     Baxter     special,     now 
preparation. 


Singing  School  at  Hipp. 

A  free  school  of  choral  singing  tfill  l> 
soon  be  opened  at  the  Hippodrome  by 
Signor  Alfredo  Salmaggi,  director  of  the  i 
Chicago  Opera  Co.,  which  has  been  sue-  l 
cessfully  playing  the  big  Sixth  >ve.  | 
house   for   some   weeks. 


ursday,  July  13,  1933 


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IUIPMENT  FIRMS 
PLANNING  DISPLAYS 


'arious  new  equipment  develop- 
nts  will  be  demonstrated  at  the 
mal  meeting  of  the  Independent 
iply  Dealers'  Ass'n  scheduled  for 
Ly  28-31  at  the  Stevens  Hotel, 
cago.  More  than  25  dealers  and 
manufacturers  will  attend  the 
ating,  said  Secretary  Henry  C. 
;man  in  New  York  yesterday.  A 
iture  of  the  meeting  will  be  the 
•tion  of  officers.  J.  E.  Robin  is 
i-ently  president. 

.  f  embers   of  the   association   are: 
.musement      Supply      Co.,      New 
»kj  Breck  Photoplay  Supply  Co., 
!  Angeles;  Capitol  Motion  Picture 
jiply    Corp.,    New    York;    Capitol 
ater  Supply  Co.,  Boston;  Crown 
;ion    Picture     Supply    Co.,    New 
k;   Des    Moines    Theater    Supply 
Des  Moines;  J.  F.  Dusman  Mo- 
|i    Picture     Supplies,     Baltimore; 
ribitors    Supply    Co.,    St.    Louis; 
i.-ham    Bros.    Theater    Equipment, 
.ver;  Guercio  &  Barthel  Theater 
lipment,  Chicago;  Mc Arthur  The- 
'  Equipment  Co.,  Detroit;  Oliver 
ing  Picture   Supply   Co.,   Cleve- 
1;    Walter    G.    Preddey    Theater 
plies,     San    Francisco;     Quality 
later   Supply   Co.,    Omaha;    Clem 
lio    Theater     Supplies,    Philadel- 
i;    B.    F.    Shearer    Co.,    Seattle; 
Ray  Smith  Co.,  Milwaukee;  Su- 
<!or   Motion   Picture    Supply    Co., 
sburgh;   United  Film   &  Projec- 
Corp.,    Buffalo;    Western    The- 
cal   Equipment    Co.,    San    Fran- 


ist  Laboratory  Ass'n 
Starting  Draft  of  Code 

j  Coast   Bureau   of    THE  FILM  DAILY 

ollywood  —  Work  of  drafting  a 
iratory  code  will  be  tackled  im- 
iately  by  the  newly  formed 
.ma  Laboratories  Ass'n,  of  which 
ft.  Bachelder,  secretary  of  the 
'on  Picture  Credit  Ass'n,  has 
!  elected  chairman.  It  has  17 
ter  members. 


lANZIGER  WITH   ROGERS 

Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
illywood — Bill  Danziger  has  re- 
id  from  the  Paramount  public- 
taff  to  become  director  of  pub- 
r  and  advertising  for  Charles 
ogers  Productions.    He  succeeds 

Gersdorf,  who  now  is  devoting 
lis  time  to  free-lance  publicity. 


AST  AGENCY  DISSOLVED 

R(: Coast  Bureau   of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
,'llywood — The    Hoffman-Robin- 
I  Agency  has  dissolved. 


Wharta  a   Break! 

'  'Why  isn't  there  a  cooling  system  in 
ur  theater?"  a  FILM  DAILY  reporter 
I  uired  of  the  manager  of  an  uptown 
jise  that  caters  to  Spaniards  and  Ne- 
|es.  "Well,"  replied  the  perspiring 
jitleman,  "Y'see,  our  patrons  all  come 
Im  a  hot  climate  and  so  don't  mind 
I    theater  temperature." 


Cleveland— Keith's  East  105th  St., 
first-run,  2,200-seat  neighborhood 
house,  closed  Saturday.  Closing  is 
presumably  for  the  summer,  al- 
though it  is  rumored  that  the  house 
will  reopen  in  August  with  a  com- 
bination policy  of  vaudeville  and  pic- 
tures, depending  upon  the  wage 
scale  settlement  with  the  musicians. 
All  vaudeville  in  Cleveland  was  dis- 
continued last  April  when  the  mu- 
sicians refused  to  accept  a  proffered 
cut. 


Cleveland — A  galaxy  of  National 
Broadcasting  Co.'s  biggest  stars 
opened  a  one-week  engagement  Sat- 
urday at  the  Public  Auditorium  in 
celebration  of  the  Ford  Industrial 
Exposition  which  extends  from  July 
8-15  and  is  free  to  the  public. 


Salt  Lake  City — A  new  show  sea- 
son is  now  under  way  at  the  Para- 
mount, Capitol  and  Victory  theaters 
in  Salt  Lake  City  recently  returned 
to  management  under  L.  Marcus. 
The  new  season  is  advertised  here 
as  "Louis  Marcus  Theater's  New 
Deal    in    Entertainment." 


Kansas  City,  Mo.— The  Fox  Up- 
town, suburban  first-run,  has  added 
stage  shows  for  its  July  Jubilee. 


Kansas  City,  Mo. — "College  Hu- 
mor" has  been  held  over  for  the  sec- 
ond week. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.  —  The  Gayety  at 
14th  and  Locust  Sts.,  has  closed  for 
the   summer. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.— The  new  $5,000,- 
000  municipal  auditorium  and  com- 
munity center  building  now  under 
construction  on  Market  St.  between 
14th  and  15th  Sts.,  will  be  opened 
next  fall. 


Council  Bluffs,  la.— F.  R.  Felker, 
who  formerly  managed  the  Broad- 
way, an  A.  H.  Blank  house,  has 
leased  and  will  reopen  it. 


Des  Moines  — ■  Park  Robuck  is 
building  an  $800  addition  to  the 
Ideal  at  2447  East  Walnut  St.  and 
will  install  new  seats.  The  theater 
is  continuing  in  operation  but  will 
be  closed  for  a  few  weeks  in  August 
to   complete   the  improvement. 


Jefferson,  la.  —  Merchants'  trade 
shows  started  at  the  Iowa  theater 
as  a  means  of  providing  free  trips 
to  the  Century  of  Progress  fair,  are 
being  continued  because  of  their 
popularity.  An  admission  charge  of 
15  cents  is  made. 


Fayette,  la.  —  Paul  Swanson  has 
reopened  the  Cozy  here  in  spite  of 
difficulties.  An  electrical  storm 
caused  the  electric  service  to  be 
turned  off  on  his  opening  night  and 


the  following  day  a  motor  burned 
out.  He  continued  his  plans  to  re- 
open, however,  after  a  half  week's 
delay. 


Springfield,  111. — The  local  police 
have  not  yet  apprehended  the  two 
armed  bandits  who  held  up  the  of- 
fice of  the  Orpheum  theater  here  on 
the  morning  of  July  3,  escaping  with 
$4,850.85  in  receipts  over  the  previ- 
ous week-end. 


Boston — Lawrence  Berg,  formerly 
manager  of  the  Metropolitan,  has 
been  transferred  from  duties  of  dis- 
trict manager  in  Montreal  to  handle 
affairs  for  Publix  in  Vancouver. 


Boston — Gene  Fox,  publicity  man 
for  Paramount  on  the  west  coast, 
has  been  brought  east  to  handle  ex- 
ploitation for  the  Publix  Metropoli- 
tan, New  England's  largest  picture 
house. 


Boston — Larry  Gardener,  who  was 
taken  ill  during  the  recent  RKO 
convention,  was  taken  to  the  Baker 
Memorial  Hospital  here  Saturday 
for  observation. 


Dallas— Bill  Wolf  son,  RKO  adver- 
tising manager  in  New  Orleans,  has 
married  Miss  Sammie  Jones  of  Ft. 
Worth. 


Cleveland — M.  B.  Horwitz  is  the 
acknowledged  youngest  grandfather 
in  the  Film  Bldg.  He  won  the  title 
last  Sunday  when  a  daughter  was 
born  to  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Richard 
Miller  of  Detroit. 


Cleveland  —  Funeral  services  for 
Oscar  Lynch,  veteran  film  man,  who 
died  here  July  5,  were  held  Friday 
at  St.  Ann's  Church,  Fremont. 
Lynch,  who  started  his  career  with 
the  Morgan  Lithograph  Co.,  later 
owned  the  American  distribution 
rights  to  "Dante's  Inferno." 


Steubenville,  O. — When  the  steel 
mills  near  here  took  on  more  men 
and  raised  the  wage  scale  last  week, 
business  at  local  theaters  jumped 
more  than  50  per  cent,  according  to 
C.  E.  Prinsen,  general  manager  of 
the  newly  formed  Chatfeld  circuit 
houses  here. 


Cleveland  —  "I  Cover  the  Water 
Front"  is  being  held  a  fourth  week 
at  the  Allen. 


Cleveland — Bill  Robinson's  Revue, 
"Goin'  to  Town,"  was  the  big  at- 
traction this  week  at  the  Hippo- 
drome, together  with  the  feature 
picture,  "The  Mind  Reader."  Ad- 
mission prices  were  raised  to  50 
cents  top,  including  the  tax. 


Boston — John   Jennings   has   been 
named  city  salesman  for  Fox. 


RKO  HAS  7 1!  ^RK, 
SIX  IN  CUTTING 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — RKO  now  has  seven 
new  season  features  in  work  with 
five  1932-33  features  and  one  1933- 
34  picture  in  the  cutting  rooms  be- 
ing prepared  for  early  release.  Nine 
new  features  are  ready  to  go  into 
production  with  all  directors  assign- 
ed and  stars  cast.  The  films  in 
work  are:  "Son  of  Kong,"  "Ace  of 
Aces,"  "Little  Women,"  "Ann  Vick- 
ers,"  "Rafter  Romance,"  "Midship- 
man Jack"  and  "One  Man's  Jour- 
ney." The  last  season's  remaining 
feature  now  being  edited  is  "Morn- 
ing Glory." 

New  product  in  the  cutting  rooms 
includes:  "Headline  Shooter,"  "Flam- 
ing Gold,"  "Fool's  Gold,"  "Blind  Ad- 
venture" and  "Double  Harness."  In 
preparation  are  "Aggie  Appleby, 
Maker  of  Men,"  "Flying  Down  to 
Reno,"  "Sweet  Cheat,"  "Family 
Man,"  "Beautiful,"  "Escape  to  Par- 
adise," "My  Gal  Sal,"  "Dance  of 
Desire"  and  an  untitled  Francis 
Lederer  feature. 


SET    3    PRE-RELEASE    DATES 

Warner  Bros,  announce  three  spe- 
cial pre-release  playdates  for  "Mary 
Stevens,  M.D."  at  the  Earle  Theater, 
Washington;  the  Boyd  Theater, 
Philadelphia;  and  the  Strand  The- 
ater in  Hartford,  in  which  spots  the 
picture  will  play  simultaneously  dur- 
ing the  week  of  July  21st.  "Mary 
Stevens,  M.D.",  which  is  set  for  na- 
tional release  July  29th,  features 
Kay  Francis,  Lyle  Talbot,  Glenda 
Farrell  and  Thelma  Todd. 


GILLHAM,  WILKIE  AT  COAST 

Robert  Gillham,  director  of  ad- 
vertising and  publicity,  and  Al  Wil- 
kie,  Eastern  publicity  manager,  who 
attended  the  Paramount  Coast  con- 
vention, are  remaining  in  Hollywood 
for  a  week  for  studio  conferences. 


MRS.   LOEW   TO   MARRY 

Mrs.  Caroline  R.  Loew,  widow  of 
Marcus  Loew,  and  Max  Minzeshei- 
mer,  retired  dress  merchant  of  New 
York,  will  be  married  today  at  the 
groom's  home,  210  West  70th  St. 


JACK    DEMPSEY    TO    WED 

Fort  Worth — Jack  Dempsey,  for- 
mer heavyweight  champion,  yester- 
day confirmed  reports  that  he  will 
soon  marry  Hannah  Williams,  New 
York  musical  comedy  actress. 


IntensifiedCampaigns 

for 
TEST  ENGAGEMENTS 
and 
BROADWAY  PREMIERES 

Personally    Handled   by 

F.  RALPH  GERVERS 

Exploitation  Headquarters 
125  W.  45th  St. 
Tel.  BRyant  9-0648 


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Thursday,  July  13,  1< 


"GAMBLING  SHIP" 

with   Cary    Grant.    Benita    Hume 

Paramount  67    mins. 

MIXED    YARN   OF    GAMBLING,    RACK 

L1EERS      AND      LOVE      LACKS      PROPER 

MOTIVATION 

All  about  the  doines  en  a  palatial 
pamblinc  ship  in  which  Cary  Grant  secures 
a  half  interest,  and  finds  himself  in  for  a 
lot  of  trouble  and  excitement  because  a 
racketeer  3nd  his  gang  are  his  rivals  with 
another  Heating  gambling  palace  run  by 
Jack  LoRuc.  On  his  way  west  from  Chi 
cago  Grant  meets  Benita  Hume,  and  falls 
in  leve  with  her  and  determines  to  forget 
his  "ambling  life  and  settle  down  with  her, 
little  realizing  that  she  is  part  of  the 
racketeering  crowd,  and  a  lady  known  to 
the  district  attorney's  office.  A  let  of 
fancy  scenes  with  the  gambling  atmos- 
phere are  staged  on  board  the  gambling 
ship,  and  the  plot  ambles  along  without 
any  particular  motivation  to  the  climax, 
where  the  rival  and  his  gangsters  start  out 
to  mess  up  the  hero  and  his  gambling 
yacht.  They  throw  a  bomb  on  the  boat, 
and  later  attack  the  proprietor  who  is  alone 
with  the  girl  after  the  customers  have 
'led.  Then  into  a  meller  finish  with  Grant 
wrecking  his  ship  to  drown  the  rival,  and 
getting  the  girl  to  shore  safely  for  the 
happy    honeymoon. 

Cast:  Cary  Grant,  Benita  Hume,  Roscce 
Karns,  Glenda  Farrell,  Jack  LaRue,  Arthur 
Vinton,  Charles  Williams,  Edwin  Maxwell, 
Harry  Shutan,  Frank  Moran,  Spencer  Char- 
ters, Otho  Wright,   Evelyn  Selbie. 

Directors,  Louis  Gasnier,  Max  Marcin; 
Author,  Peter  Ruric;  Adaptors,  Max  Marcin, 
Setcn  I.  Miller,  Claude  Binyon;  Camera- 
man, Charles  Lang. 

Dirtcticn,   Weak.      Photography,   Good. 


Tom    Kcene    in 

"THE  CHEYENNE   KID" 


Radio 


61   mins 


Jack    Hoxie    in 

"GUN   LAW" 


Mcjestic 


60  mins. 


PLENTY  OF  FAST  ACTION  AND 
FIGHTING  IN  WESTERN  THAT  GIVES 
TOM    KEENE   THE    SPOTLIGHT. 

A  better  than  average  western,  with 
Tom  Kccne  in  a  whirlwind  of  action  and 
fighting  stuff  that  should  please  the  fans. 
He  starts  out  by  conquering  a  tough  horse 
at  a  rodec,  and  becomes  acquainted  with 
Mary  Mason  who  has  bet  against  him  and 
so  lost  all  her  father's  money.  Tom  tries 
to  make  good  her  less  by  following  her  to 
give  her  some  of  his  winnings,  but  he 
is  rebbed  and  soon  finds  himself  mixed 
up  in  a  lot  of  exciting  events  with  a  killer 
and  his  gang,  as  well  as  a  crooked  assaye.- 
who  is  after  a  gold  mine  owned  by  the 
girl's  father.  There  follows  a  series  of 
mixups  with  the  gang,  with  the  hero  hot 
on  the  trial  of  the  killer.  There  are  sev- 
eral good  hand-to-hand  encounters,  with 
Keene  getting  plenty  of  opportunity  to  dis- 
play his  horsemanship  and  general  fighting 
ability.  Rcscoe  Ates  takes  the  part  of  the 
hero's  stuttering  pal  and  adds  some  good 
ccmedy   to  the   thrills  and   action. 

Cast:  Tom  Keene,  Mary  Mason,  Roscce 
Ates,  Alan  Roscoe,  Otto  Hoffman,  Al 
Bridge,   Anderson   Lawler. 

Director,  Robert  Hill;  Author,  W.  C. 
Tuttle;  Adaptor,  Keene  Thompson;  Camera- 
man, Nick  Musuraca. 

Direction,   Good.     Photography,  Okay. 


OKAY  WESTERN  WITH  JACK  HOXIE 
IN  THRILL  SITUATIONS  COMBINING 
GOOD    HUMAN    TOUCH. 

The  routine  western  stuff  is  relieved 
by  some  good  old  hoke  wherein  Jack 
Hcxie  takes  the  place  of  his  dead  bandit 
pal  and  presents  himself  as  the  long  lost 
sen  to  the  blind  mother  who  does  not 
know  her  son  was  an  outlaw.  But  the 
trouble  is  that  Jack  was  a  member  of  the 
outlaw  gang  also,  and  the  rest  of  the 
gang  trail  him  to  the  ranch  where  he  is 
starting  a  new  life  under  the  inspiration 
of  a  girl  he  finds  there.  They  start  to 
spill  the  beans  about  his  past,  and  the 
hero  cannot  clear  himself  without  destroy- 
ing the  mother's  happiness,  as  she  believes 
him  tc  be  her  boy.  So  he  is  forced  to 
trail  along  for  a  while,  but  in  the  final 
showdown  when  the  marshal  arrives  look- 
ing for  one  of  the  outlaws,  he  realizes  the 
situation  and  gives  Jack  a  clean  bill  of 
health  so  that  the  supposed  mother  re-  I 
mains  happy  in  her  belief  that  she  has  her 
boy  with  her.  There  is  plenty  of  fast 
fight  stuff,  gun  play  and  all  the  fireworks 
that  go  to  make  a  thrill  western.  Mary 
Carr  plays  the  mother  and  lends  the  sen- 
timental and  human  touch. 

Cast:  Jack  Hoxie,  Betty  Boyd,  Mary  Carr. 
Paul    Fix,    Harry   Todd,   J.    Frank   Glendon. 

Director,  Lew  Collins;  Author,  Oliver 
Drake;  Adaptor;  same;  Dialoguer,  same; 
Cameraman,   not   listed. 

Direction,    Fast.     Photography,    Good. 


"DOUBLE  HARNESS" 

with    Ann    Harding,    William    Powell 
Radio  70  m 

LIGHT  ROMANCE  MISSES  WITH  T 
MUCH  DIALOGUE  AND  POINTL 
STORY  THAT  RAMBLES. 

Adapted    from    the    play    by    Edward 
Montgomery,  this  is  one  of  those  polite 
semi-sophisticated      theatrical      plots 
lends    itself    poorly    to    screen    adapta. 
All    the    clever    direction    and    the    finis1 
acting  of  Ann   Harding  and  William  Pov 
could  not  make  it  more  than  passable 
tertainment.     It  is  overloaded  with  cialoi 
and    shy    on    real    dramatic    situatio  s. 
wanders    along    to    a    more    or    less    for. 
ending      that      is      unconvincing.       Will, 
Powell     plays     the     part     of     a     con'irrr 
bachelor  of  means,  with  Ann  Harding  det 
mined    to    land    him    at    all   costs.      She 
ranges    to    have    her    father    call    when 
is   visiting    Powell    alone    in    his  apar  mc 
and  the  result  is  that  Powell  is  hook,  d 
marriage,      and      quite     resentful       'j?vc 
months  pass  with  hubby  unreconciled  'o 
fate,    and    starting   to   flirt    around  w.'h 
eld   flame.     Then    he  suddenly  realizes  t 
he    likes    married    life    and    is    in    love   * 
his  wife,  and  so   to  the  happy  ending  t 
is    very    artificial    and    anything    but    e 
vincing. 

Cast:     Ann     Harding,     William     I 
Henry     Stephenson,     Lilian     Bond,    Geo 
Meeker,    Reginald    Owen,    Lucile 
Kay  Hammond,  Leigh  Allen,  Hugh  huntl 
Wallis  Clark. 

Director,  John  Cromwell;  Author,  Edv. 
P.     Montgomery;     Adaptor,    Jani 
Editor,    George    Nichollis,    Jr  ;    Cameram 
J.    Roy   Hunt. 

Direction,  Very  Good    Photography,  F 


Salacious  Films  Condemned 
By  200  Iowa  Exhibitors 

(.Continued   from   Page    1) 

indicate  the  exhibitors'  position  in 
the  matter.  The  unit  outlined  34 
points  for  an  exhibition  code  and 
will  work  with  Allied  States  Ass'n 
on   the  matter. 


SYDNEY-MURRAY    SHORTS 

Columbia  has  closed  a  contract 
with  George  Sydney  and  Charlie 
Murray,  for  a  series  of  two-reel 
comedies. 


Edward  Dillon,  Director, 
Is  Dead  in  Los  Angeles 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
D.  W.  Griffith,  died  here  recently  of 
heart  disease.  He  is  survived  by 
his  brother,  John  Dillon,  an  actor,  a 
sister,  Marcella,  of  New  York,  and 
h;s  former  wife,  Mrs.  Franc  Dillon 
of  Los  Angeles. 

SOVIET   FILMS   FROM   N.   Y. 

All  Soviet  films  formerly  released 
in  the  mid-west  territory  through 
Foreign  Language  Photoplays,  Chi- 
cago, will  now  be  handled  directly 
from  New  York  by  Amkino  Corp. 


Something  New  in  Vacations 

Before  you  decide  where  you  will  spend  your  vacation  this  summer  ask  your  friends 
2bout  Hotel  Uncas,  situated  directly  on  the  most  beautiful  part  of  Lake  George  Queen 
of    American    Lakes. 

This  unique  hotel  offers  features  of  tremendous  appeal  to  those  who  seek  a  vacation 
that    really   re-creates    mind,    body,    and    soul    .    .    .    every    facility    for    rest    and    recreation. 

SPORTS 

Finest  swimming  from  our  private  dock  (longest  on  Lake  George)  or  bathing  from 
private  sandy  beach.  The  water  is  so  clean,  clear  and  pure  that  you  can  drink  it— or 
read    this   advertisement   through    three   feet   of   it. 

Boating— canoes,    sailboats,    speed    boats,    out-board    motor    boats,    aquaplaning. 

Tennis— Splendid  courts  maintained  in  best  of  condition.  Golf,  fishing  mountain 
climbing,    horseback    liding,    dancing,    billiards,    bowling. 

1933  RATES 

Rates  at  Hotel  Uncas  have  always  been  so  moderate  no  drastic  reductions  have  been 
made  this  season.  Inasmuch  as  rates  depend  on  location  and  type  of  accommodations 
desired  it  is  suggested  that  prospective  guests  send  for  details.  The  clientele  is  restricted 
Booklets  upon   request. 

Address 

HOWARD  V.   DAYTON 

HOTEL    UNCAS 

UNCAS-ON-LAKE   GEORGE 

NEW   YORK 


14  Vitaphone  Shorts  Now 
In  Brooklyn  Cutting  Room 

Sam  Sax,  production  chief  of  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studios  an- 
nounces 14  Vitaphone  shorts  in  the 
hands  of  the  studio  cutters,  being- 
readied  for  release.  These  include 
eight  double  reels  and  six  singles. 

The  two-reelers  in  the  cutting 
room  are  "Operator's  Opera,"  a 
"Broadway  Brevities"  musical  with 
Donald  Novis,  Dawn  O'Day,  The 
Four  Eton  Boys  and  Bobby  Watson; 
"Turkey  in  the  Raw,"  a  "Big  V" 
comedy  with  Gus  Shy  and  Fritz 
Hubert;  "Fatty"  Arbuckle  in  his 
fifth  and  sixth  "Big  V"  comedies, 
entitled  "Close  Relations"  and  "In 
The  Dough,"  Charles  Judels  and 
George  Givot  in  "Gobs  of  Fun,"  a 
"Big  V"  comedy";  Lita  Grey  Chap- 
lin in  "Seasoned  Greetings,"  a 
Broadway  Brevities";  Jack  Haley  in 
"Salt  Water  Daffy,"  a  "Big  V"  Com- 
edy, and  "Paul  Revere,  Jr."  a 
"Broadway  Brevities"  starring  Gus 
Shy. 

The  one  reel  films  include  a  "Pep- 
per Pot"  novelty  featuring  The 
Notre  Dame  Glee  Club;  Rubinoff 
and  his  Orchestra  in  "Black  and 
White,"  a  "Melody  Masters"  num- 
ber; Eddie  Duchin  and  His  Orches- 
tra in  a  "Melody  Masters"  number 
with  Sylvia  Froos  also  featured; 
Borah  Minnevitch  and  His  Harmon- 
ica Rascals  in  a  "Melody  Masters" 
short;  "Laughs  in  Law,"  a  "Pepper 
Pot"  comedy  novelty;  and  Dr.  Rock- 
well in  a  "Pepper  Pot"  comedy. 


Indep'ts  and  Majors 
Are  in  Joint  Code  Woj 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

tional  distributors  affiliated  with  t 
Hays  association.     The  independer 
will  appoint  a  committee  of  six  mei 
bers   to   meet  with   the  major  ci 
panies'    committee    to    work    out 
proposed   code. 

Attorney    Louis    Nizer,   who  ;i 
zided  at  the  meeting,  said  that  ii 
opinion,  the  Administration  is  pri 
cipally,    at    the    moment,    conce  raj1 
with   maximum  working  hours  » 
minimum  wage   scale.     Trade  I 
tice    agreements,    he    declared,  mi 
follow  this  phase  in  importance.  I{ 

Another  joint  meeting  is  pLnni; 
for  Wednesday  at  2:15  o'clock.    1 
the    meanwhile    questionnaire    I 
to  national  and  independent  di- trie 
tors  alike  by  the  Hays  office  on  tl 
code  suggestions  are  expecte*. 
received  back  and  thus   prov  le  t 
committees  with  material  to  ensid 
for    the    code    draft.      About   -\0  i 
dependents  attended  the  me  ting. 


ONE  HURT  IN  FIR  3 

A  fire  at  the  Morningside  t 
Eighth  Ave.  and  116th  St.,  earlji 
Tuesday  night  sent  300  pf  trons  1 
the  street  with  but  one  casualty 
Mrs.  Jane  Siefeldt  suffered  I 
bruised  knee  and  was  attended  t| 
an  ambulance  surgeon.  The  fiflj 
occurred  during  the  chan  -ever  < 
film  from  one  projector  t    anotheji 


THE     BIGGEST     PARTY 
SINCE    THE     FLOOD! 


It  is  a  long  time  since  Old  Man 
Noah  pulled  that  great  stunt  aboard 
the  Arc  .  .  . 

♦ 
But  we  Noah  party  that  Filumland 
will  never  forget  .  .  . 

THE  MOTION  PICTURE  CLUB'S 

1st  Annual 

OUTING  and  UP-THE-HUDSON 
CRUISE  

Wednesday,  August  2d 

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PROMPTLY  AT  10:00  A.  M. 

TICKETS:  $5.00  per  person 
On  Sale  at  the  Motion  Picture  Club 

Special  Arrangements  Have   Been   Made  for  A.M.P.A.   Members  to 

attend  in  a  body. 

FOR  A.M.P.A.  TICKETS  Call: 

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Thursday,  July  13, 1 


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A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS"=; 


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DICHARD  WHITING,  author  of 
many  famous  song  hits  including 
the  currently  popular  "Adorable," 
which  he  wrote  for  the  Fox  produc- 
tion starring  Janet  Gaynor  and  Hen- 
ry Garat,  has  been  signed  by  Fox 
Films  to  write  music  for  produc- 
tions during  the  coming  year.  In 
that  time  he  will  compose  the  tunes 
for  "My  Weakness,"  the  Lilian  Har- 
vey picture,  and  for  "Paddy,  the 
Next  Best  Thing,"  starring  Janet 
Caynor  and  Warner  Baxter.  Whit- 
ing wrote  most  of  the  hit  songs 
sung  by  Chevalier,  including  "Lou- 
ise." "My  Ideal"  and  others.  He  is 
best  known  for  his  popular  piece, 
"Till  We  Meet  Again." 

j|e  s|e  s|e 

C.  Henry  Gordon  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  "Turn  Back  the 
Clock,"  it  is  announced  by  the  M-G- 

M.  studios. 

*  *         * 

Warner  Baxter  has  been  borrow- 
ed from  Fox  to  play  the  male  lead 
in  M-G-M's  "Penthouse,"  which  will 
be  directed  by  W.  S.  Van  Dyke. 
Charles  Butterworth  and  Madge 
Evans  are  the  only  other  members 
of  the  cast  so  far  selected.  "Pent- 
house"   is    based    on    the    serial    by 

Arthur  Somers   Roche. 

*  *         * 

Alice  Brady,  Maureen  O'Sullivan 
and  Franchot  Tone  will  have  lead- 
ing roles  in  M-G-M's  picture  version 
of  "Stage  Mother,"  the  novel  by 
Bradford  Ropes.  Charles  Brabin  has 
been  assigned  to  direct  the  new  pic- 
ture. 

Jean  Hersholt  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Late  Christopher 
Bean,"  in  which  Marie  Dressier  and 
Lionel  Barrymore  will  be  co-starred 
by  M-G-M.  Sam  Wood  will  direct 
the  film  version  of  the  Sidney  How- 
ard-Rene Fauchois  play. 

%  3=  * 

Luana  Walters  has  signed  for  a 
brief  but  important  role  in  "Midship- 
man Jack,"  RKO  Radio  picture  with 
Annapolis  as  a  background.  Bruce 
Cabot,  Betty  Furness,  Arthur  Lake, 
Frank  Albertson,  John  Darrow  and 
Robert    Benchley    head    the   cast. 

*  *  * 

Benita  Hume,  who  recently  com- 
pleted her  first  American  motion 
pictures,  "Clear  All  Wires"  and 
"Looking  Forward,"  is  currently  fea- 
tured in  "Only  Yesterday,"  and  has 
been  signed  to  a  long  term  contract 

by   Radio. 

*  *         * 

Olin  Howland,  brother  of  Jobyna 
Howland   and   prominent   artist,  was 


German  Attendance  Off 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — German  cinema  atten- 
dance during  May  sustained  its  largest 
drop  than  ever  before  at  this  time  of 
the  year,  according  to  Trade  Commis- 
sioner Canty,  reporting  to  the  Dept.  of 
Commerce.  The  reason  is  claimed  to 
ba  the  considerable  number  of  political 
meetings  and  conferences  in  addition 
to    the    hot    weather. 


Zeidman   Increases  Schedule  to  Four 

West  (  oast  Bureau  oj  I  HE  III-  \l  DAILY 
Hollywood — Benny  Zeidman  has  increased  his  production  plans  for  the  new  season 
to  four  features.  Two  have  been  announced  for  Universal  release.  The  remainder  will 
be  handled  by  some  other  national  distributing  company.  A  Mussolini  feature  and  a 
Stacy  Williard  Central  America  adventure  film  will  complete  his  present  year  schedule. 
"Undine"    and    a    musical    picture   are    being   prepared    by    Zeidman. 


signed  to  play  the  school  teacher  in 
"Little  Women,"  which  has  just  gone 
into  production  at  RKO  Radio  Pic- 
tures' studios  under  George  Cukor's 
direction.  Florence  Enright  and 
Marilyn  Knowlden  were  also  signed 
for  important  parts  in  the  picturiza- 
tion  of  Louisa  May  Alcott's  literary 

classic. 

*  *  * 

George  Stevens,  who  directed 
"The  Cohens  and  Kellys  in  Trouble," 
is  directing  the  first  of  a  new  work- 
ing girl  comedy  series  called 
"Blondes  and  Redheads"  at  the  RKO 
Radio  studios.  "Saturday  Afternoon" 
is  the  title  of  the  comedy  now  in 
production  and  features  June  Brew- 
ster, Carol  Tevis,  Eddie  Nugent  and 

Grady  Sutton. 

*  *         * 

Jack  LaRue,  who  "went  West" 
on  the  legitimate  stage  as  Mae 
West's  leading  man  in  "Diamond 
Lil,"  has  gone  "Western"  for  Para- 
mount. He  has  been  assigned  to  the 
bad  man  role  in  Zane  Grey's  "To  the 
Last  Man"  soon  to  go  into  produc- 
tion   at   the   Paramount   studios. 

*  +         * 

"The  Paradise  Case"  is  announced 
as  a  forthcoming  production  at 
M-G-M,'  with  Diana  Wynyard,  John 
and  Lionel  Barrymore  in  leading 
roles.  This  is  an  adaptation  of  the 
novel  by  Robert  Hichens. 

Cedric  Gibbons  has  been  selected 
as  director  for  "Tarzan  and  His 
Mate,"  according  to  announcement 
by  M-G-M.  This  sequel  to  last  year's 
production,  "Tarzan,  the  Ape  Man," 
is  a  special  story  written  for  John- 
ny Weissmuller  by  Edgar  Rice  Bur- 
roughs and  is  due  to  get  under  way 
in  the  near  future,  with  Maureen 
O'Sullivan  in  the  leading  feminine 
role.  Gibbons  was  formerly  art  di- 
rector at  the  Culver  City  studios. 
and  this  will  be  his  first  directorial 

assignment. 

*  *         * 

Two  unpublished  stories  have  been 
acquired  for  pictures  by  M-G-M. 
Thev  are  "Hall  of  Justice,"  by  Mor- 
rie  Lavine,  and  "Always  Tomorrow." 
by     Mildred     Cram     and     Marcella 

Burke. 

*  *         * 

Jack  Hays,  producer  of  Educa- 
tional's  Baby  Burlesk  series,  is  pre- 
paring "Kid'n  Africa"  as  the  first 
of  the  new  series.  Shooting  is 
scheduled  to  start  about  July  15. 

*  *         * 

Clive  Brook  will  play  the  lead  in 
RKO's  "Long  Lost  Father."  John 
Barrymore  was  announced  as  the  star 
of  the  film  at  the  RKO  regional 
convention.  It  is  understood  that 
Brook  has  been  signed  by  RKO  for 
three  features  this  year. 


Ann  Dvorak,  who  has  been  absent 
from  the  screen  for  over  a  year, 
most  of  which  was  spent  in  traveling 
abroad  with  her  husband,  Leslie 
Fenton,  will  play  opposite  Richard 
Barthelmess  in  his  next  starring  pic- 
ture for  First  National,  "Shanghai 
Orchid." 

*  *  * 

Kay  Francis,  who  has  never  be- 
fore sung  on  the  screen,  will  render 
several  selections  of  classical  calibre 
in  First  National's  "I  Loved  A  Wo- 
man." 

*  *         * 

The  juvenile  lead  opposite  Ruth 
Chatterton  in  First  National's  "Fe- 
male," will  be  played  by  Philip 
Faversham,  son  of  William  Faver- 
sham. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Bruce  has  finished  shoot- 
ing on  the  first  release  in  the  new 
Educational — -As  Dog  Thinks  series, 
tentatively  titled  "You  And  I  And 
The  Gatepost." 

Adrian  Rosaly,  Broadway  char- 
acter actor,  has  been  signed  for  the 
role  of  Baptiste  in  "My  Weakness," 
the  Buddy  De  Sylva  production 
starring  Lilian  Harvey  and  Lew 
Ayres.  Rosaly  was  featured  recent- 
ly in  the  Broadway  production  of 
"Of  Thee  I  Sing." 

From  a  job  as  a  cafe  entertainer 
to  a  featured  role  in  Buddy  De 
Sylva's  production  for  Fox,  "My 
Weakness,"  is  the  jump  just  made 
by  Dixie  Francis,  beautiful  brunette 
dancer  and  blues  singer.  Miss  Fran- 
cis recently  came  to  Los  Angeles 
with  a  banjo  to  sing,  play  and  dance 
at  the  "Plantation"  in  Hollywood. 
'<■•         *         * 

The  third — and  final — change  in 
the  directorial  assignment  on 
"Shanghai  Orchid,"  Richard  Bar- 
thelmess's  next  First  National  pic- 
ture, has  been  made  and  Howard 
Hawks  emerges  as  the  man  behind 
the  megaphone.  Previously  William 
Dieterle  and  William  Wellman  had 
the  assignment  to  direct  "Shanghai 
Orchid"  but  the  production  schedule 
intervened. 

*  *  * 

Irving  Kahl  and  Sammy  Fain  and 
not  Walter  Donaldson  and  Gus  Kahn 
are  writing  the  music  and  lyrics  for 
"Footlight  Parade,"  the  Warner 
Bros,  musical  which  is  now  in  pro- 
duction with  James  Cagney,  Joan 
Blondell,  Ruby  Keeler  and  a  cast 
of  beauties  and  featured  players. 
One  of  the  catchiest  songs  Kahl  and 
Fain  have  written  for  this  new  War- 
ner Musical,  is  entitled  "The  Foot- 
light  Parade."  This,  of  course  will 
be  the  theme  song  of  the  picture. 


QEORGE  R.  BATCHELLERJ 
completed  the  cast  of  "No  i  j; 
But  Nice,"  the  third  Chesterfielif 
lease  of  the  1933-1934  seil 
Marian  Marsh  and  Betty  ; 
have  the  leads,  supported  bj  i 
chelle  Hudson,  Donald  Dillol 
John  St.  Polis,  Edmund  Brees ' 
Carroll  Naish,  Robert  Ellis  j 
Dewey   Robinson. 

*  *         * 

Additions    to    the    cast    of 
Weakness"     the     Buddy     De    Sj 
production  with  Lilian  Harvey,  I 
Ayres,    Charles    Butterworth,    H 
Langdon   and   Sid   Silvers,  arc  I 
Ware,     Irene    Bentley,    young; 
York    society    girl,    signed    rect 
by  Fox,  and  Henry  Travers,  ch;  t 
ter  actor  with  the  Theater  Guilcj 
many    years. 

*  *  * 

John  Van  Druten's  London  s 
play  hit,  "Behold  We  Live," 
purchased  yesterday  by  Radio, 
play  is  being  considered  as  a  vel 
to  co-star  John  Barrymore 
Katharine  Hepburn,  or  to  star 
Harding  or  Irene  Dunne. 


Vincent    Youmans,    composer, 
completed  the  original  musical  n 
bers    which    he    was    contractei 
Radio   to    write    for    "Flying 
To    Rio,"    the    aerial-Brazilian 
sical  soon  to  go  into  production 
der  Louis  Brock's  supervision, 
tunes   are  the   theme  number,  " 
ing  Down  To  Rio,"  and  the  fol 
ing     numbers     which     will     inv 
elaborate     girl    dancing    enseml 
"Dancing  the  Carioca,"  "Orchid 
the  Moonlight,"   "The   Guest  Is 
ways    Right,"    and    "The    Streeb 
Rio." 


Ginger      Rogers'     contract 
Radio,    has   been   converted   froi 
picture  to  picture  arrangement 
yearly  basis,  starting  July  12. 
next  picture  in  which  she  will 
the      principal      feminine     role  ,| 
"Sweet    Cheat,"    slated    to    go 
production    the    latter    part   of 
month   under   the   direction  of 
liam    Seiter. 

Rafaelo  Ottiano  and   May  Bes 
have  been  signed  for  roles  in  ". 
Vickers,"  the  Irene  Dunne  stan 
vehicle  which  Radio  Pictures  is 
filming. 

*  *  * 

Paramount  has  assigned  L 
Calhern  to  the  role  of  gay  dece 
in  the  Four  Marx  Brothers  pro 
tion,  "Duck  Soup,"  and  Edward 
nold  originally  slated  for  the  5i 
Brothers  role,  to  Mae  West's 
No   Angel." 


Walker  "Ass't  President" 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  D.-UL) 
Washington — Appointment  of  Franl 
C.  Walker,  M.  E.  Comerford  circui 
executive,  as  executive  secretary  o 
the  recovery  council  just  organized  b 
the  Administration  virtually  make'  hir 
assistant  President.  He  will  co-or  inat 
various    government   activities. 


timate  in  Cha  ra  cter 
ernational  in  Scope 
dependent  in  Thought 

i 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


-1FDAILY' 


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5  CENTS 


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At  Least  12  Features  Abroad 


DDE  EXPECTED  TO  APPLYONLYTO  LABOR  MATTERS 

1PTOA  To  Consider  ERPI  Service  Charges  Refund  Suit 


Television 

. .  .  and  other  things 


^ 


By   JACK   ALICOATE— = 

REST  in  television,  through  the  in- 
ive  genius  of  Dr.  Vladimir  K.  Zwory- 
nd  his  revolutionary  electric  eye  or 
cope,  is  once  again  on  the  up-curve. 
stic  exponents  are  predicting  that 
art  of  television,  as  practical  enter- 
jrit  for  the  home,  is  now  at  hand,  and 
ihe  next  few  years  will  see  it  moving 

id  with  the  relative  speed  of  radio, 
opped  down  to  Macy's  the  other  day 
e  their  television  demonstration  and 
{we    saw    was    well    worth    the    trip. 

I  Ision    is    here,    make    no    doubt   about 
On  the  other  hand  those  close  to  the 

ion  tell  us  the  motion  picture  indus- 
s  nothing  to  fear  from  its  immediate 
Iss.  in  fact,  plans  are  already  under 
n  some  industry  quarters,  for  a  hand- 
d  working  arrangement  between  tele- 
and  the  screen. 
• 
is  announcement  week  and  all  of 
e  big  outfits  are  heralding  their  prod- 
lr  the  coming  season.  Better,  possibly, 
it  be  called  commencement  week  for 
ks  not  only  the  commencing  of  a  new 
I  season  on  the  part  of  the  majors, 
I  reality,  the  commencement  of  a  new 
k  the  motion  picture  industry.  To 
the  campaign  books  of  the  different 
nies  is  to  bask  in  the  realization  that 
feat  business  will  not  lack  for  suit- 
Jroduct  during  the  coming  twelve 
;.  Still  more  heartening  is  the  thought 
0  business,  either  in  production,  ac- 
shment,  or  morale,  has  more  quickly 
le  anticipation  of  the  Administration 
come-back,  than   the   industry  of  the 


>  speaking  of  morale  it  might  not  be 
ird  for  one  of  observation  to  sepa- 
iose  companies  of  the  picture  busi- 
tat  are  on  the  way  back  from  those 
e  on  the  way  out.  A  single  sight- 
trip  through  the  offices  would  do 
ck.  Morale  is  somewhat  intangible 
means  plenty,  especially  in  the  show 
is.  Keep  your  gang  happy,  fighting 
ive  and  you  are  going  places.  Keep 
nervous  and  worried  and  you're 
1. 


President    Kuykendall    To 

Study    Claims    Upon 

Arrival  Tomorrow 

Feasibility  of  filing  a  joint  ex- 
hibitor suit  against  Electrical  Re- 
search Products,  seeking  to  obtain 
refunds  of  service  charges  because 
of  the  recent  Wilmington  court  de- 
cision finding  illegal  certain  restrict 
clauses  of  the  Erpi  equipment  agree- 
ment, will  be  considered  by  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  upon  the  arrival  from 
the    Middle    West    of    President    Ed 

{Continued   on    Page    14) 


WARNERS  WILL  LIST 
PROGRAM  ON  AUG.  1 


Complete  details  on  the  Warner 
Bros. -First  National  new  season  pro- 
gram, which  will  comprise  at  least 
60  features,  will  be  announced  about 
Aug.   1,  Major  Albert  Warner  said 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 

Dowling  and  Hopkins 

To  Make  6  in  East 

Tentative  production  plans  of  Ed- 
die Dowling  and  Arthur  Hopkins 
call  for  six  features  which  will  be 
produced  in  the  East.  All  will  be 
based  on  plays  Hopkins'  owns.  Dowl- 
ing will  appear  in  the  second  story 
entitled   "Hell's  Kitchen." 


Sees  German  Production  Drop 

Production  in  Germany  will  show  a 
considerable  decline  during  the  coming 
year,  Charles  C.  Pettijohn  of  the  Hays 
office  reported  yesterday  upon  his  ar- 
rival on  the  Manhattan  from  Europe." 
I  talked  with  several  important  people 
in  Berlin  but  did  not  hear  of  any  an- 
nounced plans  for  the  production  of 
films,"  said  Pettijohn.  General  condi- 
tions are  excellent  in  England,  particu- 
larly in  the  theaters,  he  said,  and  Eng- 
lish theaters  will  show  heavy  grosses 
for   the   coming  year. 


KENT  SEEKS  SUPPORT 
FOR  REORGANIZATION 


In  a  letter  sent  to  Fox  Film  stock- 
holders yesterday  seeking  their 
proxies  for  the  stockholders'  meet- 
ings adjourned  to  July  21  and  22, 
Sidney  R.  Kent,  president,  reiterates 
in  behalf  of  the  management  an  ap- 

(Continucd   on    Page    14) 

New  Edwin  Carewe  Firm 
To  Produce  12  Features 

Edwin  Carewe  arrived  in  New 
York  yesterday  with  plans  for  a 
new  producing  company  called  Ed- 
win Carewe  Pictures,  Inc.,  and  a 
start-off  program  of  12  features. 
While  spending  two  weeks  in  the 
east  he  will  make  releasing  arrange- 
ments. 

Six  of  the  titles  are:   "The  Devil 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


Fox  Plans  to  Make  at  Least 

Twelve  Features  in  Europe 


Reported  Forming  New 
Indie  Finance  Company 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — Fitelson  and  Mayers, 
New  York  film  attorneys,  are  re- 
ported representing  banking  inter- 
ests which  are  organizing  a  com- 
pany to  finance  independent  produc- 
tion and  distribution.  William 
Fitelson  has  returned  to  New  York 
from  the  Coast. 


Coincident  with  the  arrival  yes- 
terday from  Europe  of  Clayton  P. 
Sheehan,  head  of  the  Fox  foreign 
department,  it  was  disclosed  that 
Fox  will  produce  at  least  12  and 
possibly  16  features  on  the  continent 
during  next  year.  The  company  also 
plans  to  make  a  minimum  of  49 
dubbed  versions  of  American-made 
features. 

Four    originals    will    be    made    in 

(Continued   on   Page    14) 


Doubt    That    It    Concerns 

Block  Booking,  Dual 

Feature  Bills 

By   WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
Wash.    Correspondent,    THE    FILM    DAILY 

Washington — That  block  booking, 
double  feature  and  other  mooted  film 
practices  are  not  likely  to  be  incor- 
porated in  the  industry  code  became 
evident  yesterday  when  it  was 
learned  that  several  different  indus- 
tries have  unsuccessfully  tried  to 
insert  provisions  in  their  codes  not 
directly     affecting     employment     of 

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SGHAEFER  SEES  2,000 
THEATERS  REOPENING 


That  more  than  2,000  small  the- 
aters will  reopen  within  18  months 
was  predicted  by  George  J.  Schaefer, 
Paramount  general  manager,  yes- 
terday following  his  return  to  New 
York  from  the  Coast. 

"Double   feature  bills,  are   falling 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


RCA  Victor  Workers 

Get  10  P.  C.  Pay  Rise 

Camden — W.  R.  G.  Baker,  vice- 
president  of  RCA  Victor,  announces 
a  ten  per  cent  increase  in  the  wages 
of  all  hourly-rated  and  piece  work 
employees.  The  raise  will  go  into 
effect  July  24  and  will  affect  ap- 
proximately 80  per  cent  of  the  em- 
ployees of  the  company.  According 
to  Baker,  the  increase  is  being  put 
through  at  this  time  so  that  it  may 
be  included  in  the  establishment  of' 
a  code  now  in  preparation. 


Recovery  Act  Short 

Cashing  in  on  a  timely  topic,  Vita- 
phone  is  making  a  two-reeler  dealing 
with  the  operation  of  the  Industry  Re- 
covery Act.  It  will  be  ready  for  re- 
lease next  month.  Burnet  Hershey  is 
doing    the    script. 


Fifteen  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  com- 
pletely covered  in  the  forthcoming  "New  Deal" 
number  of   the   FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


THE 


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PAILV 


Friday.  July  14 


VoL  LXIII.  No.  11       Fa.Jilj  14. 1933       Prico  5  Coots 


JOHN  W  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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FINANCIAL 


Attorney  General  Cuts  Censors'  Pass  List  at  Richmond 

Richmond — Motion  picture  interests  have  gained  another  victory  in  Virginia,  hav- 
ing just  caused  Col.  John  Richard  Saunders,  attorney-general  of  the  state,  to  rule 
that  only  one  instead  of  a  score  or  more  of  "volunteer"  inspectors  may  get  into  a 
theater  free  of  charge  to  see  that  the  seal  of  the  commonwealth  is  affixed  to  the 
films    being    shown. 

Despite  the  fact  that  Richard  Cassius  Lee  Moncure  a  former  member  of  the  legis- 
lature, is  director  of  the  censorship  division,  Attorney-General  Saunders  controls  that 
branch  of  work,  and  his  decision  to  do  away  with  the  excess  "deadhead"  list  as  to 
inspectors    was    announced    after    protests    had    been    made    by    local    theater    managers. 


Claim  Toledo  Exhibitors 
Did  Not  Represent  Ass'n 

Toledo — Denying  the  right  of  sev- 
eral exhibitors,  who  asked  exchange 
managers  to  enforce  a  first-run  min- 
imum admission  price  scale,  to  rep- 
resent the  Toledo  Managers'  Ass'n. 
organizarion  executives  yesterday 
said  that  any  official  action  must  be 
concurred  in  by  the  Fleischman  and 
Kroetz  circuits,  Allied  Theaters  and 
the  Benson  Circuit,  representing  the 
majority  of  neighborhood  house 
seats.  Affairs  of  the  association  are 
in  charge  of  its  board  of  directors 
t  comprising  seven  members,  it  is 
stated. 


"Fattv"  Arbuckle  Estate 
Does  Not  Exceed  82,000 

Roscoe  "Fatty"  Arbuckle,  who 
died  June  29,  left  an  estate  which 
does  not  exceed  82,000,  it  was  dis- 
closed yesterday  when  Surrogate 
James  A.  Delehanty  granted  letters 
of  administration  in  his  estate  to 
his   widow.   Mrs.  Addie  Arbuckle. 


NEW   YORK    STOCK    MARKET 

High  Low  Close 

Am      Seat 7' 3  6S3  7 

Columbia    Picts.    vtc     24  23'2  23  Vi   - 

Con.     Fm.     Ind 5  434  5 

Con      Fm.     Ind.    pfd      13  12'3  12'i    - 

East.     Kodak      8S34  84  85'/4   - 

Fox    Fm.    "A"     41/2  4' 3  4%  - 

Loew's.      Inc 2733  26' 2  26%- 

do    pfd 73  7234  73       - 

Paramount    ctfs 2'A  2  2'  3 

Pathe     Exch 2'A  1%  2 

do     "A"     81/2  634  8       - 

RKO      5  453  4%  - 

Warner    Bros 8  73..  7% 

do    pfd 20' 2  ZOV'2  20'/2  - 

NEW    YORK    CURB  MARKET 

Columbia     Pets,     vtc     23  >2  23 '2  23 1 2   - 

Gen.     Th.     Eq.    pfd   .13-16  3..  34 

Technicolor     9'/4  833  8%    - 

Trans-Lux     3' 3  234  3'3    - 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.    Th.     Eq.    6s40       S%  6  6I/4  - 

Gen.   Th.    Eq.6s40ctfs.     5%  5'2  5>2   - 

Loew    6s    41  ww 82  81  81 

Paramount    6s    47     ..    26'  2  26  26'2    - 

Para.    6s47    ctfs 25  26  25 

Par.    By    5'2s51     35  34  35 

Par.     5'2s50     26'2  2533  25'2   - 

Par.      5;2s50      ctfs    .    26  25  26 

Warners     6s39        ...    40  38  39       - 
NEW    YORK    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 

Para.      Publi-      2'3  1%  17s  - 


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Chg. 

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EXCHANGE  OWNERS  BUYING 
Ed  Blumenthal  and  L.  C.  Baxley 
of  Standard  Attractions,  Dallas,  who 
recently  opened  as  a  state  right  ex- 
change, arrived  in  New  York  yes- 
terday to  buy  product  for  the  new 
selling  season.  Blumenthal  was  for-  i 
merly  salesman  for  RKO  and  Bax- 
ley was  recently  manager  of  the 
Dallas  Universal  exchange. 


Release  Schedule  Set 
On  Four  M-G-M  Features 

M-G-M's  revised  release  schedule, 
set  yesterday  by  the  sales  depart- 
ment, is  as  follows:  Aug.  4,  "Tug- 
boat Annie'';  Aug.  11,  "The  March 
of  Time";  Aug.  18,  "Turn  Back  the 
Clock";  Aug.  25,  "Night  Flight." 


NOLAN   GETS   2   COLO.   HOUSES 

Denver — Harry  Nolan,  manufac- 
turers' agent  and  formerly  owner 
of  a  number  of  theaters  in  the 
state,  has  recovered  the  Mesa. 
Grand  Junction,  and  the  Rex,  Gree- 
ley, from  Publix,  through  foreclosure 
proceedings. 


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ADJOURN  CREDITORS  MEETING 

Creditors  of  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses  agreed  yesterday  in  U. 
S.  District  Court  to  an  adjournment 
until  Aug.  3.  The  hearing  was  to 
consider  a  report  of  Irving  Trust 
Co.,  receiver  for  the  company.  The 
court  extended  the  receivership  for 
one  month  from  vesterdav. 


EUROPA  CLOSES 

The  Europa  theater  closed  yester- 
day for  the  rest  of  the  summer.  A 
number  of  European  films  have  al- 
ready been  secured  to  be  shown  at 
the  house  when  the  theater  reopens 
in  the  early  part  of  September. 


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•ISLAND  OF  DOOM"  AT  CAMEO 

"Island  of  Doom,"  latest  Soviet 
film  directed  by  Timoshenko,  will 
have  its  American  premiere  at  the 
Cameo  starting  today.  The  musical 
score  is  played  by  the  Leningi-ad 
Symphony  Orchestra. 


SIGNS    CONSTANCE    CUMMINGS 

West    Coast  Bureau    of   THE   FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Darryl  Zanuck  has 
signed  Constance  Cummings  for 
Twentieth  Century.  She  will  start 
work  in  October. 


MPTOA    MEETS.    ADJOURNS 

Chicago — After  holding  its  sec- 
ond session  here  yesterday,  the  meet- 
ing of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executive 
committee  is  expected  to  conclude  to 
day. 


CHESTERFIELD 

and 

INVINCIBLE 

FORGE  AHEAD 

With  2  Pictures  Completed 
and  2  in  Production 

1933-34   SEASON 


RELEASING    CINECOLOR    FILM 

William  Steiner  will  release  the 
Cinecolor  feature,  "The  Hawk,"  on 
the  independent  market. 


SCHUESSLER    RESIGNS 

ILM   DAILY 
Hollywood — -Fred   Schuessler  has 
handed  in  his  resignation  as  casting- 
director    at    Radio    to    take    effect 
July  22. 


SCHNEIDER  WITH  PARAMOUNT 

Bill    Schneider    returns    to    Para- 
mount   as    head    of    the    secretarial 
of  George  Schaefer.  having  re- 
signed from   Educational.   Schenider 
was  formerlv  with  Publix. 


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CAPTU RED!  with  LESLIE  HOWARD, 

Doug.  Fairbanks,  Jr.,  Paul  Lukas, 
Margaret  Lindsay* 


GOODBYE  AGAIN"  Broadways 
longest-run  laugh  hit  of  the  year— 
6  big  starst 

GEORGE  ARLISS  in    VOLTAIRE  - 

Paris  — and  Madame  Pompadour 
in  France's  wildest  days* 


JAMES  CAGNEY  in  "FINGER  MAN" 

—tailored  to  this  popular  star's 
talents* 

RUTH  CHATTERTON  in  "FEMALE" 

—  colorful  novel  by  the  author 
of  "Millie"! 


EDW.   G.   ROBINSON  -  KAY 
FRANCIS  in  "I  LOVED  A  WOMAN' 

—A  brand  new  star  teamt 

JOE.  E.  BROWN  in  "SON  OF  THE 

GOBS— his  first  comedy  of  the  year 

KAY  FRANCIS  in'MARY  STEVENS, 

M.D."— Lyle  Talbot— first  story  of 
a  woman  doctor* 

THE    NARROW   CORNER"  with 
DOUGLAS    FAIRBANKS,  Jr. 

-PATRICIA    ELLIS -based   on 
Somerset  Maugham's  best  seller* 

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DAILY 


MELY  TOPICS 

ting  Rooms  Provide  Best 
ining  for  Directors 

'HE  best  training  for  those 
I  who  desire  to  be  film  direc- 
ts is  obtained  in  the  cutting 
mi.  I  don't  say  that  because 
happened  to  travel  the  film 
iting  route.  All  you  have  to 
is  glance  down  the  list  of 
ccessful  directors  to  find  that 
tost  of  them  served  their  ap- 
3nticeship  with  the  shears, 
ch  directors  as  Lewis  Mile- 
me,  Josef  von  Sternberg,  Rich- 
1  Wallace,  Dorothy  Arzner, 
i|y  Enright  and  many  more, 
irted  in  the  cutting  room. 
:ectors  must  know  cutting  be- 
■e  they  can  do  their  work  ef- 
iently.  A  good  picture  de- 
lds  largely  on  the  ability  of 
director  to  visualize  the  film 
it  will  be  in  the  final  stage 
editing.  I  don't  say  that 
">ry  cutter  can  be  a  director, 
ey  must  first  understand  the 
"'hnique  of  the  drama.  How- 
ifcr,  the  director  who  has  had 
i  ting  experience  will  thorough- 
I,  understand  the  art  of  'tim- 
i  ,'  one  of  the  most  essential 
liases  of  production.  This 
Wans  the  correct  tempo  of  mo- 
il to  speech,  and  is  all-im- 
h'tant. 

— Alexander  Hall 


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oing 


MAS  A.  BRANDON,  head  of  the  Eltabran 
a.  with  headquarters  in  Atlanta,  has  left 
fork  after  conferring  with  Charles  L. 
Vice-President    of    Monarch    productions. 

.ULAH  BANKHEAD  has  arrived  at  the 
'from    New    York. 

:  PEGLER  has  arrived  at  the  Coast 
ew   York    via    San    Francisco. 

!ENCE  OLIVIER,   who  will   play   the   lead 
Is    Greta    Garbo    in    her    next    for    M-G-M, 
om    Southampton    tomorrow    on    the    Eu- 
i    route    to    the    Coast. 

LGE  KILNER,  British  producer,  is  en 
I  o    New    York    from    London. 

N  CAREWE  arrived  in  New  York  yes- 
from    the    Coast. 

1AM  FITELSON  returned  to  New  York 
le   coast   yesterday. 

JJK  WILSTACH  will  return  to  Naw 
|Om    the   coast   Monday. 

TON  DOWNEY  and  BARBARA  BENNETT 
d  to  New  York  from  Europe  on  the 
jtan   yesterday. 

\md  MRS.  FRED  ASTAIRE  leave  for  the 
y   airplane    this    morning. 

JS    PETROFSKY    leaves    New    York    today 
coast. 

ILUMENTHAL  and  L.  C.  BAXLEY  ar- 
i    New    York    yesterday    from    Dallas. 


jLONGTHt 

WITH 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•      •      •     OUT    IN    Japan   the    picture   industry    is   booming 

with  the  sons  of  Nippon  emulating  Hollywood 

for  anything  "made  in  America"  commands  the  greatest  respect 

and  admiration  of  the  Japanese according  to  Roy  Scott 

formerly  with  the  Paramount  production  dep't  for  13 

years    who  has   just  returned   after   months   of   produc- 
tion work  for  the  Japanese  government and  he  likes  it 

so  much  that  he  is  going  back  to  make  a  feature  production 

on  his  own something  that  will  be  designed  as  a  real 

novelty   for   American  audiences presenting   the   charm 

and   allure   of   Japan    which   for   some   mysterious    reason   has 
never  been  utilized  on  the  screen  before 


•  •  •  THE  JAPANESE  government  welcomes  the  oppor- 
tunity to  present  their  country  to  the  world  through  the  eyes 
of  an  American  producer telling  the  story  in  modernis- 
tic Western  style so  they  will  put  every  official  agency 

and  department  at  his  disposal it  should  prove  a  charm- 
ing novelty the  real  story  of  the  geisha  girls 

which  is  entirely  different  from  our  erroneous  conception 

respectable,  dignified  Japanese  gentlemen  dancing  joyfully  out 
of   the   temples   on  religious   holidays    all   coked   up  on   native 

hoosh for  this  is  their  way  of  showing  their  honorable 

ancestors  that  they  are  happy and  not  a  bad  religion, 

say  we add  to  this  every  variety  of  scenic  beauty 

snow-capped  volcanoes,  cherry  trees  in  bloom,  miniature  gardens 

no   beggars,   no   poverty  anywhere a   veritable 

paradise  inhabited  by  a  very  happy  people so   Mister 

Scott  is  sure  there  is  A  Picture  there when  he  combines 

it  with  the  Entertainment  Values  that  American  audiences  want 
and  that's  exactly  what  he  proposes  to  do 


•  •      •     LOOKS    AS    if    the    Ultra-Violet    effects 

known  as  the  Stroblite  System    ......    may  revolutionize  stage 

lighting  and  decoration a  recent  spectacular  presenta- 
tion at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  had  the  audience  ooh-ing  and 
ah-ing  with  amazement and  this  coming  week  the  Cap- 
itol will  stage  one  that  will  prove  a  genuine  Novelty 

the  System  lends  itself  to  innumerable  showmanship  purposes 

the  technique  of  this  lighting  unit  is  so  simple  that 

stage  directors,  designers  and  producers  can  easily  master  it 
and  create  beautiful  and  spectacular  effects  never  be- 
fore possible  on  the  stage can  you  imagine  an  elephant 

disappearing  before  your  eyes  on  the  stage? just  one 

of  the  tricks  that  can  be  performed  with  this  system  of  Alex- 
ander Strobl's  Ultra-Violet  lights  and  colors ballet  girls 

transformed  into  dancing  skeletons  as  at  the   old  Roxy  some 

time   ago scenics    and   drops   changing   magically    in    a 

series  of  iridescent  patterns  and  pictures  as  you  watch 

a  new  Novelty  Note  the  theater  can  use  to  revive  jaded  audi- 
ences  

•  •      •     THE  MODERN  touch  at  the  Little  Picture  House 

over  on  55th  Street Director  Sophie  Smith  regales  her 

guests  in  the  Tavern  Room  with  skittles  of  beer  and  sand- 
wiches  and   is    that   Tavern   Room   popular! Up 

toward  Yonkers  on  Central  Avenoo  is  the  Central  Cabaret, 
where  bashful  Broadway  stage   and   screen  folks   find   a   neat 

hideaway Doris  Warner,  who  recently  returned  to  New 

York  from  the  Coast,  is  back  at  the  Warner  home  office 

"hard   at  work,"   as    she   so   expresses   it It   looks   like 

Old  Home  Week  for  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall the  new 

bill  will  have  "Roxy"  making  his  first  personal  appearance  in 
three  years along  with  his  radio  "Gang" of  yes- 
terday and  today one  of  the  most  imposing  list  of  radio 

artists  ever  assembled  on  a  stage 


EXPLOITETTES 

Private  Screening 
For  "Reunion" 

"CIVE  days  in  advance  special 
day  letter  invitations  were 
sent  out  to  the  editorial  staffs 
of  the  "Bee-News"  and  the 
"World-Herald"  for  a  special 
press  screening  of  "Reunion." 
Invitations  were  also  sent  to  all 
managers  of  the  radio  stations, 
announcers,  local  celebrities  and 
special  guests  of  Mr.  Rosenfield, 
manager  of  the  Paramount.  All 
guests  met  at  the  theater  at 
8:30  and  were  transported  in 
Yellow  Cabs  to  the  Fox  Film 
screening  room.  After  the 
screening  they  were  taken  to 
the  Rose  Room  of  the  Paxton 
Hotel  and  served  a  buffet  sup- 
per. At  each  table  where  the 
press  was  seated  was  a  group  of 
stills  on  "Reunion"  for  them  to 
pick  their  art  from.  At  11:00 
o'clock  Paul  Ash  and  his  enter- 
tainers arrived  and  furnished 
the  entertainment. 

■ — Paramount,    Omaha. 


Personal  Address 
Made  by  Manager 

"pOUR  days  prior  to  opening  a 
preview  was  held  for  promi- 
nent local  people.  In  addition 
to  a  news  story  in  the  "Gazette," 
which  mentioned  the  more  im- 
portant persons  who  attended, 
"ad"  copy  contained  a  box  head- 
ed: "If  you  want  to  know  about 
'Hell  Below,'  ask  any  of  the 
following  Renoites.  They  saw 
it  at  a  private  preview."  Instead 
of  the  regular  advance  showing 
of  the  trailer,  Manager  Tomp- 
kins resorted  to  personal  an- 
nouncements over  the  house 
public  address  system,  explain- 
ing that  no  trailer,  regardless 
how  elaborate  it  might  be,  could 
possibly  do  justice  to  a  picture 
as  worthy  as  "Hell  Below."  A 
glowing  endorsement  of  the  pic- 
ture was  included.  The  14-chap- 
ter  serialization  ran  in  the  Reno 
"State-Journal." 

— Majestic,  Reno,  Nev. 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


II 


MANY  UAPPV  RETU&NS 


■est  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing   their    birthdays: 


July  14 


Dave   Fleischer 
Louis   F.   Blumenthal 
Stuart    Stewart 
Zita   Johann 


M.   J.   Slegel 

Charles  Weinstein 

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Friday,  July  14,  19 


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Albany  —  Associated  Motion  Pic- 
ture Operators'  Union,  Inc.,  Middle- 
town,  N.  Y.,  has  been  chartered  at 
Albany  as  a  membership  corporation 
without  capital  stock.  Carl  Leder, 
367  Miller  Ave.,  Brooklyn;  Samuel 
M.  Falk,  1700  Longfellow  Ave., 
Bronx;  Samuel  Sole,  553  Hinsdale 
St.,  Brooklyn;  Jack  Linder,  1114 
Gerard  Ave.,  Bronx;  Nathan  Leder, 
10  Bedford  Ave.,  Monticello,  are  the 
incorporators.  David  Fishman,  Mid- 
diet  own,  N.  Y.,  is  attorney  for  the 
association. 


Salt  Lake  City — Police  were  en- 
gaged in  a  city-wide  search  for  the 
thief  who  robbed  the  box-office  at 
the  Paramount  theater  of  $150  a  few 
nights  ago. 


Salt  Lake  City  —  The  premiere 
western  showing  of  "The  Big  Brain" 
is  being  offered  at  the  RKO  Orph- 
eum  here  this  week. 


Greeley,  Colo. — Westland  Theaters 
has  opened  the  508-seat  Kiva,  a  new 
house. 


Fremont,  O. — Schine  has  taken 
back  the  Opera  House,  until  recent- 
ly operated  by  Paramount,  and  will 
reopen   shortly. 


Cleveland — "Sunny  Side  Up,"  re- 
issued by  Fox,  is  booked  into  the 
Hippodrome  the  last  week  in  July. 


Cleveland — Loew's  Stillman,  play- 
ing two  first-run  features  at  popular 
prices,  will  continue  this  policy  in- 
definitely, according  to  H.  M.  Addi- 
son, Loew  district  manager. 


Akron,  O. — Stephen  Walters,  who 
came  to  Akron  from  New  York  City 
as  assistant  to  Frank  King,  Colo- 
nial manager,  is  just  summering  at 
the  theater  management.  He's  a  law 
student. 


Canton,  0. — Bob  Rhodes,  who  has 
been  assistant  manager  of  Loew's 
theater  here  since  its  opening  more 
than  five  years  ago,  has  tendered 
his  resignation  to  Manager  Adolphe 
Buehrig,  Jr. 


Youngstown,  O. — Joe  Trunk  has 
resumed  charge  of  the  State.  Sol  Sil- 
verman, former  manager,  is  manag- 
ing Santry's  Band. 


Indianapolis  —  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  is  being  held  over  for  the 
second  week  at  the   Circle. 


Laconia,  N.  H.  —  T.  J.  Mclntyre 
has  transferred  ownership  of  the 
Colonial  to  George  A.  Giles,  inde- 
pendent circuit  owner  with  head- 
quarters in  Boston. 


Boston — Phil  Smith  is  holding 
"Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  at  the 
Majestic  for  the  third  week.  Man- 
ager P.  F.  Lydon  of  the  Tremont, 
where  "Be  Mine  Tonight"  is  on  its 
fifth  week,  says  that  the  crowds 
have  been  picking  up  since  the  third 
week. 


Boston — William  Snyder  has  been 
assigned  by  the  local  Fox  branch  to 
act  as  salesman  in  Western  Massa- 
chusetts. 


Buffalo — Word  has  been  receh 
in  Buffalo  that  Charles  A.  Raymoi 
formerly  manager  at  the  Gn 
Lakes  theater  and  well-kno' 
among  motion  picture  exhibitors 
Western  New  York,  is  now  mana 
ing  the  Loew  theater  in  Johann< 
burg,    South   Africa. 


Boston — Morey  Goldstein,  forrm 
ly  head  booker  for  the  M-G- 
branch,  has  been  made  salesman. 


Indianapolis  —  Henry  K.  Burtc 
head  of  the  Burton  Theatrical  E 
tertainment  Service,  Indianapol 
has  taken  over  the  Lyric  for  the  H 
mainder  of  the  season.  It  had  be< 
announced  that  the  Fourth  Avetr 
Amusement  Co.  of  Louisville,  K; 
was  surrendering  the  lease  on  tl 
Lyric  and  that  after  Friday  it  wou 
remain  dark.  Vaudeville  temporari 
will  be  discontinued. 


Joseph  Schenck  Party 

Flies  to  Chicago  Meet 

Via  the  airways,  six  members  of 
the  United  Artists  personnel  today 
leave  Los  Angeles  for  Chicago  to 
attend  the  company's  annual  sales 
convention  which  opens  Monday  at 
the  Drake  Hotel.  Comprising  the 
party  are:  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  Al 
Lichtman,  Hal  Home,  Walt  Disney, 
Edward  Finney  and  G.  B.  Sully. 

From  New  York  yesterday  de- 
parted Monroe  W.  Greenthal,  Leon 
Lee  and  Sam  Cohen,  all  from  the 
home  office.  Other  home  office  con- 
tingents leave  today  and  tomorrow 
for  Chicago. 


ESCORTING  CONTEST  WINNERS 

Carroll  Trowbridge,  personal  rep- 
resentative of  Mary  Pickford,  will 
escort  winners  of  the  "Secrets  Cen- 
tury of  Progress"  contest  on  a  tour 
of  the  exposition  July  22  and  23.  He 
will  be  aided  by  Jimmy  Ashcraft. 
Trowbridge  leaves  New  York  Satur- 
day with  the  United  Artists  contin- 
gent going  to  the  company's  annual 
sales  convention. 


STURGESS    JOINS    FIRST   DIV. 

Detroit — W.  G.  Sturgess,  formerly 
with  Educational  here,  has  succeed- 
ed Ray  Elliott  as  branch  manager 
of  First  Division  Exchange  of  Mich- 
igan. 


A  Sweeping  Ban 

Berlin  (By  Cable) — Unless  both  your- 
parents  and  even  grandparents  were 
"Aryans."  you  can't  work  in  the  Ger- 
man film  industry,  according  to  the 
rules  just  issued  by  the  central  state 
employment  office.  This  applies  to  pro- 
ducers, managers,  composers,  authors, 
cutters,  art  directors  and  cameramen, 
among  others. 


Warner  Bros.  Will  List 
Program  on  August  1 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

yesterday  in  New  York.  These  will 
be  supplemented  by  a  schedule  of 
Vitaphone  shorts. 

Major  Warner  said,  in  part: 
"Warner  Bros,  and  First  National 
are  laying  out  the  most  elaborate 
production  program  in  the  history 
of  these  companies.  The  program 
will  be  announced  in  detail,  stars, 
subjects,  authors  and  other  particu- 
lars, on  or  about  August  1. 

"We  have  not  rushed  into  print 
with  half-baked  plans  because  the 
program  we  are  building  is  intended 
to  be  carried  out  according  to 
schedule,  and  because  it  takes  time 
to  plan  seriously  for  a  year  of  pro- 
duction. 

"I  may  state  now  that  we  shall 
produce  a  minimum  of  sixty  feature 
pictures  with  stars  new  and  old.  In 
addition  we  shall  produce  one  and 
two-reel  short  subjects  and  a  num- 
ber of  special  productions  of  which 
full  particulars  will  be  announced 
later. 

"We  shall  continue  to  blaze  new 
trails  as  we  have  done  in  the  past. 
We  shall  not  make  so-called  'pro- 
gram pictures.'  The  day  of  the 
routine,  machine-made  film  is  past." 


HOUSE  FOR   SWAMPSCOTT 

Swampscott,  Mass. — What  would 
be  the  first  motion  picture  house 
here  loomed  late  last  week  when  a 
group  of  citizens  affixed  signatures 
to  a  petition  calling  for  the  rezon- 
ing  of  Humphrey  Street  for  the 
specific  purpose  of  erecting  a  the- 
ater. 


George  J.  Schaefer  Sees 
2,000  Theaters  Reopening 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

off  due  to  their  own  weight,"  said 
Schaefer.  He  declared  that  admis- 
sion prices  must  increase  with  other 
commodities.  "In  order  to  protect 
quality  entertainment,  exhibitors 
must  give  each  picture  the  greatest 
possible  amount  of  playing  time," 
he  said.  "The  public  is  interested, 
not  in  cycles  or  themes,  but  in  the 
unusual    in    stories." 


New  Edwin  Carewe  Firm 
To  Produce  12  Features 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Behaves,"  "Shanghai  Interlude," 
"Skyrocket,"  "Virtuous  Sinners," 
"Fool's  Paradise"  and  "Tarnished 
Youth."  All  of  his  stories  have 
been  acquired,  Carewe  said. 

The  producer  is  taking  over  a 
coast  studio  and  plans  to  begin  pro- 
duction immediately  upon  his  return. 
First  will  be  "The  Devil  Behaves." 
Carewe  product  will  be  aimed  at 
Class  A  houses,  said  the  producer, 
who  has  opened  offices  in  the  Para- 
mount building. 


MORROW   JOINS   UNIVERSAL 

Kansas  City — Mr.  Ralph  Morrow, 
formerly  branch  manager  here  for 
Educational,  has  replaced  Truly 
Wildman  as  salesman  for  Universal 
in  Kansas  City  and  part  of  Missouri. 
Wildman  has  gone  with  M-G-M.  Dan 
Meyers,  who  used  to  be  with  Pathe 
here  some  years  ago,  has  become 
associated  with  Universal  and  will 
cover  Northwestern  Kansas. 


5    WEEKS    AT    HAMERICK'S 

Portland— "Gold  Diggers  of  1933" 
at  Hamerick's  Music  Box  is  expect- 
ed to  hold  for  at  least  five  weeks. 


Pitts.  Local  Protests 

Free  Shows  in  Park 

Pittsburgh— A  committee  rep» 
senting  the  Motion  Picture  Machir 
Operators'  Local  Union  No.  17 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  consisting  of  J.  V 
Shawkey,  James  A.  Sipe,  C.  N.  Ha 
iland  and  Alfred  L.  Criswell  a; 
peared  before  the  Pittsburgh  Cit 
Council  yesterday  to  protest  th 
granting  of  a  permit  to  the  Socialis 
Party  to  show  free  pictures  in  th 
city  parks.  The  operators  stresse 
the  harm  that  would  be  done  thei 
employers  by  this  unfair  competitio 
with  legitimate  business  enterprise 
Mr.  Stempf,  representing  Loew'si, 
Inc.,  attended  the  hearing.  The  in 
dependent  theater  owners  were  no: 
represented. 


SET   3   FIRST-RUN   DATES 

Mascot  Pictures  Corp.  report 
that  "Laughing  at  Life,"  its  lates 
feature  production  starring  Victo 
McLaglen,  has  been  set  for  thr 
important  first-runs  in  key  spots 
The  picture  is  now  playing  the  work 
premiere  engagement  at  the  Fox 
Philadelphia.  Tony  Lucchese  ha. 
also  set  the  picture  for  a  first-rui 
at  the  Steel  Pier  in  Atlantic  Citj 
today.  The  New  York  premiere  i' 
scheduled  for   today   at   the  Rialto 


Now  It's  Col.  Vogel 

Joseph  R.  Vogel,  Loew  Theaters  ex- 
ecutive, sans  moustache  and  goatee,  is 
now  a  full-fledged  Kentucky  Colonel  on 
the  staff  of  Governor  Laffoon.  Louis 
K.  Sidney  and  Charlie  Moskowitz,  act- 
ing emissaries  of  the  Governor,  formally 
presented  the  documents  making  Joe  an 
immortal. 


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A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS"; 


By  RALPH   WILK 

ONSTANCE  CUMMINGS,  now 
working    in    England,   has    per- 

ted  her  tennis  game  to  such  an 
i  ;ent  that  she  won  a  racquet  and 
;  lozen  balls  from  three  of  her  Eng- 

i  friends  in  a  match  just  a  week 

1  ore  she  married  Benn  W.  Levy. 

1  ear  me,  winning  a  tennis  racquet 

ii  a  husband  in  one  week  is  just 

Si     thrilling,"      she     wrote      local 

:  ands. 

*         *         * 

Dhil  Goldstone,  chairman;  Fred 
i  ttson,  Phil  Berg,  Samuel  Bischoff , 

ward  O.  Blackburne,  Samuel  Bris- 

i,  Merian  C.  Cooper,  Dr.  A.  H. 
i  mnini,  Henry  Ginsberg,  Samuel 
i  Idwyn,  Sid  Grauman,  Sam  Jaffe, 
•  rl  Laemmle,  Jr.,  Louis  B.  Mayer, 
J  rry  Rapf,  Joseph  Schenck,  Leon 
I  llesinger,  B.  P.  Schulberg,  Ar- 
i  ir   TJngar,    Jack    Warner,    W.    R. 

lkerson,  Marco  Wolff,  Sol  Wurt- 
:  and  Darryl  Zanuck  comprise  the 
<  rcmittee  of  "24,"  which  is  raising 
J  |ds    for    the    Los    Angeles    Free 

berculosis  Sanatorium,  which  is 
t  fronted  with  a  grave  crisis  in  its 
1  mcial  affairs. 


ien  Holmes  is  directing  Clark  and 
'  Cullough  in  "Snug  in  the  Jug," 
1    Louis  Brock,  at  RKO. 
*         *         * 

jack  L.  Warner,  Sid  Grauman, 
I  rvyn  LeRoy,  Al  Dubin,  Harry 
1  rren,  Busby  Berkeley,  Frank  N. 
I  rphy,  Jack  L.  Warner,  Jr.,  Sunday 
i  ;red  an  effective  radio  program 
i  behalf  of  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933," 
|«r  showing  at  Grauman's  Chinese. 
I  keley,  noted  dance  director,  was 
i  pleasant  surprise  to  his  hearers 
|  ?n  he  sang  one  of  the  songs  from 
"Gold  Diggers." 


aquel  Torres  may  go  to  Lon- 
to  make  a  picture  following  the 
I  ipletion  of  her  role  in  the  Marx 
I  »thers'  opus,  "Duck  Soup,"  in 
||ch  she  has  started  work  at  Para- 
i  jint. 

*         *         * 

jharon   Lynne's   dancing   partner, 

?n  she  first  started  taking  lessons 

Los  Angeles,  was   a  dark-haired 

lantic    boy,     who    confessed     he 

ered  at  the  old  Majestic  theater. 

awas  Ramon  Samineigos,  later  to 

Bjome  better  known  as  Ramon  No- 

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Paramount  Studios  Start  Six  Features 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — At  the  Paramount  studios  starting  yesterday  six  of  Paramount's  line-up 
of  65  features  were  put  into  production.  The  pictures  started  are:  "The  Way  to 
Love"  with  Maurice  Chevalier  and  Sylvia  Sidney;  May  West  in  "I'm  No  Angel"; 
"Duck  Soup"  with  the  Four  Marx  Brothers;  "Too  Much  Harmony"  with  Bing  Crosby; 
"Design  for  Living"  with  Miriam  Hopkins  and  Fredric  March,  and  Claudette  Colbert 
in    "Torch    Singer." 


Art  Jarrett,  Jr.,  has  been  signed 
to  play  a  leading  part  in  the  M-G-M 
production,  "Dancing  Lady,"  star- 
ring Joan  Crawford.  Leo  Morrison 
office  handled  the  deal. 

*  *         * 

Darryl  Zanuck's  first  Twentieth 
Century  production,  "The  Bowery," 
has  had  Pert  Kelton,  former  Broad- 
way stage  comedienne,  added  to  the 
cast,  which  includes  Wallace  Beery, 
George  Raft,  Jackie  Cooper  and  Fay 
Wray.     Raoul  Walsh  will  direct. 

As  her  first  assignment  before  the 
motion  picture  camera,  Jean  How- 
ard, Broadway  stage  beauty,  recent- 
ly signed  on  a  long  term  contract 
by  M-G-M,  is  to  play  a  part  in 
"Dancing  Lady,"  Joan,  Crawford's 
new  starring  vehicle.  Miss  Howard, 
former  "Follies"  girl  and  featured 
revue  dancer,  recently  arrived  in 
Hollywood  from  New  York  where 
her  stage  appearances  won  atten- 
tion of  talent  scouts. 

*  *         * 

Ferdinand  Gottschalk  has  been 
added  to  the  cast  of  "Dancing  Lady," 
Joan  Crawford's  new  M-G-M  star- 
ring picture. 

*  *         * 

Albert  Conti  and  William  von 
Brincken  have  been  added  to  the 
cast  of  "Shanghai  Madness,"  Fox 
production. 

Gay  Seabrook  and  Emerson 
Treecy,  western  radio  entertainers, 
are  featured  in  "Blue  Blackbirds", 
the  final  comedy  in  Educational's 
current  series   of   Moran  and   Mack 

Comedies. 

*  *         * 

David  Abel,  ace  cameraman,  is 
doing  the  camera  work  on  "Anne 
Vickers,"  which  John  Cromwell  is 
directing  for  RKO.  Abel  was  also 
in  charge  of  the  photographs  on 
"Rafter  Romance,"  which  was  di- 
rected by  William  A.  Seiter.  Abel 
was  formerly  with  Paramount. 

*  *         * 

Charles  R.  Rogers  has  signed 
Genevieve  Tobin  for  the  leading 
feminine  role  in  "Golden  Harvest," 
the  first  of  a  series  of  10  productions 
which  he  will  make  for  Paramount 

release. 

*  *         * 

Unknown  to  all  studio  exe- 
cutives at  the  Fox  Movietone 
Studios,  Mary  Howard,  who  has 
been  working  in  a  Fox  picture  for 
the  last  two  week  is  in  reality  Mary 
Rogers,  daughter  of  the  comedian, 
Will  Rogers.  Until  yesterday  her 
true  identity  was  not  known  to  even 
David  Butler,  director  and  B.  G.  De 
Sylva,  producer  of  the  film  in  which 
she  is  appearing. 


Second  in  the  series  of  six  pic- 
tures to  be  produced  by  Helen  Mit- 
chel  will  be  "Dance  Clown."  War- 
ren Millais,  who  is  now  directing 
"Waffles,"    the    first   in    the    series, 

will  also  direct  "Dance   Clown." 

*  *         * 

Addition  of  Beulah  Bondi  and 
George  Coulouris  of  the  original 
stage  cast  of  "The  Late  Christopher 
Bean"  to  M-G-M's  fUmization  of  this 
comedy  completes  the  cast.  Previ- 
ously selected  to  support  Marie 
Dressier  and  Lionel  Barrymore  were 
Jean  Hersholt,  Helen  Mack,  Helen 
Shipman  and  Russell  Hardie. 

Una  Merkel,  May  Robson  and 
Frank  Morgan  have  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Stage  Mother,"  picturi- 
zation  of  Bradford  Ropes'  new  novel 
now  under  way  at  the  M-G-M  stu- 
dios. Charles  Brabin  is  director  of 
"Stage  Mother"  and  the  cast  in- 
cludes Alice  Brady,  Maureen  O'Sul- 
livan  and  Franchot  Tone. 

Lucille  La  Verne,  who  has  an  im- 
portant role  in  Fox's  "Pilgrimage," 
has  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The 
Last  Trail,"  the  Zane  Grey  story 
starring  George  O'Brien,  Claire 
Trevor  and  El  Brendel. 

Rochelle  Hudson  will  play  the  part 
originally  scheduled  for  Boots  Mal- 
lory  in  "Doctor  Bull,"  film  adapta- 
tion of  "The  Last  Adam"  by  James 
Gould  Cozzens.  Other  plans  force 
Miss  Mallory  to  forego  the  role  in 
the  production  starring  Will  Rogers, 
Ralph  Morgan,  Andy  Devine,  Vera 
Allen,  Louise  Dresser  and  Marian 
Nixon. 

*  *         * 

Mae  Clarke  and  Lee  Tracy  have 
started  to  "turn  back  the  clock"  in 
more  ways  than  one.  Four  years 
ago  when  Mae  first  came  to  Holly- 
wood from  the  New  York  stage  she 
appeared  opposite  Tracy  in  "Big 
Time,"  which  was  also  Lee's  initial 
picture.  Since  then,  both  have  forged 
to  the  front  ranks  of  screen  lumi- 
naries, but  they  have  not  seen  each 
other.  Now  they  spend  their  spare 
time  reminiscing. 

Our  Passing  Show:  Eddie  Cantor, 
Ben  Bard,  Bradford  Ropes,  Georgie 
Jessel,  Norma  Talmadge,  William  A. 
Seiter,  Ivan  Kahn,  Elissa  Landi, 
Sidney  Blackmer,  Gouverneur  Mor- 
ris, Marc  Lachman,  Eddie  Welch, 
Abe  Meyer,  Graham  Baker,  Harry 
Hervey,  Larry  Hart,  Richard  Rod- 
gers,  Albert  W.  Hale  at  opening  of 
"Low  and  Behold";  Lola  Woursol 
being  mistaken  for  a  movie  star  and 
beseiged  by  autograph  hounds  while 
entering  the  Paramount  studio. 


Ned  Mann  has  completed  his  work 
in  charge  of  special  effects  on  "The 
Deluge,"  being  produced  by  Admiral 
Productions.  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  view- 
ed the  trick  camera  scenes  in  the 
picture  and  was  loud  in  his  praise 
of  Mann's  work.  Mann  was  in 
charge  of  the  miniature  department 
at  United  Artists  for  three  years 
and  also  did  the  special  effects  in 
"Dirigible,"  "Flight,"  "Secrets," 
"The  Bat  Whispers"  and  numerous 
other  pictures. 

Jerome  Sackheim  is  writing  the 
adaptation  for  "The  Stockholder," 
his    original    story     which     will    be 

made  by  M-G-M. 

*  *         # 

Elliott  Nugent,  who  is  directing 
B.  P.  Schulberg's  production  of 
"Three  Cornered  Moon"  for  Para- 
mount release,  has  cast  himself  in 
an  important  role.  He  will  play  in 
support  of  Claudette  Colbert,  Rich- 
ard Arlen  and  Mary  Boland. 

Maude  Eburne,  famous  character 
actress,  has  been  signed  for  an  im- 
portant role  in  "Shanghai  Madness," 
starring  Spencer  Tracy  and  Fay 
Wray. 

*  *         # 

Adolphe  Menjou,  who  recently 
signed  a  contract  with  Warner  Bros.- 
First  National,  will  report  at  the 
Burbank  studios  of  First  National 
within  the  next  week  or  so,  pending 
completion  of  a  picture  he  is  now 
making  for  another  company.  His 
first  for  First  National  will  be  "Con- 
vention City,"  which  is  based  on  a 
story  by  Will  Turner.  Robert  Lord 
has  adapted  it  for  the  screen. 


JOSEPH  ADAMS  DEAD 

Richmond,  Va. — Joseph  R.  Adams, 
resident  of  Hilton  Village,  near 
Newport  News,  Va.,  for  more  than 
15  years,  and  widely  known  in  the 
theatrical  business,  died  at  his  home 
at  Hilton  Village  recently.  For  many 
years  Adams  was  connected  with  the 
Wells-McKee  amusement  interests 
and  served  as  treasurer  of  the  old 
Bijou  here  under  the  late  Jake  Wells, 
later  going  to  Atlanta  to  take  charge 
of  one  of  Wells'  theaters  in  the 
Georgia  metropolis.  He  returned  to 
Richmond  and  went  to  Hilton  Vil- 
lage about  15  years  ago.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  widow. 


ADLER   RETURNS   TO   DESK 

Lester  Adler,  an  executive  of 
Monarch  Exchanges,  Inc.,  has  re- 
turned to  his  desk  after  an  absence 
of  ten  days,  due  to  an  attack  of 
grippe. 


$75,000  for  Claims 

■IV est  Coast  Buy.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — During  the  three-year  pe- 
riod of  player  claims  adjustments  made 
by  the  producers'  relations  department 
of  the  Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sci- 
ences, more  than  $75,000  has  been 
turned  over  to  actors  as  the  result  of 
decisions  in  their  favor,  according  to 
the    Academy. 


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Friday,  July  14,  19 


KENT  SEEKS  SUPPORT 
FOR  REORGANIZATION 


{Continued  from  Page   1 ) 
peal  for  support  of  its    reorganiza- 
tion  plan. 

Following  is  the  letter: 

The    meetings    of     *:  called     foi 

July  1st  and  July  3rd,  1933  respectively,  of 
which  notice  was  sent  to  you  ».n  June  21st. 
1933,  have  been  adjourned  to  July  _' 1-t  and 
July  J-'ihI.  IV.k!  respectively,  at  the  same 
hour  anil  place.  Adjournments  of  these  meet- 
ings were  taken  pursuant  to  the  direction  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
in  a  suit  brought  by  James  N.  Cleary,  the 
registered  owner  of  ten  (10)  shares  of  Class 
A  stock  of  Fox  Film  Corporation,  and  one 
Fannie  Lurie  (not  a  stockholder  of  record), 
wherein  they  sued  on  their  own  behalf  and 
on  behalf  of  all  other  stockholders  similarly 
situated  certain  former  directors  of  Fox  Film 
Corporation,  some  of  the  creditors  who  are 
parties  to  the  underwriting  agreement,  re- 
ferred to  in  my  letter  to  you  of  June  21st, 
1933,  and  others,  in  connection  with  pro- 
ceedings in  said  suit,  attacking  that  part  of 
the  plan  of  reorganization  involving  the  re- 
lease of  alleged  claims  arising  out  of  the 
acquisition  by  Fox  Film  Corporation  of  660,- 
900  shares  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  stock,  and  ask- 
ing for  an  injunction  and  for  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  receiver  of  Fox  Film  Corporation. 
A  separate  action  was  brought  by  the  plain- 
tiff Cleary  against  Fox  Film  Corporation,  its 
present  directors  and  others,  asking  only  for 
an  injunction  and  for  the  appointment  of  a 
receiver. 

As  previously  stated  in  my  letter  to  you 
dated  June  21st,  1933,  the  Corporation  is 
faced  with  debts  of  approximately  $42,000,000, 
of  which  approximately  $12,000,000  is  cur- 
rently payable.  With  the  co-operation,  how- 
ever, of  the  holders  of  more  than  $26,500,000 
(now  nearly  $28,000,000)  of  its  outstanding 
debentures  and  other  creditors,  the  Corpora- 
tion has  presented  to  you  a  plan,  whereby 
such  debenture  holders  and  creditors,  after 
the  proposed  reduction  of  the  capita!  stock, 
have  agreed  to  underwrite  at  $18.90  a  share, 
additional  shares  of  Class  A  common  stock 
of  the  Corporation  in  the  amount  of  more 
than  $36,000,000  (now  more  than  $37,500.- 
000)  of  such  debentures  and  other  indebted- 
ness, including  interest.  In  connection  with 
such  underwriting,  the  underwriters  (credi- 
tors) made  what  was  believed  by  the  manage- 
ment to  be  a  reasonable  demand,  namely,  that 
they  should  be  released  of  any  liability  to  the 
Fox  Film  Corporation  and  particularly  with 
respect  to  the  transaction  involving  the  ac- 
quisition of  the  Loew's  stock  above  referred 
to,  since  action  had  been  brought  against  one 
or  more  of  them  on  account  of  that  trans- 
action and  provision  for  such  release  was, 
therefore,  incorporated  in  the  plan.  Upon  the 
hearing  of  the  above  proceedings  and  later  by 
formal  instrument,  the  underwriters  agreed 
to  waive  those  provisions  of  the  underwriting 
agreement  requiring  a  release  by  the  cor- 
poration, and  all  of  the  provisions  mentioned 
in  proposition  3  of  the  notice  of  stockholders' 
meeting  of  July  3rd,  1933,  previously  sent 
you.  In  view  of  such  waiver,  the  underwriting 
agreement  will  be  effective  without  any  ac- 
tion being  taken  on  proposition  3  in  the  notice 
of  meeting  called  for  July  3rd,  1933  and  now 
adjourned  to  July  22nd,  1933,  and  as  a  con- 
sequence, no  action  will  be  taken  thereon 
at  said  adjourned  meeting,  excepting  only 
the  authorization  of  the  issuance  to  the  un- 
derwriters, at  $1S.90  per  share,  of  the  new 
Class   A   common   stock   not   subscribed    for   by 


No   Indie   Code   Deal 

Clarifying  the  position  of  indepen- 
dent distributors  who  attended  the 
Hays  office  code  meeting  Wednesday, 
P.  S.  Harrison  yesterday,  as  spokes- 
man, pointed  out  that  no  agreement  has 
been  reached  for  his  associates  to  co- 
operate with  the  major  distributors. 
Their  purpose  so  far  is  merely  to  ob- 
serve and  obtain  information  concern- 
ing major  distributor  code  ideas.  The 
Association  of  the  M.  P.  Industry's 
committee  met  yesterday  afternoon  and 
drew  up  a  set  of  by-laws. 


Code  Expected  to  Apply  Only 
To  Industry  Labor  Matters 


(.Continued    f 

labor    and    increase    of    purchasing 
power. 

Out  of  a  haze  of  conjecture  now 
stands  the  fact  that  the  Administra- 
tion's principal  objective  under  the 
code  setup  is  to  fix  a  minimum  wage 
scale  and  maximum  working  hours, 
with  the  hope  of  putting  more  peo- 
ple to  work  and  thus  revive  business 
conditions. 


Providing  the  Washington  inter- 
pretation is  accurate,  and  all  current 
indications  emphasize  its  accuracy, 
efforts  of  various  film  industry 
groups  at  drafting  code  proposals 
are    virtually    wasted,    at    least   for 


om    Page    1) 

code  purposes,  except  as  they  apply 
to   the   labor   situation. 

In  event,  as  anticipated,  major 
industry  problems  are  not  adjusted 
through  incorporation  in  the  code 
it  is  expected  that  their  solution,  in 
part,  at  least,  will  be  left  to  the 
new  standard  exhibition  contract 
which  a  majority  of  major  com- 
panies are  making  available  in  con- 
nection with  new  season  sales. 

Sidney  E.  Samuelson,  Allied  vice- 
president,  yesterday  said  that  the 
new  twist  in  interpretation  of  the 
scope  of  the  National  Recovery  Act 
vindicates  his  association's  policy  in 
"going  slow"  on  the  matter  pending 
its  final  crystalization. 


MPTOA  TO  CONSIDER 
ERPI  SERVICE  CHARGES 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Kuykendall  tomorrow,  M.  J.  O'Toole, 
secretary  of  the  association,  said 
yesterday  in  New  York.  A  number 
of  exhibitors  have  communicated 
with  national  headquarters  on  the 
subject,  he   stated. 

It  is  planned  to  first  request  Erpi 
to  refund  service  charges  paid  since 
their  inception,  said  O'Toole.  Ac- 
cording to  an  estimate  furnished 
him  exhibitors  have  paid  approxi- 
mately $1-7,500,000  in  these  charges 
un  to  the  present  time.  The  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  is  compiling  data  on  the 
matter. 


PIZOR  SETS  RELEASE 

William  Pizor  has  closed  with  Ex- 
cellent Pictures  of  Detroit  for  the 
distribution  of  the  Imperial  release, 
"Corruption."  Hollywood  Pictures 
will  distribute  the  feature  in  Great- 
er New  York,  New  York  state,  Phil- 
adelphia and  Washington. 


FOX  WILL  PRODUCE 
12  FEATURES  ABROAD 


(Continued  from  Page    1) 

Germany  and  Eric  Pommer,  who 
left  New  York  yesterday  for  France, 
will  make  either  eight  or  12  orig- 
inals for  Fox  in  Paris,  starting 
Aug.    1. 

At  the  Phonoroma  Studios  in 
Italy,  25  features  will  be  dubbed  as 
against  20  for  the  past  year.  Twen- 
ty will  be  dubbed  at  the  Phono  His- 
ioano  studios,  Madrid,  in  comparison 
with  but  five  for  1932-33.  The  num- 
ber to  be  dubbed  in  France  is  as 
yet  undetermined.  All  synchroniz- 
ing will  be  on  newly  installed  West- 
ern Electric  equipment.  In  England 
the  production  situation  will  remain 
the  same  as  the  past  year  with  the 
making   of   15   films,   said    Sheehan. 


GARBO  FILM   AT  RANDOLPH 

Chicago — Greta  Garbo  in  "Streets 
of  Sorrow,"  controlled  by  the  Public 
Welfare  Pictures,  has  opened  for  a 
run  at  the  Randolph. 


the  stockholders,  to  the  extent  of  the  indebt- 
edness of  Fox  Film  Corporation  to  such  un- 
derwriters. 

Upon  the'  understanding  that  the  above 
mentioned  release  and  the  stockholders'  ap- 
proval thereof  would  be  waived  by  the  under- 
writers as  a  condition  of  their  obligations 
under  the  underwriting  agreement,  the  court 
denied  the  motions  for  an  injunction  and 
for  a  receiver.  In  giving  the  court's  de- 
cision, Mr.  Justice  Shientag  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  State  of  New  York,  said  in 
part  with  respect  to  the  plan  of  reorganiza- 
tion: 

"To  have  had  a  receiver  appointed  for 
this  corporation  in  a  suit  that  was  friendly 
or  otherwise  would  have  reacted  disas- 
trously, in  the  opinion  of  the  Court,  to  all 
concerned — the  stockholders,  the  debenture 
holders  and  the  hanks  and  corporations.  It 
appeared  to  the  Court  from  an  examination 
of  the  plaintiffs  that  the  present  manage- 
ment of  the  corporation  was  an  efficient 
management,  and  that  the  desirable  thing 
to  do,  under  conditions  as  they  now  ex- 
isted, was  to  have  a  reorganization  on  an 
equitable   basis. 

"I  stated  in  my  memorandum  that  the 
fundamental  principle  involved  in  the  re- 
organization plan  was  a  sound  one;  namely 
that  there  was  involved  a  conversion  of 
outstanding  obligations  into  the  stock  of 
the  corporation:  and  that  was  a  great  ad- 
vantage,   not    alone    to    the    stockholders    of 


the    company,    who    would    of    course    under 
the   plan    be   left   with   a   percentage  of   their 
former     holdings,     but     also,     if     the     Court 
might    venture   an   opinion   on   a   question   of 
finance,  of  advantage  to  the  creditors  them- 
selves." 
and    in    referring    to    the    waiver    by    the    un- 
derwriters of  a  release,   and  upon  the  assump- 
tion  that   this   condition   was,    therefore,    elimi- 
nated,   the    court    further    said: 

"*    *    *    there    hardly    seems    to    be    room 
for    any    difference    of    opinion    as    to    the 
advisability    of    consummating    this    plan    of 
reorganization.       It    seems    to    be    eminently 
desirable    from    a    financial    standpoint,    and 
it   is   just   as   equitable   from   the    standpoint 
of  all  of  the   interests  that  are  involved." 
I   stated   to   you   in   my  letter  of   June   21st, 
1933     that     I    strongly    recommended    to    you 
the    proposed    plan    and    both    the    management 
and    the    board    of    directors    of    the    Corpora- 
tion   wish    again    to    recommend    to    the    stock- 
holders   of    the    Corporation    the    plan    of    re- 
organization    described     to     you     in     my     said 
letter.       If    you    have    not    already,    therefore, 
signed     and     forwarded     your    proxy    for    the 
stockholders'    meetings    noticed    to   be    held    on 
July   1st  and  July  3rd.    1933   respectively,   and 
now    adjourned    to    July    21st    and    July    22nd, 
1933    respectively,    please    sign    the    proxy    en- 
closed  with    this    letter   and    mail    the   same   to 
Fox   Film   Corporation,   444  West   56th   Street, 
New    York    City,    in    the    stamped    addressed 
envelope   enclosed   herewith   for  the  purpose. 


PLAN  NO  REPRISALS 
ON  306 JWMIT  ME! 

No  reprisals  and  a  continuation 
the  policy  of  extending  every  cc 
sideration  to  the  "permit"  man  « 
assured    yesterday   by   Harry  She 
man,  president  of  Local  306,  folio 
ing  the  decision  by  Supreme  Coi 
Justice      Riegelmann     in     Brookl 
Wednesday  in  the  case  of  237  "pt 
mit"  men  against  Local  306  of  t| 
Moving    Picture    Operators'    Unit' 
The  decision  was   hailed  by  the  1 
bor  leader  as  a  sweeping  vindicate 
of  the  rights  of  organized  labor 
govern  the  conditions  of  membersh 
and  to  control  the  working  rights 
those  working  under  the  protectii 
and  jurisdiction  of  a  union. 

Ruling  that  the  "permit"  m 
were  not  members  of  Local  306.  Ju 
tice  Riegelmann  held  that  Local  3 
need  not  return  the  assessments  pa 
to  it  by  the  "permit"  men  durii 
the  period  of  employment  and  t: 
admission  to  the  union  of  any  a 
all  of  the  "permit"  men  must 
based  on  th.-3  usual  membership  r 
quirements  of  the  parent  intern 
tional  organization  and  of  Local  3f 
The  justice  held,  however,  that  I 
new  members  could  be  added 
either  the  regular  members  or  "pe 
mit"  men's  roster  of  the  local  un 
the  membership  application  of  tl 
latter  group  has  been  either  rejecti 
or  accepted. 

Defendants  in  the  action  of  tl 
"permit"  men,  a  case  which  is  e 
pected  to  exert  a  profound  influen 
on  "permit"  members  of  labor  unioi 
throughout  the  United  States,  we 
Harry  Sherman  as  president  of  L 
cal  306;  William  C.  Elliot,  head  i 
the  parent  international  body,  ar 
Wm.  Green,  A.  F.  of  L.  president. 

"Justice  Riegelmann's  decision  u 
holds  our  every  contention  througl 
out  the  trial  of  this  case,"  sa 
President  Sherman  of  Local  30 
"The  claim  of  the  'permit'  men  ' 
full  membership  in  Local  306  d< 
manded  preferential  treatment  f( 
a  group  of  men  who,  having  con 
under  the  protection  of  the  local  i 
recent  years  and  thus  contribute 
nothing  to  its  upbuilding  utterly  if 
nored  the  rights  and  privileges  c 
those  regular  members  many 
whom  have  given  their  best  effort 
to  the  local  for  more  than  20  year 
This  was  the  salient  feature  of  t/ 
entire  case,  as  I  see  it,  and  I  as. 
glad  that  Justice  Riegelmann's  d< 
cision  gives  recognition  to  this  fac 

"Those  portions  of  the  decision  ri 
lating  to  the  handling  of  the  'permi 
men's  deposit  funds  and  to  the  Jtt 
cedure  to  be  followed  in  possib! 
future  admissions  of  either  reguk 
members  or  'permit'  men  merel 
confirm  the  usual  practice  of  Loc; 
306  to  date." 


No  Erpi  Settlement 

A  report  that  ERPI  yesterday  settled 
its  royalty  suit  against  Warners  was 
denied  last  night  by  George  Quigley 
of  Warners.  "Not  a  bit  of  truth  in  the 
rumor,"    said    Quigley. 


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NEW    YORK    EVENING    JOURNAL      •        « 


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808K  PELSWICK. 


Deaf  Mute  Who  Talks'  Glibly 
Proves    Fascinating    Slayer; 

By  KOBE  PELSWICK. 
Onoe  again,  this  week  at  the  Mayfair  Theatre,  Lionel  Atwill 
impersonates  a  suave  murderer  That's  not  giving  away  the 
plot,  because  AtwUl  has  played  so  many  maniacs,  human  vam- 
tires  and  diabolic  scientists  on  the  screen  that 
his  mere  presence  in  a  mystery  film  argues 
he's  responsible  for  whatever  deviltry's  going 
888?  AV*1S8  °n"  This  time  he  aPPears  in  the  title  role  of 
SSSSS?  ^  «»  B  I1,ece  callf,<1  "Thfl  Sphinx"  And  "Th?  Sphinx" 
8mS»"  :  W  us  a  gentlemanly  killer  who  amuses  himself  by 
W**  ■'      *#     strangling,  of  all  people,  stockbrokers. 

v  You'll  find  "The  Sphinx"  a  better  than 

average  melodrama.  Suspense  is  sustained  so 
adroitly  that  even  though  you  know  who  did 
the  murdering,  you're  kept  on  edge  wondering 
how  it  was  done.  The  solution  isn't  as  ingenious 
as  it  might  have  been,  hut  any  detective  story 
writer  or  director  who  can  accomplish  the  feat 
of  holding  the  attention  of  his  audience  until 
the  end,  is  accomplishing  something. 

The  picture  opens  with  a  shot  of  Atwill 
leaving  the  office  of  a  stockbroker  late  at  night.  At  the  ele- 
vators  of  the  deserted  building  he  stops  the  janitor  and  asks 
him  for  a  match.  Then  he  asks  him  for  the  time.  The  ianitor  I 
disturbed  by  this  late  visitor." 
peeps  Into  the  stockbroker's  office 
and  finds  the  i  tenant  strangled. 
The  police  arrest  Atwill.  known 
here  as  Jerome  Breen.  and  Breen 
goes  to  trial.  But  he's  acquitted 
because,  even  though  the  Janitor 
swears  he  was  the  man  who  talked 
to  him,  several  reputable  physi- 
cians swear  that  Breen  has  been 
deaf  and  dumb  since. birth. 
Cute? 

Deaf  Mute  'Talks' 

A  bright  young  newspaper  re- 
porter thereupon  sets  out  to  un- 
ravel the  mystery.  Twice  more 
Breen  strangles  people;  and  the 
police  are  helpless  because  each 
time  the  deaf  mute  Is  Identified 
as  the  murderer  by  the  witnesses 
who  assert  he  asked  them  for  a 
match  and  the  time  of  the  day. 
And  the  problem  Isn't  solved  un- 
til a  police  Inspector  stumbles  on 
a  clue  while  playing  the  piano. 

A  good  cast  was  assigned  to  the 
picture,  for  which  Director  Phil 
Rosen  can  take  several  bows. 
Theodore  Newton  Is  excellent  as 
the  bright  young  reporter  and 
Sheila  Terry,  who  has  a  very 
pleasant  voice.  Is  the  romantic  In- 
terest. Good  performances  are 
contributed  also  by  Atwill:  by 
Paul  Hurst,  as  the  piano-playing 
policeman;  Lucien  Prival,  as  At- 
will's  nefarious  assistant;  the  ges- 
ticulating Luis  Albeml,  and  Rob- 
ert Ellis.  An  outstanding  bit  In 
the  film  occurs  when  Atwill,  after 
murdering  a  young  stockbroker's 
clerk,  suddenly  tums  to  his  vic- 
tim's mother  and  coolly  asks  her 
the  time.  That  scene  ought  to 
make  you  clutch  the  arm  of  the 
person  sitting  next  to  you. 

Mae  West's  Danr<= 


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DAILY    NEWS 


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T\'EW  YORK   WORLD-TELEGRAM, 


MURDER  RAMPAGE 

AT  THE  MAYFAIR 

By  KATB  CAMERON. 

"The  Sphinx,"  a   Monogram    production,  directed   by  Phil  Rosen 
and  presented  at  the  Mayfair  Theatre. 


Iiutn Llooel     Atwill 

ine .' .  9beUe  Terry 

rton.  . ....  .Tbeodore    Newloo 

Hocao Paul    Hurst 

li    . Lata    Albeml 

11;;.  j Bobert   EM* 


THE  CAST 

Jenkj Lucien  PriTal 


Dare    Werner Paul    Fix 

afro.    Werner Lillian    Leishton 

Curran     Hooper    Atehkj 

Proaecutor Wilfred    Lucaa 

Caaer    Oeorre  Hajee 


Inspe, 

Lionel  Atwill  in  the  title  role  of  "The  Sphinx"  Is  committing  mur- 
der by  the  wholesale  at  the  Mayfair  Theatre  this  week.  He  is  going 
about  his  job  smoothly  and  suavely,  and  as  though  1m  heartily  enjoyed 
his  work.  Atwill  is  good  at  this  sort  of  role  because  even  in  as  arti- 
ficial a  story  as  this  he  is  able  to  be  •uggestivaly  menaciag;  so  menac- 
ing, indeed,  that  one  sits  on  the  edge  of  the  seat  while  waiting  for  the 
police  to  catch  him. 

There  is  no  mystery,  as  far  as  the  audience  is  concerned,  about  the 
murderer,  but  there  is  a  mystery  in  the  clue  that  leads  the  police  to 
Sum.    The  suspense  of  the  picture  is  in  the  frantic  efforts  of  the  police 


Sheila  Terry  and  Lion*!  Atwill  have  important  role*  in  "The  Sphinx," 
the  May  fair's  new  screen  attraction.     Others  in  the  cart  are  Theo- 
dore Newton  and  Robert  Etna. 

and  a  nice  young  reporter.  Jack  Barton,  to  oneovej  th*  clue  that  will 
convict  the  man  they  are  sure  committed  the  erimea  before  he  has  a 
chance  to  knock  off  any  more  victim*:.  , 


DAILY     MIRROR 


MOVIE  NEWS 


MURDERER  STALKS  AT  THE  MAYFAIR 

Lionel    Atwill'*    Killings 

Show  Usual  Skill  in 

"The  Sphinx," 

By  BLAND  JOHANESON. 


"Thi  Sphinx"  at  th*  Mayfair. 

Killer    Atwill    at    large    in    a 
fairly   entertaining   thrillar. 

A  Monogram  picture,  directed 
by    Phil    Roien. 

THE  CAST: 

Jerome    Breen .Lionel    Atwill 

Jerry    Crane Sheila    Terry 

Jack    Burton Theodore   Newton 

Terrence    Hofan Paul    Hurst 

Baclgalupl    Luis  Albeml 

Inspector    Riley Robert    Ellis 

Jenks    Lucien   Prival 

Dave    Werner Paul    Fix 

Mrs.    Weroer Lillian   Lelghtoo 

Curran       .....Hooper    Atchley 

Prosecutor    Wlllred   Lucas 


Old  "Doctor  X"  Lionel  Atwill 
is  back  in  another  murder  mystery. 
This  time  he  is  seen  as  old  Jerome 
Breen,  an  engaging  philanthrop- 
ist and  heart-broken,  who  prowls 
about  strangling  ■  people  who 
stumble  on  "his  secret."  Jt  is  his 
aecret  which  provides  the  suspense 
in  "The  Sphinx."  Mr.  Breen,  a 
<ieaf-mute  without  a  doubt,  speaks 
clearly  and  distinctly  to  any  ac- 
cidental witness  to  his  crime.  Thus 
he  confounds  judges  and  jurors, 
embarrasses  policemen  and  escapes 
punishment  for  his  crimes. 

ENTER  THE  WOMAN 

Old  Breen's  "secret"  remains 
one  until  he  becomes  interested  in 
a  woman.  She  is  a  sob  sister  and 
society  editor  who  champions  him 
his      murder 


>^1DF  A  SERIES 
OF  MONOGRAM  HITS 


OLIVER  TWIST1 

WANTON  BROMAiT 
BIAEK  BEAUTY 

THE  SPEiINX 
THE  AVENGEH 


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II 


II 


II 


II 


"Sphinx"  Is 
Satisfying 
Thrill_Film 

Lionel    Atwill    Makes 

Splendid  Villain  in  the 

Mayf air's  Show. 

By  WILLIAM  BOEHNEL. 

JF  you  haven't  caught  up  on 
your  weekly  quota  of  mys- 
tery films  drop  in  at  the  May- 
fair  and  see  "The  Sphinx,"  a 
sufficiently  light  and  shivery 
little  picture,  and  you  will  be 

ahead  of  the  game.  In  It  Lionel 
Atwill,  without  whom  a  mystery  pic- 
ture Is  no  mystery  picture  at  all— 
or  maybe  it  Is— is  deaf  and  dumb 
for  the  most  part,  and  the  young  lady 
who  gets  gagged  and  bound  to  the 
chair  is  the  striking  and  talented 
Sheila  Terry  instead  of  Fay  Wray. 
This  picture  of  queer  goings  on 
concerns  a  series  of  mysterious 
murders,  all  of  which  have  been 
committed  in  the  same  fashion.  The 
victim  is  strangled,  and  as  the  sus- 
pected culprit  leaves  the  scene  of 
the  crime  he  makes  it  a  point  to 
ask  someone  in  the  immediate 
vicinity  what  the  exact  time  Is. 
Defense  In  Dumbness. 
When  this  suspected  culprit— he 
Is  none  other  than  the  wealthy 
philanthropist,  Jerome  Breen— Is 
brought  to  trial  It  Is  proven  that  he 
Is  deaf  and  dumb  and  that  the  wit- 
nesses brought  to  testify  against 
him  must  be  suffering  from  hallu- 
cination. For.  as  the  defense  lawyer 
asks,  if  Breen  Is  suffering  from  a 
congenital  malady,  how  could  he 
possibly  ask  the  time  even  if  he 
were  at  the  scene  of  the  crime. 

At  any  rate,  Jack  Burton,  a  young 
feporter  on  the  Chronicle,  who  Is  In 
love  with  Jerry  Crane,  the  society 
editor,  suspects  Breen  even  though 
Jerry  praises  him  (Breen)  In  her 
dally  column  and  tells  the  world 
that  Breen  Is  so  gentle  and  good  he 
is  incapable  of  harming  anyone. 

However,  when  a  young  clerk  in 
Breen's  brokerage  house  la  mur- 
dered. Inspector  Riley  visits  Breen 
with  young  Burton  and  thinks  that 
he  has  discovered  a  clew.  That 
night  Riley  Is  murdered,  the  moral  I 
of  which  la  probably  not  to  get  too 
Inquisitive  when  fanatical  killers  are1 
running  around  loose. 

Too  Much  Murder. 
Breen  might  have  got  away  with 
his  orgy  of  murders— It  Is  bteaklng 
no  confidence  to  tell  you  that 
Breen  Is  the  guilty  culprit— if  he 
hadn't  decided  to  make  pretty  Jerry 
Crane  one  of  his  victims  after  she 
discovered  his  secret/  That  Is  too 
much  for  young  Burton,  who,  with 
the  aid  of  a  none  too  Intelligent 
detective,  tricks  Breen  Into  a  con- 
fession. 

Mr.  AtwUl  plays  the  title  role 
with  adroitness  and  finish  and 
Theodore  Newton  does  right  well  as 
the  young  reporter.  As  the  society 
editor  Miss  Terry  has  a  chance  to 
show  that  In  addition  to  Jiossesslng 
good  looks  she  Is  also  a  capable  act- 
ress. Indeed,  here  la  a  young  lady 
who  has  everything— beauty,  charm 
personality,  ability— for  a  successful 
movie  career,  and  she  should  go  far 
in  the  audible  cinema. 

And,  in  conclusion,  "The  Sphlnit" 
is  an  entertaining,  although  by  no 
means  exceptional,  little  thriller 


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IRST  DIVISION  TO  SELL  BETWEEN  50-55  FEATURES 

2  Theaters   Reported  In  Ochs  -  Consolidated  Merger 


e  Ochs  Expected  to  Have 
Operating  Control 
of  Theaters 

Negotiations  are  under  way  and 
I  be  consummated  this  week  which, 
is  understood,  will  result  in  a 
rger  of  the  Lee  Ochs-Consolidat- 
Amusement  circuits.  The  deal, 
nade,  will  likely  give  Ochs  oper- 
ig  control  of  the  Consolidated 
ses  with  a  combined  total  of  22 
^ters  in  Manhattan  and  Bronx. 
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100,000  CAPITAL 
FROM  FINANCE  CO. 


'reduction    capital    amounting    to 

5  0,000   will   be   available   to   inde- 

[ dent   producers    through    a    new 

'nee  company  now  being  formed 

'Fitelson  and  Mayers,  attorneys, 

a  group  of  bankers,  motion  pic 

e  executives   and  foreign  picture 

;rests,   William   H.   Fitelson   told 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 

(^ims  Miss.  Exhibitors 
Will  Okay  2  P.  C.  Tax 

ackson,  Miss.  —  Exhibitors  and 
i&s  interested  in  the  show  busi- 
es in  Mississippi  will  gather  here 
iday  to  seek  a  reduction  in  the 
e  admission  tax  of  10  per  cent. 
Kuykendall,    president    of    the 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


Old  Australian  Custom 

\Vest  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
i  Los  Angeles — If  Australian  audiences 
lon't  like  a  picture  they  simply  count 
it  out,  explains  Cress  Smith,  just  back 
jrom  that  country.  "Someone  in  the 
\iudience  yells  out  'One'  and  all  who 
|hare  his  sentiments  chorus  'two,'  and 
he  count  proceeds  up  to  ten,"  he 
ays.      Then   the   house   manager   catches 


teen  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  com- 
ly  covered  in  the  forthcoming  "New  Deal" 
<>er  of  the   FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


No  Efforts  Being  Made  to  Settle  Para. -Banks  Suit 

Suit  brought  by  Root,  Clark  &  Buckner,  attorneys  for  the  Paramount  Publix  trus- 
tees, seeking  to  compel  13  banks  involved  in  the  company's  financing  to  return  23 
feature  negatives  transferred  to  Film  Production  Corp.  will  go  directly  to  trial  in  the 
U.  S.  District  Court  and  no  efforts  are  being  made  to  settle  outside  of  court,  THE 
FILM  DAILY  was  informed  yesterday.  Indications  are  that  the  case  will  not  reach 
trial    until    more   than    one    month. 


Johnston    to   Discuss    Plans   Aiming   to   End 

Exchange   Restrictions    on    Double   Features 


Chicago — Plans  for  attempting  to 
break  up  the  practice  of  exchanges 
in  refusing  to  serve  theaters  play- 
ing douhle  features  until  the  pic- 
tures are  a  year  old,  will  be  dis- 
cussed by  W.  Ray  Johnston,  presi- 
dent of  Monogram,  at  the  company's 
regional  convention  at  the  Black- 
stone  Hotel  tomorrow.  Johnston  will 


tell  the  delegates  that  the  practice 
is  doing  "untold  damage"  to  all  in- 
dependent exhibitors  in  the  Chicago 
territory. 

Plans  will  also  be  worked  out  for 
closer  cooperation  among  branches 
where  theater  circuits  overlap  from 
one  zone  to  another.  It  is  possible 
that    several    division    lines    will    be 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Jenkins  Television  Corp. 
Assets  Go  for  $200,000 

Wilmington,  Del. — All  assets  and 
property  of  the  Jenkins  Television 
Corp.  were  sold  at  public  auction 
here  this  afternoon  for  $200,000  to 
the  receivers  for  the  De  Forest 
Radio  Co.  There  was  but  one  bid. 
It  is  reported  that  in  the  near  future 
Radio  Corp.  of  America  may  ac- 
quire all  assets  of  the  De  Forest 
Radio  Co.,  including  the  Jenkins  as- 
sets purchased  today. 

The    assets    sold    today    included 

(Continued    on   Page    3) 


MPTOA  Units  to  Pass 
On  New  Draft  of  Code 

The  industry  code  drafted  hy  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executive  committee 
at  its  Chicago  meeting  the  past  week 
will  now  be  submitted  to  regional 
associations  for  their  approval. 
Labor  clauses  were  discussed  at 
great  length  at  the  meetings,  which 
terminated  yesterday.  The  national 
organization,  in  its  code  draft,  is 
understood  to  be  urging  provisions 
for  a  15  per  cent  cancellation  in  in- 
stances where  40  or  more  features 
are   bought. 


Frank  Wilson  Gets  Exec  Post 
In  Industry  Recovery  Setup 


Kilner's  New  Company 
Will  Make  12  in  East 

George  Kilner,  who  recently  form- 
ed Superlite  Productions  in  London, 
is  now  on  his  way  to  this  country 
to  complete  a  deal  for  the  produc- 
tion of  12  features  to  be  made  in 
the  east  for  release  on  the  English 
and  American  market.  Louis  Weiss 
will  handle  production. 


Frank  R.  Wilson,  vice-president  of 
Principal  Distributing  Co.,  has  been 
drafted  by  General  Hugh  S.  Johnson, 
Administrator  of  the  Industrial  Re- 
covery Act,  to  assume  an  executive 
post  in  his  public  relations  com- 
mittee to  organize  contacts  be- 
tween the  recovery  group,  indus- 
tries and  the  public. 

Wilson  leaves  tomorrow  for  Wash- 

(Contimied    on    Page    4) 


Harry  Thomas  Company  to 

Make  4  or  8  on 

Its  Own 

First  Division,  through  its  fast- 
developing  system  of  exchanges,  will 
distribute  between  50  and  55  fea- 
tures during  the  new  season,  Harry 
Thomas  said  yesterday. 

Its  list  will  include:  28  from  Mon- 
ogram, including  eight  westerns,  and 
18  from  Chesterfield  and  Invincible. 
Between  four  and  eight  features  will 
be  produced  by  First  Division  on  its 
own  at  the  coast. 

"We  are  not  hurrying  on  our  pro- 
duction plans,"  said  Thomas. 

HAYES,  BEAlTOPEN 
NEW  STUDIO  IN  L.  I. 

Max  T.  Hayes  and  Charles  W. 
Beall  are  opening  a  three-stage- 
studio  at  Oceanside,  L.  I.,  on  a  10- 
acre  plot.  The  plant,  which  in  part 
comprises  a  reconstructed  building, 
will  be  known  as  the  Hayes  &  Beall 
Studio,  Inc. 

RCA     Photophone     high     fidelity 

(Contiyiued    on    Page    4) 


Funeral  Services  Held 

For  Ascher  at  Chicago 

Chicago  —  Funeral  services  were 
held  here  Thursday  for  Nathan 
Ascher,  founder  of  the  Ascher  Bros. 
circuit.  Burial  was  in  Rose  Hill 
Cemetery.  Death  was  due  to  heart 
trouble,  occurring  at  his  home. 
Ascher    is    survived    by   his    widow, 


(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Fear  Hertz  Kidnap  Plot 

Chicago  —  Government  agents  are 
guarding  John  D.  Hertz,  former  Para- 
mount executive  and  taxicab  magnate, 
following  reports  that  the  "mob"  that 
kidnapped  John  (Jake  the  Barber)  Fac- 
tor is  out  to  "snatch"  him,  said  Chi- 
cago newspapers  today. 


Fifteen  years  of  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition  completely  covered  in  the  "New 
Deal"    number    of    the    FILM    DAILY.— Advt. 


THE 


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Saturday,  July  15, 


Vol.LXIII.No.  12       Sat.  July  15. 1933      Price  5  Cents 


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•zeidman  signs  swimmer 

Elinor  Holm  has  been  signed  by 
the  Leo  Morrison  New  York  office. 
Miss  Holm,  who  is  now  in  the  East 
to  participate  in  a  swimming  meet, 
will  leave  for  the  coast  immediately 
after  the  meet  to  play  the  lead  in 
"Neptune's  Daughter,"  to  be  pro- 
duced by  Bennie  Zeidman. 


No  Thalberg  Deal 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Jack  L.  Warner  last  night 
issued  a  statement  denying  the  report 
that  Irving  Thalberg  would  join  Warner 
Bros. 


"Gold   Diggers"   in  Seventh   Week   on   Broadway 

Warner  Bros,  musical  hit,  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933,"  which  ran  a  fortnight  at  the 
New  York  Strand  before  it  was  moved  into  the  Hollywood,  began  its  seventh  week 
on  Broadway  and  its  fifth  at  the  latter  house  yesterday.  The  picture  is  set  for 
a  through-the-summer  run  at  the  Hollywood,  where  it  will  be  succeeded  in  the  Fall 
with    a    two-a-day    opening    of    "Captured." 


Home  Office  Contingent 

Off  to  U.  A.  Confab 

The  largest  contingent  of  United 
Artists'  home  office  delegates  de- 
part from  New  York  today  en  route 
to  Chicago  for  the  opening  of  the 
company's  annual  sales  convention 
Monday  at  the  Drake.  In  the  group 
are:  Harry  Gold,  Paul  Burger,  Car- 
roll Trowbridge,  Hal  Krisel,  Ed  Mul- 
len, John  von  Tilzer,  Moe  Streimer, 
S.  W.  McGrath,  Gummo  Marx,  Mar- 
tin Moscowitz,  David  Burkan,  Meyer 
Leiberman,  Nat  Beier,  Leon  Herman 
and  Jack  Dacy.  James  Mulvey  start- 
ed convention-wards  yesterday.  To- 
morrow W.  P.  Phillips  and  Dennis 
O'Brien  will  depart  for  the  meet- 
ing. 

Monday's  opening  program  is  as 
follows:  10  a.  m.,  roll  call;  10:30, 
opening  address,  Al  Lichtman;  1:45, 
exchange  organization  and  check-up 
of  sales  and  play-off  1932-33  prod- 
uct. 


RKO    CAST    TO    BROADCAST 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  A  dramatization  of 
scenes  from  the  RKO  Radio  Pic- 
tures' "Midshipman  Jack,"  based 
around  the  United  States  Naval 
Academy  of  Annapolis,  will  be  fea- 
tured during  the  weekly  "Hollywood 
on  the  Air"  broadcast  Monday  eve- 
ning, to-  be  heard  over  Station 
WEAF  and  the  red  network  be- 
tween 12  and  12:30  P.  M.  Bruce 
Cabot,  Betty  Furness,  Frank  Albert- 
son,  Florence  Lake  and  Arthur  Lake, 
principals  of  the  film,  are  to  be 
heard  during  the  program,  portray- 
ing bits  from  their  roles. 


HANDLES   FOREIGN   PICTURES 

Detroit  —  Foreign  language  pic- 
tures, both  features  and  shorts,  will 
be  exclusively  distributed  by  the  re- 
cently-organized Foreign  Film  Dis- 
tributors, headquartering  here.  First 
release  is  a  Polish  talker,  "Ulani 
Ulani."  The  company  is  also  open- 
ing a  downtown  first  run  house.  C. 
G.   Garner  is   general  manager. 


FOLK   DRAMA   FOR   PARA. 

"Run,  Little  Chillun,"  all-colored 
folk  drama,  which  had  such  a  long 
run  at  the  Lyric  theater  during  the 
past  season,  will  be  the  stage  at- 
traction at  the  New  York  Para- 
mount starting  Friday.  For  this 
popular  price  engagement,  the  cast 
will  remain  intact  with  such  features 
as  the  Hall  Johnson  Choir  and  Fredi 
Washington. 


"BITTER    SWEET"   PREMIERE 

"Bitter  Sweet,"  which  British  and 
Dominions  will  release  in  this  coun- 
try through  United  Artists,  will 
have  its  world's  premiere  at  th  Carl- 
ton, London,   Aug.   21. 


Says  Australians  Favor 
Musicals  and  Comedies 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Australian  audiences' 
favorite  screen  entertainment  are 
musicals  and  comedies,  says  Cresson 
Smith,  RKO  Western  sales  manager, 
who  is  here  after  returning  from 
Australia  where  he  closed  a  deal  for 
his  company's  product  to  play  some 
200  houses.  American  pictures  are 
the  real  favorites  in  that  country, 
he  declares,  although  the  Australians 
have  a  patriotic  taste  for  British 
product.  All  houses  are  playing 
double  features,   Smith  says. 


Sees  Closer  Cooperation 
Between  Majors,  Indies 

Predicting  closer  cooperation  be- 
tween major  and  independent  com- 
panies, John  R.  Freuler,  president 
of  Monarch,  yesterday  said:  "The 
major  and  independent  companies 
will  come  closer  together  than  ever 
before  during  the  ensuing  months 
to  reach  agreements  on  interlocking 
arrangements  of  casting,  studio  fa- 
cilities and  other  controversial  is- 
sues. 

"This  will  remove  any  existing 
discrepancies  and  the  matter  of 
booking  pictures  will  rest,  as  it 
should,  with  entertainment  values 
and  not  with  trade-marks,"  contin- 
ued Freuler. 


LUSTBERG  BUYS  INTERN'L 

Jack  Lustberg,  representing  the 
J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co.  and  Spanish  Pro- 
ductions, has  established  an  office  for 
his  firms  in  Buenos  Aires,  where  he 
will  remain  permanently.  He  has 
acquired  the  entire  assets  of  Inter- 
nacional  Films. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


' 


Today:  Monogram  central  sales  mel 
Blackstone   Hotel,   Chicago. 

July  17:  United  Artists  sales  convention,  ' 
xago. 

July  17:  Meeting  of  Association  of  the  M 
Picture    Industry   at    Park   Central    Hotc 

July  18:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Ark;' 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson. 

July    19:      Premiere  of   "Song  of   Songs"   at 

terion,   New  York. 
July    19:      Joint   meeting  of   major   and   inde 

dent    distributors    on    code    at    Hays    c 

at    2:15    P.    M. 
July  21-22:    Fox    Film    Corp.    special    stockl 

ers'     meeting,     home    office,     New    Yoi 

July  21  :  Adjourned  meeting  of  Publix  j 
terprises  creditors  at  office  of  Re  I 
Henry    K.    Davis. 

July  24-25:  Code  convention  at  Hotel  A 
under  auspices  of  National  Associatio  I 
the   Motion    Picture    Industry. 

July  25:  Meeting  of  Allied  Theaters  of  ' 
Jersey  at  2   P.   M. 

July  28-29:  Monogram  western  sales  mee 
San    Francisco. 

July  28-31:  Meeting  of  Independent  The rl 
Supply  Dealers'  Association  at  Ste  ,j 
Hotel,    Chicago. 

Aug.  2:  Outing  at  Bear  Mountain  under 
pices   of   Motion    Picture  Club. 

Aug.  2-3:  Monogram  Canadian  sales  mee 
Toronto. 

Aug.  3:    Adjourned  meeting  of 
Playhouses'    creditors. 

Aug.    23-24:    First    annual    con 
pendent   Motion   Picture  O'  . 
of   Delaware  and   Eastern   Si 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehobo.,.,   -c!. 

Sept.  5-6-7:  Allied  New  Jersey  conven1 
at    Atlantic    City. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election1 
officers 


PROTESTS  AGAINST  PICTUR 

Port  of  Spain — Trinidad  —  T 
French  consul  here  is  understood  I 
have  protested  to  the  Governnu 
against  the  showing  of  "Beau  Idea 
and  against  posters  advertising  t 
picture.  The  protest  is  said  to  ha' 
been  based  on  local  censor  regu| 
tions  prohibiting  pictures  casti 
discredit  on  military  uniforms. 


Something  New  in  Vacations 

Before  you  decide  where  you  will  spend  your  vacation  this  summer  ask  your  friends 
about  Hotel  Uncas,  situated  directly  on  the  most  beautiful  part  of  Lake  George,  Queen 
of    American    Lakes. 

This  unique  hotel  offers  features  of  tremendous  appeal  to  those  who  seek  a  vacation 
that   really    re-creates    mind,    body,    and    soul    .    .    .    every    facility    for    rest    and    recreation,    i 

SPORTS 

Finest   swimming   from    our    private    dock    (longest   on    Lake    George)    or    bathing   from     | 
private   sandy   beach.      The   water    is    so    clean,    clear    and    pure    that   you    can    drink    it — or 
read    this   advertisement   through    three   feet   of    it. 

Boating — canoes,    sailboats,    speed    boats,    out-board    motor    boats,    aquaplaning. 

Tennis — Splendid  courts  maintained  in  best  of  condition.  Golf,  fishing,  mountain 
climbing,    horseback    riding,    dancing,    billiards,    bowling. 

1933  RATES 

Rates  at  Hotel   Uncas  have  always  been  so  moderate  no  drastic   reductions  have  been 
made   this   season.      Inasmuch   as    rates   depend    on    location    and    type   of   accommodations 
desired  it  is  suggested  that  prospective  guests  send  for  details.     The  clientele  is  restricted.    | 
Booklets  upon   request. 

Address 

HOWARD  V.   DAYTON 

HOTEL    UNCAS 

UNCAS-ON-LAKE   GEORGE 

NEW  YORK 


DAILY 


1MELY  TOPICS 

tendance  Figures 
$  Radio  City 

"ALE  on  June  22  of  the  4,000,- 

000th  admission  to  the  Radio 

ity  theaters,   which   had  been 

irown  open  to  the  public  less 

iian  six  months  prior  to  that 
ate,  causes  one  to  wonder  if,  as 

Inne  would  have  us  believe,  the 
i-t  of  entertainment  has  lost 
round    in    recent    years.      Of 

irarse,  4,000,000  tickets  in 
ss  than  six  months  is  the 
reatest  attendance  figure  in 
leatrical  history.  And,  at  that, 
large  part  of  the  six  months 
as  at  the  very  pit  of  the  de- 
■ession.  It  will  be  recalled,  as 
matter  of  fact,  that  the  open- 
g  of  the  theaters  in  Decem- 
jr  caused  theatrical  wiseacres 
shake  their  heads  dubiously, 
>t  the  least  reason  being  that 

!:ie   theaters    added    more    than 

i),000    seats    to    the    theatrical 
ipacity   of   the    Times    Square 
strict.      Time    was    when    the 
ippodrome  was  the  last  word 
magnitude    in    the    theater, 
at  at  no  time  in  its  history  did 
e  Hippodrome  surpass  2,000,- 
cendance    within    a    six- 
nth    iieriod.       On    the    other 
nd,  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall 
1  the    si.,   months    just   closed 
use:;     2,994,331     paid     atten- 
dee, and  the  New  Roxy  was 
>st  to  1,005,669  within  that  pe- 
)d.      These    figures,     totaling 
)00,000,     are     of     the     above- 
entioned  date  of  June   22. 

— George  Gerhard. 


ikins  Television  Corp. 

Assets  Go  for  $200,000 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

es  of  stock  of  the  Jenkins  Tele- 
n   Corporation   of   New   Jersey, 
ins  Laboratories,  Inc.,  The  Can- 
Television   Company,   Ltd.,   and 
atents  of  the  Jenkins  Television 
'loration.     The  sale  was  held  by 
1  Biggs,  Jr.,  and  Clifton  V.  Ed- 
'ls,    receivers    for    Jenkins    and 
I  be    subject    to    confirmation    in 
,.  District  Court  here  July  18. 


Coming  and  Going 


IERT  MONTGOMERY  and  SAM  MARX, 
Df  M-G-M,  are  en  route  to  New  York 
the  Coast. 

R.Y  FOWLER,  who  has  resigned  as  secre- 
to  George  Schaefer  at  Paramount,  sails 
':sday   on   the   Manhattan. 

!  A.  H.  GIANNINI  arrives  in  New  York 
he  Coast  in  time  to  sail  on  the  Majestic 

to. 

IhUR  FEIDELBAUM,  M-G-M  foreign  ex- 
3,   is  en   route  to   Europe  from   New  York. 

JUDY"  LAWRENCE  plans  to  sail  for 
D    on    the    Manhattan    July    19    from    New 


rH 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •  •  THE  STORY  in  back  of  Robert  Fogg's  Arctic  flight 
carrying  photos  for  Paramount  News  of  the  Italian  armada's 
arrival  at  Cartwright,  Labrador,  would  make  a  highly  graphic 

and  absorbing  film  in  itself Fogg  covered  the  1500  air 

miles  between  Cartwright  and  New  York  in  18  hours 

twice  he  was  forced  down  in  isolated  harbors flew  through 

fog  for  hours and  for  a  stretch  of  100  miles  was  forced 

by  the  fog  to  fly  at  a  perilous  low  altitude  of  ten  feet  above 
the  St.  Lawrence 


•  •  O  WITH  THE  Arctic  aviator  was  Lou  Hutt,  Para- 
mount   News    cameraman who    brought    to    New    York 

along  with  the  negative   the  first   eye-witness   account  of  the 

arrival  of  the  Italian  airfleet  at  the  far  northern  port 

the  film  these  two  adventurers  brought  to  the  New  York  land- 
ing field  was  tossed  to  waiting  dispatch  riders rushed 

to  the  lab and  within  four  hours  prints  were  airmailed 

to   thousands   of  theaters   throughout  the   country thus 

another  newsreel  epic  passed  into  film  history it  seems 

a  pity  the  public  cannot  see  the  graphic  tale  of  this  hazardous 
flight for  to  our  way  of  thinking  it  would  be  more  in- 
teresting than  the  newsreel  itself  on  the  screen 


•      •      •      WITH  THE  recent  rise  in  the  Seventh  Avenue  Roxy 
prices  in   the   evening   from   35    to  55   cents    proving   eminently 

successful Receiver   Howard   S.    Cullman   notes   this   as 

"the  second  step  in  the  Roxy  recovery" the  first  having 

been  the  show  policy  that  went  into  effect  last  January 

the  way  the  public  has  responded  to  increased  prices  convinces 

Mister  Cullman  that  happy  days  are  really  here  again 

we  must  cast  a  spray  of  lillies  of  the  valley  at  publicity  director 

Morris  Kinzler  and  his  sec,  Mildred  Kerr the  way  these 

two  keep  the  peppy  publicity  items  flowing  to  editorial  desks 
daily  is  really  amazing 


•     •      •     OVER  IN  dear  ole  Lunnon Duke  Ellington 

and  his  jazz  harmonizers  have  rocked  the  conservative  com- 
mentators out  of  their  British  stolidity playing  at  the 

Palladium here  are  some  comments  in  the  public  prints 

"the  most  vital,   emotional  experience  that  vaudeville 

in  England  has  ever  known" "a  ruthless  exercise  in  sen- 
suality"  and  get  this! "Here  is  a  music  far  re- 
moved from  the  abracadabra  of  symphony" "The  house 

roared  its  genuine  appreciation  of  what  was  the  greatest  spec- 
tacle in  jazz  that  this  country  has  ever  seen." and  they 

say  the  British  are  Cold  and  Unresponsive! 


•      •      •     SUIT  HAS  been  filed  for  $50,000  by  Joan  Castle 
against  a  burlesque  house,  alleging  they  used  her  photo  without 

permission The   femme   associates   of   Jerry   Fowler   at 

Paramount  gave  her  a  luncheon  farewell  Jerry  has  re- 

signed as  sec  to  George  Schaefer,  and  sails  for  Europe  next 

week Columbia's  baseball  team  accepts  the  challenge  of 

the  Paramount  News  baseball  team  noted  here  recently 

manager  Danny  Heiss  of  the  Columbia  gang  says  he  will  play 
the  News  lads  at  the  close  of  the  M.  P.  League  season 


•      •      •     FIFTEEN   YEARS   Is   A   Long   Time   In   Pictures 

on  Dec.  24,  1917,  Walton  McNeel,  owner  of  the  Crystal 

Theater  in  Burlington,  Wisconsin wrote  us  a  letter  squawk- 
ing about  Tuff  Times but  stating  that  they  would  be 

tuff er  without  the  li'l  ole  paper so  he  sent  his  10  berries 

to  renew  his  subscription and  15  years  later  times  are 

still  slightly  tuff but  we're  HERE! 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


EXPLOITETTES 

Varied  Campaign 
Helps  "Waterfront" 

]y[ARTIN  C.  BURNETT,  man- 
ager of  Loew's  theater  in 
Dayton,  O.,  went  the  limit  in 
publicizing  "I  Cover  the  Water- 
front." An  amateur  reporter 
contest  with  one  of  the  Dayton 
dailies  rated  the  Loew  house  a 
two-column  cut  and  a  story  each 
day  for  one  week  previous  to 
the  opening  of  the  picture,  and 
the  Lux  tie-ups,  carrying  the 
Claudette  Colbert  indorsement, 
was  used  with  20  A.  &  P. 
stores.  Copies  of  the  original 
novel  by  Max  Miller  went  on 
display  in  three  big  Dayton  book 
stores,  Rike  Kumler  Co.,  Elder 
and  Johnson's  and  Pettibone 
and  McClean,  while  18  Galaher 
drug  stores  featured  a  special 
waterfront  window  display. 

— Loew's,  Dayton,  O. 


New  Sam  Lind  Company 
Gets  4  at  Zanesville 

Zanesville,  O.  —  Zanesville  The- 
aters, Inc.,  recently  chartered,  has 
taken  over  three  of  the  four  houses 
formerly  operated  by  the  Brown 
Theatrical  Co.  which  went  into  the 
hands  of  a  receiver  several  months 
ago.  The  houses  are  the  Columbia, 
Liberty  and  Imperial.  Sam  Lind 
heads  the  new  company  with  Cald- 
well Brown,  formerly  at  the  head 
of  the  Brown  Syndicate,  secretary 
and  manager. 

The  Weller,  an  opera  house  owned 
by  the  Weller  estate  and  also  in- 
cluded in  the  Brown  syndicate,  has 
been  taken  over  by  the  Shea  inter- 
ests and  will  be  opened  in  Septem- 
ber. 


WARNER    RELEASE    TODAY 

Warner  Bros,  announce  the  na- 
tional release  of  "She  Had  to  Say 
Yes"  today,  which  features  Loretta 
Young,  Lyle  Talbot,  Regis  Toomey, 
Winnie  Lightner  and  Hugh  Herbert. 


MANY  HAPPY  PITUGNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 

July  15-16 


Sam   Schneider  Felix   F.    Feist 

Raymond    Hackett 


Barbara    Stanwyck 
George    Marion 


Ginger   Rogers 
Mary    Philbin 


-. £3fr* 


DAILY 


Monday,  July  17 


" 


Vol.  LXIII.  No.  13      Mon.,  July  17. 1933      Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


Published  daily  except  Sundays  and  Holidays 
it  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  V ., 
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Alicoate,  President.  Editor  and  Publisher; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Secretary-Treasurer 
and  General  Manager;  Arthur  \V.  F.ddy,  Asso- 
ciate Editor;  Don  Carle  Gillette,  Managing 
Editor.  Entered  as  second  class  matter, 
May  21,  1918,  at  the  post-office  at  N»w  York, 
N.  Y.,  under  the  act  of  March  3,  1879. 
Terms  (Postage  free)  United  States  outside 
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FINANCIAL 


NEW    YORK 

(QUOTATIONS 


STOCK   MARKET 
AS   OF  SATURDAY) 

Net 
High     Low     Close     Chg. 


Con.    Fm.    Ind..  .  5            5  5 

Con.    Fm.     Ind.    pfd.  12 1/2  12  12       — 

East.    Kodak    87'/2  863/4  86%  — 

Fox    Fm.    "A"    4l/8       4  4       — 

Loew's,    lnc 267/8  26V2  26i/2  — 

do     pfd 75  75  75       4-   1 

Paramount   ctfs 2V&        2  2       — 

Pathe    Exch 2J4       2  2'/8   + 

do    "A"     8V8       7%  8V8   + 

RKO      4Vi       41/4  4%  — 

Warner    Bros 7%       7l/2  75/8   + 

NEW   YORK  CURB    MARKET 

Technicolor     8%       8%  83/8  — 

Trans-Lux     3V4       3  3       — 

NEW    YORK  BOND    MARKET 

Gen.    Th.    Eq.    6s40  6            5V4  6        4- 

Keith     A-0    6s    46  525/8  52y2  52/2   + 

Paramount  6s  47 25%  25V4  25%  — 

Par.    By.    5'/2s51  .  .  .  .  35  35  35       + 

Par.    5'2s50     25'/2  25V4  25  Vi  — 

Warner's    6s39    38  37y2  38       4- 


'HEROES  FOR  SALE'  AT  STRAND 

First  National's  "Heroes  For 
Sale"  is  scheduled  to  follow  "The 
Narrow  Corner"  into  the  New  York 
Strand   Thursday  evening. 


Desirable  double  unit  with  film  vault, 
seventh  floor  Film  Center  Building, 
completely  equipped,  available.  At- 
tractive   terms   for    early    occupancy. 


CASTLE  FILMS 
630   Ninth   Ave.  New   York   City 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 


♦  FIRST  RUNS  ♦ 


Picture  Distributor  Theater 

Disgraced! Paramount Paramount 

Gold  Diggers  of  1933  (7th  week) Warner  Bros Hollywood 

The  Narrow  Corner Warner  Bros Strand 

Gambling  Ship Paramount Rivoli 

Laughing  at  Life Nat  Levine Rialto 

Professional  Sweetheart RKO Music  Hall 

Cocktail  Hour* Columbia RKO  Roxy 

Melody  Cruise" RKO Palace 

Hell's  Holiday Superb  Pictures Mayfair 

Midnight  Mary M-G-M .Capitol 

Best  of  Enemies Fox 7th  Ave.  Roxy 


Subsequent  runs. 


Pilgrimage. 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUN  * 


.Fox Gaiety 


*  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 

A  Nous,  la  Liberte  (2nd  week) Harold  Auten Little  Carnegie 

Island  of  Doom Amkino Cameo 

Das  Lockende  Ziel  (2nd  week) Charles  Herrlitz Vanderbilt 

Horizon Amkino Acme 

*  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 


Song  of  Songs  (July  19) Paramount Criterion 

This    Is   America    (July    19) No  Dist Cameo 

Heroes  For  Sale    (July  20) First  National Strand 

The  Strange  Case  of  Tom  Mooney  (July  21 )  First  Division Rivoli 


P.  A.  POWERS  TO  MARRY 

Stamford — P.  A.  Powers,  producer 
and  president  of  the  Longshore 
Beach  and  Country  Club,  Westport, 
and  Mrs.  Pearl  S.  Lapey  of  New 
York  and  Westport  have  filed  inten- 
tions to  marry  with  the  county  mar- 
riage clerk  here.  The  wedding  will 
take  place  this  week  at  the  home 
of  Mrs.  Harold  Burns  in  Stamford, 
former  musical  comedy  star  and  sis- 
ter of  Mrs.  Lapey.  The  couple  will 
reside  at  Powers'  home,  Spuyten 
Duyvil,  New  York. 


ARTHUR  COHEN  HAS  NO  PLANS 

London — Arthur  Cohen,  until  re- 
cently head  of  Famous  Players  Can- 
adian as  managing  director,  has  no 
plans  for  the  future,  he  said  here 
Saturday.  He  is  in  London  on  a 
holiday. 


LASKY  PICTURE  FOR  GAIETY 

Fox's  forthcoming  "The  Power 
and  the  Glory,"  produced  by  Jesse 
L.  Lasky,  will  be  the  next  attraction 
to  follow  "Pilgrimage"  into  the 
Gaiety. 


THEATRE   OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


We 


have  in  stock 
over  50,000   yards 
CRESTWOOD  & 
PREMIER  CARPETS 

Largest  variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 


Greater  N.  Y. 
Export  House,  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna    4-0240 

Theatre   Carpets  Our  Specialty 


SYLVIA    SIDNEY    IN    HOSPITAL 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Los  Angeles — Sylvia  Sidney  will 
remain  in  a  local  hospital  about  10 
days  following  an  operation  for  an 
impacted  wisdom  tooth. 


Sunday  Shows  Bill  for  Va. 

Richmond — Another  attempt  to  arret 
the  Virginia  laws  prohibiting  Sure 
shows  will  be  made,  this  time  by  Jol 
G.  Stovall  in  the  House  of  Delegate 
His  bill  would  allow  Sunday  shows  aft 
1    P.    M. 


N.  E.  GOLF  TOURNEY  AUG 

Boston — The  third  annual  film 
tournament  of  the  New  Englant 
dustry  will  be  held  this  year  at 
Pine  Brook  Valley  Country  Clu 
Weston  on  Aug.  8,  the  scene  of ) 
original  tourney.    The  Lieut.  A. 
non  Macauley  (Motion  Picture) 
of  American  Legion  is  the  spor 
Eddie  Ansen  is  chairman,  CarlCr 
ford,  treasurer,  and  G.  Lester  So  I 
well,   public  relations  director. 


RAYNOR  JOINS   SHEA 

Boston — William  Raynor,  who. 
cently  resigned  as  RKO  dist 
manager  for  New  England,  has  s ' 
ped  into  an  important  position  I 
the  Shea  interests. 


DIRECTOR  HAS  BROKEN  LI 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DA" 
Hollywood — Frank  Lloyd,  direi 
of  "Cavalcade"  and  "Berkt 
Square,"  is  in  the  Mercy  Memo 
Hospital,  Whittier,  Cal.,  with 
broken  leg.  The  injury  was  i 
tained  early  last  week  when  he  s 
ped  on  the  grass  at  the  Lake.' 
Country  Club   during  a  golf  ga  - 


THIS 
CAST 


G  R  E  A 


•         •         •         • 


following 
numbers  count- 
less legions  .  .  . 


charm 
dazzles  the 
world  over  .  .  . 


screen 
power  is  a  draw 
to  millions  .  .  . 


.Will  Capture  The  Heart  of  the  World 


in  Warner  Bros. 


CAPTURED! 


Who   Are    They? 

Save  The  Sections  Daily-Fit  i 
Them  Together  Wednesday 

VJTAGRAPH.  INC.    DISTRIBUTORS 


day,  July  17,  1933 


DAILY 


ORDS 
ISDOM 


from  within  and  without 
the  film  industry 

0  ideas  exist  that  we  do  not  try 
to  put  on  the  screen." — E.  H. 

Pith. 


on  have  to  learn  to  talk  all  orer 
a  to  wear  foreign  uniforms." — 
3  ASTHER. 


■here  has  been  too  much  time 
ed  confusing  beauty  and  brains 
ability."— ROY  DHL  RUTH. 


Ifforts  at  self-regulation  have 
r  been  completely  successful  be- 
e  of  lack  of  authority,  legal  in- 
etations  of  the  anti-trust  laws, 
il  and  selfish  obstruction  of  ir- 
-nsible  minority  interests." — ED 
KENDALL. 


•uring  the  past  year  we  have 
to  face  discipline  and  respon- 
ity  and  have  had  to  pass  the 
I  of  loyalty,  the  very  element 
i  which  success  is  based."  — 
tOLD  B.  FRANKLIN. 


t  is  a  known  fact,  however,  that 
j  charges  are  not  being  paid  in 
>us  sections  and  probably  never 
code  or  no  code."  —  JAY 
1NUEL. 


'he  only  way  to  assure  our- 
;s  of  a  steady  supply  of  stories 
to  write  them  ourselves." — 
tRYL  ZANUCK. 


'he  great  need  of  the  coming 
|on  is  for  'clean  films.' " — JOHN 
REULER. 


'he  Movies,  the  radio  and  the 
g  stage  have  been  at  one  an- 
r's  throats  for  several  years,  but 
h  is  the  lion,  which  the  lamb 
which  the  tiger  depends  upon 
point  of  view." — S.  L.  (Roxy) 
HAFEL. 


.oming  an 


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oing 


ING  THALBERG  and  NORMA  SHEARER 
in    New   York   tomorrow   on   the   Majestic. 

11    BEHRMAN    and    ROWLAND   V.    LEE   are 
In  York  from  the  Coast. 

llRIETTA  CROSMAN  will  depart  from   New 
lluly  26  for  the  Coast. 

!)MAS    MEIGHAN    lands    in    New   York    to- 
ly  when   the   Majestic   arrives. 

1 1  EST  HALLER  is  returning  to  Hollywood 
two  months  at  the  Astoria,  Long  Island 
s,  where  he  filmed  "The  Emperor  Jones" 
imsky  and  Cochran. 

1BERT  MARSHALL  and  EDNA  BEST  left 
York   Saturday   for   the   coast. 


PHIL  M.DALY 


•  •  •  FULL  STEAM  ahead  for  the  United  Artists  sales 
convention  opening  at  Chi  today prospects  look  exceed- 
ingly bright  for   Uncle  Joe   Schenck's  boy yes,  indeedy 

so  they   don't   have   to  be   cooked   up   with   any   of  the 

ole  line  of  ballyhoo the  Inspiration  Juice  is  right  in  the 

product  and  the  lineup  for  the  coming  season Al  Licht- 

man  will  do  three  speaking  acts  before  the  convention  winds  up 

Wednesday  eve in  fact,  four for  he  will  no  doubt 

be  the  principal  orator  at  the  social  banquet  marking  the  close 

Mister  Lichtman  will  outline  the  product  for  the  new 

season later  he  will  speak  on  the  Disney  specials,  both 

Mickey  Mouse  and  Silly  Symphonies and  on  Wednesday 

he  will  discuss  at  length  the  new  Sales  Policy and  as  to 

that  every  exhib  who  plays  United  Artists  pix  will  be  anxious 
to  hear 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     HOPE  ALL  you  fellers  have  set  aside  Wednesday, 

August   2 if   the    film   biz    can   possibly   stagger   along 

without  your  valued  services  on  that  day when  the  Em- 

pey  Club  holds  its  first  annual  Boat  Ride,  Clambake,  Frolic  and 

general  Hoi-De-Hoo the  AMPA  is  ably  co-operating  by 

lining  up   a  series   of  games   and   athletic  contests   with  their 

Bosses tickets  can  be  had  from  George   Morris  at  the 

Club or  from  Al  Sherman  of  the  Morning  "Telegraph" 

and  Rutgers  Neilson  of  RKO-Radio a  steamer  has  been 

chartered  to  sail  up  the  Hudson  to  Bear  Mountain,  where  the 
gang  will  disport  themselves   till  the   evening  for  a  moonlight 

sail   home no    dames    aboard So    the    Moonlight 

should  be  perfect look  around  among  your  pals  and  pick 

your  partners a  coupla  guys  we  know  will  be  in  great 

demand 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  THE  FIELD  of  the  Serial  is  about  to  get  a  great 
boost  with  the  arrival  of  the  "Tarzan"  special  being  put  out 

by  Principal with  Buster  Crabbe  in  the  title  role 

the  way  this  boy  has  skyrocketed  on  a  nationwide  ballyhoo,  to- 
gether with  the  universal  appeal  of  the  Tarzan  character 

makes  it  a  natural  for  live  exhibs      up  in  Boston  Harry 

Asher  has  grasped  the  significance  of  the  opportunity 

he  has  placed  an  order  for  one  hundred  24-sheets and 

made  an  arrangement  with  the  bill  posters  to  smear  these  show- 
men sheets  alongside  every  artery  of  traffic  entering  Boston, 
and  covering  surrounding  territory  as  far  as  Brockton  and  Lynn 

for  a  period  of  One  Year! that's  what  Mister 

Asher  thinks  of  a  good  serial 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  SANE  thought  expressed  to  us  by  Douglas  Mac- 
Lean "Once  a  leading  man,  always  a  leading  man  is  a 

fallacy." Doug  claims   that  players  should  realize  that 

if  they  switch  to  other  type  parts  at  frequent  intervals  they 
can  prolong  their  screen  life  indefinitely for  the  charac- 
ter field  is  wide  open hundreds  of  talented  players  now 

slipping  slightly  should  make  the  change  to  other  parts  before 

it  is  too  late,  sez  Mister  MacLean he  cited  Marie  Dressier 

and  Wallace  Beery  as  examples  of  stars  of  the  "old  school" 
who  by  changing  their  type  parts  have  carried  on  successfully 

for  years 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  SPECTACULAR  shot  was  filmed  by  Roy  Hunt 
at  Rio  de  Janeiro  where  he  was  sent  by  producer  Louis 
Brock  to  secure  authentic  backgrounds  for  the  RKO-Radio  spe- 
cial, "Flying  Down  to  Rio" through  the  Brazilian  gov- 
ernment over  1,000  sailors  were  drafted they  were  ar- 
ranged on  the  flying  field   in   a  formation  that  from   several 

thousand  feet  in  the  air  spelled  out  the  title  of  the  pix 

then  Hunt  did  a  power  dive  with  his  camera  in  a  plane  toward 

the   human   sign as   the   men   scattered   and   ran   in   all 

directions 


«      «      « 


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// 


// 


I 

REMEMBER 
WHEN 

By  "BUDD"  ROGERS 

as    told    to 

DON  HANCOCK 

of    The    Film    Daily    Editorial    Staff 


•lj    WAS    literally    smoked    into    the    pic- 

'  ture  business,"  said  Budd  Rogers, 
general  sales  manager  for  First  Division. 

"The  first  production  with  which  I  was 
connected  was  'Heroes  of  the  Night'  star- 
ring Cultin  Landis,  Marian  Nixon  and  Rex 
Lease.  It  was  a  Renaud  Hoffman  pro- 
duction and  was  being  made  on  the  Uni- 
versal lot  on  the  coast.  Frank  McCarthy 
was  directing  and  Ray  June  handling  the 
cameras. 

"The  big  scene  of  the  picture  was  a 
fire  sequence  during  which  smoke  was 
supposed  to  pour  from  the  windows  and 
roof  of  a  building  while  firemen  'rescued' 
several  extras,  and  some  stunt  men  jumped 
into  nets.  I  was  acting  as  a  sort  of  an 
assistant  advisor  to  McCarthy. 

"Word  was  given  and  the  smoke-pots 
lighted.  Smoke  poured  from  the  house  in 
tremendous  volumes.  Suddenly  a  west 
wind  sprung  up  and  blew  all  the  smoke 
back  into  the  structure  and  of  course 
spoiled  the  effect  needed  for  the  situa- 
tion. Then  my  'genius'  exerted  itself. 
Unknown  to  McCarthy,  June  or  any  of 
the  cast,  I  rushed  around  to  the  back  of 
the  set  and  before  long  I  had  four  huge 
airplane  propellers  in  place  and  hooked 
up.  I  was  going  to  save  the  picture  and 
the  day.  At  my  signal  the  electricians 
turned  on  the  juice  and  the  propellers 
roared.  The  effect  was  perfect.  Too 
perfect.  Smoke  roared  and  rolled  from 
the  windows,  doors  and  roof  of  the  house 
but  instead  of  going  up  toward  the  sky, 
it  kept  on  rushing  and  rolling  toward 
McCarthy,  the  cameras  and  everyone  on 
the  set.  The  casualties  numbered  eight. 
Three  extras  were  taken  to  the  Receiving 
Hospital  suffering  from  suffocation,  Mc- 
Carthy almost  went  blind,  June  was  re- 
vived in  a  dressing  room  and  the  three 
stars  were  each  treated  for  suffocation  by 
their  personal   physicians. 

"The  next  day  I  was  assigned  to  the 
sales   staff." 


MANY  HAPPY  REJUBNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 


July  11 


Frank   Whitbeck 
Al    Bondy 


Jack   Conway 
Herschel   Stuart 


James   Cagney 


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WE  COME  before  the  industry  hoping  that  through  INDEPENDENT  organ- 
ization we  may  reach  and  entertain  wide  audiences  in   motion   picture 
theatres  the  country  over.  Our  first  step  toward  the  development 

of  what  we  plan  to  be  a  world-wide  organization,  is  the  presentation  of  an  initial 
program  of  twelve  pictures — detailed  on  the  opposite  page.  These  pictures  will 
be  distributed  nationally  through  independently  operated  affiliated  exchanges,  as 
a  step  preliminary  to  the  later  coordination  of  these  exchanges  into  a  close-knit 
national  organization.  The  policy  of  INDEPENDENCE  is  not  an  ex- 

pedient with  us — but  a  fundamental  principle.  We  believe  that  the  industry  will 
be  all  the  better  if  it  affords  a  freer  outlet  for  self-expression  in  production,  dis- 
tribution and  exhibition.  However,  we  realize  that  unless  independent  activity 
justifies  itself  and  serves  a  need — unless  it  aids  independent  theatres,  distributors 
and  producers  by  making  possible  a  consistent  flow  of  entertaining  pictures — 
then  independent  activity  has  no  reason  for  existence.  We  do  not 

claim  that  our  initial  releases  will  startle  the  industry.  As  conditions  exist  today, 
this  is  economically  impractical  in  independent  activity.  We  do  hope,  however, 
to  bring  to  the  screen  worthwhile  stories  and  plays — in  which  talented  artists  and 
stars  will  give  excellent  performances  under  inspired  directors.  We 

know  that  with  proper  encouragement,  INDEPENDENCE  in  production  will  ulti- 
mately result  in  a  quality  of  product  that  will  bring  joy  to  audiences  and  proper 
reward  to  the  box-offices.  The  problem  belongs  in  the  lap  of  the 

entire  industry.  We  shall  conscientiously  devote  ourselves  toward  doing  our  share. 


-Resolute  pictur€S "-WoMy  vft SueA^ScAg^L 


RESOLUTE  PICTURES  CORPORATION 

presents 


SEASON   1933-1934 


MEET  SUYDAM  SMITH 


By  LOUIS  JOSEPH  VANCE,  Author  of  "The  Lone  Wolf" 
Stories.  .  .  .  Adaptation  of  story  in  Red  Book  Magazine. 
Brings  to  the  screen  for  the  first  time  "Suydam  Smith" — 
a  greater  character   than  the  Lone  Wolf.   Real   box-office. 


By  WHITNEY  BOLTON,  Author  of  "If  I   Had  a  Million". 

.  .  .  A  winner!  Human,  throbbing,  vital.  A  cross-section 
of  life  that  will  leave  its  impress  on  all  types  of  audiences. 
We'll  watch  ourselves  on  this  one,  and  get  an  ace  production. 


SCHOOL  FOR  SCANDAL 


By  R.  B.  SHERIDAN.  .  .  .  Famous  stage  play  known  the 
world  over.  Will  be  brought  up  to  the  minute  for  pres- 
ent-day audiences.  A  picture  that  will  attract  to  the 
theatre  those  who  do  not  respond  to  the  average  release 


STEPSISTERS 


By  GILBERT  SEWARD.  .  .  .  Poignant  and  moving  domestic 
drama  that  strikes  home  with  all  classes  of  people.  Con- 
flict, action,  rhythm.  Movement  against  backgrounds  that 
are  as  familiar  to  the  mass  public  as  their  own  bedrooms. 


THE  SUBSTITUTE  PRISONER 


By  MAX  MARCIN,  Author  of  "Silence,"  "Strange  Case 
of  Clara  Deane,"  "Woman  in  Room  13".  ...  As  strong 
and  dramatic  as  "Madame  X."  We're  fortunate  in  being 
able  to  get  this  big-time  story.  Splendid  production  values. 


SORCERY 


By  LOUIS  JOSEPH  VANCE.  .  .  .  Another  Suydam  exploit. 
Witchery  and  magic  against  civilized  backgrounds.  An 
intriguing  story  that  proves  the  old  adage  that  truth  is 
ofttimes  more  strange  than   fiction.     Strikes  a   new  note. 


THAT    HOLLYWOOD    REDHEAD 


By  TOM  GIBSON.  .  .  .  Fast-moving  highlights  in  the  hectic 
career  of  a  Hollywood  film  star.  We  feel  that  this  type 
of  story — as  we're  going  to  handle  it — will  find  a  welcome 
on   the   screens   of   theatres   the   country   over.      Immense! 


THE  EUGENIC  BABY 


By  GERALD  BACON.  .  .  .  From  the  stage  play,  "Betty 
Be  Careful."  Also  ran  as  a  serial  in  the  "Evening  Graphic." 
Marvelous  exploitation  angles.  Expect  this  to  be  one  of 
the  big  money-makers  of  the  year.  Remember  this  promise! 


BEAUTY  CONTEST 


lfe*pl); 


By  EDWARD  I.  GREEN.  ...  An  inside  story  written  by  a 
newspaperman  who  knows  all  about  the  racket.  An  actual 
beauty  pageant  will  serve  as  one  of  the  backgrounds. 
A  perfect  blend  of  drama,   humor,   heartache  and   tragedy. 


ANGELS  WITHOUT  WINGS 


By  PAUL  PEREZ,  "Kiss  Me  Again,"  "Hotel  Continental," 
"Goldie".  .  .  .  Theatrical  angels  and  the  moths  who  get 
their  wings  singed  playing  with  fire.  The  making  of  a 
stage  play  and  the  unmaking  of  a  star.  Unusual  treatment. 


THE  ADVENTUROUS   SEX 


By  HOWARD  ESTABROOK,  "Cimarron,"  "A  Bill  of 
Divorcement,"  "Woman  Hungry".  .  .  .  Another  big-time 
author — and  another  production  that  should  give  a  good 
account  of  itself.  We'll  turn  out  a  real  attraction  in  this  one. 


AUCTIONED  OFF 


By  VIVIEN  GREY,  "The  Party  Girl".  ...  The  public  is 
ready  for  this  type  of  picture.  A  revelation  of  the  ex- 
tremes to  which  sophisticates  go  in  their  amours,  philan- 
derings   and   nocturnal    adventurings.     A  woman's   picture. 


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729    SEVENTH    AVENUE 


"  J  HI i -•"  " ^.^.^^.^^^a^^^^.,^^: 


NEW    yCRK    CITY 


DAILY 


Monday,  July  17,  1 


49  FEATURES  SET  FOR 
EASTERN  PRODUCTION 


{Continued  from  Page  1) 

try  picture-making.  Other  pending 
announcements  will  substantially  in- 
crease eastern  production  plans. 

With  a  schedule  providing  four 
features,  Rowland  and  Brice  begin 
work  July  28  on  "Take  a  Chance," 
musical.  Supplementing  this  activ- 
ity is  this  company's  short  subject 
production  includes  a  series  of  20 
pictures. 

Starmark  Pictures  has  completed 
the  first  of  a  series  of  six  features 
for  Regent  and  within  two  weeks 
begins  its  second  picture,  working 
at  Metropolitan  studio. 

W.  K.  D.  Productions  is  planning 
to  make  four  features  as  well  as  12 
Tom  Howard  shorts,  the  first  of 
which  is  titled  "One  Good  Urn  De- 
serves Another."  The  company  also 
has  10  one-reelers  scheduled. 

Exploitation  Pictures  has  listed  a 
series  of  four  features.  First  on  the 
program  is  "Enlighten  Thy  Daugh- 
ter." 

Max  Hayes  Productions  has  a 
schedule  calling  for  two  features 
and  a  series  of  12  shorts. 

Production  of  12  features  is  plan- 
ned by  George  Kilner  of  Superlite 
Pictures,  newly-formed  London  com- 
pany, which  will  work  in  association 
with  Louis  Weiss  in  the  east. 

Eddie  Dowling  and  Arthur  Hop- 
kins have  projected  plans  for  a  se- 
ries of  six  features,  with  the  first 
scheduled  to  start  within  a  few 
weeks. 

First  of  a  series  of  six  features 
planned  by  J.  D.  Trop,  Inc.,  will  be 
started  within  two  weeks. 

Chester  Erskin,  who  recently  com- 
pleted "Midnight,"  plans  to  get  into 
production  on  his  second  of  the  se- 
ries of  four  features  upon  comple- 
tion of  the  editing  and  cutting  of 
"Midnight." 

John  Krimsky  and  Gifford  Coch- 
rane, who  have  just  completed  "Em- 
peror Jones,"  plan  to  make  two 
more  features. 

Walter  Futter  is  planning  to  make 
a  series  of  four  four-reelers  and  13 
Travelaughs,  featuring  John  Med- 
bury,  in  addition. 

From  Progressive  Pictures  will 
come  a  series  of  13  musical  shorts. 
First  picture  is  slated  to  go  into  pro- 
duction within  the  next  three  weeks. 

Gem  Productions,  Inc.,  will  turn 
out  a  series  of  13  Goofytone  news- 
reels  for  Universal  release. 

Perfex  Pictures,  new  company, 
has  plans  for  a  series  of  shorts. 


It's  Up  To  Parents 

Detroit — Agitation  ot  Detroit  club- 
women to  censor  moving  pictures  more 
rigorously  has  come  to  no  practical  end, 
and  no  changes  will  be  made,  according 
to  Lieut.  Royal  S.  Baker,  police  censor, 
in  a  statement  to  FILM  DAILY.  "We 
cannot  gauge  what  the  adult  audience 
obviously  wants,  trom  box  office  re- 
ports, by  what  a  child  should  or  should 
not  see.  The  responsibility  for  censor- 
ship for  children  is  clearly  on  their  par- 
ents  under  present  conditions." 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 

i  By  CHARLES  A  LI  CO  ATE' 


JOAN  MARSH  and  Lillian  Bond 
J  have  been  signed  for  feature 
parts  in  the  screen  version  of  "Take 
a  Chance,"  which  Laurence  Schwab, 
William  Rowland  and  Monte  Brice 
will  produce  for  Universal.  James 
Dunn,  Lillian  Roth  and  Cliff  Ed- 
wards head  the  cast  of  players  for 

the  musical. 

• 

Roy  Mack,  director,  has  been 
placed  in  complete  charge  of  musical 
shorts  at  Vitaphone's  Brooklyn  stu- 
dio. The  appointment  was  a  reward 
for  the  splendid  job  Roy  has  done 
in  the  last  two  years  on  Vitaphone's 
series  of  "Broadway  Brevities."  Her- 
man Ruby  will  have  the  supervision 
over  stories  for  all  other  shorts. 


Ben  Blue,  now  headlining  at  the 
Albee,  Brooklyn,  has  been  booked 
over  the  entire  Loew  circuit.  On 
completion  of  his  stage  engagement 
he  will  leave  for  the  coast  where 
he  will  appear  in  a  series  of  shorts. 
Joe  Rivkin  of  the  Leo  Morrison  of- 
fice negotiated  the  deal. 
• 

Sam  Sax,  production  manager  at 
Warner  Bros.'  eastern  studio,  con- 
tinues to  follow  a  practice,  recently 
established  of  signing  Broadway's 
finest  bands  for  the  "Melody  Mas- 
ters" series.  He  has  now  contracted 
for  the  Blue  Ribbon  Boys,  from  New 
York's  Cotton  Club,  to  appear  in  a 
short. 


Herman  Rosse,  art  director  for 
John  Krimsky  and  Gifford  Cochran 
on  their  production,  "Emperor 
Jones,"  now  nearing  completion  at 
the  Astoria  studio  with  Paul  Robe- 
son in  the  title  role,  has  just  been 
honored  by  Queen  Wilhelmina  of 
Holland.  Her  Majesty  has  appoint- 
ed Rosse  to  a  professorship  in  deco- 
rative design  at  the  University  of 
Delft.  Rosse,  who  decorated  the 
Peace  Palace  at  the  Hague,  is  a 
graduate  of  the  University  of  Delft. 


Mary  Rosenfeld,  secretary  to  Sam 
Sax,  production  manager  of  War- 
ner Bros.  Eastern  studio,  and  Mil- 
ton Cohen,  of  the  purchasing  depart- 
ment, left  on  their  vacations  this 
week. 

• 

Burnet  Hershey  has  completed 
dialogue  and  direction  for  "Savage 
Gold,"  feature  which  goes  into  the 
Mayfair  July  17. 

• 

Shooting  will  start  this  week  at 
the  Vitaphone  studio  on  "Yeast  Is 
Yeast,''  a  "Broadway  Brevities" 
short  which  will  star  Tom  Patricola. 
Cy  Woods  and  Eddie  Moron  did  the 
script. 

David  Mendoza,  music  director  at 
the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio,  is 
an  enthusiastic  admirer  of  Rubinoff 's 
costly  Stradivarius.  Dave  uses  it  in 
his  current  Vitaphone  short,  "Black 
and  White." 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
£HARLES  LAUGHTON  will  play 
the  role  of  Humpty-Dumpty  in 
Paramount's  production  of  "Alice  in 
Wonderland".  The  part  is  Laugh- 
ton's  favorite.  Norman  McLeod  will 
direct.  The  search  for  Alice  still 
continues.      *         *         * 

Esther  Ralston,  whose  recent 
screen  activities  have  been  in  Brit- 
ish productions  made  in  England,  re- 
turns to  the  Paramount  lot  this  week 
to  appear  with  Buster  Crabbe  and 
Jack  LaRue  in  Zane  Grey's  story, 
"To  the  Last  Man,"  one  of  the  four 
out-door  romances  on  Paramount's 
1933-34  schedule. 

*  *  * 

"Cleopatra,"  which  Cecil  B.  De- 
Mille  will  direct  for  Paramount  with. 
Claudette  Colbert  in  the  title  role, 
is  now  being  prepared  in  Hollywood 
by  Jeanie  MacPherson  and  Bartlett 
Cormack.  "Cleopatra"  will  go  into 
production  following  the  completion 
of  "Four  Freightened  People,"  which 
DeMille  starts  directing  early  next 
month,  and  which  will  also  find  Miss 
Colbert  in  the  top  feminine  spot. 

George   Stevens,   director,   is  busy 


with  Scenarist  Fred  Guiol  writing 
the  screen  story  of  Steven's  next  di- 
rectorial assignment,  "Me  and  Wash- 
ington," another  "Mr.  Average  Man" 
comedy  for  RKO  Radio  Pictures. 
Edgar  Kennedy  and  Florence  Lake 
enact  the  featured  roles. 

*  *         * 

Maury  M.  Cohen's  second  Invin- 
cible picture  is  tentatively  titled 
"Birds  of  a  Feather."  It  is  now 
being  written  by  Keene  Thompson. 
The  second  Chesterfield  production, 
"Notorious  But  Nice,"  featuring 
Marian  Marsh  and  Betty  Compson, 
is  now  being  cut. 

*  *         * 

Sam  Behrman,  author  of  the  cur- 
rent success,  "Biography,"  will  write 
the  script  of  the  puppet  show  story 
which  Jesse  Lasky  produced  to  star 
Lilian  Harvey. 

*  *         * 

The  cast  of  RKO  Radio  Pictures' 
next  Clark  and  McCullough  comedy 
was  completed  yesterday.  Support- 
ing the  comedy  stars  will  be  Anders 
Von  Haden,  Harry  Gribbon,  Brooks 
Benedict,  Bud  Jamieson,  James  Mor- 
ton and  Lila  Leslie.  Ben  Holmes 
wrote  the  yarn  and  will  also  direct. 


THALBERG  PREDICTS 
SPECIALIZED  Bit! 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  house  to  satisfy  their  tastes, 'fl 
clared  the  M-G-M  production  e)j 
tive.  He  declared  that  this  dev  i 
ment  has  already  started  in  < 
United  States.  Through  show| 
of  pictures  at  special  previews,  1 1 
ence  reaction  will  determine  f 
classification  the  pictures  merit,  j 
Thalberg. 

Approval  of  pictures  with  all-| 
casts  was  voiced  by  Thalberg,  | 
pointed  out,  however,  that  it  is  i 
less  to  collate  stars  into  a  pk| 
without  giving  them  worthv 
parts. 

"Merely  to  cram  stars  into  a  t 
er  with  a  view  to  using  their  co 
tive  names  on  marquee  adverti 
is  a  very  short-sighted  policy," 
serted  Thalberg.  "Audiences  den 
value  for  their  money  and  I 
they  might  be  inveigled  into  a 
ater  once  or  twice  by  this  trick, 
will  soon  resent  it,  and  with 
their  future  patronage." 


Majestic  Will  Announce 
13  Features  for  Seasl 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

will   take  place  July  29,   30  a 
at  the  Drake  Hotel,  Chicago. 
50   franchise    holders,    branch 
agers   and   salesmen  will  atteri 
well    as    Herman    Gluckman,   pi 
dent,   and  Phil  Goldstone,  execu) 
producer.      They    are    now    on 
coast  lining  up  product  for  the  ' 
season. 

First  three  pictures  on  the 
program  will  be  shown  at  the  m 
ings.  They  are  "Sing,  Sinner,  Sir 
"Curtain  at  Eight"  and  'The  Sii 
Nora  Moran."  The  musical  will 
titled  "Husband  Hunters  of  19* 
"My  Life,"  a  biography  of  Isac 
Duncan,  will  be  the  fourth  feat1 
Titles  for  the  entire  line-up  will 
announced  at  the  convention. 


HOW  GOO 


Is  Your 
Memory 


1.  Who  played  the  title  role  in  the  1] 
Fox  silent  version  of  "A  Connect 
Yankee  at  King  Arthur's  Court?" 

2.  Where  was  William  S.  Hart  born? 

3.  What   company    produced   "Variety" 

4.  When      was      Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mai 
formed? 

5.  What  was  the  first  feature  produced 
Famous   Players? 

(For  Answers  See  Page  8) 


lay,  July  17,  1933 


DAILY 


'PILGRIMAGE" 


Henrietta    Crosman,    Norman    Foster, 
irian    Nixon    and    Heather    Angel. 

90  mins. 
ERTAINMENT  FOR  ANY  TYPE  OF 
NCE.  WHOLESOME  AND  BEAU- 
LY-TOLD  LOVE  DRAMA, 
can  hold  its  head  high  when  it  sells 
e.  If  it  constitutes  any  indication  of 
nay  be  expected  from  this  company 
the  coming  year,  then  exhibitors  can 
ir  worthwhile  product  from  Fox.  The 
f  "Pilgrimage"  is  an  able  one.  Its 
as  been  painstakingly  recorded  against 
itiful  background.  It  deals  with  a 
-Western  mother  whose  love  for  her 
ounts  to  an  obsession.  When  he  falls 
i  with  a  neighbor's  daughter  she  tries 
ak  up  the  affair  and  finally,  in 
ition,  sends  him  off  to  war.  He  is 
and  his  sweetheart,  hated  by  the 
,  has  a  baby  boy.  From  this  point 
ry  concerns  itself  with  the  mother's 
for  the  girl  and  her  son.  She  finally 
s  when  she  comes  across  a  situation 
to  her  own,  while  in  Paris  with  the 
tar  mothers."  The  dialogue  rings 
I 

:  Henrietta  Crosman,  Heather  Angel, 
n     Foster,     Marian     Nixon,     Maurice 

Lucille   La  Verne,   Charley  Grape- 
edda  Hopper,  Robert  Warwick,  Betty 

Louise    Carter,    Francis    Ford,    Jay 

and    Frances    Rich. 

:tor,    John    Ford;    Author,    I.    A.    R 

:  Dialogue  Direction,  William  Collier, 

alogue,    Dudley    Nicholas;    Adaptors, 

i  Clein  and  Barry  Conners;  Art  Direc- 

IJilliam    Darling;    Cameraman,    George 

erman;   Recording  Engineer,  W.  W 

1  Jr. 

tion,       Sympathetic.        Photography, 


"BEST  OF  ENEMIES" 

with   Buddy   Rogers,  Marian   Nixon 
Fox  66  mins. 

PLEASING  LIGHT  COMEDY  NUMBER 
GEARED  TO  MEET  THE  POPULAR  TASTE. 
GOOD  CAST  HELPS. 

This  offering  carries  a  good  quota  of 
laughs  and  after  a  rather  slow  start,  picks 
up  and  sails  along  quite  merrily  with  the 
fine  work  of  Joseph  Cawthorn  and  Frank 
Morgan.  They  play  the  parts  of  the  dad- 
dies of  Marian  Nixon  and  Buddy  Rogers, 
respectively.  There  is  nothing  original  about 
the  situation  of  two  old  codgers  eternally 
at  loggerheads,  but  the  old  stuff  is  atoned 
for  in  the  original  and  sprightly  way  in 
which  it  is  handled  by  the  two  troupers. 
Morgan  is  a  builder  who  tries  to  buy  a 
lease  of  a  beer  garden  owned  by  Cawthorn 
so  he  can  build  a  skyscraper  on  the  site. 
Cawthorn  refuses,  and  thus  the  enmity 
starts  that  lasts  through  the  years.  The 
former  friends  drift  apart,  and  their  chil- 
dren grow  up  with  their  sentimental  at- 
tachment for  each  other.  Rogers  turns  to 
music,  puts  over  Marian's  song  to  a  big 
hit  with  his  jazz  band  in  pop's  beer  gar- 
den in  Europe  where  they  have  gone,  and 
so  to  the  happy  finale  when  the  two  old 
codgers  are  tricked  into  friendship  again 
by   the  youngsters. 

Cast:  Buddy  Rogers,  Marian  Nixon,  Frank 
Morgan,  Joseph  Cawthorn,  Greta  Nissen, 
Arno  Frey,  William  Lawrence,  Anders  Van 
Haden. 

Director,  Rian  James;  Author,  Sam  Mintz; 
Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguer,  Rian  James;  Cam- 
eraman, L.  W.  O'Connell. 

Direction,    Fair.      Photography,    Good. 


"DISGRACED" 

with  Helen  Twelvetrees,  Bruce  Cabot 
Paramount  65  mins. 

GETS  GOING  SLOWLY  AND  FINISHES 
FAIR  WITH  THE  HELP  OF  GOOD  DRA- 
MATIC SITUATION. 

The  story  construction  on  this  film  is  its 
principal  weakness,  with  the  hero  playing 
a  poor  second  fiddle  in  a  light  comedy 
characterization,  and  the  villain  appearing 
for  several  reels  to  be  the  hero,  which 
isn't  so  hot  for  the  cash  customers.  Espe- 
cially the  women.  Helen  Twelvetrees  as  a 
mannequin  falls  for  the  line  of  Bruce  Cabot, 
a  rich  youth  who  is  engaged  to  a  society 
girl.  She  believes  him  when  he  tells  her 
he  is  passing  the  other  woman  up,  and 
furnishes  a  bungalow  in  anticipation  of  their 
marriage.  Finally  when  she  realizes  he  is 
about  to  marry  the  society  girl,  Helen  visits 
him  at  the  cottage  with  a  gun.  Her  father, 
a  police  captain,  is  sent  to  the  scene  to 
help  the  youth  when  he  phones  the  district 
attorney.  He  kills  the  man  who  has  fooled 
his  daughter,  and  then  into  the  really 
worthwhile  part  of  the  film  with  some  good 
dramatic  situations  as  the  daughter  takes 
the  blame  and  her  dad  fights  to  assume 
responsibility.  William  Harrigan  as  the 
father   easily   steals   the    picture. 

Cast:  Helen  Twelvetrees,  Bruce  Cabot 
Adrienne  Ames,  William  Harrigan,  Ker 
Murray,  Charles  Middleton,  Adrienne  D'Am- 
bricourt,   Ara   Haswell,   Dorothy   Bay. 

Director,  Erie  C.  Kenton;  Author,  Alice 
D.  G.  Miller;  Adaptors,  Alice  D.  G.  Miller, 
Francis  Martin;   Cameraman,   Karl  Struss. 

Direction,  Okay.      Photography,  Good. 


"MIDNIGHT  MARY" 

with  Loretta  Young,  Ricardo  Cortez, 

Franchot   Tone 

M-G-M  71    mins. 

WELL  PRODUCED  AND  DIRECTED 
DRAMA-ROMANCE  WITH  FINE  CAST 
AND  FAIR  APPEAL. 

This  one  will  have  its  greatest  appeal 
to  the  women  even  though  the  story  is  old- 
fashioned  and  the  situations  somewhat  ob- 
vious. Loretta  Young  gains  considerable 
sympathy  as  a  young  misguided  girl  who 
gets  a  bad  start  in  life,  grasps  at  a  chance 
to  go  straight,  but  through  unfortunate 
breaks  is  forced  to  return  to  loose  living 
and  the  association  of  gangsters.  Rather 
than  see  Ricardo  Cortez,  as  her  lover- 
racketeer,  kill  Franchot  Tone,  wealthy 
Samaritan  with  whom  she  is  in  love,  Loret- 
ta murders  Cortez.  The  picture  opens  at 
the  trial  and  while  the  jury  is  deliberating 
her  fate,  Loretta's  past  flashes  before  her 
closed  eyes.  She  is  found  guilty  but  saved 
by  an  appeal  voiced  by  Tone  who  makes  a 
last  minute  dramatic  entrance  into  court. 
All  characters  are  well  handled  and  Direc- 
tor Wellman  has  pepped  up  what  might 
have  been  draggy  episodes  with  clever  tech- 
nique. 

Cast:  Loretta  Young,  Ricardo  Cortez, 
Franchot  Tone,  Andy  Devine,  Una  Merkel, 
Frank  Conroy,  Warren  Hymer,  Ivan  Simp- 
son, Harold  Huber,  Sandy  Roth,  Martha 
Sleeper,  Charles  Grapewin,  Halliwell  Hobbes, 
Robert  Emmett  O'Connor. 

Director,  William  Wellman;  Author, 
Anita  Loos;  Adaptors,  Gene  Markey,  Kath- 
ryn  Scola;  Editor,  William  S.  Gray;  Cam- 
eraman, James  Van  Trees. 

Direction,  Very  Good.  Photography,  Ex- 
cellent. 


e  of  Detroit  Buying 
Cooperative  Increased 

:      (Continued  from  Page   1) 

|     Offices  are  continued  in  the 
''heater  Bldg. 

rechristened  organization  will 
!m  hereafter  as  a  circuit,  with 
ithority  to  do  all  booking  for 
'uses  involved.  About  65  houses 
volved  in  the  deal. 
[|  new  Mid-States  Theaters  is 
gited  in  some  action  on  dual 
low  played  by  practically  ev- 
iluse  in  the  city. 


Predari  Elected  Head 

Of  Perfex  Pictures  Co. 

With  intentions  of  making  both 
features  and  shorts,  Perfex  Pic- 
tures has  been  incorporated  at  Al- 
bany, with  New  York  headquarters. 
Officers  of  the  firm  are:  president, 
C.  John  Predari;  vice-president, 
Stuart  K.  Brandon;  secretary  and 
treasurer,  Anthony  Marella. 


"THIS  IS  AMERICA"  OPENING 

"This   Is    America"    opens   at  the 
Rivoli  on  Wednesday. 


Something  New  in  Vacations 

3efore  you   decide  where  you  will   spend   your  vacation   this  summer   ask   your  friends 
II   Hotel    Uncas,   situated   directly   on   the    most    beautiful    part   of    Lake   George,    Queen 

merican    Lakes. 

| 'his  unique  hotel  offers  features  of  tremendous  appeal   to   those  who  seek   a  vacation 
|! really   re-creates   mind,    body,   and   soul    .    .   .    every   facility   for   rest   and    recreation. 

SPORTS 

inest  swimming  from  our  private  dock  (longest  on  Lake  George)  or  bathing  from 
e  sandy  beach.  The  water  is  so  clean,  clear  and  pure  that  you  can  drink  it — or 
this  advertisement   through   three   feet  of   it. 

.loafing — canoes,    sailboats,    speed    boats,    out-board    motor    boats,    aquaplaning, 
"ennis — Splendid    courts    maintained    in    best    of    condition.      Golf,    fishing,    mountain 
ing,    horseback    riding,    dancing,    billiards,    bowling. 


1933  RATES 


r.ates 
this 
Jd  it 
ets  u 


at   Hotel   Uncas  have  always  been  so   moderate   no   drastic   reductions   have  been 
season.      Inasmuch   as    rates   depend   on    location   and    type   of   accommodations 
is  suggested  that  prospective  guests  send  for  details.     The  clientele  is  restricted, 
pon  request. 

Address 

HOWARD  V.   DAYTON 

HOTEL    UNCAS 

UNCAS-ON-LAKE   GEORGE 

NEW  YORK 


*     *     * 


^    BUILDING  BIGGER  BUSINESS  EXTRA 


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line 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


PERSONAL 

Will  the  person  who  steals  Film  Daily 
from  my  desk  kindly  give  himself  up 
--for --he  who  steals  my  life  steals 
trash  but  he  who  steals  my  Film  Daily 
keeps  me  from  knowing  what  is  going 
on  in  my  industry. 

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THE 


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Monday,  July  17,  1! 


TWENTIETH  CENTURY 
LISTS  12  FEATURES 

i  Continued  from  Page  1) 


nual  sales  convention  beginning  to- 
day in  Chicago. 

The  lineup  follows:  "The  Bowery," 
with  Wallace  Beery,  Jackie  Cooper 
and  George  Raft,  an  adaptation 
made  by  Howard  Estabrook  and 
Jimmie  Gleason  of  a  novel  by  Mich- 
ael L.  Simmons  and  B.  R.  Solomon; 
two  George  Arliss  starring  vehicles, 
"Red  Tape,"  by  Sam  Mintz  and 
Maude  T.  Howell,  and  "The  Great 
Rothschild,"  an  original;  two  Con- 
stance Bennett  vehicles,  the  first  be- 
ing "Moulin  Rouge,"  a  musical  ex- 
travaganza based  on  a  French  play 
by  Lajon  de  Bri;  "Broadway  Thru 
a' Keyhole,"  based  on  a  Walter  Win- 
chell  original,  with  Peggy  Hopkins 
Joyce,  directed  by  Lowell  Sherman 
and  adapted  by  Gene  Towne  and 
Graham  Baker;  "Blood  Money,"  an 
original  by  Rowland  Brown;  "Miss 
Lonelyhearts,"  based  on  a  novel  by 
Nathaniel  West  and  adapted  by 
Leonard  Praskins;  "Trouble  Shoot- 
er," an  original  by  J.  R.  Bren  and 
Elmer  Harris;  "Born  to  Be  Bad," 
Ralph  Graves'  original;  "P.  T.  Bar- 
man,"  adapted  by  John  Huston; 
"The  Unnamed  Woman,"  by  Willard 
Robertson,  adapted  by  Courtney 
Terrett  and  directed  by  Gregory  La 
Cava. 

Under  exclusive  contract  to  Twen- 
tieth Century  are:  George  Arliss, 
Constance  Bennett,  Loretta  Young 
and   Constance   Cummings. 

The  production  executive  person- 
nel includes  Raymond  Griffith,  asso- 
ciate producer;  Howard  Smith,  sce- 
nario editor,  and  William  Dover, 
personnel  manager.  William  Goetz 
is  second  vice-president  and  associ- 
ate producer.  Joseph  H.  Moskowitz, 
for  years  the  personal  representa- 
tive of  Joseph  M.  Schenck's  inter- 
ests in  New  York,  was  brought  to 
Hollywood  by  Zanuck  as  general 
manager   of  Twentieth   Century. 

In  addition  to  Raoul  Walsh,  bor- 
rowed from  Fox,  Twentieth  Century 
also  has  its  own  staff  of  contract 
directors.  They  are:  Gregory  La 
Cava,  Lowell  Sherman,  Walter  Lang 
and  Sidney  Lanfield. 

Twentieth  Century's  scenario  staff 
comprises:  Howard  Estabrook,  El- 
mer Harris,  James  Gleason,  Arthur 
Richman,  Leonard  Praskins,  Sam 
Mintz,  John  Huston,  Graham  Baker, 
Gene  Towne,  Maude  T.  Howell,  Nun- 
nally     Johnson,      Henry     Lehrman, 


ANSWERS 

to 
"HOW  GOOD  IS  YOUR 
MEMORY"    QUESTIONS 

1.  Harry    Myers. 

2.  Newburgh,    N.    Y. 

3.  Ufa. 

4.  1924. 

5.  "The    Prisoner    of    Zenda." 


L.  A.  Takes  Precautions  Against  Kidnappings 

Hollywood — The  counfry-wide  kidnapping  epidemic  has  caused  local  authorities 
to  take  extra  precautions  to  guard  picture  stars.  Sheriff  Riscailuz  has  created  a  special 
group  of  secret  investigators  to  handle  kidnapping  cases.  There  is  talk  of  forming  a 
local  "Scotland  Yard"  as  a  precautionary  step.  A  number  of  stars  are  employing 
bodyguards   for   themselves   and    their   families. 


Lichtman  to  Discuss 

U.  A.  Sales  Policies 

Chicago — Al  Lichtman  will  con- 
duct a  discussion  on  sales  policy  as 
the  main  topic  on  the  closing  day 
of  the  United  Artists  convention 
here  Wednesday.  Branch  managers 
and  salesmen  will  be  invited  to  join 
in  the  discussion  which  will  cover 
sales  terms,  checking  percentages, 
exploitation  and  accessories.  Joseph 
M.  Schenck  will  also  address  the  del- 
egates on  that  day.  Other  speeches 
programmed  for  the  closing  session 
will  be  delivered  by  Harry  Gold, 
Haskell  Masters,  Ben  Fish,  S.  M. 
Horowitz,  Charles  Stern,  J.  Van  Til- 
zer,  Carroll  Trowbridge  and  E.  J. 
Smith. 

Tomorrow,  the  second  day  of  the 
session,  Harry  Gold  will  open  the 
meeting  with  an  address  on  United 
Artists  salesmen  and  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  S.  M.  Horowitz,  who  will 
speak  on  the  duties  of  a  branch 
manager.  Al  Lichtman  will  outline 
the  product  for  1933-34  as  the  clos- 
ing item  on  the  morning  program. 
In  the  afternoon,  trailers  will  be  dis- 
cussed. James  Mulvey,  representing1 
Samuel  Goldwyn.  will  talk.  Hal 
Home  will  speak  on  advertising, 
publicity  and  exploitation.  Monroe 
Greenthal  will  discuss  exhibitor  co- 
operation. Ed  Finney  will  speak  on 
"The  Press."  There  will  be  an  ad- 
dress by  Walt  Disney  and  as  the 
closing  speech  on  the  day's  sched- 
ule, Al  Lichtman  will  speak  on  the 
Disney  products. 


Maberry,  Carroll  Set 

10  Bookings  for  Opera 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

nolicy  somewhat  similar  to  the  one 
at  the  New  York  Hippodrome,  which 
they  onerate.  Bookings  are  as  fol- 
lows: Newark,  Julv  16;  Boston.  July 
20:  Providence,  July  22:  Buffalo, 
July  28:  Pittsburgh,  July  31;  Cleve- 
land, Aug:.  4;  Akron  (tentative1* 
Aue.  7.  A  Havana  engagement  will 
begin  Dec.  26. 

Monogram  to  Support 
F.  M.  P.  I.  Recovery  Code 

Monogram  and  all  its  franchise 
holders  will  sunport  the  so-called 
"Harrison  code"  of  the  Federation 
of  the  M.  P.  Industry.  W.  Ray  John- 
ston announced  Saturday  before 
leaving:  for  the  Monogram  regional 
convention  in  Chicago. 

INSTALLING  NEW  VAULT 

A  new  film  vault  of  7,000,000  feet 
capacity  will  be  added  to  the  premi- 
ses of  General  Film  Library  this 
week.  The  vault  will  be  installed 
on  the  17th  floor  of  729  Seventh  Ave. 


Laird  Doyle,  Courtenay  Terrett, 
Michael  Simmons,  Ralph  Graves. 
Harold  Long,  Rowland  Brown  and 
Willard  Robertson. 


John  Hicks  to  Set  Para. 
French  Production  Plan 

Plans  for  the  resumption  of 
foreign  language  picture  production 
at  Joinville,  France,  will  be  made 
upon  arrival  of  John  W.  Hicks, 
Paramount  foreign  department  ex- 
ecutive, who  sails  from  New  York 
July  20  with  Eugene  Zukor.  At 
present  the  studio  is  dubbing  pic- 
tures but  no  actual  production  is 
going   on. 

Paramount  is  making  two  foreign 
versions  at  its  Coast  studios  cur- 
rently. One  is  "Cradle  Song,"  based 
on  a  popular  play,  which  is  being 
made  in  Spanish,  and  the  other  is 
"The  Right  to  Love,"  being  pro- 
duced  in  French. 


ANOTHER  FOR  TAUBER 

"The  Big  Attraction,"  starring 
Richard  Tauber,  will  open  at  the 
Vanderbilt  Saturday.  The  feature 
is  a  musical  and  the  second  in  a  se- 
ries featuring  Tauber. 


WARNERS  TO  FINISH 
30  BY  END  OF  SEP 

(Continued  from   Pane    1) 


season      program,      Major     War 
stated. 

"This  is  in  keeping  with  our  p 
icy  of  selling  our  product  by  act 
showing    on     the     screen     and    i| 
merely  on   paper,"  he   said.   Contl 
uing:      "We   are   keeping   our  sa| 
and     production     plans     elastic 
cause    it     is    good    sound    busintl 
sense  to   do   so.     We   want  to  ktf 
our   position   of  being   able   to   ta 
advantage   of   new   trends   in  pub) 
film  tastes,  and  front  page  stori 
We  want  to  be  in  a  position  to  h<! 
exhibitors     take    advantage    of 
creased    admission   prices    that  n 
seem   inevitable  in  view  of  the  r 
tion's    trend    toward    higher    pric 
dictated  by  President  Roosevelt's  | 
covery  program." 


MAKING  COLOR  SHORTS 

Jacksonville,  Fla.  —  Raymo 
Friedgen  is  directing  Technico' 
short  subjects  at  Ocala,  Fla.,  a 
Bainbridge,  Ga.,  for  Photocolor  St 
dios  of  Irvington,  N.  Y. 


DRITZ 

on-ihe-„ 


L. 


IVE    above  the 
1  tree-tops  . .  No  extra 
III  I   charge  for  a  restful 

view  of  entire  Central 
Pork  and  a  refreshing  breeze  .  /'Amer- 
ica's only  truly  Continental  hotel".,  de- 
ightful  .  .  different  .  .  convenient  to 
theatres,   shops    and    business. 

• 
Dinner  and  supper  dancing  nightly  in  the 
SKY  GARDEN,  New  York's  intimate  and 
popular    Roof  .  .  entertainment.    Lunch- 
eon or  tea   at  .  .  .  RUMPELMAYER'S. 

Rates:   Single  $3.50-$5;   double  $5-$7;  suites  from   $8 
ATTRACTIVE  WEEKLY  AND  MONTHLY  CONCESSIONS 

Moderately  priced  apartments  furnished  or 
unfurnished  available  NOW  or  October   1st. 


DIRECTION 
S.  GREGORY  TAYLOR 


Htt 


ntimate  in  Character 
international  in  Scope 
ndependent  in  Thought 


7.  A.   To  Std 


ove  For  Higher  Admissions 


SRAINGERJOINS  UNIVERSAL  AS  DISTRIBUTION  HEAD 

ndependent  Group  Incorporates  Under  A  New  Name 


I  Concentrate  on  Four 
Points  in  Code 
Proposals 

incorporation  under  the  new  name 
Federation  of  the  Motion  Picture 
lustry  of  America,  Inc.,  was  an- 
i  meed  last  night  by  the  inde- 
!  ident  producer  and  distributor 
jump  which  met  at  the  Park  Cen- 
1 1.  Officers  are:  Pete  Harrison, 
I  isident;  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Harry 
'  3mas,  Jack  Bellman  and  M.  M. 
f  ff man,    vice     presidents;    Charles 

i:tt,    treasurer;    John    N.    Weber, 
{Continued   on  Page  2) 
iiXAS  exhibYagree 

N  NEW  CODE  POINTS 

alias — Further  recommendations 
li"  the  national  theater  code  were 
:  ipted  by  the  joint  code  committee 
^Allied  Theater  Owners  of  Texas 
iii  Texas  Theater  Owners'  Ass'n  at 
i:  concluding  sessions  here.  The 
le  recommended: 

peration    of    theaters    by    producer-distribu- 
is    unfair    and    should    be    ended;    protec- 
(Continued  on   Page    12) 


incipal  Will  Release 
44  Shorts  in  1933-1934 

Principal  Distributing  will  release 
one-reelers,  6  two-reelers  and  12 

ter  films  of  three  to  four  reels 
I  length  next  season,  Frank  R.  Wil- 
ls told  The  Film  Daily  last  night 
J  core  he  left  for  Washington  to 
•  iume  an  executive  post  with  Gen- 
i  il  Hugh  S.  Johnson,  head  of  the 
jiustrial  Recovery  Act  activities. 
j  ties  for  the  lineup  will  be  released 

pet  week. 


M-G-M  Adding  Multi-Star  Vehicles 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — In  addition  to  a  dozen  multi-star  vehicles  already  outlined  for  the 
new  season,  M-G-M  announces  it  will  add  others  later,  thereby  turning  out  the  biggest 
number  of  multi-star  productions  in  the  history  of  the  company.  There  are  now  16 
features  in  various  stages  of  work  at  the  M-G-M  studios.  Summer  production 
activity  will   be  the  greatest   in  five  years. 


Garyn  Joins  Master  Art  Products; 
Company  Plans  General  Expansion 


First  of  Resolute's  12 
Starts  Work  This  Month 

Production  on  "Meet  Suydam 
Smith,"  by  Louis  Joseph  Vance,  the 
first  of  the  Mastercraft  Twelve  fea- 
tures planned  by  Resolute  Pictures 
Corp.,  gets  under  way  the  latter 
part  of  July  at  the  Universal  studios 
in  Hollywood.  Herbert  R.  Ebenstein 
{Continued  on  Page   11) 


Acquisition  of  an  interest  in  Mas- 
ter Art  Products  by  W.  P.  ("Pat") 
Garyn  and  his  appointment  as  vice- 
president  and  general  manager  of 
the  company  effective  immediately, 
was  announced  yesterday  by  E. 
Schwartz,  president.  Garyn's  asso- 
ciation with  the  company  will  signal 
the  entrance  of  Master  Art  into  the 
feature  picture  field,  specializing  in 
(.Continued    on    Page    4) 


Oscar  Hanson  to  Handle  Educational  in   Canada 


Educational  Pictures  has  closed  a 
deal  with  Empire  Films,  Ltd.,  of 
which  Oscar  Hanson  is  president, 
for  distribution  of  its  product  in 
Canada,  according  to  announcement 
bv  E.  W.  Hammons,  president  of 
Educational.  Hanson  originally 
opened    the    Educational    exchanges 

{Continued   on   Page    13) 


Clyde  Elliott  Brings 

459,000  Feet  of  Film 

San  Francisco  — ■  Approximately 
459,000  feet  of  filmed  negative  was 
brought  back  from  the  Malay  jungles 
by  the  Clyde  Elliott  expedition  which 
returned  last  week  on  the  N.Y.K. 
(Continued  on  Page   13) 


Can't  Agree  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland — Eecause  some  of  the  sub- 
sequent run  downtown  houses  are  un- 
derstood to  have  refused  to  cut  out 
double  features,  local  exhibitors  are  no 
nearer  reaching  an  agreement  than  they 
were  a  month  ago  when  the  first  of  a 
series  of  meetings  was  held  to  discuss 
duals    and    price    boosts. 


Lichtman  Says  No  U.  A.  Films 
Will  be  Shown  at  Cut  Prices 


Seven  Houses  Reopened 
In  Northwest  Territory 

Minneapolis — Local  exchanges  re- 
port the  reopening  of  the  following 
seven  houses:  State,  Sauk  Rapids; 
Ivanhoe,  Ivanhoe;  Lyric,  Lakefield; 
Lawler,  Rochester,  and  a  new  house 
in  Spring  Grove,  all  Minn.;   Grand, 

(Continued   on   Page    13) 


Chicago — United  Artists  will  not 
allow  exhibitors  to  play  its  pictures 
at  reduced  admission  prices,  and  the 
company  plans  to  start  a  movement 
whereby  all  companies  will  help 
bring  about  restoration  of  old  box 
office  schedules  and  thus  restore 
prosperity  and  higher  wages  in  line 
with  the  new  deal  program,  said 
(Continued   on  Page    13) 


Former   Fox   Executive 

Succeeds  L.  J. 

Schlaifer 

James  R.  Grainger,  who  recently 
settled  his  contract  with  Fox,  where 
he  was  in  charge  of  distribution  for 
eight  years,  yesterday  assumed  the 
same  post  at  Universal,  succeeding 
L.  J.  Schlaifer.  In  announcing  the 
appointment,  Carl  Laemmle  stated 
for  years  he  has  wanted  Grainger  in 
the  organization,  but  only  recently 
did  events  shape  themselves  to  make 

(Continued    on    Page    13) 


BOOSTING  ADMISSIONS 
CONSIDERED  IN  OHIO 


Columbus — P.  J.  Wood,  business 
manager  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Ohio, 
announces  that  he  expects  to  call  a 
state  gathering  of  exhibitors  in  Au- 
gust with  the  primary  purpose  of 
discussing  the  question  of  raising 
admission  prices.  He  declared  with 
the  minimum  wage  scale  likely  to  be 
imposed  together  with  other  in- 
(Continued  on  Page   12) 


Epstein  Buys  Interest 
In  Hollywood  Exchange 

Morris  Epstein  has  purchased  an 
interest  in  the  Hollywood  Film  Ex- 
changes, of  which  Jack  Bellman  is 
president.  Epstein  becomes  vice- 
president  and  sales  executive.  A 
new  exchange  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
will  be  opened  by  Hollywood  with- 
in the  next  two  weeks.  The  com- 
pany now  operates  branches  in  Buf- 
falo,   Philadelphia    and    New    York. 


Goldstone  After  Dietrich 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Phil  Goldstone,  produc- 
tion head  of  Majestic  Pictures,  will  at- 
tempt to  borrow  Marlene  Dietrich  to 
star  in  "An  Entirely  Different  Woman," 
which  Majestic  yesterday  purchased 
from  Paramount.  The  reported  pur- 
chase price   is   $20,000. 


THE 


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Tuesday,  July  1 8,  1*1 


Vol.  LXI1I.  No.  14     Tubs.  JuW  18.1933      Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


Code   Extended   to  White   Collar  Workers 

Washington    Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 
Washington — Amendment   to   the  cotton   textile  code  to  include  office  workers   in   the 
40-hour   week,   with    no   reduction    in   pay,    is   considered   significant    in    the   administra- 
tion's  attitude    toward    white    collar    workers    in    all    codes. 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW  YORK  STOCK  MARKET 

Net 
High     Low     Close     Chg. 

Am.     Seat 6y4      6Va      6>/4  —     Vi 

Columbia    Picts.    vtc     23%     22y8     23%   +   1 
Con.    Fm.     Ind..        .     4%       45/8       45/8   +     Vs 
Con.    Fm.    Ind.    pfd.    12 1/4     11  Vl     1214   +     Va 

E^st.     Kodak      87  Vi     86         86 1/4  —     Vl 

Fox    Fm.    "A"    43/g      4  4i/4  +     Va 

Loew's,     Inc 303/8     265/8     293/8   +  IVi 

Paramount   ctfs 2'/8       2  2'/8   +     Vi 

Pathe    Exch 23/8       2  23/8   +     1/4 

do     "A"     9l/2       8V4       9l/2   +   13/8 

RKO     43/4       41/4       43/8      

Warner    Bros 83/8       71/2       8I/4   -f     % 

NEW   YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Columbia    Pets.    vtc.   22i/4     22 1/4     22 1/4  —  1  Va 

Gen.  Th.   Eq.  pfd...        %       "-16       Va     

Technicolor     8%       8y2       8%   +     Vs 

Trans-Lux     3l/8       3  3Vs   +      Vs 

NEW   YORK    BOND    MARKET 
Gen.    Th.    Eq.    6s40..      83/4       71/2       8Vi   +   1 
Gen.  Th.    Eq.6s40ctfs.     V/2       6'/4       7'/4   +   114 
Keith    A-0    6s    46..    52%     523/4     52%   +     Vs 

Loew    6s    41  ww 82  81  Vl     81 1/2+      Vl 

Paramount    6s    47     ..    28 '/2     25 Vi     27        +    15/8 
Par.     6s47     ctfs.     ...    27  26  27        +1 

Par.    By    5Vis51 35%     35     35%   +     Vl 

Par.    5 Vis    50    28         25 Vi     28       +  2% 

Par.    5%s    50    ctfs..    27         26%     27       +  1 

Pathe    7s    37     80  80  80        +3 

Warner's     6s39      39%     38     39%    +   1  Vl 

NEW    YORK    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 
Para.    Publix    2'/8       1  %       2         


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Arkansas, 
Mississippi    and    Tennessee,    Jackson,     Miss. 

July  19:  Premiere  of  "Song  of  Songs"  at  Cri- 
terion,  New  York. 

July  19:  Joint  meeting  of  major  and  indepen- 
dent distributors  on  code  at  Hays  office 
at   2:15    P.    M. 

July  21-22:  Fox  Film  Corp.  special  stockhold- 
ers'    meeting,     home    office,     New    York. 


Independent  Group 

Takes  a  New  Name 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

temporary  secretary.  Phil  Meyers, 
Glett  and  Johnston  also  were  named 
as  a  finance  committee.  Jacob 
Schechter  is  attorney.  An  execu- 
tive committee  of  eight  will  be 
named  next  Monday.  Constitution 
and  by-laws  were  ratified. 

Discussing  code  proposals,  oppo- 
sition was  voiced  to  the  scale  of 
minimum  wages  and  maximum 
hours  which  have  been  proposed. 
The  association  indicated  it  would 
confine  itself  to  only  about  four 
points,  including  open  market  sell- 
ing, opposition  to  block-booking  and 
divorcing  producing  -  distributing 
from  exhibition. 

Board  of  directors  includes:  Les- 
ter W.  Adler,  George  Batcheller, 
Jack  Bellman,  Jack  Berkowitz,  Al 
Bondy,  Sol  Braunstein,  Frank  B. 
Ferrone,  Al  Friedlander,  Herman 
Gluckman,  Arthur  Greenblatt,  P.  S. 
Harrison,  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Louis 
Korson,  Phil  Meyers,  William  M. 
Pizor,  P.  A.  Powers,  Herman  Rifkin, 
Bob  Savini,  Jacob  Schechter,  Harry 
Thomas,  John  N.  Weber,  Ben  Berk, 
Trem  Carr,  Maury  Cohen,  Charles 
Glett,  Phil  Goldstone,  M.  H.  Hoff- 
man, Nat  Levine,  Alfred  T.  Mannon 
and   William   Steiner. 


Allen  Glenn  Joins  Warners 
As  So.  Exploitation  Chief 

Dallas — Allen  Glenn  has  been  ap- 
pointed southern  advertising  and  ex- 
ploitation manager  for  Warner  Bros, 
by  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  executive  in 
charge  of  advertising  and  publicity. 
Glenn,  who  will  operate  out  of  War- 
ner's Dallas  exchange  under  Fred 
M.  Jack,  district  manager,  will  co- 
operate with  exhibitors  booking 
Warner  product  throughout  the  ter- 
ritory. 

Frank  Strayer  to  Direct 
Remaining  8  Invincibles 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Frank  Strayer  has 
been  signed  by  Maury  M.  Cohen  to 
direct  the  remaining  eight  Invincible 
productions  for  this  season.  Strayer 
has  just  completed  "By  Appoint- 
ment Only"  for  Invincible. 

"VOLTAIRE"  WORLD  PREMIERE 

Pittsburgh — Warner's  "Voltaire," 
starring  George  Arliss,  will  have  its 
world  premiere  Aug.  24  at  the  Stan- 
ley. 


OLIVE   BORDEN   AT  FAIR 

Chicago  —  Olive  Borden,  who  re- 
cently finished  making  "Chloe"  in 
Florida,  follows  Rosco  Ates  on  the 
Hollywood  set  at  A  Century  of 
Progress.  Ates  has  left  for  the 
coast.  Under  co-direction  of  Jack 
Sullivan,  formerly  of  Monogram,  and 
George  Jeske  of  the  Torchy  com- 
edies, Miss  Borden  will  appear  in  the 
shorts  now  being  filmed  on  the 
Hollywood  lot. 


REGENT   CLOSES    DEALS 

Regent  Pictures  has  closed  con- 
tracts with  H.  A.  Lande  of  Supreme 
Screen  Classics,  Chicago,  covering 
distribution  of  "Wives  Beware," 
starring  Adolphe  Menjou,  in  north- 
ern Illinois  and  Indiana,  and  with 
Andrew  Wall  of  Great  Southern 
Pictures  Co.,  New  Orleans,  cover- 
ing Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Alabama, 
Georgia,  Florida,  Texas,  Oklahoma, 
Arkansas,  Tennessee,  and  North 
and   South   Carolina. 


RKO  BUYS  2  STORIES 

West  Coast  Bureau,  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — -RKO  has  purchased 
"Dummy's  Vote"  by  Arthur  E.  Hor- 
man.  ZaSu  Pitts  will  be  starred. 
"Apple  Tree"  by  John  Galsworthy 
has  also  been  bought  by  RKO  from 
Frank  Tuttle,  director,  who  owned 
the  screen  rights  to  the  play.  Sev- 
eral sequences  have  already  been 
made  by  Tuttle  in  England. 


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DOUGLAS  FAIRBANKS,  JR.,  after  being 
up  in  New  York  as  a  result  of  a  pneu 
attack,  has  sailed  for  London  to  joii 
father.  Doug,  Jr.,  will  spend  about  thi 
four  months  recuperating  before  he  n 
film   work. 

BERTHOLD    VIERTEL,    German    film    dii 
arrived    on    the    Berengaria    and    is    spendir  \ 
week     here     at     the    St.     Moritz     Hotel    I 
going    on    to    Hollywood. 

HERBERT    SILVERBERG,     Buffalo    film    .-• 
ney,     returned    home     last     night    after    se\ 
days    in    New    York. 

INA  CLAIRE  sailed  Saturday  on  the  Be | 
garia   for  a   vacation   abroad. 

ARTHUR   L.   PRATCHETT,   general  manage 
Compania    Distribuidora    De    Pel iculas    de   C 
distributors    of    Paramount    pictures    in   Cuba 'j 
in     New     York     for     conference     with     Emil  1 
Shauer    and    John    W.    Hicks,    Jr.       He   will 
main    for   several   weeks. 

BOB     GILLHAM     and     AL     WILKE    of    P| 
mount  will   return   to   New  York   tomorrow  t 
the    coast. 

NED  DEPINET,  JULES  LEVY  and  ROBERT 
SISK  of  RKO  will  return  from  the  coast  toni 

AL  MERTZ,  MIKE  POLLAR,  and  A.  I 
SCHUBART  of  RKO  returned  from  Hie  c" 
yesterday. 

FRED  McCONNELL  of  the  Van  Beuren  t\ 
returned    from    the    coast   yesterday. 


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a  box  office  smash  but  a  masterful  piece 
of  entertainment.  This  picture  has  whole- 
hearted endorsement  of  local  civic  bodies 
and  have  been  congratulated  all  day  long 
for  bringing  such  unparalleled  entertain- 
ment to  Springfield.  Anticipate  record- 
breaking  business.       Al  Anders,  BIJOU, 

Springfield,  Mass. 


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ENDORSED  AND  ACCLAIMED  BY 

NATIONAL  ORGANIZATIONS 

AND  CIVIC  LEADERS- 


H.  S.  Cumming,  Surgeon  Gene- 
ral, Public  Health  Service,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Alan  H.  Nicol,  Director  of 
Visual  Education,  Board  of  Ed- 
ucation, Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
George  T.  Wood,  Pres.  Metro- 
politan Baptist  Ministers. 
George   H.   Zehrung,   National 
Council,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Judge  Ben  B.  Lindsay,  famous 
children's  court  magistrate. 
Judge  Samuel    D.    Levy,    Chil- 
dren's Court,  N.  Y. 
Judge  Georgia   Bullock,    South 
Pasedena,  Cal. 

Helen  F.  Huson,  Dept.   Public 
Welfare,  Erie  County,  N.  Y. 
Nat.  Society  of  New  England 
Council  of  Churches  of  Buffalo 
&.  Erie  County. 

General  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  Los  Angeles. 
International  Federation  of  Ca- 
tholic Alumnae,  N.  Y. 


Maud  Bogarth,  Supt.,  Ingleside 
Home,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
Local  Civic  Bodies  in  Spring- 
field, Mass. 

Rabbi  Samuel  Price,  Temple 
Beth  El,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Edward  Southworth,  Com- 
missioner, Springfield  Girl 
Scouts,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Rubie S.Crane,  Chairman, M. P. 
Council,  Springfield. 

Ethel  F.  Dexter,  Chairman,  Par- 
ent Teacher  Council,  Spring- 
field, Mass. 

Better    Film    Council,    Buffalo, 

N.  Y. 

Rev.  J.  H.  MacConnel,  Forest 
Ave.  Congregational  Church, 
New  York  City. 

Wilma  A.    Vanderwall,    Execu- 
tive Secretary  Church  Mission 
of  Help,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
California  Congress  of  Parents 
and  Teachers,  Los  Angeles. 


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Tuesday,  July  18,1931 


W,  P.  ('PAT')  GARYN 
JOINS  MASTER  ART 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
pictures  with  novel  exploitation  an- 
gles. No  set  program  has  been  de- 
termined for  1933-34,  the  schedule 
being  made  flexible  to  permit  acquir- 
ing of  films  with  unique  angles  as 
they  appear  from  time  to  time.  "In 
line  with  the  new  and  widened  mar- 
keting possibilities  in  the  motion 
picture  industry,  Master  Art  Prod- 
ucts will  launch  its  1933-34  season 
with  an  expanded  distribution  sys- 
tem and  an  increased  releasing 
schedule  including  both  features  and 
novelties,"  said  Schwartz.  "Mr. 
Garyn's  association  at  this  time,  is 
therefore,  of  particular  interest  to 
our  corporation.  He  will  take  charge 
of  distribution  and  assume  certain 
other    executive    duties." 

At  the  same  time,  Mr.  Schwartz 
announced  the  conclusion  of  negotia- 
tions whereby  Edwin  C.  Hill,  noted 
radio  news  commentator,  will  appear 
in  a  series  of  13  featurettes  to  be 
known  as  "The  Human  Side  of  the 
News."  This  is  the  first  addition  to 
the  increased  lineup,  which,  of 
course,  will  embrace  the  regular  re- 
leases of  "Organlogues,"  "Melody 
Makers"  and  "Puzzlegrafs."  Nego- 
tiations are  nearing  consummation 
for  other  groups. 

Master  Art  already  operates  its 
own  offices  in  New  York,  Chicago, 
Los  Angeles, Atlanta,  Dallas  snd  New 
Orleans.  Schwartz  and  Garyn  will 
immediately  set  about  to  effect  an 
expansion  of  its  distribution  system, 
until  eventually  offices  are  in  opera- 
tion throughout  the  nation. 

Garyn  jroes  to  Master  Art  from 
National  Screen  Service,  where  for 
six  years  he  acted  as  general  mana- 
ger in  charge  of  distribution.  Start- 
ing in  the  business  some  15  years 
ago,  in  the  sales  division  of  Fox 
Garyn  later  held  important  sales 
positions  with  Goldwyn  and  M-G-M. 

BOOKED    FOR   RIALTO 

"Sleepless  Nights"  a  Hollywood 
Exchange  release  is  booked  into  the 
Rialto  to  play  the  last  week  in  July. 
"The  Savage  Girl,"  another  Holly- 
wood release,  starts  an  engagement 
at  the  Mayfair  on  Friday.  These 
are  the  first  two  of  40  features  to 
be  handled  in  the  east  by  Hollywood 
Exchanges  during  the  1933-34  sea- 
son. 


Books  About  Movies 

A  compilation  of  books  about  mo- 
tion pictures,  entitled  "What  Shall  W> 
Read  About  the  Movies?"  has  been 
completed  and  issued  in  pamphlet  form 
by  William  Lewin,  chairman,  of  the 
Photoplay  Appreciation  Committee,  Na- 
tional Council  of  Teachers  of  English. 
Lewin's  aim  was  to  provide  a  guide  to 
the  many  books  about  the  movies,  their 
history,  science,  industry,  art  and  fu- 
ture, compiled  as  an  aid  to  photoplay 
appreciation.  From  about  a  thousand 
volumes,  both  old  and  new,  good  and 
bad,  Lewin  excluded  the  obsolete  works 
and  made  a  descriptive  list  of  the 
books    worth    reading    in    1933. 


A^ONC  the 


PHIL  M.  DALY 


•      •      •..WHAT'S  IN  a  Name?  plenty when 

the  name  happens  to  be  "Roxy" and  he  makes  his  first 

personal  appearance  on  a  stage  in  several  years as  he 

is  doing  this  week  at  Radio  City  Music  Hall    the  Maestro 

and  his  "Gang"  are  producing  a  spontaneous  reaction  at  every 
performance  which  is   a  sight  for  any  showman  to  marvel  at 

four  shows  a  day and  "Roxy"  conducts  every 

number  played  through  the  show introduces  every  in- 
dividual in  his  "Gang" and  puts  over  plenty  of  enter- 
tainment on  his  own in  that  way  which  makes  him  so 

peculiarly  individualistic  at  the  rate  they  are  going  over 

at  the  Music  Hall,   it   will  chalk  up  an   $80,000  week 

and  that,  mind  you,  with  just  a  so-so  pix which  makes 

it  a  Real  Roxy   Show  to  him   goes  the  honor   and  the 

credit Mister    Rothafel    has    conclusively    demonstrated 

that  he  has  a  tremendous  personal  following  that  is  Priceless 

his  hold  on  the  public  cannot  be  better  expressed  than 

this    comment   we   heard    on    the    way    out made    by    a 

young  lug  to  his  lady  friend "It  ain't  exactly  what  he 

does — it's  just  Roxy" in  a  word PERSONAL- 
ITY  


•      •      •     OF  ALL  things1 who'dathot  that  a  mere  Boat 

Ride  could  be  so  popular? over  at  the  Motion  Picture 

Club  the  tickets  for  the  first  annual  water  carnival  and  Sunday 

School  picnic to  be  held   at  Bear  Mountain  on  Aug.  2 

are  going  in  blocks  of  TEN the  following  gents 

having  subscribed  for  wholesale   quantities Artie   Steb- 

bins,  Lou  Blumenthal,  Harry  Brandt,  Leo  Klebanow,  Joe  Brandt, 
Lee  Ochs,  Louis  Nizer,  Jack  Shapiro,  Harry  Thomas,  Jack 
Guttfreund,   Arthur    Seidman,    Arnold   Van   Lear,    Dave   Loew, 

Charlie    Goetz,    Herbert    Ebenstein,    James    L.    Ryan 

MONEY  must  be  comin'  back  to  the  ole  film  biz or  are 

the  boys  coppin'  in  the  stock  market? 


•      •      •     THE  SCENE  is  the  Atlas  Studio  ossif and 

manager  Benny   Berk  talkin'  to  his  sec (Benny  havin' 

introduced  his  wife  to  the  sec  the  day  before,  and  the  two  got 

so   chummy    they    talked    for    HOURS) Benny 

"How  did  you  make  such  a  hit  with  my  wife?" The  Sec 

"Mebbe  I  SYMPATHIZE  with  her!" well,  you 

ASKED  for  it,  Benny and  ya  got  it. 


•  •      •     THOSE  TALKS  that  theater  manager  Joseph  Bern- 
hard  shoots   out  occasionally  to   the   theater  dep't  of  Warners 

are    what    you    call    Inspirational no    blah just 

cold  facts in  the  current  one  he  mentions  Charlie  Ein- 

f eld's  recent  trade  ad  headed "Warner  Brothers'  Year 

Book  is  printed  on  Celluloid" a  rather  neat  phrase  that 

is  more  than  a  figure  of  speech instead  of  the  Promises 

contained  in  an  annual  announcement they  simply  refer 

you  to  the  Finished  Pictures and  in  the  final  analysis 

that's   all  you  theater  boys   are  interested  in 

what  you  can  throw  up  there  on  the  screen and  TALK 

about  to  Jawn  Public  and  his  Family 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     FOR  THE  four  weeks  beginning  next  Friday,  the 

7th    Ave.    Roxy    has    this    feature    lineup "Arizona    to 

Broadway,"  "The  Big  Brain,"  "The  Phantom  Broadcast,"  "Fly- 
ing Devils" At  the  Strand  next  Thursday  eve,  Richard 

Barthelmess'    "Heroes    For    Sale"    opens   ., Warners    are 

starting  to  shout  about  their  new  musical   pix,   "Footlight  Pa- 
rade," in  which  will  appear  a  "find"   known  as  Miss   DeNiece 

Bellon a  co-ed  at  the  University  of  California  discovered 

by   Dance   Director    Busby    Berkeley the    gent    who   did 

so  much  to  make  "Gold  Diggers"  A  Pix 


PLANNED  MPTOA  CO! 
GOING  TO  STATE 


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Chicago — Draft  of  the  propo.'l 
exhibition  code  completed  here  1:1 
week  by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executl 
committee  after  more  than  fol 
days  in  continuous  session  will  I 
submitted  to  the  organization's  boa  I 
of  directors  this  week  for  ratifiil 
tion  on  the  part  of  their  state  unil 
Many  of  the  paragraphs  in  the  col 
have  been  agreed  to  by  the  distribl 
tors,  and  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  execl 
tive  committee  hopes  that  all  col 
troversial  points  will  be  amiably  a  I 
justed  before  the  final  submissiil 
of  the  document  to  Washington.   I 

The  present  code  was  drafted  I 
the  entire  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executi' 
committee,    consisting    of    Pres^de.l 
Ed   Kuykendall,   Fred   S.   Meyer, 
B.   Harold,  Fred  Wehrenberg,  Jat 
Miller,   M.  A.  Lightman,  George 
Aarons   and   David   Barrist.     Dav 
Palfreyman  represented  the  affiliat* 
theaters.     A  number  of  indpenden 
exhibitors  interested  in  the  code  » 
in  at  most  of  the  meetings.  Amor 
them    were     Ed     Silverman,    Lou 
Rheinheimer,     Arthur     Schoenstad 
Max    Krofta,    F.    C.    "Peck"   Bake 
and  others.     At  its  meeting  in  Ne 
York  last  month,  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  l\ 
elected  Kuykendall  and  Meyer,  vm 
Jay  Emanuel  as  alternate,  to  repn 
sent  the  executive  committee  in  an 
future    meetings    with    distributor 

On  two  of  the  code  items  in  whic 
vhe  Administration  is  chiefly  intei 
ested,  wages  and  hours  of  work,  tb 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  set  a  36-hour  max 
mum  week  and  a  minimum  pay  of  3 
cents  an  hour  except  in  the  case  o 
ushers  and  cleaners. 


NEW   VANDERBILT  FILM 

George  Vanderbilt,  now  on  a  , 
fari  in  Africa  hunting  big  ganr 
will  return  to  New  York  about  th 
middle  of  next  month  with  scene 
of  Tanganyika,  Serengetti  Plain, 
and  Timbuktu.  Upon  Vanderbilt' 
return,  Al  Young  will  start  compil 
ing  a  feature  of  the  explorer's  ad 
ventures. 


MANY  UAPPY  REIUHS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
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July  18 


Walter   Hiers 
Paul    Perez 
Charles   A.    Stimson 


Arthur  A.  Lee 
Lupe  VeleZ 
Richard   Dix 


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CONVENTION 

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—CHICAGO 

TER    a     12-hour     flight     from     Burbank, 
I  'al.,   out   of    the    skies   came   the   advance 
of   executives,    and    down   to   the    Muni- 
Airport  landing.   As   Al   Lichtman,   Walt 
Jy,    Hal    Home    and    Ed    Finney    crawled 
,   the   plane,   the   entire   chorus   of    "Take 
ince"    with    Olsen    and    Johnson    as    the 
conspirators     staged    a    welcome     party, 
let's   take    a    chance,"    said    Hal. 


tager    Eddie    Groosman    of    the    Chicago 

ige    handled     all     arrangements    at     the 

for    the    delegates.      No    squawks    yet. 

lur  Horn   of   New   Haven   drove  here  in 
v    1933     model.       Art    was    immediately 
ted  with   a   book  on   traffic   rules   by  the 
policeman. 


Levin    of   the    Balaban    and   Katz   outfit 
well  pinch-hitter  for  the  local  press  rep- 
i  itivcs  while  they  wile  away  the  time. 


,  my  Green  who  wrote  the  song  "I  Cover 
aterfront''   and   Bob   Goldstein,   Abe   Ly- 
;  manager,  teamed  up  immediately.     May- 
l  a  new   vaudeville   act. 

"Ipell  Masters,  the  big  contract  man  from 
to,  issued  challenges  to  everyone  for 
i  ions    during    the    coming    year. 


P.   Sully  was   host  at   all   screenings   and 
his   end    of    the   job   like   a   guy   wot 
I  how. 


Lee   had   a   big   basket    of   fruit   sent 

Schenck's   room,    as   a   welcoming   ges- 

When    Leon    heard    that    Mr.    Schenck 

een    delayed,     he    ran    from    his    own 

clad  in  you-no-what  and  made  a  wreck 

fruit.        "Never    waste    anything,    not 

|jj   peach,"    is    Leon's    slogan. 


il  were  the  strange  people  roaming 
the  Drake  lobby  looking  for  Sammy 
bR1  Rumor  has  it  that  they  were  from 
iHStreets    of    Paris"    at   the   Fair. 


ties  Mulvey,  Ed  Finney  and  Monroe 
tvjhal  pulled  a  tough  assignment.  They 
l|l  greet   the   six   beautiful    Goldwyn  girls 

(opped    off   at    Chicago   en    route    to    the 
So,  the  girls  nearly  missed  their  train 


fy  Gold  and  Paul  Burger,  as  busy  as 
rranging  information  for  the  salesmen, 
W  to  join  the  greeters'  squad  for  a 
and   dole   out   the   glad-hands. 


IICA  HOUSE  ON  THE  AIR 

Wca,  N.  Y. — The  Colonial,  man- 
Mlby  Eddie  Selette,  has  gone  on 
Niir  three  times  daily  under  a 
"  whereby  radio  audition  con- 
i  are  held,  with  the  station  get- 
( ja  break  on  new  talent  while 
Speater  gets  the  publicity  at  no 



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Northwest  Outing 


linneapolis — About    200    members    of 

exchanges    and    their   families    are 

cted    to    attend    the    annual    outing 

22   at   Waconia.      Bill    Shartin   and 

■1  Workman    have    charge   of   arrange- 

i  Its. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
£)ARRYL  F.  ZANUCK  has  signed 
those  ace  music  writers,  Al  Du- 
bin  and  Harry  Warren,  to  do  the 
song  and  dance  numbers  for  the 
musical  extravaganza  which  will  be 
Constance  Bennett's  first  Twentieth 
Century  picture  for  United  Artists 
release.  It  is  titled  "Moulin  Rouge." 
Raymond   Griffith  will  direct. 

*  *         * 

Dick  Powell,  recovered  from  his 
illness,  has  started  work  in  War- 
ner's "Footlight  Parade,"  taking 
over  his  original  role  which  was  to 
have  been  done  by  Stanley  Smith. 

Minor  Watson  signed  by  Columbia 
for  "A  Man's  Castle." 

*  *         * 

Sarah  Y.  Mason  and  Victor  Heer- 
man,  signed  by  RKO  as  a  writing 
team,  will  do  the  scripts  of  "Boy 
Meets  Girl"  and  "Wild  Birds"  after 

finishing    "Little   Women." 

*  *         * 

Richard  Wallace,  back  on  the  Par- 
mount  lot  to  direct  the  Charles  R. 
Rogers  production,  "Eight  Girls  in  a 
Boat,"  regards  this  German  story  as 
a  better  screen  possibility  than 
"Maedchen  in  Uniform." 

Wally  Albright,  Margaret  Arm- 
strong, Irving  Bacon,  Geneva  Mit- 
chell and  Arthur  Hoyt  added  to 
RKO's   "Ann  Vickers." 

*  *         * 

Phillips  Holmes  for  "Nana,"  Sam- 
uel Goldwyn-United  Artist  release. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Presnell  has  put  two  more 
companies  into  production  at  First 
National:  "The  Kennell  Murder 
Case,"  S.  S.  Van  Dine  mystery,  and 
"Massacre,"  Robert  Gessner  novel, 
directed  by  Michael  Curtiz  and  Mer- 
vyn  LeRoy,  respectively,  with  Pres- 
nell  supervising. 

*  *         * 

Gloria  Stuart  will  be  Eddie  Can- 
tor's love  interest  in  "Roman  Scan- 
dals," Samuel  Goldwyn  picture  for 
United  Artists. 


Edward  H.  Griffith  has  been  in 
several  huddles  with  Carl  Laemmle. 
Jr.,  and  reports  have  it  the  director 
may  sign  a  long  term  deal  with  Uni- 
versal. 

Pert  Kelton  in  RKO's  "Flying 
Down  to  Rio." 

Lewis  Milestone  to  marry  Mrs. 
Jules  Glaenzer  after  she  gets  her 
divorce  in  Paris. 

*  *         * 

Jacqueline  Roth  and  Michael  Cud- 
ahy  honeymooning. 

*  #         * 

F.  X.  Bushman,  Jr.,  and  Gertrude 
Wood  have  taken  our  marriage  pa- 
pers. 

*  *         * 

Joan  Blondell  will  have  the  lead 
in  Warners'  "Havana  Widows,"  with 
Aline  MacMahon,  Allan  Jenkins, 
Frank  McHugh  and  Guy  Kibbee. 
Earl  Baldwin  has  finished  the  script. 
Ray  Enright  will  direct. 

*  *         * 

Dwight  Taylor  signed  by  RKO  to 
write  screen  play  of  "Behold  We 
Live." 

*  #         * 

Margaret  Sullavan,  upon  finishing 
work  in  Universal's  "Only  Yester- 
day," will  start  in  "Good  Red 
Bricks"  for  the  same  company. 

*  *         * 

Cyril  Hume  is  writing  the  screen 

play    of    RKO's  "Flying    Down    to 
Rio." 

*  *         * 

Dorothy  Mackaill,  Regis  Toomey 
and  Dorothy  LiBaire  have  been  sign- 
ed by  M.  H.  Hoffman  to  head  the 
cast  of  Allied  Pictures'  special,  "Red 
Kisses,"  from  the  stage  play.  Alan 
Hale,  Will  and  Gladys  Ahearn,  Har- 
vey Clark,  Mary  Kornman,  Viva 
Tattersall,  Fred  Malatesta,  Mae 
Busch,  Al  Hill,  Michael  Visaroff, 
Brooks  Benedict,  Franklin  Parker, 
Larry  McGrath  and  Jimmy  Aubrey 
also  are  in  the  cast.  Phil  Rosen  is 
directing  from  the  adaptation  by 
Adele  Buffington. 


OMAHA  OPERATOR  ORDINANCE 

Omaha — Local  operators  and  ex- 
hibitors have  at  last  agreed  on  a 
new  city  ordinance  to  govern  licens- 
ing of  projectionists.  Plan  passed 
by  the  city  council  provides  for  a 
board  of  examiners  composed  of  a 
representative  of  the  fire  depart- 
ment, the  city  electrician  and  city 
building  inspector.  Former  board 
also  included  one  exhibitor  and  one 
projectionist.  The  new  law  will  re- 
duce the  60-day  residence  require- 
ment to  30  days. 


VALLIE    ENDS    CHICAGO    VISIT 

Chicago — Youth  Vallie,  the  Little 
Rascal  of  the  Our  Gang  comedies, 
has  just  concluded  a  week  at  A  Cen- 
tury of  Progress.  He  made  a  pic- 
ture at  Hollywood-at-the-Fair  dur- 
ing his  stay. 


RKO  THEATER  ASSIGNMENTS 

George  French,  formerly  assistant 
manager  at  the  Keith  Memorial, 
Boston,  has  been  transferred  to  the 
management  of  the  RKO  Albee, 
Providence.  J.  Sayer  Seely,  former- 
ly assistant  manager  and  treasurer 
of  the  Dyker,  Brooklyn,  has  been 
transferred  to  the  Regent  in  the 
same  capacity.  Arthur  A.  Gilgar, 
formerly  at  the  Regent  as  assistant 
manager,  is  now  at  the  Dyker. 


RE-ISSUING  CARNERA  FILM 

Vitaphone  is  re-issuing  "The  Big- 
ger They  Are,"  a  two-reel  comedy 
starring  Primo  Camera,  new  heavy- 
weight boxing  champion  of  the 
World,  who  made  this  film  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio  two 
years   ago. 


MONOGRAM 

CONVENTION 

CLOSEUPS 


CHICAGO 

W.  RAY  JOHNSTON  and  Mrs.  Johnston 
arrived  on  the  Twentieth  Century.  Ray 
will  continue  to  the  coast  with  Trem  Carr 
via  auto.  "Let  us  pray  for  dry  weather," 
said   Ray  as   he  and  Trem  bent  their  elbows. 


Business  must  be  good  for  Trem  Carr.  He 
arrived  with  Mrs.  Carr  in  a  new  Lincoln 
coupe. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nat  Lefton  and  T.  S. 
Jossey  head  of  the  Cleveland-Cincinnati  dele- 
gation   also    were    driver-in-ers. 


Eddie  Golden,  having  rehearsed  his  speech 
at  the  New  York  and  New  Orleans  claims 
he  is  letter-perfect  and  can  rattle  it  off  with 
one    eye    closed. 


Irving    Mandel,    local    exchangeman,    is    ace 
host    to    the    gang. 


Jim  Alexander  of  Pittsburgh  blew  into  the 
Windy  City.  He  missed  the  other  meets  and 
was    rarin'    to    go. 

Nat  Steinberg  and  Barney  Rosenthal  from 
St.  Louis,  pioneer  Monogram  men.  are  just 
puain  dyed-in-the-wool  optimists.  They  asked 
for    extra    blankets. 


First  of  Resolute's  12 
Starts  Work  This  Month 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

is  president  of  Resolute,  with  Alfred 
T.  Mannon  as  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production  and  Alec  Moss 
as  vice-president  in  charge  of  ad- 
vertising, publicity  and  sales  promo- 
tion. Other  stories  in  the  lineut)  in- 
clude "That's  Life,"  by  Whitney 
Bolton;  "The  Substitute  Prisoner," 
by  Max  Marcin;  "That  Hollywood 
Redhead,"  by  Tom  Gibson;  "The 
Engen'c  Baby,"  by  Gerald  Bacon: 
"The  ,*  dventurous  Sex,"  by  Howard 
Estabrook;  "School  for  Scandal,"  by 
R.  B.  Sheridan;  "Stepsisters,"  bv 
Gilbert  Seward:  "Sorcery,"  by  Louis 
Joseph  Vance;  "Beauty  Contest."  by 
Edward  I.  Green;  "Angels  Without 
Wirier."  bv  Paul  Perez;  "Auctioned 
Off,"  by  Vivian  Grey. 


MINNESOTA   REOPENS   AUG.   15 

Minneapolis  —  Reopening  of  the 
Minnesota,  largest  in  the  northwest, 
which  has  been  dark  for  the  past 
two  years,  has  been  set  for  about 
Aug.  15.  The  Minnesota  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  controlling  Publix  thea- 
ters in  Minneapolis  and  other  north- 
west cities  is  reported  to  have  sign- 
ed a  10-year  lease. 


Smash  Opening 

San  Francisco — With  such  a  crush  in 
the  box-office  line  that  four  women 
fainted  and  eight  extra  ushers  had  to 
be  put  on  by  Manager  Allan  Warshaur 
to  handle  the  crowds,  Warner's  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933"  shattered  every  at- 
tendance and  box-office  record  in  its 
local  opening  at  the  Paramount.  A 
terrific  campaign,  in  which  Harry  Maiz- 
lich  and  George  Bilson  of  the  Warner 
coast  staff  cooperated,  preceded  the 
opening.  Governor  Rolph  and  Mayor 
Rossi   were   among   the   notables   present. 


J..A 


THE 


■Z*H 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  18,  II 


YOU  WILL 
LIKE  THE 
"NEW  DEAL" 
NUMBER  OF 
FILM  DAILY 
BECAUSE  IT 
WILL  BE 
A  LIBERAL 
EDUCATION 
IN  THE  PAST 
PRESENT  and 
FUTURE  OF 
THIS  GREAT 

INDUSTRY 

• 


Utica,  N.  Y. — Viola  Bunce,  cashier 
at  the  Colonial,  eloped  a  few  days 
ago  with  Ashley  Fadding,  her  boy- 
hood  sweetheart. 


Sarasota,  Fla. — Reorganization  of 
the  Sarasota  has  resulted  in  the 
granting  of  a  corporation  charter  to 
the  Sarasota  Theater  and  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Inc.  Directors  are  Flossie 
S.  and  G.  M.  Ragan  and  W.  H.  Sur- 
rency. 


Charlotte,  N.  C—  Herbert  F.  Kin- 
cey,  executive  of  the  Publix-Kincey 
chain  of  theaters,  has  been  appoint- 
ed to  membership  on  the  vocational 
service  committee  of  the  Charlotte 
Rotary  Club. 


Charlotte,  N.  C.  —  Don  Nichols, 
manager  of  Warners'  Broadway  the- 
ater, has  been  elected  "tail  twister" 
of  the  Charlotte  Lions  Club. 


Charlotte,  N.  C— The  Paramount 
at  Farmville  has  reopened  under  the 
management  of  Worth  Stewart. 


East  Rochester,  N.  Y.— The  Rialto 
is  now  managed  by  Harold  Raives, 
who  formerly  managed  the  Regent 
Century  in  Rochester. 


Williamson,  N.  Y.— The  Star  has 
been  taken  over  by  Townsend  & 
Pickerell,  formerly  managed  by  L. 
Astrachan  and  B.  Freedman. 


Baldwinsville,  N.  Y. — The  Variety 
has  been  purchased  from  the  Bald- 
winsville Bank  by  Leavensworth 
Steele,  who  has  renamed  it  Steele's 
Paramount. 


New  Brunswick,  N.  J. — The  Opera 
House  has  reopened. 


Waterloo,  la. — The  Palace  here, 
a  unit  of  the  Blank  circuit,  has 
closed  for  the  summer.  It  will  re- 
open about  Sept.  1. 


Greenville,  111. — Sunday  shows  will 
be  permitted  here.  The  city  council 
has  amended  a,  city  ordinance  to 
eliminate  restrictions. 


Boosting  Admission  Scale 
Considered  by  Ohio  Exhibs 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

creased  costs  of  operations  the  su- 
burban and  small  town  exhibitor  is 
seriously  hurt  by  the  prevailing  low 
admissions.  If  theater  owners  are 
successful  in  forcing  higher  admis- 
sions, it  will  not  become  effective 
until  Sept.  1,  Wood  says. 

Managers  of  downtown  houses  de- 
clared that,  although  all  necessities 
are  advancing,  no  change  would  be 
made  in  admissions  for  the  present. 
The  top  figure  is  40  cents,  which 
avoids  the  federal  tax  and  will  like- 
wise avoid  the  new  10  per  cent  state 
tax  on  everything  above  40  cents. 
The  top  will  not  be  advanced,  it  is 
believed,  but  there  may  be  advances 
in  the  lower  brackets  at  the  start 
of  the   winter  season. 


Texas  Exhibitors  Agree 
On  New  Film  Code  Points 

{Continued  from  Page  1J 
tion  and  zoning  would  be  fair  and  non-dis- 
criminatory if  based  on  admission  charges; 
unreasonable  discrimination  in  favor  of  cir- 
cuits (whether  producer  owned  or  individu- 
ally owned)  in  booking  is  unfair;  compul- 
sory block  booking  is  unfair;  no  new  the- 
ater should  be  built  unless  the  need  for  it  is 
first  established  before  proper  authorities  to 
be  set  up  in  the  code ;  fixing  prices  of  ad- 
mission so  low  as  to  make  impossible  fair 
wages  or  fair  rental  of  product  is  unjust; 
overbuying  of  pictures  to  prevent  a  competi- 
tor from  getting  them  is  unfair;  double  fea- 
turing or  too  many  changes  of  program  to 
keep  competitors  from  obtaining  pictures  is 
unfair. 

The  Texas  code  was  framed  by  a 
committee  comprising  Col.  H.  A. 
Cole,  True  Thompson  of  Dallas, 
Mrs.  Martha  McSpadden  of  Electra, 
Rubin  Frels  of  Victoria  and  Hardy 
Cluck  of  Victoria. 


May  Appeal  to  Governor 
On  Cutthroat  Competition 

Columbus — In  view  of  the  strong 
statement  issued  by  Governor  White 
that  he  would  not  hesitate  to  use 
the  drastic  powers  in  the  Carney 
Law,  the  Ohio  legislative  act  sup- 
plementing the  National  Recovery 
Act  to  bring  Ohio  industries  in  line 
if  he  sees  fit,  P.  J.  Wood,  business 
manager  of  the  M.P.T.O.,  de- 
clared that  if  the  cutthroat  competi- 
tion among  certain  exhibitors  in 
Ohio  is  continued  he  will  urge  upon 
the  governor  that  the  situation 
among  exhibitors  is  cleared  up.  The 
Ohio  law  gives  the  governor  almost 
unlimited  powers  in  regulating  in- 
dustry  within   the   state. 


Columbia  Names  Officials 
In  British  Organization 

London — Columbia  Pictures'  new- 
ly organized  British  unit  has  been 
registered  as  a  private  company  un- 
der the  title  of  Columbia  (British) 
Productions,  Ltd.,  with  nominal  capi- 
tal of  $120,000,  and  the  following 
directors  have  been  announced: 
Henry  H.  S.  Wright,  Harry  Cohn, 
George  R.  Webb,  Jack  Cohn,  Wil- 
liam P.  Webb,  Joseph  Friedman  and 
Charles  Coles. 


BROCK  COLOR  FOR  FILM 

Brock,  well  known  artist  and 
hand  color  expert  for  film,  has  com- 
pleted coloring  a  number  of  se- 
quences in  Ideal  Pictures'  "The  Next 
War."  The  production  was  com- 
piled by  Morris  J.  Kandel,  presi- 
dent of  Ideal,  and  the  narrative 
written  by  Forrest  Izard.  Alyn  B. 
Carrick  handled  the  editing. 


THEATER  CHANGES! 

Reported  by  Film  Boards  of  Trade] 


VIRGINIA 
Closings 

LOUISA  —  Louisa.     OCCOQUAN  —  1 
WYTHEV1LLE— Opera    House. 

WASHINGTON 
Changes  in  Ownership 

SEATTLE— Royal,     transferred     to     G. 
Cooper    by     Creary    &    Tucker;     Roy> 
transferred  to   W.   B.   Ackles  by  Far 
Theaters.       VANCOUVER— Castle,    1, 
i erred  to  Evergreen  Amusement  Co.  bjj 
West   Coast 

Openings 

FORKS— Forks,  by  Mrs.  Grace  Flet' 
10NE— lone,  by  G.  E.  Widger.  KEf 
WICK— Liberty,  by  Inland  Theaters,  , 
ODESSA— Empress,  by  Bragg  &  OtttJ 
SOAP  LAKE— Sunset,  by  John  CI| 
TEKO A— Empire,  by  Rex  Hevel.  \l 
BUR— Liberty,  by  Peter  Faldberg.  WAl 
BURG— Neace,  by  D.  D.  Neace.  YAKI 
— Liberty  and  Majestic,  by  First  Natl 
Theaters.  GOLDENDALE— Star,  by  1 
man   Ward. 

Closings 
OROVILLE— Oro.    SPOKANE— Post  Si 
WEST  VIRGINIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

HUNTINGTON— Strand,  transferred  to  1 
Roomer  by  Third  Ave.  Amusement  ' 
MARLINTON — Seneca,  transferred  tc| 
G.  Hoover  by  C.  C.  Clendenin.  OAKH 
— Lyric,  transf  erre  dto  S.  D.  Morton , 
Lyric  Theater  Co.  PARKERSBUR 
Strand,  transferred  to  P.  W.  Barrett ' 
Publix. 

Openings 

BROWNTON— Cosmar.  HARMON—., 
gheoy.  MARLINTON— Seneca.  Nl 
BURG— Crystal.    NEW   CUMBERLAN  : 

Manos. 

Closings 

BLACKVILLE—  Blackville.  HUNTING! 
—Strand.  INSTITUTE— Institute.  MA 
SON— Rialto.  THOMAS     —     Sut 

WHITES  VILLE— Liberty. 

WISCONSIN 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CUDAHY — Cudahy,  transferred  to  Otto 
ders  by  Martin  Grimm.     ELLSWORTI 
Ellsworth,    transferred    to    H.    L.    Med 
by  Conrad  Mohr.     FOND  DU  LAC—  F 
du     Lac,     transferred     to     Fond     du 
Amusement  Corp.  by  Fox-Midweico.  LA' 
MILLS — Majestic,    transferred    to    Tho» 
Lees     by     M.     Wodke.       MILWAUKEE 
Columbia,    transferred    to    Sam    Kaplan 
Jule      Kaplan;      Oriental,      transferred 
Oriental  Theater  Corp.  by  State  Wide  Ti 
aters;    Tower,    transferred   to   Tower   Ttj 
ter   Corp.   by   State  Wide  Theaters;  Vio 
transferred  to  R.  J.   Patterson.   NEW  L, 
BON — Home       (formerly      New      L15""1 
transferred  to   G.   F.   Baker  by  Viola  F< 

Openings 

3ENTON — Blende,   by   C.   M.    VaiL     ELI 
WORTH— Ellsworth,    by    H.    L.    McGoi! 
GREEN    BAY — Columbus    Auditorium, 
M.     Cunningham.       MUSCODA— Musco 
by  Andrew  Peterson. 

Closings 

MARSHFIELD— Adler.  MILWAUKEE 
Frrn  and   Majestic. 

WYOMING 
Opening 

EVANSTON— Orpheum,    by    Harmon   Pfl 

" 

WENDELSCHAEFER  DIES 

Providence — Col.    Felix    R.    We 
delschaefer,  65,  manager  of  the  I 
Providence     Opera     House    for 
years,   died  last  week   at  his  coul 
try  estate  in  Thompson,  Conn. 


Repeal  Operator  Law 

Sheboygan,  Wis. — An  ordinance  re- 
quiring that  one  operator  for  each  pro- 
jection machine  has  been  repealed  by 
the  common  council.  The  vote  was 
13    to    3. 


"sday,  July  18,  1933 


—JZfr* 


DAILY 


13 


A.  TO  START  MOVE 
FOR  HIGHER  PRICES 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

I  achtman  at  yesterday's  opening 
on  of  the  U.  A.  convention  at 
Drake  Hotel  here. 
chtman    said    the    film    business 
ot  be  monopolized,  that  theaters 
ot    be     operated     from     swivel 
ps  in  New  York,   and   that   the 
I're   of   this   business   rests    with 
i  indent     exhibitors.        Pictures 
be  sold  like  bunches  of  bana- 
uand  block  booking  must  go,  he 
li  .red.       The    entire    industry    is 
I  starting  from  scratch  and  the 
[    important  thing  is  a  good  pic- 
i   Lichtman  said. 
i    the  opening  session  Al  Licht- 
i  spoke  on  the  1932-33  pictures. 
)  y's     speakers,     in    addition    to 
I  man,  will  include  Harry  Gold, 
b  is  to  talk  on  "The  United  Ar- 
!  Salesman";  S.  M.  Horowitz,  on 
United    Artists    Branch    Man- 
[,';  Hal  Home,  on  "Advertising, 
l  Ditation  and  Publicity";  Ed  Fin- 
Ijon  "The  Press";  Monroe  Green- 
on    "Exhibitor     Cooperation," 
i'  Jim  Mulvey  and   Walt  Disney. 
]  htman    today   will    outline    the 
t  34  United  Artists  product  and 
e  give    instructions    on   the   Dis- 
C  eleases. 


le  Elliott  Brings 
459,000  Feet  of  Film 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Tatsuta    Maru.      The    film    is 

[Man    Eater,"    a    Fox    release. 
Spearing,  who  wrote  the  con- 
f,  returned  in  the  Elliott  party. 


. 


n  Houses  Reopened 
ii  Northwest  Territory 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

lore,  and  Opera  House,  St 
'las,  N.  D.  R.  K.  Paul  is  the 
)wner  of  the  Ivanhoe,  while 
pera  House  in  St.  Thomas  is 
)wned   by   McCarthy   Bros. 


900   BOSTON   HOLDUP 

on — Manager  Joseph  Marquis 

Egyptian  and  his  wife  were 

yesterday     in     a     Brighton 

ent     hall     by     bandits     who 

i   them    to    go    to    the    theater 

djiand    over    about    $900    in    re- 


C  *MEL    MYERS    IN    SHOW 

F  adena,  Cal.  —  Carmel  Myers 
M  in  a  stage  show  at  the  Play- 
li  here  today  with  a  company 
sjfeen  players. 


Culbertson    On   Air 

i  Culbertson,  the  bridge  expert  who 
;  some  shorts  for  RKO  to  be  re- 
Isd  next  season,  will  broadcast  to- 
t  from  London  in  connection  with 
international    bridge    contest. 


SHORT  SUBJECT  REVIEWS 


"We're  On  Our  Way" 

Ideal  9  mins. 

Travel   Novelty 

Lively  and  interesting  film  that 
depicts  the  modes  of  travel  in  coun- 
tries circling  the  globe,  showing  how 
ancient  modes  of  locomotion  still  sur- 
vive in  the  Orient,  and  coming  down 
to  the  modern  western  methods  with 
fast  planes,  the  German  rocket  car, 
modern  flyers  on  the  steel  rails,  and 
some  freak  methods  of  transporta- 
tion. Forrest  Izzard  delivers  a  good 
interpretative  narration. 


"Canal  Gypsies" 

Ideal  8  mins. 

Rural  Scenic 

A  beautiful  scenic  showing  some 
gorgeous  rural  scenery  in  England 
as  the  camera  traces  the  course  of 
a  canal  boat  as  it  wends  its  leisurely 
way  along  the  winding  waterway. 
Prepared  by  Allyn  B.  Carrick,  with 
an  appropriate  narration  by  Forrest 
Izzard.  The  photography  is  excep- 
tionally good,  and  it  carries  the  at- 
mosphere of  Old  England  perfectly, 
showing  how  this  old-fashioned  canal 
system  still  survives  as  it  was  a 
hundred  years  ago. 


"Following  the  Horses" 

Fox  7  mins. 

Exciting  Horse  Stuff 

The  first  contribution  in  a  new 
Fox  series  entitled  "Adventures  of 
a  Newsreel  Cameraman"  offers  a 
compilation  of  library  shots  dealing 
with  horses  in  all  sort  of  exciting 
action.  Thrilling  races,  jumps,  etc., 
occupies  the  footage.  The  narrator 
impersonates  a  newsreel  cameraman 
making  the  scenes. 


"Desert  Patrol" 

Fox  7  mins. 

Fine   Camera   Art 

Another  gloriously  -  photographed 
unit  in  the  "Magic  Carpet"  series. 
This  concerns  itself  with  an  Italian 
desert  patrol  in  northern  Africa. 
There's  not  much  action  in  it  but  the 
camera  work  is  exquisite.  Class 
audiences  in  particular  will  cheer 
for  this  one. 


"Playtime  At  the  Zoo" 

(British   Instructional) 

Gaumont-British  10  mins. 

Animal  Pix 

One  of  the  British  series  with  an 
English  narrator  taking  you  through 
a  visit  to  the  Zoo,  where  the  various 
animals  are  seen  mostly  disporting 
themselves  at  play.  Some  very  good 
camera  work  and  unusual  shots  of 
animals  that  will  please  the  kids, 
as  well  as  their  parents. 

"The  Next  War" 

Ideal  26  mins. 

War  of  the  Future 

A  very  well  edited  film  with  nar- 
rative by  Burnet  Hershey  and  edited 


by  Allyn  B.  Carrick  which  is  a  pow- 
erful document  against  war.  It 
shows  shots  of  the  earliest  types  of 
known  warfare  from  ancient  Rome 
with  the  gladiators  down  through 
the  centuries  to  the  knights  in  ar- 
mor, and  finally  modern  warfare  as 
exemplified  in  the  World  War.  Then 
comes  the  sequences  visualizing  what 
is  to  be  expected  in  the  war  of  the 
future,  with  the  new  types  of  tanks, 
bombing  planes,  submarines,  poison 
gas,  etc. 


"Goofy  Games" 

Ideal  8  mins. 

Novelty   Sports 

Good  compilation  of  a  variety  of 
short  shots  covering  all  sorts  of 
modern  sports,  as  well  as  many  lit- 
tle known  outdoor  pastimes  indulged 
in  by  various  nationalities  the  world 
over.  Here  are  games  that  have 
never  been  screened  before,  which 
to  us  may  appearly  slightly  goofy, 
but  the  participants  seem  to  take 
them  very  seriously.  Good  novelty 
reel  that  should  click. 


"Betty   Boop's   Big   Boss" 

(Betty  Boop  Series) 

Paramount  7  mins. 

Pep  Cartoon 

Max  Fleischer's  cartoon  hotcha  girl 
Betty  Boop  has  an  adventure  with 
her  new  boss  who  tries  to  make  love 
to  her  the  first  day  she  is  on  the 
job  as  his  secretary.  Betty  sends  in 
.he  alarm,  and  the  navy,  fire  brigade 
and  police  reserves  rush  to  her 
'•escue,  along  with  the  state  troopers. 
But  by  the  time  they  tear  the  build- 
ing down  they  find  Betty  likes  the 
boss'  attentions  and  is  perfectly  rec- 
onciled. Good  and  jazzy  with  the 
modern   touch. 


JAMES  R.  GRAINGER 
JOINS  UNIVERSAL 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
this  possible.  Laemmle,  R.  H.  Coch- 
rane and  Grainger  tried  to  induce 
Schlaifer  to  remain  with  Universal, 
it  was  stated,  but  he  preferred  to 
resign  and  will  leave  in  a  few  days 
for  a  vacation  before  announcing  his 
new  plans. 

Laemmle,  in  making  the  announce- 
ment, said: 

"I  am  delighted  to  have  the  op- 
portunity of  announcing  James  R. 
Grainger  as  our  new  general  sales 
manager.  I  have  admired  him  and 
his  work  for  years.  I  feel  too  that 
this  is  a  very  auspicious  time,  both 
for  Universal  and  for  Mr.  Grainger. 
It  is  a  time  when  leadership  of  the 
type  of  which  he  is  capable  may  pro- 
duce unbounded  good,  not  only  for 
Universal  but  for  the  industry.  I 
feel  confident  that  we  are  entering 
a  bullish  market  and  one  in  which 
this  industry  will  make  a  marked 
advance  if  properly  led  and  if  given 
the  proper  product." 


Oscar  Hanson  to  Handle 
Educational  in  Canada 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

in  Canada  in  1922  and  remained  in 
charge  until  1930,  when  he  resigned 
to  become  sales  manager  of  Tiffany. 

The  new  distribution  arrangement 
becomes  effective  next  Monday,  at 
which  time  the  Empire  Films  organ- 
ization will  move  into  the  six  offices 
maintained  by  Educational  in  To- 
ronto, Montreal,  St.  John,  Winnipeg, 
Calgary  and  Vancouver. 

Hanson  is  associated  in  Empire 
Films  with  Mr.  N.  L.  Nathanson, 
president  of  Famous  Players  Cana- 
dian Corp.  Empire  Films  handles 
B.I. P.  product  in  Canada  and  also 
holds  a  franchise  for  Majestic  Pic- 
tures. Hanson  will  also  continue 
his  activities  as  general  manager  of 
Associated  Theaters,  with  more  than 
100  houses  in  Canada. 


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HELL'S  HOLIDAY 

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To   Sensational  Business 


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THE  SONG  OF  SONGS/'  a  magic  melody 
that  brought  her  three  loves — love  of  the 
senses,  love  of  the  heart,  love  of  sacrifice  and 
pity — each  she  found  and  each  she  yielded 
to.  MARLENE  DIETRICH  in  "THE  SONG  OF 
SONGS/'  A  Rouben  Mamoulian  Production 
with  Brian  Aherne,  Lionel  Atwill,  Alison 
Skipworth.    A  Paramount  Picture. 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


>L.  LXIII.  NCX15 


v3J     NEW  yCCr,  WEDNESDAY,  JULY  19,  1933 


<S  CENTS 


linimumbT&&&tnnounced  by  U.  A. —May  Go  to  40 

fARNERSJO  HOLD  3  ROUND-TABLE  SALES  MEETS 

roducers   Must  Adopt  A  Universal  Policy—Thalberg 


Two  Signs 

.  drawing  'em  without  blare 

—  By    Don    Carle    Gillette 


'  PPING  for  a  night  in  a  down-east  vil- 
'  ige  while  vacation  touring,  we  noted 
i  lovie  houses  almost  next  door  to  each 
r   advertising  their   current   attractions. 

2    displayed    a    conservative     printed 
;  with    only    the    words    "Jean    Harlow 

lark  Gable  in  'Hold  Your  Man',"  and 

i  packing  them   in. 
I)    other    had    "most    daring    drama," 
h  s,"  "shocking"  and  other  sex-implying 
F  atives  emblazoned   all   over   its  front, 
c  le  cashier  was  reading  "True  Stories." 


l    LEAST    a    couple    of    good    pointers 
an  be   taken   from   this  incident. 
1   is   that   when   you    have   something 
the  public  wants,  you  don't  need  to 

I  ird  them   with   adjectives  in   order  to 

I  leir  patronage. 

jither  is  that  exclamatory  catchlines 
will  not  pull  people  in  to  see  a  pic- 

<  vhich   lacks   intrinsic  appeal    in   story, 

I  ir  production. 

• 
I  will  note  also  that  the  first  theater 
is  not   running  any   risk   of  alienating 
lodwill  of  its  customers, 
nade  no  claims  or  representations  that 
not  deliver   100  per  cent, 
dvertised  Harlow  and  Gable  in  "Hold 
Man"    and    the    folks    received    Har- 
fd  Gable  in  "Hold  Your  Man";  wheth- 
not  the  picture  was  as  good  as  folks 
ed,  they  had  no  kick  coming  against 
leater. 

|  those  who  fell  for  the  "most  sensa- 
theme  ever  filmed"  bunk  could  have 
six  kinds  of  a  liar  out  of  the  man- 
and  taken  their  business  elsewhere 
time. 

>l|  k APS  one  of  the  best  rules  to  fol- 
h  in  movie  advertising  is  to  avoid  all 
irives  which  cannot  be  visualized  into 
ling    concrete     by    those    who     read 


nsational,"  "astounding"  and  "stu- 
■  js  are  just  wasted  words  because 
Rpnjure    up    nothing    definite    in    the 

in,! 

jwhen  you  advertise  that  you're  show- 
fae  West  or  James  Cagney  or  Janet 
Ir,  boy,  you're  really  talking  the 
,  fan's  language! 


M-G-M  Executive  Plans 

to  Offer  New  Method 

in  Production 

Producers  must  adopt  a  universal 
policy  in  production  technique,  treat- 
ment and  general  presentation  be- 
fore films  will  be  acceptable  to  the 
now  very  critical  public,  Irving  Thal- 
berg  told  The  Film  Daily  yesterday 
upon  his  return  from  Europe  with 
his  wife,  Norma  Shearer. 

Thalberg  has  formed  a  new  plan 
(.Continued   on   Page   6) 


FRANKLIN  PREDICTS 
ATTENDANCE  SPURT 


President  Roosevelt's  reconstruc- 
tion policy  and  the  results  of  the  In- 
dustrial Recovery  Act  will  tremen- 
dously benefit  the  motion  picture 
industry,  Harold  B.  Franklin  de- 
clared to  The  Film  Daily  yesterday. 

"Increased     wages     and     shorter 

(Continued   on   Page    4) 


Kuykendall  Urges  Support 
Of  Hollywood-at-the-Fair 

Chicago  —  Declaring  that  Hol- 
lywood exhibit  at  the  Century 
of  Progress  offers  an  unusual 
opportunity  for  the  film  indus- 
try to  meet  its  public  and  create 
(Continued   on   Page   4) 


Television  Group  Formed 

Chicago — National  Television  Ass'n, 
with  Martin  J.  Wade,  Jr.  of  Chicago  as 
president,  John  V.  L.  Hogan  of  New 
York  as  vice-president,  and  Arthur 
Stringer  of  Chicago  as  secretary-treas- 
urer, was  formed  at  a  meeting  of  50 
television  manufacturers  and  experts 
here.  Wade  said  the  group  will  work 
to  protect  the  television  industry  in 
allotment  of  wave  bands  by  the  fed- 
eral   radio    commission. 


RICHARDS  AWARDED 
SALARY  AS  RECEIVER 


New  Orleans — A  salary  of  $600  a 
month  dating  from  January  27  was 
ordered  paid  E.  V.  Richard  as  re- 
ceiver for  Saenger  Theaters,  with  an 
additional  $270  a  month  for  services 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


21  Exhibits  Already  Set 
For  Supply  Dealers'  Meet 

Chicago — About  25  firms  already 
have  engaged  exhibit  space  at  the 
convention  of  the  Independent  The- 
ater Dealers  Ass'n  to  be  held  July 
28-31  at  the  Hotel  Stevens.  Among 
the  companies,  as  reported  by  J.  E. 
Robin,  president  of  the  organiza- 
tion, are  Holmes  Projector,  Da-Lite 
Screen,  Wenzel  Co.,  Enterprise  Op- 
tical, Continental  Electric,  Imperial 
Electric,  Brenkert  Light  Projector, 
Neumade  Products,  National  Car- 
(Continued   on   Page   8) 


United  Artists  Announces 

Minimum  of  30  for  1 933-34 


Motion  Picture  Division 
Continuing  Under  Golden 

Washington    Bureau    of   THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington  —  Though  reduced  in 
personnel  to  two  members,  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Division  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Commerce  will  be  continued 
with  N.  D.  Golden  now  acting  as 
chief.  C.  J.  North,  chief  of  the  Divi- 
sion for  years,  has  left.  Golden,  who 
was  his  assistant,  will  endeavor  to 
keep  up  all  phases  of  the  service. 


Chicago — In  announcing  the  larg- 
est program  in  the  history  of  United 
Artists,  Al  Lichtman  yesterday  told 
the  sales  convention  at  the  Drake  Ho- 
tel that  the  organization  would  re- 
lease a  minimum  of  30  features  next 
season,  with  a  likelihood  that  the 
total  might  run  to  35  or  40.  This 
means  an  output  three  times  as 
large  as  that  of  any  previous  U.  A. 
year. 

Mary  Pickford,  Charles  Chaplin 
(Continued   on   Page    6) 


Only  District  and  Branch 

Managers  to  Attend 

Warner  Confabs 

Three  straight-from-the-shoulder 
business  meetings,  attended  only  by 
district  and  branch  managers,  will 
be  held  by  Warner-First  National 
this  year  for  discussion  of  new  sea- 
son's sales  policies  and  product.  The 
sessions  will  take  place  at  the  Wal- 
dorf-Astoria Hotel,  New  York,  July 
31-Aug.    1;    Drake    Hotel,    Chicago, 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


MISSISSIPPI  EXHIRS 
APPROVE  MPTOA  CODE 


Jackson,  Miss.  —  Unanimous  ap- 
proval of  the  iproposed  exhibition 
code  drawn  up  by  the  M.P.T.O.A. 
executive  committee  was  voted  at  the 
meeting  of  Mississippi  exhibitors 
held  here  Monday.  The  gathering, 
called  by  President  Ed  Kuykendall 
of  the  M.P.T.O.A.,  was  primarily  a 
protest  meeting  against  the  state 
admission  tax,  and  90  per  cent  of 
all  exhibitors  in  the  state  attended, 
with  Kuykendall  presiding.  Speak- 
ers included  Gov.  Conner,  Lieut.- 
Gov.  Murphree  and  Tax  Commis- 
sioner Alf  Stone,  as  well  as  many 
prominent  exhibitors.  Score  charges 
(Continued   on   Page   8) 


Para.  Wins  Dismissal 

Of  Bondholder's  Suit 

Motion  by  Paramount  Publix  for 
dismissal  of  the  suit  brought  by 
Robert  S.  Levy,  bondholder,  against 
the  company  and  various  banks  in- 
volved in  a  loan,  has  been  granted 
in  the  State   Supreme  Court. 


May  Boost  Prices  in  Fall 

Canton,  0.  —  Although  downtown 
houses  may  retain  present  prices  for 
the  time  being,  it  is  indicated  that 
suburban  exhibitors  will  probably  boost 
admissions  in  the  fall.  Four  local 
neighborhood  theaters  have  been  grind- 
ing at  a  dime  for  several  months,  with 
owners  complaining  that  they  can't 
make  any  money  at  it. 


THE 


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Wednesday,  July  19] 


V*L  LXI1I.  No.  15     Wid.Jily  11.1S33      PriciSCints 


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CHESTERFIELD 

Announces 

THAT  THE  TITLE  OF 

LOVE  IS  LIKE  THAT 

HAS  BEEN  CHANGED 

TO 

LOVE  IS  DANGEROUS 


1540  B'wav. 


N.  Y.  C. 


Czech  Film  Executive 
Studying  U.  S.  Methods 

Josef  Hlinomaz,  director  of  Fu- 
turum-Film-Co.,  distributing  com- 
pany, and  also  head  of  Legiafilm. 
producing  company,  is  in  New  York 
from  Czechoslovakia  for  a  study  of 
the  American  film  market.  He  also 
may.  acquire  some  product  suitable 
for  showing  in  his  country.  Czecho- 
slovakia now  has  about  1,000  sound 
theaters,  in  addition  to  some  800 
still  silent,  says  Hlinomaz.  He  also 
is  looking  over  television  appara- 
tus and  other  equipment.  During 
his  three  weeks'  stay  in  New  York, 
he  will  make  his  headquarters  at  the 
William   Sloane  House. 


REUBENSON  AGAIN  WINS 

The  State  Court  of  Appeals  has 
handed  down  a  decision  declaring 
the  arrest  of  Reginald  Reubenson  on 
July  9,  1932,  on  the  charge  by  Rich- 
ard J.  Pearl  for  failure  to  account, 
was  improperly  obtained.  The  arrest 
previously  was  held  illegal  by  the 
Appellate  Division  of  the  Supreme 
Court  last  February.  Malcolm  Wolf 
is   Reubenson's   attorney. 


OPERATORS  ASK  RECEIVER 

Newark,  N.  J. — An  order  direct- 
ing Operators'  Local  244  to  show 
cause  on  July  25  why  a  receiver 
should  not  be  appointed  has  been 
obtained  by  11  junior  members,  who 
charge  the  union  officials  with  being 
beneficiaries  of  various  sums  of 
money  from  the  organization's 
funds. 


MISS  BARRYMORE  LUNCHEON 

Ethel  Barrymore  will  be  guest  of 
honor  at  a  luncheon  given  tomorrow 
at  the  Hotel  Gotham  by  Major  Ed- 
ward Bowes,  managing  director  of 
the  Capitol,  where  Miss  Barrymore 
opens  Friday  for  her  first  personal 
appearance  in  a  movie  house. 


LOWE-McLAGLEN     TEAMED 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Edmund  Lowe  and 
Victor  McLaglen  will  be  reunited 
for  one  picture  next  season,  a 
Charles  R.  Rogers  production  called 
"No  More  Women,"  by  E.  Richard 
Schayer. 


HARRY  D.  WILSON   DEAD 
West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Harry    D.    Wilson, 
veteran  film  press   agent,  died  yes- 
terday following  an  operation. 


"HELL'S    HOLIDAY"    HOLDS 

"Hell's  Holiday,"  war  film  re- 
leased by  Superb  Pictures,  is  being 
held  a  second  week  at  the  Mayfair. 


M-G-M   TITLE  SET 

"Beauty  For  Sale"  is  announced 
as  the  final  title  of  the  M-G-M  pic- 
turel  formerly  known  as  "Beauty 
Parlor." 


SUPREME  ADDS  5  SALESMEN 

Supreme  Screen  Service  has  just 
placed  five  new  salesmen  in  east- 
ern territories  on  its  New  Deal 
Trailers,  it  is  announced  by  M. 
Wax. 


Eight  Exploitation  Men 
Assigned  for  "Captured" 

Eight  exploitation  men,  operating 
under  the  supervision  of  S.  Charles 
Einfeld,  Warner  executive  in  charge 
of  advertising  and  publicity,  have 
been  instructed  to  hold  themselves 
in  readiness  to  shoot  out  on  the  road 
at  an  hour's  notice  to  handle  the 
road  show  campaigns  on  "Captured" 
in  key  situations.  The  men  are  Lee 
Blumberg,  Bert  Perkins,  Charley 
Curran  and  Arnold  Albert,  operat- 
ing out  of  New  York;  George  Bilson 
and  Harry  Maizlish,  Los  Angeles; 
Allen  Glenn,  Dallas,  and  Sam  Clark, 
Chicago. 


BOOKED  FOR  BROADWAY 

"Strange  Case  of  Tom  Mooney" 
and  "Shriek  in  the  Night,"  First  Di- 
vision releases,  will  be  double-fea- 
tured at  the  Cameo  starting  Fri- 
day. 

"Savage  Gold,"  instead  of  "Sav- 
age Girl,"  will  be  the  next  attrac- 
tion at  the  Mayfair.  Hollywood  Ex- 
change is  releasing  it. 


BRITISH  FILM  FOR  RIALTO 

"Sleepless  Nights,"  British  pro- 
auction  with  Stanley  Lupino  and 
Polly  Walker  heading  the  cast,  opens 
at  the  Rialto  with  a  preview  to- 
morrow night.  Arthur  Mayer  also 
has  booked  a  two-reel  special, 
"World's  Greatest  Thrills,"  for  the 
same  program. 


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on 


TOM  MEIGHAN,  IRVING  THALBl 
NORMA  SHEARER  were  among  arrival' 
day  on  the  Majestic  from  abroad. 
MERSEREAU  also  arrived  by  the  same 
a    temporary    leave   from   the   Joinville  s 

MRS.  EDDIE  CANTOR  and  five  1 
are  aboard  the  Virginia  en  route  fro 
fornia  to  New  York.  Eddie  will  follow 
two  months,  with  plans  for  a  Broadw 
role  with  a  view  to  transferring  it  late 
screen. 

E.    M.    LOEW,    New    England    independ 
cuit  operator,   is  on   his  way   back  from 

GEORGE  KAMEN   of  Walt   Disney's  N 
offices   sails   today   on    the    Manhattan 
don. 

MORT     BLUMENSTOCK     left    by    pla 
terday  for  Pittsburgh  to  confer  with  Hi 
mine   and   Joe   Feldman   about   the   camp 
"Voltaire"    which   will    have    its   world 
at    the    Stanley   there   Aug.    4. 


KAMEN  TO  LOCATE  IX  LO. 

George  Kamen,  connected 
Walt  Disney's  New  York  offic 
some  time,  sails  today  on  the 
hattan  for  London  to  establish 
quarters  as  European  represer 
for  Disney.  He  will  confei 
Murray  Silverstone,  London 
sentative  for  United  Artists,  r< 
to  duplicating  the  same  ar 
ments  in  Europe  that  preva 
tween  Disney  and  U.  A.  over- 


FOR  THE  GREATES 
STORY  EVER  SCREENE 


THIS  MAN 

condemned   to 
death    .... 


THIS  MAN 

who  stole  the, 
sweetheart  of 


THIS  MAN 

. . .  his  greatest 
friend  .... 


..The  Greatest  Cast  Ever  Capture 


for  Warner  Bros 


CAPTURED! 


Who  Are  They 

See    TOMORROWi 
Page    Announcemei 

VITAGRAPH.  IMC.  DISHUBUTOES 


■ 


^HE    STRANGER'S 
RETURN"    -that's 

a  good  title... 

|    hope   it's   a 
good   picture 


it 


"OKAY  I   This 

is  a  story  of  real 
American  people, 
close  to  the 
soil...  well,  lets 
see...  " 


HABERE 


,^Gee,  I  hoPf.  .  _ 
nobody  is  not.cmg 

e...   |-m  actually 


weeping- 
picture's 


this  darn 
trot  m€- 


ouess  I'm  really 

6not  so   hard-, 

boiled  / 


.'♦.*, 


"That  fellot 

llOiMEL  BARRYMORE^ 
certainly  can  act- 
my  heart's  beating 
so  loud  I  bet 
everybody  can 
hear  it.,  this  is 
Shrilling!* 


'Seems  to  be 
fjust  what  exhibitors' 
have  been  asking 
for...  good  clean    l( 
homespun  drama   * 


"The  public  will 
love  this  picture.} 
Oh  boy,  Miriam 

HOPKINS  sure  makes 
love  realistically... 
lucky  Franchot  Tone.., 
ah  there,  behave jl 


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MEETINGS  ON  SALES 


(Continued  from  Page    1) 

Aug.  3-4,  and  Royal  York  Hotel, 
Toronto,  Aug.  7-8,  with  A.  W.  Smith 
presiding  over  the  New  York  and 
Chicago  meetings  and  Gradwell 
Sears  conducting  the  Chicago  gath- 
ering. 

Smith  and  Sears  will  outline  and 
discuss  the  feature  product  and  sell- 
ing plans  for  the  new  season,  while 
Norman  H.  Moray,  sales  manager 
for  Vitaphone  short  subjects  and 
trailers  will  present  the  short  sub- 
ject line-up.  S.  Charles  Einfeld  will 
acquaint  the  meetings  with  the 
ambitious  national  advertising  back- 
ing that  his  department  has  already 
prepared  for  the  new  season's  pic- 
tures. 

After  thoroughly  discussing  the 
new  product,  together  with  the  gen- 
eral sales  policies  before  the  general 
meetings,  Sears  and  Smith,  will  then 
hold  individual  private  conferences 
with  each  District  and  Branch 
Managers  relative  to  the  selling  of 
the  new  feature  and  short  subject 
product  in  the  important  situations 
in  each  man's  territory. 

Through  these  private,  individual 
conferences,  Smith  and  Sears  feel 
that  their  men  will  be  able  to  func- 
tion even  more  efficiently  than  ever 
before. 

Thus  the  Warner  sales  meetings 
will  take  on  the  air  of  serious  round 
table  conferences  without  the  un- 
warranted expense  and  loss  of  time 
by  the  entire  sales  staff,  that  would 
be  occasioned  by  the  usual  sales  con- 
vention. 

Last  year  Warners  were  the  first 
to  dispense  with  the  sales  conven- 
tion and  held  four  regional  meet- 
ings in  New  York,  Chicago,  New 
Orleans  and  San  Francisco.  All 
salesmen  in  the  respective  territories 
attended. 

This  year  the  salesmen  will  be 
given  their  information  relative  to 
the  new  product  and  the  sales  poli- 
cies in  their  own  branches  which 
will  be  visited  by  Sears  and  Smith. 
Conferences  will  be  held  by  Smith 
and  Sears,  not  only  with  their  sales- 
men, but  with  the  exhibitors  in  each 
territory.  Through  this  progressive 
innovation  in  the  industry,  the  Wai-- 
ner  field  men  will  be  able  to  con- 
tinue their  efforts  on  current  prod- 
uct with  a  minimum  amount  of  time 
lost. 


CONTINUES  BUFFALO  RUN 

Buffalo  —  "Forgotten  Men"  has 
been  shifted  by  McFaul  from  the 
Century   to   the   Hippodrome. 


4  Warners  Out  of  7 

Chicago — Warner  pictures  are  occu- 
pying four  out  of  seven  first-runs  here, 
with  "Baby  Face"  at  the  Chicago, 
"Gold  Diggers"  at  the  Oriental,  "Mayor 
of  Hell"  at  the  United  Artists  and 
"Narrow  Corner"  at  McVickers.  "Gold 
Diggers"  has  set  a  record  run  at  the 
Oriental    by    being   held   a    fourth    week. 


THE 

RIALTO 


WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  WE  ARE  submitting  the  following  as  what  we 
consider  an  example  of  a  darn  good  yarn  from  a  theater  press- 

agey the  same  being  Jimmie  Macfarland  of  the  Rivoli 

who  writes  about  a  preview  for  a  mixed  audience  which 

producer  Frederic  Ullman,  Jr.  gave  for  his  pix,  "This  Is  Amer- 
ica," now  current  at  the  Rivoli Jimmie  spills  it  about  as 

follows 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     "ACTORS   AND    politicians,    janitors    and   editors 

were  all  invited Fanny  Brice  sat  next  to  General  Har- 

bord Ted    Husing    watched    the    film    beside    Ferdinand 

Pecora Tom   Noonan,   the   "Bishop   of   Chinatown,"   and 

Peggy   Fears   rubbed    elbows Arthur    Garfield   Hays   kept 

audibly    murmuring 'It's     great1' John    Haynes 

Holmes  applauded  at  its  completion Morton  Downey  said 

'It's  in  the  bag' others  who  attended  the  pre- 
view were   Graham  McNamee,   Alfred   E.   Smith,  Rudy  Vallee, 

John  J.  Raskob,  James   Montgomery  Flagg after  such 

demonstration  by  a  typically  American  audience  the  sponsors 
feel  that  all  others  who  see  it  will  agree  with  Alfred  E.  Smith 
that  'It's  a  perfectly  swell  picture — tremendously  entertaining' 

it   must  be,  when  hard-boiled   film   salesmen,   janitors 

and  elevator  men  spontaneously  applauded  at  its  completion." 


•  •  •  HERE  IS  a  model  bit  of  pressagey  stuff  from 
Mister  Macfarland it's  Concise it  tells  an  In- 
teresting Yarn.  ., it  mentions  Names  of  Importance 

and  plugs  over  their  Personal  Opinions  of  the  Pix and 

what  more  can  any  pressagey  cram  into  a  Few  Lines? 


•      •      •     A  CHALLENGE  has  been  received  by  the  Empey 

Club  from  the  Independent  Theater  Owners  Association 

to  compete  in  the  440  yard  relay  race  at  the  outing  to  Bear 

Mountain  on  Aug.  2 the  I.T.O.A.  are  also  donating  a 

large  silver  cup  as  a  permanent  trophy  to  be  competed  for  an- 
nually by  the  I.T.O.A.   and  the  M.  P.  Club the  M.  P. 

Club  in  accepting  the  challenge,  asked  that  it  be  made  a  three- 
cornered   event   by  inviting   the   A.M. P. A.   to   compete 

Louis  Nizer  has  been  elected  captain  of  the  Empey  tennis  team 

to  compete  against  the  A.M. P. A Hal  Home  wires  from 

Chi  that  he  will  act  as  captain  of  the  A.M.P.A.  tennis  team 

he  doesn't  know   any  more   about  tennis   than  Mister 

Nizer so  that  makes  it  perfect 


•      •      •     THAT  IS  a  very  handsome  campaign  book  issued 
by    Martin    Starr    as    managing    director    of    the    International 

Beauty    Pageant the   remarkable   thing   about   it   is   its 

Sincerity Mister  Starr  comes  out  flatfooted  and  advises 

exhibs  not  to  tie  in  with  the  Pageant  unless  they  are  convinced 
it  will  produce  constructive  goodwill  in  their  communities  as 

well  as  B.  O.  results the  book  gives  a  complete  history 

of    Beauty    Pageants   ancient   and   modern it   has   been 

sent  to  over  1600  city  editors  of  big  newspapers  throughout  the 

nation theater   owners  desiring   a  copy  can  secure  one 

from  Martin  Star,  729  Seventh  Ave.,  N.  Y.  City 


•      •      •     STARTING  TONIGHT,  Mary  Charles,  the  continen- 
tal singer  just  arrived  from  London,  will  appear  at  the   Sky 

Gardens    of   the    St.    Moritz    hotel,    appearing   nightly 

Paramount's  first  on  the  new  program  opens  tonite  at  the  Cri- 
terion  Marlene  Dietrich  in  "The  Song  of  Songs" 

Fred  Denes,  who  formerly  ran   "The   Denes"   at  Long  Beach, 
has  taken  over  the  "rill  and  restaurant  at  the  Friars  Club. 


«   «   « 


»  »   » 


FRANKLIN  PREDICTS 
ATTENDANCE  SPU 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

working  hours  will  help  theater  ,. 
ronage  considerably,"  said  Frankj 
"If    we    will    consider    the   exceln: 
reports  that  come  from  England 
to    theater    grosses    over    there, 
can   more   readily   understand  w 
this  reconstruction  policy  will  do 
us.     I  have  no  doubt  that  the  c 
has  much  to  do  with  the  fine  thea 
attendance  in  England.     Our  ind 
try  will  cooperate  to  the  utmost  w 
Washington,    but    it    will    give   s 
greater  cooperation  to  the  Presid' 
when    it    realizes    just    what    th> 
benefits  mean  to  our  business." 


Kuykendall  Urges  Suppoii 
Of  Hollywood-at-the-Fa 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

a   vast    amount   of   goodwill,  Pre 
dent  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the  M.P.T 
A.,  before  leaving  here  at  the  c 
elusion  of  conferences   on  the  co 
visited  the  exposition  and  later 
sued  a  statement  urging  the  ent 
industry's  support  of  the  Hollywc 
display.  Kuykendall  pointed  out  tl 
all  other  industries  are  represent 
at  the  fair,  and  the  neglect  of  nr 
tion   picture   interests   in  combini 
to    make    a    favorable    showing  f 
their  industry  would  result  to  th'j 
discredit. 

Jack  Miller,  head  of  the  Chical 
Exhibitors'     Ass'n,     also     issued 
statement     endorsing     Kuykendal 
views.     M.  A.  Lightman,  Dave  P< 
freyman,    Love    Harrell    and   othe 
likewise  visited  the  exhibition  wh 
the     M.P.T.O.A.     meeting     was 
progress.    Officials  on  the  Hollywo' 
lot  say  that  interest  in  the  exhil 
is    gradually    gaining    and    almo 
every  day  sees   either   some  exec 
tive   or   star   there.      Bert   Wheel 
paid  a  couple  of  visits,  on  one  occ 
sion    posing    for    some    shots    wi" 
Grant  Withers  and   Olive  Borden. 


L.  B.  COOL  RESTING 

Akron,  0. — L.  B.  Cool  has  clost 
the  Fulton,  Pittsburgh,  and  retun 
ed  here  to  spend  several  weeks  res 
ing.  He  plans  to  reopen  the  housi 
about  Aug.  10. 


■ 


MANY  HAPPY  PITuTO 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

July  19 

Merlin   Hall  Aylesworth  Edward  Sloman 


OMING 


UGUST 

THE 

"NEW 
DEAL" 

IUMBER 

OF  THE 

FILM 
lAILY 


• 


THE  eclipse  of  the  legitimate  stage 
1  by  pictures.  A  new  era  of  the 
amusement  world  comes  into  being. 
Pictures  move  from  store  show  to 
a  giant  industry.  Extras  rise  to  film 
stars  to  win  fame  and  fortune.  The 
de-luxe  5000  seat  house  comes  to 
all  big  cities 


nlCTURE  house  presentations  rise 
'  to  super  spectacles.  Color  films 
come  in  with  a  bang  and  then  go 
quickly  out.  Much  ado  about  wide- 
film  that  comes  for  unusually  short 
stay.  Warners  make  talking  pic- 
ture and  sound  revolution  is  on.  A 
hundred  film  folk  become  famous 
and  rate  as  millionaires  . 


THE  romantic  story  in  full  of  the 
■  motion  picture  industry.  Stock 
market  teems  with  activities  in  film 
securities.  Chain  operation  domi- 
nates theater  situation  for  period. 
Unusual  exploitation  stunts  that 
cause  international  comment.  The 
sound  news  reel  becomes  a  national 
institution 


INDIVIDUALS  grow  into  promi- 
'  nence  then  fade  into  oblivion. 
Famous  fights  of  the  film  industry 
that  have  made  history.  America 
becomes  music  minded  through  the 
help  of  the  screen.  Hollywood 
grows  like  a  mushroom  into  inter- 
national prominence.  The  industry 
quickly  does  its  duty  in  national 
emergency 


Film  Daily 

will  BE 

FIFTEEN 

YEARS 
OLD 


• 


AUGUST 

AND  IS 

HAPPY 

ABOUT  IT 


riLM  DAILY  is  happy  with  the 
modest  part  it  has  played  in  the 
progress  of  this  great,  international 
motion  picture  industry  during  the 
past  fifteen  years.  Its  policy  has 
been  constructive,  fearless  and  in- 
dependent, and  it  prides  itself  upon 
the  fact  that  through  all  these  years 
it  has  been  able  to  keep  a  step 
ahead  of  this  romantic  and  inter- 
esting industry.  It  has  two  con- 
stant primary  objectives.  To  print 
a  daily  newspaper  whose  integrity 
will  ever  be  beyond  question  and  to 
mind  its  own  business  in  doing  so. 


THE  old  industry  is  gone  and  we 
are  facing  a  new  era.  President 
Roosevelt  and  his  NEW  DEAL  policy 
has  the  country  well  started  on  the 
road  back  to  prosperity.  Old  faces 
are  gone  and  new  blood  is  coming 
in.  The  little  company  to-day  may 
be  an  industry  leader  tomorrow. 
The  opportunity  is  here  once  again 
for  everyone  to  start  from  scratch. 
Film  Daily  will  do  its  share  to  move 
things  along.  Its  staff  was  never 
more  alert,  its  columns  never  more 
breezy  and  its  heart  never  more 
optimistic       ....... 


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■  : 


Wednesday,  July  19,  19k 


30  FEATURES  MINIMUM 
FOR  U.  A.  NEXT  SEASON 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

and  Douglas  Fairbanks  will  each 
have  one  starring  vehicle.  Samuel 
Goldwyn  will  contribute  five;  20th 
Century  Pictures,  organized  by 
President 'Joseph  M.  Schenck  of  U.  A. 
and  Darryl  Zanuck,  will  make  a 
minimum  of  12;  the  Edward  Small 
company,  Reliance  Pictures,  will 
have  four.  There  will  be  several 
pictures  from  independent  units  and 
the  Walt  Disney  short  features,  the 
Mickey  Mouse  pictures  and  the  Silly 
Symphonies,  of  which  there  will  be 
13  subjects  in  each  series. 

Mary  Pickford  has  several  stories  in  mind 
and  expects  to  be  able  to  make  a  definite 
announcement  about  the  title  of  her  new  pic- 
ture and  facts  connected  with  direction  and 
cast  within  the  next  two  weeks. 

For  the  first  time  in  his  life  Charles  Chap- 
lin has  written  in  full  the  story  for  a  pic- 
ture prior  to  beginning  production.  Dealing 
with  the  adventures  of  the  character  he  has 
made  known  to  millions,  Chaplin's  new  pic- 
ture is  laid  in  the  industrial  center  of  a 
big   city. 

Douglas  Fairbanks  plans  to  make  a  sequel 
to  the  "Mark  of  Zorro,"  called  "Zorro  Rides 
Again." 

Zanuck  will  confine  his  production  activ- 
ity to  headline  themes  and  stories,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  unit's  slogan,  "Headline 
Pictures."  Already  signed  for  appearance 
under  the  20th  Century  banner  are  George 
Arliss,  Constance  Bennett,  Loretta  Young. 
"The  Bowery"  will  be  the  first  picture.  In 
it  are  Wallace  Beery,  George  Raft  and 
Jackie  Cooper.  Raoul  Walsh  is  directing. 
It  is  based  on  the  book  by  Michael  L.  Sim- 
mons and   B.   R.    Solomon,   "Chuck  Conners." 

The  first  Arliss  picture  will  be  "Red  Tape," 
by  Sam  Mintz  and  Maude  T.  Howell,  a  mod- 
ern comedy  drama.  "The  Great  Rothschild," 
based  on  the  lives  of  the  famous  bankers, 
is   the   second   Arliss   picture. 

Constance  Bennett  will  be  seen  in  two 
pictures,  the  first  of  which  is  "Moulin 
Rouge."  Al  Dubin  and  Harry  Warren  are 
doing  the  music.  There  will  be  a  chorus 
of    75    girls. 

Walter  Winchell's  "Broadway  Thru  a  Key- 
hole" is  also  on  the  20th  Century  schedule 
for    early    production. 

Other  Zanuck-Schenck  pictures  are  "Blood 
Money,"  an  original  story  by  Roland  Brown, 
exposing  the  bail  bond  and  income  tax  racket, 
"Miss  Lonelyhearts,"  comedy  of  the  adven- 
tures of  an  "Advice  to  the  Lovelorn"  editor, 
authored  by  Nathanael  West;  "Trouble 
Shooter"  by  J.  R.  Bren  and  Elmer  Harris, 
an  original  story  based  on  the  daredevil  ex- 
periences of  a  telephone  man;  "Born  to  Be 
Bad"  by  Ralph  Graves,  a  drama  based  on 
the  lives  of  "Customers'  Girls"  in  the  gar- 
ment trade;  "P.  T.  Barnum,"  an  epic  of  the 
life  of  the  famous  showman,  based  on  his 
own   story;   and   "The   Unnamed   Woman,"   by 


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A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

ThOX  officials  have  just  given  16 
contracts  to  players  for  parts  in 
"Charlie  Chan's  Greatest  Case," 
which  has  gone  into  production  with 
Hamilton  MacFadden  directing.  The 
list,  besides  Warner  Oland  and 
Heather  Angel,  includes  Roger  Im- 
hof,  Robert  Warwick,  Virginia  Cher- 
rill,  Francis  Ford,  Frank  McGlynn, 
Clara  Blandick,  Claude  King,  and 
others.  This  story  is  from  the  novel 
by  Earl  Derr  Biggers. 

Henry  Kolker  has  been  substituted 
for  Edmund  Breese  in  Chesterfield's 
"Notorious  But  Nice."  In  addition 
to  Kolker,  Jane  Keckley,  Wilfred 
Lucas,  and  Rochelle  Hudson  have 
been  added  to  the  cast  to  support 
Marian  Marsh,  Betty  Compson,  Don- 
ald  Dilloway   and   J.   Carroll   Naish 

who  handle  the  leading  roles. 

*  *         * 

M-G-M  cast  assignments:  Una 
Merkel  for  "Bombshell,"  Fred  As- 
taire  for  "The  Dancing  Lady," 
Charles  Butterworth  and  Mae 
Clarke  for  "Penthouse." 

jj;  ^s  sj: 

Ruth  Chatterton  has  gone  to  Lake 
Arrowhead  to  recuperate,  and  First 
National  has  again  postponed  pro- 
duction of  "Female." 

Howard  Hawks  will  direct  Wal- 
lace Beery  in  "Viva  Villa"  for 
Metro. 

Jack  LaRue  has  been  given  a  new 
contract  by  Paramount.  He  is  now 
working  in  "To  the  Last  Man." 

*  *         * 

Norman  Krasna  has  been  borrow- 
ed from  Columbia  by  Metro  to  write 

originals. 

*  *         * 

Francis  Martin,  Paramount  writer 
for  a  year,  has  been  given  a  long- 
term  contract  as  director.  "Tillie 
and  Gus,"  W.  C.  Fields  vehicle,  is 
his  first  assignment. 

*  *         * 

Victor  Milner  will  do  the  camera 
work  on  "Design  For  Living,"  which 
Ernst  Lubitsch  is  to  direct  for  Par- 
amount. Franklin  Pangborn  is  a 
cast   addition. 


Charles  R.  Rogers'  "Golden  Har- 
vest" unit  of  40  headed  by  Richard 
Arlen,  Chester  Morris  and  Gene- 
vieve Tobin,  has  left  for  location  at 
Pendleton,  Ore.  Ralph  Murphy  is 
director. 

*  #  # 

RKO  cast  assignments:  Sam 
Hardy  for  "Ann  Vickers,"  Douglas 
Montgomery  for  "Little  Women," 
Irene  Dunne  as  star  of  "Behold  We 
Live." 

Norman  Foster  has  sailed  for 
Hawaii  to  finish  a  play  he  started 
before  beginning  work  in  Fox's 
"Pilgrimage."  He  plans  to  return 
to  Hollywood  after  a  month  to  play 
the  leading  role  opposite  Clara  Bow 
is  "Hoopla." 

i£  %.  % 

Roy  Hunt,  the  flying  cameraman 
and  his  staff,  dispatched  to  Rio  de 
Janiero  by  Louis  Brock,  associate 
producer  at  RKO  Radio  studios,  to 
secure  background  scenes  for  "Fly- 
ing Down  to  Rio,"  hopped  off  Mon- 
day from  Rio  de  Janiero  on  his  re- 
turn journey  to  Hollywood  by  plane. 
Hunt  is  due  to  arrive  Saturday. 

^  ^  ^ 

"Paddy,  the  Next  Best  Thing," 
has  been  finished  by  Fox  and  is  now 
in  the  process  of  cutting.  Janet 
Gaynor,  Warner  Baxter,  Walter 
Connelly,  Harvey  Stephens,  Mar- 
garet Lindsay,  Mary  McCormic  and 
Roger  Imhof  are  featured  in  the 
cast,  which  was   directed  by  Harry 

Lachman. 

*  *         * 

Kathleen  Shepard,  novelist,  will 
write  additional  dialogue  for  RKO's 
"Blonde  Poison."  McGrew  Willis 
will  adapt  "Rodney"  and  Sidney 
Buchman  will  do  the  same  for 
"Family  Man"  at  the  same  studios. 

"The  Happy  Valley  Express,"  di- 
rected by  George  Stevens  and  pro- 
duced by  Louis  Brock  for  RKO,  at- 
tracted much  favorable  attention  at 

its  preview. 

*  *         * 

Charles  Lamont,  comedy  director, 
is  trying  to  lure  the  golden  trout  at 
Virginia   Lakes,   Calif. 


Willard  Roberton,  to  be  directed  by  Gregory 
La    Cava. 

Samuel  Goldwyn's  productions  for  United 
Artists  already  have  the  opener  on  hand — 
Ronald  Colman  in  "The  Masquerader.''  It 
will  inaugurate  the  selling  season  for  the 
company.  Going  into  production  this  week, 
Goldwyn  has  his  annual  Eddie  Cantor  song- 
and-dance  festival,  "Raman  Scandals,"  with 
Ruth   Etting   as   the  love   interest. 

Anna  Sten  makes  her  American  screen  de- 
but in  "Nana,"  and  then  in  "Barbary  Coast," 
from  an  original  by  Frances  Marion.  An 
all-star  feature  production  that  will  picture 
a  story  through  the  succeeding  generations  in 
an  American  family  will  be  the  fifth  and 
last    of    Goldwyn's    pictures    this    year. 

From  the  Edward  Small  unit  will  come 
"Joe  Palooka,"  featuring  Jimmy  Durante, 
Lupe  Velez,  Stuart  Erwin  and  many  well- 
known  stage  and  screen  stars.  Following 
this  picture,  the  Small-Reliance  company  will 
make    "The    Count    of    Monte    Cristo,"    based 


on  the  world-famous  novel  by  Alexander  Du- 
mas; "The  Shanghai  Gesture,''  the  famous 
play  by  John  Colton,  and  "Style,"  a  dra- 
matic story  of  the  lives  of  the  men  and  wo- 
men   who   plan   the   trend    of    style. 

"The  Emperor  Jones"  starring  Paul  Robe- 
son, famous  colored  opera  and  stage  star,  is 
now  being  filmed  at  the  Astoria  Studios  on 
Long  Island,  New  York,  by  producers  John 
Krimsky  and  Gifford  Cochran  for  United 
Artists    release. 

Noel  Coward's  "Bitter  Sweet,"  produced 
by  the  English  affiliations  of  United  Artists  at 
the  Boreham  Wood  studios  in  London,  is 
finished  and  will  shortly  be  shown  in  this 
country    by    United    Artists. 

There  will  also  be  two  spectacular  produc- 
tions made  under  the  direction  of  Alexander 
Korda  and  a  rip-roaring  super  comedy  star- 
ring Syd  Chaplin.  "The  Queen,"  with 
Jeanette  MacDonald  and  Herbert  Marshall, 
also  is  being  made  in  England  for  U.  A. 
release. 


THALBERG  PROPOSE 
NEW  PRODUCTION  PLA 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

for  future  production  which  he  v| 
announce  within  the  next  we< 
When  asked  whether  the  plan  woi 
apply  to  M-G-M  productions, 
stated  that  he  was  not  in  a  positi) 
at  this  time  to  make  any  defin 
statement.  While  in  Europe,  Th 
berg  tentatively  signed  several  ph 
ers  who  will  be  brought  to  Amer ' 
as  prospective  star  material.  ,| 
will  be  signed  with  M-G-M,  Th| 
berg  said.  The  young  producer  11 
entirely  recovered  from  his  rectj 
illness  and  says  he  "never  fi 
better." 


ACADEMY'S    ROSTER   UP  17«j 
West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAIi 

Hollywood  —  For   the   current  I 
months'    period   ending   July   1,  * 
Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts  ai 
Sciences  has  shown  the  greatest 
crease    in    active    membership   o' 
any   other   six-month   period  in  1 
existence  of  the  organization  desp 
some  criticisms  of  its  policies. 

With  the  Academy  now  well  <r 
the  1,000  mark  in  general  memb 
ship  the  records  show  a  general 
crease    of   total    active    members! 
in    excess    of    17    per    cent   for  U 
period. 


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''UNDER  THE  TONTO  RIM" 

with  Stuart  Erwin,  Fred  Kohler, 
Raymond   Hatton 
imount  63  mins. 

WELL     COMEDY     WESTERN      FROM 

NE    GREY    STORY    HAS    PLENTY    OF 

JGHS  AND   ACTION. 

his    is    the    type    that    westerns    should 

>w  in  order  to  regain  their  hold  on  the 

It    has    an    intelligent    story,    finely 

>d  by  a  very  competent  cast,  and   car- 

a    fine    brand    of    humor    all    the    way 

.ugh.      Stuart    Erwin    plays    one    of    his 

ib    roles    as    a    cowhand    who    fails    at 

•y  job  they   give   him.     Finally   he   lands 

as  part  owner   of  a   detested   pig   farm 

g    with    his    partner    Raymond    Hatton. 

inwhile  he  is  pining  of  unrequited   love 

the  daughter  of  his  former  boss.     The 

er  is  being  fleeced  by  his  crooked  fore- 

i    and    another    chap    who    are    rustling 

cattle.      The    fun    really    commences 

in   Stuart's   partner  and   a    pal   give   him 

uild-up    as    a    notorious    bad    man,    and 

i  makes   good   when    the   girl   appears   on 

scene   and    he    has    to   vindicate    him- 

He    cleans   up    the    crooks,    and    in- 

:  ntally  stumbles  upon  the  stolen  cattle. 

Hast:    Stuart    Erwin,    Fred    Kohler,    Ray- 

i  id    Hatton,    Verna    Hill ie,    John    Lodge, 

:.zy     Knight,     George     Barbier,     Patricia 

:  ey,    Marion    Bardell,    Edwin    J.     Brady, 

!  n  Garcia. 

irector,  Henry  Hathaway;  Author,  Zane 
'■.■/;  Adaptors,  Jack  Cunningham,  Gerald 
iaghty;   Cameraman,  Archie  Stout. 

irection,  Very  Good.  Photography,  Ex- 
:  ant. 


"GIGOLETTES  OF  PARIS" 

with    Madge    Bellamy,  Gilbert    Roland 

Equitable  64  mins. 

FALLS  FLAT  WITH  RAMBLING  STORY 
THAT  FAILS  TO  BUILD  ANY  DEFINITE 
INTEREST. 

This  is  a  very  disjointed  tale  of  gold- 
diggers  in  Paris.  Madge  Bellamy  and  her 
pal  start  out  to  take  the  men  for  all 
they  can  get  after  Madge  has  been  thrown 
over  by  a  gent  whom  she  expected  to 
marry  (Theodor  Von  Eltz).  She  meets  a 
gigolo  in  the  cabaret  where  they  work, 
played  by  Gilbert  Roland.  Then  follows 
a  very  mixed  and  rambling  series  of 
episodes  wherein  the  gigolo  is  interested 
in  the  girl  who  has  married  Madge's  for- 
mer fiance,  and  the  husband  begins  to 
pay  attentions  to  his  former  sweetheart 
again.  There  is  much  to-do  about  a  brace- 
let and  a  ring  and  a  watch,  all  part  of 
the  loot  the  girl  has  gathered  from  various 
gentlemen  admirers.  Finally  the  watch 
which  was  stolen  from  its  original  owner 
gets  the  gigolo  in  jail,  but  it  all  works 
out  happily  with  the  little  golddigger  find- 
ing happiness  with  her  gigolo  sweetheart. 
Pretty  much  of  a  washout  in  acting,  story 
and   direction. 

Cast:  Madge  Bellamy,  Gilbert  Roland, 
Natalie  Moorhead,  Theodor  Von  Eltz, 
Molly  O'Day,  Henry  KoJker,  Paul  Porcasi, 
Albert  Conti,  F.  Schumann-Heink. 

Director,  Alphonse  Martell;  Author, 
same;  Dialoguer,  same;  Editors,  Tom  Per- 
sons, Otis  Garrett;  Cameramen,  Henry 
Cronjager,    Herman   Schopp. 

Direction,  Weak.    Photography,  Good. 


"I   HAVE  LIVED" 

with   Alan   Dinehart  and   Anita   Page 
Chesterfield  65  mins. 

GOOD  DRAMA  OF  STAGE  LIFE  WITH 
REALISTIC  PUNCH  AND  INTERESTING 
HUMAN   INTEREST  ANGLE. 

This  drama  is  nicely  paced  and  balanced 
and  is  forcefully  put  over  by  Alan  Dinehart 
and  Anita  Page  who  are  well  teamed.  The 
story  concerns  Dinehart,  a  hardboiied  the- 
atrical producer  in  search  of  a  girl  "who 
has  lived"  and  therefore  capable  of  prop- 
erly interpreting  his  play  of  a  girl  who 
knows  life  and  men.  He  believes  he  has 
found  her  in  Anita  Page,  a  young  woman 
of  questionable  reputation  whom  he  "dis- 
covers" acting  as  a  hostess  in  a  "percent- 
age" house.  He  bails  her  out  when  the 
place  is  raided  and  immediately  begins  to 
groom  her  to  portray  the  leading  part  in 
his  forthcoming  play.  A  contrasting  love 
interest  is  introduced  with  Dinehart's  friend 
falling  in  love  with  the  girl  whom  he 
drops  when  her  past  becomes  known.  Then 
Dinehart  steps  in  and  confesses  his  love 
for  her.  Interest  is  sustained  throughout. 
Women  will  be  particularly  interested  as 
Anita  Page  gains  sympathy  from  the  start 
and  also  displays  some  gorgeous  gowns  as 
the  film  progresses. 

Cast:  Alan  Dinehart,  Anita  Page,  Allen 
Vincent,  Gertrude  Astor,  Maude  Truax, 
Matthew  Betz,  Eddie  Boland,  Florence  Dud- 
ley, Gladys  Blake,  Dell  Henderson. 

Director,  Richard  Thorpe;  Author,  Lou 
Heifetz;  Adaptor,  Winifred  Dunn;  Dia- 
loguer, same;  Cameraman,  M.  A.  Anderson. 

Direction,  Excellent.  Photography,  Very 
Good. 


"HELL'S  HOLIDAY" 

Superb   Pictures  88  mins. 

COMPILATION  OF  WORLD  WAR 
SCENES  MAKES  AN  INTERESTING  SUB- 
JECT  OF    ITS   KIND. 

Like  the  several  official  World  War  films 
already  presented,  this  compilation  shows 
in  a  very  vivid  way  the  destruction  and 
suffering  caused  by  modern  warfare.  The 
picture  makes  some  attempt  to  present  its 
material  in  more  or  less  chronological  order, 
from  the  start  of  hostilities  to  the  jubila- 
tion that  followed  the  signing  of  the  arm- 
istice. In  between  there  are  the  views  of 
land,  sea  and  air  combat,  much  firing  of 
big  and  small  guns,  sinking  of  merchant 
ships  by  German  submarine  raiders,  bring- 
ing down  of  airplanes,  troops  on  the  march 
and  advancing  in  battle  formation,  etc. 
Most  impressive  in  this  particular  produc- 
tion are  the  scenes  of  infantry  making  ad- 
vances during  actual  combat,  with  numer- 
ous soldiers  seen  shot  down  and  stretcher- 
bearers  being  kept  as  busy  as  the  com- 
batants themselves.  Running  commentary 
is  supplied  by  Eugene  Dennis,  whose  fervor 
sometimes  is  a  little  irksome,  and  there  is 
an  excellent  musical  score  supplied  by 
Joseph  Finston.  Due  to  the  difficulties  un- 
der which  the  army  cameramen  took  these 
pictures,  the  photography  is  not  always  as 
good  as  it  might  be.  But  in  a  picture  of 
this  kind  the  matter  of  fine  production  de- 
tails is  not  the  prime  consideration.  As  a 
record  of  what  war  actually  is  like,  this 
film  depicts  the  horrors  and  mock  glory 
as  impressively  as  almost  any  other  picture 
of   its  kind. 

Outside  of  the  names  already  mentioned, 
no  production  credits  are  given. 


N-E-W-S    O-F    T-H-E    D-A-Y 


hicago —  A.    H.   McLaughlin,    of 

Hollywood-Universal  contest,  an- 

nces  the  appointment  of  two  ad- 

onal   division  managers.     A.  W. 

oils  was  made  district  manager 

the  territory  comprising  Minnea- 

lis,     western     Wisconsin,     North 

llkota  and  northern  South  Dakota. 

ilk  L.  Hildreth  was  made  division 

rihager  for   Sioux  Falls,   southern 

frith     Dakota,     Des     Moines     and 

(aha.      District    Manager    Ekidie 

lion  has  appointed  Eddie  Lurie  and 

jjirge  Benji  representatives  in  the 

I  waukee  territory. 


Rochester,  N.  Y. — George  Verlain 
has  closed  the  Lincoln. 


;  Iristol,  N.  H. — The  Gem  has  been 
t  pened  with  Leonard  Follansbee  in 
e  rge. 


Issex  Junction,  Vt. — The  Colonial 
not  open  as  previously  planned, 
Drding  to  latest  reports. 


Itoston — George  Hager  and  Lou 
chsler  have  joined  the  United 
,ists  sales  force. 


i alt  Lake  City — A  default  judg- 
nlit  for  $62,500,  plus  $5,000  attor- 
m's  fees,  was  granted  the  Marshall 
Hare  Building  Co.,  San  Francisco, 
Minst  RKO  Western  Corp.  and  the 
EjO  San  Francisco  Co.,  recently  in 
ti;|  Third  District  Court  here. 


Addison,  N.  Y. — The  Star,  oper- 
ated by  B.  S.  Newman,  is  open  Sun- 
day and  Monday  only. 


Fairport,  N.  Y. — Don  R.  Stevenson 
has  closed  the  Rivoli. 


Buffalo  —  The  Roosevelt,  taken 
over  by  George  Rosing  from  the 
Shea  circuit,  has  closed  for  the  sum- 


Binghamton,  N.  Y.- — Mrs.  Bessie 
B.  Blair  has  taken  over  the  Laurel 
from  D.  Conklin. 


Hammondsport,    N.    Y.   — -   N.    H. 

Wood   is   the   new   manager    of   the 
Park. 


Buffalo — F.  G.  Hohm  is  out  at  the 
Avon,  and  his  former  partner,  J. 
Propis,  is  now  managing  the  house 
alone. 


Cleveland — Bert  Hensen  is  back 
as  head  of  the  local  RKO  publicity 
and  exploitation  department.  Hen- 
sen  was  transferred  last  winter  from 
this  post  to  manager  of  an  RKO  in 
Troy,  N.  Y. 


Buffalo  —  Alec  Weisman,  well 
known  in  Buffalo's  film  row,  is  now 
covering  the  Syracuse  territory  for 
Metro. 


Detroit  —  The  Lyric,  downtown 
house  operated  by  Ernest  Blasdell, 
has  closed  for  the  summer. 


Detroit — J.  J.  Norris,  manager  of 
the  Michigan  Film  Library,  has 
moved  to  the  Insurance  Exchange 
Bldg.,  opening  a  downtown  office  for 
the  first  time  in  several  years.  The 
"Freiburg  Passion  Play"  is  now  be- 
ing booked  through  Michigan,  after 
playing  a  large  part  of  the  Butter- 
field   circuit  of  houses. 


Detroit — "Doc"  G.  E.  Holmes,  for- 
merly manager  of  the  Dawn,  has 
been  made  manager  of  the  Hoover, 
Wes,t  Side  house,  by  Simon  Leja, 
owner. 


Clovis,  N.  M.— The  R.  E.  Griffith 
Theaters,  Inc.,  and  Russell  Hard- 
wick  have  pooled  their  Lyceum  and 
Mesa  theaters  here.  Hardwick  will 
be  manager. 


Del  Norte,  Colo.  —  Everett  Cole, 
mayor  of  Alamosa  and  owner  of  the 
Rialto  theater  there,  has  installed 
Western  Electric  sound  and  reopen- 
ed the  house,  closed  for  a  ye&v. 


Wallingford,  Conn.  —  Abraham 
Kofman  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  and  Alec 
Horwitz,  of  Brockton,  Mass.,  have 
leased  the  Strand  from  Mrs.  Fannie 
Ginsburg  and  plan  to  reopen  the 
house,  which  has  been  closed  for 
three  years,  in  the  late  fall.  New 
sound  equipment  will  be  installed. 
The  house  is  now  under  lease  to 
George  H.  Wilkinson,  Sr.,  owner  of 
Wilkinson's,  until  Dec.   1. 


Detroit — Robert  Bartlett  has  been 
promoted  as  assistant  to  Alfred 
Lane,  manager  of  the  Alhambra, 
succeeding  Carl  Winckler,  who  is 
now  with  the  original  Roxy,  New 
York,  as  lighting  technician. 


Detroit  —  The    Monroe,   downtown 
house,  has  closed  for  the  summer. 


Boston — A  projection  room  for  the 
Hub  Film  Exchange  and  American 
Pictures  is  being  outfitted  on  Pied- 
mont St.  with  RCA  sound  equipment 
and  two  Simplex  machines. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  19, 


RICHARDS  AWARDED 
SALARY_AS_RECEIVER 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

in  connection  with  Saenger  Realty 
Corp.,  according  to  a  federal  court 
order  just  signed.  Archie  M.  Smith, 
accountant,  was  awarded  $4,450  for 
services  rendered. 


21  Exhibits  Already  Set 
For  Supply  Dealers'  Meet 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
bon,  Strong  Electric,  Chicago  Cin- 
ema Equipment,  General  Seating, 
Standard  Transformer,  Ideal  Seat- 
ing, Illinois  Seating,  Herman  De- 
Vry,  and  others. 

Formal  authorization  for  the 
drafting  of  a  code,  which  is  one  of 
the  purposes  of  the  meeting,  has 
been  received  by  Robin  from  Ad- 
ministrator Hugh  S.  Johnson. 

The  Association  is  growing  to  be 
a  leading  source  of  distribution  for 
theater  equipment,  with  members 
operating  their  businesses  individ- 
ually and  giving  personal  attention 
in  contacts  with  theater  owners. 
Many  new  developments  in  the 
equipment  line  will  be  announced  at 
the  convention.  Annual  banquet 
will  be  held  the  night  of  July  29,  with 
important  industry  personalities 
among  the  speakers. 


STOP  SUNDAY    MOVIES 

Ambridge,  Pa. — A  ban  has  been 
placed  on  Sunday  movies  here  by 
the  council  following  receipt  of  let- 
ters of  protest  from  pastors  of  four 
Protestant  churches. 


RKO  DETROIT  REOPENING 

Detroit  —  The  RKO  Downtown, 
now  closed  for  the  summer,  is  book- 
ed to  reopen  with  "A  Bed  of  Roses" 
on  July  30,  two  weeks  ahead  of 
original  schedule.  The  house  will 
book  in  a  stage  show  headed  by  Jack 
Benny,  radio  entertainer.  This  will 
give  the  major  houses  two  having 
stage  shows,  with  the  Fox  the  only 
one  now  open  on  this  policy. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


<By  CHARLES  ALICOATE 


AJATALIE  BROWNING,  recently 
seen  on  Broadway  in  "Twenty- 
five  Dollars  an  Hour,"  has  been 
signed  by  Herman  Ross  for  the 
feminine  lead  in  "The  Wandering 
Jew,"  the  first  of  a  series  of  Jewish 
art  pictures  in  which  Jacob  Ben  Ami 
is  to  be  starred  under  the  direction 
of  George  Roland.  Miss  Browning 
was  previously  leading  woman  for 
Maurice  Schwartz  in  the  English 
version  of  "If  I  Were  You"  and  was 
also  a  featured  player  in  the  Theater 
Guild's  production  of  Eugene 
O'Neil's  "Marco  Millions." 
• 

Shooting  on  "The  Wandering 
Jew,"  which  was  adapted  from  a 
story  by  Jacob  Mestel,  will  begin  to- 
morrow. Other  principals  in  the 
cast  are  M.  B.  Samuylow,  Abraham 
Teitelbaum  and  Benjamin  Adler. 
• 

Casting  is  in  progress  on  the  new 
Fannie  Brice  short  to  be  made  by 
Vitaphone.  Script  has  been  com- 
pleted by  the  studio  writing  staff 
under  Herman  Ruby.  Roy  Mack  will 
direct. 


Synchronizing  of  "The  Sleuth," 
the  first  of  the  series  of  12  Stan 
Laurel  one-reeler  re-issues,  has  been 
completed  by  Perfex  Pictures  Corp. 
Work  on  "Monsieur  Don't  Care"  and 
"Mandarin  Mixup"  is  expected  to 
get  under  way  next  week. 
• 

Dick  Willis,  makeup  man  at  Vita- 
phone's  Brooklyn  plant,  is  making  a 
hit  with  the  stars  because  of  his  ex- 
pertness.  Dave  Rubinoff  and  Jean 
Sargent,  starring  in  "Black  and 
White,"  declared  that  Dick  does  the 
finest  makeup    either    of    them    has 

yet  seen. 

• 

Filming  at  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
phone  studio  is  concentrated  today 
on  a  new  short  subject  featuring 
"Easy  Aces,"  the  comic  radio  pres- 


Something  New  in  Vacations 

Before  you  decide  where  you  will  spend  your  vacation  this  summer  ask  your  friends 
about  Hotel  Uncas,  situated  directly  on  the  most  beautiful  part  of  Lake  George,  Queen 
of    American    Lakes. 

This  unique  hotel  offers  features  of  tremendous  appeal  to  those  who  seek  a  vacation 
that   really   re-creates   mind,    body,   and   soul   .   .   .   every   facility   for   rest   and    recreation. 

SPORTS 

Finest  swimming  from  our  private  dock  (longest  on  Lake  George)  or  bathing  from 
private  sandy  beach.  The  water  is  so  clean,  clear  and  pure  that  you  can  drink  it — or 
read   this   advertisement  through   three  feet  of   it. 

Boating — canoes,    sailboats,    speed    boats,    out-board    motor    boats,    aquaplaning. 

Tennis — Splendid  courts  maintained  in  best  of  condition.  Golf,  fishing,  mountain 
climbing,    horseback    riding,    dancing,    billiards,    bowling. 

1933  RATES 

Rates  at  Hotel  Uncas  have  always  been  so  moderate  no  drastic  reductions  have  been 
made  this  season.  Inasmuch  as  rates  depend  on  location  and  type  of  accommodations 
desired  it  is  suggested  that  prospective  guests  send  for  details.  The  clientele  is  restricted. 
Booklets  upon  request. 

Address 

HOWARD  V.  DAYTON 

HOTEL    UNCAS 

UNCAS-ON-LAKE  GEORGE 

NEW  YORK 


entation.  This  is  the  first  movie  ef- 
fort of  the  team,  actually  Goodman 
Ace  and  his  wife,  Jane.  The  story 
is  an  original  by  Ace,  a  former 
Kansms  City  newspaperman,  written 
in  collaboration  with  Glen  Lambert 
of  the  studio  scenario  staff.  Fred 
Harper  and  Lucille  Sears  are  also 
in  the  film.  Joseph  Henabery  will 
direct. 

Jimmie  Barton,  Nick  Lucas, 
Adelaide  Hall,  Leon  Belasco,  four 
Mullin  sisters  and  Lord  Oliver 
Wakefield  will  be  featured  in  "The 
Little  Broadcast,"  second  of  the  se- 
ries of  shorts  being  iproduced  by 
Mentone  Pictures  for  Universal. 
Lynn  Shores  will  direct  at  the  West 
Coast  Service  Studio. 

Ed  Du  Par,  head  cameraman  at 
Warner's  Vitaphone  studio,  is  tak- 
ing up  golf.  Ray  Foster,  one  of  his 
assistants,  says  that  except  for  keep- 
ing his  left  arm  straight,  his  head 
down  and  his  follow  through,  Ed 
would  be  a  good  golfer. 

9 

Work  on  the  script  "One  Good 
Urn  Deserves  Another,"  the  first  of 
the  series  to  feature  Tom  Howard 
supported  by  George  Shelton,  to  be 
produced  by  W.  K.  D.  Productions, 
headed  by  I.  N.  Weber,  has  been 
completed  with  production  arrange- 
ments now  being  made. 

George  Ackerson's  wail  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio  is  "al- 
ways an  assistant,  never  the  head 
man."  George  is  directorial  assis- 
tant to  Roy  Mack,  Joseph  Henabery 
and  Roy  McCary. 

Kathrine  Mauck,  Chesterfield  and 
Wrigley  poster  ad  girl,  has  been 
signed  by  United  Artist  to  appear 
in  the  next  Eddie  Cantor  picture. 
Ted  Green  of  the  Models  Guild 
negotiated  the  deal. 

The  third  of  the  series  of  Goofy 
Tone  News  Reels  being  produced  by 
Gem  Productions  for  Universal  re- 
lease has   been  completed. 


AD  FILM  AT  FAIR 

Chicago — "Golden  Years  of  Prog- 
ress," a  30-minute  talker  portraying 
the  place  of  advertising  in  raising 
the  standards  of  living  during  the 
past  50  years,  is  the  advertising  in- 
dustry's exhibit  at  the  Century  of 
Progress.  It  is  being  shown  con- 
tinuously in  the  Cinema  Theater, 
specially  built  and  donated  to  the 
Exhibition  by  the  organizations 
sponsoring  the  picture.  The  picture 
was  adapted  by  Trade  Pictures,  Inc., 
from  a  story  by  Earnest  Elmo  Cal- 
kins, and  made  under  the  general 
direction  of  a  group  including  P.  L. 
Thomson  of  Western  Electric.  Af- 
ter the  Exposition  closes,  the  pic- 
ture is  scheduled  to  be  shown 
throughout  the  country  before  ad- 
vertising clubs,  rotary  and  women's 
clubs,  etc. 


MISSISSIPPI  EXHIBS 
APPROVEMPTOA  CO 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

were    condemned.     A    vote    of 
fidence  was   given   the  national 
hibitors'  organization  and  the  rr 
ing   was    declared    the    most   re[ 
sentative  and  constructive  in  the 
tory  of  Mississippi  theater  owr 


CHI.  PLAYHOUSE  GOES  FI1 

Chicago — The  Playhouse,  forrl 
ly  legit.,  has  reopened  as  a  ml 
under  the  management  of  Joe  \ 
domini.  A.  Teitel  and  associ. 
have  taken  over  the  house.  F 
picture  is  "The  Rebel." 


NED 
WAYBVRIi 


Announces  Summer  Classes  in  all  Type 

Stage  and  Social  Dancing  at  Greatl 

Reduced  Rates 


•  ADULT    GIRLS'    AND    WOMEN'S    CLASS 

Ages  16  years  and  over.  Enroll  now.  Start- 
Monday.  Also  special  one-hour  evening  d 
1,  2,  or  5  times  weekly.     Mondays  to  Fric 

•  WONDERFUL  OPPORTUNITY  FOR  CHILD 

— Ned    Wayburn    is   famous   for   his   work 
children.     Classes  for  boys  and  girls,  ages 
16.     Thorough  training  in  all  types  of  dan 
Classes  meet  Saturdays.     Also  special   one- 
weekly  classes  after  school  hours. 

•  BODY     PROPORTIONING— Is     there    ar« 

around  you  overweight?     Ned  Wayburn  can 
them.     Weight  reduced  or  increased.    A  mo 
that  has  been  perfected  after  years  of  trak 
the  most  celebrated  stars  of  stage  and  sc 
Utmost  of  privacy.     Whatever  your  age  or 
Ned  Wayburn  can  help  you. 

•  BROADCASTING  INSTRUCTION  —  Classll 
private  instruction  in  diction,  song  rendition] 
microphone  technique  for  radio  and  talkies.  | 

•  THE  NED  WAYBURN  1933  ANNUAL  DA 
FROLIC  AND  RADIO  REVELS  will  be  held: 
year  in  the  Auditorium  of  the  A.  W.  A.  C 
house,  361  West  57  th  Street,  New  York  (| 
Saturday,  June  17th.  This  is  one  of  the  I 
important  social  and  theatrical  functions  of 
year.  Matinee  and  evening  performance, 
ervation  for  seats  should  be  made  well  in 
vance. 

NOTE    TO    MEN    AND    WOMEN    ENGAGED! 
MOVIE  INDUSTRY 

If  members  of  your  family  or  friends  arei 
terested  in  a  career  on  stage,  screen,  radioi 
in  having  a  beautiful  figure,  have  them  cor 
Ned  Wayburn.  He  has  helped  up  the  ladde' 
fame  such  outstanding  stars  of  the  stage,  sc 
and  radio  as  Al  Jolson,  Marilyn  Miller,  Fred  , 
Adele  Astaire,  Eddie  Cantor,  Jeanette  McDoH 
Ed  Wynn,  Nancy  Carroll,  Clifton  Webb, 
Leroy,  Ann  Pennington,  Jack  Whiting,  Patri 
Ellis  (the  latest — seen  with  George  Arlisa 
"The  King's  Vacation"),  and  hundreds  of  oft) 


NED  WAYBURN  INSTITUTE  OF  DANCH 
AND  RADIO  BROADCASTING  SCHO 
Dept.  F,  625  Madison  Avenue,  New  York,  N 
Bet.  58th  &  59th  Sts.        Tel.  Wlckersham  2-4J 


** 


J.  R.  McDonough  Named  General  Manager  of  RKO 

ILL  GROUPS  TO  BE  HEARD  ON  CODE,  SAYS  JOHNS  J 

Reorganization  of  Publix  and  Sparks  Units  is  Completed 


'anagement    Corporation 
Will  Operate  Houses 
in  Partnership 

leorganization  of  Publix-Sparks 
ater  operations  in  Florida  has 
>n  completed  at  conferences  in 
w  York  between  S.  A.  Lynch  and 
l  J.  Sparks.  The  operation  of  the 
aters  will  continue  under  part- 
,'ship  arrangements.  The  general 
•eement  states  that  there  is  to  be 
non-profit    management    corpora- 

(Continued   on    Page    4) 


6,000  Repeats  on  "She  Done  Him  Wrong" 

Paramount's  Mae  West  picture,  "She  Done  Him  Wrong,"  has  already  played  about 
6,000  repeat  engagements  and  is  still  going  strong,  according  to  the  company's  sales 
department.  This  is  said  to  be  a  record  not  equalled  since  Griffith's  "Birth  of  a 
Nation." 


IB.  ASS'N  AGREES 
ON  40-HOUR  WEEK 


/[embers  of  th  Motion  Picture 
^oratories  Ass'n  of  America  have 
eed  to  a  40-hour  week  clause  in 

industry  code  now  being  for- 
iated.  The  code  committee  will 
mit  its  findings  regarding  mini- 
pi  wage  scale  at  the  next  meet- 

of  the  association  at  the  Hotel 
or  tomorrow. 


Companies  Now  Working 
M  Florida  Movie  Colony 

Bt.  Petersburg,  Fla. — From  a  sin- 
I  company  in  April  the  movie 
fr  here  has  been  built  up  until 
Ore  are  now  four  permanent  com- 
plies at  work.  The  pioneer  com- 
{Continued   on   Page   8) 


U.  A.  Convention   Fable 

Chicago  —  Speaking  at  the  United 
\rtists  convention,  Abe  Lehr,  Sam  Gold- 
wyn's  veteran  business  manager,  told 
\ne  of  Aesop's  fables.  It  concerns 
;he  animals  of  the  forest  gathered  to- 
gether to  boast,  not  of  how  many  pie- 
ces they  had  sold,  but  of  their  young, 
he  wolf  had  two  pups,  the  fox  had 
j|hree,  the  gorilla  five,  the  rabbit  eight, 
find  so  on.  Only  the  lioness  was  silent. 
jll  the  animals  asked  why.  "How  many 
iave  you?"  they  demanded.  She  shook 
;er  mane  and  answered:  "One,  only 
|ne,  but  he  is  a  lion!"  "And  that," 
aid  Lehr,  "is  how  I  feel  about  Gold- 
j/yn's    pictures." 


U.  A.  Will  Share  Prosperity 

With  Personnel,  Says  Schenck 


Mayfair  Set  on  Twelve 
For  the  Coming  Season 

Mayfair  Pictures  is  set  on  12  fea- 
tures for  next  season,  with  stories 
already  bought  for  at  least  half  of 
the  program,  according  to  Robert 
S.  Mapletoft.  The  resignation  of 
George  W.  Weeks  will  have  no  effect 
on  Mayfair's  future  plans,  Mapletoft 
says.    Production  starts  soon  on  the 

(.Continued    on    Page    4) 


Chicago — All  of  the  United  Ar- 
tists staff  will  share  in  the  new 
prosperity  which  looms  for  the  or- 
ganization, President  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  told  the  sales  convention 
here. 

"When  things  start  picking  up 
and  we  begin  to  make  money,  you 
will  make  money,  too,"  declared 
Schenck.  "My  concept  of  the  duty 
of  an  employer  to  employee  is  that 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


Administrator     Will     Not 

Allow  Agreement  to  be 

Rushed  Through 

By   WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
Wash.    Correspondent,    THE    FILM    DAILY 

Washington — Replying  to  a  tele- 
gram from  a  former  M.P.T.O.A.  unit 
to  Allied  haedquarters  and  relayed 
to  General  Hugh  Johnson,  express- 
ing anxiety  over  certain  exhibitor 
leaders  attempting  to  rush  through 
a  code  covering  theater  owners,  the 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Freuler    Calls    Code    Teeth    of    Decentralization 


Characterizing  the  industry  code 
as  the  teeth  of  decentralization,  John 
R.  Freuler,  president  of  Monarch, 
sees  an  end  to  paternalistic  tenden- 
cies in  exhibition  before  the  end  of 
the  year. 

"Exhibition,  freed  of  its  control- 
ling influences,  would  offer  both 
major  and  independent  production 
its     most     valuable     stimulus,     and 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


N.  L.  Nathanson  Denies 
Canadian  Circuit  Changes 

Vancouver,  B.  C.  —  No  personnel 
changes  are  to  be  made  in  the  Fam- 
ous Players  Canadian  circuit,  de- 
clared President  N.  L.  Nathanson 
on  his  arrival  here.  Denying  re- 
ports of  contemplated  shifts,  Nath- 
anson stated  emphatically  that  J.  J. 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Aylesworth  Puts  RCA  Exec 
In  RKO  Management  Post 


K.  C.  Ass'n  Launches  Fight 
Against  Liability  Racket 

Kansas  City — Due  to  increase  in 
number  of  moviegoers  making 
fraudulent  liability  claims  against 
theaters  for  alleged  injuries,  the  In- 
dependent Theater  Owners'  Ass'n  is 

(Continued    on   Page    2) 


Appointment  of  J.  R.  McDonough 
as  general  manager  of  Radio-Keith- 
Orpheum  Corp.  and  subsidiary  com- 
panies was  announced  yesterday  by 
President  M.  H.  Aylesworth.  Mc- 
Donough, executive  vice-president  of 
Radio  Corp.  of  America,  has  been 
given  a  leave  of  absence  from  his 
executive  duties  in  RCA  during  the 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


MAY  SELECT  WARNER 
AS  ADVISOR  ON  CODE 


A  change  of  policy  on  the  part  of 
the  National  Recovery  Administra- 
tion from  its  previously  announced 
intention  of  choosing  only  disinter- 
ested advisors  to  assist  it  in  work- 
ing out  code  agreements  seems  to 
have  taken  place,  and  prominent 
members  of  various  industries  are 
being  appointed  in  connection  with 
their  respective  codes.  These  ap- 
pointments give  rise  to  the  belief 
that  during  consideration  of  the  film 
code,  an  outstanding  man  from  with- 

{Continued   on    Page    8) 

Vitaphone  Studios 

Four  Months  Ahead 

By  Aug.  1,  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
phone  studio  under  the  head  of 
Sam  Sax  will  have  completed  36  of 
its  1933-34  program  of  short  sub- 
jects and  will  be  four  months  ahead 
of     release     dates     with     completed 

(Continued   on    Page    2) 


Indies  Discuss  Confab 

A  meeting  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  Federation  of  the  Motion 
Picture  Industry  of  America,  Inc.,  held 
at  the  Park  Central  Hotel  last  night 
discussed  the  forthcoming  conference  to 
be  held  at  the  Hotel  Astor  on  July  31 
and  August  1.  Brief  details  are  being 
formulated  and  will  be  published  to- 
morrow. 


THE 


DAILV 


Thursday,  July  20,  19 


»iL  IXIII,  No.  16    Th«n„  July  20. 1833     Price  5  Cents 
JOHN  W.  M.IC0ATE      :     :     :      Editor  and  Publisher 


Published  daily  except  Sundays  and  Holidays 
it  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  V., 
by  Wids's  Films  and  Film  Folk,  Inc.  J.  W. 
Alicoate,  President,  Editor  and  Publisher; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Secretary-Treasurer 
and  General  Manager;  Arthur  W.  Eddy,  Asso- 
ciate Editor;  Don  Carle  Gillette,  Managing 
Editor.  Entered  as  second  class  matter, 
May  21,  1918,  at  the  post-office  at  N«w  York, 
N.  Y.,  under  the  act  of  March  3,  1879. 
Terms  (Postage  free)  United  States  outside 
of  Greater  New  York  $10.00  one  year;  6 
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DAILY,  >650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
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Cable  address:  Filmday,  New  York.  Holly- 
wood, California— Ralph  Wilk,  6425  Holly- 
wood Blvd.,  Phone  Granite  6607.  London — 
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Wardour  St.,  W.  I.  Berlin— Karl  Wolffsohn, 
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— P.  A.  Harle,  La  Cinematographic  Francaise, 
Rue  de  la   Cour-des-Noues,    19. 


FINANCIAL 


Vitaphone  Studios 

Four  Months  Ahead 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
product.  Norman  H.  Moray,  sales 
manager,  says  he  will  have  20  of 
the  1933-34  subjects  in  the  branches 
no  later  than  Aug.  15.  National  pre- 
views of  these  short  subjects  for  the 
trade  will  be  held  in  every  exchange. 


Net 

Chg. 

Va 


NEW   YORK   STOCK   MARKET 

High     Low     Close 

Am.    Seat 6'/2       6'/4  6i/4  - 

Columbia   Picts.   vtc.    24'/2     23         23  

Con.    Fm.    Ind 5'/g       4'/i  4%   +      Vs 

Con.  Fm.   Ind.  pfd...    11%     1 1  y8  11%  +     Vs 

East.    Kodak    86%     83 y4  85'A  —  V/i 

Fox    Fm.    "A" 45/g       4  4       —     % 

Loew's,    Inc 323/8     27l/2  28 1/4  —  1 V8 

do    pfd 781/s  78'/8  78'/8  +  3y8 

Metro-Goldwyn,     pfd.   19y2     19Vi  19'/2  —     V2 

Paramount   ctfs 2%       2  2         

Pathe    Exch 23/8       2  2'/8  —     Vs 

do   "A"    9V4       87/8  9       —     Vl 

RKO     41/2       4l/8  41/4  —     % 

Warner    Bros 8'/8       7'/8  7V8  —     Vs 

do     pfd 193/s     I8I/4  I8V4  —  21/4 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 

Gen.   Th.    Eq.   pfd. ...11-16  11-16  11-16     

Technicolor    9'A       8'/2  8%   +     Va 

Trans-Lux     3           2%  2%  —     Vs 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.    Th.    Eq.    6s40..      9'A       8  8  

Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.     IVi       6l/2  6'/2  —     % 

Keith    A-0    6s46    .  .  .    61          58  61        +  3i/2 

Loew    6s    41ww 84V4     83  83       —     Va 

Paramount   6s   47 32'/2     30  30—1 

Par.   By.   5V2s51 40  37%  40       +3 

Par.    5V2s50    32  293^  2934  —  1 1/4 

Par.     5'/2s50     ctfs....    29l/4  29l/4  29 1/4  —     % 

Pathe    7s37    87  87  87       +1 

Warner's    6s39     39y8  38V2  38 Vi  —     Vi 

N.    Y.    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 

Para.     Publix     2V8       2  2       —     V8 


New  Incorporations 


Resolute  Pictures  Corp.,  Manhattan.  Motion 
picture  films,  200  shares.  Harold  J.  Sherman. 
Eleanor  Klein  and  Anne  Kahn.  Attorneys:  Fitel- 
son   &  Mayers,   1619   Broadway. 

Solar  Talking  Pictures,  Ltd.,  Manhattan.  All 
branches  of  the  motion  picture  business;  S10.- 
000;  Jac  Ladau,  Charles  Goldman  and  Lillian 
Parson.  Attorneys:  Roeder,  Roeder  &  Mopper 
10  E.  40th  St. 

W.  K.  D.  Productions,  Inc.,  Manhattan.  Mo- 
tion and  sound  pictures;  $10,000;  Isaac  N. 
Weber,  Larry  Kent  and  Daniel  Dorand.  Attor- 
ney,  Samuel  W.  Airman,   11   W.  42nd  St. 


Godfrey- Wynn  Agency 

Plans  Branch  Offices 

Branch  offices  in  various  impor- 
tant cities  will  be  opened  by  Amal- 
gamated Booking  Service,  headed  by 
George  A.  Godfrey  and  affiliated 
with  Amalgamated  Broadcasting 
System,  of  which  Ed  Wynn  is  head. 
Wynn  also  is  chairman  of  the  exe- 
cutive committee  of  the  agency, 
with  Ota  Gygi  as  vice-president. 
The  plan  is  to  interchange  talent 
between  radio  and  theaters.  God- 
frey, who  formerly  was  prominent 
in  RKO,  has  already  lined  up  a 
string  of  independent  houses  for  his 
new  venture. 


BANCROFT  WITH  20th  CENTURY 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — George  Bancroft  has 
signed  a  long-term  contract  with 
20th  Century  Pictures.  His  first 
starring  vehicle  will  be  "Blood 
Money." 


STATEWIDE  CREDITORS'  MEET 

Milwaukee — Creditors  of  the  bank- 
rupt Statewide  Theaters,,  Inc.,  op- 
erators of  12  houses  in  Wisconsin, 
will  hold  their  first  meeting  July  27 
in  district  court  in  the  federal 
building  here.  Schedules  of  the 
bankrupt  concern  filed  by  G.  N. 
Blatchford,  treasurer,  show  liabili- 
ties of  $65,303  and  assets  of  $354,- 
981.  Of  the  assets,  $113,379  is  in 
cash  and  $212,559  is  theater  equip- 
ment. 


DENVER  SALES  CHANGES 

Denver  —  J.  S.  Hommell,  former 
M-G-M  exchange  manager  here,  is 
now  selling  for  United  Artists;  Sam 
Feinstein,  former  manager  for  Radio 
exchange,  is  on  the  Universal  sell- 
ing staff,  and  Guy  Bradford,  form- 
erly with  Metro  in  Kansas  City,  has 
been  moved  to  Denver,  where  he  will 
sell. 


WILL  HAYS,  JR.,  UNDER  KNIFE 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Will  H.  Hays,  Jr., 
underwent  an  emergency  operation 
yesterday  for  appendicitis.  It  was 
a  success  and  young  Hays  is  re- 
ported making  satisfactory  progress. 


CLEVELAND  BUSINESS  UP 

Cleveland — Local  theater  manag- 
ers report  large  increases  in  busi- 
ness for  the  past  two  weeks.  The 
rise,  against  the  season  trend,  re- 
flects increased  industrial  employ- 
ment. 


PERMIT  MEN  TO  FIGHT 

Louis  Waldman,  attorney,  has 
been  retained  by  the  permit  men  of 
Local  306,  operators'  union,  to  con- 
duct their  fight  for  recognition  as 
full  members. 


K.  C.  Ass'n  Launches  Fight 
Against  Liability  Racket 

(Continued  from   Pane   1) 

taking  steps  to  combat  the  racket. 
In  compiling  data  on  all  damage 
cases  for  comparative  purposes,  the 
association  found  that  one  person 
may  be  involved  in  several  suits,  or 
several  suits  may  be  filed  by  one 
firm  of  lawyers. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Larry  Darmour  Starting 
New  "McGuire"  Series 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — First  of  the  new  se- 
ries of  12  "Mickey  (Himself)  Mc- 
Guire" comedies  to  be  produced  by 
Larry  Darmour  for  release  next  sea- 
son by  Columbia  will  go  into  work 
in  about  ten  days.  Addition  of  these 
two-reelers  adapted  from  Fontaine 
Fox's  popular  comic  strip  was  hailed 
by  Sales  Manager  Abe  Montague  at 
Columbia's  convention  in  Los  An- 
geles last  week.  Montague  stressed 
the  value  of  suitable  pictures  for  the 
kids  and  declared  that  seldom  has 
there  been  so  great  a  demand  for 
sound  and  wholesome  entertainment 
of  this  kind. 


Says  European  Studios 
,    5  Years  Behind  H'wood 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Although  production 
in  Europe  has  advanced  greatly  in 
the  past  year,  studios  over  there  are 
still  about  five  years  behind  Holly- 
wood, according  to  Richard  Blumen- 
thal,  who  arrived  recently  to  super- 
vised the  French  version  of  Maurice 
Chevalier's  "The  Way  to  Love." 


W.  E.  PASCHALL  MOURNED 

Dallas — Expressions  of  condolence 
from  all  branches  of  the  industry 
have  been  coming  in  for  W.  E. 
Paschall,  head  of  Paschall  Texas 
Theaters,  killed  in  an  auto  crash 
Tuesday.  Grover  S.  Campbell,  dis- 
trict manager  of  the  circuit  of  about 
60  houses,  also  was  injured.  Paschall 
is  survived  by  his  wife  and  three 
sons. 


JACK   McGOWAN   AT   M-G-M 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Jack  McGowan, 
Broadway  playwright,  has  been 
signed  by  M-G-M  to  write  originals 
and  dialogue. 


USHER  KILLED  IN  HOLDUP 

Minneapolis — An  attempted  hold- 
up of  the  Uptown  Theater  resulted 
in  the  killing  of  a  former  usher,  Ted 
Fisher,  who  grappled  with  the 
bandit. 


STAUB  TO  DIRECT  COMEDIES 

West   Coast    Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Ralph  B.  Staub,  di- 
rector and  supervisor  of  Hollywood 
Screen  Snapshots,  will  direct  George 
Sydney  and  Charlie  Murray  in  the 
new  series  of  two-reel  productions 
for  Columbia. 


July  21-22:    Fox    Film    Corp.    special    stockho 

ers'    meeting,     home    office,     New    York 
July  21:       Adjourned    meeting    of    Publix   I 

terprises     creditors     at     office     of     Refei 

Henry    K.    Davis. 
July     22:        Minneapolis     film     row    employe 

picnic,    Waconia,    Minn. 
July    24-25:      Code    convention    at    Hotel    Asl 

under    auspices    of    National    Association 

the   Motion   Picture   Industry. 
July  25:       Meeting   of    Allied   Theaters   of   Ne 

Jersey  at  2  P.  M. 

July  28-29:     Monogram    western    sales    meetir 

San    Francisco. 
July    28-31:    Meeting    of    Independent    Theat 

Supply     Dealers'     Association     at     Steve 

Hotel,    Chicago. 

July  31 -Aug.  1:  Warner  sales  meeting,  Waldor 

Astoria    Hotel,    New   York. 
Aug.     2:     Outing  at   Bear   Mountain   under  au 

pices  of   Motion   Picture  Club. 
Aug.  2-3:     Monogram    Canadian    sales    meetin 

Toronto. 
Aug.  3:    Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Metropolis 

Playhouses'    creditors. 
Aug.    3-4:    Warner   sales   meeting,    Drake   Hote 

Chicago. 
Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Royal    Yor 

Hotel,   Toronto. 
Aug.  8:       Third    Annual    Film    Golf    Tournamer 

of    New    England    industry    at    Pine    Broo 

Valley    Country    Club,    Weston,    Mass. 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention    of    Inde 

pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners  Associate 

of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Marylan 

at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     Mew    Jersey    conventio 

at    Atlantic    City. 
Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  0 

officers 


RKO-Skouras  Pool 

Two  Newark  Houses 

Negotiations  have  been  com- 
pleted betwen  RKO  and  Skouras  for 
the  pooling  of  the  Fox  Terminal  and 
Proctor's,  Newark.  Skouras  will 
operate  both  houses.  RKO  will 
book  the  programs. 

NEW  TAUBER  FILM  OPENING  j 

Richard  Tauber  in  "The  Golder] 
Goal"  ends  its  run  at  the  Vander-| 
bilt  tomorrow  and  another  Tauber! 
musical  film,  "The  Big  Attraction/'! 
opens  there  Saturday. 



RKO   SIGNS   SARI   MARITZA 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE   FILM  DAILY] 
Hollywood    —    Sari    Maritza    has 
been  signed  by  RKO  for  a  role  with 
Ann   Harding   in    "Beautiful."      Al- 
fred Santell  will  direct. 


THEATRE  OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


1 


We  have  in  stock 

over  50,000   yards 

CRESTWOOD  & 

PREMIER  CARPETS 

Largest  variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 


Greater  N.  Y. 
Export  House/  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna    4-0240 

Theatre  Carpets  Our  Specialty 


WARNER  R  R  0  S. 
CAPTURED.... 


THIS    GREAT 
CAST 


.For  a  Drama  Too  Big  for  the  Pages  of  History 


CAPTURED! 


Who   Are    TheyT 

Save  The  Sections  Daily— Fit 
Tbem  Together  Wednesday 


Will  Capture  The  Heart  of  the  World 


CAPTURED! 


"   Who  Are  They? 

Save  The  Sections  Daily  Fit 
Them  Together  Tomorrow 


FOR  THE  GREATEST 
STORY  EVER  SCREENED 


m  TH|S  MAN- 

£^&        condemned   to 
I      death    .    .    .    . ' 


THIS  MAN- 

b.J|       who  stole  the 
sweetheart  of 


:    THIS  MAN- 

...  his  greatest 
friend  .... 


.The  Greatest  Cast  Ever  Captured 


"CAPTURED!* 


Who  Are  TheyT 

TOMORROW'S 
Announcement 


Fit  Together    ~he 
Only  Stars  Who 
Could  Fit     Picture 
As    Great    A 
"CAPTUR*  I 


Now  You  Know  How  BIG  It  Is..  .WARNER 
BROS.  Gave  It  the  Greatest  Cast  of  the  Season 


\ 

K 

J 


APTURED! 


FOR  RELEASE  AUGUST  19 


A     1  9  3  2  -'  3  3     SPECIAL 


WITH 


SUE  HOWARD 


K  riumphan t  appearance 
a  i  Warner  Bros.  Star 


D0U6.FAIRRANKSJR. 


in  one  of  the  finest  perform- 
ances of  his  young  life 


PAUL  LUKAS 


seldom  has  any  actor  had  a 
chance  for  a  part  so  poignant 


MARGARET  LINDSAY 


sensational  beauty  of 
"Cavalcade" 


WHAT  A  CHANCE  FOR  SHOWMEN ...  to  capture  on-the-spot 
interest  with  a  picture  packed  with  end-to-end  action.  Show  up  the  name  .  .  . 
blow  up  the  cast .  .  .  play  up  the  angle.  Make  them  know  that  this  is  the  most 
exciting  screen  event  of  1933  from       ill     i     n    II    r    Fl  fl    ft    ft    O 


VITAGRAPH,   INC.,  DISTRIBUTORS 


Mi 


THE 


PUBLIX  AND  SPARKS 
CONCLUDE  NEW  SETUP 


(Continual  I •  om  Page  1 ) 
tion  formed  for  the  purpose  of 
operating  and  managing  the  the- 
aters of  the  corporations  owned  50- 
50.  E.  J.  Sparks  will  be  president 
and  general  manager  on  a  weekly 
salary  from  the  corporation  and  an 
additional  weekly  stipend  will  be  paid 
Sparks  for  not  longer  than  three 
years  in  consideration  of  his  cancel- 
lation of  his  present  four  per  cent 
management  contracts.  M.  C.  Tal- 
ley  will  be  elected  treasurer.  Pub- 
lix  will  elect  a  vice-president  and 
also  a  secretary-assistant  treasurer. 
Sparks  and  Publix  will  each  have 
two  representatives  on  the  board  of 
directors.  The  present  agreement  is 
for  one  year. 

A  deal  between  S.  A.  Lynch,  the 
Paramount  trustees  and  R.  B.  Wilby 
and  H.  F.  Kincey,  southern  theater 
operators,  will  be  worked  out  within 
the  next  month.  This  deal  will  in- 
volve 43  Wilby-Kincey  theaters  in 
the  Carolinas,  Atlanta,  Birmingham 
and  the  Tennessee  Enterprises.  Wil- 
by and  Kincey  have  been  in  New 
York  ready  to  consummate  the  deal, 
but  have  agreed  to  delay  discus- 
sions until  other  circuit  deals  have 
been  completed. 

Another  deal  involving  10  Para- 
mount Texas  houses  and  five  Hob- 
litzelle  theaters  is  now  pending. 
Both  factions  are  in  full  accord  with 
the  present  terms  to  be  submitted 
to  the  trustees.  It  is  expected  that 
the  deal  will  be  signed  within  the 
next  two  weeks. 

The  Detroit  deal  in  which  George 
Trendle  acquires  ten  Publix  houses 
in  partnership   has  been  completed. 

N.  L.  Nathanson  Denies 
Canadian  Circuit  Changes 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

Fitzgibbons  is  remaining  as  direc- 
tor of  theater  operations  with  the 
full  confidence  of  Nathanson  and  all 
present  directors  of  the  corporation. 


K.    C.   FILM    CLUB 

Kansas  City  —  Talk  of  a  film  club 
for  all  those  who  earn  a  living  from 
the  industry,  and  club  rooms  on  the 
Row  where  they  can  congregate, 
talk,  and  secure  light  refreshments, 
apparently  is  coming  to  a  head  here. 


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AMEROSE  DOWLING,  head  of  RKO's  export 
depairment,  and  SOL  G.  NEWMAN  of  London 
wi.l    arrive    from    the    coast    Sunday. 

V.  F.  SMIRNOV,  president  of  Amkino,  leaves 
tomorrow  for  Moscow  to  confer  with  the  Soviet 
film  Trust  on  plans  for  purchases  in  the  U.  S. 
during  the  coming  year  and  to  decide  on  Soviet 
films   to   be  shown    here   next  season. 

FRANK  J.  WILSTACH  of  the  Hays  Office 
is    back    from    vacation. 

CRESSON  SMITH  of  RKO  returned  yesterday 
from  Australia.  He  will  take  up  his  duties 
as  western  and  southern  sales  manager  with 
headquarters    in     New    York. 

SALLY   EILERS   is  en   route  to  the  coast. 


^^■"u"  |uiln£Ai 


WITH 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •  •  SOME  MONTHS  ago  explorer  George  M.  Dyott 
returned  from  a  trip  through  the  wilds  of  the  Amazon  country 
and  Ecuador  where  he  had  gone  in  search  of  a  friend  of 
his  named  Schweitzer  a  gold  prospector  who  had  pene- 
trated  the   land   of  the   head-hunters   and   never   returned    

Dyott   with  two  other  men   contacted  the  head-hunters 

;>nd  established  the  fact  that  Schweitzer  had  met  his  fate  at 
the  hands  of  these  primitive  barbarians  who  were  determined 
to  guard  their  gold  from  the  white  man 


•      •      •     NOW  IT  seems  that  Dyott  had  plenty  of  camera 

evidence  of  his  unusual  adventure    but  it  had  not  been 

shot  with  the  idea  of  presentation  as  an  entertainment  feature 

for  the  theaters Harold  Auten  saw  the  material 

realized  its  showmanship  possibilities  if  properly  treated 

and  sold  the  idea  to  Walter  Reade  of  the  Mayfair  Theater 

so  the  two  put  their  heads  together and  collaborating 

with  Dyott  they  have  reconstructed  a  really  unusual  adventure 

in  the  Amazon  wilds without  a  single  studio  shot 

an  excellent  explanatory  narration  and  fine  sound  effects  have 
made  of  it  a  real  Showman  Pix which  only  needs  exploi- 
tation to  send  it  over  strong and  the  authentic  story  of 

Schweitzer  headlined  in  the  newspapers  gives  it  the  Realistic 

slant so   "Savage   Gold,"   soon   opening   at  the   Mayfair 

looks  like  a  strong  adventure  pix 


•  •  •  THE  TRUE  story  of  how  Lou  Goldberg  of  the 
RKO  Theater  division  has  been  made  a  Major  in  the  Chinese 

army on  the  personal  staff  of  General  Ma  years 

ago  Lou  befriended  a  Chinaman  by  name  of  Wum  Long 

while  he  was  operating  the  Palestine  Theater  on  the  east  side 

(we  mean   Lou.   not  the   Chink)  now   it  seems 

that  Wum  returned  to  China  became  a  big  political  shot 

......and   had   General   Ma   confer   the  honor   on   his   ole   pal 

Lou    so  now  the  boys  are  calling  him  Major  Loo  Gold 

Hung 

•  •      •     A    BROADSIDE    message advertising    the 

Empey  Club's  big  outing  up  the  Hudson  on  Aug.  2 will 

soon  land  on  the  desks  of  all  execs  in  the  biz the  fea- 
ture of  the  poster  is  a  drawing  showing  Admiral  Lee  Ochs, 
Commander  of  the  Empey  Club's  floating  forces,  and  Com- 
modore Hal  Home  of  the  AMPA  Marines looks  as  if  this 

shindig  will  be  the  largest  gathering  in  the  interests  of  Whoopee 
ever  held  in  Movieland  in  the  East 


•      •      •     FIFTEEN   YEARS   Is   A    Long   Time   In   Pictures 

we  can  remember  15  years  ago  a  pix  titled  "Cheating 

the  Public" that  pix  has  been  seen  in  various  versions 

many   times   in   the   past    15    years   in   theaters   throughout   the 

land    of  course  it  has  appeared  under  various  box-office 

titles  but  the  Original  Idea  amounts  to  the  same  thing 

oh,  well    it  is  just  a  sample  of  the   interesting 

things  that  will  be  discussed  in  our  forthcoming  Fifteenth  An- 
niversary Issue 


•      •      •     A  SERIES  of  eight  Spanish  talking  films  made  by 

the  organization  of  Rafael  A.  Frias  in  Mexico  City     will 

be  distributed  in  the  next  ten  months  by  the  Inter-Ocean  Film 

Corporation   controlling    world    rights Over    at   the    St. 

Moritz  Hotel  Bob  Reud  is  doing  a  news  gossip  spiel  over  the 

radio  every  eve  at  6  o'clock specially  designed  to  keep 

the  guests  informed  on  what's  goin'  on and  Bob  is  get- 
ting all  kinds  of  writeups  in  the  air  kolyums 


NO  RUSHING  OF  CODE 
JOHNSON  PR0MIS1 


(Continued   from   Page    1) 

following  reply  was  received: 
"No  code  or  agreement  of 
kind  will  be  approved  without 
widest  notice  and  opportunity 
every  person  interested  to  be  he 
fully." 

Abram  F.  Myers  refuses  to  c< 
ment  on  Allied's  status  in  the  pi 
aration  or  submission  of  a  code, 
though  it  is  believed  Allied  is  wo! 
ing  on  a  draft.  He  had  no  comm 
to  make  on  the  tentative  M.P.T.O 
code,  copies  of  which  had  not  b 
received  here  up  to  yesterday.  Ii 
understood,  however,  that  Allied  | 
strongly  oppose  the  block-book 
and  double-feature  provisions. 


Freuler  Sees  Film  Code 
As  Ending  Paternalis 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

would  result  in  substantial  rewar 
unhampered  by  unprofitable  and  1 
flung  exhibition  interests,"  ss 
Freuler.     "Among  other  highly  i 

portant      probabilities      is      the      reopening 
hundreds    of    closed    houses    placed    on    eg1 
contractual    footing. 

"While  the  houses  now  actually  owned  c 
right  and  operated  by  the  major  produci 
may  not  be  inimical  to  their  interests,  or 
the  good  of  the  entire  industry,  the  thousait 
of  theaters  operated  so-called  'independent' 
with  paternalistic  control  —  either  directly 
by  a  coercive  policy — defeat  the  purpose  i 
all   concerned. 

"The    intent   of   the    proposed   legislation 
fore    the    country's    business    interests    is 
self-de.ermination    that    the    good    of    the   u 
may    effect    the    greater    benefit    for   the   gro\ 
Thus,  when  its  findings  are  actually  compute 
it  w  11  be  clear  to  all   that  exhibition,  divoM 
from   production,    will   be   of   greatest   value 
all    branches   of   this    industry.'' 


Mayfair  Set  on  Twelve 
For  the  Coming  Seaso 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

new  lineup,  titles  of  which  will  1 
announced  in  a  few  days,  and  fir 
of  the  group  is  to  be  finished  by  tl 
latter  part  of  August. 


LEASE  BROOKLYN  HOUSE 

Thomas  Stamatis  and  Emil  Cana 
have  added  the  Garden  Theater  am 
Airdrome  in  Brooklyn  to  their  ci» 

cuit. 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


MANY  UAPPY  RETURNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

July  20 


Joe    Brandt 


NOT  A  'NEXT  SEASON' 
PROMISE  . .  .BUT  A 
DELIVERY  TODAY  .  . 
IN  JULY! 


BIG  SHOWS  NOW! 

We're  not  keeping  'em  on   ice! 


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SSBBBS 


JMERIAN  C.  COOPER! 

EXECUTIVE  PRODUCER 


HENRY  STEPHENSON  ..LILIAN  BOND 
GEORGE  MEEKER . . .  REGINALD  OWEN 


tFROM  THE  PLAY  BY  EDWARD  POOR  MONTGOMERY .  .  .  DIRECTED  BY  JOHN  CROMWELL  . .  •  ASSOCIATE  PRODUCER  KENNETH  MacGOWAN 


DAILY 


Thursday,  July  20 


NOWADAYS 

"NEW  DEAL" 
STANDS  FOR 
PLENTY  AND 
THAT'S  WHY 
FILM  DAILY 
HAS  CHOSEN 
"NEW  DEAL" 
AS  A  NAME 
FOR  ITS  DIG 
FIFTEENTH 
ANNIVERSARY 
CELEBRATION 
N-U-M-B-E-R 


N-E-W-S  O-F   T-H-E   D-A-Y 


Boston — Harry  Spingler,  manager 
of  the  Warner  exchange,  is  on  vaca- 
tion. Thomas  Spry,  district  manager, 
is  in  charge. 


Freeport,    Me. — The    Mordica    has 
closed. 


Denver  —  William  Rosenfeldt, 
formerly  booker  for  Sheffield,  is 
handling  the  booking  of  Tiffany  fea- 
tures and  shorts  for  Amity. 


Birmingham — The  Homewood  has 
been  reopened  after  being  closed 
many  months  and  is  being  operated 
by   Steve   Fundenberg. 


Davenport,  la.  —  James  J.  Lamb, 
receiver  for  the  Columbia,  has  turn- 
ed over  the  house  to  Mrs.  Gabriella 
Walsh,  owner. 


Boston — Arthur  L.  Tuohey,  pub- 
licity contact  man  and  assistant 
manager  at  Loew's  Orpheum,  has 
left  for  a  sojourn  in  North  Conway, 
N.  H. 


Boston — Charles  Stern,  manager 
of  United  Artists  here,  has  returned 
after  a  month's   illness. 


Greensburg,  Pa.  —  Joe  Freeman, 
formerly  with  Loew  has  been  named 
manager  of  the  Warner's  Manos 
Theater  here. 


Denver — J.  K.  Powell,  owner  of 
the  Oliver,  Palisades,  Neb.,  has 
bought  the  Wray  Theater,  Wray, 
Colo.,  from  Mrs.  Myrtle  Blanchard. 


Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis.  —  George 
Panka,  operator  of  the  Metropoli- 
tan, also  has  taken  over  operation 
of  the  Regent. 


Neenah,  Wis.  —  Remodeling  work 
has  started  on  the  Neenah  prepara- 
tory to  opening  Sept.  1.  Gilbert 
Courshon  of  the  Drake  Theaters 
Corp.,  Chicago,  will  act  as  resident 
manager. 


Cleveland — Jack  Greenbaum,  once 
with  Loew's  Ohio  Theaters,  is  now 
with  Manley  and  Brown,  Inc.,  new 
company  formed  to  distribute  inde- 
pendent product.  Their  first  release 
is  "The  Face  on  the  Bar  Room 
Floor." 


Zanesville,  O.— The  Weller  thea- 
ter, formerly  in  Caldwell  Brown's 
circuit,  has  been  acquired  by  M.  A. 

Shea. 


Sandusky,  0.  —  Receivership  for 
the  State  theater,  asked  by  George 
B.  Seitz,  was  withdrawn  pending 
new  action  to  be  taken  by  Seitz  to 
repossess  the  house,  now  operated 
by  Warners. 


Delphos,  0.  —  Roger  Scherer  of 
Fort  Wayne  has  notified  exchanges 
that  he  has  acquired  the  Star  from 
Leo  Jones  and  will  reopen  it. 


North  Attleboro,  Mass.— The  Com- 
munity has  been  closed  by  Publix. 


Leipsig,  O. — C.  J.  Stechschulte  has 
been  appointed  receiver  for  the  Mys- 


U.  A.  Will     Share    Prosperity    With    Personnel 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

of  the  idealist.  When  I  was  a  pro-  I  are  very  fortunate  in  acquiring 
ducer  I  operated  with  partners  or  |  Darryl  Zanuck  as  associate.^  Zanuck 
associates   and   paid   better   salaries 


than  any  other  producer.  When 
conditions  were  such  that  I  could 
not  afford  to  operate  on  this  ba- 
sis, I  stopped  producing.  Your  fu- 
ture depends  on  yourself.  We  will 
supply  good  product,  sparing  noth- 
ing. It  will  require  great  effort  on 
your  part  to  realize  a  .proper  re- 
turn. Mr.  Lichtman  and  I  hope  to 
pay  you  handsomely.  There  is  no 
desire  to  keep  you  down.  As  my 
brother  Nick  Schenck  said  last 
year,  'there  is  no  ill  in  this  indus- 
try that  good  pictures  cannot 
cure.' " 

Schenck  flew  in  from  the  coast 
and  his  stirring  talk  was  greeted 
with  enthusiasm.  Speaking  of  pro- 
duction plans,  he  soid: 

'  "We  don't  have  to  talk  about  the 
Samuel  Goldwyn  and  Charles  Chap- 
lin pictures.  They  don't  know  how 
to  produce  in  any  other  way  than 
the  way  they  do.  Goldwyn  is  only 
interested  in  getting  great  pictures. 
I  have  pleaded  with  him  to  save 
money,  but  he  feels  he  knows  bet 


.iow  has  the  capital  to  produce  just 
as  he  pleases.  He  doesn't  have  to 
make  as  many  pictures  as  on  the 
Warner  schedule.  He  formerly 
made  65  in  a  year.  Now  he  has 
only  12.  Mathematically,  the  pic- 
tures should  be  five  times  as  good. 
If  he  does  three  times  as  well,  we 
will   be   satisfied." 

Schenck  reiterated  his  earlier 
statement  that  the  policy  of  selling 
pictures  on  their  merit  would  be 
continued.  He  left  unexpectedly  by 
plane  yesterday  for  New  York. 

Al  Lichtman  reviewed  the  entire 
lineup  to  much  applause.  Harry 
Goetz  of  Reliance  arrived  from  New 
York  by  Twentieth  Century,  while 
John  Krimsky  came  in  his  own 
plane  with  a  party  of  two. 

Walt  Disney  announced  that  he 
would  produce  13  "Mickey  Mouse" 
cartoons  and  13  "Silly  Symphonies." 
For  "Mickey  Mouse"  material  he 
will  delve  into  old  Greek  tales  and 
old  fairy  stories.  At  the  banquet 
last  night  at  the  Drake  Hotel,  clos- 
ing the  convention,  Disney  distrib- 
uted  Mickey  Mouse  watches  to  the 


ter  how  to  make  his  pictures.     We  I  delegates  as  souvenirs. 


tic.  Under  the  management  of 
Wanamaker,  the  house  is  beinj 
erated  three  days  a  week  with 
changes. 


Minneapolis  —  St.  Paul  To* 
which  Joe  Friedman  has  taken  I 
has  reopened  after  being  dark 
some  time. 


Delphos,  0. — A  receiver  has 
appointed  to  operate  the  Star 
and  the  house  is  dark  until  fui 
notice.     Leo  Jones  and  Ted  Ye 
had  been  operating  the  theater. 


New    Salem,    O. — Norman  Br 
previously  identified  with  the  0 
House  here,  is  now  in  charge  ol 
Ohio    in    Belleville,    0.      C.    E. 
was  its  former  owner. 


Akron,  O.— 0.  F.  Ellser,  for  r 
years  manager  of  the  old  Grand 
era  House,  here,  is  now  idem 
with  Springfield  Lake  Park,  s 
of  here,  in  an  executive  capacity 


Dallas  —  Louis  Charninsky, 
manager  of  the  Capitol,  has  arr 
to  take  over  his  duties.  Charr.ii 
has  been  manager  of  the  Quec 
Austin. 


Columbus,  O.— The  Ohio  has 
augurated  an  hour  concert  on  i 
days  starting  at  12:30  previou; 
the  first  showing  for  a  period  o: 
weeks. 


Boston — Tom  Donaldson  has  r. 
appointed  local  M-G-M  city  sa 
man. 


Boston  —  Nathan   Oderman, 
merly  head  shipper  for  the  M-( 
branch,  has  been  elevated  to  boo 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 
FOREIGN  FILMS 


"MAMA,"  in  Spanish,  with  Catalina 
rena,  Rafael  Rivelles,  Jose  Nieto,  Andre 
Segurola,  Julio  Pena,  Maria  Luz  Callejo 
Enriqueta  Soler;  directed  by  Benito  Per 
distributed   by   Fox. 

A  goad  performance  by  Catalina  Bjt 
and  the  supporting  cast  put  over  th:s  5- 
ish  romance  which  moves  briskly  along, 
cept  for  some  moralizing  at  the  end.  Si 
tells  of  the  designs  of  the  villain  on 
daughter  of  a  matron  who  has  borrot 
money  after  losing  at  roulette,  but  is  foi 
when  his  money   is  returned. 


"ISLAND  OF  DOOM."  Russian  talk 
directed  by  Semen  Timoshenko;  with  < 
lina  Kravchenko,  Peter  Solobevski,  Vl» 
mir    Kruegar.      Distributed    by   Amkino. 

Plenty  of  old-fashioned  thriller  actii 
combined  with  excellent  photograp 
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Little 
from  "Lots" 

i  By  RALPH  WILK  ^^^ 


HOLLYWOOD 
J^EW  LEVENSON,  writer,  has  been 
awarded  a  renewal  of  contract 
by  Columbia.  He  came  to  Holly- 
wood last  December  from  New 
York. 

*         *         * 

Laura  Hope  Crews  and  George 
Brent  will  appear  in  First  Nation- 
al's "Female,"  which  will  have  Ruth 
Chatterton  as  star. 


Charles  Butterworth  has  been 
given  a  leading  role  in  M-G-M's 
"What  a  Liar." 

*  *         * 

Eugene  Pallette,  Hugh  Herbert, 
George  Blackwood,  Robert  Barrat 
and  Arthur  Hohl  are  cast  additions 
to  Warner's  "The  Kennel  Murder 
Case." 

%  *  * 

Ginger  Rogers  and  Joel  McCrea 
will  be  teamed  by  RKO  in  "Chance 
at  Heaven,"  Vina  Delmar  story. 

*  *         * 

Ralph  Bellamy  has  been  assigned 
one  of  the  two  male  leads  in  War- 
ner's "Ever  in  My  Heart,"  starring 
Barbara   Stanwyck. 

*  *         * 

Margaret  Morris  and  Grady  Sut- 
ton are  additions  to  the  cast  of  "Ace 
of    Aces,"    Richard    Dix    vehicle    at 

RKO. 

*  *         * 

Frank  McHugh  and  Dorothy  Spen- 
cer   Mclsaacs    have    applied    for    a 

marriage  license. 

*  *         * 

Patricia  Dawn  Barry,  daughter  of 
the  late  Tom  Barry,  playwright  and 
scenarists,   has   inherited   his   estate 

of    $25,000. 

*  *         # 

Henry  King  will  fly  to  Carolina 
and  Georgia  to  view  location  sites 
for  "The  House  of  Connelly,"  which 
he  will  direct  for  Fox.  W.  F.  Fitz- 
gerald, Max  Larey  and  Jack  Otter- 
son,    members    of    King's    unit,    left 

last  week  for  the  southern  locations. 

*  *         # 

Dick  Powell  is  convalescing  at  his 
Tolucca  Lake  home,  following  an  at- 
tack of  pneumonia. 

sfc  ♦  # 

Andy  Clyde  is  motoring  to  Van- 
couver to  visit  his  brother,  who  man- 
ages a  dramatic  stock  company. 
Andy  is  stopping  and  trying  out  all 
the  golf  links  en  route  from  Los 
Angeles  to  Vancouver. 

*  *         * 

Ricardo  Cortez  has  added  a  new 
saddle  mount  to  his  stable. 


"A  Day  in   Moscow" 

Amkino  26  mins. 

Very    Interesting 

Many  of  the  most  interesting 
highlights  of  Moscow  are  presented 
with  photographic  ingenuity  in  this 
Soviet  short.  In  addition  to 
glimpses  of  the  customary  native 
folk  and  their  activities  both  do- 
mestic and  industrial,  the  subject 
shows  backstage  scenes  of  the  Mos- 
cow Art  Theater,  the  Opera,  a  meet- 
ing at  the  Kremlin  where  Stalin  and 
other  outstanding  Soviet  personali- 
ties appear,  sports,  festivals,  the 
part  being  played  by  women  in  the 
working  world,  and  other  incidents 
in  the  life  of  present-day  Moscow. 

Andy  Clyde  in 

"Loose   Relations" 

Educational-Fox  20  mins. 

Good  Domestic  Comedy 

Mother-in-law  serves  in  good 
stead  again  as  the  principal  comedy 
motivator  in  this  Andy  Clyde  com- 
edy. Never  having  met  his  ma-in- 
law,  Andy  eagerly  awaits  her  visit 
and  goes  to  a  lot  of  trouble  prepar- 
ing the  spare  room,  only  to  be  given 
the  cold  shoulder  by  the  bossy  old 
woman.  It's  the  old  reliable  domestic 
slp.pstick  that  gets  the  laughs  f^om 
general  audiences. 


ground.  In  an  effort  to  discourage 
his  son  from  pursuing  a  screen  ca- 
reer, Craig's  father  plots  with  the 
studio  gang.  They  assail  Craig  with 
a  lot  of  goofy  antics,  all  of  which  is 
just  up  Craig's  alley.  Plenty  of 
laughs. 


SHORT  SHO": 
EASTERN  SI 

By  CHAS.  ALICOT.  t 


Richy  Craig,  Jr.,  in 

"Say  It  Isn't  So" 

Columbia  19  mins. 

Lots  of  Laughs 

Authored  by  Richy  Craig,  Jr.,  for 
himself,  this  is  a  continuously  amus- 
ing   skit    in    a    movie    studio    back- 1 


ZaSu  Pitts  and  Thelma  Todd  in 

"One-Track   Minds" 

M-G-M  19  mins. 

Swell   Comedy 

With  Thelma  Todd  playing  the 
role  of  a  laundress  who  has  won  a 
movie  contest  and  is  on  her  way  to 
Hollywood,  this  comedy  in  the  day 
coach  of  a  coast-bound  train  is  a 
highly  entertaining  affair.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  teamwork  between  Miss 
Todd  and  ZaSu  Pitts,  a  fellow-pas- 
senger, the  plot  involves  a  Holly- 
wood director,  a  sprightly  kid 
nephew  and  a  Dutch  conductor.  Lu- 
cien  Prival  plays  the  director,  doing 
a  take-off  on  Von  Stroheim.  Gus 
Meins  directed  and  did  a  fine  job. 


Leon  Belasco  and  His  Orchestra  in 

"The  Name  Is  Familiar" 

Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Nice   Musical   Novelty 

Pulling  the  old  flirtation  gag  of 
"Haven't  I  met  you  somewhere?" 
Leon  Belasco  herewith  goes  into  a 
series  of  musical  flashbacks  to  va- 
rious foreign  capitals  in  an  effort  to 
recall  where  he  met  the  girl  before, 
the  place  finally  turning  out  to  be 
the  hotel  where  the  orchestra  is 
playing.  A  rather  neat  idea,  and 
the  music  is  good. 


Originals  Lead 

Orig 

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Paramount's 

1933-34 

program. 

an    analysis    of    the    lineup    shows 

Out 

of    38 

pictures,    21     are    origin; 

Is. 

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are    f 

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plays,     only 

three 

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which 

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and    10 

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d   magazines. 

4  Companies  Now  Working 
At  Florida  Movie  Colony 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

pany,  Kennedy  Productions,  has 
been  joined  by  Flamingo  Film  Corp., 
with  Buster  Keaton,  president; 
Eagle  Productions  and  the  Comet 
Productions,  headed  by  Adolph  Pol- 
lak  and  Morris  Shiller.  Included  in 
the  growing  movie  colony  are  Bus- 
ter Keaton,  Marshall  Neilan,  Linda 
Watkins,  George  Melford,  Josephine 
Dunn,  Lew  Lipton,  Molly  O'Day, 
Ford  Sterling,  Jess  Cavin,  Pollak 
Shiller,  and  many  others. 


GENE  FOX  GOES  TO  BOSTON 

Boston  —  Gene  Fox,  Paramount 
publicity  man  from  the  coast,  has 
been  brought  east  to  manage  exploi- 
tation for  the  Metropolitan.  Floyt* 
S.  Bell,  manager  for  a  number  of 
years,  has  not  yet  been  re-assigned. 
Angeline  Maney  stays  on  as  execu- 
tive assistant. 


LEW    MAREN    RESIGNS 

IVcst   Coast  Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Lew  Maren  has  re- 
signed   as    director    of    publicity    at 
the  Hal  Roach  studio. 


J.  R.  McDonough  Named 
RKO  General  Manager 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

period  of  receivership  of  the  RKO 
and  its  re-organization.  McDonough 
will  devote  his  full  time  to  the  activ- 
ities of  the  various  organizations  of 
RKO  and  will  report  directly  to  the 
president. 

McDonough  was  formerly  presi- 
dent of  the  RCA-Victor  and  re- 
signed to  become  executive  vice- 
president  of  RCA.  Aylesworth  states 
that  the  executive  officers  of  the 
RKO  organizations  will  continue  to 
function  as  at  present. 


May  Select  One  of  Warners 
As  Advisor  on  Film  Code 

(Continued  from   Page    1) 

in  this  industry  itself  will  be  chosen. 
It  is  not  known  whether  that  man 
will  be  someone  who  has  already 
been  appointed  to  the  board  such 
as  Frank  R.  Wilson  or  a  man  not 
yet  mentioned,  but  it  is  considered 
not  unlikely  that  one  of  the  Warner 
Brothers  might  be  selected.  The 
Warners  have  been  very  close  to  this 
administration,  being  outright  Dem- 
ocrats in  their  views  and  having 
played  an  important  part  in  the 
Roosevelt   campaign. 


pRED   J.    ROBERTS, 

the    Chamberlain 
and     recently     with     t. 
Casting     Directory     ol 
succeeds    Ted    Green, 
charge   of   the    moving 
theatrical   departments 
els   Guild. 


S?, 


"The  Little  Broacfcas .'" 
duced  by  Mentone  Pict^ 
to    production    today    ot 
Coast  Service  Studio  und 
rection  of  Lynn  Shores 


Work  of  enlarging  the 
at  the  new  Hayes  &  Beal) 
Oceanside,  Long  Island,  I 
pleted  this  week. 


John   Doran,    stage   main 
the  Eastern  Service  studk 
on   the   job   after  having 
vacation    visiting    the 
Progress  Exhibition  in  C 
• 

Tom  Patricola  is  makin 
short  for  Vitaphone  at  I 
lyn  studio  this  week  und^r 
tion  of  Roy  Mack. 

• 

Bill  Bradley,  architect  I 
phone  studio,  is  not  only 
chitect  but  an  accomplish 
man.  Bill  navigated  the  \ 
n  his  class  in  the  N.  Y.  t 
races  off  Block  Island  tu< 
igo. 

• 

Ray  McCarey,  out  of  I 
and    completely   recovered 
recent  operation  for  sinus, 
sume  directing  at  the  Vitaph 
dio  with   a  short   scheduled 
the  comedy  team  of  Char 
and    George    Givot.      Gl 
and  Jack  Henley  are  coi-i 
script. 


Filming  of  a  fuel  econo 
the  Ford  Motor  Co.  and    ' 
fining   Co.   has   been  start, 
Ruby  Film  Co.  Edward  I 
big  the  camera  work. 

EDWIN  BLUCK  TO  THE 

Denver  —  Edwin  BIu.k 
of  the  Hiawatha,  is  takii 
months'  vacation  in  wc  ■  t 
rado  and  California  for  I 
R.  S.  Post,  former  manage! 
bing. 


Union  Lockout  U?r 

Denver — The     district    courr 
the     mandamus    writ     it    had     i 
Harry    Huffman,    Joe    Dekker    a 
Archer,     directing     them     to     f 
men     back     to    work     pendin; 
notice    and    investigation    by    t 
industrial     board.       The    dec      : 
that  a  strike  or  lockout  can 
in    any    industry    or    business    m 
ing    public     interest. 


?att  in  DoliftrTfoosts  Foreign  Income  About  40% 

iLARKE  FAILS  IN  MOVE  AGAINST  FOX  REFINANCING 


Bood  Fellowship  is  Industry's  Great  Need — Dubinsky 


The  Parade 


...  as  we  see  it 

;By   JACK   AL1COATE- 


jiOKS  like  the  U.  A.— 20th  Century— 
■  — Joe  Schenck-Darryl  Zanuck-AI  Lichr- 
n  combination  is  off  to  a  running  start 
b  he  1933  Cinema  Derby.  Further,  that 
»  n  the  coming  season  gets  into  full  stride 
H  will  most  likely  be  out  there  near  the 
h  r  or  thereabouts.  Young  and  aggressive 
I  Zanuck  has  the  old  United  Artists  stu- 
i  n  Hollywood  effervescing  with  enthusi- 
Experienced  and  dynamic  Al  Licht- 
r  has  lost  no  time  in  bringing  back  the 
o  fighting  U.  A.  spirit  at  both  the  Coast 
i<  Chicago  conventions.  Place  a  gold  star, 
k  on  the  report  card  of  Joe  Schenck  for 
9  ;ing  back  an  outfit  that  some  of  the 
*    boys  had  counted  out. 


GENTLE  masculine  courtesy  to  'Roxy' 
Still  the  greatest  and  grandest  show- 
of  'em  all.  Again  definitely  established 
lace  as  "Head  Man"  by  packing  them 
the  Music  Hall  this  past  week  through 
lersonal  popularity.  We  spent  an  eve- 
with  the  reminiscent  Roxy  a  few  nights 
]nd  it  was  sheer  delight  to  see  his  eyes 
kle  while  recalling  some  of  the  many 
ful  incidents  of  his  early  pioneering 
ts.  Few  know  that  he  started  in  a 
ng  rink.  Or  am  I  giving  away  state 
(its? 


( 


•ID  while  reminiscently  watching  the 
passing  parade  it  seems  that  every 
>any  in  the  industry  might  well  copy 
exploitation  page  from  the  Metro- 
wyn-Mayer  merchandising  book.  Par- 
tly as  to  consistency  of  policy.  The 
-M  field  force  of  exploitation  was  sent 
ie  front  line  trenches  back  in  1923-24. 
s  functioned  aggressively  and  with  the 
'  degree  of  evenness  of  policy  ever 
Nothing  is  as  helpful  to  the  exhibi- 
is  well  planned  exploitation  campaigns. 
I  the  necessary  wallop  that  puts  the 
'  ones  over  with  a  bang  and  helps,  not 
He,  as  the  fair-to-middlin'  ones  come 
i,.  No  company  has  done  better  work 
i  these  lines,  over  a  period  of  years, 
"M-G-M. 


Sees  Most  Difficulties  Due 

To  Lack  of  Mutual 

Sympathy 

By  KENNETH  FORCE 
Staff  Correspondent,   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Kansas  City — "The  greatest  sin- 
gle source  of  difficulty  in  the  film 
business  today  is  the  lack  of  good 
fellowship  among  those  engaged  in 
it." 

So  it  seems  to  Ed  Dubinsky,  who 
has  been  an  exhibitor  16  years,  and 
in  the  legitimate  theater  business  14 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


COMBINE  MAY  SEW  UP 
AUSTRALIAN  FIELD 


By  JACK   PERCIVAL 

Special  Cable  to  FILM  DAILY 

Sydney  —  Negotiations   have   been 

started  to  bring  the  Prince  Edward, 

Sydney,     and     Capitol,     Melbourne, 

Australia's  two  most  important  in- 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 

Pathe  Likely  to  Finance 
Independent  Productions 

Restricted  from  entering  into  ac- 
tual production  by  its  contract  with 
RKO,  Pathe  Exchanges,  Inc.,  may 
indirectly  finance  independent  fea- 
tures next  season,  Stuart  W.  Webb, 

(.Continued    on    Page    4) 


"New  Deal"  Short  Okayed 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Vitaphone  has  received 
official  okay  from  National  Recovery 
Act  officials  for  a  two-reeler  entitled 
"New  Deal"  to  be  made  and  released 
without  cost  to  the  Government  and 
distributed  to  exhibitors  at  a  rental  to 
cover  expenses.  The  Government  heart- 
ily approved  the  scenario. 


SYNDICATE  WILL  HOLD 
660,900  LOEW  SHARES 


As  an  outcome  of  the  joint  ac- 
tion of  noteholders  owning  the  $20,- 
000,000  notes  of  Film  Securities 
Corp.,  holding  corporation  for  the 
660,900  Loew  common  shares  ob- 
tained from  Fox,  this  stock,  which 
represents  controlling  interest  in  the 
company,  will  be  deposited  with  a 
syndicate  to  be  held  indefinitely  for 
account  of  the  noteholders.  When 
(Continued    on    Page   4) 


Tax  on  Film  Imports 

Looms  in  Australia 

Sydney  (By  Cable)  —  Results  of 
deliberations  by  the  Federal  House 
of  Representatives  on  the  proposed 
tax  of  a  shilling  per  lineal  foot  on 
foreign  films  are  anxiously  awaited 
by  the  trade.  The  bill  was  kicked 
out  by  the  Senate. 


Foreign  Income  Up  40  Per  Cent; 
July  Grosses  Are  Ahead  of  '32 


4  Chatf  eld  Ohio  Houses 
Start  Operation  Sept.  1 

Cleveland— E.  C.  Prinsen,  former 
manager  of  Publix  houses  in  this 
territory  and  now  general  manager 
of  the  new  Chatfeld  circuit,  expects 
to  have  his  four  houses  in  operation 
about  Sept.  1.  Theaters  include  the 
Palace,  Akron;  Palace,  Youngstown; 
Paramount,  Steubenville,  and  Capi- 
tol, Wheeling. 


Decline  of  the  dollar  and  the  cor- 
responding rise  of  the  British  pound 
and  other  foreign  currencies  will 
add  about  40  per  cent  to  film  dis- 
tributors' income  from  abroad,  it  is 
estimated  by  Dow-Jones  in  a  survey 
of  current  motion  picture  conditions. 
Many  of  the  important  film  com- 
panies are  making  sure  of  these 
profits  by  selling  foreign  exchange 
futures,   and   industry   officials   esti- 

(Continued   on    Page    4) 


Loses    in    Effort    to    Stop 

Voting  of  GTE  Stock 

For  New  Fox  Plan 

By    NORMAN    M.    MacLEOD 
Staff  Correspondent,  THE  FILM  DAILY 

Wilmington,  Del. — Efforts  of  Har- 
ley  L.  Clarke,  former  Fox  president, 
to  stop  the  receiver  for  General  The- 
ater Equipment,  Inc.,  from  voting  its 
Fox  stock  in  favor  of  the  reorganiza- 
tion plan  to  be  acted  upon  by  stock- 
holders at  a  meeting  in  New  York 
coday  and  tomorrow  were  unsuccess- 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 

$65,000,000  ASKED 
IN  SUIT  AGAINST  W.E. 

Suit  for  $65,953,125,  triple  dam- 
ages under  the  Clayton  Act,  was 
filed  in  Federal  Court  yesterday  af- 
ternoon by  the  Vocafilm  Corp.  of 
America  against  American  Tele- 
phone &  Telegraph  Co.,  Western 
Electric  and  Electrical  Research 
Products.     The  plaintiff,  through  its 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 

High  Film  Rentals  Assure 
Better  Product — Schaef er 

Success  or  failure  of  the  inde- 
pendent exhibitor  depends  upon  his 
vvillingness  to  invest  in  a  maximum 
rather  than  a  minimum  film  rental, 
George  J.  Schaefer  stated  to  The 
Film    Daily   yesterday. 

"The  exhibitor  who  insists  on 
.paying  the  least  possible  film  rental 
is  operating  on  a  short-sighted  and 
iuicidal  policy,"  Schaefer  said.  "He 
must  support  the  producer.  Quality 
pictures  must  be  encouraged  for 
(Continued   on    Page   4) 


Film  Broadcasts 

Starting  Aug.  7  the  new  Ed  Wynn 
radio  chain,  Amalgamated  Broadcasting 
Co.,  will  broadcast  air  versions  of  Co- 
lumbia pictures  as  a  weekly  feature. 
About  a  dozen  stations  are  affiliated 
with  the  chain.  Broadcasts  will  be  timed 
with  the  release  of  the  films  in  the 
various    localities. 


DAILY 


Friday,  July  21,] 


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Con.    Fm.     Ind.    pfd..    1 1 1/4  lO'/s      lO'/g  —  1  % 

East.    Kodak     86  79i/2     80y4  —  5 

Fox   Fm.   "A"    4l/8  35/8       35/8  —     % 

Loew's,     Inc 303/8  25         26       —  2i/4 

do    pfd 77  73i/4     73i/4  —  4% 

Metro-Goldwyn,     pfd.   19i/2     19'/2     19V2      

Paramount    ctfs.     ...      2'/8  1%        1%—     Vs 

Pathe     Exch 2'/8  1  %       1%—     Vi 

do    "A"    87/8  75/s       75/8  —  1% 

RKO     41/4  33/4       3%  —     V, 

Warner    Bros 7%  6           6i/2  —     % 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 

Gen.   Th.   Eq.   pfd...        %  34  13-16   +      Vs 

Technicolor      9  8%       8'/4  —     y4 

Trans-Lux     3  27/8       3       +     Vs 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.     Th.     Eq.     6s40.      8  7%       8        +      Vk 

Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.     6%  6'/2       6'/2  —     1/4 

Loew    6s    41  ww 82%  82'/8     827/8  —     % 

Paramount     6s    47...    30  28         30        +1 

Par.     By.     5'/2s51 40  37          37       —  27/8 

Par.   By.   5'/2s50    ....   30  29%     297/8  —     % 

Par.    5V2s50   ctfs 29%  29%     29%   +      l/4 

Pathe    7s37    87         86         86  

Warner's     6s39      39  37          37%  —     % 

N.    Y.    PRODUCE  EXCHANGE 

Para.     Publix     2  13,4       1%—     % 


Wilson  Will   Direct  Recovery  Act  Propaganda 

Washington    Bureau    of    TIIF.    FILM    DAILY 
Washington — Frank     R.     Wilson,     newly     appointed     Recovery     administration     official, 
together     with     Charles     Francis     Horner     will     direct     the     entire     publicity     campaign 
and    press    releases    on    the    Industry    Recovery    Act    propaganda,    surpassing    the    Liberty 
Loan  publicity  drive  during  the  war. 


INVINCIBLE 

STARTS  THEIR 

SECOND  PICTURE 

1933-34— SOON 

"WHERE  THE 

PROMISE     I S 

FULFILLED" 

1540  B'way.  N.  Y.  C 


First  Phil  Meyer  Release 
Booked  by  Mayer,  Reade 

"The  Faithful  Heart,"  starring 
Herbert  Marshall  and  Edna  Best, 
first  of  the  grou,p  being  released  by 
Phil  Meyer  through  his  recently 
formed  Helber  Pictures,  has  been 
booked  by  Arthur  L.  Mayer  for  the 
Rialto  and  by  Walter  Reade  for  his 
entire  New  Jersey  circuit.  The 
Rialto  showing  will  open  the  first 
week   in   August. 

Meyer's  sceond  release,  "White 
Face,"  an  Edgar  Wallace  thriller, 
also  has  been  completed. 


Neufeld  and  Heenon  Open 
New  Phila.  Exchange 

Philadelphia — Oscar  Neufeld  and 
Bill  Heenon,  veteran  film  men  in 
this  territory,  have  opened  a  new 
independent  exchange  under  the 
name  of  Peerless  Distributing  Co. 


PAT  O'BRIEN  AT  WARNERS 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Pat  O'Brien  has  been 
signed  by  Warners  to  a  long  term 
contract.  His  first  picture  will  be 
with  Ann  Dvorak  in  "The  Varsity 
Coach."  O'Brien  and  Dvorak  will 
be  supported  by  a  cast  of  18  other 
well  known  names. 


"VOLTAIRE"  PREVIEW  ON  SHIP 

Warners  will  give  a  preview  of 
George  Arliss  in  "Voltaire"  to  a 
specially  invited  audience  of  guests 
aboard  the  French  Line's  He  de 
France  next  Wednesday  evening. 
Prominent  leaders  of  society,  art 
and  education,  as  well  as  the  press, 
will  be  present. 


HARRY  ALAN  POTAMKIN  DEAD 

Harry  Alan  Potamkin,  one  of  the 
keenest  critics  and  writers  of  the 
screen  and  stage,  died  yesterday  in 
Bellevue  Hospital.  He  was  32  years 
old.  Potamkin  was  actively  identi- 
fied with  various  groups  sponsoring 
films   for  class  audiences. 


Desirable  double  unit  with  film  vault, 
seventh  floor  Film  Center  Building, 
completely  equipped,  available.  At- 
tractive   terms   for   early   occupancy. 


CASTLE  FILMS 
630   Ninth  Ave.         New  York  City 


Theaters'  $150,000  Note 
Ordered  Sold  for  $85,000 

Boston  —  By  order  of  Federal 
Juce  Lowell  a  $150,000  promissory 
note  signed  by  Rhode  Island  The- 
aters, Inc.,  endorsed  by  Olympia 
iheaters,  Inc.,  secured  by  mortgage 
on  the  Paramount  Theater  in  New- 
port and  held  by  the  closed  Federal 
National  Bank  of  Boston,  was  sold 
for  $85,000  to  Leon  David  of  Bos- 
ton and  Nathan  David  of  Newport. 


DREISER'S  "MOONEY"  PROLOG 

After  pre-viewing  the  feature, 
"The  Strange  Case  of  Tom  Mooney," 
yesterday,  Theodore  Dreiser  con- 
sented to  make  a  special  talking 
prologue  which  will  accompany  the 
film  during  its  run  at  the  Cameo 
starting  today.  The  iprologue  was 
made   last  night. 

WILK  ON  STORY  HUNT  ABROAD 

Jake  Wilk,  Warner  story  head, 
sails  today  on  the  Rex  for  Europe 
to  look  over  story  material  for  the 
remaining  30  Warner  productions 
not  as  yet  set  in  the  1933-34  sched- 
ule of  60  features.  Wilk  will  be 
away    three    weeks. 


PLANS   FOR  INDEP'T  MEETING 

Directors  of  the  Federation  of 
Motion  Picture  Industry  of  America 
continued  yesterday  drawing  up 
plans  for  the  meeting  to  be  held 
July  31-Aug.  1  at  the  Hotel  Astor. 
Formal  announcement  of  the  meet- 
ing will  be  made  tomorrow. 


NEW  G-B  RELEASE 

"The  Lucky  Number,"  comedy- 
drama  with  music  produced  by  Gau- 
mont-British,  has  been  received  by 
the  New  York  offices  of  the  com- 
pany and  will  soon  have  its  Broad- 
way premiere. 


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JMELY  TOPICS 

V  Argument  Against 
lire  Charges 

i1  ALL  companies  had  been  in- 
"~  -sistent  on  score  charges  in  all 
•     rts   of  the   country  their   ar- 
m   iments    for   retention    of    this 
-~fF;  of  the   selling   arrangement 
J      ght    carry    weight.      It    is    a 
w'tWn  fact,  however,  that  score 
Jjarges   are  not  being  paid   in 
__-rious    sections    and    probably 
wl[v-er    will,    code    or    no    code, 
"ere    is    no   reason,    therefore, 
_  \y    this    mild    form    of    high- 
"assure  racketeering,  as  it  has 
Hen  classed  by  the  exhibitors, 
*  "ould  be  retained.  In  the  early 
Ijys  of  the  talkies,  the  electrics 
ght  have  been  held  up  as  the 
;  ful    ogre     that     caused     the 
l\\,  'ipre   charges   to  be   continued. 
,. ,  <  t  of  the  baby,  era,  however, 
r  s  business  does  not  scare  so 
t;ily.     Score  charges  should  be 
olished.      They   are    a   carry- 
^r  from    an   era   when   there 
s   plenty   of  money   and   the 
siness  didn't  mind  paying  for 
ot  of  gadgets  it  can't  afford 
Irw.    ExceDt  where  it  is  a  con- 
actual  obligation  on  the  part 
Ithe  producer  with  the  record- 
f  company  (and  it  is  reported 
exist  in  only  one  case),  there 
no    alibi    on   earth   to   prove 
y  the  score  charge  should  be 
licted  on  the  exhibitor.     It  is 
-fair.     Already    a    formidable 
tt  of  exhibitor  organizations 
,/e  definitely  committed  them- 
5      ves  against  the  practice;  and 
W-  (l  in  all  probability  insist  that 
\  s    clause   be    incorporated    in 
t    code.    Furthermore,  there  is 
|  tson    to    believe    that    if   this 
use  becomes  a  debatable  point 
I  [ore  the  government  body  at 
)  hearing,   the   exhibitor   can 
:'dly   expect   that   he   will   be 
the  losing  end. 

— Jay   Emanuel, 
The  "National  Exhibitor." 


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i   WILK    sails    for    Europe    today    on    the 

ilETTE  MACDONALD  is  due  back  from 
I  in  a  few  days  aboard  the  lie  de  France 
.  sojourn  of  eight  months  abroad.  ROBERT 
IE,  her  husband,  and  her  mother  also 
with  her.  Miss  MacDonald  has  post- 
.British  film  plans  to  hurry  to  Hollywood 
f:ar  in  "Cat  and  the  Fiddle"  for  M-G-M. 

I   TERRISS    arrived    in    New    York    yester- 
the   Lafayette. 

?Y  MORRIS  returned  Wednesday  to  New 
!om  Hollywood  where  he  has  been  busy 
£  for  four  weeks  in  conjunction  with 
Jisic  in  "Footlight  Parade."  Warner 
|   production. 

|ER  M.  SAYLER,  critic,  author  and  pub- 
flrepresentative,     returned    yesterday    from 


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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  9  QUITE  THE  swankiest  luncheon  of  the  current 
social  season  in  honor  of  Ethel  Barrymore's  first  per- 
sonal appearance  on  the  stage  of  a  picture  house which 

is   about  to  take   place  at   the   Capitol with  that   most 

genial  and  gracious  host,  Major  Bowes at  the  Gotham 

Hotel 


•  •  •  THE  MAJOR  set  the  delightful  informal  atmos- 
phere by  chatting  casually  to  his  guests  from  his  chair  at  the 

table with  his  arm  draped  lightly  over  the  shoulder  of 

Miss   Barrymore he  reminisced   'way  back  to  the  days 

of  John  Drew as  he  grew  sentimental,  he  kissed  Ethel 

gallantly  on  the  cheek the  lady  blushed  delightfully 

and  Belle  Baker  announced  sotto  voce  that  THAT  was  the 
Major's  excuse  for  giving  the  party 

^  sj;  ^j  % 

•  •      •     IN  TURN  our  host  introduced  various  personalities 

Bob  Montgomery,   "a   young  aspirant   for   film   honors 

who  had  to  rush  away  to  take  a  screen  audition" Charles 

Dillingham,  the  Dean  of  the  American  theater,  a  red-cheeked 

youth  with  tousled  white  hair who  remembered  as  far 

back  as  the  time  when  the  Duke  of  York,  now  the  British  kink, 
useter  attend  the  Lunnon  theater  every  nite  to  marvel  at  the 
histrionics  of  a  slip  of  a  girl  named  Miss  Barrymore  from  the 

States and  Nellie  Revell,  who  spilled  all  the  dirt  about 

Mister  Dillingham's  early  days  when  he  was  a  cub  reporter  in 

Chi then  Bernard  Sobel  told  some  tales  about  both  Miss 

Barrymore   and    Mister    Dillingham while    Bessie    Mack 

fluttered  hither  and  thither  like  the  perfect  hostess  she  is,  see- 
ing that  all  the  newspaper  girls  and  boys  got  the  best  the  house 
had  to  offer 


•      •      •     IN    A    gay    mood    we    ambled    out    with    Florence 

Browning,  the  Perfect  Sec  to  J.  Robert  Rubin a  Sec  who 

Sees   All,   Hears    All,    Knows   All — and   Tells    Nothing 

as  we  fumbled  for  the  taxi  fare Florence  and  ourself 

almost  dropped  dead  as  Scotty  Billy  Ferguson  in  a  spendthrift 

mood  declared  that  HE  would  stand  for  the  Extravagance 

as  Miss  Browning  recovered  her  breath  in  the  taxi she 

whispers  to  us "I'll  bet  the  taxi  bill  will  be  on  my  desk 

in  a  half  hour  for  my  okay." so  we  called  Florence  up 

in  a  half  hour  to  see  if  the  bill  had  arrived it  HAD 

Bill  overlooks  nothing yes,  yes,  it  was  a  gorgeous  after- 
noon's relaxation the  Gang  has  delegated  us  to  ask  the 

Major When  is  the  NEXT  Party? 


•      •      •     HAVE   YOU  heard  the  current  yarn  of  the  Film 
Heel   who   got   a   half   dozen   key   men  to  help   him    promote   a 

Proposition and  when  he  thought  he  had  grabbed  off  the 

King   Pin  he   gave   'em   all   a  royal   shellackin' and   left 

'em  in  the  Cold? then  the  Discards  went  out  and  dug 

up  the  Real  King  Pin  that  the  dumb  mug  had  Overlooked    ..... 

and  started  their  own  Proposition it's  the  Screen  Scream 

of  the  Season 


•      •      •     WINNERS  ARE  announced  in  United  Artists'  ship 
news  and  marine  reporters'  contest  in  connection  with  "I  Cover 

the  Waterfront first  and  second  prizes  to  Francis  Kester 

of  the  Oakland  "Tribune"  and  Frances  G.  Durham  of  the  Mobile 

"Press-Register" and  eight  other  prizes  for  some  swell 

Waterfront  Yarns from  which  U.  A.  may  grab  off  sev- 
eral fine  screen  stories 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


EXPLOITETTES 

Royal  Coach  for 
Street  Ballyhoo 

£)ILLON  DAMEN,  Warner 
Bros.'  advertising  and  pub- 
licity director  in  London,  ar- 
ranged for  an  extremely  effec- 
tive ballyhoo  in  connection  with 
the  showing  of  "The  King's  Va- 
cation" at  the  Regal  Cinema, 
Marble  Arch,  London.  The  stunt 
was  the  parading  about  town  of 
a  royal  coach  drawn  by  four 
horses.  The  coach  paraded 
through  the  streets  of  London 
amid  the  trumpet  blowing  of 
the  royal  looking  gentleman  sit- 
ting on  top  of  the  coach.  Need- 
less to  say  the  ballyhoo  created 
a  rather  big  stir  in  London, 
where  picture  exploitation  of 
this  type  has  been  a  very  rare 
sight  to  the  Londoners. 

— Regal  Cinema,  London. 


Lucky  Number 
Drawing  on  Fashions 

JnASHION  stills  of  Diana  Wyn- 
yard  in  "Rasputin"  were  dis- 
played in  Roos  Bros,  window. 
A  tie-up  was  also  arranged 
with  this  store  for  a  Monday 
night  "Fashionette  Revue" 
whereby  eight  girls  made  a  one- 
costume  appearance  on  theater 
stage  in  regular  style  show 
manner.  Patrons  were  given 
numbered  tickets  upon  entering 
theater  and  a  stage  drawing 
took  place  immediately  follow- 
ing the  revue.  The  lucky  num- 
ber holder  for  women  was  per- 
mitted to  select  any  one  of  the 
dresses  and  accessories  as  fea- 
tured by  the  stage  model.  A 
merchandise  order  was  present- 
ed to  the  lucky  number  holder 
for  men. 

— California,  San  Jose. 


MANY  UAPPY  RETURNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 

July  21 


Lenore    Ulrich  Ken    Maynard 

Lawrence   A.    Urbach 


THE 


&&« 


DAILY 


SEES  GOOD  FELLOWSHIP 
CHIEF  INDUSTRY  NEED 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
years    before    that.      Dubinsky    and 
his    brother    operate    the    Dubinsky 
circuit  in  Kansas  and  Missouri. 

"The  exhibitor  thinks,  and  not 
without  some  cause,  that  the  dis- 
tributor is  a  so-and-so;  and  the  dis- 
tributor thinks,  likewise  not  without 
some  cause,  that  the  exhibitor  is  a 
so-and-so.  An  attitude  of  mutual 
distrust  and  irritability  character- 
izes most  of  the  relationships  aris- 
ing in  the  discharge  of  the  indus- 
try's affairs. 

"If  I  were  running  a  dinky  cloth- 
ing store  on  a  back  street,  and 
bought  as  little  as  $1,500  worth  of 
merchandise  a  year,"  Dubinsky  com- 
ments, "when  I  went  to  New  York, 
the  manufacturers  and  wholesalers 
would  wine,  dine  and  dance  me.  They 
couldn't  do  enough  to  express  their 
appreciation  for  my  business.  But 
as  an  exhibitor,  when  I  go  to  New 
York,  no  one  has  time  to  be  both- 
ered. 

"The  producer  or  distributor 
writes  an  exhibitor  that  he  can  do 
this  and  that  or  he  won't  get  any 
more  pictures;  and,  because  those 
in  the  offing  look  good,  he  toes  the 
line.  But  they  never  write  him  a 
letter  of  thanks   or  encouragement! 

"Most  exhibitors  are  human,  if 
they  are  treated  that  way,  and  do 
go  along,  through  bad  years  and 
good,  with  the  distributor  who  gives 
them  friendly  and  fair  service. 
When  the  distributor  offers  them 
any  other  kind  of  treatment,  they 
dislike  buying:  even  the  best  of  pic- 
tures from  him. 

"Producers  have  been  too  hungry 
for  quick  big  profits.  They  forget 
that  the  old  circus  grafter  who 
gypped  as  much  from  as  many  as 
he  could,  and  had  his  pride  in  be- 
ing successful  at  it,  was  always 
broke  at  the  end  of  a  season. 

"Why  shouldn't  distributors  go 
along  with  the  exhibitor  and  give 
him  a  chance  to  live  in  the  face  of 
difficulties  as  important,  if  not  as 
great,    as    theirs  ? 

"General  Motors  does  not  sell  a 
Chevrolet  to  one  customer  at  a  high- 
er price  than  to  another.  Some 
years  ago  I  was  offered  a  picture 
for  $1,500  which  I  bought  for  $50. 
Of  course  this  is  an  extreme  case, 
but  it  is,  nevertheless,  an  accurate 
indication  of  a  bad  practice. 

"There  is  no  real  necessity  for 
gypping,  for  high-handed  tactics. 
Why  not  let  everybody  make  a  lit- 
tle money?     If  an  exhibitor  doesn't 


Market  Value 

"Beauty  is  worth  a  dollar  an  hour, 
but  there  is  no  price  tag  on  brains," 
declared  Darryl  Zanuck  in  a  radio  inter- 
view   from    Hollywood    the    other    night. 


$100,000  Crooning  Insurance  for  Bing  Crosby 

West   Coast   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 
Hollywood — Bing    Crosby,    radio    and    screen    headliner,    has    taken    out    $100,000    in- 
surance  on    his    voice.      A    growth    between    his    vocal    chords    gives    him    the    huskiness 
that  is  peculiar  to  his  crooning,  Crosby  said,   and  if  the  growth  disappears  the  insurance 
companies   will    have   to   fork    over. 


Pathe  Likely  to  Finance 
Independent  Production 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

president,  stated  yesterday.  The 
company,  which  has  not  entered  ac- 
tively in  any  branch  of  the  industry 
for  the  past  two  years,  will  imme- 
diately begin  active  operation  of  its 
Bound  Brook  Laboratories  under  the 
supervision  of  Arthur  W.  Miller. 
Officers  of  the  company  remain  the 
same  with  Arthur  Poole  as  vice- 
oresident  and  treasurer.  Webb  told 
The  Film  Daily  yesterday  that  he 
has  received  permission  from  RKO 
executives  to  finance  independent 
oroductions  iprovided  the  company 
itself  does  not  actively  produce. 
Plans  for  resumption  of  activity  by 
Pathe  were  first  reported  in  The 
Film  Daily  on  June  6. 


High  Film  Rentals  Assure 
Better  Product — Schaefer 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
they  are  the  only  type  that  will  do 
business.  They  cannot  be  produced 
in  a  pinch-penny  budget,  although 
this  is  by  no  means  to  be  taken  in 
support  of  extravagance.  The  era 
of  wild  spending  is  past  in  every 
industry." 


More  Spending  for  Shows 
Predicted  by  W.  A.  Finner 

Columbus — As  a  result  of  losses 
sustained  through  investments,  clos- 
ed banks  and  in  other  directions 
during  the  last  few  years,  the  pub- 
lic will  be  more  prone  to  spend 
money  as  it  is  earned,  and  a  good 
deal  of  it  will  go  for  amusements, 
in  the  opinion  of  W.  A.  Finner, 
Loew  division  manager.  He  predicts 
less  saving  and  more  spending. 


COMPOSER  MAKING  SHORT 

Roy  Turk,  a  Tin  Pan  Alley  tune- 
smith,  will  appear  in  a  Vitaphone 
short  subject  which  goes  in  work 
today  at  the  Brooklyn  studio  under 
Roy  Mack's  direction.  Script  was 
written  by  Herman  Ruby  and  Cy 
Wood  of  the  studio  writing  staff. 
Kay  Hamilton,  Madelyn  Killeen, 
Barnett  &  Clark  and  Mario  &  La- 
zerin  are  in  the  supporting  cast. 


want  to  play  the  game  according 
to  fair  rules,  give  him  another 
chance;  and  then  if  he  continues  an 
ill-natured  maverick,  penalize  him. 
Don't  penalize  the  whole  group. 

"In  the  end  it  all  comes  back  to 
the  lack  of  good  fellowship.  Those 
in  the  business  have  soured.  They 
have  outgypped  each  other  until 
they  have  no  sympathy  left,  and 
without  sympathy  there  is  no  under- 
standing." 


$65,000,000  Asked  in  Suit 
Against  Western  Electric 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

attorney,  Col.  Lewis  Landes,  charges 
that  the  three  defendant  companies 
constitute  a  monopoly  in  restraint  of 
trade  and  that,  through  contracts 
with  producers  whereby  pictures 
were  released  only  to  exhibitors 
using  sound  reproduction  apparatus 
controlled  by  the  defendants, 
strangled  competition  and  forced  ex- 
hibitors to  use  the  defendants'  prod- 
ucts. 

David  R.  Hochreich,  a  motion  pic- 
ture man  for  20  years,  former  presi- 
dent of  Vocafilm  before  it  suspended 
operations  in  1929,  and  W.  Harry 
Williams,  retired  Pittsburgh  capi- 
talist, are  the  individuals  in  the 
Vocafilm  fight. 

"The  story  behind  the  suit,"  Hochreich  told 
the  press  in  the  offices  of  Attorney  Landes, 
"goes  back  to  1927,  when  my  business  part- 
nership with  Mr.  Williams  began.  We  had 
sole  rights  to  make,  use  and  license  Vocafilm 
Recording  apparatus  and  make  Vocafilm  pro- 
ductions. 

"We  invested  $600,000  to  produce  our 
sound  reproducing  units.  The  reproducing 
units  were  made  to  sell  to  exhibitors  for 
$4,000  as  against  the  $15,000  to  $20,000  for 
an   installation    of    Western    Electric   units. 

"We  opened  offices  and  studios  at  122  Fifth 
Avenue,  with  100  employees,  and  a  factory  to 
manufacture  our  producing  units  in  Long 
Island    City. 

"We  made  eighty  short  subjects  and  pre- 
pared to  make  1000  more.  We  demonstrated 
our  apparatus  and  attracted  much  interest 
among  the  independent  exhibitors.  We  made 
a  contract  with  Educational  Pictures  to  dis- 
tribute our  sound  units,  under  a  guaranteed 
distribution  of  250  sets  a  year,  and  on  a 
distribution  plan  expected  to  put  out  2,000 
units. 

"That  contract  was  to  run  5  years  and 
the  estimated  profit  to  Vocafilm  was  $1,676,- 
875  annually  or  $8,384,375  for  the  life  of 
the    contract. 

"Our  contracts  for  pictures  included,  in 
addition  to  our  short  subjects,  production  of 
the  current  hits  of  the  Shuberts,  William  A. 
Brady  and  A.  H.  Woods.  Our  estimated 
profits  from  production  of  both  shorts  and 
features,  all  contracted  for  and  covering  a 
total  of  5  years,  would  have  been  $2,600,000 
annually,  or  $13,000,000  for  the  time  of  the 
contracts. 

"The  reasons  for  the  suit  developed  after 
Vocafilm  had  gone  into  the  field.  We  found 
that  the  three  defendant  companies  were  in 
effect  a  single  unit,  Western  Electric  stock 
being  practically  all  owned  by  American 
Telephone  &  Telegraph  and  Electrical  Re- 
search Products  being  the  outlet  for  pool  of 
patents  controlled  by  the  other  two  com- 
panies. 

"We  found  that  Western  Electric  and  the 
other    defendants    had    tied    up    the    producers. 

"Paramount,  Fox,  Warner  Brothers,  United 
Artists,  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  Universal  and 
Columbia  pictures,  among  others,  were  using 
Western  Electric  sound  equipment.  And  in 
their  contract  was  a  provision  which  barred 
them  from  releasing  pictures  to  exhibitors 
using  other  than  the  reproduction  apparatus 
controlled    by    the    three   defendant    companies. 

"Vocafilm  by  1929  had  been  muscled  out  of 
all  but  two  places  in  which  its  pictures  might 
be  shown.  We  rented  the  Longacre  Theater 
and  ran  a  show  there  for  twelve  weeks, 
demonstrating  the  equipment.  And  in  George 
White's  Scandals  of  1929,  Vocafilm  apparatus 
was  used  during  the  10-month  run  of  the 
show. 

"Since  that  date  it  has  been  decided  in 
court,   before   Federal   Judge   John    P.    Nields, 


Friday,  July  21,  1933 


DOLLAR'S  FALL  LIFTS 
FOREIGN  INCOME  40% 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

mate    that    the    exchange    situatio 
may  make  a  difference  of  from  $12 
000,000  to   $15,000,0000  in  favor  o! 
the    American    film    companies    th 
year,    according   to   Dow-Jones.     ] 
both  Great  Britain  and  South  Amer  ■ 
ica,   chief  markets  for   U.   S.   filnu 
the  exchange  situation  has  operate' 
greatly  in  favor  of  American  ii 

In  the  U.  S.,  attendance  and  gros 
so  far  in  July  has  exceeded  th< 
previous  year's  business  for  the  fin 
time  in  several  years,  the  surve;1 
adds,  and  with  expenses  cut,  leasc- 
and  mortgage  interest  rates  reduce' 
and  other  economies  effected,  then, 
are  indications  that  the  downwan 
trend   in   earnings  has   been  halted 


Syndicate  Will  Hold 

660,900  Loew  Share* 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

the   stock  is    distributed,   it  will  bij 
on  a  pro  rata  basis.     The  Film  Se  I 
curities    notes    matured    last   April 
but  were  not  paid. 
'    Although    holders     of    the    note; 
have   agreed  that  they  individually 
may   withdraw   from   the    syndicate 
and  sell  their  holdings  in  the  oper! 
market,   it   is   not   considered  likel> , 
that  this  will  be  done.     Investment! 
trusts   who    are   big   holders   of  the 
notes  have  indicated  that  they  will 
remain  with   the   syndicate  pendinp! 
favorable    market    conditions    when) 
they  may  withdraw  at  a  better  price 
Several  overtures  are  understood  tr 
have  been  made  for  purchase  of  the 
block  of  Loew  stock,  but  they  were; 
turned  down  because  the  price  was 
out  of  line  with  the  market. 


ISSUING  LONDON  SONG  HITS  > 

Movietone  Music  Corp.  shortl} 
will  publish  "Three  Wishes"  and 
"Let  Me  Give  My  Happinness  tc 
You,"   current   British   song  hits. 


in  Wilmington,  Delaware,  on  June  28  of  this 
year,  that  the  exhibitors  cannot  be  barred' 
from  receiving  films  of  the  big  producing' 
companies  because  of  the  contract  between  the 
producing  companies  and  the  manufacturers' 
of  Western  Electric,  American  Telephone  tc 
Telegraph  and  Electrical  Research  Products; 
Company    equipment. 

"That   decision   was   in   the   case   of   Genera! 
Talking    Pictures,    the     Stanley    Company    i 
America     and     the     Duovac     Radio     Company 
against    the    named    three    companies    that   are 
made    defendants   in   the   Vocafilm   suit. 

"The  case  Judge  Nields  decided  in  favor: 
of  General  Talking  Pictures  parallels  our.' 
case,  except  that  our  company  is  no  longer' 
in  business.  We  were  forced  out  by  the| 
operations  of  this  trust,  comprised  of  the 
three    defendant    companies." 

Western  Electric  officials  late  yesterday  said 
that  they  had  not  yet  been  served  with  papers 
in  the  action  and  therefore  had  no  comment 
to   make  at  that  time. 


Creditors'  Meet  Adjourned 

Meeting  of  Paramount  creditors  has 
again  been  postponed  by  Referee  Henry 
K.    Davis    to    Aug.    10. 


f: 


THE    SILENT    FACTOR    IN 

SOUND 


BEHIND  every  talkie  stands 
your  original  sound  record... 
unknown,  unseen,  unheard  by 
the  public,  but  arresting  in  its  im- 
portance. For  clear  superiority . . .  for 
highest  fidelity  under  all  conditions 
of  variable-area  and  variable-density 
recording... use  Eastman  Sound 
Recording  Film.  It  is  a  vital  though 
silent  factor  in  today's  sound  suc- 
cesses. Eastman  Kodak  Company. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors, 
New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN 


SOUND    RECORDING     FILM 


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DAILY 


Friday,  July  21,  19: 


CLARKE  FAILS  IN  MOVE 
AGAINST  NEW  FOX  PLAN 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ful  yesterday,  when  Chancellor  Wol- 
cott  in  Chancery  Court  here  refused 
to  rescind  a  previous  order  granting 
Senator  Daniel  0.  Hastings,  receiver 
for  G.T.E.,  the  right  to  allow  a 
proxy  for  G.T.E.  holdings  of  Fox 
stock  to  be  voted  in  favor  of  the 
plan. 

Clarke,  who  also  formerly  was 
president  of  G.T.E.,  appeared  be- 
fore the  court  yesterday  afternoon 
as  a  stockholder  of  G.T.E.  and  asked 
that  the  order  be  rescinded,  contend- 
ing that  the  refinancing  plan  is  un- 
fair and  inequitable  and  not  to  the 
best  interests  of  G.T.E.  He  stressed 
that  he  did  not  wish  action  on  the 
plan  enjoined,  but  suggested  that  the 
20-day  time  limit  for  subscription 
to  new  stock  to  be  issued  by  Fox 
under  the  plan  be  extended.  He  held 
that  G.T.E.  is  not  now  in  a  position 
to  take  the  new  stock  to  be  issued 
under  the  plan. 

Senator  Hastings  held  that  the 
refinancing  plan  is  a  fair  one,  and 
one  that  is  to  the  best  interests  of 
G.T.E. 


REPEAT    AT    CARNEGIE 

"Un  Soir  de  Rafle"  ("Night 
Raid"),  French  talker  starring  Al- 
bert Prejean,  opens  a  week's  return 
run  today  at  the  Little  Carnegie 
Theater. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Betty   Boop   in 

"Mother  Goose   Land" 

Paramount  8  mins. 

Cute  Novelty 

Betty  is  discovered  reading  in  bed. 
The  book  is  "Mother  Goose"  and  as 
the  cartoon  progresses  the  various 
immortal  characters  come  to  life. 
Betty  enters  the  fable  and  in  trying 
to  protect  Miss  Muffett,  she  is 
chased  by  the  spider.  All  the  other 
characters  come  to  her  rescue  and 
the  picture  fades  back  to  Betty  in 
bed  reading  the  book.  Animation 
is  fine  and  synchronization  very 
satisfactory. 


"Hollywood  Promenade" 

with  Eddie  Garr  and  Phyllis  Barry 

M-G-M  19  mins. 

Good  Musical 

This  short  is  all  in  Colortone.  It 
is  a  brief  musical  revue  featuring 
Eddie  Garr  who  impersonates  Ed 
Wynn,  Stan  Laurel  and  Jimmy  Du- 
rante. Garr's  work  is  fair,  but  the 
musical  and  dance  numbers  carry 
the  release  to  a  fine  climax.  It's  a 
good    one. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH   WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
£ARRY  DARMOUR,  who  produced 
58  "Mickey  McGuire"  comedies 
for  RKO  release,  will  start  produc- 
tion next  month  on  the  initial  com- 
edy in  the  new  Mickey  McGuire  se- 
ries, which  he  will  make  for  Colum- 
bia. 

*  *         # 

Lloyd  Bacon  used  about  400  extras 
in  "Footlight  Parade,"  Warner  mu- 
sical. 

*  *         * 

Lee  Tracy,  whose  penchant  for 
taking  kodak  snapshots  has  become 
stronger  for  bigger  "game,"  has 
permitted  an  inventor  to  install  an 
automobile  camera  which  takes  mo- 
tion pictures  as  the  car  moves  along 
by  simply  stepping  on  a  gadget  with 
his  foot.  The  lens  of  the  camera 
projects  through  the  hood. 

*  *         * 

"Without  Glory,"  the  original 
story  now  being  written  by  Jane 
Murfin  is  announced  by  Merian  C. 
Cooper  as  the  vehicle  selected  for 
Constance  Bennett's  next  RKO 
Radio  picture.  George  Archainbaud 
will  direct  and  Worthington  Miner 
will  handle  dialogue  direction.  Pro- 
duction is  slated  to  begin  shortly. 

*  *         * 

Kenneth  Macgowan  has  been  as- 
signed by  Merian  C.  Cooper  as  as- 
sociate producer  of  the  story  of  the 
gay  nineties  which  will  star  Irene 
Dunne.  This  RKO  Radio  Picture 
is  slated  to  go  into  production  fol- 
lowing the  completion  of  "Ann  Vick- 
ers"  on  which  Miss  Dunne  is  now 
engaged. 

*  *         * 

Clyde  Scott,  formerly  art  director 
of  Hamman-Lesan  Co.,  San  Francis- 
co agency  which  suspended  opera- 
tions the  first  of  this  year,  has 
joined  Fox. 

%  *  * 

The  cast  of  "Show  World,"  which 
Willard  Mack  is  directing  for  M- 
G-M,  has  been  completed  and  the 
roll-call  reads  as  follows:  Alice 
Brady,  Frank  Morgan,  Jimmy  Dur- 
ante, Jackie  Cooper,  Weber  and 
Fieds,  Madge  Evans,  Eddie  Quillan, 
Fay  Templeton,  May  Robson  and 
Russell  Hardie. 

*  *         # 

Fox  officials  announce  that  Mimi 
Jordan's  contract  had  been  renewed 
and  after  her  vacation  in  New  York 
she  will  return  to  Hollywood  for 
work  in  Fox  production. 

*  *  * 

Nils  Asther  and  Pat  O'Brien  have 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Bomb- 
shell," Jean  Harlow-Lee  Tracy  pic- 
ture which  is  now  in  production  at 
the  M-G-M  studios.  "Bombshell"  is 
an  adaptation  of  an  unproduced  play 
by  Caroline  Francke  and  Mack 
Crane  and  is  being  directed  by  Vic- 
tor Fleming. 


Mary  Rogers,  only  daughter  of  the 
famed  Will  Rogers,  who,  under  the 
name  of  Mary  Howard,  recently  ap- 
plied at  the  Fox  casting  office  for  a 
job  and  won  a  part  in  the  Lilian 
Harvey  production  "My  Weakness," 
has  decided  to  use  her  own  name 
now  that  her  secret  is  out.  She 
plans  to  continue  in  a  picture  career. 

*  *         * 

Merian  C.  Cooper,  executive  pro- 
ducer of  RKO  Radio  Pictures,  has 
bought  "Letters  of  an  Unknown  Wo- 
man," written  in  German  by  Stefan 
Zweig  and  translated  into  several 
languages. 

*  *         # 

Kay  Francis  will  be  starred  by 
Warners  in  "The  House  on  56th 
Street,"  instead  of  Ruth  Chatterton 
as  has  been  previously  announced. 

*  *  * 

Another  change,  the  fourth  final, 
as  distinguished  from  the  third  final, 
will  give  Walter  Lang,  who  directed 
"No  More  Orchids,"  the  megaphone 
assignment  on  Richard  Barthel- 
mess's  next  First  National  picture, 
"Shanghai  Orchid."  The  latest 
change  was  again  necessitated  by  a 
conflict  in  the  company's  production 
schedule.  "Shanghai  Orchid"  is  the 
picture  which  will  bring  Ann  Dvorak 
back  to  the  screen  after  an  absence 
of  over  a  year. 

*  *         * 

"Bureau  of  Missing  Persons,"  in 
production  at  the  Warner  studios  in 
Burbank,  will  be  completed  today  or 
tomorrow.  Bette  Davis  and  Pat 
O'Brien  have  the  two  leading  roles 
in  this  picture,  which  is  based  on 
an  original  story  by  Robert  Presnell. 
Roy  Del  Ruth  is  the  director.  Lewis 
Stone  heads  the  supporting  cast, 
with  Glenda  Farrell,  Gordon  West- 
cott,  Allen  Jenkins,  Ruth  Donnellv. 
Marjorie  Gateson,  Wallis  Clark. 
Hugh  Herbert  and  Noel  Francis  also 
in  the  cast. 

Will  Mahoney  will  be  starred  in 
"The  Entertainer,"  Columbia's  next 
Sunrise  Comedy,  which  will  be  di- 
rected by  Ralph   Staub. 

*  *         * 

Camera  work  on  "I  Loved  A  Wo- 
man," starring  Edward  G.  Robinson 
and  with  Kay  Francis  and  Genevieve 
Tobin  in  the  leading  feminine  roles, 
will  be  completed  at  the  First  Na- 
tional studios  today.  Alfred  E. 
Green  is  director.  The  cast  of  fea- 
tured players  includes  Murray  Kin- 
nell,  George  Blackwood,  Robert  Bar- 
ratt,  Robert  McWade,  J.  Farrell 
MacDonald,  Henry  Kolker,  Walter 
Walker,  Sam  Godfrey,  E.  J.  Rat- 
cliffe  and  Paul  Porcasi. 

Gabriel  Scognanillo,  former  art 
director  of  Braunberger  -  Richebe 
studios,  Paris,  has  been  appointed 
artistic  adviser  for  the  DeMille  or- 
ganization. 


COMBINE  MAY  SEW  UP1 
AUSTRALIAN  FIELL 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

dependent  houses,  under  control  <i 
the  General  Theaters  combiil 
formed  last  year  with  the  amalg.L 
mation  of  Hoyt's  Theaters,  coi 
trolled  by  Fox,  and  Greater  Unic 
Theaters.  If  the  present  deal  mat] 
rializes,  the  combine,  which  no 
controls  160  houses,  will  sew  up  tl 
entire  continent.  Paramount,  no 
leasing  the  Melbourne  Capito 
awaits  okay  from  New  York. 

United  Artists'  head  here  is  n 
mored  negotiating  to  lease  capit; 
city  town  halls  to  get  first-runs  fc 
U.  A.  product.  "Secrets,"  "K 
from  Spain,"  "Hallelujah  I'm 
Bum,"  "Perfect  Understanding 
"I  Cover  the  Waterfront"  and  "Wit 
Williamson  Beneath  the  Seas"  ai, 
among  pictures  not  yet  released. 


OPEN  PUBLICITY  OFFICE 

National  Theaters  Publicity  Sen 
ice  have  opened  a  new  office  wit 
Miss  A.  A.  Lock  representing  then 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Boston — Rolf  Heffener,  local  Fo 
salesman,  has  been  given  the  Main 
territory. 


Canton,   O.— E.   R.   Colvin,   ident.f 
fied  for   several   years  with   Loew'l 
theater  here,  has  been  promoted  t 
assistant  to  Manager  Adolph  BuerJ 
rig,   Jr. 


Green  Bay,  Wis. — Marian  Andr: 
ansen,  ticket  seller  at  the  Colonia 
was  robbed  of  $62  when  a  bandi 
poked  a  pistol  through  the  windo\i 
hole  and  demanded  the  money. 


Milwaukee  —  Recent  Wisconsin 
closings  include  the  Opera  House 
Princeton;  the  Marinuka,  Galesville| 
Butterfly,  Sheboygan,  and  Muscoda 
Muscoda. 


Riverside,    R.    I. — The    Lyric    ha| 
been  closed  by  Herman   Relselner. 


Kansas  City,  Mo.  —  After  being 
dark  for  some  time  the  former  Penit 
Valley  is  to  be  opened  in  Septembei 
by  Walter  Isenhart,  who  leased  the, 
theater  and  equipment  for  five  years: 


Kansas  City  —  Arthur  Friemeli 
Paramount  salesman,  has  beenj 
transferred  back  to  Kansas  City.     ! 


r 


Jay,  July  21,  1933 


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DAILY 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


h  21-22:    Fox    Film    Corp.    special    stockhold- 
ers'    meeting,     home    office,     New    York. 
I    22:        Minneapolis    film     row     employees' 
[picnic,    Waconia,    Minn. 
24-25:      Code    convention    at    Hotel    Astor 
under    auspices    of    National    Association    of 
the   Motion   Picture   Industry. 
25:       Meeting   of    Allied   Theaters   of    New 
.Jersey  at  2   P.   M. 

28-29:     Monogram    western    sales    meeting, 
San    Francisco. 
28-31:    Meeting    of     Independent    Theater 
Supply     Dealers'     Association     at     Stevens 
Horel,    Chicago. 

31 -Aug.  1:  Federation  of  Motion  Picture 
Industry  of  America,  Inc.,  conference  at 
Hotel  Astor,  New  York. 
31 -Aug.  1:  Warner  sales  meeting,  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel,  New  York. 
2:  Outing  at  Bear  Mountain  under  aus- 
ices  of    Motion    Picture   Club. 


2-3:     Monogram    Canadian    sales    meeting 


f! 

Toronto 

3:  Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses'    creditors. 

3-4:    Warner   sales    meeting,    Drake    Hotel, 

Ihicago. 
3  7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Royal    York 
Hotel,   Toronto. 

Third    Annual    Film    Golf    Tournament 
if    New    England    industry    at    Pine    Brook 

alley    Country    Club,    Weston,    Mass. 

10:  Adjourned  meeting  of  Publix  En- 
terprises creditors  at  office  of  Referee 
Henry    K.    Davis. 

23-24:    First    annual    convention    of    Inde- 
pendent  Motion   Picture  Owners  Association 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
-at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 
'  5-6-7:        Allied     New    Jersey     convention 

Kt    Atlantic    City. 
13:  A.  M.  P.  A.   holds  annual  election   of 
fficers 


BOOKED  FOR   RIALTO 

[.rthur    Mayer   has   booked   three 

aires  for  the  Rialto  to  be  played 

ing  the  next  three  weeks.     They 

i  i, "Don't  Bet  on  Love,"  Universal; 

tmbia's     "The     Wrecker,"     with 
Holt,    and    Majestic's    "Sing, 
er,  Sing."     The  Universal  fea- 
opens  a  week  from  today. 

NAZIS  BAR  NEGRI  FILMS 

erlin — Pola  Negri's  name  is  on 
st  of  Jewish  actors  and  actresses 
se  pictures  the  Government  has 
teed  must  not  be  shown  in  Ger- 

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Up  from   Publicity  Ranks 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Theater  and  motion  pic- 
ture publicity  ranks  have  supplied  Para- 
mount with  a  number  of  studio  execu- 
tives. They  are  A.  M.  Botsford,  execu- 
tive assistant  to  Emanuel  Cohen;  B.  P. 
Schulberg,  producer;  Harold  Hurley  asso- 
ciate producer;  Jeff  Lazarus,  head  of 
editorial  board;  Charles  West,  assistant 
film  editor;  William  H.  Wright,  assistant 
to  Schulberg;  Joseph  Krumgold,  assistant 
associate  producer,  and  Jack  Cunning- 
ham, AI  Jackson,  Charles  Legue  and 
Gilbert    Pratt,    writers. 


3,000,000  Persons  Saw 
Gov't  Bu.  Films  in  Year 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Approximately  3,- 
000,000  persons  in  the  past  year 
viewed  the  films  dealing  with  vari- 
ous phases  of  the  mineral  and  allied 
industries,  produced  with  funds  sup- 
plied by  the  industries  themselves, 
and  circulated  by  the  Bureau  of 
Mines,  Department  of  Commerce,  it 
is  shown  in  the  Bureau's  annual  re- 
port. During  this  period,  the  Bureau 
received  34,638  requests  for  its  films, 
according  to  M.  F.  Leopold,  super- 
vising engineer  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Production  section,  and  the  de- 
mand for  the  various  films  has 
greatly   exceeded  the   supply. 

Although  the  industries  pay  the 
expenses  incident  to  production  un- 
der strict  Government  supervision, 
no  advertising  material  of  any  kind 
is  permitted  in  the  films.  More  than 
$1,000,000  already  has  been  appro- 
priated by  industrial  concerns  for 
this  work,  which  in  many  instances 
teaches  the  principles  of  safety  and 
first  aid. 

Leopold  believes  the  time  is  op- 
portune for  some  large  producing 
company  to  get  out  a  complete  series 
of  one-reel  subjects  depicting  every 
American  industry.  He  is  of  the 
opinion  that  such  films  would  not 
only  be  a  valuable  addition  to  every 
theatrical  program,  but  that  the 
majority  of  the  300,000  educational 
institutions  of  the  country  would 
avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity 
to  use  them. 


SCO! 

Hoi 
esvi 


Something  New  in  Vacations 

Before  you  decide  where  you  will  spend  your  vacation  this  summer  ask  your  friends 
bout  Hotel  Uncas,  situated  directly  on  the  most  beautiful  part  of  Lake  George,  Queen 
UP    American    Lakes. 

This  unique  hotel  offers  features  of  tremendous  appeal  to  those  who  seek  a  vacation 
hat   really   re-creates   mind,    body,   and   soul   .   .   .   every   facility   for   rest   and    recreation. 

SPORTS 

Finest  swimming  from  our  private  dock  (longest  on  Lake  George)  or  bathing  from 
rivate  sandy  beach.  The  water  is  so  clean,  clear  and  pure  that  you  can  drink  it — or 
ead  this   advertisement  through   three  feet  of   it. 

Boating — canoes,    sailboats,    speed    boats,    out-board    motor    boats,    aquaplaning. 

Tennis — Splendid  courts  maintained  in  best  of  condition.  Golf,  fishing,  mountain 
limbing,    horseback    riding,    dancing,    billiards,    bowling. 

1933  RATES 

Rates  at  Hotel  Uncas  have  always  been  so  moderate  no  drastic  reductions   have  been 
ade   this   season.      Inasmuch   as   rates   depend   on    location   and    type   of   accommodations 
esired  it  is  suggested  that  prospective  guests  send  for  details.     The  clientele  is  restricted. 
ooklcts  upon  request. 
\  Address 


HOWARD  V.   DAYTON 

HOTEL    UNCAS 

UNCAS-ON-LAKE   GEORGE 

NEW  YORK 


SHIC 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


Fifteen  Years  Ago,  before 
the  Capitol,  Roxy  and 
Paramount  Theaters  Were 
Thought  Of,  When  Mary 
Pickford  was  working  for 
Artcraft  and  when  the 
picture  industry  was  helping 
America  to  win  the  war  The 
Film  Daily  received  industry 
congratulations  because  it 
was  founded  upon  a  policy 
of  service,  independence 
and  clean  journalism.  It  has 
not  changed  during  the  past 
15  years  except  to  realize 
more  fully  its  responsibilities 
of  accurately  reflecting  in- 
dustry activities  both  to  film 
folk  and  the  outside  world, 
— and  to  mind  its  own  busi- 
ness in  doing  so, 


•  •  •  •  • 


PARAMOUNT 

PRODUCT  ANNOUNCEMENT 
BOOK  FOR  1933-34  ...which 

contains  as  always  the  foundation  on 
which  all  exhibitors  will  build  the  r 
programs  for  the   coming   year    .    .    . 


TtVttTvTv 


deadlock  o 


Abolishing  Service  Charges 


f)X  STOCKHOLDERS  RATIFY  NEW  FINANCIAL  PLAN 

Earner  Cuts  Third  Quarter  Loss  50%  Under  Last  Year 


N  >79,448  Operating  Deficit 
Shown  for  13 
Weeks 

pt  operating  loss  of  $1,579,448.82 
It  deducting  all  charges,  includ- 
ai '  interest,  amortization  and  de- 
>r  iation,  is  reported  by  Warner 
ii  .  and  subsidiaries  for  the  13 
I  :s  ended  May  27.  This  com- 
>a  s  with  loss  of  $2,975,056.08  for 
r*  jorresponding  period  last  year, 
m  loss  of  $3,418,830.73  in  the  first 
»  quarters  this  year.  The  net 
»  t  from  operations  before  amor- 

(Continued   on    Page    2) 


l]-H0UR  WORK  WEEK 
M  ACADEMY'S  CODE 


By    RALPH    IVILK 
Coast    Manager,    THE    FILM    DAILY 

)llywood — A  maximum  working 
:  of  about  48  hours  is  specified 
ig  the  clauses  now  under  con- 
ation by  the  code  committee  of 
\cademy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts 
Sciences.  With  a  view  to  fur- 
aiding  the  employment  situa- 
the    committee    also    has   been 

(.Continued   on   Page    2) 


anor  Holm  to  Films 
After  Breaking  Record 

yeanor  Holm,  who  broke  her 
Bract  with  Warners  so  she  could 
ft  east  to  appear  in  the  swimming 
phes,  yesterday  broke  her  own 
Ir  record  and  will  now  return 
i  ollywood  for  a  new  feature  film 
tract  being  negotiated  by  her 
lit,  Leo   Morrison. 


I    Writes   Book  on   Stars 

;  Chicago — A  booklet  of  biographies 
pd  photos  of  92  stars,  with  introduc- 
es by  Will  H.  Hays,  has  been  corn- 
ered     by      James      Gilchrist      Lawson, 

thor,  editor  and  anthologist,  most  of 
hose     literary    works     heretofore    have 

en    of    a    religious    nature. 


Two-Way  Benefits 


Dorain,  O. — When  Warner's  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  played  the  Palace  here,  Man- 
ager Ben  Wallerstein  sold  the  Mayor  the  idea  of  proclaiming  a  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  Day  with  the  cooperation  of  the  merchants.  Result:  Not  only  did  the  theater 
cash   in,   but  the   merchants  reported  better  business   than   they  had   done   in   two  years. 


Federation  of  the  Independents 

Will  Be  Permanent  Organization 


Work  of  the  Federation  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Industry  of  Amer- 
ica, Inc.,  will  not  end  with  the  pres- 
entation of  a  code  of  fair  compe- 
tition to  General  Hugh  S.  Johnson, 
says  P.  S.  Harrison,  president,  in 
announcing  the  program  for  the 
two-day  convention  to  be  held  July 
31-Aug.  1  at  the  Hotel  Astor.  The 
group  will  hold  together  as  a  per- 
manent organization  devoted  to 
furthering  of  the  independents'  in- 
terests, he  declares. 


The  codes  drafted  by  the  M.  P. 
P.  D.  A.  and  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  are  be- 
ing opposed  by  the  Federation  as 
unfair  to  the  independents.  News- 
papers of  the  country  are  being 
asked  by  the  Federation  to  help  the 
independents  in  their  fight,  the  con- 
tention being  that  it  will  mean  more 
open  houses  and  more  advertising. 
Delegates  from  all  organizations  in- 
terested in  the  industry  have  been 
invited    to    attend    the    convention, 

(.Continued   on   Page    2) 


$197,177    Quarter   Profit   by  Consolidated  Film 


Consolidated  Film  Industries,  for 
quarter  ended  June  30,  reports  net 
profit  of  $197,177  after  depreciation, 
federal  taxes,  etc.,  equivalent  to  49 
cents  a  share  on  the  $2  preferred 
stock.  This  compares  with  $265,400, 
equal  after  preferred  dividend  re- 
quirements to  12  cents  a  share  on 
the  common  stock  in  preceding  quar- 
ter, and  $192,457  or  48  cents  a  share 


on  preferred  stock  in  June  quarter 
of  previous  year. 

For  six  months  ended  June  30, 
1933,  net  profit  was  $462,577  after 
charges  and  taxes,  equal  after  pre- 
ferred dividend  requirements  to  12 
cents  a  share  on  524,973  common 
shares,  comparing  with  $486,609  or 
16  cents  a  share  on  common  in  first 
half  of  1932. 


■een  years  is  a  long  time  in  pictures,  corn- 
covered  in  the  forthcoming  "New  Deal" 
.t  of  the  FILM   DAILY.— Advt. 


Stanley  -E.  R.  P.  I.  Decision 

Deferred  by  Federal  Court 


Md.  State  Censor  Plans 
"For  Adults  Only"  Tag 

Baltimore  —  Believing  that  some 
pictures  should  be  approved  "for 
adults  only,"  Bernard  G.  Gough, 
Maryland  film  censor,  is  going  to 
ask  the  next  legislature  for  that 
authority.  Gough  is  strict  in  elimi- 
nating anything  that  strikes  him  as 
indecent. 


Bv   NORMAN   M.    MacLEOD 
Staff_  Correspondent,    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Wilmington  —  As  opposing  attor- 
neys were  unable  to  agree  on  the 
form  of  decree  to  be  entered  in  the 
suit  of  Stanley  Co.,  General  Talk- 
ing Pictures  and  Duovac  Radio 
Corp.,  against  the  American  Tele- 
phone &  Telegraph  Co.,  and  E.  R. 
P.  I.,  Judge  Neilds  in  Federal  Court 
yesterday    stated    that    early    next 

(Continued   on    Page    2) 


S.  R.  Kent  Gratified  Over 

Favorable  Action  of 

Shareholders 

By  a  vote  of  more  than  two- 
thirds,  Fox  stockholders  yesterday 
ratified  the  management's  financial 
reorganization  plan.  The  vote  was 
1,737,652  Class  "A"  common  and 
96,720  Class  "B"  common  in  favor 
of  the  plan,  and  755  Class  "A"  and 
900    Class   "B"   opposed. 

Under  this  action  of  the  stock- 
holders' meeting,  it  was  voted  to 
change     the    previously     authorized 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


THEATERS  TO  JOIN 
IN  NIRA  PUBLICITY 


By   WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
Staff  Correspondent,   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington  —  Frank  R.  Wilson 
who  has  been  designated  as  "sales 
manager"  for  the  National  Recovery 
Act  has  planned  a  campaign  by  which 
shorter   hours    and    minimum   wage 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


William  Hamm  Takes  Over 
Big  Minneapolis  House 

Minneapolis — William  Hamm,  re- 
ceiver for  Minnesota  Amusement 
Co.,  has  leased  the  4,000-seat  Minne- 
sota theater  for  10  years  under  a 
contract  which  requires  him  to  keep 
the  house  open  at  least  six  months 
a  year.  Minnesota  Amusement  Co. 
formerly  operated  the  $2,000,000 
theater   for   Publix. 


Buying  Now 


Kansas  City  —  Anticipating  higher 
prices,  exhibitors  are  in  a  buying  frame 
of  mind,  convinced  that  they  can  profit 
by  signing  now,  according  to  Harry  Tay- 
lor, Columbia  manager  here.  The  Co- 
lumbia branch  has  just  established  a 
record  of  closing  12  outstanding  con- 
tracts in  the  first  five  days  of  selling 
the  new  product. 


Fifteen  years  of  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition  completely  covered  in  the  "New 
Deal"   number  of   the   FILM   DAILY.— Advt. 


VoL  IXIII,  No.  18     Sat.,  July  22, 1933      Price  5  Cents 
JOHN  W.  ALICOATE      :  Editor  and  Publisher 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW   YORK  STOCK   MARKET 

Net 

High     Low  Close     Chg. 

Am.    Seat 5'/2       3Vi  3'/i  —  2'/2 

Columbia     Picts.    vtc.  20          18  18       —  2'4 

Con.     Fm.     Ind 43/8       33A  3y8  —     V2 

Con.   Fm.    Ind.  pfd...    10%       SV&  8%  —  1  y4 

East.    Kodak    8034     69  70y2  —  9% 

Fox     Fm.    "A" 3%       23^  3       —     % 

Loew's,    Inc 273'8     19y2  23       —3 

do    pfd 75         70  70       —  3'4 

Metro-Goldwyn,      pfd.    19          19  19       —     l/2 

Paramount   ctfs 1  %       1  y2  1 5/8  —     i/4 

Pathe    Exch 1  Va       1  ]A  1 14  —     % 

do    "A"     7l/2       43/8  5V2  —  2V8 

RKO    37s       2i/2  25/8  —  1% 

Warner    Bros 6'/i       33^  5       —  n2 

do    pfd 17         17  17       —  1 1/4 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 

Columbia     Pets.     Vtc.  20          20  20       —  2'4 

Gen.   Th.    Eq.   pfd....        %   11-16  %  —1-16 

Technicolor    8'/8       7%  714  —     V? 

Trans-Lux     25/8       214  2V4  —     Vi 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.    Th.     Eq.     6s40.      7'/2       5  5V2  —  1  % 

Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.     6           5  5       —  1 14 

Keith  A-0  6s46 55         547/8     55      2'/2 

Loew    6s    41ww 81 V2     79%  81       —  1% 

Paramount   6s   47 283/8     21 V8     25       3 

Par.    By.   5V2s51 36         33  33       —  4 

Par.    5V2s50     28         20  22%  —  6% 

Warners     6s39     35'/2     30        32      3 

N.    Y.    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 
Para.     Publix     13^       114       ]  y2      


ELEANOR 
HOLM 

"Tarzan  of  the  Water" 

Direction — Leo  Morrison 


fi^ 


Stanley-E.R.P.I.  Decision 
Deferred  by  Federal  Court 

(.Continued  from  Page    1) 

week  the  court  will  accept  either 
one  of  the  two  decrees  submitted  by 
counsel  or  write  a  decree  of  its  own. 

The  question  arose  over  the  matter  of  en- 
joining service  charges  on  talking  picture  ap- 
paratus installed  in  the  47  Stanley  houses. 
Recently  the  court  handed  down  an  opinion 
holding  that  the  part  of  the  agreement  be- 
tween Stanley  a»d  E.R.P.i.  which  required 
the  theaters  to  purchase  replacement  parts 
from  E.R.P.I.  was  a  violation  of  the  anti- 
monopoly  act,  and  granted  a  preliminary  in- 
junction. Yesterday  the  court  was  ready  to 
enter  a  decree  in  line  with  its  opinion*  but 
counsel  for  complainants  and  defence  were 
unable  to  agree  on  the  form  of  decree.  Coun- 
sel for  the  defence  held  that  the  decree  should 
not  enjoin  imposition  of  the  servicing  charge, 
pending  tinal  hearing  of  the  case.  The  servic- 
ing charge  on  talkie  equipment  in  the  47 
Stanley  houses  amounts  to  about  $1,100  a 
week.  Counsel  for  the  defendants  held  that 
imposition  of  the  servicing  charge  would  affect 
a  total  of  about  5,500  theaters  that  have  in- 
stalled the  equipment.  Both  sides  presented 
forms   of   decree   to   the   court. 


DAILV 

Warner  Reduces  Loss 
50%  Under  Last  Year 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

tization  and  depreciation  of  prop- 
erties   was    $425,795.46. 

During  the  period  deficit  account 
was  credited  with  $93,624.08,  profit 
on  redemption  of  bonds  of  subsidiary 
companies,  and  was  charged  with 
$191,134.17,  loss  on  sale  or  aban- 
donment of  property  and  write- 
down of  investment  in  an  affiliated 
company. 

The  financial  statement  shows 
current  assets  of  $13,873,466.31,  in- 
cluding $2,738,795.44  in  cash,  and 
current   liabilities   of   $11,959,032.45. 

All  bank  loans  were  paid  off  prior 
to  May  27,  1933,  and  the  company 
has  anticipated  the  retirement  of 
Optional  6^  Convertible  Debentures 
required  for  the  purchase  fund  on 
August  1,   1933. 


Independent  Federation 
Will  Be  Permanent  Unit 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

tentative  program  of  which  follows: 

Opening  address  by  a  man  in  public  life 
whose  impartial  interest  in  the  film  industry 
is    unquestioned. 

Welcome   and   registration   of   delegates. 

Organization  and  appointment  of  confer- 
ence committees  by  President  P.   S.   Harrison. 

Reading  and  analysis  of  Codes  of  Prac- 
tice now  drafted  with  consideration  to  their 
effect  on  the  future  of  the  independent  in- 
terests of  the  industry,  if  they  should  be 
accepted    as    now    presented. 

Luncheon. 

Reading  of  the  proposed  independent  dis- 
tributors' code  as  made  up  in  a  draft  in- 
corporating the  requirements  of  the  inde- 
pendent distributors  as  presented  in  each  or- 
ganization's   draft. 

Reading  and  consideration  of  the  proposed 
code  for  the  independent  producers  as  pre- 
sented by   such  organizations. 

Reading  and  consideration  of  the  proposed 
code  of  the  independent  exhibitors  as  pre- 
sented by  the  delegates  of  such  exhibitors 
organizations. 

Reading  and  consideration  of  the  proposed 
codes  of  all  affiliate  branches  of  the  Motion 
Picture   Industry. 

Banquet    at    7:30    o'clock,    July    31. 

On  the  second  day  of  the  convention,  morn- 
ing session  will  open  with  a  discussion  and 
ratification  of  the  final  draft  of  the  distribu- 
tors'   code. 

Discussion  and  ratification  of  the  final  draft 
of    the    producers'    code. 

Luncheon. 

Discussion  and  ratification  of  the  final  draft 
of   the   theater   owners'    code. 

Discussion  and  ratification  of  the  final  draft 
of   codes   of  all  Affiliates. 


"FAITHFUL"  FOR   MAYFAIR 

Broadway  premiere  of  "The  Faith- 
ful Heart,"  starring  Herbert  Mar- 
shall and  Edna  Best,  will  be  at  the 
Mayfair,  instead  of  the  Rialto  as 
inadvertently  stated  yesterday.  This 
is  the  first  release  by  Phil  Meyer  of 
Helber  Pictures. 


48-Hour  Working  Week 
In  M.  P.  Academy's  Code 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

considering  the  spreading  of  work 
hours,  minimum  wages  for  extras 
and  low  bracket  employes,  penalty 
for  overtime,  no  centralized  booking 
office,  and  other  measures.  Other 
clauses  in  the  code  include  protec- 
tion of  small  producers,  elimination 
of  unfair  trade  practices  in  produc- 
tion, distribution  and  exhibition, 
elimination  of  the  practice  of  using 
temporarily  off-,pay  studio  workers 
as  extra,  protection  of  individuals' 
rights  under  fair  competition 
and  safeguarding  of  showmanship 
values. 


Coming  and  Going 


LAURENCE    OLIVIER,    signed  by    M-G-K 

play    opposite   Greta    Garbo,    has  arrived    in   n 

York   on  his  way  to  Hollywood.  JILL   ESMej 
his   wife,    is   with    him. 

HARRY    GRAHAM,    district    manager   for    I 
versal    in    Kansas    City,    and    WILLIAM    HE 
MAN,    western    division    representative,    fle»| 
New   York    this   week   for  conferences. 

MORT  BLUMENSTOCK  of  the  Warner  fil 
returned  yesterday  from  Pittsburgh,  wherr 
was  engaged  on  the  "Voltaire"  opening  c 
paign. 

BENITA  HUME,   British   actress  now  in  Hi 
wood,    is    expected    in    New    York    next   ml 
on    her    way    to    London    to    marry    Jack    [] 
fee,    sportsman. 

JEANETTE  MACDONALD,  who  is  retur 
from  abroad  aboard  the  He  de  France,  an 
in    New   York   on   Tuesday. 

AL     SCHWALBERG,     in     charge     of     Wa 

branch      operation,      returned      yesterday     i 
Dallas. 


HALL  MADE  B.  &  H.  VICE-PR1 

Fred  M.  Hall  has  been  elec 
vice-president  of  Bell  &  Howell  ( 
Chicago  motion  picture  equipm- 
manufacturers,  and  will  have  chai 
of  the  eastern  offices  with  headqu 
ters  in  New  York.  Hall  has  b» 
with  the  company  five   years. 


"MASQUERADER"    RELEASJ 

General  release  date  of  "The  Ml 
querader,"  Goldwyn  picture  starr 
Ronald  Colman,  has  been  postpoi 
from  Aug.  18  to  Sept.  1,  it  is  ; 
nounced  by  Al  Lichtman  of  Uni- 
Artists. 


Now  Accepting  Dates 
WARNING! 

■Do  not  confuse  with   the  so-called  war 
pictures.     There  is  nothing  like 


Forgotten  Men 

For    State    Rights    and    Bookings 

KARRY  CUMMINS 

JEWEL  PROD. Jnc.N2/w7;horkA^ 


MAJOR 
FACTORS 

SCREEN  ILLUMINATION 

AMPERAGE 

CARBON  LIFE 

NATIONAL  HIGH  INTENSITY 
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*  i "STORM   AT   DAYBREAK" 

1     with    Kay   Francis,    Nils   Asther, 

Walter   Huston 
4  i-M  68   mins. 

'5MANTIC  DRAMA  WITH  HUNGARI- 
SETTING  HAS  A  LOVE  STORY  THAT 

FEMMES  WILL  LIKE. 

Japted    from     the    stage     play     "Black 

med   Cherries."     The   love   romance   is 

ally    continental    and    finely     handled, 

ing   up   to   some   very   dramatic    situa- 

The    film    has    an    historical    back- 

nd,   opening   with   the   assassination    of 

duke  Ferdinand  of  Austria  at  Sarajevo, 

.started  the  World  War.      Nils  Asther 

the  role  of  a   Hungarian   officer  who 

his    friend,    Walter    Huston,    playing 

part    of    a    Serb    nobleman,    from    the 

y  mob.     Later  visiting  Huston's  estate 

arch  of  deserters,  he  meets  his  friend's 

and    they    fall    in    love.       They    both 

against    it,    and    the    development   of 

irresistible   passion    is   beautifully   and 

ately  handled  in  some  finely  restrained 

;s   that   both    Kay    Francis   and   Asther 

«e  well.    It  culminates  in  a  tense  scene 
Huston  finally  realizes  his  best  friend 
won    his   wife's   affections.      He   sacri- 
himself   to   save   the    life    of    Huston 
is    threatened    with    a    firing    squad 
jealous   Serb    officer,    driving   himself 
the  other  over  an   embankment. 
jst:    Kay   Francis,    Nils   Asther,   Walter 
on,    Phillips    Holmes,    Eugene    Pallette, 
ifenry  Gordon,  Louise  Closser  Hale,  Jean 
;r. 

■ector,  Richard  Boleslavsky;  Author, 
rpr  Hunyadi;  Adaptor,  Bertram  Mil- 
;;r;  Editor,  Margaret  Booth;  Camera  - 
•j  George  Folsey. 

•ection,  Very  Good.  Photography,  Ex- 
ht. 


Charlie  Ruggles  and  Mary  Boland  in 

"MAMA  LOVES  PAPA" 

Paramount  70  mins. 

ENJOYABLE  DOMESTIC  COMEDY 
HANDING  OUT  PLENTY  OF  LAUGHS 
PLUS  A  LITTLE  DRAMATIC  AND  HU- 
MAN INTEREST. 

This  picture  demonstrates  how  much 
good  fun  can  be  extracted  from  a  simple 
domestic  situation  without  having  to  de- 
pend upon  illicit  relations,  violence,  sex  or 
other  sensationalism.  Therefore,  it  comes 
as  a  refreshing  touch.  Charlie  Ruggles,  as 
a  simple  office  worker,  and  Mary  Boland, 
his  wife,  are  still  turtle  doves  after  20  years 
of  marriage.  Then  an  idealistic  lecturer  puts 
elevating  social  ideas  in  the  wife's  head 
and  she  proceeds  to  practice  them  on  her 
husband,  accidentally  resulting  in  his  being 
fired  and  immediately  falling  into  a  politi- 
cal appointment  engineered  by  a  racketeer 
who  intends  to  use  him.  Charlie  and  Mary 
soon  find  they  are  misfits  in  society,  and 
their  happiness  is  nearly  wrecked  by  Lilyan 
Tashman,  flirtatious  wife  of  the  racketeer, 
but  it  all  ends  happily  with  Charlie  return- 
ing to  his  old  job  at  a  raise  in  pay.  Ruggles 
and  Miss  Boland,  past  masters  in  comedy, 
do  a  fine  job,  with  good  teamwork  by  the 
entire  cast. 

Cast:  Mary  Boland,  Charlie  Ruggles, 
Lilyan  Tashman,  George  Barbier,  Morgan 
Wallace,  Walter  Catlett,  Ruth  Warren,  An- 
dre Beranger,  Tom  Ricketts,  Warner  Rich- 
mond,   Frank   Sheridan,    Tom    McGuire. 

Director,  Norman  McLeod;  Authors, 
Keene  Thompson,  Douglas  MacLean;  Adap- 
tors, Nunnally  Johnson,  Arthur  Kober;  Cam- 
eraman, Gilbert  Warrenton;  Editor,  Richard 
Currier;  Recording  Engineer,  John  A.  Good- 
rich. 

Direction,  A-l.     Photography,  Fine. 


"ARIZONA  TO  BROADWAY" 

with  James  Dunn  and  Joan   Bennett 
Fox  67   mins. 

GENERALLY  AMUSING  COMEDY  DRA- 
MA OF  THE  CROOK  CATEGORY  MAKES 
OKAY  ENTERTAINMENT  FOR  THE  POP 
HOUSES. 

Constructed  along  the  "cheating  cheat- 
ers" lines,  this  yarn  depicts  the  efforts  of 
a  troupe  of  medicine  show  grifters,  led  by 
James  Dunn,  in  recovering  $20,000  swindled 
from  a  small-towner  by  a  couple  of  other 
con  men.  Jimmy  is  impelled  to  go  straight 
after  he  meets  Joan  Bennett,  sister  of  the 
bank  clerk  from  whom  the  money  was 
taken.  Their  trail  takes  them  first  to  New 
Orleans,  where  one  crook  has  half  of  the 
dough,  and  then  to  New  York  for  the 
other  half.  Among  those  in  Jimmy's  gang 
are  Herbert  Mundin,  playing  a  med.  show 
doctor,  a  southern  colonel  and  a  British 
merchant,  as  the  occasion  requires,  and 
Sammy  Cohen,  who  cuts  up  comedy  capers 
to  regale  the  audience  with  plenty  of  laugh 
punches.  Though  the  plot  is  neither  very 
original  nor  is  the  mixture  of  ingredients 
likely  to  show  up  well  under  a  critical 
microscope,  the  production  as  a  whole 
nevertheless   is  entertaining  in   its  way. 

Cast:  James  Dunn,  Joan  Bennett,  Her- 
bert Mundin,  Sammy  Cohen,  Theodore  Von 
Eltz,  Merna  Kennedy,  Earle  Foxe,  David 
Wengren,  J.  Carrol  Naish,  Max  Wagner, 
Walter  Catlett,   Jerry   Lester. 

Director,  James  Tinling;  Authors,  William 
Conselman,  Henry  Johnson;  Adaptors,  same; 
Dialoguers,  same;  Cameraman,  George 
Schneiderman;  Recording  Engineer,  E.  Clay- 
ton Ward. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good 


Marlene   Dietrich   in 

"SONG  OF  SONGS" 

with  Brian  Aherne  and  Lionel  Atwill 
Paramount  90  mins. 

MARLENE  DIETRICH'S  APPEALING 
PERFORMANCE  PLUS  CLASSY  PRODUC- 
TION SHOULD  PUT  THIS  OVER. 

Although  Hermann  Sudermann's  novel, 
also  dramatized  for  the  stage  by  Edward 
Sheldon,  seems  a  bit  out  of  date  as  a  ve- 
hicle for  Marlene  Dietrich,  the  star  plays 
the  role  of  the  heroine  in  a  fashion  that 
should  provide  ample  satisfaction  for  her 
fans.  She  is  at  her  best  in  point  of  glam- 
our, and  what  the  plot  doesn't  provide  her 
in  the  way  of  emotional  opportunities  it 
supplies  in  pictorial  directions.  The  picture 
is  strong  on  sex,  and  in  the  role  of  a  model 
Miss  Dietrich  has  a  chance  to  reveal  more 
than  just  her  legs,  so  the  production  is  for 
adult  rather  than  for  juvenile  audiences. 
Story  is  about  a  simple  country  lass  who 
goes  to  Berlin  after  her  father's  death,  falls 
in  love  with  a  young  sculptor,  who  later 
allows  a  rich  baron  to  take  her  away  frpm 
him  on  the  plea  that  it  is  for  her  own  ad- 
vantage, with  eventual  shattering  of  her  il- 
lusions, followed  by  degradation  and  finally 
a  happy  reunion.  Brian  Aherne  as  the 
sculptor  and  Lionel  Atwill  as  the  baron 
give  expert  performances. 

Cast:  Marlene  Dietrich,  Brian  Aherne, 
Lionel  Atwill,  Alison  Skipworth,  Hardie  Al- 
bright,  Helen  Freeman. 

Director,  Rouben  Mamoulian;  Author, 
Hermann  Sudermann;  Scenarists,  Leo  Birin- 
ski,  Samuel  Hoffenstein;  Art  Director,  Hans 
Drier;  Cameraman,  Victor  Milner. 

Direction,  Artistic  Photography,  Excel- 
lent. 


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Richard    Barthelmess    in 

"HEROES  FOR  SALE" 

h  Loretta  Young,  Aline   MacMahon 

National  73  mins. 

THER  HEAVY  DRAMA  WITH  TOO 
:H  SEAMY  STUFF  TO  MAKE  IT 
.SING  FOR  GENERAL  AUDIENCES. 

is  is  in  some  respects  a  post-war  study 
le  effects  of  the  war  upon  the  youth 
took  part  in  it.  It  deals  chiefly  with 
ird  Barthelmess,  who  becomes  a  drug 
t  as  a  result  of  narcotics  taken  while 
ided.  Believed  dead,  a  buddy  takes 
credit  and  medals  for  Dick's  heroism 
te   front,   and    when    they    meet   again 

later  Dick  gives  in  to  the  phoney's 
,  not  to  expose  him.     Dick  makes  ef- 

to  re-establish  himself  as  a  citizen, 
he  dope  habit  proves  his  scourge.     He 

to  work,  marries,  gets  involved  with 
als,  goes  to  jail,  loses  his  wife  and 
y  lands  on  the  bum  again.  As  a  hobo 
nee  more  meets  his  army  pal  and  they 
things  over,  coming  to  the  conclusion 
perhaps  the  "new  deal"  will  straighten 
thing  out. 

st:  Richard  Barthelmess,  Loretta  Young, 
■  MacMahon,  Gordon  Westcott,  Berton 
chill,  Robert  Barratt,  Grant  Mitchell, 
|es  Grapewin,  Robert  McWade,  George 
Collins,  James  Murray,  Edwin  Maxwell, 
?aret  Seddon,  Arthur  Vinton,  Robert 
lt,  John  Marston,  Willard  Robertson, 
^las  Dumbrille,  Ward  Bond,  Tammany 
|g,   Hans  Furberg. 

J-ector,  William   A.   Wellman;   Authors, 
"rt    Lord,     Wilsom    Mizner;    Adaptors, 
;   Editor,  Howard  Bretherton;  Camera- 
|  James  Van  Trees. 
fection,   Good.      Photography,   Fine. 


Charles    (Buck)    Jones  in 

"CALIFORNIA  TRAIL" 

Columbia  67   mins. 

ACTION  STORY  OF  SOUTHERN  CALI- 
FORNIA IN  EARLY  DAYS  GETS  AWAY 
FROM  THE  USUAL  WESTERN  FORMULAS. 
This  is  an  unusual  western  as  the  locale 
is  Southern  California  in  the  1832s.  Plenty 
of  action  is  included  and  it  should  please 
the  folks.  Buck  Jones  is  a  caravan  rider 
in  charge  of  a  supply  of  food  to  be  de- 
livered to  a  Spanish  settlement  where  the 
crops  have  failed.  En  route  the  wagons 
are  attacked  by  Indians  and  the  owner 
is  shot,  but  before  he  dies  he  commissions 
Buck  to  deliver  the  supplies.  Meanwhile 
the  mayor  of  the  town  and  his  brother, 
who  commands  the  troops,  are  conspiring 
to  starve  out  the  settlers  so  they  can  take 
over  their  land.  When  Buck  arrives  with 
his  wagons  he  is  arrested  on  a  trumped  up 
charge  and  the  food  confiscated  to  be  sold 
at  high  prices  for  gold  only.  Jones  escapes, 
holds  up  the  mayor's  messenger  and  takes 
his  gold  to  distribute  to  the  starving  peo- 
ple. He  then  sets  out  to  rob  the  rich  of 
the  country  so  the  poor  may  be  fed.  One 
of  his  victims  later  proves  to  be  the  gov- 
ernor of  the  territory  who  makes  Jones 
commander  of  the  troops  after  arresting  the 
former  leader. 

Cast:  Charles  (Buck)  Jones,  Helen 
Mack,  George  Humbart,  Luis  Alberni, 
Charles  Stevens,  Emile  Chautard,  Evelyn 
Sherman,  Chrispin  Martin,  Carmen  La  Roux, 
Carlos  Villar,  Angil  Gomez,  John  Paul  Jones, 
Alan   Garcia,    Juan    Du   Val,    Bob   Steele. 

Director,  Lambert  Hillyer;  Author,  Jack 
Natteford;  Adaptor,  Lambert  Hillyer;  Di- 
alogues same;  Cameraman,  Ben  Kline;  Re- 
cording Engineer,  Lambert  Day. 

Direction,  Okay.     Photography,    Okay. 


"SLEEPLESS   NIGHTS" 

with   Polly  Walker  and  Stanley   Lupino 
Remington  Pictures  66  mins. 

SPRIGHTLY  BRITISH  MUSICAL  FARCE 
IS  VERY  AMUSING,  TUNEFUL  AND  AT- 
TRACTIVELY PRODUCED. 

Here  is  another  bit  of  evidence  that  the 
British  studios  are  gradually  catching  up 
with  Hollywood  in  the  matter  of  turning 
out  entertainment  of  the  pep  and  action 
variety.  Though  essentially  a  musical,  this 
production  unfurls  itself  at  a  lively  gait, 
mixing  comedy  action  with  an  amusing 
romance,  all  carried  along  in  a  rhythmic 
sweep  against  an  elegant  background.  The 
proceedings  are  held  together  by  a  typical 
musical  comedy  plot,  which  means  it  was 
concocted  strictly  for  amusement  and  need 
not  be  taken  seriously,  and  yet  it  is  a  farce 
situation  that  is  basically  very  funny.  Stan- 
ley Lupino,  an  expert  song-and-dance  com- 
edian, plays  a  reporter  sent  to  get  a  story 
from  an  American  millionaire,  whose  daugh- 
ter, Polly  Walker,  is  being  annoyed  by  a 
crook  scheming  to  steal  a  valuable  statuette 
from  the  American's  yacht.  Stanley  and 
Polly  accidentally  fall  into  a  compromising 
situation,  the  only  escape  being  for  them 
to  pretend  they  are  married.  Their  diffi- 
culties in  carrying  out  the  bluff,  until  they 
finally  are  married,  supply  most  of  the  fun. 

Cast:  Polly  Walker,  Stanley  Lupino,  Ger- 
ald Rawlinson,  Frederick  Lloyd,  Percy  Par- 
sons, Charlotte  Parry,  David  Miller,  Hal 
Gordon. 

Director,  Thomas  Bentley;  Author,  Stan- 
ley Lupino;  Adaptor,  Victor  Kendall;  Com- 
poser, Noel  Gay;  Film  Editor,  Walter  Stok- 
vis;  Recording  Engineer,  A.  E.  Rudolph; 
Cameraman,  John  J.  Cox. 

Direction,   Lively       Photography,   Fine. 


"A  SHRIEK  IN  THE  NIGHT" 

with    Ginger    Rogers,    Lyle    Talbot 

Allied  63  mins. 

GOOD  MURDER  MYSTERY  MELLER 
FOR  THE  POP  CROWDS  HAS  PLENTY  OF 
THRILLS  AND  SUSPENSE. 

Made  for  the  thrill-lovers,  this  one 
should  go  over  nicely  in  the  neighborhood 
houses.  It  involves  a  series  of  mysterious 
murders  in  an  apartment  hotel.  Ginger 
Rogers  and  Lyle  Talbot  are  sweethearts 
but  rival  reporters  on  two  local  newspapers. 
Ginger  poses  as  the  secretary  of  the  first 
murder  victim  in  order  to  get  the  inside 
line  on  the  criminal.  The  police  inspec- 
tor goes  off  on  a  false  lead,  till  the  girl 
sets  him  straight.  Talbot  steals  her  scoop 
and  sends  it  in  to  his  paper.  The  various 
victims  are  notified  of  their  impending 
fate  by  the  receipt  of  a  card  bearing  the 
drawing  of  a  coiled  serpent  about  to  strike. 
Miss  Rogers  is  getting  close  to  uncovering 
the  criminal,  when  he  is  about  to  make 
her  his  next  victim.  Talbot  and  the  police 
break  in  just  in  time  to  save  her.  The 
murderer  proves  to  be  the  janitor  who  is 
seeking  revenge  for  the  electrocution  of 
his  kid  brother  on  a  frame-up.  Has  lots 
of   kick    in   the   suspense   and   thrill   action. 

Cast:  Ginger  Rogers,  Lyle  Talbot,  Arthur 
Hoyt,  Purnell  Pratt,  Harvey  Clark,  Lillian 
Harmer,  Maurice  Black,  Louise  Beaver, 
Clarence   Wilson. 

Director,  Albert  Ray;  Author,  Kurt  Kern p- 
ler;  Adaptor,  Frances  Hyland;  Editor,  L. 
R.  Brown;  Cameramen,  Harry  Neuman, 
Tom  Galligan. 

Direction,  Okay.     Photography,  Good. 


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DAILY 


Saturday,  July  22, 193; 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"World's  Greatest  Thrills" 

Universal  12  mins. 

Newsreel  Thrills 

In  this  compilation  of  clips,  Uni- 
versal glorifies  the  exploits  of  its 
newsreel  organization  in  the  haz- 
ardous work  of  filming  some  of  the 
material  that  goes  into  the  reels. 
It  is  largely  a  succession  of  shots 
showing  various  catastrophes,  such 
as  big  fires,  with  trapped  victims 
jumping  out  of  high  windows  ap- 
parently to  their  death;  sinking  of 
a  battleship,  with  the  crew  splashing 
around  like  rats  just  before  drown- 
ing; a  stunt  aviator  dashing  to 
death,  fatalities  on  the  auto  racing 
track,  battlefront  scenes,  mob  scenes, 
etc.  The  risks  taken  by  the  camera- 
men are  described  in  a  running  talk 
by  Graham  McNamee.  Allyn  But- 
terfield  assembled  the  material  with 
ingenuity,  putting  some  real  kicks 
into  the  subject. 


"The  Strange  Case  of  Tom 

Mooney" 

First  Division  20  mins. 

Strong  Mass  Appeal 

This  is  the  history  of  the  famous 
Tom  Mooney  case,  who  has  been  in 
a  California  jail  for  17  years  fol- 
lowing the  bomb  outrage  of  which 
he  was  accused.  It  is  composed  of 
newsreel  shots  principally,  along 
writh  photos  of  the  various  partici- 
pants in  the  case  from  Governor 
Rolph  down.  Documents  and  other 
data  are  also  reproduced.  It  opens 
with  a  resume  of  the  case  by  Theo- 
dore Dreiser  who  has  been  a  steady 
champion  in  trying  to  secure  the  re- 
lease of  Mooney.  Mooney  himself 
makes  an  impassioned  plea  for  jus- 
tice, which  gives  a  dramatic  kick  to 
the  climax.  Here  is  a  film  that  be- 
cause of  its  wTorld  wide  interest  and 
front-page  headlining  will  go  strong 
in  industrial  cities,  and  in  any  the- 
ater with  a  patronage  of  the  work- 
ing class.  It  is  being  backed  by 
all  labor  organizations  and  unions 
as  part  of  the  Mooney  Defense 
League  to  free  Mooney,  so  has  the 
support  of  all  labor  union  men. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETU 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

July  22-23 


Fernando     Mendez 
Phillips    Holmes 


Joseph  Seiden 
Gerald    K.    Rudulph 
Ray    Cozine 
Aileen    Pringle 


Dan    Tothero 
Marjorite    White 

Harry  Cohn 

Albert   Warner 

Florence    Vidor 

Lewis    Innerarity 


■f/Blu&H  lrK>VIM, 


IK  THE 


PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     THAT  EMPEY  Club  party  for  a  boat  ride  up  the 

Hudson  on  Aug.  2  is  growing  beyond   all  bounds looks 

as  if  they  will  have  to  charter  a  larger  steamer  if  the  tickets 

keep  selling  the  way  they  are  going  right  now all  branches 

of  the  industry  in  the  East  are  actively  co-operating  to  make 
this  outing  a  whizz-bang three  baseball  games  are  sched- 
uled   Empey  vs.  AMPA Warners  vs.  RKO 

Erpi  vs.  Columbia  the  ticket  sales  are  'way  over  the  200 

mark a  letter  is  being  sent  to  the  prexy  of  every  film 

organizashe  asking  'em  to  give  the  hired  help  the  day  off  if  they 

want  to  attend  the  shindig and  who  doesn't? Film 

Row  will  look  like  Desert  Gulch  on  Aug.  2 the  Gang  will 

be  up  at  Bear  Mountain  disportin'  among  the  daisies  and  poison 
ivy 

•  •  •  ONE  OF  the  classiest  publicity  stunts  of  the  sea- 
son is  the  brain  child  of  Joe  Weil  of  Universal to  plug 

"Moonlight    and    Pretzels" a    cutie-musicale and 

what  cuties! Joe  presents   a   series   of   15  panel  photos 

of  the  cuties  appearing  in  the  pix,  on  heavy  gloss  paper  3% 

inches  by  9 fit  to  decorate  even  Al  Friedlander's  boudoir 

or  that  of  any  other  cutie  connoiseur these  Art 

Studies  in  the  Nude  Deal  manner  come  in  a  neat  folder  with 

a  Magnifying  Glass  attached,  no  less! we're  bettin'  that 

a  load  of  exhibs  will  be  yelling  for  duplicate  sets 

:Jc  ;£  :je  :£ 

•  •      •     ONE    OF    the    major    companies    has    installed    an 

official  Title  Changer  at  the  home  ossif and  the  gink  is 

busy  every  minute! in  the  first  week  he  checked  six  pix 

that  finally  went  back  to  the  original  selected  titles  after  various 

changes and  he  is  already  speculating  on  the  Futility  of 

it  All 


Fox  Stockholders  Okay 
New  Financial  Setup 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

shares  of  no  par  value  Class  "A" 
common  stock  from  2,425,660  shares 
to  404,276  2/3  shares  and  to  change 
the  99,900  shares  of  no  par  value 
Class   "B"  common   stock  to  16,650. 

Each  of  the  present  holders  of  the 
Class  "A"  common  stock  and  the 
Class  "B"  common  stock  will  have 
and  retain  shares  of  the  respective 
classes  of  stock  now  held  by  them 
in  the  ratio  of  one  share  in  place  of 
six  shares. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  meeting, 
President  S.  R.  Kent,  who  had 
worked  hard  to  put  the  plan  over, 
expressed  himself  as  gratified  by  the 
action  of  the  stockholders  and  bond 
holders  in  supporting  the  manage- 
ment in  its  plan  to  reorganize  the 
company. 

"They  did  this  rather  than  throw 
it  into  bankruptcy,"  said  Kent, 
"which  is  in  accordance  with  the 
trend  of  the  times  to  save  business 
rather  than   destroy  it." 

Another  meeting:  is  schedv^ed  for 
1 1  o'clock  this  morning  at  the  Fox 
home  offices. 


HANDLING  B.  I.  P.  FILM 

Captain  Harold  Auten  has  sold 
the  United  States  rights  to  the 
B.I.P.  production,  "Money  Talks." 
to  Syndicate  Pictures.  It  features 
Julian   Rose   and   Kid  Berg. 


All  Theaters  Will  Join 
In  NIRA  Publicity  Drive 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

scales  will  be  "sold"  to  the  public 
through  specially  prepared  trailers 
for  use  in  every  theater  in  the  coun- 
try. Formal  codes  are  wanted  by 
President  Roosevelt  by  September  1, 
or  he  is  expected  to  request  them 
from  companies  and  organizations. 
The  smallest  movie  house  is  under 
the  provisions  of  the  proclamation. 
Film  salesmen  who  work  on  the  out- 
side will  be  exempt. 


MUSIC  FOR  "GET  THAT  VENUS" 

Dubbing  of  music  on  the  "ITrst 
production  by  Starmark,  Inc.,  "Get 
That  Venus,"  is  in  progress  under 
the  supervision  of  Director  Grover 
Lee.  Musical  setting  has  been  ar- 
ranged by  Joseph  Finston.  Release 
will  be  through  Regent  Pictures. 
Cast  includes  Ernest  Truex,  Jean 
Arthur,  Tom  Howard,  Herbert 
Rawlinson,  May  Vokes  and  Molly 
O'Day. 


ED    OLMSTEAD    AT    COLUMBIA 

Ed  Olmstead  has  joined  George 
Brown's  department  at  Columbia  as 
a  member  of  the  exploitation  staff 
which  is  under  the  supervision  of 
Lou  Goldberg.  Olmstead  was  with 
Paramount  for  13  years. 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 

^HBy  RALPH  WILK  — 


HOLLYWCJ 
^LF  GOULDING  has  been  sigij 
by  Lou  Brock  to  direct  the  fi| 
Ruth   Etting   short  at   RKO. 

*  *         * 

Pat  O'Brien  gets  long-term  Wl 
ner  contract,  next  picture  "Varsl 
Coach." 

*  *         * 

David  Lewis  will  supervise  RK] 
"Stingaree." 

*  *         * 

Clark    Gable    is    resting    comfoj 

ably   after   a  tonsil  removal. 

*  *         * 

Arthur  Richman  writing  1] 
screen  play  of  RKO's  "Dance  of  l| 
sire."  Dr.  Hyman  Cohen,  father  I 
Lester  Cohen,  signed  to  come  wl 
and  work  with  his  son  on  a  n 
story,  "Breaker  of  Hearts." 

*  *         * 

Jean  Parker  for  M-G-M's  "Mel 
bu,"  which  Chester  Franklin  aj 
Nick  Grinde  will  co-direct. 

*  *         * 

Wynne  Gibson  gets  lead  in  RKi, 
"Aggie   Appleby." 

*  *         * 

Warner  has  assigned  Ruth  D«| 
nelly  in  place  of  Dorothy  Terms  ( 
in  "Footlight  Parade,"  and  J2» 
LaRue  and  Ralph  Morgan  in  "Kti 
nel   Murder   Case." 


nan 

HOLLYWOOD 

PLAZA 


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RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  single! 
$2.50  per  day  double  I 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  foo  Is  Jit  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian Eagle  Garden  Cafe. 

,  I    Look  for  the  "Doorway  or  Hofpitalitv 

VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVj 

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The  Daily  N 
Of  Motion 
Now  Fifteen 

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Pictures 

Years  Old 

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EW  yCCI\,  MCNDAy,  JULY  24,  1933 


5  CENTS 


7irst  Six  Mo 


'Feature  Releases  Exceed  1932 


IAYS  AND  ALLIED  PLEDGE  SUPPORT  OF  WORK  DRIVE 

roved   By  Fox  Sharehc  Hers 


:lew  Stock   Issue 


1 


More  Leisure 

..and  competition  for  it 


i  By    Don    Carle    Gillette  — — 

iOVIE  business  has  been  taking  it  rather 
'complacently  for  granted  that  the  ex- 
leisure  resulting  from  shorter  work  hours 
higher  pay  will  throw  a  lot  of  additional 
ronage  in  its  lap  as  a  natural  matter  of 
rse. 

lut   it's   beginning   to   look   as   though    it 

Vt  be  as  easy  as  all  that. 

dany    others    are    casting    their    lines    to 

k   some  of  this  leisure. 

Educational  institutions  want  folks  to  put 

i|  some    of    those    hours    improving    their 

Iliads,  civic  welfare  groups  are  pondering 
WVs  of  diverting  the  new  leisure  into 
..  iLnnels  productive  of  better  citizenship, 
•lurches  feel  that  religion  is  entitled  to  a 
lie  more  attention,  book  publishers  see 
i   •»  re   time    for    reading,    the    radio    expects 

I  i  iig  increase   in   listeners. 

I  knd  these  are  only  a  few. 

II  [o    the    movies    will    have    to    fight,    and 
•lit  hard,  for  that  extra  business. 

• 
favVO    things    will    largely    determine    the 
IF  amount  of  increased  patronage  accruing 
lithe  screen. 

fPne   is   the   cooperation   extended    public 

•lanizations  which  will  be  most  active   in 

cfing  that  the  new  leisure  is  not  misused; 

jj  fj  making    more    films    that    these    groups 

•  f*l  boost  and  less  of  those  they  are  likely 

II  knock. 

,  [The  other  is  the  classification  of  theaters 

wording   to   different   types   of   taste   and 

jlligence,  and  going  after  these  specific 

k  liences  along  such  lines  as  will  win  them 

r.  9 

'  REATER  diversification  of   programs  to 

avoid    monotony    is    of    prime    impor- 

ce. 

l>  n  this  respect  the  screen  has  the  scope 

'  outstrip  its  closest  competitor,  the  radio. 

I  As  an  example  of  how  quickly  the  radio 

r>  y  become  monotonous,  take  the  case  of 

i  sic,  mainstay  of  the  ether  programs. 

|A    count-up    by    this    statistically-minded 

Mlumn  on  a   recent  rainy  day   revealed   31 

:   Additions  of  "Cabin   in   the   Pines,"  27   of 

Hying  in   the   Hay,"  26  of  "We're   in   the 

■finey,"    16    of    "Sweetheart    Darling"    and 

,;  Wof  "Isn't  It  Heavenly" — all  in  the  course 

ijthe    same    afternoon    and    evening    over 

't   'i\     three     networks     and     not     counting 

\   5|ormy  Weather." 

\     Will  they  talk  about  cycles  and  sameness 


Common    Stock    Increase, 

Issuance  of  Rights  Are 

Ratified 

Concluding  step  in  the  ratification 
of  the  new  Fox  financial  setup  was 
taken  Saturday,  when  stockholders 
by  almost  unanimous  vote  approved 
the  increase  in  number  of  authorized 
shares  of  new  Class  "A"  common 
stock  from  404,276  2/3  to  2,800,000 
(Continued   on   Page    8) 


PLAN  LONGER  SHORTS 
AS  SECOND  FEATURE 


To  take  the  place  of  the  second 
feature  on  a  dual  bill,  several  pro- 
ducers plan  special  series  for  1933- 
34.  Principal  Distributing  will  is- 
sue at  least  12  three-  and  four- 
reelers,  while  William  Steiner  will 
make  13  three-reel  westerns  co- 
starring  Bud  and  Ben.  The  first, 
"Girl  Trouble,"  has  been  completed. 
A  series  of  four  four-reelers  will 
be  made  by  Walter  Futter  of  Wa- 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


Trendle  Houses  to  Get 

Break  Over  the  Radio 

Detroit — George  W.  Trendle,  who 
has  taken  over  the  10  Publix  houses 
here,  is  expected  to  retain  his  inter- 
est in  Station  WXYZ,  which  he  has 
been  running  with  John  H.  Kunsky, 
and  the  Trendle  houses  thereby  will 
have  the  advantage  of  regular 
breaks  over  the  air.  Kunsky  will 
have  no  connection  with  the  theaters. 


Allied  and  the  Code 

Says  Abram  F.  Myers  in  his  current 
bulletin    to   Allied    members: 

"Various  proposed  codes  for  the  mo- 
tion picture  industry  have  been  made 
public.  Allied  has  received  the  well- 
considered  comments  of  a  few  leaders 
on  these  and  now  urges  all  leaders  to 
get  in  their  objections  (if  any)  to 
these  drafts.  The  time  is  now  ap- 
proaching when  Allied  must  formulate 
a  final  policy  for  the  exhibitors  based 
on  these  comments,  on  information  sent 
in  as  a  result  of  the  regional  meet- 
ings held  and  to  be  held,  and  on  the 
various  proposals  and  agreements  made 
•o  and  with  representatives  of  the  dis- 
tributors    in    the    past." 


SUMMER  CLOSINGS 
FEWER  LAST  MONTH 


Summer  closings  last  month  show- 
ed a  sizable  drop,  the  country  as  a 
whole  losing  only  106  houses,  ac- 
cording to  the  reports  of  the  Film 
Boards  of  Trade.  Theaters  going 
dark  in  the  month  actually  totalled 
174,  but  this  figure  was  offset  by  68 
openings.  In  the  first  six  months 
of  1933  there  were  910  closings,  517 
openings  and  1,288  transfers. 


Nine  Exchanges  in  Britain 
Being  Opened  by  Columbia 

London — Eight  or  nine  exchanges 
in  the  British  Isles,  including  offices 
in  Manchester,  Leeds,  Cardiff,  Glas- 
gow, Dublin,  Liverpool  and  New- 
castle, besides  London,  will  be 
opened  by  Columbia,  said  Harry 
Cohn  in  announcing  the  company's 
(Continued   on   Page   8) 


324  Feature  Films  Released 
In  First  Six  Months  of  1 933 


First  Six  Releases  Set 
In  New  Educat'l  Lineup 

First  releases  on  Educational's 
1933-34  line-up  have  been  set  with 
three  two-reelers  and  three  one- 
reelers  scheduled  for  distribution 
during  August  and  September.  The 
two-reelers  are  "Blue  Blackbirds," 
Moran    and    Mack    comedy;    "Hooks 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


Contradicting  the  much  talked 
about  product  shortage,  Film 
Daily's  record  of  features  released 
in  the  first  six  months  of  this  year 
shows  a  total  of  324,  compared  with 
321  in  the  same  period  of  1932.  Of 
the  324  films,  184  were  from  major 
companies,  who  had  the  same  figure 
last  year;  76  from  independents, 
against  77  last  year,  and  64  from 
(Continued   on   Page    8) 


Will  Cooperate  With  Gov't 
in  Emergency  Employ- 
ment Program 

Washington    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Both  the  Hays  Office 
and  Allied  have  advised  the  National 
Industrial  Recovery  administration 
that  they  will  give  full  support  to 
the  blanket  code  governing  working 
hours  and  wages. 

President  J.  C.  Ritter  and  Chair- 
man Abram  F.  Myers  of  Allied 
States  Ass'n,  in  a  wire  to  Admini- 
strator Hugh  S.  Johnson,  pledged 
the  association's  support  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt's  emergency  reem- 
ployment drive  by  endeavoring  to 
bring    all    motion    picture    theaters 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


AD  FILM  PRODUCERS 
WORKING  ON  A  CODE 

Following  a  meeting  of  advertis- 
ing and  industrial  film  producers  of 
the  New  York  district  to  consider 
advisability  of  organizing  a  national 
association  of  non-theatrical  pro- 
ducers and  to  formulate  a  code  in 
compliance  with  the  National  Indus- 
trial Recovery  Act,  other  non-theat- 
rical firms  throughout  the  country 
are  being  notified  of  steps  being 
taken  here  and  requesting  their  re- 
actions in  the  matter. 

Those  attending  the  local  confer- 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


Warners  to  Increase 

National  Advert'g  43% 

Convinced  that  strong  national  ad- 
vertising, publicity  and  exploitation 
campaigns  pay  big  dividends,  War- 
ner Bros,  announce  they  will  in- 
crease by  43  per  cent  the  national 
advertising  budget  on  their  1933-34 
product.     In  addition   to   this  boost 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


Foreign  Talent  Scouts 

Permanent  scouts  for  stories  and  tal- 
ent for  Warner  Bros,  will  be  established 
in  London.  Paris,  Vienna  and  Rome  by 
Jacob  Wilk,  who  sailed  Saturday  on  a 
story  and  talent  hunt.  Wilk  will  visit 
England,  France,  Italy,  Germany,  Spain, 
Austria   and   possibly   Russia. 


THE 


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Monday,  July  24, 


VoL  LX1II,  Ho.  19     Mm.,  July  7.4,  1933      Price  5  Cents 
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Published  daily  except  Sundays  and  Holidays 
at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
by  Wids's  Films  and  Film  Folk,  Inc.  J.  W. 
Alicoate,  President,  Editor  and  Publisher; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Secretary-Treasurer 
and  General  Manager;  Arthur  W.  Eddy,  Asso- 
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FINANCIAL 


(QUOTATIONS  AS  OF  SATURDAY) 
NEW  YORK  STOCK   MARKET 

Net 
High     Low     Close     dig. 


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1V4 
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22 

25 

Am.  Seat   3% 

Columbia    Picts.    vtc.    18 

Con.  Fm.  Ind 4!a 

Con.    Fm.    Ind.    pfd.  .      9 

East.    Kodak    72 

Fox    Fm.    "A" 3 

Loews,    Inc 22V4     20 

Paramount   ctfs l5/s        1  V2 

Pathe    Exch 1% 

do   "A"    51/2 

RKO    3 

Warner    Bros 5 

NEW    YORK   CURB    MARKET 
Gen.   Th.    Eq.    pfd. ...11-16     9-16  11-16 

Technicolor    7l/2       V/s       T>A 

Trans-Lux     2V4       2'/8       2i/8 

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Par.    5'/2s50    263/8     24S/8     263/8   +31/4 

Par.    5!is50    ctfs.    .  .    22Vi     22Vi     22Vi  —  7 
Warner's    6s39    31  28Vi     30       —2 


Coming  and  Going 


JANET  GAYNOR  leaves  Hollywood  on  Wed- 
nesday with  her  mother  for  a  vacation  auto 
trip  to  New  York,  stooping  over  at  the 
Century  of  Progress  in  Chicago.  She  returns 
to  the   Fox  studios   in  about  six  weeks. 

HARRY  H.  THOMAS  has  returned  to  New 
York    from    Washington. 

COLLEEN  MOORE,  who  recently  arrived  in 
New  York  after  finishing  work  in  Fox's 
"Power  and  the  Glory,"  returns  tomorrow  from 
a  short  yachting  trip  with  her  husband.  Al 
Scott. 

BUDD  ROGERS  has  left  on  a  business  trip 
to  various  First  Division  Exchanges  in  Wash- 
ington. Buffalo,  Albany,  etc.  He  will  be  away 
two    weeks. 

VERA  ALLEN,  who  played  opposite  Will  Rog- 
ers in  Fox's  "Doctor  Bull,"  arrived  from  the 
coast   Saturday. 

WILLIAM  FRAWLEY  left  for  the  Paramount 
coast    studios    Saturday. 

LOU  SMITH  of  the  Paramount  publicity  staff 
left  Saturday  for  a  two-weeks'  vacation  in  Ver- 
mont. 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 

4  FIRST  RUNS  ♦ 

Picture  Distributor  Theater 

Double    Harness RKO Music  Hall 

Bed    of    Roses" RKO RKO  Roxy 

Private    Detective   62* Warner  Bros Palace 

Heroes    for    Sale First  National Strand 

Sleepless     Nights Remington  Pictures Rialto 

Mama    Loves    Papa Paramount Paramount 

Arizona    to    Broadway Fox 7th   Ave.    Roxy 

This    Is    America Beekman Rivoli 

Storm    at    Daybreak M-G-M Capitol 

Gold    Diggers    of    1933    (8th    weekl Warner  Bros Hollywood 

Shriek    in    the    Night First  Division Cameo 

Hell's    Holiday    (2nd    week) Superb  Pictures Mayfair 


Subsequent  runs. 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUN  ♦ 


Pilgrimage     (2nd     week) Fox 

Song    of    Songs Paramount. 


Gaiety 
Criterion 


♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 


Soir    de    Raf le Unknown Little  Carnegie 

The    Big    Attraction Bavaria    Film    Co Vanderbilt 

Born    Anew Amkino Acme 


"Savage  Gold"  Opening 
De  Luxe  at  the  Mayfair 

"Savage  Gold,"  Commander  Dy- 
ott's  picture  of  the  head  hunters  and 
head  shrinkers  of  the  Amazon,  will 
be  given  a  de  luxe  premiere  at  the 
Mayfair  tonight  with  all  the  fan- 
fare and  trimmings  of  a  Hollywood 
presentation.  A  display  of  real  hu- 
man heads,  shrunken  to  the  size  of 
oranges,  will  be  part  of  the  lobby 
ballyhoo. 


U.  A.   CONVENTIONEERS   BACK 

Hal  Home,  Ed  Finney,  Harry 
Gold,  Monroe  Greenthal  and  Leon 
Lee  returned  to  New  York  yester- 
day by  plane  from  Chicago,  where 
they  attended  the  United  Artists 
convention  last  week.  Walt  Disney 
also  arrived.  Sam  Cohen  got  in 
Saturday,  while  Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
Al  Lichtman  and  William  Phillips 
arrived  Friday. 


SELLING  TWO  WEEKS  AHEAD 

Advance  sale  of  reserved  seats  for 
Paramount's  "Song  of  Songs,"  star- 
ring Marlene  Dietrich,  was  extended 
to  two  weeks  ahead  on  Saturday  in 
response  to  demands  for  tickets  at 
the  Criterion  box-office.  The  fea- 
ture, which  opened  Wednesday,  has 
played    to    capacity    since    the    pre- 


M-G-M  STARTS  TWO 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Two  new  produc- 
tions, "Stage  Mother,"  with  Frank 
Morgan,  Alice  Brady,  Maureen 
O'Sullivan  and  Franchot  Tone,  and 
"Penthouse,"  with  Warner  Baxter, 
Myrna  Loy  and  Phillips  Holmes, 
have  just  gone  in  work  at  M-G-M. 
Lee  Tracy's  new  picture,  "Turn 
Back  the  Clock,"  has  been  finished. 


R.  F.  BRANON  RKO  WINNER 

Charlotte  —  R.  F.  Branon,  local 
representative  of  RKO,  has  just 
been  announced  as  one  of  the  com- 
pany's six  representatives  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada  who  made 
a  record  of  100  per  cent  in  his  sales 
last  year  to  theaters. 


Film  Cartoon  Talent  In 

New  Vaudeville  Act 

James  Rodgers  has  placed  in  re- 
hearsal a  new  vaudeville  unit  fea- 
turing Little  Ann  Little,  the 
Voice  of  Betty  Boop,  and  Pauline 
Comanor,  the  artist  responsible  for 
some  of  the  antics  of  Max  Fleisch- 
er's Betty  Boop.  The  unit,  built 
around  the  cartoon  studio  idea, 
opens  this  week. 


PARA.   SIGNS   WM.  FRAWLEY 

William  Frawley,  who  played  the 
press  agent  in  the  stage  play. 
"Twentieth  Century,"  was  signed 
Saturday  by  Paramount  and  left 
immediately  for  the  coast. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


July  25:       Meeting   of    Allied   Theaters   o  I 
Jersey   at  2  P.   M. 

July  28-29:     Monogram    western    sales    m 

San    Francisco. 
July    28-31 :     Meeting    of    Independent    7| 

Supply     Dealers'     Association     at    Si 

Hotel,    Chicago. 

July  31 -Aug.   1:     Federation    of    Motion   II 

Industry    of    America,     Inc.,    conferer  I 

Hotel    Astor,    New    York. 
July  31 -Aug.  1:  Warner  sales  meeting,  W. 

Astoria    Hotel,    New   York. 
Aug.     2:     Outing  at   Bear   Mountain   uncle  j 

pices  of   Motion   Picture  Club. 
Aug.  2-3:     Monogram    Canadian    sales    ml 

Toronto. 
Aug.  3:    Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Metroi] 

Playhouses'    creditors. 
Aug.    3-4:    Warner   sales   meeting,    Drake   j 

Chicago. 
Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Royal 

Hotel,   Toronto. 
Aug.  8:       Third    Annual    Film    Golf    Tour 

of    New    England    industry    at    Pine   I 

Valley    Country    Club,    Weston,    Mass  [ 
Aug.   10:     Adjourned     meeting     of     Publi>! 

terprises     creditors     at     office     of    R 

Henry    K.    Davis. 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention    of 

pendent  Motion   Picture  Owners  Asscm  j 

of  Delaware  and   Eastern  Shore  of  Ma 

at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del.     I 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     Mew     Jersey    conv- 

at    Atlantic    City. 
Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  elect 

officers 


BEAUTY    CONTEST    AT   RO 

Elimination  contest  for  the  s 
tion  of  Miss  New  York  for  the 
anuual    International    Beauty 
test    will    be    held    at    the    orij 
Roxy.  Celebrated  artists  will  ap 
as  judges. 


*     *    * 


BUILDING  BIGGER  BUSINESS  EXTRA 


GOES 
EVERYWHERE 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


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merry  whirl  of  this  ever  changing  motion  picture  industry  I  we 
suggest  the  following  treatment:  Plenty  of  sleep,  work  hard,  keep  t 
feet  on  the  ground  and  read  THE  FILM  DAILY  from  cover  to  c« 
first  thing  every  morning.  By  doing  this  you  will  never  be  cai^ 
napping  with  what's  going  on  in  your  industry. 

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NEW     YOKK.     EVENING     JOURNAL       * 


HELL'S  HOLIDAY' 


Vivid  Official  Photographs  of 
A.  E.  F.  in  Action,  at  Mayfair 


Jftnerica's  Part  in  World  War 
Stressed  in  Grim  Picture; 
I     Terror  in  Clock'-s  Tick 

Modern  warfare,   grim  and  horrible,  but  strangely  com- 
,-e.ng,  is  on  view' at  the  Mayfair  Theatre  this  week. 

All  the  instruments  devised  by  ingenious  science  for  the 
c:  t  ruction  of  men  and  cities  are  there — the  poison  gas  and 
.„.  qict  flame,  the  bombs  hurled  from  speeding  planes,  the  tor- 
|)es  of  the  dread  U-boats,  the  impervious  tanks,  the  machine 
!  urs  and  hand  grenades  with  their  messages  of  death. 
&  All  the  sad  results  of  these  instruments  are  shown,  too — 
|(ti  homes  shattered  and  desolate,  the  pitiful  refugees  trudging 
i<  g  dusty  roads,  the  wounded  and  maimed  soldiers,  the  d< 
:y;g  sprawled  on,  war-torn  fields,  the  rows  of  tiny 

The  picture  is  "Hell's  Holiday/^nesaifctf^iB^fc     uy  movie 
itjdMmj^mammmmfmmmWlmmm/tK9^umT  a  compilation   o^)fi'icial 

rcture  scenes  filmed  overseas  during  the  WorhjfWar- 
the  best  of  its  kind  to  appear  on  Broadwa 

rates  in  1871, 

ending  with  the  Army  of  Occupation  marching  into  Coblenz 

ir  the  Armistice,  "Hell's  Holiday"  stresses  especially  Amer- 

part  in  the   conflict.     The   scenes   preceding   "Woodrow 

;on's  proclamation  of  war— :a  literary  classic  flashed  on  the 

en — are  merely  preludes  to  the  entrance  of  the  A.  E.  F. 

"Hell's  Holiday,"  incidentally, 
offers  a  clearer  knowledge  of  the 
routine  of  war — the  attacks  and 
counter-attacks,  victories  and  de- 
feats— than  most  soldiers  and 
civilians  possessed  while  the  great 
conflict  was  on.  S.ome  effects  and 
music  have  been  nicely  interpo- 
lated. 


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1  rticularly  vivid  are  the  action 
n  ographs  of  Chateau-Thierry 
l  St.  Mihiel,  the  numerous  shots 
nking  ships,  the  pictures  of 
,1  conflict,  the  representation 
aughboy  life  behind  the  front 

gene  Dennis,  the  narrator,  in- 
naj'j.the  spice  of  emotion  into  his 

jiatic  recital,  which  explains 
JiL  .clarifies  what  might  other- 
•4?  be  a  Confusing  medley  of  un- 
Vtsfied  scenes. 

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4|iic    Mayfair    Theatre.       A     realistic 
=  «tcring  of  the  World  War.   presented 
%  Superb  rictures. 

J»a  ted  by Eueene  Dennis 

In  |  and  sound  effects  under  the 
I  |'sonal   direction  of ..  .Joseph  Finstnn 


The  Mayfair  also  has  a  mother- 
in-law  comedy  called  "Loose  Re- 
lations,", starring  Andy  Clyde,  and 
a   funny   cartoon   picture,    "Bea 
Best,"  with  Oswald  the  Rabbit 


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Monday,  July  24,  193] 


TIMELY  TOPICS 

All-Star  Casts 
Easy  to  Handle 

•"QYNAMITE!"  is  the  ex- 
pressive word  whispered  by 
Hollywood  folk  when  two  or 
more  film  stars  are  cast  in  the 
same  picture.  "Their  clashes  of 
temperament  will  make  the  di- 
rector's life  miserable,"  is  the 
usual  prediction.  But  this  view 
is  contradicted  by  every  film  di- 
rector who  has  had  two  or  more 
stars  to  put  through  their  paces 
at  the  same  time.  Players  of  star 
calibre  today  are  interested  in 
contributing  their  talents  to  one 
ultimate  end — the  attainment  of 
a  good  picture.  No  one  heard  a 
complaint  during  the  entire  film- 
ing of  "If  I  Had  a  Million."  And 
just  take  a  look  at  the  talent  in 
that  picture.  Gary  Cooper, 
George  Raft,  Wynne'  Gibson, 
Fredric  March,  Jack  Oakie  — 
that's  mentioning  only  a  few  in 
the  cast.  Not  only  that,  but 
seven  famous  directors  had  a 
hand  in  the  production.  The  har- 
monious working  order  of  that 
unit  is  still  being  talked  about 
in  Hollywood.  Such  successful 
pictures  as  "Grand  Hotel,"  and 
"State  Fair"  were  produced  with 
complete  cooperation  by  mem- 
bers of  the  all-star  casts.  Right 
now  I'm  directing  two  of  the 
biggest  stars  of  the  screen  in 
"Midnight  Club."  They  are  Clive 
Brook  and  George  Raft.  Both 
command  a  sensationally  large 
audience  throughout  the  coun- 
try. Here's  sufficient  proof  that 
the  old  theory  is  out. 

— Alexander  Hall- 


M.  BURNETT  VACATIONING 

Dayton,  0. — Marty  Burnett,  man- 
ager of  the  local  Loew  house,  is 
away  for  a  two-week  vacation  in 
Michigan.  Ray  Jones,  Loew  reliei 
manager,  at  the  helm. 


"Genevieve  Tobin  is  one  of  Holly- 
wood's few  harp  players  and  the  only 
sfar  who  can  actually  elicit  music 
from     the    strings." 

—FIRST    NATIONAL 


P^V#"r 

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L-w'  I 

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M*m  Mr 

MONGTHE 


•      •      •     THEY  USED  Showmanship  in  those  M-G-M  sales 
conventions  at  Kansas  City  and  Detroit  the  Big  Smash 

of   both    conventions    was    a    beaucoup    showman    stunt 

"Dramatizing  the  Product"  it  literally  knocked  the  boys 

right  off  their  seats  at  both  cities and  brought  'em  to 

their   feet   cheering    at   the   curtain here's    how   it    was 

done 


•      •      •     THE  LIGHTS  went  out complete  darkness 

Felix  Feist  on  stage  under  a  baby  spot  speaking 

"You  gentlemen  are  in  the  DARK  on  our  new  season's  product. 

We  will  now  enlighten  you." then  came  a  ruffle  of  drums 

as  a  brigade  of  smart  young  boys  in  snappy  red  uniforms  with 
brass  buttons  and  gold  braid  marched  across  the  platform  in 

single  file as  each  youngster  took  his  place  a  spotlight 

played    on    him revealing    the    silk    banner    he    carried 

each  banner  listed  one  of  the  series  in  the  M-G-M  pro- 
gram for  the  coming  season for  instance Sevefl 

Specials Two    Dresslers Three   Harlows 

etcetera till  the  entire  28  units  of  production  had  been 

displayed 


•      •      •     AS  THE  youngsters  filed  on  the  stage  singly 

and  their  bannered  message  was  revealed  under  the  spotlight 

.    sales  manager  Felix  Feist  gave  the  subject  matter  on 

the  banner  a  snappy  build-up,  explaining  concisely  just  what 

the    particular    product    would    embrace then   came    the 

Dramatization  of  the  Shorts  Product  with  big  six-footers 

in  uniform  and  plumed  hats  carrying  banners  flashing  the  series 

of  M-G-M  shorts 9  series Feist  explained  these 

also   then  full  lights  on  stage  revealing  the  Parade  of 

Product a  brass  band  blared a  drop  curtain  came 

down  in  the  form   of  an  immense  banner  20  x  30  bearing  in 
enormous  letters  the  current  slogan  of  Leo  Lion:  "OUT  FOR 

OUTPUT!" it    was    then    that    the    assembled    boys    of 

Emgeem   came  to  their   feet   yelling   and  stamping the 

surprise  show  literally  had  'em  gasping it  lasted  very 

briefly and  that  was   the   only   reference   practically   to 

the  Product but  were  they  SOLD ! Felix  Feist's 

own  idea staged  as  usual  by  Billy  Ferguson 


•  •  •  TO  THE  Roxy  7th  Avenue  theater  has  fallen  the 
honor  of  holding  the  elimination  contests  for  the  selection  of 

"Miss    New    York" for    the    14th  Annual   International 

Beauty   Pageant the   eliminations   will   be   held   over    a 

number  of  nights with  girls  from  the  metropolitan  and 

suburban  sections  competing among  the  judges  who  will 

appear  on  the  Roxy  stage  to  select  "Miss  New  York"  will  be 
such   celebrated   artists    as    Haskell   Coffin,   Penrhyn    Stanlaws, 

Leslie    Thresher   and    Jules    Cannert the   winner   has    a 

chance  to  become  "Miss  Universe"  in  competition  with  girls 
from  all  over  the  United  States  and  Europe 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     THE   ONLY    holdover   on   Broadway   this   week   is 

"Hell's  Holiday"  at  the  Mayfair Fred  Waring  and  His 

Pennsylvanians  return  to  Broadway  Friday  after  a  year's  ab- 
sence from  local  stages they  will  headline  the  Para- 
mount stage  show  in  their  own  Radio  Revue in  addition 

to  Fred  the  entertainers  will  comprise  Tom  Waring,  Evalyn 
Nair,  "Babs,"  "The  Three  Smoothies,"  The  Lane  Sisters,  "Poley" 

McClintock,  Johnnie  Davis  and  Stuart  Churchill A  swell 

yarn  on   the  Inside   Story   of   Charlie   Chaplin  starting  in  the 

current  issue  of  "Liberty" by  Carlyle  Robinson 

in  which  he  shows  what  a  prominent  part  John  R.  Freuler 
played  in  Charlie's  career 


EXPLOITETTE 


Theater  Front 
Uses  Mirrors 


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J-[OWARD  WAUGH  of  th. 
Warner  Memphis,  pulled  ; 
real  classy  bit  of  advance  ex 
ploitation  for  "Gold  Diggers  o 
1933."  Taking  advantage  of  the 
fact  that  the  Cotton  Carniva 
which  takes  place  yearly  ir 
Memphis  draws  thousands  ol 
out-of-towners  as  well  as  Mem-! 
phis  crowds,  Waugh  set  up  a 
special  display  on  the  Warneil 
musical  special  covering  the  en-l 
tire  front  of  the  theater  build-| 
ing.  Huge  letters  announcec 
the  coming  of  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  across  the  roof  of  the 
building.  Underneath,  Waugh 
had  12  large  mirrors  in  the  form 
of  stars,  suspended  across  the 
face  of  the  building.  Right 
across  each  mirrored  star,  he 
had  signs  carrying  the  name  of 
the  12  stars  in  the  picture,  using 
one  mirror  to  a  name.  By  day,  I 
the  reflection  of  the  sun  on  thel 
mirrors  attracted  the  eye  to  the! 
building.  At  night,  Waugh 
trained  a  battery  of  floodlights 
on  the  building,  making  the  re- 
flection of  the  lights  visible  for 
blocks. 

— Warners,  Memphis 


Bannered  Street  Car 
Plugs  "42nd  Street" 

J^  STREET  car  completely  cov- 
ered with  "paper"  on  "42nd 
Street"  was  used  to  sell  the  mu- 
sical when  it  played  at  the  Cap- 
itol in  Calgary.  The  display  was 
a  most  pretentious  one  and  sold 
the  immensity  of  the  picture's 
production,  its  14  stars  and  the 
200  beautiful  girls,  besides  an- 
nouncing that  the  picture  was 
showing  "At  the  Capitol  Thea- 
ter Today!"  This  stunt  created 
quite  a  furore  in  Calgary,  as  the 
car  passed  through  the  busiest 
sections  of  the  locality  fairly 
screaming  "42nd  Street"  to  the 
onlookers,  of  whom  there  were 
thousands. 

— Capitol,    Calgary. 


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MANY  UAPPY  RETUM 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 

July  24 

Nick  Tronolone 


'day,  July  24,  1933 


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>mphis — M.    A.    Lightman,    who 

been    planning    to    reopen    the 

id,   is   meeting   with  opposition 

the  unions.  Plans  for  the  open- 

t  to    take    place    Saturday,    July, 

indefinitely    postponed,    while 

-temodeling  still  goes  on  to  show 

niii    there  is   yet  hope 

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lie:  rniston,  Ala. — A  city  ordinance 
up  i  would  have  legalized  Sunday 
'art  ;.s  here  was  defeated  recently  by 
lies  7unanimous  vote  of  the  City 
,cil. 


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DAILY 


N-E-W-S    O-F    T-H-E    D-A-Y 


Teyville,  Kan. — Despite  strenu- 
.,  Opposition  from  church  interests, 
J1  h  conducted  a  series  of  meet- 
r  }n  an  effort  to  maintain  a  closed 
ay,  repeal  of  the  ordinance 
st  Sabbath  movies  here  was 
by  2,463  to  1,509. 


ir,! 


USE 


'.  mingham  —  Removal    of    union 
j'from  the  Wilby  houses,  in  the 
between    unions    and    theaters 
alleged    "unfair    competition" 
Bed  by  the  Jefferson,  has  been 
[e;  [oned  another  week.    Wilby  con- 
the    Jefferson,     operated     by 
hands   and   musicians   coopera- 
i    and    showing    pictures     and 
iville  for  15  cents,  is  unethical. 


"onto  —  Ernest  Marks  of  Osh 
.vas  re-elected  president  of  As 
ifed  Theaters,   Ltd.,   at  the   an 
meeting  here.     Thomas  Moore- 
Brampton,     Ont.,     re-elected 
resident;  W.  A.  Baillie,  Toron- 
,/e-elected     secretary-treasurer; 
R.  Hanson,  re-elected  general 
er,  with  Nat  C.  Taylor  as  as- 
at  general  manager  and  J.  Earl 
,pn,  as  legal  advisor, 

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^  nsas  City— Don  R.  (Hi  Fidel- 
■ji  pavis  has  just  closed  contract 
'£  ew  RCA  sound  equipment  with 
g  jMozark  theater,  Springfield, 
ji  i  Moran  &  Isley  have  just  re- 
led.  The  Prospect  here  has  re 
d  with  new  RCA  equipment. 


Falo   —    A.    Charles    Hayman, 
executive  of  the  Lafayette,  is 
ling    a    month    at  Jiis    summer 
at  Rutter,  Ontario. 


i;;roit  —  The     Calvin,     premier 

of  Dearborn,  western  suburb 

etroit,    has    been    sold    by    the 

ward    Theater    Co.,    operating 

ny  for  the  Henry   S.   Koppin 

it,  to  Frank  A.  Wetsman  and 

isper. 


Cflahoma  City — Attendance  at  the 


'ty  has  shown  an  increase  for 
last    two    weeks,    according    to 

:e  Y.  Henger,  Warner  man- 
Both  of  the  last  two  attrac- 

at  the  house  were  held  over. 


Athens,  Ala — For  the  first  time  in 
more  than  a  score  of  years  Athens 
has  no  theater.  The  Ritz,  only  local 
house,  has  closed. 


Detroit  —  Herman  and  Walter 
Kramer,  for  many  years  operators 
of  the  Kramer  theater,  West  Side, 
have  sold  the  house  to  Leon  and 
Sol  Krim,  former  Mount  Clemens 
exhibitors.      The    Kramers    are   now 


running    the    Aragon    Beer    Garden 
adjoining  the  theater. 


Kansas  City — Walter  Isenhart  has 
leased  the  875-seat  Penn  Valley  the- 
ater, closed  for  some  time,  and  will 
open  it  the  middle  of  September. 


Indianapolis  —  The  name  of  the 
Terminal  theater  will  be  changed  to 
the  Ambassador,   according  to   Carl 


Niesse,  manager.  In  the  future  the 
house  will  show  the  first  second- 
runs  of  M-G-M  pictures. 


Oklahoma  City  —  A  charter  has 
been  granted  to  R.  &  R.  Theater, 
Inc.,  Watonga,  by  the  secretary  of 
state.  The  incorporators  are  C.  G. 
Richardson  and  E.  D.  Rook,  both  of 
Sayre,  and  C.  C.  Rook  of  Watonga. 
The  capital  is  $7,500. 


ASK  US! 

How  can  I  reseat  my 
theatre  economically?' 


ave  you 
figured  ike 
cost  of  discomfort  ? 


•  Do  they  limp  when  they  go  out?  And 
stamp  their  feet  to  restore  circulation 
and  relieve  the  chair  paralysis  resulting 
from  hard,  lumpy  and  decrepit  seats? 
If   so,  you    need    new  chairs   NOW! 


American  Seating  Company 


Makers  of  Dependable  Seating  for  Theatres  and  Auditoriums 

General  Offices:  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan 

BRANCHES       IN       ALL       PRINCIPAL       CITIES 


Features  Reviewed  in   Film  Daily  Jan.  1  to  July  22 


Title  Review** 

A    Kek    Balvany-XX 4-19-33 

Adorable-F    5-19-33 

After  the  Ball-F    3-18-33 

Air    Hostess-COL    1-21-33 

Alimony    Madness-MAY  .  .  .  5-5-33 

Almas    Encontradas-XX    ..7-7-33 

Ann    Carver's    Profession-COL 

6-9-33 

Arizona     to     Broadway-F.  7-22-33 

Baby     Face-WA     6-24-33 

Barbarian,     The-MGM  ...  5-13-33 

Bed    of    Roses-RKO 7-1-33 

Bedtime  Story,  A-PAR.  .4-22-33 
Behind  Jury  Doors-MAY  .3-15-33 

Below    the    Sea-COL 6-3-33 

Be    Mine    Tonight-U    3-16-33 

Berlin     Alexanderplatz-XX 

5-13-33 

Best    of    Enemies-F 7-17-33 

Between    Fighting    Men-WW 

2.8-33 

Big    Drive-FD     1-20-33 

Big   Cage.   The-U 5-10-33 

Billion    Dollar    Scandal-PAR 

1-7-33 

Blondie    Johnson-FN 3-1-33 

Bondage-F    4-22-33 

Breed    of    the    Border-MOP 

5-10-33 

Broadway     Bad— F 3-7-33 

By    Appointment    Onlv-INV 

7-1 2-33 

California     Trail-COL 7-22-33 

Cavalcade-F    1-7-33 

Central     Aifport-FN 3-29-33 

Charles    XII— XX     4-3-33 

Cheating    Blondes-CAP.  ..  5-20-33 

Cheyenne     Kid-RKO 7-13-33 

Child  of  Manhattan-COL. 2-1 1-33 
Christopher  Strong-RKO  3-11-33 
Circus    Queen    Murder-COL 

5-6-33 

Clear   All   Wires-MGM 3-4-33 

Cocktail    Hour-COL     6-3-33 

Cohens  and   Kellys  in  Trouble- 

U.. 4-15-33 

College    Humor-PAR 6-14-33 

Come   On   Danger-RKO.  .2-16-33 

Come    on    Tarzan-WW 1-4-33 

Constant    Woman,    The-WW 

5-23-33 

Cornered-COL     2-1-33 

Corruption-IMP     6-21-33 

Cougar,     The     King     Killer- 

SNO 5-23-33 

Cowboy  Counsellor-FD .  . .  2-1-33 
Crime    of    the    Century-PAR 

2-18-33 

Dangerously    Yours-F 2-24-33 

Daring  Daughters-CAP.  .3-25-33 
Das  Lickende  Ziel-XX ...  6-20-33 
Das   Nachtigall   Maedel-CAP 

1-28-33 

Deadwook    Pass-FR 6-6-33 

Death    Kiss-WW     1-28-33 

Deception-COL    1-10-33 

Der    Hauptman   Von    Koepe- 

nick-AMR     1-20-33 

Der   Liebling  von  Wien-XX 

6-14-33 
Der    Schuetzen    Koenig-GER 

5-10-33 
Destination   Unknown-U.  .  .4-8-33 

Devil's    Brother-MGM 6-10-33 

Diamond  Trail-MOP 4-19-33 

Die    Frau    von    Der    Man 

Spricht-XX     4-26-33 

Diplomaniacs-RKO     4-29-33 

Disgraced  l-PAR      7-17-33 

Dos   Noches-HOF    5-10-33 

Double  Harness-RKO.  .  .7-13-33 
Drei   Tage   Mittelarrest- 

XX..  5-18-33 

Drum    Taps-WW 4-26-33 

Dude    Bandit-ALD 6-21-33 

Eagle  and  the  Hawk-PAR. 5-6-33 
Ein    Maedel    Der    Strasse-XX 

4-10-33 
Eine  Liebesnacht-XX  ...5-18-33 
Eine    Nacht    Im    Paradise-AMR 

2-23-33 
Eine  Tuer  Geht  Auf-PRX  2-8-33 
Eleventh   Commandment-ALD 

3-25-33 

Elmer  the  Great-FN 5-26-33 

Emergency    Call-RKO 6-24-33 

Employees'  Entrance-FN  1-21-33 
End    of   the   Trail-COL.  .  .2-23-33 

Ex-Lady-WA      5-13-33 

Face  in   the   Skv-F 2-18-33 

Fargo   Expres»-WW 3-1-33 

Fast    Workers-MGM    3-18-33 

Fighting    for    Justice- 

COL.. 5-17-33 


KEY  TO  DISTRIBUTORS 

ABC— Arkay   Film   Exch. 

FX— The    Film    Exchange 

POL— Bud  Pollard  Productions 

j     AE — Aeolian    Pictures 

GB — Gaumont-British 

POR — Portola    Pictures 
PRI — Principal  Dist.  Corp. 

AG — Agfa 

GEN — General  Films 

PRX — Protex  Dist.  Corp. 

ALD — Allied   Picturet 

GER — Germania  Film  Co. 

REG — Regent  Pictures 

ALX — William   Alexander 

GOL — Ken  Goldsmith 

REM — Remington    Pictures 

AM — Amkino 

GRF — Garrison  Films 

RKO— RKO-Radio     Pictures 

AMR — American    Roumanian 

HOF— J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 

SCR — Screencraft 

Film    Corp. 

ICE — Int.    Cinema    Exch. 

SHO — Showmen's  Pictures 

ARL — Arthur  Lee 

IMP — Imperial  Dist. 

SNO— Sidney    Snow. 

AU — Capt.    Harold   Auten 

INA — Inter-Americas    Films 

SUP — Superb    Pictures 

BEE — Beekman  Film  Corp. 

INT — Interworld  Prod. 

SYA — Synchro   Art   Pictures 

CAP — Capitol     Film     Exchange 

INV — Invincible  Pictures 

SYN— Syndicate 

CHE — Chesterfield 

JE — Jewell  Productions 

TF — Tobis  Foreign  Film 

COL — Columbia 

JRW— J.   R.  Whitney 

TOW — Tower  Prods. 

COM — Compagnie   Universelle 

KIN — Kinematrade 

U — Universal 

Cinematographique 

LEV — Nat    Levine 

UA — United   Artist! 

EC— Enrico  Cutali 

MAD — Madison  Pictures 

UFA— Ufa 

EQU — Equitable    Pictures 

MAJ — Majestic  Pictures 

WA — Warner    Bros. 

F — Fox 

MAY — Mayfair   Pictures 

WK— Willis  Kent 

FAM — Foreign  American  Films 

MO — Monopole  Pictures 

WOK— Worldkino 

FD — First  Division 

MGM — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

WW— World   Wide 

FOR — Foremco   Pictures 

MOP — Monogram    Pictures 

XX — No    distributor    set 

FR — Freuler  Film  Associates 

PA  R — Paramount 

ZBY — Zbyszko     Polish-American 

FN — First    National 

PO — Powers    Pictures 

Film    Co. 

Title  Reviewed 

Fighting  President.  The-U. 4-8-33 

Fires    of    Fate-PO 4-4-33 

Footsteps   in   the    Night-INV 

5-10-33 

Forbidden    Trail-COL 4-10-33 

Forgotten-INV    5-20-33 

Forgotten   Men-JE    5-13-33 

42nd   Street-WA    2-4-33 

Flaming    Guns-U 6-17-33 

Flaming   Signal-INV 5-25-33 

Four    Aces-SYN 2-24-33 

Fourth    Horseman-U 2-8-33 

Frisco    Jenny-FN 1-7-33 

From  Hell  to  Heaven- 

PAR..  3-18-33 
Gabriel  Over  the  White   House 

MGM 4-1-33 

Gambling     Ship-PAR 7-13-33 

Gefahren  Der  Liebe-MAD  .5-1-33 

Uhost     Train-AKL 2-18-33 

Gigolettes    of    Paris-EOU 

7-19-33 

Girl   in   419-PAR 5-20-33 

Girl    Missing-WA    3-18-33 

Glos   Pustyni-XX    4-26-33 

Gold  Diggers  of   1933- 

WA..  5-25-33 

Goldie    Gets    Along-RKO  .  .6-3-33 

Grand    Slam-WA 2-23-33 

Great  Jasper.   The-RKO  .  .2-17-33 

Gun     Law-MAJ 7-13-33 

Hallelujah   I'm  a  Bum-UA, 

1-27-33 

Haunted  Gold-WA    1-11-33 

He    Learned    About    Women 

PAR..  3-2-33 

Hell    Below-MGM    4-27-33 

Hell   on   Earth-AE 3-31-33 

Hello    Everybody-PAR    ..1-28-33 

Hello,    Sister-F    4-14-33 

HeU's    Holidav-SUP     7-19-33 

Heroes     for     Sale-FN 7-22-33 

her  Resale  Va.ue-M AY  .  .6-21-33 
Hertha's  Erwachen-UFA. 3-13-33 
Heute    Nacht-Eventuell-XX 

7-7-33 

Hidden    Gold-U     3-22-33 

High    Gear-GOL     3-22-33 

His    Private    Secretary-SHO 

6-6-33 

Hold    Me   Tight-F 5-20-33 

Hold   Your  Man-MGM 7-1-33 

Holzapfel  Weiss  Alles-MO 

1-12-33 

Hotel     Variety-SCR 1-4-33 

Hot   Pepper-F    1-21-33 

Horizon-AM     5-13-33 

Humanity-F    4-22-33 

Hyppolit  A  Lakaj-ICE  ..1-20-33 
Ich    Will    Nicht    Wissen    Wer 

Du    Bist-INT    2-17-33 

I     Have    Lived-CHE 7-19-33 

Ihre   Majestaet   Die   Liebe- 

W  A..  2-8-33 
I  Love  That  Man-PAR.  .  .7-8-33 
1     Loved    You    Wednesday-F 

6-16-33 

India     Speaks- RKO 5-6-33 

Infernal    Machine-F 4-8-33 

I   Cover  the  Waterfront- 

UA.. 5-19-33 
International  House-PAR.  5-27-33 

Intruder,    The-ALD    3-13-33 

Iron    Master-ALD     2-4-33 

Island    of     Doom-AM ...  .7-20-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Island    of    Lost    Souls-PAR 

1-12-33 
It's   Great  to   Be   Alive-F.  .  7-8-33 

Ivan-GRF     2-23-33 

Jennie    Gerhardt-PAR 6-9-33 

Jungle    Bride-MOP 5-13-33 

Justice   Takes    a    Holiday- 

MAY.. 4-19-33 

Kadetten-FX    3-31-33 

Kazdemu    Wolng    Kochac-XX 

5-24-33 

Keyhole,     The-WA 3-31-33 

King    Kong-RKO 2-25-33 

WA.. 2-18-33 
King  of  the  Jungle-PAR   2-25-33 

King's  Vacation-WA    1-20-33 

Kiss     Before    the     Mirror-U 

5-13-33 
Korvettenkapitaen-AG    ...3-25-33 

Kuhle  Wampe-KIN 4-26-33 

La   Donna   D'Una  Notte- 

POR.. 3-13-33 
Lady's    Profession,    A. 

PAR.. 3-25-33 
Ladies    They    Talk    About-WA 

2-25-33 
La   Ley  del  Haren-XX ..  .6-20-33 

Laubenkolonie-GEN    6-9-33 

Laughing  at  Life-LEV .  .7-12-33 
La  Voce  del  Sangue-SYA. 4-19-33 
Law  and  Lawless-MAJ.  .4-12-33 
Les   Trois    Mousquetaires- 

COM.. 5-1-33 

Life   Is   Beautiful-AM 2-17-33 

Life    of    Jimmy    Dolan-WA 

6-14-33 

Lilly    Turner-FN 6-15-33 

L'italia    Parla-EC 2-20-33 

Little   Giant-FN    4-14-33 

Long   Avenger-WW 6-30-33 

Looking    Forward-MGM .  .4-29-33 

Love  in  Morocco-GB    3-20-33 

Love   Is  Like  That-C HE. 4-29-33 

Lucky   Devils-RKO    1-28-33 

Lucky    Larrigan-MOP    ..3-15-33 

Luxury    Liner-PAR    2-4-33 

M — FOR     4-3-33 

Madame    Wuenscht    Keine 

Kinder-XX     6-3-33 

Malay     Nights-MAY 2-1-33 

Mama-F     7-20-33 

Mama    Loves    Papa-PAR 

7-22-33 

Man    Hunt-RKO    5-5-33 

Man    of    Action-COL 6-6-33 

Man    They    Couldn't    Arrest- 

GB.. 3-13-33 

Man    Who    Won-PO 2-25-33 

Mano    a     Mano-INA 2-23-33 

Marius— PAR    4-19-33 

Matto    Grosso-PRI     1-14-33 

Mayor   of    Hell-WA 6-23-33 

Melodv    Cruise-RKO 6-16-33 

Men    and    Jobs-AM 1-6-33 

Men   Are    Such    Fools- 

RKO.. 3-13-33 

Men    of    America-RKO 3-1-33 

Men  Must  Fight-MGM .  .3-11-33 
Midnight      Marv-MGM  ...  7-17-33 

Mindreader-FN     4-7-33 

Mistigri-PAR      1-20-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Mon    Coeur   Balance-PAR   2-8-33 
Monkey's   Paw,   The- 
RKO..  6-1-33 

Morgenrot-PRX     5-18-33 

Murders  in  the  Zoo-PAR.  .4-1-33 
Mussolini  Speaks-COL  ..3-11-33 
Mysterious  Rider — PAR... 6-1-33 
Mystery  of  the  Wax  Museum- 

WA.  .2-18-33 
My    Mother-MOP    (Reviewed    ad 

Self    Defense)     2-17-33 

Nagana-U     2-11.. 33 

Namensheirat-FAM     1-12-33 

Narrow  Corner.  The-WA. 6-20-33 

Night   and    Day-GB 5-27-33 

Night   of   Terror-COL 6-7-33 

No  Other  Woman-RKO. .  1-1  3-33 
Noc  Listopadowa-PRX . . .  5-1-33 
Nuisance,  The-MGM  ...5-27-33 
Obey    the    Law — COL.  .  .3-11-33 

Officer     13-FD     1-27-33 

Oliver    Twist-MOP 2-25-33 

On   Demande  un    Compagnon- 

XX.  .6-9-33 

Our    Betters-RKO 2-24-33 

Out  AU   Night-U 4-8-33 

Outlaw    Justice-M  A  J 2-23-33 

Outsider,    The-M-G-M 3-29-33 

Over  the  Seven  Seas-XX.  5-24-33 
Parachute  Jumper-WA    ..1-27-33 

Paris — Beguin-PRX      1-6-33 

Parole  Girl-COL 4-10-33 

Past    of    Mary    Holmes-RKO 

4-29-33 
Peg  O'  My  Heart-MGM..  5-20-33 

Penal   Code,   The-FR 1-6-33 

Peitect     Understanding-UA 

2-24-33 
Phantom    Broadcast-MOP 

4-4-33 
Phantom     Thunderbolt-WW 

6-14-33 

Pick-Up-PAR     3-25-33 

Picture     Snatcher-WA 5-19-33 

Pilgrimage-F       7-17-33 

Piri    Mindot    Tud-ABC    ..1-28-33 

Pleasure    Cruise-F 4-1-33 

Potemkin-KIN     4-3-33 

Primavera  en  Otono-F.  ..  5-24-33 
Private  Detective  62-WA.  .7-8-33 

Private   Jones-U    3-25-33 

Professional    Sweetheart- 

RKO..  5-27-33 

Racetrack— WW     3-7-33 

Reform    Girl-TOW    3-4-33 

Renegades    of    the    West 

RKO 3-29-33 

Return     of     Casey     JonesMOP 

6-3033 
Return   of   Nathan   Becker- 

WOK.  .4-19-33 
Reunion  in  Vienna-MGM  .  .5-2-33 
Revenge  at   Monte   Carlo-MAY 

4-26-33 

Rivals-AM     4-10-33 

Robber's     Roost-F     3-18-33 

Rome     Express-U 2-25-33 

Sailor     Be     Good-RKO 3-1-33 

Sailor's    Luck-F     3-17-33 

Samarang-UA     5-18-33 

Savage    Girl,    The-FR 1-6-33 


Title  Reviru, 

Savage    Gold-AU 5-23! 

Scarlet     River-RKO 5-24, 

Second   Hand   Wife-F 1-14- 1| 

Secrets-UA     3-16-1 

Secret    of     Madame     Blanche 

MGM. ...2-4 
Secrets    of   Wu    Sin-CHE.  .2-3- 

Self   Defense-MOP    2-17- 

Shadow     Laughs-INV 3-27- 

Shame-AM    3-15-. 

She    Done    Him    Wrong- 

PAR..2-10-; 
Shriek    in    the    Night.    A-ALD 
7-22-: 

Silk    Exoress-WA 6-23-3 ! 

Silver     Cord-RKO 5-5^ 

Sister    to   Judas-MAY    .  .  .1-18-3 
S  eepless    Nights-REM     ..7-22-3 

Smoke     Lightning— F 5-12-:' 

So   This    Is   Africa-COL.  .4-22-: 
Soldiers   of   the    Storm- 

COL.  .S-18--J 
Somewhere  in   Sonora-WA.6-7^ 
Song  of  the  Eagle-PAR.  .4-27-2 

Song   of    Life-TF    3-17-3| 

Song     of     Songs-PAR 7-22-3  J 

Sous   La  Lune  Du   Maroc- 

PRX      1-28-31 

Speed    Demon-COL    1-7-3 1 

State    Fair-F    1-27-3, 

State   Trooper-COL    3-27-3 

Storm    at    Davbreak-MGM 

7-22-2  ) 
Story  of  Temple  Drake- 

PAR 5-6-3 

Strange    Adventure-MOP    2-8-3 

Strange    People-CHE 6-17-3 

Strictly  Personal-PAR   ...3-18-3, 

Study  in   Scarlet-WW 5-26-3 

Sucker    Money-WK 3-1-3  ' 

Sundown    Rider-COL 6-9-3  I 

Supernatural-PAR    4-22-3 , 

Sweepings-RKO     3-22-3 

Taming    the    Jungle-INV.  .6-6-3 > 

Taras    Triasylo-XX     3-15-3 

Tatra's    Zauber-PRX 2-20-3, 

Telegraph     Trail-W  A 3-29-3 

Terror     Abroad-PAR 7-3-33 ' 

Terror    Trail-U     2-1 1-3  » 

Theodore    Koerner-XX  ...  5-10-3  ; 
There   Goes  the   Bride- 

GB..  3-1-3' 
They    Just    Had    to    Get 

Married-U     2-10-3: 

This    Is    America-BEE.  .  .6-23-32 
Today  We   Live-MGM    ..4-15-3 

Tombstone     Canyon-F 7-3-33 ( 

Tomorrow    at    Seven-RKO 

7-12-32' 
Tonight    Is    Ours-PAR    .  .  1-21-33' 

Topaze-RKO      2-10  33 

Trailing   North-MOP 5-17-3:  ( 

Traum    von    Schoenbruhnn 

X  X..  6-3-3:; 

Treason-COL     5-4-31, 

Trick    for    Trick-F 6-10-33, 

Truth  About  Africa-ALX  .4-19-33 
20.000     Years    in     Sing    Sing 

FN..  1-11-33 

Una    Vida    Por    Otra-INA 

2-17-33 
Under    the    Tonto    Rim-PAR 

7-19-33- 

Vampire    Bat-MAJ 1-10-33 

Via    Pony    Express-MAJ.  .5-4-33' 
Victims    of    Persecution-POL 

6-17-33; 
Warrior's  Husband-F  ...5-12-33 
West    of    Singapore-MOP.  .4-1-33 

Western    Code-COL    1-12  33! 

What,    No    Beer-MGM.  ..2-11-33  i 
What   Price  Decency?- 

MAJ..3-2-3> 
What    Price    Innocence-COL 

6-24-33! 
When   a    Man    Rides   Alone-FR 

2-1-33 
When     Ladies    Meet-MGM 

6-24-33 

When    Strangers   Marry- 

COL.  .5-25-33 
Whistling   in   the   Dark-MGM 

1-28-33 

White     Sister-MGM      3-20-33 

Wild    Horse    Mesa-PAR. ..  1-6-33  i 

Wives    Beware-REG    5-2-33 1 

Woman    Is    Stole-COL.  .. 6-30-33 
Woman's    World-AM     ...1-28-33, 
Women    Won't    Tell-CHE    1-3-33 
Woman     Accused-PAR.  .  .3-11-33  I 
Working    Man,  The-WA.  .4-12-33 
World    Gone    Mad-MAJ.  .4-15-33  I 
Yanko    Muzykant-ZBY    .  .3-13-33 
Young     Blood-MOP      ...1-18-33  j 
Zapfenstreich    Am    Rhein- 

JRW.. 2-8-33  I 
Zoo    in    Budapest-F 4-12-33  I 


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Hiday,  July  24,  1933 


DAILY 


IAYS,  ALLIED  PLEDGE 
/YORK  PLAN  SUPPORT 


(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

untarily  into  line  regardless  of 
hnical  questions  of  jurisdiction 
ler  the  Recovery  Act  and  by  urg- 
-"  theaters  to  make  their  screens 
liable  for  dissemination  of  au- 
rized  information  concerning  the 
ve. 

The  emergency  employment  cam- 
Jgn  is  to  extend  from  Aug.  1  to 
31,  with  maximum  working 
ars  and  minimum  pay  for  both 
ite  collar  workers  and  others,  and 
ers  has  advised  Allied  exhibitors 
bough  employment  conditions  in 
aters  have  no  possible  relation  to 
effect  upon  interstate  commerce, 
I  hence  there  is  no  power  under 
Recovery  Act  to  compel  a  thea- 
owner  to  observe  the  proposed 
ndards  of  wages  and  working 
irs,  all  theaters  should  take  steps 
comply  with  the  President's 
;hes  for  the  following  reasons: 
^irst — As  a  matter  of  patriotism 
'jit  is  obvious  that  the  depression 
')not  be  lifted  without  the  united 
1  unstinted  efforts  of  all  business 
;n  under  the  leadership  of  Presi- 
Ijt  Roosevelt. 

'Second — As  a  matter  of  self-pres- 
ation  since  the  publicity  and 
ypaganda  to  be  released  will  con- 
fute a  thinly-veiled  blacklisting  of 
employers  who  do  not  get  in  step 
h  the  program. 

[Tie  President  has,  in  effect,  di- 
ed all  workers  into  two  classes, 
,  white  collar  workers  and  me* 
mical  workers.  The  first  category 
ludes  ticket  sellers,  doormen. 
iers,  bookers,  elevator  conductors 
L,  and  managers  receiving  $35  a 
gk  or  under.  Whether  operators, 
gehands  and  electricians  are  "ser- 
e  employees"  under  the  first  cate- 
y  or  "mechanical  workers"  undei 
second  is  not  clear  and  Allied 
:js  asked  for  a  ruling  on  this,  al- 
ugh  it  is  not  important  as  em- 
f j  jyees  of  the  latter  class  already 
ri'eive  pay  over  the  minimum  and 
v  rk  hours  equivalent  to  or  under 
'.'  maximum  in  most  localities. 
Working  hours  for  the  white  col- 
i '  class  must  not  be  more  than  40 
r  irs  in  any  one  week;  mechanical 
■tes:  Not  more  than  35  hours  a 
>ak,  except  that  they  may  work  40 
nfcrs  for  six  weeks  within  the  pe- 
iid,  but  not  more  than  eight  hours 
i'any  one  day. 

Che  foregoing  applies  to  all  es- 
f'lishments  employing  two  or  more 
I  .'sons,  except,  that  it  does  not 
i  ply  to  establishments  employing 
;  more  than  two  persons  in  towns 
cless  than  2,500.    Other  exceptions 


. 


. 


Say  Films  Deter  Crime 

|  Charlotte — North  Carolina  prisoners 
say  motion  pictures  have  been  a  deter- 
ment rather  than  an  encouragement  to 
icrime.  "The  Prison  News."  official 
(publication  in  the  North  Carolina  State 
penitentiary,  recently  questioned  the 
prisoners  on  this  point  and  nearly  all 
(votes  were  cast  for  motion  pictures  as 
iflan    aid    in    fighting    crime. 


Good  Pictures  and  Good  Entertainment 

By   DENNIS   R.  SMITH 
Amusement    Editor,    "Canton    Repository,"    Canton,    0. 


/"^ERTAINLY  the  main  purpose  of  a  picture  is  to  give  entertainment 

and  if  it  accomplishes  this  it  has  accomplished  its  aim.  To  deserve 
commendation  and  support,  however,  it  must  provide  this  entertainment 
without  violating  the  rules  of  decency,  without  bringing  needless  offense 
to  anyone  of  normal  tastes  and  without  going  into  vulgarity  or  immor- 
ality for  the  mere  sensational  appeal  which  such  material  is  supposed 
to  have. 

Objectionable  matter  sometimes  appears  in  unexpected  places.  Last 
week  Canton  saw  one  of  the  Walt  Disney  "Silly  Symphonies"  which  top 
the  whole  field  of  cartoon  artistry  but  it  burlesqued  the  Biblical  story  of 
Noah  and  the  flood  so  broadly  that  it  contained  an  affront  to  persons  who 
consider  such  things  above  travesty. 

Good  pictures  and  good  entertainment  are  not  necessarily  synonymous. 
"Reunion  in  Vienna"  and  "Strange  Interlude"  were  splendid  pictures, 
brilliantly  written  and  expertly  played  but  they  were  not  especially  good 
entertainment  because  the  subject  material  is  not  of  the  kind  which 
holds  general  appeal.  In  this  regard  the  screen  differs  radically  from 
the  stage  which  directs  its  appeal  to  a  select  class  while  the  pictures  must 
draw  from  the  great  mass  with  its  interesting  cross  section  of  divergent 
tastes. 

Some  pictures  are  fortunate  enough  to  achieve  greatness  both  in 
their  intrinsic  worth  and  in  their  entertainment.  "State  Fair,"  "Smilin' 
Through,"  "Cynara,"  and  "The  Working  Man"  reach  this  distinction. 

"Me  and  My  Gal,"  "Parole  Girl,"  "No  More  Orchids"  and  "Private 
Jones"  were  not  great  pictures  but  they  were  good  entertainment  and 
therefore  to  be  commended. 

The  problem  of  producing  a  picture  which  will  be  equally  pleasing 
to  the  sophisticates  of  the  big  cities  and  the  family  trade  of  the  outlying 
towns  has  always  been  one  of  the  things  to  make  film  executives  turn  gray 
prematurely. 

The  attitude  of  reviewers  in  the  key  centers  has  been  especially  try- 
ing to  the  industry.  Frequently  they  have  gone  into  raves  over  films 
which  held  practically  no  hope  of  success  for  general  showing  while 
snubbing  the  clean  and  human  films  which  bring  the  greatest  response 
from  the  general  public. 

It  is  this  department's  policy  to  value  films  almost  entirely  on  their 
quality  as  entertainment,  holding  to  the  opinion  that  patrons  are  not 
greatly  concerned  in  the  psychological  problems  involved  excepting  as 
they  affect  the  dramatic  development  of  the  story. 

On  this  basis  "Zoo  in  Budapest"  should  rate  as  high  as  the  same 
producers'  "Cavalcade,"  "Evenings  For  Sale"  has  more  general  appeal 
than  "A  Farewell  to  Arms"  and  "Fast  Life"  will  give  real  entertainment 
to  more  people  than  "Strange  Interlude." 

When  it  comes  time  to  nominate  the  year's  best  films  other  measures 
must  be  employed  in  making  the  valuations  for  "Cavalcade,"  "Farewell" 
■and  "Strange  Interlude"  are  incomparably  the  better  pictures  from  every 
technical  point  of  view  but  in  attempting  to  give  readers  a  current  impres- 
sion as  to  how  well  they  will  be  entertained,  the  smaller  and  less  impor- 
tant pictures  deserve  at  least  equal  rating  for,  in  the  final  summation 
they  have  accomplished  their  purpose  of  bringing  wholesome  and  pleasant 
amusement  which,  after  all,  is  the  reason  why  pictures  are  born. 


do  not  affect  theaters  and,  therefore, 
need  not  be  mentioned. 

Children  under  16  may  not  be  em- 
ployed, except  that  children  between 
16  and  14  may  be  employed  (but 
not  in  mechanical  or  manufacturing 
industries)  for  three  hours  a  day 
between  7  A.  M.  and  7  P.  M.,  pro- 
vided it  does  not  interfere  with 
school. 

In  the  matter  of  wages,  white  col- 
lar class,  minimum  pay  is  to  be  $15 
a  week  in  cities  over  500,000  or  in 
immediate  trade  areas;  $14.50  in 
cities  between  250,000  and  500,000  or 
i.t.a.;  $14.00  in  cities  between  2,500 
and  250,000  and  i.t.a.;  and  in  towns 
of  less  than  2,500  an  increase  in 
wages  of  not  less  than  20  per  cent 
provided  that  this  shall  not  require  a 
wage  in  excess  of  $12  per  week. 

Mechanical  class:  Minimum  pay 
40  cents  per  hour  unless  the  hourly 
rate  for  the  same  class  of  work  on 
July  15,  1929,  was  less  than  40  cents, 


in  which  case  the  rate  shall  be  not 
less  than  the  hourly  rate  on  that 
date,  but  in  no  event  less  than  30 
cents  per  hour. 

Wages  now  paid  in  excess  of  such 
minima  are  not  to  be  reduced. 

Theater  owners  will  receive  from 
the  postman  or  other  functionary  a 
form  of  agreement  between  them- 
selves and  the  President  which  they 
will  be  expected  to  sign,  pledging 
themselves  to  the  foregoing  pro- 
gram of  wages  and  hours  and  other 
matters  which  need  not  be  mentioned 
here. 

The  signing  of  these  agreements 
will  entitle  the  theater  owners  to 
obtain  from  their  postmasters  signs, 
posters,  badges  (believe  it  or  not!) 
attesting  that  they  are  cooperating 
in  the  emergency  campaign. 

The  theater  owner  who  does  not 
equip  himself  with  these  trappings 
may  find  himself  in  a  worse  posi- 
tion than  the  merchant  with  a  Ger- 
man  name   during   the   war. 


Plan  Longer  Shorts 

As   Second    Feature 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

films.  These  will  be  sold  in  block. 
The  first,  a  dog  and  bear  story  titled 
"Sandy,"  is  ready.  The  second, 
"The  Jewels  of  Baboulah,"  and  the 
third.  "Sin  Ship,"  are  now  being 
completed. 


DIRECTION:    S.    GREGORY    TAYLOR 

These  Celebrated  Film  Stars 
Make 

THE    ST.    MORITZ 

On-the-Park 
Their  New  York  Home 


Greta  Garbo 
Joan  Blondell 
Joan  Crawford 
Estelle  Taylor 
Racquel  Torres 
Gilda  Gray 
Judith  Anderson 
Gloria  Stewart 
Alice  White 
Lil  Dagover 
Edith  Fitzgerald 
Edith  Roake 
Philip  Cook 
Phillips  Holmes 
George  Givot 
Monroe    Owsley 
Nancy  Carroll 
Gloria  Swanson 
Ruth  Roland 
Laura  La  Plante 
Lita  Grey  Chaplin 
Helen  Twelvetrees 
June  Clyde 
Billie  Dove 


James  Klrkwood 
Walter  Slezak 
Douglas  Montgomery 
Pat  O'Brien 
Philip  Lord 
Lotti  Loder 
Cliff  Hall 
Lanny  Ross 
Maurice  Chevalier 
Fifi  D'Orsay 
Blanche  Sweet 
Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr. 
Marion  Marsh 
Borah  Minnevitch 
Georges  Carpentier 
Alexander  Kirkland 
J.  C.  Flippen 
Richard  Cromwell 
Chester  Hale 
Lawrence  Gray 
Jose  Rubin 
Owen  Moore 
Benny  Rubin 
Ben  Bard 


A  WIRE  WILL  EFFECT  A  RESERVATION  AND 

YOU  WILL  BE  MET  AT  THE  TRAIN  ON  YOUR 

ARRIVAL  IN   NEW  YORK. 


THE 


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DAILV 


Monday,  July  24, 


NEW  FOX  STOCK  ISSUE 
APPROVED  BY  HOLDERS 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

shares,  which  with  the  16,500  shares 
of  Class  "B"  common  stock  will 
make  a  total  of  2,816,650  shares,  all 
of  no  par  value. 

The  action  includes  approval  for 
subscription  to  the  new  stock  at 
$18.90  a  share  on  the  basis  of  five 
shares  of  the  new  Class  "A"  for  each 
share  of  such  outstanding  "A" 
and/or  "B"  stock  held  by  each  stock- 
holder, with  the  unsubscribed  shares 
to  be  taken  up  by  underwriters  of 
the  company's  debentures  and  bank 
loans  at  $18.90  a  share  in  considera- 
tion of  their  indebtedness. 

Commenting  on  the  successful 
conclusion  of  the  reorganization 
plan,  President  Sidney  R.  Kent  said: 
"With  our  financial  decks  cleared 
we  are  now  in  a  position  to  develop 
the  Fox  Film  Corp.  along  construe-* 
tive  lines  that  will  prove  a  benefit 
to  all  phases  of  the  industry.  We 
shall  probably  make  a  statement  in 
greater  detail  this  week." 


324  Feature  Releases  in 
First  Six  Months  of  1933 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the    foreign    market,    against    60    in 
1932. 

Inasmuch  as  many  production  pro- 
grams have  been  speeded  up  in  the 
last  several  weeks  after  a  period  of 
lagging  incident  to  the  banking  sit- 
uation, output  for  the  second  half 
of  the  year  is  expected  to  show 
a  much  greater  increase  over  1932. 


Nine  Exchanges  in  Britain 
Being  Opened  by  Columbia 

(Continued  from  Paae  1) 
plans  here.  Executives  of  the  new 
Columbia  distributing  organization 
here  are  Joseph  Friedman,  manag- 
ing director;  Max  Thorpe,  sales 
manager;  Angus  N.  Trimmer,  assis- 
tant to  Friedman,  and  George  Ayre, 
■publicity  director.  In  the  matter  of 
production,  Cohn  said  the  companv 
would  first  concentrate  on  one  film 
for  international  release,  and  if  it 
proves  satisfactory  a  studio  may  be 
acquired. 


MONOGRAM   FILM   FOR  ROXY 

"The  Phantom  Broadcast,"  Mono- 
gram melodrama  of  radio,  starring 
Ralph  Forbes  and  Vivienne  Osborne, 
opens  Friday  at  the  original  Roxy. 


24  talkies  were  made  in  Bengal  last 
year,  an  increase  of  100  per  cent  over 
the  year   before. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JOHN  MILJAN,  who  was  the  villain 
J  in  Maurice  Chevalier's  initial 
talkie,  "Innocents  of  Paris,"  is  play- 
ing an  important  role  in  Chevalier's 
current  picture,  "The  Way  to  Love." 

Guy  Kendall,  who  was  a  dancing 
partner  of  the  Dolly  Sisters  and 
who  staged  production  for  Flo  Zieg- 
feld,  C.  B.  Dillingham,  Comstock  and 
Gest  and  the  Shuberts,  directed  the 
dance  numbers  in  "Waffles,"  which 
has  just  been  completed  for  Helen 
Mitchell,  Ltd.  Kendall  staged  sev- 
eral extravagances  in  Europe. 

Warren  Duff,  who  wrote  several 
screen  plays  for  KBS  and  M-G-M, 
has  joined  Edward  Small's  scenario 
staff  on  a  short  term  contract. 


David  Manners  has  joined  the  cast 
of  "The  Torch  Singer,"  which  stars 
Claudette  Colbert.  The  Paramount 
picture  is  being  directed  by  George 
Somnes   and  Alexander  Hall. 


An  unusual  contract  is  held  by 
Hugh  Herbert,  now  with  Warner 
Bros,  as  a  featured  player.  As  soon 
as  his  work  is  completed  on  the  set, 
Herbert,  with  his  makeup  still  on, 
reports  to  his  office,  where  he  is 
writing  for  the  Warners.  He  is  often 
called  in  to  give  ideas,  as  his  expe- 


rience includes  directing,  as  well  as 
acting.  "The  Bureau  of  Missing 
Persons"  is  his  second  picture  under 
the  new  contract. 

*  *         * 

Columbia  gives  Donald  Cook  the 
male  lead  with  Nancy  Carroll  in 
"Goin'  to  Town,"  while  Victor  Jory 
goes  into  "Fury  of  the  Jungle." 

*  *         * 

Edward  H.  Griffith,  much  in  de- 
mand for  directorial  assignments 
since  he  started  free-lancing,  has 
turned  down  six  different  stories — 
which  he  says  he  couldn't  have  done 
if  under  contract. 

*  *         * 

Margaret  Lindsay  has  been  given 
one  of  the  most  important  roles  in 
Warners'    "The   Varsity    Coach." 

Robert  Benchley's  option  has  been 
taken  up  by  RKO. 

*  #         * 

Reversing  the  order  of  the  bride's 
parents  giving  the  wedding  couple  a 
handsome  gift,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benn 
W.  Levy  (Constance  Cummings)  re- 
cently married  in  London,  bestowed 
upon  Mrs.  Kate  Cummings,  mother 
of  Constance,  a  trip  all  over  Europe 
as  a  wedding  present  from  them. 
She  is  now  in  Vienna,  having  visited 
Paris  and  Berlin,  and  will  travel  for 
two  months  before  returning  to 
Hollywood. 


SHORT  SUBJECT  REVIEWS 


"The  Old  Man  of  the  Mountain" 

with   Cab   Calloway's   Orchestra 

Paramount  6  Mins. 

Good  Betty  Boop  Cartoon 

To  the  tune  of  Cab  Calloway's 
music  and  vocalizing,  this  Max 
Fleischer  animated  unreels  some 
amusing  antics  having  to  do  with 
the  kidnaping  of  Betty  Boop  by  the 
Old  Man  of  the  Mountain  and  her 
rescue  by  the  forest  animals.  A 
nicely  concocted  subject  of  its  kind, 
the  Calloway  musical  background  be- 
ing distinctive  and  the  cartoon  stuff 
amusing. 


"Knockout  Kisses" 

Paramount  18    mins. 

Amusing   Slapstick 

A  Mack  Sennett  comedy  well 
punctuated  with  rough  and  tumble 
laughs.  Plot  concerns  a  ring  bat- 
tle in  which  a  couple  of  twins  do 
a  relay  in  fighting  a  tough  oppo- 
nent, who  isn't  wise  to  the  fact  that 
a  different  scrapper  is  coming  at 
him  in  alternate  rounds.  A  femin- 
ine manager  adds  another  quirk  to 
the  proceedings. 


"Main   Streets" 

(E.   M.   Newman   Adventure) 

Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Interesting 

As  the  title  implies,  this  E.  M. 
Newman  short  presents  a  collection 
of  main  streets  in  various  parts  of 
the  world,  principally  the  colorful 
Orient.  Some  of  the  material  has 
been  seen  before,  but  the  compila- 
tion has  an  angle  of  interest. 


First  Six  Releases  Set 
In  New  Educat'l  Lineup 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

and  Jabs,"  Mermaid  comedy  starring 
Harry  Langdon,  and  "Dora's  Dunk- 
ing Doughnuts,"  with  Andy  Clyde. 
The  single-reelers  include  a  Terry- 
Toon  cartoon,  "As  a  Dog  Thinks," 
and  "Battle  for  Life."  Meanwhile 
story  preparations  and  casting  are 
under  way  on  the  first  Tom  Howard 
two-reeler  and  on  the  first  of  the 
"Frolics  of  Youth,"  "Song  Hit 
Stories"  and  "Baby  Burlesk"  series. 


AD  FILM  PRODUCER! 
WORKING  ON  A  C( 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ence  included  representatives  of 
vertising  Film  Associates,  Ca; 
Films,  Castle  Films,  Films  of 
merce,  William  J.  Ganz,  Get 
Business  Films,  J.  Alexander 
gett  Co.,  Pathescope  Co.  of  Ame 
RCA-Photophone,  Seiden  Films 
Trade  Pictures.  Others  who 
not  be  present  expressed  symp 
for  the  movement. 

Various    suggestions    were 
for  the   elimination  of  unfair 
practices,   and   proposals  for  br 
ening  the   scope  and   improving 
standard  of  business  films  were  f| 
ly  discussed. 

A  steering  committee  to  pre] 
initial  plans  for  a  code  was  1 
pointed,  consisting  of  William ' 
Lough,  E.  W.  Castle,  J.  Alexar 
Leggett  and  the  temporary  offic 
A  committee  on  organization 
by-laws  was  appointed,  consistin 
Francis  Lawton,  Jr.,  W.  G.  Nier, 
Don  Carlos  Ellis  and  the  tempoi 
officers. 

William  J.  Ganz  was  elected  t 
porary  chairman  of  the  meeting, 
Clinton  F.  Ivins  of  the  Pathesc 
Co.  of  America  was  elected  ten 
rary  secretary.  The  latter 
instructed  to  get  in  touch  \ 
other  non-theatrical  film  prodw 
throughout  the  country. 


Warners  to  Increase 
National  Advert'g  4cJ 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

over  last  year's  expenditures,  i 
Charles  Einfeld,  chief  of  adverl 
ing-publicity  operations,  has  two  I 
tional  exploitation  stunts  of 
"42nd  Street"  magnitude  which| 
says  he  will  spring  at  the  pr« 
time.  Eight  Warner  exploitatl 
men  are  at  present  cooperating  wj 
exhibitors  playing  the  conipaiij 
product. 



MAY  BE  NEW  VA.  CENSOU 
Richmond — Thomas  Lomax  Ht'l 
er,  newspaperman  and  columnist!' 
prominently  mentioned  as  possi1 
successor  to  Richard  C.  L.  Monc;: 
as  Virginia  censor.  Moncure  is  c 
didate  for  collector  of  internal 
enue. 


SHOW- 
MAN'S 

REMINDER 

Inspect  seats   regularly. 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


w  yccr,  TtESCAy,  jlily  2<s,  1933 


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'chenck  Wires  President  Supporting  Work  Code 

ENERALlTUDIO  STRIKTCALLED  BY  I.TT.  S.  E. 



ilm  Intakes  Covering  RKO  Production  Needs— Depinet 


— 

'it   «« 


Mr.  Kent 

. .  who  does  things 

By   JACK   ALICOATE— 


JT  of  a  week  bristling  with  industry 
lews  there  is  drama  and  unusual  sig- 
nce  back  of  the  complete  financial 
anization  of  Fox.     When  the  plan  of 


lent  was  adopted   by   stockholders  on 
f    and    Saturday    last    the    great    Fox 

2iny  was  again  placed  in  a  command- 
osition  in  the  field.  Once  again  an 
jnding  constructive  industry  achieve- 
can  be  credited  to  the  square-shoot- 
id  industrious  Mr.  Kent.  Writing  down 
I  forty  million,  adding  new  confidence 
imposing  list  of  thousands  of  stock- 
rs,  and  placing  Fox  once  more  on  firm 
:ial  ground,  with  a  minimum  of  dis- 
lg  voices,  was  a  man-sized  job.  Espe- 
I  so  in  view  of  the  great  amount  of 
red  litigation  that  had  gone  before. 
1  Sidney  Kent  entered  Fox  there  were 
who  shook  their  heads  and  said  it 
not  be  done.  So  Sidney  Kent  went 
and  did  it       0 

ANGE  as  it  may  seem,  no  amount  of 

"''odes,  conferences  or  co-operation  will 

I]  a  single  thing  to  this  great  industry 

ii  s  the  exhibitor  is  a  success.     The  ex- 

>"b  ir  can  only  be  a  success  if  he  makes 

"by.     In  other  words,  for   this   industry 

a  jntinue,  the  theater  owner  must  take 

I    ire  at  the  box-office  than  he  pays  out 

n    tpenses    and    taxes.      And    the    latter, 

»  ,  is  most  important.     The  industry   is 

3\My    carrying    more    than    its    share    of 

K  but  is  bravely  carrying  on.     Contrary 

0    neral  impression  this  business  is  threat- 

ii   with  additional   taxation   this  year   in 

I    states.     This   should   not,   and   must 

a.be.      Another    straw    may    break    the 

:»fl's  back.  ~ 

AID    while    on    the    subject   of    general 
'     economics,   it  is  essential   that  admis- 
I  prices,     following     the     Washington 
1   y,  be  raised  all  along  the  line.     It  was 
•^wholesale    compatitive    cutting   of   ad- 
•nfipn   prices,  during  the   low  ebb  of  the 
■ssion,  that  almost  wrecked  the  indus- 
try  It  is  quality,  and  not  price,  that  will 
bril  them  into  the  theaters  from  now  on. 
A,;  mce  through   the  production   programs 
of  !e  major  outfits  assures  a   steady  flow 
of  ijass  pictures  for  fall  and  winter.  Raise 
pri  s  now. 

■r 


Says  Company  is  in  Best 

Position  Since  First 

of  the  Year 

RKO  is  now  in  a  better  position 
financially  and  also  in  regard  to  ac- 
tual productions  ready  and  in  work, 
than  it  has  been  since  the  first  of 
the  year,  Ned  E.  Depinet  stated  to 
Film  Daily  yesterday.  He  claimed 
that  film  grosses  have  been  suffi- 
cient to  provide  for  all  the  needs  of 
the  production  department  for  mak- 
ing the  rest  of  the  1932-33  schedule 

{Continued    on    Page    7) 


AMERICAN  FILMS  HIT 
BY  NEW  FRENCH  QUOTA 


Paris — Only  five  Paris  houses  are 
permitted  to  show  original  versions 
of  Hollywood  talkies  under  a  new 
quota  law  just  put  into  effect  to  run 
until  next  July,  unless  the  Ministry 
of  the  Interior  decides  otherwise. 
Dubbed  films  are  limited  to  140. 
American  distributors  supplied  about 
{Continued   on   Page    7) 

Romberg  and  Harbach 
Are  Signed  by  Fox  Film 

Sigmund  Romberg,  composer  of 
numerous  operetta  successes,  and 
Otto  Harbach,  equally  prominent  as 
a    librettist    and    playwright,    have 

(Continued   on   Page   8) 


Fox  Plans  4  in  Germany 

Berlin  (Special  Cable  to  THE 
FILM  DAILY)— Plans  for  the  pro- 
duction of  four  German  pictures 
were    announced    yesterday    by    Fox. 


RAISE  PAY,  CUT  HOURS 
FOR  S.O.S.  PERSONNEL 


In  support  of  President  Roose- 
velt's recovery  campaign,  the  S.  0. 
S.  Corporation,  equipment  manufac- 
turers and  distributors,  yesterday  an- 
nounced a  blanket  increase  of  10  per 
cent  in  salaries,  with  reduced  work- 
ing hours,  effective  July  31.  In  ad- 
dition, S.O.S.  had  already  raised 
wages  in  some  departments  and  also 

{Continued    cm    Page    7) 

Cartoon  Comedy  Feature 
Contemplated  by  Disney 

Theme  songs,  color,  stories  devel- 
oped from  Greek  myths  and  an  art 
school  for  animators  were  discussed 
by  Walt  Disney  in  an  interview  yes- 
terday at  the  United  Artists  offices. 
Disney  has  plans  worked  out  for  a 
feature-length  cartoon  picture,  but 
has  been  unable  to  find  response 
from  United  Artists  executives,  he 
said.  However,  the  creator  of 
Mickey  Mouse  claims  that  the  idea 
has  merit  and  he  will  continue  to 
{Continued   on    Page    8) 


United  Artists,  20th  Century 
To  Support  Gov't's  Work  Plan 


Harding,  Bancroft  Films 
Set  by  Twentieth  Century 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Darryl  Zanuck  has 
concluded  arrangements  for  borrow- 
ing Ann  Harding  from  RKO  to  star 
in  "Gallant  Lady,"  which  Gregory 
La  Cava  will  direct  as  a  Twentieth 
Century  production  for  United  Ar- 
(Continued    on   Page   7) 


By    WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
FILM  DAILY  Staff  Correspondent 

Washington  —  Approval  and  ac- 
ceptance of  the  President's  blanket 
code  specifying  maximum  hours  of 
work  and  minimum  wages  was  con- 
tained in  wires  received  at  the 
White  House  yesterday  from  Jos- 
eph M.  Schenck,  of  United  Artists, 
and  Twentieth  Century  Productions. 
Pledges    of   support  previously   had 

(Continued   on    Page    8) 


Walkout   of   Coast   Sound 

Men  May  Extend 

to  Theaters 

By  RALPH  WILK 
West    Coast   Mgr.,    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Charging  producers 
had  broken  the  basic  agreement  with 
the  unions  by  employing  non-union 
men  for  sound  work,  Richard  J. 
Green,  coast  representative  of  the 
I.A.T.S.E.,  called  a  general  strike 
against  major  studios  effective  at 
midnight  last  night.  Cameramen, 
projectionists  in  studios,  film  editors, 
laboratory    workers    and    mechanics 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 

EDDIE  BONNS  HEADS 
T  SHORTS  SALES 

Eddie  Bonns,  formerly  Warner 
theater  executive  and  recently  spe- 
cial sales  representative  for  Fox,  has 
been  appointed  Universal  short  sub- 
ject sales  manager  by  James  R. 
Grainger,  general  sales  manager. 
Bonns,  who  left  Fox  about  seven 
months  ago,  accompanied  Grainger 
on  his  recent  tour  of  the  country 
and   also   his   European   trip.      The 

(Continued   oh    Page    8) 


Union  Officials  Held 

In  Seattle  Bombings 

Seattle — Following  eight  weeks  of 
secret  investigation  ordered  by  May- 
or Dore,  the  president  and  busi- 
ness agent  of  the  local  operators' 
union  are  among  five  arrested  in  a 
roundup  of  persons  wanted  for  ques- 
tioning about  four  recent  theater 
bombings  here  and  one  in  Spokane. 


Pals 

Freddie  Myers  of  RKO  caught  a 
stranger  going  through  his  office  desk 
one  day  last  week.  The  mug  happened 
to  be  a  racetrack  bookmaker.  At  the 
court  hearing,  Myers  was  asked  what 
his  business  was,  and  he  replied,  "I'm 
a  film  booker."  Whereupon  the  prisoner 
exclaimed,  "Oh,  so  you're  a  bookmaker 
too!" 


-. ■&&* 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  25,  H 

■■■■■■im 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW   YORK   STOCK   MARKET 

Net 

High     Low  Close     Chg. 

Am.    Seat 4%  4y4  4l/4   +     % 

Columbia   Picts.   vrc.     19  18  19+1 

Con.    Fm.    Ind 43/8  3%  4'/4  +     Vz 

Con.    Fm.    Ind.    pfd. .      9%  85/8  9       +     V4 

East.    Kodak    78 '/4  73  y2  78  V4   +10y4 

Fox     Fm.    "A" iVi       3i/4  3y4   +     V4 

Loew's,    Inc 243/8  22  243/8   +  3'/8 

do    pfd ...72  72  72       +2 

Paramount   ctfs T3/4       15/8  13^   +     l/4 

Pathe    Exch 1%       1%  1%   +      Vs 

do    "A"    6'/2       6  63/8   +     7/8 

RKO     33/8       3  3l/2   +   l 

Warner    Bros 53,4       5  53A   +     3A 

NEW   YORK    CURB    MARKET 

Columbia    Pets.    Vrc.    21  21  21+1 

Gen.    Th.    Eq.    pfd...    9-16  9-16  9-16—     Vs 

Technicolor     8y4       8Vs  8l/4   +   1 

Trans-Lux     23/8       2i/4  2'/4   +     Vs 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.     Th.     Eq.     6s40       6            5'/2  5%    +      5/s 

Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.     5  5  5  

Keith    A-0    6s46    ...    53  52         53  

Loew  6s  41ww 77  77  77+1 

Paramount    6s47     ...    27  26  27        +2 

Par.    By.   5y2s51 35Vi  35  35       +   I1/. 

Par.  5y2s50   28  25y8  28       +  iy8 

Par.   5'/2s50   ctfs 28  28  28       +  5'/2 

Warner's    6s39    32y4  30'/4  32'/8   +  2'/8 

N.    Y.    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 

Para.    Publix    1%       1 3/8  1%   +     % 


Levy  Sees   Duals   Fading 

Lessening  of  economic  stringency 
coupled  with  a  constant  improvement 
in  product  will  gradually  bring  about 
the  elimination  of  double-featuring, 
Jules  Levy  stated  to  FILM  DAILY  yes- 
terday. "Dual  bills  resulted  more  from 
poor  pictures  than  from  the  depression," 
said  Levy.  "A  diversified  program, 
rather  than  a  continuance  of  sex  pic- 
tures is  necessary  for  better  response 
from    the    public." 


Alexander  Leftwich 

Joins  Magma  Pictures 

Alexander  Leftwich,  formerly  a 
leading  Broadway  director  and  late- 
ly active  in  Hollywood,  has  joined 
Magma  Pictures  in  New  York  and 
starts  tomorrow  on  the  direction  of 
"That's  the  Captain,"  musical  pro- 
duction. Among  those  in  the  cast 
are  Arthur  Tracy  (The  Street  Sing- 
er), Baby  Rose  Marie,  Freddie 
Rich's  Orchestra,  Ray  Knight  and 
the  Cukoos,  Sisters  of  the  Skillet 
and  others.  Burnet  Hershey,  form- 
er Vitaphone  staff  writer,  is  supply- 
ing material  for  the  picture,  while 
Monroe  Shaff,  one  time  assistant 
production  chief  at  Vitaphone,  is 
supervising. 


Berk  Denies  Closing 

Of  Atlas  Sound  Studio 

Likelihood  of  the  Atlas  Sound  Re- 
cording Studios  in  Long  Island  City 
being  closed  by  the  authorities  due 
to  certain  violations  of  the  fire  code 
was  denied  yesterday  by  Ben  Berk, 
general  manager  of  the  studios.  He 
said  the  necessary  alterations  would 
be  made  and  the  plant  would  con- 
tinue in  operation. 


MOURN  W.  C.  HUBBARD 

A  message  of  sympathy  has  been 
sent  by  Dr.  Alfred  N.  Goldsmith, 
president  of  the  S.M.P.E.,  to  Mrs. 
W.  C.  Hubbard,  widow  of  one  of  the 
Society's  most  ardent  supporters, 
who  died  last  week  at  his  home  in 
Plainfield,  N.  J.  Hubbard,  who  was 
connected  with  General  Electric,  was 
at  one  time  treasurer  and  member 
of  the  board  of  governors  of  the 
S.   M.  P.  E. 


MONARCH  FOREIGN  DEALS 

Deals  have  been  closed  with  Freu- 
ler  Film  Associates,  for  distribu- 
tion of  a  Tom  Tyler  Western,  "The 
Forty-Niners,"  for  Scandinavian 
countries  through  Ernest  Mattsson; 
also  for  distribution  of  "The  Sav- 
age Girl,"  throughout  Siam,  by  the 
United  Cinema  Company  of  Bang- 
kok. Negotiations  were  conducted 
by    Captain    Harold    Auten. 


LEE  OCHS  BOOKS  "JO-LO" 

The  new  game  called  "Jo-Lo"  will 
be  given  its  premiere  showing  and 
tryout  at  Lee  Ochs'  Ogden  Theater 
on  July  27,  at  9  p.  m.  "Jo-Lo,"  the 
first  of  a  series  of  13  one-reel  sub- 
jects, is  a  game  which  the  audience 
plays  with  the  screen.  No  assistance 
of  a  Master  of  Ceremonies  is  neces- 
sary. 


NUDIST  FILM  WINS 

Chicago — As  a  result  of  an  in- 
junction granted  by  the  Superior 
Court  against  police  interferences 
with  the  showing  of  "This  Nude 
World"  at  the  Castle,  the  daily  ar- 
rest of  Manager  C.  E.  Beck  has 
ended. 


B.  &  K.  AFTER  CLEVE.  HIPP 

Cleveland  —  Reports  persist  that 
Balaban  &  Katz  are  negotiating  for 
the  Hippodrome,  former  RKO  house 
now  operated  independently. 


Florida  Studio  Finishes 
"Playthings  of  Desire" 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  —  With  no 
retakes  necessary  for  "Playthings 
of  Desire"  which  was  completed 
Tuesday,  Director  George  Melford 
released  the  cast  Thursday. 

Josephine  Dunn  left  for  Philadel- 
phia, where  her  husband,  Eugene  J. 
Lewis,  is  a  lawyer. 

Linda  Watkins  entrained  for  New 
York. 

Jess  Cavin  left  by  auto  Friday  for 
Hollywood  to  bring  his  family  to 
Florida,  where  they  will  establish  a 
residence. 

Molly  O'Day  and  James  Kirkwood 
will  remain  here  for  roles  in  "Hired 
Wife,"  to  be  directed  by  Melford 
starting  this  week. 

Work  on  the  new  Buster  Keaton 
studio  is  progressing  rapidly  and 
will  be  ready  about  Aug.  1. 


GOLDSTEIN  CLOSES  N.  E.  DEAL 

E.  H.  (Manny)  Goldstein  an- 
nounces the  signing  of  a  contract 
with  William  Shapiro,  president  of 
Franklin  Productions,  Boston  for 
distribution  rights  to  series  of  B.  & 
D.  Productions  covering  the  New 
England  territory.  The  first  of  the 
series,  "The  Blarney  Kiss,"  will 
open  in  Providence  early  in  August. 


EUGENE  HEMMINGS  DEAD 

Milwaukee  —  Eugene  Hemmings, 
42,  operator  of  the  Atlas  and  form- 
er operator  of  the  Violet,  neighbor- 
hood houses,  died  of  a  heart  attack 
last  week.  He  had  been  in  the  the- 
ater and  film  business  here  for  20 
years  and  is  survived  by  his  wife,  a 
son,  his   parents   and   a  brother. 


SCALE  UP   FOR   "DIGGERS" 

Omaha  —  The  World  Theater, 
which  has  been  playing  two  features 
regularly  at  35  cents  admission, 
jacked  up  its  prices  to  45  cents  and 
went  on  a  single  picture  standard 
when  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  moved 
in  following  a  week  at  the  Para- 
mount. 


PHIL  HARRIS  ORCH.  FOR  N.  Y. 

Phil  Harris,  California  maestro 
and  singer  who  appears  in  RKO's 
musical,  "Melody  Cruise,"  will  bring 
his  orchestra  to  New  York  on  July 
31  for  an  engagement  at  the  Penn- 
sylvania Roof. 


O'SULLIVAN  WITH   CIRCUS 

Columbus — Burns  O'Sullivan,  for 
many  years  identified  with  Ohio  the- 
aters, has  been  named  superinten- 
dent of  the  Walter  L.  Main  Circus, 
now   touring  the  east. 


BOOKED  FOR  STRAND 

"She  Had  To  Say  Yes,"  First  Na- 
tional picture  starring  Loretta 
Young,  will  have  its  New  York  pre- 
miere at  the  Strand  on  Thursday. 


"THE  REBEL"  FOR  RIVOLI 

Universal's  "The  Rebel,"  with 
Vilma  Banky,  Victor  Varconi  and 
Luis  Trenker,  opens  tomorrow  at  the 
Rivoli. 


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WALT     DISNEY     leaves     New    York    today 
airplane    for    the    coast. 

VERA  ALLEN,  who  recently  finished  » 
with  Will  Rogers  in  Fox's  "Doctor  Bull, 
in    New    York    for    a    vacation. 

PHILIPPE    DE    LACY    and    his    foster    mot 
Edyth    de    Lacy,    are    en    route    East    from    Ho 
wood     by     automobile     via     Canada     and 
World's     Fair.         Philippe     plans     to     appea 
Broadway     stage    productions     this    Winter. 


Warner  Studios  Finish  3 
Five  Others  Go  in  Woi 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAI 
Hollywood — Three    pictures    \rc 
completed  at  the  Warner  studios  h 
week  and  five  others  went  into  wo-' 
The  finished  films  include  "I  Lovl 
a  Woman,"  with  Edward  G.  Rob 
son   and   Kay   Francis;    "Bureau 
Missing  Persons,"  with  Bette  Dav 
Pat   O'Brien  and  Lewis   Stone,  a 
"Wild     Boys    of    the     Road,"    wi' 
Frankie   Darro.      Those  just  plac' 
in    work   are    "Female,"   with   Rui 
Chatterton  and  George  Brent;  "TJ 
World   Changes,"   with    Paul   Mut" 
"Ever  in  My  Heart,"  with  Barba 
Stanwyck;    "Kennel    Murder   Ca»j 
with  William  Powell  and  Mary  A' 
tor,    and    "House    on    56th    StreeM 
with   Kay   Francis. 

Work  on  the  third  Warner  musicj 
special,  "Footlight  Parade,"  also  ] 
expected  to  be  finished  this  week.| 

PARTY  FOR  FILM  CAST  ' 
Grover  Lee,  who  recently  coi 
pleted  the  direction  of  "Get  Th. 
Venus!",  a  Starmark  production  f 
Regent  Pictures  release,  is  giving' 
press  party  for  Ernest  Truex,  To, 
Howard  and  other  members  of  I 
cast  in  the  South  Room  of  the  Hot 
Warwick  tomorrow,  from  4  to 
o'clock. 


DISCUSS  ADMISSION  BOOST 

Akron,  O.  —  Akron  neighborho» 
theater  owners  and  operators  a 
interested  in  proposals  to  increaj 
admission  prices.  Meetings  of  ma; 
agers  and  owners  are  now  bene 
held,  with  discussions  of  plans 
increase  the  scale  according 
house  classification. 


SPONSOR  INDUSTRIAL  SHOW 

Canton,  O.  —  Palace  theater  * 
sponsor  a  four-day  industrial  e: 
position  starting  Wednesday, 
large  tent  will  be  erected  alongsio 
the  theater,  where  industrial  at 
commercial  exhibits  will  be  presem 
ed. 


Equity  Protests  Nazi  Ban 

A  protest  against  the  action  of  the 
Hitler  regime  in  barring  Jews  from 
the  German  stage  has  been  forwarded 
by  Frank  Gillmore  on  behalf  of  the 
Council  of  the  Actors'  Equity  Ass'n 
to  the  headquarters  of  the  International 
Union  in  Vienna.  The  Nazis  also  havff 
barred  Jewish  actors  in  films,  with  a 
Pola    Negri    picture    being    banned. 


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)BBY  CONNOLLY,  STANLEY  BERGERMAN, 
KRL  FREUND,  SID  HERZIG,  Y.  P.  HARBURG, 
\Y  GORNEY,  ARTHUR  JARRETT,  Sr.,  ROBERT 
IODY,  THE  CAST,  TECHNICAL  CREW  and  to 

others  who  helped  make 

MOONLIGHT  a„d  PRETZELS 

N     OUTSTANDING     PRODUCTION 

• 

William  Rowland  and  Monte  Brice  Production  .  .  . 
Piduction  Numbers  and  Ideas  by  Bobby  Connolly  .  .  . 
Siry   by   Monte   Brice,   Sig   Herzig  and   Arthur  Jarrett 

.  Music  Supervision  by  Jay  Gorney  .  .  .  Most  of  the 
sigs  and  lyrics  by  Y.  P.  Harburg  and  Jay  Gorney  .  .  . 

ditional  songs  by  Herman  Hupfeld,  Al  Siegel,  Sammy 

jn  .  .  .  Directed  by  Monte  Brice  and  Karl  Freund  .  .  . 


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to  the  Motion  Picture  Industry 

and  . . 
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Special  Attractions 
Cochran  &  Krimsky 
Universal,  Paramount 
Warner  Bros.,  Fox 


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Eaves  Building 
151  WEST  46th  ST.,  NEW  YORK  BRyant  9-7212 


THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST  EQUIPPED  SERVICE  SOUND  STUDIOS   EAST  OF  HOLLYWOOD" 


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for  the  producer,  with 
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The  Logical  place  to 
make  theatrical,  com- 
mercial, industrial,  edu- 
cational  subjects. 


The  studio  pictured  above  formerly  operated  by  Paramount  is  located  in  Astoria,  L.  I.,  15  minutes  from  Times  Square, 
consists  of  five  stages,  the  main  stage  being  217  feet  by  120  feet.  Stages,  projection  rooms,  cutting  rooms,  dressing 
rooms,  etc.,  are  equipped  to  the  highest  degree  for  productions,  regardless  of  their  size.  Productions  recently  completed 
at    the    above    plant    include    "Moonlight   and    Pretzels"    and     "The    Emperor    Jones." 


Western  Electric  Im- 
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This  studio  is  located  in  the  Bronx,  New  York,  consists  of  two  stages,  the  main  stage  measuring  98  by  72  feet  in  size, 
with  same  modern  facilities  available  as  offered  in  the  Astoria  plant.  Recent  productions  completed  at  the  above  studio 
include  "Midnight,"  series  of  Lambs'  Club  shorts.  Tom  Howard  shorts,  and  a  series  of  Two-reel  Musicals  for  Universal 
release. 

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«day,  July  25,  1933 


DAILY 


IERICAN  FILMS  HIT 
NEW  FRENCH  QUOTA 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

)  ubbed  pictures  last  year  but 
p  been  looking  forward  to  great- 
■  mand  for  such  films.  They  plan 
j  )test  to  the  Government  on  the 
wad  that  they  cannot  continue  in 
isiess  here  under  such  restric- 
■k  Independent  exhibitors  al- 
■k  have  complained  to  Premier 
'a  iier  that  they  will  suffer  a 
u  age  of  product. 


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(Continued  from  Page  1) 

1  to  its  force  in  the  last  few 
hs.  The  company,  organized 
;  five  years  ago,  has  built  up  a 
nail  order  supply  business  in 
novie  industry.  It  maintains 
ractories  and  an  export  division 
aw  York. 


II  UIT  ADDS  MEMPHIS  HOUSE 

I  mphis— G.  C.  S.  Theater  Cir- 
ri )f  Chicago  has  acquired  the  Or- 
n<  m  on  a  15-year  lease  and  will 
I  sn  it  about  Sept.  1.  Mort  D. 
I  )erg,  Aaron  Carushon  and  Leo 
.  )lomon  are  the  head  of  the  cir- 
i  which  is  understood  to  have 
3C ;  40  houses. 


DIA  SPEAKS"  IN  SPANISH 

Spanish    dialogue    version    of 
sr  Futter's  "India  Speaks"  has 
completed   for  world-wide   re- 
by  RKO. 


Y  LEE  TAKES  PARTNER 

J.  Ross,  for  14  years  associated 

Ivy   Lee,   leading   public   rela- 

counsel    handling    the    Rocke- 

;    interests    among    others,    has 

tie  a  partner  with  Lee,  the  firm 

being  changed  to  Ivy  Lee  and 

Ross. 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 

OREIGN  FILMS 


E  GROSSE  ATTRAKTION"  ("The  Big 
tion"),  German  musical  romance,  with 
4  titles.  Produced  by  Tobis-Tauber- 
a.  Directed  by  Max  Reichman.  With 
d  Tauber,  Marianne  Winkelstern, 
Lyon,  Siegfried  Arno,  Teddy  Bill, 
mted  by  Bavaria  Film  Co. 
<stage  story,  giving  Richard  Tauber 
of  vocal  opportunities  in  the  role  of 
br  and  band  leader.  Romance  is  pro- 
by  a  girl  dancer  who  succeeds  not 
i  her  stage  ambitions  but  in  winning 
.■ro's  love. 


>RN  ANEW,"  Soviet  silent  production 
jstokkino.      Directed    by    E.   Gryaznof. 

by  "a  cultural  shock  brigade"  of  the 
ry    Workers'    Club.      Distributed    by 
jo. 
y  of  a  young  ruralite  who  goes  to  the 

r  vengeance  but  is  converted   into  a 

worker  under  the  Soviet  industrial- 
and  cultural  program.  The  picture 
naturally   acted   and    has   a    human 

t  angle. 


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PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •  •  IT  WILL  be  interesting  to  watch  the  developments 
in  the  Warners'  experiment  of  holding  their  Round  Table  Con- 
ferences in  lieu  of  the  usual  annual  sales  conventions 

these  will  take  place  at  New  York,  Chicago  and  Toronto 

Andy  Smith  will  outline  the  product  and  sales  policies  at  the 
New  York  and  Toronto  meets,  and  Grad  Sears  will  have  charge 
of  the   Chicago   meeting the   salesmen   will   not   attend 

only  the  district  and  branch  managers Andy  and 

Grad  will  then  go  into  private  huddles  with  each  individual  man- 
ager,  covering  the   special   problems  that  each  man  must  face 

in  the  coming  selling  season 

*  *  #  # 

•  •      •     LATER    ON    the    salesmen    will    be    contacted    by 

Messrs.  Sears  and  Smith  in  their  own  branches not  only 

the  salesmen,  but  every  member  of  the  branch  staffs  will  be  in 

on  these  local  sales  conferences Warners  feel  that  the 

bookers  and  the  boys  in  the  poster  rooms  are  a  part  of  the 
sales  force they  contact  the  exhibitors,  and  their  opin- 
ions are  very  much  worth  while whatever  other  results 

may  be  achieved  by  the  new  policy,  there  will  be  a  definite 
economy  in  the  saving  of  time  and  expense  in  pulling  the  sales- 
men in  from  their  territories  to  attend  the  sales  conventions  as 
in  the  past 

'•$  ^  ^  ^ 

•  •  •  IT  MAY  interest  you  gents  who  are  planning  to 
participate  in  the  Empey  Club  Boat  Ride  up  the  Hudson  on 
Aug.  2  to  learn  that  the  boat  that  will  convey  you  to 

Bear    Mountain   is   called   "Ossining" to   carry    out   the 

prison  atmosphere  they  are  trying  to  borrow  a  platoon  of 
"trusties"  from  the  Sing  Sing  warden but  this  will  hard- 
ly be  necessary,  as  a  lotta  ginks  from  630  Ninth  Avenoo  will 
be  on  board 

*K  v  -P  't* 

•  •      •      SHE    TOOK    a    gamble    on    her   manager's    advice 

and  copped  plenty that  is  the  interesting  story 

of  Eleanor  Holm for  manager  Leo  Morrison  persuaded 

her  to  get  a  release  on  her  Warner  contract  so  she  could  come 
east  and  compete  in  the  recent  swimming  meet  at  Jones  Beach 

Eleanor  broke  her  own  Olympic  record  for  the  back- 
stroke   and  the  sport  pages  of  the  nation's  newspapers 

have  been  filled  with  the  news that  makes  the  girl   a 

natural  right  now  for  a  big  feature  production which 

will  probably  be  announced  shortly RKO  was  smart 

and  grabbed  her  for  a  circuit  clout she  opens  Aug.  4  at 

the  Palace  in  Chi Eleanor  gets  more  fan  mail  than  many 

Hollywood  stars,  for  this  yere  country  is  athletic  crazee 

the  gal  happens  to  be  a  "looker,"  as  well  as  an  athlete 

•P  SfC  (|*  sfs 

•  •  •  BACK  IN  the  film  game  is  Charlie  Giegerich, 
handling  the  publicity  on  "Savage  Gold,"  now  current  at  the 

Mayfair Pathe    News    rushed    out   a    special    on    Wiley 

Post's  arrival  home  and  had  it  in  the  local  and  nearby  theaters 
on  Sunday the  Arkayo  theaters  in  the  Metropolitan  dis- 
trict cashed  in  immediately  on  the  special  clip  by  putting  bark- 
ers out  front A  dinner  will  be  given  this  week  at  the 

Fraternity  Club  for  Mary  Spaulding  and  Jl  L.  Tortosa,  who 
collaborated  on  the  Spanish  version  of  Walter  Futter's  "India 
Speaks" 

ip  If!  Jp  S(E 

•  •  •  AT  THE  PREVIEW  of  "Voltaire"  starring  George 
Arliss  to  be  given  by  Warners  tomorrow  eve  on  board  the  He  de 
France  in  connection  with  a  dinner  given  by  the  French  Line.  .  . 
the  guests  will  include  Alfred  EL  Smith,  Mayor  O'Brien,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Irving  Thalberg,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Montgomery,  Will 
H.  Hays,  S.  L.  Rothafel,  William  Gillette,  H.  M.  Warner,  Major 
Warner  and  others 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


FILM  INTAKES  COVER 
PRODUCTION  NEEDS 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

and  the  completion  of  eight  new  sea- 
son pictures  to   date. 

"We  have  more  pictures  completed 
and  in  work  than  ever  before,"  said 
Depinet,  "and  our  run  of  summer 
product  is  living  up  to  all  expecta- 
tions. We  can  only  judge  business 
by  actual  box  office  receipts  and 
therefore  when  we  see  that  'Double 
Harness'  played  to  $10,850  in  Wash- 
ington last  week  against  an  average 
weekly  business  at  the  same  house 
for  June  of  $3,900,  we  know  that 
the  product  is  satisfactory  and  that 
we  can  continue  to  chalk  up  suffi- 
cient for  our  studio  needs." 

RKO  now  has  the  last  six  pictures 
on  the  1932-33  line-up  completed  and 
five  on  the  new  schedule.  Three 
others  on  the  1933-34  line-up  are 
finishing  this  week.  Release  dates 
are  set  up  to  Nov.  10. 


Harding,  Bancroft  Films 
Set  by  Twentieth  Century 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

tists  release.  George  Bancroft  also 
has  signed  a  term  contract  with  the 
Schenck-Zanuck  unit.  His  first  ve- 
hicle will  be  "Blood  Money,"  by  Ro- 
land Brown. 


Four  M-G-M  Features 
On  August  Release  List 

Four  feature  vehicles  are  set  for 
August  release  by  M-G-M.  They  in- 
clude "Tugboat  Annie,"  with  Marie 
Dressier,  Wallace  Beery,  Maureen 
O'Sullivan  and  Robert  Young; 
"Show  World,"  with  Alice  Brady, 
Jackie  Cooper,  Frank  Morgan,  Jim- 
my Durante,  Russell  Hardie,  Madge 
Evans,  Eddie  Quillan,  Weber  and 
Fields,  Fay  Templeton  and  May 
Robson;  "Turn  Back  the  Clock," 
with  Lee  Tracy,  Mae  Clarke,  Otto 
Kruger  and  Peggy  Shannon,  and 
"Night  Flight,"  with  John  and  Lio- 
nel Barrymore,  Helen  Hayes,  Clark 
Gable  and  Robert  Montgomery. 


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William   DeMille  Philippe   De   Lacy 

Johnny    Hines  Arthur    Lubin 

Harry   H.   Zehner  Lila   Lee 

Bob  Wolff  Mortimer  D.  Sickowitt 


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SCHENCK  SUPPORTS 
EMERGENCY  DRIVE 


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been    received    from    the    Hays    Or- 
ganization, asking  that  all  producers 
be  included  under  the  blanket  code. 

Similar  wires  from  various  corpo- 
rations and  industries  have  been 
coming  in  at  the  rate  of  dozens  per 
hour,  with  all  classes  pledging  sup- 
port. 

A  statement  in  the  latest  Allied 
States  Ass'n  bulletin  by  Abram  F. 
Myers,  to  the  effect  that  dissatisfac- 
tion with  the  failure  of  the  Adminis- 
tration to  deal  frankly  with  busi- 
nesses caused  the  blanket  order,  was 
sharply  denied  by  Frank  R.  Wilson 
of  the  National  Industrial  Recovery 
Act  staff.  Wilson  declared  the  pur- 
pose of  this  order  was  to  include 
both  high  and  low  of  every  business. 


Cartoon  Comedy  Feature 
Contemplated  by  Disney 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

plan  for  the  production.  No  animal 
characters  will  be  used  in  the  film. 

All  13  Silly  Symphonies  on  the 
new  line-up  will  be  in  color  and  the 
13  Mickey  Mouse  cartoons  in  black 
and  white.  Theme  songs  for  car- 
toons that  warrant  musical  num- 
bers, will  be  written  by  Frank 
Churchill  and  Leigh  Harline  of  his 
musical  department. 

Disney  has  started  an  art  school 
for  his  entire  staff  of  130  artists  and 
also  for  artists  who  desire  training 
in  animation.  The  class  meets  twice 
a  week.  The  cartoonist  claimed  that 
Mickey  Mouse  releases  were  cost- 
ing $20,000  each  to  make,  exclusive 
of  print  cost. 


Eddie  Bonns  New  Head 

Of  "U"  Shorts  Sales 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

post  of  short  subject  sales  manager 
at  Universal  has  been  vacant  for  the 
past  year.  Universal's  1933-34  line- 
up of  shorts  includes  five  serials,  52 
two-reelers  and  59  one-reelers. 


MINIATURE  MOVIES  DIGEST 

A  periodical  bulletin  dealing  with 
16  mm.  film  product,  equipment  and 
activities  is  being  issued  by  A.  D.  V. 
Storey  under  the  title  of  "Miniature 
Movies  Digest,"  to  be  followed  later 
by  a  "Miniature  Movies  Year  Book 
for  1933-34."  The  bulletin  is  dis- 
tributed to  members  of  the  Minia- 
ture Movies  Institute  and  16  mm. 
Motion  Picture  Board  of  Trade. 

The  third  annual  Miniature 
Movies  conference  will  be  held  in 
New  York,  Sept.  28-29. 


Luncheon  to  Disney 

United  Artists   will    tender  a    luncheon 

today    to  Walt    Disney,    producer    of    the 

"Mickey  Mouse"    and    "Silly    Symphony" 

cartoons  distributed    by    U.    A. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH   W1LK 


HOLLYWOOD 
"£RADLE  SONG"  will  be  Doro- 
thea Wieck's  first  picture  for 
Paramount,  rather  than  "White  Wo- 
man," the  studio  announced  yester- 
day. It  goes  in  work  next  week. 
"White  Woman"  also  starts  produc- 
tion immediately  with  Charles 
Laughton,  the  Nero  of  "The  Sign 
of  the  Cross,"  in  the  leading  male 
role.      The    feminine    lead    will    be 

selected  within  a  few  days. 

*  *         * 

Adele  St.  Maur,  formerly  of  the 
New  York  Theater  Guild,  has  been 
signed  for  Jesse  L.  Lasky's  produc- 
tion, "The  Worst  Woman  in  Paris?". 
Others  engaged  in  support  of 
Adolphe  Menjou,  Benita  Hume  and 
Harvey  Stephens  include  Leonard 
Carey,    Torben    Meyer,    John    Trent 

and  Theresa  Harris. 

*  *         * 

Marc  Connelly  has  had  his  con- 
tract renewed  by  Paramount,  and,  at 
his  own  request,  will  work  on  the 
screen  play  for  "Alice  in  Wonder- 
land" with  Joseph   Mankiewicz   and 

Director  Norman  McLeod. 

*  *         * 

RKO  cast  assignments:  Ferdinand 
Gottschalk  and  Edwin  Maxwell  for 
"Ann  Vickers";  Morgan  Wallace, 
Leon  Waycoff,  Bruce  Warren,  Sam- 
uel Hinds,  Jimmy  Flaven  and  Clar- 
ence Geldert  for  "Shanghai  Mad- 
ness"; Gilbert  Roland  opposite  Con- 
stance Bennett  in  "Without  Glory"; 
Betty  Grable  and  Leif  Erickson  for 
a  musical  short  featuring  Ted  Fiori- 
to  and  his  band. 

*  *         # 

Herbert  Marshall  and  his  wife, 
Edna  Best,  have  arrived  in  Los  An- 
geles from  England.  Marshall  will 
begin  screen  work  soon  for  Para- 
mount. 

4c  $  afc 

William  S.  Hart  is  resting  easy  in 
the  hospital  after  undergoing  a 
major  abdominal  operation. 

*  *         * 

George  Archainbaud  will  direct 
Constance  Bennett  in  RKO's  "With- 
out Glory."  Miss  Bennett  has  two 
other  pictures  to  make  for  RKO  next 
season. 

Paramount  cast  assignments: 
Bobby  Arnst,  William  B.  Davidson 
and  Kathleen  Burke  for  "Torch 
Singer";  Edwin  Maxwell  and  Ed- 
mund Breese  for  "Duck  Soup"; 
Matsui  for  "Captain  Jericho";  Harry 
Akst,  Cyril  Ring,  Billy  Bevan  and 
Sammy  Cohen  for  "Too  Much  Har- 
mony." 

Will  Rogers'  daughter,  Mary,  who 
was  discovered  on  the  Fox  lot  act- 
ing under  the  pseudonym  of  Mary 
Howard,  and  who  decided  to  revert 
to  her  father's  name,  has  switched 
back  again  to  Mary  Howard  and  will 
appear  in  the  role  of  Diana  in  "My 
Weakness"  under  her  assumed  name. 
She  wants  to  make  good  on  her  own. 


Charles  Stumar,  ace  cameraman 
who  photographed  "The  Secrets  of 
the  Blue  Room,"  for  Universal,  is 
doing  the  camera  work  on  "Satur- 
day's  Millions,"   also  for   Universal. 

*  *         * 

Johnny  Guedel,  former  U.  C.  L.  A. 
student,  has  joined  the  Hal  Roach 
scenario  staff.  Two  of  his  original 
stories  attracted  the  attention  of 
the  comedy  producer  and  he  was 
placed  under  contract. 

Lew  Collins,  who  directed  "Sky- 
ways" for  Monogram,  is  directing 
"The  Ship  of  Wanted  Men,"  for 
Screencraft  Productions.  The  story 
is  an  original  by  Ethel  Hill,  with 
screen  play  and  dialogue  by  Joseph 
O'Donnell  and  Collins.  The  cast  in- 
cludes Dorothy  Sebastian,  Leon 
Waycoff,  Jason  Robards,  Fred  Koh- 
ler,  James  Flavin  and  others. 

Fred  Niblo,  Jr.,  the  scenarist,  for- 
merly with  Paramount  and  Univer- 
sal, recently  returned  from  Italy  and 
is  working  on  "Flying  Down  to  Rio," 
which  will  be  made  by  Louis  Brock, 
with  Mark  Sandrich  directing. 

*  *         * 

Monaei  Lindley  has  completed  an 
important  role  in  "Waffles,"  which 
was  produced  by  Helen  Mitchell, 
Ltd.  Miss  Lindley  appeared  in 
"Ship  13"  and  was  also  featured  in 
"Between  the  Sheets,"  which  was 
staged  in  Los  Angeles. 

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Gus  Meins  is  directing  "Beauty 
and  the  Bus,"  starring  Thelma  Todd 
and  Patsy  Kelly.  He  also  directed 
"We're   in   the   Dough"   in   the   All- 

Star  series  at  the  Hal  Roach  studios. 

*  *         # 

Our  Passing  Show:  Jack  Holt, 
Lois  Wilson,  Ben  Alexander,  Ray- 
mond Hatton,  Estelle  Taylor,  Elea- 
nor Fair,  Leatrice  Joy,  Jeanie  Mac- 
Pherson,  Tom  Fortune  at  the  dinner 
given  by  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  to  mark 
the  twentieth  anniversary  of  his  ad- 
vent into  the  motion  picture  busi- 
ness. 

*  *         * 

Jean  Muir,  who  recently  started 
her  screen  career  at  Warners  by 
playing  a  corpse  in  "Bureau  of 
Missing  Persons,"  now  has  a  role  in 
"The  World  Changes,"  with  Paul 
Muni.  Production  started  this  week 
with  Mervyn  LeRoy  directing.  Mary 
Astor,  Guy  Kibbee,  Aline  McMahon 
and  Anna  Q.  Nilsson  are  among  the 
supporting  players. 

*  *         * 

Edward  Manson,  head  of  Mon- 
arch's story  department,  is  busy 
reading  novels,  plays  and  originals 
for  submission  as  material  on  the 
coming  year's  program. 

*  *         * 

Richard  Barthelmess  begins  work 
this  week  in  First  National's 
"Shanghai  Orchid,"  by  Gene  Towne 
and  C.  Graham  Baker.  Walter  Lang 
will  direct.  Ann  Dvorak  has  the 
feminine  lead. 


CALL  GENERAL  STRII 
IN  STUDIOS  ON  GO/ 


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are  effected  by  the  order.  G 
refused  to  comment  on  reports 
theater  projectionists  would 
called  out. 

Warner  Bros.,  Metro-Gold\ 
Mayer,  Fox,  United  Artists  and  ) 
operated  yesterday  with  unempl: 
sound  workers,  radio  service 
and  telephone  men.  Union  men 
clared  a  poll  of  radio  stations 
vealed  that  radio  technicians  had 
fused  studio  offers.  The  sound  m 
union  had  agents  with  40  indep 
ent  producers  unaffected  by 
strike. 

Initial     steps     to     replace     al 
660  sound  men  who  went  on  st 
;Sunday  were  taken  yesterday  bjj 
studios     through     the    insertion 
newspaper  ads  for  "men  capabh 
doing  any  kind  of  work  in  the  I 
duction  of  movies."    The  controvt 
revolves     around    demands     of 
sound  men  for  a  contract  includir 
maximum  working  day  of  12  he' 
and  a  six-day  week.    In  announc 
rejection  of  the  contract,  Pat  Ca.1 
representing  the   producers,   bla: 
the  trouble  on  a  dispute  between 
I.A.T.S.E.    and   the   Brotherhood 
Electrical  Workers  regarding  wK 
group  has  jurisdiction  over  the  so1 
men. 

Harold  V.  Smith,  business  ag- 
for  the  sound  men,  said  yester  J 
that  no  progress  had  been  made 
ward  a  settlement.  He  also  diffe  ( 
with  Casey  on  the  dispute  betw 
the  two  union  locals,  declaring  t 
the  Electrical  Workers  Brotherh1 
has  only  a  few  members  whereas 
Sound  Workers  Union  has  more  tl 
600. 


Romberg  and  Harbach 
Are  Signed  by  Fox 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

been  signed  by  Fox  to  write  an 
iginal  musical  for  the  screen.  Prt 
dent  Sidney  R.  Kent  stated  yest 
day  that  this  production  would 
part  of  Fox's  plan  to  place  itself) 
the  forefront  in  the  production1 
film  musicals.  The  company  recej 
ly  bought  "Music  in  the  Air," 
Jerome  Kern-Oscar  Hammersti 
stage  hit.  Romberg  and  Harbs 
will  go  to  the  coast  soon  to  con- 
with  Winfield  Sheehan,  who  will" 
production,  details.  Meanwhile 
scenarist  from  the  coast  studios 
coming  east  to  assist  in  prepa: 
tions  for  the  picture,  which  will 
made  in  Hollywood. 


Montague    Optimistic 

Kansas  City— Stepping  off  the  east- 
bound  Chief  for  a  brief  talk  with  Harry 
Taylor,  local  branch  manager,  General 
Sales  Manager  Abe  Montague  of  Co- 
lumbia waxed  very  enthusiastic  over 
the  fall  outlook.  Rube  Jackter,  assis- 
tant to  Montague,  accompanied  him.  Ex- 
hibitors are  in  a  better  buying  mood 
and  the  company  is  in  a  strong  financial 
condition,    they    declared. 


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IRA  NOWALL  SET  TO  HANDLE  AMUSEMENT  CODES 

arry  M.  Warner  Wires  President  Pledging  Support 


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Effected  as  Speedily 
as  Possible 

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pport  of  the  Administration  s 
)yment  program  and  a  promise 
Jt  it  into  effect  throughout  the 
(ier  organization  as  speedily  as 
pie  was  pledged  in  a  telegram 
yesterday  by  Harry  M.  Warner 
,'resident  Roosevelt.  Studios, 
ers,  home  offices  and  subsidiary 
anies  are  included  among  those 

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motion     endorsing     President 
evelt's  work  program  and  urg- 
ill  members  to  cooperate  with 
OHRA,  extending  the  use  of  their 
ns    to    aid    in    furthering    the 
lj:gency  drive,  was  passed  at  yes- 
try's  meeting  of  the  New  Jersey 
"  i  unit.     The  exhib  group  also 
id   a   resolution   declaring  it  is 
ir  for  any  producer  to  charge  an 
)itor  50  per  cent  of  his  gross  as 
price  of  any  one  picture. 


ie  Theater  Corp. 
Formed  in  Cincinnati 

icinnati — Albee    Theater    Corp. 

been    incorporated    to    acquire 

cers  by  purchase  or  lease  and 
Operate  houses.  Incorporators 
\J.    Miller    Walker,    Kenneth   B. 

reit  and   Robert  H.   Davis. 


olumbia  Studio  Reopens 

'est  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
I  Hollywood  —  Sam  Briskin  an- 
(ounced  yesterday  that  Columbia 
|  ctures  Studio  will  reopen  tomorrow 
I  th  two  feature  companies,  and  one 
fort   subject  company   working. 


Studios  Adopt  Roosevelt  Scales  July  31 

West    Coast    Bureau    of    THE    FILM   DAILY 
Hollywood — Will   H.   Hays  wired    President   Roosevelt  yesterday   that   pending 
acceptance    of    an     industry    code,    producers    will     put    minimum     wage    and 
maximum    hour    scales    for    all    production    people    into   effect   July    31. 


ST.  LOUIS  EXHIBITORS 
WILL  MEET  TOMORROW 

St.  Louis — Meeting  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  0.  of  St.  Louis,  Eastern  Missouri 
and  Southern  Illinois  at  the  Coro- 
nado  Hotel  tomorrow  is  expected  to 
draw  a  record  attendance,  President 
Fred  Wehrenberg  having  asked  all 
theater  owners  in  this  territory  to 
attend  and  participate  in  discussion 
on  the  proposed  exhibition  code.  Ac- 
tion will  be  taken  on  the  draft 
adopted  at  the  recent  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
meeting  in  Chicago.  Wehrenberg  is 
a  member  of  the  special  committee 
of  three  which  will  draft  a  brief  to 
be  forwarded  to  Washington  along 
with  the  new  code. 


Sam  Cohen  Appointed 

Roach  Publicity  Head 

West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Sam  W.  B.  Cohen  has 
been  appointed  director  of  publicity 
at  the  Hal  Roach  studios. 


OHIO  THEATER  MEN 
MEET  AUG.  1 0N  CODE 

Columbus — A  meeting  to  discuss 
the  proposed  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  exhibi- 
tion code  has  been  called  for  10 
A.  M.,  Aug.  1,  at  the  Deshler-Wal- 
lick  Hotel  by  P.  J.  Wood,  business 
manager  of  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Ohio. 
All  exhibitors  in  the  state  are  being 
urged  to  attend.  Suggestions  nec- 
essary to  cover  the  situation  in  Ohio 
will  be  made  to  the  federal  admin- 
istrator. 


Independents  Would  End 
Six  Principal  Abuses 

Six  major  abuses  are  among  the 
unfair  practices  to  be  discussed  by 
independent  producers,  distributors 
and  exhibitors  at  the  conference  to 
be  held  starting  July  31  at  the  Hotel 
Astor  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Federation  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Industry  of  America.  These  six 
evils,  elimination  of  which  would  re- 
open many  theaters  and  go   a  long 

(Continued    on   Page    8) 


Studios  Expect  to  Operate 
On  Normal  Schedule  Today 


Ohio  Admission  Tax 

Now  Goes  Into  Effect 

Columbus  —  Governor  George 
White  permitted  the  special  emerg- 
ency tax  on  admissions,  enacted 
by  the  last  session  of  the  Ohio  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  to  become  a  law 
without  his  signature  and  it  will  be 
effective  immediately.  The  few  the- 
aters in  the  state  which  will  be 
affected   by  the   new   law,   three   in 

(Continued   on    Page   4) 


Bv  RALPH   WILK 
West     Coast     Manager,     FILM     DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Producers  declared 
that  the  studios  worked  at  fifty  to 
sixty  percent  of  normal  schedule 
yesterday  and  that  today  normal 
level  would  be  reached.  Thirty  to 
forty  percent  of  cameramen  report- 
ed as  usual  and  competent  men  have 
been  found  to  man  the  plants.  Pres- 
ident Elliott  of  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  with- 
drew his  organization  from  the  basic 

(Continued   on    Page   4) 


Saul   A.  Rosenblatt   Joins 

Johnson    Staff    to    Aid 

on  Amusement  Codes 

Bv    WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — With  the  addition  of 
Saul  A.  Rosenblatt,  New  York  at- 
torney long  identified  with  the 
Nathan  Burkan  office,  to  the  staff  of 
General  Hugh  Johnson,  the  National 
Industrial  Recovery  Administration 
states  it  is  now  prepared  to  handle 

(Continued   on    Page    4) 


RALPH  STAUB  QUITS 
COLUMBIA  PICTURES 

W'csi  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Ralph  Staub,  head  of 
comedy  shorts  production  at  Colum- 
bia Pictures  and  for  the  past  seven 
years  producer  of  "Screen  Snap- 
shots" released  by  that  company, 
has  resigned.  He  says  he  will  an- 
nounce a  new  major  studio  affilia- 
tion shortly. 


Upstate  Exhibs  Framing 
Availability  Schedule 

Buffalo — As  part  of  the  code  re- 
quired under  the  Recovery  Act,  ex- 
hibitors in  Buffalo,  Kenmore,  Wil- 
liamsville  and  Lackawanna  are 
drawing  up  a  schedule  covering 
availability  and  clearance  for  the 
season  1933-34.  A  committee  has 
been  working  for  some  time  on  this 
code  which,  if  adopted  and  agreed! 
upon  by  a  majority  of  the  exhibi- 
tors in  these  cities  and  towns,  will 
be  as  binding  as  the  industry  code. 


Lab  Code  Drafted 

Final  draft  of  the  laboratory  code 
was  completed  yesterday  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Associated  Laboratories  of  America.  A 
general  meeting  of  the  association  has 
been  called  for  Friday  noon  at  the 
Hotel  Astor  when  the  code  will  be 
submitted   to   the  members   for  approval. 


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— P.  A.  Harle,  La  Cinematographic  Francaise, 
Rue    de    la    Cour-des-Noues.    19. 


FINANCIAL 


NEW   YORK    STOCK    MARKET 

Net 
High     Low  Close     Chg. 

Am.     Sear 4'/8       43/4       Vh  +     Vz 

Columbia   Picts.   vtc.  2014     19'/2     2014     +   1 V* 

Con.     Fm.     Ind.     pfd.   10  9  9         

East.     Kodak     78  Vi     75         75      —  314 

Fox    Fm.     "A"     3'/2       3'4       314     

Loew's,     Inc 24  Vi     23         23%  —     Vi 

do     pfd 72         72         72  

Paramount    ctfs.     ...      1%        lS/g        134      

Pathe     Exch 1%       ls/s       1%      

do    "A"     7Va       6Vi       7       +     % 

RKO     4  35/a       334  +     1/4 

Warner    Bros 6Vs       5Vi       53A     

NEW   YORK   CURB    MARKET 
Gen.    Th.    Eq.    pfd...    9-16     9-16     9-16 

Technicolor      8'A       8  8       —     1/4 

Trans-Lux     23/8       23/8       23/8   +     Vs 

NEW   YORK    BOND    MARKET 
Gen.    Th.    Eq.    6s40.      6'/4       6  6       +     Vs 

Gen.   Th.    Eq.6s40ctfs.     5  5  5  

Keith    A-0    6s    46...    53         52         52       —  1 

Loew    6s    41  ww 783/8     783/8     783/8   +   1% 

Paramount  6s  47    ...   28'/4     28 1/4     28 V4   +   1 1/4 

Par.    5  lis    50     28         265/8     27       —1 

Warner's   6s   39    34Vi     32'/2     33       +     % 

NEW    YORK    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 
Vara.    Publix     1  %       1  Vi       1  Vi  —     Vs 


CHESTERFIELD'S 

Next  Production 

"A  MAN  OF 
SENTIMENT" 

by 

Frederick  H.  Brennan 


1540  B'way. 


N.  Y.  C. 


Aubrey  Kennedy  Brings 
Up  First  2  Florida  Pictures 

Aubrey  M.  Kennedy  will  arrive  in 
New  York  today  from  St.  Peters- 
burg, Fla..  with  the  first  two  Ken- 
nedy Sunshine  Specials  to  show  as 
samples  of  the  product  that  can  be 
turned  out  in  Florida.  The  features 
are  "Chloe,"  made  bv  Marshall 
Neilan  with  music  by  Erno  Rapee. 
and  ''Playthings  of  Desire,''  made 
by  George  Melford.  Immediate  re- 
lease is  planned,  with  distribution 
arrangements  to  be  set  by  Kennedy 
while  here. 

Other  re'eases  in  prospect  from 
the  Kennedy  City  studios  include 
Buster  Keaton's  first  independent 
production,  which  goes  into  work  im- 
mediately; "The  Tom  Cat,"  by  Mar- 
garet Mayo,  now  in  work;  "Twin 
Beds,"  being  directed  by  Ford  Ster- 
ling-, and  "The  Flat  Tire,"  second 
Melford  nroduction. 


Distribution  Deals 

Closed  by  Majestic 

Majestic  Pictures  have  closed  a 
deal  with  Jensen  &  Von  Herberg  of 
Seattle  for  the  distribution  of  Ma- 
iestic's  1933-34  schedule.  Louis  and 
Gene  Marcus  are  the  new  Majestic 
franchise  holders  in  Salt  Lake  City 
and  Denver.  Harry  Rucker  has  been 
appointed  branch  manager  of  the 
Jensen-Von   Herberg   exchange. 


ANITA  PAGE,  E.  HOLM  BOOKED 

Anita  Page  is  coming  east  to  head 
the  Billy  Rose  unit,  "Crazy  Quilt," 
with  Charles  King  and  Smith  and 
Dale  for  a  24-week  vaudeville  tour. 
The  Leon  Morrison  office  handled 
negotiations.  Morrison  also  has 
booked  Eleanor  Holm,  aquatic 
:hamp,  for  personal  appearances 
opening  Aug.  4  in  Chicago. 


GET    ST.    LOUIS    HOUSE 

St.  Louis — Metropolitan  Theaters 
Corp.,  controlled  by  Harry,  Sam  and 
Nat  Koplar,  Emil  Strauss  and  the 
Sommers  Estate,  holders  of  the  sec- 
ond deed  of  trust,  have  bought  the 
St.  Louis  Theater  under  foreclosure 
proceedings.  Harry  Koplar  says  the 
house  will  reopen  early  in  the  fall 
as    a    first-run. 


GEO.   LABY   TO   HOLYOKE 

Boston — George  Laby,  manager  of 
the  Fenway  theater,  left  this  week 
for  Holyoke,  where  he  will  take 
charge  of  the  Victory.  Laby  came 
here  five  years  ago  from  the  Rialto 
New  York,  and  has  managed  the 
Washington  St.  Olympia  and  the 
new  Paramount. 


MARIAN   NIXON    AT   RKO 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Marian  Nixon  has 
been  signed  by  RKO  for  "A  Chance 
at  Heaven,"  with  Joel  McCrea  and 
Ginger  Rogers.  William  Seiter  will 
direct. 


JOHN  EIFERT  MARRIED 

Cincinnati — John  Eifert,  handling 
West  Virginia  sales  for  Warner- 
First  National,  was  married  a  few 
days  ago  to  Florence  Fisher. 


Newman  Sees  20%  Jump 
In  Gross  from  England 

Twenty  per  cent  more  cash  in  dis- 
tribution grosses  of  RKO  pictures 
in  England  will  be  sent  to  the  home 
office  this  year  than  last,  Sol  M. 
Newman,  managing  director  of 
Radio  Pictures,  Ltd..  told  The  Film 
Daily  yesterday.  "Theaters  are  now 
doing  about  20  per  cent  less  than 
normal  business,  but  I  predict  a 
tremendous  increase  in  attendance 
due  to  a  run  of  better  nroduct  that 
is  about  to  be  released,"  said  New- 
man, who  returns  to  London  Satur- 
dav. 


Product  Jam  May  Close 
11  East  Side  Theaters 

Manhattan  Playhouse  Circuit  will 
close  11  lower  east  side  houses  with- 
in the  next  two  months  unless  film 
booking  arrangements,  giving  the 
theaters  a  better  selection  of  major 
product,  is  made,  Jack  Steinman, 
vice-president  of  the  circuit,  stated 
to  The  Film  Daily  yesterday.  Dif- 
ficulty in  buying  away  from  the 
four  Loew  houses  in  the  same  terri- 
tory is  the  cause  for  the  proposed 
action. 

"I  refuse  to  buy  product  unless  it 
is  clear  of  the  Loew  houses,"  said 
Steinman.  "Our  lesson  was  learned 
last  year.  This  time  it  means  that 
we  buy  clear  or  close  the  theaters." 
The  Manhattan  Playhouse  theaters 
involved  are  the  Apollo,  Palestine, 
Clinton,  Hollywood,  New  Delancey, 
Florida,  Rubv,  Bijou,  Orpheum, 
Sunshine  and  New  14th  St.  The 
Loew  houses  in  the  territory  are  the 
Commodore,  Delancey,  Canal  and 
Avenue  B. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


July  27:  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  St.  Louis,  Ej« 
Mo.  6  Southern  III.  meeting  at  Con 
Hotel,    St.    Louis. 

July  28-29:     Monogram    western    sales    met 

San    Francisco. 
July    28-31:    Meeting    of     Independent    Th< 

Supply     Dealers'     Association     at     Ste 

Hotel,    Chicago. 

July  31 -Aug.   1:     Federation    of    Motion   Pit 

Industry    of    America,     Inc.,    conferenci 

Hotel  Astor,  New  York. 
July  31 -Aug.  1:  Warner  sales  meeting,  Wald 

Astoria  Hotel,  New  York. 
Aug.     2:     Outing   at    Bear   Mountain   unde 

pices  of   Motion    Picture   Club. 


ATTENDING   MAJESTIC   MEI 

Attending  the  Majestic  Pictu 
3-day  sales  convention  which  sts 
Saturday  at  the  Drake  Hotel,  O 
cago,  will  be: 

Herman    Gluckman   and    Al    Kre! 
York;    William    D.    Shapiro,    Boston;    J 
Herberg,     Seattle;     Gene    Marcus,     Salt'  T 
City;     Tony     Lucchese,     Philadelphia;     Be 
Mills,     Albany;     Jack     Berkowitz     and    H; 
Berkson.    Buffalo;    Mr.    Saxe,    Detroit;   Mr 
Segal.    Cincinnati ;    J.    S.    Berkowitz.    I.  j 
geles;    Mel    Hulling,    San    Francisco;    Ta» 
A.     Branon,    Atlanta:     Robert    Cle" 
R.     C.     Mcllheran,     Dallas;     Philip 
and  L.     Wintroub,  Omaha;  Allen  Burke  I 
sas    City;    Joe    Sk;rboll    and    J.    Ciark. 
burgh;      Carl     Michel,     Minneapolis:     M 
Brown.    Canada;    Charles   Trampe.   Milwj 
and    Joe    Silverman,    Oklahoma    City. 

The  first  three  pictures.  "Sing  3 
Sing,"  "Curtain  at  Eight,"  and  "Tht 
of  Nora  Moran"  of  the  1933-34  produd 
be  screened  for  the  franchise  holders  an 
salesmen. 


THIRD    SHOWMENS    RELEASE 

"Ship  of  Wanted  Men,"  third 
Showmens  Pictures  production,  will 
be  released  about  Aug.  15,  says  Da- 
vid J.  Mountan,  president.  Screen- 
craft  Productions  has  placed  the 
story  in  work  on  the  coast.  Lew 
Collins  is  directing  under  super- 
vision of  Al  Alt,  with  cast  including 
Dorothy  Sebastian,  Leon  Waycoff, 
Fred  Kohler,  Maurice  Black,  James 
Flavin,  John  Ince,  Jason  Robards, 
Gertrude  Astor,  Kit  Guard,  Herbert 
Evans  and  George  Hayes. 


"GOLD   DIGGERS"   FOR   LOEW 

Warner's  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933," 
now  in  its  eighth  week  on  Broadway, 
has  been  bousrbt  by  Loew  for  its  en- 
tire Metropolitan  Circuit  for  a  full 
week's  rur<  starting  Sept.  1  and 
playing  Labor  Day  Week. 


BEACH    PINCH   RILES    READE 

Deal,  N.  J. — Walter  Reade,  cir- 
cuit operator,  arrested  for  appear- 
ing with  his  son  on  the  Deal  Casino 
beach  in  bathing  trunks  without 
shirt,  says  he  plans  an  action  for 
damages. 


COL.  FRED  LEVY  of  Louisville  arrived. 
New    York    yesterday   for   a   week's   stay. 

LEO    MORRISON    leaves   Friday   for  the  CO 

WILLIAM  FRAWLEY,  Broadway  actor  I 
to  a  term  contract  by  Paramount  through 
Morrison    office,     left    yesterday    for    Hollyw 

AUBREY  M.  KENNEDY  arrives  in  New  I 
today  from  Florida  and  will  make  his  h 
quarters    at    the    Park    Central. 

WALT  DISNEY  hops  off  today  (instead 
yesterday)     for    the    coast. 

ANITA  PAGE  arrives  in  New  York  f 
the  coast  next  week  for  a  personal  appean 
tour. 

JEROME  P.  SUSSMAN.  special  represent* 
of  Paramount  International  Corp.,  sails 
Vera  Cruz  on  the  Oriente  today.  At  I 
Cruz  he  will  be  met  by  Vincente  Saiso,  I 
will  accompany  him  to  Mexico  City,  wt 
Sussman  will  make  his  headquarters  for  : 
eral  months,  conducting  a  complete  survey 
analysis  of  the  motion  picture  situation 
the    Republic    of    Mexico. 

LILLIAN  BOND  has  arrived  from  Calihn 
and  is  stopping  at  the  St.  Moritz  Hotel,  f 
Bond  came  East  to  take  part  in  the  musi 
picture,  "Take  A  Chance,"  being  made  »• 
She    may    also    appear    in    a    Broadway    show 

SOL  NEWMAN  sails  from  New  York  for  L 
don    Saturday    on    the    Aquitania. 


STATE-LAKE   RESUMES 

Chicago — Vaudeville  and  pictures 
at  35  cents  top  is  the  policy  at  the 
State-Lake,  reopened  Sunday  by 
Jones,  Linick  &   Schaefer. 


ST.  CHARLES 

ATLANTIC   CITY 
An   Entire    Block   on   the   Boardwalk 

A  most  beautifully  appointed  resort  hot* 
.  .  .  Excellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  sunn 
rooms  .  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  of  tn| 
St.  Charles  make  the  days  spent  there  | 
delightful  memory  .  .  .  Come  and  enjojj 
RATES    GREATLY    REDUCED 


A  Statement 


THE  management  of  Fox  Film  Corporation  is  pleased  to  announce  that 
the  stockholders  of  the  company,  at  meetings  held  July  21st  and  22nd, 
by  an  overwhelming  vote  ratified  and  approved  the  management's 
plan  of  financial  reorganization  of  this  corporation.  Under  this  plan  all  the 
bonds  of  the  company  (excepting  approximately  $2,000,000,  widely  scattered) 
are  retired,  as  well  as  all  bank  loans.  The  successful  culmination  of  this  plan 
leaves  the  corporation  in  a  sound  financial  position  and,  with  the  exception  of 
the  bonds  stated  above,  practically  without  debt  except  for  current  bills. 

The  voting  of  this  plan  by  the  stockholders  closes  the  book  on  a  three- 
year  period  of  litigation  and  disorganization  and  will  allow  the  management 
to  devote  its  time  to  the  operating  problems  of  the  company  which  heretofore 
has  been  impossible. 

The  management  wishes  to  thank  the  debenture  holders,  The  Chase 
National  Bank  and  its  officials,  all  of  its  creditors  and  stockholders  whose 
loyal  participation  has  made  this  plan  possible.  Because  of  the  confidence  they 
have  shown  in  us,  we  pledge  to  them  and  to  the  picture  industry  that  we  will, 
to  the  best  of  our  ability,  continue  to  build  along  constructive  lines.  It  will  be 
our  effort  not  only  to  make  this  corporation  one  of  profit  for  its  stockholders, 
but  one  which  will  reflect  credit  on  the  entire  motion  picture  industry. 

To  Fox  employees  the  world  over,  we  express  our  gratitude  for  the 
sacrifices  made,  and  the  loyalty  given  during  this  trying  period. 


July  25, 1933 


S.  R.  KENT 
President,  Fox  Film  Corporation 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  26,  19.1 


NIRA  SET  TO  HANDLE 
AMUSEMENT  CODES 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

all  amusement  codes,  including  mo- 
tion picture,  vaudeville,  circus,  etc. 
This  is  the  first  time  the  admin- 
istration has  been  fully  set  up  to 
receive  and  give  assistance  on  the 
amusement  industry  codes.  Frank 
R.  Wilson  of  the  administration  staff 
urges  all  interested  parties  to  com- 
municate with  Rosenblatt  either 
with  codes  or  for  assistance  in  pre- 
paring them.  Rosenblatt  probably 
will  be  appointed  deputy  adminis- 
trator at  the  code  hearings. 


H.  M.  Warner  Pledges 

Support  of  Program 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

who  will  benefit,  it  was  stated  at 
the  Warner  offices.  H.  M.  Warner, 
who  for  many  months  has  been  ad- 
vocating action  similar  to  the  Presi- 
dent's recommendations,  declared 
yesterday  that  the  sooner  the  entire 
nation  gets  behind  the  Administra- 
tion's plan  and  accepts  it  whole- 
heartedly, the  sooner  will  the  coun- 
try return  to  normal  prosperity. 


Ohio  Admission  Tax 

Now  Goes  Into  Effect 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Cincinnati  and  two  in  Cleveland, 
have  started  paying  the  tax,  which 
is  the  same  as  the  Federal  tax  on 
admissions  over  40  cents. 


"COLLEGE   HUMOR"   HOLDS 

Indianapolis  —  Paramount's  "Col- 
lege Humor"  will  be  held  another 
week  at  the  Lyric,  business  having 
broken  records. 


The-SGHOOLMASTER 


To-Day's  Lesson 

KNOW 
YOUR 
FILM 
SLANG 


AQUARIUM— Booth     in     studio     in     which 
sound  mixing  is  done. 

ASH  CAN — Large  multiple  arc  lamp  swung 
overhead. 

GAFFER — The  studio  electrician  in  charge. 

SOUP — Film  developer. 

CANARIES — High-frequency    noises    in    re- 
cording system. 


HANG  THE 

WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  LOOKS  AS  if  all  previous  records  for  motion  pic- 
ture contests  have  been  smashed  in  Paramount's  International 

"Search  for  Beauty"  contest to  date  146,000  entries  have 

been  received and  the  contest  has   just  started  to   get 

going by  the  time  it  finishes  Paramount  officials  figure 

that  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  million  men  and  women  will 
have  enrolled  in  the  candidacy  for  screen  fame  some 
900  theaters  in  all  parts  of  the  world  are  conducting  the  con- 
test  for  the  selection  of  30  perfect  physical  specimens  of 

men  and  women  for  roles  in  the  pix,  "The  Search  for  Beauty" 
and  what  a  B.O.  title  that  one  is !  all  English- 
speaking  nations  of  the  world  are  entered  in  the  contest 

the  first  of  its  kind  ever  held,  so  far  as  we  know 

*  *  #  # 

•  •      •     AFTER  LISTENING  to  President  Roosevelt's  radio 

address  Monday  eve Paul  Terry  and  Frank  Moser  wired 

the  Chief  Executive advising  him  that  they  had  in- 
creased   the    salaries    of   their    Terry-Toons    staff    10    per    cent 

and  this  may  be  the  first  intimation  to  the  boys  that 

their   pay  envelopes   have  been   made   heavier as    Paul 

Terry  commented  to  us "This  entire  economic  situation 

is  purely  a  Mental  Condition  on  the  part  of  employers.  If  every 
organization  large  and  small  would  increase  salaries  today, 
the  nation  would  experience  Prosperity  automatically  tomor- 
row"  


•  •  •  NICE  WORK  done  by  Jack  Kemp  who  di- 
rected the  re-recording   on   Helber   Pictures   first   two   releases 

"Faithful      Heart"      and      "White     Face" Phil 

Meyer's  new  departure  in  dubbing  American  voices  on  English 
pix 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     THE  TRADE  and  newspaper  boys  met  the  adopted 

father  of   Mickey  Mouse the   same  being  Walt  Disney 

at  a  luncheon  at  the  Park  Central  yesterday 

several  novelty  surprises  were  sprung mouse  traps  were 

concealed   everywhere   in   the   dining   room the   chicken 

salad   was    composed    of   cheese Kay   Kamen,   the   New 

York  representative  of  Walt,  scared  the  ladies  half  to  death 
when  he  released  a  batch  of  white  mice  from  his  inside  pocket 

it  was  all  very  unsual  and  interesting Mickey 

would  have  been  there  in  person,  but  Walt  explained  that  the 

rodent  is  very  bashful and  was   afraid   that  he  might 

be  called  on  to  squeak 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     BY   WIRE   to  Eddie   Golden Ray   Johnston 

and   Trem    Carr  thank   Don   Hancock   for   selecting  their   auto 

route  to  Hollywood it  seems  they  were  held  up  by  road 

agents  in  Nebraska forced  into  a  ditch blind- 
folded                taken    for    a    ride    into    the    plains and 

frisked  for  several  hundred  dollars  cash  money  through 

it  all  Trem's  radio  in  the  car  was  playing  "I  Love  You  Truly" 

their  auto  was  left  'em  by  the  bandits  only  slightly 

damaged two  tires  busted,  no  spark  plugs  and  battery 

Ray   and   Trem   wired   Hollywood   for  dough,   and   are 

again  on  their  way and  the  hell  of  it  is  Monogram  has 

no  pix  on  their   program  that  sounds  like  "Holdup" so 

the  experience  was  a  total  commercial  loss 

^  ^  *  * 

•  •      •     WAS  THAT  a  press  stunt  when  Al  Jolson  took  a 

smack  at  Walt  Winchell  in  Hollywood? because  of  some 

material  that  Mister  Winchell  is  supposed  to  have  written  into 
his  script,  "Broadway  Thru  A  Keyhole"  for  20th  Century  Pro- 
ductions  as  Heywood  Broun  commented,  these  two  lads 

overlooked  a  bet  by  not  staging  a  regular  bout as  there 

are  thousands  of  mugs  who  would  have  paid  $10  at  the  gate  to 

see  Winchell  get  properly  smacked oops 


«      «      « 


»      »l     » 


STUDIOS  OPERATE  AT 
50  TO  60  PER  GEN 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

agreement.  Pat  Casey  reported 
telegram  had  been  sent  to  five  1 
ternational  labor  groups  protest*} 
against  action  of  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  $1 
demanding  that  the  other  four  lab | 
groups  influence  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
put  their  men  back  to  work.  Loc 
union  reported  two  hundred  no 
union  workers  walked  out  since  mi 
night  in  sympathy  with  the  still 
and  that  forty-five  of  these  sigl 
membership  applications  with  Iocs 
and  three  thousand  of  the  strikp 
are  best  men  available. 


UPSTATE  THEATER   CHANGE 

Buffalo — The  Jefferson  and  Stran 
Auburn,    formerly     owned    by    fltl 
Central   New   York   Theaters   Com 
are    now    operated    by    the    Mange 
Operating  Co. 

Alonzo  T.  Lowden  has  reopene 
the   Star,  Williamson. 

The  Orpheum,  Buffalo,  former! 
managed  by  Arthur  Hawer,  is  close 
while  the  Lincoln  here  is  runnin 
three  days  a  week  during  the  sun 
mer.     The  Ritz,  Syracuse,  is  clo* 

Graham  and  Ludlow,  operators  c 
the  Victoria,  Watertown,  will  soo. 
reopen   the  Palace  in  Syracuse. 

N.  Basel  has  reopened  the  V|j 
toria,  Buffalo,  after  improvements 


FIRST-RUNS    ALL    WARNERS 

Omaha — All  three  first-runs  her 
are  showing  Warner-First  Nations 
product  this  week.  "Baby  Face"  i 
at  the  Paramount;  "Mary  Stevens 
M.D."  at  the  Orpheum  and  "Golo 
Diggers"  at  the  World.  The  onl;| 
other  first  run  in  town,  the  State! 
is  dark. 


RKO    THEATER    NOTES 

Al  Beckerich  has  replaced  Ber 
Lowe  as  manager  of  the  Keith 
White  Plains.  Beckerich  was  for- 
merly manager  of  the  Akron.  B.  D 
Cockrill,  formerly  manager  of  tht 
Orpheum,  Salt  Lake,  has  replace* 
Bob  Harvey  as  manager  of  the  Coli- 
seum, New  York.  The  Downtown 
Detroit,  will  reopen  July  30  with  pic- 
tures and  the  Jack  Benny  stag« 
show  unit. 


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MANY  UAPPY  RETURNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 


July  26 


Nat    Levine 
C.    L.   Yearsley 


Emil   Jannings 
Charles   Butterworth 


FILM  DAILY  speaks  to 
THOSE  WHO  BOAST 
ABOUT  STAR  POWER! 


// 


EXTRA!  AS  WE 
GO  TO  PRESS! 

Just  previewed 
Marie  Dressier  and 
Wallace  Beery  in 
"Tugboat  Annie." 
Positively  their 
grandest  show  yet  I 


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WARNER  BROS. 
ANNOUNCEMENT 

FOR  1933-1934 

LL 


5 


YOU 
OVER 


Vitagraph,  Inc., Distributors 


with  its  honesty,  sincerity,  plainness  and  ab- 
sence of  time  worn  "ballyhoo".  We've  taken 
our  time.  We've  talked  to  exhibitors.  We've 
got  the  right  thing  to  say  about  plans  so  big 
they  don't  need  bunk.  You'll  get  a  straight- 
from-the-shoulder  presentation  from  Warner 
Bros,  in  this  paper  next  week. 


THE 


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DAILV 


Wednesday,  July  26, 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
EDWARD  G.  ROBINSON,  after  a 
rest  following  completion  of  "1 
Loved  a  Woman,"  will  start  work  in 
"Dark  Hazard"  and  then  "Napoleon: 
His  Life  and  Loves,"  First  National 

announces. 

*  *         * 

Preston  Foster's  contract  has  been 
renewed  following  completion  of  his 
work    in    the    Fox    production,    "The 

Man  Who  Dared." 

*  *         * 

Lou  Ostrow  has  assigned  Edwin 
L.  Marin  to  direct  "The  Sweetheart 
of  Sigma  Chi,"  Monogram  college 
picture,  which  is  to  be  produced  un- 
der the  supervision  of  W.  T.  Lackey. 
George    Waggner   is    preparing    the 

screen  play. 

*  *         * 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  has  signed  Helen 
Chandler  for  the  second  leading  role 
in  "The  Worst  Woman  in  Paris?" 
which  features  Adolphe  Menjou, 
Benita  Hume  and  Harvey  Stephens. 
Monta   Bell   wrote   and   is   directing 

the  story. 

*  *         * 

John  Miljan,  who  appeared  in 
Maurice  Chevalier's  first  American 
film,  "Innocents  of  Paris,"  was  re- 
united with  the  star  this  week  when 
Paramount  signed  him  for  a  role 
in  "The  Way  To  Love."  Miljan  joins 
a  cast  of  sixteen  well-known  play- 
ers, among  them  Sylvia  Sidney,  Ed- 
ward Everett  Horton,  Arthur  Pier- 
son,  Minna  Gombell,  Blanche  Fride- 
rici,  Sidney  Toler,  Billy  Bevan  and 
Grace   Bradley. 


Office  in  Calcutta 

Is  Opened  by  RKO 

RKO's  new  branch  sales  office  in 
Calcutta,  India,  was  opened  last 
week  with  Reginald  Armour,  former 
RCA-Victor  executive,  in  charge.  It 
is  the  only  RKO-operated  sales  of- 
fice on  the  continent.  Distribution 
arrangements  with  local  sales  com- 
panies have  been  made  in  every 
continental  country  except  Norway, 
Ambrose  "Bo"  Dowling  told  The 
Film  Daily  yesterday. 

Regarding  the  German  situation, 
Dowling  said,  "We  shall  continue  to 
distribute  through  Tobis  in  Germany 
with  between  six  and  ten  American 
pictures  sure  of  release.  'King 
Kong'  will  receive  complete  coverage 
not  only  in  Germany  but  in  every 
country  with  the  exception  of  Nor- 
way." 


"Roxy"    Books    Wiley    Post 

Wiley  Post,  world  flier,  was  signed 
yesterday  by  S.  L.  "Roxy"  Rothafel  to 
appear  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall 
for  the  week  starting  tomorrow.  Post 
will  be  introduced  by  a  series  of  news- 
reel  shots  of  his  flight  and  interviewed 
from    the    stage. 


Madge  Bellamy  in 

"THE  RIOT  SQUAD" 

Mayfair  64  mins. 

WEAK  YARN  OF  COPS  AND  GANG- 
STERS IS  JUST  SUITABLE  AS  A  FILLER 
FOR  SMALL  HOUSES. 

This  gangster  story  has  a  very  rambling 
yarn  filled  with  a  lot  of  incidental  detail 
that  gets  nowhere  in  particular.  It  fails 
to  develop  any  real  punch  or  action  till 
practically  the  last  half  of  the  final  reel. 
Most  of  the  footage  is  given  over  to  the 
personal  squabbling  of  two  detectives  who 
are  good  friends  at  heart  but  always  rag- 
ging each  other  and  trying  to  cut  each 
ether  out  in  the  affections  of  a  girl  of  a 
rather  shady  reputation.  The  part  is  acted 
by  Madge  Bellamy,  the  moll  of  the  gang- 
ster chief,  who  plays  both  the  dicks  for 
suckers  in  order  to  further  the  interests 
of  the  gangster  who  is  frying  to  save  his 
gambling  pal  from  the  electric  chair  for  a 
murder.  So  the  yarn  rambles  on  ineffectu- 
ally to  the  finale,  when  the  two  police 
boys  get  together  and  corral  the  entire 
gang  with  the  help  of  the  riot  squad. 
Pretty  loose  construction  in  story,  direction 
ordinary  and  characterization  of  the  two 
cops    the    best    part   of   the    film. 

Cast:  Madge  Bellamy,  Pat  O'Malley, 
James  Flavin,  Addison  Richards,  Harrison 
Greene,  Ralph  Lewis,  Alene  Carroll,  Bee 
Eddels,   Charles   De   La    Motte,    Kit  Guard. 

Director,  Harry  Webb;  Authors,  Jack 
Natteford,  Barney  Sarecky;  Editor,  Fred 
Bain;  Cameraman,  Roy  Overbaugh. 

Direction,    Weak.       Photography,    Fair. 


Rex   Bell  in 

"FIGHTING  TEXANS" 

Monogram  55    mins. 

UP  TO  AVERAGE  WESTERN  WITH 
ENOUGH  ACTION  AND  LAUGHS  TO 
PLEASE  THE  FANS. 

Action  and  comedy  are  well  sprinkled 
in  this  story  of  a  supposedly  dry  oil  well 
which  comes  through.  The  plot  is  breezy 
and  should  satisfy  the  western  fans.  Rex 
Bell  is  a  haberdashery  shop  salesman  who 
is  fired  for  getting  fresh  with  a  customer 
and  talks  himself  into  the  job  of  oil  stock 
salesman  in  a  Texas  town.  The  former 
salesman  had  been  unable  to  get  rid  of  the 
stock,  but  Rex  breezes  into  town  and  soon 
has  the  people  buying.  The  crooked  pro- 
moter then  decides  to  stop  drilling  on  the 
well,  which  he  figures  is  dry.  Just  before 
they  turn  off  the  machinery  the  foreman 
discovers  oil  sand.  In  the  meantime  the 
townsfolk  have  found  out  that  work  is 
being  stopped  and  they  arrest  Bell.  The 
sheriff  is  shot  and  Bell  is  accused  of  this. 
He  escapes,  finds  out  about  the  pay  sand 
and  manages  to  bring  in  the  well  with 
dynamite  before  the  posse  catches  him,  at 
the  same  time  exposing  the  one  who  shot 
the   sheriff. 

Cast:  Rex  Bell,  Luana  Walters,  Betty 
Mack,  Gordon  DeMain,  Lafe  McKee,  Al 
Bridge,  George  Nash,  George  Hayes,  Wally 
Wales,  Yakima  Canutt,  Anne  Howard. 

Director,  Armand  Schaefer;  Author, 
Wellyn  Totman;  Cameraman,  Archie  Stout; 
Recording    Engineer,   John   A.   Stransky,    Jr. 

Direction,   Good.     Photography,   Good. 


"Hooks  and  Jabs" 
with    Harry    Langdon    and    Vernon 
Dent 
(Mermaid  Comedy) 
Educational-Fox  20  mins. 

Good  Gags 
Harry  Langdon  plays  the  part  of 
a  goof  who  wanders  into  a  tough 
beer  joint  and  gets  himself  in  wrong 
with  Vernon  Dent,  the  proprietor. 
The  latter  is  managing  a  prize 
fighter  on  the  side,  and  Dent  sends 
Langdon  in  for  a  bout.  The  come- 
dian knocks  the  pug  cold  on  a  fluke, 
and  immediately  becomes  a  great 
guy  with  all  hands  among  the  as- 
sembled pluguglies.  But  soon  they 
discover  that  Langdon  is  only  a 
phoney,  and  the  film  winds  up  in  a 
free-for-all  fight.  Moves  fast,  with 
some  highly  original  gags.  It  should 
please    generally. 


"Beneath   Our   Feet" 

(Battle  for   Life   Series) 

Educational-Fox  8  mins. 

Insect  Drama 

One  of  the  series  of  studies  of 
insect  life  under  the  microscope, 
showing  the  tiny  animals  in  their 
bitter  struggle  for  survival.  Very 
fine  photography,  with  some  unusual 
studies  of  the  spider  that  builds  a 
trap  door,  encounters  to  the  death 
between  various  insects,  etc.  A  nar- 
ration by  Gayne  Whitman  explains 
everything   in   the   popular   manner. 


Andy  Clyde  in 

"Dora's  Dunking  Doughnuts" 

Educational-Fox  21  mins. 

Scores 

Good  Andy  Clyde  comedy,  with 
the  comic  promoting  a  radio  pro- 
gram to  get  publicity  for  his  girl 
friend,  Ethel  Sykes,  who  has  in- 
vented a  special  dunking  doughnut 
that  will  not  sink  in  the  coffee.  Some 
nice  kid  interest  with  a  school  room 
scene  with  Andy  the  teacher.  The 
youngsters  are  members  of  the 
Meglin  Kiddies  Band,  and  appear 
later  in  a  musical  number  in  the 
radio  broadcasting  sequence.  Plenty 
of  gags,  with  Andy  scoring  strong. 
Directed  by  Harry  J.   Edwards. 


Moran  and  Mack  in 

"Blue  Blackbirds" 

Educational-Fox  20  mins. 

Plenty  Laughs 

Charles  Mack  and  George  Moran 
do  their  blackface  work  as  servants 
to  a  magician  who  leaves  them  in 
charge  of  his  home.  A  honeymoon 
couple  come  in  to  stay  overnight, 
also  a  team  of  vaude  actors  who  are 
trying  to  steal  the  magician's  stage 
secrets  break  into  the  house.  The 
gags  are  built  around  the  spooky  ef- 
fects of  the  magician's  tricks  as  the 
vaude  team  try  to  scare  the  colored 
lads  out  of  the  place.  Lively,  with 
the  laughs  coming  frequently. 


Cincinnati    —    W.    Gehring, 
branch  manager,  was  operated  o 
the  Good  Samaritan  Hospital  ai 
now  resting  easily.  His  mother  c 
on  from  New  York  to  be  at  his 
side. 


Cincinnati — The  Ufa  theater,  a 
an  eight-week  run  of  "Be  Mine 
night,"  will  be  closed  for  remodel 
The  house  has  been  leased  by  M« 
Segal,  to  be  reopened  Sept.  1  a 
first-run. 


Cattlesburg,  Ky.— E.   L.  Huxi 
Miami  will  open  a  new  theater  h' 


Chicago — The  Chateau,  north  i 
neighborhood  house,  now  closed, 
been  conveyed  by  Richard  D.  Shi 
maker  of  St.  Louis  to  Thomas 
Henning,  James  L.  Westlake 
Samuel  A.  Mitchell  as  trustees 
the  Broadway  Properties  trust. 


Independents  Would  Enc 
Six  Principal  Abu* 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

way    toward    curing   the    effects 
these  unfair  practices,  according 
P.    S.    Harrison,   president    of  I 
Federation,  are: 

1.  Theater  Buying  Combinations  amonfl 
hibitors  for  the  purpose  of  coercing:  prcla 
and  distributors  to  sell  their  product  at  M 
prices. 

2.  Block  Booking.  A  method  of  ul 
competition  that  results  in  closing  the  I 
to   worthwhile   independent   product. 

3.  The  Right  of  the  Exhibitor  to  ok 
and  of  the  Distributor  to  Sell — Pirticl 
right  which  is  denied  by  the  major  compa 

4.  Dictating    Theater    Operating    Poh-i 
the    major    companies,    which    for    selfisl 
poses   are   attempting   to   ban    double   fi 

5.  Divorce    of    Exhibition    from    Prod, 
and    Distribution. 

6.  Theater  Pooling  and  Mergers.  Arm 
fair  method  of  competition  and  a  mono(fl 
practice. 

Reservations  to  the  conference  I 
pouring  in  to  the  Federation  fit 
all  parts  of  the  country,  and  ie 
gates  from  all  branches  of  the  I 
dustry  have  signified  their  readiw 
to  attend  the  conference  and  la 
their  aid  to  draft  a  code  of  f» 
competition  that  will  be  truly  rep 
sentative  of  the  industry  as  a  wh* 
says  Harrison. 


Adopt  Film  Methods 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILM 
Washington — A  page  from  the  fi"*  I 
industry  has  been  borrowed  by  the 
NIRA  administration  to  sell  the  Presi- 
dent's blanket  code  to  the  public.  Un- 
der the  direction  of  Frank  R.  Wilson, 
huge  24-page  press  books  of  newspaper 
size,  resembling  material  used  by  film 
companies  on  special  pictures,  have 
been  prepared  for  distribution  to  pub- 
licity boards  in  cities  and  towns 
throughout  the  country.  These  press 
books  contain  layouts,  suggestions  for 
advertising  copy,  tieups,  and  even  out- 
lines of  speeches  for  the  four-minute 
men. 


The  POWER  and  the  GLORY 

Spencer  Tracy,  Colleen  Moore,  Ralph 
Morgan,  Helen  Vinson. 

PADDY  the  Next  Best  Thing 

Janet  Gaynor,  Warner  Baxter  (immortal 
"Daddy  Long  Legs"  team). 

MY  WEAKNESS 

Lilian  Harvey,  Lew  Ayres,  Charles 
Butterworth,  Sid  Silvers,  Harry  Langdon. 
B.  G.  DeSylva  musical  production. 

BERKELEY  SQUARE 

Leslie  Howard,  Heather  Angel,  Valerie 
Taylor,  Irene  Browne,  Beryl  Mercer. 

DOCTOR  BULL 

Will  Rogers,  Louise  Dresser,  Vera  Allen, 
Marian  Nixon,  Ralph  Morgan.  From 
"The  Last  Adam"  sensational  selling  novel 
by  James  Gould  Cozzens. 


ALL  these  1933-34  FOX  releases  are 
completed  or  nearly  completed.  Ad- 
vance reports  stamp  them  as  the 
greatest  group  of  productions  FOX 
has  ever  made.  You  will  see  them  soon 
. . .  and  judge  for  yourself! 


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THEATER  CHANGES  REPORTED  BY  FILM  BOARDS  OF  TRAD1 


ALABAMA 
Changes   in  Ownership 

BIRMINGHAM— Norwood,  transferred  to 
Joe  Steed  by  Brown  &  Miller.  FLO  MA- 
TON — Jackson,  transferred  to  S.  N.  Jack- 
son by  Reade  &  McCoy.  MONROE- 
VILLE — Franston,  transferred  to  W.  H. 
Hendricks  by  W.  J.  Ray. 
Opening 

BIRMINGHAM— Norwood,    by   Joe    Steed. 

ARKANSAS 
Opening 
ENGLAND— Best. 

Closings 

HARTFORD— Emerson.  PARIS— Strand. 
VAN   BUREN— Rex. 

CALIFORNIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CLOVIS—  Sierra  (formerly  Rex),  transferred 
to  John  W.  Hucknall  by  J.  Kenneaster. 
MORGAN  HILL — Granada,  ransferred  to 
J.  W.  Hill  by  Paul  Reardon.  OAKLAND 
— Century,  transferred  to  Golden  State 
Theater  &  Realty  Co.  by  Century  Theater 
Co  ;  Lincoln,  transferred  to  Julian  A.  Har- 
vey by  West  Oakland  Theater  Co.  SEBAS- 
TOPOL — Golden  Gate  (formerly  State), 
transferred  to  S.   Casey  by  N.   Rossi. 

Openings 

CLOVIS— Sierra  (formerly  Rex).  MORGAN 
HILL — Granada. 

Closings 
OAKLAND— Century.      SANTA   ROSA— 
Empire. 

COLORADO 
Changes  in  Ownership 

COLORADO  SPRINGS— Paramount,  trans- 
ferred to  Westland  Theaters,  Inc.,  by  Moun- 
tain States  Theater  Corp.  GRAND  JUNC- 
TION— Avalon,  transferred  to  Joe  Cooper 
by  Mountain  States  Theater  Corp.  LOVE- 
LAND — Rialto,  transferred  to  J.  J.  Good- 
stein  by  Fox  West  Coast.  PUEBLO— 
Colorado,  transferred  to  Westland  Theaters, 
Inc.,    by    Mountain    States    Theater    Corp. 

Openings 

DENVER— Plaza,  by  Plaza  Amusement  Co. 
GREELEY— Kiva,  by  Westland  Theaters, 
Inc.;  Sterling.  GRAND  JUNCTION— 
Avalon. 

CONNECTICUT 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BRIDGEPORT — Liberty,  transferred  to  J. 
Corwel  by  J.  Schwartz.  MOOSUP— Best, 
transferred   to   D.    C.    Hess   by   J.    Fournier. 

GEORGIA 
Change  in  Ownership 

THOMASTON — Silvertown,     transferred     to 
Odom  &  Hardy  by  C.  E.  Beach. 
Closing 
CEDARTOWN— Palace. 

IDAHO 
Openings 

CASCADE— Cascade,  by  F.  E.  Robb.  SPIR- 
IT LAKE — Cozy,  by  Francis  Berry. 

Closing 

GENESSEE— Cozy. 

ILLINOIS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CHICAGO — Avenue,  transferred  to  Len  Ull- 
rich by  Ben  Hur  Amusement  Corp. ;  Cameo, 
transferred  to  Gust  Stathis  by  W.  G.  Alex- 
ander ;  Casimir,  transferred  to  Jack  Belke 
by  Gust  Stathis ;  Gold  Coast,  transferred 
to  H.  Goldson  by  Gold  Coast  Theater  Co. ; 
Grandale,  transferred  to  S.  Tomaso ;  Har- 
vard, transferred  to  Junior  Theater  Corp. 
by  D.  J.  Chrissis ;  Kosciusko,  transferred 
to  O.  Oelowski ;  Mid  City,  transferred  to 
M.  L.  Stern  by  P.  Rutishauser ;  New 
Mabel,  transferred  to  Walter  C.  Thoss  by 
Monroe  &  Thoss ;  Victoria,  transferred  to 
Joseph  Jansen  by  International  Theater 
Corp.  LeROY — Princess,  transferred  to 
H.  L.  Walsh  by  Wallace  McClaren.  MA- 
RENGO— Rio,  transferred  to  Charles  House 
by   O.   E.   Shaw  and   Russell   Lamb. 

Openings 

FOX  RIVER  GROVE— Grove.  STOCK- 
TON—Stockton.  SYCAMORE  —  State 
(new  theater),  by  C.  S.  McBrien.  VER- 
MONT— Princess. 

Closings 

CHAMPAIGN— Orpheum.  CHICAGO— 

Academy  ;   Avalon  ;   Gold   Coast ;    Grandale  ; 


Julian;  Karlov ;  Midwest;  Shakespeare; 
Town  Talkies,  and  Webster.  RIVER- 
DALE  —  Riverdale.  ROCKFORD— Capi- 
tol. SOUTH  WILMINGTON— White. 
SYCAMORE— Fargo  and  State. 

INDIANA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ALBION — Albion  (formerly  Mystic),  trans- 
ferred  to  Merchants  of  Albion  by  A.  J. 
Zollinger.  ANDERSON— Granada,  trans- 
ferred to  Dode  Fitzgerald  ;  Ritz,  transferred 
to  Wayne  R.  Harman  by  Allen  Bradley. 
BEECH  GROVE— Palace,  transferred  to 
Edgar  C.  Seitz.  CRAWFORDSVILLE— 
Strand,  transferred  to  H.  P.  Vonderschmidt 
circuilt.  HARTFORD  CITY— Orpheum 
&  Jefferson,  transferred  to  Mr.  &  Mrs.  F. 
D.  Walters  and  M.  Sheidler.  LADOGA— 
Fox  (formerly  Paramount),  transferred  to 
Denny  &  Mason.  LOGANSPORT— Luna, 
transferred  to  C.  H.  Lawshe.  NEWCAS- 
TLE— Royal,  transferred  to  William  Out- 
land.  SELLERSBBURG,  Empire,  trans- 
ferred to  J.  Fischer.  ZIONSVILLE— 
Zionsville,  transferred  to  R.  L.  Sheldon. 
Openings 

ANDERSON— Granada.      DARLINGTON— 

Sunshine.        ELWOOD   —   Elwood.        La- 

GRANGE  —  Wigton.     LOGANSPORT— 

Luna.       MARTINSVILLE— State. 

Closings 

ALBION— Albion  (formerly  Mystic).  BOS- 
WELL—  Roxy.  ALWOOD  —  Alhambra. 
FT.  WAYNE — Lincoln.  HARTFORD 
CITY— Dawn.  INDIANAPOLIS— India- 
ana  and  Two  Johns.  MT.  VERNON— 
Empress.  LaGRANGE— Wigton.  NEW- 
CASTLE— Starette  (damaged  by  fire). 
OAKLAND— Storm.  TERRE  HAUTE— 
Rex. 

IOWA 

Changes  in  Ownership 

COUNCIL  BLUFFS  —  Broadway,  trans- 
ferred to  Ray  Felker ;  Strand,  transferred 
to  M.  Cohen.  DAVENPORT— State 
(formerly  Family),  transferred  to  Joe  Jac- 
obsen.  DYERSVILLE— Plaza,  transferred 
to  Etta  Gray  by  Eastern  Iowa  Theater 
Co.  FARMINGTON— Farmington,  trans- 
ferred to  Robert  Brown  &  Alton  Smith 
by  Ben  Brink.  GRATTINGER— Opera 
House,  transferred  to  Hawkeye  Theater 
Co.  by  L.  W.  Mead.  PELLA— Pella. 
transferred  to  W.  S.  Bailey  by  Oscar 
Benson.  SIOUX     CITY — Iowa,     trans- 

ferred to  Nate  Dax  by  Iowa  Theater  Oper- 
ating. Co.  STATE  CENTER— Sun,  trans- 
ferred to  A.  G.  Christofferson  by  Don 
Thornberg.  WEST  BEND— Opera  House, 
transferred  to  J.    G.   Fair. 

Openings 

FARMINGTON— Farmington.  GUTHRIE 
CENTER— Garden. 

Closings 

CHEROKEE — American  and  Epress.  DAV- 
ENPORT— Davenport  and  Liberty.  MAN- 
SON— Manson.    MOVILLE— Moville. 

KANSAS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ATWOOD — Electric,  transferred  to  Wayne 
Eggleston  and  J.  B.  Roshong  by  Wayne 
'  Eggleston.  CANTON — Canton  (formerly 
Auditorium),  transferred  to  W.  C.  More- 
land  by  J.  F.  Ledbetter.  ELLSWORTH— 
Golden  Bell,  transferred  to  C.  B.  Kelly 
and  A.  W.  Heyl  by  Ruben  Melcher.  HOR- 
TON — Liberty,  transferred  to  William 
Schlenkenberger  by  R.  J.  Heffner.  ST. 
FRANCIS— St.  Francis  (formerly  Elec- 
tric), transferred  to  J.  B.  Roshong  and 
Wayne    Eggleston   by    Wayne    Eggleston. 

Opening 

KINGMAN— Meade. 

Closings 
BENTLEY— Gilchrist.      HADD  AM— Eddies. 

KENTUCKY 
Changes  in   Ownership 

FRANKFORT— State,  transferred  to  S.  D. 
Lee  by  Hendrik  and  Offutt.  LONDON— 
Southland,  transferred  to  H.  C.  McClure 
by  Lee  Moffitt.  LOUISVILLE— Aristo, 
transferred  to  C.  Best.  MARION — Ken- 
tucky, transferred  to  Runyan  &  Grey.  CAVE 
CITY — Ace  (formerly  Dixie),  transferred 
to   Conway   &   Plues. 

Openings 

CAVE  CITY— Ace  (formerlv  Dixie}.  MAR- 
ION—Kentucky 


Closings 

CARROLLTON  —  Richland.  DAWSON 
SPRINGS— Strand.  GREENVILLE  — 
Palace.  LOUISVILLE— National.  MAR- 
ION—Kentucky.  RUSSELL  —  Russell 
(formerly    Regent). 

LOUISIANA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

NEW  IBERIA — Evangeline,  transferred  to 
K.  Sliman  by  C.  A.  Fontenot.  NEW  OR- 
LEANS— Avenue,  transferred  to  Max 
Heine  by  R.  J.  Langridge ;  Liberty,  trans- 
ferred to  W.  Bannes  by  Porkony  Estate ; 
New  Plaza,  transferred  to  Alex  Schulman 
by  Paul  Brunet.  WINNFIELD— Bailey, 
transferred  to  W.  W.  Page  by  R.  L.  Bailey. 
VILLE  PLATTE — Evangeline,  transferred 
to  C.  A.  Fontenot  by  Emile  Ludeau.  MAN- 
DEVILLE — Elks,  transferred  to  D.  J. 
Romaine   by    H.    Vautrain. 

Opening 

MANDEVILLE— Elks. 

Closings 

BOGALUSA— Redwood.  LAKE  CHARLES 
— Louisiana  and  Paramount.  MARRERO 
— Jefferson. 

MAINE 

Opening 

PEAKES    ISLAND— Gem. 
Closings 

BRIDGTON— State.  FREEPORT  —  Nor- 
dica.  KENNEBUNKPORT  —  Acme. 
ROCKLAND— Park. 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Opening 

HOLYOKE— Suffolk. 

Closings 

EAST  WEYMOUTH  —  Jackson.  FALL 
RIVER— Plaza.  METHUEN— Methuen. 
RANDOLPH— Stetson. 

MICHIGAN 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BAY  CITY — Tivoli  (formerly  Rivoli),  trans- 
ferred to  D.  Bernstein  by  George  Pitts- 
ley.  BELLEVILLE— Martin,  transferred 
to  Charles  Council  by  T.  A.  Yeager.  DE- 
TROIT— Buchannan,  transferred  to  John 
O'Dell  by  William  Holland;  Chalmers, 
transferred  to  Jack  Dunn  by  Tony  Lom- 
bardo ;  Holbrook,  transferred  to  N.  B. 
Wells  by  R.  D.  Maurice;  Mack,  trans- 
ferred to  L.  A.  Fill  by  R.  Carmer ;  Odeon, 
transferred  to  Odeon  Theater  Corp.  by  A. 
Rob-'nson ;  Park,  transferred  to  Leon  Krim 
by  Oscar  Haley ;  Plaza,  transferred  to  Ar- 
thur D.   Baehr  by  Leon  Krim. 

Openings 

BANGOR— Regent  by  Mrs.  Ethel  Norton 
and  M.  M.  Adams.  CASSAPOLIS— Co- 
lonial, by  L.  H.  Lerner.  DETROIT— 
Empress,  by  Jack  Ballard ;  Ritz,  by  John 
Rose. 

Closings 

CADILLAC— Cadillac.  DETROIT  —  Cour- 
tesy; Dix;  RKO  Downtown.  GRAND 
RAPIDS— Empress;        Regent.  LAKE 

ORION  —  Orion.  MANCELONA  — 
Owego.  MARLETTE— Liberty,  OWSO- 
SO— SHERIDAN — Community. 

MINNESOTA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BAUDETTE— Grande,  transferred  to  J.  O. 
Juvrud  by  George  L.  Levern.  ST.  PAUL 
— Tower,  transferred  to  Minn.  Amusement 
Co.  by  Joe  Friedman.  WARROAD— Fox. 
transferred  to  J.  O.  Juvrud  by  George 
Burglund. 

Opening 

LITTLE  FALLS— Falls.  LeROY— Cozy 
(new  theater),   by   E.   A.   Eckstein. 

Closings 

ADRIAN— New  (damaged  by  fire).  DE- 
LANO—Comet.  DASSELL  —  Lakeland. 
CALEDONIA— State.  COOK  —  Comet. 
LAN  ESBORO— State.  LeSUER  —  Star 
(damaged  by  fire).  ST.  PAUL— World. 
SAUK  RAPIDS  —  STATE.  MIDDLE 
RIVER — Lyceum. 

MISSISSIPPI 

Changes   in   Ownership 

LUCEDALE — Palace,  transferred  to  J.  B. 
Skinner  by  Van  Cooley.  NEWTON— 
Palace,  transferred  to  L.  H.  Brandon  by 
F.    X.    Skinner. 


Closings 

BATESVILLE— Rex.  LAUREL— Arari 
SARDIS— Pastime.  TUTWILER— " 
rovansum. 

MISSOURI 
Changes  in  Ownership 

III'  MAN  SVILLE— Community,  transfer 
to  J.  Allard  by  F.  V.  Silver.  KAX.'i 
CITY — Garden  (formerly  Indiana),  tr 
ferred  to  J.  P.  Deo  by  M.  O.  Hackett.  ] 
JOSEPH — Charwood,  transferred  to  Je 
Gershon  by   McKinney   &   McManus. 

Opening 

HARDIN— Odeon. 

Closings 
HOLDEN— Lyric.      ST.  JOSEPH  —  CI 
wood. 

NEBRASKA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

HASTINGS — Strand,  transferred  to  Ifc 
Weinberg.  KEARNEY — Empress,  tai 
ferred  to  Monroe  &  Garvin.  Lincoln — I 
erty,  transferred  to  Independent  The 
Corp.  by  Lincoln  Theater  Corp.  N( 
FOLK — Granada,  transferred  to  H. 
Schiller.  PIERCE— Strand,  transferred 
R.   P.   Seidel  by   E.   Wesselman. 

Openings 

BRUNING— Opera    House.      DAVID   CI 

—City.       LINCOLN    —    Liberty.      Nil 

FOLK— Rialo.      OTOE— Moon.     VERll 

GREE— Empress.     WOLBACH— Empr.l 

Closings 

ANSELMO  —  Community.  BURWELJJ 
Electric.  COLUMBUS — Pawnee.  PC! 
CA— Royal.  SPENCER— Moon.  STR<| 
TON— Veterans'    Memorial    Hall. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE 

Changes  in  Ownership 

LACONIA — Colonial,  transferred  to  Geo! 
A.    Giles   by   T.   J.    Mclntyre. 

Closings 

BRISTOL— Gem.      DURHAM— Franklin 

NEW  JERSEY 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CAMDEN — Star,  transferred  to  Star  Araij 
ment  Co.  by  Frank  Lysakowski.  ELM 
— Elmer,  transferred  to  Kelso  Smith 
Edward  Rovner.  LINDEN — St.  GeaBI 
transferred  to  Emit  Kranter  and  All  ] 
Kranter  by  F.  B.  Abel  and  H.  Rabi  i 
witz.  NEWARK — Weequuahic,      tnfl 

ferred  to  Yale  Theater  Co.  by  Supei 
Amusement  Co.  ROSELLE  PARK— R( 
lyn,  transferred  to  Rose  Theater,  Inc.  , 
Roslyn  Holding  Co.  UNION  CIT^j 
Transfer,  Transferred  to  Transfer  Corp. 
George   Cohan. 

Opening 

ELMER— Elmer,   bv   Kelso   Smith. 
Closings 

AUDUBON    —    Highland.  CARNEV 

POINT— Y.  M.  C.  A.  CLEMENTONI 
Clementon.  CARTERET— Palace.  MAI 
WAN  —  Matawan.  MORRISTOWM 
Palace.  NEWARK— National.  TREf 
TON— Park.  UNION  CITY— SumnJ 
WEST    ORANGE— State. 

NEW  MEXICO 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CLOVIS— Lyceum,  transferred  to  R.  E.  C  I 
fith    Theaters,    Inc.    by    Hardwick   Brottli  I 
ROSWELL — Princess,     transferred    to    i 
E.    Griffith    Theaters,    Inc.    by    Mrs.    L. 
Cahoun. 

NEW   YORK 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BEACON— Paragon,  transferred  to  G.  P.  ,1 
Holding  Co.,  Inc.  by  B.  J.  M.  Holding  1 
BINGHAMTON  — Laurel,  transferred 
Mrs.  Bessie  B.  Blair  by  Dave  Conklj 
BUFFALO— Avon,  transferred  to  J.  P 
pis  by  F.  G.  Hohn  and  J.  Propis;  St 
transferred  to  Phillip  J.  Gordon  and  EdJ 
Lemons  by  Phillip  J.  Gordon ;  Victoiji 
transferred  to  Basil  Bros,  by  Victoria  Tl|' 
ater  Co.  CARTHAGE — State,  transfertl 
to  A.  E.  Curry  by  B.  Ryder;  Strand,  □■ 
ferred  to  Schine  Enterprises.  Inc.  by  Cql 
tral  N.  Y.  Theaters.  CLIFTON  SPRING 
— Palace,  transferred  to  E.  G.  Williai 
by  H.  W.  Van  Anken.  GLOVERSVILL 
— Glove  and  Hippodrome,  transferred  " 
Schine  Enterprises,  Inc.  by  Central  N.  . 
Theaters.  HAMMONSPORT  —  Pa1! 
transferred    to    N.     H.     Wood    by    G.    n 


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.  thews.        HERKIMER— Liberty,    trans- 
1  ed   to   Schine   Enterprises,    Inc.   by    Cen- 
N.     Y.     Theaters.         HIGHLAND— 
<  neo,    transferred    to    Ahbros    Amusement 
}  ,  Inc.,  by  Walter  Seaman.  HILTON— 
I  tonia.     transferred     to     E.      C.      Weeks. 
j  CKA  WANNA — Hollywood,     transferred 
Joe    Williams-M.    Morad    Operating    Co. 
Joe    Williams,     Liberty,    transferred    to 
Iliams-Morad    Co.    by    A.    Moses ;    Park, 
isferred    to    Williams-Morad    Co.    by    E. 
cics ;     Ridge,     transferred     to     Williams- 
rad  Co.  bv  M.  Morad.    (LONG  ISLAND 
AMAICA — Alden.    transferred    to    Algin 
later   Corp.;   LONG   ISLAND    CITY— 
-non.     transferred     to     Schulman     Bros, 
usement     Co..     Inc.,     by     Tanner     Shea 
usement    Corp. ;     MINEOLA — Mineola, 
isferred  to  New   Deal   Amusement   Corp. 
A.     D.     T.     Theater,     Inc. ;     Williston, 
isferred     to     Garden     City     Amusement 
p.     bv     Williston     Theater     Co.,     Inc. ; 
;HMOND     HILL — New     Civic,     trans- 
ed    to    D.    &    S.    Amusement    Corp.    by 
ishot  Amusement   Corp.      ST.   ALBANS 
ft.     Albans,     transferred     to     G.     H.     C. 
usement    Corp.   by   Calvin   Perry.)    LIT- 
E       FALLS — Rialto,       transferred       to 
ine   Enterprises.   Inc.   by   Central   N.   Y. 
■aters.      NEW   YORK   CITY,    BRONX 
•andbox.     transferred     to     Goodwill     En- 
irises.     Inc.,     by     Bandbox     Amusement 
p. ;   Hub.  transferred  to  F.   Santini.   Inc. 
Westbrook    Amusement    Corp.        NEW 
RK      CITY.      BROOKLYN— Decatur, 
isferred    to    Decatur    Pictures,    Inc.     by 
)ell     &     Beck :     Graham,     transferred    to 
ert     Y.     Holmes     by     Herman     Bloom; 
transferred    to    Roman    Theater    Oper- 
g     Corp.     by     Nesor     Operating     Corp. 
RWICH     —     Co.linia,     transferred     to 
ine   Enterprises.    Inc.   by   Central   N.    Y. 
aters.      ONEONTA— Oneonta  and   Pal- 
transferred   to   Schine   Enterprises,   Inc. 
'Central   N.    Y.    Theaters.      OSWEGO— 
jbe.    transferred    to    H.    Simon.       ROCH- 
TER — Majestic,     transferred     to     Morris 
timer   by   Majestic   Theater   Co.      SARA- 
C       LAKE — Pontiac,       transferred       to 
ine  Enterprises.   Inc.,  bv   Central  N.   Y. 
;aters.       WATERTOWN    —   Avon    and 
fmpia.   transferred   to   Schine   Enterprises. 
.  bv  Central  N.  Y.  Theaters.     WATER- 
IET — Family,     transferred     to     Howard 
ore  by  Cable   &  Gardner,   Inc. 

Openings 

TSON— Star.  ALTAMONT— Masonic 
11.  CATTARAUGUS— Palace.  DE- 
W— Colonial.  (LONG  ISLAND.  FAR 
CKAWAY— Gem.  by  Haring  &  Blu- 
vthal:  HEMPSTEAD— Cabana,  by  Ca- 
a  Amusement  Co.;  SEASIDE— St. 
nillus  Auditorium-).  LAKE  GEORGE 
ake.  MINEVILLE  —  Rialto.  OS- 
JGO— State.  SPECULATOR — Adiron- 
k. 

Closings 

\NY— Arbor.         BUFFALO— Fillmore. 

VER  PLAINS  —  Star.  HARRIS- 
LLE— Capitol.  OSSINING'  —  Cameo. 
WEGO    —    Richardson.        PELHAM— 

am.  RANDOLPH— Gem.  ROCH- 
TER— Lincoln  and  Palace.  TROY— 
ace.      WILSON— Gem.      WINDSOR— 

ily.      NEW    YORK    CITY— Amphion, 

th  Ave.  ;  Chaloner.  Ninth  Ave.  ;  Clin- 
,    Clinton    St. ;    Fifth    Ave.    Playhouse ; 

le    Lenox.    E.    78th    St.;    New    Royal, 

thern      Blvd.:      Regent,      Third      Ave.; 

al.    Tenth    Ave.  :    Savoy.    Hughes    Ave. ; 

dium.      Third      Ave.  ;      Superior,      Third 

34th    Street,    34th    St.;    Flora,    Atlan- 

Ave.  :    Lido.    Court    St.,    New    Brighton 

ch ;    Myrtle,   Myrtle   Ave. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

SON    CITY — Swain,    transferred    to    D. 

Wright  by  Boylin  Bros.  CHERRY- 
LLE — Strand  (formerly  New),  traps- 
ed   to    C.    D.    Black    by    J.    M.    Black. 

NCORD— Cameo  (formerly  State), 
hsferred  to  Concord  Amusement  Co.  by 
rry  Martin.  ENFIELD  —  Masonx. 
;'  hsferred  to  L.  P.  Dunn  bv  Stelline- 
ilfdner.  LOUISBURG  —  Louisburg, 
hsferred  to  R.  Glenn  Davis  by  E.  L. 
(Jnson.     PLYMOUTH — New.  trans^r-.^ 

Dilday-Brinkley  by  C.  Gordan.  SAN- 
'  RD — San  Lee.  transferred  to  R.  P 
sser  by  D.  Holt.  STLER  CITY— Gern, 
isferred    to    S.    R.    Rogers    by    Kennedv 

Thomas.  MARSHVILLE— Majestic, 
nsferred  to  W.  M.  Williams  by  Wa.de 
wers. 

Openings 

SON   CITY— Swain.     ENFIELD— Ma- 


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sonic.  MARSHVILLE— Majestic.  MON- 
ROE—Lincoln  (new  theater).  PLY- 
MOUTH—New.  SANFORD— San  Lee. 
SILER    CITY— Gem. 

Closings 
CANTON    —   Imperial.      MT.       HOLLY— 
Paramount. 

NORTH  DAKOTA 
Opening 

YELVA— Iris. 

Closings 

VALLEY  CITY— Rex.  WYNDEMERE— 
Post. 

OHIO 
Changes  in  Ownership 

COLUMBUS— Wilmar,  transferred  to  Virgil 
Jackson   by   T.    L.    Snowden. 

Closings 

CINCINNATI  —  Strand.  COLUMBUS— 
Auditorium  and  Steelton.  MIDDLE- 
TOWN— Sorg.  NELSONVILLE— Pas- 
time. 

OKLAHOMA 
Changes  in   Ownership 

CLINTON — Rex  and  Rialto,  transferred  to 
Griffith  Amusement  Co.  by  F.  G.  Roberts. 
CORDELL— Ritz,  transferred  to  A.  G'ur- 
lock  by  F.  G.  Roberts.  WEWOKA— 
Key;  transferred  to  John  Terry. 

Openings 

CANTON— Grand,      by      Donald      Bredbeck. 

HUGO — Erie,    by    Griffith    Amusement    Co. 

WILSON — Empress,   by   A.   L.   Means   and 

H.  L.   Gilliam. 

Closings 
CHECOTAH— Cozy.       HUGO— Hugo.    OK- 
LAHOMA    CITY— Midwest.        TUTTLE— 

Tuttle. 

OREGON 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ALBANY — Venetian,  transferred  to  Tri- 
State  Theaters,  Inc.,  by  Horrigan  and  Adam- 
son.  CORVALLIS — Oregon  State,  trans- 
ferred to  Tri-State  Theaters,  Inc.  by  Hor- 
rigan and  Adamson.  ONTARIO — Dream- 
land, transferred  to  Ontarion  Amusement 
Co.   by   Cowan   &   Murray. 

PENNSYLVANIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CURWENSVILLE— Strand,  transferred  to 
N.  Notopoulos  by  Fred  J.  Thompson.  NEW 
HOLLAND — Edison,  transferred  to  John 
L.  Davis.  PORT  CARBON— Three  Links, 
transferred  to  Walter  Rodgers  by 
Three  Link  Club.  PITTSBURGH— Pas- 
time, transferred  to  M.  Steinberg  by  P. 
Alderman  ;  Washington,  transferred  to  E.  L. 
Barriet,   Jr.   by   Cooper   Amusement   Co. 

Openings 

EXPORT— Liberty.  NEW  HOLLAND— 
Edison,  by  John  L.  Davis.  PORT  CAR- 
BON— Three  Links,  by  Walter  Rodgers. 
PITTSBURGH— Lowrie  and  New  West 
End.  SOUTH  FORK— Palace.  McCON- 
NELLSBURGH— Liberty  (new  theater), 
by    W.    M.    Lodge.  — 

Closings 

ANNVILLE— Astor.  BLAWNOX— Mary- 
land. CARMICHAEL— Ross.  CASTLE 
SHANNON— Pearl.  COLUMBIA— Alto. 
DELTA— Fire  Hall.  EMAUS— Ptenlo. 
GLASSMERE  —  Liberty.  HUGHES- 
VILLE— Tally-ho.  MOHONON  CITY— 
Elks.  NAZARETH— Royal.  PHILA- 
DELPHIA—Band  Box;  Bell;  Capitol; 
Grant ;  Harrowgate ;  Keith's ;  Keystone 
(South  St.);  Liberty  (Tacony  St.);  Pearl; 
Walnut.  READING— Park.  SCRANTON 
— Pinebrook.  SWOYERSVILLE— Strand. 
TOPTON  —  Palace.  TREVORTON— 
Forrest.      YORK — Rialto. 

SOUTH   CAROLINA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

KERSHAW — Kershaw,  transferred  to  C. 
M.  Haynie  by  Mrs.  R.  Cooke.  WHIT- 
MIRE— Mills,  transferred  to  C.  H.  Al- 
brecht  by  M.  Mills.  YORK— New,  trans- 
ferred to  G.   W.   Griffin  by  H.   B.   Cooke.' 

Openings 

KERSHAW— Kershaw,  by  C.  M.  Haynie. 
YORK— New,   by   G.   W.    Griffin. 

Closing 

GREENWOOD— Liberty. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA 
Change   in   Ownership 

HOWARD — Paradise,  transferred  to  Wil- 
liam   Klein    by    Harry    Bender. 


Closings 

ALCESTER— Barrymore  (damaged  by  fire). 
IPSWICH— State.  ONIDA  —  Crystal. 
WILMOT— Wilmot. 

TENNESSEE 
Changes  in   Ownership 

DYER — Palace,  transferred  to  R.  L.  New- 
man by  W.  G.  Bonds.  ERWIN— Lyric, 
transferred  to  Mrs.  F.  E.  Perryman  by  C. 
T.     Davis.  MEMPHIS— Strand,     trans- 

ferred to  Malco  Theaters,  Inc.  by  Loew.'s, 
Inc. 

Openings 

MEMPHIS— Strand,      by      Malco      Theaters, 
Inc.      WEST   MEMPHIS— Broadway   Air- 
dome    (new   theater),    by    Mel    Richards. 

Closing 

MEMPHIS— Chelsea. 

TEXAS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BASTROP — Strand  (formerly  Dixie),  trans- 
ferred to  Mrs.  L.  I.  Lederer.  DALLAS— 
Avenue,  transferred  to  J.  B.  Roberts. 
GORMAN — Liberty  (formerly  Ritz).  trans- 
ferred to  E.  E.  Perdue.  GIRBYVILLE— 
Palace,  transferred  to  W.  W.  Stoopleman. 
OLNEY — Palace,  transferred  to  Curtis 
Richardson.  PLANO — Palace,  transferred 
to  C.  V.  Wier.  MIRANDO^  CITY— Trin- 
ity,   transferred   to    K.    F.    Trim. 

Openings 

DENTON— Ritz.  by  E.  L.  Black.  VAL- 
LEY MILLS— Lyric,  bv  George  W.  Cros- 
ley.  FRIONA— Capitol.  HOUSTON— 
Bluebonnet.  GROVETON  —  Capitol. 
BENAVIDES— Empress.  EL  PASO— 
T.fexas     Grand.  PHARR     —     Valencia. 

MOODY— Palace.  SOMERVILLE— Ma- 
jestic. THORNDALE— Gem.  DALLAS 
—Central.  OLNEY  —  Princess.  GOR- 
MAN— Liberty    (formerly    Ritz). 

Closings 

CONROE— Palace  (damaged  by  fire). 
GREENVILLE— Star.  MONAHANS— 
Pen-Ell.        YOAKUM— Grand. 

WASHINGTON 


CONCRETE- 


Openings 

-Concrete,       by 


Charles 


White.  POMEROY— Seeley  by  Mrs.  A. 
Thompson. 

Closings 

SEATTLE— Stadium.  TACOMA  —  Blue 
Mouse. 

WEST  VIRGINIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

PARSONS — Victoria,  transferred  to  E.  E. 
Ours  by  Earl  Moore.  WHEELING— 
Capitol,  transferred  to  Chatfie'd  Theaters 
by  Wheeling  Enterprise  Co.  ;  State,  trans- 
ferred to  J.  Velas  by  W.  R.  Collins  and 
Reed. 

Openings 

FAIRMONT— Fairmont.  THOMAS— Sut- 
ton. 

Closing 

GLEN   JEAN— Opera   House. 

WISCONSIN 
Changes  in  Ownership 

MARIENETTE— Rialto,  transferred  to  T. 
Coffey  by  Fox  Midwesco.  PRAIRIE  DU 
CHIEN — Regent,  transferred  to  George 
Panka  by  M.  Sheldon.  SPRING  VAL- 
LEY— Community,  transferred  to  Helane 
Ritsey  by  D.  E.  Muhlolum.  THORPE— 
Rialto.  transferred  to  John  Bogumil  by  F. 
J.    Bogumil. 

Openings 

EAST  TROY— Grand,  by  George  Schroeder. 
OREGON— Opera  House,  by  William  An- 
tes. MARIENETTE— Rialto,  by  T.  Cof-. 
fey. 

Closings 

BRODHEAD— Dorlvn.  GALESVILLE 
— Marinuka.  JANESVILLE  —  Jeffries. 
KENOSHA — Gateway;  Lake;  Majestic, 
MADISON  —  Palace.  MILWAUKEE— 
Garfield ;  Mirth  ;  Modjeska  ;  Plaza  ;  Prin- 
cess;  Savoy!  Tivoli :  Uptown.  MUSCODA 
— Muscoda.  OSHKOSH     —     Oshkosh. 

PRINCETON— Opera  House.  RACINE 
—State,  Uptown.  SHEBOYGAN— But- 
terfly.     WEYAUWEGA— Opera   House. 

WYOMING 
Closing 

SOUTH    SUPERIOR— Crystal. 


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The  weather's  hot— there's  no  cooling  plant  in  the 
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iving  less  than  the  minimum 

I   ibed    in    the    Administration's 

st    code    have    been    increased, 

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it  the  figure  in  code,  it  was  an- 

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T  M-G-M  STUDIOS 


Itoast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
lywood  —  Five  musicals  are 
in  work  on  the  M-G-M  lot. 
:  are  "The  Hollywood  Party," 
March  of  Time,"  "The  Fire 
j,"  "The  Big-  Liar"  and  "Dane- 
Lady." 


to  flshow  Treatment 

For  "Savage  Gold" 

a  result  of  the  generally  fa- 
e  reception  accorded  "Savage 
on  its  premiere  at  the  May- 
Jack    Bellman    of    Hollywood 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 


Plenty  of  Sorrow 

Jnder  the  above  caption,  Welford 
ton  in  the  current  issue  of  his 
ectator"  wails  as  follows: 

"I   feel  sorry  for  the  exploitation 

partments  in  New  York  that  have 
)  sell  exhibitors  the  kind  of  pic- 
ures  that  Hollywood  is  sending 
'  em. 

"I  feel  sorry  for  the  exhibitors 
ho    have    to    sell    them     to    their 

trons. 

"I    feel    sorry    for    the    producers 
Hollywood    who    have    to     listen 

!>  the  advice  of  exploitation  de- 
artments  and  exhibitors  about  the 
ind  of  pictures  Hollywood  should 
lake." 

Vill  all  those  who  feel  sorry  for 
Iford  Beaton  please  repair  to  the 
ng  department? 


Turning  'Em  Away — In  These  Days 


Over  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  at  2:30  yesterday  afternoon,  the  last  day  of 
the  current  show,  a  Film  Daily  scout  found  the  cashiers  refunding  money  to  folks  who 
couldn't  wait  in  the  long  line  that  augmented  the  full  house.  Ann  Harding  and 
William   Powell   in   RKO's   "Double   Harness"  was   the  double-barreled  screen  attraction. 


No  NIRA  Interference  With  Strikes 
Until  Code  Submitted  and  Okayed 


"Lady  for  a  Day"  Set 
As  Columbia  Roadshow 

Thirty-five  roadshows  of  "Lady 
for  a  Day"  are  planned  by  Columbia 
as  one  of  its  big  opening  guns  early 
in  the  new  season.  It  is  a  Frank 
Capra  picture  with  a  name  cast  in- 
cluding Warren  William,  May  Rob- 
son,  Guy  Kibbee,  Glenda  Farrell, 
Ned  Sparks,  Walter  Connolly  and 
others. 


Washington   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — No  interference  with 
the  union  strike  in  Hollywood  or 
any  other  labor  disputes  is  planned 
by  the  National  Recovery  Adminis- 
tration until  codes  have  been  sub- 
mitted and  approved,  it  was  stated 
yesterday  after  representatives  of 
labor  and  a  delegation  of  indepen- 
dent producers  had  conferred  with 
officials. 

The  code  for  legitimate  theaters 
(Continued   on   Page   5) 


Further  Discussions  on  MPTOA  Code 
To  Be  Held  by  Kuykendall  in  New  York 


After  attending  the  St.  Louis  ex- 
hibitor meeting  today  and  tomorrow, 
President  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  will  come  to  New  York 
on  Aug.  1  to  discuss  with  interested 
parties  additional  suggestions  and 
objections    regarding    the    proposed 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Higher  Scales  Retained 
After  "Gold  Diggers"  Run 

Numerous    exhibitors    who   raised 

their  admissions  for  Warner's  "Gold 

Diggers  of  1933"  have  continued  at 

the   higher   scale   after  this  picture 

(Continued  on   Page   2) 


Agreement  on  Code  Differences 
Urged  by  NIRA  Before  Hearing 


By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — In  outlining  his  du- 
ties as  assistant  deputy  administra- 
tor in  the  National  Industrial  Re- 
covery Administration,  Saul  A.  Ro- 
senblatt, who  will  be  in  charge  of 
all  amusement  codes,  yesterday  said 
to  The  Film  Daily: 

"I  think  that  all  interests   in  the 


film  industry  large  and  small,  inde- 
pendent or  otherwise,  should  agree 
beforehand  in  so  far  as  they  can  on 
as  many  points  as  possible  and  par- 
ticularly with  reference  to  the  la- 
bor phases  of  the  codes." 

As     re-employment     and     higher- 
wages    are   the   principal    objectives 
of    the    Administration's    drive    for 
(Continued   on   Page    5) 


Interchangeability  and  Re- 
placement Clauses 
Held  Illegal 

By   NORMAN   M.    MacLEOD 
FILM   DAILY   Staff    Correspondent 

Wilmington,  Del. — Denying  a  tem- 
porary injunction  against  servicing 
charges  but  granting  preliminary 
orders  against  the  interchangeability 
and  replacement  clauses  in  sound 
contracts,    three    decrees   were    filed 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 


COLUMBIA  PLEDGES 
ROOSEVELT  SUPPORT 


In  response  to  President  Roose- 
velt's radio  appeal,  Jack  Cohn  yes- 
terday telegraphed  the  President 
that  Columbia  would  support  the 
Administration  drive  100  per  cent. 
The  company  already  has  estab- 
lished a  40-hour  week.  Its  increased 
production  program  and  establish- 
ment of  branch  offices  abroad  will 
provide  additional  jobs  for  a  con- 
siderable number. 


Paramount  Will  Release 
"Take  a  Chance"  Musical 

Screen  version  of  the  stage  mus- 
ical, "Take  a  Chance,"  to  be  made 
in  the  east  by  Rowland-Brice  in  as- 
sociation with  Laurence  Schwab, 
Broadway  producer,  will  be  released 
by  Paramount.  Universal  originally 
was  expected  to  get  it. 


Studio   Activity   at   83% 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
HoJIywoojd — Studios  worked  at  83 
per  cent  of  capacity  yesterday,  ac- 
cording to  the  producers.  Twenty- 
three  companies  were  said  to  be  work- 
ing. I.A.T.S.E.  officials  here  com- 
municated with  President  William  El- 
liott in  New  York  with  regard  to  call- 
ing a  general  strike  of  projectionists 
throughout  the  country.  Whether  the 
walkout  will  be  called  depends  on  the 
decision     of     eastern      union     officials. 


THE 


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Thursday,  July  27, 


flHIW.Hl  11    Thurs.,  July  27. 1933     Price  S  Cints 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW   YORK   STOCK    MARKET 

Net 

High     Low     Close     Chg. 

Columbia     Picts.    vtc.   19'/g     19'/2     19Vi  —     3A 

Con.    Fm.     Ind.    pfd..      9  8%       8'/8  —     Va 

East.     Kodak     77'/2     763/8     77        +   2 

Fox   Fm.   "A"    33/8       3  3       —     'A 

Fox    Fm.    rts 2  1  Va       1 'A  —     % 

Loew's,     Inc 24         23         24       +     Va 

do     pfd 73'/2     73'/2     73i/2   +   1 1/2 

Paramount    ctfs.     ...      13A       '%       1%      

Pathe     Exch 1%       1%       13A   +      Va 

do    "A"     83/8       7i/8       8l/4  +   iy4 

RKO     3%       33/4       33/4     

Warner    Bros 57/8       514       53A      

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Gen.    Th.     Eq.    pfd.    .    9-16       9-16       9-16 

Technicolor    8y8       8V8       814+      Va 

Trans-Lux     23/8       23/8       23/8      

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 
Gen.    Th.     Eq.     6s40.      61/2       5%       6V2    +      Vi 
Gen.   Th.   Eq.6s40ctfs.     514       514       514   +      14 

Loew    6s    41  ww 7 9 1/4     79         79 1/4   +      Va 

Par.     By.     512s51  .  .  .  .    2614     26'/8     2614      

Par.    51/2S    50    2614     2514     26 1/4  —     % 

Warner's     6s39        ...    34         32l/2     33%    +   1 3/4 

NEW    YORK    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 
Para.     Publix     1%        1 1/2        1  Vi    +    '  J/4 


THEATRE   OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


We  have  in  stock 

over  50,000   yards 

CRESTWOOD  & 

PREMIER  CARPETS 

Largest  variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 


Greater  N.  Y. 
Export  House,  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna    4-0240 

Theatre  Carpets  Our  Specialty 


Further  Code  Discussions 
Will  Be  Held  in  New  York 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
exhibition  code.  One  of  the  princi- 
pal topics  of  the  discussions  will  be 
double  features,  which  will  be  gone 
into  thoroughly.  Kuykendall  will 
remain  in  New  York  several  days. 


Eleven  Vitaphone  Shorts 
Set  for  August  Release 

Eleven  Vitaphone  short  subjects 
will  be  released  in  August,  Norman 
H.  Moray,  sales  manager,  announces. 

The  two-reelers  will  be  "20,000 
Cheers  for  the  Chain  Gang,"  with 
an  all  star  cast  and  the  Vitaphone 
beauties;  "Nothing  But  the  Tooth," 
a  "Big  V"  comedy  starring  Jack 
Haley;  and  "The  No  Man,"  a  Broad- 
way Brevities  musical  with  Hugh 
O'Connell,  Ann  Greenway  and  the 
Vitaphone  chorus  of  14  dancers  and 
singers. 

The  eight  single-reels  will  be: 
"Impact,"  No.  5  of  the  new  series  of 
shorts  by  Bobby  Jones  entitled  "How 
to  Break  90";  "Stuck  Stuck  Stucco," 
a  one-reel  Pepper  Pot  comedy; 
"Bosko's  Mechanical  Man,"  a  Looney 
Tune  cartoon;  "That  Goes  Double," 
starring  Russ  Columbo  in  a  Pepper 
Pot  Musical;  "Fine  Points,"  No.  6 
in  the  Bobby  Jones  Golf  Shorts; 
"The  Top  of  the  World,"  a  World 
Adventures  short  by  E.  M.  Newman; 
"The  Dish  Ran  Away  with  the 
Spoon,"  one  of  the  Morris  Melodies 
comedy  song  cartoons;  "Bosko  the 
Musketeer,"  another  of  the  Looney 
Tunes  comedy  cartoons;  "In  a  Cas- 
tillian  Garden,"  a  Melody  Master 
short  featuring  the  Guatemala  Mar- 
imba Band;  "Seeing  Samoa,"  a  bur- 
lesque travel  short;  "Bosko's  Picture 
Show,"  a  Looney  Tune  cartoon;  and 
"We're  in  the  Money,"  a  Merrie  Mel- 
odies comedy  song  cartoon  based 
upon  the  "Gold  Diggers"  song. 


A.M.P.A.  MEETING  TODAY 

A  special  luncheon  meeting  of  the 
A.  M.  P.  A.  will  be  held  at  12:45 
today  in  Sardi's.  Hal  Home  will 
preside  and  some  matters  of  parti- 
:ular  importance  are  to  be  taken  up. 


BOB  MONTGOMERY  IN  PERSON 

Robert  Montgomery  will  appear  in 
person  at  the  Capitol  the  week  of 
Aug.  4  in  conjunction  with  M-G-M's 
"Another  Language"  in  which  he  co- 
stars  with  Helen  Hayes. 


Higher  Scales  Retained 
After  "Gold  Diggers"  Run 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ended  its  run,  according  to  reports 
to  the  Warner  offices.  Grad  Sears 
and  Andy  Smith,  Warner  sales  exe- 
cutives who  have  been  advocating 
higher  b.o.  scales,  say  that  90  per 
cent  of  the  exhibitors  took  advan- 
tage of  this  picture  to  hike  their 
scales  from  5  to  10  cents,  and  to 
date  they  have  not  heard  of  any 
exhibitor  being  obliged  to  lower  his 
prices  after  the  picture  closed. 


LARRY  BAREN  JOINS  JAFA 

Herman  Roth  has  engaged  Larry 
Baren  as  sales  manager  of  his  newly 
formed  company,  JAFA,  the  Jewish 
American  Film  Arts,  which  will  dis- 
tribute the  new  Jewish  production, 
"The  Wandering  Jew,"  which  has 
just  been  placed  in  production  under 
the  direction  of  George  Roland  at 
the  Atlas  sound  studio. 


Howson  to  Analyze 

New  Warner  Stories 

Albert  Howson  again  has  been 
picked  by  Andy  Smith,  Warner 
sales  executive,  to  analyze  the  stor- 
ies bought  for  1933-34  at  the  first 
of  the  three  round-table  meetings 
to  be  held  Monday  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel.  It  will  be  the  ninth 
year  that  Howson  has  fulfilled  this 
function. 

At  the  Monday  meeting  Smith 
will  divulge  the  title  of  an  outstand- 
ing box-office  attraction  which  War- 
ners plan  to  release  about  Sept.  1 
as  one  of  their  first  1933-34  offer- 
ings. 


"VOLTAIRE"    PARTY    A    HIT 

An  invited  audience  of  swanky 
New  Yorkers  headed  by  no  less  than 
Al  Smith  attended  the  dinner  and 
special  preview  showing  of  Warner's 
"Voltaire,"  starring  George  Arliss, 
aboard  the  He  de  France  last  night. 
Short  addresses  were  made  by  Smith 
and  H.  M.  Warner.  Also  among 
those  present  were  Louis  Wiley, 
business  manager  of  the  "New  York 
Times";  H.  B.  Franklin,  Mitzi  May- 
fair,  Harry  Charnas,  Paul  Yawitz, 
and  others. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  M.    P.    T.    O.    of    St.    Louii, 

Mo.    &    Southern    III.    meeting   at  cl 
Hotel,   St.    Louis. 

July  28-29:  Monogram  western  tales  • 
San    Francisco. 

July  28-31:  Meeting  of  Independent 
Supply  Dealers'  Association  at 
Hotel,    Chicago. 

July  31 -Aug.  1:  Federation  of  Motion 
Industry  of  America,  Inc.,  conferc 
Hotel    Astor,    New    York. 

July  31 -Aug.  1:  Warner  sales  meeting,  v.. 
Astoria   Hotel,    New   York. 

Aug.  1:  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Ohio  m«i 
Deshler-Wallick  Hotel,  Columbus, 

Aug.  2:  Outing  at  Bear  Mountain  und 
pices  of   Motion   Picture  Club. 

Aug.  2-3:  Monogram  Canadian  sales  • 
Tororto. 

Aug.  3:  Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Metr 
Playhouses'    creditors. 

Aug.  3-4:  Warner  sales  meeting,  Drike 
Chicago. 

Aug.  7-8:  Warner  sales  meeting,  Roy* 
Hotel,   Toronto. 

Aug.  8:  Third  Annual  Film  Golf  Tour 
of  New  England  industry  at  Pint 
Valley    Country    Club,    Weston,    Mas 

Aug.   10:     Adjourned     meeting    of    Pub 
terprises     creditors     at     office    of    I 
Henry    K.    Davis. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  i 
pendent  Motion  Picture  Owners  Ass:  i 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  M  a 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,  Del. 

Sept.  5-6-7:  Allied  Hew  Jersey  con  i 
at   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  dec 
officer} 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  I 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  ( 
secretary. 


C.  A.  BAIN  BURIED  IN  PHli 

Philadelphia  —  Funeral  sei  I 
for  Cowan  A.  Bain,  Unive  I 
Charlotte  branch  manager  whfl  i 
Sunday  after  an  illness  of  i 
weeks,  were  held  here  yesterda 


NED  WAYBURI 

2IEGFELD    FOLLIES    PRODUCER 

Offers    unusual  opportunities  for  a  carel 
on  STAGE,   SCREEN,   RADIO,  ot  TEACHING  DANC!l 


SOME     OF     THE     STARS 

NED       WAYBURN       HAS 

HELPED  TO   FAME 

Al  Jolson 

Marilyn  Miller 

Eddie  Cantor 

Jeanette  McDonald 

Ed  Wynn 

Mae  West 

Will  Rogers 

Ann  Pennington 

Fred  and  Adele  Astaire 

Hal  Leroy 

Patricia  Ellis 

and  hundreds  of  others 


Note  Dates  for  Fall  Classes 


ADULT   GIRLS'    DANCING 
CLASSES 

Ages  16  years  and  over.  Fall 
term  starts  MONDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 11th.  Also  special 
one-hour  evening  classes,  1,  2, 
or  5  times  weekly.  Mondays 
to  Fridays. 
CHILDREN'S  CLASSES 
Boys  and  girls  3  to  16  years 
of  age.  Rounded  training  in 
all  tvpes  of  dancing.  Fall  term 
starts  SATURDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 16th.  Also  special 
one-hour  weekly  classes  after 
school   hours. 

NED  WAYBURN    INSTITUTE  OF   DANCING  AND  R> 
BROADCASTING   SCHOOL 
Dept.   F,   625   MADISON   AVENUE,   NEW  YORK,  N.  Y. 
Between  58th  and  59th  Streets.       Tel.  Wlckersham  I- 


BODY    PROPORTIONING 

Have  a  beautiful  body  I 
Wayburn's  famous  al 
based  on  years  of  t 
celebrated  stars  of  stag 
screen.  Rates  as  low  as 
weekly. 

BROADCASTING 
INSTRUCTION 

How  to  talk,  sing,  rec 
play  before  the  micro] 
Class  or  private  instru 
FREE  tryouts  gladly 
ranged. 


— 


WELCO 


LIST! 


1 
I 


The  greatest  male  star  list  in  the  business  made  indisputably  supreme 
by  the  addition  of  the  screen's  outstanding  new  romantic  favorite! 

LESLIE  HOWARD 

is  going  to  do  big  things  for  Warner  Bros.  —  and  Warner  Bros, 
will  do  big  things  for  Leslie  Howard.  You'll  see  what  we  mean 
when  you  see  his  first  contract  production  —  coming  Aug.  19  — 
the  greatest  mid-season  attraction  ever  released  in  Summer 


A  short  title,  so  you'll  have  plenty  of  marquee  space  to  advertise 

ALL  4  STARS— LESLIE  HOWARD— DOUG.  FAIRBANKS,  Jr.— 

PAUL   LUKAS  —  MARGARET   LINDSAY    (sensational   beauty 

of  "Cavalcade").  Directed  by  Roy  Del  Ruth. 

W  A  RJ  E  R    BROS. 

THE  J±aJL.  COMPANY 

VITAGRAPH,  INC.,  DISTRIBUTORS 


THE 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  July  27  \\ 


SHORT  SHOTS  from] 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 

- By  CHAS.  ALICOATE  ^^= 


JAFA,  Jewish  Film  Art  Company, 
has  begun  work  on  "The  Wander- 
ing Jew,"  the  first  of  a  series  of 
talkies  in  Yiddish  and  English  deal- 
ing with  current  problems  of  Jew- 
ish life  in  Germany.  Shooting  on 
the  film,  which  was  adopted  from  a 
story  by  Jacob  Mestel,  has  started 
at  the  Atlas  Sound  Studios,  Long 
Island,  under  the  direction  of  George 
Roland,  with  Frank  Zucker  doing 
the  camera  work.  The  production 
is  scheduled  for  release  Aug.  15. 
Jacob  Ben  Ami,  Jewish-American 
stage  star  heads  the  cast,  which  also 
includes  Natalie  Browning,  M.  B. 
Samuylow,  Abraham  Teitelbaum  and 
Benjamin  Adler. 

Magna  Pictures,  the  Meyer 
Davis  Company  formerly  called 
Progressive  Pictures  but  renamed 
because  of  a  coast  company  hav- 
ing the  same  title,  will  begin  shoot- 
ing its  first  musical  subject,  "That's 
the  Captain,"  aboard  the  steamship 
Peter  Stuyvesant  today,  weather 
permitting,  while  on  a  trip  up  the 
Hudson.  Alexander  Leftwich  will 
dirmct  while  Monroe  Shaff  will  su- 
pervise  production. 


The  Blue  Ribbon  Boys,  Harlem 
band  now  appearing  nightly  at  the 
Cotton  Club,  have  been  signed  up 
to  do  a  short  for  Vitaphone  by  Sam 
Sax,  production  manager  at  the 
Brooklyn  plant.  A  scenario  is  now 
in  preparation  for  the  band  under 
Herman  Ruby's  supervision.  Roy 
Mack  will  direct. 


The  SCHOOLMASTER 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH   WILK 


To-Day's  Lesson 

KNOW 
YOUR 
FILM 
SLANG 


SOFFIT  LIGHTS — Lights  on  the  under  part 
of   a    theater    marquee. 

DOLLY — A  moving  platform,  with  rubber- 
tired  casters,  on  which  the  camera  may 
be  placed. 

COOKED— Over-developed. 

HIGH   HAT — A  very  low  camera  stand. 

HOT— Electrically    charged. 


HOLLYWOOD 
JOHN  CROMWELL,  now  directing 
J  "Ann  Vickers"  at  RKO,  has  been 
signed  on  a  one-picture  contract  by 
Twentieth  Century  Pictures. 

*  *         * 

Russell  Mack  will  direct  "Holly- 
wood Party,"  M-G-M  musical. 

*  *         * 

Production  will  start  Aug.  15  on 
Chesterfield's  third  1933-34  film,  "A 
Man  of  Sentiment,"  under  the  super- 
vision of  George  R.  Batcheller. 

*  *         * 

"I  Knew  Her  When"  is  the  title 
under  which  Willard  Robertson's  or- 
iginal story,  "The  Unnamed  Wo- 
man," will  be  filmed  by  20th  Cen- 
tury Pictures.  Courtenay  Terrett  is 
preparing  the  script  and  Gregory  La 
Cava  will  direct. 

*  *         * 

Earl  Oxford,  the  juvenile  who  had 
a  leading  role  with  Ed  Wynn  in 
"The  Laugh  Parade,"  has  been 
signed  to  a  long-term  contract  by 
M-G-M. 


Alan  Dinehart  and  Ada  May  have 
been  cast  in  the  leading  roles  of  In- 
vincible's  second  feature,  "Dance 
Girl  Dance,"  which  Maury  M.  Cohen 
is  producing.  Negotiations  are 
under  way  to  add  Sari  Maritza  and 
Skeets  Gallagher  to  the  cast. 

%;  %:  % 

Garry  Owen  has  been  added  to 
"Stage  Mother,"  which  Charles  Bra- 
bin  is  directing  at  M-G-M. 

*  *         * 

Ruth  Etting  will  play  a  featured 
feminine  role  in  the  next  Wheeler 
and  Woolsey  comedy,  according  to 
the  announcement  of  Merian  C. 
Cooper,  executive  producer  of  RKO 
Radio  Pictures. 

*  *         * 

Monogram  has  completed  "Ran- 
gers' Code,"  last  of  a  series  of  eight 
Bob  Steele  westerns.  The  cast  in- 
cluded Doris  Hill,  Ernie  Adams, 
George  Nash,  George  Hayes,  Ed 
Brady.  Hal  Price  and  Dick  Dickin- 
son.    R.  N.  Bradbury  directed. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Barrat  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  Richard  Barthelmess^s 
next  starring  picture  for  First  Na- 
tional, "Shanghai  Orchid,"  to  which 
a  final  's'  has  also  been  added,  mak- 
ing the  title  "Shanghai  Orchids." 

*  *         * 

Toshia  Mori  has  been  engaged  for 
Columbia's  "Fury  of  the  Jungle," 
featuring  Helen  Twelvetrees  and 
Victor  Jory.  Walter  Connolly  and 
Alan  Dinehart  will  also  be  seen  in 
prominent  characterizations.  R.  Wil- 
liam Neill  is  directing. 

*  *         * 

Jack  Barty,  well  known  on  the 
London  variety  stage,  is  expected  in 
Hollywood  some  time  next  month  to 
join  Wakefield  and  Nelson  in  the 
series  of  Hal  Roach's  All-Star  com- 
edies. 


Elinor  Fair,  who  only  a  few  years 
ago  was  a  popular  leading  woman, 
is  appearing  on  Paramount's  "Torch 
Singer"  set  as  an  extra,  supporting 
Claudette  Colbert  and  Ricardo  Cor- 

tez. 

*  *         * 

"Lady  for  a  Day"  has  been  se- 
lected as  the  final  title  for  Colum- 
bia's "Madam  La  Gimp." 

*  *         * 

Leslie  Banks,  popular  English  ac- 
tor, will  arrive  in  Hollywood  about 
Sept.  1st  for  the  leading  role  op- 
posite Irene  Dunne  in  RKO's  pic- 
turization     of     E.     W.     Hornung's 

"Stingaree." 

*  *         * 

Joan  Macgowan,  18-year-old 
daughter  of  Kenneth  Macgowan,  will 
make    her    screen    debut    in    RKO's 

"Little   Women." 

*  *         * 

Sir  Guy  Standing  and  Baby  Le- 
Roy  have  been  added  to  Paramount's 

"Captain  Jericho." 

*  *         * 

Dorothy  Wilson  and  Robert  Mc- 
Wade  are  cast  additions  to  RKO's 
"A  Chance  at  Heaven." 

^  =£  * 

Simile — As  necessary  as  a  photo- 
graph  re-toucher. 

Irving  Pichel,  who  abandoned  act- 
ing for  several  months  to  co-direct 
for  Radio,  will  return  to  the  screen 
in  Mae  West's  current  Paramount 
picture,  "I'm  No  Angel." 

Robert  Hichens'  unpublished  nov- 
el, "The  Paradine  Case,"  for  which 
Howard  Estabrook  is  writing  the 
screen  version  and  dialogue,  when 
typed  recently  by  the  M-G-M  sten- 
ographic department,  made  three 
books  each  the  thickness  of  the  lo- 
cal telephone  directory. 

*  *         * 

Lee  Tracy  has  motored  to  his 
ranch  near  San  Diego  for  a  two- 
week  rest  after  completing  the  star- 
ring role  jn  "Turn  Back  The  Clock," 
which  Edgar  Selwyn  directed  for 
M-G-M.  Tracy's  next  assignment 
hasn't  been  decided,  two  stories 
having   been   recently    submitted    to 

the  star  for  consideration. 

*  *         # 

Lona  Andre,  one  of  the  four  win- 
ners of  Paramount's  Panther  Wo- 
man contest,  and  a  1933  Wampas 
Baby  Star,  has  been  given  a  new 
long   term    contract.       She   recently 

finished  a  role   in  "Big   Executive." 

*  *         * 

Although  Gregory  La  Cava  has 
not  as  yet  started  on  "Gallant 
Lady,"  which  he  has  contracted  to 
direct  for  Twentieth  Century  Pro- 
ductions, chief  executive  Darryl 
Francis  Zanuck  is  negotiating  with 
him  to  sign  to  direct  two  pictures 
instead  of  the  one. 

*  *         * 

Horace  Jackson  is  writing  an  orig- 
inal story  for  the  Jesse  Lasky  or- 


NEWS  of  the  D 


Chicago — Duncan   Kennedy 
erly  assistant  manager  at  1 
ental  is  now  at  McVickers, 
&  K.  houses. 


Cleveland  —  Fred  Mast  ] 
Film  Cleaner  is  in  the  Clinic 
ering  from  a  nasal  operation. 


New  Orleans — Two  maskc 
dits  obtained  $23  in  a  holdup 
cashier  of  the  Prytania  1 
United  Theaters  neighborhood 
early  in  the  evening. 


Cleveland  —  Budd   Roger?! 
Division  sales  manager,  will 
Thursday  at  which  time  he  *l 
nounce  the  company's  progn1 
policy  for  the  coming  season 

Charlotte— J.  E.  Hobbs,  Urj 
salesman,  recently  underwe 
operation  for  appendicitis.  Th 
week,  Joe  Bishop,  also  with  tl 
exchange,  was  operated  upon 
pendicitis. 


ganization  while  abroad,  i 
ing  to  word  received  from  t 
thor-scenarist,  who  has  beer 
ing  Europe,  he  expects  to  se 
completed  opus  to  Hollywood 
the  next  two  weeks. 


Jamie  Erickson  has  written 
Me  Louise,"  the  theme  so 
"Waffles,"  produced  by 
Mitchell,  with  Warren  Millais 
ing.  He  also  wrote  'Train- 
for  the  same  picture  and  wi 
nish  the  numbers  for  "Dance  C< 
which  will  be  made  by  Hele 
chell. 


Emile    Chautard    will    appe 
Paramount's   "Design  for  Li\) 

*         *         * 

Gordon    Wellesley,    noted 
explorer  and  film  producer,  w, 
been    writing    for    the    films 
Hollywood    this    week,    en   ro» 
his  home  in  Kuala  Lumpur, 
ated     Malay     States.        He 
"Shanghai    Interlude"    and    ' 
River,"  for  Universal,  and 
hai  Madness,"  for  Fox. 


Coming  and  Goir 


ED  KUYKENDALL,  president  of  the  M 
0.   A.,    is   expected   in    New   York  next  T 

JOHN  BLYSTONE,  Fox  director,  lefti 
wood  yesterday  for  New  York  on  his  ■ 
Europe  for  a  vacation,  returning  sorneK 
October. 

NATHANIEL  WEST,   author  signed  by 
bia,    left   yesterday   for   the   Coast. 

JACK  COHN  leaves  New  York  for  th 
Saturday. 


THE 


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hursday,  July  27,  1933 

ERVIGING  IS  UPHELD 
NSTANLEY-ERPISUIT 


(Continued    from    Page    1) 

U.  S.  District  Court  here  yester- 
y  by  Judge  John  P.  Niefcls  in  the 
ti-monopoly  suits  of  the  Stanley 
of  America,  General  Talking 
rtures  Corp.  and  Duovac  Corp. 
ainst  Electrical  Research  Prod- 
ts,  A.  T.  &  T.  and  Western  Elec- 
c.  The  preliminary  injunction 
a  directed  against  Erpi  "and  those 
active  concert  or  participating 
th  them." 

The  decrees  enjoin  Erpi  from  en- 
ding or  attempting  to  enforce, 
til  further  order  of  the  court,  that 
rt  of  its  agreement  with  licensees 
ing  its  sound  reproducing  equip- 
■nt  which  obligates  licensees  to 
tain  from  Erpi  all  additional  and 
lewal  parts  and  assembled  parts 

•  operation  of  the  equipment.  The 
crees  also  enjoin  Erpi  from  en- 
ding that  part  of  its  agreement 
rich  obligates  in  practical  effect 
oducer  licensees  to  distribute 
and  pictures  produced  thereunder 
ly  for  use  on  reproducing  equip- 
!>nt  provided  by  Erpi.  Both  of 
jse  clauses  are  declared  by  the 
art  to  be  in  violation  of  the  Clay- 
1  Act. 

Except  in  these  two  respects,  the 
iition  of  the  three  plaintiffs  for  a 
eliminary  injunction  was  denied 
i  the  court  without  prejudice  to 
;  right  of  any  party  to  the  suit 
raise  any  question  with  respect 
?reto  on  final  hearing. 
Counsel  for  the  plaintiffs  _last 
ek  asked  that  the  court  issue  the 
eliminary  injunction  against  all 
;:ee  defendants  and  submitted  a 
I'm  of  decree  which  would  enjoin 
pi  from  assessing  a  weekly  charge 

•  servicing  of  its  equipment  in  the 
Imley  theaters,  47  in  number.  The 
ekly  charges  approximate  $1,100. 
nilar  charges  have  been  assessed 
i  Erpi  against  upwards  of  5,000 
jier  theaters  using  its  equipment, 

was  stated.  The  court's  decrees 
iterday,  however,  did  not  refer  to 
!  service  charge  angle  of  the  liti- 
:ion.  This  is  one  of  several  ques- 
ns  which  will  be  raised  when  a 
jiring  is  held  on  the  application 
V  a  permanent   injunction. 


>fEW  HOUSE  FOR  GASTONIA 

ijastonia,    N.    C. — J.    E.    Simpson, 
rmerly  manager  of  the  Ideal,  re- 
"itly  destroyed  by  fire,  has  plans 
der  way  for  a  new  theater. 


TOUNEY  LEASES  THEATER 

iVauseon,  O. — P.  L.  Touney,  form- 
'  manager   of   the   Capitol,    Cleve- 
jid,  has  leased  the  Princess,  form- 
y  operated  by  J.   S.  Rex. 


Leo  Joins  Lion's  Club 

Chicago — Leo  the  Lion,  M-G-M  trade 
mark,  is  now  a  full-fledged  member  of 
the  Lions  International.  No  initiation 
was  held  during  the  ceremonies  when 
Leo  was  sworn  in  at  the  World's  Fair 
during    Lion's    Day. 


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DAILY 


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PHIL  M.DALY 


•  •  •  RIGHT  IN  the  height  of  the  hot  spell  when  it  is 
traditional  with  the  theater  man  to  go  easy  on  the  hired  help 
and  himself  the  RKO  boys  in  the  metropolitan  district 
are  stepping  on  the  gas  as  never  before for  Terry  Tur- 
ner, exploitashe  chief  for  the  company,  has  'em  all  steamed  up 
with  his  Beauty  Contest in  a  careless  moment  we  wan- 
dered into  his  office  to  say  howdy                 and  remained  for  over 

an  hour amazed,  entranced  and  intrigued  by  the  Mass 

of  Evidence  he  unloaded on  one  of  the  greatest  publicity 

stunts  that  has  been  maneuvered  in  this  hamlet  for,  lo,  these 

many  years 

#  *  #  * 

•  •  •  IT  MARKS  the  first  time  that  the  foreign  language 
newspapers  have  ever  been  tied  up  by  the  film  biz  as  a  unit 
and  didja  know  that  there  are  exactly  71  foreign  news- 
papers published  in  and  around  New  York  ? and  Terry 

has  grabbed  every  last  one  of  'em that's   a  record  in 

itself they  are  getting  their  girl  readers  to  send  in  their 

photos  and  sign  the  entry  blanks  at  the  rate  of  hundreds  every 
day it  has  developed  into  a  tense  national  rivalry  be- 
tween these  foreign  newspaper  editors to  try  and  have 

one  of  their  nationals  cop  the  honor  of  being  chosen  "Miss 
New  York  City" to  compete  in  the  Atlantic  City  page- 
ant in  September 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     TO  DATE  5,000  entries  have  been  received 

and  the  contest  has  10  days  to  go it  has  been  computed 

that  300,000  lines  will  have  been  given  to  the  RKO  gala  event 
in  the  foreign  press  when  the  contest  ends some  line- 
age  for  nothin'! 


•      •      •     THE    SEMI-FINALS   will   be   staged    in    36    RKO 

theaters  in  the  New  York  territory Aug.  7  to  17 

when  it  is   estimated   10,000   girls   will  compete Mister 

Turner  has  established  a  zoning  system  on  contestants 

the  entries  received  from  the  newspapers  will  be  allocated  to 

the    theaters    nearest    the    girls'    residences it   takes    a 

regular  bookkeeping  system  to  handle  this  detail  alone 

36  girls  will  be  picked  to  appear  at  Madison   Square  Garden 
where  "Miss  New  York  City"  will  be  chosen  in  September 


•      •      •     AND  THAT  will  be  some  show  at  Madison  Square 

Garden a  de  luxe  vaude  bill  will  precede  the  picking  of 

the  winner the  RKO  theaters   have  already  sold   2,000 

tickets  at  prices  ranging  from  a  quarter  to  a  berry the 

attendance  will  easily   hit   the   15,000  mark 


•      •      •     A  NEW  slant  on  Judges  at  a  Beauty  Contest 

the  usual  pick  of  artist  judges  is  out Terry  claims  the 

only  practical  judges  are  musical  comedy  producers  who  know 

what  "showman  beauty"  calls  for so  the  biggest  in  this 

line  will  be  selected and  they  won't  be  announced  till 

the  day  of  the  Contest  so  that  there  can  be  no  possible  charges 

of   fenagling here    is    one   Beauty    Pageant   that   is    on 

the  up  and  up 


•      •      •     AND  DID  Mister  Turner  promote  Prizes! 

1,000   Zato  hair   wave   sets   worth   10   smackers   each a 

Russian  ermine  coat a  complete  ensemble  of  morning, 

afternoon  and  evening  gowns  with  luggage  worth  $1,000 

36  lingerie  sets .  .  a  loving  cup  from  RKO  and  the  "Daily 

Mirror" 36  wardrobes  of  shoes  with  stockings  to  match 

$1,000  in  cash  prizes zowie! Some  Bally- 
hoo!   


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


AGREEMENTS  ON  CODE 
URGED  BY  N.  I.  R.  A. 


(Continued    from    Page    1) 

codes,  Rosenblatt's  statement  clari- 
fies the  objectives  to  be  reached. 
Doubtless  all  problems  within  the 
industry  directly  governing  these 
two  factors  will  have  to  be  agreed 
upon. 

It  is  known  that  one  of  the  main 
objectives  will  be  the  ironing  out  of 
factors  that  have  led  to  so  many 
theater  closings  and  it  is  believed 
that  any  workable  codes  that  would 
ultimately  lead  to  theater  re-open- 
ings and  consequent  re-employment 
within  the  industry  would  be  receiv- 
ed favorably  by  the  administration. 


Warner   Salaries  Up 

To  Conform  to  Code 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
on  the  heels  of  Warner's  wire  to 
President  Roosevelt  (pledging  sup- 
port of  the  employment  program, 
means  that  lowest  salaries  in  New 
York  will  be  $15  weekly,  with  $14.50 
and  $14.00  in  smaller  cities. 


Roadshow  Treatment 

For  "Savage  Gold" 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

Film  Elxchange  announces  the  pic- 
ture will  be  given  roadshow  treat- 
ment in  the  New  York,  Philadelphia 
and  Buffalo  territories.  Harold  Au- 
ten  is  presenting  the  Amazon  ad- 
venture feature. 


NIRA  Not  Interfering 
In  Strike  Before  Code 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
will  not  include  movie  houses  play- 
ing vaudeville.  Latter  will  be  covered 
from  the  actors'  and  labor  stand- 
point in  the  vaudeville  code.  Musi- 
cians in  studios  and  movie  houses 
also  are  to  be  included  in  code  pro- 
visions. 


FILES   BANKRUPTCY  PETITION 

New  Haven,  Conn.  —  Theatrical 
Premium  Co.  of  this  city  has  filed  a 
voluntary  petition  in  bankruptcy, 
listing  liabilities  of  $17,845.98,  and 
assets  of  $8,252.40. 


MANY  NAPPY  PITU 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


July  21 


Albert    Wetzel 
Natalie    Moorhead 
Charles    Vidor 


Lawrence  Gray 
Joseph  Quillan 
Samuel    Tulpan 


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THE 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  July  27. 


Vilma    Bjnky    in 

THE  REBEL" 

with   Luis  Trenker  and   Victor  Varconi 
Universal  73  mins. 

PATRIOTIC  MELODRAMA  IN  ALPINE 
SETTING  IS  STRONG  ON  SUSPENSEFUL 
ACTION  AND  MOUNTAIN  WARFARE 
THRILLS. 

Marking  the  return  of  Vilma  Bank), 
looking  swell,  this  production  made  in  the 
Tyrolean  Alps  is  refreshingly  off  the  beaten 
path  in  its  pictorial  mountain  background, 
preponderance  of  fast-moving  action  over 
dialogue,  spectacular  mountain  fighting  and 
well-sustained  suspense  in  spite  of  weak 
lines  in  story  development.  The  central 
character  is  Luis  Trenker,  a  medical  stu- 
dent who  comes  home  to  his  peaceful 
Tyrol  to  find  the  town  laid  waste  and 
his  mother  and  sister  killed  by  the  inva- 
sion of  Napoleon's  army.  After  killing  two 
of  the  enemy  soldiers,  Luis  makes  his  get- 
away to  a  mountain  hideout,  from  which 
spot  he  organizes  his  loyal  countrymen  in 
a  plan  to  disperse  the  invaders.  Despite 
their  ingenuity  in  preparation  and  heroic 
fighting,  however,  they  are  defeated  by  the 
much  bigger  Napoleonic  army,  with  Luis 
and  two  others  winding  up  before  a  firing 
squad.  Miss  Banky  plays  the  role  of  Luis' 
sweetheart,  who  remains  faithful  to  him. 
Victor  Varconi   is  a   French   captain. 

Cast:  Luis  Trenker,  Vilma  Banky,  Victor 
Varconi,  Paul  Bildt,  Olga  Engl,  Erika  Dann- 
hoff,  Arthur  Grosse,  Reinhold  Bernt,  Em- 
merich Albert,  Luis  Gerold,  Hans  Jannig. 

Directors,  Luis  Trenker,  Edw.  H.  Knopf; 
Authors,  same;  Cameramen,  Albert  Behnitz, 
Willi  Goldberger,  Sepp  Algier;  Editor,  An- 
drew Marton. 

Direction,  Good.  Photography,  Excep- 
tional. 


HOLLYWOOD 

PLAZA 


SUMMERS 
RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  single! 
$2.50  per  day  double  I 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  foo  It  J.t  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian Eagle  Garden  Cafe. 

Look  forthe"Doorway  of  Hofpltalitv" 
H  Cke.iDanyait.Hat.  eapemSietnUuL* 
VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,    CALIPORKIA 


SHORT  SUBJECT  REVIEWS 


"Hook   and   Ladder   Hokum" 

(Tom    and   Jerry    Cartoon) 

RKO  '   mins. 

Just  Fair 

Not  much  sense  or  continuity  to 
this  one.  The  lads  do  the  usual  stuff 
of  tumbling  into  their  firemen's  uni- 
forms, rushing  to  the  fire,  having 
trouble  with  the  hose  and  making 
rescues.  The  time-worn  stunt  of 
holding  a  life  net  under  a  person 
about  to  jump  and  then  moving 
away  so  that  the  character  flops  on 
the  ground  is  worked  into  the  car- 
toon. Not  funny,  but  well  drawn 
and  synchronized. 


"Fannie  in   the  Lion's  Den" 
(Paul  Terry-Toon) 
Educational-Fox  8  mins. 

Good  Hoke  Cartoon 
The  second  in  the  series  of  bur- 
lesque mellers  concerning  the  adven- 
tures of  Fannie  the  heroine  pursued 
by  the  villain  and  rescued  by  her 
western  hero.  The  cartoons  are  all 
of  human  characters,  and  get  away 
from  the  usual  animal  subjects.  Fan- 
nie is  again  kidnaped  by  the  villain, 
and  rescued  from  a  den  of  lions  by 
the  brave  western  hero.  The  action 
is  done  to  original  operatic  scoring 
by  Philip  A.  Scheib,  with  the  actors 
singing  their  "dramatic"  lines. 
Plenty  original,  clever  and  carrying 
the  laughs. 


"Broadway  Gossip"   Issue   No.  9 

(Columnist  News  Reel) 

Educational-Fox  8  mins. 

Human   Interest   Stuff 

The  inside  stories  of  various  celebs 
who  were  once  in  the  money  but  are 
now  more  or  less  in  the  discard  are 
presented  with  a  very  human  and 
interesting  slant.  Good  diversity  of 
subject  matter,  with  a  running  com- 
mentary that  explains  each  in- 
dividual's past  and  present,  with  re- 
marks by  the   subjects  in  question. 


"The  Chump" 

Miner-Skellv  Productions       18  mins. 

Swell 

One  of  the  niftiest  shorts  pro- 
duced in  the  East,  that  compares 
favorably  with  the  best  from  Holly- 
wood. For  it  has  a  nicely  paced 
and  balanced  story  with  a  dash  of 
music  and  song,  done  with  a  light, 
fine  eomedy  touch  that  is  refresh- 
ing.    It  is  essentially  popular  fare 


that  will  appeal  universally.  Hal 
Skelly  does  the  part  of  a  society 
boy  and  a  spender  who  is  a  sap 
for  the  dames.  Two  hook  him  about 
the  same  time,  get  fat  checks  from 
him,  and  then  he  dines  'em  at  a 
swell  nite  club.  The  nayoff  is  that 
Hal  appears  like  a  "chump"  through 
the  footage,  but  in  the  final  scene 
he  has  been  brought  back  to  a  pri- 
vate sanitarium  where  he  escaped. 
Just  a  natural  nut.  Lina  Basquette 
and  Sally  Starr  do  good  work.  Hal 
gets  credit  for  his  own  stage  skit, 
directing  and  acting.  And  a  swell 
job.    He  should  make  it  a  series. 


"Oriental  Fantasy" 

Master  Art  6  mins. 

Classy 

With  a  musical  background  of  or- 
gan selections  played  by  Lew  White, 
several  Oriental  ballads  rendered 
by  Charles  Carlisle,  who  has  an  un- 
usually fine  tenor  voice,  and  with  a 
series  of  attractive  trick  photog- 
raphy effects,  this  short  should  be 
valuable  on  any  program.  Words 
for  the  songs  are  superimposed  over 
the  scenes  which  show  some  beauti- 
ful girls  in  Oriental  dances  and 
some  silhouettes  of  desert  riders. 


"Paris  on  Parade" 

(Magic  Carpet  of  Movietone) 

Fox  9  mins. 

Dandy 

For  a  9-minute  sightseeing  tour  of 
Paris,  you  can't  very  easily  beat 
this.  With  considerable  camera 
artistry,  the  reel  presents  views  of 
the  French  capital's  high  spots, 
from  the  Bourse  to  the  Bois,  show- 
ing activities  from  the  early  work 
hours  in  the  business  district  to  the 
late  play  hours  among  the  night  life 
resorts. 


Ethel  Merman  in 

"Be   Like    Me" 

Paramount  11  mins. 

Torch  Singing  Good 

Ethel  Merman's  rendition  of  a  few 
torch  numbers  constitutes  the  most 
enjoyable  part  of  this  skit.  Miss 
Merman  was  provided  with  a  Mex- 
ican mining  camp  saloon  back- 
ground, where  a  couple  of  rivals 
fight  over  her.  The  atmosphere  is  of 
no  particular  value,  but  Miss  Mer- 
man's good  singing  voice  is  always 
a  pleasure.  Aubrey  Scotto  wrote 
and  directed  the  subject. 


M-G-M  CLEVELAND  LUNCHEON 
Cleveland  —  W.  F.  Rodgers,  Jack 
Flynn  and  Frank  Drew,  all  of  M- 
G-M  were  hosts  to  a  group  of  Cleve- 
land exhibitors  last  week  at  lunch- 
eon at  the  Statler.  Local  exhibi- 
tion and  distribution  problems  were 
discussed  so  as  to  obviate  contro- 
versy before  it  arises. 


MANAGING  CLEVELAND  HOUSE 

Cleveland — J.  S.  Cagney  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  Dennison 
Square,  an  Associated  Theater  cir- 
cuit house.  Cagney  recently  man- 
aged the  Empire,  San  Antonio,  for 
Duel  Amusement  Co.  Frior  to  that 
he  was  with  Warner  Ohio  theaters. 


I 

REMEMBER 
WHEN 


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as   told   to 
RALPH    WILK 

West  Coast  Manager,  The  Film  Dai' 
•  'HIFTEEN  years  ago  I  was  getting  a 

r  asa  director  at  Mack  Sennett  s 
ing  just  graduated  from  the  ranks  of 
stone   Kops,"  relates  Wesley  Ruggles. 

"My  first  assignment  was  to  cod 
Sennett's  first  three-reeler,  starring  Sy-i 
Chaplin  'who  co-directed  with  me 
The  Submarine   Pirate.' 

"The  big  sequence  was  shot  outside 
breakwater  at  San  Pedro  Harbor,  and  I 
Sennett  came  down  to  watch  the  op  • 
tions.  For  the  big  laugh  of  the  story.  ■ 
was  supposed  to  stand  on  the  submali 
deck,  clad  in  full  naval  regalia.  When  < 
sub  sank  under  the  water,  leaving  I 
floundering  in  the  water,  we  hoped  to  I 
the  big  'belly-laugh'  of  the  picture. 

"We  were  all   ready  to  shoot  the  st 
when    we    learned    that    Syd    could    ha 
swim   a   stroke.     Luckily   I   happened  to 
a  pretty  good  swimmer,  and  besides.  I 
terribly  anxious  to  make  good  on  my  fj 
assignment — and   incidentally,  the  boss 
there,  too. 

"I   traded  clothes  with  Syd  and  took 
place,  weighted  down   with  all   his  un'rfc  - 
and   trappings.     The  submarine  sank  up 
me,  and   I   started  to  swim  for  life  tow 
the  camera   raft. 

"Mack  kept  yelling  for  me  to  tread  » 
ter,  and  although  I  couldn't  underst; 
why|  I  did  it.  All  the  time,  the  unifc 
kept  getting  heavier  and  heavier,  and) 
was  just  about  to  go  down,  when  I  si} 
denly  felt  myself  being  lifted  from  the  s 
Sennett  had  instructed  the  men  in  the  si 
marine  to  rise  again  after  they  submerge 
so  there  I  was  again,  high  above  the  wat 
on  the  deck  of  the  sub. 

"My  terror  in  the  water  was  so  realis 
— the  cameramen  had  been  shooting  w 
a  six-inch  lens,  so  they  got  my  expression 
that  instead  of  being  a  big  laugh  seer 
this  turned  out  to  be  a  real  thrill  on  t 
screen.  We  all  had  to  get  our  heads  t 
gether  and  dope  out  another  laugh  for  t 
finale   of   the   picture." 


R.  T.  OPENS  MT.  HOLLY  HOUS 

Charlotte — R.  T.  Good  of  this  cit 
has  opened  a  new  theater  in  M 
Holly,  N.  C,  in  the  house  former! 
operated  as  the  Paramount  theaU" 
which  closed  several  months  ago. 


VACATIONING  IN  NEW  YORK 
Cleveland  —  Myer  Fine  and  Mr 
Fine  and  Sam  Stecker  and  his  wif 
of  Associated  Theaters  are  spent 
ing  their  vacation  in  New  York  an 
Lake  Placid. 


Zanuck  Signs  Russ  Columbo 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Russ  Columbo.  radio 
crooner  and  orchestra  leader,  has  been 
signed  by  Darryl  Zanuck  for  the  juve- 
nile lead  in  the  Walter  Winchell  story 
"Broadway  Thru'  a  Keyhole,"  to  be 
made   by   20th    Century    Pictures. 


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our  Week  for  White  Collar  Help 

LL  INDUSTRY  GROUPS  INVITED  TO  CODE  MEET  HERE 

Earner  Puts  Whole   Force  Behind  Roosevelt's  NRA 


T  waters  to  Play  Big  Part 
in  Pushing  Recovery 
Program 

illowing  up  his  actions  of  the 
j?  previous  days  in  pledging  coop- 
ei'ion   with    President    Roosevelt's 

■  >ery  program  and  in  raising  sal- 
I  i  of  employes  to   conform  with 

i    administration's    blanket    code, 

y    M.    Warner    yesterday    an- 

n<  iced  that  further  steps  would  be 

tJ'n  to  swing  the  force  of  the  en- 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 

ICKMANACQUIRES 
BFROMJJP.COSMAN 

arry  Glickman  yesterday  pur- 
clljed  the  Producers  Laboratory  at 
>  Ninth  Ave.  from  J.  P.  Cosman. 
IV  he  new  arrangement,  Glickman 

■  be  president  and  Emanuel  J. 
£  mberg,  treasurer.  Glickman, 
fc,ierly  owner  of  the  Tremont 
BOjratory,  will  continue  the  com- 
Kr  business  of  negative  develqp- 
i,  first  prints  and  sound  develop- 


Cjlumbia  is  Fostering 
I'  Writer-Director  Teams 

■  astering  of  greater  cooperation 
bi'  ^een  writers  and  directors  will 
Ha  definite  policy  of  Columbia, 
M:  Cohn,  vice-president,  said  yes- 
tt  ay.  Results  already  obtained  in 
e:r.:rimentation  with  such  teams 
I  satisfied  the  company  that  it  is 
I   most  worthwhile   system,   Cohn 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 


Just  a  Detail  Overlooked 

When  a  Warner  representative  called 
t  the  He  de  France  yesterday  morning 
3  pick  up  the  print  of  "Voltaire," 
'hich  had  been  previewed  aboard  the 
lip  the  night  before,  customs  officials 
'ouldn't  let  him  have  it.  They  sus- 
ected  a  smuggling  attempt.  The  de- 
'y  crabbed  another  showing  of  the 
Mm  set  for  the  Warner  projection  room 
esterday. 


Wiley  Post  Jams  'Em   In 


A  coupla  high  execs  of  RKO  had  to  pay  cash  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  box-office 
to  see  the  show  yesterday.  Even  the  company  officials  couldn't  wangle  passes — for 
Wiley  Post's  personal  appearance  was  packin'  the  customers  in  the  lobbies  with  an 
announced    hour-and-a-half   W3it. 


Studio   Strike   Settlement  Still    Dim 


W est  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  As  the  proposed 
meeting  between  Richard  G""?rn,  in- 
ternational vice-president  of  the 
IATSE,  and  Pat  Casey  producers' 
representative,  failed  to  materialize, 
the  studio  strike  continued  with 
small  prospects  of  a  settlement  this 
week.  Green  has  been  instructed  by 
his  five  affiliated  unions  to  open  ne- 
gotiations to  end  the  walkout.  Mean- 
while studios  were  operating  with 
about  60  per  cent  of  the  normal 
manpower.  Thirty-two  first  cam- 
eramen returned  to  work  yesterday 
following    an    agreement    with    the 


producers  in  which  the  cameramen 
received  new  three  year  contracts 
with  the  provision  that  the  produc- 
ers cannot  settle  the  strike  without 
restoring  the  cameramen  to  good 
faith  with  the  union.  Studios  are 
meeting  with  some  difficulty  in  the 
developing  of  negatives  and  it  is  re- 
ported that  several  thousand  feet 
have  been  made  useless  by  ineffi- 
cient laboratory  handling.  Green 
and  Casey  may  get  together  today, 
if  so,  it  is  believed  that  some  ar- 
rangement whereby  the  studios  may 
resume  to  full  schedule  will  be  work- 
ed out. 


St.   Louis  M.P.  T.  O.  Approve   Exhibition  Code 


St.  Louis — Members  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  0.  of  St.  Louis,  Eastern  Mo.  and 
Southern  111.,  at  their  meeting  here 
yesterday,  endorsed  in  principle  the 
exhibition  code  proposed  by  the  M. 
P.  T.  0.  A.  A  wire  was  sent  to 
President    Roosevelt    pledging    com- 


plete and  wholehearted  support  of 
the  organization  for  the  recovery 
measures. 

One  recommendation  was  that  the 
employees  who  receive  $35  a  week 
or   more  be   exempt  from   the   pro- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


NRA  Being  Asked  to  Approve 
48-Hr.  Week  for  Circuit  Staffs 


Claiming  that  the  "white  collar" 
theater  employees  are  engaged  in  a 
"unique"  occupation  and  that  they 
cannot  justly  be  included  with  other 
employment  categories,  major  cir- 
cuits will  request  executives  of  the 
National  Recovery  Act  to  accept  a 
48-hour  code  for  theater  employees, 
The  Film  Daily  learns. 

Schedules  have  been  prepared  and 
discussed  by  major  theater  heads  at 
several  meetings.  The  plan  which 
meets  with  the  most  favor  reduces 
the  present  working  hours  for  em- 


ployees from  56  to  48,  with  a  mini- 
mum weekly  wage  of  $14.  Under 
this  arrangement,  a  circuit  of  ap- 
proximately 100  houses  would  em- 
ploy about  100  additional  people  and 
increase  the  total  circuit  payroll 
about  $2,000  weekly.  This  plan 
would  mean  a  decrease  in  some 
salaries  in  the  metropolitan  section 
and  increase  salaries  in  out  of  town 
houses  where  ushers  are  paid  as 
low  as  $8  a  week.  It  would  also 
mean  a  "stagger  system"  of  hours, 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 


Sol  Rosenblatt  Coming  to 

New  York  to  Confer 

on  Code  Matters 

With  the  stipulation  that  "all  of 
the  representative  component  parts 
and  divisions  of  the  film  industry, 
including  labor,  have  been  invited  to 
attend  and  will  be  represented"  at 
next  Monday  night's  dinner  which 
is  to  be  part  of  the  two-day  con- 
vention of  the  Federation  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Industry  at  the 
Hotel  Astor,  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
deputy     in     charge     of     amusement 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


SEE  MORE  FILM  MEN 
IN  GOVERNMENT  POSTS 


Washington   Bureau   of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Additional  appoint- 
ments of  men  from  the  film  industry 
to  government  posts  is  expected 
shortly  in  well-informed  circles  here. 
Already  the  number  of  movie  men 
and  former  movie  men  in  govern- 
ment service  is  greater  than  at  any 
other  time,  the  list  including  Steve 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Big  Name  Cast  Lined  Up 
For  Paramount  Musical 

A  multi-star  cast  has  been  as- 
sembled for  the  screen  version  of 
the  stage  musical,  "Take  A  Chance," 
to  be  produced  in  the  east  by 
Laurence  Schwab  in  association  with 
Rowland-Brice  for  Paramount  re- 
lease.    Heading  the  names  are  Jim- 

(Continucd    on   Page    2) 


Revived  Seventh  Time 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Los  Angeles — What  is  believed  to  be 
a  record  in  revivals  will  take  place  here 
today  when  the  Uptown  Theater  brings 
back  Paramount's  Mae  West  picture, 
"She  Done  Him  Wrong,"  for  a  seventh 
time  within  a  few  months.  "Night  Af- 
ter Night,"  in  which  Mae  West  also 
appears,  played  three  runs  at  the  Up- 
town. 


DAILV 


Friday.  July  28. 


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LOEW   BOOKS   PSYCHIC 

Adrienne,  the  psychic  who  fore- 
cast Roosevelt's  election,  his  at- 
tempted assassination,  the  bank 
holiday,  crash  of  1929  and  other 
events,  will  make  her  first  public 
appearance  starting  tomorrow  at 
Loew's   Ziegfeld. 


ST.  CHARLES 

ATLANTIC  CITY 
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A  most  beautifully  appointed  resort  hotel 
.  .  .  Excellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  sunny 
rooms  .  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  of  the 
St.  Charles  make  the  days  spent  there  a 
delightful  memorv  .  .  .  Come  and  enjoy! 
RATES   GREATLY    REDUCED 


Entire  Warner  Force 

Thrown  Behind  NRA 

(Continued  from  Pane    1  1 

tire   Warner   Bros,   organization  be- 
hind the  National  Recovery  Act. 

In  line  with  this,  when  Warner 
district  and  branch  managers  meet 
in  New  York  and  Chicago  to  receive 
instructions  on  the  company's  prod- 
uct and  policy  for  the  new  season 
starting  Sept.  1,  they  also  will  dis- 
cuss and  draw  up  plans  for  helping 
the  President's  program  in  their  re- 
spective territories. 

In  New  York  the  two-day  meeting  will 
open  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  Hotel  next 
Monday,  the  same  day  that  the  salary  in- 
creases take  effect  throughout  the  Warner 
organization.  Warner  field  men  from  the 
Eastern  territory  will  assemble  in  New  York. 
Immediately  after  the  conference  in  New 
York.  Mr.  Warner  will  fly  to  Chicago  with 
his  entire  executive  staff,  among  whom  will 
be  Major  Albert  Warner,  A.  W.  Smith. 
Gradwell  Sears.  S.  Charles  Einfeld  and  Nor- 
man H.  Moray,  meeting  the  western  and 
southern  district  and  branch  managers,  who 
have  been  ordered  to  meet  him  at  the  Drake 
Hotel  in  that  city  next  Wednesday  and  Thurs- 
day, for  a  similar  conference  on  the  plan  of 
action. 

Mr.  Warner  has  declared  that  the  co-op- 
eration of  the  entire  Warner  organization  of 
some  30,000  employees  will  be  thrown  benind 
the  President's  efforts  to  bring  prosperity  to 
the  United  States,  and  already  orders  have 
gone  out  to  every  one  on  the  Warner  payroll 
to  that  effect.  , 

Behind  the  patriotic  motives  that  are  in- 
spiring Mr.  Warner's  efforts  in  the  great 
lengths  he  is  prepared  to  go  in  this  behalf 
lies  the  fact  that  for  months  the  head  of 
the  house  of  Warner  has  been  advocating  co- 
operational  unselfish  effort  and  thought  for  the 
other  fellow  throughout  the  motion  picture 
industry. 

The  extensive  power  to  reach  the  public, 
incorporated  in  the  large  number  of  Warner- 
owned  theaters,  is  already  being  harnessed 
to  the  President's  appeal.  From  Joseph  Bern- 
hard,  general  manager  of  all  Warner  the- 
aters, has  gone  forth  orders  to  each  theater 
manager  to  display  prominently  the  NRA  in- 
signia on  every  poster,  display  card,  herald 
circular  and  newspaper  ads.  In  every  the- 
ater lobby  a  special  weekly  trailer  also  will 
be  used  on  the  screen  to  invoke  and  secure 
the   support  of   the   public   for   the   President. 

Out  at  Warner's  Brooklyn  Vitaphone  stu- 
dio work  has  been  started  on  a  special  two- 
r-eel  picture  entitled,  "The  New  Deal."  Sam 
Sax.  head  of  the  studio,  is  personally  follow- 
ing through  this  picture  in  accordance  with 
instructions  received  from  Mr.  Warner.  The 
picture  will  present  the  past  and  present 
America,  graphically  portraying  the  herculean 
efforts  of  President  Roosevelt  since  he  took 
office  and  will  carry  the  strongest  kind  of  ap- 
peal for  the  support  of  the  President.  This 
picture  will  be  made  available  for  theaters, 
schools,  clubs  and  other  non-theatrical  display. 
The  men  who  will  meet  with  Mr.  Warner 
in  New  York  next  Monday  and  Tuesday  are 
Robert  Smeltzer  of  Washington,  R.  S.  Smith 
of  Albany.  Thomas  B.  Spry  of  Boston.  H.  A. 
Seed  of  Buffalo,  Nat  Furst  of  New  Haven: 
Robert  Mochrie  of  Philadelphia:  Roy  H. 
Haines  of  Cincinnati.  Milton  Mooney  of  Cleve- 
land. Fred  E.  North  of  Detroit,  A.  Shmitken 
of  Indianapolis,  Benj.  Kalmenson  of  Pitts- 
burgh, Joseph  Vergesslich  of  New  York. 
Harry  Decker  of  Brooklyn  and  Harry  Hum- 
mell  of  New  Jersey.  From  the  Western  and 
Southern  territory  will  come  the  following  men 
for  the  Chicago  meeting:  Fred  M.  Jack  of 
Dallas.  F.  P.  Bryan  of  Charlotte.  C.  E. 
Peppiatt  of  Atlanta,  Don  Douglas  of  Dallas. 
W.  N.  Fulton  of  Memphis,  L.  Conner  of 
New  Orleans,  J.  O.  Rhode  of  Oklahoma  City- 
Carl  Leserman  of  Chicago,  E.  J.  Tilton  of 
De;  Moines.  Wm.  Warner  of  Kansas  City. 
R.  T.  Smith  of  Milwaukee,  Leo  Blank  of 
Minneapolis.  C.  K.  Olson  of  Omaha.  Ben 
Cammack  of  St.  Louis,  N.  H.  Brower  of 
Los  Angeles.  Earl  Bell  of  Denver,  Harry 
Lustig  of  Los  Angeles.  Yete  Stewart  of  Port- 
land. W.  F.  Gordon,  Salt  Lake  City.  Chas 
Miiehlman  of  San  Francisco.  Al  Oxtoby  of 
Seattle. 


LOUISE  CLOSSER  HALE  DEAD 

Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Los  Angeles — Louise  Closser  Hale, 
stage  and  screen  character  actress, 
is  dead  here  at  the  age  of  61. 


St.  Louis  MPTOA  Approve 
Proposed  Exhibition  Code 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
visions  of  the  code.  It  was  also 
suggested  that  no  exhibitor  be  com- 
pelled to  pay  for  any  picture  which 
violates  the  standards  of  the  Hays 
production  code. 

Fred  Wehrenberg  was  elected 
president  for  a  ninth  term.  Other 
officers  elected  were  S.  E.  Pirtle,  I. 
W.  Rogers,  J.  C.  Hewitt  and  A.  M. 
Beare,  vice-presidents;  Louis  C. 
Hehl,  secretary-treasurer,  and  G.  M. 
Luttrell,  sergeant-at-arms.  Named 
as  new  members  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors were  Cullen  Espy  and  Lou 
Menges.  Attending  the  convention 
were  102  exhibitors  representing  330 
theaters  in  the  territory. 


Sees  More  Film  Men 

In  Government  Posts 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Early  and  Marvin  Mclntyre,  secre- 
taries to  the  President;  Frank  C. 
Walker,  Frank  R.  Wilson,  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  Colvin  Brown  and  sev- 
eral others  in  lesser  posts. 


Big  Name  Cast  Lined  Urj 
For  Paramount  Musical 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

my     Dunn,     Buddv     Rogers,     June 
Knight,     Cliff     (Ukelele     Ike)     Ed- 1 
wards,    Lillian    Roth,    Dorothy   Lee,  ' 
Lillian     Bond,     Lona     Andre     and ' 
Charles  Richmond.     Picture  will  be 
made  at  the  Eastern  Service  Studios 
in  Astoria,  with  work  starting  Mon- 
day,    under     direction     of     Monty 
Brice. 


PEGGY  JOYCE  FOR   U.  A.  FILM 

Peggy  Joyce,  who  left  by  plane 
yesterday  for  Chicago  to  fill  a 
week's  theater  engagement,  will  then 
go  to  the  coast  to  play  a  leading 
role  in  "Broadway  Through  a  Key- 
hole," the  Twentieth  Century  pro- 
duction for  United  Artists  release 
based  on  the  Walter  Winchell  story 
which  recently  resulted  in  a  fistic 
encounter  between  the  colmunist  and 
Al  Jolson. 


NEW  WARNER  DENVER  MGR. 

Denver — Earl  Bell  has  been  ap- 
pointd  manager  of  the  local  Warner 
exchange  to  succeed  Charles  Gil- 
mour,  who  has  resigned,  effective 
next  Monday.  Bell,  whose  appoint- 
ment was  made  by  Gradwell  Sears, 
home  office  sales  executive,  was  for- 
merly Omaha  manager  as  well  as 
attached  to  the  home  office  and  the 
Pittsburgh  territory. 


LOEW  BOOKS  CLYDE  COMEDY 
"The  Big  Squeal,"  Educational- 
Andy  Clyde  comedy,  has  been  signed 
by  the  Loew's  Metropolitan  Theaters 
to  play  the  maximum  number  of 
days  over  the  circuit  starting  Aug. 
12.  The  comedy  also  started  a 
week's  engagement  at  the  Music 
Hall  yesterday. 


SHEA  GETS  ZANESVILLE  HOUSE 

Zanesville,  O. — M.  A.  Shea  has 
taken  over  the  Weller  theater,  for- 
merly in  the  Caldwell  Brown  circuit. 


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EDWARD    POOR    MONTGOMERY 

DIRECTED   BY  JOHN   CROMWELL 
Associate  Producer,  Kenneth  MacGowan 

RKO    RADIO    PICTURE 

MERIAN    C.    COOPER,   Executive  Producer. 


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BIG  SHOWS!   BIG  STARS!   BIG  STORIES! 


MID-WINTER  FIGURES 
IN  MID- JULY  WEATHER! 


$6,350.00  Better  than  the  June  Average. 

Doubles  the  entire  Summer  Average  and  equals  best 
mid-winter  attendance. 

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"An  emotion-stirring  sock  which  should 
appeal  to  all  types  of  fans.  Packed  with  down- 
to-earth  entertainment.  Inspired  continual 
laughter  and  long  applause." 


Hollywood  REPORTER 


"Best  picture  Columbia  has  ever  made  and 
one  of  the  best  we  have  seen  in  talkies." 


SCREEN  BOOK. 


"For  downright  unadulterated  enjoyment  it 
presents  possibilities  seldom  seen  on  the 
screen." 


PHOTOPLAY 


"An   unforgettable   performance.    .    .    You'll 
scream  with  delight .  .  .  thrill  with  suspense!" 


Hollywood  CITIZEN-NEWS 


"The  applause  at  the  fade-out  had  that  sharp, 
hard  timbre  which  proclaims  the  smash  hit." 


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{Continued  from  Page   1) 

with  all  employees  on  hand  during 
the  peak  business  period  and  reduced 
staffs  in  the  morning  and  late  eve- 
ning. 

The  40-hour  plan  with  a  $14 
minimum  would  mean  employment 
for  about  200  additional  people  per 
circuit  of  approximately  100  houses 
and  an  addition  to  the  weekly  pay- 
roll of  $3,000.  Managers  and  as- 
sistant managers  would  be  exempt 
from  the  ruling. 


Columbia  Is  Fostering 
Writer-Director  Teams 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

declared.  The  writers  and  directors 
have  declared  themselves  in  favor 
of  it,  declaring  that  greater  con- 
sistency in  plot  and  theme  develop- 
ment, saving  of  time  in  production 
and  other  advantages  are  realized 
thereby. 


TED  GREEN  OPENING  AGENCY 

Ted  Green,  formerly  of  the  Mod- 
els' Guild,  will  open  a  Central  Cast- 
ing Agency  next  week  with  offices 
possibly  in  the  Powers  Building. 
Green  stated  last  night  that  his 
agency  is  not  in  any  way  connected 
with  the  Hollywood  agency  of  the 
same  name. 


ONA   MUNSON   IN   COOK   SHOW 

Ona    Munson,    stage    and    screen 
player,    has    been    given    a    feature 
role  in  "Hunky  Dory,"  new  Joe  Cook 
musical  opening  at  the  Winter  Gar 
den  on  Sept.  1. 


Coming  and  Going 


COURTLAND  SMITH,  president  of  Pathe 
News,  sails  today  on  the  lie  de  France  for  a 
tour    of    Pathe's    European    offices. 

ROY  HAINES,  Warner  district  manager  with 
headquarters  in  Cincinnati,  and  ROBERT 
SMELTZER,  district  manager  with  headquarters 
in  Washington,  arrived  in  town  yesterday  to  con- 
fer with  Andy  Smith. 

PEGGY  JOYCE  has  left  for  Chicago  for  some 
personal  appearances  before  returning  to  the 
coast. 

NAT  WOLF,  Warner  Theaters'  Cleveland  zone 
manager,  who  has  been  in  New  York  confer- 
ring with  Moe  Silver,  returned  yesterday  to 
Cleveland. 

AL  JOLSON,  who  arrived  in  New  York  re- 
cently from  the  coast  to  prepare  for  a  series 
of  radio  appearances,  will  return  to  Hollywood 
shortly  to  begin  his  new  Warner  film,  "Won- 
der  Bar." 

GEORGE  BARBIER,  Paramount  character  ac- 
tor, is  en  route  to  New  York  on  the  first 
vacation  he  has  had  since  starting  work  for 
the  company  two  years  ago.  He  and  Mrs. 
Barbier  will   spend   two  weeks   in   the   East. 

EVELYN  VENABLE,  young  stage  aceress  who 
has  been  appearing  with  Walter  Hampden, 
has  arrived  in  Hollywood  from  Cincinnati  to 
start    her    career    at    Paramount. 

RUSSELL  MARKERT,  dance  director  at  the 
New  Roxy,  leaves  tomorrow  for  Hollywood  by 
plane. 


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DAILY 


Friday,  July  28, 


•  •  •  WE  HAVE  always  been  curious  to  know  how  that 
organization  of  Jules  Ernest  Brulatour  functioned sup- 
plying the  Eastman  film  in  the  United  States  to  practically  the 

entire  industry so  we  dropped  over  to  the  Long  Island 

City  plant  and  chatted  with  the  gent  who  knows  all  about  Mister 

Brulatour's  amazing  organization he  being  his  general 

manager  and  a  vice-president  of  the  company referring 

to  the  affable  and  extremely  competent  Bill  German 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  THElRE  WE  discovered  just  how  unique  this  or- 
ganization really  is a  surprisingly  small  personnel  for 

the    enormous    amount    of    business    they    handle every 

member  of  the  staff  is  able  to  handle  the  work  of  one  or  two 

other  people  in  emergency almost  any  day  you  walk  into 

the  plant  you  will  find  about  30,000,000  feet  of  film  stored  in 

the   many   enormous   vault   rooms and    about  the   same 

amount  is  shipped  out  every  week roughly  about  $300,- 

000  on  inventory just  a  struggling  young  concern  trying 

hard  to  get  ahead  and  amount  to  something  in  this  film  biz. 


•      •      •     AND  WHAT  a  Plant! a  modest  li'l  building 

from  the  outside constructed  in  1922  from  original  plans 

devised  by  Messrs.  Brulatour  and  German designed  to 

secure  the  maximum  of  safety  and  efficiency there  prob- 
ably is  no  other  building  like  it  anywhere specially  con- 
structed metal  doors  on  every  vault  room  that  close  auto- 
matically in  case  of  emergency enormous  screen  "win- 
dows" just  below  the  roof  form  a  safety  network  protecting 
every  vault  room  in  event  of  fire they  open  automati- 
cally and  allow  the  fumes  to  pass  outside  the  building 

for  it  is  the  fumes  that  cause  explosions  that  constitute  the 
greatest  menace and  all  throughout  this  Magic  Build- 
ing are  other  special  trick  devices,  safeguards  and  contraptions 
that  make  this  about  the  most  secure  film  storage  plant  in  the 

world which  is  attested  by  the  fact  that  their  insurance 

rate  is  the  lowest  for  this  type  of  fire  hazard 


•      •      •     A     SELF-CONTAINED     organization they 

control  everything  connected  with  their  business their 

own  trucking  service  handles  the  enormous  weekly  shipments 
as  fast  as  the  film  packing  cases  come  in  from  Roch- 
ester others  are  being  shipped  out  to  all  sections and 

everything  moves  without  fuss  or  confusion if  the  en- 
tire plant  was  destroyed  through  some  unforeseen  catastrophe, 

the  industry  would  not  be  discommoded  for  even  24  hours 

for  an  enormous  emegency  supply  is  always  on  hand  in  Roch- 
ester  EFFICIENCY  to  a  point  almost  unmatched  in  the 

industry in  every  conceivable  phase  of  operation 


•      •      •     A  DUPLICATE  plant  in  Hollywood and  one 

in    Chicago servicing    the    entire    nation   with    dispatch 

a  24-hour  service   all  year   round with  emerg- 
ency phone  contacts  any  hour  of  the  night  at  the  disposal  of 

all  customers Bill  German  with  Mister  Brulatour  for  12 

years May  Reilly,  secretary  of  the  company,  with  Mister 

Brulatour  for  20  years and  like  periods  of  long  service 

for  the  key  men  in  Chi  and  Hollywood all  Expert  Film 

Technicians E.    O.   Blackburn,    Louis    A.    Bonn,    George 

Gibson,  J.  L.  Courcier,  Thomas   L.   Gibson SOME   out- 
fit!  working  without  any  blare  or  ballyhoo yet 

the  Keystone  of  the  Industry  in   a   practical  sense for 

without  the  Film  they  supply  dajly  there  just  wouldn't  be  any 

Film  Biz so  wotth'el Mister  Brulatour's  concern 

rates  a  kolyum  without  a  struggle 


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ALL  INDUSTRY  GRQ1 
INVITED  TO  CODE  Ml 


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codes  on  the  National  Recover  | 
ministration   staff,   has  accept.-, 
invitation   to  come   up   from 
ington  and  address  the  gather  ■: 

On  receipt  of  Rosenblatt's  m<) 
yesterday,  P.  S.  Harrison,  pre 
of  the  Federation  of  the  M. 
dustry,    immediately    dispatch, 
vitations  for  the  dinner  to  th 
lowing: 

Adolph    Zukor,    Louis    B.   JV 
Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  Will  H. 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  Samuel  Gol 
Darryl  Zanuck,  Carl  Laemmle, 
ry    M.    Warner,    Jack    L.    W. 
Major      Albert      Warner,      C 
Schaefer,    Felix   Feist,   S.   R. 
William  Saal,  R.  H.  Cochrane, 
Franklin,  Ned  Depinet,  Harry 
Jack  Cohn,  A.  W.  Smith,  Davie 
noff,  J.   R.   Grainger,  Al   Lich 
M.    H.    Aylesworth,    H.    J.    ^ 
M.    H.    Hoffman,    president   o 
Independent    Motion     Picture 
ducers  on  the  coast,  affiliated 
the     Federation;     Ed     Kuyke| 
president  of  the  M.P.T.O.A.;  I 
Woods,  chairman  of  the  Emp 
Code  Committee  in  Hollywood- 
liam    Green    of    the    A.    F.    c 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly  of  the  TX 
Frank    Gillmore    of    Actors   E 
Louise    Sillcox    of    the    Dram 
Guild,   John   Lawson   of  the  £ 
Writers  Guild,  Eddie  Dowling  ■ 
Actors  Betterment  Ass'n,  Tom 
ray  of  the  M.  P.  Theater  Incj 
of    the    Metropolitan    Division  I 
A.    N.    Goldsmith    of    the    S.M 
Joseph   N.   Weber   of  the  Ami  1 
Federation  of  Musicians,  Lest 
Cowan  of  the  Academy  of  M.P. 
&  Sciences,  Lewen  Pizor  of  the 
T.O.   of   Eastern   Penna.,  So. 
and    Del.,    Allan    Freedman   o 
M.  P.  Laboratories  Ass'n  of  I 
ica,  and  the  Screen  Actors'  Gu 

In  order  to  aid  and  assist 
groups  in  the  movie,  vaudeville 
lesque  or  other  amusement  acti1 
Rosenblatt  will  be  present  in  a 
at  the  Hotel  Astor  during  the  . 
noon  of  July  31  and  the  morni 
Aug.  1,  at  which  time  he  will  c  I 
with  those  desiring  advice  o  I 
sistance. 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

July  28 

Joe   E.   Brown  Blanche  Meh 

Edward    Martindale  Skeets  Gall; 

.  .  Rudy   VaJtee-  ■ 


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A  REEL  BEDTIME  STORY! 


Now,  listen,  all  you  grown-up  kiddies  of  Filumland  .  .  .  you've  all 
heard  the  story  of  the  Three  Bears  and  how  Little  Goldie  Locks 
muzzled  in  on  their  ostermoors.  .  .  . 


and  you've  all  had  spilled  to  you  the  musty  yarn  of  the  wolf  that 
had  nothin'  better  to  do  than  to  bark  at  Little  Red  Riding  Hood 
until  the  late  lamented   Depression  came  along.  .  .  . 


But  sit  right  up  in  bed,  you  celluloid  lovin'  kiddies  and  I'll  give 
you  a  nice,  big,  juicy,  pre-release  tale  ...  a  reel  Bedtime  Story 
.  .  .  the  story  of  THE  FIVE  BUCKS  .  .  .   (count  'em!).  .  .  . 


Now,  once  upon  a  time  your  FIVE  BUCKS  couldn't  buy  a  second 
run  wad  of  gum  .  .  .  but  now  looka  what  you'll  get  at 

THE  MOTION  PICTURE  CLUB'S 

Great  1st  Annual 

OUTING 

and 

UP-THE-HUDSON    CRUISE 
WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST   2d 

(Special   chartered  steamer  leaves  Pier  84,  North  River — foot  of  46th  St. — promptly  at   10  A.  M.) 

Deck  Games      -      Bridge      -      Beer      -      Athletic  Meet      -      Prizes 
Music      -      Luncheon  on  Board  the  Boat      -      Swimming      -      Tennis 


BASEBALL: 


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Friday,  July  28 


George  Arliss  in 

"VOLTAIRE" 

with   Doris  Kenyon 
Warner    Bros.  72  mins. 

CLASS  PRODUCTION  SHOWING  AR- 
LISS IN  ONE  OF  HIS  MORE  SERIOUS 
ROLES.  A  BIT  HEAVY  FOR  GENERAL 
FANS. 

Not  because  it's  a  costume  picture,  but 
rather  due  to  the  somewhat  ponderous 
presentation  of  the  historic  incidents  de- 
picted and  the  unattractiveness  of  Voltaire 
as  portrayed,  this  production  ranks  as  one 
of  the  lesser  George  Arliss  achievements. 
In  France  and  some  other  foreign  markets 
this  episode  of  the  famous  French  writer- 
statesman,  who,  with  Mme.  Pompadour  on 
his  side,  fought  to  end  oppression  of  the 
people  by  King  Louis  XV,  doubtless  will 
have  generous  drawing  power.  Over  here 
its  appeal  will  be  largely  limited  to  Arliss 
fans  and  such  special  groups  as  the  in- 
genuity of  the  exhibitor  can  stir  up  through 
such  channels  as  library  tieups  and  other 
class  merchandising.  From  a  production 
standpoint,  the  picture  is  magnificent,  and 
there  are  fine  performances  by  Doris  Ken- 
yon as  Pompadour,  Reginald  Owen  as  the 
King,  Alan  Mowbray  as  the  villainous  Count 
de  Sarnac,  and  Margaret  Lindsay  and  Theo- 
dore  Newton  as  the  young  lovers. 

Cast:  George  Arliss,  Doris  Kenyon,  Mar- 
garet Lindsay,  Theodore  Newton,  Reginald 
Owen,  Alan  Mowbray,  Gordon  Westcott, 
David  Torrence,  Murray  Kinnell,  Doris 
Lloyd,  Ivan  Simpson,  Douglas  Dumbrille, 
Helena   Phillips,   Leonard   Mudie. 

Director,  John  Adolf i;  Authors,  George 
Gibbs,  E.  Lawrence  Dudley;  Adaptors,  Paul 
Green,  Maude  T.  Howell;  Cameraman,  Tony 
Gaudio;  Editor,  Owen  Marks. 

Direction,  Good     Photography,  Fine. 


"THE  DEVIL'S  IN  LOVE" 

with   Loretta   Young,   Victor  Jory,    David 
Manners,  Vivienne  Osborne,  Herbert  Mundin 

Fox  70  mins. 

WELL  PRODUCED  DRAMA-ROMANCE 
OF  FRENCH  MILITARY  LIFE  IN  AFRICA. 

For  elaborate  sets,  colorful  exteriors  and 
beautiful  photography,  this  melodrama  takes 
a  high  rating.  The  story  is  not  new  and 
the  situations  and  dialogue  are  reminiscent 
of  the  old-school  tragedies,  but  it  will 
please  most  audiences.  It  all  concerns  two 
French  officers  at  an  African  post.  They 
are  devoted  friends.  One,  Victor  Jory,  a 
medical  officer,  is  wrongly  accused  of  mur- 
der, convicted  and  sentenced  to  be  shot. 
His  escape  is  arranged  by  his  pal,  David 
Manners.  Later  in  an  African  city,  Jory 
meets  and  falls  in  love  with  Manners' 
sweetheart,  not  knowing  that  the  girl's 
fiance  is  his  friend.  Jory  is  hunted  down 
and,  just  before  the  law  closes  in  on  him, 
he  returns  to  the  post  to  save  the  officers 
and  men  who  are  dying  with  fever.  The 
real  murderer  confesses,  Manners  is  killed 
in  battle  and  Jory  and  the  girl  wind  up 
in  each  others  arms.  There  is  plenty  of 
action  from  start  to  finish  and  a  bit  of 
comedy   by   Herbert   Mundin. 

Cast:  Victor  Jory,  Loretta  Young, 
Vivienne  Osborne,  David  Manners,  C. 
Henry  Gordon,  Herbert  Mundin,  Emil 
Chautard,  J.  Carrol   Naish. 

Director,  Wilhelm  Dieterle;  Author, 
Harry  Hervey;  Adaptor,  Howard  Estabrook; 
Dialoguer,  same;  Editor,  Ralph  Dietrich; 
Cameraman,  Hal  Mohr;  Recording  Engineer, 
Donald   Flick. 

Direction,  Strong.  Photography,  Excellent 


"MARY  STEVENS,  M.D." 

with   Kay   Francis,   Lyle  Talbot,  Glenda 
Farrell  and  Thelma  Todd 


Warner  Bros. 


72  mins. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JOHN  MONK  SAUNDERS  has 
J  been  assigned  by  Merian  C.  Coo- 
per, RKO  executive  producer,  to  di- 
rect "The  Balloon  Buster." 

*  *         * 

Adrian  Rosley,  stage  character 
actor  has  been  drafted  by  Fox  to 
play  in  Buddy  De  Sylva's  "My 
Weakness,"  in  which  Lilian  Harvey 
and  Lew  Ayres  are  starred.  David 
Butler  is  directing. 

*  *         * 

Adele  Comandini  has  been  signed 
by  Louis  Brock,  associate  producer 
at  RKO  Radio,  to  write  the  contin- 
uity on  "Flying  Down  to  Rio,"  which 
he  will  soon  put  into  production. 
Fred  Niblo,  Jr.,  also  was  signed  by 
Louis  Brock  to  work  on  the  screen 
teatment  of  "Flying  Down  to  Rio." 

*  *         * 

Frederick  Hollander,  famous  com- 
poser, has  been  appointed  musical 
adviser  on  and  will  write  special 
compositions  for  Jesse  L.  Lasky's 
"Marionettes,"  which  will  star  Lil- 
ian Harvey  and  feature  the  Piccoli 
puppets.  The  production  will  go  be- 
fore the  cameras  Sept.  15. 

*  *         * 

Sarah  Y.  Mason  and  Victor  Heer- 
man,  writing  team  recently  signed 
to   a   term   contract  by  RKO,  have 


been  assigned  to  prepare  a  screen 
treatment  of  "Wild  Birds,"  from  the 
story  by  Don  Totherch. 


E.  A.  Dupont,  director  of  "Va- 
riety," which  made  Emil  Jannings 
famous,  is  completing  work  on 
"Lilies  of  Broadway,"  with  Sally 
O'Neil,  June  Knight  and  others',  at 
Universal.  Camera  angles  are  said 
to  be  important  in  this  story  of  the 
"great  white  way." 


George  Stevens  is  keeping  busy, 
writing  and  directing  comedies.  Dur- 
ing the  past  several  weeks  he  co- 
authored  and  directed  "Saturday 
Afternoon,"  "The  Happy  Valley  Ex- 
press" and  <:Me  and  Washington.* 
He  is  now  working  with  Fred  Guiol 
on  the  story  of  a  forthcoming  Edgar 
Kennedy-Florence  Lake  comedy. 
*         *         * 

Ruth  Chatterton's  next  starring 
vehicle  for  First  National,  "Female," 
with  George  Brent  as  the  leading 
man,  has  a  supporting  cast  headed 
by  Philip  Faversham,  son  of  the 
noted  William;  Marjorie  Lytell  and 
George  Blackwood.  The  film  will  be 
produced  from  the  adaptation!  by 
Gene  Markey  and  Kathryn  Scola  of 
Donald  Henderson  Clarke's  novel. 


DRAMA  OF  WOMAN  DOCTOR  HAS 
GOOD  EXPLOITATION  POSSIBILITIES 
ESPECIALLY  FOR  FEMMES. 

By  aiming  selling  efforts  at  woman  ap- 
peal, this  attraction  ought  to  have  a  box- 
office  chance  in  spite  of  its  rather  un- 
satisfying story.  The  feminine  doctor  idea 
was  a  good  one,  but  it  was  developed  into 
a  rambling  drama,  with  one  thing  leading 
to  another  and  still  another,  and  no  real 
socks  or  deep  human  interest  resulting. 
Kay  Francis  and  Lyle  Talbot,  being  graduat- 
ed together  as  medics,  hang  out  a  joint 
shingle.  Kay  loves  Lyle,  but  he  marries 
Thelma  Todd,  a  politician's  daughter,  and 
gets  a  city  graft  job.  Kay  achieves  fame 
in  child  welfare.  After  landing  in  a  jam, 
Lyle  realizes  his  marriage  for  convenience 
was  a  mistake  and  he  heeds  Kay's  advice 
to  pull  out  of  the  crooked  game.  They 
are  to  get  married  after  Lyle's  divorce, 
which  is  delayed  by  the  wife  pretending 
she  is  to  have  a  baby.  Meanwhile  Kay 
herself  has  a  kid,  which  contracts  infantile 
paralysis  and  dies,  thus  piling  up  more 
suffering  on  Kay  until  the  happy  ending 
finally   arrives. 

Cast:  Kay  Francis,  Lyle  Talbot,  Glenda 
Farrell,  Thelma  Todd,  Una  O'Connor, 
Charles  Wilson,  Hobart  Cavanaugh,  Harold 
Huber,  George  Cooper,  John  Marston, 
Christian  Rub,  Reginald  Mason,  Walter 
Walker,  Ann  Hovey. 

Director,  Lloyd  Bacon;  Author,  Virginia 
Kellogg;  Adaptor,  Rian  James;  Cameraman, 
Sid  Hickox;  Editor,  Ray  Curtis. 

Direction,  Good     Photography,  Good. 


Loretta  Young  in 

"SHE  HAD  TO  SAY  YE!< 

with  Lyle  Talbot,  Winnie  Lightne, 
Regis    Toomey 

First  National 

PLEASING    COMEDY    DRAMA    ' 
GIRLS   HIRED   TO   ENTERTAIN   0 
TOWN   BUYERS. 

A    story    without    any    particular! 
angles  and  therefore  relegated  in  it  j 
to    the    less    discriminating    fans,    i 
Young,    a    clerk    in    the    garment   l\ 
takes    on    a    side    assignment   to   e| 
out-of-town    buyers    so    she    can    h 
real    sweetie,    Regis   Toomey,   get 
enough  money  for  their  marriage.    I 
date,    Lyle    Talbot,    goes   for    her   i 
way.      At    the    same    time,    Regis 
playing  around  with  another  girl, 
are    complications,    misunderstandir 
original    lovers   fall   out   and   Lyle  ; 
girl.     The  cast  is  good  and  does 
with  the  material,  but  there  is  not 
solid   matter   in   the   plot  situation, 
tion    or    characters    to    really    give 
chance    to    do    much.       Hugh    Her! 
Winnie     Lightner     supply     some 
touches. 

Cast:  Loretta  Young,  Lyle  Talbot 
Lightner,     Regis    Toomey,     Hugh 
Ferdinand     Gottschalk,     Susanne 
Helen  Ware,   Harold  Waldridge. 

Directors,  Busby  Berkely  and 
Amy;  Author,  John  Francis  Larkir 
tors,  Rian  James  and  Don  Mullai 
loguers,  same;  Cameraman,  Arthu 
Editor,  Ralph  Dawson. 

Direction,  Fair.     Photography,  3: 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studk! 


•  By  CHARLES  ALICOATE 


gURNET  HERSHEY,  who  recent- 
ly completed  the  dialogue  and 
editing  on  "Savage  Gold,"  now  play- 
ing at  the  Mayfair,  has  been  signed 
by  Rowland-Brice  Productions  to  do 
the  dialogue  and  editing  on  the  se- 
ries of  "Broadways  of  the  World" 
made  by  Mark  Hellinger  on  his  re- 
cent world  trip.  "It's  Greek  to  Me" 
is  the  title  of  the  first  of  the  series 
of  seven,  which  will  be  released  by 
Universal. 

• 

Lona  Andre,  Paramount  contract 
player,  has  been  added  to  the  cast  of 
"Take  A  Chance." 


That  was  a  swell  party  that 
Grover  Lee  threw  over  at  the  War- 
wick to  celebrate  the  completion  of 
"Get  That  Venus!"  which  Regent 
Pictures  will  shortly  release.  Ernest 
Truex  and  his  attractive  wife,  Mary 
Jane  Barrett,  were  on  hand  to  offer 
the  glad  hand  to  the  boys  and  girls 
of  the  pre_ss  who  turned  out  en 
masse.  Others  on  the  receiving  line 
were  Leonard  J.  Matcham  and  T. 
Lloyd  Richards,  executives  of  the 
Starmark  Co.,  who  produced  the 
film  over  in  Fort  Lee.  If  the  boys 
make  pictures  as  well  as  they  en- 
tertain, "Get  That  Venus !"  is  sure 
to  be  a  hit. 


George  Givot  and  Charles 
have  completed  their  secorii 
V"  comedy  short  for  Vitaphi 
der  the  direction  of  Ray  M\ 
Dorothy  McNulty,  Paul  l\ 
Lionel  Stander  and  Shep  I 
are  supporting  players  in  A 
duction,  which  was  scenar  i 
Glen  Lambert  and  Jack  He  \ 
• 

Landscapers  are  at  work  I 
fying  Vitaphone's  Brooklyn  ,1 
The  plot  outside  the  Wan 
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• 

"The  Little  Broadcast,"  ?| 
by  Mentone  Pictures  for  I « 
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West  Coast  Service  Studv 
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Godsoe,  with  Charles  Har\ 
Frank  Zucker  doing  the  I 
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• 

The  musical,  "Take  A  ' 
to  be  produced  by  Laurence 
William  Rowland  and  Mon.i 
for  Paramount  release,  is  s  I 
to  go  into  production  at  the  -i 
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tjisas    City — Producers    would 

N  more  in  the  long  run  if  they 

I  he  features  that  turn  out  very 

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f  jner  Field  Executives 
rrive  for  Sales  Meeting 

■   tern  district  and  branch  man- 

who  will  attend  the  first  of  the 

„y  of  Warner   Bros,   round-tabls 

etings,  starting  Monday  at 

;    aldorf  Astoria   under  the   su- 

ion  of  Andy  Smith,  will  arrive 

w  York  today.     With  the  ex- 

I   n  of  Roy  Haines  of  Cincinnati 

"ft I Job    Smeltzer    of    Washington, 

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Railroad  Note 

I  r  the  third  time  in  recent  months 
,:ature  from  Hollywood  has  had  a 
h  announcer  in  Grand  Central 
|imal  calling  out:  "All  aboard  for 
i  •  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh,  Chicago 
i  points  west."  Latest  occurrence  is 
She  Had  to  Say  Yes,"  now  at  the 
MO-  Trains  from  Grand  Central  do 
go  west  via  Philadelphia  and  Pitts- 
i,    but   via    Albany    and    Buffalo. 


Hollywood   Union   Seeks  Gov't   Intervention 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Government  intervention  in  the  strike  of  studio  technicians  was  re- 
ported being  sought  yesterday  by  union  officials  following  inability  of  the  producers 
)nd  the  crafts  to  get  together  on  arbitration.  Richard  J.  Green  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.  be- 
lieves that  when  the  NRA  blanket  code  goes  into  effect  next  week  they  will  be  able 
to  obtain  federal  intervention  under  the  terms  of  the  code  providing  for  arbitration  of 
wage  disputes.  He  also  stated  that  some  film  stars  and  directors  were  refusing  to 
work   with   non-union   technicians. 


INDIE  FILM  GROSSES 
UP  35%  IN  EUROPE 


Gross  receipts  from  distribution  in 
Central  European  countries  of  inde- 
pendently American-made  films  have 
jumped  more  than  35  per  cent  in 
the  past  six  months,  Norton  Ritchey 
of  the  Ritchey  Export  Corp.,  stated 
to  Film  Daily  yesterday.  The  in- 
crease is  due  to  anti-Hitler  senti- 
ment, he  said.  "The  boycott 
means  much  to  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry  and  our  corporation 
alone  has  already  seen  an  advance 
of     36     per     cent     in     distribution 

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Original  "Tarzan"  Serial 
Being  Reissued  in  Sound 

Adventures  of  Tarzan  Serial  Sales 
Corp.  has  arranged  to  synchronize 
and  dub  the  original  "Tarzan"  serial 
featuring  Elmo  Lincoln  and  Louise 
Lorraine.  General  release  will  be 
made  in  the  next  four  weeks. 


MINIMUM  WAGE  SCALE 
SET  BY  LABORATORIES 


At  another  meeting  of  laboratory 
men  yesterday,  members  approved  the 
first  draft  of  the  lab  code  calling  for 
a  maximum  40-hour  week  for  fac- 
tory help  at  a  minimum  wage  of  50 
cents  an  hour,  minimum  of  $15  and 
maximum  of  40  hours  a  week  for  of- 
fice and  miscellaneous  help,  and  a 
minimum  of  40  cents  an  hour  for 
factory  apprentices.     Other  sections 

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Pantages  Practically  Set 
On  Salt  Lake  City  House 

Salt  Lake  City — While  on  a  hur- 
ried visit  here  in  an  effort  to  un- 
tangle legal  difficulties  which  now 
complicate  his  plan  to  regain  pos- 
session of  the  RKO  Orpheum  The- 
ater, Alexander  Pantages  stated  he 
is  practically  set  to  operate  the  local 
house  and  will  do  so  as  soon  as  the 
attachment  is  cleared  up. 


Code  Confabs  Start  in  Wash  'n; 
Legit.  Hearing  Set  for  Aug.  10 


By  WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM  DAILY  Staff  Correspondent 
Washington  —  Conferences  on  a 
film  industry  code  got  under  way 
yesterday  under  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
deputy  administrator,  at  NRA  head- 
quarters. Exhibitor  proposals  prin- 
cipally were  discussed.  Hearings  on 
the  legitimate  theater  code  have 
been  set  by  Rosenblatt  for  Aug.  10. 
This   code   provides   for   elimination 


of  ticket  scalping  and  deems  it  un- 
fair practice  to  release  actors  from 
stage  roles  to  accept  film  jobs.  It 
also  provides  that  no  film  version  of 
a  play  is  to  be  shown  while  the  play 
is  still  running,  that  dramatists  re- 
ceive $500  minimum  for  plays  last- 
ing less  than  a  week,  and  that  man- 
agers get  a  percentage  of  the  film 
rights  even  if  the  stage  run  is  un- 
der three  weeks. 


Unions    Protest    Use    of 

NRA  Emblem  by 

Studios  in  Strike 

By  RALPH   WILK 
West     Coast     Manager,     FILM     DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Academy  of  M.  P. 
Arts  and  Sciences  yesterday  urged 
strikers  and  producers  to  use  its 
mediation  machinery  to  settle  the 
strike  at  the  studios.  The  unions 
have  signified  their  willingness  to 
meet  with  producers  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Academy.     The  unions 

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COULTER  AND  SOMMA 
RESUME  PARTNERSHIP 


Richmond — Walter  J.  Coulter  and 
Charles  A.  Somma,  who  dissolved 
their  theatrical  partnership  about 
six  years  ago,  have  joined  together 
again.  Somma  has  bought  a  half  in- 
terest in  the  Coulter  circuit  of  the- 
aters and  other  places  of  amuse- 
ments. Houses  include  the  Byrd  and 
Brookland  here  and  Cockade  and 
Bluebird  in  Petersburg.  Robert  H. 
Coulter,  brother,  is  vice-president 
and  general  manager  of  the  circuit. 

It  is  announced  that  Morton  G. 
Thalhimer  interests  have  acquired 
lease  of  the  Bluebird  here,  and  the 
Somma-Coulter   group   now   plan   to 

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G.  Swope's  Son  Named 
Assistant  to  Frank  Wilson 

Washington   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

.  Washington — John  Swope,  son  of 
Gerard  Swope  of  General  Electric, 
has  been  appointed  as  assistant  to 
Frank  R.  Wilson  in  the  National 
Industrial   Recovery   Administration. 


Film   Daily  Signs  Code 

THE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday  signed 
and  returned  President  Roosevelt's  em- 
ployment agreement,  thereby  pledging 
its  hearty  support  of  the  program  to 
hasten    national    recovery. 


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Lichtbildbuehne,  Friedrichstrasse,  225.  Paris 
— P.  A.  Harle,  La  Cinematographic  Francaise, 
Rue   de   la    Cour-des-Noues,    19. 


FINANCIAL 


NEW    YORK    STOCK    MARKET 

Net 

High     Low  Close     Chg. 

Am.    Seat.    4»/i       4V8  V  8  —     !4 

Columbia     Picts.     vtc.   20          20  20       —     % 

Con.    Fm.    Ind 3%       3 Vi  3Vi  —     Vz 

Con.    Fm.    Ind.    pfd..      9'/2       9  *Vz   +      Vz 

East.    Kodak    77  Vi     77  77y4  —     V4 

Fox     Fm.     "A" 31/4       3  3V8    +      l/g 

Fox     Fm.    rights %          Vz  Vz  —     3/s 

Loew's,    lnc 24%     23%  24       —  1 

Paramount     ctfs.     ...      1 3A        1%  l5/s  —     Vs. 

Pathe    Exch 1 7/8       1  Vs       1  %      

do    "A"    9  8  83A     

RKO     33A       3'/2  3%  —     % 

Warner    Bros 6'/4       5%  6       —     V'4 

NEW    YORK  CURB    MARKET 

Gen.  Th.   Eq.   pfd...   9-16         Vz        Vz     

Technicolor    8           7S/8       7S/8  —     3/8 

Trans-Lux     2'/2       2'/2       2'/2      

NEW    YORK  BOND    MARKET 

Gen.    Th.    Eq.   6s40.  .     6'/2       6  6'/2     

Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.  6           5*4       6       +     Vi 

Keith    A-0    6s46...  50         49%     50      —     % 

Paramount   6s   47....  31 1/4     29         31 1/4   +  3% 

Par.    By.    5V2s51 38'/2     38%     38%  —  1 

Par.   5%s50    30         27%     30       +   1 1/4 

Par.   5%s50   ctfs 28         28         28       —     % 

Warners    6s39     36         3514     35%   +      VS 

N.    Y.    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 

Para.    Publix    1%       1%       1%   +     Vi 


WARNING! 

Ho  not   confuse  with    the  so-called  war 
pictures.     There  is  nothing  like 


for  6  ot  ten 

Men     - 


For    Bookinqs    and    State    Rights 

HARRY  CUMMINS 

723  7th  Avenue 
Npw   York   Citv 


JEWEL  PROD.,  Inc. 


M.  P.  Arts  Academy  Offers 
To  Mediate  Studio  Strike 

...  ued  I  -  otn  Page  »  ) 
have  wiied  President  Roosevelt  pro- 
testing against  possession  or  dis- 
play of  the  NRA  emblem  by  com- 
panies involved  in  the  strike  or  by 
theaters  affiliated  with  them  or  using 
their  product,  and  further  protesting 
against,  acceptance  of  these  com- 
panies to  good  standing  in  the  re- 
covery program  setup  until  the  re- 
fusal of  these  companies  to  accept 
the  principle  of  collective  bargaining 
has  been  settled  satisfactorily  and 
the  strike  brought  to  a  fair  con- 
clusion. 

Hal  Roach  studios  resumed  pro- 
duction today  with  one  company  and 
will  place  a  second  in  operation 
Monday.  RKO  is  starting  two  new 
pictures.  Producers  report  that  pro- 
duction is   normal. 


Pisano  and  Bellitt 

Join  Godfrey  Agency 

Gen.  Pisano,  for  years  a  vaude- 
ville headliner  and  at  various  times 
an  agent,  has  joined  the  Amalga- 
mated Booking  Service,  of  which 
George  A.  Godfrey  is  president  and 
Ota  Gygi  vice-president.  Pisano 
will  be  a  field  man  covering  Penn- 
sylvania, Ohio,  Indiana  and  other 
states  in  that  territory  to  line  up 
houses  for  vaudeville.  Harry  Bellitt 
also  has  joined  the  agency  to  cover 
the  New  York  and  New  England 
states. 


Dividend  Prospects 

Seen  for  Columbia 

As  a  result  of  earnings  estimated 
at  $4  a  share  for  the  past  year,  and 
average  earnings  of  $4.20  a  share 
over  the  past  five  years  despite  the 
depression,  resumption  of  common 
stock  dividends  by  Columbia  is  like- 
ly in  the  near  future,  according  to 
a  survey  of  the  company's  status  ap- 
pearing in  the  current  "Financial 
World."  The  article  credits  Colum- 
bia's strong  financial  position  to  the 
fact  that  it  avoided  expansion,  espe- 
cially in  the  theater  field,  and  to  its 
specialization  in  adventure  and  ro- 
mantic pictures  made  under  an  effi- 
cient system. 


RE-SIGN    DOUGLAS    MacLEAN 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Douglas  MacLean,  as- 
sociate producer  on  Emanuel  Cohen's 
production  staff  at  Paramount,  has 
been  given  a  new  long  term  contract. 
He  next  will  supervise  "Tillie  and 
Gus"  with  W.  C.  Fields,  Alison 
Skipworth  and  Baby  LeRoy. 


SECRET   MARRIAGE 

News  leaked  out  yesterday  that 
Sam  Handler,  manager  of  the  Wal- 
ker in  Brooklyn,  and  Diane  Cohan, 
secretary  to  Louis  Cohen,  real  es- 
tate head  of  RKO,  were  married  last 
month.  The  couple  spent  their  hon- 
eymoon at  Lake  George. 


Warner  Field  Executives 
Arrive  for  Sales  Meeting 

(Continued  from  I'ayc  \) 
both  district  managers,  who  are  al- 
ready in  town,  the  following  are  com- 
ing in  today:  Ray  S.  Smith,  Albanv; 
Thos.  B.  Spry,  Boston;  H.  A.  Seed, 
Buffalo;  Nat  Furst,  New  Haven;  R. 
Mochrie,  Philadelphia;  R.  H.  Haines, 
Cincinnati;  M.  Mooney,  Cleveland; 
F.  E.  North,  Detroit;  A.  Shmitken. 
Indianapolis;  Benj.  Kalmenson, 
Pittsburgh,  in  addition  to  J.  C.  Ver- 
gesslich,  New  York,  Harry  Decker, 
Brooklyn  and  Harry  Hummell,  New 
Jersey  will  be  at  the  Warner  Home 
Office. 


Would  Make  Shorts 

From  Poor  Features 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

be  made  from  a  poor  feature,  and 
such  shorts  could  help  to  kill  the 
double  feature  business,  says  Du- 
binsky.  Under  the  present  system, 
he  declares,  the  exhibitor  must  buy 
the  cluck  features  and  lose  money 
on  them,  in  addition  to  the  antag- 
onism created. 


Independent  Film  Grosses 
Up  35  Per  Cent  in  Europe 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

throughout  Central  Europe,"  said 
Ritchey.  "I  predict  that  America  must 
look  to  England  as  a  serious  com- 
petitor in  film  production  and  dis- 
tribution in  Europe  for  the  coming 
season.  British  pictures  are  improv- 
ing and  the  demand  is  showing  it- 
self in  these  countries." 


PICK  M.  P.  CLUB  BALL  TEAM 

Charlie  Goetz,  captain  of  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Club  baseball  team 
which  will  play  the  Ampas  at  the 
Bear  Mountain  outing  on  Aug.  2. 
announces  that  his  preliminary  list 
of  players  includes  Morris  Kutis- 
ker,  first  base;  Bob  Wolff,  second 
base;  Jack  Gutfreund,  third  base; 
Arthur  Seidman,  shortstop;  Lee 
Ochs,  left  field;  Harry  Brandt,  cen- 
ter field;  Max  Cohen,  right  field. 
Battery  is  not  set,  but  Goetz  may 
do  the  twirling  himself.  Substitute 
fielders  include  Arthur  W.  Stebbins, 
Leo  Klebanow,  Jack  Shapiro,  Harry 
Shiftman,  Arnold  Van  Lear  and  Jack 
Alicoate. 


KEATON   UNIT    IN    NEW    YORK 

Buster  Keaton,  Lew  Lipton,  Di- 
rector Marshall  Neilan,  Jack  Schulz, 
technical  director,  arrived  yesterday 
to  start  shooting  New  York  City  se- 
quences of  Keaton's  first  indepen- 
dent production  tentatively  titled 
"The  Fisherman,"  which  is  to  be 
completed  at  Kennedy  City,  Fla. 
Casting  will  also  be  done  here. 


"JOAN  OF  ARC"  OPENING 

Following  appointment  of  Herman 
G.  Weinberg,  former  manager  and 
publicist  of  the  Europa,  Baltimore, 
to  handle  national  exploitation  of 
the  sound  version  of  "The  Passion  of 
Joan  of  Arc,"  it  is  announced  by  the 
newly  formed  Joan  of  Arc  Films, 
Inc.,  that  the  picture  will  shortly 
have  a  Broadway  premiere.  The 
synchronized  edition  has  commen- 
tary spoken  by  David  Ross,  the  ra- 
dio   announcer. 


■" 


Coming  and  Gon 


RAMON  NOVARRO  arrives  in  N<1 
from  abroad  on  Tuesday  en  route  to  H  ' 
for    M-G-M's    "The    Cat    and    the    Fidd 

B.    S.    MOSS    sailed    yesterday    on    thij 
France   for    Europe.      DAVID   SARNOFF 
LAND     SMITH     and     PAUL     ROBESON     | 
parted    on    the   same    ship. 

JOHN  HAY  WHITNEY,  who  recently 
identified  with  film  business,  is  on  I 
back  to  New  York  with  Mrs.  Whitnl 
visiting    Merian    C.    Cooper   at    the    RKO  ! 

MAJOR  ALBERT  WARNER  who  hi 
vacationing  at  Lake  Placid,  returned  I 
York   yesterday. 

WINFIELD  R.  SHEEHAN  leaves  the  c| 
day    for    New    York. 

W.  RAY  JOHNSTON  arrives  in  H  jj 
today. 

SAM  FLAX,  Monogram  franchise  h] 
Washington,   arrived   in   New  York  yest« 

M.  E.  MOREY,  Sales  manager  for  to 
in    Boston,    will    arrive    in    New    York   tj 

WILLIAM  D.  SHAPIRO,  vice-presidi 
AL  KRELLBERG,  attorney,  of  Majestic 
left  yesterday  by  plane  for  the  compai 
vention   at   the   Drake   Hotel,   Chicago. 


JUNE   KNIGHT  has  arrived   by  plane 
coast      to      appear      in      Paramount's 
Chance."      LONA   ANDRE   comes   in   Mo 
the    same    picture. 

ABRAM  F.  MYERS  will  be  in  New  Yc 
day  for  the  independent  code  meeting 
Astor    Hotel. 


YOUNGSTOWN   OPENING 

Youngstown  —  Opening  dz 
the  fall  season  at  the  formei 
Palace,  now  controlled  by  CI 
Theaters,  has  been  set  for  At 
Policy  will  be  vaude-film. 

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RATES,  Nov 

$2  per  day  single! 
$2.50  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  ra-- 
All  rooms  with  bath  and  \ 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  foods  at  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian Eagle  Garden  Cafe. 

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DAILY 


t  :.  Little 

from  "Lots" 

i—  By  RALPH  WILK  — — . 

HOLLYWOOD 

|  RRYL  ZANUCK  has  completed 
casting  for  "Broadway  Thru  a 
\o\&."  Leading  parts  in  this 
Century  picture  for  United  Art- 
Telease  will  be  played  by  Con- 
e  Cummings,  Stuart  Erwin, 
,ory  Ratoff,  Peggy  Hopkins 
;.  Eddie  Foy,  Jr.,  Paul  Kelly, 
V;S  Guinan,  Hugh  O'Connell,  Russ 
nbo  and  Abe  Lyman.  Lowell 
man  is  the  director. 


ward  H.  Griffith  has  turned 
;r  since   completing   the   direc- 

of  "Another  Language."  Prac- 
[y  every  major  studio  has  sub- 
'd  stories  to  this  megaphonist 
,  his    consideration     as     assign- 

's. 

*  *         * 

el  McCrea  and  Ginger  Rogers 
have  featured   roles    in   RKO's 

ing  Down  to  Rio." 

*  *         * 

jramount  cast  assignments:  Ja- 
Robards,  Bruce  Wyndham  and 
enne  D'Ambricourt  for  "The 
to  Love,"  Diana  Whitney  for 
Much  Harmony,"  Sir  Guy 
ding  for  "Alice  in  Wonderland." 

:;k  Hays,  producer  of  Educa- 
l's  Baby  Burlesk  series,  has 
d  Shirley  Temple,  four-year- 
!leading  lady  of  the  series,  to 
M  for  an  important  role  in  a 
coming  Alice  Brady  starring 
re.  A  deal  has  also  been  con- 
nated  with  Paramount  for  the 
ces  of  the  tiny  star  in  Para- 
lit's  "To  The  Last  Man." 


limum  Wage  Scale 
Set  by  Laboratories 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

e  code  was  turned  back  to  the 
committee  for  further  discus- 
and  drawing  up  of  rules  of 
competition.  Next  meeting  of 
jl.  P.  Lab.  Ass'n  is  set  for  12:30 
,  Tuesday  in  the  Hotel  Astor. 

1M  BUYS  BROMFIELD  STORY 

G-M  has  acquired  screen  rights 
uis  Bromfield's  "Living  in  a  Big 
"  to  be  published  soon  in  Cos- 
litan  Magazine. 


A.RLES   STERN   PROMOTED 

ston — Charles  Stern  has  been 
ted  from  local  branch  manager 
strict  manager  for  United  Art- 


New  Colorado  Tax  Bill 

iJenver — Theaters     will     probably     be 

by    the    sales    tax    bill    to    be    tiled 

the     legislature     when     it     meets     in 

|-cial    session    Aug.    1.       The    tax    has 

";n   tentatively   set   at   2   per   cent,    to 

used  in  unemployment  relief. 


LONG  the 

WITH  ' 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •      •     AN   INNOVATION   in   press   books  with   a 

very  modernistic  and  classy  art  treatment and  it  comes 

from    dear    ole    Lunnon,    of    all    places those    Gaumont- 

British  boys  have  a  line  of  pressbooks  for  their  coming  product 

that  is  worth  anyone's  time  to  look  over they  get  away 

from  the  ballyhoo  entirely    just  a  straight  presentation 

of  the  product depending  principally  on  some  very  fine 

stills  and  unusual  art  treatment 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  IT  IS  not  violating  any  confidence  to  tell  you  that 
this  British  company  has  absorbed  the  lesson  of  "Americaniz- 
ing" their  product and  they  are  doing  it  to  an  extent 

that  will  surprise  the  Hollywood  boys  when  they  lamp  some  of 

the  pictures  coming  along and  with  Real  Names  in  the 

lineup Evelyn  Laye  in  "Waltz  Time" "Sleeping 

Car,"  with  Madeline  Carroll  and  Ivor  Novello Jack  Hul- 

bert    and    Cicely    Courtneidge    in    "Falling    For    You" 

"Orders  Is  Orders,"  with  Charlotte  Greenwood,  Jimmy  Gleason 

and  Cyril  Maude and  you  can  watch  for  two   specials 

that   Fox  will   handle   over   here "I   Was    A    Spy"    and 

"The  Good   Companions" these  are  touted  as  two   of  the 

finest    ever    made    overseas with    that    "Americanized" 

treatment  we  spoke  about,  that  will  give  the  scoffers  of  British 

pix  something  to  mull  over 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     TALKING  OF  British  pix  reminds  us  of  that  Big 

Bet  that  Universal  grabbed  off "Be  Mine  Tonight" 

with  Jan  Kiepura,  the  sensational  tenor unheralded  and 

unsung,  practically  they  shot  it  out  into  the  hinterland 

it  has  gone  16  weeks  in  Minneapolis 15  in  Los 

Angeles  10   in    Buffalo 8   in    Cinci  and    all 

consecutive  runs  in  the  same  houses the  Secret. 

just  a  sweet,  sincere  love  story  plus  Kiepura's  Golden  Voice.  .  .  . 


Tri-Ergon  Complaint 

Dismissed  by  Court 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

fendants,  presented  briefs  on  the 
case  two  months  ago,  and  briefs  for 
the  plaintiffs  were  filed  by  David  L. 
Podell,  attorney  for  Tri-Ergon. 
Nizer's  brief  stated  that  "there  was 
no  contract  relationship  between  the 
defendants  and  Tobis  or  Tonbild, 
holders  of  the  sound  process,  and 
that  the  complaint  did  not  state  a 
cause  for  action  for  conspiracy  or 
for  inducing  breach  of  contract." 

Although  the  decision  involves 
only  the  defendants  represented  by 
Nizer,  it  is  expected  to  have  a  def- 
inite effect  on  all  other  similar  suits 
brought  by  Tri-Ergon  on  the  same 
claim.    Podell  will  appeal. 


Coulter  and  Somma 

Resume  Partnership 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

build  a  New  Bluebird  Theater  on 
Broad  St.  Venetian  Amusement  Co. 
plans  a  new  theater  in  the  west  end. 
Somma  also  has  the  Hippodrome 
and  Globe  in  a  Negro  section. 


MASCOT  SOUTHERN  DEALS 

Tom  Branon  of  Affiliated  Produc- 
ers in  Atlanta  informs  Nat  Levine 
that  he  has  just  closed  contracts 
with  the  Publix-Kincey  Circuit  in 
the  Carolinas  for  23  runs  on  "The 
Three   Musketeers,"   Mascot   serial. 


Benton  Is  Named  Trustee 
By  Statewide  Creditors 

Milwaukee — Clarence  Benton,  act- 
ing as  receiver  for  the  bankrupt 
Statewide  Theaters  Corp.,  operators 
of  12  houses  in  Wisconsin,  was 
elected  trustee  for  the  firm  at  a 
creditors'  meeting  in  district  court 
here.     Bond  was  set  at  $20,000. 

Examination  of  G.  N.  Blatchford, 
treasurer  of  Statewide,  concerning 
stock  deals  and  theater  transfers  be- 
tween the  bankrupt  Midwesco  The- 
aters and  Statewide,  prior  to  the 
former  filing  a  petition  of  voluntary 
bankruptcy  on  Feb.  28,  was  the  prin- 
cipal business   of  the  first  hearing. 

The  circuit  operated  the  Garfield, 
Modjeska,  Mirth,  Plaza,  Princess, 
Savoy,  Tivoli  and  Uptown  theaters 
here;  the  Jeffries,  Janesville;  Lake, 
Kenosha;  Oshkosh,  Oshkosh;  and 
State,  Racine.  The  houses  were 
ordered  closed  June  2,7  after  they 
had  been  operated  at  a  loss  for  a 
month  by  Benton.  The  court  ordered 
Benton  to  determine  the  value  of 
the  various  leases  and  pass  upon 
them  before  the  next  meeting,  called 
for  Aug.  11. 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Milwaukee — Articles  of  incorpora- 
tion have  been  filed  by  Strand-Osh- 
kosh  Amusement  Co.  Incorporators 
are  Egon  W.  Peck,  A.  J.  Engelhard 
and  E.  J.  Heggestad. 


Boston— Marion  Bell  of  M-G-M  is 
now  en  route  to  Bermuda. 


Boston  —  Ansel  Sanborn,  former 
owner  of  a  small  independent  cir- 
cuit in  New  Hampshire,  is  the  father 
of  a  boy  born  this  week. 


JAMES  DERMODY  WITH  "U" 

Boston — James  Dermody,  who  re- 
signed several  months  ago  after 
long  managing  the  local  Fox  ex- 
change, is  now  a  special  represen- 
tative for  Universal. 


Denver — H.  E.  McKenna,  former- 
ly connected  with  the  R.  E.  Griffith 
Theaters  Corp.  office  in  Oklahoma 
City,  has  been  made  auditor  at  the 
home  office  of  Westland  Theaters 
here.  T.  B.  Noble,  formerly  district 
manager  for  Publix  at  Dallas,  is 
now  general  manager  of  the  West- 
land  circuit. 


Seville,  O. — The  Hope  theater,  op- 
erated for  some  time  by  Leo  Jones 
and  William  Watmaugh,  is  being 
dismantled. 


Newton  Falls,  O.— B.  Raful  has 
taken  a  five-year  lease  on  the  Park 
theater  and  plans  to  reopen  it  Aug. 
15.  M.  Raful,  his  son,  will  be  man- 
ager. 


Boston — Frank  Ross,  city  sales- 
man for  RKO,  was  removed  to  a 
hospital  this  week  for  an  appendi- 
citis operation. 


SON   FOR   SHAGRIN 

Youngston — A  six-pound  son  was 
born  at  Northside  hospital  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Joseph  Shagrin.  The 
father,  one  of  the  best  known  the- 
ater executives  in  northeastern  Ohio, 
is  manager  of  the  Park  and  Para- 
mount theaters. 


3  M-G-M  RELEASES  SET 

M-G-M's  release  dates  set  yester- 
day include:  Aug.  18,  "Show  World"; 
Aug.    25,    "Turn    Back    the    Clock"; 

Sept.   1,   "Night  Flight." 


William    Powell 


Clara   Bow 


Thelma    Todd 


Robert  Bennett  Sidney  R.   Kent 

Holmes    Herbert 


THE 


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DAILV 


Saturday,  July  29,  V. 


Lionel    B.irrymore  and   Miriam   Hopkins   in 

"THE  STRANGERS  RETURN" 

M-G-M  88  mins. 

SWELL  DRAMA  OF  RURAL  LIFE  WITH 
BARRYMORE  SCORING  AND  AN  UN- 
USUAL LOVE  STORY. 

This  is  based  on  the  novel  by  Phil  Stong, 
author  of  "State  Fair"  and  is  a  down-to- 
earth  story  whose  sincerity  and  realism  is 
refreshing.  It  is  authentic  drama  of  rural 
America,  the  locale  being  the  wheat  coun- 
try. Lionel  Barrymore  plays  the  role  of 
an  old  farmer  whose  family  has  run  a  big 
farm  for  generations.  Miriam  Hopkins,  his 
grandchild,  comes  to  the  farm  after  a  life 
in  the  city,  and  there  ensues  a  romance 
between  her  and  Franchot  Tone,  a  neigh- 
boring farmer  who  has  married  a  childhood 
sweetheart.  The  love  story  is  developed 
with  feeling  and  restraint,  climaxing  with 
the  youth  leaving  to  take  a  job  as  a  col- 
lege teacher  where  he  really  belongs,  while 
the  city  girl  remains  on  to  run  the  farm 
after  her  grandfather's  death.  The  kind  of 
a  climax  that  will  have  all  the  femmes 
weeping  in  sympathy.  Splendid  direction, 
and  acting  aces,  with  Barrymore  delivering 
one  of   his  first  characterizations. 

Cast:  Lionel  Barrymore,  Miriam  Hopkins, 
Franchot  Tone,  Stuart  Erwin,  Irene  Hervey, 
Beulah  Bondi,  Grant  Mitchell,  Aiieen  Car- 
lyle. 

Director,  King  Vidor;  Author,  Phil  Stong; 
Adaptors,  Phil  Stong,  Brown  Holmes;  Edi- 
tor, Ben  Lewis;  Cameraman,  William  Dan- 
iels. 

Direction,  Splendid.  Photography,  Excel- 
lent. 


"MIDNIGHT  CLUB" 

with    George    Raft,   Clive    Brook, 

Alison  Skipworth,   Helen  Vinson 

Paramount  64    mins. 

SMART  SOCIETY  CROOK  COMEDY 
DONE  WITH  FINESSE  AND  ADMIRABLY 
ACTED  BY  A  STRONG  CAST. 

An  ingenious  story  situation  staged  with 
elegance  and  acted  with  artistic  precision 
by  a  cast  of  first-rate  players  under  skill- 
ful direction.  It  concerns  a  group  of  clever 
English  crooks  who  get  away  with  their 
jewel  thefts  by  having  doubles  who  remain 
on  view  at  a  night  club  while  the  smart 
burglars  are  out  on  their  jobs.  On  the 
scene  comes  George  Raft,  an  American, 
who  outwits  the  gang  and  muscles  himself 
in  as  one  of  their  partners  so  he  can  get 
the  goods  on  them  for  Scotland  Yard.  At 
the  same  time  he  falls  for  Helen  Vinson, 
the  feminine  member  of  the  gang,  and 
eventually  wins  her  after  the  crooks  have 
been  apprehended.  A  lot  of  clever  plot 
situations  and  lines  are  developed  in  the 
course  of  the  action,  and  the  various  per- 
formances are  a  continuous  joy  in  them- 
selves. 

Cast:  Clive  Brook,  George  Raft,  Helen 
Vinson,  Alison  Skipworth,  Sir  Guy  Standing, 
Alan  Mowbray,  Ferdinand  Gottschalk,  Ethel 
Griffes,  Forrester  Harvey,  Billy  Bevan,  Paul 
Perry,  Charles  McNaughton,  Celese  Ford, 
Pat  Somerset,  Rita  Carlyle,  Jean  De  Briac, 
Lee  White,  Toru  Shimada,  Charles  Coleman. 

Directors,  Alexander  Hall,  George  Som-: 
nes;  Author,  E.  Phillips  Oppenheim;  Adap- 
tors, Seton  I.  Miller,  Leslie  Charteris;  Dia- 
logues, same;  Cameraman,  Theodor  Spar- 
kuhl;  Recording  Engineer,  Eugene  P.  Mer- 
ritt;   Editor,   Eda  Warren. 

Direction,  Smart.      Photography,   Fine. 


"DON'T  BET  ON  LOVE" 

with   Lew   Ayres   and   Ginger   Rogers 
Universal  62   mins. 

ENTERTAINING  COMEDY  -  ROMANCE 
WITH  RACETRACK  BACKGROUND 
SHOULD    PLEASE   GENERAL   AUDIENCES. 

A  good  average  program  picture.  Lew 
Ayres  plays  the  role  of  a  young  plumber 
with  a  weakness  for  playing  the  ponies.  In- 
ability to  break  away  from  this  gambling 
yen,  even  on  the  day  of  his  pending  mar- 
riage to  Ginger  Rogers,  causes  the  girl  to 
call  off  the  wedding.  Lew  then  becomes 
a  professional  gambler  at  the  tracks,  and 
with  a  "system"  he  cleans  up  a  big  roll. 
A  gold  digger  tries  to  shake  him  down, 
but  he  outwits  her.  Refusing  to  take  ad- 
vice to  quit  while  he's  in  the  money,  Lew 
finally  is  taken  over  the  hurdles  for  all  he 
has.  His  pal,  Tom  Dugan,  then  sends  Gin- 
ger to  the  down-and-out  lad,  who  at  last 
is  reformed  and  rejoins  dad  in  the  plumbing 
business.  The  yarn  is  nothing  that  ever 
gets  very  deep  under  the  skin,  but  it  is 
natural  and  diverting  enough  to  satisfy  the 
pop  crowds. 

Cast:  Lew  Ayres,  Ginger  Rogers,  Charles 
Grapewin,  Shirley  Grey,  Merna  Kennedy, 
Tom  Dugan,  Robert  Emmett  O'Connor,  Lu- 
cille Webster  Gleason,  Henry  Armetta, 
Brooks  Benedict,  Clay  Clement,  Alfred 
White,   Pepe  Sinoff. 

Director,  Murray  Roth;  Author,  Murray 
Roth;  Adaptors,  Murray  Roth,  Howard  Em- 
mett Rogers;  Film  Editor,  Robert  Carlisle; 
Recording  Engineer,  Gilbert  Kurland;  Cam- 
eraman, Jackson  Rose. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good. 


Tim   McCoy   in 

"THE  WHIRLWIND" 

Columbia  62 

SNAPPY  WESTERN  WITH  TIM  M. 

CROWDING  THE  ACTION  STUFF  II 

EXCITING  YARN. 

A  typical  McCoy  opus  of  the  open  ( 
with   Tim   doing   more   than   his  avera 
fast  riding,  fighting  and  general  thrill  | 
He  is  ably  assisted  by  two  pals.    The  I 
ride   into  the  town   to  find   that  a  en 
sheriff   has   set   the   stage   against  the 
an    attempt   to   secure   the   ranch  of 
father.      There    has    been    some    dirty 
at   the    local    bank,   and    when    the   m 
funds  become  public  knowledge,  the  s 
has  contrived  to  cast  suspicion  on  Tin 
his    pals.       Meanwhile    the    hero    has 
some    good    work    along    with    his    bt 
at  a  local  rodeo  meet,  and  they  succe 
stealing  most  of   the   prizes  away  fror 
sheriff    and    his    gang.       The    sheriff 
lenges  him  to  a  wrestling  match,  no 
barred.      This    is    a    wow    for    a    rough 
tumble  stuff.    The  finale  deals  with  a 
hunt   for   the   supposed   criminals  and 
robbers,  with  Tim  neatly  turning  the 
as    the    pursued    and    forcing    a    conf 
from   the   real  culprits,   including  the 
dent  of  the  bank.     Has  plenty  of  th  i 
tion   it  takes  to  please  the  fans. 

Cast:   Tim   McCoy,   Alice   Dahl,   ?a 
Mai  ley,  J.  Carol  Naish,  Matthew  Bet; 
Girard,   Lloyd  Whitlock,   Bill   McCa1', 
Adams,  Ted   Lorch. 

Director,  D.  Ross  Lederman;  Author. 
Coburn;    Adaptor,    Stuart   Anthony; 
Otto  Meyer;  Cameraman,  Al  Siegler. 

Direction,  Fast.  Photography,  Oka, 


REVIEWS  OF  NEW  SHORT  SUBJECTS! 


"Fighting  With  Kit  Carson" 
with  Johnny   Mack   Brown,   Betsy 
King  Ross,  Noah  Beery 
Mascot  12-Chapter  Serial 

Smash  Action  Serial 
Nat  Levine  has  outdone  himself 
in  the  production  of  this  serial, 
which  easily  rates  one  of  the  most 
interesting,  exciting  and  colorful 
chapter  films  ever  produced.  It  has 
a  semi-historical  background  as  it 
is  based  on  the  career  of  Kit  Carson, 
the  pioneer  trail-blazer  and  scout. 
The  kids  will  eat  it  up,  for  it  is  the 
colorful  frontier  life  with  wagon 
trains,  Indian  ambushes,  cavalry 
troops,  and  Johnny  Mack  Brown  as 
Kit  Carson  in  action  practically  all 
the  time  guarding  the  gold  ship- 
ment, warding  off  hostile  Indian  at- 
tacks, and  palling  around  with  the 
young  Indian  chief  who  aids  his 
work  with  his  friendly  tribe  of  red- 
men.  The  grown-ups  will  go  for  it, 
too,  for  it  is  intelligently  produced, 
authentic  as  to  costumes,  historical 
background,  with  some  fine  charac- 
terizations and  a  strong  cast  and 
ace  direction.  First  two  chapters 
shown  are  splendid,  crammed  with 
exciting  action,  and  a  diversity  of 
incidents.  Directorial  work  of  Ar- 
mand  Schaefer  and  Colbert  Clark  is 
the  kind  you  get  on  big  major  fea- 
tures. Great  cast  with  Johnny  Mack 
Brown  doing  some  daredevil  stunt 
riding,  Betsy  King  Ross,  the  young 
girl  stunt  rider,  Noah  Beery  the  vil- 


lain, Berry  Junior  as  the  young  In- 
dian chief.  You  can  ballyhoo  this 
big  and  get  all  the  kids  in  the  neigh- 
borhood for  the  matinees. 


"Rambling  'Round  Radio  Row" 

with  Ted   Pearson 

Vitaphone  11  mins. 

Good 

In  this  edition  of  Jerry  Wald's  ra- 
dio talent  shorts,  Ted  Pearson  comes 
upon  a  gypsy  camp  where  a  crystal 
ball  is  used  to  obtain  television  re- 
ception. This  is  used  to  bring  in 
Paul  Whiteman's  Rhythm  Boys,  Tito 
Guizar,  the  Pickens  Sisters,  Ann 
Leaf  and  Frank  Hazzai'd,  all  doing 
brief  bits.  Fadeout  comes  when 
Pearson  asks  the  crystal  to  bring 
him  a  ham  sandwich. 


Jack  Haley  in 

"Nothing  But  the  Tooth" 

Vitaphone  19  mins. 

Amusing   Comedy 

Plenty  of  laughs  in  this  comedy 
about  an  ambitious  toothpaste  dem- 
onstrator, Jack  Haley,  who  expects 
to  win  a  movie  contract  because  of 
his  beautiful  teeth.  A  shelf  tumbles 
down  on  him,  knocking  out  some  of 
his  dental  decorations.  Then  comes 
a  lot  of  funny  stuff  wherein  Jack 
has  some  bridgework  put  in,  but 
loses  it  just  as  he  is  about  to  per- 
form before  the  movie  mogul,  and 
finally  is  hired  anyway — as  a  com- 
edian. 


Hal  LeRoy  and  Mitzi  Mayfair  in 

"Use  Your  Imagination" 

Vitaphone  18  mins. 

Good  Novelty  Skit 

Starts  out  with  Hal  LeRoy  un- 
able to  hold  any  jobs  because  of  a 
lively  imagination  and  dancing  de- 
lusions that  causes  him  to  dream 
and  neglect  his  work.  While  run- 
ning an  elevator  he  meets  Mitzi 
Mayfair  and  puts  her  hep  to  a 
booking  agent  who  isn't  treating  her 
right.  He  meets  her  again  when  he 
is  on  another  job  as  a  shop  clerk  and 
by  stages  their  acquaintance  devel- 
ops until  they  form  a  partnership. 
Some  dancing  numbers  by  Hal  and 
Mitzi  are  interspersed  with  the  de- 
velopment of  the  skit  material,  one 
of  the  numbers  being  built  up  with 
a   chorus   background. 


"Meet  the  Champ" 
with  Eugene  Pallette  and 
Walter  Catlett 
Paramount  21  mins. 

Very  Funny 
This  Phil  L.  Ryan  production,  di- 
rected by  Del  Lord,  is  a  generously 
amusing  affair.  Comedy  is  built  up 
around  Eugene  Pallette,  who  comes 
along  a  carnival  midway  with  folks 
hailing  him  as  the  champ,  and  turns 
out  to  be  a  champion  at  cow-milking. 
Wralter  Catlett,  a  sideshow  barker, 
takes  him  in  hand  as  a  likely  exhi- 
bition  subject.     Lots   of  laughs  are 


provided  by  the  manner  in  whic 
milking    contest    is    staged    1 
prizefight. 


"Paramount  Pictorial" 
with  Ward  Wilson 
Paramount  10 

Okay 

Highlight  of  this  subject  is  ' 
Wilson,  the  radio  mimic,  who 
very  good  impersonations  of  Ma1 
Chevalier,  Al  Smith,  Floyd  Gil] 
and    others.      Then    there    is    a 
quence  in  which  Dr.  Roy  Chaj 
Andrews   of  the  American  Mu 
of  Natural  History  shows,  in  1. 
back,    how    museum    specimens! 
dug  up  in  ancient  lands,  and  tu 
flashes   of  the  midway  at  the 
bury  Fair. 


"Stoopnocracy" 
with    Col.    Stoopnagle   and  E 
(Screen  Song) 
Paramount  10  i> 

Good  Animated 
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tion,  Col.  Stoopnagle  and  Buc 
pear  as  a  couple  of  bughous< 
mates  playing  around  with  fl 
inventions.  The  lads  dispense 
of  their  nutty  gags,  and  then  ' 
is  the  closing  sequence  of  sir 
to  the  accompaniment  of  the  dai; 
ball.  A  very  amusing  subject  c,j 
kind. 


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<5  CENTS 


Vide  Attendance  Promised  at  Code  Meeting  Today 

{HER  FIRMS  MAY  ADOPT  FOX  FINANCIAL  SETUP 

T)%  of  Exhibs  Against  Duals,  MPTOA  Survey  Shows 


w  England  is  Strongest 
or  Double  Feature 


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Programs 


i   a    survey    conducted    by    the 

'.O.A.    resulting    in    1,100    re- 

from  all  parts  of  the  country, 

r  cent  of  exhibitors  expressed 

elves  as  opposed  to  double  fea- 

according  to  Ed  Kuykendall, 

.  ent  of  the  national  organiza- 

The    principal    support    for 

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TEST  FEES  PAID 
CIRCUIT  RECEIVERS 


Louis  —  Additional  fees  of 
to  Henri  Chouteau  and  $2,500 
v  F.  Britton  as  receivers  for 
mis  Amusement  Co.,  Warner 
iary,  have  been  allowed  by 
t  Judge  Henry  Hamilton  on 
•plication  of  each  for  $10,000, 
was  opposed  by  counsel  for 
rs.  Counsel  contended  that 
ceivers  have  merely  acted  in 
rvisory  role  and  that  the  real 
)f  running  the  houses  is  done 
general    manager    at    $150    a 

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ral  Release  Dates  Set 
Five  New  U.  A.  Films 

ral  release  dates  on  the  first 

aited  Artists   productions  for 

I  have  been  set  by  Al  Licht- 

|  They  are:  "Emperor  Jones," 

lul  Robeson,  Aug.  25;  Ronald 

in  "The  Masquerader,"  Sept. 

;1    Coward's    "Bitter    Sweet," 

;;  "The  Bowery."   with   Wal- 

ery,  George  Raft  and  Jackie 

Sept.  29;  "Broadway  Thru 

ole,"  Oct.  13. 


Joseph  Johnson  Back  in  Politics 

Joseph  Johnson,  who  quit  New  York  city  politics  a  few  years  ago  to  become  a  Fox 
executive  and  later  left  the  film  company,  has  been  chosen  by  John  F.  Curry,  Tammany 
leader,  to  make  a  survey  of  Mayor  O'Brien's  strength  among  the  people  with  a  view 
to  determine  whether  O'Brien  would  stand  a  chance  in  the  coming  election.  The 
Johnson  appointment  is  interpreted  as  marking  his  return  to  politics.  During  his  early 
political  career  he  was  closely  associated  with  Winfield  Sheehan. 


LOEW-WARNER    PRODUCT    DEAL 


$10,695,503  Net  Loss 

Is  Reported  by  RKO 

Net  loss  of  $10,695,503  is  reported 
by  RKO  and  subsidiaries  for  the 
year  ended  Dec.  31.  This  compares 
with  loss  of  $5,660,770  in  the  pre- 
ceding year. 


In  the  first  big  major  deal  to  be 
signed  on  1933-34  product,  Warners 
last  week  closed  with  Loew's  Metro- 
politan circuit  for  100  per  cent  show- 
ing of  the  Warner-First  National 
features,  Vitaphone  shorts,  scores 
and  trailers.  Negotiations  were  han- 
dled by  Andy  Smith  on  behalf  of 
Warners  and  by  Dave  Loew  and 
Gene  Picker  for  the  circuit. 


Many  Industry  Chiefs  Attending 
Code  Meet  Here  Starting  Today 


Attendance  at  the  conference  of 
independent  producers,  distributors, 
exhibitors  and  affiliated  to  be  held 
today  and  tomorrow  at  the  Hotel 
Astor  under  auspices  of  the  Federa- 
tion of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry 
of  America,  to  consider  adoption  of 
a  code  for  the  industry,  will  in- 
clude  a   wide   representation   of   in- 

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Studios  Upheld  in  Right 
To  Display  NRA  Signs 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Washington — No  reply  has  been 
made  by  the  NRA  to  Hollywood  la- 
bor leaders  who  protested  against 
use  of  the  NRA  emblem  by  compa- 

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Miison  Reorganizing 


Small  Detroit  Circuit 

'it — George  Sampson  has  ac- 

the    Dawn    from    John    E. 

and    is    dickering    for    two 

louses,  evidently  with  a  view 

j?anizing  a  small  local  circuit. 


OUR     OPINION 


of  screen  entertainment 

-     By   JACK   ALICOATE    = 


\A/E  HAVE  but  little  understanding  and  no  toleration  whatsoever  for  those  who 
™"  criticize,  in  broad  generalities,  the  standard  of  motion  pictures  now  being  pro- 
duced. It  is  only  incompetents  who  hide  their  lack  of  even  elementary  analysis  of 
things  cinema  under  the  general  indictment  of  all  screen  product  being  bad.  With 
most  destructive  critics,  it  is  the  old  story  of  a  little  knowledge  being  a  dangerous 
thing.  There  are  but  few  persons  in  the  country  who  deserve  to  rate  as  first-class 
motion  picture  critics.  And  these  few  are  not  all  writing  for  publication.  We  have 
never  flattered  ourselves  with  other  than  the  thought  that  we  were  but  a  so-so  reviewer. 
Our  batting  average  barely  touches  the  passing  mark.     But  we  are  42  years  old  and 

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Standard    Statistics    Sees 

Fox's  Reorganization 

Serving  as  Pattern 

Fox's  newly  effected  financial 
structure,  as  worked  out  under  the 
leadership  of  Sidney  R.  Kent,  is 
likely  to  be  adopted  by  other  com- 
panies finding  it  necessary  to  relieve 
themselves  of  heavy  fixed  obliga- 
tions, according  to  the  current  mo- 
tion picture  industry  survey  of 
Standard  Statistics  Co.  "This  plan, 
in  substance,  divorces  the  company 
from  the  bulk  of  its  theater  inter- 
ests, thereby  eliminating  both  sub- 
sidiary indebtedness  and  losses," 
says  Standard  Statistics,  "with  re- 

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WARNER  SALES  MEET 
UNDERWAY  TODAY 

First  of  the  three  Warner  round- 
table  conferences  to  outline  product 
and  sales  policies  for  1933-34  will 
get  under  way  this  morning  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  with  Andy  Smith 
presiding  over  the  14  assembled  dis- 
trict and  branch  managers.  The  lo- 
cal meeting  will  wind  up  tomorrow, 
when  Major  Albert  Warner,  Andy 
Smith,  Grad  Sears,  Norman  H.  Mo- 
ray, Charlie  Einfeld,  Sam  Sax,  Ed 
Selzer,   Al    Schwalberg   and   Arthur 

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Supply  Dealers  Pledge 

Support  of  Roosevelt 

Chicago  —  Members  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Theater  Supply  Dealers  in 
session  here  Saturday  pledged  sup- 
port of  President  Roosevelt's  blanket 
program.  A  committee  will  be 
named  to  draft  a  code  in  accordance 
therewith. 


Robert  Fairbanks  Named 
Gen.  Mgr.  of  U.  A.  Studio 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Robert  Fairbanks  has 
been  made  general  manager  of  the 
United  Artists  studio,  with  James 
Dent  as  assistant  general  manager. 


DAI^V 


Monday,  July  31,  I 


Vol.  LXIll.  No.  25     Hon.,  July  31, 1933      Price  5  C»nts 


JOHN  W  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  V., 
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Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Secretary-Treasurer 
and  General  Manager;  Arthur  W.  Kddy,  Asso- 
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Universal  Deficit 

$602,255  in  6  Months 

Universal  reports  net  loss  of 
$602,255  for  the  six  months  to  April 
29,  against  net  loss  of  $340,307  in 
the  corresponding  period  of  last 
year. 


Production  of  Shorts 

Is  Planned  in  Detroit 

Detroit — Shamrock  Pictures  Corp., 
formed  by  Nicholas  Kelly,  Joseph 
E.  Goddard  and  Harry  G.  Fleming 
with  $50,000  capitalization,  plans  a 
series  of  short  experimental  pic- 
tures, song  hits  and  other  subjects. 
James  A.  Montante,  agent  for  the 
corporation  and  formerly  with  the 
Detroit  Playhouse,  says  negotiations 
are  on  for  a  suitable  studio  build- 
ing. 


MONTE  PROSER  JOINS  U.  A. 

Monte  Proser,  well  known  Broad- 
way press  agent,  has  been  appointed 
press  representative  for  the  United 
Artists  publicity  department,  headed 
by  Ed  Finney,  under  the  supervision 
of  Hal  Home,  director  of  advertis- 
ing and  publicity. 


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oing 


GLORIA  SWANSON  returns  to  New  York  to- 
morrow from  abroad. 

MRS.  EDDIE  CANTOR  and  five  daughters  ar- 
rive today  from  California  aboard  the  Panama 
Pacific    liner   Virginia. 

LILIAN  GISH  is  aboard  the  Olympic,  due  to- 
morrow   from    Europe. 

SIDNEY  KANDEL  of  General  Film  Library,  ar- 
rived  in    New   York   from   the  coast   Saturday. 

FORD  STERLING  has  arrived  in  New  York 
from    Florida. 

CARL  LAEMMLE  is  enroute  from  New  York 
to   the  coast. 

FRANKIE  DARRO,  boy  actor  who  has  the 
leading  male  role  in  "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road" 
for  First  National,  will  make  his  first  trip  to 
New    York    within    the    next    two    weeks. 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 

♦  FIRST  RUNS  ♦ 

Picture  Distributor  Theater 

Stranger's  Return M-G-M Capitol 

Midnight  Club Paramount paramount 

Phantom  broadcast Monogram 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Devil's  in  Love Fox Music  Hall 

Melody  Cruise' RKO RKO  Roxy 

Savage  Gold Opt.  Harold  Auten Mayfair 

Double  Harness" RKO Palace 

The  Rebel Universal Rivoli 

Gold  Diggers  of  1933  19th  week) Warner  Bros Hollywood 

She  Had  to  Say  Yes First  National Strand 

King  of  Jazz** Universal Cameo 

Don't  Bet  on  Love Universal Rialto 

*  Subsequent  runs.   •""  Revival. 

♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 

Pilgrimage  (3rd  week) Fox Gaiety 


Song  of  Songs  (2nd  week) 


Paramount Criterion 

♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 


Soir  de  Rafle  (2nd  week) Unknown Little  Carnegie 

The  Big  Attraction  (2nd  week) Bavaria  Film  Co Vanderbilt 

Conquerors  of  the  Night Amkino Cameo 

♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 

Another  Language  (Aug.  4) M-G-M Capitol 

Her  Bodyguard  (Aug.  4) Paramount Paramount 

The  Big  Brain  (Aug.  4) RKO 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Bitter  Sweet  (Aug.  5»> United  Artists Rivoli 

Three  Cornered  Moon  (Aug.  11 ) Paramount Paramount 

Approximate  date. 


Warner  Bros.  Sales  Meet 
Gets  Under  Way  Today 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Sachson  will  leave  on  the  Century 
for  Chicago,  where  the  second  meet- 
ing will  take  place  starting  Thurs- 
day at  the  Drake  Hotel,  with  Grad 
Sears  presiding. 

Present  at  the  New  York  meeting, 
in  addition  to  the  aforementioned, 
will  be  H.  M.  Warner,  Joseph  Bern- 
hard,  Moe  Silver,  Skip  Weshner, 
Harold  Bareford,  Albert  Howson, 
who  will  present  a  story  analysis  of 
the  1933-34  product,  Harry  Rosen- 
quest,  Mike  Dolid  and  Lester  Tiejen. 

The  meeting  will  be  opened  by 
Andy  Smith,  who  will  present  Ma- 
jor Warner.  Following  Major  War- 
ner, Norman  H.  Moray,  sales  man- 
ager for  Vitaphone  s'hort  subjects  and 
trailers,  will  present  and  analyze  the 
Vitaphone  product  for  1933-34. 

At  the  afternoon  session  S. 
Charles  Einfeld  will  talk  on  adver- 
tising and  exploitation  plans  with 
which  Warner  pictures  will  be  backed 
up.  The  tone  of  the  meeting  is  going 
to  be  strictly  business.  At  the  close 
of  each  day's  meeting,  Andy  Smith 
will  hold  separate  private  meetings 
with  each  of  the  district  and  branch 
managers. 


BOB  LONG  WITH  JANNEY 

Robert  Edgar  Long,  formerly  of 
the  United  Artists  field  staff  and 
more  recently  in  charge  of  publicity 
at  the  New  York  Rivoli,  has  been 
appointed  director  of  advertising  and 
publicity  for  Russell  Janney,  pro- 
ducer of  "The  Vagabond  King"  and 
other  musicals,  who  will  offer  sev- 
eral big  productions  during  the  com- 
ing theatrical  season. 


BACK  PROGRAM  WITH  CARPETS 

In  support  of  President  Roose- 
velt's recovery  program,  the  Greater 
New  York  Export  Co.  is  offering 
theater  owners  enormous  stocks  of 
Crestwood  and  Premier  quality  car- 
pets in  attractive  theater  patterns 
at  prices  low  enough  to  induce  ex- 
hibitors to  spruce  up  heir  houses 
and  thereby  provide  some  work  for 
the  unemployed. 


PATHE  LIBRARY  EXPANDS 

Pathe  News,  Inc.,  has  leased  addi- 
tional space  in  the  Leavitt  Building 
for  expansion  of  its  film  library  and 
now  occupies  space  on  three  floors 
in  this  building.  Harold  E.  Wolf, 
broker,  negotiated  the  lease. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Meeting    of    Independent 

Supply     Dealers'     Association     at 
Hotel,   Chicago. 

July  31 -Aug.   1:     Federation    of    Motion 
Industry    of    America,    Inc.,    confer* 
Hotel    Astor,    New    York. 

July  31 -Aug.  1:  Warner  sales  meeting,  » 

Astoria   Hotel,   New  York. 
Aug.   1 :        M.    P.    T.    O.    of    Ohio    meet 

Deshler-Wallick  Hotel,  Columbus,  10 
Aug.     1 :     Motion     Picture     Laboratories 

meeting    on    code    at    Hotel    Astoi 

York.      12:30  P.  M. 
Aug.     2:     Outing  af   Bear   Mountain  un<+ 

pices  of   Motion   Picture  Club. 
Aug.  2-3:     Monogram    Canadian    (ales  ■ 

Tororto. 
Aug.  3:    Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Metr 

Playhouses'    creditors. 
Aug.   3-4:   Warner  sales   meeting,   Drake 

Chicago. 
Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Reyi 

Hotel,   Toronto. 
Aug.     7:     Third    Annual    Film    Golf   Tou 

of    New    England    industry    at    Pie 

Valley    Country   Club,    Weston,   Mac 
Aug.  10:     Adjourned     meeting    of    Puki 

terprises     creditors     at    office    of 

Henry   K.   Davis. 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual   convention  e 

pendent  Motion  Picture  Owners  Aw 

of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  k> 

at  Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth,  Del. 


(mxjaxixi 


:IVE  above  the  tree-tops  .  .  .  No  extra 
charge  for  a  restful  view  of  entire  Central 
Park  and  a  refreshing  breeze  .  .  .  "Amer- 
ica's only  truly  Continental  hotel'  .  .  .  de- 
lightful .  .  .  different .  .  .  convenient  to  thea- 
tres, shops  and  business. 
• 

Dinner  and  supper  dancing  nightly  in  the 
SKY  GARDEN,  New  York's  intimate  and 
popular  Roof  .  .  .  entertainment.  Luncheon 
or  tea  at  .  .  .  RUMPELMAYER'S. 

Kates:  Single  S3 .50-15;  double  S5-S7;  suites  from  $8 
ATTRACTIVE    WEEKLY    AND    MONTHLY    CONCESSIONS 

Moderately   priced   apartments  furnished   or 
unfurnished  available  NOW  or  October  1st. 


DIRECTION    .    .    S.    GREGORY    TAYLOR 


WHAT  TO  EXPECT  IN 


- 


FROM  THESE  WARNER-FIRST  NATIONAL  STARS 


IN  THIS  PAPER 


TOMORROW 


VITAGRAPH,   INC.,   DISTRIBUTORS 


THE 


OTHER  FIRMSMAYCOPY 
FOX  FINANCIAL  SETUP 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

maining  indebtedness,  whether  fund- 
ed, bank  or  trade  obligations,  like- 
wise virtually  to  be  eliminated 
through  what  amounts  to  the  substi- 
tution of  stock  equities  therefor. 
Thus  the  company  emerges  essen- 
tially a  producing  and  distributing 
enterprise  with  practically  no  fixed 
capital  obligations." 

General  reorganization  of  the  in- 
dustry along  the  lines  of  the  Fox 
plan  is  seen  by  Standard  Statistics, 
which  believes  that  with  the  new  Fox 
setup  "the  razing  of  the  industry's 
former  top  heavy  structure  has  been 
partially  completed  and  the  way 
further  cleared  for  general  recon- 
struction." 

Business  prospects  for  the  immed- 
iate future  are  just  moderately 
promising,  due  to  necessitous  expen- 
ditures by  the  public  after  employ- 
ment and  wages  increase,  in  the 
opinion  of  S.  S.,  but  it  sees  during 
this  period  "further  definite  prog- 
ress toward  the  rehabilitation  of  the 
trade  to  a  basis  where  full  advan- 
tage can  be  taken  of  .prospective 
longer  term  recovery." 

"Lady  for  a  Day"  Players 
Coming  East  for  Premiere 

Cast  of  Columbia's  roadshow  spe- 
cial, "Lady  for  a  Day,"  will  be 
brought  east  for  the  Broadway  pre- 
miere, scheduled  to  take  place  soon, 
the  company  announces.  Players  in 
the  film  include  Warren  William, 
May  Robson,  Guy  Kibbee,  Glenda 
Farrell,  Ned  Sparks,  Jean  Parker, 
Walter  Connolly,  Barry  Norton  and 
Nat  Pendleton.  Frank  Capra,  di- 
rector, and  Robert  Riskin  and  Da- 
mon Runyon,  authors,  also  will  at- 
tend. 

The  New  York  premiere  may  be 
held   in   two    houses    simultaneously. 


NG  THE 

RIALTO 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•      •      •     TEN  COMMANDMENTS  for  the  New  Deal  in  the 

fi.'m  b,z made  up  out  of  his  own  head  by  Charlie  Glett, 

viceprexy   of  Monarch   Productions 1.     Thou   shalt  have 

no  other  Codes  before  me  2.  Thou  shalt  not  make  pic- 

tures for  a  few  first-run  houses  in  key  centres,  but  for  ALL  of 

the  country   and   ALL  of   its   houses 3.   Thou   shalt  not 

take  an  arbitrary  stand,  but  shall  cooperate  to  the  best  of  thy 
ability,  always  conceding  a  point  for  the  greater  good  of  the' 
greatest  number  4.  Remember  the  4,000  houses  already 

closed  and  work  harmoniously  in  the  interests  of  re-employing 
many  thousands  of  people  5.  Honor  thy  exhibitors'  con- 

£■"£  to  the  very  best  of  thy  ability  6.  Thou  shall  not 

kill  the  double  features  by  blanket  edict,  but  shall  make  it  a' 
matter  to  be  decided  by  the  individual  exhibitor  7.  Thou 

shalt  not  commit  the  same  mistakes  as  thy  predecessors    which 
have   caused    the    weak    to   suffer   through    the   strong 
8.  Thou  shalt  not  produce  film  and  distribute  in  competition  with 
thine  own  outlets  ,  .9.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness 

against   thy    competitor 10.   Thou    shalt   not    covet   thy 

neighbor  s  houses  ya,  ya,  Charlie 's  pretty  good 

......    only  the  hell  of  it  is  that  some  of  your  exhib  customers 

may  be  reminding  you  soon  about  several  of  these  command- 

ments  ,  but  you've  gone  on  record you  only  have 

yourself  to  blame,  boy J  y 

*  *  *  * 

*      *o  1?     9VT  AT  the  Prospect  theayter  in  Brooklyn  man- 
ager   Solly    Schwartz    is    snoopin'   around   the   beaches 
grabbm    off  photos  of  bathing  beauts  for  the  RKO  Beauty  Con- 

iTi  'i    «X«h?  f^eady  has  over  100 he  wears  a  badge 

labeled    "Official    Photographer" after   he    had    snappfd 

one  gal  at  Brighton  Beach  he  asked  for  her  address  as  a  mat- 
ter of  record  she  ups  and  sez "S-o.    I  knew  there 

was  some  dirt  in  this  gag!" 


The  SCHOOLMASTER 

To-Day' 's  Lesson 

KNOW 
YOUR 
FILM 
SLANG 

APPLE — Audio-frequency  vacuum   tube. 

RIFLE — One-bulb  lamp  with  corrugated  mir- 
ror reflector. 

SINK — Synchronization. 

SOAK — To  charge  batteries  heavily. 

STEW — Undesired  sound,  usually  produced 
by  defective  equipment. 


OUR     OPINION 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Hi"  t!en  t  thX  SlT  bfrS  f°r  42  yearS'  and  "y-  without  hesitation,   that  at  no 
time    have   the    theaters   of  America,   or   the   world   for   that   matter,   offered   a    better 

pSs    Eat^nf.  '"*   Pr°dUCed   Pr°g'am   °'  —«*—».   ■•   '°wer  admission 


JHE  legitimate  theater,  at  the  height  of  its  popularity,  was  a  pretty  healthy  institution 

L     n  7Yha\  ^  ^  itufaM?     BeCaUSe  fhe  talkin*  ■*£"  «"  along  ad  was 
able  to  do  the  job  ten   times  better  and  then   sell   the  product  to   the  oublic   in  ml 

cases  ten   times  cheaper.     Take  time  out  for  a   moment'and  wc  gh   the'en tertainmen 
value  of  the  average  program  of  pictures  of  today  against  any  other  type  of  enterS 
ment     Consider  the  settings,  the  surroundings  and  the  technical  advantages  fo em  2~- 
s,s   of   dialogue^  pom     and   situation.     Compare   the   manner   of   honest   presentation   of 
background   and    locale.      Match   your   findings   with    what   the    legitimate  st« 7  hi  A   ?„ 
offer  in  its  palmy  days  and  see  how  it  adds  up.  legitimate  stage   had   to 

I    EST  we  be  misconstrued,  our  squawk  is  not  against  the  theater.     Quite  the  contrarv 

cnnlnV Mf'.        ""  ''i?^0"5  "^  alwayS  be  with  US"     H  helPs  f°  keep  our  millions 
contented.     If  for  no  other  reason,  we  would  be  strongly  pro-theater  because   ?t  is  o 
great   help   to   the   screen.      Under    no   circumstance   would    we   like   to   see   ,"s   Ice    in 
our  moral  and  social  structure  disturbed.     What  we  are  against  are  H«,« .%  I 
izing  critics  of  the  motion  picture.     Those  who  woud  destroy  the  wor     o noW^'" 
well  as  the  minds  and  morale  of  men  because  they  knoJ 1o  fittfe oTwhat  £?%£ 

10  "PORT-O-CALLS"  READY 

Ten  of  the  13  Port-O-Call  shorts 
to  be  released  by  Monogram  have 
been  completed  by  William  Pizor. 
The  first  is  scheduled  for  release 
Aug.  1.  The  10  completed  are  "The 
Seventh  Wonder,"  "Jungle  Bound," 
"Love's  Memorial,"  "Children  of  the 
Nile,"  "Peacock  Throne,"  "City  of 
the  Sun,"  "Last  Resort,"  "Mother 
Ganges,"  "First  Paradise"  and 
"Dravidian  Glamor." 


CASTLE  FILMS  MOVING 

Offices  of  Castle  Films,  producers 
and  distributors  of  business  films 
will  be  moved  Aug.  10  from  630 
Ninth  Ave.  to  the  new  RCA  Build- 
ing in  Rockefeller  Center 


SAPINSLEY   QUITS    MALCO 

Memphis— Ed  Sapinsley,  citv  man- 
ager for  Malco  Theaters,  has  left 
there  to  join  Columbia's  local  branch 


EXPECT  BIG  TURNOli; 
FOR  CODE  CONFEREI 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

dustry  key  men,  it  was  indicate! 
acceptances    of    invitations   rec 
up  to  Saturday  noon  by  P.  S 
rison,   president   of   the   Federa 

The  conference  will  endeavc 
crystallize  divergent  views  wit! 
spect  to  what  constitutes  a  coc 
fair  competition  for  the  film 
dustry.  The  Federation  is  opr 
to  many  of  the  clauses  in  the  1 
Office  and   M.P.T.O.A.   codes. 

A  banquet  will  be  held  tonigl 
the    Hotel    Astor.      Tickets    are 
the   proceeds   going   to   defray 
quet  charges   and  general   expe 
of  the  conference. 

Among   those    who    already 
signified   their    intention    of  att 
ing    are    Ed    Kuykendall,    presi 
of     the      M.P.T.O.A.;      Abram 
Myers,  chairman  of  Allied;  Ch?i 
O  Reilly  of  the  T.O.C.C;  Tom  5 
ray  of  the  M.  P.  Theater  Indu.< 
Metropolitan    Division:     Joseph 
Weber    president   of   the   Amer 
federation     of     Musicians-     J 
Grainger    Universal  sales  manai 
Frank       Gil  more.       president 
Actors'   Equity;    Theodore   Mite 
president    of    the    theatrical    ag. 
and  managers'   association;    Sci 

c*? rs\  GuiId'   and   others! 
,h  i     Rosenblatt,     deputy 

NRAgVffrairUSement  codes  on 
tior,    +n   if '  h3S  accePted  an  inv 
llli      -ii     .present   at   the  bam 
that  will   signallize  the   end  of 
Monday  sessions.     While  Rosenb 
will    speak  at  the  banquet    he 
fprPn    W*F  Participate  in   the  C 
ITVdlS^Ssions'      0n    the   ot 
Irn    '  Sf  .Wl11    be    mailable   to 
group  that  seeks  his  advice  and 
sistance    with    respect    to    the    G 

TnT  r  %tand  °n  Code  »«tte 
-the  Conference  will  close  Ti 
day  afternoon,  after  the  grou 
work  has  been  laid  for  a  Code 
be  presented  to  Washington  1 
will  be  truly  representative  of 
motion  picture  industry  and  the 
bor  elements  employed  in  it 


t 


GEORGE  BILSON  A  PAPA 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DA, 

Los  Angeles— George  Bilson,  W 

ner   West   Coast  advertising  ma 

ger,  is  the  father  of  a  boy 


■ 


fo  OF  EXHIBS  VOTE 
3AINST  DUAL  BILLS 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

^.bills  came  from  independent 
lif-ers  and  from  exhibitors  in 
e  ew  England  territory,  called 
i  me  of  double  features.  Some 
^rr  men  pointed  out,  however, 
itlouble  features  must  always 
•gely  a  local  question  to  be 
:-i  d  by  the  exhibitor  himself. 


r  est  Fees  Paid 

To  Circuit  Receivers 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

It  was  also  brought  out  that 
iceivers  have  paid  William  S. 
t,  attorney,  $100  a  week  to 
>  leases  and  realty  deals  al- 
io there  was  no  court  order  au- 
ing  such  payments.  Chouteau 
ritton  have  been  paid  $24,000, 
dition  to  the  allowances  just 
■  since  they  became  receivers  of 
ircuit,  and  they  have  requested 
.67  a  month  each  for  their  fu- 
work  as  receivers,  although 
have  other  businesses  and  do 
<vote  their  full  time  to  the  the- 


lios  Upheld  in  Right 
\>  Display  NRA  Signs 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

nvolved  in  the  studio  strike. 
JRA  states  that  when  blanket 
igreements  are  signed,  compa- 

F— e  entitled  to  full  display  of 
s,  just  like  anybody  else. 

ialto.  Subsequent  Runs 
»k  "Diggers"  Day-Date 

timore  —  An  event  that  will 
j  the  first  time  it  has  happened 
i  history  of  show  business  in 
Qore  takes  place,  Sunday,  Aug. 
hen  16  subsequent  run  nouses 
pen  simultaneously  with  War- 
:  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933." 
t  Smeltzer,  Warner  district 
?er,  is  responsible  for  this 
i  day  and   date  booking. 


^OUR-REELER   BOOKED 

^i  liter  Futter's  first  four-reeler  in 
S|'es  of  four  for  1933-34,  "Itchy- 
-  :hy,"  has  been  booked  over  the 
}■  '  RKO  circuit  for  the  four  days 
pUning  Aug.  12.  Futter  is  now 
taring  the  second  for  release 
in  September. 


i  Ann  Dvorak  treated  her  fellow-play- 
I at  the  First  National  studios  to  some 
|!shes  she  and  Leslie  Fenton  grew  on 
j'r  farm  just  out  of  Los  Angeles." 
—FIRST   NATIONAL 


DAILY 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JnDGAR   KENNEDY,   RKO   comed- 
ian, will  be  featured  on  the  Hol- 
lywood-on-the-Air  radio  program  to- 
night over  WEAF. 

*  %  % 

James  Parrott  has  been  assigned 
to  construct  additional  comedy  for 
"Duck  Soup,"  which  the  four  Marx 
Brothers  are  making  for  Paramount. 
He  will  work  with  Director  Leo  Mc- 
Carey  on  the  set. 

John  Ford  will  direct  the  new  Fox 
spectacle,  "The  World  Moves  On," 
an  original  by  Reginald  Berkeley, 
who  adapted  "Cavalcade." 

^  *  * 

Warners  will  assemble  another 
star  cast  for  the  musical  version  of 
"Classmates,"  with  Ruby  Keeler  and 
Dick  Powell.  It  will  be  partly  filmed 
at  West  Point. 

Jfc  %  ^ 

Will  Rogers,  having  finished  "Doc- 
tor Bull"  at  Fox,  plans  a  two-month 

vacation  abroad. 

*  #         & 

Josephine  Lovett  has  been  bor- 
rowed from  M-G-M  by  RKO  to  work 
on  the  screen  treatment  of  "Wild 
Birds."     David  Lewis  will  supervise. 

*  ^  H* 

Russell  Markert,  the  "Roxyettes" 
director,  is  due  here  next  week  from 
New  York  to  stage  the  dance  num- 
bers for  "Moulin  Rouge,"  first  Con- 
stance Bennett  vehicle  under  her 
20th  Century  Pictures  contract.  Sid- 
ney Lanfield  will  direct. 


Edward  Cronjager,  back  at  RKO 
from  abroad,  will  be  cameraman  on 

"A  Chance  at  Heaven." 

*  *         * 

Eddie  Cantor's  "Roman  Scandals" 
has  gone  in  production  at  United 
Artists. 

^e  3f;  sfe 

RKO  has  assigned  Pert  Kelton  to 
"Aggie  Appleby,"  and  Laura  Hope 
Crews    and    Virginia    Hammond    for 

"A  Chance  at  Heaven." 

*  *  * 

Herbert  Marshall  for  Paramount's 
"Four   Frightened   People,"  directed 

by  Cecil  B.  De  Mille. 

*  *         * 

Two  important  Columbia  produc- 
tions have  gone  into  work:  "Man's 
Castle,"  directed  by  Frank  Borzage, 
with  Spencer  Tracy,  Loretta  Young 
and  Helen  MacKellar,  and  "Goin'  to 
Town,"    directed    by    Victor    Schert- 

zinger,  with  Donald  Cook. 

*  *         * 

Leon  Errol  signed  by  Lou  Brock 

for  an  RKO  two-reel  comedy. 

*  *•         # 

H.  B.  Warner  for  M-G-M's  "The 
Late  Christopher  Bean." 

Helen  Freeman,  Thelma  Hardwick 
and  Alden  Chase  for  RKO's  "Chance 
at  Heaven." 

Henry  O'Neill  is  working  in  three 
pictures  simultaneously  at  Warners. 
They  are  "The  World  Changes," 
"Ever  in  My  Heart"  and  "The  Ken- 
nel Murder  Case." 


India  to  Be  Depicted 

In  Native  Short  Series 

Calcutta — A  production  unit  com- 
posed of  European  experts  has  been 
organized  by  Halmook  Film  Corp. 
Ltd.  of  this  city  to  make  a  series  of 
shorts  showing  India's  interesting 
spots,  activities,  culture  and  nat- 
ural beauties  in  their  true  light. 
World  distribution  of  the  subjects 
will  be  sought.  One  picture,  "In- 
dian Snake  Charmers,"  already  has 
been   finished. 


JESSE  CRAWFORDS  BACK 

Jesse  Crawford  returns  to  the 
Paramount  Theater  organ  Friday 
with  his  wife,  Helen.  Crawfoxd  re- 
cently returned  from  a  four  months' 
tour  abroad,  where  he  was  featured 
at   leading   theaters. 


N.  Y.-LONDON  PREMIERES 
Plans  are  being  made  for  simul- 
taneous September  world  premieres 
in  New  York  and  London  of  "Cap- 
tured," Warner  picture  co-starring 
Leslie  Howard  and  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr, 


"VOLTAIRE"  DETROIT  DEBUT 

Detroit  —  "Voltaire,"  starring 
George  Arliss,  will  have  a  gala  pre- 
miere here  at  the  Fisher  on  Aug.  4. 
Tom  Moule  is  making  the  opening  a 
big  social  event  by  inviting  local 
celebrities. 


Czechoslovak  Studios 
Working  at  High  Speed 

Prague — A  high  schedule  of  pro- 
duction activities  has  been  main- 
tained in  Czechoslovakian  studios 
for  the  last  few  months.  Fourteen 
pictures  have  been  finished,  six  are 
in  work  and  10  others  are  planned 
for  the  near  future,  so  that  30  local 
films  will  be  available  before  the 
season  starts. 


TED   YEMM   IN   HOSPITAL 

St.  Louis  —  Ted  Yemm,  former 
well  known  exhibitor,  is  a  patient 
in  St.  John's  Hospital  as  the  result 
of  a  recent  fall  at  his  home. 


ST.  LOUIS  U.  A.  PROMOTIONS 

St.  Louis — Eddie  Rosecan  is  now 
manager  of  the  local  United  Artists 
exchange,  filling  the  vacancy  caused 
by  the  promotion  of  Sam  Horwitz 
to  district  manager. 


ADD  TRAILER  SALESMEN 

Supreme  Screen  Service  has  placed 
two  new  salesmen  in  middle  west 
territories  to  handle  their  New  Deal 
Trailers.  They  are  E.  D.  Harris, 
who  will  operate  out  of  Milwaukee, 
and  R.  Netemeier,  who  will  cover 
the  St.  Louis  territory. 


"NEW  DEAL" 
NUMBER  OF 
FILM  DAILY 
IS  IN  WORK 
CELEBRATING 
FILM  DAILY 
PROGRESS  IN 
FILM  LAND 
SINCE  THE 
WORLD  WAR. 
1918-1933 
IS  A  LONG 
TIME  TO  DE 
IN  PICTURES 


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Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  AUGUST  1 ,  1933 


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Yade  Plan  is  Adopted  by  Milwaukee  Exhibitors 

0  SPECIALS  AMONG  WARNER-FN'S  60  JR  '33-34 

.ircuits  Joining  Association  to  End  Music   Royalties 


embership    in    National 
Association  of  Broad- 
casters Planned 

Theater  circuits  and  producers 
11  soon  join  the  National  Associa- 
of  Broadcasters  to  escape 
•ther  royalty  payments  to  the 
nerican  Society  of  Composers, 
ithors  and  Publishers,  The  Film 
.ILY  learns.  The  alignment  will 
in  protest  against  charges  for 
pyright  music  used  in  feature  pic- 
's which  ranges  from  $250  every 

{Continued    on    Page    4) 


tGHT-POINT  CODE 
ADOPTED  BY  INDIES 


Without  voting  opposition,  a  pro- 
sed industry  code,  embracing 
?ht  major  points,  was  adopted  by 
Federation  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
re  Industry  of  America  at  a  meet- 
g  at  the  Hotel  Astor  yesterday, 
her  minor  points  will  be  consid- 
ed  when  the   session   resumes   to- 

More   than    30    independent    com- 

{Continued   on    Page    8) 


[ays  Willing  to  Confer 
With  Independent  Group 

In  a  telegram  to  the  Federation 
the  Motion  Picture  Industry, 
mprising  independent  producers 
id  distributors,  Will  H.  Hays  yes- 
rday  indicated  his  willingness  to 
infer  with  the  association  on  mat- 
irs  concerning  the  industry  code, 
e  said  that  he  is  now  concluding 
oast  conferences  on  the  code. 


500  Wide   Range   Contracts 

Contracts  for  installation  of  Western 
Electric's  Wide  Range  sound  equipment 
now  exceed  500,  according  to  C.  W. 
Bunn,  general  sales  manager  of  Elec- 
trical Research  Products.  Of  this  num- 
ber, more  than  200  installations  have 
been  made  and  work  is  being  rushed 
on  the  others,   Bunn  said. 


The  Time — and   Place 

Tomorrow   morning  at  10  o'clock  sharp. 
At   Pier  84,   North   River,  foot  of  West  46th  St. 

That's   where   the   good   ship   Ossining   picks    up    its   cargo    of   Filmland   folk   and   sets 
sail   on   that   outing   up   the   Hudson   to    Bear   Mountain. 
If   you   want   something   unusual   in   good   times,    be   there. 


350  SET  TO  ATTEND 
FILMLAND'S  OUTING 


About  350  lucky  film  boys,  execu- 
tives and  their  co-workers  (or  just 
workers)  from  the  home  offices,  ex- 
changes and  allied  departments  of 
filmland,  have  signified  their  inten- 
tion of  running  away  from  the  city 
heat  tomorrow  by  attending  the 
Motion  Picture  Club's  first  Outing 
and  Up-the-Hudson  Cruise,  the  com- 
mittee in  charge  reports.  The  spe- 
cially chartered  steamer  Ossining 
will  depart  with  its  load  from  Pier 
84,  North  River,  foot  of  46th  Street, 
at  10  o'clock  sharp. 

Lee  A.  Ochs,  Al  Lichtman,  Lou 
Blumenthal,  Harry  Brandt,  William 

{Continued   on    Page   4) 

Kuykendall  Attending 
Ohio  M.P.T.O.  Meeting 

Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.,  left  New  York  yester- 
day afternoon  for  Columbus,  O.,  to 
attend  today's  meeting  of  the  M.  P. 

{Continued    on    Page   4) 


S.  M.  P.  E.  FALL  MEET 
IS  SET  FOR  CHICAGO 


Fall  meeing  of  the  Society  of  Mo- 
tion Picture  Engineers  will  be  held 
Oct.  16-18  at  the  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,  Chicago,  the  Board  of  Gov- 
ernors announced  yesterday.  Chica- 
go was  chosen  with  a  view  to  giving 
members  a  chance  to  visit  the  Cen- 

{Continued    on    Page    5) 


Striking  Technicians 

Plan  Appeal  to  Public 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — With  no  indications  of 
a  settlement  in  sight,  striking  sound 
technicians  stated  yesterday  that 
they  would  carry  their  case  to  the 
public.  Newspaper  space  will  be 
used.  The  producers  still  contend 
that  no  mediation  plan  can  be  ac- 
cepted as  matters  of  jurisdiction 
must  be  settled  between  sound  men 
and  the  International  Brotherhood  of 
Electrical  Workers.  The  IBEW  sub- 
stantiates this  stand. 


Majority  of  Milwaukee  Exhibs 
Adopt  Code  of  Fair  Practices 


Indep't  Supply  Dealers 

Re-elect  All  Officers 

Chicago  —  All  officers  of  the  In- 
dependent Theater  Supply  Dealers 
Ass'n,  including  President  J.  E. 
Robin,  Vice-President  L.  G.  Dolliver 
and  Secretary-Treasurer  H.  C.  Dus- 
man,  were  reelected  at  the  meeting 
of  the  association  which  closed  yes- 
terday at  the  Stevens  Hotel  here. 


Milwaukee — A  majority  of  exhib- 
itors in  Milwaukee  county,  at  a  meet- 
ing here,  adopted  the  uniform  zoning 
and  clearance  schedule  recently 
drawn  up  by  Fred  S.  Meyer,  presi- 
dent of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Wisconsin 
and  Upper  Michigan.  The  agree- 
ment, covering  1933-34  and  1934-35 
product,  provides  for  a  contract 
clause  specifying  that  the  film  pur- 
chased will  not  be  double-featured, 

{Continued    on    Page    8) 


51  of  New  Season  Lineup 

Already  Set — Program 

Pictures  Out 

Warner-First  National's  lineup  of 
60  features  for  1933-34  will  include 
10  specials,  while  the  remaining  50 
will  be  geared  above  the  so-called 
program  picture,  it  was  stated  by 
A.  W.  Smith,  sales  executive,  in  an- 
nouncing details  of  the  new  schedule 
at  yesterday's  sales  meeting  in  the 
Waldorf-Astoria.  Warner  Bros,  and 
First  National  each  will  make  30 
{Continued   on   Page    6) 


300  N.  W.  HOUSES 
ADOPT  WORK  CODE 


Minneapolis — Allied  Theater  Own- 
ers of  the  Northwest  have  voted  to 
comply  with  the  voluntary  wage 
agreement  of  the  President.  Em- 
ployes in  300  independent  theaters 
in  Minnesota  will  receive  wage  in- 
creases and,  in  some  cases,  short- 
ened hours,  as  a  result  of  the  ac- 
tion, according  to  W.  A.  Steffes, 
president.  Fifty-nine  theater  own- 
ers were  present  at  the  special  meet- 
ing which  voted  to  cooperate  with 
Presidnt  Roosevelt. 


Bell  &  Howell  Employes 
Get  More  Pay,  Less  Work 

Chicago  —  Bell  &  Howell,  equip- 
ment manufacturers,  announce  an 
increase  in  pay  for  their  several 
hundred  workers  and  a  reduced 
schedule  of  working  hours,  in  con- 
formity with  the  national  recovery 
act. 


Sam  Rork  Dies 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Sam  Rork,  veteran  pro- 
ducer, died  yesterday  of  a  heart  at- 
tack. His  last  activity  was  the  pro- 
duction of  Clara  Bow's  comeback  pic- 
ture, "Call  Her  Savage,"  released  by 
Fox. 


THE 


Vol.  LXIII.No.  76      Tan.,  Aug  1, 1933      Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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NEW  LOUISVILLE  FIRST-RUN 

Louisville — Improvements  are  be- 
ing made  at  the  Mary  Anderson 
theater  preparatory  to  opening  the 
house  as  a  first-run. 


A.    REMINDER 

We  purchase  American  product  for  Europe. 
We  supply  European  product  to  America. 
We  cover   Europe   FROM   Europe  since    1923. 

films  red  star 


6    RUE    LAMENNAIS 


■Z2H 


DAILY 


Johnson   Clarifies  Code  Contents 

Washington    Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 
Washington — The    following    statement    by    General    Hugh    Johnson    at    the    steel    code 
hearing  clarifies   the  Administration's  attitude  on  what   codes  should  contain: 

"In  procedure  and  theory  that  we  have  adopted,  we  have  taken  the  position  it  was 
not  our  function  to  say  what  should  or  should  not  be  included  at  original  presentation. 
After  the  hearing,  it  is  our  function  to  then  determine  what  we  are  willing  to  recom- 
mend to  the  President.  The  method  will  be  to  get  all  sides  at  the  hearing,  digest 
them,  and  then  recommend  to  him.  However,  from  the  standpoint  of  the  law  that 
we  must  execute,  it  is  our  function  to  determine  whether  any  provisions  inserted  in  a 
code   may  shade   or  qualify   the  statute." 


Darmour  Reorganizes 
"Mickey  McGuire"  Unit 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Larry  Darmour  has 
reorganized  the  Mickey  McGuire 
comedy  unit  and  has  signed  Douglas 
Scott  of  "Cavalcade";  Shirley  Jean 
Rickard,  formerly  with  "Our  Gang" 
comedies;  Marvin  Stephens,  "Ham- 
bone"  Johnson  and  Billy  Barty  for 
important  roles  in  his  new  com- 
edies, which  will  be  released  by  Co- 
lumbia. 


Evert  R.  Cummings 

Quits  Publix-Blank  Post 

Omaha — Evert  R.  Cummings,  di- 
visional manager  of  the  Iowa-Ne- 
braska Theater  Operating  Co.,  A.  H. 
Blank's  exhibition  department  for 
bankrupt  Publix-Nebraska  houses, 
has  resigned  to  return  to  his  home 
in  Albany,  Ore.,  where  he  has  the- 
ater interests. 


Three  Majestic  Specials 
To  Be  Sold  Individually 

Chicago — Three  roadshow  specials 
planned  by  Majestic  Pictures,  to 
augment  its  12  features  for  1933-34, 
will  be  sold  individually  after  each 
one  is  completed,  Phil  Goldstone 
stated  at  the  meeting  of  55  U.  S. 
and  Canadian  franchise-holders  held 
in  the  Drake  Hotel  here.  These  pro- 
ductions, designed  for  Class  A  and 
de  luxe  houses,  are  to  cost  from 
$125,000  to  a  quarter  of  a  million, 
Goldstone  said,  and  plans  are  under 
way  to  borrow  three  of  the  year's 
outstanding  major  stars  for  Majes- 
tic. Herman  Gluckman,  who  presided 
at  the  convention,  has  just  finished 
a  two-week  tour  of  exchanges  and 
reports   a  promising  outlook. 

RIVOLI  CLOSING  2  WEEKS 

United  Artists  is  closing  the 
Rivoli  on  Broadway  for  two  weeks 
after  the  final  showing  of  "The 
Rebel"  today.  The  house  reopens 
Aug.  16  with  "Bitter  Sweet,"  Brit- 
ish &  Dominions  production  released 
by  United  Artists.  Other  U.  A.  films 
to  follow  include  "The  Masquerad- 
er,"  "Emperor  Jones,"  "The  Bow- 
ery" and  "Broadway  Thru  a  Key- 
hole." 


WARNER   BUYS   STORY 

"King  of  Fashion,"  by  Warren 
Duff,  has  been  bought  by  Warner 
for  its  1933-34  program.  "Dark 
Hazard,"  by  W.  R.  Burnett,  an- 
other recent  Warner  purchase  as  a 
vehicle  for  Edward  G.  Robinson,  has 
been  picked  as  the  Book-of-the- 
Month   for   September. 


Roy  Haines  Appointed 

Warner  District  Mgr. 

Appointment  of  Roy  Haines  to 
the  post  of  metropolitan  district 
manager,  embracing  New  York, 
Brooklyn  and  New  Jersey,  was  an- 
nounced yesterday  by  A.  W.  Smith, 
Warner  sales  executive.  Joe  Ver- 
gesslich  remains  as  branch  man- 
ager of  the  New  York  exchange. 
Maurice  White,  former  salesman, 
succeeds  Haines  as  branch  manager 
in   Cincinnati. 


Interpretation  Sought 
On  Blanket  Code  Hours 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington- — Requests  for  inter- 
pretations on  the  effect  of  the  NRA 
blanket  code  agreement  on  em- 
ployes under  contract  whose  com- 
pensation is  in  excess  of  the  pre- 
scribed minimum,  but  whose  hours 
are  in  excess  of  the  maximum,  are 
being  received  from  many  exhibi- 
tors, according  to  Allied  headquar- 
ters. Although  the  President's  code 
says  that  those  signing  the  agree- 
ment may  apply  for  a  temporary 
stay  of  the  provision  regarding 
hours  if  it  involves  undue  hardship, 
pending  a  ruling  by  the  NRA,  Al- 
lied doubts  that  any  code  calling 
for  longer  hours  or  lower  wages 
than  the  NRA  code  will  be 
nroved. 


Tuesday,  Aug.  1 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:     Federation       of       Motion 

Industry    of    America,     Inc.,    conf 

Hotel    Astor,     New    York. 
Today:     Warner       sales        meeting, 

Astoria   Hotel,    New   York. 
Today:  M.    P.    T.    O.    of    Ohio    im 

Dcshler-Wallick   Hotel,   Columbus. 
Today:         Motion      Picture     Laboraton 

meeting    on     code     at     Hotel    As( 

York.      12:30   P.   M. 
Aug.     2:     Outing  at   Bear   Mountain 

pices  of   Motion   Picture  Club. 
Aug.  3:    Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Me 

Playhouses'    creditors. 
Aug.   3-4:    Warner   sales    meeting,   Drat 

Chicago. 
Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Ro 

Hotel,   Toronto. 
Aug.     7:     Third    Annual    Film    Golf   To  J 

of    New    England    industry    at    Pin] 

Valley    Country    Club,    Weston,    MM 
Aug.     8:     Columbia     Pictures    luncheon 

hibitors,   Waldorf-Astoria   Hotel,   Nil 
Aug.   10:     Adjourned     meeting     of    Put! 

terprises     creditors     at     office    of 

Henry    K.    Davis. 
Aug.  21:     Annual    outing    of    Omaha    fi 

Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention   i 

pendent   Motion    Picture   Owners  As  I 

of  Delaware  and   Eastern  Shore  of  \\ 

at  Hotel  Henelopen.   Rehoboth,  Del 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     New     Jersey    co  i 

at   Atlantic    City. 


B.  B.  Kahane  to  Renev< 
Schoedsack's  Com! 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM 
Hollywood — B.  B.  Kahane, 
dent  of  Radio  Pictures  will 
Ernest  B.  Schoedsack  for  ar 
year  upon  the  director's 
here  from  New  York.  Schoe 
will  be  assigned  four  pictures 
has  just  completed  "Blind  I 
ture." 


ap- 


BEN  BLUE  SIGNED  BY  VI 

Ben  Blue,  comedian  of  the  4 
j  and  stage,  has  been  signed  by 
Sax,  to  do  a  short  for  Vitapr 


NED  WAYBURI 

ZIEGFELD    FOLLIES    PRODUCER 

Offers    unusual  opportunities  for  a  care 
on  STAGE,   SCREEN,   RADIO,  or  TEACHING  DANCII 

Note  Dates  for  Fall  Classes 

BODY    PROPORTIONING 


SOME     OF     THE     STARS 

NED      WAYBURN       HAS 

HELPED  TO   FAME 

Al  Jolson 

Marilyn  Miller 

Eddie  Cantor 

Jeanette  McDonald 

Ed  Wynn 

Mae  West 

Will  Rogers 

Ann  Pennington 

Fred  and  Adele  Astaire 

Hal  Leroy 

Patricia  Ellis 

and  hundreds  of  others 


ADULT   GIRLS'    DANCING 
CLASSES 

Ages  16  years  and  over.  Fall 
term  starts  MONDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 11th.  Also  special 
one-hour  evening  classes,  I,  z, 
or  5  times  weekly.  Mondays 
to   Fridays. 

CHILDREN'S    CLASSES 

Boys  and  girls  3  to  16  years 
of  age.  Rounded  training  in 
all  types  of  dancing.  Fall  term 
starts  SATURDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 16th.  Also  special 
one-hour  weekly  classes  after 
school   hours. 


Have  a  beautiful  bodyli 
Wayburn's  famous  > 
based  on  years  of  trl 
celebrated  stars  of  stag; 
screen.  Rates  as  low  asj 
weekly. 

BROADCASTING 
INSTRUCTION 


How  to  talk,  sing,  rec 
play  before  the  micro; 
Class  or  private  instru 
FREE  tryouts  gladlj 
ranged. 

NED  WAYBURN    INSTITUTE   OF   DANCING  AND  R 
BROADCASTING   SCHOOL 
Dept.   F,   625   MADISON  AVENUE,   NEW  YORK,  N.  Y. 
Between  58th  and  59th  Streets.        Tel.  Wlckersham  2 


4  FBI    19  3  3-34 

With 


WORKER  BROS.  ^0 


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Tuesday,  Aug.  1,  \ 


CIRCUITS  WOULD  END 
MUSIC  ROYALTY  FEES 


{Continued  from  Paijr    ]) 

six  months  for  small  houses  to 
twice  that  amount  for  larger  the- 
aters. Circuit  executives  have  raised 
objections    to    royalty    charges    for 

musical  numbers  written  by  their 
own  staff  musicians  and  contained 
in  company-made  films.  The  NAB 
film  division  will  have  its  own  cata- 
logue. It  is  expected  that  the  the- 
ater and  film  companies  will  join  the 
NAB    before   the   start   of   the   new 


Kuykendall  Attending 
Ohio  M.P.T.O.  Meeting 

'Continued  from  Page   1) 

T.  0.  of  Ohio  at  the  Deshler-Wallick 
Hotel.  As  a  result,  Kuykendall  was 
unable  to  attend  last  night's  banquet 
of  the  Federation  of  Motion  Picture 
Industry  at  the  Astor. 


M-G-M  BUYS  SPEWACK  PLAY 

West   Coast   Bureau    of    THE    FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — "Solitaire  Man,"  new 
play  by  Bella  and  Samuel  Spewack, 
has  been  bought  by  M-G-M.  Her- 
bert Marshall  will  be  borrowed  to 
appear  opposite  Elizabeth  Allan, 
with  Jack  Conway  directing. 


INTERNATIONAL  CINEMA  BOOK 

Pesaro,  Italy — Edizioni  Littoria  is 
compiling  an  international  almanac 
of  the  cinema  and  the  theater,  con- 
taining biographies,  photos  and  other 
data,  for  distribution  in  the  prin- 
cipal countries.  The  first  edition  will 
be  dated  1934. 


4  GET  M-G-M  CONTRACTS 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — M-G-M  has  just  given 
new  contracts  to  Neil  Hamilton  and 
Earl  Oxford,  .players;  Charles  Bra- 
bin,  director,  and  Bess  Meredyth, 
scenarist. 


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GABRIEL  HESS  of  the  Hays  Office  arrives 
in    New    York    today    from    the    coast. 

WILL  H.  HAYS  is  expected  to  leave  Holly- 
wood   on    Thursday    for     New    York. 

JAMES  BELL,  Broadway  actor,  has  arrived  in 
Hollywood  on  a  one-picture  deal  with  Para- 
mount. 

LONA  ANDRE,  Paramount  player,  arrived  in 
New  York  yesterday  from  the  coast  to  appear 
in     "Take    a    Chance." 

J.  S.  JOSSEY  and  NAT  L.  LEFTON  of  Mono- 
gram Pictures  of  Cleveland,  are  expected 
in    New    York    this    week. 

OLIVE  BORDEN,  who  has  been  appearing 
on  the  Hollywood  lot  at  the  Century  of  Prog- 
ress   in    Chicago,    has    returned    east. 

MIMI  JORDAN  leaves  New  York  today  for 
Hollywood    to    resume    work    at    Fox. 

J.  ROBERT  RUBIN  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  arrives  in 
New    York    today    from    abroad. 

NATE  BLUMBERG  arrived  in  New  York  from 
Chicago     yesterday. 

MR.  and  MRS.  ERNEST  SCHOEDSACK  ar- 
rived in  New  York  from  the  coast  by  airplane 
yesterday. 


NC  THE 


WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  A  REAL  surprise  was  sprung  by  Norman  H.  Moray 
Vitaphone  sales  manager at  yesterday's  confer- 
ence  of   Warner   district   and    branch    managers in   the 

Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel Instead  of  inflicting  a  long  de- 
scription of  the  coming  Vitaphone  product  on  his  audience 

Moray    merely    made    a    few   introductory    remarks and 

then  proceeded  to  tell  his  story  via  the  screen He  signaled 

to   a   movie   opeator    whom    he   had   brought   along the 

lights  went  out  and  there  before  the  eyes  of  the  gasping 

sales  force  Moray  presented  an  11-minute  special  depicting  the 
new  shorts  A  brief  message  intended  for  the  exhibitor 

was    followed    by    the    Vitaphone    announcement broken 

down    into   series with    pictures    of    each    star    in    each 

short      and    Moray's    off -screen    voice    giving    the    stars' 

pedigree also  clips  from  the  shorts  already  finished    

together  with  dialogue  and  music and  flashy  dance  se- 
quences like  those  in  "Gold  Diggers" So  the  assemblage 

"saw"  instead   of  just   hearing and  what  a   hand   they 

gave  Moray  for  his  innovation which  will  be  used  by 

salesmen  in  calling  on  exhibs 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     WHEN    IT    comes    to    commuting take    the 

case    of   Buddy    Rogers signed    by    Paramount   for   the 

screen  version  of  "Take  A  Chance" to  be  made  in  New 

York while  he's  directing  his  orchestra  at  the  College 

Inn    out    in    Chicago so    Buddy   will    commute    between 

here  and  Chi spending  Monday  to  Friday  in  New  York 

and  flying  back  to  Chi  each  week-end  to  fill  his  orchestra 

dates  Other  fillum  celebs  sojourning  in  Gotham  at  present 

include    Buster   Keaton,    Ford    Sterling,   Marshall   Neilan,    Lew 

Lipton     and     Jack     Scnultz working    on     Keaton's     "The 

Fisherman" about  20  per  cent  of  which  is  to  be  made 

in  New  York 40  per  cent  in  Havana and  40  per 

cent  in  St.  Petersburg,  Fla Movietone  Music  Corp.  will 

publish  the  new  tunes  being  turned  out  by  Buddy  DeSylva  in 
collaboration  with  Leo  Robin  and  Richard  Whiting  for   Fox's 

"My  Weakness" Benefit  performances  are  being  held  at 

the  original  Roxy  this  week  by  the  Grand  Street  Boys'  Ass'n 

The  forthcoming  beauty  pageant  at  this  house  has  been 

dedicated  to  the  memory  of  the  late  Florenz  Ziegfeld a 

"Miss  New  York"  will  be  selected  to  compete  for  the  title  of 
"Miss  Universe"  at  the  International  Beauty  Pageant 

•  •  •  WHEN  THE  heat  hit  100  in  the  shade  yesterday 
execs  of  most  all  companies  called  a  halt  to  further  work  for1 

the  day  stenos  .    office  boys clerks  and  all 

the  wiltered-collar  help  were  told  to  find  a  cooler  spot 

Paramount  hollered  "Uncle"  at  2  o'clock  Universal  and 
Warners  at  3  and  RKO  at  4  but  the  execs  who  are  sup- 
posed to  be  so  cold  and  heartless  carried  on they're  like 

the   letter  carriers,   "No  storm,  no  slush,   no  rain     no  snow 
or  what  have  you can  stop  these,  etc.  etc.  etc" 

*  *  *  * 

•  • i      •      HEAVE    TWO,   four   or   six whatever   your 

capacity for  the  good  schooner  Ossining  is  all  steamed 

up  for  the  voyage  of  glee  which  starts  tomorrow  morning  at  10 
sharp  from  west  46th  St It's  the  Empey  Club  Outing 

the   up-the-Hudson-Cruise the   day  for  revelry 

of  the   better  sort Rear  Admiral   Ochs  will  be   at   the 

front  checking  the  customers  on  board The  sea  will  be 

calm,  sez  the  weather  man    but  the  fun  will  be  tumultuous. 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  AND,  TALKING  about  Ossining  those  RKO 
baseball    hounds   and   their   followers   push   off   on   a   cruise   to 

Sing  Sing  Aug.  19 and  on  the  palatial  175  foot 

yacht  Fidus  II  no  less 200  folks  have  signed  on 

for  the  trip  and  a  like  number  will  be  clamoring  for  admittance 

before   the   gangplank   is   drawn   up The   RKOites    play 

the  prison  team  and  Dick  Gavin,  prexy  of  the  club,  promises 
the   up-the-river   muggs   tougher   going   than   hardtack 

Press  agent  for  the  stunt,  Henry  Pottberg,  Jr.,  is  broadcasting 

the  game  from  here  to  Albany It'll  be  a  battle  between 

the  stars  and  the  stripes 


350  SET  TO  ATTENt 
FILMLAND'S  OUTI 


(Continued  from  Page  ]) 
Frankel,  Louis  Nizer,  Charles  G< 
George  Hirlaman,  Max  Cohen, 
bert  Ebenstein,  Jack   Shapiro,  , 
Gutfreund,   Arthur   Seidman,  Fi 
Eldredge,    Harry    Shiffman,    Ar 
Fisher,    Local    306,    Paramount 
change,    Fox    Exchange,    Unive 
Exchange,    Capitol    Film    Excha 
Hollywood      Exchange,     RKO 
change    and    Master    Art    Prod 
have  all  purchased  blocks  of  ticl 

More  than  200  individual  rest 
tions  were  booked  exclusive  of 
large  delegation  which  will  re- 
sent the  independent  theater  ow' 
A.M.P.A.  and  the  home  office! 
virtually  every  major  company 

In  the  two  feature  baseball  g; 
of  the  day,  the  picked  team 
A.M.P.A.  and  the  Motion  Pic 
Club  will  come  to  grips,  whiltl 
nines  of  Columbia  Pictures  and  J 
trical  Research  Products  will  1 1 
for  supremacy. 

The  program  committee  annori 
the  following  line-up  of  events  j 
the  boat  there  will  be  deck  gi 
a  beer  garden  and  a  contract  b 
stadium  to  occupy  the  time  of  ! 
ing  from  New  York  to  Bear  > 
tain.       Upon    arrival    of    the    ! 
Ossining,  the  baseball  games  w 
played  and  immediately  follow 
the  Athletic  Meet.     The  field  s 
will   consist    of   the    50   yard  . 
100-yard  dash;   440-yard  relay 
Fat    Men's    race;    Egg    Race; 
Race;   Potato   Race;   the  horse 
pitching  contest  and  the  gala 
'o-War.    Following  these  event 
swimming,  the  mammoth  Shore 
ner  will  commence  at  about  6 
A  buffet  luncheon  will  be  serv> 
the  boat  as  it  steams  up  the  Hu 

Another  feature  of  the  Outin; 
be  the  Battle  of  the  Courts.  Th. 
tion  Picture  Club's  Tennis 
meeting  A.M.P.A.  will  be  le 
Louis  Nizer.  The  Bunny  Ausl 
Filmland,  namely  Arthur  Loew 
be  the  number  one  man  in  this 
test.  Lou  Lusty  will  act  as  ma 
of  the   Empey  racquet  wielde? 

On     the     return     journey, 
games   have  been  provided  fo  \ 
passengers   and  it  is   expected  i 
the  lights  of  Manhattan  will  r 
sighted    until    11    P.    M. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETURN 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  1 


5 


Herman  Gumbin 
Earle    C.     Kenton 
Judith    Wood 


William  Orla 
Madge 
Terry    1'e 


IX!  CHICAGO  HOUSE 
JED  BY  WORLD  FAIR 

1 »  Chicago  World's  Fair  has 
A)  1    to     increase     box-office     re- 

r  in  EKO  loop  houses  about  25 

er  ent  over   average   grosses   for 

ime  of  the  year,  Nate  Blum- 

■    RKO    Chicago    division    head, 

:  to  Film  Daily  yesterday.  "I 
in  t  speak  for  other  circuits,  but 
e  j  mve  enjoyed  a  considerable 
M!  in  attendance  since  the  open- 
g  i  the  Century  of  Progress," 
lit,  Blumberg. 

,fiO  now  operates  10  theaters  in 
e  hicago  area  and  may  increase 

j  umber   in   the    fall,    Blumberg 


I  imonwealth  Circuit 
Holds  Policy  Meeting 

I  isas  City — House  managers  of 
e  Jommonwealth  Circuit  met  at 
'a|  oe  Country  Club  last  week  to 
I  e  business  policies  in  accord- 
with  new  conditions.  Clarence 
.  'hultz,  president  of  the  circuit, 
relied.  The  circuit  is  adding  a 
ev  iouse  this  month,  he  said.  Cen- 
ta  j  Theater,  western  Kansas  di- 
nj'  of  Commonwealth  under  0.  K. 
Ki,  also  met  at  Hoisington,  Kan. 


I  LBY  HOUSE  NON-UNION 

I  ningham  —  The  Ritz,  Wilby 
K  has  gone  non-union  and 
s  were  posted  in  three  other 
|3  as  the  spat  between  unions 
(iVilby  interests  continue  over 
.tter's  charge  of  "unfair  com- 
>n"  of  the  Jefferson,  operated 
natively  by  the  unions. 


fabloid  Reviews  of 

OREIGN  FILMS 


■ 


^IQUERORS  OF  THE  NIGHT,"  Soviet 
with  English  titles;  produced  by 
no;  directed  by  A.  Minkin  and  Igor 
in;  with  S.  V.  Azantchevsky,  Andrei 
:hkin,  Evgen  Tchervyakof,  Gennady 
I  in,  General  Umberto  Nobile,  Prof, 
ise   and   N.    Pinegin;   distributed   by 

'issing    polar     adventure     melodrama 
ng    fact    and    fiction    in    a    manner 
both    entertaining    and    instructive, 
ioviet   propaganda    is   excluded. 


PRECIO  DE  UN  BESO"  ("The  Price 
iss"),  musical  romance  in  Spanish; 
d  by  Fox  in  Hollywood;  directed  by 
Silver;  with  Jose  Mojica,  Mona 
\ntonio  Moreno,  Tom  Patricola;  dis- 
I  by  Fox. 

lent  cast,  headed  by  the  popular 
actor,  Jose  Mojica,  makes  this  gen- 
ntertaining  for  the  Spanish  clientele, 
i  the  story  is  a  rather  routine  affair. 


—JZfr* 


DAILY 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

J-[ANS   DRIER,  for  ten  years   art 

director      at     Paramount,     has 

signed    a    new    long-term    contract 

with  that  studio. 

^  #  =}= 

H.  M.  Robertson,  dog  fancier  and 
a  writer  and  radio  lecturer  on  canine 
subjects,  has  been  signed  by  Robert 
Bruce  to  do  the  narration  and  dia- 
logue of  Brace's  new  "As  A  Dog 
Thinks"  Series. 

*  *         * 

Jack  Hellman,  former  newspaper- 
man and  press  agent,  is  trying  to 
interest  producers  in  a  story  depict- 
ing the  early  trials  and  tribulations 
of  the  three  Jewish  patriots,  who 
financed  the  revolution  which  made 
possible  the  United  States.  The  pri- 
mary object  of  the  picture  would  be 
to  nullify  the  deleterious  effects  of 
the  Hitler  regime. 

*  *         * 

Michael  Curtiz,  who  is  directing 
"The  Return  of  Philo  Vance,"  has 
a  new  slant  on  presenting  mystery 
pictures.  He  proposes  to  get  away 
from  the  sinister  background  and 
bleak  dark  corners  of  the  usual 
mystery  story  set-up.  He  is  using 
a  bright,  cheerful  setting. 

The  Abbottiers,  graduates  of  Chi- 
cago's Merriel  Abbott  School  of  the 
Dance,  have  been  assigned  places  in 
Eddie  Cantor's  new  carnival,  "Ro- 
man Scandals,"  by  Samuel  Goldwyn. 
The  four  members  of  the  group  are 
Florence  Wilson,  Genevieve  Irwin, 
Dolly  Bell  and  Rose  Kirsner.  They 
went  through  their  training  and 
were  graduated  from  the  school  at 
the  same  time,  after  which  they  im- 
mediately   got    together    the    dance 

routine   that  made   them   famous. 

*  *         * 

James  Cagney  will  sing  and  dance 

in  Warners'  "Footlight  Parade." 

*  *         * 

Edna  O'Keefe,  radio  singer,  signed 
for  the  RKO  short  featuring  Ted 
FioRito. 

Margaret  Mearing  for  RKO's 
"Flying  Down  to  Rio." 

*  *         * 

Ethel  Hill,  scenarist,  has  had  her 
contract  renewed  by  Columbia.  She 
is  collaborating  with  Dore  Schary 
on  the  screen  play  and  dialogue  for 
"Fog"  and  also  worked  with  Schary 
on  "Fury  of  the  Jungle." 

*  *         * 

Nate  Levinson,  comptroller  for 
Allied  Pictures,  has  been  dispensing 
Havanas  with  a  lavish  hand.  The 
reason — a  six  pound  baby  girl  born 
to  Mrs.  Levinson  at  St.  Vincent's 
Hospital. 

*  *         * 

George  Kann,  veteran  film  man, 
has  been  made  an  officer  of  Sam 
Jaffe  Prods.,  which  will  produce 
"The  Mad  Dog  of  Europe."  The  pic- 
ture will  be  road-showed.  Mrs.  Lin 
S.  Root  is  writing  the  screen  play. 


Mrs.  Mitchell  Leichter,  wife  of  the 
representative  of  Harman-Ising, 
Ltd,,  is  convalescing  following  an 
attack  of  heart  trouble. 

Larry  Urbach,  press  agent  for  Al- 
lied Pictures,  was  pleasantly  sur- 
prised when  his  colleagues  at  Allied 
presented  him  with  a  fountain-pen 
on  his  birthday. 

$         4t         & 

Michael  Simmons  is  a  new  mem- 
ber of  the  Charles  R.  Rogers 
scenario  staff.  The  deal  was  ar- 
ranged by  Al  Kingston.  Kingston 
also  placed  Leonard  Fields  and  Dave 
Silverstein  with  Phil  Goldstone. 
They  will  write  the  adaptation  and 
dialogue  for  an  untitled  original. 
They  wrote  the  screen  play  and  di- 
alogue for  "Devil's  Mate,"  made  by 
Monogram. 

*         *         * 

Merle  Potter,  drama  and  motion 
picture  editor  of  the  "Minneapolis 
Journal,"  is  making  his  first  visit 
to  the  Coast  studios. 


Mimi  Jordan  and  Heather  Angel 
will  be  in  Fox's  "He  Knew  His  Wo- 
men," the  production  starring  War- 
ner Baxter.  Irving  Cummings  is  to 
direct  the  story  by  Lamar  Trotti 
and  Dudley  Nichols. 


S.M.P.E.  FALL  MEET 

IS  SET  FOR  CHICAGO 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

tury  of  Progress  Exposition.  New 
officers  will  be  inaugurated  at  this 
meeting,  and  the  semi-annual  ban- 
nuet  is  scheduled  for  the  evening  of 
Oct.  17. 


"Footlight  Parade,"  Warner  all- 
star  musical,  has  been  finished. 

*  *         * 

Sam  Hellman,  short  story  writer 
and  humorist,  has  been  engaged  to 
prepare  the  screen  adaptation  of 
"Three  Indiscreet  Ladies."  based  on 
the  novel  by  Hawthorne  Hurst,  in 
which  Robert  Montgomery  will  be 
starred  by  M-G-M.  The  title  roles 
will  be  enacted  by  Una  Merkel, 
Madge  Evans  and  Florine  McKin- 
ney. 

*  *         * 

RKO  cast  assignments:  Robert 
Young  opposite  Ann  Harding  m 
"Beautiful";  Bramwell  Fletcher, 
Donald  Reed,  Tola  Nesmith,  Patricia 
O'Brien  and  Louise  Carter  in  "A 
Chance  at  Heaven";  Walter  Catlett, 
Franklin  Pangborn  and  Sterling 
Holloway  in  "Sweet  Cheat";  Edna 
May  Oliver  in  "Little  Women"; 
Skeets  Gallagher  opposite  ZaSu 
Pitts  in  "Dummy's  Vote." 


A  nnouncement — 

HERMAN    ROSS 

TAKES  GREAT  PLEASURE  IN  PRESENTING 

JACOB   BEN-AMI 


a 


TheWANDERINGJEW 

and  Featuring 

NATALIE  BROWNING 

M.  B.  SAM UYLOW— JACOB  MESTEL— BEN  ADLER 
A.   TEITELBAUM— WILLIAM    EPSTEIN 


H 


Direction 

GEORGE  ROLAND 


Story  and  Dialogue 
JACOB  MESTEL 


Music 

I.  J.   HOCHMAN 


J  A  F  A— JEWISH  AMERICAN  FILM  ARTS 

LARRY  BAREN 

Sales  Manager 

630  NINTH  AVE.,  NEW  YORK  CITY  Telephone  LAckawanna  4-0351 


EXHIBITOR  SOLILOQUIZING! 

N.  B. — George  Roland — Larry  Baren — Jewish  Picture — "The  Wandering 

Jew"?     Jacob  Ben-Ami?     Sounds  good — must  investigate  immediately — 

Must  get  in  touch  with  Larry — Makes  Note. 


THE 


■3&>* 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  Aug.  1, 19 


\ 


I  14  Warner  '33-34  Features,  55  Shorts,  Ready  by  Sept. 


10  STAR  SPECIALS 
ON  WARNER  LINEUP 


tinned  from  Page  1) 
pictures  and  each  furnish  five  of  the 
specials.    Use  of  multi-star  casts  will 
be  a  feature  of  the  coming  produc- 
tions. 

The  five  specials  to  be  released  by  Warners 
arc  : 

-Gold    Diggers    of     1933." 

"The  Footlight  Parade."  with  James 
Cagney,  Joan  Blondell,  Ruby  Keeler  and 
Dick   Powell. 

Paul    Muni    in    "Massacre." 
Sweethearts     Forever,"     co-starring     Ruby 
Keeler    and     Dick     Powell. 

"As    The     Earth    Turns,"    from    the    novel 
t  ;.    < iladys   Hasty  Carroll. 
'  The    five    First    National    specials    are : 

"Wonder  Bar,"  with  Al  Jolson,  Kay 
Francis,  Joan  Blondell,  Adolphe  Menjou, 
Aline  MacMahon,  Dick  Powell,  Warren  Wil- 
liam, Bette  Davis,  Glenda  Farrell,  and 
several     other    stars    on    the    Warner    list. 

Leslie     Howard    in    "British    Agent." 

Ruby  Keeler  and  Dick  Powell  in  "Class- 
mates." 

Paul  Muni  in  "The  World  Changes," 
with     Mary     Astor,     Aline     MacMahon. 

Barbara  Stanwyck  in  "Broadway  and 
Back,"  with  Ann  Dvorak  and  Patricia 
Ellis. 

Of  the  remaining  50  regular  Warner- 
First  National  releases,  41  have  been  defi- 
nitely set.  with  stars,  stories  or  both  se- 
lected, leaving}  stories  and  stars  to  be 
n?med    for    only    nine    more    pictures. 

Warners  have  16  stars,  30  featured  play- 
ers, 14  junior  stars  and  35  other  players 
under  contract  from  which  to  choose  play- 
ers   for    roles    required    by    their    60    pictures. 

Paul  Muni  will  be  starred  in  three  pic- 
tures, "The  World  Changes."  "Massacre" 
and   one    other    to   be   announced. 

Leslie  Howard  will  be  starred  in  "British 
Agent"    and    two    others. 

Ruby  Keeler  and  Dick  Powell  will  be 
co-starred  as  a  team  in  "Classmates," 
"Sweethearts  Forever"  and  "The  Varsity 
Coach"  with  Pat  O'Brien  and  Ann  Dvorak, 
in  addition  to  being  featured  in  "Footlight 
Parade." 

Edward  G.  Robinson,  will  be  starred  in 
"Napoleon,  His  Life  and  Loves,"  "Dark 
Hazard,"  with  Bebe  Daniels  and  Ann 
Dvorak,    and    one    other. 

James  Cagney  will  be  starred  in  two  ad- 
dition   to    "The    Footlight    Parade." 

Ruth  Chatterton  will  be  starred  in  two, 
"Mandalay"  and  a  second  with  Adolphe 
Menjou. 

Barbara   Stanwyck    will   be   starred   in   four, 

"Broadway      and      Back,"      "Ever      in      My 

Heart,"    with    Otto    Kruger    and    Ralph    Bel- 

and    two    others    with    George    Brent, 

Lyle   Talbot   and    Bette   Davis. 

Richard  Barthelmess  will  be  starred  in 
three,  "Shanghai  Orchids,"  a  second  with 
Menjou,  Joan  Blondell,  Ruth  Donnelly  and 
Guy    Kibbee,   and   a  third   to   be   announced. 

William  Powell  will  be  starred  in  3, 
"The  Gentlemen  from  San  Francisco,"  with 
Bette  Davis  and  Guy  Kibbee;  as  Philo  Vance 
in  "The  Kennel  Murder  Case"  and  a  third 
with    Kay    Francis. 

Joe     E.     Brown    will    be    starred    in     three 


Subscribe  to  NRA  Code 

Century  Photo  Engraving  Co.  and 
Arcturus  Radio  Tube  Co.  are  among 
the  latest  to  announce  acceptance  of 
the  NRA  work  code.  Arcturus,  located 
in  Newark,  began  operation  under  the 
code  yesterday,  with  employes  getting 
about  5  per  cent  increases  in  pay  de- 
spite a  cut  in  hours  and  an  increase 
of  17  per  cent  in  working  force.  Cen- 
tury also  states  it  is  cutting  working 
hours    and    increasing   wages. 


Warner  Convention  Sidelights 


"DUNK  and  ballyhoo  were,  to  use 
a  trite  but  appropriate  phrase, 
conspicuous  by  their  absence  at  the 
first  of  the  three  Warner  sales  meet- 
ings. 


Andy  Smith,  Norman  Moray,  Al 
Schwalberg  and  Arthur  Sachson 
formed  a  welcoming  committee  for 
the  men  who  arrived  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 


Roy  Haines  and  Bob  Smeltzer 
went  to  the  ball  game  with  Moray 
on  Saturday  and  Sunday,  Giants 
vs.  Boston,  and  discovered  that  Mo- 
ray wasn't  so  good  at  picking  win- 
ners. 


Al  Shmitkin  of  Indianapolis  is 
attending  his  first  sales  convention 
as  a  branch  manager.  Last  year 
he  came  as  a  salesman. 


Fred  North  of  Detroit  now  knows 
what  it  is  to  be  taken  for  a  ride  by 
a  New  York  taxi.  He  landed  at 
Grand  Central  and  asked  the  driver 
to  take  him  to  the  Waldorf-Astoria, 
a  20-cent  ride.  The  driver  went  by 
wav  of  Central  Park,  ringing  up  a 
$2.70   fare. 


Jack  Warner  wired  the  delega- 
tion pledging  better  product.  Nat- 
urally. 


Sam  Sax,  chief  of  Vitaphone  pro- 
duction,  was    handed    an    orchid   by 


comedies.  "The  Crowned  Head,"  "Steam- 
boat Sam"  and  a  third  to  be  announced 
with    Joan    Blondell    and    Ginger    Rogers. 

Kay  Francis  will  be  starred  with  Warren 
William  in  two,  "Registered  Nurse"  and 
"The  House  on  56th  Street."  and  in  a 
third    with    Menjou,    "Seven    Wives." 

Adolphe  Menjou  will  be  featured  in  two. 
"Bedside"  and  "Convention  City."  in  ad- 
dition to  appearing  with  Kay  Francis  in 
"Seven     Wives." 

Joan  Blondell  and  Bette  Davis  will  play 
prominent  parts  in  several  all  star  produc- 
tions. 

There  will  be  three  featuring  Aline  Mac- 
Mahon  and   Allen   Jenkins. 

In  addition  the  following  are  announced: 

"Seven  Wives,"  with  Adolphe  Menjou. 
Kay  Francis,  Ann  Dvorak.  Bette  Davis. 
Glenda  Farrell,  Joan  Blondell,  Patricia  El- 
lis   and    Margaret    Lindsay. 

"A    Modern    Hero,"    by    Louis    Bromfield. 

A  James  Cagney-Joan  Blondell  produc- 
tion, title  to  be  announced  later.  Also  a 
James  Cagney  picture  with  Bette  Davis 
nlaying    opposite    him. 

"From    Headquarters."    with    all    star    cast. 

"The  Life  of  Rqthschijd,"  by  George 
Hembert    Westley. 

"Country    Club,"    by    Robert    Lord. 

"Easy   to    Love,"    comedy    laid    in    Vienna. 

"Havana  Widows,"  with  Jean  Blondell. 
Aline  MacMahon.  Allen  Jenkins.  Guy  Kib- 
bee   and    Frank    McHugh. 

"Bureau  of  Missing  Persons,"  with 
Lewis  Stone,  Bette  Davis."  Glenda  Farrell. 
Pat  O'Brien,  Ruth  Donnelly  and  Allen 
Jenkins. 

"The  Return  of  the  Terror,"  by  Edgar 
Wallace. 

"Wild  Boys  of  the  Road."  with  Frankie 
Darro,     Grant    Mitchell    and    Arthur    Hohl. 

"Diamond    Dan,"    with    an    all-star   cast. 

The  remaining  nine  titles  are  to  be  an- 
nounced   later. 


Moray  for  the  fine  line  of  subjects 
turned  out  at  the  Brooklyn  studio. 


Andy  Smith  told  the  men  that 
billings  during  the  hot  months  have 
been  higher  than  at  any  time  dur- 
ing  the  year. 


Albert  Howson  gave  a  very  prom- 
ising analysis  of  the  coming  prod- 
uct. 


S.  Charles  Einfeld  said  ambi- 
tious plans  are  under  way  in  his 
department  for  the  national  exploi- 
tation of  Warner  pictures. 


Nat  Furst,  the  gay  blade  from 
New  Haven,  thought  the  Waldorf 
a  bit  classy  and  aloof.  He  missed 
the  hustle  and  bustle  that  film  men 
expect  to  see  in  the  lobby  of  a  ho- 
tel during  a  convention.  So  he 
went  over  to  see  "Gold  Diggers"  for 
excitement. 


Ben  Kalmenson  was  another  who 
took  Moray's  dough  betting  on  the 
ball  game.  Ben,  who  hails  from 
Pittsburgh,   bet  against  the   Giants. 


Milt  Mooney  of  Cleveland  and 
Maurice  White  of  Cincinnati  were 
"aken  to  Coney  Island  by  Al  Shmit- 
kin.    They  didn't  like  the  bus  ride. 


Mooney,  by  the  way,  was  a  Cleve- 
land tennis  champ  about  14  years 
ago.  So  the  home  office  boys  have 
matched  him  against  Albert  How- 
son,  home  office  champ,  at  Forest 
Hills. 


Al  Jolson  dropped  in  for  the 
luncheon  and  just  oozed  enthusiasm 
over  the  Warner  prospects. 


Thomas  Spry   of  Boston  made  it 
his   nth   consecutive   convention. 


Andy  Smith  and  Grad  Sears 
jointly  declared  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  would  pile  up  from  9,000  to 
10,000  playdates,  not  counting  re- 
peats. 


The  New  York  sessions  wind  up 
at  noon  today,  when  the  home  office 
men  leave  for  Chicago,  where  Grad 
Sears  will  meet  ivith  his  Western 
and   Southern    contingents. 


MAY  GET  BACK  OMAHA  HOUSE 

Omaha  —  Persistent  rumors  have 
it  that  Ralph  D.  Goldberg  of  the 
World  Realty  Co.  will  soon  operate 
the  World  theater  again  with  a  com- 
bination picture-vaude  policy.  The 
house,  one  of  the  bankrupt  Publix- 
Nebraska  group,  is  now  operated 
under  the  trusteeship  of  A.  H.  Blank. 
Goldberg  at  present  operates  the 
Town,  second-run. 


One-Fourth   of   Lineup  , 
be  Finished  by  Start 
of  Selling  Season 

Fourteen    features    and    55    sr 
subjects,  representing   approxirruj 
ly  25  per  cent  of  the  1933-34  feat 
program  and   about  40   per  centl 
the    shorts    planned,    will    be    ci] 
pleted  by  Warner  Bros,  by  Sept] 
when  the  company's  new  selling  <j 
son    starts,    Major    Albert    Warl 
yesterday   told    district   and   bra 
managers     attending     the     two- 
meeting  being  held  at  the  Waldi 
Astoria  with  Andy  Smith  presid 
The  sessions  wind  up   today,  to 
followed   by   similar   conferences 
Chicago   and   Toronto   conducted 
Grad  Sears. 


Features  listed  by  Major  Warner  a-  e 
already  finished  or  to  be  completed  by 
1  include  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933,"  Paul  I 
in  "The  World  Changes,"  the  new  all 
musical  "Footlight  Parade,"  "Bureau  of  1 
ing  Persons,"  Barbara  Stanwyck  in  "Evi 
My  Heart,"  Ruth  Chatterton  in  "Fein. 
William  Powell  in  "Kennel  Murder  C 
Richard  Barthelmess  in  "Shanghai  Ore 
Ruby  Keeler  and  Dick  Powell  in  "Sweeth* 
Forever,"  Leslie  Howard  in  "As  the  F 
Turns"  and  "British  Agent,"  Pat  <  ''1 
and  Ann  Dvorak  in  "The  Varsity  Cor 
Joan  Blondell  in  "Havana  Widows" 
"Wild    Boys    of   the    Road." 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  Warners 
ready    for    release     "Voltaire,"    "I    Love 
Woman."   "Son  of  the  Gobs,"  "Captured" 
"Goodbye   Again." 

Of  the  130  shorts  on  the  new  prog; 
29  already  are  completed  and  this  toial 
reach  55  by  Sept.  1,  according  to  Not 
H.  Moray,  Vitaphone  sales  manager.  T* 
subjects  will  be  in  the  branches  I 
Moray  said,  and  these  will  include  al 
two  of  each  of  the  seven  series  in  the 
Vitaphone    lineup. 

Completed     subjects      include      six 
"Broadway    Brevities"    musical    revue    a 
two   "Big  V"   comedies,   three   Fatty   Art/ J 
two-reelers,     seven     "Melody     Masters 
shorts,   six   "Pepper   Pot"   novelties,  two 
of    the    "Looney    Tunes"    and    "Merne 
dies"    cartoon    comedy    series    and    one   1 
Newman   "World   Journeys." 

First  of  the  two-reel  Technicolor  mi 
is  now  in  work  under  the  directior.  0 
Dillon  at  the  Warner  west  coast  s 
and  three  others  are  to  be  finished  by  Ail 


CORTEZ  TO  BE  STARRED! 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DA 

Hollywood — After  his  present 
signment  opposite  Claudette  Coll 
in  "The  Torch  Singer,"  Rig 
Cortez  is  to  be  starred  by  P; 
mount.  The  studio  is  endeavot 
to  buy  the  stage  hit,  "Counsel 
at-Law"  from  Universal  as 
first   Cortez  starring  vehicle. 


FIRST  HOLDOVER  IN  YEAI 

Birmingham    —    Warner's    "C 
Diggers  of  1933,"  being  held  a 
ond   week   at   the   Ritz,   is   the  f 
holdover  here  for  the  past  year 


Amply-Officered 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington— That  there  are  "almosi 
as  many  deputy  administrators  of  t 
NRA  as  there  are  vice-presidents  in  Hi 
Chase  National  Bank"  was  the  remar! 
of  a  film  man  here.  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt 
handling  amusement  industry  codes, 
the  14th  deputy  administrator  on  Gert 
Johnson's  staff. 


Doming  Soon  *  The 
'New  Deal"  Number 
>f  Film  Daily 


5  Shaping  Up  Big  * 


Elecause  It  Carries 

H 

Message  Of  Value 
o  Everyone  In  The 
icture  Industry  * 


EIGHT-POINT  CODE 
ADOPTED  8Y  INDIES 


(Continued  from    Page    1) 

panies  were  represented  at  the 
meeting,  at  which  Jacob  Schech- 
ter,    attorney,    presided. 

The  code,  as  adopted,  would 
eliminate  the  following  deemed  un- 
fair trade  practices:  withholding  of 
product,  block  booking,  buying  com- 
bines among  exhibitors,  inter- 
changeability  of  playing  time  and 
unfair  pooling  of  theaters,  blind 
booking,  over-buying,  substitutions, 
control  of  theaters  by  producers  and 
distributors. 

The  Federation  decided  that  it  is 
not  an  unfair  practice  for  a  dis- 
tributor to  sell  an  exhibitor  who 
plays  double  features.  It  was  in- 
dicated that  the  association  "is 
wholly  in  accord  with  the  principle 
of  arbitration,  but  this  must  be 
based  on  the  principle  of  arbitra- 
tion under  a  contract,  the  provis- 
ions of  which  had  first  been  duly 
arbitrated." 

Represented  at  yesterday's  meet- 
ing were:  L.  S.  Tobias,  New  Ha- 
ven; George  Schaerder.  Foreign 
Film;  Lester  Martin,  Allied;  Pion- 
eer Pictures,  Syndicate  Exchange, 
Frank  D.  Ferrone,  Harry  Brandt, 
George  Greman,  Orpheum  Theate- 
Co.;  Leon  Rosenblatt;  Sam  Sonin, 
T.  O.  C.  C;  William  Berke  Pro- 
ductions, Actors  Betterment  Asso- 
ciation, George  D.  Roedels,  Grant 
Lee  Theaters;  Comet  Pictures,  May- 
fair    Pictures,    E.    M.    Loew,    Bos- 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Fatty  Arbuckle  in 

"How've  You   Bean" 

Vitaphone  20   mins. 

Good 

A  generally  entertaining  comedy. 
The  main  idea  has  to  do  with  Fatty 
Arbuckle  attending  the  marriage  of 
an  old  war-time  buddy.  Planning 
to  surprise  the  groom  by  cooking  a 
mess  of  beans  reminiscent  of  their 
service  days,  Fatty  accidentally  uses 
Mexican  jumping  beans,  which  cause 
the  guest  to  do  a  lot  of  hopping 
around.  Fritz  Hubert  is  Arbuckle's 
chief  support. 


Ruth  Etting  and  Roy  Atwell  in 

"Crashing  the  Gate" 

Vitaphone  19   mins. 

Laughs  and  Songs 

Roy  Atwell,  the  comedian  who  al- 
ways gets  his  remarks  all  tangled  up, 
steals  honors  in  this  short.  Setting 
is  Ellis  Island.  Ruth  Etting,  return- 
ing from  abroad  where  she  married 
a  foreigner,  is  having  trouble  get- 
ting back  into  the  country.  Atwell, 
as  a  lawyer,  comes  to  Ruth's  rescue 
with  a  plan  to  have  her  admitted  as 
a  singer,  whereupon  she  must  prove 
the  fact  by  demonstrating  her  vocal 
ability.  Between  Atwell's  amusing 
antics  and  Miss  Etting's  pleasant 
renditions,  the  subject  is  more  than 
ordinarily  enjoyable. 


THE 


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Columbia  Holding  Nationwide  Trade  Shows 

Starting  with  a  luncheon  next  Tuesday  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel,  Columbia 
will  hold  a  series  of  regional  get-together  parties  for  exhibitors.  At  each  of  these 
good-will  gatherings  there  will  be  previews  of  Columbia  product,  including  "Lady  for 
A   Day."      About    1,000   exhibitors   are  expected   to  attend   the   New   York   luncheon. 


Vitaphone  to  Supply 

Complete  Accessories 

Vitaphone  will  supply  exhibitors 
with  a  complete  line  of  accessories 
for  exploitating  the  1933-34  short 
subject  lineup,  Norman  H.  Moray, 
Vitaphone  sales  manager,  stated  at 
yesterday's  session  of  the  two-day 
Warner  meeting. 


ton;  Century  Circuit,  Ivan  Abram- 
son,  B.  Idson;  Imperial  Distribut- 
ing, Regent  Pictures,  Resolute  Pic- 
tures, Atlas  Sound  Films  Studio, 
Monogram  Pictures,  Hollywood 
Film,  Screen  Writers'  Guild,  Amity 
Pictures,  Helber  Pictures,  Associa- 
tion of  Theatrical  Agents  and  Man- 
agers, Attorney  Arthur  Butler 
Graham  and  N.  Napoli  of  Amkino. 

A  banquet  was  held  last  night 
with  controversial  subjects  tabooed. 
Sol.  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA  deputy  ad- 
ministrator handling  film  industry 
codes,  was  unable  to  attend  owing 
to  a  call  from  General  Hugh  John- 
son which  required  him  to  fly  back 
to  Washington,  it  was  stated.  Speak- 
ers at  the  banquet  were,  Jacob 
Schechter,  toastmaster;  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  Harry  Thomas,  Frank  Gill- 
more,  Theodore  Mitchell,  Eddie 
Golden  and  Abram  F.  Myers. 

Sessions  will  be  resumed  today. 
Independent  exhibitors  will  meet 
this  morning,  and  this  afternoon 
the  Federation  itself  will  hold  a 
session.  Abram  F.  Myers,  Al- 
lied executive,  will  be  present  at 
the  meetings.  Minor  code  points  to 
be  discussed  are:  holding-over 
prints,  bicycling,  failure  to  prompt- 
ly report  correctly  results  of  per- 
centage bookings,  commercial  brib- 
ery, inducing  breach  of  contract, 
obscenity  in  pictures  and  advertis- 
ing. 


Rosenblatt  Holds 

Conference  Here 

Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  administrator 
for  the  film  industry  under  the  In- 
dustrial Recovery  Act,  yesterday 
conferred  with  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
oresident  of  the  T.  0.  C.  C;  Joaeph 
N.  Weber,  president  of  the  Amer- 
ican Federation  of  Musicians;  Wil- 
liam Elliott,  president  of  the  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  and  M.  P.  O.  and  a  Hays 
office  representative  on  subjects 
concerning   the   code. 

Before  leaving  New  York  last 
night  for  Washington,  Rosenblatt 
said  that  no  specific  date  has  been 
set  by  Gen.  Hugh  Johnson  as  the 
deadline  for  submission  of  code 
drafts.  During  his  conference  with 
Elliott,  there  was  no  discussion  of 
the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  strike  situation, 
he   stated. 


Four  Fox  Productions 

In  Work  This  Month 

W est  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Four  Fox  productions 
will  be  under  way  in  August.  These 
include:  "The  Mad  Game,"  with 
Spencer  Tracy  and  Claire  Trevor, 
script  now  being  prepared  by  Wil- 
liam Conselman  and  Henry  John- 
son from  Edward  Dean  Sullivan's 
original  story;  "Smoke,"  Will 
James'  novel,  which  Eugene  Forde 
will  direct  from  Paul  Perez's  screen 
nlay;  "He  Knew  His  Women,"  with 
Warner  Baxter,  Mimi  Jordan  and 
Heather  Angel,  and  "Walls  of 
Gold,"  the  Kathleen  Norris  story, 
with  Sally  Eilers  and  Norman  Fos- 
ter. 


"DOC"  HOLMES  CHANGES 

Detroit — Doc.  G.  E.  Holmes,  for- 
mer manager  of  the  Dawn,  which 
was  taken  over  by  George  Simpson, 
who  is  managing  it  himself,  is  now 
at  the  Hoover  theater. 


FOUR   IOWA    CLOSINGS 

Des  Moines — -Recent  Iowa  theater 
closings  include  the  Wellman  at 
Wellman,  the  Sun  at  State  Center, 
Colonial  at  Cedar  Rapids,  and  the 
American  at  Cherokee. 


Tuesday,  Aug 

TRADE  PLAN  ADOI 
BY  MILWAUKEE  E 

(Continued  from  Page  1 

that  premiums,  give-awaj 
books  and  coupons  are  bar 
that  minimum  admission  w 
cents. 

The  schedule  went  into  ef 
its  signing  by  exhibitors  ex 
sale  of  coupons  and  thrift  t 
be  continued  until  Aug. 
Provisions  of  the  NRA,  if 
shall  prevail  over  any  ci 
provisions  in  the  schedule  a 
to  by  the  Milwaukee  courv 
itors. 


DETROIT  HOUSE  CHAR 

Detroit  —  Detroit  Neig 
Theaters  has  been  organize 
J.  Brown  as  the  operating 
for  the  Oriole  theater.  Nl 
in  ownership  is  involved.  ) 
Bonneville  has  been  appoir 
ager,  replacing  H.  J.  Balli, 


BUY  RCA  HIGH  FIDlj 

Kansas  City — Don  Davi:  i 
RCA  high  Fidelity  equi  1 
Frank  Cassil  of  the  IH 
Joseph;  George  Harttmaji 
Armour,  North  Kansas  Ci  * 
Esterley  of  the  Sun,  Ka  < 
and  Ralph  Larned  of  'I 
mount,    LaCrosse,    Kansas  > 


Thank  You, 

Industry ! 

I  ES,  thanks  to  all  of  you  in  Movie- 
land  for  your  enthusiasm  and  sup- 
port of  the  Motion  Picture  Club's 
great  1st  Annual  Outing  and  Up- 
THE-HUDSON  CRUISE!  Home  of- 
fices .  .  .  exchanges  .  .  .  and  all  the 
inter-related  enterprises  of  the  in- 
dustry .  .  .  thanks!  .  .  .  and  what  a 
great  day  everyone  will  have  to  en- 
joy and  to  remember!  ...  for  to- 
morrow the  motto  will  be:  "No 
work  and  all  play!" 


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The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


yCCr,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  2,  1933 


5  CENTS 


Circuits  to  Await  Action  of  Smaller  Units  on  Code 

/ARNERJJAR  1 0CENTJCALE  AND  DUAL  RILLS 

nification  of  Code  Proposals  Planned  at  Hays  Meet 


Personalities 

..in  the  daily  headlines 

=By    JACK    ALICOATE== 

.  A.   ROSENBLATT.   —   Effervescent, 
d-natured,    dynamic.      Recently    ap- 
ed  by    President    Roosevelt   as    deputy 
listrator  of   NRA  and  as  head-man   in 
e  of  code  department  of  motion   pic- 
,  the  stage,  radio,  publishing,  printing, 
!»,    carnivals,    vaudeville,     authors    and 
:   publishing.      A    big    responsible    job 
i    thoroughly    accomplished,    agreeable 
'   man    of    broad    talents.      As    right- 
ly man  to  Lawyer  Nathan   Burkan   he   is 
th  ughly     familiar     with     the     diversified 
I  ;ment  arts  and  their  special  needs  and 
re  rements.      Aggressive,    clean-cut    and 
Jfl  e   shooting,    Sol    Rosenblatt    is    young 
en  ;h    not    to    have    made    enemies    and 
)l(  nough   to   know   plenty   what   it    is  all 
I  .      The     industry     is     proud     to     have 
I  if  its  own   lawyers  placed   in   this   im- 
P«i  nt   position. 


MY  GRAINGER. — Tireless,  resource- 
I,  enthusiastic.  Just  appointed  gen- 
ales  manager  of  Universal  and  already 
g  up  bull's-eye  hits  after  being  on 
ob  but  a  few  days.  Checking  up  a 
t  day's  work  we  find  six  Universal 
fes  as  Broadway  tenants  as  the  result 
e  quiet  work  of  the  smiling  Jimmy. 
t  Bet  on  Love"  at  the  Rialto,  "The 
"  at  the  Rivoli,  "King  of  Jazz"  at  the 
o,  "Moonlight  and  Pretzels"  to  debut 
e  Rialto  on  Aug.  18  to  be  followed 
ecrets  of  the  Blue  Room"  and  "First 
We   know   of   no   move   that   Uni- 

could    have    made    that    could    mean 
than  the  grabbing  of  Jimmy  Grainger. 

• 
RRY    WARNER.— Silent,     courageous, 
:ompelling.      Head     of     the     colorful 

of  Warner,  now  engaged  in  its  an- 
|sales  sessions.  No  executive  in  the 
ry  has  had  a  more  colorful  career, 
jintire  history  of  Warner  Brothers  has 
jone  of  ups  and  downs,  but  never  outs. 
Jtionized  the  entire  industry  over 
j  through  the  advent  of  the  talking 
e.  Company  counted  on  the  skids 
!  the  depression  and  now  coming 
with  a  bang.  Harry  Warner  again 
'ally  handling  aggressive  expansion 
'ign  for  his  company.  A  fighter  and 
ry  champion    if   ever   there   was   one. 


Sales  Heads  Meet  Again — 

Will  Confer  With 

Exhibs,  Indies 

Following    another    conference   by 
sales  executives  at  the  Hays   Office 
yesterday,     when     the     distribution 
code  was  further  discussed,   it  was 
planned  to  hold  a  meeting  later  in 
the    week,    with    exhibitors    invited, 
with  a  view  to  dovetailing  the  vari- 
ous   proposals    and    fitting    them    in 
with  the  code  on  which  Will  H.  Hays 
has   been   working   in   Hollywood. 

Attending    yesterday's    conference 

{Continued    on   Page    4) 

DUAL  DAN  CALLED 
UNFAIR  PRACTICE 

Favorable    Percentage 

St.    Louis — Out    of    284    features    re- 
viewed     by      representatives     of      Better 
Films    Council    of    St.    Louis    County,    92 
were  recommended  for  family  night  pro- 
grams and  52  other  for  adults  and  young 
people,    according    to    Mrs.    A.    W.    Burt, 
president  of   organization. 

SHORTER  PROGRAMS 
URGED  BY  THALBERG 

The     industry     should     turn     out 
fewer  but  better  grade  pictures,  de- 
clared Irving  Thalberg  in  an  inter- 
view with  The  Film  Daily  yester- 
day.    Spend  more   money   on  nega- 
tives,   bub    cut    programs,    he    sug- 
gested.    Length   of   Thalberg's   stay 

{Continued    on   Page    4) 

Under    a    revised    code    proposal 
clause      covering     double     features, 
adopted   by    the    Federation    of   the 
Motion   Picture   Industry   yesterday, 
producer-distributor    attempts  to  pre- 
vent  showing    of   their   pictures    on 

{Continued    on   Page    6) 

Three  New  Theaters 

Will  Give  Richmond  15 

Richmond  —  Three     new     movie 
houses    are    to    be    erected    here,    in 
addition    to    the    reopening    of    the 
Lyric,  former  RKO   house,  by  Wil- 
mer    &    Vincent,    bringing   the    total 

{Continued    on   Page    6)                        1 

40-Hr.  Week  Opposed 

By  Exhibitor  Units 

A   list   of   exceptions   to   the   pro- 
posed   40-hour    week   for   the   indus- 
try    was     yesterday     approved     by 
members  of  the  Motion  Picture  The- 
ater   Industry    of    the    Metropolitan 
Division,  comprising  the  T.  0.  C.  C. 
and  the   Independent  Theater   Own- 
ers  Association.      They   are    under- 
stood to  stress  burdens  which  a  40- 
hour  week  would  impose  upon  small 
exhibitors  in  particular.     About  100 
members    attended    the    meeting    at 
the  Hotel  Astor. 

Action  on  Code 
Put  Off  Until 

by  Big  Circuits 
Indept's  Decide 

Sylvia  Sidney  Walkout 
Charged  by  Paramount 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — In   charges   filed   with 
the  M.  P.  Arts  Academy  just  as  Syl- 
via   Sidney   boarded    an    east-bound 
plane   with   B.   P.    Schulberg   and   a 
party  of  friends,  Paramount  alleges 
the   star  walked   out  on   "The   Way 
to    Love,"    new    Maurice    Chevalier 

{Continued    on   Page    4) 

Major  circuit  executives  who  have 
been  holding  discussions  on  the  the- 
ater code  for  the  NRA  will  hold  off 
final  decisions  until  all  theater  or- 
ganizations have  ended  code  discus- 
sions, in  the  hope  that  constructive 
measures  from  smaller  organiza- 
tions may  be  considered  for  a  gen- 
eral theater  code,  Harold  B.  Frank- 
lin stated  to  Film  Daily  yesterday. 

"I    am    sure    that   the    executives 

{Continued    on   Page    4) 

Deal  Only  With  Supporters 

of  NRA,  Warner 

Force  is  Told 

Minimum  admission  at  which 
Warner  pictures  may  be  shown 
next  season  has  been  lifted  from  10 
cents  to  15  cents,  while  none  of  the 
company's  pictures  will  be  permitted 
on  double-feature  bills  and  the  field 
staff  is  to  refrain  from  doing  busi- 
ness with  exhibitors  who  refuse  to 
support  President  Roosevelt's  re- 
covery code,  Warner  district  and 
branch  managers  were  told  at  yes- 

{Continued   on   Page    4) 

noactionHcode 
by  ohio  m.  p.  t.  0, 


By  J.    W.   LEHMAN 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Columbus — Although  many  points 
and  suggestions  relating  to  the  pro- 
posed exhibition  code  were  dis- 
cussed at  yesterday's  meeting  here, 
no  action  was  taken.  Martin  G. 
Smith,  secretary  of  the  unit,  presid- 

{Continued   on   Page    4) 


Salesmen  Excluded 

From  Blanket  Code 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Film  and  equipment 
salesmen  loom  as  the  "forgotten 
men"  of  the  proposed  new  deal  as  it 
applies  to  the  movie  industry.  In- 
terpretation of  the  President's  blank- 
et code  shows  that  this  type  of  em- 
ployee is  excluded,  the  reason  being 
that  he  is  legally  an  "agent,"  a  type 
of  work  not  covered  in  the  act. 


Meet  the  Hostess 

Chicago — The  Chicago  Theater,  B.  & 
K.  Loop  ace  house,  now  has  a  hostess 
whose  duties  are  to  greet  patrons,  par- 
ticularly out-of-towners,  take  them  on 
personally  conducted  tours  of  the  house, 
explain  the  theater's  objects  d'art, 
soothe  finicky  patrons  and,  in  short, 
salve  all  patrons'  ills.  She  is  Sylvia 
Paullay,  graduate  of  the  University  of 
Chicago. 


THE 


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Wednesday,  Aug.  2,  '3 


Vol.lXIII.No.  27      Wed.,  Aug  7,1933 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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Settlement  Near  in  Warner-Fox   Philly   Dispute 

Conferences  are  under  way  towards  ironing  out  differences  between  Warner  Bros, 
theater  department  and  Fox  over  a  product  deal  for  the  Philadelphia  territory.  Accord- 
ing to  executives  of  both  companies  yesterday,  indications  are  that  the  dispute  will  be 
settled  within  a  few  days.  Fox  is  understood  to  have  originally  instructed  its  Phila- 
delphia branch  to  sell  away  from  Stanley-Warner,  but  so  far,  according  to  report, 
the  order  has  not  materialized  as  prospects  for  an  adjustment  of  the  dispute  become 
brighter. 


See  Code  Enforceable 

Only  on  Employment 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Doubt  that  any  pro- 
visions in  film  industry  codes  not 
directly  bearing  on  the  reopening 
of  closed  theaters  and  consequently 
reemployment  in  the  industry,  ex- 
cepting *  shorter  hours  and  higher 
wages  in  houses  already  open,  could 
be  held  constitutional  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  even  though  they  are 
included  in  an  approved  code,  is 
expressed  here  by  a  source  consid- 
ered an  authority  on  constitutional 
'aw,  and  consulted  by  some  of  the 
biggest  interests  in  the  country. 

Five  Indep't  Pictures 

Planned  by  Jake  Conn 

Jacob  Conn,  former  Providence 
exhibitor  who  has  just  arrived  in 
New  York  from  the  Coast,  yesterday 
said  that  he  plans  to  make  five  fea- 
tures for  next  season  release  on 
the  independent  market.  The  first, 
tentatively  titled  "Crawling  Death," 
has  been  finished.  Other  titles  are: 
"Angel  of  Wall  Street."  "Magnetic 
Mary,"  "Russia  in  1940"  and  "Saw- 
dust Ring."  He  returns  to  the 
Coast  next  week  to  resume  produc- 
tion under  the  name  of  Sunrise. 


MRS.  JACK  RIEGER  DIES 

Mrs.  Jack  Rieger,  whose  husband 
has  been  identified  with  the  film  in- 
dustry for  many  years,  and  herself 
at  one  time  in  the  business,  died 
yesterday  in  the  Sydenham  Hospi- 
tal after  a  short  illness.  She  was 
30  years  old  and  leaves,  in  addition 
to  her  husband,  a  six-year-old 
daughter,  a  sister  and  three  broth- 
ers. Funeral  services  will  be  held 
at  1  P.  M.  today  at  the  Riverside 
Memorial  Chapel,  76th  St.  and 
Amsterdam  Ave.,  with  burial  in 
Washington  Cemetery,  Brooklyn. 


20TH  SIGNS   STAGE  STAR 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Judith  Anderson, 
prominent  Broadway  star,  has  been 
placed  under  an  exclusive  term  con- 
tract by  20th  Century  Pictures,  the 
Schenck-Zanuck  unit  at  United 
Artists.  Her  first  role  will  be  op- 
posite George  Bancroft  in  "Blood 
Money." 

Jack  Haskell,  Broadway  musical 
comedy  dance  director,  also  has  been 
signed  by  Darryl  Zanuck  to  stage 
the  dance  numbers  for  "Broadway 
Through  a  Keyhole." 


FRANCES  LANGFORD  FOR  FILM 

Chicago — Frances  Langford,  open- 
ing at  the  Chez  Paree  this  week, 
expects  to  go  direct  to  Hollywood  at 
the  close  of  her  engagement  here  to 
play  an  important  role  in  "Sitting 
Pretty."  She  is  a  protege  of  Rudy 
Vallee. 


M-G-M  Cutting  Down 

On  Exclusive  Deals 

M-G-M  will  not  engage  as  ex- 
tensively in  exclusive  runs  selling 
during  the  1933-34  season  as  dur- 
ing the  past  year,  according  to  the 
current  issue  of  its  house  organ. 
Restriction  of  this  type  of  selling 
is  due  to  pressure  from  old  cus- 
tomers who  had  been  eliminated 
through  workings  of  the  plan.  Nu- 
merous favorable  results,  it  is 
stated,  developed  from  exclusive 
selling. 


"Power  and  the  Glory" 
Opens  2-a-Day  Aug.  9 

"The  Power  and  the  Glory,"  Jesse 
L.  Lasky  production  for  Fox,  opens 
its  two-a-day  Broadway  run  Aug.  9 
at  the  Gaiety,  succeeding  "Pilgrim- 
age." 


NEW  ONE-CENT  DAILY 

"Front  Page,"  a  one-cent  daily 
newspaper,  is  scheduled  to  make  its 
appearance  Aug.  15.  Meyer  Solmson, 
one  time  managing  director  of  "The 
Morning  Telegraph"  and  previous- 
ly with  the  "American"  and  "Daily 
Mirror,"  is  president  of  the  new 
corporation  and  will  be  managing 
editor.  Others  who  will  write  for 
the  new  publication  include  Bide 
Dudley,  Sam  Taub  and  Radie  Har- 
ris. 


VATICAN    FILM    BOOKED 

"The  Shepherd  of  the  Seven 
Hills,"  based  on  events  in  the  life 
of  Pope  Pius  XI  and  containing 
scenes  of  the  Vatican,  will  be  pre- 
sented by  David  O'Malley  at  the 
Vanderbilt  Theater  for  a  run  start- 
ing Monday.  The  picture  is  dedi- 
cated to  the  "Holy  Year."  It  has 
an  organ  accompaniment  by  Lew 
White,  vocal  music  by  The  Mediae- 
valists  and  narration  by  Basil 
Ruysdael. 


ARTHUR   ISRAEL   TO    MARRY 

Engagement  of  Arthur  Israel,  Jr., 
of  the  Paramount  legal  department 
and  Fannie  Wallace  of  Salisbury,  N. 
C,  is  announced.  The  marriage  is 
scheduled  for  December. 


M-G-M    RELEASES    CHANGED 

M-G-M  has  set  back  release  dates 
on  three  features.  Changes  are  as 
follows:  "Show  World"  from  Aug. 
11  to  18;  "Turn  Back  the  Clock," 
from  Aug.  18  to  25;  "Night  Flight," 
from  Aug.  25  to  Sept.  1. 


GRANADA  REOPENS 

Chicago — B.  &  K.  has  reopened 
the  Granada,  $3,000,000  de  luxer, 
closed  last  February  as  an  economy 
measure. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Outing  a*  Bear  Mountain  uncii 
pices  of   Motion   Picture  Club. 

Aug.  3:  Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Mett  | 
Playhouses'    creditors. 

Aug.    3-4:    Warner   sales    meeting,    Drake  i 

Chicago. 
Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Roy,  ( 

Hotel,   Toronto. 

Aug.  7:  Third  Annual  Film  Golf  Toui  I 
of  New  England  industry  at  Pine  i 
Valley    Country    Club,    Weston,    Mas 

Aug.     8:     Columbia     Pictures    luncheon 
hibitors,   Waldorf-Astoria    Hotel,   Nek  < 

Aug.   10:     Adjourned     meeting     of     Publ  I 
terprises     creditors     at     office     of 
Henry    K.    Davis. 

Aug.  21  :  Annual  outing  of  Omaha  fil  i 
Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Aug.  23:  Independent  Theater  Owner;  i 
cruise    up   the   Hudson. 

Aug.    23-24:    First    annual    convention    t   i 
pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners  Ass  I 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  to 
at   Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,  Del. 

Sept.  5-6-7:  Allied  New  Jersey  con  I 
at    Atlantic    City. 

Sept.   13:  A.   M.   P.  A.   holds  annual  elec  i 

officer) 
Sept.  28-29:     Third    Annual     Miniature 

Conference,    New    York.       A.    D.    V.    I 

secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Pictu 
gineers  fall  meeting,  Edgewater 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


$100,000  Adv.  Budget 
On  "Lady  for  a  I 

Columbia  announces  it  has  a 
$100,000  for  newspaper  and  i 
zine  advertising  on  its  roadsho 
traction,  "Lady  for  a  Day."  A 
tensive  radio  exploitation  prt 
also  is  included  in  the  campaig 


Ivan 


Abramson  Plans 
Six  Feature  Pict 

Ivan      Abramson,      pioneer 
ducer    and   director,   yesterday 
he  has  plans  to  make  six  fea 
He  is  preparing  the  initial  st( 


DIETRICH'S  NEXT 

West    Coast  Bureau    of    THE  FILM  I 

Hollywood  —  "Her  Regime 
Lovers,"  by  Manuel  Komroff. 
be  Marlene  Dietrich's  next 
mount  picture,  with  Josef  von  S 
berg  directing.  Miss  Dietrich  i 
back  from  her  vacation  abro; 
September. 


MRS.    LEWEN   PIZOR   BUR 

Philadelphia  —  Funeral  sei 
were  held  yesterday  for  Mrs.  L 
Pizor,  wife  of  the  president  o 
M.  P.  T.  O.  Many  film  peopl 
tended.  Mrs.  Pizor  died  suddei 
Atlantic   City  Saturday  night 


ST.  CHARLES 

ATLANTIC  CITY 
An  Entire  Block  on  the  BoardwalM 
A  most  beautifully  appointed  resort  V 
.  .  .  Excellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  si, 
rooms  .  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  oM 
St.  Charles  make  the  days  spent  the"*' 
delightful  memory  .  .  .  Come  and  ei  I' 
RATES   GREATLY   REDUCED 


FLASH! 

'Tugboat  Annie' 
smashing  all  records 
at  Fifth  Ave.Theatre, 
Seattle.  Beats  'Pros- 
perity' by  more  than 
50%.  Extended  en- 
gagement here  for  first 
time  in  years  I" 


HAS 


GONE 


NUTS? 


America's  Sweethearts 
together  again! 


No,  dear  reader- 
He  has  just  previewed 
MARIE  DRESSLER  and 
WALLACE  BEERY  in 
"TUGBOAT  ANNIE" 
And  he's  so  happy 
You'll  be  happy  too! 


DAILV 


Wednesday,  Aug.  2, 


DIME  SCALE,  DUALS 
BARRED  BY  WARNERS 


{Continued  from  Page  1) 
terday's  closing  session  of  the  east- 
ern   sales    meeting    in    the    Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel. 

The  speakers  were  H.  M.  Warner; 
Andy  Smith,  who  presided;  Major 
Albert  Warner,  Sam  E.  Morris  and 
Joseph  Bernhard.  Entire  day  was  de- 
voted to  minute  discussion  by  Andy 
Smith  of  the  contract  changes  and 
sales  policies  for  1933-34. 

H.  M.  Warner  bestowed  high 
praise  on  the  field  force,  giving  it 
credit  for  "the  finest  piece  of  mo- 
tion picture  selling"  he  has  seen. 
Speaking  of  the  Recovery  Code,  he 
pointed  out  that  it  has  two  main 
objectives,  creating  more  work  and 
providing  people  with  a  living  wage, 
and  advised  the  men  to  do  every- 
thing in  their  power  to  bring  this 
about. 

Major  Warner  cited  instances 
of  the  value  of  backing  up  pictures 
with  advertising.  He  spoke  of  sev- 
eral cases  where  exhibitors  who 
spent  $50  to  $100  additional  for  ad- 
vertising had  grossed  from  $500  to 
$1,000   more. 

Following  a  luncheon  served  in 
the  meeting  room,  Grad  Sears,  Char- 
lie Einfeld,  Al  Schwalberg  and 
Arthur  Sachson  left  for  Chicago, 
where  they  will  attend  the  meeting 
of  the  western  and  southern  district 
managers  at  the  Drake  Hotel  tomor- 
row and  Friday.  Major  Albert  War- 
ner, Andy  Smith  and  Norman  H. 
Moray,  will  leave  today  for  Chicago. 
Andy  Smith  remained  over  in  New 
York  yesterday  in  order  to  hold  a 
series  of  individual  conferences  with 
each  of  the  branch  managers.  In 
these  private  conferences,  Smith 
went  over  the  various  problems 
that  now  exist  in  each  man's  terri- 
tory and  laid  out  definite  policies 
to   be   followed   by   the   men. 


Circuits  Hold  Off 

On  Code  Decisions 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  all  independent  theater  circuits 
will  soon  meet  with  the  major  cir- 
cuit operators  for  general  discus- 
sions on  the  code,"  said  Franklin. 
"We  welcome  any  and  all  construc- 
tive suggestions  and  clauses  framed 
by  any  and  all  groups  and  I  am  sure 
it  will  be  possible  for  all  organiza- 
tions, without  exception,  to  gather 
together  so  that  the  proper  conclu- 
sions for  reduced  hours,  higher 
wages  and  increased  employmen' 
will  be  reached." 


5    Sparks    Units    Chartered 

Jacksonville.  Fla.  —  In  reorganizing 
some  units  of  the  E.  J.  Sparks  circuit, 
five  new  corporation  charters  have  been 
taken  out.  They  are  the  Athens,  Ed- 
wards, Manatee,  Arcadia  and  Plant  City 
Theaters,  Inc.  Each  corporation  has  I 
10  shares  of  SI 00  par  value  stock.  Di-  \ 
rectors  on  each  are  F.  H.  Kent.  J.  H. 
Markham  W.  V.  Barney,  local  attorneys 
for    Sparks. 


Warner  Convention  Sidelights 


fN  a  wire  to  the  district  and 
branch  managers  attending  the 
sales  meeting  here,  Jack  L.  Warner 
asked  the  men  to  keep  their  eyes 
open  for  stories,  titles  and  people 
with  screen  possibilities. 


William  Koenig  also  wired  from 
the  studio  pledging  the  support  of 
the  five  supervisors  toward  finer 
product   next   season. 

Sam  Sax,  head  of  the  Brooklyn 
Vitaphone  studio,  went  along  with 
Grad  Sears,  Charlie  Einfeld,  Al 
Schwalberg  and  Arthur  Sachson  to 
Chicago.  Sax,  as  he  boarded  the 
Century,  told  Ed.  Selzer  to  take 
care  of  the  girls  at  the  studio. 


Charlie  Einfeld  spent  the  time 
following  the  adjournment  of  the 
New  York  conference  and  train 
lime  buying  himself  a  seersucker 
suit  to  wear  during  the  hot  trip  to 
Chi.  Advised  not  to  get  caught  in 
the  rain,  Charlie  remarked  that  he 
picked  a  suit  plenty  large  enough 
to  allow  for  a  shrink. 


Home  office  odds  on  the  bridge 
game  on  the  train  to  Chi  are  four 
to  one  that  Schwalberg  and  Sach- 
son will  give  the  party  with  Sam 
Sax. .  .the    champ. . . 


When  Sam  Morris  entered  the 
Warner  convention  room,  Andy 
Smith  remarked,  "Now  that  Sam's 
here,  this  really  looks  like  a  film 
sales    meeting." 


Joe  Bernhard  took  not  a  little 
kidding  from  the  gang  because  he 
is  an  exhibitor,  even  though  he's  a 
Warnerite.  He  is  general  manager 
of  Warner  Theaters.  However,  Joe 
took  it  all  with  a  smile  and  even 
admitted  that  during  the  past  sea- 
son his  theaters  had  made  more 
money    playing    the    Warner    First 


National   .product   than    he   did   with 
any   other   pictures. 

Ray  Smith  of  Albany,  was  posi- 
tively the  coolest  man  in  the  house 
during    the    two   day    conventions. 

Yesterday  the  meeting  was  moved 
to  an  air  cooled  room.  It  was  really 
so  cool  the  men  sat  there  with  their 
coats  on.  When  H.  M.  Warner  ar- 
rived, he  started  to  take  off  his 
coat,  but  was  urged  not  to  do  so 
because  it  was  too  cool  in  the  room. 


Home  office  visitors  to  the  War- 
ner sales  meeting  yesterday  were, 
Lester  Tietjen,  Phil  Abrahams,  H. 
M.  Doherty,  Charley  Kemke,  C.  C. 
Ryan,  D.  J.  McGoivan,  Al  Braun- 
inger,  Joe  Kelly,  Mike  Dolid,  Harry 
Rosenquest,  Arthur  Jones,  Albert 
Howson,  and  Charley  Bailey. 


Bob  Smeltzer,  Washington  dis- 
trict manager,  and  Mike  Dolid,  one 
of  Norman  H.  Moray's  Vitaphone 
salesmen,  will  leave  for  Philly  to- 
morrow with  Bob  Mochrie,  Phila- 
delphia branch  manager. 


Ben  Kalmenson,  Pittsburgh 
branch  manager,  Harry  Rosenquesi 
and  Roy  Haines,  newly  appointed 
Metropolitan  district  manager,  ivill 
leave   for   Pittsburgh    tonight. 


Ray  Smith,  Phil  Abrahams,  C.  C. 
Ryan,  Ben  Kalmenson,  Arthur 
Sachson,  Al  Schwalberg  and  Harry 
Rosenquest  were  all  guests  of  Nat 
Furst  of  New  Haven  at  a  dinner 
party  Monday  night. 


A.  W.  Smith  told  the  district  and 
branch  mayiagers  that  he  would  be 
willing  to  guarantee  a  profit  to 
every  exhibitor  booking  "Gold  Dig- 
gers of  1933"  on  a  50-50  basis. 

Harry  Seed  of  Buffalo  is  staying 
over  until  tonight,  when  he  leaves 
for    Gloversville. 


Superimposed  Title  Dept. 
Maintained  by  Laboratory 

A  special  department  where 
foreign  pictures  for  U.  S.  distribu- 
tion, as  well  as  domestic  films  for 
the  foreign  market,  can  be  cut, 
edited  and  titled,  will  be  established 
by  the  Producers'  Laboratories  re- 
cently taken  over  by  Harry  Glick- 
man  and  E.  J.  Rosenberg.  While 
associated  with  Leo  Brecher  at  the 
Little  Carnegie  Playhouse,  Rosen- 
berg supervised  the  titling  and  edit- 
ing of  foreign  pictm-es  shown  there. 


COLUMBIA  PREFERRED  DIV. 

Columbia  has  declared  regular 
quarterly  dividend  of  75  cents  on  the 
preference  stock.  It  is  payable  Sept. 
1  to  stock  of  record  Aug.  17. 


Sylvia  Sidney  Walkout 
Charged  by  Paramount 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

picture,  now  two-thirds  finished,  and 
that  retakes  will  add  more  than 
$100,000  to  the  negative  cost.  Miss 
Sidney,  who  has  been  ill,  is  bound 
for  Europe.  Paramount  claims  that 
its  doctors  examined  her  and  re- 
ported she  could  resume  work  in  a 
short  time.  Meanwhile  the  company 
states  it  was  continuing  her  salary 
and  specified  that  she  was  not  to 
leave  here  until  fully  recovered. 

Miss  Sidney's  personal  doctors 
urged  her  to  take  a  long  rest  to 
prevent  recurrence  of  the  throat 
ailment. 

In  Miss  Sidney's  party  traveling 
east  are,  in  addition  to  Schulberg, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marion  Gering;  Bert- 
ram Allenberg,  business  manager 
for  Schulberg  Productions;  Roger 
Marchetti,  attorney,  and  Joe  Lefert, 
who  will  act  as  guide  on  the  tour 
through  Europe. 


HAYS  MEET  PLANS 
UNIFICATION  OF  C0[  I 


{Continued  from  Page  1) 
were  Gabriel  Hess,  Hays  < 
counsel,  who  returned  from  the  c 
especially  for  this  meeting;  1 
F.  Feist  of  M-G-M,  Paul  Lazari 
United  Artists,  John  D.  Clan] 
Fox,  J.  H.  Skirball  of  Educati. 
A.  Mclntyre  of  Columbia,  Nei 
Agnew  of  Paramount,  Ned  E. 
pinet  of  RKO,  and  F.  J.  McCai 
of  Universal. 

Discussions  were  held  on  vai 
provisions  of  the  code  which 
been  under  consideration  for  t 
time,   but  nothing   final   was  di 

Either  today  or  later  in  the  > 
there  also  will  be  a  meeting  atl 
Hays  Office  to  be  attended  by 
dependent  producers  as  well 
major  distributors  in  an  effor 
concur   on   different   points. 

No  Action  on  Trade  Coc 
Taken  by  Ohio  M.P.Ii 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ed    in    the    absence    of    Willianj 
James,  who  is  ill.     Smith  refra' 
from  bringing  any  propositions 
vote,  but   declared  that  all  sug 
tions  would  be  submitted  to  the 
tral     committee.       Ed     Kuyker 
president    of     the     M.P.T.O.A., 
plained  the  various  provisions  oi 
code  as  drafted.     Matters  discu 
included  clearance,  advertising, 
ble  features,  fulfillment  of  contii 
and    many    other    features. 
100  exhibitors  attended. 


Shorter  Programs 

Urged  by  Thalb 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

in   New   York,   before   returninj 
the  Coast,  has  not  been  deterra 
He  will  confer  with  J.  Robert  Ri ,' 
who  arrives  in  New  York  on  Sui 
aboard  the  Paris  from  Europe. 


Meet  Next  Week  to  Map 
Code  for  Vaudev 

With  the  N.V.A.  as  an  impor 
factor,  all  theater  circuit  heads 
hold  meetings  next  week  to  dis 
a  vaudeville  NRA  code,  the  P 
Daily  learns.  Although  but 
houses  in  the  country  are  regul 
olaying  vaudeville,  it  is  planne 
frame  a  code  that  will  be  ac 
able  to  all  performers  and  circ 
should  vaudeville  time  be  incr 
ed   in  the  next  year. 


IRENE  RICH  AT  CHICAGO  F 

Chicago — Following  departure 
Olive  Borden  for  New  York,  I 
Rich  has  succeeded  her  at 
Hollywood-at-the-Fair  under  th< 
rection  of  George  Jeske  and  . 
Sullivan. 


Dining  Johnny  O'Connor 

Members  of  the  RKO  booking  depar 
ment  will  tender  a  dinner  at  the  Astt 
Hotel  tomorrow  night  to  Johnny  O'Con 
nor,  who  last  month  succeeded  Ph 
Reisman  as  chief  of  the  film  bookin 
department. 


S&sday,  Aug.  2,  1933 


>PLOITETTES 


'ttv  Your  Star's  Voice" 
:  :  3-Week  Contest 

>"\TDING  one  of  the  most 
Fective    exploitation    stunts 

I  offered  to  motion  picture 
I  ers,  Paramount  yesterday 
ru  meed  its  "Know  Your 
I  ;  Voice"  contest,  scheduled 

0  t  under  way  the  week  of 
u  20.    The  contest,  which  re- 

ptfs  three  full  weeks  itself, 
I  an  additional  fourth  week 

oi  preliminary  announcements, 
c  des  a  definite  ticket-selling 

itl  ction  for    all   theaters   en- 

1  ,  and  will  publicize  out- 
■t£  ling  Paramount  pictures  to 
pe  'leased  during  the  1933-34 
I  in.  The  plan  of  the  contest 
I  inounced  by  the  studio  is: 
I    and   new    idea    of    "Who's 

f  contests  run  so  success- 
I  years  ago  by  theaters  and 
o-  erating  newspapers,  only 
I  w  Your  Star's  Voice,"  be- 
if  he  first  of  its  kind  since 
I  iception  of  sound,  embraces 
I  identification  of  voices  as 
I  is  personalities.  For  those 
I  ers  which  put  on  the  con- 
es iour  trailers  will  be  avail- 
The  first  is  the  advance 
I  uncement.  Trailers  2,  3 
in  4  will  each  contain  views 
I  :  different  Paramount  play- 
I  photographed  with  their 
I  ;  to  the  cameras  so  that  it 
I  be  impossible  to  see  their 
a  .  Audiences  will  be  invited 
I  lentify  each  player  solely 
I  his  voice.  Suitable  prizes, 
i!.  ding  local  merchandise  and 

set  of  autographed  photos 
I  11  players  in  the  contest 
e-  .  will  be  awarded. 

— Paramount  Pictures. 


oming  and  Going 


1 D  LOWE  is  in  New  York  from  the 
rehearse  a  vaudeville  act  in  which 
Friday    in    Atlantic    City. 

GAYNOR,  motoring  east  from  Holly- 
iy  detour  to  Charleston,  S.  C,  and 
itor  Henry  King,  who  has  gone  there 
over    locations    for    "House    of    Con- 


LLIAM    WISEMAN    of    the    Paramount 
directors    sails    today    on    the    United 
jer   Washington    for    Europe. 

t    F.    MYERS    returned    to    Washington 
I   from   New  York. 

DOWLING    flew    to    Washington    yes- 
>m    New    York. 

C.    WALKER    returns    to    New    York 
from    Washington. 

MARTIN    leaves    New   York    late    this 
j  his   return    to    Iowa. 

CONN,     former     Providence    exhibitor 
a    producer,    is    in     New    York    from 


DAILY 


MMSfD 


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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  WHO  can  blame  the  bunch  of  bloated  aristocrats 
and    one-time    bond-holders    from    taking    this    sizzling    day    off 

and  turning  their  code- worn  faces  to  the  north  as  they 

bask  on  the  broad  decks  of  the  sturdy  ship  Ossining  as  it  bat- 
ters its  way  up  the  restless  Hudson  to  Bear  Mountain  and 
vicinity Happily  together  like  panthers  and  sheep  graz- 
ing in  peaceful  pastures  the  Empey  Club  members  and  the  Ampa 
ginks  will  mingle  in  bending  the  elbow tossing  the  card- 
boards  and  generally  making  exceedingly  merry  on  this 

First  Annual  M.  P.  Club  Outing 


•      •      •     FLANKED  by  Commodore  Al  Lichtman  and  Officer 

of  the  Day,  Lou  Blumenthal Admiral  Lee  Ochs  and   a 

motley  crew  are  extending  moist  hands  of  welcome  to  a  host 
of  eager  guests eager  to  sip  of  the  cool  beer  with  a  per- 
centage lower  than  any  film  ever  rented eager  to  prove 

that   they  are  better  ball  players   than  film   guessers 

eager  to  play and  forget ........ 


•      •      •     ADVOCATE    Louis    Nizer    will    settle   all    disputes 

Ensigns   Harry   Brandt   and   Max  Cohen   will   see   to   it 

that   everyone   is   independent,    at   least   for   the   day 

Lieutenants  George  Hirliman  and  Charles  Goetz  will  trail  along 
.......    and  let  it  be  known  to  all  who  passed  up  this  outing 

that  you  can  even  now  get  up  to  Bear  Mountain  by  bus 

train or    auto and    anytime    you    arrive 

won't  be  too  late  to  see  Commodore  Arthur  Loew  cooing  "Forty 

love" Admiral  Ochs  winning  the  fat  man's  race  .... 

Skipper  Jack  Alicoate  tossing  a  mean  horseshoe Rear- 

Admiral   Herb   Ebenstein   cracking   the   record   in   the   egg   race 

and  Colonel  William  Frankel  making  a  100  yard  dash 

to  the  cooler 


•      •      •     THE  INDEPENDENT  Theater  Owners  Association 

has  set  Aug.  23  as  the  day  for  its  cruise  up  the  Hudson 

Columbia's  home  office  received  a  cable  yesterday  that  Binnie 
Barnes,  noted  English  actress  has  been  assigned  the  leading 
role  in  "The  Lady  is  Willing,"  which  will  be  produced  in  Lon- 
don with  Harry  Cohn  supervising Again  the  steaming 

employees  of  practically  every  company  were  sent  home  or  out 

yesterday    afternoon some    of    the    kids    thinking    they 

were  up-to-their-necks  in  work  tried  to  stay  on  but  they  were 
soon  told  to  get  up-to-their-necks  in  cold  water Every- 
one hollered  about  the  heat  except  Harold  B.  Franklin,  who 
nearly  froze  stiff  in  his  refrigerated  office 


•      •      •     HERE'S  A  pile  of  chips  from  the  Broadway  trail 

The  radio  is  taking  Fred  Waring  and  his  nifty  Pennsyl- 

vanians  out  of  one  show  at  the  Paramount  tonight the 

lads  will  appear  at  the  theater  at  6:50  and  9  o'clock  only 

instead  of  the  regular  schedule  and  speaking  of  the 
Paramount  Emery  Deutsch  returns  Friday  as  guest  con- 
ductor of  the  orchestra and  the  customers  will  also  wel- 
come Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jesse  Crawford  at  the  twin  consoles 

The  talented  couple  have  been  away  from  these  shores  for  four 
months  Columbia's    "The   Wrecker"   starring    Jack   Holt 

will  have  its  local  premiere  at  the  Rialto  on  Friday and  on 

the  same  day  Will  Osborne  will  headline  the  original  Roxy  show 
which   includes   Dave   Schooler   and   his   gang 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


TIMELY  TOPICS 


Sees  "Mental  Realism" 
as  Important  as  Physical 

HpHE  prevalent  theory  that 
"realism"  isn't  realism  unless 
it  is  portrayed  in  terms  of  phy- 
sical action,  a  so-called  "sock  in 
the  jaw,"  is  undoubtedly  one  of 
the  weaknesses  in  the  present 
day  set-up  of  motion  picture 
production.  Since  the  days  when 
David  Belasco  astounded  New 
York  by  actually  cooking  food 
in  a  lunch  counter  scene,  real- 
ism for  the  stage  and  screen 
has  come  to  be  thought  of  too 
much  in  physical  terms.  Of 
course  physical  realism  is  im- 
portant. I  spent  weeks  in  the 
high  mountains,  in  country  deep 
with  snow,  getting  scenes  for 
"The  Trial  of  the  '98."  For 
"Possessed"  we  actually  made 
hundreds  of  paper  boxes  right 
on  the  set.  Such  effects  are  ter- 
rifically valuable.  "Socks  in  the 
jaw,"  too,  have  their  place. 
When  Clark  Gable  hit  Norma 
Shearer  in  "A  Free  Soul"  the 
action  became  the  most  dis- 
cussed segment  of  the  picture. 
It  added  immeasurably  to  the 
dramatic  force  of  the  story. 
Because  individual  bits  of  phy- 
scial  realism  can  be  so  im- 
portant, directors,  writers  and 
producers  are  prone  to  forget 
that  they  can  be  only  separate 
parts  of  a  whole,  of  no  value 
except  when  closely  and 
logically  related  to  all  the  other 
units  in  the  picture.  Sincerity 
is  the  rock  on  which  pictures 
are  either  made  or  broken.  If 
people  believe  your  story  and 
everything  your  players  do  or 
say,  the  picture  succeeds.  If 
you  raise  a  cloud  of  doubt  at 
any  point,  it  wouldn't  make  any 
difference  if  the  eruption  of  Mt. 
Vesuvius  was  the  big  "punch", 
or  if  Clark  Gable,  Robert  Mont- 
gomery and  Wallace  Beery,  in 
succession,  rescued  the  heroine 
just  as  her  boat  reached  the 
edge  of  Niagara  Falls,  the  pro- 
duction would  be   a  "flop." 

— Clarence    Brown, 
M-G-M  Director. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETUBNS 


Jack    L.    Warner 
Hal     Mohr 
Olga    Baclanova 


Myrna    Loy 

Claude     Gillingwater 

Glenn    Tryon 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Aug.  2, 1 


II 1 


A  TITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS"E 


By  RALPH  WILK 
LJENRY  KING  has  left  in  his  own 
plane  for  Charleston,  S.  C,  to 
look  over  atmospheric  backgrounds 
for  "The  House  of  Connelly,"  which 
he  will  direct  for  Fox.  He  is  accom- 
panied by  Reginald  Berkeley,  who  is 
preparing  the   script. 


Clark  Gable  went  to  the  hospital 
Monday  for  an  appendicitis  opera- 
tion. 

*         *         * 

David  Manners  will  be  teamed 
with  Gloria  Stuart  as  the  love  inter- 
est in  the  Eddie  Cantor  film,  "Roman 
Scandals,"  which  Sam  Goldwyn  has 
put  in  rehearsal. 


Victor  Jory's  second  starring  for 
Fox  will  be  in  "Smoky,"  Will  James' 
story,    being    prepared    by    Eugene 

Forde. 

*         *         * 

RKO  cast  assignments:  Edward 
Keane,  Harry  Dunkinson,  Landers 
Stevens,  Hooper  Atchley,  Selmar 
Jackson,  Bruce  Warren  and  Geneva 
Mitchell  for  "Without  Glory";  Ann 
Shoemaker  for  "Chance  at  Heaven"; 
Marion   Bleau  for   "Little   Women." 


immnmammm 

HOLLYWOOD 

PLAZA 


i 


SUMMER 
RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  single! 
$2.50  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  food*  at  reasonable 
prices  in  ttie  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian Eagle  Garden  Cafe. 

Look  for  the  "Doorway  of  Hospitality" 
OtaiDanyaenM^t.  fugtruSkmT.ui.t 


VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,    CALIFORNIA 


34  Writers  at  Warner-First  National  Studios 

Thirty-four  writers  are  now  engaged  at  the  Warner-First  National  plant  readying  the 
year's  features  for  production.  Representing  the  largest  number  ever  employed  at 
those  studios  at  any  one  time,  they  include:  Charles  Kenyon,  Edward  Chodorov,  Pierre 
Callings,  Paul  Gerrard  Smith,  Louis  Stevens,  Richard  Craig,  Jr.,  Ben  Markson,  W.  R. 
Burnett,  Houston  Branch,  Sidney  Sutherland,  Lillie  Hayward,  C.  Graham  Baker,  Walter 
Donaldson,  Robert  N.  Lee,  Kathryn  Scola,  David  Boehm,  Sheridan  Gibney,  Manuel  Seff, 
Carl  Erickson,  William  Rankin,  James  B.  Wharton,  Ralph  Block,  Niven  Busch,  Howard 
Gassier,  Peter  Milne,  Gene  Towne,  Earl  Baldwin,  Al  Cohn,  Gene  Markey,  Paul  Green, 
Gus  Kahn,  Sam  Engel,  Brown  Holmes  and  Rian  James.  In  addition,  Al  Dubin  and  Harry 
Warren,  songwriters,  are  under  contract  to  the  music  publishing  subsidiaries  of  Warner 
Bros,   and  work    in    Burbank   on   the   musical    numbers   used    in    the  company's  pictures. 


Gene  Towne  and  Graham  Baker 
have  had  their  one-picture  writing 
contract  extended  by  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury Pictures.  They  just  finished  the 
script  of  "Broadway  Through  a  Key- 
hole." 

*         *         * 

Sonya  Levien  will  write  the  script 
of  "As  Husbands  Go,"  Rachel  Croth- 
ers'  play,  to  be  filmed  by  Jesse  L. 
Lasky  for  Fox.  Philip  Merivale  has 
been  cast  for  a  leading  role  in  it. 


Mowita  Castenada,  Spanish  dancer 
and  singer  discovered  by  Pandro 
Berman  while  attending  the  RKO 
sales  meeting  at  San  Francisco,  has 
been  signed  for  "Flying  Down  to 
Rio." 

Ken  Goldsmith  has  signed  Boots 
Mallory  to  star  in  "Carnival  Kid." 
Others  selected  for  roles  are  Allen 
Vincent,  Donald  Kerr,  Otis  Harlan 
and  Gertrude  Astor.  Howard  Hig- 
gin  is  to  direct  from  Wellyn  Tot- 
man's  adaptation  of  the  original  by 
Harold  E.  Tarshis. 


Mahlon  Hamilton,  popular  leading 
man  a  decade  ago,  has  been  engaged 
by  Paramount  for  Mae  West's  pic- 
ture, "I'm  No  Angel,"  being  directed 
by  Wesley  Ruggles.  Supporting  cast 
includes  Cary  Grant,  Edward  Arnold, 
Gregory    Ratoff,    Gertrude    Michael, 


Ralf  Harolde,  Dorothy  Peterson  and 
Kent  Taylor. 

%  #  jf: 

Kenneth  MacKenna  will  return  to 
Fox  following  an  absence  of  two 
years  to  direct  Sally  Eilers  and 
Norman  Foster  in  "Walls  of  Gold," 
the  Kathleen  Norris  novel  which  is 
being  adapted  by  Edmond  Sullivan 
and  Wallace  Seward. 


Frank  Craven  signed  by  Hal 
Roach  to  write  an  original  comedy 
for  Laurel  and  Hardy. 

*  *         # 

Patricia  Ellis  added  to  Warner's 
"The  World  Changes." 

*  *         * 

John  Barrymore  and  his  family 
are  on  a  cruise  in  Alaskan  water. 

*  *         * 

For  his  first  Hollywood  assign- 
ment William  Frawley,  New  York 
stage  actor  now  under  contract  to 
Paramount,  will  appear  in  "Captain 
Jericho."  This  is  the  Max  Miller 
original  which  will  serve  as  the 
initial  directorial  effort  for  William 
Slavens  McNutt  and  Grover  Jones. 
Richard  Alien,  Sir  Guy  Standing 
and  Baby  LeRoy  are  the  only  other 
players  cast  to  date. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Barrat  replaced  Henry 
O'Neill  in  the  cast  of  "Wild  Boys 
of  the  Road,"  featured  players  short- 


Dual  Ban  Is  Called 

An  Unfair  Practice 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

such  bills  would  be  deemed  an  un- 
fair trade  practice.  The  revised 
clause  is  as  follows: 

"Any  attempt  to  interfere  with 
any  person  who  shall  exhibit  or  offer 
for  exhibition  more  than  one  feature 
picture  or  any  attempt  or  threat 
on  the  part  of  a  producer  or  dis- 
tributor to  terminate  contractual  re- 
lations with  respect  to  delivery  of 
motion  pictures,  or  any  refusal  on 
the  part  of  such  producer  or  dis- 
tributor to  make  delivery  of  other 
pictures,  because  of  the  exhibition 
or  offering  for  exhibition  of  more 
than  one  feature  picture  by  any  ex- 
hibitor, shall  constitute  unfair  trade 
practice." 

President  P.  S.  Harrison  was 
authorized  to  appoint  a  labor  com- 
mittee to  work  on  this  phase  of  the 
federation's  code  proposals. 


Three  New  Theaters 

Will  Give  Richmond  15 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

local  houses  to  15,  largest  number 
in  the  city's  history.  One  of  the 
new  theaters,  to  be  called  the  Roose- 
velt, will  be  built  by  the  Pitts  & 
Gorman  circuit  on  Church  Hill,  resi- 
dential section  now  without  a  movie. 
Another,  the  New  Bluebird,  planned 
by  the  Coulter-Somma  interests,  will 
be  at  514  East  Broad  St.  The  third 
is  to  be  built  by  Venetian  Amuse- 
ment Co..  with  which  John  A.  Cut- 
chins  is  identified,  at  Cary  St.  and 
Colonial  Ave.  The  former  Bluebird, 
former  Coulter  house  just  taken 
over  by  Rosser  Theaters,  Inc.,  oper- 
ating the  Capitol  and  Venus,  is  being 
remodeled  and  will  reopen  soon  un- 
der the  name  of  the  Grand,  accord- 
ing to  Sam  Bendheim,  Jr.,  president 
of  the  Rosser  firm.  The  Lyric  is  to 
play  legitimate  shows,  says  A. 
Frank  O'Brien,  manager  for  W.  &  V. 


ly    before   the    picture   was   fii 
a't  First  National.     O'Neill  is 
ing  in  three  pictures  at  once  i 
Warner-First  National  lot. 


On  August  14  Clara  Bow 
emerge  from  the  seclusion  u 
Nevada  ranch  to  start  work  o 
next  Fox  production,  "Hoopl 
story  of  carnival  life  with  a  \\ 
Fair  background.  Norman  I 
will  be  featured  and  Frank  I 
is  to  direct.  Bradley  King  am 
eph  Moncure  March  are  pre] 
the  screen  play. 


Fox  has  acquired  screen  rigl 
Richard    Aldington's    "All    Mci 
Enemies,"   just    published    in 
ica  and  already  a  best  seller  in ' 
land. 


Edward  G.  Robinson's  lates 
National  picture,  "I  Loved  i 
man,"  has  been  cut  and  edited 
print  of  the  picture  will  be  shi 
East  after  a  studio  preview 
this  week. 


Three     cast    changes    have 
made  by  Warners  in  Barbara 
wyck's   "Ever   in  My   Heart." 
switches  bring  Frank  Albertsoi 
the  cast  in  place  of  Edwin  Pt 
and  Wallis  Clark  in  place  of  I! 
O'Neill,    while    Laura    Hope    ( 
has  been  added. 

*  *         * 

Joe    E.    Brown's    next    First 
tional   picture,    "Son   of   the   ( 
will    enter    production    at    the  ' 
pany's    Burbank    studios    tomo 

*  *         * 

Selmer    Jackson    and    Monty 
DerGrift   have   been   signed  by 
lumbia  for  "Police  Car  17,"  fir 
a  new  series  of  productions  sta 
Tim    McCoy    and    dealing    with 
radio  police  patrol  service. 
Knapp  has  the   feminine  lead, 
Lambert    Hillyer   directing. 
Clark,  Ward  Bond  and  Edwin 
well     have     already     been     all; 
prominent  parts. 

Buster  Crabbe,  Paramount's  ' 
Man,"  currently  enacting  an  ini 
tant  role  in  Zane  Grey's  "To: 
Last  Man,"  has  been  cast  for* 
of  the  principal  leading  rolej 
"Search  for  Beauty." 

i 


5  New  Para.  Writers 

New  additions  to  the  Paramount  wr 
ing    staff    have    been    assigned    as    f« 
lows:     Kubec     Glasmon      to     collabor;T 
with  Carey  Wilson  on  George  Raft's  "i 
of    Me";    Eddie   Welch   and   Harry  Saut 
to   work   on   the   dialogue  for  "Tillie  a 
Gus,"    with    W.    C.    Fields,    Alison    Ski;; 
worth   and   Baby   LeRoy;   Michael  L.  Sir,: 
mons    to    collaborate    on    the    Charles    | 
Rogers    unit's    musical,    "Sitting    Pretty] 
Donald    Henderson    Clarke   also   is   a   not 
member  of   the   Paramount  writing  stall; 


Veaesday,  Aug-  2,  1933 


DAILY 


SORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


=^  =  By  CHAS.  ALICOATE  == 

d  BING  of  the  English  feature, 

■{■he    Man    They    Couldn't    Ar- 

;t.  with  an  American  accent  has 

t  'ompleted   by   Helber   Produc- 

.    Work  was  done  at  the  West 

»•_  Service  studio. 

• 

U  <~ence  Schwab  and  Monte  Brice 
!  ndling  direction  of  "Take  A 
v ',"  assisted  by  Jack  Aichele, 
it'VUliam  Rowland  supervising 
jo  tion.  The  musical  is  now  in 
\rttit  the  Astoria  plant  of  East- 
rvice  Studios. 

S  ie  Moran,  A.  Dorian  Otvos  and 
>ods,  scenarists  at  the  Brook- 
d  itaphone  studio,  are  working 
;  >■•  script  for  the  short  to  star 
e  .mous  Broadway  comedienne, 
in;  Brice. 

• 

.<;  t    Reade,     stage    comedienne, 

llnve  her  first  starring  role,  in 

laj \one    pictures    in    "The    Mild 

a  "Broadway  Brevities"  mu- 

nlburlesque     which     is    in    pro- 

1    under    Roy    Mack's    direc- 

't'n  the  supporting  cast  of  ap- 

oi  <ately  75  persons  will  be  Philip 

Philip  Loeb,  and  the  Viking 

\a  'tte.     The    script   was   written 

Hfvrws    Woods    and    A.    Dorian 

*(  of  the   studio    scenario    staff, 

I*  Herman   Ruby's    supervision. 

• 

R  ;rt  Gleckler   has   been   signed 

;  original  stage  role  in  Para- 

'U  's    picturization    of    "Take    a 


L  an  Gish  and  Roland  Young 
v>t\)een  signed  to  head  the  cast 
" ne  Great  Adventure,"  first  of 
mies  of  features  to  be  produced 

rthur  Hopkins  and  Eddie 
>u,g,  with  production  scheduled 
r  j'ff.  21  at  the  Eastern  Service 
Kin  Astoria.     Arthur  Hopkins, 

■nation  with  William  DeMille, 

■  the  directing. 
• 

stage   crew   at   the    Brooklyn 

one  studio  has  a  baseball  date 

wkhe    Eastern     Service     Studio 

:rew  to  be  played  at  a  clam- 

o  be  held   Aug.   20   at  Belve- 

H.'ark,  Jackson   Heights.      John 

oiif  stage  manager  for  Eastern, 

i  Bagley,  still  cameraman  for 

■  one,  will  do  the  pitching. 

• 

•>[)  and  Bob,"   tentative   title, 

first    of  a   series    of   comedy 

to    be    produced    by    Robert 

'    m    and    scheduled    to    go    in 

t  the  Ideal  Studio  tomorrow. 

mast    of     "Benny    and    Bob," 

M;  will  be  directed  by  Ray   Co- 


Pracfice 

you'll  believe  Eddie  Golden,  Mono- 
sales  manager,  E.  M,  Loew,  New 
L  nd  theater  operator,  went  to  the 
wjng  Wall  at  Jerusalem  in  order  h> 
'Mrse  for   the   buying  season. 


Tom    Keene   in 

"SON  OF  THE  BORDER" 

RKO  55  mins. 

SATISFACTORY  WESTERN  ENLIVENED 
BY  PLENTY  OF  GUN  BATTLES  AND  RID- 
ING. 

Nothing  new  in  plots  is  contained  in 
this  yarn  about  mysterious  night  riders 
being  broken  up  by  the  cowboy  hero,  but 
enough  action  and  fights  are  included  to 
satisfy  the  western  fans.  Comedy  relief 
is  supplied  by  Edgar  Kennedy  as  Tom 
Keene's  long-winded  partner.  Story  con- 
cerns the  efforts  of  Keene  and  the  law 
abiding  element  of  a  western  town  to  dis- 
perse a  gang  which  has  been  robbing  the 
section.  During  a  holdup  the  gang  is  sur- 
prised and  Tom  kills  a  lad  who  is  identi- 
fied as  his  buddy.  Later  the  outlaw's 
small  brother  comes  to  town  and  Keene 
adopts  him  in  spite  of  the  objections  of 
the  dead  man's  ex-sweetheart  who  is  in 
with  the  gang.  The  girl  tries  to  get  the 
youngster  away  from  Keene,  but  when  the 
gang  plots  to  kill  him  she  deserts  and 
warns  Tom.  Finish  is  a  bang-up  gun  and 
fist  fight  with  the  gang  destroyed  and  Tom 
and  the  girl  agreeing  to  bring  up  the  kid 
together. 

Cast:  Tom  Keene,  Julie  Hayden,  Creigh- 
ton  Chaney,  David  Durand,  Edgar  Kennedy, 
Charles  King,  Al   Bridge,  Claudia  Coleman 

Director,  Lloyd  Nosier;  Author,  Wellyn 
Totman;  Adaptors,  Wellyn  Totman,  Harold 
Shumate;  Editor,  Fred  Knudsron;  Camera- 
man, Nick  Musuraca;  Recording  Engineer, 
P.    J.    Faulkner,    Jr. 

Direction,  Okay.     Photography,  Good. 


zine  and  released  by  Master  Arts 
Productions,  include  Allan  Lane, 
Katherine  Proctor,  Paul  Everton, 
Nancy  Castle  and  Gerald  Oliver 
Smith.  Arthur  Cozine  will  super- 
vise production. 

With  the  installation  of  the  new 
club  rooms  in  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
phone  studios,  the  inveterate  bridge 
players  are  becoming  known.  Head- 
ing the  long  list  are  such  studio 
luminaries  as  Sam  Sax,  Lee  Stuart. 
David  Mendoza  and  Cy  Woods.  Joe 
Henaberry  is  an  ardent  ping-ponger, 
as  well  as  Jack  Henley. 
• 

Jack  Aichele,  casting  and  assis- 
tant director  on  the  Laurence 
Schivab,  William  Rowland  &  Monte 
Brice  musical,  "Take  A  Chance," 
now  in  production  at  the  Eastern 
Service  Studio  in  Astoria,  has  been 
a  friend  in  deed  to  the  many  extras 
out  of  work,  having  selected  over 
150  in  the  past  two  days  for  work 
n  the  picture. 

• 

Ralph  Fear,  president  of  Fearless 
Camera  Co.,  is  supervising  the  in- 
stallation of  the  rear  projection 
processing  equipment  now  being  in- 
stalled at  the  Eastern  Service 
Studios. 


SUE  OVER  RELEASE 

Philadelphia— The  M.  P.  T.  0.  has 
filed  a  suit  in  equity  seeking  to  com- 
pel Warner-First  National  to  deliver 
"Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  as  part  of 
its  regular  program.  The  order  is 
returnable  in  20  days. 


Hoot    Gibson    in 

"THE  FIGHTING  PARSON" 

with   Marceline  Day 
Allied  Pictures  70  mins. 

GOOD  WESTERN  ESPECIALLY  STRONG 
IN  COMEDY  AND  PLENTIFULLY  SUP- 
PLIED WITH  ACTION  PLUS  USUAL  RO- 
MANCE. 

Losing  his  clothes  in  a  dice  game,  Hoot 
dresses  up  in  some  parson's  garments  which 
he  finds  along  the  road.  Arriving  in  town 
thus  dressed,  he  is  taken  for  a  revivalist 
who  is  due  there  at  about  that  time,  and 
then  comes  the  fun  as  Hoot  finds  himself 
between  the  townsfolk  who  think  he  is  a 
minister  and  a  tough  hombre,  Stanley  Bly- 
stone,  who  has  spotted  Hoot  as  a  four- 
flusher.  The  villain  is  in  a  bad  spot  and 
threatens  to  expose  Hoot  unless  the  latter 
helps  him  out  of  his  scrape.  The  general 
situation  is  a  natural  for  all  kinds  of  com- 
edy, and  Hoot  and  his  fellow-players  make 
the  most  of  it.  The  love  interest  has  not 
been  neglected,  either,  with  Marceline 
Day  supplying  this  element  in  a  nice  way. 
And  there  is  a  sufficient  quota  of  the 
usual  western  action.  Grownups  as  well  as 
the  youngsters  will  find  this  a  more  than 
ordinary   enjoyable   western. 

Cast:  Hoot  Gibson,  Marceline  Day,  Rob- 
ert Frazer,  Stanley  Blystone,  Skeeter  Bill 
Robinson,  Ethel  Wales,  Phil  Dunham,  Jules 
Cowles,  Charles  King. 

Director,  Harry  Fraser;  Author,  Edward 
Weston;  Cameraman,  Harry  Neumann; 
Recording  Engineer,  Dave  Stoner;  Editor, 
Mildred   Johnston. 

Direction,  Fine      Photography,  Fine. 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Sidney,  la. — The  Strand,  damaged 
by  fire  a  few  weeks  ago,  has  re- 
opened. 


Cincinnati — The  Riviera,  Sedams- 
ville,  will  be  opened  Aug.  25  under 
management   of    Sam    Turk. 


Dayton,  la. — The  Dayton  has  been 
purchased  by  Okey  &  Schill,  who 
are  operating  it. 


West  Bend,  la.— The  West  Bend 
Opera  House  is  now  being  operated 
by  J.  G.  Fair. 


Kansas  City— Al  Wheeler,  M-G-M 
booker,  has  left  for  a  two-week  va- 
:ation  in  Pittsburgh. 


Cherokee,  la. — The  Empress  has 
reopened  with  a  new  ventilating  and 
sound  equipment. 


Omaha  —  Annual  outing  of  local 
film  folk  takes  place  Aug.  21  at 
Lakeview  Country  Club.  Phil  Mon- 
?ky   is   general   chairman. 


Cincinnati — N.  C.  Gehring,  local 
Pox  manager,  is  recovering  rapidly 
from  his  recent  operation  and  is  ex- 
pected back  to  his  desk  within  two 
weeks. 


■¥■     *     * 


BUILDING  BIGGER  BUSINESS  EXTRA 


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Will  Help  Industry 
To  Return  America 
To   Better  Times 

President  Franklin  D,  Roosevelt 


OUR  CODE  IS 
A  LAUGH! 


Starting  off  the  reconstruction 
season  with  a  higher  standard 
of  laughs: 

MORAN  w  MACK 

in 

'BLUE  BLACKBIRDS' 

"One  gag  after  another  .  .  .  money  spent  on 
it  .  .  .  results  first  class." — M.  P.  Herald 

ANDY  CLYDE , 

'DORA'S  DUNKING 
DOUGHNUTS' 

"Good  comedy  .  .  .  plenty  of  gags,  with  Andy 
scoring  strong." — Film  Daily 

HARRY  LANGDON 

'HOOKS  an j  JABS' 

A  MERMAID  COMEDY 

"Moves  fast ...  highly  original  gags." — Film  Daily 


"  A  showmen,  *e  Ve 

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(}oldberg    and    Futter    Join    Resolute    Pictures 

iidustrTfactions  ordered  to  unitejn  code 

leven  Upstate  N.  Y.  Houses  in  Dembow-Publix  Deal 


Free  Houses  in  Deal  Are 
In  Poughkeepsie — 
2  in  Rochester 

liven  New  York  State  theaters 
ir<l  mbraced  in  the  partnership  deal 
vY\  San  Dembow,  Jr.,  and  trustees 
I  Paramount  Publix  are  discuss- 
They  are  located  as  follows: 
I  hkeepsie,  three;  Rochester,  and 
<€  jurgh,  two  each;  Syracuse,  Glen 
ra  ,  Stapleton  and  Middletown, 
m  aach. 


PIISONNEL  AND  PAY 

INCREASED  BY  LAB 


20  per  cent  increase  in  person- 

J'.nd  a  50-cent  minimum  hourly 

Wvl  scale  on  a  40-hour  week  for 

faj'ry   employees    was    announced 

Way  by  Tom  Evans  and  Charles 

jinan    of    Major    Film    Labora- 

ii,  Inc.     The  changes  went  into 

immediately. 


ipendent  Supply  Men 
Back  President's  Code 

cago — One  of  the  last  acts  at 
losing  session  of  the  Indepen- 
Theater  Supply  Dealers  Ass'n 
ntion  here  was  the  adoption  of 
dent  Roosevelt's  recovery  code, 
lealers'  association,  as  well  as 
f  newly  formed  manufacturers' 
>  headed  by  E.  A.  Williford  of 
nal  Carbon  Co.,  drew  up  trade 
ice  regulations,  details  of  which 
o  be  announced  later.  Next 
ntion  of  the  organization  is 
uled  for  May  in  New  York. 


Hoblirzelle  Adopts  Code 

/alias— Karl  Hoblitzelle  of  the  Inrer- 
ie     Circuit     is     placing     his     houses 

er  the  NRA  blanket  code.  C.  E. 
|£,    receiver   for   Southern    Enterprises, 

oing  likewise.     The  two  circuits  em- 

:e  most  of   the  Texas   key  city   first 

s,   about  20   in   all. 


Allied  Surveying  Burdens  Under  Code 

Through  questionnaires  sent  to  its  members,  Allied  States  Ass'n  is  determining  how 
much  burden  can  be  safely  imposed  on  exhibitors,  especially  small  operators,  by 
proposed  shorter  working  hours  and  wage  increases  in  connection  with  the  industry 
code  of  fair  competition.  Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied  counsel,  yesterday  declared  that 
there  is  danger  that  overhead  increases  which  may  result  from  some  code  proposals 
would   compel   many   small   exhibitors   to    close   their   houses. 


Warners  to  Give  Independent  Houses 
Same  Terms  as  the  Major  Circuits 


20  Execs  Attending 

At  Warner  Chi.  Meet 

Chicago — About  20  district  and 
branch  managers  from  the  west  and 
south  are  here  for  Warner's  mid- 
west sales  meeting,  which  takes 
nlace  today  and  tomorrow  at  the 
Drake  Hotel  with  Gradwell  Sears 
oresiding.  Major  Albert  Warner, 
{Continued   on   Page   5) 


Independent  exhibitor"  will  be 
offered  Warner-First  National  prod- 
uct this  year  under  the  same  terms 
offered  to  major  circuits,  declared 
Andy  Smith,  distribution  executive, 
iust  before  leaving  yesterday  for 
the  second  of  the  company's  round- 
table  sales  conferences  being  held  in 
Chicago  today  and  tomorrow.  This 
is   one   of   several   precedents    being 

(.Continued    on    Page    5) 


Akron    Houses     Move     to     Raise     Admissions 


Akron,  O.  —  Theater  owners, 
through  their  association,  have 
named  a  committee  to  take  definite 
action  on  admission  price  advances 
and  film  clearances.  Under  the 
terms,  three  of  the  major  neighbor- 
hood houses  will  charge  25  cents 
admission  and  present  films  29  days 
after  their  first  screening  down- 
town. Fifteen  theaters  will  have  a 
scale  of  20  cents  and  play  pictures 

(.Continued    on    Page    5) 


Once-a-Month  Meetings 
Proposed  for  A.  M.  P.  A. 

Advisability  of  holding  ten  big 
monthly  meetings  of  the  A.  M.  P.  A., 
instead  of  the  customary  weekly 
luncheons,  will  be  discussed  at  a 
meeting  of  the  new  board  of  direc- 
tors and  past-presidents  to  be  called 
shortly  by  John   C.  Flinn   of  Para- 

(Continued   on   Page    4) 


Herbert  R.  Ebenstein  Adds 
Goldberg  and  Futter  to  Firm 


Janet  Gaynor  Renews 

Fox  Contract  to  1937 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Before  leaving  for  a 
vacation  auto  trip  to  the  east,  Janet 
Gaynor  signed  a  new  exclusive  serv- 
ice contract  with  Fox  running  until 
1937. 


Joe  Goldberg,  formerly  general 
sales  manager  for  Columbia  and 
later  World  Wide,  and  Walter  Fut- 
ter, producer  of  novelty  features 
and  shorts,  have  joined  Resolute 
Pictures  Corp.,  headed  by  Herbert 
R.  Ebenstein.  Goldberg  will  be 
vice-president  in  charge  of  sales  ac- 
tivities.     Futter   will   supervise  the 

(Continued   on   Page    4) 


Rosenblatt  to  Hold   Joint 

Meeting  in  New  York 

on  Tuesday 

Washington  Bureau    of   THE  FILM  DAI  Li 

Washington — In  what  practically 
amounts  to  an  order  to  the  various 
conflicting  factions  of  i i  film  in- 
dustry to  get  together  or.  he  formu- 
lation of  a  single  code,  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, deputy  administrator  of  the 
NRA  in  charge  of  amusements,  yes- 
terday sent  the  following  telegram 
to  producers,  distributors  and  exhib- 
itor organizations: 

"The     motion     picture     industry, 

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FOX  PRODUCT  DEALS 
WITH  RKO,  SKOURAS 


Fox  has  concluded  two  important 
New  York  metropolitan  district 
deals  under  which  its  product  plays 
RKO  and  Skouras  houses. 

Under  the  RKO  deal  a  minimum 
of  22  of  its  1933-34  pictures  will 
play  the  Music  Hall  in  Radio  City 
and  the  Albee  in  Brooklyn.  After 
the  Brooklyn  showings  the  pictures 
will  play  day-and-date  at  RKO's 
Broadway  and  metropolitan  houses. 

Five    features     are     set    for    the 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


Greenblatt  Leaves 

Invincible  Pictures 

Arthur  Greenblatt  has  resigned  as 
president  of  Invincible  Pictures  in 
which  he  was  associated  with  Dave 
Rosengarten. 


"NRA  Revue"  for  Capitol 

A  stage  show  called  "The  NRA 
Revue,"  designed  in  keeping  with  the 
title,  is  announced  by  Major  Edward 
Bowes  for  the  Capitol  the  week  of  Aug. 
11.  The  presentation,  being  staged  by 
Arthur  Knorr  and  Chester  Hale,  will  em- 
brace novelties  interpreting  to  the  gen- 
eral   public    just    what    "NRA"    means. 


DAILV 


Thursday,  Aug.  3, 


Vol.  IXIII,  No.  28    Thurs.,  Aug  3, 1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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NAMED  RKO  CLEVELAND  MGR. 

Cleveland  —  Herbert  Greenblatt, 
formerly  a  salesman  covering  In- 
diana out  of  the  Chicago  RKO 
branch,  has  been  promoted  by  Jules 
Levy,  general  sales  manager  in  New 
York,  to  Cleveland  branch  manager, 
succeeding  H.  H.  Silverberg,  re- 
signed. 


"Cavalcade"  in  4  Tongues 

Fox  is  re-dialoguing  "Cavalcade"  into 
French,  Spanish,  Italian  and  German. 
These  versions  will  be  given  day-and- 
date   runs   in   those  countries. 


Five  Feature  Releases 
Set  by  RKO  for  August 

Five  features  have  been  set  by 
RKO  for  release  this  month.  They 
include:  "Before  Dawn,"  by  Edgar 
Wallace,  with  Warner  Oland,  Stuart 
Erwin,  Dorothy  Wilson  and  Dudley 
Digges,  Aug.  4;  "No  Marriage  Ties," 
with  Richard  Dix  and  Doris  Kenyon, 
Aug.  11;  "Deluge,"  with  Peggy 
Shannon,  Lois  Wilson,  Matt  Moore, 
Sidney  Blackmer,  and  "Morning 
Glory,"  with  Katharine  Hepburn, 
Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr.,  and  Adolphe 
Menjou,  Aug.  18;  "Flaming  Gold," 
with  Bill  Boyd,  Pat  O'Brien  and  Mae 
Clarke,  Aug.  25. 


Expect  Reply  Tomorrow 
On  Maximum  Work  Week 

A  reply  to  the  resolution  adopted 
by  the  Motion  Picture  Theater  In- 
dustry of  the  Metropolitan  Division, 
seeking  a  working  week  status 
based  on  a  seven-day  operation 
nlan,  is  expected  from  General 
Hugh  Johnson  or  Attorney  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  administrator  for  the 
film  industry,  by  tomorrow.  Fol- 
lowing receipt  of  the  answer  the 
association  will  hold  a  meeting  to 
consider  it.  At  its  meeting  Tues- 
day, 475  theaters  in  the  metropol- 
itan zone  were  represented,  it  was 
stated  yesterday  by  F.  T.  Murray, 
executive  secretary. 


MAGNA  STARTING  SECOND 

Magna  Pictures,  headed  by  Meyer 
Davis,  starts  work  next  week  on  its 
second  short,  a  two-reeler,  for  which 
Ray  Perkins  already  has  been  sign- 
ed. The  new  company  has  just  fin- 
ished its  first  subject,  a  one-reeler 
tentatively  called  "That's  the  Cap- 
tain," with  Arthur  Tracy,  Sisters  of 
the  Skillet,  Freddie  Martin  and  His 
Orchestra,  Baby  Rose  Marie  and 
Phillips  Lord  among  the  cast.  Sound 
was  recorded  by  RCA  Victor  high 
fidelity  apparatus  mounted  on  a 
Photophone  truck. 


DAVE   GOULD   IN   NEW   YORK 

Dave  Gould,  managing  director  for 
M-G-M  in  the  Virgin  Islands,  Puerto 
Rico  and  the  Dutch  West  Indies, 
with  headquarters  in  Puerto  Rico,  is 
now  in  New  York  for  his  first  vaca- 
tion trip  north  in  three  years.  He 
plans  to  return  to  his  post  in  the 
Caribbean  Aug.   15. 

MARK   LEVY  DEAD 

Freeport,  L.  I. — Mark  Levy,  64,  a 
pioneer  in  the  exhibition  field,  drop- 
ped dead  in  a  drug  store  here  Tues- 
day night.  Heart  trouble  was  the 
cause.  Levy  is  survived  by  a  son, 
Abner.  His  wife  died  six  months 
ago. 


PEGGY  JOYCE  IN  HOSPITAL 

Chicago  —  Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce, 
suffering  from  tonsilitis,  was  taken 
to  the  Michael  Reese  Hospital  yes- 
terday. She  cancelled  her  theater 
appearances. 


chas.  McCarthy  improving 

Charles  McCarthy  of  Fox  was  re- 
ported   improving    yesterday   at   the 
Presbyterian  Hospital,  Newark,  fol- 
lowing  a   sudden   operation  for   ap- 
pendicitis. 


National  Vamp  Contest 
For  Majestic  Picture 

Chicago  —  A  nationwide  "vamp" 
contest  to  pick  a  newcomer  for  the 
title  role  in  "A  Laughing  Woman," 
best-seller  by  Carlos  Keith,  was  an- 
nounced by  Majestic  at  the  close  of 
its  sales  meeting  here.  Another  im- 
portant story  acquired  by  Majestic 
is  "An  Entirely  Different  Woman," 
understood  to  have  been  originally 
planned  by  Paramount  as  a  vehicle 
for  Marlene  Dietrich.  Among  others 
on  the  lineup  are:  "My  Life,"  by 
Isadora  Duncan;  "Wild  Geese,"  by 
Muriel  Ostenso;  "The  Rosary,"  and 
"Curtain  at  Eight."  Some  shorts 
may  be  included  with  the  12  fea- 
tures and  three  specials. 

In  the  election  of  officers  for  the 
year,  the  staff  remains  the  same  ex- 
cept that  Tony  Lucchese  of  Phila- 
delphia succeeds  B.  N.  Judell  of  Chi- 
cago as  Vice-President 


Vitaphone  Preview  Week 
Scheduled  for  Aug.  21 

Before  leaving  yesterday  with 
Major  Albert  Warner  and  Andy 
Smith  for  the  Warner  sales  meet- 
ing in  Chicago,  Normal  H.  Moray, 
Vitaphone  sales  manager,,  announc- 
ed that  Aug.  21  had  been  set  for 
National  Vitaphone  Preview  Week. 
At  least  20  of  the  new  season's 
shorts  are  to  be  shown  to  exhibitors 
at  every  Warner  exchange. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:      Adjourned  meeting  of  Fox  Metr 
Playhouses'    creditors. 

Aug.   3-4:   Warner  sales   meeting,   Drake 
Chicago. 

Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Roy; 

Hotel,   Toronto. 
Aug.     7:     Third    Annual    Film    Golf   Torn! 

of    New    England    industry    at    Pm< 

Valley    Country   Club,    Weston,    Mar 
Aug.     8:     Columbia    Pictures    luncheon 

hibitors,   Waldorf-Astoria   Hotel,  Nev 
Aug.   10:     Adjourned     meeting     of     Pub 

terprises     creditors     at     office    of     I 

Henry    K.    Davis. 
Aug.  21:     Annual    outing    of    Omaha    fill 

Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 
Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater    Owners 

cruise   up   the   Hudson. 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention  c 

pendent  Motion  Picture  Owners  Ast- 

of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  V 

at  Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth,  Del. 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied    Mew    Jersey    con 

at   Atlantic    City. 


SKOURAS  DROP  NUTLEY  H« 

Skouras.  Theaters  has  droppt 
Franklin,    1,200-seat  house  at 
ley,  N.  J.,  returning  it  to  its 
er  owner,  the   Sherry  interest 


CHILE  HOUSE  CLOSE1 

Santiago,  Chile — Due  to  a  t 
epidemic,  all  theaters  and  othei 
lie  places  here  have  been  oij 
closed  for  five  days. 


E.  SCHWA RT 

president 
announces    the    association    o. 

PAT  GARYT 

as  vice-president  & 
general    manager 

MASTER  ART  PRODUCTS,  Inc. 

630    NINTH    AVENUE,   NEW    YORK    CITY 

CHICAGO     •     ATLANTA     -     LOS  ANGELES     *    ST.  LOUIS 
NEW  ORLEANS    •  DALLAS   •  CLEVELAND    *    KANSAS  CITY 


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'  iiow  me"  showmen's  attitude. 
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r  eases  for  1933-34.  Prints  are 
bng  rushed  through  the  iab- 
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t  look  at  by  the  opening  of 
ti  new  season    (Aug.   18th). 

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LILIAN  HARVEY 

and 

LEW  AYRES 


IY  LIPS  BETRAY 


ferries  Butterworth,  Sid  Silvers,  Harry 
pkdon.  B.  G.  DE  SYLVA  musical  pro- 
mioti.  From  Attila  Orbok's  play  "Det 
ijiet."  Directed  by  JOHN  BLYSTONE. 


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THE   POWER  AND 
THE  GLORY 

with  SPENCER  TRACY 
COLLEEN  MOORE 

Ralph  Morgan,  Helen  Vinson.  Screen  play  by 
Preston  Sturges.  JESSE  L.  LASKY  Produc- 
tion. Directed  by  WILLIAM  K.  HOWARD. 


WILL  ROGERS 

in 

DOCTOR  BULL 

With  Louise  Dresser,  Vera  Allen,  Marian 
Nixon,  Ralp  Morgan.  From  James  Gould 
Cozzens'  sensational  -  selling  novel  "The- 
Last  Adam."  Directed  by  JOHN  FORD. 


i     K. 


BERKELEY  SQUARE 

with 

LESLIE  HOWARD 
HEATHER  ANGEL 

Valerie  Taylor,  Irene  Browne,  Beryl 
Mercer.  From  John  L.  Balderston's 
play.  Directed  by  FRANK  LLOYD. 
JESSE  L.  LASKY  Production. 


JANET  GAYNOR 

and 

WARNER  BAXTER 


in 


PADDY 

the  Next  Best  Thins 

With  Walter  Connolly,  Harvey 
Stephens,  Margaret  Lindsay, 
Mary  McCormic.  Screen  play 
by  Edwin  Burke.    Directed  by 

Harry  Lachman. 
From  Gertrude  Page's  novel. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug.  3, 


INDUSTRY  FACTIONS 
ORDERED  TO  UNITE 


(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
presently  divided  into  groups  and 
factions,  must  compose  its  differ- 
ences and  unite  so  far  as  possible 
to  submit  a  code  at  the  earliest  mo- 
ment. I  understand  various  groups 
are  working  separately.  They  must 
work  together.  I  am  calling  a  meet- 
ing of  all  organizations  at  the  as- 
sembly room  of  the  Association  of 
the  Bar  Building,  42  West  44th 
Street,  New  York  City,  for  Tues- 
day morning,  August  8th,  at  10  a.m. 
This  is  not  an  industrial  hearing, 
but  is  to  formulate  a  compact  repre- 
sentative authorized  group  for  code 
formulation  purposes.  Please  have 
three  or  lesser  number  of  authorized 
representatives  of  your  organiza- 
tion present  who  will  at  once  en- 
gage in  the  serious  work  of  formu- 
lating a  code." 

If  there  are  any  bona  fide  motion 
picture  organizations  now  working 
on  codes  who  have  been  overlooked, 
Rosenblatt  says  he  will  appreciate 
hearing  from  them  immediately  at 
the  Commerce  Building  here  and 
will  arrange  for  their  repesentation. 
"Counsel  of  organizations  invited 
can  be  present  if  they  desire  and 
any  group  can  have  present  more 
than  three  representatives,  but  I 
prefer  to  keep  the  numbers  small," 
he  says. 

Exhibs  Hit  Snags 
In  Adopting  Code 

Washington — Exhibitors  are  hav- 
ing considerable  difficulty  in  comply- 
ing fully  with  the  Administration's 
blanket  code,  it  is  learned  at  NRA 
headquarters.  Many  requests  have 
been  received  for  interpretations  on 
what  to  do  where  existing  union 
wage  contracts  are  in  excess  of  40 
hours  although  wages  are  more  than 
the  specified  minimum. 

Warner  and  Loew  are  understood 
to  have  already  received  official  in- 
structions in  New  York.  Abram  F. 
Myers  of  Allied  will  confer  with  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator, 
today. 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Cincinnati — Installation  of  Perfec- 
tone  sound-on-film  equipment  have 
been  made  by  the  Cincinnati  Time 
Recorder  Co.  in  the  Western  Plaza 
theater,  here,  owned  by  Mrs.  John 
W.  Weining;  the  Family,  Middle- 
town,  0.,  owned  by  George  Turlukis; 
the  Pastime,  Concord,  N.  C,  owned 
by  W.  E.  Stewart,  and  the  Gem,  Sil- 
ver City,  N.  C,  owned  by  S.  G. 
Rogers. 

Akron,  0. — Stephen  Walters,  Colo- 
nial assistant  manager  during  the 
summer,  has  left  for  New  York  to 
resume  law  studies  this  fall. 

Attleboro,  Mass.  —  The  Levenson 
Circuit  has  closed  the  Columbia. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH   WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
^LBERTINA  RASCH,  now  in  Hol- 
lywood with  her  dancing  special- 
ists at  M-G-M,  will  present  a  classi- 
cal presentation  of  the  routines 
that  she  used  in  "Face  the  Music," 
"Cat  and  the  Fiddle,"  "Flying  Col- 
ors," "Walk  a  Little  Faster"  and 
"Rio  Rita,"  at  the  Hollywood  Bowl 
Aug.  12.  Special  music  has  been 
written  by  her  husband,  Dimitri 
Tiomkin. 

*  *         # 

Lloyd  French,  who  directed  Laurel 
and  Hardy  in  "Midnight  Patrol"  and 
"Busy-bodies,"  is  preparing  for  his 
third  Laurel  and  Hardy  comedy, 
which  is  being  written  by  Frank 
Terry,  veteran  comedy  writer. 

*  *         * 

Constance  Cummings  and  her  hus- 
band, Benn  W.  Levy,  the  playwright 
who  sailed  from  London  to  New 
York  on  the  Berengaria,  will  fly  to 
Hollywood  from  New  York.  Miss 
Cummings  will  play  a  leading  role 
in  "Broadway  Through  a  Keyhole," 


for  Twentieth  Century  Pictures, 
while  her  husband  will  write  for 
M-G-M. 

*         *         * 

The  cast  of  Constance  Bennett's 
new  RKO  Radio  picture,  "Without 
Glory,"  has  been  increased  by  four 
names,  Douglas  Dumbrille,  Vera 
Lewis,  William  Wagner  and  William 
Von  Brinker  having  been  signed  for 
important  roles.  Gilbert  Roland  is 
Miss  Bennett's  leading  man  in  this 
picturization  of  Jane  Murfin's  orig- 
inal story  which  is  now  in  produc- 
tion under  the  direction  of  George 
Cukor. 

*  *  * 

Harry  Beresford  has  been  signed 
by  RKO  for  the  role  of  Doctor 
Bangs  in  "Little  Women."  Andy 
Devine  and  Lucien  Littlefield  have 
been  signed  for  roles  in  "A  Chance 
at  Heaven."  Robert  McWade  is  also 
in  the  cast,  which  features  Joel  Mc- 
Crea,  Ginger  Rogers,  Marian  Nixon 
and  Laura  Hope  Crews.  William 
Seiter  is  directing. 


Reisman  Named  Chairman 
Of  Greater  Show  Season 

Phil  Reisman  has  been  named 
chairman  of  the  committee  handling 
RKO's  Greater  Show  Season,  which 
srets  under  way  in  RKO  houses 
throughout  the  country  on  Aug.  26 
and  in  New  York  on  Aug.  28. 
Others  on  the  committee  are  Rob- 
ert F:  Sisk,  Terry  Turner,  B.  J. 
Hynes,  Charles  McDonald,  Russell 
Emde,  Louis  Goldberg.  James 
Brennan,  J.  J.  Franklin,  Nat  Holt, 
Charles  Koerner  and  Nate  Blum- 
berg.  More  than  $3,000  in  cash 
prizes  will  be  distributed  to  man- 
agers making:  the  best  showing,  ac- 
cording to  Harold  B.  Franklin.  An 
elaborate  campaign  book,  prepared 
by  the  publicity  department  of  the 
theater  companies,  ha>s  already  been 
sent  to   all  managers. 


Only  Third  of  Para.  Bonds 
Deposited  With  Referee 

Only  about  a  third  of  the  out- 
standing Paramount  bonds,  total- 
ling $26,000,000,  have  been  deposited 
po  far  with  Federal  Referee  Henry 
K.  Davis,  who  announces  that  un- 
der the  bankruptcy  order  all  credi- 
tors must  have  their  claims  in  by 
Sept.  14  if  they  are  to  participate 
in  the  benefits  of  the  estate. 


KANE  SETTLEMENT  DELAYED 

Settlement  of  Robert  T.  Kane's 
contract  with  Paramount  awaits  the 
return  of  Adolph  Zukor  to  New 
York  from  the  Coast.  The  Nathan 
Burkan  office  is  handling  the  matter 
for  Kane. 


FIRST  OF  NEW  SHORTS  BOOKED 

Moran  and  Mack  in  "Blue  Black- 
birds," first  of  Educational's  1933-34 
comedy  program  for  release  by  Fox, 
has  been  booked  by  the  Radio  City 
Music  Hall  starting  today.  General 
release  is  set  for  Aug.  18. 


Once-A-Month  Meetings 
Proposed  for  A.M.P.A. 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

mount  Pictures'  exploitation  division, 
new  nominee  for  the  presidency. 
Flinn,  whose  nomination  marks  the 
second  time  he  has  been  thus  hon- 
ored, has  written  members  of  the 
association  inviting  ideas  for  im- 
provements. 


Fox  Product  Deals 

With  RKO,  Skouras 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Music  Hall.  On  Aug.  10,  "Paddy 
the  Next  Best  Thing"  or  "Pilgrim- 
age" will  open,  with  the  other  open- 
ing Aug.  17.  "Doctor  Bull,"  "My 
Weakness"  and  "The  Power  and  the 
Glory"  will  follow. 


Ben  Jackson  May  Join 
Dowling-Hopkins  Firm 

Ben  Jackson,  who  has  arrived  in 
New  York  from  the  Coast,  is  ex- 
pected to  join  the  new  Eddie  Dowl- 
;ng-Arthur  Hopkins  producing  com- 
pany. The  former  studio  manager 
for  Fox  at  the  Coast  is  also  inter- 
ested in  the  production  of  a  play. 

"TARZAN"   SERIAL   AT  ROXY 

"Tarzan  the  Fearless,"  Sol  Lesser 
serial  production  starring  Buster 
Crabbe  and  released  by  Principal 
Pictures,  has  been  booked  by  the 
original  Roxy  starting  Aug.  11.  It 
will  also  open  at  the  Fox  Brooklyn 
the  following  week. 


JAMES  J.  DONOVAN  DIES 

Boston  —  James  J.  Donovan,  52, 
treasurer  of  the  Donovan  Amuse- 
ment Co.  of  Taunton,  died  suddenly 
of  a  heart  attack  this  week  in  Oak 
Bluffs.  He  was  a  veteran  theatrical 
man,  having  purchased  the  Casino 
in  Taunton  27  years  ago. 


GOLDBERG  AND  FUT 
JOIN  EBENSTEIN  Fl 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

production  of  specials  and  t 
with  Alfred  T.  Mannon  super, 
the  program  of  12  features  r 
ly  announced  by  the  compag 
national  distribution  through 
tern   of   affiliated  exchanges. 

The  Futter  productions  w 
of  the  exploitation  type,  with  c 
of  the  first  to  be  announced  sr 
He  has  been  making  the  "Ci 
ties"  and  "Travelaughs"  for  C 
bia,  and  also  produced  ". 
Speaks"   and   "India    Speaks." 

Alec  Moss,  as  vice-preside 
charge  of  advertising  and  put 
will  administrate  the  campaigi 
the  pictures,  working  in  clo> 
operation  with  Goldberg. 

Although  all  territories  hav 
yet  been  sold,  important  fra 
deals  have  already  been  sign* 
Resolute  product  with  renre 
tive  distributors  in  the  major 
territories,  says  Ebenstein. 


NEWS  LAUGHS  LEASES  S 

News  Laughs,  Inc.,  re 
formed  to  produce  shorts  fea 
Irvin  S.  Cobb,  has  leased  office 
in  the  RKO  Building  at  Rex 
ler  Center.  The  first  of  th. 
series  was  released  Tuesday, 
will  be  issued  every  two  weeks 

Herman  B.  Freedman  is  pre* 
of  News  Laughs,  Herman  L. 
is  treasurer  and  secretary,  am 
cent  Van  Beuren  is  vice-pre;i 
Plans  are  now  being  complet. 
the  production  of  other  short: 
well-known  personalities  of  th 


SHORT  SHOTS  frt 
EASTERN  STUDIC 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE  =•* 

THE  second  Vitaphone  "Bi 
comedy  to  star  Gus  Shy, 
comedian,  and  his  third  since  c 
to  Vitaphone,  goes  into  prod 
Monday  at  the  Brooklyn  film 
under  Ray  McCarey's  direction 
man  Ruby,  chief  of  the  sc 
staff,  has  assigned  Glen  La; 
Eddie  Moran  and  Jack  Her- 
write  the  story.  Chinatown  ha 
selected  as  the  locale  for  Gus 
latest. 


Betty  Cohen,  secretary  to 
less  Lee  Stuart,  casting  direc 
Vitaphoyie's  Brooklyn  plant  ho 
on  her  vacation.  It's  suppos 
be  a  secret,  but  Louise  Wehyj 
Herman  Ruby's  secretary,  ivik 
a  gold  band  to  her  engagemen 
around  Christmas  time. 


Burnet  Hershey  has  complete; 
dialogue     and     synchronizatioi 
Perfex  Pictures  on  the  first  c 
series  of  revised  Stan  Laurel 
dies   to  be  released  by  Perfe> 


THE 


hsday,Aug.3,  1933 


-g*n 


DAILY 


llES,  CIRCUITS  GET 
,ME  WARNER  TERMS 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

;•(  'n    by    Warners    in    connection 
I  the  new  season,  Smith  said  in 
I  ling    up    results    of    the    New 
sales    meeting    which    ended 
7u  lay. 
;  \iking   of  precedent  by  releas- 
ig  Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  during 
I  hot    months,    following     "42nd 
t"    at    the    time    of    the    hank 
I  lys,  has  turned  out  advantage- 
.'  Smith    stated,    and    he    con- 
sit  d  the   asking   of    50    per    cent 
H;  on  "Gold  Diggers"  had  been 
1  ied   inasmuch    as   no   exhibitor 
I  reported   losing   any  money  on 

licture. 

Instructive  results   also   are  ex- 

d  to  be   derived  from  the  an- 

■  :ed  new  Warner  policy  of  not 

e;  ne  with   exhibitors   who  refuse 

d  ^operate    with    the    President's 

e(  ery  program,    and   by  barring 

1  nt   admissions    and    double   fea- 

I  g   of   Warner    pictures,    Smith 

J  out  $50,000  was  saved  by  doing 
I  '  with  the  customary  sales  con- 
flron  and  year  book,  and  only 
I  ng  round-table  meetings  with 
lis  ict  and  branch  managers,  who 
I  ;rn  will  instruct  their  respec- 
I  sales  staffs,   Smith   declared. 

llowing  the  Chicago  meeting, 
,  ■  will  be  a  third  and  final  con- 
'cnce    in    Toronto    next    Monday 

Tuesday. 

YEGGS  GET  $750 

.  Louis — Yeggmen   cracked   the 

of    the    O'Fallon    theater    the 

:   night    and    obtained    $750    in 


Coming  and  Going 


llTER  BRANSON,  RKO  midwest  district 
"3;  er,  is  in  New  York  for  several  days  of 
:<"  ences    with     Ned     E.     Depinet    and    Jules 

.  JOHN  A.  COOPER  of  the  Canadian 
lisj  utors'  association  is  back  in  Toronto 
fro  |England. 

L  NATHANSON,  head  of  Famous  Play- 
)nadian,  returned  to  Toronto  this  week 
1  trip  through  western  Canada  and  left 
|for   New   York. 

'J   JACKSON,    former    Fox    studio    manager, 
'New  York   from    the   coast. 

ION  NOVARRO,  who  returned  yesterday 
abroad,  leaves  New  York  today  for  the 
1  studios  in  Hollywood  to  appear  in  "Cat 
le  Fiddle." 

|RIA  SWANSON  and  her  husband,  MICH- 
ARMER,  just  back  from  Europe,  are  pro- 
s' immediately  to  the  coast,  where  Miss 
,<n   is   to   start    preparations    for    her    next 


jAN  GISH,  another  to  return  from  abroad, 
main  in  New  York  for  a  few  days  before 
jto   the   coast   to    resume    picture   work. 

F.  (PETE)  WOODHULL,  now  associated 
vlartin  Starr  in  the  international  beauty 
|f,  has  returned  from  a  trip  to  the  middle 
md  is  making  short  visits  this  week  to 
-laven    and    Boston. 

I  GOULD,  the  M-G-M  West  Indies  chief, 
Hew  York  for  a  vacation. 

jiELZER  of  the  Warner  publicity  depart- 
'leaves   this   week-end   for   a    vacation. 


THE 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     WITH  AS  fine  a  day  as  ever  broke  over  the  horizon, 
several   hundred   tired   but   hopeful   film    factors   embarked!  on 

the  good   craft   "Ossining"   yesterday   morning for   the 

first  annual  but  not  the  last Empey  Club  outing 

up  the  Hudson,  and  to  the  wide  open  spaces  of  Bear  Mountain 

And,  whatta  time what  eats what  kegs 

what  pastimes From  galloping  dominoes  that  never 

failed  to  show  up  for  Eddie  Golden,  to  a  handout  fit  for  an  ace 
or  a  king the  party  was  one  grand  success 

•  •      •     AMONG  THE  things  that  you  muggs  who  stayed 

in  the  nice  cool  city  missed  were Rear  Admiral  Lee  Ochs 

clad  in  less-than-that,  mastering  the  wheel  of  misfortune 

Pinochle  played  as  only  Jack  Bellman  and  Max  Stuart  can  deal 

'em  out and  Harry  Brandt  betting  next  week's  receipts 

of  the  Globe  that  "He'll  never  eight" As  the  ship  neared 

Indian  Point  what  did   lookout   Harry  Thomas    spy  from   the 
crow's    nest   but  Arthur   Loew's    snooty    Hacker-Craft    cutting 

the  water  at  50  miles  an  hour  with  Arthur  at  the  helm 

and  to  add  insult  to  injury  who  did  he  spy  as  passengers 

well  we're  tellin' it  was  Phil  Reisman  and  Skipper  Jack 

Alicoate.  ..... 


•  •  •  THE  FIRST  event  of  the  afternoon  was  the  much 
touted  baseball  game  between  the  Empey  gang  and  the  Ampa 
muggs.  ...... .and  never  in  the  history  of  the  national  game 

was  there  such  a  contest ask  anyone  who  survived  it 

Take  this  Empey   Club  line-up  f 'instance  Kutisker, 

1  B;  Charles  Goetz,  2  B;  Max  Cohen,  ss;  Phil  Reisman,  pitcher; 
Harry  Brandt,  3  B;  Lee  Ochs,  If;  Suchman,  cf;  C.  Rogers,  rf;  A. 

Seidman,   catcher And   then   the  Ampa   gang,   Ferrone, 

catcher;  Adams,  ss;  Jack  Alicoate,  1  B;  Carr,  If;  Mayer,  2  B;  S. 
Rubenstein,  pitcher;  W.  Rubenstein,  3  B;  Zang  rf 

&  %  *  * 

•  •      •     AT  THE  end  of  three  innings  Lee  Ochs  was  carried 

to  the  clubhouse  in  a  state  of  nervous  exhaustion Phil 

Reisman  was  yelling  for  Jim  Savage  to  help  straighten  his 
pitching  arm  which  he  tied  in  a  knot  trying  to  strike  out  Jack 

Alicoate Max   Cohen  was   lost  in  the  woods   trying  to 

find   Sam  Rubenstein's  home  run  and  Sam  himself  was  found 

Wandering  around  the  menagerie  looking  for  a  foul  fly 

The  score  might  have  been  anything  if  Charlie  Goetz,  captain 
of  the   Empey  team  hadn't  started  running  around  in  circles 

between  third  and  home Think  of  it three  on  base 

two  out and  the  score  2 — 2  when  from  third  Charlie 

spys  an  exhibitor  standing  behind  the  backstop "A  pros- 
pect for  my  trailers,"  sez  Charlie and  he  makes  a  dash 

for  home That  was  the  pay  off.  .  .  . 

#  #  *  * 

•  •      •     THEN  THE  Erpi  team  and  the  Columbia  champs 

took  to  the  field it  was  serious  business  and  wound  up  with 

the  Erpi  lads  taking  a  swell  game  at  5-2 Fine  ballplay- 

ing  by  eighteen  manly  fellows all  good  sports It 

beat   any   professional   game   we've  seen All   the   while 

Louis   Nizer   and   Ed   Finney   waged   war   on   the   tennis   court 

and  track  events  held  the  attention  of  thousands  who 

visited   our   field   from   nearby   basket-party    groves  As 

we  begrudgingly  left  the  gang the  bell  was  ringing  for 

the  big  eats and  the  sight  of  the  repast  almost  made 

us  miss  going  to  press Whatta  dinner and  what 

prizes  for  the  winnahs 

*  #  *  # 

•  •      •     THERE   MAY  be   some   sore   muscles   and  burned 

necks  today but  ask  any  of  the  bunch  and  they'll  tell 

you  that  they  feel  better look  better and  can  go 

about  their  duties  with  more  pep  as  a  result  of  the  outing 

There'll  be   another   next   year and   YOU'LL   be   there. 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


AKRON  THEATERS  MOVE 
TO  RAISE  ADMISSIONS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

42  days  after  first  release.  The 
remainder,  about  five  as  now  op- 
erating, will  ask  15  cents  and  ex- 
hibit  films    60    days   later. 

It  is  also  provided  that  in  the  25 
and  20  cent  group,  double  feature 
urograms  and  cut-rates  will  be 
dropped.  In  the  15-cent  group  any 
oolicy  is  permitted. 


20  Execs  Attending 

At  Warner  Chi.  Meet 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

A.ndy  Smith.  Norman  H.  Moray, 
S.  Charles  Einfeld,  Sam  Sax,  Al 
Schwalberg  and  Arthur  Sachson 
also  are  attending  from  New  York. 
The  meeting  will  be  along  the  same 
round-table  lines  as  the  New  York 
conference  earlier  in  the  week. 

Carl  Leserman,  district  manager 
with  headquarters  in  New  York,  to- 
gether with  his  branch  managers, 
will  play  host  to  the  other  men  be- 
tween sessions.  He  will  head  the 
delegation  consisting  of  E.  J.  Til- 
ton,  Des  Moines;  Wm.  Warner, 
Kansas  City;  R.  T.  Smith,  Milwau- 
kee; Leo  Blank,  Minneapolis;  C.  K. 
Olson,  Omaha,  and  Ben  Cammack, 
St.  Louis. 

Fred  M.  Jack,  southern  division 
district  manager  with  headquarters 
in  Dallas,  will  head  his  men,  con- 
sisting of  C.  E.  Peppiatt,  Atlanta 
branch  manager,  F.  P.  Bryan, 
Charlotte;  Don  Douglas,  Dallas; 
W.  B.  Fulton,  Memphis;  L.  Conner, 
New  Orleans,  and  J.  O.  Rohde, 
Oklahoma   City. 

N.  H.  Brower,  district  manager 
with  headquarters  in  Los  Angeles, 
will  head  the  following  branch 
managers;  Earl  Bell,  Denver; 
Harry  Lustig:,  Los  Angeles;  Vete 
Stewart,  Portland;  W.  F.  Gordon, 
Salt  Lake  City;  Chas.  Muehlman, 
San  Francisco,  and  Al  Oxtoby, 
Seattle. 


TWELVETREES   AT   COLUMBIA 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Columbia  has  signed 
Helen  Twelvetrees  for  the  lead  in 
"Goin'  to  Town,"  tentative  title  of 
the  Brian  Marlow  story  which  Vic- 
tor Schertzinger  will  direct. 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  3 


Doroles    Del    Rio 
Adrienne  Ames 


Wellyn    Tolman 
Charles  M.  Mersereau 


r 
features 

Reviewed 

in 

Film 

Daily  Jan. 

1  to 

Aug. 

2 

/!.'.'» 


Reviewed 


A    Kek    Balvany-XX 4-19-33 

Adorable-F    5-19-33 

After  the  Ball-F    3-18-33 

Air    Hostess-COL     1-21-33 

Alimony  Madness-MAY  ...  5-5-33 
Almas  Encontradas-XX  ..7-7-33 
Ann    Carver's    Profession-COL 

6-9-33 
Arizona     to     Broadwav-F.  7-22-33 

Baby    Face-WA     6-24-33 

Barbarian,     The-MGM  ..  .5-13-33 

Bed    of     Roses-RKO 7-1-33 

Bedtime  Story,  A-PAR.  .4-22-33 
Behind  Jury  Doors-MAY  .3-15-33 

Below    the    Sea-COL 6-3-33 

Be  Mine  Tonight-U  ....3-16-31 
Berlin     Alexanderplatz-XX 

5-13-33 

Best    of    Enemies-F 7-17-33 

Between    Fighting    Men-WW 

2.8-33 

Big    Drive-FD     1-20-33 

Big    Cage,   The-U 5-10-33 

Billion    Dollar    Scandal-PAR 

1-7-33 

Blondie    Johnson-FN 3-1-33 

Bondage-F    4-22-33 

Born    Anew-AM    7-25-33 

Breed     of     the     Border-MOP 

5-10-33 

Broadway     Bad— F 3-7-33 

By    Appointment    Only-INV 

7-12-33 

California     Trail-COL 7-22-33 

Cavalcade-F     1-7-33 

Central     Atrport-FN 3-29-33 

Charles     XII— XX     4-3-33 

Cheating    Blondes-CAP.  ..  5-20-33 

Cheyenne     Kid-RKO 7-13-33 

Child  of  Manhattan-COL. 2-11-33 
Christopher  Strong-RKO  3-11-33 
Circus    Queen   Murder-COL 

5-6-33 

Clear   All    Wires-MGM 3-4-33 

Cocktail    Hour-COL    6-3-33 

Cohens  and   Kellys  in  Trouble- 

U.. 4-15-33 

College    Humor-PAR 6-14-33 

Come    On    Danger-RKO  .  .2-16-33 

Come    on    Tarzan-WW 1-4-33 

Conquerors   of   the    Night- 

AM.. 8-1-33 
Constant    Woman,    The-WW 

5-23-33 

Cornered-COL     2-1-33 

Corruption-IMP     6-21-33 

Cougar,     The     King     Killer- 

SNO 5-23-33 

Cowboy  Counsellor-FD  .  .  .  2-1-33 
Crime    of    the    Century-PAR 

2-18-33 
Dangerously  Yours-F.  ..  .2-24-33 
Daring  Daughters-CAP.  .3-25-33 
Das  Lickende  Ziel-XX  ...  6-20-33 
Das   Nachtigall  Maedel-CAP 

1-28-33 

Deadwook    Pass-FR 6-6-33 

Death    Kiss-WW     1-28-33 

Deception-COL    1-10-33 

Der    Hauptman    Von    Koepe- 

nick-AMR     1-20-33 

Der    Liebling  von  Wien-XX 

6-14-33 
Der    Schuetzen     Koenig-GER 

5-10-33 
Destination   Unknown-U. .  .4-8-33 

Devil's    Brother-MGM 6-10-33 

Devil's  in  Love-F 7-28-33 

Diamond  Trail-M OP    4-19-33 

Die    Frau    von    Der    Man 

Spricht-XX     4-26-33 

Die    Grosse  Attraktion- 

BAV.. 7-25-33 

Diplomaniacs-RKO     4-29-33 

Disgraced  l-PAR      7-17-33 

Don't  Bet  on  Love-U 7-29-33 

Dos    Noches-IIOF    5-10-33 

Double  Harness-RKO.  .  .7-13-33 
Drei    Tage    Mittelarrest- 

XX.. 5-18-33 

Drum    Taps-WW 4-26-33 

Pude    Bandit-ALD 6-21-33 

Eagle  and  the  Hawk-PAR. 5-6-33 
Ein    Maedel    Der    Strasse-XX 

4-10-33 
Eine  Liebesnacht-XX  ...5-18-33 
Eine    Nacht    Im    Paradise-AMR 

2-23-33 
Eine  Tuer  Geht  Auf-PRX  2-8-33 
Eleventh  Commandment-ALD 

3-25-33 

Elmer  the  Great-FN 5-26-33 

El   Precio   De   Un   Beso- 

F.  .8-1-33 

Emergency    Call-RKO 6-24-33 

Employees'  Entrance-FN  1-21-33 
End    of  the   Trail-COL.  .. 2-23-33 

Ex-Lady-WA      5-13-33 

Face  in  the   Skv-F 2-18-33 

Fargo   Express- WW 3-1-33 

Fast   Workers-MGM    3-18-33 


KEY  TO  DISTRIBUTORS 


ABC— Arkay    Film    Exch. 

AE — Aeolian    Pictures 

AG — Agfa 

ALD — Allied    Pictures 

ALX — William   Alexander 

AM — Amkino 

AMR — American    Roumanian 

Film    Corp. 
ARL — Arthur  Lee 
AU — Capt.    Harold    Auten 
BAV — Bavarian   Film    Co. 
BEE— Beekman  Film  Corp. 
CAP — Capitol     Film     Exchange 
CHE— Chesterfield 
COL — Columbia 
COM — Compagnie    Universelle 

Cinematographique 
EC — Enrico  Cutali 
EQU — Equitable    Pictures 
F — Fox 

FAM — Foreign  American  Films 
FD — First  Division 
FOR — Foremco    Pictures 
FR — Freuler  Film  Associatss 
FN — First    National 


FX — The    Film    Exchange 
GB — Gaumont-British 
GEN — General  Films 
GER — Germania  Film  Co. 
GOL — Ken  Goldsmith 
GRF — Garrison  Films 
HOF— J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 
ICE — Int.    Cinema   Exch. 
IMP — Imperial  Dist. 
INA — Inter-Americas    Films 
INT — Interworld  Prod. 
INV — Invincible  Pictures 
JE — Jewell  Productions 
JRW— J.    R.   Whitney 
KIN — Kinematrade 
LEV — Nat    Levine 
MAD — Madison  Pictures 
MAJ — Maiestic  Pictures 
MAY — Mayfair    Picture! 
MO — Monopole  Pictures 
MGM — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
MOP — Monogram    Pictures 
PA  R — Paramount 
PO — Powers    Pictures 


POL— Bud  Pollard  Productions 
POR — Portola    Pictures 
PRI — Principal  Dist.  Corp. 
PRX— Protex  Dist.  Corp. 
REG — Regent  Pictures 
REM — Remington    Pictures 
RKO — RKO-Radio     Pictures 
SCR — Screencraft 
SHO — Showmen's  Pictures 
SNO— Sidney    Snow. 
SUP — Superb    Pictures 
SYA — Synchro  Art  Pictures 
SYN — Syndicate 
TF — Tobis  Foreign  Film 
TOW — Tower  Prod*. 
U — Universal 
TJA — United   Artiiti 
UFA— Ufa 
WA — Warner   Broi. 
WK— Willis  Kent 
WOK— Worldkino 
WW— World    Wide 
XX — No    distributor    set 
ZBY — Zbyszko     Polish-American 
Film    Co. 


Titlt 


Riu 


Title  Reviewed 

Fighting    for    Justice- 

COL..  5-17-33 

Fighting    Parson-ALD 8-2-3; 

Fighting  President.  The-U. 4-8-33 
Fighting   Texans-MOP    ..7-26-33 

Fires    of    Fate-PO 4-4-33 

Footsteps   in   the    Night-INV 

5-10-33 

Forbidden    Trail-COL 4-10-33 

Forgotten-INV    5-20-33 

Forgotten   Men-JE    5-13-33 

42nd    Street-WA    2-4-33 

Flaming    Guns-U 6-17-33 

Flaming    Signal-INV S-25-33 

Four    Aces-SYN 2-24-33 

Fourth    Horseman-U 2-8-33 

Frisco     Jenny-FN 1-7-33 

From  Hell  to  Heaven- 

PAR..  3-18-33 
Gabriel  Over  the  White  House 

MGM. ...4-1-33 

Gambling     Ship-PAR 7-13-33 

Gefahren  Der  Liebe-M AD. 5-1-33 

Ghost     Train-ARL 2-18-33 

Gigolettes    of    PariS-EQU 

7-19-33 

Girl   in   419-PAR 5-20-33 

Girl    Missing-WA    3-18-33 

Glos   Pustyni-XX    4-26-33 

Gold  Diggers  of  1933- 

WA..  5-25-33 
Goldie    Gets    Along-RKO.  .6-3-33 

Grand    Slam-WA 2-23-33 

Great  Jasper.   The-RKO  .  .2-17-33 

Gun     Law-MAJ 7-13-33 

Hallelujah   I'm  a  Bum-UA, 

1-27-33 

Haunted  Gold-WA    1-11-33 

He    Learned    About    Women 

PAR..  3-2-33 

Hell    Below-MGM    4-27-33 

Hell   on    Earth-AE 3-31-33 

Hello    Everybody-PAR    ..1-28-33 

Hello,    Sister-F    4-14-33 

Hell's    Holidav-SUP     7-19-33 

Heroes     for     Sale-FN 7-22-33 

Her  Resale  Va!ue-M AY  .  .6-21-33 
Hertha's  Erwachen-UFA.  3-1 3-33 
Heute    Nacht-Eventuell-XX 

7-7-33 

Hidden    Gold-U     3-22-33 

High    Gear-GOL     3-22-33 

His    Private    Secretary-SHO 

6-6-33 

Hold    Me    Tight-F 5-20-33 

Hold   Your  Man-MGM 7-1-33 

Holzapfel  Weiss  Alles-MO 

1-12-33 

Hotel     Variety-SCR 1-4-33 

Hot   Pepper-F    1-21-33 

Horizon-AM     5-13-33 

Humanity-F    4-22-33 

Hyppolit  A  Lakaj-ICE  ..1-20-33 
Ich    Will    Nicht    Wissen    Wer 

Du    Bist-INT    2-17-33 

I     Have    Lived-CHE 7-19-33 

Ihre   Majestaet  Die  Liebe- 

WA..  2-8-33 
I  Love  That  Man-PAR. .  .7-8-33 
I     Loved    You    Wednesday-F 

6-16-33 

India    Speaks-RKO 5-6-33 

Infernal    Machine-F 4-8-33 

I   Cover  the  Waterfront- 

UA.. 5-19-33 
International  House-PAR. 5-27-33 

Intruder,    The-ALD    3-13-33 

Iron    Master-ALD     2-4-33 

Island    of     Doom-AM 7-20-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Island    of    Lost    Souls-PAR 

1-12-33 
It's   Great  to  Be  Alive-F.  .7-8-33 

Ivan-GRF    2-23-33 

Jennie    Gerhardt-PAR 6-9-33 

Jungle    Bride-MOP 5-13-33 

Justice   Takes   a    Holiday- 

MAY.. 4-19-33 

Kadetten-FX    3-31-33 

Kazdemu   Wolng    Kochac-XX 

5-24-33 

Keyhole,     The-WA 3-31-33 

King    Kong-RKO 2-25-33 

WA..  2-18-33 
King  of  the  Jungle-PAR   2-25-33 

King's  Vacation-WA    1-20-33 

Kiss    Before    the    Mirror-U 

5-13-33 
Korvettenkapitaen-AG    ...3-25-33 

Kuhle  Wampe-KIN 4-26-33 

La  Donna  D'Una  Notte- 

POR.. 3-13-33 
Lady's    Profession,    A. 

PAR.. 3-25-33 
Ladies    They    Talk    About-WA 

2-25-33 
La  Ley  del  Haren-XX  ..  .6-20-33 

Laubenkolonie-GEN    6-9-33 

Laughing  at  Life-LEV.  .7-12-33 
La  Voce  del  Sangue-SYA. 4-19-33 
Law  and  Lawless-MAJ.  .4-12-33 
Les   Trois   Mousquetaires- 

COM..  5-1-33 

Life    Is    Beautiful-AM 2-17-33 

Life    of    Jimmy    Dolan-WA 

6-14-33 

Lilly    Turner-FN 6-15-33 

L'italia    Parla-EC 2-20-33 

Little   Giant-FN    4-14-33 

Long   Avenger-WW 6-30-33 

Looking  Forward-MGM .  .4-29-33 
Love  in  Morocco-GB  ....3-20-33 
Love  Is   Like  That-CHE. 4-29-33 

Lucky   Devils-RKO    1-28-33 

Lucky    Larrigan-MOP     ..3-15-33 

Luxury    Liner-PAR    2-4-33 

M— FOR    4-3-33 

Madame   Wuenscht   Keine 

Kinder-XX     6-3-33 

Malay     Nights-MAY 2-1-33 

Mama-F     7-20-33 

Mama    Loves    Papa-PAR 

7-22-33 

Man    Hunt-RKO    S-5-33 

Man    of    Action-COL 6-6-33 

Man   They    Couldn't  Arrest- 

GB..  3-13-33 

Man    Who    Won-PO 2-25-33 

Mano    a    Mano-INA 2-23-33 

Marius— PAR    4-19-33 

Mary  Stevens,  M.D.-WA. 7-28-33 

Matto    Grosso-PRI     1-14-33 

Mayor   of    Hell-WA 6-23-33 

Melodv    Cruise-RKO 6-16-33 

Men    and     Tobs-AM 1-6-33 

Men   Are    Such   Fools- 

RKO.. 3-13-33 

Men    of    America-RKO 3-1-33 

Men    Must    Fight-MGM.  .3-11-33 

Midnight    Club-PAR    7-29-33 

Midnight     Marv-MGM.  .  .7-17-33 

Mindreader-FN    4-7-33 

Mistigri-PAR     1-20-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Mon    Coeur   Balance-PAR   2-8-33 
Monkey's  Paw,  The- 
RKO..  6-1-33 

Morgenrot-PRX    5-18-33 

Murders  in  the  Zoo-PAR.  .4-1-33 
Mussolini  Speaks-COL  ..3-11-33 
Mysterious  Rider — PAR... 6-1-33 
Mystery  of  the  Wax  Museum- 

WA.. 2-18-33 
My    Mother-MOP    (Reviewed    as 

Self    Defense)    2-17-33 

Nagana-U     2-11. .33 

Namensheirat-FAM     1-12-33 

Narrow  Corner.  The-WA. 6-20-33 

Night  and    Day-GB 5-27-33 

Night   of   Terror-COL 6-7-33 

No  Other  Woman-RKO. .  1-13-33 
Noc  Listopadowa-PRX...  5-1-33 
Nuisance,  The-MGM  ...5-27-33 
Obey    the     Law — COL. .  .3-11-33 

Officer     13-FD     1-27-33 

Oliver    Twist-MOP 2-25-33 

On  Demande  un    Compagnon- 

XX..  6-9-33 

Our    Betters-RKO 2-24-33 

Out  AU   Night-U 4-8-33 

Outlaw    Justice-M AJ 2-23-33 

Outsider,    The-M-G-M 3-29-33 

Over  the  Seven  Seas-XX.  5-24-33 
Parachute  Jumper-WA    ..1-27-33 

Paris— Beguin-PRX      1-6-33 

Parole   Girl-COL 4-10-33 

Past    of    Mary    Holmes-RKO 

4-29-33 
Peg  O'  My  Heart-MGM..  5-20-33 

Penal  Code,  The-FR 1-6-33 

Perfect     Understanding-UA 

2-24-33 
Phantom    Broadcast-MOP 

4-4-33 
Phantom     Thunderbolt-WW 

6-14-33 

Pick-Up-PAR     3-25-33 

Picture    Snatcher- WA 5-1 9-33 

Pilgrimage-F       7-17-33 

Piri    Mindot   Tud-ABC    ..1-28-33 

Pleasure   Cruise-F 4-1-33 

Potemkin-KIN     4-3-33 

Primavera  en  Otono-F. .  .5-24-33 
Private  Detective  62-WA.  .7-8-33 

Private   Jones-U    3-25-33 

Professional    Sweetheart- 

RKO..  5-27-33 

Racetrack— WW     3-7-33 

Rebel,   The-U    7-27-33 

Reform   Girl-TOW    3-4-33 

Renegades    of    the    West 

RKO 3-29-33 

Return     of     Casey    JonesMOP 

6-30-33 
Return  of  Nathan  Becker- 

WOK..  4-19-33 
Reunion  in  Vienna-MGM. .  5-2-33 
Revenge  at  Monte  Carlo-MAY 

4-26-33 

Riot    Squad-MAY     7-26-33 

Rivals-AM     4-10-33 

Robber's     Roost-F     3-18-33 

Rome     Express-U 2-25-33 

Sailor    Be    Good-RKO 3-1-33 

Sailor's    Luck-F    3-17-33 

Samarang-UA     5-18-33 

Savage    Girl,    The-FR 1-6-33 

Savage    Gold-AU 5-23-33 

Scarlet     River-RKO 5-24-33 

Second   Hand   Wife-F 1-14-33 


Secrets-UA     3 

Secret    of     Madame     Blancl 

MGM 

Secrets   of   Wu   Sin-CHE.. 

Self   Defense-MOP    2 

Shadow     Laughs-INV 3 

Shame-AM    3- 

She    Done    Him    Wrong- 

PAR..2- 
She   Had  to    Say    Yes-FN 

7- 
Shriek   in    the   Night,    A-AL 

7- 

Silk    Express-WA 6-: 

Silver     Cord-RKO J 

Sister  to  Judas-MAY  ...1- 
Sleepless    Nights-REM    ..!■: 

Smoke    Lightning— F 5- 

So  This  Is  Africa-COL..4- 
Soldiers  of  the   Storm- 

COL..5- 
Somewhere  in  Sonora-WA.6 
Son  of  the  Border-RKO.  .8 
Song  of  the  Eagle-PAR.  .4- 

Song   of   Life-TF    3- 

Song     of     Songs-P  A  R 7-J 

Sous  La  Lune  Du  Maroc- 

PRX      1-; 

Speed    Demon-COL    1 

State    Fair-F    1-i 

State   Trooper-COL    3- 

Storm    at    Davbreak-MGM 

7-2 
Story  of  Temple  Drake- 

PAR....5 
Strange    Adventure-MOP    2 

Strange    People-CH E 6-: 

Stranger's  Return-M GM . .  7-; 
Strictly  Personal-PAR  ...3-1 
Study  in   Scarlet-WW. . .  .5-: 

Sucker    Money-WK S 

Sundown    Rider-COL 6- 

Supernatural-PAR    4-; 

Sweepings-RKO    3-Jl 

Taming    the    Jungle-INV.  .6 

Taras    Triasylo-XX    3-11 

Tatra's    Zauber-PRX 2-2 

Telegraph    Trail-WA 3-:] 

Terror     Abroad-PAR 7- . 

Terror    Trail-U     2-: 

Theodore  Koerner-XX  . .  .5-: 
There  Goes  the  Bride- 

GB.JU 
They   Just   Had   to   Get 

Married-U     2-1 

This  Is  America-BEE.  ..6-2 
Today  We  Live-MGM   ..4-1 

Tombstone     Canyon-F 7- 

Tomorrow    at    Seven-RKO 

7-1 
Tonight   Is   Ours-PAR   ..1-2 

Topaze-RKO     2-1 

Trailing   North-MOP 5-1 ! 

Traum   von    Schoenbruhnn 

XX. 6- 

Treason-COL    5-' 

Trick    for    Trick-F 6-1 

Truth  About  Africa-ALX.4-1 
20,000    Years    in    Sing    Sing| 
FN..1-1 
Una    Vida    Por    Otra-INA 

2-1 
Under    the   Tonto    Rim-PAR 

7-1? 

Vampire    Bat-MAJ 1-1; 

Via  Pony  Express-MAJ.  .5- 
Victims    of    Persecution-POL 

6-1 

Voltaire-WA     7-21 

Warrior's  Husband-F  ...5-1 
West   of    Singapore-MOP.  .4- 

Western  Code-COL    1-1 

What,  No  Beer-MGM...2-< 
What  Price  Decency  ?- 

MAJ..S 
What    Price    Innocence-COL 

6-2' 
When  a   Man   Rides  Alone-F' 
2- 
When    Ladies    Meet-MGM 

6-24 
When   Strangers  Marry- 

COL..5-2 
Whirlwind,  The-COL  ...7-2! 
Whistling  in  the  Dark-MGMl 

l-2« 

White    Sister-MGM     3-20 

Wild    Horse    Mesa-PAR. .  .1-' 

Wives   Beware-REG    S-J 

Woman  Is  Stole-COL. .  .6-30, 
Woman's  World-AM  ...1-28 
Women  Won't  Tell-CHE  1-3 
Woman  Accused-PAR . . . 3-1 » 
Working  Man,  The-WA.  .4-li; 
World  Gone  Mad-MAJ.  .4-1J 
Yanko  Muzykant-ZBY  ..3-13j 
Young  BIood-MOP  ...1-1« 
Zapfenstreich    Am    Rhein- 

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Of  Motion 
Now  Fifteen 

ewspaper 

Pictures 

Years  Old 

ccr,  rciDAy,  august  4,  1933 


5  CENTS 


Arbitration  is  Upheld  by  Indiana  District  Court 

|.L  MAM  CIRCUITS  j§i  NRA  BLANKET  CODE 

I.  F.   of   L.   Intercedes  in  Sound    Technicians*  Strike 


n 


All-Star  Era 

,  joy  for  the  marquees 

By   Don    Carle    Gillette  ' 


ANNING  of  the  new  season's  pro- 
tion  announcements  reveals  that 
t  striking  feature  is  a  determined 
ward   multi-star   casts. 

the  recently  adopted  interchange 
iozens  of  popular  stars  and  fea- 
iyers,  who  in  past  years  were  jeal- 
srded  by  the  studios  that  had  them 
ontract,  will  be  seen  in  pictures 
veral   different   banners. 

before  has  there  been  so  many 
elaborate  groupings  of  players  with 
e  magnetism. 


>ll'l  a  very  good  thing  in  several  ways. 

IFJ  of  all,  with  personalities  constitut- 
tfchief  drawing   power,   more   names 
msiore  coverage    in    the    matter   of   a 
jbu\  appeal. 
ecj)ly,  with  five  or  ten   big  names  to 
narquees  and  other  advertising  and 
Lion  space  can  be  filled  with  some- 
t  will  really  serve   to  attract  cus- 


ith  casts   like   these   the   publicity 
jertising  writers,  trailer  makers  and 
will  have  something   tangible  and 
I  to  talk   about. 


HER   or   not   this   multiple   use   of 
s  is  a   wise   move   from   the   long 
t  of  view   remains  to  be  seen, 
cycle,"  however,  it  beats  any  other 
it  comes   to   mind   at   this   boiling 

in  general  being  what  they  are, 
jy  nearly  everyone  being  more  or 
jned  to  the  fact  that  not  much 
|ne  about  it,  the  greater  stress  on 
'?  is  easily  the  next  best  bet. 
is  reason,  the  keen  enjoyment  in 
'the  clock-like  performances  of  an 
fist   has   never    been    fully    sold    to 

f 

I  can  be  done  with  assurance  that 
|l('s  wealth  of  talent  will  fulfill  the 
JI  promises. 


, 


William   Green  to  Confer 

With  LB.  E.  W.  on 

Jurisdiction 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  President  William 
Green  of  the  American  Federation 
of  Labor  has  interceded  in  the  stu- 
dio technicians'  strike,  which  the 
labor  chief  characterized  as  deplor- 
able. In  a  wire  to  Richard  J.  Green, 

{Continued    on   Page    6) 

WARNERTO4  SALES 
ESTABLISHING  RECORD 

Chicago— A  total  of  2,723  exhibi- 
tors have  signed  contracts  for  1933- 
34  Warner-First  National  .product 
sight  unseen,  Gradwell  Sears,  dis- 
tribution executive,  told  district  and 
branch  managers  attending  the 
sales  meeting  here  yesterday.  This 
was    an    all-time    record    for    War- 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 

Maryland  MPTO  Sign 

With  Reservations 

Baltimore — M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Mary- 
land is  signing  the  NRA  blanket 
agreement  with  a  reservation  ask- 
ing a  48-hour  week  and  $15  mini- 
mum weekly  wages  for  white-collar 
male  workers,  and  $12  minimum 
wage  and  40-hour  maximum  week 
for  female  workers,  according  to  H. 
Connelly,  secretary.  Arrangements 
will   be  signed   and   mailed   today. 


Kuykendall  Slams  Defeatists 

President  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.,  in  a  sweeping  statement  issued 
in  New  York  yesterday,  assailed  Abram 
F.  Myers  and  the  Allied  policy  in  con- 
nection with  the  industry  code 
Kuykendall   said,    in   part: 

"The  time  is  here  when  the  film 
industry  must  rid  itself  of  defeatist 
policies,  their  proponents,  and  obstruc- 
tionists to  public  good-will  and  govern- 
ment cooperation.  Fortunately,  they  are 
in  an  insignificant  minority,  but  un- 
fortunately, especially  at  this  time,  their 
slightest  utterance  travels  far  and  thus 
is  exceedingly  dangerous  to  the  entire 
business." 


NEW  GLAUSES  URGED 
IN  EXHIBITION  CODE 


By  J.   W.  LEHMAN 
FILM   DAILY   Staff    Correspondent 

Columbus  —  Several  new  clauses 
have  been  recommended  for  inser- 
tion in  the  exhibition  code  by  the 
M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Ohio  as  a  result  of 
the  mass  meeting  held  here  this 
week.       One    would    make    it    uneth- 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


Hays  Wires  Rosenblatt 
Assurance  of  Cooperation 

Washington  Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Will  H.  Hays,  re- 
plying to  the  invitation  of  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  NRA  deputy  adminis- 
trator, to  attend  a  joint  code  meet- 
ing in  New  York  next  Tuesday,  has 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Distributors  Win  Indiana  Suit 
Hinging  on  Arbitration  System 


Fox  Met.  Receivers 

Continued  for  6  Mos. 

Present  receivers  of  Fox  Metro- 
politan Theaters  will  be  continued 
for  six  months  as  the  result  of  a 
creditors'  meeting  held  before  Judge 
Mack  in  the  U.  S.  District  Court 
yesterday.  The  bondholders'  com- 
mittee reported  that  its  reorganiza- 
tion plan  has  not  been  completed 
to  the  point  of  announcement. 


Indianapolis — In  a  decision  mark- 
ing a  victory  for  the  arbitration 
system  as  set  up  by  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry  in  the  old  exhibition 
contract,  Judge  Baltzell  in  the  U. 
S.  District  Court,  Southern  Dis- 
trict) of  Indiana,  yesterday  set 
aside  the  $40,158.89  verdict  award- 
ed by  a  jury  last  January  to  Harry 
Mueller  of  Anderson,  Ind.,  against 
Fox,   RKO,   Universal,    United   Art- 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 


40-Hour    Week    is    Being 

Effected  by  Big 

Circuits 

All  major  circuits  have  agreed 
to  accept  President  Roosevelt's  40- 
hour  week  and  minimum  wage  code 
for  the  present  pending  acceptance 
of  the  industry  code.  The  agree- 
ment was  reached  at  a  meeting  held 
Wednesday  night  and  attended  by 
Harry  M.  Warner,  Harold  B. 
Franklin.  Col.   E.  A.   Schiller,   Spy- 

(.Continued    on    Page    4) 

NRA  NOHFFECTING 
WAGE  AGREEMENTS 

Washington  Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Existing  wage  con- 
tracts of  employes,  including  theater 
owners,  are  permitted  to  stand  under 
the  National  Recovery  Act,  accord- 
ing to  an  interpretation  made  yes- 
terday by  Donald  Richberg,  chief 
counsel  of  the  Recovery  organiza- 
tion.     This   is   provided   these   con- 

(Continucd   on   Page    4) 


Poli  Reorganization  Plan 
Will  be  Filed  in  30  Days 

A  reorganization  plan  for  Fox- 
New  England  Theaters  proposed  by 
a  bondholders'  committee  will  be 
submitted  to  the  District  Court  in 
Hartford  within  30  days.  The  rec- 
ommendation, presented  by  Louis 
M.  Sagal  and  Donald  A.  Hender- 
son, reorganization  managers,  urges 
the  forming  of  a  new  company  to 
acquire  the  physical  properties  of 
the  former  Poli  group  and  the  ex- 
changing of  its  new  securities  for 
bonds  and  debentures  of  the  current 
company. 

N.  L.  Nathanson  is  understood  to 
be  involved  in  this  plan,  which  has 
the  support  of  S.  Z.  Poli. 


Sparks  Circuit  Goes  NRA 

Jacksonville — E.  J.  Sparks,  operating 
50  houses  in  Florida,  has  lined  up  with 
the  National  Recovery  Act.  Seven 
hundred  are  now  on  the  Sparks  payroll. 


DAILY 


Friday,  Aug. 


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N.    Y.    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 

Para.    Publix    2'8        1?8       2 


CHESTERFIELD 

has   completed 

"I   HAVE   LIVED" 

"NOTORIOUS   BUT 
MCE" 


"MAN    OF    SENTIMENT' 
1540  B'wav  N.  Y.  C. 


U.  A. -Warner  Product  Deal  in  A.  C. 

United  Artists  has  closed  a  deal  with  Warner  Bros,  which  sends  its  1933-34  product 
into  the  circuit's  four  Atlantic  City  houses.  Theaters  getting  the  pictures  are:  War- 
ner.   Virginia.    Stanley   and   Colonial. 


Jesse  L.  Lasky  Seeking 
Agreement  With  Creditors 

Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Los  Angeles — In  a  schedule  of  as- 
sets and  liabilities  filed  by  Jesse  L. 
Lasky  under  the  newly  amended 
bankruptcy  law,  the  producer  seeks 
a  compromise  with  creditors, 
Lasky  stating  that  his  financial  dif- 
ficulties were  due  to  his  liability  as 
guarantor  on  an  issue  of  $750,000  in 
bonds  on  two  Xew  York  buildings. 
He  listed  liabilities  of  $2,020,024 
and  assets  of  §134,718. 

Due  to  shrinkage  in  value  of  the 
properties  and  their  income,  Lasky 
says  he  threw  a  large  amount  of 
money  into  them  to  protect  bond- 
holders, but  he  is  no  longer  able  to 
continue  the  burdens.  Lloyd  Wright, 
attorney  for  Lasky,  said  the  pro- 
ducer is  arranging  to  turn  over  for 
the  benefit  of  creditors  his  insur- 
ance policies,  stocks,  bonds  and  his 
interest   in   two  new  pictures. 


Asher  Levy  Handling 

Three  Madison  Houses 

Madison,  Wis. — Three  local  thea- 
ters, the  Strand,  Parkway  and  Orph- 
eum,  are  now  being  operated  by  Wis- 
consin Amusement  Corp.,  subsidiary 
of  Fox,  and  by  Asher  Levy,  who 
until  now  has  been  operating  the 
Orpheum  and  Parkway.  Levy  will 
direct  the  three  houses.  The  Fox 
subsidiary  has  also  taken  over  the 
Fond  du  Lac  theater  in  Fond  du  Lac. 


MOUXTAX  OX  COAST  TRIP 

D.  J.  Mountan,  president  of  Show- 
mens  Pictures,  left  yesterday  for  the 
Coast  to  go  over  details  with  their 
Coast  representative  regarding  the 
twelve  pictures  to  be  made  for  1933- 
34.  The  first  of  the  new  series  is 
due  for  release  Sept.  15.  Mountan 
will  also  visit  Dallas  and  Atlanta 
on  the  way  back  from  the  Coast. 


"CAPTURED:"  FOR  STRAXD 

"Captured!"  co-starring  Leslie 
Howard  and  Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr., 
opens  at  the  Strand  Aug.  10.  fol- 
lowing the  current  attraction.  "Mary 
Stevens,  M.  D.,"  Warners  announce. 
On  the  19th  it  will  be  released 
throughout  the  country. 

ED.   G.  ROBIXSOX   RE-SIGXED 

West    Coast  Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood  — -  Edward  G.  Robin- 
son has  been  re-signed  by  First  Xa- 
tional  to  a  long-term  contract,  it  is 
announced  by  the  company. 

KATZ  GETS  TAX  REFUXD 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Washington — Sam  Katz  has  been 
awarded  an  income  tax  refund  of 
$21,807  for  over-assessment  in  1929. 


RECOXSIDER  "BABY  FACE" 

Richmond — Warner's  "Baby  Face." 
originally  rejected  by  the  Virginia 
censor  board,  is  to  undergo  another 
examination  following  some  changes. 


Ohio  M.P.T.O.  Pledge 

Full  Support  of  Code 

Columbus — A  resolution  pledging 
100  ,per  cent  support  of  the  Presi- 
dent's blanket  code  was  adopted  at 
the  closing  session  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
0.  of  Ohio  meeting  called  by  Busi- 
ness Manager  P.  J.  Wood  here  this 
week.  About  100  exhibitors,  rep- 
resenting more  than  300  theaters, 
agreed  to  put  the  program  into  ef- 
fect promptly  and  to  call  on  other 
exhibitors  to  do  likewise. 


Sylvia  Sidney's  Life 

One  Dr.  After  Another 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — In  a  statement  set- 
ting forth  Paramount's  attitude  on 
the  Sylvia  Sidney  walkout  contro- 
versy/ Emanuel  Cohen,  production 
chief,  declared  that  three  of  the 
most  reputable  Xew  York  physi- 
cians will  re-examine  the  star  and 
if  they  agree  with  the  Los  Angeles 
physicians  that  she  is  able  to  work 
without  endangering  her  health  she 
will  be  ordered  to  return  to  the 
studio.  If  she  refuses,  Cohen  adds, 
Paramount  will  take  every  legal 
measure  to  protect  its  rights.  Miss 
Sidney  contended  that  her  personal 
doctors  urged  her  to  take  time  out. 


J.  E.  HOBBS  JOIXS  UXIVERSAL 
Charlotte,  X.  C. — James  E.  Hobbs. 
for  nine  years  with  Educational  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  local 
Universal  exchange,  succeeding  the 
late  Cowan  A.  Bain.  Hobbs  has 
added  J.  Mahan  of  Xew  Haven  to 
the  sales  force. 


ACTRESS  LEFT  BEQUESTS 

Bequests  of  $1,000  each  to  the  M. 
P.  Relief  Fund  of  Hollywood,  the 
Actors'  Fund  of  America  and  Actors' 
Equity  Ass'n  were  left  by  Louise 
Closser  Hale,  according  to  her  will 
filed  in  Surrogate's  Court  this  week. 


XEW  VIRGINIA  CORPORATIOX 

Richmond — Vanor  Corp.  of  Xor- 
folk  has  just  obtained  a  charter  to 
conduct  theatrical  and  motion  pic- 
ture activities.  Sidney  Wilmer  of 
Xew  York  is  president. 


BUXBAUM  CLOSES  DEAL 
Through  Branch  Manager  Harry 
Buxbaum,  Fox  has  closed  a  100  per 
cent  1933-34  product  deal  with  the 
Randforce  circuit,  operating  40 
houses  in  the  metropolitan  territory. 
Deal  covers  both  shorts  and  fea- 
tures. 


W.  B.  OPEXS   OSHKOSH  HOUSE 

Oshkosh,  Wis. — The  Strand,  dark 
for  the  past  several  months,  reopens 
this  week  under  the  direction  of 
Warner  Bros.  William  Hendricks, 
formerly  manager  of  Pittsburgh  and 
Steubenville,  is  manager. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Warner   sales    meeting,   Or 

Chicago. 
Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    I 

Hotel.   Toronto. 
Aug.     7:     Third    Annual    Film    Golf  I 

of     New     England     industry    at    F 

Valley    Country    Club,    Weston,   I 
Aug.    8:      All-industry    code    meeting 

Sol   A.    Rosenblatt,    NRA  deputy  . 

tor.    Bar    Building.    42    West   44tr. 

York,   10  A.   M. 
Aug.     8:     Columbia     Pictures    lunched 

hibitors,   Waldorf-Astoria   Hotel, 
Aug.   10:     Adjourned     meeting     of    P 

terprises     creditors     at     office    0 

Henry    K.    Davis. 
Aug.  21  :     Annual    outing    of    Omaha 

Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha 
Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater    Owi 

cruise   up   the   Hudson. 
Aug.    23-24:    First    annual    convention 

pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners 

of  Delaware  and   Eastern  Shore  c 

at  Hotel  Henelopen.   Rehoboth,  D 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     Mew     Jersey 

at    Atlantic    City. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annul 
officer* 

Sept.  28-29:     Third    Annual     Miniahr 
Conference,    New    York.      A.    D. 
secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Pi 
gineers  fall  meeting,  Edgewa 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


"Footlight  Parade" 
For  October  R 

Chicago    —    "Footlight    1 
musical    soecial    and    first 
release   of  the    1933-34  line 
the   exception  of   "Gold  Dig 
1933,"  has  been  set  for  na:k 
tribution  the  first  week  in 
said    Grad    Sears    yesterday 
opening    sessions     of    the 
sales  meeting  here. 

COLUMBIA   AFTER  CA 

Columbia    is    negotiating 
Casino  Theater  for  the  worl 
miere  of  "Lady  for  a  Day.' 


EVE  UNSELL   is   in   New  York  fro*  f 
for    a    stay    of    a    few    weeks. 

JIMMY  McHUGH  and  DOROTrT 
song  writers,  left  yesterday  for  trie 
work  on  the  score  of  "Meet  the  B 
picture  in  which  Jack  Pearl  will  make 
as    an    M-G-M    comedian. 

HERMAN  WOBBER  of  Fox  went 
this    week. 

PHIL  BERLER.  general  manager 
M.  Loew  Theaters,  has  left  Boston 
in    Chicago. 

DUKE    ELLINGTON    and    his    base'  1 
with     IRVING     MILLS,     manager,    re 
week    from    engagements    abroad. 

CONSTANCE    CUMMINGS   arrives  I  j 
London    on    the    Berengaria,    accompan 
husband.    BENN   W.    LEVY,    playwright  1 
ro    Hollywood    to    appear    in   20th   Ce  I 
ductions. 

D.  J.  MOUNTAN,  president  of 
Pictures,    is   en   route   to   the  coast. 

ERNEST  SCHOEDSACK  left  for 
Wednesday   by   airplane. 

EMANUEL   COHEN,    in   charge  of  P  | 
production,     is     expected     to     come 
ADOLPH     ZUKOR,     who     is    returning1 
York   from   the   Coast  studios   in   abot 


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INRESTRAINED  LAUGHTER 
ND  UNASHAMED  TEARS.. 

\\  the    *  *  *  *    hit  proves 

(N.Y.  Daily  News) 

to  be  a  4-week  smash! 


A  sight  to  warm  a  showman's  heart.  Crowds 
wrapped  up  in  the  emotional  torrent  that  is 
"Pilgrimage !". . .  entirely  forgetting  the  blazing 
heat  wave  in  the  uncooled  Gaiety  Theatre 
($2.00  top).  What  a  tribute  to  the  show- 
instinct  of  FOX  manpower! 


^^m^s 


M.  P.  Daily:  "A  bang-up 
money  attraction  . . .  way  out 
in  front." 

Film  Daily:  "Entertainment 
for  any  type  of  audience." 

'• 
M.  P.  Herald:  "A  tremendous 


HENRIETTA 
CROSMAN 

HEATHER  ANGEL 
NORMAN  FOSTER 
MARIAN    NIXON 

Story  by  I.  A.  R.  Wylie 

Directed    by    JOHN  FORD 


amount  of  popular  and  box-  -^ 

office  appeal."  gtpSW^ 


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DAILY 


Friday,  Aug.  4, 


Richard    Dix    in 

"NO  MARRIAGE  TIES" 

with    Elizabeth    Allan,    Doris    Kenyon,    Alan 

Dineharr 
RKO  65  mins. 

AMUSING  COMEDY  DRAMA  ON 
HIGH  PRESSURE  ADVERTISING  WITH 
A  ROMANTIC  PROBLEM  FOR  SIDE  IN- 
TEREST. 

There  are  really  two  stories  in  this 
cne,  and  together  they  make  good  popu- 
lar diversion.  Based  on  a  play,  "Ad 
Man,"  it  is  primarily  an  exposition  of  un- 
ethical advertising  methods  in  "scaring" 
the  public  into  buying  exploited  mer- 
chandise of  little  or  no  intrinsic  value. 
The  second  angle  has  to  do  with  the 
hero's  love  of  freedom  and  his  desire  to 
steer  clear  of  feminine  entanglements  that 
might  pin  him  down  to  routine  obliga- 
tions— but  changing  his  mind  in  the  end, 
of  course,  when  true  love  smites  him. 
Richard  Dix  is  the  hero.  Losing  his 
newspaper  job  on  account  of  drink,  he 
falls  into  an  advertising  proposition  and, 
with  hot  ideas  and  high-powered  methods, 
builds  himself  up  to  a  partnership  in  the 
agency.  Elizabeth  Allan,  an  unemployed 
girl  artist  with  whom  he  became  ac- 
quainted during  the  drunk  that  cost  him 
his  newspaper  job,  becomes  his  pal  and 
has  a  job  in  the  agency.  Agreeing  with 
his  ideas  of  freedom,  she  lets  him  do 
as  he  pleases  even  though  she  loves  him. 
When  he  falls  for  Doris  Kenyon  and  plans 
to  marry  her,  Elizabeth  decides  to  go 
away,  whereupon  Dix  realizes  it  is  Eliza- 
beth he  really  loves  and  likewise  pulls 
out   of   the   fake   merchandising    racket. 

Cast:  Richard  Dix,  Elizabeth  Allan,  Da- 
vid Landau,  Alan  Dinehart,  Doris  Kenyon, 
Hobart  Cavanaugh,  Hilda  Vaughan. 

Director,  J.  Walter  Ruben;  Authors, 
Arch  A.  Gaffney,  Charles  Curran;  Adap- 
tors, Sam  Mintz,  Arthur  Caesar;  Addi- 
tional dialogue,  H.  W.  Hanemann;  Cam- 
eraman, Edward  Cronjager;  Recording  En- 
gineer, John  Tribby;  Editor,  George  Hively. 

Direction,   Good.    Photography,   Good. 


FRENCH  FILM  AT  CARNEGIE 

"Paris-Beguin"  ("The  Darling  of 
Paris"),  French  musical,  has  re- 
placed "Soir  de  Rafle"  at  the  Little 
Carnegie    Playhouse. 


The  SCHOOLMASTER 


To-Duy's  Lesson 

KNOW 
YOUR 
FILM 
SLANG 


ECHOMETER — Device  used  to  discover  the 
source  of  film  sounds  which  must  be 
eliminated. 

BUZZARD — Bad    photographic    take. 

DYNAMITE — An  open  connection  box,  danger- 
ous if  stepped  on.  into  which  the  studio 
lamps    are    plugged. 

INKIES — Incandescent    lamps. 

MIKE    STEW— Undesirable    sounds    heard    by    the 

monitor    man. 


IK  THE 

R I  ALTO 

WITH 

'    PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •      •     LAUNCHING  OF  Warner's  big  national  campaign 

for  "The  Footlight  Parade"  is  scheduled  for  Aug.  10 with 

Al  Jolson  singing  "By  a  Waterfall"  over  a  coast-to-coast  radio 

hookup    the  song  is  one  of  the  principal  numbers  in  the 

picture    Patricia   Bowman premier  ballerina  at 

the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  has  received  a  cable  from 
The  Dancers  of  London  advising  that  she  has  been  made  hon- 
orary president  of  the  club  and  another  popular  twinkle- 
toes  Maria   Gambarelli better   known  as  Gamby 

will  interrupt  her  Loew  circuit  tour  long  enough  to  stage 
the  dances  for  a  musical  film  which  goes  in  work  soon  on  Long 
Island  after  that,  Gamby  is  to  star  in  a  series  of  musical 

shorts    ......      «nd   while  speaking  of  shorts a  second 

Educational   subject  a   Hodge-Podge  called   "Sawdust 

Sidelights"  has  been  added  to  the  current  Radio  City 
Music  Hall  program 

•  •  •  THERE  IS  a  suspicion  in  the  mind  of  Sam  Schnei- 
der  right-hand  man  to  H.   M.  Warner that  Joe 

Hornstein  and  Harold  Rodner  pulled  a  fast  one  on  him  while 

golfing    the    other    day   making    a    difficult    drive,    Sam 

walked  up  to  find  his  ball  reposing  snugly  in  the  cup 

not  believing  it  possible  for  the  shot  to  have  scored  in  one  so 

easily,  Sam  questioned  Joe  and  Harold but  they  insisted 

they  did  not  drop  another  ball  in  the  hole and  there  it 

rests  for  the  present we  mean  the  question,  not  the  ball 

When    Bing    Crosby's    son    cries which    Bing's 

press  agent  says  is  infrequently the  youngster  "bub-a- 

bub,  bub-bub-bub" and  a  Mickey  Mouse  ice  cream  cone 

has  been  put  out  by  the  Harding  Cream  Co.  of  Omaha 

*  *  *  $ 

•  •      •     WHOEVER    started    the    rumor    that    Ida    Lupino 

daughter    of    Stanley    Lupino    of    the    British    stage 

- has  been  picked  to  play  the  title  role  in  Para- 
mount's  "Alice  in  Wonderland"    was  not  telling  the  truth, 

the  whole  truth  and  nothing  but   the  truth,  says  a  statement 

from    Paramount   itself      the   notice    advises    that   screen 

tests  for  an  Alice  are  still  being  made  in  different  cities    

so  don't  lose  hope,  girls  Ona  Munson,  rehearsing  in  the 

new  Joe  Cook  show  coming  to  the  Winter  Garden,  has  received 
two   film    offers   this    week  since   she   believes    all   good 

things  come  in  threes,  she  expects  another  offer  before  the  week 
is  over..  and  while  on  the  subject  of  the  stage,  First  Na- 

tional intimates  that  Warren  William,  one  of  its  stars,  may  be 

seen  in  a  Broadway  play  this  fall if  it  can  be  arranged. 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  WE  TOOK  a  slant  yesterday  at  Univei-saPs  ex- 
ploitation campaign  on  "Moonlight  and  Pretzels"  and  for  pep 

and   ginger   it  wins   the   spice   cake With   a   swell   cast 

bevy  after  bevy  of  beautiful  baby-dolls  and  songs  that 

are  sure  to  be  sensationally  scintillating   we've  put  it  down 

on  our  date  book  as  a  "MUST" And  speaking  of  future 

attractions  it  looks  as  though  Frank  Buck  will  put  over  an- 
other "Bring  'Em  Back  Alive"  in  his  new  adventure  film  which 
is  now  in  the  making  over  6,000  feet  of  real  stuff  taken 

in  Ceylon  have  been  received  by  the  Van  Beuren  Corp.,  from 

Frank  and  from  what  we've  heard    it's  the  nertz    

Another  comer  is  the  Joan  Lowell  expedition  to  South  Amer- 
ica and  sech  places  In  a  card  from  Joan  we  are  cheer- 
fully told  that  she  successfully  rode  the  Roaring  Falls,  Jamaica, 
in  her  30-foot  sloop  and  secured  some  grand  footage  for  the 
feature  It's  another  Van  Beuren  scoop    

•  •  •  WE  GOT  bawled  out  by  Phil  Reisman  yesterday  for 
not  telling  the  customers  that  as  pitcher  for  the  Empey  base- 
ball team,  he  struck  out  eight  men  in  three  innings  at 
that  memorable  outing  which  the  Gaterri-Walquist  combine  so 
cleverly  handled  . .  So  there  you  are  Phil  hope  you're 
always  a  better  pitcher  than  a  catcher 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


ALL  MAJOR  CIRCUIT 
SIGN  BLANKET  CI 


{Continued  from  Page  1) 

ros  Skouras  and  others.     The 
agreement  does  not  apply  to  u: 
but  does  affect  all  other  theate 
ployees     including     assistant 
agers  receiving  less  than  $35  ' 
ly  who  will  immediately  be  pi 
a  40-hour  stagger  system  schi 
Official     announcement     that 
RKO    circuit    houses    would   fl; 
NRA    banner   was    made   last    : 
by    Harold    B.    Franklin,   who 
terday  signed  the  Presideu 
ment    and    dispatched    it    I 
ington. 


NRA  Not  Affecting 

Wage  Agreem 

(Continued  from  Page  li 

tracts  were  effected  through  t 
tive   bargaining. 

The  only  requirement  is  tha 
ater   owners  certify  this  fact 
signing    the    President's    agreij 
upon    making    application    foi| 
NRA   emblem. 

No    film    industry    code   has 
received  so  far,  said  Sol  A.  Bj 
blatt.    There  are  47  different  g\ 
which  are   expected  to  submit 
drafts. 


Hays  Wires  Rosenblatt 
Assurance  of  Coopera 

(Continued  from  Page  i) 

wired    from    Washington    tha 
M.   P.   P.  D.   A.  will  have  repi 
tatives  at  the  meeting  and  thn 
ter    will    fully    cooperate    in 
way  to  advance  the  purpose.    • 
functions   in   the   industry  alsi 
understood       to      have      resio 
promptly  to  Rosenblatt's  calf 
general  meeting. 


DR.  VOELLER  TO  WEST  IN 

Dr.  W.  H.  Voeller,  formerly 
Paramount  Publix  and  who  re> 
was  appointed  vice-president  of 
quest  Alliance  Co.,  expects  to  ) 
Saturday  for  the  West  Indies  t< 
stations  in  that  territory  whi 
long  to  the  Conquest/ Grou: 
range    for   the   production  of 
shows   which   have  been  conti 
for  by  American  advertisers. 


MANY  PAPPY  PITU1 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  4 


Charles    Delaney  Anita 

Helen  Kane  Daniel  M.  I 

Fred    Steele 


_J 


EASTMAN     PRESENTS 

A  NEW  FILM 


EXHIBITING  extremely  fine  grain 
combined  with  reasonably  high 
speed,  Eastman  Background  Nega- 
tive admirably  fulfills  its  function 
as  a  negative  medium  for  composite 
shots.  Both  in  the  camera  and  in  the 
processing  laboratory  it  performs 
in  a  manner  that  makes  it  an  out- 
standing film  for  this  new  era  of 
the  motion  picture . . .  Make  your 
own  tests  of  it  as  soon  as  possible. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company.  (J.  E. 
Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN 


BACKGROUND     NEGATIVE 


THE 


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DAILY 


Friday,  Aug.  4, 1 


ARBITRATION  UPHELD 
BY  INDIANA  COURT 


Hnued  from  Pane  1 ) 
ists,    Pathe    Exchange,    Tiffany   and 
Erpi. 

Mueller  charged  conspiracy,  re- 
straint of  trade  and  monopoly.  A 
motion  was  immediately  made  by 
the  defendants  to  set  aside  the  ver- 
dict. 

Jdujje  Baltzell,  in  his  opinion 
setting  aside  the  verdict,  stated 
that  neither  conspiracy  nor  dam- 
age had  been  proved. 


Warner  '33-34  Sales 

Establishing  Record 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ners,  said  Sears.  Another  record 
announced  by  him  was  a  total  of 
8,423  contracts  during  the  current 
season,  as  well  as  a  75  per  cent 
jump  over  last  year  in  shorts  and 
trailers. 

Other  speakers  at  the  sessions  in- 
cluded Major  Albert  Warner,  Andy 
Smith,  Norman  H.  Moray,  S. 
Charles  Einfeld  and  Sam  Sax.  The 
meeting  was  along  the  lines  of  the 
round-table  conferences  in  New 
York  earlier  in  this  week.  Sears 
followed  through  on  H.  M.  War- 
ner's request  for  code  promulgation 
throughout  the  industry  and  in- 
structed the  men  not  to  do  business 
with  any  exhibitor  who  fails  to 
join  President  Roosevelt's  recovery 
program. 

Einfeld  gave  an  analysis  of  the 
coming  product  and  spoke  of  the  43 
per  cent  increase  in  advertising 
budget  for  the  coming  year. 

Sears,  who  had  expected  to  ac- 
company Smith,  Einfeld  and  Moray 
to  Toronto  for  the  Canadian  meet- 
ing scheduled  for  next  Monday  and 
Tuesday,  may  have  to  stay  over  in 
Chicago  for  a  couple  of  days,  due 
to  numerous  exhibitors  who  are  in 
town  trying  to  close  with  Sears  for 
the  1933-34  product  and  for  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933"  pre-release  en- 
gagements. 

The  entire  New  York  delegation 
was  entertained  Wednesday  night 
at  the  A.   D.   Lasker   estate. 


Fred  Jack's  Division 

Leads  in  Year's  Sales 

Chicago — Fred  M.  Jack,  Warner's 
southern  district  manager  with 
headquarters  in  Dallas,  came  in  for 
a  neat  pat  on  the  back  when  Grad- 
well  Sears,  Warner  sales  executive 
who  is  presiding  at  the  sales  meet- 
ing here,  announced  that  the  south- 
ern district  headed  by  Jack  leads 
the  entire  U.  S.  in  business  done 
for  the  past  year. 


"SmilirT  Thru"  Wins  Medal 

M-G-M's  "Smilin'  Through."  with 
Norma  Shearer,  Fredric  March  and  Les- 
lie Howard,  has  been  awarded  the  1933 
gold  medal  in  the  annual  reader  bal- 
loting conducted  and  supervised  by 
"Photoplay  Magazine."  The  picture 
also  was  one  of  the  Ten  Best  in  the 
nitional  critics'  poll  conducted  by  THE 
FILM     DAILY. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS'7 


B.    RALPH  W1LK 


HOl/  •OOD 
pLANS  for  the  production  |  Rob- 
ert Louis  Stevenson's  "1  easure 
Island"  have  been  abandoned,  ac- 
cording to  announcement  made  yes- 
terday by  the  M-G-M  studios. 

*  *         * 

A  daughter  was  born  this  week 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Gilbert  (Vir- 
ginia Bruce). 

*  *         * 

Major  Goodsell,  eight-time  de- 
fender of  the  world's  sculling  cham- 
pionship and  present  coach  for  the 
U.  C.  L.  A.  crew,  has  been  signed 
by  Monogram  Pictures  to  play  his 
real  life  role  of  coach  in  "The  Sweet- 
heart of  Sigma  Chi,"  Monogram 
crew  race  feature,  which  goes  into 
production  next  week.  Goodsell  will 
also  act  as  technical  advisor  to  Di- 
rector Edwin  L.  Marin.  W.  T.  Lac- 
key is  producer  in  charge. 

*  *         * 

Richard  Boleslavsky  will  direct 
"Hall  of  Justice,"  an  original  story 
by  Morris  Lavine,  soon  to  be  placed 
in  production  at  Metro. 

*  *         * 

Pert  Kelton  has  been  assigned  to 
"Dummy's  Vote,"  in  which  RKO  will 
star  ZaSu  Pitts.     Julien   Josephson 

will  write  the  screen  play. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Benchley  has  been  engaged 
by  M-G-M  to  play  the  part  of  a 
columnist  in  Joan  Crawford's  new 
starring  vehicle,  "Dancing  Lady." 
Robert  Z.  Leonard  is  directing. 

While  here  on  a  vacation,  Mildred 
Lehrman,  Albuquerque,  N.  M.,  high 

school  girl,  was  signed  by  RKO. 

*  *         * 

Jack  Pearl,  Eddie  Quillan  and 
Polly  Moran  are  additions  to  the 
cast  of  M-G-M's  all-star  musical 
"The  Hollywood  Party,"  now  under 
way  with  Russell  Mack  directing. 

The  history  of  glass  and  its  com- 
mercial manufacture  will  be  the  sub- 
ject of  a   short  feature  soon  to  be 


made  at   the   M-G-M   studios,   to  be 
titled  "Glass  Blowers." 

*  *         * 

"Meet  the  Baron"  is  announced  as 
the  definite  title  for  the  comedy  ve- 
hicle in  which  Jack  Pearl  will  make 
his  bow  as  an  M-G-M  star.  The  film 
had  been  tentatively  called  "What  a 
Liar!"  Jimmy  Durante  is  co-starred 
with  Pearl,  with  Lyda  Roberti  and 
Ted  Healy  in  other  leading  roles. 
Walter  Lang  will  direct  the  produc- 
tion, which  starts  next  week. 

*  *         * 

Leslie  Howard's  second  vehicle  for 
First  National,  "British  Agent,"  is 
all  ready  for  active  production  and 
is  awaiting  the  star's  return  from 
England.  Pierre  Collings  and  Rob- 
ert Presnell  wrote  the  scenario,  a 
copy  of  which  has  been  mailed  to 
Howard  in  London.  The  star  is  ex- 
pected back  in  Hollywood  early  in 
September. 

*  *         * 

Metro  began  production  this  week 
on  "Solitaire  Man,"  a  new  play  by 
Bella  and  Samuel  Spewack,  authors 
of  "Clear  All  Wires."  Herbert  Mar- 
shall has  the  chief  male  role,  and 
the  cast  includes  Elizabeth  Allan, 
Lionell  Atwill,  Mary  Boland,  Ralph 
Forbes  and  May  Robson. 

*  '     *         * 

Walter  Connolly  bas  been  as- 
signed to  a  prominent  part  in 
"Man's  Castle"  at  Columbia.  It  is 
being  directed  by  Frank  Borzage 
from  the  play  by  Lawrence  Hazard. 
Spencer  Tracy,  Loretta  Young  and 
Helen  MacKellar  have  already  been 
signed  for  the  leading  roles. 

*  *         * 

On  the  eve  of  starting  Dorothea 
Wieck's  first  picture  for  Paramount, 
"Cradle  Song,"  Mitchell  Leison,  di- 
rector, was  handed  a  new  long  term 
contract.  As  an  associate  director 
on  this  picture,  Leison  will  be  as- 
sisted by  Nina  Moise,  former  Para- 
mount voice  instructor,  recently 
made  a  director. 


A.  F,  OF  L.  INTERCEDE 
IN  TECHNICIAN  STRIi 


(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

representative  of  the  I.  A.  T.  S. 
the  A.  F.  of  L.  head  said  he  w<; 
confer  with   the  officials   of  the 
ternational    Brotherhood   of  Elecil 
cal   Workers  regarding  jurisdict 
which    seems    to    be    the    stumbll 
block    to    a    settlement    of   the  < 
troversy. 

Harry  Brigaerts  of  the  I.  B.  | 
W.  has  finally  appeared  before 
Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Art] 
Sciences'  fact-finding  commit  i 
The  data  obtained  by  this  gn' 
will  probably  be  made  public  tod 


Industry  Unit's  Aim 

Solely  Fact-Finding 

Purpose  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Theater  Industry  of  the  Metropol- 
itan Division  is  exclusively  a  fact- 
finding organization  in  connection 
with  the  industry  code.  Unless 
there  is  further  need  of  the  asso- 
ciation in  this  connection,  it  will 
dissolve  following  acceptance  of  an 
industry  code,  its  executives  point- 
ed out  yesterday. 


'WANDERING  JEW'  COMPLETED 

George  Roland  bas  coirlpleted 
shooting  on  "The  Wandering  Jew," 
first  of  a  series  of  Yiddish  and  Eng- 
lish talkies  in  which  Jacob  Ben- 
Ami  is  to  be  starred  by  JAFA  (Jew- 
ish American  Film  Arts).  Dialogue 
is  in  Yiddish,  with  explanatory  titles 
in  English.  Frank  Zucker  did  the 
camera  work,  while  I.  J.  Hochman 
supplied  the  incidental  music. 


Writers'  Guild  Sends 

Suggestions  to  NRA 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Washington — Several  suggestions 
have  been  sent  to  the  NRA  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  of  Hollywood,  pre- 
sumably with  reference  to  the  pro- 
•hirtion  code.  Whether  the  writers 
will  come  under  any  code  is  not 
known  at  present.  The  Dramatists 
Guild  claimed  its  members  are  not 
within  the  provisions  of  the  code, 
but  offered  assistance  to  those  com- 
ing: under  the  jurisdiction. 


New  Clauses  Urged 

In  Exhibition  Co 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ical  for  a  district  manager  or  ot  I 
employee  of  a  distributor  or  p 
ducer  to  submit  a  contract  or  sch 
ule  of  rentals  or  license  fees  to 
exhibitor  with  the  assurance  t! 
the  home  office  will  accept  such  c 
tract  with  or  without  the  recc 
mendation  or  approval  of  such  c 
trict  manager  or  other  employee 

Another  suggestion  section  spt 
fies  that  a  circuit  operator  sb 
contract  for  films  only  with  I 
branch  or  district  office  which  ■ 
ularly  serves  his  territory.  A  th 
proposed  new  clause  provides  tl 
a  distributor  cannot  release  fil: 
other  than  those  under  contract  i 
til  he  has  delivered  all  pictures  i 
der  contract. 

In  the  matter  of  clearance,  soi 
members  urged  that  subsequent  ru 
be  barred  from  advertising  a  pi, 
ture  until  after  the  first-run  sho 
ing  is  over,  while  other  theat 
owners  want  permission  to  advt 
tise  within  the  house  before  su 
time.  Consensus  of  opinion  w 
that  such  matters  should  be  left 
the  clearance  committee.  On  doul. 
features,  it  was  agreed  that  du£ 
should  be  banned  when  a  majori 
of  exhibitors  are  against  them. 

Numerous  other  recommendatio 
on  the  proposed  code  were  made. 


NATIONWIDE    VARIETY    CLUBS 

Formation  of  Variety  Clubs,  so- 
cial organizations  for  men  identi- 
fied with  the  amusement  field,  has 
started  nationally.  Clubs  have  al- 
ready been  established  in  Columbus, 
Pittsburgh  and  other  key  cities. 
Pete  Wood  is  included  in  the  mem- 
bership  of  the   Columbus   club. 


THEATER  GROUP  CHARTER? 

Incorporation  papers  were  sign' 
this  week  for  the  National  Assoc' 
tion  of  Legitimate  Theaters,  cor 
posed  of  managers  and  produce' 
seeking  to  promote  the  interests 
the  legitimate  field  on  a  nation- 
scale.  William  Klein  of  the  Shube 
offices  and  Milton  R.  Weinberg' 
prepared  the  constitution  and  b 
laws  of  the  new  organization. 


Honored    for   Clean    Ads 

St.  Louis — Harry  Greenman,  resident 
manager  of  the  Fox  Theater,  has  a  100 
per  cent  record  for  clean  advertising 
in  the  past  year,  in  a  checkup  kept 
by  the  Better  Films  Council.  Manager 
Chick  Evens  of  Loew's  State  also  scored 
high    in   sex-less  copy. 


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your  pocketbook  and  give  you  new  ideas  of  home  comfort  and  convenience.  Fig- 
ure it  out  for  yourself.  Prove  to  your  satisfaction  that  vou  can  live  in  The  Park 
Central  Residency,  carefree,  in  peace  and  comfort,  at  less  cost  to  you.  We  have  a 
limited  number  of  2  and  3  room  unfurnished  suites  that  we  will  lease  on  a  one- 
year  basis,  with  the  free  services  listed  below,  never  before  offered  by  any  metro- 
politan hotel  or  apartment  house.   Study  this  budget  of  expense. 

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Gas    Free   

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Laundry  . Free   

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Sundry  Supplies Free   

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NOTICE — Many  people  who  have  visited  the  Park  Central  recently  have  said,  "This  proposition  sounds  TOO  GOOD, 
there  must  be  come  'catch'   to   it."    The   management  wishes   to   emphasize   that   the   above   proposal    is   correctly 
stated — there  is  no  camouflage  or  "catch"  to  this  generous  offer.     Come  in  today — satisfy  yourself  that  this  is  the 
most  unusual  proposition  ever  presented   by  any   metropolitan   hotel   or  apartment   house. 
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Swimming  PogI  and  Gymnasium,  the  finest  in  Manhattan,  free  to 
guests.  Period  Salons  for  private  functions.  Circulating  ice-water. 
Radio  Outlets.  Electrical  Refrigeration.  Serving  Pantries.  Unex- 
celled location,  3  short  blocks  to  Central  Park ;  adjacent  to  5th  Avenue 
shopping  section,  the  Broadway  theatrical  district;  subway  entrance 
in  the  building  .  .  .  yet  aside  from  the  noise  and  turmoil  of  the 
business  district. 

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PARAMOUNT 

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1st  six  months  of  1933  has  twice  as  many  pictures    as  any  other  company 


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RA  MOBILIZES  FILM  INDUSTRYTO  FURTHER  ITS  AIMS 

rcuits  Would  Raise  Union  Wages  Under  Present  Hours 


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[ours  Maintained  in 
New  Contracts 

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it  y  of  one-year  agreements  be- 
unions  and  circuits,  it  is  be- 
that  circuits  will  offer  to  re- 
pay cuts  amounting  to  10,  15 
!5  per  cent  made  during  the 
I  of  stress,  to  union  workers  in 
l  for  a  renewal  of  contract 
:S  calling  for  the  present  scale 
jirs. 

le  circuits  believe  that  a  raise 
mission  prices  this  fall  is  in- 
ile  and  that  the  average  scale 
e  boosted  from  25  to  40  cents. 


TOA,  HAYS  DIFFER 
0  TWO  CODE  POINTS 


I  agreeing  with  the  Hays   office 

sd  [ry  code  makers  on  two  major 

si  ',  although  in  accord  with  them 

:  I  other  major  points,  the  M.  P. 

A.  will  include  the  two  pro- 

m'i   in   the    draft   which    it    will 

•jo  submit  to  the  NRA. 

Ht  M.    P.    T.    0.    A.    delegation 

et'  a  by  President  Ed  Kuykendall 

I  ;  upon  the  elimination  of  score 

es,  which  the  distributors  de- 

"^Kuykendall  yesterday  said  that 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 

•M  Offices  Adopt 
Day- Week  Under  Code 

I  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
|  blanket  code,  the  M-G-M  ex- 
;u  e  offices  have  eliminated  Sat- 
i  work  and  therefore  will  be 
I !  all  day  today. 


Weakening 

-  U.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Although  he  previously 
1 1  stated  that  he  could  see  no  early 
Ijjening  of  theaters  or  increasing  of 
ssions  under  the  recovery  program, 
■  im  F.  Myers  of  Allied  now  admits 
'l|  an  increase  is  "not  improbable." 


Star  Salaries   May   Come   Down   Under  Code 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Likelihood  of  star  salaries  being  lowered  as  part  of  the  production 
code  was  voiced  here  yesterday.  Such  a  reduction,  it  was  held,  would  enable  a  greater 
spread  of  equitable  salaries  among  studio  personnel  and  result  in  better  distribution  of 
star  talent  among  all  companies.  It  is  also  believed  that  such  a  move  would  make 
stars   more   willing   to   work   on   percentage. 


Warner  Sales  to  be  Percentage  Only 


Foreclosure  is  Sought 
By  Bank  Against  RKO 

Foreclosure  proceedings  were 
started  yesterday  in  the  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  by  Chemical  Bank  & 
Trust  Co.,  as  trustee  under  a  10- 
year  debenture  issue  of  $11,600,000, 
against  RKO  and  subsidiaries.  Per- 
mission to  bring  the  suit  was  se- 
cured by  Cotton,  Franklin,  Wright 
&  Gordon,  attorneys  for  the  bank, 
from  Judge  William  Bondy,  because 
of  the  fact  that  RKO  is  in  equity 
receivership. 


Chicago  —  Warner  product  for 
1933-34  will  be  sold  only  on  a  per- 
centage basis,  Gradwell  Sears  told 
district  and  branch  managers  at  the 
final  session  of  the  sales  meeting 
here  yesterday.  Possibility  that 
"Footlight  Parade"  and  "Wonder- 
bar"  would  be  roadshown  also  was 
indicated  by  Sears,  following  con- 
sultations with  Major  Albert  War- 
ner and  S.  Charles  Einfeld. 

All  managers  at  the  convention 
signed  an  endorsement  of  H.  M. 
Warner's   plan  for  backing  the  na- 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 


Fox  Selling  Away  from  Warner  Circuit 


Failing  to  work  out  a  1933-34 
product  deal  with  Warner  Bros., 
Fox  has  started  to  sell  away  from 
this  circuit  nationally,  it  was  stated 
at  the  company's  home  office  yes- 
terday. This  step  indicates  that  re- 
cent conferences  to  discuss  rental 
requirements  of  Fox  failed  to  pro- 
duce anticipated  results.  The  dif- 
ferences apparently  originated  in 
the  Philadelphia  territory. 


James  A.  Clark  Resigns 
As  Para.  Ad  Sales  Mgr. 

James  A.  Clark,  ad  sales  manager 
for  Paramount,  has  resigned  effec- 
tive Sept.  1.  He  has  been  in  charge 
of  Paramount  advertising  acces- 
sories for  six  years.  No  successor 
has  been  named  yet,  George  J. 
Schaefer  stated. 


Various  Phases  of  Activity 

Planned  by  Hochreich  Firm 


IBEW  Wants  Jurisdiction 
Over  All  Sound  Workers 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — A  demand  from  Harry 
Brigaerts  of  the  International 
Brotherhood  of  Electrical  Workers 
that  his  organization  be  authorized 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


A  new  company  of  national  signi- 
ficance looms  in  a  project  just 
launched  by  David  Hochreich,  who 
is  establishing  a  group  of  seven 
companies  to  engage  in  production, 
distribution,  theater  advertising, 
theater  real  estate  and  insurance  and 
equipment  selling.  They  will  be  con- 
(Continued  on  Page   4) 


Film      Industry      Leaders 

Named  on  New  NRA 

Committee 

By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
.  FILM    DAILY,  Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — In  recognition  of  the 
value  of  the  film  industry  in  reach- 
ing millions  of  people  daily,  the 
movies  have  been  mobilized  by  the 
NRA  through  Frank  R.  Wilson  to 
propagandize  facts  and  purposes  of 
the  NRA  administration.  Shorts 
will  be  made  by  screen  stars  de- 
picting the  new  deal.  John  C.  Flinn, 
who  was  in  charge  of  Liberty  Loan 
propaganda  in  theaters  during  the 
war,  and  now  connected  with  Para- 

{Continued    on   Page   4) 

LOEWS  40-WEEK  NET 
EQUALS  $  VM  A  SHARE 

For  the  40  weeks  ended  June  8, 
Loew's,  Inc.,  reports  net  profit  of 
$2,583,527,  equal  to  $1.11%  a  share. 
In  the  same  period  of  1932,  profit 
was  $7,374,805. 


Indies,  Majors  Agree 

On  Most  Code  Points 

After  a  conference  yesterday  be- 
tween representatives  of  distribu- 
tors affiliated  with  the  Hays  organi- 
zation and  the  Federation  of  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Industry,  statement 
was  made  that  the  independent  as- 
sociation delegates  were  "generally 
in  accord"  with  many  of  the  pro- 
posed clauses,  but  disagreed  with 
the  provisions  in  Hays  draft  barring 
double  features. 

The  groups  will  hold  another 
meeting  soon  to  further  discuss  code 
(Continued   on   Page   3) 


$1,268,211   RCA  Loss 

Net  loss  of  $1,268,211.68  is  reported 
by  RCA  for  the  six  months  ended  June 
30.  Of  this  amount,  $790,047.83  was 
second  quarter  loss.  In  the  same  six 
months  of   1932,    loss  was  $123,613.55. 


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wood Blvd.,  Phone  Granite  6607.  London — 
Ernest  W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  89-91 
Wardour  St.,  \V.  I.  Berlin— Karl  Wolffsohn. 
Lichtbildbuehne,  Friedrichstrasse,  225.  Paris 
— P.  A.  Harle,  La  Cinematographic  Francaise, 
Rue  de  la   Cour-des-Noues,    19. 


FINANCIAL 


NEW  YORK  STOCK   MARKET 

Net 
High     Low     Close     Chg. 

Con.    Fm.    Ind 33/4       33/4       3%   +     1/4 

Con.    Fm.    Ind.    pfd..      9%       9%       9%  +     Va 

East.    Kodak    75         74l/2     74 Vz  —  1  % 

Fox    Fm.    new 18         18         18  

Fox   Fm.   rts V*         Vz         Va     

Loew's,     Inc 27%     25  V4     26 Vz  —     Vz 

Metro-Goldwyn,     pfd.   18%     18*4     1834   +     1/4 

Paramount  ctfs 2  2  2         

Pathe    Exch 1%       1 34       \%  —     Va 

do    "A"     77/g       7%       7%  —     Va 

RKO     3Vi       31/g       31/2—     Va 

Warner    Bros 73/8       63,4       6%  —     Va 

NEW   YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Gen.  Th.   Eq.  pfd....        5/g         5/8         5/8  +     l/8 

Technicolor    73/4       7%       TVz  —     Vz 

Trans-Lux     2%       2i/4       2l/4  —     Va 

NEW  YORK   BOND   MARKET 

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Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.     5%       5%       5%  +     Va 

Loew  6s  41ww 83         83         83        +  23/8 

Paramount  6s  47....   33         33         33       —  1  Vz 

Par.   By.  5V2s51 40         40         40         

Par.    5V2s50     33         33         33       —  2 

Warner's    6s39    40         39         39y4  —     Vz 

N.   Y.   PRODUCE    EXCHANGE 
Para.    Publix    2  1%       1  %  —     Va 


NOW  SHOOTING 

INVINCIBLE'S 

SECOND 

"Dance  Qirl  Dance" 

WITH 

ALAN   DINEHART 

EVALYN  KNAPP 

GLORIA  SHEA 

EDDIE  NUGENT 

1540  B'way  N.  Y.  C. 


NRA   Has   No   Jurisdiction   Over   Labor  Contracts 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — NRA  has  no  legal  authority  to  change  existing  wage  contracts  arrived 
at  by  collective  bargaining  either  in  the  blanket  code  or  formal  approved  industry 
code,  General  Hugh  Johnson  stated  yesterday.  This  applies  to  working  hours  as 
well  as  wages.  Changes  can  only  be  made  when  contracts  expire  or  by  mutual 
abrogation,    Johnson   said. 


Kuykendall  Urges  All 

To  Sign  NRA  Pledge 

President  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  yesterday  issued  a 
call  to  exhibitors,  regardless  of 
whether  or  not  they  are  affiliated 
with  his  association,  to  immediately 
sign  and  mail  their  pledges  of  NRA 
cooperation.  He  recommended,  how- 
ever, adding  the  provision  that  the 
industry  code  not  disturb  existing 
wage  agreements  arranged  through 
collective  bargaining. 


"Song  of  Songs"  Breaks 
Records  in  Two  Cities 

Opening  of  Marlene  Dietrich's 
"The  Song  of  Songs"  at  the  Orien- 
tal, Chicago,  and  the  Paramount, 
Los  Angeles,  set  new  box-office  highs 
for  both  places,  according  to  wires 
received  yesterday  by  George  J. 
Schaefer,  general  manager  of  Para- 
mount. The  picture  also  continues 
to  capacity  in  its  two-a-day  run  at 
the  Criterion  on  Broadway. 


New  Schulberg  Program 
Gets  Under  Way  in  Oct. 

B.  P.  Schulberg,  who  is  in  New 
York  from  the  Coast,  yesterday  said 
that  he  will  start  the  first  of  a 
series  of  eight  features  for  Para- 
mount early  in  October.  He  will  re- 
main in  New  York  several  days. 


AUBREY  KENNEDY'S  NEXT 

St.  Petersburg — Next  picture  on 
Aubrey  M.  Kennedy's  list  is  "Hired 
Wife,"  with  Sylvia  Fields,  Weldon 
Heyburn,  Lilian  Bond  and  James 
Kirkwood  tentatively  set  for  roles. 
Kennedy  rushed  back  from  New 
York  this  week  due  to  the  illness  of 
his  baby  daughter.  He  said  release 
had  been  arranged  for  his  first  two 
Florida-made  features,  "Chloe"  and 
"Playthings  of  Desire,"  but  an- 
nouncement will  not  be  made  until 
he  returns  to  New  York. 


GRAINGER  CLOSES  DEAL 

James  R.  Grainger  yesterday 
closed  a  deal  with  M.  G.  Thalheimer 
of  Richmond  whereby  the  entire 
1933-34  Universal  lineup  will  be 
played  in  the  four  Thalheimer 
houses. 


AIMEE'S   HUBBY  IN   SHORT 

First  Division  is  releasing  a  five- 
and-a-half -minute  subject  titled  "My 
Side  of  the  Story,"  starring  David 
L.  Hutton,  Aimee  Semple  McPher- 
son's  husband. 


ATLAS  STUDIO  CLOSED 

Closing  of  the  Atlas  studio  on 
Long  Island  has  been  ordered  by  the 
Fire  Commissioner,  who  stated  the 
plant  did  not  have  the  requisite  per- 
mit from  his  office. 


Restrained  From  Hiring 
Non-Union  Projectionists 

In  injunctions  granted  by  Supreme 
Court  Justice  McLaughlin  in  favor 
of  Local  306,  the  Rudholm  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  owner  of  the  Eltinge  on 
West  42nd  St.,  and  the  Leo  Brecher 
Circuit  are  restrained  from  hiring 
non-union  operators.  The  union 
charged  contracts  were  broken  when 
its  men  rejected  a  cut  in  wages. 


Permit  Men  Are  Offered 
Full  Membership  in  306 

As  a  means  of  ending  the  permit 
system,  President  Harry  Sherman  of 
Local  306  has  offered  full  member- 
ship to  600  permit  men.  The  per- 
mit group  recently  lost  a  suit  to 
compel  their  reinstatement  in  the 
union. 


LABS  ASK  APPROVAL  OF  SCALE 

Alan  Freedman,  president  of  As- 
sociated Laboratories  of  America, 
yesterday  wired  General  Hugh  John- 
son asking  that  the  present  labora- 
tory code  of  50  cents  an  hour  min- 
imum and  a  40-hour  week  be  al- 
lowed pending  a  final  industry  code. 
Freedman  has  called  a  general  meet- 
ing of  the  association  for  Monday 
noon  at  the  Astor  Hotel. 


GERVERS  AGENCY  MOVES 

F.  Ralph  Gervers  has  moved  his 
advertising  and  publicity  agency  to 
new  offices  in  the  Bond  Building  at 
1560   Broadway. 

Gervers  has  been  active  during 
the  past  two  weeks  on  the  portion  of 
the  legit,  theater  code  covering  press 
agents  and  company  managers. 


NON-UNION  EXHIB   SHOT 

Council  Bluff,  la. — Ben  Harding, 
manager  of  the  Liberty,  non-union 
house,  was  hit  in  the  leg  by  a  shot- 
gun slug  yesterday.  The  Liberty 
has  been  stench-bombed  three  times 
in   the   past   year. 


MARION   DAVIES    STORIES    SET 

West    Coast  Bureau    of    THE  FUM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  "Going  Hollywood," 
musical,  and  "Operator  13,"  novel  by 
Robert  W.  Chambers,  are  announced 
by  M-G-M  as  set  for  Marion  Davies 
next  season.  The  first  goes  in  work 
in  about  three  weeks. 


DISCUSS  JEWISH  RELIEF 

Plans  for  raising  funds  for  Jew- 
ish German  relief  were  discussed  at 
a  luncheon  held  yesterday  at  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Club  by  Nathan  Burk- 
an's  film  industry  committee. 


OPENING  SET  BACK 

Opening  of  Fox's  "The  Power  and 
the  Glory"  at  the  Gaiety  has  been 
postponed  to  Aug.  16.  The  Holly- 
wood strike  has  delayed  cutting 
work,    the    company   states. 


Saturday,  Aug.  5, 


oming  a 


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RUTH  DWYER  has  arrived  in  Ne- 
from    the   Coast. 

BENNY  HOLZMAN,  personal  repres 
tor  Eddie  Cantor,  leaves  New  York  i 
for    the    Coast. 

MORRIS    GOODMAN,    foreign    sales 
for    Majestic,    is    back    from    abroad,    w 
closed  with  Universal  for  distribution  of 
ing   at    Life"    in    England    and    made   oth' 
for   serials    on    the    continent. 

ED  KUYKENDALL  and  JACK  MILLE 
gone  to  Atlantic  City  for  the  week-t 
turning  to  New  York  Monday  after  beini 
of    JAY    EMANUEL. 

JEANETTE  MACDONALD  has  left  Nei 
for  the  coast  to  start  work  in  M-G-M 
and   the   Fiddle." 


Only  6  Chicago  House 
Playing  Double 

Out  of  295  houses  in  the  CI 
zone,  all  but  six  are  adhering 
agreement  to  ban  double  f< 
policies,  declared  Jack  Miller 
cago  exhibitor  leader,  in  New 
yesterday.  The  theaters  whk 
out  of  line  are  all  small  hous 
said. 


Joe  Schenck  Eastbounc 
For  Code  Confere 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM 

Hollywood  —  Joseph  M.  SH 
head    of   United    Artists,    is  c 
way  east  to  be  present  with  V- 
Hays  and  Irving  G.  Thalberg 
producers'  representatives  at  t 
dustry  code  conferences  to  bi 
by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  in  New) 
starting  Tuesday  morning. 


BOB  MONTGOMERY  HU 

While  rehearsing  a  scene  5 
day  morning  calling  for  Ireru 
cell  to  smash  a  victrola  recori 
Robert    Montgomery's    head   i 
stage    skit   they    are    doing  £] 
Capitol  this  week,  Miss  Puree  I 
so   much  realism   into   it   tha 
wound  up  with  a  3-inch  gash' 
his  eye. 


INDEPT'S  TO  PICK  DELEG 

Board  of  directors  of  the  F 
tion  of  the  Motion  Picture  In» 
will  meet  Monday  afternoon  ;. 
office   of   Attorney  Jacob   Sch 
to  formally  select  delegates 
tend      Tuesday's      code     conf 
called  by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  • 
istrator     for     the      film     btJ 
Schechter,  P.  S.  Harrison  and 
Golden  are  expected  to  be  the 
sentatives. 


WARNING! 

Do  not  confuse  with  the  so-called 
pictures.     There  is  nothing  hke 


Tortiotte 
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HARRY  CUMMINS 

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DAILY 


eta  Hayes    and    Robert    Montgomery    in 

ANOTHER  LANGUAGE" 

h    with    Louise    Closser    Hale 
I  75  mins. 

IELLENT  DOMESTIC  COMEDY 
k  BASED  ON  STAGE  HIT,  SMART- 
iNDLED   ALL-AROUND. 

ry  good  job  has  been  done  in  trans- 

this  Broadway  success  to  the  screen. 

Closser   Hale,  as  the  selfish  mother 

ies   to   mold    the    lives   of    her    sons 

eir   wives   according   to    her    whims. 

i  particularly.      So  does   Helen   Hayes, 

Ly    eloping    with    the    youngest    son, 

Montgomery,       constitutes       the 

of  the  family   and   eventually  wins 

band  away  from   his  mother's  apron 

The   story    is   primarily    a   domes- 

:  dy,   one    that   requires    the    exertion 

ttle  effort  to  get  full  appreciation 
j|it,  yet  the  family   setup   is   familiar 

tfious  enough  to  be  appreciated  and 
PI  by  the  general  run  of  movie 
i  es.  Amusing  touches  of  comedy 
l"p  here  and  there  to  lighten  the 
In,   and   although    there   are   no   spe- 

iches  or  thrills  in  the  development 
h,  it  is  alive  and  holds  interest  to 
i  ying   finish. 

:  Helen  Hayes,  Robert  Montgomery, 
a1  Closser    Hale,    John     Beal,     Henry 

,  Margaret  Hamilton,  Willard  Rob- 
|  Irene  Cattell,  Minor  Watson,  Hal 
■I ,   Maidel   Turner. 

['tor,  Edward  H.  Griffith;  Author, 
Panken;  Adaptors,  Herman  J.  Man- 
I,      Gertrude      Purcell;      Dialoguers, 

and    Donald    Ogden    Stewart;    Cam- 
i    Ray  June;   Editor,   Hugh   Wynn. 
hion,   Excellent.    Photography,   Fine. 


is,  Majors  Agree 
On  Most  Code  Points 

j     {Continued  from  Page   1) 

als.  Attending  yesterday's 
i  were:  Hays  distributors, 
F.  Feist,  Neal  Agnew,  Peck 
sail,  John  D.  Clark  and  Abe 
gue;  independents,  Attorney 
Schechter,  Eddie  Golden,  Jack 
Lin  and  Alex  Moss.  Gabriel 
and  David  Palfreymen  were 
resent. 


TLE  BIRMINGHAM  ROW 

ringham  —  Unions  are  giving 
ir  cooperative  operation  of  the 

|on,  which  led  to  a  jam  with 

1  houses,   who    charged   unfair 

;ition.     Walter  Ambler,   head 

stage    company,   takes    over 

paying  five   stagehands    and 

Operators  the  regular  scale. 
is  boosting  prices  from  15  to 

[jits,   chiefly  due   to   the   NRA 


BACK  TO  PITTSBURGH 

>n,  0. — L.  B.  Cool  has  return- 
'ittsburgh  to  prepare  the  Ful- 
ir1  .sater,  of  which  he  is  now  man- 
or reopening  shortly. 


ST.  CHARLES 


ATLANTIC  CITY 
|i  Entire  Block  on  the  Boardwalk 

t~  beautifully  appointed  resort  hotel 
kcellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  sunny 
.  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  of  the 
arles  make  the  days  spent  there  a 
|Eul  memory  .  .  .  Come  and  enjoy  1 
i    RATES   GREATLY   REDUCED 


Jack   Holt  in 

"THE  WRECKER" 

with  George  E.  Stone,  Genevieve  Tobin, 

Sidney  Blackmer 

Columbia  72  mins. 

HUMAN  INTEREST,  ACTION  AND 
COMEDY  NICELY  BLENDED  IN  STORY 
WITH  GOOD  POPULAR  APPEAL. 

Jack  Holt  has  to  divide  applause  honors 
with  George  E.  Stone  in  this  yarn,  both 
written  and  directed  by  Al  Rogell,  who 
likewise  deserves  a  hand.  Both  have  good 
parts,  but  Georgie  stands  out  because  it 
is  so  seldom  that  he  is  given  a  role  where 
he  can  show  his  realy  ability.  While  a 
junk  collector,  Georgie  is  saved  from  death 
by  Jack,  boss  of  the  wrecking  crew. 
Georgie's  spunk  wins  Jack's  admiration  and 
they  become  pals.  Jack  marries  Genevieve 
Tobin,  who  used  to  sell  box  lunches  to 
workingmen,  and  as  they  prosper  she  goes 
high  hat.  One  day  Jack  discovers  that 
his  wife  has  betrayed  him  with  a  dude, 
Sidney  Blackmer,  whom  he  also  befriended. 
Thereupon  Jack  goes  on  the  bum.  Georgie 
eventually  finds  him  and  puts  him  on  his 
feet  again,  with  an  earthquake  putting  a 
finish  to  the  unfaithful  wife  and  her  boy 
friend.  Good  human  interest  is  built  up 
around  Jack  and  his  young  son,  as  well  as 
around  Georgie,  who  likewise  is  responsible 
for  some  swell  comedy  touches. 

Cast:  Jack  Holt,  Genevieve  Tobin,  George 
E.  Stone,  Sidney  Blackmer,  Ward  Bond, 
Irene  White,  Russell  Waddle,  Wallie  Al- 
bright,  Ed   Le  Saint,  Clarence   Muse. 

Director,  Albert  Rogell;  Author,  same; 
Adaptor,  Jo  Swerling;  Dialoguer,  same; 
Cameraman,  Benjamin  Kline;  Recording  En- 
gineer, George  Cooper;  Editor,  Richard 
Cahoon. 

Direction,  Fine.     Photography,  Fine. 


"HER  BODYUARD" 

with  Edmund  Lowe  and  Wynne  Gibson 

Paramount  65    mins. 

AMUSING  COMEDY  IN  BACKSTAGE 
LOCALE  WITH  PLENTY  OF  LAUGHS 
PLUS  THE   NECESSARY   ROMANCE. 

Another  of  those  highly  diverting  affairs 
made  solely  for  entertainment  and  succeed- 
ing very  well  in  its  mission.  Wynne  Gib- 
son, a  musical  comedy  star,  has  a  couple  of 
rival  suitors,  Alan  Dinehart,  the  producer 
of  the  show,  and  Edward  Arnold,  an  elderly 
playboy,  neither  of  whom  she  cares  much 
about.  Arnold  hires  a  boyguard  for  Wynne, 
presumably  to  keep  her  from  being  held  up 
and  robbed  of  the  load  of  jewels  she  al- 
ways wears,  but  also  with  the  secret  idea 
that  the  dick  will  keep  tabs  on  her  when 
she  goes  out  with  Alan.  The  bodyguard, 
who  comes  in  answer  to  the  call,  is  Ed- 
mund Lowe.  Then  the  fun  starts,  with 
neither  the  producer  nor  the  playboy  ever 
getting  a  chance  to  be  with  the  actress 
alone.  A  lot  of  hearty  fun  is  built  up  along 
this  line,  with  Wynne  naturally  falling  for 
her  bodyguard,  who  pretends  coldness  up 
to  the  climax.  Audiences  in  general  ought 
to  get  ample  enjoyment  out  of  it. 

Cast:  Edmund  Lowe,  Wynne  Gibson,  Ed- 
ward Arnold,  Alan  Dinehart,  Johnny  Hines, 
Marjorie  White,  Fuzzy  Knight,  Zoila  Conan, 
Louise    Beavers,    Arthur    Houseman. 

Director,  William  Beaudine;  Author, 
Corey  Ford;  Adaptors,  Frank  Partos,  Fran- 
cis Martin;  Cameramen,  Leon  Shamroy, 
Harry  Fischbeck;  Editor,  Jane  Loring. 

Direction,    Effective.      Photography,    A-l. 


"THE  BIG  BRAIN" 

with  George   E.  Stone,   Fay  Wray, 

Phillips    Holmes 

RKO  72  mins. 

VERY  ENTERTAINING  AND  AMUSING 
COMEDY  DRAMA  WITH  GEORGE  E. 
STONE    IN    A    SWELL    PERFORMANCE. 

George  E.  Stone  has  taken  a  good  hold 
on  his  first  opportunity  in  a  really  big 
part  and  comes  through  a  winner.  There's 
a  wealth  of  laughs,  plenty  of  tingling  sus- 
pense and  a  surrounding  cast  that  helps 
build  up  the  picture  to  stout  pro- 
portions. It  surely  is  satisfying  enter- 
tainment for  all  types  and  classes. 
Stone  starts  out  as  a  loquacious  and  boast- 
ful barber,  is  grabbed  up  by  a  stock  pro- 
moter of  questionable  repute,  works  his 
way  into  a  big  business  of  his  own,  turns 
English  investors  upside  down  with  his 
schemes  and  finally  falls  head-over-heels 
into  a  trap  set  by  Fay  Wray,  who  uses 
her  beauty  and  charm  to  blind  him.  The 
dialogue  is  well  written  and  cleverly  de- 
livered not  only  by  Stone  but  also  by 
Reginald  Owen  who  as  a  crooked  noble- 
man makes  the  reading  of  subtle  comedy 
lines  an  art.  The  original  Roxy  audience 
yesterday    seemed    well    satisfied. 

Cast:  George  E.  Stone,  Phillips  Holmes, 
Fay  Wray,  Minna  Gombel,  Lilian  Bond, 
Reginald  Owen,  Berton  Churchill,  Reginald 
Mason,  Sam  Hardy,  Edgar  Norton,  Charles 
McNaughton,  Lucien  Littlefield,  Douglas 
Dumbrille,  Lya  Lys,  Robert  Emmett 
O'Connor,  Guy  Usher,  Claude  King,  Del 
Henderson,   Montague  Shaw. 

Director,  George  Archainbaud;  Author, 
Sy  Bartlett;  Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguer, 
same;  Film  Editor,  Rose  Loewinger;  Cam- 
eraman, Arthur  Edeson;  Recording  Engi- 
neer,  Hans  Weeren. 

Direction,  Box-Office    Photography,  Good. 


IONGthe 

WITH 

'    PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  HERE'S  AN  unusual  bit  of  harmony  not  frequent- 
ly found     between  opposition  theaters  and  enterprises 

it  concerns  the  International  Beauty  Pageant of  which 

Martin  Starr  is  managing  director and  the  beauty  search 

being    conducted    by    Paramount although    the    original 

Roxy  will  stage  the  "Miss  New  York"  finals  for  Starr's  event 
that  house  didn't  mind   when   Starr   made  a  contract 

with  Paramount  to  place  six  of  the  inter-city  beauts  with 
Paramount  in  its  "Search  for  Beauty" and  the  Para- 
mount   folks    didn't    object    to   the   Roxy    tieup    either 

all  of  which  may  just  mean that  Martin  Starr  is  a  diplo- 
matic salesman 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  THAT  INGRATIATING  M-G-M  star Rob- 
ert Montgomery  is  very  popular  hereabouts judging  by 

the  enormous  waiting  line  at  the  opening  of  his  personal  ap- 
pearance at  the  Capitol  yesterday and  up  at  charming- 
ly cinematized  Loew's  Ziegfeld,  Miss  Adrienne  the  psychic  drew 
a  good  bit  of  extra  trade,  especially  femmes,  the  past  week 
"Double  Harness"  goes  into  the  Cameo  today  follow- 
ing its  Music  Hall  first-run 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  TODAY  Carroll  S.  Trowbridge  . .  formerly  per- 
sonal representative  for  Mary  Pickford  and  Douglas  Fairbanks 

begins  his  new  duties  as  eastern  district  manager  for 

United    Artists his    territory    embracing    Philadelphia, 

Pittsburgh,  Washington  and  Buffalo Summer  season  of 

grand  opera  at  the  Hippodrome  will  end  Aug.  13 after 

playing  to  an  average  attendance  of  slightly  more  than  5,000 

at   each    performance which    are   figgers,   these   or   any 

other  days 


IBEW  Wants  Jurisdiction 
Over  All  Sound  Workers 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

to  take  over  all  sound  work  in  the 
studios  was  taken  under  considera- 
tion by  producers  yesterday.  If  his 
request  is  granted,  members  of  the 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  will  be  allowed  to  re- 
turn to  work  under  former  condi- 
tions, but  would  be  required  to  join 
the   I.B.E.W. 


HANDLING  SPANISH  FILMS 

Sack  Amusement  Enterprises  of 
San  Antonio  has  been  appointed 
representative  for  the  Inter  Amer- 
icas Film  Corp.  for  the  distribution 
of  its  Spanish  language  productions 
for  the  entire  southwest,  Florida  and 
Colorado. 


MANY  UAPPY  RETURNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  5-6 


Emanuel    Cohen 
Robert  Vignola 

Louis    K.    Sidney 
Hoot  Gibson 


Burton    King 
M.  A.  Lightman 

Frank    Tuttle 
Leo  Carrillo 


DAILY 


Saturday,  Aug.  5. 


INDUSTRY  MOBILIZED 
FOR  NRA  PROPAGANDA 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
mount,  has  been  chosen  to  create 
the  machinery  whereby  the  indus- 
try can  function  and  cooperate  with 
the  Government.  He  will  divide  his 
time  between  New  York  and  Wash- 
ington. 

Wilson  announces  the  following 
special  committees: 

Producers:  H.  M.  Warner,  chair- 
man; Louis  B.  Mayer,  Adolph  Zukor, 
Carl  Laemmle,  Harry  Cohn,  Sidney 
R.  Kent,  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  M.  H. 
Aylesworth,  E.  W.  Hammons. 

Distributors:  George  A.  Schaefer, 
chairman;  Al  Lichtman,  Jack  Cohn, 
John  D.  Clark.  Felix  F.  Feist,  James 
R.  Grainger,  Albert  Warner,  Ned  E. 
Depinet. 

Exhibitors:  Nicholas  M.  Schenck, 
chairman;  Ed  Kuvkendall,  James  C. 
Ritter. 

Newsreels:  Ed  Hatrick,  chairman; 
Emanuel  Cohen,  Allyn  Butterfield, 
Jack  Connelly,  Truman  H.  Talley. 

General  Committee:  J.  T.  Reed, 
president  of  the  Academy  of  M.  P. 
Arts  &  Sciences;  David  Sarnoff,  J. 
J.  McCarthy,  Herman  Robbins,  J. 
E.  Otterson,  J.  E.  Brulatour,  Martin 
Quigley,  Jack  Alicoate,  W.  R.  Wil- 
kerson,  Sid  Silverman,  Terry  Ram- 
saye,  Arthur  James,  Maurice  Kann, 
P.  J.  Harrison. 

HOLLYWOOD 

PLAZA 


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Public    Interested 

Reports  reaching  major  circuit  head- 
quarters in  New  York  yesterday  indicated 
that  the  public  is  taking  a  keen  interest 
in  whether  or  not  theaters  are  dis- 
playing NRA  insignias.  In  Wilmington, 
Del.,  many  patrons  inquired  at  the 
Parkway.  Loew  house,  as  to  why  it 
wasn't  displaying  the  NRA  pledge.  The 
circuit  was  just  on  the  verge  of  putting 
out    its    NRA    insignia. 


MPTOA,  Havs  Differ 

On  Two  Code  Points 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

some  distributors  are  enforcing  this 
policy,  while  others  are  not. 

The  second  major  point  of  dis- 
agreement concerns  designation  of  I 
playing  time.  The  exhibitor  asso- 
ciation contends  that  the  theater 
owner  should  exercise  this  authority 
as  he  is  more  familiar  with  local 
conditions  than  the  distributor.  In 
event  the  distributor  feels  that  he 
is  not  receiving  fair  treatment  in 
this  matter,  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  would 
allow  him  to  appeal  to  the  proposed 
arbitration  system  for  settlement  of 
the  dispute. 

A  compromise  agreement  has  been 
reached  by  both  associations  on  the 
tieing  in  of  shorts  with  features. 
According  to  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A. 
viewpoint,  distributors  should  be  | 
permitted  to  compel  an  exhibitor  to 
take  the  same  number  of  shorts  as 
features. 

The  code  drafts  will  be  further 
considered  at  Tuesday's  general 
meeting  called  by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
administrator  for  the  industry,  j 
Representing  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  will 
be:  Kuvkendall,  Jack  Miller  and 
Jav  Emanuel. 


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$2.50  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  food*  at  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
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DETROIT  OPERATORS  ALL  BUSY 

Detroit  — ■  Frank  Kinsora,  presi- 
dent of  the  operators'  union,  reports 
that  all  available  members  of  the 
local  are  employed,  with  101  ap- 
prentices working  five  or  more  days 
a  week.  Negotiations  on  the  wage 
scale  is  in  prospect.  Allied  Theaters 
are  asking  an  additional  cut  over 
the  40  per  cent  already  granted,  al- 
though the  present  agreement  still 
has  a  year  to  run. 


HOGHREICH  LAUNCHES 
DIVERSIFIED  VENTURE 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

trolled  by  America's  Theaters  Pic- 
tures Corp.,  holding  company. 

Hochreich,  formerly  general  man- 
ager of  General  Talking  Pictures 
and  also  head  of  Vital  Exchanges, 
is  president  of  the  new  enterprise, 
with  which  Col.  Lewis  Landes  is 
associated  as  general  counsel. 

The  company's  initial  season  pro- 
gram, which  is  scheduled  to  go  into 
work  on  the  Coast  within  30  days, 
calls  for  30  features  which  Hoch- 
reich will  supervise.  Between  S100,- 
000  and  $150,000  will  be  spent  on 
negatives,  he  declared.  A  national 
system  of  exchanges  is  planned, 
Hochreich  said  yesterday,  and  prod- 
uct of  outside  producers  will  be 
handled. 

Several  thousand  theaters,  stated 
Hochreich,  have  been  lined  up  on  a 
franchise  arrangement.  Tieups  are 
being  effected  with  national  adver- 
tisers whereby  they  will  give  tickets 
away  free  with  their  products.  Xo 
screen  advertising  angle  is  incor- 
porated in  the  plan,  Hochreich  said. 


Ready  Reference  Direct1 


With    Addresses    and    Phcn«    Number 
Recognized    Industry    Concern 


W-ar  To  3„v  A-e         L_ 
Where  To  Buy  It 


•  Distributors  • 

SURE-FIRE 

TOM  TYLER 

in 
"War  of  the  Range'' 
A  Monarch  ActionfUn 


•   Engravers  • 


CALL— 

f?CITY" 

PHOTO  ENGRAVING 

(Day  and  Night  Service) 
250  W.  54th  St.,  N.  V 

Tel.    COIumbus    5-6741 


Best  British  Pictures 
Made  Here,  Says  Cooper 

Toronto    —   Back   from    England, 
where    he   was    chosen   to   submit   a 
film  resolution  by  the  Central  Coun- 
cil   at    the    13th    Congress    of    the 
Chambers  of  Commerce  of  the  Brit- 
ish   Empire,    Col.    John    A.    Cooper, 
president  of  the  Distributors'  Ass'n 
of  Canada,  says  he  startled  the  gath- 
ering   by    stating    the    best    British 
pictures  in  recent  years  were  made  j 
in  the  U.  S.,  namely  "Journey's  End"  j 
and  "Cavalcade."    He  intimated  this  | 
showed     the     broadmindedness      of 
Hollywood     producers.       While     in 
England,  Col.  Cooper  conferred  with  ! 
the  renters'  and  exhibitors'  societies  [ 
on  percentage  bookings,  credit  regu- 
lations, taxes,  etc.    He  predicts  bet- 
ter cooperation  between  British  pro- 
ducers   and    Canadian    distributors, 
this  having  been  one  of  the  purposes 
of  his  trip. 


Warner  '33-34  Sales 

On  Percentage  Only 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

tional  recovery  program  and  agreed 
not  to  deal  with  exhibitors  who  don't 
fall  in  line. 

Andy  Smith  and  Xorman  Moray 
have  left  for  Toronto,  where  the 
third  and  final  sales  meeting  will 
be  held  at  the  Royal  York  Hotel 
starting  Monday.  Next  week  Sears. 
Smith  and  Moray  will  go  on  a  trip 
around  the  country  for  conferences 
with    salesmen   and   exhibitors. 


Equipment 


VORTKAMP  AND  COMPA 

Lamps   and   Carbons 
ALL   OTHER  THEATER  SUPPLI ' 
1600  B'way,  CH.  4-5550  N.  tj 


•   Hand  Coloring 


100%  Product  Deals 

Closed  by  Columbia 

Columbia  has  closed  100  per  cent 
product  deals  with  Morgan  Ames' 
Iowa  Theatre,  Cedar  Rapids;  Mor- 
timer H.  Singer's  Orpheum,  Daven- 
port, and  Orpheum,  Sioux  City; 
Chatkin,  Feld  and  Katz's  Palace, 
Youngstown,  and  Palace,  Akron; 
and  the  Wolfson-Sidney-Meyer  Cir- 
cuit, Miami. 


HAND   COLORING 
of   POSITIVE   PRINTS 
528  Riverside  Drive  New  York  C 

UNivereity  4-2073 


*  Foreign  * 


JANET  READE  SHORT  FESTSHED 

"The  Mild  West,"  with  Janet 
Reade,  stage  comedienne,  in  her  first 
leading  role,  was  completed  yester- 
day at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone 
studio.  The  film  is  a  burlesque 
melodrama  with  Olive  Borden  as  the 
heart-breaking  villainess.  Support- 
ing totals  cast  approximately  70. 


AMERANGLO 
CORPORATION 

EXPORTERS— IMPORTERS 

Cable:   Chronophon 

226  WEST  42ND  STREET 

NEW  YORK  CITY 

LONDON  PARIS  IEU. 


•  Scrap  Film  • 


MILWAUKEE'S  NRA  HOUSES 

Milwaukee  —  The  NRA  "Blue 
Eagle"  has  been  adopted  by  12  local 
theaters  including  nine  Warner 
houses  and  three  operated  by  B.  K. 
Fischer.  Fxed  S.  Meyer,  president 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.,  has  "urged  all  the- 
ater owners  to  sign  the  recovery 
agreement. 


WE  BUY  JUNK  FILM 

Guarantee   No   Piracy 
BEST   MARKET    PRICES 


W00DRIDOE 


mate  in  Cha  ra  ctei 
mational  in  Scope 
pendent  in  Thought 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


.  LXIII.  NO.  31 


NEW  y€CI\,  MONDAY,  4lJeiJ$T  7,  1933 


5  CENTS 


hnston  in  Fight  to  Restore  Duals  in  So.  Calif. 

FORCEMENT  BOARD  EXPECTED  ON  INDUSTRY  CODE 

dependent  Producers  Starting  14  Features  This  Month 


-ode  Week 

,  .and  other  things 

=By   JACK   ALICOATE^= 


i  c  e  week  for  motion  pictures.  Noth- 
<g  -:  industry  can  offer  in  news  value 
ro  he  gathering  of  the  clans  for  code 
m:e  as  decreed  by  Deputy  Adminis- 
Mnl    Rosenblatt.       First    meeting     is 
d*J  for  tomorrow   at   the    Bar    Build- 
Win  New  York.     All  organizations  of 
rtJ  :e,  or  otherwise,  will  be  there  for 
I    or  will  forever  hold   their  peace. 
t\  :nt    correspondence    from     several 
c  he  circus  suggests  there  is  bound 
e  ;  vide  diversity  of  opinion  on   many 
This    is    to    be    expected.      Most 
:sf  ;   indication,   however,   is   that   the 
hi   to    a    man,    is    behind    President 
»i    and   his   "New   Deal"    policy   and 
i  ■  the  code  laundry  is  washed  and 
ou  to  dry  the   business  will   be   again 
a   ion  to  sail  full-steam  ahead. 
• 

being   nearly    wrecked    upon    the 

t   rocks  of  discord,  it  begins  to  look 

t*  Academy   of   Motion    Picture   Arts 

Auces   is   regaining   its   lost  prestige 

hi  ince  more  reached  a  place  of  im- 

I  in  the  cinema.     There  is  definite 

the  Academy  in  this  industry.     Its 

!*||j  well   defined   and   its  ability   for 

BBiiphment  well  recorded  by  past  rec- 

;  academy   is   now   clearly   an   or- 

i  of  creative  workers.     The  voice 

f'oducers    has    been    stilled.      Har- 

been   restored.     Another   indica- 

otj  lurage  and  initiative  in  the  salvag- 

•f  I  sensitive  situation. 

• 

S  Uustry  can't   be  licked   because   it 

"Of   be  licked.     One  hears  very  little, 

ublesome    days,    from    the    great 

iry-Ls  per  cent  of  the  business  that  is 

'i]vely    thinking,    seriously    planning 


Pace  Being  Maintained  on 
Most  Ambitious  Pro- 
gram in  Years 

West    Coast  Bureau   of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Having  just  finished 
10  features  and  a  serial  in  two 
weeks,  independent  producers  have 
14  new  productions  going-  in  work 
this  month,  according  to  a  check-up 
by  Sam  Wolf,  who  represents  a  ma- 
jority of  the  independent  producers. 
Nine  of  the  new  films  will  be  before 
the  cameras  by  the  middle  of  the 
month,  with  five  others  to  follow. 

Nat    Levine    of    Mascot    has    just 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 


RKO  UP  ON  RELEASES 
FOR  NEXT  3  MONTHS 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — RKO  is  in  a  position 
to  meet  release  dates  for  the  next 
three  months  with  pictures  now  fin- 
ished or  nearly  ready,  officials  of  the 
company  state.  The  studio  has  eight 
films  in  the  cutting  rooms,  four 
others  about  to  finish  shooting  and 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Reg.  Smith  Forms  Co., 
Plans  12  British  Films 

London — Triumph  Films  Co.,  Ltd., 
has  been  formed  by  Reginald  Smith, 
managing  director  of  P.  D.  C,  Ltd., 
with  plans  for  making  12  features  a 
year.  Premises  have  been  acquired 
at  Hammersmith  where  a  studio  is 
now  being  prepared. 


In   the  Spirit 


Gardiner,  Mass. — Besides  the  employ- 
ment of  200  additional  hands,  Heywood- 
Wakefield  Co.  announces  a  5  per  cent 
increase  in  wages,  the  second  like  raise 
in  the  past  month.  The  company  makes 
theater    seating    equipment. 


SHEEHAN  TO  RESUME 
DUTIESIN  OCTOBER 

Winfield  Sheehan,  who  arrived  in 
New  York  from  the  coast  yesterday 
en  route  to  Europe  for  a  vacation, 
will  return  in  October  to  resume  his 
duties  as  vice-president  in  charge  of 
production.  Sheehan,  who  was  ac- 
companied east  by  Edwin  Burke,  au- 
thor, remains  in  New  York  a  few 
days  for  conferences  with  Fox  exec- 
utives before  sailing  Aug.  11. 

Upon  his  return  to  Hollywood  in 
October  he  will  start  production  of 
"The  House  of  Connelly,"  the  Paul 
Green  play,  starring  Janet  Gaynor; 
"Fox  Movietone  Follies,"  with  all 
the  stars  on  the  Fox  lot;  "David 
Harum,"  starring  Will  Rogers;  and 
"The  World  Moves  On,"  an  original 
by  Reginald  Berkeley,  which  will  be 
filmed  on  the  same  scale  as  "Caval- 
cade." 


Music  Code  May  Affect 
Score  Charges,  Royalties 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — A  code  for  music 
publishers  has  been  submitted  to  the 
NRA  administration.  Provisions  of 
the  draft  were  not  made  public,  but 
it  is  believed  it  will  affect  score 
charges  and  royalties. 


ng  hard  to  bring  it  back  to  pros- 

)ne  hears  much  from   the   profes- 

jiscontented  five  per  cent  minority 

1    inually    squawk    about    conditions 

wl[J  never   have   anything   constructive 

offdn  their  place.     This  industry  is  in 

"<H    of  experienced,  competent  exacu- 

j' ey  made  it  important  in  world  af- 

■*  8||  will  keep  it  so.     There  is  nothing 

)n8  rh  this  industry  except  its  profes- 

»al    tators. 


Proposed  National  Ban  on  Duals 
Violates  NRA  Idea— Johnston 


"Open  Door"  for  Rosenblatt 

Washington — Deputy  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt  refused  a  suite  of  offices 
at  Recovery  Administration  headquarters 
here  in  favor  of  a  single  office  where 
the  door  is  kept  "wide  open,"  as  he 
put  i*. 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — A  concerted  drive  to 
bring  back  double  features  in  South- 
ern California  theaters  will  be 
launched  by  W.  Ray  Johnston,  presi- 
dent of  Monogram  Pictures,  it  was 
stated   by  him  upon  his   arrival   on 

(Continued    on    Page   4) 


May  Name  Supervisors  to 

See  that  Code  Points 

Are  Carried  Out 

By  WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — Possibility  of  a  su- 
pervising board  consisting  of  officials 
in  the  NRA  administration  together 
with  representatives  of  the  film  in- 
dustry, to  see  that  all  the  provisions 
of  the  accepted  motion  picture  code 
are  carried  out,  is  seen  here. 

The  tendency  in  all  previous  codes 
has  been  to  set  up  a  board  of  this 

(Continued   on   Page    4) 


STRIKE  MORATORIUM 
PROCLAIMED  BY  NRA 


Agreement  on  a  nationwide  mora- 
torium on  strikes  and  lockouts  was 
reached  Saturday  by  representatives 
of  labor  and  employers  on  the  ad- 
visory board  of  the  NRA.  President 
William  Green  of  the  American  Fed- 
eration of  Labor  is  a  member  of  the 
advisory  board  and  the  truce,  which 
was  worked  out  by  General  Hugh 
Johnson,  applies  to  all  classes  of  dis- 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 

Harman-Ising  End 

Cartoon  Contract 

Washington  Bureau    of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — With  the  delivery  of 
"Bosko's  Picture  Show,"  Harman- 
Ising  Productions  terminates  the 
making  of  "Looney  Tunes"  and 
"Merrie  Melodies"  for  Warner  re- 
lease, it  is  announced  by  Rudolf  C. 
Ising.  Hartman-Ising  have  produced 
these  series  of  animated  cartoons  for 
the  last  three  years.  Ising  states 
that  releasing  arrangements  for  the 
new  Harman-Ising  product  will  be 
announced   shortly. 


New  Australian  Run  Record 

Melbourne — "Jack's  the  Boy,"  British 
production,  has  completed  a  six  months' 
run  at  the  Majestic,  a  new  long-run 
record  for  talkies  in  Australia.  In  the 
boom  period,  Warner's  "Viennese  Nights" 
ran    20   weeks    in    Sydney. 


THE 


DAILY 


Monday,  Aug.  7, 


Vol.  LXIII.  No.  31       Moo..  Aug  7. 1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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Coming  and  Going 


WINFIELD  SHEEHAN  arrived  in  New  York 
yesterday  from  the  coast  and  sails  Friday  for 
Europe.  EDWIN  BURKE,  author,  accompanied 
him    east. 

HARRY  HUFFMAN  and  R.  E.  GRIFFITH,  west- 
ern theater  operators,  are  expected  in  New  York 
this    week. 

CONSTANCE  CUMMINGS  and  her  husband, 
W.  LEVY,  who  arrived  last  week  from  abroad, 
are  remaining  in  New  York  a  few  days  before 
proceeding    to    the    coast. 

GRETA  NISSEN  is  on  her  way  from  the  coast 
to  New  York  enroute  to  Florida,  where  she  will 
be  starred  in  "Hired  Wife"  to  be  produced  by 
Aubrey    Kennedy. 


AT  WARNER  TORONTO  MEET 

Toronto — Among  those  who  will 
be  present  at  the  third  and  final 
Warner  sales  meeting  starting  today 
at  the  Royal  York  Hotel  are  A.  W. 
Smith,  Norman  Moray,  H.  O.  Payn- 
ter,  Lou  Geller,  C.  R.  Osborn,  J.  E. 
Butler,  J.  Plottel  and  W.  Cohen. 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 


♦  FIRST  RUNS  * 

Picture  Distributor 

Another  Language M-G-M 

The  Big  Brain RKO 

Her  Bodyguard Paramount.  .  . 

No  Marriage  Ties RKO 

Mama  Loves  Papal  *) Paramount      . 

Savage  Gold  (2nd  week) Capt.  Harold  Auten 


Theater 

Capitol 

7th  Ave.  Roxy 
.  Paramount 
.  Music  Hall 

Palace 

Mayfair 


Gold  Diggers  of  1933  1 10th  week) Warner  Bros Hollywood 

Mary  Stevens,  M.D Warner  Bros Strand 

Double  Harness  (*) RKO RKO  Roxy 

The  Wrecker Columbia Rialto 

Double  Harness'   RKO Cameo 

Shepherd  of  the  Seven  Hills David  A.  O'Maliey Vanderbilt 


Subsequent  runs 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 


Pilgrimage  (4th  week) Fox Gaiety 

Song  of  Songs  (3rd  week) Paramount Criterion 

♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 

Paris-Beguin Protex Little  Carnegie 

♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 

Pilgrimage*  (August  10) Fox Music  Hall 

Tugboat  Annie  (August  11) M-G-M Capitol 

Sing,  Sinner,  Sing  ( August  11) Majestic Rialto 

Three  Cornered  Moon  (August  11) Paramount Paramount 

Tarzan  the  Fearless  (August  11) Principal 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Bitter  Sweet!  August  16) United  Artists Rivoli 

Power  and  the  Glory  (August  16) Fox Gaiety 

Captured  (August  17) Warner  Bros Strand 


'First  popular  price  showing 


RKO  Up  on  Releases 

For  Next  3  Months 

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11  more  in  final  stages  of  prepara- 
tion. 

Features  practically  ready  for  re- 
lease are  "Morning  Glory,"  "Rafter 
Romance,"  "Flaming  Gold,"  "One 
Man's  Journey,"  "Midshipman  Jack," 
"Son  of  Kong,"  "Ace  of  Aces"  and 
"Deluge." 

In  work  are  "Ann  Vickers,"  "Lit- 
tle Women,"  "Chance  at  Heaven" 
and  "Without  Glory." 

The  list  of  films  in  preparation  in- 
cludes "Aggie  Appleby,"  "Beauti- 
ful," "Sweet  Cheat,"  "Romance  in 
Manhattan,"  "Behold  We  Live," 
"Flying  Down  to  Rio,"  "Escape  to 
Paradise,"  "Hips  Hips  Hooray," 
"Stingaree,"  "Dance  of  Desire"  and 
"Fugitive  from  Glory." 


32  Cities  Are  Selected 
For  Columbia  Previews 


TRI-ERGON  APPEALING 

American-Tri-Ergon  Corp.  is  fil- 
ing an  appeal  to  the  Appellate  Di- 
vision from  the  recent  Supreme 
Court  decision  dismissing  its  sound 
patents  infringement  complaint 
against  Leo  Brecher  and  others,  rep- 
resented by  Attorney  Louis  Nizer. 
The  appeal  will  be  heard  late  in  the 
Fall,  it  is  expected.  David  A.  Po- 
dell  is  representing  the  William  Fox 
interests. 


SAY    OPERATION    NEEDED 

Three  New  York  throat  specialists 
have  examined  Sylvia  Sidney  and 
advised  her  to  have  another  opera- 
tion before  resuming  work,  the  star 
said  on  Saturday.  Decision  as  to 
when  the  second  operation  is  to  take 
place  is  to  be  made  today. 


LADIES  ON  INDIE  BOAT  RIDE 

Ladies  have  been  invited  to  go 
along  on  the  first  outing  and  Hud- 
son River  cruise  of  the  Independent 
Theater  Owners'  Ass'n,  of  which 
Harry  Brandt  is  president.  The  date 
is  Aug.  23. 


Columbia  is  already  set  on  32  key 
cities  where  it  will  hold  get-together 
luncheons  and  previews  of  new  prod- 
uct for  exhibitors.  The  luncheons  will 
be  similar  to  the  one  to  be  held  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria  in  New  York 
tomorrow,  when  the  company  will 
entertain  1,000  Greater  New  York 
exhibitors  and  their  friends.  At 
each  affair,  a  showing  of  Columbia 
pictures  will  be  made,  introducing  a 
preview  of  "Lady  for  a  Day,"  the 
Company's  first  offering  for  the  new 
season. 

These  key  spots  already  set  in- 
clude, Albany,  Atlanta,  Boston,  Buf- 
falo, Charlotte,  Chicago,  Cincinnati, 
Cleveland,  Dallas,  Denver,  Des 
Moines,  Detroit,  Indianapolis,  Kan- 
sas City,  Los  Angeles,  Memphis, 
Milwaukee,  Minneapolis,  New  Ha- 
ven, New  Orleans,  Oklahoma  City, 
Omaha,  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh, 
Portland,  Ore.;  Portland,  Me.;  Salt 
Lake  City,  San  Francisco,  Seattle, 
St.  Louis,  Washington,  D.  C. 


FOX   WEST   COAST   CHANGES 

Denver  —  Fox  West  Coast  has 
made  the  following  managerial 
changes:  Paul  Scates  at  the  Orph- 
eum,  Pocatello,  Ida.,  is  taking  a 
leave  of  absence  because  of  illness. 
His  place  will  be  filled  by  Bill  Fow- 
ers  of  Walsenburg,  Colo.  Paul  Krier 
returns  to  manage  Walsenburg  after 
an  absence  of  a  year. 


$40,000  LOSS  TO  FOX  HOUSE 

Las  Cruces,  N.  M.  —  The  Rio 
Grande,  Fox  West  Coast  house, 
burned  with  almost  a  total  loss. 
Damage  was  set  at  $40,000.  The 
Del  Rio  has  been  reopened  and  will 
be  operated  until  a  new  house  can 
be  built. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Warner   sales    meeting,    Drake 

Chicago. 

Aug.    7-8:    Warner    sales    meeting,    Roya 

Hotel,   Toronto. 
Aug.     7:     Third    Annual    Film    Golf   Tour 

of    New    England    industry    at    Pine 

Valley    Country    Club,    Weston,    Mast 
Aug.    8:      All-industry    code    meeting  cai 

Sol   A.    Rosenblatt,    NRA  deputy  adm 

tor,    Bar   Building,   42   West   44th  St 

York,   10  A.   M. 
Aug.     8:     Columbia     Pictures    luncheon 

hibitors,   Waldorf-Astoria   Hotel,   Ne» 
Aug.     8:     Semi-monthly  meeting  of  Allie 

ater   Owners    of    New    Jersey,    at   ori 

tion    headquarters,    New    York. 
Aug.   10:     Adjourned     meeting     of    Publ 

terprises     creditors     at     office    of 

Henry    K.    Davis. 
Aug.  21  :     Annual    outing    of    Omaha    fill 

Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 
Aug.  22:     Semi-monthly      meeting      of 

Theater    Owners    of     New    Jersey, 

ganization    headquarters,    New   York. 
Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater     Owners 

cruise   up   the   Hudson. 
Aug.    23-24:    First    annual    convention   oi 

pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners  Assi 

of   Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  M 

at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,  Del. 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     New     Jersey    con 

at    Atlantic    City. 
Sept.   13:  A.   M.  P.  A.   holds  annual  elec 

officers 
Sept.  28-29:     Third     Annual     Miniature 

Conference,    New    York.      A.    D.  V. 

secretary. 
Oct.   16-18:     Society     of     Motion     Pictu 

gineers      fall      meeting,      Edgewater 

Hotel,   Chicago. 


SETTLE   CONTROVERS1 

Salt  Lake  City — A  settlemer 
been  reached  in  the  controvert 
tween  theaters  and  churches 
the  latter  showing  pictures  w 
paying  taxes.  Hereafter  amusi 
halls  and  other  L.  D.  S.  c 
buildings  will  be  used  onlj 
church  socials  and  other  affai) 
which  no  admission  is  chargec 


NEW   BALTIMORE  FIRJ 

Baltimore   —   A   new   firm 
East  Baltimore  Amusement  Co 
Joe    Fields,    president,    and    1 
Brown,  manager,  Washington, 
First  Division  exchange,  as  b 
has    taken    over    the    Rivoli, 
more,  former  first-run  house 
has  had  a  varied  career  lately: 
after  renovations  will  reopen  it 
motion     pictures,     with     Henr 
Matcher   remaining   as   house 
ager. 


ROXY    SIGNS    NRA    PLEL 

Howard  S.  Cullman  of  the  or 
Roxy  has  placed  the  NRA  e 
ment  code  in  effect  at  this  ho 


0n; 


There  are  now  240  wired  cinemas, 
only    15    unwired    in    the    Netherlands 


- 


PROSPERITY! 


DAILY 


Monday,  Aug.  7, 


JOHNSTON  TO  FIGHT 
SO.  CALIF.  DUAL  BILL 


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the  coast  with  regional  distributors 
and  salesmen.  Characterizing  the 
proposed  nation-wide  ban  on  double- 
billing  as  un-American  and  in  direct 
opposition  to  the  principles  of  Presi- 
dent's Roosevelt's  economic  pro- 
gram, Johnston  said: 

"The  ban  on  double-billing  would  result  in 
the  ruin  of  many  of  the  smaller  picture  pro- 
ducers,"  declared  Johnston.  "It  would  prac- 
tically tend  to  wipe  out  competition  in  the  film 
industry  and  leave  the  business  of  picture 
making  in  the  hands  of  a  few  large  studios. 
It  would  also  do  great  damage  to  numberless 
theaters  which  are  surviving  on  a  double  fea- 
ture policy.  Furthermore,  it  might  even  tend 
to  reduce  the  ranks  of  the  present  so-called 
major  producers,  as  several  of  the  smaller 
major  studios  have  benefited  materially  from 
the   present   tendency   towards   double-billing. 

"I  believe  that  this  matter  should  be  left 
entirely  to  the  judgment  of  the  individual  ex- 
hibitor, and  that  no  effort  should  be  made 
on  the  part  of  the  distributors  to  sway  that 
judgment  by  threats  to  withhold  product  or 
change  the  classification  of  the  houses.  Taken 
from  the  exhibitors'  viewpoint,  this  proposed 
ban  is  also  in  opposition  to  the  national  eco- 
nomic program  as  it  will  inevitably  result  in 
the  closing  of  many  of  the  smaller  houses 
that  cannot  survive  the  competition  while  play 
ing    only    one    feature." 


WAR  FILM  AT  BUFFALO 

Buffalo — "Forgotten  Men,"  open- 
ing at  the  Century  to  the  most  sat- 
isfactory business  in  12  months,  will 
probably  be  held  for  a  second  week. 


BALL    SUCCEEDS    GILMOUE 

Denver  — ■  Charles  Gilmoue,  man- 
ager of  the  Warner  Bros,  exchange, 
has  resigned  and  is  succeeded  by 
Earl  Ball. 


EXHIBS  COMING  TO  N.  Y. 

Denver— Harry  Huffman  and  R.  E. 
Griffith,  circuit  managers,  have  gone 
to  New  York  to  arrange  picture  con- 
tracts. 


The  SCHOOLMASTER 


To-Day's  Lesson 

KNOW 
YOUR 
FILM 
SLANG 


TWINS — Double  arc  lamp  used  in  lighting 
set. 

JENNY — Portable  electric  generator  used 
on    the   set. 

BURN  ED-UP— Over-exposed. 

WILD  WALL — A  movable  wall  covered 
with  sound-absorbing  material  and  suit- 
able  to   be   photographed. 

ALL  BOTTOM— Sound  in  which  low  fre- 
quencies predominate  (All  Top-high  fre- 
quencies predominating). 


J  \%si 


MONG  the 


PHIL  M   DALY 


•      •      •      YOU'D  THINK  those  Columbia  exploitation  hounds 

were   in   cahoots   with   the   apple   growers'   association 

and    mebbee    they    are the    way    they're    plastering    the 

town   with   apple   recipes apple   on   a   stick   concessions 

impersonations  of  Apple  Annie and  a  bunch  of 

other  stunts  in  connection  with  the  forthcoming  flicker,  "Lady 
for  a  Day" Ed  Ormstead Lou  Goldberg  and  Ar- 
nold  van   Lear   are   the   lads   who  are  smashing  through   with 

the    fireworks and    when    they    start    touching    off    the 

rockets  you're  sure  to  hear  many  an  exhib  say  "Ah!" 


•      •      •     WHILE   YOU'RE  sipping  that  night-cap  at  11:30 

tonight,  tune  in  on  WEAF Dorothy  Jordan,  the  Arkayo 

beaut,  is  going  to  be  interviewed  by  that  author  James  Fiddler 

on  the  "Hollywood-on-'the-Air"  program Pandro  Berman, 

Arkayo  associate  producer,  will  also  chirp  a  few  pertinent  para- 
graphs   The   first   day  that   Martha    Sleeper  worked   in 

M-G-M's  "Penthouse"  a  friend  called  her  up  and  tipped  the  gal 
to  play  a  horse  named  "Penthouse"  that  was  running  for  high 
stakes  that  day Martha  took  a  chance  with  ten  saw- 
bucks  and yep the  horse  won and 

paid  28  to  1 


•      •      •     THE  BIG  rug  in  the  foyer  of  the  original  Roxy  has 

been   sent   to  the   cleaners   to   be   de-chewing-gummed 

whatta  chance  for  the  press  agents  to  shoot  out  reams  about 

the  special  vat  needed  to  submerge  the  rug the  number 

of.  pounds  of  dried  gum  extracted  and  the  approximate  profit 
Wrigley  makes  on  that  one  rug  alone  in  and  out  of  the  chewing 
season 


•  •  •  ARCH  MAYERS  of  the  Embassy  outfit  is  having 
a  sweet  time  displaying  two  silver  cups  and  a  silver  medal 
which  he  won  at  the  recent  Ehnpey  outing. they  repre- 
sent   ace    honors    for    the    sack    race 50    and    220-yard 

dashes so  what ten  to  one  the  cups  will  get  lost 

and  the  medal  will  be  "loaned"  to  a  blonde And  speak- 
ing of  he-men Sol  Lesser  and  the  original  Roxy  outfit 

are  giving  a  snooty  party  for  Buster  Crabbe  at  the  Waldorf  on 

Wednesday it's   a  pre-view  of  Principal's   "Tarzan  the 

Fearless,"  which  will  increase  the  blood  pressure  of  all  the 
gals  attending  the  Roxy  starting  Friday 


•  •  •  BILL  GILMARTIN,  who  formerly  general  man- 
aged the  Fleischer  studios,  is  now  assistant  to  Gene  Rodemich 
the  nifty  little  big  man  of  the  Aesop's  Fables  and  Tom   and 

Jerry  cartoon  studios and  Dave  Freedman   who  writes 

the    gags    for    Eddie    Cantor    is    now    gagging-up    the    same 

cartoons Monte    Shaff    of    Magna    Pictures,    the    Meyer 

Davis  company  which  recently  finished  its  first  short,  is  having 
difficulty  finding  good  scripts  suitable  for  featuring  radio  celebri- 
ties   who  are  being  used  in  the  Magna  pictures 

Rev.  John  B.  Kelly  of  the  Catholic  Writers'  Guild  collaborated 

in  the  presentation  of  "The  Shepherd  of  the  Seven  Hills" 

which  opens  Monday  at  the  Vanderbilt 


ENFORCEMENT  BOA 
EXPECTED  ON  C 


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kind  to  see  that  code  provisia  | 
carried  out  instead  of  havin 
NRA  act  as  a  police  departn 
General  Johnson  says  he  is  en  J 
oring  to  have  all  industries  \ 
have  set  up  their  own  codes  pii 
their  own  "policing"  by  mea  ] 
their  own  industrial  self-govern  j 
which  is  provided  for  in  the  Ri 
ery  Act. 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


Strike  Moratorium 

Proclaimed  by  Ni 

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putes,  including  the  Hollywood 
dio  strike. 

Ending  of  the  strike  wil 
through  a  national  board  of  art 
tion. 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  D 
Hollywood — Producers  have  aj, 
that    strikers    who    will    retur. 
their  former  positions  through 
E.  W.  shall  receive  same  salaries 
conditions  as  before  the  strike, 
giving  I.  B.  E.  W.  jurisdiction  i 
sound  work.     Producers  also  a  I 
to  negotiate  wage  scales  with   i 
E.  W.  when  the  present  agreei 
expires  in  March. 


COMPLETE  "POLICE  CAR"  C 

Charles  West  and  DeWitt 
nings  were  signed  last  week  for 
lumbia's  "Police  Car  17."  This  i 
pletes  the  roster  of  players. 
McCoy  is  starred.  Evalyn  Ki 
plays  opposite  the  star,  while  1 
lis  Clark,  Ward  Bond,  Harold  Hu 
Edwin  Maxwell,  Jack  Long,  Sel 
Jackson  and  Monty  Van  DerC 
have  prominent  roles.  Lambert  1 
yer  is  the  director. 


"MARY    STEVENS"   HELD  0\ 

"Mary  Stevens,  M.D."  will  be  I 
over    for    a    second    week    at 
Strand,  thus  delaying  the  openini 
"Captured"  until  Aug.  17. 


5 


Rudolph  C.   Ising  Ann  Hardir 

Phillips   Smalley 


I  y,  Aug.  7,  1933 

TS  STARTING 
ILMSJin  WEEKS 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

:iMd  a  12-chapter  serial, 
rh  lg  with  Kit  Carson,"  and  will 
t'  mother  serial,  "Laughing 
if  >n  August  20,  with  two  fea- 
:3  o  start  as  soon  as  stories 
e   en  0.  K.'d. 

a  air  Productions  started  Fri- 

"DeviFs    Devotion,"    while 

Page"    begins    on    Aug.    18. 

omprise  the  first  of  a  sched- 

!4  features. 

Darmour  is  producing  a  se- 

12    comedies   for    Columbia, 

e  first  now  before  the  cam- 

1  has  just  completed  "One 
ater"  and  "Picture  Bride," 
)rings  this  company  months 
if  its  schedule. 
Joldstone  is  editing  "Curtain 
t"  and  "Sin  of  Nora  Moran," 
just  released  "Sing,  Sinner, 
He  starts  "My  Life"  on  Aug. 
"Age  of  Indiscretion"  about 

'essive  Pictures  recently  com- 
"Don  Mike"  and  will  start 
,  by  the  15th,  to  be  followed 
every  three  weeks  until  its 
5j  of  16  is  completed. 
J  Carr  of  Monogram  just 
ed  four,  "Sensation  Hunt- 
)evil's  Mate,"  "Skyway"  and 
er,"  and  starts  production 
itely  upon  "Heads  Up," 
leart    of     Sigma     Chi"    and 

Vittle  Arms." 
■   Productions  recently  com- 
"Important     Witness"     and 
d    for    Heaven,"    and    starts 
in  two  weeks. 

al  other  independent  produe- 
1  start  features  within  the 
ee  weeks  and  will  give  the 
dent  field  about  as  complete 
Jiction  schedule  as  they  have 
many  months. 

y  independent  producer  ex- 
deliver  the  pictures  he  has 
sd  to  make  for  the  season 
j,"  says  Wolf.  Many  have  in- 
their  budgets  from  40  to  50 
t,  and  in  some  cases  more 
:0  per  cent. 

jiking    for    the    Independent 

Picture    Producers   Associa- 

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DAILY 


WORDS  and  WISDOM 


'""pHE  only  way  to  assure  ourselves 
of  a  steady  supply  of  stories  is 
to  write  them  ourselves." — DARRYL 
F.  ZANUCK. 


"It  is  possible  for  a  comedy  to  be 
too  funny."— DOUGLAS  MacLEAN. 


"Dramatic  pictures  are  too  reveal- 
ing, too  extreme;  they  take  you  to 
the  lowest  dregs  one  minute  and  the 
sky  is  the  limit  the  next."  —  AL- 
BERT LEWIS. 


"No  Greater  Show  Season  period 
in  the  history  of  our  business  ever 
held  greater  psychological  possibili- 


ties than  this  one." 
SISK. 


ROBERT  F. 


"Sharpshooters,  chiselers  and 
price-cutters  are  no  help  to  the  in- 
dustry."—MAJOR  ALBERT  WAR- 
NER. 


"With  the  industry  again  open  to 
the  individualism  which  made  it,  the 
product  turned  out  will  be  of  a  much 
higher  quality."— JOHN  R.  FREU- 
LER. 


"Developing  comedy  from  situa- 
tions is  slow,  hard  work." — RICH- 
ARD BOLESLAVSKY. 


trenched  in  the  industry  than  at  any 
time  in  its  short  but  vigorous  career. 
"Production  activity  in  the  inde- 
pendent field  has  not  been  hampered 
by  lack  of  funds,  manpower,  ability 
or  any  other  cause.  It  is  today,  as 
it  has  been  for  the  past  year  and  a 
half,  exceptionally  busy  on  a  most 
auspicious  program,  individually 
and  collectively  better  in  every  way 
than  pictures  produced  by  this  group 
a  year  ago.  Many  new  members 
have  joined  the  organization  within 
the  ,past  six  weeks.  A  substantial 
campaign  is  now  being  aligned  that 
will  materially  affect  the  majority 
of  exhibitors  throughout  the  coun- 
try." 


American  Subsidy  Urged 
To  Improve  Quota  Films 

London — Subsidizing  of  British 
quota  pictures  by  American  compa- 
nies, to  meet  the  demands  for  bet- 
ter quality  British  pictures  under 
the  Film  Act,  has  been  proposed  by 
J.  C.  Graham,  managing  director  of 
Paramount  here.  Michael  Balcon, 
production  chief  of  Gaumont-British, 
has  endorsed  the  idea.  Under  Gra- 
ham's plan,  British  producers  would 
be  invited  to  allocate  certain  prod- 
uct for  quota  needs  of  American 
companies,  being  in  return  subsidized 
by  an  agreed  amount  for  this  pur- 
pose, and  retaining  full  distribution 
advantages  to  themselves.  The  idea 
offers  a  money  guarantee  to  a  defi- 
nite number  of  British  films. 


PREFER  FRIDAY  OPENING 

M-G-M's  sales  staff  is  making  an 
effort  to  regain  Friday  bookings  in 
preference  to  Saturday  and  other 
days.  One  major  reason  for  switch 
is  because  numerous  exhibitors  feel 
that  M-G-M  does  not  make  the  tvpe 
of  pictures  they  need  for  Saturday 
showings,    it   was    stated    Saturday 


OHIO  TAX  COMING  UP 

Columbus — Call  for  the  return  of 
the  legislature  Aug.  16  has  been  is- 
sued by  Gov.  White  to  consider  addi- 
tional taxation,  including  a  levy  on 
admissions  down  to  the  lowest.  The 
addition  of  this  tax  will  take  about 
12%  per  cent  from  theater  grosses, 
according  to  P.  J.  Wood,  business 
manager  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Ohio. 


COMPOSERS  ON  PERCENTAGE 

Deal  under  which  Sigmund  Rom- 
berg and  Otto  Harbach  will  write 
music  for  a  Fox  feature  is  based  on 
a  percentage  of  the  picture's  gross. 


STUDIO  INSTALLING  RCA 

Standard  Sound  studio  is  install- 
ing RCA  recording  equipment. 


5  COMEDIES  FINISHED 
AT  HAL  ROACH  STUDIOS 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Five  new  comedies 
have  just  been  completed  at  the  Hal 
Roach  studio,  with  two  more  two- 
reelers,  an  untitled  Charley  Chase 
and  an  untitled  All-Star  comedy,  to 
be  finished  this  week. 

The  pictures  completed  comprise  a 
Laurel-Hardy  comedy,  "The  Mid- 
night Patrol";  a  Charley  Chase  com- 
edy, "Sherman  Said  It";  a  Thekna 
Todd-Patsy  Kelly  co-starring  film, 
"Beauty  and  the  Bus";  a  Gilbert- 
Bletchner  vehicle,  "Rhapsody  in 
Brew";  and  a  new  "Our  Gang"  pic- 
ture, "Bedtime  Worries." 


NEW  ERA  GETS  NEW  SHORT 

New  Era  Film  Exchange  has 
taken  over  metropolitan  distribution 
of  "Two  Hard  Workers,"  short  sub- 
ject featuring  Molasses  V  January, 
radio  stars.  Film  was  produced  by 
Perfex  Pictures. 


HIGH  FIDELITY  FOR  KENNEDY 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla. — Aubrey  M. 
Kennedy  studios  has  leased  RCA 
high  fidelity  equipment  for  all  fu- 
ture productions. 


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"BED    OF    ROSES 

with  JOEL  McCREA 
• 

"PROFESSIONAL 
SWEETHEART" 

GINGER  ROGERS     NORMAN  FOSTER 
ZASU  PITTS  FRANK  McHUGH 

• 

"MELODY  CRUISE" 

CHARLIE  RUGGLES,  PHIL  HARRIS, 
Greta  Nissen,  Helen  Mack  and  a 
regiment  of  beautiful  girls  ...... 

• 

ANN  HARDING 
WILLIAM  POWELL 


in 


DOUBLE  HARNESS" 


WILLIAM  GARGAN      FRANCES  DEE 

in 

HEADLINE  SHOOTER" 

with  Ralph  Bellamy,  Jack  La  Rue 
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"DELUGE" 

Humanity's  Tidal  Drama 

SPECTACULAR!     SENSATIONAL! 


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Monday,  Aug.  7,1? 


A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS"= 


HOLLYWOOD 
A  LAN  EDWARDS,  who  played  in 
£X-  "Clear  All  Wires"  and  "The 
White  Sister,"  for  M-G-M,  has  been 
signed  for  an  important  role  in 
"Stage  Mother,"  also  for  M-G-M. 

*  *         * 

Our  Passing  Show:  Lee  Shubert, 
Laurette  Taylor,  Walter  Abel,  Sol 
Lesser,  Lionel  Atwill,  Michael  R. 
Simmons,  Preston  Foster,  Jed  Buell, 
Ernst  Vajda,  Manny  Seff,  Robert 
Young,  Victor  Jory,  Douglas  Mont- 
gomery, Harry  Wagstaff  Gribble, 
Jerry  Horwin,  Al  Kingston,  C.  P. 
Greneker,  Abram  Robert  Simon, 
Walter  Abel,  Dave  Garber  at  open- 
ing of  "Man  of  Wax,"  at  the  Pasa- 
dena Community  Playhouse. 

*  *         * 

Andy  Clyde,  the  Scotch  star,  has 
returned  from  a  vacation  in  River- 
side. 

*  *         * 

Kurt  Neumann,  who  directed  "The 
Big  Cage"  and  "The  Secret  of  the 
Blue  Room,"  for  Universal,  will  also 
direct  "Kid  Gloves,"  for  Universal. 
Chester   Morris   will   head  the  cast. 

$  *  * 

Ray  Taylor,  veteran  Universal  di- 
rector, recently  completed  the  direc- 
tion of  "Gordon  of  Ghost  City,"  a 
serial. 

if;  •%.  $ 

Ken  Maynard  has  purchased  the 
rights    to    "Strawberry    Roan,"    the 


Cukor  Sees  Return  of  Costume  Films 

West    Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FTLM   DAILY 
Hollywood — Costume    pictures    are    coming    back,    according    to    George    Cukor,    RKO 
director. 

"The  revival  of  these  period  plays  will  open  a  rich  and  limitless  field  of  entertain- 
ment hitherto  almost  completely  blocked  by  the  seeming  inability  of  such  productions 
to  seize  and  hold  public  fancy,"  says  Cukor.  "The  failure  of  many  period  plays  on 
the  screen  has  been  due  to  bad  individual  performances  but  our  casts  now  can  be 
filled    with    seasoned    players    who    can    truthfully    depict    the    characters." 


song,  and  will  use  the  same  title  for 
his  next  picture,  which  will  be  di- 
rected by  Alan  James. 

*  *         * 

Adele  Comandini,  former  M-G-M 
writer,  has  joined  Louis  Brock's 
scenario  staff  at  RKO,  and  is  work- 
ing on  "Flying  Down  to  Rio." 

*  *         * 

Boris  Karloff  has  been  signed  for 
a  featured  part  in  "Patrol,"  the  RKO 
Radio  picturization  of  the  Philip  Mc- 
Donald novel  which  will  have  its  lo- 
cale in  Arabia.  The  story  will  prob- 
ably have  Richard  Dix  in  the  stellar 

role. 

*  *         * 

Merian  C.  Cooper,  executive  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  RKO  Radio 
production,  has  purchased  "Without 
Sin,"  a  story  by  Edith  Wharton,  to 
serve  as  a  vehicle  for  Katharine 
Hepburn. 

*  *         * 

Kay  Francis  will  have  another  role 
associated  more  or  less  closely  with 


the  medical  professional  in  "Regis- 
tered Nurse,"  now  in  preparation  at 
the  Warner  studios.  It  is  based 
upon  a  stage  play,  as  yet  unpro- 
duced,  by  Florence  Johns  and  Wilton 
Lackaye,  Jr.  Warren  William  will 
appear  in  the  leading  masculine  role. 
Others  in  the  all-star  cast  will  prob- 
ably be  Margaret  Lindsay,  Glenda 
Farrell  and  Lyle  Talbot. 

*  *         * 

With  the  addition  of  Rod  LaRoc- 
que  to  the  cast,  production  has  been 
started  at  the  M-G-M  studios  on 
"Tarzan  and  His  Mate."  This  is  a 
new  Edgar  Rice  Bm*roughs  story 
written  especially  for  Johnny  Weiss- 
muller.  Maureen  O'Sullivan  has  the 
principal  feminine  role  and  the  cast 
includes  Neil  Hamilton,  Forrester 
Harvey,  Doris  Lloyd  and  Frank 
Reicher.     Cedric  Gibbons  is  director. 

*  *         * 

Warners'  "Havana  Widows"  en- 
ters production  shortly.  The  roster 
of    players    includes    Joan    Blondell, 


Glenda  Farrell,  Ruth  Donnelly,  II 
Kibbee,  Frank   McHugh,  Allen  fl 
kins  and  Lyle  Talbot.  "Havana  "'. 
ows"   is    a   story    of   two   wandc 
burlesque  queens,  with  Blondell 
Farrell  playing  the  queens. 
*         *         * 

Constance    Bennett   revealed 
she    has    a   good    singing   voice 
other     day    by    recording    for  j 
new   RKO    Radio   picture,  "Wit 
Glory,"  a  new  song  entitled  "Bi 
Kiss,"    composed    by    Max    Ste 
head    of   the    RKO    Musical  der 
ment.      George    Archainbaud   is« 
recting  the   picture,  which  has  1 
gone  before  the  cameras,  and  Wo 
ington    Miner    is    dialogue   dire'* 
Gilbert  Roland,  Douglas  Dumb 
Vera    Lewis,    William    Wagner 
William  von  Brinker  are  in  the  <' 
The    story   is    an    original   by  ■' 
Murfin. 


All  the  technical  work  on  I 
National's  "Bureau  of  Missing 
sons"  was  completed  last  week  *j 
James  Gibbons  finished  the  cut 
and  editing.  Cast  includes  I 
Davis,  Pat  O'Brien,  Lewis  SU 
Glenda  Farrell,  Gordon  West 
Allen  Jenkins,  Ruth  Donnelly,  .' 
jorie  Gateson,  Wallis  Clark,  V 
Herbert,  Noel  Francis,  Charles  j 
son,  Adrian  Morris,  Clay  Clei 
and  Tad  Alexander.  Roy  Del  1* 
directed. 


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COVERS 
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LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


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Exhibitors  and  Executives  will  be 
spending  millions  this  fall  in  a  general 
re-building  and  re-equipment  cam- 
paign. The  picture  business  is  on  the 
verge  of  a  tremendous  come-back  and 
the  advertiser  of  to-day  will  reap  the 
rewards  of  to-morrow.  There  is  no 
better  way  to  reach  the  buying  power 
of  the  industry  than  through  the 
columns  of   The  Film  Daily 


DETROIT  NOTES 

Detroit — Hazen  Coon,  owner  of  the 
H.  C.  Film  Service,  is  establishing 
the  new  Lincoln  Motion  Picture  Co. 
in  the  Book  Building.  Both  compa- 
nies do  general  titling  and  editing 
and  service  for  commercial  films. 

Frederick  H.  Schader,  publicity 
director  of  the  Fox  Theater,  has 
stepped  out  as  promoter  of  a  show- 
boat every  Saturday  night. 

Unity  Pictures,  organized  last 
year  as  a  production  company,  has 
given  up  plans  for  production  and 
will  remain  as  a  financial  organiza- 
tion, affiliated  with  Tiffany  Pictures. 

Liberty  Pictures  Co.,  producing 
organization,  has  gone  out  of  busi- 
ness. 

Frank  Smith,  former  editor  of 
Michigan  Film  Review,"  has  begun 
publication  of  the  "Mighigan  Film 
Reporter." 

Eddie  Atkinson,  former  booker  for 
Publix  here,  has  succeeded  Jack 
Kelley,  who  returns  to  New  York, 
in  the  same  capacity  for  the  Modern 
theater,  the  first  of  the  local  Trans- 
Lux  houses.  William  N.  Joyce  has 
returned  to  assume  management  of 
the  new  house,  after  spending  two 
months  with  Trans-Lux  in  New 
York. 


RELEASING  "NEWSLAUGHS" 

"Newslaughs,"  with  Irvin  Cobb, 
produced  by  Herman  B.  Freedman, 
will  be  released  by  Principal  Distrib- 
uting in  the  United  States.  Contracts 
calling  for  a  series  of  13  of  the  reels 
were  signed  by  Frank  Wilson  before 
he  left  for  Washington  last  week. 


PARAMOUNT   PROMOTION 

Paramount  has  made  five  t 
promotions  in  its  sales,  booking 
ad  sales  staffs.  They  are  as 
lows: 

Clyde  Goodson,  from  head  bo 
in  the  Atlanta  exchange  to  sales 
in  the  New  Orleans  exchange;  i 
Lett  from  the  booking  and  audi 
department  in  New  York  to  1 
booker  in  the  Atlanta  excha: 
Harold  Wirthwein,  from  ad  s 
manager  of  the  Chicago  exchang 
salesman  in  that  exchange;  1, 
Allison,  from  ad  sales  manage 
Cincinnati  to  the  same  post  in  j 
cago;  Eugene  Fogarty,  from  ad  t 
clerk  in  the  Indianapolis  exchii 
to  ad  sales  manager  in  Cincini' 


BUY  STORIES 


M-G-M  has  acquired  two  p 
and  Paramount  one  during  the 
few  days.  Paramount's  bu; 
"Alien  Corn,"  which  starred  Ka 
rine  Cornell  and  will  be  used  f' 
Marlene  Dietrich  vehicle.  M-G-Mi 
bought  "The  Vinegar  Tree"  ar; 
new  Molnar  play,  "Wunder  a 
Bergen"  ("Miracle  in  the  M- 
tains"). 


Starting  at  Last 

After  15  months  of  preparation,  Ann 
Sten's  picture,  "Nana,"  finally  will  tj 
placed  in  work  today  by  Samuel  Golc: 
wyn.  Warren  William  and  PhilW 
Holmes  appear  with  Miss  Sten.  Georg 
Fitzmaurice  is  the  director.  United  Ai 
tists  will   release  it. 


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nore — Julius  Goodman,  own- 
jie  Ideal,  and  who  is  associ- 

;h  Robert  Kanter  in  the  As- 

Cameo,  has  become  general 

|'r  of   Ranter's   latest   under- 

ithe  Gwynn  Amusement  Co., 

ill  build  the  Gwynn  theater. 


i  hannock,  Va.  —  The  Essex 
3d.  It  may  reopen  later  fol- 
\  -eorganization. 


«?on,  O. — P.   R.  Touney,  who 
I  the  Capitol,  Cleveland,  has 
he   Princess    here,   formerly 
by  J.  S.  Rex. 


.'wa  Falls,  Wis. — Articles  of 
ation  have  been  filed  by 
eater  Co.  Incorporators  are 
Anderson,  George  E.  Miner 
).  Anderson. 


i  —  Office  Manager  C.  Mc- 
and  Frank  Morse  of  RKO 
the  sick  list,  but  improving 
jeline  Maney  of  the  Metro- 
~m  vacation  .  .  .  Nora  Kelly 
list  back  .  .  .  The  committee 
Ansen,  Carl  Crawford  and 
-  Southwell  predict  a  record 
'or  the  golf  meet  Monday  at 
ok. 


Jjeph,  Mo. — Clarence  U.  Phil- 
I  ormer  president  of  Nation- 
I  )r  Advertising  Ass'n  and  at 
ti  i   a    theater    operator,    died 

1   week  after  a  long  illness. 


I  on,  Ala.  —  After  voting 
I  i  city  ordinance  legalizing 
I  hows,  the  City  Council  has 
I  i  municipal  election  on  the 
ct|  o  be  held  Jan.  24. 


Fla. — Three  days  of  vaude- 
jek  is  the  new  program  for 
2  theater  at  Coconut  Grove. 
Wometco  house.  Elmer 
manager. 


Id,   Me.  —  The   Bijou  has 
led  by  a  new  owner,  A.  St. 


M  —  John    Dervin    is    now 
anager  for  United  Artists, 
je  place   of   Charles    Stern, 
to  district  manager. 


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He,  R.  I.— The  Lyric  has 
ied  by  new  owners,  having 
m    Al    Gould    to    Herman 


y,  la.  —  Leland  Ross  has 
•  Kingsley  theater  to  Har- 
y  of  Omaha. 


City  —  Members  of  the 
nt  Theater  Owners'  Ass'n 
cated  they  will  go  along 
president's  code  on  wages 


Bristol,  R.  I. — The  Pastime  is  be- 
ing reopened  by  Lon  Vail. 

Boston — Harry  Spingler  is  back  on 
the  job  as  office  manager  for  War- 


Milwaukee  —  William   J.   Pierce, 
manager  of  the  Downer,  local  neigh- 


borhood   house,    was    married    this 
week  to  Carla  Johnson. 


Milwaukee  —  Delphine  Meyer, 
daughter  of  Fred  S.  Meyer,  is  in  a 
local  hospital  with  a  broken  leg  and 
arm  sustained  in  a  horseback  spill. 


Boston  —  Former  associates  of 
Floyd  Bell  at  the  Metropolitan  the- 
ater, where  he  was  exploitation  men- 
tor before  resigning  to  be  an  inde- 
pendent publicity  promoter,  pre- 
sented him  with  a  silver  cocktail 
shaker  and  cigarette  case  at  a  party. 


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Monday,  Aug.  7 


NEW    BOOKS 

On    the  Art  and  Business 
of  Motion  Pictures 


THE  MOTION  PICTURE  IN- 
DUSTRY. By  Howard  T.  Lewis, 
Professor  of  Marketing,  Graduate 
School  of  Business  Administration, 
Harvard  University.  Published  by 
D.  Van  Nostrand  Co.,  Inc-,  New 
York.     $4.50. 

In  contrast  with  various  volumes 
which  have  gone  into  the  historical, 
technical  and  artistic  aspects  of  the 
motion  picture,  this  hook  takes  up 
the  business  side  of  the  film  indus- 
try. Professor  Lewis  is  the  first  to 
undertake  the  work  on  such  a  com- 
prehensive scale,  and  he  has  turned 
out  a  450-page  volume  that  is  infor- 
mative, constructive  and  at  all  times 
interesting. 

Because  motion  pictures  are  pri- 
marily a  business  to  make  money, 
having  started  out  that  way,  devel- 
oped that  way,  and  being  destined 
to  continue  that  way,  the  value  and 
significance  of  a  book  which  out- 
lines and  clarifies  the  commercial  in- 
tricacies and  problems  of  the  indus- 
try are  all  the  more  apparent. 

After  giving  a  brief  picture  of  the 
background  of  the  motion  picture 
business,  'the  author  discusses  such 
subjects  as  organization,  production, 
distribution,  exhibition,  block  book- 
ing, pricing,  protection,  advertising, 
arbitration,  the  independent  exhibi- 
tor, circuits  controlled  by  producers, 
censorship,  foreign  problems,  etc.  As 
a  source  of  data,  he  has  freely  util- 
ized the  trade  press  and  several  of 
the  more  standard  volumes  dealing 
with  motion  pictures.  Charts,  sched- 
ules, legal  decisions  and  other  sta- 
tistics are  scattered  through  the 
pages.  Facts,  rather  than  opinion, 
constitute  the  material  presented. 

With  changes  taking  place  so  rap- 
idly in  the  film  industry,  a  knowl- 
edge of  past  and  present  motivating 
factors,  such  as  Professor  Lewis 
presents  in  his  book,  is  practically 
indispensable  to  anyone  who  would 
be  conversant  with  the  business.  Men 
and  women  connected  with  the  in- 
dustry naturally  will  find  the  volume 
most  interesting  and  derive  the 
greatest  amount  from  it.  But  it  is 
also  understandable  to  the  layman 
who  might  desire  a  thorough  ac- 
quaintance with  the  commercial 
phases  of  the  business  of  screen  en- 
tertainment. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


"New  Deal"  Short  Ready 

Vitaphone's  two-reel  special,  "The 
New  Deal,"  endorsed  by  the  Administra- 
tion, has  been  completed.  It  will  be 
released  shortly  both  theatrically  and 
non-theatrically. 


"£IFE  IN  YOUR  HANDS"  is  the 
title  of  the  first  of  the  series  of 
13  shorts  to  be  made  by  Films  of 
Commerce,  headed  by  Don  Carlos 
Ellis  and  scheduled  to  go  into  pro- 
duction within  the  next  two  weeks 
in  an  eastern  studio.  Character 
analysis  is  the  basis  of  the  stories, 
being  written  by  Josef  Ranald.  Ed- 
ward L.  Symonds  will  supervise  the 
work  with  Mark  Asch  as  production 
manager. 

• 

Olive  Borden  is  now  emoting  in 
Vita-phone  shorts  at  the  Brooklyn 
studio.  Her  present  vehicle  is  "The 
Mild  West,"  with  Janet  Reed  in  the 
starring  role. 


The  first  of  the  series  of  comedy 
shorts  being  produced  by  Robert 
Goldstein  for  Master  Arts  release 
and  tentatively  titled  "Benny  and 
Bob,"  was  completed  Saturday  at 
the  Ideal  studio  in  Jersey  under  the 
direction  of  Ray  Cozine. 


Eddie  Sims,  in  charge  of  make-up 
on-  the  musical,  "Take  a  Chance," 
now  in  production  at  the  Eastern 
Service  studio  in  Astoria,  holds  the 
distinction  of  being  the  first  to  apply 
the  grease  paint  on  June  Knight, 
who  is  playing  a,  leading  part  in  the 
musical.  Miss  Knight,  Eddie  claims, 
always  applied  her  own  make-up. 


Work  on  the  script  for  the  second 
of  the  series  of  musical  shorts  be- 
ing produced  by  Magna  Pictures  has 
been  started,  with  production  sched- 
uled in  about  two  weeks. 


Helene  Moreno,  a  member  of  the 
Vitaphone  beauties,  is  recovering 
from  an  attack  of  acute  appendicitis 
in  the  New  York  Hospital.  She  ir 
expected  to  leave  the  institution 
within  the  week. 


Production  plans  are  being  made 
for  the  first  of  the  series  of  Tom 
Howard  shorts  to  be  made  by  W.  K. 
D.  Productions  with  work  scheduled 
to  start  Aug.  25. 


Installation  of  equipment  and  im- 
provements being  made  at  the  Hayes 
&  Beal  studios,  Oceanside,  L.  I.,  has 
been  completed.  Work  of  sound- 
proofing number  one  stage  is  ex- 
pected to  be  completed  this  week. 


Paul  Florenz,  dance  director  at 
Vitaphone's  Brooklyn  studio,  takes 
a  keen  interest  in  newcomers  at  the 
studio.  When  not  rehearsing  his 
chorus  of  good-lookers,  Paul  can  be 
seen  on  the  set  giving  some  useful 
advice  to  novices  on  the  correct  way 
to  emote  for  the  screen. 


Joe  Valentine  has  joined  the  mu- 
sical production,  "Take  a  Chance,'' 
in  the  capacity  of  technical  advisor. 


Ernest  Truex,  Tom  Howard  and 
Harry  Davenport,  the  three  male 
leads  in  Starmark's  "Get  That  Ven- 
us!" recently  completed  at  the  Met- 
ropolitan studio  in  Jersey  for  Re- 
gent Pictures  release,  are  all  addicts 
of  the  rural  life,  each  living  on  a 
farm  far  from  the  din  and  clatter 
of  Broadway.  Truex  has  a  show 
place  at  Oakland,  N.  J.,  Howard  has 
several  acres  at  Rumson,  N.  J.,  while 
Davenport  repairs  to  the  ancestral 
home  at  Canton,  Pa. 


The  Blue  Rhythm  Boys,  a  musical 
aggregation  now  appearing  nightly 
at  New  York's  Cotton  Club,  started 
work  on  their  first  production  for 
Vitaphone  at  the  Brooklyn  plant 
last  Friday.  The  short  will  be  re- 
leased as  one  of  the  "Melody  Master 
Series."  Roy  Mack  is  directing. 


Gus  Shy  starts  his  third  short  for 
Vitaphone  today  at  the  Brooklyn 
studio  with  Ray  McCarey  doing  the 
directing.  It  will  be  a  "Big  V"  com- 
edy. The  script  was  written  by  Glen 
Lambert,  Eddie  Moran  and  Jack 
Henley. 


The  autograph  hunters  are  work- 
ing overtime  at  the  Eastern  Service 
studio  in  Astoria  waiting  for  their 
chance  to  get  the  autographs  of 
Jimmie  Dunn,  Buddy  Rogers,  June 
Knight,  Lilian  Roth,  Lilian  Bond, 
Cliff  Edwards  an  Lona  Andre,  who 
are  appearing  m  the  Laurence 
Schwab,  William.  Rowland-Monte 
Brice  musical,  "Take  a  Chance,"  now 
in  production  there. 


Shooting  on  "The  Wandering  Jew" 
has  been  completed  at  the  Atlas 
Sound  Recording  studios. 


A  roster  of  players  that  includes 
the  most  popular  of  Harlem's  enter- 
tainers has  been  signed  to  appear 
with  the  Blue  Rhythm  Band  of  the 
Cotton  Club  in  the  Vitaphone  one- 
reeler  now  in  work.  These  include 
such  favorites  as  Sally  Goodings, 
well-known  torch  singer  of  the  Cot- 
ton Club;  Fredi  Washington,  who 
played  the  lead  in  the  sensational 
colored  show  of  the  past  season, 
"Run  Little  Chillun" ;  Hamtree  Har- 
rington, comedian  of  a  dozen  Broad- 
way plays,  and  the  Three  Dukes, 
popular  dance  specialty. 


SHORT  SUBJEC 


ZaSu  Pitts  and  Thelma  Tod! 
"The  Bargain  of  the  Certhj 
M-G-M 

Excellent   Comedy 

Charley  Chase  directed  thi: 
reeler  and  he  did  a  swell  job 
About  to  be  given  a  ticket  by 
ky  motorcycle  cop,  ZaSu  Pitt] 
Thelma   Todd   vamp   the  office 
going  with  them  to  a  store  s 
bedsheets.     The  girls  cause  tl 
to  lose  his  job,  then  to  help  hi 
they  take  him  into  their  apai 
as    cook    and    maid.      He   turn 
place  into  a  gag  joint,  with  aj 
blowing  as  the  door  is  open, 
falling    over    when    somebodj! 
down,  etc.     And  so  on  for  a  •[ 
of    reels     abundantly    packed 
good  laughs. 


"Morning,  Noon  and  Nigh 
(Betty   Boop  Cartoon) 
Paramount 

Very  Good 

With  a  swell  musical  recordij 
Dave  Rubinoff  and  his  orch 
this  Max  Fleischer  animated  s 
is  a  thoroughly  enjoyable  bi 
deals  with  the  birds  and  an , 
the  main  action  concerning  i 
birdie  being  chased  by  a  bun 
joyriding  cats,  with  a  fast  and 
ous  windup  in  boxing  match  st 


"Screen  Souvenirs" 
Paramount  10 

Swell 

Latest  number  in  this  seria 
tinues  to  maintain  the  high  a 
ment  values  held  by  this  series 
along,  largely  due  to  the  clew 
of   the   offstage  comment.     Ai| 
glimpse  of  some   1909  chorus  ' 
an    old    song    slide    sequence  t 
wartime    newsreel    shot   of  Tr' 
A.  Edison  in  Washington  surroi 
by  a  group  including  JosephusJ 
iels  and  Franklin  D.  Roosevel1 
reel  goes  into  the  usual  oldtimc 
odrama,  funny  from  start  to  I 


"Old  King  Cole" 
(Silly   Symphony) 
United  Artists 

Great 
Grownups  and  kids,  but  the  y* 
sters  especially,  will  enjoy  this 
mated  a  lot.    Almost  all  of  the 
acters     from     the     Mother    ' 
rhymes   are  included  in   it,  s\& 
Red   Riding  Hood,   Little  Boy- 
Mother     Hubbard,     Bo-Pee,    ! 
Simon,    Little    Miss    Muffet   t 
score  of  others,  not  forgetting 
King  Cole  himself.     It  is  a  re* 
able  job  of  cartooning  that  thfl 
will  appreciate. 


Color  in  Australian 

Sydney — Cinesound  Productions,  U 
has  obtained  rights  to  use  the  EnW 
Raycol  color  and  sound  process  in  Ai 
tralia.  "Robbery  Under  Arms"  is  1 
first  picture  scheduled  under  the  Pr0*3 
Cinesound  may  also  incorporate  eo! 
shots   in   its   weekly   newsreel. 


5 


3-34  United  Artists'  Biggest  Season! 


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CAN  YOU  BEAT  IT  ? 

PARAMOUNT'S 

First/^Wrter  Release  Schedule 


PARAMOUNT  is  the  'buv-word'  for  1333.34 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


FDAILY- 


NOV  yCCI\,  TUESDAY,  AUGUST  8,  1933 


<S  CENTS 


arners  Win  Against  Harry  Koplar  in  St.  Louis 

R  A  ACTION  SEEN  HASTENING  UNITY  ON  CODE 

Hied   States   Ass'n   Outlines    Its   Position    on    Code 


:tions    to    M.P.T.O.A. 
►raft   Outlined   by 
Abram  F.  Myers 


i  memorandum  for  Sol  A. 
Jlatt,  setting  forth  the  posi- 
jj  Allied  States  Ass'n  with  re- 
jo  a  code,  Abram  F.  Myers, 
an  and  general  counsel  of  the 
iation,  set  forth  the  following 
ments  as  seen  by  Allied: 
ben  market  for  buying  of  pic- 

mning  of  block  booking. 

)  forcing  of  shorts  with  fea- 

)luntary,  not  compulsory,  ar- 

m. 

change  in  the  protection  sys- 

(Continued  on  Page   11) 


',  MGRS.  MAY  GET 
IE  PAY,  SAME  HRS. 


me  than  reduce  working  time 

istant   managers   to   40   hours 

[  ordance    major     circuits     are 

,:ring  raising  the   pay   of   all 

it  managers  who  are  receiv- 

than    $35    weekly    to    that 

Loew's  has  already  made  the 

several  houses.     Under  the 

e  the  assistants  become  ex- 

(Continued   on   Page    12) 


)x  Films  Booked 
R.  C.  Music  Hall 

-two  Fox  pictures  will  play 
iio  City  Music  Hall  the  corn- 
year,    according    to    con- 
signed yesterlay,    The   Film 
Stearns.    It  is  likely  that  the 
ing   30   will   be   made   up    of 
JO   features    and    12    of    other 


Two  Dougs  to  Make  Film  Abroad 

London — Douglas  Fairbanks  and  Doug,  Jr.,  will  appear  together  in  a  picture  to  be 
made  at  Elstree,  according  to  plans  now  under  way.  It  will  probab!y  be  called  "Zorro 
and  Son."  Report  also  has  it  that  Fairbanks,  Sr.,  may  lease  the  British  &  Dominions 
studios  for  a  series  of  productions. 


NRA  TO  TAKE  UP 
HOLLYWOOD  STRIKE 


Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Settlement  of  the 
Hollywood  strike  will  be  one  of  the 
first  labor  controversies  to  be 
tackled  by  the  newly  formed  NRA 
Labor  Advisory  Committee,  it  was 
stated  yesterday  by  Dr.  Leo  Wol- 
man,  chairman  of  the  committee. 
Sub-committees  probably  will  be  ap- 
pointed to  take  up  the  various 
strikes. 

I.A.T.S.E.  representatives  in  Hol- 
lywood have  advised  that  they  will 
abide  by  President  Roosevelt's  strike 
moratorium  upon  receiving  formal 
notification  of  it. 


Jack  Miller   Heads 

Allied   Labor  Board 

President  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  has  appointed  Jack  Mil- 
ler of  Chicago  to  head  a  permanent 
labor  committee  which  will  function 
in  an  advisory  capacity,  serving  af- 
filiated units.  Miller  has  had  much 
experience  dealing  with  labor  prob- 
lems in  Chicago.  He  is  now  in  New 
York  in  connection  with  the  M.P.T. 
O.A.   code  proposals. 

Kuykendall     yesterday     described 

(Continued  on   Page    12) 


CALLS  ON  PRODUCERS 
TO  FIGHT  MUSIC  LEVY 


A  letter  has  been  sent  by  Abram 
F.  Myers  of  Allied  States  Ass'n  to 
all  motion  picture  producers  urging 
them  to  oppose  the  plans  of  the 
American  Society  of  Composers, 
Authors  and  Publishers  to  demand 
a  substantial  increase  in  royalties 
on  copyrighted  music  recorded  by 
producers  and  reproduced  by  exhibi- 
tors. 

Myers  points  out  that  music  is 
used  less  and  less  in  theaters,  and 
that  as  a  consequence  there  is  no 
justification  for  increased  royalties 
here,  but  that  the  radio,  which  is  a 
big  user  of  music  and  offers  free 
entertainment  in  competition  with 
theaters,  should  be  taxed  for  the 
benefit  of  both  the  Society  and  the 
movies. 

Another      unfairness      exists      in 

(Continued  on   Page    12) 


Sam  Wolf  to  Represent 
Indie  Producers  on  Code 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Sam  Wolf  will  be  in 
New  York  today  to  represent 
the  Independent  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
ducers Ass'n  at  the  code  meeting 
called  by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA 
deputy  administrator. 


Sprucing  Up 


lfalo — Al  Becker,  local  manager  of 
National  Theater  Supply  Co.,  says 
jmore  inquiries  for  new  equipment 
|l  kinds  came  to  his  establishment 
|te  the  month  of  July  than  in  the 
ding   six    months. 


Victory  for  W.  B.  in  St.  Louis 
Costing  Koplar  Group  $80,000 


Warner  Canadian  Sales 
Up  60%,  Says  Andy  Smith 

Toronto  —  Canadian  business  on 
Warner-First  National  pictures  dur- 
ing the  current  season  has  been  the 

(Continued  on  Page    11) 


St.  Louis — Warner  Bros,  emerged 
victorious  over  Harry  Koplar  yester- 
day, when  Judge  Hamilton  in  the 
Circuit  Court  threw  out  the  two  ac- 
tions involving  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Co.  and  Skouras  Bros.  En- 
(Continued  on  Page   11) 


Completion     of     Industry 

Code    Expected    in 

Ten  Days 

Prospects  of  an  early  agreement 
between  all  factions  on  a  film  in- 
dustry code  were  characterized  as 
very  bright  by  leading  executives 
contacted  by  The  Film  Daily  yes- 
terday as  preparations  got  under 
way  for  the  code  hearing  to  be  held 
before  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA 
deputy  administrator,  in  the  Bar 
Association  building  starting  at  10 
o'clock  this  morning.  Rosenblatt's 
action  in  calling  the  joint  meeting, 
indicating   the    Government's    desire 

(Continued  on  Page    12) 

SAXE  BROS.  ACQUIRE 
12  WISCONSIN  HOUSES 

Milwaukee  —  Twelve  theaters  of 
the  Statewide  Theaters  circuit,  closed 
a  month  ago  by  Federal  Judge  F.  A. 
Geiger,  have  been  taken  over  by 
Thomas  and  John  Saxe,  local  the- 
ater operators.  The  Princess,  Gar- 
field, Uptown  and  Tivoli  in  Mil- 
waukee have  already  been  opened  by 
Saxe  under  the  management  of  Al 
Kvool,  who  has  resigned  as  manager 
of  the  Alhambra  here.  The  Oshkosh 
in  Oshkosh  also  has  opened. 


Katz-Feld-Chatkin  Lease 
Two  Indianapolis  Houses 

Indianapolis — A  ten-year  lease  on 
the  Indiana  and  Circle  theaters  has 
been  taken  by  Indianapolis  Theater 
Management  Associates,  Katz-Feld- 
Chatkin  corporation.  Deal  is  effec- 
tive Aug.  26.  Milt  Feld  arrives  here 
this  week  to  look  over  the  produc- 
tion. 


Canton  B.  0.  Booming 

Canton,  O.  —  Attendance  at  local 
movies  is  almost  back  to  the  old  boom 
level.  Return  of  5,000  men  to  factory 
payrolls  in  this  region  is  chiefly  respon- 
sible. Film  product  also  has  been  bet- 
ter   lately. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  Aug.  8, 1: 


Vol.  LXIII.No.  32      Tues .  Aug  6.1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W  ALICOATE 


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WARNERS  ADD  WIS.  HOUSES 

Madison,  Wis.  —  Warners  have 
taken  over  the  Capitol  formerly 
operated  by  Wisconsin  Amusement 
Co.,  and  also  have  opened  the  Ret- 
law  in  Fond  du  Lac,  to  be  followed 
by  the  former  Fox  theater  in  Green 
Bav  shortly. 


GETS  CAMERA   PATENT 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY' 

Hollywood  —  Willis  H.  O'Brien, 
who  was  chief  technician  on  ''King 
Kong,"  has  been  granted  Patent  No. 
1897673  covering  his  device  syn- 
chronizing the  projector  and  camera. 
The  device  is  used  for  producing 
composite  motion  pictures  wherein  a 
plurality  of  scenes  are  combined  into 
a   single  picture. 


"THREE-CORNERED  MOON" 

with    Claudette    Colbert,    Richard    Arlen, 

Mary    Boland,    Lyda    Roberti, 

Wallace   Ford 

Paramount  77  mins. 

DIVERTING  BUT  FLUFFY  COMEDY- 
DRAMA  OF  IMPOVERISHED  RICH  FAM- 
ILY   STRUGGLING    IN    DEPRESSION. 

This  belongs  to  the  current  cycle  of 
stories  dealing  with  the  problems  of  a 
family  as  a  whole.  It  differs,  however, 
in  that  its  characters  for  the  most  part 
are  so  odd  and  behave  so  fantastically  that 
they  lose  the  semblance  of  reality,  and 
consequently  beget  little  audience  sym- 
pathy. Mary  Boland  is  an  irresponsible 
mother  whose  unwise  investments  throw 
the  family  into  poverty.  Besides  the  mother, 
there  are  several  grown  children,  a  strange 
lot,  each  wrapped  up  in  his  own  notions 
and  oblivious  to  the  others,  until  hunger 
unites  them  in  a  common  purpose  and  they 
must  go  to  work.  Their  struggling  through 
misfortune  after  misfortune  will  amuse 
some  and  make  others  uncomfortable,  and 
because  there  are  so  many  angles  in  the 
situation,  most  of  them  are  left  hanging 
fire  at   the   finale.     Best  for   class   trade. 

Cast:  Claudette  Colbert,  Richard  Arlen, 
Mary  Boland,  Wallace  Ford,  Lyda  Roberti, 
William  Bakewell,  Tom  Brown,  Hardie  Al- 
bright, Sam  Hardy,  Joan  Marsh,  Sam  God- 
frey, Clara  Blandick,  Edward  Gargan,  Nick 
Thompson,  John  M.  Sullivan,  Fred  Santley, 
Jack  Clark,  Margaret  Armstrong,  Charlotte 
Merriam.  Joseph  Sauers,  John  Kelly,  Leonid 
Kinsky,  George  LeGuerre. 

Director,  Elliott  Nugent;  Author,  Gertrude 
Tonkonogy;  Adaptors,  S.  K.  Lauren,  Ray 
Harris;    Cameraman,    Leon   Shamroy. 

Direction,  Good.    Photography,  Good. 


"THE  SHEPHERD  OF  THE  SEVEN 
HILLS" 

Faith    Pictures    Corp.  83  mins. 

CAMERA  RECORD  OF  THE  VATICAN 
AND  THE  POPE  EXCELLENTLY  PRE- 
SENTED.    FOR    CATHOLIC   AUDIENCES. 

This  is  strictly  a  film  for  Catholic 
audiences,  covering  as  it  does  a  history  of 
the  Church  in  Rome,  linking  up  the  past 
of  the  Ancient  City  with  its  historic  ruins 
dating  back  to  the  Roman  Empire,  and 
jumping  to  the  development  of  the  Vatican 
down  to  the  present  day.  The  highlights 
are  presented  with  authentic  motion  pic- 
tures of  His  Holiness  assuming  office  some 
years  ago,  and  so  on  down  through  all  the 
historic  incidents  in  the  life  of  the  Church 
that  took  place  in  the  Vatican.  The  Pope 
himself  is  seen  in  several  scenes  in  close- 
ups,  along  with  Mussolini  and  high  digni- 
taries of  the  Church,  including  such  well 
known  American  prelates  as  Cardinals 
Hayes,  Mundelein,  Daugherty  and  O'Con- 
nell.  Interesting  to  the  general  public  who 
are  not  members  of  the  Catholic  Church 
are  the  gorgeous  camera  shots  of  the  art 
treasures  and  other  historic  masterpieces 
of  the  Papal  Palaces.  A  splendid  organ 
rendition  is  given  throughout  of  famous 
musical  compositions  from  the  Church 
library,  such  as  the  Marche  Pontificale, 
Ave  Maria,  Gregorian  Chants,  etc.  John 
McCormack  sings  Panis  Angelicus  superbly. 
Photography  is  excellent.  Surefire  with 
Catholic  audiences,  but  not  a  subject  for 
the   average   picture  house. 

Only  credits  given  are:  Lew  White, 
Organist;  Vocal  music  by  the  famous 
"Mediaevalists";  Descriptive  narration  by 
Basil    Ruysdael.     All   excellent. 


Capitol  Show  Draws 

Best  Biz  in  a  Year 

Nearly  60,000  paid  admissions, 
the  biggest  attendance  in  nearly  a 
year,  were  chalked  up  at  the  Capitol 
in  the  first  three  days  of  "Another 
Language,"  stai'ring  Helen  Hayes 
and  Robert  Montgomery,  with  Mont- 
gomery also  appearing  in  person  on 
the  stage,  the  management  reports. 


NRA  CODE  IN  PITTSBURGH 

Pittsburgh  —  Warner  houses  and 
Loew's  Penn  have  put  into  effect 
the  40-hour  week  and  wage  increases 
for  all  employes  in  compliance  with 
the  NRA  code.  Joe  Felman  esti- 
mates that  150  employes  will  be 
put  to  work  in  the  local  Warner  the- 
aters alone.  Michael  Cullen  of  the 
Penn  intends  to  add  about  20  em- 
ployes. 


RE-ISSUING    "COSTELLO    CASE" 

Cashing  in  on  the  Costello  trial 
now  in  the  headlines,  First  Division 
is  re-issuing  "The  Costello  Case," 
James  Cruze  production,  with  Lola 
Lane,  Tom  Moore  and  Russell  Har- 
die in  the  cast. 


FOX-SCHINE   PRODUCT   DEAL 

Buffalo — The  first  big  deal  for 
1933-34  product  engineered  by  the 
Buffalo  Fox  exchange  is  with  the 
Schine  Circuit,  comprising  75  New 
York  State  theaters. 


Sam  Harris  as  Advisor 
On  Legit.  Theater  Code 

Washington    Bureau    of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Sam  H.  Harris  has 
been  appointed  NRA  advisor  during 
the  hearings  on  the  legitimate  the- 
ater code. 


RAYNOR   AT  B'KLYN  PARA. 

William  H.  Raynor  will  manage 
the  Brooklyn  Paramount  when  it  re- 
opens Aug.  25  with  Paramount  prod- 
uct day-and-date  with  the  New  York 
Paramount. 


ON    FOREIGN    FILM    DEALS 

Jack  Greenbaum  and  Herbert 
Manley,  former  Cleveland  film  men, 
are  aboard  the  Conte  di  Savoia  en 
route  to  Europe  with  a  number  of 
pictures  which  they  have  acquired 
for  distribution  abroad.  They  also 
expect  to  bring  back  some  foreign 
pictures  for  release  in  this  country. 


DRESSLER,    HARLOW   TEAMED 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Marie  Dressier  and 
Jean  Harlow  will  be  co-starred  by 
M-G-M  in  Louis  Bromfield's  Cosmo- 
politan Magazine  story,  "Living  in 
a  Big  Way." 


JEROME  THEATER  LEASED 

A  subsidiary  of  Consolidated 
Amusement  Enterprises,  of  which 
Laurence  Bolagnino  is  president,  has 
leased  the  Jerome  Theater  on  Jerome 
Ave.  in  the  Bronx. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Warner    sales    meeting,    Roy- 

Hotel,    Toronto. 
Today:        All-industry    code    meeting    ca 

Sol   A.    Rosenblatt,    NRA   deputy  adir 

tor,    Bar    Building,    42    West   44th   Si 

York,    10  A.    M. 
Today:        Columbia     Pictures     luncheon 

hibitors,   Waldorf-Astoria   Hotel,  Ne> 
Today:        Semi-monthly    meeting  of  Allic 

ater    Owners    of    New    Jersey,    at 

tion    headquarters,    New    York. 
Aug.    10:     Adjourned     meeting     of     Publ 

terprises     creditors     at     office    of 

Henry    K.    Davis. 
Aug.    18-20:      Monogram-Monarch     sales 

ing,    Cleveland. 
Aug.  2i  :     Annual    outing    of    Omaha    fil 

Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 
Aug.  22:     Semi-monthly       meeting      of 

Theater     Owners     of     New    Jersey, 

ganization    headquarters.    New    >ork 
Aug.   23:      Independent     Theater     Owner 

cruise    up    the    Hudson. 
Aug.   23:      Independent    Theater    Owners 

outing  and   Hudson  River  boat  ride. 
Aug.    23-24:    First    annual    convention    c 

pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners  Ass 

of  Delaware  and   Eastern  Shore  of  k 

at  Hotel  Henelopen.   Rehoboth,  Del. 
Sept.  5-6-7:         Allied     New     Jersey    cor 

at    Atlantic    City. 
Sept.   13:  A.   M.  P.  A.   holds  annual  ele< 

officers 
Sept.  28-29:     Third     Annual     Miniature 

Conference,    New    York.      A.    D.    V. 

secretary. 


THEWHOLE  iNDUSTi 
IS  MIGHTY  PROUD  t 
DISPLAY  THAT  ORE* 
SYMBOL  HERALDIK 
THE  RETURN  OF 
MUCH-NEEDED  PRC 
PERITY. 


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that  in  1933-'34 1  will  serve  the  best  interests  of 
my  family,  my  theatre,  and  my  patrons  by  doing 
business  first  with  the  company  that  brought  me 
my  most  consistent  business  in  the  past  year. 
No  seductive  statements  shall  lure  me  from  the 
course  which  stern  experience  indicates. 

I  will  Play  Safe  with  th0  company  that  has 
Played  Ball  with  me  ! 

I  will  trust  only  those  pr0mises  that  are  printed 
on  celluloid  —  the  kind  of  promise  that  faithful 
past  performance  implies. 

I  will  remember  thai  ONE  COMPANY  has  led 
me  and  my  industry  f)UT  OF  THE  SHADOW 
. . .  One  company  his  stood  stanch  and  solid 
through  chaotic  dayf  .  .  .  And  I  will  rely  on 


that  company  to  keep  ME  strong  and  secure  in 
the  days  to  come. 

I  will  not  be  panicked  by  persuasive  printers'  ink. 
I  will  not  let  frantic  fanfare  deafen  me  to  sturdy 
facts. 

I  know  that  at  the  end  of  the  rainbow  of  re- 
splendent raves  from  other  outfits  I  will  find  a 
simple,  sincere  product  statement  from  Warner 
Bros  .  .  .  and  believe  me,  brothers,  that's  MY 
POT  OF  GOLD ! 

And  so  I  now  wholeheartedly  re- 
solve to  subscribe  to  every  one  of 


THE  60  POINTS  OF  WARNER  BROS. 
RECOVERY  PROGRAM  FOR  1 9 3 3'3 4 


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Y  oo  flight 

Yarade 

will  be  the  next  big  Warner  musi- 
cal, continuing  the  tradition  of 
"42nd  Street"  and  "Gold  Dig- 
gers." In  it  JIMMY  CAGNEY 
will  sing  and  dance  for  the  first 
time  on  the  screen,  and  there 
will  be  10  other  important  stars, 
including  RUBY  KEELER,  DICK 
POWELL,  JOAN  BLONDELL. 
It  will  have  the  same  directors  as 
"42nd  Street"— Lloyd  Bacon 
and  Busby  Berkeley.* 


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who  appeared  last  season  only  in 
I  Am  A  Fugitive"  will  be  pre- 
sented this  year  in  3  productions 
beginning  with  a  special,  THE 
WORLD  CHANGES,0  an  im- 
portant epic  of  America,  with 
Mary  Astor,  Aline  MacMahon, 
Jean  Muir,  Anna  Q.  Nilsson 
and  others,  directed  by  Mervyn 
LeRoy.  This  will  be  followed 
by  another  special,  MASSACRE,  * 
first  screen  story  of  the  modern 
American  Indian,  from  the  suc- 
cessful book  by  Robert  Gessner. 
And  one  other.* 


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Wonder  Bar 

will  be  probably  the  most  impos- 
ing all-star  production  of  the 
year  Practically  all  of  Warner 
Bros  '  stars  will  appear  in  it,  and 
the  actual  cast  will  consist  of  AL 
JOLSON,  KAY  FRANCIS, 
JOAN  BLONDELL,  ADOLPHE 
MENJOU,ALINEMacMAHON, 
DICK  POWELL,  ANN  DVOR- 
AK, BETTE  DAVIS,  GLENDA 
FARREL,  PAT  O'BRIEN  and  7 
others.  Based  on  an  international 
stage  success,  this  picture  will 
introduce  an  entirely  novel  pro- 
duction idea  ° 


Gold  Diggers 
0/1933' 

A  full  description  of  this  1933-'34 
release  has  already  been  written 
in  the  ledgers  of  hundreds  of 
leading  theatres.  It  would  be  use- 
less for  us  to  attempt  to  add 
further  to  the  praise  that  has  al- 
ready been  showered  on  this  pic- 
ture by  public,  critics,  trade  press, 
and  exhibitors.  * 


"Leslie 

Howard 

generally  considered  the  screen's 
outstanding  new  romantic  favor- 
ite, will  he  added  to  Warner 
Bros.'  star  list.  He  will  start  his 
five-year  starring  contract  with  3 
L933-' 34  productions,  including 
BRITISH  AGENT, °a  special  from 
the  very  popular  book  by  Bruce 
Lockhart,  a  remarkable  fact  story 
of  romantic  and  diplomatic  in- 
trigue.   And  two  others. 


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Chatterton 

found  her  most  successful  type 
of  role  in  Frisco  Jenny."  This 
year  MANDALAY  will  give  her 
an  opportunity  to  do  an  even 
more  glamorous  characterization 
of  the  same  type  of  woman,  in 
a  fascinating  Far  East  setting. The 
second  of  her  2  new-season  pro- 
ductions will  give  her  the  strong 
support  of  Adolphe  Menjou  and 
Lyle  Talbot." 


Richard 
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will  have  3  strongly  dramatic 
vehicles,  including  SHANGHAI 
ORCHIDS,  with  Ann  Dvorak, 
which  in  role  and  setting  will 
match  the  best  features  of  Patent 
Leather  Kid"  and  ''Broken 
Blossoms".  It  is  a  remarkable 
story  of  '  woman  hawking"  off 
the  Chinese  coast.  A  second  pro- 
duction will  include  Adolphe 
Menjou,  Joan  Blondell,  Guy 
Kibbee  and  Ruth  Donnelly.0 


Ruby  Kee/er& 
Y)ick  Powell 

After  their  remarkable  reception 
in  "42nd  Street"  it  was  inevi- 
table that  Warner  Bros,  should 
star  these  sensational  youngsters, 
in  3  productions.  Two  specials, 
CLASSMATES0  and  SWEET- 
HEARTS  FOREVER,*  both  based 
on  brilliant  stage  successes,  will 
unfold  their  romantic  stories  in 
elaborate  musical  settings.  THE 
FOOTBALL  COACH*  will  have 
Pat  O'  Brien  and  Ann.  Dvorak  in 
the  cast. 


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Wm.  Powell 

will  return  to  his  most  success- 
ful role  in  THE  KENNEL  MUR- 
DER CASE  or  The  Return  of 
Philo  Vance,  by  famous  S.  S. 
Van  Dine.  This  story  has  been 
read  by  millions  in  Cosmopoli- 
tan Magazine  and  in  book  form. 
Cast  will  include  Mary  Astor,  Jack 
LaRue,  Ralph  Morgan,  Hugh 
Herbert.  THE  GENTLEMAN 
FROM  SAN  FRANCISCO  with 
Bette  Davis  is  a  perfect  Powell 
story  of  a  debonair  double-cross- 
er.  AND  A  THIRD  PRODUC- 
TION will  co-star  Kay  Francis.* 


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Adolphe 

Menjou 

will  add  to  Warner  Bros.'  star 
line-up  the  charm  of  his  sophis- 
ticated romantic  technique.  He 
will  be  featured  in  2  gay  romantic 
comedies.  BEDSIDE  with  Claire 
Dodd  and  Frank  McHugh  is  the 
story  of  an  X-ray  photographer 
with  a  bedside  manner  that  is 
irresistible  to  women .  CONVEN- 
TION CITY  with  Bette  Davis, 
Allen  Jenkins  and  Guy  Kibbee, 
will  combine  the  best  stories 
you've  heard  about  the  after-dark 
adventures  of  big  business  men 
at  a  big-business  convention." 


3  Timely 

Stories 

that  will  capitalize  on  news-value 
themes  of  current  public  interest 
are:  — HAVANA  WIDOWS 
featuring  Joan  Blondell,  Aline 
MacMahon,  Allen  Jenkins,  and 
Glenda  Farrell— WILD  BOYS 
OF  THE  ROAD,  with  Frankie 
Darro  of  "Mayor  of  Hell"  fame, 
—  and  BUREAU  OF  MISSING 
PERSONS,  containing  a  timely 
kidnaping  angle  and  an  excep- 
tionally strong  cast  including 
Lewis  Stone,  Bette  Davis,  Ruth 
Donnelly,  Pat  O'Brien.0 


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E.G.Robinson 

will  be  given  3  vehicles  designed 
to  duplicate  his  versatile  success- 
es of  the  past  season.  NAPO- 
LEON, HIS  LIFE  AND  LOVES, 

with  Bebe  Daniels  and  Ann 
Dvorak,  will  match"Silver  Dol- 
lar" in  story  type,  but  with  a  far 
stronger  love  angle.  THE  DARK 
HAZARD,  by  the  author  of 
"Little  Caesar",  will  be  done 
in  the  "Little  Giant"  manner. 
And  a  3rd  production  with  5 
feminine  stars,  including  Bette 
Davis  and  Joan  Blondell,  will 
match  the  vivid  romance  of  '  I 
Loved  A  Woman."0 


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gin  stronger  femi- 
inhan  ever  before. 
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aire  Dodd,  Ruth 
n  'Jean  Muir.    This 

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M  uring  Joan  Blon- 

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sidered  by  many 
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of  A  MODERN 
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ter  who  starts  life 
ider  and  ends  as 
strial  giant.  RE- 
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of  the  greatest  of 
ors. 


Kay  Francis 

will  be  co-starred  with  WARREN 
WILLIAM   in    REGISTERED 

NURSE0  with  Margaret  Lindsay, 
Glenda  Farrell  and  Lyle  Talbot, 
a  story  with  the  same  salable  quali- 
ties as  "Night  Nurse."  In  THE 
HOUSE  ON  56th  STREET,* 
the  story  of  an  actress  suddenly 
deserted  by  fame,  Miss  Francis 
will  be  supported  by  Ann  Dvor- 
ak, Ricardo  Cortez.  In  SEV- 
EN WIVES*  Miss  Francis  and 
a  remarkable  line-up  of  femi- 
nine stars,  including  Bette  Davis, 
Ann  Dvorak,  Joan  Blondell,  will 
play  opposite  Adolphe  Menjou. 


6  Popular 

Stories 

for  which  casts  will  be  selected 
laterare:-THE  LIFE  OF  ROTHS- 
CHILD by  George  Westley,* 
KING  OF  FASHION  by  Warren 
Duff,0 FROM  HEADQUARTERS 
by  Robert  Lee,*  COUNTRY 
CLUB  (tentative  title)  by  Robert 
Lord,*  DIAMOND  DAN  by 
Arthur  Horman,°  and  EASY  TO 
LOVE.* 


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JamesCagney 

in  addition  to  his  unique  role  in 
Footlight  Parade",  will  have  2 
typical  Cagney  vehicles,  in  which 
the  love  interest  will  fully  balance 
thisstar'sinimitablecomedy.One 
of  these  will  revive  the  success- 
ful Cagney-Blondell  team  of 
Blonde  Crazy*'  and' 'The 
Crowd  Roars,"  with  Allen 
Jenkins  and  Glenda  Farrell  in 
the  cast.  In  the  other  he  will  be 
supported  by  both  Bette  Davis 
and  Ann  Dvorak.* 


Barbara 
Stanwyck 

will  deliver  4  pictures  including 
a  powerful  special,  BROADWAY 
AND  BACK,0  a  story  of  three 
generations  in  the  theatre,  with 
Ann  Dvorak  and  Patricia  Ellis. 
EVER  IN  MY  HEART*  will  bring 
to  the  screen  one  of  Broadway's 
leading  romantic  stars,  Otto 
Kruger,  with  George  Brent, 
Ralph  Bellamy,  Ruth  Donnelly. 
Two  other  productions*  will 
bring  to  Miss  Stanwyck's  support 
such  stars  as  George  Brent,  Bette 
Davis,   Glenda  Farrell. 

Aline 
MacMabon 

and  ALLEN  JENKINS,  who  have 
been  singled  out  by  press  and 
public  for  show-stealing  per- 
formances in  One  Way  Pass- 
age," Life  Begins,"  Blessed 
Event,"  "Silver  Dollar,"  "42nd 
Street,"  "Gold  Diggers"  and 
other  successful  pictures,  will  be 
starred  by  Warner  Bros,  in  3 
comedies.  The  large  fan  follow- 
ings  which  these  players  have 
built  up  in  picture  after  picture 
constitute  a  ready-made  market 
for  these  3  vehicles.0 


And  8  Others 

plans  for  which  are  being  pur- 
posely held  up  pending  the  out- 
come of  current  negotiations 
for  certain  stars  and  directors  not 
at  present  on  our  list — also  to 
provide  for  the  addition  of  other 
timely  story  themes  which  may 
be  suggested  by  outstanding  news 
events  of  the  next  12  months. 
One  of  these  will  be  a  First 
Nationalpicture.  Theotherseven 
will  be  from  Warner  Bros. 


*  Indicates  Warner  Bros,  pictures 


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Because  <we  nvant  you  to  take 
plenty  of  time  to  contemplate 
the  highly  interesting  possibili- 
ties of  our  feature  line-up,  ive 
ha-ve  deferred  our  announce- 
ment of  Vitaphone  Short  Sub- 
ject plans  until  a  later  date. 
Watch  for  stirring  ne-ivs  — 
soon! 


—when  the  "42nd  Street'*  Special  was  roaring  across  the  c: 
—when  "I  Am  A  Fugitive"  won  1932's  best  picture  award 

—when  you  saw  Warner  Bros,  setting  production  styles  1 
entire  industry 

—when  you  read  tribute  after  tribute  to  Warner  Bros/  leac 
from  exhibitors  and  press 

— when  you  watched  week-after-week  top-gross  reports  rol 
on  Warner  pictures 

—when  you  saw  "Gold  Diggers"  start  the  big  swing  back 
boom  business  standards  .... 

—Now  make  good  on  the  promise  you've  made  to  you 
dozen  times  .... 


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THE 


day,  Aug.  8, 1933 


(PLOITETTES 


/  wry  Contest 
;  Big  Play 

OBERT  HICKS,  manager  of 

the    Empire    in     San     An- 

hio,  Texas,  proved  his  ability 

a   showman    by    planting    a 

:hard     Barthelmess     memory 

itest  in  one  of  his  local  papers 

part  of  his  exploitation  cam- 

ign    on    the    star's    "Central 

•port,"  when  it  played  at  the 

lpire  Theater.      The   contest, 

ich  is  available  in  the  First 

tional  merchandising  plan  on 

picture,      includes      eight 

)tographs  of  Richard  Barthel- 

ss,  each  from  a  different  one 

the    star's    pictures.       Con- 

tants  were   invited   to   guess 

!  title  of  the  motion  picture 

h  which  each  of  the   photo- 

iphs    were    associated. 

— Empire,  San  Antonio. 


Coming  and  Going 


.  KAHANE  will  arrive  in  New  York  from 
ast  today. 

iRY    C.    COHEN,     RKO    western     division 

:r,   arrived    in    New    York   yesterday    from 

ast.   - 

I 

!GE  VANDERBILT    returns    to    New   York 

aboard    the    Majestic    from    his    African 

'ion. 

.  H.  HAYS  has  arrived  in  New  York  from 
ast. 

US  B.  MAYER  gets  in  New  York  today 
Hollywood. 

AM  F.  MYERS,  AL  STEFFES,  J.  C.  RIT- 
JATHAN  YAMINS,  SIDNEY  E.  SAMUEL- 
nd  LESTER  F.  MARTIN,  all  of  Allied, 
i  in  New  York  today  for  the   code   hear- 


■I  GORDON  has  arrived  in  New  York  from 
ast  to   launch   a    new   theatrical   company 
iwill   star    Nancy   Carroll    in    "Undesirable 
by  Gordon,   as  the   first  offering. 

)lCIA  BOWMAN,  Music  Hall  ballerina, 
Thursday  for  Southampton  on  a  two- 
■acation  which  he  will  spend  with  Count 
ounfess    Pagliossi. 

H  :N  HAYES  is  expected  in  New  York 
he   coast    the    latter    part    of    the    week. 

I  JLLAH  BANKHEAD  is  returning  east  from 
oil  bod. 

'  '  SPARKS  and  FRANK  ROGERS  are  in 
ork   from    Florida,    conferring  with    S.    A. 

C  .EEN     MOORE     and     her     husband,     AL 
-yf.    have   sailed    for    Halifax    on    a    week's 

II  trip. 

:    CEL  MEKELBURG  of  Century  Film  Corp., 
has  been   in   New  York  conferring  with 
n",    L.  Glett  of   Monarch. 

>  !  GREENBAUM  and  HERBERT  MANLEY, 
I  Cleveland  film  men,  are  sailing  Satur- 
r  Europe  aboard  the  Conte  di  Savoia. 

WOLF,  representing  independent  pro- 
ton the  coast,  gets  in  New  York  today 
ine  coast. 

A.    ROSENBLATT    arrived    in    New    York 
sl  ay    from    Washington. 

MACDONALD,  Warner  division  manager 
tin  America,  returns  to  the  company's 
itfice  today  after  a   nine  weeks'   business 

Central   America   and   the   West    Indies. 

REED,  TREM  CARR,  and  M.  H.  HOFF- 
[re  in  New  York  from  the  coast  to  attend 
oe  meetings. 


DAILY 


•  •  •  OUR  SHANGHAI  correspondent  reports  that  the 
China  Sound  and  Color  Company's  large  new  studios  at  Kiang- 

wan in  which  Messrs.  Jansen  and  Britton  are  interested, 

along  with  some  Chinese  gentlemen went  up  in  smoke 

the  fire  originated  in  a  film-cutting  room  that  had  been 

temporarily  set  up  beneath  the  monitoring  room  in  the  studio 

it   seems   that   the   boys   had   tried   to   save   insurance 

charges,  as  under  this  arrangement  and  due  to  the  construction 
of  the  studio  itself,  the  insurance  was  half  the  amount  that 
it  was  in  the  film  laboratories  where  all  the  other  film  work  was 
being  done so  this  li'l  economy  move  caused  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  entire  studio along  with  about  $100,000  worth 

of  equipment  incidentally  there  are  over  a  half  a  hundred 

American  motion   picture  mugs   stranded   in   Shanghai 

out  of  jobs  since  the  Jap  trouble  has  abated and  with  no 

dough  to  bring  'em  back  to  the  States 

-  -. .  *  *  *  * 

•  •  •  ANOTHER  FORMER  screen  star  is  proving  that 
it  is  possible  to  earn  a  living  in  the  film  biz  without  appearing 
on  the  screen Ruth  Dwyer  is  the  lady,  who  has  estab- 
lished an  agency  in  Hollywood  for  handling  players Ruth 

is  now  in  New  York  for  several  weeks  establishing  Eastern 
contacts 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     FIVE    UNITS    are    now    at    work    for   the    Hearst 

Metrotone  News  in  various  spots  throughout  the  world 

companies  have  gone  to  Africa,  India,  Manchukuo,  Malay  States 

and  South  America Charlie  McCarthy  of  Fox  is  expected 

to  leave  the  Presbyterian  Hospital  in  Newark  this  week,  after 
recuperating  from  an  appendicitis  operation 

*  *  .    *  * 

•  •  •  WE  OVERHEARD  Al  Wilkie,  Red  Kann  and  Mor- 
daunt  Hall  engaged  in  a  deep  scientific  discussion  of  Budweiser 
and  other  brews  in  the  foyer  of  the  Criterion  while  waiting  for 

the   preview   of   Paramount's    "Three-Cornered    Moon" 

Loew  houses  are  playing  "Gold  Diggers"  for  week  runs  in  40 
metropolitan  spots  which  ordinarily  change  several  times  a 
week 

*  #  #  # 

•  •     •     TODAY  IS  a  Big  Event  in  the  life  of  Madeleine 

White for  she  celebrates  her  twelfth  anniversary  as  sec 

to   Ray    Johnston   in    his    various    enterprises beginning 

when  Ray  was  vice-prexy  of  Arrow  Film  Corporation,  and  later 
when  he  formed  Rayart,  Syndicate  and  now  Monogram    ........ 

Madeleine  (we  can  be  familiar,  for  we  know  the  gal  right  well) 
says  if  the  rest  of  her  business  career  continues  as  pleasant 
as   the   past   12   years,   she'll   probably   be   around   for   another 

dozen we  don't  know  who  to  congratulate  the  most 

Ray  or  his  Sec call  it  a  Break  for  both 


•      •      •     A  BUSY  gent  these  days  is  Frank  C.  Walker 

he  is  spending  four  days  each  week  in  Washington  as  executive 
secretary  of  President  Roosevelt's  Recovery  Council,  and  the 
balance  in  New  York Jay  Emanuel  spent  real  Amer- 
ican money  entertaining  Ed  Kuykendall  and  Jack  Miller  at  At- 
lantic City  over  the  week  end,  and  claims  it  was  worth  the  ex- 
pense  incidentally  Jay  claims  that  he  did  not  steal  Dave 

Barrist's  trousers  at  the  Allied  convention  in  Atlantic  City  last 

year he  puts  the  blame  on  a  certain  trade  paper  man 

personally  we  think  Dave  lost  his  pants  in  a  poker  game 

with  a  well  known  Philly  exhib Pawling  and  environs 

is  getting  to  be  a,  great  summering  spot  for  film  execs 

Arthur  G.  Whyte  and  John  C.  Flinn  have  places  on  Quaker  Hill 

Lowell  Thomas  is  a  neighbor a  few  miles  away, 

in  Wingdale,  is  the  summer  home  of  Frank  C.  Wilson,  now 
handling  publicity  for  NRA 


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TIMELY  TOPICS 


One  Out  of  Five 
Shows  a  Profit 

^LTHOUGH  more  than  1,000 
popular  songs  are  published 
annually  in  the  United  States, 
not  more  than  200  of  them  ever 
show  a  cent  of  profit.  The  cost 
of  familiarizing  the  public  with 
the  tunes  to  the  point  where 
they  will  buy,  eliminates  any 
profit  from  80  per  cent  of  the 
cases.  The  Famous  Music  Co., 
which  publishes  the  songs  in 
Paramount  pictures,  has  a  far- 
better  than  average  score  be- 
cause of  the  power  of  the  screen 
in  popularizing  tunes.  One  of 
the  most  recent,  "Where  Have 
I  Heard  That  Melody,"  which 
will  be  sung  in  B.  P.  Schul- 
berg's  "Her  Bodyguard"  by  Ed- 
mund Lowe  and  Wynne  Gibson, 
is  destined  for  the  black  ink 
column,  it  is  said.  The  other  19 
music  publishers,  which  have  to 
depend  mostly  on  printed  adver- 
tising and  the  radio,  do  not  fare 
so  well.  At  one  time  this  busi- 
ness was  far  more  lucrative 
than  at  present.  A  song  hit 
would  sell  a  million,  even  three 
million  copies,  but  now,  a  pub- 
lisher considers  a  song  a  terrific 
hit  if  it  reaches  250,000  sales  of 
the  sheet  music.  Of  course  the 
publishers  make  up  for  this 
somewhat  by  publishing  more 
songs,  due  to  the  demand  cre- 
ated by  sound  pictures  and  the 
radio. 

—Nat  W.  Finston. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 


August  8 


John   Hobble 


Sylvia   Sidney 


10 


THE 


■Z2H 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  Aug.  8, 


A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS'- 


By   RALPH   U'lLK 


A  flCKBY  McGUIRE,  star  of  Larry 
Darmour's  Mickey  McGuire  com- 
edies,  has  been  named  mascot  for 
the  Western  "All-Stars,"  which  will 
play  the  Eastern  "All-Stars"  at  the 
World's  Fair  Aug.  24.  Howard  Jones, 
who  will  coach  the  Western  eleven, 
enacted  the  role  of  a  coach  in 
"Mickey's  Touchdown,"  just  com- 
pleted by  Darmour. 


Our  Passing  Show:  Lee  Shubert 
and  C.  P.  Greneker  lunching  with 
Billie  Burke  and  Efe  Asher  at  Uni- 
versal; Bill  Woolfenden  motoring  to 
First  National. 


By  the  way,  Harman-Ising  Pro- 
ductions is  well  represented  at  the 
World's  Fair  by  Isadore  Fremling, 
its  story  editor,  and  Irene  Urban  and 


Twentieth    Century 
in    the    Ann    Harding 
signed     Dewey     Barto 
a    Keyhole." 

More   Names  for  20th 

Productions    has    signed    Clive    B 
picture,    "Gallant    Lady."       The 
and     George     Mann,     vaudeville 

Century 

rook    and    Janet    Beecher    for 
Schenck-Zannuck    unit    alsc 
headliners,     for    "Broadway 

roles 

has 

Thru 

Paul  Smith.  While  their  associates 
are  vacationing  in  Chicago,  Robert 
and  Thomas  McKimson  and  Larry 
Martin,  animators  for  Harman-Ising, 
are  at  Big  Bear. 


Sidney  Sutherland  and  Charles 
Kenyon  wrote  the  screen  play  and 
dialogue  for  "I  Loved  a  Man,"  star- 
ring Edward  G.  Robinson. 


Billy  Gilbert,  recently  made  a  di- 
rector at  Hal  Roach's,  has  been  as- 
signed to  direct  the  second  Thelma 
Todd-Patsy  Kelly  comedy,  as  yet  un- 
titled. 


Camera  work  on  "The  Bowery" 
has  been  completed  by  20th  Century 
Pictures. 


Trem  Carr  has  signed  an  impos- 
ing cast  for  "Sweetheart  of  Sigma 
Chi,"  musical.  Mary  Carlisle  and 
Buster  Crabbe  will  have  the  leading 
roles.  Others  include  Ted  Fio-Rito, 
popular  orchestra  leader;  Charles 
Starrett,  Florence  Lake,  Sally  Starr, 
John  Wayne,  Eddie  Tamblyn,  Burr 
Mcintosh,  Franklin  Parker,  Purnell 
Pratt,  Tommy  Dugan,  Grady  Sutton 
and  Major  Goddsell.  Edwin  L.  Marin 
will  direct  from  the  screen  play  by 
George  Waggner  and  Albert  E.  De- 
Mond.     W.  T.  Lackey  will  supervise. 


"Riders  of  Destiny,"  first  of  the 
John  Wayne  westerns  for  Lone  Star 
Productions,  starts  this  week  with 
Cecilia  Parker  playing  the  feminine 
lead.  Others  in  the  cast  are  Al  St. 
John,  Heinie  Conklin,  Yakima  Can- 
utt,  Lafe  McKee,  George  Hayes,  For- 
rest Taylor,  Addie  Parker  and  Earl 
Dwire.     R.  N.  Bradbury  will  direct. 


Robert  Vignola,  veteran  director, 
will  direct  'Two  Little  Arms,"  a 
Monogram  feature,  from  the  screen 
play  by  Olga  Printzlau.  Ben  Versch- 
leiser  will  supervise  the  unit. 


The  height  of  something  —  a 
"weather  permitting"  call  on  a  co- 
operative picture. 


William  Wellman  has  been  pinch- 
hitting  for  Wilhelm  Dieterle  on  the 
Ruth  Chatterton  picture,  "Female." 
Dieterle  has  been  seriously  ill,  but 
his  doctors  say  he  can  return  to 
work  in  time  to  permit  Wellman  to 
start  his  new  picture,  "The  College 
Coach,"  on  time. 


Famous  last  words — "If  I  ever  can 
be  of  assistance  to  you,  don't  hesi- 
tate to  call." 


Charles  Brabin,  now  directing 
"Stage  Mother"  for  M-G-M,  has 
signed  a  new  contract  with  this  com- 
pany. 


James  Tinling  will  direct  James 
Dunn  and  Joan  Bennett  in  "Jimmy 
and   Sally." 


Warner-First  National  cas 
signments:  Bette  Davis  to  <*t 
"Shakedown";  Ricardo  Cortez 
place  Adolphe  Menjou  in  "1 
on  56th  St.";  George  Black*  or 
"Shanghai  Orchids,"  Margaret 
say  and  George  Brent  in  "1 
quarters." 

*  *         * 

John     Farrow    is     preparing 
treatment    of   his    own   story, 
Way  to  Treat  a  Lady,"  for  M 

R.   William    Neill   will   direcl 

lumbia's   "Above  the   Clouds." 

*  $         $ 

John  Gilbert  will  work  as  a  '' 
er-on"  without  salary  or  rest 
bility  on  "Walls  of  Gold,"  i 
Kenneth  MacKenna  is  to  direc 
Fox. 

"My  Woman"  has  been  set  a 
permanent  title  for  Columbia's 
in'   to  Town." 

*  *         * 

Fox  cast  assignments:  Loui 
berni  for  "My  Weakness,"  1 
Morgan  for  "Walls  of  Gold," 
Simpson  for  "Charlie  Chan's  C 

est  Chance." 

*  *         * 

Dick  Elliott  has  been  signe 
a  part  in  "The  Worst  Worn; 
Paris,"  through  the  Ruth  II 
Agency.  Monta  Bell  is  directim 
Fox. 


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HOLLYWOOI 

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SUMMER 
RATES,  No. 

$2  per  day  single 
$2.50  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rati 
All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  foods  at  reasonable 

SH        prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
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UED  OUTLINES 
i'OSITION  ON  CODE 


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DAILY 


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be  settled  by  round-table  ar- 
;  >n. 

unning  of  overbuying, 
limination   of  score   charges, 
airing  of  exclusive  runs. 

J.  iving  exhibitor  a  choice  in  set- 
:  playdates. 

_Tse  of  a  standard  exhibition 
t    (the    one    negotiated    with 
Kent  last  winter,  except  for 
in  .eliminations.) 

!  Curtailing  of  overseating. 

L  Additional    suggestions    made 
ijional    associations    and    indi- 

u  exhibitors  to  be  submitted  to 

i    Iministration  later. 

lyzing  the  M.P.T.O.A.  exhibi- 
)de,  Myers  declares  it  to  be 
-factory   in   the   following   re- 

"]  Sections  1  and  2  relating  to  a 
in  rd  contract  and  to  arbitration 
e  i  worded  as  to  permit  the 
ition  of  the  compulsory  and 
pi  sive  form  of  arbitration 
ri<  ?n  down  by  the  Supreme  Court 
flagrant  violation  of  the  Sher- 
iii'Act.  If  the  framers  of  the 
Imeny  that  this  was  the  pur- 
I  then  they  no  doubt  will  be 
He  to  agree  to  a  provision  for 
irrbitration  as  herein  defined. 

KLThe  weakness  in  the  provision 
Ug  to  clearances  and  zoning  is 
aye  exhibitors  "may"  agree  with 
e  fstributors  on  adequate  sched- 
I  This  provision  is  ineffectual 
■je  it  does  not  require  them  to 

f*  "^ether.    As  matters  stand,  the 
simply    send    their    demands 
exchanges  and  the  latter  in- 
ly comply  with  the   same. 

The  provision  against  tying 
Btlies    and    shirts    is    wholly    in- 

al. 
Allocation     of     film     rentals. 

iroposal  is  correct  in  .principle 
Idj^ould  either  be  incorporated  in 
fife  terms  in  a  standard  form 
witract  or  else  its  violation  be 
if],1  an  unfair  method  of  competi- 
Hlnd  punishable  as  such. 

Substitutions.     The  provision 

"*&t    substitutions    should    carry 

t  the  requirement  that  the  dis- 

>rs  make  available  to  the  ex' 

pir   at   the    time    of    solicitation 

f  sale  sufficient  information  on 

to  base  a  claim  for  substitu- 

M"i  As  matters  now  stand  an  ex- 

I  r  is  required  to  buy  a  certain 


921  Shorts  from  Majors 

lajor  distributors  will  release  625 
Heelers  and  296  two-reel  subjects 
">g  1933-34.  Companies  and  the 
'ber  of  one-reelers  they  will  release 
i  Fox,  110;  Columbia,  104;  Metro, 
Paramount,  101;  RKO,  52;  Warner, 
Universal,  65.  The  two-reelers  will 
as  follows,  Fox,  52;  Columbia,  26; 
'o,  56;  Paramount,  18;  RKO  42; 
I'ner,  49   and    Universal    52. 


RKO  Nor  Affected  by  Bond  Foreclosure 

M.  H.  Aylesworth  yesterday  stated  that  the  foreclosure  action  against  RKO  brought 
in  Federal  Court  by  the  Chemical  Bank  and  Trust  Co.  is  merely  a  legal  step  taken  by 
the  trustee  to  bring  the  trustee  and  the  interests  of  the  debenture  holders  within 
the  supervision  of  the  court  which  is  administering  the  RKO  receivership,  and  thereby 
facilitate  the  reorganization  of  RKO.  "The  foreclosure  action  in  no  way  affects  the 
continued  operation  by  the  present  management  of  the  business  of  RKO  and  its 
subsidiaries,"    said    Aylesworth. 


number  of  pictures  by  numbers 
which  may  or  may  not  be  made  and 
if  made  will  be  delivered  unless  the 
distributor  chooses  to  withdraw 
them  from  the  contract  and  resell 
at  a  higher  price.  This  sounds  like 
nonsense  but  it  is  an  accurate  sum- 
mary of  the  conditions  under  which 
pictures  are  sold  to  the  independent 
exhibitors. 

"6.  Advertising  code.  This  is 
wholly  wrong  in  principle.  The  ex- 
hibitor must  buy  most  of  his  ad- 
vertising accessories  from  the  dis- 
tributor. This  provision  would  ,place 
the  responsibility  for  improper  ad- 
vertising on  the  exhibitor. 

"7.  Premiums,  double  billing.  Al- 
lied is  on  record  against  double  bill- 
ing and  the  giving  away  of  pre- 
miums as  bad  business  policy.  It 
should  be  controlled  locally  by  action 
of  the  exhibitors.  But  there  should 
be  no  law  which  says  that  an  ex- 
hibitor harrassed  and  oppressed  by 
unfair  chain  competition,  unreason- 
able protection,  etc.  can  not  save  his 
business  hy  resort  to  whatever  prac- 
tices may  be  necessary.  Moreover, 
no  encouragement  should  be  given 
the  proposition  that  distributors  can 
control  the  policy  of  exhibitors  in 
the  running  of  their  theaters  by 
conditions  in  exhibition  contracts. 

"8.     Copyright  violations.  Section 


37  (a)  to  (h)  relate  to  alleged  in- 
fringements of  copyrights  by  ex- 
hibitors. The  law  provides  penalties 
for  such  infractions  that  are  en- 
tirely too  severe.  Allied  now  is  seek- 
ing to  have  the  law  modified.  If 
the  purpose  is  to  substitute  the 
penalty  provided  by  the  Recovery 
Act  for  that  provided  by  the  Copy- 
right Law,  the  provisions  have  some 
merit.  If  the  purpose  merely  is  to 
imply  that  exhibitors  are  thieves, 
Allied  objects  to  it.  In  any  case, 
if  there  is  a  reference  to  this  sub- 
ject, Allied  insists  that  there  be  a 
corresponding  condemnation  of  all 
branch  managers,  exchange  men, 
salesmen,  etc.  who  suggest,  encour- 
age or  connive  in  such  violations. 
Based  on  reports  from  leaders, 
Allied  believes  that  most  so-called 
unauthorized  showings  are  done  in 
bona  fide  reliance  on  assurances 
given  by  distributor  representatives 
as  inducement  to  a  sale. 

"9.  Miscellaneous.  Other  provi- 
sions in  said  draft  either  are  not 
important  or  are  already  contained, 
or  should  be  contained,  in  exhibition 
contracts." 

Regarding  distributor's  codes, 
Allied  states  the  independent  code 
is  satisfactory  in  principle  but  should 
be  amplified  as  herein  provided.  Al- 
lied has  not  received  a  copy  of  the 
Hays  code. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


pRANK  HEATH,  formerly  casting 
director  for  Paramount  and  more 
recently  with  Chamberlain  Brown, 
has  been  assigned  to  do  the  casting 
for  the  musical,  "Take  A  Chance," 
now  in  production  at  the  Eastern 
Service  Studio  in  Astoria. 


Paul  Keast  supplied  the  love  in- 
terest opposite  Janet  Read  in  "The 
Mild  West'"  just  completed  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio.  Keast 
last  appeared  on  Broadway  in  "Show 
Boat,"  replacing  Dennis  King  in  the 
Gaylord  Ravenal  part. 


The  Rye  Country  Club  will  be  the 
scene  for  a  party  to  be  given  Aug. 
19  for  the  principals  and  cast  of  the 
musical,  "Take  A  Chance,"  being 
produced  by  Laurence  Schwab,  Wil- 


liam Rowland  and  Monte  Brice. 
Among  those  who  are  scheduled  to 
attend  are  James  Dunn,  June 
Knight,  Lillian  Roth,  Lilian  Bond, 
Dorothy  Lee,  Lona  Andre,  Cliff 
Edwards,  Buddy  Rogers  and  others. 


Ida  Shelley,  one  of  Paul  Florenz's 
14  eye-appealers  at  the  Brooklyn 
Vitaphone  studio,  is  seriously  study- 
ing dramatics  during  her  spare  mo- 
ments. 


A  new  dolly  or  baby  crane,  the 
last  word  in  time  saving  devices  as 
well  as  meeting  every  requirement 
for  making  pictures,  has  been  made 
to  order  by  the  Western  Service 
studios  and  is  now  in  use  at  the 
Eastern  Service  studio  in  Astoria. 


WARNERS  VICTORIOUS 
IN  ST.  LOUIS  SUITS 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

terprises,  thus  ending  the  receiver- 
ships for  these  circuits  and  clear- 
ing Warners  of  the  charges  brought 
by  the  Koplar  interests.  Plaintiffs 
also  were  ordered  to  pay  all  costs 
of  the  litigation,  which  means  that 
the  Koplar  group  must  foot  a  bill 
estimated  at  around  $80,000. 


Warner  Canadian  Sales 
Up  60%,  Says  Andy  Smith 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

largest  in  the  history  of  the  com- 
pany; Andy  Smith,  executive  in 
charge  of  Eastern  and  Canadian  dis- 
tribution, said  in  his  opening  address 
yesterday  at  the  company's  last  in 
a  series  of  three  business  meetings. 
The  Warner  Canadian  branch  man- 
agers who  are  attending  this  meet- 
ing at  the  Royal  York  Hotel  were 
informed  by  Smith  that  Warner  pic- 
tures received  fully  60  per  cent 
more  playing  time  in  Canadian  the- 
aters  than  ever  before. 

With  the  conclusion  today  of  the 
last  in  series  of  business  meetings, 
Smith  returns  to  his  duties  at  the 
company's  home  office.  Norman 
Moray,  Vitaphone  executive  in 
charge  of  shorts  and  trailers,  also 
attending  the  meeting,  leaves  for  a 
tour  of  the  company's  Southern 
branches  in  the  company  of  Fred 
Jack,  southern  district  manager. 
Moray  will  be  gone  for  two  weeks. 


ASK  RULING  ON  KID  ACTORS 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Educational  Pictures 
has  requested  a  ruling  from  the 
NRA  exempting  their  Baby  Bur- 
lesk  unit  from  the  "child  labor" 
clause.  Under  a  strict  interpreta- 
tion of  this  clause,  production  of 
films  using  children  would  not  be 
permissible,  and  as  the  oldest  actor 
in  this  group  of  Baby  Stars  is  four 
years  old,  one  of  Educational's  most 
popular  units  would  have  to  suspend 
production. 


MONO.    CLEVELAND    MEET 

Cleveland — A  Monogram-Monarch 
sales  meeting  covering  the  Cleve- 
land, Cincinnati,  Detroit  and  Pitts- 
burgh offices,  is  to  be  held  here  Aug. 
18-20. 


Real   Novelty 


West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  "Sweetheart  of  Sigma 
Chi,"  musical  being  produced  by  Mono- 
gram, is  a  college  picture  that  will  not 
have   a    football    game    in    it. 


I 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  Aug.  8, 19: 


SEE  ACTION  BY  NRA 
HASTENING  UNITY 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

to  hasten  the  adoption  of  a  film  in- 
dustry code,  has  elicited  a  unani- 
mously favorable  response,  with  all 
factions  expressing  a  desire  to  co- 
operate to  the  fullest,  The  Film 
Daily  survey  revealed. 

It  is  understood  that,  altogether, 
47  different  codes  relating  to  the 
film  industry  have  been  worked 
upon.  This  multiplicity  of  effort,  to- 
gether with  divergent  views  on  many 
points,  was  chiefly  responsible  for 
the  general  meeting  being  called. 
With  the  alternative  of  having  a 
code  for  the  industry  written  in 
Washington  unless  the  various 
groups  do  so  of  their  own  accord, 
indications  are  that  an  all-industry 
code  will  be  an  accomplished  fact 
within  about  ten  days. 

Up  to  yesterday  afternoon  ap- 
proximately 70  leaders  from  the  pro- 
ducing, distributing  and  exhibition 
fields  had  signified  their  intention 
of  being  present  at  today's  meeting. 
Most  of  the  major  companies  will  be 
represented  by  their  chief  execu- 
tives, while  the  heads  of  Allied 
States  Ass'n,  M.P.T.O.A.  and  other 
independent  exhibitor  and  producer 
units  will  be  present.  The  Academy 
of  M.  P.  Arts  &  Sciences  and  the 
Independent  Producers  Ass'n  on  the 
coast  also  are  sending  representa- 
tives. 

The  Federation  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Industry  met  yesterday  and  ap- 
pointed a  committee  consisting  of 
P.  S.  Harrison,  Eddie  Golden,  Jack 
Bellman  and  J.  Schechter  to  repre- 
sent the  independent  group  at  the 
code  hearing  today.  The  committee 
also  conferred  last  night  with  Sam 
Wolf  and  M.  H.  Hoffman  of  the 
coast  independent  producers. 

Among  preliminary  meetings  held 
yesterday  was  an  executive  session 
of  Hays  office  directors,  who  heard 
various  reports  on  the  code  situa- 
tion. Today's  initial  session  before 
Rosenblatt  is  expected  to  devote  it- 
self to  setting  up  machinery  for  cor- 
relating the  various  code  drafts  sub- 
mitted. A  committee  representing  all 
elements  of  the  business  is  to  be 
named  to  undertake  this  work,  with 
another  conference  being  called  later 
by  Rosenblatt  to  pass  on  the  com- 
pleted work. 

It  was  stated  by  one  authority 
yesterday  that  all  groups  of  distrib- 
utors and  exhibitors  have  agreed 
and  are  in  harmony  with  the  follow- 


W.  E.  Raises  Pay 

Western  Electric  has  announced  a 
wage  increase  of  11  per  cent  for  all 
employees  paid  by  the  hour  ?nd  for 
salaried  workers  earning  up  to  $3,240  a 
year.  More  than  15,000  persons  will 
be  affected,  with  the  rise  in  payroll 
amounting   to    about   §2,250,000. 


Athol,  Mass.  —  Garbose  Brothers 
have  become  prominent  in  the  local 
theatrical  scene  with  the  recent  ac- 
quisition of  the  York  house  from 
George  A.  Giles  Circuit  and  the  Cap- 
itol from  Publix. 


Buffalo — John  G.  Chinell  has  been 
promoted  to  the  sales  forces  of  the 
local  RKO  organization.  He  will 
cover  the  small  towns  surrounding 
Buffalo. 


pewa    Lake. 

president. 


Maury    Englander    is 


Sandusky — The  State,  operated  by 
Warner,  has  been  turned  back  to 
George  Seitz  and  associates,  build- 
ers. John  Damm  of  the  Opera 
House,  Ashland,  is  doing  the  book- 
ing. 


Cleveland  —  Harris  Silverberg, 
former  RKO  branch  manager  here, 
is  reported  to  have  joined  National 
Screen  Service  in  Detroit.  Herbert 
Greenblatt  succeeded  Silverberg 
here. 


Akron,  O. — Akron  Palace  Theater 
Corp.  has  been  formed  to  acquire 
and  operate  theaters.  The  incorpo- 
rators are  Margaret  Lully,  Joseph 
Barmann    and    Margaret   McMullen. 


Boston  —  Joe  Levine,  associated 
for  sometime  with  the  exploitation 
and  other  departments  of  the  Metro- 
politan, has  resigned. 


Riverside,    R.    I. — The    Lyric    has 
darkened. 


Hampton   Beach,    N.   H.   —  J.   J. 

Flynn.  has    closed    the    Olympia  for 
the    season. 


Cleveland — Fred  Schram  and  J.  O. 
Guthrie  have  bought  the  Lucier, 
formerly  owned  by  the  late  Jimmy 
Surrell. 


Cleveland  —  Victor  Schram,  erst- 
while independent  distributor,  is  here 
from  the  coast  as  eastern  represen- 
tative for  Fowler  Film  Studios. 


Cleveland — The  local  Warner  Club 
announces  a  picnic  Aug.  19  at  Chip- 


Fostoria,  O. — Leo  Jones  and  Ted 
Vermes,  who  recently  took  over  the 
Majestic,  are  completing  alterations 
in  the  house  and  plan  to  reopen  Aug. 
12.     The  house  will  be  renamed. 


Canton,  O. — Grand  Opera  House, 
dark  now  for  several  weeks,  will  be 
reopened  late  in  September  with  a 
grind  policy  of  dramatic  stock, 
vaudeville  and  films. 


Zanesville,  O. — M.  A.  Shea,  lessee 
of  the  Weller,  has  retained  Harry 
Holbrook,  Columbus  theatrical  archi- 
tect, to  draft  remodeling  plans  for 
the  house,  which  will  open  with  pic- 
tures and  vaudeville  early  in  Sep- 
tember. 


East  Liverpool,  O. — The  State,  it 
is  reported,  will  pass  from  the  con- 
trol of  H.  G.  Constant,  Steubenville 
theater  executive,  on  Aug.  15,  to  an 
eastern  concern,  which  plans  exten- 
sive improvements  and  will  reopen 
the  house   early  in   September. 


Akron  —  Chetfeld  Theaters,  who 
recently  took  over  the  RKO  Palace, 
will  reopen  the  house  late  this  month 
with  a  vaudefilm  policy. 


Birmingham  —  The  Norwood, 
neighborhood  house,  has  reopened 
with  new  RCA  equipment.  N.  H. 
Waters,  operating  a  string  of  subur- 
ban houses,  is  running  the  house. 


McMinnville,  Tenn. — Cowan  Old- 
ham has  been  made  manager  of  the 
Dixie. 


Jack  Miller  Heads 

Allied  Labor  Board 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
the   labor   committee   as   seeking   to 
"work   out   intelligent   co-operation" 
with  unions  and  not  to  fight  them. 


ing,  and  that  these  points  could  be 
established  and  brought  to  light  at 
the  first  meeting: 

1 — The  maintenance  of  Film 
Boards  of  Trade  as  a  field  organiza- 
tion for  the  industry. 

2 — The  use  of  uniform  exhibition 
contract. 

3 — The  arbitration  of  all  com- 
mercial disputes  arising  in  the  in- 
dustry. 

4 — The  establishment  of  local  zon- 
ing committees  with  authority  to 
zone  each  territory  and  establish 
the  limit  of  protection,  together  with 
zoning  plans. 


Calls  On  Producers 

To  Fight  Music  Levy 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

charging  small  houses  which  use 
very  little  music  the  same  propor- 
tionate royalty  as  hig  de  luxe  houses 
which  have  stage  shows  and  use 
much  more  music,  Myers  says.  He 
adds: 

"The  industry  has  the  power  to 
end  this  threat  effectively  and  per- 
manently. Two  kinds  of  music  are 
synchronized  with  the  pictures — in- 
cidental music  and  music  written  ex- 
pressly for  the  particular  produc- 
tion. So  far  as  the  first  class  is  con- 
cerned the  public  domain  embraces 
suitable  melodies  for  every  situation 
or  emotion.  So  far  as  the  latter 
is  concerned,  the  producer  shall  own 
the  copyright  and  not  require  a 
royalty  either  to  record  or  reproduce 
the  same." 


UNIVERSAL  START! 
10  IN  TWO  MON 


West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE  FILM 

Hollywood — Universal  is  nc 
paring  "The  Return  of  Fn 
stein"  for  early  production 
with  nine  other  features  that  i 
into  work  within  the  nex 
months.  Three  features  are  ir 
at  Universal  City.  They  are: 
Yesterday,"  "Saturday's  Mr 
and  "The  Invisible  Man." 
Iceberg,"  which  has  been  in  p 
tion  for  the  past  13  mont 
Europe,  is  now  being  edited  ii 
lin.  Other  pictures  in  the  c 
rooms  are  "Love,  Honor  am 
Baby!"  and  "Park  Ave.  Lc 
In  preparation  in  addition  t 
Frankenstein  picture  are  "The 
Red  Bricks,"  "Kid  Gloves," 
Man  Who  Re-Claimed  His  I 
"Rigadon,"  "When  the  Time  C< 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  "P 
Treasures"  "Daughter  of  the 
and  one  musical. 


14  Canadian  Shorts 

Planned  for  19,- 

Montreal  —  Associated 
News,  Ltd.,  which  made  14  Ca) 
short  subjects  during  the  1' 
season,  is  planning  a  similar 
ber  of  shorts  for  1933-34.  Thl 
gram  just  completed  includes 
Canadian  Cameos  and  six 
Chaps.  Previous  to  this  sc! 
there  had  not  been  any  sus 
production  or  release  of  native 
product  in  Canada. 


Asst.  Mgrs.  May  Get 
More  Pay,  Same  H| 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ecutives    and    are    out    of   the 
regulations.     Under  the  old  r  ] 
tions,  the  men  work  from  12  ] 
hours  daily  with  a  half  day  of 
week. 

As  circuits  yesterday  sn| 
their  situations  in  connection 
President  Roosevelt's  reemploj 
agreement,  increasing  wages  ( 
tain  classes  of  employees  ai 
during  working  hours,  it 
leai-ned  that  adherence  to  thi 
will  cost  Warner  theaters  $1 
weekly  and  RKO  $5,000  - 
These  are  the  estimates  stat 
Joseph  Bernhard  and  Haro: 
Franklin.  Figures  for  the  Lot 
cuit  were  not  available  yest 
although  they  have  been  con 
Skouras  Theaters  is  now  compj 
its  compilation.  Balaban  & 
estimates  that  the  plan,  whic 
be  effective  pending  the  final  * 
tion  of  an  industry  code, 
its   overhead  $300,000  annual! 

— J 


Regular  M-G  Dividend 

Regular  quarterly  dividend  of  l3i 
cent    has    been    declared   on   the   Me 
Goldwyn    Pictures    preferred    stock, 
able   Sept.    15    to   stock   of   record  t\' 
31. 


I  ti  mate  in  Cha  faciei 
Iternational  in  Scope 
Idependent  in  Thought 


J 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years   Old 


VL.  LXIII.  NO.  33 


NEW  yCRI\,WEDNE$DAy,  AUGUST  9,  1933 


5  CENTS 


laboratory  Code  to  be  Separate,  Says  Rosenblatt 

ENT-1REILLY  CODE  COORDINATORS 

^9  Per  Cent  Agreed  on  Code,  Except  for  Duals,  Says  Kent 


I  Drdinators    Hold   Three 
Committee  Meetings 
on  First  Day 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

ith  the  exception  of  the  double 
ft'ure  issue,  independent  and  cir- 
'.  operators  are  99  per  cent  in 
a;  'ement  on  the  principles  of  the 
I  stry  code  as  it  applies  to  ex- 
hi  :ion,  said  Sidney  R.  Kent  yes- 
I  ay  afternoon,  speaking  for 
I  rles  L.  O'Reilly  and  himself  as 
I  dinators  of  the  various  code  pro- 
ds. 

hree  committee  meetings  took 
I  e  yesterday  afternoon,  to  or- 
I  ze  preliminary  to  actual  co-or- 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


100  HOUSES  SET 
TO  SHOW  NRA  FILM 


ompletion    of    arrangements   for 

I  production  and  national  showing 

1  :he   special    NRA    film    in    6,000 

I  ;es   starting   the   week    of    Aug. 

vas  reported  yesterday  by  John 

Flinn    of    Paramount,    acting   as 

on  between  the  film  industry  and 

I  NRA,  to  Frank  R.  Wilson,  chief 
he  NRA's  organization  division, 
jinn  stated  that  National  Screen 

Jjr'ice  will  broadcast  the  first  film 
ler     without     any     distribution 

(Continued   on    Page    4) 

I  ied  Eastern  Confab  in 
Atlantic  City  Sept.  5  to  7 

Hied    States    Ass'n,    in    keeping 

I I  its  usual  custom,  will  hold  a  re- 
gnal conference  in  Atlantic  City 
c;l  cident  with   the   annual   conven- 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


H     Mary  Pleads  for  Extras 

ill  Mary    Pickford,     in     a     telegram    from 

'fie  coast  yesterday,  urged  the  code 
lifting  group  to  remember  the  "for- 
ftten  extra."     And   Sol    Rosenblatt  em- 

|  jhatically  said   that  the  code  would   re- 

Ihember. 


Fans  Get  Voice  in  Code 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Heywood  Broun  and 
Joseph  Wood  Krutch,  critics,  the  former 
now  a  columnist,  have  been  appointed 
by  the  NRA  to  represent  theatergoers 
at  the  hearing  of  the  legitimate  the- 
ater   code. 


GLEVE.  EXHIBS  BOOST 
PRICES  SEPTEMBER  3 


Cleveland — Local  subsequent  run 
admission  prices  advance  on  or  be- 
fore Sept.  3  and  duals  are  cut  to 
once  a  week,  not  on  Saturday  or 
Sunday  starting  Oct.  15  as  the  re- 
sult of  a  motion  unanimously  passed 
yesterday  by  the  Cleveland  Motion 
Picture  Exhibitors  Ass'n.  The  mo- 
tion provides  fines  of  $100  minimum 
for  each  violation.    Col.  E.  A.  Schil- 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Keeping  Lab  Code  Separate 
From  General  Industry  Draft 


Loew's,  Inc.,  Launches 
$250,000  Improvements 

Contracts  for  building  and  im- 
provment  work  amounting  to  $250,- 
000  have  been  let  by  Loew's,  Inc. 
Included  in  the  projects  is  the  erec- 
tion of  the  Loew-Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  radio  plant  in  Long  Island 
City. 


Government    Wants    Single    Code    to    Cover 

Entire  Film  Industry,  Says  Rosenblatt — 

Draft  Expected  Early  Next  Week 

By    DON    CARLE    GILLETTE 

Before  the  most  imposing  group  of  leading  motion  picture 
executives  that  ever  gathered  together  for  a  common  purpose, 
Deputy  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  of  the  NRA,  in  the 
Assembly  Room  of  the  Bar  Ass'n  Building  yesterday  morning, 
set  forth  the  desires  of  the  Administration  regarding  a  film 
industry  code,  expressed  the  belief  that  there  are  more  than 
enough  brilliant  brains  in  this  business  to  draft  such  a  docu- 
ment without  government  assistance,  and  then  told  them  to 
go  to  it. 

Within  two  hours  after  this  pro- 
nunciamento  the  work  of  drafting  a 
coordinated  code  was  under  way. 
Appointed  to  head  this  work  were 
Sidney  R.  Kent,  for  the  producers 
and  distributors,  and  Charles  O'Reil- 
ly, for  the  exhibitors. 

The  meeting  was  probably  the 
snappiest  two-hour  session  of  its 
kind  ever  held.  There  were  no  long 
speeches.  Not  a  dissenting  opinion 
was  voiced.  Everybody  expressed 
100  per  cent  willingness  to  cooperate 
as  they  had  never  cooperated  before. 
An  atmosphere  of  united  purpose 
pervaded  the  meeting.    It  also  seem- 

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Eastern  I.  A.  Walkout 

Doesn't  Materialize 

Although  announcement  was  made 
on  the  coast  Monday  night  that 
President  William  Elliott  of  the  I. 
A.  T.  S.  E.  in  New  York  had  notified 

(Continued   on    Page    4) 


Following  a  conference  with  lab- 
oratory association  representatives 
at  the  Hays  office  yesterday,  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator, 
told  The  Film  Daily  that  the  lab- 
oratory code  will  not  be  co-ordinated 
with  the  industry  code,  but  will  be 
submitted  as  a  separate  plan.  Rosen- 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


The  Code  Is  On  The  Way 

...  A  page  of  industry  history  is  written 


By  JACK  ALICOATE 


A  CODE  for  the  motion  picture  industry  is  officially  in  work.  The  wheels  are  turn- 
**  ing  and  the  committees  headed  by  Sid  Kent  and  Charlie  O'Reilly  are  hard  at  it. 
No  one  could  have  attended  this  Code  Meeting,  presided  over  by  Deputy  Administrator 
Sol  Rosenblatt  at  the  Bar  Association  Building  yesterday,  without  being  solidly  impressed 
with    its   splendid   spirit   of   co-operation,    its   complete    lack    of   political    jockeying,    and 

(Continued   on   Page   2) 


Coordinators  Authorized 
To  Increase  Committees 

Following  the  close  of  the  indus- 
try code  meeting  at  the  Bar  Asso- 
ciation Bldg.  yesterday,  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator, 
authorized  Sidney  R.  Kent  and 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  coordinators,  to 
make    any    additions    to    the    three 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


Loew  Payroll   Up  $15,000 

Compliance  of  the  Loew  circuit  with 
President  Roosevelt's  reemployment 
agreement  will  cost  approximately  $15,- 
300  per  week  additional.  Col.  E.  A. 
Schiller  estimated  for  THE  FILM  DAILY 
yesterday.  An  exact  estimate  will  be 
ready  within    a    few   days,    he  stated. 


A     "    C 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Aug.  9, 


Vol.  LXIII,  No.  33      Wed.,  Aug  9, 1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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GRETA  NISSEN  arrived  from  California  yes- 
terday and  is  stopping,  with  her  husband,  WEL- 
DON    HEYBURN,    at    the    Hotel    St.    Moritz. 

LESTER  MARTIN  has  returned  to  Iowa  from 
New    York. 

SOL  ROSENBLATT  left  yesterday  for  Wash- 
ington following  the  code  meeting  in  New 
York. 

RAMCN  NAVARRO  has  returned  to  the  Coast 
after   a    New   York   visit. 

HOWARD  STRICKLING  of  the  M-G-M  Coast 
publicity  force  has  arrived  in  New  York  from 
the   Coast. 


The  Code  Is  On  The  Way 

...  A  page  of  industry  history  is  written 

i  i  ontinued  from  Page  1) 

its  fine  sincerity  of  purpose.  During  our  journalistic  career  in  pictures  we  have  covered 
every  major  executive  gathering  of  importance,  in  New  York,  throughout  the  country, 
and  on  the  West  Coast.  Never  have  we  seen  gathered  together,  at  one  time,  more 
of  the  important  executives  of  this  industry  than  at  yesterday's  conference.  It  seemed 
that  everyone  of  importance  in  pictures  was  there.  Louis  Mayer  hit  a  key-note  when 
he  opined  "Out  of  the  ashes  of  the  depression  a  new  industry  is  to  be  born."  The 
work   of   this   co-operative    rejuvenation    is    under    way. 

OVER  fifty  different  industry  codes  have  been  started,  written  or  toyed  with. 
Finally  there  will  be  but  one,  and  it  will  cover  every  element,  outfit  and  per- 
sonality. The  primary  governmental  purpose  of  these  NRA  industry  codes  is  to  provide 
more  jobs,  maximum  working  hours,  minimum  pay,  and  a  general  agreement  in  relation 
to  labor.  In  addition,  and  not  unimportant,  an  agreement  on  all  such  trade  practices 
necessary  to  make  or  keep  an  industry  healthy  and  economically  sound.  The  Code 
of  Pictures  will  have  "Teeth."  Its  provisions,  once  adopted,  will  be  enforced.  That's 
certain.  And  the  way  of  the  transgressor  will  not  be  easy.  An  enforcement  tribunal, 
upon  which  will  sit  governmental  representation,  is  planned.  Labor  and  all  coming 
under  the  head  of  "employee"  are  carefully  dovetailed  into  the  plan.  Its  ramifications 
are   broad.      Its   significance   tremendous. 


A  ND  from  it  all  a  new  and  compellingly  important  page  of  industry  history  is  being 
**  written.  It  is  significant  that  if  those  within,  after  reasonable  parley,  cannot 
agree  upon  the  provisions  of  the  code,  the  government  will  steD  in  and  write  it  for 
them.  This  was  made  unmistakably  clear  by  Administrator  Rosenblatt.  The  meeting 
of  yesterday  was  all  very  businesslike,  serious,  and  to  the  point.  From  it  we  carried 
away  several  indelible  impressions.  First,  the  sincerity,  competence  and  ability  of 
Administrator  Sol  Rosenblatt  to  carry  his  program  through  to  a  definite  conclusion. 
Second,  that  although  a  complex  and  serious  diversity  of  opinion  exists  on  many  code 
points,  there  is  a  complete  and  enthusiastic  willingness  on  the  part  of  all  to  roll  up 
their  collective  sleeves  and  go  to  work  unselfishly  in  an  endeavor  to  iron  out  honest 
differences.  Third,  and  probably  most  important,  we  found  a  splendid  and  patriotic 
willingness  on  the  part  of  those  representing  every  element  in  the  industry,  to  do, 
as  always,  even  more  than  their  share  in  assisting  President  Roosevelt  in  weeding  out 
the  slackers  and  to  bring  back  contentment,  happiness  and  prosperity  to  these  good 
old   United  States. 


Mexican  Official  Protests 
Showing  of  Eisenstein  Film 

Claiming  that  he  was  the  Mexican 
Government's  official  representative 
in  connection  with  the  filming  of 
Eisenstein's  "Thunder  Over  Mex- 
ico" and  that  the  picture  was  not 
to  be  publicly  exhibited  until  he  had 
approved  the  completed  version, 
Adolfo  Best  Maugard  of  the  Secre- 
taria  de  Education  Publica,  Mexico, 
announces  that  he  has  asked  the 
Mexican  Government  to  relieve  him 
of  all  responsibility  in  connection 
with  the  film.  Maugard  says  he  had 
a  definite  understanding  with  Eisen- 
stein about  putting  the  final  okay  on 
the  picture  before  its  release.  He 
has  expressed  disapproval  of  some 
parts  of  the  film  made  without  his 
supervision. 


M-G-M    SIGNS   WRITERS 

M-G-M  has  signed  two  more  writ- 
ers. They  are  Leo  Birinski,  author 
of  "The  Stamboul  Quest,"  which  the 
company  has  acquired,  and  George 
Seaton. 


U.  A.-ATLANTIC  CITY  DEAL 

Atlantic  City  —  Contract  for  the 
1933-34  United  Artists  product  has 
been  signed  by  the  Strand,  Embassy, 
Capitol,  Ventnor  and  Steel  Pier  the- 
aters. It  was  erroneously  reported 
last  week  that  Warner  houses  had 
obtained  the  U.  A.  lineup. 


Freeman  Lang  Studios 
Doing  New  Radio  Series 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Freeman  Lang  sound 
studios  have  gone  into  production 
with  a  "Comedy  Stars  of  Holly- 
wood" series  for  a  commercial  spon- 
sor. Transcriptions  will  be  spotted 
on  radio  stations  throughout  the 
country  late  in  September. 

Comics  already  slated  for  the  pro- 
duction include  Roscoe  Ates,  Louise 
Fazenda,  Benny  Rubin  and  "Fa- 
rina." Jascha  Borowsky,  once  di- 
rector of  The  Biltmore's  concert 
ensemble,  will  direct  the  15-piece 
orchestra  for  the  series. 

Other  current  releases  from  the 
Freeman  Lang  studios  include  the 
"Hollywood  News  Reporter,"  with 
Kay  Parker  doing  a  newsy  program 
of  chatter,  gossip  and  fashions; 
"Front  Page  Headlines,"  15  minute 
stories  from  the  news  of  the  day, 
and  "Miracle  Diamonds,"  stories  of 
world  famed  diamonds. 


ABDULLAH   JOINS   PARA. 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Achmed  Abdullah  has 
been  added  to  the  writing  staff  of 
the  Paramount  studios.  The  novelist, 
playwright  and  short  story  writer 
will  work  on  the  screen  play  of 
"Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer"  from 
F.  Yeats  Brown's  novel.  Gary 
Cooper,  Richard  Alien,  Cary  Grant 
and  Sir  Guy  Standing  have  been 
assigned  to  the  cast,  with  Stephen 
Roberts  as  director. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Aug.  10:  Adjourned  meeting  of  Publix 
terprises  creditors  at  office  of  R 
Henry    K.    Davis. 

Aug.    18-20:      Monogram-Monarch     sales 

ing,   Cleveland. 
Aug.  2i  :      Annual    outing    of    Omaha    film 

Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Aug.  22:     Semi-monthly      meeting      of 
Theater     Own«rs     of     New     Jersey,    at 
ganization    headquarters,    New    York. 

Aug.   23:      Independent     Theater     Owners 
cruise    up    the    Hudson. 

Aug.   23:      Independent    Theater    Owners' 
outing  and   Hudson  River  boat  ride. 

Aug.    23-24:    First    annual    convention   of 
pendent    Motion    Picture   Owners  Assoc 
of   Delaware  and   Eastern   Shore  of  Mar 
at  Hotel   Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 

Sept.  5-6-7:  Allied  Mew  Jersey  conve 
and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Confer 
at    Atlantic    City. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  electi. 
officers 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Y/ 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  S 
secretary. 

Oct.   16-18:     Society     of     Motion     Picture 
gineers      fall      meeting,      Edgewater 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


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charge.  Nearly  three  quarters  of  a 
million  feet  of  positive  film  was  con- 
tributed yesterday  by  J.  E.  Brula- 
tour,  and  the  DeLuxe  Film  Labora- 
tories signified  its  desire  to  do  the 
printing  of  this  vast  number  of 
trailers  without  charge  to  the  gov- 
ernment. 

At  a  luncheon  attended  by  Will 
Hays  and  leading  executives  of  the 
motion  picture  business  some  of  the 
largest  California  studios  volun- 
teered to  produce  for  the  NRA  spe- 
cial short  reel  productions  using  out- 
standing stars.  The  companies  which 
volunteered  are  Fox,  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer,  Warner  Brothers,  Para- 
mount, Universal,  Columbia,  United 
Artists,  R.K.O.,  and  Harold  Lloyd. 
Others  will  follow,  no  doubt.  Joseph 
Breen  will  handle  the  contact  for 
the  government  in  California. 


Bridgeport  Exhibitors 

Organize  Association 

Al  Pickusa  has  been  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  recently-formed  Motion 
Picture  Theater  Owners  of  Bridge- 
port and  other  officers  are:  Jack 
Schwartz,  secretary;  Morris  Jacob- 
son,  treasurer.  Albert  H.  Schuman, 
who  represented  the  association  at 
yesterday's  industry  code  hearing, 
will  report  back  to  his  organization 
at  a  meeting  to  be  held  Friday,  un- 
less  deferred. 


ZaSu  Pitts,  Pert  Kelton 
Teamed  in  RKO  Series 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE  FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood— ZaSu  Pitts  and  Pert 
Kelton  are  being  teamed  by  RKO  in 
a  comedy  series.  Howard  Green  has 
been  assigned  as  associate  producer 
for  the  new  series,  marking  his  first 
assignment  as  a  producer. 

"KRAKATOA"  BROUGHT  BACK 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — "Krakatoa,"  Educa- 
tional's  three-reel  special,  has  been 
brought  back  to  play  a  second  week 
at  the  Fox-Wilshire,  Beverly  Hills. 
The  picture  had  a  big  reception 
when  it  played  there  originally  three 
months  ago. 


ALLIED  BOARD  MEETINGS 

Board  of  directors  of  Allied  States 
Ass'n  will  probably  hold  several 
meetings  in  New  York  within  the 
next  few  days  owing  to  the  fact 
that  most  of  its  members  are  in 
town  in  connection  with  the  indus- 
try code  meeting,  President  James 
C.  Ritter  said  yesterday. 


RKO-Sparks  Deal 

Ned  E.  Depinet  3nd  Jules  Levy  of 
RKO  have  closed  a  deal  with  the  E. 
J.  Sparks  circuit  of  Florida  for  the 
playing  of  the  entire  RKO  1933-34  fea- 
ture and  short  subject  line-up.  Other 
deals  are  now  in  work  for  the  RKO 
product  and  will  be  announced  next 
week. 


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•  •  •  A  VERY  modern  and  gorgeously  entertaining  hard- 
boiled  Fairy  Story  for  grown-ups that  gives  you  a  rough 

idea  of  Columbia's  smash  pix,  "Lady  for  A  Day" it  is 

so  crowded  with  Showmanship  Values  that  we  are  dizzy  trying 

to  figure  out  the  angles  to  present  to  you suffice  it  to 

say  at  the  jump-off  that  it  is  a  swell  mixture  of  Smiles  and 
Tears with  an  Emotional  Kick  like  seven  Missouri  mules 

characterizations    by    May    Robson,    Guy    Kibbee,    Ned 

Sparks  and  Warren  William  that  have  you  fighting  with  your- 
self as  you  scan  the  opus,  trying  to  decide  which  characteriza- 
tion is  the  most  engaging,  appealing  and  entertaining 

•  •      •     AN    AUDIENCE    of     metropolitan     exhibs,    their 

wives,   sweethearts   and   daughters along   with   the   fan 

crits   and  the   trade  fellers crowded   the   auditorium   of 

the  Waldorf-Astoria  to  the  number  of  1,000  .  and  all  about 
us  the  ladies  were  dabbing  their  eyes  as  May  Robson  hit  her 

emotional   and   tremendously   gripping  buman   bits and 

the  next  moment  laughing  uproariously  at  some  swell  piece  of 

business  by  Guy  Kibbee  or  Ned  Sparks and  exhibs  wbo 

only  laugh  wben  they  put  something  over  on  their  local  ex- 
change     (shall   we   name    them ? wby ? you 

know  the  Type) laughed  right  out  loud  and  were  un- 
ashamed  what  if  their  laugh  added  another  ten  berries 

to   the   rental? they  were   in   a   Holiday   Mood 

t'hell  with  the   Expense it  is   that  kind   of  A   Picture. 

*  #  *  # 

•  •      •     COMPARISONS? they    are    always    odious 

especially  in  the  film  biz  where  producers  are  so  touchy 

but  as  a  matter  of  fact  there  can  be  no  comparison    

"Lady  for  A  Day"  is  so  INDIVIDUALISTIC  that  it  simply  de- 
fies comparison  it  is  one  of  that  rare  breed  that  auto- 
matically enters  a  Class  By  Itself 

s|e  ♦  ♦  + 

•  •      •     DON'T  GET  us  wrong we're  not  touting  this 

gem   of  Columbia's  production  ocean  as  THE  pix  of  the  year 

but  we're   tellin'   you   that    it's    a   honey   for   downright 

Entertainment a  bear  for  continuous  sparkle,  suspense 

and  surprise  punches a  lulu  for  what  it  takes  to  get  the 

femmes  all  fluttery  and  weepy  with  the  Cinderella  Stuff  and 
the    mother-love    and   human    touches    that   tug   right   at   your 

heart add  to  this  the  hard-boiled  Ned  Sparks  humor  and 

the  polished  finesse  of  the  Guy  Kibbee  drolleries and  if 

you  can't  get  two  dozen  intestinal  guffaws  out  of  it  we  hope 
your  face  muscles  freeze  and  you  never  crack  a  smile  till  your 

toes  turn  up you  deserve  it  if  you're  that  hopeless 

saying  which,  we  sign  off  on  "Lady  for  A  Day" with 

deep  obeisances  to  Damon  Runyon  for  the  type  of  Story  this 

biz  sadly  needs to  Frank  Capra  for  beautiful  pace  and 

consummate    cunning    in    masterly    direction   to    Joseph 

Walker    for    cinematographic    composition    that   is    Art   Work 

and  to  members  of  the  Ace  Cast  aforementioned  who 

deliver  about  the  best  work  of  their  separate  distinguished 
careers 

5j=  ^  *  * 

•  •  •  WINNERS  OF  the  Mary  Pickford  "Secrets"  Con- 
test were  entertained  at  the  World's  Fair  in  Chi  as  the  guests 

of  the  star the  happy  married  couples  represented  choices 

of  newspapers  in  all  parts  of  the  country  co-operating  with  local 

exhibs    Walt  Disney's  perennial  mouse,  Mickey,  collected 

new  honors  at  the  flower  show  in  Seattle he  was  in  the 

flower  parade  in  the  form  of  a  giant  replica  composed  entirely 

of  flowers 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  ELIMINATION  CONTEST  to  select  "Miss  New 
York  1933"  for  the  International  Beauty  Pageant  will  be  held 
on  the  stage  of  the  7th  Avenue  Roxy  for  five  days  beginning 

Monday,   Aug.    21 Lloyd    Nolan,   star   of   "One    Sunday 

Afternoon,"  will  be  the  guest  of  honor  at  the  after-theater  Gala 
tomorrow  nite  in  the  Sky  Gardens  of  the  St.  Moritz 


«   «   « 


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GLEVE,  EXHIBS  BOOS 
PRICES  SEPTEMBER 


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ler  was  reported  willing  to  cut 
duals  at  the  Stillman  as  soon  as  ! 
exhibitors  clean  house.  New  pr 
also  provides  for  elimination  of 
pons,  premiums  and  all  indu 
evils. 


Eastern  I.  A.  Walkout 
Doesn't  Material 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

the  coast  strikers  that  eastern  rr 
bers  of  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  ch 
laboratory  men,  would  be  called 
nothing  developed  yesterday. 

First  National  Starting: 
2  Productions  This  W« 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   /'. 

Hollywood  —  First    National 
put  two  of  its  1933-34  schedule 
tures  into  production  this  week, 
first  to  go  before  the  cameras 
be  "The  House  on  56th  Street,"  ? 
ring  Kay   Francis.     Ricardo  Cc 
has  the  leading  masculine  role. 
Halliday,  Gene  Raymond,  Marg 
Lindsay,  Frank  McHugh  and  SI  I 
Terry    also    have    important    r 
Joseph    Santley    wrote    the   orip 
story. 

The  second  production  sched 
for  this  week  is  "Convention  C 
Adolphe  Menjou's  first  starring 
hic!e  for  the  company.  It  is  sc 
uled  to  go  into  work  Saturday, 
story  is  by  Will   Turner. 


INVINCIBLE  MUSICAL  STA1 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  Ds 
Hollywood — Maury  Cohn,  prod 
of  Invincible  Pictures,  has  sta 
production  of  "Dance,  Girl,  Da) 
a  musical  romance,  with  a  cas 
eluding  Evalyn  Knapp,  Mae  Bi 
Alan  Dinehart,  Ada  May.  Broad 
musical  comedy  star;  Eddie  Nuj 
Gloria  Shea,  Theodore  Von  Eltz 
George  Grandee.  Frank  Stray* 
directing.  Music  was  writter 
Harry  Carrol,  while  Pearl  Eatx 
directing  the  dance  numbers, 
picture  is  being  made  at  the  J 
Sennett  studios. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETUUNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


August  9 


Gerrit    Lloyd  Walton    Butterl 

Dorothy    Jordan  Charles   Fa 

Fred    Newmeyer 


^day,  Aug.  9,  1933 


DAILY 


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from  "Lots" 

S|  By  RALPH  WILK  — 

HOLLYWOOD 

I  BLORE,    English    comedian 

i  v    appearing     in     the    stage 

y.  The  Gay  Divorce,"  in  Chica- 

I  been  signed  for  screen  roles 

Rli   Radio  studios.    Louis  Brock, 

1  ;e  producer  of  comedy  shorts 

I  le  big  plans  for  Blore  in  the 

laughs  for  theater  audiences 

I  will    be    announced    on    the 

•  in's  arrival  in  Hollywood. 


n  Riggin,  swimming  and  div- 

r,  will  be  one  of  the  Roman 

firls    who    dance    with    Eddie 

in    "Roman    Scandals"    for 

Goldwyn.  It  is  Miss  Riggin's 

,s  a  dancer. 

$         $         $ 

■  of  the  Range,"  a  Monarch 

n    starring    Tom    Tyler,    has 

nto    production    with     Caryl 

appearing     opposite     Tyler 

P.   McGowan   directing.      In 

are     Lafe     McKee,     Lane 

?r,     Theodore      Adams      and 

The    story    is    by     Oliver 

iwho  wrote  "Deadwood  Pass," 

ward  Manson  is  supervising. 


Th  second  Invincible  picture  on 
I  53-34  program  is  tentatively 
et "Dance,  Girl,  Dance."  The 
t  onsists  of  Alan  Dinehart. 
1  Knapp,  Eddie  Nugent,  Gloria 
eaAda  May,  Theodore  Von  Eltz, 
ieiSusch  and  George  Grandee. 
Hi  Strayer  is  directing  this  pic- 
ith  production  at  Mack  Sen- 
udios. 


Alimony  Racket,"  a  Schnit- 
'-i  rler  production  for  RKO  re- 
st ^oes  before  the  cameras  this 
at    Pathe     Studios.      Charlie 
s  will  be  starred  with  Helen 
and   Vera   Teasdale   as   fea- 
•ei  eads.    The  story  is  an  original 
1  Impton  Del  Ruth  and  George 


les  Grapewin,  musical  comedy 
rill  be  seen  with  his  pet  bull 

"Walking  The  Dog,"  in  the 
s  A  Dog  Thinks  series  which 

C.  Bruce  is  making  for  Edu- 


"LADY  FOR  A  DAY" 

with    May    Robson,   Warren   William, 

Jean    Parker 

Columbia  88  mins. 

POWERFUL  POPULAR  APPEAL  IN 
EMOTIONAL  AND  HUMAN  DRAMA 
CROWDED  WITH  LAUGHS  AND  TEARS. 
This  baby  was  made  right  for  the  Masses 
as  well  as  the  Classes,  with  a  refreshingly 
original  story  by  Damon  Runyon  who  dug 
deep  into  his  storehouse  of  newspaper  ex- 
perience and  came  up  with  a  lulu  that 
will  goal  'em  at  any  exhibitor's  b.o.  May 
Robson  is  superb  as  "Apple  Mary,"  whose 
daughter  educated  abroad  comes  to  New 
York  to  find  her  mother  a  grand  lady 
surrounded  by  luxury  and  celebrated 
"social"  friends.  The  scheme  for  per- 
petrating the  innocent  fraud  to  fool  the 
girl  and  her  titled  fiance  and  his  father 
is  deftly  engineered  to  produce  a  con- 
tinuous round  of  heart-tugs,  laughs  and 
sentimental  tears.  It's  glorious  hoke — a 
modern  Fairy  Story  that  the  femmes  will 
eat  up.  May  Robson  delivers  one  of  the 
outstanding  characterizations  of  the  screen, 
but  is  closely  pressed  for  honors  by  Ned 
Sparks  and  Guy  Kibbee  in  parts  that  bring 
salvos  of  laughs.  A  honey  combination  of 
smiles,  sentiment,  human  touches,  tears 
and  surprise  situations  filled  with  drama. 
Frank  Capra  excelled  himself  on  masterly 
direction.  Joseph  Walker  at  the  camera 
never  did  better  in  his  distinguished  career. 

Cast:  Warren  William,  May  Robson,  Guy 
Kibbee,  Glenda  Farrell,  Ned  Sparks,  Jean 
Parker,  Walter  Connolly,  Barry  Norton,  Nat 
Pendleton,  Hobart  Bosworth,  Wallis  Clark, 
Robert  E.  O'Connor. 

Director,  Frank  Capra;  Author,  Damon 
Runyon;  Adaptor,  Robert  Riskin;  Editor, 
Gene  Havlick;  Cameraman,  Joseph  Walker. 

Direction,  Aces.     Photography,  The   Best. 


U.       Another     popular     stage 

Vlayo  Methot,   former   leading 

I)  r  George  M.   Cohan,   appears 

i  As  A  Dog  Thinks  series.    She 

n 's   her    Sealyham,    Chico,    and 

ervfjps,    who    are    named    Leeko, 

frin>,  Pluto  and  Juno. 


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Egard  G.  Robinson,  First  Na- 
ufstar,  will  go  to  work  in  "Dark 
Hi,"  by  W.  R.  Burnett,  within 
e  Bxt  four  weeks,  according  to 
E  t  plans. 


More  Sign  Code 

neral  Film  Library  and  Ideal  Pic- 
fji  yesterday  signed  the  NRA  plan. 
H'sHe  Pictures  also  signed  and  sent 
nngreement  to  Washington.  Eastman 
Nik  and  Monarch  (Freuler)  signed 
S(||al    days    ago. 


Bob   Steele    in 

"THE  GALLANT  FOOL" 

Monogram  61  mins. 

CIRCUS  ATMOSPHERE  IN  WESTERN 
CARRIES  GOOD  PUNCH  WITH  PLENTY 
OF   HUMAN    INTEREST  TOUCHES. 

This  one  gets  entirely  away  from  the 
usual  Western  routine  with  a  very  pleasing 
human  interest  yarn  built  around  the  cir- 
cus atmosphere.  Bob  Steele  is  the  son 
of  the  manager  of  the  circus  which  comes 
to  the  western  cattle  country.  There 
is  a  mystery  surrounding  the  hero's  mother, 
which  is  cleared  up  after  a  spectacular 
scene  as  Bob  Steele  and  his  father  are  do- 
ing their  aerial  act  and  the  latter  is  shot 
but  not  mortally  wounded.  Then  the  de- 
velopments disclose  that  McDonald,  the 
overlord  of  the  cattle  country  and  his 
henchmen  were  trying  to  get  rid  of  Bob's 
father  to  cover  up  a  murder  in  the  past 
which  the  gang  leader  had  framed  on  him. 
The  bully  had  been  a  rival  for  the  hand 
of  Bob's  mother,  so  the  father  was  forced 
to  flee  with  him  as  a  baby  to  avoid  arrest 
for  the  crime.  Carries  a  good  human  kick 
with  the  mother  story  and  a  nice  love 
interest. 

Cast:  Bob  Steele,  Arietta  Duncan,  George 
Hays,  John  Elliott,  Perry  Murdock,  Pascal 
Perry,  Theodore  Lorch,-  George  Nash. 

Director,  R.  N.  Bradbury;  Author,  Harry 
0.   Jones;  Adaptor,   same. 

Direction,   Smooth.     Photography,   Okay. 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 

FOREIGN  FILMS 


"MELODIA  DE  ARRABAL"  ("Suburban 
Melody"),  Spanish  dialogue  musical;  pro- 
duced by  Paramount;  directed  by  Louis 
Gasnier;  with  Carlos  Gardel,  Imperio  Ar- 
gentina,  Jose   Sentis   and    Marcel    Lattes. 

Action  and  music  combine  to  make  this 
an  enjoyable  offering  for  the  Spanish- 
speaking  clientele.  Story  has  a  pleasing 
romantic  trend  and  the  music  is  quite 
agreeable.      Production    quality    is  A-l. 


LEAVES  ST.  LOUIS  HOUSE 

St.  Louis  —  Samuel  Konn,  well 
known  Southern  Illinois  exhibitor, 
has  leased  the  New  Shenandoah  and 
plans  to  reopen  it  as  a  neighborhood 
house  on  Aug.  11. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"Lullaby   Land" 

(Silly  Symphony) 

United  Artists  8  mins. 

One  of  the  best 

This  is  about  the  cutest  and  most 
entertaining  of  the  series.  It  is  de- 
lightfully handled  and  although  its 
greatest  appeal  will  be  for  children, 
the  grown-ups  are  bound  to  enjoy 
it  thoroughly.  The  cartoon  opens 
showing  a  chubby  baby  and  its 
stuffed  doggie  being  rocked  to  sleep 
by  the  mother.  Then  comes  the 
baby's  dream  in  which  the  dog  comes 
to  life  and  follows  the  child  through 
?.  land  of  fables  and  into  a  cave  of 
things  the  little  one  should  not 
touch.  It  is  highly  amusing  and  the 
color  adds  considerably  to  the  ap-: 
peal. 

"Mickey's  Gala  Premiere" 

(Mickey  Mouse  Cartoon) 

United  Artists  8  mins. 

Swell 

They'll  go  wild  over  this  one 
which  shows  in  caricature  about  20 
screen  stars  attending  the  Holly- 
wood premiere  of  a  Mickey  Mouse 
cartoon.  The  various  celebrities 
speak  into  the  mike  before  entering 
the  theater  and  are  also  shown 
watching  and  laughing  at  the  pic- 
ture on  the  screen.  It  is  a  Mickey 
Mouse  cartoon  in  a  Mickey  Mouse 
cartoon.  And  it  has  nearly  double 
the  appeal  and  humor  of  any  single 
release,  which  is  going  some. 


THOMPSON  AT  ST.  LOUIS 

St.  Louis — Hugh  Thompson,  late 
of  Hollywood  and  New  York,  has 
been  retained  to  direct  motion  pic- 
ture, stage  and  radio  departments 
of  the  St.  Louis  Theatrical  School. 


BILL   SHIELDS   WITH   "U" 

New  Orleans — Bill  Shields,  former 
manager  of  Affiliated  Producers, 
Inc.,  has  resigned  to  become  a  sales- 
man for  Universal. 


"Played  to  amazing  busi- 
ness at  Strand. .Marvelous 
showing  notwithstand- 
ing played  every  theatre 

our  territory 

MY  PREDICTION  CAN 
BE  PLAYED  FOR  MANY 
YEARS  TO  COME!" 

-A.  R.  BOYD 


ti 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Aug. 


Unanimous  Cooperation  Pledged  on  Industry  Co 


Hope   to   Set   Washington 

Hearings  by  End 

of  Month 

tinned  from  Page   1) 
ed   as   though   there   was   a   general 
C(  nsciousness   that  this   NRA   baby 
is    treading    softly    but    carrying    a 
Big  Stick. 

Calling  the  meeting  to  order, 
Rosenblatt  explained  its  purpose. 
Having  noted  that  different  industry 
factions  were  unable  to  get  together, 
and  shocked  to  learn  that  work  was 
under  way  on  47  different  codes 
relating  to  the  movie  business,  for 
which  the  Administration  desires  but 
one  code,  he  said  he  had  taken  it 
upon  himself  to  set  up  the  machinery 
for  coordinating  the  work  of  fram- 
ing an  agreement  acceptable  all- 
around. 

Various  suggestions  were  sub- 
mitted to  the  NRA  for  separate 
codes  covering  production-distribu- 
tion and  exhibition,  Rosenblatt 
stated,  but  the  administration  feels 
that  the  main  problems,  principally 
labor,  were  so  inter-related  that  a 
single  code  would  be  preferable. 
The  Government,  he  pointed  out,  is 
interested  chiefly  in  three  things: 
wages,  hours  of  employment  and  the 
adoption  of  such  trade  practices  as 
affect  employment  and  make  for  a 
healthier  industry.  He  promised  as 
much  consideration  for  the  small 
exhibitors  as  for  the  big  circuits, 
but  emphasized  that  the  situation 
calls  for  national  rather  than  local 
thinking. 

ALL   PROBLEMS  INCLUDED 

All  industry  problems  will  be 
dealt  with  in  the  code,  Rosenblatt 
stated.  Letters  and  suggestions 
pertaining  to  block  booking,  blind 
booking,  score  charges,  suggestive- 
ness  in  films  and  other  matters  had 
come  to  him  in  large  numbers,  he 
said,  and  in  accepting  the  final  draft 
of  the  code  the  NRA  hopes  to  dis- 
pose of  all  these  matters.  Every- 
body entitled  to  be  heard  will  be 
given  a  hearing,  and  no  problem  is 
too  big  or  too  small  to  receive  con- 
sideration, he  stated. 

He  added  that  a  great  many  so- 
called  problems  of  the  industry  arc 
not  problems  at  all  and  would  be 
disposed  of  readily  when  the  con- 
flicting factions  really  get  together. 

Speaking  of  the  "teeth"  in  the 
code,  Rosenblatt  declared  that,  in 
addition  to  the  enforcement  ma- 
chinery to  be  set  up,  the  power 
of    public    opinion   would    constitute 


Create    NRA    Policy    Board 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Many  exhibitors  are  not 
obtaining  the  NRA  blue  eagle  insignia 
due  to  inability  to  comply  fully  wirh 
the  blanket  code,  it  was  stated  yester- 
day. The  NRA  announces  the  crea- 
tion of  a  policy  board  headed  by  Robert 
T.  Stevens  to  which  applications  for 
approval  of  modified  agreements  will  be 
referred  for  immediate  action.  An  ex- 
ceptions division  of  the  General  Ham- 
mond   also    has    been    created. 


Coordinators   and    Committees 
PRODUCERS-DISTRIBUTORS 

SIDNEY  R.  KENT,  Coordinator 

Producers'  Committee:  H.  M.  Warner,  Louis  B.  Mayer,  B.  B.  Kahane,  Adolph 
Zukor,  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  M.  H.  Hoffman,  W.  Ray  Johnston,  William  Saal, 
George  Batcheller,  Phil  Goldstone,  J.  T.  Reed. 

Distributors'  Committee:  George  Schaefer,  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  M.  H.  Ayles- 
worth,  E.  W.  Hammons,  Jack  Cohn,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Herman  Gluckman,  Harry 
Thomas,   Eddie  Golden,  Charles  W.  Trampe,  A.  C.   Bromberg,  J.   Berkowitz. 

EXHIBITORS 

CHARLES  O'REILLY,  Coordinator 

Committee:  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  E.  Comerford,  Fred  Wehrenberg,  Jack  Miller, 
Abram  F.  Myers,  J.  C.  Ritter,  H.  M.  Richey,  Sidney  E.  Samuelson,  Joseph  Bern- 
hard,  Col.  E.  A.  Schiller,  H.  B.  Franklin,  Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  George  Skouras, 
Harry  Huffman,  Gus  A.  Metzger,  John  Hamrick,  A.  H.  Schwartz,  Harry  Arthur. 


effective   pressure    to    make   general 
observance    imperative. 

PARTNERS  WITH  GOV'T 

Motion  pictures,  like  other  indus- 
cries,  is  now  in  partnership  with  the 
Government,  Kosenbiatt  told  the 
gathering,  and  Government  repre- 
sentation will  be  included  on  the 
cribunai  which  is  to  see  that  the 
code  is  carried  out. 

He  stressed  the  admonition  that, 
if  the  industry  itself  doesn't  write 
and  agree  on  a  code,  together  with 
che  seaing  up  of  an  administrative 
cribunai,  it  will  be  done  in  Wash- 
-ngton. 

itosenblatt  said  he  would  like  to 
see  a  tentative  draft  completed  by 
the  first  of  next  week  and  date  set 
for  code  hearings  in  Washington 
by  the  end  of  the  month. 

The  Deputy  Administrator  here 
took  occasion  to  comment  on  the 
Hays  production  code,  which  he 
characterized  as  a  "marvelously  con- 
structed" document  which,  if  prop- 
erly observed,  would  obviate  all 
complaints  against  pictures  and  all 
agitation  for  censorship.  He  urged 
chat  producers,  by  control  from 
within,  make  it  impossible  for  any- 
one to  find  a  cause  for  advocating 
federal  supervision  of  motion  pic- 
tures. 

WILL  HAYS  SPEAKS 

Leaders  of  different  industry 
groups  were  then  called  upon  by 
Rosenblatt  to  make  a  brief  state- 
ment on  how  far  they  had  proceed- 
ed with  a  code.  First  to  be  called 
was  Will  H.  Hays.  He  stated  that 
producers  representing  more  than 
80  per  cent  of  the  output  of  the  in- 
dustry have  already  placed  in  force 
che  terms  of  the  President's  blanket 
agreement  as  to  wages,  and  that 
near.y  all  of  the  leading  companies 
serving  in  the  distribution  and  ex- 
hibit.on  fields  as  well  as  in  produc- 
tion, have  individually  signed  the 
agreement  with  the   President. 

Hays  said  he  believed  that  upon 
the  most  vital  point,  at  least,  abso- 
lute solidarity  exists  within  all 
branches  of  the  industry,  and  that 
is  the  earnest  desire  of  every  facto.r 


to  enlist  to  the  fullest  in  the  drive 
tor  national  recovery  inaugurated  by 
president  Roosevelt. 

Despite  many  conflicting  views,  all 
have  the  same  objective,  Hays  de- 
clared, and  he  pledged  the  complete 
cooperation  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Producers  and  Distributors  of  Amer- 
ica, as  well  as  his  own  personal 
efforts,  toward  achieving  tne  ulti- 
mate goal. 
EXHitf  LEADERS  CALLED  ON 

Next  to  speak  was  Abram  £'. 
Myers,  chairman  and  general  coun- 
sel of  Allied  States  Ass  n,  wno  said 
his  organization  stood  ready -to  co- 
operate luiiy  with  any  plan  to  fur- 
cner  tne  interests  ot  tne  industry, 
ne  recalled  Alliea's  efforts  as  far 
back  as  ly29  to  put  into  effect  a 
plan    of    ail-industry    cooperation. 

Ed  iluykendall,  president  of  the 
M.r.i'.O.A.,  followed  Myers.  He  said 
nis  organization  started  working  on 
a  code  lor  exhibitors  two  days  alter 
che  NKA  was  announced  and  that 
every  errort  had  been  made  to  have 
che  code  as  representative  as  pos- 
sible. The  IVi.rYi'.U.A.  is  not  so 
much  concerned  who  writes  the 
clauses,  kuykendall  declared,  so  long- 
as  they  are  equitable. 
MAYER  REPORTS  COAST  WORK 

Louis  B.  Mayer,  chief  of  produc- 
tion for  M-G-M,  attending  tne  con- 
ference as  representative  of  the 
Association  of  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
ducers on  the  coast,  reported  that 
production  executives  in  Hollywood 
nave  been  devoting  a  great  deal  oi 
cime  to  the  formulation  of  a  code 
and  he  was  prepared  to  give  the 
coordinating  group  the  benefit  of  ail 
chat  had  been  evolved  out  there. 

Mayer  hailed  the  emergency  situa- 
cion  as  a  helpful  factor  in  forcing 
che  industry  to  put  its  house  in 
order. 

Jacob  Schechter,  attorney  for  the 
Federation  of  the  Motion  Picture 
industry,  told  Rosenblatt  that  this 
group  of  independents  had  workea 
on  a  code  and  substantially  agreed 
upon  the  major  points.  He  pledged 
che  cooperation  of  his  organizatian 
in  the  drafting  of  a  coordinated 
code.    Schechter  also  spoke  for  Sam 


Wolf,  representing  the  Inde 
Motion  Picture  Producers  of 
wood. 

J.  M.  Beck  of  Allied  ' 
Owners  of  New  York  f 
Schechter  and  promised  hit 
support. 

EMPLOYER-LABOR  AN 
When  J.  T.  Reed,  presiden 
Academy  of  Motion  Pictur 
and  Sciences,  was  called  ui 
an  expression,  Rosenblatt 
rupted  to  point  out  that  the 
lation  of  codes  is  primarily 
ployer  proposition,  but  tha 
representatives  had  been  cc 
to  come  in  and  cooperate  on  tl 
clauses.  The  latter  include 
dent  William  Elliott  of  the 
S.E.,  President  Frank  Gilh 
Actors  Equity,  President  Jo 
Weber  of  the  American  Fei 
of  Musicians,  and  various  o 
ganizations  such  as  electricE 
ers,  writers,  etc. 

Rosenblatt  cautioned  the 
blage  about  becoming  invc 
jurisdictional  disputes  regar 
bor.  He  said  a  plan  for  I 
these  controversies  is  being 
out  and  will  be  announced  § 
STATE  UNITS  NOT  IN\ 
Rosenblatt  stated  that  in 
=tate  exhibitor  units  had  r 
invited  to  attend  yesterda 
ference  because  most  of  tl 
affiliated  with  either  the  Ml 
or  Allied. 

G.  A.  Metzger,  president 
Independent  Theater  Owi 
Southern  California,  an  uni 
group,  announced  that  his  o 
tion  had  approved  the  M.'. 
code. 

J.    B.    Fishman,  .president 
M.P.T.O.    of    Connecticut, 
group  had  formulated  a  drai 
the  lines  adopted  by  Allied  1 
Tom   Murray  of  the  Mot: 
ture  Theater  Industry,  Metr 
District,  also  said  a  few  w. 
COORDINATORS  NAto 
Having    heard    promises 
operation  from  the  different 
Rosenblatt  announced  that, 
of    the    complete    disassoci; 
groups,  he  had  taken  it  u 
self  to  appoint  coordinators 
ulate    a    united    film    industi 
A   coordinator,  he  interpose 
industry  representative  with1 
tation  for  honesty  and  squa 
ng    among    all    groups.     Th 
of  this  appointee  will  be  to 
nate  the  various  groups  in  i 
sion  so  there  will  finally  be 
code,  approved  by  the  majori 
all  routine  and  minor  matters. 
so   that   there   can   be   prese 


the 


hearing     in     Washingtc, 

(Continued   on   opposite  Pagt 


Exhib   Unit   Delegate; 

The  two  national  exhibitor  org 
tions  had  the  following  represent 
at  the  industry  code  meeting  yes 
at  the  Bar  Association  Building: 
T.  0.  A.— Ed.  Kuykenhall,  Jack  I 
J=y  Emanuel;  Allied — James  C.  I 
Abram  F.  Myers,  Al  Steffes,  H 
Richey,  Nathan  Yamins,  Sidney  E. 
uelson,    Benny   Berger  and   Lester  rVi 


esday,  Aug.  9,  1933 


DAILY 


t"  AND  O'REILLY 
0  RDINATING  CODES 


initialled  from  opposite  Page) 

|fatters  on  which  the  industry 
come      to      an      agreement 
ij';||[i  its  own  efforts. 

■oordinators,  Sidney  R.  Kent 
producers  and   distributors, 
larles    O'Reilly    for    the    ex- 
',   were    instructed    to    begin 
»'ork    immediately    upon    ad- 
?nt   of   the    morning    session 
:-ontinue  their  work,  day  and 
intil  a  draft  is  completed, 
rittees,    chosen    so    as    to    be 
itative  of  all  groups  in  the 
/,  were  named  to  work  with 
rdinators,  the  procedure  be- 
the  committees  to  work  with 
•dinators,  the  coordinators  to 
ith  each   other,   and   Rosen- 
work  with  the  whole  bunch, 
was    not    included    on    any 
committees,    Rosenblatt    ex- 
;  inasmuch  as  it  was  felt  that 
ys  Office  should  make  its  co- 
m    available    to    all    groups 
j  the  coordinators,  the   com- 
and  Rosenblatt. 

ORDINATION  STARTS 

unch  the  coordination  work, 

tnnounced  that  his  group 
ieet  right  after  lunch  at  the 
League  Club,  while  O'Reilly 
i  committee  would  get  under 
«  the  Bar  Building  following 
Ti  at  the  Astor.  Both  co- 
3rs  will  maintain  permanent 
'.irters  in  the  Bar  Building, 
lblatt  explained  that  the 
]s  conducted  by  the  coordina- 
i  to  be  just  pro-forma  hear- 
Jid  he  emphasized  that  both 
'.ees  must  cooperate  with  la- 
iresentatives  so  as  to  take 
all  classes  of  labor  right 
)  scrubwomen. 

search  division,  particularly 
spect  to  labor  matters,  is  be- 
up,  Rosenblatt  stated,  and 
functioning  shortly  to  help 
these  problems, 
■lation  of  the  film  industry 
ith  radio,  vaudeville,  legiti- 
nd  other  show  business,  in- 
B  they  intertwine,  also  is  be- 
en up  by  Rosenblatt. 

the  final  master  code  is 
1  by  the  Administration,  it 
jfpersede    the    NRA    blanket 

OTHER  SPEAKERS 

,  ional  speakers  at  the  session 
1  R.  B.  LaRue,  representing 
E.  Greene  in  connection  with 
submitted  by  theater  supply 
Minna  Wallis  of  the  Artists 

i?rs    Ass'n;    A.    M.    Schuman, 

jjiting  a  group  of  Bridgeport 
'hood  houses  organized  to 
e  on  a  code  and  to  end  ad- 
price  competition,  which 
jatt  said  would  be  handled 
■ommittee  and  advised  Schu- 
get  in  touch  with  that  group 
you  don't  get  attention,  see 
enry  Chesterfield  of  the  Na- 

jfariety  Artists,  organization 
leville   actors,   who   was    ad- 


Code  Meeting  Sidelights 


By   ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 


COL  A.  ROSENBLATT,  occupying 
one  of  the  toughest  spots  ever 
assigned  a  man  in  connection  with 
the  film  industry,  did  a  splendid  job 
in  organizing  the  industry  code  ma- 
chinery. His  conduct  of  the  meet- 
ing was  straightforward,  with  a  ban 
on  waste  motion. 


In  the  appointment  of  Sidney  R. 
Kent  as  coordinator  to  serve  with 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  Rosenblatt  has 
selected  an  executive  who  holds  the 
confidence  of  every  element  of  the 
industry.  No  official  has  devoted 
more  hours  and  energy  towards 
eradicating  industry  problems  than 
the  Fox  Film  president.  Whenever 
S.  R.  talks,  it's  news — not  merely 
words. 


Charley  O'Reilly,  who  will  super- 
vise code  work  of  the  exhibitor  com- 
mittee, brings  to  this  important  post 
an  almost  unparallelled  background 
of  experience  in  dealing  with  exhi- 
bition problems.  Like  his  associate 
he  enjoys   industry-wide   confidence. 


That  each  phase  of  the  industry 
intends  to  sidetrack  any  semblance 
of  politics  and  cooperate  wholeheart- 
edly in  code-making  was  clearly  in- 
dicated by  the  numerous  speeches 
which  followed  Rosenblatt's  prelim- 
inary talk. 


Total  of  276  classes  of  labor  and 
employees  are  identified,  directly  or 
indirectly,  in  the  making  of  pictures, 
the  meeting  was  informed. 


Proceedings  of  the  daily  meetings 
of  the  three  divisions  of  code-makers 
will  be  given  to  the  press  at  confer* 
ences  each  afternoon  at  5  o'clock. 
Kent  and  O'Reilly  will  do  the  con- 
tacting. 


Complete  support  of  the  Hays  or- 
ganization was  promised  by  Will  H. 
Hays,  who  forecast  100  per  cent  in- 
dustry cooperation. 


Allied  States  Ass'n,  which  has 
been  maintaining  a  policy  of  "watch- 
ful waiting"  pending  determination 
of  the  extent  the  NRA  applies  to 
theaters,  is  anxious  to  do  its  part, 
Abram  F.  Myers  told  the  meeting. 


In  his  pleasant  southern  voice  Ed 
Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  chieftain, 
briefly  described  the  code-drafting 
efforts  of  his  association. 


The  dynamic  Harry  Warner  con- 
tributed a  punch  to  the  proceedings 
when  he  declared  that  unless  a  "fair 
deal"  is  provided  under  the  code,  he 
stands   ready   to  do  battle. 


Louis  B.  Mayer,  who  arrived  in 
New  York  yesterday  morning  from 
the  coast,  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  Irv- 
ing Thalberg  and  J.  Robert  Rubin 
put  aside  important  home  office  con- 
ferences   to    attend    the    code    meet. 


The  auditorium  in  which  the  meet- 
ing took  place  held  memories  of  the 
trade  practice  conference  several 
years  ago  at  which  Abram  F.  Myers 
was  introduced  to  the  industry  as 
chairman  of  the  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission. 


Two  outstanding  members  of  the 
New  York  bar  were  present  in 
Nathan  Burkan  and  David  Podell. 


Johnnie  Walker,  who  starred  on 
the  screen  for  years,  attended  the 
initial  meeting  as  president  of  Mem- 
ories, Inc.,  producing  company. 


Frank  Wilson,  now  identified 
with  Gen.  Hugh  S.  Johnson's  staff 
in  a  publicity  capacity,  told  of  the 
organizing  of  Chambers  of  Com- 
merce throughout  the  country  to 
support  the  NRA  and  its  program. 


Rosenblatt,  both  in  his  talks  from 
the  rostrum  and  in  personal  con- 
versation, made  it  clear  that  every 
element  of  the  business,  regardless 
of  its  size,  will  have  a  fair  hearing. 
"The  small  theater  is  entitled  to  the 
same  consideration  as  the  circuit," 
Rosenblatt   reminded   his    auditors. 


Units  of  the  industry  which  do 
not  have  direct  representation  on 
the  code  committees  may  submit 
their  proposals  to  the  committees. 


After  preliminary  luncheons 
held  yesterday  all  code  meetings  will 
be  held  at  the  Bar  Association 
Building  on  West  44th  St. 


vised  that  these  performers  would 
be  affected  wherever  they  play  movie 
houses  and  was  told  to  confer  with 
O'Reilly;  J.  T.  Reed,  pointing  out 
that  the  Academy  also  has  a  pro- 
ducer membership,  and  who  was  re- 
ferred to  Kent;  A.  Julian  Brylawski 
of  the  M.P.T.O.A.,  who  showered 
praise  on  the  work  of  the  NRA  as 
eye-witnessed  by  him  in  Washing- 
ton; Sidney  Kent,  who  said  he  was 
prepared  to  give  his  full  time  and 
energy  to  the  code  work;  Charles 
O'Reilly,  voicing  the  same  pledge; 
Frank  R.  Wilson,  who  spoke  briefly 
of  the  NRA  public  relations  work, 
and  H.  M.  Warner,  who  said  that 
Warner  Bros,  had  held  off  from  par- 


ticipation in  code  discussions  be- 
cause too  many  were  seeking  selfish 
ends,  but  now  that  the  NRA  had 
stepped  in  and  assured  a  common 
objective,  his  company  would  co- 
operate to  the  limit.  Warner  esti- 
mated that  employment  in  the  film 
industry  could  be  increased  by  20 
to  30  per  cent  without  the  payment 
of  much  more  money  than  at  pres- 
ent, but  by  better  apportionment  of 
salaries.  He  also  urged  a  correc- 
tion of  the  practices  which  best  an 
industry  built  up  to  the  highest  level 
on  one  side,  yet  remains  so  low  on 
the  other. 

Attendance  at  the  session  exceeded 
200. 


DON'T... 
WORRY  . . . 
ABOUT  THE 
MOTION  . . 
PICTURE . . 
INDUSTRY . . 
IT  CAN'T  . . 
BE  LICKED . . 
BECAUSE . . 
IT  WON'T . . 
BE  LICKED . . 
WHAT  IS . . 
MOST  NEEDED 
IS  COURAGE. 


, 


a   *  r 


99%AGREED0NC0DE, 
EXCEPTING  DUAL  BILLS 


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dinating  of  the  drafts,  following  the 
morning's  general  meeting.  With  B. 
B.  Kahane  presiding,  producers  affil- 
iated with  the  Hays  organization 
met  at  the  Union  League  Club,  while 
independent  distributors  also  held  a 
session  to  get  their  proposals  further 
in  shape.  Both  majors  and  inde- 
pendents, together  with  representa- 
tion from  the  Academy  of  M.  P. 
Arts  and  Sciences,  will  meet  at  10 
a.  m.  today  at  the  Hays  office. 

Distributor  and  exhibitor  commit- 
tees met  yesterday  at  the  Bar  Asso- 
ciation Building.  Kent  presided^  at 
the  former  session,  while  O'Reilly 
was  in  the  chair  at  the  exhibitor 
meeting. 

Both  Kent  and  O'Reilly  expressed 
optimism  over  the  committees'  ef- 
forts to  agree  on  an  industry  code 
From  time  to  time,  as  the  work 
progresses,  joint  sessions  will  be 
held  between  the  various  groups 
Major  companies  are  not  as  yet  in 
"full  agreement"  as  to  a  code,  Kent 
stated.  Actual  work  of  preparing 
code  drafts  may  begin  today,  tomor- 
row at  the  latest.  Night  sessions 
planned  so  to  have  the  work  com- 
pleted by  early  next  week,  said  Kent. 


Coordinators  Authorized 
To  Increase  Committees 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

committees  under  their  supervision 
which  they  deem  necessary  in  order 
to  give  equal  representation  to  all 
elements  of  the  industry. 

Upon  petitions  of  independents, 
Rosenblatt  instructed  the  coordina- 
tors to  give  their  representatives  the 
same  amount  of  representation  as 
the   major   companies. 


MONARCH    SALES   UP 

Sales  on  Monarch  product  have 
jumped  14  per  cent  over  the  first 
three  months  of  the  year,  and  show 
the  largest  increase  for  any  quarter, 
according  to  Charles  L.  Glett,  vice- 
president  of  Freuler  Film  Associ- 
ates, Inc.  Glett  also  is  looking  for- 
ward to  accelerated  buying  within 
the  next  60  days. 


VAUDE  POLICY  DROPPED 

Tampa — Lack  of  sufficient  busi- 
ness under  the  vaudeville  policy  at 
the  Victory,  which  Jesse  Clark,  dis- 
trict manager  for  Sparks,  reopened 
as  a  result  of  agitation  for  stage 
shows,  has  caused  the  house  to  go 
dark  again. 


N.  J.  Allied  Talks  Code 

Code  discussion  took  up  the  major 
tion  ot  yesterday's  semi-monthly 
vjng  of  the  Allied  Theater  Owners 
\w  Jersey.  The  organization  favors 
Je  following  the  lines  of  Allied 
Ass'n  recommendations  to  the 
Suggestions  to  this  end  were 
pd  for  submission  to  the  code  co- 
ling  group. 


AmongThose  Attending  Code  Meet 


Isaac   Weinberg,    M.    P.   T.   0.    A.    of   Virginia. 

J.   A.    Partington,    representing    Harry   Arthur   and    Fanchon    &    Marco. 

William    A.    White,    New    York    Division    Manager,    Skouras    Theaters. 

Henry    Herzburn,    Attorney,    Paramount    Productions. 

David    Barrist,    Executive    Committeeman,    M.    P.   T.   0.    A. 

A.   Stone,    President,    Allied   Theater  Owners   of   New   York. 

George    P.    Skouras,    Vice    President,    Skouras   Theater   Corp. 

David    M.    Podell,    Attorney,    Paramount    Productions. 

Lewen    Pizor,    President,    M.    P.    T.   0.    of    Eastern    Penn.,    So.    N.   J.    and    Del. 

E.    J.    Rosenberg,    Treasurer,    Producers    Laboratories. 

Jack     Bellman,     President,     Hollywood     Film     Exchanges. 

George    P.    Aarons,    Secretary    M.    P.    T.    0.     (Phila.). 

Milton    C.    Wiseman,    Ind.    Theater    Owners    Assn. 

Felix    F.   Feist,   General   Sales    Manager,    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

J.    Bernhard,    General    Manager    of    Theaters,    Warner    Bros. 

A.    Julian    Brylawski,    Vice    President,    M.    P.    T.    0.    A. 

E.    W.    Hammons,    President,    Educational    Pictures. 

H~rry    Brandt,    President,     Independent    T.    Owners,    City    of    N.    Y. 

Andrew    Stone,    Vice    President,    General    Film    Products. 

Jcmes   C.    Ritter,    President,    Allied   States   Assn. 

Lawrence    S.    Bolognino,    Vice    President,    Consol.    Amusement. 

W     A.    Steffes,    President,    Minnesota    &    N.    D.    &   S.    D.    Theater   Assn. 

Benny    Berger,    Minn.   &  S.    D.    &   N.    D.    Association. 

P.    S.    Harrison,    President,    Federation    M.    P.    Industry. 

W'lter    B.    Littlefield,    Vice    President,    Ind.    Exhi.    of    New    England. 

R.    B.    LaRue.    Representative    of    Walter    E.    Green    (Members    of    Administration    Board    Proposed 

Code    of    Theater    Supply    Dealers). 
Edward    Ansin,    Director,    I.    E.    of    N.    England. 
H'nry    Chesterfield.    Executive    Secretary,    N.    V.    A. 
N-th-n    Yamins,    Director,    Allied    States    Association. 
H.    M.    Richev,    General    Manager,    Allied    of    Michigan. 
Ch^ter    R.    Didsbury,    Treasurer,    New    York    State    Allied. 
J.    J.    McGuiness,    Executive    Secretary,    Allied    Theaters    of    Mass. 
Sylv=>n    Harris,    Society    of    Motion    Picture    Engineers. 
A     Srhneider,    Treasurer,    Columbia    Pictures    Corp. 
Ed.    A.    Sargoy.    Counsel,    Copyright    Protection    Bureau. 
Edward   A.   Schiller,   Vice   President,   Loew's.    Inc. 
Tom    Murray.    M.    P.    T.    Industry,    Metropolitan    District. 
I.    Levine,    Asst.    to    Pres.,    America's    Theaters    Pictures    Corp. 
David    R.    Hochreich,    Pres.,    America's    Theaters    Pictures    Corp. 
fester   F.    Marin,    Secretary,    Allied   Theaters    Iowa, and    Nebraska. 
Ht'v    V.    Hecht,    Representative    T.    0.    of    New    Jersey. 
J'cob    Schechter,    Counsel,    Federation    M.    P.    Industry. 
William    R.    Fraser,    General    Manager,    Harold    Lloyd    Corp. 
Sam    Rinzler,    Secretary    &    Treasurer,    Randforce    Amusement    Corp. 
S'm    E.    Morris,    Vice    President.    Warner    Bros. 
C.   A.    Neeper,   Sales    Manager,    Harold    Lloyd   Corp. 
E.    D.    Miller,    Executive    Board,    M.    P.   T.    0.    A. 
H'rold    S.    Bareford,    Counsel    and    Secretary,    Warner    Bros. 
FHdle    Gold°n.    General    Sales    Manager,    Monogram. 
Harry    H.    Thomas,     First    Division     Exchanges. 

E.  S.   G=>vlor,   Vice   President,    Morgan    Lithograph    Co. 

R.    A.    Metzger,    Pres.,    Indeo.   T.   O.    of   Southern    California,    Los   Angeles. 

F.  L.    Newman,    Evergreen    State   Theaters   nf    the    N.    W. 
J.   T.    Reed.    Acad°mv   of    M.    P.   Arts    and   Sciences. 

I     O.    Donovan.    Arbitration    Board.    Varipfy    Mgrs.    Assn. 
Ponhmin    Metviner.    Rep.    Counsel,    M.    P.    Lithographers. 
M.    F     Comerford,    Comerford   Circuit,    Scranton,    Pa. 
A     M.    Schnman,    Black    Rock   Theater,    Bridgeport. 

I     Pnrte°.    Indenend»"t  Th°'ter   Mgrs.,   Rm.  414,   630-9th  Ave..   N.  Y.   C. 

Z.    A.    Ste»mu1lor.    Mgr     Warburton,    Yonkers,    also    Rep.    Farrish    Theaters,    Schenectady,    Com- 
mittee,  Catskill,    N.   Y. 
M     W'x.    Theater    Operator,    Philadelphia,    Pa. 
c    W    F=>v.   Theater  Ooerator,    Providence,    R.    I. 
W     H     Cadoret.    Capitol    Theater,    Rochester,    N.    Y. 

'  ""is   Nizor,    Atty.    and    Executive   S»cretarv,    N     Y     Film    Board   jf  Trade, 
Benjamin    B.    Kahane,    President,    RKO    Radio    Pictures. 


H.    Suchman,    Lee    Ochs    Circuit. 

S.    P.   Skouras,    Fox   Theaters. 

Walter  Vincent.   Wilmer  &  Vincent  Corp. 

Frank   Wilson,    N.   R.   A. 

Leo  Brecher,  T.  0.  C.  C. 

Austin    C.    Keough,    Paramount. 

S=>m    Dembow,    Jr..    Paramount. 

M.    J.    O'Toole,    Secy.,    M.    P.    T.    0. 

Maurice   McKenzie.    M.   P.   P.   D.  A. 

Minna    Wallis.    Artists    Managers    Assn. 

J.    M.    Beck,    Liberty,    N.    Y. 

Irving    Dollinger,    Allied    of    N.    J. 

A.  Fishman,  Rep.  of  Conn.  M.  P.  T.  0. 
J.  B.  Fishman,  Pres.  of  Conn.  M.  P.  T.  0. 
RalDh    A.    Kohn,    Paramount. 

Nathan    Burkan. 

Charles    Schwartz,    N.    Burkan    Office. 

Joseph    M.    Schenck,     United    Artists. 

Arnold    Cohen,    Arnold    Audio   Assn.,    N.   Y. 

Jack    Alicoate,    "The    Film    Daily." 

Roy   Norr,    M.    P.   P.    D.   A. 

Martin   Quigley,   Quigley   Publications. 

Elmer    Pearson,    Morgan    Lithograph    Co. 

J.    H.    Steimman,    Man.    Playhouses. 

M.   H.  Aylesworth,   R-K-O. 

Louis   Phillips,   Paramount. 

J.    Robert    Rubin,    M-G-M. 

Edwin    Loeb,    M-G-M. 

Nicholas    M.    Schenck,    M-G-M. 

Sidney    R.    Kent,    President,    Fox    Film    Corp. 

Louis  M.  Weber,  Attorney,  Skouras  Theaters. 

B.  N.    Bernstein,    I.   T.   Owners   of   So.   Cal. 
Johnnie    Walker,     President,     Memories,     Inc. 
Al    Friedlander,    First    Division    Exchanges. 


Irving   Thalber?.    M-G-M. 

L.   B.   M=>ver,   M-G-M. 

Ado'ph    Zukor.    Paramount. 

G.    J.    Schaefer,    Paramount. 

Martin    S.    Sisser,    Atty. 

Alfred    Harding,    Actors    Equity    Assn. 

Edward    J.    Peskay,    Skouras    Theaters. 

Harmon    Yaffa,    T.   0.    C.    C. 

Lee   A.   Ochs.   T.   0.   C.   C. 

Charles    L.    O'Reilly,    President.    T.    0.    C.    C. 

Jay   Emmanuel,   Treasurer,    M.   P.  T.  0.   A. 

Louis    F.    Blumenthal,    T.    0.    C.    C. 

T.    F.    Walsh,    General    Film    Products. 

Will    H.    Hays,    M.   P.    P.    D.   A. 

H.    B.    Coles,    Ass't   Sec'v    F.    M.    P.    I. 

Harry    Arthur,    Indep.    Theater    Operator. 

L.    Rosenblatt.    Allied    of    New    Jersey. 

Sidney    Samuelson,    Allied    States. 

Abram    F.    Myers,   Allied   States. 

Sam    Wolf,    Attorney,    I.    M.    P.    Producers. 

L.   G.   Justin.    In.   T.   0.   A. 

H.    B.    Franklin,    R-K-O. 

Sam     Roth,     M.     P.    Theater     Ind. 

Sam    Sonin,    Secretary,    T.    0.    C.    C. 

Gabriel    Hess,    M.    P.    P.    D.    A. 

Charles    Pettijohn.    M.    P.    P.    D.    A. 

Harry    Warner,    Warner    Bros. 

A.    H.   Schwartz,    President,   Century   Circuit. 

Wm.   Small,   Treasurer,    Indep.    T.   0.   Assn. 

J.    Louis    Geller,    Vice    President,    T.   0.    C.    C 

H.    E.    Weber,    Liberty  Theater,    Liberty,    N.   Y. 

Neil    Agnew,    Asst.    Sales    Mgr.,    Paramount. 

N.    Vidaver    Counsel,    M.    P.    Lithographers. 

Ed.    Kuykendall,    President,    M.    P.   T.   0.    A. 


LABORATORY  GOD: 
WILL  BE  SEPA 


(Continued  from  Paye  1) 

blatt  left  New  York  last  n 
'plane,  for  Washington. 

The  Associated  Laboratc 
America,  of  which  Alan  Frie 
president,  held  another  co 
ference  yesterday  and  decide 
submit  its  draft  to  the  co< 
mittee  for  rewording  of 
clauses.  There  will  be  no  ch 
the  40-hours  maximum  for  la 
50-cents-an-hour  minimum  v. 
the  general  tenor  of  the  co 
Hvhole.  Another  meeting  will' 
Friday,  when  the  revampf 
will   be    submitted   to   the  ir 


Allied  Eastern  Confa 
Atlantic  City  Sept. 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

tion  of  Allied  Theater  Ow 
New  Jersey,  Sept.  5-7.  In 
to  the  presence  of  Allied 
generally,  independent  exhib 
the  territory  east  of  Pit 
have  been  invited  to  attend  . 
part  in  a  discussion  of  indus 
ditions  and  the  outlook  for 
ture. 


Conn.   M.P.T.O.  Wai 
Man  on  Code  Comi! 

The    M.P.T.O.    of    Connec ! 
protesting    to    Sol.    A.    Ros 
deputy    administrator,    seeki 
resentation    on    the    exhibitc 
mittee  undertaking  to  draft 
President  J.    B.   Fishman   h: 
delegation    which    attended 
day's    general    code    meeting 
him  were:  William  Brennan 
stead      and      Albert      Schun> 
Bridgeport. 


ADOPT  NRA  WORK  C 

Oklahoma  City — Georere 
ger,  zone  manager  for  War' 
aters,  and  Frank  McCabe,  zo 
ager  for  Regal  theaters,  hav 
ed  a  40-hour  week  and  $14  ffl 
waee  scale  in  their  houses 
cordan^e  with  the  NRA  cod 
large  theaters  throughout  tl 
are  expected  to  do  likewise. 


E.  D.  BREWER  DEA 

Oklahoma  City— E.  D.  Bft 
manager  of  the  Reno  theat 
recently  after  a  brief  illness. 


REOPENING  OKLAHOMA 

Oklahoma  City— Officials  < 
ner  theaters  here  are  plan 
reopen  the  Mid-West  in  ah 
other  month. 


Long  Run  in  the  Bag 

"We  Modern  Nudists,"  the  ti 
which  tells  enough,  is  to  be  she 
Bro'dwiy  shortly,  according  to 
N.  Rothe,  publisher  of  "The  Nt 
official  publication  of  the  Intern. 
Nudist  Conference.  The  pictur 
m?de  in  Germany.  Eng'and  and  Ar 
with  a  noted  physician  as  mas 
ceremonies. 


yJui^O<^LtA^ 


imate  in  Charactei 
ernational  in  Scope 
endent  in  Thought 


The  Daily  N 
Of  Motion 
Now  Fifteen 

ewspa  pe» 

Pictures 

Years  Old 

ML.  I  VIII.  NC.  34 


NEW  yCRK,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  1  €,  1933 


J  CENTS 


Coast  Studio  Employment  Registers  Big  Increase 

(MBITOR  CODE  COMMITTEE  AT  ODDS  ON  6  POINTS 

c 

RCO  to  Operate  Radio  City  Houses  for  Another  Year 


U'tal   May   Be    Reduced 
nder  New  Deal  With 
Rockefellers 

I  0  will  continue  to  operate  the 

ivc  ladio  City  theaters  for  another 

a  but   the    Rockefeller   interests 

ia\  not  as  yet  announced  the  basis 

which   RKO    will   work,   The 

Daily    learns.       The    lease, 

expires    Aug.    31,   now    calls 

»!.   yearly    rental    of    $1,200,000 

|  ied  the  theaters  cost  $14,004,- 

(Continued   on    Page    9) 

ufaItWios 

fORKING  OVERTIME 


E  lin — Indicating  its  definite  in- 

n  of  continuing  to  make  prod- 

:t  nth    a    view    to    exhibition    in 

n    countries    as    well    as    Ger- 

I  ,  Ufa  at  present  has  all  of  its 

I  is  in  Tempelhof  and  Neubabels- 

I  working  overtime,  with  10  pro- 

ns    in   various    stages    of    ac- 

(Continued   on   Page    9) 

v-MGM  Consolidating 
Broadcasting  Stations 

solidation  of  radio  broadcast- 
-   ations  WHN,  WPAP,  WRNY 

/'QAO  into  station  WMGM  will 
)o  be  complete  The  Film  Daily 
eatj">.     The   station   which   will   be 

I  and  operated   by   Loew,  will 

ected  at  Winthrop  Ave.  and 
t  St.,  Long  Island  City.  Two 
H'eet  steel  towers  will  rise  above 
I  transmitter.      Major     Edward 

5  will  be  in  charge  of  all  pro- 
raj;.  Five  floors  in  Loew  State 
1  ing  are  now  being  re-arranged 
o  Ifommodate  the  new  broadcast- 
•-'  )mpany. 


Aim  at  Year's  Run 

'aris — Warner's  "42nd  Street,"  now 
its    15th    week    at    the    Washington 

fee  here,   has  settled   down  with   the 

jntion  of  making  it  a  full  year's  run. 

|  musical  has  played  to  practically 
acity  since    it   opened. 


O'Reilly  Reports  Progress  by  Exhib  Group 

"Considerable  progress  has  been  made,"  said  Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  code  coordinator, 
yesterday  afternoon  in  commenting  on  the  work  of  the  exhibitor  codifying  committee. 
He  stated  that  members  of  the  group  are  working  and  functioning  with  national, 
rather  than  local  viewpoints.  Local  situations  are  only  allowed  in  the  proceedings 
in  order  to  illustrate  a   condition,  said  O'Reilly. 


Hochreich  Appeals  to  Gen.  Johnson 
For  Open  Meetings  on  Code  Draft 


10  State-Righters  Sign 

For  Pathe  Re-issues 

Ten  state  rights  distributors  have 
signed  to  handle  the  Pathe  re-issues, 
according  to  Dan  Frankel  of  Pathe. 
The  distributors  are  Hub  Films  of 
Boston;  Harry  Gibbs,  New  Haven; 
American  Film  Exchange,  New  York 
and  Albany;  Preferred  Pictures, 
Philadelphia    and    Buffalo;    Selected 

(.Continued   on   Page    7) 


In  a  communication  to  Gen.  Hugh 
S.  Johnson,  administrator  of  the  Na- 
tional Recovery  Act,  David  R.  Hoch- 
reich, president  of  America's  The- 
aters Pictures  Corp.,  yesterday 
protested  against  "private  committee 
meetings  between  producer  and  ex- 
hibitor to  discuss  code  practices. 

"Open  hearings  should  be  de- 
manded by  every  independent  pro- 
ducer and  distributor  in  the  indus- 
try," declared  Hochreich,  describing 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


Allied  Opposes  M.  P.T.  O.  A.  Code  Proposal! 


Members  of  the  Allied  States 
Ass'n  delegation  expressed  opposi- 
tion to  various  clauses  of  the  option- 
al standard  exhibition  contract  when 
it  was  discussed  at  yesterday's  meet- 
ing of  the  exhibitors  code  committee 
at  the  Bar  Association  Bldg.  Repre- 
sentatives   of   the   M.   P.    T.    O.   A., 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


W.  B.  Victory  Won't  Affect 
Skouras  St.  Louis  Leases 

St.  Louis — Warners'  victory  this 
week  in  regaining  control  of  houses 
in  this  area  through  ending  of  the 
receiverships  of  Skouras  Bros.  En- 
terprises and  St.  Louis  Amusement 

(Continued   on   Page    7) 


Employment  and  Payrolls 

Increased  by   Coast  Plants 


Warners  Include  Canada 
In  Dual  and  Dime  Ban 

Toronto — Warner-First  National's 
ban  against  double-featuring  and 
10-cent  admissions  on  its  pictures 
will  apply  throughout  Canada  the 
same  as  in  the  U.  S.,  according  to 
instructions  given  the  Canadian 
sales  executives  at  the  meeting  held 
here  this  week. 


West   Coast   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Employment  and  pay- 
rolls in  the  motion  picture  industry 
took  a  big  leap  in  the  month  of 
June,  the  number  of  workers  show- 
ing an  increase  of  25.9  per  cent  over 
the  same  month  in  1932  and  31  per 
cent  over  May  of  this  year,  while 
pay  envelopes  were  15.8  per  cent 
higher  than  June  of  last  year  and 

(Continued   on   Page    7) 


S.  R.  Kent  Group  Silent- 
O'Reilly  Divides  Issues 
Into  3  Classes 

Members  of  the  exhibitor  code- 
drafting  committee  yesterday  were 
in  disagreement  on  six  major  issues, 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  coordinator  in 
charge  of  this  group,  said  at  a  press 
conference  late  yesterday  afternoon. 
No  report  was  received  from  Sidney 
R.  Kent,  coordinator  supervising  the 
producer  and  distributor  committees, 

(Continued    on   Page    7) 

RKO  CIRCUIT  CALLS 
MANAGER  MEETING 

RKO's  first  annual  theater  man- 
agers' convention  will  be  held  Tues- 
day at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  Hotel. 
Activities  will  start  at  9:30  A.M., 
with  an  introductory  talk  by  Phil 
Reisman,  and  continue  throughout 
the  day  with  speeches  and  screen- 
ings. A  banquet  will  be  served  at 
7:30  P.M.  Talks  will  be  made  by 
Ned  Depinet,  John  Clark  of  Fox, 
Jack  Cohn  of  Columbia,  George 
Schaefer  of  Paramount  and  Harold 
B.  Franklin,  Robert  F.  Sisk  and 
Terry  Turner  of  RKO. 

The   pictures   to   be   screened   are 

(Continued    on    Page    9) 

Erpi  Will  Continue 

Selling  Sound  Parts 

Electrical  Research  Products  will 
continue  offering  spare  and  replace- 
ment parts  to  users  of  its  equipment 
on  request,  says  H.  G.  Knox,  vice- 
president,  in  a  letter  to  all  Western 
Electric  equipped  theaters  notifying 

(Continued   on    Page    7) 


NRA  Won't  Help  Him 

Kansas  City — A  salesman  for  Para- 
mount was  out  selling  newsreels  the 
other  day  and  called  on  an  exhibitor 
who    asked    him    what    it    was    worth. 

"We  sell  it  on  the  basis  of  age," 
the    salesman    replied. 

"Well,  I'm  40  years  old.  What  will 
it   cost   me?" 


It 


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Columbia   Picts.   vtc.     22'/2     22         22         

East.    Kodak     79          77  79        +3 

Fox   Fm.   new    18'/8     17%  17%—     % 

Fox    Film    rts 3/g          l/4  l/4  —     % 

Loew's,     Inc 2834     273/8  28%   +   1% 

Paramount    2           1  %  2       +      % 

Pathe     Exch 1%       1%  1%  +     % 

do  "A"    8'/2       8  8V4     

RKO    314       3  3%   +     % 

Warner    Bros 7%       7%  7%   +     % 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 

Nat.    Scr.    Ser 12         11  11        +1 

Technicolor     8V4       8  8V4   +      3A 

Trans-Lux     2%       2%       2%  —     % 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.    Th.    Eq.    6s40.  .      63,4  63^  6%   +     3/8 

Keith    A-0    6s46..  .48  48         48  

Loew    6s    41ww 84 Vi  83V2  84y2   +   1  % 

Paramount   6s   47...   32  31%     32         

Par.    5i/2s50     32%  32  32%—     % 

Warner's    6s39    42i/4  41  42'/4   +   1% 


L0  MEJOR  DE  LA  PR0DUCCI0N 
HABLADA  EN  ESPAN0L 

Noiv  Available 

1°r 
Foreign  Distribution 

"SANTA"   "MANO  A   MANO" 

"UNA  VIDA  POR  OTRA" 
"AGUILAS  FRENTE  AL  SOL" 

EIGHT  FEATURES  IN 

PREPARATION     FOR 

1933  -  1934 

Spanish  Language  Films  Exclusively 

INTER-AMERICAS  FILM  CORP. 

50  East  42nd  Street  New  York  City 

CABLES— INTAFILM    NEW  YORK 


THE 


Making  One-Reelers 

For  Tie-Up  Nights 

Production  of  30  single  reel  "Race 
Night"  pictures,  to  be  sold  in  groups 
of  10  each,  is  planned  by  General 
Film  Products  for  the  new  season, 
T.  F.  Walsh  said  yesterday.  Five 
hundred  houses  on  the  Coast  are 
now  playing  the  pictures,  Walsh 
stated,  in  connection  with  merchan- 
dise tie-ups.  Next  territory  to  be 
developed  by  General  Film  Products 
is  the  Middle  West,  with  the  East 
third  on  its  schedule. 


SPARKS  HOUSES  REORGANIZED 

Jacksonville — Two  more  theaters 
of  the  E.  J.  Sparks  group  bave  been 
reorganized,  taking  out  new  state 
charters.  They  are  the  Jacksonville 
Florida  Theater,  Inc.,  and  St.  Peters- 
burg Florida  Theater,  Inc.  Direc- 
tors are  C.  G.  Ashby,  J.  H.  Markman 
and  F.  H.  Kent,  the  latter  two  also 
being  directors  of  five  other  Sparks 
houses  reorganized  last  week. 


ABE  KAHN  IN  NEW  POST 

Des  Moines — Abe  Kahn  is  mana- 
ger of  the  newly  opened  local  branch 
of  the  Associated  Film  Distributors. 
M.  L.  Godwin,  Kansas  City,  is  presi- 
dent of  the  company. 


L.  B.  CARLETON  DEAD 

Lloyd  B.  Carleton,  early  day  movie 
actor  and  director,  died  Tuesday  at 
his  home,  250  West  88th  St.  Fun- 
eral services  will  be  held  at  the 
Campbell  Funeral  Chapel  today  un- 
der the  auspices  of  the  Actors' 
Fund.    . 


THEATER  OWNER  ROBBED 

Chicago — John  Remijas,  owner  of 
the  Acadia,  was  robbed  of  $200  in 
receipts  as  he  was  leaving  the  the- 
ater the  other  night. 


RICHMOND   HOUSES   GO  NRA 

Richmond — Local  houses  that  have 
signed  the  NRA  blanket  code  include 
the  Capitol,  Venus,  Grand,  Colonial, 
Bijou,  National,  Loew's,  Byrd  and 
Brookland. 


ANTHONY  RICHARDS  DEAD 

Memphis — Anthony  Richards,  67, 
pioneer  independent  exhibitor  in  this 
territory,  is  dead.  He  closed  the 
Chelsea  a  few  months  ago  and  re- 
tired due  to  ill  health.  A  son,  J.  M. 
Richards,  has  a  house  in  West  Mem- 
phis, Ark. 


JAY  MEANS  HELD  UP 

Kansas  City  —  Jay  Means,  presi- 
dent of  the  Independent  Theater 
Owners  Ass'n,  was  held  up  in  the 
Oak  Park  Theater  by  three  bandits 
who  tied  him  up  with  wire  and 
robbed  him  of  $200. 


CHARTER  BOAT  FOR  OUTING 

Independent  Theater  Owners  Ass'n 
has  chartered  the  steamer  Empire 
State  for  its  Hudson  River  boat  ride 
and  outing  Aug.  23.  The  boat  leaves 
Pier  84,  foot  of  42nd  St.,  at  10  A.  M. 
on  that  date. 


SHOW-  ^^^f 

MAN'S  p      ^|, 

REMINDER 

Job    rotation    among    employees    is    a 
good    idea. 

4   ROXY  BOOKINGS   SET 

Four  advance  bookings  have  been 
set  for  the  original  Roxy.  The 
schedule  follows:  Aug.  18,  "The 
Blarney  Kiss,"  Principal;  Aug.  25, 
"Air  Devils,"  RKO;  "Sept.  1,  "Her 
First  Mate,"  Universal;  Sept.  15, 
"F.P.I,"  Fox.  "Tarzan  the  Fearless" 
opens  tomorrow. 


PUBLIX  MEET  DEFERRED 

Meeting  of  Publix  Enterprises 
creditors  scheduled  for  today  at  the 
office  of  Referee  Henry  K.  Davis  has 
been  deferred  until  Aug.  24. 


SHEA  REOPENS  GREAT  LAKES 

Buffalo — The  Great  Lakes  reopens 
Aug.  19  under  Shea  management 
with  Fox  and  M-G-M  pictures  and 
eight  acts  of  vaudeville.  Ralph  D. 
Schwarz  is  expected  to  head  the 
orchestra. 


GOTTLIEB  ON  OWN 

Arthur  Gottlieb,  who  recently  re- 
signed from  Invincible  Exchange, 
will  open  his  own  exchange  next 
week  at  630  Ninth  Ave.  Gottlieb 
will  announce  his  product  for  release 
within    ten    days. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Adjourned  meeting  of  Publii 
terprises  creditors  at  office  of  R 
Henry    K.    Davis. 

Aug.  15:  RKO  theater  managers  con« 
Waldorf   Astoria    Hotel,    New   York. 

Aug.  18-20:     Monogram-Monarch     sales 
ing,   Cleveland. 

Aug.  21  :  Annual  outing  of  Omaha  filn 
Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Aug.  22:     Semi-monthly      meeting      of 
Theater    Owners    of     New    Jersey,    » 
ganization    headquarters,    New    York. 

Aug.  23:  Independent  Theater  Owners 
cruise    up   the   Hudson. 

Aug.  23:  Independent  Theater  Owners' 
outing  and  Hudson  River  boat  ride. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of 
pendent  Motion  Picture  Owners  Assot 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Ma 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 

Sept.  5-6-7:  Allied  Mew  Jersey  conv 
and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Confe 
at    Atlantic    City. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  elect 
officers 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  I 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  ! 
secretary. 

Oct.   16-18:     Society     of     Motion     Pictun 
gineers      fall      meeting,      Edgewater 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


INDIE  OPERATION  CLICK 

Operation  of  the  Allen  in  C 
land  by  a  group  of  seven  inds 
dents,  who  control  60  per  cent  0 
houses  in  that  city,  has  proc 
satisfactory  results,  in  consider 
of  business  conditions,  said  Attc 
Sam  Horwitz,  counsel  for  the 
Theater,  Inc.,  in  New  York  ye 
day.  Horwitz  was  attorney  fo: 
Cleveland  exhibitor  association 
recent  dispute  with  the  Loew  ci 
in   Cleveland. 


NED  WAYBURf 

ZIEGFELD    FOLLIES    PRODUCER 

Offers    unusual   opportunities   for  a  cotc 
on    STAGE,   SCREEN,  RADIO,  ot  TEACHING  DANCI 


SOME     OF     THE     STARS 

NED       WAYBURN       HAS 

HELPED  TO   FAME 

Al    Jolson 

Marilyn  Miller 

Eddie    Cantor 

Jeanette    McDonald 

Ed    Wynn 

Mae    West 

Will    Rogers 

Ann    Pennington 

Fred  and  Adele  Astaire 

Hal    Leroy 

Patricia    Ellis 

and  hundreds  of  others 


Note  Dates 


ADULT   GIRLS'    DANCING 
CLASSES 

Ages  16  years  and  over.  Fall 
term  starts  MONDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 11th.  Also  special 
one-hour  evening  classes,  1,  2, 
or  5  times  weekly.  Mondays 
to  Fridays. 
CHILDREN'S  CLASSES 
Boys  and  girls  3  to  16  years 
of  age.  Rounded  training  in 
all  types  of  dancing.  Fall  term 
starts  SATURDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 16th.  Also  special 
one-hour  weekly  classes  after 
school    hours. 


for  Fall  Classes 

BODY    PROPORTIONING 

Have  a  beautiful  body! 
Wayburn's      famous      r 
based     on    years    of    tr*' 
celebrated   stars   of  stafci 
screen.     Rates  as  low  as 
weekly. 

BROADCASTING 
INSTRUCTION 

How  to  talk,  sing,  reo1 
play  before  the  micro 
Class  or  private  ins:m 
FREE  tryouts  gladll 
ranged. 


NED  WAYBURN    INSTITUTE  OF   DANCING  AND  ■ 
BROADCASTING  SCHOOL 
Dept.   F,  625   MADISON  AVENUE,   NEW  YORK,   N.  Y. 
Between  58th  and  59th  Streets. 


Tel.  Wlckersham  2  ■•< 


: 


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Year  after  year,  one  great 
producing  organization  has 
led  the  way  in  motion  pic- 
tures! The  first  talking  picture 
. . .  the  first  musical  picture . . . 
the  first  gangster  picture... 
one  first  after  another— all 
made  by  Warner  Bros.! 


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Warner  Bros 
year  of  sensational 
another  first  of  ii 


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"TOlABlf  DAVID" 


I  TEN  COMMANDMENTS' 


THE  DIG  PARADE" 


7M  "BEAU  GESTE" 


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WHAT  PRICE  GLORY 


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THE  JAZZ  SINGER" 


DISRAELI 


LESLIE  HOWARD  •  DOUG.  FAll 
PAULLUKAS-MARGARET 


the  highest 
honor  the  screen 
can  confer  goes  to 

LESLIE 
HOWARD 

Greater  than  ever  in 


GREAT 
^OfiON 
PICTURE 
INSPIRES 
THE 
WORLD! 


GOLD  DIGGERS 
OF  BROADWAY 


PUBLIC  ENEMY 


I  AM  A  FUGITIVE 

FROM    A     CHAIN     GANG" 


and  ii. 

the  heart  of  the  world   j 
has  been  fired  by  Warner  Bros.' 


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SLIE  HOWARD  -  PAUL  LUKAS 
DOUGLAS  FAIRBANKS,  Jr. 
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in  cast  of  thousands!' 


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WARNER  BROS.  BEL 
TRUTH  IN  ADVERTISING 


And  these  three  Ads*  are  nothing  but  the  truth  about 

CAPTURED! 


with 


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T  LINDSAY 


*  Use  them  to  tell  your  friends  you've  got  a  really  great  picture  coming!  They 
were  made  specially  for  you  as  an  advance  series.  See  the  press  sheet  for 
these  and  other  punch  ads  that  make  "Captured"   an  easy  show  to  sell. 


I'°ph,  Inc.,  Distributors 


Don't  Read  Our 
Announcement 
of  New -Season 
Product, 

appearing  in  trade  papers 
this  week,  if  you  can't  spare 
the  time  from  proper  pro- 
motion of  this  season 'sWar- 
ner  hits. There's  grand  news 
in  it  —  but  there's  grander 
news  rolling  in  hourly  about 
"Voltaire",  "Mary  Ste- 
vens, M.  D.",  "Baby 
Face",  "Gold  Diggers", 
"I  Loved  A  Woman". 
Shows  like  these  are  worth 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug.  10,  II 


EXPLOITETTES 


Invitation  Preview 
On  Arliss  Pix 

TJARRY  MAIZLICH,  exploita- 
tion manager  for  the  War- 
ner Los  Angeles  Hollywood  and 
Downtown  theaters,  grabbed  off 
a  free  three  column  ad  for  both 
theaters  on  "The  Working 
Man,"  in  every  Los  Angeles 
newspaper,  in  addition  to  a 
couple  of  columns  of  news  copy. 
Here  is  the  way  he  did  it.  He 
staged  an  invitation  preview  of 
the  Arliss  picture  for  the  Ad 
Man  Club  of  Los  Angeles.  He 
then  sold  the  newspaper  pub- 
lishers the  idea  that  they  should 
devote  some  of  their  promotion- 
al space  to  some  copy  on  what 
George  Arliss  has  to  say  in  the 
picture  about  advertising.  The 
copy  to  be  written  by  an  out- 
standing advertising  agency. 
The  result  was  a  three  column 
ad  ten  inches  deep  written  by 
an  advertising  agency  and  car- 
ried free  in  all  Los  Angeles 
papers,  together  with  great 
breaks  in  their  news  columns. 
— Hollywood, 
Los  Angeles. 


Pocketbooks  With  Coins 
for  Street  Ballyhoo 

TOU  METZGER,  pulled  a 
niftie  while  playing  "Baby 
Face"  at  the  Spreckles  Theater. 
He  announced  in  his  advance  ad 
that  at  a  certain  time  and  place, 
opening  day,  "Baby  Face," 
would  hand  out  500  purses  to 
the  first  500  people  that  came 
along  the  street.  When  the  time 
arrived  a  crowd  of  several  thou- 
sand had  gathered  on  the  spot. 
Metzger's  girl  then  handed  out 
small  leather  pocketbooks,  some 
containing  "Gold  Digger"  coins, 
some  with  a  nickel  or  dime,  but 
all  containing  a  strong  piece  of 
selling  copy  for  the  picture  in 
the   shape   of  a  small  folder. 


Coming  and  Going 


HELEN  HAYES,  M-G-M  star,  arrives  in  New 
York    tomorrow    from    the    coast. 

JACK  LYONS,  Buffalo  exchangeman,  is  in 
New    York    on    business. 

WALTER  WINCHELL  has  returned  from  Cali- 
fornia   and    is   living   at   the    Hotel    St.    Moritz. 

B.  B.  SCHULBERG  sails  tomorrow  on  the 
Paris    for    a    vacation    abroad. 

ELMER  RHODEN  is  in  New  York  from  Kan- 
sas   City. 

FRANK  NEWMAN  of  the  Fox  Northwest  cir- 
cuit arrived  in  New  York  yesterday  from  Seat- 
tle. 

CHARLES  SKOURAS  arrived  in  New  York  yes- 
terday   from    the    coast. 

R.  E.  GRIFFITH  of  the  Griffith  circuit  in 
Oklahoma    arrived    in    New    York    yesterday. 

FRED  WEHRENBERG  arrived  in  New  York 
yesterday    from    St.    Louis. 

JOHN  HAMRICK,  Pacific  Northwest  exhibitor, 
is    in    town. 


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•      •      •     THEY  SAID  Sol  Lesser  couldn't  do  it so  he 

stepped  out  and  did  it  bigger  than  he  had  promised  re- 
ferring of  course  to  his  Exploitation  Innovation  on  "Tarzan  the 

Fearless" a   new   and   practical  showmanship   idea  that 

we  prophesy  will  put  Principal  Distributing  Corporation  in  the 
Film  Records  as  the  pioneer  in  the  New  Deal  for  handling 
serials  in  the  strictly  Modern  Manner 


•  •      •     IN  CASE  you  haven't  been  following  the  march  of 

current  film  events here's  how  the  Plan  works the 

new  "Tarzan"  starts  off  with  a  7-reel  version  of  the  first  four 

chapters to  be  played  as  the  Feature  on  the  program 

to  be  followed  with  8  two-reel  episodes,  one  each  week 

covering    episodes    5    to    12 that's    not    only    a 

Revolutionary  Idea but  Sound  Showmanship here  is 

not  only  a  new  technique  in  handling  serials but  a  refresh- 
ingly original  slant  in  the  Exploitation  Field  which  has  gone 
kinder  sere  and  yellow  these  warm  summer  days 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     ABOUT    THE    picture    itself ..well,    there's 

Buster  Crabbe  as  Tarzan with  a  physique  seldom  seen 

on  the  screen  or  anywhere  else swinging  with  wild  aban- 
don from  tree-top  to  tree-top on  the  screen  most  of  the 

time fighting   man   and   beast rescuing  the  fair 

heroine  from  innumerable  dangers Jacqueline  Wells  fea- 
tured as  the  beautiful  white  girl  in  love  with  the  ape-man 

with  an  oo-la-la  figure  displayed  without  benefit or  handi- 
cap,  rather of   too   many   clothes and   ACTION 

from  the  fade-in  to  the  close the  Picture  MOVES 

with  every  element  it  takes  to  make  a  sizzling  serial 

•  •      •     WORLD    PREMIERE    at    the    7th    Avenue    Roxy 

starts  Friday get  a  copy  of  that  pressbook  prepared  by 

George    Harvey's    outfit    of    Pressbook    Specialists and 

learn  what  can  be  done  with  a  serial  backed  by  a  Showman's 
Selling  Campaign not  a  line  of  hooey  in  the  entire  20- 
page   book straight    publicity   and    merchandising   dope 

with  a  swell  exhib  help  in  the  form  of  12  slugs  all  on 

one  mat  or  cut each  slug  plugging  a  separate  episode 

Mister    Lesser    hasn't    overlooked    a    thing the 

entire  biz  will  watch  his  Innovation  with  interest for  it's 

a  Move  Forward  from  outworn  methods not  over-look- 
ing  12   Edgar  Rice  Burrough's   "Tarzan"  books   of   Grosset  & 

Dunlap  to  plug 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  AT  THE  Capitol  theater  "Another  Language"  has 
'em  lined  up  every  morn  four  deep  up  Broadway  and  clear  down 

the  block  for  a  hundred  yards with  the  uniformed  bally- 

hooer  out  front  sing-songing  continuously "Seats  in  the 

balcony — two  hours  wait  for  seats  in  the  orchestra." 

c'n   ya   imagine? just   Bob   Montgomery   on   stage   and 

screen  goalin'  the  femmes  in  his  double  act 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  OVER  AT  Nat  Saland's  lab  they  were  putting  "The 
Wandering  Jew"  through  the  bath and  one  of  the  pro- 
ducers of  the  Hebrew  epic  was  worried he  thought  they 

should  clean  out  the  tanks  and  use  fresh  soup "Why?" 

queries   Nat "Veil,"   sez   the   gent,   "you've   been   using 

the  bath  for  English  talkies  and  mebbe  it  will  spoil  the  Yiddish 
in   my   fillum." honest't'gawds'elpus! 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  THE  LUNCHEON  and  preview  for  Lesser's  "Tar- 
zan"  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria   was   announced  to  Mister   Zittel 

of  "Zits"  over  the  phone "To  be  held  in  the  Sert  Room," 

informed  the  gal  on  the  phone Mister  Zittel  exclaimed 

"Oh,  the  Surf  Room!    Great  idea!      Shall  I  bring  my 

bathing    suit? " oops 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


TIMELY  TOPK 


Cartoonists'  Contributions 
to  American  Slang 

£ARTOONISTS  have  enrich. 
America's  slang  by  hu 
dreds  of  catch  phrases  some 
which  have  served  as  inspir 
tion  for  popular  songs  ar 
others  for  motion  pictures.  "M 
ma  Loves  Papa,"  which  Norm; 
McLeod  is  now  directing  fi 
Paramount,  came  from  the  po; 
ular  "Mr.  and  Mrs."  cartoo 
drawn  by  the  late  Claire  Brigg 
He  frequently  drew  a  small  b< 
asking  his  father  if  "Papa  lov 
Mama"  in  the  last  frame.  Fro 
this  came  the  answer  whit 
later  grew  into  a  song  and  no 
a  motion  picture  title.  Tt 
greatest  of  all  phrase  make 
among  the  cartoonists  was  tl 
late  T.  A.  "Tad"  Dorgan,  wl 
started  "Yes,  We  Have  N 
Bananas,"  and  hundreds 
other  such  expressions.  Rul 
Goldberg,  creator  of  "Boob  M 
Nutt,"  is  credited  with  "Banar 
Oil,"  and  "He  don't  know  fro 
nothin' "  among  others.  Bil 
DeBeck,  of  "Barney  Googh 
fame,  started  "Youse  is  a  viper 
and  popularized  "01'  boy,  C 
boy,  01'  boy."  Alan  Sega 
creator  of  the  inimitable  "Po 
eye,"  both  as  a  newspaper  ar 
animated  cartoon  characte 
launched  "I  will  gladly  pay  y< 
Tuesday  for  a  hamburger  t 
day,"  and  "Come  up  for  a  due 
dinner — you  bring  the  duck- 
Carl  Ed  gave  the  campus  cutii 
a  break  when  he  had  Haro 
Teen  call  his  sweetheart  "1 
lamb's  lettuce."  The  similari 
of  Paramount's  "Mama  Lov> 
Papa"  to  the  "Mr.  and  Mrs 
cartoons  does  not  stop  with  tl 
title.  Charlie  Ruggles  and  Mai 
Boland,  the  leading  charactei 
have  roles  patterned  somewh 
after  the  husband  and  wife 
the  Briggs  comic  strips. 

— Paramour 


MANY  HAPPY  REJU 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  10 


m 


Harry  J.  Gumbin 
Harry   Bernstein 
Norma    Shearer 


Joe  Goldb 

Walter  Li|' 

Joseph    R.    Flies 


EXTRA! 


I 


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-G- 

SALESMEN 

CANT  GET  IN 

TO  SEE 

EXHIBITORS! 


— you  can't  blame 
the  exhibitors. 
NEXT  PAGE! 


• 


You  bet  I'm  inteirested 

in  1933-34 


MARIE   DAESSLE*     -    WALLACE    BEEftv 
TUGBOAT    ANNIE"       N0W      PLAYING 


WOW! 

"Tugboat  Annie"  thumbs  its  nose  at  hot  weather! 

BOSTON— Beats  "Prosperity".  Held  2nd  week!  Remarkable! 

NEW  HAVEN—  Way  ahead  of  "Prosperity"  and  "Grand  Hotel"    lmagine] 

HARTFORD— Beats  "Smilin'  Thru".  And  that's  plenty! 

CINCINNATI — First  three  days  beats  full  week  of  biggest  hits! 

WORCESTER— Far  ahead  of  "Smilin'  Thru",  "Grand  Hotel".  Oh  boy! 

PROVIDENCE — Tops  "Prosperity's"  marvelous  record! 

DES  MOINES — Tops  anything  this  house  has  ever  seen! 

DENVER — Outstrips  "Prosperity"  and  all  of  biggest  successes! 

SALT  LAKE  CITY — Leaves  all  past  performances  behind! 

MEMPHIS — Smiles  that  grow  broader  every  day! 

SEATTLE — Record!  Biggest  in  history  of  house! 

Thank  youl  "Stranger's  Return"  and  "Another 
Language"  are  doing  very  nicely,  too! 

METRO- GOLD  WYN-  MAYER 


The  Major  Company 


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lay,  Aug.  10,  1933 


-C&H 


DAILV 


)  COMMITTEE 
0  FER  ON  6  POINTS 


,  (Continued  from  Page   1) 

s  d  through  a  spokesman  that 
laj  nothing  to  announce. 

Ully  stated  that  his  committee 
ided  its  issues  into  three 
ations,  as  follows: 

tatters  in  which  the  commit- 
are  in  full  accord  as  to  prin- 

Maatters  in  which  the  commit- 
mn  full   accord   except   as    to 

^|atters  in  which  "sincere  dif- 
are  in  evidence. 

itbnnection  with  the  initial 
O'Reilly  said  that  12  pro- 
^re  being  considered.  He  de- 
<o  indicate  the  nature  of  the 
ioor  issues  on  which  the  com- 
tellen    differ. 

bi|  ommittee  yesterday  was  con- 
lelwith  open-market  buying  of 
dil  Independent  operators  were 
teifood  to  be  insisting  that  dis- 
H\s  do  not  discriminate  against 

I  favor  of  the  major  circuits, 
i  rafting  committee  was  ap- 
itjjlast  night  to  handle  the  mat- 
o^lhe  wording  of  whatever  pro- 
or'are  agreed  upon. 
Sdp  Golden   of   Monogram   yes- 

I  was  transferred  from  the 
ri  tor    to    the    producer    com- 

e  n  order  to  give  the  indepen- 
t^reater  representation  in  the 
:ei  jroup. 

:  the  exception  of  John  Ham- 
;  10  was  expected  momentarily 
cattle,  the  entire  membership 
xhibitor  committee  was  pres- 
'sterday  afternoon.  Fred 
berg  arrived  late  in  the  day 
m  t.  Louis. 


I  Opposes  MPTOA 
Code  Proposals 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ic,  fponsored  the  agreement,  sup- 

I  its  provisions. 

xhibitors  code  draft  prepared 

HJ'M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  board  of  di- 
rt8^, was  examined  as  well  as  the 

|   memorandum    offering    code 
JP'  Us. 


A  Must  Okay  Exemptions 

options  from  the  President's  Re- 
oyment  Agreement  will  only  be 
>rized  when  the  NRA  has  granted 
ipproval  of  the  exception.  Excep- 
;  are  only  allowable  in  instances 
e  a  labor  contract  is  not  subject 
pange  at  the  discretion  of  the  em- 
s'- Employers  desiring  exceptions 
add  the  following  wording  to  the 
fment  which  they  sign:  "except 
,equired  to  comply  with  the  terms 
agreement     in    effect    between     the 

'signed   and   (name    of 

organization)." 


Praise  from  Abroad  for  Hollywood  Product 

"The  incomparable  development  of  the  American  production  has  been  the 
sensational  event  of  1932-33.  A  splendid  year  for  Hollywood!  In  very  dif- 
ferent types  of  films,  with  unceasingly  renewed  sources  of  inspiration,  many 
films  produced  on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic  in  a  country  where  the  best 
things  rub  elbows  with  the  worst  have  been  for  us,  we  are  obliged  to  admit,  the 
source  of  cinematographic  joys.  America  has  won  the  big  race  of  the  year. 
She  has  even  walked  away  with  it  because  the  others  engaged  in  the  race  have 
attempted  nothing  to  dispute  their  chances.  France,  particularly,  seems  to 
have  remained  at  the  starting  post.  .  .  . 

"French  productions  make  us  weep  with  grief.  Every  time  the  camera 
begins  to  work,  it  falls  on  our  feet.  .  .  . 

"Must  we  wait  to  perceive  the  smutty  trend  of  our  films  until  foreigners 
find  fault  with  our  too  Licentious  genius?  Canada  has  complained.  Latin 
America  has  complained.  Most  French  scenarios  gravitate  about  a  bedroom 
and,  in  order  to  attract  the  lower  instincts,  they  are  advertised  with  so-called 
suggestive  titles.  The  American  cinema  which  wallowed  for  a  long  time  in 
foolishness  and  platitudes  has  recently  happily  attacked  vast  moral  and  social 
problems.  With  us,  adultery  is  a  stagnant  pond  where  light  is  reflected 
doubtfully.  The  screen  dribbles  with  triangle  plays.  The  home  of  Latin 
culture  has  been  furnished  with  a  divan — and  its  accessories!  And  all  this 
is  cloaked  with  an  artistic  mediocrity  of  which  we  have  the  naiveness  to  show 
ourselves  proud! 

"If  one  judges  by  its  latest  product,  the  German  cinema  seems  not  to  have 
progressed.  Except  for  Liebelei'  what  have  we  received  from  the  other  side 
of  the  Rhine?  Very  little.  .  .  .  Thus  Old  Europe  lowers  its  banner  before 
America.  .  .  ." 

— Translated  from  "L'Homme  Libre,"   Paris,  July  28. 


Erpi  Will  Continue 

Selling  Sound  Parts 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

them  of  the  recent  decision  in  Wil- 
mington. The  Knox  communication 
reads  as  follows: 

"In  the  decision  which  the  Federal  Court 
at  Wilmington,  Del.,  rendered  on  July  26  in 
three  suits  brought  respectively  by  the  Stanley 
Company  of  America,  Inc.,  General  Talking 
Picture  Corporation  and  Duovac  Radio  Corpo- 
ration, it  denied  the  application  of  the  plain 
t.ffs  for  a  temporary  injunction  to  restrain 
Electrical  Research  Products,  Inc.,  from  ser- 
vicing Western  Electric  sound  equipment  in 
stalled  in  theaters  and  collecting  payment: 
therefor  in  accordance  with  its  contracts. 
We  shall  continue  to  render  service  in  ac 
cordance  with  our  contracts  with  exhibitor.' 
at    current    charges. 

"The  order  of  the  Court  provides  that,  upon 
.he  plaintiff's  giving  bond  in  amounts  to  b 
fixed  by  the  Court  hereafter,  preliminary  in 
junctions  will  be  issued  against  the  enforce- 
ment of  one  provision  contained  in  most 
of  the  theater  equipment  contracts  and  one 
provision    in   the    recording   license   agreement. 

"The  provision  in  the  theater  equipment 
contract,  enforcement  of  which  is  enjoined  b} 
the  Court,  is  that  which  obligates  the  exhibi- 
tor to  obtain  from  Electrical  Research  Prod 
ucts  all  additional  and  renewal  parts  and  as 
sembly  parts  required  for  the  operation  o 
the   equipment. 

"The  provision  in  the  producer  contract, 
enforcement  of  which  is  enjoined  by  the  Court, 
is  a  clause  which  the  Court  said  limits  dis 
tribution  of  their  sound  pictures  to  theater- 
equipped  with  reproducing  apparatus  supplied 
by   Electrical   Research   Products. 

"The  Court  denied  the  request  of  the  plain- 
tiffs  for  temporary  injunctions  against  othei 
parts  of  the  exhibitors'  and  producers'  con- 
tracts, including  the  service  charges  which 
were    attacked    in   the   suits. 

"It  has  been  the  practice  of  the  company 
to  furnish  the  exhibitors  spare  and  replace- 
ment parts  upon  their  voluntary  written  order. 
The  company  will  continue  to  offer  to  it' 
exhibitor  licensees  spare  and  replacement  part; 
o  be  furnished  on  orders  signed  by  the  ex 
hibitor  and   at  the  company's   current   charges 

"Many  exhibitors  have  entered  into  2 
eparate  agreement  with  us  covering  our 
furnishing  spare  and  replacement  parts  a' 
required  for  the  normal  maintenance  and 
operation  of  our  equipment  and  the  payment 
of  a  weekly  sum  in  consideration  of  the 
furnishings  of  such  parts.  These  maintenance 
agreements  are  in  no  way  involved  in  th- 
above  decree. 

"There  has  been  apparently  considerablf 
misunderstanding  about  the  significance  of 
this  recent  Court  decision  and  we  hope  through 
the  foregoing  statement  to  make  clear  to  our 
customers   this   company's   position." 


W.  B.  Victory  Won't  Affect 
Skouras  St.  Louis  Leases 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Co.  will  in  no  way  affect  the  leases 
of  the  Ambassador,  Grand  Central! 
and  Missouri  theaters,  acquired  re- 
cently by  Central  Theater  Co.,  in 
which  the  Skouras  boys  are  said  to 
be  the  chief  factors,  it  is  stated  by 
attorneys. 

Harry  Koplar,  who  was  the  leader 
in  the  fight  against  Warners,  is 
scheduled  to  reopen  the  St.  Louis 
theater  in  September. 


KINEMATRADE  TWO-REELERS 

"Soviet  on  Parade,"  the  Kinema- 
trade  release,  has  been  cut  from  fea- 
ture length  to  a  two-reeler  and  has 
been  booked  over  the  entire  Loew 
circuit.  It  is  the  first  in  a  series 
of  12  two-reelers  to  be  released  by 
Kinematrade.  The  second  "Main 
Stem"  has  been  booked  to  play  first- 
run  next  week  at  the  Loew's  State, 
St.  Louis.  The  company  will  also 
import  six  French  features  to  be 
selected  from  a  series  of  12.  The 
first  will  arrive  in  New  York  next 
week.  A  series  of  12  one-reel  novelty 
shorts  will  also  be  released  by  Kine- 
matrade. 


NEW  MARQUEES  FOR  LOEW 
Harry  Barr  of  United  Signs  Corp., 
has  secured  contracts  from  C.  C. 
Moskowitz  for  the  erection  of  new 
marquees  on  Loew's  Orpheum,  De- 
lancy,  Spooner,  86th  St.,  State  and 
the   State,   Newark. 


FOX  METROPOLITAN  EARNINGS 

Income  of  $396,048,  before  inter- 
est, depreciation  and  amortization,  is 
reported  by  Fox  Metropolitan  Play- 
houses, Inc.,  controlled  by  Fox  The- 
aters, for  the  six  months  ended  May 
31.  Subsidiaries  and  receivers'  ac- 
counts are  included  in  the  statement. 


STUDIO  EMPLOYMENT 
REGISTERS  BIG  GAIN 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

41.9  per  cent  higher  than  May  of 
this  year.  This  is  shown  in  official 
data  reported  by  the  State  Division 
of  Labor  Statistics  for  Los  Angeles. 
The  gain  in  the  film  division  was 
the  largest  of  all  California  indus- 
tries for  the  month,  according  to 
the  monthly  summary  of  business 
conditions  compiled  by  the  Security- 
First  National  Bank  of  Los  Angeles. 


Hochreich  Appeals 

For  Open  Meetings 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  meetings  as  "star  chamber  ses- 
sions." 

Hochreich  said  in  part:  "We  be- 
lieve that  if  certain  provisions  of 
the  proposed  codes  having  to  do  with 
the  admission  prices  are  enacted  and 
an  attempt  made  to  legislate  the 
public  into  motion  picture  theaters, 
or  to  adopt  provisions  of  a  code 
which  will  regulate  the  amount  to  be 
paid  by  the  public  to  enter  a  the- 
ater, it  will  not  come  within  the 
spirit  of  the  National  Recovery  Act, 
but  on  the  contrary,  if,  such  plans 
are  adopted,  the  larger  theaters  will 
practically  wipe  out  the  smaller  the- 
aters and  instead  of  seven  or  eight 
thousand  theaters  being  closed,  an 
additional  five  thousand  will  be 
added  to  the  list." 


10  State-Righters  Sign 

For  Pathe  Re-issues 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Pictures,  Cincinnati  and  Cleveland; 
N.  E.  Savini,  Atlanta;  Monarch 
Pictures,  Detroit;  Capitol  Film,  Chi- 
cago and  Indianapolis;  Richard  Fox, 
Minneapolis  and  Northwest  Film 
Distributors,  Portland. 


REVIVE  MEMPHIS  ASS'N 

Memphis  —  Harry  Travis,  secre- 
tary-treasurer of  the  recently  re- 
vived Ass'n  of  Suburban  Theaters, 
is  conferring  with  neighborhood  ex- 
hibitors with  regard  to  application 
of  the  NRA  code  to  individual 
houses.  Bringing  the  suburban 
houses  collectively  under  the  code 
was  one  of  the  main  purposes  for 
revival  of  the  organization,  of  which 
J.  W.  Eaton  is  president,  and  Mike 
Cianciolo  vice-president.  M.  A. 
Lightman  also  is  on  the  committee 
which  has  been  studying  the  pro- 
visions of  the  code  as  applied  to 
houses  operating  part-time.  The 
association's  other  chief  aim  is  to 
obtain  wage  cuts  from  the  unions, 
with  whom  Lightman  has  been  hav- 
ing difficulty. 


6,000  Mae  West  Repeats 

Total  ot  6,000  repeat  bookings  has 
been  played  by  "She  Done  Him  Wrong," 
according  to  Paramount.  Its  field  force 
is  being  urged  to  push  the  Mae  West 
picture   for   return   engagements. 


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OAILV 


Thursday,  Aug.  ]\ 


I 


A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS"E! 


F)EFINITE  signs  of  film  produc- 
tion getting  into  full  swing  are 
evident  at  Educational.  Andy  Clyde, 
who  has  been  clean  shaven  for  the 
past  two  months,  has  started  to 
raise   his   famous   crop   of  whiskers 

again. 

*         *         * 

Karl  Freund  host  to  Carl  Laemmle, 
Jr.,  Nat  Goldstone,  Leonard  Silliman, 
Hans  Kraly,  Henry  Henigson,  Ed- 
ward Laemmle,  William  Wyler, 
George  Landy,  Jerry  Hoffman,  Dick 
Hunt,  Dr.  H.  Firestone  at  his  home 
in  Brentwood. 


Warren  William,  who  is  playing 
opposite  Anna  Sten  in  "Nana,"  is 
delighted  the  picture  has  started. 
Several  weeks  ago  he  started  raising 
a  wide  mustache  and  sideburns  for 
the  role.  Production — on  the  pic- 
ture, not  the  hirsute  adornment — 
was  deferred  from  time  to  time,  but 
William  had  to  keep  the  mustache 
and  sideburns  intact — to  his  own 
consternation  and  the  amusement  of 

his   friends. 

*  *         * 

Charles  Bickford,  who  has  com- 
pleted the  leading  role  in  Cecil  B. 
De  Mille's  production,  "This  Day  and 
Age,"  will  remain  at  the  Paramount 
studios  for  one  of  the  important 
parts  in  "White  Woman."  He  joins 
a  cast  which  already  includes 
Charles  Laughton,  Percy  Kilbride 
and  James  Bell.    Stuart  Walker  will 

direct. 

*  *         * 

Gottfried  Reinhardt,  son  of  Max 
Reinhardt,  went  to  work  at  the 
Paramount  studios  in  Hollywood  this 
week.  He  is  associated  with  Ernst 
Lubitsch,  who  once  worked  with  the 
elder  Reinhardt  as  an  actor  and 
stage  director,  in  a  technical  capa- 
city on  the  screen  version  of  Noel 
Coward's  stage  success,  "Design  for 
Living,"  which  Lubitsch  is  directing. 

*  *         * 

Clark  Gable  is  to  appear  with  Joan 
Crawford  in  M-G-M's  "Dancing 
Lady."  He  will  start  work  imme- 
diately after  his  convalescence  from 
an  appendicitis  operation  performed 
last   week   and   which   still   confines 

him  to  a  hospital. 

*  *         * 

Herbert  Fields,  playwright,  author 
and  scenarist,  son  of  the  famous  Lew 
Fields,  has  been  engaged  by  Colum- 
bia to  write  the  book  for  the  corn- 


In  the  DeMille  Tradition 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAIL7 
Hollywood — Refusing  to  deny  himself 
the  lavish  gesture  which  characterized 
his  productions  in  the  days  of  spectacle, 
Cecil  B.  DeMille  chartered  an  ocean 
liner  this  week,  the  S.  S.  City  of  San 
Francisco,  on  which  he  will  assemble 
the  cast  of  his  forthcoming  Paramount 
production,  "Four  Frightened  People," 
and  sail  out  onto  the  Pacific  to  make 
sequences.  Claudette  Colbert  and  Mary 
3oland  have  already  been  selected  for 
leading  roles,  and  DeMille  promises  a 
complete  lineup  of  actors  by  the  time 
Bartlett    Cormack    completes    the    script 


By  RALf 

pany's   musical  feature,   "Let's   Fall 
in  Love." 

*  *         * 

Phillips  Holmes,  Ted  Healy  and 
Alan  Edwards  are  additions  to  the 
cast  of  M-G-M's  "Stage  Mother," 
which  is  now  under  way  with 
Charles    Brabin   directing. 

*  *  * 

Next  Wednesday  will  mark  the 
completion  of  "Female,"  the  latest 
Ruth  Chatterton  starring  vehicle 
for  First  National.  "Female"  is  the 
feature  based  on  Donald  Henderson 
Clarke's  novel  of  the  same  name  and 
it  was  adapted  by  Gene  Markey  and 
Kathryn  Scola.  The  cast  includes 
George  Brent,  the  husband  of  the 
star,  in  the  leading  male  role,  Laura 
Hope  Crews,  Ferdinand  Gottschalk, 
George  Blackwood,  Philip  Faver- 
sham,  Gavin  Gordon,  Sterling  Hollo- 
way,  Huey  White,  Rafael  Ottiano, 
Walter  Walker,  Charles  Wilson,  Ed- 
ward Cooper,  Usay  O'Davern  and 
Samuel  Hinds.  William  Dieterle  is 
directing  and  Henry  Blanke  is  su- 
pervising  the   production. 

Jeanette  MacDonald  and  Ramon 
Novarro,  recently  back  from  Europe, 
will  both  be  on  hand  this  week  at 
the  Culver  City  studios  to  start  work 
in  "The  Cat  and  the  Fiddle."  Samuel 
and  Bella  Spewack  are  doing  the 
continuity  and  dialogue  for  an  adap- 
tation of  this  musical  comedy. 

*  #         * 

The  cast  of  "The  World  Changes," 
Paul  Muni's  next  for  First  National, 
has  been  augmented  by  the  addition 
of  Donald  Cook,  Oscar  Apfel,  Sidney 
Toler,  Marilyn  Knowlden  and  David 
Durand.  "The  World  Changes"  is 
now  in  production  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mervn  LeRoy  and  the  super- 
vision of  Robert  Lord.  The  support- 
ing cast,  in  addition  to  those  already 
mentioned,  includes  Mary  Astor, 
Aline  MacMahon,  Guy  Kibbee,  Mar- 


//   W1LK 

garet  Lindsay,  Henry  O'Neill,  Jean 
Muir,  Anna  Q.  Nilsson,  Willard  Rob- 
ertson, Douglas  Dumbrille,  Mickey 
Rooney,  Clay  Clement  and  Wallis 
Clark.  The  adaptation  was  made  by 
Edward     Chodorov     from     Sheridan 

Gibney's  novel,  "America  Kneels." 

*  #         # 

"Mickey's  Touchdown"  is  the  title 
of  the  first  of  the  series  of  12  two- 
reel  Mickey  McGuire  comedies  which 
will  be  distributed  by  Columbia  Pic- 
tures the  coming  season.  It  will 
shortly  be  placed  in  work  under  the 
direction  of  J.  A.  Duffy.  Earl  Mont- 
gomery and  Joseph  Levering  are  the 
authors  of  the  series.  Mickey  Rooney 
again  has  the  leading  role.  Douglas 
Scott  will  be  seen  as  "Stinkey" 
Davis,  while  Shirley  Jean  Pickert, 
formerly  with  "Our  Gang"  Com- 
edies, will  have  the  role  of  "Tom- 
boy" Taylor. 

*  *         * 

Edwin  Justus  Mayer  has  been  as- 
signed to  write  the  shooting  script 
of  "Marionettes,"  Jesse  L.  Lasky's 
seventh  production  for  Fox  in  which 
Lilian  Harvey  and  Gene  Raymond 
will  be  starred. 

=fc  *  * 

W.  P.  Carleton,  stage  and  screen 
veteran,  has  been  cast  for  a  part 
in  the  RKO  Radio  Pictures  film  ver- 
sion of  the  Sinclair  Lewis  novel, 
"Ann  Vickers."  Carleton  is  doing 
double  duty,  as  he  is  currently  carry- 
ing one  of  the  leading  roles  in  the 
Hollywood  Playhouse  stage  presen- 
tation of  "A  Tale  of  Two  Cities." 

*  *         * 

"He  Knew  His  Women,"  with 
Warner  Baxter,  Mimi  Jordan  and 
Heather  Angel,  will  go  into  produc- 
tion at  Fox  on  Aug.  14  with  Irving 

Cummings   directing. 

*  #         * 

Captain  George  de  Richelavie. 
former  officer  of  the  Imperial  Aus- 
trian Army,  has  been  named   tech' 


RKO  THEATER  NOTES 

On  Aug.  25  the  Proctor,  Newark 
will  drop  vaudeville  and  revert  to 
straight  pictures.  The  house  has 
been  transferred  from  H.  R.  Emdee's 
division  to  that  of  J.  M.  Brennan. 

The  Capitol,  Cincinnati  will  reopen 
Aug.  26  with  a  straight  picture 
policy,  and  the  Palace,  Cincinnati, 
which  has  been  playing  pictures 
only,  will  open  Aug.  25  with  vaude- 
ville  and  pictures. 

On  Sept.  1  the  Keith,  Boston,  will 
change  to  Friday  opening  instead 
of  Saturday. 

Al  Beckerich  has  replaced  Bert 
Loew  as  manager  of  the  Keith, 
White  Plains.  Beckerich  was  form- 
erly in   Akron. 


DROPS  VAUDEVILLE 

Atlanta — The  Fox,  now  operated 
by  a  Shrine  committee,  has  discon- 
tinued vaudeville,  and  has  returned 
to  straight  pictures  with  a  20-cent 
admission  until  6  o'clock  and  30 
cents   at  night. 


RESOLUTE  TO  START  FIRST  2 

Al  Mannon,  chief  of  production  for 
Resolute  Pictures,  will  leave  for  the 
the  coast  next  week  with  the  scripts 
of  the  first  two  features  on  the  an- 
nounced schedule  of  12  to  be  made 
this  year.  Production  will  likely  be 
at  the  Universal  studios.  Coast 
offices  and  cutting  rooms  will  be  at 
the  old  Metro  studios.  A  lease  for 
home  office  space  in  the  RKO  build- 
ing is  now  being  negotiated.  Walter 
Futter  and  Joe  Goldberg,  who  re- 
cently joined  Resolute,  will  close  the 
Wafilms  office  in  the  RKO  building 
and  occupy  offices  in  the  new  lay- 
out. 


MAJESTIC  FILM  FOR  LOEW 

Majestic's  "Sing  Sinner  Sing"  has 
been  booked  to  play  the  entire  Loew 
circuit  following  its  run  at  the  Rial- 
to  starting  Friday. 


VINCENT  MANAGING  BEACHAM 

Orlando,  Fla. — Harry  Vincent,  for- 
mer E.  J.  Sparks  city  manager  here, 
is  now  managing  the  Beacham. 


nical  advisor  for  "Without 
RKO  Radio  Pictures'  new 
tion  starring  Constance  Bern 

*  *         * 

Waldemar  Young,  Paramon 
tract  writer  returning  wit1 
Young  from  a  six  months  woi 
reported  for  work  at  the  stul 
week  to  find  himself  assij 
work  with  Achmed  Abdullah 
screen  version  of  Francis 
Brown's  novel,  "Lives  of  a 
Lancer"  soon  to  go  into  proij 

Maurine  Watkins,  author 
cago"  and  other  stage  hits,  h] 
assigned  by  Paramount  to 
the  adaptation  and  dialog! 
Paramount's  "Search  for  l| 
production  for  which  the  wor 
teen  handsomest  young  rm 
fifteen  beautiful  girls  are  I 
process  of  selection  by  the  co 

Charles  Dow  Clark,  actc 
Edna  O'Keefe,  singer,  hav 
signed  by  RKO  Radio  for  f 
spots  in  a  Headliner  Corned 
Ted  Fio-Rito  and  his  band, 
signing  completes  the  cast  a: 
duction  is  slated  to  start  the 
this  week,  Sam  White  at  the 

phone. 

*  *         * 

Following  her  performance 
site   Will   Rogers   in  "Doctor 
Rochelle  Hudson  has  been  at 
another  important  supporting 
Fox  in  "Walls  of  Gold,"  the 
leen    Norris    story    in    which 
Eilers  and  Norman  Foster  hi 
leading   parts.     Ralph  Morga 
is  in  the  film,  which  will  be  d 
by   Kenneth   MacKenna.     Fr.| 
Santley,      Emma     Dunn,     M 
Gateson,    Mary    Mason    and 
Moreno  will  be  seen  in  lessei 
in   the   production. 

*  *         * 

In  the  true  tradition  of  "tWJ 
must  go  on,"  two  players  ini 
"My  Weakness"  are  carrying: 
finish  the  picture  in  spite  o 
sical  handicaps.  One  is  Liliai 
vey,  who  sprained  her  toe, 
Gladys  Blake  received  a  fra 
jaw  in  an  auto  accident. 

*  *         * 

Warner  Oland  will  journeyi 
the  Pacific  to  his  ranch  at  Ma 
on  the  West  Coast  of  Mexico, 
he  owns  a  7,000  acre  estate 
12-mile  frontage  on  the  ocean 
completion  of  "Charlie  Chan's  I 
est  Case"  at  Fox.  He  raises 
on  the  property  and  vacations 
between  pictures. 


Lilian   Harvey's  Castles 

We<t  Coast  Bur..  THE  FILM  DA, 
Hollywood— Lilian  Harvey,  now  fir 
ing  work  in  "My  Weakness"  at  Fox, 
four  houses  abroad  in  addition  to 
one  she  rented  here.  One  of 
residences  is  a  villa  at  Cap  d'Antibe 
the  French  Riviera,  where  she  will 
for  a  vacation  on  completion  of 
present  picture.  She  also  has  ho 
in    Paris,    Berlin    and    England. 


' 


jy,  Aug.  10,  T933 


DAILY 


UFA  STUDIOS 
KING  OVERTIME 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 


Br?ilms  on  which  shooting  has 
i  lushed  or  is  nearly  completed 
I  'The  Waltz  Vendetta,"  with 
at  Muller  and  Willy  Fritsch  in 
t -man  version  and  Jeanine 
Hj>i  and  Fernand  Gravey  for 
I  ch  version ;  ''Fugitives,"  war 
;  L  Certain  Mr.  Gran,"  with 
I  Ibers  in  the  German  version 
J  n  Murat  in  the  French  edi- 
,  ^mouldering  Fires";  "Those 
I  Days    in    Aranjuez,"    with 

I  Helm  in  the   German  ver- 

I I  Jean  Gabin  in  the  French 

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in    work    are     "Hitler-Boy 

with     Heinrich      George; 

in  the  Air,"  "Abel  with  the 

itl  )rgan"  and  "Heideschulmeis- 

I  i  Karsten."    Another  on  the 

t  chedule   is    "The    Palace    of 

S  ch,"  with  Liane  Haid  in  the 

,    version   and    Daniele    Dar- 

the  French  version. 


l(  Circuit  Calls 

Manager  Meeting 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

U',  'Morning  Glory,"  Fox's  "The 
I  and  the  Glory,"  Columbia's 
I  or  a  Day"  and  Paramount's 
a  i  Angel."  About  100  man- 
:  I  om  New  York  City,  up-state 
I  v  England  will  attend.  Plans 
l.O's  Greater  Show  season 
I  :arts  Aug.  27  will  be  formu- 

I  ding     the     dinner     in     ad- 

)ti  o   the    managers    and    home 

I  :ecutives   will   be   Merlin   H. 

iurth,  Herman  Zohbel,  A.  H. 

I  land,     Samuel     L.     "Roxy" 

I  1,   Walter   L.    Brown,   0.    R. 

m,  W.  G.  van  Schmus,  Louis 

i   Ed    Peskay,    Ed    Alperson, 

;   and    George    Skouras,    Sam 

Louis    Frisch,    J.    J.    Mc- 

W.  Farley,  Jules  Levy  and 

;    Mallard. 


id  SCHOOLMASTER 


Lesson 


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in  inset  that  flies  across  the  set 
|  the  camera  is  operating;  also,  a  per- 
photographic    take. 

£ — Shield  for  a  camera   lens  to  protect 
ft  top   light. 

Kn  electrician. 

o-'wount  of   electric    power   being   drawn 
™'P  the   generators    or    mains. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


'"THE  Eastern  Service  Studio  has 
been  "doing  its  part"  in  the  NRA 
program  since  production  started  on 
"Take  A  Chance,"  which  Laurence 
Schwab  and  Rowland  &  Brice  are 
making  at  the  Astoria  plant  for 
Paramount  release.  In  the  first 
week  of  work  on  the  picture,  em- 
ployment was  provided  for  more 
than  250  persons,  all  of  whom  are 
receiving  wages  much  higher  than 
those  required  under  President 
Roosevelt's   recovery   code. 


Milton  Singer,  able  assistant  to 
Lee  Stuart,  casting  director  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio,  leaves 
on  his  vacation  Saturday.  He  plans 
to  visit  the  Century  of  Progress 
Exposition. 


Work  on  the  script  for  the  second 
of  the  series  of  13  musical  shorts 
to  be  produced  by  Mentone  Pictures 
is  being  completed,  with  production 
scheduled  about  Aug.  25  at  the  West 
Coast   Service   Studio. 


In  a  recent  item,  Ray  Foster, 
cameraman  at  Vitaphone's  Brooklyn 
plant,  was  noted  as  an  "assistant" 
to  Ed  DuPar,  cameraman.  To  prove 
he  was  not  an  assistant  Ray  showed 
us  his  union  card  and  it  says  he  is 
a  "1st  Cameraman."  So  we're  giv- 
ing  credit  where  credit  is  due. 


A  noteworthy  feature  of  the  mu- 
sical, "Take  A  Chance,"  is  the  ace 
dance  routine  of  the  chorus.  It  is 
the  work  of  Bobby  Connolly,  dance 
director. 


"Enlighten  Thy  Daughter,''  the 
feature  to  be  produced  by  Exploita- 
tion Pictures,  is  scheduled  to  be  put 
into  production  Aug.  25  at  the  Photo 
Color  studio,  Irvington-on-the-Hud- 
son.  Louis  Weiss  will  supervise. 
• 

Eastern  Service  Studio  Notes: 
Jimmie  Dunn  making  telephone  calls 
from  the  stage  doorman's  phone  and 
directing  business  from  the  desk.  .  .  . 
June  Knight  keeping  the  extras  and 
technical  crew  amused  with  her 
clever  antics.  .  .Cliff  Edwards  amus- 
ing himself  with  his  Uke....Bill 
Rowland  trying  to  answer  two 
'phones  at  once.  ..  .Frank  Tuttle 
okaying  sound.  ..  .Laurence  Schwab 
studying  the  script.  ..  .Monte  Brice 
showing  Lillian  Roth  how  it  should 
be  done.  .  .  .Jack  Aichele  assisting 
Monte.  .  .  .John  Doran  inspecting 
sets.  .  .  .Buddy  Rogers  readying  him- 
self to  leave  by  plane  for  Chicago 
every    week-end. 

• 

Gus  Shy,  stage  comedian,  has  com- 
pleted his  third  short  subject  for 
Vitaphone  at  the  Brooklyn  studio 
under  Ray  McCarey's  direction.  The 


film,  titled  "I  Scream,"  will  be  re- 
leased in  the  "Big  V"  comedy  series. 
In  the  supporting  cast  are  Hal 
Clarendon,  Shemp  Howard  and 
Lionel  Stander. 


W.  S.  McKay  is  in  charge  of  ar- 
rangements for  the  party  which  is 
being  held  at  the  Rye  Country  Club 
for  the  principals  and  cast  of  "Take 
A  Chance,"  Saturday,  Aug.  12,  in- 
stead of  Aug.  19  as  previously  re- 
ported. 


RADIO  CITY  HOUSES 
REMAIN  UNDER  RKO 


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000,  but  as  the  total  cost  of  the  the- 
aters will  not  reach  more  than  $10,- 
000,000,  the  yearly  rental,  provided 
the  lease  is  renewed,  will  amount 
to  less  than  $1,000,000. 

Another  plan  now  under  considera- 
tion by  the  Rockefeller  executives  is 
to  pay  RKO  a  management  fee, 
amounting  to  several  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  a  year.  Meetings  were 
held  yesterday,  but  no  decision  as  to 
the  future  status  of  the  two  houses 
was  reached. 


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PHIL  M   DALY 


•  •  •  A  VERY  modern  and  gorgeously  entertaining  hard- 
boiled  Fairy  Story  for  grown-ups that  gives  you  a  rough 

idea  of  Columbia's  smash   pix,  "Lady  for  A  Day" it  is 

so  crowded  with  Showmanship  Values  that  we  are  dizzy  trying 

to  figure  out  the  angles  to  present  to  you suffice  it  to 

say   at  the  jump-off  that  it  is   a   swell   mixture  of   Smiles   and 

Tears with  an  Emotional  Kick  like  seven  Missouri  mules 

characterizations    by    May    Robson,    Guy    Kibbee,   Ned 

Sparks  and  Warren  William  that  have  you  fighting  with  your- 
self as  you  scan  the  opus,  trying  to  decide  which  characteriza- 
tion is  the  most  engaging,  appealing  and  entertaining 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     AN    AUDIENCE    of    metropolitan    exhibs,    their 

wives,   sweethearts   and   daughters along   with   the   fan 

crits  and  the   trade  fellers crowded   the  auditorium  of 

the  Waldorf-Astoria  to  the  number  of  1,000  and  all  about 

us  the  ladies  were  dabbing  their  eyes  as  May  Robson  hit  her 

emotional   and   tremendously   gripping  human   bits and 

the  next  moment  laughing  uproariously  at  some  swell  piece  of 

business  by  Guy  Kibbee  or  Ned  Sparks and  exhibs  who 

only  laugh  when  they  put  something  over  on  their  local  ex- 
change    (shall  we   name   them? why?    .      ..you 


know  the  Type) laughed  right  out  loud  and  were  un- 
ashamed  what  if  their  laugh  added  another  ten  berries 

to   the  rental? they  were   in  a  Holiday  Mood 

t'hell  with  the   Expense .it  is   that  kind   of  A  Picture. 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     COMPARISONS? they    are    always    odious 

especially  in  the  film  biz  where  producers  are  so  touchy 

but  as  a  matter  of  fact  there  can  be  no  comparison    

"Lady  for  A  Day"  is  so  INDIVIDUALISTIC  that  it  simply  de- 
fies comparison it  is  one  of  that  rare  breed  that  auto- 
matically enters  a  Class  By  Itself 

*  *  *  -  * 

•  •      •  I 

'we're   tellin'   you   that   it's   a   honey  for   downright 

Entertainment a  bear  for  continuous  sparkle,  suspense 

and  surprise  punches a  lulu  for  what  it  takes  to  get  the 

femmes  all  fluttevy  and  weepy  with  the  Cinderella  Stuff  and 
the    mother-love    and    human    touches    that    tug   right    at   your 

heart add  to  this  the  hard-boiled  Ned  Sparks  humor  and 

the  polished  finesse  of  the  Guy  Kibbee  drolleries and   if 

you  can't  get  two  dozen  intestinal  guffaws  out  «of  it  we  hope 
your  face  muscles  freeze  and  you  never  crack  a  smile  till  your 

toes  turn  up you  deserve  it  if  you're  that  hopeless.  .  ;  .  .  . 

saying  which,  we  sign   off  on  "Lady  for  A  Day" with 

deep  obeisances  to  Damon  Runyon  for  the  type  of  Story  this 

biz  sadly  needs to  Frank  Capra  for  beautiful  pace  and 

consummate    cunning    in    masterly    direction to    Joseph 

Walker    for    cinematographic    composition   that   is   Art   Work 

and  to  members  of  the  Ace  Cast  aforementioned  who 

deliver  about  the  best  work  of  their  separate  distinguished 
careers 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug.  1( 


WARNER  STUDIOS  HIT 
STRIDE;  20UNDERWAY 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Warner  -  First  Na- 
tional .production  activities  are  now 
at  top  speed,  with  6  pictures  be- 
fore the  cameras  and  14  more  be- 
ing prepared  to  start  as  soon  as 
stages  can  be  cleared  and  set  for 
them.  . 

The   six   pictures   now  betore   the 
cameras    are    "The    House    on    56th 
Street,"  starring  Kay  Francis,  with 
Ricardo     Cortez,     Gene     Raymond, 
Margaret   Lindsay,   Frank  McHugh, 
John    Halliday    and    Sheila    Terry; 
"The  World  Changes,"  starring  Paul 
Muni    and    featuring    Mary    Astor, 
Aline  MacMahon,  Guy  Kibbee,  Pat- 
ricia   Ellis,    Jean    Muir,    Margaret 
Lindsay  and  Donald  Cook;  "Female," 
starring     Ruth     Chatterton,     with 
George    Brent,   Laura   Hope    Crews, 
Ferdinand    Gottschalk    and    George 
Blackwood;    "Ever    in    My    Heart," 
starring  Barbara  Stanwyck  and  fea- 
turing Otto  Kruger,  Ralph  Bellamy, 
Ruth   Donnelly,  Laura  Hope   Crews 
and    Frank   McHugh;    "The   Kennel 
Murder  Case,"  with  William  Powell, 
Mary    Astor,   Helen    Vinson,    Ralph 
Morgan      and     Jack     LaRue,      and 
"Footlight    Parade,"    musical,    with 
James  Cagney,  Joan  Blondell,  Ruby 
Keeler,    Dick    Powell,    Guy    Kibbee, 
Ruth   Donnelly,   Claire   Dodd,  Hugh 
Herbert,  Frank  McHugh  and  others. 
The  14  stories  being  whipped  into 
scenario    form    are    "Shanghai    Or- 
chids,"   starring    Richard    Barthel- 
mess  with  Ann  Dvorak  as  the  fem- 
inine lead;   "Havana  Widows,"  fea- 
turing   Joan    Blondell,    Aline    Mac- 
Mahon, Glenda  Farrell,  Guy  Kibbee, 
Frank  McHugh,  Allen  Jenkins  and 
Lvle   Talbot;    "The   College   Coach," 
with  Pat  O'Brien  and  Ann  Dvorak; 
"Son  of  the  Gobs,"  starring  Joe  E. 
Brown;    "Sweethearts  Forever,"  co- 
starring     Ruby     Keeler     and     Dick 
Powell;  "British  Agent,"  which  will 
star  Leslie  Howard;  "Broadway  and 
Back,"    with    Kay    Francis    in    the 
starring    role;    "King    of    Fashion," 
for  which   a   cast  is  now  being  se- 
lected; "The  Finger  Man,"  starring 
James  Cagney;  "Registered  Nurse," 
cast  of  which  includes  Kay  Francis, 
Warren  William,  Margaret  Lindsay, 
Glenda    Farrell    and    Lyle    Talbot; 
"As  the  Earth  Turns,"  with  an  all- 
star  cast  as  yet  unannounced;  "Dark 
Hazard,"    which    will    star    Edward 
G.     Robinson;     "Convention     City," 
which   will  feature   an  all-star  cast 
with    Adolphe    Menjou    already    as- 
signed, and  "Easy  to  Love,"  which 
will  star  Bette  Davis. 


A.  C.  Burned   Up 

Atlantic  City — There  is  much  consterna- 
tion here,  particularly  in  the  columns 
of  "The  Boardwalk  Illustrated  News," 
over  the  fact  that  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933."  which  had  a  run  at  the  Stanley 
at  65  cents  with  exploitation  of  the 
fact  that  the  picture  would  "positive- 
ly not  be  shown  in  any  other  theater 
in  Atlantic  City  this  season,"  went 
right  from  the  Stanley  to  the  Virginia, 
where    it    played    for    two    bits. 


ROSE  PELSWICK  CHEERS 


May  Robson,  Aged  Actress, 

Steals  Show  in  Great  Film 

And  Soars  to  Stardom 

By  ROSE  PELSWICK. 

Disguised  as  a  round-the-world  flier  arriving  with  a  mes- 
sage for  Damon  Eunyon,  this  column  slipped  past  an  assort- 
ment of  guards,  sentinels  and  watchdogs  yesterday  afternoon 

..        and  got  itself  an  advance  look  at  "Lady  for 

a  Day,"  Columbia  Pictures'  filmization  of  the 
famous  Eunyon's  equally  famous  Cosmopolitan 
Magazine  story,  "Madame  La  Gimp." 

And  what  a  picture  this  one  turned  out  to 

be!    Make  a  note  of  the  title  and  when  "Lady 

for  a  Day"  opens  (sometime  in  the  next  month 

or  so)  at  your  favorite  theatre,  drop  whatever 

you're   doing  and  rush  over  to   see   it.     For 

here's    a   piece    of    entertainment   that   packs 

every  kind  of  a  movie  punch  there  is.    You'll 

laugh  and  you'll  cry.     You'll  sit  in  the  audi- 

*  |  \  ence  with  your  eyes  glued  to  the  screen  and 

2*i~-       '^— -— *    be»  f°r  more      You'll  enjoy  yourself  so  thor- 

-r^r^^^z^j:^^^;    oughly  that  you'll  want  to  dash  out  and  tell 

Rose  Peiswick.        everybody  else  in  the  block  not  to  miss  it.    If 

I've  made  myself  clear  the  picture  is  simply  swell. 

Eunyon.  who  needs  no  introduction,  rates  raves  for  think- 
ing up  one  of  the  most  appealing  + 


story  ideas  of  this  or  any  other 
season.  His  yarn  about  a  sodden 
old  apple  woman  who  has  to  im- 
personate a  grande  dame  is  rich 
in  human  interest,  heart-warming 
in  its  sentiment  and  hilariously 
vivid  and  flavorous  in  its  fast- 
moving  comedy.  To  Director 
Frank  Capra  and  Scenarist  Bob 
Riskin  go  laurels  for  turning  the 
brilliant  yarn  into  a  brilliant  pic- 
ture, and  Columbia,  who  filmed 
it,  is  assured  of  one  of  the  year's 
smash  hits. 

She  Steals  Show 

What's' more.  "Lady  For  a  Day" 
introduces  a  new  screen  star — 
May  Robson.  Hollywood,  always 
crying  for  youth,  has  learned  that 
dimples  and  long  eyelashes  aren't 
everything.  Box-office  records  of 
pictures  starring  Marie  Dressier, 
George  Arliss,  Wallace  Beery, 
Lionel  Barrymore,  Alison  Skip- 
worth  and  other'  veterans,  have 
proved  that.   And  now  add  to  that  [for  you. 


distinguished  list  May  Robson,  a 
Broadway  stage  luminary  for  dec- 
ades when  the  Frohmans  dom- 
inated the  theatre  world.  Miss 
Robson  recently  celebrated  her 
fiftieth  anniversary  in  the  theatre 
— and  after  the  heart-tugging  per- 
formance she  gives  in  this  pro- 
duction, is  set  for  a  long  and  suc- 
cessful career  on  the  screen. 

So  now  Miss  Robson  is  the  star. 
And  her  supporting  cast  is  some- 
thing to  cable  about,  too.  There's 
Warren  William,  as  a  big-time 
Broadway  gambler.  Glenda  Far- 
rell, as  Missouri  Martin,  a  dizzy 
night  club  hostess.  Guy  Kibbee, 
as  a  pompous  penny-ante  plunger. 
Also  Ned  Sparks,  of  the  dry  voice 
and  the  quizzical  eyebrows;  that 
superb  actor,  Walter  Connolly; 
Jean  Parker,  the  17-year-old  film 
"find,"  and  a  number  of  others — 
all  written  with  the  colorful  and 
tangy  understanding  that  is  Run- 
.yon's.    You  have  a  treat  in  store 


1  ■ 


The 

Daily  N 

ewspa  per 

Of  Motion 

Pict 

u  res 

Now 

Fifteen 

Years 

Old 

Dl  I  VIII,  NO.  3<5 


NEW  TCI5r,PKIDA.y,  AUGUST  11,  1933 


<S  CENTS 


fyhib  Group  Seeking  15  P.C  Cancellation  Right 

EN  BUYING  AND  CLEARANCE  ISSUES  ALMOST  SET 

rademy  Fact-Finding  Committee   Reports   on   Strike 


It  Contracts    Said 
<  >ver    Jurisdiction, 
Wage  Disputes 


to 


By  RALPH   WILK 
Coast    Manager,     FILM     DAILY 

wood  —  In  its  report  made 
yesterday,  the  Fact-Finding 
:tee  of  the  Academy  of  Mo- 
ture  Arts  and  Sciences  states 

no  reason  why  the  jurisdic- 
dispute  between  the  Sound- 
Local  and  the  Internationa] 
hood    of   Electrical   Workers 

be  considered  by  the  joint 
tees   under  the   basic   agree- 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


IRUITS  JOINING 
IETR0IT  DUAL  BAN 


RKO  and  Publix  have  agreed 

icipate  in  the  ban  on  double 

n  s  which  is  tentatively  set  to 

1    effective  in  Detroit  the  first 

([tober,    according     to    H.     M. 

Allied   leader,   who    is   now 

N  "  York.     One  hundred  of  the 

ri  -y's   156   houses   have   so   far 

e   to  the  plan,  says  Richey.     A 

■h  ht  of  the  agreement  is  a  pro- 

vhich  will  be  inserted  in  first- 

'    {Continued    on    Page    7) 

Mi),939  Tax  Lien 
l/led  Against  Wm.  Fox 

^  !n  to  collect  $1,980,939.46  from 

i  a   Fox  for   underpayment   of 

1929  and  1930  has  been  filed 

J)    Internal    Revenue    Depart- 

The   action   was    entered   in 

>1  te,  one  in  the  District  Court 

w    York    and    the    other    in 

ot)  yn  so  that  the  right  to  attach 

x'  property  could  be  extended  to 

'  Ijne  in  Woodmere. 


•  77  M-G-M  Writers 

•ffji  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Slywood— Additions  this  week  to  the 
*lhg  roster  at  M-G-M  brings  the 
"<  up  to  77,  the  largest  in  the  com- 
Pals   history. 


Code  Advisors  at  $25  a  Day 


Washington    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 
Washington — Upon    presentation    of    a    code    by    the    motion    picture    industry    to    the 
NRA,   the   latter  will  appoint   men   from   within   the   industry   to   their   advisory   board,    to 
remain    until   the  code   is  finally   put   through.      These   advisors,    whose   terms   are    limited 
to  30  days   in  succession,  are  paid  $25  a  day. 


REPORT  PHILLY  UNIT 
QUITTINGM.P.T.O.A. 

Owing  to  differences  with  the  M. 
P.  T.  0.  A.  on  various  issues,  includ- 
ing some  pertaining  to  the  industry 
code,  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern 
Pennsylvania,  with  headquarters  in 
Philadelphia,  is  understood  to  be 
withdrawing  from  the  national  ex- 
hibitor association.  President  Ed 
Kuykendall  last  night  said  that  he 
has  received  no  formal  notification 
of  such  a  move. 

The  reported  "split"  is  reported  to 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 

Code  Minority  Reports 

To  Be  Sent  to  NRA 

In  addition  to  code  proposals  rec- 
ommended by  a  majority  of  a  com- 
mittee, indications  are  that  in  each 
instance  where  a  committee  fails  to 
reach  100  per  cent  agreement  on  an 
issue,  it  will  submit  to  the  NRA  a 
minority  report  comprising  a  list  of 
exceptions.  That  this  procedure  is 
being  adopted  was  indicated  yester- 
day when  the  exhibitor  committee 
concerned  with  code  drafting,  at  a 
session  at  the  Bar  Association  Bldg., 
so  handled  the  "open  market"  buy- 
ing problem. 


TWO  EXHIB  LEADERS 
NAMED  NRA  AIDES 


M.  E.  Comerford  and  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall, both  of  whom  are  members  of 
the  exhibitor  committee  occupied 
with  code-making,  have  been  draft- 
ed by  President  Roosevelt  to  serve 
as  national  administrators  in  their 
respective  states.  Comerford  is  in 
charge  of  organizing  support  and 
enforcement  for  the  NRA  in  North- 
eastern Pennsylvania  while  Kuyken- 
dall is  functioning  in  a  similar  man- 
ner for  the  state  of  Mississippi. 
These  appointments  will  not  inter- 
fer  with  their  code  activities. 


St.  Louis  Territory 

90%  Against  Duals 

Ninety  per  cent  of  the  theaters  in 
the  St.  Louis  territory  have  ap- 
proved a  plan  to  eliminate  double 
feature  bills,  declared  Fred  Wehren- 
berg,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  leader  in  that 
section,  in  New  York  yesterday,  fol- 
lowing his  arrival  to  participate  in 
the  industry  code-drafting  work. 
Putting  the  arrangement  into  effect 
will  be  deferred  until  the  industry 
code's  attitude  on  dual  bills  is  de- 
termined. 


Exhibitor  Committee  Seeking 
15  P.  C.  Cancellation  Right 


New  Hollywood  Company 
Starts  Musical  Series 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood    —    Triumph    Pictures, 
newly    formed    producing    company 
headed  by  Gene   Laymon   and  Her- 
bert H.  Oelke,  has  established  offices 
(Continued   on   Page    7) 


■  A  cancellation  clause,  allowing  an 
exhibitor  to  cancel  15  per  cent  of 
product  bought  from  a  distributor,  is 
understood  to  have  been  agreed  upon 
by  the  exhibitor  committee  develop- 
ing a  code  under  the  NRA.  It  will 
apply  to  instances  where  a  theater 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


Five    Major    Issues    Still 

Being  Discussed  by 

Code  Groups 

Agreements  on  open  market  buy- 
ing and  clearance,  two  of  the  most 
controversial  of  the  subjects  con- 
fronting the  exhibitor  code-drafting 
committee,  has  virtually  been  reach- 
ed, Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  coordinator, 
said  yesterday  afternoon  at  the  Bar 
Association  Bldg.  Five  major  issues 
are  still  in  various  stages  of  dis- 
cussion, he  said. 

Reports  emanating  from  the  pro- 
ducer and  distributor  committees  en- 
gaged in  code  work  tersely  inform- 
ed the  industry  that  "much  prog- 
ress" has  been  made.  They  reached 
the  press  via  Gabriel  L.  Hess  of  the 
Hays  office,  who  acted  as  spokesman 

'    (Continued    on   Page    6) 


FIRST  JOINT  SESSION 
IS  SLATED  FOR  TODAY 


The  distributor  and  exhibitor  code 
committees  are  expected  to  hold  a 
joint  session  this  afternoon  at  the 
Bar  Association  Building  on  the 
matter  of  correlating  their  drafts. 
This  will  be  the  first  joint  meeting 
held  since  the  drafting  work  began. 


Arbitrator  Agreed  Upon 
By  Coast  Union  Agents 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Representatives  of  lo- 
cal unions  have  wired  President 
William  Green  of  the  American  Fed- 
eration of  Labor  that  Tom  Ford  or 
Captain  Connell  will  be  satisfactory 
as  arbitrators.  The  unions  are 
anxious  to  have  arbitration  rushed 
under  Government  auspices. 


Brylawski  Gets  Appointment 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — A.  Julian  Brylawski  of 
Warner  Bros,  has  been  appointed  to  the 
NRA  re-employment  army  now  being 
organized   for   the   District  of  Columbia. 


VaL  LXIII.  No.  35       Fri .  Aug  11, 1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW  YORK  STOCK   MARKET 

Net 

High     Low  Close     Chg 

Am.    Seat 4 1/4       4Vi  4'/4    +      % 

Columbia    Picts.    vtc.  233,4     22y2  22'/2   +      V2 

Con.    Fm.     Ind.    pfd..  101/4     IOI/4  10'/4   +      V4 

East.    Kodak    80         78%  78*4  —     1/4 

Fox    Fm.    new 18'/8     17y2  17l/2  —     % 

Fox    Film    rts %  V4  14      

Loew's,    Inc 30V8     28  283/8  —     1/4 

Metro-Goldwyn,    pfd..  19%     19i/2  }9%   +   1 

Paramount    2            1%  1  %  —     Vs 

Pathe    Exch 1  %       1  s/g  1 5/8  _     l/4 

do    "A"     8           7'/2  8       —     1/4 

RKO      31/4       31/g  31/4  +     Vs 

Warner    Bros 8'/4       7'/2  7?/8    +      l/8 

do    pfd 211/2     20V2  20y2   +      Vi 

NEW   YORK  CURB  MARKET 

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Trans-Lux     23/8  2%       23/8  +     1/4 

NEW   YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Gen.     Th.     Eq.     6s40.      6%       6  6       —     % 

Keith    A-0    6s46..  .  .    50  48  50       +2 

Loew    6s    41ww 8 5 1/2  84 V2  84l/2      

Paramount  6s   47 32  30l/8  30 '/8  —  1  % 

Par.   By.   5V2s51 38l/8  37}4  373^  —     1/4 

Par.   5!'2s50    321/4  31  31—1  Vs 

Warners    6s39    443/8  41 1/2  42       —     % 


"LE  BAL"  AT  CARNEGIE 

"Le  Bal"  is  the  next  French  re- 
vival at  the  Little  Carngeie  Play- 
house.    It  opens  today. 


American  Adaptions  of  the 
British  Productions 
"FAITHFUL  HEART" 
"WHITE  FACE" 
Re-Recorded   under   the   direc- 
tion and   supervision  of 
JACK  KEMP 
723  7th  Ave.  Room  1001 

BRyant  9-2180 


Nizer  Added  on  Code 

Attorney  Louis  Nizer  yesterday  began  participation  in  the  code  meetings  of  the 
exhibition  committee  as  counsel  for  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  He  will  function  in  an 
advisory   capacity. 


Business  Picking  Up 

In  Atlanta  Territory 

Business  is  showing1  an  improve- 
ment in  the  Atlanta  territory,  said 
Arthur  Bromberg,  independent  dis- 
tributor, yesterday  in  New  York, 
where  he  is  a  member  of  the  dis- 
tributor committee  working  on  the 
NRA  code.  Last  Saturday's  grosses 
in  Atlanta  houses  were  the  best  in 
some   time,   said   Bromberg. 


ZIRN    APPEALS    PARA.   RULING 

An  appeal  from  the  decision  of 
Judge  Coleman  denying  Samuel 
Zirn's  motion  to  remove  the  three 
Paramount  trustees  and  Referee 
Henry  K.  Davis  has  been  filed  by 
Zirn  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  Ap- 
oeals.  Hearing:  will  take  place  when 
the  court  resumes  in  October. 


"HE"  PREVIEW 

First  public  showing  of  Guy  De 
Maupassant's  "He"  will  be  a  pre- 
view tonight  at  the  Palace,  Stam- 
ford. Conn.  The  picture  is  being 
handled  by  R.  M.  Savini. 


SIGNS  SHORTS  FOR  PENNA. 

Capital  Film  Exchange  of  Phila- 
delphia has  acquired  Pennsylvania 
territory  for  "Two  Hard  Workers," 
featuring  the  radio  stars,  Molasses 
'n'  January,  as  well  as  the  12  re- 
vivals of  Stan  Laurel  comedies. 


PERFEX  TO  RELEASE  SERIES 

Raymond  K.  Johnson,  producer  of 
"The  Skylarks,"  12  single-reel  avia- 
tion thrillers,  has  closed  a  deal  for 
release  through  Perfex  Pictures 
Corp.  Johnson  left  yesterday  for 
the  coast. 


REGULAR  LOEW  DIVIDEND 

Regular  quarterly  dividend  of  25 
cents  has  been  declared  by  Loew's, 
Inc.,  on  the  common  stock,  payable 
Sept.  30  to  stock  of  record  Sept.  15. 


MEET   ON   "BOWERY"   DRIVE 

United  Artists  advertising,  pub- 
licity and  exploitation  forces  under 
Hal  Home  and  Ed  Finney  held  an 
overtime  conference  last  night  to 
make  out  a  smash  campaign  on  "The 
Bowery,"  which  20th  Century  Pro- 
ductions, the  Zanuck-Schenck  unit, 
just  completed  shooting  in  three  and 
a  half  weeks. 


OLGA  ALBANI  IN  PERSON 

Countess  Olga  Albani,  radio  sing- 
er, has  been  booked  through  the 
NBC  Artists'  Service  for  personal 
appearances  starting  today  at  the 
Fox,  Philadelphia. 


DETROIT   FILM   OUTING 

Detroit — An  outing  planned  by  the 
Allied  Michigan  unit  in  conjunction 
with  the  Detroit  Film  Board  of 
Trade  will  be  held  Aug.  22  at  the 
St.   Clair  Golf  and  Country  Club. 


Krimsky  and  Cochran 

Plan  2  More  Features 

John  Krinsky  and  Gifford  Cochran, 
who  recently  finished  "Emperor 
Jones"  for  United  Artists  release, 
are  going  over  stories  for  two  new 
pictures  which  they  consider  mak- 
ing. When  production  is  decided 
upon,  it  will  be  at  the  Astoria  stu- 
dios. 


M-G-M  FINISHES  TWO 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — "Beauty  for  Sale"  and 
"Penthouse,"  both  adaptations  of  re- 
cently published  serials,  have  been 
completed  at  the  M-G-M  studios. 
"Beauty  for  Sale"  is  based  on  Faith 
Baldwin's  story,  "Beauty,"  with  a 
cast  headed  by  Alice  Brady,  Madge 
Evans,  Otto  Kruger  and  Phillips 
Holmes.  "Penthouse"  is  a  picturi- 
zation  of  Arthur  Somers  Roche's 
novel  of  the  same  name,  with  War- 
ner Baxter,  Myrna  Loy,  and  Martha 
Sleeper  in  leading  roles. 


FOX   GETS   MARINETTE  HOUSE 

Marinette — Wisconsin  Amusement 
Enterprises,  Fox  subsidiary,  will  op- 
erate the  Rialto  here  with  the  Cof- 
fey Brothers  of  this  city,  according 
to  announcement  by  Charles  Loew- 
enberg,  advertising  manager  of  Wis- 
consin Amusement. 


BUFFALO  EMPLOYMENT  UP 

Buffalo — Employment  in  the  film 
exchanges  is  increasing.  Three  more 
workers  have  just  been  added  at 
Fox,  one  at  Paramount,  one  at  RKO 
Radio.  Salaries  of  15  Fox  and  four 
RKO  workers  has  been  raised.  Co- 
lumbia, United  Artists  and  Universal 
are  paying  employees  more  than  the 
code  salary  minimum.  Exhibitors 
all  report  better  attendances  and  a 
better  spirit. 


"FAITHFUL"  FOR  MAYFAIR 

"Faithful  Heart,"  a  Phil  E.  Meyer 
presentation  with  Herbert  Marshall 
and  Edna  Best,  opens  Monday  morn- 
ing at  the  Mayfair. 


"BITTER  SWEET"  BROADCAST 

Frank  Tours,  who  was  musical 
director  for  the  Ziegfeld  production 
of  "Bitter  Sweet,"  which  was  filmed 
in  England  for  United  Artists  re- 
lease and  opens  Aug.  16  at  the  Riv- 
oli,  will  conduct  a  rendition  of  the 
theme  song,  "I'll  See  You  Again," 
on  his  Yesterday  and  Tomorrow  pro- 
gram over  NBC  next  Monday  night. 


ST.  CHARLES 

ATLANTIC  CITY 
An   Entire   Block   on   the   Boardwalk 

A  most  beautifully  appointed  resort  hotel 
.  .  .  Excellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  sunny 
rooms  .  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  of  the 
St.  Charles  make  the  days  spent  there  a 
delightful  memory  .  .  .  Come  and  enjoy  I 
RATES    GREATLY    REDUCED 


Ready  Reference  Dire- 

With    Addresses    and    Phone    Num 
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What  To  Buy  And 
Where  To  Buy   It 


Distributors  • 


TOM    TYLER 

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Equipment 


VORTKAMP  AND  COMP 

Lamps   and   Carbons 
ALL  OTHER  THEATER  SUPP 
1600  B'way,  CH.  4-5550 


USED  EQUIPMENT 

BOUGHT  AND  SOLD 
LARGEST   CLEARING   HOUSE   IN  S 
BUSINESS 

S.  O.  S.  CORP. 

1600   BROADWAY,   NEW  YC 
Tel.   CHickering  4-1717 


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PADDY  will  rank  with  STATE 
AIR  as  a  money-maker  for  FOX. 

VARIETY   (Hollywood  Edition) 


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Just  as  you  guessed  .  .  .  the  immortal  star  team  of 
'Daddy  Long  Legs"  has  done  it  again  .  .  .  and 
FOX  manpower  has  turned  in  another  resounding 
hit.  FOX  is  writing  its  own  National  Recovery  Act 
with  outstanding  pictures  like  PILGRIMAGE, 
DOCTOR  BULL,  MY  WEAKNESS,  THE 
POWER  AND  THE  GLORY,  BERKELEY 
SQUARE.  What  a  treat  is  in  store  for  you  when 
you  see  them  .  .  .  soon! 


ANET 

GAYNO 

WARNER 

BAXTER 

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PAD 

he  Next  Best  Thing 

ith  Walter  Connolly,  Harvey  Stephe 
Margaret  Lindsay,   Mary  McCo: 
een  play  by  Edwin  Burke, 
irected  by  Harry  Lachman. 
From  Gertrude  Page's  novel. 


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t  is  the  privilege  or  KlxCJ^ 
Radio  to  present  as  the  Hrst  attraction  or  the 
new  season  a  production  or  such  superlative 
merit  that  it  reels  impelled  to  express  in  print 
a  tribute  to  all  who  have  contributed  toward 
its  greatness ...  its  stars,  its  cast,  its  director  its 
producer^  A/lr.  A/lerian  O.  Oooper. 

IN  ever  berore  has  a  picture  swept  to  such 
emotional  heights . . .  vaulted  on  wings  or  the 
transcendent  art  or  Katharine  Hepburn. 


R  K  O 
RADIO 
'PICTURE 


MORNING  GLORY 

with. 

ADOLPHE  MENJOU 

Mary  Duncan  C.  Aubrey  Smith 

From  the  play  by  Zoe  /\Jdns  .  .  .  Directed  oy 
Lowell  Sherman  .  .  .  f\  landro  S.  Derman  lroduction 
MERIAN    C.    COOPER,  Executive  Producer 


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DAILY 


Friday,  Aug.  11,  VJ 


BUYING,  CLEARANCE 
AGREEMENT  IS  NEAR 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

for  Sidney  R.  Kent,  coordinator,  who 
was  occupied  elsewhere. 

The  "open  market"  buying  clause 
was  the  initial  major  controversial 
issue  disposed  of  yesterday  after 
a  discussion  which  started  on  Wed- 
nesday. The  majority  of  the  ex- 
hibitor committee  is  understood  to 
have  voted  in  favor  of  a  provision 
giving  theaters,  regardless  of  their 
affiliations,  the  same  buying  status, 
but  allowing  distributors  to  consider 
the  credit  status  of  an  exhibitor  in 
the  placing  of  his  product.  This 
clause  is  reported  to  have  been  sup- 
ported by  all  committeemen  with 
the  exception  of  the  Allied  delega- 
tion, which  held  out  for  the  clause 
proposed  in  its  code  memorandum. 
This  clause  gives  an  exhibitor  un- 
restricted buying  rights,  providing 
he  "can  pay  the  top  price  for  that 
run  in  the  competitive  area  in  which 
he   is    located." 

The  minority,  represented  by 
Allied,  will  file  a  report  listing  its 
exceptions  to  the  clause  as  approved 
by  the  majority. 

Up  to  yesterday  the  subject  of  pro- 
ducer-ownership of  theaters  had  not 
entered  the  discussions,  O'Reilly 
said.  Exclusive  buying  was  dis- 
cussed yesterday  afternoon. 

Hess,  in  talking  to  newspapermen 
at  the  daily  press  conference  late 
yesterday  afternoon,  declared  that  he 
believes  the  men  occupying  with  the 
code  draft  are  "big  enough"  to  work 
out  an  agreement  which  meets  with 
mutual  approval. 

After  a  telephone  conversation 
with  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  administra- 
tor, early  yesterday,  Kent  made  it 
known  that  the  producer  and  dis- 
tributor committees  would  not  an- 
nounce clauses  which  they  agreed 
upon  pending  their  examination  by 
Rosenblatt. 


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JOHN  KRIMSKY  and  GIFFORD  COCHRAN 
have   returned    from    vacation. 

RAYMOND  K.  JOHNSON,  shorts  producer,  left 
New   York   yesterday   for   Hollywood. 

LILLIAN  GAHAGAN  has  returned  to  New 
York  after  working  with  the  Provincetown 
Players. 

ARTHUR  BROMBERG  has  arrived  in  New 
York    from    Atlanta. 

IRVING  THALBERG  and  NORMA  SHEARER 
plan   to    leave   this   week-end   for   the   coast. 

W.  RAY  JOHNSTON  leaves  the  coast  for 
New    York    on    Aug.    19. 

DAVID  MOUNTAN  of  Showmen's  Pictures  is 
returning  to  New  York  in  about  ten  days  from 
Hollywood. 

MURRAY  ROSENBLUH  of  the  National 
Studios  left  yesterday  by  plans  for  Montreal, 
where  his  wife  was  injured  in  an  auto  accident 
They   are  due   back   in   New   York  on  Sunday. 

RUBY  KEELER,  Warner  star  who  recently 
completed  one  of  the  leading  roles  in  the  com- 
pany's "Footlight  Parade,"  is  en  route  to  New 
York  by  plane  to  join  her  husband  Al  Jolson. 
-he  will   remain   in  town  a   couple  of  weeks. 


THE 


PHIL  M.  DALY 


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•  •      •     WE  HAVE  made  a  note  in  our  li'l  red  book 

to  check  up  One  Year  from  today  on  the  outfit  and  the  fellers 
connected  with  it  whose  True  Romance  of  the  Film  Biz 

we  are  presenting  to  you  herewith for  they  have  made 

us  a  most  extraordinary  Promise that  within  One  Year 

they  will  be  recognized  as  practically  a  Major  Producing  Or- 
ganization starting  from  scratch  this  week  with  a  brand 
new  setup!                 sounds  almost  preposterous  but  they've 

got  us  almost  sold  that  they'll  Make  Good 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     THEY  CALL  themselves  Resolute  Pictures 

comprising  Herbert  Ebenstein,   Co-ordinator,   General  Manager 

and   Financial   Fixer Walter   Futter,    the    lad   who   has 

taken  Film  Scraps  for  years  and  made  Money  Series  and  Show- 
manship  Pix   out   of  'em Joe   Goldberg,   sales   manager 

with  thousands  of  exhib  friends  from  coast  to  coast Al 

Mannon,   Studio  Wizard  who  knows  how  to  make  two  berries 

do  the  work  of  12  in  any  studio  you  throw  him  in Alex 

Moss,  a  born  advertising  expert  who  says  it  in  B.  0.  Language 
because  he  knows  what  it  takes  to  click  at  the  showman's  till 
and  if  this  Scientifically  Balanced  bunch  of  Film  Ex- 
perts can't  deliver,  who  can? 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     IN  A  very  few  words they  are  out  to  make 

Showman  Pictures  with  Novelty  Slants  and  Timely  Appeal 
done  with  Major  Class  in  all  departments  of  produc- 
tion  distributed  thru  first-rate  exchanges  on  the  under- 
standing that  they  will  take  the  exchanges  over  in  ONE  YEAR 
as  part  of  a  Major  Producing  organization and  the  ex- 
changes are  so  sold  on  their  Plan  that  they  have  agreed! 

we  should  broadcast  the  Clever  Details  of  this  Plan? not 

much! these  gents  are  pals  of  ours but  kin  ya 

picture  shrewd  foxes  like  Joe  Goldberg  and  Walter  Futter  tying 
'emselves  up  on  a  phoney? they've  got  SOMETHING' 


Producers'  Committee 
Resumes  This  Morning 

The  producers'  committee  draft- 
ing a  code  for  incorporation  in  the 
industry  code  suspended  its  meet- 
ing yesterday  noon  and  will  resume 
this  morning  at  10  o'clock.  A  draft- 
ing committee  spent  the  remainder 
of  the  day  in  preparing  the  phrase- 
ology of  the  clauses  agreed  upon. 


NAME    DRAFTING    COMMITTEE 

Work  of  putting  into  code  lang- 
uage the  provisions  so  far  agreed 
upon  has  been  assigned  by  the  ex- 
hibitor committee  to  the  following 
drafting  committee:  Ed  Kuykendall, 
M.  P.  T.  0.  A.;  Abram  F.  Myers, 
Allied;  Harold  B.  Franklin,  RKO; 
H.  M.  Richey,  Allied. 


RESTORE  CONTRACT  TO  AUG.  31 

Milwaukee — Contract  of  the  union 
operators,  whom  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  has 
granted  a  restoration  of  the  $77 
scale  which  was  cut  to  $50  after  the 
bank  holiday,  has  until  Aug.  31  to 
run.  New  agreement  will  be  ne- 
gotiated at  that  time. 

NEIGHBORHOOD  FIRST-RUNS 

Buffalo  —  First-run  pictures  in 
neighborhood  theaters  is  the  newest 
thing  here.  "Under  the  Tonto  Rim" 
was  shown  last  week  in  Shea's  com- 
munity theaters.  This  week  "Man 
of  the  Forest"  is  being  shown.  The 
Embassy  is  showing  "The  Return  of 
Casey  Jones." 


Meetings  With  Unions 

Starting  in  Few  Days 

Code  committee  representatives 
will  meet  with  union  leaders  within 
a  few  days  to  draft  a  schedule  of 
wages  and  working  hours.  Date  of 
the  meeting  is  largely  contingent 
upon  completion  of  a  survey  being 
made  by  producers  and  exhibitors 
concerning  labor  conditions  now 
existing  within  the  industry.  Rep- 
resenting the  major  unions  will  be 
William  Elliott,  president  of  the  I. 
A.  T.  S.  E.  and  M.  P.  0.;  Joseph 
Weber,  president  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Musicians,  and  other 
executives.  Work  of  collecting  data 
is  nearly  completed. 

RKO   SALT  LAKE  HOUSE  SOLD 

Salt  Lake  City  —  All  properties 
and  equipment  of  the  Radio-Keith- 
Orpheum  theater  here  were  pur- 
chased for  a  total  of  $69,361  by  the 
Marshal  Square  Building  Corp.  at  a 
sheriff's  sale  ordered  by  the  District 
Court  in  satisfaction  of  a  $62,500 
judgment  awarded  the  building  com- 
pany in  its  suit  to  collect  that  sum 
for  back  rent  on  a  San  Francisco 
theater  operated  by  RKO.  The  Cali- 
fornia firm,  only  bidder  at  the  sale, 
may  lease   house  to  some  operator. 

ORPHEUM   CIRCUIT  LOSS 

Net  loss  of  $2,723,943  after  all 
charges  is  reported  by  Orpheum  Cir- 
cuit for  the  year  1932.  This  com- 
pares with  loss  of  $798,621  the  year 
before. 


REPORT  PHILLY  UNI 
QUITTING  M.P.T.C 


(Continued  from  Page  \) 

have  followed  an  Atlantic  City 
ference  last  week-end  between  I 
kendall.  Jack  Miller,  chairman  oi 
M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  labor  committee 
a  member  of  the  current  code 
hibitor  committee;  Lewen  F: 
president  of  the  Philadelphia 
and  his  associates,  David  Ba 
and  Jay  Emanuel. 

The    Pennsylvania    associatio 
understood  to  have  asked  the  !■ 
T.   0.   A.  to  urge  its  units  to 
finance  its  suit  brought  against  ^ 
ner  Bros,  in  connection  with  "• 
Diggers   of  1933."      Additionally 
is  reported,  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  wa 
the  parent  organization  to  cease 
ference   relations   with   major  < 
panies  affiliated  with  the  Hays  i 
ciation,  but  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A. 
tended  that  such  contact  was  n< 
sary  in  its  efforts  to  adjust  indu: 
problems.     The  fact  that  the  IV 
T.  0.  has  no  representation  on 
exhibitor    code    committee    is 
understood  to  have  helped  inspir 
reported  withdrawal   action,  pai 
ularly    when    President    Kuyken 
named  Jack  Miller  as  a  commi 
man  to  substitute  for  Fred  S.  V. 
Milwaukee  leader,  who  is  unab 
attend  the  code  conferences, 
kendall  named   Miller  owing  tc 
position  as  chairman  of  the  M.  . 
0.  A.  labor  committee. 


Exhib  Group  Seeking 
Cancellation  Ri 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

has  bought  a  block  of  10  or    : 
features. 

The    committee   will   present 
provision    to    distributors   for    j 
consideration,  possibly  at  the 
meeting    tentatively    scheduled 
this  afternoon. 


WILLIS  KENT  FOREIGN  Df 

Foreign     distribution     of     \ 
Kent's    entire    Progressive   Pic, 
line-up  for  1933-34  will  be  hat- 
by   Showmen's   Pictures.     The 
signed  yesterday,  covers  16  feat! 


MANY  UAPPY  ROTS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  11 


Roy  T.  Barnes  Hobart  Boswd' 

Samuel    Bischoff 


1 


1  Aug.  11,1933 


THE 


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DAILY 


LOITATION  BOARD 
RMED  BY  WARNERS 


exploitation  advisory  board, 
>sed  of  exhibitors,  has  been 
■d  to  map  out  merchandising 
ugns  for  Warner-First  Nation- 
■tures,  it  is  announced  by  S. 
es   Einfeld,   director  of  adver- 

and  publicity.  Among  mem- 
)f  the  board  are  Earle  Holden. 
ger  of  the  Georgia  Theater, 
ta;  Lou  B.  Metzger  of  the 
kels  Theater,  San  Diego,  and 
"  Goldberg,  in  charge  of  War- 
leater  advertising  in  Philadel 

'st  picture  to  be  treated  under 
tew  plan  will  be  "Bureau  of 
tig  Persons,"  with  Holden  map- 
out  the  campaign  after  con- 
ion  and  planning  with  other 
■ers  of  the  advisory  board  and 
the  Warner  advertising  and 
•ity  department. 


uits  Joining 

Detroit  Dual  Ban 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ontracts  by  distributors,  with 
msent  of  exhibitors,  fixing  ad- 
m  price  scales.     For  instance. 

the  plan,  a  first-run  playing 
ht  pictures  must  charge  40 
top  and  one  playing  both  films 
audeville  must  charge  50  cents. 

a  house  adds  vaudeville  or 
ways  to  its  policy,  according  to 
t'rangement,  it  must  automati- 
inerease  its  top  10  cents. 


Sanson  Denies  Move 
o  Cut  Operator  Scales 

1  onto  —  No  negotiations  have 

ri  undertaken  by  Famous  Players 

a:  lian  with  officials  of  the  Opera- 

I  Union  in  an  effort  to  cut  wage 

,    declares    N.    L.    Nathanson, 

lent  of  the  circuit,  in  comment- 

-  i  reports  of  a  threatened  strike 

ges  are  cut.     Executives  of  the 

confirmed   Nathanson's   views 

:  larmony  exists  between  the  cir- 

i  and   the    union.      They   stated, 

rev,  that  negotiations  were  un- 

vay    with    operators    in    other 

of  Ontario  and  that  word  was 

ed  from  London,  Ont.,  that  ex- 

uibprs  has  asked  operators  to  take 

cH  of  $10  a  week. 

I  

MAN,  METAXA  IN  SHORT 

:e  Froman,  blues  singer  of  the 

and  radio,   and   Georges   Me- 

v  feature  player  and  stage  star, 

I  be     teamed     in     a    Vitaphone 

Bndway  Brevities"  short  subject 

:bpuled  to  go   into   production  at 

irooklyn  film  plant  on  Monday. 

|11  be   a  two-reeler  under   Roy 

,'s  direction. 


Replace   Sylvia   Sidney 

(rf  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Ijlollywood — Paramount  has  borrowed 
;|i    Dvorak    from    Warners    to    replace 

|Via   Sidney    in    the    Maurice    Chevalier 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
EDWARD  SUTHERLAND  will. di- 
rect "Funny  Page"  following 
completion  of  his  work  on  "Too 
Much  Harmony."  Familiar  cartoon 
characters  will  be  brought  to  the 
screen  in  "Funny  Page."  Heretofore 
when  such  figures  have  appeared  on 
the  stage  or  in  the  films  they  have 
been  rather  broadly  burlesqued. 
Sutherland  plans  to  handle  them 
more  fantastically,  with  the  thought 
of  giving  the  picture  something  of 
an  "Alice  in  Wonderland"  flavor. 


Our  Passing  Show:  Al  Rosen 
"catching"  a  sunburn — instead  of  a 
swordfish — on  his  yacht,  Sea-Lure; 
Adell  Pruett  motoring  to  RKO. 


Tullio  Carminati,  Andrew  Tombes 
and  Etienne  Girardot  have  been  add- 
ed to  the  increasing  roster  of  stage 
and  screen  stars  being  signed  by 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  and  Darryl  Fran- 
cis Zanuck  for  their  20th  Century 
Pictures  to  be  released  by  United 
Artists. 


Carminati,  for  the  past  several 
years  prominent  on  Broadway,  his 
last  engagement  being  in  the  cur- 
rent hit,  "Music  in  the  Air,"  will 
appear  in  two  pictures  for  20th  Cen- 
tury. He  will  support  Ann  Harding, 
Clive  Brook  and  Janet  Beecher  in 
"Gallant  Lady,"  and  Constance  Ben- 
nett in  her  first  musical  production, 
"Moulin  Rouge." 


Andrew  Tombes,  one  of  the  coun- 
try's most  popular  comedians,  will 
be  remembered  for  his  work  in  the 
Ziegfeld  "Follies,"  in  which  he 
shared  honors  with  Will  Rogers.  He 
will  play  the  part  of  a  press  agent 
in  the  Walter  Winchell  story, 
"Broadway  Thru  a  Keyhole." 


Girardot  will  appear  in  "Blood 
Money,"  George  Bancroft's  first 
starring  picture  for  20th  Century. 
Judith  Anderson  and  Janet  Beecher, 
Broadway  actresses  of  wide  renown, 
will  also  play  in  this  expose  of  the 
bail  bond  racket  which  Rowland 
Brown  wrote  and  will  direct. 


ACADEMY  PROBERS 
REPORT  ON  STRIKE 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ment    between    producers    and    the 
brotherhoods. 

Wage  claims  should  be  presented 
by  proper  uniform  action  of  the  lo- 
cals representing  soundmen,  it  is 
stated.  The  committee  avoided  dis- 
cussion of  wage  claims  of  the  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  soundmen,  since  the  basic 
agreement  provides  for  considera- 
tion of  these  claims. 

It  was  ruled  by  the  committee  that 
the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  could  not  be  con- 
sidered to  have  withdrawn  from  the 
basic  agreement  because  no  written 
notice  was  mailed  to  producers.  The 
agreement  specifies  that  a  with- 
drawal must  be  mailed,  whereas 
President  William  Elliott  of  the 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  withdrew  by  telegram. 

Under  the  recommendation  of  the 
Academy,  settlement  of  the  contro- 
versy would  be  transferred  to  New 
York. 


UNIVERSAL-SPARKS    DEAL 

James  R.  Grainger  yesterday 
closed  a  deal  with  the  E.  J.  Sparks 
Florida  circuit  for  the  playing  of 
the  entire  Universal  1933-34  line-up. 


Canada  Praises  Warners 
For  Holding  Meet  There 

Decision  of  Warner-First  Nation- 
al to  hold  the  sales  meeting  for  its 
Canadian  territory  in  Toronto  has 
evoked  much  favorable  reaction 
across  the  border,  according  to  Ray 
Lewis,  editor  of  the  Canadian  M.  P. 
Digest  and  candidate  for  the  On- 
tario Parliament.  Importance  of  the 
Canadian  market  has  not  always 
been  fully  realized  by  Hollywood, 
says  Miss  Lewis,  but  with  stronger 
competition  now  looming  from  Brit- 
ish producers,  the  U.  S.  distributors 
will  have  to  get  a  closer  understand- 
ing of  the  Dominion's  requirements. 

Speaking  of  the  U.  S.  recovery 
program,  Miss  Lewis  remarked  that 
Canada  "has  no  N.  R.  A.  but  it  has 
an  N.  L.  N.  (Nathanson)  who  is 
nearly  as  good." 

New  Hollywood  Company 
Starts  Musical  Series 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

in  the  Alexander  Brothers  Studios 
and  will  start  shooting  next  week  on 
the  first  of  a  series  of  musical  two- 
reelers.  Gene  (Fatty)  Laymon  will 
recreate  his  fat  made  comedy  char- 
acter, with  Dedic  Velde,  pantomime 
star,  in  his  tramp  character  and 
Gene's  Gorgeous  Girls  for  back- 
ground. Negotiations  for  release  are 
under  way. 

MOUNTAN  FINISHES  '33  GROUP 

IV est    Coast   Bureau   of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood— "The  Ship  of  Wanted 
Men,"  third  of  the  David  Mountan 
Showmen's  releases  and  last  on  the 
1932-33  lineup,  has  been  completed 
and  will  be  snipped  to  New  York 
next  week.  First  in  the  new  line-up, 
"The  Public  Stenographer,"  will  go 
into  production  about  Aug.  28. 


1     . 


VESUVIUS  erupts 
only  once  in  a  while - 


BUT  THE  LION  ROARS 

FOREVER- 


"Speaking  of  Championship 
Years-" 

Here  are  the  official  records  of  Motion 
Picture  Herald  since  the  beginning  of 
their  "Box-Office  Champions"  survey: 


39 


BOX-OFFICE  CHAMPIONS 


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next  company 
next  company 

next  two  companies 
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next  two  companies 


25 
17 
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8 
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a 


Not  For  Just  A  Day— Not  For  Just  A  Year— But  Always! 


I" 


II 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


.  LXIII.  N€.V      LUBiffl^  ycc^  SATLPDAy,  AUGUST  12,  1333 


<5  CENTS 


aopose   Zone  Boards   to  Arbitrate  Duals,   Etc. 


lODUCER ;  DISTRIBUTOR  CODE  NEARLY  FINISHED 

>de  Recommendations  Submitted  by  Conn.  M.P.T.O. 


I  Suggestions    Embrace 
S(  le  from  MPTOA  and 


Allied  Drafts 


;et   of   code   recommendations, 

|  ring  11  points  taken  from  the 

memorandum,   five  from   the 

T.  0.  A.  draft  and  five  of  its 

ireparation,  was  submitted  by 

.  P.  T.  0.  of  Connecticut  yes- 

1  to  the   exhibitor   committee. 

^s  L.  O'Reilly,  coordinator,  as- 

the  delegation  that  his  cora- 

:  will  thoroughly  consider  the 

(Continued   cm   Page   3) 


rVENTIETH  CENTURY 
STING  THREE  MORE 


'oast  Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

■  lywood — In    line   with   its    an- 

;  ed  intention  of  speeding  up  its 

Action   activities,    20th    Century 

•es,    the    Darryl    Zanuck    and 

h  M.  Schenck  organization  re- 

g  through  United  Artists,  yes- 

\r    placed    "Blood    Money"    in 

with    "Broadway   Through   a 

ole"     following     Monday     and 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 

I  


ty)  Reorganizing 

Australian  Offices 

^   complete      reorganization      in 

I  Dd  of  operation  and  accounting 

I  i  seven  RKO  exchanges  in  Aus- 

'  i  has  been  ordered  by  Ambrose 

-,    Dowling,    head    of    the    com- 

s  's   export    department.      E.    V. 

-e  iman,  formerly  manager  of  ex- 

■  g'e  operations  for   Universal   in 

B  York,  is  now  in  Sydney  as  RKO 

o  ;  office  representative  and  treas- 

(Ccntinued   on    Page    3) 


irthur  on  Conn.  MPTO  Board 

i  Harry  Arthur  of  Arthur  Theaters  has 
sen  elected  a  member  of  the  board 
f  directors  of  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Con- 
Ecticut.  Arthur  is  serving  on  the  ex- 
ijbitor  committee  drafting  code  recom- 
jlendations. 


Local  306  and  Empire  State  Union  End  Feud 

In  addition  to  admitting  more  than  600  permit  men  to  full  membership,  Local  306 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Operators  Union  yesterday  voted  to  admit  300  members  of  the 
Empire  State  Union,  thus  ending  a  long  and  bitter  fight  between  the  two  labor 
groups   to   gain    control   of   the   New   York   territory. 


THALBERG  WESTBOUND 

TO  RESUME  MGM  POST 


Following  ironing  out  of  differ- 
ences in  the  M-G-M  production  set- 
up, Irving  Thalberg  leaves  New 
York  today  on  his  return  to  the 
Coast  to  resume  the  duties  which  he 
left  when  he  went  abroad  to  recup- 
erate from  an  illness.  His  contract 
with  M-G-M  is  understood  to  run 
to  1940. 

Thalberg  is  understood  to  have 
received  an  offer  this  week  from  Da- 
vid Sarnoff  in  connection  with  the 
RKO  studio,  but  declined. 


Costumers'  Code 

Is  Being  Drafted 

Members  of  the  costume  industry, 
including  those  furnishing  the  cos- 
tumes for  theatrical  productions  and 
movies,  and  those  who  rent  cos- 
tumes for  moving  picture  theater 
presentations,  amateur  and  profes- 
sional productions,  pageants,  etc., 
started  conferences  this  week  in  the 
law  offices  of  J.  M.  Goddard  for  the 

(Continued    on   Page   3) 


LAB  ASS'N  MEMBERS 
SIGN  MODIFIED  CODE 


The  entire  membership  of  the  As- 
sociated Laboratories  of  America 
yesterday  signed  the  laboratory  code 
as  modified  to  meet  suggestions 
made  by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy 
administrator.  It  was  immediately 
dispatched  to  Gen.  Hugh  Johnson  at 
Washington.  The  unanimous  vote 
was  registered  at  a  meeting  of  the 
association  held  yesterday  at  the 
Hotel  Astor. 


Lewis  J.  Rachmil  Joins 
Goldsmith  Productions 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — Lewis  J.  Rachmil  has 
joined  Goldsmith  Productions  as 
vice-president  and  treasurer,  it  is 
announced  by  Ken  Goldsmith,  presi- 
dent of  the  independent  producing 
company.  Rachmil  was  formerly  as- 
sociated with  Paramount  in  the  East 
for  two  years  and  as  a  member  of 
the  Schnitzer  and  Bachmann  or- 
ganizations at  the  Pathe  studios 
here. 


Zone  Boards  of  Arbitration 
Proposed  for  Dual  Bills,  Etc. 


Favor  Reciprocal  Clauses 
For  Stage  and  Film  Codes 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Sidney  R.  Kent's 
wire  to  the  NRA  proposing  a  clause 
in  the  film  industry  code  whereby 
screen  players  are  not  to  leave  for 
the  stage,  corresponding  with  the 
legitimate  stage  code  preventing  the 
movies     from    taking    talent    from 

(Continued   on    Page    3) 


A  proposal  that  local  arbitration 
boards  be  established  in  each  zone 
to  handle  double  feature  and  other 
problems  is  understood  to  have  been 
agreed  upon  by  the  exhibitor  com- 
mittee which  will  recommend  it  for 
incorporation  in  the  industry  code. 
Equal  representation  will  be  given 
distributors  and  circuit  and  indepen- 
dent exhibitors  on  the  committees, 
which  will  be  permanent,  according 
to  the  plan,  it  is  reported. 


Exhibitor   Group   Needs 

More  Time  on  Code — 

Duals  a  Stickler 

Expectations  yesterday  were  that 
the  producer  and  distributor  com- 
mittees engaged  in  drafting  industry 
code  proposals  will  complete  their 
work  today  or  tomorrow,  while  the 
exhibitor  group  may  require  more 
time  to  whip  its  recommendations 
into  shape. 

A    conference    committee,    jointly 

(Continued   on    Page    3) 


RKO  LINEUP  BOOKED 
BY  WARNER  CIRCUIT 


Warner  Theaters  yesterday  sign- 
ed for  the  playing  of  the  entire  RKO 
feature  line-up  and,  in  the  majority 
of  situations,  100  per  cent  of  the 
short  subject  program.  It  is  the 
first  major  deal  signed  this  season 
by  RKO.  Jules  Levy,  Cresson  Smith 
and  Ed  McAvoy  handled  the  deal 
for  RKO,  while  Joe  Bernhard  rep- 
resented Warner. 


Columbus  Exhibitors 

Try  Again  for  Pact 

Columbus  —  Another  attempt  to 
reach  an  agreement  on  raising  ad- 
missions, eliminating  double  fea- 
tures except  on  Saturday  and  drop- 
ping premiums,  etc.,  will  be  made  at 
a  meeting  called  for  Aug.  14  by  P.  J. 
Wood,  business  manager  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.,  on  behalf  of  local  exhibi- 
tors. Theater  owners  feel  that  the 
time  is  now  opportune  for  a  pact  on 
various  matters  which  have  proved 
stumbling  blocks  for  some  time. 


Defeat  Colorado  Tax 

Denver — As  a  result  of  quick  work 
by  Duke  Dunbar,  Film  Board  of  Trade 
secretary,  with  the  aid  of  heavy  pro- 
tests from  exhibitors,  merchants  and 
others,  the  proposed  2  per  cent  state 
sales  tax  recommended  by  the  Governor 
was    defeated. 


DAILY 


Saturday,  Aug.  12, 


— 


Vil  IXIII,  Ho.  36      Sit,  Aug  12, 1333      Print  5  Cuts 
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M-G-M  Buys  Story 

Screen  rights  to  "It  Happened 
One  Day,"  novel  by  Marjorie  Bar- 
tholomew Paradis,  have  been  ac- 
quired by  M-G-M. 


WARNING! 

Do   not   confuse  with    the  so-called  war 
pictures.     There  is  nothing  like 


Forgotten 
Men    - 


For    Bookings    and    State    Rights 

HARRY   CUMMINS 

JEWEL  PROD.,  lnc.7N2„3w7;hor^r 


Harry  Van  Horn  Appointed  NRA  Consultant 


Washington    Bureau    of   Till'    FILM    DATL1 

Washington-Harry  Van  Horn.  v,ce  president  of  the  Better  Business  Bureaus  of  United 
States  and  head  of  the  Better  Business  Bureau  of  Columbus.  Ohio,  has  been  appointed 
c  n  utant  in  the  study  of  the  fair  practice  sections  of  all  industry  codes.  V^e  danger 
of  a  trade  associate  to  effect  a  monopoly  is  something  we  must  watch,  General 
Hugh  Johnson  said  yesterday,  referring  to  an  industry  s  set  government  under  the 
approved  code.  Violators  of  the  NRA  code  should  be  dealt  with  by  Federal  Trade 
Commission  or  the  Department  of  Justice,  Johnson  stated,  as  the  NRA  will  do  no 
policing.  Thirteen  thousand  letters  were  sent  yesterday  by  John  Flinn  to  theater 
owners    advising    of    the    forthcoming    trailers    and    short    subjects. 


.oming  a 


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Twentieth  Century 

Starting  Three  More 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
"Moulin  Rouge"  going  before  the 
cameras  a  few  days  later.  George 
Bancroft,  Janet  Beecher  and  Judith 
Anderson  head  the  cast  of  "Blood 
Money,"  which  is  an  original 
by  Rowland  Brown.  "Broadway 
Through  a  Keyhole"  is  the  Walter 
Winchell  story  with  a  cast  including 
Constance  Cummings,  Stuart  Erwin, 
Gregory  Ratoff,  Peggy  Joyce,  Tex 
Guinan,  Russ  Colombo  and  Abe  Ly- 
man with  his  band.  "Moulin  Rouge," 
based  on  the  French  play  of  that 
name,  is  the  first  Constance  Bennett 
vehicle  for  20th  Century  and  will 
have  Tulio  Carminati  in  its  cast. 
Nunnally  Johnson  adapted  it  and 
Sidney  Lanfield  will  direct.  Al  Du- 
bin  and  Harry  Warren,  who  did 
musical  numbers  for  "42nd  Street" 
and  "Gold  Diggers,"  are  supplying 
the  song  and  dance  numbers,  and 
there  will  be  a  background  of  75 
girls. 


Para.  Buys  3  Stories 

"Thirty  Day  Princess,"  serial  by 
Clarence  Buddington  Kelland  now 
running  in  "Ladies  Home  Journal"; 
"The  Whipping,"  unproduced  play 
by  Eulalie  Spence  based  on  a  novel 
by  Roy  Flanagan,  and  "Alien  Corn," 
the  Sidney  Howard  play,  were 
bought  by  Paramount  this  week. 


New  Ohio  Company 

Cincinnati — Indohio  Theaters,  Inc. 
has  been  formed  with  a  capital  of 
$12,500  to  operate  theaters  and 
other  exhibitions  in  and  near  Cin- 
cinnati. Incorporators  are  M.  J. 
Yost,  A.  B.  Chisholm  and  Abraham 
Lipp. 


Garbo-Gilbert  Film  Starting 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — "Queen  Christina,"  in 
which  M-G-M  is  reuniting-  Greta 
Garbo  and  John  Gilbert,  will  go  in 
work  within  the  week  under  direc- 
tion of  Rouben  Mamoulian. 


Saunders'    Silver   Fete 

Edward  M.  Saunder,  western  sales 
manager  for  M-G-M,  and  Mrs. 
Saunders  will  celebrate  their  25th 
wedding  anniversary  tonight  at  the 
New  York  Athletic  Club  on  Travers 
Island. 


"Night  Flight"   Opens   Big 

San  Diego  —  M-G-M's  all-star 
"Night  Flight"  opened  at  the  Cali- 
fornia to  the  biggest  Thursday  busi- 
ness in  more  than  three  months.  It 
was  a  special  advance  showing,  with 
many  celebrities  coming  a  long  dis- 
tance for  the  event. 


Moviegoers'  Spokesmen 
Expected  on  Code  Board 

Uasluniiton    Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Washington — As  in  the  case  of  the 
legitimate  theater  and  other  codes 
already  heard,  the  NRA  is  expected 
to  appoint  one  or  two  persons  to  the 
consumer's  advisory  board  during 
the    sessions    on    the    film    code. 


Don  Velde  Promoted 

Don  Velde,  for  the  past  four  years 
special  representative  for  the  Para- 
mount Ad  Sales  Department,  has 
been  appointed  to  succeed  James  A. 
Clark,  who  resigned  Aug.  4  as  Ad 
Sales  Manager,  it  was  announced 
yesterday  by  George  J.  Schaefer, 
Para,  general  manager. 


5  U.  A.  Releases  Set 

Release  dates  for  the  next  five 
United  Artists  features  have  been 
set.  They  are:  Sept.  1,  "The  Mas- 
querader";  Sept.  8,  "The  Emperor 
Jones";  Sept.  22,  "Bitter  Sweet"; 
Sept.  29,  "The  Bowery";  Oct.  13, 
"Broadway  Through  a  Keyhole." 


MARY  PICKFORD  left  the  coast  I 
for    New    York. 

ARTHUR  J.  BENLINE  of  RKO  The 
return    Monday    from    Boston. 

GIFFORD  COCHRAN  sails  for  Eur 
19    on    the    lie    de    France. 

JOHN  KRIMSKY  plans  to  sail  for  Eu 
lowing  the  opening  of  United  Artis 
Emperor    Jones,"    Sept.    8. 

TOM  HOWARD  is  back  in  New  Y' 
a    personal    appearance    tour. 

B.  P.  SCHULBERG  sailed  yesterday 
Paris   for    Europe. 

ROBERT  HALLIDAY,  British  actor,  i- 
New  York  and  staying  at  the  St.  Mori 
GORDON,  who  arrived  a  few  days  . 
the   coast,   also   is  at  the  St.   Moritz. 

HARRY  ROSENQUEST,  assistant  ■ 
sales  manager,  returned  to  the  hoir 
yesterday  from  a  tour  of  the  comp; 
changes. 


"Tugboat  Annie"  Holds 

Indianapolis  —  "Tugboat  Annie" 
M-G-M  production  starring  Marie 
Dressier  and  Wallace  Beery,  will  be 
held  over  at  the  Palace. 


Johnston  Appointing  New  P.  A. 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Appointment  of  a 
successor  to  Mike  Simmons  as  pub- 
licity and  advertising  head  of  Mon- 
ogram will  be  made  by  W.  Ray 
Johnston  upon  his  return  to  New 
York  in  10  days.  He  is  now  con- 
sidering several  applications. 


Gets  Yiddish  Talker 

Worldkino  Corp.,  now  releasing 
"The  Return  of  Nathan  Becker,"  all- 
Yiddish  talker  made  in  Russia,  has 
obtained  from  Amkino  the  American 
and  Canadian  rights  to  "Jews  With- 
out Luck,"  a  sound  film  based  on  a 
novel  by  Sholom  Aleichem.  It  is 
scheduled  for  a  Broadway  premiere 
about  the  end  of  September. 


House   for   South   Dallas 

Dallas— Construction  of  a  $40,000 
talking  picture  house  has  been  as- 
sured for  South  Dallas.  M.  S.  White, 
owner  of  the  Forest  and  Dai-Sec 
theaters,  said  the  new  building  will 
be  open  for  fall  business  and  will 
seat  1,000. 


Pool  Albuquerque  Houses 

Albuquerque,  N.  M. — Three  thea- 
ters here,  belonging  to  different 
companies,  have  been  pooled.  They 
are  the  Kimo,  Bachechi  Amusement 
Co.'s  Pastime,  Bachechi  Bros.,  and 
Rio,  R.  E.  Griffith  circuit. 


Fox  Rocky  Mt.  Dr 

Denver — Fox  houses  serve 
here  and  a  few  in  the  Sali 
division  will  compete  in  a  1 
"New  Show  Year  Drive,"  wit 
to  be  given  in  prizes.  Salarie 
the  managers  will  be  adjuste 
the  contest  according  to  rest 
tained  by  each. 


Ideal  Finishes  Seco 

Ideal  Pictures  has  completed 
Next  War"  from  the  story  b;! 
net  Hershey.  This  is  the  sec 
a  series  of  eight  three-reel  p| 
and  was  directed  by  Allyn  B.f 
rick.  The  three-reeler  now 
into  production  is  tentii 
titled  "To  The  Ladies"  or  "T 
male  of  the  Species." 


Kandel  Signs  Code 

M.  J.  Kandel,  president  of  G 

Film   Library,   Inc.,  has  signe 

NRA  blanket  code.  This  affects 

employees  in  the  New  York  o: 


Rivoli  Opening  Delayed 

Opening  of  "Bitter  Sweet" 
Rivoli  has  been  postponed  to 
23  in  order  to  allow  more  tin 
renovation  of  the  house. 


Edward  Stanley  Dies 

Akron — Edward  M.  Stanley 
time  manager  of  the  Colonia 
and  the  Windsor  in  Canton,  di< 
week.     He  was  71. 


Publix  Meet  Put  Off 

Next  meeting  of  Paramoun 
lix  creditors  has  been  de 
from  Aug.  24  to  Sept.  6.  R 
Henry  K.  Davis  will  return 
office  by  the  latter  date  follow 
vacation. 


New   Miss.  Tax  Fight 

Mississippi   exhibitors  will  renew 
efforts  for  repeal  of  the  state  admi: 
tax    through    replacing    this    assessi 
with  a  general  sales  tax  when  the  L 
lature    reconvenes    in    two   weeks. 
Governor  has  notified  President  Ed 
kendall   of   the   M.    P.  T.   O.  A.  of 
forthcoming   session. 


I  lay,  Aug.  12,1933 


THE 


■Z2H 


DAILY 


I  N.MPTO  SUBMITS 
JGESTIONS  ON  CODE 


unless  every 
of  five  pic- 
the    right    to 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
als.   A  copy  of  the  recommen- 
s   was    forwarded    to    Sol    A. 
)latt,  deputy  administrator,  at 
igton. 

gbts  of  the  draft  are: 
booking  to  be  illegal 
on    involving    the    sale 

more  carries  with  it 
)  per  cent  without  payment;  no  forc- 
horts  with  features;  arbitration  to  be 
protection  settled  through  local  arbi- 
provision  against  overbuying;  score 
■limination;    ban    on    exclusive    runs; 

allowed      to      designate      playdates ; 

exhibition  contract  founded  on  the 
agreement  to  be  placed  in  use  this 
:ason;  provision  against  building  the- 
iless  needed;  deviation  from  sales 
must  be  publicly  announced;  alloca 
film  rentals   under   certain   conditions 

preventing  distributor  from  refus 
late  features  because  of  delinquency 
:  of  shorts;  right  to  not  exhibit  pic 
ch  violates  Hays  production  code;  ex 
hould  not  be  compelled  to  play  or 
substitutions;  premiums  and  double 
should  be  controlled  locally;  checkers 
lot  be  residents  of  town  in  which 
ate;  in  cases  where  a  first  run  plays 
on  a  double  feature  program,  and 
nt  run  exhibitors  await  clearance  and 
l.y  those  pictures  double  feature  in 
iters,  any  of  such  pictures  sold  to 
cular  exhibitor  on  a  percentage  basis 
■  delivered  to  him  at  SO  per  cent  of 
intee  and  percentage  price ;  the  code 
ipted  should  be  retroactive  insofar  as 
for  1933-1934  product  are  concerned. 
'  enting    the    Conn,    unit    were:    J.    B. 

Edward    G.    Levy    and    Albert    M. 


4 


]ode  Provisions 
)vering  Chorus  Girls 

set  of  code  proposals  relayed 
exhibitor     committee     from 

igton  by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
administrator,  a  number  of 
endations  were  made  in  con- 
with  the  treatment  of  chorus 
theaters.  The  recommenda- 
.me  from  Actors  Equity  and 
Equity.  Action  on  them  was 
ed  until  later. 

ssociations  are  understood  to 
ged  that  theaters  pay  trans- 

in  costs  of  chorus  girls  trav- 
om  one  house  to  another  and 

ley  furnish    Pullman    accom- 
ns.     Another    phase    of    the 

J  Is  is  that  they  pay  the  girls 

ley,"  not  checks. 

jiits  to  Attend  Hearing 

>itor  units  which  will  be  rep- 
'l  at  Washington  when  the 
(i  nducts  a  hearing  on  the  film 
'  code  are  expected  to  in- 
ie  M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Eastern 
vania  and  the  M.  P.  T.  0. 
>  lecticut. 


Opens  Suffolk  House 

ke,  Mass.  —  C.  W.  Radcliff 
ned  the  Suffolk  house. 


ing  Date  Undetermined 

g  of  the  date  for  the  Washing- 
baring  on  the  industry  code  is 
Hit  upon  submission  of  the  draft 
eing  prepared  by  three  commit- 
aid  Deputy  Administrator  Sol  A. 
latt  in  a  wire  to  THE  FILM 
yesterday. 


•  •  •  LOOKS  AS  if  M-G-M  has  another  star  in  the  mak- 
ing  with  the  selection  of  Dorothy  Short 19-year 

old  copper-haired  beauty  of  Atlantic  City  as  winner  of 

the  three-month  film  contract  offered  in  connection  with  the 
screen  personality  campaign  conducted  during  the  Eastern  tour 
of  the  company's  Globe  Trotter  Traveling  Motion  Picture  Studio 

in  charge  of  Eddie  Carrier  under  supervision  of  Billy 

Ferguson 

*  *  *  t- 

•  •  •  THE  TRAVELING  Studio  long  since  demonstrated 
that  it  is  the  greatest  long-distance  ballyhoo  ever  engineered 

in  the  film  biz and  it  is  only  beginning  to  hit  its  stride 

after  several  months  of  continuous  traveling Miss  Short 

was  selected  from  over  a  quarter  million  screen  applicants  in 

countless  cities  and  towns  in  the  Eastern  states she  will 

appear   in   M-G-M's   all-star  musical,   "The   Hollywood    Party" 

competing  for  honors  with  such  stars  as  Marie  Dressier, 

Joan  Crawford,  Jean  Harlow,  Jimmy  Durante,  Jack  Peax-1,  Lupe 
Velez wotta  break! for  any  gal 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  AT  LAST  Charlie  Chaplin  has  written  his  autobiog- 
raphy  beginning  in  "Woman's  Home  Companion"  issue 

of  Aug.  18 ..We  called  him    Arthur   Gottlieb   instead    of 

Greenblatt  in  our  news  columns  the  other  day  Arthur 

opening  his  own  exchange  at  630  Ninth  Ave.  next  week 
Advance  sale  of  seats  started  yesterday  at  the  Gaiety  for  world 
premiere  of  Jesse  Lasky's  Fox  film,  "The  Power  and  the  Glory" 

which  opens  Aug.  16 Harry  C.  Arthur  heads  the  First 

Annual  Horse  Show  of  the  Camelot  Farms  at  Shrub  Oak,  New 
York,  today  other  film  gents  gone  horsey  are  Gabe  Yorke, 
Howard  Cullman  and  Irving  Lesser  on  the  committee  of  West- 
chester residents 


NRA  Code  Confab  Sidelights 


By   ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 


"NJATHAN   BURKAN  has  entered 
the  code  .picture  in  an  advisory 
capacity     to     Col.    Ed     Schiller     of 
Loew's. 


James  C.  Ritter,  Allied  president, 
left  for  his  home  in  Detroit  last 
night,  planning  to  return  to  the  con- 
ference Monday.  Abram  F.  Myers 
is  scheduled  to  return  to  Washing- 
ton today  to  take  care  of  pressing 
biz. 


Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  has  been  in  com- 
munication with  the  code-makers  via 
the  phone  several  times,  but  hasn't 
appeared  personally  at  the  Bar -As- 
sociation Building. 


A  rare  sight  occurred  the  other 
day  when  Gabriel  L.  Hess  and  Ab- 
ram F.  Myers  walked  down  the  cor- 
ridor in  intimate  conversation. 


Tom  Murray  is  kept  constantly  on 
the  run  functioning  as  secretary  of 
the  exhibitor  committee. 


Attorneys  Mitchell  Klupt  and  Al- 
bert A.  Hovell  are  representing  A. 
H.  Schwartz,  circuit  operator,  at 
the  exhibitor  session. 


Al  Steffes,  veteran  of  many  an 
exhib  battle,  dropped  in  to  say 
"hello"  yesterday  afternoon.  He's 
an  unofficial  observer  now. 


Metropolitan  district  exhibitor 
guests  yesterday  included  Sam  Rinz- 
ler  and  Leo  Brecher. 


Favor  Reciprocal  Clauses 
For  Stage  and  Film  Codes 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

stage  plays,  has  received  the  en- 
dorsement of  William  A.  Brady  and 
other  legit,  representatives  at  the 
hearing  of  their  code  here.  William 
C.  Elliott  of  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  and 
Joseph  N.  Weber  of  the  Musicians 
Federation  have  agreed  on  the  labor 
phases  of  the  legit,  code. 


Costumers'  Code 

Is  Being  Drafted 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

purpose  of  preparing  a  unified  code 
covering  labor,  wages  and  trade 
practices,  and  particularly  for  the 
curing  of  the  present  ills  of  the 
trade.  An  executive  committee  was 
formed  for  the  purpose  of  drafting 
this  code. 


PRODUCER-DISTRIB 
CODE  NEARLY  READY 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

representing  both  the  distributor 
and  exhibitor  groups,  yesterday  af- 
ternoon went  to  work  in  an  effort  to 
correlate  proposals  made  by  each 
side.  Comprising  this  committee 
are:  Exhibitors — Sidney  E.  Samuel- 
son,  Fred  Wehrenberg,  Jack  Miller, 
Sam  Dembow,  Harry  Arthur,  George 
Skouras,  Col.  E.  A.  Schiller  and  H. 
M.  Richey;  Distributors — Ned  E. 
Depinet,  Felix  F.  Feist,  Eddie  Gol- 
den, Charles  W.  Trampe  and  Sam  E. 
Morris. 

Judging  from  reports  leaking 
from  the  conference  rooms,  the  ex- 
hibitor group  is  confronted  by  more 
difficult  problems  than  the  other 
committees.  At  a  press  conference 
late  yesterday  afternoon  Sidney  R. 
Kent  said  both  the  distributor  and 
producer  committees  have  virtually 
completed  their  preliminary  work, 
the  former  with  one  major  excep- 
tion. This  is  understood  to  be  the 
double  feature  issue  which  the 
committee,  composed  of  both  major 
and  independent  company  delegates, 
is  exipected  to  refer  to  the  Washing- 
ton hearing  for  settlement. 

The  conference  committee  late 
yesterday  was  tackling  the  first 
point  of  a  series  to  be  considered  for 
final  incorporation  in  the  code  draft 
to  be  submitted  to  the  NRA. 

A  letter  was  read  from  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania  pro- 
testing against  lack  of  representa- 
tion on  the  exhibitor  committee. 


RKO  Reorganizing 

Australian  Offices 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

urer  for  Australasia.  With  Ralph 
R.  Doyle,  formerly  with  United  Ar- 
tists and  now  managing  director  for 
Radio  Pictures  in  Australia,  Leish- 
man  will  completely  revamp  the 
seven  exchanges,  but  no  changes  in 
personnel  are  anticipated.  The  en- 
tire RKO  1933-34  line-up  will  be  dis- 
tributed in  Australia,  and,  accord- 
ing to  Dowling,  a  50  per  cent  in- 
crease in  distribution  grosses  over 
last  year  is  anticipated. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
ndustry,    who    are    celebrat- 


ing their  birthdays: 


August  12 


Hal  Home 

Cecil    B.    deMille 


Mort  Spring 
Pauline    Frederick 


DAILV 


Saturday,  Aug.  12, 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 

^^  By  RALPH  WILK  ' 


AfETRO  has  handed  out  new  di- 
rectorial contracts  to  Harry 
Beaumont,  just  back  from  the  Ori- 
ent, and  Richard  Boleslavsky,  who 
is  to  direct  "Forever  After."  Madge 
Evans  also  has  had  her  contract  ex- 
tended. Newcomers  due  to  join  the 
player  roster  soon  include  Mona 
Smith,  young  Broadway  actress,  who 
is   expected    here    next    month,    and 

George  Givot,  comedian,  due  shortly. 

*  *         * 

AI   Boasberg  is   getting   ready   to 

direct   the  first  of  three   pictures  at 
RKO. 

*  *         * 

Trem  Carr  has  signed  Robert 
Vignola  to  direct  "Two  Little  Arms," 
Monogram  feature,  from  the  screen 
play  by  Olga  Printzlau.  Ben  Versch- 

leiser  will  supervise. 

*  *         * 

Lou  Ostrow  has  assigned  Albert 
E.  DeMond  to  write  the  dialogue  for 
"The  Sweetheart  of  Sigma  Chi,'" 
Monogram  feature,  which  goes  into 
production  next  week  under  the  di- 
rection of  Edwin  L.  Marin,  with  W. 
T.  Lackey  supervising. 

*  *         * 

Thelma  Todd  has  been  signed  by 
First  National  for  "Son  of  the 
Gobs,"  Joe  E.  Brown's  next.  The 
ingenue  lead  in  this  picture  has  been 
assigned  to  Jean  Muir. 

*  *         * 

"The  Return  of  the  Terror,"  by 
Edgar  Wallace,  is  to  be  produced 
by  Warners  in  the  late  summer  or 
early  fall.  Margaret  Lindsay  has  al- 
ready been  assigned  the  leading 
feminine   role.      Leslie  Howard  may 

also  appear  in  it. 

*  *         * 

Victor  Jory  has  been  signed  by 
Columbia  for  the  male  lead  opposite 
Helen  Twelvetrees  in  "My  Woman," 
which  bore  the  working  title  "Goin' 
to  Town."  Wallace  Ford  was  signed 
recently  for  a  featured  role.  Victor 
Schertzinger   is   directing. 


H.  W.  Haneman,  formerly  on  the 
editorial  staff  of  "College  Humor," 
has  been  cast  in  RKO's  "Ace  of 
Aces,"  starring   Richard   Dix. 

*  *  * 

First  National  has  begun  to  make 
cast  assignments  for  "Registered 
Nurse,"  although  production  is  not 
scheduled  for  several  weeks.  Kay 
Francis  and  Warren  William  play 
the  leads.  Cast  also  includes  Mar- 
garet Lindsay,  Glenda  Farrell  and 
Lyle  Talbot. 


RKO  Signs  30   Beauts 

West  Coast  Bur..  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Fifteen  blondes  and  15 
brunettes,  winners  in  the  Radio  Pic- 
tures beauty  search  conducted  over  the 
last  two  months  for  the  musical  film, 
"Flying  Down  to  Rio,"  have  been  placed 
under  contract.  They  were  picked  from 
about    10,000    applicants. 


Marie    Dressier    and    Wallace    Beery    in 

"TUGBOAT  ANNIE" 

with   Robert  Young  and  Maureen  O'Sullivan 
M-G-M  87  mins. 

GRAND  ENTERTAINMENT  FOR  THE 
WHOLE  FAMILY.  DRESSLER  AND  BEERY 
AT  THEIR  BEST  IN  COMEDY  AND 
PATHOS. 

For  good  clean  entertainment,  combining 
loads  of  natural  laughs  with  an  equal 
amount  of  natural  human  interest,  this  one 
delivers  big.  Marie  Dressier  and  Wallace 
Beery  are  more  important  than  the  story, 
but  that's  quite  all  right  because  it's  this 
team  that  will  pull  in  the  fans,  and  the 
work  of  the  stars  will  not  fail  to  satisfy. 
Marie  is  a  tugboat  skipper  whose  whole  life 
s  wrapped  around  her  boat,  her  son  and 
her  shiftless  but  amiable  drunkard  of  a 
husband,  Wally.  The  action  depicts  their 
tribulations,  mostly  caused  by  Wally's 
drinking,  which  estranges  them  from  their 
son,  Robert  Young,  after  he  grows  up  and 
becomes  a  steamship  captain,  and  finally 
the  reunion  when  the  tug  goes  to  the 
rescue  of  the  son's  disabled  ship  in  a  storm. 
Maureen  O'Sullivan  supplies  the  juvenile 
love  interest  opposite  Young. 

Cast:  Mane  Dressier,  Wallace  Beery,' 
Robert  Young,  Maureen  O'Sullivan,  Willard 
Robertson,  Tammany  Young,  Frankie  Darro, 
Jack  Pennick,  Paul  Hurst. 

Director,  Mervyn  LeRoy;  Author,  Norman 
Reilly  Raine;  Adaptors,  Zelda  Sears,  Eve 
Greene;  Dialoguer,  Norman  Reilly  Raine; 
Cameraman,  Gregg  Toland;  Editor,  Blanche 
Sewell. 

Direction,  Aces    Photography,  Fine. 


"SING,   SINNER,  SING" 

with     Paul     Lukas,     Leila     Hyams,     Donald 

Dillaway,  George  E.  Stone,  Ruth  Donnelly 
Majestic  74  mins. 

TORCH  SINGER  DRAMA  HAS  PLENTY 
OF  ACTION  AND  LENDS  ITSELF  TO  EX- 
PLOITATION. 

A  lot  of  stuff  was  crammed  into  this 
Phil  Goldstone  production,  and  between  the 
unusually  strong  cast  for  an  independent 
production,  the  intriguing  title,  and  various 
angles  of  exploitation  offered  by  the  story, 
the  exhibitor  is  afforded  ample  material  to 
sell  to  his  patrons.  The  drama  itself  is  a 
conglomeration  dealing  with  a  torch  singer, 
Leila  Hyams,  working  on  a  gambling  ship 
run  by  Paul  Lukas,  a  free  player  among  the 
women.  Discovering  Paul's  duplicity  in 
spite  of  his  protestations  of  love  for  her, 
Leila  runs  off  and  marries  a  rich  but  con- 
tinually drunk  playboy,  Donald  Dillaway, 
just  as  the  pleasure  boat  is  being  held  up 
by  racketeers,  with  some  murders  resulting. 
Paul  beats  it  and  lays  low  for  a  while,  then 
comes  back  for  revenge  on  the  playboy 
who  took  Leila  from  him.  He  arrives  just 
in  time  to  see  the  no-good  husband  com- 
mit suicide,  with  the  wife  being  convicted 
of  murdering  him.  To  save  her,  Paul  takes 
the  blame  himself. 

Cast:  Paul  Lukas,  Leila  Hyams,  Donald 
Dillaway,  Ruth  Donnelly,  George  E.  Stone, 
Joyce  Compton,  Jill  Dennett,  Arthur  Hoyt, 
Walter  McGrail,  Gladys  Blake,  Arthur  Hous- 
man,  Edgar  Norton,  John  St.  Polis,  Stella 
Adams,  Pat  OMalley,  Walter  Brennan, 
Walter    Humphry. 

Director,  Howard  Christy;  Author,  Wilson 
Collison;  Adaptor,  Edward  T.  Lowe;  Cam- 
eraman, Ira  Morgan;  Recording  Engineer, 
Dean    C.    Daily. 

Direction,  Good    Photography,  Good. 


"MONEY   TALKS" 

Syndicate  66  mins. 

LIVELY  JEWISH  ATMOSPHERE  YARN 
WITH  TYPICAL  CHARACTERS  IN  GOOD 
COMEDY  SITUATIONS. 

This  film  adheres  closely  to  the  Jewish 
orthodox  faith  in  all  its  scenes,  situations 
and  props,  and  ought  to  go  big  with  the 
Jewish  neighborhood  houses.  It  tells  the 
comedy  story  of  the  Abe  Pilstein,  an  elder- 
ly Jew  who  retires  after  selling  his  business 
for  $2,500.  Immediately  he  is  besieged 
in  the  boarding  house  where  he  rooms  with 
his  daughter  by  his  friends  with  business 
propositions.  The  next  day  a  lawyer  in- 
forms him  that  his  rich  aunt  has  died  and 
left  him  a  half  million  provided  within 
thirty  days  when  the  will  is  probated  he  is 
found  to  be  practically  penniless.  So  Abe 
frantically  starts  to  get  rid  of  his  $2,500 
by  investing  in  the  schemes  of  his  friends. 
They  all  turn  out  to  be  financial  successes. 
The  final  blow  comes  when  a  cheap  show 
he  backs  goes  over  as  a  wow.  He  can't 
get  rid  of  his  dough  to  inherit  the  half 
million!  Works  up  to  a  good  surprise 
finish,  with  pleasing  love  interest  of  his 
daughter  in  love  with  two  pugs,  who  fight 
it  out  for  her  hand.  Kid  Berg  is  one  of 
them. 

Cast:  Julian  Rose,  Judy  Kelly,  Bernard 
Ansell,  Kid  Berg,  Lena  Maitland,  Gladdy 
Sewell,  Griffith  Jones,  Gus  McNaughton, 
Mary  Charles. 

Director,  Norman  Lee;  Authors,  Norman 
Lee,  Frank  Miller,  Edwin  Greenwood; 
Cameraman,  Walter  Harvey. 

Direction,  Satisfactory.  Photography,  Fair. 


Buster  Crabbe   in 

"TARZAN  THE  FEARLESS" 

Principal  61   mins. 

FEATURE  PRESENTATION  OF  SERIAL 
HAS  THE  ACTION  JUNGLE  STUFF  TO 
CLICK  STRONG. 

With  this  feature  comes  an  innovation 
in  the  presentation  of  serials,  for  this  rep- 
resents a  7-reel  version  of  the  first  four 
chapters  with  8  two-reel  episodes  to  follow 
in  successive  weeks.  The  pressbook  covers 
3  very  comprehensive  exploitation  and  sell- 
ing campaign,  showing  how  exhibitors  can 
capitalize  by  presenting  the  feature  ver- 
sion as  their  main  attraction,  thus  building 
strong  publicity  for  the  weekly  chapters  to 
follow  for  two  months.  Looks  like  a  win- 
ner, both  in  film  material  and  the  Plan. 
Your  audience  gets  seven  reels  at  the  start, 
and  it's  a  cinch  they'll  come  back  for 
the  serial  chapters  in  succeeding  weeks. 
Buster  Crabbe  is  ideal  for  the  ape-man, 
with  his  splendid  physique  swinging  through 
the  treetops,  and  in  action  practically  most 
of  the  footage,  fighting  with  man  and 
beast  and  rescuing  the  lovely  heroine  from 
countless  dangers.  Keeps  moving  at  a  fast 
pace,  sizzling  with  excitement,  with  a  va- 
riety of  action  covering  Arab  marauders,  a 
fanatic  native  chief  and  his  tribe,  crooked 
white  men,  jungle  dangers  and  wild  beasts 
galore. 

Cast:  Buster  Crabbe,  Jacqueline  Wells, 
E.  Alyn  Warren,  Edward  Woods,  Philo  Mc- 
Cullough,  Mathew  Betz,  Frank  Lackteen, 
Mischa  Auer. 

Director,  Robert  Hill;  Author,  Edgar  Rice 
Burroughs;  Adaptors,  Basil  Dickey,  George 
Plympton;  Editor,  Carl  Himm;  Cameramen, 
Harry  Neuman,  Joe  Brotherton. 

Direction,  Satisfactory.  Photography,  Very 
good. 


NEWS  of  the  Dj 


Birmingham  —  Miss  Vivia 
well,  Manager  of  the  Quee 
ture  Service,  Inc.,  is  back  frc 
cago,  where  she  attended  th 
pendent  Theater  Supply 
convention  and  visited  the  ( 
of  Progress.  Miss  Harwell 
a  member  of  the  Associatioi 
there. 


Limon,  Neb.  —  George  Li 
bought  the  Limon  theater  t 
opened  it.  He  has  moved  the 
ment  here  from  the  Aladdin 
at  Minatore,  Neb.,  closing 
house. 


Fowler,  Colo. — Mrs.  C.  D. 
has  reopened  the  Star. 


Marion,  Mass. — The  Mario 
ter  has  been  opened  by  H.  C. 
word. 


Chicago — A    new    policy 
acts  of  vaudeville  with  first- 
tures  has   been  inaugurated 
Harding,  neighborhood  house 


Buffalo— Basil    Bros.'    Vic 
now    being    managed    by 
Whitney. 


Buffalo— The  Shea  theate 
Lafayette  are  among  the  firs 
houses  to  adopt  the  NRA  cod 


West  Springfield,  Mass.— T 
pire  has  been  closed  by  A. 
eron. 


Boston  —  Wholesale  Fihr 
has  assumed  distribution  h 
B.  I.  P.  and  Trojan  Productio 
merly  handled  by  Harry  Segf 
firm  also  handles  the  Bever 
productions  for  Phil  Markel. 


Boston  —  Cyril  McGerigl 
manager  of  RKO,  is  back  i 
eight-week  siege  of  pneumor 
ry  Gardener  and  Frank  R 
now  on  the  sick  list. 


St.  Louis — William  Power; 
producer  at  the  Ambassador 
past  18  months,  has  resigne*, 
cept  a  similar  position  at  th 
baum,  Philadelphia.    He  will  i 
ceeded  by  Ruth  Miller. 


Portland,  Me. — Al  Moreau. 
manager  for  M.  &  P.  The; 
this  territory,  has  resumedi 
following  a  honeymoon  trip. 


Chicago — John  J.  Clark,  f 
with  the  Pathe  Exchange  h 
joined  the  RKO  sales  staff. 
takes  the  place  of  Herbert; 
blatt,  now  manager  of  th 
Cleveland  exchange. 


Best  Biz  in  Six  Year 

Dallas — The  Palace,  showing  "T  I 
Annie,"  reported  the  best  businef 
Saturday    of    any    Saturday   since 


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lezndent  in  Thought 


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let  Friday  on  Producer- Labor  Relations  for  Code 

I.  CODES  EXPECTED  TO  BE  READY  TOMORROW 


ater  Employment  Up  18,000  Under  Blanket  Code 


$250,000    Weekly 
ed  to  Exhibition 
Payroll 

m  of  NRA  blanket  code  by 
nd  theaters  which  already 
the  plan  into  effect  has  add- 
18,000  employees  and  in- 
he  weekly  payroll  of  the 
i  field  throughout  the  coun- 
pproximately  $250,000,  ac- 

i  Continued   on   Page    8) 


SAYS  STAGE 
)S  SCREEN  TIEUP 


of  the  legitimate  theater 
ime  way  have  to  be  an  in- 
,irt   of   the    motion    picture 

and  possibly  associated 
io  as  well,  declares  Arch 
stage  producer,  in  a  sym- 
n  the   theatrical    situation 

by  the  "World-Telegram". 
whose  brother,  Edgar  Sel- 
;vith  M-G-M  in  Hollywood, 

is  convinced  that  in  the 
rery  important  stage  pro- 
I  have  to  become  associated 
cture  organization  to  com- 
'his  producing  activities  in 
'mate  field. 


Regional  Television  Ready 


San  Francisco — Television  on  a  regional  basis  is  ready  to  be  launched,  and  will  be 
introduced  soon  if  business  conditions  continue  to  improve,  says  J.  B.  McCargar,  presi- 
dent of  Television  Laboratories,  Ltd.,  on  his  return  from  the  East.  Both  pictures  and 
sound  can  be  sent  over  the  same  wave  channels,  making  it  possible  to  build  combined 
television  and  radio  sets  at  reasonable  cost,  says  McCargar,  but  for  some  time  the 
broadcasting   will    be    on   a   regional    basis. 


Only  Small  Number  of  Code  Points 
Will  Be  Left  for  NRA  to  Settle 


Of  the  total  number  of  points  pro- 
posed for  insertion  in  the  industry 
code,  only  "a  small  number"  will  be 
forwarded  to  the  NRA  at  Washing- 


ton as  issues  which  could  not  be 
settled  by  the  three  committees 
which  are  drafting  codes,  Sidney  R. 
Kent  declared  Saturday. 


Conference  Slated  for  Friday 
On  Producer-Labor  Relations 


?r  Super  Camera 
^or  Home  Television 

r'  '  —  A  "super-eye"  camera 
}  expected  to  facilitate  home 
1  has  been  developed  by  Dr. 
;r'  J.  Henroteau,  director  of  the 
I  sical  branch  of  the  Domin- 
1  rnment  observatory  in  Ot- 
Boston  firm  of  radio  engi- 
now  putting  the  invention 
3iie  for  large-scale  manufac- 


zage  With  Warners 

'ast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
'ood  — Frank  Borzage  has  been 
y  Warners  on  a  long  term  con- 
]e  is  now  reading  several  scripts 
Kh  to  select  his  first  directorial 
nt  under  the  new  agreement. 


Relations  between  the  producers 
and  the  studio  crafts,  to  be  fixed 
under  the  industry  code,  will  be  the 
subject  of  a  conference  tentatively 
scheduled  for  Friday  in  New  York, 
Sidney  R.  Kent,  coordinator,  said 
Saturday.  It  is  expected  to  be  held 
at  the   office   of  Pat  Casey,  who  is 


chairman  of  the  producers'  commit- 
tee which  handles  labor  matters  reg- 
ularly. 

The  labor  agreement  to  be  drafted 
will  exercise  no  effect  upon  the  cur- 
rent strike  in  the  coast  studios,  Kent 
stated.  It  will  concern  itself  with 
wages  and  working  hours. 


Supply  and  Demand 

as  applied  to  motion  picture  entertainment 

-By  DON  CARLE  GILLETTE' —  =^ 


XA/ITH   apologies   to   Nicholas   M.   Schenck,   there   is  SOMETHING   the   matter   with 
"™  this  business  that  good  pictures  will  NOT  cure. 

Surprising  as  it  may  sound,  the  trouble  with  the  business  is  that  it  has  too  many 
good   pictures. 

It  has  too  many  of  the  other  kind,  too,  but  principally  it  has  too  many  good  ones. 

Excellent    pictures    have    become    so    common    that    a    production    nowadays    has 
got  to  be  super-excellent  before  the  critics  will  call  it  even  pretty  good. 

The  better  pictures  become,  the  tougher  it  is  for  them  to  get  recognition  of  their 
entertainment  qualities. 

• 
SOMETHING  is  economically  wrong  when   such   grand   pieces  of  cinema   diversion   as 
*■'    "Another    Language,"     "Cavalcade,"     "42nd     Street,"     "Tugboat    Annie,"     "Double 
Harness,"    "Gold    Diiggers    of    1933,"    "International    House,"    "Lady    for    a    Day"    and 
dozens  of  similar  productions  which  could  be  retailed  at  $1  admission  and  send  patrons 

{Continued   on  Page   8) 


Producers  Agree  on  Code 
Draft  —  Distrib,  Exhib 
Groups  Resume  Today 

With  the  producers'  committee 
having  unanimously  agreed  upon  its 
code  draft  early  Saturday  morning, 
the  distributor  and  exhibitor  com- 
mittees over  the  week-end  speeded 
up  their  work  in  an  effort  to  com- 
plete their  drafts  and  correlate  them 
by  tomorrow  night.  Distributor  and 
exhibitor  groups   will   resume   their 

{Continued   on   Page    8) 


LEW  BROWN  TO  MAKE 
FOX  STAR  MUSICAL 


Lew  Brown,  well  known  author 
and  producer  of  musical  comedies, 
has  been  signed  as  an  associate  pro- 
ducer by  Fox.  His  first  assignment 
will  be  "Fox  Movietone  Follies," 
which  he  will  start  early  in  October 
under  the  supervision  of  Winfield 
Sheehan.     In  addition  to  his  super- 

{Continued   on   Page    8) 


Too  Many  Tarzans, 

So  Burroughs  to  Sue 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — An  injunction  suit  to 
prevent  Weiss  Bros,  from  reissuing 
the  Tarzan  picture  made  15  years 
ago  is  being  filed  by  Edgar  Rice 
Burroughs,  author  of  the  Tarzan 
stories,  it  is  announced  by  Sol  Les- 
ser, producer  of  the  current  "Tarzan 
the    Fearless."      M-G-M,    which    is 

{Continued    on   Page    8) 


Code  and   Puns 

Eddie  Golden,  Monogram  sales  man- 
ager who  is  now  devoting  his  time  as 
a  member  of  the  industry  code  commit- 
tee, met  an  old  Hebrew  friend  on  Sixth 
Ave. 

"Vhere've  you  been,"  said  the  friend, 
"I   didn't  seen  you   in   a   long  time." 

"I  haven't  been  to  my  office  for  sev- 
eral days,"  replied  Eddie,  "you  see,  I'm 
a    code   maker   now." 

"Vat,  no  pants?"  replied  the  East 
Sider. 


*'  . 


DAILV 


Monday,  Aug.  1 


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— P.  A.  Harle,  La  Cinematographic  Francaise, 
Rue   de   la    Cour-des-Noues,    19. 


RKO-Butterfield  Deal 

Negotiations  are  about  to  be  com- 
pleted between  RKO  and  the  But- 
terfield  circuit  for  the  playing-  of  the 
entire  RKO  1933-34  line-up  over  the 
circuit's  Michigan  houses.  Jules 
Levy,  who  is  now  in  Canada,  will 
stop  off  at  Detroit  before  returning 
to  New  York  and  it  is  expected  the 
deal  will  be  set  by  the  end  of  the 
week.  While  in  Canada  Levy  will 
confer  with  N.  L.  Nathanson  regard- 
ing RKO  distribution  in  Canada. 


Detroit  Trans-Lux  Dark 

Detroit — Modern  theater,  Detroit's 
only  Trans-Lux  house,  has  been 
closed.  Will  reopen  in  the  fall,  ac- 
cording to  present  plans. 


No  Offer  From   Radio   Pictures 

Commenting  on  the  report  that 
David  Sarnoff  had  made  an  offer  to 
Irving  Thalberg  in  connection  with 
the  RKO  studio,  President  M.  H. 
Aylesworth  of  RKO  stated  Saturday 
that  "Thalberg  was  not  offered  a 
post  with  Radio  Pictures,"  as  such 
an  offer  would  have  come  from  B.  B. 
Kahane,  president  of  Radio  Pictures, 
and  Aylesworth  as  chairman  of  the 
board.  Knowing  that  Thalberg  was 
still  under  M-G-M  contract,  no  ne- 
gotiations were  attempted,  Ayles- 
worth said. 


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JULES  LEVY  left  yesterday  for  Montreal  and 
Toronto. 

N.  L.  NATHANSON  sails  for  Europe  from 
Canada    Aug.    19    on    the    Empress    of    Britain. 

NANCY  CARROLL  is  expected  to  arrive  in 
New  York  on  Aug.  20  from  the  coast  to  re- 
hearse for  the  stage  play,  "Undesirable  Lady," 
being    produced    by    Leon    Gordon. 

COLLEEN  MOORE  returns  to  New  York  today 
after  a  week's  cruising  and  fishing  in  Canadian 
waters. 


°  The  Broadway  Parade  • 

Picture  Distributor  Theater 

Mary   Stevens,    M.D.    (2nd  week) Warner  Bros Strand 

Gold   Diggers  of   1933    (12th  week) Warner  Bros Hollywood 

Tarzan  the   Fearless Principal 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Tugboat  Annie    M-G-M Capitol 

Three-Cornered    Moon    Paramount Paramount 

Pilgrimage     Fox Music  Hall 

It's  Great  to  Be  Alive Fox RKO  Roxy 

Midnight    Club*    Paramount Palace 

Faithful    Heart    Helber  Pictures Mayfair 

Sing,    Sinner,    Sing Majestic Rialto 

This    Is    America Beekman Cameo 

Shepherd   of   the  Seven   Hills    (2nd   week)  .  ..Faith  Pictures Vanderbilt 


•  Subsequent    runs. 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 


Song  of  Songs   (4th  week) Paramount. 


Criterion 


♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 


Le    Bal 


.Protex Little  Carnegie 


♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 


Power  and  the  Glory   (Aug.  16)* United  Artists Rivoli 

Captured    (Aug.    17) Fox Gaiety 

Morning   Glory    (Aug.    17) Warner  Bros Strand 

Turn   Back   the  Clock** R-KO Music  Hall 

Moonlight   and    Pretzels*** M-G-M Capitol 

Blarney   Kiss    (Aug.    18) Universal Rialto 

Big   Executive    (Aug.   18) Gaumont-British 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Bitter    Sweet    (Aug.    23) Paramount Paramount 


Two-a-day   run 
Follows   Tugboat   Annie 
Follows   Sing,   Sinner,   Sing 


THE  INDUSTRY' 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Columbus  (O.)  exhibito, 
discuss  agreement  on  double  fe 
miums   and   raising   admissions, 

Aug.  15:  Special  meeting  of  All 
Owners  of  New  Jersey,  organiz 
quarters,   New  York  City.     2  P. 

Aug.  15:  RKO  theater  managers 
Waldorf   Astoria    Hotel,    New  Y 

Aug.  18-20:  Monogram-Monarch  s 
ing,   Cleveland. 

Aug.  21  :  Annual  outing  of  Omah. 
Lakeview    Country    Club,    Oman 

Aug.    22:      Outing    of    the    Allied 
Michigan  and   Detroit  Film  Boai 
St.    Clair    Golf    and    Country   CI 

Aug.  22:     Semi-monthly      meeting 
Theater    Owners    of     New    Jers 
ganization    headquarters,    New 

Aug.  23:  Independent  Theater  Ov 
cruise   up   the   Hudson. 

Aug.  23:  Independent  Theater  0» 
outing  and  Hudson  River  boat 

Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    conventic 
pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth, 

Sept.  5-6-7:  Allied  Mew  Jersey 
and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern 
at    Atlantic    City. 


3  Televoice  Devices 

Being  Put  on  Market 

Inauguration  of  a  new  industry, 
to  turn  out  three  televoice  devices 
that  are  expected  to  play  an  im- 
portant part  in  the  entertainment 
and  business  world,  will  be  cele- 
brated at  a  luncheon  of  business 
leaders  today  at  the  McAlpin  Hotel. 
W.  R.  Timken  of  the  Timken  Roller 
Bearing  Co.  and  J.  Burns,  general 
manager  of  the  Televoice  Corp.  of 
America,  will  be  among  those  at  the 
luncheon. 

The  three  devices  to  be  marketed 
were  invented  by  Morris  Keiser,  for- 
mer associate  director  in  chief  of  the 
U.  S.  Bureau  of  Standards.  The 
first  is  a  mechanical  secretary  which 
receives  and  records  telephone  mes- 
sages automatically  in  the  absence 
of  the  telephone  subscriber.  It  also 
gives  any  desired  message  to  the 
party  calling.  Another  is  the  pri- 
vate broadcasting  system  whereby 
an  executive  or  any  speaker  can 
broadcast  a  message  or  instructions 
to  an  assembly  at  any  point  merely 
by  talking  into  a  telephone.  The 
third  device  is  the  televoice  monitor 
with  which  an  executive  can  listen 
in  on  any  telephone  conversation  be- 
ing conducted  through  any  phone  in 
his  organization,  to  make  sure  the 
firm's  telephone  business  is  being 
conducted  properly. 


F. 


&  M.  to  Produce 
All  Roxy  Stage  Shows 

F.  &  M.  Stageshows,  Inc.,  subsid- 
iary of  Fanchon  &  Marco,  will  have 
complete  charge  of  all  future  stage 
shows  at  the  original  Roxy.  A  new 
revue  will  be  presented  each  week. 
Fancho  &  Marco  has  been  supplying 
the  vaudeville  at  the  Roxy  for  the 
last  several  months. 


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tres, shops  and  business. 
• 

Dinner  and  supper  dancing  nightly  in  the 
SKY  GARDEN,  New  York's  intimate  and 
popular  Roof  .  .  .  entertainment.  Luncheon 
or  tea  at  .  .  .  RUMPELMAYER'S. 

Rates:    Single    ?3.50-$5;    double    ?5-$7;    suites    from    $8 
ATTRACTIVE    WEEKLY    AND    MONTHLY    CONCESSIONS 

Moderately   priced   apartments  furnished  or 

unfurnished  available  NOW  or  October  1st. 


DIRECTION    .    .    S.    GREGORY    TAYLOR 


BORZAGE! 


The  whole  industry's  congratulating  you  —  and  us  —  on  your  long-term 
contract  with  Warner  Bros.  We're  glad  to  welcome  the  director  of  such 
historic  hits  as  "Seventh  Heaven,"  "Humoresque,"  "Bad  Girl"  and 
"Farewell  to  Arms."  And  folks  in  the  trade  are  saying  you  made  a  wise 
move  in  hooking  up  with  a  real  studio  ORGANIZATION  where  the  only 
pull  is  the  pull  together!  .  .  .  They  say  you've  got  the  chance  of  a  lifetime, 
working  with  stars  like  Ruth  Chatterton,  Leslie  Howard,  Eddie  Robinson, 
Muni,  Stanwyck  and  Jim  Cagney  .  ,  .  They  figure  you  were  pretty  cagey 
to  sign  with  the  one  outfit  that  can  give  you  such  big-picture  vehicles  as 
"Wonder  Bar,"  "As  The  Earth  Turns,"  "British  Agent,"  "Massacre," 
"Napoleon"  .  .  .  They  believe  the  team-work  you'll  get  from  fellows  like 
Jack  Warner,  Hal  Wallis,  Bill  Koenig,  Bob  Lord,  Henry  Blanke,  Jim 
Seymour,  Bob  Presnell,  and  all  the  other  3000  men  and  women  on  the  Bur- 
bank  lot  will  enable  you  to  turn  out  the  biggest  hits  of  your  career... They 
know  you're  mighty  proud  to  start  1933-'34  with  The  No.  1  Company  — 

WARNER    R  R  0  S. 


DAILY 


TIMELY  TOPICS 

A    Far   Remarks 
About  the  Code 

AS  THIS  is  being  written, 
there  is  hope  that  this  in- 
dustry may  fashion  for  itself  a 
code  of  fair  play,  a  written 
schedule  that  will  bar  unfair 
practices  forever  from  this  busi- 
ness. Here  is  the  ace  chance  of 
all  time  to  abolish  tactics  that 
have  been  parasites,  which  have 
attached  themselves  to  an  indus- 
try that  has  never  had  strength 
nor  courage  with  which  to  fight. 
The  government  is  giving  this 
business  a  chance  to  cleanse  it- 
self. If  the  industry  fails  to 
avail  itself  of  this  opportunity, 
it  will  never  have  a  chance  to 
hold  its  head  high  as  one  of  the 
country's  leading  industrial  di- 
visions. Primarily,  it  should  be 
the  desire  of  those  fashioning 
codes  to  direct  their  efforts  so 
that  the  industry  program  will 
be  ready  for  the  new  buying  sea- 
son. There  are  many  divisions 
arranging  codes,  production, 
distribution  and  exhibition.  No 
one  can  venture  to  .predict  what 
the  finished  code  will  be  like. 
Only  one  thing  is  certain.  There 
is  going  to  be  a  code,  either 
from  the  business  or  the  gov- 
ernment. It  would  be  best  to 
have  it  formulated  by  motion 
picture  people.  Even  the  ad- 
ministration would  like  to  see 
this  take  place.  If,  however,  as 
might  be  indicated,  there  is  go- 
ing to  be  a  lot  of  haggling  and 
arguing  of  a  nature  seen  in  the 
past,  whatever  the  government 
arranges  for  the  business  will 
have  to  stand,  right  or  wrong. 
Every  exhibitor,  through  his  or- 
ganization, should  express  his 
desires  in  code  matters.  Every 
theaterman  has  a  right  to  give 
his  opinion  because  the  com- 
pleted code  affects  his  business, 
his  future. 

— Jay  Emanuel. 


The  SCHOOLMASTER 


To-Duy's  Lesson 

KNOW 
YOUR 
FILM 
SLANG 


SCHNOZZLE — Extended    microphone    unit. 

CAN — Microphone  amplifier. 

BUTTON— Microphone. 

GET  HOT — Turn  on  the  system. 

MORE  HOP — To  increase  volume. 


NG  THE 


WITH 

.   PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  THE  FOREIGN  Department  over  at  RKO-Radio 
got  a  break  when  a  specially  prepared  resolution  was 
sent  to  President  B.  B.  Kahane  from  the  National  Association 
of  Mexico                  felicitating  him  and  his  company  on  returning 

Dolores  Del  Rio  to  the  screen as  it  will  do  much  toward 

furthering  the  cordial  relations  between  Mexico  and  the  United 
States  where  certain  diplomatic  matters  of  delicate  im- 
portance have  been  somewhat  strained which  only  dem- 
onstrates that  the  American  Motion  Picture  can  be  of  direct 
and  inestimable  service  in  aiding  the  Administration  at  Wash- 
ington in  its  international  entanglements 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  THERE  IS  a  Big  Story  in  back  of  this  seemingly 
innocent  friendly  gesture  on  the  part  of  the  National  Associa- 
tl0n which  will  be  news  to  Mister  Kahane  and  the  RKO- 
Radio  organization they  have  set  themselves  in  pretty 

for  a  Grand  Smash  of  publicity  when  Miss  Del  Rio's  forthcom- 
ing film  of  Latin-American  life  hits   the  screen listen, 

children,  and  we  will  tell  you  what's  in  back  of  it  all. 


•  •  •  IT  SO  happens  that  the  Asociacion  Nacionalista 
of  Mexico  is  a  tremendously  powerful  nationalistic  organization 
whose  aims  are  to  further  not  only  Mexican  interests  interna- 
tionally .but  the  interests  of  all  Latin-American  coun- 
tries  it  has  affiliations  in  every  country  throughout 
Central  and  South  America  President  Rodriguez  of  Mex- 
ico is  vitally  interested  in  the  Association so  when  they 

say  they  approve  of  something  that  an  American  producer  is 

doing  to  aid  their  nationalistic  interests you  don't  have 

to  be  over-smart  to  figure  out  what  a  break  the  Foreign  De- 
partment of  RKO-Radio  is  getting  throughout  Mexico  and  all 
of   Latin-America 


•  •  •  THE  GENT  who  promoted  and  sponsored  this  reso- 
lution   of   good-will    sent    to    Mister    Kahane    by    the    National 

Association  is  Alberto  L.  Godoy president  of  the  Duplex 

Theaters  of  Mexico which  has  plans  to  build  a  circuit 

of  modern  theaters  in  the  capital  city  of  each  of  the   30-odd 

States  of  Mexico also  indorsed  by  President  Rodriguez 

a   proposition   running  into   the   hundreds    of   millions 

backed  by  Latin- American  and  American  capital 

the   latter  right  in  Wall   Street figure   it   out   yourself 

we're  only  tellin'  you  a  little 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     WHO  IS  this  Alberto  L.  Godoy? son  of  a 

former   Mexican   Ambassador   to   Washington the   gent 

who  handled  the  Latin-American  phases  of  President  Roose- 
velt's presidential  campaign,  and  put  it  over  with  a  Slam 

an    international    lawyer    known    in    inner    diplomatic    circles 

throughout   the    world persona   grata   with   the    Official 

Family  at  the  White  House for  several  years  he  moved 

quietly  and  inconspicuously  through  the  American  Motion  Pic- 
ture  Scene  in  New   York   and  Hollywood camouflaging 

his  Real  Purpose which  was  to  wise  himself  up  on  the 

Governmental  Phases  of  American  Producers'  operations 

affecting  the  Government  both  in  this  country  and  Foreign 
Sales  and  the  RESULTS   of  his  survey  has  been  sub- 

mitted to  President  Roosevelt,  the  Secretary  of  State,  Controller 
of  the  Budget  and  others  vitally  interested  in  Theater  Taxes, 

and  Foreign  Relations  as  influenced  by  American  Films 

so  we  wouldn't  be  a  bit  surprised  if  a  NEW  Bureau  is  estab- 
lished by  the  Government  affecting  the  American  Motion  Pic- 
ture  with  Mister  Godoy  a  Very  Important  Figure 

that's  what  RKO  has  cut  in  on BIG 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


EXPLOITET 

Chain  of  Bonfires 
for  "Footlight  Parad> 

'THE  national  release  of I 

light  Parade"  next 
will  be  signalized  by  a 
bonfires  across  the  entin- 
American  Continent  in  I 
Angeles  to  New  York.  T 
fires  will  be  lighted  on  hi, 
mountains,  the  first  flam.! 
set  on  Mount  Warner 
Los  Angeles.  As  soon  ; 
seen  from  another  moui 
few  miles  further  East  ; 
bonfire  will  be  lighted, 
the  message  will  be  carriH 
thousand  miles  to  the  Pd 
of  New  Jersey,  as  in  thi 
days  of  the  Scottish  da 
It  is  calculated  that  the 
of  bonfires  can  carry  the 
in  a  single  nighl^-the  fir ' 
in  history  that  a  messa. 
been  borne  by  this  mear. 
so  great  a  distance.  Ag< 
Warner  Bros,  are  now  i 
ing  the  ground  and  se 
suitable  sites  for  the  lor 
the  "footlights"  that  w 
praise  the  world  of  the  ] 
of  "Footlight  Parade." 

— Warner   Br\ 

*         *         * 

Song  Hit  Plugs 
Pix  Over  Radio 

J^  SPECIAL  postcarc 
mailed  to  all  the  Mi 
Callahans,  etc.,  in  Milw 
On  the  postcard  was  the 
of  "Sweetheart  Darlin'." 
went  directly  to  the  homt 
first  class  mailing  list,  i 
daily  announcement  was 
over  WISN,  the  "News 
nel"  station,  three  times 
Orchestras  also  had  orcr 
tions  of  "Sweetheart  D; 
and  played  it  for  ten  days 
to  showing.  Orchestration; 
given  to  the  band  at  Sch 
Hotel,  Wisconsin  Hotel,  I 
Hotel,  and  all  other  dan 
chestras  in  the  city.  Re 
representative  gave  theat< 
cooperation  in  regards 
tie-ups  in  Milwaukee. 

— Alhambra,  MUwii 


tiAPPY&ni 


Best  wishes  are  extended  b> 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  th 
following  members  of  thi 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  13-14 


W.    E.   Green  Mary  i 

Charles   (Buddy)  Rogers       Alfred  Hi  < 

Regis    Toomey  Sam  1 

Leo   Brecher  Gene  Ril 


Edward  L.   Beniva  Robert 

Lois    Brisbane 


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i 


New  Deal"  Number 


)f  the  Film  Daily 
n  Celebration  Of 
ts  15th  Anniversary 
s  On  The  Presses 
Vnd  Will  Take  Wings 
o  Film  Folk  Every- 
/here  In  A  Few  Days 


• 


THE 


WORDS 
WISDOM 


"'"THE  requirements  of  the  Nation- 
al  Industrial  Recovery  Act  have 
made  it  imperative  for  us  to  dig 
deep  into  the  bases  of  the  industry's 
problems.  There  can  be  no  stop- 
gap measures  of  recovery  for  this 
industry."— WILL    H.    HAYS. 


"We  would  rather  have  our  emo- 
tions stirred  than  our  intellects 
taxed."— WELFORD  BEATON. 


"The  most  conspicuous  character- 
istic of  a  showman  is  his  ability  to 
withstand  success."  —  DALTON 
TRUMBO. 


"I  could  be  a  great  star  too  if  I 
onlv  had  the  chance  and  the  right 
director."— THE   EXTRA   GIRL. 


"Years  don't  make  up  your  age 
on  the  screen.  It's  the  casting  di- 
rector."—EDDIE  NUGENT. 


"We  will  succeed  to  the  extent  to 
which  each  and  every  one  of  us 
makes  the  most  of  our  opportunity." 
HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN. 


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DAILY 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH   WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
QREGORY  LA  CAVA,  now  direct- 
ing for  20th  Century,  is  being 
credited  with  the  discovery  of  Pert 
Kelton.  La  Cava  picked  Miss  Kel- 
ton  for  a  minor  role  in  "Bed  of 
Roses,"  the  Constance  Bennett  ve- 
hicle for  RKO.  After  the  first  few 
days'  work,  the  director  realized 
Miss  Kelton's  possibilities  and  re- 
wrote her  part.  Miss  Kelton  for 
years  was  a  stellar  comedienne  of 
the  stage. 

*         *         * 

Production  on  the  English  version 
of  Maurice  Chevalier's  "The  Way  to 
Love"  has  been  resumed  at  Para- 
mount under  the  direction  of  Nor- 
man Taurog,  with  Ann  Dvorak  in 
the  role  vacated  by  Sylvia  Sidney. 


Lloyd  Bacon,  now  directing  "Foot- 
light  Parade"  for  First  National, 
says  the  screen  has  done  more  than 
any  other  medium  to  stir  up  the 
public  consciousness  that  is  backing 
the  Government's  economic  pro- 
gram. Films  dealing  with  social, 
economic  and  political  problems 
were  among  the  most  popular  in  the 
past  season  or  two,  he  points  out, 
and  the  vividness  of  these  dramas 
proved  more  effectual  than  any 
newspaper  editorials. 


RKO  cast  assignments:  Sam  God- 
frey and,  Edward  Ellis  for  "Without 
Glory";  Murray  Kinnell,  Mary  Foy 
and  Lillian  Harmer  for  "Ann  Vick- 
ers";  Bruce  Cabot  and  Frances  Dee 
for  "Hide  in  the  Dark." 


'"Tis  Spring,"  first  of  Vitaphone's 
new  series  of  Technicolor  musicals, 
has  been  completed  at  Warner  stu- 
dios. In  the  cast  are  included  such 
feature  picture  stars  as  Hugh  Her- 
bert, Allen  Jenkins,  Ruth  Donnelly, 
Patricia  Ellis  and  Frankie  Albert- 
son.  It  is  a  two-reel  production,  di- 
rected by  John  Francis  Dillon,  and 
will  be  released  in  Vitaphone's 
"Broadway  Brevities"  series  of  mu- 
sicals. The  screen  play  and  dialogue 
were  written  by  Edmund  Joseph  and 
Barry  Trivers.  Dances  were  staged 
by  Larry  Ceballos. 

*  *         * 

Arthur  Hohl  has  been  signed  by 
Columbia  as  the  villain  in  "A  Man's 
Castle,"  being  directed  by  Frank 
Borzage.  Loretta  Young  and  Spen- 
cer Tracy  have  the  leading  roles, 
with  Helen  MacKellar  and  Walter 
Connolly  in  featured  parts. 

*  *  * 

In  addition  to  performing  a  num- 
ber of  spectacular  airplane  crashes 
for  RKO  Radio  Pictures'  "Ace  of 
Aces,"  Frank  Clarke,  stunt  flier,  also 
plays  the  part  of  a  member  of  the 
Lafayette  Escadriile  in  the  air 
drama,  which  stars  Richard  Dix  in 
the  title  role. 


The  French  version  of  Maurice 
Chevalier's  "The  Way  to  Love,"  now 
being  produced  by  Paramount  in 
Hollywood  will  be  released  to 
French-speaking  territories  under 
the  title,  "C'est  En  Flanant  Dans 
Paris."  This  is  also  the  title  of  one 
of  the  most  important  songs  in  the 
picture.  Supporting  Chevalier  in 
"C'est  En  Flanant  Dans  Paris,"  di- 
rected by  Norman  Taurog,  are  Jac- 
queline Francell,  Marcell  Vallee  and 
several    other    well    known    French 

personalities. 

*  #  * 

Cedric  Hardwicke,  celebrated  Eng- 
lish actor  who  played  the  part  of 
Captain  Dreyfus  in  Columbia's  "The 
Dreyfus  Case,"  has  been  engaged 
for  a  featured  role  in  "The  Lady  is 
Willing,"  which  the  company  is  mak- 
ing in  England  under  the  supervision 
of  Harry  Cohn.  Leslie  Howard  has 
the  male  lead,  with  Binnie  Baimes 
playing  opposite  him.  Gilbert  Mil- 
ler is  directing. 

*  *         * 

"Beautiful",  Ann  Harding's  last 
picture  for  RKO  under  her  old  con- 
tract, has  gone  into  production  to- 
day. It  is  being  directed  by  Alfred 
Santell.  Following  the  completion 
of  "Double  Harness,"  Miss  Harding 
was  signed  to  a  new  long  term  con- 
tract by  RKO. 

*  *         # 

"Sweetheart  of  Sigma  Chi,"  first 
of  Monogram's  two  musicals  to  be 
made  this  season,  has  gone  into  pro- 
duction, along  with  the  first  of  a 
series  of  eight  John  Wayne  specials. 
First  prints  of  "Sensation  Hunters," 
second  in  the  1933-34  group  of  20 
features,  are  en  route  to  New  York. 

*  #         * 

Sam  White  is  directing  Ted  Fio- 
Rito's  first  musical  for  RKO.  White 
has  directed  several  Ely  Culbertson 
featurettes  and  Clark  and  McCul- 
lough  comedies. 

*  #         * 

M-G-M  has  completed  the  pur- 
chase of  screen  rights  to  "The  Stam- 
boul  Quest,"  an  original  story  by 
Leo  Birinski,  and  "Saint  Louis  Wo- 
man," an  original  by  Albert  J.  Cohen 
and  William  F.  Kay.  Birinski,  who 
is  under  contract  to  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn,  will  be  borrowed  to  work  on 
the  film  adaptation   of  "The   Stam- 

boul  Quest." 

*  *         * 

Adrienne  D'Ambricourt,  a  French 
actress  who  supported  the  immortal 
Sarah  Bernhardt  in  some  of  her 
most  notable  triumphs,  has  been 
added  to  the  cast  of  "Without 
Glory,"  RKO  Radio  Pictures'  new 
Constance  Bennett  starring  film. 
Cast  also  includes  Gilbert  Roland, 
Douglas  Dumbrille,  Vera  Lewis,  Wil- 
iam  Wagner  and  William  von  Brink- 
er.  George  Archainbaud  is  direct- 
ing. 

*  #  * 

Arthur  Bloch  and  George  Seaton 
have  been  added  to  the  scenario  de- 
partment at  the  M-G-M  studios. 


Monday,  Aug.  14,  1 

1 
SHORT  SUBJEC 


Ralph   Staub's 
"Screen  Snapshots" 


Good 

himself 


Id 


as    a 


Columbia 

Featuring 
showing    a    feminine    fan 
Ralph  Staub  brings  into  this  ; 
the  usual  array  of  Hollywoo 
sonalities  caught  in  informal  o 
tions.     Some  of  it  is  quite  an 
especially   a   sequence    of  the 
Marx    Brothers    making    thei 
and  palm  imprints  in  the  cen 
front  of  Sid  Grauman's  Chine 
ater.     There  also  is  a  treat 
women  in  the  form  of  a  gr 
actresses    displaying    chic 
And  for  the  climax  there  is 
prise   trick   in  which   Staub  t 
bull  by  the  tail  and  throws 
the  hill. 


"The  False  Alarm" 
(Scrappy  Cartoon) 
Columbia 

Amusing  Animated 

An  enjoyable  cartoon  comec 
good  action  and  funny  gags, 
py  is  in  the  fire  department 
plug  horse  that  prefers  its 
the  fire  house  to  going  out  o 
Action  revolves  around  varic 
alarms,  and  the  comedy  an 
running  to  the  fires,  one  of 
turns  out  to  be  a  false  alarm  I 
in  by  a  couple  of  birdies  plaj 
the  handle  of  an  alarm  box. 


"When  Yuba   Plays  the  Runr 
the  Tuba 
with  Four  Mills  Brothe 
(Screen  Song) 
Paramount 

Lively 
Musical    vocalizing   by   th(J 
Brothers,  radio  and  vaudevill  i 
liners,  provides  the  backgroijl; 
this  snappy  little  Max  Fleiscli 
mated    screen    song   number, 
are    a    couple    of    sprightly 
sequences,  one  up  in  the  cloi 
the    other    dealing   with   a  i 
chase,    and    in   between    con- 
bouncing  ball  routine  super! 
on  the  four  colored  boys  doir 
stuff.     A  very  entertaining  s 
its  kind. 


6  Hurt  in  Bombing    ; 

Hartford,  Conn.— Six  patio 
burned,    one   severely,  when  • 
phur-phosphorous    "bomb" 
off  in  the  Princess  the  othei. 
Three  New  Haven  houses  we:| 
ilarly    "bombed"    about    two:, 
ago,  and  other  Hartford  theat; 
such  explosions  within  the  p> 
months.     All    the    houses   t 
tacked  were  non-union,  it  isj 
stood. 


New  Speed   Photograph, 

Boston— Photography  at  a  spec:  o 
500  photographs  a  second  throug  " 
aid  of  a  stroboscope,  a  scientific  < 
which  permits  stop  motion  photot 
of  moving  machinery,  has  been  su' 
fully  demonstrated  by  Dr.  Haro 
Edgerton  of  Massachusetts  Instifu. 
Technology. 


"eatures  Reviewed  in   Film  Daily  Jan.  1  to  Aug.  12 


Reviewed 

l     c   Balvany-XX 4-19-33 

:  ble-F   5-19-33 

■  the  Ball-F   3-18-33 

■r   ostess-COL    1-21-33 

Vh  ny  Madness-MAY...  5-5-33 
r  Encontradas-XX  ..7-7-33 
n  "arver's    Profession-COL 

6-9-33 
\n  er  Language-MGM .  .8-5-33 
iri  a    to     Broadway-F.  7-22-33 

»l  Face-WA    6-24-33 

Ba  rian,    The-M GM  ...  5-1 3-33 

tc  >f    Roses-RKO 7-1-33 

It,  le  Story,  A-PAR.  .4-22-33 
hi  l  Jury  Doors-MAY.3-15-33 

s     the   Sea-COL 6-3-33 

iej  ine   Tonight-U    3-16-33 

Alexanderplatz-XX 

5-13-33 

k«  )f    Enemies-F 7-17-33 

ie  en  Fighting   Men-WW 

2.8-33 
lie  ttraction    (Grosse 

t  aktion)-BAV     7-25-33 

I   rain-RKO 8-5-33 

■  )rive-FD     1-20-33 

»ii   age,  The-U 5-10-33 

I  i   Dollar    Scandal-PAR 

1-7-33 

■  e    Johnson-FN 3-1-33 

Jo   ge-F    4-22-33 

io   Anew-AM    7-25-33 

■    of    the    Border-MOP 

5-10-33 

■  .vay     Bad— F 3-7-33 

iv  Dpointment    Onlv-INV 

7-12-33 

I  nia     Trail-COL 7-22-33 

i    ade-F    1-7-33 

■ill    Afrport-FN 3-29-33 

His    XII— XX     4-3-33 

I   ng    Blondes-CAP.  .  .5-20-33 

I   ine     Kid-RKO 7-13-33 

:h  of  Manhattan-COL. 2-1 1-33 
I  jpher  Strong-RKO  3-11-33 
I  .  Queen  Murder-COL 

5-6-33 

I    AU   Wires-MGM 3-4-33 

I   ail    Hour-COL    6-3-33 

:o  s  and  Kellys  in  Trouble- 

U..  4-15-33 

I    :   Humor-PAR 6-14-33 

d     On  Danger-RKO.  .2-16-33 

c     on    Tarzan-WW 1-4-33 

I    erors  of  the   Night- 

AM. .8-1-33 
:c  ant   Woman,    The-WW 

5-23-33 

I  :ed-COL     2-1-33 

■  tion-IMP     6-21-33 

■  It,    The     King     Killer- 

SNO 5-23-33 

3oHiy    Counsellor-FD  .  .  .  2-1-33 
1     of    the    Century-PAR 

2-18-33 

I    rously    Yours-F 2-24-33 

!    Daughters-CAP.  .3-25-33 
isjachtigall   Maedel-CAP 

1-28-33 

I    'ook   Pass-FR 6-6-33 

K  Kiss-WW    1-28-33 

>e|]ion-COL    1-10-33 

)c   [auptman   Von    Koepe- 

AMR     1-20-33 

>c    iebling  von  Wien-XX 

6-14-33 
*t    chuetzen    Koenig-HER 

5-10-33 
ation  Unknown-U. .  .4-8-33 

1    Brother-MGM 6-10-33 

1  in  Love-F 7-28-33 

);nd  Trail-MOP 4-19-33 

I    rau    von    Der    Man 

|]bht-XX     4-26-33 

1  rosse  Attraktion- 

BAV.  .7-25-33 

I    laniacs-RKO      4-29-33 

1     :ed!-PAR      7-17-33 

'-    Bet  on  Love-U 7-29-33 

I    loches-HOF    5-10-33 

■j  Harness-RKO.  .  .7-13-33 
'  |  'age   Mittelarrest- 

XX.  .5-18-33 

1  Taps-WW 4-26-33 

!3andit-ALD 6-21-33 

and  the  Hawk-PAR.  5-6-33 
laedel    Der    Strasse-XX 

4-10-33 
Uebesnacht-XX  ...5-18-33 
!"Jacht    Im    Paradise-AMR 

2-23-33 
|'uer  Geht  Auf-PRX  2-8-33 
ith  Commandment-ALD 

3-25-33 

the  Great-FN 5-26-33 

rcio  De  Un  Beso- 

F..  8-1-3? 

=ncy   Call-RKO 6-24-33 

zees'  Entrance-FN    1-21-33 
-  the  Trail-COL.  .  .2-23-33 

Uy-WA     5-13-33 

Jacli  the  Skv-F 2-18-33 

*k\\  Express-WW 3-1-33 


KEY  TO  DISTRIBUTORS 

ABC — Arkay   Film   Exch. 

FN — First    National 

POL — Bud  Pollard  Productions 

AE — Aeolian    Pictures 

FX — The    Film    Exchange 

POR — Portola    Pictures 

AG— Agfa 

GB — Gaumont-British 

PRI — Principal  Dist.  Corp. 

ALD — Allied    Pictures 

GEN — General  Films 

PRX — Protex  Dist.  Corp. 

ALX — William    Alexander 

GOL — Ken  Goldsmith 

REG — Regent  Pictures 

AM — Amkino 

GRF — Garrison  Films 

REM — Remington   Pictures 

AMR — American    Roumanian 

HER — Charles  B.  Herrlitz 

RKO — RKO-Radio     Pictures 

Film    Corp. 

HOF— J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 

SCR — Screencraft 

ARL — Arthur  Lee 

ICE — Int.    Cinema    Exch. 

SHO — Showmen's  Pictures 

AU — Capt.    Harold   Auten 

IMP — Imperial  Dist. 

SNO — Sidney    Snow. 

BAV — Bavaria  Film  A-G 

INA — Inter-Americas    Films 

SUP — Superb    Pictures 

BEE — Beekman  Film  Corp. 

INT — Interworld  Prod. 

SYA — Synchro  Art  Pictures 

CAP — Capitol     Film     Exchange 

INV — Invincible  Pictures 

SYN— Syndicate 

CHE— Chesterfield 

JE — Jewell  Productions 

TF — Tobis  Foreign  Film 

COL — Columbia 

JRW— J.   R.   Whitney 

TOW — Tower  Prods. 

COM — Compagnie    Universelle 

KIN — Kinematrade 

U — Universal 

Cinematographique 

LEV — Nat    Levine 

UA — United   Artists 

EC — Enrico  Cutali 

MAD — Madison  Pictures 

UFA— Ufa 

EQU — Equitable    Pictures 

MAJ — Majestic  Pictures 

WA — Warner   Bros. 

F — Fox 

MAY — Mayfair   Pictures 

WK — Willis  Kent 

FAI — Faith  Pictures  Corp. 

MO — Monopole  Pictures 

WOK— Worldkino 

FAM — Foreign  American  Films 

MGM — Metro-Gold  wyn-Mayer 

WW— World    Wide 

FD — First  Division 

MOP — Monogram    Pictures 

XX — No    distributor    set 

FOR — Foremco    Pictures 

PA  R — Paramount 

ZBY — Zbyszko     Polish-American 

FR — Freuler  Film  Associates 

PO — Powers    Pictures 

Film    Co. 

Title  Reviewed 

Fast   Workers-MGM    3-18-33 

Fighting    for    Justice- 

COL.. 5-17-33 

Fighting   Parson-ALD 8-2-3: 

Fighting  President.  The-U. 4-8-33 
Fighting   Texans-MOP    ..7-26-33 

Fires    of    Fate-PO 4-4-33 

Footsteps   in    the    Night-INV 

5-10-33 

Forbidden    Trail-COL 4-10-33 

Forgotten-INV    5-20-33 

Forgotten   Men-JE    5-13-33 

42nd    Street-WA    2-4-33 

Flaming    Guns-U 6-17-33 

Flaming   Signal-INV 5-25-33 

Four    Aces-SYN 2-24-33 

Fourth    Horseman-U.  ....  .2-8-33 

Frisco    Jenny-FN 1-7-33 

From  Hell  to  Heaven- 

PAR.. 3-18-33 
Gabriel  Over  the  White  House 

MGM 4-1-33 

Gallant     Fool-MOP 8-9-33 

Gambling     Ship-PAR 7-13-33 

Gefahren  Der  Liebe-MAD. 5-1-33 

Ghost     Train-ARL 2-18-33 

Gigolettes    of    Paris-EQU 

7-19-33 

Girl   in    419-PAR 5-20-33 

Girl   Missing-WA    3-18-33 

Glos   Pustyni-XX    4-26-33 

Gold  Diggers  of  1933- 

WA..  5-25-33 
Golden    Goal    (Das    Lockende 

Ziel)-BAV     6-20-33 

Goldie    Gets    Along-RKO  .  .6-3-33 

Grand    Slam-WA 2-23-33 

Great  Jasper.   The-RKO  .  .2-17-33 

Gun     Law-MAJ 7-13-33 

Hallelujah   I'm   a   Bum-UA, 

1-27-33 

Haunted  Gold-WA    1-11-33 

He    Learned    About    Women 

PAR.  .3-2-33 

Hell    Below-MGM     4-27-33 

Hell   on    Earth-AE 3-31-33 

Hello    Everybody-PAR    ..1-28-33 

Hello,    Sister-F    4-14-33 

Hell's    Holidav-SUP    7-19-33 

Heroes     for     Sale-FN 7-22-33 

Her     Bodyguard-PAR 8-5-33 

Her  Resale  Value-MAY  .  .6-21-33 
Hertha's  Erwachen-UFA. 3-13-33 
Heute    Nacht-Eventuell-XX 

7-7-33 

Hidden    Gold-U     3-22-33 

High    Gear-GOL     3-22-33 

His    Private    Secretary-SHO 

6-6-33 

Hold    Me    Tight-F 5-20-33 

Hold   Your  Man-MGM 7-1-33 

Holzapfel  Weiss  Alles-MO 

1-12-33 

Hotel    Variety-SCR 1-4-33 

Hot   Pepper-F    1-21-33 

Horizon-AM     5-13-33 

Humanity-F    4-22-33 

Hyppolit  A  Lakaj-ICE  ..1-20-33 
Ich    Will    Nicht    Wissen    Wer 

Du    Bist-INT    2-17-33 

I    Have    Lived-CHE 7-19-33 

Ihre   Majestaet   Die   Liebe- 

WA.  .2-8-33 
I  Love  That  Man-PAR.  .  .7-8-33 
I    Loved    You    Wednesday-F 

6-16-33 

India     Speaks-RKO 5-6-33 

Infernal    Machine-F 4-8-33 

I   Cover  the  Waterfront- 

UA.. 5-19-33 
International  House-PAR. 5-27-33 
Intruder,   The-ALD    3-13-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Iron    Master-ALD     2-4-33 

Island  of  Doom-AM ...  .7-20-33 
Island    of    Lost    Souls-PAR 

1-12-33 
It's   Great  to   Be  Alive-F.  .  7-8-33 

Ivan-GRF     2-23-33 

Jennie    Gerhardt-PAR 6-9-33 

Jungle     Bride-M  OP 5-1 3-33 

Justice    Takes    a    Holiday- 

MAY.. 4-19-33 

Kadetten-FX     3-31-33 

Kazdemu    Wolng    Kochac-XX 

'5-24-33 

Keyhole,     The-WA 3-31-33 

King    Kong-RKO 2-25-33 

WA.. 2-18-33 
King   of  the  Jungle-PAR   2-25-33 

King's  Vacation-WA    1-20-33 

Kiss     Before    the     Mirror-U 

5-13-33 
Korvettenkapitaen-AG    .  .  .  3-25-33 

Kuhle  Wampe-KIN 4-26-33 

La   Donna   D'Una   Notte- 

POR.. 3-13-33 
Lady's     Profession,     A. 

PAR.  .3-25-33 
Lady    for   a    Day-COL 8-9-33 

Ladies    They    Talk    About-WA 

2-25-33 
La   Ley  del  Haren-XX ..  .6-20-33 

Laubenkolonie-GEN    6-9-33 

Laughing  at  Life-LEV .  .7-12-33 
La  Voce  del  Sangue-SYA. 4-19-33 
Law  and  Lawless-MAJ.  .4-12-33 
Les   Trois    Mousquetaires- 

COM.. 5-1-33 

Life    Is    Beautiful-AM 2-17-33 

Life    of    Jimmy    Dolan-WA 

6-14-33 

Lilly    Turner-FN 6-15-33 

L'italia     Parla-EC 2-20-33 

Little    Giant-FN    4-14-33 

Long   Avenger-WW 6-30-33 

Looking  Forward-MGM.  .4-29-33 
Love  in  Morocco-GB  ....3-20-33 
Love   Is   Like  That-CHE. 4-29-33 

Lucky   Devils-RKO    1-28-33 

Lucky    Larrigan-MOP    ..3-15-33 

Luxury    Liner-PAR    2-4-33 

M— FOR     4-3-33 

Madame   Wuenscht    Keine 

Kinder-XX     6-3-33 

Malay     Nights-MAY 2-1-33 

Mama-F     7-20-33 

Mama    Loves    Papa-PAR 

7-22-33 

Man    Hunt-RKO    5-5-33 

Man    of    Action-COL 6-6-33 

Man    They    Couldn't   Arrest- 

GB.. 3-13-33 

Man    Who    Won-PO 2-25-33 

Mano    a    Mano-INA 2-23-33 

Marius — PAR    4-19-33 

Mary  Stevens,   M.D.-WA. 7-28-33 

Matto    Grosso-PRI     1-14-33 

Mayor   of    Hell-WA 6-23-33 

Melodv    Cruise-RKO 6-16-33 

Melodia  de  Arrabal-PAR.  .8-9-33 
Men    and    Jobs-AM  •  -  -■ 

Men   Are    Such    F. 

Men  of  America-! 
Men  Must  Fight- 
Midnight  Club-P/ 
Midnight  Marv-W 
Mindreader-FN  . 
Mistigri-PAR  .  .  . 
Mon  Coeur  Balan 
Money  Talks-SYi 
Monkey's  Paw,   T 


Titlt  Reviewed 

Morgenrot-PRX     5-18-33 

Murders  in  the  Zoo-PAR.  .4-1-33 
Mussolini  Speaks-COL  ..3-11-33 
Mysterious  Rider — PAR... 6-1-33 
Mystery  of  the  Wax  Museum- 

WA.. 2-18-33 
My    Mother-MOP    (Reviewed    as 

Self    Defense)     2-17-33 

Nagana-U     2-11.. 33 

Namensheirat-FAM     1-12-33 

Narrow  Corner.  The-WA .  6-20-33 

Night  and    Day-GB 5-27-33 

Night   of   Terror-COL 6-7-33 

No  Marriage  Ties-RKO  ..  .8-4-33 
No  Other  Woman-RKO. .  1-1  3-33 
Noc  Listopadowa-PRX . . .  5-1-33 
Nuisance,  The-MGM  ...5-27-33 
Obey    the    Law— COL. .  .3-11-33 

Officer    13-FD     1-27-33 

Oliver    Twist-MOP 2-25-33 

On  Demande  un   Compagnon- 

XX.  .6-9-33 

Our     Betters-RKO 2-24-33 

Out   AD    Night-U 4-8-33 

Outlaw    Justice-MA] 2-23-33 

Outsider,    The-M-G-M 3-29-33 

Over  the  Seven  Seas-XX  .  5-24-33 
Parachute   Jumper-WA    ..1-27-33 

Paris— Beeuin-PRX      1-6-33 

Parole  Girl-COL 4-10-33 

Past    of    Mary    Holmes-RKO 

4-29-33 
Peg  O'  My  Heart-MGM..  5-20-33 

Penal   Code,  The-FR 1-6-33 

Perfect     Understanding-UA 

2-24-33 
Phantom    Broadcast-MOP 

4-4-33 
Phantom     Thunderbo'.t-WW 

6-14-33 

Pick-Up-PAR     3-25-33 

Picture     Snatcher-WA 5-19-33 

Pilgrimage-F       7-17-33 

Piri    Mindot   Tud-ABC    ..1-28-33 

Pleasure    Cruise-F 4-1-33 

Potemkin-KIN     4-3-33 

Primavera  en  Otono-F.  ..  5-24-33 
Private  Detective  62-WA.  .7-8-33 

Private    Jones-U     3-25-33 

Professional   Sweetheart- 

RKO..  5-27-33 

Racetrack— WW     3-7-33 

Rebel,    The-U    7-27-33 

Reform   Girl-TOW    3-4-33 

Renegades    of    the    West 

RKO 3-29-33 

Return     of     Casey    JonesMOP 

6-30-33 
Return  of  Nathan  Becker- 

WOK.. 4-19-33 
Reunion  in  Vienna-MGM.  .5-2-33 
Revenge  at   Monte   Carlo-MAY 

4-26-33 

Riot    Squad-M  A  Y     7-26-33 

Rivals-AM     4-10-33 

Robber's    Roost-F     3-18-33 

Rome    Express-U 2-25-33 

Sailor    Be    Good-RKO 3-1-33 

Sailor's    Luck-F    3-17-33 

Samarang-UA     5-18-33 

Savage    Girl,    The-FR 1-6-33 

Savage     Gold-AU 5-23-33 

Scarlet     River-RKO 5-24-33 

Second    Hand   Wife-F 1-14-33 

Secrets-UA     3-16-33 

Secret    of    Madame    Blanche 

MGM 2-4-33 

Secrets   of   Wu    Sin-CHE.  .2-3-33 

Self   Defense-MOP    2-17-33 

Shadow     Laughs-INV 3-27-33 

Shame-AM    3-15-33 


Titlt  Reviewed 

She   Done   Him  Wrong- 

PAR.. 2-10-33 
She   Had  to   Say   Yes-FN 

7-28-33 
Shepherd    of    the    Seven    Hills 

FAI.  .8-8-33 
Shriek   in   the   Night.    A-ALD 

7-22-33 

Silk    Exoress-WA 6-23-33 

Silver     Cord-RKO 5-5-33 

Sing,  Sinner.  Sing-MAJ.  .8-12-33 
Sister  to  Judas-MAY  ...1-18-33 
Sleepless    Nights-REM    ..7-22-33 

Smoke    Lightning— F 5-12-33 

So  This  Is  Africa-COL.. 4-22-33 
Soldiers   of  the   Storm- 

COL..5-18  33 
Somewhere  in  Sonora-WA. 6-7-33 
Son  of  the  Border-RKO .  .8-2-33 
Song  of  the  Eagle-PAR.  .4-27-33 

Song   of    Life-TF    3-17-33 

Song     of     Songs-PAR 7-22-33 

Sous  La  Lune  Du  Maroc- 

PRX      1-28-33 

Speed    Demon-COL    1-7-33 

State    Fair-F    1-27-33 

State    Trooper-COL    3-27-33 

Storm    at    Davbreak-MGM 

7-22-33 
Story  of  Temple  Drake- 

PAR 5-6-33 

Strange    Adventure-MOP    2-8-33 

Strange    People-CHE 6-17-33 

Stranger's  Return-MGM .  .7-29-33 
Strictly  Personal-PAR   ...3-18-33 

Study  in   Scarlet-WW 5-26-33 

Sucker    Money-WK 3-1-33 

Sundown    Rider-COL 6-9-33 

Supernatural-PAR     4-22-33 

Sweepings-RKO    3-22-33 

Taming    the    Jungle-INV.  .6-6-33 

Taras    Triasylo-XX     3-15-33 

Tarzan   the    Fearless-PRI. 8-12-33 

Tatra's    Zauber-PRX 2-20-33 

Telegraph    Trail-WA 3-29-33 

Terror     Abroad-PAR 7-3-33 

Terror    Trail-U     2-11-33 

Theodore  Koerner-XX  ...  5-10-33 
There   Goes  the  Bride- 

GB.. 3-1-33 
They   Just    Had   to    Get 

Married-U     2-10-33 

This  Is  America-BEE.  ..5-23-33 
Three-Cornered     Moon-PAR 

8-8-33 
Today  We  Live-MGM    ..4-15-33 

Tombstone    Canyon-F 7-3-33 

Tomorrow    at    Seven-RKO 

7-12-33 
Tonight    Is    Ours-PAR    ..1-21-33 

Topaze-RKO      2-10  33 

Trailing   North-MOP 5-17-33 

Traum   von    Schoenbruhnn 

XX.. 6-3-33 

Treason-COL     5-4-33 

Trick    for    Trick-F 6-10-33 

Truth  About  Africa-ALX  .4-19-33 

Tugboat    Annie-MGM 8-12-33 

20.000    Years    in     Sing    Sing 

FN.. 1-11-33 
Una    Vida    Por    Otra-INA 

2-17-33 
Under    the   Tonto    Rim-PAR 

7-19-33 

Vampire    Bat-MAJ 1-10-33 

Via  Pony  Express-MAJ. . 5-4-33 
Victims    of    Persecution-POL 

6-17-33 

Voltaire-WA      7-28-33 

Warrior's  Husband-F  ...5-12-33 
West    of    Singapore-MOP.  .4-1-33 

Western   Code-COL    1-12-33 

What,  No  Beer-MGM... 2-1 1-33 
What  Price  Decency  ?- 

MAJ..  3-2-33 
What    Price    Innocence-COL 

6-24-33 
When  a   Man   Rides  Alone-FR 

2-1-33 
When    Ladies    Meet-MGM 

6-24-33 
When   Strangers   Marry- 

COL..  5-25-33 
Whirlwind,  The-COL  ...7-29-33 
Whistling   in   the   Dark-MGM 

1-28-33 

White     Sister-MGM     3-20-33 

Wild    Horse    Mesa-PAR. .  .1-6-33 

Wives    Beware-REG    5-2-33 

Woman    Is    Stole-COI 6-30-33 

Woman's  World-AM  ...1-28-33 
Women  Won't  Tell-CHE  1-3-33 
Woman  Accused-PAR.  .  .3-11-33 
Working  Man,  The-WA.  .4  12-33 
World    Gone    Mad-MAJ.  .4-15-33 

Wrecker.    The-COL 8-5-33 

Yanko  Muzykant-ZBY  ..3-13-33 
Young  Blood-MOP  ...1-18-33 
Zapfenstreich    Am    Rhein- 

JRW.. 2-8-33 
Zoo    in    Budapest-F 4-12-33 


i 


THE 


THEATER  EMPLOYMENT 
IS  UP  ABOUT  18,000 


rttinued  from  Page  1 ) 
cording  to  figures  compiled  by  The 
Film  Daily.  Effects  of  the  plan  are 
most  conspicuous  in  the  case  of  cir- 
cuits, with  the  Loew  payroll  being 
increased  by  around  $15,000  a  week, 
Warner  circuit  about  $16,000,  RKO 
more  than  $5,000,  Balaban  &  Katz 
close  to  $6,000,  and  various  others  in 
corresponding  amounts.  In  the  addi- 
tion of  employees  to  conform  to  the 
maximum  work  week,  some  houses 
have  put  on  as  many  as  10  and  15 
extra  help. 


Lew  Brown  to  Make 

Fox   Star   Musical 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

visory  capacities  on  the  film,  Brown 
will  contribute  musical  numbers  and 
dialogue.  "Fox  Movietone  Follies" 
will  have  almost  the  entire  Fox  star 
roster  including  Janet  Gaynor,  Will 
Rogers,  Lilian  Harvey,  Warner  Bax- 
ter, Henry  Garet,  Spencer  Tracy, 
James  Dunn,  Sally  Eilers,  Heather 
Angel,  John  Boles,  El  Brendel,  Nor- 
man Foster,  Herbert  Mundin,  Lew 
Ayres,  Mimi  Jordan,  Florence  Des- 
mond, Sid  Silvers,  Wini  Shaw  and 
Stepin  Fetchit.  Sammy  Lee  will 
stage  the  dance  numbers,  Richard 
Whiting  the  song  numbers  and  Louis 
De  Francesco  the  supervision  of  mu- 
sic. 


Philly  MPTO  and  Allied 
Seen  in  Closer  Harmony 

A  closer  working  agreement  be- 
tween Allied  States  Ass'n  and  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania 
is  forecast  owing  to  the  "break"  of 
the  regional  unit  with  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  The  Philadelphia  association 
recently  approached  Allied  delegates 
attending  the  codes  conferences  in 
New  York  for  their  aid  in  present- 
ing code  proposals. 


Universal  Signs  Jacob  Ben-Ami 

Jacob  Ben-Ami,  who  recently  com- 
pleted work  in  "The  Wandering 
Jew,"  Yiddish  talker  produced  by 
Jewish  American  Film  Arts  Co.,  has 
been  signed  by  Universal  and  will 
leave  shortly  for  the  coast. 


BIG 

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NEWS 

1              \  J^X\^\T 

AS    SEEN    BY 

L- — ^^\  iy 

THE   PRESS 

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"  AGENT 
"The    182    f 

n 

reckles    on     the    face     of 

pretty    Dorothy 

Coonan,    the    'discovery' 

who    plays    the 

leading   feminine    role    in 

'Wild    Boys  of 

the   Road,'    have  been    in- 

sured   for   $100,000,    or   S549.49   each." 

— FIRST    NATIONAL. 

Supply  and  Demamd 

...  as  applied  to  motion  picture  entertainment 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

home  satisfied  that  they  got  their  money's  worth,  must  be  shown  at  scales  down  to 
two  bits  or  less  because  this  happens  to  be  a  shopper's  market  and  the  best  of  attrac- 
tions are   obliged    to   compete   with    the   cheap   prices   created    by    lower   quality   films. 

The  fact  that  few  producers  or  exhibitors  are  able  to  make  money  under  such 
conditions,  as  balance  sheets  for  some  time  have  been  revealing,  is  the  most  eloquent 
proof  that  something  is  screwy  with  the  system. 

COLUTION  of  the  problem  is,  in  theory  at  least,  amazingly  simple. 
*■'     In   the  case  of  wheat  and  cotton,  overproduction   having  driven   prices  down  below 
cost,   the   Government   quickly    brought   about   a   doubling  of  values   by   ordering  cuts    in 
acreage  and  even  going  so  far  as  to  pay  farmers  a  bonus  for  not  producing. 

It  is  too  much,  of  course,  to  expect  the  Government  to  become  the  same  kind  of  a 
Santa  Claus  to  the  film  industry,  but  what  is  there  to  stop  this  industry  from  being 
its  own  whiskered   benefactor? 

• 

kJO  BUSINESS  can  continue  indefinitely  if  its  income  is  smaller  than  its  outgo. 
•  ^  For  three  years  now  the  studios  have  been  making  just  as  many  pictures,  at 
nearly  the  same  cost,  to  feed  a  patronage  of  about  50,000,000  weekly,  at  an  average 
admission  of  around  two  bits,  as  they  did  in  the  boom  days  when  patronage  was 
twice  as  big  and   box-office   prices  were  one-third   higher. 

Isn't  there  something  lopsided  in  that? 

At  the  industry  code  meeting  in  New  York  the  other  day,  a  Bridgeport  exhibitor 
wailed  about  a  bunch  of  houses  up  his  way  being  forced  by  price-cutting  competition 
to  reduce  admissions  down  to  a  dime — at  which  level,  he  admitted,  nobody  is  making 
any  money  and  most  of  them  are  losing. 

Such  a  situation  could  not  exist  if  a  community  were  not  overseated  and  if  product 
were  not  so  over-abundant  that  there  is  enough,  not  only  to  supply  even  houses  in  the 
under-priced  category,  but  enough  to  make  it  possible  for  them  to  play  even  two  and 
three  features  on  a  bill. 

• 

DUT  it  is  stretching  optimism  to  hope  for  concerted  industry  action  to  the  end  that, 
"  say,  fewer  nondescript  pictures  are  turned  out,  larger  budgets  are  set  for  the 
smaller  number  scheduled,  more  money  is  expended  in  advertising  and  exploiting  them, 
thereby  making  possible  longer  runs  within  a  smaller  seating  capacity,  and  everybody 
makes  a  little  money. 

It  is  easier  to  believe  that  producers,  distributors  and  exhibitors  will  continue 
their  individual  ways,  each  out  for  all  he  can  get  without  regard  to  the  other  or  the 
business  as  a  whole,  and  all  of  them  suffering  as  a  result. 

The  film   industry,   it  appears,   has  never  heard   of  the   law   of  supply  and  demand. 


NRA  Code  Confab  Sidelights 


By   ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 


"EVERY  so  often  somebody  has  in- 
quired: "Who's  paying  for  all 
this,"  meaning  the  costs  incidental 
to  the  committee  meetings.  The  an- 
swer,  it  seems,  is  that  each  group 
will  have  to  finance  its  own  activi- 
ties, for  as  far  as  the  confreres 
know,  the  NRA  has  made  no  provi- 
sions along  this  line.  Of  course 
some  cynic  remarked  that  as  usual, 
the  exhibitors  were  doing  the  pay- 
ing. 


Al  Steffes  became  officially  iden- 
tified with  the  code-drafting  work 
over  the  week-end,  substituting  for 
Abram  F.  Myers  and  James  C.  Rit- 
ter,  Allied  leaders,  who  were  tem- 
porarily called  out  of  town. 


No  additions  to  the  three  commit- 
tees engaged  in  the  codifying  festiv- 
ities are  planned  by  S.  R.  Kent  and 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  coordinators,  it 
is  understood. 


Despite  some   reports  to  the  con- 
trary, Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  ad- 


ministrator, will  call  no  more  gen- 
eral industry  meetings  in  New  York. 
The  next  big  pow-wow  will  take 
place  in  Washington  when  the  NRA 
holds   its  hearing  on  the  code. 


Charlie  O'Reilly,  who  has  been  de- 
voting plenty  of  hours  to  engineer- 
ing the  exhibitor  code  efforts,  re- 
ported that  when  he  got  home  the 
other  night,  his  dog,  which  has  an 
aversion  to  strangers,  barked  seri- 
ously at  him. 


A  comprehensive  picture  of  the 
10-cent  policy  and  giveaway  situa- 
tions in  the  New  York  metropolitan 
territory  will  be  presented  through 
a  survey  now  being  compiled  by  Tom 
Murray,  executive  secretary  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Industry  of  the  Met- 
ropolitan Division,  for  submission  to 
the  exhibitor  code-drafting  commit- 
tee. The  report,  which  will  be  ready 
by  Wednesday,  indicates  that  there 
are  1,088  houses  operating  at  pres- 
ent in  the  territory  while  180  are 
dark. 


EXPECT  ALL  CODES 
READY  BY  TOMORR 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

meetings   this    morning   in  the 
Association   Building  after  a  w 
end  devoted   to   intensive  joint 
sions  and  drafting  activities. 

In  clarifying  the  producers' 
pletion  of  their  code,  Sidney  R.  Y 
speaking  as  a  coordinator  Satur 
said  that  nine  members  votec 
favor  of  the  draft  and  but  one 
frained  from  expressing  an  oph 
Although  Kent  did  not  name 
repi-esentative  which  declined  to 
it  is  understood  he  is  J.  T.  E 
delegate  from  the  Academy  of  h 
Arts  and  Sciences,  who  is  expe 
to  report  back  to  his  organiza 
before  the  forthcoming  Washin; 
hearing.  The  favorable  vote 
eluded  both  independent  and 
producers. 

Over  the  week-end  attorneys 
the  producers'  committee  worke 
draft  language.     They  were:  ] 
Kahane,     president    of    Radio 
tures;  H.  S.  Bareford,  Warner  B 
Nathan  Burkan,  Edward  Loeb, 
resenting    coast    producers,    anc 
Robert  Rubin  of  M-G-M.     The 
ducers,  said  Kent,  are  in  agreer 
on  all  except  one  point,  which  he 
clined    to    indicate.     This   is  un 
stood    to    refer   to    double   feati 
The  draft  includes  a  provision 
ering  relations  with  coast  agen' 

No  joint  meetings  involving 
producers'  committee  will  be  nt 
sary,  Kent  pointed  out. 

The  distributors'  committee's 
is  expected  to  be  agreed  upor 
today  and  then  will  go  to  the 
ference  committee,  comprising 
distributors  and  exhibitors,  for 
of  co-relating. 


Too  Many  Tarzans, 
So  Burroughs  to 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

making  "Tarzan  and  His  Mate" 
Johnny    Weissmuller    and    Mau 
O'Sullivan,   is    said   to   be   the 
other    producer    besides    Lessei 
whom  screen  rights  on  the  Ta: 
stories  have  been  granted. 


Jack  Roth  in  Akron 

Akron,  0. — Jack  H.  Roth,  for 
ly  manager  of  the  Indiana  P: 
circuit,  has  been  named  manaj 
the  former  RKO  Palace  here 
announces  the  house  will  i 
Aug.  31. 


FACT 
ABOU 
FILM 


Legislative  matters  pertaining  to  fill 
industry  introduced  throughout  th 
country  in  the  past  year  totalled  aboi 
2,200. 


K. 


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^national  in  Scope 

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Pictures 

Years  Old 

C.  LXIII.  NC.3§ 


NEW  yCRI\,TLE$DAy,  AUGUST  1<5,  1933 


.5  CENTS 


z?rschel  Stuart  to  Run   Publix  Detroit  Houses 

SENBLATT  PLEASED  WITH  PROGRESS  ON  CODE 

Jiited  Artists  to  Expand  Further,  Says  Joe  Schenck 


a  tig    Whole    Roll    on 
)th  Century,  Says 
U.  A.  Chief 

[addition  to  the  10  per  cent 
n '?  already  effected  in  sales 
rsi'iel  and  the  current  employ- 
n;  f  about  1,200  at  the  studios 
I  300  a  year  ago,  the  United 
I  organization  will  be  expand- 
fi'aer,  says  Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
3i  it,  in  a  statement  yesterday 
I  ing  confidence  in  the  outlook 
I    the     NRA     program.        As 

'    {Continued   on   Page    6) 


HYNES  QUITS 
!K0  CIRCUIT  POST 


Hynes,  for  the  past  year  and 
ith  RKO  Theaters  in  charge 
er  personnel  operations  and 
of  the  budget,  resigned  yes- 
;o  take  effect  Sept.  1.  Action 
(esignation  has  been  held  up 

i   {Continued   on   Page    4) 


n  tigham  Houses 

Raising  Admissions 

ingham  —  Increased  admis- 
ent  into  effect  at  several 
m  houses  this  week,  follow- 
ption  of  the  NRA   code   in- 

'I  wages  of  employees.  The 
i,  ace  Wilby  house,  lifted  up- 

j  rice  from  25  to  30  cents, 
'erson,  vaudefilmer,  had  al- 

1  imped  from  15  to  25  cents. 

•  nple  is  starting  its  20-cent 
scale  at  2  P.M.  instead  of 
ther  increases  are  expected. 


,  'U'  Close  Roxy  Deals 

jr  deals  closed  by  John  D.  Clark, 
|srriburion  head,  and  James  R. 
.'  r.  Universal  distribution  chief, 
?inal  Roxy  gets  26  pictures  from 
"Hpmpany  for  the  1933.34  season. 
^'■[Iiis  deal  Fox  completes  its  Broad- 
"aV|;presentation,  having  previously 
\i-    pictures    for    the     Radio    City 


Hall. 


Tri- Ergon  Loses  Patent  Suit 


Suit  brought  by  William  Fox's  American  Tri-Ergon  Co.  against  Paramount,  charging 
patent  infringement  in  connection  with  a  process  for  taking  of  sound  and  pictures 
simultaneously  on  film,  was  dismissed  yesterday  by  Judge  Campbell  in  the  Federal  Court, 
Brooklyn.  Electrical  Research  Products  defended  the  case  for  Paramounf.  The  court 
ruled  that  the  Tri-Ergon  patent  is  invalid  since  it  contained  no  improvement  "over 
prior  art"  and  had  never  been  made  a  commercial  success.  The  success  of  the  Western 
Electric  equipment,   it  was  pointed  out,  was  due  to  various  other  accompanying  patents. 


FLORIDA  STUDIOS 
ARE  REORGANIZED 


T.  C.  Parker  of  St.  Petersburg 
yesterday  purchased  the  interest  of 
Aubrey  M.  Kennedy  in  the  Kennedy 
Florida  Studios.  Parker  immediate- 
ly formed  the  Sun  Haven  Studios, 
Inc.,  of  which  he  is  president,  and 
Fred  U.  Blair,  is  secretary-treas- 
urer. The  new  company  plans  to 
produce  24  features  for  1933-34  and 
has    engaged    the    following    studio 

{Continued    on   Page    6) 


Governor  Names  Mediator 
In  Coast  Studio  Strike 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — In  reply  to  a  re- 
quest for  cooperation  sent  by  the  Na- 
tional Labor  Board,  in  investigating 
the  Hollywood  strike,  to  Governor 
Rolph  of  California,  the  latter  re- 
plied that  T.  A.  Reardon,  director  of 
California  industrial  relations,  had 
been  appointed  as  mediator  and  had 
left  for  Hollywood.  The  board  here 
immediately  accepted  Reardon's  ap- 
pointment. 


FLEXIBLE  NUMBER 
FOR  THALBERG  UNIT 


Irving  Thalberg,  who  is  to  head 
his  own  production  unit  at  M-G-M, 
will  work  on  a  flexible  policy,  turn- 
ing out  as  many  pictures  as  he  feels 
able  to  make,  according  to  official 
statements  issued  yesterday  by  Thal- 
berg and  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  presi- 
dent of  M-G-M.  Thalberg  and  his 
wife,  Norma  Shearer,  left  New  York 

{Continued   on    Page    4) 


New  Trials  Are  Asked 
In  Warner  St.  Louis  Suits 

St.  Louis — Motions  asking  for  new 
trials  and  also  for  an  arrest  of  the 
judgment  announced  by  Judge  Ham- 
ilton in  his  dismissal  of  the  receiver 
ships  for  Skouras  Bros.  Enterprise 
and  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.,  Wjpr- 
ner  subsidiaries,  have  been  file/  by 
the  losing  stockholders  as  the^first 
step  to  an  appeal  to  the  State  Su- 
preme Court.  Harry  Koplar  is  the 
leading  spirit  in  the  group  opposing 
Warners. 


Stuart  Signed  by  Publix  Circuit 
On  Profit-Sharing  Arrangement 


Southeastern  Exhib  Unit 
Meets  Sept.  10  in  Atlanta 

Atlanta  —  Annual  convention  of 
the  Southeastern  Theater  Owners 
Ass'n  will  be  held  here  Sept.  10-12. 
Thomas  E.  Orr  of  Albertville,  Ala., 
is  president  of  the  organization,  and 
Love  B.  Harrell  is  secretary. 


Herschel  Stuart,  formerly  general 
manager  of  RKO  Theaters,  has  been 
signed  by  Paramount  Publix  as  su- 
pervisor of  operations,  participating 
in  the  profits  of  any  houses  in  his 
immediate  charge.  Stuart  left  last 
night  for  Detroit,  where  he  will  take 
charge  of  the  10  Publix  theaters  in 
that  city.    Should  the  Detroit  houses 

{Continued   on   Page    4) 


Plan  Permanent  Council  to 

Settle  Code  Questions 

Arising  Later 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Progress  being  made 
by  the  code-drafting  committees  in 
New  York  under  the  direction  of 
Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly  is  highly  gratifying,  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  NRA  deputy  administra- 
tor in  charge  of  amusement  indus- 
try codes,  told  The  Film  Daily 
yesterday.  Though  he  indicated  at 
the  New  York  meeting  last  Tuesday 

{Continued   on    Page    4) 


CODE  WILL  LAY  OFF 
FOREIGN  PICTURES 


The  proposed  industry  code,  as 
drafted  by  committees  now  at  work 
at  the  Bar  Association  Building,  is 
expected  to  maintain  a  "hands  off" 
policy  as  far  as  foreign  pictures 
are  concerned.  How  nearsfhe  exhi- 
bitor committee  inadvertently  came 

{Continued    on    Page    6) 


Block  Booking  Clause 

Believed  Unnecessary 

No  anti-block  booking  clause  is  un- 
derstood to  be  slated  to  appear  in 
the  industry  code  owing  to  reported 
agreement  between  the  distributor 
and  exhibitor  committees  on  a  pro- 
vision allowing  a  theater  to  cancel 
15  per  cent  of  a  product  buy  in  cases 
where  blocks  of  10  or  more  features 
have  been  purchased.  Up  to  the  time 
of  the  agreement  this  issue  afforded 
many  oratorical  fireworks. 


Code   Committees  Silent 

Although  the  industry  code  commit- 
tees officially  lapsed  into  silence  yes- 
terday, it  was  learned  that  the  distribu- 
tion group  would  likely  complete  its 
own  set  of  proposals,  late  last  night. 
Work  of  correlating  the  committee's 
draft  with  the  exhibitors'  committee 
code  was  still  in  progress  last  night  and 
will    continue    today. 


THE 


Tuesday,  Aug.  15, 


Yol.  LXIII,  No.  38     Tins.,  Aug  15,1833      Price  5  Ctnts 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


Published  daily  except  Sundays  and  Holidays 
at  16S0  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
by  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folk,  Inc.  J.  W. 
Alicoate,  President,  Editor  and  Publisher; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Secretary-Treasurer 
and  General  Manager;  Arthur  W.  Eddy,  Asso- 
ciate Editor;  Don  Carle  Gillette,  Managing 
Editor.  Entered  as  second  class  matter, 
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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Special  meeting  of  Allied  Theater 
Owners  of  New  Jersey,  organization  head- 
quarters,  New  York  City.     2  P.   M. 

Today:  RKO  theater  managers  convention, 
Waldorf   Astoria    Hotel,    New   York. 

Aug.  18-20:  Monogram-Monarch  sales  meet- 
ing,  Cleveland. 

Aug.  21 :  Annual  outing  of  Omaha  film  row, 
Lakcview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Aug.  22:  Outing  of  the  Allied  Theaters  of 
Michigan  and  Detroit  Film  Board  of  Trade, 
St.    Clair   Golf   and    Country    Club,    Detroit. 

Aug.  22:  Semi-monthly  meeting  of  Allied 
Theater  Owners  of  New  Jersey,  at  or- 
ganization   headquarters,    New   York. 

Aug.  23:  Independent  Theater  Owners  Ass'n 
cruise   up  the  Hudson. 


Would  Let  60%  of  Houses  Decide  on  Duals 

A  proposal  for  solving  the  double-feature  question,  reported  to  have  been  agreed 
upon  by  the  exhibitor  code-drafting  committee,  which  will  recommend  it  for  incorpora- 
tion in  the  industry  code,  is  that  the  practice  would  be  abolished  in  any  territory  in 
which  60  per  cent  of  the  theaters  vote  against  it.  That  this  clause  will  be  fought  by 
independent  producers  on  the  distributor  0 — 
reaches    this    point,    seemed    likely    yesterday. 


-••    --    r-'     «•-••>     ■»■     ■  •■*■     ...^«.^.-    .«.>.    „£,......,, _ _ ..    „„    .„-c>..,     „7 

independent    producers    on    the    distributor    committee,    when    the    work    of    correlating 


Loew  Cleveland  Circuit 
Is  Down  to  Five  Houses 

Cleveland — Loew  has  given  up  the 
Mall,  turning  the  property  hack  to 
the  owners.  This  leaves  Loew  with 
only  five  houses  here,  the  Stillman, 
State,  Granada,  Park  and  Alhambra, 
against  11  formerly.  The  Allen,  for- 
mer ace  deluxe  house,  is  now  an  in- 
dependent house  operated  by  Myer 
Fine,  Max  Lefkowich  and  associates. 
Fine  and  Lefkowich  also  are  oper- 
ating the  Doan  and  Liberty.  The 
Heights  now  belongs  to  the  Wash- 
ington circuit  and  the  Circle,  closed 
for  over  a  year,  opens  in  September 
under  the  control  of  Martin  Printz. 


Mary  Pickford  Considering 
Two  Stories  for  Next  Film 

Mary  Pickford,  who  arrived  in 
New  York  by  airplane  Sunday  night, 
to  make  arrangements  with  Max 
Gordon  for  the  production  of  a  play 
that  she  has  written,  and  which  she 
believes  is  screen  material,  is  now 
considering  two  scripts,  as  her  next 
screen  vehicles.  One  is  a  semi-re- 
ligious theme  with  little  dialogue  and 
considerable  "mood"  music,  the  other 
a  story  of  a  successful  secretary. 
Both  are  originals.  Miss  Pickford 
will  be  in  New  York  for  ten  days. 


Shea-Warner  Product  Deal 

Mike  Shea,  of  the  Shea  Circuit, 
Buffalo,  has  signed  for  the  complete 
1933-34  output  of  Warner-First  Na- 
tional features  and  Vitaphone  shorts 
and  trailers. 


Fox  Sales  Up  in  Ohio 

Cleveland — Sale  of  new  Fox  prod- 
uct in  this  territory  is  far  ahead  of 
last  year,  according  to  I.  J. 
Schmertz,  branch  manager. 


Trade  Pictures  Changes  Name 

Audio  Productions,  Inc.,  is  the 
new  name  of  the  company  formerly 
known  as  Trade  Pictures,  Inc.,  pro- 
ducers of  commercial  pictures.  The 
renaming  of  the  company  involves 
no  change  in  corporate  structure  or 
trade  relations,  it  is  announced. 


"Dinner    at    8"    for    Gaiety 

M-G-M's  "Dinner  at  Eight,"  from 
the  Broadway  stage  hit,  opens  Aug. 
23  for  a  two-a-day  run  at  the  Gai- 
ety. Marie  Dressier,  John  and  Lionel 
Barrymore,  Wallace  Beery,  Jean 
Harlow  and  Lee  Tracy  are  among 
the  names  heading  the  cast. 


Runyon  Story  for  20th  Century 

Damon  Runyon's  magazine  story, 
"Gentlemen,  The  King!"  has  been 
purchased  by  the  Joseph  M.  Schenck- 
Darryl  Zanuck  company,  20th  Cen- 
tury Pictures,  for  early  production.  I 


Saxe  Now  Operating 

Statewide  Houses 

Milwaukee  —  Saxe  Amusement 
Management,  Inc.,  has  opened  three 
more  houses  formerly  operated  by 
the  bankrupt  Statewide  Theaters, 
Inc.,  bringing  the  total  to  eight 
theaters  now  under  their  operation. 
Newly  reopened  houses  include  the 
Modjeska  and  Mirth  here  and  the 
Lake,  Kenosha.  At  the  creditors' 
hearing  last  week  the  court  approv- 
ed the  trustee's  petition  to  disaffirm 
the  leases  on  all  12  theaters  formerly 
operated  by  Statewide. 


S.  S.  Cohen  Takes  Over 
RKO  Palace  in  September 

Sydney  S.  Cohen  early  in  Septem- 
ber takes  over  operation  of  the  Pal- 
ace on  Broadway  under  a  deal 
okayed  by  the  board  of  its  operating 
company,  controlled  by  Martin  Beck, 
Mrs.  Carolyn  Kohl  and  the  B.  F. 
Keith  estate.  The  arrangement  pro- 
vides for  the  owners  to  participate 
in  profits  of  the  house,  the  future 
policy  of  which  is  as  yet  undeter- 
mined. Cohen,  who  has  interests  in 
various  other  theaters,  assumes  per- 
sonal charge  of  the  Palace  either  on 
Sept.  2  or  9. 


Koplar  Books  Shubert  Shows 

St.  Louis — Harry  Koplar  is  said 
to  be  guaranteeing  J.  J.  Shubert 
$10,000  a  week  for  a  series  of  stage 
productions  to  be  presented  at  the 
St.  Louis  Theater  when  it  reopens 
late  this  month.  The  shows,  to  run 
an  hour  and  fifteen  minutes,  will 
supplement  pictures. 


Coming  and  Goin 


IRVING  THALBERG  and  NORMA  SH 
left    last    night    for    the    coast. 

TOM    KEENE,    is   en   route   to   New  Yorl 
the    coast    with    a    view    to    returning 
stage. 

BENITA  HUME,  who  has  been  working 
Fox  studios  in  "Worst  Woman  in  Paris 
Hollywood  yesterday  by  plane  for  He* 
en  route  to  England  to  marry  Jack  Dunfe 

MARY    PICKFORD    arrived    in    New  Y, 
Sunday    from    the    coast    to    discuss    pi 
a    legitimate    play.       She    was    accompan 
VERNA    CHALIFF,    her   cousin,    and   ELIZ 
LEWIS,  secretary. 

AUBREY  M.  KENNEDY,  with  his  wife  1; 
children,  arrived  in  New  York  yesterc 
the   Algoniquin   from    Florida. 

GEORGE  GIVOT,  comedian,  has  arrived 
coast  by  plane  to  work  in  M-G-M's  ' 
wood  Party." 

CHARLES  MCCARTHY,  who  is  recup 
following  an  appendicitis  operation,  sa 
Bermuda  tomorrow  and  upon  his  return  1 
his   duties   at   Fox. 

LOU  LUSTY,  handling  trailers  for  Co 
leaves    today    for    the    coast. 

ANDY    W.    SMITH,    Warner   sales   ex. 
left    yesterday    for    a    short    business 
Toronto. 

BUDD  ROGERS  of  First  Division  has  r 
to   New   York   from   a   central   region  sale 

SAM    SERWER,    of    Witmark    Publishir 
subsidiary   of   Warners,    returned   yestcrd- 
a    business   trip   to   Chicago,    Milwaukee 
Louis. 

RUBY    KEELER,    who    is    in    New    Yorl 
Flying  visit  to  her  husband,  Al  Jolson.  wili  j 
to    the    Coast    by    airplane    later   this  vtl 
finish   her  role   in   Warner's   "Footlighf  P  i 
Jolson   goes  west  in  three  weeks. 


New  Uptown  Theater 
Opening  in  Oct' 

The  Arden,  600-seat  theater  1 
erected  at  103rd  Street  and  C 
bus  Avenue,  will  be  opened 
about  Oct.  20,  according  to  W 
Kaster,  president  of  Wilkast 
aters  Corp.,  which  will  opera' 
house. 


NED  WAYBUR 


ZIEGFELD    FOLLIES    PRODUCER 


Offers    unusual   opportunities  for  a  car 
on   STAGE,   SCREEN,  RADIO,  ot  TEACHING  DANC 


SOME    OF    THE    STARS 

NED      WAYBURN       HAS 

HELPED  TO  FAME 

Al    Jolson 

Marilyn  Miller 

Eddie    Cantor 

Jeanette   McDonald 

Ed    Wynn 

Mae   West 

Will    Rogers 

Ann    Pennington 

Fred  and  Adele  Astaire 

Hal    Leroy 

Patricia    Ellis 

and  hundreds  of  others 


Note  Dates  for  Fall  Classes 

BODY    PROPORTIONi- 


ADULT   GIRLS'    DANCING 
CLASSES 

Ages  16  years  and  over.  Fall 
term  starts  MONDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 11th.  Also  special 
one-hour  evening  cJasses,  1,  2, 
or  5  times  weekly.  Mondays 
to  Fridays. 
CHILDREN'S  CLASSES 
Boys  and  girls  3  to  16  years 
of  age.  Rounded  training  in 
all  types  of  dancing.  Fall  term 
starts  SATURDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 16th.  Also  special 
one-hour  weekly  classes  after 
school    hours. 

NED  WAYBURN    INSTITUTE  OF   DANCING  AND 
BROADCASTING  SCHOOL 
Dept.   F,  625   MADISON  AVENUE,   NEW  YORK,  N.  \ 
Between  58th  and  59th  Streets.        Tel.  Wlckersham 


Have  a  beautiful  bod; 
Wayburn's     famous 
based    on    years    of 
celebrated   stars   of  st 
screen.    Rates  as  low  ■ 
weekly. 

BROADCASTING 
INSTRUCTION 

How  to  talk,  sing.r 
play  before  the  raid 
Class  or  private  insi 
FREE  tryouts  gla< 
ranged. 


WARNER  BROS.  HAVE  PERFORMED  ANOTHER  NATIONAL 
RECOVERY  ACT  BY  PROVIDING  THE  NATION'S  THEATRES  WITH 
THE  FIRST  ARLISS  PICTURE  EVER  RELEASED  IN  SUMMER! 


! 
: 


Look  what  Variety  reports  about  the  first  key  dates :  —"Heavy  draw  snaps 
Aladdin,  Denver  out  of  dumps.  Smacking  gross  in  sight". . .  "Surprisingly 
good  trade  at  Boyd,  Philly.". .  ."Strong  bet  at  Hollywood,  L.  A.".. ."Very 
strong  at  Downtown,  L.  A."...  And  Pittsburgh  w  n 

biggest  take  since  January  1,  excepting  "Gol< 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  Aug.  15, 


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STUART  TAKES  OVER 
10  DETROIT  HOUSES 


(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

be  sold  by  the  trustees — both  George 
('.  Trendle  and  John  Balaban  having 
been  after  the  theaters — Stuart  will 
be  transferred  to  handle  another 
group.  Ho  was  engaged  by  George 
Schaefer  and  S.  A.  Lynch,  repre- 
senting the  trustees.  The  theaters 
to  be  under  Stuart's  supervision  are 
the  Michigan,  State,  Ramona,  East 
Town,  Annex,  Birmingham,  Fisher, 
Riviera,  Royal  Oak  and  United  Ar- 
tists. 


Flexible  Number 

For  Thalberg  Unit 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

for  the  coast  last  night  after  sev- 
eral delayed  departures.  His  state- 
ment read: 

"1  shall  organize  in  our  studios  a  produc- 
ing that  will  make  as  many  pictures  as 
I  am  capable  of  making.  These  pictures  will 
be  of  the  quality  and  type  I  have  endeavored 
to  make  in  the  past  14  years.  I  have  found 
the  public  more  discriminating  than  ever  in 
their  desire  for  fine  product.  Any  exhibitor 
will  tell  you  that  the  difference  today  between 
a  superior  picture  and  an  indifferent  one 
represents  a  greater  difference  in  box-office 
receipts  than   ever  before. 

"I  want  to  take  this  opportunity  of  con- 
gratulating Mr.  Mayer  and  my  old  friends 
and  associates  on  the  splendid  pictures  that 
they  have  been  making  during  my  absence.  I 
am  looking  forward  with  enthusiasm  te  the 
resumption  of  my  work,  with  my  associates 
and  the  stars,  directors  and  writers  with  whom 
I    have   had    so   many   happy   years." 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck  said: 

"I  am  happy  to  announce  that  Mr.  Thal- 
berg will  return  to  our  studios  at  Culver 
City,  with  his  health  fully  restored,  and  will 
develop  a  production  unit  at  our  studios  which 
will  concentrate  its  activities  in  the  produc- 
tion of  pictures  of  the  quality  and  type  which 
he  has  produced  so  successfully  for  us  during 
the  ten  years  of  our  association.  I  am  con- 
fident that  he  will  be  equally  successful  as  he 
has  been  in  the  past  in  developing  and  main- 
taining stars  and  other  talent.  I  think  that 
his  pictures,  in  addition  to  the  excellent  prod- 
uct being  produced  under  the  guidance  of 
Louis  B.  Mayer  and  associates,  will  make 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  product  a  great  source 
of  happiness  to  the  exhibitors  and  to  the 
public." 


B.  J.  Hynes  Quits 

RKO  Circuit  Post 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

pending  Harold  B.  Franklin's  return 
to  his  office  at  the  completion  of  the 
NRA  code  meetings.  Hynes  was 
formerly  with  Fox  Theaters,  where 
for  eight  years  he  was  supervisor 
of  west  coast  and  eastern  houses. 
He  will  announce  his  new  connec- 
tion next  week. 


"Footlight  Parade"  Release 

Warners  will  release  "Footlight 
Parade,"  musical  special,  Oct.  7,  fol- 
lowing a  world  premiere  in  New 
York. 


Cartoon    Figures   in    Musical 

Twenty  characters  from  six  popular 
newspaper  comic  strips  have  been  select- 
ed to  appear  in  Paramount's  musical, 
"Funny  Page,"  now  being  written  by 
Harlan  Thompson  and  Lewis  E.  Gens- 
ler.  Strips  included  are  Popeye,  Polly 
and  Her  Pals,  Blondie,  Boob  McNutt, 
Katzenjammers    and    Tim    Tyler. 


IK  THE 


WITH 

PHIL  M.DALY 


•      •      •     ONE  OF  those  unexpected  pix  that  crops  up  from 

nowhere  and  goals  'em  everywhere referring  to  a  short 

turned    out    by    Walter    Futter's    factory called    "Itchy 

Scratchy" the  simple  tale  of  a  young  bear  and  his  dog 

friend General  Pictures  Exchange  is  handling  it 

and  they  have  had  to  put  on  a  nite  shift  to  handle  the  bookings 

booked  for  the  RKO  circuit,  Loew's  and  Publix 

also  the  May  fair  theater   ...  .  .   it  is  practically  the  first  Resolute 
release,  although  this  company  intends  to  specialize  in  feature 

productions the  li'l  pix  was  caught  by  a  roving  cameraman 

on  a  vacashe  in  the  woods it's  a  Natural  for  any  audience. 


•      •      •     SPEAKING  OF  Herb  Ebenstein's  new  outfit 

reminds  us  that  we  must  make  a  coi-rection in  our  re- 
cent story  of  Resolute  Pictures  we  gave  the  impression  that  the 
co-operating  exchanges  would  be  taken  over  in  a  year  as  part 

of  a  major  organization as  a  matter  of  fact  they  will 

simply  be  included  on  a  sort  of  franchise  basis  as  co-partners 
in  the  Futter-Ebenstein-Goldberg-Mannon-Moss  combine 


•  •  •  A  BRONZE  plaque  will  be  officially  unveiled  by  Col- 
leen Moore dedicated  to  Jesse  L.  Lasky  for  his  Fox  pro- 
duction, "The  Power  and  the  Glory" opening  at  the  Gaiety 

today the  plaque  will  mark  the  scene  of  the  first  presen- 
tation of  a  film  introducing  the  new  "narratage"  method  of 
portraying  a  dramatic  story  on  the  screen "Hell's  Holi- 
day," playing  to  capacity  at  the  Brooklyn  theater  once  known 

as  Werba's,  is  being  held  for  a  second  week it  looks  as 

if  it  will  smash  house  records  for  a  long  way  back 


•      •      •     AN  EYEFUL  of  marquee  display  has  been  doped 

out  by  Joe  Weil  at  Universal  for  "Ladies  Must  Love" it 

shows  Sally  O'Neil,  Dorothy  Burgess,  Mary  Carlisle  and  June 

Knight  lithographed  on  a  24-sheet they  are  sitting  up  in 

separate  beds  in  fliratious  poses the  caption  is:  "There's 

the  Devil  to  Pay  when  they  Start  to  Play!" the  heads 

are  animated,  with  the  flirty  eyes  rolling it  should  make 

a  swell  marquee  flash 


•      •      •     IN  ONE  of  those  hurry-up  moves,  M-G-M  signed 
"Doc"  Rockwell  over  the  week-end  to  write  some  of  his  original 

material  for  use  in  features the  "Doc"  left  Sunday  for 

Hollywood Leo   Carrillo    has    been    signed    by    Cecil    B. 

De  Mille  for  the  lead  in  Paramount's  "Four  Frightened  People" 

both  deals  handled  by  Leo  Morrison's  office  through  Joe 

Rivkin 


•  •      •     TALENT  SCOUTS  for  Paramount  have  been  junk- 
eting up  and  down  the  Hudson  River  Day  Line  steamers  the 

past  week seeking  a  gal  to  play  one  of  the  featured 

roles  in  Charles  R.  Rogers'  production,  "Eight  Girls  In  A  Boat" 

they   finally   selected    Mildred    Hollis,    an    18-year    old 

blonde  of  the  Bronx she  will  be  joined  in  Hollywood  by 

girls  selected  from  Washington,  Detroit,  Cleveland,  San  Fran- 
cisco, San  Diego  and  Los  Angeles they  will  all  appear  in 

the  pix. 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     EVEN  THE  hotels  are  catching  the  Showmanship 

Spirit the  Park  Central  hotel  gives  its  first  Invitational 

Tournament  on  Aug.  22 to  their  guests. to  be  held 

at  the  Westchester  Country  Club  at  Rye 18  holes  of 

medal  play,  luncheon  at  the  Club,  returning  to  the  hotel  for  a 
dinner  party  with  an  entertainment 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


ROSENBLATT  PLEASI 
WITH  CODE  PROGRE 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

that  he  expected  to  have  a  film 
in  his  hands  by  the  first  of  this  \ 
Rosenblatt  says  he   is  not  unr, 
ful    of    the    many    difficulties  u 
which     the     code     formulators 
working  and  he  feels  that  I 
O'Reilly  are  doing  an  exo 
and  making  as  fast  progi "  - 
be  expected. 

It    was     also    learned     ; 
that,  after  the  film  code  i> 
and    the    administrative    mach; 
set  up,  there  will  probably  be 
ated  a  sort  of  code  council  with 
manent   headquarters  to   settle  | 
knotty   problems   that   are  expl 
to  arise  from  time  to  time. 

Reports  reaching  the  NRA  o 
from  the  field  indicate  that  the 
already  are  beginning  to  benefit  | 
the  increased  leisure  afforded  •■ 
ers  in  various  lines,  says  Ri 
The    deputy    administrator   bel 
that  any  additional  burden  im)  I 
on    the    movie    industry    under 
code  will   soon  be  balanced  bj 
added  patronage  resulting  fron  I 
proved  conditions  all  around. 

Rosenblatt  does  not  intend  to  I 
any  more  film  code  meetings  in  \ 
York.    He  expects  the  industry    I 
to  reach  him  in  a  few  days,  at  \ 
time  a  date  will  be  set  for  the 
ing  in  Washington. 


Washington  M.P.T.O. 
Pledge  Code  Sup] 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE  FJL 

Washington — At  a  luncheon 
terday,  the  local  M.  P.  T.  0.  pl< 
entire  support  of  the  NRA 
Frank  Wilson,  addressing  the  g 
told  of  the  theaters'  cooperation 
ing  the  war  and  what  they  are 
posed  to  do  now.  He  said  th 
creased  obligation  necessitate 
conformity  with  the  code  would 
back  prosperity  and  theaters  w 
among  the  first  to  benefit. 


Bob  Leonard  Renews  Contr: 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE  FILM  I 

Hollywood  —  Robert  Z.  Le 
has  signed  a  new  contract 
M-G-M    as    director   and   prod« 


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MANY  UAPPY  RETUBN 
■ 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  15 


Harry   Akst 


Estelle 


: 


HA  T 


THIS 


body  knows 
Sat  it  Is.  But  every- 
ody  knows  the  sen- 
sation . . .  the  incom- 
parable  Hepburn 
heart  thrill! 


KfllHRRIRE  HEPBURH 
D0UG1HS  FRIRBRHKS,  JR. 

"MORNING  GLORY" 

with  ADOLPHE  MENJOU 

Mary  Duncan    •    C.  Aubrey  Smith 

Directed  by  Lowell  Sherman  horn  the  story  by 
Zoe  Akins.  A  Pandro  S.  Berman  Production. 
MERIAN   C.  COOPER,  executive  producer. 


FURTHER  EXPANSION 
PLANNED  FOR  U.  A. 


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evidence  of  his  optimism,  Schenck 
said  he  is  putting  all  his  own  money 
into  20th  Century  Pictures,  recently 
formed  with  himself  as  president 
and  Darryl  Zanuck  as  vice-president, 
to  produce  for  U.  A.  release. 

Predicting  that  this  year  will  see 
a  decided  increase  in  revenue  every- 
where, Schenck  said  U.  A.  will  pass 
this  new  prosperity  on  to  its  em- 
ployees in  the  form  of  salary  in- 
creases, in  addition  to  having  al- 
ready shortened  hours  without  cut- 
ting pay. 

There  are  now  512  on  the  U.  A. 
sales  staff,  against  469  a  year  ago. 
Executives  and  salesmen,  headed  by 
Al  Lichtman,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  distribution,  include: 

New  York  City:  Supervised  directly  by 
home  office,  with  Moe  Streimer,  br.  mgr.; 
Edward  Mullen,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  Na! 
Beicr,  David  Burkan,  Leon  A.  Herman, 
Aleyer   Lieberman. 

New  England:  Boston— Charles  Stern,  dist. 
mgr.;  John  J.  Uervin,  br.  mgr.;  Abe  Weiner- 
office  mgr.;  Lou  Wechsler,  George  Hager', 
Samuel  item  salesmen.  New  Haven — Arthur 
Horn,  br.  mgr.;  Mary  O'Brien,  office  mgr.; 
keville   Kniffin,   salesman. 

Eastern:  Carroll  S.  Trowbridge,  dist.  mgr. 
Philadelphia — H.  G.  Bodkin,  br.  mgr.;  Eliza- 
beth McCaffrey,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  T.  L. 
Davis,  Harry  LaVine.  Pittsburgh— Bert  M. 
Stearn,  br.  mgr.;  Hiram  B.  Wilson,  office 
mgr.;  salesmen,  Harry  Kees,  Wiliiam  Scott, 
Leonard  Cantor.  Washington — Charles  Kranz, 
br.  mgr.;  Clark  Davis,  office  mgr.;  salesmen, 
Alfred  H.  Retler,  S.  Rifkin,  Sid  Lehman. 
Buffalo — Jack  Kaplan,  br.  mgr.;  J.  A.  By- 
kowski,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  Eugene  C. 
Markens,  Matthew  Sullivan,  Jr. 

Southern:  Jack  Von  Titlzer,  dist.  mgr. 
Charlotte — George  Jacobs,  br.  mgr.;  R.  H. 
Masterman,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  H.  W. 
Helmbold,  J.  J.  Dacey.  Atlanta— C.  'Eise- 
man,  br.  mgr.;  E.  H.  Hays,  office  mgr.;  sales- 
men, Paul  Harrison,  Abe  Tolkins,  Milton 
Hill,  New  Orleans — G.  K.  Frank,  br.  mgr.; 
J.  C.  Moreland,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  F.  Mur- 
phy, Ted  Malone,  Dallas — Doak  Roberts,  br. 
mgr.;  Theodore  Routt,  office  mgr.;  salesmen, 
T.  R.  Barber,  Jay  Schrader,  C.  J.  Cammer. 
Northwest:  Ben  Fish,  dist.  mgr.  Chicago 
—Edward  Grossman,  br.  mgr. ;  Fred  R.  Mar- 
tin, office  mgr.  salesmen,  Louis  Goldstein,  T. 
C.  Montgomery,  Edward  Safier,  M.  A.  Kahn, 
Joe  Hartman.  Milwaukee — R.  F.  Egner  br 
manager;  Edward  C.  Krofta,  office  mgr  ; 
salesmen,  Alfred  I.  Kent,  E.  Krofta.  Min- 
neapolis—Max Stahl,  br.  mgr.;  Ralph  Cram- 
blett,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  Fred  E.  Abelson 
W.  L.   Gould,  H.  J.  Devlin. 

District  No.  4:  J.  D.  Goldhar,  dist.  mgr. 
Detroit— M.  Dudelson,  br.  mgr.;  Donald  W. 
Olennie,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  Leonard  Soskin, 
William  Felstein.  Cleveland— A.  M.  Good- 
man, br.  mgr.;  Esther  Goldberg,  office  mgr.; 
salesmen,  Louis  Geiger,  Norman  Levin,  Frank 
Decker.  Cincinnati — E.  H.  Benson,  br. 
mgr  ;  H.  Dudelson,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  S. 
B.  Kramer,  A.  Esldn,  George  C.  Porter.  In- 
dianapolis—Joseph  Cantor,  br.  mgr.;  Elmer 
Mckinley,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  E.  Donnelly, 
Gaylord   Black,   Carl   Goe, 

Western:  S.  Horowitz,  dist.  mgr.  St. 
Louis — Edward  Rosecan,  br.  mgr.;  Raymond 
Curran,  office  mgr. ;  salesmen,  L.  J.  Williams, 
A.  R.  Dietz,  A.  M.  Weinberger.     Kansas  City 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  W ILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JgDWARD  SMALL,  whose  Reliance 
Pictures  unit  is  producing  for 
United  Artists  release,  has  signed 
Marjorie  Rambeau  to  a  long  term 
contract.  She  will  appear  first  in 
"Joe  Palooka,"  with  Jimmy  Durante, 
Lupe  Velez  and  Stuart  Erwin.  Small 
also  has  signed  Willard  Mack  to 
write,  act  and  direct. 

*  *         * 
Through     AI     Rosen,     Edwin     L. 

Marin  has  been  signed  to  direct 
"Special  Investigator,"  for  Univer- 
sal. He  is  now  directing  "Sweet- 
neart  of  Sigma  Chi,"  his  second  pic- 
ture for  Monogram. 

*  *         * 

Jack  Rose  is  acting  as  casting  di- 
rector for  "Alimony  Racket,"  being 
produced  by  Jefferson  Motion  Pic- 
ture Corp.  Rose  is  also  continuing 
with   the    General    Casting   Agency. 

*  *         * 

William  Gargan  signed  for  Para- 
mount's  "Four  Frightened  People," 
Cecil  De  Mille  production. 

*  *         * 

"Night  Bus,"  Samuel  Hopkins 
Adams  story  that  appeared  in  "Cos- 
mopolitan," will  be  tne  Robert  Mont- 
gomery vehicle  which  Frank  Capra 
is  to  direct  for  Columbia. 

*  *         * 

Nils  Asther  will  play  opposite  Ann 
Harding    in    RKO's    "Beautiful." 


Hot  House 

Jack  Miller,  Chicago  exhib  leader, 
frankly  admits  that  one  of  his  houses 
is  the  hottest  in  the  world  during  mid- 
summer days.  In  fact,  it  is  so  hot 
says  Miller,  that  the  other  day  a  lady 
patron  approached  the  manager,  his 
brother  Adolph  and  said:  "You'd  better 
look  at  your  cooling  plant.  It  must  be 
on    fire." 


— William  E.  Truog,  br.  mgr.;  MacAfee 
Robertson,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  W.  L. 
riaynes,  R.  A.  Rohrs,  A.  C.  Buchanan. 
Omaha — D.  V.  McLucas,  br.  mgr.;  Leo  J. 
Doty,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  H.  R.  Barker, 
E.  Rostermundt,  T.  Eckhart,  Leo  Doty.  Den- 
ver—Al  Hoffman,  br.  njgr.;  Charles  O'Con- 
nell,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  Harry  Stern,  James 
Hommel. 

Pacific  Coast:  E.  J.  Smith,  dist.  mgr.  Los 
Angeles — Ewen  MacLean,  br.  mgr.;  W.  B. 
Pollard,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  Guy  S.  Gunder- 
son,  Frederic  Gage.  San  Francisco — D.  J. 
McNerney,  br.  mgr.;  Harry  Kaiser,  office 
mgr.;  salesmen,  W.  M.  Bigford,  O.  H.  Wat- 
son. Seattle — Guy  F.  Navarre,  br.  mgr.;  H. 
Harden,  office  mgr.;  salesmen,  Frank  Hig- 
gins,  Jack  O'Bryan.  Salt  Lake  City — Irving 
Schlank,  br.  mgr.;  J.  E.  Madsen,  office  mgr  ; 
salesmen,  J.  Solomon,  Ernest  M.  Gibson,  Ed 
Kennedy. 

Canada — H.  M.  Masters,  dist.  mgr.  Cal- 
gary— A.  Feinstein,  br.  mgr.;  Montreal — A 
J.  Jeffrey,  br.  mgr.;  St.  John — Gerald  M. 
Hoyt,  br.  mgr..  Toronto — S.  Glazer,  br. 
mgr.;  H.  Kohen,  office  mgr.  Vancouver- 
David  Griesdorf,  br.  mgr.;  Winnipeg — Phil 
lip    Sherman,    br.    mgr. 


Jack  Hays'  new  series  of  Baby 
Bu.'lesks  for  Educational  will  go  in 
for  kidding  the  great  and  the  glori- 
fied. The  first  will  probably  be  "Kid 
'N  Africa",  a  travesty  on  the  Tarl 
zans,  Trader  Horns,  etc. 

*  *         * 

RKO  has  added  J.  Carroll  Naish 
and  Estelle  Brody  to  the  cast  of 
"Ann  Vickers,"  and  Eleanor  Wessel- 
hoft  and  Hans  Joby  to  "Without 
Glory." 

*  *         * 

Lawrence  Gray  celebrates  his  12th 
year  in  films  this  week  by  joining 
the  cast  of  "Golden  Harvest,"  which 
Charles  R.  Rogers  is  producing  for 
Paramount." 

*  *         * 

Verna  Hillie  and  Toby  Wing  have 
been  added  to  Paramount's  "Too 
Much  Harmony,"  starring  Bing 
Crosby. 

*  *         * 

Thelma  White  has  been  signed  to 
a  term  contract  by  RKO  and  as- 
signed to  "Blonde  Poison",  by  Don- 
ald Henderson  Clarke. 

*  *         * 

Mervyn  LeRoy  has  already  been 
mentioned  as  one  of  the  likely  nom- 
inees for  the  directors'  award  from 
the  Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sci- 
ences as  a  result  of  his  direction  of 
"Tugboat  Annie."  He  is  now  di- 
recting Paul  Muni  in  "The  World 
Changes,"   for  Warner   Bros. 


Fiedelbaum  Changes  Name 

Arthur  Fiedelbaum,  M-G-M  gen- 
eral manager  for  Germany  and  east- 
ern Europe,  has  obtained  a  court  or- 
der from  Judge  James  C.  Madigan, 
City  Court,  changing  his  name  to 
Arthur  Field. 


CODE  WILL  LAY  Of 
FOREIGNjPICTll 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

to    approving    a    ban    on    id 
product  makes  an  interesting  i| 
Abram    F.    Myers    of   the  | 
delegation  submitted  a  clause  i 
which,  if  adopted,  exhibitors 
agree  to  play  only  pictures  m| 
producers    having   signed   the 
agreement.      Attorney   Louis 
representing  the  M.  P.  T.  0. 
served  that  the  workings  of  th 
lution,  proposed  as  a  patriotic 
on  the  part  of  exhibition,  woi| 
tomatically    taboo    foreign    pi 
and  the  clause  was  put  aside. 

Florida  Studios 

Are  Reorgai 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

staff;  Raymond  Friedgen,  pro 
manager;  George  Melford,  in  i 
of  direction;  Max  Stengler, 
cameraman;  Robert  Stevens, 
technician;  Fred  Ballmeye' 
charge  of  properties,  and 
Glenn,  recording  engineer. 

An  additional  studio  will  b* 
this  fall  to  accommodate  the  p 
tions  and  will  also  be  availat 
outside  producers.  Distributic 
be  through  Florida  Pictures 
of  New  York,  a  new  company 
ed  by  Adolph  Pollak  who  yesi 
resigned  as  vice-president  of 
Pictures.  Pollak  is  preside 
Florida  Pictures,  with  Park 
treasurer. 


F.  W.  C.  Adding  10  Men  in  Ariz. 

Phoenix,  Ariz.  —  NRA  Eagle  is 
posted  in  Fox  Phoenix  here  and 
Thomas  D.  Soriero,  division  man- 
ager for  Fox  West  Coast,  says  10 
additional  men  will  be  given  jobs  in 
the  four  Fox  houses  in  Arizona. 


Lusty  to  be  Stationed  on  Coast 

Lou  Lusty  leaves  New  York  today 
for  the  Coast  to  handle  trailers  for 
Columbia.  He  will  locate  there  per- 
manently, working  under  supervision 
of  George  Brown,  in  charge  of  the 
company's  publicity  and  advertising. 

Rogers  Finds  Business  Better 

A  report  that  theater  business  is 
showing  some  improvement  has  been 
brought  back  to  New  York  by  Budd 
Rogers,  sales  manager  for  First  Di- 
vision, who  returned  to  the  city  yes- 
terday after  a  four  weeks'  trip  to 
Michigan,    Ohio   and   other   spots. 


Wm.  E.  Sexton  Dies 

Toronto — William  E.  Sexton,  pro- 
prietor of  the  Family  theater  and 
one  of  the  best  known  men  in  the 
film  business  here,  died  last  week 
at  the  age  of  82. 


M.  M.  Wear  to  Manage 
2  Harris  Circuit  Ho 

Pittsburgh — M.  M.  Wear,  fo 
ly  with  the  Harris  interests  in  ' 
ington  and  Butler,  Pa.,  has 
made  manager  of  the  Adelph 
Liberty  theaters,  Reynoldsvilk 
it  is  announced  by  Senator  Fri 
Harris,  president  of  Harris  A 
ment  Co.  The  circuit  added 
houses  last  month. 


N.  E.  Deal  Held  Up 

Boston— The  return  of  26  theaters 
in  the  western  part  of  Massachu- 
setts to  the  Goldstein  Brothers  Cir- 
cuit is  still  being  held  up  by  con- 
troversy over  the  Springfield  Para- 
mount. 


Mrs.  Maclyn  Arbuckle  Dead 

Ogdensburg,  N.  Y. — Mrs.  Maclyn 
Arbuckle,  wife  of  the  late  stage  and 
film  stai\  died  Saturday  in  the  Hep- 
burn Hospital  here  after  more  than 
a  year's  illness. 


Frances  Williams  for  "Keyhi 

Frances  Williams,  Broadway 
star,  is  the  latest  name  slated 
pear  in  the  Joseph  M.  ScH 
Darryl  Francis  Zanuck  20th  Ct 
Pictures  production  of  "Broi 
Thru  A  Keyhole,"  the  Walter 
chell  story  which  Lowell  She 
will  direct  as  a  musical  for  i> 
by  United  Artists. 

"Doc"  Elliott  Joins  Warner, 

Cleveland— Wallace  "Doc"  E 
for  many  years  connected  wit! 
RKO   theater   department   as 
ager,    is    now    managing    Wai 
Ohio  Theaters,  Sandusky. 


Oakie's  Mother  in  Films 

With  the  help  of  Director  Edw 
Sutherland,  Jack  Oakie's  mother, 
Evelyn  Offield,  realized  a  five-y 
ambition  to  become  a  screen  acti 
this  week.  She  is  cast  as  Oakie's  mot 
in  "Too  Much  Harmony,"  which  Sutl 
land    is    directing. 


DAILY 


>RT  SHOTS  from 
(STERN  STUDIOS 


"FAITHFUL  HEART" 

with   Herbert   Marshall   and    Edna    Best 


Helber   Pictures 


54  mins. 


i  By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 

SSES     'n'    JANUARY,     of 
-jio  note,  have  been  signed  by 
[  ry  for  a  series  of  six  mus- 
ts for  release  by  Perfex  Pic- 
_;:>rp.    Featured  with  them  in 
if;  of  the  series,  scheduled  to 
ler    way    Aug.    28,    are    the 
_j'C  Sisters,  Vaughn  De  Leath 
jby  Gilbert.     Joe  Barry  will 
vith  Charles  Van  Arsdale  su- 
;g  production. 
• 

ed  Gordon,  who  has  worked 
lous  Vitaphone  shorts,  has 
signed  a  part  in  the  musical, 
A  Chance,"  which  Laurence 
■,  William  Rowland  and 
Brice  now  have  in  work  at 
stern  Service   Studio   in  As- 


first  of  the  series  of  13  shorts 
'Life  in  Your  Hands,"  to  be 
;d  by  Films  of  Commerce,  will 
production  tomorrow  at  the 
rd  Sound  Recording  studio 
he  supervision  of  Edward  L. 
Is. 

• 

s  Sound  Studio  has  taken  ad- 
l  space  in  the  Powers  build- 
,ere  it  will  continue  to  do  re- 
/,  re-recording,  dubbing  and 
pnizing  with  the  same  sound 
its  Long  Island  studio.  Ben 
■will  supervise  the  work. 

Howard,  who  has  been  mak- 

personal  appearance  tour,  is 

•1  New  York  from  Chicago  and 

Bart  rehearsing  his  part  in  the 
!  the  series  of  shorts  to  be  pro- 
by  the  W.  K.  D.  Productions 
ch  he  will  be  featured. 

tern  Studio  notes:  Pat  Dona- 
yript  girl  on  "Take  a  Chance," 
7  things  over  with  Bob  Snody, 
\  on  the  picture  .  .  .  William 
nd  beaming  over  swell  notices 
the  musical  .  .  .  Terry  Hogan 
weight  chasing  up  and  down 
\]  .  .  .  Frank  Heath  making  it 
isiness  to  interview  all  extras 
1  at  the  studio  .  .  .  Monte 
praying  for  good  weather  for 
or  shooting. 
• 

n  Lambert  and  Eddie  Moran 
.ompleting  a  script  for  a  "Big 
'medy  to  star  Ben  Blue.  Blue 
ng  a  stretch  in  vaudeville  af- 
tving  finished  a  series  of  "Taxi 

comedies   for   Hal    Roach   in 
wood. 

• 
ie  Female  of  the  Species,"  sec- 
mature   length  film   to   be   pro- 

by  Ideal  Pictures,  was  put  in 
I  yesterday  by  M.  J.  Kandel, 
lent  with  Alyn  Carrick  super- 
7  production.  "Jungle  Gigolo," 
|m  the  Ideal  lineup,  is  being  dis- 
ced by  Princival  Pictures. 
• 

Irman  Ruby,  head  of  the  scen- 
jStaff  at  the  Vitaphone  studios 
iooklyn,  has  assigned  his  entire 


SENTIMENTAL  BRITISH  STORY  LIKELY 
TO  APPEAL  CHIEFLY  TO  THE  FEMININE 
CLIENTELE. 

For  fans  who  like  their  cinema  fare  in 
situation  and  dialogue,  rather  than  action, 
this  Gainsborough  production  is  a  pleasing 
romance  of  its  kind.  Though  British  in 
background,  the  talk  is  well  Americanized, 
and  the  following  already  established  by 
Herbert  Marshall  in  Hollywood  pictures 
ought  to  prove  something  of  a  draw.  Story 
concerns  a  British  sailor,  on  leave  in  port, 
having  an  affair  with  a  barmaid,  Edna  Best, 
then  sailing  off  and  eventually  forgetting 
all  about  her  until  many  years  later  the  off- 
spring resulting  from  the  affair  turns  up 
and  complicates  the  impending  marriage  of 
the  sailor,  now  a  distinguished  officer,  to 
a  rich  lady.  Conflict  between  the  illegiti- 
mate daughter  and  the  fiancee,  with  the 
man  standing  by  his  child,  supplies  some 
dramatic  moments.  The  part  of  the  daugh- 
ter also  is  played  by  Miss  Best.  It  is  the 
type  of  human  interest  stuff  that  women 
are  most  likely  to  enjoy.  Cast  is  excellent 
and  the  production  generally  well  handled. 

Cast:  Herbert  Marshall,  Edna  Best,  Mig- 
non  O'Doherty,  Lawrence  Hanray,  Anne 
Grey,  Athole  Stewart. 

Director,  Victor  Saville;  Author,  Monck- 
ton  Hoffe;  Adaptor,  Victor  Saville;  other 
credits  not  obtainable. 

Direction,  Good.  Photography,  Good. 


crew  to  collaborate  on  the  script  for 
the  Fannie  Brice  short  scheduled  to 
go  into  production  within  the  month. 
The  film  will  be  the  first  of  the 
three-reel  "Broadway  Brevities" 
lined  up  for  the  season. 
• 

Magna  Pictures  headed  by  Myer 
Davis,  has  closed  a  deal  with  the 
King  Features  Syndicate  for  the 
production  of  a  series  of  six  three- 
reel  musicals  on  the  cartoon  "Dumb 
Dora."  Work  will  be  done  in  the 
east  under  the  production  supervi- 
sion of  Monroe  Shaff  with  Jerry 
Wald  in  charge  of  stories. 

• 
Lewis  Jacobs,  one  of  the  editors 
of  Experimental  Cinema  and  pro- 
duction manager  of  Supreme  Screen 
Service,  has  completed  "As  I  Walk," 
the  first  of  a  series  of  two-reel 
shorts  denictiner  the  human  side  of 
New  York.  "Commercial  Medlev," 
by  Jacobs,  shown  at  New  York  Film 
Society  and  University  of  Chicago 
last  winter,  has  been  booked  by  sev- 
eral European  film  societies. 

• 

Janice  Williams,  long  of  Paul 
Florenz's  chorus  of  14  at  the  Brook- 
lyn Vitaphone  studio,  has  left  to  do 
dance  specialties  for  Gus  Edwards 
in  vaudeville.  Lillian  Parka  replaces 
Miss  Wililiams  in  the  chorus. 
• 

Harry  Davenport,  featured  with 
Ernest  Truex  and  Jean  Arthur  in 
Starmark's  "Get  That  Venus!"  for 
Regent  Pictures  release,  directed  si- 
lent nictures  for  several  years  at  the 
old  Vitagraph  studio  in  Brooklvn. 
,His  best  known  production  was  "Is- 
land of  Regeneration"  with  Antonio 
Moreno. 


Tom   Keene   in 

"CROSSFIRE" 

RKO  Radio  57  mins. 

WESTERN  WITH  REAL  PRODUCTION 
VALUE  AND  SWELL  ACTION  STORY 
WILL   CLICK   ANYWHERE. 

Tom  Keene  has  his  hands  full  in  this 
fast  western,  ably  assisted  by  Edgar  Ken- 
nedy as  his  buddy  who  supplies  some  com- 
edy of  a  calibre  seldom  seen  in  a  horse 
opera.  They  return  from  the  War  as 
doughboys  in  time  to  participate  in  some 
dirty  work  that  has  been  going  on  at  the 
old  westren  mining  town.  Tom  has  left 
five  old  codgers  there  who  have  sort  of 
fathered  him  as  an  orphan.  They  are 
partners  in  a  mine  with  the  present  town 
mayor,  who  has  been  filching  the  gold  and 
turning  in  false  reports.  When  one  of 
them  discovers  it,  the  villain  kills  him,  and 
frames  Lafe  McKee,  one  of  the  partners, 
for  the  crime.  Then  follows  some  exciting 
jction  as  the  old  boys  rescue  their  pal 
from  jail,  flee  to  the  mountains,  and  rob 
the  gold  shipments  that  they  figure  are 
rightly  theirs.  Tom  enters  the  scene,  and 
rounds  up  the  crooked  mayor  with  his 
gang  in  some  thrill  stuff  that  will  go  big 
with  the  youngsters. 

Cast:  Tom  Keene,  Betty  Furness,  Edgar 
Kennedy,  Edward  Phillips,  Lafe  McKee, 
Charles  K.  French,  Nick  Cogley,  Jules 
Cowles,  Tom  Brower,  Murdock  MacQuar- 
rie,   Stanley   Blystone. 

Director,  Otto  Brower;  Author,  Harold 
Shumate;  Dialoguer,  Tom  McNamara;  Edi- 
tor, Frederic  Knudsten;  Cameraman,  Nick 
Musuraca. 

Direction,  Very  Good.   Photography,  Fine. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"Itchy-Scratchy" 

Resolute  Pictures  31  mins. 

Fine   Novelty 

There  are  several  good  elements  of 
entertainment  in  this  Walter  Futter 
production  filmed  in  the  Sierras.  In 
addition  to  the  scenic  interest,  the 
hunt  for  grizzly  bear  and  prospect- 
ing for  gold,  the  cute  antics  of  a  pet 
bear  cub  will  delight  any  audience. 
Also  novel  is  the  idea  of  having  a 
dog,  the  cub's  pal,  apparently  doing 
the  off-stage  narrating.  The  talk  is 
designed  as  though  it  were  the  dog 
speaking  and  giving  his  impressions 
and  comments  from  the  same  view- 
point as  a  human  being  would  look 
at  things.  A  swell  subject  for  any 
program. 


Harry  Langdon  and  Vernon  Dent  in 
"Tied  for  Life" 

Educational  20  mins. 

Fair  Comedy 

Slimness  of  material  keeps  this 
comedy  in  the  tepid  class.  Harry 
Langdon  is  the  suitor  who  wins  out 
in  competition  with  Vernon  Dent,  so 
the  latter  pulls  a  few  little  tricks  to 
annoy  Harry  on  his  wedding  day. 
Comedy  is  built  up  around  Harry 
getting  ready  for  the  wedding,  while 
the  bride  and  her  mother  waits,  then 
the  church  ceremony,  followed  by  a 
lot  of  roughhouse  in  a  Pullman  car 
as  the  newlyweds  go  on  their  honey- 
moon, mother-in-law  tagging  along. 


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part  in  the  development  and  progress 
of  this  highly  colorful  industry  of 
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culties  and  discouragements  but  has 
carried  on  to  bigger  and  better  accom- 
plishments, happy  in  the  knowledge 
that  it  had  a  job  to  do  and  did  that 
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hundreds  of  film-folk  are  now  congrat_ 
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part  of  film-land  for  fifteen  years. 


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Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


■  _.  1  XIII.  NO.  39 


NEW  TCKI^,WEDNESDAy,  AUGUST  16,  1^33 


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ASTERlODE  MAY  BElEADY  TOMORROW  NIGHT 



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Cut-Outs 

...  on  -  a  -  string 

By   JACK  ALICOATE- 


SUAL,  with  banners  flying,  the  the- 
s  of  the  country  are  LEADING  the 
arade  ...  All  of  the  film  folks 
tORSEY  at  HARRY  arthur's  farm 
rurday  ...  The  DIFFERENCE  in 
etween    a    sweltering    and    a    cool 

iid  for  one  major  circuit  is  about 
d  .  .  .  HERR  hitler  has  practically 
'  the   foreign    language   picture   biz 

Jj.S.A.  .  .  .  Within  the  month  over 
'ILLION  paying  guests  will  have 
RADIO  CITY  .  .  .  It's  a  mighty 
b  and  COORDINATORS  Kent  and 
have  the  respect  and  confidence 
entire  industry  .  .  .  Better  BUSI- 
ill  soon   find   its  reflection   in  film 


LE  feature  CONTROVERSY  is  near 
ing  point  .  .  .  Plenty  has  NOT  been 
iiit  that  Hollywood  strike  .  .  .  Most 
folk  can  get  a  good  CRY  at 
fage"  .  .  .  We  know  several  promi- 
m  folk  afflicted  with  CODE  trouble 
IOW  MANY  people  really  appre- 
lat   great   orchestra    at    the    Music 

Lots  of  people  can  be  patriotic 
it  touches  their  pocketbook  .  .  . 
WELL-HARDING  combination  looks 
[I  dough  .  .  .  Some  IMPORTANT 
iements  are  on  the  way  from  United 

.  HOW  MANY  stars  can  show 
>us    popularity    for    TEN    or    more 


R  NEW  set-up  of  Academy  of  Mo- 
i  Picture  Arts  and  Sciences  the 
riSING  and    PUBLICITY   men   will 

section  of  their  own  .  .  .  The 
S  of  the  country  will  AGAIN  have 
rtunity  for  proving  their  tremendous 
n  backing  the  NRA  publicity  drive 

gineered  by  John  Flinn  and  Frank 

.  .  .  Why  not  an  industry  code 
ISELLERS?  ...  and  while  we're 
kibitzers,    TOO    .    .    .    That    code 

G  in  Washington  will  be  well 
[the  trip  .  .  .  That  boy  WALT 
is  a  positive  genius. 


IATSE    and   IBEW   Place 

Differences  Before 

Federation 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAlLk 
Hollywood — Through  the  efforts  of 
T.  A.  Reardon,  mediator  appointed 
by  Governor  Rolph,  the  I.A.T.S.E. 
and  I.  B.  E.  W.  have  agreed  to  place 
their  differences  before  the  Amer- 
ican Federation  of  Labor  for  adjust- 
ment. The  move  is  regarded  as  as- 
{Continued   on   Page   4) 

PHILLY  UNJTTO  PUSH 
FIGHT  ON  50%  RENTAL 


Philadelphia — At  an  enthusiastic 
meeting  attended  by  95  exhibitors 
here  yesterday,  all  necessary  finan- 
cial support  was  pledged  to  continue 
fighting  against  50  per  cent  rentals. 
The  50  per  cent  contracts  on  "Gold 
Diggers"  were  blamed  for  high 
rental  demands  of  other  companies. 

A  glowing  tribute  was  paid  by 
{Continued  on  Page   6) 


Bainbridge  to  be  Honored 
By  Northwest  Show  Folks 

Minneapolis — The  theatrical  inter- 
ests will  fete  one  of  their  colleagues, 
A.  G.  (Buzz)  Bainbridge,  new  may- 
or, at  the  Radisson  Hotel  on  Aug. 
21.     An    attendance    of    500    is    ex- 

{Continued   on   Page   4) 


Opposition 


Memphis — Although  M.  A.  Light-man's 
Str.ind  is  displaying  the  NRA  blue  eagle, 
the  house,  being  on  a  non-union  basis, 
is  being  picketed  by  union  men  carry- 
ing signs  declaring  the  house  unfair  to 
organized  labor. 


150  THEATER  EXECS 
ATTEND  RKO  MEETING 


Over  150  RKO  theater  executives, 
division  managers  and  theater  man- 
agers attended  the  first  annual  RKO 
Theater  Managers'  convention  yes- 
terday at  the  Waldorf  Astoria.  Ned 
E.  Depinet,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution,  addressed  the  gath- 
ering and  outlined  RKO  product  for 
the  coming  year.  John  Clark  of  Fox 
talked  to  the  members  on  the  neces- 
sity of  proper  theater  operation  in 
connection  with  the  individual   suc- 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 


Century  Circuit  Payroll 
Increased  $1,000  Weekly 

Wage  boosts  effected  by  Century 
Circuit  increases  its  payroll  by 
$1,000  weekly  and  apply  to  300  em- 
ployees, a  circuit  executive  said  yes- 
terday. The  company,  which  re- 
cently signed  the  NRA  agreement, 
operates  20  houses  in  the  metro- 
politan territory. 


All  Para.  Theater  Operations 
Placed  Under  Ralph  A.  Kohn 


5  Northwest  Houses 

Back  on  Active  List 

Minneapolis — Exchanges  here  re- 
port the  reopening  of  the  Grand, 
Finley,  N.  D.,  taken  over  by  A.  J. 
Karas,  who  acquired  the  interests 
of  N.  P.  Simonson;  Rock  Island, 
Rock  Island,  N.  D.,  with  O.  W. 
Moore  disposing  of  his  interest  to 
{Continued  on   Page   4) 


Ralph  A.  Kohn  has  been  appoint- 
ed vice-president  of  Paramount  Pub- 
lix Corp.  in  charge  of  all  the  com- 
pany's theater  operations,  it  was  an- 
nounced yesterday  by  Adolph  Zukor. 
The  appointment  was  approved  by 
the  trustees.  Walter  B.  Cockell,  who 
has  been  with  Paramount  for  more 
than  12  years  and  is  now  assistant 
{Continued  on   Page   4) 


Exhibition  Problems  Delay 

Work  of  Industry  Code 

Coordinators 

With  the  exhibition  code  holding 
up  completion  of  the  industry  code- 
drafting  procession,  indications  yes- 
terday were  that  the  work  of  pre- 
paring the  master  code,  embracing 
the  production  and  distribution  pro- 
posals as  well  as  exhibition,  will  not 
be  completed  before  tomorrow,  Siu- 
{Continued  on  Page   6) 


MPTOA  AND  ALLIED 
IN  CLOSER  HARMONY 

That  the  two  national  exhibitor  as- 
sociations, M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and  Al- 
lied, are  working  in  closer  harmony 
than  during  the  early  hours  of  the 
code-drafting  conference,  is  the  re- 
port which  yesterday  penetrated 
from  the  closed  meeting  room  doors. 
This  alliance  is  understood  due  to 
the  attitude  of  producer-owned  cir- 
cuits on  various  important  issues. 


Regular  Producer  Board 
Handling  Studio  Relations 

Negotiations  on  arrangements  cov- 
ering relations  between  the  produc- 
ers and  studio  crafts  will  be  handled 
by  the  producers'  regular  committee, 
said  Sidney  R.  Kent  yesterday.  Com- 
prising the  committee  are:  Harry  M. 
Warner,  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  R.  H. 
Cochrane,  Pat  Casey  and  Kent.  The 
joint  meeting  is  now  definitely 
scheduled  for  Friday  at  2:30  o'clock, 
in  Casey's  office,  1600  Broadway. 


Hearing  to  be  Short 

Judging  by  the  amount  of  time  al- 
loted  to  the  hearing  of  other  industry 
codes  before  Gen.  Hugh  S.  Johnson  in 
Washington,  the  session  on  the  film 
industry  draft  will  probably  run  only 
a  day.  The  hearing  schedule  is  now 
full    up    to    Aug.    24. 


THE 


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"Show  World"  Retitled 

"Broadway  to  Hollywood"  is  an- 
nounced by  M-G-M  as  the  final  title 
for  the  picture  formerly  called 
"Show  World." 


Intermittent  Run 

Wareham,  Mass.  —  One  of  the  most 
unique  film  bookings  on  record  has  just 
been  made  on  Warner's  "Gold  Diggers 
of  1933"  at  the  Warr  Theater  here. 
The  musical,  which  previously  played 
three  first  runs  in  the  Wareham  terri- 
tory, has  been  booked  by  the  Warr 
to  play  two  days  each  week  for  the 
rest  of  the  season,  ending  Sept.  14. 


Allied  and  Federation 
In  Harmony  on  Film  Code 

As  a  result  of  secret  conferences, 
Allied  States  Ass'n  and  the  Federa- 
tion of  the  M.  P.  Industry,  headed 
by  Pete  Harrison  and  composed  of 
independent  producers  and  distrib- 
utors, have  reached  a  close  working 
arrangement  in  connection  with  the 
current  drafting  of  the  industry 
code.  Allied  delegates  participating 
in  the  exhibitor  committee  activities 
are  supporting  various  Federation 
proposals. 


John  Kent  Joins  New  Lab 

John  A.  Kent,  formerly  connected 
with  DuArt  Film  Laboratories,  has 
been  appointed  sales  manager  for 
Producers'  Laboratories,  which  was 
recently  organized. 


New  Firm  Reopening  Cincy   Strand 

Cincinnati  —  A  new  company 
known  as  Strand  Enterprises,  Inc., 
has  been  incorporated  here  by 
Albert  Weinstein  for  the  reopening 
of  the  Strand  in  September.  Ap- 
proximately $65,000  will  be  spent  in 
repairs  and  improvements,  accord- 
ing to  Weinstein. 


New  Book  by  L.  H.  Mitchell 

"The  Parachute  Murder,"  by  Leb- 
beus  (L.  H.)  Mitchell,  for  the  last 
12  years  active  in  motion  picture 
publicity,  will  be  published  Aug.  25 
by  the  Macaulay  Co.  It  is  a  detec- 
tive-murder-mystery in  a  theatrical 
background  and  considered  suitable 
for  the  screen.  Mitchell  also  is  the 
author  of  several  juvenile  books. 


Remodeling  Hyde  Park  House 

Chicago — George  and  Harold  Gol- 
los,  owners  and  operators  of  the 
Ray,  have  leased  the  Hyde  Park 
Theater  for  10  years  and  will  spend 
about  $10,000  in  alterations  before 
reopening  it  about  Oct.  15. 


Weiser  on  Foreign  Story  Hunt 
Jacob  A.  Weiser,  theatrical  pro- 
ducer, sails  about  Aug.  30  on  a 
year's  search  for  dramatic  material 
abroad.  While  on  his  tour  he  will 
furnish  a  weekly  service  to  U.  S. 
subscribers  giving  a  synopsis  and  a 
critical  analysis  of  plays  and  pic- 
tures  seen  by  him. 


RKO   Cincinnati  Meeting 

Cincinnati — Stanley  Jacques,  RKO 
branch  manager,  will  speak  at  an 
all  day  conclave  of  RKO  theater 
managers  in  Nat  Holt's  division  at 
the  Netherland  Plaza  Hotel  on 
Saturday.  Jacques  will  discuss  1933- 
34  product.  There  will  be  a  screen- 
ing of  "Morning  Glory." 


Cincy  UFA  Renamed 

Cincinnati — Morris  Segal  will  re- 
name the  UFA  Theater  the  Mayfair 
on  its  opening,  Sept.  16,  under  man- 
agement of  K.  Turner.  Unusual  fea- 
tures and  foreign  films  will  be 
shown. 


C.  F.  Lawrence  Handling 
Schine  Upstate  Houses 

Bellefontaine,  O. — C.  F.  Lawrence 
who  has  been  manager  of  the  Schine 
Enterprises  in  this  district  and  di- 
rectly in  charge  of  the  Holland  The- 
ater in  Bellefontaine  and  the  Piqua 
in  Piqua,  has  been  transferred  to 
Watertown,  N.  Y.,  as  manager  of 
the  Northern  New  York  district  for 
Schine.  He  is  succeeded  here  by 
George  Reister,  who  formerly  man- 
aged  a  theater   in   Canton. 


Columbus  Meeting  Delayed 

Columbus — Owing  to  the  absence 
of  Real  Neth,  operator  of  five  local 
houses,  the  meeting  of  exhibitors 
called  by  P.  J.  Wood  to  discuss 
double  billing,  premium  giving  and 
advance  in  admission  prices  has  been 
postponed. 


M.  C.  Moore  Acquires  Jax  House 

Jacksonville,  Fla. — M.  C.  Moore, 
owner  of  theaters  in  Dade  City  and 
Kissimmi,  is  opening  the  Riverside 
here  as  an  independent  neighborhood 
house  the  first  week  in  September. 
The  house,  formerly  in  the  Sparks 
group,  will  be  renovated  at  a  cost 
of  about  $20,000  by  N.  G.  Wade, 
owner  of  the  office  building  which 
houses  the  theater. 


"Goodbye   Again"    Dual   Premiere 

West  Coast  Bureau,  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Los  Angeles  —  First  National's 
"Goodbye  Again,"  based  on  the 
stage  comedy,  will  world  premiere 
simultaneously  at  the  Hollywood 
and  Downtown  theaters  here  Aug. 
24.  The  picture  features  Joan  Blon- 
dell,  Warren  William,  Genevieve 
Tobin,  Wallace  Ford,  Helen  Chand- 
ler and  Hugh  Herbert. 


Carnera-Baer   Film    Starting 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — "The  Prizefighter  and 
the  Lady,"  which  will  include  a  se- 
quence in  which  Primo  Camera  and 
Max  Baer  appear,  will  be  placed  in 
work  at  M-G-M  within  the  fort  night. 
Walter  Hustcn  has  a  leading  part 
in  the  picture. 


Walsh,  Howard  to  Direct  at  M-G-M 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  M-G-M  has  signed 
Raoul  Walsh  to  direct  Marion  Davies 
in  "Going  Hollywood,"  and  William 
K.  Howard  to  megaphone  "The  Cat 
and  the  Fiddle,"  with  Ramon  No- 
varro  and  Jeanette  MacDonald. 


Maintaining  Scale  in  Memphis 

Memphis  —  Negotiations  for  a  25 
per  cent  cut  in  wages  of  union  op- 
erators in  neighborhood  houses  have 
been  dropped  for  the  time  being. 


Wilby    After    Montgomery    House 

Montgomery,  Ala. — R.  B.  Wilby  is 
negotiating  for  the  Empire  here. 
Tentative  opening  date,  provided 
deal  goes  through,  has  been  set  for 
Sept.  20. 


Wednesday,  Aug.  16, 


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JACK  DUNN,  Fox  Movietone  eameran 
arrived   in   New  York  from   the   Far  Eas', 

BOB  COLLIER  of  Fanchon  &  Marco 
in  New  York  yesterday  from  the  Coa. 
is  forming  a  radio  department  for  that  i 

JACK  SCHLAIFER,  former  Universal] 
al  sales  manager,  has  returned  to  Ni  I 
after    a    business    trip. 

JACK    JOSSEY    of    Cleveland,    who   hi 
Monogram   franchise   for   that   territory, 
rived    in    New   York. 

SAM  FLAX,  Washington  exchangema 
New   York  on   business. 


Increased  Attendance 
Seen  by  Fred  Si 

Cincinnati — A  general  incre 
movie  attendance  as  soon  as  tl  i 
ious  NRA  codes  get  into  full 
tion    is    predicted    by    Fred 
president  of  Allied  Theater  Cj 
of  So.  Ohio,  Ky.  and  W.  Va.  1\ 
hibitor  unit  is  cooperating  in  I 
way  with   the   code   as   adopt) 
theater  owners  here,  said  Str  | 


"Tugboat  Annie"  Holdovc 
M-G-M's  "Tugboat  Annie"  I 
held  over  at  the  Capitol,  Sail 
City;  State,  Boston,  and  Wort! 
Worth.  First  week's  gross 
latter  house  set  a  new  recor: 
Cleveland,  the  State  is  giving: 
performances  of  "Annie"  daily 
ing  an  hour  earlier.  The  Cap 
Broadway  also  is  holding  ov 
picture. 


S.  B.  Johnson  Buried 

Cleveland,  Miss.  —  Sparkn 
Johnson,  vice-president  of  the 
T.  O.  of  Miss.,  Ark.  and  Tenr 
died  in  Memphis,  was  buried 
home  town  here. 


Clyde  Comedy  in  Music  Hal 

Andy  Clyde's  first  comedy 
new  season  for  Educational,  " 
Dunking  Doughnuts,"  goes  in 
dio  City  Music  Hall  today.  The 
Music  Hall  program  will  h 
Terry  Toon,  "The  Oil  Can  Myf 


Broadway   Openings 

Opening     of      M-G-M's     "Dinner 
Eight"   at  the  spruced-up  Astor  Tfc»: 
next    Wednesday    night    will    again   | 
Broadway  three  $2  roadshow  attract 
Fox's    "Power    and    the    Glory"    haw 
premiere    tonight    at    the    Gaiety,   * 
Paramount's   "Song   of   Songs"   conti 
at    the    Criterion.     Among    the   we~ 
change      houses,       M-G-M's      "Tu 
Annie"     is     being     held     over    at 
Capitol,    delaying   the  opening  of 
Back  the  Clock,"  and  "Majestie's  "! 
Sinner,    Sing"     is    holding    over    at 
Rialto,   with    Universal's   "Moonlight 
Pretzels"     to    follow.     RKO's    "Mor 
Glory"    comes    into    the    Music    Hall 
morrow,   Warner's  "Captured"  opens 
morrow   night   at   the   Strand   and   P 
mount's    "Big    Executive"    opens    Fr 
at   the   Paramount,   with   "This   Day 
Age"   following  Aug.  25.     "The  Bla 
Kiss,"     distributed    by    Principal,    oj 
Friday    at    the    original    Roxy.     "P»f 
the   Next   Best  Thing"   is  slated  for 
Music    Hall    the  week   of   Aug.  24. 


(Continued!  Everywhere  the 

'  same  sweet  story .  .  .  and  in 

the  good  old  summer  timel) 

BALTIMORE— Topping 

everything  that  ever  played 
here! 

ATLANTIC  CITY— 
Biggest  week  in  two  years ! 
WILLIAMSPORT,  PA. 
— Greatest  number  of 
opening  day  admissions  in 
history  of  house ! 

WILDWOOD,  N.  J -Big- 
gest week  since  early  1929! 

CINCINNATI- 
Whoopee!  Some  fun 
NEW  HAVEN— First 
week  equals  "Emma." 
That's  terrific! 
DAYTON  —  Equals 
"Emma." 

AKRON— Beats  "Emma" 
previous  record-holder ! 

CANTON  — Doubles 
"Prosperity"! 
PROVIDENCE— Best  in 

5  years ! 

TULSA— All  records 
blooie ! 

DALLAS— New  record 
here! 

(We  could  go  on  and  on,  to 
report  the  same  in  Scranton, 
Hartford,  Cleveland,  Pitts- 
burgh, Columbus,  Richmond, 
Syracuse,  Washington,  etc., 
etc.... but  you'll  find  out  for 
yourself  I) 


: 


STUDIO  UNIONS  LET 
A.  F,  OF  L.  DECIDE 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

suring  an  amicable  settlement  of  the 
studio  strike.  Reardon  is  connected 
with  the  state  department  of  indus- 
tri?l  relations. 


Bainbridge  To  Be  Honored 
By  Northwest  Show  Folks 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
pected.  On  the  executive  committee 
are  Al  Steffes,  Theodore  Hayes,  W. 
H.  Workman,  Mabel  Dietz,  Henry 
Green,  W.  L.  Hamilton,  Sol  Lebedoff, 
William  Mick,  Jack  Gross,  Hugh 
Andress  and  Mrs.  L.  N.  Scott. 


5   Song  Hits  in  "Footlight  Parade" 

Warner's  forthcoming  musical 
special,  "Footlight  Parade,"  has  five 
song  numbers  regarded  as  hits.  They 
are  "By  A  Waterfall,"  "Honeymoon 
Hotel,"  "Shanghai  Lil,"  "Sitting  On 
A  Backyard  Fence"  and  "Ah!  The 
Moon  Is  Here,"  all  to  be  published 
by  Witmark. 


SYD.  SAMSON  SEES  BOOM 
Buffalo  —  Sydney  Samson,  man- 
ager of  the  Fox  Exchange,  sees  in 
the  NRA,  the  basis  for  the  greatest 
theater  attendance  in  history  within 
the  next  six  months  or  year.  He 
bases  his  prediction,  not  so  much  on 
the  higher  wages  and  greater  em- 
ployment but  on  the  shorter  hours 
which,  he  says,  will  give  millions 
more  leisure  for  amusement. 


Twin  City  Golf  Tourney 

Minneapolis — Exhibitors  and  dis- 
tributors of  the  Twin  Cities  will  hold 
a  golf  tournament  at  Detroit  Lakes, 
Minn.,  Aug.  26-27.  Andy  Anderson 
of  Detroit  Lakes  and  W.  H.  Work- 
man of  Minneapolis  are  on  the  ar- 
rangements committee. 


Branton  is  Golf  Winner 

Des  Moines — Ralph  Branton,  Pub- 
lix  division  manager,  was  first  prize 
winner  in  the  golf  meet  at  the  Allied 
Theater  Owners  picnic  last  week. 


Western  Gets  First-Run 

Kansas  City — "Life  in  the  Raw" 
is  the  first  western  to  be  given  a 
first-run  in  Kansas  City  for  many 
months.     It  is  at  the  Fox  Uptown. 


111.  Sales  Tax  Upheld 

Springfield,  111. — Constitutionality 
of  the  2  per  cent  state  sales  tax  has 
been  upheld  by  Circuit  Judge  L.  E. 
Stone  in  a  test  action. 


"Tarzan"  Serial  for  RKO 

Contracts  will  be  signed  today  be- 
tween RKO  and  Principal  Distributing 
Co.  whereby  RKO  will  play  "Tarzan 
the  Fearless"  over  the  entire  circuit. 
Both  the  feature  length  starter  and  the 
subsequent  two-reel  serial  releases  are 
included    in    the   deal. 


NG  THE 

R I  ALTO 


WITH 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •      •     WELL,  WELL howjado? here  is  one 

of  those  spicy  li'I  tidbits  without  any  sex  dirt that  the 

Winchellesque  type   of  kolyumists   would   give  the   big  toe  on 

their  right  foot  to  run we  just  pass  it  along  to  yuh  as 

part  of  the  day's  pickups  caught  on  the  open  ear  as  we  passed 
along   Broadway  or   was  it  in  the   office  of  a  big  radio 

exec? or  did  we  get  the  hot  tip  right  from  Washington? 

dear,  dear we  must  be  more  careful  in  future 

and   make    a   note   of   just   where   these   Dynamite   Items   DID 

come   from so — 0 here   she   goes 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     IT    SEEMS    that    Ota    Gygi vice-prexy    of 

Amalgamated  Broadcasting  System,  Inc. is  having  his 

hands   full   these   days   worrying   about  this   and   that 

over  at  the  offices  on  52nd  St.  and  Madison  Avenoo true, 

Ed  Wynn  is  reputed  to  be  in  for  a  full  quarter  million  of  his 

own  dough but  it  takes  more  than  a  li'I  quarter  million 

to  float  a  national  Radio  network  in  the  strictly  modern  manner 

and  Mister  Gygi  was  reliably  reported  to  have  a  prominent 

firm  of  Wall  Street  bankers  who  have  dawdled  in  the  film  biz 

all  set  to  swing  the  deal  over  big then  it  seems  that 

the  Federal  Radio  Commission  took  a  hand  in  the  deal 

according  to  most  reliable  sources and  "suggested"  to 

the  bankers  to  lay  off  the  proposition which  they  did 

so  this  kinder  leaves  Ed  Wynn  holding  the  bag 

because  he's  IN and  the  Insiders  are  wondering  why  the 

Radio  Commission  intervened  so  late with  lots  of  guesses 

meanwhile  a  lotta  good  Broadway  Talent  has  been  sit- 
ting on  the  benches  since  April  waiting  for  this  Central  Network 

to  get  goin' having  been  all  but  signed  for  the  air  work 

so  it's  probably  tuffer  on  'em  than  on  the  boys  who  have 

only  time  and  dough  invested 

•  •      •     A   PERFECT   Example   of   what   can   be   done   in 
Showmanship  when  a  producer  and  an  exhib  really  get  down  to 

working  hand  in  hand  in  the  intelligent  New  Deal  manner 

Sol  Lesser  knew  he  had  a  pix  in  "Tarzan  the  Fearless" 

so  he  grabbed  off  the  Roxy  7th  Avenue  where  he  knew  a  lad 
named  Morris  Kinzler  could  give  it  plenty  for  the  Opening  Gun 

then  Mister  Lesser  took  out  some  Special  Insurance  to 

make  sure  he  had  it  in  the  bag by  securing  A.  P.  Wax- 
man's  services  from  Floyd  Gibbons  for  the  Roxy  opening 

and  since  Friday  we  have  been  watching  Messrs.  Waxman  and 

Kinzler  put  "Tarzan"  over  with  beautiful  team   work 

each   feeding   the   other playing   it  up from   all 

angles scheming,    planning then    going   out   and 

socking  it  over and  on  Short  Notice well,  folks, 

look  at  the  RESULTS we  need  say  no  more the 

Pix  isn't  all it  takes  Team  Work  between  Producer  and 

Showman  to  Cash  In BIG 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     HAVING  SET  the  opening  of  their  pix,  "Emperor 

Jones"  through  United  Artists  at  the  Rivoli John  Krimsky 

and   Gifford   Cochran  are  sponsoring    a   special    society   return 
engagement   of   their   initial   success,    "Maedchen   in   Uniform" 

at  the  Paramount  theater  in  Newport  on  Aug.  18 

Oh,  yes, it  hasn't  been  broadcast  as  yet,  but  "Lady  For  A 

Day,"  the  Columbia  Cleanup,  goes  into  the  Criterion  after  Labor 

Day 

*.  *  *  * 

•  •      •     JUST  ABOUT  the  grandest  Trailer  ever  produced 

is  that  of  National  Screen  for  the  NRA they 

created  it  and  will  give  it  distribution De  Luxe  handling 

the  lab  work J.  E.  Brulatour  contributing  660,000  feet 

a  mere  matter  of  16,000  shipments  for  National  Screen 

to  handle more  about  it  later it  rates  Space  we 

haven't  got  right  now Roxy  7th  Ave.  will  run  "Tarzan" 

chapters  following  the  feature  for  the  next  four  weeks 

June  Knight  and  James  Dunn  over  Columbia  network  Aug.  19 
on  Louis  Nizer's  pop  air  program 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


Wednesday,  Aug. 


™l 


RALPH  KOHN  HEAD!! 
PUBLIX  OPERATI 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
treasurer,     will     succeed     Kol 
treasurer. 

In  such  subsidiaries  as  Parai 
has  an  interest,  Kohn  will  rep 
the  Trustees  and  the  managerai 
the  board,  after  the  reorgani 
of  such  subsidiaries  by  the  Ad 
Committee  on  Theater  Prop, 
headed  by  S.  A.  Lynch. 

Kohn  will  continue  as  Vice- 
dent  of  Paramount  Productions 
Paramount  International,  Inc. 
Paramount  Distributing  Corp. 

The  Trustees  have  under  c 
eration  an  arrangement  wl 
Sam  Dembow  will  be  given  op] 
nity  to  purchase  an  interest  i 
of  the  theater  operations  now 
trolled  by  Paramount,  in  kc 
with  the  plan  of  decentralizini 
ater  management.  This  deal, 
reported  in  The  Film  Daily  ol 
3,  involves  about  a  dozen  u 
houses. 


5  Northwest  Houses 
Back  on  Active 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
0.  C.  Ishler;  State,  Ipswich,  i 
now  operated  by  Mrs.  M.  D. 
don  and  Robert  Schwall;  State, 
donia,  Min.n,  and  Legion,  Inc 
dencej  Wis. 

Paid  to  Smash  Equipmen 

Birmingham  —  Two  Negroe 
rested  with  Leo  Nations,  an 
ator,  said  they  were  paid  $100 
to  smash  sound  equipment  in 
union  houses.  All  three  were 
for  the  Grand  Jury  on  wai 
sworn  out  by  N.  H.  Waters,  r 
borhood  circuit  owner. 


M-G-M  Buys  Play 

"The    Vinegar    Tree,"    in 
Mary  Boland  and  Warren  W 
appeared   on   the   New  York  ; 
has  been  acquired  by  M-G-M. 


Mascot  Feature  Sold  100? 

Mascot's     feature     "Laughin 

Life,"  starring  Victor  McLagle) 

been    sold    100%    for    the   dor 

market,  the  company  announce 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


August  16 


Luoien    Littlefield 

R.  G.  Karz 


Mae  C 


with  ADOLPHE   MENJOU 
Mary  Duncan     •     C  Aubrey  Smith 

Directed  by  Lowell  Sherman  from  the  story  by 
Zoe  Akins.  A  Pandro  S.  Berman  Production. 
MERIAN   C  COOPER,  executive  producer. 


R  K  O 
RADIO 
PICTURE 


THE 


150  THEATER  EXECS 
ATTEND  RKO  MEETING 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

cess  of  any  production.  Other  speak- 
ers were  Jack  Cohn  of  Columbia, 
George  Schaefer  of  Paramount,  Har- 
old B.  Franklin,  Robert  S.  Sisk  and 
Terry  Turner.  The  meeting  ended 
with  a  banquet  last  night. 


Philly  Unit  to  Push 

Fight  on  50%  Rental 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

David  Barrist  to  Charles  O'Reilly, 
code  coordinator  with  S.  R.  Kent, 
and  full  confidence  expressed  in  the 
fairness  of  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA 
deputy  administrator.  Louis  Nizer's 
appointment  on  the  committee  was 
criticized,  however,  due  to  his  con- 
nection with  the  producers. 


New  Arizona  Corporation 

Phoenix,  Ariz. — Papers  of  incorpo- 
ration for  the  Studio  theater,  Pres- 
cott,  have  been  filed  here.  Albert 
and  Harold  Stetson  are  incorpora- 
tors. Brothers  are  interested  in  the 
studio  theater  here  and  the  Teatro 
Obregon  in  Nogales,  Son.,  Mex. 


Don   Larsen   Married 

Milwaukee — Don  Larsen,  treasurer 
of  the  Davidson,  was  married  this 
week  in  Chicago  to  Margaret  Glan- 
ert. 

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SUMMER 

RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  single! 
$2.50  per  day  double  I 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  food*  at  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian Eagle  Garden  Cafe. 

Look  for  the ''Doorway  of  Hoipltalitv" 
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DAILY 


Wednesday,  Aug.  16 


VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,    CALIFORNIA 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
fyfAURY  COHEN,  producer  of  In- 
vincible Pictures,  now  making 
"Dance,  Girl,  Dance"  as  the  first 
of  several  musicals  planned  for  the 
new  season,  declares  that  music  in 
pictures  is  now  here  to  stay.  The 
right  method  of  introducing  songs 
as  a  regular  part  of  the  film  story 
has  finally  been  found,  says  Cohen, 
and  this  coupled  with  the  scope  of 
dance  direction  will  assure  the  pop- 
ularity of  such  pictures. 


Cast  of  Invincible's  "Dance,  Girl, 
Dance"  is  headed  by  Evalyn  Knapp, 
Alan  Dinehart  and  the  Broadway 
musical  comedy  star,  Ada  May. 
Pearl  Eaton  is  staging  the  dance 
numbers,  with  Frank  Strayer  direct- 
ing.   Songs  are  by  Harry  Carroll. 


Johnny  Mack  Brown  has  been 
added  to  First  National's  "Son  of 
the  Gobs,"  starring  Joe  E.  Brown. 


George  Cooper  replaces  Frank 
McHugh  in  Warner's  "Ever  in  My 
Heart,"  Barbara  Stanwyck  vehicle. 
McHugh  is  busy  in  "House  on  56th 
St." 


Mimi  Jordan,  Fox  player,  narrow- 
ly escaped  death  this  week  when  she 
was  struck  by  a  hit-skip  driver.  She 
suffered  a  fractured  toe  on  her  right 

foot. 

*         *         * 

Malcolm  St.  Clair  will  direct  El 
Brendel  in  his  forthcoming  Fox  fea- 
ture. George  Marshall  will  super- 
vise, with  James  Tynan  and  Harry 
Johnson  supplying  the  story. 


Chesterfield  has  started  its  fifth, 
"A  Man  of  Sentiment."  Marian 
Marsh,  Owen  Moore  and  William 
Bakewell  have  the  leads,  supported 
by  Christian  Rub,  Emma  Dunn, 
Cornelius  Keefe,  Edmund  Breese, 
Geneva  Mitchell,  Pat  O'Malley,  Sid 
Saylor,  Lucille  Ward,  Otto  Hoffman, 
and  Jack  Pennick.  Richard  Thorpe 
is  directing. 


Eugene  Ford  has  left  for  Sedona 
Basin,  near  Flagstaff,  Ariz.,  to  estab- 
lish a  base  for  filming  Fox's 
"Smoky." 

*         *         * 

M-G-M  cast  assignments:  Ben 
Bard  for  "Hollywood  Party,"  David 
Torrence  and  Lawrence  Grant  for 
"Queen  Christina,"  Doc  Rockwell  for 
"Meet  the  Baron." 


Gloria  Roy,  who  was  a  Ziegfeld 
beauty  under  the  name  of  Dolores 
Rousay,  has  been  added  to  Fox's 
"Charlie  Chan's  Greatest  Case." 


Phil  Gersdorf  has  joined  the  Uni- 
versal publicity  department  as  a 
"planter."  He  will  also  continue  his 
free-lance  press  bureau. 


Warners  announce  that  James 
Cagney's  next  starring  vehicle  will 
bear  the  title  "The  Finger  Man," 
and  that  there  will  be  two  leading 
women,  Mae  Clarke  and  Patricia 
Ellis.  Story  will  be  based  on  an 
original  by  Rosalind  Shaffer  and 
Mark  Canfield,  adapted  by  Ben 
Markson    and    Lillie    Hayward. 


Jack  Rawlins  has  been  signed  by 
Universal  to  write  an  original  story, 
"Made  for  Love."  He  was  for  sev- 
eral years  film  editor  for  William 
A.  Seiter  at  Warner  Bros,  and  Uni- 
versal. Later,  he  went  to  England 
to  organize  a  film  editing  depart- 
ment for  Gaumont.  While  abroad 
he  directed  "High  Society,"  "Lucky 
Ladies,"  "Going  Straight,"  "They're 
Off."  "Sign  Please,"  "Post  Haste" 
and  others. 


Ethel  Hill  and  Dore  Schary,  who 
wrote  the  screen  play  and  dialogue 
for  "Fog,"  for  Columbia,  are  now 
working  on  "The  Greatest  Thing  in 
Life,"  also  for  Columbia. 


Louis  Brock  has  signed  16-year- 
old  Bobbie  Kieve  of  San  Pedro  to 
appear  in  "Flying  Down  to  Rio." 
When  RKO  conducted  a  beauty  quest 
for  100  girls  to  appear  in  the  filmu- 
sical  she  was  afraid  to  enter,  believ- 
ing herself  too  young  and  not  pretty 
enough.  However,  she  entered  a 
bathing  beauty  contest  at  the  San 
Pedro  Exposition  of  Progress  and 
this  brought  her  to  Brock's  atten- 
tion. 


Lawrence  Hazard,  playwright  and 
scenarist,  whose  "A  Man's  Castle" 
is  now  being  directed  by  Frank  Bor- 
zage,  has  had  his  contract  renewed 
at  Columbia.  He  is  now  writing 
the  screen  play  and  dialogue  for 
"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy." 


Edward  Sutherland  will  direct 
Paramount's  musical  comedy, 
"Funny  Page." 


Carole  Lombard  will  appear  in  the 
Charles  R.  Rogers  production,  "She 
Made  Her  Bed,"  for  Paramount. 
Ralph  Murphy,  now  directing  "Gold- 
en Harvest"  for  Rogers,  will  direct. 


Frances  Dee  has  been  borrowed 
from  RKO  by  20th  Century  Pictures, 
the  Schenck-Zanuck  unit,  for  the 
George  Bancroft  picture,  "Blood 
Money." 


MASTER  CODE  LIKE! 
BY  TOMORROW  Nl 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ney  R.  Kent,  speaking  as  coo 
tor,  told  The  Film  Daily. 

Both  the  producer  and  distr 
groups  have  virtually  com 
their  work,  as  far  as  their  ind 
al  drafts  go.  The  toughtest 
now  under  way,  however,  a 
hibitor  and  distributor  comn 
meet  in  conference  to  correlate 
codes,  as  their  provisions  inU 
The  exhibitor  committee,  at  it 
group  meetings,  has  not  yet  i 
upon  its  draft.  Meanwhile  th 
tributor  representatives  stan 
waiting  for  an  opportunity  to 
with  the  exhib  group  to  work 
terlocking  problems. 

For  the  second  consecu;iv( 
the  regular  afternoon  press  c 
ence  was  omitted  yesterday 
leaked  out,  however,  that  f( 
pictures,  clean  advertising  and 
booking,  especially  in  regard  i 
proposed  15  per  cent  cancel 
clause,  were  among  the  subject 
sidered.  Allied  delegates  wei 
ported  trying  to  raise  the  ar 
the  proposed  double  feature 
sion  being  considered  by  the  ■ 
itor  committee,  seeking  to  hz 
revised  to  have  a  ban  imposed 
80  per  cent  of  theaters  in  a 
tory  oppose  the  practice,  ir 
of  60  per  cent.  Code-draftin 
tended  to  late  last  night  anc 
resume  this  morning. 

Missouri  Biz  Holds  Up 

Columbus — W.  A.  Finney,  di 
manager  for  Loew's,  has  ret 
from  a  trip  to  western  hous 
St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City,  asj 
as  a  visit  to  Dayton,  and  re 
attendance  holding  up  quite  v 
most  of  the  houses. 


Vaude  at  Cincy  Palace 

Cincinnati — RKO  vaudeville 
pected  to  reopen  at  the  Pala- 
Aug.  25.     Films  will  also  be  s 
The  Capitol,  now  dark,  will  r 
shortly. 

'Film   Curb'  in  New   Office  M< 

Tom  Hamlin's  "Film  Curb' 
move  into  new  offices  in  the 
Building  on  Monday. 

May  Reopen  Salt  Lake  Hou, 
Salt  Lake  City  —  Several  cr 
nies  are  reported  negotiating  j 
Marshall  Square  Building  Corj 
reopening  of  the  Orpheum,  rec 
sold  at  auction. 


Col.   Moving  Boston  Offici 

Boston — Columbia  is  prepari 
move  to  modern  quarters  in  tl 
fices  formerly  occupied  by  E 
tional-World  Wide. 


Oakie,  Tracy  in  "Keyhole"' 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAL 
Hollywood — Jack    Oakie    and    Sped 
Tracy   are   the   latest   name   additions 
roth   Century's   "Broadway  Thru  a   Kl, 
nole." 

I 


iday,  Aug.  16,1933 


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Ijiharine  Hepburn  and  Douglas 
i       Fairbanks,  Jr.,   in 

'MORNING  GLORY" 

f   with  Adolphe   Menjou 
( !io  74  mins. 

V$!siATING  PERFORMANCE  BY 
HJlNE  HEPBURN  AS  STAGESTRUCK 
Ll'jTS    THIS    IN    SPECIAL    B.    0. 


I    force  of  stellar  performances  and 
:  irectorial  job,  this  otherwise  simple 

a  stagestruck  country  girl  takes 
scination  and  charm  that  lift  it 
■  class  of  better  screen  offerings. 
largely  a  conversational  affair,  the 
1  Katharine  Hepburn,  as  the  central 
-,  grips  attention  and  never  lets  go 
ler  work  is  at  all  times  a  delight. 
;enius  within  her,  Katharine  comes 
Iway  and,  with  naively  disarming 
,  worms  her  way  into  theatrical 
vhere  she  is  considered  something 

by  all  except  an  old  actor  and  a 
-lay wright,  Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr. 
o  make  good  in  her  first  role,  she 
i  the  bluff,  and  one  night  accident- 
Is  up  at  a  producer's  party,  where, 
runk,  she  demonstrates  her  real 
■  faying  overnight  at  the  producer's 
he  emerges  next  morning  with  a 
w  on  life,  and,  with  the  aid  of 
'ho's  in  love  with  her,  eventually 
her  triumph. 

Katharine  Hepburn,  Douglas  Fair- 
r.,  Adolphe  Menjou,  Mary  Duncan, 
ey  Smith,  Don  Alvarado,  Frederic 
Carle,     Tyler      Brooke, 


Richard 
Mitchell. 

•or,  Lowell  Sherman;  Author,  Zoe 
Adaptor,  Howard  J.  Green;  Camera- 
tert  Glennon;  Recording  Engineer, 
cDowell;  Editor,  George  Nicholls,  Jr. 
ion,  Smart.     Photography,  Fine. 


"THIS  DAY  AND  AGE" 

with  Charles  Bickford,  Judith  Allen, 

Richard  Cromwell 

Paramount  86  mins. 

IMPRESSIVE  SPECTACULAR  DRAMA 
OF  MODERN  YOUTH  VS.  RACKETEER- 
ING. 

This  Cecil  B.  DeMille  production  carries 
tremendous  appeal  and  unusual  entertain- 
ment values.  The  theme  is  refreshingly 
different  and  deals  entirely  with  the  newer 
generation  of  boys  and  girls  who,  encount- 
ering stifled  justice,  crooked  politics  and 
the  power  of  organized  gangdom,  revolt 
and  take  it  upon  themselves  to  mete  out 
just  deserts  to  the  guilty.  Charles  Bick- 
ford, as  a  white  collar  racketeer,  rules  the 
city,  commits  murder  and  defies  the  courts 
to  convict  him.  It  is  not  until  he  kills  a 
High-School  lad  that  the  boys  from  every 
student  body  for  miles  around  decide  to 
enforce  the  law  themselves.  Bickford  is 
taken  prisoner  and  tortured  into  making  a 
confession.  The  scenes  that  follow,  with 
thousands  of  boys  parading  through  the 
town,  riding  Bickford  on  a  rail,  are  master- 
fully handled.  Every  player  presents  a 
most  convincing  portrayal.  The  picture  has 
tears,  laughs,  real  heart-throb  suspense  and 
a  sweet  romance. 

Cast:  Charles  Bickford,  Judith  Allen, 
Richard  Cromwell,  Eddie  Nugent,  Ben  Alex- 
ander, Harry  Green,  Lester  Arnold,  Fuzzy 
Knight,  Wade  Boteler,  Bradley  Page,  Billy 
Gilbert,  Harry  C.  Bradley,  Louise  Carter, 
Michael  Stuart,  Guy  Usher,  George  Barbier, 
Oscar  Rudolph,  Charles  Middleton,  Warner 
Richmond,  Onest  Conly,  Samuel  S.  Hinds, 
Mickey  Daniels,  Howard  Lang,  Arthur  Vin- 
ton,   Nella  Walker. 

Director,  Cecil  B.  DeMille;  Author,  Bart- 
lett  Cormack;  Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguer, 
same;  Editor,  Anne  Bauchens;  Cameraman, 
Peverell  Marley;  Recording  Engineer,  Harry 
M.    Lindgren. 

Direction,  Strong.     Photography,  Fine. 


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NRA  Code  Confab  Sidelights 


By  ARTHUR    W.   EDDY 


LE  Eddie  Golden  is  arguing 
i  t  the  distributor  committee 
gs,  his  offspring,  Robert,  is 
:ross  the  hall,  "covering"  the 
cketeering  conference  for  the 
Mirror." 


is  one  gathering  at  which 
z  O'Reilly  has  to  keep  out  of 
*s.     As  coordinator  his  duties 

him  to  preside  at  the  exhib- 
mmittee  sessions. 


ik  McCarthy  is  substituting 
limmy  Grainger,  "U"  sales 
iin. 


rley    Moses    of    the    Century 
drops  in  periodically  to  con- 
th  A.  H.  Schwartz. 


'  Film  Daily  Year  Book  is 
ig  in  the  code-drafting  pro- 
?s  as  a  much-in-demand  refer- 
ook. 


wh  the  exception  of  Gabriel  L. 
W  yhere  are  no  Hays  office  people 
.i'|  premises. 


Sid  Samuelson  comes  out  of  each 
tussle  with  a  smile  on  his  face. 


Felix  F.  Feist  looked  cool  and  calm 
in  a  white  linen  suit. 


Ed  Kuykendall  and  Gus  Metzger 
are  both  planning  visits  to  the  Cen- 
tury of  Progress  in  between  the  final 
code  draft  and  the  Washington  NRA 
hearing. 


Fred  Wehrenberg,  with  shirt  col- 
lar unlatched,  battled  all  day  long 
for  independent  exhibitor  rights. 


A  party  of  five  exhibs  are  still 
commenting  on  the  entertainment 
they  received  at  the  Long  Island 
home  of  George  Skouras  over  the 
week-end.  They  are:  Jack  Miller, 
Ben  Bernstein,  Fred  Wehrenberg, 
Gus  Metzger  and  Ed  Kuykendall. 


James  C.  Ritter,  Allied  leader,  re- 
turned to  the  fray  yesterday  after  a 
brief  visit  to  his  home  and  business 
in  Michigan. 


John  Wayne  in 

'THE  MAN   FROM   MONTEREY" 

with  Ruth  Hall 
Warner  Bros.  59  mins. 

COLORFUL  WESTERN  OF  OLD  CALI- 
FORNIA PACKS  PLENTY  OF  THRILLS 
AND  FAST  ACTION. 

John  Wayne  has  a  fat  part  as  the  U.  S. 
captain  sent  to  Monterey  to  advise  the 
Mexican  landholders  to  record  their  prop- 
erty under  old  Spanish  land  grants  or  else 
the  government  will  throw  them  into  the 
public  domain.  He  encounters  a  situation 
where  Don  Jose  and  his  daughter  are  about 
to  be  taken  over  for  their  property  by  Don 
Pablo  and  his  son  whom  they  have  always 
believed  to  be  their  best  friends.  The 
crooked  friends  are  scheming  to  grab  Don 
Jose's  property  as  soon  as  the  government 
takes  it  over,  meanwhile  assuring  the  Don 
that  he  is  foolish  to  register  his  claim. 
Wayne  uncovers  their  double  dealing,  and 
with  his  pal,  Luis  Alberni  (who  does  a  nifty 
comedy  role  as  a  poor  Mex),  sets  out  to 
defeat  the  swindlers  and  their  gang  of 
highbinders  and  save  the  girl  from  a  forced 
marriage  to  the  yound  scoundrelly  Don  Luis. 
Plenty  of  Mexican  color  with  the  hacienda 
scenes  and  fights  and  fast  riding  to  satisfy 
any  thrill  fan. 

Cast:  John  Wayne,  Ruth  Hall,  Luis  Al- 
berni, Francis  Ford,  Nina  Quartero,  Lafay- 
ette McKee,  Donald  Reed,  Lillian  Leighton, 
Charles  Whittaker. 

Director,  Mack  V.  Wright;  Author,  Les- 
lie Mason;  Adaptor,  same;  Cameraman,  Ted 
McCord. 

Direction,  Good.  Photography,  Exceptional. 


Lionel  Atwill  in 

"THE  SPHINX" 

with    Sheila    Terry 
Monogram  64  mins. 

FEW  FILMS  CARRY  SUCH  SUSPENSE 
AS  THIS  ONE,  WITH  ATWILL  IN 
STRONG  DRAMATIC  ROLE. 

The  gent  named  Albert  De  Mond  cred- 
ited as  the  author  deserves  a  special  film 
award.  He  turned  out  a  cuckoo  for  down- 
right suspense  that  holds  you  taut  to  the 
end.  A  swell  directorial  job  by  Phil  Rosen, 
and  Lionel  Atwill  as  the  Sphinx  delivering 
a  masterly  and  telling  performance.  Mono- 
gram has  hit  the  button  with  this  one,  for 
it  tells  a  powerful  dramatic  story  and  keeps 
building  with  surprise  twists  right  to  the 
close.  Atwill  as  the  Sphinx  is  suspected  by 
a  newspaper  reporter  as  the  killer  in  a 
series  of  crimes.  The  police  are  baffled. 
He  is  brought  to  trial,  and  exonerated  by 
a  jury  as  his  defense  proves  he  is  deaf  and 
dumb  and  could  not  have  talked  to  the 
State's  only  witness  as  the  witness  swears. 
The  reporter  and  his  pal,  the  inspector, 
played  to  the  hilt  by  Paul  Hurst,  keep  after 
their  quarry  however,  and  finally  pin  the 
crimes  on  him  in  a  most  surprising  and  un- 
looked  for  development.  One  of  those 
mystery  thrillers  you've  got  to  see  to  ap- 
preciate its  full  exploitation  possibilities. 

Cast:  Lionel  Atwill,  Sheila  Terry,  Theo- 
dore Newton,  Paul  Hurst,  Luis  Alberni, 
Robert  Ellis,  Lucien  Prival,  Paul  Fix,  Lillian 
Leighton,  Hooper  Atchley,  Wilfred  Lucas, 
George  Hayes. 

Director,  Phil  Rosen;  Author,  Albert  De 
Mond;  Dialoguer,  same;  Adaptor,  same; 
Cameraman,  Gill  Warrenton. 

Direction,  Excellent.  Photography,  Very 
good. 


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EVERYWHERE 


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EVERYTHING 


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WITH    COLUMBIA    PICTURES    T933-1934 


FRANK 

BORZAGE 

Now  directing  fhe  first  of  his  two  great  pro- 
ductions for  Columbia  -"MAN'S  CASTLE"  with 
SPENCER  TRACY,  LORETTA  YOUNG,  Helen  Mac- 
Kellar,  Glenda  Farrell,  Walter  Connolly.  He  pre- 
dicts that  it  will  be  the  best  picture  of  his  career. 


LEWIS 

MILESTONE 

Winner  of  the  Photoplay  Medal  for  1930  and 
two  Academy  awards  will  direct  two  great 
productions  for  Columbia.  You  can  be  assured 
that  they  will  be  two  of  the  finest  pictures  on 
your  1933-34  program. 


COLUMBIA     OFFERS     THE     GREATES1 

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)strib-Exhib  Code  Groups  Apart  on  Knotty  Issues 

(1ST  AGREE  ON  LABORPOINTS  FIRST,  JAYS  NRA 

hst  of  Code  May  Be  Worked  Out  in  Washington 


lingness    of    Groups 
field  Likely  to  Put 
hrdenUptoNRA 

I  ting  from  yesterday's  code 
\.\ii  after  more  fatiguing  hours, 
b/r  leaders,  both  from  the  M. 

\i\  A.  and  Allied  ranks,  pessi- 
Bly  declared  that  they  likely 
i;ompelled  to  go  to  the  Wash- 
ajiearing  with  a  set  of  excep- 
1  i  hich  virtually  consist  of  a 
Ef;>,  although  unofficial,  code. 
y  ised  this  prediction  on  the 
■ji  consistent  failure  of  the 
rij  tor  committee  to  agree  with 
c  bitor  code  recommendations, 
le  :press  the  opinion  that  most 

•  J  {Continued   on   Page    7) 

D.i  CIRCUITS  FILE 
If'SESTIONS  ON  CODE 


t  of  code  recommendations, 
d  by  Lee  A.  Ochs  and  em- 
|  some  new  quirks  along  with 
s,  was  submitted  to  the  code 
itors  yesterday  by  three  in- 
;nt  New  York  circuits,  Con- 
[d  Amusement  Enterprises, 
tan  Playhouses  and  Lee  A. 
theater  Circuit,  representing 
ses,  but  said  to  voice  the 
,    (.Continued   on   Page   4) 


"The  Power  and  the  Glory"  and  Narratage 

Again  there  is  something  new  under  the  cinema  sun,  and  it  is  called  Narratage.  You 
will  find  this  newcomer  as  part  and  parcel  of  "The  Power  and  the  Glory,"  the  latest 
contribution  of  Jesse  Lasky  to  the  Fox  banner,  that  opened  at  the  historic  Gaiety 
Theater  last  evening  before  a  swanky  Broadway  audience.  Narratage  might  be  defined, 
at  least  in  this  instance,  as  a  complete  spoken  version  of  the  story,  coming  into  play 
in  non-dialogue  sequences,  and  voiced  from  off-screen  as  the  reflections  of  one  of  the 
principal  characters.  "The  Power  and  the  Glory"  is  unmistakably  a  great  picture.  Its 
story  is  frank,  honest,  tragic  and  breathlessly  real.  Standing  out  is  the  direction  of 
William  K.  Howard  and  the  characterizations  of  Colleen  Moore  and  Ralph  Morgan. 
"Power  and  the  Glory"  is  one  of  the  few  productions  that  falls  into  the  legitimate 
two-dollar  class  and  is  an  inspirational  answer  to  those  intellectual  picture  patrons 
constantly  demanding  something  better  in  screen  fare.  JACK   ALICOATE. 


Paramount  Creditors  to  Decide  Aug.  25 
Whether  Trendle  Gets  Detroit  Houses 


Whether  operation  of  the  Publix 
Detroit  houses  is  to  pass  to  George 
W.  Trendle  will  be  decided  at  a 
meeting  of  Paramount  Publix  cred- 
itors scheduled  for  Aug.  25  in  the 
office  of  Referee  Henry  K.  Davis. 
Trendle   has    made    an   offer  to   ac- 


quire an  interest  in  the  Pontiac 
Holding  Corp.,  which  controls  the 
Detroit  group.  John  Balaban  is  also 
seeking  control  of  the  houses. 

Other  matters  slated  for  action  at 
the  meeting,  which  will  be  presided 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Philly   Unit    is    Sticking    With    M.   P.  T.  O.  A. 


ci  tig  Man  from  Ranks 
IrHynes'PostatRKO 

If  Id  B.  Franklin  and  Phil 
■m  will  select  a  man  from  the 
Oifrheater  organization  to  re- 
ctlB.  J.  Hynes,  who  resigned 
n<|  t  as  head  of  personnel  opera- 
sjpd  chief  of  the  budget.     Al- 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 


»id  No  Squawks  Heard 

er  playing  Loew's  New  York  for 
ay  on  a  double-bill,  "The  Sphinx" 
|v  running  three  days  at  the  classier 
5  Ziegfeld,  just  ten  blocks  up  the 
on  a   single-feature    program. 


The  dove  of  peace  once  more  hov- 
ers over  relations  between  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  and  its  affiliate,  the  M.  P. 
T.  0.  of  Eastern  Penna.,  Southern 
N.  J.  and  Del.,  which  a  few  days  ago 
was  reported  as  withdrawing  from 


the  national  exhibitor  association. 
Differences  have  been  ironed  out, 
said  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  leaders  yester- 
day, and  their  members  participat- 
ing in  the  industry  code  conference 
are  now  in  harmony  with  the  Phila- 
delphia unit,  it  was  stated. 


Hope  to  Complete  Code  Tonight 
Though  Apart  on  Knotty  Issues 


Despite  pessimistic  reports  to 
the  contrary,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly 
late  yesterday  afternoon  insisted 
that  the  industry  code  will  be  com- 
pleted by  tonight  for  delivery  to 
Deputy  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt in  Washington.  The  statement 
followed  a  day  of  hot  conference- 
room  battling  in  which  exhibitor  and 
distributor  committees  were  unoffi- 
cially reported  as  apart  on  all  con- 


troversial issues  confronting  them. 

A  highlight  of  the  day's  excite- 
ment occurred  in  the  afternoon, 
when  Sidney  R.  Kent  presented  the 
distributor  committee  report  on 
clauses  agreed  upon  by  the  exhibi- 
tor committee.  Previously,  individual 
meetings  of  each  group  had  taken 
place  in  the  Bar  Association  Build- 
ing. 

"Prevailing  opinions"  have  been 
(Continued  on   Page   6) 


Sol  Rosenblatt  Tells  Code 

Groups  to  Get  Together 

With  Unions 

By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington  —  Emphasizing  the 
fact  that  the  administration  is  pri- 
marily interested  in  employment  and 
wages,  all  code  committees  were 
urged  by  the  NRA  yesterday  to  get 
together  with  international  labor 
union  executives  before  submitting 
codes  to  Washington.  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt, amusement  industry  ad- 
ministrator, declared  that  "no  mat- 
ter how  many  elements  are  fighting, 
labor  shall  be  satisfied  first  and  all 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 

EQUITY  Wm  CODE 
THROUGH  LABOR  ANGLE 

Actors'  Equity  Ass'n  is  expected 
to  figure  importantly  in  the  film  in- 
dustry code,  not  only  through  the 
step  it  has  taken  with  regard  to 
chorus  girls  used  in  stage  presenta- 
tions, but  with  regard  to  player 
talent  generally,  The  Film  Daily 
learns.     Equity  holds  the  exclusive 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 

A.  H.  Schwartz  Adding 
Two  Houses  to  Circuit 

A.  H.  Schwartz  is  adding  two 
houses  to  his  Century  circuit,  bring- 
ing the  total  to  28  theaters.  The 
Franklin  in  Franklin  Square  will 
be  ready  Oct.  11.  It  seats  1,100. 
About  Sept.  1,  he  begins  construc- 
tion on  a  1,200-seat  theater  at 
Riverhead,  L.  I. 


Played  Out 


Exhausted  by  eight  consecutive  days 
and  nights  of  code-making  efforts, 
punctuated  with  intense  debates,  the 
exhibitor  committee  suspended  its  ses- 
sions at  5:45  o'clock  yesterday  afternoon 
with  plans  for  resuming  this  morning  at 
10  o'clock.  Last  night  drafting  com- 
mittees were  still  at  work. 


THE 


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Thursday,  Aug.  17, 


Vol.  LXIII,  No.  40     Thins.,  Aug  17, 1933     Price  5  Cants 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


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"Tune  Detective"  in  Vita.  Short 

Dr.  Sigmund  Spaeth,  "The  Tune 
Detective,"  starts  his  first  short  for 
Vitaphone  tomorrow  under  the  di- 
rection of  Joseph  Henabery.  It  is 
titled  "Jazz  It  Up,"  by  Herman 
Ruby. 


American  Adaptions  of  the 
British  Production 

"FAITHFUL  HEART" 

Now  Piaying  Mayfair  Theatre 

Re-Recorded    under   the    direction    and 
supervision  of 

JACK  KEMP 

723  7th  Ave.  Room   1001 

BRyant  9-2180 


Paramount  Creditors 
To  Act  on  Detroit  Houses 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

over   by   Oscar   W.    Ehrhorn   in   the 
absence  of  Davis,  include: 

Ratification  of  the  sale  by  Dent  Theaters 
of  the  capital  stock  of  all  its  subsidiaries  to 
a  new  corporation  to  be  formed  under  an 
agreement  between  Dent  and  Karl  Hoblitzelle; 
proposed  sale  of  the  stock  of  the  South  Broad- 
way Building  Co.  and  of  the  claims  of  the 
trustees  and  of  all  subsidiaries  of  the  bank- 
rupt against  the  South  Broadway  company; 
proposed  compromise  and  settlement  of  addi- 
tional Federal  income  taxes  of  the  corporation 
for  1929  which  have  been  assessed  to  the 
amount  of  $389,094,  with  interest  at  6  per 
cent,  by  payment  of  $216,990;  advance  money 
to  the  Seneca  Holding  Corp.  in  connection 
with  its  studio,  laboratory  and  film  depot  at 
Long  Island  City;  proposed  settlement  of 
dispute  between  Walter  Reade  and  Frank  V. 
Storrs  based  on  an  agreement  dated  May  5, 
1930;  right  to  settle  claims  of  the  bankrupt 
arising  out  of  an  agreement  with  Fox  Film 
Corp.,  dated   Dec.   10,   1930. 


Erpi  Signs  NRA  Code 

Electrical  Research  Products  has 
signed  the  NRA  employers'  agree- 
ment, stated  Vice-President  H.  G. 
Knox  of  that  company  yesterday. 


New  Picture  Starts  in  Florida 
St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  —  "Hired 
Wife,"  with  a  cast  headed  by  Greta 
Nissen,  Weldon  Heyburn,  Molly 
O'Day,  James  Kirkwood,  Jane  Win- 
ton  and  Jack  Chapin,  has  gone  in 
work  at  the  Kennedy  studios,  now 
headed  by  T.  C.  Parker,  Jr.  George 
Melford  is  directing. 

"Playthings  of  Desire,"  recently 
finished  here,  has  its  world  premiere 
Sept.  2  at  the  Capitol,  this  city. 


Carrillo  Winding  Up  Air  Run 

Leo  Carrillo,  who  has  been  mas- 
ter of  ceremonies  on  Chase  and  San- 
born's Sunday  night  broadcasts  for 
the  last  few  months,  closes  his  radio 
run  next  Sunday.  He  is  going:  back 
to  Hollywood  for  picture  work. 


Paramount    Bill   Holds    Over 

Paramount's  "Three  -  Cornered 
Moon,"  together  with  the  stage  show 
headed  by  George  Olsen  and  his  or- 
chestra, will  be  held  for  a  second 
week  at  the  New  York  Paramount. 


Great  Lakes  House  Staff  Set 

Buffalo — Robert  T.  Murphy  will  be 
house  manager;  Nelson  Martin,  as- 
sistant, and  Ralph  D.  Schwartz,  or- 
chestra conductor  of  the  Great 
Lakes,  which  reopens  Saturday. 
Murphy  has  been  associated  with 
Shea  houses  for  several  years. 


Theater  for  Detroit  Play  Center 

Detroit  —  The  Crosstown  Center, 
formerly  the  Forest  Club  dance  hall, 
is  installing  the  latest  RCA  Victor 
High  Fidelity  apparatus  preparatory 
to  reopening.  The  premises  were 
formerly  occupied  by  two  ballrooms, 
but  under  the  new  management  of 
Wagman  and  Leasia,  one  of  the  ball- 
rooms has  been  remodeled  into  a 
theater  with  a  seating  capacity  of 
1,400. 


Baehr  Takes  Krim  House 

Detroit — The  Plaza  theater  on  the 
East  Side  has  been  sold  by  Leon 
Krim,  circuit  owner,  to  Arthur  D. 
Baehr,  former  manager  of  the  Sen- 
ate and  other  local  houses. 


Equity  "In"  On  Code 

Through  Labor  Angle 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

American  Federation  of  Labor  char- 
ter covering  the  acting  profession, 
and  under  Deputy  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt's  instructions  that 
labor  agreements  are  all-important, 
Equity  aims  to  be  consulted  in  the 
formulation  of  the  portion  of  the 
film  industry  code  that  applies  to 
players.  Thus  far,  Equity  has  not 
figured  in  the  film  code  formulation, 
but  the  association  is  expected  to 
have  a  definite  voice  in  the  Washing- 
tion  hearing. 


Warner  Product  Deal 

Capitol  Theater  Co.,  Long  Beach, 
Cal.,  operating  13  houses,  is  the  lat- 
est to  sign  for  the  complete  1933-34 
Warner-First  National  output,  in- 
cluding Vitaphone  shorts  and  trail- 
ers. M.  B.  Arthur  is  head  of  the  cir- 
cuit. 


Leonard  Hall  Made  Editor 

Leonard  Hall  of  the  Radio  City 
Music  Hall  publicity  staff  under 
George  Gerhard  has  been  appointed 
editor  of  "RKO  Now"  and  the  "Radio 
City  News."  Hall  replaces  Percy 
Trussell,  who  has  been  transferred 
to  Gerhard's  department. 


"Voltaire"    Opening   Tuesday 

George  Arliss  in  "Voltaire,"  War- 
ner release,  will  have  its  Broadway 
opening  Tuesday  at  the  Hollywood, 
following  the  run  of  "Gold  Diggers." 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


" 


Aug.  18-20:  Monogram-Monarch  sales 
ing,  Cleveland. 

Aug.  21  -  Annual  outing  of  Omaha  fil 
Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Aug.  22:  Outing  of  the  Allied  The. 
Michigan  and  Detroit  Film  Board  of 
St.    Clair   Golf    and    Country   Club, 

Aug.  22:     Semi-monthly      meeting      of 

Theater    Owners    of     New    Jersey, 

ganization    headquarters,    New   York. 
Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater    Owners 

cruise   up   the   Hudson. 
Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater    Owners 

outing  and  Hudson  River  boat  ride. 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention   0 

pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners  Ass 

of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  f> 

at  Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth,  Del. 
Aug.  26-28:     Golf    tournament    of    Minn 

St.      Paul      exhibitors-distributors, 

Lakes,  Minn. 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     Mew     Jersey    cor 

and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Con' 

at   Atlantic   City. 
Sept.   10-12:     Annual    convention    of  S01 

ern  Theater  Owners  Ass'n,  Atlanta. 
Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  el* 

officers 
Sept.  28-29:     Third    Annual     Miniature 

Conference,    New   York.      A.    D.   V. 

secretary. 
Oct.  16-18:     Society     of     Motion    Pictu 

gineers     fall     meeting,      Edgewater 

Hotel,  Chicago. 


John  A.  Pferd  Dies 

Buffalo— John  A.  Pferd,  72, 
neer  exhibitor  here,  died  this 
after  a  brief  illness. 


GOES 
EVERYWHERE 


COVE! 
EVERYTH 


ar^VDAILY- 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


You    Can't    Sel     'Em    If    Yo 


Can't     Reach     'E 


m 


Film  Daily  Does  Not  Cool  li 
Heels  In  The  Waiting  Rooi 
But  Goes  Straight  As  A 
Arrow  To  The  Buying  Powc 
Of    The    Industry     *      * 


PART! 


LESLIE  HOWARD 


Four 
to  give 


</ 


stars  have  given 
you  the  most  important 
since  "Gold 


Dijg 


PAUL  L  U  K  A  S  MARGARET  LINDSAY 


their  greatest  performances 
box-office  property 
ersof  1933" 


Watch 

on 

of  Hell" 

passed 

premiere 

business 


Vo  taire 


tie 


fat  box-office  figures 
"Mary   Stevens, 


trade  papers  are  reporting  daily 
M.   D.,"    "Baby   Face,"    "Mayor 
.  .  Then  watch  "Captured!"  pass  them  like  Washington 
Yanks!  Sight  unseen,   we   submit    next    week-end's 
receipts  from  "Captured!"  as  a  preview  of  the]  kind  of 
you'll  do  in  1933 -'34  wit  t 


WAIINER  BRO 


S.  PICTI) 


VITAGRAPH,  IN<  .,   DISTRIBUTORS 


RES 


NRA  URGES  HASTE 
ON  LABOR  POINTS 

( Co n tin ii ed  from  Page   1) 
international  labor  unions  who  have 
anything  to  do  with  the  motion  pic- 
ture   industry    should    get    together 
this  week  with  code  coordinators." 

"The  show  cannot  be  run  without 
labor,  and  I  have  found  labor  more 
than  willing  to  come  along,"  said 
Rosenblatt.  "Trade  practices  should 
be  ironed  out  at  the  hearings  here. 
Producer  and  distributor  codes  are 
ready  and  a  meeting  with  the  ex- 
hibitors is  in  progress,  so  that  not 
more  than  one  or  possibly  two  codes 
will  be  submitted  to  Washington." 

Unorganized  labor  in  the  film  in- 
dustry, such  as  ushers,  ticket  tak- 
ers, watchmen,  etc.,  will  be  repre- 
sented at  the  hearings  here.  Rosen- 
blatt believes  the  movie  star  who 
earns  $5,000  weekly  is  as  much  an 
employee  as  a  scrubwoman.  He  will 
not  permit  wages  to  be  cut  and  will 
provide  minimum  wage  for  extras, 
who  will  be  represented  by  Frank 
Woods  at  the  hearings. 

Dramatic  stock  companies  are  in- 
cluded in  the  legitimate  code.  No 
provision  is  made  for  ticket  agencies 
except  that  they  must  be  licensed. 
Throwaways  are  abolished  except 
where  three  attractions  are  playing 
in  competition  with  each  other. 


Five  Warner  Releases 

Set  for  September 

Five  Warner-First  National  pic- 
tures are  set  for  general  release  in 
September.  They  include  "Gold  Dig- 
gers of  1933,"  "Goodbye  Again," 
featuring  Joan  Blondell,  Warren 
William,  Genevieve  Tobin,  Helen 
Chandler,  Wallace  Ford  and  Hugh 
Herbert;  "The  Bureau  of  Missing 
Persons,"  with  Lewis  Stone,  Pat 
O'Brien,  Bette  Davis  and  Glenda 
Farrell;  "I  Loved  a  Woman,"  star- 
ring Edward  G.  Robinson  with  Kay 
Francis  and  Genevieve  Tobin  fea- 
tured, and  "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road," 
with  Frankie  Darro,  Dorothy  Coo- 
nan,  Rochelle  Hudson  and  Minna 
Gombell. 


Coming  and  Going 


BERNIE  MILLS  of  Albany  and  JACK  BERKO- 
WITZ  of  Buffalo,  Majestic  Pictures  franchise 
holders,    arrived    in    New   York  yesterday. 

VICTOR  McLAGLEN  sails  from  England  in  a 
few   days   for   New   York. 

ANDY  SMITH,  Warner  sales  executive,  re- 
turned yesterday  from  a  short  business  trip  to 
Toronto. 

JOHN  W.  RUMSEY,  president  of  American 
Play  Co.,  who  is  now  on  the  Coast,  returns 
to   New   York   Saturday. 

JIM    COSTIGAN    of   Chicago    is    in    New   York 

on    business. 

EVELYN  HERBERT,  prima  donna,  is  back  in 
town  and  stopping  at   the  St.   Moritz   Hotel. 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug.  17, 


NGthe 


WITH 

PHIL  M.DALY 


•      •      •     TO  SECURE  pictures  of  the  Cuban  revolution 

news  cameramen  of  Paramount  and  Pathe  News  actually  risked 

their  lives  but  they  got  what  they  went  after 

when  James  Buchanan  and  Lou  Hutt  of  Paramount  were  rush- 
ing their  completed  film  to  the  Pan  American  airport  at  Havana, 

an  angry  mob  attacked  their  car  and  burned  the  film 

then  they  took  pot  shots  at  the  cameramen  who  had  to  speed 

away  to  save  their  lives later  they  got  the  shots  of  the 

crowds   ransacking   Machado's   palace,   the   death   of  the   hated 
leader  of  the  secret  police,  Col.  Jiminez,  and  Lt.  Col.  Erasmo 

Delgado  leading  the   army   in   revolt meanwhile   James 

Pergola  for  Pathe  News  had  shot  the  revolutionary  scenes  and 

started  back  in  the  plane  from  the  airport it  was  fired 

upon,  and  had  to  come  down another  plane  was  secured, 

and  the  pictures  rushed  to  New  York and  some  mugs 

in  the  biz  think  their  work  is  tough! they  should  take 

a  whirl  at  being  a  News  Cameraman 


•  •  •  OUT  IN  Oklahoma  City  the  Mills  Brothers'  record- 
ing of  their  "Smoke  Rings"  is  literally  slaying  'em it 

seems  that  one  Henry  Richardson  visited  the  home  of  a  pal, 

Robert  Jones,   a  Union   Station  porter and  insisted   on 

Jones  playing  "Smoke  Rings"  on  the  phonograph Rich- 
ardson was  drunk,  so  his  pal  humored  him when  he  de- 
manded it  be  played  the  sixth  time,  Jones  balked a  fight 

ensued,  and  Mister  Richardson  is  on  a  slab  in  the  Morgue  with 

a  knife  jab  from  Mister  Jones Mister  Jones  is  in  the 

city  jail   awaiting   trial  for   murder he   still   maintains 

"Smoke  Rings"  is  a  good  record if  you  don't  play  it  too 

often 


•  •  •  MORE  THAN  400  exhibs,  exchange  managers, 
supply  houses,  and  the  like,  have  signed  for  the  first  annual 
cruise  and  outing  of  the  Independent  Theater  Owners'  Associa- 
tion  the  Empire  State  steamer  leaves  Pier  No.  1  foot 

of  Whitehall  Street  on  Aug.  23,  bound  for  Port  Jefferson,  L.  I., 

where  the  Boy  Scouts  will  disport  themselves you  can 

bring   a   lady  and  if  she   ain't   a   lady whoin'ell 

in  that  mob  will  know  the  difference? 


•  •  •  NEW  STAGE  show  at  the  7th  Ave.  Roxy  on  Fri- 
day will  have  Cookie  Bowers,  celebrated  mimic,  who  has  furn- 
ished   sound    effects    for   many    cartoon    shorts Several 

metropolitan  reviewers  commented  on  the  re-recording  with  the 
perfect  lip  movement  in  "Faithful  Heart"  showing  at  the  May- 
fair the    British    pix   which   Helber    is    releasing 

Jack  Kemp  is  the  lad  who  did  the  dubbing  of  American  voices 
to  lessen  the  British  curse 


•  •  •  IN  FORWARDING  his  film  rental  check  to  War- 
ners for  "Gold  Diggers" George  E.  Fuller  of  the  Play- 
house at  Fairhope,  Alabama,  stated  it  was  four  times  as  large 

as  any  rental  check  he  had  ever  signed he  broke  every 

house  record  for  the  past  nine  years  with  the  pix Mister 

Fuller  concludes  his  letter "After  paying  you  what  ap- 
pears to  be  an  exorbitant  rental,  we  still  have  a  net  that  ex- 
ceeds any  other  feature  played  in  over  a  year." what 

you  call  an  Admission  from  a  Pleased  Exhibitor 


•      •      •     A  LOTTA  Film  Patriots  are  now  cheering  loudly 

in  public  for  the  CODE we  have  our  ear  to  the  ground 

to  catch   their  wails  when  it  lands   on  their  doorstep   labeled 
C.O.D just  a  slight  difference  in  spelling 


«   «  « 


»  »   » 


INDIE  CIRCUITS  Fill! 
SUGGESTIONS  ON  C! 


{Continued  from  Page  1)1 

sentiments    of    more   than  35t | 
aters  in  the  metropolitan  ares! 

One    recommendation   asks 
elimination   of   double   feature! 
specifies  that,  if  duals  are  pen 
it  should  be  compulsory  for  i 
the    two    features    to    be   an  | 
pendent  production. 

Other  suggestions  include: 

Banning    of    "protection"; 
equitable    uniform   contract;    abolition  •] 
tactics    that    make    an    exhibitor   bujr   I 
unsuited   to   his   audiences,   or  como4ll 
to   buy  all  the   product   of   any  comp» 
take  shorts  with   features;   a  ban  ont| 
holding,    during    the    selling    season,  r 
contracted   for   the   previous   season    tt  i 
purchase  of  the  following  season's  iiUal 
on    the    withdrawal    of    films    which   in 
of    production    give    indication   of   'cirj! 
than    ordinary    box-office    attraction! 
substitution  of  inferior  films  in  place  il 
originally  sold  to  theaters;  exclusion  of  J 
attractions"     such    as     gifts,    lucky   r. 
giveaways,    two-for-ones,   persoi 
amateur   nights,   early   bird   matinees  1 1 
theatrical    competition;    maintaining  of ■ 
sion   prices   at    IS   cents   minimum:  elir 
of     score    charges;     forbidding    film   i| 
appear    on    radio    programs    between  b 
6    to    11    P.    M. ;    creation    of   a   him 
to   regulate  all  industry  differences. 

Picking  Man  from  Ran 
For  Hynes'  Post  at  1 

(.Continued  from  Page  1)  ' 
though  several  theater  operattr 
side  the  RKO  ranks  were  cons 
for  the  .position,  it  is  underitoo 
Hynes'  successor  will  be  an 
man  approved  by  the  division 
agers  in  addition  to  FrankU 
Reisman. 


Brooklyn  Legit.  House  Wi 

The  Brooklyn  theater,  foi 
the  Werba,  legit  house,  has  \ 
RCA  Victor  High  Fidelity 
system  installed.  This  house: 
operated  by  the  409  Holdiaj 
headed  by  Joseph  Weinstoct. 
company  is  controlled  by  * 
Brothers. 


House  Again   Bombed 

Council  Bluffs,  la. — Another 
explosion  at  the  Liberty,  non 
house,    sent   the    audience   ini 
street  and  did  some  damage 
tures. 


MANY  UAPPV  REM 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE     FILM     DAILY    to    the 
following     members    of    the    j 
industry,    who    are    celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  11 


W.  S.   MacDonald 
Charles  Judels 


John  McOi 
Winnie  Li 


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ADOLPHE  MENJO 

MARY      DUNCA 
C .    AUBREY     SMIT 

Directed  by  Lowell  She  r  mat 
from  the  story  by  Zoe  Akins  . , 
A  Pandro  S,  Berman Productioi 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 

""  By  CHAS.   ALICOATE  ' 


PRODUCTION  on  "The  Great  Ad- 
venture," to  be  produced  by  Ar- 
nold Pictures  Corp.,  headed  by  Eddie 
Dowling  and  Arthur  Hopkins,  will 
start  Monday  at  the  Eastern  Service 
Studio  in  Astoria.  Lillian  Gish  and 
Roland  Young  head  the  cast  of  the 
feature,  which  will  be  directed  by 
Arthur  Hopkins  in  association  with 
William  deMille.  Ben  Jackson  will 
supervise  production,  with  Joe  Na- 
del  assisting  on  the  direction  and  in 
charge  of  casting.  Arthur  Edeson 
and  Walter  Strenge  will  do  the  cam- 
era work. 

• 

Hal  Clarendon,  character  actor 
who  played  the  district  attorney  in 
"The  Trial  of  Mary  Dugan,''  es- 
sayed a  piece  in  the  latest  Gus  Shy 
"Big  V"  comedy,  "I  Scream,"  just 
completed  at  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
phone  studio. 

• 

The  musical,  "Take  a  Chance,"  be- 
ing produced  by  Laurence  Schwab, 
William  Rowland  and  Monte  Brice 
at  the  Eastern  Service  Studio  in 
Astoria,  has  moved  its  complete  cast 
and  equipment  to  the  Charles  E. 
Proctor  estate  at  Great  Neck,  L.  I., 
where  exteriors  for  the  feature  are 
being  made. 

• 

Vitaphone  Vitamins:  Mickey  Mc- 
Manus,  stage  doorman,  managing 
the  St.  Benedict's  baseball  nine  and 
ready  to  take  on  all  comers  .  .  .  Dick 
Willis,  makeup  head,  cleaning  up  on 
the  studio  baseball  pools  .  .  .  Blanche 
Schneider,  paymaster,  and  Betty 
Cohen,  secretary  to  Lee  Stuart,  back 
from  vacation  with  a  perfect  coat  of 
tan  .  .  .  Ed  Bagley  collecting  books 
on  civics  and  government,  with  a 
collection  of  over  350  volumes  .  .  . 
Louise  Weyhrauch,  secretary  to  Her- 
man Ruby,  off  to  the  Saratoga  race- 
track on  two  weeks'  furlough. 
• 

Chester  Erskin,  who  recently  com- 
pleted the  feature,  "Midnight,"  is 
working  on  the  script  for  the  second 
of  the  series  of  features,  with  pro- 
duction scheduled  in  about  a  month. 
• 

The  Eastern  Service  Studio  nine 
are  all  primed  for  their  combat  with 
the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio  team 
to  be  held  at  Belvedere  Park,  Jack- 
son Heights,  L.  I.,  Aug.  20.  Johnnie 
Doran  will  do  the  twirling  for  the 
Eastern  Service  nine,  the  lineup  of 
which  includes:  Jack  Aichele,  Al 
Dillinger,  Vincent  Brady,  Bill  Abetz, 
Morris  Aurendach,  Fred  Groman 
and  Johnnie  Pogano.  Ed  Bagley  will 
pitch  for  Vitaphone. 


Brock  a  Legionnaire 

Gustav  Brock,  hand  color  expert,  has 
been  named  Chevalier  of  the  Legion 
of  Honor  by  the  French  government. 
The  official  appointment  reached  Brock 
last  week.  He  is  the  third  man  in  the 
industry  to  receive  the  honor.  The 
others  are  Charlie  Chaplin  and  Adolphe 
Menjou. 


Burnet  Hershey,  author  of  the 
semi-official  N  R  A  picture  produced 
by  Sam  Sax  at  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
phone studio,  has  completed  the  dia- 
logue and  synchronization.  James 
Wallington  did  the  narrating,  with 
musical  score  by  David  Mendoza. 

• 
Sound-proofing  of  No.  1  stage  at 
the  Hayes  &  Beal  studios,  Oceanside, 
L.  I.,  has  been  completed.  Sound 
tests  are  now  being  made  and  the 
first  production  to  be  made  there  is 
expected  to  get  under  way  before 
the  end  of  the  month. 

• 
With  35  shorts  on  next  season's 
Vitaphone  schedule  already  com- 
pleted, and  the  Brooklyn  studio  pro- 
duction staff  working  at  breakneck 
speed  to  complete  a  total  of  55  films 
by  Sept.  1,  Norman  Moray,  Vita- 
phone executive  in  charge  of  shorts 
and  trailers,  announces  16  Vitaphone 
pictures  now  in  the  hands  of  the 
studio  cutters.  These  16  shorts  in- 
clude six  two-reelers  and  10  singles. 

• 

Ed  Bagley,  still  cameraman  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio,  and  Jos- 
eph Henabery,  director,  are  cronies 
of  the  silent  film  days  of  13  long 
years  ago,  it  has  just  leaked  out.  Joe 
at  the  time  was  directing  feature 
pictures.  He  directed  among  others 
such  box-office  hits  as  "The  Sainted 
Devil,''  with  the  late  Rudolph  Valen- 
tino, "Tongues  of  Flame,"  with 
Thomas  Meighan,  and  "Brewster's 
Millions,"  with  late  Roscoe  (Fatty) 
Arbuckle.  Ed  Bagley  was  head  still 
cameraman  on  the  sam.e  lot. 


NEWS  OF  THE  DA 


Boston  —  Angeline  Maney  of  the 
Metropolitan  Theater  publicity  de- 
partment is  back  from  New  Jersey 
and  Cape  Cod. 


New  Orleans — Morse  Bloch,  press 
agent  at  Loew's  State,  is  now  a 
benedict. 


Thief  River  Fall,  Minn.— The  Ly- 
ceum, a  new  theater,  has  been  open- 
ed by  Roy  Morgan. 


Isle,  Minn. — The  Isle  has  been  ac- 
quired by  Harvey  Thorpe  from  A. 
Sherman. 


Cresco,  la.  —  The  Cresco  theater 
has  been  purchased  by  Floyd  R. 
Puffer,  former  operator  of  the 
Granada,  Webster  City,  now  owned 
by  Finkelstein  Bros. 


Reinbeck,  la. — W.  A.  and  L.  M. 
Hawn,  owners  of  the  Rialto,  Grun- 
dy Center,  will  take  over  the  Prin- 
cess here  Aug.  26.  They  will  have 
shows  four  nights  a  week. 


Sylacauga,  Ala. — Joe  Steed,  for- 
merly operator  of  the  Norwood,  Bir- 
mingham, was  here  recently  consid- 
ering the  opening  of  a  new  theater. 
It  is  understood  another  party  is 
also  considering  the  same  project. 


Chicago — The  Harding  has  added 
vaudeville  without  increasing  prices. 


Birmingham  —  Rollin  K.  Stone- 
brook,  manager  of  the  Alabama,  is 
back  on  the  job  after  undergoing  an 
operation  for  appendicitis. 


Distribs-Exhibs   Apart  On    Knotty    Code    Issues 


(Continued  f 

ascertained  on  56  points,  O'Reilly 
said,  referring  to  the  exhibitor  com- 
mittee. This  is  understood  to  mean 
majority  opinions.  So  far  a  total  of 
70  points  have  been  considered. 

Miscellaneous  subjects,  minor  in 
importance,  were  discussed  yester- 
day afternoon  by  the  exhibitor 
group.  In  addition  to  the  calendar 
of  proposals  advanced  by  the  com- 
mittee,  eight   new,   outside   sugges- 


rotn  Page  1) 

tions  are  being  examined,  said 
O'Reilly.  All  code  proceedings,  in- 
cluding all  proposals,  will  be  sub- 
mitted to  Rosenblatt  in  order  to  give 
him  a  complete  picture  of  what  has 
been  happening. 

O'Reilly  repeated  Rosenblatt's 
statement  that  he  is  satisfied  with 
progress  made  so  far  on  the  code. 
He  admitted,  however,  that  NRA 
pressure  is  being  brought  to  bear 
in  an  effort  to  speed  up  the  work. 


Burt   London   Selling  Houses 

Detroit  —  Burton  London  has 
closed  the  Dix  and  the  Courtesy  the- 
aters. The  Courtesy  will  be  re- 
opened in  the  fall,  but  the  Dix  is  up 
for  sale.  London  is  understood  to 
be  negotiating  for  the  sale  of  one 
of  his  other  houses  as  well. 


Two  Flesh  Bills  in  Detroit 

Detroit  —  The  Publix-operated 
Michigan  theater,  going  to  stage 
shows  Friday,  gives  Detroit  two 
flesh  bills,  with  the  Fox  following 
the  policy  for  several  months. 


Soviet  Scientist  Here  for  Study 

A.  F.  Chorin,  Soviet  scientist,  has 
arrived  in  this  country  on  business 
involving  RCA  and  to  study  the  new 
developments  in  the  American  film 
industry.  He  will  spend  some  time 
in  Hollywood  and  also  visit  the  Cen- 
tury of  Progress  in  Chicago. 


Asks  Receiver  for  Fremont  House 

Fremont,  Nebr.  —  Claiming  his 
partner  and  manager  of  the  Em- 
press has  been  spending  too  much 
on  overhead,  Nels  A.  Johnson  has 
applied  for  a  receiver.  House  is 
$2,100  behind  in  rent. 


Hattiesburg,  Miss.  —  A.  B 
mans  announces  a  20  per  cen| 
increase  for  employees  of  thi 
theater.  He  also  has  addY 
member. 


Pittsburgh — George  Jaffey 
ager  of  the  Variety,  announc- 
he  will  reopen  the  house  Sept 
burlesque. 


Salt  Lake  City  —  Vaudevi 
been  added  to  the  bill  at  the 


Selby,    S.    D.— The    Opera 
has  been  taken  over  by  Rober 
der  from  Walter  Ress. 


Jackson,  Miss. — The  Centui 
ater    reopened    this    week. 
Jacobs,  manager  of  the  Istr: 
manager. 


Detroit  —  Following  the  ir 
tion  of  new  Photophone  sour 
terns  in  the  Lancaster  and 
Lakes  theaters,  Tom  Lancasti 
cuit  operator,  has  arranged  fc 
ilar  High  Fidelity  apparatus 
installed  in  his  Grande  theat> 


Cleveland — Max  Lefkowich 
circuit  owner,  has  awarded  coi 
to  RCA  Victor  Co.  for  installs 
Photophone  High  Fidelity  s; 
in  three  of  his  houses,  the 
Park,  Standard  and  Strand. 


Sioux  City,  la.  —  The  On 

former  RKO  house  now  opera 
The  America,  Inc.,  headed  by 
gan  Ames,  has  been  equippe< 
complete  new  RCA  Victor 
Fidelity  sound  equipment. 

N.  D.  Golden  Moves  Offic 

Was)xington   Bureau   of   THE  FILM 
Washington — N.   D,   Golden, 
dling  the  work  of  the  Motio- 
ture  Division  of  the  Departm 
Commerce,    now    is    located 
Specialties   Division   of  the  I 
in    Room    2032    of    the    Com, 
Building.     It  is  announced  tW 
cording  to  Roosevelt's  idea  ot 
the  Bureau  should  do,  it  wiH 
a  part  of  its  efforts  toward  do 
trade  slants,  along  with  its  f; 
trade  work. 


Detroit  House  Changes  Ha. 

Detroit — The  Chalmers,  Eas 
house,  has  been  bought  by  Ch 
Theater  Corp.,  organized  by 
Dunn,  from  Tony  Lombardo, 
Stevens,  formerly  of  the  Li. 
La  Salle  theater,  is  manage 
Dunn. 


Screen  Scenery  for  Legit 

Due  to  difficulties  with  the  sc, 
designers'  union  which  has  refused 
make  settings  for  his  "Murder  of 
Vanities,"  stage  production,  Earl  Car 
plans  to  use  "phantom  scenery"  I: 
jected  on  a  screen.  Max  Tauber  is  - 
technician. 


DAILY 


I  becoming:  clearer  to  me,  as 
st  experiences  in  production, 
I  public  has  been  conducting 
I  but  successful  campaign  to 
I  1  the  star  system." — JESSE 
l  \Y. 


n't  want  people  to  get  the 
it  I'm  the  old-time  type  of 
that  I  can  play  only  the  hot 
of  30  years  ago."  —  MAE 


n  we  combine  in  men  the  fic- 
ing  ability  and  the  creative 
sense,  we  shall  have  men 
ng  and  expressing  a  story 
in  terms  of  cinema." — ERIC 
GHT  in  "Cinema  Quarterly," 
gh. 


acting  is  a  nerve  straining 
;  at  best."— LOWELL  SHER- 


II  e  is  only  one  reason  that  I 
hk  of  why  there  shouldn't 
cy  or  forty  sensational  hits 
'  York  the  coming  season, 
.t  is  because  we  haven't  the 
to  write  them."  —  ARCH 


Tl*e  is  always  an  open  form  on 
c  istion  'What  is  Wrong  with 
IWater?'  but  in  my  opinion  all 
if  which  are  wrong — and  there 
pity — are  meaningless  against 
lit  of  suitable  manuscripts." — 
4.N  SHUMLIN. 


fjeen  hundred   bucks   for   one 
fa  lot  of  bunk."— NAT  PEN- 

'N. 


- 


for  Omaha  Orpheum  Rent 
la — Briefs  have  been  sub- 
in  Federal  Court  here  by  the 
iational  Bank  building  com- 
nd  heirs  of  the  Barker  and 
berg  families,  owners  of  the 
m  theater  properties,  to  com- 
'  receiver  for  the  property  to 
?rdue  rental  instead  of  taxes, 
is  now  operated  with  double 
s  by  A.  H.  Blank  of  Des 
Stanley  Brown  is  manager. 


Golf  Critics 


in  at  Miami,  recently,  Jack  Miller, 
go    theater    operator,    gave    a    lift 

pair  of  caddies  and  immediately 
i  to  ply  them  with  questions  as  to 
iast  golf  courses  in  that  locality. 
I  a   while   he   asked   them   to    name 

orst  course  in  Miami,  and  the  boys 
;tly  and  in  unison,  exclaimed: 
•ler".  Which  is  the  course  in  which 
|r  and  certain  other  film  execs  own 
bis. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH   WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JJUTH  CHATTERTON,  having  fin- 
ished   "Female"   for   First   Na- 
tional,  will    next    appear    in    "Man- 

dalay,"  with  Lyle  Talbot. 

*  *         * 

Paramount  has  purchased  "The 
Pink  Chemise,"  Philip  Wylie's  ac- 
tion-romance of  the  Central  Amer- 
ican jungles  which  ran  as  a  short 
story  in  "Liberty"  Magazine  a  few 
months  ago.  Cary  Grant  will  play 
the  leading  role  in  it.  Philip  Mac- 
Donald  is  adapting. 

Victor  McLaglen,  now  abroad,  has 
cabled  acceptance  of  a  role  in  RKO's 
"Patrol,"  which  probably  will  star 
Richard  Dix.  Billy  Bevan,  Wallace 
Ford,  Brandon  Hurst,  Alan  Hale, 
Paul  Hansen  and  Douglas  Walton 
also  have  been  assigned  roles.  John 
Ford  will  direct. 

*  *         * 

Paul  Malvern  has  signed  Armand 
Schaefer  to  direct  "Sagebrush 
Trail,"  second  John  Wayne  western 
for  Lone  Star  Productions.  Linds- 
ley  Parsons,  Monogram  studio  pub- 
licity director,  has  been  assigned  to 
the   adaptation   and   continuity. 

"Hermit  of  Times  Square,"  by 
Alvin  Smith,  has  been  bought  by 
RKO  as  a  vehicle  for  Irene  Dunne. 
Howard  Green  will  be  associate  pro- 
ducer. 

*  *         * 

Lyda  Roberti  will  have  a  leading 
role  in  Paramount's  filmusical 
"Cruise  to  Nowhere,"  while  Helen 
Twelvetrees  has  been  assigned  oppo- 
site George  Raft  in  "The  Trumpet 
Blows." 

Eric  Linden  and  Helen  Mack  have 
been  assigned  roles  in  RKO's  "Es- 
cape to  Paradise,"  while  Reginald 
Barlow  goes  into  the  cast  of  "Ann 
Vickers." 

ifc  ^  sjc 

Frances  Fuller  will  desert  the 
Paramount  studios  in  Hollywood  for 
the  New  York  stage  in  September. 
She  will  appear  in  the  Clare  Rum- 
mer play,  "Only  With  You,"  which 
she   had   contracted   to   do   prior   to 


signing  her  five  year  acting  agree- 
ment with  Paramount.  She  has  just 
finished  her  first  screen  role,  op- 
posite Gary  Cooper  in  "One  Sunday 
Afternoon." 

Leslie  Howard  is  due  back  from 
England  the  latter  part  of  Septem- 
ber to  start  work  in  First  National's 
"British  Agent." 


Jimmy  Gruen  and  Roland  Asher 
have  been  signed  by  RKO  to  write 
the  comedy  feature  in  which  ZaSu 
Pitts  and  Pert  Kelton  will  be  co- 
starred. 

*  *         * 

Columbia  has  engaged  Howard 
Jones,  famous  football  coach  of  the 
University  of  Southern  California 
for  one  of  the  principal  roles  in 
"Mickey's  Touchdown,"  two-reel 
Mickey  McGuire  comedy. 

William  Cameron  Menzies,  long 
head  of  the  Fox  studios  art  depart- 
ment, was  given  a  long  term  Para- 
mount contract  this  week  as  director 
and  co-director.  For  the  past  two 
months  he  has  been  working  on  the 
"Alice  in  Wonderland"  script: 

John  Rogers,  16-year-old  son  of 
Charles  R.  Rogers,  independent  pro- 
ducer for  Paramount,  began  his 
screen  career  this  week  in  charge  of 
the  "Golden  Harvest"  troupe's  ward- 
robe. He  is  a  senior  in  Beverly  Hills 
High  School,  and  plans  to  learn  the 
business  during  summer  vacations, 
hoping  to  be  a  producer  himself 
some  day. 

Glenda  Farrell  has  been  signed  by 
Columbia  for  "Man's  Castle,"  with 
Loretta  Young,  Spencer  Tracy, 
Helen  MacKellar,  Walter  Connolly 
and  Arthur  Hohl.  Frank  Borzage 
will  direct. 

*  *         * 

Billy  Kieve,  16-year-old  San  Pedro 
beauty  contest  winner,  has  been 
signed  by  RKO  for  "Flying  Down 
to  Rio." 


Leaving  Most  of  Code  To  Washington   Hearing 


(.Continued  f 

of  the  code  would  be  worked  out  at 
Washington. 

Unless  a  spirit  of  compromise  and 
fair-mindedness  enters  into  the  .pro- 
ceedings, it  was  declared  on  both 
sides,  work  of  getting  together  on 
an  industry  code  may  extend  into 
next  week. 

Among  other  clauses,  distributor 
and  exhibitor  conference  committees 
were  reported  in  discord  over  the 
proposed  cancellation  clause.  The 
M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  and  Allied  delega- 
tions were  holding  out  for  a  15  per 
cent  provision,  the  latter  group  hav- 
ing changed  its  position  from  a  20 
per  cent  demand.    Distributors  were 


rom  Page  1) 

understood  to  be  seeking  to  fix  the 
cancellation  percentage  at  5. 

Other  clauses  still  in  dispute  were 
reported  to  include  open  market  buy- 
ing, score  charges  and  designated 
playdates. 

Several  exhibitors  last  night  made 
plans  for  leaving  the  conference. 
Fred  Wehrenberg  said  he  intends  to 
depart  tonight  for  his  home  in  St. 
Louis  and  Gus  Metzger  of  Los  An- 
geles had  tentative  plans  for  leav- 
ing for  the  Coast  today  or  tomor- 
row. On  the  other  hand  Jack  Miller 
of  Chicago,  convinced  that  there's  a 
long  schedule  of  battling  ahead,  has 
wired  for  Mrs.  Miller  to  join  him. 


NRA  CODE 

Confab 

SIDELIGHTS.. 

Sir   ARTHUR    IV.    EDDY^^^ 


£HARLEY  O'REILLY'S  gavel  is 
J  taking  the  rap— plenty.  He's  had 
a  tough  job  maintaining  parliamen- 
tary procedure  at  the  exhibitor  ses- 
sions. 


Jack  Connolly  of  Pathe  News 
dropped  in  yesterday  noon  to  do 
some  handshaking. 


Trying  to  get  a  line  on  what  is  go- 
ing on  behind  the  closed  committee 
doors,  through  conversations  with 
committeemen,  reminds  you  of  Guy 
Kibbee  in  "The  Dark  Horse."  Re- 
plies in  substance  are  generally: 
"Yes — and  again,  no." 


Jack  Miller  is  receiving  numerous 
exhibitor  telegrams  containing  code 
proposals — all  arriving  collect. 

Sam  Dembow's  deal  to  take  over 
a  group  of  Paramount  controlled 
houses  in  New  York  state  is  being 
held  up  owing  to  his  duties  at  the 
industry  code  conference.  His  con- 
tract with  the  company  does  not  ex- 
pire until  next  March. 

Attorney  Louis  Nizer  is  counsel- 
ling the  affiliated  circuits'  represen- 
tatives. 


Sam  Morris,  who  normally  is  head 
of  the  Warner-First  National  for- 
eign department,  is  representing  that 
company  in  the  code  negotiations. 


Buying  power  of  three  New  York 
circuits,  which  submitted  a  set  of 
code  proposals  yesterday,  was  esti- 
mated by  Charley  O'Reilly  as  ag- 
gregating $1,200,000  annually. 


Ralph  A.  Kohn,  new  Paramount 
theaters'  operating  head,  held  a  lob- 
by conference  with  Nathan  Burkan 
during  the  afternoon. 

John  Hamrick,  who  was  appointed 
a  member  of  the  independent  exhi- 
bitor delegation,  has  failed  to  arrive 
from  Seattle,  as  per  reported  sched- 
ule. 


Ruby  Opens  35  mm.  Rental  Dept. 

A  rental  department  under  the  di- 
rection of  Edward  Rubenstein,  of- 
fering new  type  35  mm.  Bell  &  How- 
ell silent  cameras  adapted  for  sound 
and  equipped  for  High  Fidelity,  has 
been  opened  by  the  Ruby  Camera 
Exchange. 


First  Choice  for  Old  Roxy 

Under  the  Seventh  Ave.  Roxy's  prod- 
uct deal  with  Universal  the  house  will 
have  first  choice  on  the  company's 
1933-34  program  of  36  features,  taking 
26  pictures,  Harry  Arthur  explained  yes- 
terday. Pictures  other  than  the  ones 
selected  by  the  Roxy  go  to  RKO  for 
Radio   City. 


PI, 


Janet  Gaynor  and  Warner  Baxter 
in  "Daddy  Long  Legs" 


JANET 

GAYNOR 

WARNER 


the  immortal  star  team 
of  "Daddy  Long  Legs' 
in  another  FOX  sensation 

Says  VARIETY  (Hollywood  edition); 
"Taddy'  will  rank  with  (State  Fair9  a$ 
a  money-maker!"  That's  the  golder 
tip-off  on  this  tip-top  hit.  Witt 
Janet  Gaynor  full  of  pep  and  sparklt 
. .  .Warner  Baxter  more  appealingb 
virile  than  ever.  Another  completet 
1933-34  crowd-getter  from  FO> 
manpower. 


BAXTER  „  PADDY 


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PILGRIMAGE 

proves  popular-price  smash  at  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  following  its  dazz- 
ling $2  run  at  the  Gaiety,  New  York. 


the  Next  Best  Thine 

with 

Walter  Connolly     Harvey  Stephen 
Margaret  Lindsay     Mary  McCormi 

Screen    Play    and    dialogue    direction   by 

Edwin  Burke.  Directed  by  Harry  Lachman 

From  Gertrude  Page's  novel 


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mate  in  Character 
it rnational  in  Scope 
u pendent  in  Thought 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


C.  LXIII.  NO.  41 


new  yocr,rciDAy,  august  is,  1933 


<5  CENTS 


^hntinuing  Committees  Are  Named  on  Code  Work 

IBS-  DISTRIBS  DEADLOCK  ON  CODE  CONTINUES 


dependents  Insist  on  No  Dual  Bill  Restrictions 


il  Decision  on  Double 
Matures  Opposed  by 
Indie  Distribs 

.pendent  distributors  affiliated 
"he  Federation  of  the  Motion 
:e  Industry  wi!l  not  recede 
"their  position  in  demanding 
rie  industry  code  impose  abse- 
il no  restrictions  or  ban  upon 
feature  bills.  This  was  the 
ent  made  by  Attorney  Jacob 
:ter,  counsel  for  the  associa- 
allowing  a  meeting  of  its  board 

(Continued    on   Page    12) 


TART  MADE  PRES. 
OF  PUBLIX  UNITS 


achel  Stuart  has  been  appoint- 
sident  of  the  five  Paramount- 
subsidiary  companies  now  o.p- 
l  the  15  Detroit  houses  which 
;    is  supervising.     Ralph  Kohn 
vl  -president  and  Austin  Keough 
f|'retary.   Stuart  is  also   on  the 
I  of  directors. 


I.  .  Hynes  is  Joining 
erschel  Stuart  at  Para. 

B|F.  Hynes,  who  resigned  from 
■Theaters  on  Monday,  will  join 
e&hel  Stuart  at  Paramount  Pub- 
c  pxt  week.  It  is  likely  that 
uj;  and  Hynes  will  conclude  their 
i  in  connection  with  the  Publix 
lit  houses  within  about  three 
wis  and  subsequently  take  over 
Iffision  of  another  Paramount- 
group. 


Code  "Supreme  Court" 

U.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — The  National  Recovery 
■ninistration  yesterday  was  under- 
)d  planning  a  "Supreme  Court"  for 
,>r  and  industry  as  an  outgrowth  of 
I  seven-man  board  of  arbitration, 
'ction  of  this  proposed  court  would 
Ito  interpret  codes  of  the  film  and 
|:r  industries. 


Scenes  at  noon  yester- 
day at  Radio  City  Mus- 
ic Hall  when  "Morning 
Glory"  RKO-Radio  pic- 
ture opened  to  largest 
attendance  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  6,000  seat 
house. — Advt. 


Name  Continuing  Committees 
To  Carry  On  Film  Code  Work 


RKO  Closes  Product  Deal 
With  Can.  F.  P.  Circuit 

RKO's  entire  feature  and  short- 
subject  line-up  for  1933-34  has  been 
booked  by  the  Famous  Players  Ca- 
nadian circuit  of  about  200  houses. 
Jules   Levy,  who  returned   Wednes- 

(Continued   on  Page    12) 

Green  Plans  Confab  on 

Jurisdictional  Dispute 

Washington — Union  jurisdictional 
differences  in  connection  with  the 
Hollywood  studio  craft  strike  yes- 
terday was  referred  temporarily  by 
the    newly   created    National    Labor 

(Continued  on   Page    12) 


Continuing  committees  have  been 
named  by  the  producer  and  distribu- 
tor code-drafting  groups  to  carry  on 
whatever  work  is  necessitated  after 
completion  of  their  individual  set  of 
code  proposals.  They  are  as  fol- 
lows: 

Producer:  S.  R.  Kent,  Fox;  J. 
Robert  Rubin,  M-G-M;  Jacob  Schech- 

(Continued  on  Page    11) 


Joe  Rock  Made  Vice-Pres. 
Of  Hochreich's  Company 

Joe  Rock,  veteran  producer  whose 
productions  have  been  released  by 
various  national  distributors,  is  un- 
derstood joining  David  R.  Hochreich 
as  vice-president  in  charge  of  pro- 
(Continued  on  Page   11) 


Give  Up  Hope  of  Finishing 

Code  Draft  at  New 

York  Confabs 

Distributor  and  exhibitor  code- 
making  committees  were  reported 
yesterday  as  continuing  in  deadlock 
on  all  controversial  issues  over 
which  they  have  clashed  during  the 
past  few  days  at  their  Bar  Associa- 
tion Building  sessions.  As  the  tenth 
day  of  code-drafting  work  ended,  the 
groups  had  failed  to  complete  a  set 
of   agreed-upon   proposals   as  hoped 

(Continued  on   Page    11) 


RKO  IS  SEEN  BEHIND 
NEW  SINGER  CIRCUIT 


Chicago — Wide  expansion  of  the 
new  Mort  Singer  circuit  is  planned, 
with  RKO  taking  more  than  a  book- 
ing interest  in  the  outfit.  The  ma- 
jor circuit  is  said  to  be  financially 

(Continued   on  Page    12) 


M-G-M  Sales  at  Peak; 
No  Exclusives  So  Far 

So  far  M-G-M  has  not  sold  any 
exclusive  runs  for  the  new  season, 
Felix  F.  Feist  told  The  Film  Daily 
during  an  interlude  at  the  industry 
code  meeting  yesterday.  He  said  that 
sales  up  to  the  present  point  in  the 
season,  compared  with  similar  per- 
iods in  past  years,  represent  the  big- 
gest business  in  the  company's  his- 
tory. 


Slight  Oversight 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Through  error,  the  name 
of  Warner  Bros,  was  omitted  on  the 
form  letter  sent  out  by  the  NRA  ad- 
vising exhibitors  of  the  forthcoming  NRA 
shorts.  The  letter  listed  the  producers 
cooperating  on  the  films.  In  a  special 
letter  to  exhibitors  who  received  the 
first  communication,  Frank  R.  Wilson 
explains:  "It  was  so  taken  for  granted 
on  this  thing  that  we  considered  Harry 
Warner  one  of  the  family  and  the  mis- 
take was  not  realized  until  after  the 
letters  were   in   the   mail." 


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Zimbalist  in  St.  Louis  Warner  Post 

Al  Zimbalist,  for  the  past  two  sea- 
sons in  the  publicity  and  advertis- 
ing department  of  Warner  New  Jer- 
sey Theaters,  has  been  appointed  ad- 
vertising and  exploitation  head  of 
the  company's  theaters  in  its  St. 
Louis  Amusement  Co.  subsidiary  it 
is  announced  by  Joseph  Bernhard, 
general  manager  of  Warner  The- 
aters. Zimbalist,  who  was  in  the 
home  office  advertising  department 
for  five  years,  has  already  left  for 
St.  Louis  to  assume  his  new  duties. 


More   Proof   of   Nothing 


ST.  CHARLES 

ATLANTIC  CITY 
An  Entire  Block  on  the  Boardwalk 
A  most  beautifully  appointed  resort  hotel 
.  .  .  Excellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  sunny 
rooms  .  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  of  the 
St.  Charles  make  the  days  spent  there  a 
delightful  memory  .  .  .  Come  and  enjoy  1 
RATES   GREATLY    REDUCED 


AS  INDICATED  sometime  back,  the  screen  is  to  be  shown  up  as  a  disquieting 
**  element  sociologically  through  the  medium  of  a  series  of  volumes  published  by 
the  Macmillian  Co.  and  based  on  so-called  scientific  researches  by  college  professors 
and    others    financed    by    the    Payne    Fund. 

Latest  of  these  volumes  deals  with  the  effects  of  movies  on  children's  sleep.  A 
flock  of  kids,  6  to  18  years  old,  in  groups  of  20,  were  put  to  sleep  in  single  beds,  each 
fitted  with  an  electrical  device  which  recorded  the  changes  in  posture  made  by  the 
sleeper  minute  by  minute  throughout  nine  hours'  stay  in  bed  each  night  for  about 
50    nights    in    succession. 

And  the  net  result  of  it  all,  as  far  as  we  can  make  out  from  the  book,  is  the  dis- 
covery   that    "some    movies"    are    disturbing   to    children's    sleep. 


Some  foods  disagree  with  some  kids  some  times,  too,  but  what  can  be  proved  by 
Generalizing    on    that? 

You  will  note  that  in  making  the  scientific  survey,  the  kids  were  placed  in  single 
beds.  Since  few  youngsters  enjoy  that  exclusive  privilege  in  actual  home  life,  is  it  not 
possible  that  all  those  beautiful  calculations  might  be  frightfully  upset  if  the  kids  were 
seismo<»raphed  in  their  natural  sleeping  environment — two,  three  and  sometimes  four  in 
a    bed? 


But  why  go  further   into   the  farce? 

In  spite  of  all  those  professorial  statistics,  the  parent  who  allows  his  kids  to  live 
normal  lives,  enjoying  a  restless  night  and  a  bellyache  now  and  then,  will  see  them 
prow  up  into  better  citizens  than  if  they  were  nurtured  under  the  hot-house  conditions 
that  seem  to  be  favored  by  scientific  researchers. 

This  teapot  tempest  stirred  up  bv  the  Payne  Fund  about  the  movies  being  bad  for 
the  kids  is  showing  itself  to  be  a  bigger  bunch  of  hooey  with  each  new  batch  of 
"findings"  that  is  made  known.  — D.  C.  G. 


New  State  Tax  Bill 

Introduced  in  Ohio 

Columbus — As  expected,  the  new 
state  amusement  tax  bill  advocated 
by  the  Governor,  calling  for  a  10  per 
cent  levy  on  all  admissions  of  a  dime 
or  more,  has  been  introduced  in  the 
House.  P.  J.  Wood,  business  man- 
ager of  the  Ohio  M.  P.  T.  O.,  is  hav- 
ing a  tough  time  getting  members 
to  pay  up  dues  so  he  will  have  funds 
to  fight  the  measure,  which  is  ex- 
pected to  take  about  $3,500,000  year- 
ly from  theaters. 


Mahoney,  Farnum  Firm 
To  Make  12  Two-Reelers 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Will  Mahoney  and 
Ralph  Farnum  have  formed  their 
own  company,  known  as  Will  Ma- 
honey Productions,  to  make  a  series 
of  twelve  two-reelers,  starring  Ma- 
honey.    Ralph  Staub  will  direct. 


Max  Gordon  to  Produce 
Mary  Pickf  ord  Stage  Play 

Arrangements  are  understood  to 
have  been  completed  for  Max  Gor- 
don to  make  the  Broadway  produc- 
tion of  Mary  Pickford's  first  play, 
which  will  have  music  by  Elsa  Max- 
well and  Grace  Moore  in  the  leading 
role.  It  is  expected  to  open  about 
the  end  of  November. 


French  Film   for  Broadway 

"Ariane,"  French  production  with 
dialogue  in  English  and  featuring  a 
cast  headed  by  Elisabeth  Bergner, 
who  has  attracted  considerable  at- 
tention abroad,  has  been  acquired 
by  the  recently  formed  Blue  Rib- 
bon Photoplays,  Inc.,  and  will  open 
shortly  on  Broadway.  The  film, 
dealing  with  a  delicate  love  affair, 
has  been  highly  rated  abroad.  Percy 
Marmont  has   the   male   lead. 


Henri  de  la  Falaise 

Back  With  Bali  Film 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood — Marquis  Henri  de  la 
Falaise,  husband  of  Constance  Ben- 
nett, has  returned  from  Bali  with  a 
Technicolor  sound  picture  called  "Le- 
gong"  filmed  on  that  island  with  all- 
native  cast.  A  musical  score  will  be 
added  at  the  RKO  studios.  Gaston 
Glass,  unit  manager,  and  William 
Howard  Greene,  Technicolor  expert, 
accompanied  the  Marquis. 


Hepburn  Film  Draws  'Em 

Box  office  receipts  at  the  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  yesterday  reached 
a  near  high  attendance  record  for 
the  opening  day  with  "Morning 
Glory,"  starring  Katharine  Hepburn, 
as  the  screen  attraction.  Crowds 
lined  50th  St.  to  Fifth  Ave.  at  11 
a.m.,  a  few  minutes  before  the  doors 
opened  for  the  first  show. 


Randforce  Goes  NRA 

The  Randforce  circuit,  operating 
in  the  metropolitan  area,  is  now  fly- 
ing NRA  banners.  Number  of  em- 
ployees to  be  affected  by  wage  rises 
has  not  as  yet  been  determined. 


Tashman  Replaces  Joyce 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood — Due  to  the  illness  of 
Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce,  who  collapsed 
on  the  set,  Lilyan  Tashman  has  re- 
placed her  in  "Broadway  Thru  a 
Keyhole,"  the  20th  Century  picture 
for  United  Artists  release.  Miss 
Joyce  became  ill  in  Chicago  last 
week  and  was  forced  to  cancel  en- 
gagements, but  came  on  to  the  coast 
anyway  and  tried  to  go  through  with 
her  role. 


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Another  4-star  bellringer... third  in  a  row 

from  FOX  to  win  top  review  honors 

at  the  $2  Gaiety.  And  at  the  box-office? 

Tremendous!  More  proof  that  nobody 

is  making  greater  1933-34  product 

than  FOX  manpower.     Read  on: 

****  Deserves  to  be  placed  among  most 
distinguished  films  of  year.  Spencer  Tracy 
and  Colleen  Moore  excellent. 

— Kate  Cameron,  N.  Y.  Daily  News 

1933  film  triumph.  Tense  drama  to  enthrall 
you  at  the  Gaiety.  Jesse  Lasky  has  kept 
the  faith. —  Regina  Crewe,  N.  Y.  American 

Gripping,  fascinating.  Unusual  in  the  fierce 
impact  of  its  reality.  Spencer  Tracy  gives 
matchless  performance.  Colleen  Moore  will 
amaze  fans.  Blandjohaneson,  N.  Y.  Mirror 

Unmistakably  a  great  picture.    One  of 
the  few  that  falls  into  the  legitimate  $2 
class.    Frank,  honest,  breathlessly  real. 
— Jack  Alicoate,  Film  Daily 

Powerful  drama,  some  of  the  best  acting 
the  screen  has  yet  enjoyed,  skillful  di- 
rection. Tracy's  performance  brilliant. 
Colleen  Moore's  a  comeback  in  which 
she  may  rejoice. — E.  C,  N.  Y.  Eve.  Sun 

Compelling,  forceful.    Thoroughly 
human,  always  believable.  Tracy's 
performance  flawless.  Miss  Moore 
splendid. — Mordaunt  Hall,  Times 

Forceful  drama.  Succeeds  in  hold- 
ing one's  interest  from  beginning 
to  end.  Excellently  acted  by 
SpencerTracy  andColleenMoore. 
Rose  Pelswick,  N.  Y.  Eve.  Journal 


I 


THE 


AND THE 

GLORY 

SPENCER    COLLEEN 

TRACY  MOORE 

Ralph  Morgan  •  Helen  Vinson 

From  the  original  screen 
play  by  Preston  Sturges 

Directed  by  William  K.  Howard 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  Production 


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DAILY 


EXPLOITETTES 

Cosmetic   Tie-Up 

On  "Today   We  Live" 

WOOLF  BROS.,  Kansas 
City's  most  exclusive  store, 
had  a  special  window  display 
on  women's  gowns,  using-  large 
art  display  as  outlined  in  the 
press  book  with  colored  stills 
theater  received  from  New  York. 
The  store  wired  their  buyer  in 
New  York  who  secured  as  many 
gowns  like  the  ones  worn  by 
Miss  Crawford  as  possible  for 
the  special  sale.  McManus 
called  on  the  advertising  man- 
ager of  the  Crown  Drug  Stores 
in  this  district  and  made  a  tie- 
up  with  him  for  all  stores  in  the 
city  (45)  on  a  special  cosmetic. 
Each  store  carried  special 
streamers  with  picture  of  Craw- 
ford on  one  end,  selling  the  spe- 
cial face  powder,  etc.,  and  the 
picture.  These  streamers  were 
hung  above  each  cosmetic  coun- 
ter in  the  45  stores  one  week  in 
advance  and  current.  Also  a 
fountain  tie-up  featuring  the 
title  was  featured  in  all  of  the 
stores  in  the  city.  A  full  one- 
sheet  art  poster  was  displayed 
in  all  windows. 
Loew's  Midland,  Kansas  City. 

*  *  * 

"Keep  Cool"  Exhibit 
Gets  Good  Play 

TN  a  co-operative  tie-up  with  12 
business  organizations,  Leo 
Rosen,  manager  of  the  Warner 
Bros.  Troy,  N.  Y.,  staged  a  keep 
cool  exhibit  which  ran  a  full 
week  in  the  lobby  of  his  theater. 
Virtually  every  method  known 
in  the  art  of  keeping  cool  was 
demonstrated  to  the  Trojans  at 
this  unique  and  interesting  mer- 
chandising event,  which  was  dis- 
played on  the  theater's  mezza- 
nine floor.  The  highlights  of  the 
exhibit  included  a  coca  cola  dis- 
play with  the  free  distribution 
of  soft  drinks,  a  refrigerator 
display,  a  complete  camping 
outfit,  summer  furniture  and 
porch  equipment,  the  vogue  in 
ladies'  stylish  summer  wear, 
shoes,  modern  facilities  for  au- 
tomobile service,  and  a  cosmetic 
section.  One  of  the  unique  fea- 
tures of  the  display  was  pro- 
vided by  an  ice  company,  which 
banked  the  streets  in  front  of 
the  theater  with  200  pound 
cakes  of  ice,  inside  of  which 
bouquets  of  flowers  were  frozen. 
—Troy,  Troy,  N.  Y. 


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WALLACE  BEERY  arrives  in  New  York  today 
by  his  own  plane  to  join  his  wife  and  daughter. 

GIFFORD  COCHRAN,  who,  in  association  with 
John  Krimsky,  produced  the  talking  screen  ver- 
sion of  Eugene  O'Neill's  "Emperor  Jones"  for 
United  Artists,  sails  tomorrow  on  the  lie  de 
France  for  Paris. 

MRS.  JOHN  KRIMSKY  also  sails  tomorrow  to 
look  over  story  material  for  two  more  pictures 
in    Paris. 


NGthe 
RIALTO 


WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     IS  THE  Star  the  Draw? you  can  go  over 

to  Radio  City  Music  Hall  for  the  answer where  Kath- 
arine Hepburn  in  "Morning  Glory"  had  'em  lined  up  four  deep 
all  the  way  to  Fifth  Avenue  from  the  theater  lobby  on  Sixth 

Avenue and  it's  what  ya  call  a  long  city  block 

the  point  is  this  the  newspaper  ads  didn't  try  to  sell  the 

pix they  SOLD  Miss  Hepburn with  such  lines  as 

these  "The  Screen's  New  Personality" "What  Is 

It  This  Girl  Has?"  "Don't  Let  Anything  Keep  You  Away!" 

the  series  of  ads  was  prepared  as  a  Test just 

to  prove  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Radio  execs  that  she  was  A 

Draw  hell,   she's   a   Riot she   has   all   the   femmes 

GUESSING trying  to  figure  out  why  the  men  go  nuts 

over  her which  they  do and  that's  the  ANSWER 

every  female  realizes  that  here  is  a  new  screen  person- 
ality who  has  something  different  in  the  way  of  the  ole  Sex 
Lure  and  they're  all  out  to  grab  off  her  secret  for  them- 
selves  if  they  can well,  there's  no  harm  in  their 

trying and  all  you  exhibs  are  suckers  if  ya  don't  give 

your  femme  patronage  the  opportunity  to  try  and  guess 

by  lookin'  over  Tantalizing  Katharine  in  "Morning  Glory"  on 
YOUR  screen 

:js  $  $  * 

•  •  •  WE  PROMISED  you  some  more  dope  on  that 
knockout  official  NRA  Trailer contributed  by  the  In- 
dustry through  the  generous  co-operation  of  National  Screen, 

De  Luxe  Lab  and  Jules  Brulatour set  to  the  music  of 

"The  Stars  and  Stripes  Forever" it  carries  a  Thrill  Punch 

in  every  flash full  screen  of  President  Roosevelt 

background  of  joint  shields  of  U.S.A.  and  NRA Amer- 
ican flag  waving and  catchlines  that  are  epigrammatic 

gems such  as "A  Living  Wage  for  All  in  Place 

of  Luxurious  Wealth  for  the  Few!" "To  Give  the  New 

Deal  a  Square  Deal!" "Shorter  Hours  and  Longer  Pros- 
perity"   "Wipe    Out   the    Sweatshops    and    Child   Labor" 

"Put  the  Spirit  of  '76  Into  the  Spirit  of  '33!" "All 

for  Work  and  Work  for  All!" "Recovery  with  Roosevelt!" 

but  you've  got  to  see  the  treatment  of  all  this  on  the 

Trailer with   its  wow   Atmospheric   Punch  that   should 

have  all  the  pipple  rising  in  their  seats  to  cheer  as  the  loyal 

patriots  they're  supposed  to  be credit  goes  to  Charles 

de  Grandcourt  of  National  Screen's  editorial  staff  for  the  swell 
copy  and  treatment 

•  •  •  IT  SEEMS  that  Universal  is  puzzled  over  how  to 
effectively  present  "The  Invisible  Man"  in  their  newspaper  ads 

so  they  have  called  for  an  idea  as  a  keynote  for  their 

campaign why  not  run  the  photograph  of  ANY  Studio 

Exec  Who  Ever  Admitted  That  He  Was  Responsible  for  A  Lousy 

Picture? if  this  suggestion  doesn't  grab  us  off  the  $100 

reward  offered we're  gonna  quit  tryin'  to  help  producers 

thassall 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  NEW  star  has  loomed  up  on  the  horizon  furn- 
ished by  the  Broadway  Paramount  stage Joe  Morrison, 

a  young  protege  of  George  Olsen,  gets  an  ovation  every  time 

he  sings  "The  Last  Round  Up" so  much  so  that  they 

stuck  his  name  up  in  the  marquee  lights the  show  hold- 
ing over  a  second  week Joe  has  been  swamped  with  radio, 

stage  and  screen   offers   in  the  past  few  days 


•      •      •     IN  THE  Romantic  Manner  Ken  Hallam  of 

the  RKO  exploitation  made  a  permanent  hookup  with  Alice  G. 

Fay  of  Hoboken they  eloped   in   an  open  cab  Thursday 

eve  and  were  married  at  the  New  York  City  Hall but 

first  the  young  couple  dutifully  told  their  parents  about  it! 

well,  Alice  wanted  to  ELOPE so  Ken  obliged 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


TIMELY  TOPI 


Urges  Stage  Producers 
To  Make  Own  Movies 
'"THE  chief  reason  ascribed  I 
the    lack    of    good    play?  j 
that  Hollywood,  that  Draculsl 
the    Pacific    coast,    has    sucij 
away  the  lifeblood  of  the  th 
ter  by  taking  away  all  its  pi 
wrights.      I    am     personally  I 
subscriber    to    this    theory, 
though  I  am  also  of  the  opin 
that  the  sterility  of  our  presl 
times  has  something  to  do  w 
the  absence  of    exciting  origi 
material.     Still  and  all,  I  reft 
to  believe  that,  sooner  or  la- 
this  year   or  next,   the  pictt 
will  not  change.       It  strikes 
that  what  the  theater  needs 
the    protection    of    the    Fede 
Game  Laws.     The  talkies  h; 
bagged  so  much  of  the  Bro: 
way    game    that    a    respite  I 
needed  to  breed  the  species  btl 
to  normal  size  before  it  is  1 
late    and    they   are   wiped  ol 
A  closed  season  on  playwrigl 
is  what  we  need.     Since  it  is 
be  doubted,  however,  that  su 
relief  will  ever  be  forthcomii 
I     have     worked     out     anotl 
theory.     What  it  amounts  to, 
sporting  terms,  is  this: — If  t 
deer  can't  be  protected  by  la 
then    arm   them    with   rifles 
defend     themselves.    Translate 
back  to  Broadway,  the  theat 
cal  producers  can  make  an  i 
tempt  to  fight  Hollywood  wi 
its    own    weapons    by    doing 
little  picture  producing  on  thi 
own.     In  this  way  they  will 
able    to    offer    playwrights   a 
actors    a   combination   of  sta 
and  film  employment  which  w1 
make  it  attractive  for  them 
remain  in  the  east. 

— Herman  Shumh 


6, 


MANY  HAPPY  RETUBNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  18 

Gus  Edwards  Vernon  G 

McGrew  F.  Willis 


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iAiJoM  jon  1933-1934 

l>&cau4e 

SHOWMEN    WHO   KNOW 
ARE     BUYING 

COLUMBIAS 

MARCH  FORWARD 

GROUP 

lOO/o  SOLID 


h>   GjienA&v  Box- Off  lot ! 


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A  FRANK  CAPRA  production  with 
>RREN  WILLIAM  with  May  Robion, 
;  Kibbee    •    Glenda  Farrell    •     Ned  Sparks 


MAN'S  CASTLE 

A  FRANK  BORZAGE  PRODUCTION  from      pgfj? 
the  play  by  Lawrence  Hazard.   Featuring        /\\ 
Loretta  Young  and  Spencer  Tracy. 


LEWIS  MILESTONE 

P    R    O    D    U    C    T  I   O  N 

One  of  the  industry's  greatest  directors,  wield- 
ing the  megaphone  in  a   powerful,  dramatic 


romance. 


20tfcCENTURY 

Greatest  Broadway  comedy  hit  in  years. 

By  Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  MacArthur, 

authors  of  " Front  Page". 


t^  PARTY*  OVER 


A  sparkling  comedy  from  year's 
smashing  stage  success. 


Starring  LESLIE  HOWARD,  outstanding  stage 
and  screen  artist.  Directed  by  GILBERT 
MILLER,  Dean  of  American  stage  producers. 


.CAROLE  LOM  BARD 

r    Lady  of  the  Orchids  in  a  drama  of  a  woman 
who  loved  to  live  and  lived  to  love! 


FOG 

From  the  Saturday  Evening  Post  serial  —  now, 
one  of  the  year's  best-selling  novels  by 
Valentine  Williams  and  Dorothy  Rice  Sims. 


mm  destroy 

with  WALTER  CONNOLLY  heading  a  brilliant 
cast.  A  vivid,  unforgettable  drama.. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
OUTSTANDING  ACE  DIRECTO 


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BORZAGE 


Ml  LEST 


HELLO  BIG  BOi 

Song  and  soul  of  world  s  greatest  street! 
Broadway  —  musicalized    and    dramati 
in  an  infectious  musical  comedy. 


^NINTH  GUEST 

Pulitzer  Prize  Winner  Owen  Davis' 
sensational  stage  success. 


From  great  Cosmopolitan  Magazine  stor 
A.  J.   Cronin,  author  of   "Hatter's  Ca 


TAKE^WITNESJ 


Based  on  the  life  of  one  of  the  greatest 
lawyers  of  all  time. 


The  king  of  all  action  stars  in  two  produc 
— made  to  order  for  his  tremendous 
box-office  following. 


MOST  PRECIOUS 
THING   IN   LIFE 

From  McCall  Magazine  story 
by  Travis  Ingham. 


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PTOUGH*>KII 


Starring  JACK  HOLT. 
Story  by  J.  D.  Newsom 


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PRODUCTIONS 

■i  road  shows  will  be  produced  by 
iii  rnbia  under  the  able  direction  of  these 
cijnized  geniuses  whose  productions 
v  consistently  been  acclaimed  the  out- 
irling  achievements  of  the  industry,   /mr 


J  FALL-LOVE 

.parkling,  musical  romance  with  lyrics,      \  . 
mile  and  story  by  Americans  foremost      .%■ 
songsmiths  and  writers. 


.*  BLACK  MOON 

'■'//    Starring  JACK  HOLT.  From  the  Cosmopolitan 
■Vy      serial  by  Clements  Ripley.  Two  lovers  caught 
y  in  the  web  of  jungle  magic. 


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RA-MONTGOMERV; 


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)er  great  FRANK  CAPRA  production  with     y  }N 
liant  cast  headed  by  ROBERT  MONT- 
ERY,  beloved  favorite  of  millions  of  fans. 


!TERreSKIN 

From  the  sensational  play 
by  Courtenay  Savage. 


^  BLI N  D  DATE 


Crossed  wires — flirtation — a  blind  date 

Young  lives  caught  in  the  swift  current  of 

youthful  passion  and  intrigue. 


fits  emotional  appeal  is  as  gripping 
i  as  life  itself. 


A  flying  death  ray  —  terrifying  the  world 

—  destroying  mankind  !   Astounding! 

Unbelievable!    Thrilling! 


A  powerful  drama  of  a  love  that 
transcended  the  law. 


AMONG^MISJI 

What  happens  to  girls  who  disappe 
The  inside  story  of  the  workings  of  the 
police  drag-net. 


fc  LINE-UP 

Culled  from  the  dramatic  high-lights  of  the 
daily  Police  line-up  and  woven  into  one  of 
the  most  thrilling  pictures  you'll  play  this  year. 


*  HELL  CAT 

She  scorned  love  until  its  subtle  fingers 
clutched  her  heart  and   conquered   her 
.  flaming  spirit, 


CRIMINAL  WITHIN 

A  remarkable  story  of  a  dual  personality 

— good  and  evil— regenerated  by  a  love 

stronger  than  himself. 


KING^WILD  HORSK 


Starring  REX  "The  Wonder  Horse."  A 

mighty  thrill  picture  of  love  and  daring 

in  the  wastelands. 


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4  POLICE'S 

"STUDIO  MYSTERY"- -"MAN  FROM} 
HE  A  DO  U  &R  T  E  R  S  "  -  "  F I N  G  E  R 
PRINTED"-"HELD  FOR  RANSOM" 


ACTION  MELODRAMAS 

starring  BUCK  JONES  and  TIM  McCOY 


COLUMBIA  STILL  LEADS  THE  WORLD  IN  SHOP' 


know    that    Columbia    one    and    two    re 
shorts  are  the  best  box-office  tonic  in  the  business. 


MARCH  OF  THE  YEARS 

"A  one-reel  sensation  that  will  sweep 

the  nation.  A  'feature'  of  any  program." 

—  Hollywood  Reporter. 


MINUTE  MYSTERIE 

Millions   read   them   in   Liberty  a 
hundreds  of  newspapers!  Somethi 
new  in  shorts!    One-reel. 


KRAZY  KAT 

Based  on  George  Herriman's  nationally 

famous  cartoon  strip.    Over  ten  million 

read  it  daily.  One-reel. 


SCREEN  SNAPSHOTS 

•The  private  lives  of  the  screen's  great.  How 
they   act  when   they're   not  acting.    1-reel. 


SCRAPPY 

The  all- American  boy  —  his  pranks, 

practical  jokes,  bubbling  spirits  and 

amusing  antics.  1-reel  each. 


WORLD  OF  SPORT 

1-reel.    All  the  zest,  action,,  color 
thrills  of  modern  sport. 


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LAUGHING  with  MEDBURY 

Uproarious  world  tour  with  America's  fore- 
most humorist.  Produced  by  Walter  Futter. 


rValt  Disney's  Ml  41 

and  SILLY  SYMPHONIES  tL, 

Two  of  the  greatest  shorts  ever  made.  Known 
the  world  over. 


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IN  4  GREAT  SERIES 


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MURRAY 


Of  Cohen  and  Kelly  fame  in  2-reelers 
of  concentrated  laughs. 


MICKEY  McGUIRE 

The  tough  kid  of  the  screen. 

Makes  you  laugh  out  of  the 

side  of  your  mouth. 


SMITH  AND  DALE 

Uproarious  comics  in  a  series 
of  2-reel  mirthquakes. 


MUSICAL  COMEDIES 

Starring  outstanding  personalities   of 
stage,  screen  and  radio. 


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"*^**  4  stars...  A  grand  picture! "- Liberty  Magaz 


Photoplay: 

"You  will  scream  with  delight. 


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Screenplay: 

"Only  one  word  can  describe  this  picture 
.  .  .  it's  swell  !#/ 


Screenland 
11%.   ■ 


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It  is  grand  entertainment. 


N.  Y.  Dally 
Hews: 

"It  will  be  a  wow  when  it  hits  Broadway/' 


Variety 
Bulletin : 

"Picture    built   for   entertainment   succe 
100%/' 

Hollywood 
Reporter : 

"Best  picture  Columbia  ever  made — on* 
the  best  we  have  seen  in  talkies. 

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Herald: 

"An  emotion-stirring  sock  —  should  app 


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1L0CKED  ON  CODE; 
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I    (Continued  from  Page  1) 

■    Sidney    R.    Kent    and 
i    L.    O'Reilly,    coordinators, 

lad    figured    on    a    Thursday 

I  e.  Neither  of  the  coordina- 
r  any  of  the  conferees,  for 
itter,  would  go  on  the  records 
forecast  as  to  when  the  code 

Be  finished  and  ready  for  sub- 
to  the  NRA  administration 
hington. 

evidence  of  fatigue  showing 
ilainly,    exhibitor    committee- 

j  iterated  pessimistic  opinions 
he  inability  of  their  commit- 

I  the  distributor  representa- 
d  agree  upon  a  code.  They 
d  former  statements  to  the 
hat  many  of  the  major  prob- 
and some  went  as  far  as  to 

|e  all  of  them)  will  be  passed 
the  forthcoming  Washington 
?  for  solution. 

.r   examining    the    distributor 
lis  yesterday  morning  the  ex- 
group  is  understood  to  have 
that  there  is  no  reason  why 
Id  act  upon  the  Film  Boards 
de  clause  which  is  reported  to 
ontinuance   of   the   boards   as 
of  compiling  industry  infor- 
and    co-operation    with    wo- 
:lubs  and  various  civic  organ- 
3.    This  matter,  it  was  report- 
exclusively  within  the  juris- 
of  distributors,  said   exhibi- 

ever-recurring  clause  concern- 
en-market  buying  again  crept 
lie  proceedings  and  again  the 
i  failed  to  reach  an  agreement 
:  Allied  delegates  persisted  in 
ontention  that  product  ought 
)\d  to  the  highest  bidder,  with- 
y  other  semblance  of  restric- 

.  discussion  of  the  allocation 
ying  time,  both  national  ex- 
■  association  representatives 
together  in  opposing  the  dis- 
>r  attitude.  The  same  com- 
fn  is  understood  to  have  op- 
itieing  in  of  shorts  with  fea- 
as  proposed  by  distributors, 
exhibitor  delegates,  both  Al- 
d  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.,  maintained 
front  for  a  15  per  cent  can- 
?n  clause,  while  distributors 
eported  as  sticking  to  a  5  per 
rovision. 
l.lause    covering    relations    be- 


Masquerader"  Opens  Big 

licago — Opening     of     Samuel     Gold- 
's production  of  "The  Masquerader," 
jing  Ronald  Colman,  gave  the  United 
'  sts  Theater  its  biggest  business  since 
J  lary  with    only   one   exception,    "Kid 
f  )   Spain."      Newspapers   were   so    im- 
posed with   the   big   opening   that   two 
'iem,  "American"  and  "Daily  News," 
d  attention  to  the  premiere  business 
eight-column     streamer     headlines. 
tiers  also  gave  it  prominent  space. 


NRA  Code  Confab  Sidelights 


By  ARTHUR    W.   EDDY 


TpHE  law  firm  of  Phillips  &  Nizer 
went    into    a    lobby    conference 
when  Lou  Phillips  rushed  in  to  pow- 
wow with  his  colleague. 


A  battery  of  eight  is  engaged  in 
typing  and  mimeographing  clause 
proposals  for  the  conferees.  It  con- 
sists of:  Sam  Roth,  Florence  Levine, 
Lillian  Silver,  Irene  Berlin,  Aileen 
Frankenberg,  Dorothy  Barko,  Ida 
Schulman  and  Gwendolyn  Corley. 


Lou  Frisch,  who  has  just  returned 
to  Manhattan  after  a  vacation  at 
Sharon  Springs,  went  into  a  noon- 
time huddle  with  Charley  O'Reilly. 

Nathan  Burkan  is  so  occupied  sup- 
plying legal  advice  on  the  code  for 
the  Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and 
Sciences  and  other  clients  that  he 
has  temporarily  sidetracked  his  per- 
sonal work  in  behalf  of  the  Jewish 
American  relief  drive. 


Col.  E.  A.  Schiller  and  Harold  B. 
Franklin  seem  to  be  dominating  the 
oratory  projected  in  behalf  of  the 
major  circuits. 


M.  E.  Cornerford  slipped  out  of 
yesterday  morning's  exhib  session 
to  attend  an  NRA  conference  at  the 
Hotel  Pennsylvania. 


Fred  Wehrenberg  is  receiving  a 
series  of  wires  reporting  move-by- 
move  developments  on  the  lake  he  is 
building. 


Fally  Marcus,  long  identified  with 


the  vaudeville  field,  was  another 
"dropper-inner"  during  the  after- 
noon owing  to  his  interest  in  rela- 
tions between  the  theaters  and  the 
vaudeville    biz. 


An  interlude  in  the  afternoon  fir- 
ing occurred  when  the  exhibitors 
were  corralled  to  pose  for  a  press 
photo.    Then  the  wisecracks  began. 


Felix  Feist,  after  looking  over  the 
embattled  group,  said  as  far  as  he 
was  concerned  it  was  "okay  for 
eliminations." 


Louis  Nizer  observed  that  the  as- 
semblage reminded  him  of  "The  Big 
Cage."     Full  of  lions  and  tigers. 


From  Jack  Miller,  pride  of  Chi- 
cago, came  the  nasty  crack  that 
"This  is  the  only  quiet  moment  in 
the  entire  meeting,"  this  spoken  as 
the  flares  went  off  to  illuminate  the 
battle-scarred  visages. 


Al  Steffes  searched  the  room  for 
"pineapples"  in  order  to  provide 
"atmosphere"  for  the  occasion.  He 
also  commented  on  the  appropriate- 
ness of  the  setting,  in  which,  on  the 
two  previous  days,  the  anti-racket- 
eering conference  had  been  staged 
by  Senator  Copeland. 


Sid  Samuelson  also  helped  mat- 
ters by  remarking  that  after  the  ad- 
miring public  gazes  upon  that  col- 
lection of  faces,  it  won't  woyider  why 
there  has  been  so  much  difficulty  in 
drafting  an  industry  code. 


F.  N.  Film   at  Palace 

"Heroes  for  Sale,"  First  National 
release  which  recently  played  the 
Strand,  returns  to  Broadway  tomor- 
row for  a  week's  run  at  the  Palace. 
Richard  Barthelmess  is  starred. 


tween  theaters  and  vaudeville  acts 
was  discussed  by  the  affiliated  the- 
ater representatives  in  addition  to 
Sidney  E.  Samuelson.  S.  L.  Rotha- 
fel,  who  had  been  scheduled  to  take 
part  in  the  meeting,  did  not  appear, 
and  Ralph  Whitehead,  executive  of 
the  Actors'  Betterment  Ass'n,  also 
was  detained  elsewhere. 

The  distributor  committee  held  a 
morning  session  and  also  a  brief 
meeting  yesterday  afternoon.  On 
the  other  hand  the  exhibitor  group 
held  sessions  which  ran  all  day. 
Early  last  evening  the  exhibitor 
committee  suspended  activity  with 
plans  for  resuming  at  10  o'clock  this 
morning.  The  distributor  committee, 
however,  held  a  late  session  to  act 
upon  clause  revision  recommended 
by  the  exhibitor  group.  The  meet- 
ing was  attended  by  both  Kent  and 
O'Reilly  as  coordinators. 

Several  exhibitors  from  out-of- 
town  have  purchased  railroad  tick- 
ets for  Saturday  trains. 


3  RKO  Directors  Assigned 

West    Coast  Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Three  directorial  as- 
signments have  just  been  made  at 
RKO.  Elliott  Nugent  was  signed  to 
direct  three  pictures,  starting  with 
the  Irene  Dunne  vehicle,  "Behold  We 
Live."  J.  Walter  Ruben  drew  the 
honor  of  directing  Francis  Lederer 
in  his  RKO  debut.  Irving  Pichel 
will  direct  "Escape  to  Paradise." 


Warners   Sign   Cortez 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Ricardo  Cortez  has 
been  placed  under  long-term  contract 
by  Warners.  His  first  assignment 
will  be  with  Bette  Davis  in  "The 
Shakedown,"  by  Sam  Engles. 

Rivoli  Renovation  Finished 

Renovation  of  the  Rivoli  is  prac- 
tically completed  in  preparation  for 
reopening  next  Wednesday  with 
"Bitter  Sweet,"  adaptation  of  the 
Noel  Coward  operetta.  "The  Mas- 
querader" and  other  United  Artists 
releases  will  follow. 


"Annie"  Breaks  Record 

Columbus — All  records  have  been 
broken  by  the  Ohio,  Loew  house,  dur- 
ing the  first  week  of  "Tugboat  An- 
nie." Manager  Russell  A.  Bovine 
announces  the  film  will  be  held  over. 


COMMITTEES  NAMED 
TO  CONTINUE  ON  CODE 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ter,  Federation  of  the  M.  P.  Indus- 
try: 

Distributor:  S.  R.  Kent,  Eddie 
Golden,  Monogram,  and  Felix  F. 
Feist,  M-G-M. 

The  producer  committee  has  now 
ended  its  group  sessions,  but  its  con- 
tinuing committee  will  handle  mat- 
ters which  may  develop  from  time  to 
time.  No  more  producer  committee 
meetings  will  be  held  pending  the 
Washington  code  hearing.  The  en- 
tire distributor  committee,  however, 
remains  in  session  at  present  owing 
to  its  work  of  correlating  its  code 
recommendations  with  those  offered 
by  the  exhibitor  committee. 


Joe  Rock  Made  Vice-Pres. 
Of  Hochreich's  Company 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

duction  of  America's  Theaters,  Inc. 
Rock  is  now  in  New  York.  Johnny 
Walker,  producer  and  star,  is  also 
reported  going  with  the  company  as 
assistant  to  Hochreich. 


Big  Season  for  Movies 

Predicted  by  Freuler 

Movies  will  share  handsomely  in 
the  general  trade  revival  this  fall, 
in  the  opinion  of  John  R.  Freuler, 
president  of  Monarch  Productions. 
"While  I  do  not  look  for  a  boom," 
says  Freuler,  "I  believe  receipts  will 
point  definitely  upward  and  that 
each  month's  gains  will  be  retained 
because  the  restorative  measures 
are  based  on  good  economic  prin- 
ciples that  will  stand  the  test." 

Monarch's  policy  on  stories  for 
next  season  will  be  to  aim  for  di- 
versity of  plot,  but  simple  and 
wholesome  stories  appealing  to  all, 
says  Freuler. 


Code  for  Burlesque 

Washington   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Code  conferences 
for  the  burlesque  field  have  been 
asked  by  the  NRA,  which  has  called 
on  Murray  Winkler  of  New  York  to 
coordinate  various  branches,  includ- 
ing labor. 

The  legitimate  theater  code  is  now 
awaiting  the    President's   signature. 


Side  Issues  Are  Out 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — A  provision  in  a  code 
submitted  by  the  Actors  Betterment  So- 
ciety for  the  legitimate  theater  industry, 
specifying  that  10  per  cent  of  all  actors' 
salaries  should  go  to  a  fund  to  be  ad- 
ministered by  the  A.B.A.,  gave  General 
Johnson  a  big  laugh,  it  is  learned.  A 
code  submitted  by  that  organization  for 
the  legitimate  theater  was  not  consid- 
ered  by  the   NRA  code  analysis  section. 


12 


THE 


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DAILY 


Friday,  Aug.  18  1 


INDEPENDENTS  INSIST 
ON  NO  DUAL  BILL  BAN 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
of    directors   yesterday    morning    at 
his  office. 

The  two  members  of  the  federa- 
tion included  in  the  membership  of 
the  distributor  code  committee, 
Harry  Thomas  and  Eddie  Golden, 
will  wage  a  finish  fight  for  this  ob- 
jective. They  are  opposing  exhibitor 
attempts  to  work  out  a  clause  em- 
powering each  territory  to  decide 
whether  or  not  dual  features  are  to 
be  played  within  its  area. 

Attending  yesterday's  meeting  of 
directors  wei-e:  P.  S.  Harrison, 
Harry  Thomas,  Eddie  Golden,  Jack 
Bellman,  Bob  Savini,  John  Freuler, 
Phil  Meyer,  Alex  Moss  and  Al  Fried- 
lander. 


Green  Plans  Confab  on 
Jurisdictional  Dispute 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Board  to  President  Green  of  the 
American  Federation  of  Labor. 
Green  will  hold  joint  conferences  on 
the  subject  between  the  IBEW  and 
LA.T.S.E.   &   M.P.O. 


RKO  Theater  Notes 

EKO's  Downtown  and  Uptown 
theaters  in  Detroit  have  been  placed 
in  Nate  Blumberg's  division,  with 
Arthur  Frudenfeld  as  city  manager. 

Harry  Weiss,  manager  of  the  Pal- 
ace in  New  York,  is  now  doubling 
with  the  Coliseum,  where  he  replaces 
B.  D.  Cockrill,  resigned.  Weiss  will 
continue  at  the  Coliseum  after  the 
Palace  passes  from  RKO  operations. 

The  Prospect,  Brooklyn,  will  re- 
sume vaudeville  August  26. 

Vaudeville  will  be  dropped  from 
the  Keith,  Boston,  Aug.  26.  The 
house  will  carry  on  with  all  picture 
policy.  The  RKO  Boston  reopens 
Aug.  25  with  vaudeville  and  pic- 
tures. 

David  Whyte  is  now  manager  of 
the  Proctor,  New  Rochelle,  replac- 
ing Oliver  Epps,  resigned. 


The  SCHOOLMASTER 

To-Duy's  Lesson 

KNOW 
YOUR 
FILM 
SLANG 

WILD    TRACK — Sound    film    without   picture. 

DOWN    IN    THE    MUD— Very    low    in    volume. 

IN   THE  SOUP  TOO   LONG— Over-developed. 

PAIR   OF   CANS— Set   of   headphones. 

SINK    'EM — To    interlock    cameras    and    recording 
machines. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH   WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

£HICK  CHANDLER,  new  RKO 
contract  player  who  scored  in 
"Melody  Cruise,"  has  been  obtained 
by  20th  Century  Pictures  for  fea- 
tured roles.  His  first  assignment 
with  the  United  Artists  unit  will  be 
the  juvenile  lead  with  George  Ban- 
croft, Judith  Anderson  and  Frances 
Dee  in  "Blood  Money." 

#  *         -jfi 

Sylvia  Sidney  is  understood  to 
have  wired  Emanuel  Cohen  from 
New  York  that  she  will  return  to 
the  Paramount  studio  in  a  few 
weeks. 

*  *         * 

Norman  Foster  has  written  and 
sold  another  film  story.  Before  leav- 
ing for  his  Honolulu  vacation,  Fos- 
ter arranged  its  sale.  He  returned 
to  the  Fox  studios  this  week  with 
the  completed  script,  ready  to  begin 
work  on  "Walls  of  Gold,"  with  Sally 
Eilers   and   Ralph   Morgan. 

Alice  White,  originally  signed  for 
one  picture,  has  been  given  a  term 
contract  by  Universal.  She  will  play 
with  Chester  Morris  in  "Kid  Gloves" 
and  then  act  the  featured  lead  in 
"The  Good  Red   Bricks." 

Harvey  Stephens,  having  com- 
pleted his  role  with  Benita  Hume 
and  Adolphe  Menjou  in  Fox's  "The 
Worst  Woman  in  Paris?"  has  left 
on  a  gold-prospecting  vacation.  Ste- 
phens- owns  a  gold  mine  in  Idaho 
and  will  spend  three  weeks  working 
the  claim  himself. 

Suesei  Matsui,  who  for  years  has 
been  telling  Japanese  audiences  what 
films  are  about,  arrived  in  Holly- 
wood to  act  in  one  for  Paramount. 
He  will  have  one  of  the  principal 
roles  in  "Cap'n  Jericho"  with  Rich- 
ard Arlen,  Baby  LeRoy  and  Sir  Guy 
Standing.  Matsui,  an  actor  of  note, 
is  Japan's  leading  "benshi"  or  man 
who  stands  at  the  edge  of  the  stage 
and  explains  the  action  of  the  film 
or  play  to  Japanese  audiences. 

Ralph  Morgan  has  been  signed  for 
an  important  role  in  Fox's  "There's 
Always  Tomorrow,"  starring  Will 
Rogers.  The  picture,  based  on  the 
"Saturday  Evening  Post"  story, 
"Green  Dice,"  will  go  into  produc- 
tion next  month.  June  Vlasek  and 
Harry  Green  also  are  additions  to 
the  cast. 

"Walls  of  Gold,"  Kathleen  Norris' 
novel,  went  into  production  this 
week  at  Fox.  Sally  Eilers,  Norman 
Foster  and  Ralph  Morgan  head  the 
cast.  Lester  Cole  wrote  the  screen 
play  from  the  adaptation  made  by 
Edmond  Seward  and  Wallace  Sulli- 
van. 

Tom  Tyler's  fourth  Monarch  re- 
lease in  a  series  of  six,  "War  of  the 
Range,"  is  now  completed.     In  sup- 


port of  Tyler  are  Caryl  Lincoln, 
Lane  Chandler,  Lafe  McKee,  Theo- 
dore Adams  and  a  large  supporting 
cast.  One  of  the  surprises  of  the 
film  is  young  Wesley  Giraud,  juve- 
nile player,  who,  according  to  the 
rushes,  will  score  heavily.  J.  P. 
McGowan  directed  this  as  well  as 
the  previous  Tylers. 

*  *         * 

Gladys  Blake,  who  is  recovering 
from  injuries  received  in  a  recent 
automobile  crash  in  Long  Beach,  will 
return  to  her  role  in  B.  G.  DeSylva's 
Fox  musical  picture,  "My  Weak- 
ness," next  week.  She  is  one  of  the 
eight  featured  beauties  chosen  to  sup- 
port Lilian  Harvey  and  Lew  Ayres, 
stars  of  the  picture. 

*  =£  ^ 

Louise  Dresser  has  been  signed 
by  Paramount  for  "Cradle  Song," 
Dorothea  Wieck's  first  American 
production.  The  studio  had  hoped 
to  obtain  Maude  Adams  for  this  role, 
but  Miss  Adams  could  not  be  pre- 
vailed upon  to  come  to  Hollywood. 
Kent  Taylor  has  been  assigned  to 
the  leading  masculine  role.  Mitchell 
Leisen  will  direct  "Cradle  Song," 
from  the  play  by  Gregorio  Martinez- 
Sierra. 

*  *         % 

Lambert  Hillyer,  author  and  direc- 
tor of  outdoor  dramas,  at  Columbia 
has  been  placed  under  a  new  long- 
term  contract. 

*  *         ♦ 

Adaptation  of  W.  R.  Burnett's 
"Dark  Hazard,"  which  will  serve 
Edward  G.  Robinson  as  his  next 
starring  vehicle,  has  been  completed 
by  Brown  Holmes  and  Ralph  Block, 
First  National  staff  scenarists.  Pro- 
duction is  tentatively  scheduled  for 
the  first  of  September. 

Joel  McCrea  will  star  in  RKO's 
"The  Sea  Girl."  Dromgold  and 
Shackleford  have  returned  from  the 
Fiji  Islands  with  the  jungle  scenes 
for  the  picture,  which  is  to  be  com- 
pleted here  by  Otto  Brower  under 
Shirley   Burden's   supervision. 

Theodore  Newton  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  Paul  Muni's  latest 
picture,  "The  World  Changes,"  now 
in  production  at  the  First  National 
studios.  He  is  also  working  in  "The 
House  on  56th  Street,"  simultan- 
eously. 

Although  screen  fans  have  yet  to 
give  their  approval  of  Judith  Allen, 
Paramount's  newest  discovery,  she 
is  already  launched  in  her  third  lead- 
ing role.  Her  first  part  was  in  Cecil 
B.  DeMille's  production,  "This  Day 
and  Age,"  she  is  just  finishing  work 
in  "Too  Much  Harmony,"  under  Ed- 
ward Sutherland's  direction,  and  has 
been  assigned  to  "Cap'n  Jericho," 
assuming  the  place  of  Frances  Ful- 
ler, who,  because  of  a  previous  con- 
tract, has  been  recalled  to  the  New 
York  stage  for  one  play. 


RKO  IS  SEEN  BEMf 
NEW  SINGER  CIRii 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

interested  in  the  Singer  ente' 
Two   more  houses,   one  of  \vr: 
said  to  be  in  Dubuque,  will  be  j 
to  the  circuit  this  week,  with 
to  follow  within  the  month. 
Ames,  general  manager  of  M'i 
Singer  Theaters,  has  just  coroj 
arrangements   for   taking   ovc 
Orpheum  in  Minneapolis,  with 
Franke  returning  as  manager.  > 
Singer  spots  include  Cedar  RJ 
Sioux  City  and  Davenport.    \ 
ville  and  .pictures  will  be  offe 


RKO  Closes  Product  I 
With  Can.  F.  P.  Cii 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

day  from  Toronto,  and  Lee  5 
vaney,  Canadian  district  ma 
handled  the  deal  for  RKO,  w 
L.  Nathanson  signing  for  F 
Players.  "It  is  the  most  imp 
deal  negotiated  by  RKO  to 
Levy  stated  yesterday. 


Famous  Players  Mana 
See  British  Film  Up 

Toronto  —  British  pictures 
have    everything    the    public 
and  are  proving  strong  box-off 
tractions,    according    to    state 
voiced  at  the  four-day  easter: 
vention    of    Famous    Players 
dian   Corp.,   managers   at   the 
Edward  Hotel  here.     Attendir 
sessions,  which  close  tomorrow 
N.   L.   Nathanson,   president  < 
circuit;  J.  J.  Fitzgibbons,  thea 
rector;    Clarence   Robson,   ma 
R.    J.    McAdams    of   Halifax,  . 
McDonald  of  Sydney,  Walter  <i 
ing    of    St.    Johns,    F.    Wint 
Moncton,  A.  J.  B.  Robert  of 
Rivers,  and  others. 


Fox  Signs  Stage  Actres; 

Eleanor  Lynn,  stage  actresi 
appeared     in     New     York    T 
Guild  and  Eva  LaGallienne  p: 
tions,     has     been     signed    by 
through    J.    P.    Lewis.      Mis? 
probably  will  make  her  Fox 
in  "As  Husbands   Go." 


It   takes   276   different  kinds  of  l«" 
to   make  a   motion  picture. 


4 


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Aug.  18,  1933 


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DAILV 


13 


»;ws 


of  the  DAY 


,o|>n  —  According    to     present 
E  he  RKO  Boston  theater  will 
Aug.  25. 


loon  —  Jim  Schofield,  formerly 
'aramount  in  Providence,  is 
irking  as  publicity  RKO  art- 
tie  Hub  territory  under  Jack 
in. 


to  m — Emanuel  Cohen,  formerly 
ed  with  the  local  branch  of 
.  has  been  shifted  to  Pitts- 
as    salesman    for    the    same 


on,  Conn. — The  Shelton,  man- 
id  y  Morris  Hadelman,  has  been 
vely  remodeled. 


?rtown,  N.  Y.  —  The  Palace 
i  r,  operated  by  Graham  and 
.  has  been  redecorated  and  re- 
ied  and  new  Photophone  High 
y  sound  equipment  installed. 


iamsburg,  la.  —  The  Latona 
■a  f    has    been    changed    to    the 
heater.    A.  T.  Chado  of  Cedar 
'  is  the  new  proprietor. 


■  >khaven,  Miss. — Articles  of  in- 
tion  have  been  filed  by  the 
>  theater. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


20:     Monogram-Monarch     sales     meet- 
i  |  Cleveland. 

Annual    outing    of    Omaha    film    row, 
i  2view    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Outing    of    the    Allied    Theaters    of 

higan  and   Detroit  Film   Board  of  Trade, 

'■  Clair   Golf   and    Country    Club,    Detroit. 

Semi-monthly      meeting      of      Allied 
ater    Owners    of     New    Jersey,     at    or- 
zation    headquarters,    New    York. 
:     Independent    Theater     Owners     Ass'n 
se   up   the   Hudson. 

Independent    Theater    Owners'    Ass'n 
ng  and  Hudson  River  boat  ride. 
1-24:    Fjrst   annual    convention    of    Inde- 
dent  Motion   Picture  Owners  Association 
Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of   Maryland 
'Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth,   Del. 
-28:     Golf    tournament    of    Minneapolis- 
Paul      exhibitors-distributors,       Detroit 
es,  Minn. 
1    6-7:        Allied     New     Jersey     convention 
Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Conference, 
Atlantic   City, 
at.' i-1 2:     Annual    convention    of    Southeast- 
Theater  Owners  Ass'n,  Atlanta. 
Pfi3:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election   of 

■peers 
!P*J8-29:     Third    Annual     Miniature     Movies 
lference,    New    York.       A.    D.    V.    Storey, 
retary. 

18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
ters fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
el,  Chicago. 


"THE  POWER  AND  THE  GLORY" 

with  Spencer  Tracy,  Colleen   Moore,   Ralph 

Morgan,  Helen  Vinson 

Fox  76  mins. 

UNUSUAL    BOX-OFFICE   ATTRACTION 

DUE  TO   NEW  DEPARTURE   IN  TELLING 

OF  STORY.    WILL  CREATE  MUCH  TALK. 

Marking  another  innovation  in  screen 
form,  this  Jesse  L.  Lasky  production  is 
going  to  be  a  much-discussed  affair,  and 
on  that  account  as  well  as  the  fact  that 
it  has  strong  entertainment  values,  its  box- 
office  possibilities  are  big.  The  method  of 
story  telling,  called  "narratage"  and  evolved 
by  the  author,  Preston  Sturges,  is  chiefly 
a  play  on  flashbacks,  depicting  boyhood, 
youthful  struggling,  courtship,  business  suc- 
cess, domestic  tragedy.  Action  starts  with 
funeral  services  for  Spencer  Tracy,  who  rose 
from  nothing  to  a  railroad  king  and,  though 
good  at  heart,  made  enemies  of  all  except 
a  faithful  boyhood  friend.  As  this  friend, 
Ralph  Morgan,  tells  his  skeptical  wife  about 
the  many  virtues  of  the  dead  man,  the 
flashbacks  and  Morgan's  intermittent  off- 
stage voice  are  fitted  into  the  picture, 
making  it  a  very  effective  combination  in 
promoting  filmic  action,  maintaining  sus- 
pense and  building  up  dramatic  punch. 

Cast:  Spencer  Tracy,  Colleen  Moore, 
Ralph  Morgan,  Helen  Vinson,  Clifford  Jones, 
Henry  Kolker,  Sarah  Padden,  Billy  O'Brien, 
Cullen  Johnston,  J.   Farrell   MacDonald. 

Director,  William  K.  Howard;  Author, 
Preston  Sturges;  Adaptor,  Same;  Dialoguer, 
Same;  Cameraman,  James  Howe;  Sound 
Engineer,  A.  W.  Protzman. 

Direction,  Outstanding.  Photography,  A-l. 


Bullfighter  Sues  Over  Short 
Claiming  that  he  is  ridiculed  in 
the  short  comedy,  "Throwing  the 
Bull,"  Sidney  Franklin,  the  Brook- 
lyn bullfighter  who  was  with  Eddie 
Cantor  in  "Kid  from  Spain,"  has 
sued  Columbia  for  $100,000.  Frank- 
lin says  some  of  the  comedy  shows 
a  man  doubling  for  him  on  roller 
skates. 


Perfex  Closes  Deals 

Modern  Pictures  Corp.,  Cleveland, 
has  contracted  with  Perfex  Pictures 
Corp.,  for  "Two  Hard  Workers,"  fea- 
turing Molasses  'n'  January,  radio 
minstrel  stars.  New  Era  Film  Ex- 
change, New  York,  has  contracted 
with  Perfex  for  "The  Sport  of  Fly- 
ing," first  of  the  series  of  six  avia- 
tion pictures. 


Boston  Houses  Add  More  Help 

Boston  —  Rushing  business  at 
Loew's  State  and  Orpheum  this 
week,  showing  "Tugboat  Annie"  and 
"Another  Language,"  respectively, 
had  resulted  in  additions  to  operat- 
ing staffs,  already  well  increased  un- 
der the  NRA  code. 


"Easy  Millions"  for  Fox  House 

Seattle  —  Monarch's  "Easy  Mil- 
lions," co-featuring  "Skeets"  Galla- 
gher, Dorothy  Burgess,  Merna  Ken- 
nedy and  Johnny  Arthur,  has  been 
booked  into  the  Liberty,  a  Fox  Mid- 
wesco  house,  by  the  National  Film 
Exchanges. 


Buck  Jones  in 

"UNKNOWN  VALLEY" 

Columbia  60   mins. 

THRILL  WESTERN  HAS  NOVELTY  AN- 
GLE WITH  ADVENTURES  AMONG 
"LOST'  PEOPLE  IN  DEATH  VALLEY. 

Getting  away  from  the  usual  horse  opera 
routine  with  sheriffs  and  outlaws  and  cattle 
rustlers,  this  one  takes  Buck  Jones  into 
Death  Valley  in  search  of  his  father  who 
went  prospecting  for  gold.  He  bumps  into 
a  member  of  a  group  of  white  people  who 
are  religious  fanatics  and  hide  in  Unknown 
Valley  away  from  all  contact  with  civiliza- 
tion and  the  outside  world.  This  stranger 
proves  friendly,  and  helps  him  penetrate 
the  secrets  of  the  Strange  People,  as  they 
are  called.  Buck  discovers  a  girl  and  her 
brother  there,  who  are  anxious  to  escape 
from  the  harsh  rule  of  the  elders,  two 
tyrants  who  rule  the  rest  of  the  group  with 
an  iron  hand.  The  hero  discovers  his  father 
is  a  prisoner  of  the  elders,  being  impris- 
oned in  a  cave  over  the  side  of  a  cliff 
where  he  is  compelled  to  send  up  gold 
from  the  mine  every  day  in  exchange  for 
food.  Plenty  of  fast  action  and  thrills  in 
the  escape  of  Buck  with  the  girl,  her 
brother  and   his  father. 

Cast:  Buck  Jones,  Cecilia  Parker,  Bret 
Black,  Carlotta  Warrick,  Arthur  Wanzer, 
Wade  Boteler,  Frank  McGlynn,  Charles 
Thurston,   Ward    Bond,    Gay  lord    Pendleton. 

Director,  Lambert  Hillyer;  Author,  Donald 
W.  Lee;  Adaptor,  Lambert  Hillyer;  Editor, 
Clarence  Kolster;  Cameraman,  Al  Siegler. 

Direction,  Snappy.     Photography,  Good.   . 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"Glimpses  of  Greece" 
(Magic  Carpet  of  Movietone) 

Fox  10  mins. 

Beautiful 

Unusual  scenes  and  exquisite  cam- 
era work  make  this  an  exceptionally 
fine  subject.  One  remarkable  se- 
quence shows  the  daily  life  of  Gre- 
cian monks  living  atop  a  high  cliff 
that  is  accessible  only  by  means  of 
a  primitive  rope  elevator  lowered 
from  above.  Nomadic  shepherds  and 
their  flocks,  skirted  soldiers  on  drill 
and  other  interesting  scenes  com- 
plete the  short. 


"Motor   Mania" 

(Adventures   of  the  Newsreel 
Cameraman) 


Fox 


10  mins. 


Thrills 


A  grippingly  fascination  compila- 
tion of  thrilling  episodes  in  the  life 
of  the  newsreel  cameraman.  It  deals 
entirely  with  motor  racing  and  in- 
cludes track  events  in  Ireland,  Ger- 
many, Italy,  the  Riviera  and  other 
places,  with  dramatic  highlights 
supplied  by  accidents,  many  of  them 
fatal. 


SJfitE 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


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For  the  Advertising  As  Well  As 
the  News  and  Editorial  Contents*** 
This  Is   Particularly  True   of   the 


Trade  Press  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Industry  *  *  *  That  is  Why  We  Suggest 
That  You  Read  The  Film  Daily 
Regularly  Next  Week  as  There  Is 
Some  Unusual  and  Interesting 
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Mary  Duncan  •  C  Aubrey  Smith 

Directed  by  Lowell  Sherman  from  the  story  by 
Zoe  Akins  .  .  .  A  Pandro  S.  Berman  Production, 
MERIAN  C.   COOPER,  executive  producer 


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dent  Units  for  RKO,  Says  Kahane 

IVE  COF  DRAFT  READY  TODAY 


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rease  in  Admission  Prices  Extends  to  More  Houses 


klyn  Paramount  and 
1  etropolitan  Raising 
|j  ales — Others  Seen 

'0  wing  the  lead  of  the  Radio 
■  'usic  Hall,  which  on  Thurs- 
'  osted  admission  prices  from 
t<  55  cents  for  the  lower  floor, 
hlit  four  complaints  out  of  an 
erLnce  of  23,000,  Loew's  Metro- 
i  I  and  the  Brooklyn  Paramount 
I  last  admissions  from  65  to  75 
■lor  matinees  and  from  75  to 
tels  for  nights.  The  move  is  be- 
etlo  be  a  forerunner  of  a  gen- 
l  Ice  boost  through  all  circuits. 


IR  CONFERENCES 
'EN  IN  NEW  YORK 


tiations  toward  a  new  studio 
lasic  agreement  started  yes- 
I  afternoon   between   the   pro- 
committee    and    representa- 
!  various   crafts  meeting   at 
ces  of  Pat  Casey,  chairman 
-producers'  delegation.      Ses- 
ill  be  resumed  Monday.    Rep- 
g  the  unions  were  Joseph  N. 
ipresident   of   the   American 
(ion  of  Musicians,  and  execu- 
the  electricians,   teamsters, 
(Continued  on   Page   6) 


anks  to  Make 
3  Films  in  England 

n  —  Further  details  on  the 
if  Douglas  Fairbanks  and 
r.  to  make  pictures  on  this 
icate  they  contemplate  three 
ons  in  conjunction  with 
er  Korda  for  United  Artists 

(Continued   on  Page   2) 


)ne  Way  to  End  Duals 

eland — After  playing  double  fea- 
,311  summer,  Loew's  Stillman  goes 
ingle  policy  with  "Tugboat  Annie," 
|ng  its  one-week  record  business 
tw's  State.  H.  M.  Addison,  Loew 
manager,  doesn't  say  whether 
Uman   will    again    play    duals. 


Larry  Darmour  Celebrates 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — In  honor  of  the  seventh  anniversary  of  his  Mickey  (Himself)  McGuire 
comedies,  Larry  Darmour  gave  a  birthday  party  this  week  to  the  youngsters  who  appear 
in  the  shorts.  Jack  Holt  was  special  guest  and  master-of-ceremonies.  In  relating  the 
history  of  the  McGuire  comedies,  Darmour  said  60  had  been  made  to  date  and  produc- 
tion of  the  series  has  been  uninterrupted  since  it  started  in  1926.  Columbia  is  now 
distributing   them. 


IRVING  G.  THALBERG 
BACK  ON  JOB  TODAY 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Irving  G.  Thalberg 
arrived  yesterday  with  Norma 
Shearer  and  will  resume  work  at 
the  M-G-M  studios  today.  A  group 
of  M-G-M  officials,  headed  by  Louis 
B.  Mayer,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  production,  met  Thalberg  and  his 
wife  on  their  arrival.  In  welcoming 
him  back,  Mayer  said  that  "Thal- 
(Continued   on   Page   6) 


Cleve  Adams  Joins 

Majestic  Pictures 

Cleve  Adams,  formerly  with  RKO, 
has  joined  Majestic  Pictures  as  spe- 
cial home  office  representative.  Fol- 
lowing conferences  with  Herman 
Gluckman,  president  of  Majestic, 
Adams  left  New  York  for  Pittsburgh 
as  the  first  stop  on  a  coast-to-coast 
tour  of  Majestic  franchise  holders' 
offices. 


PROPOSE  WAGE  BOOST 
IN  SMALL  THEATERS 


Thousands  of  theater  employees, 
especially  in  small  houses  in  towns 
under  100,000  population,  will  benefit 
through  increased  wages  and  im- 
proved working  conditions  under  an 
industry  code  proposal  made  by  a 
sub-committee  of  the  exhibitor  com- 
(Continued   on   Page   6) 


New  Attendance  Record 
Is  Set  at  Music  Hall 

Attendance  records  were  shatter- 
ed for  an  opening  day  at  the  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  Thursday  when  over 
23,000  paid  admissions  were  chalked 
up  at  the  box  offices.  The  previous 
record  was  22,300  and  was  made 
during  a  five-show  day.  Thursday 
the  house  played  only  four  shows. 
The  picture  is  RKO's  "Morning 
Glory,"  starring  Katharine  Hep- 
burn. 


Radio  Pictures  Discontinuing 
Independent  Units,  Says  Kahane 


Big  Names  to  Broadcast 
For  Greater  Show  Season 

An  elaborate  program,  with  S.  L. 
(Roxy)  Rothafel,  D.  W.  Griffith, 
Mary  Pickford  and  others  on  the 
tentative  list  of  those  scheduled  to 
appear,  will  be  broadcast  over 
WEAF  from  9  to  10  next  Saturday 
night  as  part  of  the  Greater  Show 
Season  activities.  Current  plans  call 
(Continued   on   Page   6) 


RKO  will  make  no  more  blanket 
deals  with  independent  producers, 
but  will  produce  its  entire  1933-34 
program  at  the  Radio  Pictures  stu- 
dios, B.  B.  Kahane,  president,  told 
Film  Daily  yesterday.  One  more 
independently  made  feature  is  to  be 
delivered  by  J.  I.  Schnitzer,  but 
thereafter  independent  producers 
will  not  be  in  any  manner  connect- 
ed with  the  outfit. 

"It  is  possible  that  an  entire  pro- 
(Continued   on   Page   6) 


Numerous      Controversial 

Clauses  Passed  on  to 

Wash'n  Hearing 

Drafting  of  a  tentative  industry 
master  code,  excluding  a  number  of 
important  controversial  clauses  on 
which  exhibitor  and  distributor  com- 
mittees have  failed  to  agree,  will 
be  completed  by  1  p.  m.  today  at  the 
Bar  Association  Building.  This  was 
the  statement  to  The  Film  Daily 
at  11  o'clock  last  night  by  Sid- 
ney R.  Kent  and  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
coordinators.  They  have  assured 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  adminis- 
trator   that    this    is    positively    the 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 

EXHIBITORS  NAME 
CONTINUING  BODY 

Appointment  was  made  yesterday 
of  the  continuing  committee  which 
will  represent  the  exhibitor  code 
committee  to  handle  details,  such  as 
language  of  the  draft,  following  ad- 
journment of  the  parent  group  last 
night.  It  consists  of:  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied; 
Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.;  A. 
H.  Schwartz,  Century  Circuit;  Har- 
old B.  Franklin,  RKO. 


Clean  Advertising  Clause 
Agreed  on  by  Code  Groups 

A  "clean  advertising"  clause  is 
one  of  the  code  provisions  reported 
agreed  upon,  in  substance  at  least, 
by    both    distributor    and    exhibitor 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 


Jolson  Goes  Original 

In  contrast  to  the  general  run  of  radio 
entertainers  who  sing  the  same  group 
of  popular  songs  over  and  over,  Al  Jol- 
son, on  his  Thursday  night  broadcast, 
pulled  a  surprise  on  listeners  by  going 
into  a  stirring  rendition  of  "The  Star 
Spangled  Banner."  Al,  who  finally  has 
hit  his  stride  on  the  air,  will  soon  be 
back  in  films  under  the  Warner  banner. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Saturday,  Aug.  19, 


Vol.  LXIII.No.  42      Sat.,  Aug  19, 1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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and  General  Manager;  Arthur  \V.  Eddy,  Asso 
ciate  Editor;  Don  Carle  Gillette,  Managing 
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WARNING! 

Do  not   confuse  with   the  so-called  war 
pictures.     There  is  nothing  like 


Ford  ot  ten 
Men     - 


For   Bookings    and    State    Rights 

HARRY  CUMMINS 

JEWEL  PROD.,  Inc.  jg/ftftBT 


Winchell  Story  Has  Jinx  Role 


West    Coast   Bureau,   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 
Hollywood — Lilyan    Tashman,    who    yesterday    started    work    in    20th    Century's    Walter 
Winchell    story,    "Broadway    Thru    a    Keyhole,"    when    Peggy    Hopkins    Joyce    collapsed    on 
the    set,    followed    suit    by    collapsing    on    the    job    a    few    hours    after    taking    over    the 
role.     Blossom  Seely  was   rushed   in   to   replace  her. 


Terry  Turner  Quits  RKO 
For  Herschel  Stuart  Staff 

Terry  Turner,  RKO  exploitation 
head  under  Robert  F.  Sisk,  resigned 
yesterday  to  join  Herschel  Stuart, 
now  in  charge  of  the  Paramount- 
Publix  houses  in  Detroit.  Turner 
will  leave  Sept.  1.  No  successor  has 
been  named,  although  it  is  likely  that 
Frank  Whitbeck  will  be  appointed. 
Several  other  exploitation  men  also 
are  being  considered. 


Kandel  Closes  Deal 

M.  J.  Kandel,  president  of  Ideal 
Pictures  Corp.,  has  closed  a  contract 
with  the  Peerless  Distributing  Co., 
of  Philadelphia  on  the  three-reeler. 
"The  Next  War."  Peerless  is  also 
handling  the  new  series  of  13 
"Whatnots"  which  Ideal  produced. 


Zanuck  Buys  Graves'  Fair  Story 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Ralph  Graves,  actor 
and  author,  has  obtained  money  for 
a  trip  to  the  exposition  in  Chicago 
by  selling  a  story  called  "The  Fair' 
to  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  of  20th  Cen- 
tury Pictures.  With  a  check  in  his 
pocket,  Graves  left  this  week  for  the 
Windy  City.  This- .  is  the  second 
story  he  has  sold  to  the  Schenck- 
Zanuck  Company.  The  other,  "Born 
to  be.  Bad,"  is  on  the  current  sched- 
ule. Graves  also  sold  "Style"  to  Ed- 
ward Small's  Reliance  unit,  which 
likewise  produces  for  United  Artists. 


De   Mille    Unit    to    Hawaii 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE' FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Cecil  B.  De  Mille  sails 
today  for  Hawaii  in  quest  of  lavish 
backgrounds  for  "Four  Frightened 
People,"  Paramount  release.  He  will 
be  followed  in  two  weeks  by  prin- 
cipals in  the  cast,  including  Claud- 
ette  Colbert,  Herbert  Marshall,  Mary 
Boland,  William  Gargan  and  Leo 
Carrillo. 


Universal  Drops  One-Reel  Series 

Universal  has  reduced  its  single- 
reel  line-up  for  the  coming  season 
from  65  to  58  with  the  elimination 
of  seven  single  reels  in  "The  Hands 
of  Destiny"  series. 


Greenblatt's  First  Two 

First  two  features  to  be  released 
by  Arthur  Greenblatt  in  a  series  of 
eight  will  be  Eagle's  "The  Big 
Chance"  and  the  Max  Weiss  produc- 
tion, "Before  Morning." 


Brooklyn  Majestic  Goes  Film 

Erlanger's  Majestic  in  Brooklyn, 
dark  for  several  months,  reopens 
Aug.  26  with  Majestic's  "Sing  Sin- 
ner Sing."  The  film  is  now  in  its 
second  week  at  the  Rialto,  New 
York. 


.Fairbanks  to  Make 

3  Films  in  England 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

release.  First  will  star  Doug  Jr.  and 
Elisabeth  Bergner  in  a  story  based 
on  the  lives  of  Czar  Peter  II  and 
Catherine.  Then  the  senior  Fair- 
banks will  appear  in  "Exit  Don 
Juan,"  while  father  and  son  will 
star  in  the  third  picture. 


Stars  to  Broadcast 

West  Coast  Bureau,  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Screen  stars  who  will 
be  heard  on  Monday's  weekly 
"Hollywood-on-the-Air"  program  are 
Ann  Harding,  William  Gargan  and 
Dolores  Del  Rio  from  RKO;  John 
Boles  and  Margaret  Sullavan  from 
Universal,  and  probably  W.  C. 
Fields  from  Paramount.  Merian  C. 
Cooper,  executive  producer  and  vice- 
president  of  Radio  Pictures,  will 
also  be  heard.  This  will  be  a  special 
program  paying  tribute  to  the  1933- 
34  Greater  Show  Season. 


"Voltaire"  Held  Over 

Cleveland  —  Warners'  "Voltaire," 
starring  George  Arliss,  is  being  held 
over  for  a  second  week's  run  at  the 
Lake  theater. 


12  "Goodbye  Again"  Pre-Releases 

Twelve  special  pre-release  book- 
ings have  been  set  on  First  Na- 
tional's "Goodbye  Again."  These 
are  at  the  Hollywood  and  Down- 
town, Los  Angeles,  where  the  pic- 
ture has  its  dual  world  premiere 
Aug.  24;  Wai*ner,  Milwaukee; 
Keith's,  Cincinnati;  Victory,  Dayton; 
Kent,  Grand  Rapids;  Strand,  Al- 
bany; Lake,  Cleveland;  Palace,  Jack- 
sonville; Strand,  Altoona;  Mission, 
San  Diego;  and  Palace,  Newport 
News,  Va.  National  release  date  is 
Sept.  9. 


Brock    Colors   Two   Features 

Hand-coloring  on  two  features, 
Warners'  "Captured,"  which  opened 
Thursday  night  at  the  New  York 
Strand,  and  Universal's  "Moonlight 
and  Pretzels,"  coming  to  the  Rialto, 
was  recently  completed  by  Gustav 
Brock.  Brock  has  just  been  made  a 
chevalier  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  by 
the  French  Government  for  his  por- 
traits of  Marshals  Foch  and  Joffre. 


No  Policy  Change  at  N.  O.  Orpheum 

New  Orleans — Acquisition  of  the 
RKO  Orpheum  by  Mort  H.  Singer  of 
Chicago  will  not  result  in  any  policy 
changes,  according  to  Victor  Myers, 
resident  manager.  The  house  plays 
vaudeville  with  films. 


Will  Rogers  Calls  on  NRA 

Washington    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Will  Rogers  visited 
General  Hugh  Johnson  at  the  NRA 
offices  yesterday  and  posed  for  news- 
reels. 


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RAQUEL  TORRES  leaves  Hollywood  at 
end  of  next  week  for  London  to  an 
a    B.I. P.    production. 

NAT  LEFTON  of  Monogram  Picture' 
of  Ohio  has  been  in  New  York  co 
with   Charles    L.   Glett   of   Monarch  Picri 

ELEANOR  HOLM  has  left  for  Hollywr 
turning  east  next  month  to  start  a  i 
appearance    tour. 

HARRY  COHN  is  due  in  New  York  fm 
don   within   two   weeks. 

ARTHUR  W.  KELLY,  who  is  now  in 
will  visit  Australia  and  extend  his  trip 
approximately    six    more    months. 

ALEXANDER    McKAIG,    Broadway   sti. 
ducer   who    has    been    for   the   past   few 
at    the    RKO    studios    in    the    capacity  I 
editor    and    associate    producer,    is   on  I 
back    to   New   York   to   produce  a   new  | 

R.    E.    GRIFFITH,    circuit   owner  in  ff. 
homa     and     Denver     territories,     and    I 
FALLS     were    visitors    of    Grad    Sears, 
sales   executive,   this  week. 


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return    to    th 


A.  H.    BLANK  of   Iowa 

B.  B.     KAHANE    will 
Monday. 

CLEVE  ADAMS  of  Majestic  Pictui 
York   yesterday   for   Pittsburgh. 

IDA  LUPINO,  young  English  actress 
by  Paramount,  sails  from  England  ti 
the   Berengaria   for  New  York. 

GIFFORD  COCHRAN  has  changed  hi 
plans  and  leaves  today  on  the  Columb 
will   be  accompanied   by   MRS.   JOHN  K 


"Power  and  Glory"  Sales  A 

Advance  sale  of  tickets  for 
"The  Power  and  the  Glory" 
second  day  at  the  Gaiety,  whe 
having  a  $2  run,  exceeded  tr 
of  "Cavalcade"  on  the  corre 
ing  day,  according  to  the  Fox 
The  picture  will  remain 
Gaiety  indefinitely. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Aug.   18-20:     Monogram-Monarch     s 
ing,   Cleveland. 

Aug.  21  :  Annual  outing  of  Omaha  f 
Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Aug.  22:  Outing  of  the  Allied  Tnt 
Michigan  and  Detroit  Film  Board  ■ 
St.    Clair    Golf    and    Country   Club. 

Aug.  22:     Semi-monthly      meeting     ol 

Theater    Owners    of     New    Jersey. 

ganization    headquarters,    New   Yon 
Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater    Ownr 

cruise   up   the   Hudson. 
Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater    Owns 

outing  and   Hudson  River  boat  tie-" | 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention  I 

pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners  Al 

of  Delaware  and   Eastern  Shore  of 

at  Hotel   Henelopen,   Rehoboth,  De 
Aug.  26-28:     Golf    tournament   of    Mn 

St.      Paul      exhibitors-distributors, 

Lakes,  Minn. 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     Mew    Jersey    c 

and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Cc 

at    Atlantic    City. 
Sept.   10-12:     Annual    convention   of 

ern  Theater  Owners  Ass'n,  Atlant 
Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  e 

officers 
Sept.  28-29:     Third     Annual     Miniatur: 

Conference,    New    York.      A.   D. 

secretary. 
Oct.  16-18:     Society     of     Motion    Pit 

gineers      fall      meeting,      Edgewatl 

Hotel,   Chicago. 


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TIMELY  TOPICS 

Branches  of  Industry 
Are  Inter-Dependent 

THE  motion  picture  industry 
of  the  United  States  makes, 
distributes  and  exhibits  a  ser- 
vice of  popular  entertainment 
that  practically  encircles  the 
world.  It  is  a  truly  inter-de- 
pendent industry.  Every  error 
of  judgment  in  the  studios  is 
necessarily  reflected  in  the  the- 
ater. Every  mistaken  policy  in 
distribution  affects  both  the 
studio  and  the  exhibiting  struc- 
ture and  every  unfortunate 
trade  practice  in  the  theater 
threatens  the  stability  both  of 
production  and  distribution.  No 
branch  of  the  industry  can 
afford  to  blink  these  facts,  nor 
the  further  fact  that  the  box- 
office  must  support  the  entire 
structure,  nor  the  final  fact  that 
it  is  in  the  proper  use,  not 
abuse,  of  the  box-office  dollar, 
that  the  industry  can  make  such 
economies  as  will  permit  it  to 
carry  out  its  undertakings  under 
the  provisions  of  the  National 
Industi'ial    Recovery   Act. 

— Will  H.  Hays. 


Says  Code  Should  Make 
Exhibitor  Free  Agent 

'T'HE  right  of  an  exhibitor  to 
buy  what  he  wants  when  he 
wants  it  is  the  short-cut  to 
profits.  Buying  combines  and 
forced  block-booking  are  more 
unfair  to  the  theater  owner  than 
to  either  producer  or  distributor. 
It  cramps  his  style.  It  is  an  in- 
sult to  the  independent  exhibi- 
tor— who  is  also  a  showman, 
else  he  could  not  exist  under 
prevailing  conditions  —  to  tell 
him  what  he  should  do  for  his 
"own  good."  He  knows  best. 
And  we  must  put  pressure  be- 
hind our  resolve  to  see  that  he 
gets  an  even  break.  Granted 
that  both  independent  producer 
and  distributor  are  handicapped 
by  these  unethical  practices,  yet 
the  onus  falls  with  greatest 
force  on  the  exhibitor.  He  is 
anxious  to  book  films  that  he 
finds  offer  satisfactory  enter- 
tainment, and  he  is  curtailed  in 
determining,  individually,  what 
that  entertainment  shall  be.  Na- 
turally this  hampers  production 
and  the  vicious  circle  helps  none 
and  harms  many.  A  code  that 
permits  the  exhibitor  to  function 
as  he  should — as  a  free  agent — 
strikes  at  the  very  roots  of  our 
trouble  and  offers  the  only  last- 
ing  solution   to    them. 

— John  R.  Freuler 


Page  Radio  City 

Chicago — Attendance  at  the  Century 
of  Progress  has  been  averaging  better 
than    150,000    a    day. 


MGthe 

III  M  DALY 


•  •  •  IT  MAY  surprise  you  to  learn  that  the  Motion 
Picture  Industry  has  had  its  horoscope  read    .  the  Stars 

have  spoken! not  Hollywood  stars Celestial  stars 

through  Professor  Paul   S.   Clancy,   the   Irish   Prophet 

who  attempts  to  lead  the  Children  of  Israel  now  oper- 
ating in  the  film  biz  out  of  the  Wilderness  of  Despair  and  Con- 
flicting Codes  into  the  Promised  Land  of  Mazuma  and  Big  Box- 

Office  Grosses Professor  Clancy  is  perfectly  willing  for 

the  Gentiles  in  the  biz  to  string  along he  is  out  to  save 

us  all through  the  medium  of  his  article  in  the  Septem- 
ber issue  of  "American  Astrology" of  which  he  is  the 

editor we  have  been  privileged  to  glance  over  an  ad- 
vance   proof so    hang    onta    your    seats    while    we   take 

ya  for  a  Dizzy  Whirl  among  the  Celestial  Bodies  where  you  will 
get  the  Lowdown  on  just  what's  gonna  happen  to  us  in  the  next 
few  yars 

•  •  •  RIGHT  OFF  the  bat  the  Prof  asks:  What's  wrong 
with  the  film  biz? (seems  to  us  we've  heard  that  some- 
where before) there  is  an  Astrological  Chart  accom- 
panying the  article  which  shows  exactly  what's  wrong 

please  pay  attention,  students,  as  we  point  out  to  you  that  Mars 

rules  the  Personnel  of  the  Industry Mars  is  the  dominant 

factor  in  the  Chart strange   as  it  may  seem,  Neptune 

runs  a  bad  third and  Neptune,  as  you  should  know,  is 

supposed  to  be  the  Ruler  of  the  Drama dear,  dear! 

things  look  tough  before  we  even  start 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     AND  AS  Professor  Clancy  sagely  points  out 

Mars  dominating  Neptune  is  why  there  is  so  much  Action  and 
so  little  Acting  in  so  many  pix  ...  and  with  Uranus  squar- 
ing Mars  from  Scorpio  it  has  everything  all  balled  up 

so  it's  a  wonder  they  haven't  starred  Al  Capone (pardon, 

Prof — but  Mister  Capone  is  now  under  Exclusive  Contract  to 
the  Government  at  Atlanta) 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     WELL,    FOLKS,    the    Prof    takes    you    for    a   ride 

among  the  planets  for  pages  and  pages we  came  out  of 

the  ether  and  the  star  dust  and  the  milky  way  gasping 

after   hobnobbing   intimately  with   Uranus,   Moon,   Sun,   Virgo, 

Jupiter,   Neptune,   Libra,    Scorpio   and   Venus (oh,   boy, 

how  we  hated  to  leave  Venus!  Wotta  Dame!) but  laying 

aside  the  airy  persiflage,  here's  what  the  Prof  predicts 

ever  since  1928  the  Industry  has  been  feeding  the  pipple  the 

wrong  kind  of  pix but  a  new  conjunction  of  the  planets 

is  starting  to  lead  us  back  to  the  right  track we  gotta 

forget  all  we  think  we  know  about  Production and  launch 

into  the  New  Deal  in  pix which  will  hit  its  stride  along 

about  1942  when  the  Industry  will  be  Reborn so  person- 
ally we're  gonna  loaf  till  them wotin'ell  is  the  use  of 

wearing  ourself  out  on  a  Dying  Industry  when  there's  a  brand 

new  one  coming  along  so  soon? oh,  what's  this? 

the  Prof  concludes  by  saying  that  the  New  Order  in  1942  calls 
for  an  Entirely  New  Setup  of  producers,  directors,  writers,  and 

a  Guy  to  write  this  Kolyum shucks! we  gave  the 

Prof  this  ballyhoo  only  to  discover  that  he  gave  us  personally 
the  Royal   Shellackin' the  second  time  in  a  month  it's 

happened  to  us! ain't  there  no  justice  in  the  world  ? 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  GRAND  Gathering  of  the  Clans  of  the  Show 
World  at  Young-Robbins  on  51st  Street  the  lads  who 
outfit  the  Broadway  celebs,  the  bands  and  the  fashion  plates  of 
the  film  biz where  all  hands  were  regaled  with  refresh- 
ments to  celebrate  the  opening  of  their  enlarged   Suits  Salon 

The  Voltaire  Association  will  attend  the  Tuesday  eve 

performance    of    "Voltaire"    at    the    Hollywood Grover 

Whalen,  chairman  of  the  City  Committee  of  the  NRA,  will  be 

the  guest  of  Major  Bowes  at  the  Capitol  Monday  nite 

along  with  other  officials  of  the  NRA 


«      «      « 


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EXPLOITETTI 

Military  Parade  Peps  Up 
"Captured!"  B'way  Openu 

QNE  of  the  biggest  ballyhc 
ever  accorded  a  Broailw 
opening  was  the  military  pan: 
witnessed  by  thousands 
cheering  New  Yorkers,  whi 
preceded  the  S.R.O.  opening 
Warner's  "Captured!"  at 
Strand  Theater  on  Thursd 
night  of  this  week.  The  para- 
which  was  made  up  of  1 
Yonkers  Kilty  Band,  with  b 
tans  and  hornpipes,  the  Brit' 
Great  War  Veterans  and  u 
formed  members  of  the  Ann 
ican  Legion  formed  at  Nir 
Avenue  and  42nd  Street  at  7. 
P.  M.,  marched  east  along  42 
Street  to  Broadway  them 
Broadway  to  the  Strand  Tl 
ater,  where  the  first  showing 
"Captured!"  took  place  at 
o'clock.  Thousands  cheered  a 
followed  the  parade  from 
start  at  Ninth  Avenue  and  42 
Street  'til  it  disbanded  in  fn 
of  the  Strand  at  8  P.  M.  1 
"Captured!"  opening  gross 
the  Strand's  biggest  busin- 
since  "42nd  Street"  and  "G 
Diggers  of  1933."  Despite 
Friday  morning  rain,  crov 
lined  the  Strand  Theater's  bi 
office  an  hour  before  openi 
time,  with  the  picture  playi 
to  capacity  all  day.  A  secc 
parade,  with  500  "Liberty  Ms 
azine"  newsboys,  bands,  etc, 
being  staged  today. 


Lionel  Barrymore  at  Fox 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  Z7' 
Hollywood — Lionel  Barrymor 
been  signed  by  Fox  to  co-star 
Janet  Gaynor  in  "House  of  Co 
ly."  Henrietta  Crosman  and 
Ayres  also  are  in  it.  Henry 
will  direct. 


9  Weeks  for  "Diggers"  in  ( 

Warner's  "Gold  Diggers  of  1 
is  being  held  over  for  a  third  I 
at  the  Roosevelt,  Chicago,  folio 
a  six-week  run  at  the  Oriental  t 
The  picture  also  enters  its  fifth  . 
at  the  Brooklyn  Strand. 


{MANY  HAPPY  RETUBC, 


Best-  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  19-20 


Colleen    Moore 
June    Collyer 
Kenneth    Mac    Kenna 


Bernard  Hyman 


Eleanor  Board 

Alan    Crosi 

Joan  M 

Hyatt  I 


if  Hollywood  Reporter 
\)  N.Y.  World-Telegram 
|)  N.Y.  Herald  Tribune 
N.  Y.  Daily  News 
Motion  Picture  Herald 
J  N.  Y.  American 


"Unusually  fine  piece  of  baffler  entertainment  ...©...  told  with 
more  skill  than  usual . . .  Q  . . .  expertly  and  excitedly  presented 
. . .  Q  . . .  don't  miss  Allen  Jenkins  and  Frank  McHughasthe  dumb 
detectives  they  are  great  ...©...  Chester  Morris  wears  his  part 
like  a  kid  glove  ...  O  -  -  -  looks  to  have  all  the  elements  that 
make  for  unusual  audience  entertainment  ...©...  mystery 
and  fun  in  Tomorrow  At  Seven  . . .  Q  . . .  has  all  the  earmarks 
of  a  pack-'em-in-feature  . . .  ©  " 


PRESS  REPORTS ...  NOT  ADVERTISING  COPY  ABOUT 


with  CHESTER  MORRIS,  Vivienne  Osborne 


FRANK  McHUGH   •   ALLEN  JENKINS   •   HENRY  STEPHENSON   •   GRANT  MITCHELL 
Directed  by  Ray  Enright.    Produced  by  Jefferson  Pictures  Corporation 


RKO 


THE 


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DAILY 


Saturday,  Aug.  191 


TENTATIVE  CODE  DRAFT 
WILL  BE  READY  TODAY 


(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
deadline  and  that  the  tentative  code 
will  be  delivered  to  him  at  once. 
Kent  and  O'Reilly  will  personally 
deliver  the  code  to  Rosenblatt  at 
Washington  Tuesday.  Rosenblatt 
yesterday  delivered  an  ultimatum 
hastening  completion  of  the  code. 

After  eleven  consecutive  days  of 
nerve-wracking  battling,  the  two 
committees  disbanded,  leaving  sub- 
sequent details  to  be  handled  by  con- 
tinuing committees  which  meet  Mon- 
day at  10:30  o'clock. 

Inability  of  the  distributor  and 
exhibitor  groups  to  get  together  on 
various  major  issues,  projects  them 
to  the  forthcoming  Washington  hear- 
ing to  be  held  by  the  NRA  Adminis- 
tration at  a  date  as  yet  unannounc- 
ed. That  gathering  will  experience 
a  repetition  of  the  arguments  pre- 
sented at  the  various  New  York 
sessions.  It  will  be  there  that  the 
important  issues  which  have  for 
years  kept  the  industry  in  turmoil 
will  be  settled,  in  part,  at  least,  by 
the  NRA  executives,  with  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt, deputy  administrator,  as  a 
guiding  factor. 

"We  are  going  to  Washington  with 
as  few  clauses  as  possible,"  said  Sid- 
ney R.  Kent,  coordinator  with 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  last  night. 

"I  have  never  seen  a  better  bill 
of  rights  presented,"  O'Reilly  said 
last  night. 

When  the  exhibitor  committee 
convenes  this  morning  a  single 
major  clause  will  receive  its  con- 
sideration. This  concerns  arbitra- 
tion and  clearance,  and  includes  plans 
for  a  permanent  national  control 
board.  This  plan  also  provides  for 
zone  arbitration  committees  which 
will  adjust  disputes  between  exhibi- 
tors and  between  distributors  and 
exhibitors.  The  exhibitor  committee 
will  be  within  call  in  event  its  cor- 
relating services  are  required. 

The  exhibitor  committee  ended  its 
session  at  7  o'clock  last  night,  leav- 
ing Abram  F.  Myers  and  the  draft- 
ing committee  work  out  a  clause 
covering  protection  and  clearance. 
O'Reilly  said  that  Nathan  Burkan, 
representing  several  circuits,  wanted 
more  time  to  examine  the  protection 
and  clearance  clause  which  caused 
the  delay  in  completion  of  the  code. 
The  distributor  committee  was  in 
session  until  10:15  o'clock. 

In  commenting  on  the  tentative 
code  which  the  industry  will  deliver 


Another  Long-Run  Record 

Eddie  Golden,  code  confab  gagster, 
claims  that  for  days  he  had  been  won- 
dering about  the  nature  of  the  scroll 
that  Demosthenes  (a  statue,  not  a  per- 
son) had  been  trying  to  read  from  his 
position  in  the  street  lobby  of  the  Bar 
Association  Building.  Finally  his  curi- 
osity go  the  better  of  him  and  he 
climbed  up  the  figure  to  learn  that  the 
scroll  was  a  code.  Then  an  attendant 
informed  Eddie  that  Demosthenes  had 
been  standing  there  for  47  years,  ap- 
parently   trying   to    figure    out    the    code. 


NRA  Code  Confab  Sidelights 


By   ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 


J7D  SCHILLER  says  that  it's  get- 
ting  so   he   hears   gavels   in   his 
sleep. 


Jack  Cohn,  putting  aside  all  mod- 
esty, will  tell  you  about  the  b.  o. 
characteristics  of  "A  Mans  Castle," 
which  Frank  Bo-rzage  made  for  Co- 
lumbia. 


Charley  O'Reilly  accepted  an  lun- 
cheon invitation  from  Attorney  Ja- 
cob Schechter  but  explained  that  he 
wouldn't  be  able  to  eat  as  his  jaws 
were  worn  out  from  talking. 


The  conference  is  so  fatigued  that, 
in  addition  to  the  conferees,  even 
the  chairs  are  breaking  down. 


Another  very-much-on-the-job  in- 
dividual is  Sam  Wolf,  executive  sec- 
retary of  the  Independent  Theater 
Owners. 


Laughs  were  provided  the  exhibi- 
tor group  yesterday  morning  when 
a  delegate  got  the  impression  that 
A.  H.  Schwartz  was  talking  about 
agreeing  to  proposals  with  reserva- 


tions, and  criticized  him  for  the  res- 
ervation angle.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
however,  Schwartz  meant  railroad 
reservations. 


As    one    alleged    comic    remarked, 
the  industry  has  a  code  in  its  head. 


Ed  Mulrooney  of  United  Artists 
confabbed  in  the  lobby  with  Nathan 
Burkan,  but  dared  not  penetrate  the 
conference  rooms. 


Warner  Bros.'  interest  in  the 
codifying  festivities  are  being  guard- 
ed by  H.  S.  Bareford  of  its  legal 
department. 


With  George  Schaefer  occupied 
with  matters  of  Paramount  impor- 
tance, Neil  Agnew  is  subbing  ex- 
pertly. 


A  missing  familiar  face  belongs 
to  M.  A.  Lightman,  ex-prexy  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  0.  A.,  who  is  concentrating 
on  operating  nouses  down  Memphis 
way.  This  is  the  first  important  in- 
dustry campfire  Lightman  has  not 
participated  in  in  some  years. 


Labor  Conferences 

Open  in  New  York 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
carpenters  and  other  crafts.  The 
producer  committee  consists,  in  ad- 
dition to  Casey,  the  following: 
S.  R.  Kent,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Harry 
M.  Warner  and  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck. 

Owing  to  the  Coast  studio  strike 
situation  William  Elliott,  president 
of  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  and  M.  P.  0., 
did  not  attend. 


to  the  NRA  administration,  O'Reilly 
said:  "There  are  certain  essential 
points  on  which  we  can  never  get  to- 
gether. Steel  is  soft  when  compared 
with  the  film  industry." 

It  is  understood  that  the  exhibitor 
committee  examined  a  total  of  76 
clause  proposals. 

The  distributor  and  exhibitor 
committees  held  separate  meetings 
yesterday  morning. 

Subject  of  arbitration  entered  the 
exhibitor  discussions.  Both  the  the- 
atermen's  and  distributors'  commit- 
tees are  understood  to  be  in  favor 
of  a  clause  covering  this  matter  but 
differences  exist  as  to  its  provisions. 
Exhibitor  representatives  from  both 
the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  and  Allied  are  re- 
ported supporting  plans  similar  to 
those  included  in  the  new  standard 
exhibition  contract. 

The  distributor  practice  of  com- 
pelling an  exhibitor  to  play  his 
shorts  before  dating  in  his  features, 
or  vice  versa,  was  another  topic 
which  gave  reason  for  more  oratory. 
This  especially  drew  fire  from  the 
independent  exhibitor  committeemen. 


Clean  Advertising  Clause 
Agreed  on  by  Code  Groups 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

committees     drafting     the     industry 
code. 

Some  of  its  provisions  are  report- 
ed to  be  as  follows:  pictorial  and 
copy  handling  of  subjects  dealing 
with  law  officers  shall  not  tend  to 
undermine  their  authority;  nation- 
alities, institutions  and  history  of  all 
countries  shall  be  treated  accurate- 
ly; characters  in  religious  garb  shall 
not  be  ridiculed;  false  and  mislead- 
ing statements  banned  from  illus- 
trations or  text;  profanity  shall  be 
avoided;  nudity  restricted. 


Irving  G.  Thalberg 

Back  on  Job  Today 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

berg  is  a  vice-president  of  M-G-M 
and  like  myself  is  under  a  long-term 
contract  with  this  organization.  Our 
association  extends  over  a  period  of 
11  years,  during  which  the  M-G-M 
organization  was  formed.  His  return 
to  the  studio  marks  one  of  the  hap- 
piest days  in  my  life." 


Sound  Manufacturers 

In  Electrical  Code 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — All  manufacturers 
of  radio  equipment  and  sound  re- 
production apparatus  yesterday 
withdrew  their  separate  code  and 
announced  they  would  comply  with 
the  electrical  industry  code  ap- 
proved by  the  President  on  Aug.  4. 


RKO  DISCONTINUE 
INDEPENDENT  Ul 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

duction  such  as  George  W 
'Scandals,'  with  everything  , 
might  be  made  with  a  co-firu 
arrangement,  but  the  general 
pendent  deals  of  the  past  are 
our  future  schedule,"  said  Kal 

Rumors  that  any  friction 
ever  existed  between  him  and  > 
C.  Cooper  were  stamped  as  " 
ious  and  without  the  slightest 
dation"  by  Kahane,  who  state< 
he  was  absolutely  satisfien 
coming  product  line-up  and 
Cooper  was  doing  a  "magn 
job." 


Big  Names  to  Broadca: 
For  Greater  Show  Se: 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

for  a  program  of  the  "Mai 
Time"  type,  embracing  imp< 
events  of  motion  picture  h 
since  the  days  of  "The  Great 
Robbery"  and  also  giving  some 
lights  of  the  principal  produ 
on  the  new  RKO  .program. 


Col.  Would  Let  Exhibs 
Decide  Double  Bill  Pc 

Columbia's  attitude  on  doubb 
tures  is  that  the  issue  should  b 
to  each  exhibitor  to  decide  an 
be  legislated  against  in  the  ind 
code.  This  is  the  policy  which 
Cohn  is  propounding  at  the  di 
utor  code  meetings  in  the  Bar 
ciation  Building  . 


Propose  Wage  Boost 
In  Smaller  Thea 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

mittee,  said  Charles  L.  O'Reilly 
last  night.     This  will  apply  to 
lower   brackets,"   explained   th 
ordinator,  in  situations  which  si 
have  lacked  a  fixed  standard. 

An  agreement  on  this  pro 
has  been  reached  to  the  extei 
90  per  cent,  O'Reilly  stated. 

"In  the  drafting  of  these  prj 
als  250,000  employees  were  cc 
ered,"  declared  O'Reilly.  "Our 
committee  conferred  with  A- 
Equity,  Chorus  Equity  and  otfc- 
ganizations  concerned  with  v; 
ville." 

Comprising      the      sub-comn 
were:  E.  A.  Schiller,  chairman, 
old   B.   Franklin,   M.   E.   Comei; 
Joseph  Bernhard,  Sam  Dembo\ 
Steffes   and  Jack   Miller. 


;1 

See  Code  Spurring  Activity 

Final  adoption  of  a  code  by  or  for  t 
film  industry  seems  certain  to  her;, 
increased  activities,  according  to  co 
mitteemen  participating  in  the  confci 
ence  at  the  Bar  Association  Buildin 
A  number  of  companies,  including  pr 
ducers,  are  holding  up  various  projeo 
pending  completion  of  the  code. 


THE 


ay,  Aug.  19,  1933 


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DAILY 


PRT  SUBJECTS 


fyscoe  (Fatty)  Arbuckle  in 

"Close   Relations" 
\  one  20  mins. 

Plenty  Funny 

i  itions  and  gags  are  effective- 

K  bined  to  make  this  a  consis- 

laughable     affair.       Charles 

;    plays   the   part    of   a    gouty 

viously  nutty  old  man  with  a 

find  his  few  remaining  rela- 

eskio  he  can   decide   on   the  one 

ho;;  to  get  his  money  when  he 

s.  The  only  kin  left  turn  out  to 

F  ty  and  a  tough  egg,  who  meet 

.  ir  ■ i  second  time  at  the  old  man's 

ic  after  having  become  involved 

i  ight  at  the   railroad   station. 

vi  y  and  scrapping  between  these 

opntinues,  with   Uncle   Charley 

b  iveen  them  being  the  innocent 

for  a  lot  of  punishment.  For 

w,iup,  it  develops  that  Uncle  is 

l!;al|!nuts  and  living  in  an  asylum. 

ig  O'Connell  also  helps  the  com- 

ong  in  the  role  of  a  doctor. 


Hugh  O'Connell  in 

"The  No  Man" 
lone  19  mins. 

Good  Comedy 

Alrery  entertaining   combination 

1 c|  nedy,  musical  bits  and  novelty. 

he  tory  part  concerns  a  theatrical 

•oreer  surrounded  by  yes-men  and 

;  omen  but  having  no  dough  to 

n  his   show.     Hugh   O'Connell 

in  and   says   "no"   to   every- 

so    the    producer    hires    him 

or  the  novelty  of  it,  and  also 


ctice  his  "no"  on  bill-collectors 
bther    unwanted    callers.      But 

also  says  "no"  in  a  lot  of  cases 
■  the  producer  would  prefer  a 
'  so  that  creates  some  compli- 
es. The  skit  allows  for  the 
oi'jng  in  of  several  specialties,  in- 
Mlg  a  versatile  chap  with  musi- 
istruments,  various  varieties  of 
fig  and  dancing,  a  jigsaw  puz- 
umber  with  a  buildup  that  is 
|  clever,  and  other  items.  Ann 
Way  and  Polly  Walters  are 
g  other  members  of  the  sup- 
ig  cast. 


I  "Shuffle  Off  to  Buffalo" 

(Merrie  Melodie) 
•hone  7  mins. 

Dandy  Animated  Cartoon 

/test  of  these  Harman-Ising  car- 

|j  comedies  is  one  of  the  best  yet, 

ing    further     advancement     in 

idea  and  execution.    The  action 

ves     around     a     baby     supply 

e,  where  orders  for  infants  are 

ved  and  the  storks  are  sent  out 

eliver.     A    cute    idea    to    begin 

,  and  the  way  it  is  worked  out 

Its  in  plenty  of  laughs  and  some 

!  howls.      Especially    where    the 

ps    are    washed,    powdered    and 

ed  under   the    mass    production 

,iod   like   Ford   uses    in  turning 

u1 1  flivvers.      Some    musical    inter- 

ojtions  by  the  youngsters,  includ- 

i  imitations  of  Chevalier,  Cantor 

{ J  others,  also  click. 


"CAPTURED" 

with  Leslie  Howard,  Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr., 

Paul  Lukas,  Margaret  Lindsay 
Warner   Bros.  72  mins. 

WAR  DRAMA  IS  WELL  HANDLED  ALL 
AROUND  BUT  LACKS  COMEDY  RELIEF 
THOUGH  NAMES  SHOULD  HELP. 

As  a  war  story,  this  has  a  good  plot  idea, 
worked  out  with  consistency,  and  its  acting, 
direction  and  production  values  are  all 
Grade  A.  Only  fault  to  be  found,  in  view- 
ing it  from  an  entertainment  angle,  is  that 
the  affair  as  a  whole  is  a  little  depress- 
ing. The  action  takes  place  chiefly  in  a 
German  prison  camp.  Leslie  Howard,  who 
went  to  war  a  few  days  after  meeting  and 
marrying  a  girl  in  London,  and  Douglas 
Fairbanks,  Jr.,  who  met  the  same  girl  just 
following  her  marriage  and'  also  fell  in  love 
with  her,  are  fellow-prisoners.  Doug  dis- 
regards the  welfare  of  the  other  prisoners 
and  escapes  so  he  can  go  back  to  the  wo- 
man. A  letter  left  behind  reveals  the  sit- 
uation to  Leslie,  who  then  is  instrumental 
in  having  Doug  brought  back  to  the  prison 
camp.  With  the  girl  really  loving  Doug 
instead  of  Leslie,  the  latter  eventually  en- 
gineers the  escape  of  all  the  prisoners, 
while  he  is  killed. 

Cast:  Leslie  Howard,  Douglas  Fairbanks, 
Jr.,  Margaret  Lindsay,  Philip  Faversham, 
Paul  Lukas,  Robert  Barrat,  William  LeMaire, 
Frank  Reicher,  Arthur  Hohl,  Joyce  Coad, 
Reginald  Pasch,  John  Bleifer,  J.  Carroll 
Naish,  Bert  Sprotte,  Harry  Cording,  Hans 
Joby. 

Director,  Roy  Del  Ruth;  Author,  Sir  Philip 
Gibbs;  Adaptor,  Edward  Chodorov;  Camera- 
man, Barney  McGill;  Editor,  William 
Holmes. 

Direction,  Fine.     Photography,  Fine. 


F.  W.  C.  Improvements 

Denver — Fox  West  Coast  is  mak- 
ing the  following  improvements: 
The  Wilma,  Missoula,  Mont.,  is  be- 
ing remodeled  for  reopening  by  Oct. 
1.  The  Imperial,  Alliance,  Neb.,  is 
being  redecorated.  As  soon  as  sat- 
isfactory adjustments  can  be  made 
with  the  insurance  companies,  con- 
tracts will  be  let  for  the  rebuilding 
of  the  Rio  Grande  at  Las  Cruces, 
N.  M.,  destroyed  by  fire. 


Fox  House  Raises  Price 

Denver — The  first  raise  in  prices 
in  this  territory  in  several  months 
has  been  made  by  Fox  at  Long- 
mont,  where  admission  has  been 
raised  from  25  cents  to  35  cents. 


RKO-Warner  Product  Deal 

Approximately  400  Warner  the- 
aters will  play  the  entire  RKO  1933- 
34  line-up,  according  to  contracts 
signed  yesterday  by  Jules  Levy  for 
RKO  and  Clayton  Bond  and  Joe 
Bernhard  for  Warner.  Details  of 
the  contract  are  now  being  worked 
out  by  Cresson  Smith  and  E.  L.  Mc- 
Evoy,  for  RKO,  and  Bernhard. 


Charlie  Einfeld  an  Uncle 

Charlie  Einfeld,  Warner  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  head,  became  an 
uncle  yesterday,  when  his  brother- 
in-law,  Philip  Band,  became  the 
proud  poppa  of  a  baby  girl. 


"THE  BLARNEY  KISS" 

Principal  70   mins. 

BRITISH  PIX  HAS  IRISH  TOUCH 
WITH  PLEASING  CHARACTERIZATION 
OF   TOM    WALLS   THAT   SCORES. 

Judging  by  the  audience  at  the  7th 
Ave.  Roxy,  this  feature's  title  exercised 
a  strong  magnet  in  drawing  in  a  big 
Irish  contingent.  They  laughed  at  the 
witty  sallies  of  Tom  Walls  as  the  head  of 
a  financial  institution  who  had  his  trou- 
bles trying  to  protect  his  young  and 
crooked  partner,  Lord  Breethorpe.  It  seems 
that  Mr.  Walls  had  kissed  the  Blarney 
Stone,  and  ever  after  was  endowed  with 
the  blarney  tongue  that  helped  him 
through  various  difficulties  with  the 
femmes,  and  got  him  into  jams  also.  Story 
wanders  in  spots  with  typical  lack  of 
pace  on  the  part  of  British  &  Domin- 
ions, who  made  it,  and  too  much  un- 
essential detail.  But  the  comedy-drama 
undeniably  has  entertainment  value,  espe- 
cially for  Irish  patrons,  with  the  clever 
work  of  Tom  Walls  and  his  eloquent 
brogue  and  persuasive  powers  over  the 
ladies.  Story  has  nice  love  interest,  with 
a  London  locale  and  British  cast  and  good 
sets.  Play  it  up  on  title  value,  romantic 
appeal  and  its  pull  for  the   Irish  patronage. 

Cast:  Tom  Walls,  Anne  Grey,  Robert 
Douglas,  W.  G.  Fay,  J.  A.  O'Rourke, 
George  Barrett,  Robert  Horton,  Haidee 
Wright,  Dorothy  Tetley,  Louis  Bradfield, 
Zoe  Palmer,  Charles  Carson,  Peter  Gaw- 
thorne. 

Director,  Tom  Walls;  Author,  A.  R, 
Rawlinson;  Adaptor,  Same;  Cameraman, 
not    listed. 

Direction,    Fair.       Photography,   Okay. 


E Little 
from  "Lots" 
By  RALPH  WILK  — 


HOLLYWOOD 
WARNER  BAXTER  will  star  in 
Fox's  "Odd  Thursday,"  adapt- 
ed from  the  Vera  Caspary  book. 
Rochelle  Hudson  will  play  opposite 
Baxter. 

*  *         * 

Jack  Pearl's  vehicle,  "Meet  the 
Baron,"  has  gone  in  work  at  M-G-M. 
Jimmy  Durante,  Lyda  Roberti,  Ted 
Healy  and  Ben  Bard  also  are  in  it, 
with  Walter  Lang  directing. 

*  *         * 

Walt  Disney's  latest  Silly  Sym- 
phony, "Lullaby  Land,"  has  been 
completed. 

*  *         * 

Vivienne  Segal  will  have  a  prin- 
cipal role  in  M-G-M's  "Cat  and  the 
Fiddle,"    with    Ramon   Novarro   and 

Jeanette    MacDonald    co-starred. 

*  #         * 

Fox  cast  assignments:  Herbert 
Mundin  and  Roger  Imhoff  for 
"Hoopla";  Catherine  Doucet  to  make 
her  screen  debut  in  "As  Husbands 
Go,"  with  Philip  Merivale  and  Jay 
Warde;  Houghton  "Fat"  Norfleet, 
U.  of  C.  football  star,  for  "Walls  of 
Gold,"  with  Sally  Eilers,  Norman 
Foster,  Ralph  Morgan  and  Rochelle 
Hudson. 

*  *         * 

"Transcontinental  Bus,"  original 
by  Ferdinand  Reyer  and  Frank 
Wead,  has  been  bought  by  M-G-M. 


9  x  20  "High  Low" 
PROJECTOR  CARBONS 


IN  a  competitive  test  conducted  by  one 
of  the  largest  theatre  circuits,  in  the 
presence  of  representatives  of  carbon  and 
lamp  manufacturers,  National  9  x  20 
"High-Low"  White  Flame  Projector  Car- 
bons gave  the  most  even  screen  illumina- 
tion and  the  most  lumens  per  ampere. 

RESULTS  OF  TEST 

Average  Lumens  per  Ampere  at  75,  80  and  85  amperes 
First  Place     -     NATIONAL    -    90.7 
Second  Place  89.3 

Third  Place  80.4 


N  ATI  ON  A  L 


PROJECTOR    CARBONS 


NATIONAL    CARBON     COMPANY,    INC. 

Carbon  Sales  Division,  Cleveland,  Ohio 
Unit  of  Union  Carbide   Pm    and  Carbon  Corporation 

Branch  Sales  Offices: 
New  York  Pittsburgh  Chicago  San  Franciscc 


EASTMAN     PRESENTS 

A  NEW  FILM 

EXHIBITING  extremely  fine  grain 
combined  with  reasonably  high 
speed,  Eastman  Background  Nega- 
tive admirably  fulfills  its  function 
as  a  negative  medium  for  composite 
shots.  Both  in  the  camera  and  in  the 
processing  laboratory  it  performs 
in  a  manner  that  makes  it  an  out- 
standing film  for  this  new  era  of 
the  motion  picture  . . .  Make  your 
own  tests  of  it  as  soon  as  possible. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company.  (J.  E. 
Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 

EASTMAN 

BACKGROUND     NEGATIVE 


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&)th  Century  Making  Fast  Time  on  First  Lineup 

[NTATIVE  CODE  GOES  TO  ROSENBLAH  TOMORROW 

lore  Exploitation,  Ballyhoo  Needed  Now,Says  Nat  Holt 


The  Code 

. . .  and  other  things 

=By  JACK   ALICOATE— 


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V  that  the  flame  of  feverish  activity 
connection  with  the  framing  of  the 
is  again  burning  normally,  a  good 
of  the  constructive,  executive  man- 
of  the  industry  can  once  again  turn 
1  less  thankless  task  of  constructive 
y  progress.  There  is  nothing  to  the 
lit  of  this  business  that  a  wide  and 
it  diversity  of  opinion  exists  upon 
of  the  more  important  provisions  of 
)de.  This  was  to  be  expected  by 
the  most  optimistic.  And  primarily 
e  what  has  seemed  eminently  right, 
many  years,  by  one  group,  is  honestly 
ered  unfair  by  the  other.  And  vice 
It  will  shortly  be  "On  to  Washing- 
vhere  we  shall  see  what  we  shall  see. 


:  "ER    know    a    little    something   about 
:is  "Narratage"  business,  for  it  is  not 
unlikely   to   become   a    more   or   less 
nent  boarder  in  the  cinema  household. 
la    welcome    technical    innovation    in 
notivation,  and,  as  used  and  pioneered 
se  Lasky  in  the  Fox  production,  "The 
I  and  the   Glory,"   adds  a   great   deal 
tie  to  the  unfolding  of  the  narrative, 
itage"   might   be   defined   as   a    com- 
spoken  version  of  the  story,  used   in 
alogue    sequences,    and    voiced    off- 
Unless    we    are    guessing    wrong, 
eTll  now  have  a  flood  of  "Narratage" 
pics  ?s. 


last  Thursday   the   admission    prices 

*  t  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  were  ad- 

i   10  cents  all   along  the   line.     This 

lone    without    blast    of    trumpet    and 

It  flare   of   publicity.     On    the    same 

3,000  persons  attended   the   perform- 

jat  this  great  temple  of  entertainment, 

-here    is    the    miracle,    of    this    great 

"■r   but   four    patrons    voiced    a    peeve 

upd.the  raise  in  price.     Here  is  a   rather 

jniPjsting    experiment    in    the     Roosevelt 

rii|-prices-movement"    and    shows   rather 

Poskely  that  quality  of  entertainment  and 

">'  rice  is  the  ruling  element  today. 


Stronger        Showmanship 

Advocated  by  RKO 

Circuit  Exec 

By    CLARA    HYDE 
FILM    DAILY    Staff     Correspondent 

Cincinnati — Extra  effort  in  bally- 
hoo and  exploitation  is  essential  to 
get  the  maximum  business  today,  de- 
clares Nat  Holt,  general  manager  of 
RKO  theaters  in  this  area.  Times 
now  differ  from  the  boom  times  of 
a  few  years  ago,  when  folks  attend- 
ed movies  as  a  matter  of  course,  sel- 
dom taking  the  time  to  shop,  and 
ballyhoo  and  exploitation  of  pictures 
were  more  a  matter  of  whimsicality 

(.Continued   on    Page    18) 


Making  Six  Features  for 
Principal  Distribution 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Spencer  Bennett  and 
B.  John  King  will  make  a  series  of 
six  features  starring  Kazan,  the  dog, 
with  Jack  Perrin  and  his  horse, 
Spotlight.  The  productions  will  be 
distributed  by  Principal  Pictures. 


German  Film  Industry 
Improves  Under  Gov't 

A  strong  improvement  took  place 
within  the  German  film  industry 
last  month,  primarily  as  a  result 
of  reorganization  efforts  put 
through  by  the  Government,  accord- 
ing to  a  report  from  U.  S.  Trade 
Commissioner  George  R.  Canty  to 
the  Department  of  Commerce.  The 
film  credit  bank  for  the  stimulation 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Control  Board  Setup 

A  proposed  setup  for  the  national 
control  board,  designed  to  enforce  and 
aid  in  the  operation  of  the  industry 
code,  will  be  drafted  by  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly  and  Sidney  R.  Kent  before 
Tuesday,  when  the  plan  will  be  sub- 
mitted to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  ad- 
ministrator, for  his  approval.  The  co- 
ordinators met  over  the  week-end  to 
work  on  phraseology  of  the  completed 
tentative    industry   code. 


GHAS.  GOETZ  REVIVING 
7  LLOYD  FEATURES 


Charles  S.  Goetz  resigned  Satur- 
day as  special  representative  for 
Exhibitors'  Screen  Service  to  start 
his  own  producing  company,  which 
has  already  taken  over  six  Harold 
Lloyd-Pathe  silent  features.  The 
films  will  immediately  be  sounded 
with  effects  and  music,  with  Chris 
Beute,  formerly  head  of  Paramount's 
music  department,  supervising.  Syn- 
chronization will  be  made  at  Stand- 
ard  Sound    Studios.   Goetz   plans   to 

(Continued   on  Page    17) 

Ohio  Tax  Bill,  Modified, 
Is  Passed  by  the  Senate 

Columbus — After  eliminating  all 
exemptions  in  the  general  amuse- 
ment tax  bill  previously  passed  by 
the  House  with  an  exemption  of  26 
cents,  the  state  senate  passed  the 
amended  measure  by  a  small  ma- 
jority.    It   now  goes   to   the   House 

(Continued   on  Page    17) 


Increase  in  Output  Likely 

By  Schenck-Zanuck  Company 


N.  Y.  Censor  Deletions 
Published  in  Book  Form 

"What  Shocked  the  Censors!"  a 
complete  record  of  cuts  in  films  by 
the  New  York  state  censors  during 
1932  and  up  to  March,  1933,  is  being 
published  in  book  form  by  the  Na- 
tional Council  on  Freedom  from 
Censorship,  organized  two  years  ago 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  — ■  Activities  of  20th 
Century  Pictures,  the  recently 
formed  Joseph  M.  Schenck-Darryl 
F.  Zanuck  company,  producing  for 
United  Artists  release,  have  proceed- 
ed at  such  a  fast  pace  for  a  new  or- 
ganization that  it  is  believed  the  unit 
will  add  to  its  original  schedule  of 

(Continued   on    Page   4) 


About  12  Disputed  Points 

Being  Left  for  Decision 

in  Washington 

Still  hopelessly  deadlocked  on  sev- 
eral major  controversial  issues,  in- 
dustry code-drafters  completed  a 
tentative  master  code  at  12:30 
o'clock  Saturday  afternoon,  when 
the  exhibitor  committee  held  its  final 
session  in  the  Bar  Association  Build- 
ing. The  sessions,  covering  12  days 
of  battling  over  disputed  points,  es- 
tablished a  new  record  for  consecu- 
tive days  of  industry  conferences. 
It  goes  down  on  the  industry's  rec- 

(Continued    on    Page    18) 

NEW  UNIONCONTRACTS 

AWAIT  CODE  OUTCOME 

Annual  confabs  between  major 
circuit  operators  and  stagehand 
union  officials  get  under  way  tomor- 
row. Projection  union  contracts  in 
the  majority  of  cases  do  not  expire 
until  next  year.  It  is  understood 
that  definite  arrangements  will  not 
be  formulated  until  the  contents  of 
the  industry  NRA  code  are  made 
known.  C.  C.  Moskowitz  of  the  Loew 
circuit  will  head  a  meeting  of  circuit 
officials  that  will  precede  meetings 
with  th(        ion. 


Equity  Seen  Influencing 
Hours,  Wages  for  Players 

Having  succeeded,  through  the 
legitimate  theater  code,  which  goes 
into  effect  Aug.  27,  in  establishing 
for  the  first  time  a  scale  of  mini- 
mum wages  and  maximum  hours  for 

(Continued   on   Page    17) 


Peggy  Wants  6  Weeks'  Pay 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce,  who 
collapsed  on  the  "Broadway  Thru  a 
Keyhole"  set  and  was  replaced,  has  filed 
complaint  with  the  Academy  of  Motion 
Picture  Arts  &  Sciences  against  20th 
Century  Pictures  claiming  she  was  paid 
for  only  two  days'  work  although  she 
had  a  six-weeks'  contract.  If  the  Acad- 
emy accepts  her  membership  applica- 
tion, the  actors'  adjustment  committee 
will   act   on   her   complaint. 


THE 


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Monday,  Aug.  21,  j 


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DO  OUI  fiXT 


$1,296,535  Metro-Goldwyn 
Net  in  First  40  Weeks 

With  net  profit  of  $330,362,  after 
taxes  and  other  charges,  for  the  12 
weeks  ended  June  30,  Metro-Gold- 
wyn brings  its  earnings  for  the  first 
40  weeks  of  the  current  fiscal  year 
up  to  $1,296,535.  Profit  for  the  first 
28  weeks  was  $966,173. 


Ferrone  Gets  British  Film 

Frank  D.  Ferrone  had  acquired 
American  and  Canadian  distribution 
rights  to  "No  Funny  Business," 
farce  comedy  feature  produced  by 
John  Stafford  Productions  in  Eng- 
land, with  Gertrude  Lawrence,  Lau- 
rence Olivier  and  Jill  Esmond.  Re- 
leasing will  start  within  one  month 
under  his  his  new  company,  Ferrone 
Pictures,  Inc. 


KKO  Books  Mooney  Film 

"The  Strange  Case  of  Tom 
Mooney,"  First  Division  release,  has 
been  booked  by  the  RKO  circuit  for 
all   its   Greater  New  York  theaters. 


Coming  and  Going 


MARTIN  BECK.  SYLVIA  SIDNEY  and  BENITA 
HUME  were  among  passengers  on  the  lie  de 
France,  which  sailed  from  New  York  on  Satur- 
day   for    Europe. 

MRS.  L.  WOLFE  GILBERT  sailed  from  New 
York  on  Saturday  aboard  the  Pennsylvania  for 
California. 

LEO  CARRILLO  leaves  by  plane  today  for  the 
coast,  from  where  he  will  sail  for  Hawaii  to 
join  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  and  the  cast  on  produc- 
tion   of    "Four    Frightened    People." 

SOL  LESSER  is  expected  from  the  coast  to- 
morrow. 

B.    B.    KAHANE   leaves   for   the   coast   today. 
GEORGE     GRAY     of     Columbia     left     Saturday 
for   a   vacation    in    the    Berkshires. 


<*  The  Broadway  Parade  • 


Picture 

Tugboat  Annie  12nd  week) 

Thrce-Cornered  Moon  (2nd  week) 

Morning  Glory 

Heroes  For  SaleC) 

Captured 

Faithful  Heart 


Distributor  Theater 

M-G-M Capitol 

Paramount Paramount 

RKO    Music  Hall 

First  National  Palace 

Warner Strand 

Helber Mayfair 


Blarney  Kiss Principal 7th  Ave 

Sing,  Sinner,  Sing  (2nd  week) Majestic Rialto 

Gold  Diggers  of  1933  (Closes  today) Warner Hollywood 

Savage  Gold  (  " ) Harold  Auten  Cameo 


Roxy 


iSubsequent  runs. 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 


Song  of  Songs  (5th  week) 
The  Power  and  the  Glory 


Paramount Criterion 

Fox Gaiety 


♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 


Sous  La  Lune  du  Marocl")  . 
M 


Protex Little  Carnegie 

.  Paramount Little  Picture  House 


(")  Revival. 


♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 


Voltaire  (Aug.  22) Warner Hollywood 

Dinner  at  Eight  (Aug.  23) M-G-M Astor 

BitterSweet  (Aug.  23) United  Artists  Rivoli 

Turn  Back  the  Clock  (Aug.  25) M-G-M Capitol 

Moonlight  and  Pretzels  (*) Universal Rialto 

Big  Executive  (Aug.  25) Paramount Paramount 

Flying   Devils    (Aug.   25) RKO ■     7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Paddy,  the  Next  Best  Thing Fox Music  Hall 


("(Follows  Sing,   Sinner,  Sing. 


German  Film  Industry 
Improves  Under  Gov't 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

of  German  production  was  a  helpful 
factor,  says  Canty,  while  the  fusion 
of  the  whole  industry  in  the  indi- 
vidual associations  attached  to  the 
Spitzenorganization  also  aided.  The 
readjustment,  however,  is  said  to 
require   considerable    more   time. 

German  films  hereafter  are  to  be 
made  only  by  bona  fide  Germans, 
according  to  a  new  edict  by  the  Nazi 
government.  Foreigners  can  be 
called  upon  to  cooperate  in  the 
making  of  German  films  only  when 
this  is  justified  by  cultural  or  ar- 
tistic requirements  and  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  Ministry  for 
Propaganda. 

Regarding  imported  films,  the 
kontingent  act  of  1930  has  been  ex- 
tended to  June  30,  1936. 


N.  Y.  Censor  Deletions 
Published  in  Book  Form 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

by  the  American  Civil  Liberties 
Union.  The  Council  has  been  waging 
a  fight  on  censorship,  and  the  pur- 
pose of  this  book  is  to  show  the 
"inconsistency  and  absurdity  of  bu- 
reaucratic censorship." 


J.  H.  Cooper  in  West  on  Deals 
Denver — J.    H.     Cooper    of    New 

York,  is  spending  some  time  here 
arranging  details  in  connection  with 
the  formation  of  partnerships  be- 
tween himself,  Publix  and  owners 
of  theaters  in  several  Colorado 
cities.  His  latest  partnership  takes 
in  the  Rialto,  formerly  owned  by 
Publix,  and  two  owned  by  Tommy 
Tompkins,  the  America  and  Tomp- 
kins, all  at  Colorado  Springs. 


Cliff  Boyd  in  Dayton 

Dayton,  0. — Cliff  Boyd,  formerly 
manager  of  the  Albee,  Cincinnati, 
has  been  made  manager  of  the 
Strand  here  by  the  new  leasee,  Ike 
Libson.  The  house  is  to  reopen  early 
in  September. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Annual  outing  of  Omaha  t 
Lakeview    Country    Club,    Omaha. 

Aug.    22:      Outing    of    the    Allied   Thi 
Michigan   and   Detroit   Film   Board 
St.    Clair    Golf    and    Country   Club 

Aug.  22:  Semi-monthly  meeting  ol 
Theater  Owners  of  New  Jersey1, 
ganization    headquarters,    New    Yor 

Aug.  23:     Independent    Theater    Ownc 

cruise   up   the   Hudson. 
Aug.  23:      Independent    Theater    Ownc 

outing  and   Hudson  River  boat  ride 
Aug.    23-24:    First   annual    convention 

pendent   Motion   Picture  Owners  A 

of  Delaware  and   Eastern  Shore  of  ; 

at  Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth,  Del 
Aug.  26-28:     Golf    tournament   of    Mir 

St.      Paul      exhibitors-distributors, 

Lakes,   Minn. 
Sept.  5-6-7:        Allied     Mew    Jersey    c  i 

and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Cc 

at    Atlantic    City. 
Sept.   10-12:     Annual    convention   of  Silt 

ern  Theater  Owners  Ass'n,  Atlanta 
Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  el  i 

officers 
Sept.  28-29:     Third     Annual     Miniature  i 

Conference,    New    York.      A.    D.  V| 

secretary. 
Oct.  16-18:     Society     of     Motion    Picl 

gineers      fall      meeting,      Edgewate 

Hotel,   Chicago. 


Ed   Schulte   Adds  Hous 

Denver- — Ed  Schulte,  ownei 
three  theaters  in  Casper,  W; 
nounces  the  purchase  of  the 
Wheatland,    Wyo.,    and   the 
in  name  to  the  Ramona. 


Leo  Carrilli 

STAGE/ 

SCREEN/  I 

RADIO/ 

VAUDEVILLE/ 

Flying    to    Hollywood    Transcontinental    Western 
Lines— Sailing:   Honolulu  for   Cecil   de  Mille's  "FOi 
FRIGHTENED  PEOPLE"— PARAMOUNT. 

THANKS  NEW  YORK 
ADIOS! 


MANAGEMENT 


LEO  MORRISON 
HOLLYWOOD 


JOE  RIVKIN 
NEW  YORK* 


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1HIS  LLMLK  IS  AUUHtSStD  TU  YUU 


vlaying 
"Gold'" Diggers"  for  all  it's  worth  .  .v. 


GEORGE  E.  FULLER,  Prop. 
FAIRHOPE,     ALABAMA 


August  2,  1933 
Warner  Bros-First  Natl  Pictures 
New  Orleans  La 

Attention  Mr  Luke  Conner; - 

Dear  Luke 

I  am  enclosing  herewith  film 
rental  check  on  GOLDETGGERS  1933.  It  is  over  four  times 
as  large  as  any  film  rental  check  I  have  ever  sent  to 
any  film  distributor.   But  I  am  sending  it  WITH  PLEASURE. 

The  fact  is,  we  broke  every 
house  record  for  the  past  nine  years  with  this  feature. 
We  more  than  doubled  the  gross  business  we  did  on  "42ND 
STREET"  and  our  gross  on  that  subject  was  25$  more  than 
on  any  other  feature  we  have  played  in  the  past  twelve 
months.  My  books  bear  out  that  statement. 

After  paying  you  what  appears  to 
be  an  exorbitant  rental  for  GOLDDIGGERS  1933  we  st#ill 
have  9  net  that  exceedes  any  other  feature  played  in  over  a 
year.  My  books  bear  out  that  statement  also. 

Playing  this  feature  first  in 
this  terretory,  puehing  it  hard  with  advertising,  and 

getting  a  good  break  on  the  weather  and  other 
factors,  accounts  for  some  of  the  surprising  buiiness 
we  did.  th&se  last  three  days.  But  there  is  magic  in  that 
title,  it  is  timed  right  for  the  public  demand,  and  "42ND 
STREET"  gave  it  the  build-up  to  crash  through  old  records. 
But  the  picture  itself  is  overwhelming  in  its  charm,  beauty 
and  bigness  and  word  of  mouth  advertising  really  put  it 
over  after  the  first  night. 

I  am  already  thinking  about 
bringing  it  back  in  October  when  the  resort  people  are 
gone -and  winter  people  are  here.  What  can  you  do  for  me? 


With  sincere  best  wishes, 
CorctiaJlgr  J\ 


WARNER  BROS.  INVITE  YOU  T 

ONE  OF  THE  MOST  REMARKABLE  DOGUM 

A  PROD1 


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20TH  CENTURY  MAKING 
FAST  TIME  ON  LINEUP 

{Continued  from  Page  l) 

12  specials  planned  for  this  season. 
It  is  also  considered  a  certainty  that 
20th  Century's  1934-35  program  will 
be  a  far  more  ambitious  undertak- 
ing than  its  initial  lineup. 

Organized  only  a  few  months  ago, 
the  Schenck-Zanuck  unit  already  has 
completed  its  first  production,  "The 
Bowery,"  in  the  record  time  of  a 
few  weeks.  The  picture  stars  Wal- 
lace Beery,  George  Raft  and  Jackie 
Cooper  and  will  be  shown  soon  at 
the  Rivoli  in  New  York. 

W  alter  Winchell's  "Broadway 
Through  a  Keyhole"  and  "Blood 
Money"  are  now  in  production  under 
the  20th  Century  banner,  and  Con- 
stance Bennett's  first  vehicle,  "Mou- 
lin Rouge,"  will  soon  go  before  the 
cameras  and  microphones.  Two 
George  Arliss  features,  "Red  Tape" 
and  "The  House  of  Rothschild,"  are 
also  listed  on  the  20th  Century  pro- 
gram. 

In  addition  to  Beery,  Raft  and 
Cooper,  "The  Bowery"  has  Fay 
Wray  and  Pert  Kelton  in  leading 
feminine  roles.     It  was  directed  by 


Chaplin   Finishes  Story  for  Next  Picture 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Charles  Chaplin  has  completed  the  story  for  his  next  United  Artists 
release,  which  is  expected  to  be  ready  by  the  end  of  this  year.  Written  by  Chaplin 
himself,  the  locale  of  the  comedy  is  the  industrial  center  of  a  big  city.  Paulette 
Goddard  will  be  his  leading  woman,  with  Chaplin  also  directing  and  writing  the  music 
as  has  been  his  custom.  The  picture  will  have  talk,  as  well  as  music  and  sound  effects. 
Contrary  to  general  gossip,  Chaplin  has  no  intention  of  playing  cither  Napoleon  or 
Hamlet.      He    intends   to    stick    to    his    popular    character. 


Raoul  Walsh  from  a  screen  play  by 
Howard  Estabrook  and  James 
Gleason,  who  adapted  it  from  the 
novel,  "Chuck  Connors,"  by  Michael 
Simmons  and  B.  R.  Solomon.  A 
colorful  story  of  early  New  York, 
"The  Bowery"  introduces  such  char- 
acters as  Chuck  Connors,  Steve 
Brodie,  Carrie  Nation,  Al  Smith, 
John  L.  Sullivan,  Jimmie  Walker 
and  Irving  Berlin. 

"Blood  Money,"  now  in  produc- 
tion, stars  George  Bancroft  in  an 
expose  of  the  income  tax  and  bail 
bond  racket,  and  is  being  directed 
by  Rowland  Brown,  who  wrote  the 
screen  play  in  collaboration  with 
Harold  E.  Long.  Judith  Anderson, 
stage  star,  is  making  her  screen 
debut  in  "Blood  Money,"  and  the 
cast  includes  Frances  Dee  and  Chick 
Chandler. 

Walter  Winchell's  "Broadway 
Through  a  Keyhole"  is  being  filmed 


in  secrecy  because  of  the  Jolson- 
Winchell  battle  in  Hollywood,  Jolson 
claiming  the  story  is  based  on  his 
romance  with  Ruby  Kee'.er. 

Under  the  direction  of  Lowell 
Sherman,  the  Winchell  story  was 
prepared  for  the  screen  by  Gene 
Towne  and  Graham  Baker,  and  will 
have  a  musical  score  by  Mack  Gor- 
don and  Harry  Revell,  with  dance 
numbers  by  Jack  Haskell.  The  cast 
includes  Constance  Cummings,  Russ 
Columbo,  Blossom  Seely,  Paul  Kel- 
ly, Hobart  Cavanaugh,  Gregory 
Ratoff,  Texas  Guinan,  Abe  Lyman 
and  his  band,  Hugh  O'Connell,  An- 
drew Toombs,  Frances  Williams  and 
Barto  and  Mann. 

Tullio  Carminati,  late  leading  man 
of  the  musical  hit,  "Music  in  the 
Air,"  will  support  Constance  Cum- 
mings in  "Moulin  Rouge,"  which 
will  have  songs  by  Harry  Warren 
and  Al  Ihibin,  and  dance  num- 
bers by  Russell  Markert.  Nun- 
nally  Johnson  and  Henry  Lehr- 
man  adapted  "Moulin  Rouge"  from 
a  French  stage  production,  and  it 
will  be  directed  by  Sidney  Lanfield. 

Lanfield  will  also  direct  "Miss 
"Lonelyhearts,"  adapted  by  Leon- 
ard Praskins  from  the  novel  by  Na- 
thaniel West  dealing  with  a  column- 
ist who  gives  advice  to  the  lovelorn. 
Praskins  has  collaborated  with  El- 
mer Harris  in  preparing  J.  Robert 
Bren's  original  story,  "Trouble 
Shooter,"  for  the  screen.  20th  Cen- 
tury has  borrowed  Spencer  Tracy 
from  Fox  and  Jack  Oakie  from  Par- 
amount to  star  in  "Trouble  Shoot- 
er." which  will  deal  with  the  ex- 
ploits of  the  linemen  who  keep  the 
telephone  lines  open  in  all  kinds  of 
weather  and  in  the  face  of  all  kinds 
of  catastrophes. 

George  Arliss  will  star  in  two  pic- 
tures written  especially  for  him.  The 
first,  "Red  Tape,"  a  drama,  is  ex- 
pected to  go  into  production  about 
the  first  of  September  following  Ar- 
liss' return  from  a  vacation  in  Eng- 
land. It  will  be  written  by  Sam 
Mintz  and  Maude  T.  Howell,  who 
will  also  prepare  "The  House  of 
Rothschild,"  Arliss'  second  vehicle. 

Ann  Harding  will  be  seen  in  a 
20th  Century  picture,  "Gallant 
Lady,"  in  which  she  will  be  support- 
ed by  Clive  Brook,  Janet  Beecher, 
noted  stage  actress  making  her 
screen  debut.  Tullio  Carminati.  and 
Verree  Teasdale.  "Gallant  Lady"  is 
an  original  story  by  Gilbert  Emery 
and  Douglas  Doty,  and  will  be  di- 
rected by  Gregorv  La   Cava. 

Ralph  Graves'  "Born  to  be  Bad," 
an  original  story  and  screen  play 
with  continuity  by  Harrison  Jacobs, 
and  Willard  Robertson's  "The  Un- 
named Woman,"  which  will  reach 
the  screen  under  the  title  of  "I 
Knew  Her  When,"  are  other  impor- 
tant productions  coming  from  20th 
Century.     "I  Knew  Her  When"  will 


PICKFORD'S  PLANS 
ANNOUNCED  LA 

Although  it  is  definitely  set 
Mary  Pickford  is  to  make  a  pi 
for  1933-34  release  by  United 
ists,  the  star  will  not  announce 
plans  until  she  returns  to  the 
from  New  York,  where  she  is 
busy  with  Max  Gordon,  who 
produce  a  play  she  wrote.  Miss 
ford  has  several  stories  under 
sideration  for  her  next  vehicle. 

Douglas  Fairbanks  also  wil 
represented  on  the  new  United 
ists  lineup. 


Schenck-Chaplin  Hand 
First  Syd  Chaplin  Tal 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  presidenl 
chairman    of    the    board    of   U 
Artists,    and    Charles    Chaplin 
distribute     Sydney     Chaplin's 
talking      picture      throughout 
world,  it  is  announced  by  Arthil 
Kelly,    vice-president    in    charge 
foreign  distribution  for  United  i 
ists. 

British  International  Picture.'  r 
make  the  Sydney  Chaplin  fee- 1 
the  title  to  be  announced  later.  t 
ney  Chaplin,  a  brother  of  Chi 
Chaplin,  appeared  in  "The  Ma  < 
the  Box"  and  "Charley's  Aunt. 


Laughton  Film  Hailed 

London  —  "The  Private  Li: 
Henry  the  Eighth,"  starring  Ch 
Laughton,  produced  here  unde 
direction  of  Alexander  Korda  fc 
lease  by  United  Artists,  has 
hailed  at  preview  showings.  Ai 
those  showing  enthusiasm  ov 
was  Douglas  Fairbanks. 


"Bitter  Sweet"  London  Open; 

London — Noel   Coward's  ope 
"Bitter  Sweet,"  which  is  to  op 
New  York  at  the  Rivoli  on  We  i 
day,  opened  to  big  business  a 
Carleton  here  on  Thursday.    M 
paper  reviews  unanimously  hail 


be    directed    by    Gregory   La 
from  a  screen  play  by  La  Cavj 
Courtenay  Terrett. 

Zanuck  has  also  purchased  i 
other  original  story,  "The  Fi 
from  Ralph   Graves. 

"P.   T.   Barnum,"  a  drama  1 ; 
on  the  life  and  exploits  of  th 
mous   showman,   and  starring    i 
lace  Beery,  is  on  the  20th  Cgi 
program. 


Wanted  Story  Badly 

In  carrying  out  negotiations  for  Darr 
Runyon's     magazine     tale,     "Gentlem 
The   King!"   purchased   last  week  by 
Joseph  M.  Schenck-Darryl  Francis  Zani 
company,   20th   Century   Pictures,   a  si 
cial    plane   was   sent  from    New  York 
Saratoga,   where   Runyon   was  sojoufnni 
This    is   the   humorous   tale   of  Ameru 
racketeers  who  take  over  the  running, 
a    mythical    European    government.     Si 
eral   Hollywood  studios  were  bidding 
it,   but   the   author   had   declared   it  v 
not    for   sale    for    the    screen.      The  2( 
Century  boys,  however,  made  him  char1 
his   mind. 


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LORETTA  YOU 


WALLACE  BEERY 


GEORGE  RAFT 


JACKIE  COOPER 


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CLIVE  BROOK 


PERT  KELTON 


SPENCER   TRACY 


FRANCES  D 


ALL  TO  APPEAR  IN 


LAYERS 


GEORGE    BANCROFT 


CONSTANCE 
CUMMINGS 


JUDITH  ANDERSON 


JANET  BEECHER 


PEGGY 
HOPKINS  JOYCE 


JACK  OAKIE 


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SIGNED 
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LOWELL  SHERMAN 


Director   of   "She    Done    Him 
Wrong" 


HOWARD  ESTABROOK 

"Cimarron",  "A    Bill    of 
Divorcement" 


GRAHAM   BAKER 

'Singing  Fool", "Down  Patrol' 


NUNNALLY  JOHNSON 


Noted   author  of  screen   and 
stage  plays 


GREGORY   LA  CAVA 

Director  of  "Symphony  of  Six 

Million",   "Gabriel    Over    the 

White    House" 


SAM  MINTZ 

'Skippy",    "Sookey" 


ELMER    HARRIS 

"The    Barbarian" 


WILLARD  ROBERTSON 

"Unnamed  Woman" 


RAOUL  WALSH 

Director  of  "Cock-Eyed 
World",   "What  Price  Glory' 


WALTER  WINCHELL 

America's   greatest   columnist 


RALPH   GRAVES 

Hell     Divers",     "Flight' 
"  Dirigible  " 


AL   DUBIN 


With  Harry  Warren  wrote  all 

music  for    "42nd   St.",   "The 

Gold    Diggers   of  1933" 


SIDNEY  LANPIELI 

Director    of    "Dance    Teo 
"Hat   Check  Girl" 


LEONARD  PRASKl 


'Min  and  Bill",  "TheCharr. 
"  Emma",  "Flesh" 


MICHAEL  L.SIMMO 


Co-author  of  "The  Bowe 
with   Bessie  Roth-Solo* 


HARRY  WARREf 

Co-writer  with  Al   Dub. 


HESE 
VRITERS 


WALTER  LANG 

Director  of  "No  More  Orchids' 

"Command  Performance", 

"The  Big  Fight" 


JAMES  GLEASON 

'Is  Zat   So",   "Shannons   of 
Broadway" 


JOHN  HUSTON 

"Murders  in  the  Rue  Morgue' 
"Forgotten   Boy" 


HARRY  REVEL 

With  Mack  Gordon,  Ace  Song 

Writers, wroteZiegfeld  Follies, 
"An  Orchid  To  You",  "Under- 
neath The  Harlem  Moon" 


ROWLAND   BROWN 

"State's  Attorney",  "What 

Price  Hollywood",    "The 

Doorway    to   Hell" 


ARTHUR  RICHMAN 

"The  Awful  Truth", 
"The  Laughing  Lady" 


HENRY  LEHRMAN 

Veteran   writer  and   director; 
King  of  Comedy 


MACK  GORDON 

Co-wiiter  with    Harry   Revel 


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and  these  ace  writers 
MAUDE  T.  HOWELL 

"The  Billion  Dollar  Scandal",  "I  Love  That  Man" 

GENE  TOWNE 

"Disraeli",  "The  Millionaire",  "Voltaire" 

COURTENAY  TERRETT 

"Only  Saps  Work" 

LAIRD  DOYLE 

"Hell  Below" 

HAROLD  LONG 


Releasing   thru 

UNITED 
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WALLACE  BEERY       GEORGE  RAFT 
JACKIE  COOPER 

in 

"THE  BOWERY" 

with  FAY  WRAY  and  PERT  KELTON 

A  rip  roaring,  knock  'em  down  and  drag  'em  oul 
panorama  of  the  old  days  of  New  York's  famou 
shambles,  "when    the    Bowery  was   the   Boweryl 
Chock  Connors,  Steve  Brodie,  Swipes,  the  newsbo> 
They're  all  there,  drinking,  fighting,  loving,  dyinc 

Directed  by  RAOUL  WALSH 


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GEORGE  BANCROFT 


// 


BLOOD  MONEY 


// 


with 


JUDITH  ANDERSON   and   FRANCES   DEE 

The  inside  story  of  front  page  news.  Chiselliru 
bail  bondsmen  and  income  tax  racketeers  play 
ing  their  sinister  game  of  life  and  death,  with  < 
woman's  love  as  a  pawn.  More  timely  than  tomorrow 

Directed  by  Rowland  Brown 


SPENCER  TRACY    and   JACK  OAKIE 

"TROUBLE   SHOOTER" 

While  the  world  sleeps,  the  unsung  heroes  of  the 
telephone  lines  brave  a  thousand  dangers  in 
order  that  the  wires  may  be  clear  when  the 
world  awakes.  Through  their  sacrifices,  the  world- 
wide wheels  of  commerce  move.  A  picture  of  a 
hundred  thrills! 


"THE  GREAT  BARNUM' 

"There's  a  sucker  born  every  minute",  but  don 
forget  that  there's  a  wise  one  born  every  minute 
too.  You  can  count  on  every  last  one  of  ther 
flocking  to  this  stupendous  dramitization  cf  th> 
life  of  the  world's  greatest  showman. 

(CAST  TO  BE  ANNOUNCED; 


Releasing    thru 


// 


BORN  TO  BE  BAD 


// 


This  model  sold  the  buyers  more  than  cloaks 
and  suits.  The  boys  who  came  to  buy  the  latest 
styles  and  fashions  for  the  old  home  town  re- 
mained to  make  her  the  toast  of  the  big  hot  town. 
(CAST   TO   BE  ANNOUNCED) 


'MISS   LONELYHEARTS 

The  cries  from  the  heart  of  his  unseen  public  tur  j 
the  hard   boiled   editor   of  an  "Advice  to  th 
Lovelorn"  column   into  a   softie.    Humor,  patho 
the  heights  and   depths  of  the  human  heart,  at 
woven  into  a  symphony  of  emotions. 
(CAST  TO  BE  ANNOUNCED; 


WALTER  WINCHELL'S 

"BROADWAY 
THRU  A  KEYHOLE" 

im  your  house  lights  for  this  one!  Broadway's 
:e  columnist,  who  sees  all,  hears  all  and  knows 
I,  gives  all  he  has,  and  then  some,  in  this 
jleidoscopic  story  of  his  life.  Orchids  to  you, 
alterl  Let   the   scallions   fall  where  they  mayl 

Directed  by  LOWELL  SHERMAN 


CONSTANCE  BENNETT 

in 

'MOULIN     ROUGE" 

A  sparkling  musical  cocktail,  with  one  part  New 
York,  one  part  Vienna,  and  one  part  Paris,  with 
words  and  music  added  by  Al  Dubin  and  Harry 
Warren. 

What,  Connie  Bennett  in  a  musical  ?  Nothing 
else  but.  We  don't  have  to  tell  the  world  about 
her  acting.  This  picture  will  tell  plenty  about  how 
she  can  sing  .  .  .  and  dance! 

Directed  by  SIDNEY  LANFIELD 


GEORGE  ARLISS 

in 

"RED  TAPE" 


he  screen's  most  distinguished  portrayer  of  the 

smantic  roles  of  another  day  now  brings  all  the 

jave  artistry  of  silks  and  satins  to  modern  dress,  in 

comedy  drama  as  vibrant  as  today's  headlines. 


ANN  HARDING 


in 


GALLANT  LADY 


// 


with 

CLIVE  BROOK  and  JANET  BEECHER 

Once  more  the  artistry  of  this  lovely  lady  adds 
another  superb  portrait  to  the  screen's  gallery  of 
glamorous  heroines. 

Directed  by  GREGORY  LA  CAVA 


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Conners  and   Steve  Brodie 

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around  the  town  and  country, 
everyone  will  be  flocking  to 
the  sidewalks  of  New  York 
to    see  "THE    BOWERY" 

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romance,  song  and  dance.  And  girls,  girls, 
girls!  Girls  to  the  left  of  you,  girls  to  the  right 
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you  get  to  gay  Paree,  with  Constance  cap- 
tivating us  with  her  lovely  voice  and  nimble 
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FU  THER  FIGHT  SEEN 
N  DUAL  BILL  ISSUE 

li  he  reaching  of  an  exhibitor 
■i  listributor  committee  agree- 
in  double  features,  one  of  the 
i«  knotty  of  industry  problems 
is  en  solved  as  far  as  the  tenta- 

t  ndustry    code    draft    is    con- 

\  er   its.  provisions    the    policy 
i  ie  prohibited  in  any  territory 
b  •  ich  60  per  cent  of  exhibitors 
,.ti  gainst  it.  The  independent  dis- 
ifc  )r  delegates,  headed  by  Eddie 
ol  i  of  Monogram,  Harry  Thom- 
i    First  Division,  Arthur  Brom- 
er  if  Atlanta,  and  Attorney  Jacob 
■  iter,  counsel   for   the   Federa- 
te )f    the    M.    P.    Industry,    has 
it  for  no  restrictions  on  the  pol- 
ej  id  will  carry  this  fight  to  the 
';i  ngton  hearing   in   their  form 
f  'eptions  to  the  majority  opin- 

i  one  time  during  the  confer- 
r  an  effort  was  made  to  raise 
k  inning  voting  percentage  to  75, 
ml  his  failed  to  secure  majority 
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,  Tax  Bill,  Modified, 
s  Passed  by  the  Senate 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

row  for  concurrence  on  the 
jment.  There  is  hope  of  de- 
ig  it  there.  One  of  the  best 
res  was  the  elimination  of  the 
rency  clause,  and  if  the  bill  is 
d  it  will  not  become  effective 
90  days  from  the  date  of  Gov- 
White's  signature.  This  will 
t  to  the  latter  part  of  Decem- 


i  lty  Pageant  at  Roxy  Tonight 

st  of  two  elimination  contests 

lect  "Miss  New  York  1933"  to 
fcte  for  the  title  of  "Miss  Uni- 

r  in  the  14th  Annual  Interna- 
I  Beauty  Pageant  will  be  held 
Iht  at  the  original  Roxy.  The 
Id  elimination  will  be  held  to- 
pw  night,  with  the  final  selec- 

nade  on  Friday.  Eddie  Dowling 
pet  as  chairman  of  the  judges' 
iiittee  for  the  three  nights. 
hg  the  celebrated  artists  who 
Uct  as  judges  are  Penryhn  Stan- 
James     Montgomery     Flagg, 

e  Thresher  and  Jules  Commert, 

5ae  Foster. 


I  There  are  only  a  dozen  wooden  In- 
pi  cigar  signs  left  in  the  U.  S.  and 
^nada,  Paramount  discovered  after  a 
jo  months'  intensive  search  for  one 
the  creatures  to  be  used  in  'One 
(nday  Afternoon'." 

—PARAMOUNT 


DAILY 


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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•      •      •     IT  IS  only  possible  to  find  a  mere  handful  of  No.  1 
Men  in  any  industry  born  leaders,  administrators  and  or- 

ganizers who  automatically  guide  the  destinies  of  Big  Business 

the  film  industry  has  its  share  of  these  rare  No.  1  Men 

which  is  a  surprising  fact  on  which  the  Industry  can 

felicitate    itself  for    in    addition    to   the    qualities    of    a 

Business  Leader  such  a  man  must  also  possess  Showman  Sense 
to  a  high  degree  and  such  a  No.  1   Man  is  Joseph  M. 

Schenck 


•  •  •  HE  HAS  embarked  on  the  most  important  period 
of    his     long     and     illustrious     career     as     president     of     the 

lately  organized  20th  Century  Pictures it  is  a  significant 

fact  that  since  Mister  Schenck  entered  the  industry  many  years 
ago  he  has  invariably  been  tied  up  with  IMPORTANT  organi- 
zations and  individuals as  attested  by  the  following  sum- 
mary of  his  motion  picture  activities 


•      •      •     OVER  FIFTEEN  years  ago  he  became  associated 

with  Marcus  Loew  in  the  Loew  Theatrical  Enterprises 

later  he  signed  the  late  Roscoe  Arbuckle  for  comedies  distrib- 
uted   by    Paramount in    1919    he    became    producer    of 

Norma  Talmadge's  pictures "Panthea,"  released  through 

Select,   was   the  first   production soon   after   he  became 

producer    of    Constance    Talmadge's     pictures,    also    releasing 
through  Select   ......    after  Buster  Keaton  returned  from  France 

in  1919,  Mister  Schenck  soon  had  him  under  his  banner 


•  •  •  FOLLOWED  SIX  years  of  independent  production 
the  Talmadge  pictures  being  released  through  First  Na- 
tional and  the  Keatons  through  M-G-M Joe  Schenck  was 

then  elected  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  United  Art- 
ists Corporation  on  Dec.  5,  1924 the  company  had  been 

founded  in  1919  as  a  releasing  organization  for  the  independent 
films  of  Mary  Pickford,  Charles  Chaplin,  Douglas  Fairbanks  and 
D.  W.  Griffith from  the  moment  that  Joe  Schenck  step- 
ped in United  Artists  started  to  GO it  assumed 

a  new  and  more  vital  significance  in  the  setup  of  the  entire 
industry 


•      •      •     IN  THE  two  succeeding  years  1925-26 

outstanding  independent  producers  aligned  themselves  with  the 

Schenck  organization Norma  Talmadge,  Gloria  Swanson, 

Corinne  Griffith,  John  Barrymore,  Samuel  Goldwyn,  Morris  Gest 

on  May  23,  1926,  Schenck  announced  the  organization 

of   United   Artists   Theater   Circuit                 a   chain   of   20   pre- 
release theaters,  with  J.  S.  elected  chairman  of  the  Board 


•      •      •     IT  WAS  not  till  April  4,  1927,  that  this  struggling 

and  ambitious  young  film  lad  really  reached  the  Heights 

on   that  date   the   stockholders    of   United   Artists   elected   him 
President  to   fill   the   vacancy   caused   by   the   death   of   Hiram 

Abrams he    still    occupies    that   position and    in 

the  intervening  six  years  the  history  of  United  Artists  has  been 

one  of  consistent  growth    a  progress  often  attained  and 

maintained  under  most  trying  circumstances owing  to 

the   unique   position   that   this    company   occupies    in   requiring 
different   methods    of    operation    than    any    other    major    outfit 

this  season  will  see  Joe  Schenck's  company  release  35 

to  40  features largest  in  its  history other  No.  1 

Men  come  and  go Joe  Schenck  goes  on  perennially 


GHAS.  GOETZ  REVIVING 
7  LLOYD  FEATURES 


release 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

one  Lloyd  feature  every 
seven  weeks,  with  distribution 
through  state  rights  offices. 

The  company  also  plans  to  make 
four  features  during  1933-34,  with 
production  on  the  coast.  New  York 
offices  have  been  opened  in  the  Bond 
Building.  The  six  Lloyd  features 
are  "Safety  First,"  "The  Freshman," 
"Sailor's  Luck,"  "Why  Worry?" 
"Dr.  Jack"  and  "Hot  Water." 


Equity  Seen  Influencing 
Hours,  Wages  for  Players 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

all  classes  of  workers  of  the  stage, 
Actors'  Equity  Ass'n  is  expected  to 
be  influential  in  achieving  this  end 
with  respect  to  screen  players  when 
the  film  industry  code  is  put  into 
final  form  in  Washington.  It  is  un- 
derstood Equity  will  seek  to  figure 
in  the  film  code  hearings  as  the 
spokesman  of  the  acting  profession. 
In  the  legitimate  field,  the  code 
establishes  a  40-hour  week  for  all 
except  press  agents,  with  minimum 
wages  of  $25  weekly  for  actors  with 
less  than  two  years'  experience, 
while  the  more  experienced  are  to  be 
paid  $50  minimum  where  top  ticket 
price  is  $4.50;  $45  where  top  is  be- 
tween $4  and  $4.50;  $42.50  where 
top  is  $3  to  $4,  and  $40  where  top 
is  $3  or  less.  Minimum  for  chorus 
girls  is  $30  a  week;  press  agents, 
$75  on  the  road,  $50  in  town;  musi- 
cians, projectionists  and  stagehands, 
$30;  company  managers  and  house 
treasurers,  $40;  electrical  workers, 
$30;  ushers,  ticket  takers,  scrub- 
women, etc.,  30  cents  an  hour.  For 
stock  companies,  a  slightly  lower 
scale  is  named. 


Music  Hall  Makes  New  Record 

Attendance  Friday  at  the  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  exceeded  by  1,000 
admissions  that  of  the  previous  day, 
which  broke  all  records  for  an  open- 
ing day  at  the  big  house.  Week-end 
business  was  practically  capacity. 
The  feature  is  Katharine  Hepburn 
in  "Morning  Glory." 


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DAILY 


Monday,  Aug.  21, 


NEED  MORE  BALLYHOO, 
DECLARES  NAT  HOLT 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 
than   practical  necessity,  says  Holt, 
but  with  moviegoing  budgets  curtail- 
ed the  public  suddenly  began  to  pick 
shows  with  care.    He  continues: 

"A  general  analysis  of  the  subject 
of  poor  business  brought  forth 
realms  of  graphic  description,  but 
no  single  panacea  could  be  sighted. 
Good  pictures  with  sterling  casts  did 
good  business,  but  enough  of  them 
could  not  be  produced  to  tide  over 
the  over-seated  communities. 

"After  months  of  careful  study, 
dawn  broke  overhead  and  the  rain- 
bow appeared.  We  abruptly  arrived 
at  the  conclusion  that  people  were 
".ot  coming  to  shows  because  they 
were  not  attracted. 

"The  moral  is,  dress  up  attrac- 
tions. Use  street  ballyhoos,  carni- 
val fronts,  gag  advertising,  throw- 
aways.  Show  business  has  lost  its 
dignitorial  veneer,  given  up  its  'soc- 
ial standing'  and  reverted  to  the 
primal  element  that  gave  it  its  name. 
It's  finding  its  feet  again. 

"I'm  sure  we  are  on  the  right 
track.  We're  going  into  our  second 
Greater  Show  Season,  a  sort  of  gen- 
eral ballyhoo  about  the  Show  busi- 
ness. Contrived  primarily  as  an  in- 
stitutional measure,  it  has  for  its 
very  definite  goal  the  purpose  of 
keeping  the  public  Show  Conscious. 
There'll  be  parades,  fireworks,  air- 
planes, double-trucks  in  the  newspa- 
pers and  a  great  deal  of  shouting. 
Plenty  of  shouting.  The  louder  the 
better. 

"Too  much  dignity  is  poison  to 
the  box  office.  A  little  of  the  good 
old  fashioned  'hoke'  will  do  the 
trick." 


Lloyd   Bacon   Kept   Busy 

West    Coast    Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Completing  the  direc- 
tion of  Warners'  "Footlight  Parade" 
on  Saturday,  Lloyd  Bacon  starts 
work  today  on  "Son  of  the  Gobs," 
Joe  E.  Brown  vehicle,  without  the 
customary  rest  period.  Anticipated 
demand  for  box-office  attractions  is 
causing  Warner-First  National  to 
maintain  production  activities  at  a 
high  level. 


"Gold  Diggers"  Released  Sept.  2 
"Gold  Diggers  of  1933,"  the  War- 
ner  musical,   will   be   nationally  re- 
leased Sept.  2. 


Presnell's  $600  Breakfast 

Robert  Presnell,  associate  producer  for 
First  National,  has  figured  out  that  he 
recently  ate  the  most  expensive  dish  of 
ham  and  eggs  ever  served  to  an  indi- 
vidual. The  two  eggs  comprising  part 
of  his  breakfast  were  the  first  cbtained 
from  his  new  chicken  ranch  in  the  San 
Fernando  Valley.  Before  these  were  pro- 
duced by  his  fancy  Leghorns,  Presnell 
figures  he  expended  $200  for  blooded 
chicks,  $200  for  their  scientifically  pre- 
pared quarters.  $50  for  feed  ;>nd  $125 
for  an  attendant.  When  after  five 
months  two  of  his  flock  began  to  lay,  he 
estimates  the  cost  of  his  ham  and  egg 
celebration  at  close  to  $300  per  egg. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH   WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
J-JELEN  VINSON,  former  Warner' 
Bros,  contract  player,  is  now 
free-lancing.  She  has  just  com- 
pleted work  in  "The  Kennel  Murder 
Case."  She  played  important  roles 
in  "The  Power  and  the  Glory"  and 
"Midnight   Club." 

*  *         * 

To  the  first  person  in  the  wings 
whom  he  accosts  following  a  big 
scene  in  "The  Tale  of  Two  Cities," 
at  the  Hollywood  Playhouse,  Philip 
Merivale  smilingly  asks,  "Could  you 
have  done  any  better?" 

John  Miljan  will  play  the  role  of 
the  prizefight  manager  in  "Kid 
Gloves,"  which  Kurt  Neumann  will 
direct  for  Universal. 

♦  ♦  # 

Dick  Farrell  has  joined  the  Para- 
mount casting  office.  He  is  a  cousin 
of  Glenda  Farrell. 

*  *         * 

Clifford  Jones  has  been  signed  for 
an  important  role  in  "Tilly  and 
Gus,"  which  Francis  J.  Martin  is 
directing  for  Paramount.  Jones  ap- 
peared in  "The  Man  Who  Dared" 
and  "The  Power  and  the  Glory." 

Ben  Holmes  will  direct  Clark  and 
McCullough  in  "Hey,  Nanny,  Nanny" 
and  "Window  Pains."  He  also  di- 
rected them  in  "Snug  in  the  Jug." 
In  collaboration  with  Johnny  Grey 
he  is  writing  the  stories  for  the  five 
remaining  comedies  in  the  Clark  and 


McCullough  series  being  produced  by 
Louis  Brock  for  RKO. 

*  *         * 

First  National  will  put  "Havana 
Widows,"  its  picture  glorifying  two 
burlesque  queens,  with  Joan  Blon- 
dell,  Glenda  Farrell,  Guy  Kibbee. 
Frank  McHugh  and  Allan  Jenkins 
heading  the  cast,  into  production 
this  week.  It  is  from  the  story  by 
Earl  Baldwin  and  Ray  Enright  will 
direct. 

Claire  Dodd  has  been  signed  for 
the  second  feminine  lead  in  Colum- 
bia's "My  Woman."  Helen  Twelve- 
trees,  Victor  Jory  and  Wallace  Ford 
have  the  leading  roles.  Victor 
Schertzinger  is  directing,  and  also 
composed  the  musical  numbers  to  be 
sung  in  the  feature.     The  story  was 

written  by  Brian  Marlow. 

*  *         * 

Chico  De  Verdi,  Gypsy  violinist, 
is  an  addition  to  RKO's  "Without 
Glory." 

*  *         * 

Dorothy  Wilson  and  Richard 
Cromwell  will  appear  in  Columbia's 
"Above  the  Clouds".  Robert  Arm- 
strong also  is  in  it,  with  Roy  Wil- 
liam Neil  directing. 

*  *         * 

RKO  has  signed  George  Meeker 
for  "A  Chance  at  Heaven,"  while 
Henry  Stephenson  has  been  assigned 
to  "Behold  We  Live,"  making  his 
seventh  consecutive  picture  at  that 
studio. 


NRA  Code  Confab  Sidelights 


.By   ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 


"CIRST  contingent  of  confreres  to 
make  their  escape  for  home  in- 
cluded Al  Steffes,  Fred  Wehrenberg 
and  Ben  Bernstein  of  Detroit, 
St.  Louis  and  Los  Angeles,  respec- 
tively and  respectably. 


Some  kind  soul  placed  a  rose  at 
Col.  Ed  Schiller's  place  at  the  con- 
ference table  Saturday  morning  and 
a  bowl  of  asters  before  Charley 
O'Reilly. 


Sid  Samuelson  has  signed  up  Ab- 
ram  F.  Meyers  to  address  his  Allied 
Theaters  of  New  Jersey  annual  meet 
at  Atlantic  City  Sept.  6,  7  and  8. 


The  committee  men  registered  sur- 
prise when  someone  produced  a  copy 
of  a  local  daily  newspaper  which 
told  of  the  meetings  being  held  at  a 
luxurious  Westchester  Country  Club. 


At  some  of  the  tales  of  oppressed 
exhibitors,  even  the  stately  portraits 
on  the  committee  room  walls  began 
to  shed  tears,  it  is  alleged. 


Charles  O'Reilly's  good  work  was 
accorded  recognition  in  the  follow- 
ing resolution : 

"WHEREAS,  Mr.  Charles  O'Reilly,  the 
Co-ordinator  of  the  Exhibitor  Committee,  has 
presided  with  impartiality  and  fairness 
throughout  the  long  and  arduous  session  of 
the   Exhibitors'   Committee,   and, 

"WHEREAS,  he  has  been  tireless  in  his 
efforts  to  effect  agreement  and  has  been  un- 
stinting in  giving  his  time  and  effort  into  the 
late   hours   of   the   morning,   and, 

"WHEREAS,  he  has  earned  the  respect, 
admiration  and  gratitude  of  all  members  of 
the  committee  for  his  fairness  and  coordinat- 
ing   effort. 

'^THEREFORE,  be  it  resolved  that  the  ex- 
hibitor committee  vote  its  unanimous  thanks 
to  its  co-ordinator  and  commend  his  services 
to  the  Administrator,  the  President  of  the 
United    States    and    to    the    public." 


TENTATIVE  CODE  GO 
TO  WASH'NTOMORR 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ords  as  probably  the  most  impo- 
meeting  of  its  kind  ever  held. 

Reported  disposition  of  vai' 
controversial  clauses,  in  prin 
at  least,  is  as  follows: 

Clauses   Agreed   Upon 

Double  Features — Banned  h 
vote  of  60  per  cent  of  theater 
any  territory. 

Protection — Passed  to  each  1 
tory  as  zone,  not  national,  prol 

Arbitration — Problem    to  be 
died  by  each  zone. 

Deadlock   Clauses 

Open    market    buying. 

Distributor     pulling     of    pic) 
from  sold  program  and  selling 
as  specials. 

Designating  playdates. 

Score  charges. 

Cancellations. 

Block  booking. 

With  all  three  major  commi 
now  disbanded,  the  distributor 
producer  continuing  committee 
hold  a  joint  session  this  mornii 
10:30  o'clock  at  the  Hays  offu 
complete    details    of    the    tent 
draft.     Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Ch 
L.  O'Reilly  are  scheduled  to  de  i 
it  personally  to   Sol  A.  Rosenl  t 
deputy   administrator,    in   Was!  j 
ton  tomorrow. 

Final  whole-committee  sessior  i 
held  Saturday  morning  by  the  J 
hibitor  group,  with  Gabriel  L.  1 1 
Hays  office  counsel,  occasioi  1 
called  in  to  represent  the  distribi 
committee  in  discussions. 

A  total  of  76  exhibitor  propc  ! 
were  considered  and  25  more  J,i 
distributors. 

There  is  a  possibility  that  theli 
hibitor  continuing  committee  ' 
meet  in  Washington  tomorrow  n 

O'Reilly,  at  the  close  of  the 
ference,  complimented  Tom  Mui  ; 
secretary  of  the  exhibitor  commi  i 
for  his  work,  and  the  efforts  of  i 
secretarial  force. 

"Not    more    than    half    a    d'  • 
points    will    be    passed    on    to    i 
Washington  hearing  for  a  decisi 
said  O'Reilly. 

Warners  Buy  Property 

Warner  Theaters  Corp.  is  ta 
over  the  property  at  235-39  '\ 
51st  St.,  back  of  the  Hollywood 
ater,  from  the  Shuberts.  It  ma 
used  for  enlarging  the  Holly* 
into  a  legitimate  house  for  mfi 
shows,  according  to  Joseph  B 
hard,  head  of  Warner  Theaters 
— ' 


Dual  Record  for  "Diggers" 

West    Coast    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Los  Angeles  —  Warners'  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933,"  in  its  10%  weeks' 
run  at  the  Grauman's  Chinese,  es- 
tablished a  dual  record  for  length 
of  run  and  box-office  receipts. 


Reopening  Indianapolis  Keith 

Indianapolis  —  Reconditioning  of 
the  B.  F.  Keith  theater  is  under 
way,  with  plans  for  reopening  the 
first  week  in  September  by  the 
Switow  and  Libson  interests.  New 
Western  Electric  sound  equipment 
will  be  among  the  improvements. 


Chorines  Are  Smarter 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAIL 
Hollywood — "Beautiful       but      dumt 
chorines   are  a   thing  of   the  past  as  fl 
as    studios    are    concerned,    according 
William  Anthony  McGuire.  associate  pro 
ducer  at  Universal  and  who  formerly  ai 
thored  material  for  Ziegfeld  shows.    Mn 
Guire,   who   recently   finished   the  screi- 
play    for   "Roman   Scandals,"    new    Edr> 
Cantor  vehicle  for  United  Artists.  saysJ 
recent  survey  showed  that  about  80  p 
cent  of  the  chorus  girls   in  current  mi\ 
sical  films  are  university  trained  or  con. 
from    cultured    environments. 


i 


[MN 


CLEVER 

*  « 

I 


THESE  CHINESE 


One  thousand  tellings 
are  not  so  good  as  one 


seeing 


// 


Old  Chinese  proverb 


Damn  clever  these  Chinese .. 
two  thousand  years  ago  they 
knew  what  to  say    about 


["his  Day  and  Age 

CECIL  B.  DeMILLE'S 

first  spectacle  of  modern  times  and 

PAR  A  MOUNT'S 

second*    smash    hit  of    1933-34  season. 
See  it  for  yourself— its  action  speaks  louder 

than  our  words! 


53 


/ 


Paramount'*  First  Smash  Hit 
of  the  1933-34  Season 

vRLENE   DIETRICH 
IE  SONG  OF  SONGS" 

■  A  Rouben  Momoulian  Production 

>.R.O.  at  the  Criterion,  New  York 
]  in  New  York's  hottest  weather 


t    sh 


THE 


20 


DAILV 


Monday,  Aug 


N-E-W-S    O-F    T-H-E    D-A-Y 


Richmond,  Va.  —  Following  com- 
pletion of  alterations,  the  Capitol 
will  reopen  Sept.  1. 


Ridgely,  Md.— E.  G.  Finney  of  Wil- 
mington, Del.,  who  recently  took 
over  the  Community  here,  will  re- 
open the  house  Labor  Day. 


Kansas  City— Don  R.  (High  Fidel- 
ity) Davis  has  just  sold  RCA  Victor 
sound  equipment  to  J.  A.  Becker  for 
his  two  Independence,  Mo.,  houses, 
the  Granada  and  the  Plaza,  and  to 
the  circuit  owners,  Moran  &  Isley, 
for  their  Mullikin  theater  at  Spring- 
field, Mo. 


Jacksonville,  Fla.— H.  S.  Wade,  N. 
G.  Wade,  Jr.,  and  Mary  Ewing  are 
named  directors  in  the  $10,000  char- 
ter granted  the  Riverside  Theater, 
Inc.,  independent  house,  which  opens 
Sept.  1.  There  are  100  shares,  par 
value  $100  each. 


Newton,  Mass. — Nine-year-old  son 
of  Raymond  LeStrang,  former  press 
agent  for  Marion  Davies,  disap- 
peared last  week  while  they  were 
visiting  here. 


Minneapolis — Al  Steffes  has  ap- 
pointed Al  Hill  manager  of  the  Par- 
adise in  North  Minneapolis. 


New  Haven — "Voltaire,"  Warner 
release,  opened  at  the  Roger  Sher- 

Standard  Studio  Using  RCA  Sound 

Standard  Sound  Recording  Corp., 
headed  by  Jack  Miner,  has  become 
a  Photophone  recording  licensee. 
Under  the  terms  of  a  new,  limited 
license  agreement,  a  complete  Pho- 
tophone High  Fidelity  recording 
system  mounted  on  a  mobile  truck 
becomes  available  to  the  licensee  for 
its  sound  recording  requirements  for 
a  stipulated  period  during  the  year. 


Publix  Northwest  Deals  Wait 

Minneapolis  —  Offers  from  Eddie 
Ruben,  Jules  Rubin  and  Shanberg 
&  Wolf  for  the  Publix  Northwest 
houses,  now  under  William  Hamm, 
Jr.,  as  receiver,  are  reported  still 
standing.  This  situation  may  be  one 
of  the  next  to  be  tackled  by  Herschel 
Stuart,  who  recently  joined  Para- 
mount Publix  and  is  now  supervis- 
ing  the    company's    Detroit   group. 


George  Delis  to  Lockport 
East  Liverpool,  O.  —  George  R. 
Delis,  who  has  been  city  manager 
of  the  State  and  American  theaters 
here  for  A.  G.  Constant  of  Steuben- 
ville,  has  resigned  to  become  man- 
ager of  the  Palace,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 


Staging  "New  Show  Year  Ball" 

Cheyenne,  Wyo. — A  "New  Show 
Year  Ball,"  with  pageantry  and 
prizes  for  best  film  star  impersona- 
tions, is  being  promoted  by  Chet 
Miller,  city  Manager  for  Fox  houses 
here.     Date  is  Aug.  26. 


man  theater  here  Thursday  to  busi- 
ness equal  to  "42nd  Street,"  giving 
the  house  its  biggest  opening  since 
"Gold  Diggers  of  1933." 


Kansas  City — Ralph  Jersey,  man- 
ager of  Associated  Film  Distribu- 
tors, is  recovering  from  an  auto  ac- 
cident. 


Missoula,  Mont.  —  E.  K.  Taylor, 
manager  of  the  Fox  Rialto,  was 
chosen  Lieutenant-Governor  of  the 
Kiwanis  Clubs  for  this  district. 


Akron,  O. — Dick  Wright,  manager 
of  Warners'  Strand,  is  vacationing 
in  Chicago  at  the  Century  of  Prog- 
ress and  will  also  visit  Indianapolis. 


Mrs.  Wright  accompanied  hi 
Windy  City. 


Hyannis,  Mass.  —  Safe-i 
took  $300  from  the  Idle  h{ 
ater. 


Stowe,   Vt.— The  Auditor 
ater  has  closed  until  furthe 


"LADY  FOR  A  DAY-a 
Columbia  picture— is  just  one 
of  those  box-office  nuggets 
that  exhibitors  and  their  cus- 
tomers occasionally  pan  out 
of  the  swiftly  moving  stream 
of  pictures.  Broadway  and 
the  rest  of  the  world  which 
like  their  laughs,  heart- 
throbs  and  tears  will  wait 
a  long  time  before  they  find 
more  of  each  concentrated 
into  one  film/7 
—says  Motion  Picture  Daily 


J 


The  Daily  N 
Of  Motion 
Now  Fifteen 

ewspa  per 

Pictures 

Years  Old 

-^FDAIIY 


CRtf,  TtESDAy,  AUGUST  22,  1933 


.5  CENTS 


ashing  ton  Delayed  Another  Day 

MORATORY  CODE  HEARING  IS  SET  FOR  AUG.  31 

Allied  Trades  Urged   To  Join  Against   Dual  Bill  Ban 


m    Insist    on    Leaving 
Double  Features  Up 
to  Each  Exhib 

termined  to  prevent  the  inclu- 

jj  )f  an  anti-double  feature  clause 

n  e  industry  code,  Eddie  Golden, 

j  senting    the     groups     favoring 

io  e  features,  yesterday  sent  sev- 

r  mndred  letters  to  about  a  dozen 

;    trades  in  the  film  industry  ask- 

;i>  or  an  expression  of  their  stand 

lis   question    and    urging    their 

Drt  of  a  policy  whereby  the  mat- 

f  duals  will  be  left  up  to  each 

(Continued  on  Page    11) 

HFT  PROPOSALS 
FOR  VAUDE  TALENT 


. 


ur  sets  of  industry  code  pro- 
s,  covering  relations  between 
s  'in  presentations  and  vaude- 
and  theaters,  were  submitted 
rday  at  a  meeting  of  an  exhibi- 
ommittee  headed  by  Col.  E.  A. 
ler  and  representatives  of  Ac- 
Equity,  Chorus  Equity,  Actors 
irment  and  National  Vaudeville 
its.    These  four  groups  present- 

(Continued  on  Page   11) 

en  Says  Strike 

Is  Jurisdictional 

gton  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
ishington  ' —  The  Hollywood 
1  men's  strike  is  purely  juris- 
^nal    and    efforts    to    settle    the 

ences  have  been  made  for  sev- 

(Ccmtinued  on  Page   11) 


John  Bull  Goes  Gay 

London  —  Announcement  of  Douglas 
ifbanks'  plans  to  produce  some  pic- 
res  here  is  interpreted  jubilantly  by 
:  British  press  as  foreshadowing  the 
em  of  Hollywood,  with  Britain  taking 
place  as  the  cinema  capital  of  the 
>rld.  A  "Daily  Mail"  headline  says 
ve  Take  the  Lead,"  the  "Morning 
st"  dittos  with  'England  Takes  World 
■30  in  Picture,"  and  even  the  staid 
a  Manchester  "Guardian"  leads  off 
itonally  with  "The  Decline  of  Holly- 
lod." 


Nathanson-Poli  Deal  "Premature,"  Says  Poli 

Woodmont,  Conn. — Commenting  on  a  reported  announcement  by  Arthur  Theaters 
Corp.  in  New  Haven  that  N.  L.  Nathanson,  head  of  Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp.,  had 
bought  an  interest  in  the  Poli  houses  in  New  England  and  would  take  over  their 
operation  from  Harry  Arthur,  S.  Z.  Poli  called  the  report  "premature."  No  deal  has 
been  signed  yet,  Poli  contends.  Rumors  of  Nathanson's  entry  fnto  the  New  England 
field   have   been   in   circulation   for  some   time. 


I.A.T.S.E.  BANS 
GO-OP  VENTURES 


Oppositions  to  union  participation 
in  co-operative  theater-operating 
plans  has  been  registered  by  the  Gen- 
eral Executive  Board  of  the  I.  A.  T. 
S.  E.  &  M.  P.  0.,  which  ruled  that 
none  of  its  affiliated  locals  may  en- 
gage in  such  a  project  without  the 
consent  of  the  general  office.  Such 
enterprises  have  "been  tried  many 
times  in  the  past  and  repeatedly 
met  with  complete  failure,"  accord- 
ing  to  the  board.      Additional   the- 

(Continued  on  Page   11) 


All  Macon  White  Houses 
Now  Under  Lucas-Jenkins 

Macon,  Ga.  —  Following  lease  of 
the  Rialto  from  George  Slappey  of 
Fort  Valley,  Lucas  and  Jenkins  of 
Atlanta  now  control  all  white  houses 
here.  The  group  also  includes  the 
Grand,  which  has  reopened  as  a 
legit  house  after  being  dark  two 
years. 


OKLA.  EXHIBS  FORM 
UNAFFILIATED  ASS'N 

Washington  Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Oklahoma  City — At  &  meeting  in 
the  Biltmore  Hotel  last  week,  with 
148  theaters  represented,  the  The- 
ater Owners  of  Oklahoma  was  form- 
ed, with  Morris  Loewenstein  of  the 
Majestic  here  as  president;  L.  A. 
White,  Weatherford,  vice-president; 
R.  M.  Clark,  of  Griffith  Amusement 
Co.,  secretary-treasurer;  Fred  B. 
Pickrel,  Orville  Enlowe,  L.  E.  Bre- 
wer, E.  G.  Kadene  and  Pat  McGee, 
directors.  The  association  will  be 
independent  of  all  other  units.  The 
NRA  code  will  be  observed. 


18  Houses  for  Warners 
In  Wisconsin  Division 

Menominee,  Mich. — Warners  have 
acquired  the  Lloyd  here,  with  Cyrus 
Lloyd  continuing  as  manager.  The 
circuit  now  has  18  houses  in  its 
Wisconsin  division. 


Kent  and  O'Reilly  Taking 

Code  to  Wash'n  Tomorrow 


Saxe  Bros.  Circuit  Adds 
3  Executives  to  Staff 

Milwaukee  —  In  addition  to  Al 
Kvool  as  general  manager,  Saxe 
Brothers,  who  are  now  operating 
nine  houses  in  the  state,  have  named 
James  Webster,  Ed  Vollendorf  and 
James  Keefe  to  their  staff.  Webster 
was    formerly    with    the    Wisconsin 

(.Continued  on  Page    11) 


While  work  of  clarifying  various 
clauses  and  general  polishing  up  of 
industry  code  proposals  was  in  prog- 
ress yesterday,  Sidney  R.  Kent  and 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly  postponed  their 
conference  with  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
deputy  administrator,  from  today 
until  tomorrow  at  Washington.  They 
will  turn  over  to  him  a  tentative 
code   drafted   by   the   producer,   dis- 

(Continued  on  Page    11) 


Gov't  to  Have  3  Members 

On  Lab  Administrative 

Committee 

Washington  Bxweau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Hearings  on  the  mo- 
tion picture  laboratory  code  have 
been  set  for  Aug.  31.  The  draft,  as 
submitted  Aug.  18,  proposes  a  mini- 
mum wage  of  50  cents  an  hour  and 
maximum  of  40  hours'  work  except 
in  emergencies,  while  apprentices  are 
to  get  40  cents  an  hour  and  no  one 
under  16  is  to  be  employed.  The 
code  is  to  be  administered  by  an  Ad- 
ministrative Recovery  Committee 
(Continued  on  Page   11) 

studio  IaWcode 
like  present  pact 

The  basic  studio  labor  agreement, 
covering  relations  between  the  pro- 
ducers and  unions  concerned  with 
production,  practically  duplicates  in 
contents  the  agreement  now  in  ef- 
fect. The  draft  was  virtually  com- 
pleted over  the  week-end  at  confer- 
ences between  the  producers'  com- 
mittee, headed  by  Pat  Casey,  and 
representatives  of  the  various  crafts. 


Eight  Theaters  Added 
By  RKO  Circuit  in  Week 

Two  more  theaters  were  added 
yesterday  to  the  RKO  circuit,  mak- 
ing a  total  of  eight  additions  during 
the  past  week.  Harold  B.  Franklin 
yesterday  announced  a  partnership 
deal  involving  the   RKO   and   Chris 

(Continued  on  Page    12) 


More  Difference  on  Code 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — While  film  code  formu- 
lators  have  been  sweating  blood  over 
such  vital  problems  as  dual  bills,  open 
market  buying,  zoning,  etc.,  all  such 
matters  are  relatively  unimportant  to 
Washington  newspaper  correspondents 
who  are  on  the  lookout  for  the  filing  of 
the  motion  picture  code.  These  news 
lads  are  interested  mostly  in  "film  star 
angles"    for   their   stories. 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Outing    of    the    Allied    Theaters    of 

Michigan  and  Detroit  Film  Board  of  Trade, 
St.    Clair    Golf    and    Country    Club,    Detroit. 

Today:  Fox  stockholders  meeting  to  elect  new 
directorate,  2  P.   M. 

Today:  Semi-monthly  meeting  of  Allied 
Theater  Owners  of  New  Jersey,  at  or- 
ganization   headquarters,    New    York. 

Aug.  23:  Independent  Theater  Owners  Ass'n 
cruise   up   the   Hudson. 


Music  Hall  Stage  Shows  Over  RKO  Circuit 


Starting  next  month,  duplications  of  Radio  City  Music  Hall  stage  shows  produced 
by  "Roxy"  will  be  booked  over  the  RKO  and  Orpheum  circuits,  it  was  announced 
yesterday  by  Harold  B.  Franklin.  These  shows  will  not  be  units  in  the  usual  sense 
of  the  word,  but  will  be  especially  designed  and  staged  for  the  road  with  special 
stage  equipment  to  reproduce  the  technical  facilities  which  we  have  at  the  Music 
H  j  1 1 .  said  Franklin.  The  cream  of  the  Music  Hall  shows  will  be  blended  into  pro- 
duction;   for    the    road    and    will    be    widely    booked    by    the    RKO    circuit. 


Sales  Are  Ahead  of  1932 
Smith  and  Sears  Report 

Though  Warner-First  National 
started  selling  new  season's  .product 
later  than  ever  before,  contracts  are 
running  ahead  of  last  year  at  this 
time,  it  was  stated  yesterday  by 
Andy  Smith  and  Grad  Sears,  sales 
executives.  Fred  M.  Jack,  N.  H. 
Brower  and  Carl  Leserman,  district 
managers  in  Dallas,  Los  Angeles 
and  Chicago,  respectively  are  in 
New  York  assisting  Smith  and  Sears 
with  the  rush  of  work. 


Para.  Signs  Lanny  Ross 

Lanny  Ross,  popular  radio  tenor, 
has  been  signed  by  Paramount  as 
a  possibility  for  screen  build-up 
along  the  same  lines  as  Bing  Cros- 
by. Ross  leaves  for  Hollywood  in 
December.  He  will  continue  his 
broadcasting  work. 


Elect  Fox  Directors  Today 

Fox  stockholders  will  hold  their 
•adjourned  annual  meeting  today  at 
2  p.  m.  to  elect  a  new  directorate 
comprising  12  members.  Mechanics 
of  the  Fox  Film  refinancing  plan, 
wiping  out  indebtedness  amounting 
to  approximately  $38,000,000,  by  the 
issuance  of  new  common  stock  in  ex- 
change were  completed  yesterday. 


Fox-Griffith  Deal 

Fox  has  completed  a  100  .percent 
1933-34  product  deal  with  the  Grif- 
fith Amusement  Co.,  operating  in 
Oklahoma  and  Texas.  Under  super- 
vision of  John  D.  Clark,  in  charge 
of  distribution,  a  deal  is  being  nego- 
tiated  for    Publix   houses. 


Cruze  to  Direct  Will  Rogers 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Wiil  Rogers'  next  Fox 
picture,  "There's  Always  Tomor- 
row," will  he  directed  by  James 
Cruze,  bringing  the  two  together 
again  after  11  years. 


Receiver  Asked  for  Atlanta  Fox 

Atlanta — Following  a  petition  by 
several  parties  for  a  receivership, 
Judge  J.  D.  Humphries  has  issued 
a  temporary  order  restraining  op- 
erators of  the  Fox  theater  from  dis- 
posing of  assets  or  paying  out  any 
more  except  for  actual  costs  of  op- 
eration. 


Chicago  S.  M.  P.  E.  Meets  Sept.  7 

Chicago  —  Next  meeting  of  the 
Chicago  Section  of  the  S.  M.  P.  E. 
will  be  held  Sept.  7  at  7  P.  M.  in 
the  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Civic  Op- 
era Bldg.  Plans  for  the  fall  conven- 
tion will  be  discussed. 


RKO  Dayton  House  Reopening 

Dayton,    O.   —   Reopening   of   the 
RKO  Colonial  is  set  for  Aug.  26. 


Monogram  Doubled  Sales 
During  July  and  August 

Gross  sales  of  Monogram  pictures 
for  July  and  August  were  double 
the  sales  for  the  same  period  in  1932, 
Eddie  Golden  told  Film  Daily  yes- 
terday. "Our  gross  distribution 
'take'  is  actually  100  per  cent  better 
than  last  year's  during  the  same 
period,"  said  Golden.  "That  means 
better  product  is  being  turned  out 
and  more  theaters  are  opening 
daily."  Golden  also  stated  that  sales 
of  the  "Port  O'  Call"  series  of  two- 
reelers  have  exceeded  the  quotas  set 
for  various  franchise  holders  by  50 
per  cent. 


Oklahoma  City  Exchange 
Is  Destroyed  by  Fire 

Oklahoma  City — Fire  caused  by 
explosion  Saturday  night  destroyed 
the  Allied  Film  Exchange,  with  loss 
estimated  at  $30,000.  The  Columbia 
and  Majestic  exchanges  were  slight- 
ly damaged  by  heat  and  smoke. 


Colman  Returning 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Ronald  Colman  is  re- 
turning from  abroad  by  December, 
according  to  word  received  by  Wil- 
liam Hawks,  his  friend  and  repre- 
sentative. The  star  originally  had 
planned  to  take  a  recess  of  a  few 
years  from  the  screen,  and  recent 
reports  had  it  that  he  might  appear 
in  films  abroad.  Plans  for  Colman's 
screen  activities  on  his  return  here 
have  not  been  determined.  His  lat- 
est Samuel  Goldwyn  picture,  "The 
Masquerader,"  is   now  being  shown. 


Fifi    D'Orsay   Back  to   Films 

Chicago — Fifi  D'Orsay,  after  ful- 
filling a  club  engagement  here,  has 
left  by  plane  for  Hollywood  to  ap- 
pear in  Marion  Davies'  next  M-G-M 
film,  "Going  Hollywood." 

Mattern  for  Films 

Chicago — Jimmie  Mattern,  round- 
the-world  flyer,  who  has  just  finished 
a  week  at  the  State-Lake,  is  leaving 
for  New  York  to  confer  with  film 
representatives  regarding  a  number 
of  picture  offers  he  has  received. 


Mark  Goldman  Joins  Majestic 

Cincinnati  —  Mark  Goldman,  for- 
merly of  Columbia,  will  have  charge 
of  Cleveland  and  Cincinnati  offices 
of  Majestic  Pictures,  with  general 
offices   in   Cleveland. 


Muni  Film  to  Be  F.  N.  Release 
"The    World    Changes,"    starring 
Paul  Muni,  has  been  shifted  from  a 
Warner  picture  to  a  First  National 
release. 


Coming  and  Goii 


DR.  RAYMOND  L.  DITMARS,  roolo  ' 
has  been  identified  with  the  prodj 
animal  shorts,  is  on  his  way  to  Panama, 
for   poisonous    snakes    in    the    tropics 

NORMAN  H.  MORAY,  Vitaphone  sa 
is    back    from    a    two    weeks'    southern 

BILL  PINE  of  the  Paramount  coast 
staff    is    in    New    York. 

B.  J.  HYNES  leaves  Friday  for  D 
join  Herschel  Stuart,  head  of  Publix 
there. 

BEN  LYON  is  expected  in  New  York 
coast  Sept.   1. 

WALLACE  BEERY  will  arrive  in  N 
from   the   coast   by   airplane  Saturday. 

rnGME?MRGE  „R-    BATCHELLER,    SR.,    and 
COHEN    will    arrive    from    the   coast   Mo 


Dembow  Upstate  Deal  I 
Para,  to  Keep  Hd 

With  the  deal  under  whicj 
Dembow  was  to  take  over  at| 
mately  15  upstate  New  York  j 
urom  „Param°unt  understood  j 
"cold,"  the  company  is  expect 
continue  to  operate  this  groun 
out  putting  it  on  the  market.  \ 
Walsh  remains  in  charge  of  < 
vision. 


Warner-Canadian  Di 

Warner-First  National  anc* 
phone  1933-34  product  ha«| 
signed  by  Famous  Players  Ca*i 
houses.  Deal  was  negotiated! 
W.  Smith  and  Harry  Pavr.  • 
Warners,  and  N.  L.  Nathanson 
of  the  circuit. 


More  RKO  Product  I 

Product  deals  have  been  ckl 
RKO  with  the  Lichtman  cirJ 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  Virginl 
the  Marcus  Notes  circuit  of  i 
ington,  involving  22  houses. 

Independents    Meeting    Tom  1 

Board  of  directors  of  the  P 
tion  of  the  M.  P.  Industry  h; 
tative   plans   for   a   meeting    i 
row  at  the  office  of  Jacob  Sch  i 
its  counsel,  at  500  Fifth  Ave 


"Footlight    Parade"    2-A-l 

Warners  plan  a  two-a-day 
way  showing  next  month  fo 
latest   musical,   "Footlight  Pr 
National  release   is   set  for  ' 


Bill  Pine,  Rodney  Bush  Swap  ( 

Biil  Pine  of  the  Paramoun-  ( 
studio  publicity  force  has  arr  « 
New  York  and  will  temporar 
change  posts  with  Rodney  i 
who  leaves  New  York  for  the* 
in  about  two  weeks. 


Exclusives    Shelved 

The  exclusive  run  policy,  which  ■ 
eral  major  distributors  tried  out  d-  I 
the  1932-33  season,  so  far  has  | 
shelved  as  far  as  new  season  sellir  i 
concerned,  according  to  a  survey  r  < 
by  THE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday.  * 
plan  was  tried  by  Harry  Arthur  in  I 
eral  Connecticut  situations  and  in  c  I 
localities,    last  year. 


WHO 
GAVE 
YOU 


DARK    ANGEL 

STELLA   DALLAS 

BULLDOG 
DRUMMOND 

CONDEMNED 

WHOOPEE 

ARROWSMITH 

PALMY    DAYS 

STREET   SCENE 

KID  FROM  SPAIN 

And  All  Those  Other  Hits 


SAMUEIi 

GOLDWYN 


THE  MAN  WHO  HAS 
GIVEN  YOU  MORE  HITS 
THAN  ANY  OTHER  IN- 
DIVIDUAL PRODUCER  IN 
THE  INDUSTRY  STEPS  FOR- 
WARD THIS  YEAR  WITH 
FOUR  MORE  GOLDWYN 
OPPORTUNITIES  .  .  .  BIGGER 
THAN  ANYTHING  HE'S  EVER 
OFFERED    IN    THE    PAST. 


WITH  THIS  ONE  COMPLETED 


FLASH/ 

Just  As  We  Go  To  Press 
Comes  This  News! 

CHICAGO  —  "MASQUER  ADER" 

broke  all  attendance  records  including 
"Kid  From  Spain"  which  held 
previous  high! 

BOSTON  —  Line  up  all  around  block 
when  doors  opened.  "MASQUERADER" 
set  to  exceed  everything. 

ATLANTIC  CITY—  "MASQUERADER" 
doubled    previous    picture's    gross!     -A 
Brought  back  for  return  engagement  at*^ 
same  house. 

Now  Watch  New  York! 


Ronald  COLMA] 


in 


If. 


THE 


•i 


» 


MASQUERADE 


with  ELISSA  LANDI 


Jticturized  from  one  of  the  most  sensational  stage  hits  of  all 
So  well  did  the  masquerader  play  his  part,  that  the  man  who 
him  as  a  double  was  branded  an  impostor, . . .  even  by  his  wife  I 
mistress.  Not  since  "Bull-Dog  Drummond"  has  Colman  had  such  a 


■I 


ND  THIS  ONE  IN  PRODUCTION 


EDDIE  CANTOR 


m 


"ROMAN 
SCANDALS" 


with  RUTH    ETTING 

DAVID  MANNERS  and  GLORIA  STUART 
and     THE     GOLDWYN     GIRLS 


Oaesar's  Roman  legions  returning  triumphant  from  foreign  conquests, 
bearing  as  booty  the  prize  beauties  of  far  flung  empires!  Slave  markets 
seething  with  hundreds  of  glorious  Goldwyn  Girls,  too  exquisite  to  be 
alive,  too  beautiful  for  the  naked  eye!  You'll  be  their  slaves  when  they 
weave  their  sinuous  spell. 

Pop-eyed  Eddie,  the  crashing  charioteer,  burning  up  Rome  under  his 
own  horse  power.  What  a  man  in  his  flying  toga!  Throwing  the  bull  in 
"  The  Kid  From  Spain "  was  nothing  to  keeping  the  chariot  from 
throwing  him,  as  he  thunders  down  the  arena. 


■ 


C» 


GLAMOROUS!  EXOTIC!  AMERICA 


ALL  Europe  lies  entranced  in  the  path 
of  her  flaming  triumphs.  Now  America 
awaits,  with  expectant  thrill,  her  first 
American  picture. 

I"  OR  fifteen  months,  Samuel  Goldwyn 
has  drawn  prodigally  on  his  treasure 
chests  to  prepare  this  exotic  lady  from 
afar  for  her  American  debut.  Tutors  taught 
her  English.  Readers  searched  scripts  for  a 
vehicle  worthy  of  her  talents.  Coutouriers 
studied  her  sinuous  body  to  clothe  it 
glamorously.  Lighting  and  make-up 
artists  tested  her  strange  beauty  to  make 
it  a  vision  never  to  be  forgotten. 

NOW,  the  veil  is  to  be  lifted !  A  toast  of 
the  old  world  is  to  become  the  toast  of 
the  new!  Foreign  debts  are  cancelled. 
Europe  is  square  with  America  again. 
Exhibitors  will  soon  be  cashing  in  on 
another  Goldwyn  opportunity. 


1ILS   ITS   NEWEST  STAR' 


i 


NOW   SHOOTING! 


MAN  A 

\h  WARREN  WILLIAM 

Directed  by  GEORGE  FITZMAURICE 

t  of  that  exotic  Russia  lying  between  the 
terious  East  and  the  modern  West  rises  a  new 
In  this,  her  first  American  picture,  as  the  tragic 
ghter  of  voluptuousness  from  Emile  Zola's 
lortal  classic,  she  has  a  role  magnificently 
ching  her  superb  artistry. 


ttl 


IN  PREPARATION! 


ilARBARY 
COAST 

a  port  of  call  on  the  coast  of  Hell.   No  more 


aorous  setting  the  world  over  could  be  found 

,he  exquisite  artistry  of  this  beauteous  star  than 

roaring  panorama  of  the  California  gold  rush. 

a  HERBERT  ASBURY'S  book  by  the  same  name 
Screen  play  by  FRANCES  MARION 


! 


^ 


k 


CONTRACT  NOW  FOR  THES! 


SAMUEL 
GOLDWYN 

PRODUCTIONS 


THROUGH  YOUR  NEARES1 


UNITED 
ARTISTS 

EXCHANGE 


Printed  in  U.S.A. 


•  •«»•• 


gy,  Aug.  22,  1933 


—3&>* 


DAILY 


11 


LIG  OF  CODE 

DELAYED  A  DAY 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
and    exhibitor    committees 
I  :ompleted    principles    of    the 
ft  ist   Saturday   afternoon. 
Ie  >ers  of  the  continuing  com- 
9   today  will  continue  ironing 
c  ails   in   connection  with   the 
Is.     In  addition  to  this  mat- 
nt's    attention    will    also    be 
ngaged  by  a  Fox  Film  stock- 
meeting  this  afternoon.   He 
leave  at  midnight  for  Wash- 


po 


:  and  O'Reilly  conferred  at 
Evs  office  yesterday  afternoon. 
I  ing  of  clauses  has  been  as- 

ne  to  a  committee  consisting  of 
a  F.  Myers,  Louis  Nizer,  Har- 
I  Franklin,  Mitchell  Klupt,  at- 

iefor  A.  H.  Schwartz;  H.  M. 
I   Al  Steffes  and  Ed  Kuyken- 

1. I  ome  of  the  members  are  out 


I  Allied  Trades 
To  Fight  Dual 


Ban 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

iv'ial    exhibitor    to    decide    for 

)ei,ing  that  the  code  formulators 
1  !  ;reed  on  a  clause  whereby 
il;  -ould  be  banned  by  a  vote  of 
Jicent  of  theaters  in  any  terri- 
:.  olden  said  yesterday  that  his 
u  vas  prepared  to  wage  a  finish 
rtl'i  the  issue.  Golden  holds  the 
tl  of  Harry  Thomas,  Herman 
lif  an,  A.  C.  Bromberg  and  Jack 
Witz  appointed  with  him  as 
e|immitteemen  and  all  favoring 
o|'n  policy  on  duals.  He  also 
I  iat  Universal  and  Columbia 
t.jiong  companies  that  have  in- 
I   they  favor  leaving  the  ques- 

to  the  exhibitors. 
a  s  letter  to  allied  trades,  Gol- 
i    ntends    that,     if     duals    are 
ir ',  it  will  reduce  the  number  of 
tijs  made  by  over  250   a  year, 

jig  many  persons  out  of  work, 
many  theaters  and  eliminat- 

j'St  of  the  smaller   producing 
I  .ies. 


i  ita.  Sales  Up  in  South 

';  of  Vitaphone  shorts  in  the 

this   season  are  65   per   cent 

J  of    last    year,    according    to 

i?/n  H.   Moray,   sales   manager, 

just  back  from  a  trip  through 

I  :rritory. 


na   Sten   Well   Prepared 

na     Sten,     whom     Samuel     Goldwyn 

Present   in   Zola's   "Nana"    and   one 

picture   for   United   Artists   release 

33-34,   has  just  finished   15   months 

jlrooming     for     her     American     film 

This    establishes    a    record    for 

Jh  of  time  spent  in  preparing  a  star 

production.  Treatments  on  12  stories 

'     prepared      before      "Nana"      was 

'*ed,    and    every    kind    of    test    has 

1    made,    including    makeup,    diction, 

jatics,    lighting,   sound,    singing,    etc. 


__  J;TH|f !' 

rH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     HAVING  STARTED  to  pick  out  some  of  the  No.  1 

Men  in  the  industry  with  our  li'l  talk  about  Joe  Schenck 

it  is   hardly   possible  to   overlook   Samuel   Goldwyn who 

has  been  so  closely  identified  with  him Mister  Goldwyn 

steps  out  with  five  productions  this  season  instead  of  his  usual 
two  or  three he  is  so  sold  on  President  Roosevelt's  re- 
construction program  that  he  is  looking  ahead  to  the  next  step 
which  must  inevitably  follow  its  success 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     WHEN   GOLDWYN   entered  the  business   in   1910 

it  wasn't  dumb  luck  that  he  picked  Jesse  L.  Lasky  as 

a  partner Samuel  Goldwyn  has  always  been  uncanny 

in  picking  his  associates the  company  was  formed  with 

a  cash  capital  of  $20,000 each  partner  subscribing  half 

the  amount in  those  days  a  feature  film  cost  about  a 

grand   to   produce c'n   ya   imagine! "The    Squaw 

Man"  was  their  first,  with  Dustin  Farnum  starring  and  Cecil 

B.  De  Mille  directing De  Mille's  salary  was  100  berries 

per  week a  renovated  stable  was  their  studio 

•  •  •  IT  WAS  in  1917  that  Sam  Goldwyn  was  instrumen- 
tal in  bringing  about  the  $25,000,000  Famous  Players-Lasky 
merger and  he  became  chairman  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors  in  1918  he  formed  the  Goldwyn  Pictures  Corpo- 
ration with  Arch  and  Edgar  Selwyn  of  which  he  became 

prexy   and   chief   owner. a   few   years   later   he   sold   out 

his   interest  to  the   Metro   Company,   and   started   again   as   an 

indie   producer  under  his   own  name a   position  that  he 

has  maintained  to  this  day in  1918  he  allied  his  organi- 
zation with  United  Artists 

#  *  #  ♦ 

•  •  •  GUESTS  OF  honor  at  the  premiere  of  "Dinner  At 
Eight"  at  the  Astor  tomorrow  eve  will  be  Robert  Montgomery 

and  Helen  Hayes Arch  Selwyn  will  be  the  guest  of  honor 

at  the  Rivoli  for  the  opening  of  Noel  Coward's  operetta,  "Bitter 
Sweet" George  Arliss  in  "Voltaire"  opens  at  the  Holly- 
wood this  morning,  with  international  celebs  as  guests  for  the 

evening  performance A  fashion  show  styled  "Paris  On 

Parade"  will  be  the  stage  attraction  at  the  7th  Ave.  Roxy  start- 
ing Friday mannequins  at  every  performance  will  model 

the  latest  in  fall  and  winter  furs 


I.A.T.S.E.  &  M.P.O.  Bans 
Co-Operative  Ventures 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

aters  so  operated  constitute  unfair 
competition  to  regular  employers, 
and  eventually  employees  engaged  in 
such  ventures  find  themselves  work- 
ing on  a  wage  scale  lower  than  that 
paid  by  other  houses  of  similar  clas- 
sification, it  is  stated. 


New  Warner  Appointments  in  Wis. 

Milwaukee — Bunny  Sommers,  for- 
merly manager  of  Warners'  Apple- 
ton  house,  has  been  named  manager 
of  the  circuit's  newly  acquired  Ret- 
law  in  Fond  du  Lac.  Mildred  Wirth, 
formerly  secretary  in  the  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  department  of  Fox- 
Midwesco,  has  been  named  secretary 
to  Ben  Katz,  publicity  and  advertis- 
ing director  for  Warner  Bros. 


Cleveland  Nearly  All  NRA 

Cleveland — Almost  all  Cleveland 
theaters  have  signed  the  NRA  code 
and  are  displaying  the  eagle.  One 
small  circuit  and  three  independent 
houses  are  still  holding  out. 


Lab.  Code  Hearing 

Set  For  Aug.  31 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

comprising  a  board  of  the  Labora- 
tory Association  and  three  members 
of  the  Government.  The  code  was 
signed  by  Alan  Freedman,  Stephen 
Eller,  Tom  Evans  and  Herbert 
Yates. 


$10,000  Profit  From  Va.  Censors 

Richmond — A  profit  of  about  $10,- 
000  after  all  operating  expenses  is 
expected  to  be  turned  in  to  the  state 
treasury  this  year  by  the  censorship 
division,  according  to  Richard  C.  L. 
Moncure,  director.  No  comment  has 
been  made  by  the  Governor  regard- 
ing the  suggested  abolition  of  the 
censor  bureau. 


GOLDWYN  LIMITS 
LINEUP  TO  FIVE 


Sticking  to  his  belief  in  fewer  and 
better  pictures,  Samuel  Goldwyn 
will  limit  his  activities  for  1933-34 
to  five  United  Artists  release,  in- 
cluding Ronald  Colman's  "The  Mas- 
querader,"  completed  recently.  Only 
one  big  Eddie  Cantor  musical  will 
be  made  by  Goldwyn.  This  has  been 
in  production  for  a  year.  The  initial 
Anna  Sten  picture,  "Nana,"  has  had 
a  year  and  three  months  of  prepara- 
tion. This  will  be  followed  by  an- 
other vehicle  for  Miss  Sten,  an  orig- 
inal by  Frances  Marion  based  on 
Herbert  Asbury's  "Barbary  Coast." 
Goldwyn's  final  picture  will  be  an 
all-star  on  the  "Cavalcade"  order 
but  with  an  American  background. 


Draft  Proposals 

For  Vaude  Talent 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ed  the  proposals.  Charles  L.  O'Reil- 
ly participated  in  the  meet  at  the 
Hotel  Astor,  functioning  as  coordina- 
tor.    Schiller  presided. 

Comprising  the  exhibitor  commit- 
tee are,  in  addition  to  Schiller,  Sid- 
ney E.  Samuelson,  George  Skouras, 
Harold  B.  Franklin.  The  commit- 
tee meets  this  afternoon  to  discuss 
the  proposals. 


Wis.  M.  P.  T.  O.  Meet  in  Sept. 

Milwaukee — Tentative  dates  for  the 
annual  convention  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Wisconsin  and  Upper  Michigan 
have  been  moved  into  the  middle  of 
September,  says  President  Fred  S. 
Meyer. 


Green  Says  Strike 

Is  Jurisdictional 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

eral  years,  said  William  Green, 
president  of  the  American  Federa- 
tion of  Labor,  at  yesterday's  media- 
tion conference  in  an  effort  to  iron 
out  the  coast  trouble.  Green  ad- 
mitted he  had  heard  rumors  of  a 
threatened  nationwide  strike  of  all 
movie  theater  operators  in  sympathy 
with  the  studio  strikers.  Meetings 
will  resume  today. 


Saxe  Bros.  Circuit  Adds 
3  Executives  to  Staff 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

theater  as  engineer,  while  Vollen- 
dorf  served  as  booker  for  Fox-Mid- 
wesco  and  Keefe  was  publicity  di- 
rector for  the  same  circuit  several 
years  ago. 


MANY  HAPPY  PETUM 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  22 

Samuel   Goldwyn 


I 


12 


THE 


■o&a 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  Aug.  22, 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 


By    RALPH    WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
riEORGE  BANCROFT  will  play 
"Diamond  Jim"  Brady  in  "The 
World's  Greatest  Spender,"  original 
by  Michael  L.  Simmons,  to  be  pro- 
duced by  Charles  R.  Rogers  for 
Paramount.     Harry  Joe  Brown  will 

direct. 

*  *         * 

Paramount  has  bought  "If  a  Man 
Bites  a  Dog,"  by  Tiffany  Thayer, 
and  "The  Pioneer  Woman,"  by  Stan 
Dagvar. 

M-G-M  assignments:  Robert  Mont- 
gomery to  star  in  "Transcontinental 
Bus";  Jobyna  Howland,  ZaSu  Pitts 
and  Helen  Shipman  for  "Meet  the 
Baron";  Alice  Brady,  Lionel  Barry- 
more  and  Conway  Tearle  for  "The 
Vinegar  Tree." 

*  *         * 

Carole  Lombard  will  have  the  lead 
in  "White  Woman,"  Paramount  pic- 
ture, with  Charles  Laughton  and 
Charles  Bickford.  Stuart  Walker  is 
to  direct. 

*  *         * 

Warren  Hymer  has  been  signed 
by  Columbia  for  "My  Woman." 

*  #         * 

Mitchell  Leisen  will  direct  Para- 
mount's  "The  Trumpet  Blows,"  with 
George  Raft  and  Helen  Twelvetrees. 
Roberto  Turnbull,  Paramount  News 
cameraman  in  Mexico  City,  has  been 
brought  here  to  act  as  technical  di- 
rector on  the  picture. 

Ted  Healy  and  his  stooges  have 
been  signed  to  new  M-G-M  contracts 
and  will  appear  next  in  "Meet  the 
Baron." 

$  #  # 

Sam  Taylor  and  Harold  Lloyd  are 
being  re-united  after  an  absence  of 
seven  years.  Taylor's  last  picture 
with  Lloyd  was  "The  Freshman." 
Taylor,  who  will  direct  Lloyd's  next 
story,  directed  "Out  All  Night,"  a 
Universal  picture,  which  is  proofing 
popular   at   the   box-office. 

Lee  Zahler  is  supervising  the  mu- 
sic for  "Dance,  Girl,  Dance,"  which 
is  being  made  by  Invincible  Pictures. 
In  collaboration  with  C.  Maury,  Zah- 
ler wrote  "Seeing  Is  Believing,"  the 
theme  song  of  the  picture. 

Eddie  Cline  is  directing  an  un- 
titled Technicolor  featurette  at  War- 
ner Bros.  Teddy  Joyce  and  Hobart 
Cavanaugh  are  among  the  principals. 
Cavanaugh  won  a  long  term  con- 
tract at  the  Burbank  studio,  due  to 
his  work  in  "One  Sunday  After- 
noon," at  the  Hollywood  El  Capitan. 


Zanuck  After  Jed   Harris? 

Jed  Harris,  Broadway  producer  who 
has  been  on  a  visit  to  the  coast,  is  re- 
ported being  sought  by  Darryl  Zanuck 
as  an  addition  to  the  20th  Century 
Pictures   staff. 


Boston  ■ —  Newest  additions  to  the 
Metropolitan  theater  publicity  staff 
is  Bob  Cox,  who  incidentally  is  the 
masked  singer  appearing  nightly  in 
the   dancing   lounge. 


Minenapolis — Ed  Jensen  returned 
to  these  parts  recently  after  two 
years  on  the  coast.  He  may  join  the 
sales  force  of  an  equipment  com- 
pany. 


Salem,  Mass. — The  Salem,  man- 
aged by  Leonard  Dunn  for  M.  and 
P.,  plans  part-time  vaudeville. 


Grinnell,  la.  —  The  Colonial,  re- 
cently taken  over  by  A.  H.  Blank  of 
Des  Moines,  opens  Sept.  6. 


Cincinnati — Jimmy  Brunett,  local 
Warner  booker,  will  marry  Dorothy 
Dodd  on  Aug.  30. 


Louisville    —    The      Alamo      has 
changed  to  split  week  first-runs. 


Lexington,  Ky.  —  The  Kentucky 
theater,  operated  by  the  Phoenix 
Amusement  Co.,  has  reopened. 


By 


Eight  Theaters  Added 

RKO  Circuit  in  Week 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Buckley  houses  in  Albany,  with 
Buckley  in  charge  of  local  operation. 
The  theaters  involved  are  the  RKO 
Palace,  RKO  Grand,  Harmanus 
Bleeker  Hall  and  Leland.  The 
houses  have  been  listed  under  the 
division  management  of  Charles 
Koerner,',  in  charge  of  RKO  upstate 
New  York  and  New  England  the- 
aters. Other  partnership  deals  dur- 
ing the  past  week  involve  the  Ter- 
minal, Newark,  which  is  being  op- 
erated in  association  with  Skouras, 
and  theaters  in  Sioux  City,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Des  Moines,  Dubuque  and 
Davenport,  which  will  be  operated 
in  association  with  Mort  Singer. 

Loew  Tries  Innovations 
On  "Gold  Diggers"  Dates 

An.  innovation  in  neighborhood 
theater  booking  arrangements  is  be- 
ing tried  by  the  Loew  circuit  in  con- 
nection with  Warners'  "Gold  Diggers 
of  1933."  Under  its  booking  con- 
tract, only  Loew  houses  will  play 
the  musical  for  the  next  few  months. 
Instead  of  the  usual  method  of  re- 
leasing the  picture  by  borough  di- 
visions, it  will  be  shown  in  all  bor- 
oughs and  Westchester  simultane- 
ously, and  about  30  houses  which  do 
not  ordinarily  play  a  full  week  will 
do  so  with  this  attraction. 


F.  P.  Canadian  Meeting  Winds  Up 

Toronto  —  Eastern  division  man- 
agers' conference  of  Famous  Players 
Canadian  Corp.  wound  up  last  week 
with  a  dinner  and  outing,  guests  in- 
cluding Col.  John  A.  Cooper,  Jules 
Allen,  J.  J.  Allen,  Herbert  Allen, 
William  Rosenfeld,  Morris  Milligan, 
Jack  Hunter,  Henry  L.  Nathanson, 
Walter  Hayer,  H.  Paynter,  Oscar 
Hanson,  A.  L.  Perry,  Mannie  Brown, 
H.  Masters,  J.  0.  Loghlin,  Wil- 
liam Reeve,  Leo  Devaney,  Syd 
Taube,  Ben  Norrich  and  others.  The 
sessions  were  presided  over  by  N. 
L.  Nathanson,  Clarence  Robson,  J. 
J.  Fitzgibbons  and  R.  W.  Bolstead. 


Indie  Vaude  Men  Meet  Tonight 

First  meeting  of  the  Independent 
Vaudeville  Theaters  operators  will 
be  held  tonight  at  the  Edison  Hotel 
to  formulate  a  code  for  the  NRA. 


"Flying  Devils"  Opens 

Friday  at  the  Roxy 

"Flying  Devils,"  a  new  RKO- 
Radio  picture  with  Eric  Linden,  Ar- 
line  Judge,  Bruce  Cabot,  Ralph  Bel- 
lamy and  Cliff  Edwards,  will  open 
Friday  at  the  Roxy  Theater,  7th 
Ave.  and  50th  Street,  as  the  featured 
screen  attraction  of  the  new  pro- 
gram. This  film,  the  story  of  a  barn- 
storming aerial  circus,  was  directed 
by  Russell  Birdwell  and  is  based  on 
the  story  by  Louis  Stevens,  with 
screen  adaptation  by  Byron  Morgan 
and  Louis  Stevens. 


Academy  Meets  Thursday 
For  Action  on  Film  Code 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — A  special  meeting  of 
the  entire  membership  of  the  Acad- 
emy of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences  will 
be  held  Thursday  for  action  on  the 
NRA  code.  President  J.  T.  Reed, 
back  from  New  York,  will  speak. 
The  producers'  arbitration  agree- 
ment and  agency  code  also  will  be 
discussed.  Any  official  action  of  the 
Academy  will  be  by  secret  ballot. 

Tomorrow  the  Academy  will  hold 
its  first  election  under  the  new  by- 
laws in  which  a  board  of  governors 
and  branch  executive  committees 
will  be  chosen  by  ballot  of  the  mem- 
bers, with  officers  elected  by  the 
electoral  committee  comprised  of 
the  board  of  governors  and  the  en- 
tire branch  executive  committees. 


Ben   Pitts   Heads   New   Firm 

Fredericksburg,  Va. — Benjamin  T. 
Pitts,  circuit  operator,  is  president 
of  the  newly  charatered  Charlestown 
Amusement  Co.,  Inc.,  this  city, 
formed  to  operate  movie  houses.  Ed 
Benson  of  Charlestown,  W.  Va.,  is 
vice-president,  and  L.  G.  Payne  of 
Famouth,  Va.,  secretary-treasurer. 


"Gold  Diggers"  Brought  Back 

Louisville— "Gold  Diggers  of  1933" 
is  being  brought  back  for  return  en- 
gagements in  Mayfield,  Princeton 
and  Fulton. 


Louisville   100%    NRA 

Louisville  —  All  Louisville  movie 
houses  have  gone  into  the  NRA  and 
are  displaying  the  blue  eagle. 


SHORT  SHOTS  fr\ 
EASTERN  STUDI 


=  By  CHAS.  ALICOATE  - 

'"pHE  GREAT  ADVEN' 
starring  Lilliam  Gish  a 
land  Young,  has  gone  into 
tion  at  the  Eastern  Service 
in  Astoria.  Arnold  Picture 
is  making  it.  Arthur  Hopki 
William  de  Mille  are  directi 
sisted  by  Joe  Nadel. 
• 

"Big  Benefit"  is  the  title 
third  of  the  series  of  twol 
to  be  produced  by  Mentone  l\ 
tions  for  Universal  release.  (I 
for  the  short  will  be  complet] 
week,  with  work  scheduled  t\ 
Aug.  28  at  the  West  Coast  I 
studio  under  the  direction  o  I 
Shores-  Frank  Zucker  will  I 
camera  woi-k. 

The  "Mississippi  Suite,"  a  : 
semi-classical  tone  poem  co 
by  Ferde  Grofe,  is  being  ma 
a  one-reel  film  at  the  Brookly 
phone  studio  under  the  direci 
Roy  Mack. 

• 

I  sham  Jones  and  his  ban\ 
been  signed  by  Sam  Sax  to  ', 
'short  for  Vitaphone.  Her  mail 
has  assigned  his  musical  staff  I 
pare  a  scenario.  Roy  Mack  I 
red. 

9 

Frank  Heath,  former  Par; 
casting  director  and  most  r 
doing  the  casting  for  "T 
Chance,"  has  joined  Arnold  P 
Corp.  in  the  same  capacity 
feature  "The  Great  Adve 
Heath  will  make  his  hedquar 
the  Eastern  Service  studio 
toria. 

• 

Walter  E.  Keller,  formed' 
Paramount,     Universal,     Foi 
head  of  the  art  department 
Tec- Art   studios   on   the   coas 
who  is  responsible  for  the  art 
tion     on     the     recently     con, 
Rowland-Brice   feature,    "Mo\ 
and  Pretzels,'   is  art  director 
Arnold   Pictures    Carp,    prodf 
"The  Great  Adventure." 
• 

Final  shots  have  been  com 
on  the  two-reel  Vitaphone  sho 
ject     starring     Jane     Fromar 
Georges  Metaxa,  supported  by 
Ryder,  Don  Zelaya,  Chaney  |j 
specialty    dancers,    Harlan    B] 
Novia    and    Vitaphone's    pern1 
chorus  of  14  girls  along  with 
cial  chorus  of  12  male  singep 
script  for  the  short,  as  yet  UJ] 
was   authored  by   Cyrus   Woc; 
A.  Dorian  Otvos  of  the  studil 
nario  staff. 


- 


All-Comedy  Programs 

Cleveland — Having    found    his    pa] 
unresponsive   to    heavy   dramas,    Marv 
Louis    Swee    of    the    Knickerbocker 
hereafter    give    an    all-comedy    pro> 
every   Thursday   and    Friday. 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


-^FDAILY 


.  LVBII.  NO.  4> 


C^WEDNESDAy,  AUGUST  23,  1933 


<5  CENTS 


ten  New 


Are  Elected  to  Fox  Board 


LIST  MINUTE  PROPOSALS  PRESAGE  CODE  FIGHT 

RA  May  Sidetrack  Fair  Practice  Questions  in  Code 


l\  rfoyment       Objectives 
teing  Sought  First 
Through  Code 

J     By  WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
LM   DAILY   Staff    Correspondent 

\  shington  —  Due  to  the  mounting 
in  sr  of  codes  being  received  by 
ne  IRA,  the  sidetracking  of  fair 
re  ce  sections  until  a  later  date, 
w  :he  approval  of  codes  affect- 
um nly  hours  of  labor  and  mini- 

n  wages  is  seen  in  some  offi- 
ia  i.uarters  as  being  forced  upon 

{Continued   on   Page   4) 


« 


CODE  SPECIFIES 
RDITRATION  BOARD 


gton  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
shington  —  A  secondary  com- 
?,  known  as  an  arbitration 
,  to  settle  controversies  not 
2d  in  its  fair  practice  code,  is 
ied  in  the  laboratory  code 
uled  for  hearing  Aug.  31  in 
J.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce 
before  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt.  This 
addition  to  the  Administra- 
Recovery  Committee  which 
I  administer  the  code  itself. 
!  lab  association  filing  the  code 

(Continued  on  Page    16) 


.  Vanni  to  Aid  Sagal 
Handling  Poll  Houses 

.  v  Haven — A.  J.  Vanni,  former- 
*:th  the  Poli  circuit  and  now 
ging    the    Palace    and     Bijou 

is  expected  to  become  aide  to 
M.    Sagal    when    the    latter 

over  the  handling  of  the  Fox 

(Continued   on    Page    4) 


Sonogram,  RCA  Go  NRA 

'lonogram  Pictures  has  signed  the 
^  code  and  the  organization  is  now 
ctioning  100  per  cent  under  the  Na- 
nal  Recovery  Act,  President  W.  Ray 
1  nston  announced  yesterday.  RCA 
{tor  Co.,  Camden,  N.  J.,  also  has 
'lied  the  code,  with  about  6,500  em- 
wees  affected,  President  E.  T.  Cun- 
|!ham   announced. 


Strike    Mediation   Confabs   Continue 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE    FILM   DAILY 
Washington — Mediation  conferences  on  the  Hollywood  strike  situation  were  adjourned 
yesterday  until  today  for  further  hearings.     Spokesmen  for  the  musicians'   union  will   be 
heard  at   the  same   time   by  the   National   Labor   Board  holding  the  conferences. 


ACADEMY  ELECTS 
GOVERNING  ROARD 


West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Members  of  the 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  &  Sciences 
have  elected  the  following  board  of 
governors:  Actors  Branch — Adolphe 
Menjou,  Lewis  Stone,  Dudley  Dig- 
ges;  Directors — Frank  Capra,  John 
Cromwell,  William  K.  Howard;  Pro- 
ducers— Irving  Thalberg;  B.  B. 
(Continued  on  Page   16) 


Resort  Roadshowings 

For  "Dinner  at  Eight" 

Three  summer  resort  roadshow 
engagements  have  been  set  by  M- 
G-M  on  "Dinner  at  Eight,"  all-star 
special,  which  will  have  its  world 
premiere  tonight  at  the  two-a-day 
Astor  on  Broadway.  On  Friday  the 
picture  opens  at  the  Stanley,  At- 
lantic City,  and  the  Lyric,  Asbury 
Park,  for  two  weeks  each,  followed 
by  the  Palace,  Saratoga,  for  a  week 
starting  Aug.  27. 


EQUIPMENT  CODE 
IS  BEING  REVISED 


With  the  exception  of  "several 
minor  points,"  equipment  dealers 
are  understood  to  be  in  agreement 
on  a  code,  which  recently  was  sub- 
mitted to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  who  re- 
turned it  to  a  conference  committee 
with  a  number  of  recommendations. 

Work  of  ironing  out  wrinkles  in 
the  proposals  was  under  way  yester- 

(Cotitinued   on   Page   4) 

Majestic  Set  On  12 

For  1933-34  Season 

Majestic  Pictures  has  scheduled 
12  features  for  the  new  season.  They 
are  "Sing,  Sinner,  Sing,"  already  re- 
leased; "An  Entirely  Different  Wo- 
man," "The  Sin  of  Nora  Moran," 
"The  Rosary,"  "The  Diary  of  a  Bad 
Woman,"  "Husband  Hunters  of 
1934,"  "Wild  Geese,"  "Gaily  I  Sin," 
"Curtain  at  Eight,"  "My  Life," 
"Laughing  Woman,"  "Age  of  In- 
discretion." 


Only  2  of  Fox  Directorate 

Re-elected  by  Stockholders 


Writers  Ask  NRA  to  Ban 
Producers'  Agreement 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Among  demands 
which  President  Lawson  of  the 
Screen  Writers  Guild  will  make  at 
the  Washington  hearing  on  the  film 
code  will  be  that  the  secret  agree- 
ment among  producers  be  abolished. 
Lawson  claims  the  present  agree- 
ment restrains  free  competition  for 

(Continued  on  Page    16) 


Ten  new  directors  were  elected  to 
the  Fox  Film  board,  with  only  Sid- 
ney R.  Kent  and  Harley  L.  Clarke 
of  the  old  board  being  re-elected, 
at  yesterday's  adjourned  meeting 
of  stockholders.  New  directors  are 
W.  C.  Michel,  John  D.  Clark,  H. 
Donald  Campbell,  Richard  F.  Hoyt, 
Hon.  Daniel  0.  Hastings,  Arthur 
W.  Loasby,  Ernest  W.  Niver,  Her- 
man G.  Place,  Seton  Porter  and 
Sydney  Towell.    They  replace  W.  W. 

(Continued  on   Page    16) 


Kent  and  O'Reilly  Go  to 

Washington  Today 

With  Draft 

Bringing  in  of  several  "last  min- 
ute" proposals  by  the  distributor 
continuing  committee  compelled  the 
exhibitor  continuing  group  to  go  in- 
to session  late  yesterday  afternoon 
and  evening  at  the  office  of  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly,  who  presided  as  coor- 
dinator. Just  what  the  new  recom- 
mendations  are  were  not  disclosed, 

(Continued   on    Page   4) 


"NOT  SATISFIED," 
SAYS  KUYKENDALL 


"As  I  am  not  completely  satisfied 
with  the  tentative  industry  code 
draft  I  intend  to  continue  to  fight 
for  several  major  issues  at  the 
Washington  hearing,"  President  Ed 
Kuykendall  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
told  The  Film  Daily  yesterday  be- 
fore departing  from  New  York  for 
Chicago.  His  reference  was  under- 
stood to  be  directed  at  such  points 
as   "open  market"  buying,   elimina- 

(Continued   on    Page    14) 


Premium  Men  to  Fight 

Restrictions  in  Code 

Determined  to  present  the  pre- 
mium dealer's  side  of  the  story  at 
the  forthcoming  Washington  indus- 
try code  hearing,  the  Associated 
Theater  Premium  Dealers,  recently- 
organized,  will  send  a  delegation  to 
battle  against  any  proposed  bans  or 
restrictions.  Frank  Waggoner,  edi- 
tor   of    "Premium    Practice,"    trade 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 


50  Per  Cent   Increase 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Without  intimating 
whether  the  NRA's  move  for  more  em- 
ployment had  anything  to  do  with  it, 
First  National  announces  that  the  title 
of  the  next  Edward  G.  Robinson  picture 
has  been  changed  from  "I  Loved  a  Wo- 
man"   to    "I    Loved    Two    Women." 


THE 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Independent  Theater  Owners  Ass'n 
cruise   up   the   Hudson. 

Today:  Independent    Theater    Owners'    Ass'n 

outing  and   Hudson  River  boat  ride. 

Aug.  23-24:  First  annual  convention  of  Inde- 
pendent Motion  Picture  Owners  Association 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,  Rehoboth,   Del. 


$5,500,000  in   Giveaways   During  Year 

Theaters  in  three  Eastern  territories  during  the  past  year  have  used  premiums  aggre- 
gating $5,500,000  in  cost,  according  to  a  survey  made  by  the  recently-formed  Asso- 
ciated Theater  Premium  Distributors.  The  checkup  covers  New  York,  Philadelphia, 
New    England    and    New    Jersey. 


Columbia  Closes  Deal 
With  E.  M.  Loew  Circuit 

E.  M.  Loew  Circuit  of  Boston  has 
closed  a  contract  with  Columbia  for 
the  company's  1933-34  product  in 
21    New    England   theaters. 


Expedition  to  Mexico 

Frank  C.  >du  Paty,  engaged  in 
exploration  pictures  for  the  past 
six  years,  has  completed  arrange- 
ments for  his  next  expedition  to  re- 
mote parts  of  Mexico.  The  expedi- 
tion is  scheduled  to  leave  in  Sep- 
tember and  will  be  gone  for  about 
six  months.  Paty  plans  to  bring 
back  an  authentic  pictorial  record 
of  the  arts  and  craft  life  and  fiestas 
of  the  Indians  as  well  as  sacred 
ceremonies  in  the  land  of  the  Pur- 
nle  Mountains  and  other  scenic 
beauty  spots. 


Warners  Plan  Jolson  Show 
Warners  are  understood  to  be 
planning  to  present  Al  Jolson  in  a 
stage  musical  this  winter  at  the 
Hollywood  Theater,  which  is  to  be 
remodeled  to  accommodate  legit 
shows.  Meanwhile  Jolson  is  to  ap- 
pear in  Warners'  film  version  of 
"Wonder-Bar." 


Repeal  Charlotte  Blue  Law 

Charlotte,  N.  C. — Sunday  movies 
here  are  believed  on  the  way  as  the 
result  of  the  city  council's  action  in 
repealing  an  old  ordinance  barring 
baseball  and  other  sports  on  Sunday. 
Exhibitors  say  they  will  be  guided 
by  public  sentiment. 


Circuit   Gets  High  Fidelity 

Contracts  have  been  signed  for  in 
stallation  of  Photophone  High  Fidel- 
ity sound  equipment  in  nine  theaters 
of  the  Morse  &  Rothenberg  circuit, 
eight  of  them  in  New  England.  . 


Warners  Add  to  Kentucky  Force 

Louisville — In  conforming  to  the 
NRA  code,  Warner  theaters  in  Ken- 
tucky have  increased  numerous  sal- 
aries and  added  to  personnel,  ac- 
cording to  Leo  Goldberg,  manager 
for  this  territory. 


New   License  for   Penna.   Operators 

A  new  license  fee  law  for  opera- 
tors becomes  effective  Sept.  1  in 
Pennsylvania,  excluding  Philadel- 
phia, Pittsburgh  and  Scranton,  in 
towns  which  at  present  do  not  have 
license  ordinances.  Towns  which  cur- 
rently have  licensing  laws  will  be 
affected  by  the  act  Jan.  1,  1934. 


Resolute    Pictures    Moving 

Resolute  Pictures,  headed  by  Her- 
bert Ebenstein,  will  move  to  the 
RKO  Building  in  Rockefeller  Center 
about  Sept.  1, 


Wm.  Weiss  Organizing 

Circuit  Through  Ohio 

Cleveland  —  William  Weiss  has 
formed  the  Mall  Theater  Co.  to  op- 
erate the  Mall,  former  Loew  house, 
as  the  first  of  a  string  of  Ohio  the- 
aters to  be  acquired  by  this  com- 
pany. The  Mall  reopens  early  next 
month. 


Karty  to  Manage  Koplar  House 

St.  Louis — Jules  Karty,  former 
manager  of  the  Shubert  Rialto,  will 
manage  the  St.  Louis  for  the  Kop- 
lar interests.  Maurice  Davis  and 
Harry  Niemeyer  Jr.  will  handle 
publicity.  Harry  Koplar  was  in 
New  York  last  week  to  complete 
arrangements  for  wiring  the  house 
with  RCA  high  fidelity  sound. 


United   Films   Gets    Building 

Ft.  Lauderdale,  Fla.— L.  O.  Ca- 
sey, attorney  representing  Edward 
Alexander  of  United  Films  Corp., 
has  negotiated  tentative  sales  con- 
tract for  purchase  of  Hollywood 
Hills  School,  to  be  used  for  ad- 
ministration ipurposes. 


Ruby  Camera  Exchange  Moves 

Ruby  Camera  Exchange,  dealers 
in  professional  motion  picture  equip- 
ment, has  moved  into  new  and  more 
spacious  quarters,  occupying  the 
second  floor  at  729  Seventh  Ave., 
where  new  modern  departments,  in- 
cluding a  projection  room,  sound 
film  recording  studio  and  editing 
rooms,  will  be  available. 


Henry  King  Returns  West 

Charleston,  S.  C. — After  complet- 
ing location  scenes  around  here  for 
Fox's  "House  of  Connelly,"  Direc- 
tor Henry  King  returned  to  Holly- 
wood this  week  in  his  private  plane. 


Sunday   Shows   Win 

Olney,  111. — A  three-year  fight  for 
Sunday  shows  has  been  won  here, 
with  the  blue  law  opponents  win- 
ning by  a   501  majority. 


JACK  COHN  and  JOE  McCONVILLE 
included  in  the  party  which  went  from 
York  to  Boston  for  the  "Lady  for  a  Day " 
view  party. 

ED  KUYKENDALL,  president  of  the  M.  I 
O.    A.,    left    New    York    yesterday    for   Chi 

VICTOR     McLAGLEN     arrived     in     New 
yesterday    from    England    en    route   to   Hollyy 

NANCY  CARROLL,  due  to  arrive  in  New 
from  the  west  early  this  week,  has  been 
layed   and    is   now   expected   early   next  wei 

SOL    LESSER    arrived    in    New   York   yest.  1 

from    Hollywood. 

ELEANOR     LYNN,    young    New    York    ac  | 
signed    by    Fox,    leaves   Sunday   for   the   coa 

DANIEL  O'SHEA  of  the  RKO  studio  legal   I 
is  en  route  from  Hollywood  to  New  York. 


First  NRA  Short  Sept.  1 

First  of  the  eight  short  feati 
being  made  by  the  producers  joil 
for  the  NRA  is  expected  to  be 
leased  throughout  the  country  al 
Sept.    1,   with   others   to  follow 
tween     that     date     and     Sept. 
Meanwhile  theaters  are  showing 
NRA    trailer   calling   on  the  pu 
to   get  behind   the   President's  -1 
gram  to  assure  its  success. 


Stars    for    NRA    Broadcast 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DA& 

Washington — A  host  of 
names,  including  Will  Rogers,  k 
Jolson,  Eddie  Cantor,  Jack  P(  I 
Ruth  Etting,  Bing  Crosby  and  otl  1 
will  take  part  in  next  Sunday  nig ': 
big  broadcast  of  the  NRA  in 
opening  gun  of  its  drive  to  Cc  ] 
the  blue  eagle  into  every  home,  1 
Administration  announces. 


"Captured"  Held  Over 

Warner's  "Captured,"  with  L( 
Howard  and  Doug  Fairbanks,  Jr 
being  held  over  at  the  Strand. 


Lester  Tobias  Opens  N.  Y.  Bra  I 

Lester  Tobias,  who  opei'ate:  1 
premium  company  at  New  Ha  1 
has  opened  a  New  York  office. 


Pathe  Meeting  Tuesday 

Matters  in  connection  with  its 
organization  plan  will  be  considt 
by  the  Pathe  board  of  directors 
its  meeting  Tuesday. 


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The  Adventure  Picture  Unusual 

Animals! 


Jungle! 


Monstrosities! 
Volcanoes! 
Natives ! 


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THESE  PICTURES  ARE  GETTING 
MEDALS  AT  THE  BOX-OFFICE! 

"TUGBOAT  ANNIE" 

( Dress  ler —  Beery) 

"STRANGER'S  RETURN" 

(L.  Barrymore — Miriam  Hopkins) 

"ANOTHER  LANGUAGE" 

(Bob  Montgomery — Helen  Hayes) 

WATCH  FOR  "Night  Flight",  "Broadway 

to  Hollywood",  "Turn  Back  the  Clock" 

and  more  happy  M-G-M  hits! 

TONIGHT!   The  Biggest  World's 


WHAT  a  thrill  for 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Irving  Thalberg! 

• 

JUST  as  they  return 
TO  the  M-G-M  studios 
TO  resume  their  activities 
THEY  hear  the 
HAPPY  news! 

NORMA  SHEARER  in 

'SMILIN'  THRU"  wins  the 

HIGHEST  award  of  the  fans. 

CONGRATULATIONS  and 

WE  know  therell  be 
MORE  like  "Smilin'  Thru"  from 
NORMA  Shearer  and 
IRVING  Thalberg 
IN  1933-34! 

Premiere  of  Years!  "DINNER  AT  8"— ASTOR  THEATRE 


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Wednesday,  Aug.  23, 


CODE  FIGHT  IS  SEEN 
IN  LATE  PROPOSALS 


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but  it  was  indicated  that  they  are 
likely  to  be  confronted  by  consider- 
able exhibitor  opposition.  The  pro- 
cording  to  exhibitor  com- 
mitteemen, came  as  a  surprise,  as  it 
had  been  understood  that  the  ten- 
tative code  draft  had  been  com- 
pleted except  for  correcting  its 
phraseology. 

Harold  B.  Franklin.  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall.  A.  H.  Schwartz  and  Abram  F. 
Myers  participated  in  the  continu- 
ing  committee  session.  Myers  hur- 
ried to  New  York  from  Washing- 
ton  in  order  to  take  part. 

Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  in  their  capacities  as  co- 
ordinators, both  left  Xew  York 
early  this  morning  for  Washing- 
ton to  confer  with  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, deputy  administrator  in 
charge  of  the  code.  As  they  have 
arranged  no  definite  time  of  meet- 
ing Rosenblatt  today,  they  will  sim- 
oly  "drop  in."  Whether  or  not 
their  conference,  at  which  they  plan 
to  submit  the  tentative  master  code, 
extends  over  today  has  not  been  de- 
termined. 


Ed.  Kuykendall  Holding- 
Code  Conference  in  Chi. 

Informal  conferences  on  industry 
code  provisions  will  be  held  bv  Ed 
Kuykendall.  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  p'rexy. 
at  the  Congress  Hotel  in  Chicago 
today.  Various  exhibitor  leaders, 
including  Jack  Miller  and  Fred  S. 
Meyer,  will  be  in  contact  with  him. 
Kuykendall  left  Xew  York  yesterday 
afternoon  after  serving  on  the  ex- 
hibitor code-drafting  committee. 


Equipment  Code 

Is  Being  Revised 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

day  and  Monday  in  Xew  York  at 
meetings  attended  by  Joe  Robin, 
president  of  the  Independent  The- 
ater Equipment  and  Supply  Dealers 
Association;  Walter  Green,  repre- 
senting Xational  Theater  Supply  Co. 
and  Xathan  Golden,  in  charge  of 
film  industry  matters  for  the  Dept. 
of  Commerce  at  Washington,  sitting 
in  as  an  advisor. 


•John  Miljan  has  varied  his  garden- 
ing activities.  He  installed  a  rock 
garden,  with  desert  cacti,  in  a  corner 
of    his    Beverly    Hills    property." 

— M-G-M. 


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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  LOOKS  LIKE  "Moonlight  and  Pretzels,"  the  Uni- 
versal girlie-musical,  will  establish  a  new  house  record  for  the 

Rialto    Arthur    Mayer   had   to   order   the   sale   of   tickets 

stopped  at  8:30  on  the  opening  nite  Monday  in  the  pour- 

ing rain  the  crowds  were  lined   up,   jamming  traffic  we 

understand  ole  Doc  Lee  is  on  the  job  with  his  famous  brand  of 
exploitashe    

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  OVER  AT  the  Universal  office  the  publicity  dep't 
realize  that  they  have  a  pix  that  is  a  natural  for  the  showman- 
ship brand  of  exploitation so  Joe  Weil  has  given  it  all 

it  can  stand with  a  classy  line  of  accessories 

girl  cutouts,  lobby  streamers,  die-cut  window  cards,  and  a 
novelty  herald  in  three  colors  with  alluring  girls  posed  all  over 

it but  the  prize  piece  is   a  snipe  card  with  a  dazzling 

beauty  cut   in   silhouette   that  is   an   eye-smash so   the 

accessory  sales  are  mounting  on  this  production  alone and 

that  is  the  report  from  all  the  Universal  exchanges prov- 
ing that  the  exhibs  recognize  something  worth  while  when  it 
is  handed  to  'em 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  XO  LESS  than  seven  sons  of  seven  famous  fathers 
have  important  supporting  roles  in  Cecil  B.  DeMille"s  "This  Day 

and  Age".  . opening  at  the  Paramount  on  Friday 

the  youngsters  are  Wallace  Reid,  Jr.,  George  Kohler,  Jr.,  Xeil 
Hart.  Jr..  Frank  Tinney,  Jr.,  Eric  Von  Stroheim,  Jr.,  Bryant 
Washburn  Jr.,  Elsie  Ferguson,  Jr. A  nifty  annual  an- 
nouncement book  has  been  put  out  by  Majestic  Pictures,  with 
32  pages  of  coated  pebble  stock  and  engravings  in  several  colors 

Phil  Goldstone  and  Herman  Gluckman  take  the  credit 

for  turning  out  a  reallv  Artv  Job 


•  •  •  AT  LAST  Broadway  gets  a  real  Hollywood  style 
premiere modeled  in  every  detail  after  the  Coast  open- 
ings  it  happens  tonite  when  Emgeem's  "Dinner  At  Eight" 

opens  at  the  Astor a  graphic  word-picture  of  the  event 

will  be  carried  over  WOR  in  an  elaborate  program  from  8:30 

to  9  p.  m specially  installed  mikes  will  enable  the  air 

customers  to  listen  in  on  all  that  goes  on  around  the  theater 

lobby the  various  celebs  will  be  asked  to   say  a  word 

over  the  broadcaster's  mike  as  they  enter  the  theater 

there  will  be  more  flood  lights  then  ever  used  heretofore  on  a 
Broadway  opening the  show  will  be  preceded  by  a  din- 
ner "at  eight"  to  newspapermen  and  crits  at  the  Astor  Hotel. 


•  •  •  TODAY  IS  the  day  that  the  400  indie  theater  own- 
ers, exchangemen  and  supply  houses  celebrate  their  first  an- 
nual outing    under  auspices  of  the  Independent  Theater 

Owners'    Association prexy    Harry    Brandt    will   act    as 

Commodore  of  the  S.  S.  Empire  State it  leaves  Pier  Xo. 

1,  foot  of  Whitehall  Street  at  10 the  party  will  cruise 

to  Port  Jefferson,  then  take  buses  to  Belle  Terre  Lodge,  where 
the  games  and  contests  will  be  held Al  Harsten  as  Busi- 
ness Manager  of  the  Association  will  be  presented  with  a  scroll 
of  appreciation 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     HERE'S   WHAT  you   call  Intelligent   Co-operation 

among  producers to  their  Mutual  Advantage Oscar 

Doob  has  had  prepared  a  most  comprehensive  booklet  for  Loew 

theater  men  playing  "Gold  Diggers   of   1933" it  opens 

on   the   Loew   Circuit   Sept.    1 Doob   has   taken  various 

campaigns  used  in  key  cities,  selected  the  best  ideas  from  each 

and  incorporated  them  in  his  manual 


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NRA  MAY  SIDETRAC 
FAIR  PRACTICE  ISSL! 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

the  XRA  if  specific  codes  :. 
passed  upon  before  the  end  of 
year. 

Already    more    than    1,200   i 
are   in,   with   others   arriving  d 
Differences   on    numerous   i 
may  cause  the  XRA   to  give  t 
problems   attention  at  a  later 
in  the  form  of  amendments,  if  t 
are    deemed   necessary    in    orde 
maintain  employment  and  \vag( 
an  industry,  since  the  NB 
objective  is  to  spread  work  an. 
crease    wages. 

Early  hearings  are  expecte 
be  given  the  film  industry  code 
to  the  strike  situation  in  H 
wood.  This  is  in  accordance 
the  XRA  policy  to  give  prefer 
to  industries  suffering  from  I 
troubles. 


A.  J.  Vanni  to  Aid  Sag; 
In  Handling  Poli  Hoi 

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Xew  England  Theaters,  forr 
Poli,  being  relinquished  by  H 
Arthur.  Sagal  is  understood  ' 
taking  charge  of  the  houses  1 
the  deal  whereby  X.  L.  Xatha 
becomes  interested  in  the  circu 
is  also  understood  Loew  may  f 
in  the  new  deal. 


Premium  Men  to  Fight 
Restrictions  in  C 

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paper,  will  be  included  in  the 
gation. 

The  association  has  been  fo 
by  Lester  Tobias,  C.  A 
Jack  Price,  Charles  Streime 
Streimer  Advertising  Service: 
old  Eldridge,  Dave  Barrist.  Ma 
al  Premium  and  Exhibitor  Prei 
companies. 


Mannie  Davis  Joins  Terry 
Mannie  Davis,  one  of  the 
animators  of  the  Aesops  Fables 
of  the  Van  Beuren  Corp.,  has  y 
Paul  Terry  at  the  Terry! 
studios. 


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Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  23 

Max    Fleischer  Gareth    Hw 

James  Ralph,  Jr. 


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By  RALPH  WILK 

,IY  FAIN  and  Irving  Kahal, 
j  g  writers  who  recently  were 
i  ■  summoned  from  the  East  to 

angle  song  for  the  waterfall 
l  in    "Footlight    Parade,"   have 

isked   by   Warner    officials   to 

it    here    for    further    picture 

Their  number,  "By  a  Water- 

l  brought    a    demand    for    two 

i  songs  for  "Footlight  Parade." 

*  *         * 

i  Iphe  Menjou's  next  picture 
i  "Convention     City"     will     be 

de,"  First  National  announces. 
Dodd,    Frank    McHugh    and 

Talbot  also  will  be  in  it. 

#  *         * 

rge    Arliss    may    receive    the 

Cross  of  the  Legion  of  Honor 

I  he  French  Government  for  his 

yal  of  Voltaire  in  the  new 
hr  picture    of   that   name,    ac- 

g  to  reports  from  abroad. 

est  Pagano  and  Ewart  Adam- 
re  writing  the  screen  play  and 
ue  for  "The  Crowned  Head," 
will  star  Joe  E.  Brown.  They 
so  the  authors  of  the  original 


hkist    Eddie"    Nelson,    long    a 
and  vaudeville  favorite,  is  en- 
pictures.     He  is  being  repre- 
by  Lichtig  and  Englander. 

*  *         * 

Passing  Show:  Stanley  Ber- 
,n  and  Sam  Behrendt  motoring 
fniversal ;  Michael  Simmons 
ng  his  wife  and  children  at 
ngton,  following  their  boat 
rom  New  York;  Jack  Stebbins 
Hg  the  insurance  business;  Lou 

becoming  re-acclimated. 

#  *         * 

rge  O'Brien,  who  recently  mar- 
Marguerite  Churchill,  starts 
next  month  in  Fox's  "Frontier 
Lai." 

lard  Dix,  having  completed  his 
contract,  will  take  a  vacation 
j|  o  Europe  before  starting  work 
kew  contract,  which  he  is  about 
frt  with  another  major  studio 
last  picture  for  RKO  was  "Ace 


ly   Clyde's    new    comedies    for 

(tional  will  be  produced  on  a 
Bof   connected    ideas    that   will 

he  series  a  definite  continuity. 

each  picture  will  be  just  as 

i  mdent  as  ever,  there  will  be  a 

1  of  characters  running  through- 

flie  series  with  whom  the  fans 

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ck  and  Sully's  Film  Debut 

:sse  Block  and  Eve  Sully,  for  years 
(liners  on  the  vaudeville  stages  over 
country,  make  their  screen  debut 
J  week  at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone 
flio  in  "The  Mild,  Mild  Trail,"  direct- 
py  Joseph  Henabery  from  the  script 
jEddie    Moran. 


of    a    newspaper    follow    the    char- 
acters in  a  comic  strip. 

*  *         * 

RKO  has  signed  Reginald  Denny 
for  "Patrol,"  and  Nils  Asther  and 
Henry    Stephenson   for   "Behold   We 

Live." 

*  *         * 

Fox  cast  assignments:  Harry 
Woods  for  "My  Weakness";  G.  P. 
Huntley,  Jr.,  for  "As  Husbands  Go"; 
Andre  Cheron,  French  war  ace,  for 
"Walls  of  Gold";  ZaSu  Pitts,  Flor- 
ence  Desmod,   Ralph   Morgan,   June 


Vlasek  and  Harry  Green  for  "There's 

Always  Tomorrow." 

*  *  * 

In  addition  to  the  Teatro  de  Pic- 
coli  of  28  members,  the  Yale  Pup- 
petters  have  been  signed  by  Jesse 
L.  Lasky  to  take  part  in  "Marion- 
ettes," which  he  is  making  for  Fox, 
with  Lilian  Harvey  and  Gene  Ray- 
mond. 

*  *         * 

Warner  Baxter  and  Helen  Vinson 
will  have  the  leads  in  Fox's  "As 
Husbands  Go,"  which  Jesse  L.  Lasky 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


CHAS.  ALICOATE 


^RTHUR  JARRETT,  SR.,  author 
of  the  musical,  "Moonlight  and 
Pretzels,"  has  started  working  on  a 
new  story,  for  a  musical  to  be  pro- 
duced by  William  Rowland  &  Monte 
Brice  Productions  after  completion 
of  "Take  A  Chance." 
• 

Edward  Senz,  in  charge  of  make- 
up on  the  musical  "Take  a  Chance" 
now  in  production  at  the  Eastern 
Service  studio  in  Astoria,  will  act 
as  one  of  the  judges  for  the  RKO- 
Daily  Mirror  beauty  pageant  finals 
to  be  held  in  Madison  Square  Gar- 
den on  Saturday. 
• 

Tests  were  made  yesterday  at  the 
new  Hayes  &  Beall  studios,  Ocean- 
side,  L.  I.,  and  proved  highly  satis- 
factory, according  to  Max  Hayes, 
head  of  the  studio.  Installation  of 
all  equipment  and  the  sound  proof- 
ing of  the  three  stages  have  been 
completed  and  a  production  sched- 
uled is  now  being  planned. 
• 

Jack  Aichele  will  resume  as  cast- 
ing head  in  addition  to  his  duties 
as  assistant  director  on  the  Schwab- 
Rowland-Brice  musical,  "Take  A 
Chance. 

The  million-dollar  studio,  designed 
by  Walter  El.  Keller  and  which  ERPI 
contemplated  building  on  Long 
Island,  is  now  under  consideration 
by  some  unknown  parties  and  may 
terminate  shortly  at  Fort  Lee.  Kel- 
ler has  been  in  conference  with 
Mayor  Hoebel  of  Fort  Lee  with 
reference  to  the  project. 
• 

Jacob  Ben-Ami,  Broadway  stage 
star  and  director,  who  recently  com- 
pleted "The  Wandering  Jew"  for 
JAFA  (Jewish  American  Film 
Arts),  will  have  full  charge  of  the 
various  dramatic  units  in  the  spec- 
tacidar  Jewish  pageant,  "The  Ro- 
mance of  a  People,"  which  is  to  be 
vresented  at  the  Polo  Grounds  on 
Sept.   14. 

• 

Lady  Mary  Cameron,  author  of 
"Merrily  We  Go  to  Hell"  and  the 
forthcoming  "Mr.  Dayton  Darling," 
was  script  girl  for  Director  Dudley 
Murphy  during  the  production  as  a 


talking  picture  of  Eugene  O'Neill's 
"Emperor  Jones"  at  the  Astoria  stu- 
dios. 

Lady  Mary,  who  is  not  of  royalty 
at  all,  but  is  really  Dorothy  Fletcher, 
an  American  girl  making  good  in 
the  literary  world,  has  taken  Mur- 
phy as  the  central  character  of  "Mr. 
Dayton  Darling,"  to  be  brought  out 
in  the  fall  as  a  McCann  publication. 
• 

Vitaphone  Vitamins:  Ray  Smith, 
Ed  DuPar's  assistant,  leaves  on  a 
two  weeks'  vacation  .  .  .  Louise 
Weyhrauch,  secretary  to  Herman 
Ruby,  is  back  this  week  from  her 
rest  at  Saratoga  and  the  racetrack 
.  .  .  Miriam  Peyser,  secretary  to 
Gene  Lambert  and  Jack  Henley  of 
the  scenario  staff,  left  Monday  for 
a  two-weeks'  stay  in  Chicago  .  .  . 
Frank  Comer,  electrical  engineer, 
moving  from  the  Bronx  to  Brooklyn 
so  he  will  be  closer  to  his  job  .  .  . 
Dave  Mendoza,  musical  director,  and 
Ray  Foster,  cameraman,  indulging 
in  a  friendly  fisticuff,  with  Foster 
getting  the  worst  of  it. 
• 

Due  to  inclement  weather  last 
week,  exterior  shots  for  the  charity 
bazaar  sequence  of  "Take  a  Chance," 
now  in  production  at  the  Eastern 
Service  studio  in  Astoria  under  the 
direction  of  Laurence  Schwab  and 
Monte  Brice,  were  postponed  until 
this  week  at  the  Charles  E.  Proctor 
estate,  Great  Neck,  L.  I. 
• 

Much  research  had  to  be  done  in 
preparation  for  the  short,  "Jazz  It 
Up,"  which  was  completed  Saturday 
with  Dr.  Sigmund  Spaeth  in  the  fea- 
ture role  at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone 
plant.  The  script  called  for  flash- 
backs to  the  times  of  Schubert, 
Wagner  and  Beethoven,  which 
caused  the  photo  department  many 
long  hours  in  digging  up  pictures  of 
the  famous  composers. 
• 

Woy^k  on  the  script  of  the  second 
of  the  series  of  shorts  being  made 
by  Magna  Pictures  will  be  com- 
pleted this  week  under  the  super- 
vision of  Monroe  Shaff  and  Jerry 
Wald,  with  production  scheduled 
within  the  month. 


will  put  in  work  Aug.  28  with  Ham- 
ilton McFadden  directing. 

*  *  * 

Harry  Joe  Brown,  after  giving 
Sally  O'Neill  a  test,  signed  her  to 
a  long  term  contract  starting  with 
"We're  Sitting  Pretty,"  a  Charles  R. 
Rogers  production  for  Paramount. 

*  *  * 

David  Butler,  who  directed  Fox's 
"My  Weakness,"  will  also  direct  the 
new  musical  now  being  mapped  out 
by  Buddy  De  Sylva. 

Marjorie  Rambeau  has  replaced 
Helen  MacKellar  in  Columbia's 
"Man's  Castle."  The  change  was 
made  necessary  owing  to  the  illness 
of  Miss  MacKellar. 

*  *         * 

Two  husky  football  players,  used 
to  tossing  opponents  around,  were 
required  to  submerge  their  virility 
in  the  strictly  feminine  job  of  mak- 
ing a  pie-crust  to  be  used  by  Ginger 
Rogers  in  "Chance  at  Heaven,"  at 
RKO.  The  players  are  Bob  Erskine, 
line-smashing  tackle  of  U.  S.  C,  and 
Jesse  Shaw,  former  U.  S.  C.  star, 
who  are  working  as  property  men. 

*  *         * 

Rupert  Hughe's  "Miss  Fane's  Baby 
Is  Stolen,"  which  will  run  in  the 
October  issue  of  "Cosmopolitan,"  is 
to  be  Baby  LeRoy's  next  Paramount 
picture. 

~A~  *  * 

Arrowhead  Hot  Springs,  high  in 
the  mountains,  is  the  setting  for 
Richard  (Dick)  Powell's  conval- 
esence.  Powell,  who  recently  recov- 
ered from  a  severe  siege  of  pneu- 
monia, is  taking  the  health  cure 
strenuously.  Harold  Cohen,  Pitts- 
burgh newspaperman,  who  has  been 
on  the  coast  writing  a  series  of  spe- 
cial articles,  has  been  Powell's  com- 
panion part  of  the  time. 

Charles  Lamont,  director,  who  re- 
turned from  his  vacation  in  the  high 
Sierras  several  days  ago,  has  already 
put  the  finishing  touches  on  the 
story  of  "Kid  'N  Africa,"  and  the 
Baby  Stars  are  now  having  their 
final  rehearsals  before  shooting  this 
picture,  the  first  of  their  new  group. 

Glenda  Farrell  is  doing  studio 
"commuting"  these  days.  She  is 
rushing  back  and  forth  from  the 
Warner  Vitagraph  plant,  where  she 
is  working  on  "Havana  Widow,"  to 
Columbia,  where  she  is  playing  a 
featured  role  in  "A  Man's  Castle." 
The  only  thing  Glenda  minds  about 
it  all,  is  that  occasionally  she  for- 
gets and  turns  up  at  Columbia,  when 
she    is    due    at    Vitagraph,    or    vice 


3  Comedy  Teams  in  Cast 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Three  comedy  teams,  in- 
cluding Burns  and  Allen,  W.  C.  Fields 
and  Alison  Skipworth,  and  Charlie  Rug- 
gles  and  Mary  Boland,  will  appear  in 
Paramount's  "Republicans  and  Sinners," 
to  be  directed   by  Leo   McCarey. 


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DAILV 


Wednesday,  Aug.  2:1 


Lee   Tracy    in 

TURN    BACK  THE  CLOCK" 

with    Mae    Clarke,    Peggy    Shannon 
M-G  M  80  mins. 

TRACY  SCORES  IN  DRAMA  OF  AMER- 
ICAN LIFE  WITH  UNIQUE  TREATMENT 
OF   THE    PAST. 

The  treatment  of  this  is  reminiscent  of 
the  technique  in  the  stage  play,  "Berke- 
ley Square,"  where  the  action  is  thrown 
back  on  events  in  years  long  since  past, 
with  the  principal  character  taking  active 
part  in  them.  Lee  Tracy  is  the  proprie- 
tor of  a  modest  retail  store  in  New  York, 
married  to  a  childhood  sweetheart  from  the 
eld  home  town.  He  meets  an  old  pal  who 
grew  up  with  him,  who  is  now  wealthy, 
and  married  to  the  daughter  of  a  rich 
man  in  the  little  town.  The  latter  wants 
to  help  him  financially  by  investing  his 
small  savings  for  him,  but  Tracy's  wife 
prefers  the  savings  bank.  A  quarrel  re- 
sults, Tracy  is  hit  by  a  taxi,  and  while 
under  the  ether  he  relives  his  life  in 
the  old  town  as  if  he  had  married  the  rich 
girl  instead  of  the  poor  girl.  Very  clev- 
erly handled,  with  Tracy  doing  a  fine 
job  with  a  very  human  and  dramatic  story. 
Winds  up  with  him  coming  out  of  the 
ether  to  realize  he  married  the  right  girl, 
after    all. 

Cast:  Lee  Tracy,  Mae  Clarke,  Otto 
Kruger,  George  Barbier,  Paggy  Shannon,  C. 
Henry  Gordon,  Clara  Blandick. 

Director,  Edgar  Selwyn;  Authors,  Edgar 
Selwyn,.  Ben  Hecht;  Editor,  Frank  Sulli- 
van;  Cameraman,  Harold  Rosson. 

Direction,   Good.    Photography,    Excellent. 


'BLACK  BEAUTY" 


with    Esther    Ralston,    Alexander    Kirkland 
Monogram  64  mins. 

PICTURIZATION  OF  FAMOUS  CLAS- 
SIC STORY  OF  HORSE  IS  WELL  HAN- 
DLED WITH  PLENTY  OF  HUMAN  IN- 
TEREST. 

This  is  a  natural  for  exploitation,  with 
the  famous  story  of  the  black  colt  written 
by  Anna  Sewell  and  familiar  to  millions  of 
grewn-ups  who  read  it  in  their  youth.  The 
horsey  interest  is  of  course  paramount, 
and  will  appeal  to  all  animal  lovers.  But 
the  human  side  of  the  story  is  equally  en- 
tertaining, and  follows  the  novel  in  all 
essential  details.  Alexander  Kirkland  plays 
the  part  of  the  young  Southerner  who 
raises  the  colt  on  his  plantation.  He  is 
in  love  with  Esther  Ralston,  a  neighbor, 
who  is  also  fond  of  him.  But  he  is  too 
Droud  to  ask  the  young  widow  to  marry 
him  as  he  is  impoverished  and  head  over 
heels  in  debt.  Gavin  Gordon  plays  the  role 
of  the  villain  with  a  grudge  against  Black 
Beauty,  and  a  rival  for  the  girl's  hand. 
Fine  photography  marks  the  production 
throughout,  with  some  splendid  shots  of 
the  Southern  plantation  scenery.  The  old 
timers  will  go  for  this  on  the  strength 
of  a  book  that  was  a  popular  favorite  in 
their   school  days. 

Cast:  Esther  Ralston,  Alexander  Kirk- 
land, Hale  Hamilton,  Gavin  Gordon,  Don 
Alvarado,  George  Walsh,  Theodore  Lorch, 
John  Larkin,  Ed  Fetherstone,  Al  Bridge, 
Bruce    Covington. 

Director,  Phil  Rosen;  Author,  Anna  Se- 
well; Adaptor,  Charles  Logue;  Editor,  Carl 
Pearson;   Cameraman.   Charles  Stumar. 

Direction,   Okay     Photography,   Fine. 


"MOONLIGHT   AND    PRETZELS" 

with  Leo  Carrillo,  Mary   Brian,  Roger  Pryor, 

Lillian    Miles 
Universal  80  mins. 

MUSICAL  WITH  PLENTY  OF  ENTER- 
TAINMENT VALUES  SHOULD  BE  A 
MONEY-GETTER    ANYWHERE. 

Although  it  is  patterned  on  familiar 
lines,  this  Rowland-Brice  production  is  suf- 
ficiently loaded  with  the  necessary  stuff  to 
give  it  box-office  momentum.  Tuneful 
song  numbers,  attractive  dance  routines,  a 
bit  of  romance  between  a  songwriter  and 
a  girl  who  invades  show  business,  a  couple 
of  gamblers  as  "angels,"  comedy,  special- 
ties by  various  name  artists  and  a  generally 
fast-moving  tempo  combine  to  keep  the 
affair  at  a  nice  entertainment  level  through- 
out. Lillian  Miles  does  some  hot  singing, 
and  a  "depression"  tableau  led  by  Alex- 
ander Gray  is  impressive.  Roger  Pryor  is 
the  songwriter,  Mary  Brian  is  his  sweet- 
heart and  Leo  Carrillo  injects  most  of  the 
comedy  as  a  happy-go-lucky  Greek  gambler. 

Cast:  Leo  Carrillo,  Mary  Brian,  Roger 
Pryor,  Lillian  Miles,  Herbert  Rawlinson, 
Bobby  Watson,  William  Frawley,  Jack 
Denny  and  Orchestra,  Alexander  Gray, 
Bernice  Claire,  Mary  Lange,  Max  Stamm, 
James  Carson,  John  Hundley,  Richard  Keene, 
Doris  Carson,  Frank  &  Milt  Britton's  Band, 
Four  Eton  Boys,  Geraldine  Dvorak. 

Director,  Karl  Freund;  Authors,  Monte 
Brice,  Sig  Herzig,  Arthur  Jarrett;  Songs, 
E.  Y.  Harburg,  Jay  Gcrney,  Herman  Hupfeld, 
Al  Siegel,  Sammy  Fain;  Dances,  Bobby  Con- 
nolly; Cameraman,  William  Miller;  Record- 
ing Engineer,  Frank  B.  McKinzie;  Editor, 
Robert  Snody. 

Direction,    Snappy.       Photography,     Fine 


Ken    Maynard    in 

"KING  OF  THE  AREN; 

Universal 

FAST  WESTERN  WITH  KEN  M>| 

IN      CIRCUS     AND     RANGER     I 
PHERE   WILL   PLEASE   FANS. 

Ken    Maynard   does   his  heroics    ti 
help    of    his    horse,    Tarzan,    actiil 
Ranger   commissioned    to    run   dowi ' 
who  have  beeen   perpetrating  mure 
the    help    of    a    mysterious    "Black  i 
He   traces  their  activities  to  a  cin 
which     he    was    formerly    connectc' 
signs    up   with   the   outfit   to  do  a| 
riding    act,    and    gets    a    line    on   a\ 
in    charge    of    a    troupe    of   Cossac 
as   active    in    the    murder   gang, 
rnents    come    thick    and    fast,    with) 
robbery,    attempted    murders,    and  I 
cape   of   the    Russian    across  the  ti 
a   plane  when   he  realizes  Maynarc 
ing    in    on    him.       The    chase    invcj 
kidnapping    of    the    girl,    the    dau I 
the    circus    owner    and    Ken's    s*i 
by    the    murderer.       But    there    is     i 
mind    in    back    of    it    all,    whom 
uncovers    in    his   hideaway   in   the   !  i 
the    climax    is    sho   full    of   thrills 
citement. 

Cast:     Ken     Maynard,     Lucille  (i 
John     St.     Pol  is,     Bob     Kortman,   }< 
Visoroff,    James    Marcus,    Jack    ll 
Frank    Rice,    Bobby    Nelson,    Jack 
Fred   MacKaye,   Ed   Ccxen,  Robert 
William    Steele,    Blue    Washingtor 

Director,  Alan  James;  Authors, 
ger,   Ray   Bouk;  Adaptor,  Alan  Jan 
loguer,  same;   Cameraman,  Ted  fv 

Direction,    Fast      Photography, 


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"NOTORIOUS  BUT  NICE" 

with     Marian     Marsh,     Bette    Compson 

Donald  Dillaway 

Chesterfield  65  mins. 

WELL  PRODUCED  AND  CLEVERLY 
ACTED  DRAMA  WITH  GOOD  RACKET- 
EERING   ANGLE. 

Director  Richard  Thorpe  has  turned  out 
a  neat  production  with  lavish  settings,  in- 
telligent readings  and  suspenseful  situa- 
tions. A  bit  slow  to  get  its  stride,  it 
gradually  works  into  plenty  of  action  ter- 
minating with  a  well  written  courtroom 
scene.  The  story  concerns  Marian  Marsh, 
who  as  an  office  clerk  becomes  engaged 
to  Donald  Dillaway,  a  lad  of  wealth.  Mar- 
ian's boss  is  trustee  for  Donald's  estate 
and  objects  to  the  union.  He  fires  Mar- 
ian, who  becomes  separated  from  her  lover 
and  strides  into  a  loveless  marriage  with 
a  racketeer.  The  gangster  lavishes  her 
with  jewels,  but  is  killed  while  arguing 
with  Marian  over  her  former  fiance. 
Marian  is  tried  for  murder  and  convicted, 
but  new  evidence  is  discovered  at  the  last 
minute  and  all  ends  well.  Both  Miss 
Marsh  and  Betty  Compson,  who  plays  the 
part  of  a  night  club  hostess,  wear  gor- 
geous gowns.  The  cast  is  fine  and  the 
settings    are    colorful. 

Cast:  Marian  Marsh,  Betty  Compson, 
Donald  Dillaway,  Rochelle  Hudson,  John 
St.  Polis,  Henry  Kolker,  J.  Carroll  Naish. 
Dewey  Robinson,  Robert  Ellis,  Wilfred 
Lucas,  Jane  Keekley,  Robert  Frazer,  Louis 
Beavers. 

Director,  Richard  Thorpe;  Author,  Ade- 
line Leitbach;  Scenarist,  Carol  Webster; 
Dialoguer,  same;  Cameraman,  M.  M.  A. 
Anderson;   Recording   Engineer,    Pete  Clark. 

Direction,  Very  good    Photography,   Fine. 


"POLICE  CALL" 

with 
Nick    Stuart,    Myrna    Kennedy,    Mary    Carr 
Hollywood  63  mins. 

GOOD  CAST  IS  WASTED  IN  POOR 
MELODRAMA  THAT  FAILS  TO  DEVELOP 
A  PUNCH. 

The  title  of  this  melodrama  is  mislead- 
ing insofar  as  not  one  bluecoat  is  shown 
in  the  film  nor  does  a  police  call  develop 
except  for  the  fact  that  it  is  talked  about. 
The  story  concerns  a  young  pugilist  who 
wants  to  quit  the  ring  and  study  an- 
thropology. He  unexpectedly  gets  his 
chance  when,  during  a  fight  in  a  night 
club,  the  fighter  knocks  a  man  downstairs 
and,  believing  the  man  dead,  the  youth 
makes  his  way  to  Guatemala,  where  he 
joins  an  exploring  expedition.  He  falls  in 
love  with  Myrna  Kennedy,  secretary  to 
the  leader  of  the  expedition,  who,  al- 
though much  older  than  she,  is  in  love 
with  her.  Treasure  is  found  and  the 
natives  turn  on  the  group.  A  battle  en- 
sues in  which  the  anthropologist  is  killed, 
leaving  the  way  clear  for  the  young  couple 
to  marry.  Nick  Stuart  and  Myrna  Kennedy 
do  the  best  they  can  with  the  material 
and  direction. 

Cast:  Nick  Stuart,  Myrna  Kennedy,  Ro- 
berta Gale,  Mary  Carr,  Walter  McGrail, 
Warner  Richmond,  Robert  Ellis,  Eddie  Phil- 
lips, Harry  Myers,  Ralph  Freud,  Charles 
Stevens. 

Director,  Philip  H.  Whitman;  Supervisor, 
Al  Alt;  Author,  Norman  Keen;  Adaptor, 
same;  Dialoguer,  same;  Continuity,  Jean 
Hartley;  Editor,  Rose  Smith;  Cameraman, 
Abe  Scholtz;  Recording  Engineer,  Robert 
Quick. 

Direction,   Weak.      Photography,   Fair. 


"Not  Satisfied," 

Says  Kuyk( 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

tions,  designating  playdates 
in  of  shorts  with  features,  ai; 
charges. 

Kuykendall  expressed  th 
that  the  continuing  corr 
would  be  able  to  iron  out  difl 
existing  over  these  issues. 

"I'll   remain   peaceful  as 
people  on  the  other  side  rem 
declared    Kuykendall,    "but 
accept    dictation    from    one 
men." 

The  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  leader  { 
that  the  tentative  code  is  bj 
his  association's  set  of  pri 
Allied's  recommendations  \vi 
in  memorandum  form,  he  £ 
based  on  local,  not  national 
tions. 


Using  Trailers  in  Miss.  Ta 

As  part  of  an  intensive  a 
to   persuade   the   Mississippi 
lature    to    switch   the  film 
from    the    admission    to    a 
sales   tax   status,   exhibitors 
state     are     running     trailer 
Kuykendall,  who  is  presiden 
Southeastern     Theater    Owj 
well    as    the    M.    P.    T.    0. 
named  Bob  Williams  as  chaij 
the  association's  legislative 
tee.      He    succeeds    S.    B. 
Johnson,  who  died  recently 


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DAILY 


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REVIEWS  OF  SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Columnist  Newsreel" 
with  Leo  Donnelly 
onal  *  10  mins. 

Interesting  Novelty 

teresting  batch  of  fan  items, 
g  Lilyan  Tashman  discours- 

love;  an  old  clip  from  one 
ilph.  Valentino's  pictures,  fol- 
iy  scenes  at  his  funeral  and 
his    remains     are    at    rest; 

parading    feminine    apparel 

Park  Avenue  clientele;  in- 
if  the  Alimony  Jail  telling 
u'dluck  tales;  a  former  mil- 

who  now  runs  lunch  joints, 
ew  other  oddities.  With  run- 
'mment  by  Leo  Donnelly,  it 
an  entertaining  novelty  reel. 


i  e  Good  Old  Winter  Time" 

World  of  Sport  Series) 
i  ia  10  mins. 

Good 

e  ng  mostly  with   skii   stunts, 

ming  all  the  way  from  thrill- 

?h  jumps    up    in    the    snowy 

iio  exhibitions  with  the  same 

I'lttachments  in  water  resorts 

Slouth,  and  then  behind  a  mo- 

!  along  the  streets  of  Paris, 

bject  is   engrossing   and   not 

i    its  occasional  thrill.     Some 

l  aigh-jumping  is  done  by  kids, 

i  touch  of  comedy  as  well  as 

■  lent  in  it. 


"Organ  Festival" 

Art  9  mins. 

Song  Fest 

r  "lists    Jesse    Crawford,    Ann 

f  lick  Liebert  and  Lew  White 

tured  in  this   one.      Several 

]    songs  are  played  by  the  or- 

I  respectively.     Words  appear 

I  screen  in  synchrony  with  the 

Is.     Moving  backgrounds  ap- 

id,  although  meaningless,  add 

[j:  color  to  the  short.     It's  an 

ller. 


Leon   Donnelly   in 
he  American  Explorer" 

Hills  Prod.  9  mins. 

Seeing  New  York 

listing  but  not  funny  because 
orced  puns  that  are  injected 
'  otherwise  clever  narrative. 
y  takes  the  spectators  from 
tery  to  the  northern  tip  of 
tan  Island  snowing  and  ex- 
:  the  various  outstanding 
)f  interest.  The  film  should 
ttractive  everywhere,  even  to 
es   in  the   metropolitan   dis- 


dy  for  a  Day"  Premiere 

i  Broadway  premiere  of  Columbia's 
for  a  Day"  is  set  for  Sept.  6  at 
iterion,  where  the  special  will  be 

a  two-a-day  run. 


Andy  Clyde  in 
"The  Big  Squeal" 

Educational  18  mins. 

A  Wow 

Andy  Clyde  is  at  his  best  in  this 
hilarious  farce  that  moves  along  at 
a  fast  pace  from  start  to  finish.  It 
gives  Andy  a  chance  at  love-making 
in  his  peculiar  droll  manner,  and  is 
devoid  of  the  usual  clutter  of  slap- 
stick. The  supporting  cast  is  fine. 
"Audible  thoughts"  are  used  in  sev- 
eral sequences  to  great  advantage. 
The  finish  is  a  howl. 


"Handlebars" 

M-G-M  10  mins. 

Amusing  Oddity 

With  Pete  Smith  furnishing  the 
witty  running  comments,  this  sub- 
ject depicts  the  evolution  of  the 
bicycle  from  its  early  form  as  an 
unmanageable  wooden  affair  until 
it  is  superseded  by  the  auto.  The 
subject  has  been  staged  with  a  comi- 
cal oldtime  flavor  that  provides 
plenty  of  laughs. 


"A  Day  in  the  Life  of  a  Chorus  Girl" 

Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Interesting  Trailer 

Though  designed  primarily  as  an 
advance  plug  for  the  coming  of 
"Gold  Diggers  of  1933,"  this  short 
has  enough  interest  to  merit  a  place 
on    any    bill.      It    shows    how    the 


Says  Kid   Attendance  Held   Up 

Special  kiddie  matinees  and  pic- 
tures suitable  for  minors  suffered 
comparatively  little  during  the  at- 
tendance slump,  Charles  L.  Glett  of 
Monarch  reports  after  talks  with  ex- 
hibitors on  a  recent  sales  trip.  In- 
dications were  that  many  parents 
sent  their  kids  to  the  movies  even 
when  there  was  not  enough  money 
for  the  whole  family  to  go. 


Operators  Must  Have  License 

Burlington,  Ia. — A  new  ordinance 
licensing  operators  has  been  adopted 
by  the  city  council.  It  requires 
projectionists,  in  order  to  obtain  a 
license,  to  present  a  permit  showing 
that  they  have  complied  with  safety 
measures  provided  by  the  city's 
building  code  and  evidence  that  they 
have  been  granted  a  certificate  by 
the  board  of  examiners. 


From  RKO  to  NRA 

Bronze  plaques  bearing  the  NRA 
insignia  will  replace  the  temporary 
posters  at  the  box-offices  and  en- 
trances of  all  RKO  theaters  from 
coast-to-coast  according  to  orders 
sent  out  yesterday  by  Harold  B. 
Franklin. 


Finkelstein   House   Reopened 

Carroll,  Ia. — The  Royal  closed  for 
several  years,  has  been  reopened  by 
the  Finkelstein  Theater  Corp.  D.  J. 
Smith  is  manager. 


gorgeous  looking  chorines  from 
"Gold  Diggers"  train  to  keep  in  form 
and  practice  for  their  numbers  in 
the  musical  film. 


Harry  Sweet  and  Harry  Gribbon  in 

"How   Comedies  Are   Born" 

RKO  19  mins. 

A   Mistake 

This  is  about  the  silliest  conglom- 
eration of  nothing  that  Hollywood 
has  turned  out.  Sweet,  Gribbon, 
Tom  Kennedy  and  Bud  Jamieson, 
comedians,  are  instructed  by  the 
studio  to  write  the  script  for  a  com- 
edy. They  meet  at  the  home  of  one 
of  the  actors  and  there  try  to  figure 
out  what  to  do  and  what  to  say. 
They  reach  nowhere  and  neither  does 
this  short. 


Clark  and  McCullough  in 

"Kicking  the  Crowd  Around" 

RKO  19  mins. 

Good  Laugh 

The  fans  will  like  this  one.  It 
shows  the  boys  as  special  emissaries 
to  King  Phooey  who  suspects  that 
all  is  not  well  in  the  kingdom.  The 
lads  soon  discover  that  the  Queen 
heads  a  plot  to  smuggle  real  garlic 
salami  into  the  country.  Salami  be- 
ing contraband,  the  lads  get  busy 
and  upset  the  whole  conspiracy. 
There  are  plenty  of  laughs  and  a 
wealth  of  action. 


Ruth  Etting  in 

"Knee  Deep  in   Music" 

RKO  22  mins. 

Fair  Musical 

Outside  of  humming  "Harvest 
Moon"  and  singing  "We  Couldn't  Do 
Better  Than  That,"  a  new  number 
written  for  this  film  by  Harry  Akst 
and  Ed  Eliscu,  Miss  Etting  has  lit- 
tle to  do.  The  story  makes  an  effort 
at  being  humorous,  but  fails.  It  con- 
cerns Nat  Carr  as  the  president  of 
a  canned  fish  concern  who  is  search- 
ing for  talent  and  a  theme  song  for 
his  radio  hour.  Several  song  writers 
try  their  hand  at  writing  the  much 
needed  number  and  the  best  to  be 
submitted  is  the  Akst-Eliscu  number. 
However,  Nat  decides  to  have  Miss 
Etting  sing  the  old  "Harvest  Moon" 
number  to  be  sure. 


"Cubby's  World  Flight" 

(An  Aesop  Fable) 

RKO  8  mins. 

Just  Fair 

Nothing  new  or  particularly  clever 
in  this  one.  The  cartoon  shows 
Cubby  Bear  making  a  world  flight. 
The  plane  travels  through  barns, 
fences,  mountains  and  huge  waves, 
finally  falling  through  the  earth  and 
coming  out  in  China.  Then  the  plane 
returns  home  via  Russia,  Italy  and 
other  countries  and  lands  on  the 
Statue  of  Liberty. 


SJffiE 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


The  motion  picture  industry  is  going 

through  an  economic  revolution 

New  names,  new  companies,  new  faces, 

new  ideas  and  new  standards 

Even  new  leaders If  you  want 

to  place  your  story  before  this  vast 
buying  power  you  can  do  so  through  the 

columns  of  Film  Daily It  offers 

you  a  ready  made  appointment,  every 
morning,  with  the  man  you  want  most  to 
sell , 


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16 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Aug.  2. 


10  NEW  DIRECTORS 
ON  FOX  FILM  BOARD 

i ) 

Aldrich,  David  E.  K.  Bruce,  Mat- 
thew   V.    Brush,    Philip   R.   Clarke, 

Samuel  W.  Pordyce,  Charles  \V. 
Bigley,  George  M.  Moffett,  Edward 
K.  Tinker,  Cornelius  Vanderbilt 
and    Frank    O.   Watts. 

Clarke,  Hastings  and  Place  were 
elected  by  the  Class  B  stockholders, 
and  the  others  by  the  Class  A  stock- 
holders. 

Following  the  election,  the  new 
board  held  its  first  meeting  and 
elected  the  following  officers:  Sid- 
ne\v  R,  Kent,  president;  W.  C. 
Michel,  executive  vice-president; 
W infield  Sheehan,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production;  Sydney  To- 
well,  treasurer;  Felix  A.  Jenkins, 
secretary;  W.  S.  Bell,  assistant 
treasurer;  R.  B.  Simonson,  assis- 
tant treasurer;  John  P.  Edmondson, 
assistant  secretary,  and  J.  H.  Lang, 
assistant  secretary. 

Leonard  A.  Woolams  and  Rich- 
ard A.  Rowland  are  the  missing 
vice-presidents  on  the  new  slate. 


Writers  Ask  NRA  to  Ban 
Producers'  Agreement 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

writers'  services.  A  demand  also 
will  be  made  for  creation  of  a  board 
of  arbitration  consisting  of  two 
writers,  two  producers  and  one  NRA 
arbitrator;  also  minimum  pay  for 
readers  based  on  1926  level  of  com- 
pensation. To  avoid  plagiarism,  it 
is  stated  no  writer  should  be  com- 
pelled to  work  on  material  not 
owned   by  producers. 

Proposed  agreement  between  Guild 
and  Artists  Managers  Ass'n  pro- 
vides that  agents  are  to  deal  only 
with  writers  who  are  members  of 
the  Guild.  It  abolishes  secret  agree- 
ments between  producers  and  agents, 
and  also  prohibits  agents  from  deal- 
ing with  studios  ruled  unfair  by  the 
Guild.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Guild, 
it  was  voted  that  Guild  members 
who  continue  in  the  writers  branch 
of  the  Academy  are  injuring  the 
status  of  the  Guild.  The  Academy 
branch  has  lost  36  members  who  are 
members  of  the  Guild. 


.S1.000  Nightly  Added  to  Music  Hall 

Box-office  receipts  at  the  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  have  been  increased 
about  SI, 000  nightly  as  a  result  of 
the  10-cent  boost  in  admission  for 
the   orchestra   floor   on   week   days. 


Vidor  on   RKO  Special 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — King  Vidor  was  signed 
yesterday  to  direct  a  new  RKO  special 
now  being  written  by  Kathleen  Shep- 
herd. 


Syracuse  —  Annual  Convention  of 
the  Tenth  District  of  the  I.  A.  T.  S. 
E.  and  M.  P.  0.  was  held  this  week 
at  the  Onondaga  Hotel  here. 


Charlotte,  N.  C— J.  S.  Howard, 
Jr.,  has  been  transferred  by  the 
Carolinas  Theaters,  Inc.,  from  Bris- 
tol, Va.,  back  to  the  management  of 
the  Rialto  in  Durham,  N.  C. 


Cleveland — Charles  Beckerman  has 
resigned  as  Ohio  representative  for 
Master  Art  to  become  associated 
with  the  Fischer  Film  Exchange  in 
the  northern  Ohio  territory. 


Wallingford,  Conn.— The  Strand, 
Inc.,  is  a  new  corporation  formed  to 
operate  the  Strand  theater  on  Cen- 
ter St.  Incorporators  are  Abe  and 
Sara  F.  Koffman  and  Alex  Horwitz, 
all  of  Norwich,  Conn. 


Beacon,  N.  Y. — Southern  Dutchess 
Amusement  Corp.  has  been  formed 
here  to  deal  in  motion  picture  ap- 
paratus. Incorporators  are  R.  W. 
Doughty,  C.  M.  Pugsley  and  E.  M. 
Hignell,  all  of  Beacon. 


Cleveland — Regis  Duddy,  former 
manager  of  Keith's  East  105th  St. 
theater,  has  leased  the  Clark  Na- 
tional theater  and  will  personally 
manage  it  on  and  after  Sept.  5. 
Keith's  105th,  closed  two  months, 
reopens  about  Labor  Day. 


New  Orleans — James  Porter  Perry 
has  been  appointed  manager  of  the 
subsequent  run  Casino. 


Lawrenceburg,  Ind. — RKO  Liberty 
here  will  be  operated  by  Ralph 
Sacker,  formerly  with  the  Avalon, 
Cleveland.  He  succeeds  Omer  Har- 
ry. 


Atlanta — The  Wynba  Amusement 
Co.  has  announced  the  replacement 
of  its  old  sound  equipment  in  the 
Hilan  Theater  with  RCA  Victor 
High  Fidelity  apparatus. 


Louisville  —  The  Mary  Anderson 
theater,  now  closed  for  remodeling, 
will  open  as  a  first-run  this  week. 
Switow  Brothers  are  the  owners. 


London,   Ky. — The   Southland  has 
been  taken  over  by  H.  V.  McClure. 


Bridgeport,  Conn. — The  Majestic, 
Fox-New  England  house,  has  re- 
opened. 


Baltimore — Joseph  Fields  has  an- 
nounced the  purchase  of  the  Rivoli 
and  plans  to  open  the  house  Sept.  1 
with  subsequent  runs. 


Green  Bay,  Wis. — Harry  K.  Timm, 
former  manager  of  the  Orpheum, 
has  been  named  manager  of  the 
auditorium  at  the  Columbus  Com- 
munity Club. 

Milwaukee  —  Local  openings  in- 
clude the  Savoy  by  the  Investment 
Service  Corp.,  the  Plaza  by  Al  Bar- 
telt,  and  the  Elite,  all  neighborhood 
houses.  The  Savoy  and  Plaza  had 
been  dark  since  June  27  and  were 
formerly  operated  by  Statewide 
Theaters. 


WORDS  and  WISDOM 


"J  DOUBT  if  the  adjustments  this 
will  bring  will  cost  the  stars 
much  money.  It  will  kill  a  great 
many  artificial  stardoms,  but  the 
real  people  who  bring  business  to 
the  theaters  will  continue  to  draw 
big  money."— LOUIS  B.  MAYER. 


"I  think  I  have  proved  that  I  have 
complete  confidence  in  the  country 
and  in  the  President's  policy  by  the 
organization  of  20th  Century  Pic- 
tures with  Darryl  Zanuck  .  .  .  and 
putting  all  mv  own  monev  into  the 
venture."— JOSEPH   M.   SCHENCK. 


"If  we  borrow  too  much  from  the 
stage,  we  borrow  limitations  of  audi- 
ence with  it."— MARY  PICKFORD. 


"There  should  be  a  rule  to  compel 
actors,  writers,  directors  and  pro- 
ducers to  leave  town  after  they've 
finished  a  job.  They  should  travel 
to  New  York,  Paris,  London,  Berlin 
and  other  centers  to  relax  and  ab- 
sorb new  ideas."— WALTER  WAN- 
GER. 


"One  of  the  gravest  defects  of  the 
modern  cinema  is  the  fact  that  a 
motion  picture,  under  the  present 
system,  cannot  be  analyzed.  The 
critic  does  not  live  who  can  say 
with  forthright  vigor  that  Tom 
Jones  is  responsible  for  a  fine  pic- 
ture. Where  there  can  be  no  strict 
analysis,  there  has  been  no  strict 
synthesis."— DALTON  TRUMBO. 


LAB  CODE  SPEC 

'  Arbitration  m 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
claims  to   represent  90   per  i 
the   volume   of   lab   business 
country    and    42    per    cent 
firms   in   the  field.      The    coc 
hibits  selling  below  cost,  and 
unfair   practices    listed    are 
of  contract,  price   discrepanc 
rived  at  by  secret  rebates,  c< 
cial   bribery   and   gratuities 
ployees   or   owners,   departur 
original  terms,  attacking  of 
petitor,    predating    of    a    ct 
storing  producers'  old  films  ■ 
charging     for     storage,     fur 
cutting  rooms  without  charg 

M.  P.  Academy  Elect 
New  Governing  I 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Kahane,  Darryl  Zanuck;  Tech 
— Carl  Dreher,  J.  M.  Nickolav. 
Parker;  Writers — John  F.  Gc 
Bartlett  Cormack,  Waldemar 
Branch  committees  elected 
of:  Actors — Warner  Baxter, 
Digges,  Helen  Hayes,  Walte 
ton,  Robert  Montgomery,  Edv 
Robinson,   Dewitt   C.   Jennint 
rectors — Lloyd  Bacon,  Cecil  D 
Henry    King,    Robert    Z.    L 
Ernst    Lubitsch,    Fred    Niblo 
Vidor;    Producers   —    Sam    I 
Merian  Cooper,  B.  B.  Kahane 
L.    Lasky,   Irving   Thalberg, 
Zanuck,    Henry    Herzbrun;    ' 
cians — John    Arnold,    Hans 
Harris     Ensign,    Nathan    Le 
Wesley   C.    Miller,    C.    Roy   1 
Van  Nest  Polglase;   Writers- 
lett  Cormack,  Waldemar  Youi 
win  Burke,  Josephine  Lovett, 
Allan  Woolf,  Robert  Riskin,  1 
Kaufman. 


Dr.   Lowell   on  Film    Cou 

Dr.  A.  Lawrence  Lowell,  i 
president  of  Harvard,  will  s 
Dr.  John  Grier  Hibben  as  ch 
of  the  Motion  Picture  R< 
Council,  financed  by  the  Payi 
to  promote  studies  of  the 
value  of  motion  pictures.  Af 
entire  findings  of  the  Counc 
been  issued  and  discussed, 
mendations  for  a  more  sociall 
ful  cinema  will  be  made  anc 
taken  to  carry  them  out. 


Warner  Grosses  30%   Ah 

Thirty  per  cent  higher  grossei 
compared  with  averages  a  year 
are  being  piled  up  in  all  Warner  h 
by  three  current  releases,  "Mary 
ens,  M.  D.",  "Voltaire"  and  "Captu 
the  company  announces.  In  some  s 
tions  the  percentage  is  said  to  b 
per    cent  George    Arliss'    "Volt; 

opening    in    the    rain    at    the    Holly 
yesterday,     had    more    admissions    u 
noon    than    the    opening   of    "Gold 
gers,"    according    to    Harry    Charna 
charge    of    Warner    metropolitan    he 


V 


i n 1 1 mate  in  Character 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


The  Daily  Newspapei 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


VOL.  I  VIII.  NO.  46 


NEW  yCRr,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  24,  1933 


<5  CENTS 


Hi  ;■ 


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Bar  Arguments  at  Code  Hearing,  Lab  Memo  States 

NDUSTJY CODE  HIRING  ON  SEPT.  12 

Court  Rules     Gold  Diggers"  Not  in    32-33  Contract 


Warners  Win  Decision  in 
Suit  Brought  by  Phil- 
;  j  adelphia  Exhib 

I  i|    Philadelphia  —  A  decision  regard- 
lad   as   of  wide   significance   in  that 
tit   is    understood    to    have    been    in 
f:he    nature    of     a     test    case    was 
ijfl.ianded  down  yesterday  when  Judge 
dFineletter    of    the     Common    Pleas 
fclourt  ruled  for  Warners  in  the  suit 
nbrought    by    Louis    Linker    of    the 
iLenox  Theater  claiming  he  was  en- 
titled to  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  in 
[his      1932-33      contract.         Linker, 
whose  action  was  supported  by  the 
M.P.T.O.,    also    sought    to    restrain 
Showing  of  the  picture  in  the  Sher- 

(Continued  on  Page  23) 


PRINCIPAL  PRODUCT 
ON  FRANCHISE  BASIS 


As  the  first  step   in  a  new  plan 
for   the    release    of    Principal  prod- 
uct on  a  franchise  basis,   Sol   Les- 
.ser,  who  arrived  in  New  York  from 
che  Coast  this  week,  has  sold  Prin- 
cipal Distributing  Corporation's  in- 
terest  in  the   New   York   exchange 
i  to    Sam    Krellberg.       Nat  .  Cherin, 
(part  owner,  has  been  elected  presi- 
J  dent    of    the    exchange,    which    will 
':  take    over    the    franchise    for    the 
-  Principal    product    for    next    year. 
|  This    includes    "Tarzan    The    Fear- 

(Continued  on  Page  23) 


New  Company  Plans 

Unusual  Productions 

Audio  Productions,  Inc..  headed 
by  W.  A.  Bach  as  president,  has 
been  formed  to  specialize  in  the 
production  and  distribution  of  un- 
usual pictures.  The  new  company, 
a  Western  Electric  licensee,  will 
use  either  the  Bronx  or  Astoria 
plants  of  Eastern  Service  Studios, 
or  the  Western  Service  Studios,  Hol- 
lywood, and  will  make  its  produc- 
tion headquarters  at  the  Bronx  ad- 
dress.    Subjects  of  educational  and 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 


CODES  ANNOUNCED 
Full  text  of  the  production- 
distribution,  exhibition  and 
laboratory  codes  as  submitted 
to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA 
deputy  administrator,  appear 
on  pages  6  to  21  in  this  is- 
sue. 


GOVERNMENT  ORDERS 
ENDING  OF  STRIKE 


Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Immediate  calling 
off  of  the  Hollywood  strike  was 
urged  late  yesterday  by  the  Na- 
tional Labor  Board  in  its  decision 
for  settlement  of  jurisdictional  dif- 
ficulties there.  Employees  are  to  be 
taken   back   without    prejudice,    the 

(Continued  on  Page  23) 


'♦-, 


Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  Announces  Date  of  Public 

Meeting  in  Washington  —  Confers  With 

Kent  and  O'Reilly  on  Code  Disputes 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Washington — The  NRA  hearing  on  the  film  industry  cm 
is  scheduled  for  Sept.  12,  at  10  a.  m.  Sol.  A.  Rosenblatt,  depmj 
administrator,  said  yesterday  at  his  office  in  the  Commerc 

Building.  He  made  this  statemen 
following  a  conference  with  SidneJ 
R.  Kent  and  Charles  L.  O'Reilly 
code  coordinators,  who  delivered  i 
tentative  code  to  him. 

Disputed  clauses  in  the  tentativf 
industry  code  draft  prepared  bj 
producer,   distributor   and   exhibitor 


A.  H,  BUNK  QUITS 
AS  CIRCUIT  TRUSTEE 


Omaha— A.  H.  Blank  of  Des 
Moines  has  resigned  as  trustee  for 
the  bankrupt  Publix  houses  in  Ne- 
braska, it  was  announced  yesterday 
by  Paul  P.  Massey,  his  attorney 
here.  Creditors  will  meet  Sept.  4  at 
the  office  of  Herman  Aye,  referee,  to 
elect  a  new  trustee. 


Facts  Only  Will  be  Heard 

At  Wash'n  Code  Sessions 


Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Only  facts,  and  no 
arguments,  may  be  presented  orally 
at  the  public  hearing  on  the  La- 
boratory Code  scheduled  to  start  at 
10  A.M.  on  Aug.  31  in  the  Small 
Auditorium  of  the  U.  S.  Chamber 
of  Commerce  Building  here,  accord- 
ing to  the  official  notice  of  the  hear- 
ing just  issued  by  Deputy  Adminis- 


trator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt.  This  edict 
is  likewise  expected  to  apply  in  the 
case  of  other  film  industry  codes, 
indicating  that  the  Administration 
does  not  intend  to  waste  time  on 
disputed  industry  problems. 

In     outlining     the     requirements 
that  must  be  fulfilled  by  those  who 
desire  to  be  heard  on  the  code,  Ro- 
(Continued  on  Page   4) 


"Dinner  at  Eight"  is  a  Natural 


Take  equal  parts  of  Marie  Dressier,  Jack  Barrymore,  Jean  Harlow,  Wally  Beery,  B  i  I  lie 
Burke,  Lionel  Barrymore,  Edmund  Lowe  and  Lee  Tracy,  stir  and  mix  to  the  deliciously 
subtle  directorial  treatment  of  George  Cukor,  add  as  spice  the  delightfully  sophisticated 
dialogue  of  George  S.  Kaufman  and  Edna  Ferber,  serve  on  an  M-G-M  platter,  and 
you  have  an  unusual  and  significant  cinema  dish  fit  for  the  most  exacting  film  epicure. 
"Dinner  at  Eight"  is  a  showman's  delight.  It  has  powerful  electric  light  names  to 
draw  them  in  and  enough  swell  entertainment  to  keep  them  happy  during  the  show 
as  well  as  talking  about  it  after  they  go  out.  It  follows  closely  the  pattern  of  the 
stage  play  that  took  New  York  by  storm  and  cannot  miss  as  screen  entertainment. 
And  just  between  ourselves,  it  is  our  modest  opinion  that  the  greatest  artist  on  the 
screen   today   is   Marie   Dressier.  JACK   ALICOATE. 


committees     at    recent    New 
(Continued  on  Page   16) 


York 


REED  IS  RE-ELECTED  / 
HEAD  OF  ACADEMY 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILi 
Hollywood — J.  Ted  Reed  was  re- 
elected head  of  the  Academy  oj? 
Motion  Picture  Arts  and  Sciences 
at  the  election  this  week.  Other&S 
elected  are  Fredric  March,  first 
vice-president;  Howard  J.  Green, 
second  vice-president;  Frank  Capra, 
secretary;  William  Sistrom,  treas- 
urer. 


Will  Hays  to  Seek 

Coast  Unity  on  Code 

Will  H.  Hays,  who  left  yester- 
day on  a  hurried  trip  to  the  coast 
to  clear  up  some  unfinished  busi- 
ness from  his  last  visit,  is  also  ex- 
pected to  make  an  effort  to  line  up 
the  Hollywood  factions  for  a  united 
front  on  the  industry  code.  The 
Writers  Branch  of  the  Academy  is 
the  principal  protestant  on  the  code 
as  already  drafted.  Hays  plans  to 
return   east   about   Sept.   5. 


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FINANCIAL 


"Bitter  Sweet" 

An  altogether  delightful  screen  version  of  Noel  Coward's  operetta  has  been  produced 
for  United  Artists  by  the  British  O  Dominions  studios.  Appealing  with  particular  force 
to  the  feminine  trade,  this  tender  story  of  a  true  love  combines  a  depth  of  romantic 
sentiment  with  agreeable  music  and  an  occasional  deft  comedy  touch,  all  against  the 
gorgeous  mountings  and  costuming  that  befit  a  musical  romance.  The  cast,  headed 
by  Anna  Ncagle,  Fernand  Graavey,  Clifford  Heatherley,  Ivy  St.  Helier  and  Miles  Mander, 
fit  the  story  most  appropriately,  and  the  direction  by  Herbert  Wilcox  shows  imagina- 
tion, vesting  the  production  with  a  good  deal  more  movement  than  is  usually  found 
in  an  operetta.  For  international  appeal,  this  is  one  of  the  best  pictures  turned  out 
by   the   British   studios   to   date.  GILLETTE. 


NEW   YORK    STOCK 


Columbia    Picts.   vtc. . 

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934       934      

80 1/4  80 1/4  —  1/4 
16  16  —  Va 
32V2  331/4  —  11/4 
72  72  +  21/2 
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8%     

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Ohio  House  and  Senate 
Pass  Amusement  Tax 

Columbus,  O.  —  After  several 
meetings  of  the  joint  conference 
committee  cf  the  House  and  Senate, 
the  10  per  cent  amusement  tax  bill 
affecting  all  admissions  above  11 
cents  was  passed  by  both  houses 
yesterday.  Protests  of  P.  J.  Wood, 
business  manager  of  the  M.P.T.O., 
that  there  should  be  no  exemptions 
unless  placed  at  41  cents,  were  fu- 
tile. The  original  bill  passed  the 
House   with   a   26-cent  exemption. 

Para.  Theater  Deals 

Up  at  Meet  Tomorrow 

A  meeting  of  the  Paramount-Pub- 
lix  creditors  committee  has  been 
called  for  tomorrow  afternoon  at  2 
o'clock  in  the  offices  of  referee  Oscar 
W.  Ehrhorn,  140  Nassau  St.  Sev- 
eral matter  including  the  proposed 
sale  of  the  Pontiac  Theater  Corp., 
Detroit,  and  the  disposition  of  the 
Dent  Theaters  in  Texas,  and  the 
Seneca  Holding-  Co.  theaters  on 
Long  Island  will  be  considered. 


More  Product  Deals 

Signed  by  Columbia 

Among  the  latest  to  sign  100  per 
cent  for  Columbia's  1933-34  prod- 
uct are  the  M.  A.  Lightman  Circuit 
in  the  Memphis  territory;  R.  E. 
Griffith  houses  in  Oklahoma,  Dallas 
and  Denver  territories;  D.  H. 
Blackwood's  Arkansas,  Little  Rock, 
Ark.;  R.  T.  Murray's  Rialto,  At- 
lanta, Ga.  and  Bendheim,  Rich- 
mond. Va.;  and  J.  Von  Herbert's 
Roxy  and  Liberty,  Seattle,  Wash, 
and  Roxy,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

The  full  list  of  attractions  sign- 
ed for  were,  48  feature  length  pro- 
ductions; 36  to  be  known  as  "The 
March  Forward  Group,"  and  12  as 
action  western  melodramas,  sup- 
plemented by  a  diversified  program 
of  130  short  subjects,  comprising 
seven  single-reel  stories  and  26 
two-reel  features. 


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MERVYN  LE  ROY  and  M.  C.  LEVEE  left 
the    coast    yesterday    for    New    York. 

RUBY  KEELER,  Warner  star,  will  leave  New 
York  for  Hollywood  by  airplane  tomorrow  to 
finish    her   role    in    "Footlight    Parade." 

BARBARA  STANWYCK  has  arrived  in  New 
York  from  Hollywood  to  join  FRANK  FAY  her 
husband. 

SAM  FOX,  general  manager  of  Movietone 
Music  Corp.,  has  left  for  Hollywood  to  confer 
with  Fox  producers  on  forthcoming  musical 
pictures. 

ARCH  GAFFEY,  who  with  Charlie  Curran 
wrote  the  play  "Ad-Man"  from  which  Richard 
Dues  latest,  "No  Marriage  Ties,"  was  made  is 
flying  to  Hollywood  to  discuss  terms  as  a  writer 
with     a     major     company. 

AL   MANNON    leaves   for   the   coast   Saturday. 

today     for 


B.     J.     HYNES     leaves     New    York 
Detroit    to    join    Herschel    Stuart. 

IDA  LUPINO,  16-year-old  daughter  of  Stan- 
ley Lupino,  arrives  tomorrow  on  the  Berengaria 
and  leaves  immediately  for  the  Paramount  coast 
studios. 


CRESSON     SMITH     of 
yesterday  for  Chicago. 


RKO     left    New    York 


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Par.    5'2s50     33 

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N.   Y.   PRODUCE    EXCHANGE  SECURITIES 
Para.    Publix    2%        1%        1%  —     '8 


New   Music   Hall  Record 

All  records  for  a  four-shows-a-day 
week  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  were 
broken  during  the  week  ending  last 
night,  with  attendance  totaling  154,579 
for  the  seven  days. 


Reliance  Concentrating 
On  Exploitation  Vehicles 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Concentration  on 
stories  with  definite  "commercial 
values"  that  lend  themselves  to 
strong  exploitation  will  be  the  pol- 
icy followed  by  Reliance  Pictures, 
the  Harry  M.  Goetz  and  Edward 
Small  company  producing  for 
United  Artists  release,  according  to 
Small.  The  organization's  first 
production,  "I  Cover  the  Water- 
front," was  in  this  category.  Small 
points  out,  and  the  same  applies  to 
r-oming  attractions,  including  "Joe 
Palooka,"  "Count  of  Monte  Cristo," 
"Shanghai  Gesture,"  and  "Style." 

Paramount  Signs  Code 

Paramount  Pictures  Distributing 
Corp.  has  signed  the  President's 
agreement,  with  approximately  1,- 
000    employees    affected. 

RKO-Warner  Product  Deal 

A  deal  between  RKO  and  War- 
ner's Theaters  in  the  Chicago,  St. 
Louis  and  Wisconsin  territories  is 
expected  to  be  closed  within  the 
week  for  the  playing  of  all  RKO  fea- 
tures and  shorts  for  1933-34.  Cres- 
son  Smith  is  en  route  to  Chicago 
to   woi-k   out  details  of   the   deal. 


Lining  Up  Class  Trade 
For  Eisenstein  Picture 

Figuring  the  picture  as  a  nat- 
ural for  class  and  arty  audiences, 
but  dubious  about  its  appeal  to  the 
lesser  intelligent  crowd,  special  ef- 
forts are  being  made  to  line  up  class 
patronage  for  Sergei  Eisenstein's 
"Thunder  Over  Mexico,"  a  Principal 
release,  which  opens  at  the  Rialto 
about  the  middle  of  next  month.  Up- 
ton Sinclair,  who  sponsored  the 
Eisenstein  venture,  is  coming-  to 
New  York  for  the  premiere.  Mean- 
while he  is  conducting  a  mail  cam- 
paign to  stir  up  interest  in  the  pic- 
ture. Organizations  and  publications 
are  being  invited  to  arrange  for 
blocks  of  tickets  at  a  discount. 


LEON  BAMBERGER  of  RKO  has  returned  from 
upstate. 

SOL  SACHS,  South  Texas  salesman  for  RKO 
leaves    for    Dallas    today. 

„!»•  BUCKLEY,  CHARLES  PERRY,  HAL! 
HORNE  and  MONROE  GREENTHAL  of  United 
Artists  are  in  Philadelphia  preparing  for  the 
re-opening  of  the  Aldine,  now  a  United  Artists 
theater. 

MARK  LARKIN,  personal  representative  for 
Mary  Pickford,  arrived  in  New  York  yesterdav 
from    the    coast. 


"Dinner  at  8"  Coast  Premiere 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Los  Angeles  —  West  Coast  pre- 
miere of  M-G-M's  "Dinner  at  Eight" 
takes  place  Tuesday  at  Grauman's 
Chinese. 


Chatfeld  Adding  Another 

Canton,  O. — Report  has  it  that 
Chatfeld  Theaters  will  acquire  the 
Palace  here.  House  was  formerly 
operated  by  Warners  and  A.  G. 
Constant  of   Steubenville. 


"Masquerader"  Opens  Brin  House 

Milwaukee  —  Samuel  Goldwyn's 
"The  Masquerader"  has  been  booked 
by  L.  K.  Brin  to  open  the  New  Gar- 
den Theater  on  Sept.  1.  The  house 
will  be  known  as  "The  Home  of 
United  Artists   Pictures." 


Reister  Joins  Schine 

Canton,  O. — George  Reister,  for 
more  than  two  years  Warner  city 
manager  here  and  for  the  past  sev- 
eral months  in  charge  of  Skouras 
theaters  in  Gloversville,  N.  Y.,  has 
been  made  manager  of  the  Belle- 
fontaine  district  of  the  Schine's 
Enterprises,  Inc.,  and  will  have 
charge  of  the  Holland  there  and 
the  Piqua  in  Piqua.  He  succeeds 
C.  P.  Lawrence,  who  has  been 
transferred  to  Watertown,  N.  Y., 
as  manager  of  the  Northern  New 
York   Schine   district. 


Memphis  Unions  Sign 

Memphis  —  Two  Loew  and  one 
Warner  house  yesterday  signed 
contracts  with  the  unions.  Operator 
scale  is  $58.50,  and  stage  hands 
$67.50. 


Four  Releases  Set  by  'U' 

Releases  by  Universal  for  the  next 
two  months  have  been  set  as  fol- 
lows: "Ladies  Must  Love,"  Sept.  11; 
"Saturday's  Millions,"  Oct.  9;  "Oh! 
Promise  Me,"  Oct.  16;  "Only  Yes- 
terday," Oct.  23.  There  may  be  an- 
other release  in  both  September  and 
October. 


Para.  Signs   3  Writers 

West    Coast   Bureau   of  THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Three  authors  were 
signed  yesterday  by  Paramount. 
They  are  Eddie  Welsh,  Ruth  Ride- 
nour  and  Mercedes  De  Acosta. 
Welsh  and  Miss  Ridenour  are  work- 
ing on  an  original  titled  "Make  Your 
Play."  De  Acosta  will  write  an  or- 
iginal to  be  known  as  "Diamonds 
and  Lillies." 


Merger 

Western  Electric  has  "Wide  Range." 
RCA  Photophone  has  "High  Fidelity." 
And  now  along  comes  S.  O.  S.  Corp., 
with    a    "Wide    Fidelity"    amplifier    line. 


., 


THEY^ 


THEIR  PARTS 

magnificently. . 

MARIE  DRBESSLER  * 
JOHN  BARRYMORE  • 
WALLACE  BEERY  • 
JEAN  HARLOW* 
Lionel  BARRYMORE  * 
LEE  TRACY****  * 
EDMUND  LOWE  * 
BILLIE     BURKE  * 

•  Madge  EVANS         Karen  MORLEY  k 

•  Jean  HERSHOLT    Phillips  HOLMES  * 

Triumphant  in  last  night's 
WORLD  PREMIERE  of 

DINNER 

From  the  Sam  H.  Harris  stage  play  by  GEORGE  M 

S.  KAUFMAN  &  EDNA  FERBER  /?£ 

Now  Playing 

AS  TO  K 


45th  STREET  &.  BROADWAY 


Twice  daily  2:50— 8:50 
Three  times  SaU,  Sun., 
Hols.  2:50  5:50  8:50. 
Sat.  Mid.  Show.  Mats. 
50c  to  $1.00.  Eves. 
50c  to  $2.00. 


Screen  play  by  Frances  Marion 
and  Herman  J.  Mankiewic?. 
Produced  by  DAVID  O. 
SELZNICK.  Directed  by 
GEORGE  CUKOR. 


5 !W>l 


DAILV 


Thursday,  Aug.  24,  1933 


• 

LABOR  DAY . 
COOLER  .  .  . 
WEATHER . . 
BETTER  .  .  . 
BUSINESS . . 
JUST  OVER  . 

THE  HILL . . 

KNOW  WHAT'S . . 

GOING  ON . . 
RY  READING 
FILM  DAILY 
FIRST  THING 
EVERY  .  .  . 

MORNING . . 

• 


Procedure  for  Participating  in  Code  Hearing 

Persons  wishing  to  be  heard  at  the  Laboratory  Code  hearing  in  Washington 
on  Aug.  31    must  comply  with   the  following  requirements: 

1  1 1  A  written  or  telegraphic  request  for  an  opportunity  to  be  heard  must 
be  filed  before  noon  on  Wednesday,  Aug.  30,  1933,  with  the  Administrator, 
Room  4225.  Department  of  Commerce,  Washington,  D.  C. 

l2l  Such  a  request  shall  contain  a  statement  setting  forth  without  argu- 
ment, a  proposal:  111  For  the  elimination  of  a  specific  provision  of  the  Code; 
or  (2l  a  modification  of  the  specific  provision,  in  language  proposed  by  the 
witness;  or  13)  a  provision  to  be  added  to  the  Code,  in  language  proposed  by 
the  witness.  The  request  shall  also  contain  a  statement  of  the  name  of  any 
person  seeking  to  testify  in  the  hearing  and  a  designation  of  the  persons  or 
groups   whom    he    represents. 

(3)  All  persons  appearing  at  the  Public  Hearing  are  regarded  as  wit- 
nesses and  shall  present  orally  only  facts  and  not  argument.  Written  briefs 
or  arguments  may  be  filed  but  oral  presentations  will  be  confined  to  factual 
statements  only   and   no   legal   arguments   will   be   heard. 

(4)  Persons  not  appearing  may  file  before  the  close  of  the  Hearing  writ- 
ten statements  containing  proposals  for  eliminations,  modifications,  or  additions 
to  the  Code  supported  by  pertinent  information.  These  written  statements 
should   be  condensed  as  much  as  possible. 

Public  Hearings  are  solely  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  in  the  most  direct 
manner  the  facts  useful  to  the  Administrator,  and  no  arguments  will  be  heard 
or  considered  at  this  time.  Representation  of  interested  parties  by  attorneys 
or  specialists  is  permissible,  but  it  is  not  to  be  regarded  as  necessary.  Indus- 
try, workers  and  the  consuming  public  will  be  represented  by  special  advisers 
employed   by  the  Government. 


Resolute  Pictures  Set 

To  Start  Production 

Herbert  R.  Ebenstein,  president 
of  Resolute  Pictures,  yesterday  an- 
nounced that  the  company  is  set  for 
production  which  will  start  immed- 
iately upon  the  arrival  on  the  coast 
of  Al  Mannon,  production  head. 
Mannon  leaves  Saturday  for  Holly- 
wood with  complete  shooting  scripts 
for  "Mr.  Mysterious  Smith,"  by  Jos- 
eph Louis  Vance,  and  "That's 
Life,"  by  Whitney  Bolton.  Mannon 
will  talso  take  a  treatment  on  "The 
Eugenic  Baby,"  a  Gerald  Bacon 
story. 

Walter  Futter  who  is  now  pre- 
paring a  windjammer  story,  plans 
to  follow  Mannon  within  two  weeks. 
Ebenstein  will  leave  for  the  coast 
in  about  ten  days  and  visit  ex- 
changes en  route. 


New  Company  Plans 

Unusual  Productions 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

scientific  interest  that  have  dem- 
onstrated a  definite  entertainment 
value  will  be  handled  for  theatrical 
distribution,  Bach  says,  and  in  ad- 
dition the  company  may  produce 
and  distribute  a  number  of  unusual 
subjects  on  its  own  account. 


Aldine  as  U.  A.  House 

Philadelphia — Re-opening  of  the 
Aldine,  has  been  set  for  Sept.  2. 
The  theater  will  be  the  home  of 
United  Artists  pictures  and  will  first 
present  Samuel  Goldwyn's  "The 
Masquerader." 


Little   Jack    Little    in    Short 

Little  Jack  Little  will  be  starred 
in  a  Vitaphone  short  subject  to 
be  produced  here  in  the  near  future. 
A  story  is  being  especially  written 
for  the  radio  star  by  the  film  plant's 
scenario  staff  under  Herman  Ruby. 


Schenck  Sees  B.O.  Upturn 
Enabling  NRA  Compliance 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Increased  theater  at- 
tendance is  helping  to  provide  the 
producers  with  the  funds  by  which 
they  will  be  able  to  meet  the  re- 
quirements of  added  employment 
under  the  NRA  code  without  undue 
strain  on  financial  resources,  said 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  of  United  Ar- 
tists and  20th  Century  Pictures  on 
his  arrival  from  New  York.  He  re- 
ported that  eastern  cities  are  show- 
ing the  effects  of  President  Roose- 
velt's stimulation  measures. 


Gaumont  to  Make  30 

London — Second  year's  production 
program  by  Gaumont-British  calls 
for  about  30  features  at  an  aggre- 
gate cost  of  around  $4,500,000. 
Among  the  most  important  stories 
on  the  schedule  are  "Jew  Suss" 
and  "Magnolia   Street." 


New  S.O.S.  Twin  Amplifiers 
Using  a  late  type  of  tube  de- 
veloped by  Stromberg  Carlson,  the 
S.O.S.  Corp.  announces  a  new  Em- 
ergency System  amplifier  embodying 
two  entirely  separate  instruments 
with  everything  in  duplicate,  even 
to  twin  switches,  precision  meters, 
volume  or  gain  controls,  change- 
overs,  speaker  outputs,  etc.  Twelve 
series  1934  models  are  provided  to 
permit  a  wide  range  of  designs  for 
replacing   old   amplifiers. 


Managers   Switch  Places 

Noblesville,  Ind.  —  Paul  Shields, 
manager  of  the  Logan  for  the  past 
year,  is  returning  to  Indianapolis, 
where  he  will  take  over  the  Strat- 
ford, replacing  Martin  S.  Lane,  who 
succeeds  him  at  the  Logan  here. 


ARGUMENTS  BARRED 
AT  CODE  HEARING 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

senblatt  says  that  "an  opportunity 
to  be  heard  (either  in  person  or 
by  duly  appointed  representatives 
either  by  appearance  or  by  sending 
a  written  or  telegraphic  statement) 
will  be  given  to  persons  or  groups 
who  can  show  a  substantial  inter- 
est as  workers,  employers,  consum- 
ers or  otherwise,  in  the  effect  of 
any  provisions  of  the  proposed 
code."  Hearings  will  continue  un- 
til completed.  Procedure  for  par- 
ticipating will  be  found  elsewhere 
on  this  page. 


First  Holdover  in  Months 

Kansas  City — "Tugboat  Annie"  is 
at  Loew's  Midland  for  a  second  week 
— the  first  picture  held  over  by  this 
house  for  many  months.  John  Mc- 
Manus,  manager,  estimated  atten- 
dance the  first  week  at  more  than 
90,000. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  First   annual    convention    of    Inde- 

pendent Motion  Picture  Owners  Association 
of  Delaware  and  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
at  Hotel  Henelopen,   Rehoboth,   Del. 

Aug.  26-28:  Golf  tournament  of  Minneapolis- 
St.  Paul  exhibitors-distributors,  Detroit 
Lakes,  Minn. 

Aug.  31:  Hearing  on  Laboratory  Code  before 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA  Deputy  Administra- 
tor, U.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce  Bldg., 
Washington.      10   A.   M. 

Sept.  6-8:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Conference, 
at    Atlantic    City. 

Sept.  7:  Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  E.,  Chi- 
cago Section,  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Chicago. 

Sept.  10-12:  Annual  convention  of  Southeast- 
ern Theater  Owners  Ass'n,  Atlanta. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  of 
officers 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movies 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,  Chicago. 


Theaters  Cooperating 
100  Per  Cent  With  NRA 

Washington  —  Theater  co-opera- 
tion virtually  amounting  to  100  per 
cent  has  been  given  the  NRA  Ad- 
ministration in  the  signing  of 
President  Roosevelt's  re-employment 
agreement,  organization  department 
executives  said  yesterday.  Ex- 
hibitor response  to  the  Blue  Eagle 
plea  was  overwhelming,  they  de- 
clared. 

Frank  R.  Wilson,  chief  of  organ- 
ization and  public  relations,  yester- 
day returned  to  Washington  from 
Columbia,  S.  C,  after  an  organiza- 
tion mission. 


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THE 


TIMELY  TOPICS 

Is  "Showmanship" 
A   Lot  of  Talk? 

TV7E  hear  a  great  deal  about 
"showmanship."  What  is 
it  ?  There  is  no  evidence  of  any- 
one practicing  it,  whatever  it  is, 
and  I  have  found  no  one  who 
can  define  it.  As  nearly  as  I  can 
figure  it  out,  it  is  an  ability  to 
make  poor  entertainment  draw 
large  audiences.  Exhibitors  seem 
to  think  that  they  are  exercising 
it  when  they  word  their  adver- 
tisements to  make  the  public 
believe  that  the  pictures  they 
are  showing  are  much  dirtier 
than  they  really  are.  I  do  not 
know  what  kind  of  showman- 
.  ship  producers  think  they  are 
displaying  when  they  produce 
motion  pictures  that  are  devoid 
of  the  entertainment  quality 
that  for  more  than  30  years  the 
public  has  shown  a  disposition 
to  support.  Western  pictures 
are  full  of  more  showmanship 
than  are  all  other  kinds  of  pic- 
tures combined,  yet  they  have 
been  neglected  so  sadly  that 
they  contribute  but  little  to  the 
revenue  of  the  film  industry.  If 
producers  had  understood  what 
constituted  the  elemental  appeal 
of  westerns,  they  would  have 
assigned  the  best  brains  at  their 
command  to  the  task  of  making 
them.  ...  I  envy  the  producers 
their  ingenious  estimate  of  their 
infallibility.  They  never  make 
mistakes.  If  their  pictures  do 
poorly  at  the  box-office,  the  pub- 
lic is  to  blame  for  hot  attending 
them;  never  is  the  poor  business 
attributable  to  a  lack  of  quality 
in  the  fare  offered.  When  Hol^ 
lywood  got  snooty  and  regarded 
westerns  as  beneath  the  dignity 
of  its  best  brains,  the  public 
naturally  spurned  the  poor  ones 
offered  and  Hollywood,  as  is  its 
habit,  immediately  concluded 
that  the  public  had  tired  of 
westerns  of  any  sort. 

— Welford  Beaton, 
"Hollywood  Spectator." 


SHOW- 
MAN'S 


REMINDER 


How  are  your  school  reopening,  plans 
progressing?  Now  is  the  time  to  get  in 
back    of    this    important    phase. 


■JZM 


DAILY 


U)H<Ji;THEji 

WITH  '  "'        "  "'"' 

PHIL  M.DALY 


•      •      •     THIS  IS  the  simple  story  of  the  greatest  Broadway 

film  opening  in  the  history  of  the  biz put  over  under  the 

lousiest  weather  conditions Leo  the  Lion  and  his  M-G-M 

cohorts  had  planned  a  genuine  Hollywood  Opening and 

they  went  through  with  it  in  spite  of  torrential  rains,  a  Jashing 
wind  and  all  the  attendant  discomforts  of  the  inclement  weather 

"The    Show    must   go   on!" "Dinner   at   Eight" 

went  on   per  schedule  in  every   single  detail the  Astor 

theater  had  every  seat  filled  as  the  film  flashed  a  few  minutes 

after  9 with  one  of  the  most  notable  gathering  of  celebs 

from    all    walks   of   life   that   ever   honored    a   motion   picture's 

premiere on  Broadway  or  in  Hollywood ladies  in 

ermine  wraps  and  their  escorts  in  silk  toppers  streamed  through 
the  gate  in  holiday  mood  what  did  a  40-mile  gale  mean  on 
such  an  occasion!  a  remarkable  tribute  to  a  distinguished 
motion  picture  with  a  most  distinguished  cast 


•      •      •     JUST    TO    be   in   the    Atmosphere Howard 

Dietz  and  Si  Seadler  planned  a  real  "Dinner  At  8" held 

at  the  Astor  hotel for  the  boys  and  girls  of  the  met. 

newspapers,  fan  and  trade  press a  very  informal  and 

delightful  affair without  the  handicap  of  speeches 

the  diners  got  through  just  in  time  to  reach  the  lobby  of  the 
theater  a  block  away  and  witness  the  arrival  of  the  celebs 


•      •      •     WE  FOUGHT  our  way  through  a  dense  mob  jam- 
ming the  sidewalk  for  a  half  a  block.  ......   totally  indifferent 

to  the  slashing  rain  that  drenched  'em  to  the  skin two 

mounted  traffic  cops  were  up  on  the  sidewalk  good  naturedly 
pressing  the  crowds  away  from  the  entrance  so  the  customers 

could  gimlet  their  way  in flood  lights  pierced  the  barrage 

of  rain a  double  platoon  of  cops  worked  overtime  keep- 
ing the  citizens   without  pasteboards   from   crashing  the   lobby 

where  the  celebs  were  saying  "hello"  to  the  radioites 

over  the  WOR  mike  as  they  arrived  loudspeakers  on  the 

marquee  carried  their  voices  to  the  sidewalk  throngs  in- 

side the  theater  the  guests   also  heard  the  speeches   through 

special  announcers the  First  Real  Hollywood  Opening  on 

Broadway 


•      •      •     THE   ANNOUNCER   was    Roger   Bower   of   WOR 

who  introduced  Major  Bowes who  gave  a  chatty 

talk  on  the  pix  and  its  players among  the  Who's  Who 

we  caught  talking  on  the  mike  as  they  arrived  were 

Ethel  Merman,  Tallulah  Bankhead,  Congressman  Theodore 
Peyser,  Lillian  Bond  arid  Sam  Harris  together,  Colleen  Moore, 

Mrs.-  Wallace   Beery the   camera   hounds   from   all  the 

dailies  were  in  the  lobby  flashlighting  'em,  too funny 

coincidence Lou  Holtz  and  Grace  Moore  followed  each 

other  arriving,  and  spoke  on  the  mike  in  succession,  the  same 

as  they  follow  each  other  on  the  regular  radio  program 

other  honoraries  were  Al  Jolsori  and  Ruby  Keeler,  Terry  Ram- 
saye,  "Red"  Kann,  Jack  Alicoate,  Dorothy  Short,  the  Emgeem 
Winner  of  a  player's  contract,  June  Knight,  James  Dunn,  Doris 
Warner,  Eddie  Edelson,  Mona  Smith,  Lee  Tracy's  mother,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cliff  Edwards 


•      •      •     WHAT  GAVE  us  a  kick  was  the  way  the  Big  Bally- 
hoo was   promoted  by   Billy   Ferguson who  first 

sold  Macy's  an  interior  decorating  display  for  their  dep't  store 

on  the  scenes  in  "Dinner  At  Eight" and  then  sold  'em 

the  idea  of  kicking  in  with  WOR  air  service  between  8:30  and  9 

Premium  Time  on  any  air  program  you've  got 

to  baud  it  to  Emgeem  whew  if  cOmes  to  throwin'  A  PARTY! 
for  an  Ace  Pix  with  a!  Star  Cast  that  has  never  been 
Duplicated 


«  «  «         »  »   » 


MANY  UAPPY  RETURNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  24 


EXPLOITETTES 

Cash  for  Correct  Rating  in 
"Diggers"  Beauty  Contest 

J^jANAGER  James  O'Keefe 
planted  the  beauty  contest 
on  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  as 
suggested  in  the  Warner  Bros, 
merchandising  plan  on  the  pic- 
ture, in  a  joint  tie-up  with  two 
of  his  local  papers.  According 
to  the  arrangements,  18  pictures 
of  the  chorus  beauties  were  used, 
nine  in  the  Sandusky  "Regis- 
ter" and  nine  in  the  "Star-Jour- 
nal," with  a  voting  coupon  daily. 
In  addition  to  the  voting  for  the 
most  beautiful  girl,  O'Keefe  of- 
fered a  prize  of  five  dollars  for 
the  person  who  guessed  the. 
beauty  rating  of  the  18  girls,  as 
announced  at  the  end  of  the  con- 
test. The  readers  were  asked  to 
send  in  the  complete  set  of  18 
photographs,  clipped  from  both 
papers,  along  with  their  list  of 
the  order  in  which  they  thought 
the  girls  should  be  grouped.  • 
Compensation  prizes  of  100  the- 
ater passes  were  offered  the 
first  100  runners-up  in  the  con- 
test. 

— State,  Sandusky,  O. 


Newspaper  Invites  Celebrities 
To  "Mayor  of  Hell"  Screening 

^  SPECIAL  screening  of  War- 
ner Bros.'  "The  Mayor  of 
Hell,"  arranged  by  Manager 
Howard  Waugh  for  the  editors 
of  the  Memphis  "Press-Scimi- 
tar" so  impressed  the  newspaper 
men  that  they  took  the  initia- 
tive in  asking  Waugh  for  per- 
mission to  invite  the  city's  cel- 
ebrities to  witness  the  picture 
at  a  special  showing.  This  was 
the  first  time  in  newspaper  his- 
tory that  a  paper  took  it  upon 
itself  to  send  out  invitations  for 
a  picture  screening.  All  of 
Memphis'  noted  citizens  turned 
out  for  the  newspaper-sponsored 
event,  which  attracted  plenty  of 
free  publicity  in  all  of  the  local 
papers.  Following  the  showing, 
the  "Press-Scimitar"  devoted 
editorial  space  in  praise  of  the 
picture's  salutary  effect  upon 
people." 

— Warner,  Memphis. 


H.   J.  Yates 


Charles    Sellon 


Victor  Halperin 


MOTION  PICTURE  INDUSTRY  CODE 

Complete  Text  of  Production  and   Distribution   Draft 
Submitted  Yesterday  by  Sidney  R.  Kent  to  the  NRA 


Submitted 
CODE  OF  FAIR  COMPETITION 

for  the 
MOTION  PICTURE  INDUSTRY 

This  Code  is  established  for  the  purpose 
of  effectuating  the  policy  of  Title  I  of  the 
National   Industrial    Recovery   Act. 

ARTICLE  I 

Section  1.  As  required  by  Section  7  (a), 
Title  I.  of  the  National  Industrial  Recovery 
Act.  the  following  are  conditions  of  this 
Code: 

(a)  That  employees  shall  have  the  right 
to  organize  and  bargain  collectively  through 
representatives  of  their  own  choosing,  and 
shall  be  free  from  the  interference,  restraint, 
or  coercion  of  employers  of  labor,  or  their 
agents,  in  the  designation  of  such  representa- 
tives or  in  self-organization  or  in  other  con- 
certed activities  for  the  purpose  of  collective 
bargaining  or  other  mutual  aid  or  protection ; 

(b)  That  no  employee  and  no  one  seeking 
employment  shall  be  required  as  a  condition 
of  employment  to  join  any  company  union 
or  to  refrain  from  joining,  organizing,  or 
assisting  a  labor  organization  of  his  own 
choosing ;   and 

(c)  That  employers  shall  comply  with  the 
maximum  hours  of  labor,  minimum  rates  of 
pay,  and  other  conditions  of  employment,  ap- 
proved or   prescribed   by   the   President. 

Section  2.  The  right  of  employer  and  em- 
ployee to  bargain  together  free  from  inter- 
ference by  any  third  party  shall  not  be 
affected  by  this  code,  and  nothing  herein 
shall  require  any  employee  to  join  any  or- 
ganization or  to  refrain  from  joining  any 
organization  in  order  to  secure  or  retain  em- 
ployment. 

Section  3.  This  code  is  not  designed  to 
promote  monopolies  or  to  eliminate  or  oppress 
small  enterprises  and  will  not  operate  to  dis- 
criminate against  them  and  shall  not  permit 
monopolies    or    monopolistic    practices. 

ARTICLE    II 

On  and  after  the  effective  date  of  this 
Code,  in  the  PRODUCTION  of  Motion 
Pictures: 

Section    1. — Hours   of   Employment. 

(a)  No  employee  shall  work  more  than 
forty    (40.)    hours    in    any   one   week. 

(b)  No  employee  of  the  following  classes 
shall  work  more  than  forty  (40)  hours  in 
any   one   week : 

Gardeners  ;  janitors  ;  librarians,  mail  clerks  ; 
messengers  ;  mimeograph  operators  ;  porters  ; 
restaurant  workers  ;  seamstresses  ;  watchmen  ; 
accountants ;  accounting  machine  operators ; 
bookkeepers ;  clerks ;  file  clerks ;  firemen ; 
garage  clerks:  readers;  secretaries  (exclusive 
of  Executives'  secretaries)  ;  stenographers ; 
telephone  and  telegraph  operators ;  timekeep- 
ers ;  typists ;  laborers ;  positive  assemblers ; 
positive  developers ;  positive  printers ;  release 
assemblers  ;  splicers  ;  swing  gang  ;  architects  ; 
art  directors;  composers;  positive  cutters  ?nd 
assistants  ;  draftsmen  ;  wardrobe  fitters  ;  mod- 
elers, artists  and  sculptors  ;  musicians  ;  nega- 
tive timers ;  optical  experts ;  process  projec- 
tionists ;  drapers ;  sound  maintenance  mm  ; 
negative  developers ;  refrigerating  and  ven- 
tilating  maintenance   men. 

(c)  No  employee  of  the  following  classes 
shall    work    more    than    thirty-six    (36)     hours 

I    in   any   one   week : 

Carpenters ;  electrical  workers ;  lamp  op- 
erators ;    chauffeurs   and    truck    drivers. 

The  maximum  hours  fixed  in  the  foregoing 
paragraphs   (a),    (b)    and    (c)    shall   not   apply 


to  employees  on  emergency,  maintenance  and 
repair  work ;  nor  to  cases  where  restriction 
of  hours  of  skilled  workers  on  continuous 
processes  would  hinder,  reduce  or  delay  pro- 
duction; nor  to  (1)  employees  in  executive  or 
managerial  capacities,  professional  persons, 
actors  (exclusive  of  so-called  "extras")  ;  at- 
torneys and  their  assistants;  department  heads 
and  their  assistants  ;  directors  ;  doctors  ;  man- 
agers ;  executives,  their  assistants  and  secre- 
taries ;  professional  nurses ;  producers  and 
their  assistants ;  purchasing  agents  ;  unit  busi- 
ness managers;  and  writers;  nor  to  (2)  em- 
ployees engaged  directly  in  production  work 
whose  working  time  must  necessarily  follow 
that  of  a  production  unit,  including  assistant 
directors;  camera  men  and  their  assistants; 
company  wardrobe  men  and  their  assistants ; 
make-up  artists  and  hair  dressers ;  script 
clerks ;  sound  grips ;  sound  mixers ;  sound 
stage  engineers ;  sound  recorders  and  "stand- 
by" or  "key  men";  nor  to  (3)  employees 
regardless  of  classification  assigned  on  loca- 
tion work ;  nor  to  (4)  employees  engaged 
directly  in  news  reel  production  work  in  the 
following  classifications:  editors  and  sub- 
editors; film  cutters  and  film  joiners;  camera 
men,  sound  men  and  type  setters;  nor  to  (5) 
employees  of  producers  of  animated  motion 
picture  cartoons  in  the  following  classifica- 
tions :  animators ;  assistant  animators ;  car- 
toon photographers ;  story  and  music  depart- 
ment employees ;   tracers  and  opaquers. 

(d)  No  "extras"  or  "extra  talent"  to  the 
extent  consistent  with  production  require- 
ments shall  work  more  than  forty  (40)  hours 
in  any   one   week. 

Section   2. — Minimum   Wages. 

(a)  No  employee  of  any  class  shall  be 
paid   less   than   forty   cents    (.40)    per   hour. 

(b)  The  following  clerical,  office  and  service 
employees  shall  be  paid  not  less  than  fifty 
(.50)    cents    per    hour: 

Accountants,  accounting  machine  operators ; 
bookkeepers ;  clerks ;  file  clerks ;  firemen ; 
garage  clerks  ;  readers  ;  secretaries  ;  stenogra- 
phers ;  telephone  and  telegraph  operators ; 
timekeepers;  typists;  laborers;  positive  as- 
semblers ;  positive  developers ;  positive  print- 
ers; release  assemblers;   splicers;   swing  gang. 

(c)  No  employee  in  any  of  the  following 
classes  of  factory  or  mechanical  workers  or 
artisans  shall  be  paid  less  than  $1.16J4  per 
hour : 

Carpenters ;  woodworking  machine  men ; 
electrical  workers  performing  the  duties  of 
construction  and  maintenance  generator  and 
shop  men,  radio  loud  speakers,  telephone, 
lighting  fixtures,  wiremen  for  miniature  and 
explosives,  wind  machine,  pumps,  compres- 
sor ;  panoramic  operator ;  "stand-by"  or  "key 
men"  ;  blacksmiths  ;  casters  ;  foundrymen  ;  ma- 
chinists ;  moulders;  painters;  pattern  makers; 
plumbers;  tinsmiths;  sheet  metal  workers  and 
upholsterers. 

(d)  No  employee  in  any  of  the  following 
classes  of  factory  mechanical  workers  or 
artisans  shall  be  paid  less  than  $1.3354  per 
hour,  or  if  on  call  less  than  $76.75  per 
week : 

Foremen  of  carpenter  construction  depart- 
ment ;  foremen  of  electrical  construction  de- 
partment. 

With  respect  to  "stand-by"  or  "key  men", 
in  lieu  of  the  rate  of  $1.16?3  per  hour  there 
may  be  substituted  a  weekly  wage  of  $68.50 
per   week  of   seven   days   "on   call." 

(e)  No  employee  in  the  following  class  of 
factory  or  mechanical  workers  or  artisans 
shall   be  paid  less   than   $1.00  per  hour: 

Lamp    operators. 

With  respect  to  any  factory,  mechanical 
worker  or  artisan,  in  lieu  of  the  rate  of 
$1.00  per  hour  there  may  be  substituted  a 
weekly  wage  of  $60.00  per  week  of  seven 
days    "on    call." 

(f)  With  respect  to  carpenters,   electricians, 


lamp  operators,  teamsters  and  truck  drivers, 
the  foregoing  scale  of  minimum  wages  shall 
prevail  on  all  locations  excepting  when  the 
following  wage  scale  may  be  paid  in  lieu 
thereof  on  distant  locations  if  so  stipulated 
before  employment  commences  and  all  such 
employees'    expenses   are    paid: 

Distant  locations  when  employed  less  than 
one  week  of  seven  days  and  subject  to  "call" 
at  any  time : 

Foremen    $15.75    per    day. 

Carpenters,  electrical  workers  (maintenance, 
construction,  generator),  gaffers  (company 
electrician)  $13.75  per  day.  Lamp  operators 
$12.25    per   day. 

Teamsters  and  truck  drivers  $8.50  per  day. 

In  any  such  case  at  distant  locations  the 
total  wage  for  seven  days  shall  not  exceed 
the   following   weekly   scale: 

Foremen    $91.75    per    week. 

Carpenters,  electrical  workers  (maintenance, 
construction,  generator),  gaffers  (company 
electrician)  $81.75  per  week.  Lamp  opera- 
tors  $71.75    per    week. 

Teamsters  and  truck  drivers  $51.75  per 
week. 

(g)  The  minimum  wages  for  "extras"  shall 
be  as  follows: 

per  day 

Class    A — Dress    Group $7.50 

Class    B — Character    Group....    5.00 

Class    C — Mass    Group 5.00 

Class     D — Unregistered    People 
picked    for    mob    scenes 3.00 

(h)  Tracers  and  opaquers  employed  by 
producers  of  animated  motion  picture  car- 
toons shall  be  paid  straight  time  for  all 
hours  of  work  beyond  forty-four  (44)  hours 
per  week. 

Section  3.  On  and  after  the  effective  date, 
producers  shall  not  employ  any  person  under 
the  age  of  sixteen  (16)  years,  excepting  as 
actors,  and  then  only  upon  compliance  with 
all  applicable  laws  and  the  regulations  of  all 
proper  authorities  governing  the  employment 
of    minors    in    motion    picture    production. 

Section  4.  There  are  approximately  12,000 
persons  registered  in  Hollywood,  California, 
as  available  for  employment  in  motion  picture 
productions  as  "extras,"  whereas  the  require- 
ments of  all  the  studios  there  located  aver- 
aged 631  a  day  during  the  six  months  period 
ending  June   30,    1933. 

The  producers  undertake  to  seek  to  alleviate 
the  conditions  of  "extras"  seeking  employ- 
ment as  far  as  is  possible  by  the  spreading 
of  available  opportunities  for  employment  to 
greater    numbers.      In    that    effort    they    shall 

(a)  Not  knowingly  employ  as  an  "extra" 
any  member  of  the  immediate  family  of  any 
employee  or  any  person  who  is  not  obliged 
to  depend  upon  "extra"  work  as  a  means 
of  livelihood,  unless  the  exigencies  of  pro- 
duction   require    an    exception    to    be   made. 

(b)  Request  the  Academy  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Arts  and  Sciences  promptly  to  appoint 
a  representative  committee  to  investigate  fully 
the  conditions  among  the  ranks  of  the  reg- 
istered "extras"  and  submit  to  the  producers 
its  recommendations  as  to  the  scale  of  wages, 
the  elimination  of  favoritism,  and  for  the 
spreading  of  employment,  and  otherwise  effec- 
tuating  the   purpose   above   declared. 

(c)  Upon  receipt  of  such  recommendations 
give  prompt  consideration  thereto  and  formu- 
late and  put  into  effect  appropriate  amend- 
ments  to  this   Code. 

ARTICLE    III 

On  and  after  the  effective  date  of  this 
Code,  in  the  DISTRIBUTION  of  Motion 
Pictures : 

Section    1. — Hours   of   Employment. 

(a)    No    employee    except    outside    salesmen 


shall    work    for    more    than    forty    (40)    hours 
in   any   one   week. 

(b)  This  provision  for  working  hours  shall 
not  apply  to  professional  persons  employed 
in  their  profession  nor  to  employees  in  a 
managerial  or  an  executive  capacity  or  in 
any  other  capacity  of  distinction  or  sole 
responsibility  who  now  receive  more  than 
$35.00  per  week;  nor  to  employees  on  em- 
ergency  or   maintenance   and   repair   work. 

Section    2. — Minimum    Wages. 

No    employee    shall    be    paid : 

(a)  Less  than  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars  per 
week  in  any  city  over  500,000  population 
or   in   the   immediate  trade   area   of   such   city. 

(b)  Less  than  $14.50  per  week  in  any  city 
between  250,000  and  500,000  population  or 
in    the    immediate    trade   area    of    such    city. 

(c)  Less  than  $14.00  per  week  in  any 
city  up  to  50,000  population  or  in  the  imme- 
diate   trade   area   of   such   city. 

Section  3.  After  August  31,  1933  no  per- 
son under  sixteen  years  of  age  shall  be  em- 
ployed in  the  distribution  of  motion  pictures 
except  that  persons  between  the  age  of  four- 
teen and  sixteen  years  of  age  may  be  em- 
ployed for  not  to  exceed  three  hours  a  day 
and  those  hours  between  seven  A.M.  and  seven 
P.M.  in  such  work  which  will  not  interfere 
with    hours    of    day    school. 

ARTICLE    IV 
On    and    after    the    effective    date    of    this 
Code,   in   the   EXHIBITION    of    Motion   Pic- 
tures: 

Section   1. — Hours  of  Employment. 

ARTICLE    V 

Section  1.  The  industry  pledges  its  com- 
bined strength  to  maintain  right  moral  stand- 
ards in  the  production  of  motion  pictures  as  a 
form  of  entertainment.  To  that  end  the  in- 
dustry pledges  itself  to  adhere  to  the  regu- 
lations promulgated  by  and  within  the  indus- 
try to  assure  the  attainment  of  such  purpose. 

Section  2.  The  industry  pledges  its  com- 
bined strength  to  maintain  the  best  standards 
of  advertising  and  publicity  procedure.  To 
that  end  the  industry  pledges  itself  to  adhere 
to  the  regulations  promulgated  by  and  within 
the  industry  to  assure  the  attainment  of  such 
purpose. 

STANDARDS   OF  FAIR 
COMPETITION 

No  producer  shall  license  for  distribution 
or  public  exhibition  any  motion  picture  in 
which  there  is  contained  any  commercial  ad- 
vertising for  which  compensation  was  know- 
ingly received  unless  a  full  and  fair  dis- 
closure of   such   fact   is  made. 

ARTICLE  VII 

All  producers  shall  in  employing  the  serv- 
ices of  actors  use  the  forms  or  contracts  com- 
monly referred  to  as  the  "Minimum  Contract 
for  Artists,"  the  "Supplemental  Contract," 
and  the  "Day  Player  Contract,"  in  such  in- 
stances as  may  be  required  by  the  provisions 
of  the  Basic  Agreement  signed  by  a  large 
majority  of  the  representative  artists  and  by 
producers  affiliated  with  the  Association  of 
Motion  Picture  Producers,  Inc.,  which  agree- 
ment  became   effective    March    1,    1930. 

All  producers  who  have  not  heretofore  sub- 
scribed to  the  "Writer-Producer  Code  of  Prac- 
tice," adopted  on  April  14,  1932,  by  the 
Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts  and 
Sciences,  and  made  effective  May  1,  1932, 
shall    subscribe  to   such   Agreement. 


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ARTICLE  VIII 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  considered  an  un- 
fair trade  practice  for  a  number  of  producers 
who,  in  the  usual  and  ordinary  course  of  bus- 
iness, rent  their  respective  studios  or  studio 
facibt:es  to  producers  (other  than  their  af- 
filiated companies),  to  conspire,  agree,  or  take 
joint  action  to  prevent  any  responsible  pro- 
ducer or  producers  from  renting  such  studios 
or  studio  facilities. 

Section  2.  It  is  recognized  that  most  of 
the  desirable  and  well-known  artists  are  un- 
der contract  with  certain  of  the  major  pro- 
ducing companies.  As  a  result,  it  has  become 
increasingly  difficult  for  other  producers  to 
obtain  the  kind  and  number  of  artists  neces- 
sary in  the  production  of  photoplays.  This 
difficulty,  however,  could  be  overcome  if,  un- 
der proper  arrangements,  artists  were  loaned 
by  each  producer  to  other  producers.  There- 
fore, and  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  pro- 
duction  and  employment — 

(a)  It  shall  be  the  general  policy  of  pro- 
ducers, wherever  possible  without  depriva- 
tion to  themselves,  to  lend  artists  to  other 
producers;  and  in  the  event  that  any  art- 
ists shall  be  loaned,  it  shall  be  upon  sub- 
stantially the  same  terms  and  conditions, 
and  under  the  same  salary  arrangements  as 
are   made   with   other   producers;   and 

(b)  It  shall  be  an  unfair  trade  practice 
for  any  producers  or  other  parties  inter- 
ested in  the  production  of  motion  pictures 
to  make  or  enter  into  any  agreements  or 
understandings  between  them  by  concerted 
action,  or  by  any  other  means,  to  take  any 
steps  which  shall  have  for  their  effect  or 
purpose  the  interference  with  or  preven- 
tion of  the  use,  borrowing  or  exchanging 
of  artists  by  any  producers  who  are  willing 
to  pay  reasonable  compensation  for  the  use 
of    such    artists. 

ARTICLE   IX 

To  eliminate  unfair  and  unethical  practices, 
abuses,  and  undesirable  conditions  which  have 
developed  in  the  relations  between  producers 
and  agents,  and  between  agents  and  their 
clients,  and  to  bring  about  fair  conditions 
and   methods  of   competition: 

(1)  No  producer  or  any  employee  of  any 
producer  shall  directly  or  indirectly  engage  in 
or  carry  on  or  be  interested  in  the  business 
commonly  known  as  "agent,"  "artists'  agent," 
"artists'  representative,"  or  "artists'  mana- 
ger," or  directly  or  indirectly  operate,  con- 
duct, control,  manage  or  be  employed  in  any 
such  business  or  any  so-called  "artists'  bu- 
reau," "artists'  agency,"  or  any  other  like 
agency  or  bureau  for  negotiating,  arranging 
or  securing  employment  for  players,  directors, 
writers,  technicians,  or  any  other  class  of 
employee  engaged  in  or  in  connection  with  the 
production   of   motion    pictures. 

(2)  The  term  "agent,"  "artists'  agent"  and 
"artists'  manager,"  as  used  herein,  and  here- 
inafter referred  to  as  "agent"  shall  mean  and 
include  any  person,  (firm,  corporation  or  as- 
sociation), who,  for  a  fee  or  other  Valuable 
consideration  from  the  employee  procures, 
promises  or  undertakes  to  procure  or  provide 
engagements  or  employment  for  persons  in  or 
in  connection  with  the  production  of  motion 
pictures,  or  who,  for  a  fee  or  other  valuable 
consideration  from  the  employee,  manages  or 
conducts  the  business  affairs  o'f  persons  so 
employed,  or  counsels  or  advisers  such  per- 
sons  in   connection   with   their   employment. 

(3)  The  term  "artists'  bureau"  or  "artists' 
agency,"  as  used  herein,  shall  mean  and  in- 
clude the  business  of  conducting  as  owner, 
agent,  manager  or  in  any  other  capacity  an 
office  or  other  place  for  the  purpose  of  pro- 
curing, undertaking,  or  attempting  to  procure 
engagements  or  employment  for  persons  in  or 
in  connection  with  the  production  of  motion 
pictures,  and  for  which  services  a  fee  or 
other  valuable  consideration  is  exacted  or  at- 
tempted to  be  collected  from  the  employee. 

B.  No  agent  shall  give,  offer  or  promise 
to  any  employee  of  any  producer  any  gift  or 
gratuity  whatsoever  to  influence  the  action  of 
such  employee  in  relation  to  the  business  of 
such  producer.  No  such  employee  shall  re- 
ceive or  accept,  directly  or  indirectly,  for  him- 
self or  for  another,  any  commission,  gift, 
gratuity,  bonus  or  other  thing  of  value  from 
ary  person  whom  he  shall  employ  for  and  on 
behalf  of  such  producer,  and  no  person  shall 
g  ve,  offer  or  promise  any  such  employee  any 
commission,     gift,     gratuity,     bonus    or     other 


CODE   POINTS    NOT  SETTLED 

The  following  letter,  accompanying  the  producer-distributor  code  draft  submitted 
to  the  NRA  yesterday,  sets  forth  the  points  on  which  no  agreement  was  reached  at 
the   New   York   conferences: 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  August  22,  1933 
The  National   Recovery  Administration, 

Washington,    D.    C. 
Sirs: 

With  reference  to  the  letter  bearing  even  date  herewith  of  the  undersigned 
concerning  a  Code  of  Fair  Competition  for  the  Motion  Picture  Industry,  following 
is  a  statement  of  the  matters  upon  which  the  respective  committees  of  exhibitors 
and  distributors  are  not  in  accord  and  of  matters  which  have  not  been  submitted 
for  final  approval  to  the  exhibitors'  committee  by  the  committee  of  distributors. 

Article  VIII,  Section  2:  The  Producers'  Committee  was  evenly  divided  on  the 
question  of   including  section  2  of  Article  VIII. 

Article  X:  A  reservation  in  respect  to  this  article  was  made  by  the  independent 
producers  of   the   Producers'   Committee. 

Article  XV:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  proposed  a  provision  that  it  is  an  un- 
fair method  of  competition  to  deny  to  any  theater  owner  the  right  to  bid  in  fair 
and  open  competition  for  whatever  run  of  pictures  he  or  it  desires;  provided, 
however,  that  the  seller  shall  have  the  right  of  selection  based  upon  bona  fide 
consideration  of  the  character,  responsibility,  prior  performance,  prestige  of  theater 
or  theaters  and   potentiality  of   income. 

Article  XVI:  Objection  was  made  to  this  clause  by  a  minority  of  the  distribu- 
tors'   committee. 

Article  XVIII:  A  majority  of  the  Exhibitors'  Committee  refused  to  agree  to 
this   article. 

Article  XXII:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  is  in  agreement  with  this  article 
with  the  exception  of  the  last  paragraph  thereof  which  excludes  from  short 
subjects    news   reels. 

Article  XXIV:  The  exhibitors'  Committee  is  in  agreement  with  this  Article 
in  principle,  but  the  language  thereof  has  not  as  yet  been  agreed  to.  Objection  is 
made  by  several  of  the  independent  distributors  of  the  distributors'  committee  to 
the  part  of  Section  6  which  provides  for  a  National  Board  of  Appeals,  which 
objection    extends    to   Article   XLVII. 

Article  XXVIII:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  was  in  agreement  with  this  Article, 
provided  that  cooperative  booking  circuits  be  not  deemed  to  be  within  the  pro- 
hibition  of   the  provisions    thereof.      (See   Article   XVIII). 

Article  XXX:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  agreed  to  the  principle  expressed  by 
this   Article    but   the    language   thereof    has    not   as   yet   been    agreed   to. 

First  Proposed  Article  XXIII:  The  Distributors'  Committee  was  divided,  seven 
in  favor  and  five  against.  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  by  a  majority  agreed  to 
this  first  proposed  Article  XXIII;  the  Distributors'  Committee  was  divided  five  in 
favor   and   seven   against   the   second    proposed    Article   XXIII. 

Articles  XXXV,  XXXVI.  and  XXXVII:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  was  not  in 
agreement  with   these  Articles. 

Article  XXVIII:  This  Article  was  not  submitted  to  the  Exhibitors'  Committee 
because    exhibitors    are    not   affected    by    the    provisions    thereof. 

Article  XLI:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  was  agreed  in  principle  to  this  Article. 
With  respect,  however,  to  the  elimination  of  15  per  cent  of  pictures  contracted 
for,  as  provided  in  the  so-called  "Optional  Standard  License  Agreement"  five  of 
the  twelve  members  of  the  Distributors'  Committee  favored  a  provision  allowing 
an  exhibitor  to  eliminate  15  per  cent  of  the  number  of  pictures  contracted  for 
without  the  conditions  specified  in  such  regard  in  the  optional  standard  license 
agreement,  and  that  pictures  so  eliminated  be  not  resold  to  the  same  exhibitor 
at  a  D'ice  less  than  originally  contracted  for. 

Articles  XLI  I,  XLIII,  XLV:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  proposed  these  Articles, 
which  were  agreed  to  in  principle  by  the  Distributors'  Committee,  but  the  lang- 
uage  of   these  Articles   has   not   as  yet  been   agreed   to. 

Article  XLVI:  The  Exhibitors'  Committee  proposed  the  principle  of  arbitration 
under  the  Code  according  to  the  method  of  arbitration  contained  in  the  "Optional 
Standard  License  Agreement."  to  which  principle  the  Distributors'  Committee  agreed, 
but   the    language   of   this   Article    has   not   as  yet   been    agreed   to. 

Articles  XLVII,  XLVIII.  XLIX,  L,  LI,  Lll,  LIU:  These  Articles  have  not  as  yet 
been  submitted  to  the  Exhibitors'  Committee;  as  to  Article  XLIX:  Independent 
producers   and   distributors   ask   that   they   be   heard   as   to   the   method   of  selection. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

SIDNEY   R.    KENT, 
Coordinator    for    Producers'    and    Distributors'    Committees 


PRODUCERS'    COMMITTEE 

H.   M.   WARNER 

President,   Warner  Bros.   Pictures,    Inc. 
L.    B.    MAYER 

Vice-President,    Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer 

Dist.   Corpn. 
B.    B.    KAHANE 

President,    Radio    Pictures,    Inc. 

ADOLPH    ZUKOR 

President,    Paramount    Pictures    Dist. 

Corpn. 
JOSEPH    M.  SCHENCK 

President,    United   Artists  Corpn. 
M.  H.  HOFFMAN 

President,    Independent    Producers    Assn. 

D-"'H=nt.    Allied    Pictures 
W.    RAY    JOHNSTON 

President,    Monogram    Pictures,    Inc. 
WM.   SAAL 

Executive,   Admiral   Pictures 
GEORGE   BACHELLER 

President,    Chesterfield    Pictures 
PHIL  GOLDSTONE 

President,    Majestic    Pictures 
J.  T.   REED 

Academy  Motion  Picture  Arts  &  Sciences 


DISTRIBUTORS'     COMMITTEE 
GEORGE  J.  SCHAEFER 

f^en.    Mgr.,    Paramount    Pictures    Dist. 

Corpn. 
NICHOLAS     M.    SCHENCK 

President,    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Dist. 

Corpn. 
M.    H.    AYLESWORTH 

President,    RKO    Distributing   Corpn. 
EARI.E   W.    HAMMONS 

President,     Educational    Film     Exchanges. 

Inc. 
JACK   COHN 

Vice-President.   Columbia   Pictures  Corpn. 
R.    H.   COCHRANE 

Vi^e-President    Universal  Pictures  Corpn. 
H.  GUICKMAN 

Prudent,    Maiestic    Pictures   Corpn. 
HARRY    H.    THOMAS 

ProsiHent.    First   Division    Pictures,    Inc. 
EDWARD  GOLDEN 

Gen.    Sales    Mgr.,    Monogram    Pictures, 

Inc. 
CHAR'  FS   W.   TRAMPE 

President     Midwest    Film    Company 
A.    C.    BROMRERG 

pro<-;H»nt.    A.    C.    Bromberg   Attractions 
J.    BERKOWITZ 

Standard    Film    Exchange,    Inc.,    Buffalo, 

N.   Y. 


thing    of    value    for    employing    such    person. 

C.  No  agent  shall  alienate  or  entice  any 
employee  of  any  producer  or  interfere  with 
the  employment  of  such  employee  or  advise  or 
counsel  such  employee  to  do  anything  in  con- 
flict with,  or  inconsistent  with,  such  em- 
ployee's obligation  to  perform  in  good  faith 
any  contract  of  employment,  or  foment  dis- 
sension, discord  or  strife  between  any  such 
employee  and  any  such  producer  for  the  pur- 
pose of  procuring,  or  attempting  to  procure 
such  employee's  release  from  the  employment 
by  any  such  producer  or  to  secure  a  change 
in  the  terms  and  conditions  of  such  contract 
of   employment. 

D.  No  agent  shall  directly  or  indirectly  in 
any  manner  whatsoever  at  any  time  prior  to 
thirty  (30)  days  before  the  expiration  of  any 
contract  of  employment  between  any  employee 
and  any  producer  make  to  such  employee  any 
offer  of  employment,  nor  solicit  offers  from  or 
commence  negotiations  for  the  employment  of 
such   employee   with   any  other   producer. 

E.  No  agent  shall  make  to  any  producer  any 
false  representations  as  to  any  material  mat- 
ters affecting  or  relating  to  any  negotiations 
with  such  producer  for  the  employment  of 
any  person  represented  by  such  agent. 

F.  No  agent  shall,  directly  or  indirectly, 
make  or  enter  into  any  agency  contract  with 
any  person  to  represent  such  person  or  agent 
for  the  purpose  of  procuring  or  arranging  for 
the  employment  of  such  person  in  or  in  con- 
nection with  motion  pictures,  which  contract 
provides  (a)  for  a  commission  in  excess  of 
10%  of  the  salary  or  compensation  to  be 
paid  to  such  person;  or  (b)  that  such  agent 
shall  receive  a  commission  or  compensation 
only  in  the  event  employment  is  procured  for 
such  person  with  a  producer  other  than  the 
producer  employing  such  employee  at  the  time 
of  making  of  such  agency  contract;  or  (c) 
that  payment  of  commissions  or  compensa- 
tion to  the  agent  shall  be  contingent  upon  the 
agent  obtaining  a  salary  or  compensation  for 
the  employee   in   excess   of   any  specified  sum. 

G.  In  furtherance  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Code  and  the  purposes  and  objects  stated  in 
Paragraph  A  above,  all  agents,  producers  and 
employees  employing  the  services  of  an  agent 
shall  conform  with  and  abide  by  the  "Code 
of  Practice  for  Artist-Agent-Producer  Nego- 
tiations" dated  July  29,  1933,  of  the  Acad- 
emy of  Motion  Picture  Arts  and  Sciences 
when  and  if  said  Code  is  duly  adopted  and 
made  effective  by  the  said  Academy,  except 
such  provisions  of  said  Academy  Code  as  may 
be  in  conflict  or  inconsistent  with  or  contra- 
dictory of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Code; 
and  excepting  further  that  with  respect  to 
Section  8  of  the  Academy  Code,  the  employee 
shall  be  entitled  to  receive  the  advice  and 
counsel  of  the  Agent  and  to  have  the  Agent 
accompany  and  represent  the  employee  only  at 
conferences  with  the  producer  relating  to-  ne- 
gotiations for  the  employment  or  the  exten- 
sion or  renewal  of  the  employment  or  a  modi- 
fication of  the  terms  of  employment  of  the 
employee,  unless  the  producer  consents  to 
the  agent  being  present  at  other  conferences. 

H.  No  producer  shall,  directly  or  indirectly, 
negotiate  or  transact  any  business  with,  any 
agent  who  shall  not  have  subscribed  to  said 
Academy  Code,  if  adopted  by  the  Academy, 
and  in  the  event  that  after  a  hearing  the 
hereinafter  provided 
for,  shall  find  that  an  agent  has  violated 
any  provision  of  this  Code  and  shall  on  ac- 
count thereof  declare,  that  producers  shall  in- 
definitely or  for  a  limited  time  refrain  from 
doing  business  with  such  agent,  all  producers 
shall    comply    with    such    decision    of    the 

I.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be 
deemed  to  obligate  any  producer  or  agent  to 
comply  with  any  amendment  or  supplement 
to  the  said  Academy  Code  unless  producer  or 
agent    shall    have    expressly    assented    thereto. 

ARTICLE  X 

It  being  a  recognized  principle  that  pro- 
ducers having  discovered,  developed,  trained, 
or  publicized  talent  or  personalities  in  the 
artistic  and  creative  branches  of  their  respec- 
tive production  enterprises  by  the  investment 
and  expenditure  of  large  sums  of  money, 
time,  effort  and  skill,  and  by  the  creation  of 
opportunities  for  such  talent  and  personali- 
ties, it  is  fair,  just  and  equitable  that  pro- 
ducers making  such  investment  and  creating 
such  opportunities  be  accorded  reasonable 
time  and  opportunity  to  secure  a  fair  and 
just  return  thereon,  and  to  have  a  fair  and 
reasonable  opportunity  to  continue  in  their 
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'Talent    Raids"    Placed    Under    Strict    Ban    by    Code 


veloped  by  them;  provided,  however,  that 
■uch  talent  and  personalities  shall  not  be  de- 
1  .i  the  tikIh  to  receive  the  compensa- 
tion  to  which  thej  are  justly  entitled  as  the 
result  of  competitive  bidding  therefor  in  an 
open  market;   and 

I-    ....  iring  that  employees  under  contract 

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duced,  and  solicited  during  the  period  ol  their 
emploj  nter   the   si 

,.r.    which    has    resulted    in    impairing; 
and  at  times,  destroying,  the  value  and  useful- 
i  i"   the  employees,   and   has  caused   them 
with  and  neglectful  of 
their    duties;    the    following    are    berebj     sev- 
erally declare. 1   to   be   unfair,   destructive   and 
il  methods  ol   competition  and  un- 
;  ractice  for  any  producer: 

(a)  To  indulge  in  the  practice  commonly 
known  as  "raids"  on  the  employee-  of  any 
other   producer; 

<h)  To  secretly  or  prematurely  negotiate 
with    any   employee   of   any   other   producer; 

(c)     Secretly,    or    Otherv  mice    or 

alienate  at  ei    from  his  employment, 

or  to  interfere  therewith,  or  to  advise  any 
mk-!i  employee  to  do  anything  in  conflict 
with  or  inconsistent  with  such  employee's 
obligation  to  perform  in  good  faith  any  con- 
of   employment ;   and 

To  foment  dissention,  d'scord  or 
strife  between  any  employee  and  his  em- 
ployer in  order  to  secure  the  employee's 
release    from    employment    or    to    secure    a 

change   in   the   terms   of   any  contract   under 
which    the    employee    is    then    employed. 

To   carry   out    the    foregoing   principles    and 

-uch     unfair     practices     and    unfair 

methods  of  c   mpet'tion,  no  producer  shall  ne- 

with    or   make   any   offer   for  or   to   any 

employee  of    any   other    producer    for   the   serv- 

i    such    emplovee    at    any    time    prior    to 

thirty    (30)    days    before    the    termination    of 

such  employment,  provided: 

( 1 )  Such  employee  is  under  written  con- 
tract  of    employment    and    the    term    thereof 

.  if  any,  is,  has  been, 
or  maj  be  for  a  period  of  at  least  twelve 
I  months,  or  such  contract  covers,  or 
may  cover  employment  in  or  in  connection 
with  at  least  three  (3)  feature  motion  pic- 
tures,   inclusive   of  options,   if   any. 

(2)  The  compensation  of  such  employee, 
if  under  a  term  contract,  is  at  least  $500. DO 
per  week:  and  if  employed  on  a  per  picture 
basis   i-  at    l<  ist    i  5,000  per  picture. 

(3)  Such  emploj  iged   in   any   of 

the  artistic  or  creative  branches  of  the  mo- 
tion   picture    industry. 

The  term  "contract"  as  used  herein,  shall 
lie  deemed  to  include  not  only  any  existing 
contract  with  any  producer,  but  also  any 
prior  contract  executed  by  any  parent,  sub- 
sidiary, or  predecessor  corporation  of  such 
producer,  if  the  employment  of  the  employee 
under  such  contracts  has  been  or  may  be  a 
continuous    one. 

Should  any  producer  within  such  thirty 
day  period  offer  to  negotiate  with,  or 
make  any  offer  for  or  to  any  such  employee. 
of  any  other  producer,  for  the  services  of 
such  employee,  then  on  the  same  day  that 
such  offer  is  made,  such  producer  shall  no- 
tify the  employing  producer  in  writing  as  to 
the  full  and  complete  terms  of  the  best  offer 
which  has  been  made  for  such  services,  and 
simultaneously  shall  send  a  copy  of  such  no- 
tice to  the  Administrative  Committee,  here- 
inafter provided  for.  In  such  case  the  em- 
ploying producer,  if  he  elects  to  do  so.  and 
providing  the  employee  consents,  shall  be 
entitled  to  contract  with  such  employee  on 
terms  at  least  as  favorable  as  those  offered 
by  the  second  producer,  or  on  such  other 
terms  as  may  be  acceptable  to  the  employee, 
such  employee  always  having  a  free  and  in- 
dependent choice  as  to  which  offer  he  will  ac- 
cept. Such  notice,  however,  need  be  given  to 
the  first  employing  producer  only  upon  the 
condition  that  prior  to  the  last  thirty  (.10) 
day  period  of  employment,  such  first  em- 
ploying producer  shall  have  made  a  bona  fide 
offer  to  such  employee  for  a  renewal  or  ex- 
tension of  his  contract  of  employment.  All 
matters  relating  to  the  registration  of  such 
offers  and  the  determination  as  to  whether 
they  were  bona  fide,  shall  be  determined  by 
the  Administrative  Committee  hreinafter  pro- 
vided   for. 


Should  anj    producer  desire  to  continue,  re- 

oi    extend    the    term    ol    employment    ql 

hereinabove  denned,  and   n 

hi  shall  bavi  evidenced  such  desire  by  mak- 
ing a  bona  fide  offer  to  such  employee  prior 
to  iln  last  thirty  (30)  day  period  of  his  em- 
ployment, and  if  such  offer  shall  have  been 
rejected,  such  producer,  nevertheless,  shall 
ntitled  to  notice  of  offers  which  may 
In  mad<  to  such  employee  by  other  pro. I 
during  the  period  hereinafter  provided,  follow- 
ing the  termination  of  such  employment,  and 
should  any  other  producer  make  any  offer  Eol 
the  services  of  any  such  former  employee  dI 
the  first  employing  producer  within  such  pe- 
riod, then,  on  the  same  day  that  such  offer  is 
made  such  producer  shall  notify  the  former 
employing  producer  in  writing  of  the  full  and 
complete  terms  of  the  best  offer  made  for  such 
services,  and  simultaneously  shall  send  a  copy 
of  such  notice  to  the  Administrative  Commit- 
tee hereinafter  provided  for.  In  such  case, 
the  first  employing  producer,  if  he  elects  to 
do  so,  and  again  providing  the  employee  con 
sents,  shall  be  entitled  to  contract  with  such 
employee  on  terms  at  least  as  favorable  as 
those  offered  by  the  second  producer,  or  on 
such  other  terms  as  may  be  acceptable  to  the 
employee.  The  period  during  which  the  first' 
employing  producer  shall  be  entitled  to  notice 
of  offers  made  by  other  producers,  as  here- 
inabove provided  for,  shall  be  three  (3) 
months  from  the  date  of  the  termination  of 
the  first  employment,  in  all  cases  where  the 
compensation  for  the  employee  in  connection 
with  the  former  employment  was  at  the  rate 
of  less  than  $1,000.00  per  week;  or,  if  the 
employee  was  on  a  per  picture  basis,  the  com- 
pensation was  less  than  $10,000.00  per  pic- 
ture. In  all  other  cases,  where  such  compen- 
sation was  in  excess  thereof,  such  period  shall 
be   for   six   months. 

It  shall  be  an  unfair  trade  practice  for  any 
producer  to  use  coercion  to  prevent  offers  be- 
ing made  any  employee  by  other  producers. 

The  Administrative  Committee,  hereinabove 
provided  for,  shall  have  full  power  and  au- 
thority to  determine  the  good  faith  of  any 
offer  made  by  the  first  empoying  producer,  so 
as  to  entitle  said  first  employing  producer  to 
notice  of  subsequent  offers  and/or  as  to 
whether  the  period  within  which  such  notice 
must  be  given  shald  be  for  three  months  or 
for  six  (6)  months.  The  Administrative 
Committee  shall  also  provide  appropriate 
methods  and  procedure  whereby  all  producers 
shall  be  notified  in  every  instance  when,  and 
the  period  during  which  notices  of  offers  are 
to  be  transmitted  to  the  employing,  or  former 
employing  producer.  Said  Committee  shall 
also  prescribe  the  procedure  so  as  to  prevent 
any  employing,  or  former  employing  producer 
from  any  unreasonable  delay  or  from  with- 
holding any  action  or  decision  required  under 
the  provisions  hereof,  to  the  end  that  the  im- 
mediate employment  of  any  person  with  whom 
any  other  producer  desires  to  contract  shall 
not  be   delayed  or   prevented. 

Xothing  hereinbefore  contained  shall  apply 
to  so-called  free  lance  players,  writers,  di- 
rectors or  other  employees  who  are  engaged 
to  render  services  of  an  artistic  or  creative 
nature  in  connection  with  one  or  two  pictures 
only,  unless  the  actual  term  of  employment 
of  any  such  employee  shall  be  extended  for 
a  minimum  period  of  twelve   (12)   months. 

Any  dispute,  controversy  or  question  involv- 
ing the  interpretation  of  any  provision  of  this 
section  of  the  Code,  shall  be  settled  and  de- 
termined by  the  Administrative  Committee. 

The  Administrative  Committee  shall  con- 
sist of  at  least  five  (5)  members  of  the  Acad- 
emy to  be  selected  by  the  President  of  the 
Academy,  with  the  approval  of  the  Board  of 
C70vernors,  each  of  the  five  branches  of  the 
Academy  to  have  equal  representation  on 
such  Committee.  In  the  event  of  the  failure 
of  the  Academy  to  designate  and  appoint 
the  Committee  above  provided  for,  such  Com- 
mittee shall  be  appointed  by  the  Code  Author- 
ity,   hereinafter    provided    for. 

ARTICLE   XI 

It  shall  be  considered  an  unfair  trade  prac- 
tce  for  any  producer  to  negotiate  with  an 
artist  engaged  in  a  "legitimate"  production, 
under  a  so-called  "run  of  the  play  contract, 
for  the  services  of  such  artist  in  a  motion 
picture  production  which  would  interfere  with 
or  prevent  the  carrying  out  of  the  artists' 
obligation  under  such  contract  and/or  dis- 
turb, interfere  with  or  prevent  the  continu- 
ance of  the  run  of  the  "legitimate"  produc- 
tion  in   which   such   artist   is  engaged. 


ARTICLE  XII 

No  cartoon  producer  shall  employ  any 
persons  during  such  time  as  he  is  employed 
full    time    by    another. 

ARTICLE  XIII 

Xo  cartoon  producer  shall  make  anv  offer 
directly  or  indirectly  of  any  money  induce- 
ment or  advantage  of  any  kind  to  any  em- 
ployee of  any  other  cartoon  producer  in  an 
effort  to  entice,  persuade  or  induce  such  em- 
ployee to  leave  or  become  dissatisfied  or  to 
breach  any  contract  covering  his  employment, 

ARTICLE    XIV 

Xo  cartoon  producer  shall  adapt  a  cartoon 
character  of  another  in  such  manner  that  the 
use  of  the  adapted  character  shall  constitute 
an  appropriation  by  him  of  the  good  will  of 
the    creator. 

ARTICLE   XV 

X'o  distributor  shall  deny  to  any  exhibitor 
full  and  free  opportunity  to  license  the  ex- 
hibition of  the  motion  pictures  distributed  by 
such  distributor  and  for  any  "run"  thereof. 
I  Nothing  in  this  Article  shall  be  deemed  to 
abridge  or  limit  the  right  of  each  distribu- 
tor to  select  its  own  customers  in  bona  fide 
transactions  based  upon  consideration  of  tire 
reputation  and  knowledge  of  the  exhibitor  for 
business  honestv  and  fair  dealina.  financial 
responsibility,  the  prestige  and  operating 
policy  of  the  exhibitor's  theatre  or  theatres, 
•He  terms  and  conditions  offered  by  the  ex- 
hibitor, and  with  due  allowance  for  differ- 
ences,   if   any,    in    the   cost  of  selling. 

ARTICLE  XVI 

No  distributor  shall  threaten  or  coerce  or 
intimidate  any  exhibitor  to  enter  into  any 
contract  for  the  exhibition  of  motion  pictures. 
or  to  pay  higher  film  rentals  by  the  commis- 
sion of  any  overt  tct  evidencing  an  intention 
to  build  or  otherwise  acquire  a  motion  picture 
theatre  for  operation  in  competition  with 
such  exhibitor,  bur  nothing  in  this  article 
shall  in  any  way  abridge  the  right  of  a  pro- 
ducer or  distributor  in  eood  fnith  to  build  or 
otherwise  acquire  a  motion  picture  theatre  in 
any    location. 

ARTICLE  XVII 

X'o  distributors'  employee  shall  use  his 
position  with  the  distributor  to  interfere  with 
*he  free  and  competitive  buying  of  pictures 
bv  an  exhibitor  operating  a  theatre  in  com- 
petition with  a  theatre  in  which  such  eni- 
poyee  may  have  a  direct  or  indirect  finan- 
cial interest. 

ARTICLE  XVIII 

Any  distributors  may  refuse  and  aeree 
with  other  distributors  to  refuse  to  negotiate 
wth  anv  person,  firm,  corporation  or  associ- 
ation seekmg  to  pool  or  combine  the  exhibi- 
tion requirements  of  different  separately- 
owned  theatres  for  the  purpose  and  with  the 
■  ffect  of  limiting  or  reducing  competition  for 
the  exhibition  rights  of  motion  pictures 
among  the  exhibitors  owning  or  operating 
such    theatres. 

Eor  the  purposes  of  this  Article  the  own- 
ership of  theatres  shall  be  deemed  to  mean 
th*  complete  ownership  or  the  owning  or 
holding   of  a   substantial   interest   therein. 

ARTICLE  XIX 

Distributors  of  motion  pictures  shall  re- 
fuse to  enter  into  contracts  to  license  the 
•  xhibition  of  motion  pictures  by  any  exhibi- 
tor who  (a)  refuses  to  maintain  the  minimum 
nrice  of  admission  specified  in  any  contract 
for  the  licensing  of  the  exhibition  of  motion 
pictures;  or  (b)  lowers  the  admission  prices 
Publicly  announced  or  advertised  for  the  ex- 
hibitor's theatre  by  the  giving  of  rebates  in 
the  form  of  premiums,  lotteries,  reduced  scrip 
books,  coupons,  gifts,  or  other  things  of 
value,  or  by  "throw-away"  tickets,  two-for- 
one  admissions,  or  by  other  methods  or  de- 
v'ces  of  similar  effect  in  cases  where  the 
exhibitor  has  engaged  in  any  such  unfair 
practice  as  found  by  arbitration  provided  for 
in  this  Code  and  nevertheless  refuses  or  fails 
to   desist   therefrom. 


ARTICLE   XX 

Xo  distributor  shall   substitute   for  any  fea- 
ture   motion    picture    described    as    that    of    a 
named    star    or    stars    or    named    director    or 
i  named   well  known    book   or   play   one   of   any 


other  star  or  stars,  director,  book  or  play,  nor 
substitute  any  other  feature  motion  picture 
for  one  which  in  the  contract  therefor  is 
designated   "no   substitute". 

Xothing  in  this  Article  contained  shall  be 
interpreted  to  prohibit  any  distributor  from 
changing  the  title  of  any  motion  picture 
contracted  for,  from  making  changes,  alter- 
ations and  adaptations  of  any  story,  book  or 
play  upon  which  it  is  based,  and  from  sub- 
stituting for  any  such  story,  book  or  play 
another  story,  book,  or  play,  or  from 
changing  the  director,  the  cast,  or  any  mem- 
ber thereof  of  any  such  motion  picture,  ex- 
cept   as    hereinabove    specifically   prohibited. 

ARTICLE   XXI 

Each  distributor  licensing  the  exhibition  of 
its  own  motion  pictures  at  any  established 
■notion  picture  theatre  shall  refrain  from 
licensing  the  same  motion  pictures  for  exhibi- 
tion by  any  so-called  non-theatrical  account, 
where  such  exhibition  shall  be  determined 
(by  arbitration  provided  for  in  this  Code)  to 
be  unfair  to  such  established  motion  picture 
theatre. 

Xothing  in  this  Article  shall  be  interpreted 
to  prohibit  the  licensing  of  motion  pictures 
for  exhibition  at  army  posts  or  camps,  or  on 
board  ships  of  the  United  States  Navy  or 
ships  engaged  in  carrying  passengers  to  for- 
eign or  domestic  ports  or  at  institutions  hous- 
ing "shut-ins,"  such  as  prisons,  hospitals, 
orphanages,  etc.,  and  this  Article  shall  not 
apply  to  contracts  now  existing  between  dis- 
tributors and  so-called  non-theatrical  accounts. 

ARTICLE  XXII 

Xo  distributor  shall  require  as  a  condition 
of  entering  into  a  contract  for  the  licensing 
of  the  exhibition  of  feature  motion  pictures 
that  the  exhibito)  contract  also  for  the  li- 
censing of  the  exhibition  of  a  greater  number 
of  short  subjects,  in  proportion  to  the  total 
number  of  short  subjects  required  by  such 
exhibitor,  than  the  proportion  of  the  feature 
pictures  for  which  a  contract  is  negotiated 
bears  to  the  total  number  of  feature  pictures 
required    by    the    exhibitor. 

Nothing  in  this  Article  contained  shall  be 
construed  to  include  "news  reels"  within  the 
meaning   of    the    word*   "short    subjects." 

ARTICLE  XXIII 

Xo  distributor  shall  divulge  or  authorize  or 
knowingly  permit  to  be  divulged  by  any  em- 
ployee or  checker  any  information  received  in 
the  checking  of  the  receipts  of  its  motion 
pictures,  except  that  such  information  may 
lie  divulged  in  any  arbitration  proceeding  or 
litigation   pertaining  to  the   license  to  exhibit. 

ARTICLE   XXIV 

Section  1.  Exhibitors  shall  not  demand 
and  distributors  shall  not  grant  clearance  of 
an  unreasonable  length  or  extending  beyond 
the  reasonable  boundaries  of  any  competitive 
area;  and  wherever  there  shall  be  established 
schedules  of  clearance  and  zoning  in  accord- 
ance with  this  Article  provided  for  any  such 
schedule  shall  be  the  standard  of  reasonable 
clearance  in  length  and  area  for  the  terri- 
tory   governed    thereby. 

Section  2.  To  give  effect  to  the  foregoing, 
there  shall  be  established  in  each  film  ex- 
change center  a  Clearance  and  Zoning  Board 
which  shall  be  an  instrumentality  of  this 
Code.  These  boards  shall  consist,  in  each  in- 
stance, of  two  representatives  of  distributors, 
two  representatives  of  first-run  theatres  and 
four  representatives  of  subsequent  run  the- 
atres; provided  that  where,  due  to  local  con- 
ditions, such  division  of  representatives  would 
deny  fair  representation  to  either  of  such  two 
classes  of  exhibitors  the  membership  of  the 
board  may  be  varied  in  such  respect  as  to  in- 
sure fair  representation  for  each  of  such 
classes.  Disputes  over  representation  on  any- 
such  board,  if  they  cannot  be  settled  in  the 
exchange  center  affected,  shall  be  certified  to 
the   Code   Authority   for  determination. 

Section  3.  Promptly  after  their  forma- 
tion the  several  Clearance  and  Zoning  Boards 
provided  for  hereunder  shall  proceed  forth- 
with to  formulate,  publish  and  prescribe  for 
their  respective  districts,  if  need  exists  there- 
for, schedules  of  fair  clearance  and  zoning. 
Such  schedules  may  classify  theaters  by 
zones,  admission  prices,  run,  or  other  rea- 
sonable classifications,  provided  that  types  of 
entertainment  other  than  motion  pictures  shall 
not  be  used  as  a  basis  for  any  such  classi- 
fication.   Each  board  may  at  any  time  add  to. 


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The  song  of  escape  for  countless  millions  from  reality's  grim 
dungeon  into  the  free,  clear  air  of  high  romance,  on  the 
wings  of  Dumas'  genius.  One.'  The  novel.  Two.'  The  stage 
play.  Three!  The  silent  picture.  And  now  this  magnificent 
achievement  of  the  talking  scrreen.  Triumphantly  we  count 
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DAILY 


Film   Boards    of    Trade    to    Continue  in    Operation 


change,   or   modify  the  schedule  prescribed  by 
any   such   board.  * 

No  action  of  any  kind  shall  be  taken  by 
any  such  board  without  affording  a  full  hear- 
ing   to   all    parties    concerned    or    affected. 

Section  4.  Clearance  and  Zoning  Boards 
shall  function  by  majority  vote;  when,  how- 
ever, any  such  board  is  evenly  divided  upon 
any  question  such  question  shall  be  submitted 
for  determination  to  an  umpire  to  be  chosen 
by  the  board.  Appeals  from  the  action  of 
any  Clearance  and  Zoning  Board  and  from 
the  determination  of  any  umpire  may  be  had 
to  the  National  Board  of  Appeals  provided 
for  by  this  Code. 

Section.  5.  The  schedules  prescribed 
and/or  decisions  made  by  any  Clearance  and 
Zoning  Board  or  umpire  shall  be  binding 
upon  all  distributors  and  exhibitors  hi  the 
area   affected. 

Section  6.  Any  exhibitor  or  any  distribu- 
tor aggrieved  by  any  classification  made  by 
any  Clearance  and  Zoning  Board  or  by  any 
violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  any 
clearance  and  zoning  schedule  shall  have  the 
right  to  have  such  grievance  determined  by 
the  Clearance  and  Zoning  Board  having  juris- 
diction. Findings  and  decisions  of  such  board 
shall  be  binding  upon  the  parties  affected  or 
concerned,  subject  to  the  right  of  appeal  to 
the   National   Board   of   Appeals. 

ARRTICLE  XXV 

No  distributor  shall  convey  or  transfer  its 
assets  for  the  purpose  of  avoiding  the  de- 
livery to  any  exhibitor  of  any  feature  motion 
picture  licensed  for  exhibition  by  such  exhibi- 
tor. 

ARRTICLE  XXVI 

Any  exhibitor  entering  into  a  contract  for 
the  exhibition  of  motion  pictures  which  per- 
mits the  exhibitor  to  select  from  the  total 
number  of  pictures  licensed,  less  than  eighty- 
five  per  cent  (85%)  of  the  total  number,  and 
to  reject  the  remainder  shall  by  written  notice 
to  the  distributor  reject  each  of  such  motion 
pictures  not  to  exceed  the  number  which  may 
be  rejected  within  twenty-one  days  after  its 
date  of  availability  in  the  exchange  territory 
wherein  is  located  the  exhibitor's  theatre,  and 
failing  to  give  such  notice  of  rejection,  each 
of  such  pictures  shall  be  deemed  to  have 
been  either  selected  or  rejected  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  said  exhibition  con- 
tract. 

ARTICLE  XXVII 

No  exhibitor  shall  contract  for  a  license  to 
exhibit  more  motion  pictures  than  such  ex- 
hibitor reasonably  shall  require  for  exhibition 
in  any  theatre  or  theatres  operated  by  such 
exhibitor,  with  the  effect  of  depriving  a  com- 
peting exhibitor  from  contracting  to  exhibit 
such  excess  motion  pictures,  provided  how- 
ever that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be 
deemed  to  prohibit  any  exhibitor  from  con- 
tracting for  a  reasonable  number  of  motion 
pictures  in  excess  of  the  number  which  are 
actually  to  be  exhibited  in  the  theatre  or 
theatres  of  such  exhibitor  in  order  to  reason- 
ably protect  such  exhibitor  against  non-deliv- 
ery of  motion  pictures. 


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ARTICLE  XXVIII 


No  exhibitor  shall  agree  with  any  other 
exhibitor  or  exhibitors  to  allocate  among  them 
the  motion  pictures  of  distributors  with  the 
effect  of  eliminating  fair  competition  between 
such  exhibitors  in  the  bidding  and  negotiating 
for  the  motion  pictures  of  such  distributors; 
provided  that  bona  fide  mergers  of  interest 
.  through  partnerships  or  corporations  shall  not 
be  deemed  to  be  within  this  prohibition. 

ARTICLE  XXIX  // 

No  exhibitor  shall  transfer  the  ownership 
or  possession  of  a  theatre  operated  by  any 
such  exhibitor  for  the  purpose  of  avoiding  un- 
completed contracts  for  the  exhibition  of  mo- 
tion pictures  at  such  theatre  or  theatres. 

ARTICLE    XXX 

No  exhibitor  licensed  to  exhibit  a  motion 
picture  subsequent  to  its  exhibition  by  another 
exhibitor  having  the  right  to  a  prior  run 
thereof  shall  advertise  such  motion  picture 
by  any  means  of  advertising  prior  to  or  dur- 
ing its  exhibition  by  such  other  exhibitor,  ex- 
cepting in  any  case  where  the  first  exhibition 
date  is  less  than  seven  days  after  the  conclu- 
sion of  the  prior  run;   in  such  case  such  mo- 


tion picture  may  be  advertised  during,  but 
not  before  the  commencement,  of  such  prior 
run. 

Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed 
to  prohibit  any  exhibitor  from  advertising 
generally  all  of  the  feature  motion  pictures 
licensed  for  exhibition  by  such  exhibitor  as  a 
group  but  such  general  advertising  shall  not 
refer  to  any  one  of  such  motion  pictures  at 
any  time  prior  to  its  exhibition  by  any  other 
exhibitor  having  the  first  or  immediately  prior 
run  thereof  excepting  as  hereinabove  pro- 
vided. 

ARRTICLE  XXXI 

No  exhibitor  shall  lower  the  admission 
prices  publicly  announced  or  advertised  for 
his  theatre  by  giving  rebates  in  the  form  of 
premiums,  lotteries,  reduced  script  books, 
coupons,  gifts  or  things  of  value,  throw-away 
tickets  or  by  two-for-one  admissions,  or  by 
other  methods  or  devices  of  similar  nature. 

This  article  shall  not  be  deemed  to  prohibit 
exhibitors  from  reducing  or  increasing  their 
admission  scales  as  they  see  fit,  except  as 
may  be  prohibited  by  exhibition  contracts. 
The  provisions  hereof  are  aimed  at  reduc- 
tions in  admission  scales  by  means  which  are 
unfair  to  competing  exhibitors  and  which  de- 
ceive  the   public. 

ARTICLE  XXXII 

No  exhibitor  shall  exhibit  a  motion  picture 
previous  to  dawn  of  the  first  day  of  its  booked 
and  confirmed  date  of  exhibition  without  se- 
curing express  written  permission  from  the 
distributor  thereof. 

Note: — It  has  not  been  possible  for  all  those 
engaged  in  distributing  motion  pictures  to 
agree  to  the  provisions  of  Article  XXXIII. 
The  two  conflicting  articles  are  set  forth 
below. 

PROPOSED  ARTICLE  XXXIII 

No  exhibitor  shall  exhibit  at  any  theatre 
in  any  city,  town  or  community,  two  or  more 
feature  motion  pictures  for  one  admission 
where  the  exhibitors  operating  60%  of  the 
number  of  theatres  located  in  any  such  city, 
town  or  community  have  declared  in  writing 
that  two  or  more  feature  motion  pictures  for 
one  admission  shall  not  be  exhibited  in  any 
theatre  in  any  such  city,  town  or  community. 

For  the  purpose  of  such  declaration  each 
exhibitor  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote  for  each 
theatre  owned   or  operated  by  such   exhibitor. 

A  feature  motion  picture  shall  be  deemed  a 
motion  picture  originally  made  and  released 
in  length   of  more  than  3,000   ft. 

PROPOSED  ARTICLE  XXXIII 

It  is  recognized  that  the  policy  of  exhibiting 
in  any  theatre  or  theatres  more  than  one  fea- 
ture picture  for  one  admission  price,  is  an 
individual  problem  of  each  exhibitor,  and  such 
policy  shall  be  left  solely  to  the  discretion, 
judgment  and  decision  of  each  individual  ex- 
hibitor. In  connection  with  such  policy,  it 
shall  constitute  unfair  trade  practice  for  any 
one,  directly  or  indirectly,  to  do  any  of  the 
following  things: 

(1)  To  insert  in  an  agreement  or  agree- 
ments relating  to  the  distribution  and/or  ex- 
hibition of  motion  pictures  any  provision 
which  shall  have  for  its  effect  substantially  the 
following:  That  the  exhibitor  shall  not  ex- 
hibit any  motion  picture  of  feature  length 
of  the  distributor  at  the  same  performance 
with  any  other  motion  picture  of  feature 
length;  that  is,  as  part  of  a  so-called  Double 
Feature  Program; 

(2)  To  refuse  to  enter  into  or  to  conclude 
with  an  exhibitor  any  agreement  for  the 
present  or  future  delivery  of  any  motion  pic- 
tures, because  of  the  declared  policy  of  such 
exhibitor  favoring  the  Double  Feature  Pro- 
gram, or  because  such  Exhibitor  has  indicated 
an  intention   to  adopt  such   policy; 

(3)  To  interfere  or  attempt  to  interfere 
with,  or  to  discriminate  against,  or  to  do  any- 
thing tending  to  coerce,  intimidate,  threaten, 
or  to  take  any  action  prejudicial  to  any  ex- 
hibitor, because  of  the  declared  policy  of  such 
exhibitor  with  respect  to  Double  Feature 
Programs. 

Any  and  all  agreements  heretofore  entered 
into  relating  to  the  delivery  and/or  exhibition 
of  motion  pictures,  and  containing  any  pro- 
visions which  may  in  any  manner  tend  to  in- 
terfere with  the  individual  policy  of  each  ex- 
hibitor as  to  such  Double  Feature  Programs, 
or  which  may  in  any  other  manner  be  in- 
consistent   with    the    terms    and/or    intent    of 


this  Article,  shall  be,  and  shall  be  deemed 
to  be,  as  to  such  provisions  relating  to  Dou- 
ble Feature  Programs,  of  no  further  force 
or  effect,  and  shall  be  deemed  to  be  deleted 
from   such  agreements. 

ARTICLE  XXXIV 

Exhibitors  shall  promptly  make  and  deliver 
a  correct  itemized  statement  of  each  day's 
receipts  from  the  exhibition  of  any  motion 
picture  and  from  so-called  midnight  shows, 
if  any,  upon  the  conclusion  of  each  such 
daily  exhibition  and/or  midnight  show,  when 
the  license  fee  therefor  is  based  in  whole  or 
in  part  upon  a  percentage  of  the  exhibitor's 
admission  receipts. 

ARTICLE   XXXV 

The  unauthorized  exhibition  of  a  motion 
picture  and  the  doing  by  any  exhibitor  of  acts 
which  are  illegal  or  in  violation  of  the  copy- 
right law  of  the  United  States  or  of  an  ex- 
hibition license  gives  such  exhibitor  an  unfair 
competitive  advantage  over  an  exhibitor  who 
is  honest,  obeys  the  law  and  complies  with 
his  contractual  obligations,  misappropriates 
a  portion  of  the  playing  time  market  of  the 
motion  picture  industry,  disrupts  other  ex- 
hibitor's bookings  and  scheduled  exhibitions 
and  imposes  a  burden  of  expense  and  waste 
which  must  be  borne  by  producers,  distribu- 
tors and  exhibitors.  Therefore,  no  exhibi- 
tor shall  directly  or  indirectly  or  by  any 
means   whatsoever: 

(a)  Exhibit  any  motion  picture  at  any 
time  or  place  other  than  on  the  date  or  dates 
and  in  the  places  expressly  booked  and  con- 
firmed in  writing  pursuant  to  the  exhibition 
license  therefor; 

(b)  Use  a  print  of  a  motion  picture  at  any 
theatre  other  than  that  specified  in  the  exhi- 
bition license  therefor; 

(c)  Use  a  print  of  a  motion  picture  at  two 
or  more  theatres  when  licensed  at  only  one 
thereof; 

(d)  Use  the  print  of  a  motion  picture  for 
any  purpose  whatsoever  other  than  exhibi- 
tions duly  lcensed  and  booked;  or 

(e)  Withhold  the  prompt  return  of  a  print 
of  a  motion  picture  for  additional  exhibitions 
at  any  theatre  in  excess  of  the  time  licensed 
and  booked  in  writing. 

ARTICLE   XXXVI 

No  exhibitor  shall  lease,  purchase  or  other- 
wise acquire  any  lithographic  poster  or  any 
advertising  accessory  manufactured  for  or  by 
the  producer  or  distributors  of  any  motion 
picture,  for  the  advertising  or  exploitation 
thereof  by  the  exhibitor,  from  any  person, 
firm,  corporation  or  association,  other  than 
such  producer  or  distributor.  All  such  litho- 
graphic posters  and  advertising  accessories 
so  acquired  shall  not  be  sold,  leased,  or  given 
away  by  any  exhibitor,  nor  used  by  any  ex- 
hibitor for  any  purpose  other  than  to  adver- 
tise or  exploit  the  motion  picture  for  which 
such  lithographic  posters  and  advertising 
accessories    were    manufactured. 

ARTICLE  XXXVII 

Film  Boards  of  Trade  throughout  the 
United  States  shall  continue  their  operations 
as  local  distributor  trade  Associations  for  the 
purpose,  among  other  things,  of  functioning 
within  the  sphere  of  operations  of  trade  as- 
sociations and  of  specifically  performing  the 
following:  (a)  The  supervision  of  the  granting 
by  members  of  the  right  of  exhibition  of  mo- 
tion pictures  distributed  by  them  without 
charge  at  public  and  quasi-public  institutions 
properly  equipped  to  show  sound  motion  pic- 
tures and  properly  protected  against  fire  haz- 
ards, in  cases  where  such  institutions  house 
or  care  for  inmates  confined  in  them;  and 
the  allocation  equally  among  the  members  of 
the  number  and  class  of  motion  pictures  to  be 
so  supplied,  (b)  The  collection  of  statistics 
regarding  the  number  of  theatres,  their  own- 
ership, management,  seating  capacity,  loca- 
tion, policy  of  operation  and  character  of 
entertainment,  (c)  The  maintenance  of  proper 
relations  between  distributors  and  the  public, 
(d)  The  appearance  before  legislative  boards 
and  committees  in  connection  with  any  ex- 
isting or  proposed  national,  state  or  munici- 
pal legislation  affecting  motion  pictures,  their 
production,  distribution,  or  exhibition,  (e) 
The  prevention  of  fraud  upon  distributors  of 
motion  pictures.  Membership  in  any  Film 
Board  of  Trade  shall  be  open  to  any  distribu- 
tor   maintaining   and    operating    an    office    for 


the  distribution  of  motion  pictures  in  the  ex- 
change center  where  such  Film  Board  ol 
Trade    is   located. 

ARTRICLE  XXXVIII 

In    each    territory    wherein    any    distributor 
maintains    an    exchange,   such    exchange    shall 
abide   by  the   regulations  promulgated   by   the   [ 
Film    Boards   of   Trade   in    such   territory    for 
the  prevention  of  fire,  for  the  holding  of  fire   ' 
drills,   and   rigid   monthly   inspections,   the   in- 
spection of  prints,  the  storing  of  inflammable 
material,     the    maintenance     and     testing     of 
sprinkler   systems   and   fire   extinguishers,    the 
avoidance    of     smoking    and     other     cautions, 
methods    and   devices    to   protect   the   lives   of   ] 
employees    and    the    public    to    insure    safety 
against  fire  hazards. 

ARTICLE  XXXIX 

No  exhibitor  or  distributor  shall  induce  orl 
seek  to  induce  the  breach  of  any  active  con- 
tract licensing  the  exhibition  of  motion  pic- 
tures. 

ARTICLE   XL 

No  exhibitor  or  distributor  shall  give  any 
gratuity  or  make  any  offer,  of  any  gratuity 
for  the  purpose  of  procuring  advantages  that 
would  not  other  wise  be  procurable,  or  as 
an  inducement  ti  influence  a  distributor  or 
exhibitor,  or  representative  of  either  not  to 
deal  with  any  competing  or  other  exhibitors 
or   distributors. 

ARRTICLE   XLI 

But  one  form  of  license  contract  contain- 
ing provisions  generally  expressive  of  the 
usual  and  customary  trade  methods  of  dis- 
tributing and  exhibiting  motion  pictures  shall 
Be  used  by  distributors  to  license  the  exhibi- 
tion by  exhibitors  of  one  or  more  motion  pic- 
tures  released   during  any   one   season. 

Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  interpreted 
to  prevent  any  distributor  from  adding  thereto 
provisions  expressive  of  such  distributor's  in- 
dividual sales  policy,  provided  any  such  added 
provision  is  designated  as  an  added  provision, 
or  to  require  the  use  of  such  form  for  fran- 
chise license  contracts  embracing  motion  pic- 
tures released  during  two  or  more  seasons. 

The  so-called  "Optional  Standard  License 
Agreement"  (1933)  negotiated  by  exhibitors 
and  now  being  used  by  a  large  number  of  dis- 
tributors shall  be  the  form  of  license  con- 
tract contemplated  by  this  section,  excepting 
in  case  any  provision  thereof  is  in  conflict 
with  any  provision  of  this  Code  such  pro- 
vision of  said  Optional  Standard  License 
Agreement  shall  be  deemed  amended  to  con- 
form  with   such   provision   of  this  Code. 

ARTICLE    XLII 

No  distributor  shall  refuse  to  make  a  fair 
adjustment  of  the  license  fees  for  the  exhi- 
bition rights  of  a  number  of  pictures  licensed 
in  a  group  for  a  stated  average  sum  per  pic- 
ture and  so  stated  in  the  license  agreement, 
if  the  total  number  of  pictures  so  licensed  by 
any  exhibitor  are  not  delivered  by  such  dis- 
tributor provided  such  exhibitor  shall  have 
fully  and  completely  performed  all  the  terms 
and  conditions  of  such  license  on  the  part  of 
the  exhibitor  to  be  performed.  Any  dispute 
or  controversy  concerning  any  such  adjust- 
ment shall  be  determined  by  arbitration  pro- 
vided  for   in   this  Code. 

ARTICLE    XLIII 

No    distributor    shall    refuse    to    deliver    to 
any    exhibitor   any   feature   motion    picture    li- 
censed  under  an   exhibition   contract   therefor 
because    of    such    exhibitor's    default    in    the 
performance  of  any  exhibition  contract  licens- 
ing  the    exhibition   of  short   subjects   of   such    ' 
distributor,  or  vice  versa,  in  cases  where  such    j 
exhibitor   and    distributor    have   agreed   to    ar-     , 
bitrate    all    claims    and    controversies    arising    ' 
under  the   Optional   Standard   License  Agree- 
ment provided   for  in   this   Code. 

ARTICLE  XLIV 

Any  exhibitor  forwarding  or  delivering  to 
another  exhibitor  a  print  of  a  motion  pic- 
ture at  the  request  or  upon  the  order  of  the 
distributor  thereof  shall,  but  only  for  such 
purpose,  be  deemed  to  be  the  agent  of  such 
distributor. 


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ABTTCLE    XLV 

-tributor    and    exhibitor    have 
(agreed  to  the  arbitration  of  all  matters  under 
tan  exhibition  contract  which  provides  that  the 
'exhibitor  shall  play  any   featured  picture  spe- 
cified therein,  upon  a  designated  day  or  days 
of    the    week,    and    the    exhibitor    seeks    to    be 
relieved    from    such   obligation   for   the   reason 
only  of  the  character  of  the  motion  picture  so 
ited,    the    claim    of    the    exhibitor    shall 
•  termined    by    arbitration,    and    the    dis- 
tributor, if  the  arbitrators  so  determine,  shall 
-    the    exhibitor    from    the    obligation    to 
•he  motion  picture  upon  the  day  or  days 
ited    by    the    distributor;    provided    that 
\hibitor   makes    such    claim   within    three 
fter  receipt  of  the  notice  of  availability 
of  such    feature  picture.      In   such  cases  arbi- 
tration  shall   be   held    upon    forty-eight   hours' 
notice  if  the  distributor  so  desires. 

If    the    arbitrators    shall    sustain    the    claim 

of    the    exhibitor     (a)     the    distributor    shall 

the  right  to  designate  another  picture  for 

the  same  day  or  dates  or  to  reserve  the  right 

to   designate   another    pictur    for   a   later   date 

I  or  dates  upon  the  same  terms  as  the  motion 

I  picture    in    question;    (b)    the    award    of    the 

I  arbitrators    shall    not    be   deemed    to    apply    to 

any    other   theatre   in    the  same  or   any   other 

location. 

Where  because  of  an  arbitration  proceed- 
ing or  an  arbitration  award  it  shall  be  im- 
practical to  serve  subsequent  run  exhibitors 
in  compliance  with  any  notice  of  availability 
or  confirmed  play  dates  given  any  such  sub- 
^sequent  run  exhibitors,  the  distributor  shall 
have  the  right  to  change  such  play  dates. 

ARTICLE   XLVI 

Wherever  in  this  Code  arbitration  of  any 
matter  is  provided  for  such  matter  sEall  be 
submitted  for  determination  to  an  Arbitra- 
tion Board  which  shall  consist  of  four  mem- 
bers, each  of  whom  shall  be  engaged  in  the 
motion  picture  business  and  two  of  whom 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  exhibitor  and  the 
remaining  two  by  the  distributor  concerned. 
I  In  any  such  case,  upon  the  written  request 
I of  the  exhibitor  or  distributor  for  arbitration, 
I  the  party  making  such  request  shall  name 
I therein  two  arbitrators,  stating  the  business 
I  address  and  business  or  business  connection 
I  of  each,  and  shall  designate  therein  the  date, 


time  and  place  of  the  hearing  of  such  con- 
rsjr.  The  date  of  such  hearing  shall  not 
be  earlier  than  seven  days  from  the  date  of 
the  sending  of  such  notice,  unless  it  shall  be 
claimed  in  such  notice  that  irreparable  injury 
win  result  unless  there  is  a  speedy  determi- 
nation of  such  controversy,  in  which  case  such 
hearing  may  be  designated  to  be  held  earlier 
than   the   said   seven-day   period. 

Within  five  days  from  the  mailing  of  such 
request  for  arbitration  or  within  twenty-four 
hours  if  the  date  of  such  hearing  shall  be 
earlier  than  seven  days  from  the  date  of 
the  sending  of  such  notice,  the  party  upon 
whom  such  request  is  made  shall  name  two 
arbitrators  in  a  written  notice  mailed  or  de- 
l''ve-ed  to  the  other  party,  stating  therein 
the  business  address  nnd  business  or  bus'nes? 
connection  of  each  arbitrator.  If  either  party 
fails  or  refuses  to  name  the  arbitrators  as 
herein  provided  or  if  any  arbitrator  so  named 
shall  fail  or  refuse  to  act,  or  be  unable  to 
serve,  or  shall  be  challenged,  and  others  are 
or  another  arbitrator  oualified  and  then  avail- 
able to  act  is  not  appointed,  others  or  another 
arbitrator  may  be  apnointed  by  the  other 
party  as  the  case  may  be. 

No  member  of  an  Arbitration  Board  shall 
hear  or  determine  any  controversy  in  which 
he  has  an  interest  direct  or  indirect,  and 
any  member  having  such  interest  shall  be  dis- 
qualified to  act. 

If  the  arbitrators  or  a  majority  of  them 
are  unable  to  reach  a  decision,  they  or  a  ma- 
jority- of  them  shall  immediately  select  an 
umpire  who  shall  not  be  engaged  in  the  mo- 
tion picture  business.  In  such  case  the 
hearing  before  the  umpire  shall  be  at  such 
time  and  place  as  the  umpire  shall  designate 
and  shall  be  had  before  the  umpire  alone,  the 
arbitrators  not  to  be  permitted  to  attend  the 
hearing  before  the  umpire.  If  the  arbitra- 
tors or  a  maioritv  of  them  are  unable  to 
agree  upon  the  selection  of  an  umpire,  the 
Code  Authority  shall  be  requested  to  make 
such  selection. 

ARTICLE  XLVn 

A  National  Board  of  Appeals  constituted 
as  in  this  Article  provided  shall  consist  of 
either  (a)  four  unaffiliated  exhibitors,  two 
distributor  representatives,  and  two  affiliated 
circuit  reoresentatives.  or  (b)  two  unaffili- 
ated   exhibitors,     one    distributor     representa- 


tive   and    one   affiliated    circuit    represer. 
chosen  by  a  fair  method  of  selection. 

ARTICLE   XLVIII 

So  long  as  any  producer  or  distributor  shall 
in  the  production  of  motion  pictures  be  re- 
quired to  pay  royalties  for  licenses  to  use 
music,  sound  recording  or  sound  reproduc- 
ing equipment,  such  producer  or  distributor 
may  refuse  to  contract  to  license  the  exhibi- 
tion of  any  such  motion  picture  by  any  ex- 
hibitor unless  the  exhibitor  agrees  to  pay  as 
part  of  the  total  negotated  rental  a  charge 
designated  as  a  "score  charge." 

Nothing  in  this  article  shall  be  deemed  to 
abridge  or  limit  the  right  of  any  producer 
or  distributor  to  make  any  division  or  divi- 
sions of  any  total  negotiated  film  rental  by 
any    name    whatsoever. 

ARTICLE   XLIX 

Administration 

A  MOTION  PICTURE  CODE  NA- 
TIONAL AUTHORITY  constituted  as  in 
this  article  provided  and  herein  referred  to 
as  the  "Code  Authority"  shall  be  the  agency 
for  the  administration  of  this  Code,  other 
than  such  agencies  named  herein  to  perform 
definite  functions,  and  shall  have  such  powers 
as  shall  be  necessary  therefor,  together  with 
such  other  powers  and  duties  as  herein  pre- 
scribed. 

The  Code  Authority  shall  be  chosen  by  a 
fair  method  of  selection  and  approved  by 
the  Administrator,  and  be  constituted  as 
follows : 

Four  representatives  of  producers;  four  rep- 
resentatives of  distributors;  four  representa- 
tives of  exhibitors,  the  two  coordinators  ap- 
pointed by  the  Administrator  and  not  more 
than  three  representatives  without  vote,  ap- 
pointed by  the  Administrator. 

The  Code  Authority  shall  organize  by  the 
selection  of  such  officers  and  advisers  as  it 
may   deem   proper  and   necessary. 

The  Code  Authority  shall  be  empowered  to 
assist  the  Administrator  in  administering  and 
supervising  the  observance  of  this  Code  by 
the  several  divisions  of  the  industry.  The 
Code  Authority  may  — ake  investigations  as  to 
the  functioning  and  observance  of  any  of  the 
provisions    of  this   Code   at   its    own    instance 


or  on  the  complaint  by  any  person  affected 
and  report  the  same  together  with  its  recom- 
mendations or  findings  to  the  Administrator. 
The  Code  Authority  shall  to  such  exter 
in  such  manner  as  may  seem  most  useful 
utilize  the  facilities  of  all  existing  cj- 
regional  and  local  trade  associations  in  the 
industry. 

ARTICLE    L 

The  President  may  from  time  to  time  can- 
cel or  modify  any  order,  approval,  license, 
rule  or  regulation  issued  under  Title  I  of 
the   National   Industrial    Recoverv   Act. 


ARTICLE   LI 

By  presenting  this  Code  the  members  of  the 
industry  assenting  thereto  are  not  consenting 
to  any  modification  thereof  and  each  reserves 
the  right  to  object  individually  or  jointly  to 
any  modified  Code. 

ARTICLE    LII 

It  is  contemplated   that    supp'.e— er.tary  pro- 
visions or  amendments  of  this   Code  or 
tional    Codes    applicable    to    the    industry    or 
branches   thereof   may    from    time  to   time   be 
submitted   for   the  approval  of  the    Pre- 

ARTICLE    LIII 
Definitions 

The  term  "producer"  shall  include  natural 
persons,  partners!  -  --  :  a: ions  and  cor- 
porations engaged  in  the  production  of  motion 
pictures. 

The  term  "distributor"  shall  include  natural 
persons,  partnerships,  associations  and  cor- 
porations engaged  in  the  distribution  of  a  - 
tion    pictures. 

The  term  "effective  date"  shall  mean  ten 
persons,  partnerships,  associations  and  cor- 
porations engaged  in  the  ownership  or  opera- 
tion of  theatres  for  the  exhibition  of  motion 
pictures. 

The  term  'effective  date"  shall  mean  ten 
(10)  days  after  the  approval  of  this  Cide  by 
the  President  of  the   United    States. 


Industry  Code  Hearing  in  Washington  Sept.    12 


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conferences   were   discussed  by  Ro- 
senblatt.  O'Reilly  and   Kent. 

Kent  arrived  in  Washington  early 
yesterday  morning,  having  taken  a 
midnight  train  from  New  York. 
O'Reilly's  plans  to  accompany  him 
were  altered  when  a  meeting  of  the 
exhibitor  continuing  committee  ran 
from  late  Tuesday  afternoon  until 
9    a.m.   yesterday. 

After  breakfasting  with  Rosen- 
blatt at  the  New  Willard.  Kent 
went  into  conference  with  him  at 
his  office  in  the  Commerce  Building. 
O'Reilly  joined  the  session  the  mid- 
dle of  the  afternoon.  They  both 
returned  to  New  York  last  night. 

'Anybody  who  has  anything  to 
say  regarding  the  code  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  say  it  at  the  hear- 
ing,"  declared  Rosenblatt. 

Requirement  is  made  that  persons 
who  wish  to  speak  must  notify  Ro- 
senblatt before  noon  on  the  day 
previous  to  the  hearing.  With  each 
I  request  must  go  a  statement  setting 
forth  without  argument,  a  propo- 
sal,   (1)    for    the   elimination    of    a 


specific  provision  of  the  code,  or 
(2)  a  modification  of  the  specific 
provision,  in  language  proposed  by 
the  witness;  or  (3)  a  provision  to 
be  added  to  the  code,  in  language 
proposed  by  the  witness.  The  re- 
quest must  also  contain  a  state- 
ment of  the  name  of  any  person 
seeking  to  testify  in  the  hearing  and 
a  designation  of  the  persons  or 
groups  whom  he  represents. 

To  Aid  Rosenblatt 

Three  aides  and  two  NRA  groups 
will  work  with  Rosenblatt,  as  the 
film  industry  code,  gradually  moves 
towards  approval  by  President 
Roosevelt.  The  research  and  plan- 
ning division  and  the  legal  division 
of  the  NRA  Administration  will  ex- 
amine the  draft,  advise  on  which 
will  also  be  provided  by  a  labor. 
Industrial  Board  and  a  consumer 
representative. 

Stabilization  of  the  amusement 
industry  through  the  workings  of 
^e  NRA  codes  will  help  make  the 
picture  and  show  business  more  at- 
tractive from  the  viewpoint  of  out- 


side  financing,   said   Rosenblatt. 

Benefits  to  the  film  industry  wiil 
be  double-barrelled,  declared  Ro- 
senblatt, inasmuch  as  peoole  with 
more  leisure  time  on  their  hands  are 
bound   to    go   to  theaters. 

That  Kent  will  not  accept  any 
post  in  connection  with  the  perman- 
ent administration  of  the  industry 
code  was  indicated  yesterday  when 
he  told  The  Film  Daily:  "When  the 
code  is  done,  as  far  as  I'm  concerned, 
I'm  through  with  the  matter." 

Producer  divorce  of  theater  hold- 
ings, once  a  frequently-raised  cry  in 
some  exhibitor  quarters,  failed  to 
rate  sufficient  consideration  on  the 
part  of  the  exhibitor  code-drafting 
committee  to  get  into  either  the 
code  or  the  minority  exceptions. 
After  brief  discussion  the  proposal 
was  dismissed  as  impractical. 

Deplore    "Wild    Guesses" 

Deploring  "wild  and  disturbing 
guesses"  which  only  serve  to  cause 
confusion  within  the  motion  picture 
business.  NRA  executives  yesterday 
urged   persons   identified  with  it  to 


refrain  from  such  speculation  pend- 
ing final  completion  and  approval 
of  an  industry  code.  Communica- 
tions to  the  NRA  administrative  of- 
fices from  film  people  indicate  in 
numerous  instances  that  they  have 
been  misinformed  as  to  what  is  act- 
ually being  done  by  those  in  charge 
of  carrying  out  the  Act's  provisions, 
it  was  declared. 

"No  code  or  provisions  have  been 
finally  approved  for  the  code."  NRA 
executives  pointed  out.  "So  far  the 
draft  is  only  tentative  and  is  sub- 
ject to  alterations." 

Members  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Laboratories  Association  which 
drafted  a  tentative  code  for  its  phase 
of  the  film  industry  claims  to  repre- 
sent approximately  90  per  cent  of 
the  laboratory  business  from  the 
standpoint  of  volume  of  film  de- 
veloped, says  an  NRA  notice  of  the 
hearing  on  the  code  scheduled  for 
Aug.  31  in  the  small  auditorium  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  building. 

Membership  of  the  association  is 
said  to  represent  42  per  cent  of  the 
companies  engaged  in  film  labora- 
tory work. 


THE 


Thursday,  Aug.  Zf,  1933 


DAILY 


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FULL  TEXT  OF  EXHIBITION  CODE 

Draft  of   Fair  Practices    Covering    the   Theater    Field 
Submitted  Yesterday  by  Charles  O'Reilly  to  the  NRA 


CODE  OF  FAIR  COMPETITION 

FOR  THE 

EXHIBITION   DIVISION   OF  THE 

MOTION   PICTURE   INDUSTRY 

PREAMBLE 


This  Code  is  submitted  by  the  Motion 
Picture  Industry  in  conformity  with  the 
provisions    of   the    National    Recovery   Act.  - 

The  object  of  this  Code  is  to  provide  for 
increased  employment ;  to  create  a  shorter 
working  week  and  to  improve  the  standards 
of  labor ;  to  eliminate  the  waste  and  burden 
of  unfair  trade  practices  to  the  interests  ot 
the  public,  the  employes  and  employers  ot 
the  exhibition  branch  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture   Industry. 

PART  I 

ARTICLE    1. 
Labor — General. 

5.  Employees  shall  have  the  right  to  or- 
ganize and  bargain  collectively  through  rep- 
resentatives of  their  own  choosing,  and  shall 
be  free  from  the  interference,  restraint  or 
coercion  of  employers  of  labor,  or  their 
agents,  in  the  designation  of  sucht  represen- 
tatives or  in  other  concerted  activities  for 
the  p— -po=e  of  collective  bargaining  or  other 
mutual    aid     or    protection. 

2.  No  employee  and  no  one  seeking  em- 
ployment shall  be  required  as  a  condition 
of  employment  to  join  any  company  union 
or  to  refrain  from  joining,  organizing  or 
assisting  a  labor  organization  of  his  own 
choosing. 

3.  Employers  shall  comply  with  the 
maximum  hours  of  labor.,  minimum  rates  of 
pay  and  other  conditions  of  employment, 
apnrovfd    or    prescribed    by    the    President. 

4.  No  emnloyee  shall  be  required  to  join 
any  organ:zation  to  secure  or  retain  employ- 
ment or  to  secure  the  benefits  of  this  code, 
and  the  right  of  every  individual  to  refrain 
from  joining  any  organization,  and  the  right 
of  employer  and  employee  to  bargain  to- 
gether free  from  interference  by  any  third 
party,   is  hereby  recognized. 

Maximum  Hours  of  Employment  in  Connec- 
tion  With   Theater    Operation. 

Ten  (10)  days  after  approval  of  this  Code 
by    the   President : 

No  person  under  sixteen  (16)  years  of 
age   shall   be  employed. 

No  employee  of  any  department  shall  work 
for  more  than  fifty-two  (52)  hours  in  one 
week. 

The  maximum  hours  prescribed  in  the  fore- 
going paragraph  shall  not  apply  to  contract 
labor,  to  professional  persons  employed  in 
their  professions,  or  to  employees  in  a  man- 
agerial,   executive    or    supervisory    capacity. 

Whenever  it  may  be  necessary  because  of 
an  emergency,  overtime  and  extra  shifts  be- 
yond the  limitations  herein  set  forth  shall  be 
permitted. 

Classifications  of  Employees. 

Employees   shall  be   classified   as   follows: 

Class   No.    1 — Operators. 

Class   No.   2 — Stage   Hands. 

Class  No.   3 — Musicians. 

Class  No.  4 — Ticket  sellers,  doormen,  ap- 
prentices  and   office   help. 

Class  No.  5^Ushers,  office  boys,  cleaners, 
matrons,    watchmen    and    attendants. 

Class  No.  6 — Other  employees  such  as  elec- 
tricians and  carpenters  (not  stage  hands), 
painters,    show   card    writers,    sign    painters. 


Class  No.  7 — Professional  persons  and  per- 
sons in  managerial,  executive  or  supervisory 
capacities. 

Minimum    Wages. 

Classes  No.  1-2-3 — Contract  labor.  These 
classes  are  matters  for  local  autonomy  and 
no  minimum  is  fixed  for  them,  other  than 
40  cents  per  hour  as  prescribed  in  the  Presi- 
dent's  agreement  for  mechanical  employees. 

Class  No.  4 — 25  cents  per  hour  in  towns 
or  cities  having  a  population  of  250.000  or 
less ;  30  cents  per  hour  in  cities  having  a 
papulation  between  250.000  and  500,000,  and 
35  cents  per  hour  in  cities  having  a  popula- 
tion   in    excess    of    500,000. 

Class   No.    5 — 25   cents   per   hour. 

Class  No.  6 — This  c'ass  shall  be  paid  at 
hourly  rates  prevailing  in  the  community  in 
which  the  theater  is  located,  provided,  how- 
ever, no  less  than  40  cents  per  hour  shall 
be    paid. 

Class  No.  7 — The  foregoing  hours  shall  not 
apply   to   persons   embraced   in   this   class. 

ARTICLE  2. 
Right  to    Buy. 

It  is  an  unfair  trade  practice  to  deny  to 
any  theater  operator  the  right  to  buy  in 
free  and  open  competition  whatever  run  of 
pictures  he  or  it  desires ;  provided,  however, 
that  the  seller  shall  have  the  right  of  selec- 
tion based  upon  bona  fide  consideration  of 
the  character,  responsib:lity,  prior  perform- 
ance, prestige  of  theater  or  theaters,  and 
potentiality    of    income. 

ARTICLE    3. 
Standard    License    Agreement. 

The  optional  standard  license  agreement 
already  negotiated  and  used  by  a  majority 
of  the  distributors  shall  be  used  exclusively 
by  all  distributors,  except  as  modified  by 
this   code. 

ARTICLE   4. 
Allocation    of    Certain    Film    Rentals. 

If  feature  pictures  are  licensed  by  a  dis- 
tributor under  a  license  agreement  by  which 
the  distributor  has  the  right  to  assign  pic- 
tures at  a  later  date  to  different  price  groups, 
or  classifications,  or  in  which  pictures  are 
not  described  or  identified,  permitting  the 
distributor  to  assign  pictures  not  so  iden- 
tified to  various  film  rentals,  then  the  dis- 
tributor shall,  at  the  conclusion  of  the  con- 
tract, provided  the  exhibitor  is  not  in  de- 
fault thereunder,  and  provided  the  percentage 
of  the  total  number  of  feature  pictures  con- 
tracted for  in  each  price  group  has  not  been 
released  by  the  distributor,  adjust  the  total 
film  rental  on  the  basis  of  the  average  price 
of  pictures  for  the  total  number  of  pictures 
contracted    for. 

ARTICLE   5. 
Dating    Restrictions. 

No  distributor  shall  refuse  to  date  feature 
pictures  because  of  a  delinquency  in  the 
dating  of  short  subjects,  nor  refuse  to  date 
short  subjects  on  account  of  a  delinquency 
of  the  playing  arrangement  of  the  feature 
contract. 

ARTICLE   6. 
Unreasonable    Discrimination. 

It  is  an  unfair  trade  practice  for  a  dis- 
tributor to  unreasonably  withhold  prints  to 
which  a  theater  is  entitled  under  its  con- 
tract   of    exhibition. 

ARTICLE    7. 
Threats   and    Coercion. 

No  distributor  shall  threaten  or  coerce  or 
intimidate  any  exhibitor  to  enter  into  any 
contract  for  the  exhibition  of  motion  pic- 
tures, _  or  to  pay  higher  film  rentals  by  the 
commission  of  any  overt  act  evidencing  an 
intention    to    build    or    otherwise    acquire     a 


motion  picture  theater  for  operation  in  com- 
petition with  such  exhibitor,  but  nothing  in 
this  article  shall  in  any  way  abridge  the 
right  of  a  producer  or  distributor  in  good 
faith  to  build  or  otherwise  acquire  a  motion 
picture  theater  in  any  location  except  as 
herein    prohibited. 

ARTICLE   8. 
Distributors'  Employees. 

No  distributors'  employee  shall  use  his 
position  with  the  distributor  to  interfere  with 
the  free  and  competitive  buying  of  pictures 
by  an  exhibitor  operating  a  theater  in  com- 
petition with  a  theater  in  which  such  em- 
ployee may  have  a  direct  or  indirect  financial 
interest. 

ARTICLE   9. 
Offer   of    Gratuity. 

No  exhibitor  or  distributor  shall  give  any 
gratuity  or  make  any  offer,  or  promise  of 
gratuity,  to  a  distributor  or  exhibitor,  or 
any  representative  of  any  distributor  or  ex- 
hibitor for  the  purpose  of  procuring  advan- 
tages that  would  not  otherwise  be  procur- 
able, or  as  an  inducement  to  influence  such 
distributor  or  exhibitor,  or  representative  not 
to  deal  with  competing  or  other  exhibitors  or 
distributors. 

ARTICLE   10. 
Inducement    to    Breach    Contracts. 

No  exhibitor  or  distributor  shall  seek  to 
induce  or  induce  a  distributor  or  any  rep- 
resentative of  any  distributor,  or  any  ex- 
hibitor, to  breach  any  contract  licensing  the 
exhibition   of   motion  pictures. 

ARTICLE  11. 
Selective   Contracts 

Any  exhibitor  entering  into  a  contract  for 
the  exhibition  of  motion  pictures  which  per- 
mit the  exhibitor  to  select  from  the  total 
number  of  pictures  licensed,  less  than  eighty- 
five  per  cent  (85%)  of  the  total  number, 
and  to  reject  the  remainder  shall  by  written 
notice  to  the  distributor,  reject  each  of  such 
motion  pictures  not  to  exceed  the  number 
which  may  be  rejected  within  twenty-one  days 
after  its  date  of  availability  in  the  exchange 
territory  wherein  is  located  the  exhibitor's 
theater,  and  failing  to  give  such  notice  of 
rejection,  each  of  such  pictures  shall  be 
deemed    to    have   been   selected. 

ARTICLE   12. 
Overbuying. 

No  exhibitor  shall  contract  for  a  license 
to  exhibit  more  motion  pictures  than  such 
exhibitor  reasonably  shall  require  for  exhibi- 
tion in  any  theater  or  theaters  operated  by 
such  exhibitor,  with  the  effect  of  depriving 
a  competing  exhibitor  from  contracting  to 
exhibit  such  excess  motion  pictures,  provided 
however  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall 
be  deemed  to  prohibit  any  exhibitor  from 
contracting  for  a  reasonable  number  of  mo- 
tion pictures  in  excess  of  the  number  which 
are  actually  to  be  exhibited  in  the  theater 
or  theaters  of  such  exhibitor  in  order  to 
reasonably  protect  such  exhibitor  against  non- 
delivery of  motion  pictures. 

ARTICLE    13. 
Transfer   to   Avoid    Contracts. 

No  exhibitor  shall  transfer  the  ownership 
or  possession  of  a  theater  operated  by  any 
such  exhibitor  for  the  purpose  of  avoiding 
uncompleted  contracts  for  the  exhibition  of 
motion    pictures   at    such    theater    or    theaters. 


ARTICLE   14. 
Elimination. 

(a)  If  the  total  number  of  feature  motion 
pictures  offered  to  the  Exhibitor  by  the 
Distributor,  at  one  time,  shall  have  been 
licensed  by  the  Distributor  under  a  contract 
of  exhibition,  and  the  rental  of  each  thereof 
averages  less  than  Four  hundred  ($400.00) 
Dollars,  the  Exhibitor  shall  have  the  right 
to  exclude  from  the  license,  first  not  to 
exceed  five  (5%)  per  cent  of  the  total  num- 
ber of  feature  motion  pictures  licensed;  there- 
after to  further  exclude  not  to  exceed  five 
(5%)  per  cent  of  said  total  number;  and/or 
lastly  to  further  exclude  not  to  exceed  five 
(5%)  per  cent  of  said  total  number,  the 
aggregate  number  of  feature  pictures  so  ex- 
cluded in  no  event  to  exceed  fifteen  (15%) 
per  cent  of  the  total  number  licensed ;  pro^ 
vided  that  the  Exhibitor  is  not  in  defaul, 
under  such  contract  and  shall  have  fully  co 
plied  with  all  of  the  provisions,  if  any  sc 
forth  in  the  Schedule  for  the  exhibition  of 
one  or  more  of  said  feature  motion  pictures 
at  specified  intervals ;  and  provided  further 
that  the  Exhibitor  shall  give  to  the  Distributor 
written  notice  of  the  Exhibitor's  election  to 
exclude  any  of  said  feature  motion  pictures 
not  later  than  fourteen  (14)  days  before  the 
date  or  dates  fixed  for  its  exhibition  under 
such  contract  and  at  the  same  time:  (1)  as 
to  each  feature  motion  picture  excluded  in 
the  first  five  per  cent  of  the  total  number 
so  excluded  to  pay  to  the  Distributor  the 
rental  therefor  specified  in  the  Schedule;  (2) 
as  to  each  feature  motion  picture  included  in 
the  five  per  cent  of  the  total  number  there- 
after so  excluded  to  pay  to  the  Distributor 
one-half  of  the  rental  thereof  specified  in  the 
Schedule;  and  (3)  as  to  each  feature  motion 
picture  included  in  the  five  (5%)  per  cent 
of  the  total  lastly  so  excluded  there  shall  be 
added  to  the  rental  of  the  motion  pictures 
then  remaining  to  be  delivered  under  such 
contract  an  amount  at  least  equal  to  the 
aggregate  of  the  rentals  of  the  motion  pic- 
tures so  lastly  excluded,  apportioned  equally 
to  each  or  to  any  one  or  more  thereof, 
selected  by  the  Exhibitor  upon  notice  to  such 
effect  given  to  the  Distributor,  and  the  ex- 
hibition period  specified  in  the  Schedule  of 
each  of  such  motion  pictures  so  selected  may 
be,  at  the  option  of  the  Exhibitor  upon 
written  notice  to  such  effect,  ratably  extended 
for  such  number  of  days  as  the  rental  thereof 
specified  in  the  Schedule  plus  the  amount 
added  as  provided  in  such  contract,  permits ; 
provided  that  if  there  shall  be  no  motion 
pictures  then  remaining  to  be  delivered  under 
such  contract,  the  Exhibitor  shall  pay  to  the 
Distributor  the  rental  therefor  specified  in 
the  Schedule.  In  computing  such  number 
of  days  fractions  of  more  than  one-third  shall 
be   deemed   one   day. 

For  the  purpose  of  determining  whether  or 
not  the  average  rental  of  any  of  the  motion 
pictures,  the  rental  of  which  is  to  be  com- 
puted in  whole  or  in  part  upon  a  percentage 
of  the  receipts  of  the  Exhibitor's  theater,  is 
more  or  less  than  $400.00,  the  rental  of 
each  such  motion  picture  shall  be  deemed 
to  be  the  average  amount  of  the  license  fees 
paid  by  the  Exhibitor  to  the  Distributor  for 
each  feature  motion  picture  distributed  by 
the  Distributor  and  exhibited  at  said  theater 
during  a  period  of  one  year  prior  to  the  term 
of  such  contract  and  of  which  the  rental 
was  computed  in  whole  or  in  part  upon  a 
percentage  of  the  receipts  of  the  Exhibitor's 
theater. 

(b)  On  or  before  the  fifteenth  (15th)  day 
after  the  end  of  each  three  (3)  months  period 
of  the  term  of  the  license,  the  Distributor 
shall  repay  to  the  Exhibitor  a  sum  equal 
to  the  amount  paid  by  the  Exhibitor  to  the 
Distributor  as  rental  of  the  feature  motion 
pictures  first  excluded  by  the  Exhibitor  as 
provided  in  Paragraph  (a)  of  this  clause, 
during  such  three  months  period  provided 
that    during    such    three    months    period    the 


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Eliminations  Up  to  15  Per  Cent  Proposed  by   Exhibs 


Exhibitor  shall  have  exhibited  as  in  such 
contract  provided,  all  of  the  feature  motion 
pictures   licensed    then    generally    releaa 

ible    foi    exhibition    under    such    contract 

bj     the    Exhibitor,    excepting    those,    if    any, 

led   .is  provided   in   this  clause  and   shall 

have   paid    to   the    Distributor   at    the   time   in 

contract     specified    the    rental    of    each 

u  thereof. 

i    n    un    pure  ise  of  computing  the  sum 

,1    to   be   paid   by   the   Exhibitor   to   the 

Distributor    ;^    provided    in     Paragraph     (a) 

of    this    Clause    for    any    motion    picture,    the 

rental    or    any    part    of    which    is    to    be    com- 

I  puted  in  whole  or  in  part  upon  a  percentage 

the  receipts  of  said  theater,  shall  be  deemed 

to   be   that   amount    or   part   thereof   which   is 

to     such     percentage     of     the    average 

daily    gross    receipts   of    such   theater   on   each 

I  dan-    any    feature    motion    picture    distributed 

l,s     the    Distributor    was    exhibited    there    at 

Muring    the    period    of    ninety    (90)    days   prior 

•Jto    the   date   of    the    Exhibitor's    written   notice 

•to    exclude     such     feature     motion    picture,     or 

ii    no    feature    motion    picture    distributed    by 

the    Distributor   was   exhibited  at   such   theater 

during     said    ninety     (90)     days    period,    then 

the    rental    or    part     thereof    shall    be    deemed 

to    Ik-     that    amount     >>r    part     thereof    which 

is    equal    to    such    percentage    of    the    average 

daily     gross    receipts    of     said     theater     during 

the     peri.nl     of     thirty      (30)      operating     days 

immediately    prior   to   the   date  of   said    written 

notice  to  exclude  such  feature  motion  picture. 

l      (d)    In    computing   said   percentages   of    the 
ototal   number   of   feature  motion   pictures   frac- 
tions    of    less    than    one-half    shall    be    disre- 
[  garded. 

(e)     Upon    the    fai'ure    or    refusal     of    the 
Exhibitor     to     fully     and     completely     comply 
I  with    each    and    every   condition    in    such    con- 
I  tract   specified  and  upon  wlrch   the  Exhibitor 
"  is    granted    the    right    to    exclude    any    of    the 
e    motion    pictures    licensed,    or   provided 
the    parties   hereto   have   agreed   to    arbitration, 
1  or    as    provide!    in    any    other    existing    license 
I  agreement    between    said    parties,    and    the    Ex- 
1  hibitor    shall    fail    or    refuse    to    arbitrate    any 
claim     or    controversy     arising    hereunder     or 
thereunder,     or    to    comply    with     any    award 
in    respect   thereto,    such   right   to   exclude   any 
feature    motion    picture   and    thereafter    to    ex- 
clude from   this   license  additional   feature  mo- 
tion   pictures,    shall    thereupon    forthwith    ter- 
minate and  shall  not  again  be  granted  during 
the   term   of  such   contract. 

( f  i  Upon  the  exclusion  of  each  of  the 
feature  motion  pictures  permitted  by  the  pro- 
visions of  the  contract  the  run  and  protection 
period,  if  any.  granted  the  Exhibitor  in 
respect  thereto  shall  be  deemed  waived  by 
the  Exhibitor  and  the  license  thereof  shall 
thereupon  terminate  and  revert  to  the  Dis- 
tributor. 


ARTICLE  15. 
Substitutions. 

The     exhibitor     shall     not     be     required     to 
[  accept  for  any  picture  described  in  the  sched- 
ule  as   the   picture   of   a   star,    or   combination 
f  of    stars,    or    of    a    director,    or    where    based 
!   upon    a    well-known    book    or    play,    or    any 
picture   marked    in    the   schedule    as    "no    sub- 
stitution"   any    other   picture    with    a    material 
substitution  of  a  star  or  combination  of  stars. 
or   director,   book   or   play. 

Nothing  herein  contained  shall  limit  the 
right  of  the  distributor  to  change  the  title 
J  of  any  picture,  or  as  respects  any  picture 
based  upon  a  story,  book  or  play  prevent  the 
making  of  any  alterations,  changes  in  or 
adaptations  thereof.  It  shall  also  be  man- 
datory upon  the  distributor  to  give  a  reason- 
able notification  to  the  exhibitor  of  all  in- 
stances where  an  entirely  different  feature 
is    intended    to   be   substituted. 

ARTICLE   16. 
Score   Charges. 

The  practice  of  adding  to  the  negotiated 
cost  of  the  license  to  exhibit  motion  pictures 
any  additional  charges  such  as  score  charges 
1  is   an   unfair   trade   practice. 

ARTICLE  17. 
Playing   Arrangements. 

The    distributor    shall    not   require   any    spe- 
cific   day    or    days    of    the    week    for    the    ex- 


hibition   of    specific    pictures    or    class    of    pic- 
tui  es. 

ARTICLE    18. 
Non-Theatrical    Competition. 

It  shall  be  an  unfair  trade  practice  for 
any  distributor  to  sell  any  picture  generally 
released  to  any  non-theatrical  account,  pro- 
vided, however,  that  nothing  in  the  above 
shall  prevent  the  distributor  from  furnishing 
pictures  for  hospitals,  ships  on  the  high  seas, 
army  posts,  or  for  the  entertainment  of 
shut-ins  and/or  charitable  institutions  to 
which  the  public  is  not  admitted,  and  pro- 
filed further,  that  no  pictures  shall  be  fur- 
nished until  they  have  completed  their  com- 
mercial   runs    in    the   competitive   area. 

ARTICLE  19. 

Pictures    Violating    Production    Code. 

No  exhibitor  shall  exhibit,  or  be  required 
to  exhibit,  or  pay  for  any  motion  picture 
which  is  declared  to  be  contrary  to  and 
violative  of  the  standards  and  requirements 
of  the  production  code  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Producers  and  Distributors  of  America,  Inc., 
and  the  resolutions  for  uniform  interpreta- 
tions of  said  code  or  codes,  or  any  amend- 
ment, revision  or  subsequent  promulgation 
of    said   code. 

The  determination  of  the  question  whether 
any  picture  is  violative  of  said  code  or  codes 
shall  rest  with  the  National  Appeal  Board 
or   other   duly   constituted    industry   authority. 

ARTICLE  20. 
Advertising    Code. 

(1)  No  exhibitor  shall  in  advertising  mo- 
tion pictures  violate  the  following  rules  of 
decency    and    good    taste: 

(a)  Nudity  with  meretricious  purpose  shall 
not   be   used. 

(b)  Profanity  shall  be  avoided. 

(c)  No  false  or  misleading  statements  shall 
be  used  directly  or  implied  by  type  arrange- 
ments or  by   distorted   quotations. 

(d)  No  text  or  illustration  shall  ridicule  or 
tend  to  ridicule,  any  religion  or  religious 
faith  ;  no  illustration  of  a  character  in  clerical 
garb  shall  be  shown  in  any  but  a  respectful 
manner. 

(e)  The  history,  institutions  and  nationali- 
ties of  all  countries  shall  be  represented  with 
fairness. 

(f)  Pictorial  and  copy  treatment  of  officers 
of  the  law  shall  not  be  of  such  a  nature 
as   to   undermine   their   authority. 

(g)  Good  taste  shall  be  the  standard  and 
the  rule  for  all  advertising  and  exploitation  of 
motion    pictures. 

(2)  The  use  by  an  exhibitor  of  advertising 
matter  violative  of  the  foregoing  rules  ob- 
tained from  a  distributor  shall  constitute  a 
violation    of    this    article    by    such    distributor. 

(3)  The  question  whether  any  advertising 
matter  violates  those  rules  shall  be  determined 
by  the  National  Appeal  Board,  or  by  other 
duly   constituted   industry   authority. 

ARTICLE  21. 
Advertising    Conflicting   with    Prior    Run. 

When  an  Exhibitor  is  granted  a  subse- 
quent run  of  motion  pictures,  the  Exhibitor 
shall  not  advertise  any  of  them  by  any  means 
of  advertising  prior  to  or  during  the  exhibi- 
tion of  any  one  of  said  motion  pictures  by 
any  other  exhibitor  having  the  right  to  a 
prior  run  thereof  and  charging  admission 
prices  higher  than  the  prices  charged  for 
admission  to  the  Exhibitor's  theater,  except- 
ing advertising  inside  the  theater  not  in- 
tended for  removal  therefrom  by  the  public, 
unless  the  first  date  of  exhibition  hereunder 
of  any  such  motion  picture  shall  be  within 
fifteen  (15)  days  from  the  last  exhibition 
date  of  such  prior  run  exhibition,  in  which 
case  the  Exhibitor  shall  nave  the  right  to 
advertise  such  motion  picture,  provided  the 
Exhibitor  does  not  in  any  advertising  state 
that  the  prices  charged  for  admission  are 
or  will  be  less  than  the  admission  prices 
charged  by  the  Exhibitor  having  the  first 
or  prior  run  of  such  motion  picture.  Noth- 
ing in  this  Clause  shall  be  deemed  to  pro- 
hibit the  Exhibitor  from  advertising  gen- 
erally all  of  said  motion  pictures  as  a  group 
hut  such  general  advertising  shall  not  refer 
to  any  one  of  said  motion  pictures  during 
its  exhibition  by  any  other  exhibitor  having 
the  first  or  immediately  prior  run  thereof, 
excepting   as   herein   provided. 


ARTICLE  22. 
Price   Evasion. 

No  exhibitor  shall  lower  the  admission 
prices  publicly  announced  or  advertised  for 
his  theater  by  the  giving  of  rebates  in  the 
form  of  premiums,  lotteries,  reduced  script 
books,  coupons,  gifts,  or  things  of  value, 
or  by  two-for-one  admissions,  or  by  other 
methods  or  devices  of  similar  nature,  ex- 
cept as  approved  by  the  local  maximum 
clearance  and  zoning  schedules.  This  shall 
not  be  deemed  to  prohibit  exhibitors  from 
reducing  or  increasing  their  admission  scales 
as  they  see  fit  except  as  may  be  prohibited 
by  exhibition  contracts,  or  local  zoning  and 
clearance  schedules.  It  is  aimed  at  reduc- 
tions through  means  which  are  unfair  to 
competing  exhibitors  and/or  deceive  the  pub- 
lic. Provided:  where  there  is  no  local  zon- 
ing or  arbitration  board  for  that  particular 
city,  town  or  community,  the  ruling  of 
seventy-five  per  cent  (75%)  of  the  exhibitors 
shall    prevail. 

ARTICLE  23. 
Midnight    Shows. 

No  exhibitor  shall  exhibit  a  motion  picture 
previous  to  dawn  of  the  first  day  of  exhibi- 
tion without  securing  express  written  per- 
mission  therefor   under   the   license  agreement. 

ARTICLE  24. 
Forcing     Shorts     with     Features. 

Section  1.  Any  requirement  by  the  dis- 
tributor, directly  or  indirectly,  that  the  ex- 
hibitors execute  an  application  for  the  licens- 
ing of  shorts  (including  newsreels)  in  order 
to  secure  a  license  for  the  exhibition  of 
feature  photoplays,  or  vice  versa,  shall  be  an 
unfair    method    of    competition. 

Section  2.  The  securing  of  the  execution 
of  an  application  for  the  licensing  of  shorts 
(including  newsreels)  that  is  followed  by  the 
acceptance  of  an  application  for  the  licensing 
of  photoplays  for  the  same  season  shall  be 
presumed  to  be  contrary  to  the  purpose  of 
this  article,  and  _  may  be  cancelled  by  the 
exhibitors  by  giving  written  notice  by  Reg- 
istered Mail  within  ten  (10)  days  after  the 
receipt  by  him  of  notification  of  the  accept- 
ance of  the  application  for  the  exhibition 
of    feature    photoplays. 


ARTICLE  25. 
Special  Productions. 

Until  such  time  as  a  distributor  has  de- 
livered all  of  the  pictures  on  the  contract, 
it  shall  be  an  unfair  trade  practice  to  offer 
for  release  any  special  productions,  and  in 
all  cases  if  special  productions  are  made  pur- 
suant to  the  above,  the  same  shall  be  offered 
first  to  the  exhibitor  having  the  other  pro- 
ductions under  contract  under  the  same  terms 
and  conditions  covering  special  productions 
as    agreed    upon    in    the   original    contract. 


ARTICLE  26. 
Disclosure    of    Box     Office    Receipts. 

No  exhibitor  or  distributor  shall  make  any 
disclosure  of  box  office  receipts  for  publica- 
tion except  necessary  reports  to  stockholders, 
credit  and  governmental  agencies  and  to  other 
like  bodies.  No  exhibitor  or  distributor  shall 
be  responsible  for  disclosures  made  by  agents 
not   authorized   to   do   so. 

ARTICLE  27. 
Double    Features. 

Exhibiting  two  or  more  feature  photo- 
plays for  one  admission  price  is  an  uneconomic 
practice  and  an  unfair  method  of  competi- 
tion. Nevertheless,  because  of  peculiar  local 
conditions,  exhibiting  two  or  more  feature 
photoplays  for  one  admission  price  shall  be 
deemed  an  unfair  competitive  practice  only 
in  those  cities,  towns  and  communities  where 
sixty  per  cent  (60%)  of  the  theaters  dis- 
approve   thereof    by    signed    petition. 

For  the  purpose  of  voting  thereon  each 
exhibitor  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote  for 
each  theater  owned  and  operated  by  such 
exhibitor   in    the   area    of   such    vote. 


ARTICLE  28. 
Liability    on     Circuit     Shipments. 

When  an  exhibitor  is  designated  in  lieu  of 
a  common  carrier  by  the  distributor  to  for- 
ward a  picture  or  pictures  to  another  ex- 
hibitor, the  exhibitor  forwarding  the  picture 
shall  be  the  agent  of  the  distributor  and 
not    otherwise. 

ARTICLE  29. 
Interference    With    Negotiations. 

It  is  an  unfair  trade  practice  knowingly 
and  intentionally,  directly  or  indirectly  to 
obstruct,  hinder,  impede  or  interfere  with 
pending  negotiations  between  an  exhibitor  and 
any  third  party  in  respect  of  any  matter  or 
thing  in  any  way  pertaining  to  or  affecting  the 
ownership,  management,  operation,  use  or  oc- 
cupancy of  any  theater  or  arising  out  of  or  in 
any  wise  relating  thereto,  or  in  respect  of 
any  modification,  renewal  or  extension  of  any 
agreement  affecting  the  same  for  the  purpose 
of  preventing  the  consummation  of  such  nego- 
tiations or  to  deprive  the  exhibitor  of  the 
continued  management,  use  and  occupancy 
of   such  theater. 

ARTICLE    30. 
Checkers. 

No  distributor  shall  divulge  or  authorize  or 
knowingly  permit  to  be  divulged  by  any  em- 
ployee or  checker  any  information  received  in 
the  checking  of  the  receipts  of  its  photoplays, 
except  that  such  information  may  be  divulged 
in  any  arbitration  proceeding  or  litigation  per- 
taining to  the  license  to  exhibit. 

ARTICLE    31. 
Poster    Exchanges. 

There  shall  be  no  restriction  against  the 
operation  of  poster  exchanges. 

ARTICLE  32. 
Release  Dates. 

Definite  release  dates  for  each  picture  shall 
be  announced  by  the  distributor  and  avail- 
ability of  such  pictures  shall  be  made  to  all 
runs  in  accordance  with  such  release  dates. 
Any  exhibitor  failing  to  date  the  picture 
within  14  days  of  his  release  date  shall  auto- 
matically forfeit  his  clearance  right  to  the 
subsequent  runs  to  the  extent  by  which  he 
delayed   the   dating   of   the   picture. 

ARTICLE  33. 
Transfer    of    Assets    of    Distributors. 

The  transfer  of  assets  by  distributors  for 
the  purpose  of  refusing  to  deliver  contracted 
feature  films  to  exhibitors  is  an  unfair  trade 
practice. 

ARTICLE  34. 
Code    to     Apply    to     Existing     Contracts. 

The  provisions  of  this  code  shall  apply  to 
any  existing  exhibition  contracts  for  the  sea- 
son   1933-1934. 

ARTICLE  35. 
Damages    for    Non-Delivery. 

In  any  legal  or  arbitration  proceeding, 
where  the  question  of  damages  for  non-de- 
livery of  a  picture  by  a  distributor  is  material, 
it  shall  be  presumed  for  the  purpose  of  as- 
certaining such  damages,  that  the  gross  in- 
come of  the  theater  at  which  such  picture 
was  to  have  been  exhibited  on  each  day  on 
which  it  was  to  have  been  exhibited,  would 
have  been  equal  to  the  average  daily  gross 
income  of  such  theater  over  a  period  of  sixty 
days  prior  to  such  non-delivery;  provided,  that 
nothing  herein  shall  militate  against  the  right 
of    specific   performance   in    such   cases. 

ARTICLE  36. 
Circuit    Cooperative    Booking. 

It  shall  be  an  unfair  method  of  competition 
for  a  distributor  to  refuse  to  deal  with  co- 
operative   booking   circuits. 

ARTICLE  37. 
Furnishing   Box   Office   Statements. 

Exhibitors  shall  promptly  make  and  deliver 
a    correct    itemized    statement    of    each    day's 


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Clearance   and    Zoning    Board    for    Each    Territory 


receipts  from  the  exhibition  of  any  motion 
picture  and  from  so-called  midnight  shows, 
if  any,  upon  the  conclusion  of  each  such 
daily  exhibition  and  midnight  show,  when  the 
license  fee  therefor  is  based  in  whole  or  in 
part  upon  the  percentage  of  the  exhibitor's 
admission  receipts. 

ARTICLE  38. 
Unauthorized    Exhibition. 

1.  No  exhibitor  shall  directly  or  indirectly, 
or   by  any   means  whatsoever: 

(a)  Exhibit  any  motion  pictures  at  any 
time  or  place  other  than  on  the  date  or 
dates  and  in  the  places  expressly  booked 
and  confirmed  in  writing  pursuant  to  the 
exhibition   license  therefor; 

(b)  Use  a  print  of  a  motion  picture  at 
any  theater  other  than  that  specified  in  the 
exhibition     license     therefor; 

(c)  Use  a  print  of  a  motion  picture  at 
two  or  more  theaters  when  licensed  at  only 
one  thereof; 

(d)  Use  the  print  of  a  motion  picture 
for  any  purpose  whatsoever  other  than  ex- 
hibitions duly  licensed  and  booked;  or 

(e)  Withhold  the  prompt  return  of  a 
print  of  a  motion  picture  for  additional 
exhibitions  at  any  theater  in  excess  of  the 
time   licenced   and   booked    in   writing. 

2.  Any  violation  of  any  of  the  foregoing 
provisions  by  any  exhibitor  in  reliance  on  any 
promise  or  assurance  express  or  implied  by 
any  salesman,  agent  or  representative  of  any 
distributor  as  an  inducement  of  its  sale  of 
film  shall  be  considered  a  violation  by  all 
persons  concerned  and  punishable  as  such. 

3.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be 
deemed  to  define  an  unauthorized  showing  in 
any  proceeding  for  alleged  infringement  of 
the  copyright  law. 

ARTICLE  39. 
National    Control    Board. 

The  exhibiting  branch  of  the  industry 
records  its  view  that  the  National  Control 
Board  should  be  fairly  balanced  between  the 
several  economic  divisions  of  the  industry, 
with  voting  representatives  to  be  named  by 
the  Government. 


ARTICLE   40. 
Arbitration. 

Sec.   1.      Method   of   Arbitration. 

The  arbitration  of  all  disputes  between 
exhibitors  and  distributors  arising  under  any 
exhibition  contract,  if  the  parties  shall  agree 
on  arbitration,  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the 
optional  arbitration  clause  of  the  so-called 
Optional  Standard  License  Agreement,  a  copy 
of  which  clause  is  annexed  hereto  marked 
"Schedule  A,"  except  as  the  provisions  of 
such  clause  may  be  modified  by  the  provisions 
of  this  Code. 

Sec.  2.     Number  of   Arbitrators. 

By  stipulation  of  the  parties  to  any  dis- 
pute growing  out  of  an  exhibition  contract, 
or  by  standing  agreement  in  any  territory 
between  local  exhibitors'  association  or  asso- 
ciations, on  the  one  hand,  and  the  representa- 
tives of  the  distributors  on  the  other  hand, 
the  number  of  arbitrators  to  be  appointed  by 
each  party  may  be  reduced  to  one,  with  power 
in  the  two  thus  appointed  to  appoint  an  um- 
pire as  provided  in  said  optional  arbitration 
clause. 

SCHEDULE  "A". 
Arbitration    Provisions. 

Optional    Arbitration    Clause 

Optional  Clause:  The  following  clause  is 
optional  with  the  parties  hereto.  If  it  is 
desired  to  make  such  clause  a  part  of  this 
license,  the  Exhibitor  and  the  duly  authorized 
representative  of  the  distributor  shall  sign 
their  respective  names  where  indicated  im- 
mediately following  this  paragraph,  and  un- 
less so  signed,  the  said  Clause  shall  be  deemed 
excluded   from  this   license   agreement. 

It  is  agreed  by  and  between  the  parties 
that  Clause  Twentieth  providing  for  voluntary 


arbitration  of  disputes  arising  thereunder,  shall 
be   included   as   a    part   of    this   license. 


Representative  of  the  Distributor 
duly  authorized  to  agree  to  the 
following    Clause   Twentieth. 


Arbitration 


Exhibitor. 


The  Exhibitor  and  the  Distributor  respec- 
tively, freely  and  voluntarily  agree  that  as  a 
condition  precedent  to  the  commencement  of 
any  action  or  proceeding  in  any  Court  by 
either  of  them  to  determine,  enforce  or  pro- 
tect the  legal  right  of  either  hereunder,  each 
shall  submit  all  claims  and  controversies  aris- 
ing hereunder  for  determination  by  arbitra- 
tion to  an  Arbitration  Board  (hereby  express- 
ly waiving  the  oath  of  the  arbitrators)  which 
shall  consist  of  four  members,  each  of  whom 
shall  be  engaged  in  the  motion  picture  busi- 
ness, and  two  of  whom  to  be  appointed  by 
the  Exhibitor,  and  the  remaining  two  to  be 
appointed   by  the   Distributor. 

Upon  the  written  request  of  the  Distributor 
or  the  Exhibitor  for  the  arbitration  of  any 
dispute  or  controversy  arising  hereunder,  the 
party  making  such  request  shall  name  therein 
two  arbitrators  stating  the  business  address 
and  business  or  business  connection  of  each 
and  shall  designate  therein  the  date,  time  and 
place  of  the  hearing  of  such  controversy.  The 
date  of  such  hearing  shall  not  be  earlier  than 
seven  (7)  days  from  the  date  of  the  sending 
of  such  notice,  unless  it  shall  be  claimed  in 
such  notice  that  irreparable  injury  will  re- 
sult unless  there  is  a  speedy  determination 
of  such  controversy  in  which  case  such  hear- 
ing may  be  designated  to  be  held  earlier  than 
said   seven    (7)    day   period. 

Within  five  (5)  days  after  the  mailing  of 
such  request  for  arbitration,  the  party  upon 
whom  such  request  is  made  shall  name  two 
arbitrators  in  a  written  notice  mailed  or  de- 
livered to  the  other  party,  stating  therein  the 
business  address  and  business  or  business  con- 
nection of  each  arbitrator.  If  either  party 
fails  or  refuses  to  name  the  arbitrators  as 
herein  provided  or  if  any  arbitrator  so  named 
shall  fail  or  refuse  to  act,  or  be  unable  to 
serve  or  shall  be  challenged^  and  others  are 
or  another  arbitrator  qualified  and  then  avail- 
able to  act  is  not  then  appointed,  others  or 
another  arbitrator  may  be  appointed  by  the 
other  party  as   the  case  may  be. 

No  member  of  the  Arbitration  Board  shall 
hear  or  determine  any  controversy  in  which 
he  has  an  interest  direct  or  indirect,  and  any 
member  having  such  interest  shall  be  dis- 
qualified to   act. 

If  the  arbitrators  or  a  majority  of  them  are 
unable  to  reach  a  decision,  they  then,  or  a 
majority  of  them  shall  immediately  select  an 
umpire  who  shall  not  be  engaged  in  the  mu- 
lion  picture  business.  In  such  case  the  hear- 
ing before  the  umpire  shall  be  at  such  time 
and  place  as  the  umpire  shall  designate  and 
shall  be  had  before  the  umpire  alone,  the 
arbitrators  not  to  be  permitted  to  attend 
the  hearing  before  the  umpire.  If  the  arbi- 
trators or  a  majority  of  them  are  unable  to 
agree  upon  the  selection  of  an  umpire,  the 
American  Arbitration  Association  shall  be  re- 
quested to  make  such   selection. 

The  Arbitration  Board  shall  have  general 
power  to  determine  such  dispute  or  contro- 
versy as  shall  be  submitted,  to  make  findings 
of  fact  in  respect  thereof  and  to  direct  specific 
performance  of  a  contract,  and/or  that  the 
same  has  been  breached  in  whole  or  in  part, 
and/or  that  damages  on  such  account  shall 
be  paid.  The  Board  of  Arbitration  shall  have 
the  power  only  to  give  force  and  effect  to 
the  provisions  of  this  license  agreement  and 
the  rights  or  obligations  of  the  parties  there- 
under; provided  that  if  after  a  full  hearing 
of  any  controversy  submitted  for  arbitration 
hereunder,  excepting  any  submission  to  an 
umpire  designated  as  hereinabove  provided; 
the  arbitrators  or  a  majority  of  them  are  of 
the  opinion  that  because  of  unusual  circum- 
stances arising  after  the  execution  of  this 
license  agreement  and  beyond  the  direct  con- 
trol of  the  parties  hereto  disclosed  at  such 
hearing,  a  strict  enforcement  of  the  provisions 
of  this  license  agreement  would  impose  undue 
hardships  upon  one  of  the  parties,  the  arbitra- 
tors or  a  majority  of  them  may  recommend 
in  writing  to  the  parties  a  settlement  of  such 
controversy    upon    such    terms    and    conditions 


deemed  by  the  arbitrators  fair  and  just.  If 
such  settlement  is  not  agreed  to  by  the  parties 
within  five  (5)  days  after  the  receipt  of  a 
copy  of  such  recommendation,  the  controversy 
shall  be  deemed  withdrawn  from  the  arbitra- 
tors and  shall  be  submitted  with  a  written 
statement  of  all  of  the  facts  adduced  at  the 
hearing  before  the  arbitrators,  together  with 
all  documentary  evidence  to  the  National  Ap- 
peal Board  in  New  York.  The  -disposition 
by  the  National  Appeal  Board  of  any  such 
recommendation  shall  be  final  and  binding 
upon  the  parties  hereto. 

The  hearing  of  any  such  controversy  shall 
be  had  before  the  Arbitration  Board  in  the 
City  wherein  is  situated  the  exchange  of  the 
Distributor  from  which  the  Exhibitor  is 
served,  unless  the  parties  agree  in  writing 
that  such  hearing  be  had  in  some  other  place. 
If  either  party  fails  or  refuses  to  submit 
to  arbitration  any  such  claim  or  controversy, 
the  other  party  may  apply  to  a  United  State 
District  Court,  or  to  any  other  Court,  in- 
cluding a  court  of  a  state  in  which  such 
hearing  would  otherwise  not  be  had,  for  an 
order  to  proceed  to  arbitrate  in  which  case 
such  hearing  shall  be  had  in  such  place  as 
the  Court  to  which  such  application  is  made 
may    lawfully    direct. 

The  parties  hereto  further  agree  to  abide 
by  and  forthwith  comply  with  any  decision 
or  award  of  the  arbitrators,  or  a  majority  of 
them  and  consent  that  any  such  decision  or 
award  shall  be  enforceable  in  or  by  any  Court 
of  competent  jurisdiction  pursuant  to  the 
law  of  such  jurisdiction  now  or  hereafter 
in   force. 

If  the  exhibitor  shall  fall  or  refuse  to  sub- 
mit to  arbitration  any  such  claim  or  con- 
troversy or  to  abide  by  and  comply  with  the 
av/ard  of  the  arbitrators  in  respect  thereto, 
within  seven  (7)  days,  the  Distributor  may  at 
its  option  suspend  the  deliveries  of  the  motion 
pictures  provided  for  in  this  and  in  each  other 
existing  license  agreement,  between  the  parties 
hereto  and/or  terminate  this  and  each  such 
other  license  agreement ;  and  upon  such 
termination  the  aggregate  of  the  license  fees 
of  all  motion  pictures  specified  in  this  and 
any  such  other  license  agreement  then  not 
exhibited  forthwith  shall  become  due  and  pay- 
able  by   the   Exhibitor. 

If  the  Distributor  shall  fail  or  refuse  to 
submit  to  arbitration  any  such  claim  or  con- 
tioversy  or  to  abide  by  and  comply  with  the 
decision  or  the  award  of  an  Arbitration  Board 
in  respect  thereto  within  seven  (7)  days,  the 
Rxhibitor  may  at  the  option  of  the  Exhibitor 
terminate  this  and  any  other  existing  license 
agreement  between  the  parties  hereto  by  mail- 
ing a  notice  to  such  effect  to  the  Distributor 
within  seven  (7)  days  after  such  failure  or 
refusal ;  and  the  Exhibitor  shall  have  the 
right  and  remedies  provided  in  Clause  Second 
(b)    for   failure   to    deliver   motion    pictures. 

Any  such  termination  by  either  party  shall 
be  without  prejudice  to  any  other  right  or 
remedy  which  the  party  so  terminating  may 
have  by  reason  of  any  breach  by  the  other 
party  to  this  or  any  other  existing  agree- 
ment   between    the    parties. 

Each  of  the  parties  hereto,  without  notice 
to  the  other,  may  apply  to  any  Court  having 
jurisdicion  to  make  this  agreement  to  arbi- 
trate a   rule   or  order  of  such   Court. 

ARTICLE    41. 
Fair    Clearance    and    Zoning. 

Sec.  1.  Declaration  of  Policy. — Clearance 
which  imposes  an  undue  hardship  on  subse- 
quent run  theaters  by  withholding  pictures 
for  unreasonable  lengths  of  time  after  their 
showing  in  prior  run  houses,  or  which  sub- 
jects prior  run  houses  to  the  unfair  competi- 
tion of  subsequent  run  houses  by  enabling 
the  latter  to  play  simultaneously  with  or 
too  soon  after  the  former,  or  which  extends 
beyond  the  reasonable  boundaries  of  any 
given  competitive  area,  is  an  unfair  method 
of   competition. 

Sec.  2.  Establishment  of  Boards. — To 
give  effect  to  the  foregoing  principles  there 
shall  be  established  in  each  film  exchange 
centre,  and  in  every  other  city  of  150,000 
population  or  over  when  fifty  per  cent,  or 
more  of  the  exhibitors  located  therein  desire 
it,  a  Clearance  and  Zoning  Board,  which 
shall    be    an    instrumentality    of    this    Code. 


These  Boards  shall  consist,  in  each  instance, 
of  two  representatives  of  distributors,  two 
representatives  of  first  run  theaters  and  four 
representatives  of  subsequent  run  theaters ; 
provided,  that  where  due  to  unusual  condi- 
tions this  would  deny  fair  representation  to 
any  of  the  three  enumerated  economic  di- 
visions, the  membership  of  the  Board  may  be 
varied  to  insure  fairness.  Disputes  over  rep- 
resentation on  such  Boards,  if  they  cannot 
be  settled  in  the  zone  of  city  affected  shall 
be  certified  to  the  National  Control  Board 
for   determination. 

Sec.  3.  Jurisdiction. — Promptly  after  their 
formation,  and  not  later  than  thirty  days 
after  the  approval  by  the  President  of  this 
Code,  the  several  Clearance  and  Zoning 
Boards  to  be  created  hereunder  shall  pro- 
ceed forthwith  to  formulate,  publish  and  pre- 
scribe for  their  respective  districts,  where 
need  exists  therefor,  schedules  of  fair  clear- 
ance and  zoning  governing  the  distribution 
and  exhibition  of  motion  pictures  in  such 
districts. 

Such  schedules  may  classify  theaters  by 
zones,  or  make  such  reasonable  classifications 
as  may  be  suited  to  local  conditions.  The 
Boards  may  at  any  time  add  to  or  modify 
such  schedules  as  to  particular  theaters 
provided,  however,  that  no  change  or  modi-' 
hcation  affecting  generally  any  such  sched- 
ule shall  be  made  except  upon  the  petition 
of  at  least  SO  per  cent,  of  the  theaters  af- 
fected. 

The  jurisdiction  of  the  Clearance  and  Zon- 
ing Boards  shall  also  extend  to  all  other 
matters  committed  to  such  boards  by  the 
provisions  of  this  Code,  as  well  as  to  all 
competitive  practices  which  affect  directly 
or  indirectly  the  effectiveness  of  any  sched- 
ule  or   action    of    the   board. 

No  action  of  any  kind  shall  be  taken 
by  any  such  board  without  affording  full 
hearing   to   ail   parties   affected. 

Sec.  4.  Majority  Control. — Clearance  and 
Zoning  Boards  shall  function  by  majority 
vote;  when,  however,  any  such  board  is 
evenly  divided  on  any  question,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  board  to  submit  the  question 
to  an  umpire  to  be  chosen  by  the  board. 
Appeals  from  the  action  of  Clearance  and 
Zoning  Boards  or  any  such  umpire  may  be 
had  to  the  National  Control  Board  in  the 
manner  prescribed  in  this  Code. 

Sec.  5.  Must  be  Obeyed. — The  schedules 
prescribed  and/or  decision  made  by  any 
Clearance  and  Zoning  Board  shall  be  bind- 
ing on  all  distributors  and  exhibitors  in  the 
area  affected  having  knowledge  thereof.  Any 
knowing  violation  of  or  departure  from  the 
terms  and/or  provisions  of  any  schedule  of 
fair  clearance  and  zoning  or  any  decision 
which  any  Clearance  and  Zoning  Board  or 
umpire  is  authorized  to  make  under  this 
article  shall  be  an  unfair  method  of  competi- 
tion and  punishable  as   such. 

.  Sec.  6.  Arbitration  of  Clearance  and  Zon- 
ing Violations. — In  addition  to  the  rights 
and  remedies  secured  by  the  National  In- 
dustry Recovery  Act  any  exhibitors  and/or 
distributor  aggrieved  by  a  violation  of  any  of 
the  regulations  of  a  Clearance  and  Zoning 
Board  shall  have  the  right  to  have  his  griev- 
ance against  the  offending  party  determined 
by  arbitration  before  a  Clearance  and  Zon- 
ing Board  whose  findings  and  decision  shall 
be  binding  upon  the  parties.  In  the  event 
that  the  Clearance  and  Zoning  Board  should 
be  evenly  divided,  an  umpire  shall  be  chosen, 
whose  decision  shall  be  binding.  If  the 
board  fail  to  agree  on  an  umpire,  any  per- 
son affected  may  apply  to  the  Federal  Dis- 
trict Court  in  the  district  involved  for  the 
appointment  of  such.  In  any  case  there 
shall  be  a  right  of  appeal  to  the  National 
Control   Board. 


ARTICLE  42. 

The  violation  of  any  provision  of  this 
Code  shall  constitute  an  unfair  method  of 
competition  and  be  punishable  as  such, 
whether  expressly  so  provided  in  such  pro- 
vision  or   not. 


2d 


—Z&i* 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug.  24,  1933 


Rules   Governing    Presentations    and   Vaudeville   Acts 


PART  II. 

OF    EXHIBITION     DIVISION    OF 
THE    MOTION    PICTURE   IN- 
DUSTRY—VAUDEVILLE 
AM)  STAGE  PRES- 
ENTATIONS 


ARTICLE  43. 
Open    Shop. 

The  right  of  Employer  and  Employee  to 
bargain  together  free  from  interference  by 
any  third  party  shall  not  be  affected  by  this 
and  nothing  herein  shall  require  any 
employee  to  join  any  organization  or  to  re- 
frain from  joining  any  organization  in  order 
II  ure  or  retain  employment. 
ARTICLE  44. 
Auditions. 

It  shall  be  an  unfair  trade  practice  for 
any  manager  or  independent  contractor,  un- 
der the  guise  of  a  public  audition,  break-in 
or  try-out,  to  require  an  artist  to  render 
services  gratis.  This  shall  not  prohibit  how- 
ever, the  appearance  of  the  artist  or  his 
participation  in  benefit  performances  which 
have  been  approved  by  a  bona  fide  organiza- 
tion  representing   the    industry. 


ARTICLE    45. 
Rehearsals. 

Employers  and  independent  contractors 
pledge  themselves  within  the  shortest  pos- 
sible time  after  the  effective  date  of  the 
Code  to  promulgate  regulations  for  the  per 
iods  of  rehearsal  and  for  the  hours  of  labor 
during  rehearsal  periods,  with  or  without 
salary,  which  will  be  fair,  just  and  humane, 
and  conform  to  the  spirit  of  the  National 
hi  lii-trial    Recovery   Act. 

ARTICLE    46. 
Minimum    Hours. 

Owing  to  the  peculiar  nature  of  the  vau- 
deville and  presentation  business  and  the 
unique  conditions  prevailing  therein,  the  nec- 
essary variations  in  the  policies  and  opera- 
tions of  such  theaters,  the  changing  nature 
of  the  entertainment  and  the  fact  that  such 
entertainment  is  of  a  character  requiring  the 
services  of  artists  of  unique  and  distinc- 
tive ability,  who  cannot  be  replaced,  it  is 
recognized  that  it  is  impossible  to  fix  the 
minimum  number  of  hours  per  week  for  ar- 
tists   appearing   in    such    theaters. 

Any  artist  or  performer  receiving  $35.00 
or  more  per  week  shall  be  considered  in 
the   professional   class. 

The  minimum  wage  of  an  artist  employed 
on  a  per  diem   basis   shall  be   $5.00   per  day. 


Xo  singing  or  dancing  chorus  person  shall 
be  required  to  work  more  than  48  hours 
actual  working  time  in  any  week,  including 
rehearsals.  The  minimum  salary  to  such 
persons   shall    be   $25.00    per   week. 

ARTICLE    47. 
Period    of    Employment. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  it  is  a  fixed  policy 
of  many  theaters  in  various  parts  of  the 
country  to  change  the  bill  daily,  bi-weekly 
or  weekly,  it  is  impractical  to  fix  consecu- 
tive-   period   of    employment. 

ARTICLE    48. 
Transportation. 

Any  artist  not  classified  as  a  professional, 
who  is  required  to  travel,  shall  receive  rail- 
road transportation,  in  addition  to  his  sal- 
ary. 

ARTICLE    49. 
Wardrobe. 

Employer  or  independent  contractor  shall 
furnish  the  chorus  with  all  wigs,  gowns, 
hats,  footwear  and  other  necessary  stage 
wardrobe. 

ARTICLE    50. 
Contracts. 

Every  manager,  agent  or  artists'  represen- 
tative,   or    any    associate    thereof,    who    shall 


engage  the  services  of  an  artist,  shall  enter 
into  a  uniform  and  equitable  written  "Play 
or  Pay"  contract  with  the  artist,  setting 
forth  the  amount  of  compensation  to  be  re- 
ceived by  the  artist  for  his  services.  Any 
failure  by  any  manager,  agent  or  artists' 
representative,  or  by  any  associate  thereof, 
to  comply  with  the  provisions  hereof  and 
any  issuance  of  a  false  contract  in  relation 
to  any  act,  presentation  or  attraction  shall 
be  deemed   an   unfair  trade  practice. 

Where  in  any  contract  between  the  oper- 
ator of  a  theater  and  independent  contractor, 
the  latter  shall  undertake  or  agree  to  do  and 
perform,  or  not  to  do  or  perform  acts  and 
deeds  required  to  be  done  or  performed,  or 
prohibited  from  being  done  or  performed  by 
this  Code,  the  duty,  liability  and  respon- 
sibility for  so  doing  or  performing,  or  not 
doing  or  performing  shall  rest  solely  on  such 
independent    contractor. 


ARTICLE    51. 
Unfair  Competition. 

Xo  auditorium,  hall  or  other  place  not 
regularly  constituted  as  a  theater  shall  pre- 
sent the  same  type  of  performance  as  is  pre- 
sented in  reqularly  operated  theaters,  pro- 
vided, however,  that  the  foregoing  shall  not 
be  deemed  to  prevent  such  presentations 
in  connection  with  industrial  expositions, 
operatic  performances  or  symphony  concerts. 


Exceptions  and  Counter-Proposals  in   Exhib  Code 


Exceptions  Noted  and  Counter  Pro- 
posals  Made  in   Connection   with 
the  Code  of  Fair  Competition 
for  the  Exhibition  Branch 
of  the  Motion  Picture 
Industry 

I    1.     Exceptions    to    Measures    Adopted 
I    2.     Right  to   Buy 

EXCEPTION-: 
Every   theater   owner   shall   have   the   right 
R    to   buy   in    free   and   open   competition   what- 
I    ever   run   of   pictures   he  desires. 

ADDITIONAL    EXCEPTIOX: 
Memo   for  the   Chairman: 

In  the  interest  of  harmony,  I  believe  that 
fl  the  exception  reserved  to  the  provision  adopt- 
I  ed  yesterday  would  be  withdrawn  if  the 
I   language  indicated  by  bold  face  type  could  be 

(added    to    that   provision,    making    the    whole 
read   as   follows : 
That   there  be   incorporated   in   the   code  a 

'  provision  that  it  is  an  unfair  method  of  com- 
petition to  deny  to  any  theater  owner  the 
right    to   buy    in    free   and    open    competition 

i      whatever    run    of    pictures    he    or    it    desire ; 

\  provided,  however,  that  the  seller  shall  have 
the   right   of   selection   based   upon    bona   fide 

I  consideration  of  the  character,  responsibility, 
prior  performance,  prestige  of  theater  or 
theaters,    and    potentiality    of    income ;    and 

I  provided  further  that  buying  power  in  other 
situations  resulting  from  the  fact  that  a  par- 
ticular theater  is  operated  by  a  circuit  shall 
not   be   a   factor    in    determining    its   prestige 

I  or  potentiality  of  income,  within  the  mean- 
ing  of  this   code. 

4.  Allocation   of   Certain   Film  Rentals 
Exception    taken,    no    counter    proposal. 

5.  Dating  Restrictions 

Exception    taken,    no    counter    proposal. 

6.  Unreasonable   Discrimination 

EXCEPTION: 

I        Unreasonable    discriminations    in    favor    of 
any    theaters   as   against   any    other   theaters, 
as    to    film    rentals,    the    terms    upon    which 
■    exhibition   rights    are    granted,    or   the    avail- 
'  ability  of   prints   shall   be  unfair   competition. 
14.     Eliminations 


EXCEPTION: 

In  contracts  for  the  exhibition  of  groups 
of  ten  (10)  or  more  pictures  the  exhibitor 
shall  have  the  privilege  of  rejecting  at  least 
(15%)  fifteen  percent  of  the  number  of  pic- 
tures  released   without   paying   therefor. 


ADDITIONAL  EXCEPTIOX: 

Block  Booking  and  Blind  Buying  is  hereby 
declared  to  be  an  unfair  trade  practice  and 
no  distributor  shall  offer  for  rental  any  fea- 
ture film  product  that  has  not  been  made 
or  produced  at  the  time  of  offering,  and  the 
exhibitor  shall  have  an  opportunity  to  see 
screened,  all  feature  product  before  con- 
tracting for  it,  and  no  exhibitor  shall  be  re- 
quired to  contract  for  and/or  purchase,  any 
feature  pictures  as  a  condition  for  the  op- 
portunity to  purchase  any  other  feature  pic- 
tures. 


ADDITIOXAL  EXCEPTIOX: 

Compulsory  block  booking  is  hereby  de- 
clared to  be  an  unfair  method  of  competi- 
tion, and  no  exhibitor  shall  be  required  to 
contract  for  and/or  lease  any  feature  pic- 
tures as  a  condition  for  the  opportunity  to 
purchase  a  substantial  portion  of  the  remain- 
ing feature  pictures  produced  or  distributed 
by  such  producer  or  distributor  during  a 
stated    period   of   time. 


15.     Substitutions. 

Exception,   no  counter   proposal. 

18.  Non-theatrical   Competition 
Exception,   no   counter   proposal. 

19.  Pictures   Violating   Production    Code 
Exception,   no  counter   proposal. 

20.  Advertising    Code 
Exception,   no   counter  proposal. 

24.      Forcing   Shorts  with  Features 

Exception ;  counter   proposal   to   omit   Sec- 
tion 2. 

25-     Special    Productions 

Exception,  no  counter  proposal. 
27.     Double    Features 


EXCEPTION: 

Exhibiting  two  or  more  feature  photo- 
plays for  one  admission  price  is  an  uneco- 
nomic and  unfair  competitive  practice.  Be- 
cause of  peculiarly  local  conditions,  however, 
such  practice  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be  an 
unfair  trade  practice,  in  such  cities,  towns 
and  communities  where  sevent-five  percent 
(75%)    of   exhibitors   approve   thereof. 


EXCEPTIOX: 

Exhibiting  two  or  more  feature  photoplays 
for  one  admission  price  shall  be  an  unfair 
competitive  practice  in  those  cities,  towns 
or  communities  where  seventy-five  percent 
(75%)    of  the   exhibitors   so  declare; 


EXCEPTION: 

*  *  * ;  provided,  that  this  shall  not  apply 
to  situations  where  more  than  one  picture 
is  shown  in  a  single  enclosure  for  a  single 
admission,    but   in   different   auditoriums. 

29.  Interference   with    Negotiations 
Exception,   no   counter   proposal. 

30.  Checkers 

EXCEPTION: 

The  use  by  two  or  more  distributors  of 
the  same  box  office  checking  service  is  an 
unfair    trade    practice. 

31.  Poster    Exchanges 
Exception,  no  counter  proposal. 

32.  Release    Dates 

Exception,  no  counter  proposal. 

33.  Transfer  of  Assets  of  Distributors 
Exception,  no  counter  proposal. 

34.  Code  to   Apply  to   Existing   Contracts 
Exception,   no  counter  proposal. 

36.     Circuit    Cooperative    Booking 
Exception,  no  counter  proposal. 

38.     Unauthorized   Exhibition 


EXCEPTIOX: 

The  penalties  provided  by  the  X".  I.  R.  A. 
shall  be  exclusive  for  any  violation  of  the 
foregoing  provisions. 


II.   EXCEPTIONS   ON    SUBJECTS   NOT 

COVERED  BY  CODE  PROVISIONS 

Foreign    Pictures 

EXCEPTION: 

No  agreement  for  the  sale  of  or  otherwise 
concerning  ioreign  made  pictures  shall  be 
made  a  part  of  the  subject  matter  of  a  con- 
tract for  the  sale  of  domestic  pictures ;  nor 
shall  the  purchase  by  an  exhibitor  of  any 
foreign  picture  ot  the  payment  therefor  be 
made  a  condition  for  the  sale  to  him  by  a 
distributor  of  any  domestic  picture. 

The  securing  of  the  execotiori  of  an  ap- 
plication for  the  sale  of  foreign  pictures  that 
is  followed  by  the  acceptance  of  an  applica- 
tion for  the  licensing  of  domestic  pictures 
for  the  same  season,  shall  be  presumed  to 
be  contrary  to  the  purpose  of  this  article, 
and  may  be  cancelled  by  the  exhibitor  by 
giving  written  notice  by  registered  mail  with- 
in ten  days  after  the  receipt  by  such  ex- 
hibitor of  notification  of  the  acceptance  of 
the  application  for  the  exhibition  of  domes- 
tic  pictures. 

Building   Restrictions 
EXCEPTION: 

Resolved  that  there  shall  be  no  restriction 
as  to  the  erection  of  any  theater,  except  that 
before  such  construction  may  proceed  the 
certification  of  the  local  zoning  board  shall 
be  obtained,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
such  local  zoning  board  to  determine  the 
public  need  of  such  a  theater,  and  the  board 
shall  give  due  weight  and  consideration  to 
the  rights  of  existing  theaters  within  the 
competitive  area  affected; 

Elimination   of   Minimum    Admission   Price' 
EXCEPTION: 

No  film  leasing  contract  shall  provide 
either  a  minimum  or  a  maximum  theater  ad- 
mission price. 


THE 


Thursday,  Aug.  24,  1933 


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21 


LABORATORY   INDUSTRY  CODE 

Full  Draft  of  Fair  Competition  Agreement  Set 
for   Public   Hearing  in  Washington   Aug.    31 


ARTICLE  I 
Purposes 

1.  General    Purpose 

This  code  of  fair  competition  is  adopted 
pursuant  to  the  National  Industrial  Recovery 
Act  and  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the 
aims  set  forth  in  Title  I,  Section  1,  of  the 
act  insofar  as  they  are  applicable  to  the  mo- 
tion  picture  industry. 

2.  Purposes   Excluded 

This  code  is  not  designed  to  promote  monop- 
olies and  shall  not  be  availed  of  for  that  pur- 
pose. It  is  not  designed  to  eliminate  or  op- 
press small  enterprises  and  it  shall  not  be 
operated   to   discriminate    against    them. 

ARTICLE  II 
Definitions 

The  term  "motion  picture  laboratory"  as 
used  herein  shall  include  all  establishments  in 
which  motion  picture  film  is  developed,  print- 
ed, or  otherwise  processed. 

The  term  "person"  as  used  herein  shall  in- 
clude individuals,  partnerships,  associations, 
trusts,  joint  stock  companies,  and  corpora- 
tions. 

The  term  "employer"  as  used  herein  shall 
include  any  person  employing  individuals  in 
the  conduct  of  the  operation  of  a  motion  pic- 
ture laboratory. 

The  term  "employe"  as  used  herein  shall 
include  any  individual  engaged  in  office  work 
or  in  developing  printing  or  otherwise  process- 
ing motion  picture  film. 

The  term  "President"  as  used  herein  shall 
mean  the  President  of  the  United  States  of 
America. 

The  initials  "NIRA"  as  used  herein  shall 
mean    the    National    Industrial    Recovery    Act. 

The  term  "Association"  as  used  herein  shall 
mean  the  Motion  Picture  Laboratories  Associa- 
tion of  America,  Inc.  The  term  "Board" 
shall  mean  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Association. 

The  term  "the  code"  means  and  includes 
this  code  and  all  schedules  annexed  hereto 
as  originally  approved  by  the  President  and 
all  amendments  hereof  and  thereof  made  as 
hereinafter   in    Article   VI    provided. 

ARTICLE  III 

Administration 

1.  Administrative  Recovery  Committee 

A  committee,  to  be  known  as  the  Admin- 
istrative Recovery  Committee,  and  hereinafter 
referred  to  as  the  Recovery  Committee,  com- 
prising the  Board  and  three  representatives 
of  the  government,  to  be  appointed  by  the 
President  or  his  administration,  shall  apply 
this  code.  The  Committee  shall  be  democratic 
in  appointment,  and  its  appointment,  and  reg- 
ulations shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  Administrator. 

2.  Powers 

The  Recovery  Committee  shall  co-operate 
with  the  Administrator  in  making  investiga- 
tions as  to  the  functioning  or  observances  of 
any  provisions  of  the  code,  in  its  own  in- 
stance or  on  the  report  of  any  person,  and 
shall  report  to  the  Administrator  on  any  such 
matters.  It  may  go  directly  to  original  sources 
for  information  strictly  pertinent  to  the  ob- 
servances of  the  code,  all  of  which  shall  be 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Administration. 

3.  Arbitration 

The  members  of  the  Recovery  Committee 
shall  constitute  a  second  committee,  to  be 
known  as  the  Arbitration  Board.  In  case  any 
controversy  arises  between  two  or  more  em- 
ployer laboratories  on  issues  not  covered  by 
this  code,  all  facts  shall  be  made  available 
to  the  Arbitration  Board  which  shall  act  as 
arbiter,  and  upon  being  fully  advised  in  the 
matter,  in  accordance  with  rules  approved^  by 
the  Administrator,  shall  render  its  decision. 
The     Arbitration     Board's     decision     shall     be 


Subject  to  Approval 


The  Code  for  the  Motion  Picture  Laboratory  Industry  in  its  present  form  merely 
reflects  the  proposal  of  the  above  mentioned  industry,  and  none  of  the  provisions 
contained  therein  are  to  be  regarded  as  having  received  the  approval  of  the  National 
Recovery   Administration   as   applying   to   this   industry. 


binding    upon    the    laboratories    involved,    and 
each   shall   abide  by  same. 

4.  Reports  for   Benefit  of   President 

In  order  that  the  President  may  be  in- 
formed of  the  extent  of  observance  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  code  and  of  the  extent  to 
which  the  declared  policy  of  the  National  In- 
dustrial Recovery  Act  as  stated  herein  is 
being  effectuated  in  the  motion  picture  labo- 
ratories industry,  persons  subject  to  the  juris- 
diction of  this  code  shall  at  its  request  make 
periodically  to  the  Recovery  Committee  such 
reports  on  wages,  hours  of  labor,  conditions 
of  employment,  number  of  employes  and  other 
data  pertinent  to  the  purposes  of  this  code 
as  may  be  required,  and  shall  pay  as  a  code 
fee,  if  the  fees  and  dues  of  the  Association 
be  insufficient,  his  proportionate  share  of  the 
amounts  necessary  to  pay  the  cost  of  assem- 
bling, analysis  and  publication  of  such  reports 
and  data. 

5.  Investigations 

If  any  employer  laboratory  declines  to  per- 
mit the  personnel  of  the  Recovery  Committee, 
acting  under  this  Article,  to  examine  its 
books,  records  or  other  sources  of  information, 
the  Committee  may  suggest  the  names  of  not 
less  than  three  firms  of  certified  public  ac- 
countants of  reputable  standing  in  the  motion 
picture  field,  and  if  the  employer  laboratory 
shall  indicate  a  choice  among  the  three  firms, 
the  Recovery  Committee  shall  employ  the  firm 
designated  by  the  employer  laboratory  in  mak- 
ing  the   investigation   of   that   laboratory. 


ARTICLE  IV 
Employment 

1.  Age  of   Employes 

No  employer  shall  employ  any  employe 
under  the  age  of  16  years.  Provided,  how- 
ever, that  where  a  state  law  provides  a  higher 
minimum  age,  no  person  below  that  age  speci- 
fied by  such  state  law  shall  be  employed 
within   that   state. 

2.  Hours  of   Labor 

No  employer  shall  work  any  employe  in 
excess  of  40  hours  in  any  one  week,  except 
in  an  emergency,  and  then  not  in  excess  of 
60  hours,  and  under  no  circumstances  in  ex- 
cess of  1,040  hours  in  a  twenty-six  week  pe- 
riod. 

3.  Rates   of   Pay 

(a)    Minimum    rates. 

No  employer  shall  pay  any  factory  or 
mechanical  worker  or  artisan,  except  appren- 
tices, at  a  rate  less  than  SO  cents  per  hour, 
nor  any  office  employe  less  than  $15.00  per 
week.  No  employer  shall  pay  an  apprentice 
less   than    40    cents    per    hour. 

1.      Selling   Below   Cost   Not   Permitted 

(a)  Employes  shall  have  the  right  to  or- 
ganize and  bargain  collectively  through  rep- 
resentatives of  their  own  choosing,  and  shall 
be  free  from  the  interference,  restraint,  or 
coercion  of  employers  of  labor,  or  their  agents, 
in  the  designation  of  such  representatives  or 
in  self -organization  or  in  other  concerted  ac- 
tivities for  the  purpose  of  collective  bargaining 
or    other    mutual    aid    or    protection. 

(b)  No  employe  and  no  one  seeking  em- 
ployment shall  be  required  as  a  condition  of 
employment  to  join  any  company  union  or 
to  refrain  from  joining,  organizing,  or  as- 
sisting a  labor  organization  of  his  own  choos- 
ing- 

(c)  Employers  shall  comply  with  the  maxi- 
mum  hours   of   labor,    minimum  rates   of   pay. 


and   other   conditions   of   employment   approved 
or   prescribed   by   the   President. 

ARTICLE  V 
Industry  Regulations 

1.     Selling  Below  Cost  Not  Permitted 

No  laboratory  products  or  services  shall  be 
sold  below  the  reasonable  cost  of  such  prod- 
ucts or  services,  unless  in  the  performance  of 
a  bona  fide  contract  in  writing  executed  and 
delivered  prior  to  August  7,  1933.  For  this 
purpose  cost  is  defined  as  the  cost  of  direct 
labor  plus  the  cost  of  materials  plus  an  ade- 
quate amount  of  overhead  including  an  amount 
for  the  use  of  any  plant  facilities  employed 
as  determined  by  cost  accounting  methods  rec- 
ognized in  the  industry  and  approved  by  the 
Recovery  Committee. 

2.  Arbitration    of    Existing    Contracts 

Where  the  costs  to  the  laboratory  of  exe- 
cuting contracts  entered  into  in  the  motion 
picture  industry  prior  to  the  presentation 
to  Congress  of  the  National  Industrial  Re- 
covery Act  or  the  adoption  of  the  code  are 
increased  by  the  application  of  the  provisions 
of  that  Act  or  the  code,  it  is  equitable  and 
promotive  of  the  purposes  of  the  Act  that 
appropriate  adjustments  of  such  contracts  to 
reflect  such  increased  costs  be  arrived  at  by 
arbitral  proceedings  or  otherwise  and  the 
applicants  for  the  code  constitute  themselves 
a  Committee  to  assist  in  effecting  such  ad- 
justments. 

3.  False   Records 

No  laboratory  shall  willfully  maintain  an 
incorrect,  improper  or  false  method  of  de- 
termining  cost. 

4.  Unfair   Trade   Practices 

The  following  are  declared  to  be  unfair 
trade   practices    in   the   industry: 

(a)  Any  willful  attempt  to  induce  a  breach 
of  existing  bona  fide  contract,  or  to  prevent 
the  performance  of  any  contractual  duty 
or    service    under   any   bona    fide   contract. 

(b)  To  effect  or  conceal  price  discrimina- 
tion by  the  payment  or  allowance  of  secret 
rebates,  refunds,  credits  or  unearned  dis- 
counts, whether  in  the  form  of  money  or 
gifts,  the  acceptance  of  securities  at  more 
than  the  true  market  value,  the  extending  of 
special  privileges  not  usually  extended  in 
the    industry. 

(c)  Commercial  bribery,  giving  gratuities, 
favors  or  services  in  any  form  directly  or 
indirectly  to  customers  or  customers'  em- 
ployes or  obtaining  sales  by  giving  commissions 
or  rewards  in  any  form  to  employes  of  cus- 
tomers or  otherwise  inducing  the  placing 
of  orders  through  lavish  entertainment  or 
indirect  gifts  or  other  forms  of  commercial 
bribery. 

(d)  Any  departure  from  original  agree- 
ments with  respect  to  terms  of  discounts 
for  cash  or  time  of  payment  which  results 
in  discrimination  between  purchasers  of  the 
same  class  of  products  or  services  and  under 
the    same    conditions. 

(e)  Substitution  of  material  differing  in 
any  respect  from  the  material  orders,  without 
obtaining  the  approval  of  the  customer,  or 
the  use  of  raw  material  including  raw  stock 
in  any  manufacturing  processes  inferior  in 
quality  to  the  raw  material  specified  in  an 
order,  or  if  not  specified,  inferior  to  the 
quality    customarily    used    for    similar    orders. 

(f)  Attacking  a  competitor  as  to  his  finan- 


cial    standing    or    personal     integrity     or     his  ! 
ability    to    serve    the    trade. 

(g)  Pre-dating  contracts  or  willfully  mis- 
representing the  date  of   a  contract. 

(h)  Misrepresentation  as  to  work  or  ser- 
vice or  quality  of  work  or  service  or  ma- 
terials,   or    misleading   advertising. 

(i)  The  giving  of  any  bribe,  gift,  favor, ! 
or  service  to  any  employe  of  a  customer  or 
competitor  m  order  to  obtain  information 
about   a   competitor's   condition  of  business. 

(j)  The  accepting  of  any  rebate,  direct 
or   indirect,   from   an   employe. 

(k)  Influencing  any  employe  to  dispose 
ot   his  wages  in  any  manner  whatsoever. 

0)  To  store  producer's  old  film  without 
making   a    reasonable   charge   therefor. 

(m)  To  furnish  the  use  of  cutting  rooms 
without   making   a   reasonable   charge   therefor. 

(n)  To  render  commercial  projection  ser- 
vice without  making  a  reasonable  charge 
therefor. 


ARTICLE  VI 
Modification 

1.  By  the   President 

This  code  recognizes  the  right  of  the  Presi- 
dent from  time  to  time  to  cancel  or  modify 
any  order,  approval,  license,  rule  or  regula- 
tion  issued   under   Title   I   of   the   NIRA. 

2.  By  the  Association 

This  code  may  be  amended  in  any  par- 
ticular, subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Presi- 
dent as  to  matters  he  finds  under  his  con- 
trol, by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  of 
the  Association  in  meeting,  provided  that 
notice  of  submission  of  the  proposed  amend- 
ment has  been  given  in  the  notice  of  meeting. 


ARTICLE  VII 
General 

1.  Membership 

(a)  AH  members  of  the  Association  shall, 
as_  a  condition  of  membership,  subscribe  to 
this  code. 

(b)  Association  membership  shall  remain 
open  at  all  times  to  any  motion  picture 
laboratory  under  no  restrictions,  except  as 
to  initiation  fee  and  payment  of  dues. 

2.  Effective  Date 

This  code  becomes  effective  the  second 
Monday    after   its   approval    by   the    President. 

3.  Termination 

This  code,  unless  otherwise  terminated, 
shall   expire  on  the  same  date  as  the   NIRA. 

4.     Code  Violation 

Violation     of    any    provision     of    this    code 
shall   be   deemed   unfair  competition. 
5.     Saving  Clause 

Should  any  provision  of  this  code  be  de- 
termined invalid  or  unenforceable  the  remain- 
ing provisions  thereof  shall  nevertheless  con- 
tinue in  full  force  and  effect  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  if  they  had  been  separately  presented 
for   approval   and   approved   by   the    President. 

Signed  and  submitted  by  ALAN  E. 
FREEDMAN,  STEPHEN  H.  ELLER,  TOM 
EVANS  and  HERBERT  J.  YATES,  a  com- 
mittee representing  the  Motion  Picture  Labor- 
atories Association  of  America,  Inc.,  appli- 
cant for  this  code,  and  vested  with  suitable 
authority  by  resolution  adopted  at  a  meeting 
of  the  Association  August  11,  1933,  copy  of 
which  resolution  is  included  in  the  formal 
application    filed    with    the    Administration. 


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12 


THE 


DAILV 


Thursday,  Aug.  24,  1933 


A  TITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  TOTS 


//. 


By   RALPH  WILK 

"DOBERT  MONTGOMERY  will  be 
Constance  Bennett's  leading  man 
in  "Moulin  Rouge,"  which  20th  Cen- 
tury will  produce  for  United  Artists 
release.  Montgomery  was  borrowed 
from  M-G-M.  C.  Henry  Gordon  also 
has  been  borrowed  from  M-G-M  for 
20th  Century's  "Broadway  Thru  a 
Keyhole." 


Will   Mahoney,  who  recently  con- 
cluded   a    vaudeville    tour,    has    re- 
urned  to  the  Columbia  lot,  and  work 
as   been   resumed   on   "The   Enter- 
iner,"  the  two-reeler  in  which  the 
famous     vaudeville     and     theatrical 
monologuist  is  starred.     It  is  being 
directed    by    Ralph    Staub.       Marda 
Heath   Deering   was   signed   several 
weeks  ago  for  an  important  part  in 
this    production. 


Francis  Lederer  will  make  his 
JIKO  film  debut  in  "Man  of  Two 
[Worlds,"  the  Ainsworth  Morgan 
|novel  featuring  a  young  Eskimo's 
experiences  in  today's  smart  civili- 
zation. J.  Walter  Ruben  will  direct, 
[with    Pandro    Berman   supervising. 


Eleanor  Holm  and  Arthur  L.  Jar- 
;rett  have  filed  notice  of  intentions 
to  marry. 


Blossom  Seeley,  now  appearing  in 
'Broadway  Thru  a  Keyhole,"  has 
been  placed  under  long  term  con- 
tract by  Darryl  Zanuck  of  20th  Cen- 
tury Pictures. 


Fay   Wray   has   been   engaged   by 


Columbia  for  the  leading  feminine 
role  in  "Man  of  Steel,"  Jack  Holt's 
next  starring  vehicle,  work  on  which 
will  be  started  immediately.  This  is 
a  picturization  of  Chester  Erkin's 
play,  adapted  for  the  screen  by  Scion 
I.  Miller  and  Edward  Paramore. 
Robert   North   will  supervise. 


Laura  Hope  Crews  has  been 
signed  for  an  important  character 
role  in  "Behold  We  Live,"  RKO's 
picturization  of  John  Van  Druten's 
London  stage  success,  which  will 
star  Irene  Dunne.  Clive  Brook  and 
Henry  Stephenson  are  also  in  the 
cast  and  Elliott  Nugent  is  to  direct, 
under  Kenneth  Macgowan's  super- 
vision. Production  is  starting  imme- 
diately. 


Myrna  Loy  has  been  given  the 
feminine  lead  opposite  Max  Baer  in 
"The  Prizefighter  and  the  Lady,"  an 
original  story  by  Frances  Marion. 


Bill  Cagney,  who  soon  will  not 
have  to  be  referred  to  as  the  brother 
of  Jimmy,  for  purposes  of  identifica- 
tion, was  handed  two  very  important 
roles  this  week  by  Merian  C.  Cooper, 
RKO  Radio  Pictures  executive  pro- 
ducer. The  first  is  a  lead  in  "The 
Balloon  Buster,"  which  will  go  be- 
fore the  cameras  early  in  September, 
and  the  second  will  be  a  part  in 
"Rodney." 

$  $  de 

E.  H.  Allen,  general  manager  of 
Educational  Studios,  is  among  the 
deans  of  film  production  executives. 
He  has  been  steadily  employed  as  a 
studio  head  since  the  days  of  Ince- 
ville,  Thomas  Ince's  old  studio  plant 
at  Santa  Monica. 


NED  WAYBURN 


ZIEGFELD    FOLLIES    PRODUCER 


Offers    unusual    opportunities  for  a  career 
on    STAGE,   SCREEN,  RADIO,  or  TEACHING  DANCING 


SOME     OF     THE     STARS 

NED      WAYBURN      HAS 

HELPED  TO  FAME 

Al    Jolson 

Marilyn  Miller 

Eddie    Cantor 

Jeanctte    McDonald 

Ed    Wynn 

Mae   West 

Will    Rogers 

Ann    Pennington 

Fred  and  Adele  Astaire 

Hal    Leroy 

Patricia    Ellis 

and  hundreds  of  others 


Note  Dates  for  Fall  Classes 


ADULT   GIRLS'    DANCING 
CLASSES 

Ages  16  years  and  over.  Fall 
term  starts  MONDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 11th.  Also  special 
one-hour  evening  classes,  1,  2, 
or  5  times  weekly.  Mondays 
to    Fridays. 

CHILDREN'S  CLASSES 
Boys  and  girls  3  to  16  years 
of  age.  Rounded  training  in 
all  types  of  dancing.  Fall  term 
starts  SATURDAY,  SEP- 
TEMBER 16th.  Also  special 
one-hour  weekly  classes  after 
school    hours. 


BODY    PROPORTIONING 

Have  a  beautiful  body!  Ned 
Wayburn's  famous  method 
based  on  years  of  training 
celebrated  stars  of  stage  and 
screen.  Rates  as  low  as  $3.00 
weekly. 

BROADCASTING 
INSTRUCTION 

How  to  talk,  sing,  recite  or 
play  before  the  microphone. 
Class  or  private  instruction. 
FREE  tryouts  gladly  ar- 
ranged. 


NED  WAYBURN    INSTITUTE  OF   DANCING  AND   RADIO 

BROADCASTING  SCHOOL 

Dept.   F,  625   MADISON   AVENUE,   NEW  YORK,  N.  Y. 

Between  58th  and  59th  Streets.         Tel.  Wlckersham  2-4300 


Jack  Hays,  who  is  rehearsing  his 
Baby  Stars  for  the  first  of  his  new 
Baby  Burlesks  for  Educational,  has 
worked  out  a  system  of  rehearsing 
in  his  training  school  rather  than 
doing  this  on  the  set.  When  the 
Baby  Stars  go  onto  the  set  they  are 
all  thoroughly  trained  in  their  parts, 
and  ready  to  shoot. 


Walt  Disney's  entire  production 
staff  is  now  at  work  on  an  adapta- 
tion of  Anderson's  "The  Shepherdess 
and  the  Chimney  Sweep,"  and  he  is 
also  planning  a  Silly  Symphony 
based  on  the  immortal  "The  Night 
Before  Christmas."  Both  for  United 
Artists  release. 


Darrio  Rappaport,  celebrated 
European  portrait  artist  who  paint- 
ed Mussolini,  the  Pope,  Clemenceau 
and  other  famous  men,  is  in  Holly- 
wood and  will  paint  the  portrait  of 
Andy  Clyde. 


RKO  Radio  Pictures  has  complet- 
ed the  cast  of  principals  for  Lou 
Brock's  musical  extravanganza, 
"Flying  Down  to  Rio."  It  is  sched- 
uled to  go  before  the  cameras  im- 
mediately with  Dolores  Del  Rio. 
Gene  Raymond,  Fred  Astaire,  Raul 
Roulien  and  Ginger  Rogers  heading 
the  cast.  Thornton  Freeland  will  di- 
rect. Brock  will  supervise  and  the 
music,  on  the  torrid,  languorous 
Latin-American  order,  will  be  sup- 
Dlied  by  Vincent  Youmans  of  "Tea 
for  Two"  fame. 


Robert  Lord  has  completed  the 
screen  play  of  "Convention  City," 
Adolphe  Menjou's  first  vehicle  for 
First  National.  The  original  story 
was  bv  Will  Turner.  So  far  and 
according  to  present  plans.  Bette 
Davis,  Allen  Jenkins,  Guy  Kibbee, 
Glenda  Farrell  and  Frank  McHugh 
will  have  prominent  places  in  the 
cast.  Production  is  scheduled  to  go 
forward  within  the  next  few  days. 


The  entire  cast  of  "Patrol,"  forth- 
coming RKO  picture,  will  leave  for 
Yuma,  Ariz.,  on  location  in  about  a 
week,  to  film  desert  scenes.  Those 
making  the  trek  will  include  Rich- 
ard Dix,  Boris  Karloff,  Victor  Mc- 
Laglen,  Billy  Bevan,  Alan  Hale,  Wal- 
lace Ford,  Braden  Hunt,  Paul  Man- 
sen  and  Douglas  Walton.  The  pic- 
ture, adapted  from  the  novel  by 
Philip  MacDonald,  will  be  directed 
by  John  Ford.    Cliff  Reid  will  super- 


It  appears  that  the  Jean  Harlow- 
Clark  Gable  co-starring  picture, 
"Red  Dust,"  not  only  furthered  the 
careers  of  its  two  leading  players, 


but  also  that  of  a  young  Oriental 
aspirant  to  Hollywood  fame,  Wil- 
liam Fung.  This  newcomer,  who 
also  played  in  "West  of  Broadway" 
and  whose  proper  name  is  Wo-Fung, 
came  to  southern  California  several 
years  ago  with  the  intention  of 
studying  law  at  U.  S.  C,  then  be- 
came intrigued  by  pictures,  and  from 
extra  work  graduated  to  bigger  and 
better  bits.  He  has  just  been  given 
a  featured  comedy  role  in  M-G-M's 
"Malibu,"  a  part  said  to  offer  him  a 
much  better  opportunity  than  did 
the  one  in  "Red  Dust." 


Joe  E.  Brown,  when  he  has  fin- 
ished filming  "Son  of  the  Gobs"  at 
the  First  National  studios,  will  have 
"The  Crowned  Head"  as  his  next 
vehicle.  He  will,  of  course,  play  the 
title  role.  The  story  is  being  pre- 
pared now  and  production  will  go 
forward  within  the  next  several 
weeks. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"Hollywood  on  Parade" 
with  Cliff  Edwards 


Paramount 


10  mins. 


Good 


An  entertaining  subject  combin- 
ing fan  interest  with  musical  and 
other  novelties  that  provide  a  pleas- 
ing ten  minutes  of  diversion.  Cliff 
Edwards  acts  as  a  sort  of  master- 
of-ceremonies,  doing  a  theme  on  his 
ukelele  between  specialties.  There 
is  a  vocal  number  by  Clarence 
Muse,  with  Warren  William  con- 
gratulating him  at  the  finish;  a 
"fan  newsreel"  showing  Jean  Har- 
low at  golf,  Alice  White  and  Si 
Bartlett.  Constance  and  Joan  Ben- 
nett, William  Powell  and  Carole 
Lombard,  Wheeler  and  Woolsey, 
Polly  Moran  and  others  at  the 
Agua  Caliente  racetrack,  and  fmal- 
lv  a  romantic  bit  in  which  some 
Mexican  troubadours  serenade  Lupe 
Velez,  with  a  cut-in  from  one  of 
Lupe's  scenes  with  Gary  Cooper. 


"Shades  of  Cairo" 

(Magic  Carpet  of  Movietone) 

Fox  10  mins. 

Swell 

Right  up  to  the  high  quality  es- 
tablished by  this  series,  both  in  the 
matter  of  subjects,  photography 
and  general  presentation.  Shows 
Cairo  in  its  modern  as  well  as  olden 
beauty,  with  its  countless  minarets 
pictorially  set  against  sunset  skies, 
the  daily  life  in  the  busy  city,  its 
winding  streets,  merchants,  artis- 
ans, visitors,  the  racetrack  and  its 
colorful  throng;  the  pyramids, 
which  are  reached  by  a  short 
street  car  ride,  and  finally  the  coffee 
shops  in  the  evening,  with  a  native 
dancer  doing  a  mean  wiggle. 


THE 


Thursday,  Aug.  24,  1933 

WARNERS  WIN  ACTION 
OVER  'GOLD  DIGGERS' 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

wood  Theater,  West  Philadelphia. 
In  denying  the  injunction,  Judge 
Fineletter  said  Linker  had  not  es- 
tablished the  fact  that  the  picture 
was  included  in  his  1932-33  con- 
tract with  Warners.  The  court  also 
ruled  that  there  were  good  grounds 
for  Warners  to  hold  that  the  pic- 
ture was  not  included  in  that  con- 
tract. 


-JZ&* 


DAILV 


23 


MARY   ON   NRA    AIR    PROGRAM 

Mary  Pickford  will  appear  on  the 
radio  program  scheduled  for  Sunday 
night  as  the  sendoff  of  the  NRA 
campaign.  Miss  Pickford,  who  is  in 
New  York,  will  speak  from  the  NBC 
studios  at  9:45  P.M.  Lowell  Thomas 
will  act  as  master  of  ceremonies.  A 
long  list  of  stage,  screen  and  radio 
stars  will  take  part  in  the  broad- 
cast. Prank  Gillmore  of  Actors 
Equity  yesterday  endorsed  the  NRA 
activity  and  called  upon  Equity 
members  to  cooperate  in  the  drive. 


Washington  NRA  Sidelights 


By   ARTHUR    IV.    EDDYi 


YV70RN  out  by  hectic  and  intensive 
hours  of  code  coordinating  Sid- 
ney Kent  and  Charley  O'Reilly  both 
look  ready  for  long  rests.  Which 
they  probably  won't  get  owing  to 
the  pressure  of  other  affairs. 


Not  only  did  Abram  F.  Myers 
play  a  part  in  the  code-drafting  ac- 
tivities of  the  exhibitor  committee 
but  at  his  Washington  office  he  has 
also  prepared  sets  of  code  pro- 
posals for  five   other  industries. 


Spencer  Sladdin,  formerly  with 
Paramount,  Fox  and  other  major 
companies,  is  importantly  occupying 
a  post  in  the  NRA  setup. 


Room  4225  in  the  Commerce 
Building  is  the  focal  point  of  indus- 
try interest  in  the  NRA.  It's  the 
office  of  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  who,  you 
must  know,  is  the  deputy  adminis- 
trator in  charge  of  the  film  and 
other  amusement  industry  codes. 
Nothing  pretentious  about  it;  just  a 
single  room,  snared  by  Rosenblatt 
and  his  two  aides. 


Pat  Casey,  chairman  of  the  pro- 
ducers' labor  committee,  and  Kent 
held  lobby  huddles  in  the  Commerce 

building. 


Statistical  dope:  there  are  11 
miles  of  corridors  in  the  seven  floors 
of  the  Commerce  Building.  In  try- 
ing to  locate  various  offices  Film 
people  will  find   this  out. 


Frank  Wilson  and  John  Flinn, 
NRA  execs  will  tell  you,  are  doing 
a  grand  job  in  lining  up  support 
for  the  cause  of  the  Blue  Eagle. 


charge  for  a  restful  view  of  entire  Central 
Park  and  a  refreshing  breeze  .  .  .  "Amer- 
ica's only  truly  Continental  hotel  .  .  .  de- 
lightful .  .  .  different . .  .  convenient  to  thea- 
tres, shops  and  business. 
• 

Dinner  and  supper  dancing  nightly  in  the 
SKY  GARDEN,  New  York's  intimate  and 
popular  Roof  .  .  .  entertainment.  Luncheon 
or  tea   at  .  .  .  RUMPELMAYER'S. 

Rates:    Single    $3.50-$5;    double    $5-$7;    suites    from    $8 
ATTRACTIVE    WEEKLY    AND    MONTHLY    CONCESSIONS 

tvioaerateiy    priced    apartments  furnished   or 

unfurnished  available  NOW  or  October  1st. 


M-G-M  STUDIOS  BUSY 
ON  19  PRODUCTIONS 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Launching  into  pro- 
duction of  the  new  season's  line-up, 
M-G-M  now  has  a  total  of  19  fea- 
tures, including  six  musicals,  either 
in  work  or  ready  for  production 
within  the  next  week.  David  0. 
Selznick  is  supervising  two  produc- 
tions that  are  nearing  completion. 
They  are  "Dancing  Lady"  and 
"Meet  the  Baron."  He  is  also  pre- 
paring "The  Paradine  Case"  and 
"Viva  Villa"  for  production  within 
the  month.  Harry  Rapf  is  supervis- 
ing the  work  on  "The  Late  Chris- 
topher Bean"  and  "The  Hollywood 
Party,"  with  "The  Fire  Chief"  and 
"Wicked  Woman"  ready  for  produc- 
tion. Hunt  Stromberg  has  three 
features  in  work,  "Stage  Mother," 
"Bombshell"  and  "The  Prizefighter 
and  the  Lady."  Bernard  Hyman  also 
has  three  under  his  supervision, 
with  "Solitaire  Man"  and  "Tarzan 
and  His  Mate"  in  production  and 
"The  Cat  and  the  Fiddle"  ready  for 
work.  Walter  Wanger  is  supervis- 
ing "Queen  Christiana"  and  has 
completed  preparation  on  Marion 
Davies'  "Going  Hollywood."  John 
Considine  has  "Malibu"  in  work. 
"Transcontinental  Bus,"  a  Norma 
Shearer  feature,  and  "The  Portrait 
of  Sadie  McKee"  have  not  been  as- 
signed to  associate  producers  as  yet. 


DIRECTION 


GREGORY    TAYLOR 


Doc  Elliott  in  Sandusky 

Sandusky,  0.  —  Wallace  (Doc) 
Elliott,  until  recently  manager  of 
Keith's  105th  Street  Theater,  Cleve- 
land, has  been  named  manager  of 
Warner's   Ohio   theater   here. 


GOVERNMENT  ORDERS 
ENDING  OF  STRIKE 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

strikers  to  be  given  preference  be- 
fore new  employees  are  taken  on. 
They  also  are  to  retain  membership 
in  their  organization,  it  being  un- 
derstood that  this  involves  no 
change  in  the  industrial  relations 
policy  of  the  industry.  The  decision 
also  said  that  there  shall  be  no  dis- 
crimination against  membership  in 
any  union,  that  jurisdictional  ques- 
tions be  settled  by  American  Feder- 
ation of  Labor  and  that  pending 
settlement  of  these  jurisdictional 
disputes  no  strike  shall  be  called. 
Also  that  disputes  as  to  interpre- 
tation of  this  agreement  shall  be 
decided  by  the  National  Labor 
Board  and  both  parties  agree  to  ac- 
cept decision  of  the  board  as  final. 
The  board  was  assured  that  all 
parties  will  cooperate  in  carrying 
out  this  agreement.  William  Elliott 
of  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  Joseph  N. 
Weber  of  the  American  Federation 
of  Musicians  and  Pat  Casey,  repre- 
senting the  producers,  attended  the 
conference.  The  entire  statement 
was  given  out  by  Leo  Wolman,  act- 
ing chairman  of  the  board. 


Principal  Product 

On  Franchise  Basis 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

less"  and  a  series  of  six  dramatic 
features  including  a  Harold  Bell 
Wright  story,  Corey  Ford's  "Cocoa- 
nut  Oil,"  "Peck's  Bad  Boy,"  "Chi- 
cago Sal,"  a  special  production  to 
be  directed  by  Spencer  Bennet  fea- 
turing Kazan  the  dog,  and  a  satire 
which  is  represented  as  a  jungle 
picture  to   end   all  jungle  (pictures. 

Lesser  also  announces  that  Prin- 
cipal, under  its  new  policy,  will  dis- 
continue the  offstage  narratage  type 
of  production  and  will  devote  itself 
entirely  to  the  production  and  re- 
lease of  dramatic  features,  produced 
in  Hollywood. 

During  his  stay  of  two  weeks 
here,  Lesser  will  supervise  the 
presentation  of  the  Eisenstein  pic- 
ture, "Thunder  Over  Mexico," 
which  opens  at  the  Rialto  theater 
following  the  current  attraction 
there. 


SUN$HIN€ 


IN 

THE 

DAY'S 

NEWS 


Profits   of  Eastman    Kodak   for  the   24 

weeks  ended  June  17  showed  an  increase 

of   $617,009  over   the   same   period    last 
year. 


^VOCTU-J^. 


~ 


The 

Daily  N 

ewspa  pei 

Of  Motion 

Pict 

u  res 

Now 

Fifteen 

Years 

Old 

new  ycer,  Friday,  august  2a,  1933 


<S  CENTS 


Academy  to  Present  Code  Status  at  Wash  'n  Hearing 

CODE  NOTJO  BE  RETROAWVE  ON  FILM  CONTRACTS 

Frank  J.  Harris  Circuit  is  Now  Up  to  Eleven  Theaters 


Washington 

. .  .and  the  industry 

=By   JACK   ALICOATE— 


THE  code  of  the  mot-ion  picture  industry, 
'  after  a  somewhat  stormy  career,  has 
been  safely  deposited  in  Washington  by 
ambassadors  Sid  Kent  and  Charlie  O'Reilly. 
The  part  they  played  as  co-ordinators  in 
the  drafting  of  the  code  was  exacting, 
and  at  times  exasperating.  They  deserve 
a  rising  vote  of  thanks  from  the  industry 
for  their  tireless  efforts  in  safely  bringing 
he  code  to  port  after  a  rough  trip  in 
ormy  waters.  The  all-important  Wash- 
ngton  hearing  has  been  set  for  Tuesday, 
>eptember  12th.  No  more  important  gath- 
ering has  ever  taken  place  in  filmland  than 
this  coming  confab.  Important  controversial 
subjects  of  many  years'  standing  will  re- 
ceive official  determination,  the  business 
will  move  forward  again  as  from  scratch, 
and  the  "New  Deal,"  as  far  as  the  movie 
industry   is   concerned,   will    be   under   way. 


IT  IS  now  up  to  your  Uncle  Sam.  It  is 
'  not  unlikely  that  some  of  the  more  im- 
portant points  upon  which  the  industry  is 
split  will  be  written  by  the  administration. 
Here,  however,  is  cause  for  grave  concern 
by  both  this  great  industry  and  a  great 
President  who  is  trying  to  bring  order  and 
prosperity  out  of  chaos.  It  will  be  well  for 
official  Washington  to  think  well  and  de- 
liberately regarding  motion  pictures  before 
it  acts.  Regardless  of  the  last  two  weeks 
of  wrangling  over  a  hundred  and  one  points 
of  importance,  one  cannot  lose  sight  of  the 
economic  fundamentals  of  this  great  busi- 
ness of  world-wide  ramification  and  its  un- 
due sensitiveness  to  drastic  and  unelastic 
regulations.  Nothing  is  more  important  to 
the  welfare  and  happiness  of  our  many  mil- 
lions of  peoples  than  the  wholesome  amuse- 
ment offered  by  the  screen.  Its  value  for 
good,  or  for  that  matter,  evil,  is  unlimited. 


D  EGARDLESS  of  the  code  and  its  many 
'  *  provisions,  unless  it  makes  possible 
two  basic  results  this  industry  cannot  sur- 
vive. First,  if  this  business  is  to  continue 
and  prosper  the  exhibitor  must  make  money 
and  show  a  profit  on  his  investment.  Sec- 
{Continued   on   Page   2) 


Warren     (O.)     House    is 

Latest  Acquired  in 

Expansion 

Pittsburgh — With  the  addition  of 
the  Warren  Theater  in  Warren,  O., 
the  new  Harris  circuit  which  re- 
vived activity  recently  under  the 
leadership  of  Senator  Frank  J.  Har- 
ris, after  having  sold  out  four 
years  ago,  brings  its  number  of 
theaters  up  to  11.  Ken  Hoel  will 
{Continued  on   Page   4) 

ZANUCKlELLS  why 
H'WOOD  IS  SECURE 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Hollywood  will  re- 
main the  center  of  motion  picture 
production,  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  stated 
to  Film  Daily  yesterday.  He  based 
his  statement  on  three  conclusions. 
First,  that  technical  and  mechanical 
{Continued  on   Page   4) 

Freudenberger  Resigns 
From  National  Screen 

Walter  J.  Freudenberger,  at  one 
time  general  sales  manager  for  Ad- 
vance Trailer  and  for  the  last  year 
and  a  half  with  National  Screen 
Service,  has  resigned  from  the  latter 
company.  He  is  making  a  new  affili- 
ation, which  he  expects  to  announce 
in  a  few  days. 


RKO  Extends  Vaude 

With  RKO  offering  16  weeks  playing 
time  to  new  shows  created  with  stars 
and  vaudeville  talent,  Harold  B.  Franklin 
stated  to  FILM  DAILY  yesterday  that 
the  move  will  undoubtedly  inspire  stage 
actors  to  create  acts  and  presentations 
fitted  for  such  presentation.  Latest 
house  to  change  to  vaudeville  is  the 
RKO  Downtown,  Detroit,  which  switches 
from   pictures   next  week. 


M.  P.  T.  0.  CONTENDS 
NO  'DIGGERS'  RULING 


Philadelphia  —  Contradicting  the 
statement  of  Warner  Bros,  that  it 
had  won  a  decision  in  Common  Pleas 
Court  here  ruling  that  "Gold  Dig- 
gers of  1933"  is  not  included  in  the 
1932-33  contract,  the  M.P.T.O.  of 
Eastern  Penna.,  So.  N.  J.  and  Del., 
through  David  Barrist,  chairman  of 
the  board,  yesterday  declared  that 
{Continued   on   Page   4) 


J.  LeRoy  Johnston  to  Head 
RKO  Theater  Expansion 

John  LeRoy  Johnston,  coast  pub- 
licity representative  for  Universal, 
will  replace  Terry  Turner  as  RKO 
Theaters  exploitation  head,  the 
Film  Daily  learns.  Turner  re- 
signed to  join  Herschel  Stuart  in 
{Continued  on   Page   2) 


Attitude  of  Academy  on  Code 
Will  Be  Presented  in  Wash  'n 


Regional  Codes  Filed, 

Not  Being  Considered 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — New  Mexico  thea- 
ters owners  and  theater  employees 
of  San  Diego,  Cal.,  have  submitted 
their  own  codes  to  the  NRA,  but 
neither  draft  will  be  recognized,  as 
they  do  not  represent  a  national  as- 
sociation, an  NRA  official  said.  De- 
tails of  the  codes  were  not  made 
public. 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Attitude  of  the  Acad- 
emy of  M.  P.  Arts  &  Sciences  on 
the  industry  code  will  be  presented 
at  the  Washington  hearing  on  Sept. 
12,  with  President  J.  Ted  Reed  at- 
tending. A  special  meeting  of  the 
entire  membership  of  the  Academy 
was  held  last  night  for  a  discus- 
sion of  the  NRA  code,  producers' 
arbitration  agreement  and  agency 
{Continued   on   Page   4) 


Most     of     This     Season's 
Film  Buying  Not  Af- 
fected by  Code 

As-  the  NRA  is  understood  not 
to  be  planning  to  make  industry 
code  clauses  applying  to  film  rental 
contracts  retroactive,  the  bulk  of 
exhibitors  will  not  be  affected  in 
this  respect  until  the  1934-35  sell- 
ing season.  This  is  the  opinion  of 
major  company  attorneys  and  exec- 
{Continued   on   Page   4) 


BLUMBERG  CONTRACT 
IS  EXTENDED  BY  RKO 

Nate  Blumberg  has  been  signed 
by  Harold  B.  Franklin,  president  of 
RKO  Theaters,  for  another  year  as 
head  of  the  Chicago  division.  De- 
troit was  yesterday  added  to  Blum- 
berg's  territory. 


No  Compromise  Planned 
By  Indies  on  Dual  Bills 

The  Federation  of  the  Motion 
Picture  ndustry,  composing  in- 
dependent producers  and  distribu- 
tors, will  go  to  the  Washington  in- 
dustry code  hearing  on  Sept.  12 
committed  to  a  "no  compromise" 
policy  on  double  feature  restric- 
tions, said  P.  S.  Harrison,  president 
of  the  association,  last  night.  Its 
representatives  will  vigorously  op- 
pose the  proposed  clau^g  incorpo- 
rated in  the  tentative  muster  draft 
submitted  to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  dep- 
uty administrator,  providing  that 
the  policy  can  be  banned  in  any 
{Continued   on   Page   4) 


A  New  One  in  Picketing 

Philadelphia — Something  new  in  pic- 
keting is  scheduled  to  take  place  here 
today  when  independent  exhibitors  as- 
sign men  to  patrol  in  front  of  the  War- 
ner exchange  as  a  protest  against  50 
per   cent    rentals. 


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liLLXIII.No.  47 Frl..  Aug  35. 1933       Prict  5  Cento 

JOHN  W.  ALICOATE      •  •      Editor  and  Publisher 


Pul)li.>hed  daily  except  Sundays  and  Holidays 
■I  lioO  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
by  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folk,  Inc.  J.  W. 
Alicoate,  President,  Editor  and  Publisher; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Secretary-Treasurer 
and  General  Manager;  Arthur  W.  Eddy,  Asso- 
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Washington 

.  .  .  and  the  industry 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ondly,  in  order  to  make  money  he  must 
have  a  continual  supply  of  good  pictures 
from  the  studios  of  our  great  producers 
and  must  be  in  a  position  to  pay  enough 
rental  for  these  pictures  to  enable  the  pro- 
ducers to  carry  on.  Unless  this  is  made 
possible  there  will  be  no  theaters  and  con- 
sequently no  producers.  And  if  that  hap- 
pens, nothing  will  matter,  even  the  code. 


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NATE    BLUMBERG    leaves    for    Chicago    today. 

JACOB  WILK,  story  editor  for  Warners,  has 
returned  from  Europe,  where  he  conferred  with 
a  number  of  leading  writers  and  actors  in 
England   and    France. 

EDWARD  GABRIEL  and  HARRY  MARKS  of 
Capital  Film  Exchange,  Philadelphia,  were  New 
York  visitors  this  week. 


J.  Le  Roy  Johnston  to  Head 
RKO  Theater  Expansion 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

charge  of  Paramount-Publix  the- 
aters in  Detroit.  Negotiations  be- 
tween Johnston  and  Harold  B. 
Franklin  and  Bob  Sisk  of  RKO 
were  carried  on  during  the  past 
week. 


Columbia  Not  Expanding 
Production  in  England 

Columbia  will  confine  its  produc- 
tion plans  for  England  to  a  single 
picture  instead  of  a  larger  schedule, 
as  originally  reported,  it  is  under- 
stood. With  this  picture,  "Lady  in 
Waiting."  completed,  Harry  Cohn 
and  Nat  Spingold  are  returning  to 
New  York  on  the  Majestic,  scheduled 
to  arrive  Tuesday. 


Luther  Reed  Directing 

On  World's  Fair  Lot 

Chicago — Luther  Reed  is  now  di- 
recting the  picture-making  activi- 
ties at  Hollywood-at-the-Fair,  hav- 
ing succeeded  George  Jeske  and  Jack 
Sullivan.  He  is  supervising  the  film- 
ing of  "A  Night  of  Terror,"  the 
screen  tests  taken  by  visitors,  and 
will  direct  pictures  featuring  Grant 
Withers  and  visiting  film  stars. 

Also  at  Hollywood-at-the-Fair  is 
Louis  O.  Macloon,  who  has  come 
from  the  west  coast  to  represent  O. 
W.  Rosenthal  and  others  financially 
interested  in  the  big  concession. 


'Roxy's  Gang'  to  Frolic 

At  Westchester  Club 

"Roxy's  Gang"  will  be  the  guests 
of  S.  L.  (Roxy)  Rothafel  tomorrow 
afternoon  at  a  beach  party  at  the 
Westchester  Country  Club,  of  which 
"Roxy"  is  a  member,  and  in  the  eve- 
ning the  aggregation  of  entertainers, 
including  a  50-piece  orchestra  and 
more  than  20  principals,  will  put  on 
a  two-hour  show  at  the  Club.  It 
will  be  the  first  outdoor  performance 
of  this  kind  given  by  the  Gang.  One 
of  the  big  numbers  on  the  program 
will  be  the  Glow  Worm  Ballet. 


Warners  Name  Exhib  Exploiteers 

Five  showmen  have  been  named 
by  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  Warner  ex- 
ecutive in  charge  of  advertising  and 
publicity,  to  constitute  the  exploi- 
tation board  which,  together  with 
members  of  Einfeld's  department, 
will  draw  up  the  exploitation  cam- 
paign for  the  forthcoming  musical 
special,  "The  Footlight  Parade."  The 
men  are,  Carlos  Harrison  of  Ike  Lib- 
son's  Keith  Theater,  Cincinnati; 
John  Hamrick  of  the  Seattle  Music 
Box;  Charles  Taylor,  advertising  and 
exploitation  manager  for  Mike 
Shea's  Buffalo  Theaters;  Howard 
Waugh  of  the  Warner  Memphis 
Theater,  and  George  Rotzky  of  the 
Palace,    Montreal. 


Robert    E.   Jones    with    RKO 

Denver  —  Robert  Edmond  Jones, 
under  contract  to  direct  the  Central 
City  play  festivals  for  the  next  five 
years,  left  here  following  this  year's 
success  to  go  to  New  York,  after 
which  he  will  leave  for  Hollywood  to 
direct  for  Radio  Pictures. 


New  England  Business 
Improved,  Says  Ed  Fay 

With  increased  operations  by  tex- 
tile mills,  business  conditions  are  be- 
ginning to  show  an  improvement  in 
New  England  and  are  likely  to  defi- 
nitely reflect  themselves  in  box- 
office  takes  by  October,  said  Edward 
Fay,  veteran  Providence  exhibitor, 
in  New  York  yesterday.  Fay  is  re- 
opening Fay's  on  Sept.  2  with  its 
old  policy  of  vaudeville  and  pictures. 

Adler   Exploiting   Show    Season 

Bert  Adler  has  been  added  to  the 
RKO  exploitation  staff  by  Bob  Sisk 
bo  assist  during  the  RKO  Greater 
Show   season. 


Corinne  Griffith,  Lytell  in  Shows 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Two  former  picture 
stars  are  due  here  soon  in  legit 
vehicles.  Corinne  Griffith  opens  at 
the  National  Sept.  11  in  "Design  for 
Living"  and  Bert  Lytell  is  slated  for 
"Criminal  at  Large,"  which  begins 
a  run  at  the  same  theater  Sept.  25. 

Huffman  Staff  Changes 

Denver — Jerry  Zigmund,  manager 
of  the  Denver,  has  resigned  and  is 
succeeded  by  Walter  B.  Shuttee, 
manager  of  the  Paramount.  Ulysses 
S.  James,  assistant  manager  at  the 
Denver,  was  promoted  to  the  man- 
agership of  the  Paramount.  All  are 
under  the  direction  of  Harry  Huff- 
man. 


Clifford  Brooke  Opening  School 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Washington — Clifford  Brooke,  for- 
mer screen  director,  is  opening  his 
Academy  of  Dramatic  Acting  here 
in  October.  He  is  also  director  of 
the  National  stock  company. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Aug.  26-28:  Golf  tournament  of  Minneapolis- 
St.  Paul  exhibitors-distributors,  Detroit 
Lakes,   Minn. 

Aug.  31*  Hearing  on  Laboratory  Code  before 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA  Deputy  Administra- 
tor, U.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce  Bldg., 
Washington.      10   A.    M. 

Sept.  6-8:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  Conference, 
at    Atlantic    City. 

Sept.  7:  Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  E.,  Chi- 
cago Section,  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Chicago. 

Sept.  10-12:  Annual  convention  of  Southeast- 
ern Theater  Owners  Ass'n,   Atlanta. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  ol 
officer* 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movies 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


Finds  Hollywood  Product 
Still  Outpacing  Foreign 

Though  quality  of  foreign  pic- 
tures has  been  improving,  Holly- 
wood product  is  still  maintaining  a 
good  lead  on  pictures  from  abroad, 
says  Jacob  Wilk,  head  of  the  War- 
ner story  department,  on  his  return 
from  a  five-week  European  trip. 
While  on  the  other  side,  Wilk  estab- 
lished talent  and  story  scouts  in  Lon- 
don and  Paris.  He  also  signed  op- 
tions on  some  players  for  the  inter- 
national cast  of  "Wonder  Bar." 


Book  Perfex  Shorts 

Capital  Film  Exchange,  Inc.,  Phil- 
adelphia, has  contracted  with  Perfex 
Pictures  Corp.  for  the  latter's  series 
of  aviation  thrillers,  the  first  one 
entitled  "The  Sport  of  Flying." 

Sack  Amusement  Enterprises  of 
San  Antonio  has  contracted  with 
Perfex  for  "Two  Hard  Workei's," 
featuring  Molasses  'n'  January, 
those  madcap  radio  minstrels,  and 
also  for  "The  Sleuth,"  a  Stan  Laurel 
comedy. 


Publix  Meeting  Sept.  8 
Date  for  the  next  Publix   Enter- 
prises meeting  has  now  been  set  for 
Sept.    8    at   the    office    of   Henry   K. 
Davis,    referee. 


BOX    OFFICE 


Now 
ready  for 
state-right 
release 


4-reel  travel  "Featurette" 
The  Adventure  Picture  Unusual 

Animals! 


Jungle! 


Monstrosities! 
Volcanoes! 
Natives ! 


For  your  territory 
communicate  with: 


FEATURETTES  INC. 


729  -  7th  Avenue,  N.  Y.  C 


BRyant  9-7096 


$38,000,000  BONFIRE 
GUARANTEES  NEW  DEAL 


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THE 
BONDS 

I  W.  C.  Michel,  executive  . 

vice-president,  Sydney] 

Towell,  treasurer,  and  Felix  I 

\    A.  Jenkins,  secretary,   / 

\     marking  the    bonds     / 

for  cremation  and     / 

v      cancellation. 


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AND  that  new  deal  means  a  great  deal  to 
you !  It  means  you  can  definitely  rely  on 
FOX . . .  financially  untroubled ...  to  deliver 
its  complete  1933-34  program.  And  that 
FOX  manpower  can  * 


.  now  devote  its  full 
time  to  the  production  of  great  box  office 


THE 
NOTICE 

Informing  Sidney  R. 
[Kent  that  #37,917,754.75 
in  obligations  have    , 


1   uuugaiiuus  iiai 

teen  retired  and 

cancelled. 


attractions.    Today, 
FOX  — <■  -  L. 


cions.     loaay,  as  never  before,    a 
contract  is  your  theatre's  finest  asset. 


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We  *ish  t0     iLnsactions  in  c °",lm  corporation, 
*"  C^iforSeS"tion  of  W ^f^eof ,  P*- 

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THE 

NEWS 

One  of  the  press  clip-  \ 
„,x  1  pings  announcing  to  the 

~"  \    world  the  cremation  of  1 

•PO^jeH  \  nearly  #38,000,000  in  I  Clipping  from 

KpOX  obligations/  M.P.DAILY 

'Burn  Old  Fox  Bonds; 
I  Finishing  New  Deal 

As  one  of  the  final  features  of  the 
financial  reorganization  of  Fox  Films, 

Ibonds  and  coupons  formerly  valued 
at  $37,917,754.75   were  burned  yester- 

)day  by  the  Chemical  Bank,  &  Trust 
Co.,  -with  W.  C.  Michel,  executive 
vice-president ;  Sydney  Towell,  treas- 
urer, and  Felix  A.  Jenkins,  attorney, 

(as   witnesses. 

'     The  bonds  were  those  which,  under 

'the  reorganization  plan,  were  ex- 
changed for  the  new  common  stock  of 


the     reorganization     plan,     were     ex- 
changed for  the  new  common  stock  of  I 

Lthe    company.       This    frees   the    com-i 

'pany   of  all   bank   loans. 

JOIN  THE 
UPSWING 
WITH 


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Friday,  Aug.  25,  1933 


NOT  RETROACTIVE 
ON  FILM  CONTRACTS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

utives  close  to  the  Roosevelt  Ad- 
ministration, 

Labor  provisions  incorporated  in 
the  code,  however,  will  be  put  into 
effect  immediately  upon  signing  of 
by  President  Roosevelt,  fol- 
lowing the  Washington  hearing  on 
the  calendar  for  Sept.  12.  These 
are  directly  in  line  with 
the  NRA  objective  of  stabilizing 
and   creating   employment. 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  industry  code 
dinator  with  Sidney  R.  Kent,  re- 
mained in  Washington  yesterday  to 
continue  conferences  with  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator  in 
charge  of  the  film  and  other  amuse- 
ment business  codes.  He  will  be 
back  at  his  desk  in  the  T.  0.  C.  C. 
office,  New  York,  today. 

Kent,  who  returned  to  his  office 
yesterday  after  conferring  with 
Rosenblatt  and  O'Reilly,  is  planning 
a   Coast  trip  soon. 


Academy  to  Present 

Code  Status  at  Meet 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

code,  with  any  action  to  be  by  sec- 
id  ballot,  and  it  is  understood  the 
results  of  this  meeting  will  govern 
the  stand  to  be  taken  by  the  Acad- 
emy  at  the  Washington  hearing. 


M.P.T.O.  Contends 

No  "Diggers"  Ruling 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  merit  of  the  case  has  not  yet 
been  ruled  upon  by  the  court. 

Application  by  Lennox  Theater 
was  for  a  preliminary  injunction 
against  the  Sherw^ood  Theater,  Bar- 
rist  says,  and  was  denied  by  the 
court  because  "as  a  chancellor  in 
equity  the  drastic  power  of  a  court 
to  grant  an  injunction  will  not  be 
employed  at  preliminary  hearings 
except  in  clear  cases.  In  this  case 
it  will  have  to  first  be  determined 
whether  the  photoplay  is  included  in 
the  contract  before  an  injunction  can 
be  granted." 

The  only  case  pending  is  a  bill  in 
equity  filed  by  the  Hollywood  The- 
ater, Pottsville,  demanding  "Gold 
Diggers"  on  the  1932-33  contract, 
according  to  Barrist.  The  case 
comes  up  for  hearing  next  month. 


Memo  from  Leo 

Leo,  the  M-G-M  Lion,  points  out  to 
his  exhibitor  friends  that  in  future  ad- 
vertising of  the  United  Artists  picture, 
"THE  BOWERY,"  the  names  of  Wallace 
Beery  and  Jackie  Cooper  will  bear  the 
identifying  description  "By  courtesy  of 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer."  Jimmy  Durante 
will  be  similarly  described  in  the  ad- 
vertising of  "JOE  PAL00KA."  Leo 
wants  the  world  to  know  that  Wallace 
Beery,  Jackie  Cooper  and  Jimmy  Durante 
are  very  much  part  of  the  great  M-G-M 
star  family  and  were  only  loaned  to 
United   Artists. 


THE 


PHIL  ML  DALY 


•      •      •     WHEN  THEY  sent  out  that  story  from  Wrarners' 

publicity  dep't  some  time  ago that  they  were  kicking  in 

with  30  per  cent  higher   production  costs  on   Vitaphone  shorts 

we  thought  it  was  just  one  of  those  excusable  pre-sea- 

son   ballyhoos and   chalked   it   up  as   one  of  the  Three 

Fairy  TaJes  that  we  allow   each   major  company  to  get  away 

with  every  year  and  doggone  it they  fooled  us 

it  ain't  no  Fairy  Tale we  have  seen and  wot 

our  eyes  see we  BELIEVE just  to  mention  three  out 

of   seven Gus    Shy    in    "Paul   Revere,   Jr." "The 

Operators'  Opera,"  with  Donald  Novis Claude  Hopkins'  Or- 
chestra in  "Barber  Shop  Blues" the  Increased  Produc- 
tion cost  is  there  BIG 


•      •      •     THE  BOYS  over  in  Flatbush  have  crowded  these 

reels   with    Showmanship    in    Short    Stanzas personally, 

we   think   the   Warners   are   kinder   sappy  for   givin'   so   much 

Feature  Quality  in  Shorts but  they  probably  know  their 

biz  better  than  us the  fact  is   that  these  numbers  all 

contain   smash  Novelty  Musical   Specialties  gorgeously  staged 
and  costumed  in  a  manner  that  would  grace  any  big  musical 

full  length  feature not  just  a  melange  of  girlies,  music 

and  ga-ga  musical  plot but  genuine  story  interest,  ace 

musical  presentation,  extravagant  sets — and  12  Show  Girls  who 
show  real  screen  talent  along  with  their  seductive  sex  that  will 

slay  Saps  and  Sages  and  all  the  guys  in  between wot 

we're  tryin'  to  say  in  our  stumblin',  haltin'  manner  is War- 
ners' Vitaphone  are  releasing  Scintillating  Shorts if  you 

think   we've   gone    Overboard ..see   the   three    Specimens 

mentioned  above and  we're  layin'  odds  you'll  jump  over- 
board with  us,  too 


•      •      •     A  MOST  unusual  distinction  has  fallen  plump  on 

the  heads  of  the  Columbia  home  office  execs and  knocked 

'em  cuckoo Jack  Cohn,  George  Brown,  et  al,  are  walking 

around    dazed but    delighted for    the   company's 

annual  announcement  book  has  been  signally  honored  by  the 
American  Type  Founders  Company in  a  letter  of  con- 
gratulation, Fred  T.  Singleton,  Typographical  Designer  for  the 

type   experts states   that   the    Columbia    Announcement 

will  be  placed  in  their  Museum  and  Typographical  Library,  along 
with  such  classic  masterpieces  of  the  typographers'  craft  as  the 
1458  Missal  of  Fust  and  Schoeffer,  and  the  Nuremberg  Chronicle 

not  that  this  means  a  dam  thing  to  the  Average  Exhib 

but  we're  tellin'  'em,  anyway we  have  Art  Crafts- 
men in  our  Midst! hail! Co-lum-bi-ah 


•      •      •     A  LI'L  Journey  to  the  home  of  Atlas  Studios 

revealed  that  Bergi  Centner's  outfit  under  the  business  manage- 
ment of  Benny  Berck is  making  STRIDES the 

boys   have   concentrated   all   activities   at   723   Seventh   Avenue 

with  a  studio  setup  right  in  the  heart  of  Film  Row 

we  heard  some  sound  tests  that  are  the  equal  of  any- 
thing turned  out  in  these  parts this  aggregation  did  the 

wrork  on  the  dubbing  of  American  voices  on  the  British  pix, 
"Faithful  Heart"  and  "None  So  Blind" that  landed  un- 
usually favorable  comment  in  the  metropolitan  press Jack 

Kemp  handled  the  re-recording  and  Al  Harburger  the  cutting 
fine  team  work all  around 


•  •  •  A  TESTIMONIAL  dinner  to  Hal  Home  at  the  Park 
Central  by  the  AMPA  on  Sept.  14 Jean  Arthur  and  Ken- 
neth Harlan  appeared  in  "The  Curtain  Rises,"  a  legit  show  that 

had  a  tryout  at  Jackson  Heights Walter  Eberhardt  has 

been  elected  to  a  High  Honor  in  the  town  of  Greenburgh,  near 

Scarsdale Walt  has  been  elected  a  member  of  the  town 

committee  on get  this Canker   Worms ! 


«   «   « 


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NEW  HARRIS  CIRCUIT 
UP  T0 1 1  THEATERS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

be  resident  manager  of  the  Warren 
house.  Other  theaters  in  the  grou. 
include  the  Harris  Beechview,  Mt. 
Oliver  Harris,  Strand  in  Youngs- 
town;  Family,  Detroit;  Drake  and 
Lyric,  Oil  City,  Pa.;  St.  Mary's,  St. 
Mary's,  Pa.;  Adolphi  and  Liberty, 
Reynoldsville,  Pa.,  and  Clifton, 
Huntingdon,   Pa. 


Darryl  Zanuck  Tells  Why 
Hollywood  is  Secure 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

facilities  built  up  during  the  past 
15  year  and  the  millions  of  dollars 
spent  in  the  upbuilding  cannot  be 
scrapped.  Second,  that  transferring 
production  anywhere  else,-  even  if 
it  could  be  done,  would  take  the 
same  time,  money  and  equal  amount 
of  upbuilding.  Lastly,  that  Holly- 
wood is  literally  geared  to  the  mak- 
ing of  pictures.  Anything  that  is 
desired  can  be  secured  on  a 
few  minutes'  notice,  and  the  geogra- 
phic situation  of  the  city  is  nearly 
ideal. 

"Hollywood  lives  by  and  for  mo- 
tion pictures,"  said  Zanuck.  "Pro- 
duction in  so  great  a  center  as  New 
York  could  at  best  be  but  a  very- 
small  ripple  in  the  industrial  pool, 
while  out  here  it  is  the  mainspring 
of  activity." 


No  Compromise  Planned 
By  Indies  on  Dual  Bills 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

territory   in    which    60    per    cent    of 
the  exhibitors  vote  against  it. 

Plans  for  continuing  its  fight 
against  this  clause  will  be  made  by 
the  Federation  board  of  directors 
at  a  meeting  Monday  night  at  8 
o'clock  at  the  Park  Central. 


Barth  Represents  Gevaert  on  Coast 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Gus    Barth   has    been 
appointed  west  coast  manager  of  J.  j 
T.     Cosman,     Inc.,     distributors     of 
Gevaert  raw  film. 


MAW  HAPPY  REM 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  25 


John  R.  Bray 
George  Fawcett 


James  R.  Cowan 
Victor  Heerman 


John    Zaaft 


The  biggest  thing 

in  SHORTS! 


WHO'S  AFRAID  OF  THE  BIO 


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1 


SHORTS  IN  LENGTH  ONLY! 

and  WHO  DRAWS  BETTER 


BAD  WOLF !  HERE  COMES 


EY'S 


EATURES  IN  DRAWING  POWER! 
THAN  WALT  DISNEY? 


1' 


YOU  DON'T  HAVE 

TO  BUY  ANY  OTHER 

I     PICTURES  TO   GET 


TTkA/e 


MICKEY  MOUSE  OR 
SILLY  SYMPHONIES 

I     IN  TECHNICOLOR 

Released  exclusively  thru 

UNITED 
ARTISTS 

CONFIDENSHUL!  The  exhibitor  across  the  street 
is  after  em!  Better  close  for  YOUR  deal  TODAY! 


Printed  in  the  U.S. A 


THE 


iday,Aug.25,  1933 


'c&H 


DAILY 


"DINNER  AT  EIGHT" 


th  Marie  Dressier,  John  Barrymore,  Wal- 
:e  Beery,  Jean  Harlow,  Lionel  Barrymore, 
mund     Lowe,    Lee    Tracy,     Billie     Burke, 

Madge    Evans,   Karen    Morley 
-G-M  113  mins. 

A  PUSHOVER,  CHIEFLY  DUE  TO 
tEATEST  ARRAY  OF  STARS  EVER 
IOWN  IN  ONE  PICTURE. 
In  putting  this  stage  hit  on  the  screen, 
least  100  per  cent  in  production  value 
d  5,000  per  cent  in  star  value  have  been 
ded.  A  look  at  the  personnel  in  the 
st  (see  below  as  well  as  above)  shows 
at  in  names  alone  the  picture  has  enough 
appeal  to  the  widest  of  audiences.  And 
e  play  itself  is  swell  entertainment.  It 
ncerns    the    efforts    of    a    social-minded 

|;w  York  lady  to  give  a  dinner  party  to 
royal  British  couple,  her  difficulties  in 
:king  just  the  right  kind  of  guests,  the 
■cessity  of  inviting  some  oddly  matched 
uples,  all  of  them  involved  in  little 
rsonal  tragedies,  and  finally  the  failure 
the  guests  of  honor  to  show  up.  Pro- 
iced  on  a  grand  scale,  superbly  acted, 
Imirably  directed  and  giving  Marie 
essler  a  rare  chance,  the  picture  can't 
iss  cutting  big  ice  at  the  box-office. 
Cast:  Marie  Dressier,  John  Barrymore,  Wallace 
;ery,  Jean  Harlow,  Lionel  Barrymore,  Lee 
acy,  Edmund  Lowe,  Billie  Burke,  Madge  Evans, 
•an  Hersholt,  Karen  Morley,  Louise  Closser 
ale,  Phillips  Holmes,  May  Robson,  Grant  Mit- 
lell,  Phoebe  Foster,  Elizabeth  Patterson,  Hilda 
aughn,  Harry  Beresford,  Edwin  Maxwell,  John 
avidso'n,  Edward  Woods,  George  Baxter,  Herman 
ng,  Anna  Duncan,  Herbert  Bunston,  May 
fatty. 
Director,    George    Cukor;    Authors,    George    S. 

i  aufman,    Edna   Ferber;   Adaptors,    Frances   Mari- 
l,     Herman     J.     Mankiewicz;     Additional     Di- 
ogue,      Donald     Ogden     Stewart;     Cameraman 
'illiam   Daniels;    Editor,   Ben   Lewis. 
Direction,  Aces.     Photography,  A-l. 


Janet    Gaynor    and    Warner    Baxter    in 

"PADDY  THE  NEXT  BEST 
THING" 

with    Walter    Connolly,     Harvey    Stephens, 

Margaret    Lindsay 
Fox  75  mins. 

GRAND  ROMANTIC  COMEDY  THAT 
WILL  DELIGHT  ALL  CLASSES.  GAYNOR 
AND  BAXTER  AT  THEIR  BEST. 

Here  is  pretty  near  the  acme  of  whole- 
some diversion  in  the  way  of  romance  and 
comedy,  tinged  with  a  bit  of  wistful  Irish 
flavor,  all  in  all  representing  the  swellest 
kind  of  entertainment  for  the  young  and 
old  of  every  class.  It  is  the  story  of  a 
vivacious  little  colleen,  Janet  Gaynor,  who 
entangles  herself  in  a  four-cornered  ro- 
mance, starting  with  the  efforts  of  her 
father,  Walter  Connolly,  to  marry  off  an 
older  daughter,  Margaret  Lindsay,  to  a  rich 
chap,  Warner  Baxter.  Margaret  is  actually 
in  love  with  another,  and  Warner  hap- 
pens to  fall  for  Janet,  who  ostensibly  is 
concerned  only  with  preventing  Warner 
from  being  cheated  by  the  money  mar- 
riage. After  a  lot  of  complications  that 
produce  both  laughs  and  tears,  the  logical 
matings  are  achieved,  the  story  finishing 
up  with  a  Prince  Charming  climax  that 
cinches    the    grand    enjoyment. 

Cast:  Janet  Gaynor,  Warner  Baxter, 
Walter  Connolly,  Harvey  Stephens,  Margaret 
Lindsay,  Mary  McCormic,  Joseph  M.  Ker- 
rigan, Fiske  O'Hara,  Claire  McDowell, 
Merle  Tottenham,  Roger  Imhof,  Trevor 
Bland. 

Director,  Harry  Lachman;  Author,  Ger- 
trude Page;  Adaptor,  Edwin  Burke;  Dia- 
loguer,  same;  Cameraman,  John  Seitz; 
Recording    Engineer,    Joseph    Aiken. 

Direction,    Swell.    Photography,    Fine. 


"BITTER  SWEET" 


United     Artists 


93  mins. 


CHARMING  MUSICAL  ROMANCE 
PRODUCED  WITH  FITTING  ELEGANCE 
AND  WELL  ACTED   BY   FINE  CAST. 

Produced  by  British  £r  Dominions  under 
the  direction  of  Herbert  Wilcox,  this 
screen  version  of  the  Noel  Coward  stage 
musical  is  a  beautiful  job  and  makes  delight- 
ful entertainment.  It  is  a  sentimental  af- 
fair, depicting  the  steadfast  love  of  a 
British  girl  who  rejected  a  wealthy  mar- 
riage to  run  off  with  a  penniless  musician 
and  struggle  with  him  in  Vienna,  where 
her  equally  faithful  lover  eventually  dies 
by  the  sword  when  he  detends  his  wife 
from  the  unwelcome  attentions  of  a  swag- 
gering captain.  The  picture  has  an  inter- 
esting cast,  not  only  in  Anna  Neagle  and 
Fernand  Graavey  as  the  lovers,  but  in  the 
amusing  Clifford  Heatherly,  who  plays  the 
somewhat  eccentric  owner  of  the  cafe 
where  the  couple  work,  and  Ivy  St.  Helier, 
as  the  French  entertainer.  Miles  Mander 
also  registers  as  the  captain.  The  produc- 
tion is  handsomely  mounted  and  imagina- 
tively  handled. 

Cast:  Anna  Neagle,  Fernand  Graavey, 
Esme  Percy,  Clifford  Heatherley,  Ivy  St. 
Helier,  Miles  Mander,  Pat  Paterson,  Hugh 
Williams. 

Director,  Herbert  Wilcox;  Author,  Noel 
Coward;  Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguer,  and 
composer,  same;  Cameraman,  F.  A.  Young; 
Recording  Engineer,  G    L.  Stevens. 

Direction,    Fine     Photography,    Fine. 


"MAN    OF    THE    FOREST" 

with    Randolph    Scott,    Harry    Carey,    Noah 

Beery 
Paramount  59  mins. 

TYPICAL,  ROMANTIC  ZANE  GREY 
STORY  WITH  STIRRING  ACTION  AND 
PLENTY   OF  THRILLS. 

From  an  original  story  by  Zane  Grey, 
done  in  his  typical  romantic  and  pictures- 
que style.  Randolph  Scott  plays  the  role 
of  the  Man  of  the  Forest,  a  sort  of  out- 
law from  the  injustices  of  civilization — a 
Robin  Hood  who  champions  the  cause  of 
the  ill-treated  and  weak.  He  horns  in  on 
a  plan  of  the  political  bully,  played  by 
Noah  Beery,  to  kidnap  the  niece  of  a 
rancher  from  whom  he  is  trying  to  il- 
legally secure  property  carrying  water 
rights.  The  hero  kidnaps  the  girl  him- 
self, to  insure  her  safety.  Then  starts  a 
bitter  war  between  the  lone-handed  forest 
cavalier  and  the  bully  with  his  henchmen. 
It  is  stirring  action  and  plenty  of  thrills 
right  through  to  the  finish,  with  plots 
and  counter  plots,  and  the  hero  getting 
the  worst  of  it  in  several  close  encount- 
ers. But  finally  justice  triumphs  with  the 
help  of  this  two-fisted  fighter  and  his 
deadly  shooting  irons.  Has  the  stuff  that 
Zane   Grey   stories  are   noted   for. 

Cast:  Randolph  Scott,  Verna  Hillie, 
Harry  Carey,  Noah  Beery,  Barton  McLane, 
Buster  Crabbe,  Guinn  Williams,  Vince 
Barnett,  Blanche  Frederici,  Tempe  Pigott, 
Tom  Kennedy,  Frank  McGlynn,  Jr.,  Duke 
Lee,  Lew  Kelly. 

Director,  Henry  Hathaway;  Author,  Zane 
Grey;  Adaptors,  Jack  Cunningham,  Harold 
Shumate;    Cameraman,    Ben    Reynolds. 

Direction,    Good.    Photography,    Fine. 


REVIEWS  OF  SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Ethel  Waters  in 
"Rufus  Jones   for   President" 
(Broadway  Brevities) 
Vitaphone  20  mins. 

Colored  Class 
Ethel  Waters'  magic  name  ought 
d  be  enough  to  send  this  one  over 
ig,  with  the  unique  fantasy  of  the 
heme,  and  Ethel's  emotional  and 
ramatic  blues  crooning.  But  they 
upported  her  with  a  great  aggre- 
ation  of  colored  troupers,  includ- 
ng  Sammy  Davis,  Hamtree  Harring- 
on,  Dusty  Fletcher,  Edgar  Connor, 
he  Will  Vodery  Girls  and  the  Rus- 
ell  Wooding's  Jubilee  Singers. 
tVhat  a  gang  of  cullud  talent!  And 
hey  are  moving  every  minute.  Miss 
Vaters  as  a  poor  cullud  mammy  is 
irooning  her  boy  to  sleep,  after  tell- 
ing him  how  he's  going  to  be  Pres- 
dent.  Then  into  the  fantasy  show- 
ng  the  Colored  White  House  in  all 
ts  Harlem  glory.  Fine  musical 
omedy  burlesque.  Sure  hit  wher- 
;ver  they  like  the  sepia  atmosphere 
ind  hotcha  music.  Six  typical  Ne- 
£ro  songs.     Directed  by  Roy  Mack. 


"The  Island  of  Malta" 

(Magic  Carpet  of  Movietone) 


ox 


10  mins. 


Fine 


r 

'l  Another  of  those  charming  Magic 
iCarpet  series.  It  presents  glimpses 
jof  the  picturesque  island  of  Malta, 


controlled  and  governed  by  the 
British,  but  with  most  of  the  natives 
living  according  to  customs  of  the 
Italians.  The  island  has  scenic 
charm  and  under  British  guidance  it 
has  acquired  many  modern  touches 
that  contrast  with  the  native  way 
of  living.  A  drill  ceremony  by 
British  troops  is  one  of  the  high- 
lights of  the  subject. 


Gus  Shy  in 
"Paul  Revere,  Jr." 

(Broadway  Brevities) 

Vitaphone  21  mins. 

A  No.  1 

You  can  chalk  this  up  right  now 
as  one  of  the  most  lively,  tuneful 
and  laughable  shorts  that  will  be 
presented  to  you  by  any  company 
this  season — and  mebbe  next.  Gus 
Shy  as  Paul  Revere  Jr.  is  a  riot. 
A  clever  fantasy  on  the  famous 
"Paul  Revere's  Ride,"  with  the  lines 
rhyming  throughout,  and  eight  song 
numbers,  done  to  the  accompani- 
ment of  eye  appeal  in  settings,  cos- 
tumes and  general  all-around  flash 
work  of  the  12  Chorines  and  spe- 
cialists including  Janet  Reade,  Bert 
Frohman,  Bobby  Watson,  Three  Ad- 
mirals and  the  class  comedy  antics 
of  Gus  Shy.  The  extravaganza 
opens  in  a  modern  night  club,  then 
logically  switches  to  the  Colonial 
days    and    the    historical    events    of 


the  Paul  Revere  Ride.  The  Colon- 
ial costuming  and  props  are  authen- 
tic, and  Gus  Shy  goes  through  a 
series  of  funny  adventures  with  a 
series  of  dames  and  damoiselles  just 
a  trifle  naughty,  but  done  without 
offense.  Roy  Mack  directed,  and  we 
wish  we  could  tell  you  the  name  of 
the  guy  who  staged  the  musical 
numbers.  An  ace  job.  From  all 
hands. 


"The  Operators'  Opera" 
with  Donald  Novis,  Dawn  O'Day, 
Eton  Boys 
(Broadway   Brevities) 
Vitaphone  21  mins. 

Swell 
A  swell  travesty  on  the  telephone 
service.  Done  with  delightful  mus- 
ical numbers,  gorgeous  sets  and 
costumes,  a  libretto  that  would  do 
credit  to  a  full-length  musical  ex- 
travaganza, and  a  darn  sight  more 
intelligent  and  coherent  than  most 
of  the  latter.  It  is  a  strictly  mod- 
ern interpretation  of  the  telephone 
service  as  the  customers  would  like 
to  have  it.  The  central  operators 
are  the  12  nifty  girls  in  the  perma- 
nent studio  chorus.  They  sing  and 
dance  at  their  work,  with  a  series  of 
snappy  specialty  numbers  inter- 
spersed, short  flashes  of  the  tele- 
phone customers  and  their  reactions 
to  the  delightful  service  being  rend- 
ered them.      The  finale  has  Donald 


Novis  singing  a  dramatic  number 
in  his  sensational  and  inimitable 
way.  Fine  lineup  with  Dawn  O'Day, 
Eton  Boys,  Don  Cummings,  Bobby 
Watson.  Six  pip  song  numbers  in 
all.  It's  a  Sntash  Short  with  Fea- 
ture qualities  that  rings  the  bell. 
Directed  with  class  by  Roy  Mack. 


Claude  Hopkins  and  Orchestra  in 
"Barber  Shop  Blues" 

(Melody  Masters) 
Vitaphone 

Clicks 


9  mins. 


This  one  hits  the  ultra-modern 
note  in  a  lavish  set  of  a  dazzling 
barber  shop  that  is  the  last  word 
in  eye-appeal.  A  Harlem  barber  of 
the  cullud  fraternity  wins  a  sweep- 
stakes, #nd  converts  his  shack  into 
the  imposing  layout.  He  hires  a 
hotcha  band  that  dispenses  jazzy 
music  as  the  customers  are  attended 
to.  Meanwhile  the  shoe  shine  boys 
do  some  hot  stepping  in  between 
the  shines.  Five  snappy  songs  in 
the  up-to-date  Cotton  Club  manner. 
Moves  fast,  with  Orlando  Roberson 
and  the  Four  Step  Brothers  adding 
a  lot  of  that  colored  class  that  is 
all  the  rage  right  now.  Can't  miss. 
Joseph  Henabery  directed,  and  can 
brag   about  it. 


THE 


10 


-%£! 


DAILV 


Friday,  Aug.  25,  19 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS'7 


By   RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

^LBERT  ROGELL,  director  of  Co- 
lumbia's Jack  Holt  production, 
"The  Wrecker,"  was  assigned  this 
week  to  bring  to  the  screen  "East 
of  Fifth  Avenue,"  a  screen  adapta- 
tion of  Lew  Levenson's  play, 
"Brownstone  Front,"  adapted  for  the 
screen  by  Jo  Swerling. 


Dick  Powell  and  Lyle  Talbot  will 
appear  in  the  cast  of  Warner's  "The 
College  Coach,"  soon  to  start  pro- 
duction  under  the  direction  of  Wil- 
liam A.  Wellman.  Pat  O'Brien  and 
Ann  Dvorak  will  be  the  hero  and 
heroine. 

*  *  * 

Mervyn  LeRoy,  who  has  left  for 
New  York,  arriving  there  Sunday 
morning,  is  going  east  by  way  of  a 
vacation  and  convalescence  from  a 
recent  illness  which  weakened  him 
considerably.  LeRoy  will  be  in  New 
York  for  at  least  two  weeks  before 
returning     to     the     First     National 

studios. 

*  *         * 

Harry  Akst  and  Edward  Eliscu 
have  been  signed  by  Columbia  to  do 
the  songs  which  Glenda  Farrell  will 
sing  in  "Man's  Castle,"  which  Frank 
Borzage   is   directing,   with   Spencer 


Tracy    and    Loretta    Young    as    the 
stars. 

*  *         * 

Warners  have  reverted  to  "I  Loved 
A  Woman"  as  the  title  of  the  latest 
Edward  G.  Robinson  picture,  Kay 
Francis  and  Genevieve  Tobin  also 
are  in  the  film,  which  will  be  gen- 
erally  exhibited    Sept.  23. 

*  *         * 

The  editing  of  "Female,"  Ruth 
Chatterton's  latest  picture  for  First 
National,  has  been  completed  by 
Jack  Killefer  and  a  print  of  the  film 
will  be  shipped  to  the  company's 
home  office  early  next  week. 

*  #         * 

John  Wray,  character  actor,  has 
been  cast  for  an  important  role  in 
RKO's    current    Constance    Bennett 

film,  "Without  Glory." 

*  *         * 

Those  big  Gargan  boys,  Bill  and 
Ed,  have  finally  gotten  together.  Ed 
was  signed  this  week  for  a  role  in 
"Aggie  Appleby,  Maker  of  Men," 
the  RKO  Radio  production  which  has 
Brother  Bill  in  one  of  the  major 
roles. 

*  %         # 

First  National  announces  that  the 
"The  World  Changes,"  Paul  Muni's 
first  starring  picture  since  "I  Am 
a  Fugitive  from  a  Chain  Gang,"  has 
been  completed. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios; 

By  CHAS.   ALICOATE  . 


gOBBY  CONNOLLY,  dance  direc- 
tor on  the  musical,  "Take  a 
Chance,"  now  in  production  at  the 
Eastern  Service  studio  in  Astoria, 
has  been  selected  to  act  as  one  of 
the  judges  at  Madison  Square  Gar- 
den to  morrow  in  the  "Daily  Mir- 
ror"-RKO  beauty  pageant  finals  for 
the  selection  of  a  Miss  Greater  New 
York  City. 


Lumsden  Hare  and  Montagu  Love 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The 
Great  Adventure,"  the  Eddie  Dow- 
ling-Arthur  Hopkins  production  now 
in  work  at  the  Eastern  Service  stu- 
dio in  Astoria. 


Eastern  Service  Studio  Notes: 
Cliff  Edwards  and  Jimmie  Dunn, 
who  furnish  the  comedy  in  "Take  a 
Chance,"  furnishing  as  much  comedy 
off  the  set  as  on  .  .  .  Andrew  Geoly 
of  Eaves  Costume  trying  to  keep 
Reeder  Boss,  his  handsome  blonde 
assistant,  from  being  carried  off  by 
the  chorus  girls  .  .  .  Fred  Schell,  as- 
sistant director,  getting  lined  up  to 
go  on  location  only  to  find  that  each 
day  it  continues  to  rain  .  .  .  Marvin 
Furst,  assisting  Terry  Hogan  .  .  . 
Buddy  Rogers  catching  up  on  his 
sleep  in  between  scenes  .   .  .  Keith 


Glennon,   vice-president  of  the  : 
dios,  nursing  a  bad  cold  .  .  . 

• 

Sid  Herzig  is  receiving  plenty 
ongrats   on   his   work   in   doing 
screen     play     on     "Moonlight 
Pretzels,"     Rowland-Brice      proo\ 
t'on   for    Universal  now    current 
the  Rialto.     Herzig   also  worked  \ 
the  original  story  with  Monte  Bi 
and  Arthur  Jarrett,  Sr. 
• 

Jose  Iturbi,  the  internatioj 
pianist  who  recently  returned  fr 
Mexico  City  and  who  conducted 
last  concert  of  the  Philharmo 
Orchestra  at  the  Stadium,  has  sai 
for  a  two  months'  tour  of  Eurc 
On  his  return  early  in  Noveni 
Iturbi  is  considering  the  making 
a  number  of  shorts. 


The  Havel  Brothers,  Arthur  c 
Morton,  stars  of  several  stage  she 
and  veterans  of  vaudeville,  will 
featured  in  a  two-reel  musical  sh 
subject  to  go  into  production  tot 
at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone  stuc 
according  to  an  announcement  fr 
the  film  plant.  In  the  cast  will 
Dorothy  Lee,  star  of  the  Wheel 
Woolsey  feature-length  comedi 
Virginia  Lee,  specialty  dancer  a 
protege  of  Gus  Edwards,  and  othe. 


14th    ANNUAL 
CONVENTION 


ALLIED  THEATRE  OWNERS  OF  NEW  JERSEY,  Inc. 

AND  EASTERN  REGIONAL  CONFERENCE  OF  INDEPENDENT  EXHIBITORS 


Hotel  St.  Charles 

ATLANTIC 
CITY 


Sept.  6-7-8 


Atlantic  City  on  September  6,  7,  and  8  will  furnish  the  first  opportunity  for  exhibitor 
in  the  eastern  part  of  the  country  to  get  a  direct  report  on  the  situation  that  wj 
exist  at  that  time  in  connection  with  the  code  for  the  motion  picture  industr 
There  will  be  present  at  Atlantic  City  members  of  the  Exhibitors'  Code  Committer 
headed  by  Commissioner  Myers,  Sidney  E.  Samuelson,  and  others.  And  it  will  t 
imperative  for  any  exhibitor  who  desires  to  know  to  be  on  hand  and  get  the  dop* 
Atlantic  City  will  furnish  you  with  accurate,  worthwhile  information  and  at  th 
same  time  give  you  a  chance  to  relax  and  get  the  recreation  that  you  will  need  t 
order  to  go  through  a  strenuous  fall,  which  will  see  many  radical  changes  in  oii 
business. 

Attractive  Hotel  Rates  durm 
convention  and  -week-ends  bt 
fore  and  after  convention 
Special      rates      for      children 

COME  TO  ATLANTIC  CITY— bring  your  neighboring  theatre 
owner   with    you,   and    don't    forget    the    wife    or   sweetheart. 


-'OX 


IS  2-UP 


' 


>H  THE  TRADE* 


•only  company  to 
deliver  TWO  4-star 
1933-34  productions 


They're  calling  the  Gaiety  the 
"Four -Star  Theatre"  since  FOX 
pictures  started  playing  there. 
Three  four-star  hits  in  a  row . . . 
two  of  them  on  this  season's  list. 
FOX  manpower  has  good  reason 
to  hold  its  head  high...as  more  and 
more  exhibitors  consider  FOX 
the  mainstay  of  their  programs. 


Glad  to  me  etch a  miss  Columbia 

.  I'M  MICKEY  (himself)  McGUIRE 

. .  .lOe're  all  set  for  our  biqqest 

year  with  Columbia  P 


MICKEY  MCGUIRE  COMEDIES 


V 


And  here's  what  just  a  few  exhibitors  have 
to  say  about  them.  .  .  . 

•  MICKEY'S  BIG  BROADCAST:— Mickey  McGuire  comedies  are 
outstanding.  Wish  it  were  possible  to  have  one  every  week.  They 
do  not  make  comedies  better  than  Mickey's  Big  Broadcast.  Hope  they 
keep  up  the  good  work.  P.  G.  Cameron,  Melrose  Theatre,  Dallas, 
Texas. 

•  MICKEY'S  CHARITY:— Another  good  comedy  with  Mickey 
and  his  gang.  These  comedies  sure  go  over  good  with  the  kids.  The 
grownups  got  a  kick  out  of  this  one.  Marion  F.  Bodwell,  Paramount 
Theatre,  Wyoming,  111. 

•  MICKEY'S  BIG  BROADCAST:— One  of  the  best  two-reel  com- 
edies I  have  had  this  year.  J.  E.  Weber,  Princess  Theatre,  Chelsea, 
Mich. 


it. 


MICKEY'S  APE  MAN:— Good  for  children  and  adults  will  enjoy 
It's  different.       D.E.  Fitton,  Lyric  Theatre,  Harrison,  Ark. 


•  MICKEY'S  BIG  BROADCAST:— One  of  the  best  McGuire  com- 
edies I  ever  ran,  and  in  fact  one  of  the  best  comedies  to  date.  This 
one  has  any  kid  comedy  beat  a  mile.  Don't  fail  to  let  the  kids  know 
about  this  one.     Lloyd  Pearson,  Menard  Theatre,   Petersburg,  111. 

Following  the  preview  of  "Mickey's  Touch- 
down" first  of  the  Columbia  Series,  comes 
this  swell  news. . . . 

•  I  agree  with  the  preview  audience  about  "Mickey's  Touchdown." 
It's  the  biggest  laugh  we've  had  here  in  many  moons.  If  balance  of 
new  product  follows  as  good  as  this  one,  the  McGuire  comedies  will 
easily  .top  the  comedy  field.  Good  exploitation  tie-up,  too,  in  having 
Howard  Jones,  University  of  Southern  California  football  coach  in  cast. 

J.  A.  Wayne,  El  Portal,  No.  Hollywood,  Cal. 


Produced  by 

LARRY  DARMOUR 


AT  ALL  COLUMBIA 
EXCHANGES 


intimate  in  Character 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


/) 


_ 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Fifteen    Years  Old 


FDAILY 


'©L.  I  XIII.  NG.4S 


NEW  YOCr,  SATLCDAy,  AUGUST  26,  1933 


a  CENTS 


Ohio  Houses  Boosting  Prices  Beyond  New  Tax 

;0DE  EXPECTED  TO  PUT  JUYING  POWERJBOVE  79 

W\  But  2    Lab  Members  Approve  Minimum  Prices 


bjections    to    Code    Are 
Expected  from  Group 
in  Hollywood 

All  but  two  of  the  16  members  of 
e  Associated  Laboratories  of 
merica  will  insist  on  setting  a 
inimum  price  for  all  laboratory 
ork  although  the  words  "price  fix- 
g"  are  not  specifically  mentioned 
the  NRA  laboratory  code  recent- 
submitted  to  General  Hugh  S. 
ihnson,  the  Film  Daily  learns.  The 
vo  laboratories  that  wish  to  con- 
nue  the  "open  price"  plan  are 
athe    and    Empire.       It    was    also 

(Continued   on   Page    3) 

.ctionbIelayed 
by  par1medit0rs 

I  Paramount  Publix  creditors'  ae- 
on on  the  proposed  sale  of  an  inter - 
st  in  the  Pontiac  Theater  Corp., 
perating  the  company's  houses  in 
tetroit,  to  George  W.  Trendle  of 
pat  city,  yesterday  was  deferred 
ntil  a  meeting  to  be  held  Sept. 
2.  Postponement  was  due  to  the 
osence  of  Charles  D.  Hilles,  trustee, 
ho  returns  Monday. 

Other    matters     scheduled     to     come     before 
(Continued   on  Page    4) 

Florida  Studios  Plan 

Two  Pictures  a  Month 

)[  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. — Two  produc- 
ions  a  month  constitute  the  pro- 
osed  schedule  of  Sun  Haven 
tudios,  Inc.,  headed  by  T.  C.  Parker, 
ir.,  who  recently  took  over  the  en- 
Jrprise  started  by  Aubrey  Kennedy. 
Hired  Wife"  is  now  in  work. 


NRA    Checking    Up 

NRA  officials  are  understood  to  be 
checking  up  a  complaint  said  to  have 
been  made  to  the  Administration  to  the 
effect  that  an  independent  New  York 
circuit  is  flying  the  Blue  Eagle  but  not 
complying  with  President  Roosevelt's  re- 
employment agreement,  which  it  recently 
signed. 


NRA  of  Canada  Likely 


Toronto — Plans  for  the  promotion  of  a  Canadian  NRA  are  gaining  ground.  The 
Canadian  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the  Canadian  Manufacturers'  Association  already 
have  decided  to  study  the  way  the  NRA  is  working  out  in  the   United  States. 


FOX  AND  RKO  BOOST 
STUDIO  ACTIVITIES 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Fox  will  put  eight  pic- 
tures in  production  during  the  four 
weeks  starting  Aug.  28.  They  are 
"As  Husbands  Go,"  a  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
production  starring  Warner  Baxter 
and  Helen  Vinson;  "Hoopla"  star- 
ring Clara  Bow;  "There's  Always 
Tomorrow"  with  Will  Rogers;  "The 
Mad  Game"  with  Spencer  Tracy; 
"Frontier"  with  Herbert  Marshall 
and    George    O'Brien;    "Jimmy    and 

(Continued    on   Page    3) 


Non-Theatrical  Producers 
Meeting  to  Approve  Code 

A  meeting  of  non-theatrical  and 
slide  film  producers  of  the  east  will 
be  held  Wednesday  at  6:30  P.  M.  in 
the  Advertising  Club  to  consider  and 
approve  the  provisions  of  a  code  of 
fair  competition  for  this  industry  in 
accordance  with  the  NRA  require- 
ments.     A   dinner  will  precede  the 

(Continued    on   Page    3) 


NRA  SUCCESS  IS  SEEN 
IN  CREDIT  EXPANSION 


Success  of  the  NRA  program,  be- 
lieved by  the  best  authorities  to  de- 
pend largely  upon  an  increase  in 
currency,  assumes  more  certainty  as 
a  result  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Sys- 
tem's action  in  tripling  its  purchases 
of  Government  securities  in  the  open 
market,  according  to  several  promi- 
nent film  executives  contacted  by 
The  Film  Daily  yesterday.  The 
Federal  Reserve  in  the  past  week 
bought  $35,000,000  in  U.  S.  bonds, 
against  a  limit  of  $10,000,000  weekly 
for  the  previous  six  weeks.  The  Sys- 
(Continued   oil   Page   3) 


George  Lenehan  Joins 

N.S.S.  in  Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh  —  George  Lenehan, 
formerly  district  manager  for  RKO 
and  Pathe,  has  succeeded  Walter 
Freudenberger,  resigned,  as  Na- 
tional Screen  Service  representative 
in  this  territory. 


New  Admission  Tax  in  Ohio 
Is  Being  Passed  on  to  Public 


Wildberg  Invading  Coast 
For  Case  of  B'way  Plays 

John  J.  Wildberg,  New  York  the- 
atrical and  copyright  attorney,  who 
leaves  Sept.  2  for  the  coast  with 
Roger  Pryor,  signed  for  films  follow- 
ing his  appearance  in  "Moonlight 
and  Pretzels,"  has  been  commis- 
sioned to  cast  from  the  film  player 
ranks     two     legitimate     productions 

(Continued    on   Page    3) 


Columbus — As  theaters  cannot  af- 
ford to  absorb  the  new  state  admis- 
sion tax  of  10  per  cent  on  all  admis- 
sions above  a  dime,  box-office  scales 
must  be  stepped  up  not  only  to  take 
care  of  this  tax  but  also  to  cover  any 
additional  operating  expense  which 
houses  have  been  put  to  in  meeting 
the  request  of  the  NRA  program, 
says  a  bulletin  from  P.  J.  Wood, 
business  manager  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of 

(Continued    on   Page    3) 


NRA  Sees  Adjustment  of 

Code  Differences  At 

Wash'n  Hearing 

By  WILLIAM  SILBERBEliO 
FILM  DAILY  Staff  Correspondent 
Washington — Even  with  the  short- 
er working  hours,  the  wage  levels  in 
the  film  codes  will  put  the  industry's 
buying  power  from  12  to  15  per  cent 
higher  than  in  1929,  it  is  estimated 
by  the  NRA  in  its  summary  of  the 
production- distribution  and  exhibi- 
tion codes.  The  bulletin  points  out 
again  that  "sharp  reductions  in  the 

(Continued   on   Page    3) 


CODE  MATTERS  REST 
UNTIL  HEARING  DATE 


With  the  exception  of  filing  no- 
tices of  desires  to  propose  industry 
code  clauses  at  the  Washington  hear- 
ing scheduled  for  Sept.  12,  all  official 
moves  in  the  matter  are  dormant. 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  coordinator  with 
Sidney  R.  Kent,  yesterday  said  that 
no  more  conferences  are  planned  by 
Kent  and  himself  with  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt, deputy  administrator  in 
charge  of  the  code. 


William  P.  Phillips 

Now  Treasurer  of  U.A. 

William  P.  Phillips,  for  years 
closely  identified  with  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  in  handling  of  financial  mat- 
ters, is  now  functioning  as  treasurer 
of  United  Artists.  Arthur  W.  Kelly, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  foreign 
distribution,  is  at  present  abroad 
concentrating  on  foreign  deals. 


Donate  Code  Copies 

To  save  the  Government  the  expense 
of  printing  about  2,000  copies  of  the 
film  codes  required  for  distribution  to 
Chambers  of  Commerce,  libraries,  etc., 
the  Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Charles  L.  O'Reilly 
coordinating  committees  agreed  to  supply 
the  necessary  copies.  The  Administration 
in  turn  has  officially  expressed  its  ap- 
preciation. 


THE 


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NEW  YORK   STOCK   MARKET 

Net 
High     Low     Close     Chg. 

Am.    Seat 4Vi       4l/2       4l/2      

Columbia     Picts.    vtc.  23Va     23l/2     23y2   +     Vi 

Con.    Fm.    Ind 33^       3%       3%  —     V4 

Con.     Fm.     Ind.     pfd.   10  95/8       9%  —     14 

East.     Kodak     84         8234     84       +  2% 

Fox    Fm.    new    16%     16         16Va   +     % 

Loew's,     Inc 343/8     333/8     335/8   +     3/8 

Paramount   ctfs 2Vi       2  2  

Pathe    Exch 1  %       1 3/4       1%   +      Va 

do     "A"     83,4       8'/2       8}4  +     3/8 

RKO     3i/2       33/8       3l/2   +     Va 

Warner    Bros 85/8       8y4       8Vi   +     Va 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Columbia     Pets.    Vtc.   23         23         23+2 

Technicolor      IVa       7V2       7V2  —     Va 

Trans-Lux     23/8       2i/4      2V4  —     Va 

NEW   YORK    BOND    MARKET 
Gen.    Th.    Eq.    6s40..      6  5Vi       6       +     Vi 

Gen.  Th.  Eq.6s40  ctfs.     4y4       4y4       4%—     5/8 

Loew  6s  41  ww 88i/2     88  Vi     88  Vi  —     Vi 

Paramount  6s  47...   3334     32Vi     333,4  +     34 

Par.    6s    47    ctfs 32'/2     32y2     32%  —  1% 

Par.    5V2s50     333/4     33%     333/4   +   1  y4 

Par.    5%s50    ctfs....   33         3234     33       +   1 
Warner's     6s39     ....   43         42%     43       +     % 

N.   Y.    PRODUCE   EXCHANGE  SECURITIES 
Para.    Publix     2  134       2       +     % 


Gamby  Booked  for  Loew's  State 

Maria  Gambarelli  (Gamby)  will 
be  the  feature  of  the  Loew  State 
stage  program  the  week  of  Sept.  1. 


REPRESENTATIVES  WANTED 

in    all    territories    in    U.    S. 

TO     SELL     LATEST     PREMIUM     CREATION. 
EXCELLENT    COMMISSIONS. 

L.  S.  TOBIAS 

19    WEST    44th    STREET.    NEW    YORK    CITY 


Protesting  to  NRA 

On  Poster  Resale  Ban 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — A  deluge  of  tele- 
grams protesting  against  the  poster 
resale  provisions  in  the  producer 
code  are  being  received  by  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  NRA  administra- 
tor. The  protests  are  from  exhibitors 
and  poster  exchanges,  he  said. 


Chevalier  to  Okay  Stories 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Maurice  Chevalier 
hereafter  will  sign  only  one-picture 
contracts,  with  the  understanding 
that  he  supplies  the  story  or  okays 
it,  the  star  announces  through  Para- 
mount. The  next  vehicle  will  be  a 
story  based  on  his  own  life.  A  sec- 
ond story  also  has  been  acquired  for 
him. 


RKO-Schwartz  Deal 

Schwartz  Circuit  of  Indianapolis 
has  signed  for  the  1933-34  RKO  fea- 
tures and  shorts  100  per  cent,  it  is 
announced  by  Jules  Levy,  general 
sales  manager.  R.  E.  Churchill,  In- 
dianapolis branch  manager  for  RKO, 
closed  the  deal.  Schwartz  houses  in 
Louisville  are  included. 


600  Houses  Sign  with  Erpi 

More  than  600  theaters  have  al- 
ready signed  the  new  agreement  un- 
der which  Electrical  Research  Prod- 
ucts assumes  responsibility  for 
equipment  repairs  and  parts  replace- 
ments, according  to  C.  W.  Bunn, 
general  sales  manager.  The  agree- 
ments are  made  for  one  year. 


"Missing  Persons"  Premiere 

First  National's  "Bureau  of  Miss- 
ing Persons,"  the  company's  first  re- 
lease on  the  1933-34  schedule,  will 
have  its  world  premiere  at  the  War- 
ner Theater,  Milwaukee,  Sept.  9. 
The  picture,  which  features  Bette 
Davis,  Lewis  Stone,  Pat  O'Brien, 
Glenda  Farrell,  Allen  Jenkins  and 
Hugh  Herbert,  will  be  generally  re- 
leased Sept.  16. 


Lester  Adler  on  Sick  List 

Lester  Adler  of  Monarch  Ex- 
changes is  recuperating  at  Far 
Rockaway  from  an  attack  of  bron- 
chitis which  has  kept  him  away 
from  his  office  for  the  past  week. 
It  is  expected  he  will  recover  suffi- 
ciently to  return  to  his  desk  on 
Monday. 


June    Knight    at    Paramount 

June  Knight,  who  makes  her  film 
debut  in  "Take  A  Chance,"  to  be  re- 
leased in  a  few  weeks,  will  appear 
in  person  at  the  New  York  Para- 
mount starting  next  Friday.  Book- 
ing was  made  by  Joe  Rivkin.  Miss 
Knight  is  now  under  Universal  con- 
tract. 


Seiter  to  Direct   Laurel-Hardy 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  William  Seiter  has 
been  signed  by  Hal  Roach  to  direct 
the  next  Laurel  and  Hardy  feature. 
Roach  is  flying  to  New  York  tomor- 
row. 


N.  J.  Allied  Convention 

Postponed  to  Sept.  27 

Due  to  the  film  industry  code 
hearing  in  Washington  starting 
Sept.  12,  Allied  Theater  Owners  of 
New  Jersey  has  changed  its  annual 
Atlantic  City  convention  dates  to 
Sept.  27-29.  Allied  States  board 
meets  there  at  the  same  time. 


Columbia-RKO  Deal  On 

Under  a  deal  set  but  not  yet 
signed,  Columbia's  1933-34  product 
is  to  play  100  per  cent  in  RKO 
houses  throughout  the  country.  Co- 
lumbia's deal  to  take  over  the  Cri- 
terion, New  York,  for  showing  of 
"Lady  for  a  Day"  is  still  hanging 
fire. 


Writers  Map  Code  Fight 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — In  line  with  its  inten- 
tion of  fighting  the  proposed  produc- 
ers' NRA  code,  the  Screen  Writers 
Guild  is  lining  up  an  attack  plan  to 
be  pursued  at  the  Washington  hear- 
ing. Private  studio  agreements  are 
especially  condemned,  as  is  the  Acad- 
emy on  the  grounds  that  it  is  an 
employers'  union. 


Paramount  Bonds  Being   Stricken 

Paramount  Famous  Lasky  Corp., 
20-year  6  per  cent  sinking  fund  gold 
bonds,  due  in  1947,  and  Paramount 
Publix  Corp.  20-year  5%  per  cent 
sinking  fund  gold  bonds,  due  in  1950, 
will  be  taken  off  the  list  on  Sept.  1 
because  proof  of  claim  has  not  been 
filed  by  the  owners,  the  New  York 
Stock  Exchange  announces. 

Employees  Added  in  Okla.  City 

Oklahoma  City — In  conforming  to 
the  NRA  code,  Regal  Theaters  cir- 
cuit has  added  17  employees  in  its 
five  houses,  while  Warners  added 
eight  in  three  houses.  The  Mid-West 
theater,  now  undergoing  improve- 
ments, will  be  reopened  by  Warners 
early  in  September,  according  to 
George  Henger,   manager. 

Say  NRA   Nullifiies   Daylight   Time 

Philadelphia — In  a  petition  to  the 
city  council  to  abolish  daylight  sav- 
ing time,  William  Goldman,  repre- 
senting the  exhibitors'  association, 
declares  that  the  changed  hours  are 
nullified  by  the  shorter  work  day 
under  the  NRA. 


Union  Men  on  Code 

The  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  and  M.  P.  O. 
and  the  American  Federation  of 
Musicians  will  each  have  one  repre- 
sentative on  the  National  Legiti- 
mate Theater  Committee  which  will 
assist  the  NRA  in  administering  the 
provisions  of  the  Act. 


Wometco  Building  House 

Miami — Wometco  Theaters  circuit 
is  building  a  850-seat  house  for  col- 
ored patronage  at  Third  Ave.  and 
N.  W.  14th  St.  Charles  P.  Neider  is 
architect.  House  will  be  called  the 
Harlem. 


Warners  Reopening  Chi.  House 

Chicago— Warners  will  reopen  the 
Avalon  this  week  end  with  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933." 


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Saturday,  Aug.  26,  1933 


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DAILY 


)HIO  HOUSES  PASS 
NEW TAXTO  PUBLIC 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
)hio,  to  member  exhibitors.     Wood 
uggests  that  prices  be  advanced  at 

least  five  cents  on  every  class  of  ad- 
nissions  starting  Sept.  1,  when  the 

tax  goes  in  effect.  Few  complaints 
ire  anticipated  if  patrons  are  made 
,o  understand  that  the  money  is  go- 
ng  for   general   recovery   purposes, 

'iays  Wood. 


Fox  and  RKO  Boost 

Studio  Activities 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

Sally"  with  Sally  Eilers  and  Jimmy 
Dunn;  "Marionettes,"  and  an  El 
Brendel  comedy.  A  new  production 
record  for  RKO  was  announced  yes- 
;erday  by  Merian  C.  Cooper  who 
stated  that  six  features  are  in  pro- 
duction, four  are  in  the  cutting 
rooms  and  eight  to  go  into  work 
within  the  next  three  weeks. 


1 NRA  Success  Is  Seen 

In  Credit  Expansion 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

'tern's  holdings  now  amount  to   $2,- 

I  094,000,000,  the  highest  on  record. 

This  action  is  regarded  as  having 

resulted   from   Administrator   Hugh 

Johnson's  statement  a  few  days  ago 

^.that  commercial  banking  credit  had 

|f  not    expanded    sufficiently    to    keep 

-pace  with  the  NRA  movement.    The 

|  Federal  Reserve  move  is  expected  to 

|  achieve  the  necessary  flow  of  credit 

^to  finance  the  expending  operations 

Fof    industries    which    have    adopted 

codes. 


.oming  a 


nd  G 


oing 


HAL  ROACH  is  leaving  the  coast  by  plane 
tomorrow  tor  New  York. 

PATRICIA  BOWMAN,  Music  Hall  ballerina,  re- 
turned from  vacation  in  Southampton  yesterday 
to  appear  in  the  open  air  pageant  staged  by 
"Roxy"  at  the  Westchester  Country  Club  last 
night. 

MABEL  JAFFE,  secretary  to  Albert  Lewis, 
Paramount  producer,  is  coming  to  New  York 
early   next   month   on   her  vacation. 

I      ONA   MUNSON    left  for   Boston   yesterday  for 
the  final  dress  rehearsals  of  the  Joe  Cook  show. 

WALLACE  BEERY  arrived  in  the  east  yes- 
terday, flying  his  own  airplane  from  California. 
He  sails  for  Europe  tonight  with  his  wife  and 
baby    daughter. 

GUMMO  MARX  has  arrived  in  New  York 
;from    the   Coast. 

NED  KORNBLITE  of  Binghamton  was  in  New 
York  yesterday,  following  his  return  from  Ber- 
muda. 

SIGMUND  ROMBERG  sails  Wednesday  on 
'  the    Majestic. 

HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN  left  yesterday  for 
!  Chicago.      He  will   return  to   New  York   Monday. 

ALAN  FREEDMAN,  S.  H.  ELLER,  TOM  EVANS, 
J  H.    J.    YATES,    and    HERBERT    HUEBNER    leave 
New    York    Wednesday    for    Washington    to    at- 
]  tend    the    Laboratory    Code    hearing. 


AfONG  THE 


PHIL  M.  DALY 


•      •      •     TO  ALL  the  snooty  intelligentsia  of  the  land  who 

are  wont  to  scoff  at  the  Motion  Picture as  just  a  Dumb 

Toy  made  for  the  beguilement  of  the  Unthinking  Mob 

we  commend  with  glee  as  we  snicker  triumphantly  right  in  their 
snobbish  snoots.  ......  the  exquisite,  artistic  and  delicate  treat- 
ment  accorded   the   newspaper   advertising   on   United   Artists' 

"Bitter  Sweet" the  internationally  famous  artist,  Hans 

Flato,  has  magically  caught  the  poignant  beauty  of  the  Noel 

Coward  classic and  in  his  drawings   there  breathes   a 

haunting  loveliness  of  that  romance  as  tragic  as  it  is  divine 

the  type  of  these  Art  Ads  harmonizes  perfectly.  ....... 

and  the  result  is  a  Tonal  Triumph so  the  advertising 

agencies  have  been  buzzing  the  United  Artists'  wires 

intrigued  and  amazed  that  anything  so  fine  can  emanate  from 
a  Mere  Motion  Picture  ad  dep't  get  up  and  take  a  bow, 

Hal  Home (that  mug  has  an  Esthetic  Soul,  after  all!). 

*  *  *  * 

•      •      •     A    RADIO    Rendezvous   has   been   sounded   for   all 

Warner   execs to   gather  around  their   own  home   sets 

Sunday  nite and  tune  in  on  a  broadcast  between  11  and 

12  of  the  two  song  hits  in  "Footlight  Parade"  by  Guy  Lombardo 

and  his  orch "By  A  Waterfall,"  with  Al  Jolson  singing 

and  "Shanghai  Lil" WABC  gives  it  a  64  station 

hookup E.    M.    Glucksman's    Mentone    Productions    has 

leased  quarter  in  the  Knickerbocker  building Orbis  Mundi 

Realty  Corp.  has  subleased  the  Rialto  to  the  Midtown  Theater 

Corp.,  both  Paramount-Publix  subsidiaries deal  does  not 

affect  Arthur  Mayer's  operation  of  the  house Chicago 

Opera  Co.  resumes  pop  price  opera  at  the  Hippodrome  Sept.  11 

Bondholder  claims  filed  with  Paramount-Publix  trustees 

being  handled  at  140  Nassau  St Chester  Erskine  taking 

over  the  old  Biograph  stude  in  the  Bronx,  starting  with  "Dorian 
Gray" 


EXPECT  CODE  TO  PUT 
BUYING  ABOVE  1929 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

hours  of  labor  and  increased  wages 
to  bring  the  industry's  buying  power 
up  to  or  beyond  the  1929  level  are 
the  main  points"  of  the  code. 

"The  two  codes  agree  in  major 
principles,"  says  the  NRA,  "and  ad- 
justment of  the  remaining  differ- 
ences is  expected  to  result  from  the 
hearings."  These  two  codes  will  be 
combined  by  Deputy  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  and  heard  as  one 
at  public  hearings  on  Sept.  12.  Pro- 
cedure for  those  wishing  to  be  heard 
or  to  submit  statements  at  this  hear- 
ing, as  well  as  the  laboratory  code 
hearing  on  Aug.  31,  was  published 
in  The  Film  Daily  of  Aug.  24. 

The  code  sent  to  the  administra- 
tion by  the  New  Mexico  Theater 
Owners,  while  not  being  recognized 
as  a  code  from  a  national  associa- 
tion, will  no  doubt  play  a  part  in  the 
hearings,  it  was  said.  The  usual 
procedure  has  been  to  have  the  con- 
tents of  these  codes  reduced  to  the 
briefest  form  and  then  have  them 
read  by  the  interested  parties  at  the 
hearings,  or  have  them  submit  the 
brief  in  writing  along  with  the  final 
consideration  of  the  codes  submitted 
by  a  national  organization. 


Wildberg  Invading  Coast 
For  Cast  of  B'way  Plays 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

scheduled  for  the  coming  season  on 
Broadway.  One  is  "Waltz  in  Fire," 
announced  by  Sidney  Harmon  and 
James  R.  Ullman,  and  the  other  is 
"I  Was  Laughing,"  by  Edwin  Justus 
Mayer.  Wildberg  also  represents 
John  W.  Green,  composer  who  has 
done  considerable  film  work,  and 
the  Piccoli,  puppet  show  being  used 
by  Jesse  L.  Lasky  in  "Marionettes." 


Big  Drive  Via  Films 

Launched  by  Auto  Firm 

Detroit  —  With  a  battery  of  75 
portable  16  mm.  sound-on-film  pro- 
jectors, just  purchased  from  Bell 
&  Howell,  the  Plymouth  Motor  Corp. 
is  embarking  on  its  most  ambitious 
program  of  selling  via  movies.  Sev- 
en 1000-foot  talkies,  built  for  the 
most  part  around  human  interest 
and  dramatic  stories  illustrating  the 
advantages  of  the  Plymouth  car, 
will  be  used  with  the  projectors.  The 
pictures  are  designed  not  only  for 
special  dealer  meetings,  sales  con- 
ventions, and  for  use  by  retail  sales 
managers,  but  also  for  special  show- 
ings to  the  general  public. 


Two  Labs  Hold  Out 

On  Minimum  Prices 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

learned  that  Pathe  did  not  sign  the 
code  submitted  by  the  association. 
Other  objections  to  the  code  may  be 
received  from  Cinema  Laboratories 
Association,  a  coast  organization  of 
which  H.  K.  Bachelder  is  chairman. 
Lack  of  representation  in  formulat- 
ing the  code  are  the  reasons.  No 
member  of  the  coast  group  attended 
the  eastern  sessions.  Laboratories 
in  the  Cinema  Association  are 
Davidge,  Western,  Pacific,  Dunning, 
Mercer,  Fowler,  Multicolor,  Cine- 
color,  Horsley  and  Richter.  Alan 
Freedman,  president  of  the  local  as- 
sociation, along  with  S.  H.  Eller, 
Tom  Evans,  H.  J.  Yates  and  At- 
torney Herbert  Huebner,  leave  for 
Washington  on  Wednesday  night  to 
attend  to  the  hearing  to  be  held 
Thursday  before  Deputy  Commis- 
sioner Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 

Herbert  Huebner  of  the  laboratory 
association  had  a  conference  with 
Sol  Rosenblatt  in  Washington  yes- 
terday regarding  the  lab  code. 


High  Fidelity  For  Sing  Sing 

Warden  E.  Lawes,  as  trustee  of 
Sing  Sing's  Mutual  Welfare  League, 
has  arranged  with  the  RCA  Victor 
Co.  for  the  installation  of  a  Photo- 
phone  High  Fidelity  sound  repro- 
ducing system  in  the   State  prison. 


Non-Theatrical  Producers 
Meeting  to  Approve  Code 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

business  session.  William  J.  Ganz  is 
temporary  chairman  of  the  group, 
which  proposes  to  be  called  the 
Eastern  Ass'n  of  Non-Theatrical 
Film  Producers,  and  C.  F.  Ivins  of 
Pathescope  Co.  is  temporary  secre- 
tary. 


"War  of  the  Range"  Release  Set 

Tom  Tyler's  latest  Monarch  west- 
ern, "War  of  the  Range,"  featuring 
Lane  Chandler,  Caryl  Lincoln  and 
Lafe  McKee,  has  been  set  for  release 
in  September. 


W 

happy  petu 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  26-27 


Jerry    Drew 
Richard  Wallace 

M.   S.   Bergerman 
Jack  Livingston 


Bert  Ennis 


Ruth    Roland 
Alice  White 


Lester   Elton 
Frank  Heath 


THE 


15B2H 


DAILV 


Saturday,  Aug.  26,  1933,; 


A  Little 
from 


'Lots 


f* 


— ' '      By    RALPH    WILK 

HOLLYWOOD 
T  AURENCE  OLIVIER,  before  sail- 
ing  with  his  wife,  Jill  Esmond, 
for  a  Honolulu  vacation,  signed  an 
unusual  contract  with  M-G-M  where- 
by he  will  have  an  extended  option 
giving  him  the  privilege  of  return- 
ing from  forthcoming  stage  engage- 
ments  in  Jed  Harris's   "Green  Bay 

Tree." 

*  *         * 

Claudette  Colbert,  stricken  with 
appendicitis  Thursday,  making  it 
necessary  to  call  off  departure  for 
Honolulu  to  shoot  Paramount's 
"Four  Frightened  People,"  was  re- 
ported resting  comfortably  yester- 
day. 

*  *         * 

"Skeets"  Gallagher,  signed  to  a 
three-picture  contract  by  RKO,  will 
first  play  the  lead  opposite  ZaSu 
Pitts  in  "Dummy's  Vote,"  slated  to 
start  early  in  October. 

*  *         * 

Peggy  Conklin,  stage  star  of  the 
Broadway  success,  "The  Party's 
Over,"  is  spending  a  few  weeks  in 
Hollywood  as  the  house-guest  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Benn  W.  Levy  (Constance 
Cummings)    in   their   new   home   in 

Bel-Air. 

*  *         • 

Hugh  Herbert,  screen  comedian 
and  writer  under  contract  to  War- 
ners, has  been  approached  by  a  na- 
tional broadcasting  firm  to  write  a 
series  of  comedy  scripts  for  them. 
His  contract  will  not  permit  it  and 
he  prefers  acting  to  writing. 

*  *         * 

Morris  Alin,  M-G-M  scenarist,  has 
returned  to  his  studio  following  a 
four  weeks'  confinement  to  his  bed. 
He  sustained  fractured  vertebra  in 
an  automobile  accident. 

Ted  Esbaugh's  first  colored  car- 
toon, "The  Snow  Man,"  is  being 
shown  at  the  Criterion,  Los  An- 
geles, on  the  same  program  with 
"The  Masquerader."  It  is  also  being 
shown  in  New  York. 

*  *         * 

Dorothy  Mackaill  will  have  the 
feminine  lead  in  "The  Fire  Chief," 
Ed  Wynn's  first  M-G-M  vehicle. 

*  *         * 

Paul    Hoefler,    the  explorer    and 

producer    of    "Africa  Speaks,"    has 

retui-ned  from   a  two  months'   stay 
in  New  York. 


WARNING! 

Do  not   confuse  with   the   so-called  war 
pictures.     There  is  nothing  like 


forgotten 


For   Bookings    and    State   Rights 

HARRY  CUMMINS 

JEWEL  PROD.,  |nc.7237thAvenue 


"FLYING    DEVILS" 

with  Eric  Linden,  Arline  Judge,  Bruce  Cabot, 

Ralph    Bellamy 
RKO  Radio  62  mins. 

CARRIES  AIR  THRILLS  IN  STUNTING 
STUFF  WITH  GOOD  LOVE  TRIANGLE  TO 
PLEASE   THE   FEMMES. 

Made  for  popular  consumption,  and  will 
be  sure  fire  with  the  air  fans  who  like  their 
stunting  thrills  above  the  clouds.  Drama 
centers  around  Arline  Judge  as  a  parachute 
jumper  with  a  group  of  barnstorming  stunt- 
ing pilots  of  which  her  husband,  played  by 
Ralph  Bellamy,  is  the  head.  She  meets 
Eric  Linden,  who  takes  the  role  of  the 
young  brother  of  Bellamy's  flying  partner, 
Bruce  Cabot.  The  two  fall  in  love  when 
they  are  teamed  to  do  a  double  parachute 
jump  as  a  daily  stunt.  The  husband  of  the 
girl  learns  of  it,  and  in  his  half-crazed 
brain  as  the  result  of  a  war  mishap,  he 
plans  a  fiendish  revenge.  He  suggests  to 
his  young  rival  that  they  pull  a  sensational 
stunt  for  the  customers,  zooming  toward 
each  other  high  in  air  and  then  bailing  out 
in  their  parachutes  when  he  gives  the  sig- 
nal just  before  the  two  planes  crash.  Lin- 
den agrees.  He  does  not  know  that  the 
other  has  cut  his  parachute.  His  brother 
learns  of  the  murder  plot  while  they  are 
starting  their  head-on  stunt,  and  going  up 
in  his  plane,  crashes  with  the  crazed  man's 
plane  to  save  his  brother. 

Cast:  Arline  Judge,  Bruce  Cabot,  Eric 
Linden,  Ralph  Bellamy,  Cliff  Edwards,  June 
Brewster,  Frank  La  Rue. 

Director,  Russell  Birdwell;  Author,  Louis 
Stevens;  Adaptors,  Byron  Morgan,  Louis 
Stevens;  Editor,  Arthur  Roberts;  Camera- 
man, Nick  Musuraca. 

Direction,  Fair    Photography,  Okay. 


"DANCE  HALL  HOSTESS" 

with   Helen  Chandler,  Jason   Robards  and 

Edward   Nugent 
Mayfair  73  mins. 

FAIR  STORY  OF  A  DANCING  PART- 
NER'S UNWISE  MARRIAGE  AND  RESULT- 
ING TRIBULATIONS. 

Houses  catering  to  less  discriminating 
audiences  may  be  able  to  get  by  with  this 
one.  It  is  a  more  or  less  routine  yarn 
about  a  dance  hall  hostess,  played  by  Helen 
Chandler,  who  marries  a  boozer,  although 
she  really  loves  another  man,  who  is  jailed 
for  bootlegging  activities.  The  marriage 
results  in  a  lot  of  tribulation,  climaxed  by 
the  death  of  the  husband,  with  suspicion 
falling  on  the  girl  and  her  former  sweet- 
heart. It  develops,  however,  that  over- 
drinking was  the  actual  cause  of  the  death, 
and  Helen  then  makes  up  with  her  real 
heart  interest,  played  by  Jason  Robards. 
Eddie  Nugent  is  the  husband.  Miss  Chand- 
ler, an  appealing  actress  in  almost  any  part, 
does  as  well  as  can  be  expected  with  the 
material  in  hand.  Same  goes  for  the  others, 
including  the  director.  George  W.  Weeks 
produced  it. 

Cast:  Helen  Chandler,  Jason  Robards, 
Edward  Nugent,  Natalie  Moorhead,  Alberta 
Vaughn,  Jake  Keckley,  Ronnie  Crosbey, 
Clarence    Geldert. 

Director,  Breezy  Eason;  Author,  Tom  Gib- 
son; Adaptor,  Betty  Burbridge;  Dialoguer, 
same;  Cameraman,  Jules  Cronjager;  Re- 
cording Engineeer,  Homer  Ackerman;  Ed- 
itor   Byron    Robinson. 

Direction,  Okay    Photography,  Good. 


SHORT  SUBJECT  REVIEWS 


Dave  Apollon  and  Orchestra 

in 

"Hot   From   Petrograd" 

(Melody  Masters)    

Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Real  Melody 
Opens  with  Dave  Apollon  and  his 
orchestra  coming  over  from  Russia 
in  the  steerage.  They  are  grabbed 
up  by  a  booker,  and  set  up  in  a 
snooty  nite  club.  Sets  are  lavish, 
and  the  musical  numbers  and  songs 
nicely  diversified.  And  how  that  or- 
chestra can  play!  Nora  Williams 
puts  over  several  songs  with  plenty 
of  personality.  Apollon  looks  aw- 
fully good  in  this  one,  and  is  due 
to  repeat,  for  he  has  what  it  takes 
for  a  band  leader  with  plenty  of  pep 
and  originality  in  technique.  The 
harmony  in  this  one  is  'way  above 
average. 


"Walter  Donaldson,  Popular 
Composer" 
(Pepper  Pot) 
Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Song  Feast 
The  pop  composer,  Walter  Donald- 
son, is  presented  in  a  medley  of  his 
songs  ranging  back  to  that  old 
favorite  that  has  been  Pat  Rooney's 
meal  ticket  for  almost  a  lifetime — 
"Daughter  of  Rosie  O'Grady."  The 
setting  is  an  ocean  liner,  with  Wal- 


ter entertaining  the  passengers  as 
his  songs  are  presented  to  novelty 
settings  and  the  assistance  of  David 
and  Dorothy  Fitzgibbons,  Betty 
Keane  and  The  Noveliers.  A  dozen 
songs  are  featured,  including  "Little 
White  Lies,"  "Yes,  Sir,  That's  My 
Baby,"  "My  Blue  Heaven,"  "Be- 
sides A  Babbling  Brook."  A  Song 
Feast  that  will  click  with  all  the  old 
timers  and  plenty  of  the  younger 
generation.    Roy  Mack  directed. 


21  mins, 


Jack  Haley  in 

"Salt  Water   Daffy" 

(Big  "V"  Comedy) 
Vitaphone 

Hilarious 

Jack  Haley  and  Shemp  Howard 
as  a  couple  of  saps  get  themselves 
enlisted  at  a  Navy  Yard  without 
their  consent.  They  experience  a 
series  of  very  funny  adventures  due 
to  their  dumbness,  and  this  same 
dumb  slant  on  everything  they  do 
gets  them  a  lot  of  glory  and  honor 
— only  to  finish  up  with  humilia- 
tion as  their  misdeeds  finally  catch 
up  to  them.  Plenty  of  hilarious  sit- 
uations that  score  the  laughs  right 
through.  Charles  Judels  helps  a 
lot.     Directed  by  Ray  McCarey. 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Miami — The  Mayfair,  a  "Wometc; 
house,  has  been  closed  indefinitely. 
Sonny  Shepherd  goes  to  the  Towei 
while  Manager  Nelson  Tower  is  oi 
a  vacation. 


Seattle  —  Monarch's  entire  pro 
gram  has  been  booked  for  the  Co 
lumbia,  first-run,  through  Nationa 
Film  Exchanges,  of  which  J.  W.  Alj 
lender,  Jr.,  is  manager. 


Boston  —  Marcel  Mekelburg  oil 
Century  Film  Corp.  has  closed  first- 
run  situations  on  Monarch's  "Easj, 
Millions"  for  the  Allyn,  Hartford'; 
Capitol,  New  London;  State,  Port- 
land; Paramount,  Lynn;  Olympia 
Chelsea;  Warner,  Worcester;  Keith 
Lowell;   Albee,  Providence. 


Denver — "Moonlight  and  Pretzels 
is  being  held  for  a  second  week  at 
the  Aladdin  after  an  exceptionally] 
fine  gross.     Standouts  were  reported! 
on  several  days. 


Indianapolis  —  Charles  M.  Olsor. 
has  signed  a  new  lease  on  the  Lyric 
and  will  resume  his  vaude  and  film 
policy  Sept.  1.  Henry  Burton  will 
continue  as  manager. 


Denver — The  first  woman  to  pro- 
duce stage  shows  here  regularly  has 
been  sent  here  by  Fanchon  &  Marco. 
She  is  Leah  Sonneborn  and  will  pro- 
duce the  shows  at  the  Tabor. 


Action  is  Delayed 

By  Para.  Creditors 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
yesterday's  meeting  before  Oscar  W.  Ehrhorn. 
acting  for  Henry  K.  Davis,  referee  in  bank- 
ruptcy, were  postponed  until  a  session  to 
take  place  on  Sept.  7.  They  include  ratifica- 
tion of  the  deal  under  which  Karl  Hoblitzelle 
acquires  capital  stock  of  all  Dent  theaters, 
owned  by  Paramount   Publix. 

With  a  Federal  income  tax  claim,  dated 
1929,  due  to  the  Government  from  Paramount 
Publix,  the  Revenue  Department  is  willing 
to  compromise  for  $216,919,  instead  of  the 
amount  of  $389,094  assessed,  creditors  were 
told  yesterday.  The  corporation  is  entitled 
to  a  refund  of  $150,000  in  connection  with 
its  1930  tax  assessment,  it  was  stated.  The 
payment  was  authorized  by  the  referee. 

That  the  general  policy  of  the  Paramount 
Publix  trustees  will  be  to  dispose  of  commer- 
cial properties  owned  by  the  bankrupt  company 
was  indicated  yesterday  when  Referee  Oscar 
W.  Ehrhorn,  at  a  meeting  of  creditors  at  the 
office  of  Henry  K.  Davis,  authorized  the  sale 
of  South  Broadway  Building  Co.,  Los  An- 
geles, to  Katharine  McWhorter.  The  property 
was  originally  acquired  with  object  of  using 
it  for  an  entrance  to  a  Paramount  theater 
adjoining  the  building  but  the  plan  was  never 
carried  out.  Although  this  policy  is  ex- 
pected to  be  generally  applied,  each  case  will 
be  studied  individually  before  similar  action 
is  taken,  it  was  pointed  out  yesterday.  The 
same   applies   to   disposing  of   theaters. 


ST.  CHARLES 

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A  most  beautifully  appointed  resort  hotel 
.  .  .  Excellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  sunny 
rooms  .  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  of  the 
St.  Charles  make  the  days  spent  there  a 
delightful  memory  .  .  .  Come  and  enjoy  I 
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UGH  SALARIES  UNTOUCHED  BY  CODE,  SAYS  JOHNSON 

ast  Shows  It  Can  Make  Good  Films  at  Low  Cost 


A  New  High 

'  ...  in  outstanding  films 

,=  By    Don    Carle    Gillette  — 


)R    proof    of    the    fact    that    Hollywood 
never  has  turned  out  a   bigger  percen- 

'<!  of  outstanding  pictures  than  it  is  do- 
"f    right    now,    just    lamp    the    following 
!;j;idway   movie   house   tenants  of  the   last 
weeks: 

Dinner  at  Eight":  the  champ  of  all-star 

s. 

The   Power  and   the  Glory":   new   tech- 

;ie  plus  absorbing  story. 
.(..Tugboat  Annie":  Dressier-Beery  in  high. 
[..Morning     Glory":     Katharine     Hepburn 

ms   her  way  to  mass  and  class  favor. 
J  This   Day  and   Age":  an   exciting  drama 
will    evoke    cheers    from    the    masses. 
!  Paddy,    the    Next    Best   Thing" :Gaynor- 

,'ter   surpass   "Daddy   Long  Legs." 
^Moonlight     and     Pretzels":     front-rank 

Seal. 
"['Bitter  Sweet":  beautifully  done  operetta 
.paling  most  to  women. 

Voltaire":   Arliss   plus    Doris    Kenyon   as 
ft  lame  Pompadour. 

Turn  Back  the  Clock":  Lee  Tracy  in  a 
'  erent  type  of  production, 
rt'll   of   these   definitely   superior   pictures 

i  been  presented  within  the  short  space 
|l  fortnight. 

-om  what  also  is  known  of  releases  to 

e,  there  are  indications  that  Hollywood 

hit  the  best  stride  in   its  history. 

ollywood  is  doing  its  part. 


EAKING  of  the  NRA,  it  is  to  be  hoped 
I  that  there  won't  be  too  many  of  these 
imoth   all-star   radio   broadcasts   in   con- 
ion   with   the   recovery   program, 
•jeeess  of  the  Administration's  plan  de- 
ds   largely   on    more    public   spending, 
ne   way   to   promote   spending  is  to  get 
pie  out  of  their  homes, 
nusual    radio   events   keep   the    national 
side    surrounded    by    millions   of   persons 

otherwise  would  be  out  spending  and 
>ing  along  that  most  needed  of  all  eco- 
lic   agencies — consumption, 
heaters   are   affected    probably   most   of 

The  night  of  a  radio  talk  by  the  Presi- 
t,  for  instance,  cuts  the  industry's  re- 
fts   by   about   a   million    smackers.     And 

movies  can't  do  their  part  in  recovery 
hey  get  many  nicks  like  this. 


Major  Quality  Pictures  at 

$100,000  Negative  Spurs 

Interest  Here 

Considerable  impetus  is  being 
given  Eastern  production  due  to  the 
fact  that  producers  working  in  and 
around  New  York  have  proven  that 
they  can  turn  out  negatives  suit- 
able for  major  company  release  at 
costs  approximating  $100,000  a  pic- 
ture, which  is  substantially  lower 
than  budgets  on  Coast-made  prod- 
(Continued   on   Page    5) 


NEW  SOUND  ORDERS 
SHOW  DIG  INCREASE 


Photophone  theater  sound  equip- 
ment business  for  the  first  half  of 
August  was  50  per  cent  ahead  of 
last  year,  with  a  steadily  increasing 
volume  of  orders  indicating  that  the 
figures  for  the  whole  month  will 
exceed  last  year's  total  by  100  per 
cent,  according  to  an  official  of  the 
(.Continued   on   Page    6) 


More  Cycles 


In  addition  to  the  "Cavalcade"  cycle 
due  to  break  shortly,  a  new  one  looms 
in  the  van  of  "One  Sunday  Afternoon" 
and  "Berkeley  Square,"  already  preceded 
by  "Turn  Back  the  Clock,"  with  "One 
Year  Later,"  "Only  Yesterday"  and  "It 
Happened  One  Day"  on  the  way.  Last 
week's  announcement  of  a  "Diamond 
Jim  Brady"  picture  has  already  been 
followed  by  announcement  of  "Diamond 
Dan"    .   .   .   and   this  was  only  Saturday. 


First  Division  Plans 

2  Roadshow  Releases 

Two  roadshow  releases,  backed  up 
by  a  doubled  budget  for  advertising 
and  exploitation,  will  be  announced 
shortly  by  First  Division,  according 
to  Harry  H.  Thomas,  president. 
These  specials  will  be  in  addition 
to  the  regular  F.  D.  lineup  for  the 
season.      Among    the    first    releases 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


O'TOOLE,  SAPERSTEIN 
JOIN  HOGHREICH  UNIT 


M.  J.  O'Toole,  for  years  an  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  official,  and  Aaron  Saper- 
stein,  president  of  Allied  Theaters 
of  Illinois  and  a  member  of  the 
Allied  States  Ass'n  executive  com- 
mittee, have  been  named  vice-presi- 
dents of  America's  Theaters  Pic- 
tures Corp.  headed  by  David  R. 
Hochreich. 


Edwin  C.  Hill  Making 
12  Master  Art  Shorts 

Edwin  C.  Hill,  radio  commentator 
recently  signed  by  Master  Art  Prod- 
ucts, will  make  a  series  of  12  fea- 
turettes  titled  'The  Human  Side  of 
the  News,"  it  is  announced  by  Pat 
Garyn,  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  company.  Hill's  first, 
soon  to  be  released,  will  include, 
among  other  items,  an  unusual  story 
of  the  Roosevelt  family  tree. 

"Spilled  Salt,"  first  in  another  new 

(Continued    on   Page    5) 


2  Expelled  by  Philly  MPTO 
For  Paying  50%  Film  Rental 


Work  Clauses  in  Code 
Do  Not  Satisfy  Equity 

Work  clauses  for  film  players  in 
the  industry  code  are  "too  general," 
according  to  Frank  Gillmore,  presi- 
dent of  Actors'  Equity.  The  associa- 
tion will  exert  efforts  in  behalf  of 
players  at  the  Washington  hearing. 


Philadelphia  —  Because  they  vio- 
lated the  principles  of  the  exhibitor 
organization  in  buying  "Gold  Dig- 
gers of  1933"  for  50  per  cent  and 
showing  it  at  the  Sherwood  The- 
ater, Joe  and  Earl  Forte  have  been 
expelled  from  membership  in  the 
M.P.T.O.  of  Eastern  Penna.,  So. 
(Continued   on   Page   5) 


NRA    Interested    Only   in 

Those  Paid  $1,800  or 

Less  Yearly 

By   WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY   Staff    Correspondent 

Washington  —  Picture  stars  and 
high  priced  executives  will  not  come 
under  NRA  jurisdiction  in  any  kind 
of  a  code.  This  became  evident 
when  General  Johnson  said  that  the 
NRA  is  interested  only  in  salaries 
below  $1,800  a  year.  The  General 
amplified  this  statement  by  saying 
he  felt  that  by  adjusting  the  lower 
wage  brackets  and  setting  the  mini- 
mums     there,    the     upper     brackets 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 


THEATER  PRINTERS 
FORM  ASSOCIATION 


Chicago — At  a  meeting  in  the 
Auditorium  Hotel  here  last  week, 
about  25  executives  representing  that 
many  concerns  engaged  in  the  motion 
picture  theater  program  printing 
industry  located  in  the  South,  East 
and  middle  West  organized  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Theater  Printers  Ass'n,  • 
with  E.  H.  Newquist  of  Chicago  as 
president;  Douglas  Smith  of  Smith 
and  Setron  Printing  Co.,  Cleveland, 
vice-president;  W.  E.  Green,  St. 
Louis,    secretary;    R.    P.   Davis,   At- 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


Unions  Will  Demand 

Restoration  of  Cuts 

Stage  hands  and  musicians  unions 
will  demand  restoration  of  the  7% 
per  cent  salary  cuts  put  into  effect 
last  spring  by  all  major  circuits, 
The    Film    Daily    learns.     Circuit 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 


Stage-Screen    Day-and-Date 

With  the  stage  version  of  "One  Sun- 
day Afternoon"  still  playing  on  Broad- 
way, the  screen  adaptation  is  scheduled 
for  showing  at  the  New  York  Paramount 
next   week. 


THE 


Monday,  Aug.  28, 19; 


Vol.LXIII.No.  49      Mm.  Au(  28,1133       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


Published  daily  except  Sundays  and  Holidays 
at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
by  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folk,  Inc.  J.  W. 
Alicoate,  President,  Editor  and  Publisher; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Secretary-Treasurer 
and  General  Manager;  Arthur  \V.  Eddy,  Asso- 
ciate Editor;  Don  Carle  Gillette,  Managing 
Editor.  Entered  as  second  class  matter, 
May  21,  1918,  at  the  post-office  at  New  York, 
N.  Y.,  under  the  act  of  March  3,  1879. 
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Rue   de   la   Cour-des-Noues,   19. 


Preparing  Feature  Ads 
For  Walt  Disney  Shorts 

The  United  Artists  publicity  and 
advertising  department  is  putting  as 
much  effort  behind  Walt  Disney's 
Silly  Symphonies  and  Mickey  Mouse 
shorts  as  it  is  in  the  case  of  feature 
length  pictures.  A  special  campaign 
is  to  be  prepared  on  each  of  the  Dis- 
ney shorts,  and  these  campaigns,  in 
mimeographed  form,  with  complete 
details  to  help  exhibitors  get  maxi- 
mum results  with  the  pictures  have 
already  been  prepared  on  "Old  King 
Cole,"  "Lullaby  Land"  and  "Puppy 
Love."  Many  exhibitors  nowadays 
are  billing  the  Disney  shorts  above 
features,  and  the  subjects  are  being 
reviewed  accordingly  by  some  critics. 


RUBY  CAMERA  EXCHANGE 

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at— 

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AVAILABLE— 

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Using  the  most  modern  Equipment 


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for  Sale  and  Rent. 

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•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 

Picture  Distributor  Theater 

Bitter   Sweet    United  Artists Rivoli 

Turn    Back   the   Clock M-G-M Capitol 

This  Day  and  Age Paramount Paramount 

Captured    (2nd  week)     Warner  Bros Strand 

Flying   Devils    RKO 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Moonlight    and    Pretzels Universal Rialto 

Paddy,   tre   Next  Best  Thing Fox Music  Hall 

Pilgrimage"     Fox RKO  Roxy 

Pilgrimage*     Fox Cameo 

Mayor   of    Hell* Warner  Bros Palace 

Voltaire    (2nd  week)     Warner  Bros Hollywood 

I     Have    Lived First  Divisic.i Mayf air 


Subsequent  runs. 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 


Song  of  Songs  (6th  week;  closes  Aug.  29) Paramount Criterion 

Power  and  the  Glory   (2nd  week) Fox Gaiety 

Dinner   at    Eight M-G-M Astor 

♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 

Sous  La  Lune  Du  Maroc    (2nd  week) Protex Little  Carnegie 


*  Revival. 

♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 

One    Man's  Journey    (Aug.  31 ) RKO Music  Hall 

Broadway   to   Hollywood    (Sept.  1 ) M-G-M Capitol 

One   Sunday   Afternoon*** Paramount Paramount 

Her  First  Mate   (Sept.  1) Universal 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Thunder    Over    Mexico* Principal Rialto 

The   Masquerader**    United  Artists Rivoli 

I    Have    Lived**** Chesterfield Mayfair 


*  Follows  Moonlight  and  Pretzels 
**  Follows   Bitter   Sweet 
***  Follows  This  Day  and  Age 
****  Follows   Police   Call 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Golf    tournament   of    Minneapc 

St.      Paul      exhibitors-distributors,      Det 
Lakes,  Minn. 

Aug.  29:  Allied  Theater  Owners  of  New  Je 
meeting  at  New  York  headquarters.  2  P, 

Aug.  31:  Eastern  Non-Theatrical  Prodii 
meet  to  discuss  proposed  NRA  code,  Adi 
tising  Club,   New   York,  6:30   P.   M. 

Aug.  31:  Hearing  on  Laboratory  Code  be 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA  Deputy  Adminit 
tor,  U.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce  Bl 
Washington.      10  A.  M. 

Sept.  7:  Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  E.,  ( 
cago  Section,  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Chica 

Sept.  10-12:  Annual  convention  of  Southc 
ern  Theater  Owners  Ass'n,  Atlanta. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  electior} 
officer* 

Sept.  27-29:  Allied  New  Jersey  convert:! 
and  Allied  States  Ass'n  Eastern  ConfereM 
at   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Mr 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Stc 
secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:     Society    of     Motion     Picture 
gineers     fall     meeting,      Edgewater     Be 
Hotel,  Chicago. 


Midwest  Theaters  Alleges 
Withholding  of  Product 

Col.  Lewis  Landes,  general  coun- 
sel for  America's  Theaters  Pictures 
Corp.  and  who  has  also  been  re- 
tained in  a  similar  capacity  for 
Midwest  Theaters  Corp.  headed  by 
Aaron  Saperstein,  on  Saturday  said 
that  he  has  notified  eight  national 
distributors  that  unless  they  sell 
pictures  to  Midwest,  he  will  imme- 
dately  institute  suits  under  the  anti- 
trust laws.  He  stated  that  he  sent 
these  letters  to:  Paramount,  United 
Artists,  Universal,  RKO,  Warner 
Bros.,    Fox,    M-G-M    and    Columbia. 

Midwest  is  a  cooperative  associa- 
tion which  buys  for  between  75  and 
100  independent  Illinois  theaters. 


Harry  Arthur  Expanding 
Own  New  England  Circuit 

Harry  Arthur,  who  is  ending  his 
connection  with  the  Fox  New  Eng- 
land circuit  as  operating  head,  is 
planning  to  line  up  more  houses  in 
New  England  for  his  own  circuit. 
At  present  Arthur,  who  also  oper- 
ates the  Seventh  Ave.  Roxy  in  New 
York,  owns  interests  in  a  number 
of  New  England  theaters. 


Frank  Wilson  on  Dual  Bill 

Frank  Wilson,  chief  of  the  organi- 
zation division,  bureau  of  public  re- 
lations for  the  NRA,  recently  was 
double-featured  with  the  Governor 
of  South  Carolina  at  an  organiza- 
tion meeting  in  Columbia,  S.  C.  He's 
trying  to  figure  out  whether  that 
was  a  violation  of  the  industry  code. 

Books  "Forgotten  Men" 

Milwaukee  —  Fred  Meyer  of  the 
Alhambra  has  booked  the  Jewe^.  pic- 
ture, "Forgotten  Men,"  to  play  his 
house  during  this  week's  Convention 
of  the  Veterans  of  Foreign  Wars. 


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Words     &     Wisdom 


••ANY    exhibitor   will   readily    pay 
/*'    for  product  if  he  can  be  con- 
vinced  that   he  will   make  more." — 
NED  E.  DEPINET. 


•'If  Barrymore  could  have  pro- 
duced his  films  in  New  York,  he 
would  still  be  a  star  of  the  Broad- 
en stage.  He  would  be  one  of  those 
«  ho  huild  up  the  source  of  supply." 
—EDDIE  DOWLING. 


"A  prime  press  agent  possesses 
more  angles  than  a  lopsided  parallel- 
ogram."—ROBERT  F.  SISK. 


"I  believe  that  the  day  will  come 
when  masterpieces  of  literature  will 
be  written  directly  for  this  new  me- 
dium. The  story  teller  will  address 
his  public  not  through  the  exclusive 
medium  of  the  printed  word,  but 
through  direct  speech,  through  the 
camera's  great  descriptive  powers, 
through  an  art  which  can  combine 
the  powers  of  the  seven  great  arts 
into  a  new  form  of  limitless  possibil- 
ities."—JOHN  TAINTOR  FOOTE  in 
an  interview  with  Frank  Daniel  of 
"The  Atlanta  Journal"  as  guest 
writer  for  "Columbia's  Southern  Di- 
vision." 


"The  day  is  here  for  plain  theat- 
rical fare  about  John  and  Jane  Doe." 
—JAMES  HAGAN. 


"Double  features  have  been  a  suc- 
cessful practice  in  spots  for  20 
years."— JOHN  R.  FREULER. 


"There  is  one  thing  which  no  cam- 
paign book  can  cover — no  plans  take 
into  account.  That  is  morale." — 
PHIL  REISMAN. 


Broad  St.,  Newark,  Goes  Stock 
Newark,  N.  J. — Paul  K.  Karrakis. 
Inc.,  new  lessee  of  the  Broad  Street 
theater,  will  open  a  season  of  stock 
productions  by  presenting  the  com- 
edy, "Three  with  Lanterns,"  by 
Michael  Watts,  English  playwright, 
the  week  beginning  Sept.  11.  Horace 
Siller  has  been  signed  as  scenic 
artist. 


Joe  E.  Brown  Heads  Masquers 

Coast   Bureau    of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Joe  E.  Brown  has 
been  elected  president  of  the  Mas- 
quers' Club  for  1933-34. 


Brooklyn  Majestic  Reopens 

The  Majestic,  Brooklyn,  has  re- 
opened with  the  Majestic  production, 
"Sing,  Sinner,  Sing." 


Rialto  Sets  Record 

All  records  since  its  reopening  have 
been  shattered  by  Arthur  Mayer's  Rialto 
with  "Moonlight  and  Pretzels."  which 
has  played  to  capacity  since  the  opening 
day  despite  bad  weather.  Scale  of  prices 
was  increased  25  to  35  per  cent  over 
those  on   previous   attractions. 


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PHIL  H  DALY 


•  •      •      LOOKING  OYER  the  field  of  gents  Worth  Talking 

About    in    the   industry we   came    plump   up   against   Al 

Lichtman  vice    prexy    and    general    manager    of    United 

Artists so  it  wasn't  necessary  to  go  any  further  for  the 

day for  Al  certainly  qualifies  in  the  High  Bracket  Rat- 
ing     a  gent  with  a  colorful  career  that  has  been  confined 

exclusively   to   show    biz and   his   legion   of   friends    and 

admirers  will  no  doubt  be  glad  to  learn  some  interesting  side- 
slights  heretofore  unpublished 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     AS  A  mere  lad  he  emigrated  to  the  Y'ouessay  from 

his  native  Hungary where  he  was  born  April  4,   1888 

he  is  the  sponsor  of  that  famous  epicurean  dish  that 

has  made  the  Motion  Picture  Club  the  rendevouz  of  the  metro- 
politan gourmets Gefilderfish  Goulash in  concoct- 
ing  this   dainty  comestible Al  did   it   as   a   sentimental 

gesture  toward  his  native  Hungary  and  his  palpitating  love  and 
esteem  for  the  Exy-bite-ors,  as  the  East  Side  lads  call  them- 
selves  it  is  this  saving  grace  of  Humor  that  has  stood 

Mister   Lichtman   in   good   stead   on   several   occasions 

when  certain  exhibitors  exasperate  him  to  the  point  of  justifiable 
murder he  merely  invites  'em  over  to  the  Club  and  laugh- 
ingly puts  a  plate  of  his  famous  Gefilderfish  Goulash  before  the 
guy instead  of  slaying  him the  Results  are  prac- 
tically the   Same and  Al   escapes  the  Hot  Seat  up  the 

river smart  feller,   Al he   has   been  tellin'   that 

story  about  Theodore  the  Horse  ever  since  we  can  remember 

and  to  this  very  day  Exhibs  roll  off  their  seats  wit 

laffink  at  it and  while  they  are  semi-conscious,  Al  signs 

'em  up  at  his  own  Price 


•  •      •     HAVING  ESTABLISHED  our  Hero  as  a  gent  with 
a  keen  Commercial  Sense  of  Humor   ......   we  have  tipped  you 

off  to  his  Success  Secret and  now  move  on  to  the  succes- 
sive steps  as  he  climbed  the  ladder  to  Fame  and  Fortune 

and  please  bear  in  mind  as  you  read  'em  that  every  forward 
step  was  the  result  of  his  ready  wit  and  cleverness  in  ALWAYS 
being  able  to  insert  a  Joker  in  the  Contract  but  that 

kind  of  Joker  that  helped  the  other  feller and  made  him 

a   pal  of   Mister   Lichtman  for   life it's   a   Gift 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     HE  STARTED  as  an  usher  in  Tony  Pastor's  theater 

on    14th    Street he   became    manager   for    C.    C.    Pyle's 

poster  company  in  Chi,  making  displays  for  all  the  film  com- 
panies  then  a  whirl  at  being  a  vaude  actor later 

manager   of  his   own   company and   eventually 

inevitably a  salesman  par  excellence 


•  •  •  MOVING  ON  to  New  Y'ork Al  became  gen- 
eral manager   of  distribution   for  the  Monopol   Film   Company, 

owned  by  P.  A.  Powers  and  P.  P.  Craft they  handled  the 

first     big     features     of     that     time "Dante's     Inferno," 

"Homer's  Odyssey,"   and  "The   Life  of   Buffalo  Bill"  on 

organization    of    Famous    Players,    he    became    sales    manager 

then  general  manager  for  Artcraft,  selling  pix  of  Mary 

Pickford,  Doug  Fairbanks,  George  M.  Cohan,  Elsie  Ferguson, 
Will  S.  Hart  then  general  manager  of  the  merged  Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky and  later  general  manager  of  dis- 
tribution for  Universal but  his  Big  Step  came  as  special 

field  representative  of  United  Artists  in  May,  1926 and 

his  subsequent  part  in  building  that  organization  to  its  present 

pre-eminent  position  is  known  to  us  all what  you  might 

call  a  consistently  Distinguished  Career 


NEWS  of  the  DAT 


Kansas  City — Fox  Midwest  m 
agers  and  officials  met  in  convent 
at  Excelsior  Springs  last  vt 
About  70  attended.  E.  C.  Rho. 
conducted  the  meeting. 


Boston  —  Chet   Ellis,   manager 
George   Gile's  Uptown  theater, 
Alice  Mahoney  are  marrying. 


Dearborn,  Mich. — The  Calvin  i 
reopened.  It  was  taken  over 
Frank  A.  Wetsmann  and  Lew  W 
per  from  Woodward  Theater 
(Henry  S.  Koppin).  James  A.  Co 
rane,  formerly  general  manager! 
Woodward,  becomes  manager. 


Detroit — Last  week's  annual  c 
ing  of  the  film  industry  at  St.  CI; 
Shores  Country  Club  proved  the  l| 
gest  event  ever  held  by  the  1< 
trade.  Over  450  attended,  doubl 
anticipated  number,  and  provin; 
boon  to  the  charity  fund  of  the 
dustry.  H.  M.  Richey  was  toi 
master  and  Manie  Gottlieb  chain 
of  the  event.  Entertainment 
provided  by  Wade  Allen,  mana 
of  the  Arcade,  and  artists  from 
Michigan  theater. 


Boston — Because  of  union  trou 
Manager  George  Kraska  of  the  I 
Arts  theater  is  closing  the  hous 


Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — The  Reg 

and  Empress,  de  luxe  houses,  b 
been  signed  over  to  Butterfield  M 
igan  Theaters  by  RKO. 


«      «      « 


>>      »      » 


Willimantic,  Conn. — Emanuel 
noras  has  leased  the  Strand  f 
Alfred  Oden,  owner,  and  will  rea 
it  after  alterations.  The  house 
operated  until  Aug.  21  by  Jack  B 
inowitz,  who  plans  to  open  a  the: 
in  another  city. 


Wallingford,  Conn.— The  Str:i 
recently  taken  over  by  a  new  cor 
ration,  will  be  reopened  about  91 
1  with  A.  R.  Kane,  formerly  of  W 
ner  Theaters,  as  manager. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETU 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 


August  28 


Arthur    Keltner 
D.    Manheimer 


John    GrJ 
M.    Fitzgerl 


i  Monday,  Aug.  28,  1933 


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DAILY 


CODE  WON'T  TOUGH 
HIGHER  SALARIES 


{Continued  from  Page   1) 

If.  would  adjust  themselves  of  their 
own  accord. 

The  General  made  an  "off  the 
record"  statement  at  his  twice  week- 
ly press  conference  regarding  the 
functioning  of  the  National  Labor 
Board  and  the  recently  settled  Hol- 
lywood   jurisdictional    strike. 

He  was  questioned  by  reporters 
regarding  the  mechanism  for  super- 
vision of  the  fair  practice  sections 
of  the  various  codes  and  the  author- 
ity of  the  "code  authorities"  set  up 
in  them.  He  said  that  up  to  now 
they  had  been  so  busy  getting  peo- 
ple back  to  work  they  had  devoted 
most  of  their  efforts  along  that  line, 
but  that  they  would  soon  develop  a 
"policing  method"  of  seeing  that 
provisions  were  carried  out.  This 
lack  of  authority  was  the  fault  of 
the  Federal  Trade  Commission,  he 
said. 

The  Theatrical  Footwear  Industry 
has  submitted  a  code  proposing  $12 
a  week  minimum  wages  and  48 
hours  maximum.  Leo  Harris  and 
Lawrence  McNamara  signed  the 
code. 


Philly  MPTO  Expels  2 
For  Paying  50%  Rental 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
N.  J.  &  Del.,  it  is  announced  by 
George  P.  Aarons,  secretary.  The 
Forte  brothers,  who  own  four  houses, 
originally  voted  with  the  M.P.T.O. 
in  favor  of  an  action  in  equity 
against  Warners  to  compel  delivery 
of  "Gold  Diggers"  as  a  1932-33  pic- 
ture, according  to  Aarons,  but  later 
made  an  about-face  and  bought  the 
film  for  50  per  cent.  Joe  Forte  was 
a  member  of  the  organization's 
board   of   managers. 

Aarons  declares  that  the  M.P.T.O. 
was  influenced  by  Forte's  original 
stand  in  bringing  the  suit  now  pend- 
ing in  the  courts  over  "Gold  Dig- 
gers." 

The  expulsion  is  the  first  of  its 
kind  in  years  and  it  is  the  purpose 
of  the  organization  to  deal  similarly 
with  all  members  who  violate  prin- 
ciples, says  Aarons. 


Vaude  for  Joelson  Houses 

Boston — Arthur  Goldstein,  Joelson 
circuit  manager  of  the  Ball  Square, 
Capitol,  and  Central  Theaters  in 
Somerville,  announces  that  these 
houses  will  adopt  vaudeville  Sept.  9. 

George  Giles'  Uptown  also  is  ex- 
pected to  go  vaude. 


Screen  as  Missionary 

Banff,  Alberta — China  needs  better 
American  movies  (those  that  don't  dis- 
tort life)  more  than  it  needs  mission- 
aries, said  a  speaker  at  the  Institute  of 
Pacific  Relations  in  conference  here  last 
week.  Delegates  from  Africa  and  other 
places  also  said  movies  were  the  most 
powerful  influence  on  uneducated  tribes. 


Courts  Ease  on  Landlords 

Federal  Courts  are  generally  taking  a 
more  sympathetic  attitude  toward  thea- 
ter landlords  in  the  matter  of  leases. 
Until  recently  owners  of  properties 
leased  to  corporations  which  went  into 
bankruptcy  could  only  file  claims  cover- 
ing the  period  up  to  the  time  of  the 
bankruptcy.  Now,  however,  the  courts 
are  allowing  filing  of  claims  for  dam- 
ages dating  from  the  time  of  bank- 
ruptcy to  the  end  of  leases. 


East  Shows  It  Can  Make 
Good  Films  at  Low  Cost 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

act    distributed    by    first-line    organ- 
zations. 

"Moonlight  and  Pretzels,"  pro- 
duced by  Rowland-Brice  and  re- 
leased by  Universal,  is  in  this  cost 
class,  and  with  a  cast  including 
Mary  Brian,  Roger  Pryor,  Leo  Car- 
rillo,  Lillian  Miles  and  Herbert 
Rawlinson.  Another  Eastern-made 
feature  under  the  same  general 
classification  is  "Midnight,"  which 
Chester  Erskine  produced,  with  Sid- 
ney Fox,  Lynne  Overman,  O.  P. 
Heggie   and   Henry   Hull. 

Eddie  Dowling,  Inc.,  which  is 
starting  "The  Great  Adventure,"  is 
also  understood  budgeted  to  come 
within  this  general  cost  range.  Its 
cast  offers  Lillian  Gish,  Roland 
Young  and  Lumsden  Hare.  "Take 
a  Chance,"  musical  which  Rowland- 
Brice  are  producing  for  Paramount 
also  has  a  low  budget.  Players  in 
it  include:  James  Dunn,  June 
Knight,  Cliff  Edwards,  Lillian  Roth, 
Buddy  Rogers,  Lillian  Bond  and 
Dorothy  Lee. 


Unions  Will  Demand 

Restoration  of  Cuts 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

executives  and  union  officials  are  ex- 
pected to  meet  to  discuss  the  de- 
mands on  Sept.  12.  The  reductions 
were  agreed  upon  by  union  men  and 
Major  L,  E.  Thompson  after  he 
had  left  the  RKO  organization  as 
head  of  the  labor  conferences. 
Musicians  and  organists  in  about  15 
houses  in  the  metropolitan  district 
who  received  10  per  cent  reductions 
last  spring  will  also  demand  restora- 
tion of  the  cuts. 


Edwin  C.  Hill  Making 

12  Master  Art  Shorts 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Master  Art  series  called  "Pet  Super- 
stitions," also  will  be  released  short- 
ly. In  addition,  the  company  is 
making  26  Organlogues  and  12 
Melody-Makers,  using  name  talent. 
Garyn  plans  several  flying  trips 
in  the  near  future  to  arrange  for 
more   exchanges. 


First  Division  Plans 

2  Roadshow  Releases 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

are  "One  Year  Later,"  with  Mary 
Brian;  "Dance,  Girl,  Dance,"  with 
Evalyn  Knapp;  "I  Have  Lived," 
with  Anita  Page;  "Throne  of  the 
Gods,"  expedition  film;  "Picture 
Brides,"  with  Dorothy  Mackaill,  and 
"Notorious  but  Nice,"  with  Betty 
Compson. 


Mr.  N.  Y.  State  Exhibitor  Reader 

...is  a  Good  Business  Man ! 


Present  your 
message  to  him 
through  the  me- 
dium he  buys, 
reads  and  boosts. 


•  •  •  He  represents  21% 
of  the  National  Gross  Business. 

•  •  •  He  includes  the  cream 
of  both  Independent  and  Circuit 
management. 

•  •  •  He  is  intelligent,  re- 
sourceful, honest  and  clever. 

•  •  •  He  is  modern  in  his 
methods  and  up-to-date  in  his 
equipment. 

•  •     •     He  is  a  showman! 


The  NEW  YORK  STATE 

EXHIBITOR 

Fifth  Anniversary  Issue  out  Sept.  10th 


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DAILY 


Monday,  Aug.  28,  1933 


Tabloid  Reviews  o\ 

FOREIGN  FILMS 


"LA  CANCION  DEL  DIA"  ("The  Song 
of  the  Day");  Spanish  musical  romance; 
produced  by  Tr ilia,  Barcelona;  directed  by 
G.  B.  Samuelson;  with  Consuelo  Valencia, 
Tino  Folgar  and  Faustino  Bretano.  At  the 
Teatro   Varicdades. 

Fairly  good  entertainment  for  Spanish- 
speaking  audiences.  Contains  some  agree- 
able musical  numbers,  comedy  and  romantic 
interest  in  the  rise  of  an  abandoned  infant, 
found  by  some  Spanish  musicians  in 
Madrid,    to    theatrical    stardom    in    London. 


"LA  FEMME  NUE"  ("The  Nude  Wo- 
man"), French  romance;  produced  by  Pad- 
Film;  directed  by  Jean  Paul  Paulin;  with 
Odette  Florelle,  R.  Rouleau,  Alice  Field, 
Constant  Remy,  Armand  Bour  and  Maxim 
Fabert.     At    the    Fifth   Ave.    Playhouse. 

Taken  from  a  play  by  Henry  Bataille, 
this  sentimental  yarn  makes  agreeable  en- 
tertainment for  those  with  an  understand- 
ing of  French.  Story  is  not  of  a  sensational 
nature,  as  its  title  might  indicate,  but 
just  a   pleasant   love  story. 

Hoffberg   Gets  Magic   Shorts 

J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co.  has  acquired 
for  world  distribution  four  Harry 
Kahne  Productions  of  a  new  series 
of  one-reel  novelties  treating  with 
the  expose  of  well  known  vaudeville 
magic    tricks. 


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Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  food*  at  reasonable 
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A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


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By   RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JOAN  BLONDELL  will  play  the 
J  leading  feminine  role  opposite 
Adolphe  Menjou  in  First  National's 
"Convention  City."  Dick  Powell  will 
also  have  an  important  part  in  ihe 

picture. 

*  *        * 

Nigel  Bruce,  British  star,  appears 
in  Columbia's  British-made  picture, 
"The  Lady  Is  Willing." 

Ruth  Chatterton's  new  picture, 
"Mandalay,"  is  in  preparation  at 
First  National. 

*  *         * 

Genevieve  Tobin  has  been  signed 
to  a  long  term  contract  by  Warners. 
Her  next  will  be  "Easy  to  Love," 
starring  Bette  Davis. 

*  *         * 

Frank  Craven  has  joined  Para- 
mount's  writing  staff.  He  is  work- 
ing on  a  Ruggles-Boland  script. 

*  *         # 

Donald  Reed  plays  the  gigolo  role 
in  RKO's  "Beautiful,"  starring  Ann 
Harding. 

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Preparations  are  under  way  at 
Warners  for  the  next  William  Pow- 


ell starring  picture,  "The  Gentleman 
from  San  Francisco." 

*  *         * 

Dorothy  Tree,  latest  "new  face" 
to  be  placed  under  long  term  con- 
tract by  Columbia  for  star  develop- 
ment, has  been  assigned  the  femin- 
ine lead  in  "East  of  Fifth  Avenue." 

*  *         * 

Howard  Lally,  young  Fox  player, 
has  had  his  contract  renewed. 

*  *         # 

Walter  Long,  Eddie  Chandler  and 
Lee  Shumway  have  been  cast  in 
RKO's  "Aggie  Appleby,  Maker  of 
of  Men." 

*  *         * 

Shirley  Jean  Rickert  and  Billy 
Barty  are  the  latest  additions  to 
"Mickey's  Touchdown,"  first  of  a  se- 
ries of  Mickey  McGuire  comedies 
which  Columbia  will  distribute  the 
coming  season. 

*  *         * 

First  National  will  produce  "Dia- 
mond Dan,"  based  on  the  career  of  a 
famous  American  noted  for  his  pen- 
chant for  precious  stones  of  that  va- 
riety. 


New  Sound  Orders 

Show   Big   Increase 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

RCA  Victor  Co.  Photophone  busi- 
ness for  July  also  showed  an  in- 
crease of  33-1/3  per  cent  over  the 
year  before.  The  unusual  activity 
.n  sales  of  motion  picture  sound 
equipment  during  the  hottest  season 
of  the  year  when  theater  grosses 
are  at  their  lowest  is  attributed  to 
three  factors,  namely,  the  improved 
tone  of  business  generally  as  the 
result  of  the  national  recovery  pro- 
gram; purchases  against  the  possi- 
bility of  higher  jprices  for  equip- 
ments manufactured  under  code  reg- 
ulations; and  the  reopening  of  a 
large  number  of  darkened  theaters 
in  agricultural  and  industrial  cen- 
ters. 


Theater  Program  Printers 
Form   Association 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

lanta,  treasurer.  These  officers  also 
are  directors. 

A  control  and  arbitration  commit- 
tee was  named,  consisting  of  Wm. 
Smetana,  A. B.C.  Printing  Co.,  Chi- 
cago; S.  R.  Reams,  Atlanta;  George 
Weida,  Kansas  City  Slide  and  Mfg. 
Cov  Kansas  City. 

The  NRA  code  will  be  observed. 
All  those  engaged  in  the  motion  pic- 
ture theater  printing  industry  are 
being  requested  to  communicate  with 
the  secretary  for  a  copy  of  code  as 
well  as  by-laws,  rules  and  regula- 
tions  governing   the   association. 


Slow,  Sentimental  Films 
Best  for  England — Buxton 

English  movie  fans  like  pictures 
that  are  slow  and  sentimental,  and 
they  cannot  grasp  the  rapid-fire  ac- 
tion and  talking  films  which  lack 
these  qualities,  said  Joseph  Buxton, 
general  manager  of  Regal  Cinemas, 
Ltd.,  controlling  20  movie  and  10 
vaude  houses  in  the  British  Isles, 
in  an  interview  at  the  Hotel  Edison 
prior  to  sailing  Saturday  for  Eng- 
land. Buxton  spent  a  month  in  this 
country,  visiting  the  Chicago  fair 
and  Hollywood. 


Wash'n  Houses  and  Unions 
Agree  on  New  Contracts 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington  —  Local  theaters  and 
he  musicians  and  stagehands  unions 
have  reached  an  agreement  on  a  new 
contract  which  does  not  alter  the 
existing  wage  scale  or  working  con- 
ditions. Col.  Harry  Long,  Loew  di- 
vision manager,  headed  the  theater 
committee  which  figured  in  the  ne- 
gotiations. The  new  contract  be- 
comes operative  in  September  and 
will  run  for  two  years. 


Fox  Signs  Society  Girl 
Jane  Barnes,  member  of  a  promi- 
nent Boston  family,  has  been  signed 
by  Fox  and  will  leave  for  Hollywood 
in  a  few  weeks. 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


Boston  Keith   Goes  All  Film 

Boston — RKO  Keith  has  gone  to  a 
straight   picture   policy. 


SUBSTANTIAL  belief  in  the  fu- 
ture of  Broadway  is  responsible 
for  the  ambitious  plans  for  motion 
picture  production  which  Eddie 
Dowling  has  set  up  at  the  Astoria 
studios.  To  make  it  possible  for 
Broadway  producers  to  participate 
fully  in  the  film  versions  of  their 
own  successes,  and  to  retain  the 
ownership  of  these  properties 
throughout  the  film  production  and 
distribution  period,  Dowling  has 
sponsored  the  building  of  a  working 
organization  in  New  York  which 
will  be  as  accessible  and  efficient 
:n  the  making  of  a  film  release  for 
Broadway  sources  as  their  own  fine 
facilities   of  the  theater. 


In  the  cast  of  "Plane  Fools,"  which 
Vitaphone  placed  in  production  last 
week  at  the  Floyd  Bennett  Field, 
are  Dorothy  Lee,  the  Havel  Broth- 
ers, and  the  14  Vitaphone  chorus 
beauties.  The  short  will  have  se- 
ntences laid  in  Japan,  Italy,  France, 
Turkey   and  Holland. 


Fredi  Washington,  prominent  col- 
ored actress  who  plays  opposite  Paul 
Robeson  in  the  John  Krimsky- 
Gifford  Cochran  talking  screen  ver- 
sion of  Eugene  O'Neill's  "Emperor 
Jones,"  soon  to  be  presented  by 
United  Artists  at  the  Rivoli,  has 
just  been  married  to  Lawrence 
Brown,  featured  trombonist  in  Duke 
Ellington's  orchestra  and  son  of  the 
Rev.  John  M.  Brown  of  Ward's 
Methodist    Chapel,   Denver. 


Coming  and  Going 


JOSEPH  BUXTON,  general  manager  of  Regal 
Cinemas,  Ltd.,  British  circuit,  sailed  Saturday 
on  the  Berengaria  for  England  after  a  month's 
stay   here. 

JANET  GAYNOR,  after  two  weeks'  camping 
in  Wisconsin,  is  motoring  to  New  England  by 
way   of   Toronto. 

MARGUERITE    CHURCHILL    leaves  this    week 

for   Hollywood   to   appear   in    Charles  R.    Rogers' 

"She     Made     Her     Bed"     and     "The  Handsome 
Brute." 

THE  PICKENS  SISTERS,  signed  by  Charles  R. 
Rogers  for  "We're  Sitting  Pretty,"  leave  for 
Hollywood   early   next  month. 

MERVYN  LEROY  arrives  in  New  York  Wed- 
nesday instead  of  Sunday,  as  previously  ex- 
pected. 

HARRY  ROSENQUEST,  assistant  to  Norman 
Moray  of  Vitaphone,  left  Saturday  for  a  busi- 
ness trip  to  the  company's  branches  in  Kansas 
City,  St.  Louis,  and  Indianapolis.  He  will  be 
gone    ten    days. 

LOUIS  NIZER  is  on  vacation  in  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

HERMAN  RIFKIN,  president  of  Hollywood 
Films,  arrived  in  New  York  from  Boston  Thurs- 
day. 

RAY  SMITH  and  HARRY  SEED,  Warner  branch 
managers  in  Albany  and  Buffalo,  respectively, 
are    in    New    York    conferring   with    Andy    Smith. 

HOWARD  S.  CULLMAN  of  the  original  Roxy 
leaves  today  for  Washington,  where  he  will  re- 
main  for   a   few   days. 


Features  Reviewed  in  Film  Daily  Jan.  13  to  Aug.  26 


Title  Reviewed 

\   Kek   Balvany-XX 4-19-33 

Adorable-F   5-19-33 

After  the  Ball-F   3-18-33 

Air    Hostess-COL     1-21-33 

Alimony  Madness-MA Y . . .  5-5-33 
Almas  Encontradas-XX  ..7-7-33 
Ann    Carver's    Profession-COL 

6-9-33 

Another  Language-MGM .  .8-5-33 
Arizona     to     Broadway-F.  7-22-33 

Baby    Face-WA    6-24-33 

Barbarian,    The-MGM  ..  .5-13-33 

Bed    of    Roses-RKO 7-1-33 

Bedtime    Story,    A-PAR.  .4-22-33 
tBehind  Jury  Doors-MAY  .3-15-33 

!.,Below  the   Sea-COL 6-3-33 

Be    Mine   Tonight-U    3-16-33 

:  Berlin     Alexanderplatz-XX 

5-13-33 

Best    of    Enemies-F 7-17-33 

Between   Fighting  Men-WW 

2.8-33 
ilBig    Attraction    (Grosse 

Attraktion)-BAV     7-25-33 

Big    Brain-RKO 8-5-33 

Big    Drive-FD     1-20-33 

Big  Cage,   The-U 5-10-33 

Bitter   Sweet-UA    8-25-33 

;  Black    Beauty-MOP 8-23-33 

Blarney     Kiss-PRI 8-19-33 

Blondie    Johnson-FN 3-1-33 

Bondage-F    4-22-33 

Born  Anew-AM    7-25-33 

Breed    of    the    Border-MOP 

5-10-33 

Broadway     Bad— F 3-7-33 

By   Appointment    Only-INV 

7-12-33 

California     Trail-COI 7-22-33 

Captured-WA    8-19-33 

Central     Ai,rport-FN 3-29-33 

Charles    XII— XX     4-3-33 

Cheating   Blondes-C AP . . .  5-20-33 

Cheyenne     Kid-RKO 7-13-33 

Child  of  Manhattan-COL. 2-1 1-33 
Christopher  Strong-RKO  3-11-33 
Circus   Queen   Murder-COL 

5-6-33 

Clear  All   Wires-MGM 3-4-33 

Cocktail    Hour-COL    6-3-33 

Cohens  and  Kellys  in  Trouble- 
U..  4-1 5-33 

College    Humor-PAR 6-14-33 

Come  On  Danger-RKO.  .2-16-33 
Conquerors  of  the   Night- 

AM.. 8-1-33 
Constant    Woman,    The-WW 

5-23-33 

Cornered-COL     2-1-33 

Corruption-IMP     6-21-33 

Cougar,     The     King     Killer- 

SNO 5-23-33 

Cowboy  Counsellor-FD...  2-1-33 
Crime    of    the    Century-PAR 

2-18-33 

Crossfire-RKO    8-15-33 

Dance    Hall    Hostess-MAY 

8-26-33 

Dangerously    Yours-F 2-24-33 

Daring  Daughters-CAP.  .3-25-33 
Das  Nachtigall  Maedel-CAP 

1-28-33 

Deadwook    Pass-FR 6-6-33 

Death    Kiss-WW    1-28-33 

Der   Hauptman   Von   Koepe- 

nick-AMR     1-20-33 

Der  Liebling  von  Wien-XX 

6-14-33 
Der    Schuetzen    Koenig-HER 

5-10-33 
Destination  Unknown-U. .  .4-8-33 

Devil's   Brother-MGM 6-10-33 

Devil's  in  Love-F 7-28-33 

Diamond  Trail-MOP 4-19-33 

Die    Frau   von   Der    Man 

Spricht-XX     4-26-33 

Die  Grosse  Attraktion- 

BAV..  7-25-33 
Dinner   at    Eight-MGM  .  .8-25-33 

Diplomaniacs-RKO     4-29-33 

Disgraced  l-PAR      7-17-33 

Don't  Bet  on  Love-U 7-29-33 

Dos   Noches-IIOF    5-10-33 

Double  Harness-RKO.  .  .7-13-33 
Drei   Tage   Mittelarrest- 

XX..  5-18-33 

Drum    Taps-WW 4-26-33 

Dude    Bandit-ALD 6-21-33 

Eagle  and  the  Hawk-PAR. 5-6-33 
Ein    Maedel    Der    Strasse-XX 

4-10-33 
Eine  Liebesnacht-XX  ...5-18-33 
Eine    Nacht    Im    Paradise-AMR 

2-23-33 
Eine  Tuer  Geht  Auf-PRX  2-8-33 
Eleventh  Commandment-ALD 

3-25-33 

Elmer  the  Great-FN 5-26-33 

El  Precio  De  Un  Beso- 

F.  .8-1-33 
Emergency  Call-RKO ...  .6-24-33 
Employees'  Entrance-FN  1-21-33 
End   of  the   Trail-COL. .  .2-23-33 

Ex-Lady-WA     5-13-33 

Face  in  the  Sky-F 2-18-33 


KEY  TO  DISTRIBUTORS 


ABC — Arkay   Film   Exch. 

AE — Aeolian    Pictures 

AG— Agfa 

ALD — Allied    Pictures 

ALX — William    Alexander 

AM — Amkino 

AMR — American    Roumanian 

Film    Corp. 
ARL — Arthur  Lee 
AU — Capt.    Harold   Auten 
BAV— Bavaria  Film  A-G 
BEE— Beekman  Film  Corp. 
CAP — Capitol     Film     Exchange 
CHE— Chesterfield 
COL — Columbia 
COM — Compagnie   Universelle 

Cinematographique 
EC — Enrico  Cutali 
EQU — Equitable    Pictures 
F — Fox 

FAI — Faith  Pictures  Corp. 
FAM — Foreign  American  Films 
FD — First  Division 
FOR — Foremco    Pictures 
FR — Freuler  Film  Associates 


FN — First    National 
FX — The    Film    Exchange 
GB — Gaumont-British 
UEN — General  Films 
GOL — Ken  Goldsmith 
GRF — Garrison  Films 
HEL — Helber  Pictures 
HER— Charles  B.  Herrlitz 
HOL — Hollywood 
HOF— J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 
ICE — Int.    Cinema    Exch. 
IMP — Imperial  Dist. 
INA — Inter-Americas    Films 
INT — Interworld  Prod. 
INV — Invincible  Pictures 
JE — Jewell  Productions 
JRW— J.   R.   Whitney 
K I N — Kinematrade 
LEV — Nat    Levine 
MAD — Madison  Pictures 
MAJ — Majestic  Pictures 
MAY — Mayfair   Pictures 
MO — Monopole  Pictures 
MGM — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
MOP — Monogram    Pictures 
PA  R — Paramount 


PO — Powers    Pictures 
POL — Bud  Pollard  Productions 
POR — Portola    Pictures 
PRI — Principal  Dist.  Corp. 
PRX — Protex  Dist.  Corp. 
REG — Regent  Pictures 
REM — Remington   Pictures 
RKO — RKO-Radio     Pictures 
SHO — Showmen's  Pictures 
SNO — Sidney    Snow. 
SUP — Superb    Pictures 
SYA — Synchro  Art  Pictures 
SYN — Syndicate 
TF — Tobis  Foreign  Film 
TOW — Tower  Prods. 
U — Universal 
UA — United   Artists 
UFA— Ufa 
WA— Warner    Bros. 
WK— Willis  Kent 
WOK— Worldkino 
WW — World    Wide 
XX — No    distributor    set 
ZBY — Zbyszko     Polish-American 
Film   Co. 


Title  Reviewed 

Laithful    Heart-HEL 8-15-33 

Fargo    Express-WW 3-1-33 

Fast   Workers-MGM    3-18-33 

Fighting    for    Justice- 

COL.. 5-17-33 

Fighting   Parson-ALD 8-2-3: 

Fighting  President.  The-U. 4-8-33 
Fighting   Texans-MOP    ..7-26-33 

Fires    of    Fate-PO 4-4-33 

Flying  Devils-RKO    8-26-33 

Footsteps    in    the    Night-INV 

5-10-33 

Forbidden    Trail-COL 4-10-33 

Forgotten-INV    5-20-33 

Forgotten   Men-JE    5-13-33 

42nd    Street-WA    2-4-33 

Flaming    Guns-U 6-17-33 

Flaming   Signal-INV 5-25-33 

Four    Aces-SYN 2-24-33 

Fourth    Horseman-U 2-8-33 

From  Hell  to  Heaven- 

PAR.. 3-18-33 
Gabriel  Over  the  White   House 

MGM 4-1-33 

Gallant     Fool-MOP 8-9-33 

Gambling     Ship-PAR 7-13-33 

Gefahren  Der  Liebe-MAD. 5-1-33 

Ghost     Train-ARL 2-18-33 

Gigolettes    of    Paris-EQU 

7-19-33 

Girl   in    419-PAR 5-20-33 

Girl   Missing-WA    3-18-33 

Glos   Pustyni-XX    4-26-33 

Gold  Diggers  of  1933- 

WA..  5-25-33 
Go'den    Goal    (Das    Lockende 

Ziel)-BAV     6-20-33 

Goldie    Gets    Along-RKO  .  .6-3-33 

Grand    Slam-WA 2-23-33 

Great  Jasper.   The-RKO  .  .2-17-33 

Gun     Law-MAJ 7-13-33 

Hallelujah  I'm  a  Bum-UA, 

1-27-33 
He    Learned    About    Women 

PAR.. 3-2-33 

Hell    Below-MGM    4-27-33 

Hell   on    Earth-AE 3-31-33 

Hello    Everybody-PAR    ..1-28-33 

Hello,    Sister-F    4-14-33 

Hell's    Holidav-SUP     7-19-33 

Heroes     for     Sale-FN 7-22-33 

Her     Bodyguard-PAR 8-5-33 

Her  Resale  Value-MAY  .  .6-21-33 
Hertha's  Erwachen-UFA. 3-13-33 
Heute    Nacht-Eventuell-XX 

7-7-33 

Hidden    Gold-U     3-22-33 

High    Gear-GOL     3-22-33 

His    Private    Secretary-SHO 

6-6-33 

Hold   Me   Tight-F 5-20-33 

Hold  Your   Man-MGM 7-1-33 

Holzapfel   Weiss  Alles-MO 

1-12-33 

Hot   Pepper-F    1-21-33 

Horizon-AM     5-13-33 

Humanity-F    4-22-33 

Hyppolit  A  Lakaj-ICE  ..1-20-33 
Ich    Will    Nicht    Wissen    Wer 

Du    Bist-INT    2-17-33 

I    Have    Lived-CHE 7-19-33 

Ihre  Majestaet  Die  Liebe- 

WA.. 2-8-33 
I  Love  That  Man-PAR.  .  .7-8-33 
I    Loved    You    Wednesday-F 

6-16-33 

India     Speaks-RKO 5-6-33 

Infernal    Machine-F 4-8-33 

I   Cover  the  Waterfront- 

UA.. 5-19-33 
International   House-PAR.  5-27-33 

Intruder,   The-ALD    3-13-33 

Iron    Master-ALD    2-4-33 

Island    of    Doom-AM 7-20-33 


Title  Reviewed 

It's   Great  to   Be  Alive-F.  .  7-8-33 

Ivan-GRF     2-23-33 

Jennie    Gerhardt-PAR 6-9-33 

Jungle     Bride-MOP 5-13-33 

Justice    Takes    a    Holiday- 

MAY.. 4-19-33 

Kadetten-FX     3-31-33 

Kazdemu    Wolng    Kochac-XX 

5-24-33 

Keyhole,     The-WA 3-31-33 

King    Kong-RKO 2-25-33 

WA.. 2-18-33 
King  of  the  Arena-U  ...  .8-23-33 
King   of  the  Jungle-PAR   2-25-33 

King's  Vacation-WA    1-20-33 

Kiss     Before    the     Mirror-U 

5-13-33 
Korvettenkapitaen-AG    .  .  .  3-25-33 

Kuhle  Wampe-KIN 4-26-33 

La   Donna   D'Una   Notte- 

POR.. 3-13-33 
Lady's     Profession,    A. 

PAR .  .  3-25-33 
Lady    for   a    Day-COL.  ...8-9-33 

Ladies    They    Talk    About-WA 

2-25-33 
La  Ley  del   Haren-XX  ...  6-20-33 

Laubenkolonie-GEN    6-9-33 

Laughing  at  Life-LEV .  .7-12-33 
La  Voce  del  Sangue-SYA. 4-19-33 
Law  and  Lawless-MAJ.  .4-12-33 
Les   Trois    Mousquetaires- 

COM.  .5-1-33 
Life  Is  Beautiful-AM...!2-17-33 
Life    of    Jimmy    Dolan-WA 

6-14-33 

Lilly    Turner-FN 6-15-33 

L'italia    Parla-EC 2-20-33 

Little   Giant-FN    4-14-33 

Long    Avenger -WW 6-30-33 

Looking   Forward-MGM .  .4-29-33 

Love  in  Morocco-GB    3-20-33 

Love   Is   Like  That-CHE. 4-29-33 

Lucky    Devils-RKO    1-28-33 

Lucky    Larrigan-MOP    ..3-15-33 

Luxury    Liner-PAR    2-4-33 

M— FOR     4-3-33 

Madame    Wuenscht    Keine 

Kinder-XX     6-3-33 

Malay     Nights-MAY 2-1-33 

Mama-F     7-20-33 

Mama    Loves    Papa-PAR 

7-22-33 
Man  from   Monterey-WA  .8-16-33 

Man    Hunt-RKO    5-5-33 

Man    of    Action-COL 6-6-33 

Man  of  the  Forest-PAR.  .8-25-33 
Man    They    Couldn't   Arrest- 

GB.. 3-13-33 

Man    Who    Won-PO 2-25-33 

Mano    a    Mano-INA 2-23-33 

Marius— PAR    4-19-33 

Mary  Stevens,   M.D.-WA. 7-28-33 

Matto    Grosso-PRI     1-14-33 

Mayor   of    Hell-WA 6-23-33 

Melodv    Cruise-RKO 6-16-33 

Melodia  de   Arrabal-PAR.  .8-9-33 

Men    and    Jobs-AM 1-6-33 

Men   Are    Such    Fools- 

RKO.. 3-13-33 

Men    of    America-RKO 3-1-33 

Men    Must    Fight-MGM.  .3-11-33 

Midnight    Club-PAR    7-29-33 

Midnight     Marv-MGM  ...  7-17-33 

Mindreader-FN    4-7-33 

Mistigri-PAF      1-20-33 

Mon    Coeur   Balance-PAR    2-8-33 

Money     Talks-SYN 8-12-33 

Monkey's  Paw,   The- 
RKO..  6-1-33 
Moonlight    and    Pretzels-U 

8-23-33 
Morning   Glory-RKO 8-16-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Morgenrot-PRX     5-18-33 

Murders  in  the  Zoo-PAR.  .4-1-33 
Mussolini  Speaks-COL  ..3-11-33 
Mysterious  Rider— PAR. .  .6-1-33 
Mystery  of  the  Wax  Museum- 

WA.. 2-18-33 
My    Mother-MOP    (Reviewed    as 

Self    Defense)     2-17-33 

Nagana-U     2-11.. 33 

Namensheirat-FAM     1-12-33 

Narrow  Corner.  The-WA  .6-20-33 

Night   and   Day-GB 5-27-33 

Night   of   Terror-COL 6-7-33 

No  Marriage  Ties-RKO  ..  .8-4-33 
No  Other  Woman-RKO  ..  1-1  3-33 
Noc  Listopadowa-PRX ...  5-1-33 
Notorious  but  Nice-CHE. 8-23-33 
Nuisance,  The-MGM  ...5-27-33 
Obey    the    Law — COL.  .  .3-11-33 

Officer     13-FD     1-27-33 

Oliver    Twist-MOP 2-25-33 

On  Demande  un   Compagnon- 

XX.  .6-9-33 

Our    Betters-RKO 2-24-33 

Out  AU   Night-U 4-8-33 

Outlaw    Justice-MAJ 2-23-33 

Outsider,    The-M-G-M 3-29-33 

Over  the  Seven  Seas-XX  .  5-24-33 
Paddy  the  Next   Best  Thing-F 

8-25-33 
Parachute  Jumper-WA    ..1-27-33 

Paris— Beeuin-PRX      1-6-33 

Parole   Girl-COL 4-10-33 

Past    of    Mary    Holmes-RKO 

4-29-33 
Peg  O'  My  Heart-MGM..  5-20-33 
Perfect     Understanding-UA 

2-24-33 
Phantom    Broadcast-MOP 

4-4-33 
Phantom     Thunderbo'.t-WW 

6-14-33 

Pick-Up-PAR     3-25-33 

Picture     Snatcher-WA 5-19-33 

Pilgrimage-F       7-17-33 

Piri   Mindot   Tud-ABC    ..1-28-33 

Pleasure    Cruise-F 4-1-33 

Police   Call  HOL 8-23-33 

Potemkin-KIN     4-3-33 

Power    and    the    Glory,    The-F 

8-18-33 
Primavera  en  Otono-F.  ..  5-24-33 
Private   Detective  62-WA.  .7-8-33 

Private    Jones-U    3-25-33 

Professional   Sweetheart- 

RKO..  5-27-33 

Racetrack— WW     3-7-33 

Rebel,    The-U    7-27-33 

Reform   Girl-TOW    3-4-33 

Renegades    of    the    West 

RKO 3-29-33 

Return     of     Casey    JonesMOP 

6-30-33 
Return  of  Nathan  Becker- 

WOK.. 4-19-33 
Reunion  in  Vienna-MGM.  .5-2-33 
Revenge  at   Monte  Carlo-MAY 

4-26-33 

Riot    Squad-MAY 7-26-33 

Rivals-AM     4-10-33 

Robber's    Roost-F     3-18-33 

Rome    Express-U 2-25-33 

Sailor    Be    Good-RKO 3-1-33 

Sailor's    Luck-F    3-17-33 

Samarang-UA     5-18-33 

Savage     Gold-AU 5-23-33 

Scarlet     River-RKO 5-24-33 

Second    Hand   Wife-F 1-14-33 

Secrets-UA     3-16-33 

Secret    of    Madame    Blanche 

MGM 2-4-33 

Secrets  of  Wu  Sin-CHE.  .2-3-33 
Self  Defense-MOP   2-17-33 


Titlt  Reviewed 

Shadow    Laughs-INV 3-27-33 

Shame-AM    3-15-33 

She   Done   Him   Wrong- 

PAR.  .2-10-33 
She   Had  to   Say   Yes-FN 

7-28-33 
Shepherd    of    the    Seven    Hills 

FAI.  .8-8-33 
Shriek   in   the   Night,    A-ALD 

7-22-33 

Silk    Exoress-WA 6-23-33 

Silver     Cord-RKO 5-5-33 

Sing,  Sinner,  Sing-MAJ.  .8-12-33 
Sister  to  Judas-MAY  ...1-18-33 
Sleepless    Nights-REM     ..7-22-33 

Smoke    Lightning-F 5-12-33 

So  This  Is  Africa-COL.. 4-22-33 
Soldiers   of   the   Storm- 

COL.. 5-18-33 
Somewhere  in  Sonora-WA  .  6-7-33 
Son  of  the  Border-RKO  .  .8-2-33 
Song  of  the  Eagle-PAR.  .4-27-33 

Song   of    Life-TF    3-17-33 

Song     of     Songs-PAR 7-22-33 

Sous  La   Lune  Du   Maroc- 

PRX      1-28  33 

Sphinx,   The-MOP 8-16-33 

State    Fair-F    1-27-33 

State   Trooper-COL    3-27-33 

Storm    at    Davbreak-MGM 

7-22-33 
Story  of  Temple  Drake- 

PAR 5-6-33 

Strange    Adventure-MOP    2-8-33 

Strange    People-CHE 6-17-33 

Stranger's  Return-MGM.  .7-29-33 
Strictly  Personal-PAR   ...3-18-33 

Study  in   Scarlet-WW 5-26-33 

Sucker    Money-WK 3-1-33 

Sundown    Rider-COL 6-9-33 

Supernatural-PAR     4-22-33 

Sweepings-RKO     3-22-33 

Taming    the    Jungle-INV.  .6-6-33 

Taras    Triasylo-XX     3-1 5-33 

Tarzan   the    Fearless-PRI  .8-12-33 

Tatra's    Zauber-PRX 2-20-33 

Telegraph    Trail-WA 3-29-33 

Terror     Abroad-PAR 7-3-33 

Terror    Trail-U    2-11-33 

Theodore  Koerner-XX  ...  5-10-33 
There  Goes  the  Bride- 

GB..  3-1-33 
They   Just    Had   to    Get 

Married-U     2-10  33 

This  Day  and  Age-PAR. 8-16-33 
This  Is  America-BEE. .  .6-23-33 
Three-Cornered     Moon-PAR 

8-8-33 
Today  We  Live-MGM   ..4-15-33 

Tombstone    Canyon-F 7-3-33 

Tomorrow    at    Seven-RKO 

7-12-33 
Tonight    Is    Ours-PAR    ..1-21-33 

Topaze-RKO      2-10-33 

Trailing   North-MOP 5-17-33 

Traum   von    Schoenbruhnn 

XX..  6-3-33 

Treason-COL     5-4-33 

Trick    for    Trick-F 6-10-33 

Truth  About  Africa-ALX. 4-19-33 

Tugboat    Annie-MGM 8-12-33 

Turn    Back    the    Clock-MGM 

8-23-33 
Una    Vida    Por    Otra-INA 

2-17-33 
Under    the   Tonto    Rim-PAR 

7-19-33 
Unknown  Valley-COL ...  8-18-33 
Via  Pony  Express-MAJ.  .5-4-33 
Victims    of    Persecution-POL 

6-17-33 

Voltaire- WA      7-28-33 

Warrior's  Husband-F  ...5-12-33 
West  of  Singapore-MOP.  .4-1-33 
What,  No  Beer-MGM... 2-1 1-33 
What  Price  Decency  ?- 

MA  J..  3-2-33 
What    Price    Innocence-COL 

6-24-33 
When  a   Man   Rides  Alone-FR 

2-1-33 
When    Ladies    Meet-MGM 

6-24-33 
When   Strangers   Marry- 

COL.. 5-25-33 
Whirlwind,  The-COL  ...7-29-33 
Whistling   in   the   Dark-MGM 

1-28-33 

White     Sister-MGM     3-20-33 

Wives   Beware-REG    5-2-33 

Woman  Is  Stole-COL.  .  .6-30-33 
Woman's  World-AM  ...1-28-33 
Women  Won't  Tell-CHE  1-3-33 
Woman  Accused-PAR.  .  .3-11-33 
Working  Man,  The-WA.  .4-12-33 
World    Gone    Mad-MAJ.  .4-15-33 

Wrecker,    The-COL 8-5-33 

Yanko  Muzykant-ZBY  ..3-13-33 
Young  BIood-MOP  ...1-18-33 
Zapfenstreich    Am    Rhein- 

JRW..  2-8-33 
Zoo   in    Budapest-F 4-12-33 


Ten  Billion 
More  hours    of  Leisure 
for  you  to  coin  into  cash! 


Excerpt  from  N.  Y.  Times,  August  2}rd 


ihe  52-hour  week  shrinks  to  35  .  .  •  the  nine-hour  day,  to  six  .  .  .  NRA  has 
Ik  shortened  work  time,  lengthened  play  time,  boosted  wages  for  millions  of 
people  to  spend  . . .  What  will  these  millions  of  higher-paid  workers  do  with 
billions  of  extra  idle  hours? 

(3 pportunity  shouts  to  you  —  "Pull 'em  into  the  movies!" . .  .  They  have  the 
time  and  money  . . .  You  have  the  seats . . .  Your  industry,  more  than  any  other, 
stands  to  win  the  richest  fruits  of  the  New  Deal . . .  Begin  Now  to  gather  this 
golden  windfall  into  your  theatre  .  .  .  Make  your  public  movie-minded  .  .  . 

Do  it  with  these  Paramount  Pictures ! 


Cecil  B.DeMille's 

"THIS  DAY 
AND  AGE" 

with 
an  all-youth  cast 


TOO  MUCH 
HARMONY' 

w/thBING  CROSBY 

Directed  by 

Edward  Sutherland 


MAE  WEST        MARXBROS. 

in  in 

'I'm  No  Angel"      "Duck  Soup" 


Directed  by 

Wesley   Ruggles 


Directed  by 

Leo     Mc  Carey 


and  these  other  attractions  released  in  the  next  two  months:  Gary  Cooper  in 
"ONE  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON"— Claudette  Colbert  in  "TORCH  SINGER"— 
Laurence  Schwab's  "TAKE  A  CHANCE'  -Skipworth  &  Fields  in  "TILLIE  &GUS' ' 

,  .  .  If  it's  a  ;jg|}|  Paramount^Picture,  it's  the  best  show  in  town 


IN  TWO  SECTIONS 


SECTION  1 


intimate  in  C  h  a  r  a  c  t  e  > 
international  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


The  Daily  N 
Of  Motion 
Now  Fifteen 

ewspa  per 

Pictures 

Years  Old 

fCL.  LXIII.  NO.  5C 


^r%»   ^tH\,  TIESCAY,  AUGUST  29,  1933 


.5  CENTS 


RKO  Circuit  Raising  Admissions,  Says  Franklin 

SIX  advisors  appointjDn  laboratory  code 

Monarch   Theaters,  Inc.,  Formed  by  Feld-Chatkin-Katz 


Nfew  Circuit  to  be  in  Full 

Swing  by  the  End  of 

This  Week 

Formation  of  Monarch  Theaters, 
,'nc,  to  operate  houses  already  ac- 
luired  and  others  to  be  taken  over, 
vas  announced  yesterday  by  Milton 
i.  Feld,  president.  Dave  Chatkin 
s  vice-president  and  Harry  Katz 
secretary-treasurer.  New  York 
leadquarters  have  been  established 
it  501  Madison  Ave.,  and  the  cir- 
cuit plans  to  be  in  complete  opera- 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 

PARAMOUNT  FORMING 
NEW  CORPORATION 

Paramount  interests  are  under- 
stood to  be  forming  a  new  corpora- 
tion to  have  functions  corresponding 
to  those  of  Publix  Enterprises,  which, 
through  subsidiaries,  controls  ap- 
proximately 100  theaters.  Work  of 
liquidating  Publix  Enterprises  is  re- 
ported virtually  completed. 


1918 


1933 


The  Film  Daily  is  deeply  appreciative  of  the 
many  messages  of  congratulations  from  its 
friends  all  over  the  world  and  is  happy  to 
have  played  its  modest  part  in  the  progress 
of  this  great  and  inspiring  industry  for  the 


past  15  years. 


Warner-F.  N.  to  Hold 

3-Day  Trade  Showings 

A  three-day  national  tradeshow- 
ing,  at  which  time  from  15  to  18  new 
season's  features  will  be  shown,  is 
planned  by  Warner-First  National 
about  the  middle  of  October,  Major 
/Albert  Warner  announced  yesterday. 
Addition  of  15,000,000  movie  fans 
to  the  regular  movie  attendance  is 
predicted  by  Major  Warner  as  a  re- 
(Continued   on   Page  2) 


Code  Puzzles  Brendel 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — El  Brendel,  Fox  comedian, 
says  he  can't  figure  out  the  NRA  code. 
He  has  appeared  with  ZaSu  Pitts  in  a 
short  comedy  written  by  Buddy  DeSyiva, 
telling  all  about  how  the  NRA  works. 
Brendel  particularly  remembers  the  NRA 
says  that  seven  or  eight  hours  a  day 
is  all  that  anyone  should  work.  But  in 
making  the  picture  Brendel  had  to  work 
16     hours    straight. 


^UcQ&toZfr: 


Admissions  Being  Increased 
In  RKO  Houses,  Says  Franklin 


Film  Industry  Only  One 
To  Print  Its  Own  Code 

Washington   Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  The  film  industry 
has  been  the  only  one  so  far  to  print 
its  own  NRA  codes  and  save  the 
government  the  expense.  Out  of  the 
more  than  1,200  codes  received  by 
the  NRA  up  to  this  time,  without 
exception,  the  Government  Printing 
Office  plus  an  elaborate  mimeo- 
graphing system  in  the  NRA  han- 
dled the  printing. 


Columbia  Signs  Vallee 

For  2  Musical  Shorts 

Rudy  Vallee  has  been  signed  by 
Jack  Cohn  of  Columbia  to  appear  in 
two  musical  shorts,  with  production 
on  the  coast  about  the  middle  of 
September.  Deal  was  negotiated  by 
Joe   Rivkin   of   Leo   Morrison  office. 


Increase  in  admissions  will  be  ef- 
fected wherever  possible  and  advis- 
able on  the  RKO  circuit  within  the 
next  months,  said  Harold  B.  Frank- 
lin yesterday.  Higher  operating  ex- 
pense under  the  NRA,  as  well  as  the 
fact  that  the  public  buying  power  is 
going  up,  are  at  the  basis  of  the 
contemplated    boosts,    according    to 

{.Continued    on    Page    3) 


RKO  Circuit  Signs 

Seven  Product  Deals 

Booking  deals  for  Fox,  Para- 
mount, M-G-M,  Columbia,  United 
Artists,  Warner  and  Radio  Pictures 
product  have  been  completed  by 
Phil  Reisman  and  Johnny  O'Connor 
of  RKO  Theaters.  Films  from  the 
various  companies  have  been  booked 
to  play  all  RKO  situations  from 
coast-to-coast. 


R.  H.  Cochrane  and  E.  J. 

Rosenberg  Are  Named 

Rosenblatt's  Aides 

By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington  —  The  following  ap- 
pointments as  NRA  advisors  on  the 
motion  picture  laboratory  code  have 
been  announced:  Robert  H.  Cochrane, 
vice  president  of  Universal,  to  the 
Industrial  Advisory  Board;  Prof.  H. 
F.  Fraser,  head  of  the  economics  de- 
partment of  Swarthmore  College,  as 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 

MORE  CONFABS  LIKELY 
BEFORE  CODE  HEARING 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Further  conferences, 
in  an  effort  to  clear  up  some  of  the 
controversial  points  in  the  produc- 
tion, distribution  and  exhibition 
codes,  are  expected  to  be  held  here 
prior  to  the  public  hearings  on  the 
codes,  it  was  learned  yesterday. 

It    is    believed    the    coordinators, 

(Continued    on   Page    3) 


Film  Company  Attorneys 
Confer  on  Code  Subjects 

Attorneys  identified  with  compa- 
nies which  hold  membership  in  the 
Hays  organization  met  yesterday  af- 
ternoon to  analyze  the  tentative  in- 
dustry code  scheduled  for  a  hear- 
ing in  Washington  Sept.  12.  Plan  of 
procedure  on  various  clauses  was 
discussed  at  the  session,  at  which 
Gabriel  L.  Hess  presided.  Sidney 
K.  Kent,  coordinator  for  the  produc- 
(Continued   on   Page   3) 


"Dinner  at  8"  Sets  Record 

Attendance  records  at  the  Astor  for 
the  past  two  years  have  been  shattered 
by  M-G-M  s  "Dinner  at  Eight"  which 
opened  last  Wednesday.  For  the  twelve 
performances  including  yesterday's 
matinee  the  picture  has  played  to  18  - 
554  persons. 


Tuesday,  Aug.  29,  1933! 


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THE  INDUSTRY^ 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Allied  Theater  Owners  of  New  Jersey 
meeting  at  New  York  headquarters.  2  P.  M. 

Aug.  31:  Eastern  Non-Theatrical  Producers 
meet  to  discuss  proposed  NRA  code.  Adver- 
tising  Club,    New   York,   6:30    P.    M. 

Aug.  31:  Hearing  on  Laboratory  Code  before 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA  Deputy  Administra- 
tor, U.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce  Bldg., 
Washington.      10   A.   M. 

Sept.  7:  Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  E..  Chi- 
cago Section,  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Chicago. 


Allied  Convention  Dates  Again  Changed 

Dates  of  the  annual  convention  of  Allied  Theater  Owners  of  New  Jersey  in  Atlantic 
City  have  again  been  changed,  this  time  to  Sept.  25-27.  Allied  States  Ass'n  will  hold 
a    board    meeting    in    A.    C.    at    the   same    time. 


Warner-F.  N.  to  Hold 
3-Day  Trade  Showings 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

suit  of  the  NRA's  success.  He  points 
out  that  millions  who  have  stayed 
away  from  movies  because  of  lack  of 
spending  money  are  now  getting 
back  to  the  point  where  they  will 
have  the  necessary  change. 

Pictures  to  be  shown  at  the  con- 
templated previews  will  include 
"Footlight  Parade,"  "The  World 
Changes,"  ''Ever  in  My  Heart."  "Fe- 
male," "Kennel  Murder  Case."  "Brit- 
ish Agent,"  "Massacre,"  "As  the 
Earth  Turns,"  "Son  of  the  Gobs," 
"Sweethearts  Forever,"  "Havana 
Widows,"  "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road." 
"From  Headquarters,"  "House  on 
56th  Street,"  and  others. 


National  Preview  Week 
For  Vitaphone  Shorts 

Vitaphone  will  hold  nationwide 
previews  of  about  20  of  its  new  sea- 
son's short  subjects  the  week  of 
Sept.  6,  it  is  announced  by  Norman 
H.  Moray,  sales  manager.  Critics 
as  well  as  exhibitors  will  be  invited 
to  the  showings,  which  also  will  take 
place  in  Canada.  Budget  on  the 
1933-34  shorts  is  30  per  cent  higher 
than  last  year,  according  to  Moray. 


'U'  Adds  One  to  Lineup 

"The  Poor  Rich,"  starring  Edna 
May  Oliver  and  Edward  Everett 
Horton  under  the  direction  of  Ed- 
ward Sedgwick,  has  been  added  to 
the  new  Universal  lineup.  It  will 
be  included  in  the  Special  Group, 
which  recently  was  augmented  with 
two   Edmund   Lowe  pictures. 


Buster   Keaton   Booked   in   Person 

Buster  Keaton  has  been  booked 
for  personal  appearances  starting 
Friday  at  the  Hippodrome,  Balti- 
more, and  followed  by  RKO  and 
Warner  dates.  He  will  appear  in  a 
specially  written  act.  Leo  Morrison 
arranged  the  bookings. 


Dwight    Palmer    Transferred 

Dwight  Palmer,  assistant  man- 
ager at  the  RKO  theater,  White 
Plains,  has  been  transferred  to  the 
Keith,  Philadelphia.  He  will  be  re- 
placed at  White  Pains  by  Al  Hil- 
dreth. 


Art  Schmidt  Quits  Publix 

Detroit — Art  Schmidt  has  resigned 
as  advertising  head  of  Publix  the- 
aters here  to  open  his  own  agency. 
He  is  being  replaced  by  Terry  Turn- 
er, former  RKO  exploitation  head. 


Cincy  Capitol  Reopening 
Cincinnati— The  RKO  Capitol  will 
reopen  Sept.  9  with  straight  picture 
policy. 


Hal  Oliver  to  Handle 

Circuit  Exploitation 

Hal  Oliver,  RKO  exploitation  man 
under  Terry  Turner,  will  handle  spe- 
cial exploitation  assignments  for  the 
entire  RKO  theater  circuit  follow- 
ing Turner's  departure  for  Detroit, 
where  he  joins  Herschel  Stuart  with 
Publix  theaters.  John  Le  Roy  John- 
ston, who  replaces  Turner  as  ex- 
ploitation head,  will  take  up  his  du- 
ties Sept.  4. 


RKO  Circuit  Books  Acts 

Vaudeville  acts  now  booked  to  play 
the  16  weeks  on  the  RKO  Theaters' 
schedule  include:  Ethel  Barrymore, 
Edmund  Lowe,  Paul  Whiteman,  Ted 
Lewis,  Earl  Carroll's  "Vanities,"  the 
Duncan  Sisters  in  "Topsy  and  Eva," 
Sophie  Tucker,  George  Jessel,  The 
Street  Singer,  Bert  Lahr,  condensed 
version  of  "Strike  Me  Pink,"  Morton 
Downey,  Lou  Holtz,  Ben  Bernie,  Guy 
Lombardo  and  his  orchestra,  Milton 
Berle,  Bill  Robinson  and  his  revue, 
Burns  and  Allen,  Molly  Picon,  Joe 
Penner,  Phil  Baker  and  Dorothy 
Stone. 

Theaters  already  set  to  play  stage 
shows  during  the  season  are  the 
Downtown,  Detroit;  Palace,  Chi- 
cago; Mainstreet,  Kansas  City; 
Orpheum,  Minneapolis;  RKO  Boston, 
Boston;  Palace,  Cleveland;  Albee, 
Brooklyn;  Prospect,  Brooklyn,  and 
Palace,  Cincinnati. 


Capitol  Midnight  Preview 

A  Thursday  midnight  preview, 
with  Broadway  celebrities  in  the 
audience,  will  be  given  at  the  Capi- 
tol for  M-G-M's  "Broadway  to  Hol- 
lywood," the  coming  week's  attrac- 
tion. Members  of  the  Lambs'  Club, 
Friars,  Players,  N.  V.  A.  and  other 
professional  organizations  have  been 
invited  to  attend. 


Opening   Youngstown   House 

Youngstown,  O.  —  The  Palace  is 
set  to  reopen  Friday  with  a  vaude- 
film  policy  as  one  of  the  units  of  the 
newly  formed  Chatfeld  circuit.  Har- 
ley  Cox  is  doing  the  publicity  for  the 
opening  of  this  house  as  well  as  the 
Palace,  Akron,  reopening  this  week 
with  films  and  vaude. 


Massce  &  Co.  Moves 

Massce  Co.,  Inc.,  film  forwarding 
and  insurance  agents,  have  moved 
their  uptown  branch  from  the  fourth 
to  the  second  floor  at  729  Seventh 
Ave. 


Indiana   Reopens   Sept.   1 

Indianapolis — The  Indiana,  closed 
since  June,  will  reopen  Sept.  1.  Ace 
Berry  has  been  appointed  manager 
and  will  also  have  charge  of  the  Cir- 
cle theater. 


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GEORGE  R.  BATCHELLER,  Jr.,  plans  to  le^i 
for    the    coast    Friday. 

HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN  returned  to  Ne 
York    from    Chicago    yesterday. 

W.  RAY  JOHNSTON  will  return  from  thi 
coast    on    Sept.    5. 

NANCY  CARROLL  is  in  New  York  from  th 
coast. 

MR.  and  MRS.  NATHANIEL  SHILKRET  re 
turned    yesterday    from    Europe. 

ALFRED  A.  HESSE,  stage  actor  signed  by  Fo 
for  "As  Husbands  Go,"  is  en  route  from  Net 
York   to   Hollywood. 

GEORGE  R.  BATCHELLER  of  Chesterfield  an 
MAURY  COHEN  of  Invincible  arrived  in  Ne 
York    yesterday    from    the    coast. 

SAUL  RESNICK,  Universal  branch  manager  i 
Cleveland,  has  been  in  New  York  on  circu 
deals. 

GEORGE  LISSAUER,  Warner  short  subjec 
booker  in  Cleveland,   is  on  vacation  in  the  eas' 

EMANUEL  COHEN  is  due  in  New  York  with 
in  a  month,  his  trip  from  the  Coast  havin 
been   delayed  owing  to  the  studio  strike. 

JACOBO  GLUCKSMAN  will  return  to  Nc> 
York   from    the  Argentine  about  Sept.  15. 

KATHARINE  HEPBURN  arrived  in  New  Yor 
from   the   coast   yesterday. 

NORMAN  H.  MORAY,  Vitaphone  sales-man 
ager  left  yesterday  for  Detroit.  He  will  b 
gone    until    Friday. 


Buzz   Barton  Marrying 

Youngstown,  O.  —  Buzz  Bartor 
17-year-old  cowboy  movie  star,  no\ 
on  tour  with  the  World  Brother? 
Circus,  announced  here  his  engage 
ment  to  Elvia  Bates,  young  aerialis 
from  Kansas   City,  also  with  show 


Warners  Sign  Charlie  Farrell 

West    Coast  Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILl 

Hollywood — Warners  have  signe 
Charlie  Farrell  for  the  leading  maL 
role  in  "The  Shakedown,"  with  Bett. 
Davis,  Ricardo  Cortez,  Glenda  Far 
rell  and  Allen  Jenkins. 


Alfred    C.    Fisher    Dead 

We*t   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILX 

Hollywood — Alfred  C.  Fisher,  vet 

eran    stage    and    screen    actor,    diei 

last  week  at  his  home  in  Glendale. 


Team  May  Robson-Polly  Moran 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Mav  Robson  and  Pol 
ly  Moran  are  being  teamed  b; 
M-G-M  in  "Hill  Billies." 


THEATRE  OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


We  have  in  stock 

over  50,000   yards 

CRESTWOOD  & 

PREMIER  CARPETS 

Largest  variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 


Greater  N.  Y. 
Export  House,  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna    4-0240 

Theatre   Carpets   Our  Specialty 


THE 


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DAILY 


EW  CIRCUIT  NAMED 
1  MONARCH  THEATERS 


{Continued  from  Page  1) 
m  by  the  end  of  the  week,  Feld 
.id. 

James  C.  Bolger,  former  vice- 
resident  of  United  Cigar  Stores 
id  head  of  Paramount  Publix  real 
itate  department  in  1932,  will  han- 
t.e  all  real  estate  and  insurance 
atters  for  Monarch.  E.  G.  Jennett 
in  charge  of  the  accounting  de- 
irtment.  Samuel  Spring  is  gen- 
■al  counsel.  ! 

Chatkin  has  established  headquar- 
ts  for  supervision  of  Monarch 
Duses  in  Ohio,  including  the  Pal- 
;e,  Akron,  which  opens  today  un- 
2T  the  house  management  of  Jack 
oth,  with  films  and  vaude;  the  Pal- 
2e,  Youngstown,  opening  Friday 
nder  the  same  policy  with  Ed  C. 
rinsen  as  manager,  and  the  Para- 
lount,  Steubenville,  going  straight 
lms,  with  Maurice  Baker  as  man- 
ger. 

Feld  will  personally  operate  the 
Bcently  acquired  Circle  and  Indiana 
.eaters  in  Indianapolis.  The  In- 
diana opens  Friday  night.  Ace 
Jerry  will  be  city  manager  in  In- 
dianapolis and  personally  operate  the 
ircle,  with  A.  W.  Baker  as  house 
Manager.  Ed  J.  Weisfeld  will  direct 
he  Indiana,  with  Holden  Swiden  as 
lanager.  Lou  Forbes  will  conduct 
ie  Indiana  concert  orchestra. 

Lawrence  Goldie  of  the  William 
lorris  office  will  supply  stage  acts 
pr  the  Monarch  houses. 

Feld  says  that  industrial  surveys 

re  being  made  in  all  towns  where 

e  circuit  plans  to  operate,  and  only 

tstanding  properties  in  favorable 

ituations  will  be  acquired. 


?ilm  Company  Attorneys 
Confer  On  Code  Subjects 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ion  and  distribution  codes,  called 
he  meeting  but  did  not  participate 
wing  to  his  trip  to  the  Coast.  It 
3  expected  that  every  major  com- 
>any  will  be  represened  at  the 
Vashington  hearing. 


2  Warner  Broadway  Holdovers 

Warners  will  hold  over  "Cap- 
ured"  at  the  Strand  for  a  third 
■week.  "Voltaire,"  which  opened  at 
;he  Hollywood  last  week,  will  con- 
tinue there  indefinitely. 


Father  and  Son 


Taylor  Holmes,  a  star  for  a  genera- 
tion, was  introduced  on  the  radio  Sun- 
day night  as  the  father  of  Phillips 
Holmes.  To  which  Taylor  replied  that 
it  was  an  unnecessary  explanation — 
since  he  couldn't  very  well  be  the  boy's 
mother. 


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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     IT  HAPPENED  over  at  the  Eastern  Service  Studio 

in  Astoria as   Laurence   Schwab,  co-directing   "Take  A 

Chance"  with  Monte  Brice,  was  about  to  start  shooting  on  one 
of  the  scenes  a  visitor,  who  had  obtained  a  pass  from 

one  of  the  technical  crew sez  to  Mister  Schwab 

"Say,  I  wish  ya'd  move  ya  chair  so  I  can  see." and  Mister 

Schwab  sez,  real  polite  with  a  dash  of  vitriol "I'm  awfully 

sorry.    You  take  the  chair.    I'm  only  the  director  and  producer 

on  this  picture." they  had  to  carry  the  guy  out  as  he 

wilted  from  the  shock now  all  doormen  have  strict  orders 

that  no  visitors  will  be  allowed  without  the  personal  okay  of 
Larry 

^  #  %  * 

•  •  •  DOWN  HAVANA  way following  recogni- 
tion of  their  Union  by  the  Exhibitors'  Association,  operators  in 
this  city  prepared  to  go  on  strike,  demanding  higher  wages  and 
an  eight-hour  day but  at  a  fiery  meeting  between  oper- 
ators' representatives  and  theater  owners,  the  Union  boys  won 
their  demands and  what  do  you  suppose  their  Big  Vic- 
tory got  'em? operators  in  small  houses,  $1  a  day 

first-runs,  4  berries all  theaters  here  are  operating  now 

on  the  eight-hour  day Maria  M.  Garrett,  film  editor  and 

Spanish  translator,  has  become  assistant  to  Peter  Colli  of  the 
Warner  office  in  Havana 

•  •      •     IN  THE  ossif  of  a  notorious  chiseler  over  at  630 

Ninth    Avenoo he   had    prominently   displayed   over   his 

desk  the  NRA  emblem  bearing  the  legend "We  Do  Our 

Part" some  wag  made  a  slight  addition "We  Do 

Our  Partner" how  true,  how  true!   .  . 

•  •  •  COAST  OPENING  of  "Dinner  At  Eight"  will  be 
broadcast  late  tonight  from  Grauman's   Chinese  in  Hollywood 

on  a  countrywide  hook-up  over  the  Columbia  network 

Alex  Gottlieb,  who  once  handled  publicity  at  the  New 

York  Paramount,  is  now  officiating  blurbing  for  the  Monarch, 
new  Feld-Chatkin-Katz  circuit 

•  •  •  A  SQUIB  from  the  Warner  publicity  dep't  has  this 
caption  "Warners  Flirting  With  Idea  of  Reopening  the 

Warner  Theater  With  'I  Loved  A  Woman'  at  Two-a-Day" 

we  are  in  some  doubts  as  to  whether  this  means  two  dames  a 

day two  bucks  a  day  or  two  showings  in 

any  event  it's  a  swell  Idea  and  they  should  quit  Flirting 

with  it 

%  H*  %  * 

•  •      •     OUR  OWN  Charles  L.  O'Reilly   code  draft 

co-ordinator continues   to   collect  honors he  has 

been  appointed  a  member  of  Grover  Whalen's  committee  de- 
veloping plans  for  observance  of  "President's  Day"  on  Sept.  13 

Will  Gordon,  who  recently  resigned  as  dramatic  editor 

of  the  "Morning  Telegraph,"  has  joined  "The  Chief,"  the  Civil 

Service  weekly,  as  dramatic  and  motion  pix  ed a  popular 

lad  gets  what  looks  like  a  Real  Break.  ....... 

•  •      •     WITH  Pat  Garyn  putting  the  ole  Sales  Pep  in  back 

of   Master    Art   Products that   organizashe   is   stepping 

out  added  to  the  staff  are  Irving  Shiffman,  formerly  with 

Fox   and    M-G-M,   now    handling    the   Buffalo   territory 

Joseph  Schmuck  in  Boston  and  Charlie  Powell  at  Mil- 
waukee  Jack  Osterman  opens  at  Loew's  Valencia  Fri- 
day,   preliminary    to    playing    other    Loew    houses Viola 

Richards,  the  Hal  Roach  star,  is  now  rehearsing  in  "Flamingo," 

new  Broadway  show also  Merwin  Light,  who  has  worked 

in  numerous  pix The  cinematic  record  of  the  Balbo  flight 

will   be   shown   officers   and   men   of   the   Italian   Cadet   training 

ships Amerigo  Vespucci  and  Cristoforo  Colombo    

at  a  special  showing  this  morning  in  the  private  theater  at  the 
Fox  home  offices 


«      «      « 


»      »       » 


6  ADVISORS  NAMED 
ON  LABORATORY  CODE 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Consumers'  Advisor;  L.  M.  Wick- 
lein  to  the  Labor  Advisory  Board; 
Emanuel  J.  Rosenberg  of  Produc- 
ers' Laboi-atory,  New  York,  as  spe- 
cial advisor;  Donald  K.  Wallace, 
NRA  official,  on  research  and  plan- 
ning committee,  and  W.  P.  Farns- 
worth,  NRA  official,  as  legal  ad- 
visor. 

More  Protests  on  Posters 

Telegraphic  protests  are  still 
pouring  in  on  the  poster  resale  pro- 
vision of  the  producers'  code,  states 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  adminis- 
trator. He  is  also  hearing  from  ex- 
hibitors who  are  presenting  him  with 
their  present  booking  problems. 

Women's  clubs  and  press  associa- 
tions of  small  town  newspapers  are 
beginning  to  interest  themselves  in 
the  moral  questions  of  pictures  and 
calling  them  to  the  attention  of 
NRA. 


RKO  To  Increase 

Admission  Prices 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Franklin.  During  the  depression 
the  cut  in  prices  averaged  11  per 
cent,  in  some  cases  accounted  for  by 
switching  of  theaters  from  vaude- 
film  to  straight  film,  he  said. 

Franklin  also  announced  that  all 
RKO  houses  are  being  renovated 
and  redecorated  for  the  new  season. 


More  Confabs  Likely 

Before  Code  Hearing 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  will  be  called  for  further 
consultations  with  Deputy  Adminis- 
trator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  who  is  to 
weld  the  three  codes  into  one  mas- 
ter code  for  presentation  at  the 
hearings  starting   Sept.   12. 


"Masquerader"   at  Rivoli   Saturday 

Ronald  Colman  in  "The  Masque- 
rader" opens  at  the  Rivoli  on  Sat- 
urday, following  Noel  Coward's 
"Bitter  Sweet." 


many  happy  mum, 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


August  29 


Hannah    Kass 


R.   M.  Savini 


THE 


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Tuesday,  Aug.  29,  193 J 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


T  OCATION  shots  on  the  musical, 
"Take  a  Chance,"  being  pro- 
duced by  Laurence  Schwab,  William 
Rowland  and  Monte  Brice,  were  fin- 
ished yesterday  at  the  Charles  E. 
Proctor  estate  at  Great  Neck,  L.  I. 
Final  work  on  the  feature  is  ex- 
pected to  be  completed  Friday  at  the 
Astoria  studios. 

• 

Bobby  Connolly,  who  is  staying 
the  singing  and  dancing  numbers  on 
"Take  a  Chance,'"  will  complete  the 
recording  and  shooting  of  the  four 
production  numbers  on  Friday. 
Among  them  "Eadie  Was  a  Lady," 
"I'm  a  Night  Owl,"  "It's  Only  a 
Paper  Moo>i"  and  "New  Deal 
Rhythm,"  the  latter  song  number  by 
E.  Y.  Harburg  and  Roger  Edens 
being  a  musical  dramatization  of  the 
NRA  plan. 

• 

Dr.  Sigmund  Spaeth,  originator  of 
many  popular  radio  features,  among 
them  "The  Tunc  Detective,"  "The 
Song  Sleuth"  and  "Keys  to  Happi- 
ness," started  work  on  his  first  short 
for  Vitaphone  last  week  under  di- 
rection of  Joseph  Henabery.  Titled 
"Jazz  It  Up,"  the  film  will  be  based 
on  Dr.  Speteth's  popular  pastime  of 
tracing  the  melodies  of  popular 
tunes  back  to  their  origin  in  the 
compositions  of  Schubert,  Wagner, 
Beethoven  and  other  great  authors 
of  music.  The  short  will  be  a  one- 
reeler  and  will  be  released  in  Vita- 
phone's  "Pepper  Pot'  series. 
• 

Don  Zelaya,  vaudeville  star  who 
played  El  Toro  in  "Kissable,"  the 
short  made  early  this  week  with 
Jane  Froman  and  Georges  Metaxa 
as  co-stars,  has  a  famous  parent. 
Don  is  the  son  of  the  ex-president 
of  Nicaragua. 

• 

Frank  Tours  and  Max  H.  Manne, 
formerly  of  the  Paramount  produc- 
tion staff  in  the  east,  have  completed 
the  musical  scoring  and  synchroniza- 
tion of  "The  Emperor  Jones,"  Krim- 
sky-Cochran  production  for  United 
Artists  release. 

Jack  Denny  and  his  orchestra  have 
been  signed  to  a  contract  for  a  sec- 
ond Vitaphone  short  subject  to  be 
made  at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone  stu- 
dio. 

• 

Sig  Herzig  and  E.  Y.  Harburg 
have  completed  work  on  the  script 
of  "Taxi  Lover"  for  a  feature  pic- 
ture, with  production  contemplated 
in  the  cast  by  a  major  company. 


"Lady"  for  Music  Hall 

Columbia's  "Lady  for  a  Day,"  or- 
iginally expected  to  play  two-a-day  at 
the  Criterion,  goes  into  the  Radio  City 
Music  Hall  on  Sept.  7  and  will  be 
released  generally  following  that  en- 
gagement. Demand  for  immediate  re- 
lease is  said  to  have  caused  the  book- 
ing  change. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By   RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
|^UBEC  GLASMON  has  been  col- 
laborating with  Carey  Wilson 
on  the  screen  play  and  dialogue  for 
"The  Life  of  Maurice,"  which  will 
be  supervised  by  Barney  Glazer. 
George  Raft  is  to  be  starred  in  it. 
Glasmon  also  has  written  the  book 
for  a  musical  play,  with  patter  by 
Anne  Caldwell  and  songs  by  Archie 
Gottler. 

*  *         * 

Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Lilian  Harvey,  El 
Brendel,  Rowland  V.  Lee  and  Flor- 
ence Desmond  are  among  the  celeb- 
rities who  will  appear  on  the  Wam- 
pas  program  Aug.  30.  Johnny  Miles 
of   Fox    will   act   as   chairman. 

*  *         * 

"Coming-Out  Party,"  exposing 
how  society  exploits  debutantes  with 
a  view  to  engineering  a  desirable 
marriage,  has  gone  in  work  at  Fox. 
Becky  Gardiner  and  Gladys  Unger 
wrote  the  story,  and  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
is  producing  it. 

Genevieve  Tobin  has  been  assigned 
to  "Dark  Hazard"  by  First  National. 
Edward  G.  Robinson  is  starred  in 
it. 

Ken  Murray  and  Dorothy  Burgess 
are  additions  to  Warner's  "From 
Headquarters." 

John  Gilbert  started  work  yester- 
dav  opposite  Greta  Garbo  in  "Queen 
Christina"  at  M-G-M. 

Leon  Errol  was  signed  by  RKO 
yesterday  to  appear  in  a  two-reeler 
written  by  Al  Boasberg. 

Paul  Muni  will  star  in  Warner's 
"Hi,  Nellie!"  It's  a  newspaper  story 
by  Roy  Chanslor.  "Massacre,"  or- 
iginally intended  for  Muni,  will  be 
a  Richard  Barthelmess  vehicle. 

*  *  * 

Harold  Lloyd  is  trying  to  borrow 
Constance  Cummings  from  Twenti- 
eth Century  Pictures.  He  wants  her 
to  play  opposite  him  in  "The  Cat's 
Paw,"  which  will  be  directed  by  Sam 
Taylor. 

*  *         * 

The  role  of  a  drunk  who  tries  in 
vain  to  make  a  speech  at  a  conven- 
tion— and  after  many  days,  at  the 
close  of  the  convention,  finds  he  is 
at  the  wrong  one! — that  is  a  part 
that  has  been  assigned  to  Hugh 
Herbert,  who  will  work  in  "Conven- 
tion City,"  for  Warner  Bros. 

Following  the  completion  of 
"Mickey's  Touchdown,"  Larry  Dar- 
mour  signed  its  director,  J.  A.  Duffy, 
to  direct  the  balance  of  this  year's 
Mickey  McGuire  series.  Duffy,  who 
has  been  with  Darmour  for  several 
years,  was  given  his  first  oppor- 
tunity to  direct  a  little  over  a  year 
ago.  Since  then,  he  has  directed  12 
comedies  for  Darmour.     New   com- 


edies will  be  distributed  by  Colum- 
bia. 

*  *         * 

John  Miljan,  now  free-lancing  after 
a  long  term  at  M-G-M,  is  playing 
one  of  the  leads  in  "The  Mad  Game," 
at  Fox.  Spencer  Tracy  is  starred 
and  Miljan  has  the  role  of  the  at- 
torney to  gangsters,  who  are  in  the 
kidnapping  racket.  Irving  Cummings 
is  directing.  Miljan  has  just  com- 
pleted his  role  in  "The  Way  to 
Love,"  the  Maurice  Chevalier  pro- 
duction. 

*  *  :fc 

Claire  Dodd  decided  she'd  like  to 
go  see  Europe,  went  to  get  her  pass- 
port— and  then'  the  fun  began.  It 
seems  you  have  to  produce  a  birth 
certificate — but  Claire  was  born  in 
a  small  Iowa  town,  her  mother  has 
been  dead  for  years,  and  all  the 
records  have  been  lost.  As  Claire 
says,  she  knows  she  was  born,  but 
she  can't  prove  it. 

*  %  * 

John  Anthony  Atwill,  son  of 
Lionel  Atwill,  is  en  route  to  Eng- 
land, where  he  will  resume  his  medi- 
cal studies  at  St.  Bartholomew's 
School  in  London.  His  actor  parent 
is  currently  enacting  one  of  the  lead- 
ing roles  in  "Solitaire  Man,"  for 
M-G-M. 

*  *         # 

John  Meehan  is  writing  the  adap- 
tation and  screen  treatment  for 
"Sadie  McKee,"  which  will  star  Joan 
Crawford.  Meehan  recently  wrote 
the  screen  play  for  "Painted  Veils." 
which  will  star  Greta  Garbo.  He 
also  wrote  the  screen  stories  for 
"The  Broadway  Racket"  and  "Stage 
Mother." 

Gloria  Stuart,  who  is  enacting  one 
of  the  featured  leads  opposite  Eddie 
Cantor  in  "Roman  Scandals,"  will 
make  14  changes  of  attire  in  this 
Samuel  Goldwyn  production.  Miss 
Stuart,  who  is  shortly  to  be  starred 
by  Universal,  was  borrowed  from 
the  Laemmle  organization  for  this 
one  assignment. 

*  *         * 

Ted  Eshbaugh  is  producing  a  se- 
ries of  "Musicolor  Fantasies,"  one- 
reel  cartoons  made  with  a  three- 
color  process.  The  first  subject  is 
"The  Snow  Man."  He  is  also  pre- 
paring a  second  series  of  cartoons, 
which  will  be  made  in  Technicolor. 

Paintings  valued  by  American  ex- 
perts at  approximately  one-half  mil- 
lion dollars  were  inherited  several 
months  ago  by  Rosita  Moreno,  prom- 
inent Latin  beauty  who  is  enacting 
one  of  the  featured  roles  in  "Walls 
of    Gold,"    a    Fox    production.      The 

paintings   are  being   held  in   Spain. 

*  *         * 

Lee  Tracy,  in  the  first  15  days  of 
this  month,  was  the  recipient  of  ap- 
proximately 4,000  written  requests 
for  autographed  pictures,  according 
to  Dave  Epstein. 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Buffalo— W.  E.  Crabill,  western 
New  York  representative  of  Warner 
Bros.,  has  assigned  F.  M.  Westfall 
as  manager  of  the  Winter  Garden, 
Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  which  reopened 
Aug.  25  after  being  closed  since 
July.  Wallace  Folkins  is  assistant 
manager.  Harry  Lundline,  formerly 
of  the  Winter  Garden,  has  been 
transferred  to  manage  the  State  in 
Olean. 


'Milwaukee — Articles  of  incorpora- 
tion have  been  filed  here  by  the  Iris 
Amusement,  Inc.  Incorporators  are 
J.  A.  Ludwig,  J.  B.  Ozonoff  and  S. 

Ozonoff. 


Madison,  Wis.— Harold  S.  Knud-  | 
sen,  assistant  to  John  Scharnberg, 
manager  of  several  local  theaters, 
^as  been  transferred  to  West  Allis 
as  manager  of  the  Paradise,  oper- 
ated by  the  Wisconsin  Amusement 
Enterprises. 


Des  Moines — The  following  thea- 
ters in  the  state  have  recently  been 
taken  over  by  new  owners:  G.  H. 
Maxon,  new  owner  of  the  Strand, 
Jewell;  B.  J.  Okey,  Dayton,  Dayton; 
P.  J.  Paulson,  Hawkeye,  Graet- 
tinger;  E.  Long  and  N.  J.  Nathan, 
the  Rondo,  Pomeroy. 


Des  Moines — The  Cozy  in  Newton 
and  the  Olympic  in  Cedar  Rapids 
have  reopened  after  being  closed  for 
the  summer. 


New    Sharon,    la. — Harold    Chris 
tianson  is  the  new  manager  of  the 
Sharon,     purchasing     the     business 
from  E.  Hoffman. 


: 


Boston — Tom  Meehan,  city  man- 
ager for  RKO,  says  the  opening  date 
for  the  Boston  theater  has  been  ad- 
vanced to  Sept.  1.  It  will  be  man- 
aged by  Bert  Henson,  here  from 
Cleveland. 


Detroit — Excellent  Pictures  Corp. 
took  over  First  Division  Exchange 
of  Michigan,  consolidating  offices  on 
the  seventh  floor  of  the  Film  Ex- 
change. S.  K.  Decker  is  president,  ] 
with  William  Flemion  as  branch 
manager.  W.  G.  Sturgess,  former 
manager  of  First  Division,  has  gone  I 
with  Universal. 


Cleveland — Harry  Haiman,  for  17 
years  auditor  at  the  Standard  Film 
Service,  has  resigned. 


Deny  Barring  Mrs.  Costello 

Denial  was  made  yesterday  by  the 
Hays  Office  that  it  had  interfered  to 
prevent  theater  appearances  of  Mrs. 
Costello,  who  figured  in  a  sensational 
murder  trial.  A  booking  agent  is  under- 
stood to  have  charged  the  Hays  Office 
with  using  its  influence  to  stop  theaters 
from  booking  the  woman,  but  officials 
of  the  association  declared  the  case 
had  not  been  brought  up  to  them  in 
any   way. 


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Leo's  Birthday 
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AS  WE  GO 
TO  PRESS! 

DRESSLER- 
BEERY 

"Tugboat  Annie" 
Terrific! 

"NIGHT  FLIGHT" 

Previewed  and 
it's  a  honey! 


"BROADWAY  TO 
HOLLYWOOD" 

(Formerly  "Shoiv  World") 

The  Talk  of  the 

West  Coast! 


"STRANGER'S    RETURN" 
"ANOTHER  LANGUAGE" 

Delighting  Audiences! 

"TURN  BACK  THE 
CLOCK"  (Lee  Tracy) 
A  Sensation  in 
Coast  Preview! 


THAT'S  JUST  THE 
START! 


It's  the  Tenth  Birthday  of  Metro- 
Gold  wyn-Mayer!  What  a  cele- 
bration it's  going  to  be.  All  the 
past  glorious  history  of  this  lead- 
ing motion  picture  company  will 
be  surpassed  by  the  entertainment 
delights  of  the  new  season  1933- 
1934.  Watch  the  bright  stars  of 
M-G-M... there  have  never  been 
so  many  at  Leo's  studio  before! 
They're  coming  to  you  in  their 
happiest  hits... because  it's  Leo's 
Tenth  Championship  Year! 


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TO  27,925,000  FANS! 

The  Fans  demand  Stars!  Prepare  for  y33*y34  with  M-Q-M  Star  Power! 


ALL  THE  HAPPY 
M-G-M  STARS 


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time  in  pictures 


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STILL  ON  THE  COLD 

STANDARD 

JlLN  KEEPING  with  the  demand  for  better  produc- 
tions, in  story,  casts  and  showmanship  value,  First 
Division,  under  the  able  guidance  of  Harry  H.  Thomas, 
has  increased  the  budget  on  every  picture. 

While  other  producing  companies  in  the  industry  are 
retrenching  on  production  costs,  First  Division  is  de- 
termined to  spare  no  expense  in  achieving  the  superla- 
tive in  picture  values. 

With  each  release  will  be  incorporated  High  Intensity 
Exploitation  that  will  pave  the  way  to  maximum  box 
office  success. 

Sign  wiih  Safety 

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SALUTATION 9 

.      15  YEARS  OF  SERVICE  .   Will  H.  Hays    .  .11 

INTRODUCTION   .    Jack  Alicoate .17 

.     THE  STORY  OF  PRODUCTION  .    Don  Carl  Gillette 19 

EXHIBITION  SINCE  THE  WAR  .    Arthur  W.  Eddy    .  .21 

.     EQUIPMENT  MOVES  AHEAD  .    L  H.  Mitchell 27 

FOLLOWING  FOREIGN  MARKETS  .    Jack  Harrower 29 

.     THE  FILM  EDITOR  .    Anne  Bauchens 32 

15  YEARS  OF  DISTRIBUTION   .    Don  Hancock 33 

.      IMPORTANT  PICTURE  PEOPLE  .    What  They  Were  Doing  15  Years  Ago. 
Ralph  Wilk    .    Chas.  A.  Alicoate 41 

HEADLINES  THAT  MADE  HISTORY  .  Winfield  Andrus  .  .48 
.     ADVERTISING  PROGRESS  .    Don  M.  Mersereau 51 

15  YEARS  WITH  EXCHANGES  .    Marvin  Kirsch 53 

.     PROGRESS  IN  CINEMATOGRAPHY  .   John  Arnold 55 

THE  STORY  OF  RAW  STOCK  .  Ted  Curtis  .59 
.     ARTDIRECTORIAL  PROGRESSION   .    Max  Parker 61 

THE  TECHNICAL  VIEWPOINT  .    Joe  W.  Coffman .63 

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EADLIMIS 

of  importance  to  exhibitors: 

EDWIN  CHILL 

Noted  radio  commentator  signs  exclusive  contract  with  MASTER  ART  PRODUCTS  for  a  series: 
•'THE    HUMAN    SIDE    OF    THE    NEWS"!     Flood  of  inquiries   from    everywhere   attest   Exhibitors 

tremendous  interest. 

ORfiANIOCUES 

First  two  of  the  ,33-'34  product  now  ready:  "ORGAN  FESTIVAL"  and  "A  MELODY  TOUR"  with 
Lew  White,  Dick  Liebert  and  Sylvia  Froos,  featuring  unique  arrangement  of  "Stormy  Weather" 
and  "St.  Louis  Blues".    All  organlogues  studded  with  stellar  names,  PRE-SOLD  to  your  audiences 

by  nation-wide  broadcasts! 


Presenting  intimate  glimpses  of  the  personalities  behind  the  nation's  "hit"  songs,  plus  casts  of 
noted  entertainers.  Widespread  playing  time  from  Coast  to  Coast  proves  their  popularity!  First  of 
1933-34  product   actually  features  six  of  America's   outstanding  song   composers   in   one   reel! 

PET  SUPERSTITIONS 

Are  YOU  superstitious?    Why?     Do  you   know  why?    First    release    now     ready,    "Spilled    Salt". 
These  amazing  films  reveal  the  origin  of  superstitions  in  miniature  productions  that  are  feature 

pictures  in  every  thing  but  length! 


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this  New  Deal  number  to  present  to  the 
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subject — The  Motion  Picture  In- 
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IMPORTANT  as  has  been  its  part  in  the  events  of  the  past, 
THE  FILM  DAILY  on  its  fifteenth  anniversary  is  afforded  the  oppor- 
tunity for  even  more  significant  service  to  the  entire  industry. 

OUR  AVOWED  purpose  is  to  follow,  in  letter  and  in  spirit,  the  Presi- 
dent's program  for  national  industrial  recovery,  and  that  purpose  the 
industry  will  perform. 

IN  THE  ERA  which  is  ahead  there  will  prevail  a  renewed  spirit  of 
cooperation,  of  earnest  striving  for  the  practice  of  the  highest  stand- 
ards of  business  conduct,  motivated  by  an  earnest  desire  for  fairness 
to  all  elements  of  the  business. 

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mark  this  progress,  the  constructive  trade  press  will  be  of  greater  and 
greater  value. 

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are    copyrighted,     1933,    by 

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Reserved. 


A  PARAMOU  NT  "SEPT  EM  BE  RT 


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mil)  A  Qpltal  K.  KNIGHTS  her 
name,  JUNE  KNIGHT  ...  and  that's  JIMMY  DUNN  at 
her  feet  ...  in  "TAKE  A  CHANCE",  PARAMOUNT'S 
screen  version  of  Larry  Schwab's  big  musical  hit. 
BUDDY  ROGERS,  LILLIAN  ROTH,  CLIFF  EDWARDS, 
LILLIAN  BOND,  LONA  ANDRE  and  DOROTHY  LEE  are 
in  the  cast  - , .  and  Bobby  Connolly's  there  with  50  girls 
50  .  ■ .  all  new  tunes  save  "EADIE  WAS  A  LADY"  and 
that's  sumpin.   Release  date  September  29th. 


Tit  r  C  I  •>  They  say  GARY  COOPER  says  it  with  pets  instead  of  with  flowers. 
In  PARAMOUNT'S"  ONE  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON"  he  says  it  in  enough  ways 
to  FAY  WRAY  and  FRANCES  FULLER  to  thrill  every  flapper  in  the  audience  from 
stem  to  stern  .  .  after  you  see  this  picture  you'll  go  home  and  give  your  wife  a 
great  big  kiss  ...  if  you  have  a  wife.  NEIL  HAMILTON  and  ROSCOE  KARNS 
are    in   the   cast.     STEPHEN    ROBERTS   directed.     Released    September   1st. 


*BOK  $«'S  S-UCKfD/" 


This  exclamation  came  from  a  visiting 
collegian  as  he  got  a  load  of  CLAUDETTE  COLBERT  as  PARAMOUNT'S 
"TORCH  SINGER".  You'll  see  what  he  meant  after  you've  taken  in  a  few 
of  the  curves  she  throws  in  this  picture  . . .  and  you'll  probably  carry  the  torch 
for  her,  too.  DAVID  MANNERS,  RICARDO  CORTEZ,  LYDA  ROBERTI,  and, 
last  and  least,  BABY  LEROY  are  in  this  picture.  GEORGE  SOMNES  and 
ALEXANDER  HALL  directed.   Released  September  8th. 


JUST  LIKE  HIS  DAD! 

LEO,  Jr.,  is  a  chip  off  the  old  block.  Like  his  dad  he's  a  stickler 
for  big  names  in  Short  Features— STAR  POWER— and  plenty  of  it! 
"Feature  Strength  Shorts"  is  his  slogan.  STAR  VALUES— names  for 
the  marquees!  PRODUCTION  VALUES— no  one  in  the  industry  can 
touch  his  de  luxe  qualities.  He  has  purposely  kept  the  quantity 
down  so  that  he's  sure  to  keep  the  quality  up!  A  program  of 
short  subjects  with  one  idea  ...  to  help  sell  the  entire  show! 


Two  Reels  Each 
FROM  HAL  ROACH 


•  6  LAUREL-HARDY 

Winners  of  the  Academy  Prize  for  the  best  comedy  of  the  year 
They  are  feature  strength  in  any  length ! 

•  8  CHARLIE  CHASE 

More  comedies  like  "High  C's"  and  "Arabian  Tights"!  He-man, 
action  laughs — plus  music! 

•  8  THELMA  TODD— PATSY  KELLY 

Beautiful,  blonde  Thelma  teamed  with  Patsy  Kelly  recruited  from 
the  Broadway  musical-comedy  stage.  Watch  them!  Fun — fast 
and  furious! 

•  6  OUR  GANG 

The  comedy  favorites  of  all  ages  for  years  in  a  marvelous  new 
series  idea.    A  brand  new  kick  in  "Our  Gang"! 

•  8  HAL  ROACH  ALL  STAR 

Douglas  Wakefield,  Billy  Nelson  and  Don  Barclay — comic  favor- 


ites of  New  York  and  London  stage, 
history  repeats  in  this  combination! 


Like  Laurel  &.  Hardy, 


*    6  HAL  ROACH  MUSICAL  COMEDIES 

Answering  the  current  demand  for  lavish,  musical  entertain- 
ment. Music,  chorus  beauties,  laughs!  Billy  Gilbert,  Billy 
Bletcher  and  many,  many  more ! 


*  8  M-G-M  CRIME  DOESN'T  PAY 

Timed  with  the  government's  anti-crime  drive  —  an  amazingly 
sensational  idea.  Produced  in  cooperation  with  the  U.S.  Bureau 
of  Investigation,  Dept.  of  Justice.  True  life  dramas  from  their 
secret  files — feature  players  in  each  exciting  role. 

•  6  M-G-M  MUSICAL  REVUES 

Songs,  dances,  music — rippling  with  rhythm  and  laughter. 
Musical  stars  in  the  continuation  of  last  year's  success  series. 


One  Reel  Each 


*  13  WILLIE  WHOPPER  CARTOON 
COMEDIES 

A  whale  of  an  idea  that  will  panic  the  public.  Something  new 
— at  last — in  the  cartoon  field. 

*  12  M-G-M  ODDITIES 

Ten  minutes  on  your  program  that  will  snap  up  the  entire 
show.  Pete  Smith  dialogue.  Strange  places  and  things,  adven- 
ture, sport  and  thrills  the  world  over. 

*  12  FITZPATRICK  TRAVELTALKS 

The  de  luxe  series  of  travel  pictures  —  the  finest  of  them  all. 


There's  only  one  Fitzpatrick — he  photographs  and  describes 
every  scene  himself! 


•  6  GOOFY  MOVIES 

A  new  brand  of  laughs  in  movie  fantasies — top-notch  fun 
— nothing  like  them  on  the  screen  before!  Again  M-G-M  leads 
the  way! 

•  104  HEARST  METROTONE  NEWS 

Twice  each  week  —  the  newsreel  that  leads  in  local  and  inter- 
national coverage  —  fastest  service  plus  The  Globe  Trotter, 
advertised  to  millions  daily. 


M-G-M 


The  Major 
Company 


Feature  Strength  Shorts 


SHORT  ROAD 


TO  RECOVERY  WITH 


WE  DO  OUR  PART 


DEMAND  GROWS  FOR  ALL-STAR  SHOWS!  HERE'S 
HOW  TO  DOILD  BIG  STAR  BILLS  EVERY  WEEKJ 


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You'll  need  a 

RUBBER  MARQUEE 

to  hold  all  the  Great  New  Names  Vita- 
phone  will  give  you  in  every  program 
this  season! 

Here  are  just  a  few  of  the  scores  already 
signed!  Note  the  sensational  new  per- 
sonalities Vitaphone  will  bring  to  the 
screen  for  the  first  time ! 


WE'VE   GOT  TALENT 
AT  OUR  FINGER-TIPS 

Vitaphone's  Studio  is  only  45 
minutes  from  Broadway !  The 
whole  world  of  stage  and  radio 
stars  to  draw  on  at  a  moment's 
notice!  No  wonder  you  get 
more  of  the  best  novelty  acts 
and  reigning  air  names  first  from 
Vitaphone ! 


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WHAT  THE  WELL-DRESSED  LOBBY 
WILL  WEAR  THIS  SEASON 


You'll  want  to  blanket  the  town  with  the  kind  of  one-sheets  Vitaphone 
will  supply  you — one  for  each  of  the  52  two-and-three-reelers — standard 
sheets  with  snipe  titles  for  the  one-reel  series.  And  that's  just  part  of  a 

COMPLETE  PROMOTION  SERVICE 

that  will  furnish  you  with  a  full  line  of  ready-made  ticket-selling  aids  in- 
cluding lobby  enlargements,  blue-printed  publicity  plans,  cuts  and  mats. 


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VITAPHONE  TRAILERS 
THRILL  WHILE  THEY  SELL! 

Entertainment  is  the  best  Advertise- 
ment. You  can't  beat  actual  action 
clips  and  dialogue  highlights  for 
ticket-selling  power.  ..And  you  give 
your  public  real  Enjoyment  while 
you're  giving  them  an  Argument ! 
That's  why  our  trailer  sales  are 
mounting  weekly.  Used  by  biggest 
circuits. 


PACK  YOUR  BAG! 
Yo  u're  going 
places  Sept.  6th! 
For  full  directions 
see  next  page . . . 


ANCHORS 
AWAY! 

JVhen  your 
gross  takes  a 
dive, reach  for 
Vi  tap  honeys 


Maybe  you  did  have  to  skimp  and  save  and  count  the  pennies  last 
year  . . .  But  now  business  is  on  the  up  and  up!  This  year  you  can 
afford  THE  BEST  SHORTS  IN  THE  BUSINESS!  Everything  dif- 
ferent! Everything  new .  . .  new  Ideas  —  new  Stars  —  new  Series  . . . 
Because  Vitaphone  has  determined  to  top  even  last  year's  leader- 
ship! . . .  Here  are  the  big  points  about  the  finest  short  product  we 
have  ever  offered  you— 


VITAPHONE  TO  MAKE 

3-REEL  SPECIALS 

Roadshow-size  shorts  will  feature  stars  like 
Fannie  Brice  — Paul  Whiteman 


"GOLD  DIGGERS"  GIRLS  AND  DIRECTOR  K 

TECHNICOLOR  MUSICALS 

Famed  beauty  chorus  and  Busby  Berkeli 
will  put  class  of  Warners'  feature  musics^ 
into  this  sensational  short  series— />/?/*  Coh\ 


•JL*  The  standard  trade  term  for 
•  Vitaphone  Shorts.  Hundreds 
of  exhibitors  have  written 
unsolicited  comments  like  this 
from  Joe  Heivitt,  Lincoln 
Theatre,  Robinson,  III.  .  .  . 
"Many  a  time  I  have  had 
shorts  likethis  Warner  Musi- 
cal save  the  program  vohen 
the  feature  ivas  not  so  good 


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OTHER  "BROADWAY  BREVITIES" 

TO  OFFER  GREATEST  NAMES  IN  MUSIC 

Plus  gorgeous  girls  to  beat  the  lure  of  flesh 
shows,  at  far  lower  cost 


AUGMENTED  PRODUCTION  STAFF  FOR 

VITAPHONE  CARTOONS 

Famous  Looney  Tunes  and  Merrie  Melo- 
dies will  feature  new  characters  and  biggest 
songhitsof  Warners'  ownmusiccompanies. 


HOST  OF  STAGE  STARS  SIGNED  FOR 

"BIG  V"  COMEDIES 

Including  Jack  Haley,  Charles  Judell 

George  Givot,  Gus  Shy,  Fatty  Arbucki 

and  a  dozen  others 


MUSICAL  WORLD  JOURNEYS 

LAUNCH  NEW-STYLE  TRAVEL  SHORTS 

An  entirely  novel  production  ideathatwillacj 
new  life  and  speed  to  this  type  of  attraction 


THIS  IS  NOT  AN  AD  FOR 
"GOLD  DIGGERS  OF  1933." 
IT'S  JUST  A  TYPICAL  CROSS- 
SECTION  OF  COMPLETED 
VITAPHONE  PRODUCT  FOR 
THE  NEW  SEASON!  WE'VE 
INCREASED  OUR  BUDGET  BY 

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LIKE  THESE  IN  EVERY  MUSI- 
CAL  SHORT   FOR   1933-'34. 


MUSICAL  STAGE  HITS 

i   WILL  OFFER  LURE  OF  FAMOUS  TITLES 

All    the    best    of    famous    successes    like 
"Sally",  with  stars  like  Dorothy  Stone 
Ethel  Waters. 


YOU'LL  GET  RADIO'S  BIGGEST  BANDS  M 

"MELODY  MASTERS"  SERIES 

Think  what  names  like  Rubinoff,  Vincent 

Lopez,    Jack    Denny,    Abe    Lyman    will 

mean  on  your  marquee! 


CREAM  OF  VARIETY  ACTS  SIGNED  FOR 

"PEPPER  POT"  NOVELTIES 

Unusual  specialties  like  the  Notre  Dame 
Glee  Club,  Easy  Aces,  Dr.  Rockwell, 
give  new  meaning  to  the  word     variety". 


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FOR  THIS  GREAT  NEW  PRODUCT 
VITAPHONE  INITIATES  A  SENSA 
TIONAL  NEW  SELLING  POLICY! 


YOU 


ARE   INVITED  TO  THE  FIRST 


NATIONAL  PREVIEW  OF 
NEW-SEASON  SHORTS 

Sept.  6th 

AT     ALL     VITAPHONE      EXCHANGES 


Come  one!  Come  all!  Hundreds  have  already  planned  to  see  this 
remarkable  demonstration  of  an  amazing  production  coup!  Next 
Wednesday  we'll  show  you  actual  specimens  of — 

50  COMPLETED  SUB- 
JECTS FOR  1933  -'34 

Here's  the  chance  of  your  lifetime  to  get  a  line  on  product  before  you 
sign!  Buy  from  actual  samples!  Get  the  living  proof  that  Vitaphone 
can  deliver  everything  others  promise  —  and  plenty  more!  See  for 
yourself  the  facts  about — 


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■  ■TEEIM  i  tAK*  js  q  long  time  in  any  business. 
In  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  it  is  a  generation.  The  past 
fifteen  years  has  seen  the  screen  grow  from  store-show  to 
temple.  From  a  minor  business  of  questionable  stability  to  a 
great  respected  industry  of  world-wide  significance.  We 
are  glad  not  to  have  missed  being  part  of  this  industry  as  it 
passed  through  its  romantic,  dramatic,  and  at  times  tragic, 
golden  era.  No  business  has  been  as  colorful,  as  full  of  thrills. 
No  industry  as  deeply  nor  as  psychologically  interesting. 
In  presenting  this  New  Deal  number,  in  celebration  of  its 
fifteenth  anniversary,  Film  Daily  is  happy  to  have  played  its 
modest  part  in  the  progress  of  this  great  and  universally 
respected  industry  during  the  past  £EN    TtAKo. 


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Announces 


Four  WM.   BERKE   Productions 


FIRST    RELEASE 


"CORRUPTION" 


VARIETY'S  rezicurr  said. 


'a  cast  of  names  that  mean    something  to   the  box-office." 


Evalyn  Knapp 


HERE  THEY  ARE 

Preston  Foster         Fully  Marshall         Charles  Delaney        Natalie  Moorhead 
Jason  Robards  Huntly  Gordon  Mischa  Auer 

Gwen  Lee  Kit  Guard 


WORLD  PREMIERE 
MAYFAIR  THEATRE,  NEW  YORK  LOS  ANGELES  THEATRE,   LOS  ANGELES 

Previewed  at  THE  PARAMOUNT  THEATRE,  Los  Angeles  (The  first  Independent  picture  accorded  this  treatment  which 
followed  Fanchon  &  Marco's  screening  of  the  picture  at  the  studio.) 


The  reviewers  said  in  part. 

HOLLYWOOD  REPORTER.. it  hits  a  mark  above  the  aver- 
age run  of  indie  pictures.  .  . . 
plenty  of  speed  and  comedy . . 

VARIETY a    solid   program    picture. . . . 

provides  the  customers  with 
plenty  of  clean-cut  entertain- 
ment. . . . 


FILM  DAILY this  picture  docs  credit  to  the 

independent  ranks. . .  .Excel- 
lently cast,  smoothly  directed 
and  backed  by  plenty  of  pro- 
duction value. . .  .consistently 
entertaining 


THREE  MORE  BOX  OFFICE  ATTRACTIONS 

"MADAME  BOSS"  "USED  WOMEN" 

"NO  DOWN  PAYMENT" 


A  SPECIAL  SERIES  OF  DOG  ACTION   PICTURES 

FEATURING    FLASH 

IN 

12—2  Reeler 


A   SPECIAL   SERIES   OF   SHORT   WESTERNS 
FULL  OF  ACTION MELODRAMA 

8—3  REELER 


IMPERIAL  DISTRIBUTING  CORP. 


WILLIAM  M.  PIZOR 

General  Sales  Manager 


BRYANT  8670 


NEW  YORK  CITY 

729  7th  Ave. 


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1"HE  STORY  OF  PRODUCTION 


A  Short  Historical  Observation  on  Production  High  Spots  of  the  Past  15  Years 


•    • 


DOKING  back  on   15  years  of  steady  production  prog- 
ress,   and    even    taking    into    account    the    amazi"-" 
ngeover   from    silent   films    to   talkers,    everything    still 
icates    that    the    mainstay    of    the    industry    always    has 
n,  and  always  will  be,  its  star  personalities, 
.here  have  been  wondrous  advancements  in  the  tech- 
al  end;  acting  has  improved  from  the  low  level  where 
otion  was  expressed  largely  by  heaving  bosoms,  frantic 
ial  gesticulations  and  waving  arms,  to  the  point  where 
surpasses  even  the  most  delicate  nuances  of  legitimate 
age   histrionics;   story   subjects   have   run    the   gamut   of 
ct,    fiction,    history,    forecast    and    even    the    dangerous 
ecincts  of  current  politics. 

But  more  fans  are  still  being  drawn  into  theaters  by 
ar  names  than  by  any  other  factor. 
From  the  minute  the  movies  became  an  established 
istime,  stars  have  been  the  principal  attraction.  Stories 
ay  run  an  irregular  course,  but  a  star's  glamour  varies 
ightly  from  one  picture  to  another. 
There  have  been  cases,  of  course,  where  the  director 
■  producer  was  the  drawing-card  personality.  D.  W. 
riffith  is  the  outstanding  example.  But  even  Griffith 
resented  his  share  of  screen  stars.  Either  he  had  them, 
•  he  made  them  stars  in  their  very  first  appearance 
nder  his  banner. 

So,  in  a  15-year  or  even  a  30-year  flashback  on  the 
evelopment  of  the  producing  business,  it  appears  more 
rcfitable  to  devote  the  bulk  of  reflection  on  the  part 
layed  by  the  screen's  leading  personalities  than  to 
.'capitulate  the  important  achievements  in  the  technical 
eld. 


STYLES   IN   STARS 

£OME   radical   changes   in   types   of   popular   stars   have 

*   taken    place    in    the    span    of    15   years.      The    major 

hange  was  when  the  pretty  fem- 

line  faces  and  handsome  leading 

len   gave  way   to  actresses  who 

ould  act  and  heroes  of  the  rough 

e-man   design. 
But  one  class  of  stars  has  sur- 

ived  all  the  changes  of  15  years. 

hese  are  the  personalities  who, 

ndcwed  with  a  gifted  talent  to 

tart  with,  exercised  the  shrewd- 

st  judgment  in  the  protection  of 

hat  talent,   in   not  over-satiating 
he  public  by  giving  it  too  many 

(rehires  each  season,  and  in  hold- 
ng    to    wholesome    stories    that 
>uilt  them  up  into  drawing  cards 
or   the   whole   family. 
Among  names  in  this  category 

re  Mary  Pickford,  Douglas  Fair- 
tanks,  „  Harold  Lloyd,  Marion 
)avies,  Tom  Mix,  Will  Rogers, 
uolleen  Moore,  Tom  Meighan, 
vlarie  Dressier,  Charlie  Chaplin 
ind  Gloria  Swanson,  all  of  whom 
vere  headliners  15  years  ago  and 
fire  still   going  strong  today. 

In  contrast  are  such  names  as 
Theda  Bara,  Viola  Dana,  Mar- 
garita Fischer,  Mary  Miles  Min- 
rer,  Carlyle  Blackwell,  Bessie 
Barriscale,  Alice  Joyce,  Harold 
Lockwood,  Carmel  Myers,  Alma 
Rubens,  Roy  Stewart  and  a  host 
of  others  who  were  making  from 
six  to  fifteen  pictures  a  year 
back  in  1918  and  a  few  years 
later  were  practically  all  out  of 
jthe  picture. 

Today,  as  in  years  gone  by, 
there  are  box-office  stars  whose 
popularity  is  just  a  unique  pass- 


By  DON  CARLE  GILLETTE 

MANAGING  EDITOR— THE  FILM  DAILY 


ing  fancy.  Some  are  freak  celebrities  whose  transient 
hold  on  public  fancy  is  a  foregone  conclusion.  Others 
are  talented  players  whose  promising  careers  are  jeopard- 
ized by  overwork  and  lack  of  showmanly  planning  in  the 
cultivation  of  a  public  following  on  an  enduring  basis. 

Wholesale  massing  of  stars  in  a  single  production  is 
another  current  trend  that  seems  likely  to  go  beyond 
the   judicious   boundaries. 

Consequently  the  discovery  and  cultivation  of  new 
star  material  must  continue  to  be  the  foremost  concern 
of  producers.  Little  that  is  basically  new  can  be  ex- 
pected in  the  way  of  story  material.  Except  for  topical 
events,    there    is    nothing    to    do    but    revamp    and    revise 


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ere  is  an  unusual 


old  photograph.    Probably  one  of  the  most  famous  ever  taken.    Most  of 
those  in  the  picture  later  rose  to  film  fame. 


and  rehash  the  same  old  handful  of  situations.  And 
as  far  as  the  average  moviegoer  is  concerned,  this  is 
quite  all  right.  Folks  accept  it  just  as  they  accept  the 
same  kind  of  food  week  in  and  week  out,  with  only 
a  change  of  menu  according  to  day  of  the  week  and 
season  of  the  year,  and  with  occasional  new  interest 
provided   by  a  different  style  of  cooking. 

So  in  the  case  of  screen  stories  and  personalities:  the 
same  plot,  more  or  less,  or  even  the  same  identical 
play,  when  acted  by  a  different  set  of  players,  becomes 
a  different  experience.  Different  levels  of  appeal  can 
be  reached  by  the  simple  expediency  of  adjusting  story 
and  cast.  The  basic  dramatic  situation  of  parental 
objections  blocking  the  path  of  young  love  can  be 
p-esented  either  as  a  "Romeo  and  Juliet"  or  as  an 
"Abie's  Irish  Rose"  according  to  the  audience  target 
at  which  it  is  aimed.  But  ir.  either  case,  stars  to  fit 
the  occasion  remain  a  prime  essential. 
♦ 

WHAT  SOUND  DID 
A  LTHOUGH  it  has  been  frequently  said  that  the 
**  movies  in  1926-27  were  wobbling  en  their  last  legs 
and  would  have  passed  out  entirely  if  sound  had  not 
ccme  along,  neither  the  financial  statements  of  major 
companies  nor  a  distinct  and  extensive  personal  recollec- 
tion of  that  era   seem   to   bear  out  such  a   belief. 

A  lapse  in  the  advancement  of  film  quality  did  occur. 
This  was  due  partly  to  the  fact  that  the  financial  ex- 
ploitation of  the  industry  bv  Wall  Street  sharpers  was 
beginning  to  boil  over  and  occupying  the  time  and 
energy  of  many  motion  picture  executives  who  should 
have  been  devoting  their  attention  to  screen   product. 

The  increasing  inclination  of  the  screen  to  adapt  its 
story  material  from  the  stage  and  popular  books,  both 
of  which  were  achieving  peaks  in  sensationalism  and 
dirt,  likewise  proved  a  deterring  influence.  It  would 
have  been  a  great  thing  if  the  screen  could  have  ignored 
this  trend,  but  a  business  de- 
pending upon  daily  public  pat- 
ronage for  its  support  had  to 
fellow,  in  some  measure,  the 
course  of  public  fancy. 

When  practical  talking  pic- 
tures suddenly  descended  upon 
the  scene,  this  young  business 
made  the  changeover  with  a 
courage  and  alacrity  that  as- 
tounded   the    world. 

Viewing  the  early  days  of 
sound  in  the  light  of  what  has 
developed  since,  it  is  easy  to 
understand  why  there  was  so 
much  skepticism  about  the  suc- 
cess of  the  new  device,  why  so 
many  old-line  showmen  and  stu- 
dents of  show  business  insisted — 
and  some  still  insist — that  no 
mechanical  device  could  ever  dis- 
place good  old  flesh  and  blood 
actors. 

Without  an  inside  knowledge 
of  the  perfections  possible  in  the 
presentation  of  talking  pictures, 
few  could  foresee  to  what  ex- 
tent the  screen  was  to  surpass 
the  stage  in  the  artistic  and  ef- 
fective creation  of  entertainment. 
It  soon  became  apparent  that 
it  was  no  longer  a  question  of 
whether  the  talkies  could  replace 
actors    in    person. 

The  screen  went  beyond  that; 
it  gave  the  public  something 
better  than  plays  with  actors  in 
person. 

And    the    mass   public,   despite 
the    continued    shoutings    of    the 
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THE  IMP  COMPAN 

STUQIO  GROUP 
THE  IMP  LATER  6ECAMI 

the  UNIVERSAL- 
KEY  TO    PHOTOGRAPH 

NQI  MARY   PICKFORD 

2  OWEN  MOORE— 

3  KING    BAGGOTT 

4  THOMAS  INCE- 

5  JACK  PICKFORD 

6  ISABEL   RAE — 

7  LOTTIE    PICKFORD 
S  JOE  SMILEY 
9  WILLIAM   SHAY 

10  MRS.DAVID  MILES 
JOE  MACDONALO 
H?HAYWARD  MACK 
13  MRS.  JOE  MACDONAtC 
M  JOHN  HARVEY 
15  GEORGE  LOAtC  TUQS 
IG  DAVID  MILES 
17  MRS.   PICK? 
13  ROBERT  DA'  EY 
19  TONY  GAUDIO 


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D.    J.    MOUNTAN,    President 


ANNOUNCE 


SMASHING 


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FIRST 
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PUBLIC 


STENOGRAPHER 


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SEPT 

15th 


SHOWMENS  PICTURES  Inc. 

723  SEVENTH  AVE. 
NEW  YORK 


UCTIONS 


FOR    1933  -  34 


'PUBLIC  STENOGRAPHER" 

By  Elwood   Ullman 

'THE  BIG  RACE" 


GOLDENHEAD 


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By  Hugh  Cummings 


By  Norman  Springer 


'ST.  LOUIS  WOMAN" 

By  Elwood   Ullman 

'SPECIAL  DUTY" 

By  Evelyn  Campbell 

'SOULS  IN  PAWN" 

By  Bruce  A.  Truman 

'WITHIN  THE  ROCK" 

By  Marie  Buxton  Martin 

'LADYBIRD" 

By  Richard  Williams 

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EXHIBITION  SINCE  THE  WAR 


A  Mirrored  Reflection  of  the  Progress  and  Development  of  the  Motion  Picture  Theater 


yjATCHING  the  developments  of  all  other  phases  of 
'the  film  industry,  exhibition  during  the  past  15  years 
s  passed  from  what  might  be  described  as  the  "shooting 
llery"  to  the  de  luxe  era.  It  has  become  an  adult 
siness,  trained  in  both  the  schools  of  extraordinary 
osperity  and  adversity.  In  theory,  at  least,  exhibi- 
n  has  gained  sufficient,  actual  experience  in  15  years 
equip  it  to  cope  with  any  future  emergency,  regard- 
is  of  its  size  or  complexity. 

♦ 
i     FLASHBACK    to    15   years    ago    shows    an    industry 
*  operating  under  war-time  conditions,  handicapped  by 
iltitudinous    governmental    restrictions    yet    patriotically 
pporting     every     national     campaign.       Broadway,     the 

Sorld's  Greatest  Show  Street,  had  seriously  started 
wards  its  destiny  of  elegance  and  high-costs  opera- 
ns.  It  proudly  pointed  to  the  Strand  Theater,  pioneer 
out  the  de  luxe  houses,  as  the  king  theater  in  the 
untry. 

Comparatively  speaking,  the  exhibition  waters  were 
troubled  by  any  particularly  threatening  disturbance, 
leaters  were  generally  in  the  hands  of  independent 
terests.  Of  course,  there  were  issues  and  problems 
afford  conventional  controversy.  Protection,  film 
nrals,  censorship,  Sunday  shows  and  other  disputes, 
en,  as  today,  furnished  material  for  discord. 


>J  1919  theater-acquisition  movements  on  the  part  of 
producing-distributing  companies  began  to  develop,  al- 
ough  they  did  not  achieve  their  maximum  speed  until 
'proximately  a  decade  later.  Famous  Players-Lasky, 
hich  heretofore  had  kept  clear  of  exhibition,  commenced 
form  a  circuit  of  national  proportions.  A  few  months 
;o  a  spokesman  for  Adolph  Zukor  explained  that  the 
ove  was  in  retaliation  to  First  National  which  had  ex- 
inded  its  activities  from  theater-operating  to  producing, 
ius  bringing  this  franchise  organization  into  competi- 
:n  with  Famous  Players-Lasky. 
♦ 

"HE  Motion  Picture  Theater  Owners  of  America  came 
into  being  in  June,  1920,  through  a  merger  of  the 
idependent  Motion  Picture  Ex- 
bitors  and  the  Motion  Picture 
heater  Owners  Association.  A 
tort  time  later  the  organiza- 
on  was  wracked  by  a  bitter 
introversy  which  threatened  its 
(istence.  It  centered  on  the 
smissal  of  its  general  counsel, 
chap  named  Senator  James  J. 
talker.  As  the  storm  beat  itself 
Jt,  Walker  retired  from  the  in- 
(istry,  later  to  become  Mayor  of 
ew  York   City. 

A  second  national  exhibitor  as- 
iciation  had  its  inception  in 
24.  Splitting  the  M.P.T.O.A. 
inks,  Al  Steffes  and  associates 
roke  away  from  the  parent  or- 
anization  and  formed  Allied 
fates  Association,  the  policies 
F  which  have  been  radical  as 
ompared  with  those  of  the 
I.P.T.O.A. 

♦ 

rHE  stage  show,  or  presenta- 
tion, which  S.  L.  Rothafel, 
etter  known  as  Roxy,  is  credited 
Jith  having  sponsored  into  na- 
lonal  importance,  became  an 
jrtportant  element  in  Broadway 
icture    palace    entertainment    in 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

ASSOCIATE  EDITOR— THE  FILM  DAILY 


1925.  Terrific  competition  impelled  operators  to  offer 
elaborate,  costly  productions  which  skyrocketed  their 
overhead  to  new  and  almost  suicidical  heights.  At  first 
the  shows  generally  took  on  the  character  of  prologues 
or  productions  in  which  singing  and  the  more  artistic 
forms  of  dancing  predominated.  However,  in  recent 
years,  Broadway  operators,  sensing  a  public  demand  for 
more  action  stage  entertainment,  have  given  their  shows 
a  strong  vaudeville  flavor. 

♦ 

^^UT  of  15  years  of  exhibition  records  perhaps  the 
^■^  most  momentous  event,  far-reaching  in  its  conse- 
quences, occurred  on  the  evening  of  Aug.  6,  1926.  It 
was  on  that  night  that  Warner  Bros,  gave  the  premiere 
of    "Don    Juan"    at    the    Warner    Theater    on    Broadway, 


prefacing  the  way  for  pictures  with  synchronized  dialogue 
and  sound  effects.  Talking  pictures  had  come  to  the 
industry    to    stay. 

A  few  years  later  wide  film  promised  to  become  an 
important  factor  in  picture  presentation,  but,  unlike  in 
the  instance  of  sound,  the  public  evidenced  but  little 
interest  in  the  innovation.  Another  powerful  obstacle 
in  the  way  of  general  adoption  of  wide  film  was  the 
cost  of  changing  over  the  industry,  estimated  at 
$30,000,000. 

For  a  while  pictures  in  color  attracted  both  exhibitor 
and  audience  attention.  However,  as  this  novelty  wore 
off,  their  popularity  slumped  and  they  have  virtually  dis- 
appeared from  the  screen. 

♦ 

r^EATH  came  to  a  great  exhibition  pioneer  in  Septem- 
'■'  ber,  1927,  when  Marcus  Loew  passed  on.  Jules 
Mastbaum,  another  of  the  early  operators,  preceded  him 
in    death    in    December,    1926. 

♦ 

AS  sound  began  to  run  amuck  through  the  industry, 
**  exhibitors  were  perplexed  by  the  question  of  inter- 
changeability — whether  or  not  the  big  electrics  would 
allow  pictures  recorded  on  their  apparatus  to  be  repro- 
duced on  equipments  manufactured  by  other  companies. 
After  months  of  uncertainty  had  elapsed,  the  major 
equipment   organizations  formally   granted   this   right. 


TWO  Federal  decrees,  deciding  the  fate  of  industry- 
'  wide  institutions,  were  pending  in  the  latter  part  of 
1929.  In  September,  Judge  Thacher  announced  a  find- 
ing to  the  effect  that  the  credit  system  maintained  by 
major  distributors  was  legal.  And  in  the  following 
January,  a  second  Thacher  decree  outlawed  compulsory 
group  arbitration  as  illegal. 

♦ 

k  iUTUAL  desires  to  adjust  diverse  points  of  disagree- 
'"'  ment  caused  distributor  and  exhibitor  representa- 
tives to  meet  in  1930  in  a  series  of  conferences.  A 
standard  exhibition  contract,  designed  to  set  up  a  busi- 
ness code  covering  relations  between  these  two  phases 
of  the  industry,  was  drafted  and 
dubbed  the  5-5-5  contract.  A 
principal  feature  of  the  agree- 
ment was  a  system  for  national 
voluntary    arbitration. 

The  contract,  however,  was 
never  put  into  actual  use.  Dis- 
tributors gave  as  their  reason 
fear  of  conflict  with  the  Federal 
Government  on  grounds  of  group 
action. 

♦ 

NEW  and  modern  version 
the  old  advertising  slides 
began  to  encroach  on  screens 
about  this  period.  Advertising 
or  sponsored  pictures  made  their 
appearance.  Seldom  in  favor  with 
the  picturegoing  public  their 
general  retirement  was  signalized 
by  Publix's  cancelling  of  this 
policy. 


^of 


An  important  chapter  in  the  history  of  the  industry.  In  1922  Will  II.  Hays  was  elected  President 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of  America,  Inc. 


TAKING  impetus  from  de- 
'  pressed  business  conditions, 
double  feature  policies  began  to 
expand  to  new  fields  particularly 
in  1931  and  1932.  Some  houses, 
confronted  by  acute  conditions, 
even  tried  playing  three  features 
on  a  bill.     In  a  few  isolated  in- 


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stances  theaters  triple-featured  and  added  several  acts 
of  vaudeville  as  an  additional  box-office  lure.  Premiums 
and  other  giveaways  were  tried  out  in  an  effort  to 
bolster   up  grosses.     Ten   cent   policies  rose   like   a   flood. 

♦ 
IN  1932  independent  exhibitors  had  something  new  to 
'  worry  about.  Several  major  distributors  experimented 
with  an  exclusive  run  policy  in  Connecticut  and  else- 
where. After  a  number  of  tryouts  the  plan  was  generally 
reduced  or  abandoned. 

WASHINGTON,  through  the  medium  of  Congress, 
figured  prominently  in  the  trade  news.  Allied 
States  Ass'n  fought  for  the  passage  of  the  Brookhart 
bill  which  would  bring  Federal  regulation  to  the  industry. 
Eventually  the  measure  was  defeated,  but  Allied  still 
cherishes  hopes  of  its  revival  and  adoption. 
♦ 

AFFECTING  hundreds  of  theaters  was  the  passage  of 
a    Federal    amusement   tax,    imposing    an    assessment 
of   10  per  cent.     Admissions  up  to  41   cents  are  exempt. 


IN  A  periodic  peace  move,  Allied  and  M.P.T.O.A.  leaders 
'  got  together  in  the  early  Winter  of  1932  with  ambi- 
tions to  draft  an  industry  conciliation  plan.  The  tradi- 
tional split  occurred,  leaving  the  M.P.T.O.A.  forces, 
headed  by  President  M.  A.  Lightman,  to  go  it  alone. 
In  sessions  with  distributor  representatives,  the  Light- 
man  group  worked  out  a  standard  exhibition  contract 
containing  a  voluntary  arbitration  clause.  A  majority 
of  the  first  line  distributors  have  approved  the  agree- 
ment and  plan  to  make  it  available  during  the  1933-34 
selling   season. 

♦ 

A  NEW  lustre  was  given  Broadway  exhibition  in  late 
**  December,  1932,  through  the  opening  of  the  two 
Radio  City  theaters.  Unparallelled  from  the  viewpoints 
of  the  latest  modes  in  theater  construction  and  equip- 
ment, the  houses  have  become  the  two  main  attractions 
offered  by  the  New  York  amusement  field.  Their  open- 
ing caused  a  drastic  revision  in  the  policies  of  contem- 
porary Broadway  houses,  effecting  changes  beyond  the 
reaches  of  the  wildest  of  imaginations. 


E! 


INURING  the  past  12-month  period  the  exhibition  pi 
^  dulum  has  been  swinging  in  the  opposite  directi 
That  is,  theater  decentralization,  long  the  dream 
independent  operators,  has  become  a  reality  to  an 
founding  degree.  Both  Publix  and  RKO,  beset  w 
financial  difficulties,  have  released  hundreds  of  theatr 
some  returning  to  100  per  cent  independent  control  a 
others  going  into  partnerships  with  independent  ope 
tors.  An  estimate  made  early  in  the  current  year  d 
closed  the  fact  that  affiliated  houses  dropped  50  • 
cent  from  the  peak  of  the  theater-acquisition  movemt 
and  totaled  1,540.  This  number  is  substantially  |. 
at  the  present  moment. 

* 
I  JNDER  the  workings  of  the  Industry  Control  A 
^  passed  by  Congress  in  June  of  this  year,  exhibit! 
practices  seem  destined  for  alterations  of  great  magi 
tude.  Theater  leaders,  especially  those  identified  wi 
the  M.P.T.O.A.  and  producer-owned  circuits,  are  dral 
ing  an  exhibition  code  to  be  incorporated  in  an  indusl 
code. 


The   STORY   of   PRODUCTION 

•    •         A  Short  Historical  Observation  on  Production  High  Spots  of  the  Past  15  Years         • 


{Continued  from  page  19) 


theorists  and  diehards,  soon  realized  that  the  talking 
screen,  though  somewhat  different  from  the  spoken  stage, 
was  a  far  better  value  for  money  aside  from  having  many 
merits  of  its  own  which  the  stage  did  not  possess. 


HOW  THE  RADIO  HELPED 
IN  converting  the  mass  public  from  the  notion  that 
'  the  best  way  to  see  and  hear  actors  is  in  person,  the 
radio  was  a  tremendous  help.  By  the  time  talkers  came 
in,  millions  of  amusement  seekers  already  were  resigned 
to  accepting  their  entertainment  in  more  or  less  syn- 
thetic form,  and  of  these  forms  the  screen,  even  when 
silent,  was  by  far  the  most  successful  in  creating  the 
illusion  of  reality.  With  talk  added  in  perfect  syn- 
chronization, that  illusion  reached  the  point  where  flesh 
and  blood  actors  could  easily  be  forgotten  even  by  the 
most  ardent  stage   devotees. 

The  speed  with  which  talkies  were  improved,  over- 
coming difficulties  of  syllabic  recording,  timing,  inflec- 
tion and  other  problems  either  technical  or  personal,  is 
further  testimony  to  the  resource,  ingenuity  and  adapt- 
ability of  this  industry.  Today,  even  in  the  average  film, 
the  acting  is  more  natural  than  in  some  of  the  best 
stage  productions.  The  screen  has  absorbed  all  that 
there  was  for  it  to  get  from  the  stage,  and  has  improved 
upon  it — in  acting,  direction,  dramatic  action — plus  its 
initiative  and  enterprise  in  blazing  new  trails  for  story 
material  and  its  original  advantages  in  the  way  of  settings, 
either    interior   or    panoramic    sweep. 

So  it  is  easy  to  understand  why,  aside  from  economic 
factors,  the  stage  no  longer  has  a  chance  in  competition 
with  the  screen. 


TRENDS   AND   CYCLES 
W  yjlLESTONES  along  the  path  of  movie  progress  record 
'"'  the    many    noble    experiments   and    praiseworthy    at- 
tempts   made    by    the    film    industry    to    give    the    public 
the  very  finest   in   entertainment. 

In  the  artistic  wave  that  hit  the  producers  a  few  sea- 
sons ago,  Hollywood  turned  out  pictures  of  such  a  high- 
class  order  that  there  was  no  paying  audience  for   them 


— something   which   the   stage   producers   and    book    pub- 
lishers had  found  out  long  before. 

The  screen  received  only  scant  credit  for  this  com- 
mendable work,  but  when  it  found  public  response  in 
gangster  melodramas  and  proceeded  on  a  cycle  of  these 
stories,  it  got  plenty  of  hell  from  press,  pulpit  and  other 
directions. 

After  the  films  learned  to  talk  there  also  was  a  wave 
of  so-called  sophisticated  pictures,  but  they  failed  to 
catch  on  to  a  profitable  degree  and  soon  dwindled  away. 
At  the  same  time  the  amount  of  dialogue  in  pictures 
began  decreasing  and  there  is  now  a  better  percentage 
of  action  on  the  screen  than  at  any  time  since  talkers 
came   in. 

Musicals,  which  got  off  wrong  the  first  time,  are  try- 
ing it  again  with  better  luck. 

Recent  seasons  have  brought  a  decided  turn  to  topical, 
current-events  subjects,  and  most  of  these  have  made 
very  successful  films.  The  possibilities  in  this  direction 
are  far  from  exhausted  and  the  remarkable  amount  of 
ingenuity  shown  in  utilizing  such  subjects  for  the  screen 
is  an  encouraging  factor. 

In  moral  tone,  considering  the  great  amount  of  ma- 
terial necessary  to  supply  the  screen  with  new  stories 
each  year,  a  generally  high  mark  has  been  maintained. 
The  squawks  continually  heard  about  dirt  in  films  in- 
variably have  concerned  a  small  number  of  pictures. 
Whereas  50  irreproachably  wholesome  productions  would 
come  and  go  without  anybody  saying  a  word  for  them, 
two  or  three  risque  films  would  be  enough  to  arouse 
the  little  minority  that  makes  the  big  noise. 
♦ 

QUANTITY  MAINTAINED 
KJ  UMBER  of  pictures  produced  by  American  studios  in 
~  the  past  15  years  has  held  to  an  average  of  more 
than  600  a  year.  Counting  foreign  importations,  which 
increased  considerably  in  recent  years,  releases  averaged 
around  700  a  season.  In  1910,  when  10-reel  features 
were  still  few,  releases  totalled  about  840,  and  in  1928, 
with  the  overlapping  of  silents  and  sound  films,  the 
figure  crossed  800.  The  last  few  years  have  averaged 
just  under  700,  with  the  same  in  prospect  for  the  new 
season.      Early   fears   of   a    product   shortage   next   season 


have  been  largely  dispelled  by  more  recent  events  fo 
lowing  the  improved  outlook  for  industries  in  general. 
For  a  while  the  independents,  who  once  accounted  F 
the  bulk  of  production,  were  pushed  into  the  backgroui 
by  the  major  companies  with  their  gigantic  program 
but  shortly  after  sound  came  along  the  independent  pit 
ducers  took  a  new  lease  on  life  and  "Poverty  Row"  vf 
practically  eliminated.  At  present  the  trend  is  back 
more   independent  activity. 

♦ 

SHORT  SUBJECTS 
CHORT  subjects,  like  westerns,  have  joined  in  the  get 
^   eral  improvement  of  technique  that  has  taken  plac 
Even  slapstick,  which  few  persons  want  to  see  disappe 
entirely,  has  taken  on   refinements  of  a  sort. 

in  the  shorts  field,  too,  diversity  of  material  has  cot 
tinually  expanded.  Travel,  sport,  semi-educational,  <fl 
velopment  of  the  animated  cartoon  and  musical  subject 
have  augmented  the  schedules  that  once  were  confim 
almost  entirely   to   comedies. 

Mystery    serials,    once    big    and    steady    drawing   card 
have  dropped  off  to  a   small  handful. 
♦ 

LOOKING  AHEAD 
CINCE  the  movies  have  little  in  store  by  way  of  tectf 
*^    nical    innovations,   even    including   color,   wide   scree 
and     possible    third    dimension,    future    progress    of    tj 
screen    has    its    best    opportunities    along    such    lines   aij 

Production  of  pictures  for  specific  audiences  at  cos 
assuring  a  profit. 

Encouragement  of  more  independent  production — b. 
under  the  wing  of  major  companies  with  facilities  an 
resources  to  back   up  any   idea. 

Better   protection   of  stars. 

Development  of  more  original  screen  writers,  workir 
hand   in   hand  with   directors. 

Less  dependence  on  books  and  the  stage  for  sto 
material. 

Maintenance  of  stock  companies  in  key  spots  for  aq 
tual  audience  training  of  talent. 

Less   type   casting. 

Continued  vigilance  for  a  clean  screen,  but  not  tj 
much  serious  attention  to  the  professional  bellyachers 


Congratu  la t ions 


THE 


Ami  happy  I  signed 
that  FOX  contract!" 


AND 


GETS 


PILGRIMAGE 

First  Four  Star  (Daily  News)  hit  of  New  Season. 
With  HENRIETTA  CROSMAN,  Heather  An- 
gel,  Norman  Foster,  Marian  Nixon,  Lucille  La 
Verne.  Directed  by  John  Ford. 

THE  LAST  TRAIL 

ZANE  GREY  story.  With  GEORGE  O'BRIEN, 
Claire   Trevor,   El   Brendel.    Directed   by   James 


Tinling. 


PADDY 


the  Next  Best  Thing 

Re-uniting  JANET   GAYNOR   and   WARNER 
BAXTER.  With  Harvey  Stephens,  Walter  Con- 
nelly,   Margaret    Lindsay,      Mary    McCormic. 
Directed  by  Harry  Lachman. 

THE  GOOD 
COMPANIONS 

Starring  JESSIE  MATTHEWS.  Fox-Gaumont- 
British  special  based  on  J.  B.  Priestley's  best  seller 
and  international  stage  hit. 


CHARLIE  CHAN'S 
GREATEST   CASE 

With  Warner  Oland  and  Heather  Angel.  Directed 
by  Hamilton  MacFadden  from  the  famous  story 
by  EARL  DERR  BIGGERS. 


THERE'S 


NEW 


EXHIBITOR 


DOCTOR  BULL 

Starring  WILL   ROGERS  with  Louise  Dresser, 
Marian  Nixon,  Vera  Allen,  Ralph  Morgan.  Di- 
rected by  John  Ford  from  the  best  selling  novel 
'The  Last  Adam"  by  James  Gould  Cozzens. 

MY  WEAKNESS 

Musical  hit  starring  LILIAN  HARVEY  and 
LEW  AYRES  with  Charles  Butterworth,  Harry 
Langdon,  Sid  Silvers  and  the  pick  of  Hollywood 
beauties.  B.  G.  DeSYLVA  PRODUCTION  di- 
rected by  David  Butler. 

THE  POWER 
AND  THE  GLORY 

Second  Four  Star  (Daily  News)  hit  of  the  New 
Season!  With  SPENCER  TRACY,  COLLEEN 
MOORE,  Ralph  Morgan,  Helen  Vinson.  JESSE 
L.  LASKY  PRODUCTION;  directed  by  William 
K.  Howard;  story  by  Preston  Sturges. 

WALLS  OF  GOLD 

Starring  SALLY  EILERS  and  NORMAN  FOS- 
TER. Directed  by  Kenneth  MacKenna  from  the 
best  seller  by  KATHLEEN  NORRIS. 

THE  WORST 
WOMAN  IN  PARIS? 

With  BENITA  HUME,  ADOLPHE  MENJOU, 
Harvey  Stephens.  JESSE  L.  LASKY  PRODUC- 
TION. Story  and  direction  by  Monta  Bell. 


HE  KNEW  HIS  WOMEN 

(tentative  title) 

Starring  the  new  sensation,  VICTOR  JORY.  Cast 
and  details  later. 

BERKELEY 
SQUARE 

Starring  LESLIE  HOWARD,  HEATHER  AN- 
GEL. Coast  previews  already  tag  it  positive  sensa- 
tion. JESSE  L.  LASKY  PRODUCTION,  directed 
by  FRANK  LLOYD. 

MY  LIPS  BETRAY 

Musical  Hit  starring  LILIAN  HARVEY  with 
John  Boles,  El  Brendel.  Directed  by  John  Blystone. 

THE  MAD  GAME 

Starring  SPENCER  TRACY,  with  Claire  Trevor, 
Ralph  Morgan.   Directed  by  Irving  Cummings. 

JIMMY  AND  SALLY 

Romantic  drama  co-starring  JAMES  DUNN  and 
SALLY  EILERS.  Directed  by  James  Tinling. 

HOOP  LA 

(tentative  title) 

Starring  CLARA  BOW  and  all  star  cast.  Directed 
by  Frank  Lloyd. 


\  LAND 


I  S     T  H  E     NEW     D  E  ALER! 


1 


FOX  MAN  POWER  is  proving  itself  in  the  only  place  to 
look  for  proof — the  BOX  OFFICE.  "Pilgrimage"  started  it. 
After  S.  R.  O.  run  at  $2.00  Gaiety  sends  Radio  City  Music 
Hall  zooming  to  biggest  business  in  months!  Sensational 
reviews  on  new  NARRATAGE  production  "THE  POWER 
AND  THE  GLORY"  ($2.00  Gaiety)  make  it  sell-out  from 
the  start ...  And  more  big  ones  on  the  way.  Gaynor  and 
Baxter  re-united  in  "PADDY  —  The  Next  Best  Thing"  — 
"will  rank  with  'State  Fair'  as  a  money-maker"  (Variety 
Hollywood  Bulletin).  Perfect  role  for  Will  Rogers  in 
"DOCTOR  BULL"  from  best-selling  "Last  Adam."  Lilian 
Harvey  and  Lew  Ayres  in  a  B.  G.  De  Sylva  musical  smash 
"My  Weakness"  with  great  comedy  cast.  Only  the  start  of  the 
winning  hands  FOX  MAN  POWER  is  dealing  Exhibitors 
this  season. 


HERE'S     A     NEW     DEAL    AND    /^/IS     THE     NEW    DEALE 


— 


1918 


Film  Daily  "New  Deal"  Edition 


1933 


27 


EQUIPMENT  MOVES  AHEAD 


A  Survey  of  the  Equipment  Field  and  Its  Unusual  Progress  During  the  Past  Fifteen  Years 


kyjOTION  picture  equipment  during  the  past  15  years 
'"'  has  gone  through  a  change  as  revolutionary  as  that 
of  the  pictures  themselves,  both  brought  about  by  the 
introduction  of  talking  pictures.  New,  and  often  minute, 
refinements  are   being  constantly   added. 

Much  studio  apparatus  had  to  be  scrapped  with  the 
introduction  of  sound.  To  prevent  extraneous  "foreign" 
sounds  from  being  recorded,  means  of  shutting  out  all 
studio  noises  save  the  voices  of  the  actors  had  to  be 
found.  Instead  of  photographing  scenes  out  under  sun- 
light, or  in  glass-enclosed  stages  which  admitted  sun- 
light, it  was  necessary  to  build  sound-proof  stages,  double- 
walled  with  air-space  between  the  walls,  with  insulating 
material  between  the  walls.  Sound-absorbing  material 
was  used  on  the  interior  walls  of  the  studios  to  deaden 
the  reflection  of  sound.  Each  movie  "lot"  was  equipped 
with  a  number  of  these  sound-proof  stages,  each  on  a 
solid   foundation   to   prevent  vibration. 


THE  wax  phonograph  records  first  used  in  recording 
'  sound  picked  up  the  camera  noises.  Booths  were 
built  to  contain  the  camera,  its  operator  and  the  record 
on  a  turn-table,  revolving  in  synchronism  with  the  ex- 
posure of  the  film.  As  this  did  not  do  away  with  camera 
noise,  records  were  made  in  a  room  distant  from  the 
stage,  camera  and  disc  turn-table  being  operated  in 
synchronism  by  alternating  electric  current  from  the 
same  motor  or  motors.  Sound  was  picked  up  by  the 
microphones — also  a  new  feature  brought  by  sound  into 
the  making  of  motion  pictures — and  carried  by  electric 
current  to  the  mechanism  operating  the  needle  which 
cut  the  sound-waves  into  the  wax  record. 
♦ 

ALREADY  sound  had  brought  about  these  changes  at 
the  picture  studios;  sound-proof  stages,  booths  for 
the  cameras  and  operators,  the  microphone  from  the 
radio  station,  the  recording  room.  But  the  arc-lamps, 
"kliegs"  and  Cooper-Hewitts,  emitted  a  "crackle"  which 
the  sensitive  microphones  picked  up,  and  a  new  system 
of  studio  lighting  was  evolved,  the  incandescent  or  tung- 
sten lamp  which  had  the  advantages  of  noiselessness 
and  cheapness.  In  order  that  the 
actor  might  move  about  the 
stage,  instead  of  remaining  prac- 
tically in  one  spot  so  that  the 
microphone  should  always  pick 
up  the  same  volume  of  sound 
from  his  lips,  a  number  of  micro- 
phones were  next  employed,  ne- 
cessitating the  building  of  a 
"mixing"  or  monitor  room  and 
the  employment  of  a  monitoring 
engineer.  The  monitor  room,  or 
"mixing"  room,  is  a  glass-en- 
closed space  higher  than  the 
floor  of  the  stage  and  projecting 
out  into  it  so  that  the  "mixer" 
can  watch  the  action  on  the  set, 
and  hear,  through  a  horn  con- 
nected with  the  microphones, 
the  volume  of  sound  and,  through 
the  operation  of  his  control- 
board,  regulate  the  volume  of 
sound  sent  to  the  recording  room 
to  be  cut  into  the  surface  of 
the  wax  record. 


TO  save  time  and  money  and 
*  keeping  "sets"  on  the  stage 
after  the  action  which  took  place 
in  it  was  filmed  and  the  dia- 
logue    recorded,     a     "play-back" 


By  L.  H.  MITCHELL 

FILM  DAILY  STAFF 


rcom  was  constructed.  Through  a  horn  in  one  corner 
of  the  room  the  sound-record  could  be  "played  back" 
immediately  after  the  "take,"  using  an  extra  wax  record 
for  the  purpose,  giving  the  director,  the  "mixer"  and 
the  actors  an  opportunity  of  listening  to  the  dialogue, 
and  deciding  whether  a  "re-take"  was  necessary.  All 
needed  re-takes  could  thus  be  made  at  once,  and  avoid 
keeping  a  no  longer  needed  set  standing. 


k  I  EXT  came  refinements  in  the  camera  booth.  It  was 
*  ^  unwieldy,  difficult  to  move  about  for  close-ups,  dis- 
tant shots,  trick-angle  shots,  even  when  mounted  on  a 
platform  with  wheels.  Hoods,  or  "blimps"  were  then 
invented  for  enclosing  the  camera  itself,  the  operator 
being  freed  from   his  cell-like  prison.     The   blimp  effec- 


Three  famous  stars  of  fifteen  years  ago.     Francis  X.  Bushman,  Charlie  Chaplin  and  Bronco 
Billy.   They  were  helping  to  make  Essanuy  fumous  buck  in  1915. 


tively  shut  off  the  camera  noises  from  the  mechanical 
"ear"  that  picked  up  the  speech  of  the  actors.  Efforts 
to  perfect  a  silent  motion  picture  camera  were  next  in 
order.  Recently  the  Bell  &  Howell  Co.  have  placed 
a  camera,  said  to  operate  silently,  upon  the  market. 
The  camera,  mounted  on  a  wheeled  platform,  is  attached 
to  an  upright  rod  upon  which  it  can  move  up  and  down 
and  about  which  it  can  revolve.  The  French  have 
evolved  a  silent  camera,  Eclair,  and  W.  Vinten,  Ltd.,  of 
England,  another  claimed  to  be  silent.  In  1933  the 
French  firm  of  Andre  Debrie  placed  on  the  market  its 
Super-Parvo  silent  camera,  eliminating  entirely  the  use 
of  "blimps."  Each  of  these  silent  cameras  has  its  own 
refinements  of  lens,  focusing  and  operation  which  only 
an  experienced  cameraman  would  understand. 


THE  microphone  of  today  has  been  given  freedom  of 
movement;  it  does  not  hang  suspended  a  few  feet 
above  the  heads  of  the  players,  out  of  camera  range, 
and  remain  there  motionless.  Attached  to  the  arm  of 
a  crane,  it  can  be  moved  about  freely,  following  the 
actor  backward,  forward  and  sideways.  Microphones  are 
concealed  behind  various  "properties"  on  the  set;  a  small 
one  may  even  be  hidden  underneath  the  lapel  of  the 
actor's  coat! 

♦ 

HOLLOWING  the  Western  Electric-Vitaphone  talking 
'  picture  in  which  the  sound  is  recorded  on  a  large 
phonograph  disc,  came  the  Fox-Case  method  of  photo- 
graphing sound  in  a  narrow  track  at  the  edge  of  the 
film  itself,  a  process  that  had  been  in  the  experimental 
stage  for  some  years.  The  sound  track  is  approximately 
1-10  of  an  inch  wide;  sound  is  photographed  on  this 
track  by  either  the  variable  density  or  the  variable  width 
method,  the  sound  being  changed  into  light  of  various 
intensity  by  electrical  current.  In  projecting  the  pic- 
ture upon  the  screen,  a  reverse  process  takes  place,  light 
being  transformed  back  into  sound,  amplified  by  three- 
electrode  valve-tubes,  emerging  as  spoken  words  from 
loud  speakers  placed  back  of  the  screen. 
♦ 

THE  screen  itself  underwent 
'  various  changes  with  the  ad- 
vent of  talking  pictures.  For  the 
sake  of  clarity  of  sound,  the 
screen  was  perforated  with  many 
small  holes,  2b  to  40  to  the 
square  inch,  absorbing  some  of 
the  light  so  that  stronger  illumi- 
nation was  necessary.  Of  late 
there  has  been  much  discussion 
of  the  advisability  of  eliminating 
perforations  from  the  screen,  but 
sound  transmission  tests  indicate 
they  are  still  a  necessity  for  good 
reception  of  sound  by  the  audi- 
ence. The  volume  of  sound  is  con- 
trolled by  means  of  amplifiers  from 
the  projection  room,  another  con- 
tribution   from    the   radio   station. 


IMPROVEMENTS  in  recording 
'  and  reproducing  equipment 
keep  pace  with  other  refine- 
ments of  motion  picture  making 
and  projecting.  The  RCA  Victor 
Co.  has  introduced  such  equip- 
ment in  "high  fidelity"  which,  it 
is  claimed,  is  able  to  record  a 
range  of  frequency  of  sound 
waves  up  to  10,000  cycles,  re- 
(Contiiuied  on  page  32) 


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President 


1918 


Film  Daily  'New  Deal"  Edition 


1933 


29 


FOLLOWING  FOREIGN  MARKETS 

•    •     Phil  M.  Daly,  the  Incurable  Film  Optimist,  Covers  an  Assignment,  and  as  Usual,     •    • 

Discovers  Practically  Nothing 


■  THE    present    situation    is    black,    the    future    outlook 

'  is  dark  grey — there,  in  a  nutshell,  you  have  the 
onclusions  that  are  forced  upon  one  after  a  close  sur- 
ey  of  the  foreign  markets." 

In  this  highly  optimistic  mood  our  then  London  repre- 
entative  sized  up  the  foreign  situation  15  years  ago. 
"here  are  some  gents  who  would  say  that  the  summary 
pplies  equally  as  well  today.  Let  us  dash  back  through 
he  years  and  hit  a  few  of  the  highlights  in  the  decade 
nd  a  half  that  is  embraced  from   1918  to  1933. 

♦ 
3ACK  in  1918  England  was  showing  American  subjects 
^  from  two  to  five  years  old.  It  took  the  boys  over 
here  that  long  to  finally  decide  whether  they  wanted 
o  book  a  subject  from  Hollywood.  In  those  ancient 
lays  the  American  producer  was  wont  to  send  a  "travel- 
er" (otherwise  known  as  a  salesman)  to  try  and  interest 
he  British  exhibitors.  By  the  time  he  induced  the  exhib 
o  leave  his  marmalade  and  hot  toast  some  morning  to 
ook  at  a  screening,  several  months  or  years  would  elapse. 
rhere  were  then  4,000  exhibitors  in  the  British  Isles,  so 
iou  can  see  the  "traveller"  had  a  tidy  job  on  his  hands. 
Tears  later  he  would  return  to  New  York,  a  broken  down 
ild  man,  and  his  company  would  retire  him  on  a  pension. 
•ie  deserved  it.  One  trip  to  Britain  was  a  Career.  But 
ii  those  days  of  the  Silent  Flickers  there  was  dough  in 
he  film  biz.  So  the  American  producer  could  stand 
he  strain. 

The  cleanups  in  those  days  were  "The  Still  Alarm," 
Tarzan  of  the  Apes,"  "Back  to  God's  Country"  and 
The  Miracle   Man." 

About  this  time  the  Britishers  hit  on  the  idea  of 
Trade  Shows.  They  were  held  at  London,  Manchester, 
iirmingham,  Leeds,  Newcastle,  Cardiff,  Glasgow,  Edin- 
mrgh,  Belfast  and  Dublin.  The  theater  owners  would 
lock  in  to  these  annual  pilgrimages.  American  pix  were 
rade  shown  18  months  to  two  years  before  release  date, 
ly  the  time  the  exhib  got  the  film  on  his  screen  he 
lad  to  announce  it  as  a  Revival.  But  it  was  just  a 
mart  trick  on  the  part  of  British  producers  to  enable 
hem  to  try  and  catch  up  with  Hollywood  methods.  Even 
it  that  the  British  productions  re- 
named about  10  years  behind 
he  American. 

♦ 

r*"\N  THE  Continent  the  out- 
^■^  look  for  the  American  dis- 
ributor  was  even  worse.  All 
iuropean  countries  were  suffer- 
ng  from  the  ill  effects  of  the 
Var.  Theater  building  was  at  a 
Standstill.  All  currencies  were 
lepreciated.    And  every  European 

!:ountry  had  drastic  censorship 
>rovisions.  Taken  by  and  large, 
jhe  outlook  for  the  American 
>roduct  abroad  was  pretty  lousy, 
iuropean  product  was  undersell- 
ng  American  films.  Yet  the 
American  representatives  usually 
vent  into  a  prospective  buyer 
vith  a  chip  on  their  shoulder 
|md  a  generally  arbitrary  attitude 
)f  "take  it  or  leave  it" — and 
wondered  why  they  didn't  get 
results. 

PURING  the  War  the  American 
distributors  had  got  a  sort  of 
strangle  hold  on  the  film  busi- 
ess  of  Europe,  where  the  various 
ountries  were   in   no  position   to 


By  JACK  HARROWER 

FILM  DAILY  STAFF 


do  much  production.  So  Hollywood  product  had  clear 
sailing.  After  the  War,  the  various  European  countries 
started  to  catch  up.  And  they  have  been  catching  up 
ever  since.  There  was  a  time  when  the  American  pro- 
ducer figured  40  per  cent  of  his  gross  from  foreign  sales. 
It  kept  dropping,  until  the  advent  of  the  Sound  Picture 
gave  it  a  vigorous  kick  down  the  toboggan.  So  nowa- 
days when  you  ask  an  American  producer  what  percent- 
age of  his  income  is  derived  from  foreign  sales,  he  smiles 
sadly  and  answers  diplomatically:  "Yes  and  No.  Very 
pleased  to  have  met  you." 

ZOOMING  down  to  1922,  the  American  producers  be- 
^^  gan  to  slowly  realize  that  if  they  wanted  to  hold 
their    foreign    markets    they    must    make    pictures    with 


And  this,  ladies  and  gents,  is  the  chorus  of  a  screen  musical,  going  through   their  rehearsal 
stunts,  in  the  good  old  silent  days.    Sort  of  "Gold  Diggers"  of  the  past  as  it  were. 


more  or  less  of  a  universal  appeal.  That  the  films  made 
for  Broadway  and  Oshkosh  would  not  automatically  knock 
a  Czechoslovak  or  a  Lithuanian  out  of  his  seat  with 
amazement  and  admiration.  In  fact  many  of  the  Amer- 
ican films  at  this  time  contained  material  that  was  so 
foreign  to  the  manners  and  customs  of  many  European 
countries  that  it  was  necessary  to  run  long  explanatory 
titles  in  the  language  of  the  country  showing  the  film. 
The  result  was  often  to  find  an  American  film  on  a 
screen  in  Sweden  or  Roumania  that  consisted  principally 
of  Explanations  and  a  few  Pictures.  This,  of  course, 
was  very  distressing  to  the  foreign  audiences,  who  had 
come  to  a  picture  house  to  see  Pictures.  So  the  foreign 
grosses  continued  to  drop,  and  the  American  boys  sat 
back  and  tried  to  figure  out  what  could  possibly  be  the 
matter.  Then  some  bright  lad  suggested  that  we  make 
pictures  that  more  or  less  reflected  the  life  of  the 
foreign  countries  where  we  were  trying  to  sell  our 
product,  so  the  foreigners  could  understand  'em.  The 
Idea  was  Startling  and  Revolutionary.  But  they  gave  it 
a  whirl.  American  producers  started  filming  European 
stories,  plays  and  novels.  Then  they  sat  back  and  sez: 
"We  got  the  Foreign  Sitooation  licked  at  last!"  So  they 
went  out  golfing  on  the  links  of  California,  and  gave  the 
subject  no  further  consideration.  The  problem  had  been 
solved. 

♦ 

THEN  the  Storm  broke.  Squawks  were  heard  all  over 
'  the  world  that  the  Hollywood  product  was  travesty- 
ing, belittling  and  otherwise  making  a  monkey  out  of 
foreign  peoples,  their  customs,  etcetera,  etcetera.  It 
called  for  investigation  on  the  part  of  the  American 
producers.  Then  it  was  discovered  that  mugs  whose 
knowledge  of  Europe  was  confined  to  owning  a  set  of 
snappy  French  postcards  were  supervising,  directing  and 
casting  these  films  with  a  Foreign  Atmosphere.  It  took 
time  to  remedy  this  oversight.  Ten  years  later — today — 
everything  is  practically  Perfect.  The  Foreign  Atmosphere 
is  authentic  —  costumes,  props,  customs,  mannerisms, 
everything.  Everything  but  the  American  Language — 
which  oodles  of  foreigners  can't  understand.  So  now 
they  dub  some  pix  for  overseas 
consumption  in  the  language  of 
the  country  where  it  is  to  be 
shown.  The  majority,  however, 
have  superimposed  titles  in  the 
foreign  language.  Some  major 
companies  make  pictures  abroad 
in  the  countries  where  they  are 
to  be  exhibited,  employing  native 
casts.  So  you  can  see  this  Foreign 
Situation  is  all  mixed  up.  The 
Talkies  came  in  and  just  kicked 
the  slats  right  out  of  our  beau- 
tiful Foreign  Quotas.  Folks  all 
over  the  world  could  understand 
Pictures.  So  our  Silents  copped 
the  dough.  But  when  the  Shadows 
started  to  talk,  the  Slavs  and  the 
Polish  and  Armenian  girls  and 
boys  couldn't  follow  our  Broad- 
way-Hollywood lingo.  They  start- 
ed taking  an  interest  in  their 
own  native  film  productions. 
They  might  be  pretty  cheesy 
from  a  production  standpoint. 
But  at  least  the  audience  can 
Understand  what  the  players  are 
saying.  Which,  as  you  will  admit, 
helps  a  helluva  lot.  So  now  the 
films  are  becoming  Individualistic 
as  well  as  International.  It's 
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THE  PROGRESSIVE  MARCH  OF  THE  INDUSTRY'S 
FOREMOST  AND  MOST  CONSISTENT  SHORT 

COMEDY  PRODUCER 


Photo  by  Stax 


Hal  Roach 


Announces 


For  1933-34 


LAUREL  and  HARDY 


6  Short  Comedies 

2  Full-Length  Features 


CHARLEY  CHASE 

8  Comedies 


TODD-KELLY  SERIES 

8  Comedies 


OUR  GANG 

6  Comedies 


ALL-STAR  SERIES 

8  Comedies 


6  Musical  Comedies 


Distributed  by 

METRO  -  GOLDWYN  -  MAYER 


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1933 


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'- 


BILLY  BLETCHER 


Co-Starring  in  a  Series  of 


Six  Musical  Shorts 


For 


Hal  Roach  Studios 


Also  Under  Contract  to 
Hal  Roach  Studios  as  a  Writer 


GUS  MEINS 

Directing 


Thelma  Todd-Patsy  Kelly  Comedies 
"All-Star  Series" 


Starting  Second  Year  With 
Hal  Roach  Studios 


LLOYD  FRENCH 

Directing 

LAUREL  and  HARDY 


Current  Comedies 

"Midnight  Patrol" 
"Busy-bodies" 


Hal  Roach  Studios 


BILLY  GILBERT 


Featured  in  the 
HAL  ROACH-M-G-M 


Musical  Comedy  Series 


First  release: 

"RHAPSODY  IN  BREW"— Directed  by  Billy  Gilbert 


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THE  FILM  EDITOR 


By  ANNE  BAUCHENS 

Member,   Film   Editors   Section,   Academy 
of  Arts  and  Sciences 


TO  THOSE  outside,  as  well  as  to  many 
within  the  motion  picture  industry,  the 
film  editor  is  familiarly  known  as  the  "cut- 
ter". That  the  "cutter"  must  always  be 
an  "editor", — must  have  the  judgment  to 
select  scenes, — the  experience  and  knowl- 
edge to  know  how  to  put  these  scenes  to- 
gether,— and  the  motion  picture  background 
to  give  his  picture  a  smooth  continuity, 
with  the  necessary  high  spots  to  build 
towards  a  punch  climax,  is  less  well  known. 
The  film  editor's  day  is  one  continuous 
jigsaw  puzzle, — but  the  pieces  which  must 
be  put  together  are  not  perfectly  cut  nor 
do    they    but    seldom    fit    exactly    together. 


AFTER    the    director    has    run    his    scenes 
...  .      i  ■ 

in    the    pro|ection    room    and    made    his 

selection  of  those  which  in  his  judgment 
should  be  used,  the  film  is  turned  over  to 
the  editor,  who  then  cuts  out  all  the  dead- 
wood,  deciding  just  which  parts  of  the 
scenes  should  be  put  into  the  picture,  and 
whether  the  long  shot  scene,  medium  shot 
or  closeup  better  fits  the  continuity  of  the 
story.  Those  parts  of  the  scenes  which 
are  selected  are  then  arranged  together 
into  the  continuity  which  will  put  the  com- 
pleted picture  into  the  correct  tempo  to 
give  the  desired  audience  reaction. 


§:: 


THE  editor  acts  as  an  additional  brain  for 
■  the  director,  being  in  practically  all 
cases  in  constant  touch  with  the  director 
during  the  shooting  of  the  picture  and 
knowing  at  all  times  exactly  what  he  has 
in  mind  and  just  what  particular  points 
in    the   picture   he   is  trying  to   emphasize. 

Editorial  systems,  covering  the  picture 
after  the  finish  of  the  shooting  schedule, 
vary  in  different  studios.  In  a  very  few 
cases  the  director  does  his  own  final  edit- 
ing, being  entirely  responsible  not  only  for 
the  production  of  the  picture  but  for  its 
assembly  as  well.  In  some  studios  the  di- 
rector works  with  the  editor,  giving  to  the 
editor  his  ideas  as  to  just  what  should  be 
done  editorially,  while  in  others  the  super- 

I    


visor  takes  over,  with   the  editor,  this  part 
of  the  completion  of  the  picture. 

• 

THE  systems  not  only  vary  with  the  vari 
'  ous  studios,  but  also  differ  with  the 
ability  and  experience  of  the  editor,  the 
personality  and  wishes  of  the  director,  and 
the  production  policy  of  the  studio. 

The  importance  of  the  editor  to  the  pic- 
ture as  it  finally  emerges  from  the  studio 
can  best  be  summed  up  by  a  statement 
which  I  have  often  heard  Mr.  Cecil  B. 
De  Mille  make: 

"Many  a  bad  picture  has  been  saved  in 
the  cutting  room.  I  feel  that  good  cutting 
and  editing  contribute  at  least  20%  to  the 
success  of  a  good  picture." 


EQUIPMENT  MOVES  AHEAD 

•  A  Survey  of  the  Equipment  Field  and  Its  Unusual  Progress  During  the  Past  Fifteen  Years  • 


producing  the  voice  and  music  with  greater  accuracy  and 
encompassing  a  wider  range.  The  Bell  Telephone  Labo- 
ratories have  introduced  new  vertically  cut  records  made 
on  wax  discs  which  are  said  to  possess  important  advan- 
tages over  the  laterally  cut  records,  greatly  reducing 
surface  noises.  Electrical  Research  Products  has  a  "wide 
range"  sound  system,  the  term  denoting  a  widened  or 
increased  frequency  spectrum  and  sometimes  an  increased 
volume  range.  Valuable  additions  to  the  loud  speaker 
equipment  are  the  Bostwick  596  loud  speaker  telephone 
and  the  TA-4151  loud  speaker  telephone  where  a  wide 
range    conversion    is    to    be    made. 

♦ 
THE  Magnascope,  first  used  in  "Old  Ironsides",  is  the 
'  enlargement  of  the  picture  on  the  screen  to  several 
times  the  usual  size,  as  determined  by  the  length  of  the 
"throw."  It  is  accomplished  by  means  of  lenses  on  the 
projection  machine,  though  the  screen  must  be  large 
enough  to  reflect  the  enlarged  picture.  The  wide  screen 
is  sometimes  used,  as  in  Otis  Skinner's  picture,  "Kismet." 
The  wide  picture  is  obtained  through  the  use  of  lenses, 
the  picture  being  compressed  on  the  film  by  means  of 
an  anamorphoser  which  also  widens  it  when  it  is  pro- 
jected   upon    the   screen. 

♦ 

THE  Technicolor  process  of  making  natural  color  mo- 
*  tion  pictures,  the  process  having  had  the  most  com- 
mercial success  in  that  field,  came  into  favor  a  year 
or  two  after  the  introduction  of  talking  pictures,  and 
for  a  time  enjoyed  some  popularity,  particularly  when 
employed  in  the  making  of  motion  picture  musical  pro- 
ductions. The  Berthon  process  of  screen  plate  color 
photography  has  recently  been  placed  on  the  commercial 
market  under  the  name  of  Kodacolor  for  use  in  amateur 
cinematography.  Cinecolor  lately  announced  a  three- 
color  process  of  motion  picture  color  photography,  and 
the  Spicer-Dufay  process  has  been  placed  on  a  commer- 
cial basis.  Animated  cartoons  are  now  produced  in 
color,    through    the    Technicolor    process. 

♦ 
AN  OUTSTANDING  development  in  film  for  the  motion 
**  picture  camera  is  the  new  fast  panchromatic  film  of 
improved  color  sensitivity  and  increased  speed.  This  was 
followed  by  supersensitive  film  which  is  faster,  more  sen- 
sitive to  color,  and  produces  better  quality  with  less  light. 
Photographic  emulsions  have  received  greater  attention 
during  the  past  few  years  due  to  the  more  exacting 
requirements  of  the  studios. 


(Continued  from  page  27) 

The  transparent  projected  background  process,  by 
which  any  desired  background  can  be  printed  on  the 
positive  along  with  the  action  of  the  players  separately 
photographed  against  an  even  blue  background,  has  come 
into  increasing  favor.  Special  negative  material  for 
photographing  the  scene  to  be  used  for  the  background 
has  been  introduced.  About  65  per  cent  of  the  scenes 
in  Fox's  "State  Fair"  are  said  to  have  been  made  by 
this  transparent  projected  background  process.  Exposure 
meters  which  make  use  of  the  photronic  photoelectric 
cell,  have  been  placed  on  the  market  by  the  Weston 
Electrical   Instrument  Co. 

♦ 

IN  projection,  Dallmeyer  has  introduced  the  Superlite, 
■  having  a  speed  of  f/1.9  for  which  a  33  per  cent  in- 
crease in  illumination  is  claimed.  Debrie  has  a  portable 
35  mm.  and  16  mm.  projector.  Refinement  of  projec- 
tion, as  well  as  in  the  accessories,  is  going  on  all  the 
time,  mostly  in  relation  to  the  lenses  of  the  projection 
machine. 

Projection  from  continuously  moving  film — non-inter- 
mittent projection — is  being  experimented  with  by  many 
firms  and  many  individuals,  several  hundred  patents  hav- 
ing been  granted  on  this  type  of  projector.  As  yet  they 
have   not  come   in   use   in   the   motion   picture   theater. 


THE  Spoor  stereoscopic  motion  picture,  upon  which  ex- 
'  perimenting  has  been  in  progress  for  a  number  of 
years,  has  at  last  been  nearly  enough  perfected  to  allow 
of  public  demonstrations,  films  made  by  this  process 
being  placed  on  view  at  the  Chicago  World's  Fair. 
Various  inventors  have  been  seeking  a  solution  to  this 
problem  of  giving  depth  to  motion  pictures  projected 
upon  the  screen,  some  by  means  of  specially  prepared 
glasses  through  which  the  spectator  looks.  Whether  the 
Spoor  process  proves  commercially  successful  or  not,  it 
appears  to  be  only  a  matter  of  time  until  our  screens 
reflect   three-dimensional   pictures. 

♦ 
CADE-OUTS  and  fade-ins  are  now  made  by  chemical 
after-treatment  of  the  negative  instead  of  being  made 
in  the  camera  by  decreasing  or  increasing  the  light  vol- 
ume by  means  of  the  shutter.  They  are  known  as 
"chemical  fades." 

♦ 

HEN    talking   pictures  first  came   in,   it  was   neces- 
sary   to    photograph    them    in    sound-proof    stages. 


W 


Conversation  of  men  riding  on  horseback  across  the 
prairie  were  not  attempted,  but  later  came  remote  con- 
trol and  the  portable  sound  recording  trucks  so  that 
now   outdoor   talking   pictures   are   a    commonplace. 

♦ 

XA/HILE  there  has  been  no  great  change  in  studio 
"'lighting  during  the  past  year,  manufacturers  of  arc 
carbons  have  been  experimenting  with  the  production 
of  carbons  suitable  for  illumination  in  connection  with 
the  production  of  colored  motion  pictures;  the  arc  car- 
bons are  of  small  diameter  and  have  been  designed  to 
produce  a  flaming  arc  of  high  intensity.  Manufacturers 
of  filament  lamps  have  contributed  bi-post  construction 
for  high-wattage  lamps.  The  success  of  the  small  photo- 
flood  light  has  induced  manufacturers  to  develop  similar 
lamps  of  higher-wattage;  these  super-photoflood  lamps, 
it  is  believed,  will  help  studio  lighting  technicians  to 
solve  a   number  of  difficult  illumination   problems. 


K  I EW  film  printing  machinery  comes  upon  the  market 
'  ^  at  intervals.  The  new  Bell  &  Howell  automatic 
printer,  extensively  tested  at  the  M-G-M  studios,  has 
an  improved  optical  system  which  increases  illumination, 
allowing  the  printing  aperture  to  be  still  further  reduced. 
An  English  firm  has  put  out  a  new  rotary  printer  which 
is  claimed  to  have  unusually  high  printing  accuracy. 
Debrie's  fully  automatic  optical  truck  printer  called 
"Truca"  has  taken  high  rank  for  this  type  of  work,  as  has 
its  combined  reduction  and  contact  printer  for  16  mm. 
sound  on  film.  A  new  process  in  studio  "dissolve"  work, 
put  out  by  an  English  firm,  is  said  to  make  a  dissolve  per- 
fectly smooth  and  entirely  free  from  the  flicker  often 
found  in  chemical  dissolves.  The  Western  Electric  Co., 
Ltd.,  has  put  out  a  new  film  cutting  and  editing  machine 
capable   of    handling   either   single   or   double   film. 

♦ 
ECONOMY  in  recording  was  gained  through  the  in- 
*""  troduction,  first  by  the  M-G-M  studios,  of  recording 
two  sound  tracks  on  a  35  mm.  film,  reducing  the  sound 
negative  footage  by  50  per  cent.  A  print  is  made 
carrying  the  two  sound  tracks,  and  is  then  slit  down 
the  middle,  producing  two  17.5  mm.  films.  Other  studios 
have  adopted   this   method. 

Many  other  improvements  in  equipment,  of  both  minor 
and  major  importance,  have  been  made  in  the  past  15 
years,  many  of  a  very  highly  technical  nature,  meaning- 
less to  laymen. 


f 


LOWELL  SHERMAN 

...  a   bow  for 
superlative  direction. 


weeping  to  emotional  heights 

undreamed    or    in    motion    picture 

artistry,  KATHARINE  HEPBURN/  the  screen's  most  interesting  per* 

sonality,  bequeaths  a  portrayal  that  is  electrifying!  .  .  .  acting  that 

blades  with  the  divine  tire  or  genius! 

A  picture  that  is  warm  and  human  ...  a  story  pulsating  to  the 
heartbeats  or  the  world... directed  with  inspiration. ..superbly  enacted! 


/  n 


&a®  ass  a 


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ADOLPHE      MENJOU 

Mary  Duncan  C.  Aubrey  Smith 

Directed  by  Lowell  Sherman  from  the  story  by  Zoe  Akins.  A  Pandro  S.  Berman  Production. 


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MORNING 
GLORY' 


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MERIAN  C.  COOPER    Executive   Producer 


1918 


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15  YEARS  OF  DISTRIBUTION 

•     •     High  Lights  of  the  Past  From  the  Field  of  Motion  Picture  Merchandising     •     •     • 


|ATING  back  to  the  very  birth  of  the  motion  picture 
industry  and  more  especially  since  executive  depart- 

ents  were  organized,  distribution  has  had  two  functions. 
he  first;  physical  distribution  involving  shipping,  clerical 

jrk,  collections  and  the  inspection  and  repair  of  release 
lints.     The  second;  selling  and  advertising. 

In  order  to  cover  all  the  changes  in  sales  methods, 
Jianges  in   sales  personnel,  advances   in   distribution   and 

rides    made    by    advertising    departments,    it    would    be 

cessary  to  issue  several  volumes  of  print  on  the  sub- 
let.     This    article     must     necessarily     therefore     touch 

erely    the    "high    spots"    and    those    happenings    which 

eared  widespread   interest. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

ERHAPS  the  most  important  phase  of  distribution  that 
commanded  attention  15  years  ago  was  the  campaign 
ged  by  many  companies,  trade  papers  and  exhibitors  to 
voke  the  "open  booking"  or  "selective  booking"  plan, 
arl  Laemmle,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Adolph  Zukor,  Harold  B. 
anklin,  then  managing  director  of  Shea's  Hippodrome, 
jffalo,  W.  W.  Hodkinson,  Paul  Brunet,  Jesse  L.  Lasky, 
V.  Richards  and  many  other  prominent  executives 
jnounced  the  "star  series  booking"  as  vicious.  Early 
1918  Paul  Brunet,  president  of  Pathe,  ordered  his 
mpany  to  adopt  the  selective  booking  plan.  During  the 
tter  part  of  the  year  2-nd  the  early  months  of  the 
Mowing  year  the  plan  met  with  general  approval. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

IS  surprising  to  know  that  in  the  past  fifteen  years 
the  number  of  independent  sales  exchanges  in  the 
juntry  has  increased  only  about  30  in  number,  excluding 
ew  York  home  office  state  rights  offices.  It  is  also 
(teresting  that  the  great  majority  of  that  number  have 
langed  hands  in  that  period.  Today  major  distributors 
ollectively  have  about  350  branch  sales  offices  in  the 
«nited  States  distributed  in  approximately  35  key  cities 
r  strategic  points.  Independents,  or  state-rights  ex- 
hanges  number  half  that  amount. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

PURING  the  past  fifteen  years  grosses  on  feature  pic- 
tures increased  between  65  and  75  per  cent.  In 
918  the  intake  to  all  distribu- 
rs  from  film  rentals  reached 
jpproximately  $125,000,000 
hereas  this  year  it  is  predicted 
at  the  gross  intake  will  be 
ose  to  $200,000,000.  It  should 
rove  significant  in  this  connec- 
on  that  distribution  found 
dded  zest  in  the  increased  num- 
er  of  first-run  houses  as  the 
ears  progressed.  In  1918,  the 
^rm  "first-run"  or  "class  A"  was 
|i  its  infancy  with  less  than  300 
ouses  out  of  a  possible  10,000 
cknowledged  in  that  classifica- 
tion. By  the  year  1923  the  num- 
er  had  jumped  to  almost  2,000 

!nd  today  the  number  is  impos- 
ible  to  estimate  due  to  the  rapid 
losing  of  first-runs  to  be  re- 
pened  under  a  lesser  release 
•Jan  and  also  on  account  of  the 
apid  decentralization  of  theate- 
ircuits  which  in  the  majority  of 
;ases    automatically    necessitates 

change  in  the  buying  power  cf 
he  individual  unit. 

Changes     in     personnel     have 

oved  in  kaleidoscopic  fashion 
ince  1918.  With  the  exception 
f  Adolph  Zukor  and  Carl 
aemmle,    the    president's    chair 


By  DON  HANCOCK 

FILM  DAILY  STAFF 


of  every  major  company  has  had  one  or  more  different 
occupants  for  some  reason  or  other.  Al  Lichtman  who 
was  general  sales  manager  of  Paramount-Artcraft  in  1918 
was  succeeded  by  Sidney  Kent.  Eddie  Saunders  was  then 
general  sales  manager  for  Metro,  Felix  Feist  for  World 
Film  Corp.,  Fred  Warren  for  Goldwyn  Pictures,  the  late 
Abe  Carlos  for  Fox,  Goff  for  Vitagraph,  Merle  Smith  for 
the  Kleine  Film  Corp.,  A.  S.  Kirkpatrick  for  Mutual, 
Harry  Berman  for  Universal,  C.  R.  Seelye  for  Pathe,  J.  D. 
Williams  for  First  National,  Morris  Kabn  for  Select  and 
Jack  Woody  for  Realart.  Some  others  identified  with 
distribution  companies  during  the  past  15  years  were 
Herman  Robbins,  now  president  of  National  Screen  Ser- 
vice who  held  the  chief  sales  position  with  Fox  for  many 
years.     Robbins  was  succeeded  by  R.  A.  White  who  later 


Do  you  remember  this  one?    It  is  from  the  first  story  telling  picture  ever  produced  and  is 

called — yes   you    are    right — "The    Great    Train    Robbery."     Released    in    1903.      Directed    by 

Ed  Porter.    From  the  Paramount  collection. 


became  a  real  estate  operator.  Then  followed  Sid 
Meyers  and  more  recently  James  R.  Grainger.  In  1921 
Charles  R.  Rogers  was  general  sales  manager  for  Mutual. 
Fred  Quimby  was  general  sales  manager  for  Associated 
Exhibitors  in  1919.  The  company  released  through  Pathe 
and  was  later  absorbed  by  that  organization.  In  the  same 
year  E.  W.  Hammons  opened  the  first  Educational  dis- 
tributing offices.  Prior  to  this  Hammons  had  been  sell- 
ing independently  to  state  right  buyers  throughout  the 
country. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

CIFTEEN  years  have  seen  the  gradual  change  of  the 
'  two-feature-a-week  releasing  plan,  to  the  present 
method  of  one  release  per  week,  or  less.  Companies  that 
released  two  features  each  week  in  the  early  days  were 
Paramount,  World,  Triangle  and  one  or  two  others. 
In  1918  Metro  was  releasing  one  feature  weekly  with 
an  occasional  special  feature.  Goldw,yn  had  a  star  series 
with  Mae  Marsh,  Madge  Kennedy  and  Mabel  Normand 
as  the  outstanding  stars.  The  Fox  releasing  plan  had 
varied.  It  included  a  series  of  two  reelers  with  the 
features.  Vitagraph  issued  a  series  of  specials  as  did  the 
Kleine  organization.  Mutual,  of  which  John  R.  Freuler 
was  president,  averaged  one  feature  a  week  in  addition 
to  a  series  of  shorts  and  a  serial.  Universal  had  the 
"Bluebird"  and  "Red  Feather"  brands  and  in  addition  also 
had  shorts  and  serials.  Pathe  had  a  similar  line-up  and 
was  featuring  Pearl  White  in  serials. 

It  is  said  that  Triangle's  fate  was  written  in  the  two- 
feature-a-week  plan.  The  corporation  was  later  liqui- 
dated and   sold  to  state  rights  buyers. 


THE  W.  W.  Hodkinson  organization  originally  distributed 
'     through  Pathe  Exchanges  with  Hodkinson's  own  sales 
managers  in  each  exchange.     Fred  Warren  who  had  for- 
merly   been    with    Goldwyn    took    over    the    general    sales 
management  for  Hodkinson  and  in  1921  Hodkinson  opened 
its  own  exchanges.     Later  they  were  absorbed  by  P.  D.  C. 
A   short   lived,    but   nevertheless    important   cog    in    the 
wheel  of  distribution  was  the  Federated  Exchanges  which 
was  started   in    1919.      It  was  an   independent  organiza- 
tion  composed   of  principal  state 
rights     buyers     throughout     the 
country.      In   the   roster  of  origi- 
nators   of    Federated    were    Ben 
Amsterdam    of    Philadelphia,   Sam 
Grand  of  Boston,  Harry  Lande  of 
Pittsburgh,  Joe  Friedman  of  Chi- 
cago and  Harry  Charnas  of  Cleve- 
land, Cincinnati  and  Detroit. 

Possibly  the  outstanding  chain 
of  events  in  the  distribution  field 
during  the  past  15  years  was  the 
Robertson-Cole,  Film  Booking  Of- 
fice, RKO,  RKO-Pathe,  RKO  se- 
quence which  terminated  with 
the  formation  of  the  present 
company    in    1930. 


SALES  and  distribution  methods 
have  not  changed  perceptibly 
since  1918,  except  for  the  in- 
troduction of  division  managers 
and  some  minor  changes  in  the 
physical  handling  of  films.  It  is 
true  that  percentage  sales  were 
adopted  by  almost  every  company 
following  the  year  1918,  but  as 
far  back  as  1913  when  George 
Kleine  sold  "Quo  Vadis"  and 
"The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii"  to 
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1933 


MR. 

EXHIBITOR. 

t   IT   WILL 

PAY 

YOU  TO   GET 

IN   TOUCH 

WITH    THESE    EXCHANGES 

ATLANTA 

N.  E.  Savini,  Savini  Films,  132  Walton  St. 

BOSTON 

Leo  Britton,  Amity  Pictures,  42  Melrose  St. 

BUFFALO 

Brady  &  Lyons,  Buffalo  Film  Exch.,  505  Pearl  St. 

BUTTE 

E.  F.  Bailey,  National  Film  Exch.,  118  W.  Granite  St. 

CHARLOTTE 

W.  L.  Parker,  Amity  Pictures,  115  Latta  Arcade 

CHICAGO 

J.  E.  OToole,  Advance  Film  Co.,  831   S.  Wabash  Ave. 

CINCINNATI 

J.  S.  Jossey,  Standard  Film  Exch.,  1632  Central  P'kway 

CLEVELAND 

J.  S.  Jossey,  Standard  Film  Exch.,  508  Film  Bldg. 

DALLAS 

Blumenthal    &    Baxley,    Standard    Attractions,    308    S. 
Harwood  St. 

DENVER 

Wm.  Rosenfeldt,  Amity  Film  Exch.,  2044  Broadway 

DETROIT 

J.  S.  Jossey,  Monarch  Pictures  Corp.,  2310  Cass  Ave. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

H.   C.    Dressendorfer,  Associated   Film    Exch.,  428   N. 
Illinois  St. 

KANSAS  CITY 

M.  L  Godwin,  Associated  Film  Dist.,  130  W.  18th  St. 

LOS  ANGELES 

D.  Biedermann,  All  Star  Features,  1910  S.  Vermont  Ave. 

LOUISVILLE 

A.    H.    Kaufman,   Big   Feature    Rights   Corp.,   917   W. 
Jefferson  St. 


MILWAUKEE 

J.  E.  OToole,  Advance  Film  Co.,  639  N.  7th  St. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

J.  E.  O'Toole,  Elliott  Film  Co.,  1111  1st  Ave.  North 

NEW  HAVEN 

Harry  Gibbs,  Connecticut  Film  Dist.,  134  Meadow  St. 

NEW  ORLEANS 

F.  F.  Goodrow,  Goodrow  Attractions,  218  S.  Liberty  St. 

NEW  YORK 

A.  O.  Bondy,  Astor  Pictures  Corp.,  630  Ninth  Ave. 

OKLAHOMA  CITY 

Sam  Benjamin,  Amity  Pictures,  705 Vi  W.  Grand  Ave. 

OMAHA 

M.  L.  Stern,  Capitol  Film  Exch.,  Film  Exchange  Bldg. 

PHILADELPHIA 

H.  L.  Taylor,  Preferred  Pictures,  1316  Vine  St. 

PITTSBURGH 

J.  S.  Skirball,  Iron  City  Film  Exch.,  1701   Blvd.  of  the 
Allies 

PORTLAND 

Ashley  McRae,  National  Film  Exch.,  1109  N.  W. 
Glisan  St. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

Harry  Kerer,  Capital  Film  Exch.,  258  E.  1st  South  St. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 

S.  Blumenthal,  San   Francisco  Film   Exch.,  221   Golden 
Gate  Ave. 

SEATTLE 

J.  W.  Allender,  National  Film   Exch.,  2404  First  Ave. 
WASHINGTON 

Mike  Siegel,  Preferred  Pictures,  805  Mather  Bldg. 


WE   DO  OUR  PART 


HOME  OFFICE 


A 


ITY 


PICTURES 

CORPORATION 

729  SEVENTH  AVENUE 
NEW  YORK  CITY 


MR.  PRODUCER 

HERE   IS  A  NEW 

NATIONAL   OUTLET 

FOR  YOUR 

PRODUCT 


1918 


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1933 


35 


FIFTY  MILLION   FRENCHMEN 

T  BE  WRONG! 


IS   HERE! 

Risque?  Sh-h-h 
Delicious  Satire 
Charming  Frankness 

WATCH  FOR  THE  WORLD 
PREMIERE  SHOWING 


s,®®®®©,. 


"HE"  was  like  a  virgin 
forest  where  the  hand 
of  man  never  set  foot. 


A  ROAD  SHOW  ATTRACTION 

B.  M.  SAVINI        -         729   7th  Ave. 
New  York  City 


ARTHUR  ST.  CLAIRE 


Producing 


"Killer  Abroad 


// 


(Working   title) 


by  NORMAN  SPRINGER 


36 


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1933 


15  YEARS  OF  DISTRIBUTION 


High  Lights  of  the  Past  From  the  Field  of  Motion  Picture  Advertising 


•    • 


exhibitors  for  a  cut  of  the  gross  business,  have  percentaj 
fe  sales  been  a  factor  in  distribu-  tion. 


A  BOUT  the  year  1919,  short  subject  sales  and  distri- 
bution started  to  loom  up  as  one  of  the  important 
factors  of  the  industry.  Newsreels  were  supported  by 
several  large  companies  as  leading  screen  propaganda 
for  the  dissemination  of  good-will  for  the  various  pro- 
ducing companies.     The  newsreels  seldom   turned   over  a 


(  Continued  from  page  33) 

profit  to  the  sponsors  but  were  ordered  "pushed"  by  all 
sales  managers  for  whatever  they  would  bring.  One- 
reelers  held  the  limelight  in  the  short  subject  field  but 
as  years  rolled  by,  as  exhibitors  tried  out  new  program 
ideas  and  as  double-feature  programs  started  on  the  in- 
crease, the  short  subject  was  looked  upon  with  more  and 
more  disfavor  by  distributors.  The  past  year  has  seen 
what  is  said  by  many  to  be  the  poorest  grosses  for  shorts 
that  will  ever  be  recorded. 


PVETAILS  of  the  progress  of  advertising  methods  fj 
'■'  the  pas;  15  years  would  be  altogether  too  volunj 
inous  to  record  in  this  article.  Suffice  to  say  that  ail 
vertising  has  always  been  looked  upon  as  an  art  by  til 
farsighted  distributor.  Budgets  have  increased  yearll 
designs  and  lay-outs  have  been  more  elaborate  and  ail 
vertising  aimed  at  the  exhibitor  has  securely  found  I 
stronghold.  The  connection  of  advertising  with  succes  I 
ful  sales  and  distribution  cannot  be  disputed.  Its  trull 
is  laid  in  the  elaborate  announcements  issued  periodical! 
by  net  enly  all  major  companies  but  by  ambitious  anl 
rising  independents. 


FOLLOWING  FOREIGN  MARKETS 

•     •     Phil  M.  Daly,  the  Incurable  Film  Optimist,  Covers  an  Assignment,  and  as  Usual     • 

Discovers  Practically  Nothing 


every  country  for  itself — and  goodbye  to  the  American 
film  monopoly  of  the  foreign  field.  American  producers 
proudly  gave  the  world  the  Talking  Picture — and  pried 
themselves  loose  from  a  juicy  40  per  cent  of  their  an- 
nual   gross.      Smart,   we    calls    it. 

They  furnished  the  producers  of  the  world  with  the 
only  effective  weapon  they  have  ever  had  to  overcome 
American  prestige  and  competition  in  their  own  coun- 
tries.   And   how   they  are  using  it! 

Remember  the  days  back  in  1922-23  when  British 
exhibs  useter  book  the  entire  output  for  the  year  of 
such  well  known  American  companies  as  Famous  Players? 
And  they  would  play  every  one  of  the  40  or  50  odd 
pictures  on  the  list,  no  matter  how  bad  some  of  them 
were  bound  to  be.  Combine  this  with  the  quality  of 
the  average  British  production  in  those  days,  and  one 
begins  to  realize  that  the  British  are  really  a  stolid  race 
that  can  take  a  lotta  punishment. 
♦ 

DUT  the  fact  of  the  matter  is  that  Hollywood  in  those 
"  early  days  was  the  only  country  in  the  world  produc- 
ing pictures  with  sufficient  class  to  appeal  generally  to 
the  nationals  of  all  countries.  As  one  foreign  film 
authority  once  remarked:  "The  man  who  pays  his  peso, 
or  franc,  or  lira,  or  mark,  or  krone  at  the  theater  door, 
C3res  not  who  made  the  picture  so  long  as  he  finds 
recreation  or  amusement  for  his  admission  fee."  And 
because  of  this  fundamental  fact,  American  productions 
continued  to  reap  a  sizable  profit  for  their  producers 
throughout  the  four  corners  of  the  world.  Pictures  sooke 
the  only  universal  language.  Hollywood  could  talk  in 
pictures  better  than  any  other  source.  So  as  long  as 
the  silent  era  lasted,  it  was  pretty  soft  for  the  American 
producer    and    distributor    in    the    world    markets. 

Along  about  1924  the  producers  of  Great  Britain, 
France  and  Germany  began  to  find  themselves.  At  that 
time  American  pictures  comprised  about  90  per  cent 
of  all  the  pictures  shown  in  Europe.  Think  of  it!  Today 
American  pictures  on  European  screens  represent  a  per- 
centage of — Oh,  well,  let's  not  go  into  that.  Then  these 
countries  experienced  the  Great  Awakening.  And  it  came 
about  in  this  manner: 

American  producers  started  to  produce  in  foreign 
capitals.  In  this  way  they  educated  the  European  pro- 
ducers in  Hollywood  methods.  They  built  up  staffs  of 
foreign  technicians  in  the  fine  points  of  production. 
These  technicians  eventually  drifted  to  their  own  native 
studios.  The  year  of  1924  marked  the  beginning  of 
worthwhile  productions  abroad  by  foreign  producers  creat- 


(Continued  from  page  29) 

ing  films  for  their  own  countries.  Modern  studios  were 
built,  finances  were  available.  And  they  were  making 
films  directly  for  their  own  nationals.  It  mattered  not 
that  the  best  of  them  were  inferior  to  the  average 
American  product.  They  were  Native  Productions  which 
the  people  could  understand  and  appreciate,  for  they 
correctly  reflected  the  national  life  and  character.  So 
gradually  the  decline  of  the  American  foreign  market 
began  almost  ten  years  ago,  long  before  the  talking  film 
came  along  to  add  to  the  slump.  Having  taught  the 
foreign  producers  the  American  production  methods,  they 
were  in  a  position  to  go  out  and  compete  with  teacher 
and  teach  him  a  thing  or  two  when  he  tried  to  play 
ball    on    their    home    grounds.      Naturally. 

♦ 
A  NOTHER  circumstance  that  militated  against  Amer- 
**  ican  trade  abroad  was  the  establishment  by  the 
major  American  producers  of  distributing  organizations 
in  foreign  centers  to  handle  their  product.  The  cost 
of  operating  these  foreign  organizations  was  on  the 
average  25  per  cent  higher  than  what  a  domestic  pro- 
ducer's outfit  could  operate  for.  The  exhibitors  had  to 
pay  the  difference  for  the  American  product,  and  na- 
turally resented  it.  A  feeling  began  to  spring  up  gen- 
erally in  most  European  countries  that  American  pro- 
ducers were  monopolizing  the  field,  and  driving  out  the 
home  product.  So  the  local  distributors  in  order  to  exist 
increased  their  purchase  of  the  cheaper  European  film 
product.  This  product  gradually  became  more  acceptable 
to  the  European  audiences  everywhere,  and  American 
productions  started  to  slip.  Helped  on  considerably  in 
the  slipping  process  by  the  higher  prices  the  American 
distributors  were  forced  to  charge.  When  they  were 
compelled  to  shave  prices  to  meet  the  local  competition, 
the  balance  sheet  at  the  end  of  the  year  wasn't  what 
it  useter  be  in  the  good  ole  days.  And  that  has  been 
the  story  right  down  to  the  present  writing.  Only 
more  so. 

♦ 

HNGLAND,  the  backbone  of  the  foreign  market,  found 
™  the  larger  American  distributors  in  a  price-cutting 
war  in  their  own  renting  agencies  throughout  the  United 
Kingdom.  The  result  was  that  the  Americans  were  not 
getting  the  revenue  from  the  English  market  to  which 
they   were    normally    entitled. 

In  spite  of  graphic  object  lessons,  Hollywood  had  not 
learned  to  grasp  the  wider  viewpoint  and  get  away  from 
the  provincialism  of  the  screen  story  which  was  all  right 
for  home  consumption.     There  was  little  internationalism 


in  the  background  of  the  average  American  product  te 
years  ago.  Today  there  are  many  outstanding  produc 
tions  made  in  Hollywood  with  a  fine  Continental  atmos 
phere.  They  would  have  gone  great  in  Europe  ten  yeai 
ago.  But  now  they  must  fight  the  barrier  of  Languagi 
due  to  the  talkie  technique. 

Then  there  ensued  a  series  of  various  combines  i 
European  countries  backed  by  the  governments,  art 
aimed  as  retaliatory  measures  to  keep  out  American  pre 
ductions.  These  started  with  the  German  "Kontingent, 
and   spread   to  other    European    countries. 

♦ 
IN  1925  a  Motion  Picture  Bureau  was  created  in  tH 
'  Department  of  Commerce  which  aided  the  Americai 
producer  abroad  tremendously.  From  year  to  year  it  err 
larped  its  scope,  and  had  a  tremendous  influence  ii 
holding  and  building  foreign  markets.  There  were  4 
foreign  offices  of  the  Department  co-operating  with  re 
ports  and  advice  to  American  distributors,  as  well  a 
400   consular   offices    in   the    Department   of   State. 

♦ 
THEN  in  1928  came  the  Crisis,  with  the  advent  of  thl 
'  sound  and  talking  picture.  Through  1929  the  problen 
grew  more  and  more  muddled.  Only  the  most  impor 
tant  houses  in  key  cities  of  Great  Britain  and  the  Com 
tinent  were  wired.  And  now,  four  years  later,  the  entirr 
world  is  Talkie  Conscious.  The  Language  Barrier  is  stil 
the  great  problem  for  American  producers  and  disi 
tributors  in  the  foreign  market.  The  talking  pictu ■ 
is  here  to  stay.  So  are  the  foreign  languages  of  thi 
various  countries.  Hollywood  makes  its  pictures 
Americanized  English.  Which  doesn't  even  suit  Englant 
most  of  the  time,  which  is  supposed  to  understand  oj 
lingo.  So  what  of  the  other  countries  where  our  Ian 
guage   is  a   foreign    tongue? 

♦ 

THE  boys  in  the  foreign  departments  of  all  our  pro- 
'  ducing  organizations  have  been  mulling  over  thi 
problem  ever  since  the  advent  of  Sound.  And  the  pros 
pects  at  the  present  writing  are  that  they  will  still  b« 
mulling  over  it  some  years  hence.  It  is  a  tuff  nut  tq1 
crack,  any   way  you   turn    it. 

There  is  only  one  modest  li'l  helpful  suggestion  w« 
can  offer.  Get  President  Roosevelt  to  call  a  Work 
Conference  for  the  purpose  of  making  Esperanto  th« 
universal  language.  Then  Hollywood  will  again  have  the 
winning  hand  against  the  world,  as  it  had  in  the  day! 
of  the  good  ole  Silent  Pix — when  Pictures  were  th0 
universal  language.     So-o-o! 


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The  picture  was  different  fifteen  years  ago... 

It  will  again  he  different  fifteen  years  from  now... 

But  stage  entertainment  will  survive  all  changes 
in  the  amusement  world... 


F.  &  M.  Stageshows,  Inc 

1560  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK  CITY 

(A  Subsidiary  of  Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc.) 


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WARREN  MILLAIS 

Director 

"WAFFLES" 

(Helen  Mitchell,  Ltd.) 


Also  Directing 
Oliver  Morosco  Prods.-RKO 


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REX  ARMAND 

"WAFFLES" 

(HELEN  MITCHELL,  LTD.) 

"THE  LAST  OF  HER  MEN" 

(OLIVER   MOROSCO) 


WILLIAM  K.  HOWARD 


"THE  POWER  AND  THE  GLORY" 

(LASKY-FOX) 


KUY    KENDALL 

INTERNATIONAL  DANCE  DIRECTOR 


Numbers  and  Ensembles 


"WAFFLES" 

(Helen   Mitchell,  Ltd.) 


NUMEROUS  STAGE  PRODUCTIONS 


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L,  LTD. 


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Producer  of 


WAIflflLIEl 


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(Co-Starring  SARI  MARITZA  and  BUSTER  COLLIER) 


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I  Important  Picture  People 

What  They  Were  Doing 

15  Years  Ago 


RALPH  WILK 

Los  Angeles  Representative 


An  Interesting  List,  Obtained  by  Rattling  the  Cinema 
Skeleton,  of  What  Several  Hundreds  of  Impor- 
tant Film  Folk  Were  Doing,  Fifteen  Years  Ago 

1918 

TO 

1933 


Who 


Now 


In  1918 


Who 


Now 


CHARLES  A.  ALICOATE 

Eastern   Studio   Representative 


1918 


A  — 


has.  A.  Alicoate Film    Daily  staff In    U.   S.    Navy 

jckAlicoate Publisher   of    Film    Daily Business    Mgr.    of    Film    Daily 

R.  Anderson Mgr.  Para.  Sioux   Falls  branch In    U.  S.  Army 

chard  B.  Anderson With   Universal    Editor   of    "Pathe    Sun" 

infield  Andrus Film    Daily    staff At   school    in    New    York 

!Orge  Archainbaud Director    1st  Lieutenant.   U.  S.  Army 

chard  Arlen Player     With  Canadian   Flying  Corps 

(Brry  C.  Arthur Pres.    of    Arthur    Theaters Mgr.    Portland    U.    A.    branch 

ijary  Astor Player     At   school    in    Illinois 

'  M.  Avery Mgr.    RKO    Omaha    branch 302nd  Tank   Battalion,   A.   E.   F. 

■w  Ayres Player     At  school   in   Minneapolis 

-B- 

oyd  Bacon Director    In    U.    S.    Navy   Air   Service 

'•  C.  Ball Mgr.    Columbia    Denver    branch .  ...  With   A.  T.  &  T.  at  Omaha 

:nny  Barkas Executive    at    Standard    Studios....  A   yeoman,    U.   S.    Navy 

lilliam  F.  Barrett ">ps.    Ameranglo    Corp Ciivdian    Mgr.    for    Vitagraph 

A.Barron Financial    Mgr.    Educational Civilian   service,    Ft.   Sheridan 

ihn  Barrymore Player     On   the   legitimate  stage 

I  onel  Barrymore Player     In   the   "Exploits   of   Elaine" 

1  chard  Barthelmess Player     With    Paramount 

liaorge  R.  Batcheller Pres.    Chesterfield     Selling  for  Metro 

[leorge  R.  Batcheller,  Jr..  .  .  n^'\   Mgr.  of  Chesterfield At  school 

|  'arner  Baxter Player     Played   in   "Lombardy,    Ltd." 

:  apt.  G.  McL.  Baynes Pres.   Eastern  Service  Studios In    charge    of    Government    Pictures 

|  larles  Beahan With     Universal     At  high  school  in  Penna. 

:  /illiam  Beaudine Director    Directing    Christie    comedies 

IJ'allace  Beery Player     In  "Behind  the   Door" 

Jdolph  Berger Mgr.   M-G-M  Washington  branch      In    U.   S.   Army 

im  Behrman With    N.   Y.    "Times'" 

.  M.  Bettencourt Mgr.   Paramount  S.   F.   branch With    General    Film    Co. 

•  Bickel Mg'.    M-G-M    Dallas    branch With    F.    N.   &   Metro 

iscar  Binder With   Universal    'n    U.    S.    Army 

O.Blackburn Mgr.    Brulatour,    Inc.,    L.    A With    Rothacker    Film    Mfg.    Co. 

Blane Player     In   "Th?   Sea    Nymph" 

H.  Blank Pres.   A.    H.    Blank   Circuit Operating    theaters 

•A.  Bloch Para.   dist.   mgr.,   Philadelphia In    U.   S.    Army 

alph  Block Producer     Advt.    mgr.   for   Goldwyn 

lort  Blumenstock Paramount    Executive    In   Goldwyn   Advt.    Dept. 

)hn  G.  Blystone '"li-ector    A    property   man 

,il  Boasberg Writer     Salesman  for  rubber  company 

lichard  Boleslavsky Director    With   Polish   Lancers.   Russia 

Idie  Bonns With   Universal    Exploiting    Warner   films 


E.  M.  Booth M-G-M    mgr.    at    Cincinnati In    U.    S.    Army 

Frank  Borzage Director    A  free-lance   actor 

Clara  Bow Player     At    high    school    in    Brooklyn 

Major  Edward  Bowes Mnaging   dir.   Capitol,    N.  Y Engaged   in   Capitol   building 

Charles  Brabin Director     Directing   "Driven" 

Robert  N.  Bradbury Director Directing  Antonio   Moreno 

Alice  Brady Player .  Playing  for  Select   Pictures 

Cy  Braunstein With    Imperial    Dist.  Corp In  U.  S.   Navy 

J.  R.  Bray Pres.    of    Bray    Pictures Producing  short   subjects 

Leo  Brecher Pres.   Protex   Trading   Corp Operating    N.    Y.    theaters 

El  Brendel Player     In   vaudeville   with    Flo    Bert 

Herbert  Brenon Director     Directiing   "Fall   of    Romanoffs" 

Mary  Brian 'layer     At  school    in   Texas 

Monte  Brice Pres.    Rowland-Brice    Prods In    U.    S.    Army    Transport    Service 

Arthur  C.  Bromberg Exchange  operator    Mgr.    Triangle    Atlanta    branch 

Clive  Brook Player     On    London    stage 

N.  H.  Brower W.    C.   dist.    mgr.    for   Warners.  .       With   Turner   &   Bahnken 

Clarence  Brown Director     U.   S.   Army  Aviation    Instructor 

Colvin  W.  Brown Quigley    Publications    Mutual  Film  Advt.  Dir. 

G.C.Brown Mgr.    RKO  Cleveland   branch With    Dantzler   Ship    Bldg.   Co. 

George  Brown Columbia   advt.    mgr City    Editor   "Washington    Herald" 

Tod  Browning Director     Directing    for    Universal 

Robert  C.  Bruce Producer     Directing   Educational   scenics 

Jules  E.  Brulatour Pres.    J.     E.    Brulatour,     Inc Selling    film    for    Eastman 

F.  P.  Bryan Mgr.   Warner  Charlotte  branch.  .  .  .  Mgr.    Vitagraph    N.    0.    branch 

Harry  D.  Buckley vice-Pres.    &   Gen'l    Mgr.    U.   A..  .  .  In   U.  S.   Army 

Charles  W.  Bunn S^les    Mgr.    Electrical    Research 

J.  K.  Burger 'Inited  Artists  purchasing  dept. 

Paul  Burger S^les    Personnel    Mgr.    U.    A. .  .  . 

David  Butler Tirector 


Harry  Buxbaum 


Mgr.    Pathe    Chicago    branch 
Paramount    purchasing    agent 
Mgr.    Metro   accessory   dept. 
Playing  opposite   Gish   girls 


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Mgr.    Fox   N.   Y.    Exchange Paramount   Gen'l    Rep. 

—  C  — 

Arthur  Caesar Writer     In    U.    S.    Army 

Ben  Cammack -Ig-.    Warner  St.   Louis   branch.  ..     Booker   for   Vitagraph,    Dallas 

Trem  Carr V.-P.   of   Production,    Monogram    .    Gov't    Paymaster,    Hawaii 

Alyn  Carrick Drod.    Mgr.    Ideal    Pictures Shorts    producer    in    England 

Nancy  Carroll Player     At    school    in    New    York 

Eugene  Castle Advertising    films    producer In  chirge   U.  S.   Marine  advt. 

Charles  Chaplin Actor-Director-Producer      Playing    in    "A    Dog's    Life" 

H.  J.  Chapman Mgr.    Columbia    Omaha    branch.    .    Selling  Select   Pictures 

Robert  T.  Charlton Producer With    Essanay   at   Chicago 

Scott  E.  Chesnutt Mgr.    Para.    Jacksonville    branch    ..With   Paramount   at  Atlanta 

Al  Christie Short  Subject   Producer Producing    short    subjects 


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these  blushes 

~    —  feut  trut/i  is  truth  and* 
service  is  service 


it  Which  is  our  modest  way  of  leading  up  to  the  inside  story  of  the 
service  that  has  made  National  Screen  Service  preeminent  in  the 
trailer  field. 

"At  From  the  moment  your  signed  contract  reaches  our  Service  Depart- 
ment the  trained  minds  and  sharp  eyes  of  bookers,  checkers,  oillers, 
shippers  focus  their  attention  on  you  and  your  theatre.  You  become 
their  "baby"  and  they  handle  you  with  loving  care  and  smooth  efficiency. 

^  It  takes  organization  .  . .  and  we've  got  it! 

It  takes  trained  personnel  . .  .  and  we've  got  it! 

It   takes   experience  .  .  .  and   we've  got  it! 

Yes  sir,  if  you  want  trailers  that  sell  you  must  use 


NATIONAL     SCREEN    SERVICE 


worth  more  because  they  sell  more 


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43 


Who 


Now 


In  1918 


.C.Clark Mgr.    Para.    Portland    branch With   Paramount  at  L.   A. 

ohn  D.  Clark Fox    Gen'l    Mgr.    Distribution Selling   film 

1  R.  Clark Mgr.  Para.  Columbus  branch With  Czecho  Slovak  Army 

'.  D.  Cochrane With     Universal     With    Universal 

..  H.  Cochrane With     Universal     With    Universal 

manuel  Cohen Paramount    production    head Head   of   Pathe   News 

daury  M.  Cohen Pres.    Invincible    Pictures In    furniture    business 

.am  Cohen U.    A.   dir.    of   foreign    publicity.  ..  In   U.   S.   Navy 

I.  C.  Cohen tfKO    Western    District    mgr In   U.  S.   Army 

ra  H.  Cohn Mgr.     Fox    Pittsburgh    branch With    Universal   at  Toledo 

ack  Cohn Pres.    Columbia    Pictures Editing    Universal    News 

V.  B.  Cokell Ast't    Sec'y-Treas.    Paramount 1st  Lieutenant,   U.   S.  Army 

:iaudette  Colbert Player     At   school    in    Paris 

tonald  Colman Player      Preparing    for    stage    career 

ietty  Compson Player     In    Pathe    serials 

lack  Conway Director     Directing   for    Universal 

Sary  Cooper Player     At   Grinnell    College 

*.  M.  Copeland Mgr.   Para.   Des   Moines  branch.  ...  In    U.    S.   Army 

Ricardo  Cortez Player      With  a   N.  Y.  brokerage  house 

)olores  Costello Player     In    her   father's    pictures 

I.  L.  Courcier Brulatour   tech.   staff,    L.   A A  student  at  Notre   Dame 

luster  Crabbe Player      Breaking  records  at  Waikiki 

Man  Crosland Director     In   U.  S.  Army 

Seorge  Cukor Director     In  U.  S.  Army 

Irving  Cummings director     Directing   for   World    Film    Co. 

Michael  Curtiz director     Making  a    Red   Cross    newsreel 

—  D  — 

lohn  J.  Dacey RKO     Salesm'n     Sales  Mgr.  for  George  Kleine 

Larry  Darmour Shorts    Producer    1st   Lieutenant,    U.   S.   Army 

V  J.  Dash Film    Daily  staff At  C.  C.   N.  Y. 

vtarion  Davies Player     In   "Cecilia   of  the   Roses." 

Alfred  J.  Davis Mgr.    Fox    Milwaukee    branch In   U.  S.  Army 

Sol  Davis Monogram  Oklahoma  City  rep With  Hallmark,  San  Francisco 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille Director     Famous    Director  General 

Roy  Del  Ruth Director     Directing    Ben    Turpin 

Sam  Dembow,  Jr With    Paramount In    charge    Fox    Canadian    interests 

Ned  E.  Depinet V.-P.    RKO     Mgr.    Con.    Film    Supply,    Dallas 

B.  G.  De  Sylva Composer     Pre-medic   work    at    U.    S.    C. 

.ou  Diamond Head    Para.    Shorts    Dept In   charge  of  Pathe  distribution 

Wilhelm  Dieterle Director     With    Reinhardf    at    Berlin 

Marlene  Dietrich Player      Studying  violin  at   Berlin 

Theodore  C.  Dietrich Hearst-Metrotone    News    Pres.    of    De    Luxe    Pictures 

Harry  T.  Dixin Mgr.    RKO    Buffalo   branch Managing    Buffalo    theaters 

Oscar  Doob ''ub.    Dir.    Loew's Pub.    mgr.    for    Libson    theaters 

John  Doran Stg.    mgr.    Eastern    Service Advance    agent    for    burlesque 

Don  C.  Doughs Mg\   Warners   Dallas   branch En   route  to   Europe 

Marie  Dressier Playc-     On    Liberty   Bond   tour 

James  Dunn Player     In    school    at    New    Rochelle 

Houston  Duvall Mgr.   Columbia    N.   0.    branch In    U.    S.    Army 

Alan  Dwan. Director     Working  on   Famous   lot 

—  E  — 

Walbert  F.  Eberhardt With    Western    Electric   Co In  Canadian  Army 

C.  W.  Eckhardt Fox   dist.    mgr.   at   Chicago On   the  same   job 

Arthur  W.  Eddy Film    Daily  staff Editinp   R     T.    Newspapers 

H.  Edmond Mgr.    Fox   Seattle   branch In  U.  S.  Army 

Sol   Edwards Asst.    Sales    Mgr.    Educational Pro.    baseball    player 

S.  Charles  Einfeld Warner    Bros In   First   Nat.  Advt.   Dept. 

H.H.Everett Mgr.    Bromberg  Charlotte   exch.. . .  With  Triangle  at  Atlanta 

Claude  C.  Ezell Indep't  Film   Dists.,   Dallas Rep.   for   Lewis   J.   Selznick 

—  F  — 

C.  J.  Fames Mgr.    Monogram    Portland   branch.  With    Paramount   at    Portland 

Louise  Fazenda Player      Working    on    Mack    Sennett    lot 

Irene  Fenwick Mrs.    Lionel    Barrymore In    4-Square's    "Sin    Woman" 

iBernie  P.  Fineman Producer     Tank   pilot,    U.   S.  Army 

Ed  Finney Pub.  msr.   "ilfed  A-tists At  school 

S.  W.  Fitch Mgr.    RKO  Sioux   F   .Is  branch Mgr.    Colonial    Films,    S.    F. 

George  Fitzmaurice Directo-     Sup.    dir.    for   Astra    Prods. 

Victor  Fleming Director     Intelligence    bur.,    U.    S.    Army 

John  Flinn Pres.    RKO    Theaters Dir.   Advt. -Pub.,    Famous 

John  Ford Director    Directing  for   Universal 

Jack  Frackman Mgr.    Security    Pic.    Milwaukee    ...  In    U.    S.    Army 

Harold  B.  Franklin Exploitation,     Paramount     Mgr.    Shea's    Hippodrome.     Buffalo 

H.  A.  Friedel Mgr.    M-G-M    Denver    branch      ...With    Metro   at    Des    Moines 

Bryan  Foy In    U.    S.   Navy 

Frank  Young Spec.  rep.  U.  A.,   Milwaukee With    Goldwyn    at    Chicago 

John  R.  Freuler Pres.    Freuler    Film    Associates Pres.   of   Mutual   Film 

Ray  Friedgen Kennedy   Studios,    Florida An   assistant   director 

J.  P.  Friedhoff Treasurer    Monogram    Pictures With   U.  S.   Shipping  Board 

i W.  B.  Fultcn Mgr.   Warners'    Memphis   branch.  .  .  Quartermaster's   clerk,    Panama 

Nat  Furst Mgr.  Warners'  New  Haven  branch    .  Managing    New    Haven    exchanges 

—  G  — 

'Clark  Gable Player     Playing   in   home-town   band 

Greta  Garbo Player     In    school    at    Stockholm 

Lee  Garmes Cameraman     Ass't  cameraman  for  Griffith 

Janet  Gaynor Player     At  school 

Thomas  J.  Geraghty Writer     Writing    at    Lasky    studio 

Thomas  W.  Gerety M-G-M    short    subject    dept 2nd   Lieutenant,   U.   S.  Army 

William  German V.-P. -Gen'l  Mgr.,  J.   E.  Brulatour.  .  With    Eastman    at    Rochester 

George  L.  Gibson Brulatour   tech.   staff,    L.   A With   Rothacker  Film  Mgr.  Co. 

Hoot  Gibson Player     Working  for  Universal 

Thomas  L.  Gibson Brulatour   tech.   staff,   Chicago With    Rothacker    Film    Mfg.   Co. 

A.  H.  Grannini Banker     V.-P.,    Bank   of    Italy,   S.    F. 

Cedric  Gibbons Art    director    Goldwyn   Pic.   art   director 

Don  Carle  Gillette Film    Daily    staff U.    S.    Marine   Corps 

Robert  M.  Gillham Advt.-Pub.   dir.,    Paramount Lieutenant,    U.    S.    Army 

Benjamin  Glazer Writer     Adapting  plays  for  legit. 

T.  Keith  Glennon V.-P.,    Eastern   Service  Studio At  grammar  school 

Charles  L.  Glett V.-P.,    Freuler    Film    Associates With   Far   East   Film   Corp. 

Herman  Gluckman Pres.,    Majestic   Pictures Owned   Capital    Ex.,    N.   Y. 

Harry  Goetz Pres.-Treas.,    Reliance   Pictures.  ...  V.-P. -Secy..    Erbograph    Co. 

Harry  Gold Ass't  gen'l   sales   mgr.,   U.   A 32nd    Division,    U.   S.   Army 

Jesse  J.  Goldburg With    Variety    Releasing   travel   films 

Eddie  Golden S'les    mgr.,    Monogram    Pictures.  ..  Pres.,    American    Feature   Films 

E.  T.  Gomersoll With    Universal     Fox  salesman,   Cincinnati 


Who 


Now 


In  1918 


Edmund  Goulding Director     In   vaudeville 

Harry  Graham Mgr.   Universal  K.  C.  branch In   U.  S.   Army 

J.  R.  Grainger Sales    mgr.,    Universal Rep.    for   Chaplin    and    Neilan 

Cary  Grant flayer     In    acrobatic    troupe 

Lawrence  Grant Player     In   "To   Hell   with   the   Kaiser" 

Alfred  E.  Green Director     Neilan's.  ass't  director 

Monroe  Greenthal Exploit,    mgr.,    United    Artists At  high  school   in   N.  Y. 

D.  W.  Griffith Director    Dir.    "Hearts    of    the    World" 

Raymond  Griffith Associate    Producer    In   U.   S.   Navy 

Ben  Grimm With   Universal    6th    Aero   Squa.,    U.   S.    Army 

Charles  Griswold Mgr.    Radio   City    M.    H Quartermaster,    U.    S.    Navy 

Sam  Gross Mgr.  Fox  Philadelphia  branch A    Selznick    shipping    clerk 

Edward  Grossman Vigr.    U.    A.    Chicago    branch Para,    traveling    auditor 

Paul  Gulick Pub.  dir.  &  editor   Univ.  Week.y.     On    same    job 

Dorothy  Gulliver flayer     In    school    at   Salt    Lake    City 

—  H  — 

William  Haines Player     Munitions    factory   employee 

Ralph  Hammers Film    Editor    At    the    Morosco    studio 

John  Hammell Office    Mgr.,    Universal Mgr.   General   Film   at   N.  Y. 

E.  W.  Hammons fres.    Educational    Film    Corp.  Pres.    Educational 

Don  Hancock Film    Daily   staff 11th    Engineers,    Canadian    Army 

J.S.Harrington Monogram   accessory  dept.  mgr. ...  29th    Division,    U.   S.    Army 

L.  E.  Harrington Mgr.    RKO    Dallas   branch With    Fox   at   Dallas 

Jack  Harrower Film    Daily    staff With    J.    P.    Morgan 

Henry  Hathaway Director     Universal    ass't   director 

Ted  Healy Player     Breaking    into   vaudeville 

William  R.  Hearst Head   of   Cosmopolitan    Prods Producing   newsreels  for  Pathe 

Hobart  Henley Director     Directing  for  Goldwyn 

F.  C.  Hensler Mgr.    M-G-M    K.    C.    branch With    KESE  at   Minneapolis 

A.  J.  Herman Mgr.    Universal    Boston    branch    ...With   Sonora    Phonograph   Co. 

Jean  Hersholr Player     Working  at   Universal 

C.  E.  Hilgers Mgr.   Fox    Dallas   branch 208th    Aerial    Squad.,    U.    S.    Army 

R.C.Hill Mgr.   Col.    Salt    Lake   branch Lieutenant,    U.   S.   Army 

Hal  Hodes Columbia     Universal   publicity  dept. 

M.  H.  Hoffman Pres.    Allied    Pictures Pres.   Four  Square  Pictures 

Russell  Holman Head    Para.    Eastern    Prod In   U.  S.    Navy 

Jack  Holt Player     In    "Life    Lane"    for    Paramount 

Miriam  Hopkins Player     Studying  ballet  at  N.  Y. 

Arthur  Horn Mgr.    U.   S.    New    Haven    branch.     A   practising   lawyer 

Hal  Home U.    A.    dir.    of    advt. -pub Writing   M.   P.   column 

Cecil  E.  House Mgr.    Para.   San   Antonio  branch.  .  .  In  school  at   Dallas 

J.  T.  Howard Mgr.  Para.  Portland,   Me.,  branch .  .  In   U.   S.    Aviation   Corps 

William  K.  Howard Director     In  U.  S.  Army 

Albert  Howson Warner   Censorship    Dept Playin?    in    legitimate 

Earl  Hudson First    Choice    Pub.   dir.    First   National 

Howard  Hug!-.es Producer     In   high   school   at   Houston 

Joe  Humme Warners    Foreign    Sales    Mgr Vitagraph    traveling    auditor 

H.  Hunter Mgr.  Paramount    Wash,    branch    ...  With    Para,   at   Portland 

.       —J  — 

S.C.Jacques Mgr.   RKO  Cincinnati  branch With   Pathe  at  Cincinnati 

Fred  M    Jack Warners    So.    Dist.    mgr A   Texas    banker 

W.  Ray  Johnston fres.    Monogram    Pictures V.-P. -Sales    Mgr.    Arrow    Films 

A!  Joison Player     In   legit,   in  "Sinbad" 

Victor  Jo  y Player     In    junior   college 

Alice  Joyce Player     In    Vitagraph    pictures 

Frank  Joyce Representative     flaying    in    vaudeville 

—  K  — 

Benjamin  Kalmenscn Mgr.    Warners    Pittsburgh    branch  ..With   Crucible   Steel   Co. 

Morris  J.  Kandell Pres.     General     Film     Library Gen'l    Mgr.    Film    Library,    Inc. 

Sidney  Kandell Mgr.    General    Film    Library    In    high    school    at    N.    Y. 

Arthur  W.  Kel!/ V.-P.    Foreign    Dist.,    U.    A M=>jor,    U.    S.    Army 

Charlie  Kemke Contract    Dept.    Warner    Brc: With    Goldwyn    Dist.    Corp. 

J.  J.  Kennedy Wall  Street    President  of  Biograph 

Sidney  R.  Kent Pres.    Fox    Film    Corp K.    C.    dist.    mgr.    for   Famous 

Thomas  A.  Kilfoil Comptroller    Majestic    Pictures.  ...  With    Famous-Lasky 

Henry  King Director     Directing   "Up    Romance    Road" 

Marvin  Kirsch Film   Daily  staff Alexander  Film  Co. 

Ralph  Kohn Treasurer    of    Paramount Lieutenant,    U.    S.    Army 

M.  S.  Kusell Mgr.    Paramount   N.   Y.    branch.  ...  Selling    for    Paramount 

—  L  — 

Carl  Laemmle Pres.    Universal    Pictures President    Universal    Pictures 

Harry  Langdon Player     Playing   in   vaudeville 

Jack  LaRue Player     In  school  at   N.   Y. 

Jesse  L.  Lasky Producer     Producing   for   Famous 

Paul  Lazarus Mgr.   U.  A.   contract  dept Advt.-Pub.    mgr.    Vitagraph 

William  LeBaron Producer     Editing  "Collier's" 

Leon  Lee In  charge  sales  promotion,   U.  A..  .  Starting   National   Screen    Service 

Rowland  V.  Lee Director    Breaking  into  pictures 

George  Lefko Mgr.     RKO    Pittsburgh    branch ....  With   Select  at  Cleveland 

Robert  Z.  Leonaid Director     Directing   for    Famous-Lasky 

Irving  M.  Lesser Original    Roxy    Mgr.    All    Stars    Dists.,    L.    A. 

Sol  Lesser President  of  Principal S.    F.   exchange   operator 

Joe  Levy Mgr.    Col.    Des    Moines    branch      .  .  With  Fox  at  Omaha 

M.  H.  Lewis Para.    Pacific    Coast   dist.    mg. Mgr.   Paramount  S.   F.   branch 

Al  Lichtman V.-P.    in  charge  dist.,   U.  A In  charge  dist.  for   Famous 

Frank  Lloyd Director     Writing   and    directing   for    Univ. 

Harold  Lloyd Player     Making  shorts  for   Hal   Roach 

Arthur  M.  Loew M-G-M      In    U.  S.    Navy 

Anita  Loos Writer       Writing  for   Famous 

Robert  Lord Produce       In    U.    S.    Army 

Edmund  Lowe Player     In   California  stock 

Ernst  Lubitsch Director     Directing    Pola    Negri    in    Berlin 

Tony  Luchese V.-P.    Majestic    Pictures 20th    Century    Exch.,    Philadelphia 

Paul  Lukas Player     In    Budapest    legitimate 

Harry  Lustig Mgr.  Warner  Los  Angeles  branch.    West.    dist.    mgr.    for   Metro 

—  M  — 

Barton  MacLane In   school   at  Cromwell,   Conn. 

Barret  McCormick RKO    Advertising     Mgr.    Circle,    Indianapolis 

J.  Farrell  McDonald Player     Head    of    Fox   comedy    dept. 

Victor  McLaglen Player     Chief   Provost   Marshal.   Bagdad 

Norman  McLeod Director     With    U.   S.   Flying  Corps 


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1918 


).  V.  McLucas Sales   mgr.    U.   A.   Omaha    branch    .  Universal    booker,    Des    Moines 

.  L.  McNamee Mgr.   RKO   Philadelphia  branch  In   U.   S.    Field   Artillery 

Villiam  Slavens  McNutt .  .  .  Writer     A  war  correspondent 

.  H.  Mclntyre Mgr.   RKO   Los  Angeles  branch.    .  .  26th   Division,   U.  S.  Army 

toy  Mack Director     Directing  an   orchestra 

Irving  W.  Mandel Security   Pictures,  Chicago In  U.  S.  Navy 

rederic  March Player     Artillery    officer,    U.    S.    Army 

,ee  Marcus RKO   Production    In  U.  S.  Army 

led  Marin Producer     Lieutenant,    U.   S.   Army 

tussell  Markert Dance  director    In   U.   S.  Army 

.ouis  B.  Mayer Producer     New    England    theater    operator 

;.  J.  Mayer Mgr.    Fox    Des    Moines    branch    ...In    U.   S.   Army 

Thomas  Meighan Player     Working  for  Famous 

kdolphe  Menjou Player Captain,   U.   S.   Army 

)on  M.  Mersereau Film   Daily  staff Ensign,    U.    S.    Navy 

;rank  Meyer Ass't  Sec.e._.y    r  a.amoant On  same  job 

V.C.Michel Exec.    V.-P.    Fox    Film    Cop In   theatrical   equipment   business 

Lewis  Milestone Director    Camera   division,   U.  S.  Army 

ohn  Miljan Player     In    U.   S.    Marine   Corps 

)ave  Miller Mgr.   Universal    Buffalo   branch...  In    U.    S.    Army 

.  J.  Milstein Mgr.  M-G-M  Los  Angeles  branch .  .  With   Vitagraph   at   Denver 

..  H.  Mitchell Film    Daily    staff Goldwyn  Pictures 

'om  Mix Player     In    Fox   westerns 

;olleen  Moore Player     In  Triangle  pictures 

oily  Moran Player     In   Sennett   comedies 

Ira  H.  Morgan Cameraman      Photo.   Div.  U.  S.  Signal  Corps 

Jscar  A.  Morgan Atlanta   dist.    mgr.,    Paramount.  ...  Mgr.    Paramount    Wash,    branch 

iam  Morris V.-P.    Warner    Bros Gen'l    Mgr.    Select    Pictures 

.eo  Morrison Representative     Booking  acts  for  Keith 

:.  C.  Moskowitz Loew     Ass't    Gen'l    Mgr.,    Metro 

Alec  Moss Resolute  Pictures    Mg.   Editor  "Advt.   &  Selling" 

Zarl  Moss With    Fox     In  high  school 

•dgar  Moss Phila.    dist.    mgr.    for   Fox Selling  for   Paramount 

Charles  Muehlman Mgr.    Warners'    S.    F.   branch With   Fox  at  San   Francisco 

larry  Muller Comptroller,    United    Artists Ass't    comptroller.    Select    Pictures 

Dudley  Murphy Director    In  U.  S.   Navy,  Air  Service 

—  N  — 

lutgers  Neilson Publicity   Dept.,    RKO Dir.   Advt.-Pub.,   Van   Beuren 

:red  Niblo Director    Directing  for  Thomas   H.   Ince 

>l.  C.  Nicholson Secretary    of    Educational At   University   of   Virginia 

vlarion  Nixon Player     In   school   at   Minneapolis 

Ramon  Novarro Player     An  extra 

—  0  — 

George  O'Brien Player     On  sub-chaser  "297" 

.ee  Ochs Head  of   Lee  Ochs  Theaters V.-P.  of  United  Picture  Theater 

Varner  Oland Player     Playing  for  Pathe-Astra 

E.  K.  O'Shea Mgr.    M-G-M    Buffalo   branch In    U.    S.    Army 

I.  C.  Osserman Mgr.    RKO   Chicago   branch With   Universal   at  Cleveland 

John  E.  Otterson Pres.    Electrical    Research V.-P.    Winchester    Arms    Co. 

—  P  — 

C.  B.  Paine Universal     Sergeant,  U.  S.  Army 

Elmer  Pearson Gen'l    Outdoor    Advertising Mgr.    F.    N.   Milwaukee  branch 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn M.  P.  P.  D.  A Reuniting    exhib    factions 

H.E.Pickett Mgr.    Para.   Okla.   City    branch      .    Lieutenant,    U.    S.    Army 

Mary  Pickford Player     Starring   for   Artcraft 

Barney  Pitkin Mgr.    RKO   New   Haven   branch  Shipper  for  Gordon-Mayer  Co. 

ZaSu  Pitts Player     Starting   with    Universal 

William  M.  Pizor Pres.   Imperial   Dist.  Corp Operating  Capital  Prod.  Co. 

-Q- 

Fred  Quimby M-G-M     Shorts    Sales Gen'l   Mgr.  of  Pathe 

Phil  Ouinn  Ass't    to    J.    S.    Blackton 

-R- 

Esther  Ralston Player     Playing  minor   roles 

Terry  Ramsaye Editor   "Motion    Picture   Herald"       Doing    publicity   for    Mutual 

H.  Randel Paramount    New   York    branch Traveling    for    Mutual 

Gregory  Ratoff Player  With    Moscow   Art   Players 

'Roman  Rubush Pres.   Kinematrade,    Inc In   U.   S.   Army 

JMay  Reilly Sec'y,  J.  E.  Brulatour With    Jules    Brulatour 

B.  B.  Reingold Mgr.    Fox    St.    Louis    branch With    Goldwyn    at    St.    Louis 

Phil  Reisman RKO    V.-P Mgr.    Hodkinson    Minn,    branch 

Herman  Rifkin Hollywood    Films,    Boston Had    Eastern    Features,    Boston 

J.  V.  Ritchey Ritchey   Export  Co Pres.  Ritchey  Litho.  Corp. 

W.  C.  Riter Mgr.    Columbia    L.    A.    branch In    U.    S.   Army 

Joe  Rivkin Representative     A  newsboy 

Mike  Robach Color    technician     On    release   prints   of   "Mickey" 

|  Lyda  Roberti Player     With   her  father,   "Roberti" 

(May  Robson Player     In    "Rejuvenation   of   Aunt    Mary" 

A.  L.  Rockett Producer     At  Universal  City 

Charles  "Buddy"  Rogers.  ..  Player     In    high    school    at    K.    C. 

Uno.  J.  Rogers Mgr.    Columbia    Memphis    branch ..  Captain,    U.    S.    Army 

Saul  E.  Rogers Attorney     Chief   counsel   for   Fox   Film 

1  Will  Rogers Player     In    Ziegfeld    "Follies" 

Phil  Rosen Cameraman     Photographing   "Baby    Mine" 

Harry  Rosenquest Asst.    Vitaphone    Sales    Mgr With    General    Film   Co. 

S.  L.  "Roxy"  Rothafel Theater  director   Making    government    pictures 

Raoul  Roulien Player     In   school   at   Brazil 

Richard  A.  Rowland Fox    President  of  Metro   Pictures 

William  Rowland Rowland-Brice    Productions    A  vaudeville   actor 

William  Rubenstein Pres.  Warrented   Films Corporal,    U.    S.    Army 

Wesley  Ruggles Director    Signal   Corps,    U.    S.   Army 

—  s  — 

Malcolm  St.  Clair Director    On    Senneft's    writing    staff 

I  Floyd  St.  John Co-operative    Exchange,    S.    F With   World    Film   at  S.    F. 

1  Sydney  Samson Mgr.   Fox  Buffalo  branch In   U.  S.  Army 

NateSauber Mgr.    Universal    Albany    branch    ...  At    Goldwyn's    Wash,    branch 

Sam  Sax Prod.    Mgr.    East.    Vitaphone Mgr.    Metro   Cincinnati   branch 

I  George  J.  Schaefer Gen'l    Mgr.    of    Paramount  Booker  at   Para.    N.   Y.    branch 

Joseph  M.  Schenck Pres.   U.   A.   and  20th   Century.  .  .  .  Producing  Talmadge  pictures 

|  Nicholas  M.  Schenck Pres.   Loew's   and   M-G-M Gen'l    Mgr.   of   Loew's,    Inc. 

Victor  Schertzinger Director    Directing    Billie    Burke 

E.  A.  Schiller Head  of   Loew  Theaters Rep.    Loew's   So.    Circuit 

Joseph  I.  Schnitzer Independent    Producer    Universal    division    manager 


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Now 


In  1918 


B.  P.  Schulberg Producer     Head   of   his   own   company 

S.  Schurman Mgr.  M-G-M   Milwaukee  branch        Operating    Illinois    theaters 

Al  Schwalberg Warner    Super,    of    Exchanges Ordinance    Dept.,    U.    S.    Army 

Randolph  Scott Player     In    school    at    Orange,    Va. 

Gradwell  Sears Warner    Dist.    Executive In   U.   S.   Army 

Sam  Sedran Universal    purchasing    agenr On  same  job 

Si  Seidler Advertising    M-G-M     Publicity  Dept.  Reelart 

William  A.  Seiter Director     Directing  for  Goldwyn 

Myron  Selznick A    representative    Mgr.    Norma    Talmadge    Films 

Mack  Sennett Short    subject    producer Making   Keystone  comedies 

William  D.  Shapiro V.-P.    Majestic    Pictures Operating  New  England  houses 

Norma  Shearer Player     In  school  at  Canada 

Winfield  Sheehan Gen'l     Mgr.     Fox Gen'l    Mgr.    Fox    Film    Corp. 

J.  T.  Sheffield Exchange  operator    With    Fox   Film   Corp. 

Lowell  Sherman Player-Director    Playing    in    legitimate 

Stanley  Shuford Advt.    Mgr.  of  Warner  Bros With    Baker    and    Taylor    ad    dept. 

B.A.Simon Mgr.    Fox   New   Haven   branch With    Famous    at    New    Haven 

Sidney  Singerman Universal     With    Universal 

W.  E.  Sipe Mgr.    Universal    Memphis    branch      On   the  same   job 

Robert  S.  Sisk Adv.    Pub.    Dir.    RKO In   school   at    Easton,    Md. 

J.  H.  Skirball Sales   Mgr.    Educational In   U.  S.  Army 

Bob  Smeltze,- ;Wash.   Dist.   Mgr.  Warners Pathe   Dist.    Mgr.   N.   Y. 

Andy  Smith Warner    Dist.    Executive Selling   for    Pathe 

Pete  Smith Film    narrator    Pub.    Dept.    Paramount-Artcraft 

M.  Solomon Mgr.    Col.    Indianapolis   branch . ....  In    U.   S.    Army 

Ralph  Spence Writer     Writing   for   Fox 

Morton  M.  Spring Foreign    Dept.    M-G-M In    U.   S.   Army,    Signal   Corps 

Thomas  B.  Spry Mgr.    Warners'    Boston    branch.  ...  With    Gordon    &    Mayer,    Boston 

Max  Stahl Mgr.   U.  A.   Minneapolis  branch        A    theater    operator 

Bob  Steele Player     In  school  at  Glendale 

Nat  E.  Steinberg Premier    Pictures,    St.    Louis In   U.   S.  Army 

W.  Stewart Mgr.    Warners'    Portland    branch        In   U.   S.  Army 

F.  L.  Stocker Mgr.  Col.  Okla.  City  branch In  U.  S.  Naval  Air  Service 

Lewis  Stone Player     Major,    U.    S.   Army 

Lee  Stuart Cast.    Dir.   Vitaphone   Studio Lieutenant,    N.   Y.    Nat'l   Guard 

Max  Stuart Pres.    Barnes    Printing   Co.,    Inc.      .  Mgr.   Hepner  Press,   Inc. 

H.  W.  Stubbins Mgr.   Cooperative  Ex.,   L.  A With    General    Films,    L.    A. 

Gloria  Swanson Player     In    Triangle    films 

Earle  W.  Sweigert Mgr.    Para.    Phila.    branch In    Paramount    Philadelphia    branch 

—  T  — 

Norman  Taurog Director     Fox    Assistant    director 

Harry  Taylor Mgr.    Columbia    K.    C.    branch.  ...  With    Pathe  at    Kansas   City 

Tom  Terriss Producer     Directing    for    Vitagraph 

Irving  Thalberg Producer     Secretary    to    Carl    Laemmle 

Harry  Thomas Pres.   First  Division   Exchs With    United    Picture    Theaters 

N.  A.  Thompson Sales    Comptroller,    U.    A With  World   Film   Corp. 

T.  R.  Thompson Mgr.   RKO   Kansas  City  branch.  ...  In  school 

P.  L.  Thomson Dir.   of  pub.   rel.   Western    Elec. . 

Les  Tietjen Warner    Bros.     

Lee  Tracy Player     

W.  E.  Truog Mgr.   U.  A.  Kansas  City  branch 

Helene  Turner Film   Editor  at  Kennedy  Studios. 

Frank  Tuttle Director    


Advt.    Mgr.   Western    Electric 
Bank    auditor 
Lieutenant,    U.    S.    Army 
With   World   Film  at  K.  C. 
Sec'y   The   Charity   Organizations 
Government    representative 


—  u  — 


Jack  Underwood Mgr.    Columbia    Dallas    branch Triangle    traveling    auditor 

—  V  — 

Amedee  J.  Van  Beuren Pres.    Van    Beuren    Corp Pres.  V.  B.   K.  Film  Corp. 

W.  S.  Van  Dyke Director    In    Pacific   Coast   stock 

Bayard  Veiller Writer     Writing    plays    in    N.    Y. 

Lupe  Velez Player     In    school    at    Mexico    City 

Josef  von  Sternberg director     At   University   of   Vienna 

J.  von  Tilzer U.   A.   Charlotte   dist.    mgr With    First    National    in    N.    Y. 

—  W  — 

Stanley  B.  Waite Para.    N.    E.    Division    Mgr Lieutenant,    U.    S.    Army 

Richard  Wallace Director     Compiling   War    Dept.    films 

George  Walsh Player      With    Fox    Film    Corp. 

Raoul  Walsh Director     Directing   Theda    Bara 

J.V.Ward In    charge    lab.    control,    Univ On    the    same    job 

John  M.  Weber. Gen'l    Sales    Mgr.    Majestic In    U.    S.    Army 

Joe  Weil Universal     In    U.    S.    Army    Air   Service 

Adolph  Weiss Pres.     Artclass     Pictures A    New    York    exhibitor 

I  ouis  Weiss Artclass     Pictures     Produced    first    "Tarzan"    film 

Max  Weiss Artclass     Pictures     .  .- An   exhibitor 

William  Wellman Director     In    Lafayette    Escadrille 

Mae  West Player     In    vaudeville 

Brum  Weyers V.-P.    Educational    Film   Corp N.    Y.    agent    Hudson    Bay    Co. 

Alice  White Player      In  school  at  Virginia 

Clinton  M.  White V.-P.,    Treas.,    Ameranglo    Corp.    .  .  With  Gaumont  Co.,   Flushing 

Gordon  White Advt.    Mgr.    Educational On   the   Chicago    "Daily    News" 

Madeleine  S.  White Sec'y,    Monogram    Pictures With    Ross    Rifle    Co.,    Quebec 

Dorothea  Wieck Player     In    school    at    Gruenwald,    Germany 

J.D.Williams Pres.    First   Choice    Pictures Mgr.    First    National    Exhibs.    Cir. 

T.R.Williams Treasurer    of    Educational Ensign,    U.   S.    Navy 

Frank  R.  Wilson Publicity   director,    NRA Pub.    Dir.    Liberty    Loan    drives 

L.  Wingham Mgr.    M-G-M    Seattle    branch Exhibitors    Mutual    Exch.,    Portland 

Herman  Wobber Fox    sales     department Para.    Pacific   Coast   dist.    mgr. 

M.N.  Wolf....  •  Mgr.   M-G-M    Boston   branch With   World   Film   at  Denver 

Robert  S.  Wolff Mgr.    RKO    New    York    branch Selling   George    Kleine   films 

W.  A.  Wolff Advt.  Mgr.  Western  Electric On   W.    E.   copy   desk 

Sam  Wood Director     A    real   estate  agent 

Fay  Wray Player In    school    at    Alberta 

Williim  Wyler Director     In   school  at  Lausanne 

Ed  Wynn        Player     In    Ziegfeld    "Follies" 

—  Y  — 

Fox    Memphis    branch With    Southern    Enterprises 

Mgr.    Fox    Film Mexican  Gov't  trade  representative 

—  Z  — 


T.  W.  Young,  Jr Mgr. 

Gabe  Yorke Advt 


Darryl  Zanuck 20th    Century    Productions  In  U.  S.  Army 

B.  F.  Zeidman Producer     Rep.    for    Douglas    Fairbanks 

W.  B.  Zoellner Mgr.    M-G-M    Okla.    City   branch.  With   Schlitz  Brewing  Co. 

Adolph  Zukor Pres.    of   Paramount Pres.    of   Famous-Players   Lasky 


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*  THE  WORLD  IS  YOURS  WHEN  YOU  PLAY'' 


THE  COUNT  OF 

MONTE 
CRISTO 


PALOOKA 


with    JIMMY    DURANTE    •    LUPE    VELEZ 

nSTUART  ERWIN   •  MARJORIE  RAMBEAU 

Produced   by  EDWARD  SMALL 


Released   Thru 

UNITED 
ARTISTS 


RELIANCE 
PICTURES 

HARRY  M.  GOETZ  President 
EDWARD  SMALL  Vice-Pres. 
IN    CHARGE    OF    PRODUCTION 


THEY'RE    COMING   TO   YOU    IN 


Produced  by  EDWARD  SMALL 


The  cry  heard  'round  the 
world  for  a  hundred  years.' 
The  song  of  escape  for  count- 
less millions  from  reality's 
grim  dungeon  into  the  free, 
clear  air  of  high  romance,  on 
the  wings  of  Dumas'  genius. 


// 


STYLE 


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From  the  skin  out  must  style  begin.  And  what  a  skin 
game  it's  become!  Women  play  it  and  men  pay  for  it. 
On  the  tremendous  theme  of  the  "style  racket"  has 
been  built  a  story  that  will  open  the  eyes  of  all 
women  .  .  .  and  the  eyes  of  the  millions  of  men  who 
unwittingly  have  lent  themselves  to  its  drama. 

Produced     by    EDWARD     SMALL 


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TAYLOR 


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1933 


Headlines  That  Made  Historv 


The  dramatic  story  of  the  motion 

picture    industry,    told    from    Film 

Daily  headlines.    Compiled   by 

Winfield  Andrus 

who  is  in  charge  of  The  Film  Daily 
Information  Department  and  all 
Year   Book   History    and    Statistics. 


1918 


Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corp.  absorbs  Paramount  and  Artcraf t . . . . 
William  A.  Brady  resigns  from  World  Film 
Corp.  ...  Louis  B.  Mayer  again  assumes 
ccntrcl  of  American  Feature  Film  Co.  and 
Metro  Pictures  Corp.  of  New  England.... 
Grauman's  Theater  in  Los  Angeles  is 
opened.  ...  Edwin  Thanhouser  retires  as 
president  of  Thanhouser  Film  Corp.... 
Mutual  is  denied  injunction  restraining 
N.  Y.  Motion  Pictures,  Keystone  Film  Co., 
Domino  M.  P.  Corp.  and  Broncho  M.  P.  Co. 
from  re-issuing  through  other  companies 
than  Mutual ...  Stanley  V.  Mastbaum  dies 
...J.  A.  Berst  resigns  as  vice-president 
and  general  manager  of  Pathe  Exchange, 
Inc.  and  Paul  Brunet  is  named  his  suc- 
cessor. .  .  Mitchell  H.  Mark  dies.  .  .  Stock- 
holders of  First  National  Exhibitors  Circuit 
in  first  annual  session;  Robert  Lieber  elect- 
ed president.  ...  H.  0.  Davis  leaves  Tri- 
angle and  H.  E.  Aitken  assumes  active 
charge.  ...  Frank  G.  Hall  launches  Pro- 
ducers Distributing  Corp.  with  $10,  $20, 
S30  rentals.  ...  Mary  Pickford  signs  with 
First  National.  ..  .Hiram  Abrams  and  B.  P. 
Schulberg   resigns   from    Paramount. 


1919 


Nowhere  is  there  a  complete  dail 
file   of  industry   news   events   sine 
1918    except    in    the    files     of 

The  Film  Daily 

Here,  in  its  bound  volumes  will  b 
found  all  industry  history  sine 
Film  Daily  started,  on  May  9,  1918 


D.    W.    Griffith,    Mary 


Pickford,  Douglas  Fairbanks  and  William  S. 


Hart  form  United  Artists;  Oscar  Price  be- 
comes president  and  William  G.  McAdoo 
general  counsel ...  .Vitagraph  buys  Kalem 
and  Lubin  properties.  ..  .William  R.  Hearst 
forms  Cosmopolitan  Productions  to  produce 
for  Paramount  release.  ...  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  to  build  a  studio  and  laboratory  in 
Long  Island  City.  .  .  .Lewis  J.  Selznick  pur- 
chases Adolph  Zukor's  interest  in  Select 
....Petition  in  bankruptcy  filed  against 
General  Film  Co....  Percy  L.  Waters  suc- 
ceeds S.  A.  Lynch  as  head  of  Triangle.  .  .  . 
Interests    friendly    to    Paramount    purchase 

Rialto  and  Rivoli,  N.  Y.  C Record  price 

of  $3.00  a  seat  for  "Broken  Blossoms" 
premiere.  ..  Goldwyn  buys  Triangle  studio 
in    Culver    City ...  .William    Fox    to    erect 

fcur-story     studio      in      N.      Y Famous 

Players-Lasky  stock  sells  at  113  on  first 
day  listed  on  Stock  Exchange.  ..  Stanley 
Company  forms  $15,000,000  corporation 
Louis  B.  Mayer  forms  $5,000,000  con- 
cern in  Los  Angeles.  ..  Joe  Brandt  resigns 
from  Universal.  ...  Fox  to  enter  competi- 
tive field  for  theaters  and  circuits... 
Adolph  Zukor  becomes  member  of  board 
of  directors  of  the  Stanley  Co.  of  Phila- 
delphia...    Loew    to    build    two    houses    in 

Times  Square  district,  N.  Y.  C Famous 

Players  buys  Putnam  Bldg. ;  will  erect  per- 
manent home  and  theater  on  site.... 
Educational  reorganizes  and  forms  $2,500,- 
000  company  with  Hudson  Bay  Co.  as 
backer ....  Famous  Players  to  issue  $10,- 
000,000  in  8  per  cent  cumulative  preferred 
stock ...  .Capitol  Theater,  N.  Y.  opens. 


1920 


Loew  takes  control  of 
Metro  Pictures  Corp.  ..  .Consolidated  Film 
Laboratory  Co.,  a  $15,000,000  company, 
formed.  ...  Hiram  Abrams  succeeds  Oscar 
A.  Price  as  president  of  United  Artists.  .  .  . 
Carl  Laemmle  and  Robert  H.  Cochrane  buy 
out  P.  A.  Powers'  interest  in  Universal.... 
Paul  Brunet  elected  president  of  Pathe 
Exchange,  Inc.  ...  Famous  Players  Long 
Island  studio  opens.  ..  .Loew's,  Inc.,  to 
offer  stock   to  patrons   in   its  theaters. 

♦ 


1921 


B.     S.     Moss    Theater 

Corp.    formed;    capital,    $15,000,000 Al 

Lichtman  resigns  as  general  manager  of 
distribution  of  Famous;  Sidney  R.  Kent  suc- 
ceeds him ...  .Charles  Chaplin  plans  fea- 
tures only  after  completing  First  National 
contract.  .  .  .  Robertscn-Cole  reorganizes  and 
merges  all  film  interest  in  R-C  Pictures 
Corp.... Over  1,000  exhibitors  greatest 
gathering  in  film  history,  attend  Minne- 
apolis M.P.T.O.  convention;  Adolph  Zukor 
grilled,  agrees  to  draw  up  new  agreement 
regarding  Famous  Players  theater  opera- 
tions; Sydney  S.  Cohen  again  heads  or- 
ganization. ...  First  Film  Golf  Tournament 
held.  ..  .Sydney  Cohen  and  Adolph  Zukor 
approach  settlement  basis.  ..  Loew's  State, 
N.  Y.,  opened.... W.  W.  Hodkinson  and 
Pathe   part;  former  to  have  own  exchanges 


....Federal  Trade  Commission  files  torrtu 
complaints  against  Famous  Players  and  fi» 
other  corporations  and  six  individua 
charging  violation  of  the  Sherman  ar 
Clayton  Acts.  ..  .Eastman  and  Allied  Lai 
reach  settlement;  Eastman  to  stay  out  j 
lab  field  as  long  as  foreign  competitic 
is  nullified.  ..  .Richard  A.  Rowland  resigi 
as     president     of     Metro.  ...  Pathe     placi 

$1,500,000   bond   issue   on   market Nei 

organization  of  distributors  and  produce 
planned;   Will   H.   Hays  offered   president 


1922 


Will  H.  Hays  assume 
duties  as   president  of   the   Motion    Pictun 
Producers  and   Distributors  of  America.    . I 
Arthur    S.    Kane   succeeds   Sam    Harding  ; 
president  of  Associated  Exhibitors.  ...  RicH 
ard    A.    Rowland    joins    First    National     . 
Film     Booking    Offices    of    America    to    H 
new    name    of    R-C    Distributing    Corp.  . 
Alfred   S.   and   John   A.    Black   sell    half   if 
terest    in    Black's    New    England    Theatei 
to     Famous.  ..  .Technicolor     M.     P.     Cor| 
demonstrates    new    color    process;    Willial 
Travis    Jerome,    Pat    Casey    and    James 
Colgate   Co.   interested.  ..  .Paul    Brunet  re' 
signs   as   president   of    Pathe.  ..  .Associate 
Pictures   Corp.    $2,000,000   producing   coir 
pany  formed  by  Herbert  Lubin  and   Artlu 
H.    Sawyer.... J.    D.    Williams    resigns    i 
general    manager    of    Associated    First    Na 
tional    and     is    succeeded    by     Richard    f> 
Rowland. 


1918 


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1933 


49 


923 


Famous  takes  over  S. 
Lynch  organization  in  deal  involving 
ions.  ..  .William  Randolph  Hearst  closes 
ll  with  Goldwyn  for  distribution  of 
smopolitan  productions.  ..  National  ar- 
ration  rules  set  by  Hays  office  and  ex- 
litor  units.  ..  .Warner  Bros,  form  a  new 
poration  in  Delaware.  ...  Paul  Fuller  be 
nes  president  of  Pathe  Exchange.... 
ys  office  to  nationalize  F.I.L.M.  Clubs 
basis  of  new  arbitration  system.... 
nous  Players  Canadian  Corp.  to  list  big 
ck  issue  on  Canadian  exchanges.... 
C.  Monroe  becomes  president  of  Hod- 
ison  Corp.  with  W.  W.  Hodkinson  head- 
;  directorate.  ..  .Will  H.  Hays  enters 
:ond  year;  Massachusetts  referendum  and 
iform  contract  considered  highlights  of 
r  work  to  date.... Fox  plans  $2,000,000 
dio  on   coast. 


924 


Warner  Bros,  to  float 
>ck  issue  on  the  Curb  Exchange.... 
preme  Court  recognizes  validity  of  ar- 
ration  board  in  dispute  between  F.  I. 
M.  Club  and   Long   Island  exhibitor.  .  .  . 

«iangle  passes  into  film  history;  assets 
rchased  by  Frank  W.  Stevern  for  $35,000 
Lee  De  Forest  makes  talking  film  of 
"icoln  in  two  reels.  ..  .Will  H.  Hays  to 
ad  organization  for  three  more  years 
1  .Ten  M.P.T.O.  units  to  form  Allied 
ite  organization.  ..  .Metro  takes  over 
!dwyn  and  forms  Metro-Goldwyn  Corp.; 
u is  B.  Mayer  to  handle  all  production; 
'pitol,  N.  Y.,  California,  L.  A.,  and  Ascher 
icago  circuit  included;  Cosmopolitan  will 
tribute  through  new  company;  will  issue 

000,000  in   preferred   stock President 

plidge  signs  bill  lifting  tax  on  all  ad- 
Ssions  of  50  cents  and  under.  ..  .Hod- 
ison  changes  name  to  Producers  Distrib- 
ng    Corp Universal     buys    assets    of 

(ikrupt  Selznick;  leases,  negatives,  stories 
luded. 


925 


Vitagraph  withdraws 
m  Hays  organization  giving  as  reason 
oducer-owned  theaters.  ..  J.  S.  Woody 
icted  president  of  Associated  Exhibitors 
.  .Warner  Bros,  purchases  Vitagraph  out- 

iht,    including    50   exchanges,    stories,    all 
ltracts  and  two  studios.  .  .  .S.  L.  "Roxy" 
rhafel    to    build    6,000-seat    theater     in 
Y Fox   directors  vote  235   per   cent 

ck  dividend  and  file  application  for  ex- 
nge  listing.  .  .  .Fox  organizing  new  com- 


pany to  handle  expansion  in  theater  field; 
assets  $20,000,000 International  Pro- 
jector Corp.  takes  over  Precision  Machine 
Co.,  Nicholas  Power  Co.  and  Acme  Picture 
Projector  Corp.  ...  Universal  Chain  The- 
aters Corp.  formed;  to  float  $4,000,000 
issue.  ..  Casting  office  for  extras  to  be 
opened  in  Los  Angeles.  ...  Famous  and 
Balaban  &  Katz  form  Publix  Theaters,  Inc. 
in  which  the  entire  theater  holdings  of 
both  organizations  are  merged. 


1926 


Control  of  F.  B.  O. 
passes  from  English  interests  to  J.  P.  Ken- 
nedy of  Boston.  ..  .Columbia  Pictures  buys 
the  California  Studio.  ...  Revenue  bill  ex- 
empting tax  on  admissions  up  to  75  cents 
signed.  ..  Joseph  ("Danny")  Dannenberg, 
editor  of  FILM  DAILY,  dies  after  brief 
illness.  ..  Warner  Bros,  and  Western  Elec- 
tric perfect  Vitaphone.  .  .  . Will  H.  Hays 
extends  contract  with  M.P.P.D.A.  for  10 
years...  Fox  reported  experimenting  with 
a  film  synchronized  with  sound ...  .Vita- 
phone  and  "Don  Juan"  make  bow  at  the 
Warner's  as  audience  thrills.  ..  Dept.  of 
Justice  finds  Film  Boards  of  Trade  are 
legal.  ..  Brunswick-Balke,  General  Electric 
Co.  and  Radio  Corp.  of  America  reported 
to  have  perfected  new  talking  film.... 
Paramount   theater,    N.   Y.   opens. 


192/ 


"The      Jazz      Singer" 

opens    at   Winter    Garden,    N.    Y Fox's 

Movietone  ready  for  market.  .  .  .Deal  closed 
whereby  Stanley  and  West  Coast  secure 
control  of  First  National.  ..  .Roxy  theater 
opened.  ..  Joseph  M.  Schenck  elected 
president  of  United  Artists.  ..  .Warner 
Bros,  secures  100  per  cent  control  of 
Vitaphone  through  purchase  of  Walter  J. 
Rich's  interest.  ..  J.  J.  Murdock  elected 
president   of    Pathe   following   merger    with 

P.    D.    C Academy    of    Motion    Picture 

Arts  and  Sciences  formed.  .  .  .Commissioner 
Abram  F.  Myers  presides  at  Federal  Trade 
Commission  Trade  Practice  Conference  in 
New  York. 


1928 


Radio  Corp.  of  Amer- 
ica, General  Electric  Co.,  Westinghouse 
Electric   Co.   acquire    interest   in    F.    B.   O. ; 


devices  of  these  concerns  made  available 
to  industry ...  .Fox  acquires  control  of 
Wesco  Holding  Co.  capital  stock;  deal 
gives  Stanley  and  Fox  control  of  First 
National.  ...  Keith-Albee-Orpheum  buys  in- 
to F.  B.  O Warner-Stanley-First  Na- 
tional deal  signed.  ..  .RCA  buys  control 
of  Keith-Orpheum  and  F.  B.  O.;  Kennedy 
to  retire.... J.  E.  Otterson,  president  of 
Electrical  Research  Products,  concedes  in- 
terchangeability  of  Western  Electric  and 
other  sound  reproducing  devices.  ...  Hiram 
S.  Brown  named  president  of  Radio-Keith- 
Orpheum ...  .Allied  States  movement  gains 
impetus;  Abram  F.  Myers  heads  organiza- 
tion. 


Fox  buys  controlling 
stock  interest  in  Loew's,  Inc.;  pays  $125 
per  share,  edging  out  Warner's  strong 
competition.  .  .  .First  official  survey  by  THE 
FILM  DAILY,  shows  5,251  theaters  wired 
....Fox  and  Hearst  unite  newsreel  facili- 
ties.... Fox  sells  First  National  holdings  to 
Warner  Bros.  ..  .Trusteeship  to  aid  Fox 
financially.  .  .  .Contract  "fair"  but  trust  law 
violated;  U.  S.  Judge  Thacher  suggests 
revision  of  contract  to  comply  with  provi- 
sions of  Sherman   law 


1930 


Blanket  arbitration  il- 
legal; distributors  must  discontinue  present 
system;  individual  arbitration  allowable.... 
Harley  L.  Clarke  succeeds  William  Fox  as 
president  of  Fox  Film  Corp....E.  B.  Derr 
elected  president  of  Pathe.  ...  Nineteen 
companies  adopt  Advertising  Code  of 
Ethics.  ..  .Standard  Print  specifications  de- 
cided  19,900  of  world's  62,365  theaters 

now    wired.  ...  Pathe-RKO    merger    signed. 


1931 


Fox    Film    shifts   Loew 
stock  holdings  to  Film  Securities  Corp.... 

12,000  active   wired   theaters   in    U.   S 

Kids  make  up  only  3  per  cent  of  audiences; 
matinee  business  is  85  per  cent  women, 
three-year  checkup  shows....  RKO  and 
Pathe  physical  merger  is  set....E.  R. 
Tinker  succeeds  Harley  L.  Clarke  as  presi- 


dent of  Fox.  . .  .Tri-Ergon  sues  Erpi,  RCA 
and  RKO  on  patents.  ..  .Combine  declared 
to   exist   in    Canada. 


1932 


2,600     theaters     con- 


trolled by  producer  circuits.  ..  .Radio  Corp. 
now  in  full  control  of  RKO.  ..  Sidney  R. 
Kent  resigns  from  Paramount.  ..  Joseph 
Brandt  retires;  Harry  Cohn  heads  Columbia 
....Receiver  named  for  General  Theaters 
Equipment.  ..  Exemption  to  45  cents  al- 
lowed in  new  tax  bill.  . .  .M.  H.  Aylesworth 
president  of  RKO Sidney  R.  Kent  be- 
comes president  of  Fox.... Jesse  L.  Lasky 
leaves  Paramount.  ...  Equity  receivers  ap- 
pointed for  Fox  Theaters.  ..  Sam  Katz  re- 
signs from  Paramount.  ..  .RKO  Music  Hall 
and  Roxy  theaters  opened  in  Radio  City, 
N.   Y. 


Fox  and  Educational  in 
distribution  tieup.  ...  Paramount  Publix  in 
receivership.  ..  .Equity  receivers  appointed 
for  RKO.  ..  .Receivers  appointed  for  Fox 
New  England  Theaters.  ..  .18,533  houses  in 
U.  S.;  14,405  wired;  12,480  open  accord- 
ing to  FILM  DAILY  YEAR  BOOK  survey 
...Receiver  named  for  Publix  Mountain 
States  Corp.  ..  .Charles  Skouras  receiver 
for  Fox  West  Coast.  ..  .Chase  bank  adopts 
"hands  off"  policy  with  Fox.  ...  Industry 
takes  eight-weeks  salary  reduction ...  .218 
Fox  Midwestern  houses  go  in  receivership 
.  . .  Paramount-Publix  Corp.  files  petition 
in  bankruptcy.  ..  Hays  submits  rehabilita- 
tion program.  ..  Sirovich  investigation  reso- 
lution defeated.  ..  .Control  of  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corp.  back  in  Canada 
Publix  turning  over  all  houses  to  Theater 
Management  Corp.,  a  subsidiary ....  Pathe 
reorganizing  to  resume  activity.  ...  Darryl 
Zanuck  resigns  as  production  head  of  War- 
ners and  joins  Twentieth  Century  Produc- 
tions headed  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck.... 
General   admission    price   boost   in    prospect 

as   result   of    N.    I.    R.   A E.    R.   Tinker 

resigns  from  Fox  board  of  directors.... 
"Open  Market"  on  equipment  parts  result 
of  U.  S.  court  decision.  ..  James  R. 
Grainger  joins  Universal  as  distribution  head 
.  . .  .Independent  producers  and  distributors 
form  Federation  of  the  M.  P.  Industry  of 
America.  ..  .Fox  stockholders  ratify  new 
financial  plan  and  approve  new  stock  issue 
.  . .  .General  studio  strike  called  by  I.  A.  T. 
S.  E. ;  studios  operate  at  60  to  80  per  cent 
despite  walkout.  ..  .Other  firms  may  adopt 
Fox  financial  setup.  ..  .All  major  circuits 
sign   NRA  blanket  code. 


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1933 


CONGRATULATIONS 


'_ 


ON    YOUR 


15 


TH 


ANNIVERSARY 


From 


; 


SKOURAS 
THEATERS 

CORPORATION 


RANDFORCE 

AMUSEMENT 
CORP. 


LOUIS  FRISCH  SAMUEL  RINZLER 


1918 


Film  Daily  "New  Deal"  Edition 


1933 


51 


ADVERTISING   PROGRESS 


Motion  Picture  Advertising  and  Exploitation  and  Its  Forward  Strides 

Over  the  Past  Fifteen  Years 


VER  since  Phineas  T.  Barnum  established  the  efficacy 
of  high-powered  ballyhoo,  the  advertising,  publicity 
nd  exploitation  gentry  of  our  land,  and  even  beyond, 
ave  been  not  only  trying  to  imitate  him  but  trying  even 
arder  to  outdo  him.  That,  in  a  nutshell,  sums  up  the 
tatus  of  the   majority  of  motion   picture  advertising,   as 

was  15  years  ago  and  as  it  is  today. 

To  try  "out-Barnum"  Barnum  is  folly,  but  when  one 
tops  to  realize  this  is  show  business,  then  one  can  take 
ognizance  of  the  fact  that  in  more  ways  than  one 
Barnum  was  right." 

Ballyhoo  in  the  picture  business  to  a  certain  extent  is 
eeded.  Fifteen  years  ago  Barnum  advertising  methods 
»ere  employed  and  have  been  followed  up  to  date  wisely, 
nd  unwisely. 

Wisely,  in  connection  with  such  pictures  as  "Covered 
Vagon,"  "Ten  Commandments,"  "Hunchback  of  Notre 
)ame,"  "Four  Horsemen,"  "Ben-Hur,"  "Cimarron"  and 
rtore  recently,  "Grand  Hotel,"  "King  Kong,"  "42nd 
Itreet,"  "Gold-Diggers,"  "Cavalcade"  and  several  other 
mash  hits  with  definite  exploitation  and  selling  angles 
tack  of  them.  But  more  than  that,  these  pictures  had 
'that  certain  something,"  which  justified  going  hook-line- 
ind-sinker  in  selling  both  the  public  and  exhibitor. 

An  exhibitor  never  objects  to  paying  a  price  for  a  pic- 
'ure  that  will  make  money,  for  him  and  the  public  will 
>ay  and  leave  a  house  pleased  if  the  picture  comes  up 
o  their  expectations. 


THERE  is  one  thing  exhibitors  and  the  public  do  object 
'  to  and  that  is  being  oversold.  Far  too  often  during 
the  past  fifteen  years,  pictures  that  would  not  stand  up 
3t  the  box  office  have  been  given  extensive  sales  cam- 
paigns that  cost  exhibitors  money  and  prestige.  They 
were  oversold  on  inferior  product. 
Hmes  have  had  a  "dud"  dropped 
thousands  of  dollars  have  been 
invested  in  the  production  of  this 
"dud."  Then  the  question  arises: 
"what  to  do  about  it?" 

"Put  on  a  big  campaign,  ad- 
vertise it,  exploit  it,  sell  it,  and 
sell  it  hard."  And  so  it  happens, 
Mr.  Exhibitor  has  gone  for  this 
stuff,  but  what  folly.  He  plays 
the  picture,  loses  money  on  it 
and  then  asks  for  an  adjustment. 
After  adjustments  have  been 
given  all  along  the  line  the  com- 
pany finds  itself  with  the  ill  will 
of  the  exhibitor,  plus  adjustment 
acosts  and  the  exhibitor  has  kid- 
ded his  public,  creating  bad  feel- 
ing for   his   house. 

Of  late,  there  have  not  been 
very  many  such  campaigns,  but 
there  have  been  too  many  in  the 
past. 

Then  again,  there  have  been 
some  mighty  fine  box-office  pic- 
tures made  that  should  have  been 
given  bigger  advertising  cam- 
paigns and  would  have  netted 
both  exhibitor  and  producer-dis- 
tributor far  greater  returns  had 
they  been  given  the  attention 
they    deserved. 


Home  offices  some- 
in    their   laps.      Many 


By  DON  M.  MERSEREAU 

General  Manager— THE  FILM  DAILY 


CXHIBITORS  judge  pictures  by  the  way  they  are  adver- 
tised  and  sold.  Many  times  a  good  picture  could 
have  done  considerably  more  business  if  more  importance 
had  been  attached  to  it  by  the  distributor.  But  being 
close  to  the  picture,  the  distributor,  knowing  it  has  merit, 
lets  it  ride  along,  forgetting  the  fact  that  a  few  extra 
dollars  spent  emphasizing  its  importance  to  its  sales  staff, 
Mr.  Exhibitor,  and  the  public,  would  practically  double 
the  gross. 

Back    in    1918,   when    pictures  were   still   more   or   less 
novelties,  there  was  a   decided   tendency  to  lean   toward 


Do  you  remember 
than  Doug  Fairban 


him?    Of  course  you  do.    The  leading  juvenile  of  all  time  and  none  other 
ks  and  his  old  buddy,  Tom   Wise,  in  "The  Gentleman  from   Mississippi." 


the  presentation  of  facts  in  advertising  star  names  and 
stories,  the  all  important  factors.  Then  came  the  incli- 
nation to  splurge,  with  unnecessary  books  repeating  the 
story  already  told  in  trade  press,  to  use  color  and  a  lot  of 
it,  make  ads  flashy.  Company  after  company  fell  in  line, 
each  trying  to  outdo  the  other  with  flash,  flash,  flash  in 
these  books. 

Thousands  of  dollars  spent  for  art  work,  engraving 
and  printing.  Colors  that  flashed  and  clashed.  Not  all, 
but  a  large  proportion  of  them.  All  selling  or  attempting 
to  sell  something  that  was  expected  to  be  the  season's 
program.  Someone  conceived  the  idea  of  making  up 
these  special  announcement  books  to  send  to  every  ex- 
hibitor. All  this  a  tremendous  expenditure  of  money  all 
charged    against   advertising. 

As  we  all  know,  a  considerable  amount  of  money  was 
wasted  in  this  manner. 


A  FEW  years  ago  a  certain  something  called  depression 
**  caught  up  with  the  picture  business.  Money  be- 
came tight,  and  orders  came  from  the  thrones  above  to 
cut  advertising  costs.  Then  came  an  awakening  to  most 
people.  Cut  out  all  this  expensive  art  work.  Cut  down 
on  advertising.  Save  money.  This  was  done  to  an  ex- 
tent, then  overdone.  Trade  paper  advertising  sluffed  off. 
Business  also  sluffed  off.  A  healthy  industry  is  indicated 
by  a  healthy  trade  press.  How  to  get  business  back? 
Sell  and  sell  hard.     Advertise  but  advertise  judiciously. 

Companies  have  come  to  realize  that  while  it  is  very 
important  to  give  the  exhibitor  a  comprehensive  summary 
of  the  season's  product  that  it  is  not  necessary  to  spend 
fabulous  sums  in  the  preparation  of  such  announcements 
and  duplicate  them  in  give-away  books  at  still  greater 
expense.  It  is  conceded  and  recognized  today  that  free 
books  usually  meet  the  fate  of  most  free  handouts  and 
find  their  way  quickly  to  the  waste  basket,  whereas  an- 
nouncements in  publications  are  read  and  received  as 
news  and  carry  with  them  the  prestige  of  the  publica- 
tion in  which  they  are  carried. 
This  season  has  proven  the  ad- 
vantages of  sane  advertising. 
Metro  turned  out  a  36-page  in- 
sert that  told  a  real  story.  Stars 
and  drawing  power  effectively 
conceived  and  nicely  presented. 
A  story  told  inexpensively  but 
forcefully  and  convincingly  and  at 
the  same  time  leaving  money 
enough  in  the  budget  to  talk 
about  pictures  as  they  are  re- 
leased and  played.  Smart  work! 
Fox  presented  a  selling  trade 
insert  showing  manpower  of  the 
organization,  plus  facts  about 
eighteen  dated  pictures.  Impell- 
ing and  of  real  sales  value.  Not 
promises  but  facts,  and  facts 
every  exhibitor  welcomed. 

Other  companies  are  falling  in 
line.  Depression  did  one  thing 
for  the  industry.  It  taught  the 
companies  the  lesson  of  not 
spending  a  small  fortune  for 
super-elaborate  books  and  ruining 
their  advertising  budget  in  one 
week,  forgetting  the  fifty-one 
to  follow. 

(Continued  on  page  57) 


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1918 


Film  Daily  "New  Deal"  Edition 


1933 


Astute  Showmen  Always  Have  Admired 
The  Daring  and  Enterprise  of — 

JESSE  L.  LASKY 

As  a  Showman  We  of  the  Fox  Film  Corporation 

Know  You've  Had  Dollars  and  Cents 

Proof  of  his  Ability  to  Deliver — You've  Read 

The  Trade  and  Lay  Press  Acclaim  His  Accomplishments — 

But  His  Past  Successes,  We  Promise  You, 

Are  Only  Echoes  of  the  Future  Business 

He  Will  Create  for  Alert  Showmen. 

Consider  then  this  line-up  of  Smash-hit 

Product  He  is  Independently  Producing 

As  His  Quota  of  the  New  Fox  Film  Program — 

THE  POWER  AND  THE  GLORY  (Spencer  Tracy— Colleen  Moore) 

BERKELEY  SQUARE  (Leslie  Howard— Heather  Angel) 

THE  WORST  WOMAN  IN  PARIS?   (Benita  Hume— Adolph  Menjou: 

"MARIONETTES    (Lilian   Harvey— Gene   Raymond) 

with    entire    Theatro    del    Piccoli    group    and    30     puppeteers. 

GRAND  CANARY  (Warner  Baxter) 
AS  HUSBANDS  GO  (Philip  Merivale) 


♦(Temporary  title) 


IT'S  ALWAYS  SAFEST  TO  PLAY  A  WINNER! 


1918 


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1933 


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15  YEARS  WITH  EXCHANGES 

»    •     •  A  Short  History  of  the  Development  of  Film  Exchange  Operation  •     •     • 

Since  Nineteen  Eighteen 


CONSTANT  development  of  distribution  during  the 
past  fifteen-year  period  has  required  numerous  vital 

anges  in  the  system  of  selling  and  delivery  of  films  to 

eaters.  A  tremendous  increase  in  the  number  of  houses 
the  country,  plus  vastly  enlarged  production  programs, 

ve  compelled  radical  expansions  and  improvements 
*  lich  have  given  the  industry  a  distributing  arrangement 

lich  favorably  compares  with  the  systems  of  any  great 
American   business. 

At  the  outset  of  this  period,  conditions  imposed  by  the 
Vorld  War  upon  the  exchanges  indirectly  brought  into 
heir  folds  a  higher  type  of  salesman,  recruited  from 
ither  more  highly  organized  business.  The  military  draft 
emporarily  played  havoc  with  the  ranks  of  exchangemen, 
emoving  from  three  to  five  men  from  each  branch. 
Confronted  by  this  crippling  situation,  distribution  met 
he  issue  through  the  organization  of  a  training  school  for 
alesmen,  founded  by  the  late  Harry  Berman,  at  that  time 
;eneral  sales  manager  for  Jewel  Productions.  The  first 
:lass  was  composed  of  nearly  60  men,  who  eventually 
leveloped  into  expert  salesmen.  In  addition  to  their 
raining  received  in  the  Berman  school  their  development 
vas  promoted  by  pressure  from  general  sales  managers 
ind  exploitation  departments.  Beyond  mere  salesman- 
ihip  they  were  instructed  in  the  art  of  exploitation — 
telping  account  get  the  most  out  of  a  picture.  Through 
his  increased  scope,  the  motion  picture  exchangeman 
vas  enabled  to  improve  business  at  the  box-office  in 
lundreds  of  theaters. 


COINCIDENTAL  with  this  new  scheme  of  things,  ex- 
changes, which  previously  had  operated  without 
'system,"  as  we  know  it  today,  began  to  develop  along 
this  line.  They  were  constantly  in  difficulties  through 
loss  of  films  through  thefts.  At  that  period  films  were 
listributed  by  boy-delivery  ser- 
vice conducted   by   each   theater. 

In  September,  1918,  a  new  evo- 
ution  occurred  which  resulted  in 
the  savings  of  thousands  of  dis- 
tribution dollars.  Bonded  truck 
delivery  services  were  organized 
in  each  territory,  thus  insuring 
prompt  and  safe  deliveries  and 
sliminating  the  pirating  of  films, 
many  of  which  had  been  shipped 
to  foreign  markets. 

Under  the  new  plan,  which  is 
still  operative  today,  each  truck- 
ling company  is  given  a  booking 
sheet  which  informs  them,  in  de- 
tail, as  to  the  number  of  days 
each  film  is  to  play  at  specified 
theaters.  Consequently,  when 
the  print  gets  out  of  schedule, 
they  are  able  to  immediately  be- 
gin a  check-up  which  prevents 
holding  over  and  bicycling. 
|  In  1919  fire  authorities  began 
!to  bring  pressure  to  bear  upon 
exchanges  in  connection  with 
regulations  designed  to  prevent 
blazes.  This  movement  caused 
distributors  to  erect  modern 
structures  for  housing  film,  Zotvii 
(equipped    with    the    latest    fire- 


By  MARVIN  KIRSCH 

FILM  DAILY  STAFF 


prevention    devices 
time  to  time. 


which    have    been    modernized    from 


AT  THE  beginning  this  new  enforcement  appeared  to 
**  be  imposing  additional  burdens  on  exchanges  but  in 
the  final  analysis  it  proved  beneficial.  A  reduction  in 
fire  insurance  rates  naturally  followed  and  city  restric- 
tions also  forced  exchanges  into  groups  which  made  for 
convenience   and    economy. 

The  year   1919,  or  thereabouts,  witnessed  another  new 
development  in  exchange  operation — the  beginning  of  its 


.'    And  another 
"The   Gun 


Indian  bit  the  dust.    Here's  that  old  gunman,  "Bill" 
Fighter,"   produced    by    Triungle-Ince-Kay    Bee    back 


poster  department.  Up  to  this  period  exchanges  had 
been  selling  posters  directly  to  independent  poster  com- 
panies as  well  as  exhibitors.  In  other  words,  exchanges 
were  in  competition  with  themselves  with  the  result  that 
terrific   losses  occurred   in   their   poster   sales. 

Recognizing  this  fact  exchanges  organized  their  own 
departments  and  placed  accessories  sales  managers  and 
competent  staffs  in  charge  of  this  activity.  Instead  of 
merely  handing  out  posters  to  exhibitors  they  concerned 
themselves  with  actually  trying  to  merchandize  them — 
as  in  the  case  of  pictures.  Consequently  many  a  distribu- 
tor thereafter  used  black  ink,  instead  of  red,  in  keeping 
accounts  on  this  phase  of  his  business. 

Film  inspection,  too,  underwent  an  important  improve- 
ment. Film  which  had  been  inspected  by  girls  by  hand 
then  was  treated  through  inspection  machines,  which 
accelerates  speed  in  this  work  as  well  as  prevents  break- 
age and   inaccuracy   in   patching. 

In  the  early  days  of  this  period  booking  became  a 
more  specialized  phase  of  exchange  business.  A  head 
booker  in  a  branch  began  to  assume  more  importance.  The 
old  hit-and-miss  system  of  designation  playdates  was 
junked  to  give  away  to  a  more  orderly  procedure  which 
eliminated  duplications  of  playdates  and  other  confusion 
such  as  mixups  in  runs. 

A  NOTHER  innovation  of  the  period  was  the  establish- 
**  ment  of  the  advance-payment  requirement.     This  re- 
quired an  exhibitor  to  pay  a  deposit  on  the  last  two  pictures 
on  his  contract  as  a  guarantee  of  fulfillment  of  contract. 
Advent    of    the    Hays   association    into    the    business    a 
decade  ago  was  accompanied  by  further  improvements  in 
the  mechanics  of  exchange  operation.     Arbitration  of  dis- 
putes between  branches  and  exhibitors  became  a  common 
practice  and  results  in  tremendous  savings  to  both  parties. 
Through   the   years   censorship   has   imposed   many   dis- 
tracting burdens  upon  the  exchangeman.     In  addition  to 
actual    selling    and    delivering    of 
films      he      now      is      concerned 
with  the  problem  in  numerous  in- 
stances,   of    getting    his    pictures 
passed  by  the  local  or  state  cen- 
sor board.     This  obstacle  results 
in  delays  in  dating  in  of  pictures 
in    his   territory,   due   to    required 
eliminations  and  for  other  reasons. 

When  sound  came  roaring  into 
the  picture  business  it  packed 
more  burdens  for  the  exchange- 
man's  shoulders.  In  the  early 
sound  area  his  branch  was  flooded 
with  discs  but  the  development 
of  sound  -on-fiim  has  virtually 
done  away  with  this  attention- 
attracter. 

Nineteen  thirty-three  finds  inde- 
pendent exchanges  matching  ma- 
jor company  branches  from  the 
standpoints  of  efficiency  and  ex- 
pertness  in  the  selling  and  de- 
livery of  films.  Every  prospective 
method  and  device  to  facilitate 
their  operations  is  being  continu- 
ally studied  with  view  to  adop- 
tion. This  intense  competition 
cannot  fail  to  keep  the  industry's 
distribution  system  a  model  for 
service  to   its  customers. 


Hart,  hard  at  it  in 
in    1917. 


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1932-'33 

Eight  Paramount  Productions 


MADAME  BUTTERFLY,  with  SYLVIA  SIDNEY 

LUXURY   LINER,      «»™  George  Brent  -  Zita  Johann 

Alice  White  —  Vivienne  Osbon 


rne 


THE  GRIME  OF  THE  CENTURY,    «**  Jean  Hersholt  -  Wynne  Gibson 

Stuart  Erwin  —  Frances  Dee 

PICK  UP,  with  SYLVIA  SIDNEY  and  GEORGE  RAFT 

THE  GIRL  IN  419       with  James  Dunn  —  Gloria  Stuart 

Shirley  Grey  —  Johnnie  Hines 
Vincent  Barnett 

JENNIE  GERHARDT,  starring  SYLVIA  SIDNEY 
HER  BODYGUARD,     "«*  edmund  lowe  - 

Wynne  Gibson  —  Edward  Arnold 

Marjorie  White 

Alan  Dinehart  —  Johnnie  Hines 

THREE  CORNERED  MOON,  starring 

CLAUDETTE  COLBERT 

RICHARD  ARLEN  and  MARY  BOLAND 

with  Lyda  Roberti  —  Tom  Brown 
Wallace  Ford  —  William  Bakewell 
Hardie  Albright 


For  1933-'34 


Eight  More  Paramount  Pictures 


with  the  same  variety  of  theme,  but 
the   same    consistency    of    quality. 


B.  P.  SCHULBERG  PRODUCTIONS,  LTD. 


1918 


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1933 


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PROGRESS  IN  CINEMATOGRAPHY 

Hitting  the  High  Spots  of  the  Past  With  Those  Splendid  Allies  of 
Production  Progress,  The  Cameramen 


ONE    were    to    record    the    progress    of    the    various 
branches  of  the  motion  picture  industry  in  some  form 
f    graph    or    chart,    it    would    immediately    be    apparent 
hat   the    line    representing    photography    alone    could    be 
epresented  by  a  virtually  unbroken,  upward-tending  curve 
of  continued  progress.    What  irregularities  occurred  would 
Imost    all    demark    the    introduction    of    some    radically 
new    equipment    or    improved    methods.     The    changing 
ycles  of   production;   the   rise   and   fall   of   the   business 
>arometer;  the  formation  and  dissolution  of  trusts,  merg- 
ers   and    combines,    or    the    rise    and    fall    of    individual 
r  corporate  moguls,  these  have  had  but  scant  influence 
pon  the  progress  of  cinematog- 

fjphy.  Progress  has  been  prin- 
ipally  due  to  the  patient,  un- 
emitting  efforts  of  the  cine- 
matographers — individually  and 
ollectively  —  accelerated  from 
ime  to  time  by  the  contribu- 
ions  of  the  chemical  and  me- 
hanical  engineers  of  the  various 
irms  which  form  a  service  of 
upply. 


IN  photography,  as  in  the  other 
■  phases  of  production,  the  first 
two  decades  of  the  cinema  were 
devoted,  perforce,  to  mastering 
the  rudimentary  mechanics  of  the 
Art  and  Science  of  Cinematog- 
raphy. The  greatest  progress  has 
come  during  the  intervening 
years,  with  advances  crowding 
closer  and  closer  upon  each 
other's  heels,  until  today  the 
camera  profession  is  accustomed 
to  assimilating,  virtually  unno- 
ticed, improvements  which  but 
a  few  years  back,  would  have 
been  accounted  revolutionary,  and 
approached  with  fear  and  trem- 
bling. 

♦ 


By  JOHN  ARNOLD 

President,  American  Society  of  Cinematographers 

that  not  only  could  naturalesque  lighting-effects  be  pro- 
duced (there  is  a  story  that  the  first  cameraman  to 
attempt  such  an  effect,  by  shining  a  spotlight  through 
a  window,  lost  his  job  "by  reason  of  incompetence"), 
but  that  by  careful  placement  of  the  lighting  units,  and 
understanding  manipulation  of  light,  diffusers,  and  lenses, 
the  camera  could  be  made  to  bear  witness  to  excep- 
tional beauty  where  no  beauty  existed;  could  erase  or 
create  wrinkles;  and  relieve  an  aging  player  of  years. 
More  than  that,  it  was  slowly  learned  that  lighting  and 
composition  could  create  and  maintain  a  visual,  dramatic 


THIS, 

■      rr.if 


Here's  one  for  you.    A  bunch  of  bathing  beauties,  in  ye  good  olde  days,  out  for  a  spin  in  ye 


I  ET  us  take  a  look  into  a  typical  studio  of  15  years 
*■"  ago.  The  stages  may  be  of  two  types:  "light  stages" 
— great,  glass-walled  buildings  like  huge  greenhouses, 
fitted  with  an  intricate  system  of  muslin  curtains  by 
which  the  sunlight  is  softened  and  diffused  so  that  it 
may  fall  evenly  upon  the  sets  below;  and  "dark  stages" 
— echoing,  barn-like  structures,  in  which  the  sets  are 
illuminated  with  banks  of  glaring  arc-lights  and  weirdly- 
glowing  mercury-vapor  tubes.  In  neither  case  is  there 
any  great  skill  shown  in  lighting  the  set  and  players; 
all  that  is  asked  is  that  the  set  be  evenly  illuminated 
to  a  degree  permitting  an  adequate  exposure.  The 
cameras  are  a  motley  lot — hand-cranked,  all  of  them, 
and  fitted  with  a  slow,  wiry-sharp  lense.  The  film  is 
of  the  color-blind  variety  known  as  "Orthochromatic"; 
slow,  none  too  uniform,  and  almost  entirely  oblivious 
of  the  existence  of  such  colors  as  red,  green  or  brown. 
In  the  laboratories — pretentious  name! — the  film  is  simply 
wound  around  a  rack  and  dropped  into  a  tank  of  de- 
veloper until  a  heavy  image  is  observed.  Between  the 
cameramen  and  laboratory  men  exists  a  state  of  per- 
petual warfare,  or  at  best  one  of  armed  neutrality. 
Yet  even  so,  the  technical  personnel  of  the  industry 
are  striving  toward  something  better;  toward  an  in- 
definable  goal   of   technical   and   artistic    improvement. 


"HE  first  great  advance   came  with   the   discovery   that 
lighting    could    mean    more    than    mere    illumination: 


red  devil  speedster.     Get  a  load  of  those  bathing  suits. 

atmosphere  perfectly  attuned  to  the  dramatic  key  sought 
by  director,  writer  and  players. 

♦ 

CIMULTANEOUSLY  with  this  came  the  introduction 
**  of  new  equipment:  finer,  modern  cameras  took  their 
places  beside  the  veterans  which  had  been  grinding  out 
pictures  for  10,  15  and  even  20  years.  Lenses  im- 
proved in  speed  and  quality,  and  cameramen  learned 
more  and  more  of  the  magical  possibilities  of  their  tools. 
♦ 

THEN  came  the  first  great,  basic  improvement  since 
'  the  invention  of  the  close-up:  Panchromatic  film.  A 
film  which  was  sensitive,  not  alone  to  the  blue,  blue- 
greens  and  yellows,  but  to  virtually  every  color  of  the 
spectrum!  A  film  which  would  give  an  approximately 
correct  rendering  (in  monotone,  of  course)  of  colors, 
scenes,  costumes,  and  people  almost  exactly  as  the  eye 
saw  them!  Such  an  advance  was,  of  course,  slow  in 
becoming  popular,  for  the  tremendous  commercial  re- 
sponsibility resting  upon  production  cameramen  was  in 
itself  so  great  as  to  prevent  them  from  gambling  upon 
the  potential  success  of  anything  which,  if  it  failed, 
might  jeopardize  an  entire,  costly  production.  But  after 
the  release  of  the  first  feature — film  made  entirely 
upon  the  new  film — Will  Rogers,  "The  Legend  of  Sleepy 
Hollow,"  photographed  by  Ned  Van  Buren,  A.S.C. — the 
trend  toward  Panchromatic  Film  set  in  with  ever-increas- 
ing force.     It  revolutionized   photography. 


turn,  forced  drastic  changes  in  many  allied 
crafts.  Makeup  for  the  new  film  was  entirely 
changed:  where  formerly  reds,  blues  and  jaundiced  yel- 
lows predominated  in  makeup,  a  more  natural  line  of 
browns  and  brownish-yellows  were  devised.  At  times,  no 
make-up  at  aH  was  needed,  as  in  "Old  Ironsides,"  photo- 
graphed by  A.  L.  Gilks,  A.S.C.  Where,  heretofore,  the 
blue-white  carbon-arc  had  been  supreme  for  set-lighting, 
the  yellower  incandescent  lamp  advanced  and  came  into 
great  popularity.  Where  before  the  laboratories  had 
developed  film  largely  by  inspection  in  the  relatively 
strong  red  lights,  which  did  not  affect  the  film  at  all, 
Panchromatic  film  had  to  be  de- 
veloped in  the  dark,  and  scien- 
tific methods  of  time-and-tem- 
perature  standardization  were  ap- 
plied. And  with  all  this,  the 
Art  of  Cinematography  reached 
a  tremendously  high  peak,  both 
as  an   art  and  as  a   science. 


IUST  as  this  was  being  as- 
V  similated  —  in  the  midst  of 
the  industry's  post-prandial  indi- 
gestion— came  the  sudden  intro- 
duction of  sound.  Like  a  bomb- 
shell, it  burst  upon  us,  forcing 
the  universal  adoption  of  many 
of  the  improvements  with  which 
we  had  been  cautiously  experi- 
menting: incandescent  lights,  be- 
cause they  were  silent;  Pan- 
chromatic film,  because  it  was 
more  efficient  with  inkies;  scien- 
tific, machine-controlled  develop- 
ment of  film,  because  it  gave 
more  uniform  results,  and  better 
sound.  But  with  it,  sound  brought 
an  incredible  retrogression  in  the 
artistic  quality  of  photography. 
Everything  had  to  be  sacrificed 
on  the  altar  of  sound:  the  cam- 
eras—  heretofore  so  agile  and 
unfettered — were  cramped  into  sound-proof  booths,  glass- 
fronted;  action  was  subordinated  to  verbiage;  pictorial 
sets  ridiculously  rebuilt  for  acoustic  "perfection";  light- 
ing sacrificed  to  the  attempt  to  make  an  entire  sequence 
at  a  "take,"  with  half-a-dozen  or  so  cameras  grinding 
at  once,  that  the  precious  sound-track  (or  disc)  might 
not  have  to  be  cut. 

♦ 

HORTUNATELY,  this  condition  was  not  enduring.  As 
the  technique  of  the  sound-men  improved,  the  camera 
not  merely  regained  its  lost  ground,  but  made  substantial 
gains  anew.  It  has  recovered  its  youthful  agility,  and 
more;  the  technique  of  production,  once  more  back  to 
the  single-camera  system,  which  has  proven  the  only 
successful  method,  has  restored  to  the  cinematographer 
his  freedom  in  lighting;  settings  are  now  both  acous- 
tically and  pictorially  perfect.  Phoenix-like,  the  art  of 
cinematography   has   risen   from    its   ashes,   reborn. 


THE  subsequent  introduction  of  Super  Sensitive  film — a 
'  faster,  more  completely  color-sensitive  development' 
of  Panchromatic — is  too  recent  to  require  more  than 
passing  mention,  as  everyone  connected  with  the  pro- 
duction  phases  of  the   industry  will  know,  from  his  own 


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This  Day  and  Age" 


^Sign  of  the  Cross 


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»xperience,    how   this   film    has   produced    better    quality, 
with  the  use  of  less  light  and   lighter  units. 
♦ 

THE  amazing  development  of  process  cinematography — 
largely  an  outgrowth  of  the  introduction  of  sound 
md  of  Super-Sensitive  film — is  equally  intimately-con- 
«ected  with  the  work  of  most  of  the  readers  of  this 
irticle.  It  has  reduced  the  cost  and  discomfort  of 
irduous  location-trips  tremendously;  and  has  made  pos- 
sible the  filming  of  much  action  which  would,  only  a 
Few  years  ago,  have  been  out  of  the  question.  Such 
■ecent  successes  as  "King  Kong,"  "Hell  Divers,"  "The 
Phantom  President,"  "State  Fair"  and  "Night  Flight" 
ivould  have  been,  if  not  absolutely  impossible,  at  least 
nordinately  costly  in  time,  money,  and  (in  some  in- 
stances) human  life,  were  it  not  for  the  widespread 
jractice  of  special-effects  cinematography. 
♦ 

THE   most   recent   developments,   even    now   under    test 
by  the  Research  Committee  of  the  American  Society 
>f   Cinematographers,   as   well    as    by    the    studios   them- 


selves, are  the  rtew  "Super-Photoflood"  incandescent 
lamps,  new  "Super-Panchromatic"  arc  lamps,  and  several 
silent  or  nearly  silent  cameras.  The  new  Super-Photo- 
flood lamps  are  studio-sized  lamp  bulbs,  adapting  the 
principle  of  the  smaller  photoflood  bulb  to  professional 
requirements.  Essentially,  they  are  high-efficiency  lamps, 
built  in  relatively  small  units,  and  designed  to  operate 
with  approximately  100  per  cent  higher  efficiency  than 
the  present  ones  they  replace.  The  new  arcs,  though 
developed  primarily  for  natural-color  cinematography, 
promise  once  more  to  make  the  arc,  and  its  invaluable 
effects  available  for  use  in  making  sound  pictures  with 
Super-Sensitive  film.  The  new  cameras — at  least  five 
different  designs  have  been  produced  here  and  abroad — 
by  eliminating  the  noise  inherent  to  existing  cameras, 
will  eliminate  the  need  for  bulky  silencing-covers,  and 
vastly  expedite  production,  lowering  the  cost  of  a  film, 
while  permitting  even  better  photography.  Several  pro- 
ductions are  now  in  work,  in  which  these  cameras  are 
being  used.  At  least  one,  "Hell  Below,"  made  almost 
entirely  with  one  cf  the  new  silent  cameras  has  already 
been   released. 


THE  future  holds  much  promise.  If  half  of  the  de- 
'  velopments  now  under  way  materialize,  the  cine- 
matographer  will  have  new  and  better  tools  with  which 
to  work,  and  since  the  past  has  shown  us  that  each 
improvement  in  equipment  has  permitted  the  cinema- 
tographer  to  improve  his  art  and  technique,  the  next 
year  should  see  noteworthy  strides  in  cinematography. 
At  least  two  new  three-color  processes  of  natural-color 
cinematography  are  being  developed  by  outstanding  firms; 
new  lenses  of  undreamed  of  speed  are  being  tested  by 
the  A.S.C.  Research  experts  as  I  write  this  are  busy  on 
new  phases  of  camera,  lens  and  film  improvements;  and 
there  are  rumors  of  still  faster  film-emulsions  than  today's 
surprising  Super-Sensitive.  With  all  this,  as  each  month's 
releases  roll  forth,  the  artistic  quality  of  the  camera- 
men's contribution  is  steadily  improving,  each  film  sur- 
passing its  predecessors.  Regardless,  therefore,  of  what 
the  changing  cycles  of  production  may  bring,  of  the 
economic  fortunes  of  the  industry  or  of  the  firms  and 
individuals  composing  it,  the  cinematographic  outlook  is 
encouraging — continued   progress   is   inevitable. 


ADVERTISING  PROGRESS 

•     •      •        Motion  Picture  Advertising  and  Exploitation  and  Its  Forward  Strides       •      •      • 

Over  the  Past  Fifteen  Years 


EXHIBITORS  want  facts.  They  want  important  pictures 
emphasized.  They  appreciate  home  office  co-opera- 
tion in  selling  the  public.  But  they  also  like  to  know  to 
what  extent  the  public  is  being  sold  so  they  can  determine 
how  far  to  go  with  their  own  selling  campaigns. 

In  this  present  day  and  age  the  independent  co-npanies 
have  attached  importance  to  their  advertising.  They  no 
longer  feel  that  all  they  must  do  is  make  a  picture. 
They  know  that  the  time  has  come  when  they  must,  for 
the  sake  of  self-preservation  organize  real  advertising 
departments  and  properly  sell  their  product  through  the 
pages  of  the  press.  They  are  employing  advertising  men 
who  know  their  business. 

This  is  the  formula.  A  given  percentage  of  the  budget 
for  the  annual  announcement  in  the  trade  press,  as  com- 
prehensive as  possible,  so  the  exhibitor  and  the  sales 
force  know  how  to  arrange  their  plans  for  the  ensuing 
season. 

Another   percentage   to    back    up   each   attraction    that 


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warrants  it,  with  a  special  campaign  and  special  service, 
so  that  week  in  and  week  out,  the  producer  maintains  his 
contacts  with  the  exhibitor,  and  the  exhibitor  retains  his 
confidence  and  enthusiasm  which  sold  him  on  the  product 
in   the  first   instance. 

Short  subjects  in  1918  were  just  fillers  on  a  program. 
The  old  Pathe  Company  and  Educational  Film  Exchanges, 
Inc.,  through  the  trade  press,  struck  out  to  attach  impor- 
tance to  the  short  subject.     A  job  nobly  done! 

Today,  "shorts"  are  recognized  as  being  truly  impor- 
tant, thanks  to  the  untiring  efforts  of  these  companies. 
Exhibitors  are  "shorts-minded."  Marquees  carry  "shorts" 
names,  all  due  to  the  advertising  done  by  the  short  sub- 
ject   producers. 

One  of  the  most  gigantic  and  Barnum-like  short  cam- 
paigns ever  put  over  is  the  "Mickey  Mouse"  Campaign 
handled  by  United  Artists.  Here  is  a  perfect  example  of 
when  and  how  ballyhoo  can  be  honestly  and  effectively 
put  over.  "Mickey  Mouse"  is  a  good  product  and  worthy 


of  the  campaign  put  back  of  it  by  the  company.  Through 
the  wise  and  efficient  campaign  of  advertising  and  pub- 
licity "Mickey  Mouse"  is  known  to  every  picturegoer  the 
world  over. 

Years  ago,  "Mickey  Mouse"  cartoons  were  good  but 
the  producers  had  trouble  finding  a  good  release  for  them. 
Today,  due  to  the  great  campaign  put  on  for  this  subject 
I  doubt  if  there  is  a  company  in  this  business  that  would 
not  be  happy  to  handle  these  "shorts"  and  every  exhibitor 
knows   their   value. 

Barnum  believed  in  ballyhoo.  So  should  picture  com- 
panies, and  right  now  they  are  proving  it  by  ballyhooing 
facts  and  service  instead  of  "It's  a  Wow!"  "You'll  Make 
Millions  With  This  One,"  "Greatest  Picture  Ever  Made," 
and  "It's  a  Wow!"  and  again,  "It's  a  Wow!" 

During  the  past  fifteen  years  the  industry  has  learned 
that  "Barnum  was  right"  when  he  said,  "There's  one  born 
every  minute."  But  it  has  also  learned  that  it  need  not 
be   the   one. 


The  STORY  BEHIND  THE  TRAILER 


By  ED  McNAMEE 

National  Screen  Service 


BACK  in  1919  a  young  man  sat  in  the 
last  row  of  a  neighborhood  theater  and 
watched  the  still-life  announcement  of  at- 
tractions to  come  flicker  on  the  screen  from 
a  glass  slide   inserted   by   the   projectionist. 

The  words  on  the  screen  were  nicely 
phrased  .  .  .  the  announcement  was  truth- 
'ful  ...  a  bare  brief  statement  that  such- 
'  aiid-such  a  picture  with  stich-and-such  a  cast 
would  be  at  the  theater  soon.  It  was  nicely 
printed,  the  art  background  was  well  done 
but  the  punch  of  conviction  was  lacking. 
There  was  no  steam  behind  the  announce- 
ment ...  no  selling  punch  ...  no  show- 
manship. 

"If  you  could  make  those  titles  dance  .  .  . 
if  you  could  give  them  a  sample  of  what's 
to  come,"  he  thought  .  .  .  "that  would  be 
news  .  .  .  that  would  be  worth  money  to 
any  exhibitor."  And  that's  how  the  idea 
of  trailers  was  born.  So  he  marched  out 
of  the  theater  and  he  never  stopped  going 
until   he   had   convinced    the   owners   of   an 


up-and-coming  independent  producing  or- 
ganization that  the  way  to  exploit  motion 
pictures  on  the  screen  was  by  means  of 
motion  pictures.  .  .  . 

In  a  very  little  while  he  had  worked  out 
a  method  of  trailing  a  few  short  highlights 
from  the  picture  itself  after  the  main  title 
...  a  method  that  was  soon  to  revolution- 
ize screen  exploitation  of  motion  pictures. 
And  that  was  the  beginning  of  the  National 
Screen  Service,  now  a  giant  manufacturing 
and  distributing  film  company  devoting  its 
entire  efforts  to  the  making  of  trailers  with 
a  staff  of  five  hundred  employees  and  nine 
branch  offices  covering  this  country  and 
England.  After  many  ups  and  downs,  they 
finally  convinced  a  major  producing  com- 
pany that  their  idea  was  worth  a  trial  so 
they  made  up  a  trailer  on  one  picture  as  an 
experiment.  It  was  an  instant  success, 
an  important  theater  circuit  in  New  York 
being  the  first  theater  group  to  adopt  it  in 
the  theater.  One  by  one  the  other  pro- 
ducers fell  into  line  and  little  by  little  the 


theaters  throughout  the  country  took  up 
the   idea. 

Thus  far  it  was  merely  a  matter  of  cut- 
ting in  the  scenes  after  the  main  title  but 
as  more  and  more  theaters  took  to  the  new 
idea,  the  idea  began  to  grow  on  these 
t.ailer  pioneers.  Movement  was  important 
.  .  .  the  scenes  were  very  necessary  but 
they  felt  that  there  was  something  still 
lacking  ...  so  they  conceived  the  idea  of 
interpolating  the  scenes  with  sub-titles 
first  .  .  .  and  later  on  with  art  backgrounds 
and  the  punch,  peppy  animation  that  adds 
so  much  zip  and  excitement  to  the  present 
day  scene  trailer.  Then  with  the  coming 
of  the  talking  trailer  the  finishing  touch 
was  put  on  the  scene  trailer  by  the  addi- 
tion of  dialogue  also  straight  from  the  pic- 
ture   itself. 

They  added  an  art  department  to  their 
business  .  .  .  they  installed  specially  built 
cameras  to  take  care  of  the  new  animation 
.  .  .  they  procured  expert  writers  and  ed- 
itors to  work  out  the  titles  and  the  con- 
necting links  between  the  scenes  until  now 


a  trailer  is  as  much  an  individual  produc- 
tion as  a  short  feature  film.  It  combines 
all  the  selling  power  of  the  newspaper  ad 
.  .  .  the  poster  and  the  realism  of  the  mov- 
ing picture  itself  ...  an  animated  newspa- 
per ad  with  headlines  that  come  alive  and 
people  that  are  alive. 

And  this  is  no  little  business  stuck  off 
in  a  corner  somewhere  ...  it  is  a  giant 
organization  involving  the  combined  efforts 
of  experts  in  many  lines.  .  .  .  artists,  editors, 
animators,  camera-men  .  .  cutters,  inspec- 
tors and  laboratory.  That's  on  the  produc- 
tion side.  On  the  distribution  side  there  are 
salesmen  to  work  out  the  best  deal  for 
your  house  .  .  .  and  a  service  department  to 
see  that  every  single  booking  and  playdate 
is  covered  so  that  every  theater  .  .  .  big  or 
little  .  .  .  gets  its  trailers  in  plenty  of  time 
to  get  the  most  out  of  its  coming  attrac- 
tions. This  service  department,  built  up 
over  a  period  of  years,  comprises  a  tremen- 
dous staff  of  employees  each  doing  his  or 
her  individual  bit  to  make  the  service 
perfect. 


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THE  STORY  OF  RAW  STOCK 

A  Short  History  Covering  Fifteen  Years  In  the  Basic  Field  of  Film  Manufacturing 


FIFTEEN  years  ago,  when  "The  Film  Daily"  was  a  pup, 
motion  picture  film  had  already  been  turned  out  of 
odak  Park  for  nearly  30  years — in  fact  ever  since 
eptember  2,  1889,  when  George  Eastman  sent  the  first 
mgth  of  film  coated  on  transparent  flexible  film  base 
>  Thomas  Edison  in  West  Orange  and  pictures  in  mo- 
on became  an  accomplished  fact.  The  life  of  the  film 
lanufacturer  in  those  days  was  a  comparatively  simple 
Re.  There  was  only  one  kind  of  film — negative — and 
was  not  until  1895  that  positive  was  first  introduced 
>r  making  prints.  In  that  year  the  Eastman  Kodak 
utput  of  positive  was  21,663  feet.  Contrast  that  with 
be  situation  today  when  35  (lif- 
erent types  of  motion  picture 
ilm  are  regularly  carried  in  stock 
nd  the  total  output  of  motion 
icture  film  from  the  Eastman 
actories  is  over  200,000  miles  a 
ear. 

♦ 

MPORTANT  as  these  early  de- 
velopments   in    film    manufac- 

ure  were,  they  ■look  easy  in  the 

ight   of    the    demands    made    on 

he    raw    film    manufacturer    by 

he  swiftly  advancing  motion  pic- 

ure  industry  in  the  last  15  years. 

■iew    products,    improvements    in 

listing     films,     elimination     of 

roublesome    defects,    have    fol- 

owed   each   other   in    rapid   suc- 
cession.   Some   of   these   accom- 

ilishments   have   been   the   result 

>f    demands    from    the    industry 

>ut   in    many    cases    new    discov- 

;ries    in    photographic    emulsions 

lave    led    the    way    to    improved 

echnique  and  better  pictures  on 

he   screen. 


By  TED  CURTIS 

Eastman   Kodak   Company,   Rochester,   N.   Y. 

supplied  only  in  200  and  400  foot  lengths  with  a  gen- 
erous percentage  of  short  lengths  at  that.  It  cost  2.65 
cents  per  foot  and  if  the  customer  wanted  to  enjoy  the 
luxury  of  having  it  perforated  he  paid  an  extra  quarter 
of  a  cent  for  the  privilege.  Plain  black  and  white  was 
the  only  shade  available  so  that  the  laboratory  man  who 
wanted  to  add  tints  to  his  print  did  so  himself  at  the 
expense  of  much  time  and  trouble.  In  June  1921  the 
development  of  tinted  base  in  nine  colors  eliminated 
this  difficulty  and  in  September  of  the  same  year  im- 
provements in  manufacturing  equipment  and  technique 
made  it  possible  to  supply  1,000  foot  rolls  to  laboratories 


AN  outstanding  example  of 
this  is  panchromatic  nega- 
tive, the  cornerstone  of  the  mag- 
nificent photographic  quality  of  modern  motion  pictures. 
The  industry  is  inclined  to  consider  this  as  a  compara- 
tively recent  development  but  Eastman  first  introduced 
panchromatic  negative  to  the  trade  in  1913.  To  be 
sure  that  film  was  a  long  way  from  having  the  char- 
acteristics of  present  day  panchromatic  negative  and  it 
tvas  not  until  1927  that  panchromatic  film  was  generally 
adopted  by  the  studios  as  their  negative  medium.  Taking 
advantage  of  the  new  sensitivity  of  this  material,  the 
studios  rapidly  turned  to  the  use  of  incandescent  light- 
ing which  was  to  prove  so  valuable  with  the  advent  of 
|sound  a  year  later.  Not  content  with  the  mere  adop- 
tion of  panchromatic  film,  the  Kodak  emulsion  and  re- 
search experts  worked  hard  during  this  period  to  im- 
prove the  sensitivity  and  decrease  the  grain  until  in 
1931  they  were  able  to  introduce  Supersensitive  Pan- 
chromatic which  far  surpassed  in  speed  and  fineness  of 
grain  any  material  available  up  to  that  time.  Shortly 
after  its  introduction  a  new  nonhalation  grey  backing 
was  added  which  gave  extra  brilliancy  to  the  image. 
This  is  the  negative  used  in  the  big  majority  of  present 
(day  productions  and  in  the  hands  of  highly  trained  cine- 
matographers  is  responsible  for  their  superb  photographic 
screen  quality. 

IN    THE   field    of   positive    film    too,    improvements    and 
new  inventions  have  followed  each  other  in  rapid  suc- 
cession.     Looking    back    to    1918    we    find    positive    film 


Here  is  the  first  motion  picture  set  ever  erected  in  California.     It  was  bu 
1908,   for   a    tremendous    one-reel   production    of    "Carmen."     Photograph 

Bosworth. 


which  were  rapidly  adopting  automatic  processing  ma- 
chines. In  1922  all  film  was  supplied  perforated  and  the 
cost  of  this  operation  absorbed  by  the  manufacturer  so 
that  today  the  customer  buys  a  vastly  improved  product 
in  longer  lengths  and  tinted  if  necessary  at  a  third  the 
price  he  paid  in  1918  for  black  and  white  alone. 
♦ 

BN  1926  the  increasing  use  of  duplicate  negatives  for 
'  protection  purposes  and  foreign  printing  led  to  the 
development  of  Eastman  Lavender  Duplicating  Positive 
and  Eastman  Duplicating  Negative,  resulting  in  dupli- 
cates of  finer  grain  and  superior  photographic  quality, 
so  that  today  it  is  possible  for  the  competent  laboratory 
technician  to  make  duplicate  negatives  which  are  only 
very  slightly  inferior  to  originals. 
♦ 

THE  release  of  "The  Jazz  Singer"  in  1928  heralded 
'  the  advent  of  sound  which  shook  the  industry  to  its 
foundations  and  created  new  problems  for  the  raw  film 
manufacturer.  The  tinted  base  used  extensively  at  that 
time  interfered  with  the  passage  of  light  from  the  ex- 
citer lamps  and  threatened  to  deprive  the  industry  of 
the  advantage  of  its  use.  The  Kodak  Research  Labora- 
tories went  to  work  on  the  problem  and  in  April  1929 
were  able  to  offer  the  solution  in  the  shape  of  sixteen 
Sonochrome  tints  which  restored  to  the  screen  a  bril- 
liance it  had  lost.  New  types  of  emulsion  suitable  for 
recording  the   sound    track    had    to    be    devised    and    after 


numerous  experiments  the  present  Eastman  1359  Sound 
Recording  Film  has  been  generally  adopted  by  the  trade 
for   this   purpose. 

♦ 

THE  past  15  years  also  have  seen  the  elimination  of 
'  most  of  the  physical  defects  which  were  a  constant 
thorn  in  the  side  of  the  manufacturer  and  user  of  raw 
film.  Static,  the  old  bugaboo  in  the  days  of  1918,  has 
disappeared  from  negative  and  positive  alike.  Repellancy 
marks,  moisture  spots,  and  similar  difficulties  responsible 
for  the  grey  hair  of  many  an  older  laboratory  man  are 
relegated  to  the  past  as  definitely  as  silent  pictures  and 
hoop  skirts.  Dirt,  the  arch  en- 
emy of  perfect  prints,  still  crops 
up  occasionally  but  compared  to 
the  good  old  days,  he  too  is 
virtually  a  forgotten  man. 


KIO  summary  of  progress  in 
'  ^  film  manufacturing  would  be 
complete  without  a  word  about 
uniformity  in  emulsion  quality. 
Important  in  negative  emulsions, 
it  has  become,  within  reasonable 
limits,  absolutely  essential  in 
positive  film  in  order  to  main- 
tain the  strict  control  in  labora- 
tory work  necessary  for  first  class 
sound  track  and  print  quality. 
Standards  of  uniformity  between 
different  emulsions  which  were 
considered  excellent  five  or  even 
two  years  ago  would  today  cause 
the  emulsion  department  to  blush 
with  shame  and  call  for  loud 
complaints  from  the  least  ex- 
acting customer. 


XHE  next  15  years  will  call 
*  for  a  lot  of  new  deals  in 
the  motion  picture  industry, 
many  of  which  we  can  not  now 
foresee,  but  it  is  the  aim  of  the 
Eastman  organization  not  only  to  be  able  to  supply  the 
outstanding  film  for  any  demand  which  may  arise  but 
to  continue  to  pioneer  in  research  and  keep  a  step 
ahead    of   anything   the    industry    may    need. 

♦ 
XHE  Eastman  laboratories,  which  may  be  described  as 
'  a  model  for  plants  engaged  in  this  type  of  activity, 
are  continually  installing  the  latest  innovations  in  equip- 
ment. To  the  scores  of  thousands  of  dollars  already  in- 
vested in  the  business  and  art  of  manufacturing  motion 
picture  film  are  being  added  more.  Film  manufacturing 
is  obligated  to  keep  step  with  the  other  elements  of  our 
great  industry.  Even  although  perfection  has  virtually 
been  attained,  at  least  from  the  viewpoint  of  the  patron 
in   the   theater,   research   work   must  go  on. 

♦ 
A  S  the  industry  further  develops  new  and  perplexing 
*'■  problems  are  bound  to  confront  manufacturers  of 
film.  It  is  not  unreasonable  to  speculate  that  color,  which 
at  present  is  not  commanding  the  attention  that  it  did 
several  years  ago,  will  move  to  a  more  prominent  place 
in  the  motion  picture  scheme  of  things.  Wide  film  which 
at  the  current  moment  has  been  relegated  to  the  indus- 
try background,  may  once  more  draw  upon  the  resource- 
fulness of  the  film  manufacturer  as  well  as  the  producer. 
These  problems,  plus  others,  must  be  expertly  solved  if 
the  film    industry   is  going  to   continue   its   march. 


lit  by  Selig,  back  in 
courtesy   of   Hobart 


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HENRY  KING 

FOX  FILM  CORPORATION 

" State  Fair" 
"I  Loved  You  Wednesday" 

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In  Preparation 
"THE  HOUSE  OF  CONNELLY" 

(A  Theatre  Guild  Play) 

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Artdirectorial 


Progression 


A  short  history  of  the  art  director  and  his  place  in  the 
march  of  progress  of  the  industry  over  the  past  15  years 

By  MAX  PARKER 


yjANY  times  the  question  is  asked,  "Just  what  does  the  Art  Director  do  in  the 
'*    production  of  pictures?" 

Few  people  out  of  the  industry,  and  it  seems  too  few  in  the  industry,  know 
iw  to  answer  this  question.  I  shall  endeavor  to  answer  it  in  a  general  way  and 
issibly  enlighten   those  who  would  care  to  know  and  those  who  should  know. 

in  the  first  place  a  successful  Art  Director  must  fortify  himself  in  many  ways, 
ch  as  an  education  in  Art,  Architecture  and  Construction;  must  be  conversant-  with 
rchitecture,  Decoration  and  Customs  of  all  countries  of  the  world;  should  know 
e  various  periods  of  furniture,  and  should  know  the  photographic  value  of  color 
id  material  texture,  the  reaction  of  light,  both  natural  and  artificial,  upon  various 
rfaces;  should  have  a  general  knowledge  of  the  drama  as  applied  to  the  motion 
cture,  and  last,  but  far  from   least,  a  knowledge  of  pictorial  composition. 

The  Art  Director  must  be  a  man  of  action  and  quick  thinking  as  his  time  for 
eparation  is,  as  a  rule,  very  limited.  He  must  be  a  diplomat  and  a  good  salesman, 
fter  he  has  read  the  scenario  he  must  know  what  his  end  of  the  work  will  cost 
id  submit  an  estimate  to  the  production  office  and  answer  the  question,  "Why  did 
u  run  over?" 


ET  us  go  back  a  few  years,  say  15,  and  see  just  what  progress  the  Art  Director 
'   has  made  in  his  part  of  the  work  in  the  production  of  movies.    Upon  the  advent 

motion  pictures,  stagecraft  had  its  influence  in  set  construction  in  as  much  as 
nvas  flats  were  used  and  lashed  together  after  being  prepared  by  the  scenic  artist, 
ho  at  that  time  played  a  major  part  in  the  preparation  of  sets.  We  depended  upon 
nlight  for  our  illumination,  and  our  stages  were  diffused  with  sliding  strips  of 
uslin,  which  were  drawn  back  and  forth  across  the  top  of  the  stage  to  insure  the 
jOper  gradation  of  general  light.  Highlights  were  obtained  by  the  use  of  the  carbon 
mps  made  by  Kleigl  Bros.  Many  a  production  has  been  delayed  owing  to  some  of 
e  actors  becoming  affected  with  "Kleig  eyes"  caused  by  the  minute  particles  of 
rbon  which  impregnate  the  air,  entering  the  eyes  and  making  them  very  red,  painful, 
id  swollen. 

Can  you  imagine  walking  onto  a  motion  picture  stage  today  and  finding  a  street 
brick  buildings  built  of  canvas  upon  which  the  bricks  had  been  stenciled,  cornices, 
oldings,  and  shadows  painted  on,  doors  and  windows  cut  through  and  sash  planted 
1  behind  the  flats?  Should  you  lean  against  a  brick  building  you  would  put  a  dent 
it,  and  should  you  slam  a  door  the  whole  building  woud  shake,  all  of  which  was 
>t  so  good  for  the  camera.  As  new  and  more  sensitive  film  was  developed,  the  Art 
irector  was  required  to  change  technique  to  cover  the  old  defects,  and  sets  began 
i  be  constructed  of  wood  and  plaster  and  to  assume  more  realism.  The  scenic 
tist  provided  the  backings  outside  windows  and  doors.  These  were  painted  on 
uslin  flats  and  depicted  the  appropriate  vistas  or  atmosphere  necessary  to  complete 
\e  illusion.  Again  we  step  forward  where  more  grandeur  was  devised,  forced  per- 
lective  was  developed  and  employed.  This  was  of  necessity  to  be  carefully  employed, 
i  no  full-grown  person  could  step  within  the  space  thus  employed  or  forced,  as  all 
ale  illusion  woud  be  destroyed.  The  sc-called  "glass  shot"  was  developed  to  build 
)  sets  beyond  that  portion  before  which  the  action  was  played,  thus  obviating  the 
icessity  of  costly  construction.     These  shots  were  accomplished   by   painting  a   por- 


tion of  the  set  and  background  on  plate  glass  which  was  set  up  between  the  camera 
and  the  set  in  such  a  position  to  synchronize  the  perspective,  this  photographed  at 
the  same  time  as  the  action.  This  method  required  considerable  time  for  preparation, 
as  so  much  detail  would  of  necessity  be  carried  out  in  order  to  match  the  built  set. 
A  great  many  times  miniatures  were  employed  instead  of  the  "glass  shot"  where 
action  was  necessary  in  that  portion  to  be  built  up,  such  as  fire,  rain,  etc. 


A  S  technique  advanced,  other  processes  were  devised  and  developed.  Among 
**  these  was  the  superimposing  of  action  over  photographic  backgrounds.  This  was 
purely  a  laboratory  process  and  was  not  always  to  be  relied  upon  owing  to  the 
differences  in  photographic  value  of  the  action  and  background. 

The  Art  Director  could  not,  or  we  might  say  shall  not,  use  the  expression  "It 
can't  be  done,"  as  there  is  always  a  way  out.  Should  a  writer  or  director  want  a 
certain  effect  regardless  of  its  complication,  he  will  expect  the  Art  Director  to  give 
it  to  him  in  some  way  or  another.  These  effects  may  have  to  be  obtained  through 
the  combined  efforts  of  the  Art  Director,  cameraman  and  process  technician,  but  the 
Art  Director  has  to  plan  it  all  nevertheless. 

The  "glass  shot"  has  been  supplanted  by  the  "mat  shot,"  which  serves  the 
same  purpose  but  can  be  used  much  more  extensively  as  the  mat  can  be  made  in 
ten  minutes  as  against  several  days  or  a  week  for  the  "glass  shot."  These  "mat 
shots"  are  obtained  by  placing  a  small  glass  just  ahead  of  the  lens  on  the  camera 
and  all  portions  to  be  processed  are  blacked  or  matted  out  and  then  photographed 
A  frame  of  the  film  is  then  enlarged  and  the  matted  portions  painted  in  and  re- 
photographed. 

The  advent  of  sound  in  motion  pictures  caused  quite  a  stir  in  the  Art  Directors' 
ranks  as  sound  engineers  began  finding  difficulties  in  set  construcion.  But  there 
seemed  to  be  a  diversity  of  opinion  among  them  as  regard  the  most  effective  surfaces 
for  sound  absorption,  or  reflection. 


SOME  said  sets  should  be  built  of  soft  materials  such  as  sound-absorbent  plaster  or 
cloth,  others  said  no  change  in  surfaces  need  be  necessary  but  that  the  arrange- 
ment of  walls  must  be  considered  in  order  to  do  away  with  the  dreaded  booming 
or  drumming  sound  so  objectionable. 

In  the  old  days  the  cameraman  would  shoot  any  color  so  it  was  black,  but  now 
he  has  been  convinced  that  he  can  get  beautiful  effects  in  white  sets.  The  change 
in  film  and  lighting  effects  and  equipment  has  helped  a  great  deal  in  this  respect. 

The  Art  Director  has  his  trials  with  the  cameraman  as  no  two  of  them  photo- 
graph the  same  things  in  the  same  way.  One  cameraman  dislikes  green  sets,  another 
loves  them,  one  gets  grand  "stuff"  with  a  perfectly  white  set  and  still  another  pre- 
fers them  just  off  the  white.  So  the  Art  Director  must  consider  the  desires  of  all 
these  temperaments,  knowing  that  each  one  is  right  as  he  sees  it. 

I  am  not  stating  the  above  to  cast  any  slur  on  the  cameramen,  but  just  to  state 
some  of  the  Art  Directors'  problems.  Art  Directors  are  just  as  diversified  in  their 
work  as  the  cameramen. 

Let  us  hope  for  closer  cooperation  between  producer,  writer,  director  and 
art  director  for  the  better  sets  at  less  cost. 


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THE  TECHNICAL  VIEWPOINT 

*    •     •  An  Economic  History  of  the  Motion  Picture  Laboratory  •     •     • 


•  THIS,  it  is  often  said,  is  the  age  of  progress  along 
'  particularly  mechanical  lines.  It  is  also  the  age 
f  the  greatest  change  and  transition,  for  that  is  what 
irogress  means.  It  is  the  day  of  casting  off  the  old  and 
aking  on  the  new.  It  is  not  strange,  then,  come  to 
hink  of  it,  that  many  indispensables  of  life  at  present 
tad  their  genesis  at  no  distant  date  ..." 

But  apologies  must  now  be  made  to  the  "Views  and 
ilms  Index"  of  April  25,  1906,  from  which  the  above, 
ncluding   the   heading,   is  lifted. 

This  early  prototype  of  THE  FILM  DAILY  had  progress 
o  report — progress  of  the  business  of  selling  shadows  in 
he  side  shows.  And  today,  al- 
hough  we  are  no  longer  confined 
o  the  side  shows,  shadows  are 
till  our  stock-in-trade,  since  a 
notion  picture  is  literally  nothing 
>ut  a  series  of  shadows  on  a 
;heet,  and  every  person  in  this 
>illion-dollar  industry  is  engaged 
n  the  business  of  producing,  dis- 
tributing, or  exhibiting — shadows. 

This  article  is  concerned  pri- 
narily  with  the  most  tangible 
>ortion  of  this  industry  founded 
ipon  shadows — with  the  film  lab- 
iratories,  their  history,  and  their 
echnical  and  economic  progress. 

But  since,  in  the  early  days, 
here  was  little  differentiation  of 
'unction,  and  producers  all  had 
°heir  own  laboratories,  as  well  as 
nachine-shops  for  manufacturing 
:heir  own  brand  of  projection 
equipment,  we  may  well  begin  in 
1906,  with  a  glance  at  the  pages 
>f  the  periodical  above-men- 
ioned. 

Hardly  a  name  appears  which 
is  active  in  the  industry  today — 
nost  of  the  early  pioneer  organi- 
sations have  become  as  shadowy 
is  their   product. 

Biograph,  Edison,  Melies,  Miles 
|5rothers,   Pathe,  Vitagraph,  were  the  big  names  in   New 
fork;  while  Kleine  and  Selig  were  holding  forth  in   Chi  - 
:ago,  and  Lubin   in   Philadelphia. 
♦ 

THESE  producers  were  selling  prints  outright  to  ex- 
'  changes,  usually  at  a  price  of  twelve  cents  a  foot. 
Most  of  them  were  featuring  San  Francisco  earthquake 
films,  up  to  four  hundred  feet  in  length.  Pathe  was 
announcing  a  230-foot  special — "Humorous  Views  of 
Funny  Faces";  Edison  a  344-foot  "Living  flowers — hand 
.colored";  Vitagraph  a  470-foot  "Dream  of  a  Rarebit 
fFiend"  and  Kleine  a  500-foot  "Rescued  by  Carlo." 

Laboratory  facilities  of  these  early  producers  were  as 
sketchy  as  the  titles  of  their  productions.  Usually  in  a 
loft  or  a  cellar,  divided  by  compo-board  partitions  into 
sections  for  timing,  printing,  developing,  and  drying,  they 
were  naively  ignorant  alike  of  photographic  theory  and 
of  fire-hazards. 

Printers  were  of  the  Snyder,  Williamson,  Havsman  or 
similar  makes,  and  required  stopping  for  each  light- 
|change.  Two  to  four  hundred  feet  per  hour  was  their 
normal  output.  Eastman  and  Lumiere  were  engaged  in 
warm  competition  to  supply  the  raw  stock. 

Developing,  fixing,  washing  and  drying  were  usually 
accomplished  by  winding  fifty  to  one  hundred  feet  of 
film  upon  a  wooden  drum  and  rotating  it  in  shallow 
troughs  of  the  solutions,  and   then   in  water,  and  air,  as 


By  JOE  W.  COFFMAN 

Consolidated  Film   Industries,  Inc. 


might  be  required.  Frequently,  oil-stoves  were  set  under 
the  drums  to  assist  in  the  drying  process. 

As  time  went  on,  the  average  length  of  film  subjects 
increased,  and  the  drums  were  enlarged  to  hold  two  hun- 
dred feet  of  film,  which  was  the  standard  length  supplied 
by   the   manufacturers. 

Drums  of  this  size  were  bulky  and  unwieldly,  and  the 
system  tended  to  produce  uneven  development,  because 
of  temperature  differences  between  the  room  and  the 
developing  solution.  Streakiness  in  development  was 
difficult  to  avoid,  and  aerial  oxidation  caused  trouble  and 
wasted  developing  solutions. 


An  unusual  and  interesting  picture  of  motion  picture  stars  taken  in  the  good  old  Triangle 
days.  Among  those  present;  Dorothy  Gish,  Seena  Owen,  Norma  Talmadge,  Bobby  Herron, 
Tom  Moore,  Doug  Fairbanks,  Bessie  Love,  Constance  Talmadge,  Lillian  Gish  and  De  Wolf  Hopper 


By  1910,  the  young  industry  had  seen  many  changes. 
The  "Motion  Picture  Patents  Company"  had  been  formed, 
and  licenses  had  been  granted  Biograph,  Edison,  Essanay, 
Gaumont,  Kalem,  Lubin,  Melies,  Pathe,  Selig,  Urban- 
Eclipse,  and  Vitagraph.  "Independents"  were  even  then 
fighting  desperately  for  a  place  in  the  sun,  but  were 
fighting  under  difficulties. 

CASTMAN  film  was  available  only  to  the  licensed  com- 
■"■  panies  and  the  independents  had  much  difficulty  in 
securing  enough  Lumiere,  Gevaert,  Omni,  and  other 
European   raw  stock. 

1910  pages  of  the  "Film  Index"  as  it  had  then  be- 
come, have  a  strangely  familiar  sound.  "Has  Pat  Powers 
got  enough?"  reads  one  headline.  Another  article  con- 
cludes, "Thus  ends  the  disastrous  career  of  J.  J.  Murdock 
in  the  picture  business."  We  rather  suspect  "The  Film 
Index"  of  being  inspired  by  "Patents  Company"  senti- 
ments. One  statement,  however,  is  rather  surprising: 
"In  the  Edison  studio  may  be  found  almost  every  known 
theatrical  effect  and  appliance,  except  those  which  pro- 
duce sound — a  non-essential  in  the  production  of  motion 
pictures!" 

Names  came  and  went  in  the  shadow-making  industry, 
and  technical  methods  changed  with  the  changing  per- 
sonnel. 

The  Pathe  and  Eclair  companies  adopted  the  horizontal 


pinrack  system  of  processing.  The  film  was  wound  edge- 
wise in  a  square  spiral  on  racks  made  by  setting  wooden 
dowel-pins  in  a  cross  of  wood.  For  drying,  the  film  was 
transferred  to  large  cylindrical  drums. 

Pathe,  about  this  time,  proudly  advertised  an  average 
hours  production  of  10,000  feet  of  film,  or  nearly  half 
a  million  feet  a  week.  Compare  this  with  the  150,000 
feet  per  hour  of  which  some  the  present-day  laboratories 
are  capable. 

The  pin-rack  system  was  later  improved  in  its  con- 
struction and  design,  and  was  the  basis  for  the  Stein- 
mann  system  which  is  still  considerably  used  by  exploring 
expeditions.  But  handling  of 
water  soaked  film  always  tends 
to  cause  digs  and  emulsion 
smears,  and  development  marks 
around  the  perforations  caused 
by  the  greater  flow  of  developer 
during  agitation  were  difficult  to 
eliminate.  Difficulty  was  expe- 
rienced in  the  winding  and  re- 
winding of  the  film  due  to  the 
pin  arrangements.  Emulsion  sur- 
face contacts  resulting  in  abra- 
sions were  a  common  occurrence. 

Of  the  non-mechanical  systems 
of  processing,  the  rack  and  tank 
system  alone  was  widely  adopted, 
and  reasonably  satisfactory.  This 
system  is  still  in  use  by  small 
laboratories  throughout  the  coun- 
try. Among  the  early  users  were 
the  Selig,  Republic,  Kalem,  Lubin, 
Essanay,  Paragon,  Craftsman, 
Erbograph,  Yankee  and  other  lab- 
oratories which  may  be  recalled. 
The  vertical  rack  and  tank 
system  simplified  and  corrected 
many  of  the  difficulties  encount- 
ered in  both  the  drum  and  trough 
and  the  horizontal  rack  and  tank 
systems.  This  system  permitted 
better  control  in  development, 
reduced  the  possibility  of  streaks 
in  developing  and  abrasion  and  digs  in  handling.  It 
brought  about  the  first  steps  towards  quality  in  process- 
ing motion  picture  films. 

The  main  objection  to  this  method  was  the  formation 
of  rack  marks  and  air  bells;  but  this  was  partially  elimi- 
nated by  corrective  hand  manipulation  of  the  rack  during 
developing.  Common  causes  for  rack  marks  are  tempera- 
ture differences  in  the  developer,  raising  the  rack  out  of 
the  solution  for  long  periods  of  time,  narrow  ypper  and 
lower  slats,  and  agitation. 


THE  rack  and  tank  system  required  much  manual  labor. 
*  Developing  of  40  racks  a  day,  or  about  8,000  feet  of 
negative,  or  200  racks  of  positive  was  considered  an 
excellent  day's  work   for   one   man. 

Among  the  pioneers  who  worked  on  the  idea  of  ma- 
chine processing  of  motion  picture  film  was  Gaumont,  of 
Paris,  who  introduced  a  tank  type  of  developing  machine 
in  Flushing,  New  York,  in  the  year  1909.  The  speed 
and  efficiency  of  this  machine  would  not  meet  present- 
day  requirements  but  the  Gaumont  principle  furnished 
the  basic  design  after  which  the  most  successful  modern 
developing  machines  are  patterned.  Later,  in  about 
1914,  Pathe  constructed  a  tube  type  machine. 

Among  the   numerous  drawbacks  of  the  tube  machine 


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as  the  difficulty  encountered  in  obtaining  uniform  de- 
•lepment.  Tube  machines  generally  caused  streakiness, 
ue  to  poor  circulation  of  developing  solutions;  because 
le  solutions  moved  in  an  upward  or  downward  path  in 
le  same  direction  the  film  proceeded  creating  little  or 
a  cross  circulation.  These  machines  operated  at  a  very 
ow  speed,  the  maximum  speed  obtainable  being  about 
5  feet  a  minute.  Increased  speed  necessitated  more 
lotage  in  the  developing  solutions,  or  larger  and  more 
ibes.     This   prevented   compactness   in   design. 

About  1918  the  Carlton  Brothers  completed  for  the 
aiem  Motion  Picture  Laboratories  a  wooden  tube  type 
achine.  This  machine  was  bought  by  the  Vitagraph 
aboratories,  who  later  sold  it  to  Warner  Brothers.  This 
achine,  which  is  still  in  use,  with  a  few  alterations, 
as  the  forerunner  of  the   Duplex  tube   machine. 

The  Duplex  motion  picture  laboratories  began  building 
te  Duplex  machine  about  1919  or  1920.  In  this  machine, 
iriations  in  development  time  were  accomplished  by 
ssening  or  increasing  the  amount  or  film  in  the  develop- 
g  solution. 


)RIOR  to  Kalem  or  Duplex,  the  horizontal,  or  Erbo- 
graph,  type  of  machine  was  designed  and  constructed 
f  Mr.  R.  C.  Hubbard,  then  of  the  Erbograph  Laboratories, 
his  machine  carries  the  film  in  a  flat,  horizontal  spiral 
trough  trays  of  developer,  fixing  solution  and  wash 
ater.  Unlike  the  vertical  types  of  machine,  which  have 
idden  turns  of  film,  the  operators  have  easy  access  to 
II  the  film  at  all  times,  and  in  case  of  breakage  can 
rpair  the  film  without  causing  excessive  waste  or  loss 
f  time. 

The  Spoor-Thompson  machines  date  back  to  1915,  or 
arlier,  although  they  were  not  offered  for  general  use 
ntil  later.  These  are  smooth  spool  tank-type  machines 
perated  at  variable  speed,  and  a  large  number  of  them 
fere  in  later  years  installed  in  laboratories  and  are  being 
sed  under  leases  granted  by  the  Cinema  Patents  Com- 
any,  a  subsidiary  of  Consolidated  Film  Industries,  Inc., 
lie  machines  which  have  been  greatly  improved  being 
ow  known  as  Cinema  machines. 

Following  the  establishment  of  the  fundamentals  for 
lachine  design,  improvements  were  made  permitting  safe 
peeds  for  processing  motion  picture  positive  film  up  to 
00  feet  per  minute. 

The  best  present  day  machines  are  of  the  sprocketless 
r  friction  drive  construction.  Experiences  has  proven 
hat  the  sprocketless  machines  give  less  wear  on  the 
erforation,  minimizing  breakage  and  film   waste. 

In  the  meantime,  printing  and  handling  equipment  was 
eing  greatly  improved.  The  Bell  and  Howell  continuous 
rinter  made  possible  a  printing  speed  of  65  feet  per 
linute,  and  permitted  light  changes  without  stopping  the 
ilm. 

The  Duplex  printer  soon  followed.  This  was  a  step 
rinter,  having  automatic  light  changes,  and  providing 
or  printing  two  negatives  simultaneously.  The  Bell 
nd  Howell  Splicing  machine  reduced  splicing  to  a  rapid, 
emi-automatic  operation.  The  DeBrie  step  printer 
ound   favor   in   some   quarters. 

But  the  draftsman  still  reigned  supreme  in  the  labo- 
atories  until  the  coming  of  sound.     "A  good  eye,"  and 


"experienced    judgment"    were    considered    the    requisites 
of  successful  laboratory   work. 

Sound  forced  recognition  of  the  value  of  MEASURE- 
MENT in  photographic  processes.  What  followed  is  too 
recent  history  to  need  repetition  here. 

Developing  baths  are  now  stabilized  chemically,  con- 
trast is  determined  sensitometrically,  printing  lamps  are 
standardized  photometrically,  density  is  determined  by 
machine,  and  the  laboratory  has  become  a  factory  on  the 
mass  production  basis.  The  product  is  completely  stand- 
ardized, and  the  quality  higher  than  achievable  by  the 
best  craftsman    methods. 

In  tracing  the  commercial  history  of  the  motion  picture 
laboratory,  we  find  it  closely  interwoven  with  the  history 
of  the  producing  organizations  themselves.  Space  does 
not  permit  detailed  tracing  of  that  history.  Suffice  it  to 
say  that  at  the  present  time  the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 
Warner  Brothers,  Paramount  and  Fox  organizations  main- 
tain their  own  well-equipped  and  efficient  laboratories, 
practically  all  of  which  have  installed  scientific  control 
system  as  mentioned  above. 
♦ 

JUST  before  the  World  War,  non-producer  owned 
w'  laboratories  began  to  offer  their  services  to  inde- 
pendent producers.  Since  that  time,  the  independent 
laboratory  has  been  a  large  factor  in  the  film  industry, 
not  only  in  a  technical  way,  but  also  from  the  economic 
standpoint. 

The  film  laboratory,  which  receives  and  holds  the  only 
tangible  product  of  the  studios — the  negative — and  which 
manufactures  the  prints  which  are  the  only  means  of 
marketing  the  producers'  output,  must  naturally  assume 
banking  and  credit  functions.  One  organization  in  par- 
ticular has  made  itself  a  very  important  place  in  the 
film  industry,  largely  because  it  has  perceived  the  neces- 
sity of  offering  services  of  this  kind. 

In  tracing  the  history  of  Consolidated  Film  Industries, 
Inc.,  we  must  go  back  to  1914,  when  the  present  man- 
agement entered  the  film  laboratory  business  under  the 
corporate  name  of  Hedwig  Laboratories,  Inc.,  occupying 
small  quarters  on  the  4th  floor  of  729  Seventh  Ave., 
New   York. 

At  that  time  many  small  film  laboratories,  none  of 
which  were  outstanding,  were  fighting  for  existence. 
Facilities  were  inadequate.  Finance  was  scarce.  Quality 
of  product  was  poor,  and  due  to  limited  volume  of 
printing,  prices  were  too  low  to  net  a  profit.  Little 
progress  under  this  setup  could   be   expected. 

^N  ACCOUNT  of  the  unsettled  conditions  in  the  film 
^S  laboratory  business  during  its  formative  period,  the 
larger  producers,  determined  to  safeguard  and  secure 
their  own  position,  continued  to  maintain  their  own 
developing  and  printing  plants.  The  management  of 
Consolidated  Film  Industries  when  confronted  with  that 
situation,  decided  that  if  developing  and  printing  were 
to  be  controlled  by  independents  they  must  work  to- 
gether to  correct  the  existing  evils.  As  a  starting  point 
in  this  direction,  the  Allied  Film  Laboratories  Association 
was  formed.  Allied  improved  the  general  situation  some- 
what, but  the  independents,  still  with  limited  printing 
volume,  low  prices  and  no  profits,  were  difficult  to  en- 


gage  in   any   definite    policy.     Therefore,    the   Association 
idea    was    abandoned. 

After  many  months  of  negotiations,  Consolidated  Film 
Industries,  Inc.  was  organized,  and  included  the  Republic 
Film  Laboratories,  Inc.,  Commercial  Traders  Cinema  Cor- 
poration, The  Erbograph  Company  and  the  Craftsman  Film 
Laboratory,  all  of  New  York  City. 

The  policy  of  the  new  organization  was  to  build 
larger  film  laboratories,  install  more  adequate  and  up- 
to-date  equipment,  stabilize  prices,  if  possible,  and  turn 
out  a  satisfactory  product  at  a  fair  profit.  In  other 
words,  Consolidated  was  to  lay  the  foundation  for  the 
film  laboratory  branch  of  the  industry  along  business- 
like and  permanent  lines,  and  to  reestablish  the  confi- 
dence  and   goodwill   of   the   Producers. 

Consolidated's  first  expansion  West  was  to  acquire 
the  Standard  Film  Laboratory,  which  gave  it  representa- 
tion in  Hollywood.  No  further  acquisitions  were  made 
until  1926,  when  the  Rothacker  Film  Manufacturing 
Company  of  Chicago  was  acquired;  also  the  G.  M. 
Laboratory  of  Long  Island  City.  The  Rothacker  acquisi- 
tion gave  Consolidated  a  one-half  interest  in  the  Roth- 
acker-Aller  Film  Laboratory  in  Hollywood.  Complete 
ownership  was  acquired  in  1927.  Other  film  labora- 
tories acquired  from  time  to  time  were  the  Hirlagraph 
Motion  Picture  Corporation,  the  Universal  Film  Manu- 
facturing Co.,  both  in  Fort  Lee;  the  Pathe  Film  Labora- 
tory in  Jersey  City,  N.  J.  and  the  Bennett  Laboratory  in 
Hollywood. 

Millions  of  dollars  were  needed  to  acquire  all  these 
plants.  Many  could  not  meet  the  standards  set  by  the 
Consolidated  organization  and  were  scrapped.  Con- 
solidated was  now  expanding  rapidly — too  rapidly  for 
private  capital  to  finance,  and  therefore  an  issue  of 
preferred  and  common  stock  was  offered  to  the  public 
and  $6,000,000  was  raised.  Consolidated  then  became  a 
publicly,  instead  of  a  privately  owned  corporation. 
♦ 

IN  1928  and  1929  the  volume  of  printing  done  by 
'  Consolidated  was  increasing  steadily.  At  times  it  was 
impossible  to  meet  the  demand.  Consolidated  plants 
operated  day  and  night.  The  idea  was  then  developed 
that  sooner  or  later  Consolidated  would  be  compelled 
to  concentrate  its  operation  in  fewer  locations  in  order 
to  increase  efficiency,  lower  costs  and  introduce  to  the 
film  laboratory  business  a  greater  protection  of  life  and 
property.  Therefore  early  in  1930,  work  was  started  at 
Consolidated  Park,  in  Fort  Lee,  New  Jersey,  on  what 
was  to  become,  after  two  and  a  half  years  of  prepara- 
tion, the  world's  greatest  film  laboratory,  capable  of 
turning  out  more  than  two  and  a  half  million  feet  of 
release   printing   per   day. 

"The  Views  and  Films  Index"  of  1906  took  pride  in 
reporting  "progress  along  particularly  mechanical  lines" 
when  it  mentioned  a  laboratory  having  an  output  of 
1,000  feet  per  hour.  Today,  FILM  DAILY  can  casually 
mention  outputs  more  than  one  hundred  times  as  great. 
Is  it  possible  that  some  commentator  in  1960  (writing 
in  THE  FILM  DAILY,  of  course)  will  find  today's  figures 
equally  amusing?  Or  will  the  next  era  be  one  of  con- 
centration on  the  artistic  and  economic  angles  of  this 
business  built  on  shadows?  Perhaps  we  had  better  bring 
this  installment  to  a  close,  and  mark  it: 

TO    BE   CONTINUED    IN    1960. 


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ITH  LAUGHS! 

"An  unusually  fine  piece  of  baffler  entertainment" 
said  the  N.  Y,  World -Telegram  at  the  Broadway 
premiere  while  the  N.  Y.  Daily  News  advised  "Don't 
miss  Allen  Jenkins  and  Frank  McHugh  as  the  dumb 
detectives,  they  are  great."  The  Trades  all  picked 
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FRANK  McHUGH  -ALLEN  JENKINS  •  HENRY  STEPHENSON  •  GRANT  MITCHELL 


PRODUCED  BY  JEFFERSON   PICTURES  CORP. 


DIRECTED  DY  RAY  ENRIGHT 


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Fair'nuf? 


^yOU  do  not  have  to  spend  one  nickel  if  I  can  not  improve  greatly 
the  sound  in  your  house.  Many  exhibitors  are  complaining 
about  dead  spots  in  their  theatres.  Many  are  complaining  about 
their  sound  being  poor.  Many  are  losing  business  because 
of  this.  I  will  go  into  any  house  with 
my  RESONATOR;  install  it  at  my  own 
expense  and  demonstrate  to  any  theatre 
owner  that  this  RESONATOR  will  cure 
all  evils  and  give  you  sound  such  as 
you  have  not  heard  in  your  house.  If  I 
can  not  do  this  then  you  pay  me  nothing. 
If  I  do,  then  you  can  buy  this  RESO- 
NATOR wich  is  very  reasonably  priced. 
Fair  'nuf? 


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A.   C.   HAYMAN 

New  Lafayette  Theatre,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

"Exhibitors  holding  Columbia  contracts  for  the  coming 
year  are  sitting  pretty,  as  I  consider  the  line-up  you' 
have  for  this  season  the  finest  in  the  history  of  your 


cannot  be  anything  but  profitable." 


E.  M.   LOEW 

£.  Nl.  Loew  Circuit 

21  theatres  in  New  England  will  be  the  homes  of  Columbia 
product  for  1933-34  in  such  towns  as  Portland,  Me., 
Boston,  Dorchester,  Worcester,  Watertown,  Somerville, 
Fitchburg,  Charlestown,  Arlington,  New  Bedford,  Roxbury 
and  Lynn,  Mass.,  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  Pawtucket,  R.  I. 


R.   E.   GRIFFITH 

R.  £.  Griffith  Circuit 

79  theatres  in  Oklahoma,  Texas,  Colorado  and  New 
Mexico  will  entertain  thousands  upon  thousands  of 
people  in  1933-34  with  Columbia  Pictures— which 
R.  E.  Griffith  has  booked  100%  solid. 


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MORTIMER  H.  SINGER 

Singer-Ames  Circuit 

Hundreds  of  thousands  attending  the  Iowa  Theatre, 
Cedar  Rapids;  Orpheum  Theatre,  Davenport  and  Or- 
pheum  Theatre,  Sioux  City,  la.,  will  look  forward  to 
the  Columbia  program  —  booked  100%  solid  in  these 
theatres  —  for  1933-34. 


M.   A.   LIGHTMAN 

Si*' 

M.  A.  Lightman  Circuit 

This  wise  showman  selects  Columbia — the  great- 
est   Showmanship    line-up    of    the   year  — 100% 
solid    for    his    circuit    of    27   theatres    blanketing  f£k 
Arkansas  and  Tennessee.  "7 


SIDNEY  MEYER 

Wolf  son-Meyer  Circuit 

Comprising  9  theatres  in  Miami,  Miami 
Beach  and  West  Palm  Beach,  Fla.  Booked 
solid  for  1933-34  with  Columbia  product. 


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" CHLOE "                   "PLAYTHINGS  OF  DESIRE " 

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In  production 

"THE  HIRED  WIFE" 

Directed  by                                                                                 Starring 

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PRESENTS 
ITS  FIRST  FEATURE  RELEASE 

"A  HIRED  WIFE" 

STARRING 

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DIRECTOR 

"EX-LADY"  "GIRL  MISSING" 

"THE  HOUSE  ON  56th  STREET" 


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frEBRIE   SUPER-PARVO 

By  ALVIN  WYCKOFF 


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The    INTERNATIONAL    PHOTOGRAPHER 


July,  1933 


The   Silent   Camera 


u_ X. 


k — Knob  for  shifting  of  Ground  Class ;  B — Focusing  Dial ;  C — Focusing  Tube  (8x)  ; 
-Speed  Indicator  Dial ;  E — Footage  and  Turn  Counter ;  F — Locket  and  Switch  with 
ctro-Magnetic  Cut-out ;  G — Hand-crank  and  Opening  for  removal  of  Motor ;  H — 
:omatic  Fade  and  Lap  Dissolve;  J — Hand  Fade;  K — Knob  for  Locking  Case;  L — 
mnd  Glass  ;  M — Intermittent  Pressure  Plate  ;  N — Register  Pins  ;  O — Film  Punch  ; 
All  ready  for  action!  Quiet  please!  Turn  it  over!" 
ong    pause. 

Well,   what  about  it,  why  don't  you   start?" 
'We  have  started,   Mr.   Director;  the  camera    is  running." 
I'm  sitting  only   18  inches   from   it  and   I   can't  hear  it." 

Mr.  Mixer,  you  have  the  microphone  right  up  to  the  camera,  could  you  hear  it?" 
No,  Mr.  Director,   I   couldn't;   I   don't  think   it  was  running." 
Mr.    Director,    we    haven't    turned    it    off    yet;    so    I    will    open    the    door    of    the 
iera   to   prove  that   it   IS  going." 

The  door  was  opened   and   the  camera  WAS   running — the  purr   of  the   mechanism 
ild  now  be   plainly  heard. 

Astonishment  reigned   supreme — never  before  had   I   heard   anything   mechanical  for 
use  of  exposing  motion  picture  film  that  was  so  quiet.     I  remained  for  hours  to 
dy  this  new  camera.      It  was  a  revelation  in   every  way. 

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P — Pivot    for    Gate    and    Ground    Glass;    Q — Pan    Adjustment;    R — Tilt    Adjustment;    T 

Knob  for  Closing  Shutter;  U — Oil  Level;  V — Take-ups;  W — Switch  for  Automatic 
Fade;  X — Automatic  Switch  for  Anti-buckling  Device;  Y — Gear  Shift  for  Motors  of 
1500   or   2400   RPM.;    Z — Knobs   for  setting   Footage   and   Turn    Counters   to   zero. 

A  most  perfect  mechanical  contrivance,  superbly  automatic  in  every  feature,  very 
compact  and  light;  as  easily  handled  as  the  best  cameras  of  the  silent  days.  Perfectly 
balanced  at  any  angle  of   tilt  either  forward  or   back. 

Due  to  unique  arrangement,  electrically,  it  is  impossible  to  jam  and  ruin  the 
mechanism.  No  set  aperture  to  drag  the  film  past;  aperture  and  pilot  pins  working 
in  perfect  synchronous  action,  eliminating  any  possibility  of  even  the  slightest  sug- 
gestion  of  a   scratch.      Perfect   focal   contact  over   the   entire   screen. 

Four  hours  after  its  first  demonstration  the  camera  was  purchased,  with  cash  paid, 
by  one  of  the  prominent  commercial  studios  located  in  the  East.  Here,  it  seems  to 
me,  is  the  answer  to  that  long  desired  demand  for  a  high  class  motion  picture 
camera  that  would  do  away  with  the  cumbersome  blimp  and  free  the  cameraman 
from  the  dread  of  missing  an  important  scene  due  to  the  handicapping  of  the 
instrument  he  must  work  with  in  an  effort  to  constantly  improve  his  art. 
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"The  Sleuth" 

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DIRECTION 

S.  GREGORY  TAYLOR 


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The  world  is  full  of  surprises  these  days  and  here  is  a  new  one  designed  to  please 
your  pocketbook  and  give  you  new  ideas  of  home  comfort  and  convenience.  Fig- 
ure it  out  for  yourself.  Prove  to  your  satisfaction  that  you  can  live  in  The  Park 
Central  Residency,  carefree,  in  peace  and  comfort,  at  less  cost  to  you.  We  have  a 
limited  number  of  2  and  3  room  unfurnished  suites  that  we  will  lease  on  a  one- 
year  basis,  with  the  free  services  listed  below,  never  before  offered  by  any  metro- 
politan hotel  or  apartment  house.   Study  this  budget  of  expense. 

COMPARE  THESE  COSTS 


AT  THE 
PARK  CENTRAL  HOTEL 


AT  THE  AVERAGE 
APARTMENT  HOUSE 


2»/2  ROOMS 

Electricity Free  $5.00 

Gas    Free  2.00 

Help Free  30.00 

Dinner  Every  Night  (for  2) Free  40.00 

Laundry   Free  20.00 

Valet  Free  10.00 

Sundry  Supplies Free  2.00 

Swimming  Pool  and  Gymnasium .  .  Free  (?) 

Rent  (Up  to  15th  Floor) $150 65.00 


TOTAL 


$150 

3  Rooms  or  More  Proportionately 


$174.00 


NOTICE — Many  people  who  have  visited  the  Park  Central  recently  have  said,  "This  proposition  sounds  TOO  GOOD, 
there   must  be  come  'catch'   to   it."    The   management  wishes   to   emphasize   that   the   above   proposal    is   correctly 
stated — there  is  no  camouflage  or  "catch"  to  this  generous  offer.     Come  in  today — satisfy  yourself  that  this  is  the 
most  unusual   proposition  ever  presented   by   any  metropolitan   hotel   or  apartment   house. 
NOW  LEASING   FOR   OCTOBER   1st  OR    IMMEDIATE  OCCUPANCY 


CONSIDER  THE  CONVENIENCES  THAT  GO  WITH   RESIDENCY  AT  THE  PARK  CENTRAL  HOTEL 

Swimming  Pool  and  Gymnasium,  the  finest  in  Manhattan,  free  to 
guests.  Period  Salons  for  private  functions.  Circulating  ice-water. 
Radio  Outlets.  Electrical  Refrigeration.  Serving  Pantries.  Unex- 
celled location,  3  short  blocks  to  Central  Park ;  adjacent  to  5th  Avenue 
shopping  section,  the  Rroadway  theatrical  district;  subway  entrance 
in  the  building  .  .  .  yet  aside  from  the  noise  and  turmoil  of  the 
)usiness  district. 

Furnished  Apartments  Also  at  Very  Attractive  Rates 
CIRCLE  7-8000 


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Extends  its  heartiest  congratulations  to 

THE  FILM  DAILY 

its  Publisher,  Mr.  John  W.  Alicoate  and  its 
staff,  on  the  occasion  of  its  Fifteenth 
Anniversary  and  in  appreciation  of  its  note- 
worthy contribution  to  the  upbuilding  of  the 
MOTION    PICTURE    INDUSTRY 


ASSOCIATED  PUBLICATIONS,  Inc. 

New  York  .  .  .  Kansas  City  .  .  .  Chicago  .  .  .  Hollywood 

.  .  .  Boston  .  .  .  Pittsburgh  .  .  .  Cleveland  .  .  .  Detroit 

.  .  .  Minneapolis  .  .  .  Dallas  .  .  .  Atlanta 


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John  Krimsky  and 
Gifford  Cochran 

Distributors  of 

Maedchen  in  Uniform 

JOHN  KRIMSKY 


509  Madison  Ave. 

New  York  City 


GIFFORD  COCHRAN 


Paul  Robeson 
as  Emperor  Jones 

released  by 
UNITED  ARTISTS 


producers  of 

The 

Emperor  dbttrB 

from  the  Stage  Play  by  Eugene  O'Neill 

Screen  Version  by  Du  Bose  Heyward 

Directed  by  Dudley  Murphy 

ivith  Dudley  Digges 


"THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST  EQUIPPED  SERVICE  SOUND  STUDIOS   EAST  OF  HOLLYWOOD" 


€ 


The  Logical  place  to 
make  theatrical,  com- 
mercial, industrial,  edu- 
cational  subjects. 


Every  facility  available 
for  the  producer,  with 
Highly-Trained  person- 
nel. 


€ 


Studios   equipped   to   the   highest  degree   for  productions   regard  less    of    their    size.      The    musical    "Take    a    Chance"    now    in 

production   at   the   above  studio. 


Eastern   Service  Studios,   Inc. 

FISK  BLDG.,  BROADWAY  at  57th  STREET,  N.  Y.  C. 


€) 


Western  Electric  Im- 
proved Wide  Range, 
noiseless  recording  and 
re-recording. 


Cutting  Rooms,  Projec- 
tion R  o  om  s  ,  Ample 
Vault   Space. 


€ 


MAIN   OFFICES 


Telephone  COIumbus  6-6074 


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Finest  Equipped  Studio 
In  the  East! 


ATLAS  clients  represent 
leading  major  producing 
companies  as  well  as  in- 
dependents .  .  .  Unparal- 
leled facilities  for  record- 
ing, re-recording,  syn- 
chronizing, dubbing,  tests 
.  .  .  Trained  efficient 
craftsmen  in  every  depart- 
ment guarantee  superior 
quality  of  sound  at  all 
times  ...  No  royalties. 
Sound  truck  for  locations 
and  commercial  pictures. 


Quality  .... 

Recording  by 
CINEGLOW  SOUND 
SYSTEM 


Among  those  we  have 
served  are  Educational, 
Universal,  M-G-M,  Co- 
lumbia, Beacon  Films, 
Rothacker  Films,  De  Luxe 
Trailers,  Supreme  Trail- 
ers, Yugoslavian  Pictures, 
Martin  Johnson,  Capitol 
Films,  Earl  Rossman,  Bray, 
Central  Film,  Film  Ex- 
change, Ideal  Pictures, 
Jewish  Feature  Pictures, 
Picture  Holdings  Corp., 
Moser-Terry,  Van  Beuren, 
Visugraphic  .  .  .  and  many 
others. 

Estimates  Cheerfully 
Furnished. 


an    organization  <~x. 

Specializing    in 

Theatrical 

O   u  t  d  o  o   r 

Advertising 

3  -  Sheets 

24-Sheets 

ALFRED 

E.     F  1  E  G  E  L 

Outdoor    Advertising    Agents 

R-K-0  Building 

Rockefeller  Center 

COL  5-2181 

New  York  City 

Short  Term  an 

d  Long  Term  Contracts 
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WALTER  WANGER 


ERNST  LUBITSCH 


"DESIGN    FOR   LIVING" 


FOR    PARAMOUNT 


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DAVID  BUTLER 

B.  G.  De  SYLVA 

Director 

Fox  Film  Corporation 

^Tq> 

Writing  and  Producing 

"MY 

Directed 

WEAKNESS" 

"MY  WEAKNESS" 

Starring  Lilian  Harvey 

Buddy  De  Sylva's  First  Production, 

Directed  by  David  Butler 

Starring  Lilian  Harvey 

SX3 

.      ** 

For  Fox  Film  Corporation 

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SOL  M.  WURTZEL 


Lewis  Milestone 


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JOHN  CROMWELL 


Directed 

"SWEEPINGS'' 
"SILVER  CORD" 
"DOUBLE  HARNESS 
"ANN  VICKERS" 

(RKO) 


■>  ir> 


W«.  ANTHONY  McGUIRE 

Author  of 

Disorderly  Conduct — Fox 

The  Kid  from  Spain — Goldwyn 

Okay  America — Universal 

The  Kiss  Before  the  Mirror — Universal 

Out  All  Night— Universal 

Kid  Gloves — Universal 

When  the  Time  Gomes — Universal 


Now  Writing 
Eddie  Cantor's  New  Picture 

"ROMAN  SCANDALS" 

FOR  SAMUEL  GOLDWYN 


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Aggie  Appleby-Maker  of  Men 


35 


w 


Melody  Cruise" 


ffS©    TMS    IS    Harris"     (Three  Reels) 


Were  Directed  by 


MARK  S  \M>ISI1  II 


in  1933 


for  Radio  Pictures 


ROBERT  Z. 
LEONARD 


Director 


'Divorcee" 


"Bachelor  Father" 


«U' 


It's  A  Wise  Child" 


"Strange  Interlude" 


"Peg  o'  My  Heart" 


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EDWARD  SUTHERLAND 

Director 

"International  House" 

(A  June  Box-Office  Champion) 

"Too  Much  Harmony" 

In  Preparation 

"Funny  Page" 

(His  Fourth  Consecutive  Picture  for  Paramount) 


Free- Lancing 


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FELIX    E.    FEIST 

DIRECTOR 


"DELUGE" 

(RKO) 


MANAGEMENT 
ARTHUR  LANDAU 


WILLIAM  A.  SEITER 

Director 
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"HOT  SATURDAY" 

"HELLO  EVERYBODY" 

"DIPLOMANIAGS" 

"PROFESSIONAL  SWEETHEART" 

"RAFTER  ROMANCE" 

"A  CHANGE  AT  HEAVEN" 


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KEN 

MAYNARD 


KEN  MAYNARD 

Productions 
for 

UNIVERSAL 


'Tiddlin'  Buckaroo" 


a 


King  of  the  Arena" 
"Trail  Herd" 


u 


Strawberry  Roan" 


ALAN  JAMES 


Now  Directing 

KEN    MAYNARD 

In  His  Series  for 

UNIVERSAL 


Directed  Ken  Maynard  in 
His  Last  Series  for  KBS 


// 


Before  Dawn 

Shirley  C.  Burden 


Associate  Producer 


RKO-Radio  Pictures 


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DORE 
SCHARY 


Screen  Plays 

and 

Dialogue 

for 

Columbia 
Pictures 

Fury  of  the  Jungle 

Fog 

The   Most   Precious 
Thing  in  Life 


IN      COLLABORATION 
WITH       ETHEL       HILL 


15    Years    of    Growth    in 
5   Years  and  Still 
Growing — 

LARGEST 


MAIL    ORDER    SUPPLY 

HOUSE  IN  THE  MOTION 

PICTURE    INDUSTRY 

Largest  Savings  Too! 

♦ 

We  Have 

Western   Electric  and  RCA 

Sound  System 

Replacement  Parts 

Send   for   Our  New   Illustrated 
Complete   Catalogue   F-2 


S.O.S.  CORP. 


1600  Broadway    New  York  City 


AL  KINGSTON 


A  rtists 

Writers 

Directors 


EXCLUSIVE 
MANAGEMENT 


Gr.  2194-5-6 

Suite  321-2-3  Equitable  Bldg. 

Hollywood,  California 


THE  PARADE  of  the 


•  Walk  into  any  of  the  thousands  of 
small-town,  300-seat  movies  and 
you  will  find  "American  Chairs"  pre- 
dominating. Seat  yourself  in  any  of 
America's  greatest  show  houses  and 
again  you  probably  will  be  enjoying 
the  comfort  of  an  "American   Chair". 


ASK  US, 

'How  can  I  reseat  my 
theatre  economically?1 


-T   . 


'.nW 


The  WINNERS... 

all  equipped  with 
"American  Chairs" 

Radio  City— RKO 

New  York  City 

Civic  Memorial  Opera  House 

San  Francisco 

Earl  Carroll  Theatre 

New  York  City 

RKO  Theatres 

Albany,  Schenectady, 
Denver,  Davenport 

Marcus  Loew's  Theatres 

72nd  Street,  New  York 

175th  Street,  New  York 

Grand-  Atlanta .  Joh  annes- 

burg.  South  Africa 

United  Artists 

Berkeley,  Cal. 

Rome  Circuit.  Baltimore 

Broadway,  Apollo, 
Harlem  Theatres 

T.  &  D.  Jr.  Enterprises 

Alameda,  Cal. 


American  Seating  Company 

Makers  of  dependable  seating  for  theatres, 
schools  and  churches 

.gy      General  Offices:  GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN 

BRANCHES        IN       ALL       PRINCIPAL       CITIES 


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:  PERSONAL  SUPERVISION  ON  EVERY  JOB  : 

+  QUALITY  and  SERVICE  =  BEST  RESULTS 

To  meet  the  demand  by  producers  for  a  higher  grade 
class  of  work  in  DEVELOPING  and  PRINTING 
we  invite  your  inspection  of  the  New  Air  Purifying 
Machinery  along  with  the  installation  of  improve- 
ments of  the  most  modern  equipment. 


DEVELOPING  AND  PRINTING 

FOR 

SOUND  AND  SILENT  FILM 


SAMPLE    PRINTS    AND    RELEASE    WORK 
NEGATIVE    TITLES    AND    TRAILERS 

Personal  supervision,  plus  a  rigid  screen  test  given  every  film  processed 
makes   100%   perfect  results 

MALCOLM    LABORATORIES    CORPORATION 


244  West  49th  Street 


CHickering  4-4232 


New  York 


Ameranglo 
Corporation 


WILLIAM    F.     BARRETT 
President 


CLINTON    M.   WHITE 
Vice-President 


Exclusive    Distributors    in    the    Foreign    Market  of 
ALLIED    PICTURES   CORPORATION,   LTD. 
CHESTERFIELD  M.  P.  CORPORATION 
INVINCIBLE  PICTURES  CORPORATION 
MAJESTIC  PICTURES  CORPORATION 
MAYFAIR   PICTURES  CORPORATION 
PYRAMID  PRODUCTIONS,   INC. 
RICHARD  TALMADGE  PRODUCTIONS,  INC. 
• 

And  of   These  Individual   Pictures 

"Explorers  of  the  World" 

"Isle  of  Paradise" 

"Polar  Perils" 

"Wild  Women  of  Borneo" 

The  Diversified  Product  of  America's  Best  Producers 

• 
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LONDON:  87  Regent  Street.         Cable  Address:  Tiffanilee. 


The     newest,     brightest     and    funniest     Idea     on     the 
Screen,  Screaming  burlesque  of  "Almost"  news  events. 

GEM  PICTURE  PROD.  INC. 


723  SEVENTH  AVE. 


NEW  YORK  CITY 


NEy/  YORK  City 


ElOORADO     S-458< 


Producing — 

26  Three-Reel  Musicals 
13  One-Reel  Musicals 
2  Features 

FIRST     MUSICAL     COMPLETED 

"SEA- SORE" 

with 

Arthur    Tracy    (Street  Singer) 

Baby  Rose   Marie,  Ray  Perkins, 

Sisters    of    Skillet   and  Freddy 
Martin  and  his  band. 


MEYER  DAVIS 

President 

MONROE  SHAFF  JERRY  WALD 

Vice  Pres.,  in  Charge  of  Prod.  Casting  Dir.  and  Stories 

18  East  48th  Street 


New  York  City 


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SAM   SAX 


Production  Manager 

WARNER  BROS. 
EASTERN  VITAPHONE  STUDIOS 


WE  DO  OUR  PART 

THEATER  OWNERS  ATTENTION! 

We  have  in  stock  over  50,000  yards  of  the  well  known  CRESTWOOD  & 
PREMIER  CARPETS  in  a  wide  range  of  designs  and  colors  suitable  especially  for 
use  in  theaters  .  .  .  Large  and  small  circuits  as  well  as  Independent  owners 
have  found  CRESTWOOD  &  PREMIER  to  be  the  answer  to  their  carpet  problem. 

Largest  Variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

Ever  Assembled 

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IN  ORDER— CREATE  EMPLOYMENT— BUY  NOW 


GREATER  N.  Y.  EXPORT  HOUSE,  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna   4-0240 

Theater  Carpets  Our  Specialty 


CONGRATULATIONS 

TO  THE 

FILM  DAILY 

ON  ITS 

FIFTEENTH    ANNIVERSARY 

ROXY  THEATRE 

SEVENTH   AVENUE  at  50th  STREET 

SHOW   VALUE    OF   THE    NATION 


RAY  M^CAREY 


Now  Directing  for 


WARNER  BROS.  EAST  COAST  STUDIO 


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HENRY  GUTTMAN 

Agency 


Authors  and  Artists  Representative 


Plays  and  Pictures 


HOLLYWOOD  EQUITABLE  BUILDING 
HOLLYWOOD,  CALIF.       TELEPHONE  HO.  0853 


Congratulations  and  every  good  wish 


TO  FILM  DAILY 


on  its 


15th  Anniversary 


(S^g) 


HOLLYWOOD  FILM  EXCHANGE,  INC. 

JACK  BELLMAN,  President 
630  Ninth  Avenue,  New  York  City 


RUSSELL  E.  MARKERT 


Director  of  the 
Original  Roxyettes 


Radio  City  Music  Hall 
New  York 


KURT  NEUMANN 


DIRECTOR 


H 


"The  Big  Gage" 


"Secrets  of  the  Blue  Room" 


"Kid  Gloves" 


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Ernest  Pagano 

WRITER 

WARNER  BROS. 

Original  Story 

"The  Crowned  Head" 

Starring 
JOE  E.  BROWN 


A  R  R  T     GrREl) 


a 


THIS  DAY  AND  AGE" 


"TOO  MUCH  HARMONY" 


THERE'S  ALWAYS  TOMORROW" 


KARL  FREUIND 


DIRECTOR 


'Moonlight  and  Pretzels" 
"The  Mummy" 


(ff^sg) 


UNIVERSAL     PICTURES 


WILLIS  H.  O'BRIEN 


Chief  Technician 

♦ 

"King  Kong" 
"Son  of  Kong" 

(RKO-Radio) 


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"KINGFISH" 


i  Edward  G.  Robinson 


HELL'S  BELLS" 

(James  Cagney) 


Original  Stories  by 


WILLIAM   RANKIN 


Warner  Bros.-First  National 


HUGH  HARMAN  RUDOLF  ISING 

DIRECTING 

HARMAN-ISING    PRODUCTIONS,    LTD. 

5653  Hollywood  Blvd. 


Warren  II.  Duff 


Now  under  contract  to 
Warner  Bros. 


R  A.  DuPont 


u 


LADIES  MUST  LOVE" 

(Universal) 


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HENRY  CRONJAGER 

Cinematographer 

Richard  Dix  Productions--RKO 


? 


"NO  MARRIAGE  TIES" 
(Based  on  "The  Ad  Man") 

RICHARD  DIX 


FOR  I955-34T 


PRODUCED  BY; 


LEON  mm  NGER 


PAUL  MUNI 


in 


11 


The  World  Changes" 


C.  E.  ROBERTS 

Director 
Wrote  and  Directed 

"CITY  HALL" 

(Wra.  Berke  Prods.) 
Dialogue 

"MIDNIGHT  PATROL" 

(Monogram) 

Screen  Plays  and  Dialogue 
"Torchy"  Comedies 

In  Preparation 

"NO  DOWN  PAYMENT" 

(Wm.  Berke  Prods.) 


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ROBERT  N.  LEE 

ROYAL  KING  COLE 

- 

♦ 

Original  Story 

Writer 

"HEADQUARTERS" 

(Screen  Play  with  Peter  Milne) 

w 

"KENNEL    MURDER    CASE" 

(Screen  Play  with  Peter  Milne) 

▲ 

"THE    SHAKE-DOWN" 

-= 

(Screen  Play  with  Eugene  Solow) 

■ 

JOHN  WAYNE 

T —\ 

1 

GEORGE  STEVENS 

Director 

Starring  in 

a  Series  of  Westerns 

EKC 

For 

t 

LONE  STAR  Productions 

« 

1 

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EDDIE    BUZZELL 

Director 


"CHILD  OF  MANHATTAN" 
"ANN  CARVER'S  PROFESSION 

(Columbia) 


yi 


"OH,  PROMISE  ME" 

(Universal) 


"She  Done  Him  Wrong" 

(Paramount) 
(In  Collaboration) 

"Count  of  Monte  Cristo" 

(Edward  Small — United  Artists) 

"Silver  Dollar" 

(Warner  Bros.) 

"Public  Enemy" 

(Warner  Bros.) 

"Illicit" 

(Warner  Bros.) 

"Two  Seconds" 

(Warner  Bros.) 

Screen  Plays  by 

HARVEY  TIIEW 


WALTER  LANG 

Director 

"WARRIOR'S  HUSBAND" 

Now  Preparing 

JACK  PEARL  PICTURE 

M-G-M 

To  Be  Followed  by 
Production  For 

TWENTIETH  CENTURY  PICTURES 


ETHEL  HILL 

Screen  Plays 
and  Dialogue 

"Fog"— Columbia 

(In  Collaboration  with  Dore  Schary) 

"Fury  of  the  Jungle" — Columbia 

(In  Collaboration  with  Dore  Schary) 
Original  Story 

"You  Made  a  Bargain" 

M-G-M 
Original  Adaptation 

"Common  Ground" 
("Frisco  Jenny") 

Warner  Bros. 

Under  Contract  to  Columbia 


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Directed  For 
RKO -RADIO  PICTURES 

4— Featurettes  with   ELY   CULBERTSON 
3— CLARK  &  McCULLOUGH  Comedies 
1— Musical  with  TED  FIO-RITO 

• 

SAM   WHITE 

Louis  Brock 

Associate  Producer 
RKO  -  RADIO 

"FLYING  DOWN  TO  RIO" 

"MELODY  CRUISE" 

"SO  THIS  IS  HARRIS" 

And  Dozens  of  Good  Shorts 

ALF   GOULDING 

Director 

• 

RUTH  ETTI*G 

in 
"Music  In  Her  Hair" 
"California  Weather" 

BEN  HOLMES 

Director 

RKO  STUDIOS 

. 



(Louis  Brock-RKO) 

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A.  L.  ROCKETT 


Producer 


FOX  FILM  CORPORATION 


E 


dward 


L.C 


aim 


Director 
Under  Contract  to  RKO 

"LADY  SAL" 

(IRENE  DUNNE) 

"EMERGENCY  CALL" 

"LAUGHTER  IN  HELL" 

"AFRAID  TO  TALK" 

"LAW  AND  ORDER" 


ERNEST 

SCHOEDSACK 

DIRECTOR 

"SON  OF  KONG" 
"BLIND  ADVENTURE" 

RKO— RADIO 


€ 


Robert  North 


Associate  Producer 


COLUMBIA  PICTURES 


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Just  turn,  naturally,  to  the  only  big  specialists  and  you'll  find 
Educational  Pictures  going  into  the  new  year  as  usual 
with  the  leading  comedy  and  novelty  product.  Just  look  at 
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in  their  accustomed  position . .  .'way  out  in  front  of  the  field. 


MORAN  AND  MACK 

The  Two  Black  Crows  in 

"Blue  Blackbirds'' 


HOOKS  AND  JABS 
A  MERMAID  Comedy 

with 

HARRY  LANdDON 

and  VERNON  DENT 

"Good  comedy,  well  done/'... 

M.  P.  HERALD 


ANDY  CLYDE  in 

"Dora's  Dunking 

Doughnuts" 

Booked  to  the  Radio  City 
Music  Hall 


Booked  to  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall 


TERRY-TOONS 

"Grand  Uproar" 

A  grand  burlesque  on  grand  opera 

Two   Terry- toons  at  the 
Music  Hall  in  three  weeks 


"THE  SPICE  OF  THE  PROGRAM" 


Distributed  in  U.  S.  A.  by 
FOX  FILM  CORPORATION 


A    NEW    FILM     FOR 


COMPOSITE  SHOTS 


FROM  the  general  standpoint  of 
fineness  of  grain,  speed,  and 
processing  characteristics, 
Eastman  Background  Negative  is 
definitely  superior  to  every  film 
hitherto  available  for  composite 
shots.  Tests  in  the  laboratory  and 
on  the  lot  prove  this.  They  indicate 
that  this  new  Eastman  film  will  go 
far  to  enhance  the  beauty  and  effec- 
tiveness of  today's  motion  pictures. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company.  (J.  E. 
Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood) 


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BACKGROUND     NEGATIVE 


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VOL.  l.XIII.  NC.51 


NEW  yCKr,  WED^EfDAy.  AUGUXT  3C,  1933 


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Ticket  Manufacturers  Submit  Code  to  the  NRA 

CONSUMER  ANGLE  LOOMING  BIGGER  IN  FILM  CODE 

Sixty  Releases  Set  by  First  Division  for  Eastern   Field 


he    Cinema 


.  .  .  on-a-string 

^By   JACK   ALICOATE; 


EVERYBODY  will  be  in  WASHINGTON 
for  the  code  hearing  on  September 
12th.  .  .  .  This  day  will  HIGH-LIGHT  the 
most  tumultuous  year  in  the  HISTORY  of 
the  industry.  .  .  .  Dinner-at-Eight  is  a 
SMASH  but  is  sure  to  be  the  most  con- 
troversial picture  of  the  YEAR.  .  .  .  WILL 
hays  will  return  from  his  flying  trip  to 
HOLLYWOOD  on  Tuesday.  .  .  .  BITTER 
SWEET  is  PLENTY  of  charming  picture. 
.  .  .  DARRYL  zanuck  says  production  will 
ALWAYS  be  centered  in  Hollywood.  .  .  . 
For  the  SAKE  of  the  industry  we  hope  he 
is  WRONG.  .  .  .  There  is  a  BIT  of  bitter 
feeling  here  and  there  as  the  RESULT  of 
the  code  hearings.  .  .  .  REGARDLESS  of 
how  busy  ROXY  may  be  he  NEVER  turns 
away  from  a  worthy  charity  cause. 
• 

TUGBOAT  ANNIE  is  STANDING  'em  up 
all  along  the  line.  .  .  .  EDWIN  carewe 
will  PRODUCE  some  of  his  pictures  in  the 
EAST.  .  .  .  FUNNY  how  unfamiliar  the 
ordinary  NEWSPAPER  man  can  be  with  the 
inner  workings  of  the  industry.  .  .  .  That 
HARLOW-Bit-of-Loveliness  sure  gives  a 
bang-up  performance  in  Dinner-at-Eight. 
...  The  WARNER-VITAPHONE  studio  in 
Brooklyn  is  running  FULL-SPEED  ahead. 
.  .  .  Industry  will  be  HOLIDAY-DEAD  over 
the  week-end.  .  .  .  Personally  we  are 
Bermudaing  it.  .  .  .  Amount  industry 
SPENDS  in  daily  phone  and  telegraph 
charges  to  coast  is  STAGGERING.  .  .  .  Set- 
tlement of  Hollywood  STRIKE  is  reminder 
that  it  NEVER  should  have  been. 
• 

AMPA  pen-pushers  will  soon  put  on 
FEED-BAG  in  honor  of  HAL  home.  .  .  . 
Some  of  the  industry  AVIATORS  will  help 
in  the  big  Long  Island  charity  AIR-CIRCUS. 
.  .  .  IRVING  thalberg  is  still  the  SAME 
unaffected  REGULAR  guy.  .  .  .  That  WEL- 
FORD  beaton  mugg  is  interesting  but  ir- 
ritable. .  .  .  Broadway  is  loaded  with  HOT 
pictures.  ...  For  the  first  time  in  YEARS 
there  are  NO  cycle  pictures  to  contend 
with.  .  .  .  Recent  record  breaking  at  RADIO 
CITY  shows  even  WEATHER  will  not  keep 
'em  away  if  you  have  what  they  WANT 
to  see. 


Harry  Thomas  Will  Handle 

60  in  N.  Y.  and  Phila.— 

40  in  Other  Areas 

First  Division  will  distribute  60 
features  in  New  York  and  Philadel- 
phia territories  and  40  in  other  ter- 
ritories, Harry  Thomas  stated  to 
Film  Daily  yesterday.  The  line-up 
for  local  distribution  includes  20 
Monogram  films,  nine  Chesterfield, 
{Continued   on   Page   6) 


FOX  SELLING  AWAY 
FROM  LOEW  IN  N.  Y. 


Fox  is  selling  away  from  Loew's 
in  New  York  territory  for  the  first 
time  in  years.  Under  a  deal  now 
near  consummation,  Fox  product 
goes  to  Manhattan  Playhouses  for 
more  than  20  houses.  In  past  years 
Loew  has  played  the  Fox  program 
in  about  18  of  its  theaters  in  the 
metropolitan  district.  The  Manhat- 
{Continued   on   Page    6) 


Maclntyre  and  Jacobs 

Promoted  by  RKO 

Jules  Levy,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  RKO  Distributing  Corpora- 
tion, announces  two  important  pro- 
motions on  his  staff. 

J.     H.     Maclntyre,    Los     Angeles 

{Continued   on  Page    6) 


All    Behind   Code,   Says    Kent 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — All  divisions  of  the  indus- 
try are  solidly  behind  the  NRA  code, 
said  Sidney  R.  Kent,  Fox  president,  on 
his  arrival  here.  Everybody  realizes  the 
President's  program  is  economically  sound 
and  will  lead  the  country  into  healthy 
business    conditions,    Kent   declared. 


MAYFAIR  SETS  TITLES 
ON  12  FOR  1933-34 


Titles  of  Mayfair's  12  features  for 
the  1933-34  season  are:  "Her  For- 
gotten Past,"  "Badge  of  Honor," 
"Secret  Sinners,"  "One  Against 
Eleven,"  "In  the  Dead  of  Night," 
"Should  a  Bride  Work,"  "Rescue 
Squad,"  "Vicious  Circle,"  "Calling 
All  Cars,"  "Shady  Street,"  "Wanted, 
Dead  or  Alive,"  and  "What's  Your 
{Continued   on   Page    6) 


Irving  Thalberg  to  Start 
Six  Films  by  January 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — With  Norma  Shearer 
in  "Marie  Antoinette,  an  Average 
Woman,"  based  on  Stefan  Zweig's 
biographical  novel,  as  his  second  an- 
nounced M-G-M  production  of  the 
new  season,  Irving  Thalberg  says  he 
expects  to  have  six  pictures  in  work 
by  January.  "The  Good  Earth"  was 
previously  announced. 


Trade  Practice  Code  Submitted 
By  Ticket  Manufacturing  Field 


Columbus  De  Luxers 

Increase  Admissions 

Columbus — De  luxe  houses  here 
have  effected  an  increase  of  five 
cents  in  most  admission  prices  _  to 
take  care  of  the  new  state  tax  which 
starts  Sept.  1.  Second-run  and 
neighborhood  exhibitors  are  now 
working  out  a  new  price  policy. 


By   WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY   Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — A  code  of  fair  com- 
petition for  the  amusement  ticket  in- 
dustry has  been  submitted  to  the 
NRA  by  the  American  Amusement 
Ticket  Manufacturers  Asso.  Execu- 
tive Committee  composed  of  P.  C. 
Snow,  president,  Globe  Ticket  Corp., 
Philadelphia;  John  J.  Conway,  vice- 
{Continued  on   Page  2) 


Edw.  N.  Hurley  Advisor  on 

Film  Code — John  Frey 

Labor  Advisor 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Keen  interest  being 
taken  by  women's  clubs  in  the  film 
industry  code  by  women's  associa- 
tions as  well  as  small-town  news- 
paper associations,  as  reflec  3d  at 
NRA  headquarters,  is  taken  t  •  indi- 
cate that  the  consumer  angle  will 
figure  with  some  importance  at  the 
{Continued   on   Page    6) 


CHRISTIE  MAY  MAKE 
SHORTS  IN  THE  EAST 


Al  Christie,  producing  shorts  for 
Educational,  may  join  the  list  of 
producers  working  in  the  East  if 
plans  under  consideration  material- 
ize. Christie,  who  has  worked  on 
the  Coast  for  years,  is  now  in  New 
York.  He  is  understood  contemplat- 
ing a  program  of  22  pictures  for 
Educational,  working  at  the  Eastern 
Service  Studio  in  Long  Island  City. 


Allied  New  Jersey  Unit 
Discusses  Industry  Code 

A  discussion  of  the  proposed  in- 
dustry code  occurred  at  the  meet- 
ing of  Allied  of  New  Jersey  yes- 
terday. President  Sidney  E.  Sam- 
uelson  was  a  member  of  the  execu- 
tive committee  which  worked  on  the 
draft. 

Leon  Rosenblatt  was  named  chair- 
man of  the  committee  to  investigate 
certain  matters  in  connection  with 
the  new  season  Educational  product. 
He  will  appoint  the  other  members. 


Test  Case  on  Pickets 

Exhibitors  in  particular  are  awaiting 
a  New  York  State  Supreme  Court  de- 
cision which  will  indicate  whether  or  not 
the  NRA  alters  legal  rights  under  picket- 
ing. A  test  case  involving  this  issue 
has  been  started  in  Brooklyn  following 
the    arrest    of    six    alleged    Communists. 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Aug.  31:  Eastern  Non-Theatrical  Producers 
meet  to  discuss  proposed  NRA  code.  Adver- 
tising  Club,    New   York,   6:30   P.    M. 

Aug.  31:  Hearing  on  Laboratory  Code  before 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA  Deputy  Administra- 
tor, U.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce  Bldg., 
Washington.      10   A.   M. 

Sept.  7:  Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  E.,  Chi- 
cago Section,  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Chicago. 


"The  New  Deal" 


Produced  by  Vitaphone  and  supervised  by  Burnet  Hershey,  this  two-reeler  for  the 
NRA  opens  with  the  allegorical  theme  of  the  4  horsemen,  "death,"  "poverty,"  "crime" 
and  "hunger,"  riding  on  horseback  over  the  country.  This  scene  pervades  the  entire 
sequence,  which  opens  after  the  crash  of  1929  showing  the  misery  as  a  result  of  the 
depression,  and  carries  through  to  the  present.  Newsreel  shots  show  the  closed 
factories,  bread  lines,  etc.  An  animated  diagram  is  used  to  depict  how  wages,  em- 
ployment and  other  factors  are  dependent  upon  each  other  for  a  sound  economic 
structure.  The  same  device  is  also  used  to  show  the  various  administration  measures 
such  as  the  farm  relief  act,  the  public  works  act  and  other  moves  of  the  new  deal. 
A  scene  showing  the  arguments  and  conversation  of  an  employer,  an  employee  and  a 
consumer  and  the  benefits  each  will  derive  as  a  result  of  the  NRA,  is  cleverly  con- 
ceived. A  stirring  musical  background  and  a  thrilling  conclusion  showing  people  re- 
turning to  work,  factories  starting  up,  railroads  moving  freight  and  other  NRA 
accomplishments,  keep  the  picture  at  a  thrilling  pace.  In  spite  of  its  evident  propa- 
ganda,  it   is  entertaining,   constructive  and   should   be  well   received   by  audiences. 


Federation  Meets  Today 
On  Code  Campaign  Plans 

Plans  for  carrying  to  the  Wash- 
ington industry  code  hearing  on 
Sept.  12  its  campaign  in  behalf  of 
various  proposals  on  controversial 
issues  will  be  made  by  the  Federa- 
tion of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry 
at  a  meeting  of  its  board  of  direc- 
tors today.  It  is  expected  that  rep- 
resentatives to  attend  the  hearing 
will  be  named,  in  addition  to  Federa- 
tion members  now  serving  on  the 
distributor  code  committee. 


NRA  Short  Completed 
By  Warner  Coast  Studio 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Shooting  has  been 
completed  at  Warner  studio  on  a  spe- 
cial NRA  short  under  the  direction 
of  Alfred  E.  Green.  The  subject, 
which  runs  about  400  feet,  will  be 
shown  in  theaters,  schools  and 
churches.  George  Bilson  wrote  the 
script  in  which  Dick  Powell  appears 
as  a  song  writer  struggling  to  write 
a  patriotic,  song.  Characters  repre- 
senting George  Washington,  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  and  Woodrow  Wilson 
take  part  in  the  short  which  will  be 
entitled  after  the  theme  song,  now 
being  written. 


Sound  Firm  Opens  New  York  Branch 

Cleveland  Sound  Engineering  Co. 
of  Cleveland  has  opened  a  direct 
factory  branch  to  merchandise  sound 
equipment  at  110  West  40th  Street, 
New  York.  The  branch  is  under  the 
supervision  of  Dr.  Herbert  L.  Wil- 
son, sound  and  acoustical  engineer, 
and  sales  have  been  assigned  to 
Sigmund  Sulin. 


Mary  Nolan  Plans  Comeback 

Mary  Nolan,  who  is  back  in  New 
York  after  a  vacation  on  Long 
Island,  is  looking  around  for  a 
vaudeville  act  in  which  to  make  per- 
sonal appearances  for  a  while  be- 
fore a  contemplated  return  to  the 
screen.  Arthur  G.  Solomon  is  han- 
dling her  affairs. 


Circuits    Book    "Big    Chance" 

"The  Big  Chance,"  Arthur  Green- 
blatt's  first  feature,  has  been  booked 
into  the  Loew,  RKO,  Warner  New 
Jersey,  Century  and  Springer-Coealis 
circuits.  The  second  film,  "Before 
Morning,"  will  be  completed  next 
week,  with  Leo  Carrillo,  Lora  Bax- 
ter and  Taylor  Holmes  in  the  leads. 


Ticket  Manufacturers 

Submit  Code  to  NRA 

(Continued  from  Pane  1) 

president,  National  Ticket  Co., 
Shamokin;  C.  A.  Lick,  Jr.,  vice-presi- 
dent, Weldon,  Williams  &  Lick  Co., 
Fort  Smith;  James  S.  Arcus,  Arcus 
Ticket  Co.,  Philadelphia;  W.  D. 
Davis,  vice-president,  National  Tick- 
et Co.,  and  Lowell  G.  Northrup,  sec- 
retary, Toledo  Ticket  Co.,  Toledo. 

The  draft  claims  to  represent  80  per  cent 
of  the  volume  of  ticket  manufacturers  of  the 
country.  It  seeks  to  set  up  a  governing 
body  to  be  known  as  the  American  Ticket 
Manufacturers  and  Coupon  Manufacturers 
Council  to  administer  the  code,  which  provides 
for  a  maximum  of  40  hours  and  a  minimum 
of  40  cents  an  hour  for  its  labor  excepting 
in  emergencies.  Female  labor  would  be  paid 
a   minimum  of   30   cents   an   hour   in   the   code. 

The  code  seeks  to  prohibit  selling  of  tickets 
or  coupons  below  cost  and  asks  the  power 
to  fix  minimum  prices  in  the  industry.  It 
would  insist  on  all  manufacturers  price  lists 
being  made  public  to  every  other  ticket  manu- 
facturer. No  new  printing  equipment  to  in- 
crease production  would  be  allowed  without 
the  consent  of  the  administrative  council  and 
the  NRA.  It  would  approve  the  adjusting 
of  existing  contracts  to  allow  for  increased 
prices  where  costs  have  risen  as  a  result 
of     the     code's     operation. 

Ten  clauses  of  fair  practices  in  that  indus- 
try are  outlined  in  the  code.  A  final  provision 
in  the  code  specifies  that  all  terms  shall  be 
"net"  with  no  cash  discount.  There  is  a 
probability  that  the  code  may  be  combined 
with    the   printer's   code. 


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Release  Dates  Are  Set 
On  32  Vitaphone  Shorts 

Names  and  release  dates  on  32 
short  subjects  to  be  nationally  dis- 
tributed in  September,  October  and 
November  have  been  set  by  Norman 
H.  Moray,  Vitanhone  sales  manager. 
The  lineup  includes  13  two-reelers 
and  19  one-reelers. 


Horwin  Joins  Phil  Berg 

WeH   Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Jerry  Horwin  has  be- 
come an  associate  of  Phil  Bers:.  He 
will  handle  writers  and  material. 


"Police   Call"   Held   Over 

"Police  Call,"  produced  by  Show- 
mens  Pictures,  of  which  David  J. 
Mountan  is  head,  is  being  held  over 
for  a  second  week  at  the  Mayfair. 


Universal-Comerford  Deal 

The  M.  E.  Comerford  circuit  is 
understood  set  for  Universal's  new 
season  product.  James  R.  Grainger, 
general  sales  manager,  worked  out 
the  deal. 


Clifford  Taylor  Dead 

Danbury,  Conn. — Clifford  L.  Tay- 
lor. 70,  former  exhibitor  here,  died 
a  few  days  ago. 


■■  m 

J.    C.    CLEMMONS    and    SOL    E.    GORDON 
the    Jefferson    Amusement    Co.    and    East    Tex 
Theaters    of    Beaumont,    Texas,    have    arrived 
town     and     are     stopping     at     the     Hotel     Ne 
Yorker. 

LEW  CODY  is  on  his  way  from  the  coa- 
to  New  York  for  radio  work. 

MARY  PICKFORD  expects  to  return  to  f 
coast   the    Idtter   part   of   the   week. 

CHARLES  LAUGHTON   leaves  Hollywood  shor 
ly    for    England    to    appear    on    the    stage, 
turning  to  the  U.  S.  next  spring. 

CONSTANCE  TALMADGE  is  en  route  froi 
the  coast  to  Chicago  for  a  look  at  the  world 
fair. 

MERVYN  LEROY,  First  National  director,  h, 
arrived  from  Hollywood  and  is  at  the  Sherrv 
Netherland    for    a    two    weeks'    stay. 

CHARLES  MILLER,  coast  representative  fc 
Actors  Equity,  is  in  New  York  to  confer  o 
code  matters,  returning  west  after  the  Wash 
ington   film   code   hearing. 

DAVE  SCHOOLER,  master  of  ceremonies  ; 
the  original  Roxy,  returns  to  the  job  Frida 
after  a   vacation. 

IDA  LUPINO,  British  stage  prodigy  an 
daughter  of  Stanley  Lupino,  departed  for  Holly 
wood  today  by  plane  for  her  first  assignmer 
under  a  long  term  Paramount  contract.  Sh 
is  accompanied  by  her  mother,  the  form' 
Connie  Emerald,  English  actress. 

TERRY    TURNER    leaves    for    Detroit    Frida 

GEORGE  W.  WEEKS,  returns  to  New  Yoi 
today    from    a    tour    of    exchanges. 


Pathe  Exchange  Loss 

Net  loss  of  $36,424.72  is  reporte 
by  Pathe  Exchange,  Inc.,  for  thl 
quarter  ended  July  1.  Of  thi 
amount,  $27,219.72  was  non-recur 
ring  expense,  including  legal  service 
on  old  litigation. 


Sheldon  Lewis  in  Comeback 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAIL. 
Hollywood  —  Sheldon  Lewis,  fo 
years  a  prominent  stage  and  scree"! 
actor,  has  been  signed  by  Phil  I 
Ryan,  who  is  producing  a  series  r> 
two-reel  comedies  for  Paramount  re 
lease,  to  appear  in  "Frank  an< 
Stein,"  Ryan's  current  productio: 
featuring  Eugene  Pallette  with  Wal 
ter  Catlett.  This  marks  Lewis'  firs! 
screen  appearance  in  several  year? 


Warner  Product  for  B.  &  K. 

Gradwell  L.  Sears,  Warner  sale 
executive,  was  understood  yesterda; 
to  have  closed  with  the  Balaban  & 
Katz  circuit  for  his  company's  19331 
34  lineup.  Sears  is  expected  to  re- 
turn  to  New  York  today  from  Chi 
cago.  A.  W.  Smith  and  Normal 
Moray,  who  are  in  Detroit  on  War 
ner- Vitaphone  product  deals,  are  ex 
pected  to  return  to  New  York  to- 
morrow. 


Pathe  Meeting  Postponed 
Regular    meeting    of    the    Pathe 
board  of  directors  scheduled  for  yes- 
terday   was    postponed    until    next 
Wednesday. 


Taking  Saturday 

Off 

All 

major 

companies   are 

expected 

to 

close 

Friday 

afternoon    for 

the    holiday    | 

week 

end. 

. 

i 


THE     CHAMP    commences 
his  Tenth  Championship  Year— 

Gosh,  what  excitement 

Leo  opens  "Dinner  at  8"  [Twelve  Big  Stars!) 

At  the  $2  Astor 

It's  beating  "Grand  Hotel" — in  August! 


Tugboat  Annie"  [Dressier-Beery)  terrific! 
'Broadway  to  Hollywood"  a  honey! 
'Penthouse"  sensational! 
'Beauty  For  Sale"  a  riot! 
'Night  Flight"  [MultiStar  Cast)  a  thrill! 
That's  just  a  start 


Leo's  off  on  a  typical  M-G-M  spree— Watch! 


..». 


When 
good  showmen 
get  together. 


Vitagraph,  Inc.,  Distributors 


LOOKS  LIKE  WARNERS  HAVE  AN- 
OTHER REAL  SHOW  IN  "CAPTURED". 
I  WAS  READING  SOMEWHERE 
ABOUT  THE  NEW  YORK  STRAND 
GETTING  SOMETHING  LIKE  30  PER 
CENT  MORE  ON  THE  OPENING 
THAN  "LITTLE  GIANT"  AND  A  LOT 
OF  OTHER  REAL  GROSSERS 


YEA,  AN  THAT  "VOLTAIRE'S"  AN- 
OTHER ONE.  I  WAS  TALKIN  TO  BILL 
KEYES  FROM  CINCY  LAST  WEEK  AN 
HE  TOLD  ME  HE'D  BEEN  STANDIN 
EM  UP  EVERY  NIGHT  AN  A  LOT  OF 
MATINEES.  BEST  BUSINESS  HE  EVER. 
DID  WITH  ARLISS 


'    . 


SURE-AN  NOW  ON  TOP  O'  THAT 
THEY'VE  GONE  OUT  AN  SIGNED 
BORZAGE  AND  CORTEZLWELL  YOU 
NOTICE  THEY  ALREADY  GOT  DAVE 
LOEW  AN  FRANK  NATHANSON  AN 
SOMETHIN  LIKE  3000  OTHER  CON- 
TRACTS NAILED  DOWN  FOR  NEXT 
YEAR!  I  GUESS  THAT'S  THE  TIP-OFF! 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Aug.  30,  1933 


LABOR  BOARD  RULING 
DISPLEASES  STRIKERS 


:  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Hollywood  strikers 
are  dissatisfied  with  last  week's  de- 
cision of  the  National  Labor  Board 
as  the  decision  made  no  mention  of 
rehiring  workers  where  others  had 
taken  their  places.  The  difficulty  is 
that  electrical  workers  stepped  in 
and  took  the  jobs  of  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
workers  and  both  are  union  organi- 
zations, and  since  there  are  not 
enough  jobs  in  pictures  now  in  pro- 
duction there  is  no  provision  for 
rehiring  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  workers  who 
are  making  the  complaint.  The 
board  is  to  consider  the  complaint 
soon. 


Maclntyre  and  Jacobs 

Promoted  by  RKO 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
branch  manager,  has  been  promoted 
by  Levy  to  the  post  of  Southern  Dis- 
trict Sales  Manager,  effective  imme- 
diately, under  the  supervision  of 
Cresson  E.  Smith,  Western  and 
Southern  Sales  Manager. 

Newton  P.  Jacobs,  veteran  mem- 
ber of  the  Los  Angeles  staff  and 
most  recently  a  salesman,  has  been 
promoted  to  succeed  Maclntyre  as 
Los  Angeles  branch  manager. 

In  discussing  these  promotions, 
Levy  stressed  with  enthusiasm,  the 
success  of  the  RKO  Radio  policy  of 
promoting  from  within  the  ranks. 
Both  Maclntyre  and  Jacobs  have 
done  long  service  in  the  industry. 

The  personnel  of  the  RKO  Radio 
sales  cabinet  is  now  as  follows:  Ned 
E.  Depinet,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution;  Jules  Levy,  general 
sales  manager;  Michael  G.  Poller, 
assistant  to  Jules  Levy;  Cresson  E. 
Smith,  Western  and  Southern  Sales 
manager;  E.  L.  McEvoy,  Eastern 
and  Canadian  Sales  Manager;  Al 
Mertz,  Short  Subject  Sales  Manag- 
er; E.  L.  McEvoy,  Eastern  District 
Manager;  H.  J.  Michaelson,  Eastern 
Central  District  Manager;  W.  E. 
Branson,  Mid-Western  District  Man- 
ager; J.  H.  Maclntyre,  Southern 
District  Manager;  H.  C.  Cohen, 
Western  District  Manager  and  L. 
M.  Devaney,  Canadian  District 
Manager. 


Goldbergs  Left  $270,784 
Omaha  —  Sam  and  Harry  Gold- 
berg, killed  several  months  ago,  left 
a  combined  estate  of  $270,784,  ap- 
praisals filed  in  county  court  for  in- 
heritance tax  purposes  show.  Sam 
was  a  bachelor,  and  Mrs.  Harry 
Goldberg  died  several  months  after 
her  husband. 


Sales  Tax  Looms  in  Missouri 

Jefferson  City,  Mo. — A  small  sales 
tax  bill  for  Missouri  seems  certain, 
Governor  Guy  B.  Park  is  expected 
to  call  the  General  Assembly  into 
special  session  within  a  few  days. 
He  favors  a  small  tax  and  state  bond 
issue  to  provide  funds  for  unemploy- 
ment relief  and  to  finance  public 
construction. 


Manitowoc,  Wis. — The  Mikadow 
and  Capitol  have  joined  under  the 
Manitowoc  Theaters  Co.  with  Fran- 
cis Kadow  continuing  to  operate  the 
Mikadow  and  R.  S.  Guiterman  the 
Capitol. 


Racine,  Wis. — The  Mainstreet  has 
reopened  under  the  direction  of  L.  S. 
Brown.  The  Garrick,  in  Fond  du 
Lac,  operated  by  W.  L.  Ainsworth, 
also  has  reopened. 


Sioux  City,  la. —  Singer  Theater 
Corp.,  which  recently  has  leased  the 
Orpheum  for  10  years,  will  operate 
on  a  schedule  of  straight  pictures 
four  days  a  week  and  vaudeville 
three,  Mickey  Gross,  manager,  says. 


Dubuque,  la.  —  Mort  Singer  of 
Chicago,  who  leased  the  Spensley 
theater  here,  is  redecorating  it  to 
be  operated  at  the  Spensley-Orph- 
eum.     Nate  Rosenthal  is  manager. 


Fostoria  —  Leo  Jones  and  Ted 
Vermes  are  opening  the  Roxy,  for- 
merly the  Majestic,  on  Sept.  2. 


Cincinnati   —   Max    Margolis   has 
joined  Monogram  as  a  salesman. 


Omaha — Hearing  on  an  applica- 
tion of  World  Realty  Co.  in  Federal 
Court  asking  the  trustee  for  the 
World  theater  to  affirm  or  deny  the 
20-year  lease  on  the  house  held  by 
the  bankrupt  Publix-Nebraska,  Inc., 
has  been  continued  until  Sept.  5,  by 
which  time  a  successor  to  A.  H. 
Blank,  resigned,  will  have  been 
elected. 


Warren,  O.  —  Papers  have  been 
filed  with  the  secretary  of  state 
chartering  the  Harris  Warner  The- 
ater Co.  Incorporators  are  Leis  L. 
Guarnieri,  Dewey  McVicker  and 
Bernard  E.  Zipperer. 


60  Releases  Set 

By  First  Division 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

nine  Invincible,  six  Sol  Lesser,  eight 
John  Wayne  westerns,  four  Allied 
and  four  other  independently  made 
features.  Completed  and  ready  for 
release  are  "'One  Year  Later," 
"Dance  Girl  Dance,"  "I  Have  Lived," 
"Throne  of  the  Gods,"  "Picture 
Brides,"  "Notorious  But  Nice,"  and 
"By  Appointment  Only." 


Fox  Selling  Away 

From  Loew  in  N.  Y. 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

tan  Playhouses  deal  is  being  nego- 
tiated by  John  D.  Clark,  Eddie 
Grainger  and  Harry  Buxbaum  for 
Fox  and  Jack  Steinman  and  Ben 
Sherman  for  Manhattan. 


"Goodbye  Again"   for   Strand 

"Goodbye  Again,"  First  National 
production  with  Warren  William, 
Joan  Blondell  and  Genevieve  Tobin, 
opens  tomorrow  night  at  the  New 
York  Strand,  following  "Captured." 
The  new  picture,  based  on  the  stage 
play,  had  a  big  dual  world  premiere 
at  the  Hollywood  and  Downtown 
theaters,  Los  Angeles.  It  will  be 
generally  released   Sept.  9. 

Reopening  Broadway,   Springfield 

Springfield,  Mass. — The  Broadway 
will  be  reopened  in  September  with 
split  week  vaudeville  and  films. 
Nathan  Goldstein  will  operate  the 
house,  and  a  resident  manager  will 
be  named  later. 


Akron   Strand   on  Full  Week 

Akron,  O.  ■ —  Return  of  Warners' 
Strand  to  a  full  week  policy  is  an- 
nounced by  Manager  Dick  Wright. 


Mayf  air  Sets  Titles 

On  12  for  1933-34 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Racket."  The  first  feature,  "Her 
Forgotten  Past,"  with  Monte  Blue 
and  Barbara  Kent,  has  been  com- 
pleted. 


B.  F.  Keith  Corp.  Loss 

For  the  six  months  ended  June 
30,  the  B.  F.  Keith  Corp.  had  a  net 
loss  of  $144,025.86.  Second  quarter 
showed  a  loss  of  $187,127.03,  against 
profit  of  $43,101.17  in  the  first  quar- 
ter. 


Frank  Wilson  to  New  England 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAIL7 
Washington  —  Frank  R.  Wilson, 
ace  organizer  and  publicity  man  at 
NRA  left  here  yesterday  for  New 
England  to  do  some  NRA  organizing 
prior  to  and  after  General  Johnson's 
speech  there  tomorrow  night.  He 
will  remain  there  several  days. 


CONSUMER  ANGLE 
LOOMS  IN  FILM  GODI 


Warner   Conn.  Transfers 

Hartford,  Conn. — Henry  Needles, 
district  manager  for  Warner  Thea- 
ters, has  transferred  Benjamin 
Cohen,  manager  of  the  State,  Man- 
chester, to  the  Lenox  here.  Hugh 
Campbell  has  been  shifted  from  the 
Lenox  to  the  Colonial  here,  succeed- 
ing Henry  Clark,  transferred  to 
Washington. 


Nigel  Playfair  for  Col.  Film 

London  —  Sir  Nigel  Playfair  has 
been  signed  for  Columbia's  "The 
Lady  is  Willing,"  being  made  here. 
Cast  is  headed  by  Leslie  Howard. 


New   Sparks   Unit 

Jacksonville,  Fla. — A  charter  has 
just  been  issued  to  Sparks  Circuit, 
Inc.  Directors  are  F.  H.  Kent,  G. 
C.  Gavin  and  Charles  Morant. 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

code  hearing  Sept.  12.    This  view 
given  added  weight  by  the  inclusio: 
of  Prof.  Herbert  F.  Fraser  as  con 
sumer's    advisor    on    the    laborator. 
and  film  industry  codes. 

Prof.  Fraser  is  part  of  the  muc! 
publicized  consumers'  advisory  boan 
headed  by  Mrs.  Mary  Rumsey  fron 
which  Prof.  Harold  Ogburn  resignec 
recently  after  heated  words  am 
criticism  of  that  board's  protectioi 
of  the  120,000,000  consumers  of  th<| 
country.  Prof.  Fraser  has  repre 
sented  the  consumer's  interest  in  sev- 
eral other  codes,  his  duties  being  t< 
see  that  the  public  is  protectee 
against  any  monopolistic  or  unfaii 
price  raising. 

Hurley  Named  Film  Advisor 

Edward  N.  Hurley,  millionairc- 
Chicagoan,  chairman  of  the  board  ol 
the  Hurley  Machine  Company,  has 
been  appointed  as  industrial  advisoi1 
on  the  motion  picture  industry  code 
and  John  Frey,  labor  advisor.  The 
other  advisors  are  the  same  as  or.1 
the  laboratory  code,  including  con- 
sumer, research  and  planning  and 
legal.  L.  M.  Wicklein,  labor  ad- 
visor for  the  laboratory  code,  is  vice 
president  of  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  Sheet  Metal  Workers.  In- 
cidentally, Hurley  is  a  prominent 
Republican  and  was  chairman  of  the 
committee  that  brought  both  con- 
ventions to  Chicago. 

The  theater  supply  and  equipment  code 
was  received  yesterday  by  NRA.  It  pro- 
vides for  a  minimum  wage  paid  by  dealers  to 
employees  on  a  half  monthly  basis  of  sixty- 
five  per  month  with  a  minimum  wage  of 
fifteen  dollars  weekly,  and  employees  on  an 
hourly  basis  of  forty  cents  per  hour.  Sales- 
man can  be  employed  on  a  straight  commis- 
sion basis.  A  minimum  age  of  eighteen  ap- 
plies 1o  all  employees. 

The  code  seeks  to  set  up  an  administration 
board  for  complete  governing  of  the  code  and 
settling  of  all  disputes  as  well  as  fixing  of 
resale  prices  of  used  equipment.  The  board 
is  to  be  headed  by  one  man  from  the  Inde- 
pendent Theater  Supply  Dalers  and  one  from 
the  National  Theater  Supply  Company  and 
three  others  without  any  vote  who  are  to  be  ] 
chosen  by  NRA. 

The  code  seeks  to  set  up  minimum  prices, 
and  terms  the  following  unfair:  selling  at  aj 
price  destructive  to  capital  investment  and 
labor  wages;  sale  or  exchange  resulting  in 
prices  less  than  cost  to  dealer,  excepting  for 
discontinued  lines,  seconds  and  inventories, 
but  only  by  consent  of  the  administration 
board;  no  selling  under  the  schedule  of  prices 
set  up  by  NRA;  no  discounts  excepting  in 
quantity  purchases;  quotations  at  unit  prices 
only;  no  penal-made  equipment;  no  allowance 
for  traded-in  equipment  at  prices  different 
from  those  set  up  by  the  board  and  to  be 
guided  by  serial  numbers;  no  absorption  of 
freight  charges;  no  rebuilding  of  old  equip- 
ment and  selling  it  as  new;  no  guarantees  by 
dealers  to  extend  over  the  time  guaranteed 
by  the  factory  code  signed  by  the  National 
Theater  Supply  and  the  Independent  Theater 
Supply    companies. 


Witwer-Lloyd  Suit  Ended 

San  Francisco — Suit  brought  by 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Witwer,  widow  of  the 
author,  against  Harold  Lloyd  in 
connection  with  "The  Freshman" 
has  been  dismissed  in  the  State  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals  here. 


I 


3EN  BLUE,  comic,  is  starring  in 
a  new  short  comedy  now  in  pro- 
uction  at  the  Vitaphone  Studio. 
s"  Uso  in  the  cast  of  the  film,  which 
lay  McCarey  is  directing,  are  Janet 
!teade,  Shemp  Howard  of  the  Ted 
lealy  gang   and   Fred   Harper. 


i  Whitestone,  L.  I.,  has  been  select- 
ed for  the  shooting  of  exterior 
cenes  on  "Big  Benefit,"  a  two-reel 
musical  being  produced  by  Mentone 
Hctures.  Work  is  scheduled  to  start 
this  week.  Featured  in  the  cast  of 
vpmBig  Benefit,"  which  ivill  be  di- 
rected by  Lynn  Shores,  are  Rex 
•yeber,  Evans  &  Meyer,  Leon  Jan- 
*.ey,  Ann  Seymour  and  the  four  Mil- 
nfailiw  sisters. 


THE 


Wednesday,  Aug.  30,  1933 


DAILY 


HRHI 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


"The  New  Deal,"  the  short  pro- 
uced  by  Vitaphone  to  interpret  to 
.fhe  country  President  Roosevelt's 
irogram  for  recovery,  has  been  com- 
pletely edited  at  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
ihone  studio  and  is  ready  for  re- 
ease.  The  short  is  a  two-reeler  and 
jeceived  the  official  endorsement  of 
general  Hugh  Johnson. 


"The   Great  Adventure,"  starring 
tillian  Gish  and  Roland  Young  and 
hieing     produced     by    Eddie     Do  wi- 
ng   and    Arthur    Hopkins    at    the 
Eastern  Service   studio   in  Astoria, 
-  hill  shift  the  scene  of  production  to 
^%e  Bronx  plant  this  week,  return- 
kg  to  the  Astoria  studio  next  week, 
>here  the  feature  will  be  completed. 


Charles  Williams  Blocked  Merger 

Omaha — Although  neither  Lester 
lartin  of  the  Nebraska-Iowa  Allied 
nit  nor  Charles  E.  Williams  of  the 
P.T.O.  would  discuss  the  failure 
effect  a  merger  of  the  two  units 
s  proposed  by  Martin,  it  is  under- 
tood  that  Williams  blocked  the  move 
|t  the  last  minute  after  the  affilia- 
tion was  considered  all  set.  About 
J00  exhibitors  are  receiving  ques- 
ionnaires  sent  out  by  Martin  to  get 
eactions  on  dual  bills,  admissions, 
lock  booking  and  other  matters. 


Pola  Negri  in  Shubert  Play 

Pola  Negri  is  to  appear  in  a  stage 
lay,  "A  Trip  to  Pressburg,"  which 
jhe    Shuberts    plan    to    present    on 
roadway  this  winter. 


SHOW- 
MAN'S 


REMINDER 


A  fall  clean-up  of  your  theater  will 
add  to  its  attractiveness  and  help  get 
the  vacationists   back. 


•  •      •     A  DEFINITE  plan  is  under  way  to  give  the  legit 

stage    producer    a   break   in   the    Motion   Picture Eddie 

Dowling  is  the  sponsor,  backer  and  prime  mover  in  the  idea 
Eddie  believes  that  the  original  Broadway  source  of  the- 
atrical  properties   should   share   more   equitably   in   production 

effort  and  in  the  profits  from  films so  he  leads  off  at 

the  Astoria  studio  this  week  with  his  first  production 

"Great   Adventure" in    association    with   the    Broadway 

producer,  Arthur  Hopkins 

♦  *  ♦  * 

•  •      •HERE'S  HOW  the  plan  works a  permanent 

studio  organization  is  set  up. providing  the  legit  pro- 
ducer with  every  picture  producing  facility at  the  same 

time  allowing  him  to  retain  his  own  identity  as  a  Broadway 

producer Mister  Dowling  has  reasoned  it  out  thusly 

the  experience  and  skill  which  is  possessed  by  the  representative 
Broadway  play  sources  in  their  own  field  can  just  as  well  be 
utilized  in  conjunction  with  modern  motion  picture  technique 

at    first    hand here    IN    THE    EAST fell    with 

Hollywood 

*  *  ■!•  «F 

•  •      •     STARTING  OFF  with  an  association  with  Arthur 

Hopkins  with  his  Arnold  Bennett  play,  "Great  Adventure" 

in  another  picture  to  follow  Eddie  will  be  associated  with  an- 
other Broadway  producer  in  like  manner in  Mister  Dow- 
ling's  own  words "The  Plan  will  do  something  con- 
structively for  Broadway,  and  something  for  the  films." , 

if  he  gets  this  first  one  over  successfully it  certainly  will 

do  wonders  for  production  in  the  East and  you  can  bet 

there  are  a  lot  of  film  folks  watching  this  Dowling  Demarcation 
with  Mixed  Feelings  it  will  upset  some  production  apple 
carts and  create  new  ones if  it  GOES 


•      •      •     IN  THE  entire  cast  of  Fox's  "Paddy  the  Next  Best 

Thing,"  there  is  not  a  single  person  without  Irish  blood 

and  many  of  'em  were  born  in  Erin even  those  behind 

the   production  scene   are  all  of   Irish   extraction from 

Winnie  Sheehan  down  to  the  prop  boy only  one  excep- 
tion  Director    Harry    Lachman however,    Harry 

qualifies  in  part he  is  an  artist  who  has  painted  all  over 

the  Emerald  Isle this  inspired  Joe  Shea  of  Radio  City 

publicity  where  the  pix  ran  the  past  week  at  the  Music  Hall, 

to  speak  up  and  admit  that  Terry  Turner  is  Swiss-Irish 

George  Gerhard  half-Irish  with  two  countries  yet  to  be  heard 

from and  Joe  himself  is  synthetic  Irish by  virtue 

of  ten  weeks  spent  with  John  McCormack  in  the  Ould  Countree 

making  "Song  of  My  Heart" oh,  yes and  Harold 

Franklin  wears  a  green  tie  on  March  17 come  to  think 

of  it 


•      •      •      OVER  AT  the  Gaiety  they  are  holding  "The  Power 

and  the  Glory"  for  a  third  week this  "narratage"  pix 

of  Jesse  Lasky's  has  played  to  more  than  20,000  people  at  top 

prices two  a  day Kyra  Deakin  of  the  New  York 

and  London  stage,  returns  to  the  American  boards  in  "Murder 

With  Music" at  the  Boulevard  theater  in  Jackson  Heights 

Miss  Deakin  is  the  frau  of  Irving  Deakin  of  Warner's 

Story   Dep't When   Cab  Calloway   played  a  dance  in  a 

dark   suit   instead    of   his   usual   white   tails    some    of   the    fans 
wouldn't  believe  it  was  the  one  and  only  Cabell  he  wore 

his  original  white  suit  when  he  opened  at  the  Cotton  Club,  and 

keeps  it  for  special  occasions he  has  ONLY  35  duplicates 

for  ordinary   appearances so  what? 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 

— "      By   RALPH    WILK      ■ 

HOLLYWOOD 
gIDNEY  FRANKLIN  will  direct 
Norma  Shearer  in  "Marie  An- 
toinette," which  Irving  Thalberg  will 
produce  at  M-G-M.  Adaptation  has 
been  assigned  to  Ernest  Vajda  and 
Claudine  West. 

*  *         * 

Ted  Fithian,  former  Universal 
scenarist,  whose  original  stories, 
"The  Wizard"  and  "Revolt,"  will  be 
made  by  Universal,  is  now  free- 
lancing. 

*  *  ■       * 

Blossom  Seely  made  such  a  good 
impression  in  "Broadway  Thru  a 
Keyhole"  that  Darryl  Zanuck  has 
placed  her  under  a  long  term  con- 
tract and  is  assigning  two  of  20th 
Century's  best  writers  to  do  a  story 
in  which  she  will  be  starred. 

*  *         * 

Lee  Tracy  has  been  borrowed  by 
20th  Century  from  M-G-M  to  star 
in  "Miss  Lonelyhearts,"  Paul  Her- 
vey  also  will  be  in  it.  Leonard  Pras- 
kins  is  adapting  the  story. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Presnell,  prolific  author- 
scenarist  and  now  an  associate  pro- 
ducer for  First  National,  was  invited 
to  be  guest  of  honor  at  a  luncheon 
meeting  of  the  Mondoc  Women's 
Club,  a  San  Diego  organization  con- 
sisting of  prominent  feminine  politi- 
cos. 

*  #         * 

Jacqueline  Wells,  young  actress 
recently    placed    under    contract    by 

B.  P.  Schulberg  after  a  brief  appear- 
ance at  the  Pasadena  Community 
Playhouse,  has  been  assigned  the 
ingenue  lead  in  the  Paramount  pro- 
duction of  "Tillie  and  Gus,"  the  W. 

C.  Fields-Alison   Skipworth  feature. 

Lloyd  Bacon,  on  completing  his 
present  directorial  assignment,  plans 
a  vacation  trip  to  Honolulu  on  his 
yacht. 

*  *         * 

Loretta  Young  will  be  starred  by 
20th  Century  in  "Born  to  be  Bad," 
by  Ralph  Graves. 

Francis  Ford  has  been  engaged 
for  "Smoky,"  now  being  filmed  by 
Fox  in  Northern  Arizona. 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  30 

Joan  Blondell 


■I 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Aug.  30,  191 


"THE   BIG   CHANCE" 

with  John   Darrow  and   Merna   Kennedy 
Arthur  Greenblatt  62  mins. 

GOOD  ACTION  DRAMA  OF  PRIZE 
FIGHT  RING  CARRIES  PUNCH  IN  FINE 
BOUT   FOR   CLIMAX. 

This  is  the  ordinary  routine  story  of  the 
crooked  prize  fight  manager,  but  it  is 
handled  in  a  different  way  with  a  lot  of 
human  interest  touches  and  some  strong 
action  sequences  that  keep  it  pepped  up. 
The  finale  has  a  real  ring  fight  with  the 
hero  crossing  his  crooked  manager  and  go- 
ing in  to  win  from  the  champ  when  his 
girl  makes  him  see  what  a  dirty  trick  he 
is  playing  on  the  fans  by  laying  down.  And 
the  fight  is  a  cuckoo.  Knock-down  and 
drag-'em-out.  Well  staged,  with  all  the 
atmosphere  and  appearance  of  a  real  fight. 
John  Darrow  is  the  lad  who  comes  through 
at  the  finish  and  wins  after  taking  a  ter- 
rible beating  Nice  love  interest  with  Merna 
Kennedy,  and  some  good  kid  stuff  with 
Mickey  Rooney  as  her  little  brother  who 
worships  the  hero  till  he  finds  out  that  he 
isn't  on  the  level.  The  sporting  charac- 
ters are  authentic,  and  this  one  will  click 
with  the  pop  crowds  who  like  red  meat  in 
their    films. 

Cast:  Jchn  Darrow,  Merna  Kennedy,  Na- 
talie Moorhead,  Mickey  Rooney,  Mathew 
Betz,  Hank  Mann,  J.  Carrol  Naish,  Eleanor 
Boardman. 

Director,  Al  Herman. 

Direction,  Very  Good.  Photography,  Okay. 


"SECRETS  OF  HOLLYWOOD" 

Lester   F.   Scott   Production  58  mins. 

NOVEL  PRESENTATION  OF  MODERN 
HOLLYWOOD  COMBINED  WITH  STARS 
OF  SILENT  ERA  HAS  COMEDY  KICK. 

A  very  novel  and  clever  use  of  sequences 
from  old  silent  pictures  featuring  a  lot  of 
present-day  stars  as  well  as  others  who 
have  vanished  from  the  limelight.  Opens 
with  a  producer  engaging  a  young  ingenue 
to  play  opposite  Mae  Busch  as  the  latter's 
long  lost  daughter  in  a  typical  meller  plot. 
Miss  Busch  undertakes  to  guide  the  new- 
comer through  the  intricacies  of  studio 
life,  and  this  gives  her  an  opportunity  to 
refer  to  the  work  of  some  of  the  old  time 
celebs  of  the  screen.  She  has  a  yen  for 
collecting  old  stills  of  the  silent  era.  These 
are  referred  to  throughout  the  shooting  of 
the  modern  picture  on  which  they  are 
working,  and  then  the  sequence  from  the 
old  silent  picture  is  run,  with  comments 
by  various  people  in  the  studio  as  it  fin- 
ishes. The  old  silent  shots  bring  plenty 
of  laughs,  run  with  original  silent  titles. 
Then  back  to  the  modern  sequences  as  the 
picture  in  question  is  being  shot  in  the 
studio,  with  all  the  intimate  studio  atmos- 
phere. Good  exploitation  angle  in  the  in- 
genue breaking  into  Hollywood,  as  ail  the 
film  crazed  girls  will  eat  this  part  up. 
Wallace  Beery,  Adolphe  Menjou,  John  Gil- 
bert, Colleen  Moore,  Edmund  Lowe,  Noah 
Beery,  are  among  the  old  silent  players 
presented  in  bits  that  will  bring  the  laughs. 

Cast:  Mae  Busch,  Wally  Wales,  June 
Walters,  George  Cowl,  Norbert  Myles, 
David   Callis,   Tom    Francis,    Ernest   Adams. 

Directors,  George  M.  Merrick,  Holbrook 
Todd;  Author,  Betty  Bainbridge;  Dialoguer, 
same;  Cameraman,  Jules  Cronjager. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Okay. 


Chic  Sale  in 

"LUCKY  DOG" 

Universal  60  mins. 

UNIQUE  THEME  OF  DEVOTION  BE- 
TWEEN MAN  AND  HIS  DOG  IS  WELL 
HANDLED  BUT  APPEAL  IS  SPECIAL. 

Zion  Myers,  who  knows  something  about 
utilizing  animals  on  the  screen,  did  a  very 
creditable  job  in  the  direction  of  this  un- 
usual story  of  a  dog's  faithfulness  to  his 
master.  The  canine  belongs  to  Chic  Sale, 
a  wealthy  gent  who  is  otherwise  without 
friends.  When  Chic,  through  the  dirty 
work  of  enemies,  loses  his  money  and  lands 
in  jail,  the  dog  finds  refuge  with  another 
pup  for  a  while,  then  loses  this  pal  and 
ends  up  without  home  or  food.  Upon  get- 
ting out  of  jail,  Chic,  reduced  to  a  hobo, 
devotes  all  his  time  to  hunting  for  his  lost 
dog,  and  eventually  finds  him.  Because  of 
the  unique  nature  of  the  subject,  its  ap- 
peal is  largely  centered  in  special  audiences, 
principally  those  who  have  a  fondness  and 
sympathy  for  dogs.  The  picture  also  seems 
to  have  possibilities  for  juvenile  perform- 
ances. 

Cast:  Chic  Sale,  Tom  O'Brien,  Harry  Hol- 

man,  Clarance  Geldaft,  "Buster"  the  Won- 
der Dog. 

Director,  Zion  Myers;  Author,  same; 
Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguer,  Roland  Asher; 
Cameraman,  Jerry  Ash;  Recording  Engineer, 
Roy  Hunter;  Editor,  Zion  Myers. 

Direction,  Sympathetic.  Photography,  Fine. 


Jack  Hoxie  in 

"TROUBLE  BUSTERS" 

Majestic  55  mins. 

FAIR  WESTERN  BUILT  PRETTY  MUCH 
ALONG  FAMILIAR  LINES  THAT  WILL 
PLEASE  THE  KIDS  MOST. 

This  is  largely  a  routine  affair  in  the  way 
of  western  yarns.  The  hero,  the  heroine, 
the  villain  who  is  trying  to  cheat  the  girl 
out  of  some  land  on  which  there  is  oil,  and 
other  familiar  characters  are  all  there.  Jack 
Hoxie,  as  the  hero,  gets  in  Dutch  with  the 
heroine,  Kay  Edwards,  when  he  plans  a 
kidnaping  prank  on  the  old  man  and  las- 
soes the  girl  instead  by  mistake.  In  com- 
pany with  a  couple  of  tough  bozos,  Jack 
becomes  involved  in  various  scrapes,  also 
becoming  a  sort  of  guardian  over  the  girl's 
business  affairs.  In  between,  he  is  a  per- 
sistent suitor,  and  eventually,  after  having 
put  to  rout  the  villain  who  was  trying  to 
do  the  heroine  out  of  the  oil  lands,  Jack 
gets  his  romantic  reward.  For  the  less  dis- 
criminating family  houses,  and  for  the  kids, 
it  ought  to  get  by,  especially  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  its  short  length  necessitates  play- 
ing it  with  another  feature.  Henry  L.  Gold- 
stone  produced  it. 

Cast:  Jack  Hoxie,  Lane  Chandler,  Kaye 
Edwards,  Harry  Todd,  Ben  Corbett,  William 
T.  Burt,  Roger  Williams,  Charles  Whittaker, 
and  Diamond  the  Wonder  Horse. 

Director,  Lew  Collins;  Author,  Oliver 
Drake;  Adaptor,  same;  Dialoguer,  same; 
Cameraman,  S  Ray  Luby;  Recording  Engi- 
neer, Earl  Crain. 

Direction,  Okay.   Photography,  Good. 


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50  Outstanding  Features    Set  for  Fall   Release 

[UKOR  TO  SEEK  ADJUSTMENTS  ON  COAST  PROPERTIES 

ndependent  Poster  Firms  Plan  to  Present  Own  Code 


Accessories  Group  to  Hold 

Meeting  in  Washington 

on  Sept.  10 

Independent  poster  companies  afnli- 
ted  with  the  National  Poster  Ser- 
ice  Association,  Inc.,  are  planning 
3  submit  separate  code  proposals  to 
he  NRA  administration.  In  con- 
ection  with  this  effort  to  block  the 
istributor  committee's  proposed 
lause,  which  would  restrain  exhib- 
;ors  from  buying  or  leasing  posters 
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EDUCATIONAL  BOOSTS 
PRODUCTIONACTIVITY 

Coincident  with  plans  for  the  pro- 
uction  of  a  number  of  its  new  sea- 
on's  shorts  in  the  east,  Educational 
nneunces  preparations  for  a  period 
f  the  most  intensive  activity  in 
iore  than  six  month.  With  difficul- 
ies  due  to  the  studio  strike  ironed 
ut,  extra  forces  are  going  to  work 
n  both  east  and  west  coast  to  make 
p  for  the  lost  time,  and  to  keep 
p  with  Fox's  release  program  of 
Educational  shorts. 

First   comedy   to   begin   actual   shooting   will 
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howmens  Pictures 

Boosts  Lineup  to  12 

Showmens  Pictures  has  increased 
;s  1933-34  schedule  from  eight  to 
2  features,  said  Dave  Mountan  yes- 
2rday,  following  his  return  to  New 
'ork  from  the  coast.  Titles  of  the 
dditional  group  will  be  announced 
uthin  a  few  days.     Production  on 

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Clara   Bow  Starting  Next 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Clara  Bow's  next  Fox  pic- 
ture, "Hoopla,"  goes  in  work  Sept.  5. 
Preston  Foster  will  play  opposite  her, 
and  other  members  of  the  cast  include 
Richard  Cromwell,  Minna  Gombell,  Herb- 
ert Mundin  and  Roger  Imhof.  Frank 
Lloyd   will   direct. 


Extras  Appeal  to  Mary  Pickford 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Representatives  of  bit  players  and  extras  yesterday  wired  Mary  Pickford 
in  New  York  urging  her  to  plead  their  cause  at  the  film  code  hearing  in  Washington. 
Miss  Pickford,  who  sent  an  appeal  on  behalf  of  the  extras  to  the  recent  code  con- 
ference in  New  York,  will  be  unable  to  attend  the  Washington  hearings,  but  has 
promised    to   do    all    in    her   power    for   the   extras. 


25%  OF  NEW  LINEUP 
FINISHEDJY  ROACH 

Hal  Roach,  who  has  arrived  in 
New  York  from  the  Coast,  has  com- 
pleted work  on  nearly  25  per  cent 
of  his  1933-34  program  for  M-G-M 
release.  Of  a  total  of  42  shorts 
scheduled,  the  producer  has  finished 
10,  as  follows:  two  Laurel  and 
Hardys,  two  Charlie  Chases,  two  Our 
Gangs;  one  All-Star,  one  Thelma 
Todd-Patsy  Kelly,  one  Broadway 
musical.  Roach  will  remain  in  New 
York  a  week  before  returning  to  the 
Coast. 


RKO  Closes  Product  Deals 
With  Sparks  and  Griffith 

RKO's  1933-34  lineup  of  features 
and  shorts  has  been  booked  by  the 
Sparks  and  Griffith  circuits  of 
Florida  and  Oklahoma  respectively. 
The  deal  comprises  150  houses.  E. 
J.  Sparks  and  Frank  Rodgers  closed 
the  Sparks  deal  with  Jules  Levy  of 
RKO.  R.  E.  Griffith  and  Horace 
Falls  represented  the  Griffith  group 
and  Cresson  Smith  and  Harry  C. 
Cohen  signed  for  RKO. 


18  FILMS  UNDER  WAY 
AT  WARNER  STUDIOS 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Having  just  complet- 
ed "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road,"  "Fe- 
male," "Ever  in  My  Heart,"  "The 
World  Changes"  and  "The  Kennel 
Murder  Case,"  the  Warner-First  Na- 
tional studios  now  have  six  new  pic- 
tures before  the  cameras  and  12 
more  being  prepared.  This  marks 
the  highest  rate  of  activity  at  the 
studios  in  some  time  according  to 
Jack  L.  Warner. 

"Footlight  Parade"  is   practically 
completed.         Others      before      the 

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Sheehan  Setting  Details 
Of  Fox  Production  Abroad 

London — Possibility  of  Fox  start- 
ing production  here  early  next  year 
on  "A  Tale  of  Two  Cities,"  with 
Warner  Baxter  in  the  lead  and 
Frank  Lloyd  directing,  was  indicated 
by  Winfield  Sheehan  on  his  arrival. 
Sheehan  also  admitted  that  his  com- 
pany has  discussed  plans  for  extend- 

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Unusual  Array  of  Big  Films 

Scheduled  for  Fall  Release 


Labor  Board  to  Confer 
On  Studio  Strike  Thurs. 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Difficulties  in  the 
Hollywood  jurisdictional  strike,  due 
to  misinterpretation  of  the  National 
Labor  Board's  decision,  will  be  taken 
up  at  noon  Thursday  at  a  meeting 

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Approximately  50  features  of  out- 
standing merit  in  point  of  produc- 
tion, star  values  and  exploitation 
possibilities  are  scheduled  for  re- 
lease within  the  next  four  months,  a 
Film  Daily  survey  shows.  Among 
these  attractions  as  designated  by 
each  company  are: 

Warner:  "Footlight  Parade";  "The 

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Para.    Head    Will    Make 

Effort  to  Modify 

Mortgages 

Possible  adjustments  on  some  por- 
tions of  the  Paramount  Publix  real 
estate  holdings  on  the  west  coast  will 
be  discussed  by  Adolph  Zukor,  pres- 
ident, who  is  now  en  route  to  Cali- 
fornia to  inspect  the  properties. 
These  interests  include  the  Holly- 
wood studio  of  the  company  and 
other  Hollywood  property;  theater 
and  exchange  holdings  in  the  prin- 
cipal cities  of  the  Pacific  Coast,  and 
a  large  ranch  in  Southern  California 
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SAENGER  FIRMS  ADD 
44  TO  PERSONNEL 


New  Orleans  — ■  Saenger  Theaters 
and  Saenger  Realty  Corp.  have  been 
authorized  by  Federal  Judge  Borah 
to  sign  the  NRA  code,  which,  accord 
ing  to  E.  V.  Richards,  receiver, 
means  the  addition  of  44  to  the  per- 
sonnel. Payroll  increase  will  amount 
to  $980  weekly. 

United  Theaters,  leading  group  of 
subsequent  run  houses,  already  is 
displaying  the  blue  eagle. 


Sparks  and  B.  &  K, 

Sign  Warner  Product 

Sparks  circuit  of  61  houses  in 
Florida  and  the  Balaban  &  Katz 
houses  in  Chicago  have  signed  for 
the  entire  Warner-First  National 
and  Vitaphone  product  for  1933-34, 
Gradwell  Sears  announced  yester- 
day. 


New   Television 

Berlin — A  new  possibility  in  theater 
television  is  seen  in  a  large-screen 
demonstration  at  the  radio  exhibition 
here.  The  screen  is  12  by  9  feet. 
Sponsor  of  the  display  is  German  Fern- 
sehe  A.  G.,  in  which  Baird  Television 
is   said    to   hold   an    interest. 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug.  31,  1933 


Vol.  LXtll.  No.  52    Thurs.,  Aug  31,1933     Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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Federation  Filing  Brief  on  4  Main   Issues 

Briefs  covering  four  major  controversial  issues  will  be  filed  by  the  Federation  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Industry,  headed  by  P.  S.  Harrison,  with  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy 
administrator  in  charge  of  the  film  code.  The  clauses  concerned  are:  against  restric- 
tions on  double  features,  against  compulsory  block  booking,  against  interchangeability 
of  playing  time  by  circuits  and  for  the  right  to  buy  product  in  the  open  market.  The 
Federation's  board  of  directors,  at  a  meeting  yesterday,  planned  a  session  for  next 
Tuesday  at  3  o'clock,  when  the  briefs  will  be  considered.  Attorney  Jacob  Schechter, 
counsel  for  the  organization,  will  represent  it  at  the  Washington  industry  code  hearing 
Sept.    12. 


Barnstyn  Joins  Resolute 
As  Foreign  Sales  Manager 

Jack  Barnstyn  has  been  appointed 
foreign  sales  manager  of  Resolute 
Pictures,  it  is  announced  by  Presi- 
dent Herbert  R.  Ebenstein.  This 
rounds  out  the  executive  personnel 
of  the  organization  in  every  key  de- 
partment. Others  include  J.  H.  Gold- 
berg, general  sales  manager;  Alfred 
T.  Mannon  and  Walter  Futter,  pro- 
duction; Alec  Moss,  advertising  and 
publicity. 

Barnstyn  plans  to  leave  for  Eu- 
rope late  in  September.  His  itinerary 
will  include  London  and  every  im- 
portant city  on  the  Continent. 

Mannon  left  for  the  Coast  last  Sat- 
urday to  start  production  on  the  com- 
pany's present  season's  .program. 


Brandt  Calls  Indie  Confab 
On  Code  in  N.  Y.  Sept.  5 

Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the  In- 
dependent Theater  Owners  of  New 
York,  has  invited  every  independent 
exhibitor  organization  of  the  east 
to  send  representatives  to  a  meeting 
to  be  held  at  the  Astor  Hotel,  Tues- 
day, Sep.  5  at  1  P.  M.,  to  prepare 
for  the  defence  of  the  independent 
exhibitors  by  inviting  all  associa- 
tions to  a  meeting  in  Washington, 
Sept.  10th,  when  definite  plans  for 
the  code  hearing  to  be  held  Sept. 
12th  will  be  formulated. 


Principal  Gets  "Cuba" 

"Cuba,"  dealing  with  conditions  on 
that  island  and  produced  by  Harold 
McCracken,  will  be  released  by  Prin- 
cipal Pictures.  Special  Cuban  music 
is  being  arranged  by  Nat  D.  Ayer. 
Narrative  will  be  delivered  by  Da- 
vid Ross,  radio  announcer.  Mc- 
Cracken plans  to  make  next  a  fea- 
ture in  northern  Africa  with  a  cast 
of  Europeans  and  natives. 


W.  Brandt  as  NRA  Parade  Marshal 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  who  has  been 
appointed  head  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture division  for  the  President's  Day 
celebration  in  connection  with  the 
NRA  on  Sept.  13,  has  named  Wil- 
liam Brandt,  president  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Theater  Owners,  as  chief 
marshal  for  the  industry  in  the 
mammoth  parade  scheduled  for  the 
demonstration.  Film  business  em- 
ployers and  employees  will  partici- 
pate side-by-side,  said  O'Reilly  yes- 
tei'day.  More  than  100,000  persons 
are  expected  to  take  part  in  the  par- 
ade, he  stated. 


Release  Dates  on  11 

Are  Set  by  Paramount 

Paramount  has  fixed  release  dates 
on  11  features  running  to  Nov.  1. 
The  schedule  is  as  follows:  Sept.  1, 
"One  Sunday  Afternoon";  Sept.  8, 
"Torch  Singer";  Sept.  15,  "To  the 
Last  Man"  and  "Too  Much  Har- 
mony"; Sept.  22,  "Golden  Harvest"; 
Sept.  29,  "Take  a  Chance";  Oct.  6, 
"I'm  no  Angel";  Oct.  13,  "The  Way 
of  Love";  Oct.  20,  "Tillie  and  Gus"; 
Oct.  27,  "Duck  Soup"  and  "White 
Woman." 


Leeway  for  Writers 

Is  Urged  by  Lawson 

That  the  interests  of  efficiency  and 
better  productions  would  be  served 
if  writers  were  given  more  leeway 
and  responsibility  is  the  opinion  of 
John  Howard  Lawson,  president  of 
the  Screen  Writers'  Guild,  just  back 
from  the  coast.  Lawson,  who  is  in 
New  York  preparatory  to  going  to 
Washington  on  Sept.  12  in  the 
Guild's  fight  against  the  producer 
code,  condemns  the  practice  of  as- 
signing several  writers  to  the  same 
story  without  letting  them  know  of 
the  multiple  assignments,  and  then 
taking  the  best  ideas  from  each 
script  and  turning  them  over  to  still 
another  writer,  who  gets  credit  for 
the  entire  work.  This  breaks  the 
morale  of  writers,  Lawson  says. 

The  clause  in  the  code  which  pro- 
hibits a  creative  artist  from  nego- 
tiating with  another  producer  until 
30  days  before  expiration  of  an  ex- 
isting contract  is  the  one  most 
strenuously   opposed    by   the    Guild, 


"Bur.  of  Missing  Persons" 
Getting  Big  Exploitation 

Warner  Bros,  will  put  a  big  ex- 
ploitation campaign  behind  "Bureau 
of  Missing  Persons,"  to  herald  the 
world  premiere  of  the  picture  at  the 
Stanton,  Philadelphia,  Sept.  15. 
Charlie  Einfeld  has  ordered  his  en- 
tire advertising  and  publicity  depart- 
ment to  drop  everything  else  and 
concentrate  on  "Bureau  of  Missing 
Persons' "  exploitation.  He  is  send- 
ing Bert  Perkins  to  Philadelphia  to 
assist  Harry  Goldberg  for  the  open- 
ing, and  has  assigned  Lee  Blumberg 
to  handle  the  New  York  campaign  in 
cooperation  with  the  regular  Warner 
Metropolitan   theater   staff. 


Irene  Rich  Is  Hostess  at  Fair 
Chicago — Irene  Rich  has  assumed 
her  duties  as  hostess  at  the  Horti- 
cultural  Building   at   A    Century  of 
Progress  for  a  period  of  two  weeks. 


DOROTHY  LEE,  who  rushed  to  New  Yort 
between  pictures  at  RKO  in  order  to  play  I 
the  musical  film,  "Take  A  Chance",  left  for 
Hollywood    yesterday    by    plane. 

RAQUEL    TORRES,    CLARENCE    ERICKSEN    of. 
the    United    Artists    legal    staff,    and    SIGMUND 
ROMBERG  were  aboard  the  Majestic  sailing  ye 
terday    for    Europe. 

A.  C.  BLUMENTHAL  is  back  in  New  Yoll 
from    London. 

JOHN  KRIMSKY,  co-producer  of  "Empeti 
Jones"  for  United  Artists,  sailed  for  Europe  ye 
terday  on  the  Washington.  He  will  join  Y 
partner,  Gifford  Cochran,  in  Paris  for  eoi 
ferences  with  Rene  Clair  regarding  the  makii 
of    a    talkie    in    English. 

HOWARD  S.  CULLMAN  of  the  original  Ro 
returns    today    from    Washington,    D.   C. 

KATHERINE    ALEXANDER,    New    York   actrf 

signed     by    M-G-M,    arrived    yesterday    on    ti 
coast. 

HAL  ROACH  is  in  New  York  for  a  short  bul_, 
ness   conference   on    product   plans   for    1933-34. 

CHARLES  STERN,  United  Artists  district 
manager,    is    back    in    Boston. 

W.  A.  SCULLY  and  W.  F.  ROGERS  of  M 
G-M   are   in    Boston. 

EDDIE  CORCORAN,  Paramount  exploiter  c 
in   Boston. 

JOHN  W.  HICKS  and  EUGENE  ZUKOR,  boll 
of  the  Paramount  foreign  department,  are  M\ 
back    in    New    York   from    Europe    in    October. 

MONTE  BRICE  and  WILLIAM   ROWLAND  at.] 
planning  a   trip   to   the   Coast  following  comple 
tion  of  "Take  a  Chance"  at  the  Eastern  Servict 
Studio. 

ADOLPH  ZUKOR  is  en  route  to  the  coait 
accompanied    by    JOHN    C.    FLINN. 

REG  REUBENSON,  exporter,  arrived  in  Ne» 
York    yesterday    from     London. 

LAURENCE  STALLINGS  arrives  in  New  > orl 
Tuesday  on   the    lie  de   France. 

HERSCHEL  STUART  arrives  in  New  York  to 
morrow     from     Detroit. 

CHESTER  BEECROFT  leaves  tomorrow  fc 
Tampa,  accompanied  by  FRANK  GATTERI,  hi 
newly    appointed    assistant. 


Helen  Dunbar  Dead 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAivA 

Hollywood  —  Helen  Dunbar 
leading  woman  for  Francis  X.  Bush 
man  in  the  old  Essanay  days,  an< 
later  under  contract  to  Jesse  L 
Lasky,  died  this  week  at  the  horri' 
of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  James  Bush 


Chicago  Foreign  House  Opens 

Chicago — A  new  Russian  talkie  I 
"Patriots  to  Order,"  opens  at  th' 
World  Playhouse  on  Labor  Day. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Eastern  Non-Theatrical  Producer 
meet  to  discuss  proposed  NRA  code,  Adver 
tising   Club,    New   York,   6:30   P.    M. 

Today:  Hearing  on  Laboratory  Code  befor. 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  NRA  Deputy  Administra 
tor,  U.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce  B t dg • ) 
Washington.      10  A.   M. 

Sept.  7:  Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  E„  Chi 
cago  Section,  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Chicagol 

Sept.  10-12:  Annual  convention  of  Southeast! 
ern  Theater  Owners  Ass'n,  Atlanta. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  oil 
officers 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 


JANET 


GAYNOR 

WARNER 

BAXTER 


in 


PADDY 

the  Next  Best  Thins 

With  Walter  Connolly,  Harvey  Stephens, 
Margaret  Lindsay,  Mary  McCormic.  Screen 
play  by  Edwin  Burke.  From  Gertrude 
Page's  novel.  Directed  by  Harry  Lachman. 


S.R.O.  at  Radio  City  Music  Hall  almost 
the  minute  the  doors  opened.  Current 
terrific  pace  now  practically  at  levels  of 
"Cavalcade"  (present  record-holder).  Trade 
press:  great.  Newspapers:  raves.  Word-of- 
mouth:  tremendous! 


■Sfc  M.  P.  Daily:  This  looks  like  one  of  the  big  box  office  pictures 
of  the  year.  The  word -of- mouth  advertising  will  stand  them  up. 

*■  N.  Y.  Daily  Mirror.  It's  better  than  "Daddy  Long  Legs".  All 
the  elements  of  movie  entertainment  are  present.  Paddy  is  Janet's 
best  role  in  ages. 

^  N.  Y.  Times:  One  of  the  best  roles  Janet  Gaynor  has  had  during 
her  motion  picture  career. 

$£  N.  Y.  American :  Grand  fun  entirely.  Makes  the  world  ready  to  laugh 
or  cry  when  they  do.  Any  audience  will  meet  it  more  than  half  way. 

ifc  N.Y.  World-Telegram:  Sure-fire  entertainment.  A  delightful 
piece  of  romantic  fluff  that  will  repay  you  for  going  to  see  it. 

■3fc  N.  Y.  Daily  News:  Will  appeal  to  the  little  star's  admirers 
wherever  it  is  shown  .    .  imbued  with  charm. 

™  N.  Y.  Eve.  Post:  Extremely  well  done.  The  town's  fans  can  take 
a  run  up  to  Radio  City  Music  Hall  without  fear  of  disappointment. 

^  N.  Y.  Eve.  Journal:  An  entertaining  piece  charming  its  audiences 
with  gay  romance.  ~  -- 

*fc  Film  Daily:  The  swellest  kind  of  entertainment  for  the  young 
and  old  of  every  class. 

Variety  (Hollywood   Bulletin):  "Paddy"  will  rank  with  "State 
Fair"  as  a  moneymaker.    An  audience  picture  from  start  to  finish. 


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4  STARS         N 

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from  Liberty  Magazine 


FOR  A 


A  FRANK  CAPRA  PRODUCTION 


WARREN     WILLIAM 

MAY     ROBS  ON         GUY     KIBBEE 

Glenda  Farrell        Ned  Sparks        Jean  Parker 

Walter  Connolly         Barry  Norton 

^^_^  Screen  play  by  Story  by 

■k.   ROBERT    RISKIN       DAMON    RUNYON 


RES  from  the  NEW leader-  COLUMBIA 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Aug.  31,  193 j 


ADOLPHZUKORTOSEEK 

COAST  ADJUSTMENTS 


(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

where  many  film  exteriors  are  made. 

Before  leaving  New  York,  Zukor 
said: 

"As  an  important  part  of  the  re- 
organization of  Paramount  we  feel 
that  certain  adjustments  of  our  West 
Coast  real  estate  mortgages  are  nec- 
essary. While  in  California  I  shall 
make  careful  study  of  the  entire  sit- 
uation with  a  view  to  making  pos- 
sible recommendations  for  changes  in 
these  obligations  which  will  be  of 
great  benefit  to  Paramount  and  to 
the  various  owners  of  these  commit- 
ments." 

Zukor  was  accompanied  on  his  trip 
by  John  C.  Flinn,  who  is  in  charge 
of  Paramount's  special  exploitation 
department. 


18  Films  Under  Way 

At  Warner  Studios 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

cameras  Include  "From  Headquart- 
ers," "Son  of  the  Gobs,"  "Havana 
Widows,"  "House  on  56th  Street" 
and  "Business  is  a  Pleasure,"  Tech- 
nicolor musical  two-reeler. 

In  preparation  are  "The  College 
Coach,"  "Sweethearts  Forever," 
"British  Agent,"  "Broadway  and 
Back,"  "King  of  Fashion,"  "The 
Finger  Man,"  "As  the  Earth  Turns," 
"Dark  Hazard,"  "Convention  City," 
"Easy  to  Love,"  "Ever  in  My  Heart" 
and  "The  Shakedown." 


Indie  Poster  Firms 

Plan  Separate  Code 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
and  advertising  accessories  from  any 
source  other  than  the  manufactur- 
er or  distributor,  the  poster  associa- 
tion will  hold  a  meeting  in  Washing- 
ton on  Sept.  10,  two  days  prior  to 
the  NRA  hearing  on  the  film  indus- 
try code.  George  P.  Aarons  of  Phil- 
adelphia, secretary  of  the  organiza- 
tion, is  active  in  its  plans  to  oppose 
the   distributor  recommendation. 


Showmens  Pictures 

Boosts  Lineup  to  12 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

"Public  Stenographer,"  first  picture 
on  his  new  season  program,  begins 
immediately  at  the  coast. 

Showmens  Pictures  is  increasing 
negative  costs  25  per  cent,  said 
Mountan.  He  plans  to  use  more 
star  names  in  his  pictures. 


Resolute  Sells  Territories 

Resolute  Pictures  has  closed  a  deal 
with  Harry  Thomas  tor  distribution  ot 
the  12  Resolute  features  through  First 
Division  offices  in  the  Pittsburgh,  Cleve- 
land and  Cincinnati  territories.  Al  Man- 
non  of  Resolute  has  also  arranged  for 
Detroit  territory  distribution  through  Ex- 
cellent Pictures  of  that  city.  The  First 
Division  deal  was  handled  by  Herbert 
Ebenstein  and  Joe  Goldberg  of  Resolute. 
Negotiations  are  now  under  way  for  the 
placing  of  contracts  for  the  release 
of  the  features  on  the  west  coast  and 
Chicago   territories. 


NCWhi 

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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•      •      •     IF  SOME  well  known  Showmen  have  been  missing 

from  film  ranks  recently chances  are  you  will  find  'em 

on  the  roster  of  the  Century  of  Progress helping  to  put 

over  the  World's  Fair  at  Chi  with  the  ole  ballyhoo  so  essential 

wherever  a   Spectacular  Presentation  is  needed in  any 

line  of  biz  and  their  record  of  achievement  is  now  his- 
tory forming  a  Bright  Page  which  will  redound  to  the 
credit  of  Showmen  in  all  amusement  fields 


•      •      •     IN  THE  process  of  building  this  giant  world  expo- 
sition  the  "show  angle"  was  almost  lost  sight  of  in  an 

over-emphasis  of  art,  architecture  and  engineering time 

drew  near  for  the  opening and  the  question  arose 

"Who  is  to  run  the  show?" for  after  all,  it  is  a  show 

a  $25,000,000  production potential  patrons  from 

the  four  corners  of  the  earth  had  to  be  lured  with  Entertainment 
and  Spectacle to  make  it  a  financial  success 


•  •  •  SO  THE  officials  wisely  decided  to  set  up  an  or- 
ganization of  Showmen called  the  Special  Feature  Divi- 
sion  this  department  controls  the  seven  "special  fea- 
tures"   of   the    Exposition also    some    75    shows,    rides, 

games as  well  as  supervising  all  cafes,  restaurants  and 

night  clubs  on  the  grounds and  with  the  following  Show- 

ment  setup,  the  Exposition  sold  the  Paying  Public 


•  •      •     THE    CHIEF    is    Albert    N.    Gonsior a   vet 

theater  manager,  operator  and  owner J.  Maxwell  Joice, 

Chief  of  the  Amusement  Section with  13  years'  experi- 
ence in  motion  picture  theaters,  as  house  manager,  press  agent 

and  general  exploitation  with  big  companies Frank  C. 

Perry,  Supervisor  of  the  Midway formerly  with  Keith's 

Indianapolis,  Shuberts  and  Kunsky-Trendle  (later  Publix) 

Raymond  M.  Koch,  Supervisor  of  the  Sky  Ride 15  years 

in  show  biz,  starting  as  assistant  manager  in  Iowa,  later  with 
Publix-Balaban  &  Katz,  and  manager  of  the  Hippodrome  un- 
der RKO 

#  #  *  # 

•  •      •     THEN  THERE  is   George  C.  Rice,  Supervisor  of 

Lama  Temple he  started  with  Alger  Brothers  Theaters 

in   Urbana  in   1923,  later   with   Balaban  &   Katz C.  L. 

Hunter,  Supervisor  for  Northerly  Island,  for  12  years  with  Luna 

Amusement  Co.  at  Lafayette,  Ind. Robert  M.  LaFollette, 

Supervisor  of  the  South,  or  Rainbow  Area,  in  show  biz  in  48 

states  and  19  foreign  countries Harrington  Adams,  first 

director  of  the  John  H.  Rogers  organizashe,  staging  minstrels 

and  musical  comedies,  later  producing  on  his  own A.  L. 

Vollmann,  Supervisor  of  "The  World  A  Million  Years  Ago," 
former  theater  operator  in  Seattle,  and  for  20  years  handling 
big  outdoor  civic  spectacles 


•  •      •     IN  ADDITION  there  are  countless  concessionaires 

all  well  known  Showmen,  many  of  the  Films 

including  C.  C.  Pyle,  Jack  Fine,  Harry  Illion,  Nat  D.  Rodgers, 
Duke  Mills,  Doc   M.  A.  Couney,  Cliff  Wilson,  Harry  Cochran, 

Leo  McDonald,  Ernie  Young,  Lew  Dufour,  Joe  Rogers 

S-o-o! if  the  Chi  Big  Show  has  gone  over these 

are  the  Showmen  Boys  who  turned  the  trick 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  BIG  DOIN'S  at  the  Capitol  tonite  for  world  pre- 
miere  of   "Broadway   to   Hollywood" 1500    actors   from 

Friars,  Lambs,  NVA  in  audience with  an  NBC  coast-to- 
coast  hookup  at  11:30  plugging  the  show  as  the  opening  gun 
of  the  new  movie  season  for  Loew  theaters  in  60  cities 


«  «  «       »  »  » 


50  BIG  PICTURES 
FOR  FALL  RELEAS! 


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World  Changes,"  with  Paul  Mun 
"British  Agent,"  with  Leslie  Howl 
ard;  "The  Finger  Man,"  with  Jame| 
Cagney;  "Wonder  Bar"  with  Al  Jol 
son;  "Ever  in  My  Heart,"  and  "Th] 
Kennel  Murder  Case,"  with  Williai 
Powell  and  Mary  Astor. 

RKO:  "Little  Women,"  with  Kath| 
arine  Hepburn;  "Flying  Down  t 
Rio,"  musical;  "Ann  Vickers,"  "Ma' 
of  Two  Worlds,"  "Son  of  Kong,"  an 
"Breaker  of  Hearts,"  with  Joh, 
Barrymore  and  Katharine  Hepburi 

Paramount:  "Song  of  Songs, 
"Torch  Singer,"  "The  Way  to  Love, 
with  Maurice  Chevalier;  "I'm  N 
Angel,"  with  Mae  West;  "Design  fo 
Living,"  "Duck  Soup,"  with  the  Foul 
Marx  Brothers,  and  "White  Wo 
man." 

Fox:  "Fox  Movietone  Follies, 
"Marionettes,"  "Pilgrimage,"  "Ber 
keley  Square,"  "My  Weakness,"  wit 
Lilian  Harvey,  and  "The  Power  an 
the  Glory." 

M-G-M:  "Dinner  at  Eight, 
"Broadway  to  Hollywood,"  "Nigh 
Flight,"  "Eskimo,"  "Hollywood  Par 
ty,"  "Queen  Christina,"  with  Gret 
Garbo  and  John  Gilbert;  "The  Ca| 
and  the  Fiddle,"  "Meet  the  Baron, 
with  Jack  Pearl;  "Tarzan  and  Hi 
Mate,"  and  "The  Late  Christophe 
Bean." 

Columbia:  "Lady  for  a  Day,"  "I 
Man's  Castle"  and  "My  Woman." 

Universal:  "The  Great  Ziegfeld, 
"Invisible  Man,"  "Only  Yesterday,' 
"Zest,"  "Imitation  of  Life"  and  "Th. 
Return  of  Frankenstein." 

United  Artists:  "The  Empero 
Jones,"  "The  Bowery,"  "Romai 
Scandals,"  with  Eddie  Cantor;  "Mou 
lin  Rouge,"  "Nana,"  with  Anna  Sten 
and  "Gallant  Lady,"  with  Ann  Hard 
ing  and  Clive  Brook. 

Stronger  properties  from  indepen 
dent  producers  also  are  promised  bj 
the  leaders  of  that  group.  Monograrr 
is  now  making  "Sweetheart  of  Sig 
ma  Chi,"  which  will  be  classed  as  its 
finest  production.  Majestic  will  re 
lease  as  its  best  offerings,  "Ms 
Life,"  the  autobiography  of  Isadora 
Duncan;  "The  Sin  of  .Nora  Moran,' 
and  "Wild  Geese." 


MANY  UAPPV  RETUBNS: 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

August  31 


Hugh   Harman 
Si   Seadler 


John    Garrick 


Frank   Marsales 
Fredric   March 


THE 


Thursday,  Aug.  31,1933 


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DAILY 


fHEATER  CHANGES  REPORTED  BY  FILM  BOARDS  OF  TRADE 


ALABAMA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

IRMINGHAM  —  Norwood,  transferred  to 
N.  H.  Waters  by  Joe  Steed.  Trianon — 
transferred  to  Rialto  Theater  Company  by 
RKO.  GREENSBORO  — Opera  House, 
transferred  to  Portis  Cade  by  W.  H.  Bur- 
ham. 

Closings 

;i*TAW  —  Ro.xy.  MARION  —  Bonita. 
OZARK— Carwell. 

ARIZONA 
Closing 

.LENDALE— Rainbow. 

Opening 
VIN  SLOW— Rialto. 

ARKANSAS 
Closings 

JAN  V1LLE— Pastime.  EEPANTO— Rialto. 
OZARK— Ozark.     STAMPS— Brown's. 

CALIFORNIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

tl  '  ,'FRESNO — Lyceum,  transferred  to  Wiley 
Conley  by  T.  Miwa.  LAJOLLA — Gran- 
ada, transferred  to  Westland  Theater  by 
L.  Stutz.  LOS  ANGELES  —  Cameo, 
transferred  to  H.  L.  Gumbiner  by  Fox- 
Principal.  Tower,  transferred  to  H.  L. 
Gumbiner  by  Fox-Principal.  Iris,  trans- 
ferred to  American  Theater  by  Fox  West 
Coast.  OAKLAND — Imperial,  transferred 
to  Arthur  Barnett  by  Robert  R.  Helm. 
ONTARIO — Granada,  transferred  to  M. 
Anderson  by  Fox  West  Coast.  ROSE- 
VILLE — Rose,  transferred  to  John  Peters 
and  James  Lima  by  Max  Blumenfeld.  SAN 
DIEGO — Broadway,  transferred  to  John 
F.  Keogh  by  E.  A.  Edmonds.  WHITTIER 
— Scenic,  transferred  to  Whittier  Amuse- 
ment Co.  by  Fox  West  Coast.  Wardman's, 
transferred  to  Whittier  Amusement  Co.  by 
■     R.    Wilkes.       Whittier     (formerly    Warner's 

,1  i    Whittier),    transferred    to    Whittier    Amuse- 

n  j     ment    Co.    by    Warner    Bros. 

Closing 

'OROVILLE— Rex.    SUISUN    —   Arlington. 
WALNUT    GROVE— Imperial. 
Openings 

ANAHEIM  — Anaheim.     CLOVIS    —    Rex. 

.     LAKE     ARROWHEAD     —     Arrowhead. 

1  LOMITA  —  Lomita.  LOS  ANGELES— 
Mirror;  Rosebud.  OAKLAND  —  Para- 
mount. QUINCY— Quincy.  SAN  FRAN- 
CISCO—Filmarte.       SAN     RAFAEL— Or- 

j     pheus. 

COLORADO 
Changes  in  Ownership 

DEL  NORTE — Princess,  transferred  to 
Everett  Cole  by  Dave  Hess.  DENVER— 
Alladin,  transferred  to  General  Theaters, 
Inc.,  by  Colorado  Cons.  Theaters;  Denver, 
transferred  to  General  Theaters,  Inc.,  by 
Mountain  States  Theater  Corp. ;  Paramount, 
transferred  to  General  Theaters  by  Moun- 
i  tain  States  Theater  Corp. ;  Rialto,  trans- 
ferred to  General  Theaters,  Inc.,  by  Colo- 
rado Consolidated  Theaters;  Tabor,  sold 
to  General  Theaters  by  Colorado  Consoli- 
dated Theater.  GRAND  JUNCTION— 
Mesa,  transferred  to  Rex  Amusement  Co. 
by  Mountain  States  Theater  Corp.  GREE- 
LEY— Rex,  transferred  to  Greeley  Theater 
Company      by      Mountain      States      Theater 

J  Corp. ;  Sterling — transferred  to  J.  H. 
Cooper  by  Mountain  States  Theater  Corp. 
PUEBLO — Palm,  transferred  to  H.  J. 
Cooper  by  A.  Goodstein ;  Rialto,  transferred 
to  J.  H.  Cooper  by  A.  Goodstein.  WRAY 
— Wray  (formerly  Blanchard),  transferred 
to  J.   K.   Powell  by  Mrs.  Myrtle  Blanchard. 

Openings 

ALMA— Alma.    DEL  NORTES— Princess. 

DELAWARE 
Changes  in  Ownership 

GEORGETOWN  —  Sussex,  transferred  to 
Sussex  and  Palace  Amusement  Co.  by  Sus- 
sex Amusement  Co.  SEAFORD— Palace, 
transferred  to  Sussex  Palace  &  Amusement 
Co.  by  Sussex  Amusement  Co. 

FLORIDA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

AVON    PARK — Avon,   transferred   to   Harbot 
Amusement    Co.,    Inc.,    by    H.    R.    Kistler. 
STARKE — Ritz,    transferred    to    Mma    Ma- 
nassa  by  R.  F.   Demarest. 
Opening 

CROSS    CITY— Princess. 

GEORGIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ATLANTA — Strand,  transferred  to  Bailey 
Amusement   Co.   by   Bijou   Amusement   Co. 


GLENNVILLE  —  State,  transferred  to 
Dewey  Adamson  by  J.  A.  Alexander. 
JACKSON — New  Lyric,  transferred  to 
Geo.    Deraney  by   Paul   P.   Stancil. 

Opening 

SOCIAL    CIRCLE— Social. 

IDAHO 
Opening 

COTTONWOOD— Orpheum. 
ILLINOIS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CHICAGO— Amo,     transferred    to    B.    &    K. 


Amusement  Co.  by  Amo  Theater  Co. ; 
Argmore,  transferred  to  Essaness  Theater 
Co.  by  J.  Pastor ;  Clark  (formrely  Adelphi, 
legit),  transferred  to  Lubliner  &  Trinzl; 
Hamlin,  transferred  to  Y  &  S  Theater  Co. 
by  Hamlin  Co.;  New  Mable,  transferred 
to  Ed.  Nickolem  by  Walter  C.  Thoss ; 
World  (formerly  Playhouse,  legit),  trans- 
ferred to  Teitel  &  Vicdomini.  CRYS- 
TAL LAKE— El  Tover,  transferred  to  El 
Tover  Theater  Co.  by  Polka  Bros.  DE 
KALB — Fargo,  transferred  to  Lekay  The- 
ater   Co.    by    Polka   Bros.      FREEPORT— 


Patio,  transferred  to  Frank  Ford  by  Free- 
port,  111.,  Theater  Co.  GENEVA— Fargo, 
transferred  to  Lekay  Theater  Co.  by  Polka 
Bros.  SPRINGFIELD— Pantheon,  trans- 
ferred to  Tony   Sena  by  Clark   &  Sora. 

Closings 

CHICAGO— Casino,     Julian,     Majestic,     Mid 
City,    Tivoli. 

Openings 

CHICAGO— World.     CHRISMAN— Empire. 
HENRY— Henry. 


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SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Harry   Sweet  and  Harry  Gribbon  in 
"Suits   to    Nuts" 


RKO 


18  mins. 


Fair 


Opens  with  a  court  room  scene  done 
in  burlesque.  The  two  lads  are  de- 
fending Tom  Kennedy,  on  trial  as  a 
"peeping  Tom."  They  succeed  in 
convicting  Kennedy.  Later  the  boys 
are  about  to  be  ejected  from  their 
hotel  for  non-payment  of  rent. 
They  offer  to  collect  back  rent  due 
from  Kennedy,  who  is  also  a  guest. 
They  break  into  his  apartment  and 
then  the  slap-stick  stuff  starts.  Some 
bits  of  good  comedy  but  not  enough 
to  put  it  over. 

Bobby   Clark   and   Paul   McCullough 

in 

"Love  and  Hisses" 

RKO  18  mins. 

Average    Comedy 

As   a   couple   of  hired  kidnappers 

who  are  assigned  to  capture  a  girl 

so    that    she    may    elope    with    her 

sweetheart,  the  lads  put  over  some 

new   gags   and    plenty   of    old   ones. 

They  walk  and  run  into  trouble  and 

succeed   in   wiggling   their   way   out 

each   time.      Several    sequences    are 

snappy  and  will  bring   spontaneous 

laughter.     The  finish  is  weak. 

Tom  and  Jerry  in 

"Doughnuts" 

RKO  8  mins. 

Okay 

Tom  and  Jerry  believe  they  are 
the  world  champion  doughnut  mak- 
ers, so  they  enter  the  Bakers  Con- 
vention and  compete  for  honors. 
Many  new  ways  to  make  doughnuts 
are  introduced  by  the  lads.  It  all 
ends  up  when  some  booze  is  dumped 
into  the  dough  and  everyone  goes 
daffy  and  the  boys  win  the  prize. 
Good  animation,  but  only  fair  gags. 


"Rough  on  Rats" 

Aesop's  Fables 

RKO  8  mins. 

A  Dandy 

Harry  Bailey  of  the  Fables  staff 
is  credited  with  this  cartoon,  which 
stands  out  above  the  average.  It 
is  about  three  little  kittens  and  a  big, 
bad  rat.  The  gags  are  fast  and 
funny  and  the  kiddies  should  like  it 
immensely. 

"Antwerp" 

Vagabond  Adventure 

RKO  10  mins. 

Fair  Travelogue 

Alois  Havrilla,  narrator,  explains 
many  interesting  scenes  in  and 
around  Antwerp.  Life  of  the  fish 
mongers,  barge  men  and  women  and 
several  shots  of  the  city  and  places 
of  outstanding  interest  are  shown 
and  explained.    Photography  is  fine. 


Musical  Shorts  Popular 

Public  taste  for  musical  shorts  is 
becoming  more  pronounced,  according  to 
Fred  Quimby,  short  subject  sales  man- 
ager for  M-G-M.  He  finds  a  general 
improvement   in   shorts. 


Will  Rogers  in 

"DOCTOR  BULL" 

Fox  76    mins. 

GREAT  FOR  WILL  ROGERS'  FANS. 
SYMPATHETICALLY  TOLD  DRAMA  OF  A 
COUNTRY  DOCTOR. 

John  Ford  has  caught  the  atmosphere  of 
a  small  Connecticut  village  with  the  utmost 
fidelity  in  filming  "The  Last  Adam,"  novel 
by  James  Gould  Cozzens.  He  has  infused 
its  characters  with  naturalness  as  their  lives 
come  in  contact  with  the  country  doctor 
around  whom  the  story  revolves.  The  na- 
ture of  the  story  makes  for  looseness  of 
construction,  but  nevertheless  it  moves 
along  with  audience  interest  well  in  hand. 
Rogers,  playing  the  doctor,  adjusts  illnesses 
ranging  from  paralysis  to  cow  ailments. 
Eventually  he  gets  in  a  jam  with  the  local 
bigwigs  over  a  diphtheria  epidemic  and  is 
ousted  from  his  post  as  health  doctor.  But 
his  love  affair  with  the  village  widow  mate- 
rializes at  this  crisis  and  everything  ends 
happily. 

Cast:  Will  Rogers,  Vera  Allen,  Marian 
Nixon,  Howard  Lally,  Berton  Churchill, 
Louise  Dresser,  Rochelle  Hudson,  Tempe 
Pigott,  Elizabeth  Patterson,  Nora  Cecil, 
Ralph  Morgan,  Andy  Devine,  Patsy  O'Byrne, 
Veda  Buckland,  Effie  Elssler  and  Helen 
Freeman. 

Director,  John  Ford;  Author,  James  Gould 
Cozzens;  Adaptor,  Paul  Green;  Dialoguer, 
James  Storn;  Cameraman,  George  Schneider- 
man;   Recording   Engineer,   E.   F.   Grossman. 

Direction,  Splendid     Photography,  Grade  A. 


Carole  Lombard  in 

"BRIEF  MOMENT" 

with    Gene    Raymond 
Columbia  71   mins. 

CAROLE  LOMBARD  REGISTERS  STRONG 
AS  TORCH  SINGER  IN  APPEALING  SO- 
CIETY DRAMA. 

Sophisticated  entertainment  that  will  ap- 
peal to  the  masses  and  prove  thoroughly 
saitsfying.  It  is  colorfully  set  against  a 
background  of  lavishly  furnished  apart- 
ments, glittering  night  clubs  and  luxurious 
settings.  The  story  concerns  Carole  Lom- 
bard, torch  singer  in  a  popular  night  club, 
who  marries  Gene  Raymond,  scion  of  a 
family  of  wealth.  Gene  provides  his  wife 
with  everything  that  money  can  buy,  living 
up  to  his  $4,000  a  month  allowance.  Carole 
tires  of  the  easy  life  and  urges  Gene  to 
find  gainful  employment.  He  makes  sev- 
eral attempts,  but  invariably  fails  to  keep 
his  pledge.  It  is  not  until  Carole  leaves 
him  that  he  comes  to  his  senses.  Miss 
Lombard  is  delightful  and  wears  a  num- 
ber of  ultra  fashionable  gowns.  Raymond 
was  never  better.  An  outstanding  piece  of 
work  is  contributed  by  Arthur  Hohl  as  the 
night  club  owner  who  loves  and  protects 
Carole. 

Cast:  Carole  Lombard,  Gene  Raymond, 
Monroe  Owsley,  Donald  Cook,  Reginald 
Mason,  Theresa  Maxwell  Conover,  Florence 
Britton,  Jameson  Thomas,  Arthur  Hohl,  Her- 
bert Evans. 

Director,  David  Burton;  Author,  S  N. 
Behrman;  Scenarist,  Brian  Marlow;  Dialog- 
uer, same;  Editor,  Gene  Havlick;  Camera- 
man, Teddy  Tetzlaff;  Recording  Engineer, 
Glenn  Rominger. 

Direction,  Excellent.  Photography,  Very 
Fine. 


Educational  Boosts 

Production  Activity 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
probably  be  a  Tom  Howard,  the  first  of  his 
new  series  of  two-reelers.  Preparation  of  the 
story  is  nearing  completion  and  camera  work 
is  expected  to  start  within  a  few  days  at 
the  Paramount  Long  Island  Studios  in  As- 
toria,  under  the  supervision   of   Al   Christie. 

The  next  two-reel  subjects  to  go  into  work 
will  be  an  Andy  Clyde  Comedy  and  a  Frolics 
of  Youth  Comedy,  to  be  made  at  the  Educa- 
tional Studios  in  Los  Angeles.  A  Moran  and 
Mack  Comedy  will  follow  shortly  after.  The 
Frolics  of  Youth  introduces  a  new  series  on 
Educational's  program.  The  Andy  Clyde  will 
be  his  second  of  the  new  year.  The  Moran 
and  Mack  will  be  the  third  on  the  new  sea- 
son's schedule.  The  Andy  Clyde  and  The 
Frolics  of  Youth  will  start  camera  work  im- 
mediately   after    Labor    Day. 

A  Baby  Burlesk  will  also  be  started  with- 
in a  few  days  at  the  Educational  Studios  by 
Tack  Havs,  whose  Baby  Stars  are  now  in 
their   final    rehearsals   on   'Kid    'N   Africa." 

Work  on  the  Mermaid  Comedies  will  be 
recumed  later.  Two  pictures  in  this  series, 
"Hook  And  Jabs"  and  "The  Stage  Hand." 
^oth  starring  Harry  Langdon,  have  already 
been    completed    and    are    ready    for    release. 

Cast  and  details  for  the  first  of  Educa- 
tional's Star  Comedy  Specials  and  Musica' 
Comedies  will  be  announced  shortly.  It  is 
likely  that  the  first  of  each  of  these  important 
groups    will    be    made    in    the   east. 

E.  \V.  Hammons,  president  of  Educational, 
will  go  to  Los  Angeles  in  about  a  week  to 
nut  the  finishing  touches  on  plans  for  produc- 
tion  activities  to  last  through  the  fall  months. 


Sheehan  Settine  Details 
of  Fox  Production  Abroad 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ing  production  on  this  side,  but  de- 
tails have  not  been  completed.  From 
here  Sheehan  goes  to  Paris  to  ar- 
range for  production  of  "Music  in 
the  Air,"  C.  B.  Cochran's  current 
London  musical  comedv.  in  English 
and  French,  with  Lilian  Harvey 
starred  and  Erich  Pommer  directing. 


Labor  Board  to  Confer 
On  Studio  Strike  Thurs. 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  the  board,  said  Senator  Robert 
Wagner  last  night.  Where  contracts 
between  labor  and  the  board  are 
entered  into,  he  said,  the  board  has 
the  power  to  enforce  them  through 
the  employers  by  court  injunctions 
if  either  side  fails  to  live  up  to  the 
agreement. 

Aaron  Saperstein's  letter  com- 
plaining of  the  refusal  to  sell  to  co- 
operative buying  groups  was  turned 
over  to  the  Department  of  Justice 
in  early  July,  it  was  learned  yester- 
day. The  Department  is  still  mak- 
ing an  industry  investigation  and 
all  anti-trust  violations  up  to  the 
signing  of  the  code  are  still  subject 
to  anti-trust  prosecution,  it  was  said. 
The  Department  is  furnishing  in- 
formation to  NRA  on  other  indus- 
tries but  have  furnished  none  on  mo- 
tion pictures  as  it  has  not  been 
called  upon. 


Harry  Gibbs  Gets  Balbo  Film 

Harry  Gibbs,  who  recently  organ- 
ized Connecticut  Film  Distributors, 
New  Haven,  has  acquired  Naw  Eng- 
land rights  to  the  three-reeler  en 
Balbo's  flight  and  booked  it  in  War- 
ner houses.  Gibbs  was  in  New  York 
yesterday  on  business. 


Plans   Film   Talent   Stage   Unit 

Chicago  —  Leo  Salkin,  producer 
and  booker,  is  planning:  a  stage  unit 
show  to  be  known  as  "Hollywood  in 
Revue,"  with  Agnes  Ayres  and  pos- 
sibly Jimmie  Hall  or  Grant  Withers. 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 


— ■*       By    RALPH    WILK     ^— 

HOLLYWOt 
gARAH  Y.  MASON  and  Vict 
Heerman  have  been  assigned 
prepare  an  original  story  for  t 
first  picture  to  utilize  a  new  proce 
in  Technicolor  photography.  T 
film,  as  yet  untitled,  will  be  product 
by  Pioneer  Productions  for  RKG*  r 
lease,  and  will  be  photographed  e 
tirely  in  color,  according  to  Assoc 
ate  Producer  Kenneth  Macgowan. 

*  *         * 

"The  Sin  of  Nora  Moran,"  secoi 
Majestic  release  of  the  new  seaso 
has  been  completed  and  is  now  beir 
edited.  Phil  Goldstone  has  begi 
work  on  "The  Age  of  Discretion." 

*  *         * 

Sally  Eilers  will  take  a  vacatic 
in  Yosemite  Valley  after  finishir 
"Walls  of  Gold"  at  Fox. 

*  *         * 

Randolph  Scott,  Martha  Sleepc 
Beryl  Mercer,  Joseph  Cawthorn  ai 
Buster  Phelps  have  been  signed  1 
Trem  Carr  of  Monogram  to  appe; 
in  "Broken  Dreams,"  which  goes  in 
production  next  week.  Story  is  I 
Olga  Printzlau  and  Robert  Vigno 

will  direct. 

*  *         * 

Leroy  Mason,  daredevil  who  ws 
badly  hurt  a  year  ago,  has  be< 
signed  by  Fox  for  "Smoky." 

*  *         * 

W.  S.  Van  Dyke  has  been  assign: 
direction  of  "The  Prize  Fighter  ai 
the    Lady"    for    M-G-M,    replacir 

Howard  Hawks. 

*  *         * 

Phil  Stong,  author  of  "State  Fair 
and  "Stranger's  Return,"  arrived 
Hollywood  this  week  to  join  Par 
mount  writing  staff.     His  first  a 
signment  is  the  screen  adaptation 

"Greenloaning,"  by  A.  J.  Cronin. 

*  *         * 

Wallace  Ford  has  been  signed  t 
Columbia   for  "My   Woman." 

*  *         * 

James  Tinling,  director,  and  Wi 
liam  Conselman,  writer,  have  r 
turned  to  the  Fox  lot  from  Lake  A 
rowhead,  where  they  completed  tl 
first  draft  of  the  script  for  "Jimn 

and  Sally." 

*  *         * 

Jean  Hersholt  has  been  added  ' 
the  cast  of  "The  Cat  and  the  Fie 
die,"  the  Ramon  Novarro-Jeanet' 
MacDonald  co-starring  vehicle  whic 
has  jiVst  been  placed  in  production  i 
M-G-M.  William  K.  Howard  is  d 
recting. 


Edward  Arnold  Busy 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Edward  Arnold,  character 
actor  from  the  New  York  stage,  is 
working  simultaneously  in  three  produc- 
tions. Besides  being  the  villain  in  Mae 
West's  Paramount  production,  "I'm  No 
Angel,"  Arnold  divides  his  time  with 
the  United  Artists  studios  as  the  Em- 
peror in  Eddie  Cantor's  comedy,  "Ro- 
man Scandals"  and  as  a  Grand  Duke  in 
"Nana." 


Intimate  in  Character 
nternational  in  Scope 
ndependent  in  Thought 


The 

Dai 

ly  N 

ewspe 

i  per 

Of  Mot 

i  o  n 

Pict 

ures 

Now 

Six! 

teen 

Years 

Old 

CL.  LXII1.  NC.  53 


NEW  YCCr,  fCODAy,  JEPTE/V4CEC  1,  1933 


<s  ceni\t 


II 


Sfjpi  is  Disbanding  Its  Music  Rights  Department 

VAGES  JOURS  ISSUES  AT  HEARING  ON  LAB  CODE 

^RA  Completes  Procedure  for  Passing  on  the  Codes 


isil!  : 


eep  i 


The   Hammer 

.  .  .  XXing  and  such 

^^By   JACK    ALICOATE-^^ 


HAS   taken   the   illuminated   and   highly 
intensified     code     deliberations     of     the 
st  weeks  to  silence  many  of  the  chronic 
igni  iiuawkers    of    the    industry.      The    eternal 
Locker  was  bound  to  find   his  level  when 
e   spotlight   of   public   and    administrative 
)  Xinion  was  thrown  upon  sensitive  industry 
Lonomic  problems.     Those  who  in  the  past 
ive    criticized    loud    and    long    upon    the 
ghtest  provocation  are   now  mostly   look- 
g  out   of   the   window,   while   others  who 
!k   much   and    say   little    have    been    cata- 
logued where  they  belong.     The  industry  of 
' 'otion   pictures   is   important.     Too   impor- 
nt  to  have  to  seriously  contend  with  spit- 
illers.     This  business  cannot  and  will  not 
FaiJJi-'  administered  for  the  benefit  of  a  selfish 
At  last  it  begins  to  look  like  the  pro- 
ssional   knockers  are  on   the  way  out. 

. 

II'A/E   point  to  the   tax  situation   in   Ohio 

I    ™    as   Exhibit  A  of  what  happens  when 

le  faction  of  an  industry  tries  to  outsmart 

lother.     It  is  a  colorful  lesson  in  the  value 

unity  and  cooperation.     It  is  also  violat- 

g  no  confidence  to  suggest  that  the  neat 

;|rid  natty  double  cross  in  which  some  the- 

|er  owners  telegraphed  not  wisely  but  too 

ell  resulted  in  a  killing  tax  on  all  admis- 

inii'-ijcns    over    ten    cents    and    will    hit    every 

thibitor,   large   and   small,   directly   on    the 

:hnozzle.     The   moral    here    is   plain.      He 

I Jho   double-crosses   deserves    exactly   what 

receives. 

inelf-  • 

Mb 

ion  Ik  ND  now  we  find  the  great  industry  of 
is  4^  radio  in  the  throes  of  a  serious  prob- 
m.  Radio  has  given  the  good  old  public 
double-barrelled  dose  of  the  greatest  of 
ars  and  the  finest  of  programs  with  the 
;sult  that  the  aforesaid  good  old  public  is 
ecoming  tired  of  the  same  voices,  big 
ames  or  not,  and  is  demanding  something 
ew.  And  where,  Horatio,  is  this  something 
jew  coming  from?  Radio  executives  as 
•  ell  as  those  who  pay  big  money  for  radio 
ime  are  apprehensive.  The  picture  busi- 
ness went  through  this  same  nightmare.  It 
ill  be  interesting  to  see  how  the  radio 
>lk  work  out  the  problem. 


Routine   is   Perfected   for 

Code  Handling  in 

Washington 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington — The  NRA  set-up  for 
considering  and  passing  upon  codes, 
after  a  hazy  beginning,  has  now 
evolved  itself  into  a  well  ordered 
method  of  procedure.  Each  board 
and  advisor  has  a  separate  part  to 
play.  As  now  constituted,  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator  of 
all    amusement    codes,    is    like    the 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


REPORT  LABOR  BOARD 
RULES  NOT  VIOLATED 


Washington   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Reports  of  violations 
by  Hollywood  producers  of  the  Na- 
tional Labor  Board  ruling  are  un- 
founded, it  is  indicated  by  prelimi- 
nary investigations.  The  board,  how- 
ever, has  asked  Pat  Casey,  chairman 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


Ben  Rosenberg  Named 
Vice-Pres.  of  E.  S.  S. 

Ben  F.  Rosenberg,  western  repre- 
sentative of  Exhibitors  Screen  Ser- 
vice with  headquarters  in  Los  An- 
geles, has  been  elected  president  and 
general  sales  manager  with  head- 
quarters in  New  York. 


Southeastern  Meet  Off 

Atlanta — Because  of  conflict  in  date 
with  the  film  industry  code  hearing  in 
Washington,  the  annual  convention  of 
the  Southeastern  Theater  Owners  and 
Ihe  Film  Trades  Golf  Tournament,  sched- 
uled for  Sept.  10-12,  have  been  called 
off.      A   new   date  will   be   set   later. 


MICH.  ALLIED  MAPS 
NEW  DUAL  BILL  PLAN 


Detroit— Allied  Theaters  of  Mich- 
igan have  nearly  completed  a  sec- 
ond plan  to  eliminate  dual  bills  in 
this  area.  Over  half  of  the  city  has 
been  signed  up,  with  agreement 
conceded  by  all  first-runs.  Difficulty 
is  coming  from  some  independent 
factions  and  from  the  houses  which 
do  not  feel  they  can  change  their 
admissions  to  conform  to  the  new 
agreement.  Under  this,  specified 
minimum  rates  would  be  established 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


New  Company  Formed 

By  Aubrey  Kennedy 

Chicago  —  Aubrey  Kennedy,  who 
arrived  here  yesterday  and  is  mak- 
ing his  headquarters  at  the  LaSalle 
Hotel,  is  completing  the  details  of  a 
deal  which  will  be  promulgated  by 
a  new  organization  known  as  Au- 
brey Kennedy  and  Associates,  with 

(Continued   on   Page    8) 


Music  Rights  Department 

Being  Discontinued  by  Erpi 


Musician  Wage  Scales 

Are  Being  Restored 

Cuts  in  musicians'  scales  granted 
to  movie  houses  as  a  summer  relief 
measure  will  be  restored  after  La- 
bor Day,  Edward  Canavan,  president 
of  Local  802,  Musicians  Union,  an- 
nounces. 

Although  the  basic  scale  will  be 
(Continued  on   Page   8) 


With  Electrical  Research  Products 
disbanding  its  music  rights  depart- 
ment, which  has  handled  relations 
between  producers  and  music  ,pub- 
lishers,  film  company  licensees  are 
now  confronted  with  the  necessity  of 
making  their  own  arrangements  for 
carrying  on  this  work.  Donald  Pratt 
is  is  charge  of  this  Erpi  department, 
which     has     been     functioning     for 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Differences  Between  Labor 

and  Employers  Aired  at 

Two-Hour  Session 

By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY   Staff    Correspondent 

Washington  —  The  NRA  public 
hearing  on  the  laboratory  code  that 
consumed  about  two  hours  yesterday 
brought  to  light  differences  in  opin- 
ion between  labor  and  employers 
on  a  minimum  wage  and  maximum 
hours  scale. 

Sol  Scoppa,  speaking  for  the  lab- 
oratory workers,  proposed  a  min- 
imum wage  of  $20  per  week,  with 
a  maximum  of  40  hours  weekly,  ex- 
cepting emergencies  which  would  al- 
low a  maximum  of  54  hours  weekly 

(Continued  on  Page    10) 

COLUMBMEATERS 
AGREE  ON  CLEARANCE 

Columbus  —  Under  an  agreement 
reached  yesterday  at  a  meeting  of 
first-runs,  subsequent  runs  and  dis- 
tributors, whereby  all  houses  here 
will  stop  showing  two  or  more  fea- 
tures for  one  price  after  Sept.  30 
and  also  drop  rebates,  scrip,  prizes, 

(Continued   on   Page    8) 


Few  Requests  Received 
For  Hearing  on  Code 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Requests  for  per- 
mission to  be  heard  at  the  film  in- 
dustry code  hearing  Sept.  12  have 
not  been  numerous  so  far,  according 
to   NRA  headquarters.     Though  in- 

(Continued   on   Page    8) 


Vita.  Making  3-Reelers 

Four  three-reel  subjects  are  scheduled 
by  Vitaphone  studio  at  Brooklyn,  Sam 
Sax,  in  charge  of  production,  said  yes- 
terday. The  first  will  star  Fannie  Brice 
and  goes  into  work  soon.  Thirty-five 
per  cent  of  the  plant's  1933-34  pro- 
gram has  now  been  completed,  Sax 
stated.  The  schedule  provides  54  two- 
reelers,  four  three-reelers  and  the  rest 
in   single   reels. 


Friday,  Sept.  1,  ivl 


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Coast  Indies  Battling 
Dual  Feature  Code  Plan 

tat  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  In  its  campaign 
against  the  proposed  industry  code 
clause  restricting  double  features, 
the  independent  producers'  associa- 
tion will  appeal  to  the  public,  ex- 
c'.inngemen  and  their  employees  to 
sign  opposing  petitions,  declared 
Vice-President  Phil  Goldstone  yes- 
terday. Thousands  of  people  would 
be  thrown  out  of  employment  pro- 
viding duals  are  banned,  he  declared, 
and  many  theaters  would  be  closed. 


Ira  H.  Simmons  to  Make 
Six  One-Reel  Novelties 

Coast   Bureau    of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Ira   H.   Simmons  will 
produce  a  series  of  six  one-reel  nov- 
elties   for    the    independent    market, 
he  announces. 


John  LeRov  Johnston 
Staying  With  Universal 

-'  THE  FIL 
Hollywood — John  LeRov  Johnston, 
who  was  slated  to  join  RKO  Theaters 
in  Xew  York,  will  continue  as  Uni- 
versal studio  publicity  director.  He 
has  been  given  a  long-term  contract. 


Sparks  Reorganization 
To  Be  Finished  in  3  Wks. 

Work  of  reorganizing  the  Publix- 
E.  J.  Sparks  circuit  setup  in  Florida 
will  be  completed  within  three  weeks. 
Attorney  John  Cooper,  brother  of 
Merian  Cooper,  Radio  production 
head,  is  in  Xew  York  representing 
Sparks  in  the  deal. 


.oming  a 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW  YORK  STOCK   MARKET 

High     Low  Close 

Columbia    Picts.    vtc.  23'  2     23  ft  23ft 
Con.    Fm.    Ind.    pfd..    10            9ft        9% 

East.  Kodak   83ft     82  83ft- 

Fox    Fm.    new 15  14ft  14ft  . 

Loews.     Inc 33ft     32ft  32ft 

Paramount   ctfs 1%        1%        1%  ■ 

Pathe    Exch 1%       'ft        1% 

do    "A"     8ft       8V2       8ft 

RKO     3ft       3ft       3% 

Warner    Bros 8  75s       7ft 

do    pfd 21ft     20  20 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 

Gen.    Th.    Eq.    pfd...    7-16     7-16  7-16 

Technicolor     7ft       7ft       7ft 

Trans-Lux     2ft       2ft       21/4 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 

Keith    A-0    6s    46...   52ft     52ft  52ft 

Paramount  6s   47 33  32ft  33 

Paramount  6s  47  ctfs.  31ft     31ft  31ft- 

Par.    5fts50     32         31ft  32       - 

Par.  5ft  s50  ctfs....   32         32  32       -| 

Pathe    7s37    80         80  80 

Warners  6s39 41ft     41ft  41ft 

N.   Y.    PRODUCE  EXCHANGE  SECURITI 
Para.     Publix     1ft        1ft       1ft 


Net 
Chg. 


Wilmer  &  Vincent  Drop 
Two  Richmond  Houses 

Richmond — Reports  that  Wilmer 
&  Vincent  will  relinquish  the  Lyric 
and  Broadway  are  confirmed  by 
Frank  O'Brien,  district  manager. 
The  Lyric,  owned  by  the  Life  Insur- 
ance Co.  of  Virginia,  is  expected  to 
nlay  legit  shows,  while  the  Bendheim 
;nterests  are  said  to  have  been  after 
the  Broadway,  which  is  being  im- 
proved for  pictures.  The  Bijou,  for- 
~ie'-  legit  house,  is  being  remodeled 
bv  W.  &  V. 


—  l 


ES 


Para.  Signs  4  Writers 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Four  writers  were 
added  this  week  to  the  Paramount 
roster,  bringing  its  total  up  to  45. 
Xew  ones  are  Eugene  Walter,  play- 
wright, assigned  to  Ruuert  Hughes' 
"Miss  Fane's  Baby  is  Stolen"  Mar- 
garet Hawkins,  newspaper  woman, 
working  on  "Fifty  Years  from 
XTow";  Stephen  Morehou=°  Avery, 
working  on  "Cruise  to  Xowhere," 
and  Arthur  Menken,  newsreel  re- 
porter, assigned  as  technical  adviser 
on  "Come  On,  Marines.'' 


William   J.  Conway   Dead 
Toronto — William  Joseph  Conway, 
48,  a  salesman  in  the  local  RKO  ex- 
change, died  this  week. 


A.    REMINDER 

We  purchase  American  product  for  Europe. 
We  supply  European  product  to  America. 
We  co-.er  Europe   FROM   Europe  since    1923. 


Xew  Men  Behind  Salt  Lake  House 
Salt  Lake  City — Several  local  men 
may  become  interested  in  the  Ornh- 
eum.  which  reopens  today  with 
vaude  and  films,  according  to  Marco 
Wolf  of  Fanehon  &  Marco.  Arrange- 
ments for  reopening  the  former 
RKO  house  were  recently  completed 
bv  Wolf  and  W.  B.  Wagnon.  head  of 
Marshall  Square  Building  Corp.,  San 
Francisco. 


Weitman    Managing    X.    Y.    Para. 

Bob  Weitman.  formerly  manager 
of  the  Brooklyn  Paramount  and  re- 
cently assistant  manager  of  the  Xew 
York  Paramount,  has  been  aopoint- 
ed  manager  of  the  latter  theater, 
succeeding  Les  Dally,  resigned. 


films  red  star 


PARIS 


Columbia  Closes  Deal 

Columbia  has  closed  a  deal  with 
the  Samuel  S.  Wilder  Circuit  for  the 
company's  1933-34  product  in  Roa- 
noke. Portsmouth  and  Xorfolk.  Va. 


RKO-Butterfield  Deal 

Contracts  were  signed  yesterday 
for  the  playing  of  the  entire  RKO 
1933-34  program  over  the  Butter- , 
field  circuit  in  Michigan.  Jules  Levy, 
general  sales  manager  for  RKO,  and 
Xat  Levy,  Detroit  branch  manager, 
closed  the  deal  for  RKO.  E.  C. 
Beatty,  general  manager  for  Butter- 
field,  signed  for  the  circuit. 


Drop  "Tom  and  Jerry"  Cartoons 
Production  of  the  "Tom  and 
Jerry"  cartoons  has  been  discon- 
tinued by  the  Van  Beuren  Corp.  with 
the  completion  of  "Doughnuts,"  the  j 
thirteenth  during  the  fiscal  years. 
Soglow's  cartoon  character,  "The 
King,"  will  replace  the  series.  The 
first  of  the  Soglow  cartoons  is  com- 
pleted and  will  be  released  next 
month.  Sounding  of  the  first 
"Amos  'n'  Andy"  combination  car- 
toon-shorts is  finished. 


Cohen  to  Continue  Palace  Policy 
Sydney  Cohen  will  continue  the 
vaudeville  and  second  run  film  policy 
at  the  Palace  when  he  assumes  oper- 
ation of  the  Broadway  house  tomor- 
row. This  is  similar  to  the  policy  at 
the  Brooklyn  Fox,  which  Cohen  also 
runs.  Opening  picture  at  the  Palace 
is  "Morning  Glory,"  with  "Paddv  the 
Xext  Best  Thing"  next.  Morris 
Sussman  is  house  manager. 


Leff  Houses  Bombed 
Stench  bombs  were  released  Wed- 
nesday night  in  three  Bronx  houses 
owned  by  Abe  Leff.  who  is  now  on 
the  coast  making  pictures.  Theaters 
are  the  Art.  Star  and  Ritz.  They 
recently  switched  from  Local  306  to 
Empire  State  operators.  The  man 
throwing  the  bombs  was  caught 
while  leaving  the   Art  theater. 


"Joan  of  Arc"  for  Carnegie 
"The  Passion  of  Joan  of  Arc," 
with  musical  score  and  narrative  in 
English,  opens  Sept.  7  at  the  Little 
Carnegie  Playhouse.  For  the  week 
starting  today,  the  Carnegie  adds 
"Le  Rois  des  Rasqui'.lers"  to  "Moon 
Over  Morocco"  as  the  closing  bill  of 
its  French  revivals. 


"I  Have  Lived"  at  Mayfair  Tues. 
"I   Have   Lived,"    Chesterfield   re- 
lease, opens  Tuesday  morning  at  the 
Mayfair,    following    two    weeks    of 
"Police  Patrol." 


MAY    ROBSON,    in    celebration    of    her    I 
year    on    stage    and    screen,    is    coming    to    f> 
York     from     the     coast     for     the     premiere 
Columbia's   "Lady   for  a    Day." 

ROBERT  J.  TASKER.  writer,  sailed  yester 
on    (he    Grace    liner    Santa    Rosa    for    Califor 

ELMER  H.  BRIENT.  manager  of  Loev/s.  R 
mend.  h?s  returned  to  his  post  after  a  Vc 
tion    around    New    York. 

ADOLPH    POLLAK.    president    of    Florida    F 
tures    Corp.,    and    RAYMOND    FRIEDGEN      c 
of     production     activities     at     the     Sun     Ha' 
Studios,     left     yesterday     by     special     plane 
St.    Petersburg   to   attend   the   opening  of   "PI. 
things    of    Desire." 

ROBERT    MONTGOMERY    is    en    route    to 
coast    to    start    work    in    "Transcontinental    B> 
for   M-G-M. 

E.  J.  SPARKS  has  returned  to  Jacksonv 
after  conferring  in  New  York  for  1933-34  c 
put. 

A.  W.  SMITH  and  NORMAN  H.  MOR 
Warner  and  Vitaphone  sales  executives  returr 
yesterday    to    New   York    from    Detroit. 

KATHLEEN  KEY  is  in  New  York  follow 
her    return    from    Europe. 

DAVE  RUBINOFF  leaves  New  York  by  3 
plane  Sunday  for  the  coast,  where  he  will  co 
plete  negotiations  for  his  appearance  in  a  p 
ture. 


Fox  Rocky  Mt.  Circuit 
Reports  Business  Uptur 

Denver — Best  grosses  in  the  pn 
five  months  have  been  turned  in 
the   33    Fox   West   Coast   houses 
this  division,  according  to  Cy  Wei 
er,   auditor.     All  but  two   town? 
the     circuit     showed     an     operatii 
profit.     Rick  Ricketson,  manager 
the   division,   has   launched   a   "Ne 
Show  Year"  drive  with  prizes   ai 
salary   increases   for  winning   ma 
agers. 


Educational   Signs   4   Writers 

Educational  yesterday  signed  fr 
writers  for  coming  releases.  S 
Herzig.  who  adapted  Universa 
"Moonlight  and  Pretzels,"  has  be 
signed  to  write  the  first  Tom  Hoi 
ard  comedy,  which  will  be  produc 
at  the  Paramount  Astoria  studi: 
Dora  Barell,  fiction  writer,  has  bei 
assigned  work  with  director  Char1. 
Lamont  at  the  coast  studios.  Erne 
Pagano  and  Ewart  Adamson,  reeen 
ly  writers  for  Warners,  have  bei 
signed  to  write  a  series  of  comec 
sketches. 


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opened  last  night  by  the  Xorthan: 
ton  Theater  Co.,  controlled  by  Jam 
Clark  of  the  Horlacher  Delivei 
Service,  Philadelphia.  Out-of-to^ 
premiere  guests  included  Pete  Woo< 
hull  and  Clint  Weyer. 


ST.  CHARLES 

ATLANTIC  CITY 
An   Entire   Block   on   the   Boardwalk 

A  most  beautifully  appointed  resort  hotel 
.  .  .  Excellent  Cuisine  .  .  .  Spacious,  strarji 
rooms  .  .  .  The  homelike  atmosphere  of  tha 
St.  Charles  make  the  days  spent  there  a 
delightful  memory  .  .  .  Come  and  enjoy! 
RATES   GREATLY    REDUCED 


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With  Walter  Connolly,  Harvey  Stephens, 
Margaret  Lindsay,  Mary  McCormic.  Screen 
play  by  Edwin  Burke.  From  Gertrude 
Page's  novel.  Directed  by  Harry  Lachman. 


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Friday,  Sept.  1, 1933 


PETTIJOHN  QUERIES 
INDIE  DISTRIBUTORS 


Questionnaires  asking  independent 
distributors  if  they  wish  him  to  rep- 
resent them  at  the  Washington  in- 
dustry code  hearing  scheduled  for 
Sept.  12,  when,  among  other  mat- 
ters, the  Film  Board  of  Trade  setup 
will  be  considered,  has  been  sent  by 
Charles  C.  Pettijohn  throughout  the 
country. 

A  "good  number"  of  independents 
have  replied  in  the  affirmative,  it 
was  stated  at  the  Hays  office  yes- 
terday, while  others  have  indicated 
that  they  are  delegating  the  power 
to  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Monogram 
Pictures,  and  other  independent 
leaders. 


Report  Labor  Board 

Rules  Not  Violated 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  the  producers'  studio  labor  com- 
mittee, to  go  into  the  matter  fur- 
ther. 

A  board  member  told  The  Film 
Daily  last  night  that  last  week's 
ruling  is  interpreted  as  not  requir- 
ing producers  to  discharge  Interna- 
tional Brotherhood  of  Electrical 
Workers  men  now  employed  but  only 
gives  preference  to  strikers  when 
and  if  jobs  are  open.  President 
Green  of  the  American  Federation 
of  Labor  must  settle  the  jurisdic- 
tional phases  of  the  situation  as  it 
is  not  within  the  ,power  of  the  na- 
tional board  to  determine  which 
union  shall  be  recognized.  The  Fed- 
eration convention  to  be  held  here 
in  October  is  expected  to  settle  the 
issue. 

Walter  Teagle  of  Standard  Oil 
Company  of  New  Jersey,  a  member 
of  the  National  Labor  Board,  is  deal- 
ing wTith  the  Hollywood  situation. 


7  E.  J.  Sparks  Houses 

Closed  by  Bankruptcy 

Jacksonville — Seven  E.  J.  Sparks 
theaters  in  Lake  Worth,  Palm  Beach 
and  West  Palm  Beach  are  closed  as 
result  of  bankruptcy  petition 
brought  by  Ferdinand  Kahler  of 
New  Albany,  Ind.  Macolm  F.  Estes, 
manager  of  West  Palm  Beach,  be- 
lieves some  may  be  reopened  within 
a  short  time. 


Educational  Signs  Fetchit 
Stepin  Fetchit  has  been  signed 
by  Educational  for  the  lead  in  "Lazy 
Bones"  first  of  the  Song  Hit  Series. 
The  short  will  be  made  at  the  Para- 
mount Long  Island  studios  under  the 
supervision  of  Al  Christie. 


Little  Theater  Tieup 

Miami — A  one-act  play  is  to  be  given 
each  month  by  the  Little  Theater  ot 
Miami  at  the  Olympia,  a  Sparks  house, 
according  to  word  just  received  by  Man- 
ager Al  Weiss  from  Sparks  headquart- 
ers. Laurence  Schwab,  New  York  pro- 
ducer, will  have  charge  of  the  produc- 
tions. 


KG  THE 

R I  ALTO 

III  M  DALY 


•  •  •  ONE  OF  the  most  constructive  agencies  for  build- 
ing up  the  prestige  of  American  films  on  the  Continent 

is  the  group  of  weekly  publications  known  as  "Patria"    

14  distinct  weeklies  with  a  combined  circulation  of  475,000 

published    in    Antwerp    in    Flemish    and    French which 

cover  France,  Belgium  and  Holland  like  a  blanket  talked 

to  the  publisher,  Anton  Van  Opstraet,  here  on  a  vacashe 

and  he  disclosed  some  interesting  sidelights  on  Continental  re- 
actions  to   Hollywood   films 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     HE    SAYS    that   throughout  these   three   countries 

the  masses  go  for  Hollywood  pix  in  a  big  way and  they 

rave  over  the  American  stars  as  much  as  they  do  here 

he  thinks  it  a  mistake  to  dub  the  pix  with  the  real  big  stars 

he   has   scores    of   letters   from,  fans   asking   why  the 

American  stars  don't  talk  in  their  native  English,  or  American- 

ese,    as    you   will the    point   is    this the   foreign 

fans  are  SOLD  on  the  Big  Names,  and  don't  much  care  whether 

they  understand  every  word  spoken  in  English just  so 

long  as  they  hear  their  VOICE dub  'em   in  French  or 

any  foreign  tongue,  and  the  American  stars  lose  their  glamour 

it  is  because  they  ARE  American  that  they  have  charm 

a"  fine    point,    gentlemen    of    the    studios    and   foreign 

dept's as  far  as  the  lesser  stars  are  concerned,  they  can 

be  dubbed  and  get  by but  not  the  Garbos  and  Barry- 
mores  

•  •      •     ALL  OF  which  coming  from  a  gent  who  contacts 

475,000  fans  every  week  on  the  Continent should  mean 

something  to  the  boys  in  Hollywood  handling  the  dubbed  ex- 
port films and  Mister  Van  Opstraet  is  very  impersonal 

and  unbiased  about  it  all with  no  ax  to  grind 

for   he   carries   no   film    ads   in   his    14   weeklies making 

his  on  circulation  ALONE  so  it  is  all  the  more  surprising 
to  learn  that  unlike  the  American  fan  mags,  his  publications 
don't  play  up  the  sensational  stuff  or  the  scandals  of  Holly- 
wood  all  the  editorial  matter  and  fan  articles  are  build- 
up copy so  we  think  American  producers  owe  this  Con- 
tinental ally  a  gracious  genuflection he  has  done  more 

to  promote  Hollywood  prestige  on  the  Continent  than  any  other 

foreign  source and  doesn't  exact  one  guilder,  belga  or 

franc  as  tribute 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     EXTRA ! Flash    bulletin    from    Paramount 

stude  in  Hollywood  had  Bob  Gillham,  Al  Wilkie,  Lou  Smith 
and  Wallace  West  dancing  ring-around-the-rosie  at  the  Para- 
mount home  office  adv'g-publicity  department  as  we  walked  in 

" Whazzamatter  ? "  we  chirps  at  the  nursery  spectacle 

and  they  shoved  the  bulletin  under  our  nose 

"Thirteen-month  old  Baby  LeRoy,  Paramount's  youngest  screen 

star,  took  his   FIRST   STEP   yesterday." but  what  we 

want  to  know  is did  Baby  LeRoy  faw  down? 

if  not,  THAT'S  News 

•  •      •     DO  YOU  crave  a  scholarship  in  Art? then 

give  ear  to  the  glad  tidings  through  arrangement  with 

Phoenix  Art  Institute,  RKO  is  staging  a  poster  contest  open  to 
all  at  these  houses  Proctor's  58th  and  86th  Street,  Keith's 

in  Flushing  and  Richmond  Hill,  and  Kenmore  in  Brooklyn 

subject  of  contest  is  "RKO's  Greater  Show  Season  boosts  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt's  NRA  Drive" 

•  •  •  THE  LAD  who  is  run  ragged  by  this  kolyum  has 
been  caricatured  in  Paul  Terry-Toon's  cartoon  burlesque  meller, 

"Fanny's  Wedding  Day" we  nowr  have  no  delusions  about 

bein'  a  Hollywood  Star! 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


ITS  CODE  PROCEDURE 
IS  MAPPED  BY  NRA 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
other  deputies,  an  assistant  to  Gen- 
eral Hugh  S.  Johnson,  who  admin- 
isters the  Recovery  Act. 

The  Industrial  Advisory  Board  set-up  un- 
der the  NKA  presents  the  side  of  the  "em- 
ployer" to  the  NRA  administration.  For  the 
motion  picture  industry  code,  Edward  N. 
Hurley  will  be  the  employers'  representative. 
He  will  prepare  a  report  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  hearings   setting  up  the  employers'  side. 

The  Labor  Advisory  Board,  which  in  the 
industry  code  hearings  will  be  represented  bl 
John  Frey,  sets  up  labor's  right  in  the  situa- 
tion. 

The  Consumers'  Advisory  Board  in  the 
laboratory  hearings,  as  well  as  in  the  indus- 
try code,  will  have  as  its  spokesman,  Herbert 
Fraser.  Swarthmore  professor  of  economic;. 
His  interest  is  for  the  consumer  who  is  to 
be  protected   against  profiteering  prices. 

Then  comes  the  research  and  planning  sec- 
tion, who  detail  a  special  man  to  prepare  and 
supervise  statistics  and  general  long  range 
planning  for  the  particular  industries.  They 
are  interested  in  the  "economics"  of  the  thinp-. 

There  is  also  constituted  a  special  man 
from_  the  legal  division  of  the  NRA,  whose 
job  it  is  to  see  that  questions  in  the  code 
are    legally    sound. 

In  some  instances  there  have  also  been 
"special  advisors"  appointed  by  the  XRA. 
who  are  used  on  a  consultative  basis  for  the; 
industry    in    question. 

All  of  the  reports  of  these  various  sections 
advisors  and  boards  are  then  coordinated  for1 
Deputy  Rosenblatt  in  conjunction  with  the 
testimony  offered  at  the  public  hearings.  Rosen- 
blatt, in  turn,  then  counsels  his  chief,  General 
Johnson,  who  has  the  final  say  before  submit- 
ting a  final  code  draft  to  the  President  for  his 
signature.  Where  controversies  after  thei 
hearings  are  involved,  Rosenblatt  will  at- 
tempt to  bring  about  a  conciliation  before  go- 
ing to  Johnson,  and  in  the  event  the  fac- 
tions cannot  be  brought  together,  as  was  the 
case  in  the  oil  industry,  Johnson  can  write 
and  "impose"  a  code  upon  it,  if  the  Gen- 
eral himself  is  not  able  to  bring  the  warring 
factions     together. 


Erpi  is  Disbanding 

Music  Rights  Dept. 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

nearly  six  years  in  behalf  of  both 
major  and  smaller  companies  which 
hold  Erpi  recording  licenses. 

The  matter  of  developing  future 
plans  for  handling  the  negotiations 
is  expected  to  be  taken  care  of  by 
Major  Edward  Bowes,  chairman  of 
the  producers'  committee  in  music 
matters. 


MANY  UAPPY  RERJCNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  1 


E.    M.    Asher  Rex    Beach 

Edwin   S.   Clifford  Renee  Adoree 

Richard  Arlen  George  O'Brien 

Miriam   Seegar  Betty   Blythe 

Major  William   S.  Altman 
Marilyn   Miller 


HEPBURN !  WOMAN  OF  MAGIC 


THE  LINE  THAT  STARTED  AT  RADIO  CITY  NOW  SWEEPS  ACROSS  THE  NATION! 

Unending  box-office  lines  in  Washington,  Los  Angeles,  Boston;  Miami, 
Brooklyn,  Albany,  Lowell,  Providence,  Rochester,  Troy,  Cleveland,  Detroit  and 
other  cities  attest  the  magic  of  Hepburn  -..-...  .  returns  parallelling  the 
amazing  Music  Hall   record   of  149,854  people,  $101,149  in  seven  days! 


KATHARINE  HEPBURN 

DOUGLAS  FAIRBANKS,  Jr. 

in 

MORNING  GLORY 

with  ADOLPHE  MENJOU 

MARY  DUNCAN  •  C.  AUBREY  SMITH 

Directed  by  Lowell  Sherman  from  tho  play  by  Zoo  Akins 
A  Pandro  S.  Barman  Production 


WE  DO  OUR  PART 


RKO 


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ERYWHERE 


1  GRATEFUL  APPRECIATION 

of  your  discriminating  judgment  which  made  our  August  1933  sales  to  the- 
atres of  "HIGH  FIDELITY"  Photophone  equipment  greater  than  Photo- 
phone  sales  of  any  other  month — and  all-time  high  for  Photophone. 

2  SINCERE  CONGRATULATIONS 

to  the  hundreds  now  equipped  with  "HIGH  FIDELITY" — the  finest  sound 
that  money  can  buy. 

3  HEARTY  INVITATION 

to  those  hundreds  on  the  threshold  of  decision  to  join  the  happy  host  of  Pho- 
tophone fans  who  know  in  the  new  "HIGH  FIDELITY"  equipment  they  have 
a  business  builder,  in  fact,  a  genuine ,  self -liquidating  new  deal ! 


4   DEEP  DETERMINATION 

to  continue  to  shape  and  adapt  only  Four  Square 
considerate  of  your  best  interests. 


policies,  always 


Cordially, 


PHOTOPHONE    DIVISION 

RCA  Victor  Company,  Inc. 

Camden,  New  Jersey 


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Friday,  Sept.  1,  1933 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 


By    RALPH    WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
J^ICHARD  DIX  has  been  signed  by 
M-G-M  for  the  leading  role  in 
"Forever  Faithful,"  Morris  Lavine's 
story  of  modern  city  life.  Charles 
Brabin  will  direct.  Cast  also  in- 
cludes Madge  Evans,  Una  Merkel, 
Stuart  Erwin,  Isabel  Jewell,  Ray- 
mond Hatton  and  James  Bell. 

RKO  cast  assignments:  Frank 
Reicher  and  Dr.  Karl  Lohausen  for 
"Without  Glory";  Alden  Chase,  Del- 
mar  Watson  and  Helen  Freeman  for 
"Beautiful";  Jane  Darwell  for  "Ag- 
gie Appleby";  J.  M.  Kerrigan  for 
"The  Lost  Patrol";  Ginger  Rogers 
for   "Hips,   Hips,   Hooray." 

*  *         * 

Eddie  Cline  is  directing  "Business 
is  a  Pleasure,"  two-reeler  being 
made  by  Vitaphone  at  the  Burbank 
studios.  Cast  includes  Teddy  Joyce, 
Hobert  Cavanaugh,  Bobby  Agnew, 
Betty  Grable,  Harry  Seymour,  Cur- 
ley  Wright,  Leo  White  and  others. 

RKO  has  bought  Lulu  Volmer's 
play,  "Trigger,"  in  which  to  feature 
Dorothy  Jordan,  and  John  Howard 
Lawson's  play,  "Success  Story,"  has 
been  acquired  as  a  vehicle  for  Wil- 
liam Gargan  and  Wynne  Gibson. 

*  *         * 

Columbia  has  assigned  Morgan 
Wallace  to  "Above  the  Clouds,"  and 
Mary  Forbes  and  Bob  Geraghty  to 
"The    Entertainer,"    Will    Mahoney 

comedy. 

*  *         * 

Bette  Davis's  next  starring  pic- 
ture, "Easy  to  Love,"  is  to  be  di- 
rected by  Robert  Florey. 

*  *         * 

With  Spencer  Tracy  and  Claire 
Trevor  set  for  the  leading  roles  in 
"The  Mad  Game,"  the  Edward  Dean 
Sullivan  story,  Irving  Cummings  will 
start  direction  of  the  film  Sept.  5.  It 
was  adapted  by  William  Conselman 
and  Henry  Johnson. 

*  *         * 

M-G-M  cast  assignments:  William 
(Stage)  Boyd  for  "The  Fire  Chief"; 
Edna  May  Oliver  and  Henry  Kolker 
for  "Meet  the  Baron." 

*  *         * 

Frank  Churchill  of  Walt  Disney's 
staff  wrote  the  two  theme  songs, 
"Puppy  Love"  and  "Spring  is  Here," 
for  the  new  Mickey  Mouse  subject, 
"Puppy  Love."  All  Miekeys  and  Silly 
Symphonies  will  have  theme  songs 
hereafter. 


NRA  Short  Titled 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  The  special  NRA  short 
Jack  Warner  had  made  for  the  Admin- 
istration in  Washington  is  being  called 
"The  Road  Is  Open  Again,"  after  the 
title  of  the  picture's  theme  song.  Irv- 
ing Kahal  and  Sammy  Fain  wrote  the 
song  especially   for   the  short. 


Lionel    Barrymore   in 

"ONE  MANS  JOURNEY" 

with  May  Robson,  Dorothy  Jordan,  Joel 

McCrea,  Frances  Dee 

RKO  70  mins. 

SENTIMENTAL  SAGA  OF  HUMANITAR- 
IAN COUNTRY  DOCTOR  MAKES  NICE 
FAMILY  ENTERTAINMENT. 

Lionel  Barrymore  in  a  role  that  works  up 
a  lot  of  sympathy  for  him,  plus  fine  team- 
work from  May  Robson  and  an  appealing 
performance  by  Dorothy  Jordan,  make  this 
agreeably  pleasing  entertainment  that  the 
whole  family  will  enjoy.  Barrymore  plays 
the  role  of  a  kindly  doctor  who  is  as  much 
interested  in  humanitarian  work  as  he  is  in 
medicine.  His  wife  having  died  in  child- 
birth, Barrymore  returns  from  the  city  to 
the  country,  where  a  spinster,  May  Rob- 
son, moves  in  to  take  care  of  him  and  his 
baby  boy.  At  first  the  breaks  go  against 
him,  but  gradually  he  builds  up  clients  and 
friends,  and  eventually  his  good  work  wins 
him  recognition  from  New  York,  where  both 
he  and  his  grownup  son  become  established 
in  a  famous  clinic.  Incidental  love  interest 
is  carried  by  Dorothy  Jordan,  as  a  child  who 
was  cared  for  by  Barrymore  when  her 
father  didn't  want  her,  and  James  Bush, 
in  an  unsympathetic  role,  while  another 
bit  of  romance  takes  place  between  Joel 
McCrea,  the  son,  and   Frances   Dee. 

Cast:  Lionel  Barrymore,  May  Robson, 
Dorothy  Jordan,  Joel  McCrea,  Frances  Dee, 
David  Landau,  James  Bush,  Buster  Phelps, 
Oscar  Apfel,  June  Filmer,  Sam  Hinds,  Hale 
Hamilton. 

Director,  John  Robertson;  Author,  Kath- 
arine Haviland  Taylor;  Adaptors,  Lester 
Cohen,  Sam  Ornitz;  Cameraman,  Jack  Mac- 
kenzie;  Editor,  Arthur  Roberts. 

Direction,  Fine    Photography,  Fine. 


"AS  THE  DEVIL  COMMANDS" 

with   Neil  Hamilton,  Mae  Clarke  and  Allan 

Dinehart 
Columbia  70  mins. 

FAR-FETCHED  YARN  ABOUT  A  LOVE- 
CRAZED  MAN  WHO  GOES  ON  A  MUR- 
DER RAMPAGE  TO  GET  THE  GIRL  HE 
WANTS. 

Though  it  has  its  melodramatic  moments, 
this  tale  is  so  heavily  fantastic  that  it  lacks 
sincerity  and  therefore  cannot  get  much 
genuine  audience  sympathy.  Action  re- 
volves around  the  efforts  of  Allan  Dinehart, 
a  lawyer,  to  win  Mae  Clarke,  a  nurse.  As 
Mae  is  in  love  with  Neil  Hamilton,  a  doctor, 
Allan  plots  to  get  him  out  of  the  way  by 
framing  Neil  as  the  poisoner  of  a  relative 
who  has  willed  his  money  to  the  two  lads. 
Allan  is  observed  by  a  tramp,  however,  so 
his  next  step  is  to  put  this  witness  out  of 
the  way.  Then  the  lawyer  arranges  to  get 
rid  of  Neil  by  suffocation,  but  this  wildly 
conceived  murder  scheme  is  intercepted  in 
time  as  a  result  of  the  suspicions  of  the 
heroine,  who  learns  the  truth  about  the 
poisoning  from  the  tramp  before  he  dies, 
and  who  goes  to  the  villain's  house  and 
ends  up  by  shooting  him.  For  those  who 
can  stand  their  plots  melodramatically 
hoked  up  to  this  extent,  the  yarn  main- 
tains   a    certain    suspenseful    interest. 

Cast:  Neil  Hamilton,  Mae  Clarke,  Allan 
Dinehart,  Charles  Sellcn,  Charles  Coleman 
and  John  Sheehan. 

Director,  Roy  William  Neill;  Author, 
Keene  Thompson;  Adaptor,  Jo  Swerling; 
Cameraman,  Joseph  August;  Recording  En- 
gineer, Glenn  Rominger. 

Direction,  Okay.   Photography,  Good. 


Columbus  Theaters 

Agree  on  Clearance 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

etc.,  availability  of  1933-34  product 
to  subsequent  runs  is  to  be  based  on 
the  following  minimum  adult  prices 
in  effect  after  6  P.  M.  daily  and  all 
day  Sundays  and  holidays. 

Twenty-eight  cents  including  state 
tax,  30  days  after  completion  of  first 
run;  25  cents,  37  days  after  first- 
run;  22  cents,  after  42  days;  20 
cents,  after  47  days;  17  cents,  after 
52  days;  15  cents,  after  60  days;  10 
cents,  after  six  months. 

In  event  any  subsequent  run  de- 
sires to  raise  admissions  above  the 
established  minimum,  30  days'  notice 
in  writing  must  be  given  and  the  ad- 
vanced price  must  be  maintained 
for  at  least  60  days.  Any  subse- 
quent run  which  uses  added  attrac- 
tions must  raise  the  minimum  at 
least  5  cents. 

When  a  picture  is  moved  from  one 
first-run  house  to  another  in  con- 
tinuous run,  adult  prices  after  6 
P.  M.  shall  be  higher  than  the  high- 
est in  any  subsequent  run  house. 


Musician  Wage  Scales 

Are  Being  Restored 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
resumed,  Canavan  said,  the  "trim- 
mings" will  continue  at  20  per  cent 
below  the  regulation.  "Trimmings" 
include  overtime  and  the  extra  sum 
paid  to  men  who  play  more  than  one 
instrument  in  an  orchestra. 


Few  Requests  Received 
For  Hearing  on  Code 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

terest  is  expected  to  be  great,  from 
the  public  as  well  as  within  the  in- 
dustry, it  is  believed  to  be  too  early 
to  determine  exactly  how  many  in- 
dividuals will  want  to  be  heard. 

No  protests  have  been  sent  to  the 
NRA  against  cooperative  buying 
groups  in  Chicago  or  elsewhere,  nor 
have  there  been  complaints  from 
members  of  buying  groups  against 
distributors  who  refused  to  sell  them 
pictures,  it  is  learned. 


Michigan  Allied  Maps 

A  New  Dual  Bill  Plan 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

for  each  class  of  run,  and  houses 
not  agreeing  would  be  unable  to  se- 
cure the  dual  bills  till  a  year  from 
first  showing.  Definite  action  is  ex- 
pected from  a  meeting  this  week. 

New  Company  Formed 

By  Aubrey  Kennedy 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

offices  at  723  Seventh  Ave.,  New 
York.  Kennedy  launched  his  film 
career  here  in  1907.  He  returns  to 
New  York  about  Sept.  6. 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


"Baby  Face'  Passed  in  Virginia 

Richmond  —  After  being  rejected, 
Warners'  "Baby  Face"  has  been 
passed  by  the  state  censorship  divi- 
sion, it  is  announced  by  Richard  C. 
L.  Moncure,  head  of  the  bureau. 


PRODUCTION    on    "Big    Benefit," 
third    of    the    series    of    musical 
shorts  being  made  by  Mentone  Pic-t 
tures  for  Universal  release,  finishes! 
today  at  the  West  Coast  Service  stu- 
dio   under    the    direction    of    Lynn 
Shores.      Featured   in   the   cast   are 
William    Robinson,    Mullen    Sisters, 
Leon  Janney,  Rex  Weber,  Evans  and 
Meyer,  Ray  Samuels,  Ann  Seymour 
and  Pops  and  Louie.    Harold  Godsoe 
supervised    production    with    Frank 
Zucker  in  charge  of  the  camera. 
• 

Sam  Kopp,   publicity  director  for 
Rowland-Brice  productions,  will  han- 
dle the  publicity  on  the  stage  play  of 
"Three  With  Lanterns,"  produced  by  , 
the   Paul   K.   Karrahis   Stock   Corp.i 
and   scheduled   for   opening   at    thel 
Broad  Street  theater,  Newark,  Sept.l 
11th. 

• 

"Enlighten  Thy  Daughter,"  fea- 
ture to  be  made  by  Exploitation  Pic-J 
tures,  goes  into  work  at  the  Irving-' 
ton,  N.  J.  studio  Tuesday  under  the 
direction  of  Arthur  Hoerl.  Herbert 
Rawlinson  and  Claire  Whitney  head 
the  cast,  supported  by  Robert  Em- 
mett  Keane,  Miriam  Battista,  Ara 
Gerald  and  Russell  Hicks.  Louis 
Weiss  will  supervise  production, 
with  William  Miller  doing  the  cam- 
era work. 

• 

Charles  (Buddy)  Rogers,  who 
completes  his  work  in  "Take  A 
Chance''  today,  returns  to  Chicago, 
where  he  will  join  his  California 
Cavaliers  appearing  nightly  at  the 
College  Inn. 

• 

"Take  A  Chance,"  produced  by 
Lawrence  Schwab,  William  Rowland 
and  Monte  Brice,  will  be  finished  to- 
day at  the  Astoria  plant  of  the  East- 
ern Service  studio.  Featured  in  the 
cast  of  the  musical,  which  was  di- 
rected by  Monte  Brice  in  association 
with  Laurence  Schwab,  are  Jimmie 
Dunn,  June  Knight,  Charles  (Bud- 
dy) Rogers,  Lillian  Roth,  Cliff  Ed- 
wards, Lillian  Bond  and  Dorothy 
Lee,  supported  by  a  musical  dance 
chorus  of  100  girls  under  the  super- 
vision of  Bobby  Connolly.  Assisting 
on  the  direction  of  the  picture  were 
Jack  Aichele  and  Fred  Schell,  with 
William  Steiner  and  George  Weber 
doing  the  camera  work.  Joe  Valen- 
tine acted  as  camera  technical  ad- 
visor on  the  production. 


Gov't  to  Educate  by  Film 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Motion  pictures  for 
educational  purposes  are  to  play  a 
prominent  part  in  the  new  Federal 
Office  of  Education  Service  of  the  De- 
partment of  the  Interior.  How  the  fed- 
eral government  operates  today  through 
the  10  new  agencies  and  established 
departments  is  to  be  illustrated  through 
movies  as  part  of  the  work  the  new 
office  will  play  in  educating  the  school 
child  to  our  new  system  of  operating 
the   government. 


WARNER 


Twxn 


"Daddy  Long  Legs"  stars  it 

PADD 

the  Next  Best  Thing 

'with  Walter  Connolly,  Harvey  Stephen: 

Margaret  Lindsay,    Mary  McCormic 

.  Screen  play  by  Edwin   Burke 

Directed  by  Harry  Lachman 

From  Gertrude  Page' 


Look  what  they're  doing: 
The  POWER  and  the  GLORY 

Four-star,  #2  hit  at  the  Gaiety,  New  York. 
Now  in  its  third  tremendous  week. 

PADDY-The  Next  Best  Thing 

S.  R.  O.  from  the  opening  show  at  the 
mammoth  Radio  City  Music  HalL  Hit- 
ting' a  terrific  record-breaking  pace. 

WATCH  for  these: 

WILL  ROGERS  in  DOCTOR  BULL. 
His  best  by  a  mile. 

LILIAN  HARVEY  8C  LEW  AYRES 
in  MY  WEAKNESS.  The  money 
musical  of  1933. 

LESLIE  HOWARD  &  HEATHER 
ANGEL  in  BERKELEY  SQUARE. 
A  Jesse  L.  Lasky  Production 


FOX 

delivers  new 
season  hits  | 

• 

First  "Pilgrimage". . .  four- 
star  $2  and  popular  -  price 
smash.  Then^The  Power  and 
the  Glory". . .  Jesse  L.  Lasky's 
great  money  hit.  Now  "Paddy 
the  Next  Best  Thing"  with  the 
unforgettable  star  team  of 
Daddy  Long  Legs."  Only 
FOX  manpower  . . .  inspired 
with  showmanship . . .  can  point 
to  such  a  record.  And  plenty 
more  Fox  hits  are  on  the  way. 


SPENCER  COLLEEN 

TRACY  MOO 

Ralph  Morgan    Helen  Vinson 

From  Preston  Sturges?  original  screen  1 
Directed  by  William  K.  Ho. 

Jesse  L.  Lasky 

narratage 
Product! 


THE 


10 


-MP*. 


DAILY 


Friday,  Sept.  1,193 


THEATER  CHANGES  REPORTED  BY  FILM  BOARDS  OF  TRAD! 


INDIANA 
Changes   in   Ownership 

ANDERSON       Paramount,   transferred   to  Mr. 

Holydross    by    George    Challis.      CHURU- 

lil'SCC  >       i  n. liana      i  I:  11   .  . .  i       transferred     to 

Charles  Sprague.  FT.  WAYNE— Broad- 
way, transferred  to  Ralph  Fisher.  IN- 
DIANAPOLIS—Lincoln,  transferred  to  A. 
Gubin;  Lyric,  transferred  to  Henry  Bur- 
ton. LADOGA— Fox,  transferred  to  Wal- 
ter Bryan.  NEWBURGH— Princess,  trans- 
ferred  to  Marie  Stieler.  WARREX — 
Mystic,  transferred  to  T.  L.  Hare. 
Change  in  Name 
1ND1AXAPOLIS  —  Ambassador  formerly 
Terminal). 

Closings 

AXDERSOX— Ritz.  CHURUBUSCO  —  In- 
diana (Busco).  DALE  —  Star.  FT. 
WAYNE— Transfer.  GENEVE  —  Limber- 
lost.  INDIANAPOLIS— Avalon,  Cozy. 
LAFAYETTE  —  Family.  LOGANSPORT 
— Lunc.  MARTINSVILLE— State.  MID 
DLETOWN— Rialto.  MONTPELIER  — 
Palace.  OSSIAN— Strand.  PERU— Grand. 
PRINCETON  —  Roxv.  RICHMOND— 
Pastime.      WARREN — Mystic. 

Openings 

FERDINAND— Star.     WHITING— Hoosier. 

IOWA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

DAYTON — Dayton,    transferred    to    Okey    & 
Schill  by  C.  L.    McAninch.     ROCKWELL 
CITY — Empress,    transferred    to    John    Mc. 
Quistan    by    H.    Aldinger. 
Closings 

WATERLOO— Palace.  WELLM  AN— Well- 
man.     WINFIELD— Uptown. 

KENTUCKY 
Changes  in  Ownership 

DAWSON  SPRINGS— Strand,  transferred  to 
R.  Coar.  HARLAN— Harlan,  transferred 
to  R.  W.  Sherrill  by  Mrs.  V.  Davis. 
LOUISVILLE — Crescent,  transferred  to 
Crescent  Hill  Theater  Co. 
Closings 

LOUISVILLE— Mary  Anderson,   Shelniar. 
Openings 

McROBERTS— McRoberts.  WEEKSBURY 
— Weeksburv. 

LOUISIANA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

KAPLAN — Queen,  transferred  to  Frank  De 
Graauw  by  Clinton  Prevost.  LEESVILLE 
— Vernon  (formerly  Dreamland),  trans- 
ferred to  W.  W.  Page  by  J.  W.:  Mc- 
Mahon.  PORT  ALLEN— Magic  (former- 
ly Edith),  transferred  to  W.  H.  Castay 
by    Mrs.    H.     Parker. 

Closings 

LULING  —  Luling.     NEW     ORLEANS  — 

Strand.    OAK    GROVE— Fiske    Theater. 

MAINE 

Changes  in  Ownership 

PITTSFIELD— Bijou,  transferred  to  A.  St. 
Ledger    bv    Stitham    Corp. 

MASSACHUSETTS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

DORCHESTER— Hamilton,  transferred  to 
Effell    Corp.    by    F.    Lydon. 

Closings 

N.  ATTLEBORO  —  Community.  W. 
SPRINGFIELD— Empire. 

MICHIGAN 
Changes  in  Ownership 

DEARBORN— Calvin,  transferred  to  |\  A. 
Wetsman  by  Woodward  Theater  Co.  [  DE- 
TROIT— Amo,  transferred  to  C.  Rartcourt 
and  F.  Spears.  PORT  HURON-fGris- 
wold,  transferred  to  C.  E.  Runkle  by  >Wm. 
Ort. 

Closings 

DETROIT— Dunbar,  Lyric,  Ritz.  GR&ND 
RAPIDS— Alcazar,  Park.  LITCHFIELD 
—Opera  House.  MILLINGTON— £api- 
tol.      SPARTA— Our. 

Openings 

BANGOR— Regent.  BUCHANNAX  —-Prin- 
cess. MERRILL— Merrill.  ONAWAY  — 
Silver  (formerly  Onaway).  OSCODA— 
lasco.    TAWAS    CITY— State. 

MINNESOTA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

IVANHOE — Ivanhoe  (formerly  Princess), 
transferred  to  R.  M.  Paul  by  H».  P. 
Faulds. 

Closings 

DULUTH— Strand.  MINNEAPOLIS— Park. 
MORGAN— Capital.     ROCHESTER-^Em- 

press. 


New  Theaters 

THIEF  RIVER  FALLS— Lyceum.  SPRING 
(.ROVE— New. 

MISSISSIPPI 
Changes   in   Ownership 

l.l'CEDALE  Palace,  transferred  to  B.  F. 
Bailey,    Jr.,    by    J.    B.    Skinner. 

MISSOURI 
Changes  in  Ownership 

COLONY — Community,  transferred  to  A. 
W.  Pugh  by  R.  S.  Brooks.  ILLMO— 
Plaza,  transferred  to  Carl  Morrison  by  W. 
A.  Collins.  KANSAS  CITY— Midway, 
transferred  to  Harry  Horrocks  by  John 
Yadack.  ST.  LOUIS — Bremen,  transferred 
to  Clarence  Kaimann  by  Mrs.  A.  Moglor; 
Gayety,  transferred  to  owners  of  building 
by  Oscar  Dane ;  St.  Louis,  transferred  to 
Metropolitan  Theaters  Corp.  by  RKO. 
SPRINGFIELD— Mozark  (formerly  Iris), 
transferred  to  Midwest  Theater  Co.  by  S. 
E.  Wilhoit ;  Mulliken,  transferred  to  Mid- 
west Theater  Operating  Co.  by  Vance  & 
De    Vaughn. 

Closings 

ALMA— Colonial.  ARMA— Empress.  BUCK- 
XER— Joymor.  CHEXEY— Cheney.  CLIF- 

TOX — Xew      Clifton      (formerly      Wyc'iff). 

GEXESEE  —  Cozy.  GREENFIELD— 
Strand.       HALSTEAD— Ideal.       KAXSAS 

CITY— Garden.    LA    CYGXE    —    Liberty. 

OXAGA— Isis.    OSKALOOSA— De    Luxe. 


PALMYRA— Pal.     ST.     LOUIS— Bremen, 
Shenandoah.       TUROX — Dora. 

Openings 

KENSINGTON  —  Pastime.    ST.    LOUIS— 

Irma. 

NEBRASKA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ARNOLD — Wehrly,  transferred  to  W.  T. 
Dailerd  by  W.  S.  Wehrly.  BLOOM- 
FIELD — Star,  transferred  to  H.  L.  Brune 
by  J.  L.  Irwin.  WILCOX  —  Crescent, 
transferred  to  C.  J.  Newton  by  C.  L. 
Goings. 

Closings 

HAYES  CEXTER  —  White.  OMAHA— 
Royal.  PLYMOUTH— Auditorium.  VER- 
D I G  REE — Empress. 

Openings 

ARNOLD— Wehrly.  STRATTOX  —  Veter- 
an's   Memorial    Hall. 


ment    Corp.    by    Broadway    Woodcliffe   Tb 


NEW  JERSEY 
Changes  in  Ownership 

XEWARK — Rivoli,  transferred  to  Xewark 
Amusement  Co.,  Inc.,  by  Louis  Gold. 
XUTLEY — Franklin,  transferred  to  Frank- 
lin Theater  Co.  bv  Skouras  Theaters.  Inc. 
WEST  ORANGE— State,  transferred  to 
Valley  Amusement  Co.,  Inc.,  by  Orange 
State  Theater  Corp.  WOODCLIFFE— 
Broadway,    transferred    to    J    &    M    Amuse- 


Wages  and  Hours  Are  Issues 
At  Laboratory  Code  Hearing 


{Continued 

but  with  time  and  a  half  for  all 
overtime.  The  employers'  associa- 
tion advocated  a  maximum  of  60 
hours  to  cover  emergencies  which 
include  newsreel  developing  and  a 
minimum  of  15  hours  weekly. 

Herbert  Huebner  of  the  associa- 
tion proposed  a  series  of  amend- 
ments to  the  code  and  also  a  clause 
to  include  all  clauses  designed  to 
eliminate  price  cutting. 

A  clause  was  inserted  in  the  code 
excluding  producer-owned  labora- 
tories from  the  same  code  unless 
they  are  members  of  the  laboratory 
association  which  will  have  a  uni- 
form method  of  cost  accounting. 

Scoppa,  in  his  speech,  attacked  Her- 
bert J.  Yates  of  Consolidated  for 
allegedly  influencing  employees  to 
buy  stock  in  his  company  some  time 
ago.  In  new  amendments  presented 
by  the  laboratory  association,  how- 
ever, such  action  is  prohibited. 
Yates,  speaking  for  the  association, 
said  it  is  willing  to  co-operate  and 
work  on  the  code  as  long  as  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator, 
wishes. 

"We  are  willing  to  accept  any 
changes  necessary  but  must  limit  our 
outgo  to  our  income,"  said  Yates. 

He  decried  Scoppa's  personal  at- 
tack and  also  a  Scoppa  statement 
to  the  effect  that  earnings  during 
*~he  past  few  years  warranted  much 
higher  wages.  Yates  offered  to  sub- 
mit a  detailed  report  from  the  books 
of  all  member  companies. 

Scoppa  declared  that  Consolidated 
cut  wages  50  per  cent  during  the 
past  three  years  while  some  con- 
cerns engaged  in  the  same  type  of 
business  actually  increased  their  pay. 
Yates  denied  this. 

Witnesses  at  the  hearing  included: 
Scoppa,  business  manager  of  Local 
66;  Huebner;  George  Coane,  labor; 
William  Elliott  and  Fred  Dempsey, 


from  Page  1) 

I.  A.  T.  S.  E.;  Alan  Freedman,  De 
Luxe  Laboratories;  Yates,  Con- 
solidated. 

All  clauses  which  may  have  re- 
sulted in  association  price  fixing 
were  eliminated  by  the  NRA  con- 
sumers board  at  private  hearings 
last  night.  They  specified  that  in 
figuring  costs  each  laboratory  costs 
must  be  figured  separately  and  not 
as    association   costs. 

There  was  a  brief  talk  by  Adolph 
Stuper  of  Eastman  Kodak  who  asked 
that  amateur  movie  reels  be  ex- 
cluded from  the  code  as  their  sale 
price  includes  developing  costs  done 
by  different  methods.  Private  hear- 
ings were  still  going  on  last  night 
with  Labor  and  employers  partici- 
pating. 

A  conference  was  conducted  by 
Rosenblatt  after  the  hearing  con- 
cluded at  7:30  o'clock  last  night.  No 
more  similar  meetings  will  be  held. 
It  was  reported  that  an  agreement 
was  reached  on  the  code  but  efforts 
to  confirm  this  by  Rosenblatt  were 
unavailing  as  he  could  not  be 
reached. 


Miami  House  Adds  Vaude 

Miami — Experimental  stage  shows 
at  the  Grove,  Wometco  house,  have 
boosted  business  and  will  be  contin- 
ued every  Wednesday,  Thursday  and 
Friday  night. 


Pete  Woodhull  a  Colonel 

Now  it's  Colonel  Pete  Woodhull 
but  not  of  the  Kentucky  Colonels. 
The  title  has  been  assigned  him  in 
connection  with  the  NRA  enforce- 
ment drive  in  northern  New  Jersey. 


Koerner  in  Boston 

Boston  —  Charles  Koerner  is  in 
Boston  to  manage  the  RKO  Boston 
theater,  closed  for  the  summer. 


ater     Corp. 
TRENTON 


PHILLIPSBURG 
-Orpheum. 


Ki 


NEW  MEXICO 
Closing 

LAS    CRUCES— Rio    Grande. 

Opening 
LAS   CRUCES— Del   Rio. 

NEW  YORK 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ALBION— Rialto,  transferred  to  Chat 
Martina  by  W.  H.  Robson.  AL'UUKX- 
Jefferson,  transferred  to  Manger  Operatfc 
Co.  by  Central  N.  Y.  Theaters  Co.  ;  Stra* 
transferred  to  Manger  Operating  Co  \> 
Central  N.  Y.  Theater  Co.  BALDWIN}: 
V1LLE  —  Steele's  Paramount  (Variety' 
translerred  to  Leavenworth  Steele.  BE* 
CON — Paragon,  transferred  to  G.  P  J 
Holding  Co.,  Inc.,  by  B.  J.  M.  Amusema 
Corp.  BUFF — Roosevelt,  transferred  t 
Erie  Amusement  Co.  by  Shea  Circuit 
ROCHESTER— Rialto,  transferred  to  B 
Raives  by  Schine  Enterprise  Co.  FAB 
PORT — Temple,  transferred  to  H.  Rai* 
by  Schine  Ent.  Co.  (LONG  ISLANU- 
HUXTIXGTON  STATION— Hunting*, 
Station,  transferred  to  Associated  Pl» 
houses,  Inc.,  by  Morris  H.  Markowiu 
MINEOLA — Mineola,  transferred  to  « 
Deal  Amusement  Corp.  by  A.  D.  T.  Tk 
ater,  Inc. ;  Williston,  transferred  to  Ganfci 
City  Amusement  Corp.  by  Williston  Tfce 
ater  Co.,  Inc.)  OCEAN  BEACH— CoE 
munity  House,  transferred  to  Incorporate 
Village  of  Ocean  Beach;  Ocean  Bea* 
transferred  to  Incorporated  Villaf 
of        Ocean        Beach.  RICHMO* 

HILL — New  Civic,  transferred  to  D  S  : 
Amusement  Corp.  by  Limshot  Amusemt* 
Corp. ;  S.  Jamaica,  transferred  to  Daliati 
Amusement  Corp.  by  Malboe  Theater,  I*< 
MIDDLETOWX  —  State,  transferred  h 
Mr.  Fitzpatrick  by  O.  S.  Hathaway;  Strat: 
ton,  transferred  to  Mr.  Fitzpatrick  by  0 
S.  Hathaway.  MT.  KISCO— Kisco,  train 
ferred  to  M  &  F  Theater  Corp.  by  Kiscc 
Photoplay  Corp.  XEW  YORK  CITY- 
(BROOKLYX— Bobby,  1160  Broadway; 
transferred  to  Lafayette  St.  Amusemeir 
Corp. ;  Garden,  4601  Xew  Utrecht  Ave. 
transferreed  to  Victor  Stamatus  by  Flown 
Garden  Amusement  Corp. ;  Graham,  tra»' 
ferred  to  Stephens  Theater  Corp.  by  Si 
bert  V.  Homes;  Hansa,  1216  Broadwaj 
transferred  to  Harry  Brandt  by  HatfB 
Theater  Corp. ;  Lido,  265  Court  St.,  traasi 
ferred  to  Dr.  Greenfield  by  Robt.  P1 
Justry ;  Manhattan,  1059  Manhattan  Ave. 
transferred  to  M  &  L  Amusement  Corp! 
by  Zaidel  Amusement  Corp.  ;  Paramount 
385  Flatbush  Ave.  Ext.,  transferred  to 
Feiber  &  Shea  by  Paramount  PubS«| 
Corp. ;  Skillman,  665  Myrtle  Ave.,  tra« 
ferred  to  Mr.  Carter  by  Schwartz  &  in 
vers).  (BROXX— Barnes,  Allerton  ( 
Barnes,  transferred  to  M.  P.  Exhibition 
Corp.  by  Barnes  Airdome  Co. ;  BronxdaU 
Open  Air,  Pelham  Parkway  and  Whit* 
Plains  Ave.,  transferred  to  M.  P.  Exhibi- 
tion Corp. ;  Community  Open  Air,  3913J 
White  Plains  Road,  transferred  to  M.  II 
Exhibition  Corp.  by  22nd  St.  AirdonKJ] 
Inc.).  (MAXHATTAX— Broadway  Opel 
Air,  234th  St.  &  Broadway,  transferred  toj' 
M.  P.  Exhibition  Corp. ;  Greeley  Squareii 
30th  St.  &  6th  Ave.,  transferred  to  Con 
solidated  Circuit;  72nd  St.  Playhouse,  3SC 
E.  72nd  St.,  transferred  to  State  Amusel 
ment  Corp.  by  72nd  St.  Playhouse,  Inc) 
NYACK— Rockland,  transferred  to  Skuir 
ras  Bros,  by  Fox  Metropolitan  Playhousesi 
OSSINIXG — Cameo,  transferred  to  Arcffl 
gee  Amusement  Corp.  by  Cameo  Theaters 
Inc.  PEEKSKILL — Colonial,  transferrer 
to  Lee  Ochs  by  Peekskill  Theater,  Inr 
Peekskill,  transferred  to  Lee  Ochs  b) 
Peekskill  Theater,  Inc.  ROCHESTER  - 
Palace,  transferred  to  Graham  &  Ludlow 
by  Mrs.  W.  H.  Thompson.  WILLIAM] 
SOX— Star,  transferred  to  C.  N.  Dd 
Zutter. 

Closing 
BEACOX    —    Apollo.        Buffalo    —    Cameo 
Jubilee,  Roosevelt;  ITHACA— State.i 

LACKAWAXXA-AC.  NEWBURGH  - 
State.  XEW  YORK  CITY  (BRONX- 
Bandbox,  Fordham  Rd.  &  Davidson  Ave.)l 
(BROOKLYX— Lincoln,  1519  Bedforc 
Ave.  Myrtle,  1374  Myrtle  Ave.)  SYRAi 
CUSE— Ritz.  WHITESTOXE— Rialto.  I 
Openings 
ALBION — Rialto.  ALFRED  —  Firemen's! 
BUFF— Clinton.  CELERON  —  Celerorf 
Park.        CHAUTAUQUA— Commercial. 


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tiveness of  today's  motion  pictures. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company.  (J.  E. 
Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 

EASTMAN 

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August  30,  1933 

To  the  Motion  Picture  Industry, 

Gentlemen: 

This  is  to  notify  you  that  I  have  a  valid  option  to 
acquire  the  world,  silent,  sound  motion  picture 
rights  in  the  musical  play,  "Blossom  Time"  and 
until  the  expiration  of  such  option  (unless  I  shall 
prior  thereto  exercise  the  same)  no  party  can  validly 
acquire  such  rights  in  such  musical  play  excepting 
from  me. 

I  am  taking  this  means  of  notifying  you  as  you 
may  have  expressed  some  interest  in  acquiring  these 
rights  in  order  that  you  may  deal  with  me  only  if 
you  actually  desire  to  acquire  the  same. 

Yours  very  truly, 

L.  J.  Schlaifer. 


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Indies  and  Hays  Office  Compete  for  Code  Proxies 

I.A.T.SXJARS  ALL  ITlTOCALS  FROQTRIKING 

102    Detroit   Houses  Sign  Anti-Dual   and   Price  Pact 


Dropping  of  Double  Bills 

and  Fixing  of  Prices 

Agreed  in  Detroit 

Detroit — Of  140  houses  now  oper- 
ating in  this  area,  102  have  signed 
an  agreement  eliminating  dual  bills 
as  a  result  of  the  efforts  of  H.  M. 
Riehey  and  Allied  Theaters.  All 
first-runs  have  signed,  and  all  sec- 
ond runs  except  the  Roosevelt  and 
Cinderella,  owned  by  James  N.  Rob- 
ertson, and  the  Hollywood,  owned 
by  Ben  and  Lou  Cohen. 

The   Cohens  want  a  special   admission  of  20 
tents   to   their   balcony,   the   only   house   in   the 
:ity  to   claim   a   price   differential   between    bal- 
(Continued   on   Page   2) 

REACH  AGREEMENT 


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ON  LAB  PAY  AND  HRS. 


ashington   Bureau   of    THE   FILM  DAIi^Y 

Washington — A  minimum  weekly 
wage  of  $15  dollars  and  a  maximum 
pi  forty  hours  a  week  for  all  labor- 
atory employees  were  agreed  upon 
jin  the  NRA  code  yesterday  by  em- 
ployees and  the  Associated  Labora- 
tories of  America.  Prevailing  wages 
will  be  the  same  as  wages  paid  up 
to    July    1    and    regular    employees 

{Continued   on   Page    3) 


Laboratory  Contracts 

Run  for  3  to  8  Years 

Washington   Bureau   of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Laboratory  con- 
tracts from  producers  run  from 
three  to  eight  years,  Alan  E.  Freed- 
man,  president  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Laboratory  Ass'n,  revealed  at 
the  code  hearings  in  pointing  out  the 
difficulty  that  may  be  encountered 
in  arbitrating  existing  producer  con- 
tracts, according  to  the  code.     "The 

(Continued    on   Page    3) 


Bigger  Income  for  Rockefellers  from  Music  Hall 

Under  revised  leases  being  signed  by  Radio  City  Theaters  a  subsidiary  of  RKO  and 
the  Rockefeller  interests,  Rockefeller  Center  will  receive  approximately  50  per  cent 
more  rent  next  season  for  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall.  For  the  first  eight  months  of 
operation  the  theater  paid  rent  on  a  basis  of  $1,200,000  yearly.  The  new  arrangement 
will  call  for  an  annual  payment  of  $600,000  and  50  per  cent  of  all  profits  above 
operating  cost  and  rent.  With  the  theater  grossing  what  will  approximate  $4,500,000, 
the  Rockefellers  will  collect  $1,800,000  for  the  year.  The  figures  are  based  on  a 
monthly  operating   cost  of  $200,000. 


CONFER  NEXT  WEEK 
ON  MUSIC  RIGHTS 


Conferences  concerning  a  new  ar- 
rangement for  handling  music  rights 
relations  between  producers  and  mu- 
sic publishers,  as  a  result  of  Erpi 
disbanding  its  music  rights  depart- 
ment, will  be  held  in  New  York  di- 
rectly after  Labor  Day.  John  Gregg 
Paine,  agent  for  the  Music  Publish- 
ers' Protective  Association,  will  con- 
fer with  Major  Edward  Bowes, 
chairman  of  the  producers'  commit- 
tee. 


12  Conn.  Exhibitors 

Going  to  Code  Hearing 

New  Haven — A  committee  of  12 
Connecticut  exhibitors  will  accom- 
pany Edward  G.  Levy,  general  coun- 
sel and  executive  secretary  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Theater  Owners  of 
Connecticut,  to  represent  the  asso- 
ciation at  the  Washington  industry 

(Continued   on   Page   2) 


FRANK  WILSON  QUITS 
PRINCIPAL  DIST.  CORP 


Due  to  his  duties  with  the  NRA 
turning  out  to  be  more  extensive 
than  he  had  anticipated,  Dr.  Frank 
R.  Wilson  yesterday  announced  his 
resignation  as  vice-president,  general 
manager  and  a  director  of  Principal 

(Continued    on    Page   2) 


Code  Is  Submitted 

By  Music  Publishers 

A  code  covering  music  publishing 
was  submitted  to  Deputy  Adminis- 
trator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  in  Wash- 
ington yesterday.  At  the  hearing 
to  be  held  on  the  draft,  John  Gregg 
Paine,  agent  for  the  Music  Pub- 
lishers' Protective  Association  and 
formerly  with  Warners,  will  repre- 
sent his  organization.  The  code 
represents  a  consolidation  of  drafts 
prepared  by  popular  and  standard 
music  publishers  and  sheet  music 
dealers. 


Code  Proxy  Fight  Launched 

By  Indies  and  Hays  Office 


No  Paper  Monday 

Due  to  the  Labor  Day  holiday,  there 
will  be  no  issue  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
on  Monday,  Sept.  4. 


Staging  Gala  Premiere 

For  Florida  Picture 

St.  Petersburg — A  regular  Holly- 
wood premiere  is  being  staged  for 
the  world  premiere  of  "Playthings 
of  Desire"  at  the  Capitol  tonight.  A. 
Pollak,  president  of  Florida  Pictures 
Corp.,  and  Raymond  Friedgen,  chief 
of  production  at  the  Sun  Haven  Stu- 

(Continued   on   Page   2) 


The  Federation  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Industry  yesterday  joined  the 
battle  for  proxies  in  connection  with 
the  industry  code  hearing  at  Wash- 
ington on  Sept.  12  by  sending  tele- 
grams to  nearly  60  independent  dis- 
tributors seeking  their  support.  De- 
cision to  enlist  aid  of  all  indepen- 
dents was  made  at  a  Federation  board 
meeting   Thursday  night,   after  the 

(Continued    on   Page   2) 


International    Union    Will 

Cancel  Charter  of  Any 

Who  Walk  Out 

By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — Any  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
local  that  strikes  now  will  have  its 
charter  cancelled  and  their  member- 
ship in  the  American  Federation  of 
Labor  ended,  Fred  Dempsey,  execu- 
tive of  the  union,  told  Film  Daily 
yesterday.  Specific  instructions  have 
been  given  to  every  local  in  the 
country  to  arbitrate  their  differ- 
ences if  any  arise  either  at  the  ex- 
piration   of    existing    contracts    or 

(Continued    on    Page   2) 


HARRIS  CIRCUIT  ADDS 
THREE  MORE  HOUSES 


Pittsburgh  —  Harris  Amusement 
Co.  acquired  three  more  houses  the 
last  week  of  August.  They  are: 
Avenue  Cinema,  formerly  local  head- 
quarters for  foreign  films;  the  Eagle, 
Jeannette,  and  the  Latonia,;  Oil 
City. 


Statistical  Advisor 

Named  on  Film  Code 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Harold  Hazen  Thurl- 
by  assistant  professor  of  industrial 
management  at  Harvard  has  been 
appointed  statistical  advisor  to  the 
NRA  on  the  motion  picture  code. 
According  to  Mary  Rumsey,  two 
more  consumer  advisors  will  be  ap- 
pointed, one  representing  the  Par- 
ent  Teachers'   Association. 


No  Move  Against  Pickets 

Philadelphia  —  Expectations  of  some 
exhibitors  that  Warners  might  seek  an 
injunction  to  restrain  members  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  0.  from  picketing  its  exchange 
and  theaters  playing  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  have  not  materialized.  It  is 
understood  that  the  distributing  com- 
pany has  no  intentions  of  taking  this 
step. 


Saturday,  Sept.  2,  1933 


VoLLXIll.No.  54      Sat.,  Sept.  2. 1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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FINANCIAL 


NEW   YORK    STOCK    MARKET 

Net 
High     Low     Oose     Chg. 

Columbia    Picts.   vtc. .    23'/2     23y2     23  Vi      

Con.     Fm.     Ind.    pfd..      9%       9%       *Vt      

East.    Kodak    84%     84         84%   +   1  % 

Fox    Fm.    new 15         14%     14%  —     y4 

Loew's,    Inc 33%     325/8     33  Vi   +     14 

Metro-Goldwyn.     pfd.  22  22         22+1 

Paramount    ctfs 2  1%       2       +     % 

Pathe  Exch 1  %       1 V2       Wl  —     Vs 

do   "A"    8S/8       8'/2       85/g   -f      1/, 

RKO     31/2-      3'/2       3%   +     Va 

Warner    Bros 8%       7%       8%    +      % 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Trans-Lux     2'/4       2%       2'/4     

NEW   YORK    BOND    MARKET 
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Paramount  6s  47  ctfs.  32         32         32       +     % 

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Par.    5V2s50    ctfs....   33%     33%     33%   +  2% 

Pathe   7s37    80         80         80         

Warner's  6s39    42         41  %     42        +      % 

N.   Y.   PRODUCE   EXCHANGE  SECURITIES 
Para.  Publix   1%       1%       1%     


Debrie  Adds  16  mm.  Line 

Andre  Debrie,  Inc.,  announces  a 
'complete  line  of  laboratory  equip- 
ment for  the  handling  of  16  mm. 
sound-on-film.  This  includes  printers 
for  the  optical  reduction  of  35  mm. 
sound   track   to    16   mm. 


Triple    Dating 


RKO's  "Morning  Glory"  will  be  play- 
ing second-run  simultaneously  in  three 
Times  Square  houses  this  week,  follow- 
ing its  recent  engagement  at  the  Music 
H-ll.  It  opens  today  at  the  Palace  and 
Cimeo  for  a  full  week  each,  and  at  the 
New    Roxy    for   a    half   week. 


All  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 

Barred  from  Striking 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
otherwise.  If  local  arbitration  fails, 
the  unions  are  instructed  to  get  in 
touch  with  the  national  organization, 
which  will  step  into  the  proceedings, 
but  under  no  condition  will  any 
strikes  of  any  kind  be  permitted,  it 
was  emphasized  by  the  labor  leader. 
The  policy  being  part  of  labor's 
pledge  to  the  NRA. 


12  Conn.  Exhibitors 

Going  to  Code  Hearing 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

code  hearing  Sept.  12.  Comprising 
the  committee  are:  Dr.  J.  B.  Fish- 
man,  Leo  Bonoff,  William  J.  Bren- 
nan,  Joseph  A.  Davis,  Adolph  John- 
son, Arthur  H.  Lockwood,  Albert 
Pickus,  Albert  Robbins,  Joseph 
Shulman,  Albert  M.  Shuman,  Max 
Tabackman   and   Mrs.   Mary  Vuono. 


Staging  Gala  Premiere 

For  Florida  Picture 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

dios,  where  the  picture  was  made, 
arrived  yesterday  from  New  York 
by  plane  for  the  opening.  Special 
trains  are  being  run  by  the  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  from  all  parts  of  Florida 
at  reduced  rates.  There  will  be  a 
parade,  with  participation  by  the 
Mayor  and  other  officials,  including 
T.  C.  Parker,  Jr.,  president  of  the 
Sun  Haven  studios,  and  a  dinner  at 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  A  24- 
station  radio  hookup  also  has  been 
arranged. 


John  O'Dell  Acquires 

Another  Detroit  House 

Detroit — John  O'Dell,  who  recent- 
ly has  taken  over  several  houses  in 
a  comeback  move,  has  now  acquired 
the  Buchanan,  west  side  house,  from 
William  H.  Holland.  Joseph  Olshef- 
sky,  former  owner  of  the  Fredo,  has 
been  made  manager  for  O'Dell. 

Paterson  Operators  Renew  Pact 

Paterson,  N.  J. — The  operators' 
union  and  the  four  Warner  theaters 
and  the  U.  S.  theater  here  have 
reached  an  agreement  whereby  the 
present  wage  scale  will  continue  for 
another  year.  Operators  get  $85  a 
week,  with  the  hours  reduced  to  40 
in  accordance  with  the  NRA  code. 


Warners   Sign   Mary   Astor 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Mary  Astor  has  beer 
signed  by  Warners  to  a  long-term 
contract.  Her  next  role  will  be  in 
"Convention  City." 


Roland  to  Direct  5  More 

George  Roland,  who  directed  "The 
Wandering  Jew"  for  Jewish-Ameri- 
can Film  Arts,  has  been  signed  to 
direct  the  other  five  in  the  series 
planned. 


Named   Asst.   Mgrs.   at   Paramount 

E.  J.  Sullivan  and  Ben  Griefer 
V,P,.e  beeT1  named  as  assistants  to 
Bob  Weitman,  new  manager  of  the 
New    York    Paramount. 


Detroit  Houses  Sign 

Anti-Dual,  Price  Pact 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
cony    and     first    floor,    but    indicate    they    will 
ultimately    sigti. 

Essential  feature  of  the  bill  is  an  agree- 
ment to  maintain  minimum  admission  prices, 
depending  upon  run.  First  runs  are  25  and 
40  cents,  for  matinee  and  evening,  respec- 
tively, or  35  and  50  cents  if  stage  show  is 
used.  Second  runs  charging  25  and  40  cents 
follow  after  four  weeks'  protection;  those 
charging  20  and  30  cents,  five  weeks,  with 
all    second    runs    held    to   this    scale. 

Similar  protection  is  provided  for  subse- 
quent runs  to  the  fifth,  in  each  zone,  with 
five  months  over  10-cent  houses.  Any  house 
using  double  bills  or  giveaways  cannot  get 
pictures  until  one  year  after  first  run,  this 
being  the  teeth  of  the  agreement.  Houses 
using  any  type  of  stage  show  must  raise 
admissions  10  cents  over  the  minimum  for 
their  run.  Combination  prices,  two-for-ones, 
etc..  are  interpreted  to  reduce  the  protection 
given  the  house,  and  will  reduce  its  key 
position    accordingly. 

This  is  the  first  attempt  to  fix  prices  over 
so  large  an  area,  but  the  combination  of 
factors  appeals  to  all  factions  and  success 
seems    assured. 


Indies,  Hays  Office 

Compete  for  Proxies 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

organization  had  learned  that  C.  C. 
Pettijohn  of  the  Hays  office  had  com- 
municated with  independents  on  the 
subject  of  proxies  in  connection  with 
the  Film  Board  of  Trade  setup  pro- 
posed in  the  code  draft. 

In  its  wires  the  Federation  is 
seeking  proxies  covering  all  code 
matters  which  affect  independents. 
Jacob  Schechter,  counsel  and  a 
member  of  the  distributor  code- 
drafting  committee,  will  represent 
the  association  at  Washington  when 
the  hearing  takes  place.  The  Fed- 
eration's board  of  directors  will  meet 
Tuesday. 


Jules   Levy  Lingers  in  Chicago 

Chicago — Jules  Levy,  RKO  gener- 
al sales  manager,  has  delayed  his  re- 
turn to  New  York  pending  negotia- 
tions now  under  way  for  the  playing 
of  the  RKO  product  over  several 
large  mid-west  circuits.  Levy  plans 
to  leave  here  Thursday. 


Luther   Reed   to   Direct  in  Fla. 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  —  Luther 
Reed,  now  in  Chicago,  has  been 
signed  to  direct  "Honor  Among  Wo- 
men," next  picture  to  start  at  the 
Sun  Haven  Studios  here. 


M-G-M    Starts   Two  Pictures 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Marion  Davies  in 
"Going  Hollywood"  and  Ed  Wynn 
in  "The  Fire  Chief"  went  into  work 
yesterday  at  M-G-M. 


New    Jackson    House    Opens 

Jackson,  Miss. — R.  W.  Tyson  has 
opened  the  Capital,  new  house.  This 
makes  four  theaters  here,  the  others 
belonging  to  the  Kennington-Saen- 
ger  circuit. 


Castle  Adopts  RCA  16mm.  Projector 

RCA  Photophone  16  mm.  sound  on 
film  projector  has  been  accepted  by 
Eugene  Castle  for  all  business  and 
commercial  subjects  produced  by 
Castle  Films. 


Coming  and  Going 


GRETA  NISSEN  and  her  husband,  WELDOr 
HEYBURN,  have  arrived  in  New  York  by  plan.! 
from  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  where  they  playe, 
the  leads  in  "Hired  Wives,"  Sun  Haven  Picture 
They  sail  on  the  Bremen  for  England,  wher 
Miss    Nissen    will    make    a    picture. 

MRS.  CAROLYN  CAGNEY  and  JEANNE  CAG 
NEY,  mother  and  sister  of  James  Cagney,  am 
FRANCES  MARSHALL,  actress,  arrive  in  Nev 
York  Tuesday  on  the  Grace  liner,  Santa  Elena 
from   California. 

W.  B.  COKELL,  Paramount  treasurer,  am 
MRS.  COKELL  sailed  last  night  for  a  week- 
end   cruise    to    Bermuda. 

MARY  PICKFORD  is  en  route  to  Hollywood 
arriving  there  Sept.  5.  She  may  return  t( 
New    York    in    October   to    appear    in    a    play. 

KATHARINE  HEPBURN,  on  vacation  in  thi 
east,  is  visiting  her  parents  near  Hartford  be 
fore  spending  several  days  in  New  York  t< 
discuss    a    stage    appearance    this    season. 

SALLY  BLANE  is  returning  immediately  fron 
London  to  play  the  feminine  lead  in  20th  Cen- 
tury's  "Miss    Lonelyhearts." 

MONA  BARRIE,  Australian  actress  signed  b< 
Fox,    leaves    Wednesday    for    Hollywood. 

ALICE  TERRY  has  arrived  in  New  York  fron 
abroad. 

LEILA  BENNETT,  now  in  New  York,  return 
to    the    Coast    next    week. 

WILLIAM  HARRIGAN  has  arrived  in  New  Yorl 
from    Hollywood. 

WILLIAM  SKIRBALL,  who  operates  the  Rivoli 
Toledo,    is   in    New   York   on   business. 

REGINA  CREWE  and  HERBERT  CRUICK 
SHANK  have  returned  to  New  York  after  ; 
Bermuda    trip. 

W.  RAY  JOHNSTON  returns  to  New  Yorl 
from    the    coast   Tuesday. 

EARLE  W.  HAMMONS  plans  to  leave  fo 
the    coast    next    week. 

TERRY  TURNER   left   for   Detroit   last  night 


Frank  Wilson  Quits 

Principal  Distrib.  Corp 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Distributing  Corp.  He  will  retair 
his  stock  in  the  company,  however 
Wilson  said.  After  a  week-end  or 
his  farm,  Wilson  returns  to  Wash- 
ington on  Monday  night. 

Mike  Rosenberg,  partner  of  So 
Lesser  on  the  coast  and  a  Principal 
stockholder,  has  been  named  vice 
president.  Louis  Hyman,  who  cami 
here  from  Seattle  to  replace  Wilsoi1 
when  he  left  for  Washington,  leaves 
New  York  on  Wednesday  for  Los 
Angeles  to  take  charge  of  coas-1 
sales. 


S.  O.  S.  Expands  Quarters 
S.  O.  S.  Corp.  has  moved  to  largej| 
quarters  in  its  same  location  anc 
now  occupies  over  half  of  the  sixtt| 
floor  at  1600  Broadway.  An  elabo- 
rate sales  room  entirely  separatee 
from  the  reception  foyer  is  an  inJ( 
novation  adapted  from  current  Euro- 
pean practice. 


Those  Dual  Signs 

Double-feature     sign      noted     on     the 
marquee    of    an    upper    Broadway^  house: 
"STRANGER'S    RETURN" 
"HOLD  YOUR  MAN" 


BROADWAY  TO  HOLLYWOOD" 

"  Ifith    Alice    Brady,    Frank    Morgan,    Madge 
vans,      Russell      Hardie,     Jackie      Cooper, 

Eddie  Quillan 
1-G-M  85   mins. 

1  SWELL  BACKSTAGE  DRAMA  WITH 
MUSICAL  TOUCHES  HIGHLIGHTED  BY 
OME  SWELL  PERFORMANCES. 


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THE 


Saturday,  Sept.  2, 1933 


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plays  . 

da  For  fidelity  to  its  theatrical  locale,  for 
•  he  excellence  of  its  performances,  par- 
iculariy  the  grand  work  of  Alice  Brady  and 
'rank  Morgan,  and  for  the  sustaining  in 
.erest  of  its  story,  this  backstage  picture 
Elen:  •»  in  a  class  by  itself.  Exhibitors  need  have 
o  apprehension  that  they  are  getting  a 
lartly  remade  "March  of  Time"  made  some 
ears  ago,  but  never  released.  It  is  a  new 
roduction  in  all  respects  except  for  a 
hort  color  sequence,  a  tableau  number 
'hich  may  advisably  be  eliminated.  Story 
races  the  ups  and  downs  of  a  theatrical 
Jamily  through  three  generations,  starting 
ack  in  the  Tony  Pastor  vaudeville  days 
nd  winding  up  with  the  third  generation 
fisfiarring  in  the  movies.  Besides  the  grand 
cting  of  Miss  Brady,  Morgan,  May  Robson, 
ussell  Hardie  and  Madge  Evans,  there  are 
ine  bits  by  Jackie  Cooper,  Mickey  Rooney, 
ddie  Quillan  and  others. 

Cast:  Alice  Brady,  Frank  Morgan,  Madge 
vans,  Russell  Hardie,  Jackie  Cooper,  Eddie 
luillan,  Mickey  Rooney,  Tad  Alexander,  Ed- 
ard  Brophy,  Ruth  Channing,  Jean  Howard, 
;immy  Durante,  Fay  Templeton,  May  Rob- 
,pn,  Claire  DuBrey,  Muriel  Evans,  Claude 
'eKaye,  Nelson  Eddy,  Una  Merkel. 
I  Director,  Willard  Mack;  Authors,  Willard 
/lack,  Edgar  Allan  Woolf;  Adaptors,  Same; 
ameramen,  William  Daniels,  Norbert  Bro- 
mine; Editor,  William  S.  Gray. 

Direction,  Aces      Photography,  A 


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Gary  Cooper  in 

"ONE  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON" 

with    Fay    Wray,    Neil     Hamilton,    Frances 

Fuller,   Roscoe   Karns 
Paramount  70  mins. 

ENGROSSING  ROMANTIC  COMEDY 
DRAMA  ADAPTED  FROM  STAGE  HIT 
MAKES  VERY  ENJOYABLE  ENTERTAIN- 
MENT. 

What  gives  this  production  its  principal 
merit  is  the  natural  sincerity  in  its  handling 
of  a  small-town  romantic  mixup  of  years 
ago.  Gary  Cooper,  the  village  tough 
lad,  is  hit  hard  when  Neil  Hamilton,  the 
factory  owner's  son,  steals  Fay  Wray  from 
him  and  marries  her.  Frances  Fuller  gets 
Gary  on  the  rebound,  but  he  continues 
thinking  of  Fay.  Neil  also  is  indirectly  re- 
sponsible for  Gary  serving  two  years  in 
jail.  Eventually  Gary  becomes  established 
as  a  dentist.  One  day  Neil  and  Fay,  who 
have  been  living  in  the  city,  return  to 
the  small  town  and  Neil  suddenly  has  to 
have  a  tooth  pulled.  Still  brooding  over 
what  Neil  did  to  him,  Gary  is  about  to 
give  him  an  overdose  of  gas,  when  Fay 
enters  with  such  airs  of  affectation  that 
Gary  decides  the  best  punishment  for 
Neil  is  to  let  him  keep  on  living  with  her, 
while  Gary  finally  wakes  up  to  an  appre- 
ciation   of    his    own     devoted    spouse. 

Cast:  Gary  Cooper,  Fay  Wray,  Neil  Ham- 
ilton, Frances  Fuller,  Roscoe  Karns,  Jane 
Darwell,  Clara  Blandick,  Sam  Hardy,  Harry 
Schultz,  James  Burtis,  A,  S.  Byron,  Jack 
Clifford. 

Director,  Stephen  Roberts;  Author,  James 
Hagen;  Adaptors,  Graver  Jones,  Wm, 
Slavens  McNutt;  Cameraman,  Victor  Mil- 
ner;  Recording  Engineer,  Harry  D  Mills; 
Editor,   Ellisworth   Hoagland. 

Direction,  Natural    Photography,  Fine 


'BUREAU  OF  MISSING  PERSONS' 

with    Bette    Davis,    Lewis    S.    Stone,    Pat 

O'Brien,  Gienda  Farrell 
First     National  79  mins. 

GOOD  EXPLOITATION  NUMBER 
MARRED  BY  MIXED  INCIDENTS  AND 
HOKE    HOLLYWOOD    ENDING. 

Runs  along  for  many  minutes  with  flashes 
of  the  operations  of  the  Bureau  of  Missing 
Persons  at  New  York  City  police  head- 
quarters, presenting  the  various  types  of 
cases  that  the  Bureau  handles,  such  as 
a  lost  kid,  a  kidnapping  case,  eloping 
wives,  suicides,  etc.  Which  is  ail  very  in- 
teresting and  filled  with  human  interest, 
but  it  is  not  a  film  story.  The  latter  gets 
going  at  last  through  the  interest  of  Pat 
O'Brien  as  an  investigator  in  the  Bureau 
in  Bette  Davis  who  claims  to  be  search- 
ing for  her  missing  husband  from  Chi- 
cago. It  develops  that  she  is  after  a 
murderer  for  whose  crime  she  is  accused. 
O'Brien  succeeds  in  uncovering  the  crim- 
inal, and  so  to  the  romantic  ending.  The 
let  it  down  with  a  hoke  Hollywood  slap- 
stick climax  to  polish  off  the  corned, 
touch  running  through  an  otherwise  ab 
sorbing  subject  which  could  have  beer 
treated  dramatically  throughout  and  scored 
A    natural    for    exploitation. 

Cast:  Bette  Davis,  Lewis  Stone,  Pa 
O'Brien,  Gienda  Farrell,  Allen  Jenkins 
Ruth  Donnelly,  Hugh  Herbert,  A'an  Dine- 
hart,  Marjorie  Gateson,  Tad  Alexander 
Noel  Francis,  Wallis  Clark,  Adrian  Morris, 
Clay  Clement,  Henry  Kolker,  Harry  Beres- 
fcrd,    George    Chandler. 

Director,  Roy  Del  Ruth;  Authors,  Capt 
John  H.  Ayres,  Carol  Bird;  Adaptor,  Rob- 
ert Presnell;  Editor,  James  Gibbons;  Cam- 
eraman,   Barney    McGill. 

Direction,    Good     Photography,    Fine 


"GOODBYE  AGAIN" 

with    Warren    William,    Joan    Blondell, 

Genevieve  Tobin,  Hugh  Herbert 

First  National  65  mins. 

HIGHLY  AMUSING  FARCE  LOADED 
WITH  LAUGHS  AND  ENJOYABLE  FOOL- 
ERY HANDED  OUT  AT  A  FAST  PACE. 

Based  on  the  stage  play  of  the  same 
name,  this  is  a  very  amusing  romantic  com- 
edy, with  emphasis  on  the  comedy,  which 
has  a  hilariously  nutty  vein  that  should  keep 
any  audience  laughing  most  of  the  time. 
The  doings  concern  a  romantic  entangle- 
ment between  Warren  William,  a  hot  fic- 
tion author  on  a  speaking  tour,  and  a  for- 
mer flame,  Genevieve  Tobin,  who  married 
a  dull  husband  and  has  worked  up  an 
amorous  fever  for  the  now  famous  writer. 
Despite  efforts  of  Warren's  secretary,  Joan 
Blondell,  and  members  of  Genevieve's  fam- 
ily to  intercept  a  compromising  situation, 
the  worst  happens  and  everything  looks 
pretty  muddled  until  the  wife  is  intention- 
ally disillusioned  by  her  hero.  The  story  is 
appropriately  acted  by  the  entire  cast. 
Hugh  Herbert,  as  the  indulgent  husband, 
is  particularly  funny. 

Cast:  Warren  William,  Joan  Blondell, 
Genevieve  Tobin,  Wallace  Ford,  Helen 
Chandler,  Hugh  Herbert,  Hobart  Cavanaugh, 
Jay  Ward,  Ray  Cooke. 

Director,  Michael  Curtiz;  Authors,  George 
Haight  and  Allan  Scott;  Adaptor,  Ben  Mark- 
son;  Cameraman  George  Barnes;  Editor, 
Thomas  Pratt. 

Direction,   Lively      Photography,   Fine. 


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"HER  FIRST  MATE" 

with    Slim    Summerville    and    ZaSu    Pitts 
niversal  66  mins. 

I  SWELL  LAUGH   NUMBER  WITH   BOTH 
.'ASU    AND    SLIM    SCORING    STRONG 
ND   GETTING    HAND. 
It  would   do   any   exhib's   heart   good   to 
[ai|iear  'em   laughing   right  through   the   foot- 
age   and    then    giving    a    big    hand    at    the 
\ ,  Jose,    as    happened    at    the    first    showing 
astft    the    Roxy    7th    Avenue.       When    it    is 
ecalled    that    Frank    Craven     had    consid- 
erable  to   do   with   the   original   stage   ver- 
sion under  title  of  "Salt  Water,"  it  is  easy 
yjjjij)  understand   why   the   plot   is  filled   with 
Jilever  little  twists   and   touches  that  keep 
JlJhe  laughs  coming  right  along.     The  com- 
aV(|dy   team    were   never    seen    to    better   ad- 
vantage,   and    their    roles    fit    them    as    if 
lade    to    order.      ZaSu    is    the    little    wife 
fho   is   trying   to   get   her   husband   off    his 
)b  as  first  mate  on  the  Albany  night  boat 
o  he  won't  be   tempted  by  females.      She 
vants     him     to     buy     the     old     ferry     line 
|own  on   Long   Island  where  they   live  and 
'¥   e   the    captain.      Slim    is   come   of   a    line 
&  ~-f   salt  water   mariners,   and    rebels   at   the 
six'  humiliation.       The    fun    comes    when    it    is 
labi  iiscovered    Slim    is    only    the    popcorn    and 
•atf   eanut  vendor   on    the    night   boat.      Filled 
li'virh    comic    incidents.      A    pop    number. 
'*"''  '  Cast:  ZaSu  Pitts,  Slim  Summerville,  Una 
/lerkel,    Warren    Hymer,    Berton    Churchill, 
___  jjeorge    Marion,     Henry    Armetta,    Jocelyn 
'lee. 

;  Director,  William  Wyler;  Authors,  Dan 
arrett,-  Frank  Craven,  John  Golden;  Dia- 
Dguer,  Dan  Jarrett;  Adaptors,  Earl  Snell, 
H.  M.  Walker,  Clarence  Marks;  Camera- 
I   nan,    George    Robinson. 

Direction,   Good.      Photography,   Fine. 


„ 


NG  THE 


WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  WELCOME  HOME  to  W.  Ray  Johnston  will  be 
combined  with  a  formal  opening  of  Monogram's  new  quarters 
in  the   RKO  building  Tuesday   at   12:30,   with  a  buffet 

luncheon Ray   will  return  from   Hollywood  to  find  that 

his   home   ossif  has   gone  ritzy to   get   past  the  barred 

outer  door,  ya  haveta  be  ANNOUNCED it  must  be  the 

RKO  Influence 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  SPEAKING  OF  the  Arkayo you  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  mugs  will  all  turn  green  with  that  well  known 

"NV" when  you  lamp  the  pressbook  Barrett  McCormack 

has  prepared  on  Heavenly  Hepburn's  pix,  "Morning  Glory" 
exhibs  can  hang  it  on  the  wall  by  their  desk 

for  it  is  so  equipped  with  a  board  backing,  with  an  Advertising 
Schedule  planned  for  the  week's  run with  space  nota- 
tions for  charges,  lobby  and  accessories,  billboards,  newspaper 

ads,    everythin' and    the   book    itself! Neat,    we 

calls  it index  tabbed  for  ready  reference  on  Sections  of 

Merchandising,  Publicity,  Ads  and  Posters the  ad  sched- 
ule laid  out  for  two  weeks'  advance  and  during  run 

covering   every   type    of  newspaper it's    ALL   Hepburn 

as  it  should  be those  ad  drawings  of  Katharine 

are  in  appropriate  Hepsotic  Burning  poses get  that  one 

where    Menjou    is    lunching    on   her   bare    shoulder Oui! 

Adolphe! .  .'. really,  a  Smash  Pressbook  that  is  in  the  New 

Deal  Manner 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  BACK  AT  the  Radio  Music  Hall  is  Patricia  Bow- 
man under  direction  of  Maestro  "Roxy"  who  first  started  her 
toward  Fitful  Fame 


Reach  Agreement 

On  Lab  Pay  and  Hours 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

will  receive  a  minimum  of  $15  even 
if  the  actual  hours  worked  are  less 
than  forty.  The  hourly  rate  will  be 
based  at  50  cents  for  part  time  em- 
ployees. This  agreement  will  in- 
crease employment  15  per  cent  and 
laboratory  payrolls  12  per  cent.  The 
matter  is  now  awaiting  the  approval 
of  the  NRA   officials. 

Laboratory  Contracts 

Run  for  3  to  8  Years 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

provision  will  work  fine,  if  we  can 
get  the  cooperation  of  our  custom- 
ers," he  said. 

Wage  scale  proposed  by  Sol  Scop- 
pa,  laboratory  labor  representative, 
is  as  follows :  Apprentices  and  help- 
ers in  assembly  department,  $20 
weekly;  Workers  in  negative,  cut- 
ting, printing  departments,  $25;  De- 
velopers, $30;  Workers  in  title, 
maintenance,  projection  inspection, 
$36;  Timing  department,  $45;  Nega- 
tive developers,  $62.50. 


Warner  Club  Annual  Meeting 

Annual  meeting  of  the  delegates 
of  the  Warner  Club  to  elect  the 
board  of  governors  and  the  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  board  for  the 
National  Organization  for  the  com- 
ing year  will  be  held  Sept.  16  at 
the  Warner  home  office. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Saturday,  Sept.  2,  1933 


THEATER  CHANGES  REPORTED  BY  FILM  BOARDS  OF  TRADE 


NEVADA 
Openings 
HAWTHORNE— Deserl 

NORTH  DAKOTA 
Changes   in   Ownership 

FIN  LEY  —  Grand,  (formerly  Auditorium). 
transferred  to  A.  J.  Karas  by  N.  P.  Sim- 
son.  ROCK  LAKE — Rock  Lake,  trans- 
ferred to  O.  C.  Ishler  by  O.  W.  Moore. 
ST.  THOMAS — Opera  House,  transferred 
to   McCarthy    Tiros,    by    W.    J.    Gust. 

Change  in  Name 

MITCHELL    -       New        Roxy,        (formerly 

Mitchell). 

Closing 
CARSON    —   Avalon.      NEW       SALEM   — 

Grand. 

OHIO 
Closing 

MIDDLETOWX  —  Family.  READING— 
Lyric. 

Opening 

GERMANTOWN  —  By-Jo.  MINSTER— 
Crescent. 

OKLAHOMA 

Changes  in  Ownership 

CHICKASHA  —  Rialto,  transferred  to 
Clinton  Theaters  Co.  CHICKASHA— 
Ritz  &  Sugg,  transferred  to  Chickasha 
Amusement  Co.  CLINTON — Res.  trans- 
ferred to  Clinton  Theaters,  Inc.  Del  Rio, 
transferred  to  Clinton  Thea.  Co.  MAN- 
GUM — Ortman.  transferred  to  Pat  DufTv 
by  Ortman.  WATONGA— Rook,  trans- 
ferred to  R  &  R  Theaters  Co.  by  C.  T. 
Rook.  ZANESVILLE— Weller,       trans- 

ferred  to    M.    A.    Shea   by    Caldwell    Brown. 

Closings 

BOIS    CITY— Ritz. 

Opening 

ALLEN  —  Majestic.  COMMERCE— Rex. 
QUINTON— Libert  v     (formerly     Ritz). 

OREGON 
Changes  in  Ownership 

MULTNOMAH  —  Capitol,  transferred  to 
Robert    Sears    by    Geo.     Gould. 

Change  in  Name 

PORTLAND   —   Union   to   Third   Avenue. 
New   Theater 

ALBANY— Strand. 

Opening 
MOLALO— Lyric.       SALEM— State. 


HOLLYWOOD 

PLAZA 


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SUMMER 

RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  single! 
$2.50  per  day  double  I 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  food*  at  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian tagle  Garden  Cafe. 

Look  for  th«  "Doorway  or  Hospitality" 
OiuiDanyatnMai.  tuatntSlnnPAtA,t 


VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,    CALIFORNIA 


PENNSYLVANIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ALBION  —  Gibbs,  transferred  to  A. 
E.  Gibbs  by  Herman  Lorence.  BELLE 
VERNON  —  Ritz,  transferred  to  lohn 
Perry         by         John         Catrino.  BLAW- 

NOX — Marvlan,  transferred  to  David  & 
Myra  Boyd  by  G.  W.  Stoner.  CLYMER 
— State,  transferred  to  Notopoulos  & 
Cribble  by  S.  Bianco.  DELTA — Fire- 
men's (formerly  Fire  Hall),  transferred  to 
Delta  Fire  Co.  by  Ladies  Auxiliary. 
EMAUS — Penlo,  transferred  to  William 
H.  Knaake  by  Earle  Tobias.  ERIE — 
Avenue,  transferred  to  Wm.  Zeng  by  P. 
Gannon.  HAMMELSTOWN  —  Royal, 
transferred  to  Chas.  V.  Roth  by  Willard 
Beckley.  HILL  STATION  —  Grand, 
transferred  to  D.  Falconi  by  J.  Castelli. 
LATROBE— Olympic,  transferred  to  In- 
diana Theas.  Co.  by  Chas.  J.  Jim.  Para- 
mount, transferred  to  Indiana  Theas.  Co. 
by  Chas.  J.  Jim.  MAHANOY  CITY— 
New  Family,  transferred  to  Joseph  L. 
Weiner  by  Oscar  W.  Althoff.  Elks,  trans- 
ferred to  Oscar  W.  Althoff  by  Joseph  L. 
Weiner.  MANSFIELD— Rialto  (formerly 
Star)  transferred  to  J.  G.  Meyer  by  Star 
Thea.      Co.  MATHER— Mather,,     trans- 

ferred to  Geo.  McMillan  by  Hamilton 
Supply  Co.  MONONGAHELA— Bentley, 
transferred  to  Bernard  H.  Buckheit  by 
Wm.      Gray.  MUNCY — Strand,      trans- 

ferred to  Fred  Brunardt  &  Harold  F. 
Koons  by  Wm.  L.  Heiss.  NATRONA— 
Keystone,  transferred  to  Ritenour  &  Pet- 
rie  by  A.  J.  Rakowskie.  OIL  CITY— 
Lyric,  transferred  to  Harris  Amuse.  Co. 
by  H.  Stahl.  PEN  ARGYL— Liberty, 
transferred  to  Hard  &  Jackson  by  Lewen 
Pizor.  PHILA — Bell,       transferred       to 

Harry  Felt  by  Maurice  Kret.  Ridge  Ave- 
nue, transferred  to  Penn.  Thea.  Co.  by 
Ridge  Amuse.  Co.  Castle,  transferred  to 
Rose  Forman  by  Faye  Krouse  &  S.  Le- 
vick.  UP  SAL,  transferred  to  Morris  & 
Irving  Phillips  by  Thomas  Lazarick. 
PITTSBURGH  —  (Beechview)  Olympic, 
transferred  to  Harris  Amuse.  Co.  by  J. 
Orlando.  REYNOLDSVILLE— Adelphia, 
transferred  to  Harris  Amuse.  Co.  by  John 
Damore.  Liberty,  transferred  to  Harris 
Amuse.  Co.  by  John  Damore.  SHA- 
MOKIN— Capitol,  transferred  to  W.  R. 
Buckley  &  Ben  Bodner  by  Shamokin 
Theas.  Co.  SOUDERTON— Broad,  trans- 
ferred to  Folk  Kline  &  Joseph  Suskin  by 
B.  Silverstein  &  D.  Gilman.  ZELIEN- 
OPLE — Strand,  transferred  to  Liberty 
Amuse.    Co.   by   A.   A.    Anderson. 

Closings 

ALLENTOWN— Earle.  BELLEVUE  — 
Lincoln.  BRADFORD— Grand.  BRIDGE- 
YILLE— Strand.  CALIFORNIA— Grand. 
CORAOPOL1S  —  Lyric.  EYNON  — 
Dreamland.  FARRELL     —     Colonial. 

FRANKLIN— Park.  HAZLETON— Dia- 
mond. JEANNETTE— Eagle.  KOPPEL 
Koppel.  LANCASTER  —  Grand.  Mc- 
CONNELLSBURG  —  Fulton.  NANTI- 
COKE— State.  NANTY     GLO— Grand. 

NORTHAMPTON— Lyric.  PT.  MARION 
— Barney's.  PHILA — Montgomery.  Gir- 
ard,  Vogue,  Rexy,  Benson.  ROCKFORD 
Photoplay.  ROSCOE— Roscoe.  SAGA- 
MORE—Sagamore.  SUMMERVILLE  — 
Summerville.  VANDERGRIFT— Arcadia. 
WILLIAMSBURG  —  Dean.  WILMER- 
DING— Crystol. 

Opening 

BELLE  VERNON— Ritz.  BLAWNOX— 
Maryland.  DAISYTOWN     —     Rialto. 

EMAUS— Penlo.  DELTA  —  Firemen's 
(formerly  Fire  Hall).  PHILA  --  Bell. 
PARKER  LANDING— Parker.  SCRAN- 
TON—  Pinebrook.  MAHONY  CITY  — 
Elks.  McDONALD— Grand.  OSCEOLA 
Lyric. 

RHODE  ISLAND 
Changes   in  Ownership 

IYERSIDE — Lyric,  transferred  to  Herman 
Pekelner   by   A.    Gould. 

Openings 

VRTSTO  L — Pastime. 

SOUTH    DAKOTA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

PSWITCH — State,  transferred  to  Mrs.  M. 
D.  Sheldon  &  Bob  Schwall.  SELBY— 
Opera  House,  transferred  to  Robert  Bau- 
der   by   Walter   Ress. 

Closings 

.MERY— Sun.  FAIRFAX— Fairfax.  LAKE 
PRESTON— Rex.  WILMOT  —  Opera 
House. 

TENNESSEE 
Changes   in  Ownership 

GREENYILLE  —  Princess,  transferred  to 
Hendren  Amuse.  Co.  by  Parrott  &  Aus- 
mus  KNOXVILLE — Bijou,  transferred 
to  Geo.  L.  Denton  by  Tenn.  Ent.  Inc. 
LENOIR  CITY  —  Grand,  transferred  to 
Gorman  &  Hendren  Amuse.  Co.  by  Par- 
rott   &    Ausmus.       SWEETWATER— Gay, 


transferred  to  Gorman  &  Hendren  Amuse. 
Co.    by    Parrott    &    Ausmus. 

Closings 
CHATTANOOGA— New  Grand.     HENDER- 
SON—Chester    County    High    School    Thea. 

Openings 

HOHENWALD— Little  Gem.  MEMPHIS 
—Strand.       RIDGELY— Palace. 

TEXAS 

Changes  in  Ownership 

CORPUS  CHRISTI— Rio,  transferred  to 
R  &  R  Theas.  CRYSTAL  CITY— Guild, 
transferred  to  H.  C.  Daniels.  DALLAS — 
Avenue,  transferred  to  John  Henderson, 
Jr.  EL     PASO — Colon,     transferred     to 

Koberto  Uominguez.  Alcazar,  transferred 
to  Roberto  Dominguez.  ENNIS — Grand, 
transferred  to  J.  Sayeg.  Lyric,  transferred 
to  J.  Sayeg.  HAMILTON— Strand,  trans- 
ferred to  H.  H.  Stroud.  HEMPHILL— 
Palace,  transferred  to  Betty  Bowen.  LA- 
REDO—Royal,  transferred  to  R  &  R 
Theas.  MATADOR— Majestic,  transferred 
to  Lee  Guthrie.  MERKEL — Queen,  trans- 
ferred to  Frank  Benson.  NIXON — Ar- 
cadia, transferred  to  Herbert  Rapph. 
ROCKPORT— Rio,  transferred  to  W.  H. 
Smith.  Rio  (Rialto),  transferred  to  Jack 
Pickens.  SAN  ANTONIO— Venus,  trans- 
ferred to  Jack  Halfer  and  Pedro  Her- 
nandez. SEQUIN  —  Palace,  trans- 
ferred to  East  Texas  Thea.  Co.  Texas, 
transferred  to  East  Texas  Inc.  TOM- 
BALL — Ritz,  transferred  to  A.  C.  Wilson 
&       Vivian       Hubbard.  WACO— Rivoli, 

transferred    to    Pashall    Texas    Thea. 

Closings 

ABILENE— Ritz.  ATCHISON  —  Chris. 
AUSTIN— Hancock,  Queen  Texas.  BUF- 
FALO—B.  &  O.  CARROLLTON  — 
Community.  CRYSTAL  CITY — Nacional. 
HICO— Palace.  HUNTSV1LLE  —  Sam 
Houston.  NIGON— Arcadia.  PHARR— 
Valencia.  POST— Palace.  SAN  AN- 
TONIO —  State.  SANGER  —  Texan. 
WESLACO— National.  WYLIE— Com- 
munity. 

New  Theaters 
ALAMO— Alamo.         FARMERSVILLE     — 
Palace.        TOM  BALL— Chris. 

Openings 

AUSTIN  —  Queen.  KILLEEN— Texas. 
PILOT    POINT— Queen. 

VIRGINIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BRISTOL — Cameo,  transferred  to  C.  A. 
Goebel  by  Valentenga  Thea.  Co.  HERN- 
DON — Herndon,  transferred  to  Henry  Lago 
by  R.  Doyle  Reeves.  SALEM — Salem, 
transferred  to  Bernard  Depkin,  Jr.  by 
Commonwealth    Thea.    Co. 

Closings 

DANVILLE  —  Capitol.  NORFOLK  — 
Granby.  ROANOKE— Roanoke.  RICH- 
MOND—Broadway.  TAPPAHANNOCK 
Essex.         WYTHEVILLE— Opera     House. 

WASHINGTON 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ANACORTES— Roxy.  transferred  to  Rex  O. 
Stevenson  by  Waldo  C.  Ives.  ROSALIA 
— Audian,  transferred  to  W.  L.  Talking- 
ton  Circuit  by  J.  Hilzer.  SEATTLE— 
Paramount,  transferred  to  H.  W.  Bruen 
by    W.    L.    Code. 

Closings 

SEATTLE— Paramount. 

Openings 

ENDICOTT  —  Liberty.  LA  CROSSE— 
Scenic.  ROSALIE— Audin.  TACOMA— 
Blue    Mouse. 

WEST  VIRGINIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

DURBIN — Princess.  transferred  to  Steve 
Lang  by  G.  Goodsell.  MILTON— Picture 
Garden,  transferred  to  C.  E.  Evans  by  C. 
E.  Ryalls  &  B.  Thomas.  ROWELSBURG 
American,  transferred  to  A.  W.  Brooks  by 
T.  E.  Dunn.  SI  STERSVILLE— Para- 
mount, transferred  to  S.  A.  Peters  by 
Wm.      Azar.  TERRA      ALTA— Alpine, 

transferred  to  W.  A.  Brooks  by  W.  Mur- 
ford. 

Closings 

CAMERON— Almo.       MOUNDSVILLE    — 
Grand,    Park. 

Openings 

PHILIPPI  —  Grand.  ROWELSBURG— 
American.       TERRA    ALTA— Alpine. 

WISCONSIN 

Changes  in  Ownership 

BLACK  RIVER  FALL— Scott,  transferred 
to  Falls  Amuse.  Co.  by  Kayess  Thea.  Co. 
CHIPPEWA — Loop,  transferred  to  Loop 
Thea.  Co.  by  Geo.  Miner.  PESHTIGO— 
Lyric,  transferred  to  Sigrid  V.  Larson  by 
O.  Larson.  SPRING  VALLEY— Com- 
munity, transferred  to  Helane  Ritsey  by 
D.  E.  Muhlolm.  TOMAH— State,  trans- 
ferred to   Clarence   Holtze  by   Kayess   Thea. 


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ACTORS 1[  OFFER  OWN  CLAUSES  AT  CODE  HEARING 

1,500  Protests  Received  Against  Dual  Ban  in  Code 


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This  and  That 

...gleaned  along  film  row 

=  By    Don    Carle    Gillette  — — 


fpEMEMBER  just  a  short  time  back  when 
movie    houses    were    being    universally 

"kidded     for     their     westpoint     ushers     and 

other   elegant   formalities   designed   to  fur- 
I  ther  the  comfort  of  patrons? 

Well,  if  you  are  a  radio  listener  or  a 
magazine  or  newspaper  reader,  you  may 
have  noticed  how  many  industrial  corpora- 
tions and  merchants  now  are  selling  "ser- 
vice" with  more  emphasis  than  they  place 
on  their  products. 

Just  another  little  thing  that  show  busi- 
ness taught  them. 

/■\NE    of    the    best    bouquets    ever    be- 
stowed   on    the    movies   was   overheard 
recently  in  the   New  Roxy  when  a  member 
of  the  great  common   people  remarked: 

"I  always  get  more  out  of  a  picture  the 
second  time  I  see  it." 


IN  contrast  to  the  foregoing,  those  who 
are  too  artistically  critical  in  evaluating 
film  entertainment  may  get  a  pointer  out 
of  this  quip  dropped  by  a  patron  just  after 
viewing  a  "Screen  Souvenir"  at  the  Rialto: 
"The  serious  dramas  of  today  are  the 
cerr.edies  of  tomorrow." 


THE  way  attendance  keeps  up  at  the 
Radio  City  Music  Hall  is  one  of  the 
jj  ^marvels  of  the  day.  And  many  skeptics 
who  predicted  that  this  amusement  cathed- 
ral would  be  a  memory  within  six  months 
after  it  opened  are  now  compelled  to  wait 
in  line  for  an  hour  when  they  want  to  see 
<a  show  there. 


fTHERE  is  a  rumor  that  if  the  NRA  rules 
I  against  double  features,  a  move  will  be 
made  in  the  garment  trade  to  stop  the  sell- 
ing of  suits  with  two  pairs  of  pants. 


Big  Response  to  Golden's 

Circular  Asking  Views 

on  Double  Bills 

More  than  1,500  telegrams  and 
letters  urging  continuance  of  the 
fight  to  eliminate  the  double  feature 
clause  in  the  film  code  have  been 
received  by  Eddie  Golden  of  Mono- 
gram in  reply  to  his  circular  letter 
sent  to  all  executives  and  employees 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


WON'T  TRY  TO  FIGHT 
DUALS  IN  NEW  ENGL. 


Major  distributors  are  understood 
making  no  effort  to  break  up  the 
double  feature  policy  in  New  Eng- 
land, as  they  are  doing  in  other  ter- 
ritories, owing  to  the  fact  that  they 
consider  it  too  firmly  entrenched  in 
that  section  to  be  changed  at  this 
time.  In  some  of  the  other  territories 

(Continued    on   Page   2) 

M-G-M  Studio  Busy 

On  14  Productions 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Fourteen  features  are 
now    in    actual    production    at    the 
M-G-M  plant,  with  eight  being  pre- 
pared   and    scheduled    to    go    before 
the  cameras  in  the  near  future. 
Titles  of  pictures  now  in  various 
(Continued    on   Page   2) 


$2,500,000  for  Ads 

A  budget  of  $2,500,000  has  been  ap- 
proved by  RKO  Theater  executives  to  be 
spent  in  newspaper  advertising  by  the- 
aters of  the  circuit  excluding  Radio 
City.  The  Music  Hall's  annual  adver- 
tising expenditure  will  run  between 
$300,000  and  $350,000  for  the  coming 
year. 


MERVYN  LEROY  URGES 
DOWN-TO-EARTH  PLOTS 

"Down  to  earth"  stories,  "the  kind 
your  mother  can  understand,"  is 
what  producers  need  in  order  to 
turn  out  product  with  general  box- 
office  appeal,  says  Mervyn  LeRoy  in 
an  interview  with  The  Film  Daily. 
Unsympathetic  characters  which  fail 
to  click  with  a  great  majority  of 
picturegoers  are  a  detriment  to  box- 
office  pictures,  declared  the  Warner- 
First  National  director,  who  is  now 
in  New  York.  Extreme  sophistica- 
tion has  an  appeal  which  is  localized 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Oklahoma  Exhibitors 

Holding  Code  Confab 

Oklahoma  City — M.  Loewenstein, 
president  of  Theater  Owners  of  Ok- 
lahoma, has  called  a  meeting  of  ex- 
hibitors for  11  A.  M.  Wednesday  at 
the  Biltmore  Hotel  to  discuss  the  in- 
dustry code. 


Operators  in  Northern  Ohio 
Sign  for  '34  Below  Old  Scale 


Cleveland  —  In  addition  to  con- 
tracts just  signed  by  John  Kalafat, 
chairman  of  the  wage  scale  commit- 
tee of  the  exhibitors'  association, 
and  Harland  Holdem,  business  man- 
ager of  the  operators'  union,  where- 
by all  subsequent  run  houses  in 
Greater  Cleveland  are  granted  a  10 
per  cent  cut  under  last  year's  opera- 
tor scale,  it  is  understood  that  opera- 
tors  throughout  northern   Ohio  are 


making  1933-34  contracts  under  the 
same  terms. 

In  no  instance,  it  is  stated,  are  the 
new  contracts  as  high  as  they  were 
last  year.  They  are  either  on  the 
summer  cut  scales,  or  10  per  cent 
under  last  season's  contract.  It  is 
reported  that  union  officials  recog- 
nize the  extra  burden  of  taxation 
and  added  operating  costs  necessi- 
tated by  the  NRA,  and  are  cooperat- 
ing with  the  theaters  by  taking  a 
cut  for  the  1933-34  season. 


Restrictions  on  Bidding  for 

Talent  Opposed  by 

Players 

West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Objecting  to  the 
clause  in  the  producers'  code  re- 
stricting studios  from  bidding  for 
services  of  players  while  they  are 
under  contract  to  other  studios,  a 
group  headed  by  Adolphe  Menjou, 
Richard  Barthelmess  and  Edward  G. 
Robinson,  following  a  meeting  at  the 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences, 
decided  to  send  representatives  car- 
rying their  own  proposals  to  the 
Washington  code  hearing  Sept.  12. 
A  48-hour  week  and  "no  closed  sea- 
son" on  contracts  is  favored  by  the 
actors. 

Extras  also  held  a  mass  meeting 
and  adopted  a  code  draft  calling  for 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 

650  WORKERS  ADDED 
BY  RKO  UNDER  CODE 

Approximately  650  employees  have 
been  added  to  the  payrolls  of  RKO 
Theaters  throughout  the  country 
and  at  the  home  office  since  RKO' 
signed  the  NRA  blanket  code,  ac- 
cording to  Harold  B.  Franklin. 

Business  in  Cleveland 

Up  About  40  Per  Cent 

Cleveland — Business  was  up  al- 
most 40  per  cent  in  Cleveland  last 
week.  "Crazy  Quilt,"  stage  produc- 
tion, on  a  vaudefilm  program,  clean- 
ed up  at  the  Hippodrome.  "Morning 
Glory"  did  about  35  per  cent  over 
recent  average  at  the  Palace,  and 
"Tugboat  Annie"  playing  its  second 
week  at  the  Stillman  and  its  third 
week  downtown,  had  packed  houses. 
Subsequents  also  reported  improve- 
ment. 


Code  Confab  This  Week 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Industry  leaders  and 
groups  are  expected  to  confer  here  with 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  this  week  prior  to 
public    hearings    on    the   film    code. 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  Sept.  5,  1933 


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M-G-M  Studio  Busy 

luctions 

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san,"  "The 
"     "Queen 

„     Party," 

"Meet  the  Baron,"  "Solitaire  Man," 
"Bombshell,"  "Prizefighter  and  the 
Lady,"  "Cat  and  the  Fiddle," 
"Sequoia,"  "Going  Hollywood," 
"Dancing  Lady,"  "The  Fire  Chief," 
"Eskimo."  In  preparation  are: 
"Marie  Antoinette,"  "Forever  Faith- 
ful," "Paradine  Case,"  "The  Good 
Earth,"  "Vinegar  Tree,"  "Living  in 
a  Big  Way,"  "Hill  Billies"  and 
"Transcontinental  Bus." 


Handling  Fight  Film 

Canzoneri  -  Ross  fight  pictures 
rights  have  been  acquired  by  Royal- 
ty Distributing  Corp.,  headed  by 
Henry  Sonnenshine.  Mercury  Lab. 
will  do  the  printing. 


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ATTENTION! 


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LONG  the 

WITH 

PHIL  M   DALY 


•  •  •  LOOKS  AS  if  the  long  dispute  between  the  two 
Roxy's  has  been  settled  "RKO  Center"  is  the  new  name 
to  be  given  the  RKO  Roxy  in  Radio  City  Harold  Frank- 
lin issued  a  statement  Saturday  to  the  effect  that  RKO  will 
continue  to  contest  the  right  to  use  the  name  in  behalf  of  Sam- 
uel  L.   "Roxy"   Rothafel    he  states   that   the  change   in 

name  "is  taken  to  end  the  unsatisfactory  and  confusing  condi- 
tion which  has  continued  to  exist  since  the  two  theaters  in  close 
proximity  utilized  the  same  name." 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  DISAGREEMENT  over  certain  production  de- 
tails has  caused  Paul  Muni  to  decline  to  appear  in  Al  Woods' 

stage   play,   "The   Red   Cat" Evelyn   Brent  has   filed   a 

bankruptcy  petition  listing  her  financial  assets  as  Zero  Minus 

but   she   is   still  possessed   of  those   other  assets   that 

earned  her  screen  fame 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  DANCE  DEVOTEES  will  soon  be  tripping  to  the 
sensuous  rhythm  of  "In  Old  Havana"  it  has  caught  on 
in  a  Big  Way,  with  a  bunch  of  the  leading  orchestras  and  bands 

featuring  it  on  radio,  hotel  and  nite  club  programs Phil 

Scheib  of  Paul  Terry-Toons  is  the  lucky  composer Mary 

Duncan  has  grabbed  herself  a  millionaire  laddie  by  marrying 

Stephen  Sanford Radio  City  Music  Hall  future  programs 

all  set  with  22  from  Fox,  eight  from  Columbia  and  a  number 
from  one  other  major,  in  addition  to  the  outstanding  Radio 
product  Gloria  Hatrick,  daughter  of  E.  B.  Hatrick,  vice- 
prexy  of  Cosmopolitan  Productions,  has  been  given  a  part  in 
"Meet  the  Baron,"  the  Emgeem  pix  The  Cameo  here- 
after will  play  day  and  date  with  other  RKO  houses 


Coast  Actors  to  Offer 

Own  Clauses  for  Code 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

a  committee  of  five  to  control  wages 
and  working  conditions,  with  an 
eight-hour  day,  $5  minimum  daily 
wage  and  the  casting  of  women  ex- 
tras and  kids  to  be  handled  by  wo- 
men casting   directors. 

Won't  Try  to  Fight 

Duals  in  New  England 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

anti-dual  clauses  are  being  inserted 
in  contracts. 

According  to  one  authoritative  es- 
timate, 75  per  cent  of  the  houses  in 
New  England,  long  a  dual  strong- 
hold, are  operating  on  this  basis. 
Even  if  the  NRA  administration  ap- 
proves the  double  feature  restriction 
clause  proposed  for  the  industry 
code,  leaving  decision  up  to  60  per 
cent  of  the  exhibitors  in  each  terri- 
tory, it  seems  questionable  that  it 
will  affect  New  England. 


New  Providence  Firms 
Providence  —  Paramount  Theater 
Corp.  has  been  chartered  by  Ronald 
B.  Smith,  this  city;  William  C.  War- 
ing, Jr.,  Warick,  and  Thorne  Cald- 
well, Sharon,  Mass.  The  same  group 
also  has  formed  Colonial  Newport 
Theater  Corp. 


Hynes  Joins  Gaumont-British 

Charles  F.  Hynes  has  joined  Gau- 
mont-British Corp.  of  America  as 
publicity  director.  His  first  work  will 
be  on  "F.  P.  1,"  opening  Sept.  15  at 
the  old  Roxy.  : 


1,500  Protest  Ban 

On  Double  Features 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

of  independent  exchanges   and  pro- 
ducing companies. 

The  communications  are  all  in  effect  pro- 
tests against  interference  with  any  theater 
that  wishes  to  play  duals.  Frank  Gillmore. 
head  of  Actors'  Equity,  advocates  the  encour- 
agement of  independents  by  continuing  dual 
bills,  believing  it  will  mean  additional  work 
for  actors  and  other  employees.  Others  to 
protest  the  dropping  of  double-feature  pro- 
grams are  R.  I.  Poucher,  vice-president  of 
Consolidated  Film  Industries;  William  F.  Bar- 
rett, president  of  Amer  Anglo  ;  Robert  A.  Mc- 
Neill, vice-president  of  Golden  State  Theaters, 
with  65  houses  in  northern  California;  Jack 
Frazier.  transportation  agent  for  independent 
exchanges  in  San  Francisco,  several  hundred 
clerks,  salesmen  and  othei  employees  of  ex- 
changes   throughout    the    country. 


Close  Deal  on  Animal  Shorts 

Archie  Mayers,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Embassy  Pictures,  has  con- 
cluded contracts  with  Van  Beuren 
for  world  distribution  of  several  ani- 
mal fight  subjects  produced  in  the 
Honduras   jungles. 


Fred  Mast  Dies 

Cleveland  —  Fred  Mast,  for  15 
years  head  of  the  Rex  Film  Cleaner 
Co.,  died  last  week. 


Louis  Cohen  Staying  On 

Louis  Cohen,  RKO  real  estate 
head,  whose  resignation  was  to  take 
effect  last  week,  will  continue  with 
RKO  Theaters  on  a  contingency  ba- 
sis. Cohen  now  has  the  right  to 
carry  on  outside -interests. 


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J.  H.  SEIDELMAN,  Columbia's  foreign  man- 
ager sailed  Saturday  from  England  for  New 
fork   on    the   Berengaria. 

COLIN  CLIVE  arrives  from  abroad  this  week 
on  the  Olympic  to  appear  in  A.  C.  Blumenthal  s 
stage   play,    "Eight    Bells." 

BEN  HECHT  arrives  in  New  York  today  on 
the  Grace  liner  Santa  Maria  from  southern 
waters. 

CHARLES  BICKFORD,  now  working  in  a  Para- 
mount production  on  the  coast,  leaves  within 
the  next  few  weeks  for  England,  where  he  is 
to  be  starred  in  a  British  International  picture 
called    "Red    Wagon." 


Mervyn  LeRoy  Urges 

Down-to-Earth  Plots 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

to  a  small  percentage  of  movie  au- 
diences, he  pointed  out,  but  fails  to 
get  over  with  the  masses,  LeRoy 
said. 

The  return  of  color  in  pictures  to 
any  major  extent  is  contingent  upon 
the  use  of  a  natural  color,  LeRoy  as- 
serted. Color,  however,  he  said,  is 
especially  suited  at  present  for 
novelties. 

The  writer  is  the  most  important 
element  in  production,  according  to 
LeRoy,  who  pointed  out  that  his 
story  must,  however,  receive  intel- 
ligent interpretation  by  the  directors. 

"Directors  must  know  how  to  read 
lines  nowadays  and  convey  this  to 
players,"  LeRoy  declared. 

Jack  Warner  and  Hal  Wallis  are 
hard  at  work  evolving  new  ideas  for 
the  Warner-First  National  new  sea- 
son program  said  LeRoy,  who  has 
just  completed  direction  of  "The 
World  Changes,"  with  Paul  Muni. 
LeRoy's  hits  include:  "Tugboat 
Annie,"  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933,"  "I 
am  a  Fugitive,"  "Five  Star  Final" 
and  "Little  Caesar."  Upon  his  re- 
turn to  the  Coast  in  about  two  weeks 
he  will  make  the  German  version  of 
"Wonder  Bar"  with  an  all-star  cast, 
including  Al  Jolson. 

"Hell's  Holiday"  Reopens  House 

Philadelphia  — -  William  Goldberg 
reopens  the  Europa  on  Thursday 
with  "Hell's  Holiday." 


MANY  HAPPY  RtTl»IS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 

Sept.  2-3-4-5 

David  Rollins  Ernest  Hickson 


Mary   Doran 


Pete   Smith 


Jack   Duffy 


Sam    Sax  Doris    Kenyon 

Jerry  Safron  Cleve  Adams 

Amos  Hiatt 


4  4 


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you 


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No  Costly  Stage  Shows- No  2-f »■--! 
Offers-No  Trick  Premium 
-Just  Pictures,  GOOD  Pictures: 


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Here's  a  picture  of  "Voltaire's"  morning  opening  on  Broadway  last 
Tuesday.  BUT  IT  MIGHT  BE  A  PICTURE  OF  ANY  KEY  CITY 
OPENING  OF  ANY  RECENT  WARNER  RELEASE.  Different 
theatres  .  .  .  different  lobby  signs  .  .  .  but  the  same  grand  crowds 
everywhere  for  CAPTURED- VOLTAIRE-GOODBYE  AGAIN 
—  GOLD  DIGGERS  —  MARY  STEVENS,  M.  D.  .  .  .  Wouldn't 
you  like  to  see  lines  like  this  in  front  of  your  house  day  after 
ay?  The  record  proves  there's  one  best  way  to  get  them . . .  See 


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THE     NO.     1     COMPANY 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  Sept.  5,  1933 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


Cleveland — Maurice  Lebensburger 
contrary  to  original  announcement, 
remains  as  manager  of  the  local  Ma- 
jestic exchange.  Mark  Goldman  has 
been  appointed  district  manager  cov- 
ering Ohio,  Kentucky  and  West  Vir- 
ginia, with  headquarters  here. 


Cleveland — The  Mall,  former  Loew 
house  now  operated  by  Meyer 
Fischer  and  associates,  has  opened 
with  Bert  Todd  as  manager. 


East  Weymouth,  Mass.  —  Nate 
Hochberg  has  acquired  the  Jackson 
and  reopened  it. 


Salt  Lake  City — Manager  Erving 
Schlank  of  the  United  Artists  office 
here  has  appointed  Ed  Kennedy 
salesman  of  the  Montana  territory. 


Bridgeport,  Conn. — Morris  Rosen- 
thal has  again  been  appointed  man- 
ager of  the  Majestic,  Fox  house, 
which  he  managed  years  ago. 


Oak  Bluffs,  Mass. — The  Seabreeze, 
a  new  theater,  is  now  being  oper- 
ated by  Albert  E.  Holmes. 


Worcester,  Mass.  —  The  Rialto 
theater  has  been  sold  by  Edward 
Fodelli  to  Ernest  Sharaf. 


Buffalo  —  Among  recent  theater 
changes  in  the  Buffalo  area  are:  G. 
M.  De  Zutter  has  taken  over  the 
Star,  Williams;  C.  V.  Martini  has 
reopened  the  Rialto,  Albion;  Harold 
Raives  has  taken  over  the  Rialto, 
East  Rochester,  and  Temple,  Fair- 
port. 


Buffalo  —  Peter  Dana,  who  was 
with  Warner  Bros.,  at  Olean,  N.  Y., 
for  some  time,  has  joined  the  Uni- 
versal sales  force  and  is  working 
out  of  the  Buffalo  office.  George 
Mieshe  has  joined  the  Standard 
sales  force. 


New  Photophone  Representative 
Oklahoma  City— H.  0.  Stark,  Jr., 
has  succeeded  W.  B.  Dolph  as  sales 
representative  for  RCA  Photophone 
High  Fidelity  equipment. 


New   Camden   House  Opens  Nov.   1 

Camden  —  The  Broadway,  new 
1,100-seat  de  luxer,  is  nearing  com- 
pletion and  will  open  about  Nov.  1. 
Lewis  Rovener,  who  will  run  it,  has 
contracted  with  the  RCA  Victor  for 
Photophone  High   Fidelity  sound. 


Warners  Reopen  Chicago  House 

Chicago  —  Warners  reopened  the 
Shakespeare  on  Sunday  under  man- 
agement of  Don  Malloy.  The  circuit 
also  has  added  vaudeville  at  the 
Stratford. 


Mort  Singer  Gets  Brandeis 

Omaha — Mort  Singer  has  secured 
the  Brandeis.  which  brings  RKO 
back  to  Omaha. 


Methuen,  Mass.  —  The  Methuen 
theater,  formerly  owned  by  the  Phil 
Smith  Circuit,  is  now  operated  by 
James  F.  Walsh. 


Chicago— The  Karlov  at  4048  Ar- 
mitage  Ave.  has  reopened  under  new 
management. 


Riverside,  R.  I. — The  Lyric  has 
gone  from  Mrs.  E.  L.  Chase  to  C.  M. 
Goff. 


Woonsocket,  R.  I. — The  Bijou,  for- 
merly a  Publix  house,  is  being 
opened  by  Fred  Green,  who  also  op- 
erates the  Rialto.  William  Mahoney 
has  given  up  the  Park. 


Tappahannock,  Va. — Plans  are  re- 
ported under  way  for  reopening  the 
Essex  theater  next  month,  after  har- 
vesting of  crops. 


Indianapolis  —  Tivary  Theater 
Corp.  of  Gary  has  filed  articles  of 
incorporation.  Incorporators:  Adolph 
B.  Cameron,  Elsie  R.  Cameron  and 
P.  M.  Fitzgerald. 


Artie,  R.  I. — The  Gem  has  changed 
hands,  going  from  William  Dietz  to 
J.  Rabinowitz. 


Detroit— The  Fine  Arts,  24-hour 
grind,  has  added  burlesque.  Jacob 
Schreiber  remains  proprietor. 


Detroit  —  Fred  Lehmeier,  late  of 
the  RKO  Cincinnati  offices,  comes 
here  as  assistant  manager  of  the 
RKO  Downtown,  replacing  W.  W. 
Bleakley,  resigned.  Nathan  Wise  has 
been  appointed  director  of  publicity 
for  the  Downtown.  Arthur  Fruden- 
feld  remains  manager. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
JESSE  L.  LASKY,  JR.,  will  co-write 
J  the  screen  play  of  "Coming  Out 
Party,"  which  his  father  will  pro- 
duce for  Fox.  Young  Lasky  will 
collaborate  with  Gladys  Unger. 

*  *         * 

"Don't  call  me  another  Mae  West," 
that  is  the  appeal  of  Blossom  Seeley. 
"I  want  to  be  my  own  self  on  the 
screen.  After  all,  I've  been  before 
the  public  as  a  stage  star  for  more 
than  10  years,  so  I  must  have  my 
own  distinctive  personality.  My  one 
big  hope  is  that  the  screen  public 
will  like  me  as  I  am." 

*  *         * 

By  the  way,  Blossom  went  from 
small-town  burlesque  to  become  at 
one  time  the  reigning  feminine 
favorite  of  Broadway  musical  com- 
edy. She  starred  in  London  and 
New  York  with  such  celebrities  as 
Al  Jolson,  Barney  Bernard,  Lew 
Fields  and  Nora  Bayes.  She  was 
selected  as  soloist  by  Paul  White- 
man  when  he  gave  the  only  jazz 
concert  ever  presented  in  New  York's 
Carnegie  hall. 

William  Seiter  is  preparing  to  di- 
rect the  Laurel-Hardy  feature  soon 
to  go  into  production  at  the  Roach 
studio.  Glenn  Tryon  will  assist 
Frank  Craven  in  the  preparation  of 

the  story. 

*  *         * 

M.  A.  Hanline,  who  wrote  "The 
Lottery  Lover,"  in  collaboration  with 
Sig  Hersig,  has  joined  the  M-G-M 
scenario  staff.  "The  Lottery  Lover" 
will  be  made  by  Fox  with  a  cast 
headed  by  Lilian  Harvey  and  Lew 
Ayres. 

Wynne  Gibson  is  working  in  "Spe- 
cial  Investigator,"   which   Edwin   L. 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 

Picture  Distributor  Theater 

Masquerader     United    Artists Rivoli 

Broadway   to    Hollywood M-G-M     Capitol 

One   Sunday    Afternoon Paramount    Paramount 

Goodbye    Again First     National Strand 

One   Man's   Journey RKO    Music  Hall 

I    Have    Lived Chesterfield     Mayfair 

Voltaire    <3rd   week) Warner     Bros Hollywood 

Moonlight  and   Pretzels    (3rd  week) Universal    Rialto 

Morning    Glory RKO    Cameo 

Her  First  Mate Universal     Original  Roxy 

♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 

Power  and   the   Glory    (3rd  week) Fox    Gaiety 

Dinner  at  Eight   (2nd  week) M-G-M     Astor 

♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 

Sous   La   Lune  du   Maroc 

and   Le   Rois  des   Resquilleurs* Protex     Little  Carnegie 

La    Femme    Nue    (2nd    week) Pad-Film     5th  Ave.  Playhouse 


Revivals. 


♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 


First     National Strand 

'Columbia     Music  Hall 


Bureau    of    Missing    Persons* 

Lady   for  a    Day    (Sept.   7) 

Passion    of   Joan   of   Arc    (Sept.  7) Passion  of  Arc  Pics.  Little  Carnegie 

Song   of    Songs    (Sept.    8) Paramount     Paramount 

The  Man  Who  Dared   (Sept.  8) Fox     Original  Roxy 

Thunder   Over   Mexico    (Sept.    15) Principal     Rialto 


Follows    Goodbye    Again. 


Marin  is  directing  for  Universa 
Miss  Gibson's  new  contract  provide 
that  her  three  Universal  picture 
must  be  made  within  10  months.  Sh 
also  has  a  contract  to  make  thre 
more  for  RKO.  Miss  Gibson  has  th 
only  feminine  role  in  "Special  In 
vestigator,"  which  is  a  murder  mys 
tery  drama. 

*  *         * 

Charles  Farrell  is  being  kept  busy 
to  say  the  least.  He  had  no  soone: 
finished  work  in  "Aggie  Applebv 
Maker  of  Men,"  at  RKO,  than  hi 
was  signed  for  the  top-spot  in  "Tin 
Shakedown,"  at  Warner  Bros.  "Th< 
Shakedown"  deals  with  modern-da; 
gangsters  and  their  methods.  It  wii 
mark  the  first  appearance  of  Farrel 
in  this  type  of  picture,  as  wTell  a: 
his  second  production  since  he  lef 
Fox. 

*  *         * 

George  Stevens,  Jr.,  16-months-olt] 
son  of  the  RKO  director,  made  hi 
screen    debut    in    "Wild    Poses,"    arl 
"Our    Gang"    comedy,    at    the    Ha 
Roach   studio.      The   youngster,   ac- 
cording to   Director  Bob  McGowan 
gives  promise  of  becoming  a  regulai 
"gangster"  in  a  few  years  and  is  be- 
ing  groomed   for   stellar   honors  b> 

McGowan. 

*  *         * 

Irving  Lippman,  former  "still' 
man  at  Paramount  and  Warner 
Bros.,  has   joined   Columbia. 

Fred  Niblo,  Jr.,  scenarist,  former- 
ly with  Paramount,  Columbia,  Uni- 
versal and  United  Artists,  has  re- 
joined the  M-G-M  scenario  depart- 
ment. 

*  *         * 

Frank  Partos,  in  collaboration  with 
Marc  Connolly,  wrote  the  screen  play 
for  "Cradle  Song,"  which  has  just 
gone  into  production  at  Paramount. 


Our  Passing  Show:  L.  B.  Mayer, 
Marie  Dressier,  Conway  Tearle,  Eo5 
Wynn,  Jack  Pearl,  Jack  Dempsey, 
Jean  Harlow,  Max  Baer,  Jimmy 
Durante,  George  Benny,  Grace 
Moore,  Hoot  Gibson  at  the  premiere 
of  "Dinner  at  Eight"  at  Grauman's- 
Chinese;  May  Robson  stating  she 
had  not  missed  a  season  in  50  years 

of  acting. 

*         *         * 

El  Brendel's  first  starring  comedy 
for  Fox  is  being  written  by  James 
Tynan.      Louise    Long    and    Henry  I 
Johnson    are    collaborating    on    the 
yarn. 


CAST    ASSIGNMENTS 
RKO:    Frances    Dee    for    "Rodney"    and    "Suc- 
cess    Story";     Vivian     Tobin     for     "Behold 
Live";    Dot    Grainger    for    "In    the    Devil    Dog 
House,"  two-reeler. 

COLUMBIA:  Mary  Carlisle  for  "East  of  Fifth 
Avenue";  Andre  Cheron  for  "My  Woman"; 
James  Robinson,  Marvin  Stephens  for  "Mickey's 
Touchdown,"    two-reeler. 

FOX:  Ned  Norton,  Gus  Reed,  George  Ovie 
for   "My   Weakness." 


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nternational  in  Scope 
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Now  Sixteen  Years  Old 


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Xndep't  Exhws  Form  Code  Protective  Committee 

:EW  REQUESTS  RECEIVED  FOR  HEARING  ON  CODE 

vionarch    Announces  16   Productions    for   1933-1934 


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our    "Roya  1"    Specials 
Included   in   Lineup 
For  New  Season 

Monarch  will  release  12  features 
Id  four  "Royal"  specials  during 
^33-34,  the  company  announced  yes- 
»wi  frday.  The  new  program  will  carry 
p!.  hsiderably  increased  budgets,  while 
is b  <e  four  "Royal"  exploitation  spe- 
lls will  be  produced  independently 
the  program  features  with  bud- 
ts  determined  entirely  upon  the 
quirements  of  the  subject. 
John     R.     Freuler,     president    of 

{Continued    on    Page    6) 


AD,  CODE  EXCLUDES 
PRODUCERS'  PLANTS 

Vshington    Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Laboratories  con- 
oiled  or  operated  by  producing 
'mpanies  are  excepted  from  the 
iboratory  Code  on  which  a  hear- 
s  was  held  last  week,  so  long  as 
-fey  do  not  compete  with  labs  sub 
ct  to   this  code,   according  to   on< 


several     clauses    added 

{Continued    on    Page    6) 


one 
the 


idep'ts  Hire  Macgowan 
As  Executive  Secretary 

Claude  Macgowan,  formerly  with 
niversal,  Columbia  and  Mayfair, 
s  been  engaged  by  the  Federation 
4  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  in 
Me  capacity  of  executive  secretary. 
■lis  first  activity  will  be  in  connec- 
on  with  the  industry  code  hearing. 
Macgowan   will   bring    together    the 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


Flighty 


Date  of  that  Hal  Home  testimonial 
being  given  him  by  the  A.M. P. A.  at 
the  Park  Central  Hotel  is  undergoing 
as  many  changes  as  a  movie  title.  First 
it  was  set  for  Sept.  14,  then  changed 
to  Sept.  21,  and  yesterday  somebody 
piped  up  that  the  latter  date  was  a 
Jewish  holiday,  so  the  date  now  is 
Sept.    19. 


Equipment  Code   Issued 


Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Code  drafted  by  dealers  in  motion  picture  and  theater  supplies  and 
equipment,  as  submitted  Aug.  29,  has  been  printed  and  made  public.  The  code, 
signed  by  W.  N.  Green,  president  of  National  Theater  Supply  Co.,  and  J.  E.  Robin, 
president  of  Independent  Theater  Supply  Dealers'  Ass'n,  embraces  minimum  wages 
and  maximum  hours  as  required  by  the  NRA,  in  addition  to  various  trade  practices. 
Date  of  public  hearing  has  not  been  set. 


LOCAL  306  INVOKES 
ACTION  BY  NRA  HERE 


On  complaint  of  Local  306, 
Operators'  Union,  that  350  houses 
belonging  to  the  Independent  The- 
ater Owners'  Ass'n  are  violating  the 
NRA  code  although  displaying  the 
blue  eagle,  a  hearing  on  the  situa- 
tion was  called  yesterday  by  Grover 
Whalen,  local  NRA  administrator, 
on  instructions  from  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, deputy  administrator  in  Wash- 
ington. Harry  Brandt  heads  the 
independent  theater  group,  which 
has     been     charged     with     being     a 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 

Western  Service  Studios 
Are  Working  at  Capacity 

West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE  FILM   DAI  I  Y 

Hollywood — Western  Service  Stu- 
dios, operating  the  Metropolitan  rnd 
Educational  plants,  is  working  at 
capacity.  Twentieth  Century  and 
United   Artists   are   using   three   of 

(Continued    on    Page    6) 


FIRST  PRICE  BOOSTS 
MADE  IN  RKO  HOUSES 


Harold  B.  Franklin  yesterday  put 
into  effect  a  raise  in  admission  price 
in  several  RKO  theaters.  The  in- 
crease will  average  slightly  over  5 
cents.  "Early  bird"  matinees  at  the 
Orpheum  in  Brooklyn  and  the 
Hamilton  on  Washington  Heights 
have  been  raised  from  10  to  15 
cents.  General  admission  prices  have 
been  advanced  in  RKO  theaters  in 
Schenectady,  Lowell  and  New  Bruns- 
wick. 


Admission  Price  Boost 
General  Through  Ohio 

Columbus — Advance  in  admission 
prices,  chiefly  due  to  the  new 
state  tax,  were  practically  general 
throughout  the  state  beginning  Sept. 
1.  In  the  case  of  houses  which  had 
expected  to  raise  scales  even  before 
the  tax  went  through,  some  of  the 

(Continued    on   Page    8) 


Code  Protective  Committee 

Formed  By  Indep  't  Exhibs 


All  Essaness  Houses 

Back  on  Active  List 

Chicago — When  the  Julian  re- 
opens Sept.  16,  the  Essaness  circuit 
will  be  running  100  per  cent,  mati- 
nee and  evening.  The  circuit  just 
reopened  the  Irving  under  manage- 
ment of  Max  Sachs.  It  is  also  re- 
ported that  Essaness  may  add  the 
Argmore,  independent  house,  to  its 
string. 


A  committee  to  be  known  as  the 
Independent  Motion  Picture  Code 
Protective  Committee  was  formed 
yesterday  at  a  meeting  in  the  Hotel 
Astor  attended  by  about  250  exhibi- 
tors from  New  York,  New  Jersey, 
Connecticut,  Pennsylvania,  Michigan, 
Massachusetts,  Delaware  and  Up- 
state New  York.  The  confab  was 
called  by  Harry  Brandt,  president 
of  the  Independent  Theater  Owners 

(Continued    on    Page   8) 


Rosenblatt    Urges    Those 

Wishing  to  be  Heard 

to  Write  Him 

By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — Apparently  prompted 
by  the  fact  that  not  many  requests 
have  been  received  for  permission 
to  be  heard  at  the  film  code  hearing 
Sept.  12,  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  yesterday 
reiterated  the  necessity  of  those 
wishing  to  be  heard  getting  in  touch 
with  him  at  once.  Letters  written 
to    others    in   the    industry   will   not 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 

CODE  IS  CLARIFIED 
FOR  E.  PENNA.  UNIT 

Various  clauses  incorporated  in 
the  industry  code,  as  drafted  by  the 
three  committees  which  recently  met 
at  the  Bar  Association  Building  in 
New  York,  was  clarified  by  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly,  as  coordinator  of  the 
exhibitor  committee,  for  a  special 
committee  representing  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania  yes- 
terday afternoon  at  the  T.  O.  C.  C. 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 

Screen  Writers'  Guild 
Meets  Tonight  on  Code 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  A  mass  meeting  to 
consider  the  code  signed  last  week 
between  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild 
and  the  Agents  Managers  Ass'n  will 
be  held  tonight  at  the  Writers'  Club. 
It  is  necessary  that  this  code  be 
ratified  by  75  per  cent  of  the  Guild 
members   in   order  to   go   into   effect 

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Court  Vetoes  Censor  Cuts 

Baltimore  —  Chief  Judge  Samuel  K. 
Dennis  in  city  court  ruled  a  veto  of 
eliminations  except  one  ordered  by  the 
state  censor  board  in  "Song  of  Songs" 
following  a  voluntary  offer  of  Para- 
mount to  cut  one  scene  ordered  by  the 
censors. 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  6,  l1 


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wood, California — Ralph  Wilk,  6425  Holly- 
wood Blvd.,  Phone  Granite  6607.  London — 
Ernest  W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  89-91 
Wardour  St.,  W.  I.  Berlin — Karl  Wolffsohn, 
Lichtbildbuehne,  Friedrichstrasse,  225.  Paris 
— P.  A.  Harle,  La  Cinematographic  Francaise, 
Rue   de   la    Cour-des-Noues,    19. 


DO  OUB  WMXt 


FINANCIAL 


NEW  YORK   STOCK   MARKET 

Net 
High     Low     Close      Chg. 

Am.  Seat   4  4  4       —     Vz 

Columbia  Picts.  vtc.   22'/4     22l/4     22'/4  —  1 '/4 
Con.   Fm.    Ind.   pfd...      9%       9V2       9</2  —     3/8 

East.    Kodak    84 '/2     83         83       —  1  Vs 

Fox    Fm.    new 14i/8     14         14V8  —     Vi 

Loew's,    Inc 33         31         31       —2/2 

Metro-Goldwyn,   pfd..    22         22         22         

Paramount   ctfs 2  1%        1%  —     Vs 

Pathe    Exch 1 1/2       I'/z       1  Vi      

do   "A"    8Vi       8V4       8i/4  —     3/g 

RKO     3'/2         33/8         33/8   —      Vs 

Warner    Bros 8  7V2       75/8  —     Vi 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 
Trans-Lux    2'/8       2Va       2Vs  —     Vs 

NEW   YORK    BOND    MARKET 
Gen.  Th.   Eq.  6s40.  ..      53/8       5y4       5'/4  —     Vi 

Loew  6s  41ww 88'/2     853,4     85%  —  23/4 

Paramount  6s  47  ctfs.  325/8     32         325/8   +     s/8 

Par.  5Vis50  ctfs 33         33         33       —     Vi 

Warner's    6s39 4134     41  Vs     41  '/a  —     % 

N.    Y.    PRODUCE    EXCHANGE    SECURITIES 
Para.   Publix    1 7/8       1 5/8       1 34     

Service  Charge  on  Passes 

Columbus — Managers  of  all  local 
houses  have  placed  a  10-cent  service 
charge   on  passes. 


Stuart  Makes  Home  Survey 

Detroit — Since  coming  here  two  weeks 
ago  to  handle  the  Publix  houses,  Her- 
schel  Stuart  has  made  an  extensive  sur- 
vey among  homes,  hotels,  boarding 
houses  and  other  centers  to  find  out 
what  folks  do  in  their  leisure  time  and 
what  their  tastes  are  in  entertainment. 
The  contacts  have  promoted  goodwill 
and  also  will  prove  helpful  in  the  per- 
sonal appeal  publicity  campaign  being 
launched  under  the  direction  of  Terry 
Turner. 


Week-End    Business   Tops    Last   Year 

Labor  Day  week-end  business  from  a  national  standpoint  showed  an  improvement 
over  the  corresponding  period  of  last  year,  according  to  reports  reaching  New  York 
yesterday  from  circuit  and  independent  houses.  Broadway  houses  in  particular  benefited 
by  the  inclement  weather  which  kept  thousands  in  the  city.  This,  coupled  with  a 
heavy  influx  of  visitors,  gave  some  of  the  de  luxers  capacity  business  over  the  week- 
end, managers  reported.  The  Radio  City  Music  Hall  had  one  of  its  biggest  weeks 
since    it   opened. 


Vitaphone  Postpones 

New  York  Trade  Show 

Tradeshowing  of  Vitaphone  shorts 
in  New  York,  scheduled  as  part  of 
a  nationwide  ,preYiew  being  held  to- 
day in  37  Warner  exchange  centers, 
has  been  postponed  due  to  mech- 
anical difficulties  encountered  in  re- 
opening the  Warner  Theater,  where 
the  local  screening  was  to  have  been 
held.  From  15  to  20  of  the  1933-34 
shorts  are  to  be  shown  at  these  pre- 
views. Roy  Haines,  New  York 
branch  manager,  says  the  showing 
for  this  territory  will  be  held  late 
this  week  or  early  next  week. 


James  Clark  Joins  Fox 
As  Ad  Sales  Manager 

James  A.  Clark  has  been  ap- 
pointed ad  sales  manager  for  Fox 
to  succeed  Lee  D.  Balsly,  who  has 
been  assigned  to  other  duties.  Clark, 
who  was  ad  sales  manager  for  Para- 
mount for  six  years,  resigned  July 
25. 


Resolute  Closes  Deals 

Resolute  Pictures,  which  is  now 
established  in  permanent  offices  on 
the  seventh  floor  of  the  RKO  Build- 
ing in  Rockefeller  Center,  has  ar- 
ranged for  release  of  "Itchy- 
Scratchy,"  Walter  Futter's  novelty 
three-reeler,  through  General  Pic- 
tures in  the  New  York  territory, 
First  Division  in  the  Pittsburgh- 
Cleveland-Cincinnati  field,  and  Ex- 
cellent Pictures  in  Detroit.  J.  H. 
Goldberg,  sales  manager,  plans  _  to 
leave  next  week  for  Chicago  to  sign 
pending  deals  for  Resolute  product 
in  the  middle  west. 


Lew  Preston  at  Academy  of  Music 

Lew  Preston,  formerly  supervisor 
of  New  York  City  houses  for  Fox 
and  more  recently  with  Skouras  ir 
an  executive  capacity,  has  taken 
over  the  managing  director's  post 
at  the  Skouras-operated  Academy  of 
Music  on  14th  Street.  He  succeeds 
Charles  P.  Carroll. 


Waxman  Joins  RKO 

A.  P.  Waxman  has  been  appointed 
to  succeed  Perry  Turner  as  head  of 
RKO  Theaters  Exploitation.  The  ap- 
pointment was  made  yesterday  by 
Harold  B.  Franklin  and  Robert  F. 
Fisk. 


Showing  Pudovkin  Film 

Two  performances  of  Pudovkin's 
"1905,"  based  on  Maxim  Gorky's  novel 
"Mother,"  will  be  given  tomorrow 
evening  at  8:30  and  10:30  at  the 
Workers  Film  and  Photo  League, 
220  East  14th  St. 


Costuraers'  Code  Covers 
Stage  Show,  Film  Rentals 

Minimum  rental  prices  for  cos- 
tumes, as  specified  in  the  code 
adopted  by  the  Theatrical  Costumers 
Ass'n  of  America,  call  for  at  least 
$5  each  when  costumes  are  rented 
from  out  of  stock,  and  at  least 
$12.50  per  costume  when  manufac- 
tured, for  stage  presentations,  while 
in  the  case  of  film  productions  the 
rate  is  a  minimum  of  $5  for  each 
costume  rented  out  of  stock  and  $20 
for  those  manufactured. 

Major  portion  of  the  costumers' 
code  applies  to  the  leigtimate  stage 
and  amateur  theatricals.  The  draft, 
in  addition  to  covering  minimum 
wages  and  maximum  hours,  sets 
forth  various  unfair  trade  practices. 
The  code  was  approved  last  week  in 
the  offices  of  J.  M.  Goddard,  execu- 
tive secretary  of  the  association. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


-. 


Today:    Theater    Owners    of    Oklahoma   meet    , 

Biltmore    Hotel,    Oklahoma   City,    11   Jm 

to    discuss    industry    code. 
Sept.   7:      Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  I.   c«, 

cago  Section.  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  CRkir 
Sept.    11:     Albany    Film    Row    Golf   TouraiMtrM 

Shaker-Ridge    Country    Club,    Alban. 

Ted    J.    Prober,    Warner    Bros.,    chairman 
Sept.    13:   A.    M.   P.   A.    holds  annual  election  '! 

officers 
Sept.    19:     Testimonial     to    Hal    Home,    retirmr 

A.M.P.A.     president,     Park     Centra 

New  York. 
Sept.  25-27:     Allied      New     Jersey     convenU- 

St.    Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic  City. 
Sept.  28-29:     Third    Annual     Miniature    Mo»t> 

Conference,    New    York.      A.    D.   V.  Store) 

secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En 
gineers  fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Be  - 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


Union  Picketing  4  Philly  Houses 

Philadelphia — Operators'  union,  in 
a     new     drive     against     non-unio 
houses,    is    now    picketing   four 
these   theaters.      The   first  wi 
Castle.      It    is    estimated    that 
houses  here  are  operating  on  a  nc 
union  basis. 


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CHESTER  HALE 
PHILLIPS  HOLMES 
TAYLOR  HOLMES 
JAMES  KIRKWOOD 
ALEXANDER  KIRKLAND 
LOTTI  LODER 
PHILLIP  H.  LORD 
DOUGLAS  MONTGOMERY 
MARION  MARSH 
BORRAH   MINNEVITCH 
OWEN  MOORE 
PAT  O'BRIEN 
MONROE  OWSLEY 


LAURA  LA  PLANTE 
BENNY  RUBIN 
JOSE  RUBEN 
LANNY  ROSS 
RUTH  ROLAND 
EDITH  ROAKE 
BLANCHE  SWEET 
WALTER  SLEZAK 
GLORIA  STEWART 
ESTELLE  TAYLOR 
RACQUEL  TORRES 
HELEN  TWELVETREES 
ALICE  WHITE 


Rates:    Single    $3.50-$5;    double    $5-$7;    suites    from    $8 
ATTRACTIVE    WEEKLY    AND    MONTHLY    CONCESSIONS 

Moderately  priced  apartments  furnished  or 
unfurnished  available  NOW  or  October  1st. 


DIRECTION 


GREGORY    TAYLOR 


BE  THERE . .  .WHEN  THE  SCREEN'S  MAN 


OFTHUNDER  WRAPS  HIS  ARMS  AROUND 
THE   SCREEN'S   WOMAN   OF   FIRE! 


WE  DO  OUR  PART 


The  mighty  Robinson!  The 
divine  Francis!  Together— 
because  at  last  the  screen 
has  found  a  story  big  enough 
for  both!  Imagine  the  clash — 
the  drama  —  the  explosion 
when  she  whispers  at  last  that 
she  loves  him  —  him  and 
many  other  men! 


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A  First  National  Picture  with 
Genevieve  Tobin,  Robert  Barrat, 
Henry  Kolker,  thousands  of  others. 


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RING^OUT 


JOYOUS  NEWS! 


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-for  the  entire 
film  industry! 

The  opening  of  M-G-M's  "Dinner 
at  8"  at  the  $2  Astor,  N.Y.,  at 
Grauman's  Chinese  Theatre,  Los 
Angeles,  and  in  road-show 
engagements,  is  not  alone  of  tre- 
mendous importance  to  M-G-M 
which  thus  launches  its  1933-34 
season  so  auspiciously— 


It  is  the  greatest  tonic  this 
industry  has  had  in  years  —  it 


will  he  a  stimulant  to  picture 
business  for  months  to  come! 


METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

HAMPIONSHIP   YEAR-The  Major  Company 


THE 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  6,  1933 


FEW  REQUESTS  MADE 
FOR  HEARING  ON  CODE 


tinned  from  Page   1) 
get  them  a  hearing,  said  Rosenblatt. 
No  word  has  been  received  yet  from 
New   Mexico   or  Connecticut  exhibi- 
tors,   the  deputy  administrator  said. 

Rosenblatt  is  holding  many  con- 
ferences with  exhibitors  and  labor 
representatives.  He  also  received  a 
communication  from  the  Independent 
Producers  Ass'n  in  Hollywood  point- 
ing to  the  decision  of  the  Southern 
District  Federal  Court  in  California 
that  compulsory  single  features  is  a 
violation  of  the  anti-trust  laws. 
Others  also  have  pointed  out  to  him 
the  Thatcher  decision  on  arbitration. 

Hollywood  extras  will  be  repre- 
sented at  the  hearings  by  a  Wash- 
ington lawyer,  according  to  word 
from  Mary  Pickford. 

The  laboratory  code  is  expected 
to  be  signed  shortly  by  General 
Johnson. 


Code  is  Clarified 

For  E.  Penna.  Unit 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

office.  Double  features,  premium 
and  other  provisions  were  ex- 
plained. 

The  Philadelphia  delegates  re- 
iterated their  statement  that  they 
had  no  representation  on  the  ex- 
hibitor committee  which  prepared 
the  draft.  They  were:  George 
Aarons,  David  Barrist  and  Jay 
Emanuel. 


Western  Service  Studios 
Are  Working  at  Capacity 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  stages;  Educational,  two,  Mono- 
gram, two,  and  Arvid  Gillstrom,  two. 
General  Manager  H.  A.  McDonald 
and  his  assistant,  Harold  Lewis,  are 
very  enthusiastic  over  the  future  and 
expect  their  plants  to  be  working 
at  capacity  for  the  next  two  months. 

Warner-Butterfield  Deal 

W.  S.  Butterfield  Theaters  and 
Butterfield  Michigan  Theaters  have 
signed  for  Warner-First  National- 
Vitaphone  1933-34  features  and 
shorts  100  per  cent.  The  deal  in- 
volves 78  Michigan  houses. 


Albany  Film  Golf  Tourney 

Albany — Annual  golf  tournament 
of  the  Albany  Film  Row  will  be  held 
Sept.  11  at  the  Shaker-Ridge  Coun- 
try Club.  Ted  J.  Prober  of  Warnei 
Theaters  is  chairman  of  the  event. 


Elusive  Alice 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood— More  than  50  young  girls 
out  of  6,500  possibilities  have  been 
given  screen  tests  for  the  role  of  Alice 
in  Paramount's  proposed  production  of 
"Alice  in  Wonderland,"  yet  studio  ex- 
ecutives are  still  up  in  the  air  as  to 
the  right  girl.  Drama  schools  are  now 
being  eyed  with  a  view  towards  un- 
earthing a  more  likely  candidate  than 
any   tested   so   far. 


•      •      •     THEY    WELCOMED    Ray    Johnston    home    from 

Hollywood  in  the  old  fashioned  way it  reminded  us  of 

the  good  old  days  when  film  folks  were  just  one  big  happy  fam- 
ily  and   a   lotta  chiselers   and   politicians   weren't  trying   to  cut 

each  other's  throats there  was  no  doubt  that  the  house 

warming  to  Mister  Johnston  in  his  new  quarters  at  the  RKO 
building  was  a  gesture  right  from  the  heart a  remark- 
able tribute  to  an  outstanding  personality  who  has  achieved 
a  unique  position  in  the  industry  both  as  an  individual  and  a 
leader  of  the  independent  forces 


•      •      •     THE  OUTSTANDING  quality  about  this  man  John- 
ston is  his  self-effacement he  never  seeks  the  limelight 

he   does   all  his   work  behind   the   scenes   and  lets   all 

the  other  boys  take  the  credit which  is  such  an  unusual 

quality  in  the  film  biz  that  automatically  he  becomes  a  Person- 
ality  so  the  gang  turned  out  to  welcome  him and 

the  party  lasted  from   12:30   till  closing  hours nobody 

wanted  to  quit it  wasn't  merely  the  refreshments  that  held 

them it  was  the  Spirit  of  the  Occasion and  that 

is   probably   the   secret   of   the    Success    of   Monogram 

everybody  BELIEVES  in  Mister  Johnson a  gent  with  a 

million  staunch  friends  in  all  quarters  of  the  Youessay 

and  that  is  about  all  any  concern  needs  to  be  a  Success  in  the 
film  biz 


•      •      •     JUST  AN  idea  of  the  mob  that  turned  out  to  do 

honor  to  the  prexy  of  Monogram Harry  Thomas,  Otto 

Lederer,  Bud  Rogers,  H.  J.  Yates,  Ralph  Poucher,  Herman  Rob- 
bins,  Al  Fiedler,  Herman  Gluckman,  George  Batcheller,  William 
Pizor,  Russ  Bell,  Sam  Flex,  Herman  Rifkin,  George  Tucker, 
Norton  Ritchey,  Harry  Buckley,  John  O'Connor,  Joe  Vogel,  Clay- 
ton Bond,  Moe  Silver,  Jay  Emanuel,  Arthur  Gottlieb,  Harry 
Warner,  Ambrose  Dowling,  Ned  Depinet,  M.  H.  Hoffman,  George 
Schaefer,  Richard  Rowland,  Gabriel  Hess,  Louis  Nizer,  Jacob 
Schechter,  Jack  Cohn,  Bill  Frank,  Mack  Sennett,  Paul  Benjamin, 
Clinton  White,  Oscar  Neufeld,  Walter  Palace,  Pat  Powers,  Mur- 
ray Rosenbluth,  Bob  Straus,  G.  W.  Van  Zile,  Felix  Feist  and 
others 


•      •      •     WE   ARE  perfectly  safe   in.  stating  that  no  inde- 
pendent organization  in  the  history  of  the  biz  has  had  the  good 

will  that  Mister  Johnston  has  rolled  up  for  Monogi-am 

and    such    popularity    must    be    deserved Ray's    sec, 

Madeleine  White,  proved  a  perfect  hostess if  any  mug 

missed  having  a  good  time it  was  purely  his  own  fault 

Eddie  Golden  in  a  hoarse  whisper  introduced  Ray  to  the 

Secret  of  a  Hidden  Panel  in  the  prexy's  private  ossif 

containing well,    whatin'ell    do    you    expect    a    secret 

panel  to  contain  in  a  film  exec's  private  ossif? the  joke 

of  it  was  that  the  room  was  full  of  pipple  when  Eddie  sprung 
the  secret and  now  it's  No  Secret 


•      •      •     A  NIFTY  exploitation  stunt  pulled  on  the  Warner 

showing  of  "Bureau  of  Missing  Persons"  at  the  Strand 

the  theater's  ads  are  offering  a  reward  of  $10,000  to  the  famous 
missing  Ex-Judge  Force  Crater  if  he  gives  himself  up  to  the 
Bureau  in  New  York  during  the  run  of  the  picture,  Sept.  7-14 

Bob  Savini  postcards  us  from  San  Francisco  that  everv 

place  he  visits  he  finds  a  copy  of  "Film  Daily" that  ain't 

news,  Bob,  but  it's  nice  to  hear  that  you  have  discovered  the 
Obvious 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


MONARCH  ANNOUNCES 
16  FOR  NEW  SEASON 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Monarch,  left  for  the  Coast  on 
Tuesday  to  launch  the  new  season's 
activities.  "Marriage  on  Approval," 
previously  announced,  has  been 
shifted  to  the  first  feature  on  the 
1933-1934  program  and  will  be  im- 
mediately cast  on  Freuler's  arrival. 
The  entire  12  Monarch  features 
will  be  adaptations  of  published 
novels  and  syndicated  works. 


Lab. 


Code  Excludes 

Producers'  Plants 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

draft  at  the  last  minute.  Only  labs 
belonging  to  the  M.  P.  Laboratories 
Ass'n  of  America  are  covered  in 
the  code. 

Another  added  paragraph  makes 
it  an  unfair  practice  for  a  lab  to 
have  an  interest  in  a  raw  stock  man- 
ufacturing business  which  results  in 
giving  the  lab  the  privilege  of  buy- 
ing raw  stock  at  lower  prices  than 
those  charged  other  labs. 

Payment  of  time  and  a  half  for 
overtime,  except  to  foremen  and 
where  union  contracts  exist,  also  is 
an  added  requirement.  Another  is 
that  apprentices  are  not  to  be  hired 
for  more  than  12  months  and  that 
apprentices  must  not  make  up  more 
than  20  per  cent  of  the  total  em- 
ployees. The  term  "employee"  also 
has  been  extended  to  include  various 
other  classes  of  workers. 


Indep'ts  Hire  Macgowan 
As  Executive  Secretary 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

work  which  has  been  carried  on  by 
various  individuals.  After  the  code 
work  is  over,  Macgowan  will  devote 
his  efforts  to  extending  the  scope 
and  size  of  the  independent  organ- 
ization. 


New  Toledo  Theater  Firm 

Toledo  —  Cyril  Theater  Co.  has 
been  incorporated  to  operate  the- 
aters in  and  around  Toledo.  Incor- 
porators are  J.  J.  Kendrick,  John 
M.  Zuber  and  Alan  B.  Loop. 


MANY  HAPPY  PIRJPNS, 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  tc  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  6 


Dorothy    Gulliver 
Rowland    V.    Lee 


MIKE  ..    Begorra,  cm'/f's/oosf  a  coople  o' short 
soobjicts  ye  be". 

SCOTTY.  /'Shairt  we  micht  be,  Mike.  But,  Mon,  ye 
kinna  deny  we  be  the  life  o'the  party". 


I  --? 


«- 


They'll  all  be  talking  about  Bruce's  dogs  soon.  Here's  a  classy  new  series  of 
one-reel  entertainment  from  Educational  that  will  be  the  life  of  the  show.  It's 
new  in  idea;  new  in  treatment;  new  in  sure-fire  appeal. 

ROBERT  C.  BRUCE'S 

"AS  A  DOG  THINKS" 

Real  dogs.  Real  situations.  And  the  things  they  probably  think  and  say  to  one  another  as  they  play. 

TWO  Now  Ready 

"YOU  AND  I  AND  THE  GATEPOST"  and  "WALKING  THE  DOG" 


NEW  COMEDIES  THAT  ARE  PUTTING  Educational  STILL  FARTHER  IN  FRONT 


Andy    Clyde    Comedies  Moran  and  Mack  Comedies  Mermaid  Comedies 


"THE  BIG  SQUEAL" 

"A  wow.  Fast  pace  from  start  to  finish.  The  fin- 
ish is  a  howl"  ....  Film  Daily 

"DORA'S  DUNKING 
DOUGHNUTS" 

Both.hits  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall 


NRA 


"BLUE  BLACKBIRDS" 

Played  Radio  City  Music  Hall 

"THE  FARMERS' 
FATAL  FOLLY" 

The  Two  Black  Crows  try  going   back  to  the  land. 


Wl  DO  OUR  PAST 


Distributed  in  U.  S.  A.  by 
FOX  FILM  CORPORATION 


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"HOOKS  AND  JABS" 

with  HARRY  LANGDON 

and  VERNON  DENT 

Timid  Harry  lands  in  a  fighters'  hang- 
out and  cleans  up. 

"THE   STAGE  HAND" 

with  HARRY  LANGDON 

An   amateur  show,  with  an    amateur 
stage  hand,  means  a  riot  ...  of  fun. 


THE 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  6,  193i 


LOCAL  306  INVOKES 
ACTION  BY  NRA  HEBE 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

"company  union,"  which  was  prompt- 
ly denied.  Picketing  of  the  houses 
involved  was  started  yesterday  and 
a  bitter  controversy  looms  unless  the 
NRA  settles  the  dispute.  One  of  the 
points  at  issue  involves  the  two- 
operator  rule  maintained  by  Local 
306.  The  case  is  looked  upon  as  im- 
portant in  that  it  will  be  the  first 
test  over  the  collective  bargaining- 
guarantee  of  the  NRA. 


Admission  Price  Boost 

General  Through  Ohio 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

increases  is  now  lost.  Cleveland 
houses,  almost  without  exception, 
have  passed  the  tax  on  to  the  public. 
Houses  in  that  city  had  previously 
planned  to  boost  prices  a  nickel,  part 
of  which  now  goes  to  the  state.  In 
Canton,  Loew's,  the  Palace,  Strand, 
Valentine,  Mozart  and  McKinley 
have  raised  prices  or  added  the  tax, 
while  Warner's  Alhambra  awaits 
word  from  the  home  offices.  The 
Palace,  Strand,  Colonial  and  Loew's 
in  Akron  also  increased  scales,  while 
the  Morris  and  Columbia  in  Alliance 
did  likewise. 


Screen  Writers'  Guild 

Meets  Tonight  on  Code 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

as  a  part  of  the  Guild's  own  Code 
of  Working  Rules  for  Writers.  The 
meeting  also  will  take  up  other  im- 
portant matters  affecting  the  Guild's 
fight  on  the  proposed  industry  code. 
Among  Guild  members  who  resigned 
last  week  from  the  Academy  writers' 
branch  were  Horace  Jackson,  Hans 
Kraly  and  Josephine  Lovett,  the 
Guild  states. 


RKO   Nenews   "Red  Knight"   Option 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood— RKO  has  taken  up 
its  option  for  the  purchase  of  "The 
Red  Knight  of  Germany,"  the  Floyd 
Gibbons  story  on  the  war  life  of  Vor 
Richthofen,  Germany's  greatest  wa; 
ace. 


Jack  Partington  at  Roxy 

Jack  Partington,  at  one  time  stage 
show  producer  for  Publix,  is  now 
producing  the  Fanchon  &  Marco 
programs  at  the  original  Roxy. 


FACTS 
ABOUT 
FILMS 


Afghanistan    has    just    heard    its    first 
talking    movie,    an    American    picture. 


"T  HOPE  to  be  able  to  make  Holly- 
wood pay  its  toll  by  using  the 
movie  name'  Hollywood  has  given 
me  to  lure  into  the  theater  many 
penple  who  will  attend  only  out  of 
curiositv  to  see  a  'movie  star'  in 
the  flesh."— HELEN   HAYES 


"Children  are  the  most  enthusi- 
astic theater  patrons  because  they 
go  eager  to  be  entertained,  and  in 
that  state  of  mind  they  are  not  often 
disappointed.  Drama,  after  all,  is 
make-beiieve,  and  the  audience 
;hould  have  an  appropriate  mood  for 
make-believe,  not  an  attitude  of  T 
dare  you  to  please  me  with  your 
show'."— LLOYD  BACON. 


"Any  individual  connected  with  tlie 
picture  business  who  condones  giv- 
ng  a  part  in  a  picture  to  anyone 
whose  interest  in  the  assignment  is 
purely  platonic  is  doing  the  industry 
an  irretrievable  injustice.  If  a  girl 
is  bent  on  a  career  and  possesses  un- 
usual histrionic  ability  she  is  right- 
fully entitled  to  serious  considera- 
tion; if  it  is  only  as  a  lark,  proper 
pressure  should  be  brought  to  bear 
to     circumvent     her     receiving     the 


part."— ROY  DEL  RUTH. 


"One  bad  radio  performance  is 
more  harmful  to  an  actor's  stand- 
ing than  four  bad  pictures." — LEE 
TRACY. 


"Motion  pictures,  as  they  are  made 
today,  provide  the  most  adequate 
education  in  social  etiquette  that 
can  be  acquired  by  anyone." — HOW- 
ARD ESTABROOK. 


"Pictures  today  must  be  a  quality 
which  matches  an  increasingly  high 
standard  of  public  taste." — IRVING 
THALBERG. 


"I  do  not  sock  women  in  my  pri- 
vate  life."— JAMES   CAGNEY. 


"The  very  lowest  form  of  the- 
atrical insect  is  the  chap  who  al- 
ways gets  the  wet  sock  in  the  nose 
or  the  barrel  stave  in  the  pants." — 
HERBERT  MUNDIN. 


"There  should  be  no  such  thing 
as  a  player  stepping  into  a  minor 
role  from  the  rank  and  file."  — 
ALEXANDER  HALL. 


$2  Coast  Premiere 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — "I  Loved  a  Woman," 
starring  Edward  G.  Robinson  and 
Kay  Francis,  will  have  a  $2  premiere 
at  Warner's  Hollywood,  Sept.  14. 
Jack  Warner  has  assigned  George 
Bilson  from  the  studio  to  aid  the 
theater  in  putting  across  the  cam- 
paign. 


Two  Coast  Marriages 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Edward  Sedgwick,  di- 
rector, and  Ebba  Havez,  scenarist; 
Dorothy  Lee,  ingenue,  and  Mar- 
shall Duffield,  former  football  star, 
were  married  over  the  week-end. 


June    Knight    Being    Held    Over 

June  Knight,  musical  comedy  star, 
will  be  held  over  at  the  New  York 
Paramount  for  a  second  week,  with 
possibility  of  a  third  week.  She  is 
the  only  member  of  the  show  being 
held.  After  this  engagement,  Miss 
Knight  goes  to  the  coast,  where 
Universal  is  to  groom  her  for  screen 
stardom. 


"Brief   Moment"   Release   Set 

Columbia's  "Brief  Moment"  will 
be  nationally  released  on  Friday. 
Carole  Lombard  and  Gene  Raymond 
have  the  leads. 


E.  J.  SPARKS  and  FRANK  ROGERS  have  re- 
turned to  New  York  from  Jacksonville  for  con- 
ferences   with    S.     A.     Lynch. 

MARIAN  NIXON  has  arrived  in  New  York 
from  the  coast  en  route  to  England  to  make 
a    picture. 

JAMES  KIRKWOOD  is  in  New  York  from 
Florida    for    a    radio    audition. 

JANE  WINTON  and  HORACE  GUMBLE,  her 
husband,  have  arrived  in  New  York  from  the 
Florida    studios. 

JOHN  HARKRIDER,  costume  designer  for  Sam 
Goldwyn's  "Roman  Scandals,"  is  on  his  way 
back    to    New    York. 

JANE  VANCE  and  THEO  PHANE,  Goldwyn 
beauties,    are    en    route    east. 

BEN  LYON,  BEBE  DANIELS,  their  2-year-old 
daughter,  and  MRS.  ADOLPHE  ZUKOR  returned 
this  week  from   abroad. 

SIDNEY  R.  KENT  has  returned  east  from 
the   coast. 

A.  M.  BOTSFORD  is  in  New  York  from 
Hollywood   for   a    vacation. 

FRANK  CAHILL,  general  manager  of  the 
sound     and     projection     department    for    Warner 


Theaters,    has   returned   to   the  home  office   from 
1   trip   to  Chicago,    Milwaukee  and   St.    Louis. 

FRANCES  FULLER,  whose  work  in  Paramount's 
"One  Sunday  Afternoon"  won  her  a  long  term 
contract  with  that  company,  returned  to  New 
York  yesterday  to  fill  a  legitimate  stage  en- 
gagement for  one  play,  contracted  for  prior 
to  her  departure  for  Hollywood  several  months 
ago. 

AMBROSE  "BO"  DOWLING,  RKO  export  de- 
partment head,  sails  today  on  the  Oriente  for 
Central    and    South    America. 

HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN  leaves  Saturday  for 
Chicago.  From  there  he  will  go  to  Washington 
for   the    NRA   code   hearing. 

ROSITA  MORENO,  Fox  player,  arrives  in  New 
York  from  the  coast  today  and  sails  for  South 
America    Sept.    9. 

HERB  MclNTYRE,  RKO  southern  district  man- 
ager,   arrived    in    New    York   yesterday. 

CRESSON  SMITH,  RKO  western  and  southern 
division  manager,  returned  to  New  York  from 
Chicago  yesterday. 

H.  B.  WARNER  sailed  yesterday  for  London 
to  appear  in  "Sorrell  and  Son,"  which  United 
Artists   will    release. 


INDEPENDENT  EXHIBS 
FORM  CODE  COMMUTE! 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Ass'n,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing 
a  committee  to  attend  the  film  code 
hearing  in  Washington  on  Sept.  12. 

Brandt  appointed  Lou  Blumentha 
chairman  of  the  committee.  Blumen- 
thai  immediately  called  anothe) 
meeting  attended  by  various  leader; 
who  have  pledged  their  support  ol 
the  move.  These  included  H.  M 
Richey  of  the  Michigan  Allied;  Na 
than  Yamins,  Walter  Littlefield  am 
Max  Levenson  of  New  England 
Fred  Herrington,  Alex  Moore,  Dr.  C 
E.  Herman,  Bennett  Amdur  and 
William  Davis  of  Western  Pennsyl 
vania;  Frank  Warren,  Irving  Dol 
linger,  Lee  Newberry,  Harry  Hach 
and  David  Snaper,  appointed  by  Sid 
ney  E.  Samuelson  to  represent  the 
New  Jersey  Allied;  Lewen  Pizor 
representing  M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Eastern 
Penna.,  So.  N.  J.  and  Del.,  who  will 
act  on  the  committee  with  Davie 
Barrist,  Jay  Emanuel  and  George 
Aarons;  Abraham  Stone  of  upstate 
New  York  who  will  appoint  a  com 
mittee   to   go   to   Washington. 

Leon  Rosenblatt  was  named  seer 
tary  of  the  Protective  Committer 
Temporary  offices  will  be  at  145 
Broadway,  Room  1205.  Headquar 
ers  will  be  established  at  the  Ward 
man  Park  Hotel,  Washington,  wher 
a  meeting  is  scheduled  for  Sept.  1 
at  1  P.  M.  prior  to  the  code  hearinj 

Among  matters  discussed  at  yes 
terday's  meeting  was  50  per  cent 
rentals,  the  exhibitors  indicating 
they  would  support  the  Philadelphia 
group  in  refusing  to  date  pictures 
under  such  percentage. 

In  going  over  clauses  in  the  code 
it  was  recommended  that  the  can- 
cellation privilege  be  raised  to  2C 
per  cent  instead  of  15  per  cent.  The 
exhibitors  also  expressed  themselves 
in  favor  of  eliminating  compulsory 
block  booking. 


Hess  Joins  Indep't  Ass'n 
West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Jack  Hess  has  been! 
engaged  by  the  Independent  Mo- 
tion Picture  Producers'  Ass'n  to 
represent  them  in  the  fight  against 
restriction  of  double  features  in  the 
film  industry  code. 


BIG 

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NEWS 

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AS    SEEN    BY 

THE  PRESS 

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AGENT 

» 

"Kay    Francis    and    Ricardo    Cortez    do 
a    kiss    that    lasts    20    seconds    in    'The 
House    on    56th    St.'  " 

—WARNER    BROS. 

ceme  up  an  &ee 
me  heme  time" 


...come  and  see  us  produce  a  talking  trailer 
from  start  to  finish  . . . 

...follow  us  thru  the  plant  from  the  time  the 
material  is  gathered  in  the  production  depart- 
ment until  the  time  it  hits  post-office  or  express 
office  bound  for  your  screen... 

•fr  watch  the  editors  combine  highlights  from  scenes  from  the 
picture,  stills,  story  script  and  catch  lines  into  come  hither  sales 
talk  that  makes  them  fall  into  line  and  do  their  selling  duty . . . 

...watch  the  artists  make  air-brush  and  stencil 
stand  up  and  beg  .  .  .  watch  the  hard-working 
camera  boys  do  their  tricks  .  .  . 

.  . .  then  come  into  the  projection-room  and  see 
yourself  sold  in  spite  of  yourself. 

ir  and  ask  us  to  let  you  see  the  service  department  in  action 
. . .  watch  the  cutters . . .  watch  the  bookers  . . .  watch  the  billers  . . . 
checkers  . . .  inspectors  . . .  shippers  . . . 

.  .  .  you'll  see  that  we've  got  the  reputation  be- 
cause we've  got  the  personnel,  we've  got  the 
organization,  we've  got  the  experience  that 
makes  them  all  say... 

-¥■  National  Scene  Trailers  are  worth  more  because 
they  sell  more. 


NATIONAL     SCREEN    SERVICE 


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Wednesday,  Sept.  6, 19) 


A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS 


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By  RALPH  WILK 
'TAY  GARNETT,  after  four  weeks 
of  negotiation,  has  been  signed 
to  direct  "A  Song  for  You,"  starring 
Jan  Kiepura.  The  Universal  pic- 
ture will  be  placed  in  production  in 
England.  With  the  Kiepura  pictui-e, 
Garnett  will  have  made  three  for 
Universal  and  is  also  contracted  to 
direct    a    fourth    upon    his    return 

here  in  December. 

*  *         * 

Laird  Doyle  and  Ray  Nazarro 
have  furnished  another  "racket" 
yarn  for  James  Cagney.  Their  or- 
iginal story  deals  with  unclaimed 
estates  and  missing  heirs,  the  lat- 
ter being  "supplied"  in  the  event  an 
effort  to  find  them  is  without  re- 
sults. 

*  *         * 

"I'm  Dorothy  Trail.  I  just  arrived 
from  Arkansas.  Fayetteville.  My 
father  sent  me,"  she  explained  to 
Louis  Brock,  who  immediately  signed 
her  for  "Flying  Down  to  Rio." 
Dorothy's  dad  heard  a  radio  an- 
nouncement that  RKO  was  seeking 
brunettes  and  he  lost  no  time  in 
rushing  Dorothy  to  Hollywood. 

*  *         * 

George  Chandler  adds  another  grin 
to  the  comedy,  "Son  O'  The  Gobs," 
which  stars  the  screen's  widest  grin- 
ner,  Joe  E.  Brown.  Chandler,  who 
is  noted  for  his  screen  grin,  last 
week  was  signed  for  a  comedy  role 
in  the  production. 


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HOLLYWOOD 

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SUMMER 
RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  single! 
$2.50  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 
shower.  Every  modern 
convenience. 
Fine  foods  at  reasonable 
prices  in  the  Plaza's  Rus- 
sian Eagle  Garden  Cafe. 

Look  forthe''Doorway  of  Hospitality"    I 

QuvlDatyyaenMyi.  EugetuStnnPAtA.* 


Al 
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Rockett  Signed   for 

Rockett   yesterday   was    re-engaged 
as  been  with   Fox   for  the   past  fou 

Two 

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years. 

More  Years 

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producer. 

Byron  Morgan  is  working  on  the 
screen  treatment  for  the  untitled 
feature,  which  will  star  Laurel  and 
Hardy.  The  story  is  by  Frank  Cra- 
ven.   William  A.  Seiter  will  direct. 

♦  *  * 

Harry  Edwards  will  direct  "Love, 
Honor  and  Hey,  Hey,"  a  Mermaid 
comedy.  Production  will  start  Sept. 
5,    marking    the    re-opening    of    the 

Educational  studio. 

*  *         * 

Constance  Cummings  will  have  the 
feminine  lead  in  the  20th  Century 
production.  "Trouble  Shooter,"  with 
Spencer  Tracy,  borrowed  from  Fox, 
and  Jack  Oakie,  loaned  by  Para- 
mount. 

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Ruth  Hiatt  has  been  assigned  by 
Paramount  to  "Cap'n  Jericho,"  be- 
ing directed  by  William  Slavens  Mc- 
Nutt  and  Grover  Jones.  She  joins 
Richard  Arlen,  Judith  Allen,  Sir  Guy 
Standing,  Baby  LeRoy  and  Matsui  in 

the  cast. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Wyler,  who  will  direct  "By 
Candlelight,"  as  his  initial  film  for 
Universal  under  his  new  long-term 
contract,  is  celebrating  his  tenth  mo- 
tion picture  anniversary-  He  en- 
tered pictures  in  1923  as  an  assistant 
director  for  Universal   and  has  re- 


mained under  contract  to  that  com- 
pany with  the  exception  of  a  brief 
period  last  year  when  he  went  to 
France  and  directed  several  pictures 
for  French  producers. 

*  *         * 

Tullio  Carminati  has  arrived  from 
New  York  to  appear  opposite  Con- 
stance Bennett  in  "Moulin  Rouge." 
for  Twentieth  Century  Pictures.  He 
played  in  several  silent  pictures  be- 
fore returning  to  the  stage  in  1928 
to  create  the  starring  role  in  "Strict- 
ly Dishonorable,"  which  ran  on 
Broadway  for  75  weeks.  He  also 
played  in  the  London  production  of 
the  piece. 

^  ^  ^t 

Fontaine  Fox,  creator  of  the 
Mickey  (Himself)  McGuire  and  Too- 
nerville  cartoons  arrives  here  short 
ly  to  fill  a  writing  assignment  foi 
Larry  Darmour,  producer  of  the  Co- 
lumbia Mickey  McGuire  comedies. 
Fox's  cartoons  are  syndicated  in 
more  than  350  papers  having  a  cir- 
culation of  10,000.000.  His  most 
popular  cartoon  is  Mickey,  a  charac- 
ter he  created  20  years  ago.  Seven 
vears  ago,  Darmour  introduced 
Mickey  to  motion  pictures. 

*  *         * 

Mark  Sandrich,  now  preparing  the 
story  and  supervising  the  book  for 
"Hips,  Hips,  Hooray,"  is  seeking  the 


J.  W.  Benman  Elected 

Publix-Neb.  Trustee 

Omaha — J.  W.  Benman  was  elect- 
ed by  Publix  creditors  yesterday 
to  succeed  A.  H.  Blank  as  trustee 
in  Nebraska.  Paul  P.  Massey,  at- 
torney for  the  trustee,  filed  answer 
in  federal  court  yesterday  to  the 
World  Realty  Corp.  on  the  World 
Theater  lease.  Hearing  is  expected 
soon. 


O'Reilly  to  Wash'n   Saturdav 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  exhibitor 
committee  code  coordinator,  will  not 
go  to  Washington  until  Saturday 
nieht  or  Sunday  preliminary  to  oar- 
ticinatiner  in  the  hearing  on  Sept. 
12,  he  told  The  Film  Daily  yester- 
dav.  He  will  not  attend  the  ex- 
hibition mass  meeting  to  be  held 
under  auspices  of  the  Independent 
Theater   Owners   of  New  York. 


VINE  AT  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,   CALIFORNIA 


RKO  Theater  Managers  Shifted 

A.  A.  Gilear  has  been  appointed 
manager  of  the  RKO  Park  at  Rock- 
away  Park.  Gilgar  was  formerly 
assistant  manager  and  treasurer  of 
the  RKO  Dyker,  Brooklvn.  Jerome 
Greenberger  succeeds  Gilgar  at  the 
Dyker. 

Neufeld  to  Handle  Shorts 

Peerless  Distributing  Co.,  Phila- 
delphia exchange  opened  by  Oscar 
Neufeld,  will  handle  shorts  mostlv, 
Neufeld  said  yesterdav  in  New  York. 
Only  occasionally  will  features  be 
taken   on,   he    stated. 


4  September  Releases 

Scheduled  by  M-G-M 

M-G-M  has  set  the  following  re- 
leases for  September:  "Penthouse," 
wTith  Warner  Baxter  and  Myrna 
Loy;  "Broadway  to  Hollywood,"  with 
Alice  Brady,  Frank  Morgan  and 
Jackie  Cooner:  "Solitaire  Man."  with 
Herbert  Marshall;  "Stage  Mother." 
with  Alice  Brady.  Maureen  O'Sulli- 
van,  Franchot  Tone  and  Phillips 
Holmes. 


St.  Louis — The  St.  Louis,  former 
RKO  house  now  operated  by  the 
Famous  Amusement  Co..  has  beer 
eauinped  with  super  size  Photophonp 
Hie-h  Fidelity  sound  equipment 
Julius  Kartv  is  manager  of  the 
house,  owned  by  Harry  Koplar  an^ 
Emil    Strauss. 


B.  W.  Bickert  Gets  Ashland  House 

Ashland,  O.  —  B.  W.  Bickert  of 
Loudonville.  onerating  the  Grant. 
Orrville.  and  Ohio,  Loudonville,  has 
leased  the  Palace  here  from  Charles 
Clark  and  Fred  C.  Edwards.  House 
will  reopen  in  a  few  weeks. 


Boyce-Smith  Back  to  Law  Work 
West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollvwood — John  Boyce-Smith  is 
resuming  active  law  practice  here 
in  association  with  Don  Marlin.  He 
formerly  was  in  motion  picture  worV 
for  10  years,  and  in  law  work  foT 
20  years. 


best  voices  in  the  field  for  the  son 
being  written  by  Kalmar  and  Rub 
Dorothy  Lee  and  Ginger  Rogers  wl 
appear  with  Wheeler  and  Woolsey  I 
the  cast. 

*  *         * 

Reginald  Barlow,  noted  charact. 
actoi-,  will  play  the  Colonel  in  Wi 
Rogers'  new  production,  "There's  A 
ways  Tomorrow."  Barlow  als 
played     in     Rogers'     last     pictur 

"Life's  Worth  Living." 

*  *         * 

Chick  Chandler  is  enacting  thl 
role  of  a  bank  robber  in  "Blool 
Money,"  for  Twentieth  Century  Pi< 
tures.  This  may  prove  rather  em 
barrassing  to  his  father,  Col.  Georg 
F.  Chandler,  organizer  of  the  Neil 
York  State  Troopers,  who  wage! 
war  on  bank  robbers. 

*  *         * 

Lloyd  Bacon  plans  a  cruise  aboarl 
his  yacht  to  Hawaii  after  complel 
tion  of  "Son  of  the  Gobs,"  new  Jc  I 
E.  Brown  vehicle  which  he  is  direct! 
ing  at  First  National.  Bacon  useJ 
about  two  hundred  sailors  from  th  I 
fleet  at  San  Pedro  for  this  picture! 
Permission  was  obtained  from  Washj 
ington. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Edward    H.    Griffith    recently    disl 
covered  a  short  route  to  Hollywooil 
from  his  Laguna  Beach  home  whicl 
means    a    saving    of    approximate]; 
one    hour    over    the    previous    tiirn 
necessary  to  travel  this  distance. 

*  *         * 

Gloria  Stuart,  having  secured  per 
mission  from  Universal,  is  awraitin| 
word  from  Samuel  Goldwyn  befort 
cabling  a  definite  answer  to  th< 
tempting  offer  made  her  by  a  loca 
representative  for  British  Interna 
tional,  which  is  anxious  to  have  Uni- 
versale  blonde   star   in  London   bj 

Sept.  20. 

*  *         * 

Robert  Presnell,  First  National  as- 
sociate producer,  has  adopted  Holly- 
wood's latest  "Spanish  custom"  b> 
having  tea  served  each  afternoon 
about  four.  With  the  beret  and  plus 
fours  a  part  of  his  daily  wardrobe 
his  best  friends  anticipate  seeing 
him  disport  a  cane  shortly. 

*  *         * 

Production  of  "The  Paradine 
Case"  having  been  postponed  for 
several  months,  Howard  Estabrook. 
who  has  been  writing  the  screen  ver- 
sion anl  dialogue  is  to  be  given  an- 
other assignment  by  David  O.  Selz- 

nick  of  M-G-M. 

*  *         * 

H.  B.  Warner  has  the  leading  role 
in  the  British-made  talking  version 
of  "Sorrell  and  and  Son,"  which  will 
be  released  by  United  Artists. 


Claudette    Colbert   Resuming 

Claudette  Colbert  is  staging  a  whirl- 
wind one  week  recovery  from  an  ap- 
pendicitis operation  in  a  Los  Angeles 
hospital  and  will  join  the  cast  of  Cecil 
B.  DeMille's  production  of  "Four 
Frightened  People,"  when  the  group 
sails  Friday  on  the  Lurline  for  Hawaii, 
where  DeMille  and  his  technical  staff 
awaits   them. 


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NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Norfolk,  Va. — Edward  Levine  of 
this  city  is  listed  as  president  of 
the  New  Granby  theater,  local  cor- 
poration just  chartered  to  operate 
■  movie  houses.  Robert  Levine  is  sec- 
retary-treasurer.    Nathan  Levine  is 

re's^one  of  the  incorporators. 

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pictuil  Easton,  Pa. — State  theater,  Wil- 
mer-Vincent  house,  has  reopened 
after  being  closed  during  July  and 
til  August. 

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ry  Pi  i     Detroit  —  The  Ritz  theater,  east 

erettiside    house,    bought    by    John    Ross 

jeoffjfrom  Stanley  Janiszewski,  has  been 

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Detroit — Leon  Krim,  who  bought 
the  Park  from  Oscar  Haley,  has  ap 
I!  (pointed    his    son,    Mack    Krim,    as 
manager 

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lireci  Steubenville,  O.  —  Maurice  Baker 
ms&has  been  named  manager  of  the 
m  tHParamount,     recently     acquired     by 

(tuiiV  Monarch     Theaters     (Chatkin-Feld- 

iVasfKatz). 


Grinnell,  la. — Dick  Phillips  is  new 
!j  manager  of  the  Iowa,  Central  State 
o Theater  Corp.  house,  which  reopened 
'Sept.  1. 


Kansas  City — C.  A.  Hein,  Monroe, 
la.,  has  purchased   an   RCA   Victor 
portable     for     several     small     dark 
pen' towns  near  Monroe. 


Akron,  O. — Paul  Bien  is  the  latest 
addition  to  the  staff  of  Warner 
Brothers  theaters  in  northeastern 
Ohio.  His  assignment  is  expected 
Sept.  15. 


Cleveland  —  Martin  Printz  will 
manage  the  Circle,  reopening  Sept. 
10  with  second-run  Warner  product. 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 

FOREIGN  FILMS 


"AN  HOUR  WITH  CHEKHOV,"  Soviet 
lin  production;  made  by  Mejrabpomfilm;  di- 
rected by  J.  A.  Protozanov;  released  by 
Amkino. 

Three  pictures,  based  on  Chekhov  stories, 
"Death  of  a  Government  Clerk,"  "Cham- 
eleon" and  "Anna  Round  His  Neck,"  com- 
prise  this  production,  which  was  made  to 
commemorate  the  25th  anniversary  of  the 
author's  death.  Members  of  the  Moscow 
I' Art  Theater  are  in  the  casts.  The  quality 
of  the  pictures  ij  not  up  to  the  previous 
output  of  Soviet   s'.udios. 


"LA  VIUDA  ROMANTICA"  ("The  Ro- 
mantic Widow"),  in  Spanish;  produced  by 
Fox;  with  Catalina  Barcena,  Gilbert  Roland 
and   Mona   Maris;  released  by   Fox. 

Enjoyable  romantic  comedy  with  Catalina 
Barcena,  popular  Spanish  actress,  giving  a 
performance  that  clicks  nicely,  in  addition 
to  good  work  by  Gilbert  Roland  and  Mona 
Maris.  Production  in  general  is  of  ex- 
cellent   quality. 


"EASY  MILLIONS" 

with    "Skeets"    Gallagher,    Johnny    Arthur, 

Dorothy  Burgess 
Freuler  68    mins. 

LIVELY  COMEDY  WITH  "SKEETS" 
GALLAGHER  SCORING  IN  A  ROLE  THAT 
WILL  PLEASE  THE  FEMMES. 

This  one  is  principally  "Skeets"  Gal- 
lagher, and  that  is  enough,  as  he  is  plenty 
funny  in  a  natural  comedy  situation  where 
he  finds  himself  in  all  sorts  of  embarrassing 
situations  due  to  false  reports  that  he  has 
inherited  a  lot  of  money.  It  involves  him 
in  a  series  of  complication  with  various 
dames  who  have  more  or  less  legitimate 
claims  upon  him.  Johnny  Arthur,  his  pal, 
tries  to  act  as  a  buffer  to  protect  him,  and 
only  succeeds  in  making  matters  worse  for 
poor  "Skeets."  Dorothy  Burgess  is  the  one 
girl  that  "Skeets"  is  in  love  with,  and  of 
course  she  puts  the  wrong  interpretation  on 
the  fact  that  all  the  other  dames  are  after 
him,  with  their  claims  to  his  love  and 
affection.  The  picture  mo/es  along  at  a 
lively  pace  with  plenty  of  comedy  incident, 
and  should  prove  a  good  draw  where  they 
like  their  fun  light,  fast  and  sophisticated. 
"Skeets"  handles  his  role  with  his  usual 
fine  comedy  touch. 

Cast:  "Skeets"  Gallagher,  Johnnv  Arthur, 
Dorothy  Burgess,  Bert  Reach,  Merna  Ken- 
nedy, Noah  Beery. 

Director,  Fred  Newmeyer;  Author,  Edgar 
Franklin;  Adaptor,  Jack  Jevne;  Cameraman, 
Jules  Cronjager. 

Direction,   Good      Photography,   Okay. 

Shooting  Starts  Today 
On  Educational  Program 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Actual  shooting  starts 
today  at  the  Educational  Studios  on 
the  most  ambitious  program  launch- 
ed there  in  some  time.  First  two- 
reeler  to  start  is  the  initial  subject, 
tentatively  titled  "Merrily  Yours," 
in  the  new  Frolics  of  Youth  series. 
Dona  Barell,  screen  and  magazine 
writer,  and  Tommy  Carr,  screen 
juvenile  and  feon  of  Mary  Carr,  have 
collaborated  on  the  story.  Charles 
Lamont  will  direct. 

Harry  J.  Edwards  is  preparing  to 
place  a  new  Andy  Clyde  Comedy  in 
production,  and  preparations  are 
also  under  way  for  the  shooting  of 
the  third  Moran  and  Mack.  The 
first  in  the  new  Mermaid  series, 
tentatively  titled  "Love,  Honor  and 
Hey!  Hey!"  is  scheduled  to  follow 
in  production  under  the  direction  of 
Edwards. 

Meanwhile,  in  the  east,  production 
starts  tomorrow  on  the  first  Tom 
Howard  comedy,  tentatively  titled 
"On  The  Air,"  to  be  made  at  the 
Long  Island  Studios,  where  the  first 
in  Educational's  new  Song  Hit 
Stories  will  also  be  produced.  Nego- 
tiations are  now  under  way  for  the 
starting  of  several  other  new  Edu- 
cational series  at  these  studios. 


"THE  IMPORTANT  WITNESS" 

Tower  60  mins. 

SO-SO  GANGSTER  STORY  HANDI- 
CAPPED BY  RAMBLING  PLOT  AND  POOR 
MOTIVATION. 

This  is  another  variation  on  the  gangster 
story,  and  one  that  arouses  little  sympathy 
for  any  of  the  characters.  The  heroine  is 
made  to  do  some  rather  dumb  things  that 
result  in  interest  being  killed  off  early 
in  the  proceedings.  She  is  witness  to  a 
gangster  murder  while  taking  dictation 
from  the  victim  in  his  hotel  room,  so  the 
killers  kidnap  her  so  she  can't  squeal. 
Then  we  see  her  the  very  next  day 
sitting  at  her  accustomed  desk  in  the  hotel 
lobby  guarded  by  a  gangster  as  part  of 
the  scheme  to  establish  their  alibi.  Al! 
she  had  to  do  was  let  out  a  holler  before 
the  guard  could  pull  his  gun.  And  so  on 
through  the  commandeering  of  a  trans- 
continental bus  to  capture  the  girl  after 
she  tries  to  escape.  The  motivation  is 
weak  and  a  lot  of  important  points  are 
left  to   be  cleared  up. 

Cast:  Noel  Francis,  Donald  Dillaway, 
Dorothy  Burgess,  Noel  Madison,  Sarah  Pad- 
den,  Franklin  Pangborn,  Robert  Ellis,  Ben 
Hendricks,  Jr.,  Harry  Myers,  Charles  De- 
laney,  Paul  Fix,  Gladys  Blake,  Mary  Dunn 
Ethel    Wales,    John    Deering. 

Director,  Sam  Newfield;  Author,  Gordon 
Morris;  Adaptor,  Douglas  Doty;  Cameraman, 
Harry  Forbes. 

Direction,   Weak.      Photography,  Okay 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


Mrs.  William  Hamm  Dies 
St.    Paul — Mrs.    William    Hamm, 
Sr.,  60,  widow  of  one  of  the  found- 
ers   of    the    former    Finkelstein    & 
Ruben    circuit,    died    Sunday. 


"TWO   new  travel   films   were  com- 
pleted last  week  at  the  Brooklyn 
Vitaphone  studio  by  E.  M.  Newman 
for   his  new   series   called   "Musical 
World  Journeys." 


Recording  of  the  English  version 
of  the  German  production,  "Daugh- 
ter of  the  Regiment,"  being  done  by 
B.  Bogeaas  at  the  Standard  Sound 
Recording  studio,  has  just  been  com- 
pleted. Synchronization  and  re- 
cording of  the  Tom  Terris  produc- 
tion, "The  Quest  of  the  Perfect  Wo- 
man," is  now  under  way. 


June  Knight,  who  recently  com- 
pleted work  in  "Take  A  Chance," 
will  leave  for  the  coast  after  her 
engagement   at   the    Paramount. 


"The  Great  Adventure,"  featuring 
Lillian  Gish  and  Rolayid  Young,  and 
being  produced  by  Eddie  Dowling 
and  Arthur  Hopkins,  is  back  at  the 
Astoria  plant  of  the  Eastern  Service 
studio  to  complete  work  after  a 
week's  shooting  at  the  Bronx  plant. 


Little  Jack  Little  starts  his  first 
short  for  Vitaphone  today. 


sync 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


Press-Agenting    Showgirl    Writer 

Walter  Anderson  is  press  agent- 
ing  Bettie  MacDonald,  showgirl 
authoress  of  "Ziegfeld  Girl,"  the 
backstage  novel  which  has  been  run- 
ning serially  in  Hearst's  "American 
Weekly"  prior  to  its  appearance 
next  month  in  book  form.  Movie 
rights  are  being  negotiated  by 
Charlie  Allen  of  Curtis  and  Allen. 


The  man  who  says  We  had  better  hold  back 
everything  until  business  picks  up  will  soon 
be  lost  in  the  shuffle.  Millions  are  back  to  work, 
prices  are  rising  and  business  is  on  the  up-curve. 
Never  were  conditions  more  ripe  for  intelligent 
hard-hitting  advertising.  Many  millions  will 
shortly  be  spent.  Mostly  with  those  wide-awake 
merchandisers  who  go  after  it     ......... 


TOO  MUCH 
HARMONY 

with 

BING  CROSBY 
JACK  OAK  IE 
SKEETS    GALLAGHER 

Directed  by 

E  DWARD       SUTHERLAND 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Sixteen  Years  Old 


VOL.  I  XIII.  NO.  <S7 


NEW  yCCI\,  ThtWDAy,  jfEPTE/ViEEE  7,  1933 


<5  CENT! 


Major  Thompson  to  Handle  Circuit-  Union  Disputes 

NRA  IS  GATHERING  FILM  INDUSTRY  STATISTICS 

Theater  Activity  Takes  Spurt  in  Texas  Territory 


Give  and  Take 

...what  the  code  needs  most 

i==  By    Don    Carle    Gillette  ^== 


DEGARDLESS  of  who  gets  the  break  out 
'  *  of  the  film  industry  code  as  it  is  finally 
signed  by  the  President,  the  salvation,  re- 
habilitation and  perpetuation  of  this  enter- 
tainment business  will  still  be  up  to  those 
who  can  turn  out  the  kind  of  pictures  that 
will  bring  in  the  necessary  shekels  at  the 
box-office. 

There  are  no  two  ways  about  that. 

Class  lines — major  and  independent — do 
not  exist   in  film  fans'   minds. 

The  picture  itself  is  the  only  thing  that 
interests  them. 

• 
X/ARIOUS  representations  have  been  made 
■  to  the  NRA  by  factional  interests  who 
contend  that  if  such  and  such  an  "evil"  is 
eradicated  it  will  mean  the  reopening  of  so 
many  thousands  of  theaters. 

This  is  one  of  those  cases  of  putting  the 
nag  in  front  of  the  buggy,  since  it  pre- 
supposes that  there  is  enough  potential 
patronage  available  to  support  these  extra 
6,000  houses,  assuming  that  there  is  the 
product  to  keep  them  open. 

In  other  words,  as  Mclntyre  and  Heath 
used  to  say,  "If  we  had  some  eggs 
we'd  have  ham  and  eggs  if  we  had  some 
ham." 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  any  informed  show- 
man knows  there  is  so  much  seating  capac- 
ity in  the  country  right  now  that  any 
sizeable  increase  would  mean  "in  the  red" 
for  most  of  the  houses. 
• 

WHAT  seems  to  be  most  needed   in  a 
final  amalgamation  of  code  proposals 
is  a  more  willing  spirit  of  give  and  take. 

Right  now  every  one  of  the  various  con- 
flicting groups  seems  to  be  wanting  some- 
thing and  refusing  to  budge  in  its  demands. 
If  the  decisions  are  finally  left  up  to 
the  NRA,  it  may  not  be  as  advantageous 
to  either  side  as  it  might  be  if  the  factions 
at  odds  arrived  at  their  own  compromises. 
• 

ALREADY   it    is   apparent   that   the   film 
code   is  going  to   be   toughest  of  any 
submitted   to   the    NRA. 

It  is  far  more  important  that  this  indus- 
try write  its  own  code  than  to  saddle  that 
labor  on  an  already  overburdened  govern- 
ment. 


Many  Theater  Reopenings 
Reported  in  South- 
western State 

Dallas  —  Improved  business  and 
prospects  in  this  region  are  indi- 
cated by  the  Film  Board  of  Trade 
reports  of  theater  openings.  Re- 
openings  include  the  Grand,  Yoa- 
kum; Rochester,  Rochester;  Ritz, 
Muleshoe;  Gem,  Lott;  Queen,  Quita- 

( Cont inued    on   Page    4) 


9  HOUSES  REOPEN 
IN  SEATTLE  AREA 


Seattle — Reopening  of  nine  houses 
in  this  territory  is  reported  by  the 
Film  Board  of  Trade.  They  include 
the  Gem,  Almira;  Liberty,  Centralia; 
Coulee  City,  Coulee  City;  Peninsula, 
Gig   Harbor;    Kam,   Ephrata;    Nep- 

(Continued    on   Page   4) 


Poster  Group  Requests 
Code  Hearing  Tuesday 

The  National  Poster  Service  As- 
sociation, consisting  of  independent 
poster  companies,  has  requested  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator 
for  the  NRA,  to  hold  the  hearing  on 
their   code   next   Tuesday,   which    is 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Want  Kingt    \S.  Aimee 

As  competition  to  Art  Semple  Mc- 
Phcrson  Hutton,  the  es  gelist  booked 
for  the  Capitol  the  wee.  of  Sept.  22, 
the  original  Roxy  has  wired  Senator 
Huey  Long  asking  his  terms  for  a  week's 
engagement    day-and-date    with     *  imee. 


LOCAL  306  CARRYING 
PLEA  TO  PRESIDENT 


A  direct  appeal  to  President 
Roosevelt  will  be  made  by  Local  306, 
Moving  Picture  Operators  Union, 
should  Grover  A.  Whalen  refuse  the 
organization's  request  to  withdraw 
the  NRA  blue  eagle  from  certain 
members  of  the  Independent  Theater 
Owners  Association,  Samuel  Birn- 
baum,  attorney  for  the  union,  stated 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


Indept's  Code  Committee 
Wires  Unaffiliated  Exhibs 

Louis  F.  Blumenthal,  chairman  of 
the  Independent  Motion  Picture  Ex- 
hibitors Code  Protective  Committee 
formed  Tuesday  at  a  meeting  in 
New  York,  yesterday  sent  the  fol- 
lowing telegram  to  58  independent 
unaffiliated  exhibitors  in  the  U.  S. : 

"Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


Recall  Maj.  Thompson  to  Aid 
In  Circuit-Union  Negotiations 


Tour  of  Movie  Houses 
For  San  Carlo  Opera 

Fortune  Gallo's  San  Carlo  Grand 
Opera  Company,  now  in  its  third 
week  at  the  5,000-seat  Mastbaum, 
Philadelphia,  is  being  booked  for  a 
tour  of  big  movie  houses  and  large 
auditoriums  where  seating  capacity 
permits  low  admissions.  A  top  of 
$1  is  being  charged  at  the  Mast- 
baum. 


Major  L.  E.  Thompson,  head  of 
Trans-Lux  theaters  and  formerly 
head  of  the  major  circuits'  labor 
committee,  will  be  recalled  by  cir- 
cuit officials  to  handle  all  details 
and  disputes  that  may  arise  during 
discussions  with  operators'  unions 
in  the  framing  of  new  contracts  this 
month,  The  Film  Daily  learns. 
Meetings  are  scheduled  to  be  held 
next  week.  Preliminary  discussions 
between  circuit  executives  have  been 
carried  on  for  the  past  week. 


Fi        Xon  Movie  Business 
g  Compiled  In  Con- 
ction  With  Code 

Wa  on   Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

"Wi  hington — Complete  figures  on 
theat^i-  attendance,  seating  capaci- 
ties, average  price  of  admissions  in 
the  country,  average  salaries  paid, 
number  of  possible  play-dates  and 
other  statistics  pertinent  to  the  in- 
dustry are  to  be  gathered  by  NRA's 

(Ccrntinued    on   Page    4) 


SEE  KNOTTY  POINTS 
LEFT  TO  CODE  BOARD 


Consensus  of  opinion  among  a 
number  of  exhibitor  leaders  who 
have  arrived  in  New  York  prelimi- 
nary to  the  industry  code  hearing 
scheduled  for  Washington  Tuesday 
is  that  the  NRA  will  refer  various 
controversial  clauses  which  do  not 
directly  bear  on  re-employment  to 
the  planned  National  Recovery 
Board   for   handling.     Inasmuch    as 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


Fox  Favors  Percentage 
Due  to  Fluctuating  Dollar 

Owing  to  the  uncertainty  of  the 
value  of  the  dollar,  percentage  deals 
are  advocated  by  Fox  in  its  house 
organ,  "The  Dynamo."  "Percentage 
deals  minimize  chance-taking,  and, 
at  the  same  time,  assure  your  cor- 
poration of  a  proper  return  on  its 
pictures,"  the  company  advises  its 
held  staff. 


Indept's  Get  Proxies 

Following  a  meeting  of  the  board  of 
the  Federation  of  the  M.  P.  Industry, 
Attorney  Jacob  Schechter,  attorney  for 
the  organization,  said  that  his  associa- 
tion has  received  telegrams  from  virtu- 
ally all  independent  exchangemen  and 
thousands  of  exhibitors  giving  it  proxies 
in  connection  with  the  Washington  in- 
dustry code  hearing  Tuesday.  Another 
meeting  of  the  board  takes  place  today. 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Sept.  7,  1933 


MLXIII.No.  57    Triors., Sept.  7.1933     Price 5 Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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Coming  and  Going 


MOLLY  O'DAY  has  arrived  in  New  York 
from  the  Sun  Haven  Studios,  St.  Petersburg, 
Fla. 

HELENE  VON  DROMME,  Belgian  beauty  win- 
ner under  option  to  M-G-M,  arrives  in  New 
York    next  week. 

WILL  H.  HAYS  is  en  route  from  the  coast 
to  New  York.  LOUIS  B.  MAYER  and  JOE 
BREEN  also  are  coming  east  to  attend  the  code 
hearing    in    Washington. 

JAKE  WILK,  head  of  the  Warner-First  Na- 
tional story  department,  leaves  today  for  the 
west    coast. 


Instructed  on  NRA  Parade 

Plan;  for  the  motion  picture  industry  participation  in  the  NRA  parade  next  week  were 
outlined  to  major  company  advertising  and  publicity  representatives  at  a  meeting 
held  in  the  Hays  Office  yesterday  afternoon.  William  Brandt,  who  heads  the  film 
end  of  the  parade,  spoke  to  the  gathering  and  outlined  just  what  can  be  done  and 
what  is  barred  in  the  parade.  Among  those  attending  were  Bob  Gillham  of  Para- 
mount, Si  Scadler  of  M-G-M,  Charles  McCarthy  of  Fox,  Ed  Finney  of  United  Artists. 
Ed  Selzer  of  Warner-First  National,  Al  Friedlander  of  First  Division,  Helen  Harrison 
of    Monarch    and   Terry   Hogan   of    Rowland-Brice. 


742  Return  Engagements 
For  Mae  West  Picture 

A  total  of  742  theaters  have  play- 
ed return  engagements  on  Mae 
West's  "She  Done  Him  Wrong,"  ac- 
cording to  figures  released  yester- 
day by  Paramount  Pictures  Dis- 
tributing Corp.  Further  figures  in- 
dicate that  104  theaters  played  "She 
Done  Him  Wrong,"  three  times,  26 
played  it  four  times,  6  played  it  five. 
One  theater  played  the  picture  for 
ten  engagements. 


M.  J.  Mintz  Buried 

Funeral  services  were  held  yester- 
day for  Moses  J.  Mintz,  who  died 
Sunday  in  a  New  York  hospital  fol- 
lowing an  operation  the  previous 
day.  Mintz  was  formerly  associated 
with  James  Bradford  in  the  Cameo 
Music  Service  Corp.  and  before  that 
was  identified  with  independent  Chi- 
cago exhibition  and  distribution. 
Previous  to  his  death  Mintz  was  as- 
sociated with  Maurice  Chase  in  a 
lobby  exploitation  enterprise.  In  ad- 
dition to  his  wife,  Hattie,  he  is  sur- 
vived by  a  daughter,  Louise.  Mintz 
was  50  years  old.  The  funeral  took 
place  from  his  home  on  West  76th 
St.  Services  were  held  at  Universal 
Funeral  Parlors. 


"Berkely  Square"  Opens  Sept.  13 

"Berkely  Square,"  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
production  for  Fox,  with  Leslie 
Howard  heading  the  cast,  will  have 
its  world  premiere  Wednesday  eve- 
ning at  the  Gaiety,  where  it  will  suc- 
ceed "Power  and  the  Glory"  for  a 
two-a-day  run. 


Stanford  Handling  Racine  House 

Racine,  Wis.  —  Ted  Stanford  is 
managing  the  State,  recently  taken 
over  by  Warners  and  reopened.  The 
Uptown  also  has  been  reopened  by 
Tom  Norman. 


G.  B.  J.  Frawley  Loses  Mother 

Mrs.  Margaret  Frawley,  mother 
of  G.  B.  J.  Frawley,  head  of  the 
Paramount  accounting  department, 
died  suddenly  Wednesday  night  at 
her  home,  234  East  240th  St. 


Barbara  Stanwyck  at  Capitol 

Barbara  Stanwyck,  Warner  star 
who  is  now  in  New  York  on  a  vaca- 
tion with  her  husband,  Frank  Fay, 
will  appear  in  person  at  the  Capitol 
for  the  week  starting  tomorrow. 


Birmingham  House  Changes  Policy 

Birmingham — The  Jefferson  has 
adopted  a  new  policy  of  first  run 
independent  pictures  and  stage 
shows.  George  Steele  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager. 


4  New  Houses  Opening 
In  Metropolitan  Field 

Opening  of  four  more  theaters  in 
the  New  York  metropolitan  terri- 
tory is  planned  this  coming  Fall. 
The  Quentin,  seating  600,  will  be 
opened  by  Somer  &  Somer  in  Brook- 
lyn on  Sept.  15.  Randforce  will 
have  its  new  Claridge  in  Brooklyn 
ready  for  business  this  month.  The 
new  Lane,  a  Springer  &  Cocalis 
house  at  Washington  Heights,  also 
is  slated  for  opening  soon.  At 
Brighton  Beach,  Straussberg  & 
Clark  are  erecting  a  house  which 
will  be  ready  in  the  Fall. 


Para.   Signs   Song   Writers 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Mack  Gordon  and 
Harry  Revel,  Broadway  song  writ- 
ing team,  have  been  signed  to  a 
long-term  contract  by  Paramount. 
They  are  at  present  under  contract 
to  Charles  R.  Rogers  to  do  the  music 
and  lyrics  for  "We're  Sitting  Pretty" 
which  will  feature  Jack  Haley,  Jack 
Oakie  and  Sally  O'Neil  under  Harry 
Joe  Brown's   direction. 


Adela  Rogers  Joins  Paramount 
West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Adela  Rogers  St. 
Johns  Hyland,  magazine  contributor, 
nationally  known  newspaper  writer 
and  author  of  "Free  Soul"  and 
"What  Price  Hollywood,"  has  been 
added  to  the  Paramount  writing 
staff.  She  will  work  with  Eugene 
Walter  on  the  screen  adaptation  of 
Rupert  Hughes'  "Miss  Fane's  Baby 
is  Stolen,"  a  future  production  for 
Baby  LeRoy. 


Jewish  Film  for  Canada 

Canadian  rights  to  "The  Wander- 
ing Jew,"  recently  completed  Yid- 
dish talkie,  have  been  sold  to  I.  J. 
Weinrot,  of  the  Standard  Theater 
Co.,  Toronto,  it  is  announced  by 
Larrv  Baren,  sales  manager  for 
JAFA. 


RKO  Cincy  Theater  Shifts 

Cincinnati  —  C.  H.  Schreiber  has 
been  transferred  from  the  RKO 
Grand  to  manage  the  RKO  Capitol, 
which  re-opens  Saturday.  E.  Bock 
replaces  Schreiber  at  the  Grand. 


George  Metaxa  Married 

George  Metaxa,  stage  and  screen 
actor,  was  married  early  yesterday 
in  Greenwich  to  Margaret  Stafford, 
New   York   debutante. 


Strand   Bill   Changes   Tonight 

First  National's  "Bureau  of  Miss- 
ing Persons"  opens  tonight  at  the 
New  York  Strand. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Monthly  meeting  of  S.  M.  P.  E.,  Chi- 
cago Section,  Electric  Ass'n  Rooms,  Chicago. 

Sept.  10-11:  Meeting  of  Independent  Theater 
Owners  to  discuss  code,  Wardman  Park 
Hotel,    Washington,    D.    C. 

Sept.  11:  Albany  Film  Row  Golf  Tournament, 
Shaker-Ridge  Country  Club,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
Ted    J.    Prober,    Warner    Bros.,    chairman. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  of 
officers 

Sept.  19:  Testimonial  to  Hal  Home,  retiring 
A.M. P. A.  president,  Park  Central  Hotel, 
New  York. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movie* 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


"Masquerader"  in  Philly  Run 

Ronald  Colman  in  "The  Mas- 
querader" has  been  drawing  so  big 
at  the  Aldine  in  Philadelphia  that 
it  probably  will  be  held  there  for 
a  month.  The  United  Artists  re- 
lease also  has  been  doing  unusual 
business  at  the  Rivoli,  New  York, 
and  Albee,  Cincinnati. 


Expect  Contract  Trial  This  Month 

Philadelphia  —  Trial  is  expected 
this  month  in  connection  with  a  test 
case  instituted  by  Louis  Linker  0 
the  Lenox  against  Warner  Bros. 
claiming  that  he  is  entitled  to  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933"  as  part  of  his  1932- 
33  contract.  The  action  has  the  sup- 
port of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern 
Pennsylvania. 


Signs  Shorts  for  Foreign  Field 

Arche  Mayers,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Embassy  Pictures  Corp.,  has 
appointed  the  J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 
to  distribute  21  Harold  Lloyd  short 
subjects  in  the  foreign  territories. 
The  first  two  releases  are  "High  and 
Dizzy"  and  "Cap't  Kidd's  Kids,"  syn- 
chronized with  music  and  sound 
effects. 


"Bring  'Em  Back  Alive,"  Returns 
"Bring     'Em     Back     Alive,"     the 
Frank  Buck  wild  animal  picture,  will 
be  brought  back  again  next  Satur- 
day for  a  wreek  at  the  RKO  Cameo. 


THEATRE  OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


We  have  in  stock 

over  50,000  yards 

CRESTWOOD  & 

PREMIER  CARPETS 

Largest  variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 


Greater  N.  Y. 
Export  House,  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna    4-0240 

Theatre   Carpets  Our  Specialty 


A  HEART  DRAMA  THAT 
HITS  LIKE  THE  SHOCK  OF 
WORLDS    COLLIDING! 

Their  love  was  an  ele- 
mental urge— fierce  as  the 
lightning  and  destructive 
as  the  storm!. ..Crashing 
all  barriers!. ..Sweeping 
a  man  and  woman  on 
to  the  desperate  destiny 
of  those  who  play 
against  the  rules! 


EDW.G.R0BIN50N 


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A  First  National  Picture  with 
Genevieve  Tobin,  Robert  Barrat, 
Henry  Koike r,  thousands  of  others. 


KAY  FRANCIS 


STRAND 


Vitagraph,  Inc.,  Distributors 


THE 


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Thursday,  Sept.  7,  1933 


NRA  GATHERING 
FILM  STATISTICS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

statistical  division  for  consideration 
of  the  film  code.  Treasury  Depart- 
ment figures  on  gross  admission  re- 
ceipts for  the  first  half  of  1933  also 
are  being  furnished  to  these  statis- 
ticians, for  figures  on  houses  charg- 
ing over  40  cents. 

Even  stock  exchange  quotations 
over  a  period  of  time  for  picture 
stocks  are  being  studied  by  this  di- 
vision's long  range  planning  ex- 
perts. 

Parent-Teacher  Representation 

While  no  definite  announcement 
was  forthcoming  from  Mrs.  Mary 
Rumsey,  head  of  the  NRA  consum- 
ers' advisory  board  regarding  par- 
ent-teacher representation  on  her 
board,  she  is  very  favorably  inclined 
towards  it,  she  told  The  Film  Daily, 
especially  during  consideration  of 
the  motion  picture  code.  Several 
names  have  been  suggested  to  her 
none  of  which  have  been  appointed 
as  yet,  but  their  representation 
seems  an  assured  fact. 

The  code  for  music  publishers 
seeks  to  establish  a  maximum  of 
forty  hours,  a  minimum  wage  of 
$15  weekly  and  thirty  cents  per 
hour;  also  to  prohibit  the  paying  of 
money  by  publishers  directly  or  in- 
directly to  theaters,  musicians' 
transcription  organizations,  leaders 
for  song  plugging;  also  to  prohibit 
selling  sheet  music  in  theater  lob- 
bies. 

Labor  Brands  Code  Unfair 

Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  admin- 
istrator, held  conferences  today  with 
labor  representatives  and  exhibitors. 
Labor  is  objecting  strenuously  to 
the  code,  branding  it  as  unfair,  this 
prior  to  General  Johnson's  state- 
ment yesterday  that  no  more  codes 
could  carry  any  open  shop  provi- 
sions or  clauses  similar  to  that  in 
the   automobile   code. 


New  Sound  Mfg.  Co. 

Detroit — Production  of  sound  rec- 
ords for  commercial  and  private 
films,  specializing  in  16  mm.  work, 
has  been  begun  by  Recordings,  Inc., 
a  new  corporation  in  the  Union 
Guardian  Building.  G.  Howlett  Davis 
is  manager,  with  Arthur  K.  Laukel 
and  George  J.  Jarrett  associated. 


SUNSHIN€ 


IN 

THE 

DAY'S 

NEWS 


Spurt    noted    in    reopening   of   theaters 
in  various  parts  of  the  country. 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


Kansas  City  —  Ernie  Amoneno, 
owner  of  the  Interstate  Film  Deliv- 
ery and  the  A.  &  A.  Electric  Co., 
theater  supply  house,  and  Alwys 
Mae  Allen,  were  married  last  week. 


Marinette,  Wis. — George  Gambrill 
has  been  named  as  the  new  manager 
of  the  Rialto,  taken  over  by  Wis- 
consin Amusement  Enterprises  from 
the  Coffey  Brothers  of  Marinette. 


Kenosha,  Wis. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  been  filed  by  the 
Southport  Theater  Corp.  Incorpora- 
tors are  S.  Levinsohn,  H.  Vogel  and 
V.  Odelberg. 


Grant  City,  Mo.— Robert  0.  Rob- 
inson, owner  of  the  Rigney  at  Al- 
bany, Mo.,  has  reopened  the  Grant 
City  here  with  a  new  RCA  Victor 
portable. 


Providence  —  Fay's  has  reopened, 
showing  pictures  and  vaudeville. 


New  Haven  —  The  College,  Fox 
house,  reopens  this  week  with  double 
features. 


Milwaukee  —  L.  K.  Brin  has  re- 
opened the  New  Garden. 


Kenosha,  Wis.  —  The  Lincoln  is 
back  on  the  active  list. 


Minta,  N.  D. — The  Strand  has  been 
reopened  by  H.  H.  Walker. 


Watford   City,  N.  D.— The  Lyric, 
dark  for  some  time,  has  reopened. 


Watertown,  S.  D.— The  State,  a 
new  house,  has  been  opened  by  C. 
P.  Knudson. 


Providence  —  The  Paramount  has 
been  taken  over  by  the  management 
of  the  former  Strand,  and  is  now 
locally-owned. 


Chicago — The  Orpheum  at  Roos- 
evelt Road  and  Ashland  has  re- 
opened under  the  management  of 
Pete  Swanke. 


Detroit — The  Holbrook,  lately  op- 
erated by  N.  B.  Wells  as  the  Ruby, 
has  been  closed. 


Yuma,  Colo.  —  Frank  M.  Bronte, 
who  has  been  in  the  hospital  at 
Rochester,  Minn.,  for  several  months, 
is  much  improved  and  back  home 
to  reopen  the  Gem  early  in  Septem- 
ber. 


Ansonia,  O.  —  Tony  Macci  has 
taken  over  the  Wayne  and  will  re- 
open it  this  week. 


Lima,  O. — Grannat  Johnston,  whe 
has  been  managing  the  Warner 
house  in  Kenton,  has  assumed  man- 
agement of  Warner's  State  here, 
succeeding  John  E.  Manuel,  assigned 
to  Kenton  to  arrange  for  the  opera- 
tion of  the  Warner  on  a  daily  basis. 


Natchitoches,  La.  —  Amusu  The- 
ater has  filed  articles  of  incorpora- 
tion with  a  capital  of  $15,000. 


St.  Paul — The  Grandview  has  been 
incorporated  by  J.  M.  Riegel,  George 
W.  Granstrom,  F.  N.  Dickson  and 
W.  H.  Oppenheimer. 


Grand  Island,  Nebr. — The  Premier 
has  been  incorporated  by  David  H. 
Dewey  and  Silverius  A.  Vogel. 


Local  306  is  Carrying 

Plea  to  the  President 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

to  The  Film  Daily  yesterday. 
Whalen  is  expected  to  make  known 
his  findings  at  a  meeting  to  be  held 
this  afternoon  at  the  NRA  head- 
quarters in  the  Pennsylvania  Hotel 
here. 

"We  are  now  picketing  11  inde- 
pendently owned  theaters  and  will 
picket  others  if  our  men  are  thrown 
out  in  favor  of  the  Allied  Operators 
Union,  which  I  am  certain  is  backed 
by  the  Independent  Theater  Owners 
Association,"  said  Birnbaum.  The- 
aters being  picketed  are  the  Boston 
Road,  Art,  Ritz  and  Bronx  Star  in 
the  Bronx;  the  Saunders,  Globe,  and 
Manhattan  in  Brooklyn;  the  New 
Garden  in  Queens,  and  the  Eagle, 
Monroe,  Seventy-ninth  St.  in  Man- 
hattan. 


See  Many  Knotty  Points 
Left  to  the  Code  Board 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

the  Administration  is  principally 
concerned  with  matters  applying  di- 
rectly to  increased  consumer  buying 
power,  many  of  these  issues  may  be 
referred  to  the  board  for  solution 
following  the  hearing,  it  was  said. 


Photophone  Division  Expands 

Camden,  N.  J. — Increasing  busi- 
ness of  the  Photophone  division  of 
the  RCA  Victor  Co.  has  expanded 
the  activities  of  that  division  to  the 
point  where  it  has  to  take  over  the 
entire  eighth  floor  of  the  adminis- 
tration building.  The  new  facilities 
include  a  complete  theater  seating 
over  500  which  will  be  used  to  dem- 
onstrate High  Fidelity  sound  repro- 
ducing equipment  to  visiting  exhibi- 
tors. 


BUSINESS  PICKS  UP 
IN  TEXAS  TERRITORY, 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

que;      Star,     Greenville;      Corrigan,1! 
Corrigan;      Palace,      Post;      Palace, 
Whitewright.       In     addition,     East! 
Texas  Theaters  will  open  the  Dor-j 
bant,  Jacksonville,  late  this  month;: 
the    Palace,    Marshall,    and    Queen, 
Bryan,     have    gone    on    full    time; 
Tivoli,  Beaumont,  will  be  remodeled 
and  reopened  about  Se,pt.  15;   R.  P. 
Johnson  is  reported  opening  a  new 
house  at  Whitesboro  and  J.  E.  Huf- 
ford  is  planning  to  reopen  the  Prin- 
cess  there.      Iraan   and   Van    Horn, 
recently   reported   closed,   have   con- 
tinued open.   Only  recent  closing  was 
the  Azteca,  Houston. 


Poster  Group  Requests 
Code  Hearing  Tuesday 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  date  for  the  hearing  on  the  film 
industry  code  at  Washington.  The 
association  expects  that  52  firms  will 
be  represented  at  the  poster  hearing. 
Members  will  go  to  Washington  to 
vigorously  oppose  Clause  26  in  the 
distribution  code  compelling  exhib- 
itors to  buy  posters  and  other  ad- 
vertising accessories  only  from  their 
manufacturer  or  distributor. 


Nine  Houses  Reopened 

In  the  Seattle  Area 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

pell,  Neppell;  McCleary,  McCleary; 
and  two  local  houses,  the  45th  Street, 
formerly  Paramount,  and  Roosevelt, 
new  John  Danz  house. 

Another  Boston  Golf  Meet 

Boston — Another  film  golf  tourna- 
ment at  Pine  Brook  in  Weston  will 
be  staged  Sept.  18,  sponsored  by  the 
Film  Golf  Associates  with  Edward 
Austin,  Chester  Grenier  and  G. 
Lester  Southwell  on  the  executive 
committee.  Others  working  on  the 
project  include  William  Canning, 
Carl  Crawford,  Ross  Cropper,  Hy 
Fine,  and  Morey  Goldstein. 


Toronto  Plaza  Reopening 

Toronto — The  Plaza   is  reopening 
after  being  closed  for  many  months. 


SHOW- 
MAN'S 


REMINDER 


Publicize  fact  that  hay-fever  victims 
will  find  relief  in  your  theater  with  its 
washed,   dust-free  air. 


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?or  Film  Recruits  Today 

JJOLLYWOOD,  once  assailed 
by  hundreds  of  untrained 
youngsters  intent  upon  fame 
and  fortune  by  means  of  mo- 
tion pictures,  is  finding  its  new 
talent    from    among    intelligent 

i  young  men  and  women  who 
come  to  it  highly  trained  before 

l':  seeking  a  place  in  its  ranks  of 
actors.    The  illusion  that  the  ca- 

,  reer  of  an  actor  is  one  easily 
adopted    has     been     completely 

'  abandoned.  Where  once  the  am- 
bitious boy  or  girl  looked  to  the 
studios  to  take  them  as  raw 
material  and  groom  them  in  the 
technique  of  acting,  now  they 
come  well  versed  in  diction,  de- 
portment, and  mechanics  of  the 

1  theater.  Many  of  them  are  not 
only  trained  in  histrionics,  but 
have  singing  voices  and  skill  as 
dancers  to  aid  them.  A  few 
years   ago   it  would   have  been 

i  easy   for    any    of    these    young 

;  folks  to  get  by,  but  today  the 
competition  is  relatively  harder 

1  than  ever. 

■ — Richard   Wallace, 
Par-amotint  Director. 


's  the  Actor 
ilways  to  Blame? 

A  CTORS  who  refuse  to  play 
roles  which  they  deem  un- 
suited  to  them  are  fully  jus- 
tified in  their  position,  although 
their  attitude  is  often  misinter- 
jpreted.  The  history  of  motion 
pictures    is    punctuated    by    the 

i  failure  of  actors  to  sustain  their 
success,  for  the  simple  reason 
that  they  undertook  roles  that 
impaired  their  standing  in  the 
profession.  Often  the  star  is 
cast  for  a  role  which  no  one 
but  himself   realizes   he   is   un- 

.  fitted  for.  If  he  essays  to  play 
it  the  chances  are  his  failure 
will  set  him  back  so  far  in  the 
estimation  of  the  public  that  he 
may  never  redeem  himself.  All 
actors  should  be  versatile 
enough  to  play  a  wide  range 
of  parts,  but  he  is  a  wise  play- 
er who  knows  when  he  is  con- 
fronted with  a  part  that  is  out 
of  his  line,  or  that  would  dam- 
age the  illusion  with  which  he 
is  regarded  by  the  public. 

— Lloyd  Bacon. 


Foreign  Beauty  Coming 

Helene  Von  Dromme,  selected  in  a 
contest  sponsored  by  ten  Belgian  publica- 
tions as  "the  most  beautiful  blonde 
in  Belgium,"  sailed  yesterday  from  Brus- 
sels on  the  Jean-Jadot,  due  to  arrive 
in  New  York  Sept.  15.  She  is  under 
option  to  M-G-M. 


■fi,  JU 


MONGthe 

W       WITH 

PHIL  M.DALY 


•      •      •      THAT  STUNT  for  exploiting  Columbia's  "Lady  for 

a  Day"  will  stand  out  in  newspaper  annals  of  this  hamlet 

for  it  was  sold  frankly  to  the  metropolitan  papers  as  a  picture 
exploitation  and  they  went  for  it  Big  for  the  sim- 
ple reason  that  it  was  crammed  with  human  interest 

practically  every  newspaper  played  it  up  with  several  columns 
and  illustrations 


•  •      •     AS  A  trade  paper  kolyumist  we  are  not  particularly 

interested   in   the   fact   that   Mrs.   Nellie   McCarthy the 

original  Apple  Annie  of  Damon  Runyon's  story  who  has  sold 

her  wares  in  Shubert  Alley  for  several  decades was  made 

a  Lady  for  A  Day sleeping  and  breakfasting  in  regal 

splendor  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria shopping  along  Fifth 

Avenue  and  acquiring  a  fancy  wardrobe  with  all  the  trimmings 

including   a    $50    string   of    pearls with   a    luncheon    at 

Sherry's supper  with  Roxy  in  his  Radio  City  apartment 

a  special  showing  of  the  picture and  a  grand 

wind-up  in  the  Biltmore  "Cascades"  with  midnight  supper  and 
dancing 

%  %  ■        Sfc  "        $ 

•  •  «ALL  OF  this  leaves  us  practically  Cold  al- 
though we  did  get  a  kick  out  of  the  fact  that  Apple  Annie  said 
fell  with  Hizzoner  the  Mayor  when  he  was  late  for  the  City 
Hall  reception  and  beat  it  with  her  royal  retinue  of  reporters 
and  photographers  to  cover  her  schedule  but  what  stopped 
us  in  our  tracks  was  that  the  entire  ballyhoo  was  taken  in  toto 

RIGHT   FROM   COLUMBIA'S   PRESSBOOK and   went 

over  in  Actual  Practice  for  the  biggest  grab  of  newspaper  space 

of  the  season  that,  gents  of  the  publicity  dept's 

is  something  you  can't  sneeze  away  or  snootily  sneer  at.  ....  . 

it's  a  Vindication  of  the  Pressbook! 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  SO  ON  behalf  of  the  "Select  Order  of  Pressbook 
Editors  Who  Originate   Showman  Stunts  and  Not  Theoretical 

Twaddle" we   appoint   ourself   Cheer   Leader   to   give   a 

round  of  Rah-Rahs  to  the  Columbia  publicity  staff  who  showed 

the  way  to    Showmanship George   Brown,   Arnold   Van 

Leer,  Leo  Freedman,  Lou  Goldberg,  Ben  Atwell 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  FOR  YEARS  we  have  been  yawping  in  this  kolyum 
that  desk-writers  totally  lacking  actual  theater  experience  make 
a  Joke  Book  outa  Press  Books  to  showmen  who  can't  use  Fairy 
Tales  for  Selling  Stunts now  mebbe  the  Columbia  Demon- 
stration will  wake  up  the  execs  whose  organizations  have  been 
delegating  the  supremely  vital  Pressbook  Department  to  ac- 
ademic  amateurs hell,   fellers,   we're   in   the   Show    Biz 

......     and  the   "Lady  For  A   Day"   pressbook  stunt  will  be 

grabbed  by  showmen  in  every  city  to  jam  their  box-offices  with 

the  repercussions  from  the  local   newspaper   yarns the 

Stunt  makes  News  that  any  editor  would  be  a  sap  to  pass  up. 

•  •  •  IT  MAY  possibly  be  that  right  in  our  own  office 
staff  has  been  born  one  of  the   Sensational   Screen  Mysteries 

for  Lebbeus  Mitchell,  our  very  own  Press  Editor,  has 

written  "The  Parachute  Murder" published  by  Macaulay 

it  makes   nothing  but  PICTURES with   a   sus- 

penseful,   tantalizing  plot  that  will  defy  the   Mystery  Solvers 

line  forms  on  the  right  for  the  eager  producers 

one  of  the  Big  Outfits  is  now  giving  it  the  Optimistic  Once- 
Over 


•      •      •     WE  HAVE  a  hunch  that  when  the  industry  Code 

is  in  operation and  the  Federal  Lads  start  checking  up 

on  the   violators the   chiselers   and   racketeers   will   find 

NRA  to  them  spells  No  Room  Anywhere and  who  cares? 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


EXPLOITETTES 

Varied  Tie-ups  Promote 
"Hold   Your  Man" 

^N  exceptional  number  of  live- 
wire  tie-ups  aided  in  put- 
ting over  "Hold  Your  Man"  to 
one  of  the  biggest  grosses  of  the 
past  two  seasons  at  Shea's  the- 
ater. The  McCrory  5  and  10 
cent  store  gave  a  complete  win- 
dow display  with  numerous  dis- 
plays and  theater  tie  up  cards, 
tieing  in  with  an  "inside  story" 
of  Gable  and  Harlow.  Another 
tie-up  was  with  Archie  Cohen's 
Ladies'  Store,  which  provided  a 
complete  window  display  using 
Harlow  fashion  stills,  giving 
theater  credit  cards  and  play- 
dates  of  picture.  A  Johnson 
Drug  Co.  display  used  stills  of 
Jean  Harlow,  tieing  up  with 
beauty  preparations.  The  Asso- 
ciation of  Independent  Grocers 
arranged  for  the  distribution  of 
2,000  cards  in  packages  with 
Lux  Toilet  Soap,  featuring  Miss 
Harlow's  endorsement.  Shea's 
theater  furnished  ten  tie-up 
window  cards  which  were  used 
with  Lux  displays  in  the  ten 
most  prominent  stores  in  the 
city.  Local  busses  carried  out- 
side banners  and  inside  cards, 
and  as  this  is  the  only  means 
of  conveyance  in  the  city,  they 
were  read  daily  by  thousands. 
A  tie-up  with  the  Bradford 
"Morning  Era,"  using  an  identi- 
fication contest  in  the  classified 
ad  columns  proved  effective.  A 
special  trailer  was  used  at  the 
Grand. 

— Shea's,  Bradford,  Pa. 

*         *         * 

Trick  Auto  Helps 
"When  Ladies  Meet" 

AN  effective  tie-up  was  ar- 
ranged by  V.  Minton,  man- 
ager of  Shea's  Theater,  Erie, 
New  York,  where  "When  Ladies 
Meet"  was  the  feature,  with  the 
Pontiac  motor  car  people.  A 
Pontiac  car  with  a  glass  hood, 
attracting  a  great  deal  of  at- 
tention, with  banners  containing 
copy  on  the  theater  and  picture, 
was  in  evidence  in  the  streets 
and  in  front  of  the  theater  in 
the   evening. 

—Shea's,  Erie,  N.  Y. 


MANY  UAPPY  RETLTO 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

Sept.  7 

Arthur   W.    Kelly  Roscoe    Karns 

Merna    Kennedy 


A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS"! 


By  RALPH  WILK 

JvTYDIA  WESTMAX  has  been 
signed  to  a  term  contract  by 
Merian  C.  Cooper  at  Radio  Pictures. 
She  made  an  impression  by  her  work 
in  "Little  Women."  Miss  Westman 
comes  from  the  New  York  stage. 


Patsy  Kelly.  New  York  musical 
comedy  star  who  recently  went  out 
to  the  coast  under  a  contract  to  do 
a  series  of  Hal  Roach  comedies  with 
Thelma  Todd,  will  make  her  debut  in 
a  feature  picture  in  M-G-M's  ''Go- 
ing Hollywood,"  new  Marion  Davies 
production  based  on  an  original 
story  by  Frances  Marion.  The  cast 
of  "Going:  Hollywood"  includes  Bing 
Crosby,  Stuart  Erwin,  Fifi  D'Orsay, 
Henrv  Armetta  and  Bobbv  Watson. 


RKO  writing  assignments  include 
Wanda  Tuchock  to  adapt  "Just  Off 
Fifth  Ave.,"  original  by  Louis 
Weitzenkorn  and  David  Hempstead, 
and  Cyril  Hume  to  do  the  screen- 
play for  "Dance  of  Desire,"  by  Don- 
ald Henderson  Clarke,  for  Dolores 
Del  Rio  and  Joel  McCrea. 


In  addition  to  several  dozen  chor- 
ines previously  selected,  and  the  AI- 
bertina  Rasch  ballet  girls,  "The 
Hollywood  Party"  picture  will  have 
a  special  "debutante  chorus"  of  12 
girls,  some  of  whom  have  had  parts 
before,  the  rest  being  entirely  new 
to  pictures.  Each  will  have  an  in- 
dividual characterization  in  the  film. 
According  to  announcement  by 
Harry  Rapf,  producer  of  the  M-G-M 
musical,  and  Director  Richard  Bole- 
slavsky,  the  group  will  comprise 
Mary  Carlisle,  Florine  McKinney, 
.Muriel  Evans,  Marcia  Ralston,  Jean 
Howard,  Ruth  Channing,  Margaret 
McConnell,  Martha  Sleeper,  Dorothy 
Short,  Agnes  Anderson,  Pauline 
Brooks  and  Linda  Parker. 


William  Powell  plans  a  trip  to 
Europe  after  finishing  "Gentlemen 
from  San  Francisco"  for  Warners. 


RKO  cast  assignments:  Thelma 
White  for  a  featured  role  in  "Hips 
Hips  Hooray";  Lorraine  Eddy,  Nils 
Asther,  Henry  Stephenson,  Yivian 
Tobin,  Laura  Hope  Crews  and 
Tempe  Pigott  for  "Behold,  We  Live"; 
J.  Farrell  McDonald  and  Henry 
Stephenson  for  "Man  of  Two 
Worlds";  Virginia  Weidler  for  "The 
Woman  Spy." 


Marion    Davies   Honored 

Two  thoroughfares  in  the  Beverly  Hills 
district.  Claire  Drive  and  Linda  Drive, 
have  been  renamed  Davies  Drive  in  honor 
of  Marion  Davies.  The  honor  was  be- 
stowed on  the  film  star  by  the  City 
Council. 


Bus  Cycle  Looms 


Next  of  the  film  cycles  will  probably  deal  with  bus  transportation.  Columbia  is 
making  "Night  Bus."  M-G-M  has  acquired  "Transcontinental  Bus;"  and  at  least  rwo 
other    producers    are    understood    to    be    considering   stories    along   such    lines. 


Some  writers  feel  they  are  on  the 
40-hour  plan — waiting  to  see  their 
supervisors. 

*  *         * 

Harry  Beaumont,  director,  has 
been  re-signed  by  M-G-M  for  one 
year. 

*  *         * 

Ethel  Merman,  who  has  appeared 
in  Paramount  shorts,  steps  into  the 
feature  ranks  with  the  feminine  role 
opposite  Bing  Crosby  in  "Cruise  to 

Nowhere." 

*  *         * 

Smith  and  Dale  start  work  this 
week  in  "Hot  Daze,"  the  first  of  a 
series  of  two-reelers  for  Columbia. 


Fox  this  week  signed  Ralph  Mor- 
gan for  another  year.  He  was  im- 
mediately assigned  work  in  "The 
Mad  Game,"  which  starts  production 
today,  and  on  Sept.  11  he  will  start 
in  "Orient  Express." 

*         *         * 

Lambert  Hillyer,  Columbia  direc- 
tor-author, will  direct  Jack  Holt  in 
Chester  Erskine's  "Man  of  Steel." 
Fay  Wray  will  be  Holt's  leading  wo- 
man. 

At  the  tender  age  of  16,  Jesse  L. 
Lasky's  greatest  ambition  was  to  be 
a  cornetist  in  John  Phillip  Sousa's 
band.  Lasky's  home  was  on  the 
main  street  of  San  Jose,  Calif.,  and 
when  the  band  played  in  San  Jose, 
Lasky  laid  his  plans.  He  knew  that 
Sousa  would  pass  his  home  after 
the  afternoon  performance — and  so 
young  Lasky  played  his  hardest — 
but  Sousa  did  not  step  in  to  see  the 
aspiring,  perspiring  musician. 


Twentieth  Century  has  borrowed 
Cary  Grant  from  Paramount  for 
"Born  to  be  Bad."  Harry  Green, 
Henry  Travers  and  Jackie  Kelk  have 
been  signed  for  the  same  film,  to  be 
directed  by  Lowell  Sherman.  The 
Schenck-Zanuck  Company  also  has 
signed  Russ  Brown,  Broadway  com- 
edian, to  a  term  contract.  His  first 
assignment     will     be     in     "Moulin 

Rouge." 

*         *         * 

M-G-M  has  given  Conway  Tearle 
a   featured   role   in   "Forever   Faith- 


ful," with  Richard  Dix,  while  Rus- 
sell Hardie,  just  signed  to  a  new  con- 
tract, has  been  cast  with  Jean  Park- 
er, in  "Malibu,"  which  Nick  Grinde 
and  Chester  Franklin  will  direct. 
*         *         * 

RKO  has  signed  Julie  Haydon  for 
"The  Woman  Spy,"  Constance  Ben- 
nett vehicle  being  directed  by  George 
Archainbaud,  and  Mary  MacLaren, 
for  "Beautiful,"  starring  Ann  Hard- 
ing, with  Robert  Young,  Nils  Asther, 
Sari  Maritza,  and  others,  under  di- 
rection of  Al  Santell. 


"Carnival  Lady,"  first  of  the  new- 
series  of  Goldsmith  Productions,  is 
now  in  production  with  Howard  Hig- 
gin  directing  from  the  screen  play 
by  Wellyn  Totman.  Cast  includes 
Boots  Mallory,  Allen  Vincent,  Don- 
ald Kerr,  Rollo  Lloyd,  Jason  Ro- 
bards,  Gertrude  Astor,  Earl  Mc- 
Donald, Anita  Faye,  Richard  Hays, 
Irene  Denny  and  Kit  Guard. 


Frank  McHugh  is  working  in  two 
pictures  simultaneously  at  the  War- 
ner-First National  studios.  The 
films  are  "Havana  Widows"  and 
"The  House  on  56th  Street." 


Grady  Sutton  has  put  his  name  on 
an  RKO  contract  for  five  two-reelers 
and  an  option  for  six  more.  He  will 
be  featured  with  June  Brewster  and 
Carol  Tevis  in  a  series  of  girl  com- 
edies. 

*         *         * 

Dore  Schary,  Columbia  scenarist, 
has  sold  "Born  Tough,"  an  original, 
to  Monogram.  It  will  be  used  as  a 
vehicle  for  Ray  Walker. 


Charles  Stumar,  ace  cameraman, 
is  in  charge  of  the  photography  on 
"Kid  Gloves,"  which  Kurt  Neumann 
is  directing  for  Universal.  Stumar 
also  did  the  camera  work  on  "The 
Mystery  of  the   Blue  Room." 


Harry  Green  is  keeping  busy,  to 
say  the  least.  He  will  play  an  im- 
portant role  in  "Born  to  Be  Bad," 
for  Twentieth  Century  Pictures,  and 
"There's  Always  Tomorrow,"  for 
Fox.  Al  Rosen  made  the  deals  for 
Green. 


Kinematrade  Gets  Foreign  Film 
"Volga  Volga,"  a  sound  film,  de- 
picting an  incident  in  the  career  of 
the"  famous  Stenka  Riazin,  Robin 
Hood  of  Old  Russia,  has  been  re- 
ceived from  France  by  Kinematrade. 
which  will  distribute  it  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada.  A  special  ver- 
sion in  English  is  now  in  prepara- 
tion. 


Columbia  Films  for  Army 
A  booking  arrangement  has  been 
closed  between  Columbia  and  Thom- 
as H.  Martell,  chief  supervisor  and 
booker  of  all  Army  Posts,  whereby 
the  company's  program  will  receive 
100  per  cent  presentation  at  the  70 
United  States  Army  Camps  through- 
out the  country. 


An  actress  blushed.  It  happen  { 
when  Jean  Muir,  imported  from  t 
New  York  stage,  was  given  her  fii 
screen  kiss  before  the  camera.  Joh 
ny  Mack  Brown,  playing  an  imp< 
tant  role  in  the  Joe  E.  Brown  p 
ture,  "Son  of  the  Gobs,"  deliver 
the  kiss  that  disturbed  Jean.  S 
admitted  it  was  the  audience  of  caij 
ema  crew  and  technical  workers  th| 
made  it  seem  so  embarrassing. 


Charlie  Ruggles  has  been  bo 
rowed  from  Paramount  by  Charl 
R.  Rogers  to  play  a  leading  role 
Jack  Lait's  story  "She  Made  H 
Bed,"  a  comedy  romance  of  tl 
Parisian  artists'  colony.  Marguerij 
Churchill  will  play  the  femini 
lead.     Ralph  Murphy  will  direct. 


Although  Edward  Sutherland,  wl1 
is  directing  Bing  Crosby  in  his  fir' 
Paramount  starring  picture,  "T! 
Much  Harmony,"  is  but  37  years  ol1 
he  is  a  real  veteran  of  the  moth 
picture  industry.  He  started  as 
"double"  for  Helen  Holmes  in  h 
famous  railroad  thrillers  20  yea1 
ago. 


William  Frawley,  New  York  staj 
star  of  "Twentieth  Century"  ar 
"The  Ghost  Writer,"  recent 
brought  to  Hollywood  by  Paramoui 
on  a  long-term  screen  contract,  h< 
been  handed  two  more  importai 
roles.  He  will  be  featured  wil 
Cary  Grant  in  "Come  On  Marines 
and  with  George  Raft  and  Caro 
Lombard  in  "All  of  Me." 


When  Roy  Del  Ruth  is  preparin 
a  forthcoming  production,  not  evt 
the  combination  of  a  Sherloc 
Holmes  and  Uncle  Sam's  best  seen 
service  operative  could  find  him.  F« 
example,  during  the  past  few  daj| 
the  First  National  director  has  bee 
working  on  the  script  for  "Finge: 
man"  in  an  abandoned  sound  booti 


William  Reiter,  chairman  of  th 
assistant  directors'  section  of  tt 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Science: 
was  an  assistant  director  on  th 
initial  picture  Universal  made  i 
1913.  He  was  responsible  for  tb 
action  taken  in  giving  Vetera 
troupers  a  first  chance  at  "extra 
work  and  bits. 


Professional  Pride 

Roy  Del  Ruth  claims  to  have  dis- 
covered the  world's  most  modest  man. 
He's  an  extra,  who's  been  at  his  occu- 
pation for  more  than  11  years  without 
ever  appearing  outside  of  a  mob.  Del 
Ruth  recently  offered  him  a  small  part 
with  lines  in  "Fingerman,"  but  the  ex- 
tra shyly  refused.  He  said  it  might 
spoil  the  reputation  he  had  earned  as  a 
good  extra.  And  he  added  that  he  had 
refused   about  20  similar  offers. 


U    ti 


' 


ursday,  Sept.  7,  1933 


Z-^3^: 


DAILV 


I 

REMEMBER 
WHEN 

By 

LIONEL  ATWILL 

As  Told  to 
RALPH   WILK 


// 


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n 

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P       West    Coast    Mgr.    of   THE    FILM    DAILY 

1  1918  I  was  the  romantic  lead  in  a  Para- 
mount picture  opposite  B  ill  ie  Burke, 
lied  "Eve's  Daughter."  Miss  Burke  was 
en  one  of  the  biggest  screen   stars,  and 

was  quite  an  experience  to  make  by 
•een  debut  opposite  her 
Thomas  Meighan  was  the  juvenile  lead, 
d  James  Kirkwood  was  the  director.  It 
■x-  is  a  very  agreeable  company  to  work  with, 
d  I  was  sorry  when  the  picture  was  fin- 
led. 

Incidentally,  that  was  shortly  after  the 
image   of   Miss   Burke  and   Flo   Ziegfeld. 

2  used    to    come    around    to    the    studio 
J|  jery  night  to  drive  her  home. 

I  didn't  see  any  of  these  people  again 
itil  1932.  Then  one  day  in  the  Fox  com- 
ssary,  I  discovered  that  Meighan,  Kirlc- 
>od  (who  was  no  longer  a  director,  having 
come  an  actor),  6  ill  ie  Burke  (who  was 
aking  her  debut  in  the  talkies)  and  I 
re  all  under  one  studio  roof  once  again! 
was  quite  a  delightful  reunion. 


erman  Film  Talent 

Ordered  to  Return 

Berlin — German  film  players  and 
,her  talent  of  non-Jewish  faith 
iust  return  to  this  country  upon 
impletion  of  their  present  contracts 
f  face  national  ostracism,  accord- 
ig  to  a  Nazi  ruling.  Among  those 
illing  in  this  category  are  Marlene 
ietrich,  Wilhelm  Dieterle,  Dorothea 
/ieck,  Paul  Martin,  and  others  now 
\  Hollywood. 

ara.  Theater  Department  Moves 

Paramount's  theater  department 
s  moved  from  the  ninth  floor  in 
e  Paramount  Building  to  the  17th 
Executives  who  have  moved 
iclude:  Ralph  A.  Kohn,  Sam  Dem- 
)w,  Jr.,  Leon  Netter  and  Louis  No- 
irius.  Walter  B.  Cokell  has  moved 
to  Kohn's  former  office. 


May  Robson  in  Person 

•'  May  Robson,  who  arrived  in  New 

jork  this  week  to  be  present  at  the 

remiere    of   her    Columbia   picture, 

*  Lady  for  a  Day,"  at  the  Radio  City 

*>  tusk    Hall    today,   will    make    two 

srsonal  appearances  at  the  theater 

.  (lis  evening  at  7:30  and  9:30. 


Lee  Tracy  an  Inventor 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  A  mechanical  insect, 
which  when  placed  in  a  stream  or  lake 
gives  the  illusion  of  life  by  movement 
of  its  wings  and  feet,  was  recently  in- 
vented by  Lee  Tracy,  who  sold  all  rights 
to  Fred  J.  Vinston,  sporting  goods  man- 
ufacturer,  for  $2,500. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


PRODUCTION  values  are  being 
increased,  it  appears,  with  every 
new  short  turned  out  at  the  Brooklyn 
Vitaphone  studio.  "Operator's  Opera" 
started  it  with  seven  sets.  Then 
came  "Yeast  is  Yeast"  with  eight 
sets.  But  "Plane  Fools,"  just  com- 
pleted, tops  them  all  with  eleven 
sets. 


Compiling  of  "Drums  of  Doom" 
into  a  war  feature  has  been  com- 
pleted at  the  Standard  Souftd  Re- 
cording studio  by  Mayflower  Pic- 
tures, Inc. 

• 

Six  re-issues  of  Harold  Lloyd 
short  subjects  have  been  recorded 
with  music  and  sound  effects  at  the 
Brunswick  Sound  Recording  studios 
in  Brooklyn.  Embassy  Pictures 
Corp.  is  handling  the  state  rights. 


Sam  Sax  has  signed  Jack  Denny 


and  his  orchestra  to  make  a  second 
"Melody  Masters"  short,  his  first 
being  one  of  the  series  released,  on 
the  1932-33  schedule.  The  popular 
band/master  of  radio,  stage  and  so- 
ciety will  start  work  Friday  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio. 


"Fanny's  Wedding  Day"  is  the 
title  of  the  ■  latest  Terry-Toon  pro- 
duced by  Paul  Terry,  Philip  Scheib 
and  Frank  Moser  and  recorded  at 
the  Atlas  Sound  recording  studio. 


The  Vitaphone  short  subject  fea- 
turing Rubinoff  and  his  orchestra 
was  completed  and  previewed  for 
Warner  executives  yesterday.  It  fea- 
tures two  violin  solos  by  the  popular 
maestro  as  well  as  several  typical 
Rubinoff  orchestral  offerings.  Also 
in  the  cast  of  the  short  is  Jean  Sar- 
gent, radio  songstress  heard  several 
times   weekly   on  national   hook-ups. 


Indept's  Code  Committee 
Wires  Unaffiliated  Exhibs 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Motion  Picture  Theater  Owners  of 
America,  is  busy  circularizing  va- 
rious exhibitor  groups  not  identified 
with  his  organization  requesting 
that  they  send  him  authority  to 
represent  them  at  Washington.  He 
was  a  member  of  official  exhibitors' 
code  committee  and  voted  on  the 
all  important  questions  solidly  with 
representatives  of  producer  -  owned 
theaters.  His  attempt  at  this  hour 
to  try  to  line  up  independents  and 
represent  them  at  this  the  last 
chance  independents  have  to  get  a 
new  and  square  deal  must  be  met 
by  united  independents  of  the  coun- 
try regardless  of  whether  they  are 
affiliated  with  any  exhibitor  organ- 
izations or  not.  Therefore,  at  a 
meeting  held  in  New  York  by  states 
located  on  the  Atlantic  coast  the 
Independent  Motion  Picture  Exhi- 
bitors Code  Protective  Committee 
was  formed  with  the  undersigned 
as  chairman.  This  committee  will 
cooperate  with  any  group  who  are 
entirely  independent  to  present  at 
Washington  the  independent  exhi- 
bitors' viewpoint  on  the  code,  and 
welcomes  you  to  a  meeting  to  be 
held  at  the  Wardman  Park  Hotel, 
Washington,  Sunday,  Sept.  10,  at 
1  P.M.,  to  prepare  for  code  hear- 
ings. We  hope  through  this  neutral 
agency  to  bring  into  one  group  every 
theater  owner  or  organization  who 
is  not  affiliated  directly  or  indirectly 
with  producers  or  distributors.  Come 
to  Washington  and  protect  your  own 
interests.  If  it  is  physically  impos- 
sible to  get  there,  send  this  com- 
mittee authorization  to  represent 
you  and  it  will  do  its  best  to  pro- 
tect your  interests." 


5  Directorial  Assignments 
Are  Made  by  Paramount 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Five  directorial  as- 
signments were  made  yesterday  at 
the  Paramount  studios.  Stephen 
Roberts,  who  just  completed  "One 
Sunday  Afternoon,"  will  direct 
"Woman  of  the  Earth,"  written  by 
A.  J.  Cronin  and  being  readied  for 
the  screen  by  Phil  Stong,  author  of 
"State  Fair."  "Death  Takes  A  Holi- 
day," from  the  play  by  Alberto 
Casella,  with  Fredric  March,  Evelyn 
Venable  and  Sir  Guy  Standing  al- 
ready set  for  the  cast,  will  be  di- 
rected by  Stuart  Walker,  who  is 
now  directing  "White  Woman." 

Philip  Wylie's  "Liberty"  Magazine 
story,  "The  Pink  Chemise,"  which 
will  serve  as  a  Cary  Grant  starring 
vehicle  under  the  title  of  "Come  On 
Marines,"  will  be  directed  by  Erie 
Kenton.  Alexander  Hall  and  George 
Somnes,  responsible  for  Claudette 
Colbert's  "Torch  Singer,"  have  been 
assigned  the  direction  of  Baby  Le- 
Roy's  next  feature,  "Miss  Fane's 
Baby  is  Stolen,"  while  Norman  Mc- 
Leod,  now  preparing  "Alice  in  Won- 
derland," will  direct  the  next  Charlie 
Ruggles-Mary  Boland  comedy,  ten- 
tatively entitled  "The  Yodelers." 


Fay  Installing  Devices  for  Deaf 

Providence  —  Ed  Fay  has  con- 
tracted with  the  Sonotone  Company 
for  the  installation  of  100  oscilla- 
tors for  the  deaf,  to  be  placed  in  his 
Majestic  Theater.  Dan  Halpin  han- 
dled the  deal  for  Sonotone.  An  ex- 
ploitation campaign  is  now  being  ar- 
ranged for  formal  installation  cere- 
monies on  Sept.  22  to  be  known  as 
"the  world  premiere  of  bone-con- 
ducting-of-sound  in  a  motion  picture 
theater." 


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THING  EACH 
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HOLDING . . . 
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Expect  5  Days  of  Confabs  to  Follow  Code  Hearing 

"OPEN  SHOP"  PROVISION!  UNDER  FIRE  AT  CONFAB 

NRA  Expected  to  Consider  Exhibs  as  Consumers 


Controversial  Issues  to  be 

Surveyed  by  Advisory 

Board 

Washington   Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Exhibitors  are  re- 
garded as  consumers  in  considera- 
tion of  the  film  industry  code,  it  was 
earned  yesterday,  and  the  considera- 
;ion  of  certain  controversial  sub- 
ects,  such  as  block  booking  and  open 
narket   buying,   would   be   surveyed 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 


1929  BONUSES  AIRED 
AT  PARAMOUNT  MEET 


Information  to  the  effect  that 
3aramount  Publix  paid  approxi- 
mately $2,800,0.00  in  bonuses  and 
salaries  to  five  executives  in  1929 
vas  brought  out  at  a  creditors' 
neeting  yesterday.  Saul  E.  Rogers, 
ivho  represented  a  number  of  credi- 
tors at  the  session  at  the  office  of 
Senry  K.  Davis,  referee  in  bank- 
ruptcy, examined  Ralph  Kohn,  for- 
mer treasurer. 

Rogers  also  questioned  him  con- 
cerning executive  salaries  and  the 
(Continued   on   Page   7) 


t*lan  New  Trans-Luxer 
With  Larger  Capacity 

/  A  new  and  larger  Trans-Lux  The- 
iter  will  be  built  on  Madison  Ave. 
petween  59th  and  60th  Streets,  to 
I  replace  the  one  now  located  at  59th 
St.  The  new  house  will  seat  450, 
more  than  double  the  present  house, 
Which  is  said  to  he  too  small. 
|  Thomas  W.  Lamh  is  architect  for  the 
larger  theater, 
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RKO  Product  for  300  Fox  Houses 

RKO  yesterday  concluded  negotiations  for  the  playing  of  the  entire  RKO  feature 
and  short  lineup  in  approximately  300  Fox  theaters  in  the  west  and  middle  west. 
About  175  of  the  houses  are  included  in  the  West  Coast  group  and  the  remainder 
are  located  west  of  the  Mississippi.  The  deal  was  handled  for  RKO  by  Ned  E.  Depinet, 
Jules  Levy,  and  Harry  Cohen,  western  district  manager.  Spyros  Skouras,  Ed  Alperson 
and  Jack  Sullivan  represented  the  Fox  interests.  RKO  has  to  date  closed  with  the 
Butterfield,  Warner,  Famous  Players  Canadian,  Sparks  and  Griffith  circuits. 


GAUMONT  PROGRAM 
IS  BOOSTED  TO  45 


Gaumont-British  will  make  ap- 
proximately 45  features  this  season, 
increasing  its  program  from  32, 
Carlyle  Blackwell,  former  American 
star  and  executive  of  the  English 
company,  told  The  Film  Daily  yes- 
terday in  New  York.  He  sails  Sept. 
15   for  England. 

Compared    with    four    years    ago, 

(Continued   on   Pjige    6) 

California  Circuits  Send 
Attorney  to  Code  Hearing 

San  Francisco — L.  S.  Haram,  at- 
torney for  more  than  150  northern 
California  theaters  comprising  the 
Golden  State  Circuit,  headed  by  R. 
A.  McNeil,  the  T.  &  D.  Jr.  Circuit, 
headed  by  M.  A.  Naify,  the  United 
California  Theaters,  National  The- 
aters Syndicate,  George  Mann  The- 
aters and  the  Independent  Theater 
Owners  Ass'n  of  Northern  Califor- 
nia, left  Wednesday  night  for  Wash- 
ington to  attend  the  film  code  hear- 
ing next  week. 


THEATER  REOPENINGS 
TOP  SEASONAL  TREND 


Reopening  of  theaters  is  exceeding 
the  seasonal  trend  of  the  last  few 
years,  according  to  the  latest  batch 
of  reports  from  Film  Boards  of 
Trade  in  various  parts  of  the  coun- 
try. 

Ten  houses  were  added  to  the  ac- 
tive list  in  the  Minneapolis  territory 
the  past  month.  They  included  a 
new  house,  the  State,  opened  by  C.  P. 
Knudsen  in  Waterton,  S.  D.,  and  the 
Isle  Town  Hall,  Isle;  Comet,  Delano; 
Cozy,  Jeffers  and  Riaito,  St.  Paul, 
all     Minn.;     Opera     House,     Leith; 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 

Exhibs  Win  First  Round 
In  Kentucky  Tax  Battle 

Frankfort,  Ky.  —  Theater  owners 
won  the  first  round  in  their  battle 
against  additional  taxation  this  week 
when  the  Committee  on  Taxation  in 
the  House  tabled  and  reported  un- 
favorably on  the  proposal  to  tax  ad- 
missions  10  per  cent.     The  legisla- 

(Continued    on    Page   2) 


Rosenblatt    and    O'Reilly 

Confer — Kent  Due  on 

Sunday 

Washington   Bureau   of    THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Open  shop  provisions 
in  both  the  producers  and  exhibitors 
codes  were  under  fire  at  NRA  head- 
quarters yesterday  at  conferences 
held  between  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
deputy  administrator,  and  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly,  co-ordinator  of  the  ex- 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


Brandts  Playing  2  Ways 

Although  Harry  Brandt  is  engaged  in 
a  bitter  fight  with  Local  306  over  em- 
ployment of  operators,  his  brother  Wil- 
liam Brandt  will  have  several  hundred 
Local  306  men  in  the  motion  picture 
section   of   the   NRA   parade   next  week. 


Washington  Code  Hearing 

Expected  to  Run  Two  Days 


Opposes  Price  Control, 
Collective  Film  Buying 

In  a  letter  to  the  NRA  requesting 
permission  to  be  heard  at  the  film 
code  hearing  next  week,  Lewis 
Landes,  attorney  for  America's 
Theaters  Pictures  Corp.,  with  which 
(Continued   on  Page    7) 


Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Hearing  on  the  film 
code  will  probably  last  two  days,  ac- 
cording to  expectations  of  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator. 
After  this  hearing  will  come  the 
private  (conferences  which  cannot 
(Continued  on   Page   6) 


6,000  FILM  FOLK 
TO  MARCH  FOR  NRA 


A  representation  of  about  6,000 
members  of  the  film  industry  will  be 
in  the  Motion  Picture  Division  of 
the  President's  Day  NRA  Parade 
next  Wednesday,  according  to  Wil- 
liam Brandt,  chairman  of  the  film 
contingent.  The  entire  march  column 
is  expected  to  include  close  to  400,- 
000  from  various  branches  of  com- 
merce and  industry. 

Every  producing  company  and  re- 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 

Kuykendall  Takes  Issue 
With  Indep't  Committee 

In  a  two-point  denial  issued  yes- 
terday in  New  York,  President  Ed 
Kuykendall  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
took  issue  with  statements  made  by 
Louis  F.  Blumenthal,  chairman  of 
the  Independent  Motion  Picture  Ex- 
hibitors Code  Protective  Committee, 
(Continued   on  Page   2) 


Union  Deals  Delayed 

Local  projectionist,  musician  and  stage 
hands  unions  will  defer  the  signing 
of  new  contracts  with  major  circuits 
until  the  final  drafts  of  the  NRA 
codes  are  made  known,  the  FILM  DAILY 
learns.  Although  union  matters  have 
already  been  set  in  all  cities  in  Ohio 
except  Cleveland  and  in  other  situa- 
tions in  the  east,  local  union  officials 
and  circuit  executives  have  not  as  yet 
set  a  definite  date  for  the  start  of  dis- 
cussions. 


DAILY 


Friday,  Sept.  8,1933 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Sept.   10-11:     Meeting    of    Independent   Theater 

Owners    to    discuss    code,     Wardman     Park 

Hotel,    Washington,     D.    C. 
Sept.   11:     Albany    Film    Row    Golf    Tournament, 

Shaker-Ridge   Country   Club,    Albany,    N.    Y. 

Ted    J.    Prober,    Warner    Bros.,    chairman. 
Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  of 

officers 


RKO  Likely  to  Release 
Four  Erskine  Features 

RKO  is  understood  to  be  consider- 
ing- a  deal  to  release  four  features 
being  produced  by  Chester  Erskine 
in  the  East.  The  first  is  "Midnight," 
which  was  completed  some  time  ago 
and  was  originally  slated  to  be  dis- 
tributed by  United  Artists.  Erskine 
soon  resumes  work  on  the  series. 


Exhibs  Win  First  Round 
In  Kentucky  Tax  Battle 

(Continued   from   Par/c    1) 

ture  last  week  in  special  session  de- 
feated the  general  sales  tax  proposed 
by  Governor  Ruby  Lafoon.  Deter- 
mined not  to  suffer  the  same  fate 
that  befell  exhibitors  in  Ohio  due  to 
lack  of  a  united  front,  all  theaters 
in  Kentucky  are  working  together 
against  an  extra  levy  of  any  kind 
regardless  of  admission  price.  All 
Kentucky  Colonels  also  are  stated 
to  have  declared  themselves  against 
the  tax.        

3  Warner  Features  Start 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  "The  Shakedown," 
with  Bette  Davis  and  Charles  Far- 
rell,  "College  Coach,"  with  Pat 
O'Brien,  Ann  Dvorak,  Lyle  Talbot 
and  Dick  Powell,  and  "The  Finger 
Man,"  starring  James  Cagney,  with 
Mae  Clark  as  his  leading  woman, 
have  just  been  put  into  production 
at  the  Warner  studios. 

"The  Shakedown"  is  being  direct- 
ed by  John  Francis  Dillon.  "College 
Coach,"  is  under  the  direction  of 
William  A.  Wellman,  and  Roy  Del 
Ruth  is  megaphoning  the  Cagney 
vehicle.         

Terry-Toons  for  Embassy 

Educational's  entire  new  series  of 
26  Terry-Toons,  animated  cartoons, 
will  play  the  Embassy  Newsreel 
Theater  under  a  deal  just  closed. 
First  of  the  subjects  goes  in  the 
house  tomorrow. 


Codes  in  Book  Form 

All  codes  submitted  to  the  NRA 
up  to  this  week,  together  with  pro- 
cedure that  has  transpired  in  each 
case,  will  be  published  in  book  form 
next  week  by  Federal  Codes,  Inc., 
under  the  title  of  "NRA  Handbook," 
to  be  sold  at  $4.50  a  copy.  Start- 
ing Oct.  15,  a  periodical  supplement 
called  "NRA  Reporter"  will  be  issued 
giving  new  developments  as  they 
occur.  Selling  price  of  the  book 
will  include  the  issues  of  the  supple- 
ment up  to  the  first  of  the  year. 

Errol  in  Paramount  Short 

Leon  Errol  will  appear  in  at  least 
one  and  perhaps  two  shorts  for 
Paramount  release  during  1933-34, 
in  the  series  being  produced  by  Ar- 
vid  Gillstrom  at  the  Coast.  Gill- 
strom's  revised  production  schedule 
calls  for  six  with  Harry  Langdon, 
three  with  Bing  Crosby  and  three 
others. 


Miriam  Hopkins  Signs  Again 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DALLY 
Hollywood — Miriam  Hopkins,  now 
making  "Design  for  Living,"  yes- 
terday signed  a  new  long  term  con- 
tract with  Paramount. 


Kuykendall  Takes  Issue 
With  Indep't  Committee 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

in  telegrams  sent  to  58  independent 
unaffiliated    exhibitors. 

Kuykendall  vigorously  denied  that 
he  "voted  on  the  all  important  ques- 
tions solidly  with  representatives  of 
producer-owned  theaters"  and  that 
he  has  attempted  to  induce  various 
independent  exhibitor  groups  not 
identified  with  his  association  to  al- 
low him  to  represent  them  at  the  in- 
dustry code  hearing  Tuesday  at 
Washington.      Kuykendall  said: 

"I  wrote  to  different  independent 
organizations  pointing  out  that  in- 
dividuals would  not  be  recognized 
at  the  hearing  and  that  in  order  to 
have  a  voice  in  the  proceedings  at 
Washington  groups  will  have  to 
have  authorized  spokesmen.  I  urged 
that  these  units  name  their  own 
representative  or,  if  they  wished,  I 
would  act  for  them. 

"I  have  no  apologizes  to  make  to 
anyone  regarding  my  actions  at  the 
New  York  code  conference,  at  which 
I  served  as  a  member  of  the  ex- 
hibitor committee.  I  stood  fairly 
and  squarely  for  the  interests  of  the 
industry  as  a  whole.  For  example, 
I  worked  for  open  market  buying, 
elimination  of  score  charges  and 
other  provisions  desired  by  inde- 
pendent exhibitors.  I  gave  my  sup- 
port to  those  clauses  which,  in  my 
sincere  belief,  are  fundamentally 
sound  and  economically  necessary. 
I  could  not  line  up  with  the  radical 
element  on  those  provisions  present- 
ed under  subterfuges  and  which 
were  manifestly  unfair.  I  viewed  all 
proposals  from  a  national,  rather 
than  a  local,  viewpoint,  which  is  the 
purpose  of  the  code. 

"It  is  obviously  impossible  to 
please  all  elements  in  the  industry. 
Each  faction  or  group  naturally 
can't  have  its  way  all  the  time." 


MPTOA  Leaders  Discuss 
Steps  for  Code  Hearing 

Informal  conferences  to  prepare 
for  the  presentation  of  facts  at  the 
film  industry  code  hearing  Tuesday 
in  Washington  will  be  held  today 
and  tomorrow  by  M.P.T.O.A.  leaders 
who  participated  in  the  code-draft- 
ing work  at  the  Bar  Association 
Building  recently.  President  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall of  the  association  arrived 
in  New  York  yesterday  from  his 
home,  Columbus,  Miss.  He  and 
other  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  leaders  are  ex- 
pected to  leave  New  York  Saturday 
night  for  Washington  probably  mak- 
ing their  headquarters  at  the  May- 
flower. 


Warner  NRA  Shorts  Ready  Soon 

Warner's  two  NRA  shorts,  "The 
New  Deal"  and  "The  Road  is  Open 
Again,"  will  be  ready  for  release  in 
a  few  days  without  charge  to  the- 
aters, schools  and  churches,  the  com- 
pany announces.  "The  New  Deal" 
was  made  in  the  east,  while  "The 
Road  is  Open"  was  produced  on  the 
coast  with  Dick  Powell,  Alan  Dine- 
hart  and  other  popular  players  in 
the  cast. 


I 


eady  Reference  Director) 

With    Addresses    and    Phone    Number!    of 
Recognized    Industry   Concerns 


What  To  Buy  And 
Where  To  Buy  It 


Distributors 


The   CODE    word 

for  M  O  N  E  Y  .  . 

is  MONARCH  1933-34 

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•   Engravers  • 


CALL— 

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Tel.    COIumbus   5-6741 


Equipment 


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Lamps  and  Carbons 

ALL  OTHER  THEATER  SUPPLIES 

1600  B'way,  CH.  4-5550  N.  Y.  C 


USED  EQUIPMENT 

BOUGHT  AND  SOLD 

LARGEST   CLEARING   HOUSE    IN    SHOW 

BUSINESS 

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1600  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK 
Tel.  CHickering  4-1717 


Foreign 


AMERANGLO 
CORPORATION 

EXPORTERS— IMPORTERS 

Cable:   Chronophon 

226  WEST  42ND  STREET 

NEW  YORK  CITY 

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Scrap  Film 


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Guarantee   No   Piracy 
BEST   MARKET   PRICES 


WOODRIDGE 


NEW  J  EPS' 


LOVE  SWEPT  THEM  TO  THE 
DESPERATE  DESTINY  OF  THOSE 


AGAINST  THE  RULES! 

He  built  an  empire  as  a 
monument  to  their  pas- 
sion—but found  the  love 
he  truly  sought  only  in 
its  ruins!  See  these 
two  mighty  stars  re-living 
the  real-life  scandal  a 
great  city  only  dared  to 


EDW.G.ROB 


// 


vman 


A  First  National  Picture  with 
Genevieve  Tobin,  Robert  Barrat, 
Henry  Kolker,  thousands  more. 


KAY  FRANCIS 


STRAND 


Vitagraph,  Inc.,  Distributors 


HO  ONE  ELSE 


delivering  so 

many  great 
1933-34 

pictures 


With  MAKIAN  NIXON,  fialpli 
Morgan,  Andy  Devjne.  Based  on  James 
Gould  Cozzens'  best  seller,"THE  LAST 
ADAM."  Directed  by  John  Ford. 


£  Will  Rogers'  best  picture  by  a  mile... 
the  down-to-earth  heart  punch  of  "State 
Fair". . .  the  humor  of  "A  Connectic 


One  new  season  smash 
after  another  from  FOX 
...completed. ..on  the 

screen  ...  in  the  money. 
f*  Pilgrimage"  leads  the 
parade.  And  now  these  four 
box-office  hits.  '*  Seeing  is 
believing"  say  exhibitors... 
as  they  swamp  FOX  under 
an  avalanche  of  contracts. 


THE 

POWER 

AND  THE 

GLORY 

SPENCER  COLLEEN 

TRACY         MOORE 

RALPH  MORGAN,  HELEN  VINSON 
Directed  by  William  K.  Howard 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  narratage  Prod. 


JANET  GAYNOR 
WARNER  BAXTER 


*Daddy  Long  Legs"  stars  in 


PADDY 

Walter  Connolly 
Margaret  Lindsay 


THE    NEXT 
BEST  THING 

Harvey  Stephens 
Mary  McCormic 


Screen  play  by  Edwin  Burke.  From  Gertrude 
Page's  novel.    Directed  by  Harry  Lachman. 


0  Terrific  pace  unabated  as  Lasky  hit 
enters  its  fourth  week  at  £2  Gaiety, 
N.  Y.  Watch  it  mop  up  at  popular  prices, 


#  Hitting  "State  Fair"  figures  at  Radio  City  Music 
Hall... Topping  "Daddy  Long  Legs"  in  Cincinnati, 
San  Francisco,  Baltimore,  everywhere. 


LILIAN     LEW       ^. 

'  HARVEY  •  AYRES 

and  a  host  of  Hollywood's  most  beautiful  girls  in 

MY  WEAKNESS 

with  Charles  Butterworth,  Harry  Langdon,  Sid  Silvers,  Irene  Bentley. 
Directed  by  David  Butler 

a  B.  G.  DeSylva  Production 


#  The  money  musical  of  the  year... Star-spangled  cast  (just 
look).., a  host  of  beauties... knockout  songs... loads  of  gags 

gorgeous  spectacle.     Produced  by  B.  G.  DeSylva  . .  ♦ 

Broadway's  musical  hit  ace. 


DAILY 


Friday,  Sept.  8,  1933 


NRA  MAY  CONSIDER 
EXHIBS  AS  CONSUMERS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

by  the  consumers'  advisory  board, 
with  a  view  in  mind  of  also  deter- 
mining if  these  practices  affect  the 
industrial  board's  functioning  from 
the  side  of  the  industry  itself  of 
which  exhibitors  are  a  part. 


6,000  Film  Folk 

To  March  for  NRA 

(Continued  -from  Page  1) 

leasing  organization,  as  well  as  ex- 
hibitors of  the  metropolitan  area 
and  the  allied  enterprises,  are  co- 
operating to  make  the  NRA  Parade 
a  credit  to  the  industry,  says  Brandt. 
The  line  of  march  will  be  from  34th 
Street  to  59th,  and  the  head  of  the 
column  will  move  at  exactly  2  p.  m. 
Grover  Whalen,  at  the  headquart- 
ers of  the  NRA  in  the  Hotel  Penn- 
sylvania, has  gathered  around  him 
the  high  officials  of  the  Army,  the 
Navy  and  the  Marine  Corps,  who  are 
actively  assisting  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  parade. 

The  highest  degrees  of  support  is 
being  accorded  to  the  Motion  Picture 
Division  Committee  by  all  branches 
of  the  industry  and  many  novel  plans 
have  been  made  to  make  Movieland's 
Division  the  outstanding  unit  among 
the  industries  represented. 

Brandt  yesterday  announced  the 
active  Committee  supporting  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Division,  as  follows: 

Harry  M.  Warner,  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck,  Charles  Moscowitz,  George 
Schaefer,  Harold  B.  Franklin,  S.  L. 
Rothafel,  Jack  Cohn,  Harry  D.  Buck- 
ley, Sidney  R.  Kent,  Robert  Coch- 
rane, Harry  Sherman,  William 
Small,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  and  Louis 
K.  Sidney. 

The  active  publicity  committee  is 
comprised  of: 

A.  P.  Waxman,  Hal  Home,  Ed- 
ward Finney,  John  C.  Flinn,  Robert 
Gillham,  Si  Seadler,  Oscar  Doob, 
Charles  Einfeld,  Edward  Selzer, 
Charles  McCarthy,  George  Brown, 
Paul  Gulick. 

George  Morris  has  been  appointed 
secretary  of  the  committees. 

All  information  regarding  the 
exact  time  and  place  of  assembly 
will  be  communicated  to  the  various 
units  of  the  industry  immediately 
upon  the  receipt  of  this  information 
from  the  headquarters  of  NRA  at 
the  Hotel  Pennsylvania. 

Plans  have  been  made  for  the  va- 
rious units  of  commerce  and  indus- 
try to  gather  on  the  streets  running 
east  and  west  of  Fifth  Avenue  be- 
low 34th  Street. 

The  Motion  Picture  Division  will 


Vitaphone  Showing  Monday 

The  postponed  New  York  trade-show- 
ing, part  of  a  nationwide  Vitaphone 
previews  held  this  week,  will  take  place 
next  Monday  at  2:30  P.  M.  in  the  War- 
ner Theater,  it  was  announced  yesterday 
by  Norman  H.  Moray,  Vitaphone  sales 
manager.  About  20  of  the  new  season's 
shorts   will    be  shown. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
ROBERT  G.  VIGNOLA,  returning 
to  films  after  an  absence  of  five 
years,  will  direct  "Broken  Dreams" 
for  Monogram.  The  cast  of  the 
Vignola  picture  includes  Randolph 
Scott,  Paramount  featured  player; 
Miartha  Sleeper,  M-G-M  featured 
player;  Joseph  Cawthorn,  Beryl 
Mercer  and  Buster  Phelps.  "Broken 
Dreams,"  from  the  story  by  Olga 
Printzlau,  was  adapted  by  Maude 
Fulton.  Ben  Verschleiser  is  super- 
vising. 


"Moulin  Rouge,"  Constance  Ben- 
nett's first  starring  vehicle  for  20th 
Century  Pictures,  went  into  produc- 
tion yesterday  with  Franchot  Tone 
replacing  Robert  Montgomery  as 
Miss  Benentt's  leading  man.  Mont- 
gomery, borrowed  by  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Darryl  Francis  Zanuck 
from  M-G-M  for  the  role,  was  re- 
called by  his  company  because  the 
production  of  "Moulin  Rouge"  would 
extend  past  the  time  when  Mont- 
gomery is  scheduled  to  start  work  in 
"Two  Thieves,"  in  which  he  will  co- 
star  with  Clark  Gable. 


Ben  Hecht  has  arrived  at  the  M- 
G-M  studios  to  begin  work  on  the 
adaptation  of  "Two  Thieves,"  novel 
by  Manuel  Komroff. 

*  *         * 

Exercising  the  option  on  Ray  Wal- 
ker, New  York  stage  actor  and  star 
of  "Skyway,"  Monogram  will  star 
him  in  "The  Process  Server,"  an  or- 
iginal story  by  Dore  Schary.  Wal- 
ker, whose  only  screen  appearances 
have  been  in  "Skyway"  and  a  fea- 
tured role  in  "Devil's  Mate,"  was 
brought  out  from  New  York  by 
Monogram  on  a  two-picture  deal 
with  an  option  for  two  more,  and 
W.  Ray  Johnston's  decision  to  take 
up  the  option,  indicated  his  inten- 
tion of  building  him   as   a  starring 

name. 

*  *         * 

"Forever  Faithful,"  based  on  an 
original  screen  story  by  Morris  La- 
vine,  has  gone  into  production  at 
M-G-M  with  Richard  Dix  in  the  lead- 
ing role.  Charles  Brabin  is  the  di- 
rector, and  members  of  the  cast  in- 
clude Madge  Evans,  Una  Merkel. 
Conway  Tearle,  Isobel  Jewel,  and 
Spanky,  five  year-old  Hal  Roach 
juvenile  star. 


SHORT  SUBJECT  REVIEWS 


"Madhouse  Movies" 


Paramount 


10  mins. 


Big  Laughs 


A  highly  amusing  travesty  pre- 
senting nutty  conceptions  of  other- 
wise sane  incidents.  Both  photo- 
graphically and  in  the  remarks  sup- 
plied by  a  witty  commentator,  the 
subject  holds  lots  of  laughs.  In  the 
vein  of  "nutty  sports"  there's  a 
humorous  sequence  on  wrestling;  a 
takeoff  on  Mae  West's  "She  Done 
Him  Wrong"  with  a  second  version 
dubbed  with  Hebrew  dialogue;  Roy 
Atwell  in  one  of  his  twisted-tongue 
bits,  and  several  more  gags  with 
comedy  punches. 


march  at  the  head  of  the  column, 
according  to  Brandt,  who  has  com- 
municated this  desire  to  headquart- 
ers in  view  of  the  fact  that  those 
participating  in  the  march  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Division  may  be  re- 
quired to  return  to  work  at  the  vari- 
ous theaters. 


Omission 

In  the  page  advertising  the  Larry 
Darmour  Mickey  McGuire  comedies 
published  in  The  Film  Daily  of 
Aug.  25,  a  credit  line  due  the  "Mo- 
tion-Picture Herald"  was  inadvert- 
ently omitted.  Some  of  the  ex- 
cerpts quoting  exhibitor  comment  on 
Darmour's  comedies  were  taken  from 
the    "Herald". 


Mickey  Mouse  in 

"Puppy  Love" 

United  Artists  7  mins. 

Swell 

Romantic  stuff  between  Mickey 
and  Minnie,  with  Pluto  gumming 
up  the  works.  The  dog  grabs  off  a 
box  of  candy  which  Mickey  plans 
to  present  to  Minnie  and  gives  it 
to  Minnie's  powder-puff  dog,  Fifi, 
who  eats  up  the  sweets,  after  which 
Pluto  puts  a  bone  in  the  box  and  re- 
places it  for  Mickey  to  pick  up  and 
bring  to  Minnie.  Then  the  calamity, 
followed  by  a  happy  solution. 


"World  Wanderings" 

(Denmark,  Land  of  Bicycles) 

Beverly  Hills  Prods.  17  mins. 

Fine  Color  Travelog 

Photographed  in  Multicolor  and 
described  in  narrative  by  Paul  Ger- 
ard Smith,  this  is  an  unusually  at- 
tractive and  interesting  subject  of 
its  kind.  Starting  with  the  harbor 
of  Copenhagen  and  continuing 
around  the  picturesque  capital,  the 
journey  also  includes  generous 
glimpses  of  other  parts  of  this  spick 
and  span  little  country,  including 
beach  resorts,  Elsinore  and  other 
castles,  charming  countryside  and 
amusing  city  thoroughfares.  Smith's 
running  comment  leans  to  the 
humorous. 


WASH'N  CODE  HEARING 
MAY  RUN  FOR  2  DAYS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

run  more  than  five  days  as  Rosen- 
blatt has  the  radio  code  hearing 
scheduled  for  Sept.  20.  Though  re- 
quests for  hearing  on  the  film  code 
are  coming  in  slowly,  actual  au- 
dience attendance  is  expected  to  be 
large. 


Theater  Reopenings 

Top  Seasonal  Trend 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Strand,  Minto,  and  Lyric,  Watford 
City,  all  N.  D.,  and  Barymore,  Al- 
cester,  and  H.  &  H.,  Bowdle,  S.  D. 

In  the  Los  Angeles  area  reopen- 
ings include  the  Alhambra,  Orpheum, 
Rosebud  and  Trojan,  formerly  Uni- 
versity, all  Los  Angeles;  Hippo- 
drome, Bakersfield;  Kinema,  Gra- 
ham; Plaza,  Hawthorne;  Brayton, 
Long  Beach;  Florence,  Pasadena; 
Fox,  San  Bernardino;  Avalon,  San 
Diego;  a  portable  equipment  circuit 
operated  by  Standard  Motion  Pic- 
ture Service  at  the  Mission,  Arroyo 
Grande;  Cambria,  Cambria  Pines; 
Crescent,  Guadalupe,  and  Woods, 
Moro  Bay;  and  portable  equipment 
shows  conducted  by  W.  G.  Eagleston 
at  Randsburg  and  Tehachapi. 

Pennsylvania  additions  to  the 
operating  list  include  three  new 
houses  in  Pittsburgh,  the  Eagle, 
Elmore  and  New  Oakland,  and  the 
Maryland,  Blawnox;  Avenue,  Erie; 
Keystone,  Natrona;  Barneys,  Pt. 
Marion;  Palace,  So.  Fork;  Penn, 
Philadelphia,  and  Roxy,  formerly 
Lyric,  Northampton. 

About  15  houses  in  the  Dallas 
field  and  nine  around  Seattle  were 
previously  reported.  Another  Texas 
opening  is  the  Queen  in  Ferris, 
while  East  Texas  Theaters  plan  to 
open  new  houses  in  Lufkin  and 
Nacogdoches. 


Gaumont  Program 

Is  Boosted  to  45 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

when  $40,000  was  considered  a  good 
gross  for  a  British  picture,  features 
made  in  that  country  now  rate 
$100,000  as  satisfactory  revenue, 
said  Blackwell.  With  more  money 
consequently  available  for  negatives, 
quality  of  British  production  is  im- 
proving, with  more  to  come,  he  de- 
clared. Blackwell  agrees  that  more 
screen-writing  technique  is  needed 
by  most  British-made  pictures  in 
order   to   give   them   more   action. 


Cullman  in  Newsreel 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  receiver  for  the 
original  Roxy  and  Commissioner  of  the 
Port  of  New  York  Authority,  makes  his 
debut  on  the  screen  this  week  in  Fox 
Movietone  News.  Cullman  delivers  an 
address  on  the  advantages  of  the  mid- 
town  tunnel  which  will  be  started  this 
fall. 


THE 


Friday,  Sept  8, 1933 


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DAILV 


1929  BONUSES  AIRED 
AT  PARAMOUNT  MEET 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

A.  C.  Blumenthal  action  brought 
about  one  year  ago  in  connection 
with  the  transfer  of  23  negatives  to 
Film  Production  Cor,p.  Kohn  said 
he  will  produce  records  covering  the 
matters  at  the  next  meeting.  The 
meeting  was  adjourned  to  Sept.  15 
when  Attorney  Samuel  Zirn,  counsel 
for  a  number  of  creditors,  will  ex- 
amine Kohn. 

Action  on  various  important  pend- 
ing matters  in  connection  with  the 
Paramount  Publix  bankruptcy  was 
deferred  yesterday  until  Sept.  22, 
when  the  adjourned  creditors'  meet- 
ing will  take  place.  They  include  a 
trustees'  move  to  sell  the  Pontiac 
Theater  Corp.,  holding  houses  in 
Detroit,  to  George  W.  Trendle,  and 
ratification  of  other  deals. 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  Para- 
mount Publix  creditors  is  also  sched- 
uled for  Sept.  12,  when  the  trustees 
will  seek  authorization  to  settle  va- 
rious claims  pending  against  the 
corporation. 


"I  Loved  a  Woman"  for  Hollywood 

First  National's  "I  Loved  a  Wo- 
man," starring  Edward  G.  Robinson, 
will  follow  "Voltaire"  at  the  Holly- 
wood. 


WELDON  HEYBURN,  actor,  who  has  been 
spending  the  past  week  in  New  York  at  the 
Hotel  St.  Moritz,  has  returned  to  St.  Peters- 
burg,   Fla.,    to    begin    work    in    a    new   picture. 

GEORGE  RAFT  is  en  route  to  New  York 
for  a  vacation.  The  Paramount  star  is  mak- 
ing the  trip  by  auto,  accompanied  by  Mack 
Gray. 

MORAN  and  MACK,  currently  under  con- 
tract to  Educational  for  a  series  of  two-reel 
comedies,  are  en  route  to  New  York  to  appear 
next  Thursday  evening  on  Rudy  Vallee's  radio 
hour.  Charles  Mack  is  driving  his  high-powered 
motor  car  across  the  continent,  and  plans  to 
make    the    trip    in    six    days. 

CARLYLE  BLACKWELL  sails  Sept.  15  on 
the    Majestic    for    England. 

TOM  SPRY,  Boston  manager  for  War- 
ner-First National,  is  in  town  to  confer  with 
A.     W.     Smith,     divisional     sales     manager. 

EMANUEL  COHEN  is  due  in  New  York 
for    the    Jewish    holidays. 

ED  KUYKENDALL  has  arrived  in  New  York 
from    Columbus,    Miss. 

BETTY  COMPSON   is  en   route  to   New  York 
from    the   Coast. 
HARVEY  DAY,  sales  manager  for  Terry-Toons, 

has  arrived  back  in  New  York  after  a  tour 
of  Fox  exchanges  in  Chicago  and  other  Mid- 
dle-West   key    poijits. 

HOWARD  S.  CULLMAN  left  for  Washington 
last   night  by  airplane. 

HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN  leaves  for  Chicago 
today. 

CHRIS  BUCKLEY  arrived  in  New  York  from 
Albany  yesterday. 

GEORGE  HIRLIMAN  leaves  today  for  a  tour 
of    mid-western    cities. 

FRANK  L.  McNAMEE,  RKO  branch  manager 
is   Philadelphia,   arrived   in   New  York  yesterday. 


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PHIL  M.DALY 


•  •  •  LOOKS  AS  if  a  lot  of  the  dark  houses  in  the 
Broadway  legit  field  will  soon  be  galvanized  into  life  again 
for  W.  H.  Stevenson  of  the  Stevenson  Holding  Corpora- 
tion is  opening  up   a   brand   new   idea  in   Amusements  to  lure 

the  jaded  seekers  of  entertainment  along  Times  Square 

Mister  Stevenson  has  taken  over  the  Manhattan  theater  from 
the  Manufacturers'  Trust  Company  and  will  metamorphose  it 
into  a  snappy  slice  direct  from  Gay  Paree 

%  *  *  * 

•  •      •     HE  WILL  convert  the  ole  playhouse  into  a  typical 

continental  music  hall following  closely  the  atmosphere 

of  the  Follies  Bergere  in  Paris Jack  Connors  has  been 

engaged  to  produce  the  revues changed  weekly 

consisting  of  20  principals  and  a  chorus  of  60  cuties Jack 

is  the  lad  responsible  for  staging  many  smash  dancing  numbers 

in  shows   over  the  past   decade supervised   the   Strand 

Roof  and  the  Alabama  Club  in  this  town,  and  the  Margold  Gar- 
dens  and   Midnight  Frolics   in   Chi the  new  enterprise 

will  open  about  Oct.  15  as  the  Manhattan  Casino and  if 

it  clicks watch  the  other  dark  houses  start  to  blossom 

in  imitation! you   eat,  drink  and  make  merry 

and  see  a  swell  show  for  your  dough  at  the  same  time 

at  Pop   Prices 


•  •      •     AS  A  sample  of  a  first  class  co-op  newspaper  tieup 

we  commend  to  your  attention  the  one  pulled  by  J.  F. 

Thames,  Jr.,  of  the  Capitol  in  Little  Rock,  Arkansas one 

of  the  Arkansas  Amusement  group   ., tied  in  with  the 

"Gazette"  on  the  Charlie  Ruggles  comedy,  "Mama  Loves  Papa" 
the  caption  spread  clear  across  three  columns  for  three- 
quarters   of  the  full-column  space with  the  tie-in  line, 

"And  They  Both  Love  the  Gazette" then  a  still  of  Charlie 

and  Mary  Boland  at  breakfast  as  Charlie  peruses  his  newspaper 

with  the  tag  lines "Papa  likes  the  Gazette  with 

his  morning  coffee" "Mama  can  hardly  wait  to  read  the 

ads" the  rest  of  the  space  is  an  equal  break  for  the 

Capitol  show  and  the  newspaper  in  clever  copy here  is 

a  natural  newspaper  tieup  on  this  pix  that  scores  of  other  exhibs 
can  plant  with  their  local  rags 

*  *  ^  * 

•  •      •     IN  THE  Emgeem  pressbook  on  "Tugboat  Annie" 

author  Norman  Reilly  Raine  tells  how  a  friend  gave 

him  the  idea  by  relating  the  actual  incident  of  a  woman  who 
inherited  the  job  of  her  towboat  skipper  husband  upon  his  death 

the  gent  who  gave  him  the  yarn  is  Edwin  Wintermute, 

at  that  time  instructor  in  journalism  at  University  of  Washing- 
ton, but  now  following  his  profession  in  New  York and 

Mister  Wintermute  learned  all  about  journalism  working  on  the 
editorial  staff  of  this  li'l  ole  paper back  in  1922 


•  •      •     THEY  SAY  that  Abraham   Schomer  has  hit  on  a 
brand  new  dramatic  technique  for  his  new  play,  "Moon  Madness" 

.  ., with  a  rather  daring  idea  of  sex-hypnotic  influence  of 

the  moon Jack  Livingston  has  the  play  under  contract 

for  early  Broadway  production Schomer  authored  "To- 
day," "The  Yellow  Passport"  and  "The  Sacred  Flame." 

#  #  *  * 

•  •      •     YOU  AIN'T  seen  nothin'  in  stage  spectacles  till  you 

lamp  that  modern  ballet  "Blue  Prelude" which  will  be 

revived  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  for  the  coming  week 

about  the  finest  thing  "Roxy"  ever  conceived  with  the  possible 

exception  of  his  memorable   "Bolero" A  new  twist   in 

trailers  has  been  devised  by  Exhibitors  Screen  Service,  headed 

by   George    Hirliman they   make    a    specially   produced 

little  picture  about  the  feature  being  announced done  by 

a  combination  of  animation  and  acted  scenes 


«   «  « 


»  »  » 


'OPEN  SHOP'  FACES 
FIRE  AT  CONFAB 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

hibitors'  code-drafting  committee 
and  president  of  the  T.O.C.C.  At 
an  all-day  session  there  was  a  dis- 
cussion of  these  provisions  which  ask 
for  the  right  to  hire  and  discharge 
employees  regardless  of  any  union 
affiliations  and  to  arbitrate  differ- 
ences without  any  third  party  inter- 
ference. 

Block  booking  and  double  features 
were  also  discussed.  One  phase  con- 
cerned an  exhibitor  request  seeking 
an  outright  25%  cancellation  privi- 
lege, and  also  asking  that,  if  block 
booking  is  continued,  all  specials  be 
included  in  the  block.  Mitchell 
Klupt,  New  York  attorney,  accom- 
panied O'Reilly.  They  both  returned 
to  New  York  last  night. 

Rosenblatt  has  requested  Sidney 
R.  Kent  to  confer  with  him  here 
Sunday. 


Opposes  Price  Control, 
Collective  Film  Buying 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Aaron  Saperstein,  Michael  J.  O'Toole 
and  David  R.  Hochreich  are  identi- 
fied, and  for  Midwest  Theaters 
Corp.,  expresses  opposition  to  two 
clauses  in  particular. 

One  of  his  proposals  is  to  "strike 
out  entirely  any  iprovision  having 
to  do  with  the  regulation  of  prices 
to  be  paid  to  motion  picture  theaters 
or  having  to  do  with  premiums." 
The  other  asks  "elimination  of  any 
provision  in  the  code  having  to  do 
with  the  prevention  of  any  exhibitor 
from  employing  an  agent  to  pur- 
chase films  for  him." 

The  latter  refers  to  the  code 
clause  whereby  distributors  would 
refuse  to  sell  to  exhibitors  seeking 
to  pool  or  combine  the  exhibition 
requirements  of  separately  owned 
houses. 


Third  Miami  House  Goes  Vaude 

Coral  Gables,  Fla. — Inauguration 
of  stage  shows  several  nights  a  week 
at  the  Coral  Gables,  Sparks  house, 
makes  the  third  house  in  the  Miami 
area  to  adopt  vaudeville. 


MANY  HAPPY  RLTui 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  8 


Howard    Dietz 


May    McAvoy 


Hold  tight,  Jack!  You're  about  to  lose  something! 


Broadway  called  it  acting 
...but  they  knew  it  was  love! 


TOO  MUCH 
HARMONY 

with 

BING    CROSBY 

JACK        OAKIE 
SKEETS    GALLAGHER 

Directed  by 

E  DWARD       SUTHERLAND 


Intimate  in  Character 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thougl 


VCL.  I  VIII.  NO.  59 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Sixteen  Years  Old 


-IF  DAILY- 


MTLCDAy,  XEPTEMCEC  9,  1933 


<S  CENT/ 


Fifty  Executives  Request  Voice  at  Code  Hearing 

NRA  ORDERS  RETURN  OFTWO  OPERATORS!  BOOTH 

30%  of  M-G-M's  1933-34  Program  is  Under  Way 


Production    Activity    Sets 

Pace  Ahead  of  Last 

Season 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — More  than  30  per  cent 
of  the  M-G-M's  1933-34  program  has 
ibeen  launched  to  date,  placing  the 
-company  production  schedule  con- 
siderably ahead  of  last  year  at  this 
time.  Out  of  46  features  to  be  made, 
five  have  been  completed  and  are 
ready  for  release,  while  13  currently 
are    in    work. 

Pictures    shooting    include    "Soli- 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


FEATURE  PRODUCTION 
PLANNED  IN  DETROIT 


Detroit — Shamrock  Pictures  Corp., 
I  which  is  about  to  release  "Old  Time 

Illustrated  Songs,"  initial  series  of 
■  six  shorts  devoted  to  old  song  hits 
I  produced  in  color  by  Mirror  Produc- 
i  tions,  is  taking  over  the  studio  va- 
I  cated  by  Wilding  Pictures  and  will 
I  shortly  begin  work  on  three  features, 
j  according  to  B.  C.  Fassio,  president. 

Pictures  are  titled  "Partners  Want- 
'.  ed,"  "Midget  Races"  and  "At  the 
i  End  of  the  Rope." 


Glazer  Urges  Four  Previews  for  Each  Picture 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Every  feature  picture  should  be  pre-viewed  at  least  four  times,  Ben- 
jamin Glazer,  Paramount  producer  stated  to  FILM  DAILY  yesterday.  "When  a  pic- 
ture is  shown  before  an  audience,  something  comes  off  that  screen  that  tells  you 
whether  the  picture  is  right  or  wrong.  You  see  the  spots  that  need  fixing,  you  see 
where  action  drags  and  you  get  a  better  idea  of  pace,"  said  Glazer.  "All  these 
things  cannot  present   themselves   in  a   projection   room." 


Stars  for  Detroit  Houses ; 
Compson  10  Times  a  Day 

i  Detroit — Betty  Compson,  first  of 
a  series   of   stars   being   booked   by 

'  Herschel  Stuart  for  Publix  neigh- 
borhood houses  starting  today,  will 
appear  at  the  State  (first  run), 
Eastown,  Ramona,  Riviera  and 
Birmingham    doing    a    matinee    and 


(Continued    on 


?e    4) 


Lese  Majesty 


With  all  the  feminine  stars  in  the 
M-G-M  constellation,  the  Broadway 
first-run  outlet  for  Leo's  product,  the 
Capitol,  is  currently  introducing  Barbara 
Stanwyck,  Warner  star  making  a  personal 
appearance  there,  as  "the  first  lady  of 
the    screen." 


PAT  CASEY  REPORTS 
NG  LABOR  VIOLATIONS 


Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington — There  have  been  no 
violations  of  the  labor  board  de- 
cision chalked  up  against  Holly- 
wood producers,  according  to  a 
statement  made  by  Pat  Casey.  He 
also  said  that  the  old  rule  to  the 
effect  that  there  can  be  no  union  or- 
ganizing within  the  lots,  would  be 
enforced. 


Equipment  Code  Hearing 
To  Be  Held  Sept.  25 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Hearing  of  the  NRA 
Equipment  code  will  be  held  Sept. 
25,  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  announced  yes- 
terday. 


UNION  PARLEY  OFF 
UNTIL  NEXT  WEEK 


Officials  of  local  stage  hands,  mu- 
sician and  operator  unions  met  yes- 
terday with  major  circuit  officials 
for  the  first  discussions  on  the  re- 
newal of  union  contracts.  After  pre- 
liminary talks  and  routine  business, 
the  meeting  was  adjourned  until 
next  week,  when  a  date  mutually 
agreeable  will  be  set. 


Detroit  Operators  Sign 
With  15%  Cut  Restored 

Detroit — New  contracts,  with  res- 
toration of  the  15  per  cent  cut  made 
last  winter,  have  been  signed  by  the 
operators'  union  with  Publix,  Fox 
and  RKO.  Roger  Kennedy,  business 
agent,  negotiated  the  agreement. 


Over  50  Requests  Received 

For  Voice  at  NRA  Hearing 


William  Berke  Making 
12  Action  Two-Reelers 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  William  Berke  will 
produce  and  direct  a  series  of  12 
two-reel  action  subjects  featuring 
"Flash,"  the  dog;  David  Sharpe,  for- 
merly in  Hal  Roach's  "Boy  Friends" 
series,  and  Billy  Steuer,  five-year- 
old  screen  newcomer.  Berke  will 
stress  action,  his  initial  subject, 
"Pals,"  calling  for  200  scenes  and 
only  300  words  of  dialogue.  William 
M.  Pizor  will  handle  the  distribution 


Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Fifty  requests  from 
film  executives  and  others  indirectly 
connected  with  the  industry,  asking 
that  they  be  permitted  to  voice  their 
opinions  at  the  Tuesday  hearing  of 
the  NRA  motion  picture  code,  have 
been  received  by  Sol.  A.  Rosenblatt, 
deputy  administrator.  The  list  is 
headed  by  Will  Hays,  Carl  Milliken, 
Gabriel  Hess,  David  Palfreyman  and 
F.  L.  Herron  of  the  M.P.P.D.A.,  and 
C.  C.  Pettijohn  who  will  represent 
the  Film  Boards  of  Trade. 

Others    who    have    written,    telegraphed    or 
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Indep't    Exhibs    Here    to 

Add  Projectionists 

Pending  Code 

Exhibitors  belonging  to  the  In- 
dependent Theater  Owners'  Ass'n 
will  restore  the  two-operator  policy 
pending  adoption  of  the  film  indus- 
try code  as  a  result  of  a  ruling  by 
Grover  Whalen,  local  NRA  adminis- 
trator, following  a  hearing  of  the 
controversy  between  the  theatermen 
and  Local  306,  which  claimed  its 
operators  were  replaced  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Allied  Theater  Operators 

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ARBITRATION  SETUP 
FOR  WRITERS,  AGENTS 


West    Coast  Bureau   of    THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — An  arbitration  board 
consisting  of  three  members  of  the 
Screen  Writers  Guild,  three  from 
the  Artist  Managers  Ass'n  and  one 
to  be  agreed  upon  is  proposed  in  an 
agreement  between  the  Guild  and 
the  Association.  Guild  members 
having  contracts  for  only  six  suc- 
cessive weeks  with  no  option  in  favor 
of  the  producer,  or  one  picture  deals 
extending  not  longer  than  10  con- 
secutive weeks,  are  not  required  to 

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Miller  Says  Chicago  Area 
Benefited  by  Ban  on  Duals 

Fifteen  houses  in  Cook  County,  in 
which  Chicago  is  located,  have  re- 
opened since  double  features  were 
banned  last  Oct.  2  and  at  present 
only  one  theater  is  closed,  Jack  Mil- 
ler said  in  New  York  yesterday. 
The  dark  house  is  the  Paradise,  seat- 
ing 3,000. 


Jazzing  Up  Voltaire 

"Voltaire,"  the  Warner  production 
starring  George  Arliss,  is  now  being 
billed    as    "The   Affairs   of   Voltaire." 


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WARNING! 

Do   not   confuse   until   the  so-called  war 
pictures.      There  is  nothing  like 


Forgotten 
Men    > 


For    Bookincis    and    State   Rights 

HARRY   CUMMINS 

JEWEL  PROD..  Inc.?237th?vrer 


•  •  •  THE  HONOR  goes  to  M-G-M  for  being  the  very 
first  commercial  concern  to  be  permitted  to  place  an  advertising 

card    in    the    Eighth    Avenue    city-owned    subway    system 

Major  Bowes  in  person  placed  the  first  card  in  a  car a 

plug  for  "Dinner  At  Eight"  at  the  Astor  800  car  cards 

in  as  many  cars,  no  less  if  you  sense  the  fine   Scotch 

hand  of  Billy  Ferguson  in  this  Showman  Scoop  then  your 

sense  is   good 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  OPENING  SOON  at  the  Mayfair  is  "Mr.  Broadway" 
with  Ed  Sullivan  and  Johnny  Walker  .  "Milady."  a  sequel 
to  "Three  Musketeers,"  both  in  French,  has  opened  at  the  Fifth 

Ave.  Playhouse General  Sales  Corp.,  headed  by  Arthur 

Ziehm,  is  handling  U.  S.  rights  on  the  pix  "Prize  Pack- 

age," a  new  play  by  Mary  Asquith  and  Edgar  Franklin,  will 
be  tried  out  on  the  Newark  proletariat  and  cognoscenti  by  Paul 

K.  Karrakis  at  the  Broad  St.  theater  week  of  Sept.  18 

Programs  of  industrial  and  scientific  films  have  been  resumed  at 

the  New  York  Museum  of  Science shows  are  free 

Shipwreck  Kelly  will  do  his  bit  for  the  NRA  by  starting  a  new 

long-distance  flagpole  sitting  session  over  Broadway  today 

and  somebody  told  us  the  NRA  stood  for  Shorter  Hours 

•  •  •  THAT  PARTY  for  Hal  Home,  given  as  a  testi- 
monial by  the  AMPA  at  the  Park  Central  on  Sept.  19,  will  have 
some  nifty  entertainment  specialties  such  as  Ilomay 
Bailey  and  Lee  Sims  and  Al  Hoffman,  composer  of 
"Heartaches,"  "Auf  Wiedersehen"  and  such  who  will 
play  his  newest  number,  "The  Feeling  Is  Mutual" 


NRA  Orders  Return 

Of  Two  Men  in  Booth 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

Union.  The  action  by  Whalen,  re- 
garded as  unprecedented  and  far- 
reaching,  is  said  to  have  been  in- 
fluenced by  a  letter  from  the  Chief 
Inspector,  Department  of  Water  Sup- 
ply, Gas  and  Electricity,  holding 
that  an  operator  should  be  on  duty 
at  each  projection  machine  in  a 
booth. 

Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the  in- 
dependent exhibitor  group,  yesterday 
issued  the  following  statement: 

"The  Independent  Theater  Owners  in  sign- 
ing the  President's  code  had  increased  the 
personnel  of  their  theaters  20  per  cent  and 
increased  payrolls  13  V2  per  cent.  However,  in 
taking  over  Local  306  contracts  where  they 
have  expired,  theater  owners  have  entered  into 
contract  with  Allied  Theater  Operators   Union. 

"The  complaint  of  Local  306  to  the  NRA 
was  to  the  effect  that  manpower  and  salaries 
have  been  decreased.  The  exhibitors  pointed 
out  that  salaries  of  the  individual  man  have 
been  increased  in  many  instances  and  never 
decreased,  but  that  the  absurd  two-man  rul- 
ing which  permitted  one  man  to  hang  around 
while  the  other  was  working  had  been  elimi- 
nated. They,  however,  suggested  to  Grover 
Whalen  that,  pending  the  adoption  of  the  mo- 
tion picture  code,  they  would  be  willing  to 
increase  the  manpower  of  their  booths  to  the 
extent  that  they  had  been  lowered,  but  re- 
quested that  Local  306  be  stopped  from 
picketing.  Local  306  refused  to  accede  to  this 
request  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  Whalen 
ordered   them   to   do   so." 

Statements  made  to  Whalen  at  the 
hearing,  to  the  effect  that  the  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  and  the  exhibitor  association 
had  held  secret  negotiations  over  the 
heads  of  Local  306  officials  were 
denied  yesterday  by  William  Elliott, 
president  of  the  I.  A.,  in  a  mes- 
sage to  Harry  Sherman,  head  of 
Local   306.      Elliott  said  the  LA.  is 


Arbitration  Setup 

For  Writers,  Agents 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

walk  out  on  producers  declared  un- 
fair by  the  Guild,  according  to  a  pro- 
posal to  be  voted  upon.  Both  or- 
ganizations agree  to  refuse  to  deal 
with  a  central  employment  agency. 


HAROLD    B.    FRANKLIN     left    New    York    for 
Chicago    yesterday. 

ADOLPH     POLLAK    and    T.    C.    PARKER.    J 
will     arrive     in     New     fork     Tuesday     from     St. 
Petersburg,    Fla. 

SIDNEY  SAMUELSON  left  yesterday  for  Wash- 
ington. 

JACK  RAPPAPORT,  Cristobal  manager  f 
Paramount  Pictures  Distributing  Corp.  sails 
from  New  York  today  on  the  Grace  liner  Santa 
Maria. 

LOUIS    BLUMENTHAL    and    HARRY    BRANDT 
have     left    for    Washington. 

HARRY  M.  GOETZ  of  Reliance  Pictures  leaves 
New    York    today    for    the    coast. 


First  for  Fairbanks,  Jr.,  Abroad 

London — As  his  first  picture  to 
be  made  over  here,  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr.,  will  appear  in  an  Alexan- 
der Korda  production  based  on  the 
life  of  Catherine  the  Great.  His 
leading  woman  will  be  Elizabeth 
Bergner,  who  appears  in  "Ariane," 
soon  to  be  shown  in  New  York.  Miss 
Bergner  also  is  to  appear  on  the 
New  York  stage  this  winter. 

Barrymore  May  Play  Hamlet 

Denver — John  Barrymore  has  in- 
dicated he  would  be  willing  to  come 
to  Central  City,  Colo.,  to  play  Ham- 
let next  summer  in  the  third  annual 
play  festival  at  the  old  opera  house. 
Present  plans  also  call  for  Lillian 
Gish  to  take  the  part  of  Ophelia  in 
the  same  play. 

Reopening    Richmond    House 

Richmond  —  Reopening  of  the 
State,  formerly  the  Broadway,  re- 
cently added  to  the  Bendheim  cir- 
cuit, is  set  for  Sept.  29. 


100  per  cent  behind  Local  306,  and 
stressed  that  the  local  automony, 
provided  in  the  LA.  by-laws  preclud- 
ed the  possibility  of  any  interfer- 
ence. 


More   Warner    Expansion    Abroad 

An  exchange  in  Cairo,  to  serve 
the  territories  of  Egypt,  Syria,  Pal- 
estine, Persia  and  Irak,  is*  the  lat- 
est step  in  the  Warner-First  Nation- 
al foreign  expansion  program  under 
the  direction  of  Sam  E.  Morris,  vice- 
president.  Offices  also  will  be  opened 
in  Alexandria  and  other  cities  in 
that  territory,  Morris  says.  Robert 
Schless  will  direct  the  activities 
from  Paris.  He  has  named  Beno 
Slesin  manager  of  the  Cairo  office 

Jay   Means  to  Code  Hearing 

Kansas  City — Jay  Means,  presi 
dent  of  rhe  Independent  Theatei 
Owners'  Ass'n,  has  been  elected  to 
represent  exhibitors  of  Greater  Kan- 
sas City  at  the  code  hearing  in 
Washington. 


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Zigmond  With  Cooper-Publix 

Denver — Jerry  Zigmond,  who  reJ 
signed  recently  as   manager   of  the 
Denver  theater,  has  been  made  city 
manager    in    Pueblo    for    the    J.    H. 
Cooper-Publix   partnership. 

M-G-M  Buys  Molnar  Play 

"Miracle  in  the  Mountains,"  new 
play  by  Ferenc  Molnar,  has  been 
acquired  by  M-G-M.  It  will  be  a 
David  Selznick  production,  with 
Clarence  Brown  directing. 

Warner-Honolulu    Deal 

Warners  have  closed  a  product 
deal  with  Consolidated  Amusement 
circuit  of  Honolulu. 


MANYIWYPIMNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 

Sept.  9-10 

Ned   E.   Depinet  Charles  Farrell 

Pauline    Garon  Neil    Hamilton 

Nat    Feltman 


Lily    Damita 
Al    St.    John 


Matty    Kemp 
Bessie    Love 


RIGHT  ON  THE  HEELS  OF  MORNING  GLORY 


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DOROTHY  JORDAN 
JOEL  McCREA 
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Directed  by  JOHN    ROBERTSON 

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MERIAN  C.  COOPER 

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FIRST  SEVEN  DAYS 
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Saturday,  Sept.  y,  iyJ3 


Warner    Baxter    in 

"PENTHOUSE" 

with    Myrna    Loy,   Charles    Butterworth, 
Phillips    Holmes,    Mae   Clarke 
M-G-M  88   mins. 

GOOD  MURDER  MYSTERY  WITH 
WARNER  BAXTER  SCORING  AS  USUAL 
AND  MYRNA  LOY  COMPLEMENTING 
HIM    NICELY. 

Warner  Baxter's  always  dependable  work 
plus  a  rather  intriguing  murder  mystery 
make  this  a  very  satisfying  piece  of  en- 
tertainment for  the  crowd  at  large.  Baxter 
is  seen  as  a  gentleman  lawyer  who  becomes 
estranged  from  his  snooty  society  crowd  be- 
cause he  chooses  to  handle  underworld 
cases.  One  of  his  own  crowd,  Phillips 
Holmes,  who  incidentally  took  Baxter's  girl 
away,  is  framed  for  the  murder  of  Mae 
Clarke,  whom  a  racketeer  had  bumped  off 
because  she  left  him  for  Holmes.  In  spite 
of  danger  warnings,  Baxter  takes  up  the 
case,  and  this  way  meets  Myrna  Loy,  known 
as  a  straight  shooter,  and  from  this  point 
it's  a  case  of  both  love  and  business.  She 
is  instrumental  in  helping  him  track  down 
the  culprits,  with  several  of  the  muggs 
being  bumped  off  at  the  finish.  Support- 
ing cast  is  excellent,  with  Nat  Pendleton 
standing  out  in  the  role  of  Baxter's  gang- 
ster pal. 

Cast:  Warner  Baxter,  Myrna  Ley,  Charles 
Butterworth,  Mae  Clarke,  Phillips  Holmes, 
C.  Henry  Gordon,  Martha  Sleeper,  Nat 
Pendleton,  George  E.  Stone,  Robert  Emmett 
O'Connor,  Raymond  Hatton,  Arthur  Belasco. 
Director,  W.  S.  Van  Dyke;  Author,  Arthur 
Somers  Roche;  Adaptors,  Frances  Goodrich, 
Albert  Hackett;  Cameramen,  Lucien  An- 
driot,  Harold  Rosson;  Editor,  Robert  J.  Kern. 
Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good. 


"THE   MAN   WHO   DARED" 

with    Preston    Foster,   Zita   Johann 
Fox  77   mins. 

POLITICAL  THEME  CROWDS  OUT  EN- 
TERTAINMENT VALUES  BUT  GREAT  FOR 
OLDTIMERS  WITH  ITS  SENTIMENTAL 
MEMORIES. 

The  above  summarizes  the  picture 
which  is  an  original  based  on  the  life  of 
the  late  Mayor  Anton  Cermak  of  Chicago, 
assassinated  at  Miami  when  the  attempt 
was  made  on  the  life  of  President  Roose- 
velt. The  first  half  of  the  film  is  the  best, 
for  the  days  of  the  early  '90's  in  Chicago 
are  authentically  reproduced  with  many  sen- 
timental touches  that  will  recall  fond  mem- 
ories to  the  oldtimers.  As  Preston  Foster 
in  the  role  of  Cermak  grows  up  into  the 
political  life  of  Chicago,  the  film  revolves 
itself  into  a  series  of  episodic  maneuvers, 
situations,  campaign  speeches,  elections  and 
all  the  attendant  phases  of  the  city's  civic 
life  down  to  the  present.  As  such,  it  loses 
entertainment  value  for  the  femmes,  for  the 
love  interest  is  subservient  to  the  public 
career  of  Cermak.  Also  comes  too  late  after 
the  former  mayor's  death  to  hold  nation-wide 
interest  with  a  public  that  forgets  so  easily. 

Cast:  Preston  Foster,  Zita  Johann,  Joan 
Marsh,  Irene  Biller,  Clifford  Jones,  June 
Vlasek,  Leon  Waycoff,  Douglas  Cosgrove, 
Douglas  Dumbrille,  Frank  Sheridan,  Leon- 
ard Snegoff,  Elsie  Larson,  Lita  Chevret, 
Vivian  Reid,  Matt  McHugh,  Jay  Ward. 

Director,  Hamilton  MacFadden;  Authors, 
Dudley  Nichols,  Lamar  Trotti;  Cameraman, 
Arthur  Miller. 

Direction,  Good.   Photography,  Okay. 


"SHIP    OF    WANTED    MEN" 

with   Dorothy  Sebastian,  Fred   Kohler 
Showmens    Pictures  63    mins. 

BETTER  THAN  AVERAGE  MELODRAMA 
WITH  PLENTY  OF  SUSPENSE  AND  GREAT 
FIGHT  FINISH. 

The  greater  part  of  this  melodrama  takes 
place  aboard  a  three-master  on  the  Pacific. 
The  passengers  consist  of  several  men  who 
are  fugitives  from  the  law  and  one  wo- 
man who  is  wanted  for  working  the  badger 
game  once  too  often.  The  captain  is  also 
a  fugitive.  The  ship  is  really  in  control  of 
the  first  mate,  another  criminal  who  has 
arranged  the  method  of  escape.  They  are 
bound  for  Angel  Island  off  the  coast  of 
Central  America.  While  on  the  high  seas 
they  rescue  from  drowning  a  girl  who  has 
jumped  from  a  private  yacht  following  the 
supposed  murder  of  the  young  owner  who 
tried  to  force  his  attentions  upon  her. 
Plenty  of  trouble  aboard  on  account  of 
the  girl  who  is  befriended  by  the  captain. 
It  all  winds  up  with  a  swell  fist  fight  be- 
tween the  captain  and  the  mate  in  which 
the  mate  is  defeated  and  a  coast  guard 
cutter  grabs  the  fugitives.  The  captain 
and  the  girl  are  freed  from  all  charges  and 
sail  lovingly  on.  This  one  should  go  big 
with  the  pop  audiences. 

Cast:  Dorothy  Sebastian,  Fred  Kohler, 
Leon  Waycoff,  Gertrude  Astor,  Maurice 
Black,  Jason  Robards,  James  Flavin. 

Director,  Lew  Collins  Supervisor,  Al  Alt; 
Author,  Ethel  Hill;  Scenarist,  same;  Editor. 
Rose  Smith;  Production  Manager,  Sam  Katz- 
man;  Cameraman,  George  Meehan;  Record- 
ing Engineer,  Oscar  Lagerstrom. 
Direction,  Satisfactory.  Photography,  Okay. 


"THE  PASSION  OF  JOAN  OF 
ARC" 

with   Maria    Falconetti 
Sherman  S.   Krellberg  61   mins. 

FRENCH  CLASSIC  MODERNIZED  WITH 
ENGLISH  DIALOGUE  IS  A  DRAMATIC 
AND  ARTISTIC  DELIGHT. 

This  is  the  French  picture  produced  b\ 
Carl  Dreyer  that  created  a  furore  among 
the  metropolitan  critics  when  shown  here 
in  a  few  spots  in  1929.  It  has  been  given 
a  strictly  modern  treatment  that  enhances 
its  dramatic  and  entertainment  value  im- 
pressively. David  Ross,  well  known  radio 
voice,  does  the  narration,  describing  the 
pictured  incidents  on  data  taken  from  the 
original  notes  of  Joan  of  Arc's  trial  at 
Rouen  in  1429.  A  really  exceptional  mu- 
sical setting  catches  the  tremendous  drama 
and  tragedy  of  Joan's  imprisonment,  trial 
and  burning  at  the  stake,  but  it  is  always 
secondary  to  the  narration  of  Ross,  which  is 
masterful.  The  directorial  work  of  Dreyer 
still  remains  unsurpassed  in  the  unique 
treatment  of  characters  and  story.  The 
photography  stands  out  like  a  series  of 
individual  etchings,  with  innumerable 
close-ups  of  the  various  characters  at  the 
tense  trial  scenes  that  are  works  of  art. 
The  work  of  Maria  Falconetti  as  Joan  is 
something  that  haunts  you  long  after  you 
leave  the  theater.  Other  principals  in  the 
cast  are  all  celebrities  of  the  Parisian  the- 
ater. 

Cast:  Maria  Falconetti,  Silvain,  Schutz, 
Ravet,   Berly,  Artaud. 

Director,  Carl  Th.  Dreyer;  Dialoguer,  Johr 
Michael  Flick;  Musical  Score,  Massard  Kur 
Zhene;   Editor,   Pierre  Arnaud. 

Direction,  Excellent.  Photography,  The 
Best. 


50  Ask  Hearing  at 

NRA  Code  Meeting 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
telephoned  their  request  are  Abram  Myers,  Ed 
Kuvkendall,  Jay  Emanuel.  David  Barrist, 
Lewen  Pizor,  Harold  B.  Franklin,  W.  A. 
Steffes,  Adrian  Rose,  Detroit  attorney  on  co- 
operative booking  combines,  Lee  A.  Ochs,  B. 
B.  Kahane,  Ed  J.  Loeb,  Walter  Vincent, 
George  R.  Batcheller,  Maury  Cohen,  Sam 
Wolf,  Ed  Golden,  William  Hamilton  Osborne 
and  John  Howard  Lawson  for  the  Screen 
Writers,  Charles  T.  Owens,  John  Arnold, 
Lew  Blix.  Adrian  J.  Kennedy.  Pat  Casey, 
P.  J.  Wood,  Ben  Sherman,  Willis  Sargent, 
Roy  Dial,  Nathan  Vidaver,  Henry  Herzbrun, 
Jack  Gain.  Frank  Brandow,  Harry  M.  War- 
ner.   Harold    Bareford    and    Fred    Pelton. 

Union  officials  and  those  indirectly  con- 
nected with  the  industry  are  Joseph  Weber 
of  the  Musician's  Union,  Mrs.  Willis  P.  Minor 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  Women's  Clubs.  Mrs.  Ed- 
mund Barsham  of  Delaware  Federation  of 
Women's  Clubs  and  Mrs.  Percy  Chestney 
of  Macon.  Representing  pottery,  chinaware 
and  premium  companies  are:  John  E.  Dows- 
ing Charles  L.  Sebring.  Tohn  D.  McDonald. 
Joseph  M.  Wells,  and  W.  E.  Wells.  Also  on 
the  list  are  Frank  Gilmore  of  the  Actors 
Equitv,  Terome  Wulzin  and  A.  Lastvogel  of 
the    William    Morris    Agency. 


SHORT  SUBJECT  REVIEWS 


Meyer  Reports  Better  Biz 
In  Milwaukee  Territory 

With  virtually  all  Milwaukee  the- 
aters observing  the  ban  on  double 
features  which  became  operative 
July  28,  business  has  improved  sub- 
stantially, Fred  S.  Meyer,  president 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  of  Wisconsin,  said 
in  New  York  yesterday.  Total  of 
70  theaters  are  keeping  the  agree- 
ment, which  is  being  violated  by  only 
several  minor  theaters,  declared 
Meyer. 


"Gobs  of   Fun" 
with   George   Givot,   Charles  Judels, 

Olive   Borden 
Vitaphone  21  mins. 

Fair  Comedy 
Rather  hackneyed  material  holds 
this  Big  V  comedy  down  in  spite 
of  a  cast  that  is  capable  of  much 
better  things.  George  Givot  and 
Charles  Judels  are  a  couple  of  gobs 
who  get  the  first  mate's  goat.  So 
he  rides  them  every  chance  he  gets, 
but  is  caught  and  scolded  by  the 
commander,  who  gets  a  ducking  that 
was  intended  by  the  mate  for  the 
sailors.  Sent  to  dry  the  commander's 
white  uniform,  the  sailors  and  mate 
first  go  through  the  old  bit  of  call- 
ing on  the  same  girl  in  succession, 
each  being  hid  as  the  other  turns  up, 
with  her  tough  husband  arriving 
last,  and  then  there  is  some  night 
club  masquerading  by  the  gobs  in 
the  officer's  uniform,  with  jail  in 
the  end.  The  principal  charmer  role 
is  played  by  Olive  Borden,  who,  by 
the  way,  looks  swell.  Ray  McCarey 
directed. 


ment  packed  in  this  Melody  Master 
one-reeler.  In  a  classy  barber  shop 
setting,  an  orchestra  in  the  back- 
ground and  with  some  of  the  boys 
in  barber  costume,  the  aggregation 
puts  on  a  unique  program  compris- 
ing band  numbers,  dancing  and  vocal 
specialties.  Four  Step  Brothers  and 
Orlando  Roberson  are  featured  prin- 
cipals.   Joseph  Henabery  directed. 


"Barber  Shop  Blues" 

with  Claude  Hopkins  and  Orchestra 

Vitaphone  9    mins. 

Good  Novelty 

With  a  troupe  of  colored  perform- 
ers supplying  the  stuff,  there's  a  good 
bit    of    novelty    musical    entertain- 


Jimmy  Durante  in 

"Give  a  Man  a  Job" 

M-G-M  3  mins. 

NRA   Subject 

Made  as  one  of  the  shorts  con- 
tributed by  major  companies  to  the 
NRA  program,  this  subject  presents 
Jimmy  Durante  singing  a  topical 
number,  "Give  a  Man  a  Job,"  to  an 
audience.  After  the  first  chorus  he 
steps  down  from  the  stage  and  ap- 
proaches various  members  of  the 
audience,  pointing  out  to  each  how 
he  or  she  put  some  persons  to  work. 
Entertaining  throughout,  besides 
putting  over  its  point. 

Disney  Appoints  Latin  Agent 

Lisbon,  Portugal — Pierre  de  Bene- 
ducci  has  been  appointed  to  repre- 
sent Walt  Disney  Enterprises  in 
Portugal,  Spain,  Italy  and  their 
colonies.  Disney's  product  is  dis- 
tributed by  United  Artists. 


New  M-G-M  Program 

30  Per  Cent  Started 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

taire  Man,"  "Bombshell,"  "The  Cat 
and  the  Fiddle,"  "The  Dancing 
Lady,"  "The  Fire  Chief,"  "Going 
Hollywood,"  "The  Hollywood  Party,'' 
"The  Late  Christopher  Bean,"  "The 
Prizefighter  and  the  Lady,"  "Meed 
the  Baron,"  "Queen  Christina," 
"Tarzan  and  His  Mate"  and  "For* 
ever  Faithful." 

Ready  for  release  are  "Pent- 
house," "Stage  Mother,"  "Night 
Flight,"  "Dinner  at  Eight"  and 
"Eskimo." 


Stars  for  Detroit  Houses; 
Compson  10  Times  a  Day 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

evening  show  at  each  house  or  a 
total  of  10  shows  daily  and  70  for 
the  week.  A  hundred  miles  will  bn 
covered  daily  between  jumps  using 
police  escort. 


Detroit  Publix  Staff  Shifts 

Detroit  — ■  More  shifts  made  byi 
Herschel  Stuart  in  local  Publix 
houses  include: 

James  Bodner  appointed  assistant  at  the 
R'viera,  now  managed  bp  Ed  Kennelly;  Roy 
Miller  transferred  from  the  Riviera  to  the 
Ramona;  H.  L.  Davidson  promoted  from  they 
Ramona  to  the  State,  succeeding  B.  I.  Cobb, 
who  with  Roy  Kalver  of  the  United  Artists! 
returned  to  the  Chicago  offices  of  Publix;| 
Grant  Hawkins  succeeded  at  the  Eastown  byi 
Jack  Moule.  formerly  of  the  Royal  Oak,  just| 
released  by  Publix.  Sam  Rubin  is  now  man- 
aging the  Fisher  and  Robert  Corbin  is  at! 
the    United   Artists. 


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INDEP'TS  APPOINT  COMMITTEES  IN  WASHINGTON 

New  National  Exhibitor  Association  is  Proposed 


Washington. — Plans  for  a  new  na- 
tional exhibitor  association,  with  Al- 
lied States  as  its  nucleus,  were  pro- 
posed at  the  independent  exhibitor 
mass  meeting  yesterday  at  the 
Wardman  Park  Hotel.  Although 
subject  was  discussed  considerably, 
ho  definite  action  was  taken.  Those 
who  spoke  in  behalf  of  plan  were 
Abram  Myers,  Harry  Brandt,  Louis 
"  lilumenthal  and  H.  M.  Richey.  Pro- 

(Continued   on    Page    8) 

ROSENBLATT  NAMES 
CODE  CONSULTANTS 


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1,  J  By   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG 

FILM  DAILY  Staff  Corresponded, 
Washington  —  Joe  Brandt,  Jack 
licoate  and  Martin  Quigley  have 
een  invited  at  the  request  of  Sol 
osenblatt  to  attend  the  code  hear- 
iings  tomorrow  and  to  hold  them- 
selves available  after  the  hearings 
and  during  the  private  sessions  to 
follow  with  the  industry. 
Attendance    at    the    hearing    from 

(.Continued    on    Page    7) 


Hollywood  Exchange 

Will  Distribute  46 

Hollywood  Exchange  will  distrib- 
ute 46  features  in  the  New  York. 
Buffalo  and  Washington  territories 
during  1933-34.  Contracts  have 
been  signed  that  call  for  12  Resolute 
.features,  six  from  Ken  Goldsmith, 
,12  from  George  Weeks'  new  Pyra- 
mid company,  and  16  from  Willis 
Kent. 


|[  Showmens  Pictures,  Inc. 
Gets  Own  Coast  Studio 

Screencraft  Productions  has  taken 
lover  the  Alexander  Bros.  Studios  in 
Hollywood  to  produce  exclusively  for 
IShowmens  Pictures,  it  is  announced 
(Continued   on   Page    7) 


"Big    Boy,  you   fascinate   me.,    you'd   better  go!"    Mae  West  in  "I'm   No  Angel",  with  Cary 
Grant,    A  Paramount  Picture  directed  by  Wesley  Ruggles  — Advt. 


Sticking  to  Class  A  Pictures 
Ups  RKO  Budget  $1,220,000 

West   Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 


Hollywood — Decision  of  RKO  to 
make  only  class  A  pictures  will 
necessitate  a  budget  increase  of  $1,- 
220,000,  it  is  announced.  Produc- 
tion activity  is  proceeding  at  a  fast 


pace,  with  five  pictures  in  work  and 
12    in    preparation,    in    addition    to 
seven  completed  and  being  cut. 
The     completed     films     are     "Ann 

(Continued    on    Page    7) 


WASHINGTON 

.  .  .  holds  the  spotlight 

By  JACK  ALICOATE     ^=^ 


A  LL  eyes  point  toward  Washington.  The  standout  attraction  of  the  year,  as  far 
i*»  as  filmland  is  concerned,  is  the  NRA  code  hearing  that  starts  at  10  tomorrow  morn- 
ing. No  greater  nor  more  important  motion  picture  cast  has  ever  been  assembled. 
Heroes  and  villains  will   be  there  aplenty,  all   according  to  what  color  glasses  you  are 

(Continued   on    Page    2) 


Code     Clauses     Discussed 
at  Pre-Hearing 
Confab 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Washington. — At  an  independent 
exhibitor  meeting  yesterday  which 
took  on  aspects  of  an  Allied  States 
Association  ballyhoo,  clauses  in  the 
exhibition  code  drafted  at  New  York 
were  generally  discussed.  Nearly 
100   exhibitors  were  present  at  the 

(Continued  on  page   7) 


BOARD  TO  ENFORCE 
POSTER  PRACTICES 


Enforcement  of  the  theatrical 
poster  exchange  business  code  would 
be  assigned  to  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  National  Poster  Ser- 
vice Association  under  the  code  sub- 
mitted by  this  organization  to  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator 
in  charge  of  the  amusement  indus- 

(Continucd    on    Page    8) 


Labor  Gets  Better  Break 
In  Final  Laboratory  Code 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington  —  Though  details  of 
the  several  changes  in  the  labora- 
tory code  were  not  made  public  at 
the  time  of  announcement  that  Pres- 
ident Roosevelt  had  signed  the  code, 
it  is  understood  that  the  revisions 
include  a  better  break  for  labor. 


Presenting  Fan  Petitions 
In  Fight  for  Double  Bills 

A  petition  signed  by  5,000  west 
coast  theatergoers  demanding  reten- 
tion of  double  features  and  the  right 
of  individual  exhibitors  to  make 
their  own  program  policies  will  be 
presented  by  Eddie  Golden  at  the 
code  hearing  in  Washington  tomor- 
row. For  the  past  two  weeks  ushers 
in  scores  of  houses  all  along  the 
west  coast  and  in  many  inland  cities 
have  presented  the  petition  to  thea- 
ter patrons  for  signature. 


DAILY 


Monday,  Sept.  11, 1933 


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Coming  and  Going 


MAY  ROBSON,  after  a  short  vacation  in  New 
York,  is  returning  to  the  coast  to  appear  with 
Polly  Moran  in  M-G-M's  "Comin'  'Round  the 
Mountain." 

MARIE  DRESSLER,  having  finished  her  role 
in  "The  Late  Christophere  Bean,"  is  en  route 
to   New  York  for  a  vacation. 

NOEL    FRANCIS    is    in    town    from    the   coast. 

LYDA  ROBERTI  arrived  in  New  York  Satur- 
day from  the  coast  to  appear  in  a  new  Max 
Gordon    musical. 

MERVYN  LEROY,  Warner  director,  returns  to 
the  coast  in  about  a  week.  He  has  turned  down 
sffers    from    stage    producers    in    New    York. 

HARRY  NOLAN,  Denver  theater  operator,  was 
in  town  last  week  visiting  Grad  Sears,  Warner 
sales  executive. 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 

Picture  Distributor  Theater 

Penthouse M-G-M Capitol 

The  Man  Who  Dared Fox 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Lady  for  a  Day Columbia Music  Hall 

Bureau  of  Missing  Persons First  National Strand 

The  Masquerader  (2nd  week) United  Artists Rivoli 

Moonlight  and  Pretzels  (4th  week) Universal Rialto 

Voltaire  (4th  week) Warner  Bros Hollywood 

I  Have  Lived  (2nd  week) Chesterfield Mayfair 

Song  of  Songs* Paramount Paramount 

Paddy  the  Next  Best  Thing'* Fox RKO  Roxy 

Paddy  the  Next  Best  Thing00 Fox Palace 

Bring  "Em  Back  Alive'*' RKO Cameo 


*  Following  Criterion  two-a-day  run. 
**  Subsequent  run 
*"  Revival 

♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 

Power  and  the  Glory  (4th  week) Fox 

Dinner  at  Eight  (3rd  week) M-G-M 


Gaiety 
Astor 


♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 

Milady Gen.  Foreign  Sales 5th  Ave.  Playhouse 

Passion   of  Joan   of   Arc Passion  of  Arc  Pict  Little  Carnegie 

♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 


Secret  of  the  Blue  Room  (Sept.  12) Universal Rialto 

Berkeley  Square  (Sept.  15) Fox Gaiety 

Torch  Singer  (Sept.  15) Paramount Paramount- 
Beauty  for  Sale  (Sept.  15) M-G-M Capitol 

F.  P.  1  (Sept.  15) Fox-Gaumont 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

I  Loved  a  Woman  (Sept.  20) First  National Hollywood 

Too  Much  Harmony  (Sept.  22) Paramount Paramount 

Thunder  Over  Mexico  (Sept.  22) Principal Rialto 

Power  and  the  Glory* Fox Music  Hall 

Wild  Boys  of  the  Road" Warner  Bros Strand 

Mr  Broadway*** B'way-Hollywood,  Inc.  .Mayfair 

Emperor  Jones* United  Artists Rivoli 


*  Follows  Lady  for  a  Day. 
**  Follows  Bureau  of  Missing  Persons. 
**  Follows  I  Have  Lived. 

|  Follows  Masquerader. 


WASHINGTON 

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(Continued  from  Page   1) 

wearing.  Tragedy,  comedy  and  drama  are 
riding  the  waves.  Probably  no  code  will  be 
harder  to  unravel,  for  its  trade  practice 
clauses  have  been  bloody  fields  upon  which 
industry  legions  have  fought  for  20  years. 
To  us,  all  this  red-herring  smoke-screen 
about  railroading,  the  knife  and  trustifica- 
tion are  so  much  sliced  salami.  The  regu- 
lations of  the  NRA  specifically  provide  that 
any  code  found  wanting  in  justice  and  a 
square  deal  may  be  reviewed  and  rewrit- 
ten at  any  time  or  times  the  situation 
requires.  The  code  for  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry,  then,  must  be  on  the  up- 
and-up  or  it  will  fall  of  its  own  accord. 


AND  gently  alluding  to  this  trustification 
thing,  if  this  industry  of  keeping  peo- 
ple happy  and  contented  via  the  screen  is 
in  the  hands  of  the  octopus,  then  Brook- 
lyn will  win  the  National  league  pennant 
and  Hylan  will  be  the  next  mayor  of  New 
York.  Never  was  the  industry  more  wide 
open.  Never  was  the  every-man-for-him- 
self  spirit  more  in  evidence.  The  other  day 
we  were  talking  to  one  of  the  outstand- 
ing lawyers  of  the  industry  who  has  been 
in  on  practically  every  deal  and  conference 
of  importance  during  the  past  three  years. 
Here  is  his  observation:  "If  I  had  to  defend 
this  industry  from  the  charge  of  trustifica- 
tion I  would  do  so  on  the  elementary 
ground   that  it  is  utterly  impossible   to  get 


Warners  Finish  11 

On  1933-1934  Lineup 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Eleven  features,  four 
of  which  are  classified  by  Jack  War- 
ner as  having  special  appeal  for  wo- 
men in  keeping  with  the  company's 
recently  announced  intention,  have 
been  completed  to  date  on  the  War- 
ner-First National  1933-34  program. 
The  seven  with  particular  feminine 
ane:le  include:  "Footlight  Parade." 
"The  World  Chaneres."  "Ever  in  Mv 
Heart,"  "Havana  Widows."  "I  Loved 
a  Woman,"  "House  on  56th  Street" 
and  "Female."  Other  four,  which 
Warner  says  are  not  without  their 
share  of  woman  interest,  are  "Wild 
Boys  of  the  Road,"  "Bureau  of  Miss- 
ing Persons,"  "Kennel  Murder  Case" 
and  "Son  of  the  Gobs." 


its    important    elements    to    agree    on    any- 
thing, anywhere  at  any  time. 

• 

THERE  is  revolution  in  our  household 
'  where  before  we  have  always  held,  cine- 
matically  speaking,  a  firm  hand.  And  all  be- 
cause of  the  currently  too  free  booking,  on 
the  same  program,  of  pictures  designed  to 
attract  children  with  those  upon  which 
the  "For  Adults  Only"  sign  should  appear. 
The  youngsters  of  today  form  the  vast  pic- 
ture audience  of  tomorrow.  They  must  be 
catered  to,  but,  their  parents  must  not  be 
shamed,  shocked  or  placed  in  the  position 
of  having  to  answer  embarrassing  questions 
because  the  bill  contains  both  "Alice  in 
Wonderland"  and  "Wine,  Women  and 
Song." 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Meeting  of  Independent  Theater  Owne 
to  discuss  code,  Wardman  Park  Hotc 
Washington,    D.   C. 

Today:  Albany  Film  Row  Golf  Tournamen  j 
Shaker-Ridge  Country  Club,  Albany,  N.  \\ 
Ted    J.    Prober,    Warner    Bros.,    chairman. 

Sept.    12-13:   Film   industry   code   hearing,   U. 
Chamber    of    Commerce    Auditorium,    Wash 
ington,    D.   C. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election 

officers 

Sept.  19:  Testimonial  to  Hal  Home,  retirin  | 
A.M. P. A.  president,  Park  Central  Hotel 
New  York. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  conventio 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Pierson  Joins  Weldon 

H.  Wayne  Pierson,  formerly  ii 
executive  posts  with  Columbia  and 
Howard  Hughes,  has  been  appointee 
general  sales  manager  of  Weldoi 
Pictures  Corp.,  of  which  Maxwel 
Cohn,  brother  of  Jack  Cohn,  is  presi 
dent.  The  company  is  releasinj 
"Damaged  Lives,"  a  feature,  witl 
plans  for  acquiring  more  featuri 
product. 


5  RKO  Sept.  Releases 

Five  RKO  features  are  being  na 
tionally  released  during  September 
They  are  "One  Man's  Journey,' 
"Rafter  Romance,"  "Deluge,"  "Am 
Vickers"  and  "Midshipman  Jack." 

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DAILY 


Monday,  Sept.  11,  1933 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Davenport,  Iowa — G.  Ralph  Bran- 
ton,  Dora  C.  Middlesworth  and  J. 
W.  Denman  have  incorporated  the 
Commonwealth. 


.Minneapolis  —  W.  A.  Steffes  and 
Theodore  L.  Hays  have  been  named 
aids  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
colonel  in  the  city  NRA  campaign. 


Chicago  —  The  Academy,  Halsted 
and  Madison,  is  reopening  as  a 
straight  picture  house  under  the 
management  of  Frank  Rivers  and 
N.  H.  Barger. 


Kansas  City — Paul  Hannon,  for- 
merly booker  for  Paramount,  has 
been  promoted  to  salesman  and  will 
cover  part  of  Kansas. 


14  Vitaphone  Reels 

Being  Shown  Today 

Fourteen  reels  of  Vitaphone 
shorts  will  be  screened  this  after- 
noon at  the  trade-showing  in  the 
Warner  theater  arranged  by  Roy 
Haines,  metropolitan  district  sales 
manager  for  Warners.  Showing  will 
start  at  2:30  o'clock  and  the  pro- 
gram includes,  in  addition  to  a  Vita- 
phone trailer  giving  stars  signed: 
Dave  Apollon  and  Band,  with  Nora 
William;  "Rufus  Jones  for  Presi- 
dent," starring  Ethel  Waters,  with 
Sammy  Davis  and  Will  Vodery  Girls; 
"Use  Your  Imagination,"  starring 
Hal  LeRoy  and  Mitzi  Mayfair; 
Walter  Donaldson  with  Harmonious 
Noveliers,  David  and  Dorothy  Fitz- 
gibbon  and  Betty  Kean;  David  Ru- 
binoff  and  Band,  with  Sylvia  Froos; 
"Salt  Water  Daffy,"  starring  Jack 
Haley  with  Charley  Judels;  "Paul 
Revere,  Jr.,"  featuring  Gus  Shy, 
Janet  Reade,  and  the  Vitaphone 
Beauty  Chorus;  Claude  Hopkins  and 
Band  with  the  Four  Step  Bros.: 
"Operators'  Opera,"  with  Donald 
Novis-Dawn  O'Day,  Four  Eton  Boys, 
Don  Cummings  and  Vitaphone  Beau- 
ty Chorus. 


Five  Pictures  Completed 
By  Chesterfield-Invincible 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Chesterfield  and  In- 
vincible are  now  ahead  of  schedule 
and  have  five  pictures  ready  for 
next  year's  release,  according  to  the 
announcement  today  of  George  R. 
Batcheller,  president  of  Chesterfield. 
The  pictures  are:  "Notorious  But 
Nice,"  "I  Have  Lived,"  "By  Appoint- 
ment Only,"  "Dance,  Girl,  Dance," 
and  "A  Man  of  Sentiment." 


His  Only  Problem 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Graham  McNamee,  who 
will  handle  NRA  press  releases  on  the 
film  code  hearings,  has  earnestly  sug- 
gested that  Jean  Harlow  or  some  other 
feminine  star  make  an  appearance  at  the 
sessions  and  then  have  the  industry  put 
an    a    show    after    the    hearings. 


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WITH 

PHIL  M.DALY 


•  •  •  THE  RESUMPTION  of  pop  opera  at  the  Hippo- 
drome will  be  watched  with  interest  in  several  key  spots  where 
they  have  attempted  to  copy  the  swell  stunt  originated  by  Calvin 

Harris who   gave    birth    to   the    idea    and    put    it    across 

big  in  one  of  the  toughest  summer  seasons  New  York  has  ever 

experienced  now  it  is  back  for  the  fall  and  winter 

and  looks  like  a  mop-up criticism  has  been  made  in  the 

public   prints   of  the  new   amplification  system   installed  in  the 

Hip to    the    effect    that    it    makes    the    opera    singers' 

voices    sound    harsh    and    metallic as    a    matter    of    fact, 

this  famous  show  house  requires  little  amplification for 

the   acoustics   have   been   conceded   by   experts   to   be   the   equal 

of   any    modern   theater   anywhere the   mammoth   house 

was  designed   by   Stanford   White  several  decades   ago 

it  is  not  generally  known  that  every  ornamental  design  on  roof, 
walls  and  balconies  in  the  Hippodrome  is  a  cunningly  camou- 
flaged acoustical  aid  for  Stanford  White  was  the  acous- 
tic expert  of  his  day,  as  well  as  the  outstanding  architect  in  his 
chosen  field.  ....... 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  SPECIAL  exploitation  radio  record  has  been 
devised  by  Joe  Weil  to  help  Universal's  "Moonlight  and  Pret- 
zels"  it  is  a  clever  scheme  for  making  it  easy  for  the 

exhibitor  to  place  it  with  his  local  radio  station the  only 

air  announcement  necessary  is  made  when  the  record  is  turned 

over at  which  time  the  local  station  announces  that  it 

is  being  presented  through  courtesy  of  the  local  theater  where 

the  picture  can  be  seen all  other  plugs  and  information 

anent  the  pix  are  contained  in  the  record  itself 

•  •  •  THE  VARIOUS  major  companies  are  all  making 
more  or  less  secret   plans   to   outdo  one  another  in  the  Fifth 

Avenue   parade   on   NRA   Day this   Wednesday 

looks  right  now  as  if  RKO  has  the  hop  on  the  bunch 

they  have  been  assigned  the  lead  in  not  only  the  motion  picture 

division,  but  the  entire  parade as  we  film  folks  comprise 

the  first  unit  in  the  march every  employee  both  male  and 

female  who  can  possibly  be  spared  in  Radio  City,  RKO  Theaters 

and   Radio  Pictures   will   be   in   line a   60-piece   band   at 

their  head,  with  the  Roxyettes  and  Music  Hall  Ballet  Corps  in 

costume,    a    uniformed    brigade    of    ushers so    if    RKO- 

Radio  doesn't  snatch  a  lotta  swell  free  publicity  while  doin'  their 

bit  for  good  ole  NRA  there  must  be  a  trick  in  it but  the 

film  unit  that  will  cop  the  plaudits  of  the  public  will  be  the  one 

that  can  display  a  banner  to  this  effect "We  Have  Put 

Oompty  Extra  People  On  Our  Payroll  and  Increased  Payroll 
Oompty  Thousand  Dollars  WEEKLY."  there's  a  Thought! 

•  •      •     GREAT  LOBBY  flash that  one  in  the  lobby 

of    the    Roxy    7th    Avenue announcing    coming    feature, 

"F.   P.    1." an   electric   stand   11   feet  high  by   17  feet 

wide  lettered  with  immense  bulbs a  house  electricians' 

job most  inexpensive  ballyhoo  Morris  Kinzler  has  pulled 

as   publicity   chief and   created    a   raft   of    queries   from 

patrons  on  account  of  the  teaser  title not  satisfied  with 

this,  Morrie  grabbed  off  a  lotta  newspaper  space  in  this  hamlet 
and  New  Orleans  by  capitalizing  on  Huey  "Kingfish"  Long's 

recent  fisticuffs  encounter he  sent  a  wire  to  the  Louisiana 

senator  offering  a  Roxy  stage  engagement  with  or  without  a 

boxing  exhibition and  did  the  newspaper  lads  eat  that 

one  up! 


•      •      •     FIRST   PRIZE  was  copped   in  the   parade  of  Vet- 
erans   of    Foreign    Wars    by    M-G-M    with    their    Studio    Train 

at    the    annual    convention    in    Milwaukee  with 

100,000  visitors  in  town  watching and  is  train  manager 

Eddie  Carrier  proud! 


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SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


r^LAUDE  HOPKINS  and  his  Rose- 
land  orchestra  have  been  signed 
by  Vitaphone  for  a  series  of  six 
short  subjects  to  be  made  this  fall. 
Orlando  Robertson,  featured  singer 
with  the  Hopkins'  Roseland  orches- 
tra, will  vocalize  in  each  of  the 
shorts.  The  Hopkins  aggregation 
has  already  made  "Barber  Shop 
Blues"  for  Vitaphone,  and  this  re- 
sulted  in  the  new  contract. 


Production  activities  at  the  Vita- 
phone studio  are  the  greatest  in  the 
history  of  the  plant,  according  to 
Sam  Sax,  production  chief.  There 
are  22  shorts  in  the  hands  of  the 
studio's  cutters  being  readied  for 
early  release.  These  include  ten 
two-reelers  and  twelve  of  one  reel 
length. 

• 

"Death  Attends  a  Party,"  one  of 
the  minute  mystery  series  being  pro- 
duced by  Bray  Pictures  for  Colum- 
bia release,  was  completed  Saturday 
under  the  direction  of  Lynn  Shores 
at  the  West  Coast  service  studios. 
Ben  Schwab  supervised  production, 
with  Harold  Godsoe  assisting  on  the 
direction.  Frank  Zucker  and  Bob 
Rittenburg  did  the  camera  work. 


Final  Code  Meeting 

Held  by  Federation 

Final  meeting  of  the  Federation 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  be- 
fore the  NRA  code  hearing  tomor- 
row was  held_  Saturday  with  a  large 
percentage  of  members  attending. 
Jack  Bellman,  president  of  Holly- 
wood Exchange,  told  The  Film 
Daily  that  the  association  was  pre- 
pared for  a  fight  to  the  finish  for 
"a  square  deal  and  a  chance  to  ex- 
ist." Main  issues  to  be  argued  by 
the  organization  will  be  the  pro- 
posed elimination  of  double-feature 
bills,  pooling  of  theaters,  inter- 
changeability  of  playing  time  by 
major  circuits  and  modification  of 
block  booking.  Jacob  Schechter, 
counsel  for  the  Federation,  left  yes- 
terday  for   Washington. 


MANY  UAPPY  RETURNS: 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  11 


Herbert    Stothart 


Hector   Turnbull 


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Electrical  Research  Products  Inc. 

250  West  57th  Street,  New  York,  IN.  Y. 


Features   Reviewed  in  Film  Daily  Feb.  3  to  Sept.  9 


Title  Reviewed 

A    Kek    Balvany-XX 4-19-33 

Adorable-F   5-19-33 

After  the  Ball-F   3-18-33 

Alimony  Madness-MAY ...  5-5-33 
Almas  Encontradas-XX  ..7-7-33 
An    Hour    with    Chekhov-AM 

9-6-33 
Ann    Carver's    Profession  COL 

6-9-33 
Another  Languagc-MGM  .  .8-5-33 
Arizona  to  Broadwav-F.  7-22-33 
As    the    Devil    Commands-COL 

9-1-33 

Baby    Face-W  A     6-24-33 

Barbarian,     The-MGM  ...  5-13-33 

Bed    of     Roses-RKO 7-1-33 

Bedtime  Story,  A-PAR.  .4-22-33 
Behind  Jury  Doors-MAY  .  3-15-33 

Below   the    Sea-COL 6-3-33 

Be  Mine  Tonight-U  ....3-16-33 
Berlin     Alexanderplatz-XX 

5-13-33 

Best    of    Enemies-F 7-17-33 

Between    Fighting    Men-WW 

2.8-33 
Big    Attraction    (Grosse 

Attraktion)-BAV     7-25-33 

Big    Brain-RKO 8-5-33 

Big   Cage.   The-U 5-10-33 

Big     Chance,     The-GRB .  .8-30-33 

Bitter    Sweet-UA     8-25-33 

Black     Beauty-MOP 8-23-33 

Blarney     Kiss-PRI 8-19-33 

Blondie    Johnson-FN 3-1-33 

Bondage-F    4-22-33 

Born   Anew-AM    7-25-33 

Breed     of    the     Border-MOP 

5-10-33 

Brief    Moment-COL    8-31-33 

Broadway     Bad— F 3-7-33 

Broadway    to     Hollywood-MGM 

9-2-33 
Bureau  of   Missing   Persons-FN 

9-2-33 
By    Appointment    Onlv-INV 

7-12-33 

California     Trail-COL 7-22-33 

Captured  WA    8-19-33 

Central     Airport-FN 3-29-33 

Charles     XII— XX     4-3-33 

Cheating    Blondes-CAP .  . .  5-20-33 

Chevenne     Kid-RKO 7-13-33 

Child  of  Manhattan-COL. 2-11-33 
Christopher  Strong-RKO  3-11-33 
Circus    Queen   Murder-COL 

5-6-33 

Clear    All    Wires-MGM 3-4-33 

Cocktail    Hour-COL    6-3-33 

Cohens  and   Kellys  in  Trouble- 

U.. 4-15-33 

College    Humor-PAR 6-14-33 

Come  On  Danger-RKO.  .2-16-33 
Conquerors   of   the    Night- 

AM.. 8-1-33 
Constant    Woman,    The-WW 

5-23-33 

Corruption-IMP     6-21-33 

Cougar,     The     King     Killer- 

SNO 5-23-33 

Crime    of    the    Centurv-PAR 

2-18-33 

Crossfire-RKO     8-15-33 

Dance    Ha'.l    Hostess-MAY 

8-26-33 
Dangerously  Yours-F.  ..  .2-24-33 
Daring  Daughters-CAP .  .3-25-33 
Das   Nachtigall  Maedel-CAP 

1-28-33 

Deadwook    Pass-FR 6-6-33 

Der    Hauptman    Von    Koepe- 

nick-AMR     1-20-33 

Der   Liebling   von   Wien-XX 

6-14-33 
Der    Schuetzen    Koenig-HER 

5-10-33 
Destination   Unknown-U.  .  .4-8-33 

Devil's    Brother-MGM 6-10-33 

Devil's  in  Love-F 7-28-33 

Diamond  Trail-MOP    4-19-33 

Die    Frau    von    Der    Man 

Spricht-XX     4-26-33 

Die   Grosse   Attraktion- 

BAV..  7-25-33 
Dinner    at    Eieht-MGM .  .8-25-33 

Diplomaniacs-RKO     4-29-33 

Diseraced!-PAR      7-17-33 

Doctor    Bull-F     8-31-33 

Don't  Bet  on  Love-U 7-29-33 

Dos    Noches-HOF    5-10-33 

Double  Harness-RKO.  .  .7-13-33 
Drei    Tage    Mittelarrest- 

XX.. 5-18-33 

Drum    Taps-WW 4-26-33 

Dude    Bandit-ALD 6-21-33 

Eagle  and  the  Hawk-PAR. 5-6-33 

Easy    Millions-FR     9-6-33 

Ein    Maedel    Der    Strasse-XX 

4-10-33 
Eine  Liebesnacht-XX  ...5-18-33 
Eine    Nacht    Im    Paradise-AMR 

2-23-33 
Eine  Tuer  Geht  Auf-PRX  2-8-33 
Eleventh   Commandment-ALD 

3-25-33 

Elmer  the  Great-FN 5-26-33 

El  Precio  De  Un  Beso- 

F.  .8-1-32 


KEY  TO  DISTRIBUTORS 


ABC— Arkay    Film    Exch. 

AE — Aeolian    Pictures 

AG — Agfa 

ALD — Allied    Pictures 

ALX — William    Alexander 

AM — Amkino 

AMR — American    Roumanian 

Film    Corp. 
ARL — Arthur  Lee 
AU — Capt.    Harold    Auten 
BAV— Bavaria  Film  A-G 
BEE — Bcekman  Film  Corp. 
CAP — Capitol      Film      Exchange 
CHE — Chesterfield 
COL — Columbia 
COM — Compagnie    Universelle 

Cinematographique 
EC — Enrico  Cutali 
EQU — Equitab.e    Pictures 
K — Fox 

FAI — Faith  Pictures  Corp. 
FAM — Foreign  American  F:lms 
FD — First  Division 
FOR — Foremco    Pictures 
FR — Freuler  Film  Associates 
FN  —  First    National 


FX— The    Film    Exchange 
GB — Gaumont-British 
GEN — General  Films 
GRB— Arthur  Grecnblatt 
GOL — Ken  Goldsmith 
GRF — Garrison  Films 
HEL — Helber  Pictures 
HER— Charles  B.  Hcrrlitz 
HOL — Hollywood 
HOF— J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 
ICE — Int.    Cinema    Exch. 
IMP — Imperial  Dist. 
INA — Inter-Americas    Films 
INT — Interworld  Prod. 
INV — Invincible  Pictures 
JE — Jewell  Productions 
JRW— J.    R.   Whitney 
KIN — Kinema  trade 
KRE — Sherman  S.   Krellberg 
LEV — Nat    Levine 
MAD — Madison  Pictures 
MAJ — Majestic  Pictures 
MAY — Mayfair    Pictures 
MO— Monopole  Pictures 
MGM — Metro-Gold  wyn- Mayer 
MOP — Monogram    Pictures 
PA  R — Paramount 


PO — Powers    Pictures 
POL— Bud  Pollard  Productions 
POR— Portola    Pictures 
PHI — Principal  Dist.  Corp. 
PRX— Protex  Dist.  Corp. 
REG — Regent   Pictures 
REM — Kem.ngton    Pictures 
RKO—  RKO-Radin      Fictuies 
SCO— Lester  F.  Scott 
SHO — Showmen's  Pictures 
SNO— Sidney    Snow. 
SUP — Superb    Pictures 
SYA — Synchro   Art   Pictures 
S  Y  N  —  Syndicate 
TF — Tobis  Foreign  Film 
TOW — Tower  Prods. 
U  —  Universal 
UA  —  United    Artists 
UFA— Ufa 
WA — Warner    Bros. 
WK- Willis  Kent 
WOK— Worldkino 
WW— World    Wide 
XX — No    distributor     set 
ZBY — Zbyszko     Polish-American 
Film    Co. 


Title  Reviewed 

Emergency   Call-RKO 6-24-33 

End   of   the   Trail-COL.  .  .2-23-33 

Ex-Lady-WA     1,-13-33 

Pace   in   the   Sky-F 2-18-33 

Laithful    Heart-HEL 8-15-33 

Fargo    Express-WW 3-1-33 

Fast   Workers-MGM    3-18-33 

Fighting    for    Justice- 

COL.. 5-17-33 

Fighting    Parson-ALD 8-2-3: 

Fighting  President,  The-U. 4-8-33 
Fighting    Texans-MOP    ..7-26-33 

Fires    of    Fate-PO 4-4-33 

Flying  Devils-RKO    8-26-33 

Footsteps    in    the    Night-INV 

5-10-33 

Forbidden    Trail-COL 4-10-33 

Forgotten-INV    5-20-33 

Forgotten   Men-JE    5-13-33 

42nd    Street-W A    2-4-33 

Flaming    Guns-U 6-17-33 

Flaming   Signal-INV 5-25-33 

Four    Aces-SYN 2-24-33 

Fourth    Horseman-U 2-8-33 

From  Hell  to  Heaven- 

PAR.. 3-18-33 
Gabriel  Over  the  White   House 

MGM 4-1-33 

Gallant     Fool-MOP 8-9-33 

Gambling     Ship-PAR 7-13-33 

Gefahren  Der  Liebe-M AD. 5-1-33 

Ghost     Train-ARL 2-18-33 

Gigolettes    of    Paris-EOU 

7-19-33 

Girl   in    419-PAR 5-20-33 

Girl    Missing-WA    3-18-33 

Glos   Pustyni-XX    4-26-33 

Gold  Diggers  of   1933- 

WA..  5-25-33 
Go'den    Goal    (Das    Lockende 

Ziel)-BAV     6-20-33 

Goldie    Gets    Along-RKO  .  .6-3-33 

Goodbye   Again-FN    9-2-C.3 

Grand    Slam-WA 2-23-33 

Great  Jasper.   The-RKO  .  .2-17-33 

Gun     Law-MAJ 7-13-33 

He    Learned    About    Women 

PAR.  .3-2-33 

Hell    Below-MGM     4-27-33 

Hell    on    Earth-AE 3-31-33 

Hello,    Sister-F    4-14-33 

Hell's    Holidav-SUP     7-19-33 

Heritage    of    the    Desert-PAR 

3-11-33 

Heroes     for     Sale-FN 7-22-33 

Her     Bodyguard-PAR 8-5-33 

Her    First    Mate-U 9-2.-33 

Her  Resale  Va  ue-M  AY  .  .6-21-33 
Hertha's  Erwachen-UFA. 3-1 3-33 
Heute    Nacht-Eventuell-XX 

7-7-33 

Hidden    Gold-U     3-22-33 

High    Gear-GOL     3-22-33 

His    Private    Secretary-SHO 

6-6-33 

Hold    Me   Tight-F 5-20-33 

Hold  Your   Man-MGM 7-1-33 

Holzapfel  Weiss  Alles-MO 

1-12-33 

Horizon-AM     5-13-33 

Humanity-F    4-22-33 

Hyppolit  A  Lakaj-ICE  ..1-20-33 
Ich    Will    Nicht    Wissen    Wer 

Du    Bist-INT   2-17-33 

I    Have    Lived-CHE 7-19-33 

Ihre   Majestaet   Die   Liebe- 

WA.  .2-8-33 
I  Love  That  Man-PAR.  ..  7-8-33 
I    Loved    You    Wednesday-F 

6-16-33 
Important    Witness-TOW.  .9-6-33 

India     Speaks-RKO 5-6-33 

Infernal    Machine-F 4-8-33 

I   Cover  the  Waterfront- 

UA.. 5-19-33 


7  itle  Reviewed 

International   House-PAR.  5-27-33 

Intruder,   The-ALD    3-13-33 

Iron    Master-ALD     2-4-33 

Island    of     Doom-AM 7-20-33 

It's   Great  to   Be  Alive-F.  .  7-8-33 

Ivan-GRF     2-23-33 

Jennie    Gerhardt-PAR 6-9-33 

Jungle     Bride-MOP 5-13-33 

Justice   Takes   a    Holiday- 

MAY..  4-19-33 

Kadetten-FX     3-31-33 

Kazdemu    Wolng    Kochac-XX 

5-24-33 

Keyhole,     The-WA 3-31-33 

King    Kong-RKO 2-25-33 

WA. .2-18-33 
King  of  the  Arena-U ...  .8-23-33 
King  of  the  Jungle-PAR  2-25-33 
Kiss     Before    the     Mirror-U 

5-13-33 
Korvettenkapitaen-AG    ...3-25-33 

Kuhle  Wampe-KIN 4-26-33 

La   Donna   D'Una   Notte- 

POR.. 3-13-33 
La  Cancion  Del  Dia-XX  .8-28-33 
Lady's     Profession,     A. 

PAR.. 3-25-33 

Lady    for   a    Day-COI 8-9-33 

Ladies    They    Talk    About-WA 

2-25-33 

La     Femme    Nue-XX 8-28-33 

Ga   Ley  del  Haren-XX  ...  6-20-33 

Laubenkolonie-GEN    6-9-33 

Laughing  at  Life-LEV.  .7-12-33 
La  Voce  del  Sangue-SYA. 4-19-33 
La  Vuida  Romantica-F.  .  .9-6-33 
Law  and  Lawless-MAJ.  .4-12-33 
Les   Trois    Mousquetaires- 

COM..  5-1-33 

Life    Is   Beautiful-AM 2-17-33 

Life    of    Jimmy    Dolan-WA 

6-14-33 

Lilly    Turner-FN 6-15-33 

L'italia    Parla-EC 2-20-33 

Little   Giant-FN    4-14-33 

Long    Avenger-WW 6-30-33 

Looking  Forward-MGM.  .4-29-33 
Love  in  Morocco-GB  ....3-20-33 
Love  Is   Dangerous-CHE. 4-29-33 

Lucky    Dog-U     8-30-33 

Lucky    Larrigan-MOP    ..3-15-33 

Luxury    Liner-PAR    2-4-33 

M— FOR     4-3-33 

Madame   Wuenscht    Keine 

Kinder-XX     6-3-33 

Mama-F     7-20-33 

Mama    Loves    Papa-PAR 

7-22-33 
Man  from   Monterey-WA.  8-16-33 

Man    Hunt-RKO    5-5-33 

Man    of    Action-COL 6-6-33 

Man  of  the  Forest-PAR.  .8-25-33 
Man    They    Couldn't   Arrest- 

GB.. 3-13-33 

Man    Who     Dared-F 9-9-33 

Man    Who    Won-PO 2-25-33 

Mano    a    Mano-INA 2-23-33 

Marius — PAR    4-19-33 

Mary  Stevens,   M.D.-WA.  7-28-33 

Matto    Grosso-PRI     1-14-33 

Mayor    of    Hell-WA 6-23-33 

Melodv    Cruise-RKO 6-16-33 

Melodia   de   Arrabal-PAR.  .8-9-33 

Men    and     Tobs-AM 1-6-33 

Men   Are    Such    Fools- 

RKO.  .3-13-33 

Men    of    America-RKO 3-1-33 

Men    Must    Fight-MGM .  .3-11-33 

Midnight    Club-PAR    7-29-33 

Midnight     Mprv-MGM ...  7-17-33 

Mindreader-FN    4-7-33 

Mistigri-PAR      1-20-33 

Mon  Coeur  Balance-PAR  2-8-33 
Money     Talks-SYN 8-12-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Monkey's   Paw,   The- 
RKO..  6-1-33 
Moonlight    and    Pretzels-U 

8-23-33 

Morning  Glory-RKO 8-16-33 

Morgenrot-PRX     5-18-33 

Murders  in  the  Zoo-PAR.  .4-1-33 
Mussolini  Speaks-COL  ..3-11-33 
Mysterious  Rider — PAR... 6-1-33 
Mystery  of  the  Wax  Museum- 

WA.. 2-18-33 
My    Mother-MOP    (Reviewed    a* 

Self    Defense)     2-17-33 

Nagana-U     2-11.. 33 

Namensheirat-FAM     1-12-33 

Narrow  Corner.  The-WA. 6-20-33 

Night   and   Day-GB 5-27-33 

Night   of   Terror-COL 6-7-33 

No  Marriage  Ties-RKO  ..  .8-4-33 
Noc  Listopadowa-PRX...  5-1-33 
Notorious  but  Nice-CHE. 8-23-33 
Nuisance,  The-MGM  ...5-27-33 
Obey    the     Law — COL.  .  .3-11-33 

Oliver    Twist-MOP 2-25-33 

On  Demande  un   Compagnon- 

XX.  .6-9-33 
One  Man's  Journey-RKO  .9-1-33 
One    Sunday    Afternoon-PAR 

9-2-33 

Our    Betters-RKO 2-24-33 

Out   All    Night-U 4-8-33 

Outlaw    Justice-MAJ 2-23-33 

Outsider,    The-M-G-M 3-29-33 

Over  the  Seven  Seas-XX.  5-24-33 
Paddy  the  Next   Best  Thing-F 

8-25-33 

Paris— Beeuin-PRX      1-6-33 

Parole  Girl-COL 4-10-33 

Passion    of    Joan    of    Arc-KRE 

9-9-33 
Past    of    Mary    Holmes-RKO 

4-29-33 
Peg  O'  My  Heart-MGM..  5-20-33 

Penthouse-MGM    .9-9-33 

Perfect     Understanding-UA 

2-24-33 
Phantom    Broadcast-MOP 

4-4-33 
Phantom     Thunderbo'.t-WW 

6-14-33 

Pick-Up-PAR     3-25-33 

Picture     Snatcher-WA 5-19-33 

Pilgrimage-F       7-17-33 

Piri    Mindot   Tud-ABC    ..1-28-33 

Pleasure    Cruise-F 4-1-33 

Police   Call-HOL 8-23-33 

Potemkin-KIN     4-3-33 

Power    and    the    Glory,    The-F 

8-18-33 
Primavera  en  Otono-F.  ..  5-24-33 
Private   Detective  62-WA.  .  7-8-33 

Private   Jones-U    3-25-33 

Professional   Sweetheart- 

RKO.. 5-27-33 

Racetrack— WW    3-7-33 

Rebel,    The-U     7-27-33 

Reform    Girl-TOW    3-4-33 

Renegades    of    the    West 

RKO 3-29-33 

Return     of     Casey    JonesMOP 

6-30-33 
Return   of  Nathan  Becker- 

WOK.. 4-19-33 
Reunion  in  Vienna-MGM  .  .5-2-33 
Revenge  at   Monte   Carlo-MAY 

4-26-33 

Riot    Squad-MAY     7-26-33 

Rivals-AM     4-10-33 

Robber's    Roost-F     3-18-33 

Rome     Express-U 2-25-33 

Sailor     Be     Good-RKO 3-1-33 

Sailor's    Luck-F    3-17-33 

Samarang-UA     5-18-33 

Savage     Gold-AU 5-23-33 


Titli  Revteweo 

Scarlet     River-RKO 5-24-33 

Second   Hand   Wife-F 1-14-33 

Secrets-UA     3-16-33 

Secret    of    Madame    Blanche 

MGM 2-4-33 

Secrets     of     Hollywood-SCO 

8-30-33 
Secrets   of   Wu    Sin-CHE.  .2-3-33 

Self   Defense-MOP    2-17-33 

Shadow     Laughs-INV 3-27-33 

Shame-AM    3-15-33 

She   Done   Him   Wrong- 

PAR.  .2-10-33 
She    Had   to    Say    Yes-FN 

7-28-33 
Shepherd    of    the    Seven     Hills 

FAI     8-8-33 
Ship    of    Wanted    Men-SHO 

9-9-33 
Shriek   in   the   Night,   A-AL'D 

7-22-33 

Silk    Express- WA 6-23-33 

Silver     Cord-RKO 5-5-33 

Sing,  Sinner,  Sing-MAJ.  .8-12-33 
Sleepless    Nights-REM    ..7-22-33 

Smoke    Lightning— F 5-12-33 

So  This  Is  Africa-COL.  .4-22-33 
Soldiers  of  the   Storm- 

COL.  .5-18-33 
Somewhere  in  Sonora-WA  .6-7-33 
Son  of  the  Border-RKO .  .8-2-33 
Song  of  the  Eagle-PAR.  .4-27-33 

Song   of    Life-TF    3-17-33 

Song     of     Songs-PAR 7-22-33 

Sous   La   Lune  Du   Maroc- 

PRX     1-28-33 

Sphinx,   The-MOP 8-16-33 

State    Trooper-COL    3-27-33 

Storm    at    Davbreak-MGM 

7-22-33 
Story  of  Temple  Drake- 

PAR 5-6-33 

Strange    Adventure-MOP    2-8-33 

Strange    People-CHE 6-17-33 

Stranger's  Return-MGM.  .7-29-33 
Strictly  Personal-PAR   ...3-18-33 

Study  in   Scarlet-WW 5-26-33 

Sucker    Money-WK 3-1-33 

Sundown    Rider-COL 6-9-33 

Supernatural-PAR     4-22-33 

Sweepings-RKO     3-22-33 

Taming    the    Jungle-INV.  .6-6-33 

Taras    Triasylo-XX    3-1 5-33 

Tarzan   the    Fearless-PRI. 8-12-33 

Tatra's    Zauber-PRX 2-20-33 

Telegraph    Trai!-WA 3-29-33 

Terror     Abroad-PAR 7-3-33 

Terror    Trail-U     2-11-33 

Theodore  Koerner-XX  ...  5-10-33 
There   Goes  the  Bride- 

GB..  3-1-33 
They   Just    Had   to    Get 

Married-U     2-10-33 

This  Day  and  Age-PAR. 8-16-33 
This  Is  America-BEE.  .  .6-23-33 
Three-Cornered     Moon-PAR 

8-8-33 
Today  We  Live-MGM   ..4-15-33 

Tombstone    Canyon-F 7-3-33 

Tomorrow    at    Seven-RKO 

7-12-33 

Topaze-RKO      2-10-33 

Trailing   North-MOP 5-17-33 

Traum    von    Schoenbruhnn 

XX..  6-3-33 

Treason-COL     5-4-33 

Trick    for    Trick-F 6-10-33 

Trouble    Busters-MAJ 8-30-33 

Truth  About  Africa-ALX. 4-19-33 

Tugboat    Annie-MGM 8-12-33 

Turn    Back   the    Clock-MGM 

8-23-33 
Una    Vida    Por    Otra-INA 

2-17-33 
Under    the   Tonto    Rim-PAR 

7-19-33 
Unknown  Valley-COL.  .  .8-18-33 
Via  Pony  Express-MAJ.  .5-4-33 
Victims    of    Persecution-POL 

6-17-33 

Voltaire-WA      7-28-33 

Warrior's  Husband-F  ...5-12-33 
West  of  Singapore-MOP.  .4-1-33 
What,  No  Beer-MGM... 2-1 1-33 
What  Price  Decency?- 

MAJ.. 3-2-33 
What    Price    Innocence-COL 

6-24-33 
When    Ladies    Meet-MGM 

6-24-33 
When   Strangers   Marry- 

COL.. 5-25-33 
Whirlwind,    The-COL    ...7-29-33 

White     Sister-MGM     3-20-33 

Wives    Beware-REG    5-2-33 

Woman  Is  Stole-COL.  .  .6-30-33 
Woman's  World-AM  ...1-28-33 
Woman  Accused-PAR. .  .3-11-33 
Working  Man,  The-WA.  .4-12-33 
World    Gone    Mad-MAJ.  .4-15-33 

Wrecker,    The-COL 8-5-33 

Yanko  Muzykant-ZBY  ..3-13-33 
Zapfenstreich    Am    Rhein- 

JRW.. 2-8-33 
Zoo   in    Budapest-F 4-12-33 


THE 


Monday,  Sept.  11,  1933 


3^2 


DAIL.V 


INDEP'TS  APPOINT 
WASH'N  COMMITTEES 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

[session,  held  under  the  auspices  of 
Independent  Theater  Owners  of  New 
York  at  the  Wardman  Park  Hotel. 
Speakers  included:  Harry  Brandt, 
Mitchell  Klupt,  Milton  Weisman, 
Abram  Myers  and  H.  M.  Richey. 
Committees  were  appointed  as  fol- 
lows : 

Executive:  J.  C.  Ritter,  Chairman; 
W.  A.  Steffes,  H.  A.  Cole,  Louis 
Blumenthal,  Jay  Means  and  Harry 
Brandt;  Registration:  Leon  Rosen- 
blatt, Chairman;  Aaron  Saperstein, 
Fred  Herrington,  Bennie  Berger, 
Abe  Stone;  Administration:  A.  H. 
Schwartz,  Chairman;  Glenn  Cross, 
Leo  Brecher  and  Herman  Blum; 
Code:  Harry  Brandt,  Chairman; 
Sidney  Samuelson,  H.  M.  Richey,  Na- 
than Yamins,  Mitchell  Klupt,  Milton 
Wiseman,  W.  A.  Steffes,  Abram  My- 
ers, Fred  Herrington,  J.  B.  Fish- 
man  and  R.  Saunders;  Publicity: 
Tom  Murray;  Labor:  Jack  Shapiro. 
W.  A.  Steffes  and  Leo  Brecher; 
Complaints  and  Grievances:  Walter 
Littlefield,  Lee  Newbury  and  Wil- 
liam Cutts. 

The  code  committee  met  last  night 
to  examine  proposals.  A  general 
meeting  will  be  held  at  10  A.M.  this 
morning.  The  group  is  considering 
the  code  drafted  by  Lee  Ochs  and 
Harmon  Yaffa  for  the  Ochs  Circuit, 
Consolidated  Amusement  Enter- 
prises and  Manhattan  Playhouses, 
totaling  45  theaters.  Highlight  is 
a  federal  board  provision  to  be  fi- 
nanced by  taxes  on  theaters.  It 
would  establish  local  boards  under 
the  plan. 

Allied  officials  last  night  denied 
a  report  that  members  were  partici- 
pating in  the  meeting  because  of  al- 
leged double  crossing  in  connection 
with  alleged  changes  in  phraseology 
of  code  draft  after  principles  had 
been  agreed  upon  by  the  code  com- 
mittees. 

M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  leaders  informally 
Iconferred  on  the  code  brief  which 
will  be  submitted  today,  Allied  also 
submitting  a  brief  prepared  by 
Myers. 

The  Independent  Poster  Associa- 
tion held  a  meeting  at  the  Ward- 
jman  Park  to  consider  code  pro- 
visions. 


Kent-Rosenblatt  Confer 

j  Washington. — Sidney  R.  Kent  and 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  were  understood 
[to  be  conferring  last  night. 


Bill  Booth  at  Fair 

Chicago — Bill  Booth  has  succeeded 
Luther  Reed  as  director  at  Holly- 
wood-at-the-Fair.  Reed  has  left  for 
St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  to  produce  a 
picture. 


"Masquerader"  in  2  Denver  Houses 

Denver — Ronald  Colman  in  "The 
Masquerader"  is  playing  simultan- 
eously at  the  Tabor  and  Aladdin. 
iSeveral  other  United  Artists  releases 
are  slated  for  day-and-date  runs 
here. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

JhDWARD  SUTHERLAND  faces 
one  of  his  most  interesting  as- 
signments in  casting  the  many  fa- 
miliar cartoon  characters  who  will 
appear  in  his  next  picture,  "Funny 
Page."  Although  several  of  the 
roles  will  be  enacted  by  well  known 
players  he  expects  to  direct  a  large 
group  of  new  screen  personalities 
during  its  filming. 

Howard  J.  Green,  veteran  scenar- 
ist, will  supervise  "My  Gal  Sal"  and 
"Hearts  and  Flowers,"  for  RKO. 
Wanda  Tuchock  and  Laird  Doyle  are 
writing  the  screen  play  for  the  for- 
mer picture,  while  James  Gruen  and 
Joe  Traub  are  preparing  the  sce- 
nario for  the  latter  story,  which  is 
an  original  by  the  producer.  The 
scenarist-producer  wrote  the  screen 
play  for  "Morning  Glory." 

*  *  * 

Sam  White,  who  directed  four  of 
the  subjects  in  the  first  Ely  Culbei-t- 
son  series,  will  direct  the  entire  new 
series  of  six  pictures  which  will  star 
Culbertson. 

*  *         * 

Romance  will  return  to  the  screen, 
according  to  Jesse  L.  Lasky,  who 
believes  audiences  have  tired  of  too 
much  realism  and  stories  of  con- 
temporary life.  He  is  opposed  to 
cycles  and  declares  it  is  his  ambi- 
tion to  make  stories  that  are  re- 
moved from  cycles. 

Buddy  Fisher  has  returned  to 
Hollywood.  He  has  been  appearing 
in  vaudeville  in  the  east. 

Sammy  Fain  and  Irving  Kahal. 
song  writers,  are  awaiting  word 
from  Washington  before  flying  there 
to  present  their  NRA  song,  "The 
Road  Is  Open  Again,"  to  President 
Roosevelt  for  official  acceptance. 
The  tune,  which  was  written  espe- 
cially for  the  Warner  NRA  featur- 
ettes,  was  enthusiastically  received 
by  studio  heads  who  are  seeking  the 
government's  "O.K."  Fain  and  Kahal 
wrote  several  numbers  for  "Foot- 
light  Parade." 

Bert  Glennon  will  be  cameraman 
on  Paramount's  "Alice  in  Wonder- 
land." 

Johnny  Mack  Brown,  instead  of 
Lyle  Talbot,  is  playing  the  role  of 
Cooper  in  "Female,"  Ruth  Chatter- 
ton's  latest  First  National  starring 
picture.  Brown  is  also  appearing  in 
"Son  of  the  Gobs,"  the  Joe  E. 
Brown  starring  picture,  at  the  same 
time  on  the  First  National  lot. 

"Business  Is  Pleasure,"  two-reel 
Technicolor  musical,  has  been  com- 
pleted at  the  Warner  studios.  Eddie 
Cline  directed  and  the  cast  is  headed 
by  Teddy  Joyce,  Hobart  Cavanaugh, 
Bobby  Agnew  and  Harry  Seymour. 


Eddie  Cantor,  Gloria  Stuart,  David 
Manners  and  other  members  of  the 
cast  of  Samuel  Goldwyn's  "Roman 
Scandals,"  now  being  produced  for 
United  Artists  release,  will  have  five 
or  six  weeks  more  work  on  the  story, 
which  is  being  directed  by  Frank 
Tuttle. 

After  copmpleting  "The  Last 
Trail"  for  Fox,  George  O'Brien  took 
his  new  bride,  Marguerite  Churchill, 
former  film  star,  to  his  home  town, 
San  Francisco,  for  a  short  stay  be- 
fore returning  to  start  "Frontier 
Marshal"  on  Sept.   12. 

Ann  Dvorak  will  play  the  Indian 
girl  in  "Massacre,"  Richard  Barthel- 
mess'  next  picture  for  First  Na- 
tional. 

CAST  ASSIGNMENTS 

FOX:  Hank  Man  for  "Smoky";  Matt  McHugh 
in  "The  Mad  Game";  Florence  Roberts  in 
"Hoopla." 

RKO:  Thelma  Todd  for  "Hips,  Hips,  Hooray"; 
Bill  Cagney  for  "Hearts  and  Flowers";  Torn 
Brown  opposite  Dorothy  Jordan  in  "Wild  Birds"; 
Nat  Carr  for  "What  Fur,"  Edgar  Kennedy  com- 
edy. 

COLUMBIA:  Dudley  Digges  for  "Fury  of  the 
Jungle";  William  Jeffrey  and  Harry  Holman  for 
"My  Woman";  Helen  Jerome  Eddy  for  "Man's 
Castle";  Dorothy  Dixon  and  Herbert  Evans  for 
"The    Entertainer,"    Sunrise    comedy. 


Showmens  Pictures,  Inc. 
Gets  Own  Coast  Studio 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

bv  David  J.  Mpuntan.  president  o:f 
Showmens  Pictures,  Inc.  Produc- 
tions will  be  supervised  by  Al  Alt, 
"Public  Stenographer,"  first  on  the 
new  schedule  of  12  pictures,  is  now 
in  production  at  the  new  studio  with 
the  following  cast:  Lola  Lane; 
Esther  Muir,  Buster  Collier,  Jason 
Robards,  Duncan  Renaldo,  Richard 
Tucker,  Bryant  Washburn.  Al  Sti 
John  and  Al  Bridge.  It  will  be  ready 
for  release  Oct.  1. 


Buster  Keaton  May  Make 
Two  Features  in  the  East 

Buster  Keaton,  now  making:  per| 
sonal  appearances,  may  be  starred 
in  two  features  to  be  made  in  thjj 
east  under  a  deal  now  being  nee-otii- 
ated  by  Joe  Rivkin  of  the  Leo  Mor- 
rison office.  Keaton  will  annear  op 
the  radio  Thursday  night  with  Rudy 
Vallee. 


Close  Deals  on  Nudist  Flint 

Standard  Motion  Pictures.  Inc.,  of 
which  H.  H.  Rogers,  Jr.,  is  presiij 
dent,  has  closed  deals  on  the  nudist 
comedy,  "Nearly  Naked."  with 
Monogram  Pictures  of  Ohio  for 
Ohio.  Michigan,  western  Pennsyl- 
vania and  West  Virginia.  Deals  alsp 
have  been  signed  with  Irving-  Man- 
del  of  Monogram  Pictures  of  ChU 
cae-o  and  with  Charlie  Klang  of 
Philadelphia  for  their  territories. 
The  picture  has  been  passed  by  the 
New  York  board  of  censors  with 
only  one  elimination. 


$1,220,000  ADDED 
BY  RKO  TO  BUDGET 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Vickers,"  "Midshipman  Jack,"  "Ace 
of  Aces,"  "Little  Women,"  "Son  of 
Kong,"  "Chance  at  Heaven"  and 
"Aggie  Appleby,  Maker  of  Men.", 

In  work  are  "The  Woman  Spy," 
"Behold,  We  Live,"  "The  Lost  Pa- 
trol," "Beautiful"  and  "Flying 
Down  to  Rio." 

Pictures  in  preparation  include 
"Man  of  Two  Worlds,"  "Wild  Birds," 
"Hips,  Hips,  Hooray,"  "Breaker  of 
Hearts,"  "Stingaree,"  "Escape  to 
Paradise,  "Dummy's  Vote,"  "Blonde 
Poison,"  "Dance  of  Desire,"  "The 
Balloon  Buster,"  "Fugitive  from 
Glory"   and  "Success   Story." 


Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  Names 
Three  Code  Consultants 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

fhe  ranks  of  the  Hays  organization 
will  include  George  J.  Schaefer, 
Ralph  Kohn,  Willard  S.  McKay,  and 
Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  of  Paramount; 
R.  H.  Cochrane  of  Universal;  Harrv 
M.  Warner,  Sam  Morris,  Joseph 
Bernhard  and  Harold  Bareford  of 
Warner  Bros.:  Al  Lichtman  of 
United  Artists;  William  Phillips.  Ed 
Raftery;  J.  Robert  Rubin.  Felix 
^eist  and  Col.  E.  A.  Schiller  of 
Loew's,  Inc.;  E.  W.  Hammons  of 
Educational;  H.  B.  Franklin  and 
Ned  Depinet  of  RKO:  Sidney  R. 
Kent  of  Fox:  Jack  Cohn  and  Abe 
Montague  of  Columbia;  Nathan 
Burkan,  counsel  for  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Samuel  Goldwyn; 
George  Skouras  of  Fox  West  Coast 
Theaters  and  Skouras  Bros.,  and 
Louis  Nizer  of  the  New  York  Film 
Board  of  Trade. 

Litho  Firms  File  Briefs 

Briefs  in  support  of  Article  36, 
Producers  Code,  dealing  with  post- 
ers, have  b°en  filed  by  Morgan 
Lithograph  Co..  Continental  Litho- 
graph, H.  C.  Miner  and  Tooker. 
These  companies  do  the  work  for 
Universal.  Paramount.  RKO,  Co- 
lumbia. Fox,  U.  A.,  Warner,  M-G-M 
and    Monogram. 

Richards  Opposes  Exhib  Code 

E.  V.  Richards,  receiver  for 
Saenger  Circuit,  has  filed  a  brief 
with  Rosenblatt  taking  exceptions 
to  the  exhibitors'  code  as  presented. 


Local   306   Admits   Permit  Men 

A  two-year  controversy  was  ended 
Saturday  when  about  600  "permit 
men"  were  admitted  to  full  member- 
ship in  Local  306,  Operators'  Union. 

U.  A.  Ad  Changes 

Leon  Lee  has  been  promoted  to 
advertising  manager  at  United  Art- 
ists under  Hal  Home.  Virginia  Mor- 
ris takes  over  Lee's  former  duties 
contacting  exchanges  and  producers 
for  the  advertising  department. 

"Sinner"  Gets  Detroit  First-Run 

Detroit — Majestic's  "Sing,  Sinner, 
Sing"  is  playing  first-run  at  the  Fox 
this  week. 


THE 


DAILY 


Monday,  Sept.  11,  1933 


BOARD  TO  ENFORCE 
POSTER  PRACTICES 


{Continued  from  Page   1) 

try.    The  committee  would  hear  and 
adjust  all  complaints. 

In  part  the  code  proposals  filed 
by  the  association  are  as  follows: 

Participation 

Participation  in  this  Code,  and  any  subse- 
quent revision  of  or  addition  to  the  Code, 
shall  extend  to  any  person,  partnership  or 
corporation  in  the  Poster  Exchange  Business 
who  accepts  his  share  of  the  cost  and  re- 
sponsibility,  as  well  as  the  benefit  of  such 
participat.on  by  becoming  a  member  of  the 
National  Poster  Service  Association.  No 
initiation  or  entrance  fees  shall  be  charged, 
but  there  shall  be  dues  levied  on  the  follow- 
ing  basis: 

Class     A     $200.00  per  year 

Class     B     125.00  per  year 

Class     C      75.00  per  year 

Associate    Membership     50.00  per  year 

Wages 

On  and  after  the  effective  date  the  mini- 
mum wage  that  shall  be  paid  by  employers 
in  the  poster  exchanges  to  any  of  the.r  em- 
ployees engaged  in  mechanical  labor  shall  be 
40  cents  per  hour,  with  the  maximum  num- 
ber of  working  hours  per  week  set  at  40 
hours,  except  that  the  right  shall  be  given  to 
work  maximum  number  of  44  hours,  in  any 
six  weeks  up  to  December  1,  1933,  and  that 
no  one  shall  work  more  than  8  hours  in  any 
one  day,  except  as  provided  in  existing  con- 
tracts and  agreements. 

(b)  Not  to  work  any  accounting  clerical 
office  service  or  sales  employees  (except  out- 
side employees)  in  any  office  or  department 
for  more  than  40  hours  in  any  one  week, 
that  no  one  shall  work  more  than  8  hours  in 
any  one  day,  except  as  provided  in  existing 
contracts    and    agreements. 

This  code  shall  not  apply  to  cleaners,  jani- 
tors  and   errand   boys. 

(c)  All  employees  other  than  those  en- 
gaged in  mechanical  labor  shall  be  paid  a 
minimum  weekly  salary  of  not  less  than 
$15.00  per  week  in  cities  with  population 
over  500,000;  minimum  of  $14.50  per  week 
in  cities  of  population  from  250,000  to  500.- 
000;  minimum  of  $14.00  in  cities  whose  pop- 
ulation is  between  2,500  and  250,000;  mini- 
mum of  $12.00  per  week  in  cities  of  less 
than  2,500,  with  maximum  number  of  hours 
per  week  of  44  hours,  and  in  no  case  shall 
any  one  of  such  employees  be  employed  foi 
a  greater  number  than  8  hours  in  any  one  day. 

Population  for  purposes  of  this  code  shall 
be  determined  by  reference  to  the  1930  Fed- 
eral   Census. 

(d)  That  part-time  employees  shall  receive 
wages  based  on  the  hourly  rate  in  the  samr 
proportion  as  40  hours  shall  bear  to  the  mini- 
mum weekly  wages  for  full  time  as  set  forth 
herein. 

(e)  That  the  pay  to  mechanical  workers 
shall  not  be  less  than  40  cents  per  hour  un- 
less the  hourly  rate  for  the  same  class  of 
work  on  July  15,  1929,  was  less  than  40 
cents  per  hour,  in  which  latter  case  not  t( 
pay  less  than  the  hourly  rate  on  July  15,  1929, 
and  in  no  event  less  than  30  cents  per  hour. 
Thus  establishing  a  guaranteed  minimum  rate 
of  pay  regardless  of  whether  the  employee  i 
compensated  on  the  basis  of  a  time  rate  or 
on   a    piece-work   performance. 

(f)  That  the  maximum  hours  fixed,  shall 
not  apply  to  persons  employed  in  a  managerial, 
executive  or  supervisory  capacity  who  receive 
more  than   $35.00  per  week. 

5.  Not  to  employ  minors  under  the  age 
of  16,  with  the  right  that  persons  between 
14  and  16  may  be  employed  not  to  exceed  3 
hours  per  day  and  those  hours  only  between 
7  A.  M.  and  7  P.  M.,  as  will  not  interfere 
with  hours  of  day  school. 

Labor  Code 

Employees  in  the  Poster  Exchange  shall 
have  the  right  to  organize  and  bargain  col- 
lectively through  representatives  of  their  own 
choosing,  and  shall  be  free  from  the  interfer- 
ence, restraint,  or  coercion  of  employers  of 
labor,  or  their  agents,  in  the  designation  of 
such  representative  or  in  self-organizations  or 
in  other  concerted  activities  for  the  purpose  of 
collective  bargaining  or  other  mutual  aid  or 
protection. 

8.  No  employee  in  a  Poster  Exchange,  and 
no  one  seeking  employment  therein,  shall  be 
required  as  a  condition  of  employment  to  join 


Washington  NRA  Sidelight; 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 


WASHINGTON    resembles    Times 
Square  from   729  to   the  Para- 
mount Building.    And  all  you  hear  is 
codified  conversation. 


Sidney  Kent  ivas  among  the  first 
industry  execs  to  check  into  town 
owing  to  pre-hearing  confabs  with 
Sol  Rosenblatt,  who  is  just  about 
the  most  importantly  head-lined 
lawyer  in  our  biz  at  present. 


Ray  Johnston,  head  man  among 
the  Monogrammers,  has  a  convention 
gag  which  is  a  Pip  and  undoubted- 
ly may  try  sayne  upon  some  of-  the 
unsophisticated  delegates. 


Harry  Brandt  and  his  militant 
indie  theater  outfit  have  encamped 
at  the  Wardman  Park,  shouting 
about  the  rights  and  wrongs,  most- 
ly called  wrongs,  of  the  industry. 


Charlie  O'Reilly,  who  has  been 
clarifying  the  exhibition  code  ever 
since  its  inception,  is  set  to  do  some 
more  clarifying.  Serving  with  Sid- 
ney Kent,  O'Reilly's  assignment  as 
coordinator  is  a  100  per  cent  tough. 


Ed  Kuykendall's  pleasant  Southern 
speech  will  insert  itself  prominently 
into  the  proceedings  tomorrow  when 
he  represents  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  as 
its  prexy. 


H.  M.  Richey,  Allied  leader  hail- 
ing from  Detroit  and  thereabouts, 
is  brimming  over  with  pro-inde- 
pendent exhibitor  thoughts. 


Ever  the  energetic  champion  of 
the  independent  exhibitor,  Pete  Har- 
rison is  on  hand,  functioning  as 
president  of  the  Federation  of  the 
M.  P.  Industry. 


The  Philadelphia  quartet,  consist- 
ing of  Pizor,  Barrist,  Emanuel  and 
Aarons,  has  a  swell  routine  to  offer 
in  behalf  of  the  independent  cause. 


Sid  Samuelson,  loaded  to  the  gun- 
wales with  speech  material,  is  in 
condition  to  do  battle  for  Allied  pro- 
posals. 


Attorney  Jacob  Schechter  will 
handle  matters  legal  for  the  Federa- 
tion of  the  M.  P.  Industry. 


Ben  Berstein,  one  of  the  exhibitor 
code  committeemen,  was  among  the 
first  of  the  Coast  arrivals. 


Candidate  for  honors  as  the  Most 
Busy  Man  yesterday  was  Lou 
Blumenthal,  who,  as  chairman  of  the 
Independent  Motion  Picture  Code 
Protection  Committee,  was  a  hurry- 
ing  person. 


Jack  Miller,  address  Chicago,  and 
Fred  Wehrenberg,  address  St.  Louis, 
signed  hotel  registers  long  before 
the  preliminaries  in  this  Battle  of 
the  Century. 


Pete  Woodhull,  resigned  and  re- 
formed M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  president, 
is  expected  to  drop  in  as  an  "un- 
official observer." 


any  company  union  or  to  refrain  from   joining 
a   labor    organization   of   his   own    choosing. 

9.  Employers  of  labor  in  the  Poster  Ex- 
change Business  agree  to  comply  with  the 
maximum  hours  of  labor,  minimum  rates  of 
pay.  and  other  working  conditions  approved 
or  prescribed   by  the  President. 

10.  Each  exchange  snail  establish  a  fair 
Uandard    of    cost. 

11.  It  shall  be  an  unfair  method  of  competi- 
tion for  any  exchange  to  sell  below  a  reason- 
able margin  of  profit. 

12.  There  shall  be  established  in  each  film 
zone  or  film  distribution  center  of  the  Mot;on 
Picture  Industry,  by  the  poster  exchange5 
located  in  such  center  or  zone,  a  standard 
price   schedule. 

13.  It  shall  be  unfair  competition  for  any 
exchange  to  solicit  and  accept  any  business 
or  material  in  any  competing  territory  at 
prices  less  than  established  standard  prices  in 
such   zone   or   film   center. 

14.  There  shall  be  no  secret  rebates, 
nromises  or  gratuities  for  purposes  of  secur- 
ing advantages  that  would  not  otherwise  b- 
procured,  or  as  an  inducement  to  influence 
customers  not  to  deal  with  competing  poster 
exchanges. 

15.  Unreasonable  discrimination  in  favor  of 
chain  theaters  as  against  individual  theaters 
=hall  be  construed  unfair  competition  and  ? 
violation   of   this   code. 

Arbitration 

All  trade  disputes,  controversies  and  claims 
arising  under  this  code  in  anv  territory  for 
alleged  breach  of  fair  competition,  shall  h~ 
submitted  to  the  Executive  Committee  of  the 
National  Poster  Service  Association  for  hearing 
and  its  determination  shall  be  binding  on  the 
parties;  in  the  event  that  anv  such  dispute 
shall  involve  a  member  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee,   then    two    or    more    members    of    the 


Association    may    be    appointed    by    the    Presi- 
dent. 

17.  Hearing  of  disputes  shall  apply  to 
members  as  well  as  to  non-members  of  the 
Association,  insofar  as  each  and  every  poste' 
exchange  in  the  United  States  was  invite 
to  participate  in  and  cooperate  in  the  drafting 
of  this  code. 

18.  The  National  Executive  Committee 
shall  have  power  from  time  to  time  to  require 
reports  from  poster  exchanges  throughout  the 
country  as  in  its  judgment  may  be  necessary 
to  advise  it  adequately  of  the  administration 
and  enforcement  of  the  provisions  of  this  code. 


New  Exhibitor  Ass'n 

Proposed  in  Wash'n 

(Continued  from   pane   1) 

posed  organization  would  function 
as  an  enforcement  body  in  connec- 
tion with  code,  it  was  said.  Allied 
backers  of  plan  are  expected  to  lobby 
for  support  among  exhibitors  at- 
tending the  code  hearing. 


Beuick  on   RKO  Publications 

M.  D.  Beuick,  formerly  with  the 
U.  S.  Advertising  Corn.,  has  been 
appointed  editor  of  "RKO  Now"  and 
"Radio  City  Music  Hall  News." 
Beuick  succeeds  Leonard  Hall,  who 
joins  George  Gerhard's  publicity 
staff  at  the  Music  Hall. 


FOUR  MAJOR  ISSUES 
LOOM  AT  CODE  MEE1 


Washington — As  far  as  conflictin. 
clauses  in  the  exhibition  and  dir! 
tribution  codes  are  concerned,  ai 
least  four  major  controversial  issue 
are  certain  to  figure  importantly  i 
proceedings  at  tomorrow's  industr 
code  hearing  at  the  Commerc 
Building.  They  involve:  tieing  i 
shorts  with  features,  posters,  scor 
charges  and  booking  combines 
These  will  be  supplemented  by  othe 
issues,  proposed  by  one  or  the  othe 
committee  or  other  industry  sources 
These  clauses  are  included  in  thei 
respective  codes  by  virtue  of  the  fac 
that  they  have  been  agreed  upon  b, 
majority  votes  in  each  instance. 

In  addition,  however,  the  minorit; 
elements  of  the  distributor  and  ex 
hibitor  code-drafting  committees 
supplemented  by  other  independent 
in  their  fields,  will  fight  in  behal 
of  their  list  of  exceptions  to  tru 
majority  opinion.  Independent  dis 
tributors  will  argue  against  any  re 
strictions  on  double  feature  bill; 
such  as  proposed  in  the  majorit; 
provision  which  would  provide  fo" 
the  elimination  of  the  practice  il 
any  territory  in  which  60  per  cen 
of   theaters   vote    against   it. 

Discussion  of  the  correlation  of  thi 
exhibitor  and  distributor  codes  will 
furnish  material  for  plenty  of  de 
bating. 

Tieing  in  of  shorts  with  features 
can  be  relied  upon  to  bring  out  virile 
discussion.  In  substance  the  clausi 
drafted  by  the  exhibitor  committer 
would  prevent  distributors  froit 
carrying  out  this  practice,  while  the 
distributor  provision  would  alio? 
them  to  compel  an  exhibitor  to  buj 
as  many  shorts  from  him  as  he  does 
features. 

In  connection  with  poster  ex 
changes,  the  exhibitor  code  proposes 
that  no  restrictions  be  placed  on  the 
sale  of  posters  and  other  advertising 
accessories.  The  distributor  clause- 
however,  seeks  to  force  exhibitor? 
to  buy  them  exclusively  from  th« 
distributor  or  manufacturer. 

On  the  matter  of  score  charges, 
the  exhibitor  committee  recommen- 
dation, universally  supported  by  the- 
atermen,  is  that  they  be  eliminatec 
while  the  distributors  oppose  this. 
The  distributor  proposal  in  regard 
to  booking  combines  would  give 
them  the  right  to  refuse  to  sell  them. 
The  exhibitor  committee  proposal  ij 
directly  opposite  in  character. 

Subject  of  eliminations,  from  the 
exhibitor  committee  standpoint 
should  be  handled  on  a  15  per  cent 
basis.  Other  theatermen's  factions 
will  seek  to  increase  this  percen- 
tage. 

Despite  the  similarity  of  both  the 
distributor  and  exhibitor  committee 
proposals  on  open  market  buying, 
some  exhibitor  elements  will  seek  ta 
broaden  the  scope  of  the  provision! 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  unaffilJ 
iated  buyer.  Designation  of  play- 
dates  is  another  subject  bound  ta 
attract  debating. 


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international  in  Scope 
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CL.  I  VIII.  NO.  61 


NEW  yCCr,  TLC/DAr,  fEPTEHEER  12,  1933 


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10  Code  Briefs  Are  Filed  With  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt 

MUST  REVISE  EXHIBITION  CODE  LABOR  CLAUSES 



Vl-G-M  Plans  Over  600  Roadshowings  for  "Dinner  at  8" 


- 


wo-a-Day    Engagements 
Already  Set  in  14 
Legit.  Houses 


(After  noting  results  of  M-G-M's 
pinner  at  Eight"  roadshows  in  five 
\y  cities,  Nicholas  M.  Schenck  has 
cided  on  a  more  extensive  road- 
jow  booking  for  this  all-star  at- 
action  than  was  accorded  "Grand 
ptel,"  which  had  a  total  of  616 
,ecial  engagements. 
"Dinner  at  Eight"  has  already 
•en  set  for  two-a-day  in  14  Er- 
jnger-Shubert  legitimate  houses 
arting  with  Montreal  on  Sept.  18, 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


.OMISSIONS  RAISED 
IN  10  RKO  HOUSES 


Ten  houses  are  now  included  in 
e  admission  price  increases  being 
it  into  effect  by  RKO  Theaters. 
Wning  prices  have  been  increased 
■cents  at  the  Hamilton,  Empire  and 
,'ranklin  theaters,  and  increases  of 
|om  5  to  10  cents  on  matinee  and 
|ght  prices  have  been  put  into  ef- 
%ct  at  the  Orpheum  and  Prospect, 
rooklyn;  Proctor's  and  State,  Sche- 
'ctady;  Keith's  Lowell,  and  State 
nd  Rivoli,  New  Brunswick. 


fhio  Valley  Exhib  Ass'n 
Being  Formed  by  Merger 

ashington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Merger  of  the  Great- 
Cincinnati  M.  P.  Exhibitors  Ass'n 
d  Allied  Theater  Owners  of  Ohio, 
entucky  and  West  Virginia  is  tem- 

(Continued   on    Page    3) 


15  Million  from  Tax 


Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Taxes  on  admissions  for 
the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30  amounted 
\  to  $15,520,512,  the  Bureau  of  Internal 
Revenue  announces.  Of  this  amount, 
New  York  State  paid  $6,210,348.  Total 
figure  is  less  than  half  what  the  levy 
was  expected  to   bring. 


Washington  Merry-Go-Round 

...  as  it  looks  from  the  sidelines 

^=^=^^=^-^=    By  JACK  ALICOATE  ^=^-^^^^^^ 


WASHINGTON — It's  a  grand  town,  this  splendid  city  of  Washington,  majestically 
situated  as  it  is  upon  the  broad  waters  of  the  historic  Potomac  and  overlooking 
the  old  and  dignified  commonwealth  of  Virginia.  Its  atmosphere  is  one  of  quiet  poise, 
solidity  and  strength.  Its  white  buildings,  broad  avenues,  trees  and  numerous  parks 
bespeak  of  contentment.  Except  for  its  brilliant  diplomatic  and  political  functions  it  is 
normally  a  9  o'clock  town.  Here  one  can  become  completely  lost  from  the  irritations 
of  the  outside  world  unless  one,  like  this  observer,  after  being  in  town  less  than  a 
sundown,   is  brought  sharply  back   to  the  realities  of   New  York   life   by   being  touched 

(Continued   on  Page   2) 


COPYRIGHT  BUREAU 
COMPLETES  SURVEY 


A  coast-to-coast  survey  in  which 
all  matters  pertaining  to  the  exhibi- 
tion of  motion  pictures  were  investi- 
gated has  been  completed  by  the 
Copyright  Protection  Bureau.  Evei-y 
territory  in  the  48  states  has  been 
covered  by  home  office  investigators 
under  the  supervision  of  Jack  Levin. 
Division  Managers  H.  L.  Groves  and 

(Continued   on   Page   3) 

Resolute  is  Opening 
Own  Southern  Exchanges 

Resolute  Pictures  plans  to  open 
its  own  exchanges  in  Atlanta,  Char- 
lotte and  New  Orleans,  it  is  an- 
nounced by  J.  H.  Goldberg,  general 
sales  manager.     Goldberg  will  leave 

(Continued   on   Page    7) 


WOULD  RAISE  SCALE 
FOR  VAUDE  HOUSES 


Washington   Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Readjustment  of  ad- 
mission price  scales  by  the  proposed 
local  zoning  boards,  to  protect 
houses  whose  opposition  play  long 
vaudeville    bills,    is    a    safeguarding 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 


Ticket  Industry  Hearing 
Scheduled  for  Sept.  18 

Washington   Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Hearing  on  the  code 
for  the  amusement  ticket  and  coupon 
manufacturing  industry  is  scheduled 
for  Sept.  18  in  the  Commerce  De- 
partment Auditorium.  This  code, 
like  the  music  printing  and  play 
publishing  codes,  comes  under  the 
commercial  printing  code  hearing. 


Hope  to  Finish  Code  by  Sept. 20; 
20  Briefs  Filed  With  Rosenblatt 


Cleveland  Business  Drops 
Following  Tax  Boost 

Cleveland  —  Business  dropped  off 
at  a  majority  of  the  local  theaters 
last  week  due  to  the  10  per  cent  tax 
which  went  into  effect  Sept.  1,  ex- 
hibitors report.  The  subsequent  run 
(Continued  on   Page   6) 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
Washington  —  Twenty  code  briefs 
have  been  filed  with  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt in  connection  with  the  open 
hearing  which  gets  under  way  to- 
day. These  include  the  Academy  of 
M.  P.  Arts  &  Sciences,  Hays  Asso- 
ciation, Independent  Producers,  Fed- 
eration of  the  M.  P.  Industry,  P.  S. 

(Continued   on   Page    7) 


Labor    Clauses    First    On 

Schedule  at  Hearing 

in  Washington 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
Washington — "Labor  provisions  of 
the  exhibition  code  must  be  revised," 
said  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  yesterday  as 
scores  of  petitions  for  the  right  to 
speak  at  today's  industry  code  hear- 
ing piled  into  his  office.  Clauses 
relating  to  labor  are  first  on  the 
hearing    schedule. 

Asked  if  a  code  would  be  written 
by  the  NRA,  Rosenblatt  said: 

"Let's  call  it  written  by  the  indus- 
(Continued  on  Page   7) 


LABOR  PHASES  WORRY 
INDEPENDENT  EXHIBS 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Independent  exhibi- 
tors gathering  here  for  the  industry 
code  hearing  which  begins  at  10 
A.  M.  today  in  the  U.  S.  Chamber 
of  Commerce  Building  are  display- 
ing   much    concern    over    the    labor 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 

A.  E.  Reoch  Now  Heads 
RKO  Real  Estate  Dept. 

A.  E.  Reoch,  formerly  in  charge 
of  general  financial  activities  of 
RCA  Photophone,  has  been  appont- 
ed  head  of  the  RKO  Theaters  real 
estate  department  by  Harold  B. 
Franklin.  Reoch's  appointment  will 
not  conflict  with  the  operations  of 
Louis  Cohen,  who  will  continue  with 
RKO  as  real  estate  consultant. 


Studio   Activity    High 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Production  activity  is  at 
the  highest  level  in  months,  a  checkup 
shows.  Among  unusually  active  studios 
are  M-G-M,  where  about  15  units  are 
at  work;  Paramount,  with  10  companies 
busy;  RKO,  with  five  in  work  and  12 
preparing;  Warner-First  National,  which 
already  has  finished  about  a  dozen  of 
its  1933-34  lineup;  United  Artists,  Fox 
and   others. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  Sept.  12,  1933 


MLXIII.No.  61    Tuts., Sept.  12,1933    Price 5 Cents 
JOHN  W.  ALICOATE      !     :     \      Editor  and  Publisher 


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at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
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and  General  Manager;  Arthur  \V.  Eddy,  Asso- 
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FINANCIAL 


NEW  YORK  STOCK   MARKET 

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High     Low     Close     Chg. 
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do  pfd 71  70         71        +1 

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Para.    Publix    2  1}4       13/4  _     l/8 


THEATRE  OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


We  have  in  stock 

over  50,000  yards 

CRESTWOOD  & 

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THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 

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Theatre  Carpets  Our  Specialty 


All  RKO  Houses  Dropping  Premiums 

All   premiums,   give-aways  and   price  reduction  schemes  have  been  ordered  out  of  RKO 

theaters     throughout     the    country     by     Harold     B.     Franklin,     president     of  the    circuit. 

The  order  is  effective   immediately  and   is   in  accordance  with   the  provision  in  the  pro- 
posed   theater   code   doing   away   with    these   practices. 


Washington  Merry-Go-Round 

...  as  it  looks  from  the  sidelines 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
politely  but  deeply  by  a  melancholy  Metropolitan  film  executive  who  last  evening 
played  stud  poker  not  wisely  but  too  well.  Alas  and  alack!  We  found  too  quickly 
that  Times  Square  has  been  moved  here  to  Washington.  That  Pennsylvania  Avenue  will 
be  Broadway  for  the  next  few  days  and  that  most  of  the  important  business  of  the 
industry  will  be  transacted  this  week  within  the  shadow  of  the  Washington  monument. 

• 

^*\N  EVERY  hand  we  find  as  the  hour  of  the  code  hearing  draws  near  a  feeling  of  tense 
^■^  anticipation.  Every  branch  of  the  business  is  thoroughly  and  intelligently  repre- 
sented and  the  important  thinkers  of  the  industry  are  for  once  gathered  in  a  city 
other  than  New  York  or  Hollywood.  We  find  most  film  folk  here  nervous  and 
apprehensive.  Too  apprehensive.  Most  of  them  have  had  entirely  too  much  colored 
propaganda.  We  believe  that  most  of  these  fears  are  entirely  groundless.  No  one's 
business  will  be  taken  away  and  no  honest  person  in  this  industry  will  suffer.  This  man 
Rosenblatt  is  100  per  cent  on  the  square  and  fears  no  one.  We  know  his  views,  for  we 
have  talked  with  him  many  times.  The  hearing  today  will  be  tense.  Certain  orators  of 
the  industry  love  the  dramatic,  and  to  them  it  will  be  a  Roman  holiday.  We,  too,  are 
going  to  enjoy  it.  But  it  is  our  opinion  that,  like  Grand  Hotel,  most  of  us  will  come 
and  go  and  that  in  the  end  nothing  much,  unless  it  is  thoroughly  constructive,  will 
happen. 

• 
AS  WE  are  here  mainly  observing,  it  strikes  us  singularly  significant  how  few  film  folk 
**  lose  sight  of  the  big  main  objective,  that  being  the  complete  success  of  the  NRA 
drive.  How  small  are  code  provisions  compared  to  the  success  of  this  great  undertaking. 
The  Motion  Picture  Code,  like  the  code  of  every  other  major  industry,  has  no  alterna- 
tive than  to  be  a  success.  It  must  answer  the  call  of  President  Roosevelt  in  terms  of 
enthusiastic  cooperation.  No  amount  of  smoke-screen  can  hide  the  fact  that  these 
United  States  need  100  per  cent  allegiance,  unselfish  devotion  and  active  help  from 
every  citizen  of  this  great  land  if  the  Good  Ship  Prosperity  is  again  to  be  brought  back 
to  port.  If  this  tremendous  NRA  drive  should  fail  for  any  reason  whatsoever,  the 
industry  of  motion  pictures  and  everyone  in  it,  including  old  Colonel  Alicoate,  will  have 
plenty  more  to  worry  about  than  the  code. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Sept.  12-13:  Film  industry  code  hearing,  U.  S 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Auditorium,  Wash 
ington,    D.   C. 

Sept.  13:  A.  M.  P.  A.  holds  annual  election  0 
officers 

Sept.  14:  AMPA  elections,  Sardi's  Restauranr 
New    York,    12:45    P.    M. 

Sept.  18:  Ticket  and  Coupon  Mfg.  Industn 
Music  Printing  Industry  and  Play  Publish- 
ing Industry  code  hearings,  Commerce  Dept 
Auditorium,    Washington,     D.    C. 

Sept.  19:  Testimonial  to  Hal  Home,  retiring 
A.M. P. A.  president,  Park  Central  Hotel 
New  York. 

Sept.  25:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Suppl) 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  U.  S. 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington,   D.    C. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  conventior 
St.    Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movie; 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey 
secretary. 


Lawrence  A.  Shead  Killed 

Paterson,  N.  J.  —  Lawrence  A 
Shead,  35,  manager  of  Warner's 
Garden  theater  and  formerly  of  the 
Rivoli,  New  York,  was  found  deac 
in  his  room  Sunday  night  bj 
Charles  L.  Dooley,  in  charge  of  War- 
ner houses  in  Bergen  and  Passaic 
Counties.  Shead  had  been  beater 
and  cut  on  the  face  and  head.  Police 
are  hunting  a  friend  from  the 
south  who  had  been  visiting  Shead 

James  J.  Donovan  Dies 

Taunton,  Mass. — James  J.  Dono 
van,  president  and  treasurer  of  Don 
ovan  Amusement  Co.,  owner  of  thc- 
New  Park,  died  last  week  in  Vine- 
yard Haven. 


A.M.P.A.  Elections 

Being  Held  Thursday 

Election  of  a  new  slate  of  A.  M. 
P.  A.  officers  will  take  place  Thurs- 
day at  a  luncheon  in  Sardi's  starting 
at  12:45  P.  M.  Absence  of  an  oppo- 
sition slate  indicates  approval  of 
the  following  officers  chosen  by  the 
nominating  committee: 

John  C.  Flinn,  president;  Rutgers 
Neilson,  vice-president;  Paul  Benja- 
min, treasurer;  Al  Sherman,  secre- 
tary; Hal  Home,  Marvin  Kirsch,  S. 
Charles  Einfeld,  Paul  Gulick,  Gabe 
Yorke,  Ed  Finney,  William  Fergu- 
son, board  of  directors;  Kelcy  Allen, 
for  three-year  trustee. 

A  testimonial  to  Home,  the  retir- 
ing president,  and  Flinn,  next  prexy, 
will  be  tendered  next  Tuesday  night 
at  the  Park  Central  Hotel. 


2  Motion  Picture  Courses 
Offered  at  City  College 

An  evening  course  in  motion  pic- 
ture production  will  be  offered  by 
Irving  A.  Jacoby  in  the  fall  and 
spring  terms  of  the  City  College. 
Sessions  will  be  held  on  Mondays 
from  7:30  to  9:18  P.  M.,  starting 
Oct.  2,  with  the  spring  term  starting 
Feb.  19.     Fee  is  $10  for  each  term. 

Jacoby  also  will  give  a  course  in 
film  appreciation  and  criticism,  with 
sessions  on  Wednesday  evenings 
from  8:25  to  10:18  P.  M.,  starting 
Oct.  4. 


GOES 
EVERYWHERE 


syne 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


iT^WAILY- 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


// 


In    the 
mutual 


present    spirit    of 
confidence    and 


mutual    encouragement, 
we    go     forward       *   *   * 


—  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt 


Tuesday,  Sept.  12,1933 


COPYRIGHT  BUREAU 
COMPLETES  SURVEY 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

.  L.  Stein  yesterday  wound  up  in- 
estigations  in  territories  supplied 
fut  of  Oregon  and  the  state  of 
Washington  and  will  return  to  New 
*  'ork  next  week,  when  the  work  of 
'ompiling  a  complete  national  report 
Vill  be  started.  The  majority  of 
iolations  are  chalked  up  as  "bicy- 
:ling,"  sub-renting  and  "jack  rab- 
(it  circuiting." 


/!■' 


)hio  Valley  Exhib  Ass'n 
Being  Formed  by  Merger 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ioraz-ily  set,  Fred  Strief,  business 
lanager  of  the  Allied  unit,  said  yes- 
erday.  The  new  combined  associa- 
tion, to  be  known  as  the  Ohio  Valley 
ndependent  Exhibitor  League,  will 
'mbrace  about  120  theaters.  The 
Ulied  affiliate  will  meet  today  to 
(atify  the  plan. 


Prepare  Next  Cantor  Film 

'best  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Arthur  Sheekman  and 
fat  Perrin,  former  Chicago  news- 
apermen,  have  been  signed  by  Sam- 
el Goldwyn  to  start  work  on  Eddie 
tantor's  next  release  for  United 
Irtists  following  "Roman  Scandals." 


>orothy  Arzner  to  Direct  "Nana" 
test  Coast  Bureau,  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Following  withdrawal 
f  George  Fitzmaurice,  Samuel  Gold- 
ryn  has  obtained  Dorothy  Arzner  to 
lirect  "Nana,"  in  which  Anna  Sten 
all  make  her  American  debut.  An 
ntirely  new  start  will  be  made  on 

fe   picture  with   a   screen  play  by 
arry    Wagstaff    Gribble    and    Leo 
iirinski.       Some    cast    changes    are 
==flanned. 


NG 


M-G-M  Signs  Five 

est  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Four  writers  and  a 
layer  were  signed  to  one-year  con- 
tacts yesterday  by  M-G-M.  The 
Titers  are  Howard  Estabrook,  Ed- 
ar  Allan  Woolf,  C.  Gardner  Sulli- 
ian  and  Arthur  Block.  The  artist 
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EDDIE  GOLDEN  will  leave  for  a  two  weeks 
ication  in  Boston  immediately  after  the  code 
:arings    in    Washington. 

GEORGE  R.  BATCHELLER,  JR.,  leaves  New  York 
r   the    coast    by    automobile    Friday. 

DR.  W.  H.  VOELLER  of  Conquest  Alliance 
talent  agency,  is  back  from  the  West 
dies. 

ARTHUR  DENT,  managing  director  of  British 
ternational  Pictures,  London,  arrived  in  New 
Wk  yesterday  from  Toronto.  He  is  primarily 
n    a    vacation. 

FRED    JACK,    Warner    southern    district    man- 
ner,    left    New    York    by    plane    Saturday    for 
Dallas    office. 


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PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  ALL  THE  advance  dope  on  Warners'  "Footlight 
Parade"  indicates  that  they  have  another  smash  in  their  cycle 

of  big  girlie-musicals with  a  spectacular  number  for  a 

climax  featuring  the  song,  "By  A  Waterfall" the  scene 

is  an  immense  waterfall  with  a  score  of  girls  participating 

in  the  finale  they  slide  down  water  chutes  into  a  pool  of  water 
and  go  into  a  dance  formation reports  from  Hollywood  in- 
dicate that  this  is  about  the  last  word  in  a  spectacular  setting 

for  a  musical  number the  Warner  publicity  plan  is  not 

to  have  the  theaters  advertise  it  to  the  public just  let 

the  patrons  glimpse  it get  something  more  than  they  ex- 
pected   and  go  out  talking  to  their  friends and 

put  the  pix  over  by  the  good  ole  word-of -mouth the  girls 

in  their  number  wore  nothing  but  their  birthday  suits  with  the 

addition   of  the  conventional  modern  drapes these   are 

made  of  rubber  so  that  the  waterfall  scene  will  not  affect  them 
and  ya  oughter  see  the  special  stills  of  those  gals! 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     IN  THE  NRA  parade  tomorrow  Al  Jolson  will  head 

the  theatrical  division  as  marshal and  Al  will  use  his  own 

dogs   without  benefit  of   a   horse A   ballot   among  the 

readers  of  "Picturegoer"  discloses  that  Mary  Pickford  and 
Charlie  Chaplin  are  rated  as  two  of  the  five  greatest  pix  stars 
of  all  time the  others  are  Jackie  Coogan,  Rudolph  Valen- 
tino and  Greta  Garbo Thumbing  their  noses  at  the  Fri- 

day-the-13th  hoodoo,  Joe  Schenck  and  Darryl  Zanuck  along  with 
the  Loew  execs  have  decided  to  open  "The  Bowery"  in  all  Loew 
houses  on  that  date 


•  •      •     IN  HONOR  of  the  return  of  Dolores  Del  Rio  to  the 

screen the  Mexican  Fraternal  Center  of  New   York  is 

dedicating  its  Liberty  Day  ball  this  Saturday  eve  to  the  RKO- 

Radio  star Miss  Del  Rio  is  gathering  a  lot  of  unusual 

publicity  due  to  the  fact  that  the  National  Society  of  Mexico  is 

officially  sponsoring  her  return  to  pictures and  boosting 

her   through   all  Mexican   organizations   throughout   the   world. 

A  meeting  was  held  yesterday  by  the  Hal  Horne-John 

C.  Flinn  testimonial  dinner  committee   .......    consisting  of  John 

Flinn,  Marvin  Kirsch,  Paul  Benjamin,  Al  Sherman,  Hal  Home 

and  Ed  Finney who  convened  at  Dinty  Moore's 

to  discuss  an  elaborate  entertainment   program   for  the  event 
names  of  personalities  will  be  divulged  from  day  to  day. 

jjt  a?  $  $ 

•  •      •     CELEBATING    the    opening    of    Fox's    "Berkeley 
Square"  at  the  Gaiety  on  Wednesday  eve,  Jesse  Lasky  gets  an 

additional  kick  in  that  the  date  is  that  of  his  birthday 

Ralph  Wilk,  West  Coast  manager  for  Film  Daily,  announced 
through  indirect  sources  that  he  is  the  daddy  of  an  8%  pound 

boy Ralph  is  too  modest  to  announce  it  himself 

or  did  he  think  we  wouldn't  believe  him? 


•  •      •     A  BIG  Masonic  honor  has  been  bestowed  upon  Har- 
old  Rodner   of   Warners Grand   Master   Christopher   C. 

Mollenhauer  has  invested  him  as  Representative  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  State  of  Minnesota  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  this 

state the  Investiture  ceremonial  will  take  place  on  Sept. 

19  at  the  Robert  Fulton  Lodge,  True  Sisters  Building,  150  West 

85th  St. a  mob  of  film  Masons  will  be  on  hand  to  greet 

Harold  on  this  auspicious  occasion 

JjC  If!  Sp  ijC 

•  •      •     SOME   OF  the  boys  in  the  film  biz  are  eager  to 

form  a  Motion  Picture  Basketball  League if  interested 

in  your  organization  joining,  get  in  touch  with  Ralph  Bowen  at 

the  Van  Beuren  Corp It  is  Leonard  "Music"  Hall  now 

Leonard  having  officially  adopted  his  middle  name  as  a 

member  of  George  Gerhard's  Radio  City  publicity  staff 


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600  ROADSHOWINGS 
FOR  "DINNER  AT  8" 


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followed  by  Philadelphia,  Washing- 
ton, Boston,  Chicago,  Pittsburgh, 
Cincinnati,  Buffalo,  St.  Louis,  To- 
ronto, Detroit,  Atlanta,  San  Fran- 
cisco and  Seattle. 

One  of  the  reasons  for  the  un- 
usual prospects  for  "Dinner  at 
Eight"  is  that  it  is  being  sent  out 
directly  after  the  big  hit  made  by 
Marie  Dressier  in  "Tugboat  Annie," 
according  to  Joseph  R.  Vogel,  who 
handles  M-G-M  roadshow  place- 
ments. 

Exploitation  tieups  on  the  picture 
are  the  best  ever  arranged,  says 
William  R.  Ferguson,  in  charge  of 
this  activity. 


Chicago  Houses  Benefit 
In  Week  of  Big  Activity 

Chicago — Theaters  shared  in  the 
four-year-peak  activity  witnessed 
here  during  Labor  Day  week,  when 
about  $40,000,000  business  was  done 
in  the  city,  according  to  figures  com- 
piled by  Frederick  Ashley  of  the 
Business  Association.  Records  were 
set  by  numerous  Loop  houses. 


Rosengarten  Resigns 

From  Invincible  Pics. 

Dave  Rosengarten  resigned  yes- 
terday as  president  and  member  of 
the  board  of  Invincible  Pictures  Dis- 
tributing Co.  His  plans  for  the  fu- 
ture will  be  announced  next  week. 


Conquest  Alliance  in  West  Indies 

Conquest  Alliance  Co.,  talent 
agency,  has  opened  a  branch  in 
Puerto  Rico  with  Julian  W.  Blanco, 
son  of  the  assistant  treasurer  of 
Puerto  Rico,  as  manager.  Supervi- 
sion of  shows  and  engaging  of  talent 
will  be  handled  by  Miss  R.  M.  Ber- 
rios.  Arrangements  were  made  by 
W.  H.  Voeller,  vice-president,  who  is 
just  back  from  the  West  Indies. 

Albert  M.  Martinez,  formerly  with 
Erwin  Wasey  &  Co.  and  other  ad- 
vertising agencies,  has  joined  the 
Conquest  staff. 


MANY  HAPPY  PIRM 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  trie 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  12 


S.    Manheimer  Alice    Lake 

Maurice  Chevalier  Lindley   Parsons 

William    Slavens    McNutt 


A  great  big  industry  again  does 


WE  DO  OUR  PART 


September  9,  1933. 
Mr.  Frank  R.  Wilson, 
Chief,  Organization  Division  N.R.A., 
Room  4514  Dept.  of  Commerce  Bldg., 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Dear  Mr.  Wilson: 

On  August  8th  last  you  selected  a  group  of  motion  picture 
executives  to  serve  with  you  in  the  organizing  and  dissemi- 
nating of  motion  picture  propaganda  in  behalf  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Emergency  Re-employment  Campaign  of  the  National 
Recovery  Administration. 

Your  committee  was  divided  into  the  following  classifi- 
cations: production — Mr.  Harry  M.  Warner,  chairman;  dis- 
tribution— Mr.  George  J.  Schaefer,  chairman;  exhibition — 
Mr.  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  chairman;  newsreels — Mr.  Edward 
Hatrick,  chairman.  A  general  committee,  which  has  been 
very  active,  was  also  appointed. 

You  selected  me  to  serve  as  liaison  between  your  depart- 
ment and  the  industry  at  large,  and  Mr.  Joseph  I.  Breen  of 
Hollywood,  California,  was  chosen  to  be  the  production 
chairman. 

I  am  making  this  report  to  you,  in  complete  detail,  as  you 
will  presumably  want  it  to  serve  as  a  means  of  conveying 
to  the  newspapers  and  press  associations  of  the  country,  the 
current  and  future  activity  of  this  branch  of  the  N.R.A. 
publicity  campaign. 

The  Motion  Picture  Industry  has  acquitted  itself  admirably 
in  the  patriotic  and  important  tasks  undertaken  under  your 
supervision.  Eight  of  the  largest  companies  volunteered  to 
produce  at  their  own  expense  and  to  supply  gratis  1,000 
prints  each  of  short  featurettes,  approximately  250  ft.  in 
length,  in  which  some  of  their  leading  artists  appear.  The 
Hollywood  studios  which  so  generously  contributed  are 
Warner  Bros.,  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  Paramount,  Douglas 
Fairbanks-Twentieth  Century,  Fox  Films,  Radio  Pictures, 
Columbia,  and  Universal. 

I  am  attaching  a  list  of  the  featurettes,  including  the 
names  of  the  artists  who  have  given  their  time  and  talents. 

Production  of  the  pictures  is  finished.  Negatives  have 
been  sent  to  various  laboratories  for  positive  printing.  The 
Industry  has  fulfilled  in  every  respect  the  plans  outlined  by 
the  division  chairmen,  and  the  important  job  of  distributing 
8,000  copies  of  the  films  to  motion  picture  theatres  through- 
out the  United  States  is  under  way. 


Based  on  the  widespread  showing  of  the  first  ol 
N.R.A.  trailer,  contributed  by  Herman  Robbins  of  the 
tional  Screen  Service;  Alan  Freedman,  of  Deluxe  Labc 
ries  and  J.  E.  Brulatour,  it  is  a  conservative  estimate 
each  featurette  will  exhibit  in  8,000  theatres  for  a  to 
64,000  individual  cinema  exhibitions.  The  distributioi 
require  about  three  months.    No  charge  is  made  to  the 

By  the  generosity  of  the  National  Screen  Service,  ph 
distribution  will  be  handled  exclusively  through  that 
pany's  offices  situated  at  eight  important  key  centers  c 
United  States.  Mr.  Schaefer,  chairman  of  distributor 
appointed  a  division  or  district  manager  representing 
of  the  eight  national  distributing  companies  to  act  a 
ordinator  and  advisor  with  the  manager  of  each  of  thi 
tional  Screen  Service  offices.  The  appointments  a 
follows: 

CITY  NATIONAL   SCREEN    MGR. 


Chicago  -- J.  R.  McPherson 

New  York     ------  Gaston  Stern 

Atlanta    -------  Charles  Lester 

Dallas Wallace  Walthall 

Seattle     -------  Jack   Flannery 

Los  Angeles  ------  Harry  Milstein 

Minneapolis Ed  Burke 

Boston -     -  Harry  Kirchgessner 


CO-ORDINATOR 
Sam  A.  Shirley — Metre 
Moe  Streimer — United 
Harry  Ballance — Fox 
Jack  Dugger — Paramoi 
Al  Oxtoby — Warner 
Harry  Cohen— RKO 
B.  C  Marcus — Columb 
A.  J.  Herman — Univer.1 


The  featurettes  will  be  released  weekly  in  the  foil' 
order: 

Week  of — 

September  10th     Metro-Goldwyn-I 

September  17th J 

September  24th    Warner 

October     1st   Parar 

October     8th Col  | 

October  15th   Uni 

October  22nd    United  / 

October  29th 

It  is  fitting  at  this  time  for  the  Committee  to  ack 
edge  with  unreserved  gratitude  the  universal  co-operar 
everyone  in  the  motion  picture  industry  who  has  contri 
voluntarily,  enthusiastically  and  patriotically  to  this  j 
ganda.  Fully  cognizant  that  some  names  may  be  omit 
the  multitude  of  generous  service  contributed,  I  nev 
less  cannot  refrain  from  special  mention  to  you  of  the 
did  contributions  by  Harry  M.  Warner,  who  outline 
production  program;  George  J.  Schaefer  for  the  distril 
plan  and  Nicholas  Schenck  and  his  committee  for  the  i 
hearted  reception  of  the  films  by  the  motion  picture 
itors.  The  newsreels  have  been  generous  in  spac 
message  and  through  Mr.  Hatrick  I  wish  to  convey  ta 
special  acknowledgment. 


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Mr.  Herman  A.  Robbins  of  the  National  Screen  Service 
s  placed  at  our  disposal  his  entire  organization,  and  Mr. 
orge  Dembow  of  that  company  has  devoted  himself  daily 
r  several  weeks  to  his  appointed  job. 

Mr.  Joseph  I.  Breen,  Hollywood  production  chairman,  has 
d  the  assistance  of  the  following  representatives  from 
ch  studio:  Messrs.  William  Holman,  Columbia;  Edward 
Fearna,  Fox  Films;  Jack  Cummings,  Metro-Goldwyn- 
ayer;  Merritt  Hulburd,  Paramount;  Glendon  Allvine,  RKO- 
]tj|-idio;  Robert  Fairbanks,  United  Artists;  Warren  Doane, 
liversal,  and  George  Bilson,  Warner  Brothers. 

Generous  contributions  also  have  been  made  by  Mr.  J.  E. 
'I  iulatour  and  Mr.  W.  J.  German  of  the  Eastman  Company; 
.  N.  I.  Steers  of  DuPont  Films,  and  by  Mr.  R.  F.  Woodford 
the  Agfa  Ansco  Company. 

iMr.  Whitford  Drake  of  the  Electrical  Research  Products 
orporation  and  Mr.  C.  Lloyd  Egner  of  the  R.  C.  A.  Photo- 
r  ione  Company  have  arranged  to  suspend  the  usual  royalty 
es  in  connection  with  the  films  produced. 

Mr.  Alan  E.  Freedman  of  the  Deluxe  Film  Laboratory  and 
Ir.  R.  I.  Poucher  of  the  Consolidated  Film  Industries  have 
en  generous  contributors. 

Messrs.  Ed  Gaylor  and  George  W.  Morgan  of  the  Morgan 

ithograph  Corporation  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  have  donated 

1,000  one-sheet  posters  for  display  by  motion  picture  thea- 

'fes.    The  poster  design  was  contributed  by  Messrs.  Thomas 

n  E/iley  and  Duke  Wellington. 

i  Mr.  H.  W.  Lawrence  of  the  Consolidated  Packing  Box  and 
umber  Company  has  generously  contributed  16,000  film 
ontainers  for  the  distribution  service. 

I  Messrs.  R.  H.  Cochrane  and  Paul  Gulick  of  the  Universal 
ilm  Company  have  made  available  to  the  committee  impor- 
ant  mailing  lists  at  a  saving  of  time  and  much  expense. 

I  wish  also  to  make  special  acknowledgment  of  the  assist- 
nce  your  committee  has  received  from  the  trade  press  and 
he  generous  advice  and   help  which   has   been   given   by 

essrs.  J.  J.  McCarthy,  Walter  J.  Moore,  Bert  Adler  and 

Zharles  Einfeld. 
I 
In  conclusion,  your  own  knowledge  of  the  motion  picture 

ndustry  and  your  expert  advice  in  organizing  broad  propa- 
ganda campaigns,  exemplified  by  your  admirable  work  as 
lational  publicity  director  for  the  Liberty  Loans,  have  my 
ighest  respect.    I  am  extremely  grateful  for  the  opportunity 


ei 


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to  work  with  you  on  a  campaign  of  this  importance.     May 
every  success  attend  your  numerous  activities. 

Very  truly  yours, 
JCF:K  JOHN  C.  FLINN. 

NRA   OFFICIAL   FEATURETTES 
CREDITS 


METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 


RELEASE  DATES 
September  10 


September  17 


"Give  a  Man  a  Job,"  starring  Jimmy  Durante:  Director, 
Zion  Myers;  Writers,  Richard  Rodgers  and  Lorenz 
Hart. 

FOX  FILMS 

"Mother's  Helper,"  starring  El  Brendel,  Zasu  Pitts 
and  Esther  Muir;  Director,  Hamilton  McFadden; 
Writer,  B.  G.  DeSylva. 


WARNER  BROTHERS-FIRST  NATIONAL 

September  24 

"The  Road  Is  Open  Again,"  starring  Dick  Powell,  Alan 
Dinehart,  Charles  Middleton  and  Samuel  Hines; 
Writer,  George  Bilson;  Director,  Alfred  E.  Green; 
Song  by  Sammy  Fein  and  Irving  Kahal. 


October  1 


October  8 


October  15 


October  22 


October  29 


PARAMOUNT 

Featurette,  starring  Charles  Ruggles  and  Mary  Bo- 
land;  Writers,  Keene  Thompson  and  Douglas  Mac- 
Lean;  Director,  Norman  McLeod. 

COLUMBIA 

Featurette,  starring  Chas.   Murray  and   Geo.   Sidney. 

UNIVERSAL 

Featurette,  starring  Louise  Fazenda,  Andy  Devine  and 
Sterling  Holloway;  Director,  Eddie  Buzzell. 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Featurette,  starring  Constance  Cummings  and  Lowell 
Sherman. 

RKO-RADIO 

"What  America  Needs,"  starring  Ann  Harding  and  an 
all-star  cast. 


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More  Than  200  to  Speak  at  Film  Code  Hearing  Today 


Long    List    of    Witnesses 

Apply  for  Voice  at 

Wash'n  Confab 

Washington    Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington — More  than  200  per- 
sons are  slated  to  speak  at  the  film 
industry  code  hearing  which  begins 
today  in  the  U.  S.  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. Those  who  have  applied  for 
permission  to  appear  include: 

EXHIBITORS:  Charles  O'Reilly,  Abram 
Myers,  Ed  Kuvkendall;  Jules  Michael,  Sid- 
ney  Pfeifer,  Willis  Sargent,  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
New  York,  Western  Zone;  Walter  Vincent, 
Martin  Smith,  Pete  Wood,  Herbert  Lind, 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Ohio;  Fred  Meyer,  Jack  Mil- 
ler; Ben  Bernstein,  I.  T.  O.  of  So.  Califor- 
nia; Thomas  Edwards,  Missouri  Exhibitors 
Ass'n;  Joseph  Dennison,  W.  S.  Butterfield; 
George  Giles,  Massachusetts  Allied;  Thomas 
Orr  and  Love  Harrell,  Southeastern  Theater 
Owners;  Robert  Wilby,  Valatenga  Theaters; 
M.  A.  Lightman;  Calvin  Bard,  M.  P.  T.  O. 
and  Allied  of  Nebraska;  R.  M.  Clark,  Okla- 
homa M.  P.  T.  O.;  Julian  Brylawski,  Sidney 
Lust,  M.  P.  T.  O.  District  of  Columbia; 
Morgan  Walsh;  L.  S.  Hamm,  Golden  Gate 
Theaters;  Fred  Wehrenberg;  James  Mc- 
Guiness,  Allied  of  Massachusetts;  Mike 
Comerford;  Roy  Walker,  Theater  Owners  Pro- 
tective Ass'n,  Texas;  H.  J.  Kincey,  Kincey 
Enterprises,  Charlotte;  Sol  Gordon,  Ed  Fay, 
Mitchell  Klupt,  Milton  Weisman,  Harry 
Brandt,  Leo  Brecher,  Sidney  Samuelson,  Tom 
Murray,  Louis  Blumenthal,  Jack  Shapiro,  In- 
dependent Motion  Picture  Exhibitors  Protec- 
tive Code  Committee;  H.  A.  Cole,  H.  M. 
Richey,  J.  C.  Ritter;  Jay  Means,  I.  T.  O.  A., 
Kansas  City;  Ben  Sherman,  Bernard  Fleish- 
nick.  Manhattan  Playhouses;  Dave  Barrist, 
Lewen  Pizor,  Jay  Emanuel,  Lee  Ochs,  Lester 
Martin ;  Dennis  O'Brien,  Arthur  Driscoll, 
Edward  Raftery,  Paul  O'Brien,  Edward  Fow- 
ler, Andrew  Stone,  Representing  General 
Film  Products,  Inc.;  Lewis  Landes  and  Dave 
Hochreich,  Americas  Theaters;  George  Nasser, 
Consolidated  Theaters,  California;  James  Nas- 
ser, Central  California  Theaters  Co.;  Les 
Dolliver,  Mission  Fillmore  Theater  Co.;  H. 
V.  Harvey  of  G.  M.  Harvey  Amusement  Co., 
California;  Michael  Reiburn,  representing  un- 
named exhibitors;  Stanley  Sumner,  University 
Theater,  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  Myer  Schine ; 
Joseph  Varbalow,  six  independent  houses ; 
Ivan  Abramson,  N.  Y. ;  John  Davis,  Negro 
Industrial    League. 

DISTRIBUTORS:  S.  R.  Kent,  Sam  Wolf, 
B.  B.  Kahane,  Henry  Herzbrun;  Edwin  Loeb. 
counsel,  Ass'n  M.  P.  Producers,  Hollywood ; 
Frank  Brandau,  J.  J.  Gain,  Fred  Pelton,  Will 
H.  Hays,  C.  E.  Milliken,  C.  C.  Pettijohn, 
Gabe  Hess,  Dave  Palfreyman,  F.  L.  Herron, 
Robert  Cochrane,  Harry  Warner,  H.  S.  Bare- 
ford;  Lee  Hammer,  Recreation  Dept.  Director, 
Russell  Sage  Foundation;  Ed  Golden  for  F. 
M.  P.  I.  and  Monogram;  Jacob  Schechter ; 
Ed  Loeb,  this  time  as  counsel  for  Metro  and 
20th    Century. 

ARTISTS  AND  AGENTS:  John  Howard 
Lawson,  William  Hamilton  Osborne,  Screen 
Writers  Guild;  John  Schulman,  Peter  Wend- 
ling.  Songwriters  Protective  Ass'n;  Jerome 
Wilzin  of  William  Morris  Agency;  Michael 
Halperin  for  Independent  Theater  Managers; 
Samuel  Kohn  and  committee  representing 
Philadelphia  Entertainers  and  Contracting 
Ass'n;  James  Barber,  Syria  Improvement 
Ass'n;  John  Rumsey,  Society  of  Authors' 
Representatives;  Dave  Allen,  Central  Casting 
Corp.;  Ralph  Blum,  Max  Steuer,  Frank  Joyce 
representing  group  of  actors-directors;  Sam- 
uel Zaggon,  representing  Edward  Small  Co.. 
Reliance  Pictures;  Arthur  Landau,  Leo  Mor- 
rison,   all    Hollywood. 

DOUBLE  FEATURES:  George  Batcheller. 
Maury  Cohen;  Arthur  Schwartz,  attorney  for 
both  Golden  Paul  Blaufox,  Embassy  The- 
ater, Baltimore;  Mrs.  Richard  McClure,  chair- 
man M.  P.  Committee,  General  Federation 
Women's  Clubs;  Frank  Kravatt.  Walter  Han- 
stein,  Steel  Pier  Amusement  Co.,  Atlantic 
City;  Mrs.  S.  H.  Crane,  chairman  State 
Federation  Women's  Clubs,  New  London. 
Conn. ;  Jack  Cohn. 

16  M.M.  FILMS:  Roy  Winton,  managing 
director,  Amateur  Cinema  League;  William 
Cook,  general  manager,  Kodascope  Libraries : 
Edward  Curtis,  Eastman  Kodak;  Samuel 
Burns.  International  Projector  Corp.;  F.  M. 
Hall.    Bell   &   Howell;   Fred   L.    Gerke. 

LABOR:   Lew  Blix,  business  representative, 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

^AESTERN  headquarters  of  the 
N.  V.  A.  have  been  established 
at  the  Hollywood  Plaza.  Recently 
former  vaudevillians  staged  a  bill  at 
the  hotel,  the  entertainers  including 
Burr  Mcintosh,  Bertie  Fowler,  Willa 
Holt  Wakefield,  Katherine  Ward, 
Lucille  Laverne,  May  Howard  and 
Helen  Bertram.  Ted  Healy  and  his 
stooges    supplied    the    only    modern 

jazz  note. 

*         *         * 

Marc  Lachman,  well  known  press 


agent  and  exploiter,  who  heads  a 
special  exploitation  department  at 
the  Universal  studios,  will  exploit 
"SOS  Iceberg,"  "Only  Yesterday" 
and  "The  Invisible  Man." 


CAST   ASSIGNMENTS 
FOX:    Warner   Oland   for   "As    Husbands   Go"; 
Jerry    Devine    and    John    Miljan    for    "The    Mad 
Game." 

COLUMBIA:  Dickie  Moore  for  "Man's  Castle"; 
Donald  Cook  for  "Fury  of   the   Jungle." 

M-G-M:  Mary  Carlisle  for  "The  Vinegar 
Tree." 

PARAMOUNT:  Kay  Johnson  for  "Eight  Girls 
in   a    Boat." 


Local  i7  Studio  Technicians,  I.  A.  T.  S.  E., 
Los  Angeles;  Joseph  N.  Weber,  American 
Federation  of  Musicians;  Harry  Sherman, 
president,  Local  306;  Samuel  Birnbaum,  at- 
torney, John  Arnold,  American  Society  of 
Cinematographers;  Frank  Good,  Al  Steffes, 
Pat  Casey,  Frank  Gillmore  and  Mrs.  Dorothy 
Bryant,  Actors  Equity;  William  Green,  A.  F. 
of  L. ;  Dick  L'Estrange,  secretary  representing 
23  studio  labor  groups;  Augusta  Ocker,  busi- 
ness agent.  Theatrical  Wardrobe  Attendants 
Union;  William  Elliott  and  Thomas  Malloy, 
representing  Local  683,  Film  Technicians,  I. 
A.  T.  S.  E.  affiliate,  Hollywood;  J.  J. 
Moraschi,  International  Hodcarriers,  Quincy, 
Mass. ;  Georgie  Price,  Ralph  Whitehead,  Wil- 
liam Rapp,  Actors  Betterment  Ass'n;  Fred 
Dempsey,  secretary-treasurer,  Harlan  Holmdeii 
and  John  Nick,  vice-presidents,  I.  A.  T.  S. 
E. ;  E.  Hard,  business  representative,  Inter- 
national Photographers,  Local  659,  I.  A.  T. 
S.  E. ;  Charles  Boyle,  Walter  Percival,  James 
Hotchkiss,  L.  P.  Lindleoff,  representing 
United  Scenic  Artists;  Charles  Miller,  Mrs. 
Emily  Holt,  Paul  Turner,  Actors  Equity ; 
Harold  Smith,  Neville  Lewis,  Neil  Jack,  Dean 
Daily,  representing  International  Sound  Tech- 
nicians, Local  695,  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.;  Fred 
Hewitt,  machinists;  John  Paul,  Hollywood 
extras;  Lester  Cowan,  Nathan  Burkan,  Lionel 
Atwill,  Robert  Montgomery,  Frank  Capra, 
Nathan  Levinson,  Ted  Reed,  Scott  Beall, 
Waldemar  Young,  Max  Parker  of  various 
M.  P.  Academy  branches;  Allan  Garcia,  Frank 
Woods,  for  Hollywood  extras. 

MORALITY  AND  EDUCATION:  Mrs. 
Charles  Owens,  Pennsylvania  State  Chairman, 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  Mrs.  Willis 
Miner,  State  Chairman,  M.  P.  Division,  N. 
Y.  C.  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs;  Mrs. 
Edmund  Barsham,  Wilmington  Better  Films 
Council  and  Delaware  State  Federation  of  Wo- 
men's Clubs;  Mrs.  P.  Chestney,  President, 
Macon,  Ga.,  Better  Films  Committee  and 
chairman  Georgia  Congress  of  Parent-Teacher 
ass'n;  Mrs.  Arretus  Burt,  President  Better 
Films  Council  and  Missouri  State  Film  Chair- 
man of  Women's  Clubs ;  Camille  Kelley,  Mem- 
phis; Elizabeth  Brennan,  President,  Interna- 
tional Federation  of  Catholic  Alumni;  Mrs. 
William  Smith,  Chairman  N.  Y.  State  Fed- 
eration of  Women's  Clubs;  Dr.  George  Kirch- 
wey,  National  Board  of  Review;  Mrs.  Alonzo 
Richardson,  Atlanta  Better  Films  Committee; 
George  Zehrung,  Director  Motion  Picture  Ser- 
vice, White  Plains;  Augustus  Thomas,  secre- 
tary, General  World  Federation  Educational 
Associations,  Washington;  Mrs.  Malcolm  Mac- 
Coy,  President,  N.  Y.  Federation  of  Wo- 
men's   Clubs. 

NON-THEATRICAL:  C.  R.  Mann.  Amer- 
ican Council  of  Education,  Washington ;  M. 
McDermott,  Duke  University;  William  Up- 
church,  I.  R.  Rehm  and  committee,  presi- 
dent,   Atlas    Educational    Film    Co. 

POSTERS:  Roy  Dial,  D.  C.  Poster  Ex- 
change; Nathan  Vidaver,  attorney,  Tooker, 
Miner,  Continental  and  Morgan  lithograph 
companies ;  Andrew  Kennedy.  Amalgamated 
Lithographers  of  America;  George  Aarons, 
Eastern  Pennsylvania  M.  P.  T.  O.,  also  of 
National  Poster  Service  Ass'n;  Simon  Libros, 
president  National  Poster  Service  Ass'n ; 
Adrian  Rosen,  representing  Bernhardt  and 
Mavfair    theaters,    Detroit. 

PREMIUMS:  W.  E.  Wells  and  John 
Dowsing,   U.   S.   Potters'  Ass'n. ;  Joseph  Wells 


Would  Raise  Scale 

For  Vaude  Houses 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

device  left  to  theaters  provided  the 
NRA  approves  the  proposed  code 
provision  allowing  60  per  cent  of 
exhibitors  in  a  territory  to  ban  the 
double  feature  policy.  This  will  be 
stressed  by  exhibitor  advocates  of 
the  clause  incorporated  in  both  the 
distributor  and  exhibitor  committee 
drafts. 

Independents  opposed  to  any  re- 
strictions on  duals  are  arguing  that 
if  the  recommended  provision,  or  any 
clause  which  hampers  showing  of 
double  features,  is  adopted,  they  will 
be  left  at  the  mercy  of  opposition 
theaters  which  can  afford  to  offer 
big  vaudeville  bills.  Such  programs, 
they  claim,  amount  to  double  fea- 
turing from  the  angle  of  quantity 
of  entertainment  provided  the  pa- 
tron. 

Proponents  of  the  code  draft 
clause,  however,  point  out  that  the 
planned  zoning  boards  will  so  re- 
adjust price  scales  that  theaters 
playing  vaudeville  will  be  compelled 
to  charge  higher  admission  prices 
than  the  houses  which  operate  on 
straight  picture  policies. 

Supporters  of  the  proposed  dual 
feature  provisions  will  also  en- 
deavor to  discount  independent  pro- 
ducer claims  that  any  restrictions  on 
dual  features  will  throw  thousands 
of  people  out  of  employment,  thus 
helping  defeat  the  purpose  of  the 
NRA.  They  will  declare  that  if  pro- 
ducers of  this  classification  are  in- 
jured by  such  impositions,  the  plan, 
nevertheless,  will  aid  short  subject 
producers  who  will  necessarily  have 
to  employ  more  people  in  meeting 
increased  demand  for  their  product. 


of  Homer-Laughlin  China  Co. ;  John  Mac- 
Donald  of  Edwin  B.  Knowles  Co.;  Charles 
Sebring  of  Sebring  Pottery  Co.;  W.  L.  Smith 
of  Taylor,  Smith  &  Taylor;  Clyde  Coulter  of 
C.  A.  Coulter;  Bernard  Smith,  attorney  for 
same    firm. 

COOPERATIVE  BUYING:  H.  M.  Richey 
Ray  Moon,  J.  C.  Ritter,  Detroit;  Herman 
Hable,  Palace  Theater,  Winchester,  Va." 
Henry  Weinber,  Henry's  Theater,  Hagers- 
town,  Md.;  A.  M.  Abendschein,  Frederick 
Theater,   Frederick,   Md. 


LABOR  PHASESWORRY 

INDEPENDENT  EXHIBSI 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

phase  of  the  code.  Small  houses,  in 
particular,  will  suffer  from  the  new 
proposed  requirements  as  to  wages 
and  working  hours,  they  declare. 
They  will  go  into  the  code  hearing 
with  the  plea  that  the  NRA  give 
them  relief,  to  enable  them  to  com- 
ply with  the  code  and  at  the  same 
time  keep  out  of  the  "red,"  by  cor- 
recting practices  which  hamper  them 
at  present.  Abolition  of  such  poli- 
cies as  compulsory  block  booking 
and  score  charges,  they  will  assert, 
and  provision  for  open  market  buy- 
ing, will  provide  them  with  the  re- 
lief they  need. 

Cleveland  Business  Drops 
Following  Tax  Boost 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

houses  especially  felt  the  effect  of 
the  tax.  General  admission  prices 
were  boosted  slightly  simultaneously 
with  the  tax  imposition.  Exhibitors 
are  of  the  opinion  that  the  public 
will  have  to  be  educated  to  the  new 
admission  scale  before  business  is 
normal  again. 


3  New   Wisconsin   Corporations 

Milwaukee — Articles  of  incorpora- 
tion have  been  filed  by  Shorewood 
Operating  Co.,  papers  being  filed  by 
H.  C.  Hartwig,  M.  K.  Kohler  and  G. 
H.  Marx;  Hollywood  Theater,  by  E. 
W.  Peck,  L.  M.  Klatz  and  A.  J. 
Engelhard,  and  Racine  Uptown  The- 
ater Corp.,  Racine,  by  Ruth 
Schneider,  H.  S.  Winnecour  and  Rose 
Winnecour,  all  of  this  city. 

Greenblatt  Handling  'Mr.  Broadway' 

Arthur  Greenblatt  has  contracted 
to  handle  the  New  York  state  dis- 
tribution of  "Mr.  Broadway,"  which 
follows  Chesterfield's  "I  Have 
Lived"  at  the  Mayfair.  Greenblatt 
and  Ed  Sullivan,  who  heads  the  cast 
in  "Mr.  Broadway,"  are  now  arrang- 
ing for  a  "floodlight  opening." 

Chesterfield  Buys  Two  Stories 

Chesterfield  yesterday  purchased 
two  original  stories  for  immediate 
production.  They  are  "The  Final 
Curtain,"  by  Karl  Brown,  and 
"Mother  Knows,"  by  Adeline  Leitz- 
back.  The  latter  was  secured 
through  the  Jay  Packard  agency. 

First  U.  A.  At  Leicester  Square 

London — First  United  Artists  re- 
lease to  be  shown  at  the  Leicester 
Square,  which  will  be  operated  as  a 
picture  house  by  Jack  Buchanan 
starting  Sept.  27,  will  probably  be 
"The  Private  Life  of  Henry  VIII." 

"Bu.  of  Missing  Persons"  Holds 

First  National's  "Bureau  of  Mis- 
sing Persons"  will  be  held  over  for 
another  week  at  the  New  York 
Strand. 


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nU  7ashington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Independent  exhibi 
Drs  meeting  at  the  Wardman  Park 
)[otel  yesterday  authorized  Abram 
jlyers,  Mitchell  Klupt  and  Milton 
Veisman  to  represent  them  at  the 
ilm   code  hearing.      The  committee 

es,lfrill  be  assisted  by  J.  C.  Ritter,  A 
nei  L   Cole,  Harry   Brandt,   Jack   Sha- 

ifagt  iro,   Leo   Brecher,    Sidney   Samuel 
on,  H.  M.  Richey,  Tom  Murray  and 

ai'inliou   Blumenthal. 
giv  i  Exhibitors  present   will   insist  on 
he  right  to  buy  in  the  open  market. 

saint  Plans  for  a  new  exhibitor  associa 

■'  cot  ion    have    been    temporarily    side 

then  racked  until  the  code  is  completed. 


^Memorandums  Prepared 
For  Code  Hearing  Today 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington— M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  Al- 
ied  and  Hays  office  groups  spent 
esterday  and  most  of  last  night  at 
hdividual  meetings  devoted  to  prep- 
ration  of  memorandums  to  be  sub 
hitted  at  the  hearing.  Will  H.  Hays 
?resided  at  the  Hays  group  session, 
iflans  of  procedure  for  the  hearing 
yere  outlined  and  clauses  in  the  code 
yere  analyzed 

At  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  session  the 
?ight  to  buy  was  a  principal  topic. 
hhose  present  agreed  upon  a  zoning 
oard  setup  proposal  which  would 
rovide  for  two  affiliated  theater 
members.  Two  distributors  and  four 
independent  exhibitors.  The  Inde 
endent  Poster  Ass'n  also  worked 
jG.  in  briefs  at  the  Wardman  Park. 


\cademy  Submits  Changes 
In  Producers'  Code  Draft 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
I  Washington  —  Revisions  of  Pro- 
iucers'  Code  clauses  on  star  raiding 
ind  agents  are  included  in  a  brief 
lubmitted  by  the  Academy  of  M.  P. 
irts  and  Sciences. 


ew  Member  of  Consumers'  Board 

ashington   Bureau    of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — A  last  minute  ap- 
pointment to  the  Consumers  Advis- 
ory Board  of  George  Renard  to  take 
he  place  of  Professor  George  Fra- 
er,  who  was  scheduled  to  be  the  Con- 
sumers' advisor  on  the  code,  was  an- 
nounced last  night  by  the  NRA.  Pro- 
fessor Fraser  has  returned  to  his 
rvork  at  Swarthmore  and  could  not 
eturn  in  time  to  sit  in  on  the  hear- 
;ngs.  Renard  is  a  newcomer  to  the 
ioard. 


Joins  Wilding  Picture  Prods. 

Detroit — Robert  M.  Parks,  former- 
ly director  of  advertising  of  the 
Plymouth  Motor  Corp.  and  for  the 
past  three  years  on  the  staff  of  Co- 
jfumbia  University,  has  joined  Wild- 
ing Picture  Productions,  Inc., 
producers  of  commercial  talking  pic- 
tures. He  will  function  in  both  cre- 
ative and  selling  activities. 


Washington  NRA  Sidelight; 


;By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY; 


JgARLY  producer  exec  arrivals  in- 
cluded     Carl      Laemmle,      who 
checked  into  the  Carlton. 


By  coincidence,  it  seems,  Gen. 
Hugh  S.  Johnson  lives  at  the  Ward- 
man  Park,  where  the  independent 
exhibitor  mass  meeting  was  held. 

George  Aarons  put  aside  strictly 
exhib  problems  to  concentrate  on  the 
independent  poster  situation. 


Exhibs  attending  the  mass  meet- 
ing had  to  "take  the  pledge."  That 
is,  sign  affidavits  to  the  effect  that 
they  are  independents,  remote  from 
any  affiliated  theater  connection. 


Julian  Brylawski,  local  Warner 
Bros,  real  estate  impresario  and  a 
very  important  contact  man  for  the 
industry  at  large,  is  bemoaning  the 
loss  of  a  wharf,  swept  away  during 
the  recent  flood. 


Leo  Brecher,  after  a  tussle  with 
air-sickness,  has  sworn  off  riding  in 
planes. 


Herman  Blum  is  the  principal  rep- 
resentative of  the  Maryland  Allied 
unit. 


/.  C.  Ritter,  Allied' s  head  man, 
and  Ray  Moon  bag -and-bag gaged  in 
from  Detroit  together. 


Representing  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  of 
the  District  of  Columbia  at  the  inde- 
pendent exhib  mass  meet  were  Sid- 
ney Lust  and  Louis  Bernheimer. 


Lester  Martin  and  Calvin  Barr 
are  doing  the  honors  for  the  Allied 
Iowa  unit. 


Tom  Murray's  hands  are  full,  try- 
ing to  keep  the  trade  and  daily 
press  supplied  with  news  and  such 
about  the  Independent  Theater  Own- 
ers of  New  York  confab. 


Col.  H.  A.  Cole  doesn't  mind  say- 
ing that  summer  biz  at  the  box-office 
has  been  pretty  good  down  his  way. 


San  Francisco's  ambassador  to  the 
Big  Confab  is  Morgan  Walsh,  who 
came  in  with  Ben  Bernstein. 


Some  of  the  Allied  leaders  have 
said  "hello"  to  their  old  Congres- 
sional cooper ator,  Senator  Smith  W. 
Brookhart. 


Mitchell  Klupt  has  a  three-ply  job. 
He  is  counsel  for  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Division  of  the  Metropolitan 
District,  A.  H.  Schwartz  and  the 
independent  exhibitor  code  protec- 
tive committee. 


Bennie      Berger     is     sidekicking 
around  with  Al  Steffes,  as  usual. 


The  Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  dele- 
gation is  headed  by  J.  B.  Fishman 
and  Ed  Levy. 


With  their  duties  as  coordinators 
completed,  Charles  L.  O  Reilly  and 
Sidney  R.  Kent  are  now  functioning 
as  advisors  on  the  code. 


EXHIBS  MUST  REVISE 
CODE  LABOR  CLAUSES 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
try  with  Government  cooperation. 
The  Government  has  no  expectations 
of  writing  an  industry  code.  It's  the 
duty  of  the  industry  in  the  first  in- 
stance." 

Beyond  the  hearing,  the  industry 
still  has  more  opportunity  to  write 
its  own  code,  said  Rosenblatt,  refer- 
ring to  the  private  conferences  which 
will  follow.  He  will  name  represen- 
tatives of  each  group  to  participate. 

No  code  authority  setup  has  been 
determined  at  present.  Post-hear- 
ing conferences  between  Rosenblatt 
and  the  group  of  representatives 
will  arrange  it. 

All  codes  submitted  since  the  New 
York  committee's  code  are  regarded 
as  briefs,  Rosenblatt  said.  This  ap- 
plies to  the  Lee  Ochs  code,  which 
he  is  considering  along  with  others. 

All  industry  issues  will  be  ex- 
amined by  Rosenblatt  as  they  di- 
rectly or  indirectly  relate  to  re-em- 
ployment, he  said.  Some  may  be  re- 
ferred to  the  national  control  board 
for   determination   later. 

So  far  Rosenblatt  has  formed  no 
impression  on  the  industry's  atti- 
tude toward  double  features,  he  said. 
Speaking  time  at  the  hearing  will 
not  be  limited  by  Rosenblatt,  but  he 
will  taboo   overlapping  of  material. 


Charles  Metzger,  Indianapolis  ex- 
hib leader,  says  the  theatermen  in 
his  town  are  again  talking  about 
working  out  an  anti-dual  feature 
plan. 

Fred  Herrington's  delegation  from 
Pittsburgh  comprises  at  least  14, 
according  to  an  unofficial  count. 


Warners  Starting  12 

In  Next  Six  Weeks 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — At  least  12  pictures 
will  be  started  at  the  Warner-First 
National  studios  within  the  next  six 
weeks.  They  are:  "British  Agent," 
"Sweethearts  Forever,"  "The  Finger 
Man,"  "Dark  Hazzard,"  "Broadway 
and  Back,"  "King  of  Fashion,"  "As 
the  Earth  Turns,"  "Convention 
City,"  "Son  of  the  Gobs,"  "From 
Headquarters,"  "The  College  Coach" 
and  "Easy  to  Love." 

Five  completed  features  are  set 
for  release  during  October.  They 
include:  "Female,"  with  Ruth  Chat- 
terton;  "Ever  in  My  Heart,"  with 
Barbara  Stanwyck  and  Otto  Kruger; 
"The  Kennel  Murder  Case,"  with 
William  Powell;  "Footlight  Parade," 
with  James  Cagney,  and  "The  World 
Changes,"  with  Paul  Muni.  "The 
House  on  56th  St.,"  with  Kay  Fran- 
cis, will  be  released  in  November. 


"Emperor  Jones"  Opens   Sept.  19 

"The  Emperor  Jones,"  United 
Artists  release,  will  have  its  world 
premiere  Sept.  19  at  the  Rivoli. 


Resolute  is  Opening 
Own  Southern  Exchanges 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

the  latter  part  of  the  week  to  lay 
the  groundwork  for  the  establish- 
ment of  the  new  Resolute  exchanges, 
following  which  he  will  swing  into 
the  Middle  West  on  company  busi- 
ness. 


Czechs  Want  U.  S.  Films  Again 

Prague — American  films,  none  of 
which  have  been  imported  for  some 
months  due  to  a  dispute,  are  again 
wanted  by  Czechoslovakian  exhibi- 
tors. Due  to  the  shortage  of  Ger- 
man product,  much  of  which  is 
becoming  unsuitable  because  of  its 
Nazi  propaganda,  a  move  has  been 
started  to  induce  American  distribu- 
tors to  resume  sending  pictures  to 
this  country. 


Chi.  Palace  Sets  Record 
Chicago  — ■  House  records  at  the 
RKO  Palace  were  shattered  last 
week  when  RKO's  "Morning  Glory" 
played  to  a  total  attendance  of  67,- 
000.  Sophie  Tucker  headlined  the 
stage  show. 


Twenty  Code  Briefs 

Filed  in  Washington 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

Harrison  personally,  non-theatrical 
producers,  16mm.  producers,  Actors 
Equity,  Actors  Bettermen  Ass'n, 
N.V.A.,  Skouras  Bros.,  Lee  A.  Ochs, 
I.A.T.S.E.  and  54  Locals  and  four 
lithographing  companies. 

The  non-theatrical  and  16mm.  pro- 
ducers have  asked  not  to  be  included 
in  the  film  code. 

Group  hearings  on  the  code  will 
begin  tonight  and  continue  until  the 
code  is  finished.  Rosenblatt  hopes 
that  the  film  industry  code  will  be 
completed  and  ready  for  the  Presi- 
dent's signature  by  Sept.  20,  the 
date  when  Rosenblatt  is  to  preside 
at  the  radio  industry  hearing,  and 
under  the  general  practice  the  code 
will  become  operative  10  days  fol- 
lowing the  President's  signature. 

•Two  hundred  film  men  called  on 
Rosenblatt  yesterday  for.  informa- 
tion. 


Ivan    Abramson    at    Hearing 

Ivan  Abramson,  pioneer  produc- 
er who  now  is  engaged  in  litigation 
with  the  Hays  organization,  will  be 
in  Washington  for  the  industry  code 
hearing  today.  He  recently  submit- 
ted a  brief  to  the  NRA  and  his  line 
of  argument  at  the  hearing  will  be 
directed  chiefly  toward  forcing  pro- 
ducers out  of  the  exhibition  field. 


Weisfeldt   Joins    Majestic 

Max  J.  Weisfeldt  has  been  ap- 
pointed general  sales  manager  for 
Majestic   Pictures. 


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Tuesday,  Sept.  12,  1933 


N-E-WS    O-F    T-H-E    D-A-Y 


Edjjemont,  S.  D. — The  Iris  has 
been  taken  over  by  Marian  Hart, 
who  is  reopening  it. 


Denver — The  following  changes  in 
managers  have  been  made  by  Fox: 
Paul  Scates  has  returned  after  a 
leave  of  absence  and  will  manage 
the  Orpheum  and  Strand,  Pocatello, 
Idaho;  William  Powers  leaves  Poca- 
tello for  Trinidad,  where  he  will 
manage  the  West  and  Rialto,  suc- 
ceeding Charles  Ernst,  resigned. 


Springfield,  Mass. — The  Broadway 
has  reopened  with  a  vaudeville-film 
policy. 


Boston — Carl  Crawford,  indepen- 
dent exchange  president,  is  now  com- 
mander of  the  film  post  of  the 
American  Legion.  Marcel  Mekel- 
burg  also  is  an  officer. 


Oklahoma  City  —  Warners  will 
open  the  Midwest  soon,  according  to 
George  Henger,  local  manager. 


Oklahoma  City — Robert  E.  Neal, 
manager  of  the  Ritz,  is  now  a  bene- 
dict. 


Boston — Jerome  Harrison,  former- 
ly manager  of  the  Fenway  in  Bos- 
ton and  the  Strand,  Holyoke,  is  now 
running  one  of  Julius  Joelson's  the- 
aters. 


Boston — Arthur  J.  Bonline  of  the 
RKO  maintenance  department  is  in 
town  regarding  the  disposition  of 
the  Lyric. 


Somerville,  Mass. — The  Orpheum, 
which  formerly  belonged  to  M.  Hoff- 
man, will  onen  under  new  manage- 
ment Sept.  28. 


Boston  —  With  the  opening  of 
Keith's  Boston,  Mary  Hildegarde 
Healy  has  resumed  her  former  du- 
ties as  assistant  publicity  director 
for  local  RKO  theaters,  working  un- 
der Jack  Goldstein. 


Kansas  City  —  A.  G.  Buchanan, 
formerly  in  Dallas  for  United  Art- 
ists, has  been  transferred  here  and 
will  travel  the  southern  Kansas  and 
Oklahoma  district. 


Prescott,  Ariz. — New  Studio  thea- 
ter will  be  completed  the  end  of  this 
month  and  opened  early  in  Octobei*. 


Tucson,  Ariz. — The  Rialto  has  re- 
opened with  Lawrence  Weaver,  for- 
merly of  Rialto  in  Phoenix,  as  man- 
ager. 


Chicago  —  The  Majestic  will  re- 
sume stage  show  soon. 


Lusk,  Wyo.  —  The  Garden  has 
been  reopened  under  the  name  Wy- 
oming following  installation  of  RCA 
high  fidelity  sound.  The  house  will 
be  managed  by  Frank  Barrett. 


Cleveland — Bill  Smith,  manager  of 
Associated  Theaters'  Garden  theater, 
is  celebrating  his  27th  year  in  the 
industry. 


Warwick,  R.  I.— Gem  Theater  Co., 
Inc.,  has  been  chartered  by  Dora  G. 
Rabinowitz,  Morris  E.  Yaraus  and 
Marie  St.  Pierre. 


Falmouth,  Mass.  —  Barnstable 
County  Theaters,  Inc.,  has  been 
chartered  by  Julius  Joelson,  presi- 
dent and  treasurer,  Herman  A. 
Mintz  and  Kathryn  A.  Dyer. 


Leominster,  Mass.  —  Leominster 
Theater  Co.  has  been  incorporated 
with  J.  Joseph  McCarthy,  president; 


John  W.   Ceaty,   vice-president,   and 
Henry  E.  Manning,  treasurer. 


Superior,  Wis. — H.  C.  Buchanan 
operator  of  the  Palace,  is  back  from 
a  10-week  tour  of  Europe. 


Jacksonville,  Fla. — The  Riverside 
has  opened  with  M.  C.  Moore,  of 
Kissimmee,  as   manager. 


THE  PARADE  or  the 


WINNERS 


•  Walk  into  any  of  the  thousands  of 
small-town,  300-seat  movies  and 
you  will  find  "American  Chairs"  pre- 
dominating. Seat  yourself  in  any  of 
America's  greatest  show  houses  and 
again  you  probably  will  be  enjoying 
the  comfort  of  an  "American  Chair". 


ASK  US, 

'How  can  I  reseat  my 
theatre  economically?" 


The  WINNERS... 

all  equipped  with 
"American  Chairs" 

Radio  Cily— RKO 

New  York  City 

Civic  Memorial  Opera  House 
San  Francisco 

Earl  Carroll  Theatre 
New  York  City 

RKO  Theatres 

Albany.  Schenectady, 
Denver,  Davenport 

Marcus  Loew's  Theatres 
72nd  Street,  New  York 
175th  Street,  New  York 
Grand-  Atlanta ,  Johannes- 
burg, South  Africa 

United  Artists 

Berkeley,  Cal. 

Rome  Circuit,  Baltimore 
Broadway,  Apollo, 
Harlem  Theatres 

T.  &  D.  Jr.  Enterprises 
Alameda,  Cal. 


American  Seating  Company 

Makers  of  dependable  seating  for  theatres, 
schools  and  churches 

General  Offices:  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN 
BRANCHES       IN       ALL      PRINCIPAL       CITIES 


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Rosenblatt  Expects  To  Finish  Hearing  Tomorrow 

LABOR  IS  FIRST  ISSUE  DISPOSED  OF  AT  CODE  MEET 

Court  Orders  Sale  of  All  Poli  Circuit  Properties 


Disposal  of  New  England 

Properties  to  be  Made 

in  Three  Parts 

Hartford,  Conn. — Foreclosure  and 
oublic  sale  of  all  properties  of  Fox 
"Jew  England  Theaters  has  been 
irdered  by  Judge  Edwin  S.  Thomas 
n  the  U.  S.  District  Court  here. 
The  sale  is  to  be  in  three  parts,  as 
follows:  Oct.  16,  mortgage  bonds; 
3ct.  20,  all  real  estate  in  Connecti- 

(Continued   on    Page    11) 

M-6-M  IS  ADDING 
TWO  SOUND  STAGES 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Contracts  for  two 
new  sound  stages,  each  measuring 
105  by  160  feet  with  clear  height 
of  35  feet,  were  let  to  the  Austin 
Co.  of  Los  Angeles  by  M-G-M  yes- 
terday. This  is  the  opening  gun  in 
an  intensive  construction  campaign 
'to    increase   facilities    to    take    care 

{Continued  on   Page    11) 


British  Film  Exports 

Show  Marked  Increase 

British  exports  of  positive  film 
rose  86  per  cent  during  the  first  half 
of  1933  as  compared  with  the  cor- 
responding period  of  last  year  is  re- 
pealed in  official  statistics  just 
j  issued,  according  to  a  report  from 
the  American  Consulate-General, 
London,  made  public  by  the  Com- 
merce Department.  Total  footage 
shipments  in  the  1933  period  were 
13,676,179  as  compared  with  7,343,- 
121  in  1932.    Imports  of  positive  film 

{Continued   on   Page    2) 


Start  Discussions 

With  Union  Locals 

Looking  to  a  quick  settlement  of 
union  matters  following  the  NRA 
code  hearings,  major  circuit  officials 
yesterday  instructed  all  division 
managers  to  discuss  local  situations 
with  visiting  union  delegates.  Sub- 
sequent to  a  week   of  contacts  be- 

(Continued   on    Page    11) 


"Sure  I'm  good!    When  I'm  good,  I'm  very,  very  good  but  wfien  I'm  bad  I'm  belter".  Mae  West 
in  "I'm  No  Angel",  with  Cary  Grant.  A  Paramount  Picture,  directed  by  Wesley  Ruggles. — Advt. 


600    Present    at    Hearing 

in  Wash'n — Progress 

is  Encouraging 

By  ARTHUR   W.  EDDY 

Washington — One  major  issue,  la- 
bor, and  a  number  of  semi-impor- 
tant and  minor  clauses  were  dis- 
posed of  yesterday  at  the  film  in- 
dustry hearing  attended  by  600  per- 
sons. Altogether,  progress  made  was 
beyond  the  most  optimistic  expecta- 
tions expressed  previously.    Subjects 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 


HAYS  SEES  WAGES 
RAISED  ABOVE  1929 


Washington  Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Wage  scales  pro- 
posed by  the  NRA  would  increase 
the  pay  of  production  and  distribu- 
tion employees  from  12  to  15  per 
cent  above  their  1929  level,  declared 
Will  H.  Hays  in  testifying  at  the 
code  hearing.  This  would  jump 
wages  beyond  the  NRA  goal,  he  as- 
serted.    "Not  more  than  5  per  cent 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


As    We    See    It 

.  .  .  the  code  conference  gets  under  way 

^=^^=^^=     By  JACK  ALICOATE  =^^=^^= 


\A/ASHINGTON,  Tuesday — The  Big  Show  is  on.  Ten  a.m.  and  the  impressive,  digni- 
'  ~  fied  meeting  room  is  filling  rapidly.  What  a  gathering  of  important  motion  picture 
interests  from  every  section  of  the  country.  The  atmosphere  is  solemn  and  businesslike 
as  Deputy  Administrator  Sol  Rosenblatt  calls  the  meeting  to  order.  Our  guess  would  be 
about  600  in  attendance  and   every  one  on   business.     It  is  all  a  three-ring  circus,  for 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


Code  Hearing  in  Washington 
May  Run  Till  Tomorrow  Night 


Washington    Bureau    of 

Washington — Film  code  witnesses 
will  reassemble  at  10  a.  m.  today  in 
the  U.  S.  Chamber  of  Commerce 
Building  for  their  second  session, 
following  adjournment  at  5:15  yes- 
terday afternoon.  Although  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  won't  indicate  how  long 


THE   FILM   DAILY 

he  expects  the  hearing  to  run,  gen- 
eral expectation  is  that  it  will  be 
over  by  tomorrow  night  at  the  lat- 
est. 

Digesting    the    hearing    develop- 
ments of  the  day  and  preparing  for 

(Continued    on    Page    9) 


Women  Opposed  to  Duals; 
Urge  Hays  £  jde  Adoption 

Washington   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Women's  organiza- 
tions offered  a  solid  stand  against 
double  features  bills,  and  generally 
urged  adoption  of  the  Hays  produc- 
tion code  and  a  15  per  cent  elimina- 
tion clause  in  contracts,  during  pres- 
entation of  facts  on  morality  and 
educational  phases  of  the  code.  Many 
of    the    groups    represented    are    in 

(Continued   on  Page    2) 

About  10,000  Film  Folk 
Marching  in  NRA  Parade 

Nearly  10,000  members  of  the  film 
industry  will  take  part  in  the  NRA 
parade  today.  All  home  office,  ex- 
change and  warehouse  employees 
and  the  allied  branches  of  the  in- 
dustry, including  unions,  have  been 
notified  to  be  at  the  starting  area, 
10th  St.,  between  Fifth  and  Sixth 
Ave.,  at  1  o'clock.    Offices  will  close 

(Continued  on    Page    11) 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  13,  193!;] 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Film    industry   code   hearing,    U.   S. 

Chamber    of    Commerce    Auditorium.    Wash- 
ington,   D.    C. 

Today:         A.   M.   P.  A.  holds  annual  election   of 
officers 

Sept.   14:     AMPA    elections,    Sardi's    Restaurant 
New    York,    12:45    P.    M. 


33  1    3%  of  Gross  to  Operators 


in  one  of  the  smaller  circuit  houses  where  the  average  weekly  gross  is  less  than 
SI. 200.  the  wages  of  projectionists  amount  to  about  33  1/3  per  cent  of  the  gross, 
an   official    of    the   circuit   told    THE    FILM    DAILY   yesterday. 


British  Film  Exports 

Show  Marked  Increase 

(Continued  from   Pane    1  ) 

into  Great  Britain,  on  the  other  hand, 
have  declined  from  approximately  12 
millii.n  linear  feet  in  1931  to  7,478,- 
000  in  the  first  half  of  the  current 
year. 

Exports  of  blank  film  have  risen 
steadily  in  the  last  three  years,  the 
report  shows.  During  the  first  half 
of  1933  they  amounted  to  6,035,000 
linear  feet  as  compared  with  4,421,- 
000  in  1932  and  2,838,000  in  1931. 


Leon  Bamberger  to  Aid 
On  Educational  Survey 

Leon  Bamberger,  RKO  special 
sales  promotion  representative,  has 
been  appointed  to  represent  RKO  at 
a  conference  to  be  held  in  Wash- 
ington on  Sept.  25  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Commissioner  of  Educa- 
tion, Department  of  the  Interior,  for 
the  purpose  of  preparing  a  report  on 
educational  pictures  produced  in  the 
United  States.  The  report  will  be 
submitted  to  the  International  In- 
stitute of  Educational  Cinematog- 
raphy in  connection  with  the  World 
Congress  of  Educational  and  Instruc- 
tional Cinematography  which  will 
be  held  in  Rome  next  April. 

June  Knight   for  Third  Week 

June  Knight,  feature  of  the  stage 
show  at  the  New  York  Paramount 
for  the  past  two  weeks,  is  being  held 
over  for  a  third  week.  This  will  de- 
lay her  departure  for  the  coast, 
where  Universal  is  to  groom  her  for 
stardom  under  a  contract  negotiated 
by  the   Leo   Morrison  office. 


Billing    of    Shorts    Aids    Biz 

Memphis  —  Increased  patronage 
following  a  campaign  of  billing  their 
short  subjects,  in  some  cases  above 
the  feature,  is  reported  by  the  Pea- 
body  and  Ritz,  suburban  houses. 
David  Hunt  of  the  Vitaphone  book- 
ing department  here  says  exhibitor? 
in  this  section  are  showing  more 
inclination  to  exploit  shorts,  an:' 
benefiting  thereby. 


Dobbs   Ferry   House   Bombed 

Dobbs  Ferry  —  Union  complica- 
tions are  believed  to  have  been  re- 
sponsible for  the  bombing  of  the 
Embassy  yesterday.  Entrance  to  the 
house  was  wrecked.  The  theater, 
formerly  run  by  RKO,  is  now  an  in- 
dependent   house. 


New    Minneapolis   House 

Minneapolis    —    The     Northtown, 
neighborhood  theater,  is  being  con- 
structed   at    a    cost    of    $20,000    by 
Harry    Dickerman,    who    also    owns 
1  the   North   Side  Alhambra. 


"Mr.  Broadway"  Opens  Today 

"Mr.  Broadway"  opens  this  morn- 
ing at  the  Mayfair. 


Women  Opposed  to  Duals; 
Urge  Hays  Code  Adoption 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

contact  with  the  Hays  organization 
through  Better  Films  and  other 
movements.  Camille  Kelly,  Women's 
Court  Judge  in  Memphis,  declared 
pictures  exert  no  harmful  influence 
on  juveniles. 

Other  speakers  were:  Mrs.  Arre- 
tus  Burt,  President  Better  Films 
Council  and  Missouri  State  Film 
Chairman  of  Women's  Clubs;  Dr. 
George  Kirchwey,  National  Board  of 
Review;  Augustus  Thomas,  Secre- 
tary,  General  World  Federation  of 
Educational  Associations,  Washing- 
ton; Elizabeth  Brennan,  President, 
International  Federation  of  Catholic 
Alumni;  Mrs.  Malcolm  MacCoy, 
President,  N.  Y.  Federation  of  Wo- 
men's Clubs;  Mrs.  Alonzo  Richard- 
son, Atlanta  Better  Films  Commit- 
tee; Mrs.  William  Smith,  Chairman, 
N.  Y.  State  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs;  Mrs.  P.  Chestney,  President, 
Macon.  Ga..  Better  Films  Commit- 
tee and  Chairman,  Georgia  Congress 
of  Parent-Teacher  Associations; 
Mrs.  Edmund  Barsham,  Wilming- 
ton Better  Films  Council  and  Dela- 
ware State  Federation  of  Women's 
Cubs;  Mrs.  Willis  Miner,  State 
Chairman,  M.  P.  Division,  N.  Y.  C. 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs;  Mrs. 
Charles  Owens,  Pennsylvania  State 
Chairman,  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs  and  Mrs.  Richard  McClure, 
Chairman,  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  with  2,000,000  members. 

Canon  Chase  opened  the  after- 
noon session,  when  morality  provi- 
sions continued  as  the  topic.  He 
appealed  to  the  NRA  to  adopt  a 
clause  resembling  the  Patman  fed- 
eral regulation  bill  and  also  urged 
inclusion  of  the  Hays  production 
cede  in  the  final  draft.  Chase  vague- 
ly mentioned  "ten  broken  promises 
of  the  industry"  but  did  not  go  into 
detail  as  to  the  incidents.  He  ob- 
served that  at  the  morning  session 
the  Federation  officials  who  spoke 
"were  well  coached." 

Code  provisions  compelling  clean 
advertising  was  asked  by  Lee  Ham- 
mer. 


Gets  "Hell's  Holiday"  for  West 

Henry  Sonenshine  of  Capitol  Film 
Exchanges,  with  offices  in  Los  An- 
geles, San  Francisco,  Denver  and 
Salt  Lake,  has  bought  "Hell's  Holi- 
day" from  Superb  Pictures  for  dis- 
tribution in  California,  Nevada.  Colo- 
rado, Utah,  New  Mexico  and  the 
Hawaiian  Islands. 


Irving  Shapiro  with  Principal 

Irving  Shapiro,  formerly  asso- 
ciated with  the  RKO  Cameo  as  spe- 
cial representative,  has  been  ap- 
pointed publicity  director  for  Prin- 
cipal Pictures  Distributing  Co. 


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BARBARA  STANWYCK,  who  has  been  o> 
vacation  in  New  York  and  is  now  appearing 
at  the  Capitol  in  person,  will  return  to  Holly- 
wood next  week  to  begin  work  in  Warner 
"Gambling    Lady." 

NAT  HOLT  of  RKO  arrived  in  New  York  fror 
Cincinnati    yesterday. 

'ACQUELINE  FRANCELL  and  MARCEL  VAL 
LEE  arrive  in  New  York  this  morning  from 
Hollywood  and  sail  at  noon  for  France  on  th< 
Lafayette.  They  appeared  with  Maurice  Che 
vaner   in   the   French   version  of  "Way   to   Love.' 

GEORGE  RAFT  arrived  in  New  York  from  the 
coast  yesterday.  He  is  stopping  at  the  War- 
wick, where  AMBROSE  DOWLING,  RKO  export 
chief,   also   is  quartered. 

MARLENE  DIETRICH  sails  for  New  York  from 
Europe  on  the  Paris,  Sept.  20.  She  will  spenc 
a  few  days  here  before  leaving  for  the  Para- 
mount   coast   studio. 

LOU  GOLDBERG  of  Columbia  returned  to  New 
York  yesterday  from   Boston. 

JOSEF  VON  STERNBERG  will  arrive  in  New 
York    from    the    coast   Sept.    23. 

MARIE  DRESSLER  who  arrived  in  New  York 
yesterday  from  Hollywood,  plans  to  spend  about 
two  weeks  in  the  East  before  returning  to  the 
M-G-M     studios. 

JOSE  RUBEN,  actor  and  stage  director,  is  in 
town  and  staying  at  the  Hotel  St.  Moritz. 


Gets  Exploitation  Assignment 

Sid  Dannenberg  in  charge  of  e& 
ploitation  for  Warner  Theaters  il 
the  Cleveland  territory,  has  been 
named  by  Charlie  Einfeld  to  co-oper- 
ate with  his  department  in  preparing 
the  exploitation  campaign  for  "Wild 
Boys  of  the  Road." 


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RATES,  Now 

$2  per  day  sing  lei! 
$2.50  per  day  double! 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

All  rooms  with  bath  and 

shower.  Every  modern 

convenience. 

hine   toods  at  reasonable 

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M-G-M  glorifies  1933-34  as  the  season 
of  immortal  motion  pictures,  with  casts 
of  many  brilliant  stars !  M-G-M  which 
has  just  revealed  the  wonders  of 
"Dinner  at  8"  in  premieres  on  both 
Coasts,  now  gives  the  world 
"Night  Flight." 


takes 

*CLARENCE  BROWN's 

production.     Screen  play  by  Oliver  H.  P.  Garrett.     From 
the  193 1  Prix  Femina  novel  by  Antoine  De  Saint  Exupery. 

DAVID    O.    SELZNICK,    Executive     Producer 


DID  YOU  BOYS  HEAR  RUDY  VALLEE  BROAD- 
CAST THOSE  THREE  "FOOTLIOHT  PARADE" 
SONGS  LAST  THURSDAY?  SOUNDED  SNAP- 
PIER THAN  TH  "GOLD  DIGGERS"  NUMBERS  TO 
ME,AN  THEY'RE  GETTIN  A  BIG  PLAY  ALREADY 
ON  ALLTH  BIG  HOOK-UPS.. .  FUNNY,  AIN'T 
IT.THAT  WARNERS  ARE  THE  ONLY  ONES  THAT 
CAN  TURN  OUT  REAL  MONEY  MUSICALS? 


hen  the  talk 


TAKE  A  LOOK  AT  TH  STILLS  OF  SOME  OF  TH 
DANCE  NUMBERS  IN  THIS  NEXT  ONE  AND 
YOU'LL  SEE  WHY.  THEY  GOT  ONE  STAGED 
RIGHT  IN  THE  WATER,  WITH  ALL  THE  GALS 
DOIN  THEIR  STUFF  IN  A  POOL  AS  6IG  AS 
THIS  FAIRWAY.  ALL  YOU  GOTTA  DO  IS  SHOW 
THAT  IN  YOUR  ADS,  AN  TELL  EM  ABOUT 
CAGNEY  SINGIN  AN  DANCIN,  AND  THE 
DOUGH'S  AS  GOOD  AS  IN  TH  TILL. 


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urns  to  Show  Business 


TALKIN  ABOUT  ADVERTISING,  THIS  "BUREAU 
OF  MISSING  PERSONS"  IS  A  SWEETHEART  FOR 
EXPLOITATION  GAGS.  BEFORE  I'M  THRU 
WITH  THAT  ONE  I'LL  HAVE  'EM  5EARCHIN 
THEIR  WASTE  BASKETS  AN  BUREAU  DRAW- 
ERS FOR  A  COUPLA  PAMES  THAT  CHECKED 
OUTTA  TOWN  AWHILE  AGO  WITHOUT  LEAVIN 
A  FORWARDIN  ADDRESS . ...  JOE  BERKIHARD 
TOLD  ME  THEY  GOT  A  HELLUVA  SWELL  WEEKS 
BUSINESS  IN  4  DAYS  AT  THE  STRAND  IN 
NEW  YORK.  AN  I  FIGURE  I  CAN  TOP  THAT. 


Y'KNOW  IT  WOULDN'T  SURPRISE  ME  IF 
WARNERS  TOPPED  THEIR  1933  RECORD,  THE 
WAY  THEY'RE  STARTING.  ANYHOW,  I  GOT 
WARNER  SHOWS  PENCILLED  IN  SOLID  FOR 
THE  NEXT  6  WEEKS.  I  CANT  FIND  ANYTHING 
AROUND  THAT  LOOKS  BETTER  THAN  "I 
LOVED  A  WOMAN,"  "WILD  BOYS  OF  THE 
ROAD,"  STANWYCK'S  "EVER  IN  MY  HEART," 
POWELL'S  "KENNEL  MURDER  CASE,"  CHAT- 
TERTON'S  "FEMALE,"  AN  THAT  NEW  PAUL 
MUNI    SHOW.    "THE  WORLD   CHANGES." 


THE 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  13,  1933 


The  Most  Important  Nation-wide  Gathering  of  Film  Execul 


Labor  Given  First  Say  in   Washington  Code  Hearing 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
dealt  with,  in  addition  to  labor,  were 
morality    and    educational,    posters, 
non-theatrical   films    and   premiums. 

Sol  Rosenblatt  presided  as  deputy 
administrator.  With  him  on  the  ros- 
trum were  Donald  K.  Wallace,  re- 
search and  planning  division;  E.  N. 
Hurley,  industrial  advisor;  William 
P.  Farnsworth,  legal  advisor;  John 
P.  Frey,  labor  advisor;  G.  A.  Ren- 
ard,  consumers  advisor;  H.  H. 
Thurlby,  research  and  planning; 
Mrs.  Emily  N.  Blair,  consumers  di- 
vision; Joe  Brandt,  Jack  Alicoate, 
Martin  Quigley  and  Elias  Sugar- 
man  as  consultants,  and  Spencer 
Sladdin  of  the  legal  division. 

H  ghly  controversial,  issues,  af- 
fect, ng  relations  betwaen  distribu- 
tors and  exhibitors  ii  particular, 
will  be  reached  today,  or  at  the  lat- 
est tomorrow.  It  is  indicated  they 
include  block  booking,  double  fea- 
tures, cancellations,  right  to  buy, 
score  charges,  cooperative  buying 
and  tieing  in  of  shorts. 

Elliott  First  Speaker, 
Urges  2-Operator  Plan 

William  Elliott,  president  of  the 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  and  M.  P.  0.,  first  wit- 


Filing  Poster  Brief 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  A  brief  prepared  by 
George  Aarons  and  others,  defending 
rights  of  independent  poster  exchanges, 
will  be  submitted  at  the  hearing  today 
by   the   National   Poster  Service. 


ness  to  appear.  He  urged  a  36-hour 
week  for  operators  and  that  the  code 
provide  for  one  operator  for  each 
machine.  If  such  a  provision  is  adopt- 
ed, he  said  it  would  bring  about  a 
58  per  cent  increase  in  projectionist 
employment.  Asked  if  he  had  consid- 
ered the  overhead  position  of  small 
houses,  he  stated  that  he  has  worked 
out  a  graduated  scale  taking  into 
consideration  all  classes  of  theaters. 
Lew  Blix,  Harry  Sherman  and  other 
union  officials  agreed  with  Elliott. 

Dempsey  Cites  Increase 
In  Theater  Attendance 

Theater  business  has  increased 
tremendously  during  recent  months, 
Fred  Dempsey  told  Rosenblatt,  de- 
claring that  the  old  wage  scale  is  ob- 
solete as  a  result.  Representing  cam- 
eramen and  sound  men,  Harlan 
Holmden  urged  that  the  code  limit 
their  hours  to  160  for  a  four  week's 
period.  He  stressed  the  hazards 
cameramen  are  exposed  to  and  said 
that  one  out  of  every  20  goes  on  the 
casualty  list  each  year. 

Asks  Adoption  of  Scale 
Agreed  Upon  Aug.  23 

Louis  Krouse,  assistant  I.  A.  T.  S. 
E.  president,  asked  that  the  wage 
scale  and  working  hours  agreed 
upon  Aug.  23d  last  be  adopted  in 
the  code. 

Walter  Percival  claimed  that  sce- 
nic artists  are  not  provided  for  un- 
der the  original  code  and  asked  for 
clauses  setting  forth  their  position. 

James    Hotchkiss    submitted    the 


idea    that    Sunday    work   be    elimi- 
nated. 

Sign  writers  and  their  helpers  are 
not  taken  care  of  in  code,  declared 
L.  P.  Lindeloff,  who  urged  that  a 
wage  scale  paying  helpers  $1.65  an 
hour  in  Hollywood  and  $2.25  in  New 
York  be  fixed. 

Says  498  Cameramen 
Are  Out  of  Work 

E.  Hurd,  representing  coast  cam- 
eramen, generally  okayed  Holm- 
den's  statements.  A  total  of  498 
cameramen  are  out  of  work  at  pres- 
ent, he  said.  It  is  not  uncommon  for 
a  cameraman  to  work  36  hours 
without  a  rest,  declared  Hurd,  and 
recommended  a  30-hour  week.  This 
plan,  he  stated,  would  put  to  work 
285  cameramen. 

Harold  Smith  appealed  that  the 
code  adopt  the  working  agreement 
signed  Aug.  23d  for  application  to 
sound  men  in  the  field. 

Appearing  for  Hod  Carriers,  J.  J. 
Moraschi  asked  a  $4-a-day  scale 
based  on  a  30-hour  week. 

Augusta  Ocker  sought  fixing  of  a 
wage  scale  for  wardrobe  attendants 
similar  to  the  legitimate  theater 
scale  sheet.  The  Loew  circuit  double 
dance  group  captains  as  wardrobe 
heads,  it  was  said. 

"«es  Production  Hit 
By  Shorter  Hours 

Shorter  working  hours  would 
prove  disastrous  to  production,  ac- 
cording to  Fred  Pelton,  who  said 
that  it  is  impossible  to  secure  com- 


petent replacement  labor  and  em- 
phasized the  resultant  increased 
production  costs. 

Pat  Casey  said  that  he  was  not  in 
a  position  to  speak  as  he  had  not 
had  an  opportunity  to  study  code 
proposals   beyond   the   original. 

Local  autonomy  clause  of  the  code 
is  ambiguous,  declared  Joseph  N. 
Weber.  "The  code  would  establish 
a  sweat-shop  for  musicians,"  de- 
clared Weber. 

16MM.  Producers  Seek 
Non-Inclusion  in  Code 

The  16MM.  producers  sought  to  di- 
vorce themselves  from  the  provisions 
of  the  industry  code  in  speeches 
made  at  the  hearing.  Roy  Winton, 
F.  M.  Hall,  Fred  L.  Gerke  and  others 
spoke. 

Deny  M.  P.  Academy 
Is  a  Company  Union 

Charges  that  the  Academy  of  M. 
P.  Arts  &  Sciences  is  a  company 
union  were  made  and  denied  at  the 
afternoon  session  of  the  code  hear- 
ing as  the  status  of  players  under 
the  code  entered  the  proceedings. 
The  description  offered  by  Frank 
Gillmore,  president  of  Actors  Equity, 
was  emphatically  denied  by  J.  T. 
Reed,  president  of  the  Academy. 
Gillmore  complained  that  Equity  had 
not  been  consulted  in  the  drafting  of 
the  production  code,  and  said  that  54 
per  cent  of  the  players  in  pictures 
who  get  screen  credit  are  Equity 
members.  He  compared  this  with 
the  statement  that  the  Academy  has 


nd  Allied  Personalities  Ever  Assembled  Under  One  Roof 


Wednesday,  Sept  13,  1933 


OAILV 


mcouraging  Progress  Made  on  Opening  Day  of  Confab 


it  296  actors  on  its  roster  and  148 
oducers.  Under  these  circum- 
ances,  players  cannot  get  "fair 
presentation"  through  the  Acad- 
ly,  Gillmore  asserted. 
Reed  later  replied,  stating  he 
linted  out  that  associate  produc- 
s,  studio  managers,  etc.,  are  clas- 
hed as  producers  by  the  Academy 
*r  its  own  purposes,  as  they  have 
nployment  authority,  but  actually 
iere  are  but  14  major  or  near  ma- 
r  producers  on  the  coast.  Although 
le  Academy  does  not  represent  the 
itire  players'  group,  nevertheless 
le  importance  of  its  members  from 
le  industry  value  makes  it  a  sig- 
ificant  factor  in  the  matter  of  code 
rafting,  said  Reed. 
j  A  protest  against  the  proposed 
roducer  clause  restricting  the  per- 
>d  in  which  another  producer  can 
2gotiate  for  services  of  production 

!  ilent  was  voiced  by  Lionel  Atwill. 

'/  Wages  of  coast  extras  have  been 
at  40  per  cent  since  1930,  said  Al- 
in  Garcia,  deploring  the  current 
age  scales  for  this  class  of  worker. 

Overwork  of  Chorus  Girls 
Charged  by  Dorothy  Bryant 

Painting  a  dark  picture  of  presen- 
ation  house  treatment  of  chorus  and 
allet  girls,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Bryant 
ocused  an  attack  on  Broadway  De 
iuxers  for  working  conditions  and 
[rage  scales.  She  asked  that  the 
ode  provide  a  40-hour  week  on  a 
dx-day  basis  for  girls.  Mrs.  Bryant 
repealed  for  a  scale  as  follows:  $30 

week  for  two  shifts,  $40  for  one 


shift,  and  $40  on  the  road.  In  as- 
sailing Broadway  theaters,  she  de- 
clared the  Capitol  pays  girls  $20  a 
week  under  a  grind  stage-show  pol- 
icy, and  the  Paramount  $25.  Mrs. 
Bryant  described  "rehearsal  abuse" 
and  deplored  the  system  under  which 
girls  receive  half  wages  for  break- 
in  auditions.  "Eighty  per  cent  of 
the  acts  never  get  beyond  tryout 
stage,"  she  asserted.  Mrs.  Bryant 
estimated  average  earnings  of 
chorus  girls  working  in  presenta- 
tions at  $515  annually. 

Premium  Manufacturers 
Plead  for  Existence 

With  premium  distributors  re- 
maining in  the  background,  their 
manufacturers  entered  the  code  fray 
yesterday  to  warn  the  NRA  against 
the  dangers  of  increasing  unemploy- 
ment if  a  ban  on  premiums  is  adopt- 
ed. Michael  Flynn  of  National 
Brotherhood  of  Operating  Potters, 
Charles  Sebring,  Clyde  Coulter,  Jos- 
eph Wells  and  John  Dowsing  all 
urged  that  the  code  keep  its  hands 
off  the  premium  business.  Flynn  told 
the  hearing  that  2,000  potters  work 
exclusively  for  picture  houses.  Ro- 
senblatt asked  if  he  didn't  consider 
premiums  as  competition  for  stores 
near  theaters  using  them,  and  Flynn 
replied,  "This  competition  doesn't 
amount  to  anything."  Rosenblatt 
later  asked  Dowsing  if  he  would  be 
willing  to  submit  the  premium  issue 
co  local  zoning  boards  for  determi- 
nation, but  Dowsing  said  he  feels  it 


is  a  matter  for  individual  exhibitor 
decision. 

Indep't  Poster  Exchanges 
Are  Vigorously  Condemned 

Operations  of  independent  poster 
exchanges  were  vigorously  condemn- 
ed by  Attorney  Nathan  Vidaver, 
counsel  for  four  major  lithograph 
manufacturers,  who  advocated  adop- 
tion of  the  distributor  clause  which 
would  prohibit  resale  of  posters. 
Specifically,  the  provision  would 
make  illegal  the  buying  of  posters 
from  any  source  except  distributor 
or  manufacturer.  On  the  other  hand, 
the  exhibitor  code  urges  against  any 
restriction  on  posters.  Forty-five 
poster  firms  are  now  in  the  field,  de- 
clared Vidaver,  who  asserted  that 
"the  distributors  are  too  cowardly  to 
fight  exhibitors  on  the  issue."  He 
represents  Morgan,  Continental, 
Miner  and  Tooker  lithograph  com- 
panies. 


M.P.T.O.A.  Will  Oppose 
Making  Code  Retroactive 

Washington    Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington— The  M.P.T.O.A.  will 
oppose  any  attempt  to  make  code 
provisions  retroactive  to  apply  to  ex- 
isting film  contracts,  Ed  Kuykendall 
told  The  Film  Daily  yesterday. 
Affiliated  theater  representatives  are 
understood  to  share  this  attitude. 


Naming  Committees 

On  Disputed  Issues 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — With  scope  of  the 
film  code  hearing  limited  to  presen- 
tation of  facts,  the  real  heavy  work 
of  the  code  drafting  will  fall  upon 
committees  assigned  to  jobs  of  con- 
ciliating differences  on  controversial 
subjects.  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  will 
schedule  meetings  of  these  groups  as 
the  necessity  arises  and  will  preside 
at  their  session. 

The  first  group  to  go  into  action 
is  handling  labor  and  comprises  pro- 
ducer-distributor-exhibitor and  union 
representatives,  who  will  endeavor  to 
iron  out  differences  on  labor  provi- 
sions. It  met  last  night  at  room 
2066  in  the  Commerce  Building, 
where  all  committee  meets  will  take 
place. 


Held  for  Third   Week 

Scranton,  Pa. — Columbia's  "What 
Price  Innocence?"  is  being  held  over 
for  a  third  week  at  the  Family. 


Offer  Plan  for   Extras 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Speaking  on  behalf  of 
extras,  Allan  Garcia  recommended,  as 
a  plan  for  doing  away  with  favoritism, 
that  a  rotating  system  be  used  in  cast- 
ing extras.  Frank  Woods,  speaking 
along  similar  lines,  suggested  a  re-regis- 
tration  of  all   extras. 


THE 


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DAILV 


Wednesday,  Sept.  13,  193:i 


ANOTHER  WAR  LOOMS 
ON  OPEN  SHOP  ISSUE 


Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Following  withdraw- 
al of  the  open  shop  provision  in  the 
producers'  code  announced  at  the 
hearing  by  Sol  A.  Rosei-.blatt,  indi- 
cations last  night  were  that  a  sim- 
ilar move  might  precipitate  another 
fight  among  exhibitors,  with  affili- 
ated theater  men  favoring  the  idea, 
while  the  independents  oppose  it.  If 
an  effort  is  made  to  eliminate  the 
clause,  both  M.P.T.O.A.  and  Allied 
leaders  are  certain  to  strenuously 
battle  for  its  retention,  as  they  point 
out  it  will  result  in  the  increasing 
of  small  theater  overheads.  Rosen- 
blatt, in  announcing  withdrawal  of 
the  producer  clause,  did  not  indicate 
how  the  decision  was  reached.  His 
announcement  prefaced  a  long  period 
devoted  to  testimony  on  labor  mat- 
ters and  was  supplemented  by  a 
brief  explanation  of  hearing  pro- 
cedure. 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


"CLO  POKE,"  dramatization  of  the 
popular  tune,  "Lazy  Bones"  first 
subject  in  Educational's  new  song 
hit  story  series  and  featuring  Stepin 
Fetchit  supported  by  an  all-colored 
cast  with  Wen  Talbo';  and  his  col- 
ored orchestra  supplying  the  music, 
has  been  completed  and  is  now  in 
the  process  of  cutting  and  editing 
at  the  West  Coast  Service  studio. 
The  idea  of  the  series,  which  wil! 
consist  of  six  single-reelers  is  to  tell, 
is  comedy  or  dramatic  style,  as  the 
mood  of  the  song  dictates,  a  story 
which  might  have  inspired  the  crea- 
tion of  a  current  sing  hit.  Sig 
Herzig,  who  wrote  the  story,  is 
credited  with  the  direction.  Frank 
Zucker  was  in  charge  of  the  cam- 
eras. 


Monroe  Shaff,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production  for  Magna 
Pictures,  underwent  a  successful  op- 
eration for  the  removal  of  his  ton- 
sils yesterday  and  is  recuperating  at 
his  home. 


Leon  Janney,  who  has  been  doing 
radio  and  picture  work  in  the  east, 
will  be^in  a  series  of  personal  ap- 
pearances in  up-state  New  York 
theaters,  under  the  management  of 
Harry  N.  Blair.  He  opens  in  Water- 
town  on  Friday. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  Norworth,  who 
made  the  "Naggers"  series  for  Vita- 
phone  and  recently  completed  a 
vaudeville  tour  of  the  country,  have 
started  ivorking  on  material  for  an- 
other series  to  be  made  here  in  the 
east. 


As    We    S 


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it 


.  .  .  the  code  conference  gets  under  way 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 


if  you  turn  your  head  you  miss  something.  Will  Hays,  the  poised,  positive  and  informed 
head  of  the  producers'  association,  opens  the  proceedings  with  a  frank  offer  of  com- 
plete cooperation  on  the  part  of  his  organization.  William  Elliott,  representing  the 
film  technicians,  brusque  and  boldly  proposes  that  one  projectionist  be  alloted  to  each 
projection  machine  at  every  public  performance  in  every  theater.  A  rather  revolutionary 
proposal.  It  is  manifest  early  that  Rosenblatt  will  stand  for  no  interruptions  or  levity 
and  will  rule  the  proceedings  with  an   iron   hand. 

• 

C  J.  DEMPSEY  of  the  stage  employees  and  motion  picture  machine  operators  makes 
'  '  a  plea  for  a  standard  graduated  wage  scale  to  apply  all  over  the  country  according 
to  population.  The  room  is  rather  warm  and  the  atmosphere  outside  clammy  like  from 
a  London  mist.  Harlan  Holmden,  in  a  passionate  plea  for  standard  union  working  hours 
for  news-reel  cameramen,  is  impressive  but  he  seems  to  forget  that  it  is  traditional  that 
newspaper  reporters,  news-reel  cameramen  and  firemen  from  the  beginning  of  time 
have  known  no  recognized  working  hours.  It  seems  but  yesterday  that  here  in  Wash- 
ington at  the  Washington  Hotel  we  sat  in  on  the  memorable  battle  between  Jimmy 
Walker  and  the  New  York  crowd  and  Sidney  Cohen,  and  that  was  ten  years  ago.  Walter 
Percival,  President  of  the  United  Scenic  Artists  of  America,  with  the  voice  of  a  born 
orator  and  the  stage  presence  of  a  leading  man,  objects  to  the  fact  that  his  outfit  has 
not  been  advised  with  and  is  not  mentioned  at  all  in  the  code.  Reason  enough  for  a 
squawk,  sez  we. 

• 

JAMES  HOTCHKISS  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Painters  throws  a  bombshell  into  the  pro- 
*^  ceedings  by  stating  in  no  unmistakeable  terms  that  motion  pictures  are  not  an  essen- 
tial industry  and  that  the  country  could  get  along  just  as  well  without  them,  to  which 
we  reply  that  is  a  question  of  opinion  and  not  fact.  Cameras  have  been  trained  on  the 
celebs  and  clicking  in  every  direction  all  morning,  and  now  we  all  smile  and  look 
pleasant  for  a  family  group.  You  will  see  the  result  elsewhere  in  this  issue.  A  rather 
startling  proposal  comes  from  Howard  Hurd,  of  Los  Angeles,  who  suggests  that  both 
hours  and  salaries  of  cameramen  be  reduced  to  better  distribute  jobs  to  more  people. 
Unusual  proposal,  at  least.  J.  J.  Moraschi  of  International  Hod  Carriers  wants  his  men 
to  be  known  as  semi-skilled  mechanics  and  not  common  laborers.  Hardly  blame  him  for 
that.  First  woman  to  appear  is  Augusta  Ocker,  representing  wardrobe  workers,  who 
makes  dramatic  plea  for  re-employment  of  her  clan.  Proceedings  so  far  rather  tedious 
and  sure  cure  for  insomnia. 

PAT  CASEY,  the  old  war-horse,  as  ususl  looking  for  action,  demands  unions  submit 
all  proposals  so  that  washing  and  ironing  process  can  commence  immediately.  Hear- 
ing is  picking  up  as  dignified  Joe  Weber,  President  of  the  American  Federation  of 
Musicians,  takes  floor.  He  talks  and  acts  like  Dave  Warfield  in  "The  Music  Master." 
His  plea  is  passionate,  wholehearted  and  honest  for  the  return  of  the  orchestra  to  the 
theater.  There  are  209  (count  'em)  people  scheduled  to  talk  at  this  hearing,  which 
means  we  may  be  out  of  the  trenches  with  good  iuck,  by  Christmas.  Judge  Camille 
Kelley  of  the  Juvenile  Court  of  Memphis  makes  a  hit  with  the  crowd  with  a  stirring  pro- 
pictures  address  in  which  she  says  she  has  tried  over  13,000  juvenile  cases  in  over  10 
years  and  does  not  believe  whatsoever  that  children's  minds  are  corrupted  by  pictures. 
Good  for  you,  dear  lady.  More  and  more  talk  from  representatives  of  women's  clubs 
and  civic  clubs  and  we  wake  from  our  nap  to  find  Mrs.  Alonzo  Richardson  of  Atlanta 
opposing  double  features  as  the  mid-day  gavel  falls  to  give  the  boys  assembled  an  oppor- 
tunity to  put  on  the  feed  bag. 

WE  lunch  with  Deputy  Administrator  Rosenblatt  and  his  charming  wife  and  find  him 
as  enthusiastic  now  as  the  day  he  took  up  this  job.  He  is  a  dynamo.  Afternoon 
session  opens  with  the  incorrigible  Canon  Chase  in  the  spotlight  with  his  none  too 
new  federal  motion  picture  commission  idea.  He  is  followed  by  Roy  Winton,  represent- 
ing the  16  mm.  boys  with  their  request  that  their  industry  be  saved  from  oblivion  by 
disassociating  it  entirely  from  the  provisions  of  the  standard  motion  picture  code.  Frank 
Gillmore,  President  of  Actors  Equity,  is  impressive  with  his  well-rounded  plea  for  actor 
recognition  in  all  code  councils.  His  arguments  are  sound  and  his  logic  hard  to  combat 
He  startled  the  gathering  by  calling  the  Academy  a  company  union  and  not  truly  repre- 
sentative of  the  actor,  and  cited  the  Film  Daily  Year  Book  frequently  for  accurate 
statistical  data.  He  was  followed  by  Mrs.  Dorothy  Bryant  of  the  Chorus  Equity  with  a 
devastating  expose  of  present  conditions  as  far  as  the  chorus  is  concerned.  Her  presen- 
tation of  her  subject  was  brilliant  and  effective  and  she  got  the  big  hand  of  the  day  as 
she  went  to  her  seat. 

LITTLE  Georgie  Price  is  called  on  as  representing  the  Actors  Betterment  Associa- 
tion and  among  other  things  suggests  a  minimum  of  two  weeks'  rehearsals,  a  seven- 
hour  work  day  with  no  more  than  four  daily  performances.  When  Georgia  finishes 
acting  he  will  have  no  trouble  making  the  lecture  platform  or  politics.  Next  we  hear 
from  President  J.  T.  Reed,  of  the  Academy,  who  pleads,  among  other  *hings,  for  effec- 
tive agency  regulation,  and  then  from  the  master  orator,  Lionel  Atwill,  who  wants 
primarily  freedom  of  contract  acticn  for  five  actor.  Atwill  looks  more  the  diplomat  than 
the  leading  man.  Attendance  getting  restless,  for  it  has  been  a  long  grind  so  far  and 
tempers  are  being  strained.     The  extra  or  15,000  of  them  have  their  say  through  Allan 


HAYS  SEES  WAGES 

RAISED  ABOVE  1921 


{Continued  from  Page  1) 
of  distributor  employees  fall  any 
where  near  the  minimum  wage  pro 
visions  of  the  code.  With  respect  t( 
re-employment,  best  estimates  in 
dicate  that  in  production  and  dis 
tribution  this  code  will  increase  em 
ployment  to  or  above  the  1929  aver) 
age,"  said  Hays. 

Hays  producers  "have  endeavoret 
to  practice  self  discipline"  in  regarc 
to  picture  moral  standards,  Hays  de 
clared.  "Much  remains  to  be  dom 
in  that  direction,  but  when  comparec 
with  other  entertainment  media  o: 
the  period,  spoken  and  written,  I  be- 
lieve it  can  be  said  that  we  have 
succeeded  to  a  remarkable  degree 
Even  in  1932,  darkest  year  of  the 
depression,  theaters  attendance  ii 
the  U.  S.  averaged  probably  60,000, 
000  persons  weekly. 

"As  far  as  theater  circuits  affili 
ated  with  our  association  are  con 
cerned  we  are  willing  to  submit  the 
question  of  fair  wage  scales  anc 
proper  working  conditions  to  the 
deputy  administrator." 

Eight  major  companies  in  the 
Hays  organization  employ  49,00( 
persons,  annual  payroll  is  $135,000, 
000,  expenditures  for  supplies  anc 
other  requirements  total  $120,000, 
000,  capital  investment  is  $675,000. 
000,  a  total  of  $90,000,000  is  spen* 
annually  for  production  and  the  in 
dustry  employs  290,000  people  anc 
pays  more  than  $100,000,000  an 
nually  in  taxes,  Hays  stated. 


Joy   Has   New   Color   Process 

Henry  William  Joy,  veteran  coloi 
motion  picture  engineer,  has  per- 
fected a  new  process  based  on  the 
principles  of  human  vision,  utilizing 
a  four-color  method  of  reproduction 
Process  is  said  to  cost  the  same  as 
black  and  white  and  not  to  require 
special  cameras,  film  or  projectors 
Joy  was  formerly  responsible  foi 
the  commercial  development  of  Kine- 
macolor. 


Garcia,  who  demands  more  work  for  those 
he  represents.  Looks  to  us  more  like  an 
economic  question  of  the  law  of  supply 
and    demand. 

• 

GOOD  old  Frank  Woods,  formerly 
Academy  secretary,  brings  a  big  laugh 
by  the  positive  assertion  that  the  assistant 
directors  know  more  about  producing  pic- 
tures than  anyone  in  Hollywood,  includ- 
ing the  directors.  Proceedings  of  day, 
with  briefs  covering  thousands  of  pages 
brought  to  a  welcome  close  with  arguments 
by  premium  and  poster  men.  There  is 
drama,  plenty  of  it,  and  comedy  and 
tragedy,  too,  at  this  hearing.  It  is  mighty 
serious  to  most  of  those  in  attendance. 
The  situation  is  tense,  and  faces  are 
strained.  Today  was  a  big  day,  but  youl 
ain't  heard  nothing  yet!  Tomorrow  comes 
production    and    exhibition. 


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Wednesday,  Sept.  13,  1933 


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DAILY 


Academy  Wants  Representation  on  National  Code  Board 


n :  :• 


Coast  Body  Sets  Forth  Its 

Position  as  Collective 

Bargaining  Medium 

VasUngton   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Washington — Request  for  repre- 
sentation on  the  Motion  Picture  Code 
National  Authority  is  made  by  the 
avef^cadsmy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts  & 
sciences  in  its  memorandum  of  code 
proposals  submitted  to  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt at  tbe  hearing  here.  After 
fisting  various  substitutions  pro- 
posed by  the  Academy  in  place  of 
clauses  contained  in  the  proposed 
jasie  code  for  the  production  end  of 
;he  industry,  the  Academy  sets  forth 
,ts  .purposes,  achievements,  etc.,  as 
,i  coUective  bargaining  medium,  and 
asks  for  a  place  on  the  board  on  the 
strength  of  the  record  of  its  connec- 
ion  with  practically  every  phase  of 
;he  industry's  affairs. 

The  substitute  clauses  offered  by 
;he  Academy  are  primarily  concern- 
ed with  granting  more  leeway  in  the 
fnatter  of  maximum  hours  for  cer- 
tain classes  of  creative  artists,  espe- 
cially in  cases  where  limitation  of 
forking  time  would  be  costly  to 
(production. 

Negotiations  by  producers  for  tal- 
ent under  contract  to  other  studios 
lalso  is  covered,  with  more  freedom 
(asked  for  actors  in  the  matter  of 
(hew  deals  for  their  services. 

The    Code    Authority,    under    the 

aD  'recommendation    by    the    Academy, 

4'would  be   chosen  by  a  fair  method 

of    selection    and    approved    by    the 

Administrator,    and    be    constituted 

as  follows: 

Four  representatives  of  produc- 
jers,  four  representatives  of  distribu- 
tors, four  representatives  of  exhibi- 
tors, two  representatives  of  the 
Academy,  and  not  more  than  three 
representatives  without  vote,  ap- 
pointed by  the  Administrator. 

In  the  producers'  code  as  sub- 
mitted the  Academy  was  not  given 
representation,  but  the  draft  in- 
cluded the  two  coordinators  ap- 
pointed by  the  Administrator  in  ad- 
dition to  the  other  15  representa- 
tives. Otherwise  the  article  on  ad- 
ministration of  the  code  remains  the 
same  in  the  Academy's  proposal  as 
in  the  basic  draft  submitted. 

The  Academy  also  offers  a  sub- 
stitute for  Article  IX  in  the  pro- 
ducers' code,  dealing  with  agents. 
"8]j  Under  the  Academy  proposal,  all 
.  ]  agents,  producers  and  employees  em- 
p,c  i  ploying    the    services    of    an    agent 


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27,570  Soviet  Cinemas 

Cinemas  in  Soviet  Russia  at  the  begin- 
ning of  this  year  totalled  27,570,  com- 
pared with  7,251  in  1927,  according  to 
figures  compiled  by  the  Motion  Picture 
Division  of  the  Department  of  Com- 
merce. Traveling  cinemas  in  the  same 
period  increased  from  187  to  820.  Soviet 
studios  last  year  produced  943  feature 
pictures  and  986  cultural  films. 


Washington  NRA  Sidelights 


;By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY; 


pEUX     FEIST     concentrated     his 
attention   on   iced   cantaloup   the 
other  a.  m.  in  the  Mayflower  coffee 
shoppe. 


Lester  Cowan  and  Nathan  Burkan 
have  spent  hours  drafting  a  brief  in 
behalf  of  the  Academy  of  M.  P. 
Arts  and  Sciences. 


Ray  Johnston,  Eddie  Golden, 
George  Batcheller  and  Maury  Cohen 
all  entrusted  their  lives  to  Johnston, 
who  drove  them  down  from  New 
York. 


Pat  Casey  knows  his  way  around 
the  Commerce  Building,  where  peo- 
ple get  lost  for  days. 


Fred  Meyer,  who  hails  from  Mil- 
waukee, patriotically  drinks  beer 
made  in  his  home  town.  So  does 
Mrs.  Meyer. 


C.  J.  North,  former  head  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Division  of  the  De- 
partment of  Commerce,  and  Nathan 
Golden  are  dropper-inners  at  the 
Mayflower  to  greet  old  friends. 


Meyer    Fine    has    brought    in    a 
healthy   delegation  from   Cleveland. 


Sam  Dembow,  J.  Robert  Rubin, 
H.  S.  Bareford  and  Felix  Feist  rail- 
roaded into  town  together. 


Sidney  R.  Kent  is  headquartering 
at  the  Carlton,  while  Charlie 
O'Reilly   is   doing   the   same   at  the 

Mayflower. 


Dave   Palfreyman   is   watch   dog- 
ging for  the  affiliated  theaters. 


Joe     Brandt    winks    significantly 


when   you    ask   him   what   he   plans 
to  do  about  a  regular  biz  connection. 


M.  E.  Comerford  is  a  regular  at- 
tendant at  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  sessions. 


Lee  Ochs  is  being  shadowed  by  his 
son,  Millard,  and  Harmon  Yaffa. 


Another  Mayflowerite  is  Pete 
Wood,  direct  from  the  Ohio  exhibi- 
tion fields. 


George    Skouras    is    making    the 
rounds  with  the  affiliated  theater  Big 

Shots. 


Jules  Michaels  and  Attorney  Sid- 
ney B.  Pfeifer,  representing  the  up- 
state New  York  exhib  unit,  are  on 
hand  to  speak  their  respective  pieces. 


Pete    Harrison   is    unofficially   ob- 
serving  around   the   premises. 


The  Chamber  of  Commerce  audi- 
torium where  the  hearing  is  taking 
place  seats  about  1,000  persons. 

Lester  Cowan,  exec  sec  of  the 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences, 
goes  from  one  confab  into  another. 


Those  law  partners,  Louis  Nizer 
and  Louis  Phillips,  have  their  legal 
minds  attuned  to  the  proceedings. 


Harold  B.  Franklin,  plus  son,  are 
snootily  remaining  aloof  at  the  New 
Shoreham. 


M.  A.  Lightman  and  A.  B.  Tread- 
well  are  Memphis's  contribution  to 
the  excitement. 


Edwin  Loeb,  coast  attorney  de 
luxe,  is  saying  "howdy"  here  and 
there. 


Change  Opening  Dates 

Effective  Sept.  15,  the  RKO  Cap- 
itol, Trenton  and  the  Prospect  and 
Albee  theaters  in  Brooklyn  will 
change  to  Friday  openings.  On  the 
same  day  the  RKO  Lincoln,  Tren- 
ton, will  change  to  Saturday  open- 
ing. The  RKO  Erie,  Schenectady, 
will  reopen  Sept.   10. 

4  Weeks  for  Colman  Film  in  Philly 

Philadelphia — "The  Masquerader," 
starring  Ronald  Colman,  is  expected 
to  stay  four  weeks  at  the  Aldine. 
In  its  first  week  it  set  a  high  mark 
for  business. 


shall  conform  with  and  abide  by  the 
Code  of  Practice  for  Artist-Agent- 
Producer  Negotiations  of  the  Acad- 
emy, and  producers  are  forbidden  to 
deal  with  agents  who  are  not  a 
party  to  the  Academy  code. 


RKO  Studio  Turning  Out 
One  Two-Reeler  Weekly 

West   Coast  Bureau    of    THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  RKO  will  turn  out 
one  two-reeler  each  week  for  the 
remainder  of  the  year,  Lou  Brock 
stated  yesterday.  Of  the  eight 
scheduled  Clark  and  McCullough 
comedies,  four  have  been  completed. 
Ruth  Etting  has  finished  two  of 
the  four  "musicomedies"  in  the  line- 
up. Two  of  the  six  Edgar  Kennedy- 
Florence  Lake  shorts  are  ready  for 
release  and  two  "Headliner"  com- 
edies are  now  in  production,  with 
four  more  to  come.  Harry  Gribbon 
and  Tom  Kennedy  have  completed 
two  of  their  six  shorts,  and  one 
"Working  Girl"  comedy  out  of  a 
series  of  six  has  been  completed. 


EXPECT  TO  FINISH 
HEARING  TOMORROW 


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the  morrow,  leaders  of  various 
groups  met  last  night  at  the  May- 
flower and  Wardman  Park  Hotels. 
Exhibitors  and  distributors  were  in 
the  background  yesterday,  as  no  im- 
portant clauses  affecting  their  rela- 
tions were  reached.  Today  is  their 
big  day. 


Camera,  Sound  Men 

Submitting  Brief 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  A  brief  embodying 
points  of  agreement  between  Pathe 
and  Paramount  newsreels  and 
cameramen  and  sound  men  will  be 
turned  over  to  Sol  Rosenblatt  today. 
Based  on  an  agreement  reached  at  a 
four-hour  conference,  it  provides 
320  hours  maximum  for  eight-week 
period  and  one  day  off  with  pay  for 
every  four  days  a  man  works  away 
from  his  base.  Agreement  was 
reached  at  a  confab  between  William 
Elliott,  Pat  Casey,  Al  Richards  of 
Paramount,  Jack  Connelly  of  Pathe, 
O.  V.  Johnson  of  New  York  Camera- 
men's Local  and  others. 


Publix  Reorganization 
May  Take  Till  Christmas 

Reorganization  of  Paramount's 
theater  properties  is  expected  to  be 
completed  about  Christmas,  perhaps 
a  little  later.  The  new  corporation, 
known  as  Famous  Theaters  Corp., 
will   hold   all   remaining   interests. 


"Cuba"   for   Early    Release 

"Cuba,"  produced  by  Harold  Mc- 
Cracken,  is  being  made  ready  for 
early  release  by  Sol  Lesser.  The 
film  was  finished  on  the  third  day 
of  the  recent  general  strike  in  Cuba 
and  covers  events  and  scenes  that 
have  figured  in  the  news  of  that 
island. 


Building  St.  Paul  Theater 

St.  Paul — Friedman  Bros.  Hold- 
ing Co.  is  constructing  the  New 
Strand  at  an  estimated  cost  of  $100,- 
000. 


Dubuque  Houses  Reopen 

Dubuque,  la. — Nate  Rosenthal  har, 
reopened  the  Orpheum.  The  Strand, 
owned  by  Bradley  and  Maclay,  also 
is  open  again. 


Chinese  60-Reeler 

A  60-reel  feature  was  among  the  60 
productions  made  in  China  last  year, 
when  approximately  60  pictures,  includ- 
ing 13  with  sound,  were  made  in  the  18 
months  ending  in  June.  Chinese  produc- 
tion in  the  fiscal  year  ending  July  1, 
1933,  is  expected  to  total  about  20 
talkers. 


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DAILV 


Wednesday,  Sept.  13,  193; 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"Hollywood  on  Parade" 

with  Gordon  and  Revel 

Paramount  10  mins. 

Swell 

A  neatly  devised  Louis  Lewyn  fan 
subject  embracing  fine  entertain- 
ment values  in  addition  to  glimpses 
of  various  stars  including  Lew  Cody, 
Mary  Pickford,  Johnny  Weissmul- 
ler,  Marie  Dressier,  Ed  Wynn,  Baby 
LeRoy  in  an  amusing  bit  with  a 
trained  chimp,  Will  Rogers,  Cary 
Grant,  Chester  Morris,  Maurice 
Chevalier,  Jean  Harlow,  Jimmy  Dur- 
ante, Sid  Grauman,  George  Raft, 
Joan  Crawford  and  Max  Baer.  The 
subject  accomplishes  a  dual  purpose, 
the  second  being  to  introduce  Gor- 
don and  Revel,  songwriters  brought 
from  New  York  to  work  on  the  coast. 
They  are  met  on  their  arrival  by 
Lew  Cody,  who  shows  them  around, 
to  the  accompaniment  of  singing 
by  the  songsmiths,  finally  leading  to 
a  studio  bit  in  which  the  lads  sing 
some  of  their  biggest  hits  for  George 
Raft,  who  joins  them  with  some 
shuffling  for  the  finale,  "Underneath 
the  Harlem  Moon." 


Duke  Ellington  and  His  Band  in 

"A  Bundle  of  Blues" 

Paramount  •  9  mins. 

Good  Musical  Novelty 

Highlight  of  this  lively  and  tune- 
ful offering  by  the  popular  colored 
pianist-leader  and  his  aggregation  is 
an  "illustrated"  conception  of 
"Stormy  Weather,"  vocalized  by  a 
feminine  sepia  warbler  with  descrip- 
tive scenes  showing  rain  in  various 
places  and  from  various  angles.  A 
nice  bit  of  conception  and  quite 
artistically  done.  Some  fast  danc- 
ing by  a  couple  of  girls  brings  the 
short  to  a  fast  finish. 


"See  You  Tonight" 

(Mack  Sennett  Comedy) 

Paramount  20  mins. 

Very   Amusing 

First-class  comedy,  both  in  basic 
material,  cast  and  production.  Prin- 
cipals include  Eddie  Nugent,  Mar- 
jorie  Beebe,  Grady  Sutton,  Tom 
Moore  and  other  seasoned  comedy 
artists.  Eddie,  annoyed  at  the  beach 
by  a  girl  bather  who  has  fallen  for 
him,  tries  various  means  of  discour- 
aging her,  but  without  success.  After 
being  a  victim  of  one  of  her  pranks, 
he  switches  roles  with  his  butler  at 
a  party  to  which  the  girl  is  invited. 
On  seeing  Eddie  in  butler's  regalia, 


"BEAUTY  FOR  SALE" 

with  Madge  Evans,  Alice  Brady,  Otto  Kruger 
M-G-M  87  mins. 

MADE  FOR  THE  SHOP  GIRL  TRADE 
AND  HAS  EXPLOITATION  ANGLES 
THOUGH  STORY   IS  WEAK. 

The  trials  and  tribulations,  loves  and 
near-loves  of  three  girls  working  in  a  fash- 
ionable beauty  parlor  is  the  theme  of  this 
opus.  The  story  has  not  been  very  care- 
fully written,  and  rates  far  below  the  M- 
G-M  high  standard.  It  was  adapted  from 
a  novel  by  Faith  Baldwin,  but  when  sub- 
jected to  the  acid  test  of  the  screen  it 
develops  the  inherent  weaknesses  in  the 
story.  Madge  Evans  plays  the  role  of  one 
of  the  girls  who  falls  in  love  with  a  married 
man,  whose  wife  is  one  of  her  beauty 
clients  at  the  shop.  These  roles  are  under- 
taken by  Otto  Kruger  and  Alice  Brady  as 
man  and  wife.  Another  of  the  girls  falls 
for  the  son  of  the  madame,  and  he  walks 
out  on  her  just  before  marriage  leaving 
her  with  a  baby  in  prospect,  so  she  hops 
out  of  a  window.  The  third  is  frankly  a 
gold-digger  and  puts  the  bee  on  an  old 
codger.  Then  a  rather  forced  and  artificial 
happy  ending  that  smacks  of  Alice  In  Won- 
derland.     Has  exploitation    possibilities. 

Cast:  Madge  Evans,  Alice  Brady,  Otto 
Kruger,  Una  Merkel,  May  Robson,  Phillips 
Holmes,  Eddie  Nugent,  Hedda  Hopper, 
Florine  McKinney,  Isobel  Jewell,  Louise 
Carter,   John   Roche,   Charles  Grapewin. 

Director,  Richard  Boleslavsky;  Author, 
Faith  Baldwin;  Adaptors,  Zelda  Sears,  Eve 
Greene;  Editor,  Blanche  Sewell;  Came-a- 
man,  James  Howe. 

Direction,  Weak.  Photography,  Very 
Good. 


"SECRET  OF  THE  BLUE  ROOM" 

with    Lionel    Atwill,    Gloria    Stuart, 

Paul    Lukas,    Edward    Arnold 

Universal  66  mins. 

MURDER  MYSTERY  WITH  PLOT 
TWIST  THAT  IS  UNUSUALLY  BAFFLING 
ALTHOUGH    CLIMAX    LACKS    PUNCH. 

For  those  who  like  the  game  of  guessing 
who  committed  the  murders  in  the  haunted 
chamber,  this  is  something  of  a  feast. 
And  the  chances  are  999  to  1  that  no- 
body will  guess  right.  That  is  the  chief 
characteristic  and  merit  of  the  story,  aside 
from  its  very  able  cast.  Otherwise  it  is 
pretty  much  the  same  old  routine  of  keep- 
ing the  audience  in  suspense  for  several 
reels.  Action  takes  place  in  a  castle  which 
has  a  haunted  room  that  has  not  been 
opened  for  20  years.  Gloria  Stuart,  three 
suitors  and  her  father  are  celebrating  the 
girl's  birthday.  The  subject  of  the  haunted 
room  comes  up  and  one  of  the  boys 
makes  a  pact  with  the  other  two  for  each 
of  them  to  spend  a  night  in  the  room, 
with  a  view  to  solving  the  mystery.  The 
first  one  disappears,  the  second  is  found 
dead,  and  the  third  catches  the  culprit. 
Though  the  solution  is  unique,  it  lacks 
effectiveness.  As  in  most  mechanical  con- 
coctions of  this  kind,  romantic  and  human 
interest  are  in  small  supply. 

Cast:  Lionel  Atwill,  Gloria  Stuart,  Paul 
Lukas,  Edward  Arnold,  Onslow  Stevens, 
William  Janney,  Robert  Barrat,  Muriel 
Kirkland,  Russell  Hopton,  Elizabeth  Patter- 
son,  Anders  van   Haden,  James  Durkin. 

Director,  Kurt  Neumann;  Author,  Erich 
Phillipi;  Adaptor  and  Dialoguer,  William 
Hurlbut;  Cameraman,  Charles  Stumar; 
Editor,  Philip  Cohn. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 

FOREIGN  FILMS 


she  plays  up  to  the  supposed  host, 
though  both  she  and  her  friends 
really  like  Eddie  best.  So  the  com- 
plications wend  their  amusing  way 
until  the  final  expose.  Has  lots  of 
real   laughs. 


FACTS 
ABOUT 
FILMS 


Western  Electric  sound  installations 
throughout  the  world  now  total  nearly 
10,000. 


"The   Organ   Grinder" 

(Merrie  Melody) 

Vitaphone  7  mins. 

Good 

Amusing  animated  that  works  up 
to  a  fast  comedy  finish  when  the 
organ  grinder's  monkey  gets  aboard 
a  motor  vehicle  and  runs  wild 
around  the  city.  The  monk,  in  doing 
his  stuff  for  a  crowd  of  kids,  also 
does  funny  caricatures  of  several 
film  stars.  The  organ  grinder  angle 
allows  for  pleasant  musical  accom- 
paniment. 


Dave   Rubinoff  and  Orchestra 

Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Swell  Musical 

A  very  classy  one-reeler,  with  the 
famous  orchestra  leader  and  his 
harmonizers  putting  over  four  mel- 
odies with  a  punch.  Jean  Sargent 
is  featured,  singing  "Lyin'  In  the 
Hay."  The  other  numbers  are 
"White  Zombie,"  "My  Darling,"  a 
violin  solo,  and  "Day  At  the  Fair." 
The  last  is  the  highlight,  being  done 
with  superimposed  shots  of  a  car- 
nival and  other  effects,  and  proves 
quite  spectacular.  Rubinoff's  musi- 
cians are  garbed  in  whit  uniforms, 
working  against  a  solid  black  back- 
ground of  drapes.  This  black  and 
white  effect  is  an  eye-catcher. 


Rex  Bell  in 

"THE  FUGITIVE" 

Monogram  60  mins. 

MOVES  FAST  WITH  PLENTY  OF  AC- 
TION AND  FIGHTING  BUT  A  POORLY 
CONSTRUCTED   PLOT. 

Looks  as  if  they  made  this  one  in  a 
hurry  in  order  to  meet  a  release  date,  for 
it  is  filled  with  loose  ends  and  situations 
that  are  not  fully  explained  so  that  at  times 
it  becomes  confusing.  However,  the  action 
and  excitement  are  there  in  large  gobs, 
and  for  the  uncritical  youngsters  who  want 
their  Rex  Bell  doing  his  heroics  it  will 
probably  get  by.  Rex  escapes  with  a  tough 
bandit  from  jail,  the  latter  telling  about 
a  cache  of  a  half-million  dollars  from  a  mail 
robbery  out  in  the  cattle  country.  They 
light  out  for  the  spot,  and  get  themselves 
jobs  on  a  ranch  where  they  can  work  on 
the  buried  treasure  at  leisure.  Then  all 
sorts  of  complications  develop,  with  the  rest 
of  the  gang  after  the  loot  also,  which  has 
been  lifted  by  the  cook  on  the  ranch,  who 
is  one  of  the  gang.  Plenty  of  double-cross- 
ing, fights  with  rustlers,  and  the  eventual 
finding  of  the  loot,  with  the  hero  turning 
out  to  be  a  government  agent  working  on 
the  stolen  money  all  the  time. 

Cast:  Rex  Bell,  Cecilia  Parker,  George 
Hayes,  Robert  Kortman,  Tom  London,  Gor- 
don DeMaine,  Phil  Dunham,  Theodore  Lorch, 
Dick  Dickinson,  Earl  Dwire,  George  Nash. 

Director,  Harry  Fraser;  Author,  Harry  O 
Jones;  Cameraman,  Archie  Stout. 

Direction,  Loose.     Photography,  Okay. 


"MILADY,"  in  French;  produced  by  Her 
ri  Diamant-Berger;  with  Aime  Simon-Girar 
Blanche  Montel,  Samson  Fainsiber,  Edit 
Mera,  Paul  Colline,  Henri  Rollan,  Thorn 
Bourdelle,  Louis  Allibert;  distributed  b 
General    Foreign    Sales. 

Well  handled  sequel  to  "Three  Muske 
teers"  by  Dumas.  Deals  with  the  inciden 
of  the  lady  spy  in  the  employ  of  Richelie 
whose  identity  is  discovered  in  time  b 
D'Artagnan.  Specially  enjoyable  for  thos 
understanding  French. 


"EL  PRINCIPE  GONDOLERO"  (The  Gon 
dolier  Prince"),  musical  comedy  in  Spanish 
produced  and  distributed  by  Paramount 
directed  by  E.  D.  Venturing  with  Robert 
Rey,   Rosita    Moreno,  Andreas  de  Segurol; 

Exceptionally  fine  Spanish-language  pro 
duction  combining  romance,  comedy  an 
musical  numbers  against  a  colorful  back 
ground.  Cast,  direction  and  all-aroun 
handling  are  of  a  high  order. 

"DER  HELLSEHER"  ("The  Clairvoyant", 
in  German;  produced  by  Aafa;  directed  b 
Eugene  Thiele;  with  Max  Adalbert,  Trud 
Berliner,  Johannes  Riemann,  Marianne  Win 
kelstern,  Ernst  Verebes,  Santa  Soenelano 
Paul   Hoerbiger.     At  the  79th   St.   theate 

Fair  comedy  that  ought  to  satisfy  tb 
less  particular  German  clientele.  Story  con 
cerns  a  yen  for  fortune-telling  and  pre 
motes  complications  but  ends  happily  a 
around. 


Music  With  Every  Show 
Coming  Back,  Says  Lin 

Dallas — Former  custom  of  musi 
with  every  show  will  gradually  com 
back,  in  the  opinion  of  Clarence  E 
Linz,  head  of  Southern  Enterprises 
When  the  southern  receivership  be 
gan  there  was  only  one  theater  or 
chestra  in  Texas,  at  the  Palace  here 
Now  each  of  the  large  houses  in  tM 
key  cities  has  an  orchestra.  One  o 
the  futilities  of  the  business  hai 
been  the  effort  to  please  everybod; 
with  each  production,  says  Linz. 


Cleveland  Circuit  Adds  House 

Cleveland  —  Associated  Theater; 
has  added  the  Windameer  to  it 
group  of  10  local  houses.  The  Wind! 
ameer  was  formerly  operated  b- 
Sam  Rosenthal.  Myer  Fine,  S.  H 
Stecker,  Abe  Kramer,  John  Urban 
sky  and  John  Kalafat  comprise  As 
sociated  Theaters. 


SHOW- 
MAN'S 


REMINDER 


Plan   some   appropriate  stunts  for  Co- 
lumbus Day. 


THE 


Wednesday,  Sept.  13,  1933 


S^S^DAI 


DAILY 


11 


M-G-M  IS  ADDING 
I  TWO  SOUND  STAGES 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

,of  the  jump  in  production.  The 
.stages,  to  be  known  as  23  and  24, 
will  be  of  steel  frame  with  double 
walls  and  made  on  the  cantilever 
[earthquake-proof  principle.  They  are 
„to  be  completed  in  40  days.  Other 
construction  involves  new  offices  for 
the  augmented  staff  of  scenarists, 
i,writers  and  composers.  One  unit 
will  contain  23  offices,  another  10 
and  another  six. 

M-G-M  at  present  is  in  the  midst 
,of  its  heaviest  production  schedule 
,since  1928.  In  the  shooting  studio 
,are  "Queen  Christina,"  "The  Late 
Christopher  Bean,"  "Bombshell," 
c"The  Cat  and  the  Fiddle,"  "The 
Fire  Chief,"  "Tarzan  and  his  Mate," 
"The  Prize  Fighter  and  the  Lady," 
"Going  Hollywood,"  "Dancing  Lady," 
"The  Hollywood  Party"  and  "Meet 
the  Baron."  Two  units  also  are  on 
location. 


About  10,000  Film  Folk 
\  Marching  in  NRA  Parade 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

at  noon  to  permit  employees  to  reach 
.the  starting  place  on  time.     Follow- 

Cie:  Al  Jolson,  acting  marshal,  who 
ill  lead  the  industry's  marchers, 
the  order  of  march  will  include  the 
Roxyettes  in  costume  with  a  special 
Dand  provided  by  the  Radio  City  Mu- 
sic Hall,  followed  by  employees  of 
JI  CRKO,  United  Artists,  Loew  and  M- 
G-M,  Universal,  Warner,  Columbia, 
[Paramount,  Fox,  independent  com- 
panies and  Local  306. 


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Lafayette  Drops  Duals 

Buffalo — The  Lafayette  will  drop 
double  features  starting  Thursday. 
Charles  Hayman,  president  of  the 
'operating  company,  says  that  a  can- 
ivass  of  patrons  showed  the  majority 
against  duals. 


New  Brockton  House 
Brockton,  Mass. — A  new  house  for 
(the  Majestic  theater  is  being  con- 
structed at  a  cost  of  about  $35,000. 
Eisenberg  &  Feer  of  Boston  are 
architects. 


Joe  Seiden  Moves 

Joe  Seiden  has  moved  his  studios 
and  offices  to  33  West  60th  Street. 


AGENT 


"Cecil  B.  DeMille  is  worrying  already 
about  the  censorship  cuts  on  'Cleo- 
patra'." 

—PARAMOUNT. 


KG  THE 

IIL  M.DALY 


•  •      •      A  LITTLE  Journey  to  the  Home  of  Mercury  Lab 

Nat  Saland's  outfit right  in  the  heart  of  Film 

Row  at  723  Seventh  Avenue where  they  are  turning  out 

750,000   feet   of   film   a   week with   enough   biz   on   hand 

right  now  to  keep  going  until  January  1  and  with  THREE 

shifts strictly    NRA working    eight-hour    shifts 

right  around  the  hands  of  the  clock 

&  *  %  % 

•  •      •     IT  IS   probably  the  most  compact  lab   in   the  biz 

every  inch  of  floor  space  is  utilized  on  the  fourth  floor 

with  offices  on  the  sixth a  printing  room  with 

10  Bell  &  Howell  and  Duplex  machines  employing  modern  in- 
direct daylight  lighting  system joining  room  for  negative 

and   positive projection,   developing  and  vault  rooms 

machine  shop a  very  efficient  ventilating  and  heat- 
ing mechanism 

•  •      •     IT  MAY  be  that  Nat's  plant  is  not  as  big  as  some 

of  the  others but  he  is  working  near  capacity 

claims  to  pay  his  staff  higher  wages  than  any  lab  in  the  indus- 
try   a  great  li'l  guy*  this  Nat  Saland  he  is  not 

working   under   any   written   contracts doesn't   care    for 

'em he  does  it  all  on  personality  and  personal  popularity 

gambles  with  any  feller  who  is  as  square  a  shooter  as 

himself sometimes  admits  he  guesses  wrong  and 

takes  it  on  the  chin  from  a  chiseler but  don't  we  all? 

he  admitted  to  us  he  will  never  rate  as  a  millionaire 

he  is  satisfied  to  make  a  good  living,  be  his  own  boss, 

turn   out   a   good   job,   retain   the   respect   of  the   industry,   and 

well,  ain't  that  enough? the  mug  is  happy  and 

Going  Right  Along  and  hundreds  of  gents  who  read 
this  will  say  Nat  deserves  it  all 

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•  •      •     A  SLIGHT  change  of  policy  at  the  Embassy  News 

Reel  theater  is  announced  by  Truman  H.  Talley general 

manager  of  Movietonews,  Inc.,  operators  of  the  house 

certain  short  subjects  will  be  added  to  the  program  to  supple- 
ment the  "Magic  Carpet  of  Movietone" they  are  "Paul 

Terry-Toons,"  "Movietone  Tintypes"  and  "The  Adventures  of  a 

Newsreel  Cameraman"    this  will  carry  out  the  original 

purpose  of  making  the  theater  program  what  magazine  articles 
and  cartoons  are  to  a  newspaper 

•  •      •     A    GALA    premiere    for    "Emperor    Jones"    at    the 

Rivoli  on  Tuesday  eve,  Sept.  19 proceeds  of  the  reserved 

seat  sale  will  go  to  the  Post  Graduate  Medical  School  and 
Hospital Mrs.  Suydam  Cutting  is  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  arrangements,  with  a  list  of  prominent  ladies  assisting 
headed  by  Mrs.  James  Roosevelt,  Mrs.  Theodore  Roosevelt  and 

Mrs.  Kermit  Roosevelt 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  WE  NOTE  that  Herbert  Rawlinson  has  filed  a 
voluntary  petition  in  bankruptcy,  listing  liabilities  of  over  10 

grand and  we  also  note  that  Miss  Lucilla  Mendez  (Mrs. 

L.   M.  Ince)    stage   and  pix  actress,   has   leased  the  expensive 

and    ornate    Goethe    suite    at   the    St.    Moritz so    there 

you  are the  Ups  and  Downs   of  playfolks 

*  *  #  * 

•  •  •  AS  THE  sole  representative  of  the  film  biz,  Phil 
Reisman   of  RKO   has   been   appointed   aide  to  Major   General 

Dennis  Nolan,  grand  marshal  of  the  NRA  parade Gloria 

Palmer,  pop  songstress  of  radio,  stage  and  screen,  has  been 
signed  by  Sam  Sax  she  appeared  in  a  musical  short  di- 
rected by  Joseph  Henabery  starring  Little  Jack  Little 

Jesse  Lasky  proposes  that  old  films  in  Hollywood  vaults  be 
turned  over  to  schools  and  scholastic  groups  such  films 

as  deal  with  authentic  historical  facts  such  as  "The  Covered 
Wagon,"  "Old  Ironsides,"  etc. 


«  «  « 


»  »   » 


POLI  CIRCUIT  SALE 
ORDERED  BY  COURT 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

cut;  Oct.  24,  all  real  estate  in  Mas- 
sachusetts. 

Persistent  rumor  has  it  that  S.  Z. 
Poli  will  reacquire  the  circuit.  The 
houses,  sold  by  Poli  to  Fox  several 
years  ago,  went  into  receivership 
last  year  and  were  operated  for  a 
while  recently  by  Harry  Arthur. 
When  Arthur  gave  up  the  theaters 
last  month,  it  was  understood  that 
N.  L.  Nathanson,  head  of  the  Fam- 
ous Players  Canadian  circuit,  would 
acquire  an  interest  in  the  New  Eng- 
land group,  but  Poli  said  the  report 
was   premature. 


Start  Discussions 

With  Union  Locals 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

tween  representatives  of  stagehand, 
projectionist  and  musician  unions, 
the  managers  will  report  back  to 
their  executives.  Reductions  in 
either  wages  or  the  number  of  men 
in  projection  booths  is  expected  to 
be  demanded  by  the  circuits. 


RKO    Theater    Assignments 

Morris  Sussman  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager  of  the  Palace,  re- 
placing Harry  Weiss,  who  will  man- 
age the  Coliseum  exclusively.  Ed- 
ward Schneiderman  has  been  made 
manager  of  the  RKO  Empire.  Al- 
bert Hildreth  has  replaced  Dwight 
Palmer  as  assistant  manager  and 
treasurer  of  Keith's,  White  Plains. 
Palmer  has  been  transferred  to 
Keith's,  Philadelphia.  Kenneth  Rock- 
well has  replaced  Dave  Ferguson  as 
assistant  manager  and  treasurer  of 
the  Colonial.  Lee  Koken  has  re- 
placed Leon  Sternberger  as  assis- 
tant manager  at  the  Hamilton.  T. 
J.  Freytag  has  replaced  F.  E.  Ward 
as  assistant  manager  of  the  Pros- 
pect, Brooklyn.  Frederick  Loweree 
has  replaced  Sam  Shubouf  as  assis- 
tant manager  at  the  Fordham. 
Franklin  Robertson,  who  was  as- 
sistant manager  at  Keith's,  Flush- 
ing, has  been  appointed  manager, 
replacing    Ted    Thomas,   resigned. 


many  happy  returns 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  13 


Doris  Warner 
Jesse   L.   Lasky 


Marhew   Betz 
Edwina   Booth 


Claudette  Colbert 


PRODUCTIONS... 

NOT  PREDICTIONS! 


RKO-RADIO'S  first  two 
pictures  of  the  new  sea- 
son  are  duplicating 
throughout  the  country 
their  record  breaking 
achievements  at  Radio 
City. 

* 

RKO-RADIO  is  commit- 
ted to  a  policy  of  produc- 
ing only  such  outstanding 
shows  — for  the  simple 
common-sense  reason 
that  they  are  the  only 
ones  that  are  profitable! 


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in  Sinclair  Lewis's  world  sweeping  book 

"ANN     VICKERS" 

• 

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LITTLE   WOMEN" 

Louisa  May  Alcott's  beloved  story  that  four 
generations  have  hugged  to  their  breasts. 

• 

RICHARD  DIX  >h  "ACE  OF  ACES" 

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"SON    OF   KONG" 

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eged  Violence  by  Unions  is  Barred 


A.  F.  0F_L  BACKS  INDIES  ON  DOUBLE  FEATURES 

30-Hour  Week  in  Film  Industry  Asked  by  Wm.  Green 


Head  of  Labor  Federation 
Praises  Collective 
Bargaining  Moves 

Washington — A  30-hour  week  for 
all  workers  in  the  motion  picture  in- 
dustry was  urged  at  the  code  hear- 
ing yesterday  by  William  Green, 
president  of  the  American  Federa- 
tion of  Labor.  The  industry's  col- 
lective bargaining  moves  were  com- 
mended by  Green,  who  also  con- 
gratulated the  industry  on  the  boost- 
bf  wages,  but  he  issued  a  warning 
{Continued   on   Page    5) 


PLAYERS  PROTEST 
LOANING  PRACTICES 


Washington  —  Players'  protest 
against  the  practice  of  loaning  play- 
ers was  injected  in  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry  code  proceedings  yes- 
terday by  Max  D.  Steuer,  counsel 
for  a  number  of  players  and  direc- 
tors. 

Artists  should  have  the  right  to 

{Continued   on   Page    7) 

Union  Sues  Producers 
For  34  Million  Damages 

West   Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Claiming  losses  and 
injuries  resulting  from  alleged  vio- 
lations of  contracts,  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
has  filed  suit  for  $33,950,000  in  Su- 
perior Court  against  practically  all 
of  the  major  producers  and  two 
unions,    the    International    Brother- 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 


Canadian  Recovery  Plan 

Toronto — It  is  now  predicted  in  gov- 
ernment circles  that  Canada  will  in- 
stitute a  national  recovery  move,  which, 
although  not  fashioned  along  the  same 
lines  as  the  NRA,  will  be  a  recovery 
plan  designed  particularly  for  Canada 
and  aimed  to  achieve  the  same  objects 
as  those  sought  by  President  Roosevelt. 
With  this  in  view,  Prime  Minister  R.  B. 
Bennett  is  now  in  daily  conference  with 
his  cabinet  ministers,  usually  until  mid- 
night. 


"Berkeley   Square" 


Class  audiences  who  did  not  see  the  stage  play  will  get  plenty  of  enjoyment  out 
of  the  screen  production  of  the  John  L.  Balderston  fantasy  about  an  American  chap 
who  took  a  flashback  excursion  to  the  times  of  his  British  ancestors.  It  is  theatrical 
fare  for  the  trained  taste,  and  because  of  its  underlying  vein  of  humor  it  is  not 
unlikely  that  a  good  many  of  the  movie  masses  likewise  will  find  it  intriguing  enter- 
tainment. Leslie  Howard's  performance  holds  a  certain  fascination  at  all  times  and 
he  is  supported  by  an  admirable  cast,  deftly  directed  by  Frank  Lloyd.  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
made  the  production  for  Fox,  and  last  night's  premiere  audience  at  the  Gaiety 
evidenced    its   enjoyment.  GILLETTE. 


POSTER  PROPOSALS  DROPPED 


Washington  —  The  industry  code 
yesterday  divorced  both  poster  pro- 
posals, for  and  against,  from  its 
list  of  provisions,  indicating  that 
the  status  of  independent  poster  ex- 
change operations  will  remain  as  in 
the  past.  The  distributors  withdrew 
their  clause  which  would  allow  ex- 


hibitors to  buy  posters  only  from  the 
manufacturer  or  distributor  and  the 
exhibitors  did  likewise  by  their  ,pro- 
posal  against  any  restriction  on 
posters. 

With  the  status  of  the  poster  situ- 
ation remaining   as   is,   distributors 

(.Continued   on   Page    6) 


Rosenblatt  Bars  Discussion 

of  Alleged  Union  Violence 


Washington — The  routine  on  in- 
dustry practices  was  momentarily 
broken  when  R.  B.  Wilby,  circuit  op- 
erator in  Georgia  and  Alabama,  de- 
clared that  violence  accompanies  or 


blatt,  as  deputy  administrator,  re- 
fused to  accept  the  statement  and 
ordered  it  stricken  from  the  records. 
Wilby  offered  to  furnish  proof,  but 
Rosenblatt  told  him  that  the  matter 


ganized   labor   trouble.      Sol   Rosen-    is  for  the  Attorney  General 


Code  Hearing  is  in  High 

.  Washington  conference  dramatic  in  its  intensity 


By  JACK  ALICOATE 


WASHINGTON— Wednesday,  Ten  A.  M.  Conferees  are  filing  wearily  into  the 
stately  meeting  hall.  Weary  from  weeks  of  mental  strain  and  the  storm  and 
strife  of  endless  conferring  here  in  Washington.  The  big  labor  conference  held  last 
night  was  a  dog  fight.  However,  all's  well  that  ends  well  and  a  little  canary  tells  us 
that  everyone  will  be  satisfied  in  the  end.  Ten-Ten  and  gathering  is  nearly  ready  for 
business  with  the  SRO  sign  ready  to  go  up.  Another  muggy  day  with  no  sunshine 
since  we  arrived.  Perhaps  the  sun  has  stopped  shining  in  Wash.ngton  Sol  Rosenblatt, 
the  businesslike  big  boss,  talks  with  the  gavel  and  the  second  day  of  the  conference 
that  is  writing  motion  picture  history  is  under  way. 

XHE  dignified  William  Green,  president  of  the  American  Federation  of  Labor,  opens 
8  the  proceedings  with  a  crystal-cut  and  positive  definition  of  what  organized  labor, 
in  all  of  its  branches,  covering  workers,  writers,  actors  and  chorines,  expects  from  the 
industry  of  motion  picture  under  the  NRA.  He  looks  every  inch  a  square  shooter  and 
honest  man.  He  gets  a  big  hand.  The  Agents  and  Artists  will  now  have  their  innings 
with  Hamilton  Osborne  of  the  Screen  Writers  Guild  first  at  bat.  It  is  clear  that  he  is  a 
champion  of  the  present  agency  set-up.  He  is  followed  by  John  Howard  Lavvson  who 
shows   early    and    clearly    that    he    is    thoroughly    familiar    with    his    production    bermudas. 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


William  Green  in  Sympathy 

With  Group  Fighting 

for  Dual  Bills 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
Washington — The  American  Fed- 
eration of  Labor  threw  its  support 
yesterday  to  independent  producers 
fighting  for  unrestricted  showing  of 
double  features.  Announcement  to 
this  effect  was  made  by  President 
William  Green  in  opening  the  testi- 
mony at  the  film  industry  code  hear- 
ing. 

The   subject  was   reached   on  the 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 

HEARING  TO  ADJOURN 
AT  1  O'CLOCK  TODAY 

Washington — Sol  Rosenblatt  will 
adjourn  the  film  code  hearing  sine 
die  at  1  P.  M.  today,  thus  bringing 
to  a  close  the  session  at  the  U.  S., 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Building. 
Committees  assigned  to  the  job  of 
harmonizing  clauses  will  meet  in 
the  same  building  until  the  task  is 
completed.     Rosenblatt  at  the  close 

(Continued    on   Page    6) 


Boston  Theaters  Restore 
Cuts  in  Union  Pay  Scale 

Boston — The  wage  cut,  voluntarily 
accepted  by  operators  on  March  20, 
has  been  restored.  James  F.  Burke, 
business  agent  for  the  union,  says 
increases  range  from  10  to  25  per  | 
cent  and  will  be  effective  at  least  j 
until  June  1,  1934. 


All-Shorts   for  Cameo 

An  all-si.-  ts  policy  tor  the  RKO 
Cameo  goes  into  effect  Saturday.  The 
opening  bill  will  consist  of  W.  C.  Fields 
in  "The  Dentist,"  Burns  and  Allen  in 
"Let's  Dance,"  Bing  Crosby  in  "Blue  of 
the  Night,"  "Throwing  the  Bull,"  Mickey 
Mouse  in  "The  Cactus  Kid,"  "Spring- 
time," a  Silly  Symphony,  and  Path3 
News.  Programs  will  run  a  week  at  25 
cents  admission. 


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Theatre   Carpets   Our  Specialty 


Admissions  Increased 

By  Denver  First-Runs 

Denver — Admission  prices  at  the 
Orpheum.  where  Harry  Huffman 
will  inaugurate  Fanchon  &  Marco 
stage  shows  on  Saturday,  have  been 
boosted  to  55  cents  top.  The  Den- 
ham  also  has  raised  prices  to  40 
cents  top,  against  25  cents  formerly. 
Both  houses  are  first-runs. 


XRA  Parade  Boosts 

B'way  Movie  Trade 

Declaring  of  a  half-holiday  for 
business  yesterday,  because  of  the 
XRA  parade  in  which  all  industries 
participated,  proved  a  boon  for 
Broadway  theaters.  With  practical- 
ly all  stores  and  shops  closed,  and 
the  fine  weather  attracting  a  record 
turnout  of  spectators,  thousands 
jammed  the  theater  section,  in  many 
cases  fighting  to  get  into  the  houses. 


Ralph  Whitehead  Hurt 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington  —  Ralph  Whitehead, 
executive  secretary  of  Actors'  Bet- 
terment Asso.,  broke  his  hip  when 
he  fell  downstairs  en  route  to  the 
barber  shop,  in  the  Mayflower  at 
7  o'clock  last  night.  He  was  taken 
to  the  hospital. 


Laboratorv  Pavrolls 

Raised  $6,000  Weekly 

Payroll  of  the  laboratory  industry 
unded  the  newly  signed  code  for  this 
branch  will  boost  lab  payrolls  about 
$6,000  weekly,  it  is  estimated  in  an 
XRA  memorandum.  The  38  firms 
signing  the  code  employ  about  3,500 
and  do  approximately  90  per  cent 
of  the  industry's  developing  work. 

Labor  Ruling  Regarded 
As  Victory  for  Unions 

Washington — A  victory  for  union 
labor  is   contained  in  a  decision  by 
the    National    Labor    Board,    which 
ruled   unequivocally  that   employees 
have  a   right   to   be  represented  by 
,  any  one  they  may  choose,  irrespec- 
tive of  whether  or  not  he  is  an  em- 
ployee of  the  plant  involved  in  a  dis- 
pute.   Senator  Wagner,  chairman  of 
the   boai-d,    announced   the   decision, 
which   is   expected   to   clear  the   at- 
1  mosphere    of    doubts    in    the    minds 
|  of  employers  as  to  whether  or  not 
',  they  may  refuse  to  deal  with  out- 
siders   who    are    not    employees    of  I 
their    companies    in   the   event   that 
such    men    are    designated    by    em- 
ployees to  represent  them.    Wagner 
said    that    Section    7A    of    the    Xa- 
i  tional   Recovery  Act   is   explicit   on 
this    point. 


Coming  and  Going 


MAURICE  CHEVALIER  leaves  the  coast  on 
Sunday  for  New  York  en  route  to  Paris  fcr 
a  vacation  before  starting  work  in  "Merry 
Widow"    for    M-G-M. 

NORMAN  H.  MORAY.  Viraphone  sales  man- 
ager, returns  to  New  York  today  from  an 
upstate   trip. 

BOB  MOCHRIE.  Warner  branch  manager  in 
Philadelphia,  came  to  New  York  yesterday  ta 
confer    with    Andy    Smith,    sales    executive. 

EDWARD  G.  ROBINSON,  accompanied  by  his 
wife  and  baby  boy,  are  coming  by  plane  from 
the  coast  for  the  Broadway  premiere  of  First 
National's   "I    Loved   a   Woman." 

CLYDE     ELLIOTT,      who     has     been     making 

"Three    Against    Death."    Malay   jungle    film,    for 
Fox,    arrives    in    New    York    today. 

NAT  WOLF,  Warner  theater  circuit  zone 
manager  in  Cleveland,  is  in  New  York  for  a 
few   days. 


To  Tell  How  Stories  Are  Bought 
"How  Hollywood  Buys  Its  Stories" 
is  the  title  of  a  lecture  to  be  deliv- 
ered next  Tuesday  evening  by  Homer 
Croy,  prominent  writer,  as  one  of  a 
series  of  events  being  presented  by 
The  Vagabonds  in  conjunction  with 
the  Society  for  the  Advancement  of 
Literature  and  Art.  This  is  the  sixth 
fall  season  of  The  Vagabonds. 


Arline  Judge  for  20th   Century 
West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — Arline  Judge,  whose 
RKO  contract  recently  expired,  has 
been  given  a  new  tei-m  contract 
by  20th  Century  Pictures,  the 
Schenck-Zanuck  unit.  She  will  ap- 
pear in  "Trouble  Shooter,"  with  Spen 
cer  Tracy,  Jack  Oakie,  Constance 
Cummings  and  Judith  Wood,  under 
the  direction  of  Walter  Lang. 


A.  P.   Giannini   on  Bank   Board 

Amadeo  P.  Giannini,  head  of 
Transamerica  Corp.  and  prominent 
coast  banker,  has  been  elected  to 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Na- 
tional City  Bank.  He  is  a  brother  of 
Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini. 


Warners  Sign  Stanwyck  Again 
Barbara  Stanwyck  has  been  signed 
to  a  new  long-term  contract  by  War- 
ners. She  leaves  Xew  York  for  the 
coast  soon  to  start  work  in  "Gam- 
bling Ladv." 


Gets  Foreign  Rights 
Foreign  rights  to  12  Tower  pro- 
ductions have  been  acquired  b\ 
General  Foreign  Sales  Corp.,  headed 
by  Arthur  Ziehm.  Eight  of  the  fea- 
tures are  finished. 


J.  A.  Koerpel  Appointed 
Foreign  Manager  for  U.  A. 

Paris — J.  A.  Koerpel  has  been  ap- 
pointed managing  director  for 
United  Artists  in  Continental  Eu- 
rope, with  headquarters  here,  suc- 
ceeding Guy  Croswell,  resigned,  it  is 
announced  by  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  foreign  distri- 
bution for  United  Artists. 


Fox-Manhattan  Circuit  Deal 
First  bookings  for  the  Manhattan 
Playhouse  circuit  of  23  theaters  in 
the  metropolitan  district  were 
signed  yesterday,  when  Jack  Stein- 
man  contracted  for  the  playing  of 
the  entire  Fox  1933-34  line-up.  Xe- 
gotiations  are  now  under  way  for 
additional  product  that  will  not  con- 
flict with  Loew  bookings  on  the  low- 
er East  Side,  where  the  majority  of 
Manhattan  houses  are  located.  Harry 
Buxbaum  represented  Fox  in  the 
deal. 


M-G-M  Signs  Chevalier 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Maurice  Chevalier 
has  been  signed  for  "The  Merry 
Widow,"  which  Irving  Thalberg  will 
produce  for  M-G-M. 


Plugging  "Little  Women" 
In  a  campaign  to  line  up  interest 
for  "Little  Women,"  RKO  produc- 
tion starring  Katharine  Hepburn, 
Xed  E.  Depinet  has  addressed  let- 
ters to  the  president  or  secretary  of 
18,000  women's  clubs,  28,635  high 
schools,  colleges  and  private  schools, 
and  exhibitors  throughout  the  coun- 
try. A  big  fan  magazine  campaign 
on  the  picture  also  will  be  launched 
in  Xovember. 


House  Robbed  Fifth  Time 

Boston — Robbers  smashed  the  safe 
of  the  Shawmut  theater  in  Roxburv 
and  stole  §1,100.  It  was  the  fifth 
time  the  house  had  been  broken  into, 
according  to  Manager  Harry  Gold- 
stein. 


Huffman  Takes  Over  Orpheum 
Denver — Harry  Huffman,  head  of 
the  General  Theaters  Corp.  and 
president  of  the  Rockv  Mountain 
T.  O.  A.,  has  formed  Welton  Thea- 
ters Co.  and  leased  the  Orpheum, 
which  has  been  in  the  hands  of  a 
receiver  for  some  time.  House  has 
been  managed  by  Huffman  since  his 
pooling  arrangement  with  RKO  fell 
through. 

Preview  for  Laughton  Film 
A  special  trade  preview  of  "The 
Private  Life  of  Henry  VTII,"  star- 
ring Charles  Laughton,  will  be  held 
Tuesday  morning  at  the  Astor  the- 
ater. United  Artists  is  releasing  the 
picture,  which  was  directed  by  Alex- 
ander Korda  in  England. 


French  Musical  Coming 

"Mam'Zelle  X'itouche,"  French 
musical,  will  have  its  American 
premiere  at  the  Little  Carnegie 
Playhouse  following  "The  Passion 
of  Joan  of  Arc." 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  AMPA    elections.    Sardi's    Restaurant, 

New    York,    12:45    P.    M. 

Sept.  18:  Ticket  and  Coupon  Mfg.  Industry 
Music  Printing  Industry  and  Play  Publish- 
ing Industry  code  hearings,  Commerce  Dept. 
Auditorium.    Washington.    D.    C. 

Sept.  19:  Testimonial  to  Hal  Home,  retiring 
A.M. P. A.  president,  Park  Central  Hotel, 
New  York. 

Sept.  25:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing.  U.  S. 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington.   D.    C. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.    Charles   Hotel.   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  23-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movies 
Conference.  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel.   Chicago. 


SAMPLES 
SAMPLES 
SAMPLES 


. . .  and  all  for  what! 

Because  samples  sell  mer- 
chandise . 

And  samplevues  sell  seats . . . 

That's  why  National  Scene 
Trailers  have  double  the 
selling-punch  . . .  double  the 
value  .  .-.. 

Because  they  have  actual 
scenes  and  actual  dialog 
from  the  picture  itself  .  . 
samplevues  of  what's  to 
come  .  .  . 

That's  why  they're  worth 
more  .  .  .  because  they  sell 
more  .  .  . 

Yes  sir  .  - .  National 
Scene   Trailers  by 


NATIONAL     SCREEN    SERVICE 


. . .  sells  the  show 
with  showmanship 


WE   DO  OUR  PART 


THE 


■%*n 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Sept.  14,  IV33 


Administration   of   Production  Code  is   Under  Attack 


Players  and  Agents  Fight 
Proposals  in  Produc- 
ers' Draft 

Washingon  —  Administration  of 
production  code  provisions  by  the 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences, 
as  proposed  in  the  producers'  draft, 
was  attacked  by  attorneys  represent- 
ing players  and  agents  during  yes- 
terday's hearing  on  the  film  industry 
code  at  the  U.  S.  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce Building.  Claims  generally 
were  to  the  effect  that  the  Academy 
is  not  truly  a  representative  body. 

William  Green,  president  of  the 
American  Federation  of  Labor,  crit- 
ized  the  clause  which  provides  that 
"the  administrative  committee  shall 
consist  of  at  least  five  members  of 
the  Academy  to  be  selected  by  the 
President  of  the  Academy  with  the 
approval  of  the  board  of  governors, 
each  of  the  five  branches  of  the 
Academy  to  have  equal  representa- 
tion on  such  committee."  Functions 
of  the  committee  are  to  settle  con- 
troversies and  questions  involving 
interpretations  of  the  code. 

William  Green,  American  Federa- 
tion of  Labor  President,  criticized 
the  Academy's  proposed  jurisdiction 
in  connection  with  the  code  and  de- 
clared the  Code  Authority  should  se- 
lect the  committee,  claiming  that  81 
per  cent  of  the  coast  writers  are 
members  of  his  Association. 

William  H.  Osborne  of  the  Screen 
Writers  Guild  asserted  the  Academy 
is  not  representative  and  said  its 
writers'  branch  has  62  members. 

Max  Steuer  joined  the  objectors 
as  counsel  for  a  group  of  players 
and  directors.  He  said  he  opposes 
handling  of  agents  through  the 
Academy,  but  urges  that  the  matter 
be  dealt  with  by  the  Code  Author- 
ity. He  said  that,  pending  settle- 
ment of  a  claim,  the  code  would  sus- 
pend the  right  of  an  agent  to  oper- 
ate. Steuer  told  Sol  Rosenblatt  that 
he  had  conferred  to  1  A.M.  with 
President  J.  T.  Reed  of  the  Academy 
in  an  effort  to  harmonize  views,  but 
no  agreement  had  resulted. 

Attacking  article  10  of  the  Pro- 
ducers' Code,  which  in  one  clause 
prohibits  secret  negotiations  between 
employees  and  prospective  employ- 
ers, this  will  operate  unfairly  on 
employees,  declared  Steuer. 


Code  Hearing  is  in   High 

Washington  conference  dramatic  in  its  intensity 


(.Continued  from  Page   1) 


One-Third  Indie  Films 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Independent  producers 
made  one-third  of  all  features  produced 
in  1932,  declared  Arthur  Schwartz,  at- 
torney for  two  independent  companies, 
at  the  film  code  hearing  yesterday.  Out 
of  a  total  of  685  features  produced  200 
came  from  independents,  he  said.  The 
attorney  estimated  that  95  per  cent  of 
independent  pictures  are  used  on  dual 
bills. 


ZAGON  ATTACKS  BAN 
ON  PRODUCER-AGENTS 


Proceedings  so  far  clearly  indicate  that  finished  code  will  be  the  result  of  arbitration. 
To  listen  to  many  speakers  plainly  indicates  the  important  part  selfishness  plays  in 
proceedings  of  this  kind. 

• 

THERE  is  complete  silence  as  the  master,  Max  D.  Steuer,  approaches  the  speakers 
stand.  He  is  suave,  poised,  compelling.  The  most  interesting  speaker,  by  far,  up  to 
this  time.  They  eat  up  his  every  word  as  he  protests:  (A) — against  the  farming  of 
players;  (B) — against  Academy  domination  of  the  affairs  of  writers,  actors  and  agents; 
(C) — against  the  present  provisions  in  the  code  in  relation  to  agents;  (D) — against  the 
rule  prohibiting  artists  negotiating  for  their  future  services  at  any  time;  and  (E)  — 
against  the  present  composition  of  the  Code  Authority.  It  is  a  delight  to  hear  this 
man  Steuer  talk  on  any  subject  at  any  time.  After  he  is  finished  with  a  subject  those 
who  follow  might  just  as  well  be  intermission. 

BANG.  Up  comes  another  star  attraction  subject.  Double  features.  One  of  the  few 
big  bones  of  contention.  Here  is  a  question  with  but  few  "ands"  or  "ifs."  You 
either  are  for  double  features  or  you  ain't.  And  that's  that.  Argument  for  them  is 
forcefully  placed  before  gathering,  amid  enthusiastic  applause,  by  Arthur  E.  Schwartz, 
lawyer  for  Chesterfield  and  Invincible  and  Happy  Eddie  Golden,  sales  manager  of 
Monogram.  And  amid  an  atmosphere  of  facts,  figures,  logic,  word  pictures  and  subtle 
bitterness  that  drives  home  a  most  convincing  argument.  The  Film  Daily  Year  Book 
is  playing  its  part  by  constantly  being  referred  to  for  authoritative  statistical  and 
informative  data. 

• 

r^EPUTY  Rosenblatt  just  whispers  he  hopes  to  finish  hearing  by  to-night.  Most  of 
■^  us  hope  so.  Getting  near  one  o'clock  and  everybody  ready  for  that  lunch  business. 
Comparative  economy  note:  You  can  travel  anywhere  within  the  city  limits  of  Wash- 
ington by  taxi  for  twenty  cents.  Orange  juice,  coffee  and  tip  at  Mayflower  Hotel 
completely  kills  a  one-frog  note.  Big  controversial  exhibitor  problems,  highlights  of 
gathering,  coming  up  this  afternoon.  Bang!  There  goes  the  luncheon  gavel  and  we're 
already  running  for  the  only  good  restaurant  in  town. 

• 

DAIN  patters  down  as  the  afternoon  session  gets  under  way.  The  air  is  charged  with 
'  "•  expectancy  as  Rosenblatt  calls  Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Theater  Owners  of  America,  as  the  first  witness.  We  are  about  to  hear  the  long 
heralded  dramatic  exhibitor  problem  session.  Kuykendall,  a  fighter  of  the  old  school 
with  the  voice  of  a  Kentucky  Colonel  and  carrying  a  dash  of  the  South,  logically  and 
intelligently  presents  the  views  of  his  widespread  organization  on  the  provisions  of  the 
code  and  the  desire  of  its  membership  to  assist  wholeheartedly  in  the  President's 
program  of  recovery.  He  flays  service  charges,  requests  the  separate  sale  of  shorts, 
wants  double  features  left  for  local  decision  and  is  for  proper  zoning  under  proper 
conditions.  His  presentation  is  forceful  and  intelligent.  Julian  Brylawski  devotes  his  time 
principally  to  the  operator  problem.  Jack  Miller,  the  irrepressible,  jolts  this  listener  from 
complacency  by  refusing  his  opportunity  to  talk. 

• 

IT  is  an  exhibitor  parade.  M.  A.  Walsh  of  California  becomes  technical  and  thereby 
'  uninteresting  to  the  mob.  Good  old  Tom  Moore  of  Washington  sends  us  a  note 
offering  the  facilities  of  his  club  to  any  who  wish  to  sneak  away  for  a  round  of  golf. 
And  we  are  chained  to  the  rostrum.  When  Sol  Rosenblatt  asks  that  old  war  horse, 
Mike  Comerford,  if  he  wishes  to  speak  Mike  says:  "I  pass."  Just  that  old  Scranton 
poker  training.  Harold  Franklin  of  RKO  and  points  West  is  interesting  as  he  tells 
of  the  code  provisions  covering  the  vaudeville  and  presentation  artist  and  chorine  and 
waxes  dramatic  when  he  replies  to  the  charge  made  yesterday  by  Mrs.  Dorothy  Bryant 
of  Chorus  Equity  that  the  life  of  the  RKO  chorus  girls  is  anything  but  a  happy  and 
contented  one.  Franklin  theatrically  springs  a  big  surprise  by  bringing  two  of  the 
Roxyettes  down  by  plane  to  refute  the  Bryant  charges.  As  far  as  we  could  see  they 
were  both  perfect  physically,  their  smiles  were  adorable,  their  lives  happy  and  contented 
and  neither  was  hard  on  the  eyes.  Thanks,  Mr.  Franklin.  To  mention  all  the  exhibitor 
speakers  by  name  would  take  pages.  As  the  exhibitor  oratory  flowed  on  and  on  we 
took  a  much  needed  nap. 

• 

THE  name  of  Abram  Myers  of  Allied  is  called.  One  can  hear  a  pin  drop.  He  is  a 
'  firebrand  and  knows  thoroughly  what  it  is  all  about.  As  he  settles  into  his  long 
series  of  arguments  the  lights  commence  to  twinkle  and  night  commences  to  fall. 
Rosenblatt  realizes  it  will  be  impossible  to  conclude  the  hearings  to-day  and  after  a 
short  conference  brings  the  day's  business  to  an  end  with  adjournment  until  10  tomorrow 
morning.  To-night  conferences  are  planned  all  over  the  place.  In  fact  this  whole 
Washington  jaunt  has  been  one  tornado  of  confabs.  However,  it's  interesting,  exciting 
and  educational.  One  thing  is  certain.  When  this  thing  finally  winds  up  all  those  who 
have  been  in  constant  attendance  at  the  hearings  will  be  unquestionably  in  line  for  his 
or  her  diploma  representing  a  liberal  education  in  the  fine  arts  of  the  motion  picture. 
And  so.     Another  day  and  another  dollar. 


Washington — The  producer  clause 
which  would  ban  a  producer  from 
simultaneously  operating  as  agent 
was  under  fire  from  Sam  Zagon,  at- 
torney for  Edward  Small  of  Reliance 
Pictures;  Arthur  M.  Landau  and  Leo 
Morrison.  He  cited  situation  of 
Small  who  produces  through  Re- 
liance as  well  as  runs  agents'  office. 
If  clause  is  approved,  Small  would 
be  forced  out  of  one  or  other  busi- 
ness, thus  throwing  people  out  of 
employment,  pointed  out  Zagon.  He 
also    hit   at   so-called   fee    splitting. 

Wage  Scale  for  Readers 

During  facts  presentation  on  pro- 
duction code,  William  H.  Osborne 
of  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild  pro- 
posed a  wage  scale  for  readers  as 
follows:  $50  a  week  for  regulai'ly 
employed;  $7,50  for  reading  book; 
$5.50  for  a  play  and  $3.50  for  an 
original.  He  also  urged  extension 
of  the  clause  covering  protection  of 
cartoon  ideas  to  apply  to  all  stories. 
Sol  Rosenblatt  asked  if  such  a  plan 
could  be  enforced,  and  Osborne  re- 
plied in  the  affirmative.  He  regis- 
tered opposition  to  producer  provi- 
sion restricting  the  time  in  which 
players  can  negotiate  new  contracts. 

Lawson  Pleads  for  Authors 

John  Howard  Lawson,  represent- 
ing the  Authors'  League,  claimed 
that  the  code  ignores  authors'  rights. 
Rosenblatt  reminded  him  that  the 
NRA  "is  not  concerned  with  con- 
stituency of  any  organization  but 
truly  representative  groups."  Law- 
son  then  stated  that  the  studios  are 
using  the  code  in  order  to  cut  sal- 
aries, and  supplied  an  illustration. 
Talent  Tours  Defended 

Jerome  Wilzin,  acting  for  William 
Morris  Agency,  generally  okayed 
Max  Steuer's  statements  and  criti- 
cized a  proposal  which  would  pro- 
hibit appearance  of  radio  stars  in 
auditoriums.  These  tours,  such  as 
sponsored  by  Morris,  afford  work  for 
between  75  and  100  people  in  each 
unit,  he   declared. 

A  protest  against  alleged  black- 
listing of  stage  talent  which  works 
in  independent  houses  was  voiced  by 
Michael  Halperin,  representing  a 
group  of  independent  theater  man- 
agers. John  Schulman  of  the  Song 
Writers'  Protective  Association, 
recommended  reference  of  various 
issues  concerning  his  associates  to 
the  Code  Authority. 


U.  A.  Branch  Changes 

Louis  Goldstein  has  been  made 
sales  manager  of  the  United  Artists 
exchange  in  Milwaukee,  and  Clive 
R.  Waxman  has  succeeded  Donald 
W.  Glennie  as  office  manager  in  the 
United  Artists  exchange  in  Detroit. 


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Strong  Arguments  for  Dual  Bills  Presented  at  Hearing 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

schedule  following  a  brief  forenoon 
recess  with  Arthur  Schwartz,  coun- 
sel for  Chesterfield  and  Invincible 
Pictures,  as  lead-off  speaker.  Quot- 
ing The  Film  Daily  Year  Book,  he 
said  that  from  1915  to  1932  total  of 
more  than  13,000  features  have  been 
released  in  this  country.  He  char- 
acterized double  features  as  an  in- 
dustry boon  and  declared  that  cur- 
tailment of  major  company  pro- 
grams makes  them  necessary.  Any 
ban  on  duals  would  result  in  litiga- 
tions over  contracts  already  made 
for  their  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition,  asserted  Schwartz.  He 
described  the  move  against  the  prac- 
tice as  "an  attempt  to  foreclose  a 
group  of  men  out  of  the  industry." 
Schwartz  further  declared  that  "cer- 
tain people  are  using  the  NRA  aci 
as  a  weapon  of  destruction." 

Arriving  at  the  employment 
angle,  Schwartz  said  that  thousands 
of  people  would  be  thrown  out  of 
work  by  any  ban  on  duals  and  the 
major  companies  are  not  in  a  posi- 
tion to  absorb  them.  Exhibitors  are 
not  compelled  to  play  double  fea- 
tures, he  pointed  out.  Much  applause 
followed  the  conclusion  of  his  testi- 
mony. 

623  Features  Planned 
for  1933-34,  Says  Golden 

Eddie  Golden,  general  sales  man- 
ager for  Monogram  and  important 
in  the  Federation  of  the  M.  P.  In- 
dustry, followed  Schwartz.  Major 
firms  such  as  Paramount,  Warner 
and  RKO  once  favored  duals,  he  de- 
clared. First  line  companies  are 
planning  400  features  for  release 
during  1933-34,  Golden  stated,  while 
independents  have  scheduled  223, 
making  a  total  of  623  features  list- 
ed. Despite  the  fact  no  organized 
effort  was  made  to  secure  support, 
Golden  said,  1,526  studio  employees 
have  indicated  their  support  of  dou- 
ble features  as  well  as  1,256  inde- 
pendent theater  employees  and  1,199 
exhibitors.  Patron  protests  received 
total  8,159,  stated  the  sales  manager. 

Golden  quoted  Frank  Gillmore, 
head  of  Actors'  Equity,  an  an  ad- 
vocate of  duals.  Out  of  266  houses 
in  Chicago,  98  have  protested 
against  the  local  ban  on  duals,  de- 
clared Golden.  Aaron  Saperstein 
president  of  the  Chicago  Allied  unit, 
later  took  issue  with  this  statement 
in  talking  to  The  Film  Daily. 

Says  Indies  are  Paying 
4  Million  a  Year  Wages 

Independent  companies  are  pa> 
ing  $4,000,000  annually  for  labor  and 
wages,  Golden  said,  and  they  would 
be  forced  out  of  business  if  the  code 
adopts  the  proposed  restriction 
under  which  60  per  cent  of  exhibi- 
tors in  a  territory  can  kill  the  policy. 

Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  adminis- 
trator, recalled  that  on  the  preced- 
ing day,  women's  clubs  representa- 
tives registered  opposition  to  duals 
on  the   grounds   of   inferior   quality 


Washington  NRA  Sidelights 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY: 


RELIANCE   PICTURES   represen- 
tation is  being  handled  by  Wal- 
ter Futter,  its  vice-prexy. 


Jack  Cohn  heads  the  Columbia 
delegation,  tvhich  includes  Abe  Mon- 
tague and  Bill  Jaffee. 


Sol  Rosenblatt  works  Saturday  af- 
ternoons, not  to  mention  Sundays 
and  nights,  despite  Gen.  Johnson's 
ban  on  overtime  NRA  labor. 


Add  code  briefs:  one  in  behalf  of 
stunt  flyers. 


Lionel  Atwill  is  a  Hollywood  name 
participating  in  the  ceremonies. 


Dorothy  Bryant's  speech  captured 
the  opening  afternoon's  award  for 
applause. 


Tommy  Goldberg,  Baltimorean  and 
Allied  enthusiast,  has  put  in  his  ap- 
pearance. 


Sol   Rosenblatt   is   conducting    his 


hearing    with   a   show   of    both    tact 
and  a  sense  of  humor. 


Our  old  friend,  John  Doe,  Num- 
bers 1  and  2,  are  listed  among 
speakers  on  labor  subjects. 


George  Price  registered  surprise 
at  the  laughs  he  got  from  his  audi- 
ence. He's  representing  the  Actors' 
Betterment  Associatioyi. 


Although  on  the  schedule  as  a 
witness,  Tom  Malloy  is  detained  in 
Chicago. 


Twenty  newspaper  and  trade  pa- 
per men  are  covering  the  festivities. 

Max  Fleischer  appears  to  be  the 
only  cartoon  producer  around  these 
diggings. 


Canon  Chase's  barrage  had  a  fa- 
miliar boom. 


Jim  Finn,  ye  ed  of  an  equipment 
publication,  is  associating  with  a  lot 
of  union  leaders  these  days. 


and    lack    of    suitable    pictures    for 
family  entertainment. 

"Independents  do  not  make  salaci- 
ous pictures,"  said  Golden  in  reply. 
"They  make  them  for  home  au- 
diences." 

He  further  pointed  out  that  par- 
ents can  send  their  children  to  sin- 
gle feature  houses  if  they  wish. 
Rosenblatt  observed  that  adoption  of 
a  dual  feature  policy  by  one  house 
generally  causes  other  theaters  to 
go  into  the  same  plan. 

Fred  S.  Meyer  Speaks 
Against  Dual  Bills 

When  afternoon  session  began,  Al 
Fielder  of  Empire  Laboratories 
spoke  briefly  in  favor  of  the  policy. 
The  opposite  side  of  the  question  was 
taken  by  Fred  S.  Meyer,  speaking 
as  public  relations  chairman  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  and  president  of  M.P.T. 
O.  of  Wisconsin.  Meyer  character- 
ized the  practice  as  uneconomic.  Dis- 
counting forecasts  of  proponents  of 
iuals  that  independent  producers 
will  be  forced  out  of  business  if  re- 
strictions are  enacted,  he  declared 
that  makers  of  good  pictures  will 
survive.  Two  inferior  pictures  on  a 
bill  simply  make  it  twice  as  bad, 
he  pointed  out,  and  deplored  billing 
In  which  an  adult  picture  is  paired 
.vith  one  suitable  for  children. 

Meyer  described  as  debatable  Ed- 
die Golden's  estimate  concerning  the 
numbar  of  people  who  would  lose 
jobs  if  a  ban  is  imposed.  President 
Ed    Kuykendall    of    the    M.P.T.O.A. 


supported  the  exhibition  code  clause 
on  duals. 

More  Complaints,  Appeals 
and  Recommendations 

Among  the  many  others  who  ap- 
peared yesterday,  Henry  Chester- 
field of  the  N.V.A.  appealed  for  em- 
ployment of  more  actors,  stressing 
constant  buying  power  of  vaudeville 
players  when  working. 

Two-for-one  admission  policy  was 
slammed  by  Ben  Bernstein,  member 
of  the  Code  Committee  and  of  the  I. 
T.  O.  of  Southern  California. 

A  revision  of  the  distributor  right 
to  buy  clause  was  proposed  by  Lee 
Dolliver  of  Mission-Fillmore  The- 
aters, California,  who  felt  the  exist- 
ing provision  did  not  afford  adequate 
relief  to  exhibitors  against  abuse  of 
practice. 

General  Film  Products,  Inc., 
through  six  attorneys,  announced 
intention  of  filing  brief. 

Julian  Brylawski,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
vice-president,  in  answering  testi- 
mony made  by  William  Elliott  on 
preceding  day  in  behalf  of  provi- 
sion requiring  an  operator  for  each 
machine,  declared  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia law  on  the  subject  dates  back 
to  1911,  when  hand-operated  ma- 
chines were  used.  Operators  actual- 
ly work  only  10  minutes  in  each 
hour,  said  Brylawski.  At  present,  he 
pointed  out,  de  luxe  houses  all  use 
more  than  two  men  in  booth. 

Morgan  Walsh,  California  exhibi- 
tor, offered  new  phraseology  for  pro- 
posed right-to-buy  clause  and  also 
one    covering    checking    percentage 


30-HR,  WEEK  URGED 
BY  WILLIAM  GREEN 

(Continued  from  Page   1 ) 

that  future  harmony  depends  upon 
banning  all  cuts  in  pay  of  groups 
not  covered  in  the  code. 

Compilation  of  full  statistics  on 
employment  and  earnings  was  asked 
by  Green.  He  also  requested  that 
union  representatives  be  included  in 
the    Code    Authority. 

Exhibitors,  objecting  to  Green's 
30-hour  demand  for  industry  em- 
ployees, were  still  in  session  late 
last  night  on  this  subject. 


Favoring  of  Friends 

Is  Scored  by  Green 

Washington  —  Partiality  shown 
friends  and  relatives  in  giving  studio 
employment  was  scored  by  William 
Green,  President  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Labor,  in  his  testi- 
mony concerning  status  of  assistant 
directors  and  script  clerks  at  the 
code  hearing.  He  urged  that  steps 
be  taken  to  prevent  employees 
handling  two  jobs  simultaneously, 
thus  depriving  other  people  of  work. 

Green  proposed  a  wage  scale  giv- 
ing first  assistants  $4  an  hour  and 
second  assistants  $2.50  an  hour.  Sol 
Rosenblatt  said  that  he  has  been  in- 
formed under  the  40-hour  week  all 
members  of  studio  crafts  on  the 
coast  have  been  employed  steadily 
under  the  proposed  production  code. 
These  unions  would  get  a  14  per 
cent  increase  over  the  scale  approved 
in  September  of  this  year. 


bookings  as  a  method  of  financing 
arbitration.  He  recommended  a  tax 
on  litigation  handled  by  boards. 

Joseph  Varbalow,  attorney  for 
Victoria  Amusement  Co.  of  Camden, 
which  is  suing  Warner  Bros,  under 
anti-trust  laws,  attacked  that  com- 
pany's selling  policies  despite  their 
claim  to  the  contrary.  Major  com- 
pany contracts  are  uniform  in  pur- 
pose, he  declared.  In  touching  upon 
the  product  situation,  he  asserted 
that  independents  do  not  continuous- 
ly make  product  which  merit  first 
runs.  Varbalow  recorded  himself  as 
favoring  double  features. 


290,000  A.F.L.  Members 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — American  Federation  of 
Labor  members  identified  with  the  film 
industry  aggregate  290,000,  President 
William  Green  told  the  film  code  hear- 
ing yesterday.  Thirty  thousand  are  en- 
gaged in  production,  10  in  distribution 
and  250,000  in  theaters,  he  said.  Affili- 
ated with  the  A.  F.  of  L.  are  30  differ- 
ent unions  connected  with  the  business, 
he  stated. 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  Sept.  14,  1933 


Major  Circuits  Control  First  Runs,  Says  Abram  Myers 


Urges    Proper   Zoning    as 
Greatest  Contribu- 
tion of  Code 

Washington — Owing  to  their  buy- 
ing power  major  circuits  have  "Vir- 
tually cornered  all  first  runs,"  de- 
clared Abram  F.  Myers  in  testifying 
at  the  Code  hearing  as  chairman  of 
Allied  board  and  an  attorney  for  the 
Independent  Theaters  Code  Protec- 
tion Committee.  He  made  the  state- 
ment while  discussing  the  right  to 
buy.  At  opening  of  his  speech, 
Myers  said  Allied  comprises  18  re- 
gional units  touching  34  states.  He 
declared  that  the  Code  must  protect 
the  exhibitor  against  being  forced 
to  play  unsuitable  pictures  as  well 
as  provide  other  measures  to  allow 
him  to  eliminate  block  booking, 
foreign  pictures,  and  tieing  in  of 
shorts. 

"Exhibitors  must  have  the  right 
to  run  their  own  houses,  to  get  fair 
terms  for  rentals  and  to  make  a  lit- 
tle profit,"  Myers  declared.  "Correct 
zoning  will  prove  the  greatest  con- 
tribution under  Code." 

Criticizing  the  right-to-buy  pro- 
posal, he  declared  none  dared  vote 
against  it  as  it  involves  the  prin- 
ciple of  American  Government  en- 
forcement of  the  right-to-buy  clause 
and  must  be  left  to  the  NRA  admin- 
istration, he  said.  Rosenblatt  en- 
quired if  independent  circuits  do  not 
sometimes  adopt  major  circuit 
methods  in  buying,  and  Myers  an- 
swered that  in  cases  of  this  sort  a 
producer-owned  circuit  is  generally 
found  somewhere  in  the  setup. 
Myers  will  continue  his  testimony 
when  the  hearing  resumes  this  morn- 
ing. 

Lester  Martin  of  Allied  Theaters 
of  Iowa  endorsed  Myers'  remarks. 
L.  S.  Hamm  of  Golden  Gate  The- 
aters, California,  went  on  record  as 
approving  the  MPTOA  Code  and 
Jules  Michaels  of  the  upstate  New 
York  theater  unit  did  likewise,  with 
a  few  exceptions.  Sidney  Pfeifer, 
another  representative  of  the  same 
association,  said  its  membership  in- 
volves 350  theaters  in  Buffalo  zone 
and  that  the  Code  must  be  retroac- 
tive  to   cover   current   contracts. 


Ex-Duals  Across  the  Sea 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  While  presenting  his 
argument  at  the  code  hearing  yesterday, 
President  Fred  S.  Meyer  of  the  M.P.T.O. 
of  Wis.  and  Upper  Mich.,  handed  the 
gathering  a  laugh  when  he  said  he  had 
read  in  THE  FILM  DAILY  that  even 
Germany  had  banned  double  features. 
Meyer  opined  that  this  was  the  only 
thing  Germany  had  ever  done  that  met 
with    his   approval. 


$15,986,943   to  Extras  in   Seven  Years 

Washington — In  the  seven  yeais  from  1926  to  1932,  wages  paid  to  extras  in  Holly- 
wood totalled  $1 5,986,943  16,  according  to  the  Central  Casting  Corp.  memorandum 
filed  with  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  at  the  code  hearing.  Placements  of  extra  players  in 
this  time  numbered  1,785,388.  Approximately  17,000  extra  players  are  registered  in 
the  Central  Casting  Corp.,  with  30.000  additional  casual  unregistered  extras  used  for 
mob   scenes.      Jobs   average   758    daily. 


CONN,  MPTO  ALIGNS 
WITH  ALLIED  ASS'N 

Washington — Endorsement  of  the 
Allied  Code  proposals  by  the  M.P.T. 
O.  of  Connecticut  signifies  that  the 
unit  is  affiliating  with  the  National 
Exhibitor  Association,  an  official 
told  the  Film  Daily  last  night.  The 
unit  recently  withdrew  from  M.P.T. 
O.A.,  owing  to  differences  in  policies. 


Presentation  Agents  Meet 
with  Wardrobe  Attendants 

Washington   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Washington  —  Representatives  of 
presentation  houses  talent  and  ward- 
robe women  met  at  10  o'clock  to- 
night to  compose  differences  over 
code.  Harold  Franklin  presided  in 
his  suite.  Attending  were  Sam  Dem- 
bow,  Charles  Moskowitz,  Jack  Part- 
ington, Chester  Hale,  Gae  Foster, 
Henry  Chesterfield;  Abener  Rubien, 
substituting  for  Ralph  Whitehead  of 
Actors  Betterment  Ass'n;  Dorothy 
Bryant  of  Equity;  Augusta  Ocker 
of  Theatrical  Wardrobe  Union. 


POSTER  PROPOSALS 
DROPPED  FROM  CODE 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

will  be  left  in  the  position  where 
they  can,  if  they  so  desire,  fight 
independent  poster  firms  on  basis  of 
copyright  infringements. 


Union  Sues  Producers 
For  34  Million  Damages 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

hood  of  Electrical  Workers  and  the 
United  Brotherhood  of  Carpenters 
and  Joiners  of  America.  Others 
named  include  Louis  B.  Mayer  of 
M-G-M;  Pat  Casey,  producers' 
spokesman;  M-G-M,  Hal  Roach, 
RKO,  Samuel  Goldwyn,  20th  Cen- 
tury, United  Artists,  Universal,  Fox, 
Paramount,  Educational,  Western 
Service  Studios,  Warner-First  Na- 
tional and  Columbia.  The  I.  A. 
charges  it  was  oppressed  and  boy- 
cotted during  the  recent  strike  ol 
sound  men,  and  it  claims  consider- 
able loss  of  membership  due  to  dis- 
crimination and  alleged  blacklisting 
of  members. 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


Cincinnati — The  following  houses 
reopened  with  new  High  Fidelity 
RCA  equipment:  Joe  Beshara's  Pal- 
ace and  John  Crawford's  Opera 
House,  Glouster;  Tony  Macci's 
Wayne,  Greenville;  Southland,  Co- 
lumbus; Harry  Clifton's  Clifton,  Cir- 
cleville. 


Canton,  O. — Fred  Hurley  is  here 
negotiating  for  the  old  Grand  Opera 
House,  in  which  he  plans  to  inaugu- 
rate a  grind  policy  of  musical  com- 
edy and  films.  He  is  understood  to 
be  acquiring  other  houses  for  the 
same  policy. 

Canton,  O.  —  Windsor,  neighbor- 
hood house,  has  reopened  on  a 
seven-day  basis. 

La  Porte  City,  la. — The  Pastime 
has  reopened. 

St.  Louis  —  Agreement  on  a  new- 
contract  covering  operators  and 
stagehands  is  held  up  pending  the 
final  disposition  of  the  labor  clauses 
in    the    industry    code.      Meanwhile 


both  crafts  are  continuing  at  their 
posts.  They  seek  to  continue  wage 
scales  as  of  July  1,  last. 


Indianapolis — James  D.  Kennedy 
has  been  appointed  manager  of  B.  F. 
Keith's  theater,  reopening  Sept.  16. 


Kenton,  O.  —  Grattan  Johnson, 
manager  of  Warner's  Kenton,  which 
is  going  on  a  daily  basis,  has 
switched  places  with  John  E.  Man- 
uel, manager  of  the  State,  Lima. 


Youngstown,  O. — Astor,  neighbor- 
hood house  has  reopened,  with  a 
straight  picture  policy. 

Boston— The  Old  Howard,  an  E. 
M.  Loew  house,  opens  Sept.  18. 


Cincinnati  —  The  Strand,  man- 
aged by  Albert  Weinstein,  reopens 
Sept.  23. 


Cincinnati — C,  H.  Schrieber  is  now 
managing  the  Capitol,  coming  from 
the  Grand,  where  the  new  manager 
is  Erwin  Bock. 


FRANKLIN  DEFENDS 
CHORUS  GIRL  STATUS 


Washington — In  presenting  testi- 
mony which  amounted  to  a  reply  to 
Dorothy  Bryant,  executive  secretary 
of  Chorus  Equity,  Harold  B.  Frank- 
lin, acting  as  spokesman  for  affil- 
iated theaters,  registered  denials  of 
her  attack  on  presentation  houses' 
treatment  of  chorus  girls.  To  fur- 
ther prove  his  statements,  he  pre- 
sented two  Roxyettes  "picked  at  ran- 
dom" to  testify  to  working  condi- 
tions at  the  Music  Hall.  Girls  are 
not  required  to  work  gratis  at  audi- 
tions, declared  Franklin,  except  at 
benefits.  He  denied  Mrs.  Bryant's 
statement  that  the  average  annual 
income  for  Broadway  house  chorus 
girls  is  $515.  For  example,  he  said, 
girls  working  at  the  New  York  Par- 
amount earn  $1,500  annually.  Flex- 
bility  of  rehearsal  periods  are  nec- 
essary, the  RKO  theater  president 
said.  Average  time  by  ballet  girl 
m  Broadway  house  stage  daily  is 
one  and  one-half  hours,  he  asserted. 
He  pointed  to  recreation  room  and 
nursing  facilities  for  girls  at  Radio 
City  as  evidence  of  theaters'  efforts 
:o  make  their  work  pleasant.  One 
of  the  two  visiting  Roxyettes  testi- 
fied that  she  works  seven  hours  daily 
and  seven  days  a  week  for  $36,  with 
one  week  off  with  pay  for  every  four 
working  weeks. 


Hearing  to  Adjourn 

At  1  O'Clock  Today 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  the  session  yesterday  stated  that 
practically  all  the  clauses  are  agreed 
upon  in  principle,  and  only  the  mat- 
ter of  working  out  the  phraseology 
remains  uncompleted.  In  addition  to 
Abram  F.  Myers,  who  continues  his 
testimony  this  morning,  other  speak- 
ers remaining  to  be  heard  from  on 
the  list  include  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
Charles  O'Reilly,  Lewen  Pizor,  B.  B. 
Kahane,  Carl  Milliken,  Gabe  Hess, 
R.  H.  Cochrane,  C.  C.  Pettijohn  and 
Harry  Warner. 


Reg.  State  Theater  Pfd.  Dividend 

Boston  —  Regular  quarterly  divi- 
dend of  $2  on  the  preferred  stock 
has  been  declared  by  the  State  The- 
ater Co.,  payable  Oct.  2  to  stock 
of  record  Sept.  23. 


Green  Praises  Spirit 

Wash.  Bur.  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — "It  appears  to  me  that 
all  concerned,  all  associated  with  this 
great  industry,  are  approaching  a  con- 
sideration of  the  problem  in  a  very  fine 
spirit,  in  a  much  better  spirit  than  I 
have  observed  among  a  lot  of  other  peo- 
ple who  have  appeared  on  behalf  of 
the  Code,"  William  Green  of  the  Amer- 
ican Federation  of  Labor,  told  the  film 
hearing. 


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DAILY 


UYKENDALL  ARGUES 
FOR  AND  AGAINST 


Washington — In  his  argument  for 
id  against  various  clauses  in  the 
hibition  and  distribution  code, 
•esident  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the  M. 
T.  0.  A.  endorsed  the  right-to-buy 
ause  and  the  standard  contract 
ause,  urged  for  the  privilege  of 
aking  eliminations  up  to  15  per 
nt,  opposed  selling  of  pictures 
ngly  or  apart  from  each  other, 
•ged  elimination  of  score  charges, 
commended  adoption  of  Article  17 

the  Exhibition  Code  regarding 
eedom  in  designating  play  dates, 
'ged  protection  against  non-the- 
rical   competition,   urged   adoption 

the  advertising  code,  condemned 
e  practice  of  forcing  features  with 
lorts,  argued  against  double  fea- 
res,  endorsed  the  National  Control 
oard  and  the  Clearance  and  Zoning 
id  Arbitration  clauses. 


S.  O.  S.  Issues  Catalogue 

A  comprehensive  catalogue  of  re- 
acement  parts  for  all  types  of 
merican-made  motion  pictux-e  ma- 
rines and  sound  apparatus,  to- 
ather  with  a  repair  and  replace- 
ent  service  for  chairs,  has  just 
sen  issued  by  the  S.  0.  S.  Corp. 


Coast  Chorines  Well  Paid 

Washington — Chorus  girls  and  boys  employed  in  the  production  of  motion  pictures 
in  Hollywood  and  receiving  $15  a  day  or  less,  or  $65  per  week  or  less,  are  classified 
by  the  California  State  Industrial  Welfare  Commission  as  extra  players  and,  as  such, 
come  under  the  regulations  established  by  that  Commission,  according  to  a  memorandum 
on  the  Central  Casting  Corp.  submitted  at  the  code  hearing.  From  available  records, 
the  chorus  people  are  paid  usually  a  minimum  of  $8.33  a  day,  with  a  guarantee  of  six 
days  employment  on  a  week  for  the  duration  of  the  engagement.  Those  employed 
on  a  weekly  basis  are  paid  a  minimum  of  $50  a  week.  Overtime  is  paid  for  all  work 
in   excess  of   eight   hours  a   day. 


Exhibitors  Appoint 

Committee  On  Labor 

Washington — The  Exhibition  Divi- 
sion of  the  Conference  met  yester- 
day morning  and  designated  the  fol- 
lowing Committee  -on  Labor  who 
will  contact  the  Labor  Representa- 
tion in  an  endeavor  to  arrive  at  an 
agreement  as  to  maximum  working 
hours  and  minimum  wage  scales  to 
govern  in  the  exhibition  branch  of 
the  industry: 

Al  Steffes,  Jack  Miller  and  Jack 
Shapiro. 

The  members  of  this  committee 
will  have  as  advisors  the  following 
representatives : 

H.  M.  Richey,  advisor  to  Al  Stef- 
fes; Robert  Wilby,  advisor  to  Jack 
Miller;  and  Louis  Blumenthal,  ad- 
visor to  Jack  Shapiro. 

In  addition  to  this  Committee  and 
the  advisors,  the  following  legal 
representatives  of  the  Exhibitors' 
Committee  will  participate:  Abram 
F.  Myers,  Mitchell  Klupt  and  Milton 
C.  Weisman. 


Players  Protest 

Loaning  Practices 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

select  their  own  employers,  declared 
the  attorney  in  attacking  Article  8 
of  the  Producers'  Code  providing  for 
the  loaning  of  talent.  In  many  in- 
stances of  loans  the  player  would 
never  have  agreed  to  work  for  the 
producer  to  whom  he  has  been 
farmed,  but  is  powerless  to  prevent 
the  transfer  under  current  condi- 
tions, Steuer  pointed  out. 

The  attorney  particularly  assailed 
the  compensation  angle,  under  which 
the  producer  who  farms  out  a  play- 
er generally  gets  a  larger  amount 
for  his  or  her  services  than  he  is 
paying  the  player  in  salary. 

"This  is  not  an  equitable  process," 
Steuer  asserted. 

Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  announced  that 
B.  B.  Kahane,  acting  chairman  of 
the  producers'  committee,  has  in- 
formed him  that,  through  error,  the 
producer  clause  on  the  subject  got 
into  the  code.  How  the  error  oc- 
curred was  not  explained.  That 
ended  the  conversation. 


UNIONS  DEADLOCKED 
WITH  EXHIBITORS 


Washington  -  -  Exhibitors  labor 
committee  and  representatives  of 
operators,  musicians  and  stagehands 
were  deadlocked  last  night  at  a  joint 
session  over  the  two-men-in-a-booth 
issue.  Exhibitors  refused  to  con- 
sider wage  scale  and  working  con- 
ditions until  an  agreement  is  reached 
on  the  deadlocked  matter.  Another 
joint  meeting  will  be  held  at  2  p.  m. 
today. 


6  More  on  Exploitation  Board 

Six  advertising  and  exploitation 
managers  on  the  west  coast  are  the 
latest  to  be  added  to  the  Warner 
National  Advertising  Council  for  the 
formulating  of  the  campaigns  on 
Warner  Bros. -First  National  pic- 
tures. The  men  are  Richard  Spear, 
division  manager,  Fox  West  Coast 
Loew's  Warfield  theater,  San  Fran- 
cisco; E.  I.  Parker,  Consolidated 
Amusement  Co.,  Honolulu;  Frank 
Regan,  Warner  theater,  Fresno,  Cal.; 
N.  0.  Turner,  division  manager  for 
Fox  West  Coast  in  San  Jose,  Stock- 
ton and  Sacramento;  Harry  Brown, 
Fox  California  theater,  Palo  Alto, 
and  Phillip  Phillips,  general  publicity 
manager,  Fox  West  Coast  theater, 
San  Francisco. 


"MOONLIGHT  and  PRETZELS 

NOW  SMASHING  BOX  OFFICE  RECORDS 

DIRECTED  BY 

KARL  FREUND 


// 


// 


NOW  PREPARING 

MADAME   SPY 

UNIVERSAL  PICTURE 


// 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Sept.  14,  193: 


TIMELY  TOPICS 


Director  Advocates  College 
for  Film  Players 

SPHERE  should  be  no  over- 
night leaps  to  motion  pic- 
ture stardom.  My  observation 
has  been  that  a  performer,  pick- 
ed from  the  extra  ranks  for  a 
small  bit  in  a  picture  injures  the 
entire  structure  of  the  produc- 
tion. It  isn't  his  inadequate- 
performance  that  is  detrimental. 
It's  the  effect  that  performance 
has  on  the  highly  capable  player 
or  players  who  share  the  scene. 
In  the  first  place  there  should 
be  no  such  thing  as  a  player 
stepping  into  a  minor  role  from 
the  rank  and  file.  He  or  she 
should  be  trained  first.  I  pro- 
pose a  practical  college  for 
r^ovi'p  performers.  Every  studio 
should  maintain  such  an  institu- 
tion, the  personnel  of  which 
would  come  out  of  the  extra 
ranks  and  fill  the  elementary 
grades.  These  would  be  coached 
by  recognized  stage  directors. 
And  no  director  would  ever  be- 
come an  institution  in  this  train- 
ing school.  Instead  he  would 
have  to  leave  college  for  six 
months  of  the  year  and  go  to 
work  as  a  stage  or  film  director 
in  order  to  refresh  his  prospec- 
tive. Then  this  college  would 
have  intermediary  and  advanced 
classes.  Those  who  played  small 
bits  in  pictures  after  receiving 
elementary  instruction,  would  be 
sent  back  to  school  to  be  trained 
for  secondary  roles.  After  some 
experience  in  semi-important 
roles  on  the  sets,  they  would 
have  to  re-enroll  under  the  stage 
director-professors  until  they 
emerged  capable  of  performing 
any  role  suitable  to  their  per- 
sonalities. Since  temperament  is 
cne  of  the  main  things  to  con- 
tend with  in  the  making  of  mo- 
tion pictures,  this  method  would 
eliminate  a  great  obstacle.  _  A 
star's  temperament  is  vastly  im- 
portant and  yet  not  tangible 
enough  to  grapple  with.  A  great 
favorite  doesn't  like  to  display 
temperament.  She  represses  it, 
therefore.  Often  she  hardly 
knows  it  exists.  But  it  is  in- 
evitable for  even  suppressed 
temperament  to  have  some  ad- 
verse effect  on  a  performer  when 
a  fellow  player  in  a  scene  is  in- 
adequate to  the  part. 

— Alexander  Hall 


Just  a  Funny  Business 

This  is  a  peculiar  business,  says  Greg- 
ory La  Cava,  who  is  directing  "Gallant 
Lady"  at  M-G-M.  "For  instance,"  he 
says,  "an  unemployed  layman  admits  he 
is  'out  of  work.'  Even  a  vaudeville  or 
stage  actor  will  say  he's  'laying  off.' 
But  a  film  director,  when  out  of  a  job, 
will  almost  invariably  term  himself  'be- 
tween pictures.'  Can  you  imagine  a 
shoe  manufacturer  being  'between  shoes,' 
or   a    bed    manufacturer   'between    beds,' 

or   a    sheet    manufacturer   'between' 

well,  you  get  the  idea!" 


NC  THE 

R I  ALTO 

IIL  M  DALY 


•  •  •  IT  WAS  a  grand  and  glorious  day  for  good  ole 
NRA  and  the  motion  picture  industry  in  the  parade  yesterday 
300,000    industrial,    financial    and    municipal    workers 

marching  with  several  millions  lining  the  sidewalks  from 

Washington  Square  to  72nd  Street  to  gape  and  admire      

the  Motion  Picture  Division  practically  led  the  parade 

the   officials   figuring   that   the   Show   Folks   would   inject   some 

color  and  atmosphere  into  the  spectacle and  they  were 

Right 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  IT  TOOK  several  hours  before  the  film  division 
started  along  the  line  of  march  from  their  assembling  station 

on  West  10th  Street  RKO-Radio  led  the  division 

with  Ned  Depinet  and  Phil  Reisman  at  their  head this 

division  carried  our  suggestion  of  a  few  days  ago  in  the  form 

of  a  banner  which  read "RKO  Have  Added  650  People 

to  the  Payroll"  and  did  that  Message  get  a  hand  and 
cheers  from  the  multitudes  along  the  long  line  of  march! 

djji  %:  #  % 

•  •  •  THE  RANK  and  file  were  there  to  the  number  of 
6,500  Warners  leading  with  1,500 Fox  had  a  divi- 
sion of  men  with  World  War  service  records Columbia 

had   an  enormous  banner  held  by  their  first  line  of  marchers 

telling  the  entire  city  what  company  they  represented so 

did  Universal  United  Artists  had  a  snappy  division    

and  NO  Mickey  Mouse.  ......   for  advertising  outside  of  mere 

company  names  was  taboo  the  Paramount  contingent 
wore  red  hat  bands  announcing  their  affiliation  other  de- 
partments of  the  industry  were  well  represented 

»i<  *  *  ♦ 

•  •  •  BUT  TRUTHFUL  reporting  compels  us  to  state 
that  RKO-Radio  and  M-G-M  stole  the  show it  was  a  toss- 
up  between  'em the  first  organization  was  gorgeously 

represented  by  practically  the  entire  staff  of  Radio  City  Music 

Hall  and  the  Roxy the  Roxyettes,  the  Ballet,  the  Choral 

Ensemble  were  all  there  in  beautiful  costumes and  made 

a  great  eye-smash bands,  ushers'  division,  service  staff 

and  the  office  personnel  rounded  out  a  swell  parade  all  by  and 
of  themselves 


•      •      •     AS  USUAL,  M-G-M  came  through  with  Original- 
ity and  Showmanship^  barred  from  advertising,  they  got 

around  the  taboo  neatly a  guy  on  35-foot  stilts  was  in 

the  lead above  him  high  in  air  swung  250  colored  balloons 

supporting  a  perpendicular  white  banner  on  which  was  lettered 

M-G-M  "Going  Forward  With  the  NRA" it  could  be  seen 

for  blocks  by  the  mob  of  watchers  high  above  any  banner  in 
the  entire  parade 

•  •  •  THEN  THERE  was  Leo  the  Lion imper- 
sonated by  Henry  Stampler  of  the  publicity  dep't who 

clowned    all    the    way   up    Fifth    Avenue had    the    kids 

yelling  with  delight and  got  a  hand  from  the  Brass  Tops 

in  the  grandstand  when  he  stood  at  attention  before  'em  and 

gave  a  snappy  salute but  the  piece  de  resistance  was 

the  releasing  before  the  grandstand  of  100  carrier  pigeons 
loaned  by  the  U.  S.  Army  Signal  Corps bearing  a  mes- 
sage from  Nick  Schenck  to  President  Roosevelt  pledging  his 
organization  to  NRA  service the  Chester  Hale  Girls  re- 
leased the  pigeons  as  the  newsreel  cameras  clicked 

#  ♦  sje  $ 

•  •  •  SOME  CARPING  criticism  has  been  leveled  at  this 
kolyumist  for  marching  with  the  M-G-M  contingent  and  wearing 

their  M-G-M  hat but  hell Si  Seadler  made  us  Grand 

Marshal   of   the   Chester   Hale   Girls what   would   YOU 

have  done? of  course  you  would! 


«      «      « 


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EXPLOITETTES 

Juvenile  Books 

Plug  "Silly  Symphonies" 

ALL  dealers  handling  the  new 
pop-up  books  for  children 
put  out  by  the  Blue  Ribbon 
Book  Co.,  have  received  window 
cards  carrying  a  direct  tie-up 
with  Walt  Disney's  popular 
"Silly  Symphony"  short  sub- 
jects released  by  United  Artists. 
These  juvenile  books  have  il- 
lustrations which  actually  pop 
up  in  three  dimensions  when  the 
book  is  opened  and  the  first  win- 
dow card  sent  to  the  dealers 
bears  the  title,  "Old  King  Cole," 
a  late  Silly  Symphony.  There  is 
space  in  the  center  of  the  card 
where  the  name  of  the  theater 
may  be  lettered,  and  the  Blue 
Ribbon  Book  Co.  has  instructed 
its  dealers  to  contact  theaters 
showing  both  the  Silly  Sym- 
phony and  Mickey  Mouse  fea- 
tures. 

— United  Artists 


Model  Airplane 
Contest  for  "F.P.I" 

'T'HE  Roxy  theater,  7th  Ave. 
and  50th  St.,  in  association 
with  the  National  Charity  Air 
Pageant,  will  hold  a  model  air- 
plane exhibit  in  connection  with 
its  showing  of  "F.P.I."  This  ex- 
hibit, which  will  be  placed  in  the 
lobby  of  the  Roxy,  will  be  on 
view  for  two  weeks.  Two  silver 
trophies  will  be  awarded  to 
those  persons  who,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  judges,  submit  the 
best  model  airplane.  The  exhibit 
will  be  divided  into  two  classes, 
one  for  juniors  up  to  the  ages 
of  18  and  the  other  for  seniors 
over  that  age.  Those  wishing  to 
enter  exhibits  may  bring  them 
to  the  Executive  Offices  of  the 
Roxy.  The  judges,  among 
which  will  be  included  celebrated 
aviators,  will  be  announced 
later. 

— Roxy  1th  Ave. 


MANY  UAPPY  RETIW 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

Sept.  14 


Robert     Florey 
Alfred  Santell 


Phil     Reisman 
Don  Jose  Mejica 


ANNOUNCING 

...The  1934... 

FILM    DAILY 
YEAR  BOOK 

of  Motion  Pictures 


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•  •  •  RECOGNIZED  ALL  OVER  THE 
WORLD,  FOR  15  YEARS,  AS  THE 
STANDARD  REFERENCE  BOOK  OF 
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A  TITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  TOTS 


//. 


By  RALPH  WILK 

70E  AKINS  has  been  assigned  by 
^  M-G-M  to  adapt  "The  Vortex," 
Noel  Coward  stage  play  of  several 
years  back,  to  be  Irving  Thalberg's 
third  production  of  the  new  season. 

*  *         * 

Rupert  Hughes  has  written  "Mrs. 
Fane's  Baby  is  Stolen,"  in  which 
Paramount  will  feature  Baby  LeRoy. 

*  *  * 

Harold  Arlen  and  Ted  Koehler. 
songwriters,  will  do  the  music  for 
Columbia's  "Let's  Fall  in  Love." 

*  *         * 

RKO  cast  assignments:  Bill  Cag- 
ney  for  "Flying  Down  to  Rio";  Luis 
Alberni  and  Murray  Kinnell  for  "Be- 
hold, We  Live!";  Irving  Pichel  for 
"Beautiful";  six-year-old  Virginia 
Weidler  for  "The  Woman  Spy." 

*  *         * 

Headed  by  Paul  Sloane,  director. 
Jackie  Cooper,  star,  Lila  Lee,  Addi- 
son Richards  and  Gavin  Gordon 
members  of  Paramount's  company 
filming  "Pardners"  left  Hollywood 
this  week  for  a  ten  days'  location 
schedule  at  Sonora,  450  miles  away. 

Jimmy  Hartnett,  popular  assistant 
director,  is  assisting  Sidney  Lanfield 
on  "Moulin  Rouge,"  which  stars 
Constance  Bennett.  Hartnett  has 
worked    on    several    pictures    which 

starred  Miss  Bennett. 

*  *         * 

Junior  Coghlan  has  been  signed 
by  Educational  for  the  leading  boy 
role  in  the  new  Frolics  of  Youth 
series.  First  of  the  series  is  "Mer- 
rily Yours."  Mary  Blackford,  who 
made  her  screen  debut  in  "42nd 
Street,"  has  been  signed  for  the 
leading  girl  role.  Others  include 
Kenneth  Howell,  Helene  Chadwick. 
Harry  Myers,  Lloyd  Ingraham,  Syd- 
ney Miller,  and  Shirley  Temple,  the 
four-year-old  leading  lady  of  Educa- 
tional's  Baby  Burlesks.  Charles  La- 
mont  is  directing  from  the  original 
story  by   Dona   Barell    and   Tommy 

Carr. 

*  *         * 

Sam  Ornitz  and  John  Bright  will 
write  the  script  of  "Escape  to  Para- 
dise," RKO  picture  which  will  star 
Richard    Dix.       Irving    Pichel    was 

signed  to  direct. 

*  *  * 

C.  Edward  (better  known  as 
"Chuck")  Roberts  has  been  added  to 
Educational's  list  of  writers.  An 
Andy  Clyde  Comedy  is  his  first  as- 
signment. 

*  *         * 

Ferdinand  Reyher,  newspaperman, 
novelist,  short  story  writer  and 
scenarist,  has  been  signed  to  write 
the  screen   play   for  RKO's   "Blonde 

Poison." 

*  *         * 

Paramount  made  two  new  story 
buys  last  week  to  add  to  its  list 
of  coming  season  productions.  "Rum- 
ba," an  original  story  by  Guy  En- 
dore,  the  author  of  "The  Were  Wolf 
of  Paris,"  and  "Andrew's  Harvest," 
a  first  novel  by  John  Evans,  were  ac- 
quired for  early  production. 


Setting  what  is  believed  to  be  a 
screen  record,  Wallace  MacDonald, 
star  of  silent  films,  within  the  course 
of  three  hours,  signed  for  an  im- 
portant role  with  RKO  and  also  sold 
that  company  a  two-reel  comedy 
yarn.  He  will  appear  in  "Flying 
Down  to  Rio,"  while  his  "Won  by  a 
Hair"  will  star  Clark  and  McCul- 
lough  with  Louis  Brock  as  the  pro- 
ducer. *         *         * 

Mickey  Rooney,  featured  in  the 
Mickey  McGuire  comedies,  has  an 
extensive  repetoire  of  impersona- 
tions of  famous  actors.  At  present 
he  favors  Mae  West  in  his  imper- 
sonations. 

*         *         * 

Joseph  Schildkraut  is  visiting 
Hollywood  after  an  absence  of  three 
years.  His  prime  purpose  in  com- 
ing to  the  coast  was  to  present  his 
new  wife  to  his  mother. 


Al  Boasberg's  newest  comedy 
story  has  been  accepted  by  RKO 
and  production  will  begin  this  month. 
Leon  Errol  will  be  starred,  with 
Boasberg  directing. 

*         *         * 

Herbert  S.  Cohen,  son  of  Maury 
Cohen,  president  of  Invincible  Pic- 
tures, has  arrived  from  the  east  and 
will  be  in  charge  of  the  company's 
Hollywood  office  while  his  father  is 
in  New   York  on  business. 

Ricardo  Cortez,  one  of  the  busiest 
actors  on  the  Warner  First  Na- 
tional lot,  will  play  one  of  the  two 
leading  men  in  Ruth  Chatterton's 
"Mandalay."  Lyle  Talbot  plays  the 
other  male  lead. 

Warners  have  purchased  "Gam- 
bling Lady"  by  Doris  Malley  as  a 
possible  story  for  Barbara  Stan- 
wyck. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


By  CHAS.   ALICOATE 


(TRCUS  scenes  of  thirty  years 
ago  were  combined  by  Vita- 
phone  with  burlesques  on  the  old- 
time  melodrama  to  make  "Admis- 
sion 5c,"  latest  in  the  "Pepper  Pot" 
series.  The  short  shows  scenes  of 
the  circuses  of  1900.  A  burlesque 
called  "Nut  Cracker  Sweetie,"  and 
a  satire  on  "Only  A  Bird  In  A 
Gilded  Cage,"  round  out  the  film. 
The  narrative  was  written  by  Jack 
Henley  of  the  Brooklyn  studio's 
scenario  staff.  The  film  was  edited 
by  Bert  Frank. 

• 

Jack  Fulton,  Curtis  Karpe,  Toney 
Hughes,  Maude  O'Dell,  Bill  Morrow 
and  the  Vitaphone  chorus  are  sup- 
porting Hal  LeRoy  and  Dawn  O'Day 
in  the  musical  short,  "Picture  Pal- 
ace," now  in  production  at  the 
Brookyn  plant.  A.  D.  Otvos,  Cy 
Wood  and  Eddie  Moran,  studio 
scenarists,  wrote  the  script. 
• 

Vitaphone  Vitamins:  Ann  St. 
George,  is  the  newest  recruit  to  Sam 
Sax's  Vitaphone  chorus  of  eye- 
appealers.  .  .  .  Dorothy  Brown  and 
Marjorie  Somer  have  left  to  join 
stage  shows.  .  .  .  Helen  Sheehan, 
being  a  good  script  girl,  saved  Janet 
Reade  from  being  the  victim  of  three 
notential  "movie  boners"  in  the  Ben 
Blue  short.  .  .  .  Joe  Henabery  directs 
on  his  haunches  and  his  favorite 
saying  is  "get  the  idea."  .  .  .  Ray 
Foster  acting  as  first  cameraman 
while  Ed  Dupar  is  in  Chicago  shoot- 
ing scenes  for  one  of  Warner's  west 
coast  productions. 
• 

A  comnlete  Cineglow  Sound  sys- 
tem has  been  installed  in  the  Photo- 
color  stud:o.  Irvington-on-the-Hud- 
son,  by  the  Blue  Seal  Sound  De- 
vices for  recording  the  feature,  "En- 
lighten  Thy  Daughter,"  which  was 


.put  into  production  there  yesterday 
by   Exploitation   Pictures. 

• 

The  new  dance  combination  of  Hal 
LeRoy  and  Dawn  O'Day  has  been 
signed  by  Sam  Sax  to  make  its  debut 
in  a  "Broadway  Brevities'  short 
titled  "Picture  Palace,"  now  in  pro- 
duction at  the  Vitaphone  studio. 
Jack  Fulton  will  also  appear  in  the 
short.  Joseph  Henabery  is  directing. 
• 

L.  W.  Davie,  who  has  been  in 
charge  of  the  Bronx  studio  of  the 
Eastern  Service  Studios,  has  been 
ransf erred  to  the  company's  Astoria 
-ilant  in  the  capacity  of  studio  man- 
ager under  the  direction  of  T. 
K.  Glennon,  vice-president.  Jack 
\ichele,  assistant  director  on  several 
shorts  and  features  recently  made 
here,  has  been  named  Davie's  as- 
sistant. George  Noffka,  now  pro- 
duction manager  in  Astoria,  will 
succeed  Davie  at  the  Bronx  studio 
• 

Lee  Stewart,  casting  director  at 
the  Vitaphone  studio,  and  Milt 
Singer,  his  assistant,  are  roving 
through  vaudeville  houses,  night 
clubs  and  other  amusement  spots 
seeking  talent  for  the  first  three- 
reel  special  which  ivill  star  Fannie 
Brice.  Paul  Florenz  will  ivork  out 
the  dance  numbers. 

With  the  first  two  issues  of  the 
new  series  of  Vitaphone  travel  films 
known  as  "Musical  World  Journeys" 
completed  within  the  past  fortnight- 
E.  M.  Newman,  renowned  teaveller. 
lecturer,  and  producer  of  this  series, 
has  already  compiled  and  edited  the 
material  for  the  three  subsequent 
episodes.  They  are  called  "The  Heart 
of  Paris,"  "Jerusalem,  the  Holy 
City"  and  "Italy,  the  New  and  the 
Old." 


Max  Shagrin  is  all  smiles  the 
days.  His  client,  Blossom  Seek 
is  set  for  a  big  screen  future.  Sh; 
grin  also  represents  Blossom  Se> 
ley's  husband,  Benny  Fields,  wl 
introduced  crooning  in  this  count? 
*         *         * 

Michael  Curtiz,  ace  director  \*h 
directed  "Goodbye  Again,"  will  d 
rect  "Massacre,"  which  will  hav 
Richard  Barthelmess  and  An 
Dvorak  in  the  leading  roles. 

*  *         * 

Cast  of  James  Cagney's  "H 
Finger  Man"  has  been  completed  an 
now  comprises  Mae  Clark  and  he- 
lie  Fenton,  Russell  Hopton,  Mai 
jorie  Gateson,  Robert  Barrat,  Doug 
las  Cosgrove,  Samuel  T.  Hinds,  Ray 
mond  Hatton,  Douglas  Dumbril! 
and  Robert  Elliott.  Roy  Del  Rut 
is  directing  this  Warner  productio 
and  the  original  story  is  by  Rosalin 
Shaffer.  Ben  Markson  and  Lill 
Hayward  adapted  it  for  the  scree 
and  it  is  being  photographed  t 
Tony  Gaudio,  one  of  filmdom's  vet 
eran  camera  experts. 

*  *         * 

Betty  Stoddard,  Phoenix  girl  wfc 
enters  the  junior  class  at  the  Ub 
versity  of  Southern  California  in  , 
few  weeks,  has  been  engaged  by  tbi 
Fox  Hollywood  studio  for  a  part  a 
"Walls  of  Gold."  Later  she  \4 
join  the  Fox  school  of  training  f« 
young  players. 


"Keyhole"   Is   Completed 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAIL\ 

Hollywood — Darryl  Zanuck  ye 
day     completed     final     editing    i 
"Broadway  Thru  a  Keyhole,"  secon» 
20th     Century    picture    for    relea? 
through     United     Artists.       "Bl 
Money,"  third  feature,  is  now  near 
ing  completion.  "Moulin  Rouge,"  thi 
fourth,   went   into   production   Mon 
day. 


Mayer  Honoring  May  Robson 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAiL) 

Hollywood — May  Robson  will  b« 
guest  of  honor  at  a  luncheon  to  bf 
given  Saturday  by  Louis  B.  Ma  ye: 
at  the  M-G-M  studio  in  honor  of  he> 
50  years  of  active  work  on  stag* 
and  screen. 


Brother  Visiting  Hugh  Harman 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAIL 

Hollywood — Fred  C.  Harman,  wet 
known  cowboy  artist  whose  westerr 
paintings  and  etching  are  on  exhibi- 
tion at  the  Stendahl  Galleries,  is  " 
Hollywood  visiting  his  brother 
Hugh  Harman,  co-creator  with  Ru- 
dolf C.  Ising  of  "Bosko"  and  othei 
Harman-Ising  cartoon  characters. 


Stephanie  Joins  Paramount 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Frederick  Stephanie- 
formerly  assistant  story  editor  at 
Warner  Bros.,  has  joined  the  Para- 
mount editorial  board. 


A    NEW    FILM     FOR 


COMPOSITE  SHOTS 


FROM  the  general  standpoint  of 
fineness  of  grain,  speed,  and 
processing  characteristics, 
Eastman  Background  Negative  is 
definitely  superior  to  every  film 
hitherto  available  for  composite 
shots.  Tests  in  the  laboratory  and 
on  the  lot  prove  this.  They  indicate 
that  this  new  Eastman  film  will  go 
far  to  enhance  the  beauty  and  effec- 
tiveness of  today's  motion  pictures. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company.  (J.  E. 
Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New- 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN 


BACKGROUND    NEGATIVE 


"Sex  Takes  a  Holiday" 

A   SUPER   ROAD   SHOW   PRODUCTION 


XV  CALIFORNIA  TIFFANY  STUDIOS  X\ 

%^^  Hollywood,  Calif.  ">J^ 


SPECIAL  WASHINGTON  CODE  HEARING  EDITION 


Intimate  in  Character 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


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Kent  Delivers  Ultimatum  Against  30-Hour  Week 

ORINQNDS  WITH  MOST  ISSUES  IN  DEADLOCK 

Vtyers  Would  Put  Film  Morality  Up  to  National  Board 


jays  Exhibs  Shouldn't  Be 

Required  to  Take  Films 

Violating  Code 

Washington  —  Decisions  as  to 
/hether  or  not  a  film  violates  the 
lean  pictures  clause  of  the  produc- 
tion code  must  be  left  to  the  Na- 
ional  Control  Board,  not  to  local 
ensor  boards,  Abram  F.  Myers  de- 
lared  yesterday  at  the  film  code 
tearing  in  the  U.  S.  Chamber  of 
Commerce  Building,  functioning  as 
pokesman  for  Allied   States  Ass'n. 

"Exhibitors  must  not  be  required 

{Continued   on   Page    10) 

4EW  HARRIS  CIRCUIT 
NOW  HASJ20  HOUSES 

I  Pittsburgh  —  Acquisition  of  the 
^.lvin  here  this  week  makes  20 
louses  now  for  the  new  Harris  cir- 
:uit.  The  Alvin,  formerly  the  prop- 
erty of  Harvard  University,  will  be 
-emodeled  and  opened  this  fall.  The 
circuit  also  has  acquired  the  Alham- 
jra,  Penn  Ave.,  East  Liberty,  and 
vill  likewise  remodel  it. 

L8  of  Fox's  New  Lineup 
Finished  or  on  the  Way 


Amusement  Stocks  at  New  High  for  Year 

Loew,  Warner,  Fox  and  Columbia  shares  on  the  stock  exchange  yesterday  advanced 
to  new  highs  for  this  year.  Loew  went  to  36%  and  closed  at  35%,  ex-dividend,  War- 
ner rose  to  9  and  closed  at  8%,  Fox  hit  19  and  closed  at  18%  and  Columbia  ad- 
vanced to  273,4   but  reacted   later  to  263/8-      Loew  preferred   jumped  five  points  to  76. 


Right  to   Buy  and  Sell    Debated 


Washington  —  Right  to  buy  and 
right  to  sell  were  issues  which  com- 
manded much  attention  as  they 
clashed  at  the  final  session  of  the 
industry  code  hearing.  Exhibitor 
leaders  insisted  that  the  code  em- 
brace   a   clause    giving    them    unre- 


stricted right  in  product  buys,  while 
distributor  representatives  were 
equally  insistent  that  they  retain  the 
right  to  select  their  customers. 
Initial  exhibitor  speaker  was  Charles 
O'Reilly,  who  said  that  independent 

(Continued   on    Page    10) 


Industry  Cannot  Abide  By 

30-Hour  Week,  Says  Kent 


Washington — An  ultimatum  to  la-j 
bor  to  the  effect  that  producers  can- 
not grant  the  proposed  30-hour-week 
was  delivered  by  major  companies  at 
the  code  hearing  through  Sidney  R.: 
Kent  as  spokesman.  "The  industry" 
could  not  function  under  a  30-hour; 
week,"  declared  the  Fox  president. 

Eighteen  first-line   company  and 


Hays  Office  executives  withdrew 
their  right  to  testify  in  order  to  con- 
solidate their  presentation  through 
Kent,  who  opened  his  speech  by  sub- 
mitting statistics  concerning  indus- 
try costs  and  other  figures.  Invest- 
ments in  the  business  aggregate 
$650,000,000,  he   said,   and   payrolls 

(.Continued    on    Page    8) 


est   Coast  Bureau   of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Fox  has  now  six  1933- 
}4  features  completed  and  ready  for 
national  release,  with  six  others  in 
fivork  and  a  similar  number  in  prep- 
aration.       Completed    pictures    are 
'Berkeley  Square,"  "My  Weakness," 
'Walls   of   Gold,"   "The  Worst  Wo- 
man    In     Paris,"     "Charlie     Chan's 
Greatest  Chance"  and  "Doctor  Bull." 
Six  films  are  in  work,  as  follows: 
'The  Mad  Game,"  "Hoopla,"  "There's 
(Continued   on   Page   4) 


Eager  for   It 


Yesterday's  page  ad  in  THE  FILM 
DAILY  announcing  that  the  1934  Film 
Year  Book,  now  in  preparation,  brought 
a  score  of  telephone  calls  from  persons 
who  wanted  to  know  bow  soon  the 
book  will  be  out. 


The  Battle  of  Washington 

.  . .  rewriting  the  history  of  the  industry 

By  JACK  ALICOATE  = 


WASHINGTON— Thursday— Rain,  rain,  ram.  Sadie  Thompson  and  Rev.  Davidson 
may  show  up  any  minute.  Everybody  worn  out  from  almost  endless  conferring 
with  the  end  nowhere  in  sight.  Tired  eyes  and  nerves  near  the  breaking  point.  Code 
hearing  proper,  the  window  dressing  gesture  for  the  official  record  moving  speedily  and 
as  per  schedule,  but  arbitration  conferences  where  provisions  of  code  will  actually  be 
formulated  for  the  most  part  getting  nowhere.  At  this  time  there  are  five  of  these  im- 
portant confabs  in  progress  and  all  are  deadlocked.  Labor  conference  hopelessly  so. 
10:15  A.  M.  and  the  meeting  hall  is  slowly  filling.  Rosenblatt  looking  tired,  but  still 
tireless,  opens  third  day  of  session  and  calls  the  old  firebrand  Abram  Myers  to  take  up 
his  case  at  the  point  he  left  off  when  the  curtain  was  rung  down  last  evening. 

• 

THE  position  and  background  of  Myers  demands  close  attention.  He  has  it.  One  can 
hear  a  pin  drop  as  he  starts  to  speak:  He  is  sure,  dominant  and  well  informed. 
His  brief  probably  contains  over  a  hundred  pages.  Obviously  his  limited  time  will  mean 
but  an  outline  of  the  Allied  cause  of  which  most  film  folk  are  familiar.  He  emphasizes 
chiefly  the  following  points:  1— The  right  to  buy  pictures  in  free  and  open  competition; 
2— The  right  of  the  exhibitor  not  to  be  discriminated   against;   3— The   unfairness   of 

(Continued   on  Page   4) 


Committees    Still    Trying 
to  Harmonize  Con- 
flicting Views 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
Washington — Adjournment  of  the 
film  code  hearing  at  5:55  o'clock 
standard  time  yesterday  afternoon 
found  the  industry  elements  still 
deadlocked  on  virtually  all  major 
controversial  issues  which  were 
brought  into  the  meeting  last  Tues- 
day. In  rapping  the  gavel  for  the 
last    time,    Sol    A.    Rosenblatt    an- 

.   (Continued    on    Page    4) 


COLUMBIA  AND  'U' 
DECLARE  FOR  DUALS 


Washington — Universal  and  Col- 
umbia, both  affiliated  with  the  Hays 
association,  yesterday  went  on  rec- 
ord in  favor  of  double  features, 
thereby  parting  ways  with  other 
majors  on  the  policy  and  lining  up 
with  independent  firms.  R.  H.  Coch- 
rane voiced  Universal's  attitude, 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 

NRA  Lacks  Power  to  Split 
Producers  from  Theaters 

Washington — Any  move  to  com- 
pel producers  to  divorce  theaters  is 
beyond  the  scope  of  the  NRA,  Sol 
Rosenblatt  stated  in  replying  to  Ivan 
Abramson,  former  independent  pro- 
ducer, who  at  yesterday's  hearing 
urged  that  the  industry  code  em- 
brace such  provisions.  Rosenblatt 
referred  him  to  the  attorney  gen- 
eral. 


Movietone's    NRA   Special 

Fox  Movietone  News  which  comes  out 
today  is  dedicated  to  the  NRA.  An 
editorial  prologue  says  the  entire  con- 
tents of  this  issue  of  the  newsreel  is 
in  honor  of  the  inspiring  efforts  of 
President  Roosevelt's  recovery  organiza- 
tion. The  reel  contains  various  inci- 
dents of  NRA  activity,  winding  up  with 
pictures  of  the  big  NRA  parade  in  New 
York    this    week. 


DABLY 


Friday,  Sept.  15,  193i 


Vol.  LXIM.  No.  64     Frt..  Sept.  15,1933       Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
by  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folk,  Inc.  J.  W. 
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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Sept.  18:  Ticket  and  Coupon  Mfg.  Industry 
Music  Printing  Industry  and  Play  Publish- 
ing Industry  code  hearings,  Commerce  Dept. 
Auditorium,    Washington,    D.    C. 

Sept.  19:  Testimonial  to  Hal  Home,  retiring 
A.M. P. A.  president,  Park  Central  Hotel, 
New  York. 


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Colleen  Moore  Signed 
For  Two  RKO  Pictures 

Colleen  Moore  has  signed  a  two- 
picture  contract  with  RKO  Radio. 
"Nothing  Else  Matters"  will  be  her 
first  starring  vehicle  under  the  RKO 
banner,  with  William  Seiter  prob- 
ably directing.  Miss  Moore,  now  in 
New  York,  is  expected  to  report  on 
the  coast  next  week. 


Warners  Invite  4  Exhibs 
On  Trip  to  Coast  Preview 

Four  of  the  country's  leading  ex- 
hibitors, selected  from  the  North, 
East,  South  and  West,  have  been 
invited  by  Warners  to  fly  to  Holly- 
wood to  attend  a  special  preview 
of  "Footlight  Parade,"  Sept.  22  in 
the  Warner  studio  projection  room. 
The  exhibitor  committee  will  then 
be  asked  to  give  its  unbiased  views 


3  New  Ohio  Corporations 

Columbus  —  Recent  incorporationf 
in  this  state  include:  Fremont  The- 
aters, Inc.,  Fremont,  Sigmund  Glad- 
stone, Pearl  Gladstone  and  I.  G. 
Stout;  East  Liverpool  State  Theater. 
Inc.,  East  Liverpool,  Ben  L.  Bennett, 
A.  G.  Constant  and  Charles  M. 
Walsh;  Avalon  Theater,  Inc.,  Toledo, 
J.  S.  O'Connell,  L.  L.  Lord  and  H.  R. 
Boch. 


K-A-0  Reports  Loss 

Net  loss  of  Keith-Albee-Orpheum 
for  the  six  months  ended  June  30 
was  $355,695.33,  of  which  about  80 
per  cent  was  second  quarter  loss. 
The  deficit  includes  loss  of  Orpheum 
Circuit  amounting  to  $124,836.16 
from  Jan.  1  to  Jan.  27,  when  the 
circuit  was  adjudged  bankrupt. 


Switch  in  Broadway  Openings 

Warners  have  switched  the  open- 
ing of  "I  Loved  a  Woman,"  to  the 
Strand,  next  Thursday  morning 
while  "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road"  will 
open  the  same  day  at  the  Holly- 
wood. 


Arthur  Dickinson  Loses  Mother 
Mrs.  F.  B.  Dickinson,  mother  of 
Arthur  S.  Dickinson  of  the  Hays 
office,  died  Wednesday  afternoon  in 
Chattanooga.  Dickinson  left  yester- 
day to  attend  the  funeral,  which  will 
be  held  tomorrow  in  that  city. 


Louisville  Operators  Sign 

Louisville; — Union  operators  have 
signed  new  contracts  and  will  con- 
tinue on  the  same  sliding  scale  as 
last  year. 


Ambrose  Elliott  Dies 

Kansas  City — Ambrose  E.  Elliott, 
who  once  had  a  group  of  movie 
houses  around  Independence  and  also 
managed  the  Grand  here,  died  this 
week.     He  was  65. 


"Song  of  Songs"  Holds  Over 

Paramount's  "Song  of  Songs"  is 
being  held  over  for  a  second  week 
at  the  New  York  Paramount.  Stage 
show  headed  by  Lanny  Ross  and 
June  Knight  also  holds. 


Phil  Meyer  Completes 

Local  Sales  Lineup 

Phil  Meyer,  president  of  Helber 
Pictures,  yesterday  announced  the 
complete  local  sales  line-up  for  Gen- 
eral Pictures  Exchange,  distributing 
company  for  Helber.  The  line-up  in- 
cludes Mannie  Meyer,  New  York 
City  salesman,  including  circuits: 
Matty  Cahan,  Brooklyn;  Jack  Duffy, 
New  Jersey,  and  Jerry  Adler,  Long 
Island  and  upstate. 

"White  Face,"  by  Edgar  Wallace, 
second  in  the  Helber  schedule,  will 
be  released  Oct.  15.  Tie-ups  for 
window  and  counter  displays  of  the 
book  have  been  made  by  Meyer  with 
Liggett's  drug  stores  and  several 
book  stores  in  the  Times  Square  dis- 
trict. 


St.  Louis  First-Runs 

Renew  Union  Contracts 

St.  Louis — First-run  houses  have 
extended  their  contracts  with  opera- 
tors and  stagehands  for  another 
year.  Subsequent  runs,  which  were 
turned  down  on  their  request  for 
one  man  in  a  booth,  are  still  negoti- 
ating, with  their  agreement  being 
extended  meanwhile. 


RKO  Theater  Assignments 

Samuel  Rydell,  formerly  assistant 
manager  of  the  RKO  Orpheum, 
Brooklyn,  has  been  promoted  to 
manager  of  the  Bushwick,  replacing 
Jack  Falcone,  resigned.  Roy  S. 
Reed  replaces  Rydell.  Franklin 
Robertson  has  been  made  manager 
of  Keith's,  Flushing,  with  Edward 
J.  Larkin  in  the  post  of  assistant. 
J.  S.  Powers  has  been  transferred 
from  the  management  of  Proctor's, 
Newark,  to  the  RKO  58th  St.,  re- 
placing Reginald  Whalen,  resigned. 
Lou  Golding  replaces  Powers  in 
Newark.  Frederick  Loweree  has  re- 
placed Sam  Shubouf  as  assistant 
manager  of  the  Fordham. 


Trying  Talkies  on  Airplanes 

Experiments  in  presenting  talkiet 
on  airplanes  by  picking  up  the  sounc 
via  air  are  being  made  by  J.  H.  Har- 
per, producer  of  the  Sunny  Side  o". 
Life  cartoon  series,  in  cooperation 
with  the  T.  W.  A.  airlines.  An  ordi- 
nary silent  portable  projector  is  be- 
ing used  to  screen  the  picture  in  the 
cabin  of  the  ship,  with  sound  anc" 
music  broadcast  in  synchronization 
from  the  dispatcher's  office  at  the 
flying  field. 


Wilby   Ushers   Form  Ass'n 

Birmingham — An  ushers'  organi- 
zation known  as  the  Birmingham 
Theater  Employees'  Ass'n  has  been 
formed  here  through  the  cooperation 
of  the  Wilby  theaters,  who  have  do- 
nated club  quarters  in  the  Alabama 
building.  Idea  is  to  build  up  good- 
will. 


Dimer  Goes  to  20  Cents 

Akron,  O.— The  Allen,  oldest  of 
downtown  second-runs  which  has 
been  grinding  for  several  months  for 
a  dime  at  all  times,  has  hiked  eve- 
ning adult  admission  to  20  cents. 


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LENNIE  HAYTON.  orchestra  leader  and  : 
ranger,  arrived  on  the  coast  yesterday  to  i 
ect  musical  scores  in  M-G-M's  "Going  Holl 
wood." 

FRANK  GATTERI,  assistant  to  Chester  Be 
croft,    left    for    Tampa    yesterday. 

JACK  MERSEREAU  sailed  for  Paris  Wednesd 
on    the    Manhattan. 

LOUIS  DENT,  former  owner  of  the  Dent  Ci 
cuit,  now  known  as  the  Paschall  Circuit,  w 
-i  visitor  yesterday  to  the  office  of  Grad  Seai 
Warner   sales    executive. 

FRANK  CRAVEN,  playwright,  actor  and  men 
ber  of  the  Paramount  studio  writing  staff,  h 
left  Hollywood  for  Cincinnati  to  watch'  tl 
playing  of  the  National  Open  Golf  Champio 
ship.  Between  matches  he  plans  to  work  , 
"The  Yodelers"  for  Charlie  Ruggles  and  Ma 
Boland. 

MR.  and  MRS.  JULES  BRULATOUR  arrived 
New    York   yesterday    on    the    Rex   from    abroa 

COLLEEN  MOORE  leaves  this  week-end  f 
Hollywood    to   start   work    for    RKO. 

WINFIELD  SHEEHAN,  now  abroad,  cables  th 
he  will  be  back  at  the  Fox  studios  in  Holl 
vood   on   Oct.   15. 

BETTY    COMPSON     arrives    at    Penn    Statii 
it  7  o'clock  this  evening  and  will  spend  a  fe 
days    at    the    St.    Moritz.       She    is    starring 
"Hollywood    to    Broadway"    on    tour. 

BARBARA  STANWYCK  checked  out  of  T 
Lombardy  last  night  and  has  gone  to  Wasl 
mgton,  D.  C,  for  a  week's  engagement  befo 
returning    to    the    coast. 

RUBERT  HUREL,  executive  sales  manager 
Cie  Cinematographique  Canada,  Ltd.  Montre 
is    at    The    Warwick. 


Little  Price  Boosting 
Noted  in  St.  Louis  Ar 


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St.  Louis  —  Except  for  a  few  c 
the  smaller  neighborhood  house 
which  have  lifted  scales  from  th 
low  summer  level,  no  admissia 
price  increases  have  been  made  ye 
in  this  area.  There  is  talk  of  a 
upward  revision,  but  competition 
so  keen  that  the  move  may  encour 
ter  difficulty. 


St.  Louis  Fox   Holds   Opera   Tale 

St.  Louis — Due  to  the  big  busine 
done  on  "No,  No,  Nanette"  wi 
singers  from  the  St.  Louis  Municip 
Opera,  the  Fox  is  retaining  the  ar 
ists  as  the  nucleus  of  a  musical  sto 
company. 


George  Brown 
Robert   T.    Kane 


Should  prove  a  mighty  hit.  An  exciting  experi- 
>t     ence  you  can't  afford  to  miss.       — N.  Y.  Mirror 


And  still  another.. 

£OX  4-STAR 
<Ox  is  the  only  company  with  three 
4-star  hits  this  season — two  more  than 
any  other  company  .  .  .  convincing  and 

Four  stars  (****).  A  flawless  production. 
Something  to  cheer  about.  Beautiful,  romantic, 
tenderly  lovely.  ^         — N.  Y.  Daily  News 


IETY  HIT! 


indisputable  proof  of  FOX  supremacy.  A 
supremacy  you  share  when  you  play 
FOX  pictures! 


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In  a  class  by  itself.    Nothing  quite  like  it  has 
emerged  from  Hollywood.  — N.  Y.  Times 

Superb!    Most  earnesdy  recommend  that  you 
see  the  picture.  — N.  Y.  American 

A  beautiful  and  touching  motion   picture. 
Delicate  and  charming  romance. 

— N.  Y.  Herald-Tribune 

oks  to  be  one  of  the  year's  most  valuable 
box-office  assets.  — Motion  Picture  Herald 

Among  the  most  satisfactory  cinema  achieve- 
ments of  1933.  — N.Y.  Eve.  Post 

You  are  urged  to  support  it.    Fox  Film  Co. 
very  well  be  proud.  — N.  Y.  Telegram 


Most  engaging  and  interesting  . . .  transferred 
to  the  screen  with  surprising  success. — N.Y.  Sun 


Berkeley 
Square 

LESLIE  HOWARD 
HEATHER  AHGEL 

Valerie  Taylor    •    Irene  Browne 
Beryl  Mercer 

From  John  L.  Balderston  's  play       Directed  by  Frank  Lloyd 

JESSE  L.  LASKY  Production 


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DAILY 


Friday,  Sept.  IJ>,  1^3 


Rosenblatt  Still  Hopes  Industry  Can  Write  Own  Code 


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nounced  that,  if  it  proves  necessary, 
the  NRA  can  recall  the  hearing. 

"I  hope  that  the  industry  will  be 
able  to  turn  in  a  voluntary  code," 
said  Rosenblatt.  "One  agreeable  to 
all  elements." 

Important  issues  yet  to  be  decided 
upon  include  labor,  block  booking, 
double  features,  right  to  buy,  buying 
cooperatives,  forcing  shorts  with  fea- 
tures and  eliminations.  Practically 
the  only  issue  settled  concerned 
posters,  this  agreement  having  been 
reached  when  distributors  withdrew 
their  clause  compelling  exhibitors  to 
buy  posters  only  from  manufactur- 
ers or  distributors. 

Committees  representing  exhibi- 
tors and  labor  met  last  night  in  the 
Commerce  Building  in  another  effort 
to  harmonize  their  views.  Producer 
and  distributor  representatives  will 
confer  this  afternoon,  and  tonight 
a  meeting  will  take  place  between 
the  exhibitor  and  distributor  com- 
mittees. A  general  committee  ses- 
sion is  scheduled  for  tomorrow. 


Anti-Star  Raiding  Clause 
Is  Advocated  by  Kahane 

Washington  —  Protection  of  pro- 
ducers from  premature  offers  to 
players  whose  contracts  have  not 
yet  expired  was  advocated  by  B.  B. 
Kahane,  President  of  Radio  Pictures, 
who  urged  adoption  of  the  producers' 
code  clauses  9  and  10.  He  deplored 
enticing  of  players  and  their  sub- 
sequent demoralization  as  a  result 
during  the  balance  of  their  contract. 
General  Johnson  has  indicated  a  de- 
sire to  stop  chiseling,  Kahane  said, 
and  these  proposals  would  conform 
with  that  idea.  He  agreed  to  re- 
vising the  producer  code  phraseology 
to  take  care  of  cases  .similar  to  that 
of  Edward  Small,  engaged  in  pro- 
duction and  simultaneously  an  agent. 


The  Battle  of  Washington 

.  .  .  rewriting  the  history  of  the  industry 


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Ruby  Keeler  Hurt 

W est  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Ruby  Keeler  nearly 
fainted  on  the  Warner  lot  yesterday 
when  her  foot  got  caught  under  the 
roller  of  a  movable  stage.  She  in- 
sisted on  continuing  work,  however, 
and  James  Cagney  called  her  "a 
game  little  girl." 

Last  Call  on  Publix  Bonds 

Today  is  the  deadline  for  holders 
of  bonds  of  Paramount  Publix  to 
file  them  with  Henry  K.  Davis, 
referee  in  bankruptcy,  he  announced 
yesterday.  Out  of  $26,000,000  out- 
standing bonds,  only  $17,000,000 
have  been  deposited,  Davis  said. 


Promoted   Overseating 

Washington — How  over-seating  devel- 
oped through  real  estate  operators  pro- 
moting theaters  through  local  stock  is- 
sues was  explained  by  Nathan  Burkan, 
counsel  for  several  groups,  testifying 
yesterday  at  the  film  code  hearing. 
These  realtors  erected  houses  without 
any  consideration  of  their  needs,  prod- 
uct or  otherwise,  declared  the  attorney. 


block-booking;  A — The  right  to  cancel  pictures  violating  the  moral  code;  5 — Protection 
and  Zoning;  6 — Willingness  of  Allied  on  policy  of  fair  arbitration;  7 — Elimination  of 
forced  selling  of  shorts  with  features;  8 — Code  enforcement  agency  must  adequately 
protect  independent  exhibitor.     He  receives  biggest  hand  so  far  as  he  takes  his  seat. 

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LjOPE  we  get  through  today.  There  are  ten  planes  heading  north  late  this  afternoon 
'  '  and  every  seat  is  booked  by  film  folk  beating  it  back  to  Broadway.  Co-ordinator 
Charlie  O'Reilly,  Irish,  loyal  and  square-shooter,  follows  Myers.  He  briefly  sums  up 
the  aims  of  all  exhibitors  under  the  code  in  a  fine  plea  for  co-operation.  He  is  followed 
by  another  long  string  of  exhibitor  orators.  Too  long.  It  is  napping  time  again.  Among 
those  orating  are  Milton  Weisman,  Mitchell  Klupt,  Harry  Brandt,  Col.  H.  A.  Cole,  Jack 
Shapiro,  Leo  Brecher  and  Sid  Samuelson.  At  last  a  bright  spot.  Ivan  Abramson  brings 
back  the  good  old  days  by  a  heated  argument  with  the  chair.  A  spot  for  a  laugh  in  a 
dull  and  deadly  hour.  How  different  this  ail  is  from  former  film  conventions 
and  gatherings.  No  playing,  no  hilarity.  Nothing  but  hard  work,  knitted  brows  and 
serious  thinking.    With  the  very  existence  of  many  depending  on  the  outcome. 

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IT  is  a  dramatic  spot,  full  of  human  interest  as  Deputy  Administrator  Rosenblatt  calls 
'  his  old  boss  and  tutor,  Nathan  Burkan,  to  the  stand.  To  us  Nathan  Burkan  is  the 
outstanding  lawyer  of  the  industry.  As  far  back  as  1905  he  drew  the  contract  for 
Charlie  Chaplin  with  the  old  Mutual  outfit.  We  know  of  no  one  more  fully  informed 
on  industry  problems.  In  manner  deliberate  he  speaks  in  measured  tones.  No  one 
leaves  the  room  as  he  speaks  for  every  word  he  utters  has  significance  and  meaning. 
To  cross  words  with  him  in  orderly  debate  is  linguistic  suicide.  He  is  at  the  hearing 
representing  several  prominent  and  diverse  interests.  He  has  not  finished  when  recess 
is  called  and  we  will  hear  again  from  him  immediately  after  the  coffee  and  cake  hour. 
One  o'clock  and  back  in  the  trenches,  with  Nate  Burkan  again  out  on  the  firing  line. 
Following  Burkan  comes  Bob  Cochrane  of  Universal  with  the  positive  and  sweeping 
statement  that  if  the  double  feature  policy  is  abolished  his  company  may  be  forced  out 
of  business.  Further,  that  his  company  advocates  the  absolute  divorce  of  features  and 
shorts  in  selling.  The  crowd  evidently  likes  what  Bob  says,  for  he  gets  a  big  hand. 
Jack  Cohn  of  Columbia  is  next  on  deck.  Begins  to  look  like  an  all  star  cast  on  this 
matinee  program.  Cohn  orates  in  big  league  fashion  as  he  protests  against  the  banning 
of  double  features.  He  is  followed  by  Attorney  J.  Schechter,  who  waxes  loud,  long  and 
eloquent  on  behalf  of  the  ills  of  the  independent  producer. 

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CCHOLARLY  looking  former  Governor  Carl  E.  Milliken  is  next  in  order  and  becomes 
*"*  terribly  serious  and  complex  with  a  discourse  on  the  sociological  aspect  of  pictures 
in  relation  to  picture  patrons  and  their  relation  to  this  industry  and  its  code.  Rather 
heavy  fare  for  this  mob,  but  they  seem  to  like  it.  We  are  getting  near  the  end  and 
everyone  is  becoming  weary  and  restless.  B.  B.  Kahane,  big  chief  of  RKO  Radio  pro- 
duction activities,  flays  Hollywood  chiselers  and  agents  who  cause  discontent  among 
artists,  writers  and  directors.  He  lays  most  of  ills  of  Hollywood  to  activities  of  un- 
scrupulous agents.  He  considers  many  Hollywood  salaries  as  too  high,  but  says  in  most 
cases  industry  is  powerless  to  help  itself. 

• 

A  HUSH  falls  over  the  big  audience  as  Sidney  Kent,  president  of  Fox  Films  and 
"*  recognized  spokesman  for  the  producer  end  of  the  industry,  is  called  to  the  stand. 
It  has  been  whispered  that  all  producer  and  distributor  speakers  have  waived  their 
rights  to  precious  talking  minutes  that  Kent  might  be  unhampered  as  to  time  in  his 
presentation  of  the  case  of  the  motion  picture  producers  and  distributors.  Here  is  a 
man  who  has  the  respect  of  every  one  in  the  industry.  All  may  not  agree  with  him, 
but  all  respect  his  integrity  and  honesty  of  viewpoint.  He  is  fearless  and  a  bull-dog,  but 
withal  honest,  human  and  understanding.  He  goes  quickly  to  work  in  a  forceful, 
clear-cut  definition  of  what  he  and  the  producers  and  distributors  stand  for  and  are 
willing  to  do.  No  mincing  of  words  or  beating  about  the  bush  here.  His  people  represent 
nearly  700  millions  of  invested  capital.  Spend  annually  close  to  $150,000,000  in  pay 
rolls.  After  making  his  case,  he  winds  up  by  saying  that  unless  enough  added  revenue 
is  taken  in  at  box  office  to  offset  higher  labor  and  production  costs  now  faced  by 
producers,  the  industry  may  be  forced  at  some  future  time  to  come  to  Washington 
for  aid.  The  applause  is  mighty  as  he  takes  his  seat.  Rosenblatt  thanks  everyone  and 
the  public  hearing  on  the  code  of  motion  pictures  is  brought  to  a  close  after  three 
full  days  of  intensive  effort. 

• 

"THE  real  work  of  the  Washington  gathering  will  now  start.  This  motion  picture 
'  code  as  finally  written  will  be  the  result  of  give-and-take,  and  plenty  of  it.  A 
thousand  clauses,  each  important  and  each  irritating,  must  still  be  arbitrated.  Hundreds 
of  conflicting  views  must  be  jelled.  No  industry  code  that  has  reached  this  nation's 
capital  offers  so  many  diverse  views.  And  the  funny  part  of  it  all  is  that  most  any 
honest  exponent  of  his  thoughts  can  convince  one  of  the  justness  of  his  cause  in  shert 
order.  It  is  very  messy  and  complex.  Out  of  it  all,  this  industry  of  motion  pictures  will 
get  a  code.  That  much  is  certain.  As  to  when,  how,  and  what,  your  guess  is  about 
as  good  as  the  next  fellow's. 


RKO  LOSS  BEING  GUT 
4  MILLION  THIS  YEAR 


Net  loss  of  RKO  and  subsidiary 
companies  for  the  present  year  will 
be  reduced  approximately  $4,000,000 
through  the  dropping  of  the  Orph- 
eum  circuit,  Pantages  houses  and 
further  reductions  in  operating  costs, 
The  Film  Daily  learns.  Another 
item  that  will  greatly  reduce  the 
losses  is  the  cut  in  picture  amorti- 
zation charges  of  about  $30,000 
weekly.  Costs  of  films  made  under 
previous  production  supervision  have 
gradually  been  paid  so  that  the 
present  weekly  charge-off  for  pic- 
tures amounts  to  about  $200,000. 
The  receiver's  report,  scheduled  to 
be  submitted  by  the  Irving  Trust 
Co.  today,  has  been  postponed  to 
Oct.  15,  when  Judge  Bondy,  referee 
in  the  proceedings,  will  be  back 
from  Europe. 


18%  of  Fox's  New  Lineup 
Finished  or  on  the  Way 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Always  Tomorrow,"  "Smoky,"  "As 
Husbands  Go"  and  "Olsen's  Night 
Out." 

Next  week  "Frontier  Marshall" 
will  go  into  production,  with  "Jimmy 
and  Sally"  following  within  the 
week.  "Woman  and  the  Law"  starts 
work  Oct.  9,  with  "Orient  Express," 
"Puppett  Show"  and  "Odd  Thurs- 
day" also  scheduled  to  go  into  pro- 
duction next  month. 


R.  H.  Cochrane  Endorses 
Ban  on  Tieing  in  Shorts 

Washington  —  R.  H.  Cochrane  of 
Universal  attracted  plenty  of  exhibi- 
tor applause  when  he  supported  a 
proposal  to  end  tieing  in  shorts  withi 
features.  Sol  Rosenblatt  asked  Jack; 
Cohn  how  he  felt  about  the  policy, 
and  the  Columbia  executive  said  a> 
ban  on  the  practice  would  be  okay* 
if  all  distributors  would  go  along. 


Seaman  Tough  Critics 

Sailors  are  very  critical  of  filrr.E 
showing  sea  scenes,  and  usually 
give  the  Bronx  cheer  to  such  pic- 
tures when  they  are  not  true  to  life, 
according  to  officials  of  the  Seamen's I 
Church  Institute,  where  shows  are1 
given  once  a  week  for  the  seafaring: 
boys.  Westerns,  war  and  aviation 
films  are  most  popular  with  the  sea- 


Local  Rule  on  Suitability 

Washington — Disputes  over  pictures 
which  exhibitors  consider  unsuitable  for 
their  theater  can  be  referred  to  local 
arbitration  boards  for  settlement,  Sid- 
ney Kent  told  the  film  hearing  yes- 
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total  $130,000,000,  and  $116,000,000 
is  expended  for  studio  supplies 
alone.  Cost  of  studio  supplies,  said 
Kent,  has  increased  between  10  and 
.'50  per  cent.  The  major  concern  of 
business  is  mass  employees,  he  said, 
and  in  this  class  the  industry  has  a 
payroll  of  $27,000,000. 

Tracing  the  reduction  of  studio 
working  hours,  Kent  said  that  the 
week  was  cut  from  48  to  40  hours  a 
year  ago,  and  several  weeks  back 
was  further  reduced  to  36  hours. 
The  same  terms  apply  to  all  studio 
crafts  engaged  in  a  similar  class  of 
work,  he  stated. 

Payroll  Figures  Cited 

Further  breaking  down  the  pay- 
roll, Kent  gave  the  following  week- 
ly industry  payroll  figures :  Produc- 
tion $1,09*6,000;  distribution,  $321,- 
000;  exhibition,  $1,094,000,  totaling 
approximately   $2,500,000. 

After  covering  the  right  to  buy, 
Kent  arrived  at  block  booking,  which 
he  stoutly  defended.  Less  than  i0 
per  cent  of  all  contracts  call  for 
complete  programs,  he  declared. 

Speaking  on  non-theatrical  com- 
petition, Kent  advocated  adoption  of 
the  distributor  clause  which  would 
allow  them  to  sell  to  non-theatrical 
accounts  not  in  competition  with  reg- 
ular theaters.  On  the  other  hand,  the 
exhibitor  provision  would  prohibit 
selling  any  account  in  this  class  ex- 
cept hospitals,  charitable  institu- 
tions, etc. 

"I  don't  believe  we  should  wipe 
out  the  non-theatrical  field,"  de- 
clared Kent. 

Characterizing  the  use  of  pre- 
miums as  another  form  of  price- 
cutting,  he  agreed  the  matter  should 
be  left  to  local  boards  for  determina- 
tion. He  attacked  the  practice  as 
offering  unfair  competition  to  mer- 
chants. 

Kent  Attacks  Dual  Bills 

Kent  assailed  double  features  and 
endorsed  clauses  in  both  exhibitor 
and  distributor  codes  allowing  60 
per  cent  of  exhibitors  in  a  territory 
to  outlaw  the  practice  by  vote.  Major 
companies  appreciate  the  fact  that 
independents  make  good  pictures, 
the  spokesman  said.  He  stated  that 
the  distributor  committee  did  not 
act  to  restrict  duals  until  moved  by 
exhibitor  request. 

Kent  viewed  the  issue  as  "chiefly 
an  exhibitor  agitation  end."  Pro- 
duction of  cheap  pictures  specially 
designed  for  double  bills  are  injuring 
the  industry's  standing  with  the  pub- 
lic, he  observed,  and  expressed  the 
opinion  that  the  proposed  restric- 
tions would  not  have  the  effect  upon 
employment  that  Eddie  Golden  pro 
phesied. 

Arguing  for   the   distributors'    15 


Kent  Eulogizes  Academy 

Washington — In  the  face  of  repeated 
attacks  on  the  M.  P.  Academy,  Sidney 
Kent  came  to  its  defense  yesterday, 
when  he  eulogized  its  work.  He  de- 
scribed it  as  a  "much  needed  forum 
for  settlement   of   production   disputes." 


Washington  NRA  Sidelights 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY. 


SOMEBODY  addressed   Sol  Rosen- 
blatt,   deputy    administrator,    as 
Mister  Demonstrator. 


Pete  Wood,  plus  other  conspira- 
tors, gave  the  trade  press  a  yarn 
about  supporting  a  clause  allowing 
bombing  of  theaters  between  the 
hours  of  2  and  4  P.  M.  It  made  the 
wastebasket  editions,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  this. 


Major  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition  execs  occupied  a  solid  sec- 
tion center  front  in  the  auditorium. 
And  sitting  at  one  end  of  the  row 
was  Pete  Harrison,  no  less. 


tributors'  clause  allowing  them  to  se- 
lect  play-dates. 


Rosenblatt  told  Jack  Miller  to 
speak  then  or  forever  hold  his  peace, 
and  Jack  decided  to  do  the  latter. 


Upsetting  the  dope,  Deputy  Ad- 
ministrator Rosenblatt  hasn't  been 
forced  to  use  the  gavel  much. 


A  late  arrival  was  Willard  Patter- 
son of  Warner  Bros,  theaters. 


Eddie  Golden  did  an  ace  job  in 
waving  the  dual  feature  banner  for 
the   independent  producers. 


Jack  Connolly  does  a  lot  of  hand- 
shaking with  Congressmen,  Senators 
and  such.  A  few  years  ago  he  was 
Washington  representative  for  the 
Hays  organization,  before  becoming 
general  manager  of  Pathe  News. 

Joe  Seider  joined  the  independent 
exhib  forces  watching  the  goings-on. 


Nobody  seems  to  credit  the  report 
about  unemployment  among  Holly- 
wood sign  painters.  General  im- 
pression is  that  they're  all  busy  re- 
moving and  painting  names  on 
studio   office  doors. 


Ed  Fay  of  Providence  was  among 
the  exhibs  listed  on  the  list  of  wit- 
nesses who  didn't  exercise  his  right 
to  testify. 

Leo  Brecher  objected  to   the   dis- 


per  cent  elimination  clause  modelled 
after  provisions  in  the  new  optional 
standard  contract,  Kent  asserted, 
"Successful  pictures  must  carry  un- 
successful pictures."  Distributors, 
owing  to  their  present  financial  situ- 
ation, are  unable  to  assume  losses 
which  would  result  if  a  clause  other 
than  that  proposed  by  the  distribu- 
tors is  approved,  he  declared. 
Score  Charge  Called  Necessary 
Citing  financial  situations  of  dis- 
tributors again,  Kent  said  it  is  im- 
possible for  them  to  eliminate  scort 
charges.  Rosenblatt  enquired  why 
some  companies  have  the  policy 
while  others  don't,  and  Kent  replied 
that  it  is  individually  decided.  Scort 
charges  required  by  four  or  five 
majors  represent  between   5   and   7 


Women  sprinkled  through  the 
auditorium  are  manifesting  a  great 
deal  of  interest  in  the  proceedings. 


M.  A.  Lightman  and  A.  B.  Tread- 
well  checked  out  of  Washington  on 
Wednesday  night  to  drive  to  New 
York. 


Latest  news  on  Harold  B.  Frank- 
lin's movements;  Checked  into  May- 
flower from  New  Shoreham.  Prob- 
ably by  time  this  gets  into  print 
he'll  have  moved  to  New   York. 


Lionel  Atwill  and  Georgie  Price 
are  giving  the  affair  that  actorish 
flavor. 


"The  code  cannot  crush  or  destroy 
small  enterprises,"  Rosenblatt  stated 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  hearing.  He 
pointed  out  the  completed  code  may 
later  be  modified,  qualified  or  amend- 
ed provided  the  NRA  deems  such 
changes  necessary.  He  expressed 
optimism  concerning  ability  of  var- 
ious factions  to  compose  their  differ- 
ences. 


"The  industry  should  have  power 
to  regulate  itself  without  outside  in- 
terference,''' declared  the  deputy  ad- 
ministrator. He  announced  that  5 
P.  M.  today  is  the  deadline  for  sub- 
mitting further  statements  and  mem- 
orandums. 


Carl  Milliken,  Hays  Association 
secretary,  submitted  a  report  on 
family  night  programs. 

A  communication  from  Earl  Ham- 
mons  indicated  opposition  to  double 
features. 


per  cent  of  their  revenue,  Kent  ex- 
plained. 

In  connection  with  the  practice  of 
tieing  in  shorts,  Kent  stated  he  is 
willing  to  confer  on  the  issue. 

Counteracting  independent  producer 
forecasts  that  curtailment  of  dou- 
ble features  would  throw  thousands 
out  of  jobs,  the  Fox  President  point- 
ed out  that  duals  pushed  employees 
out  of  work  when  that  policy  ex- 
panded by  same  type  of  reasoning. 

On  percentage  deals,  the  distribu- 
tor must  have  the  right  to  designate 
playdates  as  he  is  gambling  along 
with  the  exhibitor  on  flat  rental 
bookings,  Kent  declared.  Exhibitors 
can  pick  dates,  he  said.  Kent  esti- 
mated that  one-half  of  distribution 
revenue  comes  through  percentage 
deals. 


COLUMBIA  AND  'U' 
DECLARE  FOR  DUALS 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

okaying  Eddie  Golden's  remarks  on 
the  subject.  Fourteen  and  one-half 
per  cent  of  Universal's  revenue 
comes  from  dual  feature  houses,  he 
stated.  In  behalf  of  Columbia,  Jack 
Cohn  registered  approval  of  the  pol- 
icy, saying  that  its  elimination  would 
cost  his  company  great  loss  of  rev- 
enue and  affect  employment.  He 
viewed  the  policy  as  one  of  individ- 
ual decision  by  exhibitors. 


Weirton,  W.  Va. — Nick  Anas  plans 
to  reopen  the  State  soon. 


Wheeling,  W.  Va. — Sigmund  Solo- 
man,  formerly  manager  of  the  Para- 
mount in  Youngstown,  has  been 
named  manager  of  the  Court  here, 
replacing  George   S.  Otte,  resigned. 

Youngstown — Jack  Steinberg,  now 
manager  of  the  Dome,  is  negotiating 
for  the  Regent. 


Gibsonburg,  O.— D.  B.  Follett  has 
reopened  the  Del  Lu. 

Bogalusa,  La.  —  The  Redwood  is 
being  reopened  and  will  run  five  days 
a  week. 


Catlettsburg,   Ky.  —  C.   V.   Luxa's 

Gate  City  theater  reopened  recently 
after  improvements. 


Baltimore — Evening  prices  at  the 
Lord  Baltimore,  operated  by  the 
Philip  J.  Scheck  interests,  has  been 
raised  to  25  cents  from  20  cents. 


Salt  Lake  City  —  C.  T.  Perrin, 
manager  of  the  Paramount,  Provo,  a 
Marcus  Enterprises  house,  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  Victory 
here.  S.  I.  Levin  succeeds  Perrin  at 
the  Paramount. 


Canton,  O. — G.  B.  Odium,  manager 
of  the  Palace,  says  the  house  will 
continue  to  be  operated  by  A.  G. 
Constant  of  Steubenville  and  that 
there  is  no  truth  to  reports  that 
Monarch  Theaters  will  add  it  to  its 
string. 


Conn.  MPTO  Not  Joining 

Washington — Dropping  of  the  little 
word  "not"  in  transmission  of  a  story 
published  yesterday  made  it  appear 
that  the  Conn.  M.P.T.O.  had  aligned 
with  Allied  States.  The  dispatch  should 
have  read  that  the  unit  is  NOT  af- 
filiating with  the  national  exhibitor 
association. 


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Friday,  Sept  15,  1933 


Myers  Favors  National  Board  Instead  of  Local  Censors 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
to  pay  for  or  play  films  which  vio- 
late the  code,"  asserted  Myers. 

Pictures  of  this  classification  are 
unprofitable  to  show,  Myers  told  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator, 
who   was    presiding. 

Tackling  the  topic  of  block  book- 
ing, the  chairman  of  the  Allied 
board  called  attention  to  his  clause 
outlawing  compulsion  in  this  prac- 
tice. 

"Ours  is  the  only  business  in  the 
world  in  which  product  which  is 
worthless  to  a  buyer  is  foisted  upon 
him,"  he  declared.  Exhibitors  must 
deal  with  the  monopoly  regardless  of 
the  question  of  collusion  among  com- 
panies, Myers  declared. 

The  Allied  proposal  on  block 
booking  does  not  compel  an  exhibi- 
tor to  buy  one  feature  at  a  time, 
but  instead  gives  him  the  option  of 
buying  in  block,  Myers  pointed  out. 

"This  plan  would  not  increase  dis- 
tributor selling  costs  to  the  extent 
some  would  make  you  believe,"  said 
the  witness.  "In  any  event  it  will 
help  employment." 

Myers  provided  an  explanation  as 
to  why  the  Allied  group  split  with 
the  exhibitor  code  committee  over 
the  cancellations  clauses  approved  in 
the  tentative  master  draft.  Allied 
was  in  accord  with  a  straight  15 
per  cent  elimination  clause,  Myers 
explained,  but  could  not  go  along 
when  a  5-5-5  per  cent  arrangement 
embraced  in  the  optional  standard 
exhibition  contract  was  substituted. 

Recalling  the  industry  trade  prac- 
tice conference  held  in  1927,  Myers, 
who  presided  at  the  session  as  chair- 
man of  the  Federal  Trade  Commis- 
sion, reminded  his  auditors  that  dis- 
tributors agreed  to  cease  the  policy 
of  forcing  shorts  with  features.  He 
characterized  as  unfair  the  practice 
of  holding  up  playing  time  on  fea- 
tures in  order  to  force  dating  of 
shorts.  Allied's  proposal  would  pre- 
vent continuance  of  the  policy  he 
stated. 

As  far  as  the  provision  covering 
zoning  and  protection  goes,  Myers 
endorsed  the  setup  recommended  in 
the  exhibitor  code.  It  must  be  ad- 
ministered fairly,  he  declared,  and 
disagreed  with  the  distributor  pro 
posal  on  the  issue  which,  he  claimed, 
violates  principles  involved  in  the 
Youngclaus  case. 

Regarding  the  planned  arbitration 
system  Myers  endorsed  the  provi- 
sion, saying  that  Allied  will  be  glad 
to  cooperate  in  its  operation.  Myers' 
testimony,  for  some  reason  unknown 
to  the  audience,  did  not  touch  upon 
designated  playdates,  score  charges, 
double   features   or  overbuying. 


Defends    Co-op    Buying 

Washington — Functions  of  mid-state 
theaters  buying  Cooperative  was  ex- 
plained at  yesterday's  code  hearing  by 
Ray  Moon,  who  opposed  the  proposed 
distributor  clause  banning  selling  to 
them.  Moon  said  members  of  his  or- 
ganization pay  from  $5  to  $25  a  week 
for   this   service. 


Burkan  Attacks  Agents 


Washington — Charging  certain  coast  agents  with  "Shanghaing"  players  and  other 
pernicious  practices,  Nathan  Burkan,  counsel  for  the  M.  P.  Academy,  urged  adoption 
of  the  producer  clause  devised  to  eliminate  unfair  practices  between  agents  and  pro- 
ducers and  agents  and  clients.  He  accused  them  of  forcing  up  salaries  at  the  start  of 
pictures  and  committing  other  unethical  practices.  The  code  proposed  by  the  Academy 
will    stop    this,    he    contended. 


Right  to  Buy  and  Right  to  Sell 
Prove  Hot  Issues  at  Code  Meet 


(Continued  ft 

theaters  can  meet  code  conditions  as 
well  as  affiliated  houses  if  they  are 
allowed  to  buy  in  an  untrammeled 
open  market.  Mitchell  Klupt,  as 
counsel  for  Independent  Theater 
Owners'  Code  Protective  Committee, 
ioined  in  the  plea,  asserting  all  cir- 
cuits, independent  and  affiliated, 
must  be  treated  the  same.  He  de- 
clared that  independent  houses  havp 
a  better  credit  rating:  than  some  of 
the  maior  circuits,  especially  in  view 
of  receiverships.  Estimating  between 
60  and  70  per  cent  of  distributor 
revenue  received  from  first  runs, 
the  attorney  asserted  that  open  mar- 
ket buving  would  be  bound  to  in- 
crease the  number  of  houses  of  this 
class. 

Claim  Inability  to  Buv 

A.  H.  Schwartz  of  the  Century 
Circuit.  New  York,  told  Rosenblatt 
about  inability  to  buy  pictures  for 
the  Patio,  Brooklyn.  Another  com- 
plaint was  made  bv  Harry  Brandt, 
who  claimed  that  Fox  will  not  sell 
him  "Cavalcade"  for  the  Globe.  New 
York,  and  instead  sold  the  picture 
to  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall.  Sid- 
ney R.  Kent  later  explained  the  pic- 
ture has  class,  not  mob  appeal,  and 
conseauently  was  better  for  the 
Music  Hall.  It  would  hurt  the  pic- 
ture to  have  it  play  the  Globe,  Kent 
declared.  Incidentally,  he  said,  "Ca- 
valcade" cost  $1,250,000. 

Reuben    Frels    of    Victoria,    Tex., 


om  Page  1) 

joined  in  the  complaints  concerning 
inability  to  get  pictures.  Sidney  E. 
Samuelson,  as  president  of  Allied  of 
New  Jersey,  told  of  a  policy  used  in 
1914  under  which  pictures  were  sold 
on  the  basis  of  week  of  release. 
Prosperity  resulted,  he  declared. 

At  this  junction  the  Philadelphia 
M.P.T.O.  delegation  comprising  Lew- 
en  Pizor,  Jay  Emanuel  and  Dave 
Barrist  withdrew  their  petitions  to 
testify,  and  H.  M.  Richey  did  like- 
wise. Henry  Weinberg  of  Henry's 
Theater,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  also 
spoke  on  the  subject. 

Burkan  Replies 

Speaking  on  the  other  side  of  the 
question,  Nathan  Burkan  pointed  out 
that  big  houses  must  necessarily 
have  first  runs  in  order  to  survive 
and  thus  enable  them  to  pay  higher 
wages.  Going  back  to  the  days 
of  Charlie  Chaplin  two-reelers,  he 
recalled  that  the  producer  was  forced 
to  rent  an  auditorium  in  Los  An- 
geles, as  exhibitors  wouldn't  give 
him  playing  time.  As  result  of  this 
situation,  Chaplin  and  other  star 
producers  were  compelled  to  form 
United  Artists.  Eurkan  declared 
Fox  and  Loew  Lad  to  enter  produc- 
tion in  order  to  get  pictures  for 
their  theaters.  Arguing  that  dis- 
tributors have  the  right  to  select 
customers,  Burkan  stressed  the  fact 
that  larger  houses  more  expertly 
sell  pictures.     A  large  house  helps 


Indie  Exhibs  Forced  to  Take 
Foreign  Pictures,  Says  Myers 


Washington — Charges  that  major 
distributors  do  not  compel  affiliated 
circuits  to  play  foreign  pictures 
which  they  are  handling,  but  at  the 
same  time  force  independents  to  take 
them  as  part  of  their  program,  pre- 
cipitated a  debate  into  the  industry 
aode  hearing  proceedings  yesterday. 
Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied  general 
counsel,  made  the  accusation  during 
his  general  brief  on  his  exhibitor 
association's  proposals,  and  later  in 
the  morning  Nathan  Burkan,  coun- 
sel for  affiliated  theaters,  Academy 
of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences  and 
Skouras  Bros.,   answered  him. 

Myers  first  went  into  a  criticism 
of  the  box-office  value  of  foreign 
pictures  in  the  United  States,  de- 
scribing them  "as  generally  unac- 
ceptable to  American  audiences." 
One  reason  for  this,  he  explained,  is 
their  lack  of  names  known  to  Amer- 
ican picturegoers.     Distributors  ac- 


count for  presence  of  these  pictures 
on  their  programs  because  of  their 
foreign  quota  requirements  Myers 
said.  He  declared  that  under  a  deal 
made  in  August,  1932,  Fox  and  War- 
ner Bros,  agreed  that  they  would 
not  force  these  pictures  on  each 
other's  circuits. 

Later  in  the  day  Sol.  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, deputy  administrator,  asked 
Nathan  Burkan  concerning  the  ac- 
curacy of  Myer's  statement  that  the 
first  line  distributors  are  not  forcing 
foreigns  on  affiliated  theaters.  Bur- 
kan replied  that  the  illustration 
offered  by  Myers  was  likely  "an 
isolated  case."  Audience  laughter 
followed  this  statement  and  Burkan 
asked  that  he  be  allowed  to  continue 
without  interruption.  He  supple- 
mented his  statement  by  saying  that 
any  move  to  restrict  foreign  pictures 
"would  cause  repercussions  abroad." 


establish  a  reputation  for  a  picture, 
said  Burkan,  while  a  small  theater 
hurts  it.  In  dealing  with  pictures 
you  deal  with  a  sensitive  article,  de- 
clared the  witness.  He  supplemented 
his  argument  by  saying  that  an  A. 
&  P.  store  has  the  right  to  sell 
brands  exclusively  to  certain  stores. 
75%  of  Rentals  from  First-Runs 
After  recessing  for  luncheon,  the 
hearing  continued  with  Burkan  again 
speaking.  In  considering  the  attrac- 
tiveness of  an  account,  a  distributor 
must  pass  on  credit  rating,  Burkan 
asserted.  According  to  his  estimate 
75  per  cent  of  distribution  income  is 
from  first  runs. 

Attorney  Jacob  Schechter  took  up 
the  banner  for  independent  exhibi- 
tors, acting  as  counsel  for  the  In- 
dependent Exhibitor  Code  Protection 
Committee,  supporting  remarks  made 
by  Abram  F.  Myers  earlier. 


137  Radio  Stations 

Goal  of  Wynn  Chain 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — With  137  radio  sta- 
tions as  his  ultimate  goal,  Ed  Wynn 
plans  to  shortly  launch  the  first 
unit  of  his  Amalagamated  Broad- 
casting Co.  The  first  unit,  now 
known  as  the  Atlantic  Seaboard  Net- 
work embraces  seven  stations  be- 
tween New  York  and  Washington. 
"There  are  600  stations  in  the 
United  States,"  said  Wynn.  "My 
chain  gives  the  local  station  a  chance 
to  share  in  its  prosperity  and  we 
have  secretly  signed  agreements 
with  more  than  100.  By  the  end  of 
the  year  Amalgamated  will  be  a 
national  broadcasting  system." 
Wynn  who  already  has  61  techni- 
cians on  his  payroll,  expects  to  have 
about  600  artists  under  contract 
when  the  company  gets  in  full  swing. 


Can't  Help  High  Salaries 

Washington — "Producers  believe  sal- 
aries are  excessive,  but  are  unable  to 
change  them,"  declared  B.  B.  Kahane, 
at   yesterday's   code   heading. 


Jacob  Schechter  Attacks 
Distributor  Dual  Clause 

Washington — The  distributor  anti- 
double  feature  clause  was  attacked 
at  yesterday's  code  hearing  by 
Jacob  Schechter,  counsel  for  the  In- 
dependent Exhibitors  Code  Protec- 
tive Committee.  He  referred  to  dual 
restrictive  provisions  used  by  dis- 
tributors in  Chicago  contracts.  Dou- 
ble feature  policies  are  prevalent  in 
both  England  and  Canada,  he  point- 
ed out.  In  further  presenting  pro- 
posals, Schechter  declared  that  most 
major  company  pictures  constitute 
adult  entertainment  and  that  inde- 
pendent product  is  suitable  for  fam- 
ily trade.  In  connection  with  the  pro- 
posed film  board  set-up,  Schechter 
recommended  that  local  boards  should 
not  be  controlled  by  the  planned 
National  Board. 


THE 


Friday,  Sept.  15,  1933 


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"BERKELEY  SQUARE" 

with  Leslie  Howard  and  Heather  Angel 
Fox  84   mins. 

HANDSOME  ADAPTATION  OF  STAGE 
HIT.  ROMANTIC-COSTUME  PLAY  AP- 
PEALING CHIEFLY  TO  THE  BETTER 
TASTES. 

Essentially  a  class  picture,  just  how  far 
this  Jesse  L.  Lasky  filmization  of  the  stage 
success  will  get  with  the  mass  element 
of  moviegoers  is  problematical  but  may 
surprise.  Story  is  about  an  American  chap, 
Leslie  Howard,  who  goes  over  to  England, 
falls  under  the  spell  of  an  old  castle  that 
belonged  to  his  ancestors,  and  in  fantasy 
carries  himself  back  to  those  early  days, 
and  moves  about  among  the  persons  of 
those  times,  but  with  his  knowledge  of 
subsequent  years  intruding  now  and  them 
with  humorous  result.  Romantic  complica- 
tions figure  prominently  in  the  action.  De- 
velopment of  the  theme  starts  slowly  due 
to  3  rather  ineffective  introduction  of  the 
basic  idea,  but  once  it  gets  going  the 
fascination  is  well  maintained.  The  costume 
nature  of  the  play,  however,  lifts  it  to  the 
refined  appeal  brackets,  as  compared  with 
the  more  down-to-earth  "Turn  Back  the 
Clock." 

Cast:  Leslie  Howard,  Heather  Angel, 
Valerie  Taylor,  Irene  Browne,  Beryl  Mercer, 
Colin  Keith-Johnston,  Alan  Mowbray,  Juli- 
ette Compton,  Betty  Lawford,  Ferdinand 
Gottschalk,  Samuel  Hinds,  Olaf  Hytten, 
David  Torrence. 

Director,  Frank  Lloyd;  Author,  John  L 
Balderston;  Adaptors,  Sonya  Levien,  Balder- 
ston;  Cameraman,  Ernest  Palmer.  Recording 
Engineer,  Joseph  Aiken;  Editor,  Harold 
Schuster. 

Direction,   Genteel.      Photography,   Fine 


"MR.  BROADWAY" 

with  Ed  Sullivan 
Broadway-Hollywood  Productions,  Ltd. 

63    mins. 

BROADWAY  NIGHT-LIFE  TRAVELOGUE 
WITH  INTEREST  CENTERED  ON  ARRAY 
OF  WELL-KNOWN  PERSONALITIES. 

A  rather  difficult  subject  to  stretch  out 
to  feature  length,  and  more  or  less  beset 
with  technical  handicaps,  this  nevertheless 
is  an  interesting  novelty  with  both  enter- 
tainment and  fan  interest  in  sufficient 
quantity  to  justify  itself.  It  presents  Ed 
Sullivan,  the  Broadway  columnist  of  the 
"Daily  News,"  in  a  tour  of  the  gay  night 
spots  where  he  picks  up  most  of  his 
chatter.  Resorts  visited  include  the  Para- 
dise Restaurant,  Hollywood  Restaurant  and 
Central  Park  Casino,  taking  in  some  of  the 
floor  show  at  each  place.  This  end  of  it, 
including  bits  by  Joe  Frisco,  Hal  LeRoy  and 
the  Aber  Twins,  Lita  Grey  Chaplin,  Frank 
Hazzard,  Eddie  Duchin  and  others,  con- 
stitutes enjoyable  musical  entertainment  in 
itself.  Then  there  are  the  girls.  And 
finally  a  flashback  sequence  depicting  a 
tragic  story  being  told  by  Sullivan  to  John- 
nie Walker  and  Josephine  Dunn.  Sullivan 
doesn't  do  so  badly  as  an  actor,  either. 

Cast:  Ed  Sullivan,  Jack  Dempsey,  Ruth  Etting, 
Bert  Lahr,  Hal  LeRoy,  Josephine  Dunn,  Ted 
Husing,  Blossom  Seeley,  Benny  Fields,  Lita  Grey 
Chaplin,  Joe  Frisco,  Jack  Benny,  Mary  Living- 
ston, Gus  Edwards,  Jack  Haley,  Lupe  Velez. 
Frank  Hazzard,  N.  T.  Granlund,  Eddie  Duchin, 
Ernst  Lubitsch,  Dita  Parlo,  William  Desmond, 
Johnnie  Walker,  Tom  Moore,  Primo  Camera, 
Maxie  Rosenbloom,  Tony  Canzoneri,  Isham  Jones 
Orchestra,  Abe  Lyman  Band. 

Director,  Johnnie  Walker;  Author,  Ed  Sul- 
livan; Adaptor  and  Dialoguer,  same;  Cameraman, 
Frank  Zucker;  Recording  Engineer,  Harold  Walls; 
Editor,    Marc   Arsch. 

Direction,  Okay      Photography,  Fair. 


MCffiS 
RIAiTO 


PHSL  M  DALY 


•      •      •     ANNUAL  ELECTION  of  officers  was  held  for  the 
AMPAS  yesterday  the  retiring  prexy,  Hal  Home,  gave 

his  successor,  John  C.  Flinn,  a  great  sendoff now  Hal 

can  retire  into  the  tranquillity  of  private  life  again but 

he  is  gonna  miss  the  fun  of  thinking  up  those  weekly  gags  for 

his   Stooges for  which  they  took  full  credit so 

Mister  Home  is  seriously  thinking  of  giving  the  Stooges  a  pri- 
vate luncheon  every  week just  so  all  of  'em  can  keep  in 

practice 


•      •      •     NEW  OFFICERS  were  elected  unanimously 

John  C.  Flinn,  president Rutgers  Neilson,  vice-president 

Paul  Benjamin,  treasurer Al  Sherman,  secretary 

Board  of  Directors  consist  of  Hal  Home,  Marvin  Kirsch, 

Edward  Finney with  a  special  Absentee  Division  to  help 

direct  by  remote  control these  being  S.  Charles  Einfeld, 

Paul    Gulick,    Gabe    Yorke,    Billy    Ferguson they   over- 
looked Dave  Bader,  resident  publicity  manager  for  Universal 

in  London Dave  was  always  a  loyal  Ampaite  and  should 

prove   invaluable   as   a   Director he   could   contribute   a 

long-range  impersonal  view  on  every  vital  subject Kelcey 

Allen  was  made  a  three-year  trusty  for  his  good  behavior 

after  which  he  will  be  paroled the  Sardi  luncheon  service 

will  continue  as  in  the  past THAT  never  changes 

gawdspeed  t'  yuh,  Hal  ole  top you  gave  us  many  a  laugh 

and  many  joyous  hours  during  your  incumbency and  our 

best  wish  for  Jawn  Flinn  is  that  the   Gang  supports  him  as 
loyally  as  they  did  you 


•  •  •  SOME  SKEPTICS  hinted  that  there  was  a  trick  in 
the  Billy  Ferguson  stunt  of  releasing  the  U.  S.  Army  Signal 
Corps  pigeons  at  the  grandstand  during  the  NRA  parade  .... 
they  claimed  that  he  grabbed  a  bunch  of  the  Public  Library  birds 
which  went  right  home  to  the  roof  of  the  library  like  regular 
homing  pigeons  instead  of  flying  to  Washington  with  a 

message  from   Nick   Schenck  to  President  Roosevelt  as  bally- 

hooed now  Mister  Ferguson  has  the  laff  he  has 

official  announcement  that  Secretary  Early  representing  the 
President  welcomed  the  pigeons  on  arrival  at  the  Capitol  ..... 
and  has  the  newsreel  pix  to  prove  the  event  transpired 


•      •      •     THOSE  STREET  sign  posts  in  Times  Square  at- 
tached to  the  lamposts  are  getting  a  lot  .of  attention 

they  label  ole  Broadway  as  "Berkeley  Square" and  with 

the  Fox  pix  of  the  same  name  on  view  at  the  Gaiety,  there 
you  have  the  makings  of  a  swell  publicity  stunt 


•  •  •  WITH  THE  newspapers  giving  wide  publicity  to  the 
recent  discussion  between  Colonel  Charles  Lindbergh  and  Capt. 
Sven  Lundberg  in  Stockholm  on  a  proposed  floating  platform  for 
landing  and  take-offs  of  transatlantic  planes  Arthur  Lee 

was  quick  to  take  advantage  of  the  natural  tie-up  with  his  pix, 

"F.  P.  1" whose  theme  is  that  very  subject  so 

he  arranged  for  a  special  screening  for  the  Colonel  at  Copen- 
hagen or  Gothenburg  so  he  can  pass  upon  the  practicability  of 

floating  platforms  as  shown  in  the  film not  bad 

a  coupla  words  from  Col.  Lindbergh  would  put  the  story  on  the 
front  page  of  newspapers  throughout  the  world 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 


«   «   « 


»   »    » 


■"■"      By   RALPH    WILK      — — 

HOLLYWOOD 
^LBERT  ROGELL,  who  is  just 
finishing  the  direction  of  Colum- 
bia's "East  of  Fifth  Avenue,"  has 
been  assigned  to  direct  "The  Ninth 
Guest,"  the  mystery  play  by  Owen 
Davis  which  enjoyed  a  long  run  on 
Broadway.  Garnett  Weston  has  al- 
ready started  to  adapt  this  drama 
for  the  screen. 


The  search  for  the  twin  girls  need- 
ed as  the  screen  daughters  of  Will 
Rogers  in  "There's  Always  Tomor- 
row," ended  this  week,  when  Fox 
signed  Glorea  Jean  and  Cleora  Joan 
Robb  as  "Minnie"  and  "Winnie."  The 
children,  age  11,  have  had  no  previ- 
ous screen  experience. 

*  *         * 

Two  more  additions  have  been 
made  to  the  cast  of  Columbia's  "My 
Woman,"  starring  Helen  Twelve- 
trees,  Victory  Jory  and  Wallace 
Ford.  They  are  Hobart  Cavanaugh, 
who  was  seen  in  "I  Cover  the  Water- 
front" and  Ralph  Freud.  The  story, 
written  by  Brian  Marlow,  has  to  do 
with  the  rise  and  subsequent  fall  of 
a  radio  star.  Victor  Schertzinger. 
the  director,  composed  a  number  of 
songs  to  be  sung  in  this  feature. 
Supporting  roles  are  played  by 
Claire  Dodd,  Charles  Levenson,  Lorin 
Baker  and  Warren  Hymer. 

*  *  * 

Johnny  Bow,  brother  of  Clara, 
makes  his  film  debut  in  the  star's 
next  Fox  picture,  "Hoopla." 

*  *         * 

Although  Alice  has  not  yet  been 
selected,  Paramount  is  starting  work 
on  "Alice  in  Wonderland"  with  Nor- 
man McLeod  directing.  Cast  al- 
ready includes  Jack  Oakie,  Roscoe 
Karns,  Gary  Cooper,  W.  C.  Fields, 
Edward  Everett  Horton,  Louise  Fa- 
zenda,  Charlie  Ruggles,  Ned  Sparks 
and  Leon  Errol. 


Monogram  has  assigned  Norman 
Houston  to  adapt  the  Eustace  L. 
Adams  story,  "Sixteen  Fathoms 
Under,"  which  is  scheduled  for  pro- 
duction starting  Sept.  19.  Lew  Col- 
lins will  direct,  with  Paul  Malvern 
supervising.  The  unit  will  go  on 
location   at   the    Cataline    Isthmus. 


"The  Vinegar  Tree,"  with  a  cast 
that  includes  Alice  Brady,  Lionel 
Barrymore,  Conway  Tearle,  Mary 
Carlisle  and  Katharine  Alexander  in 
leading  roles,  has  gone  into  produc- 
tion at  M-G-M.  This  adaptation  of 
the  Broadway  stage  comedy  by  Paul 
Osborn  is  being  directed  by  Harry 

Beaumont. 

*         *         * 

Finnis  Barton  is  an  addition  to 
the  cast  of  RKO  Radio's  Irene 
Dunne-Clive  Brook  co-starring  fea- 
ture, tentatively  titled  "Behold,  We 
Live!" 


NOT  ONCE 
but  AGAIN 
and  AGAIN! 

'Yes",  says  Mae  West, "they  kinda  went  for  me. 


5) 


786  theatres 
108  theatres 
..28  theatres 
...7  theatres 
...6  theatres 
...2  theatres 
...  1  theatre 


played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  twice 

played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  three  times 
played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  four  times 
played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  five  times 
played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  six  times  .  . 
played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  seven  times 
played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  ten  times. . 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Sixteen  Years  Old 


-IF  DAILY' 


VOL.  I  XIII.  NtT.  C5mwiin 


NEW  TOCr,  SATLCDAy,  XEPTEMBEC  16,  1933 


S CENT/ 


Wage  Scale  Agreement  Reached  by  Studio  Crafts 

generaTcode  committees  meet  tomorrow 

Warners  and  Philly  M.  P.  T.  O.  Settle  Differences 


Suit  Over  "Gold  Diggers" 

Withdrawn  Following 

Conference 

Philadelphia — At  a  luncheon  held 
in  the  Benjamin  Franklin  Hotel  yes- 
terday, the  differences  between  the 
M.P.T.O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania, 
Southern  New  Jersey  and  Delaware 
with  Warner  Bros,  on  "Gold  Dig- 
gers of  1933"  were  amicably  settled 
at  a  round  table  conference  between 
A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  sales  executive, 
and  Bob  Mochrie,  Philadelphia  man- 
ager for  Warners,  with  an  executive 
committee  of  15  exhibitors  including 
Lewen  Pizor,  David  Barrist  and  Jay 
Emanuel  representing  the  M.P.T.O. 

A.  J.  Di  Fiore,  representing  Dela- 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 

NEW  COMPANY  PLANS 
EXPEDITION  FILMS 

Andre  Roosevelt,  co-producer  of 
"Goona  Goona,"  and  Capt.  Eric 
Loch,  associate  producer  of  "Savage 
Gold,"  have  formed  Exceptional  Films 
Inc.,  to  produce  adventure  films  and 
motion  picture  records  of  expeditions 
which  they  will  head.  Roosevelt  is 
president  and  Loch  is  vice-president. 
They  plan  to  leave  New  York  about 

{Continued    on    Page    3) 

Defends  Foreign  Films 
Against  Myers'  Attack 

Taking  exception  to  the  statement 
of  Abram  F.  Myers  at  the  Washing- 
ton code  hearing  to  the  effect  that 
foreign  pictures  are  not  suitable  for 
American  audiences,  Arthur  A.  Lee, 
executive  vice-president  of  Gaumont- 

(Continued   on   Page    3) 


Moviegoing  Urged  in   Hearst  "Buy   Now"  Drive 

As  one  of  a  series  of  full-page  illustrated  editorials  in  a  Buy  Now  campaign,  the 
Hearst  newspapers  yesterday  ran  a  big  plug  for  moviegoing.  The  article  points  out  the 
far-reaching  benefits,  aside  from  entertainment  and  morale  building,  accruing  to  in- 
dustry in  general,  and  in  turn  to  the  prosperity  of  the  people,  when  the  public  at  large 
indulges   in  a   normal   amount  of   moviegoing. 


15  Per  Cent  Wage  Scale  Differential 
is  Sought  by  Exhibitors  in  the  South 


Washington — Southern  exhibitors 
are  seeking  a  15  per  cent  differential 
on  whatever  national  theater  wage 
scale  standards  are  fixed  by  the  code. 
They  base  their  claim  on  the  fact 
that  the  NRA  has  given  southern 
industries  special  consideration  of 
15  per  cent  lower  in  textile  and  other 
codes.  According  to  southern  exhib 
leaders,  approximately  50  per  cent 
of  their  gross  intake  goes  into  wages 
for  ushers,  doormen,  janitors  and 
operators. 

Southeastern  theaters  declare  that 
the  I.A.T.S.E.  is  not  representative 
of  theater  employees  in  that  section, 


as  less  than  24  towns  in  Florida, 
Tennessee,  Georgia  and  Alabama 
have  locals  affiliated  with  the  I.A.T. 
S.E.,  which  has  members  in  Atlanta, 
Macon,  Columbus,  Rome,  Savannah 
and  other  places.  Small  houses  in 
this  area  have  average  weekly 
grosses  ranging  from  $100  to  $200, 
say  exhibitors,  pointing  out  that  any 
substantial  increase  in  their  over- 
head will  force  the  closing  of  hun- 
dreds of  these  theaters. 

In  current  negotiations,  theater 
owners  of  the  southeast  are  playing 
an  important  part,  representing  400 
of  843  theaters  in  that  section. 


Charlotte  Henry  Wins 

Title  Role  in  "Alice" 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Charlotte  Henry  has 
been  picked  by  Paramount  from 
more  than  7,000  applicants  for  the 
role  of  Alice  in  "Alice  in  Wonder- 
land." Miss  Henry  is  a  Brooklyn 
girl. 


Lasky  to  Experiment 

With  Unknown  Cast 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE   FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — In  his  belief  that  the 
public  wants  more  novelty,  Jesse  L. 
Lasky,  producer  for  Fox,  is  planning 
a  picture  in  which  the  cast  will  be 
made  up  entirely  of  unknown  play- 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


Rosenblatt  Sees  President 

Washington — Sol  Rosenblatt  conferred 
with  President  Roosevelt  at  the  White 
House  yesterday  morning  on  the  film 
code.  He  would  not  disclose  the  con- 
versation, but  said  the  meeting  was 
"mutually  arranged." 


Agree  on  Studio  Craft  Scale; 
36-Hour  Week  at  40-Hour  Pay 


Washington  —  Studio  crafts  and 
producers  have  reached  agreement 
on  wage  scale  under  which  em- 
ployees will  be  paid  on  basis  of  40- 
hour  week  for  a  36-hour  week.    The 


arrangement  amounts  to  a  15  per 
cent  increase.  It  is  estimated  3,500 
workers  are  affected.  Pat  Casey 
represented  producers  on  the  deal. 


Conference   of  Groups   in 

Washington  Delayed  by 

Conflicting  Views 

Washington — Because  various  con- 
flicting groups  are  not  sufficiently 
harmonized  on  views  to  enable  cor- 
relation, Sol  Rosenblatt  has  post- 
poned the  general  committees'  meet- 
ing scheduled  for  today.  He  hopes 
to  bold  it  Sunday  in  the  auditorium 
oi'  the  Commerce  Building.  Mean- 
while various  groups  will  meet  in 
an  effort  to  adjust  differences  at 
Friday's  sessions,  including  produc- 
er-distributor meeting  in  the  after- 

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RIGHT  OF  WAY  GIVEN 
TO  LABOR  PROBLEMS 


Washington  —  Although  all  dis- 
puted issues  are  being  considered  in 
group  committee  meetings,  right  of 
way  is  being  given  to  labor,  Sol 
Rosenblatt  said  at  a  press  interview 
yesterday.  "I  expect  that  distribu- 
tors and  exhibitors  will  get  together 
on  block  booking.  I  don't  anticipate 
writing  the  clause,"  said  Rosenblatt. 

So  far  no  NRA  rulings  have  been 

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Zukor  in  Coast  Hospital; 
Condition  is  Not  Serious 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Adolph  Zukor  is  in  the 
Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hospital  under- 
going treatment  for  gastroenteritis. 
Doctors  said  yesterday  that  the  Par- 
amount president's  condition  was  not 
serious. 


Reviving  'Em 


"Disraeli,"  starring  George  Arliss,  will 
be  re-released  by  Warners  on  Dec.  10, 
with  the  picture  being  handled  like  a 
new  production.  Fox's  "Sunnyside  Up" 
also  is  showing  up  again,  booked  for 
Loew's    New    York    on    Monday. 


DAILY 


Saturday,  Sept.  16,  1933 


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Publix  Enterprises  creditors' 
meeting  scheduled  for  yesterday  has 
been  adjourned  to  Sept.  28. 


Entente  Cordiale 

On  Max  Fleischer's  "Betty  Boop" 
radio  program  over  WEAF  this  week, 
Betty  sang  "Who's  Afraid  of  the  Big, 
Bad  Wolf?"  from  Walt  Disney's  Silly 
Symphony,  "Three  Little  Pigs."  The 
Disney  cartoon  shorts  are  distributed  by 
United  Artists,  while  Betty  Boop  is  a 
Paramount    girl. 


THE 

R I  ALTO 

ML  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     THE  TABLOIDS  are  wrong  again but  that 

ain't  news    they  ran  a  yarn  that  Doris  Warner,  daughter 

of  her  father  known  far  and  wide  as  Harry  Warner  of  Warner 

Brothers,  had  married  director  Mervyn  Le  Roy so  Mister 

Warner  denies  the  report but  states  that  the  charming 

young  couple  are  engaged with  no  definite  date  set  for 

the  wedding 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  AND  NOW  the  breweries  are  getting  the  benefit 
of  some  high-powered  film  advertising  and  exploitation  brains 

Jack  Level  and  Jack   Kyle vet  publicity  men  in 

motion  pictures  have  grabbed  off  two  fat  brewery  accounts  for 

their  Braumeister  Advertising  Co.  at  35  West  45th  St 

also  an  aviation  account,  promoting  the  Flying  Aces  Club 

they  are  of  course   lining  up   the  film  publicity  accounts   also 

with  Guy  Fowler,  author  of  "The  Dawn  Patrol,"  han- 
dling pressbooks J.  T.  Richards,  former  purchasing  agent 

of  Pathe  and  RKO  as  account  executive Foster  B.  Lim- 
ing  in   charge    of   advertising   production and    A.    A. 

("Wally")  Wallgren,  internationally  famous  cartoonist  handling 
that  end    what  you  might  call  a  Service  of  Specialists 

#  *  *  * 

•  •  •  A  BOX  party  will  be  given  by  director  Dudley  Mur- 
phy at  the  society  benefit  opening  of  "Emperor  Jones"  at  the 

Riv-oli  Tuesday  eve his  guests  will  include  Mrs.  William 

Rinelander  Stewart,  Rosamund  Pinchot  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dwight 

Franklin and  Mrs.  William   Randolph   Hearst  will  also 

have  a  party  at  the  gala  affair  Emery  Deutsch  as  soloist 

and  conductor  at  the  Paramount  Broadway  presents  this  week 
"Blue  Prelude,"  featuring  his  violin  solo  and  a  medley  of  pop 
"blues"    numbers 


Coming  and  Going 


HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN  will  return  to  New 
York    on    Monday    from    Washington. 

KATHARINE  HEPBURN  left  for  the  coast 
Thursday. 

MERVYN  LEROY,  Warner  director,  left  yes- 
terday for  Hollywood  after  a  New  York  vaca- 
tion. 

LYDA  ROBERTI  has  arrived  in  New  York 
and    is   stopping   at   the   Hotel   Sf.   Moritz. 

AIMEE  SEMPLE  McPHERSON,  who  will  make 
her  first  theater  appearance  at  the  Capitol 
beginning  next  Friday,  arrives  in  New  York 
from    Chicago   on    Monday. 

CHARLES  LAUGHTON  has  come  east  from 
Hollywood   en   route  to   London. 

ALFRED  LUNT  and  LYNN  FONTANNE  sail 
on   the   Bremen   today   for  a   stay  abroad. 

JANET  GAYNOR,  after  a  prolonged  vacation 
in    Wisconsin,    is    en    route    to    New   York. 

BERT  MACKENZIE  is  in  Boston  preparing  for 
the  coming  M-G-M  roadshowing  of  "Dinner  at 
Eight." 

HARRY  GOLDEN,  auditor  for  Columbia,  is  in 
Boston   for   an   extended  stay. 

HELENE  VON  DROMME,  Belgian  beauty  win- 
ner, arrives  in  New  York  today  and  will  be 
given   a   screen    test   by    M-G-M. 

MARLENE  DIETRICH  sails  from  the  other  side 
for    New    York    next  week. 


2  Butterfield  Openings 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  — RKO-Bu 
terfield  will  open  the  Regent  toda 
with  straight  pictures.  On  Sept.  2 
the    B.    F.    Keith's    Regent    will   be 

opened  with  films  and  stage  shows. 


No  Chance  Under  Singles, 
Declares  Jack  Berkowitz 

Vigorous  denial  that  Buffalo  ex- 
changes are  not  concerned  over  the 
possible  ban  on  double  features  is 
made  by  Jack  Berkowitz  of  Standard 
Film  Exchanges,  Inc.,  in  a  telegram 
to  The  Film  Daily.  Commenting 
on  statements  appearing  in  another 
publication,  Berkowitz  said: 

"I  herewith  emphasize  that  singles 
will  end  our  existence  together  with 
our  organizations  all  over  the  coun- 
try. We  haven't  a  chance  under  sin- 
gles other  than  to  suffer  and  sub- 
side.    This  is  my  true  sentiment." 


Joel  McCrea-Frances  Dee  Teamed 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Joel  McCrea  and 
Frances  Dee  will  be  teamed  as  co- 
stars  of  RKO's  "Escape  To  Para- 
dise." Sam  Ornitz  and  John  Bright 
are  writing  the  script  and  Irving 
Pichel  will  direct.  Shirley  Burden 
is  the  associate  producer. 


Adele  Thomas  Signed  by  RKO 

West    Coast    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Adele  Thomas,  former 
Ziegfeld  and  "Vanities"  beauty, 
has  been  signed  to  a  long  term  con- 
tract by  RKO.  She  may  make  her 
cinematic   debut  in  "Blond  Poison." 


Reopening   Minneapolis   De   Luxer 

Minneapolis  —  The  Minnesota, 
largest  northwest  theater,  will  open 
during  the  first  week  in  November 
it  is  indicated  by  John  J.  Friedl. 


PROJECTOR  CARBONS 


•  afford  the  highest 
intensity  of  screen  illumination  per  ampere 
of  any  known  light  source. 

They  provide  an  abundance  of  steady, 
pure  white,  projection  light,  ample  for  color 
productions  or  to  illuminate,  at  even  inten- 
sity, the  full  areas  of  the  largest  screens. 


NATIONAL  CARBON  COMPANY,  INC. 


Carbon  Sales  Division,  Cleveland,  Ohio 
Unit  of  Union  Carbide  [jflj  and  Carbon  Corporation 

BRANCH  SALES  OFFICES: 
NEW  YORK       ♦        PITTSBURGH        ♦        CHICAGO        ♦       SAN  FRANCISCO 


'OK. 


Saturday,  Sept.  16,  1933 


V.  B,  SETTLE  ISSUE 
WITH  PHILLY  M.P.T.O. 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
vare  and  the  eastern  shore  of  Mary- 
and,  was  also  present  representing 
lis  group  of  44  theaters. 

The  bill  in  equity  on  "Gold  Dig- 
;ers"   filed   by  the   Hollywood   The- 
M  iter,    Pottsville,    Pa.,    operated    by 
jewen    Pizor,    will    be    immediately 
withdrawn. 


Para.  Recognizing  I.B.E.W.  Union 

Washington    Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 
Washington — The   Paramount   studio   on   the  coast  has   posted   notice  announcing  th 
it    will    not    bar    employees    from    joining    the    International    Brotherhood    of    Electric 
Workers,    according    to    word    received    here. 


Vew  Company  Plans 

Expedition  Films 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

>ept.  21  for  Costa  Rica,  where  they 
nil  film  "Penitene''  an  original 
story  with  native  actors  and  actress- 
is.  They  will  take  a  complete  pro- 
duction unit  consisting  of  camera- 
nen,  technicians  and  recording  en- 
rineers'  and  will  stay  off  the  coast  of 
dexico  and  Central  America  for 
.bout  four  months.  Fitelson  and 
layers,  counsel  for  the  producers, 
.rranged  the  financing  of  the  expe- 
ition  and  the  formation  of  the  com- 
iany. 


San  on  Blind  Booking 

Is  Asked  by  Schechter 

Washington — Appealing  for  elimi- 
nation of  blind  booking,  Jacob 
ichechter,  as  counsel  for  the  Fed- 
eration of  the  M.  P.  Industry  assails 
he  practice  as  a  menace  in  his  mem- 
i-andum  filed  with  Sol  Rosenblatt. 
le  scores  the  distributor  practice  of 
aking  pictures  out  of  sold  programs 
ind  selling  them  as  specials.  On  the 
'ther  hand,  says  Schechter,  major 
[ircuits  refuse  to  buy  independent 
>ictures  until  they  screen  them  now. 


?irst    "Wild    Cargo"    Film    Arrives 

First  shipment  of  film  received 
rom  the  Frank  Buck  "Wild  Cargo" 
Expedition  arrived  in  New  York  this 
veek  aboard  the  "Silver  Walnut." 
The  negative  includes  scenes  taken 
lear  Calcutta  and  at  Kandy,  Ceylon, 
vhere  special  permission  was  obtain- 
■d  from  the  government  to  photo- 
graph a  wild  elephant  round-up. 


Defends  Foreign  Films 
Against  Myers'  Attack 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

British  Corp.  of  America  said  yes- 
terday: 

"Myers'  declaration  that  foreign 
pictures  generally  are  unacceptable 
to  American  audiences  is  an  injus- 
tice to  the  high  class  product  being 
turned  out  by  European  producers. 
His  assertion  that  the  players  in  Eu- 
ropean productions  are  unknown  is 
at  variance  with  facts,  for  our  com- 
pany is  using  such  stellar  names  as 
Edward  Everett  Horton,  James 
Gleason,  Charlotte  Greenwood,  Con- 
rad Veidt,  Esther  Ralston,  Basil 
Rathbone,  Anthony  Bushnell,  Emily 
Fitzroy,  Leslie  Fenton,  Edna  Best, 
Herbert  Marshall,  Madeline  Carroll 
and   others. 

"European  studios  have  given 
America  a  number  of  outstanding 
productions"  Lee  continued.  "  'Be 
Mine  Tonight,'  is  one  of  the  year's 
biggest  money-makers  and  has 
broken  a  number  of  all-time  records 
for  length  of  run." 


Right  of  Way  Given 

To  Labor  Problems 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

made  on  any  trade  practices,  the 
Deputy  Administrator  stated.  Rosen- 
blatt still  hopes  to  have  the  film  code 
agreed  upon  before  the  radio  hear- 
ing at  which  he  presided  Wednesday. 
He  has  no  intention  of  postponing 
the  radio  hearing. 

No  agreement  has  been  reached 
on  the  man  for  each  projection  ma- 
chine issue. 


Richmond   Openings 

Richmond,  Va. — Wilmer  &  Vin- 
cent will  reopen  the  Bijou  on  Oct. 
').  The  house  is  undergoing  altera- 
ions.  The  State,  formerly  the 
Broadway,  opens  Sept.  29  after  re- 
nodeling.  It  is  a  Bendheim  house, 
he  same  interests  have  reopened 
he  Capitol. 


Harry  Corbett   to  Madison 

Madison,  Wis. — Harry  J.  Corbett, 

j-ormerly    manager    of    the    Capitol 

|  and   Avalon   theaters,    Chicago,   has 

seen  named  manager  of  the  Capitol 

iere,  now  a  Warner  house. 


"Shriek"  Becomes  "Sheik" 

"A  Shreik  in  the  Night"  is  being 
shown  at  Loew's  New  York  today  as 
"Sheik  of  the  Night." 


Upstate  Theater  Notes 

Buffalo  —  The  Empire,  Syracuse, 
Maurice  Fitzer,  manager,  is  now 
showing  double  features  with  four 
changes  a  week.  The  Roosevelt  here, 
foi'mer  Shea  house,  has  been  taken 
over  and  reopened  by  Judge  Rosing. 
The  local  Orpheum  has  reopened. 
The  Park,  Hammond,  has  reopened 
under  Raymond  Briggs,  manager. 
The  Brighton,  Syracuse,  closed  for 
over  a  year,  has  reopened  under 
Jack  Karp. 

Harris  Gets  Fox  Product 

Pittsburgh  —  Harris  Amusement 
Co.  circuit  has  signed  for  Fox  first- 
run  at  the  recently  purchased  Al- 
hambra  in  East  Liberty  and  the  Al- 
vin,  downtown.  Contract  was  signed 
by  Senator  Frank  J.  Harris,  presi- 
dent. 


St.   Louis   Stockholders   Delay  Meet 

St.  Louis  — ■  A  meeting  of  stock- 
holders of  the  St.  Louis  Amusement 
Co.  scheduled  for  this  week  has  been 
continued  to  Sept.  26  to  permit  the 
Missouri  Supreme  Court  to  pass  on 
an  application  for  a  writ  of  prohi- 
bition filed  by  counsel  for  Jack  and 
Katie  Shea,  plaintiffs  in  the  receiver- 
ship action  against  the  company. 
They  are  seeking  to  have  the  high 
court  set  aside  a  recent  order  of 
Circuit  Court  Judge  Henry  Hamilton 
terminating  the  receivership  and  re- 
storing the  theaters  to  the  corpora- 
tion. 


Chevalier  and  Manager  Hurt 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Maurice  Chevalier 
and  his  manager,  Max  Ruppa,  were 
slightly  injured  in  an  auto  accident 
yesterday.  They  were  treated  at  the 
Police   Emergency  Hospital. 


May    Special    Tradeshow    Musical 

A  national  trade-showing  of 
"Footlight  Parade"  all  by  itself,  in- 
stead of  with  other  product,  is  being 
considered  by  Warners. 


Sparks    Aids    Storm    Victims 

Jacksonville,  Fla. — E.  J.  Sparks 
has  donated  $500  to  the  Red  Cross 
Florida  Storm  Relief  Fund.  This 
is  the  largest  single  contribution 
thus  far  received. 


GENERAL  COMMITTEES 
MEETING  TOMORROW 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

noon    and   labor-exhibitors'   sessions 
at  night. 

Following  are  the  committees  rep- 
resenting  all  labor  groups: 

I.A.T.S.E.  on  theater  studio  crafts 
— John  Nick,  Harlan  Holmden,  Louis 
Krause,  Fred  Dempsey,  William  El- 
liott, with  Abner  Rubien  as  counsel. 

Representing  all  theaters  includ- 
ing affiliated  M.P.T.O.  and  Allied— 
Al  Steffes,  Jack  Shapiro,  H.  M. 
Richey,  Willard  C.  Patterson,  Jack 
Miller,  with  Milton  Weisman  as 
counsel. 

Representing  American  Federa- 
tion of  Musicians — Joseph  Weber, 
William  J.  Kerngood,  Harry  E.  Bren- 
ton,  Thomas  F.  Gamble,  A.  C.  Hay- 
den. 

Actors  Equity  Assn. — Frank  Gill- 
more',  Emily  Holt,  Paul  Turner, 
Charles   Miller. 

Screen  Writers  Guild  of  Authors 
League — Luise  Sillcox,  John  Howard 
Lawson. 

Song  Writers  Protective  Assn. — 
John  Schulman,  Peter  Wendling. 

Theatrical  Wardrobe  Attendants 
Union — Augusta  Ocker. 

Representing  a  group  of  actors 
and  directors  in  New  York — Ralph 
H.  Blum. 

N.V.A.— Henry  Chesterfield. 

Attorney  for  Allied  M.  P.  Opera- 
tors Union,  New  York  —  Murray 
Harston  and  Joseph  A.  Teperson. 

Chorus  Equity — Dorothy  Bryant, 
with  Emily  Holt  as  counsel. 

United  Scenic  Artists — J.  Kelly, 
replacing  L.  P.  Lindeloff,  also  Wal- 
ter Percival,  James  Hotchkiss, 
Charles  L.  Roman,  William  Gal- 
lagher. 

Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts 
&  Sciences — Scott  Beall. 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


Buffalo — Ray  Powers,  well  known 
in  Film  Row,  has  taken  a  position 
as  booker  for  Warner  Bros. 


Buffalo — Two  weddings  enlivened 
Film  Row  last  week,  Dorothy  Kemp, 
Film  Exchange  Co.,  married  Nate 
Joseph,  and  Emma  Bangasser,  Para- 
mount girl,  married  S.  J.  Sylvester. 


Gary,  Ind. — Tivary  Theater  Corp. 
has  been  incorporated  by  Adolph  B. 
Cameron,  Elsie  R.  Cameron  and  P. 
M.  Fitzgerald. 


Lowell,  Mass. — George  Husson  has 
reopened  the  Jewell. 


Buffalo  —  Shea's  Century,  promi- 
nent among  the  houses  running 
double  features,  has  returned  to  sin- 
gles. 

Lordsburg,  N.  M. — Robert  Duna- 
gan  has  bought  and  reopened  the 
Star.    He  calls  it  the  Studio. 


St.  Louis — The  old  Midtown  the- 
ater on  Olive  St.  is  to  be  reopened 
soon  as  a  second-run. 


Cincinnati — Jules  Rieff,  formerly 
of  RKO,  has  been  appointed  office 
manager  of  the  United  Artists  ex- 
change. 


Lasky  to  Experiment 

With  Unknown  Cast 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ers.  Story  will  be  by  a  well  known 
writer  and  it  will  be  directed  by  an 
established  director.  Exploitation  of 
the  film  will  point  out  that  the  play- 
ers are  new  and  may  never  be  seen 
again,  says  Lasky,  who  admits  that 
the  film  may  be  a  disastrous  failure. 


"Wild  Boys"  Release  Set 

First  National  has  set  Oct.  7  as 
the  date  for  the  national  release  of 
"Wild  Boys  of  the  Road." 


Stunt  Pilots  Want  Shorter  Day 

Washington  —  Coast  stunt  pilots 
seek  8% -hour  day  in  proposals  for 
incorporation  in  the  production  code. 


Latin  Film  Pact  Starts 

Mexico  City — A  treaty  between  Mex- 
ico and  Spain  to  bar  films  that  are 
regarded  as  derogatory  to  either  coun- 
try   will    go    into    effect   today. 


DAILY 


Saturday,  Sept.  16,  1933 


Tom  Mix  in 

"THE  RUSTLERS'  ROUNDUP" 

Universal  60   mins. 

TYPICAL  TOM  MIX  MELLER  HAS  ALL 
THE  STUFF  THE  FANS  LOVE  IN  A  ROU- 
TINE WESTERN. 

This  one  follows  the  tried  and  true  form- 
ula without  any  signs  of  originality  in  story, 
but  it  has  been  handled  with  a  snap  and 
punch,  crowded  with  exciting  incident,  and 
of  course  with  Tom  Mix  in  evidence  prac- 
tically all  the  time,  it  is  in  the  bag  for  the 
thrill  fans.  Tom  does  the  bandit  act  in 
order  to  save  the  girl's  property,  which  the 
villainous  foreman  of  her  ranch  is  trying 
to  take  away  from  her.  Later  he  comes  to 
a  showdown  with  the  foreman,  whose  gang 
has  been  rustling  the  girl's  cattle  in  order 
to  force  her  to  relinquish  the  ranch.  There 
is  also  some  exciting  stuff  with  a  rodeo,  in 
which  Mr.  Mix  does  his  well  known  eques- 
trian stunts,  taking  all  the  honors  from  his 
rival  who  is  also  the  villain.  Works  up  to 
a  slap-bag  climax  with  plenty  of  meller  ac- 
tion and  all  kinds  of  fighting  and  gun  play. 

Cast:  Tom  Mix,  Diane  Sinclair,  Noah 
Beery,  Jr.,  William  Desmond,  Roy  Stewart, 
Douglas  Dumbrille,  Nelson  McDowell,  Bud 
Osborne,  Pee  Wee  Holmes,  William  Wag- 
ner, Frank  Lackteen. 

Director,  Henry  MacRae;  Author,  Ella 
O'Neill;  Adaptor,  Frank  Howard  Clark;  Di- 
aloguer,  same;   Cameraman,  Dan  Clark. 

Direction,  Fast.     Photography,  Okay. 


SHORT  SHOTS  from 
EASTERN  STUDIOS 

■  By  CHAS.  ALICOATE  == 

CHOOTIXG  has  started  at  the  Par- 
^  amount  Long  Island  Studios  on 
the  first  comedy  in  Educational's 
new  Tom  Howard  series.  Al  Chris- 
tie is  supervising  production,  the 
first  time  since  1911  that  this  pio- 
neer in  California  motion  picture 
production  has  worked  in  the  east. 

Titled  "Up  In  The  Air,"  the  initial 
Howard  comedy  will  offer,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  comedy  star,  George  Shel- 
ton,  Ruth  Howard,  Owney  Martin, 
Claire  Devine,  Martin  Postal,  Rose 
Ressner,  Don  MeBride,  Bert  Wilcox, 
Charles  Halton  and  others. 


"Easy  Aces,"  Jane  and  Goodman  j 
Ace  of  radio  fame,  made  their  screen 
debut  Friday  morning  in  a  film  of 
that  name  before  previewers  at  War- 
ner Bros,  home  office.  The  stars  of 
a  satirical  bridge  sketch  that  has 
long  been  a  feature  on  a  national 
radio  hookup,  appeared  in  a  one- 
reel  "Peeper  Pot"  short,  especially 
written  for  the  screen  by  Mr.  Ace, 
In  the  cast  were  Fred  Harper  and 
Lucille  Sears  as  the  Aces'  bridge  op- 
ponents. The  droll  comedy  team  was 
directed  in  the  short  by  Joseph 
Henabery. 


California  Viewpoint 

On  his  departure  for  the  coast  after 
a  three-week  vacation  here,  Mervyn 
LeRoy,  Warner  director,  left  behind  him 
the  script  of  an  original  play  which 
he  wrote  and  hopes  to  direct  at  some 
future  date  for  the  stage.  Title  is 
"Insincere  City,"  presumably  meaning 
New    York. 


Paul    Robeson    in 

"THE  EMPEROR  JONES" 

with  Dudley  Digges 
United  Artists  80  mins. 

EXCELLENT  ADAPTATION  OF  EUGENE 
O'NEILL  PLAY  WILL  BE  RELISHED  BY 
THOSE  WHO  WANT  SOMETHING  UN- 
USUAL. 

Produced  in  the  east  by  Krimsky-Cochran, 
this  is  a  very  well  handled  screen  version 
of  the  Eugene  O'Neill  drama  of  some  sea- 
sons back.  Basically  not  a  story  for  the 
mass  audience,  the  adaptation  by  DuBose 
Heyward  and  direction  by  Dudley  Murphy 
nevertheless  have  invested  it  with  much 
wider  interest  than  the  stage  play  had 
and  there  is  no  reason  why  a  sufficient 
audience  should  not  be  found  for  it.  Story 
is  about  a  strapping  and  smart  Negro, 
admirably  played  by  Paul  Robeson,  who 
goes  from  the  South  out  into  the  world 
and  by  might  and  trickery,  blusters  his 
way  from  a  Pullman  porter  to  ruler  of  a 
black  tribe  on  a  West  Indian  island  after 
riding  roughshod  over  the  former  king.  His 
imperialism  finally  rouses  the  natives  to 
rebel  under  the  leadership  of  the  deposed 
ruler,  who  cooks  up  a  clever  scheme  to 
end  the  intruder's  regime  by  causing  all  his 
subjects  to  desert  him  and  then,  from  out 
of  sight,  driving  him  mad  by  ominous  drum- 
beats that  conjure  up  spectres  of  his  past 
which  he  cannot  attack  and  subdue  like 
persons  in  the  flesh. 

Cast:  Paul  Robeson,  Dudley  Digges,  Frank 
Wilson,  Fredi  Washington,  Ruby  Elzy,  Geoge 
H.  Stanter,  Jackie  Mayble,  Blue  Boy  O'Con- 
ner,   Brandon   Evans,  Taylor  Gordon. 

Director,  Dudley  Murphy;  Author,  Eugene 
O'Neill,  Adaptor,  DuBose  Heyward;  Camera- 
man, Ernest  Haller;  Recording  Engineer,  J. 
Kane. 

Direction,    Fine.       Photography,   A-l. 


"F.  P.  1" 

with    Leslie    Fenton.    Conrad    Veidt, 

Jill  Esmond 

Fox-Gaumont-British  90   mins. 

SMASH  NOVELTY  MELODRAMA  WITH 
NEW  AIRPLANE  THEME,  HAS  ALSO 
POWERFUL   ROMANCE. 

Every  once  in  so  often  those  British  pro- 
ducers come  through  big.  and  in  this  case 
i hey  have  outdone  anything  of  its  kind 
that  Hollywood  has  ever  conceived.  A  fore- 
cast into  the  future  of  airplane  landing 
"islands''  anchored  in  midocean  is  the 
theme.  They  spared  no  expense,  construct- 
ing a  mammoth  floating  island  scientifically 
built  with  every  modern  technical  device 
known  to  aviation  science  demonstrated  in 
practical  operation.  It  is  really  an  engineer- 
ing achievement,  actually  accommodating 
hundreds  of  workers,  hangar,  airplanes  and 
everything  known  on  a  landing  field.  Brief- 
ly, the  drama  is  that  of  foreign  enemies 
trying  to  destroy  the  floating  island  by 
sabotage.  There  is  a  powerful  romance 
intertwined  into  a  very  realistic  story,  with 
a  great  series  of  climaxes  with  the  apparent 
sinking  of  the  "island,"  rescue  of  the  crew, 
and  final  saving  of  the  "F.  P.  1,"  as  the 
floating  field  is  called.  Superior  photog- 
raphy. A  great  number  for  exploitation. 
Can't  miss. 

Cast:  Leslie  Fenton,  Conrad  Veidt,  Jill 
Esmond,  George  Merritt,  Donald  Calthrop, 
Alexander  Field,  Francis  L.  Sullivan,  War- 
wick Ward,  Nicholas  Hannen,  William 
Freshman,  Dr.   Philip  Manning. 

Director,  Karl  Hartl;  Authors,  Walter 
Reisch,  Kurt  Siodmak;  Dialoguers,  Robert 
Stevenson,  Peter  MacFarlane;  Adaptor, 
Walter  Reisch;  Cameramen,  Gunther  Rit- 
tau,  Konstantin  Tschet. 

Direction,  Excellent.  Photography,  The 
Best. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS" 


By  RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
WALTER  CONNOLLY  and  Wal- 
ter Byron  appear  in  Colum- 
bia's "East  of  Fifth  Avenue,"  an 
adaptation  of  Lew  Levenson's  play, 
'Brownstone  Front.'"  Dorothy  Tree 
and  Wallace  Ford  have  the  principal 
parts  and  Mary  Carlisle  plays  the 
ingenue  role.  Albert  Rogell  is  the 
director. 

Edmund  Lowe  and  Lilyan  Tash- 
man  are  going  to  desert  films  for  a 
while.  After  Loew's  present  stage 
tour,  they  will  appear  in  legit,  for 
the  Shuberts,  starting  about  Janu- 
ary. 


Robert  Montgomery's  new  M-G-M 
starring  vehicle,  "Overland  Bus," 
goes  in  work  about  Oct.  1.  Almost 
the  entire  action  of  the  picture  takes 
place  on  a  transcontinental  bus 
bound  from  Los  Angeles  to  New 
York. 

George  Nash,  Martin  Burton,  and 
Clarence  Geldert  have  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  Monogram's  "Broken 
Dreams"  which  Robert  G.  Yignola 
is  directing. 


George  Raft  has  been  assigned  to 
the  leading  role  in  Paramount's 
"Rumba,"  a  story  of  Cuba  today, 
written  by  Guy  Endor. 


George  C.  Furness,  father  of  Betty 
Furness,  youthful  screen  actress 
under  contract  to  RKO  Radio  Pic- 
tures, has  arrived  in  Hollywood  from 
New  York  to  visit  his  daughter  and 
enjoy  several  weeks  vacation  in  the 
cinema  capital. 


Peggy  Shannon  has  been  given  the 
feminine  lead  in  Columbia's  "Fury 
of  the  Jungle."  R.  William  Neill 
is  directing.  Cast  also  includes  Don- 
ald Cook,  Alan  Dinehart,  Toshia 
Mori  and  Dudlev  Digges. 


Gary  Cooper,  Cary  Grant  and  Sir 
Guy  Standing  have  been  assigned  to 
Paramount's  "Lives  of  a  Bengal 
Lancer,"  which  Achmed  Abdullah 
and  Waldemar  Young  are  readying 
from  the  book  by  Francis  Yeats- 
Brown.    Stephen  Roberts  will  direct. 

♦  ♦  »fc 

Berton  Churchill  and  Theodore 
Yon  Eltz  are  the  latest  additions  to 
the  cast  of  Jack  Holt's  "Man  of 
Steel"  at   Columbia. 


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VCL.  I  XIII.  NO.  66 


NEW  yCCI\,  MCNDAT,  XEP  I  EMEER  18,  1933 


S  CfNTI 


Music  Publishers  Going  After  Royalty  Defaulters 

CODE  HEARING  CALLED  OFF  UNTIL  SATURDAY 

50  Per  Cent  of  Warner  Lineup  to  be  Finished  by  Dec.  1 


•CAFELY  back  within  the  shadow  of  Times 
'■'  Square  after  a  balmy  week  of  Washing- 
ton-Merry-Go-Rounding-lt  on  behalf  of  a 
";afe,  sane,  sensible  and  satisfactory  code 
!or  motion  pictures,  we  find  ourself,  upon 
pelf  inquiry,  the  possessor  of  several  some- 
^vhat  definite  views  on  various  aspects  o' 
'"his  Three-Ring  Economic  Circus,  its  con- 
tact and   its   possibilities. 


Washington 

...  as  we  look  back 

=By   JACK    ALICOATE  — 


CIRST,    we    were    rather    surprised    with 

the    haste    in    which    the    hearing    was 

Conducted.     We  are   not  unmindful  of  the 

;xact  that  time  is  the  essence  of  this  whole 
*IRA  program,  but,  to  settle  questions  of 
ar  reaching  economic  importance  within  a 

jalf  hour,  which  under  ordinary  conditions 
_  j/ould  take  weeks  to  work  out,  somehow 
truck  us  as  hard  to  add  up.  One  of  the 
ery  first  things  we  remember  learning  is, 
Haste  makes  Waste."  However,  this 
ynamo  Rosenblatt  knows  his  business,  like 
first  line  major  is  working  under  orders, 
nd  is  getting  results.  And  that's  what 
ounts.  From  the  standpoint  of  psychology, 
/hat  impressed  us  most  was  the  presence 
:f  Miss  Selfishness.  She  was  constantly  in 
ttendance  and  made  her  presence  felt  in 
U any    places    in    which    she    had    no    right 

I  'eing.  Of  course,  she  will  be  washed  out 
f  the  picture.     The  sooner  the  better. 


HIS  hearing  and  the  conferences  sur- 
rounding it  were  no  pink  teas.     It  took 

fighter,  and  his  cause  had  to  be  puncture 
roof  to  stand  the  searching  rays  of  in- 
uiry  thrown  upon  it.  Frivolous  claims 
:>on  found  their  level  and  some  false  issues 
lar  went  to  Washington  as  giants  are  now 
<ewpie    dolls.      As    we    saw    it,    those    who 

ught   cleanest   and    hardest   for   their   be- 

fs  were  first  to  come  forward  for  sincere 
b-operative  adiustment.  As  we  sat  through 
ne  labor  conference  we  were  rather  im- 
ressed  with  the  thought  that  at  least  some 

bor  representatives  were  going  just  a  bit 
J)0  far  with  a  good  thing.  No  industry  has 
pne  more  for  labor  than  this  one.  It  is 
ghting  the  battle  of  its  life  for  a  come- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Expect  Twenty  Pictures  in 

Branches    Within 

2|/2  Months 

Hollywood — Having  already  com- 
pleted 11  pictures  on  the  1933-34 
schedule,  with  five  others  in  produc- 
tion and  ten  more  in  preparation. 
Warner's  Burbank  studios  expect  to 
have  50  per  cent  of  the  year's  pro- 
gram completed  by  Dec.  1,  with 
about    20    pictures    in    the    branches 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


10  HOUSES  REOPENED 
AROUND  INDIANAPOLIS 


Indianapolis — Ten  houses  in  this 
area  were  reopened  the  past  month, 
according  to  the  Film  Board  of 
Trade's  report.  The  theaters  include 
the  Indiana  and  Avalon,  this  city; 
Butler,  Butler;  Dixie,  Oolitic;  Mys- 
tic, Warren;  Tokyo,  Veedersburg, 
and  Alhambra,  Elwood,  all  in  In- 
diana ;  National  and  Shelmar,  Louis- 
ville,  and    Bowen,   Greensburg,   Ky. 


5  Oklahoma  Theaters 

Back  on  Active  List 

Oklahoma  City — Theaters  returned 
to  the  active  list  in  the  past  month 
included  the  Fox,  formerly  the 
Bison,  in  Davis;  Mystic  and  Mid- 
west, formerly  Wintergarden,  in 
Picher;  Princess,  Cement,  and  Elec- 
tric, Hennessy. 


NRA  Helps  Fan  Mail 

In  the  past  month  under  the  NRA's 
Blue  Eagle,  fan  mail  to  film  stars  has 
jumped  about  30  per  cent,  according  to 
Fox  officials.  This  is  regarded  as  a 
barometer  of  better  times.  During  the 
depression  the  fan  mail  fell  off  35  per 
cent.  At  the  Fox  studios,  it  is  stated 
more  than  20,000  letters  arrive  daily, 
about  1,500  of  them  for  Janet  Gaynor. 


M-G-M,  FOX,  PARA. 

POOLING  IN  FRANCE 


Paris — Pooling  of  the  M-G-M,  Fox 
and  Paramount  distributing  activ- 
ities in  French  territory,  with  a 
merger  of  organizations  and  serv- 
ices though  each  company  will  re- 
tain complete  autonomy,  is  reported 
under  way.  D.  Souhamie,  Para- 
mount general  manager  in  France, 
is  mentioned  as  heading  the  merger. 
An  office  has  been  taken  over  at  the 
Marignan. 


New  Paramount  Houses 
For  Liverpool,  Glasgow 

London  —  J.  C.  Graham,  Para- 
mount managing  director  here,  has 
concluded  arrangements  with  the 
Arthur  Segal  interests  whereby  sites 
will  be  acquired  for  the  erection  of 
two  new  Paramount  houses,  one  in 
Liverpool  and  the  other  in  Glas- 
gow. 


Launching  Drive  to  Compel 

Payment  of  Music  Royalties 


Finney  Joining  Monogram 
As  Adv.  and  Story  Head 

Ed  Finney,  for  the  past  six  years 
with  United  Artists,  has  resigned  to 
join  Monogram  Pictures  as  director 
of  advertising  and  publicity  and 
story  editor.  Before  joining  United 
Artists  Finney  was  with  M-G-M.  He 
also  is  a  former  AMPA  president. 


Producers  who  fail  to  pay  royal- 
ties for  copyright  music  will  be  the 
targets  of  a  campaign  to  be  launched 
next  week  by  the  Music  Publishers 
Protective  Ass'n.  Harry  Fox  of  the 
association  stated  to  The  Film 
Daily  on  Saturday  that  unless  im- 
mediate payment  is  made  for  copy- 
right music  now  being  used  in  near- 

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Producer   Code   Group   Is 

Given  Time  to  Confer 

With  Home  Offices 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Washington  —  Suspension  of  all 
code  group  meetings  here  until  Sat- 
urday next  was  suddenly  announced 
by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  following  Sat- 
urday's exhibitor  committee  meeting 
at  which  he  presided.  AHiriajor  con- 
troversial issues  were  reported  in 
absolute  deadlock,  with  no  indica- 
tions of  prospects  of  reaching  an 
agreement.  Rosenblatt  told  The 
Film  Daily  last  night  that  the  rea- 

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GOHN  OPTIMISTIC 

AFTERJM  MEET 

Optimism  over  the  outlook  was 
expressed  by  Jack  Cohn  on  Satur- 
day following  his  return  from  the 
film  code  hearing  in  Washington. 
"Most  encouraging  progress  has 
been  made,  and  it  will  be  followed 
up,"  said  the  Columbia  vice-presi- 
dent.     "There    is    no    turning    back 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 

Groups  Urged  to  Agree 
On  3  Important  Issues 

Washington  —  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt 
has  directed  exhibitor  and  distribu- 
tor committees  to  try  to  conciliate 
their  views  on  arbitration,  clearance 
and  zoning,  among  the  first  trade 
practices  which  will  be  tackled.  Both 
sides  are  in  definite  agreement  on 
principles  involved,  but  mechanics 
of  setups  has  resulted  in  consider- 
able dispute.  Some  independent 
leaders  favor  localizing  control  of 
such  matters. 


North-South  Clash 

Wash.  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — The  North  and  the  South 
were  at  odds  at  the  night  labor  industry 
conference  going  on  in  the  large  audi- 
torium of  the  Department  of  Commerce 
Building.  An  exhibitor  from  the  North 
got  up  and  said  something  about  one  of 
the  Southern  gentlemen,  to  which  the 
gathered  Southerners  promptly  arose  to 
the    cause    and    exchanged    many    words. 


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Keith  A-0  6s  45...  50  47 1/2  50  +2 
Loew  6s  41  ww .  ...  87Vi  87  87>/2  +  Vi 
Par.  S'isSO  filed  32  31  31  —  1  Vi 
Warner's  6s39  47 '  2  46  47 1 2  +  1 V4 
NEW  YORK  PRODUCE  EXCHANGE  SECURITIES 
Para.     Publix     1%        134        134      


Four  Missouri  Reopenings 

St.  Louis — Four  reopenings  in 
the  past  month  are  reported  by  the 
local  Film  Board  of  Trade.  They 
included  the  St.  Louis,  Bremen  and 
New  Shenandoah  theaters  here  and 
the  Melba  in  Steelville. 


Para.  Publicity  Coup 

Selection    of    Charlotte    Henry    for    the 

role     of     Alice,     climaxing  Paramount's 

national   campaign    in   which  about  7.000 

applicants    were    considered,  garnered    a 

landslide    of    publicity,    even  making    the 

front   pages  of   metropolitan  papers  with 
photos   and   stories. 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 


Picture 


Distributor 


Theater 


Beauty    for    Sale M-G-M Capitol 

F.   P.   1       Fox    7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Secret    of    the    Blue    Room Universal    Rialto 

Mr.    Broadway    B'way-Hollywood,  Inc.    Mayfair 

Song  of  Songs   (2nd  week)" Paramount Paramount 

Bureau  of   Missing  Persons    <2nd  weeki      .  First  National  Strand 

The   Masquerader    (3rd  week) United  Artists    Rivoli 

Voltaire    (5th  week)    Warner  Bros Hollywood 

One   Man's   Journeyt RKO Palace 

One    Man's   Journeyt RKO RKO    Roxy 

Power   and   the   Gloryf Fox Music  Hall 


<!  Following  Criterion    two-a-day   run. 

t  Subsequent   runs. 

I  Following   Gaiety   two-a-day   run. 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 


Dinner  at   Eight    <4th  week) M-G-M Astor 

Berkeley   Square    Fox Gaiety 

♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 


Milady   (2nd  week) Gen.  Foreign  Sales      ...  5th  Ave.  Playhouse 

Passion    of    Joan    of    Arc    12nd    week) Passion  of  Arc  Pict Little  Carnegie 

♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  ♦ 


Emperor     Jones     (Sept.     19) United  Artists Rivoli 

I    Loved   a   Woman    (Sept.   21 ) Warner  Bros Strand 

Wild   Boys  of  the  Road    (Sept.  21  I Warner  Bros Hollywood 

My    Weakness    (Sept.    21 1 Fox Music  Hall 

S.   O.   S.    Iceberg    (Sept.    22) Universal Criterion 

Thunder  Over  Mexico   (Sept.  22) Principal Rialto 

Tco  Much  Harmony   (Sept.  22) Paramount Paramount 

Solitaire    Man    (Sept.    22) M-G-M Capitol 

Shanghai    Madness    (Sept.    22) Fox 7th  Ave.  Roxy 

Mam'Zelle    Nitouche"     Protex Little  Carnegie 

The  Avengerf    Monogram Mayfair 


*  Follows   Passion   of   Joan   of   Arc. 
t  Follows    Mr.    Broadway. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Ticket  and  Coupon  Mfg.  Industry 
Music  Printing  Industry  and  Play  Publish- 
ing Industry  code  hearings,  Commerce  Dept 
Auditorium,    Washington,     D.    C. 

Sept.  19:  Testimonial  to  Hal  Home,  retiring 
A.M. P. A.  president,  Park  Central  Hotel. 
New  York. 

Sept.  20:  Continuation  of  Paramount  Publix 
creditors'  hearing  at  office  of  Referee  Henry 
K.    Davis,    140   Nassau  St.,   New  York. 

Sept.  25:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  U.  S., 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington,   D.    C. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Moviei 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Bead- 
Hotel     Chicago. 


Martin  Herman  Buried 

Funeral  services  for  Martin  Her- 
man, brother  of  A.  H.  Woods  and 
his  general  manager  for  28  years 
were  held  yesterday  morning  ir 
Riverside  Chapel.  Herman,  who  wa; 
60  and  had  managed  scores  of  stars 
including  John  and  Lionel  Barry- 
more,  Dustin  Farnum,  Claudettc 
Colbert,  Ann  Harding,  Sylvia  Sid 
ney,  Marguerite  Churchill  arc 
others,  was  found  dead  of  heart 
disease  in  his  apartment  on  Friday 


Washington 

. .  .as  we  look  back 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

back.  It  needs  every  bit  of  help  it  can 
'et,  including  that  of  organized  labor. 
Lastly,  it  is  but  an  elementary  observation 
that  no  one  could  have  attended  this  hear- 
ing and  the  sessions  surrounding  it  without 
coming  out  a  wiser  and  better  equipped 
film   man. 


Invents  Third  Dimension 

Bridgeport,  Conn. — A  special  lens 
that  creates  the  illusion  of  depth  in 
viewing  pictures  has  been  invented 
by  David  Gordon  of  769  Lindley  St. 
The  device  can  be  used  in  looking 
at  paintings  and  photographs  as  well 
as  films.  Cost  of  installing  the  sys- 
tem in  a  theater  would  be  small, 
according  to  Gordon. 


GOES 
EVERYWHERE 


COVERS 
EVERYTHING 


?DAILY- 


LONDON 


HOLLYWOOD 


NEW  YORK 


PARIS 


BERLIN 


Chicago  Reopenings 

Chicago — Schoenstadt  Bros,  have 
reopened  the  Midwest  at  35th  St. 
and  Archer  Ave.,  and  Balaban  & 
Katz  yesterday  reopened  the  Lake 
side  at  Sheridan  near  Lawrence.  B. 
&  K.  also  have  inaugurated  stage 
shows  at  the  Century. 


Hummel  on  World  Trip  for  Warners 

Joseph  S.  Hummel,  general  for- 
eign sales  manager  for  Warner- 
First  National,  leaves  New  York  to- 
day on  an  extensive  business  trip 
which  will  take  him  all  the  way 
around  the  world.  He  will  concen- 
trate his  interests  on  the  Far  East, 
Australia,   South  Africa  and  India. 


Sep't    18th,    1933 
Dear  Phillip: 

You  ask  me   what    is   the   best   way  to 
keep  up  with  this  interesting,    colorful, 
constantly   changing  motion  picture 
industry.     First  ;  keep  your   eyes  and 
ears    open.      Secondly;    subscribe   for   the 
Film  Daily  and  read   it   the   first   thing 
every  morning.      Thirdly;  keep  a  copy 
of    the   Film  Daily  Year  Book  handy  for 
it  is  invaluable  for  reference  purposes. 
Do   that,    my  boy,    and  you'll  know  what's 
what   in  this   business. 

Lovingly 

Dad 


I 


"WE'RE  BACK  AGAIN  TO  SEE 

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THE  KIND  OF  MUSICAL  ONLYWARNER  BROS, 
CAN  MAKE  ....  COMING  OCTOBER  21 


THE 


ALL  LABOR  GROUPS 
ALIKE  TO  THE  NRA 


Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — NRA  makes  no  dis 
elimination  between  the  Allied  op 
erators'  union  and  Local  306,  botl 
of  New  York  City.  It  regard; 
spokesmen  for  both  as  representa 
tives  of  labor  in  negotiating  at  con 
ferences,  disregarding  any  local's  af 
filiation  with  the  American  Federa 
tion  of  Labor  so  long  as  the  unioi 
is  representative  of  a  labor  group. 


50%  OF  W.B,  LINEUP 
FINISHED  BY  DEC.  1 


(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

ready  for  distribution,  according  tc 
Jack  Warner. 

Pictures  already  completed  and  which  have 
been  promised  to  the  home  office  by  the  first 
week  in  October  are,  in  addition  to  "I  Loved 
a  Woman"  already  in,  "Wild  Boys  of  the 
Road."  "Footlight  Parade."  "Ever  in  My 
Heart."  "The  Kennel  Murder  Case,"  "Fe- 
male," "The  World  Changes,"  "The  House 
on  56th  Street,"  "Son  of  the  Gobs,"  ^'Havana 
Widows,"  and  "From  Headquarters." 

Pictures  in  production  and  scheduled  for 
completion  before  Oct.  1  are:  "Convention 
City,"  with  Joan  Blondell,  Dick  Powell,  Adol- 
phe  Menjou  and  Mary  Astor;  "Dark  Hazard," 
starring  Edward  G.  Robinson  with  Genevieve 
Tobin  and  Glenda  Farrell;  "The  Finger  Man." 
starring  James  Cagney  with  Mae  Clark  and 
Margaret"  Lindsay;  "The  Shakedown,"  star- 
Bette  Davis  and  Ricardo  Cortez;  and 
"The  College  Coach."  with  Pat  O'Brien,  Ann 
Dvorak   and    Dick    Powell. 

The  10  pictures  in  preparation  are:  "Broad- 
way and  Back,"  starring  Barbara  Stanwyck; 
"The  Crowned  Head,"  starring  Joe  E.  Brown; 
"Easy  to  Love,"  featuring  Genevieve  Tobin: 
"British  Agent,"  to  star  Leslie  Howard: 
"Gambling  Lady,"  to  star  Kay  Francis;  "Heir 
Chaser,"  to  star  James  Cagney ;  "Mandalay," 
to  star  Ruth  Chatterton  with  Ricardo  Cortez 
playing  opposite  her;  "King  of  Fashion,"  an 
all-star  cast  headed  by  Warren  William: 
"Massacre;"  to  star  Richard  Barthelmess. 
with  Ann  Dvorak  playing  feminine  lead,  and 
"Sweethearts  Forever,"  co-starring  Ruby  Keel- 
er  and   Dick  Powell. 


Garyn  Closes  Deal 

Pat  Garyn  of  Master  Art  returned 
from  Chicago  Saturday  after  sign- 
ing C.  W.  Trampe  of  the  Mid-West 
Film  Co.,  Milwaukee,  and  J.  S.  Stern 
of  Capital  Films,  Minneapolis,  as 
distributors   of   Master   Art   shorts. 


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oing 


PAT  GARYN  returned  Saturday  from  a  tour 
of    midwest    Master    Art    exchanges. 

SYMON  GOULD,  exploiteer,  recently  engaged 
by  Fox  Movietonews  on  a  special  publicity  as- 
signment, has  returned  from  a  four  weeks' 
vacation  in  the  Adirondacks  and  is  making  his 
headquarters    at    the    Hotel     Bristol. 

MAXWELL  COHN,  president  of  Weldon  Pic- 
tures, and  H.  WAYNE  PIERSON,  general  sales 
manager,  went  to  Boston  for  the  U.  S.  piemiere 
of  "Damaged  Lives,"  Weldon  Pictures  release, 
at   the    Majestic    in    that   city. 

AL  SHERMAN  has  sailed  for  a  Bermuda 
vacation. 

MRS.    EVELYN    OAKIE,    mother  of  Jack   Oakie, 

left    Hollywood    last    night   for    New  York    to    be 

present    at    the    premiere    Friday    of  Paramount's 

"Too     Much     Harmony,"     in     which  she     makes 
her  film  debut. 


(Q*^ 


DAILY 


Monday,  Sept.  18,  1933 


i  THE 

m 
PHIL   M   DALY 


•  •  •  THE  MANNER  in  which  one  of  New  York's  most 
sophisticated  and  delightful  Meccas  of  Mirth  and  Entertainment 
developed  from  an  idle  thought  it  all  started  early  this 
spring  when  S.  Gregory  Taylor,  prexy  of  the  St.  Moritz,  said 
to  S.  Jay  Kaufman  "Let's  give  a  party  in  the  Sky  Gar- 
dens.    You  invite  some  of  your  friends,  and  I'll  invite  some  of 

mine." 

*  *  *  # 

•  •  •  AT  THE  informal  party,  Leon  Belasco  was  conduct- 
ing his  orchestra during  an  interlude,  Mister  Kaufman 

suggested  to  Belasco  that  he  introduce  some  of  those  present 

and    Mister    Belasco    protested    that    he    couldn't    talk 

he  was  a  musician,  not  a  gabby  guy "I  will  be 

terrible!"   he    said "Fine!"   agreed    S.   Jay "The 

worse  you  are,  the  better  you  will  be." and,  by  golly, 

he  was  so  lousy  that  he  proved  a  Veritable  Riot THAT'S 

how    those    sensational    Informal    Parties    started    at    the    St. 

Moritz and   have   continued   weekly  ever   since 

accepted   among   thei   elite    of   Park   Avenue,    Wall    Street   and 

Broadway  as  the  Ultra-Ultra  in  Night  Life  entertainment 

those  Gala  Thursday  Nites  have  the  atmosphere  of  a  continental 

salon the    informality    of    a    Tenth    Avenoo    speakeasy 

with  a  new  brand  of  Showmanship  that  sparkles 

and  the  Formula  is  SO  simple 

*  *  #  * 

•  •      •     IT  GOES  like  this Leon  Belasco  as  emcee 

calls  on  different  celebs  in  the  audience  to  entertain  the  Guest 

of  Honor who  in  turn  might  be  induced  to  entertain  the 

audience and    brilliant    artists    respond    with    rare    and 

sophisticated   bits   from   their   repertoire  that  are   taboo  in  our 

dumb,  moronic  and  provincial  legit  theaters and  do  the 

customers  go  for  it! 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     BUT    THE    perennial    attraction    at   the    Thursday 

Nite  galas  is  Mister  Belasco the  musician  who  had  no 

yen  to  be  an  actor he  has  developed  from  a  frightened 

young  Russian  into  a  suave  and  brilliant  master  of  ceremonies 
-.  .  who  suddenly  grows  confused stammers,  hesi- 
tates, and  gets  generally  all  balled  up then  back  into 

his  brilliant  emceeing  again    is  it  An  Act? if  so, 

it's  so  good  he  has  all  the  Wise  Ones  guessing 

•  •  •  ALL  SET  for  that  testimonial  dinner-dance  to  Hal 
Home  at  the  Park  Central  tomorrow  nite  given  by  the 

AMPA  to  their  retiring  prexy (did  we  say  "retiring"? 

excoose,  please! if  that  guy  is  retiring,  we'd  hate 

to  be  around  when  he  grows  aggressive)  a  beaucoup  list 

of  talent  to  entertain  Julius  Tannen  as  emcee 

Johnny  Walker,  Ethel  Merman,  George  Raft,  Rex  Weber,  Milton 
Berle,  Lillian  Bond,  Herb  Rawlinson,  Margaret  Livingston,  Al 
Chaskin,  Verna  Burke,  Lord  Oliver  Wakefield,  Tom  Noonan,  the 

Ritz  Brothers and  some  classy  acts  from  the  Hollywood 

restaurant is  it  A  Party! you're  a  dope  to  miss 

it  for  3  smackers 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     PRETTY     WORK that     done     by     Arthur 

Housman   as   publicity  front  for   the   Fox   Brooklyn in 

getting  the  breaks  for  Dave  (Big  Boy)  Hutton  currently  head- 
lining the  stage  show Arthur  lined  up  the  city  edi- 
tors and  press  associations  a  week  ago in  six  days  the 

Fox  theater  copped  a  total  of  38  columns  of  newspaper  stories 

and    articles including   front-page    breaks about 

the  biggest  space-grabbing  campaign  of  the  year  for  an  indi- 
vidual in  show  biz  in  this  hamlet National  Warner  Club 

delegates  met  at  the  Warner  home  office  Saturday  and  elected 

a  new  board  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year Jules  Levy 

the  retiring  president  presided At  night,  the  delegates 

were  entertained  by  the  Warner  Club  at  a  dinner  and  dance  held 
at  the  St.  Moritz  Hotel 


«   «   «        »  »  » 


SCORE  CHARGE  ISSUE 
PUT  IN  BACKGROUND 


Washington — Exhibitor  insistence 
for  inclusion  of  an  anti-score  charge 
clause  in  the  industry  code  seems  tr 
have  petered  out  as  an  issue  which 
before  the  hearing  caused  consider- 
able agitation.  Theater  operators 
instead  are  concentrating  theii 
forces  on  labor  matters,  right  to  buy 
and  other  subjects  which  they  con- 
sider comparatively  more  pressing. 
The  major  distributor  group  firni- 

y  registered  its  opposition  to  elimi- 
nating the  charge  at  the  hearing 
!  hrough  the  medium  of  Sidney  R. 
Kent.  In  its  clause  proposed  for  the 
code,  the  faction  justified  the  assess- 
ment by  pointing  to   "royalties  for 

icenses  to  use  music,  sound  record- 
'ng  or  sound  reproduction"  requirec 
by   the   electrics. 


MPTOA  Not  Dropping 
Fight  on  Score  Charge 

Washington— M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  wil 
not  relax  in  its  fight  for  eliminatior 
of  score  charges,  President  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall  said  Saturday.  So  far,  mo« 
important  matters  have  pushed  th» 
subject  temporarily  into  the  back 
ground. 


Jack  Cohn  Optimistic 

After  Code  Meeting 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

now,  so  it  is  folly  to  wrangle  ovei 
trivialities  at  such  a  time." 

Most  of  the  points  brought  for 
ward  as  objectionable  would  be  urv 
thought  of  in  normal  times,  Cohr 
declared.  "For  instance,  in  our  owi 
field,"  he  said,  "the  question  o 
double  features,  the  number  of  met 
employed  in  a  projection  booth,  etc 
Urging  the  employment  of  mori 
workers  and  higher  pay,  Cohn  advo 
cated  giving  "the  worker  adequati 
wages  to  buy  back  prosperity." 


UAPFYREIUBN3 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

Sept.  16-17-18 


Joseph   P.   Kennedy 
Alexander    Korda 
Jackie  Cooper 


Neely  Edwards 

Sam    Spewack 

Wally  Caldwell 


Norman    Ruby  Dolores    Costello 

Lewis    Milestone  Esther    Ralston 

Ed.   Paramore,   Jr.  Monty   Schaff 

Al  Kingston 


C.    Gardner   Sullivan 


Greta   Garbo 


■■!! 


DINNERS  7.30 


Which  means  more  stars  than  "Dinner  at 
Eight"  to  entertain  you  while  you  dine  and 
dance  (informally)  at  the 


N T^  A  party  °f  the  A  TVTP  A 

IN  THE  GRAND  BALLROOM  OF  THE  PARK  CENTRAL  HOTEL 

TUESDAY,  SEPT.  19th 


Gome  early  and  help  the  AMPA  say  "Here's 
your  hat  and  what's  your  hurry,"  to  its  re- 
tiring president — That  old  gag  picker 

HAL  HORNE 


He  who  puns — should  be  punished 

TICKETS  3.00  '                a"d  Hal  *  in  f*  lot  of  punishment 

T    .    ,.      -n  .    .            .  when  the  boys  iind  out  it  he  can   take 

Including  Entertainment,  .         :■  .  .-       '     .          .           . 

„                 ,  ~.            ...  it  at  this,  lestimonial  Dinner  when 

Dancing  and  Dinner  with  .  ; 

n      ,       .     j.      =          ,  they  wring  out  the  old  rrexy  and  ring 

Razzbernes  tor  Dessert. 


in  the  new,  saying  welcome  to 

is 
at  7:30  P.  M. 


JOHN  c>  flINN 


WASHINGTON  HEARING 
OFF  UNTIL  SATURDAY 


( Continued  from  Page  l  ) 
son  for  the  adjournment  is  to  allow 
major  company  representatives  to 
consult  with  company  heads  and  re- 
vise proposals  in  more  acceptable 
form.  The  Saturday  schedule  pro- 
vides for  a  producer  and  distributor 
meeting  at  the  Mayflower  Hotel  at 
10  A.  M.  and  an  exhibitor  meeting 
at  2  P.  M. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  Fred  Meyer  and 
Ben  Bernstein  are  virtually  the  only 
conferees  left  in  town.  They  will 
work  on  revising  of  the  M.  P.  T.  0. 
A.  provisions  along  lines  of  phrase- 
ology changes.  Pending  Saturday's 
resumption  of  meetings,  Rosenblatt 
will  be  available  to  confer  with  film 
people  concerning  the  code.  Rosen- 
blatt said  so  far  he  has  not  approved 
any  clauses  despite  reports  to  the 
contrary. 

No  change  in  the  labor  situation 
took  place  over  the  week-end,  as  far 
as  could  be  learned  up  to  7  o'clock 
this  morning.  The  exhibitor  com- 
mittee held  its  ground  against  the 
two-men-in-a-booth  proposal  and 
union  officials  likewise  refused  to 
budge. 

Compromise  plans  understood  to 
have  been  proposed  include  leaving 
the  matter  as  it  stands.  Under  this 
arrangement,  houses  which  already 
use  two  operators  would  continue, 
while  theaters  using  one  man  would 
do  likewise.     Another  angle  recom- 


Washington  NRA  Sidelight; 


.By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY. 


TOE  BREEN  of  the  Coast  produc- 
J  ers'  association  is  commuting  be- 
tween the  Mayflower  and  Carlton, 
where  Will  H.  Hays  and  various 
major  company  heads  are  headquar- 
tering. 


Two  Film  Daily  Year  Books,  no 
less,  are  consulted  daily  at  Sol  A. 
Rose>tblatt's  office  in  the  Commerce 
Building. 


Abram  F.  Myers  has  switched  his 
office,  which  also  serves  as  Allied 
headquarters,  from  the  Union  Trust 
Building  to  729.  Not  the  New  York 
729,  but  729  15th  St.  N.  W. 


Codifiers  who  post-mortem  on  the 
hearing  yenerally  ayree  that  two  of 


the  outstanding  speeches,  from  the 
stand/point  of  scoring  points,  were 
those  delivered  by  Sidney  R.  Kent 
for  major  companies  and  Attorney 
Jacob  Schechter  for  the  independ- 
ents. 


Add    to    list    of    golf    and    other 
classes  of  widows:  code  widows. 


As  fur  as  Pat  Casey,  chairman 
of  the  producers'  labor  committee,  is 
concerned,  it's  an  old,  old  story,  this 
^business  of  negotiating  studio  labor 
agreements. 


W.  Ray  Johnston,  who  was  taken 
ill  during  the  hearing  period,  has 
recovered  sufficiently  to  drive  back 
to   Larchmont   and   environs. 


mended  is  that  no  men  currently 
?mployed  in  booths  could  be  dis- 
charged without  submitting  to  col- 
ective  bargaining. 

The  exhibitor  continuing  committee 
met  Saturday  morning  in  the  Jef- 
ferson Room  with  Sol  Rosenblatt. 
The  exhibitor  labor  committee,  head- 
ed by  Jack  Miller,  with  Al  Steffes 
and  Jack  Shapiro,  also  met  with  la- 
bor representatives  comprising  Wil- 
liam Elliott,  John  Nick  and  Abner 
Rubien. 

At  the  afternoon  meeting  held  be- 
tween distributor  and  exhibitor  com- 


mittees, a  discussion  of  checking 
service  took  place,  with  Allied 
registering  opposition  to  present 
methods.  The  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  de- 
clared it  is  for  either  local  or  na- 
tional checking  service  as  long  as 
it  is  fair. 


Premiums  Until  February 

Washington — Theaters  now  under 
premium  contracts  will  be  permitted 
to  continue  them  until  February 
Two-for-ones  and  throwaways  will 
be  out  as  soon  as  the  code  becomes 
effective. 


MUSIC  MEN  GO  AFTER 
ROYALTHIOLATORS 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

iy  100  features  and  shorts,  the  asso- 
ciation will  invoke  the  1909  law 
which  prohibits  anyone  from  mak- 
ing a  mechanical  reproduction  of  a 
copyrighted  musical  score  without 
.icense.  Injunctions  on  certain 
.ilms  now  in  the  hands  of  distribu- 
tors will  be  obtained. 

Loss  in  royalties  due  to  negligible 
producers  amounts  to  several  thou- 
sand dollars  each  year,  Fox  stated. 
It  is  also  planned  to  request  the 
jo-o,peration  of  censor  boards  in  se- 
curing cue-sheets  of  all  pictures  re- 
leased. Fox  cited  a  recent  case 
.vhere  a  negative  was  attached  by 
the   association   for    $3,325   wherein 

he  producer's  contracts  with  the 
distributors  claimed  the  music  had 
oeen  cleared.     All  showings  of  the 

ilm  were  stopped  and  distributors 
are  now  seeking  redress  from  the 
producers.  Present  royalty  rates 
/or  features  are  $50  for  each  piece 
jf  background  music,  $100  for 
visual-instrumental  music  and  $150 
for  each  visual-vocal  selection.  For 
shorts  the  price  is  reduced  $25  for 
each  with  the  exception  of  back- 
ground music  which  remains  the 
^ame. 


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N-E-WS    O-F    T-H-E    D-A-Y 


Denver— In  the  New  Show  year 
contest,  which  is  on  the  second 
week,  being  run  off  by  the  Inter- 
mountain  division  of  Fox  West 
Coast,  E.  C.  O'Keefe  of  the  Babcock 
theater,  Billings,  Mont.,  jumped 
from  seventh  to  first  place;  George 
Paper  of  the  Longmont  theater  at 
Longmont,  Colo.,  held  onto  second, 
while  Fred  Bezold,  manager  of  the 
Lotus  and  Orpheum  at  Sheridan, 
dropped  from  first  to  third  place. 
The  grand  prize  is  $25,  with  a  num- 
ber of  smaller  awards. 


Norfolk  —  Public  auction  of  the 
Colonial  theater  building  and  land 
on  which  it  is  situated  will  be  held 
tomorrow  under  foreclosure  proceed- 
ings. It  used  to  be  a  Keith  vaude- 
ville house. 


Cleveland— The  RKO  Palace  has 
contracted  for  the  installation  of 
RCA  Victor  High  Fidelity  sound 
equipment. 


Leonia,  N.  J. — Julius  Charnow,  who 
is  also  vice-president  of  the  Allied 
Theater  Owners  of  New  Jersey,  is 
closing  his  Leonia  house  for  three 
days  in  order  to  make  some  im- 
provements and  install  Photophone 
High  Fidelity  equipment. 

Lowell,  Mass. — The  name  of  the 
Opera  House  has  been  changed  to 
the  Gates  theater  by  Mark  Gates, 
who  is  reopening  it. 

Milwaukee — Al  Gullikson,  former- 
ly organist  at  the  Warner,  is  now 
at  the  Oriental. 


New  Incorporations 


Monarch  Theaters,  Inc.,  New  York  City. 
Theatrical  business.  $50,000.  Margaret  Tully, 
Margaret  McMullen  and  Joseph  Barmann.  At- 
torney,   Samuel    Spring. 

Fred  A.  Barber,  Inc.,  New  York  City.  Motion 
and  sound  pictures.  $1,500.  Fred  A.  Barber, 
Joseph  H.  Bursch  and  Samuel  Weissman.  At- 
torney,   Louis  J.   Lifschitz. 

Josmin  Productions,  Inc.,  Manhattan.  Motion 
and  sound  pictures.  100  shares.  Samuel  Rosen, 
Murray  Dieter  and  Donald  Langer.  Attorneys, 
Feinberg    &    Feinberg. 

Patchen  Amusement  Corp.,  Kings  County. 
Theatrical  business.  50  shares.  Abraham  Stein- 
berg, Sara  Kanztnoff  and  Gladys  Plotkin.  At- 
torney,   Abraham    Steinberg,    1501     Broadway. 

S.  &  B.  Amusement  Corp.,  Manhattan.  Gen- 
eral amusement  business.  $10,000.  David 
Duboff,  Beatrice  Loeb  and  Peter  S.  Kurtz.  At- 
torney,    Herman    B.    Oberman. 

Burr-Court  Productions,  Inc.,  Manhattan.  The- 
atrical business  generally.  200  shares.  Court- 
ney Burr,  Charles  Harris,  and  Estelle  Kaplin. 
Attorney,   Julius   Kendler. 

Pantages  Booking  Offices,  Inc.,  Manhattan. 
Theatrical  and  amusement  bookings.  100  shares. 
Maxwell  A.  Kurtz,  Fred  Jacobs  and  Nehemiah 
Piller.     Attorneys,   Hutter  &   Rosenbloom. 

Rosat  Corp.,  Bronx.  Motion  pictures.  $20,- 
|000.  David  Berman,  Abraham  L.  Kanter  and 
Oscar    L.    Gruber.      Attorney,    Samuel    Lent. 

Elmira  Colonial  Theaters,  Inc.,  Elmira.  The- 
jatrical  business.  $20,000.  W.  H.  Mandeville, 
jW.  O.  Rodgers  and  B.  M.  Longwell.  Attorneys, 
Mandeville,  Waxman,  Buck,  Teeter  &  Har- 
pending,    Elmira. 

Freder  Co.,  Inc.,  Schenectady.  Motion  pic- 
tures. 200  shares.  John  Mader,  Ella  Mader 
and  Lillian  Freer.  Attorneys,  Blodgett  &  Smith, 
Schenectady. 


Boston — Esther  Herman  has  re- 
signed from  the  M-G-M  booking  de- 
partment. 


Buffalo — Eleanor  Peradeis,  office 
manager  of  Film  Exchange  Co., 
looks  for  a  very  active  season  this 
fall  and  winter  in  the  Buffalo  area 
on  the  basis  of  present  growing 
crowds  at  the  theaters. 


Colorado  Springs,  Colo. — Opening 
cold  at  the  Chief  theater  for  a  four- 
day  run,  without  benefit  of  national 
advertising  and  receiving  a  mini- 
mum of  local  build-up,  "Lady  for  a 
Day"  was  held  over  for  an  addi- 
tional four  days. 


Utica,  N.  Y. — The  Olympic,  oper- 
ated by  the  Fayette  Theater  Corp., 


of  which  H.  L.  Goodwin  is  president, 
has  arranged  for  the  installation  of 
RCA  Victor  Photophone  sound 
equipment. 


Hull,  Mass. — Arthur  L.  McGrory. 
owner  of  the  Apollo,  has  installed 
new  Photophone  High  Fidelity  sound 
to  replace  older  apparatus. 


Must  They  Bring  Cushions  Along? 


•  Theatre  goers  are  comfort  lovers.  If  they  drive 
to  your  theatre  in  automobile  comfort,  will  they 
sit  contentedly  on  hard,  lumpy,  worn-out  chairs? 


ASK  US, 

'How  can   I   reseat  my 
theatre  economically?' 


American  Seating  Company 


Makers  of  Dependable  Seating  for  Theatres  and  Auditoriums 
General  Offices:  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan 

BRANCHES       IN       ALL       PRINCIPAL       CITIES 


THE 


DAILV 


Monday,  Sept.  18,  1933 


A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS 


//. 


HOLLYWOOD 
TsJOW  that  the  long  search  for 
Alice  lias  been  ended  in  the  se- 
lection of  Charlotte  Henry  for  the 
title  role  in  "Alice  of  Wonderland," 
production  on  the  picture  gets  into 
swing  today  at  the  Paramount  stu- 
dios. Norman  McLeod  is  directing, 
and  something  is  being  made  of  the 
fact  that  the  picture  will  be  made 
behind  locked  doors. 

*  *         * 

Latest  additions  to  the  "Alice  ir 
Wonderland"  cast  include  Alisor 
Skipworth,  Louise  Fazenda  and  Fore 
Sterling.  Others  are  Gary  Cooper, 
Bing  Crosby,  Jack  Oakie,  Charlif 
Ruggles  and  Leon  Errol. 

*  *         * 

Charlotte  Henry,  by  the  way,  is 
no  newcomer.  She  has  had  stage 
experience  and  attracted  attention 
in  a  number  of  pictures,  particularly 
"Lena    Rivers,"    about    two    seasons 

ago. 

*  *         * 

Lee  Garmes,  noted  cinematogra- 
pher  who  was  recently  made  a  di- 
rector by  Jesse  L.  Lasky,  will  take 
one  last  fling  with  his  cameras  or 
the  marionette  story,  temporarily 
without  title,  starring  Lilian  Har- 
vey and  Gene  Raymond.  Garmes 
who  last  year  won  the  Academy  o' 
Science  award  for  excellence  of  pho 
tography,  was  scheduled  to  make  his 
first  picture  as  a  director  in  four 
weeks,  but  will  postpone  this  event 
until  after  the  current  production 
which  Rowland  V.  Lee  will  direct. 

*  *  * 

With  the  s'gning  of  Bessie  Bar- 
riscale  and  Geneva  Mitchell,  Colum- 
bia's "Above  the  Clouds"  is  near 
completion.  Roy  William  Neill  is 
directing  this  drama  of  the  news- 
reel  photographers.  Richard  Crom- 
well and  Dorothy  Wi  son  head  the 
cast,  which  includes  Robert  Arm- 
strong, Edmund  Breese,  Morgan 
Wallace,   Luis    Alberni    and    Ernest 

Wood. 

*  *         * 

Victor  .Tory,  Fox  leading  man 
having  just  been  assigned  the  star 
rintr  part  opposite  Irene  Bentley  ir 
W  11  James'  "Smoky,"  has  been  noti- 
fied that  he  will  next  head  the  cast 
of  "Mardi  Gras,"  from  an  original 
bv  Dudley  Nichols  and  Lamar  Trot- 
ti.  Heather  Angel  and  Miriam  Jor- 
dan will  be  in  the  cast.  Irving  Cum- 
mings  is  to  direct  the  production. 


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—RKO   Radio   Pictures. 

Kenneth  MacKenna,  who  recently 
completed  the  direction  of  Kathleen 
Norris'  "Walls  of  Gold,"  with  Nor- 
man Foster  and  Sally  Eilers,  will 
start  direction  of  "Sleepers  East," 
from  the  best  seller  by  Frederick 
Nebel,  on  Oct.  16.  No  cast  has  been 
decided  upon  as  yet. 

Halliwell  Hobbes,  veteran  charac- 
ter actor  who  is  invariably  cast  in 
butler  roles,  has  been  signed  to 
"buttle"  in  sequences  of  "Behold,  We 
Live,"  the  Irene  Dunne-Clive  Brook 
co-starring  film  now  in  production 
at  the  RKO  Studios.  Elliott  Nugent 
is  directing. 

*         *         * 

El  Brendel's  first  starring  pro- 
duction, previously  known  as  "I 
Come  from  Hell,"  will  henceforth  be 
called  "Olsen's  Night  Out"  and  will 
be  placed  in  production  today  under 
the  direction  of  Malcolm  St.  Clair. 
The  first  player,  other  than  El 
Brencel.  to  be  selected  is  John  Ar- 
ledge,  who  will  appear  as  the  juve- 
nile lead. 

Jack  Hays,  producer  of  Education- 
al's  Baby  Burlesk  series,  is  prepar- 
ing to  personally  direct  "Kid  'N 
Africa,"  the  first  subject  in  the  new 
season's  series. 

Frank  Campeau,  who  hasn't  been 
back  on  the  stage  since  Douglas 
Fairbanks  took  him  from  Broadway 
to  Hollywood  18  years  ago  for  pic- 
ture work,  has  been  engaged  for  r 
featured  role  in  Fox's  "Smoky,"  on 
location  in  Northern  Arizona.  Vic- 
tor Jory  and  Irene  Bentley  head 
the  cast. 

George  O'Brien  is  back  from  Ssn 
Francisco  with  Marguerite  Churchill, 
his  wife,  to  prepare  for  his  next  pic- 
tuer,  Stuart  N.  Lake's  "Frontier 
Marshal."  Lew  Seiler  will  direct. 

Although  its  star,  Barbara  Stan- 
wyck, is  still  in  the  east,  casting  on 
Warner's  "Gambling  Lady,"  her  next 
picture,  has  started.  Miss  Stan- 
wyck .plans  to  leave  for  Hollywood 
in  about  two  weeks. 


Ruby  Equips  Expedition 

A  special  camera  equipped  with 
special  lenses  to  operate  under  wa- 
ter by  remote  control,  as  well  as 
Bell  &  Howell  equipment  and  all 
motion  picture  equipment,  has  been 
furnished  by  the  Ruby  Camera  Ex- 
change for  the  filming  of  "Penitene," 
to  be  produced  by  Exceptional  Films. 
Inc.,  headed  by  Andre  Roosevelt. 
The  unit  will  leave  for  Costa  Rica 
on  Sept.  21. 


Warner    House    Reopens 

Washington   Bureau    of   THE   FILM    DAILY 

Washington — Warner's  Metropoli- 
tan has  reopened  after  alterations. 
The  work  and  color  scheme  repre- 
sent the  efforts  of  A.  Julian  Brylaw- 

ski. 


Mary  Mason,  who  appeared  in 
"Walls  of  Gold,"  the  Fox  prdouction 
with  Sally  Eilers  and  Norman  Fos 
ter,  has  been  awarded  an  important 
part  in  "The  Mad  Game." 

*  *  * 

Monarch's  fourth  Tom  Tyler 
Western  is  set  for  release  Sept.  22. 
Tyler  is  supported  by  Lane  Chand- 
er,  Caryl  Lincoln,  Lafe  McKee  and 
a  large  cast.  The  film  was  directed 
by  J.  P.  McGowan. 

*  *         * 

Captain  Don  Wilkie,  formerly  an 
operative  in  the  U.  S.  Naval  Intelli- 
gence, has  been  engaged  by  Sol  M. 
Wurtzel,  executive  producer  for  Fox, 
to  write  a  screen  play  for  Claire 
Trevor. 

*  #         * 

Russ  Columbo,  who  left  radio 
crooning  to  share  the  leading  roles 
with  Constance  Cummings  and  Paul 
Kelly  in  20th  Century  Pictures' 
"Broadway  Through  a  Keyhole," 
soon  to  be  released  by  United 
Artists,  has  taken  a  big  house  in 
Beverly  Hills  so  he  can  have  his 
parents  and  brothers  and  sisters 
with  him. 


Constance  Cummings  has  taken  a 
house  in  Bel-Air,  and  Paul  Kelly, 
Blossom  Seeley  and  Hugh  O'Connell 
are  spending  their  spare  time  in  real 
estate  offices. 

*  *         * 

Paul  Muni's  latest  motion  picture 
vehicle,  'The  World  Changes,"  is  out 
of  the  First  National  cutting  rooms, 
where  it  was  edited  under  the  super- 
vision of  William  Holmes. 

*  *         * 

Lyle  Talbot,  one  of  the  players  in 
the  cast  of  "The  College  Coach,' 
which  features  Pat  O'Brien  and  Ann 
Dvorak,  is  recovering  from  the  in- 
juries he  received  in  scrimmage  dur- 
ing the  filming  of  the  Warner  pic- 
ture's early  sequences. 

*  *         * 

The  reunion  in  Hollywood  between 
Lennie  Hayton,  erstwhile  Chester- 
field ciggie  maestro,  and  Bing  Cros- 
by, marked  the  get-together  of  a 
truly  great  musical  combination. 
Hayton  is  musical  supervisor  for 
"Going  Hollywood,"  the  new  M-G-M 
picture  starring  Marion  Davies  and 
Bing  Crosby,  and  plans  to  remain 
on  the  coast  until  the  first  of  the 
year  at  least. 


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116  Theaters  Added  to  Active  List  Last  Month 

NO  CODE  ISSUES  TO  BE  SIDETRACKED--ROSENBUTT 

Technical  Advancements  to  Mark  New  Season— Wanger 


M-G-M      Producer      Sees 
Spurt  in  Ideas  from 
Experimental  Labs 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  More  technical  im- 
provements and  novelties  will  be  con- 
tained in  the  1933-34  film  output 
than  in  the  past  four  seasons,  ac- 
cording to  Walter  Wanger,  M-G-M 
producer,  following  a  survey  of  more 
than  25  pictures  now  under  way. 

"Lighting,  costuming,  sound  ef- 
fects,  trick    photography    and    other 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 

INJUNCTION  DENIED 
IN  MOMAND  ACTION 

Oklahoma  City — -Motion  for  an  in- 
junction and   appointment  of  a  re- 
|  ceiver  for   a   group   of  film   compa- 
i  nies,  sought  by  Clarence  Tankersley, 
county    attorney    of    Pottawatomie 
county,  in  the  suit  filed  about  two 
1  years  ago  as  an  appeal  from  the  dis- 
(  trict  court's  dismissal  of  the  action 
charging  monopoly  and  discrimina- 
,  tion  against  the  A.  B.  Momand  in- 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Moskowitz  to  Represent 
20th  Century  in  East 

Joseph  Moskowitz,  United  Artists 
vice-president  who  was  drafted  from 
the  home  office  to  aid  in  forming  the 
business  organization  of  20th  Cen- 
tury Pictures,  has  completed  his 
work  and  is  returning  to  New  York, 
where  he  will  continue  as  treasurer 
and  New  York  representative  for 
the  Schenck-Zanuek  firm  in  addition 
to  resuming  his  executive  post  with 
U.  A. 


No  French  Pool,  Says  Loew 

Pooling  of  distributing  activities  by 
M-G-M,  Fox  and  Paramount  in  France, 
as  reported  from  Paris,  is  unlikely, 
Arthur  Loew  of  M-G-M  said  yesterday. 
The  dispatch  from  abroad  had  it  that 
the  move  was  for  purposes   of  economy. 


Rosenblatt  Considering  Ban  on  B.  0.  Figures 

Washington — Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  as  deputy  administrator  is  understood  to  be  giving 
serious  consideration  to  a  proposal  to  outlaw  publication  of  box-office  statements 
through  the  code.  This  practice  from  time  to  time  has  aroused  the  ire  of  the  Hays 
association,  which  contends  that  such  published  information  invited  taxation.  The 
Hays  office  has  taken  a  similar  attitude  on  the  printing  of  stories  concerning  Holly- 
wood  star  salaries. 


A.  F.  OF  L.  TO  PUSH 
UNIONIZATION  WORK 


Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Intention  of  the 
American  Federation  of  Labor  "to 
conduct  a  sweeping  campaign  to 
bring  workers  into  unions  throughout 
the  country,"  as  announced  by  Presi- 
dent William  Green,  is  expected  to 
include  film  industry  workers  in  its 
scope.  Details  of  the  plan  will  be 
made  known  at  the  Federation's  con- 
vention on  Oct.  2. 

Green  added  that  the  A.  F.  of 
L.  "is  going  to  continue  to  be,  as  it 
has  been  for  more  than  half  a  cen- 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Christie  Sees  100%  Jump 
In  Eastern  Studio  Activity 

Production  in  the  east  is  headed 
for  a  stride  that  may  increase  it 
100  per  cent  within  the  next  year, 
according  to  Al  Christie,  who  is  now 
producing  here  for  Educational. 
Development  and  trend  of  produc- 
tion   in   the   past   few  years   makes 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 


MPTOA  CONVENTION 
MAY  BE  ON  COAST 


Washington — Next  national  con- 
vention of  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  will 
likely  be  held  in  Los  Angeles  next 
January,  according  to  plans  now 
under  consideration  by  leaders  of  the 
exhibitor  association.  Milwaukee  has 
made  a  bid  for  the  meeting,  through 
President  Fred  S.  Meyer  of  the  Wis- 
consin unit,  who  plans  to  call  an 
annual  convention  of  his  association 
two  weeks  after  completion  of  the 
code,  the  provisions  of  which  will 
then  be  explained  to  his  membership. 


Irving  Berlin  Company 
In  Deal  for  RKO  Music 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Saul  Bornstein  of  the 
Irving  Berlin  Music  Co.  yesterday 
closed  a  deal  with  RKO  whereby  all 
musical  selections  used  in  Radio 
Pictures  will  be  published  and  re- 
leased to  the  mercantile  music  out- 
lets of  the  country  through  the  Ber- 
lin company. 


(Continued    on    fage    b)  nn   cuiiijjo.iij. 

Reopenings  at  High  for  Year; 
Closings  and  Transfers  at  Low 


Bob  Leonard  Appointed 
Supervisor  at  M-G-M 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Robert  Z.  Leonard, 
one  of  M-G-M's  ace  directors,  has 
been  appointed  a  production  super- 
visor and  signed  to  a  new  long  term 
contract. 


Theaters  added  to  the  active  list 
in  the  U.  S.  last  month  totalled  116, 
the  largest  number  of  houses  to  re- 
sume operations  reported  for  any 
month  so  far  this  year,  while  clos- 
ings totalled  46,  the  lowest  this  year, 
according   to   the   monthly   compila- 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 


Hope  Adjourned  Hearing 

Will  Finish  Work 

Over  Week-End 

By   ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Washington — Although  he  won't 
venture  a  predicton  as  to  when  the 
film  industry  code  will  be  completed, 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  hopes  that  the 
Washington  conferences  scheduled  to 
resume  Saturday  will  wind  up  the 
work  over  the  week  end.  Rosen- 
blatt yesterday  told  The  Film  Daily 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 


TALENT  PROVISION 
TO  UNDERGO  CHANGE 


Washington  —  Feeling  that  the 
agreement  reached  between  presen- 
tation house  operators  and  various 
employees,  including  talent,  does  not 
sufficiently  take  into  consideration 
the  problems  of  the  smaller  houses, 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  is  understood 
planning  to  have  the  proposals  re- 
vised. As  the  provisions  now  stand, 
they  are  particulaidy  drafted  from 
the  angle  of  the  de  luxe  theater, 
Rosenblatt  is   reported  to  have   de- 

(Continued    on  Page    7) 

Equipment  Code  Hearing 
Postponed  Until  Oct.  3 

Washingon — Hearing  for  the  mo- 
tion picture  and  theater  supplies  and 
equipment  industry  has  been  set 
back  from  Sept.  25  to  Oct. '  3,  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator, 
said  yesterday.    Gathering  will  take 

(Continued   on   Page    7) 


Will   Frame  Code  Authority 

Washington  —  Deputy  Administrator, 
Sol  Rosenblatt  will  personally  determine 
the  setup  of  the  code  authority  which, 
he  told  THE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday,  will 
consist  of  a  small  body,  thoroughly 
representative  in  character.  As  yet 
Rosenblatt  has  not  decided  as  to  num- 
ber of  persons  the  board  is  to  com- 
prise. 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  Sept.  19,  1933 


VoL  LXII1.  No.  67     Tuts,  Sept   19.1933    Price  5  Cents 


JOHN  W.  ALICOATE 


Editor  and  Publisher 


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MPTOA  to  Concentrate 
On  Four  Code  Provisions 

Washington— M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  lead- 
ers working  on  the  industry  code 
will  concentrate  their  strength  on 
four  issues  in  particular,  President 
Ed  Kuykendall  said  yesterday.  These 
subjects  are:  designating  of  play- 
dates,  elimination  of  score  charges, 
clause  providing  for  local  restric- 
tion of  double  feature  policies  and 
proposal  protecting  exhibitors  in  con- 
nection with  practice  of  tieing  in 
shorts  with  features. 

"We  are  standing  for  issues  be- 
cause of  their  merit,  not  because  of 
party  lines,"  declared  Kuykendall. 
Backing  his  statement  he  .rjointed  out 
that  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  delegation 
has  voted  with  Allied  on  some  mat- 
ters and  against  them  on  others. 


Music  Code  Hearing  in  Oct. 

Washington — Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
deputy  administrator,  is  planning  to 
conduct  a  hearing  on  the  music  pub- 
lishers' code  in  late  October.  Under 
a  proposed  code  submitted  Sept.  5, 
a  national  music  .publishing  indus- 
try committee  would  be  set  up  to  co- 
operate with  the  Administrator. 


Irene  Dunne  Signs  New  Contract 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Irene  Dunne  has  sign- 
ed a  new  contract  with  RKO  calling 
for  her  exclusive  services  for  two 
years.  She  will  co-star  with  Rich- 
ard Dix  in  "Stingaree"  as  her  first 
picture  under  the  new  contract.  This 
will  be  followed  by  "My  Gal  Sal," 
musical  romance. 


Added  to  "Night  Flight" 

West  Coast  Bureau  if  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Four  names  have  been 
added  to  the  cast  of  M-G-M's  "Night 
Flight"  through  the  addition  of  a 
sequence.  They  are  Dorothy  Bur- 
gess, Irving  Pichel,  Helen  Jerome 
Eddy  and  Buster  Phelps. 


Hal   Sheridan   Leaves   Publix 

Des  Moines — Hal  Sheridan,  man- 
ager of  the  Des  Moines,  has  resign- 
ed to  become  station  manager  of 
KSO.  Sheridan  has  been  city  man- 
ager of  the  four  Publix  theaters  for 
the  last  four  years. 


Goldsmith  Film   Completed 

"Carnival  Lady,"  a  Ken  Gold- 
smith production  starring  Boots 
Mallory  and  Ellen  Vincent,  has  been 
completed  on  the  coast  by  director 
Howard  Higgin.  It  will  be  distribu- 
ted in  New  York,  Buffalo,  Philadel- 
phia and  Washington  by  Hollywood 
Film  Exchange. 


Jean   Harlow    Weds    Harold    Rosson 

West   Coast   Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Jean  Harlow,  M-G-M 
star,  and  Harold  G.  Rosson,  camera- 
man, flew  to  Yuma  and  were  married 
yesterday. 


"Bowery"  Loew  Circuit  Oct.  13 

Following  its  premiere  at  the 
Rivoli,  "The  Bowery,"  first  20th 
Century  production,  wrill  be  released 
in  all  Loew  houses  on  Oct.  13. 


Business  Pickup  Denied 
By  Exhibitor  Leaders 

Washington  —  Taking  issue  with 
statements  made  by  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
officials  at  the  recent  film  code  hear- 
ing here,  exhibitor  leaders  who  so 
far  have  escaped  the  exodus  from 
town  yesterday  denied  that  box-of- 
fice business  has  shown  any  definite 
pickup.  They  based  their  assertions 
on  reports  gathered  from  all  sec- 
tions of  the  country.  The  I.  A.  T.  S. 
E.  made  business  improvement  a 
point  in  its  case  supporting  its  wage 
scale  demands. 


Non-Theatrical  Hearing 
Planned  by  Rosenblatt 

Washington — A  hearing  for  non- 
theatrical  film  and  slide  producers, 
who  are  not  covered  by  the  motion 
picture  industry  code,  will  be  held 
shortly  by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy 
administrator  in  charge  of  ths 
amusement  field.  So  far  the  indus- 
try has  not  submitted  a  code.  Ro- 
senblatt has  not  as  yet  set  a  dead- 
line in  the  matter. 


Michalove  Starts  at  Fox 

Dan  Michalove,  theater  executive 
formerly  with  Warners  and  recently 
with  Publix  Enterprises,  took  up 
new  duties  yesterday  as  assistant  to 
Sidney  R.  Kent  of  Fox. 


Set  Time  of  Poli  Sale 

Hartford — Sale  of  the  first  mort- 
gage bonds  of  Fox  New  England 
Theaters  will  take  place  at  2  P.  M. 
on  Oct.  16  at  the  door  of  the  Capitol, 
it  is  announced  by  Thomas  J.  Spell- 
acy,  master  of  sale.  The  Poli  inter- 
ests, chief  bondholders,  are  expect- 
ted  to  bid  in  the  properties. 


Roy  Del  Ruth  111 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Production  on  War- 
ner's "Finger  Man,"  starring  James 
Cagney,  is  held  up  due  to  a  severe 
cold  suffered  by  Roy  Del  Ruth,  di- 
rector, who  is  under  doctor's  care. 
Work  may  be  resumed  Thursday. 


Leila  Hyams  Injured 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Leila  Hyams  is  recov- 
ering from  a  studio  accident  in 
which  she  received  a  deep  gash  on 
the  forehead  when  a  microphone  fell 
and   struck  her. 


3  New  Westinghouse  Neon  Lamps 

Bloomfield,  N.  J. — Three  new  neon 
glow  lamps  for  low  power  consump- 
tion, long  life,  and  low  brilliancy  in 
general  indicator  service  are  an- 
nounced by  Westinghouse  Lamp  Co. 
They  will  be  made  in  various  sizes 
and  shapes. 


Jafa  Making  Films  in  English 

Four  of  the  five  additional  fea- 
tures to  be  made  by  Jafa,  the  Her- 
man Ross  company  which  recently 
finished  "The  Wandering  Jew"  in 
Yiddish,  will  be  done  entirely  in 
English.    George  Roland  will  direct. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


■ 


Today:  Testimonial     to    Hal    Home,    retiring 

A.M. P. A.  president,  Park  Central  Hotel, 
New  York. 

Sept.  20:  Continuation  of  Paramount  Publix 
creditors'  hearing  at  office  of  Referee  Henry 
K.    Davis,    140   Nassau  St..    New  York. 

Sept.  23:  Resumption  of  film  industry  code 
hearing    in    Washington.       10   A.M. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movie> 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  U.  S., 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington,   D.    C. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,   Chicago. 


Arrest  Denver  Women  Pickets 

Denver  —  Women  picketing  the 
Denver  and  Orpheum  were  arrested 
last  week  and  hearing  set  for  today. 
Women  picketing  the  Tabor,  Rialto 
and  Paramount,  also  Harry  Huff- 
man theaters,  were  called  off  after 
the  arrests.  The  picketing  was 
sponsored  by  the  operators'  union. 
Dick  Green,  representative  of  their 
international,  is  expected  here  in  a 
few  days  to  attempt  to  arbitrate  the 
trouble    between    Huffman    and    the 


Marine  Film  for  Warners 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood  —  "Shoot  to  Kill,"  a 
story  of  the  U.  S.  Marines  by  Wil- 
liam Rankin,  will  be  made  by  War- 
ners as  one  of  the  studio's  major 
pictures  of  the  year.  James  Cag- 
ney and  Pat  O'Brien  may  head  the 
cast,  and  efforts  are  being  made  to 
get  Major  General  Smedley  Butler 
for  a  role  and  to  serve  as  technical 
adviser. 


Seek  Permission  to  Lease  House 

Sioux  City,  la.  —  Samuel  J.  T. 
Straus,  New  York,  has  filed  a  peti- 
tion in  the  Federal  District  Court 
for  permission  to  lease  the  Orpheum, 
of  which  he  is  trustee,  to  the  Singer- 
Sioux  City  Corp.  for  10  years  at 
$24,000  a  year.  M.  H.  Singer  and 
J.  M.  Berne,  both  of  Chicago,  are 
president  and  secretary,  respective- 
ly, of  the  corporation. 


ATTENTION  ! 

We  have  in  stock  large  quantities  of 

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'MY  LIPS  to  those  786  exhibitors  who 
played  PARAMOUNT'S  'She  Done  Him 
Wrong'  twice.  You've  got  me,  boys." 


MY  GOOD  RIGHT  ARM  to  the  108 

fine  showmen  who  played  PARAMOUNT'S 
'She  Done  Him  Wrong'  three  times  and  to 
those  28  boys  who  played  it  four  times.  I 
go  for  them  in  a  big  way." 


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MY  DIAMOND  STUDDED  GARTER 

to  those  7  boys  who  played  PARAMOUNT'S 
'She  Done  Him  Wrong'  five  times,  to  the  6 
exhibitors  who  played  it  six  times  and  to  the 
2  who  played  it  seven  times.  It's  got  to  be 
intimate  for  men  like  that." 


MY  OWN  PERSONAL  INVITATION 

to  that  outstanding   exhibitor   who    played 
Z^i      PARAMOUNT'S    'She    Done    Him    Wrong' 
10  times.    He  fascinates  me 


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PfiJRA  MOUNT      PICTURE 


"TM  NO  ANGEL"  ADVERTISING  PRIZE.    For  the  guy 

who  puts  on  the  best  advertising  campaign  on  "I'm,  No  Angel' 
(based  on  the  material  available  in  the  "f'm  No  Angel"  press  book) 
offer  a  personally  conducted  "Come  Up  and  See  Me  Some  time' 
trip — a  round-trip  ticket  to  Hollywood  with  expenses  for  one  week. 

"I'M  NO  ANGEL"  RE-BOOKING  PRIZES.  To  every  good 
showman  who  replays  "I'm  No  Angel",  I  will  send  a  specially  auto- 
graphed   copy   of   my   new   book,   "HOW   TO   MISBEHAVE" 


"I'M  NO  ANGEL"  GRAND  PRIZE.  As  my  personal  present 
to  the  good  man  who  plays  "I'm  No  Angel"  the  greatest  number  of 
times,  I  give  a  diamond-studded  watch  with  an  intimate  inscription  in 
the  back.  It's  got  to  be  good  for  a  man  like  that!" 

C'mon  boys,  spread  your  wings  with  me  in  "I'm  No  Angel" 


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Tuesday,  Sept.  19,  193: 


TECHNICAL  PROGRESS 
IS  SEEN  BY  WANGER 

m  Page  I  I 
phases  of  cinema  science  have  made 
such  strides  in  the  last  few  months 
that  only  the  most  obtuse  spectator 
will  fail  to  observe  the  progress," 
declares  Wanger.  "More  than  a 
dozen  devices  which  have  been  un- 
der experiment  for  several  years 
have  recently  been  so  perfected  that 
they  will  be  introduced  as  a  matter 
of  course  in  future  productions. 
While  a  general  improvement  in 
story  material  and  casting  will  also 
be  noted,  the  contributions  of  the  re- 
search and  experimental  laboratories 
will  be  most  marked." 


Christie  Sees  100%  Jump 
In  Eastern  Studio  Activity 

i  (  ontinued  from  Page  1 ) 
it  almost  imperative  that  there  be 
two  .production  points  in  this  coun- 
try, says  Christie,  the  closer  tieup 
with  the  stage  is  a  factor  in  favor 
of  increased  activity  here. 

Paralysis  Epidemic  Hits 
Theaters  in  Youngstown 

Youngstown  —  Children  under  16 
years  are  barred  from  theaters  and 
all  public  gatherings,  and  all  schools 
will  remain  closed  until  further  no- 
tice, because  of  the  infantile  paraly- 
sis epidemic.  Theater  attendance 
has  dropped  considerably. 


Warners  Consider  $5  Premiere 

Warners  are  considering  a  $5  Broadway  premiere  for  "Footlight  Parade"  about  Oct.  5. 
The  musical  will  open  either  at  the  Strand  tor  a  pop  run  or  as  a  two-a-day  at  the 
Hollywood,  though  company  officials  mostly  feel  the  time  is  not  right  for  $2  roadshows. 


Titles  for  16  Films 

Set  by  Willis  Kent 

Titles  of  16  Progressive  features 
fheduled  to  be  produced  by  Willis 
Kent  for  1933-34  are:  "Her  Splendid 
Folly,"  "Morals  in  Pawn  "  "Museum 
Murder,"  "Jail  Bait,"  "Yellow 
Fangs."  "Legal  Loot,"  Crooner's 
Bride,"  "Hell's  Crossroads,"  "Let's 
Start  Something,"  "Torture  Ship," 
"His  Brother's  Wife,"  "Scarlet 
Sister,"  "The  Mystic  Hou  r," 
"Ladies'  Entrance"  and  "One  Arab- 
ian Night."  "Her  Splendid  Folly" 
is  complete  and  first  .prints  reached 
New  York  yesterday. 


Summerville  Film  Added 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Slim  Summerville  and 
Andy  Devine  in  "Tin  Pants,"  tenta- 
tive title,  has  been  added  to  Uni- 
versal's  Success  Group.  Story  is  by 
Ed  Sedgwick  and  Dale  Van  Every, 
with  Sedgwick  slated  to  direct.  Leila 
Hyams,  Una  O'Connor  and  David 
Torrence  also  are  in  the  cast. 


"Diggers"  in  5  Toronto  Houses 

Toronto — Warner's  "Gold  Diggers 
of  1933"  played  simultaneously  in 
five  local  houses  last  week. 


TONIGHTS  the  NIGHT 

DINNER  at  7.30 


Which  means  more  stars  than 
"Dinner  at  Eight"  to  entertain  you 
while  you  dine  and  dance  (in- 
formally)  at  the 


N  RA    PARTY  OF  THE    AM  PA 

IN  THE  GRAND  BALLROOM  OF  THE  PARK  CENTRAL  HOTEL 


:zr  jr^isczis- 


TUESDAY,  SEPT.  19th 


Come  early  and  help  the  AMPA 
say  "Here's  your  hat  and  what's 
your  hurry,"  to  its  retiring  presi- 
dent— That  old  gag  picker 


HAL  HORNE 


TICKETS  $3.00 

Including  Entertainment, 
Dancing  and  Dinner  with 
Razzberries    for    Dessert. 

• 

The    Fun    Begins 
at  7:30  P.  M. 


He  who  puns — should  be  punished 
and  Hal  is  in  for  a  lot  of  punish- 
ment when  the  boys  find  out  if  he 
can  "take"  it  at  this  Testimonial 
Dinner  when  they  wring  out  the 
old  Prexy  and  ring  in  the  new, 
saying  welcome  to 

JOHN  C.  FLINN 


To  Hold  N.  Y.  Conference 
On  Work  of  Extras 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Representatives  of 
Hollywood  extras  are  to  confer  this 
week  in  New  York  with  B.  B. 
Kahane.  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy 
administrator,  said  that  that  prob- 
lem would  be  worked  out  satis- 
factorily to  everyone.  Working  con- 
ditions for  chorus  girls  in  de  luxe 
houses  is  working  out,  he  said,  but 
agreement  for  the  smaller 
houses  throughout  the  country  have 
not  been  arrived  at  as  yet.  He  said 
that  he  wanted  it  known  that  any 
aspersions  that  were  cast  at  the 
public  hearings  against  agents  were 
not  directed  at  the  Central  Casting 
Bureau  in  Hollywood,  that  bureau 
being  maintained  by  the  producers 
themselves.  Producers  have  agreed 
that  where  a  differential  in  wages 
exists  between  the  east  coast  and 
the  west  coast  the  higher  minimum 
wage  shall  be  the  prevailing  scale. 

No  Shortage  of  Films 

Expected  in  Germany 

Berlin — Fears  of  a  film  shortage 
in  Germany  this  season  are  discount- 
ed by  a  survey  recently  made  by 
U.  S.  Trade  Commissioner  George 
R.  Canty.  Release  announcements 
since  June  already  total  163  fea- 
tures, with  requirements  for  the  sea- 
son expected  to  run  from  200  to  250 
feature  films,  according  to  Canty. 
The  ban  on  double  features  will  tend 
further  to  minimize  the  number  of 
films  required. 

"Damaged  Lives"  in  for  Run 

Boston — Weldon  Pictures'  produc- 
tion, "Damaged  Lives,"  had  its  U.  S. 
premiere  at  the  Majestic  here  to 
capacity  business.  Sponsored  by  both 
the  American  Social  Hygiene  Asso- 
ciation and  the  Massachusetts  Social 
Hygiene  Society,  and  with  a  long 
list  of  prominent  patronesses,  the 
picture  is  in  for  an  indefinite  run. 
Harry  C.  Kaufman  is  general  man- 
ager for  Weldon  in  New  England. 

"Harmony"  Premiere  in  6   Cities 

A  change  in  bookings  at  the  New 
York  Paramount  brings  "Too  Much 
Harmony"  in  as  the  next  attraction, 
following  "The  Song  of  Songs,"  "Too 
Much  Harmony,"  Bing  Crosby's  first 
starring  picture,  has  its  world 
premiere  in  New  York  and  five  other 
leading  cities  simultaneously  on  Fri- 
day. The  other  spots  are  Los  An- 
geles, Cleveland,  St.  Louis,  Boston 
and  Washington. 

ExDOsition   Using   Brandt   Machines 

Chicago  —  The  Brandt  Automatic 
Cashier,  a  coin-changing  machine 
manufactured  by  the  Brandt  Auto- 
matic Cashier  Co.,  Watertown,  Wis., 
was  chosen  as  standard  equipment 
for  use  at  general  admission  en- 
trances and  many  concession  ticket 
windows  at  A  Century  of  Progress. 
A   total   of   234   Brandts    are   being 


116  U.S.  THEATERS 
REOPENED  IN  AUG, 

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tions  of  the  Film  Boards  of  Tr.ide. 
Another  factor  indicative  of  an  im- 
proved situation  was  the  number  of 
theater  transfers,  which  dropped  tc 
149,  also  the  low  mark  for  am 
month  this  year. 

A.  W.  Schwalberg  Elected 
Warner  Club  President 

Alfred    W.    Schwalberg,    head    of 
exchange     operations     for     Warner 
Bros.,  has  been  elected  President  of] 
the    Warner    Club   for    the    ensuing 
year.      Harry    M.    Warner,    in    a 
brief    address    to    the    40    delegates ' 
present  at  the  election,  stressed  the 
vast  amount  of   good   the  club  had 
done    in    the    building    of    personnel  J 
morale  and  in  relief  of  members  in 
distress.    Stanleigh  Freidman,  mem- 
ber  of   the   legal    staff   and    of   the 
Warner  board,  also  spoke. 

Executive  board  and  other  officers  include, 
besides  Schwalberg,  Jules  Levey,  vice-presi- 
dent; Ruth  Weisberg,  vice-president  on  wel- 
fare; Steve  Thrilling,  vice-president  on  en- 
tertainment; T.  J.  Martin,  treasurer;  Loui- 
S.  Aldrich,  secretary;  Harold  Rodner,  Karl 
MacDonald,  Frank  L.  Gates,  Alex  MacBeath 
W.  S.  MacDonald,  C.  A.  Nichols,  George 
O'Keefe,  Margaret  Peterson,  E.  Reilly,  Arthur 
Sachson,  S.  Schneider,  Max  Blackman,  Sid 
Goldberg.    E.    B.    Barrison. 

Sam  Schneider,  represented  the  studio  and 
Coast  members.  Out  of  town  delegates  present 
were  J.  A.  Flaherty  of  Newark,  Alfred  Pig- 
gins  of  Toronto,  Miss  Harriett  Pettit  of 
Pittsburgh.  Harold  J.  Merisch  of  Milwaukee. 
J.  Ellis  Shipman  of  Philadelphia,  Miss  E. 
Herrick  of  Albany,  James  Bracken  of  New 
Haven,  Maurice  S.  Englander  of  Cleveland, 
Charles  H.  Ryan  of  Chicago  and  Harry  E. 
Lohmeyer   of   Washington. 

Metropolitan  delegates  were,  Sam  Serwer 
and  Edward  J.  Hartnett  of  the  Music  divi- 
sions, E.  B.  Barrison,  H.  J.  Hummell  and 
Miss    S.    Rothkopf    of    the    exchange,    M.    B. 

flackman.  Miss  Lee  Frankel,  Frank  L.  Gates, 
id  Goldberg,  Miss  Rae  Herring,  John 
Holmes,  Jack  Karp,  Jules  Levey,  Jerry  Loeb. 
Karl  MacDonald,  Ann  Martin,  A.  McBeath. 
Marie  Paulson,  Margaret  Peterson,  Harry 
Rosenband,  Arthur  Sachson,  A.  W.  Schwal- 
berg, Margaret  Victorson,  Ruth  Weisberg, 
and  Phil  Zimmerman.  Representing  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio  were  Mae  Dranow. 
John  H.  Rugge.  Milton  Cohen,  Ed  Bagley 
and    Miss   Fialkoff. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  given  Ralph  Budd. 
retiring  vice  president.  The  year  ended  with 
close    to    7000    members    on    the    club's    books. 

Next  to  the  election  of  officers,  the  most 
important  work  by  the  executive  committee, 
was  the  increasing  of  the  various  benefits  to 
the  members.  The  Death  benefit  was  in- 
creased from  $250  to  $350.  The  sick  benefit 
was  incseased  from  $10  a  week  for  10  weeks, 
excepting  the  first  two  weeks,  to  $15  a  week 
for  15  weeks,  excepting  the  first  two  weeks. 
Donations  to  those  who  marry  was  increased 
from  $25  to  $50.  Allocation  to  each  branch 
club  for  social  activities  was  increased  from 
$2   per   member   to   $3   per   member. 

During  the  past  year,  death  benefits  were 
paid  to  28  families;  $9150  was  paid  out 
for  births ;  an  average  of  $43  was  paid  out 
in  sick  benefits  to  317  people,  and  loans 
totalling   $17,000   were   made  to   234   members. 

An  innovation  in  policy  will  be  the  grant- 
ing of  loans  to  members  who  desire  to  take 
up  study  courses  and  need  the  money  to 
pay   for   their   tuition. 


. 


Longest  Credit  Cast 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAIZY 
Hollywood  —  Paramount's  "Alice  in 
Wonderland"  is  expected  to  have  the 
longest  cast  ever  to  receive  screen 
credit.  Forty-six  players  will  have  im- 
portant parts. 


THE 


I  uesday,  Sept.  19,  1933 


■ZMH 


DAILY 


INJUNCTION  DENIED 
IN  MOMAND  ACTION 


i 


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terests,  has  been  denied  by  the  State 
Supreme  Court.  The  Momand  bill 
>f  complaint  was  dismissed  Nov.  9, 
1931.  Tankersley  asked  the  Su- 
Dreme  Court  to  reverse  the  judgment 
ind  issue  an  injunction  against  the 
Griffith  interests  and  others. 


[Second  Des  Moines  House  on  Duals 

;  Des  Moines — The  Orpheum  has  in< 
vtiated  twin  bills,  following  the  lead 
)f  the  Paramount,  which  is  packing 
'them  in. 


Coming  and  Going 


Code  Talent  Provision 
Is  to  Undergo  Change 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

:ided.  The  agreement  was  reached 
Allowing  conferences  between  a  com- 
mittee including  major  circuit  rep- 
resentatives and  a  group  including 
lelegates  of  Actors  Equity,  Chorus 
Equity    and    Wardrobe    Attendants. 

Equipment  Code  Hearing 
Postponed  Until  Oct.  3 

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Dlace  in  the  ballroom  of  the  Hotel 
'Mayflower,  he  stated.    The  industry 
submitted  its  set  of  code  proposals 
m  Aug.  29. 

,|  Rosenblatt  also  has  postponed 
Sublic  hearings  on  the  radio  code  un- 
,il  Sept.  27,  so  he  may  give  his  full 
Attention  to  the  film  industry  code. 


.,    RUBY    KEELER,    Warner   star,    arrives    in    New 

fork  today  from  the  coast  to  celebrate  her  fifth 

yedding  anniversary  with  Al  Jolson.     They  may 

ittend    the    premiere    of    "1    loved    a    Woman" 

Thursday    at    the   Strand. 

i  ARTHUR    LOEW    left   by    plane   yesterday   for 

he    coast. 

!   JOE   ROCK   returned   to   New   York  yesterday. 

CARY  GRANT,  having  finished  work  as  Mae 
Vest's  leading  man  in  "I'm  No  Angel,"  leaves 
Hollywood  shortly  for  a  visit  to  his  native 
England. 

JOSEPH  H.  MOSKOWITZ,  vice-president  of 
Jnited  Artists,  left  Hollywood  yesterday  for 
Mew  York  to  arrange  for  the  world  premiere 
M  20th  Century's  first  production,  "The 
Jowery." 

NAT  LEVY,  RKO  branch  manager  in  Detroit, 
HARRY  MICHALSON,  eastern-central  district 
nanager  in  Pittsburgh,  and  HARRY  COHEN, 
'est  coast  manager  in  Los  Angeles,  arrived 
New    York    yesterday. 

HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN  and  SIDNEY 
>AMUELSON  arrived  in  New  York  from  Wash- 
ngton   yesterday. 

MAURICE  CHEVALIER  will  arrive  in  New 
'ork  on  Thursday  morning  from  Hollywood,  en 
oute   to    France.      He   sails    Monday. 

GEORGE  R.  BATCHELLER,  SR.  and  MAURY 
vj.  COHEN  leave  New  York  today  for  the 
(:oast.  GEORGE  R.  BATCHELLER,  JR.,  also 
leaves    today    for    the    coast   by    automobile. 

I  UPTON  SINCLAIR  arrives  in  New  York  on 
Thursday  to  make  an  appearance  at  the  world 
jiremiere  of  "Thunder  Over  Mexico"  on  Friday 
iiight  at   the   Rialto. 

j  HERBERT  T.  SILVERBERG,  film  attorney  in 
iuffalo,  is  in  New  York  for  a  stay  of  several 
■lays. 


"THE; 

WITH- 

PHIL  H  DALY 


•  •      •      WE  HAVE  been   mulling   over  the  Warner   lineup 

of  pix  coming  through  for  October  and  November and 

what  impressed  us  most  was  the  variety  of  themes eight 

features  that  cover  practically  every  department  of  recognized 

audience  appeal also  exceptional  casts and  every 

one  of  'em  a  natural  for  the  ole  exploitation  stuff 

*  *  #  * 

•  •  •  LET'S  START  off  with  "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road" 
written  by  Danny  Ahearn  who  lived  with  these  Amer- 
ican youngsters  in  hobo  jungles  and  sewer  pipe  cities 

"Footlight  Parade,"  which  hits  the  other  extreme,  the  third  in 

the   Warner  girlie-musical  cycle "Ever  In  My  Heart," 

starring  Barbara  Stanwyck  in  one  of  those  heart-tug  dramas 

that  the  femmes  go  for "The  Kennel  Murder  Case,"  with 

William  Powell  back  again   as   Philo  Vance "Female," 

with  Ruth   Chatterton   and   George   Brent  in   an  ultra-modern 

business  romance "College  Coach,"  giving  the  lowdown 

on  how  the  colleges  grab  off  material  for  their  teams 

"The  House  On  56th  Street,"  with  Kay  Francis  running,  a  fast 

gambling  house "The  World  Changes,"  with  Paul  Muni 

in  a  punch  drama  covering  three  generations  in  an  American 

family that's  what  you  call  a  Diversified  Program 

without  any  Repeaters 

*  *  %  & 

•  •  •  A  PRESS  luncheon  will  be  given  by  Major  Bowes 
to   Aimee    Semple   McPherson   tomorrow    at   the   Gotham   hotel 

.  ., to  usher  in  Aimee's  week  at  the  Capitol  in  a  personal 

appearance wonder   what  kind  of  a  Broadway  act  the 

evangelist  will  put  on? understand  hymn  books  will  be 

passed  out  to  patrons  by  the  doorman 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     LOOKS  AS  if  the  town  of  Minneapolis  has  done  its 

share  in  turning  out  film  folks  from  among  its  native  sons 

Phil  Reisman,  Bill  Koenig,  Merian  Cooper,  A.  H.  Fischer,  Johnny 
Johnston,  Charlie  Hynes,  Jake  and  Ralph  Wilk all  twin- 
city  lads 


•  •  •  AS  A  ringer  for  Dolores  Del  Rio,  it  was  easy  for 
Dolores  Normand  of  Brooklyn  to  cop  the  similarity  prize  at  the 
Liberty  Day  ball  of  the  Mexican  Fraternal  Center  held  Saturday 

nite Miss  Normand  has  won  three  Del  Rio  contests  to 

date 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     OVER  AT  Radio  City  they  are  all  steamed  up  about 

"Little  Women" on  the  word  of  Merian  C.  Cooper,  it  is 

"the  most  important  picture  RKO-Radio  has  ever  made." 

them's  strong  words,  pals,  coming  from  a  conservative  gent 
like  Mister  Cooper so  Ned  Depinet  has  taken  the  state- 
ment at  face  value and  is  putting  a  tremendous  publicity 

campaign  in  back  of  the  pix by  going  after   18,000 

women's  clubs  in  the  United  States,  along  with  over  28,000  high 

schools,  colleges  and  private  schools  for  girls for  this 

is  A  Woman's  picture with  Katharine  Hepburn  playing 

the  role  of  little  Jo,  the  main  character  in  the  famous  classic. 


•      •      •     WHEN  AN  actor  tells  a  story  on  himself,  it's  worth 

a  li'l  space here's  one  from  Chick  Chandler,  starring  in 

the  Radio  comedy,  "A  Preferred  List" Chick  hadn't  seen 

his  dad  for  several  years during  which  the  lad  wasn't 

getting  the  breaks he  tobogganed  from  Broadway  shows 

to  cheap  burlesque one  nite  a  guy  in  the  balcony  gave 

his  act  the  "bird" and  kept  it  up  till  Chick  got  peeved 

'.     he  sent  a  cop  after  the  annoyer the  officer 

came  back,  dragging  the  culprit it  was  Chick's  own  dad! 


«  «  « 


»  »   » 


NO  CODE  SUBJECTS 
TO  BE  SIDETRACKED 

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that  he  has  not  set  a  deadline  for 
completion  of  the  code. 

"No  subjects  will  be  sidetracked, 
as  far  as  possible,"  said  Rosenblatt, 
answering  a  question  as  to  whether 
or  not  some  controversial  issues 
which  are  comparatively  minor  in 
importance,  and  do  not  directly  re- 
late to  re-employment,  will  be  left 
out  of  the  code  or  relegated  to  the 
code  authority  for  determination. 

No  proposal  will  be  formally  ap- 
proved by  Rosenblatt  until  its 
phraseology  has  been  drafted  and 
okayed  by  him.  Even  though  he 
agrees  with  a  principle  set  forth  in 
a  provision  he  will  withhold  his  for- 
mal approval  until  the  last  word  has 
been  inserted  and  okayed.  Working 
under  this  procedure,  Rosenblatt  has 
not  yet  agreed  to  any  provisions. 

Asked  whether  or  not  he  plans  to 
reconvene  the  industry  hearing,  Ro- 
senblatt said  that  although  this  ac- 
tion lies  within  his  authority,  so  far 
he  has  no  intentions  of  such  a  move. 
He  admitted,  however,  that  if  he 
deems  it  necessary  he  could  call  the 
meeting  and  give  the  industry  12 
hours  in  which  to  get  together  on  its 
disputes,  as  in  the  instance  of  the 
coal  code. 

Rosenblatt  yesterday  conferred 
with  Julian  Brylawski  of  Warner 
Bros,  and  William  Jaffee  of  the  Na- 
than Burkan  law  staff  at  his  office 
in  the  Commerce  Building,  as  well 
as  other  persons  identified  with  the 
industry.  He  may  go  to  New  York 
tomorrow  for  the  holidays. 


A.  F.  of  L.  to  Push 

Unionization  Work 

( Continued  from  Page   1 ) 

tury,  the  recognized  all-embracing 
spokesman  for  American  labor.  That 
means  there  is  no  room  in  the  United 
States  for  any  other  labor  move- 
ment." 

Addition   of  at   least   500,000  new 
members  is  the  A.  F.  of  L.  goal. 


MANY  HAPPY  PITUK 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their   birthdays: 


Sept. 


Betty   Garde 


Ernest   Truex 


THE 


DAILV 


Tuesday,  Sept.  19,  1933 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


Wellington,  O.  — W.  J.  Powell  has 
reopened  the  Lonet. 


Rittman,  O.— W.  S.  Eckard  is  the 
new  owner  of  the  Pastime,  reopened 
with  a  six-day  policy. 


Payne,  O. — Carl  Armbrust  contin- 
ues as  operator  of  the  Strand  and 
plans  to  reopen  the  house  shortly. 


Kenosha,  Wis.  —  The  Cameo  has 
been  reopened  by  M.  Silverman,  op- 
erator of  several  neighborhood 
houses  in  Milwaukee. 


Stevens  Point,  Wis. — Fox's  Lyric 
has  reopened  for  week-end  showings. 
M.  A.  Neuman  is  manager. 


Harris,  la. — A  community  theater 
is  assured  here  with  the  formation 
of  the  Harris  Theater  Co. 


Jewell,  la. — G.  H.  Maxon  has  pur- 
chased the  Strand. 


Hartford,  Conn.— William  J.  Flan- 
agan, for  some  time  assistant  man- 
ager of  the  Strand,  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager  of  the  Lyric.  Both 
are  Warner  houses. 


Sheboygan,  Wis.  —  The  Vander- 
vaart,  operated  by  Tim  and  Nick 
Johnson,  was  bombed  last  week.  The 
theater  is  non-union. 


Milwaukee— Allen  T.  Frisby,  61, 
for  20  years  connected  with  local 
theaters  in  a  mechanical  capacity 
and  for  eight  years  stage  technician 
at  the  Wisconsin,  died  last  week. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS'7 


By  RALPH  WILK 


Bellaire,  O. — James  Circosta  is  re- 
opening the  Roma. 


Warren,  O.  —  Lemotto  Smith  is 
renovating  the  Hippodrome  in  an- 
ticipation of  opening  it  about  Oct.  1 
under  the  name  of  the  Post. 


Derby,  Conn.  —  The  Commodore 
Hull  has  reopened  on  a  full-time 
schedule. 


New  Britain,  Conn. — The  Embassy 
has  reopened  for  three-day  opera- 
tion.    F.   S.  Morin  is  manager. 


Boston— The  Franklin  Park  the- 
ater, Dorchester,  has  been  reopened 
by  Mullen  and  Pianaski  for  Publix 
with  Samuel  Feinstein  at  the  helm. 


Fremont,  O. — Sig  Gladstone,  for- 
mer manager  of  the  Paramount,  has 
taken  over  the  Fremont  and  plans 
tc  reopen  soon. 


Akron  —  C.  W.  and  Frank  Brill 
have  taken  over  the  Roxy,  formerly 
the  Portage. 


Denver  —  Frank  Sheffield  of  the 
Sheffield  Film  Exchange,  had  a  close 
call  when  his  car  sideswiped  a  truck 
parked  on  a  bridge.  $200  damage 
to  the  car  and  Sheffield  was  severely 
shaken  up. 


Wheeling,  W.  Va. — George  Otte, 
identified  with  George  Shafer  the- 
ater enterprises  here  for  several 
years,  has  gone  to  Pittsburgh  to 
manage  the  Pitt,  recently  acquired 
by  Shafer.  His  post  here  has  been 
taken  by  Sig  Soloman. 


HOLLYWOOD 
£)ARRYL  ZANUCK  has  bought  a 
second  story  for  George  Arliss, 
who  is  due  back  here  from  abroad 
on  Oct.  15.  It  is  "Sentenced,"  Lon- 
don stage  play  by  Harold  Simpson, 
and  will  followed  "The  House  of 
Rothschild,"  which  Sam  Mintz  and 
Maude  T.  Howell  have  adapted  as 
the  first  Arliss  vehicle  for  United 
Artists. 


James  Cagney,  to  be  starred  by 
Warners  in  "Heir  Chaser,"  based  on 
a  story  by  Laird  Doyle  and  Ray 
Nazarro,  will  start  in  the  new  film 
as  soon  as  he  has  completed  "The 
Finger  Man,"  currently  in  produc- 
tion. Roy  Del  Ruth  will  direct  from 
a  screen  play  by  William  Rankin. 


Joan  Crawford,  Jeanette  MacDon- 
ald  and  Grace  Moore  are  under  con- 
sideration by  M-G-M  for  the  femi- 
nine lead  opposite  Maurice  Chevalier 
in  "The  Merry  Widow."  Decision  on 
the  role  will  be  made  within 
three  months. 


Genevieve  Tobin,  recently  signed 
to  a  long  term  contract  by  the  War- 
ner-First National  studios,  will  star 
in  "Easy  to  Love."  The  story  was 
written  by  Carl  Erickson  and  David 
Boehm. 


"Murder  in  Trinidad,"  mystery 
novel  by  John  Vandercook,  has  been 
purchased  by  Fox. 


Bobby  Watson  will  play  Bing 
Crosby's  rapid-fire  manager  in  M- 
G-M's  "Going  Hollywood."  Watson 
is  a  Broadway  musical  comedy  gag- 
ster  who  recently  was  seen  on  the 
screen  in  "Moonlight  and  Pretzels." 
Also  in  the  cast  of  the  M-G-M  musi- 
cal production  are  Fifi  D'Orsay,  Ned 
Sparks,  the  Radio  Rogues,  Sterling 
Holloway  and  Patsy  Kelly.  Raoul 
Walsh  is  directing. 

*         *         * 

Valerie  Taylor,  currently  appear- 
ing with  Leslie  Howard  in  Fox's 
"Berkeley  Square,"  will  soon  make 
an  appearance  on  the  London  stage, 
her  first  in  four  years.  Miss  Taylor 
will  appear  in  "The  Man  With  a 
Load  of  Mischief"  at  the  Westmin 
ster  theater  in  the  British  metropo 
lis.  She  has  spent  the  last  four 
years  in  America. 


Short  Shots  from  Eastern  Studios 


By  CHAS.  ALICOATE 


Ashland,  O.— C.  W.  Brickert,  with 
houses  in  Akron,  has  taken  over  the 
Palace,  formerly  operated  by  Clark 
and  Edwards. 


Cleveland — Myer  S.  Fine  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Windameer  Cleveland 
Co.,  which  has  acquired  the  Winda- 
meer from  Sam  Rosenthal  and  his 
associates. 


East  Liverpool,  O. — J.  R.  Osborne 
will  manage  the  State,  which  opens 
about  Oct.  1  under  control  of  the 
Dipson  circuit. 


Oak  Harbor,  O. — The  former  Roy- 
al, now  the  Portage,  has  been  re- 
op?ned  by  Harry  0.  Thomas. 


Shelby,  O. — It  is  reported  that  the 
Opera  House,  formerly  run  by  H.  D. 
Shreffler,  is  to  reopen  soon  with 
William    Felter    as    owner-manager. 


Mangum,  Okla.— Duffy  Theaters, 
Inc.,  has  been  formed  with  Pat  Duf- 
fy, M.  L.  Duffy  and  Mary  Duffy  as 
incorporators. 


'"JHE  GREAT  ADVENTURE" 
starring  Lillian  Gish  and  Roland 
Young  and  produced  by  Arnold  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  headed  by  Eddie  Dow- 
ling  and  Arthur  Hopkins,  has 
been  completed  at  the  Eastern  Ser- 
vice studio  in  Astoria.  William  De- 
Mille,  in  association  with  Hopkins, 
directed  the  feature,  assisted  by  Joe 
Nadel.  Ben  Jackson  was  in  charge 
of  production,  with  Arthur  Edeson 
and  Walter  Strenge  doing  the 
camera  work.  Release  will  be 
through  Paramount. 


Sam  Sax  presents  another  of  his 
combinations  in  the  new  comedy 
team  of  Charles  Jadels  and  Lionel 
Slander,  who  started  their  first  co- 
starring  "Big  V"  comedy  at  the  Vita- 
phone  studio  Friday  under  the  di- 
rection of  Ray  McCarey.  In  the  cast 
are  Shep  Howard,  Lyle  Evans  and 
Tom  Howard.  The  short  is  titled 
'Pugs  and  Kisses,"  written  by  Jack 
Henley  and  Glen  Lambert. 


The  first  of  the  series  of  two-reel 
comedies  being  produced  by  Frank 
Crumit  and  Julia  Sanderson,  fea- 
turing   themselves,    has    been    com- 


pleted at  the  West  Coast  Service 
studio.  Jack  Shilkret  and  his  or- 
chestra appear  in  the  short,  which 
was  directed  by  Kenneth  Webb. 
Harold  Godsoe  supervised  produc- 
tion, with  Charles  Harten  and  Joe 
Rittenburg  doing  the  camera  work. 
• 

Milton  Singer,  able  and  amiable 
assistant  to  Lee  Stuart,  casting  di- 
rector at  the  Vitaphone  studio,  is 
recovering  from,  an  accident  while 
motorboating  last  week-end.  Singer 
caught  his  foot  in  the  propeller  of  an 
outboard  motor.  Several  stitches 
had  to  be  taken. 

• 

Phil  Spitalny  and  his  orchestra 
have  been  signed  by  Vitaphone  to 
make  a  one-reeler  for  its  "Melody 
Masters"  series. 


The  second  short  produced  by 
Vitaphone  starring  George  Givot 
and  Charles  Judels,  recently  com- 
pleted, has  been  titled  with  Givot's 
now  famous  line  "Howd'ya  Like 
That."  In  the  cast  are  Dorothy 
McNulty,  Tony  Hughes  and  Lionel 
Stander.  Givot  will  return  to  Vita- 
phone after  finishing  his  present 
picture  on  the  coast. 


Lewis  Stone  is  seen  in  support  of 
Greta  Garbo  for  the  sixth  time  in  his 
role  of  Oxenstierna,  the  chancellor, 
in  "Queen  Christina." 

♦  ♦  * 

Lew  Brown,  newly  appointed  asso- 
ciate producer  of  musical  comedies 
for  Fox,  has  arrived  in  Hollywood 
to  prepare  for  the  forthcoming  "Fox 
Movietone  Follies,"  which  will  start 
early  in  October. 

sfc  $  $ 

Effie  Ellser  has  been  signed  by 
M-G-M  to  play  the  role  of  "Ma" 
with  Ed  Wynn  in  "The  Fire  Chief." 
Also  in  the  cast  supporting  Wynn 
are  Dorothy  Mackaill,  William 
(stage)  Boyd,  Chic  Sale  and  Purnell 
W.  Pratt,  Charles  F.  Riesner  is  di- 
recting. 


The  mail  carrier  who  spent  his 
day  off  taking  a  long  hike  has  noth- 
ing on  James  McGuinness,  scenario 
writer  at  M-G-M.  McGuinness  left 
Hollywood  recently  for  a  10-day 
rest  up  north.  He  devoted  the  first 
day  to  swimming  and  golf,  but  the 
second  day  he  sat  down  to  outline 
the  idea  for  a  story  which  occurred 
to  him.  He  became  so  enthusiastic 
over  the  story  that  he  rushed  it 
through  to  a  completed  scenario,  but 
by  that  time  his  vacation  had  ex- 
pired. 

Warren  William  will  play  the  lead 
in  Warner's  "King  of  Fashion,"  aj 
story  of  Paris  and  New  York  giving 
the  inside  of  the  style  racket.  Orry 
Kelly  is  designing  advance  styles 
for  the  picture. 

*         *         * 

Incidentally,  McGuinness'  play. 
"Lace  Curtains,"  is  shortly  to  open 
at  the  Strand  in  London,  with  an 
all-star  cast. 


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Exhib  Complaint  Board  Promised  by  Rosenblatt 

RKO  MAY  EXPAND  DUALS  AS  COMPETITIVE  MOVE 

— 

Production  Sets  Record  at  Columbia  With  31  Under  Way 


Washington 

. . .  and  other  things 

=By   JACK   ALICOATE— 


CVEN  the  most  optimistic  observer  of  the 
career  of  the  motion  picture  code,  upon 
reflection,  must  come  to  the  inevitable 
conclusion  that  the  whole  business,  to  say 
the  least,  is  terribly  messy.  After  a  week 
of  intensive  effort,  starting  Monday  morn- 
ing of  last  week,  most  of  the  executives 
of  the  industry  find  themselves  like  six-day 
bicycle  riders,  right  back  where  they 
started.  To  some  the  code  has  offered  a 
splendid  and  unusual  opportunity  to  work 
out  controversial  industry  problems  in  un- 
selfish co-operation.  To  others  it  has  been 
a  Roman  Holiday  for  industry  hi-jacking. 
Surely  by  this  time  Washington  has  the 
proper  economic  perspective  of  this  in- 
dustry. It's  about  time  for  more  action 
and   less  talk. 


TO  the  credit  of  those  who  saw  a  big, 
'  interesting  and  constructive  job  to  do 
and  then  quietly  rolled  up  their  sleeves 
and  went  ahead  and  did  it,  the  bringing 
back  of  Paramount  is  one  of  the  major 
achievements  of  the  year.  The  entrance 
of  Dr.  Julius  Klein  into  the  proceedings 
will  add  further  constructive  value  to  the 
situation.  The  career  of  Paramount  has 
been  long  and  honorable.  It  was  one  of 
the  foundation  stones  upon  which  this 
greater  industry  of  motion  pictures  was 
built.  Like  many  other  corporations  and 
/(individuals,  the  unprecedented  depression 
[caught  this  great  company  unprepared.  The 
complete  economic  comeback  of  Paramount 
now    looks    assured. 


IN  the  turmoil  of  the  Washington  code 
hearing  we  wonder  how  many  caught  the 
significance  of  the  brilliant  talk  of  the  de- 
lightful Judge  Camille  Kelley  of  the  Juve- 
nile Court  of  Memphis,  Tenn.  This  under- 
standing lady  has  sat  in  judgment  upon 
|some  13,000  cases  during  her  ten  years  on 
the  bench.  She  does  not  believe,  and  does 
not  hesitate  to  state  so  positively  and  pub- 
.'licly,  that  pictures  have  a  corrupting  in- 
fluence upon  the  minds  of  children.  Here 
again  is  first  hand  evidence  based  upon 
fact  as  contrasted  to  theory. 


Current      Schedule     Tops 

All  Previous  Studio 

Activity 

West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — Surpassing  all  prev- 
ous  activity  at  the  Columbia  stu- 
dios, 31  films  are  now  in  various 
stages  of  production.  Six  features 
are  in  the  cutting  rooms,  seven  are 
in  work  and  18  are  being  rushed 
into  shape  for  early  production. 

In  the  cutting  rooms  are  "Above 

{Continued    on    Page    3) 


FOREIGN  EXPANSION 
FINISHED,  SAYS  COHN 


Completion  of  Columbia's  foreign 
expansion  plans  is  announced  by 
Jack  Cohn,  vice-president,  following 
the  return  of  J.  H.  Seidelman,  the 
company's  foreign  manager,  from  8 
six-week  stay  abroad,  where  he  co 
operated  with  Joe  Friedman,  Euro- 
pean manager,  in  establishing  new 
offices  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  on 

{Continued  on  Page  8) 


New  National  Exhib  Unit 
May  Be  Discussed  in  A.  C. 

Further  development  of  the  pro 
ject  to  form  a  new  national  exhibitor 
association,  based  on  the  present  Al 
lied  organization,  as  exclusively  pub 
lished  in  The  Film  Daily  of  Sept 

{Continued  on  Page  8) 


Chaplin  Reopens  Studio 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Charlie  Chaplin  reopened 
his  studio  yesterday  in  preparation  for 
starting  work  on  his  new  United  Artists 
picture,  which  is  expected  to  begin 
shooting  next  month  or  shortly  there- 
after. 


AMERICAN  NAMES 


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Practically  all  productions  to  be 
made  by  British  International  Pic- 
tures will  have  casts  headed  by 
American  name  players,  in  addition 
to  stories  designed  to  appeal  to  the 
international  market,  according  to 
Arthur  Dent,  B.I. P.  managing  direc- 
tor, who  is  now  in  New  York  with 

{Continued  on  Page  8) 


Bigger  Star  Values 

For  Monogram  Films 

A  campaign  for  more  star  names 
to  headline  forthcoming  Monogram 
attractions  is  understood  to  be  con- 
templated by  W.  Ray  Johnston, 
president.  Several  prominent  play- 
ers already  are  in  view  and  acquisi- 
tions are  expected  to  get  under  way 
in  earnest  shortly.  Monogram  is 
out  to  make  pictures  that  will  hit 
the  class  as  well  as  pop  houses. 
Johnston  stated  last  week  in  an- 
nouncing the  appointment  of  Edward 
Finney  as  director  of  advertising 
and  publicity  and  story  editor. 


Rosenblatt  to  Name  Board 
To  Settle  Exhibs'  Complaints 


New  Expedition  Company 
Plans  Features,  Serials 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Ubique  Pictures 
Corporation  of  Seattle  will  send  an 
expedition  to  foreign  countries  to 
make  features  and  serials.  The  or- 
ganization  has   bought   "Ubique,"   a 

{Continued    on    Page    3) 


Bv    WILLIAM   SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — That  the  completed 
code  will  contain  some  sort  of  pro- 
vision for  settling  exhibitor  com- 
plaints regarding  clearance  and  zon- 
ing was  made  clear  yesterday  by 
Deputy  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt who  said  exhibitors'  complaints 

{Continued    on    Page    3) 


Double-Billing     in     Other 

Circuit  Houses  to  be 

Met  by  RKO 

Expansion  of  double-featuring  by 
the  RKO  circuit  is  predicted  as  the 
result  of  a  meeting  held  yesterday 
at  which  Harold  B.  Franklin  told 
his  division  managers  to  investigate 
all  situations  where  competitive 
houses  are  playing  dual-bills. 

Although  there  is  an  unwritten 
understanding     between     all     major 

{Continued    on    Page    3) 


EXHIBS  NOT  BUDGING 
ON  OPERATOR  STAND 


Washington — When  the  local  code 
drafting  groups  reconvene  on  Satur- 
day, chances  are  that  the  indepen- 
dent exhibitor  ranks  will  still  be 
maintaining  a  solid  front  in  oppo- 
sition to  the  compromise  proposal 
that  the  code  leave  the  operator 
situation  untouched.  Under  this 
recommendation,  houses  currently 
employing  two  projectionists  would 
continue,  and  theaters  using  one 
would  do  the  same. 

Independent       exhibitor       leaders, 

{Continued    on    Page    3) 


Product  Shortage  Forcing 
Detroit  Dual-Ban  Action 

Detroit  —  Scarcity  of  "features 
product  may  force  opponents  of 
the  anti  dual-bill  measure,  due  to 
take  effect  here  Oct.  15,  to  accept 
the  plan.  Nearly  50  local  exhibi- 
tors have  waged  a  steady  battle  to 
retain  the  double-feature  privilege, 
but  lack  of  product  is  steadily  weak- 
ening their  ranks  and  their  argu- 
ments. 


U.  S.  Films  Lead 

Buenos  Aires — Out  of  202  feature 
films  presented  here  in  the  first  six 
months  of  this  year,  the  United  States 
supplied  154,  France  15,  Germany  21, 
England  6,    Italy  3,   and  Argentine  3. 


»oL  LXIII. No.  68    Wed., Sept.  20. 1933    Price  5 Cents 

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Motion  Picture  Salesman,  unusually  fine 
record,  also  Foreign  language  film  experi- 
ence, wishes  connection  with  distributor. 
Own    Car.      References. 

Box    No.   959,   The    Film    Daily 
1650   Broadway  New  York  City 


"The  Private  Life  of  Henry  VIII" 

Marked  by  what  is  certain  to  go  down  as  one  of  the  grandest  characterizations  in 
many  cinema  moors,  namely  Charles  Laughton's  impersonation  of  Henry  VIII,  the 
early  British  king  who  went  in  for  many  wives,  this  United  Artists  release,  shown  yes- 
terday to  an  invited  audience  at  the  Astor  Theater,  is  robustious  entertainment  of  the 
first  order.  It  is  a  meaty  affair,  not  only  in  acting  qualities  but  also  in  story  back- 
ground, lusty  and  unbridled  comedy  at  court,  scenic  investiture  and  general  maintenance 
of  interest.  Artistic  enough  to  suit  the  palate  of  the  most  fastidious  showgoers,  yet 
intelligible  enough  to  be  appreciated  by  the  man  in  the  street,  the  picture  should 
prove  relishing  to  a  wide  audience.  Alexander  Korda  directed  it  in  grand  style,  and 
the  production  as  a  whole  is  a  big  feather  in  the  cap  for  London  Film  Productions, 
Ltd.,   who   made   it.  —GILLETTE. 


Retroactiveness  of  Code 
Is  Still  to  be  Decided 

Washington — Question  of  whether 
or  not  provisions  of  the  film  indus- 
try code  will  be  retroactive  is  still 
hanging  fire  while  it  is  being  studied 
by  the  NRA  legal  department.  Just 
when  a  decision  may  be  expected 
has  not  as  yet  been  indicated.  If 
the  NRA  rules  that  the  code  clauses 
may  legally  be  made  retroactive  it 
would  necessitate  revamping  thou- 
sands of  existing  exhibition  con- 
tracts for  1933-34  season  .product. 


Sidney  Lust  to  Present 
Free  Educational  Films 

Washington  —  Free  showings  of 
educational  pictures  for  school  chil- 
dren are  planned  by  Sidney  Lust  ir 
two  Maryland  towns  in  which  he 
operates.  Through  a  tieup  with  thf 
schools,  children  attending  these 
special  matinees  will  be  given  credit 
as  in  the  instance  of  a  regular  schoo1 
subject. 


Harry    Cummins    Dies 

Harry  Cummins,  40,  brother  of 
Samuel  Cummins,  state  rights  dis- 
tributor, died  Monday  night  in  Mt. 
Sinai  Hospital.  Funeral  sei*vices  will 
be  held  at  9:30  this  morning  in  the 
David  Reich  Funeral  Parlors,  247 
Lenox    Ave. 


Bringing  "Black  Dawn"  East 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Josef  Berne,  director 
of  "Black  Dawn,"  dramatic  three- 
reeler  which  has  attracted  consider- 
able attention  here,  leaves  today  for 
New  York  to  make  distribution  ar- 
rangements. 


Yamins'  Houses  Back  to  W.E.  Sound 

Fall  River,  Mass. — Electrical  Re- 
search Products  has  reinstalled 
Western  Electric  sound  systems  in 
Nathan  Yamins'  Strand  and  Park 
theaters.  The  houses  changed  equip- 
ment about  a  year  ago. 


Flo  Kelly  at  Fox  Brooklyn 

Flo  Kelly,  a  sister  of  Nell  Kelly 
is  the  new  producer  in  charge  of  all 
ensemble  numbers,  effects,  etc.,  at 
the  Fox  Brooklyn  theater.  She  was 
for  eight  years  with  Fanchon  and 
Marco  on  the  West  Coast. 


"U"  Adds  Musical 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood — "Young  Hearts,"  mu- 
sical romance,  has  been  added  to 
Universal's  special  group,  replacing 
"That's  Gratitude."  John  Boles  and 
Gloria  Stuart  will  head  the  cast. 


M.  P.  Federation  Board 
Plans  to  Meet  Today 

For  the  purpose  of  reviewing  t>V 
recent  Washington  industry  code 
hearing  and  the  group  meetings 
which  followed,  a  meeting  of  th' 
board  of  directors  of  .the  Federa 
tion  of  the  M.  P.  Industry  is  tenta- 
tively scheduled  for  this  afternoon. 
Attorney  Jacob  Schechter,  counsel 
of  the  organization,  and  others  wil] 
go  over  the  proceedings  and  plans 
will  be  discussed  in  connection  with 
proposals  to  be  made  when  the  group 
meetings  resume  Saturday  at  Wash- 
ington. 


6  Fox  Productions 

In  Work  This  Mont^ 

West    Cnast    Bureau    of    THE    FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — High  point  in  nrodu^ 
tion  at  one  of  Fox's  two  studios  will 
be  reached  this  month  when  six  films 
will  be  before  the  cameras  simultan- 
eously. Those  now  being  made  in 
"lude  "Smoky,"  featuring  Victor 
Jory  and  Irene  Bentley:  "The  Msr1 
Game,"  with  Spencer  Tracy.  Clairp 
Trevor  and  Ralph  Morgan;  "OlsenV 
Nierht  Out,"  featuring  El  Brende1 
with  Walter  Catlett  and  Barbara 
Weeks;  "Orient  Express,"  with 
Heather  Angel,  Norman  Foster  and 
Ralnh  Morgan,  and  "Frontier  Mar- 
shal," with  George  O'Brien.  James 
Dunn  and  Sally  Eilers  will  stai't 
"Jimmy  and  Sally"  on  Sept.  25. 


Finds  Demand  for  Vaude. 

Returning  from  a  tour  as  field 
representative  for  the  new  Amalga- 
mated vaudeville  agency,  affiliated 
with  Ed  Wynn's  new  Amalgamated 
Broadcasting  Co.,  Gen.  Pisano  re- 
lorts  widespread  interest  among  ex- 
hibitors for  vaudeville  attractions. 
Many  theaters  now  offering  pictures 
■^t  10,  15  and  20  cents  could  get  dou- 
ble these  admissions  with  the  addi- 
tion of  vaudeville,  says  Pisano. 


New  Minn.  Theater  Firms 

Minneapolis — Union  Theaters  Co., 
with  capital  of  $50,000,  has  been  in- 
corporated by  Harold  D.  Finkelstein, 
Daniel  Finkelstein  and  Emmons  L. 
Abeles.  Zenith  Theaters  has  been 
incorporated  by  Emmons  L.  Abeles. 
Eva  Weitzman  and  Etta  Livon, 
with  capital  stock  of  $50,000. 


Fox  Brooklyn  Breaks  Record 

Dave  Hutton  on  the  stage  and 
"Moonlight  and  Pretzels''  on  the 
r-creen  this  week  broke  box-office 
records  of  the  past  two  years  and 
attendance  records  of  the  last  three 
years  at  the  Fox  Brooklyn  theater. 
A  holdover  is  being  considered. 


Coming  and  Going 


HUGH    HARMAN,    president    of    Harman-lsin, 

Productions,    and    CHARLES    B.    STEWART,    JR. 

ttorney    for    the    company,    are    in    New    Yorl 

from    the    coast   and    plan    to    return   west    in   , 

day    or    so. 

ROBERT  SHAYNE,  stage  player  signed  b' 
RKO  and  assigned  to  "Rodney,"  the  Waltc 
Huston  vehicle  to  be  made  at  Fort  Meyc 
Va.,  leaves  New  York  next  Tuesday  to  star 
his    film    work. 

WELFORD  BEATON  is  due  in  New  York  frorr 
Ihe    coast    this   week. 

DON  ALVARADO  and  EDWARD  GRAHAIv 
arrived  at  The  Warwick  Hotel  from  Holly 
wood   yesterday. 

JOHN  KRIMSKY,  co-producer  with  Giffo  c 
Cochran  of  the  talker  version  of  Eugent 
O'Neill's  "Emperor  Jones,"  arrived  from  Par; 
yesterday   on    the    He   de   France. 

DR.  HUGO  RIESENFELD,  who  handled  the 
musical  score  for  "Thunder  Over  Mex,co,"  rn: 
been  called  to  London  to  write  the  score  foi 
"The  Wandering  Jew,"  a  Hagen-Twickenharr 
production. 

JOE  LEO,  in  charge  of  William  Fox's  the- 
aters at  Los  Angeles  and  San  Francisco,  yes- 
terday   arrived    in    New    York    from    the    coast 

HEDDA  HOPPER  arrived  a  few  days  ag: 
'.om    Hollywood    and    is    at    The    Warwick. 


H.  Harman  Here  on  Deal 

Hugh  Harman,  president  of  Har- 
man-Ising  Productions,  Ltd.,  pro- 
ducers of  animated  cartoon  comedies 
has  arrived  in  New  York  with 
Charles  B.  Stewart,  Jr.,  attorney 
for  Harman-Ising,  for  conferences 
on  releasing  arrangements  for  a  new 
series  of  shorts.  Hannu..  '1  ;ing  re- 
cently completed  contracts  on  the! 
"Looney  Tunes"  and  "Merrie  Melo- 
dies" released  by  Warners. 


Kohn,  Keough  to  Resume  Stand 

Ralph  A.  Kohn  and  Austin  Keough 
of  Paramount  will  resume  the  stand 
today  at  the  continuation  of  the 
hearing  being  conducted  into  Para-, 
mount  affairs  at  the  offices  of  Henry 
K.  Davis,  referee  in  bankruptcy. 
Saul  E.  Rogers,  counsel  for  a  group 
of  bondholders,  is  to  continue  his 
questioning  along  with  Samuel  Zirn, 
representing  individual  bondholders. 
At  last  week's  meeting,  details  of. 
$36,000  paid  to  A.  C.  Blumenthal  in! 
settlement  of  his  suit,  and  disclos- 
ures of  $2,250,000  distributed  to  five 
Paramount  executives  in  1929,  were 
brought  out. 


THEATRE  OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


We  have  in  stock 

over  50,000  yards 

CRESTWOOD  & 

PREMIER  CARPETS 

Largest  variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 


Greater  N.  Y. 
Export  House,  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna   4-0240 

Theatre  Carpets  Our  Specialty 


Wednesday,  Sept.  20,  1933 


V 


BOARD  TO  SETTLE 
EXHIBS  COMPLAINTS 


Is 


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(Continued  from  Page   1) 

about  present  buying  problems  are 
piling  up  in  his  office.  During  the  day 
he  had  received  a  delegation  of  exhib- 
itors from  Hopewell,  Virginia,  who 
Were  complaining  about  the  fact  that 
distributors  are  now  asking  that 
Petersburg  Theaters  get  a  21  day 
clearance  where  they  formerly  got 
snly  7  days. 

The  code  should  provide  an  im- 
partial body,  set  up  within  it,  sub- 
ject to  appeal  to  the  code  authority 
itself  where  all  these  factors  can  be 
straightened  out  of  the  way  before 
'the  new  selling  season  is  under  way, 
Rosenblatt  said.  He  also  made  it 
clear  that  whe^e  any  practice  of 
clearance  or  exclusive  runs  or  zon- 

«  ing  might  incur  a  monopoly  that 
condition  could  not  be  tolerated  by 
the  NRA. 

Exhibitors  are  attacking  the  2-2-2 
proposal  for  an  arbitration  board. 
The  legal  department  of  NRA  is  now 
'studying  the  question  of  whether  the 

Is  code  will  be  retroactive  on  present 
contracts.  The  Consumers'  Board 
is  also  studying  the  question  of  in- 
creased admission  prices.  Rosen- 
blatt is  leaving  for  New  York  today 
on  general  business  and  may  see  the 
groups   now    in   session   there.      He 

K  jwill  return  tomorrow. 

Mary  Pickford  sent  another  wire 
in  behalf  of  extras,  claiming  that 
fair  treatment  of  them  is  necessary 
for  suitable  talent  within  the  indus- 
try. 


lalll': 


Exhibs  Not  Budging 

On  Operator  Stand 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

however,  are  not  satisfied  with  this 
irrangement  which  leaves  the  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  in  a  position  whereby  its 
.ocals  can  still  push  their  one-man- 
.for-each-machine    campaign,    as    or- 
iginally proposed  for  inclusion  in  the 
icode.    They  want  a  provision  which 
,„,.  tfefinitely  checks  any  such  possibil- 
jJity,  particularly  protecting  the  small 
m  :heater  which  cannot  afford  the  over- 
head rise  which  an  extra   operator 
would  cause. 


Leases  Amsterdam  Ave.  House 

Edward    J.    McCleary   has    leased 
the    Hudson   Theater   at    1968    Am- 
!  sterdam  Ave. 

I.  


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For  Art's  Sake 

West  Coast  Bur.,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — For  a  nominal  salary,  re- 
ported to  be  $20  a  week  and  living 
expenses,  Charles  Laughton  will  turn 
his  back  on  Hollywood  and  a  screen 
contract  running  into  four  fat  figures 
weekly,  to  return  to  London  and  partici- 
pate in  a  novel  theatrical  venture.  He 
is  one  of  a  group  of  eight  who  have 
banded  together  as  a  stock  company,  to 
produce  classical  plays  in  London  dur- 
ing the  winter.  They  will  defray  cost 
of  production,  costumes  and  settings 
themselves,  and  enact  the  roles.  Laugh- 
ton  will  depart  on  completion  of  his 
current  Paramount  role  opposite  Carole 
Lombard  in  "White  Woman."  He  will 
return    in   April. 


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WITH 

PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •  •  OH  BOY,  oh  boy! was  that  Hal  Home  testi- 
monial   dinner-dance-entertainment-ribbing    party    at   the    Park 

Central  a  Wow ! here  we  are  at  midnite  relaying  the 

news  to  you and  the  Riot  has  only  started!      .  .      Walter 

Futter  was  there  with  two  swell  ba-bees and  we,  in  our 

usual  helpful  and  co-operative  spirit  horned  in  and  took  one  of 
'em  off  his  hands.  ...,,..  and  so  you  can  imagine  wot  a  tuff  time 
we  had  tearing  ourself  away  in  order  to  slip  you  the  news  in 

time  for  the  presses but  that  only  goes  to  prove  to  you 

that  we  serve  our  Public  first,  last  and  all  the  time of 

course  Boss  Alicoate  hinted  that  we  better  beat  it  and  write  a 
kolyum and  mebbe  that  was  the  deciding  factor,  after  all. 


•  •  •  WE  CAN  say  without  any  equivocation  that  this 
AMPA  testimonial  to  its  retiring  prexy  was  the  most  popular 

film  function  of  the  season the  guests  were  fighting  for 

seats  at  the  tables    there  were  more  customers  than  tables 

Jimmie   Caruso's    Orchestra   led   off  with  his   harmonies 

Paul  Benjamin  introduced  the  master  of  ceremonies,  Julius  Tan- 
nen  who  ad  libbed  with  so  many  witty  remarks  through- 
out the  evening's  festivities  that  it  would  take  two  columns  just 
to  cover  his  remarks 


•      •      •     THEN  CAME  Wynn  Talbot  with  his  aggregation 

of  Duskies  from  Harlem then  Mister  Tannen  turned  the 

loud  speaker  over  to  John  Flinn,  the  incoming  prexy  of  AMPA 

they  greeted  him  with  rising  applause  for  five  minutes 

Jawn  paid  a  fine  tribute  to  Hal  Home  for  giving  him 

an  administration  worthwhile  to  carry  on he  introduced 

the    past    AMPA    prexies    present Arthur    James,    Paul 

Gulick,  Bill  Yearsley,  Walter  Eberhardt,  Bruce  Gallup,  Ed  Fin- 
ney       then  Mister  Tannen  read  a  slew  of  telegrams  from 

guests  who  were  detained  Si  Seadler  said  in  his  wire  that 
he  was  at  the  Mills  Hotel  in  a  conference  with  past-presidents 
of  the  AMPA "Red"  Kann  also  wired 


•      •      •      AND    WOT    a    swell    entertainment    of    beaucoup 

talent! Ethel  Merman  sang  her  famous  "We're  In  the 

Money"  and  "Ladies  and  Gents,  That's  Love!" then  came 

Kay  Kaymen,  who  was  Hal's  roommate  for  a  year and 

he  should  know  the  guy while  Kay  talked  the  orchestra 

played  soft  and  low "Sweethearts  Forever" the 

aristocratic  touch  was  added  with  Sir  Oliver  Wakefield  of  Lun- 

non    among  the  avalanche   of  his   scintillating  wit   one 

crack  stands  out  in  our  stupefied  memory "Opportunity 

only  knocks  at  your  door  once  in  a  Nightgown — and  you're  a 

sucker  to  pass  her  up" and  did  the  customers  cheer  for 

that  one! 


•  •  O  THEN  CAME  Dan  Healey  and  his  Ha-Ha  Club 
Gang  from  Harlem  followed  by  Al  Lichtman,  the  Boss 

of  the  retiring  AMPA  prexy  Al  said  with  emotion 

"I'm  so  glad  Hal  is  retiring  from  the  AMPA,  for  now  I  can 

get  some  work  out  of  him  for  United  Artists." Ida  Mae 

Bailey  of  Lee  Sims  and  Bailey  gave  one  of  her  marvellous 
dramatic  song  numbers    ...  .  .    then  Mister  Tannen  presented  Hal 

with   a   gorgeous   watch   from   the   AMPA after   which 

Mister  Home  put  over  a  Classic  Comeback  on  the  guys  who  had 
been  ribbing  him  all  evening  it  was  so  good  that  they 
oughta  book  it  as  an  act  on  the  Big  Time  he  paid  a 
glowing  tribute  to  the  guests  of  honor  invited  to  AMPA  lunch- 
eons who  Didn't  Show  Up his  speech  was  a  Riot 

then  into  the   dancing with   a  host  of  beautiful  dames 

and  it  breaks  our  heart  that  we  have  no  space  to  run 
their  names A  PARTY! 


«      «      « 


»      »       » 


RKO  SEEN  EXPANDING 
DOUBLE  BILL  POLICY 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

circuits  to  the  effect  that  any  change 
in  policy  will  be  discussed  before 
being  put  into  effect,  it  is  under- 
stood that  a  competitive  circuit 
house  has  installed  a  policy  of  five 
double-feature  changes  a  week  with- 
out  any   inter-circuit   discussion. 

It  is  likely  that  the  first  RKO  the- 
aters now  running  single  feature 
programs  that  will  change  to  dual 
bills  are  the  Coliseum  and  the  Bush- 
wick. 


Production  Sets  Record 
At  Columbia  Studios 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  Clouds,"  "The  Thrill  Hunter," 
"Police  Car  17,"  and  three  untitled 
productions.  In  work  are  "Man's 
Castle,"  "My  Woman,"  "Fury  of  the 
Jungle,"  "East  of  Fifth  Ave.", 
"Man  of  Steel"  and  "Hold  the 
Press." 

The  18  being  readied  include  "The 
Ninth  Guest,"  "World's  Fair," 
"Night  Bus,"  "Let's  Fall  in  Love," 
"No  Cannons  Roar,"  "Fog,"  "Sha- 
dows of  Sing  Sing,"  "Hello  Big 
Boy,"  "Whom  the  Gods  Destroy," 
"Produce  the  Body,"  "House  of 
Murder,"  "Murder  in  the  Studio," 
"Take  the  Witness,"  "The  Most 
Precious  Thing  in  Life,"  "Once  to 
Every  Woman,"  "Sisters  under  the 
Skin,"  "Fighting  Code,"  and 
"Straightaway." 


New  Expedition  Company 
Plans  Features,  Serials 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

6,000  freighter  and  equipped  it  with 
a  laboratory. 

Harriet  Virginia  is  president  of 
Ubique;  Jimmie  Fulton,  vice-presi- 
dent; Lawrence  Peters,  secretary. 
The  expedition  will  sail  from  Wil- 
mington, Cal.,  in  October,  with  New 
York  City  as  its  first  objective. 


Willis   Kent   Film   for   RKO   Houses 

Progressive  Pictures'  "Her  Splen- 
did Folly"  produced  by  Willis  Kent, 
has  been  booked  in  12  RKO  New 
York  houses  by  Jack  Bellman  of 
Hollywood  Pictures. 


MANY  HAPPY  RETUM 


BUM 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  20 


Sidney  Olcott 
Marian  Nixon 


Florence   Ryerson 
Elliott  Nugent 


This  Cake  is  SWEET ! 

Just  a  happy  hint  of  what's 
happening  at  M-Q-M  studios: 

Greta  Garbo,  John  Gilbert  in  "Queen  Christina"*  Norma  Shearer  in  "Marie 
Antoinette"  Joan  Crawford,  Clark  Gable  in  "Dancing  Lady"  Marie 
Dressier,  Lionel  Barrymore  in  "The  Late  Christopher  Bean"*  John  Barrymore, 
Helen  Hayes,  Clark  Gable,  Lionel  Barrymore,  Robert  Montgomery,  Myrna 
Loy  in  "Night  Flight""  "Hollywood  Party"  starring  Marie  Dressier,  Joan 
Crawford,  Jean  Harlow,  Lupe  Velez,  Jimmy  Durante,  Jack  Pearl*  Johnny 
Weissmuller  and  Maureen  O'Sullivan  in  "Tarzan  and  His  Mate'"  Jean 
Harlow  and  Lee  Tracy  in  "Bombshell"*  "Meet  the  Baron"  with  Jack  Pearl* 
"Prizefighter  and  the  Lady"  with  Max  Baer,  Myrna  Loy,  Primo  Camera* 
Ed  Wynn  in  "The  Fire  Chief"*  Ramon  Novarro  and  Jeanette  MacDpnald 
in  "The  Cat  and  the  Fiddle"*  Marion  Davies,  Bing  Crosby  in  "Going 

.~J»*    T~k~    "D „. T  : 1  T> •        "HTL  _  D J-      _  /^>        ->1  feJW 


wood"  K  John  Barrymore,  Lionel  Barrymore™  The  Paradine    !as< 
Beery  in  "Viva  Villa"*  Helen  Hayes  in  "Wicked  Wclnari"*  Cl! 
Robert  Montgomery  in  "Two  Thieves"*  Wallace  ^ery,  Jean  Harlow,  Clark 
Gable  in  "Soviet"*— and  many,  many  more. 


SALES 

i 


THERE'S  A  REASON  for  the  record  sales  of 
Metro-GoldwyrvMayer  1933^34  product! 

THE  RETURN  of  Greta  Garbo  and  Norma 
Shearer  to  M-G-M's  bigger-than-ever  Star  Family. 

THE  RETURN  of  Irving  Thalberg  to  the  more- 
powerful-than-ever  producing  line-up! 

THE  FALL  SEASON  Parade  of  M-G^M  Hits 
starting  with  "Tugboat  Annie,"  "Penthouse," 
"Night  Flight,"  etc. 

THE  BIGGEST  ROAD-SHOW  in  the  history 
of  this  industry  "Dinner  at  8". 

AND   LOOK   ON   OPPOSITE   PAGE  for 

what's  happening  at  M-G-M  Studios! 

CHAMPIONSHIP  YEAR! 


DAILV 


Wednesday,  Sept.  20,  1933 


THEATER  CHANGES  REPORTED  BY  FILM  BOARDS  OF  TRADE 


ARKANSAS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CLARENDON— Paramount,  transferred  to 
!..    G.    Renfro   by   J.    W.    Crabtree.     RUS- 

SELLVILLE — Community,    transferred    to 

E.  R.    Gillette    by    O.    H.    Gillette, 

Opening 

M'lKRIl.I.TOX— Palace  (new  tbeater),  by 
Malco  Tbeaters,   Inc. 

CALIFORNIA 
Changes   in   Ownership 

ALVARADO— Alvarado,  transferred  to  M 
Maharro  by  John  Gomez.  LOS  AN 
GELES — Banner,  transferred  to  M.  Peskay 
by  William  Rolfus ;  Green  Meadows,  trans 
ferred  to  M.  Edwards  by  Craft  &  Graham 
Moneta,  transferred  to  Louis  Green  by  W 
\V.      Brown.  LOMITA— Lomita,     trans 

ferred  to  H.  K.  Phillips  by  M.  Baker 
ONTARIO— California,  transferred  to  M 
Anderson.  RIVERSIDE— Golden  State  and 
Robidoix,  transferred  to  Fox  West  Coast 
by  Roy  Hunt.  SAN  FRANCISCO— Em- 
bassy, transferred  to  Fox  West  Coast  by 
Dan  Markowitz ;  Orpheum,  transferred  to 
William  Wagnon  by  RKO.  STOCKTON 
— Mandarin,  transferred  to  Herbert  Harris 
by  Fred  Mali.  SUTSUN — Arlington,  trans- 
ferred to  Aaron   Wagnon   by   Louis  Trager. 

Openings 

ALVARADO— Alvarado.  BAKERSFIELD 
— Hippodrome,  by  Page  &  Greene.  COL- 
FAX—Colfax.  GRAHAM— Kinema,  by  M. 
Bronstein.  HAWTHORNE— Plaza,  by  C. 
Black.  LONG  BEACH— Brayton.  LOS 
ANGELES  —  Alhambra,  by  Mathe  & 
Schaefer ;  Orpheum,  by  Principal  Theaters; 
Rosebud,  by  Frank  Ullman ;  Trojan  (for- 
merly University),  by  Fred  Hershen. 
PASADENA — Florence,  by  Universal  The- 
aters. SAN  BERNARDINE— Fox,  by 
Fox  West  Coast.  SAN  DIEGO— Avalon, 
by  Jack  Rantz.  SAN  FRANCISCO— 
Embassy. 

Ooened   with   Portable   Equinmpnt 

ARROYO  GRANDE— Mission;  CAMBRIA 
PINES  —  Cambria;  GUADALUPE  — 
Crescent;  MORO  BAY— Woods.  (All  by 
Standard    M.    P.    Service.) 

Closings 

LOS  ANGELES— Granada.  OAKLAND— 
Premier.  SAN  FRAXCISCO  —  Regent. 
TURLOCK— New    Turlock. 

COLORADO 
Openings 

HAYDEN— Hayden.  bv  John  Greve.  FOW- 
LER—Star.  McCOY— McCoy,  by  John 
Greve. 

CONNECTICUT  _ 
Changes  in  Ownershin 

THOMASTON — Paramount,  transferred  to 
J.  Kata  by  L.  B.  Murphy.  WATER- 
TOWN — Cameo,  transferred  to  J.  Del 
Rosso    by    R.    Zoeller. 

ILLINOIS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CHICAGO — Crown,  transferred  to  Schone- 
stadt  and  Sons  by  Crown  Theater,  Inc. ; 
Karlov,  transferred  to  Karlov  Amusements. 
Inc.,  by  Karlov  Theater  Corp.  ;  State 
Lake,  transferred  to  Jones.  Linnick  & 
Schaeffer  by  RKO.  SPRINGFIELD— 
Pantheon,   transferred   to  Tonv    Sena   by   E. 

F.  Clarks.  SYCAMORE— Fargo,  trans- 
ferred to  LeKay  Theater  Corp.  by  Polka 
Bros. 

Openings 
CHICAGO— Avalon.   Granada,   State  Lake. 

Closing 
CHICAGO— Mid   City. 

INDIANA 
Changes  in  Ownershin 

BUTLER  —  Butler,  transferred  to  Nellie 
Riker  Broch  by  J.  F.  Roush.  EVANS- 
YILLE — American,  transferred  to  Robert 
Scherer.  GOSHEN — Circle,  transferred  to 
J.  Dzigany  by  Archie  Robinson.  GARY — 
Tivoli,  transferred  to  Tivary  Theater  Ccrp. 
by  S.  Stein.  INDIANAPOLIS— Lyric, 
transferred  to  Charles  M.  Olson;  Keith's, 
transferred  to  Libson  &  Switow :  Circle 
and  Indiana,  transferred  to  Indianapolis 
Theatrical  Management  Associates.  Inc.  ; 
Ohio,  transferred  to  David  Coulter.  NEW- 
BURGH — Princess,  transferred  to  G.  A. 
Lord.  WARREX— Mystic,  transferred  to 
Phil  Sharon. 

Openings 

BUTLER— Butler.       ELWOOD— Alhambra. 


INDIANAPOLIS    -Avalon    and    Indiana. 
OOLITIC  Dixie.    VEEDERSBURG— 

Toyko.      WAR  K  EX— Mystic. 
Closings 
GREENFIELD     Riley.     MT.    VERNON— 
Empress.    WHITING— Capitol. 

IOWA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

K I  N'CSLEY— Casino,  transferred  to  H.  R. 
Kinsey  by  E.  L.  Ross.  MOVILLE— 
Moville,  transferred  to  A.  Cohen.  REIN- 
BECK — Princess,  transferred  to  W.  A.  and 
L.  M.  Hawn  by  R.  V.  Damon.  WIL- 
LI AMSBURG— Iowa,  transferred  to  A.  T. 
Chado   by    Russell    Turner. 

Openings 

CARROLL  —  Royal.  CEDAR  RAPIDS— 
Olympic.  MOVILLE— Moville.  NEW- 
TON—Iowa. 

Closings 

DAVENPORT— Northwest.  GRINNELL— 
Colonial.  M  ANSON— Cee  Bee.  NEW 
SHARON— Sharon.  SCHALLER— Opera 
House.      STATE    CENTER— Sun. 

KANSAS 
Closings 

CONWAY  SPRINGS— Opera  House.  ELK- 
HART—Doric.  MERIDEN— City  Hall 
(formerly    Community). 

KENTUCKY 
Openings 

CARROLLTON  —  Richland  Opera  House. 
CREENBURGH— Bowen.  LOUISVILLE 
— National    and    Shelmar. 

Closings 

ALVA— Alva  (formerly  Casino).  AUXIER— 
Auxier.      LOUISVILLE— Aristo. 

LOUISIANA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

LEESVILLE — Vernon  (formerly  Dream- 
land), transferred  to  W.  W.  Page  by  L. 
D.  Guidry.  PORT  ALLEN— Edith,  trans- 
ferred to  W.  H.  Tastay  by  J.  T.  McDer- 
mctt.  WHITE  CASTLE  —  Fairyland, 
transferred  to  H.  J.  Dabrueill  by  Mrs.  R. 
Blanchard. 

Opening 

BOGALUSA— Redwood. 

MARYLAND 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BALTIMORE— Dixie,  transferred  to  Milton 
Caplon  by  Theater  Enterprises,  Inc.  CUM- 
BERLAND— Burke,  transferred  to  Grace 
Fisher   by   Thomas    Burke. 

MASSACHUSETTS 
Changes  in   Ownership 

METHUEN — Methuen.  transferred  to  James 
F.  Walsh  by  P.  Smith.  WORCESTER— 
Rialto,  transferred  to  Ernest  Sharaff  by  E. 
Fedilli. 

Openings 

BOSTON— Keith-Alhee,  by  RKO.  LOWELL 
— Gates  (formerly  Opo.ra  House),  by  Mark 
Gates ;  Jewell,  by  George  Husson.  OAK 
BLUFFS— Seabreeze,  by  Albert  E.  Holmes. 

Closing 

WILLIAMSTOWX  -Walden. 

MICHIGAN 
Changes  in  Ownership 

MERRILL — Merrill,  transferred  to  Vincent 
Barkoski  by  Stewart  E.  Woodruff.  OTSE- 
GO— Otsego,  transferred  to  Homer  Carley 
by  Sun  Theater  Co.  NEW  BALTIMORE 
— Roosevelt,  transferred  to  A.  J.  Non'is 
by   Archie   Baldridge. 

Openings 

FLIXTT— Lincoln,  by  R.  Ingram  and  A. 
Barnes.  GRAXD  RAPIDS— Park,  by  L. 
C.  Shepherd.  SCHOOLCRAFT— Comfort, 
by    f.   C.   Crawford. 

Closings 

FAST  TORDAN— Temple.  SAUGATUCK— 
Pavilion. 

MINNESOTA 
Changes  in  OwnershiD 

fSLE — Isle  (formerly  Town  Hall),  trans- 
ferred-to  G.  D.  Thorpe  by  C.  A.  Sherman. 
LeROY — Crystal,  transferred  to  W.  R. 
Engelson  by  C.  V.  Shafield.  MINNE- 
APOLIS— Hennipen  Orpheum,  transferred 
to  Mort  Singer  Enterprises  by  RKO.  ST. 
PAUL — Rialto,  transferred  to  Barnet  & 
Belmont   by    W.    F.    Sauer. 

Openings 

DELANO— Comet.    ISLE  —  Isle    (formerly 


Town       Hall).         JEFFERS— Cozy.         ST. 
PAUL— Rialto. 

Closings 
LA  KEVILLE— Lakeville.   M  ELROSE— Mel- 

MISSISSIPPI 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CRYSTAL  SPRINGS— Stage  (formerly  Pal- 
ace), transferred  to  Porter  &  Harper  by 
L.    D.    McNamee. 

Openings 

CALHOUN  CITY— Star.  CHARLESTON 
— Superba.      OKOLONA— State. 

MISSOURI 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CHAFFEE— Pullman,  transferred  to  Mrs.  C. 
H.  Horstman  by  Mrs.  B.  Montgomery. 
RIDGEWAY  —  Ridgeway,  transferred  to 
Elliott  and  Goodwin  by  William  Leonard. 
ST.  LOUIS — St.  Louis,  transferred  to 
Metropolitan  Theaters  Corp.  by  RKO. 
STEELVILLE  —  Melba,  transferred  to 
Raymond  Carr  by  Carl  Morrison.  WES- 
TOXT — Rex  (formerly  DeLuxe),  transferred 
to   R.  J.   McMurray  by   Charles   Hendrix. 

Openings 

RIDGEWAY— Ridgeway,  by  Elliott  and 
Goodwin.  ST.  LOUIS — Bremen,  by  Clar- 
ence Kaimann ;  ;  Shenandoah,  by  David 
Komm ;  St.  Louis,  by  Metropolitan  The- 
aters Corp.  WESTON— Rex  (formerly 
DeLuxe),    by    R.    J.    McMurray. 

Closings 

CAMDEN— Stiles.  GRANT  CITY— Rain- 
bow  Park.     KANSAS   CITY— Bellini. 

NEBRASKA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ANSELMO — Anselmo,  transferred  to  W.  T. 
Dailerd  by  Community  Club.  BLOOM- 
FIELD — Star,  transferred  to  John  Mac- 
Quistan  by  J.  L.  Irwin.  CAIRO — Movie, 
transferred  to  R.  Phelps  by  J.  M.  Ruth. 
ELGIN — Avalon,  transferred  to  Preston  & 
Cartenson  by  Averill  Beaver  Co.  LYMAN 
— Lyman,  transferred  to  George  Luce  by 
McDonald  Bros.  NEWMAN  GROVE— 
Douglass,  transferred  to  Williams  &  De- 
harst  by  H.  F.  Knudsen..  RAVENNA— 
Pastime,  transferred  to  Ed  Forrester  by 
Gus  Holub.  SCHUYLER  —  Schuyler, 
transferred  to  Prokop  &  Heins.  SPRING- 
VIEW — Movie,   transferred  to  F.   Carlson. 

Openings 

CAIRO  —  Movie.  ELGIN  —  Avalon.  LY- 
MAN—Lyman,  by  George  Luce.  SPRING- 
VIEW— Movie. 

Closings 

TASSETT  —  Bassett.  OXFORD  —  Grand. 
WOOD   RIVER— Pal. 

NEVADA 
Closing 

RENO— Roxie. 

NEW  JERSEY 
Changes   in   Ownership 

LEONIA  —  Leonia,  transferred  to  Leonia 
Playhouse,  Inc.,  by  Louis  Stahl.  NEW- 
ARK— Ironbound.  transferred  to  Orange 
Bldg.  Co.,  Inc.,  by  Adler  Realty  Co. ;  Na- 
tional, transferred  to  Benjamin  Shanefield, 
Custodial  Receiver,  by  Sandra  Amusement 
Corp.  SUSSEX— Sussex,  transferred  to 
Herbert  Bradlev  by  S.  &  S.  Amusement 
Co.,  Inc.  UNION  CITY— City,  trans- 
ferred to  J.  &  B.  Amusement  Corp.  by 
City  Amusement  Corp. 
Opening 

CAMDEN — Drive-In  (new  theater),  by  Cam- 
den   Drive-In,    Inc. 

NEW  MEXICO 

Changes  in  Ownership 

ALBUQUERQUE  —  Kimo  and  Pastime, 
transferred  to  R.  E.  Griffith  Theaters,  Inc., 
by    Bachechi    Amusement    Co. 

NEW  YORK 
Changes  in   Ownership 

BINGHAMTON— Laurel,  transferred  to  Wil- 
liam Gersony  by  Mrs.  Bessie  B.  Blair. 
CAMBRIDGE — Cambridge,  transrerred  to 
Mary  A.  Graham  by  Fischer  Playhouse 
Corp.  CARTHAGE— State,  tran-fprre-1  t- 
F.  Degre  by  A.  E.  Curry.  DOWNS 
VILLE — Opera  House,  transferred  to 
William  Murdock  by  H.  D.  English. 
HAMMONDSPORT— Park,   transferred  to 


Raymond  Briggs  by  N.  H.  Wood.  HOO 
SICK  FALLS — New,  transferred  to  Mary 
A.  Graham  by  Lew  Charles  Corp.  JOHN- 
SON CITY — Endwell,  transferred  to  Meco 
Theater  Corp.  by  William  H.  Mack. 
LACKAWANNA  —  Ridge,  transferred  to 
Steel  City  Theater  Corp.  by  M.  Morad. 
LOON  LAKE— Casino,  transferred  to  F. 
P.  Malone  by  Charles  H.  Leger.  POUGH- 
KEEPSIE — Liberty  (formerly  Playhouse), 
transferred  to  Benjamin  Knobel.  SHARON 
SPRINGS— Sharon,  transferred  to  W.  C. 
Smalley.  SUFFERN— Liberty,  transferred 
to  Iona  Theater  Enterprises,  Inc.  UTICA 
— Colonial,  transferred  to  Charles  Morse 
by  Acme  Theater  Enterprises ;  Majestic, 
transferred  to  K.  T.  U.  Theaters,  Inc. 
WATERTOWN— Liberty,  transferred  to 
P.  C.  Vournakis  by  Central  N.  Y.  Theater 
Corp. ;  Palace,  transferred  to  Graham  & 
Ludlow.  LONG  ISLAND— Montauk— 
Montauk,  transferred  to  Joseph  Spradley 
and  M.  Stranger.  Whitestone  —  Rialto, 
transferred  to  Mona  Theater  Corp.  by  L  lei- 
Amusement  Corp.  NEW  YORK  CITY— 
Manhattan — Liberty.  W.  42nd  St.,  trans- 
ferred to  Helgus,  Inc.,  by  Allex  Amuse- 
ment Corp.  ;  New  Universal,  91  Bowery, 
transferred  to  Sharefkin  Amusement  Corp. 
by  Hertz  M.  P.  Amusement  Co.  ;  Rex,  E. 
C7th  St.,  transferred  to  R.  T.  Amusement 
Corp.  by  Rex  Theater,  Inc.  Bronx  — 
Jerome,  W.  Tremont,  transferred  to  Con- 
solidated Amusement  Corp.  by  J.  R.  S. 
Theater  Corp. ;  Kameo,  Third  Ave.,  trans- 
ferred to  Lubern,  Inc.,  by  Louisiana 
Amusement  Corp.,  Inc.  Brooklyn — Lin- 
coln, Bedford  Ave.,  transferred  to  M.  G. 
L.  Amusement  Corp.  by  Lincoln  Enter- 
prises, Inc.;  Normandy,  Fulton  St.,  trans- 
ferred to  Nelson  &  Renner  by  Howard 
Enterprises,  Inc. ;  Skillman,  Myrtle  Ave., 
transferred  to  Thomas  Carter  by  Schwartz 
&  Silvers. 

Opening 

ATTICA— Family.  BUFFALO— Great  Lakes 
and  Victoria.  COPAKE— Grange  Hall. 
INLET— Gaiety.  LARCHMONT— Larch- 
mont,  by  Interburban  Theater  Corp. 
LOON  LAKE— Casino.  NEW  YORK 
CITY  —  Brooklyn  —  Brooklyn,  409  Flat- 
bush,  by  409  Holding  Co.,  Inc.  Manhattan 
— Midtown,  110th  and  B'way,  by  Lee 
Ochs.  RICHFIELD  SPRINGS— Shaul's. 
ROUND  LAKE— Auditorium.  SHARON 
SPRINGS  —  Sharon.  WATERTOWN— 
Palace. 

Closings 

DOLGEVILLE— Strand.  ITHACA —.State 
MILLERTON  —  Paramount.  OGENS- 
BURG— Hippodrome  (dismantled).  PHOE- 
NICIA—Phoenicia.  ST.  JAMES  (Long 
Island)  St.  James.  SYRACUSE— Ritz. 
TROY— Rivoli.  WATERFORD  —  Casino. 
WATERVLIET— Strand. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
Change  in  Opening 

SYLVA — Lyric,  transferred  to  P.  J.  Henn 
by    Hastings    &   Wilkes. 

Opening 

MARSHALL— Princess,    by    A.    J.    Ramsey. 

Closing 

WEST    JEFFERSON— Hollywood. 

NORTH  DAKOTA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

LaMOURE— Rex,  transferred  to  H.  L.  Cole 
by  R.  C.  Harris.  LANGDON— Electric, 
transferred  to  Mrs.  Joyce  Anderson  by  E. 
E.    Anderson. 

Openings 

LEITH— Opera  House.  MINOT  —  Strand. 
WATFORD    CITY— Lyric. 

OHIO 
Changes  in  Ownership 

DAYTON — Strand,  transferred  to  I.  Libson 
by  RKO.  FRANKLIN— Ohio  (formerly 
Franklin),  transferred  to  P.  Semelroth  by 
Earl  Morgan.  GLOUSTER  —  Opera 
House,  transferred  to  John  Crawford,  Jr., 
by  G.  C.  Duncan.  MIDDLETOWN  — 
Strand,  transferred  to  Midham  Corp.  by 
Title  Guarantee.  NEW  LEXINGTON— 
Perry  (formerly  New  Lexington),  trans- 
ferred to  C.  H.  Davis  by  J.  L.  Hatcher. 
Openings 

CEDARVILLE  —  Opera  House  (formerly 
Cedarville),)  by  I.wory  &  Son.  COVING- 
TON—Favorite.  FRANKLIN— Ohio  (for- 
merly Franklin).  MIDDLETOWN  — 
Strand. 


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THEATER  CHANGES— Continued 


Closings 

DAYTON— Apollo  and  Ideal.  LOVELAND 
— Strand  (formerly  Opera  House).  MIL- 
LERSPORT— Pythian.  WEST  JEFFER- 
SON—Orient. 

OKLAHOMA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

IDABEL — New  State,  transferred  to  Barton 
R.  McLendon  by  M.  Terrill.  KING- 
FISHER— Savoy,  transferred  to  Dudley 
Tucker   by   Savoy   Amusement   Co. 

Openings 

CEMENT— Princess,  by  Cecil  Davis.  DA 
VIS — Fox  (formerly  Bison),  by  J.  T 
Smith.  HENNESSEY— Electric,  by  Gar 
wood  Ortman.  PICHER— Midwest  (for 
merly  Winter  Garden),  by  Midwest  The 
ater  Co.,   Inc. ;   Mystic,  by  J.  D.   Wineland 

OREGON 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ELGIN — Opera  House,  transferred  to  Charles 
J.  Barnhardt  by  L.  R.  Morelock.  PORT- 
LAND— Columbia,  transferred  to  Columbia 
Musical   Comedy   Co.   by  Circle  Theater   Co. 

Openings 

SALEM— Capital,  by  Warner  Bros.  WALD- 
PORT— Waldport,    by    Dan    Gardner. 

PENNSYLVANIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

BEAVER  FALLS— Rialto.  transferred  to  H. 
Goldberg  by  Western  Penna.  Amusement 
Co.  CLAYSVILLE— Clay,  transferred  to 
Liberty  Amusement  Co.  by  G.  A.  Mooney 
LEBANON — Capitol,  transferred  to  Jack 
son  Enterprises  by  J.  Luke  Gring.  MA 
SONTOWN— Rex,  transferred  to  E.  Kauf 
man  by  I.  L.  Butler.  MILDRED— Mil 
dred.  transferred  to  M.  S.  Rogala  by  T 
J.  Foley.  NATRONIA— Keystone,  trans 
ferred  to  Ritenour  &  Bonanni  by  A.  J, 
Rakowski ;  Roxy,  transferred  to  George 
Frankovich  by  W.  W.  Clark.  NORTH 
AMPTON — Roxy  (formerly  Lyric),  trans 
ferred  to  Northampton  Theater  Co.  by  H 
E.  Hartman.  OIL  CITY — Latonia,  trans 
ferred  to  Harris  Amusement  Co.  by  Ami 
don  &  King ;  Lyric,  transferred  to  Harris 
Amusement  Co.  by  H.  Stahl.  PHILA- 
DELPHIA— Erlen,  transferred  to  Charles 
ft.  Erny  and  James  A.  Nolan  by  Principal 
Theaters  Corp. ;  Penn,  transferred  to  Penn 
Amusement  Co.  PITTSBURGH— Harri 
Beechview  (formerly  Olympic),  transferred 
to  Harris  Amusement  Co.  by  J.  Orlando. 
REYNOLDSVILLE— Adelphia  and  Lib- 
erty, transferred  to  Harris  Amusement  Co. 
by  J.  Damore.  VERONA— Liberty,  trans- 
ferred to   Jack  Rainey. 

Openings 

I BLAWNOX— Maryland.  ERIE  —  Avenue. 
NATRONA  —  Keystone.  NORTHAMP- 
TON— Roxy  (formerly  Lyric),  by  North- 
ampton  Theater    Co.    PHILADELPHIA— 

I  Penn,  by  Penn  Amusement  Co.  POINT 
MARION  —  Barneys.  PITTSBURGH— 
Eagle,  by  Mrs.  R.  Soltz ;  Elmore,  by  E. 
H.  Tolden;  New  Oakalnd,  by  T.  A. 
Gilbert.      SOUTH    FORK— Palace. 

Closings 

I  LA  TROB  E — Paramount. 

RHODE  ISLAND 
Changes  in  Ownership 

jRIVERSIDE — Lyric,  transferred  to  C.  M. 
Goff  by  Mrs.  E.  L.  Chase.  WOONSOCK- 
ET — Bijou,  transferred  to  Fred  Green  by 
Publix ;    Park,   transferred   to  Alton  Amuse- 

I     ment    Co.    by    W.    Mahoney. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA 
Openings 

ANDERSON— Lyric,  by  J.  A.  Duddy. 
ENOREE— Mills,   by   M.    S.    Boyd. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

'BRTDGEWATER  —  Strand,  transferred  tc 
Henry  Rauch  by   M.   L.   Marshall. 

Openings 

ALCESTER— Barrymore.        WATERTOWN 
—State    (new    theater),)    by    C.    P.    Knud- 
■en.     BOWDLE— H.  &  H. 
Closings 

1BRISTOL— Orpheum. 

TENNESSEE 
Changes  in  Ownership 

HALLS— Halls,  transferred  to  A.  B.  Cherry 
by   H.   Likens. 


Openings 

CLIFTON— P.     T.     A.  HALLS— Halls. 

HOHENWALD— Little    Gem. 

TEXAS 
Changes  in  Ownership 

GREENVILLE— Rito  and  Gem,  transferred 
to  East  Texas  Theaters.  SULPHUR 
SPRINGS— Palace,  transferred  to  East 
Texas  Theaters.  GLADEWATER  — 
Payne's,  transferred  to  East  Texas  The- 
aters, Inc.  GORMAN — Liberty  (former- 
ly Ritz),  transferred  to  R.  E.  Millican. 
MEMPHIS  —  Texas  (formerly  Ritz), 
transferred  to  R.  E.  Martin.  PILOT 
POINT — Queen,  transferred  to  Shelton 
Edwards.  WHITEWRIGHT  —  Palace, 
transferred  to  Cloy.  Horton.  MINEOLA 
— Select,   transferred  to   Mrs.   R.   T.   Hooks. 

Openings 

LADONIA — Laine's  (formerly  Sunset),  by 
H.  L.  Robardy.  O  DONNELL— Ritz, 
(formerly  Lynn),  by  C.  C.  Caldwell. 
PARIS— Alhambra,  by  J.  A.  Terry.  POST 
—Palace.  WHITEWRIGHT  —  Palace. 
ROXTON — Magnolia  by  D.  E.  Marton. 
STEPHENVILLE— Palace,  by  Bernhard 
Bros.  WHITESBORO— Palace,  by  R.  P. 
Johnston.  AUSTIN — Hancock,  by  O'Don- 
nell-Hoblizelle.  CORRIGAN  —  Corrigan. 
GREENVILLE— Star.  QUITAQUE  — 
Qveen.  LOTT— Gem.  MULESHOE— 
Ritz.  ROCHESTER— Rochester.  YOA- 
KUM—Grand.  LUBBOCK— Texan,  by 
Lindsey  Theaters.  Inc.  WINK— Rig,  by 
Griffith     Amusement     Co.  FERRIS     — 

Queen.        HOUSTON    —    Iraan    and    Van 
Horn. 

Closings 

PRESIDIO— Ritz.  WINK— Rex.  HOUS- 
TON— Azteca. 

UTAH 
Openings 

SALT  LAKE  CITY— Orpheum  (formerly 
RKO   Orpheum),   by   Louis   Marcus. 

VIRGINIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

CHATHAM— Ritz,  transferred  to  T.  G.  Ma- 
luf  by  H.  Gordon.  RICHMOND— Grand 
(formerly  Bluebird)),  transferred  to  Mor- 
ton   Thalheimer    by    Bluebird    Theater,    Inc. 

Closings 

HAMPTON— Lyric.  NORFOLK  —  Olney. 
PURCELLVILLE  -  -  Virginia.  PEN- 
NINGTON GAP  —  Central.  WACHA- 
PREAGUE— Neptune. 

WASHINGTON 
Changes  in  Ownership 

GIG  HARBOR — Peninsula,  transferred  to 
D.  C.  Millard  by  Dr.  L.  B.  Hazard. 
LYNDEN — Liberty,  transferred  to  Harry 
Newman  by  W.  Hollenbeck.  NEPPELL 
— Neppell,  transferred  to  Charles  R.  Per- 
ryman  by  A.  H.  McDermott.  OLYMPTA 
— Avalon,  transferred  to  W.  B.  McDonald 
by    Al    Harris. 

Openings 

ALMIRA— Gem,  by  Charles  R.  Perryman. 
CENTRALIA— Liberty,  by  Twin  Citie 
Theaters.  COULEE  CITY— Coulee  City 
by  Charles  R.  Perryman.  .  GIG  HARBOR 
—Peninsula,  by  D.  C.  Millward.  EPH- 
RATA— Kam,  by  Charles  R.  Perryman. 
NEPPELL— Neppell,  by  Charles  R.  Per- 
ryman. McCLEARY— McCleary,  by  D. 
C.      Millward.  SEATTLE— 45th     Stfeet 

(formerly    Paramount),    by    H.    W.    Bruen ; 
Roosevelt    (formerly   New),   by   John   Danz. 

WEST  VIRGINIA 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ANAWALT — Anawalt,  transferred  to  R.  B. 
Ringstaff    by    Amherst    Theaters    Corp. 

Openings 

ANAWALT— Anawalt,    by    R.    B.    Ringstaff. 

WISCONSIN 
Changes  in  Ownership 

ARCADIA — Arcade,  transferred  to  Lee 
Johnson   by   Salby   Bros. 

WYOMING 
Changes  in  Ownership 

WHEATLAND — Ramona  (formerly  Iris), 
transferred  to  Riaito  Theater,  Inc.  by  Carl 
Judge. 


SHORT 
SUBJECT 

ANNOUNCEMENT 

NUMBER 

OF  THE  FILM  DAILY 

C 

OUT   SATURDAY 

A  COMPLETE  LIST  OF  SHORT 
SUBJECTS  FOR  THE  FALL  AND 
WINTER    SEASON ...  .WHERE 

THEY  CAN  BE  OBTAINED 

WHO  MADE  THEM AND 

WHAT  THIS  SHORT  SUBJECT 
BUSINESS  FOR  1933-1934 
IS    ALL    ABOUT 

Film   Daily   Service   As    Usual 


THE 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  20,1933 


A  Little 

from  "Lots' 


By    RALPH    WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 

rWART  ADAM  SON,  veteran  see- 
narist,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
scenario  staff  at  Warners  during  the 
lull  in  Educational  production  activ- 
ities, has  returned  to  Educational. 
He  will  soon  be  joined  by  Ernest 
Pagano,  who  has  also  been  writing 
for  Warner  Bros. 

*  *         * 

Our  Passing  Show:  L.  B.  Mayer, 
Irving  Thalberg,  Harry  Rapf,  Lionel 
Barrymore,  Elsie  Janis,  Edgar  Allan 
Woolf,  Edmund  Goulding,  Zelda 
Sears,  Polly  Moran,  Henrietta  Cros- 
man.  Frankie  Bailey,  James  and 
Lucille  Webster  Gleason.  at  the 
luncheon    tendered    May    Robson    by 

M-G-M. 

*  *         * 

By  the  way,  Miss  Robson's  memo- 
ries are  extremely  interesting.  She 
relates  that  35  years  ago  she  and 
Marie  Dressier  made  a  trip  to 
Europe  on  a  liner,  that  in  common 
with  all  ships  of  its  time,  carried 
cattle.  A  London  critic  wrote,  "Marie 
Dressier  and  May  Robson  arrived 
today,     accompanied    by     a    lot    of 


George  R-  Bilson,  Warner  Bros., 
hustling  exploitation  man,  is  taking 
bows  on  "The  Road  Is  Open  Again," 
the  NRA  featurette  that  he  authored. 
Dick  Powell,  Charles  Middleton,  Alan 
Dinehart  and  Samuel  Hinds  are  the 
principals  in  the  short. 
*         *         * 

Among  directors,  Sam  Taylor  can 

boast    of   being    the    father    of    the 

largest  family.     He  has  three  boys 

and  two  girls. 

$  *  * 

More  Passing  Show:  J.  L.  War- 
ner, Ben  Piazza,  Paul  Muni,  Harry 
Lachman,  Michael  Curtiz,  Leon 
Schlesinger,  Jake  Wilk,  James  Sey- 
mour, Sam  Marx,  Alfred  E.  Green, 
Eddie  Cline,  Sidney  Sutherland, 
Charles  Kenyon,  Margaret  Ettinger, 
Erwin  Gelsey,  Robert  Riskin,  Fred 
Beetson,  Ross  Shattuck  at  opening 
of  "I  Loved  a  Woman." 


Mayfair    Film    Finished 

Mayfair's  "Her  Forgotten  Past," 
featuring  Monte  Blue  and  Barbara 
Kent,  reached  New  York  yesterday. 
"Secret  Sinners"  is  complete  and 
now  in  the  cutting  rooms. 


FACTS 
ABOUT 
FILMS 


Approximately  1,000,000,000  feet  of 
film  was  developed  in  U.  S.  motion 
picture   laboratories   last  year. 


"THUNDER  OVER  MEXICO" 

Principal  72mins. 

EISENSTEINS  FILM  EDITED  DOWN 
TO  THEATER  REQUIREMENTS  STILL 
HAS    POWERFUL    DRAMATIC    PUNCH. 

It  is  hard  to  appraise  what  is  seen  in 
an  hour's  screening  of  Sergei  Eisenstein's 
film  which  originally  comprised  about  200,- 
000  feet,  and  which  has  been  edited  to 
make  a  film  purely  as  novelty  entertain- 
ment for  the  theater.  He  started  out  to 
make  a  propaganda  film  showing  the  bar- 
barities of  the  old  peonage  system  in 
Mexico.  What  the  film  discloses  is  the 
drama  of  a  poor  peon  in  the  sixties  about 
to  marry  a  girl  on  the  hacienda  of  his 
rich  master.  A  guest  assaults  the  girl, 
the  peon  starts  to  run  wild  in  revolt  with 
some  other  peons  on  the  ranch,  then  a 
man  hunt  by  the  masters,  leading  up 
to  a  very  brutal  death  scene  for  the  poor 
peons.  A  forced  and  artificial  ending 
with  the  help  of  written  titles  shows 
Mexico  of  today  freed  from  the  peonage 
system  and  everybody  happy.  The  photog- 
raphy is  gorgeously  beautiful.  The  Eisen- 
stein  touches  are  arresting  and  thought- 
provoking.  Marvellous  scenic  effects,  with 
the  novelty  of  the  unusual  Mexican 
scenes.  It  forms  so  small  a  part  of  the 
complete  Eisenstein  film  that  it  is  sur- 
prising they  got  so  much  screen  enter- 
tainment in  it.  Plug  it  on  Eisenstein's 
rep,  the  novelty  angle,  and  marvellous 
photography  as  well  as  unusual  theme.  You 
have  to  see  it  to  judge  whether  it  will 
get  by   in  your  theater. 

Cast:  Consists  entirely  of  native 
Mexicans,    mostly    peons. 

Director,  Sergei  Eisenstein;  Cameraman, 
Edouard  Tisse. 

Direction,  Handicapped  by  eliminations. 
Photography,  Superb. 


"NEIGHBORS'   WIVES" 

with   Dorothy   Mackaill,  Tom   Moore 
Fanchon   Royer  61   mins. 

GOOD  HUMAN  INTEREST  DRAMA 
FOR  THE  NEIGHBORHOODS  FILLED 
WITH    THE    GOOD    OLD    HOKE. 

Made  for  the  mass  trade  with  the  emo- 
ional  and  sex  appeal  thrown  in  rather 
:arelessly  in  a  story  that  will  not  stand 
:lose  analysis.  The  motivation  is  pretty 
weak,  and  there  are  plenty  of  loopholes 
in  a  very  loose  scenario.  But  for  the 
;maller  houses  where  they  are  not  too 
critical,  the  good  old  emotional  hoke  stuff 
vill    no   doubt   register.      Dorothy    Mackaill 

(>lays  the  part  of  Tom  Moore's  wife,  he 
>eing  an  ambitious  detective  who  has  just 
passed  his  law  examinations  and  been  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar.  She  is  covering  up  Tom's 
Jumb  little  sister  who  has  been  palling 
around  with  a  sporty  gent  who  lives  on 
the  same  floor  in  the  apartment.  In  facf 
there  are  a  lot  of  people  directly  involved 
in  the  plot  who  seem  to  be  living  on  the 
same  floor.  That  makes  it  easy  on  the 
sets  and  the  director.  Dorothy  shoots  the 
gent  to  save  the  dumb  kid's  honor,  her 
husband  as  a  detective  accuses  his  wife 
of  unfaithfulness,  and  a  kind  old  judge 
furnishes  a  swell  alibi.  Pretty  wild  in 
plot,  but  has  an  emotional  kick  and  plenty 
of  action. 

Cast:  Dorothy  Mackaill,  Tom  Moore, 
Mary  Kornman,  Vivien  Oakland,  Cyril  Ring, 
Emerson  Treacy,  James  Gordon,  Mabel  Van' 
Buren,    Paul   Wigal. 

Director,  Breezy  Eason;  Author,  John 
Francis    Natteford;     Adaptor,    same. 

Direction,   Fair.    Photography,  Okay. 


Col.  Foreign  Expansion 
Finished,  Says  Jack  Cohn 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  continent.  Nine  exchanges  in 
key  cities  are  already  operating, 
and  branch  managers  for  these  ex- 
changes have  been  appointed,  head- 
ed by  Max  Thorpe,  general  sales 
manager  under  Friedman.  Hannah 
Kass,  who  recently  transferred  her 
activities  to  Europe,  will  act  as 
Friedman's  executive  assistant. 
Formation  of  new  distributing  off- 
ices in  Spain,  Denmark  and  France 
are   also   announced   by   Cohn. 

Exchanges  whereby  Columbia  will 
release  its  own  product  in  the  U.  K. 
include:  London,  under  Branch  Man- 
ager A.  Kutner;  Manchester,  G.  M. 
Gill;  Liverpool,  A.  S.  Barber;  Car- 
diff, W.  E.  Dovey;  Birmingham,  H. 
P.  Jones;  Newcastle,  D.  Fish;  Leeds, 
A.  Braithwaite;  Dublin,  T.  Hanlon, 
and  Glasgow,  R.  Booth.  The  Copen- 
hagen office  is  under  the  supervi- 
sion of  John  O.  Neilsen. 


New  National  Exhib  Unit 
May  Be  Discussed  in  A.  C. 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

11,  is  expected  to  enter  discussions 
at  the  Eastern  regional  meeting  and 
annual  convention  of  Allied  Theaters 
of  New  Jersey  scheduled  for  Sept. 
25,  26  and  29  at  Hotel  St.  Charles, 
Atlantic  City. 


Bob   Steele    in 

"RANGERS'  CODE" 


Monogram 


59  mins. 


BOB  STEELE  KEPT  BUSY  IN  WILD 
TALE  OF  RUSTLERS  THAT  AFFORDS 
PLENTY  OF  THRILLS. 

There  is  nothing  very  logical  about  most 
of  the  proceedings  in  this  horse  opera, 
but  they  certainly  have  crowded  in  situa- 
tions that  afford  opportunity  to  the  star 
to  provide  the  action  and  thrills.  Bob 
Steele  as  a  deputy  ranger  is  assigned  the 
job  of  preventing  the  ranchers  from  lynch- 
ing a  couple  of  jailed  rustlers.  He  re- 
leases the  prisoners  when  he  sees  he  can- 
not prevent  a  lynching  party,  intending  fo 
pick  them  up  later.  Then  into  a  long 
series  of  plot  and  counterplot  as  he  trails 
the  rustlers,  and  tries  to  save  the  kid 
brother  of  his  girl  who  has  got  mixed  up 
with  the  rustling  gang.  There  is  some 
fast  and  exciting  action  involving  the  hero 
and  the  head  of  the  gang,  with  Steele 
finally  landing  his  man  although  he  is 
badly  wounded.  Just  the  routine  stuff, 
but  with  plenty  of  fights,  chases  and  the 
stunt   action   to   keep   it   hopping. 

Cast:  Bob  Steele,  Doris  Hill,  Ernie  Adams, 
George  Nash,  Ed  Brady,  George  Hayes, 
Hal   Price,   Dick   Dickinson. 

Director,  R.  N.  Bradbury;  Author,  Jack 
Neville;  Adaptor,  Harry  O.  Jones;  Cam- 
eraman, Archie  Stout. 

Direction,  Fast    Photography,  Okay. 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Denver — Clayton    G.    Wright,    as 
sistant  manager  of  the  Denham  is 
now  a  benedict. 


Denver  —  "Song  of  Songs,"  first 
Paramount  feature  to  play  the  Den- 
ham, broke  all  house  records  with 
huge  standouts  at  matinee  and  eve- 
ning performances.  Louis  Hellborn 
made  the  affair  a  gala  occasion. 


Canton,  O. — Bob  Rhodes,  former 
assistant  manager  of  Loew's  thea- 
ter, has  become  identified  with  the 
Weller  in  Zanesville  in  a  managerial 
capacity. 


Sidney,  Neb. — Ewart  Boyd,  man 
ager  of  the  Fox  theater,  was  forced 
to  open  the  safe  by  an  unmasked 
man  who  took  $10. 


Denver — The  Jewell  has  reopened 
after  installation  of  RCA  High  Fi- 
delity sound. 


American  Names 

In  All  B.I.P.  Films 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

prints  of  seven  recently  completed 
productions.  Several  of  these  new 
pictures  contain  American  personali- 
ties, as  follows: 

"I  Spy,"  with  Ben  Lyon  and  Sally 
Eilers;  "Heads  We  Go,"  with  Con 
stance  Cummings;  "Southern  Maid,' 
with  Bebe  Daniels;  "You  Made  Me 
Love  You,"  with  Thelma  Todd 
"Love  Nest,"  with  Camilla  Horn,  anc 
"Facing  the  Music,"  with  Stanley, 
Lupino.  The  seventh,  "Viennese 
Waltz,"  is  based  on  the  biography 
of  Strauss. 

Dent    says    B.I.P.    will    hereafter 
pursue  a  policy  of  fewer  and  bette 
pictures,  and  accordingly  has  cut  its. 
program  from  26  pictures  a  year  toi 
15.      In   production   at  present   are 
"Red    Wagon,"   with    Charles    Bick 
ford,  Greta  Nissen  and  Raquel  Tor 
res,  and  "Crime  on  the  Hill,"  with, 
Sally  Blane. 

Theater  business  in  England  has 
improved  recently  as  a  result  of  in- 
creased employment,  Dent  reports 
Overseating,  which  has  been  a  prob- 
lem throughout  Britain,  is  being 
curbed  by  placing  restrictions  on  the 
building  of  new  houses  where  the> 
are  not  required. 


AGENT 


"The  spider-web  negligee  that  Mae 
West  wears  in  'I'm  No  Angel'  has  a  big 
rhinestone     spider     on     it,     strategically 

placed."  -PARAMOUNT. 


Intimate  in  Character 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now  Sixteen  Years  Old 


-IF  DAILY- 


VCI_.  LXIII.  NO.  C9 


NEW  yOCK,  TULCSDAy,  XEPTEA4BEI2  21,  1933 


<S  CENT/ 


Screen  and  Stage  Legion  of  NRA  is   Organized 

FILM  CONTRACTS  BEING  STUDIED  BY  NRA  COUNSELS 

Referee  Halts  Probing  Into  Former  Paramount  Salaries 


Zirn  Admonished  by  Davis 

at  Creditors'  Hearing — 

More  Payments  Aired 

Threatening  to  bring  individual 
actions  against  former  Paramount 
officers  and  directors  for  the  return 
of  "exorbitant  sums  and  high  sal- 
aries improperly  paid"  during  1929, 
Samuel  Zirn,  attorney  for  a  group 
of  creditors,  drew  several  admoni- 
tions from  Referee  Henry  K.  Davis 
yesterday  at  a  meeting  of  Para- 
mount-Publix  creditors  at  which 
Austin  Keough,  Paramount  counsel, 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 

FEDERATJONAFTER 
BIGGER  MEMBERSHIP 

In  addition  to  discussing  the  gen- 
eral subject  of  the  film  industry 
code,  the  meeting  of  the  Federation 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  held 
yesterday  in  the  offices  of  Jacob 
Schechter,  attorney,  took  up  the  mat- 
ter of  a  drive  for  more  members. 
The  Federation  will  send  a  substan- 
tial committee  to  Washington  on 
Saturday  for  the  continuation  of  the 
code  hearing,  Schechter  said. 


Four  M-G-M  Features 
Are  Dated  for  Release 

M-G-M  yesterday  set  release  dates 
on  four  features  for  October.  They 
are:  Oct.  6,  "Night  Flight";  Oct.  13, 
"Bombshell";  Oct.  20,  "The  Late 
Christopher  Bean";  Oct.  27,  "The 
"Prizefighter  and  the  Lady." 


Secret's  Out 

That  the  surprise  business  being  done 
by  Warner's  "Voltaire,"  starring  George 
Arliss,  is  not  entirely  an  accident  be- 
came known  yesterday.  It  seems  that 
S.  Charles  Einfeld,  Warner  advertising 
exec,  and  Ed  Selzer,  his  assistant,  con- 
ducted an  exploitation  campaign  on 
the  picture  through  the  medium  of 
Voltaire  Associations,  but  kept  the  idea 
secret.  Probably  the  first  time  a  pub- 
licity office  indulged  in  secrecy  about 
a   successful   bit  of  exploitation. 


Marie  Dressier  Visits  NRA  Headquarters 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Marie  Dressier  paid  a  lengthy  visit  to  General  Johnson  at  NRA  head- 
quarters yesterday.  She  told  newspapermen  that  she  was  not  here  in  behalf  of  extras 
but  for  the  cause  of  entire  America.  Miss  Dressier  is  one  of  the  speakers  lined  up 
to  talk  over  the  radio  for  the  NRA.  She  said  that  after  seeing  the  NRA  parade  in 
New   York   she   cried    for   two    hours. 


G-B  LAUNCHING  INTO 
NAT'L  DISTRIBUTION 


Starting  with  the  release  of 
"Waltz  Time"  on  Oct.  1,  Gaumont- 
British  Picture  Corp.  of  America 
will  enter  the  national  distribution 
field,  it  was  announced  yesterday  by 
Arthur  A.  Lee,  executive  vice-presi- 
dent. The  plan  is  to  sell  direct  to 
theaters  from  the  New  York  offices 
of  the  company,  Lee  believing  that 
British  pictures  have  reached  suffi- 
cient popularity  here  to  warrant  the 
step.  Gaumont-British  is  importing 
36  features  for  American  release 
this  year.  Six  will  be  handled 
through  Fox  and  two  through  Uni- 
versal. 


Release  Dates  Are  Set 
On  8  Warner-F.  N.  Films 

Release  dates  on  eight  Warner- 
First  National  pictures  were  an- 
nounced yesterday  by  Gradwell 
Sears  and  Andy  Smith,  sales  execu- 
tives. They  are:  Oct.  7,  "Wild  Boys 
of   the    Road";    Oct.    21,    "Footlight 

(Continued   on   Page  8) 


STATISTICAL  GROUP 
COMPLETES  REPORT 


Washington    Bureau   of   THE   FILM  DAILY 

Washington — Report  of  the  NRA 
statistical  division  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture code  is  practically  completed 
and  awaits  the  return  of  Professor 
Thurlby  to  Washington  next  week. 
The  professor  left  Tuesday  for  a 
visit  to  Harvard. 


Erik  Charell  Signed 

As  Producer  for  Fox 

Erik  Charell,  noted  European 
stage  impresario,  former  associate 
of  Max  Reinhardt,  and  director  of 
the  film  "Congress  Dances,"  with 
Lilian  Harvey  and  Henry  Garat, 
has  been  signed  by  Fox  as  a  pro- 
ducer and  will  make  his  first  film 
for  that  company  upon  his  return 
from  abroad  in  December,  according 
to  announcement  yesterday  by  Sid- 
ney R.  Kent,  president. 

Following  conferences  with  Fox 
officials  here  Charell  will  sail  aboard 
the   He   de   France   on   Saturday  for 

(Continued  on    Page    6) 


Unite  Screen,  Stage  for  NRA; 
Warner  Film  Group  Chairman 


Allied  Exhibs  of  Ontario 
Reappoint  Oscar  Hanson 

Toronto — At  the  annual  election  of 
Allied  Exhibitors  of  Ontario,  Oscar 
R.  Hanson  was  appointed  general 
manager  for  another  year.  New  of- 
ficers elected  include:  president,  Gor- 
don   Silman,   Patricia   theater,   Lon- 

(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Uniting  of  screen  and  stage  forces 
to  work  for  the  NRA  was  announced 
yesterday  in  the  formation  of  the 
National  Stage  and  Screen  Legion 
of  the  NRA  with  headquarters  in  the 
Biltmore  Hotel.  Harry  A.  Schulman 
is  in  charge  as  national  chairman. 
The  group,  formally  endorsed  by 
President    Roosevelt,    will    take    its 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 


Block  Booking  Agreements 

Expected  to  Remain 

in  Contracts 

Bv   WILLIAM  SILBERBERG- 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington  —  "Master  contracts" 
and  all  others  used  within  the  film 
industry  are  being  studied  at  pres- 
ent by  the  NRA  legal  department. 
Block  booking  agreements  are  in- 
cluded, although  it  is  believed  that, 
in  view  of  former  court  decisions  de- 
claring them  fair,  they  will  remain 
in  the  completed  code  with  a  proper 
elimination  provision  inserted. 

Deputy  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt, who  pointed  out  at  last 
week's  code  hearings  that  the  courts 
had   declared  the   system  legal,  has 

(Continued    on    Page    8) 


ADVOCATE  OMISSION 
OF  MORALITY  CODE 


Washington   Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Washington — That  it  would  be  un- 
wise to  include  the  Hays  code  of 
morals  in  the  film  industry  code  is 
the  advice  of  the  NRA  Consumers 
Advisory  Board  in  its  report  on  the 
film  code.  That  question  should  not 
be  dealt  with  by  any  legislation,  the 
report  reads,  but  instead  is  a  matter 
of  education  of  the  public  taste. 


Ralph  Staub  Joining 

Vitaphone  Studio  Staff 

Ralph  Staub,  who  has  been  mak- 
ing shorts  for  Columbia  on  the  coast, 
is  joining  the  Vitaphone  Brooklyn 
studio  staff  as  director,  replacing 
Ray  McCarey. 


A  New  One 

Utica,  N.  Y. — Providing  auto  parking 
space  for  theater  patrons  is  not  a  new 
idea.  But  the  Colonial  here  has  one 
that  is.  It  is  furnishing  parking  space 
for  baby  carriages.  There  is  room  for 
15  carriages,  and  it's  always  full.  Man- 
ager Eddie  Selette,  who  got  the  idea, 
is  now  thinking  of  putting  in  a   nursery. 


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Educational  Studios 

Busy  on  Nine  Shorts 

Activity  of  Educational  producers 
in  Hollywood  and  New  York  is  cur- 
rently centered  around  nine  com- 
edies. 

In  process  of  cutting  and  edit- 
ing are  "Merrily  Yours,"  starring 
Junior  Coughlan,  and  first  subject 
in  the  Frolics  of  Youth  series; 
"Slow  Poke,"  first  Song  Hit  Story, 
starring  Stepin  Fetchit;  and  "Sta- 
tic," first  Tom  Howard  Comedy.  The 
latter  two  were  made  in  the  east. 

The  third  Andy  Clyde  Comedy, 
tentatively  titled  "Andy's  Mad  Mo- 
ment," is  now  shooting,  while  "Kid 
'NAfrica,"  the  first  Baby  Burlesque, 
is  in  rehearsal,  and  scripts  are  being 
completed  on  "Leave  It  To  Dad," 
the  first  Mermaid,  and  "What  A 
Wife,"  the  first  of  the  new  Coronet 
Comedies.  Negotiations  are  under 
way  for  the  production  of  two  other 
comedies  in  the  east,  and  shooting 
will  probably  start  next  week.  The 
Terry-Toon  unit  is  finishing  "A 
Gypsy  Fiddle"  for  Oct.  6  release, 
and  starting  work  on  "Beanstalk 
Jack"  for  release  two  weeks  later. 

Preparations  also  are  under  way 
for  the  starting  of  several  more  sub- 
jects next  week.  In  all,  about  25 
subjects  on  the  company's  1933-34 
program  are  either  completed  or  in 
some  stage  of  production. 


Dickason  to  Lecture  at  Town  Hall 

Deane  H.  Dickason,  producer  of 
"Port  o'  Call"  travels  and  "Virgins 
of  Bali,"  also  noted  as  an  author, 
travel  lecturer  and  radio  raconteur, 
will  present  one  of  his  illustrated 
travel-talks,  "Ports  o'  Romance,"  at 
Town  Hall  the  evening  of  Oct.  15. 
The  program  will  deal  with  the 
South  Seas,  Bali,  Angkor  and  the 
Taj   Mahal.    . 


Lionel  Atwill  Opposite  Anna  Sten 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Lionel  Atwill  has  been 
signed  by  Samuel  Goldwyn  to  play 
opposite  Anna  Sten  in  "Nana," 
which  is  getting  off  to  a  new  start 
under  direction  of  Dorothy  Arzner. 


Two-a-Day  for  "Henry  VIII" 

As  a  result  of  the  reaction  from 
the  preview,  United  Artists  will 
probably  give  "The  Private  of  Henry 
VIII,"  with  Charles  Laughton,  a 
two-a-day  opening  on  Broadway. 


"Devil's  Mate"  for  Mayfair 

"The  Devil's  Mate,"  Monogram 
production  with  Peggy  Shannon  and 
Preston  Foster,  opens  at  the  Mayfair 
with  a  preview  at  10  o'clock  tonight. 


Terry-Toon  Booked  by  RKO  Circuit 

A  deal  has  been  closed  by  the  Fox 
sales  department  and  the  RKO  Cir- 
cuit whereby  "The  Banker's  Daugh- 
ter," an  Educational-Paul  Terry- 
Toon,  will  play  the  entire  RKO  Cir- 
cuit in  New  York  starting  Oct.  7. 


Grombacher    at    Seattle    Roxy 

Seattle  —  Ray  Grombacher  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the 
Roxy,  succeeding  William  Houck, 
resigned. 


Tom  White  to  Close  Deals 
On  18  Shorts,  2  Features 

Releasing  arrangements  on  18 
shorts  and  two  features,  made  over 
a  period  of  three  years  in  the  Orient 
and  Asia,  will  be  negotiated  by  Tom 
White,  who  arrives  in  New  York 
this  week  from  the  coast.  The  shorts 
includes  six  one-reelers,  six  two-reel- 
srs  and  six  three-reelers. 


"Cuba"    Booked    at    Music    Hall 

"Cuba,"  two-reeler  made  by  Har- 
old McCracken  and  distributed  by 
Principal,  plays  the  Radio  City  Music 
Hall  starting  today.  This  will  give 
Principal  three  current  Broadway 
bookings,  the  others  being  "Tarzan" 
at  the  original  Roxy  and  "Thunder 
Over  Mexico"  opening  tomorrow  at 
the    Rialto. 


Mrs.    Mitchell   Leichter   Dies 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Mrs.  Mitchell  Leicht- 
er, wife  of  the  veteran  film  man 
who  in  recent  years  has  been  repre- 
sentative for  Harman-Ising  Produc- 
tions, died  Tuesday  after  a  long 
illness. 


H.  A.  Blum  Gets  Little  Theater 
Baltimore — H.  A.  Blum,  local  ex- 
hibitor for  the  past  15  years  and 
president  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  Mary- 
land, has  acquired  the  Little  The- 
ater, arty  house.  Herman  G.  Wein- 
berg is  retained  as  publicity  direc- 
tor. The  theater  reopens  early  in 
October  with  Elizabeth  Bergne,r  in 
"Ariane." 


Chi.  Operator   Slugged 

Chicago — Clyde  Osterberg,  mem- 
ber of  the  operators'  union,  was 
found  in  a  semi-conscious  state,  the 
result  of  a  beating  in  the  organiza- 
tion headquarters  a  few  days  ago. 
He  accused  Emmett  Quinn,  right- 
hand  man  of  Thomas  Malloy.  Oster- 
berg said  he  had  gone  to  the  offices 
to  see  Malloy  because  Quinn  had 
been  taking  most  of  the  pay  re- 
ceived by  Quinn  working  at  the 
Century  of  Progress. 


Straight  Films  for  Brandeis 

Omaha  —  The  Brandeis  when  re- 
opened Oct.  6  by  Mort  Singer  will 
have  a  straight  picture  policy.  Ad- 
vance dope  was  that  the  house  would 
also  play  vaudeville. 


"I  Loved  A  Woman"  Held  Over 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Los  Angeles — "I  Loved  a  Woman," 
First  National  picture  starring  Ed- 
ward G.  Robinson  and  Kay  Francis, 
is  being  held  over  for  a  second  week. 


"Waltz  Time"  for  Carnegie 

"Waltz  Time,"  Gaumont-British 
picturization  of  Johann  Strauss' 
"Die  Fledermaus,"  opens  Se,pt.  28 
at  the  Little  Carnegie  Playhouse. 
Cast  is  headed  by  Evelyn  Laye,  Gina 
Malo,  Jay  Laurier  and  Ivor  Bernard. 


Coming  and  Going 


MRS.  EDWARD  G.  ROBINSON  returned  to 
New  York  this  week  from  the  coast,  bringing 
a  special  reel  showing  the  $2  Hollywood  pre- 
miere of  First  National's  "I  Loved  a  Woman," 
in    which    her    husband    stars. 

JACK  OAKIE'S  mother  arrives  in  town  today 
and    will    stop    at   the    Warwick. 

JANET  GAYNOR  is  stopping  off  in  Chicago 
for  a  look  at  the  Century  of  Progress  before 
proceeding   to    New   York. 

HUGH  HARMAN  of  Harman-Ising  Produc- 
tions left  by  plane  last  night  for  the  coast 
after    a    two-day    visit    here. 

TOM  WHITE,  producer  of  travel  films,  arrives 
in    New    York    this   week    to    conclude    releasing 

arrangements. 

BUSTER  KEATON  left  New  York  yesterday 
for  Cleveland  on  a  tour  of  personal  appearances. 

MONROE  W.  GREENTHAL,  United  Artists 
exploitation  manager,  has  gone  to  Boston  to 
handle  the  opening  of  "Emperor  Jones"  at  the 
Keith  Theater.  Charlie  Baron  of  the  U.  A. 
home   office   will    assist   him. 

T.  C.  PARKER,  JR.,  will  arrive  in  New  York 
on    Monday   from    St.   Petersburg. 

ALMA  SLOCUM  is  leaving  by  plane  tomorrow 
for    the    coast    to    join    Mack    Sennett. 


Berkeley    Bringing   Musical   Print 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Busby  Berkeley,  who 
created  and  directed  the  dance  num- 
bers in  "42nd  Street,"  "Gold  Diggers 
of  1933"  and  "Footlight  Parade," 
leaves  here  by  plane  Saturday  for 
New  York,  carrying  with  him  the 
first  print  of  "Footlight  Parade."  He 
is  due  in  New  York  on  Monday 
morning.  The  main  purpose  of  his 
trip  is  to  select  the  16  prettiest  girls 
he  can  find  in  New  York  and  en- 
virons for  use  in  "Wonderbar"  and 
other  lavish  musicals  planned  by 
Warners. 


Finish  Jewish  Feature 

Jewish  Talking  Picture  Co.  has 
just  finished  shooting  at  the  Seiden 
Sound  System  Studios,  on  a  Yiddish 
talkie  called  "Jewish  Follies  of 
1934,"  with  a  cast  of  prominent  Jew- 
ish names.  The  feature  is  now  being 
edited  and  will  be  released  for  the 
Jewish  Holidays.  Sam  Rosen  is  in 
charge  of  production. 


Union  Demands  Close  Theater 

Indianapolis — Due  to  higher  wage 
demands  of  the  operators'  union,  the 
Lyric  was  ordered  closed  this  week 
by  Charles  Olson,  owner.  Operators 
wanted  $1.85  an  hour,  instead  of 
$1.53  being  paid. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Sept.  23:  Resumption  of  film  industry  code 
hearing    in    Washington.       10   A.M. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movie* 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  U.  S., 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington,   D.    C. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel.   Chicago. 


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Exactly  one  year  ago  another  surprise  picture 
produced  by  Charles  R.  Rogers  and  directed  by 
Ralph  Murphy  went  out  and  cleaned  up  the  big- 
gest grosses  of  the  Fall.  This  picture  was  "70,000 
Witnesses" . . .  "GOLDEN  HARVEST"  with  its  un- 
usual story  angle,  splendid  acting  and  astute  direc- 
tion offers  the  same  possibilities  to  all  showmen. 


*  "GOLDEN  HARVEST"  with  Richard  Arlen,  Chester  Morris, 
Genevieve  Tobin,  Rosco  Ates.  Directed  by  Ralph  Murphy. 
A  Charles  R.  Rogers  Production.     A  Paramount  Picture. 

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EXPLOITETTES 

Chamber  of  Commerce  Aids 
"Inflation"  Showing 

AN  effective  exploitation  cam- 
paign for  "Inflation,"  M-G- 
M's  timely  short  feature  ex- 
plaining present  economic  prob- 
lems, was  worked  out  during  the 
showing  of  the  short.  Chamber 
of  Commerce  members  were  en- 
thusiastic about  the  film  after 
attending  a  preview  and  cooper- 
ated in  getting  it  to  the  atten- 
tion of  the  public.  Mimeo- 
graphed messages  were  sent  by 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  to  all 
leading  manufacturing  concerns 
and  stores,  requesting  that  their 
employees  be  informed  of  the 
showing,  "so  they  will  have  a 
better  knowledge  of  what  the 
present  administration  is  doing 
for  the  betterment  of  the  na- 
tion." The  mayor  and  other 
city  officials  added  their  en- 
dorsement of  this  plan  of  cam- 
paign. The  Indianapolis  "Times" 
bannered  its  delivery  trucks 
■  with  copy  reading  "Inflation — 
What  it  is— and  what  it  means 
— Read  about  it  in  the  'Times' 
and  Hear  Pete  Smith  Explain  It 
on  the  Screen — Now  at  Loew's 
Palace." 

— Palace,  Indianapolis. 


Messages  in  Shorthand 
Exploit  "Another  Language" 

A/f ANAGER  Arthur  Catlin  of 
Loew's  State  in  Cleveland, 
where  "Another  Language"  was 
being  shown,  tied  up  with  the 
Cleveland  "News"  for  a  three- 
day  contest  on  the  subject: 
"When's  the  Honeymoon  Over?" 
Free  guest  tickets  were  awarded 
winners.  Catlin  was  assisted  by 
an  M-G-M  exploiteer.  Five  thou- 
sand blotters  were  printed,  with 
cut  of  still  printed  on  it  as  well 
as  message  in  both  Gregg  and 
Pitman  system  of  shorthand. 
Copy  read:  "This  is  'Another 
Language'  to  You — But  Your 
Secretary  Can  Read  It."  The 
blotters  were  placed  in  all  down- 
town offices  on  the  desk  of  the 
executive. 

— Loew's  State,  Cleveland 


SHOW- 
MAN'S 


REMINDER 


Remove  "cool"  fronts  and  drop  "cool" 
slugs   from   ads. 


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WITH 

PHIL  H  DALY 


•  ©      •     A  BUNCH  of  expert  showmen  learned  a  lot  about 

Showmanship  from  that  super-expert Sister  Aimee  Semple 

McPherson at  the  Hotel  Gotham  luncheon  given  in  her 

honor  by  Major  Edward  Bowes some  of  the  boys  brought 

hymn  books  along  just  in  case but   Evangelist  Aimee 

fooled  'em her  sermon  was  based  on  the  subject 

How  To  Get  the  Cash  Customers  Into  Your  Show  and  Make 
'Em  Come  Back  for  More 

•  •      •     OF  COURSE  Sister  Aimee  didn't  state  it  as  baldly 

as  that but  the  sum  total  of  her  illuminating  remarks 

spelled    the    same    thing in    his    best    Sunday    Evening 

Service  manner  the  Major  called  on  Sister  McPherson  to  testify 
before  the  congregation  on  how  she  built  up  her  circuit  of  de 
luxe  Gospel  Tabernacles  and  put  her  Devilish  Opposition  on  the 
bum 


•      •      •      IT  SEEMS  that  our  sister  from  Los  Angeles  hasn't 

been  living  alongside  Hollywood  for  nothing she  opened 

her  first  show  in  a  li'l  church  in  Canada the  house  man- 
ager who  had  preceded  her  had  driven  all  the  patrons  away  by 

handing  out  the  routine  stuff at  the  first  performance 

there    were    exactly    four   customers   .....   so   Aimee    worked 

fast she  told  the  four  customers  it  was  intermission  and 

to  stick  around  then  she  lights  out  down  Main  Street 

with  one  of  the  orchestra  chairs she  stood  on  this  right 

in  front  of  her  opposition  house,  the  public  tavern and 

started  her  ballyhoo  spiel  with  all  that  she  had  to  give 

and  how  that  gal  can  give  is  History 


•  •      ©     THE  MOB  trailed  her  right  back  to  the  empty  house 

with  the  four  waiting  customers and  Aimee  was  so  scared 

they'd  walk  out  on  her  that  she  signaled  the  doorman  to  bolt 

all  exits but  they  stuck and  yelled  for  more 

it  took  this  rising  young  showman  just  a  few  nites  to  learn 

that  she  had  a  Paying  Proposition she  couldn't  very  well 

set  up  a  box-office so  she  passed  around  the  collection 

plate her  first  "take"  was  65  smackers then  Aimee 

knew  she  had  Something 

#  *  *  * 

©      ©      ©     SHE  BUILT  up  a  house  staff  of  Deacons  and  Elders 

got  herself  a  swell  mixed  chorus  and  had  'em  put  pep 

into  the  ole  hymnbook and  a  crew  of  exploiteers  to  do 

the  ballyhoo  on  the  outside she  took  the  regular  acts 

from  the  old  scripts  of  Psalms,  Revelations,  Matthew,  Mark, 
Luke   and   John,   not   overlooking   Moses   and   Genesis   with   the 

Garden  of  Eden  plot  that  always  gets  a  hand and  put 

Showmanship    into    her    presentations ..well,    the    whole 

world  knows  how  her  shows  have  gone  over 

%  *  *  * 

•  •      •     ANOTHER   GREAT    showman   spoke Irvin 

Cobb he  stated  that  Dave  Warfield  sitting  near  Aimee 

was  so  impressed  that  he  murmured  as  he  gazed  at  her 

"Almost  thou  persuadest  me   to  become  a   Christian" 

and  all  the  rest  of  the  film  gang  present  made  a  mental  note 

to   go   to   the    Capitol   to   catch   Aimee's    act and   learn 

some  more  about  Showmanship 

•  9  •  TO  MAKE  it  easy  for  the  crits  covering  Broadway 
openings  today  Warners  will  show  the  new  Strand  fea- 
ture, "I  Loved  A  Woman,"  at  10:09  A.M. with  break- 
fast served  at  9:30 and  "Wild  Boys  of  the  Road"  at  11:48 

at    the    Hollywood Harold    Rodner    was    showered    with 

gifts  on  the  occasion  of  his  investiture  in  the  Grand  Lodge  of 

Masons Boss  Harry  Warner  headed  a  delegation  of  50 

Warnerites 


TIMELY  TOPICS 

Intellectual  Types 
In  All  Fan  Classes 

JN  the  good  old  days  an  unfav- 
orable audience  reaction  to  a 
picture  was  blamed  on  theater- 
going "morons"  and  some  films 
were  particularly  designed  for 
that  class.  Nowadays  there  is 
no  disposition  to  refer  to  any 
gi-oup  of  moviegoers  as  "mor- 
ons." An  elaborate  experiment 
conducted  reveals  that  audiences 
are  composed  of  two  groups, 
neither  one  of  which  is  less  than 
average.  The  average  movie 
audience  is  made  up  about 
equally  of  persons  who  think 
slowly  and  are  laggard  in  ap- 
preciation, and  those  who  are 
fast  thinkers.  I  want  to  make 
it  perfectly  clear  that  both  clas- 
sifications hold  intellectual 
types.  It  merely  is  in  the  rapid- 
ity of  their  response  that  they 
differ.  The  most  successful  pic- 
ture of  today  is  designed  to  ap- 
peal to  both  types  of  audience 
reaction.  Typical  of  this  type 
of  production  are:  "The  Animal 
Kingdom,"  "Reunion  in  Vienna," 
"Topaze,"  "The  Warrior's  Hus- 
band" and,  to  a  certain  extent, 
"She  Done  Him  Wrong,"  which 
I  consider  a  deftly  sophisticated 
film  brought  to  terms  of  ready 
understanding. 

— Jesse  L.  Lasky 
*         *         * 

Praises  Studios  for 
Refusal  to  Standardize 

J-JOLLYWOOD'S  refusal  to 
standardize  motion  pictures, 
despite  the  utmost  pressure 
from  all  sides  to  have  it  do  so, 
is  one  of  the  things  for  which 
it  should  have  unlimited  credit. 
The  fact  that  few  pictures  are 
released  without  criticism  from 
some  source  nowadays  is  proof 
that  the  producers  have  kept 
free  from  the  temptation  to  try 
to  please  everybody.  Various 
groups  offer  formulae  designed 
to  forestall  criticism,  but  the 
better  producers  have  refused 
to  adhere  to  any  of  them,  pre- 
ferring to  have  the  freedom  that 
is  essential  to  any  artistic  suc- 
cess. 

— James  McGuinness, 
M-G-M  Author-Scenarist. 


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MANY  UAPPY  RETUBN3 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  21 


Frank    Strayer 


Paul    Muni 


Victor    Seastrom 


THE 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  Sept.  21,  1933 


Words   &  Wisdom 


M 


Y  excursion  is  unique  in  that  I 
am  free  to  make  pictures  as  1 
would  like  to  see  them  made  and 
am  not  restricted  by  highly  organ- 
ized studio  methods  nor  by  pre-con- 
ceptions  graven  in  stone." — AR- 
THUR HOPKINS. 

"A  theater  manager  of  quality 
should  be  a  local  citizen  of  stand- 
ing."—HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN. 

"There  is  a  rather  alarming  ten- 
dency so  far  this  season  for  Holly- 
wood to  revert  to  its  old-fashioned 
barbarism  —  namely  sweetness  and 
light."— JOHN  S.  COHEN,  JR.,  cin- 
ema critic  of  "New  York  Sun." 

"Hard  work  is  one  of  the  finest 
o'd-age  preventatives  imaginable." — 
MAY  ROBSON. 


"Bear  down  on  the  deficiencies  and 
the  easy  ones  will  take  care  of  them- 
selves— no  they  won't,  either! — they 
take  constant  attention  and  driving 
force  to  keep  them  good." — PHIL 
REISMAN. 


"Above  all  conflicts  between  our 
groups,  we  consider  first  the  inter- 
ests of  the  public  we  serve." — WILL 
H.  HAYS. 


"This  is  certainly  no  time  for  sel- 
fish interests  or  party  differences." — 
ED  KUYKENDALL. 


"I  hope  to  see  the  day  close  at 
hand  when  we  will  all  have  to  pay 
from  $15  to  $20  for  silk  shirts,  and 
their  use  will  be  as  general  as  was 
the  case  in  '18  and  '19."  —  JACK 
COHN. 


"The  screen  is  not  an  acting  art 
and  there  is  no  place  in  it  for  ac- 
tors."— WELFORD  BEATON. 


"It  seems  only  fair  to  remark 
that  American  motion  picture  execu- 
tives have  stood  up  rather  well  under 
the  depression."— DALTON  TRUM- 
BO. 


"It  is  a  matter  of  regret  that  the 
motion  picture  industry  was  unable 
to  unite  on  a  code  for  submission  to 
the  administrator,  but  the  explana- 
tion of  this  failure  is  to  be  found  in 
the  fact  that  this  is  one  of  the  few 
industries  in  which  the  code  will  em- 
brace both  buyers  and  sellers  with 
their  irreconcilable  conflicts  of  in- 
terest."—ABRAM    F.    MYERS. 


FACTS 
ABOUT 
FILMS 


Independent     theaters     in    the     U. 
now    total    about    17,000. 


Edward  G.  Robinson  in 

"I    LOVED  A  WOMAN" 

with  Kay  Francis  and  Genevieve  Tobin 
First  National  80  mins. 

ABSORBING  AND  WELL  ACTED 
DRAMA-ROMANCE  WITH  CHICAGO 
MEAT  PACKING  INDUSTRY  AS  BACK- 
GROUND. 

As  the  esthetically-minded  and  romanti- 
cally-inclined son  of  a  big  Chicago  meat 
packer,  forced  to  take  a  hand  in  the  busi- 
ness after  his  father  dies,  Edward  G.  Rob- 
inson here  gives  one  of  his  more  genteel 
characterizations.  It  is  a  generally  en- 
grossing tale,  starting  bac-k  round  the 
Eighties  and  running  through  the  Spanish- 
American  War,  in  which  the  packing  out- 
fit cleans  up  a  fortune,  then  to  the  World 
War,  which  ends  before  the  now  power- 
hungry  Robinson  expected  it  would,  leav- 
ing him  loaded  with  food  which  he  can't 
sell,  and  finally  the  crash  of  his  commercial 
empire,  followed  by  his  exile  amid  the 
classic  ruins  of  Greece.  Married  early  in 
his  career  to  a  rival  packer's  daughter, 
Genevieve  Tebin,  Robinson  later  finds  ro- 
mance with  an  opera  singer,  Kay  Francis, 
whose  career  he  finances,  only  to  find  out 
in  the  end  that  she  was  two-timing  him. 
It  is  a  well-wrought  production,  with  a  big 
array  of  first-line  acting  talent,  but  some- 
what wanting  in  emotional  content. 

Cast:  Edward  G.  Robinson,  Kay  Francis, 
Genevieve  Tobin,  J.  Farrell  MacDonald, 
Henry  Kolker,  Robert  Barrat,  George  Black- 
wood, Murray  Kinnell,  Robert  McWade, 
Walter  Walker,  Henry  O'Neill,  Lorena  Lay- 
son,  Sam  Godfrey,  E.  J.  Ratcliffe,  Paul  Por- 
casi,  William  V.  Mcng. 

Director,  Alfred  E.  Green;  Author,  David 
Karsner;  Adaptors,  Charles  Kenyon,  Sidney 
Sutherland;  Cameraman,  James  Van  Trees; 
Editor,   Bert  Levy. 

Direction,  Fine.    Photography,  Fine. 


Charles  Laughton  in 

"THE  PRIVATE  LIFE  OF 
HENRY  VIII" 

United  Artists  97  mins. 

MARVELOUS  PERFORMANCE  BY 
LAUGHTON  HIGHLIGHTS  ELEGANTLY 
PRODUCED  COMEDY  WITH  GENERAL 
APPEAL. 

Aside  from  the  characterization  by 
Charles  Laughton  in  the  title  role,  which 
is  one  of  the  grandest  pieces  of  screen 
acting  in  a  long  while,  this  narrative  about 
the  notorious  British  ruler  who  ran  the 
gamut  of  six  wives,  two  of  whom  he  be- 
headed for  infidelity,  has  been  adapted 
with  a  good  eye  to  angles  of  appeal  that 
will  register  with  current  audiences.  The 
production  is  an  achievement  for  British 
studios  and  for  Alexander  Korda,  director. 
Laughton  is  immense.  No  such  heavy  lover, 
yet  a  shrewd  ruler,  mixing  statesmanship 
and  the  pursuit  of  amours  with  such 
unrestrained  gusto,  has  been  seen  before 
on  the  screen.  It  is  one  of  those  im- 
pressively colorful  performances  that  will 
be  remembered.  In  the  picture's  favor 
also  is  a  broad  streak  of  comedy,  some  of 
it  comparable  to  American  slapstick,  run- 
ning all  the  way  through  it.  Supporting 
cast  is  admirable  and  the  production  is 
handsome.  In  all,  a  remarkable  and  satis- 
fying  entertainment. 

Cast:  Charles  Laughton,  Binnie  Barnes, 
Claude  Allister,  Robert  Donat,  Lady  Tree, 
Elsa  Lanchaster,  Merle  Oberon,  Franklin 
Dyall,  Miles  Mander,  Wendy  Barrie,  John 
Loder,  Everley  Gregg,  Laurence  Hanray, 
William  Austin,  Frederick  Cully,  Gibb  Mc- 
Laughlin, Sam  Livesey. 

Director,  Alexander  Korda;  Authors,  La- 
jos  Biro,  Arthur  Wimperis;  Dialoguers, 
Same;  Cameraman,  Georges  Perinal;  Editor, 
Stephen   Harrison. 

Direction,  Superb.  Photography,  Excep- 
tional. 


Unite  Screen,  Stage  for  NRA; 
Warner  Film  Group  Chairman 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 


place  with  the  already  organized 
National  Radio  Legion,  of  which 
Kate  Smith  is  chairman,  and  the 
National  Authors'  League,  headed 
by  Rupert  Hughes.  All  are  directly 
responsible  to  NRA  headquarters  in 
Washington  and  specifically  to  Louis 
J.  vVlber,  chief  of  the  Speakers  Di- 
vision of  the  Bureau  of  Public  Re- 
lations who  has  been  in  New  York 
supervising  organization  of  the  new 
legion. 

Harry  M.  Warner,  president  of 
Warner  Bros,  will  be  the  chairman 
cd;  the  National  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
ducers Committee.  Dr.  Henry  Mos- 
kowitz,  executive  secretary  of  the 
League  of  New  York  Theaters,  has 
agreed  to  head  the  National  Legiti- 
mate Theaters  Committee.  Sam  H. 
Harris  will  be  chairman  of  the  Na- 
tional Stage  Producers  Committee; 
George  M.  Cohan,  chairman  of  the 
National  Legitimate  Actors  Commit- 
tee, and  William  A.  Brady,  chair- 
man of  the  National  Executive  Com- 
mittee. Robert  F.  Sisk  and  Oliver 
M.  Sayler  have  volunteered  to  head 
an  advisory  committee  in  publicity. 
Other  national  committee  heads 
will  be   announced   shortly,   as   well 


Seattle — G.  C.  Craddock  has  been 
promoted  from  salesman  here  to 
manager  of  the  Portland  by  the  Uni- 
versal, succeeding  Al  J.  O'Keefe, 
promoted  to  the  Los  Angeles  office. 


Missoula,  Mont.  —  The  Wilma  is 
scheduled  to  reopen  October  1. 


Spokane,  Wash.  —  The  State  has 
been  leased  to  the  Evergreen  State 
Theaters  by  Universal. 


Seattle — A.  O.  Kleopper,  formerly 
of  Minneapolis,  will  cover  eastern 
Washington  for  United  Artists. 

Providence — The  corporation  name 
of  the  Imperial  Theater,  Inc.,  of 
Providence  has  been  changed  to  the 
Strand  Newport  Theater,  Inc. 


Providence — Edward  M.  Fay  is  a 
member  of  the  "Town  Crier"  execu- 
tive committee,  which  is  planning 
the  biggest  parade  the  city  has  ever 
seen  in  behalf  of  the  NRA.  It  will 
be  held  Oct.  2. 


Boston — Jack  Israelson  has  joined 
the  M-G-M  poster  department. 


Des  Moines,  la. — The  Iowa,  form- 
erly known  as  the  Cozy,  in  Newton, 
and  the  Moville  in  Moville  have  re- 
opened after  being  closed  for  the 
summer.  The  Northwest  theater, 
neighborhood  house  in  Davenport, 
and  the  Schaller  Opera  House  in 
Schaller   have   closed. 


as  local  committees  in  every  city  of 
over  50,000  population. 

"The  formation  of  the  Stage  and 
Screen  Legion  of  the  NRA  is  no  re- 
flection on  the  enormous  and  un- 
stinted contributions  already  made 
by  these  professions  in  the  past  three 
months,"  Schulman  explained  yester- 
day. "Instead,  it  is  a  tribute  to  the 
unselfishness  and  spontaneity  of 
these  contributions  and  an  effort  to 
capitalize  them  more  fully  in  the  in- 
terests of  the  cause  for  which  they 
have  been  donated.  The  film  indus- 
try has  already  spent  thousands  of 
dollars  on  the  NRA  motion  pictures 
now  showing  in  theaters  from  coast 
to  coast,  to  which  directors,  actors, 
writers  and  technicians  gave  their 
services  without  pay.  Players  from 
stage  and  screen  have  sung  and 
acted  and  talked  for  NRA  through 
the  medium  of  the  sound  film  and 
the  radio  as  well  as  in  person  on 
countless  stages.  What  we  hope  to 
do  is  to  coordinate  this  vast  power 
for  mobilizing  public  opinion  behind 
the  President's  program,  and  make 
every  individual  contributor  feel  that 
his  efforts  are  multiplied  by  then- 
place  in  a  united  pattern." 


Erik  Charell  Signed 

As  Producer  for  Fox 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

meetings  in  Paris  with  Winfield 
Sheehan,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
production,  at  which  arrangements 
for  his  production  activities  in  Hol- 
lywood will  be  made. 


2  Argentine  Films  in  Work 

Buenos  Aires — Two  local  produc- 
tions are  reported  now  being  filmed, 
namely  "El  Hijo  de  Papa"  and 
"Noche  Federal."  The  former  is  be- 
ing made  by  John  J.  Alto,  formerly 
with  the  Lumiton  Studio,  and  the 
latter  at  the  Studio  of  Sociedad  Im- 
presoi-a  Discos  Electrofonicos.  S.  I. 
D.  E.  is  believed  to  be  a  reorganiza- 
tion of  Cia.  Manzanera. 


BIG 
NEWS 

AS   SEEN    BY 
"THE  press 

9B| 

ACENT 

"When    Ann 
pound  can  of  \ 
ing   room   table 
tainer  is  only 
the   picture    in 
half    finished." 

Harding    peers     info     a 
[rease-paint  on  her  dress- 
and   sees   that   the   con- 
half  full,   she  knows  that 
which   she    is   starring   is 

— RKO    RADIO. 

IT  IS  IN  WORK 

FILM    DAILY 
YEAR  BOOK 

of  Motion  Pictures 


due- 


:SN££- 


•  •  •  MORE  IMPORTANT  THAN 
EVER  THIS  YEAR  FOR  IT  WILL  COM- 
PLETELY COVER  EVERY  ELEMENT  OF  THE 
NEW  MOTION  PICTURE  INDUSTRY    •   • 


-. a%&« 


DAILV 


Thursday,  Sept.  21,  1933 


REFEREE  HALTS  PROBE 
INTO  PARA.  SALARIES 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS'7 


By   RALPH   WILK 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

was  the  only  witness.  Zirn's  exami- 
nation of  Keough  lasted  throughout 
the  hearing,  although  Saul  E.  Rog- 
ers, counsel  for  another  group  of 
creditors,  requested  that  Zirn  yield 
the  witness  to  Rogers. 

Almost  the  entire  session  was 
taken  up  with  Zirn's  questions  re- 
garding the  present  salaries  of  offi- 
cers. This  met  with  objections  by 
Samuel  S.  Isseks  of  Root,  Clark, 
Buckner  &  Ballentine,  attorneys  for 
the  trustees,  and  he  was  sustained 
by  the  referee,  who  ordered  Zirn  to 
discontinue  the  questions.  It  was 
entered  in  the  record,  however,  that 
John  Hertz  received  $107,000  be- 
tween Jan.  1,  1931,  and  Jan.  6,  1933. 
It  was  also  brought  out  that  Sidney 
R.  Kent  was  paid  $200,000  in  settle- 
ment of  his  contract  in  1932. 

Zirn  also  offered  as  evidence  a 
letter  from  Ralph  A.  Kohn,  former 
Paramount  treasurer,  in  which  Kohn 
corrected  last  week's  statements  to 
the  effect  that  he  signed  the  checks 
which  settled  the  A.  C.  Blumenthal 
suit.  Nathan  Burkan  received  $11,000 
for  his  services  and  A.  C.  Blumenthal 
$25,000.  Zirn  asked  Keough  why 
Blumenthal  had  been  paid  $36,000 
when  the  stock  was  claimed  to  be 
worth  only  $7,500.  The  question  was 
ruled  from  the  record.  Time  and 
again  Referee  Davis  struck  out  ques- 
tions by  Zirn,  who  repeatedly  at- 
tacked "high  salaries  and  bonuses 
paid  to  officers." 

The  hearing  was  adjourned  until 
10:30  Wednesday  morning. 


Release  Dates  Are  Set 
On  8  Warner-F.  N.  Films 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Parade";  Oct.  28,  "Ever  in  My 
Heart";  Oct.  28,  "The  Kennel  Mur- 
der Case";  Nov.  4,  "Female";  Nov. 
11,  "The  College  Coach";  Nov.  18, 
"The  House  on  56th  Street";  Nov. 
25,  "The  World  Changes."  All  of 
these  pictures  have  been  completed. 


Allied  Exhibs  of  Ontario 
Reappoint  Oscar  Hanson 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

don,  Ont.:  first  vice-president,  H.  L. 
Alexander;  second  vice-president,  M. 
Gebirtig;  secretary-treasurer,  Wil 
liam  Brady;  assistant  secretary- 
treasurer,  H.  D.  Wells. 


Recognition 


Dudley  Murphy,  who  directed  "The 
Emperor  Jones,"  produced  by  John 
Krimsky  and  Gifford  Cochran  for  United 
Artists  release,  tried  for  eight  years  to 
get  a  producer  interested  in  putting  the 
Eugene  O'Neill  drama  on  the  screen. 
He  was  turned  down  repeatedly  until 
the  new  Krimsky-Cochran  combination 
took  to  the  idea.  Now  Murphy  is 
being  besieged  with  bids  for  his  services. 


HOLLYWOOD 
^ALTER    CONNOLLY   has   been 
engaged  by  Columbia  for  "Man 
of  Steel." 

*         *         * 

Frances  Dee  has  been  signed  for 
a  leading  role  in  "Rodney,"  RKO 
Radio's  drama  of  life  in  the  army 
post  settlements,  with  Walter  Hus- 
ton in  the  stellar  male  part.  The 
unit  leaves  Sept.  24  for  location  in 
Ft.  Meyer,  Va. 

P.  J.  Wolfson  and  Allan  Rivkin, 
the  scenario  team  responsible  for 
the  screen  treatment  of  "70,000  Wit- 
nesses" and  "Madison  Square  Gar- 
den," have  been  assigned  the  task 
of  bringing  Louis  Bromfield's  novel- 
ette, "Living  in  a  Big  Way"  to  the 
screen.  Marie  Dressier  and  Jean 
Harlow  are  to  have  co-starring  roles 
in  this  story,  which  is  scheduled  to 
start  at  the  M-G-M  studios  when 
Miss  Dressier  returns  to  the  coast 
from  New  York. 

Columbia  has  set  Sept.  30  as  the 
nation-wide  release  date  for  "The 
Thrill  Hunter,"  Buck  Jones'  latest 
vehicle.  It  is  based  on  a  story  by 
Harry  O.  Hoyt,  directed  and  super- 
vised by  George  Seitz.  In  the  cast 
are  Dorothy  Revier,  Arthur  Ran- 
kin, Ed  Le  Saint,  Frank  LaRue,  Wil- 
lie Fong,  Ed.  Kane,  Al  Smith,  Harry 
Semels,  John  Ince  and  Bob  Parrish. 

Betty  McMahon,  film  actress,  and 
Franklin  Stevens,  Jr.,  Hollywood 
broker,  were  married  in  Yuma  this 
week. 

%  %  % 

"Doc"  McKay,  said  to  be  the  old- 
est living  carnival  barker,  with  R.  J. 
Manley,  Tom  Rogers  of  Joe  Glacy, 
three  other  barkers  famous  along 
the  midways  of  America,  have  been 
engaged  for  that  authentic  touch  in 
"Hoopla,"  the  Clara  Bow  production. 
McKay  was  the  be-derbied  gentle- 
man who  once  told  an  unsuspecting 
public   about  the  "Cardiff  Giant." 

Charles  Starrett  has  been  awarded 
the  leading  juvenile  role  opposite 
Rochelle  Hudson  in  Will  Rogers'  pic- 
ture, now  known  as  'Mr.  Skitch," 
currently  in  production  at  Fox.  The 
picture,  which  features  ZaSu  Pitts, 
Florence  Desmond,  Ralph  Morgan 
and  June  Vlasek,  was  formerly  called 
"There's  Always  Tomoz*row"  and  is 
an  adaptation  of  the  "Saturday  Eve- 
ning Post"  story  by  Anne  Cameron. 

Franklin  Pangborn  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  RKO  Radio's  musical, 
"Flying  Down  to  Rio."  This  com- 
pletes a  trio  of  comedians,  which 
also  includes  Fred  Astaire  and  Ed- 
die Borden.  Doroles  Del  Rio,  Gene 
Raymond,  Mowita  Castanada,  and 
Ginger  Rogers  are  now  in  the  midst 
of  this  production. 


Yours."  Tommy  Carr  collaborated 
with  Dona  Barell  on  the  story,  while 
Maybeth  Carr,  a  stellar  attraction 
at  the  Hollywood  Montmartre,  sings 
"Rhythm  of  My  Heart"  in  an  im- 
portant sequence  in  the  picture. 

*  *         * 

Here  and  There:  L.  B.  Mayer, 
Irving  Thalberg,  Howard  Strickling, 
Joe  Sherman,  Bill  Newberry,  Barrett 
Keisling  at  the  press  luncheon  ten- 
dered Maurice  Chevalier  by  M-G-M. 

*  *         # 

Charles  Lamont  is  directing  "Mer- 
rily Yours,"  the  initial  subject  in  the 
"Frolics  of  Youth"  series  being  made 
by  Educational.  Junior  Coghlan 
heads  the  cast  of  youthful  players 
who  will  enact  these  stories  of  high 
school  days. 

Dixie  Nelson  Pantages  Martin, 
stand-in  for  Sally  Eilers,  will  appear 
with  El  Brendel  in  "Olsen's  Night 
Out."  Miss  Eilers,  by  the  way,  has 
left  for  a  vacation  in  Yosemite  after 
finishing  "Walls  of  Gold"  at  Fox. 

Sammy  Fain  and  Irving  Kahal, 
the  youngest  successful  song-wTiting 
team  in  the  country,  have  started 
work  on  their  new  three-year  con- 
tract with  Warners.  They  wrote 
several  numbers  for  "Footlight 
Parade,"  and  their  "By  a  Waterfall," 
given  a  big  send-off  by  Al  Jolson 
and  Rudy  Vallee,  is  expected  to  be  a 
smash  hit.  Some  of  their  former 
hits  include  "You  Brought  a  New 
Kind  of  Love  to  Me,"  "Moonlight 
Saving  Time"  and  "Wedding  Bells 
Are  Breaking  Up  That  Old  Gang  of 
Mine." 

*  *         * 

Nick  Stuart,  the  actor,  and  Dave 
Kay  have  started  an  agency  to  rep- 
resent actors,  writers  and  directors. 
Offices  have  been  opened  at  9000 
Sunset  Blvd. 

^  ^  * 

Ben  Holmes  has  completed  the  di- 
rection of  "Hey,  Nanny,  Nanny"  at 
RKO.  The  comedy  stars  Clark  and 
McCullough  and  was  produced  by 
Louis  Brock. 

*  %  * 

George  O'Brien  will  be  starred  by 
Fox  in  "The  Heir  to  the  Hoorah," 
stage  comedy  by  Paul  Armstrong. 
First,  however,  O'Brien  is  to  make 
"Frontier  Marshal,"  with  Irene 
Bentiey,  under  the  direction  of  Lew 
Seiler.       William     Conselman     and 

Stuart  Anthony  adapted  it. 

*  *         * 

Kathleen  Bm-ke,  Paramount's  "Pan- 
ther Girl,"  has  been  added  to  Fox's 
"The  Mad  Game."  Others  joining 
the  cast  include  Paul  Fox  and 
Sandres  Garion. 

*  *         * 

Victor  Jory,  Irene  Bentiey  and 
other  members  of  the  "Smoky"  unit 
are  back  from  a  month's  location 
work  in  Arizona. 

*  *         * 


Two  of  Mary  Carr's  children  will  David  Sharpe  and  Gertrude  Mes- 
have  screen  credit  in  the  newT  Educa-  ;  singer,  formerly  in  the  "Boy  Friends" 
tional-Frolics     of     Youth,     "Merrily  ;  series  at  Hal  Roach's,  are  working 


NRA  IS  STUDYING 
FILM  CONTRACTS 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

told  the  same  thing  to  others  wh<i 
have  since  questioned  him  on  thi 
disputed  subject. 

The  resumed  conferences,  startirj 
Saturday  morning,  will  probably  las 
for  some  time,  at  least  until  Sept 
27  and  possibly  longer,  it  was  indi 
cated  yesterday. 


in  "Flash's  Revenge,"  the  first  o: 
the  series  of  action  shorts  featuring 
"Flash."  William  Berke  is  directing 
with  Bob  Cline  doing  the  earner; 
work. 

*         *         * 

Bette  Davis  will  play  the  feminim 
lead  opposite  Warren  William  ii 
"King  of  Fashion,"  which  will  bi 
directed  by  William  Dieterle  fo: 
Warner  Bros. 


Mary  Astor,  has  been  assigned  b; 
Warners  to  the  feminine  lead  n 
"Bedside,"  while  George  Brent  wil 

probably  play  the  role  of  the  doctor 

*  *         * 

Thelma  Todd  has  joined  the  cas 
of  Charles  R.  Rogers'  "We're  Sittini 
Pretty,"  with  Jack  Oakie  and  Jacl 
Haley.  Rogers  is  producing  th- 
musical  for  Paramount  release. 

*  *         * 

Charles  Reisner  will  direct  M-G 
M's  "Comma:  Round  the  Mountain 
in  which  May  Robson  and  Poll; 
Moran  will  be  co-starred. 


Miriam  Hopkins'  next  starrini 
vehicle  for  Paramount,  which  get 
under  way  when  she  finishes  worl 
in  "Design  for  Living"  under  Ernsi 
Lubitsch's  direction,  will  be  "Ladde 
of  Men."  Lynn  Startling  has  been 
signed  to  do  the  screen  play. 

*  *         * 

Peggy  Montgomery,  whom  scree: 
fans  last  knew  as  a  little  girl  namei 
"Baby  Peggy",  has  grown  up  som 
and  was  signed  to  a  contract  thi 
week  by  Charles  R.  Rogers  fo 
"Eight  Girls  in  a  Boat." 

*  *         * 

Jackie  Kelk,  6  years  old,  has  ar 
rived  in  Los  Angeles  with  his  ca 
from  New  York,  under  contract  ti 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  and  Darry 
Zanuck  to  appear  in  their  20th  Cen 
tury  Pictures  production,  "Born  tt 
be  Bad,"  with  Loretta  Young  am 
Cary  Grant. 


Bob  Wile  With  Principal 

Bob    Wile    is   now   handling   pub 
licity  for  Principal   Pictures. 


"Dime  Nites"  in  Seattle 

Seattle — Paul  Aust  of  the  Broadway 
has  instituted  "Dime  Nites"  on  Tues- 
days and  Wednesday  for  both  adults 
and  children.  Children's  Saturday  ma- 
tinees with  special  programs  for  the 
kiddies    are    drawing   well. 


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Fox  Signs  GeorgeWhite  to  Make  "Scandals ' '  Yearly 

LOEW  AND  RKO  ADDINUO  DUAL  BILL  POLICIES 

Westerns  Doomed  if  Duals  Are  Banned,  Says  Johnston 


Films  Go  Adult 

.  .  .  sex  down;   acting  up 

aa^a  By    Don    Carle    Gillette  —^ 


A  DECIDED  trend  to  the  adult  is  noted 
**  in  film  fare  of  the  last  several  weeks, 
as  well  as  in  advance  information  on  com- 
ing product. 

It  contrasts  quite  sharply  with  a  couple 
of  seasons  ago  when  the  industry  was  al- 
most unanimously  trying  to  turn  out  pic- 
tures appealing  to  the  juvenile  trade. 

Accustomed  to  going  to  extremes  in 
doing  things,  the  production  pendulum  now 
has  swung  too  far  in  the  other  direction. 


/"\N  the  favorable  side  of  production  ten- 
^"'  dencies  is  a  noticeable  decline  in  the 
exploitation  of  sex,  per  se,  with  a  corres- 
ponding increase  in  fine  casts  and  note- 
worthy characterizations. 

The  best  box-office  bet  of  the  day, 
Marie  Dressier  and  Wallace  Beery  in  "Tug- 
boat Annie,'    is  not  a  sex  story. 

Two  other  current  topnotchers  in  provid- 
ing audience  satisfaction,  "One  Man's  Jour- 
ney," with  Lionel  Barrymore,  and  "Lady  for 
a  Day,"  with  May  Robson,  are  'acting'  pic- 
tures. 

Still  another  non-sexy  outstander  is  Jesse 
L.  Lasky's  "Berkeley  Square,"  with  Leslie 
Howard  in  an  ace  performance. 


THERE  is  important  word-of-mouth  adver- 
'  tising  value  in  outstanding  perform- 
ances, whether  the  player  be  young  or  old, 
and  this  evidence  of  keener  public  appre- 
ciation of  unusual  acting  performances  is 
well  worth  following  up. 

Hollywood  has  a  long  list  of  colorful  and 
exceptionally  talented  personalities  who,  like 
May  Robson,  need  only  the  right  story  op- 
portunity to  land  them  in  the  front  rank 
of  popularity. 

• 

AND  speaking  of  performances  that  will 
go  down  in  film  history,  don't  overlook 
Charles  Laughton  in  "The  Private  Life  of 
Henry  VIII,"  which  United  Artists  is  about 
to  release. 

Here,  folks,  is  a  characterization  that  is 
a   characterization. 


Monogram      Head      Sees 
Chief  Juvenile  Entertain- 
ment Jeopardized 

Disappearance  of  the  chief  juvenile 
entertainment,  namely  westerns,  is 
almost  a  certainty  if  restrictions  on 
double  features  are  made  part  of  the 
film  industry  code,  in  the  opinion  of 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  president  of  Mon- 
ogram. In  an  interview  with  The 
Film  Daily  yesterday,  Johnston 
said: 

"A     number     of     Women's     Club 

{Continued  on  Page   12) 

COLUMBUS  DUAL  PACT 
AWAITS  CODE  RESULT 

Columbus,  0. — Agreement  reached 
by  exhibitors  recently  whereby  dou- 
ble features  were  to  be  eliminated  by 
Sept.  30  has  been  called  off  to  await 
the  outcome  of  the  dual  bill  provi- 
sion in  the  film  industry  code.  Un- 
certainty of  what  the  NRA  may  do 

(Continued  on  Page  12) 

Warners  Settle  Dispute 
With  Independent  Group 

Differences  between  Warner-First 
National  and  the  Independent  The- 
ater Owners  of  New  York  over  pro- 
tection granted  the  Loew  circuit  in 
the  metropolitan  area  are  understood 
to  have  been  settled.    Adjustment  of 

(Continued  on  Page   12) 


Denver  Business  Up 

Denver — Marlene  Dietrich  in  "Song  of 
Songs,"  first  Paramount  picture  to  play 
the  Denham,  with  prices  raised  to  40 
cents  top,  played  to  such  crowds  that 
it  is  being  held  over  along  with  the 
stage  show.  Fox's  Gaynor-Baxter  vehicle, 
"Paddy",  and  a  Fanchon-Marco  stage 
unit,  also  has  been  giving  the  Orpheum 
its  best  business  in  months,  while  the 
Tabor,  playing  second  runs  and  stage 
show,   likewise   has   done   better. 


B.  P.  SGHULBERG  FINDS 

FEW  STORIES  ABROAD 


London — B.  P.  Schulberg's  search 
for  story  material  on  the  continent 
was  a  disappointment,  the  producer 
stated  on  his  arrival  here.  He  has 
been  in  touch  with  various  European 
centers,  looking  for  original  stories, 
but  found  practically  nothing  deemed 
suitable. 

Simple  stories  are  wanted  by  the 
public  now,  says  Schulberg,  who  is 

(Continued  on  Page  12) 


Movie  Advertising  Awards 
Proposed  by  H.  B.  Franklin 

Plans  have  been  completed  by 
Harold  B.  Franklin  under  which  mo- 
tion picture  newspaper  advertising 
awards  will  be  given  annually  for 
ads  of  outstanding  quality.  The 
awards  are  "to  encourage  and  re- 
ward the  best  in  motion  picture  ad- 
(Continued  on  Page  12) 


Geo.  White  Signed  to  Produce 
Five  Film  "Scandals"  for  Fox 


Broadcasting  of  Talkies 
Under  Experiment  in  Eng. 

London — Experiments  in  television 
which  may  have  an  important  bear- 
ing on  film  business  in  the  future 
are  being  conducted  by  the  British 
Broadcasting  Co.,  whose  engineers 
are  understood  to  have  completed  in- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


George  White,  whose  annual 
"George  White's  Scandals"  have  been 
a  stage  institution  for  about  15 
years,  has  been  signed  by  Fox  un- 
der a  contract  to  produce  a  screen 
"Scandals"  annually  for  the  next 
five  years,  it  was  announced  yester- 
day by  S.  R.  Kent,  president.  First 
of   the   productions   will    be   started 

(Continued  on   Page   12) 


Circuits     in     Competitive 

Race  on  Duals  Around 

New  York 

Double-featuring  by  Loew  and 
RKO  in  the  metropolitan  area  took 
a  decided  increase  yesterday,  when 
several  houses  in  competitive  situa- 
tions installed  the  dual-bill  policy  to 
replace  the  single  feature  program 
on  last-half  splits. 

Loew's  116th  St.,  heretofore  play- 
ing double-features  the  first  half  of 
the  week  only,  has  gone  dual-bill  for 

(Continued  on  Page   12) 

RIGHHMUTSEEN 
AS  CLAUSE  IN  CODE 

That  the  NRA  is  determined  to 
insert  a  right-to-buy  clause  in  the 
industry  code  is  the  consensus  of 
exhibitor  leader  opinion  which  ad- 
mits that  this  problem  will  continue 
to  be  one  of  the  toughest  of  contro- 
versial subjects.  Deputy  Adminis- 
trator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  is  under- 
stood to  be  daily  receiving  scores  of 
letters  from  independent  exhibitors 
located  in  every  section  of  the  coun- 
try who  are  insistent  that  they  be 

(Continued  on  Page    12) 


Photocolor  Plant 

Open  After  3  Years 

Irvington-on-Hudson,  N.  Y. — Fol- 
lowing about  three  years  of  idleness, 
the  Photocolor  Corp.  plant  here  is 
again  active,  with  150  on  the  pay- 
roll. 


Tough  Judge 


Lawrence,  Mass. — Because  a  Gloucester 
youth  used  force  to  get  15  cents  so  he 
could  go  to  the  movies,  Judge  Fosdick 
of  the  superior  criminal  court  sentenced 
him  to  see  no  movie  shows  for  a  year. 
The  judge  ordered  the  Gloucester  police 
to  watch  the  lad  for  the  entire  year  to 
see  that  he  does  not  violate  his  sentence. 
To  the  kid  the  judge  said:  "You'll  have 
to  stay  home  from  the  movies  even  if 
it   breaks   the   entire    industry." 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Sept.  23:  Resumption  of  film  industry  code 
hearing    in    Washington.      10   A.M. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movies 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  U.  S., 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington,   D.    C. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,  Chicago. 


Indian  Film  to  be  Made 
With  Gov't  Cooperation 

Through  the  co-operation  of  John 
Collier,  recently  appointed  Commis- 
sioner of  Indian  Affairs  of  the  U.  S., 
the  Leonie  Knoedler  Productions  will 
make  a  feature  length  film  in  the 
southwest  to  be  titled  "The  Ameri- 
can." Preliminary  work  will  be 
started  next  month  in  New  Mexico 
and  .production  is  scheduled  to  begin 
Oct.  15.  Eierht  months  will  be  spent 
on  the  production. 

Floyd  Crosby,  who  photographed 
''Tabu,"  will  head  the  camera  staff. 
Henwar  Rodakiewicz  will  be  assis- 
tant director.  The  director  has  not 
as  yet  been  selected.  The  film  will 
have  an  all-native  cast.  Financial 
arrangements  are  being  handled  by 
Fitelson  and  Mayers,  attorneys  for 
the  company. 


Van  Beuren  Reduces  Animators 

A  reduction  of  ten  animators  and 
assistants  from  the  Van  Beuren 
Corp.  cartoon  department  was  made 
yesterday.  Harry  D.  Bailey,  one 
of  the  head  animators  who  has  been 
with  the  company  12  years,  and 
George  Rufle,  another  chief  anima- 
tor, were  among  the  departures.  Van 
Beuren  has  discontinued  the  "Tom 
and  Jerry"  cartoons  and  it  is  re- 
ported that  there  has  been  a  delay  in 
further  production  of  the  "Amos  'n' 
Andy"  series.  One  has  been  made 
but  not  as   yet  released. 


Constance  Bennett  Laid  Up 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Production  on  20th 
Century's  "Moulin  Rouge"  has  been 
temporarily  halted  by  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  due 
to  the  illness  of  Constance  Bennett, 
who  is  confined  to  her  bed  by  an 
acute  upper-respiratory  infection. 
She  is  expected  to  be  able  to  resume 
work  next  week  unless  more  serious 
complications  result. 


Screen  Pair  Married 
West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Morgan  Galloway  and 
Sally  Dolling,  both  players,  were 
married  secretly  in  Yuma  a  couple 
of  months  ago,  it  became  known  yes- 
terday. The  couple  had  another 
ceremony  performed  last  month  in 
Santa   Ana. 


Mrs.  Talmadge  111 

IVe-t    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  Mrs.  Peg  Talmadge. 
mother  of  Norman,  Constance  and 
Natalie,  is  seriously  ill  in  a  hospital 
here.  She  was  stricken  with  in- 
fluenza. 


E.    A.    Vinson    Leaving    Boston 

Boston — Ellison  A.  Vinson  has  re- 
signed as  manager  of  the  M.  &  P. 
Scollay  Square  to  take  a  New  York 
assignment  Oct.  1. 


David  H.  Brand  Buried 

Boston — Funeral  services  for  Da- 
vid H.  Brand,  former  New  England 
theater  owner,  were  held  from  his 
home  in  Brookline  this  week. 


Broadcasting  of  Talkies 
Under  Experiment  in  Eng. 

(Continued  from  Pain    1) 

stallation  of  two  separate  short- 
wave transmitters  for  radiating 
films  on  an  experimental  wave- 
length of  about  seven  meters.  Some 
tests  already  have  been  carried  out, 
it  is  stated,  with  apparatus  installed 
in  a  house  about  a  mile  from  the 
brodcasting  station. 


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German  Talent  Staying  Here 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood — Declaring  that,  before 
she  left  Germany,  she  signed  a  con- 
tract obligating  herself  to  remain 
here  five  years,  and  that  this  con- 
tract would  have  to  be  taken  into 
account  by  any  German  governmen- 
tal agency  before  requesting  her  re- 
turn, Dorothea  Wieck  yesterday 
said  she  had  no  intention  of  respond- 
ing to  the  Hitler  summons  to  all 
German  artists  to  return  to  the 
Fatherland.  Ernst  Lubitsch  is  re- 
ported taking  steps  to  become  an 
American  citizen,  while  Marlene 
Dietrich  is  on  her  way  back  from 
France. 


Gov't  Probing  Maloy's  Income 

Chicago — Information  concerning 
the  income  of  Thomas  E.  Maloy. 
head  of  the  operators'  union,  is  be- 
ing sought  by  Government  agents, 
according  to  statements  by  the  offi- 
cials this  week  after  they  had  ques- 
tioned Clyde  Osterberg,  operator 
who  was  slugged  several  days  ago 
in  the  union  offices. 


Will  Rogers'  Daughter  to  Study 

West    Coast   Bureau    of   THE   FILM    DAILY 

Hollywood — In  preparation  for  her 
screen  career,  Mary  Rogers,  daugh- 
ter of  Will,  is  to  join  a  stock  com- 
pany in  the  east,  where  she  will 
take  dramatic  and  voice  lessons,  ac- 
cording to  her  father. 


Amend  Sunday  Show  Law  in  Wash'n 
Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington  —  Local  theaters  can 
now  show  pictures  after  11  P.  M. 
on  Saturdays  due  to  the  District 
Government  amending  an  old  statute 
prohibiting  shows  of  any  kind  from 
running  after  that  time  and  up  to 
2  P.  M.  Sunday. 


Cuneo  Managing  Bridgeport  Globe 

Bridgeport,  Conn. — Fred  J.  Cuneo 
has  been  named  manager  of  the 
Globe,  popularly  known  as  Old 
Poli's.  Various  policy  changes,  in- 
cluding a  flat  admission  charge  for 
all  seats,  are  announced. 


Geo.  Kraska   Joins   Loew  in   Canton 

Boston — George  Kraska,  manager 
of  the  Fine  Arts  theater  until  closed 
recently  because  of  labor  difficulties, 
left  the  Hub  this  week  to  assume 
charp-e  of  a  Loew  house  in  Can- 
ton, 0. 


Goldstein  Closes  Film  Deal 
E.  H.  Goldstein  announces  that  he 
has  sold  a  series  of  the  B.  &  D.  pic- 
tures to  Standard  Film  Exchange 
for  the  Albany,  Buffalo  and  Detroit 
territories. 


MARLENE     DIETRICH      is 
New    York    next    week    from 


due     to     arrive     in 
a    vacation    abroad 


CHARLES  LAUGHTON  has  arrived  in  New 
York  from  the  coast  en  route  to  England  for 
a  stage  tour,  after  which  he  will  return  to 
Hollywood. 

EDWARD  GOLDEN  of  Monogram  leaves  today 
for     Washington. 

ABE  LYMAN  flew  in  from  Hollywood  this 
week   and   is   at  The  Warwick. 

NIEGEL  BRUCE,  British  star  signed  by  Fox 
leaves  today  for  Hollywood  to  appear  with 
Lilian  Harvey  and  Gene  Raymond  in  "Puppet 
Show." 


MAURICE    CHEVALIER, 
sails    Monday    for    Europe. 


now    in     New    York. 


Making  Film    About   Radio  at   Fair 

Chicago — A  picture  depicting  the 
invention  of  the  radio  is  being  made 
on  the  Hollywood-at-the-Fair  lot  at 
the  Century  of  Progress  for  use  dur- 
ing National  Radio  Week,  Oct.  2-7. 


New  Cleveland  Firm 

Cleveland  —  Windemere-Cleveland 
Co.  has  been  chartered  for  general 
theatrical  business.  Incorporators 
are  Jerome  M.  Friedlander,  Milton 
T.  Daus  and  Isaac  Koperlik. 


William  Seitz  Dead 
Sandusky,    0.— William    F.    Seitz. 
70,  owner  of  the  State  Seitz  Theater, 
died  recently. 


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@  George  White!  Erik 
Charell!  Internationally  fa- 
mous producers  of  musical 
hits.  Now  members  of  the 
aggressive  FOX  produc- 
ing organization.  Further 
assurance  that  today's  mighty 
achievements  of  FOX  man- 
power will  be  maintained . . . 
surpassed.  The  records  of 
these  two  men  are  a  guaran- 
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To  direct  and  produce  "George 
White's  Scandals"  exclusively  for 
FOX  .  .  .  one  a  year,  for  five  years- 


Producer  of  14  Broadway  hits  in  a  row  ...  in- 
cluding the  famous  "George  White's  Scandals", 
"Manhattan  Mary",  "Flying  High."  Gave 
Gsorge  Gershwin  his  first  chance.  Developed 
Ann  Pennington,  others.  Introduced  many 
famous  dance  steps. 


His  first:  a  subject  startling  in  nature, 
entirely  novel  for  films,  on  a  scale 
commensurate  with  his  other  out- 
standing successes. 

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Producer  of  "White  Horse  Inn",  current  hit  of 
all  Europe.  Max  Reinhardt's  associate  in  "The 
Miracle."  Successfully  produced  "The  Merry 
Widow",  "The  Three  Musketeers",  "Madame 
Pompadour",  many  other  hits,  in  Berlin's 
Grosses  Schauspielhaus. 


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THE   MARQUEES 


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EUGENE  ONEILLS  Great  Play 

Acclaimed  a  Greater  Picture! 


"Certain  to  return  handsome  profits. 
Thrilling  climax.    See  it  by  all  means/7 

—  Martin  Dickstein,  Brooklyn  Eagle 


"The  finest  acting  ever  seen  on  stage 


or  screen!' 


—  Regina  Crewe,  New  York  American 


"Not  an   instant   that   does  not  hold 

One's  attention."    —  Mordaunt  Hall,  New  York  Times 

"The  master's  melodrama,  brilliantly 
acted." 


—  Bland  Johaneson,  Mirror 


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—  John  S.  Cohen,  Evening  Sun 


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Friday,  Sept.  22,  1933 


A  "LITTLE"  from  HOLLYWOOD  "LOTS 


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By  RALPH  WILK 

CAM  TAYLOR  expects  to  start  the 
°  direction  of  "The  Cat's  Paw," 
Harold  Lloyd's  new  picture,  the  lat- 
ter part  of  October.  The  story  is 
by  Clarence  Budington  Kelland,  and 
incidentally  this  is  the  first  time 
in  Lloyd's  long  screen  career  that 
he  has  produced  a  picture  from  a 
published  story. 


Jack  Nelson  is  all  smiles  these 
days.  "Spilled  Salt,"  the  first  of  his 
series  of  "Superstition"  shorts  being 
distributed  by  Master  Art  Products, 
has  been  booked  by  important  East- 
ern circuits  and  will  soon  be  playing 
in  leading  first-run  houses. 


By  the  way,  Nelson  has  signed 
Bob  Bischoff,  long  editor-in-chief  at 
Fox,  to  supervise  the  shorts.  "The 
Black  Cat."  second  of  the  series,  will 
be  directed  by  Ray  Nazarro,  with 
Sid  Wagner,  former  M-G-M  camera- 
man, in  charge  of  the  photography. 


Rene  Claire,  famous  European  di- 
rector who  is  being  brought  to  this 
country  by  Mrs.  Ad  Schulberg,  will 
arrive  in  Hollywood  next  month. 
Claire,  who  has  consistently  refused 
to  come  to  America,  has  suffered  a 
complete  change  of  attitude  and  is 
very  much  interested  in  American 
motion   pictures. 

Don  Barclay,  Hal  Roach  comedian, 
is  making  personal  appearances  at 
Loew's  State,  Los  Angeles.  He  is 
working  with  Ed  Lowry,  popular 
master  of  ceremonies. 


At  the  May  Robson  luncheon  at 
M-G-M,  L.  B.  Mayer  jokingly  point- 
ed out  that  motion  picture  execu- 
tives will  have  to  attain  50  years  of 
service  to  be  honored  with  testimon- 
ial dinners.  The  former  time  limit 
was  25  years. 


Al  Goulding  has  joined  Hal 
Roach's  array  of  directors.  He  has 
been  directing  for  Louis  Brock  at 
RKO. 


Hugh  Herbert,  Warners'  screen 
comedian,  was  interviewed  on  the 
air  t'other  day.  He  remarked  that 
the  little  chorines  at  his  studio  could 
outstep  any  of  the  best  old-time 
dancers,  like  Bessie  McCoy,  et  al. 
Suddenly  his  mail  increased.  Sweet 
perfumed  letters  from  chorines — and 
indignant  letters  from  the  old-time 
gals. 

# '  ♦  ♦ 

Life's  little  ironies  —  An  NRA 
sign  on  a  tango  parlor. 

%  ■%  H: 

Statisticians  migh  try  to  learn 
what  is  the  annual  amount  of  weight 


Dark  Subject 


Fifty  pickaninnies,  the  largest  number  of  darky  youngsters  ever  assembled  in  one 
picture,  will  form  a  "colorful"  background  for  "Kid  'N'  Africa,"  the  first  of  Education- 
al's  new  series  of  Baby  Burlesks.  There  will  be  only  three  white  children  used,  with 
Shirley  Temple  playing  the  lead.  Rehearsals  are  now  in  progress,  with  Producer  Jack 
Hays   personally   directing. 


lost    by    actors    and    actresses    who 
must  look  fit  before  the  camera. 

*  *         * 

Hal  Rosson,  veteran  cameraman, 
who  has  photographed  many  stars, 
had  to  pose  for  numerous  photo- 
graphs when  he  became  the  hus- 
band of  Jean  Harlow. 

*  *         * 

The  Wylers  are  busy  at  Univer- 
sal. Robert,  the  older  of  the  two 
brothers,  is  directing  "By  Candle- 
light," with  Elissa  Landi  featured, 
while  William  is  guiding  "Counsellor 
At  Law,"  starring  John  Barrymore. 

*  #         x 

Fifi  D'Orsay  announces  she  will 
be  married  next  month  to  Maurice 
Hill  of  Chicago. 

*  *         * 

Richard  Bennett,  will  be  seen  with 
Anna  Sten  in  Samuel  Goldwyn's  pro- 
duction of  "Nana." 

*  *         * 

Dorothy  Lee  has  returned  to  the 
RKO   Studios  to  resume  her  screen 


work  after  a  brief  honeymoon  with 
Marshall  Duffield,  former  University 
of  Southern  California  football  star, 
whom  she  married  last  Sunday  in 
Agua  Caliente. 


Following  the  completion  of 
"Mickey's  Touchdown,"  first  of  the 
Mickey  McGuire  comedies  produced 
for  Columbia  by  Larry  Darmour,  J. 
A.  Duffy,  director  of  the  comedy  was 
signed  to  direct  the  balance  of  this 
year's   series. 


First  National  has  completed  cast- 
ing for  "Convention  City,"  for  which 
Joan  Blondell,  Dick  Powell,  Adolphe 
Menjou,  Mary  Astor,  Guy  Kibbee 
and  Ruth  Donnelly  had  already  been 
chosen,  by  the  addition  of  15  fea- 
tured players.  They  are  Hugh  Her- 
bert, Patricia  Ellis,  Frank  McHugh, 
Hobart  Cavanaugh,  Sheila  Terry, 
Gordon    Westcott,    Barbara    Rogers, 


Lilian  Harvey  and  Lew  Ayres  in 

"MY  WEAKNESS" 

Fox  72  mins. 

DELIGHTFUL  MUSICAL  ROMANCE 
WITH  NICE  AMOUNT  OF  COMEDY  AND 
SOME  CATCHY  SONGS. 

Light  in  texture  but  quite  charming  with- 
al, this  B.  G.  DeSylva  production  makes  very 
pleasant  entertainment  for  any  class.  Though 
in  the  musical  comedy  class,  and  quite  tune- 
ful in  that  respect,  its  footage  is  mostly 
devoted  to  romance  and  comedy.  Lilian 
Harvey,  a  maid  and  apparently  ugly,  is  taken 
in  hand  by  Lew  Ayres  on  a  bet  with  his 
uncle  that  he  can  in  a  few  weeks  trans- 
form her  and  teach  her  the  feminine  wiles 
necessary  to  ensnare  a  rich  husband.  If 
he  wins  the  bet,  Lew  is  to  have  his  income 
restored,  the  uncle  having  been  induced  to 
cut  him  off  by  a  golddigger  who  trans- 
ferred her  designs  to  the  older  man  when 
the  younger  one  turned  her  down.  Although 
it  is  obvious  that  Lew  is  to  fall  for  the 
re-made  Lilian,  he  does  not  do  so  for  quite 
some  time,  and  meanwhile  the  plot  unwinds 
a  lot  of  amusing  incidents,  song  numbers, 
feminine  pulchritude,  comedy  and  novel- 
ties, all  in  all  making  it  an  agreeably  satis- 
fying  picture. 

Cast:  Lilian  Harvey,  Lew  Ayres,  Charles 
Butterworth,  Harry  Langdon,  Sid  Silvers, 
Irene  Bentley,  Henry  Travers,  Adrian  Ros- 
ley,  Mary  Howard,  Irene  Ware,  Barbara 
Weeks,  Susan  Fleming,  Marcelle  Edwards, 
Marjorie  King,  Jean  Allen,  Gladys  Blake, 
Dixie  Frances. 

Director,  David  Butler;  Author,  B.  G.  De- 
Sylva; Music,  B.  G.  DeSylva,  Richard  Whit- 
ing, Leo  Robbins;  Adaptation,  David  Butler; 
Additional  dialogue,  Bert  Hanlon,  Ben  Ryan; 
Cameraman,  Arthur  Miller;  Recording  Engi- 
neer, Kenneth  Strickfaden. 

Direction,  Fine    Photography,  Fine. 


"WILD  BOYS  OF  THE  ROAD" 

First  National  77  mins. 

STRONG  HUMAN  INTEREST  ANGLE  IN 
PROVOCATIVE  TIMELY  STORY  WITH 
UNUSUAL  BOX-OFFICE  POSSIBILITIES. 

Dealing  with  the  thousands  of  homeless 
boys,  and  some  girls,  roaming  the  country 
and  presenting  a  problem  to  city  authori- 
ties in  addition  to  their  own  problem  of 
where  to  get  a  job  to  provide  food  and 
shelter,  this  picture  has  double  strength. 
As  entertainment  it  is  first-rate  human  in- 
terest stuff,  admirably  handled  from  the 
standpoint  of  audience  response.  In  ad- 
dition, it  presents  its  timely  situation  in  a 
non-preachy  manner  that  nevertheless  leaves 
spectators  with  something  to  think  about. 
The  youngsters  picked  to  play  the  prin- 
cipal roles,  especially  Frankie  Darro,  Ed- 
win Phillips  and  Dorothy  Coonan,  as 
youngsters  who  left  home  because  their 
parents  couldn't  support  them,  turn  in  swell 
performances,  making  the  story  look  real. 
The  adult  members  of  the  cast  also  dove- 
tail in  nicely.  The  direction  by  William 
A.  Wellman  is  a  fine  job  and  the  story  has 
a   background   of   continuous  action. 

Cast:  Frankie  Darro,  Dorothy  Coonan,  Ed- 
win Phillips,  Rochelle  Hudson,  Ann  Hovey, 
Arthur  Hohl,  Grant  Mitchell,  Claire  Mc- 
Dowell, Sterling  Holloway,  Charles  Grape- 
win,  Robert  Barrat,  Ward  Bond,  Adrian 
Morris,  Shirley  Dunstead,  Minna  Gombell, 
Willard   Robertson. 

Director,  William  A.  Wellman  Author, 
Daniel  Ahearn;  Adaptor,  Earl   Baldwin. 

Direction,  Aces    Photography,  Fine. 


Grant  Mitchell,  Harry  C.  Bradley 
Douglas  Dumbrille,  Lorin  Baker, 
Samuel  Hinds,  William  Burress,  Vir- 
ginia Howell  and  Egon  Brecher. 


Joe  E.  Brown  will  appear  next  as 
"The  Crowned  Head,"  by  Ernest 
Pagano  and  Ewart  Adamson. 


Merian  C.  Cooper,  RKO  Executive 
producer,  announces  the  dedication 
of  the  new  picture,  "Midshipman 
Jack,"  to  Henry  L.  Roosevelt,  As- 
sistant Secretary  of  the  Navy,  and 
the  other  Roosevelts  who  have  held 
that  office  before  him,  Theodore  and 
Franklin  Delano. 


Cliff  Reid,  associate  producer  of 
RKO's  "The  Lost  Patrol,"  has  left 
Hollywood  bound  for  his  company's 
location  camp  on  the  desert  near 
Yuma.  John  Ford  is  directing  Vic- 
tor McLaglen,  Boris  Karloff,  Regin- 
ald Denny,  and  others  in  the  desert 
film. 


Claude  Allister  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  players  signed  by  Co- 
lumbia for  "The  Lady  is  Willing," 
being  produced  in  England  under  the 
direction   of   Gilbert   Miller. 


Recent   additions    to   Paramount's  j 
"Alice  in  Wonderland"  cast  include 
Patsy  O'Bryne,  Billy  Barty,  Harvey 
Clark  and  Lucien  Littlefield. 


Fredrik  Vogeding  has  been  en- 
gaged for  Columbia's  "Fury  of  the 
Jungle."  Roy  William  Neill  is  di- 
recting. Donald  Cook  and  Peggy 
Shannon  head  the  cast  and  other 
important  roles  are  played  by  Alan 
Dinehart,  Toshia  Mori  and  Dudley 
Digges. 

#  £c  ♦ 

Philip  Dunne  and  Bessie  Lasky 
are  preparing  the  story  of  "Flight  of 
the  Swan,"  based  on  Anna  Pavlova's 
life,  to  be  filmed  by  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
for  Fox. 


"Once  Over  Lightly"  has  been 
selected  as  the  new  title  for  "Dum- 
my's Vote,"  in  which  ZaSu  Pitts  and 
Pert  Kelton  will  be  presented  as  a 
new  comedy  team  by  RKO,  it  is  an- 
nounced by  Associate  Producer  H. 
N.  Swanson.  Production  will  get 
under  way  within  the  next  two 
weeks  under  the  direction  of  Russell 

Mack. 

*         *         * 

Wynne  Gibson  has  been  signed 
by  Sol  M.  Wurtzel  for  the  leading 
role  in  "Sleepers  East,"  for  Fox 
release. 


Friday,  Sept.  22,  1933 


::EXPLOITETTES 


Launches  Campaign 
Two  Months  Ahead 

J^OWARD  WAUGH,  manager 
of  the  Warner,  Memphis, 
has  already  started  his  advance 
plugging  for  "Footlight  Pa- 
rade," although  it  won't  be  re- 
leased until  some  time  in  Oc- 
tober. His  advance  lobby  has 
been  up  for  two  weeks.  A  little 
novelty  gotten  up  by  Waugh  is 
a  small  memorandum  pad  which 
is  being  distributed  to  office 
workers.  The  pad  carried  copy 
announcing  that  the  next  big- 
gest event  in  world's  history,  is 
"Footlight  Parade,"  with  Ruby 
Keeler,  James  Cagney  and  ten 
more  stars  at  the  Warner. 

— Warner's,  Memphis 


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DAILV 


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Use  U.  S.  Ballyhoo 

on  "Fugitive"  in  London 

"QILLON  DAMEN,  Warner 
Bros,  advertising  and  pub- 
licity manager  in  London,  Eng- 
land, took  heed  of  the  American 
manner  of  ballyhooing  a  picture 
when  he  put  over  Warner  Bros.' 
"I  Am  A  Fugitive  From  a  Chain 
Gang,"  in  the  company's  the- 
aters across  the  sea.  Dillon's 
biggest  tie-up  was  with  the  Lon- 
don "Dispatch"  which  resulted 
in  the  biggest  newspaper  cam- 
paign ever  put  behind  a  picture. 
So  enthused  was  the  "Dispatch" 
with  the  story  of  "I  Am  A  Fugi- 
tive From  a  Chain  Gang"  which 
it  ran  in  serial  form,  that  it 
spent  5,000  pounds  in  advertis- 
ing and  publicizing  the  story.  The 
advertising  was  in  the  form  of 
announcements  in  other  London 
papers  to  the  effect  that  the 
"Fugitive"  serial  was  running  in 
the  "Dispatch";  special  one 
sheets  announcing  same  dis- 
tributed all  over  London;  and  a 
double  spread  feature  story  with 
special  art  work  on  the  picture 
and  other  miscellaneous  pub- 
licity and  advertising  in  the 
"Dispatch"  itself.  This  cam- 
paign, didn't  cost  Warner  Bros, 
a  single  shilling. 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 

FOREIGN  FILMS 


"GENTE  ALEGRE"  ("Merry  Folk"),  in 
Spanish;  produced  by  Paramount;  directed 
Iby  E.  D.  Venturini;  with  Rosita  Moreno, 
Robert  Rey  and  Ramon  Perada;  distributed 
by   Paramount. 

Made  in  Hollywood  for  the  foreign  mar- 
let,  this  is  a  considerably  better  than  aver- 
age Spanish-language  production.  It  is  a 
musical  romance  with  plenty  of  comedy  as 
iwell  as  enough  sentiment  to  please  the 
jLatin  fans.  Robert  Rey  sings  several  songs 
|  in  a  pleasing  manner,  and  Rosita  Moreno 
does  some  nice  dancing. 


ILOHGWheI 

■■with  ;  ■ 

PHIL  H  DALY 


•      •      •     WELL,  FOLKS,  we  are  in  one  of  our  careless  moods 
we  had  a  helluva  good  time  at  the  luncheon  in  honor 

of  Maurice  Chevalier given  by  the  boys  of  the  Paramount 

publicity    and    advertising    departments headed    by    Bob 

Gillham  and  Al  Wilkie  at  the  Elysee  Hotel.  ......   what 

we  are  trying  to  convey  to  you  poor  saps  who  missed  the  party 

is  the  fact  that  it  was  one  of  the  Outstanding  Events  of  the  year 

we   really   feel   sorry   for   you   Joosh   gents   who  were 

observing  Rosh-ha-Shona the  Gentiles  in  the  film  biz  put 

one  over  on  you 


•      •      •     AS  FAR  as  the  honored  guest  was  concerned 

Maurice  Chevalier we  listened  to  his  talk  and  marvelled 

that  he  never  mentioned  his  new  Paramount  pix,  "The  Way  to 

Love," which  only  goes  to  prove  how  clever  Bob  Gillham 

was  in  having  his  guest  NOT  state  the  Obvious it  was 

just  a  swell  party  to  the  ladies  and  gents  of  the  press 

and  they  stuck  around  for  four  hours  and  had  to  be  chased  out 

of  the  joint that's  what  we  call  clever  Publicity 

and  all   the  boys   and  girls  of  the  trade,  fan   and  newspaper 
press  went  out  of  the  hotel  with  a  very  warm  spot  in  their 

heart  for  Paramount  and  Maurice  Chevalier for  neither 

of  'em  tried  to  sell  'em  Anything they  just  gave  the  guests 

a  Good  Time: 


•  •  •  THERE  WERE  a  slew  of  adorable  dames  present 
Sex  ran  rampant so  did  the  newspaper  mugs 

, we  could  fill  this  kolyum  with  the  scandal  and  dirt   

but    after    all,    we're    not    running    a    Walter    Winchell    column 

we're  on  a  trade  paper  take  it  from  us,  pals 

it  was  A  PARTY we  refer  you  to  Bernard  Sobel,  Bill 

Gaines  of  the  Associated  Press,  Tom  Gerber  of  the  United  Press 

those    mugs    didn't   miss    Anything we    almost 

overlooked  Tom  Waller  and  Roy  Chartier  of  "Variety".  ....... 

those  boys  were  certainly  there  with  the  sex  technique 

•  •      •     IT  APPEARS  that  the  publicity  dep't  of  M-G-M  is 

all  upset  over  some  unlooked  for  publicity Madame  Tus- 

saud's  Museum  in  London  is  exhibiting  replicas  of  Greta  Garbo 
and  Marie  Dressier  in  "Anna  Christie,"  and  Wallace  Beery  and 
Jackie  Cooper  in  "The  Champ" the  only  two  motion  pic- 
ture subjects  that  this  famous  institution  has  ever  immortalized 
in  wax 


•      •      •     AS  AN  added  prize  in  the  Roxy  Seventh  Avenue 
Model  Airplane  contest  just  concluded  in  connection  with  the 

showing  of  "F.  P.  1" six  boys  will  be  given  an  airplane 

tour  over  New   York   City  by   Clarence   Chamberlin the 

famous  aviator  last  nite  awarded  the  silver  cups  to  the  two  boys 

who   won presenting   silver   cups   to  Manfred   Huffman 

and  Henry  Mayors  who  won  the  city-wide  contest and 

are  those  kids  proud! 


•  •  •  IN  THE  spirit  of  the  times there  is  a  lit- 
tle of  everything  in  the  fast-moving  and  colorful  stage  bill  at 
the  Radio  City  Roxy  this  week opens  with  a  special  ar- 
rangement of  famous  "Hebrew  Themes"  played  by  Erno  Rapee 

and  his  orchestra and  sung  by  William  Robyn  and  the 

Choral  Ensemble you  should  catch  the  Roxyettes  in  a 

sensational  new  rhythm  number,  "Jazz  Keys" and  the 

finale,  with  Schubert's  "Marche  Militaire"  by  the  Roxyettes  and 
the  Corps  de  Ballet 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


TIMELY  TOPICS 


Legit  Producer 

Sees  New  Development 

'"THERE  has  been  a  great  deal 
of  complaining  among  us 
about  the  ruthless  raiding  of  our 
writers  and  actors  by  the  picture 
companies.  What  right  have  we 
to  complain  when  we  cannot  of- 
fer certain  employment?  I  have 
known  actors  and  actresses  to 
make  heavy  sacrifices  to  stay  in 
the  theater  only  to  be  rewarded 
with  spasmodic  employment 
and,  for  extra  recompense,  a  few 
bad  notices.  It  is  evident  that 
if  the  theater  is  to  be  kept  ac- 
tive by  the  commercial  produc- 
ers they  must  find  a  new  source 
of  revenue  for  themselves  and 
additional  fields  of  employment 
for  their  people.  It  is  equally 
evident  that  if  the  theater  be- 
comes increasingly  inactive  the 
picture  and  radio  companies  wi'l 
find  seriously  reduced  the  talent 
essential  to  their  needs.  What 
we  thought  was  killing  the  the- 
ater may  turn  out  to  be  its  sav- 
ior. It  may  be  that  the  picture 
companies  in  their  stupendous 
and  costly  activities,  have  erect- 
ed the  machine  that  will  keep 
the  theater  running. 


Qualities  That 
Make  A  Showman 

gUSINESS  building  in  show 
business  can  mean  quick 
campaigns  or  better  still  it  can 
indicate  an  effort  in  creating 
good-will  through  a  community 
.  .  and  seeing  to  it  that  your 
theater  is  the  community  the- 
ater . . . that  your  theater  be- 
comes part  of  the  community 
and  that  it  takes  part  in  all  local 
movements  of  importance .  .  . 
Business  building  depends  on 
these  things.  It  may  be  taken 
for  granted  that  a  theater  man- 
ager of  experience  is  also  a 
showman.  Showmanship  is  in- 
stinctive. And  when  a  manager 
has  the  soul  of  a  showman  plus 
the  fine  instincts  of  a  helpful 
citizen  he  can  be  invaluable  to 
the  company. 

— Harold  Franklin. 


MANYUAPPYREMNS 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  22 


Carlyle  R.  Robinson 


Eric  von  Stroheim 


THEY'VE  GOT  TO  HAND 
IT  ($)  TO  YOU  . . . 

when  you  play  FOX  pictures 

Miracle-working  FOX  manpower  amazes  a  dazzled 
show  world  with  one  showmanship  triumph  after 
another.  Exhibitors  everywhere  are  leading  their 
towns  in  the  recovery  parade  under  the  FOX 
banner.  Just  see  what  FOX  is  doing! 


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BERKELEY  SQUARE  with  LESLIE  HOWARD, 
HEATHER  ANGEL.  Jesse  L.  Lasky  production.  Box 
office  lines  a  block  long  brave  driving  rain  at  $2  Gaiety. 
Biggest  advance  sale  in  theatre's  history,  ifitikir  from 
New  York  Daily  News.   All  other  critics  ecstatic. 


THE  POWER  AND  THE  GLORY  with  SPENCER 
TRACY,  COLLEEN  MOORE.  Jesse  L.  Lasky  produc- 
tion. Tremendous  crowds  tax  capacity  of  Radio  City 
Music  Hall . . .  after  sensational  4-week  run  at  $2  Gaiety 
. . .  indicating  one  of  the  season's  greatest  popular  price 
attractions. 


WILL  ROGERS  in  DOCTOR  BULL. "Variety"  reports 
this  a  mop-up  in  Philadelphia,  Lincoln,  Tacoma,  Port- 
land, San  Francisco.  Atlantic  City  wires  all-day  capacity 
crowds. 


JANET  GAYNOR  and  WARNER  BAXTER  in 

PADDY  the  Next  Best  Thing.  "Variety"  describes  busi- 
ness as  "wow,"  "splendid,"  "big,"  etc.,  in  Birmingham, 
Newark,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Buffalo,  Kansas  City,  In- 
dianapolis, Providence. 

MY  WEAKNESS  with  LILIAN  HARVEY,  LEW 
AYRES.  B.  G.  DeSylra  Production.  The  money 
musical  of  the  year.  Opened  at  Radio  City  Music 
Hall,  Sept.  21.  Watch  it  follow  the  golden  trail  blazed 
by  other  great  FOX  pictures  in  this  house. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Friday,  Sept.  22,  1933 


LOEW  AND  RKO  ADD 
TO  DUAL  POLICIES 

1 1  oiitinucd   from  Page  \) 

the  last  half.  RKO's  neighborhood 
competitive  house,  the  Regent, 
changes  next  week  to  the  same  pol- 
icy. Loew's  King,  in  Flatbush,  goes 
double-feature  for  the  last  half  only 
in  competition  with  the  RKO  Ken- 
more,  which  has  been  running  on 
that  policy. 

It  is  likely  that  the  RKO  Madison 
in  Ridgewood  will  install  the  dual 
bill  policy  in  competition  with 
Frisch  and  Rinzler's  Ridgewood, 
which  is  now  showing  two  features 
on  every  bill. 

Upon  Harold  B.  Franklin's  return 
from  Washington  next  week,  it  is 
likely  that  he  will  install  the  double 
feature  plan  at  the  Coliseum  and 
possibly  the  Bushwick. 


Right-to-Buy  Clause 

Believed  a  Certainty 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
protected  in  this  respect.  Leaders 
of  Allied  States  Ass'n  and  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  are  convinced  that  this 
issue  must  be  given  special  atten- 
tion. 


Three  Parades  Exploit 
"Diggers"  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis — Three  parades,  includ- 
ing a  police  escort,  something  un- 
usual for  this  town,  were  part  of 
the  campaign  on  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  worked  up  by  Al  Zim- 
balist,  Warner  exploitation  man 
working  under  Leto  Hill,  zone  man- 
ager. Tie-ups  with  radio  stations, 
bands,  stores,  newspapers,  street 
ballyhoo  and  other  stunts  also  were 
part  of  the  campaign. 


Dickason  to  Conduct  World  Tour 
Deane  H.  Dickason,  traveler,  lec- 
turer and  producer  of  travelogue 
pictures,  will  direct  a  six  months' 
travel  tour  around  the  world  sail- 
ing Dec.  12  from  San  Francisco  on 
the  new  S.  S.  Monterey.  Most  of 
the  time  will  be  spent  in  the  south 
seas,  with  the  party  returning  by 
way  of  New  York. 


FACTS 
ABOUT 
FILMS 


Leonard    Carey    has    played    28    butler 
roles    in    two    years. 


Boom  in  Organists 


Denver — With  the  rebuilding  of  the  organ  at  the  State,  every  theater  organ  in  Denver 
will  be  in  operation.  Bob  Moore,  late  of  the  El  Capitan,  Los  Angeles,  has  been  en- 
gaged   by    Manager    Buzz    Briggs    to   officiate   at   the   State. 


George  White  to  Make 
"Scandals"  for  Fox  Films 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

at  Movietone  City  about  Nov.  1  for 
release  early  in  1934. 

The  film  versions  of  White's 
Scandals"  will  all  be  original  in  con- 
ception, written  expressly  for  the 
screen.  White  leaves  shortly  for 
Hollywood  to  start  work  in  his  new 
field. 

Signing  of  the  Broadway  producer 
follows  close  on  the  acquisition  of 
Erik  Charell,  noted  European  im- 
presario, who  was  added  to  the  ros- 
ter of  Fox  producers  this  week. 


Movie  Advertising  Awards 
Proposed  by  H.  B.  Franklin 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

vertising,"  according  to  Franklin. 
There  will  be  five  awards  to  be  di- 
vided as  follows:  a  bronze  plaque 
for  the  most  distinguished  newspa- 
per advertising  service  of  the  year. 
A  bronze  medal  for  excellence  in  the 
planning  and  execution  of  a  theater 
newspaper  campaign  for  any  par- 
ticular motion  picture.  A  bronze 
medal  for  the  newspaper  advertise- 
ment most  effective  in  its  use  of  copy 
on  any  picture.  A  bronze  medal  for 
the  most  concise  ad;  i.e.,  the  ad  that 
accomplishes  its  purpose  in  fewest 
words,  and  a  bronze  medal  for  the 
most  effective  treatment  of  pictorial 
illustration. 

The  awards  are  to  be  administered 
by  a  committee  upon  which  the  fol- 
lowing have  been  invited  to  serve: 

Jack  Alicoate,  The  Film  Daily;  P, 
S.  Harrison,  Harrison's  Reports; 
Maurice  Kann,  Motion  Picture 
Daily;  George  A.  Nichols,  Printer's 
Ink;  Martin  J.  Quigley,  Quigley 
Publications;  Sid  Silverman,  Var- 
iety; Elias  E.  Sugarman,  The  Bill- 
board; W.  R.  Wilkerson,  The  Holly- 
wood Reporter  and  Arthur  Unger, 
Daily  Variety. 


Hays  Presents  Trophy 

This  year's  Conservation  Trophy, 
awarded  annually  to  the  exchange 
having  the  best  housekeeping  record 
and  general  deportment  of  em- 
ployees as  regards  fire  drills,  was 
presented  this  week  by  Will  H.  Hays 
to  Carl  Laemmle,  who  accepted  it 
on  behalf  of  Universal's  Cincinnati 
office,  the  winner.  Paul  Krieger  is 
branch  manager  for  'U'  in  Cincy. 


H.  C.  Bamberger  to  New  York 

Springfield,  Mass.  - —  Herman  C. 
Bamberger  has  succeeded  E.  Mar- 
shall Taylor  as  manager  of  the  Poli. 
Taylor  resigned  to  join  the  Harry 
Arthur   organization   in   New  York. 


B.  P.  Schulberg  Finds 

Few  Stories  Abroad 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

now  an  independent  producer  for 
Paramount.  He  declares  there  is  no 
place  on  the  screen  for  the  subtle 
arty  stuff.  There  is  no  such  thing 
as  an  artistic  success  but  commercial 
failure,  he  states,  giving  it  as  his 
opinion  that  if  a  picture  fails  com- 
mercially it  fails  artistically. 

Schulberg  believes  that  every  film 
script  should  be  worked  on  by  at 
least  four  writers.  He  said  that  he 
and  Irving  Thalberg  devised  the 
authors'  code  for  the  NRA. 

About  half  of  Paramount's  out- 
put this  season  will  be  dubbed  into 
French  at  Joinville,  which  is  reopen- 
ing, according  to  Schulberg. 


Columbus  Dual  Pact 

Awaits  Code  Result 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

regarding  duals  caused  the  postpone- 
ment, exhibitors  fearing  that  any 
steps  taken  now  might  not  be  in 
accordance  with  the  code  provision 
as  finally  adopted. 


Warners  Settle  Dispute 
With  Independent  Group 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

the  situation  followed  a  conference 
beween  A.  W.  Smith,  Eastern  divi- 
sion sales  manager  for  Warners; 
Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the  I.  T. 
0.,  and  members  of  its  board  of  di- 
rectors. 


New  Photoflash  Lamp 
Cleveland — A  new  photoflash  lamp 
that  is  said  to  give  more  light  for 
its  size  than  any  source  in  existence 
today,  and  designed  especially  to 
open  new  picture-taking  possibili- 
ties for  amateurs  in  particular,  has 
been  developed  by  the  Incandescent 
Lamp  department  of  General  Elec- 
tric Company  at  Nela  Park.  Al- 
though its  bulb  size  is  only  that  of 
an  ordinary  40-watt  lamp,  this  new 
edition  of  the  standard  professional- 
size  photoflash  lamp  has  a  peak 
light  output  of  2,500,000  lumens,  ap- 
proximately V2  that  of  the  larger 
size. 


Chief  Justice  at   "Berkeley   Square" 

Chief  Justice  Charles  Evans 
Hughes  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
was  among  the  distinguished  per- 
sonalities attending  Fox's  "Berkeley 
Square"  at  the  Gaiety  this  week.  He 
was  with  a  party  of  six,  guarded  by 
secret  service  operatives. 


Arthur   Maloney   Transferred 

Hartford,  Conn. — Arthur  N.  Ma- 
loney, manager  of  the  State  since 
it  opened  in  1926,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  Newark,  N.  J.,  to  manage 
another  Warner  house. 


DOOM  OF  WESTERNS 
SEEN  IN  DUAL  BAN 


(Continued   from   Page   1) 

speakers  at  the  code  hearing  in 
Washington  were  making  a  drive 
against  the  double  features.  They 
overlooked  the  fact  that  the  main 
motion  picture  film  made  for  juve- 
niles would  be  eliminated  through 
the  elimination  of  the  double  fea- 
ture.    I  refer  to  Westerns. 

"The  favorite  film  of  the  juvenile 
patron  has  always  been  the  outdoor 
western  picture  and  it  is  a  certainty 
that  this  product  would  be  eliminated 
if  the  business  is  confined  to  single 
feature  billing.  There  surely  is  no 
demand  on  Broadway  and  other  big 
downtown  deluxe  houses  for  West- 
ern pictures,  as  they  are  produced 
mainly  for  the  neighborhood  or  fam- 
ily theater;  plus  the  fact  that  West- 
erns generally  are  played  on  double 
feature  bills.  The  only  territories 
where  Westerns  are  played  on  sin- 
gle feature  bills  are  in  the  south  and 
some  of  the  western  states.  If  the 
double  feature  is  eliminated  those 
territories  that  play  Westerns  on  a 
single  feature  bill  could  not  consume 
their  cost  and,  therefore,  they  would 
not  be  produced. 

"All  feature  Westerns  announced 
on  the  companies'  schedules  for  the 
coming  season  would  undoubtedly 
go  by  the  board. 

"It  was  most  amusing  to  hear  that 
the  Women's  Clubs  favor  the  reten- 
tion of  block-booking  and  that  one 
even  favored  the  retention  of  the' 
Film  Boards  of  Trade.  We  were 
also  greatly  surprised  that  one; 
speaker  from  Georgia  was  so  insis- 
tent that  the  double  bill  be  elimi- 
nated as  it  was  injurious  to  the  chil- 
dren, when  double  bills  do  not  exist 
in  the  south.  And,  talking  about 
the  south,  there  is  no  territory  in 
the  United  Sates  where  distributors 
and  exhibitors  are  so  badly  off. 

"Look  over  the  list  of  the  en- 
dorsed films  monthly  and  you  will 
find  that  almost  every  western  made 
is  on  the  endorsed  and  approved 
list,  because  they  are  made  from 
clean  stories  for  juvenile  consump- 
tion." 


"In  spite  of  the  fact  that  4,000 
pounds  of  food  were  consumed  by  mem- 
bers of  the  'Golden  Harvest'  troupe 
while  on  location,  they  lost  a  total  of 
500  pounds  in  weight  due  to  the  heat." 
—PARAMOUNT. 


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Code  Conferences  Resume  Today  in  Washington 

30P.C.JM933-34  SHORT  SUBJECTS  COMPLETED 

Newsreels    Contributing    Heavily   to    Features,    Shores 


Many   Series   and   Special 

Films  Made  from  News 

Cameramen's  Work 

Newsreels  are  contributing  a  sur- 
iprising  amount  of  material  to  both 
features  and  shorts,  particularly  the 
latter,  it  is  shown  in  a  survey  by 
The  Film  Daily.  Among  short 
subject  series  and  individual  films 
iin  this  line  are  Fox's  "Adventures 
of  the  Newsreel  Cameraman,"  Uni- 
■jversal's  "World's   Greatest   Thrills," 

(Continued   an   Page    3) 


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SIME  SILVERMAN  DIES 
OF  HEART  FAILURE 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Sime  Silverman,  pub- 
lisher of  "Variety"  died  here  yester- 
day afternoon  at  the  Ambassador 
Hotel.  Heart  failure  was  the  cause. 
He  was  62  years  old  and  is  sur- 
vived by  his  son  Sidney,  a  daughter 
Hattie,  two  sisters,  Mrs.  Sally  Gold- 
smith and  Ann  Silverman,  a  brother 
George  and  his  mother,  Mrs.  Louis 
Silverman.     The  body  is  being  sent 

(Continued   on  Page    13) 


82  of  RKO's  95  Houses 
Now  in  Active  Operation 

All  but  13  of  the  95  houses  in 
^the  RKO  circuit  are  in  active  op- 
eration at  present,  according  to  a 
checkup  yesterday.  Out  of  38  in  the 
metropolitan  district,  only  one  the- 
ater is  now  closed.  It  is  the  Goth- 
am, Brooklyn.  Two  houses  out  of 
14    in    the    New   Jersey-Washington 

(Continued   on    Page    3) 


Becomes   a   Classic 

Mae  West's  "Why  don'tcha  c'm'up  'n 
see  me  somtime,"  from  Paramouni's 
"She  Done  Him  Wrong,"  already  has 
become  a  classic  of  its  kind.  In  the 
last  several  weeks  the  line  has  been 
mimicked  in  no  less  than  14  other  pic- 
tures— by  actual  FILM  DAILY  count — 
ranging  from  serious  dramas  to  animated 
cartoons. 


He   Was   Sime   To    Everyone 

Sime  Silverman  has  passed  on.  We  have  known  him  intimately  for  many 
years  and  have  never  heard  him  called  Mr.  Silverman.  He  was  Sime  to  every- 
one even  to  the  boys  and  girls  on  his  loyal  and  aggressive  "Variety"  staff.  That's 
why  the  entire  world  of  the  stage,  screen  and  radio  was  shocked,  and  Broadway 
amusement  circles  became  silently  meditative  last  evening,  when  the  news  of 
his  untimely  death  was  flashed  from  Hollywood.  Sime  Silverman  was  a  colorful 
journalist.  A  great  fighter  and  a  great  man.  He  never  compromised  his  ideals. 
Nearly  thirty  years  ago  he  left  "The  Morning  Telegraph"  and  started  "Variety" 
so  that  he  could  write  his  thoughts  without  supervision.  He  was  ever  the  cham- 
pion of  the  little  fellow  and  his  journalistic  integrity  was  unquestioned.  The 
industry  loses  a  fine,  loyal  character,  an  outstanding  editor,  and  we  have  lost  a 
square-shooting  friend,   in   the   passing  of  Sime  Silverman.     JACK  ALICOATE. 


Efforts  to  End  Code  Deadlock 
Resumed  in  Washington  Today 


1,164     Shorts     Scheduled 

So  Far  for  the 

New  Season 

Out    of    1,164    short    subjects 
ready   scheduled   for    release    in 
1933-34  season,  363,  or  about  30  per 
cent,  have  been  completed  to  date,  a 
Film  Daily  survey  shows.  The  list 
is  exclusive  of  newsreels  and  serials 
and  also  does  not  take  in  scatte 
independent  production  not  announc- 
ed in  advance  but  which  will  total 

(Continued   on   Page    3) 


M.  H.  Hoffman  to  Make 
Eight  Liberty  Specials 

Eight  productions  called  Liberty 
Specials  are  planned  for  1933-34  by 
M.  H.  Hoffman,  the  producer  an- 
nounced yesterday  before  leaving 
for  the  coast  after  an  extended  stay 
in  New  York.  The  pictures  will  be 
made  at  Culver  City  from  stories  by 
prominent  authors.  New  York  of- 
fices of  Liberty  Pictures  Corp.  have 
been  established  at  1776  Broadway, 
with  L.  S.  Lifton  representing  Hoff- 
man. Product  will  be  distributed  on 
a  franchise  basis. 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Washington  —  Still  deadlocked  on 
those  major  disputed  issues  which 
have  wracked  distributor-exhibitor 
relations  for  years,  NRA-guided  ef- 
forts to  persuade  the  industry  to 
write  its  own  code  of  fair  trade  (prac- 
tices will  be  resumed  here  today.  So 
far,  states  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  dep- 
uty administrator,  no  deadline  for 
agreement  upon  a  code  has  been 
fixed.  It's  anybody's  guess  how  long 
the  NRA  will  permit  the  various 
conflicting  groups  to  continue  their 
pow-wows   before   it   steps   into   the 

(Continued  on  Page    13) 


Specialization   in   Shorts 

..travelogues  decline,  .musicals  increase,  .more  comedy  needed 
~  By  DON  CARLE  GILLETTE  =^^=^^-^= 


IN    KEEPING   with   the   higher   level    of    feature   product,   short   subjects   being   shown 
this  season  are,  on  the  whole,  considerably  better  than  they  have  been. 
About  the  only  serious  deficiency  is  in  the  comedy  field. 

This  always  has  been  more  or  less  of  a  complaint,  but  it  assumes  greater  stature 
now  because  of  the  increasingly  serious  nature  of  most  feature  pictures,  necessitating 
more  laughs  in  the  short  comedies  by  way  of  balance. 

• 

'HAT  the   short   subject  production   field   seems  to   be   suffering   from   mostly   is  a 
lot  of  different  kinds  of  effort  but  not  enough  specialization. 
Where   producers  and   directors   have  concentrated   on  one   idea,   noteworthy   results 
have  been  obtained. 

Walt  Disney  has  done  it  with  animated  comedies,  making  his  Mickey   Mouse  and 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


LABOR  PROBLEMS 
WILL  GET  HEARING 


Washington — Labor,  which  may 
or  may  not  be  on  the  motion  pic- 
ture board  authority,  will  neverthe- 
less be  represented  should  any  prob- 
lems affecting  labor  come  up  for  dis- 
cussion, Sol.  A.  Rosenblatt  stated 
yesterday.  He  pointed  out  that  pro- 
vision for  their  representation  dur- 
ing any  labor  discussions  were  in- 
cluded in  the  legitimate  and  labora- 
tory  code.      Rosenblatt   is    anxious 

(Continued   on   Page    3) 


Two-Operator  Iot>ae 

Called  "Trading  Point" 

Washington  —  "Only  a  trading 
point"  is  the  way  exhibitor  leaders 
describe  the  operators'  demand  for 
a  one-man-for-each-machine  provi- 
sion in  the  industry  code.  General 
impression  is  that  the  proposed  com- 
promise plan,  under  which  operator 
situations  would  remain  as  is,  stands 

(Continued   on  Page    13) 


New  Music  Hall  Record 

Playing  to  25,600  admissions  on  the 
day,  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  broke 
all  opening  day  records  on  Thursday  with 
Fox's  "My  Weakness"  as  the  screen  at- 
traction. The  figure  tops  the  "Caval- 
cade" opening  by  600.  Due  to  the 
demand  for  seats,  five  shows  will  be 
given  today. 


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WARNING! 

Do   not   confuse  with   the  so-called  war 
pictures.     There  is  nothing  like 


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For 


Bookings    and    State    Rights 

HARRY  CUMMINS 


JEWEL  PROD.  Jnc.7N2i7Yhor^r 


1933-34  Short  Subject  Recapitulation 

Releases  Number 

Scheduled  Completed 

Amkino  Corp 5  4 

Beverly    Hills   Productions 76  14 

Columbia    Pictures    199  87 

(.Includes  69  Mickey  Mouse  and  Silly  Symphony  reissues) 

Educational    Pictures    '. 118  19 

Embassy     Pictures     21  6 

Fox  Film  Corp 41  28 

(Plus   an    indefinite    numbci    o)    Newsreel    Cameramen    Adventures) 

Ideal    Pictures   Corp 19  13 

Imperial    Distributing    Corp 39  13 

Kinemafrade,    Inc 14  0 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    99  36 

Paramount    Pictures     125  31 

Principal     Distributing     Corp 48  10 

RKO     Radio     Pictures 105  33 

United  Artists   26  0 

Universal     Pictures     99  17 

(Exclusive  of  four  serials) 

Vitaphone     130  52 

Totals   1,164  363 


Specialization    in   Shorts 

..travelogues  decline,    musicals  increase,  .more  comedy  needed 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

Silly  Symphony  cartoons  the  most  popular  of  all  short  subjects. 

Fox  Movietone  has  no  rivals  coming  within  miles  of  its  Magic  Carpet  series  in  the 
matter  of  beautiful  travelogues. 

Mack  Sennett  seldom  missed  as  a  comedy  specialist,  but  the  producers  in  this 
division  nowadays  are  taking  on  a  wide  variety  of  series,  making  it  difficult  for  them  to 
devote  sufficient  supervision  over  all  of  them. 

• 

THE  musical  trend  in  shorts  this  season  is  beginning  to  assume  enormous  proportions. 
*  At  the  same  time  there  is  a  noticeable  decline  in  the  line  of  travel  subjects,  which 
constituted  the  principal  cycle  only  a  season  or  two  ago. 

Thus  far  most  of  the  musicals  have  been  quite  good,  but  so  much  song-and-dance 
in  shorts,  coupled  with  the  big  dose  of  it  in  features,  may  bring  on  a  saturation  point 
all  of  a  sudden  one  of  these  days,  leaving  a  lot  of  producers  stuck  again. 

• 

OERHAPS  one  reason  why  all-shorts  policies  are  so  hard  to  put  over  may  be  found  at 
'      the  RKO  Cameo,  which  is  now  on  this  basis. 

The  subjects  being  shown  at  the  Cameo  are  months  old. 

Anyone  going  there  is  bound  to  have  seen  half  or  all  of  the  pictures  somewhere 
else  before. 

If  a  policy  of  shorts-only  is  considered  worth  trying,  it  should  be  done  with  a 
first-run  of  such  product. 

In  no  other  way  can  there  be  a  fair  test  of  whether  the  public  will  support  all- 
shorts  theaters. 


Golden  State  Circuit 

Signs  ERPI  Contract 

Fifty-two  theaters  of  the  Golden 
State  circuit  in  California  have 
signed  annual  repair  and  replace- 
ment contracts  for  one  year  with 
Electrical  Research  Products,  Gen- 
eral Sales  Manager  C.  W.  Bunn  an- 
nounced yesterday.  Under  the  con- 
tracts ERPI  assumes  responsibility 
for  repairs  and  replacements  neces- 
sary for  the  normal  maintenance  of 
Western  Electric  Sound  Systems  in 
the  theaters.  The  total  of  theaters 
that  have  signed  such  contracts  is 
now  over  900,  says  Bunn. 


Byrnes  Joins  Newslaughs 

George  Byrnes,  former  sales  man- 
ager for  the  Van  Beuren  Corp.,  has 
joined  Newslaughs,  Inc.,  as  vice- 
president  and  general  manager. 


Astor  Pictures  Gets  Two-Reeler 

"Killers  of  the  Chaparral,"  two- 
reeler,  has  been  bought  by  Astor 
Pictures.  Release  is  scheduled  for 
Oct.  1. 


Big  Opening  Business 

Opening  day  business  at  the 
Strand  for  "I  Loved  a  Woman,"  with 
Edward  G.  Robinson  and  Kay  Fran- 
cis, topped  the  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  opening  day  receipts  by  sev- 
eral hundred  dollars,  according  to 
Warners.  At  the  Hollywood,  "Wild 
Boys  of  the  Road"  also  got  off  to 
a  big  start. 

Another  Thursday  opener,  "My 
Weakness"  at  the  Music  Hall,  had 
them  waiting  more  than  an  hour  for 
seats  by  noon,  and  there  was  a  sim- 
ilar wait  at  the  Paramount  for  the 
midnight  preview  of  "Too  Much 
Harmony"  as  well  as  at  the  open- 
ing yesterday  noon.  "Devil's  Mate" 
also  opened  to  a  crowded  house  at 
at  Thursday  night  preview  at  the 
Mayfair,  and  other  Broadway  houses 
benefitted  substantially  from  the 
Jewish  holiday. 


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NEWSREELS  FIGURE  BIG 

IN  FEATURES,  SHORTS 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Vitaphone's  "Parades  of  Yester- 
day," Educational's  "Columnist 
Newsreel,"  most  of  the  sports  ser- 
ies, such  as  the  Ted  Husing,  Grant- 
land  Rice  and  other  subjects  based 
on  actual  events;  the  Lowell  Thomas 
subjects  for  Vitaphone  and  parts  of 
the  "Screen  Souvenirs"  made  by 
Paramount  from  old  files. 

Special  subjects  like  "Roosevelt, 
the  Man  of  the  Hour,"  released  by 
M-G-M,  and  the  Roosevelt  picture 
released  by  Universal  were  compiled 
entirely  from  newsreel  material.  The 
same  goes  for  the  Film  Forum  short, 
"Hitler  and  Germany,"  and  the  fea- 
tures, "This  Is  America"  and  "The 
Shepherd  of  the  Seven  Hills,"  the 
latter  dealing  with  the  Pope  and  the 
Vatican. 

About  half  a  dozen  recent  world 
war  film  compilations,  including 
"The  Big  Drive,"  "Forgotten  Men," 
"Four  Aces,"  "Drums  of  Doom"  and 
others,  were  largely  the  work  of 
newsreel  cameramen,  and  the  same 
applies  more  or  less  to  much  of  the 
travelogue  material  shown  on  the 
screen. 


82  of  RKO's  95  Houses 
Now  in  Active  Operation 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

division  are  closed.  They  are  the 
Palace,  Trenton,  and  the  State, 
Union  City.  Out  of  19  theaters  in 
the  up-state  and  New  England  divi- 
sion, four  are  dark.  They  are  the 
Van  Curler  and  Plaza,  Schenectady; 
Lyric,  Boston,  and  Keith,  Portland. 
In  the  middle-west  division  under 
the  supervision  of  Nat  Holt,  four 
out  of  16  houses  are  closed.  They 
are  the  Orpheum,  Cincinnati;  Strand 
and  State,  Dayton,  and  105th  St., 
Cleveland.  In  N.  J.  Blumberg's  Chi- 
cago division,  two  houses  in  eight 
are  closed.  They  are  the  Orpheum, 
Kansas  City,  and  the  Temple,  De- 
troit. 


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Williamson    Plans    New    Expedition 

J.  E.  Williamson,  who  returned 
yesterday  from  Nassau  after  several 
months  of  making  undersea  pictures, 
expects  to  leave  for  England  next 
month  and  sail  from  there  to  Nas- 
sau on  another  expedition  for  a  Brit- 
ish film  company.  Williamson,  who 
made  "With  Williamson  Under  the 
Sea,"  has  a  special  tube  for  under- 
water photography. 


Donate  NRA  Film  Prints 

Five  hundred  prints  of  the  special 
NRA  short,  "The  Road  Is  Open  Again," 
which  Warners  made  on  the  coast  as 
one  of  their  contributions  to  the  NRA 
campaign,  have  been  presented  by  the 
company  to  NRA  headquarters  in  Wash- 
ington. The  prints  are  now  being  re- 
leased gratis  to  all  theaters.  George 
Bilson,  of  the  Warner  West  Coast  studio 
gets  credit  for  the  title,  the  idea  and 
the   dialogue  of  the  short. 


THE 


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DAILY 


IONGthi 


PHIL  M.  DALY 


•      •      •     A  BLUE  BOOK  of  Short  Subjects  has  been  issued 

covering    the    Fox-Educational    current    program giving 

exploitation  helps  for  showmen  every  series  is  listed  on 

a  separate  page,  with  ideas  on  how  to  publicize  'em 

emphasis  is  placed  on  playing  up  the  shorts  in  the  newspaper 
ads  along  with  the  feature    .......   stock  cuts  are  available  on  all 

of  them the  book  gives  practical  demonstrations  on  how 

to  use  these  cuts  in  the  exhibitor's  newspaper  copy the 

point  stressed  is  that  if  a  short  is  worth  booking,  it  is  worth  go- 
ing after  with  special  publicity  in  proportion  to  its  value  on  the 
program  a  lotta  exhibs  are  still  following  the  technique 
of  the  last  decade  in  looking  upon  shorts  as  "fillers"  yet 

as  the  Fox  Blue  Book  truly  states "They  are  entertain- 
ment which  should  be  sold  by  you  as  surely  as  you  sell  your 
feature  entertainment." 


•  •  •  A  SWEET  tie-up  has  been  made  by  Warner's  publi- 
city dep't  on  "The  Kennel  Murder  Case,"  featuring  William 
Powell  as  Philo  Vance,  the  great  detective  .  the  Bell  Syndicate 
will  put  out  a  book-length  serialization  as  one  of  their  own 
newspaper  features using  stills  from  the  pix  to  illus- 
trate the  story,  appearing  in  39  instalments release  of 

the  story  will  start  in  over  300  newspapers  with  release  of  the 
feature  around  October  28 


•      •      •     AND  MEBBE  that  new  idea  in  serials  isn't  going 
strong!  Nat  Saland's  Mercury  lab  has  shipped  over  4>- 

000,000  feet  of  film  on  "Tarzan  the  Fearless"  to  branch  offices 
of  the  producer,  with  several  million  feet  to  be  shipped  abroad. 


•  •      •     IN  CELEBRATION  of  the  birth  of  Mickey  Mouse 

five  years  ago his  birthday  will  be  suitably  honored  next 

Saturday,  the  30th Hal  Home  asked  us  to  be  sure  and 

say "Even  the  schools  will  be  closed." Hal  still 

thinks  that  one  is  good oh,  well    nevertheless  and 

in  spite  of  the  ga-ga-gag we  still  feel  that  Mickey  rates 

the  swellest  birthday  party  that  Walt  Disney,  United  Artists 

and   the  world   in   general   can   give   him thousands   of 

merchants  handling  the  products  of  the  38  prominent  manufac- 
turers using  the  Mickey  Mouse  trademark  will  be  in  on  the 
world-wide  party 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  IT  WOULD  be  interesting  to  know  just  how  much 
of  the  patronage  at  the  Roxy  Seventh  Avenue  is  due  directly 
to  the  Fanchon  and  Marco  shows  judging  by  the  reaction 
we  get  weekly  up  there  in  the  mezzanine,  the  F.  and  M.  fans 
represent  a  big  percentage  of  the  patronage  the  stage 
show  is  nicely  gaited  to  meet  the  demands  of  a  varied  audience 

and  how  those  boys  keep  up  the  variety  week  after  week 

is  a  splendid  exhibition  of  showmanship 


•  •  •  LOOKS  AS  if  "Emperor  Jones"  is  in  for  a  long  run 
at  the  Rivoli critics  and  public  alike  have  received  it  en- 
thusiastically  this  product  of  Krimsky   &   Cochran  just 

gives  the  Hollywood  boys  a  slight  idea  of  what  can  be  done 

here  in  the  Eastern  Studio  on  Longisle and  for  far  less 

dough    than    a    similar    production    on    the    Coast Herb 

Berg  starts  work  next  week  in  the  United   Artists'  publicity 

dep't Harry  Blair  has  started  work  with  "Box  Office" 

Hy  Daab  has  moved  into  town  from  his  summer  place 

at  Westport 


NEW  SHORTS  LINEUPS 
ONE-THIRD  FINISHED 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

from  150  to  200  additional  subjects 
by  the  end  of  the  season. 

Production  activity  in  the  short 
subject  field  as  a  whole  is  ahead  of 
last  year  at  this  time,  with  several 
companies,  notably  Vitaphone  and 
M-G-M,  nearing  the  half-way  mark 
on  their  programs.  Educational  also 
has  stepped  up  work  in  the  last  few 
days. 

Counting  shorts  now  in  work  and 
those  in  preparation,  approximately 
half  of  the  season's  aggregate  out- 
put already  has  been  launched. 


Labor  Problems 

Will  Get  Hearing 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

to  meet  with  the  exhibitor-labor 
committee  when  it  returns  here  to- 
day. He  also  stated  that  telegrams 
in  support  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.  pro- 
posals are  pouring  in  to  his  office. 
Producers-distributors  code  will  in- 
crease that  branch  of  industry's  em- 
ployment 15  to  20  per  cent  over  1929 
and  wages  12%  per  cent  over  the 
same  year,  said  a  labor  official  here 
today. 


Wm.  Saal  Unit  Sailing 
To  Make  Jamaica  Film 

A  production  unit  under  the  su- 
pervision of  William  Saal  will  sail 
Sept.  28  for  Jamaica  to  make 
"Ouanga,"  a  feature  dealing  with 
voodoo.  Fredi  Washington,  prom- 
inent Negro  actress,  will  be  starred 
in  it.  George  Terwilliger  is  the  di- 
rector and  Carl  Berger  is  camera- 
man. A  full  RCA  sound  crew,  in- 
cluding 31  in  all,  and  three  tons  of 
equipment  are  going  along. 


Warners  Winding  Up  Eastern  Deals 

Product  deals  for  practically  every 
important  situation  in  the  east  will 
be  completed  by  Warners  within  the 
next  10  days,  according  to  A.  W. 
Smith,  sales  executive.  Smith  re- 
ports that  exhibitors  are  signing 
more  rapidly  than  at  any  other  time 
in  the  company's  history. 


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THE 


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DAILY 


Saturday,  Sept.  23,  1933 


SHORT  SUBJECT  PRODUCTION  CHART 

Short  Subject  Schedules  for  the  1933-34  Season  Showing  Number  of 

Pictures  Planned  and  Those  Already  Completed  by  the 

Principal  Producers  of  Shorts 


AMKINO  CORP. 


No.  of 
ubjects 
1 


SERIES 

Marionette    Cartoon     

"A    Day    in    Moscow" 1 

"Moscow  Athletes  on   Parade"..        1 

Sound     Reviews     2 

Total    Subjects,    5. 


No.  of 
Reels 

"A 

2 
V/2 

1 
Completed, 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  • 


EMBASSY  PICTURES  CORP. 


Master  of  Existence. 


Kino  Display. 


BEVERLY  HILLS  PRODUCTIONS 


No.  of 
Subjects 
Elmer    Clifton    Subjects 15 


Comedy  Dramas    12 

Under   the    Microscope 12 

Wild   Life  Series    12 

Broadway  Gossip   (Leo  Donnelly*  13 

American   Explorer  Series 12 


No.  of  No.  corn- 
Reels     pleted 
2-3  9 


Titles 

Two  reels:  S.  S.  Honeymoon;  Lure  of 
Gold.  Three  reels:  Animal  Gods;  Gei- 
sha Girl;  Mad  Monarch;  Eves  Paradise; 
The  Capture;  Darling  of  the  Devil; 
Priests  of  Painted  Cave. 
Stars  for  a   Day. 


The   Beaver. 

Isle    of    Manhattan;    Washington; 
delphia. 


Phila- 


Tofal   Subjects,   76.     Completed,   14. 


COLUMBIA  PICTURES  CORP. 


No.  of 
Subjects 
Mickey     McGuire    Comedies...        6 

Smith  &  Dale   6 

George  Sidney  &  Charlie  Murray       6 

Musicals     8 

March    of    the    Years 26 

Minute    Mysteries    13 

Krazy    Kat    18 

Scrappy      13 

Screen    Snapshots    13 

World    of    Sport 13 


No.  of 
Reels 

2 

2 

2 

2 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  - 


Laughing   with    Medbury 8 

Mickey    Mouse    (reissues) 43 

Silly    Symphonies     (reissues)....      26 

Total    Subjects,  199.      Completed,    87. 


Mickey's  Touchdown. 

Hot   Daze. 

Radio-Dough. 

Um-pa. 

Numbers   one   and   two. 

Numbers   one  and   two. 

Out    of    the     Ether;    Whack's    Museum; 

Krazy  Spooks. 

Movie  Struck;  Sandman  Tales;  Hollywood 

Babies. 

Numbers  one   and   two. 

Who    Said    the    Weaker    Sex;    What    the 

Scotch  Started. 

Laughing  With   Medbury  in   Morocco. 


EDUCATIONAL  PICTURES 


No.  of 
Subjects 
(Distributed    by    Fox    Film   Corp.) 
Andy     Clyde    Comedies 8 


Moran    and    Mack    Comedies. 
Mermaid    Comedies     


6 
8 

6 
6 

6 
6 

6 
Terry-Toons     26 

Song    Hit    Stories 6 

The    Treasure    Chest 10 

Baby     Burlesks     6 

As    a    Dog    Thinks 6 


Star  Comedy  Specials.  .  . 

Musical    Comedies 

Tom    Howard    Comedies. 

Frolics   of   Youth 

Coronet    Comedies 


No.  of 
Reels 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  ■ 


Romantic     Journeys 

Battle    For    Life 

Total 


6  1 

6  1 

Subjects.    118.      Completed,    1 


Dora's    Dunking    Doughnuts;    Andy's    Mac" 

Moment. 

Blue  Blackbirds;  The  Farmers'  Fatal   Folly 

Hooks    and    Jabs    and    The    Stage    Hand. 

starring  Harry  Langdon. 


Static. 

Merrily   Yours,    starring    Junior   Coughlan 

Grand      Uproar;     Pick-Necking;      Fanny's 

Wedding   Day;   A  Gypsy  Fiddle. 

Slow   Poke,   starring  Stepin   Fetchit. 

Your  Life   Is   In  Your   Hands. 

Kid'N'    Africa. 

Walking    the    Dog;    You    and    I    and    th; 

Gatepost. 

Enchanted  Trail;  Canyon  of  Romance. 


No.  of 
Subjects 
Harold    Lloyd  Comedies;(reissues)      13 


Harold  Lloyd  Comedies  (reissues) 


No.  of 
Reels 
1 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  • 


Harold  Lloyd  Comedies  (reissues)         3  3  0 

Total   Subjects,   21.     Completed,   6. 


On  the  Jump;  Back  to  the  Woods;  That's 
Him;  Big  Idea;  His  Only  Father;  Pip^ 
the  Wh'skers;  Ask  Father;  Why  Pick  on 
Me;  Before  Breakfast;  Pinched;  Fireman 
Save  My  Child;  Take  a  Chance;  The  Flirt. 
High  and  Dizzy;  Capt.  Kidd's  Kids; 
Number,  Please;  His  Royal  Slynes:; 
Haunted  Spooks. 

Never  Weaken;  Among  Those  Present; 
Now  or  Never. 


FOX  FILM  CORP. 


Migic   Carpet  of   Movietone. 


No.  of 
Subjects 
..      26 


Special    Subjects    3 

Movie    Tintypes     12 


No.  of 
Reels 

1 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  — 
Pagodas    of    Peiping;    Shades    of 
Outposts 


Desert      Patrol 
Glimpses  of  Greece 
Elephant  Trails 


Cairo; 

of      France; 

Playground  of   Pan; 


3 
12 


Adventures    of    the    Newsreel 
Cameraman     (indefinite! 


Where  Is  My  Wandering  Boy;  For  the 
Man  She  Loved;  Slander's  Tongue;  Twin 
Dukes  and  a  Duchess;  The  Great  Train 
Robbery;  A  Moment  of  Madness;  Helen 
of  the  Chorus;  The  Extravagant  Wife; 
The  Girl  from  the  Country;  Emma's 
Dilemma;  Love's  Old  Sweet  Song;  The 
Heart  of  Valeska. 

Motor  Mania!;  Following  the  Horses!; 
Conquest  of  the  Air!;  Scouring  the  Seven 
Seas!;  Answering  the  Riot  Call!;  Filming 
the    Fashions. 


Total   Subjects,  41,   plus   indefinite   number  of   Newsreel 
Adventures.     Completed,  28. 


IDEAL  PICTURES  CORP. 


Whatnots 


No.  of 
Subjects 
..      13 


No.  of 
Reeis 
1 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  - 


10 


Three-reelers 


Goofy  Games;  Land  of  Islam;  Canal  Gyp- 
sies; We're  on  Our  Way;  The  Mystic 
Eist;  Real  Americans;  Garden  of  Allah; 
Primitive  America;  On  With  the  Dance, 
Menace  of  Guatemala. 
Evolution;  Jungle  Gigolo;  The  Next  War; 
Alaskan   Adventures. 


Total    Subjects,    19.      Completed,    13. 


IMPERIAL  DISTRIBUTING  CORP. 


Ports   o'    Call* 

No.  of 
Subjects 
13 

8 

No.  of 
Reels 
1 

3 
2 

1 
Comple 

feci 

10 

1 

1 

1 
13. 

No.  Completed  and  Titles , 

Children  of  the  Nile;  Last  Resort;  City 
of  the  Sun;  The  Peacock  Throne;  Love's 
Memorial;  Mother  Ganges;  Bravidian  Gla- 
mor; First  Paradise;  Jungle-Bound;  Sev- 
enth Wonder. 

Action    Melodramas 
("Flash."    the    dog) 

12 

6 

Flash  the  Fearless;  Flash's  Revenge: 
Death  Fangs;  Jungle  Justice;  Code  of  ih~ 
North;  Triple  Danger;  Wild  Blood;  The 
Last   Race. 

ram    Pictures. 
Subjects,    39. 

Released   by   Monog 
Total 

THE 


Saturday,  Sept.  23,  1933 


SHORT  SUBJECT  PRODUCTION  CHART 


KINEMATRADE,  INC. 


No.  of  No.  of 

Subjects         Reels 

Novelties,  Travelogues,  etc 12-14  1-2 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  - 


* 


METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 


No.  of 
Subjects 


All    Star    Comedies 

Musical    Comedies    

Our    Gang    Comedies 

Todd-Kelly    Comedies     .  .  . 
Charley    Chase    Comedies 
Laurel-Hardy    Comedies.  .  . 
M-G-M     Musical    Reviews. 

Crime    Doesn't    Pay. 

Goofy     Movies     


M-G-M     Oddities     12 


No.  of 
Reels 
3 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 

1 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  ■ 


Willie    Whooper    Cartoons 13  1  3 

FitzPa!rick     Traveltalks     12  1  4 

Total    Subjects,   99.      Completed,   36. 


Yeast  Is  West;  Crooks  Town. 
Rhapsody   in    Brew;    Keg   nj    My   Heart. 
Bedtime  Worries;   Wild   Poses. 
Beauty  and   the   Bus;   Back  to   Nature. 
Sherman   Said    It;    Midsummer   Mush. 
Busy   Bodies;    Dirty  Work. 
Beer   and    Pretzels. 
Auto  Thief;   Forgotten  Witness. 


Handlebars;  Menu;  Happy  Warriors;  Fine 
Feathers. 


Dutch   Guiana,   Land  of  the  Djuka. 


PARAMOUNT  PICTURES 


Screen    Songs    Cartoons. 


No.  of 

Subjects 
..      12 


No.  of 
Reels 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  • 


Betty    Boop    Cartoons 12 

Popeye    the   Sailor   Cartoons...  12 

Paramount     Pictorials     13 

Screen    Souvenirs     13 

Paramount    Headliners    13 


Hollywood   on   Parade 

Grantland     Rice    Sportlights. 


Eugene    Pallette    and 
Walter    Catlett    .  .  . 


Chic  Sale,   Sidney  Toler,   Joseph 

Cawthorne    and    others 

Harry    Langdon     

Stars    to    be   selected 

Bing    Crosby     


13 
13 


Stoopnocracy;  When  Yuba  Plays  the  Rum- 
ba on  the  Tuba;   Boo,   Boo,  Theme  Song 

Old  Man  of  the  Mountain;  I  Heard; 
Morning,   Noon  and  Night. 

I    Yam    What    I    Yam;    Blow    Me    Down. 
Numbers   one,    two   and    three. 
Numbers   one,    two   and   three. 
Captain    Henry's    Radio    Show;    A    Bundle 
of     Blues;     Rumba     Rhythm;    The    Little 
Broadcast. 

Numbers    one,    two    and    three. 

What  Makes  a  Champion;  Sporting  Mel- 
odies; Wafer  Lure;  The  March  of  Cham- 
pions. 

Meet  the  Champ;  Sailors  Beware. 


Ducky  Dear. 

Marriage  Humor;  On  Ice. 


Total    Subjects,    125.      Completed.   31. 


PRINCIPAL  DISTRIBUTING  CORP. 


Conflicts    of     Nature 


No.  of 
Subjects 
6 


Newslaughs,   with   lrvin   S.   Cobb 

Wanderlust  Series    

Adventures    in    Strange    Lands    . 


12 
6 

12 


Principal    Featurettes    12 


No.  of 
Reels 
1 


1 

1 

2 

3-4 


No.  Completed  and  Titles , 

The  Queen  of  the  Underworld;  From  Co- 
coon to  Butterfly;  Her  Majesty  the 
Queen  Bee;  Insect  Clowns;  The  Farmer's 
Friend;   Circle  of   Life  of  the  Ant   Lion. 


Drums  of  Salberumba. 

Cuba. 

Wonders  of  the  Tropics;  City  of  Con- 
trasts; Seeing  Scandinavia  with  Carveth 
Wells  (tentative  title);  White  Track; 
Russia  Today  with  Carveth  Wells  (ten- 
tative   title). 


Total    Subjects,    48.      Completed,    10. 


RKO  RADIO  PICTURES 


My    Bridge    Experience 
(Ely    Culbertson) 


No.  of 
Subjects 


No.  of 
Reels 


No.  Completed  and  Titles 


Clark  &  McCullough  Comedies. 


Harry    Gribbon    Comedies. 
Edgar    Kennedy    Comedies. 


Blondes  and   Redheads  Comedies 

Musicomedies   (Ruth  Etting) 

Headliners     

Charlie    Chaplin   Comedies 

(reissues)      


Vagabond  Adventure  Series.... 
Cubby  the  Bear  (cartoons)  .... 
Amos  'n'  Andy  (cartoons)  .... 
Soglow's  "The  King"  (cartoons) 
Pathe    Review     


12 


Murder  at  the  Bridge  Table;  A  Forced 
Response;  Society  Cheaters;  What  Not 
to  Do  in  Bridge;  Trans-Atlantic  Bridge 
Tricks;  Three  Knaves  and  a  Queen. 
Kickin'  the  Crown  Around;  Fits  in  a 
Fiddle;  Love  and  Hisses;  Snug  in  the 
Jug;  Hey  Nanny  Nanny;  Devil  Dog  House. 
How  Comedies  Were  Born;  Suits  to  Nuts. 
Quiet,  Please;  Grin  and  Bear  It;  What 
Fur. 

Flirting  in  the  Park. 

Knee  Keep  in  Music;  California  Weather. 

A  Preferred  List. 

The  Fireman;  The  Count;  The  Immigrant- 
One  A.  M.;  Behind  the  Scenes;  The  Ad- 
venturer. 
Antwerp. 
Gay  Gaucho 
Rasslin'  Match. 
Fatal   Note. 


Total   Subjects,   105.     Completed,  33. 


UNITED  ARTISTS 


No.  of          No.  of 
Subjects        Reels 

Mickey   Mouse  Cartoons.  .  . 

13                 1 

Silly  Symphonies   Cartoons. 

13                 1 

Total    Subjects,    26. 

No.  Completed  and  Titles 


UNIVERSAL  PICTURES  CORP. 


No.  of 


No.  of 


Subjects  Reels 

Oswald    Cartoons     26  1 

Goofytone     News     13  1 

Strange   As    It  Seems 13  1 

Mark   Hellinger   Reels 7  1 

Warren    Doane    Comedies 26  2 

Mentone  Musicals    13  2 

Serials    (12    episodes    each)....  4  2 

Special     1  2 


No.  Completed  and  Titles 


Five  and  Dime;   In  the  Zoo. 
Numbers  one  and  two. 
Numbers  32  and  33. 


Stung  Again;  Open  Sesame. 
On   Air  and  Off;  All  at  Sea. 
Gordon   of   Ghost  City. 
World's   Greatest  Thrills. 


Total  Subjects,  99,  exclusive  of  serials.     Completed,   17. 


VITAPHONE 


Broadway     Brevities 


No.  of 
Subjects 
..      26 


No.  of 
Reels 
2 


No.  Completed  and  Titles  ■ 


Technicolor    

Big    V    Comedies. 


20 


Melody    Masters     13 


Locney   Tunes   Cartoons... 
Merrie    Melodies   Cartoons. 


13 


Musical    World   Journeys,   with 

E.    M.    Newman    13 


Pepper    Pot    Novelties 26 


10  Use  Your  Imagination;  Rufus  Jones  for 
President;  Seasoned  Greetings;  Paul  Re- 
vere, Jr.;  Operator's  Opera;  Yeast  Is 
Yeast;  The  Mild  West;  Plane  Fools;  Pic- 
ture   Palace. 

3  'Tis  Spring;  Business  Is  a  Pleasure;  To 
Health  With  It. 

9  Salt  Water  Daffy;  Close  Relations;  Gobs 
of  Fun;  Turkey  in  the  Raw;  In  the 
Dough;  Howd'ya  Like  That;  I  Scream; 
Pugs  and   Kisses. 

8  Dave  Apollon  and  Band;  Claude  Hopkins 
and  Orchestra;  Rubinoff  and  Orchestra; 
Eddie  Duchin  and  Band;  Vincent  Lopez 
and  Orchestra;  Borrah  Minnevitch  and 
His  Harmonica  Rascals;  Mills'  Blue 
Rhythm  Band;  Jack  Denny  and  Orchestra. 

3  Buddy's  Day  Out;  Buddy's  High  Jinks; 
Buddy's  Beer  Garden. 

2  I've  Got  to  Sing  a  Torch  Song;  Pettin'  in 
the   Park. 

5  Exploring  the  Pacific;  Samoan  Memories; 
Heart  of  Paris;  Jerusalem  the  Holy  City; 
Italy  the  Old  and  the  New. 
12  Walter  Donaldson;  Admission  5c;  Rock- 
a-Bye-Bye;  Laughs  in  the  Law;  Notre 
Dame  Glee  Club;  Harry  Warren;  Song 
Hits;  Easy  Aces;  Jazz  It  Up;  The  Wrong 
Wrong  Trail;  Mississippi  Suite;  Little 
Jack    Little. 


Total    Subjects,    130.      Completed,    52. 


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Enlarged  staffs  in  both  eastern 
and  western  studios  are  going 
full  speed  ahead,  delivering  hi 
after  hit.  From  the  great  Radii 
City  Music  Hall  through  thousand] 
of  theatres  everywhere,  Educa 
tional's  new  comedies  and  novel' 
ties  are  already  established  a: 
the  big  success  short  subject  pro 
gram.  Greatest  in  years  for  variety 
for  entertainment  value,  for  nam* 
power.  And  piling  up  bigger  fore* 
with  each  new  release. 


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REVIEWING  THE  SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Ely   Culbertson   in 
"Murder    at    the    Bridge    Table" 
("My  Bridge  Experiences"  Series) 
RKO  Radio  21  mins. 

Good  Bridge  Short 
Anyone  with  even  a  slight  knowl- 
edge of  bridge  will  go  for  this  one. 
Plenty  of  laughs  and  an  explanation 
of  some  of  the  fine  points  of  the 
game  by  Ely  Culbertson  assure  this. 
A  quarrel  between  a  man  and  wife 
at  a  bridge  game  is  followed  by  the 
wife  shooting  the  man.  At  the  trial 
Culbertson  is  called  in  to  testify 
whether  the  hand  was  played  cor- 
rectly. He  shows  that  the  man  was 
wrong  in  the  bidding  and  playing, 
with  the  resulting  acquittal  of  the 
girl.  The  court  room  set  is  the 
scene  of  a  lot  of  laughs  with  every- 
one from  the  judge  to  the  jury  ques- 
tioning Culbertson  about  plays. 


Gus    Shy    in 

"Turkey  in  the  Raw" 

(Big  V  Comedy) 

Vitaphone  18  mins. 

Amusing 

Generally  amusing  domestic  com- 
edy revolving  around  a  henpecked 
husband,  played  by  Gus  Shy,  and  his 
domineering  wife,  Helen  Goodhue. 
The  missus  sent  hubby  out  to  get 
a  turkey  for  a  Thanksgiving  dinner 
at  which  her  brother  is  to  be  the 
guest.  Gus  meets  a  pal,  they  get 
drunk  in  a  barroom  while  winning  a 
raffled  turkey,  and  wind  up  back 
home  with  a  flock  of  hungry  tramps 
whom  they  invited  to  dinner.  In 
the  ensuing  slapstick  the  tough 
brother,  who  had  a  run-in  with  the 
husband  before,  is  accidentally 
mauled  into  quits  by  the  husband 
with  the  wife  likewise  taming  down. 
Then  follows  the  dinner  for  the 
whole  gang,  with  hot  dogs  as  the 
menu,  and  the  turkey  as  one  of  the 
guests. 


Ely   Culbertson  in 

"Transatlantic   Bridge  Tricks" 

("My  Bridge  Experiences"  Series) 

RKO  Radio  20  mins. 

Very  Good 

Culbertson  shows  the  effects  of 
distribution  of  cards  in  bridge  in  this 
one.  A  young  fellow  on  board  a 
ship  is  taken  over  by  a  gang  of  card 
sharks  and  trimmed.  Culbertson 
learns  that  one  of  them  is  imper- 
sonating him,  so  he  gets  in  the  game 
and  with  the  aid  of  a  fixed  deck 
makes  a  seven  spade  bid  doubled  and 
redoubled  with  the  sharks  holding 
most  of  the  high  cards.  Bridge  fans 
are  going  to  be  interested  in  the 
playing  out  of  this  hand. 


O.  Soglow's 
"The  Little  King" 
("The  Fatal  Note") 
RKO  Radio  9  mins. 

Good   Cartoon 
An   animated   adaptation   of   Sog- 
low's    cartoon     series,     "The    Little 


King."  In  this  one  the  king  saves 
himself  from  the  anarchist  who  is 
trying  to  kill  him.  The  antics  of 
the  king  and  his  pet  dog  make  for 
plenty  of  laughs,  with  the  king 
finally  foiling  his  pursuer  and  the 
populace  crowding  around  to  cheer. 


Lita  Grey  Chaplin  in 

"Seasoned  Greeting" 

(Broadway  Brevity) 

Vitaphone  18   mins. 

Good 

With  a  couple  of  competitive 
greeting  card  stores  as  a  back- 
ground, Lita  Grey  Chaplin  sings  a 
few  numbers  and  works  out  a  little 
story  that  combine  to  make  a  pleas- 
ant novelty  subject.  The  competitor 
next  door  uses  unfair  means  to  force 
Lita  to  sell  out  to  him,  but  she  fights 
him  with  original  ideas  in  greetings, 
including  a  card  on  a  phonograph 
record  so  that  it  delivers  its  greet- 
ing in  sound.  As  the  plot  winds  its 
way  along,  Miss  Grey  has  oppor- 
tunity to  exercise  her  vocal  ability. 


"Beau  Bosko" 

(Looney  Tune) 

Vitaphone  7    mins. 

Dandy  Animated 

A  take-off  on  "Beau  Geste,"  this 
Harman-Ising  animated  cartoon  is  a 
lively  and  very  amusing  number  of 
its  kind.  Bosko,  kewpie  member  of 
the  Legion  outpost,  is  sent  out  by 
the  commander  to  bring  in  Ali  Oop, 
a  desert  desperado.  Not  only  does 
Bosko  catch  the  villain,  but  he  also 
gets  himself  a  dusky  harem  beauty. 


Bing  Crosby  in 

"Blue  of  the  Night" 

Paramount  20   mins. 

Good 

Just  come  across  in  a  subsequent 
run,  though  released  some  months 
ago,  this  Bing  Crosby  subject  is  a 
good  combination  of  light  comedy 
and  vocalizing.  The  action  revolves 
around  a  pick-up  acquaintance  be- 
tween Bing  and  a  girl  who,  not  rec- 
ognizing the  radio  star,  tells  him 
she  is  engaged  to  Bing  Crosby.  Later 
they  meet  again  at  a  lawn  party, 
where  the  girl  is  kidded  about  her 
romance  with  the  crooner.  So  Bing 
comes  to  her  rescue  by  announcing 
he  really  is  the  celeb,  whereupon  an- 
other suitor,  Franklyn  Pangborn, 
bets  him  his  expensive  car  against 
five  bucks  that  he  isn't.  Whereupon 
Bing  proves  it  by  some  of  his  typical 
crooning,  and  drives  off  with  the  car 
and  the  girl. 


"The  Pied  Piper" 

(Silly  Symphony) 

United  Artists  7  mins. 

Exceptional 

Incredible  though  it  may  seem, 
these  Walt  Disney  Silly  Symphonies 
keep  getting  better  every  time.  The 
latest  is  based   on  the  fable  of  the 


Pied  Piper  who  rid  the  Hamlin  vil- 
lage of  its  rats  on  promise  of  being 
paid  with  a  bag  of  gold,  and  then, 
when  payment  was  refused,  got  even 
by  enticing  all  the  children  away  in 
the  same  manner.  Handling  of  the 
story,  with  an  operatic  musical  back- 
ground and  painstaking  animation 
in  color,  is  about  the  best  of  its  kind 
to  date. 


"The   Farmer's   Friend" 

(Conflicts   of  Nature   Series) 

Principal  10  mins. 

Interesting 

Dealing  with  insects  that  prey  on 
plant  life  and  other  bugs  that  de- 
stroy the  ones  who  are  destructive 
to  plants,  this  is  an  absorbing  nov- 
elty subject.  It  has  instructive  value 
in  addition  to  serving  its  purpose  as 
entertainment. 


"Flirting  in  the  Park" 

("Blondes  and   Redheads"   Series) 

RKO  Radio  20  mins. 

A  fast  moving  comedy  concerning 
the  adventures  of  a  couple  of  flirta- 
tious office  girls  who  made  blind 
dates  over  the  telephone  and  gener- 
ally get  mixed  up  with  female  detec- 
tives and  the  police.  It  has  enough 
slapstick  comedy  gags  to  satisfy 
audiences  generally. 


"Malaysia" 

(Vagabond  Adventure  Series) 

RKO  10  mins. 

Good    Travelogue 

A  nice  trip  to  a  group  of  interest- 
ing places  in  the  Far  East,  princi- 
pally in  the  environs  of  the  Malay 
jungles.  Some  beautiful  scenic 
sights,  along  with  the  usual  glimpses 
of  natives.  Narration  by  William 
Hanley  is  helpful. 


Borrah    Minnevitch   and   His 
Harmonica  Rascals 
(Melody  Masters  Series) 
Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Good  Musical  Novelty 
A  thoroughly  enjoyable  novelty 
comprising  harmonica  specialties  by 
this  well-known  radio  and  vaudeville 
aggregation.  Opens  in  a  boy  scout 
camp  setting  with  a  harmonica 
reveille  and  follows  with  '"Siboney," 
"Liebestraum,"  "St.  Louis  Blues" 
and  one  or  two  other  bits  accom- 
panied by  atmospheric  background, 
with  Minnevitch  giving  the  proceed- 
ings a  touch  of  comedy  by  his  clown- 
ing antics. 


"Easy  Aces" 

(Pepper  Pot  Series) 

Vitaphone  10  mins. 

Swell  Comedy 

Featuring  the  bridge-playing  team 
of  the  radio,  Goodman  Ace  and  Jane 
Ace,  this  is  a  dandy  little  comedy 
skit  that  should  click  anywhei-e.  The 


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folks  don't  need  to  understand  bridg> 
to  enjoy  the  dumb  behavior  of  Jam 
Ace  and  the  discomfiture  of  her  suf 
fering  husband  as  they  play  a  gam* 
with  a  couple  who  had  planned  t( 
cheat  them  by  using  signals.  The 
Aces  also  had  agreed  on  signals,  but 
Jane  queered  them,  with  eacr 
couple  discovering  the  other's  du- 
plicity. Popularity  of  the  Easy  Aces 
on  the  radio,  where  they  will  be 
heard  again  this  fall,  makes  this  ; 
subject  with  good  plugging  possibil  t 
ities,  and  it  won't  disappoint.  Joseph 
Henabery  directed  and  the  Aces  are 
supported  by  Fred  Harper  and  Lu- 
cille Sears. 


"Mother's  Helper" 

with  El  Brendel,  ZaSu  Pitts, 

Esther    Muir 

(NRA  Special) 

Fox  3  mins. 

Fine 


This  is  a  Fox  contribution  in  the  [ 
NRA  campaign.  In  a  semi-coniedv 
way,  it  puts  over  the  point  that  the 
employment  of  additional  help  to  re- 
lieve overworked  wives  is  one  of 
the  ways  of  aiding  the  recovery 
plan.  After  a  spiel  by  El  Brendel, 
as  the  husband,  about  his  hours  of 
work  having  been  cut  down  in  order 
;o  spread  the  employment  around, 
ZaSu  Pitts,  the  wife,  remarks  that 
,he  NRA  isn't  doing  her  any  good, 
nnce  she  still  has  to  work  18  hours 
i  day.  Whereupon  Brendel  informs 
her  that  he  has  taken  care  of  th«t 

)y  hiring  somebody  to  help  her.  And 
he     brings     in     a     snappy     looking 

horine    type — who    doesn't   get   the 
job. 


"Adventures  of  the  Newsreel 

Cameraman" 

(Scouring  the  Seven  Seas) 

Fox  10  mins. 

Unusual 

Another  collection  of  unusual 
thrills  caught  by  newsreel  photog- 
raphers in  the  course  of  their 
rounds.  This  group  deals  with  ocean 
storms  which  send  ships  to  the  bot- 
tom or  dash  them  up  against  shore 
rocks,  wash  away  seaboard  struc- 
tures, and  do  various  other  forms 
of  damage  in  assorted  sections  of 
the  world.  The  shots  made  on  the 
high  seas  amid  wild  mountains  of 
waves  are  particularly  striking. 


"City  of  the  Sun" 
(Port  o'  Call  Series) 
Monogram  9  mins. 

Colorful 

A  wealth  of  interesting  and  pic- 
turesque shots  of  northwestern  India; 
make  up  this  travelogue.    Guided  byj 
a     breezy     narrative     delivered     by>- 
Deane   H.   Dickason,   the  film  take?  j 
the  spectator  along  a  narrow  gauge 
railroad   through   quaint   towns   and 
unusual  hamlets.      Arts   and  crafts  | 
of  the  natives  and  a  pompous  wed-,: 
ding   procession  are  the  highlights.  I 


"Children  of  the   Nile" 

(Port  o'  Call  Series) 

lonogram  9   mins. 

Good  Travelogue 

This  picture  was  taken  in  Ker- 
assa,  Egypt,  within  a  mile  of  the 
reat  Sahara  Desert.  It  shows  the 
ity  of  15,000  inhabitants  with  its 
ldustry  and  native  entertainment, 
'he  film  moves  to  Cairo  and  the 
uge  market  place  where  sheep, 
rater-buffalo,  camels  and  other 
nimals  are  sold  at  auction.  The 
1m  ends  with  a  gorgeous  marriage 
^stival  in  the  shadow  of  the  pyra- 
lids. 


"Out  of  the   Ether" 

(Krazy  Kat) 

j  olumbia  7    Mins. 

Clever  Cartoon 
I  Clever  play  on  words  in  adapting 
k  to  the  cartoon  technique.  Taking 
j  le  title  as  a  cue,  the  work  of  the 
lurgeon  in  the  operating  room  with 
Irne  ether  is  shown,  but  when  the  as- 
(  istant  surgeons  fall  back  from  the 
j1  perating  table,  Krazy  Kat  is  dis- 
Ijlosed  as  the  surgeon  operating  on 
|t''s  radio  set.  Then  onto  a  magic 
Earpet  with  the  set,  and  Krazy  Kat 
I  oes  flying  through  the  air  waves, 
licking  up  the  different  programs. 
lj  everal  of  the  best  known  radio  acts 
tlJLre  burlesqued  with  plenty  of  laughs, 
uch  as  Ed  Wynn  and  Kate  Smith. 
Ill  the  acts  do  their  stuff  on  clouds 
jtjlpr   platforms. 

I  I  

Ai  I 

In  1  David  L.  Hutton  in 

"My  Side  of  the  Story" 

^irst  Division  6  mins. 

Amusing  Freak  Subject 

i  Accompanied  by  a  male  pianist 
who  evokes  several  roars  by  his 
:ance  antics,  David  L.  (What  < 
/Ian)  Hutton  makes  light  of  his 
riarital  misadventure  with  Aimee 
>emple  McPherson  through  the  me- 
ium  of  some  songs  and  a  few  bits 
f  dialogue.  One  or  two  of  the 
ocal  numbers  appear  to  have  been 
pecially  written  for  the  occasion 
nd  so  were  some  of  the  puns  which 
lutton  springs  at  Aimee's  expense 
;)ue  to  the  airing-  of  the  couple's 
jomestic  rift  in  the  newspapers,  the 
;'■[  hort  has  a  freak  interest  and  will 
)rove  quite  amusing  even  though 
'Sutton's  talents  as  a  singer  anc1 
i.ctor   are   no   great  shakes. 


"A  Small-Town  Idol" 

everly  Hills  Productions      20  mins 
Uproarious    Oldtime    Stuff 

Taken  from  Mack  Sennett's  vault' 
f  many  years  ago,  and  dubbed  wit? 
imusing  wisecracks  and  misplace' 
jound  effects,  this  is  one  of  the  fun- 
nest  of  the  burlesqued  oldtime  com- 
dies.  The  players  in  it  include  sucr 
lames  as  Ben  Turpin,  Marie  Pre 
ost,  Phyllis  Haver,  James  Finlay- 
ion,  Dot  Parley,  Charlie  Murray 
Billy  Bevan,  Louise  Fazenda,  and  Ra- 
non  Novarro,  the  last-named  mak- 


ing his  screen  debut  in  a  classic 
dance  number.  Story  background 
concerns  Ben  Turpin's  rocky  romance 
with  a  village  belle.  Action  unreels 
at  a  fast  and  furious  pace  and  in- 
cludes just  about  everything  up  tc 
the  kitchen  sink.  It  was  good  slap- 
stick about  20  years  ago,  and  now. 
in  the  light  of  sound  and  talk,  it  it 
even   funnier. 


"Who   Said   Weaker   Sex?" 

Columbia  9  mins. 

Good  Sport  Reel 

A  compilation  of  newsreel  shots 
showing  feminine  athletes  in  a  var- 
iety of  sports  such  as  turf  racing, 
swimming,  wrestling,  boxing  and 
tennis.  Helen  Hicks  is  shown  in  ac- 
tion on  the  golf  course,  along  with 
other  champs  like  Glenna  Collette 
and  Maurine  Orcutt.  Helen  Wills 
shows  her  form  on  the  tennis  court. 
Georgia  Coleman  is  featured  in  a 
fancy  diving  exhibition.  The  ath- 
letic girls  are  shown  in  the  more 
strenuous  sports,  such  as  wrestling 
and  boxing,  as  well  as  on  the  ath- 
letic field  in  sprinting,  hurdles  and 
javelin-throwing.  The  best  shot  is 
that  of  three  young  femme  daredev- 
ils bailing  out  from  an  airplane  with 
their  parachutes.  Lively  sport  reel, 
but  the  announcer  tries  to  outdo 
Graham  McNamee  in  that  energetic 
and  bubbling  over  enthusiasm  stuff, 


and  his  yawps  grow  tiresome.     The 
reel  is  good  without  him. 


"Movie  Struck" 

(Charles  Mintz) 

Columbia  7   mins. 

Nice  Burlesque 

Scrappy  the  Kid  is  shown  with  his 
new  baby  star  whom  he  signs  up  for 
a  Hollywood  contract.  Then  into  the 
studio  stuff,  with  Scrappy  and  his 
meal  ticket  being  put  to  work  in  the 
studio  dining  room  as  a  starter.  A 
series  of  prominent  stars  are  pre- 
sented in  clever  caricature  doing 
their  typical  stuff.  They  include 
Greta  Garbo,  Jimmy  Durante,  Joe 
E.  Brown,  George  Arliss  and  the 
Four  Marx  Brothers.  A  very  lively 
reel  with  good  comedy  slants  in  the 
burlesque  of  the  stars. 


"March  of  the  Years" 

No.  1. 

(Real  Dramas  of  Yesterday) 

Columbia  10  mins. 

Poor 

The  idea  in  back  of  this  series  is 

to   dramatize   the   events   of  bygone 

days  that  played  an  important  part 

in  the  life  of  the  nation.  This  first 

reel  presents   the   highlights   in   the 

life    of    Boss    Tweed,    the    one-time 

Czar    of    New    York    City    who    got 


Boston — John  B.  Carroll,  former- 
ly district  manager  for  Publix  in 
Southern  New  England,  is  now  man- 
ager of  the  Capitol  in  Allston. 


Buffalo — Joe  Freedman  has  suc- 
ceeded Jack  Judd  as  sales  represen- 
tative in  Buffalo  for  the  National 
Screen. 


Buffalo — J.  B.  Berkowitz,  Stand- 
and  Film  Exchange,  will  handle  only 
Principal  and  Majestic  films  this 
season. 


Buffalo — Vincent  R.  McFaul,  gen- 
eral manager  of  Shea  Theaters,  is  in 
Boston  and  New  York  lining  up  new 
shows. 


Miami — While    Jack    Fink    of   the 

Capitol  is  on  vacation,  Sonny  Shep- 
herd, late  of  the  Mayfair,  will  do 
Ihe  managerial  honors. 


Memphis — Staff  of  the  Orpheum, 
which  was  reopened  this  week  by 
L.  R.  Pierce,  includes  Jack  Thomas 
as  assistant  manager;  Jimmy  Camp- 
bell; Ralph  Bryer,  in  charge  of  art 


work,   and   Chalmers    Cullins,   stage 
manager. 


Detroit — The  former  Little  Cine- 
ma, renamed  the  Rivoli,  has  been 
reopened  by  Willis  Kinnear,  former- 
ly with  the  Publix  publicity  depart- 
ment. Art  Schmidt,  former  Publix 
publicity  chief,  is  temporarily  asso- 
ciated with  the  house  in  an  advisory 
capacity. 


Providence  —  The   Columbia  has 
been  opened  by  Michele  I.  Annotti. 


Block   Island,   R.   I.-— The   Empire 
has  been  closed  by  the  Spitz  Circuit. 


Detroit — Donald  Dunn,  assistant 
manager  of  the  United  Artists  The- 
ater, has  left  the  Publix  organiza- 
tion in  a  series  of  managerial  shifts 
being  made  by  Herschel  Stuart  here. 
Robert  Corbin  remains  as  manager. 


Joe  Young  in  Vitaphone  Short 

Joe  Young,  one  of  Tin  Pan  Alley's 
most  prolific  song  writers,  has  been 
signed  by  Vitaphone  to  make  a  one- 
reel   "Pepper   Pot"   short. 


away  with  millions  in  loot  from  the 
city  treasury,  but  eventually  they 
caught  up  with  him  and  sent  him  to 
jail.  This  is  followed  by  a  short 
scene  of  the  corset  era,  with  hubby 
pulling  the  strings  tight  on  his  wife's 
harness.  The  reel  finishes  with  a 
view  of  Orville  and  Wilbur  Wright 
in  their  bicycle  shop  neglecting  their 
work  to  develop  plans  for  their  first 
airplane.  Then  it  jumps  abruptly  to 
a  newsreel  shot  of  modern  airplanes 
in  spectacular  formation.  This  has 
nothing  to  with  the  avowed  purpose 
of  the  reel  to  show  events  of  yes- 
terday. The  reel  is  carelessly  pre- 
pared, a  poor  balancing  of  subjects, 
and  entirely  too  choppy  and  episodic. 
The  basic  idea  is  good,  but  they'll 
have  to  do  better  than  this  in  the 
rest   of   the   series. 


Stan  Laurel  and  Oliver  Hardy  in 
"Busy  Bodies" 

M-G-M  18  mins. 

Big  Laugh 

As  carpenters,  the  lads  can  get 
into  more  scrapes  and  damage  more 
cabinet  work  than  an  earthquake. 
While  Laurel  is  planing  a  board  and 
otherwise  damaging  the  work  shop, 
Hardy  becomes  involved  in  trying 
to  fix  a  window  sash.  He  gets  in  a 
muddle,  and  Laurel's  efforts  to  free 
the  trapped  Hardy  will  cause  plenty 
of  loud  laughter.  Most  of  the  com- 
edy is  in  pantomime  and  is  put  over 
in  great  style.  The  finish,  where  the 
lads  run  their  ramshackle  automo- 
bile into  a  band-saw  and  the  car  is 
cut  in  half,  is  a  wow. 


"The  Big  Ditch  of  Panama" 

(FitzPatrick  Traveltalk) 

M-G-M  7   mins. 

Swell 

First  scenes  show  Cristobal  and 
some  very  intimate  and  interesting 
shots  of  the  inhabitants.  Then  Fitz- 
Patrick relates  a  brief  history  of 
the  building  of  the  Panama  Canal. 
Several  old  shots  of  the  late  Presi- 
dent Theodore  Roosevelt  dedicating 
the  canal,  scenes  of  the  beginning  of 
operations  and  other  shots  of  the 
work  are  nicely  fitted  into  the  con- 
tinuity. The  reel  ends  with  pictures 
of  the  canal  as  it  is  today.  This 
is    an    interesting    short. 


"The  Seventh  Wonder" 

(Port  o'  Call  Series) 

Monogram  9  mins. 

Excellent 

An  intimate  and  strikingly  fine 
glimpse  at  old  and  new  Panama  City 
and  the  Panama  Canal.  First  are 
shown  various  native  characters  and 
their  market  places.  Then  follow 
shots  of  the  canal  with  close-ups  of 
the  locks  and  the  control  boards. 
Huge  ships  are  pulled  through  by 
electric  "mules."  The  film  abounds 
with  interesting  scenes  and  excellent 
photography. 


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Saturday,  Sept.  23,  1933 


Bing  Crosby  in 

"TOO  MUCH   HARMONY" 

with    Jack    Oakie,    Skeets    Gallagher,    Judith 

Allen,    Harry    Green,    Lilyan    Tashman, 

Ned  Sparks 

Paramount  76  mins. 

DANDY  MUSICAL  FARE  COMBINING 
TOPNOTCH  CAST,  GOOD  MUSIC,  LOTS 
OF  COMEDY,  NOVELTY,  BEAUTY. 

Backstage  musical  with  plenty  of  values 
to  assure  its  box-office  success.  Amply 
studded  with  star  names,  the  picture  also 
is  strong  on  entertainment  of  its  kind. 
The  theatrical  atmosphere  is  colorful,  com- 
edy enters  from  several  directions,  the 
music  is  agreeable,  there  are  some  in- 
triguing dance  ensembles,  and  gorgeous 
girls  are  in  plentiful  supply.  Action  movei 
along  at  a  satisfactory  pace,  with  not  too 
many  song  numbers  halting  the  proceedings, 
and  Bing  Crosby  has  improved  considerably 
as  an  actor.  The  story  background  con- 
cerns a  vaudeville  act  composed  of  Jack 
Oakie,  Skeets  Gallagher  and  Judith  Allen, 
picked  up  in  a  small  town  and  brought 
to  New  York  by  Crosby,  a  crooning  star 
because  he  took  a  fancy  to  the  girl.  She 
is  in  at  the  happy  fadeout. 

Cast:  Bing  Crosby,  Jack  Oakie,  Skeets 
Gallagher,  Judith  Allen,  Harry  Green,  Lilyan 
Tashman,  Ned  Sparks,  Kitty  Kelly,  Grace 
Bradley,  Mrs.  Evelyn  Oakie,  Ann  Demetrio, 
Henry  Armetta,  Shirley  Grey,  Dell  Hender- 
son, Billy  Bevan,  Cyril  Ring,  Sammy  Cohen. 

Director,  Edward  Sutherland;  Author, 
Joseph  L.  Mankiewicz;  Dialoguer,  Harry 
Ruskin;  Music  and  Lyrics,  Arthur  John- 
ston, Sam  Coslow;  Cameraman,  Theodor 
Starkuhl;  Recording  Engineer,  J.  A.  Good- 
rich;  Editor,  Richard  Currier. 

Direction,  Lively.      Photography,   Fine. 


"THE  SOLITAIRE  MAN" 

with  Herbert  Marshall,  Mary  Boland,  Lionel 

Atwill,   May   Robson 
M-G-M  68  mins. 

MILDLY  ENTERTAINING  SOCIETY 
CROOK  DRAMA  HELD  TOGETHER  BY 
EXCELLENT  CAST. 

No  matter  what  the  material,  this  group 
of  polished  artists  is  sure  to  hold  consider- 
able interest  because  of  the  individual 
talents,  but  the  crook  drama  fails  to  pro- 
vide a  staunch  foundation  upon  which  the 
actors  and  actresses  can  rise  to  any  great 
heights.  The  story  concerns  Herbert  Mar- 
shall, head  of  a  group  of  society  swindlers, 
who  falls  in  love  with  his  beautiful  assistan' 
and  decides  to  retire  from  the  racket  and 
live  in  Devonshire.  Just  before  they  boarc! 
an  airplane  for  the  flight  across  the  chan- 
nel from  France  to  England,  Marshall  steals 
a  valuable  bracelet.  Most  of  the  film's 
action  takes  place  in  the  plane's  cabin, 
where  Marshall  is  confronted  by  Lionel  At- 
will,  who  claims  to  be  a  Scotland  Yard  in- 
spector. There  is  much  dialogue  and  a 
sufficient  helping  of  drama  as  the  plot 
works  out  to  a  happy  ending.  Mary  Boland 
contributes  a  fine  comedy  relief  and  Ralph 
Forbes  as  another  white-collar  crook  is  ex- 
cellent. 

Cast:  Herbert  Marshall,  Mary  Boland, 
Lionel  Atwill,  May  Robson,  Elizabeth  Allan, 
Ralph  Forbes,  Lucille  Gleason,  Robert  Mc- 
Wade,   Harry  Holman. 

Director,  Jack  Conway;  Author,  Bella 
and  Samuel  Spewack;  Adaptor,  James  K. 
McGuinness;  Dialoguer,  Same;  Editor,  Frank 
Sullivan;  Cameraman,  Ray  Overbaugh;  Re- 
cording   Engineer,    Douglas   Shearer. 

Direction,  Fair      Photography,  Fine. 


"DEVIL'S  MATE" 

with    Peggy   Shannon   and    Preston    Foster 

Monogram  70  mins. 

SUSPENSEFUL  MURDER  MYSTERY 
WITH  A  GOOD  AMOUNT  OF  COMEDY 
AND  A  TOUCH  OF  ROMANCE. 

Produced  by  Ben  Verschleiser,  this  mur- 
der drama  has  been  well  handled  all-around, 
with  a  plot  that  maintains  interest  nicely, 
and  a  good  cast  ably  directed  by  Phil  Rosen. 
Story  concerns  the  mysterious  murder  of  a 
doomed  man  just  as  he  is  about  to  be  put 
in  the  electric  chair.  The  killing  is  com- 
mitted by  one  of  the  privileged  spectators 
in  the  death  chamber,  to  prevent  the  pris- 
oner from  talking  and  spilling  some  beans 
just  before  the  execution,  and  the  murde 
is  accomplished  by  blowing  a  poisoned  dart 
through  a  cigarette  holder.  Then  the  hunt 
for  the  guilty  man,  with  a  newspaper  girl, 
Peggy  Shannon,  aiding  the  police  inspector, 
Preston  Foster,  in  finally  unmasking  the 
criminal.  Interspersed  with  the  slayer-hunt 
is  a  generous  sprinkling  of  comedy,  plus  a 
romantic  angle  involving  the  inspector  and 
the  sob  sister.  All  in  all,  it  is  quite  satis- 
fying entertainment  for   the   popular  trade. 

Cast:  Peggy  Shannon,  Preston  Foster,  Ray 
Walker,  Hobart  Cavanaugh,  Barbara  Baron- 
dess,  Paul  Porcasi,  Harold  Waldridge,  Jason 
Robards,  Bryant  Washburn,  Harry  Holman, 
George  Hayes,  James  Durkin,  Gordon  De- 
Maine,  Paul  Fix. 

Director,  Phil  Rosen;  Authors,  Leonard 
Fields,  David  Silverstein;  Adaptors,  Same; 
Cameraman,  Gil  Warrenton;  Recording  Engi- 
neer, John  A.  Stransky,  Jr.;  Editor,  Doane 
Harrison. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good. 


"SHANGHAI  MADNESS" 

with    Spencer    Tracy,     Fay    Wray 
Fox  63  mins. 

CHOPPY  MELLER  HAS  GOOD  THRILL 
STUFF  BUT  LACKS  BIG-TIME  CALIBRE 
DUE  TO  WEAK  SCRIPT. 

For  the  less  discriminating  smaller 
houses  this  one  will  appeal  mainly  to  the 
males  in  the  audience,  for  the  love  interest 
is  secondary  to  a  lot  of  melodramatic  ac- 
tion. The  plot  is  not  very  well  motivated 
and  the  script  is  carelessly  prepared,  but 
the  fault  seems  to  lie  with  the  original 
story.  Spencer  Tracy  and  Fay  Wray  make 
it  look  better  than  it  really  is,  and  they 
handle  their  parts  very  effectively.  Tracy 
in  Shanghai  has  been  dismissed  as  an  office. 
in  the  U.  S.  Navy  for  infraction  of  rules, 
and  helps  Fay  Wray  out  of  a  mess  in  the 
Chinese  quarter  with  a  lot  of  coolies.  She 
does  all  the  love  making  from  the  start, 
and  Tracy  does  his  usual  hard  boiled  role. 
Then  into  the  meller,  with  the  hero  sign- 
ing up  as  gunner  on  a  river  boat  captained 
by  Eugene  Pallette  and  a  mixed  crew.  Th< 
girl  stows  herself  away  on  the  trip  up  the 
river,  and  Tracy  and  the  crew  later  rescue 
her  from  an  American  Mission  besieged  by 
bandits.  Lots  of  fighting,  gun  play  and 
excitement. 

Cast:  Spencer  Tracy,  Fay  Wray,  Ralph 
Morgan,  Eugene  Pallette,  Herbert  Mundin, 
Reginald  Mason,  Arthur  Hoyt,  Albert  Conti, 
Maude   Eburne,   William   von    Brincken. 

Director,  John  Blystone;  Author,  Fred- 
erick Hazlitt  Brennan;  Adaptors,  Austin 
Parker,  Gordon  Wellesley;  Cameraman,  Lee 
Garmes. 

Direction,  Handicapped  by  Material. 
Photography,  Fair. 


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By  RALPH  WILK 

CCREEN  rights  to  "It  Happened 
One  Day,"  novel  by  Marjorie  B. 
Paradis,  have  been  acquired  by 
M-G-M.  Alice  Brady  and  Frank 
Morgan  will  play  the  leads,  with 
William  K.  Howard  directing.  Zelda 
Sears  and  Eve  Greene  are  doing  the 
scenario. 


James  McGuinness,  another  of 
those  New  York  newspaper  men 
who  are  making  good  here,  has  sold 
another  story,  "Flying  Cadet,"  to 
M-G-M.  This  makes  eight  originals 
he  has  sold. 


Irving  Pichel  and  George  E. 
Stone  are  the  first  players  to  be 
named  for  the  supporting  cast  of 
M-G-M's  "Viva  Villa,"  which  starts 
as  soon  as  Wallace  Beery  returns 
from  abroad.  Howard  Hawks  is  the 
director. 


Lloyd  Bacon  had  to  call  off  his 
yachting  cruise  to  Honolulu  because 
Hal  Wallis,  Warner-First  National 
studio  chief,  couldn't  spare  his  ser- 
vices at  this  time.  Bacon  takes  up 
the  megaphone  on  "Broadway  and 
Back,"  with  Barbara  Stanwyck  and 
Ann  Dvorak.  Story  is  an  original  by 
Sheridan  Gibney. 


Constance  Bennett's  next  RKO  ve- 
hicle will  be  "The  Woman  Spy,"  an 
original  by  Jane  Murfin. 

George  Cukor  will  direct  "Living 
in  a  Big  Way,"  with  Marie  Dressier 
and  Jean  Harlow. 

*  *         * 

Leon  Errol  starts  work  next  week 
in  "Autobuyography,"  written  for 
RKO  by  Al  Boasberg,  who  also  will 
direct.  Cast  includes  Eddie  Kane, 
Edward  Keene,  Dorothy  Wolbert 
and  George  Billings. 

*  =fc  =fc 

Maury  Cohen,  back  from  the  east 
with  George  R.  Batcheller,  will 
shortly  place  "Birds  of  a  Feather" 
in  work  as  the  next  Invincible 
picture. 

Roy  Del  Ruth  has  recovered  from 
his  cold  and  Warner's  "The  Finger 
Man"  is  back  in  production. 

Manuel  Komroff,  popular  author, 
is  at  RKO  writing  an  original,  "The 
World  Outside,"  for  Ann  Harding. 

*  *         * 

Isabel  Jewell  and  Martha  Sleeper 
have  been  given  new  contracts  by 
M-G-M. 

*  *         * 

Edward  G.  Robinson,  whose  re- 
cently proposed  trip  to  New  York 
was  delayed  by  work  at  First  Na- 
tional, now  plans   to   go   east  after 


finishing   "Dark   Hazard,"   which    is 
nearing  completion. 


Laurel  and  Hardy,  now  engaged 
on  a  full-length  feature  comedy 
based  on  an  original  story  by  Frank 
Craven,  will  take  time  off  to  appear 
in  sequences  of  "The  Hollywood 
Party,"  the  all-star  musical  in  which 
a  dozen  or  two  M-G-M  stars  will  be 
seen.  A  partial  roster  of  "Holly- 
wood Party"  talent  includes  Jean 
Harlow,  Joan  Crawford,  Lupe  Velez, 
Marie  Dressier,  Jimmy  Durante, 
Charles  Butterworth,  Lee  Tracy. 
Frances  Williams,  Jack  Pearl,  Bobbe 
Arnst.  George  Givot,  Eddie  Quillan 
and  Polly  Moran. 


Dorothy  Revier  has  been  engaged 
for  Columbia's  "Above  the  Clouds," 
which  has  Dorothy  Wilson  and  Rich- 
ard Cromwell  in  the  featured  roles, 
supported  by  Robert  Armstrong,  Ed- 
mund Breese,  Morgan  Wallace,  Luis 
Alberni,  Ernst  Wood,  Bessie  Barris- 
cale  and  Geneva  Mitchell.  Roy  Wil- 
liam Neill   is   directing. 


Open  Beverly  Hills  Exchange 

Stanley  W.  Hatch  and  Arthur  J. 
Newman  have  opened  Beverly  Hills 
Exchange  at  630  Ninth  Ave.  to  han-    | 
die   Beverly  Hills   and   other  shorts 
in  the  New  York  territory. 


MILLION 
PEOPLE 
DOING  THIS 
EVERY  DAY! 


I  WAS  AMAZED  WHEN 
I  WALKED  INTO  THIS 


MAN'S  OFFICE . . 


. 


I  always  thought  Bridge  was  just  a  game  of  cards 


I  play  a  little,  two  or  three  times  a  week, 
get  mad  as  hell  when  my  ace  is  trumped, 
try  to  follow  the  Culbertson  laws  .  .  .  but 
all  the  time  just  thinking  of  him  as  a  sort 
of  Marquis  of  Queensbury  stuffed  away 
somewhere,  eternally  shuffling  a  deck  of 
cards. 

Then  I  got  the  shock  of  my  life. 


By  appointment,  I  called  on  him.  I'm 
the  Advertising  Manager  of  RKO-Radio 
and  was  to  see  him  about  the  series  of 
pictures,  "My  Bridge  Experiences,"  he 
made  for  us,  but  instead  of  the  stuffy 
little  office  I  expected,  I  walked  into  the 
headquarters  of  one  of  America's  major 
industries  ...  an  entire  floor  of  a  New 
York  skyscraper. 

A  battery  of  forty  or  fifty  stenographers 
were  pounding  away  like  a  boiler  factory. 
"What  do  they  do?"  I  asked  Bill  Tower, 
Mr.  Culbertson's  assistant.  "Fan  mail 
and  personal  correspondence,"  said  he. 
"How  many  a  day?"  I  asked.  "Oh,  an 
average  of  500."  "500  a  day!  Why  that's 
more  fan  mail  than  the  biggest  Holly- 
wood stars  get!"  "Yes,"  said  Tower,  "but 
don't  forget  there  are  twenty  million 
bridge  players  in  the  country  .  .  .  has  any 
star  that  many  movie  fans?" 

We  walked  down  the  line  of  clicking  ma- 
chines to  another  department.  "This  is 
the  syndicate  bureau  . . .  Mr.  Culbertson's 
column  is  published,  you  know,  in  over 
200  newspapers  and  Mrs.  Culbertson's  in 
almost  as  many  .  .  .  something  like  five 
million  circulation  daily . . .  and  over  there 


is  the  publishing  office  .  .  .  the  Blue  Book 
and  Summary  have  sold  almost  800,000 
copies."  I  whistled.  Eight  hundred  thou- 
sand is  just  eight  times  better  than  a 
'best-seller'  average! 

All  over  the  offices  were  gad- 
gets .  .  .  bridge  tables,  bridge 
lamps,  playing  cards,  score 
pads,  books,  pencils,  table 
covers,  scoring  devices,  a  hun- 
dred and  one  things  bearing  ,. 
the  Culbertson  name  and  part 
of  this  fabulous  industry  into 
which  I  had  stumbled. 

"Now  this,"  said  Tower  as  he  ushered  me 
into  another  suite  of  offices,  "is  the  teach- 


ers' bureau.  Mr.  Culbertson  has  almost 
4,000  licensed  teachers  instructing  in  the 
Culbertson  method."  Another  whistle 
from  me.  "4,000!  Why,  there  aren't  that 
many  ten-cent  stores  in  the  country.  How 
many  pupils  have  they?"  "Something 
like  600,000,"  he  replied  casually. 

So  this  was  bridge !  Twenty  million  people 
playing  every  day.  What  an  audience! 
Twenty  million  people  —  a  third  of  the 
adult  population  of  the  country  —  vitally 
interested  in  one  thing,  with  our  Star, 
Ely  Culbertson  the  supreme  authority, 

laying  down  the  law  to  them. 

What  a  ready-made  audience 

for  our  pictures! 


I  revised  my  advertising  ideas. 
"Hell,  Bill,"  I  said,  "we've 
got  a  three-ring  circus  in  these 
two-spool  operas  and  all  the 
time  we've  been  thinking  of 
'em  as  side  shows  .  .  .  I'm  go- 
ing back  to  the  office  and  get 
out  a  "Bring  'Em  Back  Alive" 
press  book  and  put  out  the 
kind  of  advertising  stuff  we 
would  for  the  biggest  feature 
.  .  .  these  pictures  are  going 
to  pull  people  into  theatres 
that  haven't  been  there  in 
months!" 

"Mr.  Culbertson  is  waiting," 
a  secretary  announced  and  I 
was  ushered  into  the  presence 
of  one  of  the  greatest  show- 
men I  ever  met.  I'll  tell  you 
about  him  next  week. 


. 


Saturday,  Sept.  23,  1933 


DAILY 


13 


CODE  CONFERENCES 
ARE  RESUMING  TODAY 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

picture  and  writes  the  code,  in  part, 
at  least,  itself. 

Bigwigs  of  the  exhibition  and  dis- 
tribution fields  arriving  in  Wash- 
ington last  night  generally  agreed 
that  the  much-debated  "right  to  buy" 
issue  remains  perhaps  the  most  dif- 
ficult from  the  standpoint  of  har- 
mony. 

"Give  me  the  right  to  buy  in  the 
open  market  along  with  the  major 
circuits  and  the  rest  of  the  so-called 
big  issues  will  seem  unimportant." 
That  seemed  to  summarize  the  at- 
titude of  many  exhibitor  leaders.  In 
the  opposing  camp  distributor  chief- 
tains were  equally  insistent  that 
they  must  have  the  right  to  select 
their  cusomers. 

Another  far-reaching  problem  yet 
to  be  solved  concerns  relations  be- 
tween theaters  and  the  operators'  lo- 
cals. The  propjectionists  are  still 
talking  about  their  one-man-for- 
each-machine  demand,  while  the  ex- 
hibitors, visualizing  the  proposal  as 
imposing  a  suicidal  burden  upon 
their  overheads,  are  virtually  100 
per  cent  in  their  opposition. 

Add  to  these  two  vexatious  issues 
such  items  as  eliminations,  score 
charges,  forcing  shorts  with  fea- 
tures, premiums,  double  features, 
buying  cooperatives,  block  booking 
and  designated  playdates  and  you'll 
get  a  fairly  clear  idea  of  what  con- 
fronts distribution  and  exhibition 
delegates  by  way  of  knotty  prob- 
lems. 

Both    factions    are    in    agreement 


Coming  and  Going 


WELFORD  BEATON  is  in  New  York  and  stay- 
ing at  the  Barbizon  Plaza,  where  he  will  re- 
main  about   a   week. 

RUTH  ROLAND,  who  returned  this  week  from 
abroad,  will  be  at  the  St.  Moritz  for  several 
days   before   proceeding   to   the   coast. 

DUDLEY  MURPHY,  director  of  United  Artists' 
"Emperor  Jones."  left  yesterday  by  plane  for 
Boston  to  attend  the  opening  there. 

HAL  HORNE.  U.  A.  advertising  chief,  and 
JOHN  KRIMSKY,  co-producer  of  "Emperor 
JONES,"  leave  for  Boston  this  morning  in 
Krimsky's  private  plane. 

CHARLES  LAUGHTON  sails  today  for  England. 

JOSEPH  BERNHARD  of  Warners  left  yesterday 
for  Washington. 

J.  C.  CORCORAN  of  Paramount  was  in  Bos- 
ton this  week  doing  advance  exploitation  on 
'Too   Much    Harmony." 

JAMES  DERMODY,  divisional  manager  for 
Universal,   is  at  present  centering  in   Boston. 

FLORENCE  and  ARTHUR  LAKE  have  left 
the  coast  for  Chicago  to  visit  the  Fair  and 
start    a    personal    appearance    tour. 

HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN  left  yesterday  for 
Washington. 

M.  H.  HOFFMAN  left  New  York  yesterday  for 
the    coast. 

J.  E.  WILLIAMSON  of  "Williamson  Under 
the  Sea"  returned  yesterday  from  Nassau, 
where  he  spent  seven  months  recording  pic- 
tures of  submarine  life  from  his  special  tube. 
He    is    staying    at    the    Hotel    Berkeley. 


•  The  Broadway  Parade  • 


Picture  Distributor 

Too    Much    Harmony Paramount 


Theater 
Paramount 
7th  Ave.  Roxy 


Shanghai    Madness    Fox 

My  Weakness    cnx 

lrrr  }rs ::::::u"tedArtists:::::::SHa" 

Solitaire     Man     M-G-M  Canitol 

Thunder    Over    Mexico Principal Rja|to 

Wl'd  B7S  °f.,the  R°3d Firsf   National..,..'.'..  Hollywood 

Loved    a    Woman First   National Strand 

Lady   for  a    Day' Columbia    RKO  Roxv 

Lady   for  a    Day* Columbia Palace 

Devil's    Mate     Monogram      Mayfair 

'  Subsequent   runs. 


♦  TWO-A-DAY  RUNS  ♦ 

Dinner    at    Eight    (5th    week) M-G-M 

Berkeley    Square    (2nd    week; Fox 

S.    0.    S.    Iceberg Universal    . 


Astor 

Gaiety 

Criterion 


♦  FOREIGN  PICTURES  ♦ 

Milady    (3rd   week)  .    Gen.  Foreign  Sales     ...    5th  Ave.  Playhouse 

Passion  of  Joan  of  Arc   (3rd  week) Passion  of  Arc  Pier..  .     Little  Carnegie 

♦  FUTURE  OPENINGS  + 


Three-Cornered    Moon    (Sept.    27)* RKO    Music  Hall 

Ann  Vickers    (Sept.  28) Paramount     .  . .  RKO  Roxy 

Waltz    Time     (Sept.    28) Paramount     Paramount 

Torch    Singer     (Sept.    29) M-G-M     Capitol 

Stage    Mother    (Sept.    29) Gaumont-British      Little  Carnegi. 

I  he    Avenger-'-     Monogram      Mayfair 

Foothght    Parade***    Warner     Strand 

*  Subsequent    run. 
**  Follows    Devil's    Mate. 

Follows    I    Loved    a    Woman. 


upon  a  number  of  clauses,  all  com- 
paratively unimportant  from  the 
standpoint  of  divergent  opinions.  By 
common  consent,  poster  clauses  have 
been  dropped  from  both  the  propo- 
sals, of  distributors  and  exhibitors. 
The  principle  of  a  national  arbitra- 
tion system  is  agreed  upon  by  both 
sides  but  serious  differences  exist  as 
to  the  setup  of  the  necessary  ma- 
chinery. The  same  applies  to  the 
proposed  clearance  and  zoning 
board  plan. 

Practically  all  of  the  conferees  had 
arrived  in  Washington  last  night, 
preliminary  to  resuming  of  group 
meetings  today.  The  schedule  as  an- 
nounced by  Rosenblatt  calls  for  a 
producer  and  distributor  meeting  at 
io  a.  m.  at  the  Mayflower  and  an 
exhibitor  meeting  at  2  p.m. 

A  number  of  executives  made 
the  trip  from  New  York  on  the  Con- 
gressional yesterday  afternoon.  They 
included  Ed  Kuykendall,  Ben  Bern- 
stein and  Fred  S.  Myer,  all  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and  Eddie  Golden, 
Monogram  sales  manager. 

Other  arrivals  include:  Felix 
Feist,  B.  B.  Kahane,  Nathan  Burkan, 
Al  Friedlander,  Sam  Dembow, 
Joseph  Bernhard,  R.  H.  Cochrane, 
Willard  Mackay,  Nick  Schenck, 
Harry  Warner,  H.  B.  Franklin,  Dave 
Palfreyman,  Arthur  Schwartz, 
George  Skouras,  Henry  Herzbrun, 
Edwin  Loeb,  Joe  Hazen,  J.  Robert 
Rubin,  Charles  O'Reilly,  A.  H. 
Schwartz,  William  Jaffee,  E.  R. 
Behrends,  Tom  Murray,  Charles 
Moses,  Jack  Cohn,  Abe  Montague, 
Joe  Brandt,  Will  Hays. 

Tomorrow  at  2  P.  M.  exhibitors 
and  labor  representatives  will  hold 
a  joint  meeting. 


Sime  Silverman  Dies 

Of  Heart  Failure 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

east  today  and  is  expected  to  arrive 
in  New  York  Wednesday  when  fun- 
eral  services   will  follow. 

In  1905  Sime  Silverman  left  "The 
Morning  Telegraph"  and  started 
"Variety,"  then  a  smaller  paper  than 
the  present  publication.  Ten  years 
ago  the  paper  was  enlarged  to  its 
present  size  and  three  weeks  ago  he 
started  a  coast  edition  here,  known 
as  "Daily  Variety." 


No  Affiliation  Set 

By  N.  Y.  Indep't  Unit 

Washington — Up  to  the  present 
time  the  Independent  Theater  Own- 
ers of  New  York,  headed  by  Harry 
Brandt  as  president,  has  not  com- 
mitted itself  to  any  national  exhibi- 
tor association  affiliation,  leaders 
pointed  out  yesterday.  Members  of 
the  unit  arriving  in  Washington  this 
morning  from  New  York  include 
Brandt,  Lou  Blumenthal,  Milton  C. 
Weisman,  Arthur  Abeles,  Tom  Mur- 
ray and  Jack  Shapiro. 


Stokowski  to  Start  on  RKO  Film 

Leopold  Stokowski,  conductor  of 
the  Philadelphia  Symphony  Orches- 
tra, signed  by  RKO  to  write  sym- 
phonic music  numbers  for  "Breaker 
of  Hearts"  in  which  Katharine  Hep- 
burn and  John  Barrymore  will  be 
co-starred,  leaves  for  the  coast  next 
week  to  begin  work.  The  story  is  an 
original  by  Lester  Cohen  and  is 
scheduled  to  start  production  early 
next  month.  John  Cromwell  will  di- 
rect. 


CONSOLIDATED  FILM 
IN  WITH  MONARCH 


Consolidated  Film  Industries  yes- 
terday assumed  an  active  interest  in 
the  Freuler  Film  Associates,  whose 
new  program  of  12  Monarch  fea- 
tures and  six  Royal  Specials  will  get 
under  way  on  the  coast  next  Mon- 
day, when  "Marriage  on  Approval" 
goes  in  work.  David  Poucher,  well- 
known  motion  picture  executive,  has 
been  appointed  treasurer  of  Freuler 
Film  Associates.  President  John  R. 
Freuler  will  make  his  permanent 
headquarters  on  the  coast,  where  he 
will  supervise  production,  while 
Vice-President  Charles  L.  Glett  will 
divide  his  time  between  contacting 
exchanges  and  conferring  with  the 
coast  on  production.  It  is  planned 
to  release  pictures  at  three-week  in- 
tervals. 


Two-Operator  Issue 

Called  "Trading  Point" 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

a  good  chance  of  being  finally  ap- 
proved by  both  sides.  According  to 
this  arrangement  houses  now  em- 
ploying two  operators  would  con- 
tinue with  this  policy  while  others 
using  one  operator  would  also  con- 
tinue that  plan. 


New  Canadian  Series 

Goes  Into  Production 

Montreal  —  Associated  Screen 
News,  which  produced  14  Canadian 
shorts  for  distribution  throughout 
the  Dominion  in  1932-33,  has 
launched  work  on  a  similar  number 
of  subjects  for  the  new  season. 

"Shadow  River,"  the  first,  is  a 
dramatization  of  Pauline  Johnston's 
poem  with  a  cast  including  Kenneth 
Duncan,  Canadian  player  who  has 
made  a  number  of  appearances  in 
Hollywood  features.  Others  include 
the  second  Grey  Owl  release; 
"Rhapsody  in  Two  Languages,"  with 
a  French-Canadian  background;  a 
scenic,  "The  Athabaska  Trail";  "the 
Return  of  the  Buffalo"  and  "Animal 
Alphabet."  These  are  all  Canadian 
Cameos.  In  the  Sport  Chat  series, 
there  will  be  a  winter  sports  special, 
fishing  short,  "This  Badminton 
Racket"  and  "Aquabatics." 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Resumption    of    film     industry    code 

hearing   in    Washington.      10   A.M. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movies 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  U.  S., 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington,    D.    C. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Fdgewater  Beach 
Hotel,  Chicago. 


H  1. 


Hard-hitting  gob  makes  striking 
impression   in   his   first  movie. 

—  Oakland  Calif.  Inquirer 


"POPEYE  gets  just  as 
many  laughs  as  do  any 
of  a  number  of  well 
established  stars  of  the 
stage,  screen  and  radio/' 

Milwaukee  News 


Intimate  in  Character 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


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VCL.  IAIII.  NO.  72 


NEW  TCCr,  HCNDAY,  /EPIEMCEC  25,  1933 


<S  CENT/ 


Metropolitan  Houses  Boosting  Prices  This  Week 

CODE  DEADLOCK  CONTINUES  OVER  THE  WEEKEND 

Vaudeville  Being  Substituted  for  Duals  in  Detroit 


Union  Modifies  Terms  to 

Help  Small  Houses 

Using  Acts 

Detroit — About  20  neighborhood 
houses  are  expected  to  put  in  vaude- 
ville this  fall,  according  to  E.  Clyde 
Adler,  president  of  the  stagehands' 
local,  which  has  granted  special  con- 
cessions to  smaller  houses  seeking  to 
back  stage  talent  when  double  fea- 

(Continned   on   Page    5. 


FOUR  PUBLIX  DEALS 
UP  TO  CREDITORS 


Four  theater  reorganization  pro- 
posals, the  principal  ones  including 
the  A.  H.  Blank  and  the  Texas 
groups,  are  to  be  passed  upon  at  a 
special  meeting  of  Publix  Enter- 
prises creditors  called  for  Oct.  2  in 
the  offices  of  Henry  K.  Davis,  referee 
in  bankruptcy.    The  matters  include: 

1.  The  proposed  organization  by  the  Trus- 
tee of  a  corporation  or  corporations  to  pur- 
chase certain  personal  property  and  equipment 
from  the  Trustee  in  Bankruptcy  of  Tennessee 
Enterprises,  Inc.,  for  $40,000,  to  be  furnished 
out  of  the  funds  of  the  estate  herein,  and  to 
(Continued   on   Page    5) 


Educational  Signs  Klune 
As  Prod.  Manager  in  East 

Raymond  Klune,  formerly  associ- 
ated with  D.  W.  Griffith  Productions, 
has  been  made  production  manager 
in  charge  of  all  Educational  units 
working  at  the  Paramount  Long  Is- 
land Studios  at  Astoria,  it  is  an- 
nounced by  E.  W.  Hammons,  Edu- 
cational president. 

Klune  has  taken  up  headquarters 
at  the  Long  Island  studios. 


Star  Salaries  in  Question 

Washington — Whether  or  not  the  in- 
dustry code  can  reduce  and  regulate 
star  salaries  is  a  question  which  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator,  can't 
answer. 

"See  General  Johnson,"  h°  told  the 
newspaper  scribes  at  the  Willard  yester- 
day when  they  asked  if  the  NRA  pro- 
vides  jurisdiction   over  the   matter. 


___    :: 


"Love  is  a  wonderful  thing  I   At  least,  I'veheard   it  highly  praised".    Mae  West  in  "I'm  No 
Angel",  with  Cary  Grant.    A  Paramount  Picture  directed  by  Wesley  Ruggles. — Advt. 


General  Boost  in  Admissions 
Under  Way  in  Metropolitan  Area 


This  week  will  usher  in  a  general 
rise  in  admission  prices  in  the  ma- 
jority of  theaters  in  the  metropolitan 
district  and  many  suburban  terri- 
tories, according  to  a  Film  Daily 
checkup  on  Saturday.  The  increase 
will   average   5   cents.     Prices   have 


been  raised  in  many  RKO  houses 
and  more  will  be  added  to  the  list 
this  week.  All  houses  in  the  Man- 
hattan Playhouse  Circuit  will  boost 
prices  5  cents  beginning  today,  in 
addition    to    several    theaters    con- 

(Contitiued   on   Page    5) 


Back  Again  In  Washington 

.  .  .  .  Code  Conferees  Again  Tackle  Problems 

By  JACK  ALICOATE 


WASHINGTON,  Sunday — Once  again  the  scene  shifts  to  the  Nation's  Capital,  where 
the  second  act  of  an  intriguing  and  interesting  drama,  covering  a  great  and 
romantic  industry,  will  take  place.  The  window  dressing  is  over  and  the  record  is  in. 
From  now  on  it  looks  like  the  real  thing.  The  official  hearing  of  a  few  days  ago  was 
dramatic  in   its  intensity,  but  means  little  when  compared  with  what  is  to  come.     To 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


No    Agreements    Reached 

Yet  on  Controversial 

Matters 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Washington — Deadlocked,  now  a 
hackneyed  word  here,  still  describes 
the  Washington  code-drafting  con- 
ference, following  a  week-end  of 
group  meetings  with  Deputy  Admin- 
istrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  presiding. 
No  agreements  have  been  reached 
on  any  controversial  issues.     Up  to 

(Continued    on  Page   4) 


2-2-4  ZONE  BOARDS 
MAY  GET  WIDE  SCOPE 


Washington — Organization  of  lo- 
cal zone  boards  on  a  2-2-4  basis,  with 
scope  extending  beyond  zoning  and 
clearance  systems  to  handle  various 
other  industry  issues,  is  planned  un- 
der proposals  being  considered  by 
both  the  distributor  and  exhibitor 
groups  working  on  the  code. 

According  to  the  plan,  prepared  by 
Attorney  Mitchell  Klupt,  personnel 
of  the  boards  would  consist  of  two 
distributors,  two  first  run  theater 
representatives  and  four  subsequent 
run  exhibitors.  Decisions  will  be 
reached  through  majority  votes.  Ap- 
peals from  decisions  could  be  made 
to  the  code  authority. 


Budd  Rogers  to  Handle 
Sales  for  M.  H.  Hoffman 

Budd  Rogers,  formerly  with  World 
Wide  and  First  Division,  has  joined 
Liberty  Pictures  Corp.,  new  M.  H. 
Hoffman  company,  as  general  sales 
manager. 


Warners  Sign  Emil  Ludwig 

Emil  Ludwig,  noted  historian  and 
biographer,  has  been  signed  by  Warners 
to  work  on  "Napoleon — His  Life  and 
Loves,"  in  which  Edward  G.  Robinson 
will  be  starred.  Ludwig  is  now  en  route 
to    this    country    on    the    Paris. 


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....  Code  Conferees  Again  Tackle  Problems 

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date  a  circulating  library  of  briefs  has  been  written,  and  a  tornado  of  words  orated  upon 
every  subject  cinema,  from  stooges  to  studios,  and  extras  to  exchanges.  The  net 
result  is  that  as  yet  not  one  major  controversial  subject  has  come  within  a  statute  mile 
of  solution.     And  so  we  shall  see  what  we  shall  see. 

• 

\A/ASHINGTON  is  truly  a  delightful  city.  As  we  ramble  along  the  broad,  spotless, 
™  ™  shady  avenues,  from  one  conference  to  another,  it  becomes  easy  to  soliloquize 
upon  what  may  be  in  store  for  this  great  industry  of  amusing  and  entertaining  some 
hundred  millions  of  good  American  citizens.  Looking  on  in  meditation  we  wonder  how 
many  have  a  firm  understanding  and  grip  of  the  real  economic  condition  of  this  industry 
today,  and  what  it  needs  to  rehabilitate  itself.  How  minor  and  utterly  unimportant, 
when  compared  to  the  whole,  are  some  of  the  subjects  that  have  been  given  spot- 
light attention. 

• 

VA/HAT  difference  does  it  mske,  for  instance,  whether  a  few  exhibitors  choose  to 
"™  to  give  away  a  set  of  oatmeal  bowls  and  a  shaving  mug  with  each  ticket  of 
admission?  Or  who  distributes  posters,  the  man  who  makes  'em  or  the  man  who 
retails  them.  Further,  it  is  not  without  the  realm  of  probability  that  the  industry 
could  struggle  along  just  about  as  well  whether  extras  were  rotated  or  whether  the 
player  who  looks  most  like  a  cop  got  the  cop's  part.  There  are,  of  course,  some  ter- 
ribly important  trade  practice  problems  that  this  troubled  industry  is  industriously 
trying  to  work  out,  but,  and  you  might  paste  this  in  the  top  of  your  Stetson  for  future 
reference,  unless,  under  the  completed  code,  exhibitors  will  be  enabled  to  pay  enough 
to  producers  to  insure  a  steady  supply  of  top-notch  product  from  Hollywood  studios, 
and  in  turn  sell  this  entertainment  to  their  patrons  at  a  profit  to  themselves,  the  sheriff 
will  soon  be  running  this  industry,  and  we'll  all  go  back  to  work. 

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^"\UR  job  here  in  Washington  has  been  a  sort  of  combination  affair.  A  bit  of 
^■"^  advising-observing  we  would  call  it.  Advising  has  been  easy.  Our  views  can  always 
be  had,  sometimes  even  without  the  asking,  and  our  batting  average,  thus  far,  has  been 
about  500  per  cent  in  both  giving  and  taking.  As  to  observing.  As  we  go  further 
into  this  Washington  business  we  find,  among  other  things,  a  tendency  on  the  part 
of  most  folks  down  here  to  place  motion  pictures  in  the  same  category  with  the  manu- 
facturing of  shoes,  steins  and  shovels.  Standardization  seems  to  be  a  watchword. 
Perhaps  good  in  theory,  but,  some  twenty  years  in  this  business  prompts  us  to  opine 
that  you  cannot  buy  showmanship  brains  like  iron  ore,  at  so  much  per  ton,  and  that 
the  peculiar  type  of  genius  needed  in  all  three  branches  of  this  business  cannot  be 
purchased  like  asparagus  at  so  much  per  bunch. 

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AT  ANY  rate,  this  industry  is  going  to  have  a  code  of  fair  play  and  practice  and 
it  is  now  definitely  in  the  making.  We  are  for  it  one  hundred  and  ten  per  cent. 
The  mere  suggestion  of  what  is  to  come  has  already  done  away  with  many  sore  spots. 
No  industry  in  these  United  States  is  more  important  to  the  happiness  and  welfare  of 
our  citizens,  as  well  as  for  the  minute-man  co-operation  it  can  and  has  given  our 
Government  on  many  occasions,  than  that  of  the  screen.  Its  code,  therefore,  deserves 
the  utmost  in  administrative  consideration  before  its  final  adoption. 


Audio  Productions,  Inc. 
Adds  to  Sales  Personnel 

W.  G.  Nichols  has  been  appointed 
sales  manager  of  Audio  Produc- 
tions, Inc.,  while  George  J.  Kilgore 
and  A.  L.  Reinitz  have  been  added 
to  the  staff,  it  is  announced  by  W. 
A.  Bach,  president.  Kilgore  formerly 
was  with  Rothacker  Film  Mfg.  Co., 
National  Cinema  Advertisers  and 
Jam  Handy.  Reinitz  has  been  with 
Women's  Screen  Guild  and  other 
firms. 


Lesser,  Barnstyn  to  Go  Abroad 

Sol  Lesser,  president  of  Principal 
Pictures,  now  on  his  way  to  the 
coast  from  New  York,  will  return 
east  next  month  and  sail  Oct.  10  on 
the  He  de  France  with  Jack  Barn- 
styn, foreign  distributors  for  Prin- 
cipal, to  close  deals  abroad.  Lesser 
and  Barnstyn  will  make  direct  book- 
ings with  theaters  in  England, 
France  and  other  countries  on  "Tar- 
zan,  the  Fearless."  Mrs.  Lesser  will 
accompany  her  husband  on  the  trip. 


Services  for  Silverman 
Set  for  Wed.  and  Thurs. 

Funeral  services  for  Sime  Silver- 
man of  "Variety,"  who  died  Friday 
in  Los  Angeles,  will  be  held  Wed- 
nesday and  Thursday  morning  at 
the  Riverside  Memorial  Temple,  76th 
St.  and  Amsterdam  Ave.  Wednes- 
day's service  will  be  conducted  by 
the  Jewish  Theatrical  Guild  in  asso- 
ciation with  the  N.  V.  A.,  Actors' 
Equity,  Friars,  Lambs,  Catholic  Ac- 
tors' Guild,  and  other  organizations. 
On  Thursday  religious  services  will 
be  held.  Arthur  Ungar,  editor  of 
"Daily  Variety,"  left  the  coast  Sat- 
urday with  the  body,  which  will  ar- 
rive here  Wednesday  morning  on 
the  Twentieth  Century. 


Releasing  Gorilla  Feature 

"Kidnapping  Gorillas,"  feature 
based  on  Ben  Burbridge's  story. 
"Gorilla  Hunt,"  has  been  acquired 
for  world  distribution  by  Kinema- 
trade.  Sound  and  dialogue  will  be 
added.  The  film  is  scheduled  for  re- 
lease Oct.  15. 


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HENRY  GINSBERG  of  the  Hal  Roach  organiza- 
tion   leaves   the   coast   tomorrow   for   New   York. 

SOL  LESSER  is  on  his  way  back  to  the  coast 
after  a  stay  of  four  weeks  in  New  York.  He 
returns  east  to  sail  Oct.  10  for  Europe  with 
JACK    BARNSTYN    and    MRS.    LESSER. 

CARL  LAEMMLE  sailed  Saturday  on  the  He 
de    France   for    Europe. 

FRANK  POPE  of  the  Paramount  studio  pub- 
licity department,  accompanied  by  MRS.  POPE, 
arrived    in   New   York   from   the   coast   yesterday. 

BILLY  WILKERSON  sailed  Saturday  for  Europe 
on    the    lie   de   France. 

BUSBY  BERKELY,  Warner  director  of  the 
dance  ensembles  in  "42nd  Street,"  "Gold  Dig- 
gers of  1933"  and  "Footlight  Parade,"  arrived 
in    New    York    yesterday    . 

PAUL  KAYE,  juvenile  signed  by  Warners,  is 
on    his   way   to   the   coast. 

MRS.  and  DR.  B.  O.  SKINNER,  director  of 
Ohio's  state  board  of  motion  picture  censors, 
visited  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio  last  week. 

MARLENE  DIETRICH  arrives  in  New  York 
tomorrow  aboard  the  Paris  and  will  remain 
here  several  days  before  proceeding  to  the 
Paramount    studios    in    Hollywood. 


30   Lectures  on  "Emperor  Jones" 

Mrs.  Samuel  Scott,  former  Thea- 
ter Guild  traveling  lecturer,  is  to 
give  30  lectures  on  the  talking 
screen  version  of  Eugene  O'Neill's 
"Emperor  Jones,"  the  Krimsky-Coch- 
ran  production  released  by  United 
Artists.  Practically  every  city  of 
any  size  in  the  country  has  heard 
Mrs.  Scott,  who  illustrates  her  talks 
with  stereopticon  slides  and  who 
heretofore  has  confined  her  lectures 
to  the  legitimate  stage. 


New  House  for  Gastonia 

Gastonia,  N.  C.  —  Two  Charlotte 
contractors  have  presented  bids  on  a 
$30,000  theater  building  to  be  erected 
here.  It  will  replace  the  one  de- 
stroyed by  fire  several  months  ago 
and  will  be  operated  by  Jerry  Simp- 


Ginsberg  on  Eastern  Trip 

West    Coast   Bureau   of   THE  FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — Henry  Ginsberg  leaves 
by  plane  Tuesday  for  New  York, 
where  he  will  confer  with  M-G-M 
officials  and  also  will  attend  the 
golden  wedding  anniversary  of  his 
parents. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Film  industry  code  hearing,  Washington 
D.  C. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Mo-vies 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  U.  S. 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Room  "Eye,"  Wash- 
ington,   D.    C. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel.  Chicago. 


25,600  people 

paid  *14f198 

in  ONE  DAY 

to  see 


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NEW  RECORD  for 

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MY  WEAKNESS 

Charles  Butterworth,  Harry  Langdon,  Sid  Silvers, 
Irene  Bentley,  and    Everybody's  Weakness- 
Hollywood's  Most  Beautiful  Girls 

Directed  by  David  Butler 

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Rosenblatt  May  Name  New  Committees  to  Finish  Code 


Smaller  Groups  Likely  to 

Be  Appointed  if  Work 

Not  Finished  Soon 

Washington — Code  conferees  last 
night  were  speculating  on  the  possi- 
bilities of  Deputy  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt  deciding  to  dismiss 
early  this  week  the  groups  now  en- 
gaged in  work  of  co-relating  propo- 
sals and  delegate  the  difficult  task  to 
smaller  continuing  committees.  Ros- 
enblatt said  at  a  press  conference 
that  he  has  made  no  decision  along 
these  lines  so  far.  He  stated,  how- 
eever,  that  he  intends  to  hold  the 
hearing  on  the  radio  industry,  once 
proposed,  on  Wednesday.  As  he  pre- 
sides at  hearings,  practically  all  of 
his  time  then  will  be  devoted  to 
radio. 

Another  vein  of  speculation  last 
night  was  to  the  effect  that  he  might 
again  call  a  recess  until  the  radio 
hearing  is  completed.  Rosenblatt 
said  that  he  has  no  plans  for  recon- 
vening the  film  hearing,  which  is 
within  his  rights  under  the  NRA. 


Most  Allied  Leaders 

Not  at  A.  C.  Convention 

Washington — Most  of  the  Allied 
leaders  scheduled  to  take  ,part  in  the 
Eastern  regional  meeting  starting- 
today  in  Atlantic  City,  in  connection 
with' the  annual  convention  of  Allied 
Theaters  of  New  Jersey,  in  all  prob- 
ability won't  be  able  to  get  away 
from  the  code  meetings.  President 
Sidney  E.  Samuelson  of  the  New 
Jersey  unit  and  Al  Steffes,  however, 
will  be  present  at  the  A.  C.  sessions. 
Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied  general 
counsel  and  chairman  of  its  board, 
H.  M.  Richey,  James  C.  Ritter  and 
other  leaders  programmed  for  the 
seaside  session  will  probably  stick 
close  to  Washington. 


Higher  Costs  to  Spur 

Increased  Admissions 

Washington — Under  the  industry 
code  "some  inci-eases  in  costs  are 
bound  to  show  themselves  along  all 
lines,"  declared  Deputy  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt on  Saturday.  Eventually 
these  rises  are  bound  to  increase  ad- 
mission prices,  he  admitted.  Accord- 
ing to  Sidney  R.  Kent,  one  overhead 
increase  item  which  major  companies 
must  absorb  is  that  of  union  wage 
increases  which,  as  now  proposed, 
will  approximate  14^  per  cent. 


Another  Proposal  on  Duals 

Washington— Relegating  of  the  trou- 
blesome double  feature  question,  one  of 
the  major  stumbling  blocks  in  the  way 
of  code  agreements,  to  local  zoning 
boards  for  handling  is  a  proposal  which 
has  received  serious  consideration.  Vari- 
ous industry  leaders  feel  that  it  is  vir- 
tually impossible  to  harmonize  all  af- 
fected elements  in  endorsement  of  the 
identical  clauses  proposed  in  both  the 
exhibition  and  distribution  master  codes 
drafted    at    the    New    York    conferences. 


Kahane   Predicts  $500,000   Payroll   Boost 

Washington — Compliance  with  the  industry  code,  as  currently  indicated  from  th? 
standpoint  of  labor  provisions,  will  cost  Radio  Pictures  between  $250,000  and  5500,000 
annually  in  increased  overhead,  B.  B.  Kahane  told  THE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday.  Ha 
reached  this  estimate  on  the  basis  of  a  working  week  varying  from  36  to  40  hours 
Kahane  will  visit  New  York  again  upon  completion  of  the  local  code  conferences, 
before    returning    to    his    headquarters    at    the    Coast. 


DEADLOCK  CONTINUES 
AMOUNG  CODE  GROUPS 


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early  this  morning-  (Monday),  none 
of  the  groups  engaged  in  this  NRA 
fracas  has  shown  definite  disposi- 
tion  to   compromise. 

Rosenblatt  yesterday  attended 
three  group  meetings,  the  last  of 
which  ran  into  early  this  morning. 
During  the  morning  he  presided  at 
an  exhibitor  labor  committee  meet- 
ing at  the  Mayflower.  At  2:30 
o'clock  he  engineered  a  session  at- 
tended by  labor  union  representa- 
tives at  the  Willard  with  Jack  Miller, 
Al  Steffes,  both  exhibitor  delegates; 
Pat  Casey,  chairman  of  the  produc- 
ers' labor  committee,  and  Joe 
Brandt,  advisor.  The  evening  sched- 
ule provided  an  exhibitor  group 
gathering   at   the   Mayflower. 

Rosenblatt's  efforts  were  along 
lines  of  trying  to  correlate  proposals 
made  by  the  different  groups.  From 
the  standpoint  of  any  definite  agree- 
ments, they  failed  to  bear  fruit. 


75%  Elimination  Plan 
Proposed  on  Dual  Bills 

Washington — A  local  determina- 
tion plan,  under  which  double  fea- 
tures can  be  outlawed  by  a  vote  of 
75  per  cent  of  the  active  affiliated 
theaters  and  75  per  cent  of  active  in- 
dependent houses  in  any  territory,  is 
a  candidate  for  inclusion  in  the  in- 
dusrty  code.  After  posing  as  a  dis- 
tinct probability  for  several  hours, 
the  proposal's  chances  of  formal 
adoption  late  last  night  seemed  to 
grow  cold.  However,  that  doesn't  in- 
dicate that  it's  "out"  as  code  situa- 
ions  change  their  complexion  mighty 
rapidly. 

Independent  distributors,  sticking 
to  their  demands  for  no  restrictions 
on  dual  bills,  are  up  in  arms  to  op- 
pose the  provision,  which  is  similar 
to  the  one  covering  premiums,  ex- 
pected to  go  into  the  code. 

New  Company  Is  Formed 
To  Run  Southern  Circuit 

Charlotte,  N.  C. — A  state  charter 
has  been  issued  to  C.  L.  and  W. 
Theaters,  Inc.  Sam  W.  Craver,  presi- 
dent, said  the  new  company  will  op- 
erate a  circuit  of  seven  theaters  in 
North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  Vir- 
ginia and  Tennessee,  now  owned  by 
Craver  Theaters,  Inc.,  a  holding  com- 
pany. 


THREATEN  WALKOUT 
OVER  DUAL  CLAUSE 


Washington — Enraged  at  the  cur- 
rent exhibitor  and  distributor  tend- 
ency to  insert  a  75  per  cent  double- 
feature  elimination  clause  in  the 
code,  independent  distributor  leaders 
last  night  were  threatening  to  "walk 
out"  on  the  proceedings  and  refusing 
to  sign  the  code.  They  want  the 
code  to  be  completely  devoided  of 
any  restrictions  on  the  policy,  and, 
furthermore,  prohibit  distributors 
from  putting  anti-dual  feature 
clauses  in  their  exhibition  contract. 
This  practice  is  now  in  use  in  the 
Chicago  territory  in  some  instances 
and  indie  distributor  chieftains  are 
apprehensive  that  major  companies 
will  nationalize  the  plan  if  legal 
obstacles  are  not  set  up. 

The  75-75  per  cent  clause  proposes 
that  in  each  zone  double  features 
may  be  banned  when  75  per  cent  of 
active  affiliated  houses  and  75  per 
cent  of  active  independent  theaters 
vote  to  discontinue  the  practice. 


Would  Ban  Premiums 

By  Vote  of  75  P.  C. 

Washington  —  Interpreted  as  in- 
dicative that  such  a  plan  may  be 
incorporated  in  the  industry  code, 
is  the  statement  of  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, deputy  administrator,  that 
consensus  of  opinion  on  the  premium 
issue  is  that  it  should  be  left  to  ter- 
ritorial determination.  The  clause 
generally  favored  provides  for  pro- 
hibiting of  the  practice  when  75  per 
cent  of  affiliated  active  theaters  in  a 
zone,  and  75  per  cent  of  the  inde- 
pendent active  theaters,  vote  against 
the  policy. 

The  ban  will  become  effective  90 
days  after  the  deciding  vote,  accord- 
ing to  the  proposal,  which  Rosen- 
blatt described  as  a  majority  opin- 
ion, but  not  as  a  ruling  made  by 
himself.  Under  the  same  plan  bans 
would  be  imposed  on  lotteries,  script 
books,  two-for-one  admissions  and 
similar  practices  deemed  unfair  com- 
petition. These  bans  would  become 
operative  when  the  code  becomes 
effective. 

Despite  reports  to  the  contrary. 
Rosenblatt  is  understood  not  to  have 
decided  to  ban  premiums  beginning 
Feb.  1  under  the  industry  code. 
George  P.  Aarons  and  E.  R.  Beh- 
rends  head  a  group  of  National  Pos- 
ter Service  members  who  are  here 
to  oppose  such  a  move. 


DIFFICULTIES  SEEN 
IN  VOTE  ON  DUALS 


Washington — Feasibility  of  deter- 
mining accurate  exhibitor  opinion  in 
connection  with  double  feature  bans, 
as  proposed  by  the  distributor  and 
exhibitor  clauses  in  the  master  code, 
is  being  questioned  in  some  quar- 
ters. Under  the  draft  as  submitted 
to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  the  majority 
vote  favored  a  provision  under  which 
60  per  cent  of  theaters  in  any  terri- 
tory could  prohibit  the  policy.  A 
subsequent  recommendation,  also 
under  NRA  consideration,  would  in- 
crease the  percentage  to  75. 

Critics  of  the  percentage  ban  idea 
yesterday  pointed  out  that  in  cer- 
tain territories  New  York  execu- 
tives might  be  able  to  regulate  the 
matter  owing  to  the  strategic  posi- 
tion of  circuit  houses  there.  They 
also  visualized  exhibitors  who  nor- 
mally favored  duals  being  influenced 
in  their  vote  by  distributor  deals. 


M.  P.  Academy  to  Argue 
For  High  Star  Salaries 

Washington — Prepared  to  combat 
any  attempt  at  star  and  executive 
salary  control  in  the  industry  code, 
as  reported  proposed  by  govern- 
mental sources,  representatives  of 
the  Academy  of  Motion  Picture 
Arts  and  Sciences  have  compiled  an 
elaborate  set  of  arguments.  Stars, 
they  will  claim,  receive  but  insig- 
nificant amounts  as  compared  with 
the  grosses  of  pictures  in  which 
they  appear.  Grosses  of  productions 
are  largely  contingent  upon  the  per- 
sonal draw  of  these  players,  they 
will  declare.  Representing  the  Acad- 
emy are  Lester  Cowan,  Nathan 
Eurkan  and  William  De  Mille. 


40-Hour  Week  Provided 
For  Presentation  Talent 

Washington — A  40-hour  working 
week,  including  time  devoted  to  re- 
hearsals, is  being  provided  in  code 
provisions  covering  relations  be- 
tween presentation  houses  and  stage 
production  people  now  being  revised 
at  the  instructions  of  Sol.  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, deputy  administrator.  The 
clauses  also  set  net  wages  for  unit 
players  while  on  the  road  and  while 
at  a  fixed  location.  It  also  requires 
employers  to  furnish  costumes,  wigs 
and  other  similar  makeup  necessi- 
ties required  for  shows. 


Kuykendall  Sees  Johnson 

Washington — Various  film  code  mat- 
ters are  understood  to  have  been  dis- 
cussed by  President  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  with  General  Johnson,  on 
Saturday  morning.  Kuykendall,  who  is 
administrator  for  the  NRA  in  Mississippi, 
also  conferred  on  matters  in  his  state. 


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Monday,  Sept.  25,  1933 


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END  OF  OLD  DISPUTES 
SEEN  BY  ROSENBLATT 


Washington — "The  code  will  set- 
tle most  of  the  industry  disputes 
that  have  existed  for  30  years,"  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt  declared  in  an  inter- 
view Saturday.  "I  will  give  the 
various  groups  all  the  time  they 
need  in  drafting  a  code,"  he  said. 

Rosenblatt  asserted  that  all  con- 
flicting elements  were  getting  to- 
ward an  agreement."  Speaking  at 
the  conclusion  of  the  producer- 
distributor  meeting  which  adjourned 
at  2  P.  M.  on  Saturday,  the  deputy 
administrator  said  that  "more  prog- 
ress was  made  during  the  past 
three  and  one-half  hours  than  dur- 
ing the  entire  code-drafting  pro- 
ceedings dating  back  to  include  the 
New  York  code  conferences." 

No  agreements,  tentative  or  other- 
wise, have  been  reached  on  producer- 
code  clauses  9  and  10,  dealing  with 
agents  and  with  star  talent  raiding, 
Rosenblatt  declared.  He  denied 
that  General  Hugh  S.  Johnson  had 
transmitted  any  message  to  con- 
ferees demanding  more  speed  in  the 
drafting  work. 


Metropolitan  Area 

Boosts  Admissions 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

trolled    by    other    local    independent 
circuits. 

Although  Loew  has  not  as  yet 
'made  the  move,  C.  C.  Moskowitz 
stated  to  Film  Daily  that  they  "are 
studying  the  situation."  Loge  prices 
at  the  Mayfair  took  a  decided  in- 
crease last  week.  Morning  prices 
were  increased  from  25  to  40  cents; 
afternoon,  25  to  55  cents;  evening, 
40  to  65  cents,  and  10  P.  M.  to  clos- 
ing, 25  to  55  cents. 


Vaudevile  Going  In 

When  Duals  Go  Out 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

tures  are  dropped  Oct.  15.  Both 
wage  scales  and  conditions  of  work 
have  been  modified  by  the  union  to 
aid  these  houses. 

More  than  110  houses  are  under- 
stood to  have  signed  the  dual  bill 
elimination  agreement,  and  it  is  be- 
lieved that  this  ban,  as  well  as  the 
admission  increases,  will  go  into  ef- 
fect without  much  attempt  at  eva- 
sion when  the  time  comes. 


Sally  Eilers,  Harry  Brown  Wed 

Yuma,  Ariz. — Sally  Eilers  and 
Harry  Joe  Brown  flew  here  from 
Hollywood  and  were  married  yes- 
terday. 


Brooklyn  House  Wrecked 

Interior  of  the  Windsor  Theater, 
Brooklyn,  was  virtually  wrecked  early 
Saturday  by  vandals  who  broke  into  the 
house,  beat  up  the  watchman  and  then 
ripped  the  seats  and  curtains,  smashed 
equipment  and  did  other  damage.  Labor 
troubles  are  blamed. 


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WITH 

PHIL  14.  DALY 


•  •  •  OUT  IN  Hollywood  Darryl  Francis  Zanuck  has  been 
moving  with  record-breaking  speed  since  joining  forces  with 
Joseph    M.    Schenck    in    20th    Century    Productions    last    spring 

his    first,    "The    Bowery,"    is    scheduled   to   open   in   all 

Loew  theaters  on  October  13  and  on  a  Friday!. 

that  is  typical  of  everything  this  man  Zanuck  does he 

is  always  smashing  precedents doing  the  Unusual 

he  has  never  bowed  the  knee  at  the  shrine  of  that  great  god  of 

Hollywood Standardized  Formula he  has  charted 

his  own  design  for  living. and  making  pictures 

'M  *  *  * 

•  '  •      •     HE  HAS  a  string  of  pix  all  set  to  follow  his  first 

"Blood  Money,"  "Broadway  Thru  a  Keyhole,"  "Moulin 

Rouge" he  learned  to  think  fast  and  work  fast  in  the 

World    War which    was    indirectly    responsible    for    his 

motion  picture  career while  serving  with  the  37th  Divi- 
sion during  the  Argonne  drive,  the  man  who  had  been  sending 
the   divisional   contributions   to   "The    Stars   and   Stripes"   was 

killed so  Mister  Zanuck  jumped  in that  was  the 

start    of   his   writing   career he   began   the   writing    of 

short  stories  as  a  contrib  to  many  magazines 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     EARLY  IN   1921   he  suggested  a   plot  to  William 

Russell  who  bought  it  for  a  story  for  Fox in  this 

manner   Darryl   started   writing   for   the   screen he  was 

soon  in  the  production  end    and  his  brilliant  work  while 

production  manager  for  Warners  for  several  years  forms  one 
of  the  Bright  Pages  of  the  colorful  Hollywood  Saga  of  Achieve- 
ment  the  lad  is  a  native  of  Wahoo,  Nebraska,  no  less 

.......    which  only  goes  to  prove  that  it's  not  your  Origin  that 

counts  but  how  far  away  you  can  progress  from  it 

and  Mister  Zanuck  has  progressed  a  million  miles  from  Wahoo. 

*  #  *  * 

•  O      •     WE  SEE  by  the  trade  paper  ads  that  Mae  West 

is  still  giving  for  good  ole  Paramount to  the  exhib  who 

played  "She  Done  Him  Wrong"  10  times  Mae  extends  a  per- 
sonal invite "Come  up  and  see  me  sometime — anytime." 

if  the  mug  is  a  real  showman,  he  should  send  her  a 

squawk "I  insist  on  10  Playdates  the  same  as  I  gave 

you — else  the  deal  is  OFF." 

*  *  *  * 

•  O  •  A  NEW  composer  of  original  screen  scores  is  loom- 
ing   up   strong Massard    Kur-Zhene     a    versatile 

virtuoso   whose   style  ranges  from  the  lightest  Viennese  touch 
to  the   dramatic   intensity   of   the   Wagnerian  school  he 

did  the  exceptional  scores  for  "Silent  Enemy,"  "The  Viking," 
in  the  silent  era    ......    his  work  on  the  synchronized  version 

of  "Passion  of  Joan  of  Arc"  has  caused  a  furore  in  musical 
circles he  has  just  completed  a  score  for  "William  Tell" 

remember  the  name Kur-Zhene.  ., you  will 

soon  hear  from  this  lad  via  a  spectacular  musical  fantasy  about 
to  break  on  Broadway 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     IT  LOOKS  like  a  ticket  of  picture  names  presented 

at  the  Catholic  Actors'  Guild  for  election  on  Oct.  21 

George  M.  Cohan  for  prexy,  Walter  Connolly,  chairman  of  ad- 
visory board,  June  Mullen,  Hugh  O'Connell,  Marie  Louise  Dana, 

Ed    Finney,    Elizabeth    Lonergan Father    Leonard    was 

unanimously    nominated    for    treasurer another    ticket    in 

the  field  is  headed  by  Gerald  Griffin,  prexy  for  the  past  two 

years 

*  *  *  * 

•  •  •  AN  OPENING  day  attendance  of  17,000,  only  sur- 
passed by  the  house  in  the  opening  weeks  of  its  existence,  was 
chalked  up  by  the  New  York  Paramount  on  Friday  with  "Too 

Much    Harmony" phenomenal    reports    on    the    picture 

also  have  come  from  other  cities 


FOUR  PUBLIX  DEALS 
UP  TO^  CREDITORS 

(Continued  from  Page   \) 
acquire    leases    on    certain    theaters    in    Chat- 
tanooga  and    Nashville. 

2.  The  proposed  transfer  by  the  Trustee 
of  all  of  its  right,  title  and  interest  in  and 
to  the  capital  stock  of  and  in  and  to  any  and 
all  claims  it  may  have  against  A.  11.  Iilani< 
Theater  Corporation,  and/or  any  of  its  sub- 
sidiaries, including  a  certain  claim  in  the 
amount  of  $1,520,771.08  heretofore  filed  by 
the  Trustee  in  the  matter  of  A.  H.  Blank 
Theater  Corporation,  Bankrupt,  to  a  new  cor- 
poration to  be  organized,  for  the  consideration 
and  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth 
in  a  proposed  agreement  between  the  Trustee 
and  A.   H.   Blank. 

3.  The  proposed  transfer  by  the  Trustee 
of  all  of  its  right,  title  and  interest  in  and 
to  the  capital  stock  of  and  in  and  to  any  and 
all  claims  it  may  have  against  Southern  En- 
terprises, Inc.,  of  Texas,  and  Dallas  Realty 
&  Building  Co.,  including  certain  claims 
standing  on  the  books  as  of  December  31, 
1932,  against  Southern  Enterprises,  Inc.,  of 
Texas,  in  the  amount  of  $1,696,636.67  and 
against  Dallas  Realty  &  Building  Co.,  in  the 
amount  of  $632,720.13,  to  Interstate  Circuit, 
Inc.,  for  the  consideration  and  upon  the  terms 
and  conditions  set  forth  in  a  proposed  agree- 
ment between  the  Trustee,  Karl  Hoblitzelle, 
and   Interstate   Circuit,    Inc. 

4.  The  proposed  transfer  by  the  Trustee 
of  all  of  its  right,  title  and  interest  in  and  to 
the  capital  stock  of  and  in  and  to  any  and  all 
claims  it  may  have  against  Virginia-Tennessee 
Theaters,  Inc.,  Publix  Virginia,  Inc.,  and 
Publix  Newport  News  Incorporated,  includ- 
ing certain  claims  standing  on  the  books  as  of 
January  26.  1933,  against  Virginia-Tennessee 
Theaters,  Inc.  ,in  the  amount  of  $94, 964. j/ 
against  Publix  Virginia,  Inc.,  in  the  amount 
of  $115,787.02,  and  against  Publix  Newport 
News  Incorporated  in  the  amount  of  $41,- 
768.48,  to  "a  new  corporation  to  be  organized, 
for  the  consideration  and  upon  the  terms  and 
conditions  set  forth  in  a  proposed  agreement 
and  supplemental  agreement  between  the 
Trustee  and   Hunter   Perry. 


Only  10  Box-Office  Names, 
Says  Charles  R.  Rogers 

West    Coast  Bureau   of   THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — The  industry  has  only 
about  10  personalities  that  are  ticket- 
sellers,  according  to  Charles  R. 
Rogers,  speaking  before  the  Wam- 
pas  Club.  He  declared  new  person- 
alities must  be  created  and  that  the 
exploitation  men  must  conceive 
unique  ideas  to  build  up  the  new  per- 
sonalities. He  praised  the  "Forty- 
Second  Street"  special  as  a  stunt 
that  helped  the  entire  industry. 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


Robert   Wyler 
Albert    Kaufman 


Gulick 


MONOGRAM  FINISHES 
QUARTER  OF  LINEUP 

Completion  of  the  first  quarter  of 
Monogram's  1933-34  program,  com- 
prising releases  for  September,  Oc- 
tober and  November,  is  announced 
by  W.  Ray  Johnston,  president.  Pic- 
tures are:  "The  Avenger,"  with 
Ralph  Forbes  and  Adrienne  Ames; 
"Sensation  Hunters,"  with  Marion 
Burns,  Arline  Judge  and  Preston 
Foster;  "Sweetheart  of  Sigma  Chi," 
with  Buster  Crabbe,  Mary  Carlisle, 
Florence  Lake  and  Charles  Starrett; 
"Broken  Dreams,"  with  Randolph 
Scott  and  Martha  Sleeper;  and  "16 
Fathoms  Under,"  with  Sally  O'Neill 
and   Creighton   Chaney. 

Plans  are  now  under  way  for  the 
second  quarter  of  the  program, 
which  will  lead  off  with  three  spe- 
cials, "Woman's  Man,"  "King  Kelly 
of  the  U.  S.  A.,"  and  "Beggars  in 
Ermine." 


About  150  in  Attendance 
At  Washington  Code  Meet 

Washington  —  Attendance  at  the 
current  sessions  of  the  film  code 
hearings  is  expected  to  total  about 
150.  Later  arrivals  on  Saturday  in- 
cluded George  J.  Schaefer.  Louis 
Nizer,  Gabriel  N.  Hess,  Willard  Pat- 
terson, Edward  Raferty,  H.  S.  Bare- 
ford,  Dave  Barrist,  George  Aarons, 
Fred  Wehrenberg,  Al  Steffes,  H.  M. 
Richey,  Sol  Gordon,  Chick  Lewis, 
Harold  Eldredge,  Love  B.  Harrell, 
Robert  Wilby,  James  Clark,  Lester 
Martin,  Joe  Seider,  Nathan  Yamins, 
Colonel  H.  A.  Cole,  J.  C.  Ritter  and 

others. 

Among  other  arrivals  were  Jack 
Miller,  Sidney  Samuelson,  Ben  Bern- 
stein, Col.  E.  A.  Schiller,  Jack 
Shapiro,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  Jacob 
Schechter,  Mitchell  Klupt,  Milton  C. 
Weisman,  Lester  Cowan,  Lou  Blum- 
enthal,  Leo  Brecher,  Nathan  Burkan, 
Laurence  Bolognino,  Arthur  Abels, 
Leon  Rosenblatt,  Frank  McWilliams, 
Fred  Herrington,  Morgan  Walsh, 
Lee  Ochs,  Calvin  Bard,  Harmon 
Yaffa,  W.  Ray  Johnston,  P.  S.  Har- 
rison, David  Mountan,  Harry  Thomas 
and  Aaron  Saperstein. 

Mike  Donlin  Dead 

Hollywood — Mike  Donlin,  once  a 
baseball  star  and  in  late  years  a 
prolific  screen  actor,  died  yesterday 
of  heart  failure. 


"Lee  Tracy  is  winning  all  the  marble 
game  honors  around  the  M-G-M  studio. 
He  made  three  wins  the  other  day  in  as 
many   plays." — M-G-M. 


-. &JW. 


DAILY 


Monday^ept.  25,  1933 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By   RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
gHIRLEY  C.  BURDEN,  RKO  pro- 
ducer   who     supervised     "Before 
Dawn,"  will  also  produce  "Sea  Girl" 
and  "Escape  to  Paradise." 

To  "Phil  M.  Daly's"  list  of  Minne- 
apolis graduates  now  busy  in  the 
film  business  we  want  to  add  the 
names  of  Hubert  Voight,  Herb 
Crooker,  Richard  Dix,  Jim  Keefe, 
Charles  G.  Branham,  Allen  Rivkin, 
Russ  Phelps,  Joel  Swenson,  John 
Colton,  Reno  Wilk,  Harvey  Thew,  C. 
Gardner  Sullivan,  Jack  Cunningham, 

Charles   Reisner. 

*  *         * 

Jack  Tidball  pulled  the  unexpected 
on  Howard  Dietz,  ping-pong  cham- 
pion and  tennis  player.  Vines  was 
leading  Tidball,  5  to  0,  in  the  de- 
ciding set  at  the  Pacific  Southwest 
tennis  tournament,  and  Howard,  a 
spectator,  started  to  leave  his  box. 
Howard  stood  up  and  watched  Tid- 
ball win  one  game  and  then  the 
next.  Howard  returned  to  his  seat 
and  Tidball  won  the  next  five  games 
and  the  match. 

Our  Passing  Show:  Charles  Chaplin, 
King  Vidor,  Harold  Lloyd,  Edmund 
Lowe,  Lilyan  Tashman,  Carl  Laem- 
mle,  Jr.,  Albert  J.  Cohen,  Nat  Gold- 
stone,  David  Butler,  Sid  Silvers,  Ed- 
gar Selwyn,  Rupert  Hughes,  John 
Boles,  Sidney  Buchman,  George  Ar- 
chainbaud,  E.  A.  DuPont,  Edmund 
Goulding,  Richard  Barthelmess,  Rob- 
ert Presnell,  Ralph  Block,  Richard 
Schayer  at  the  Pacific  Southwest 
tennis  tournament. 

*  *         * 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karl  Freund  of 
Hollywood  and  Berlin  were  guests 
at  Arrowhead  Hot  Springs  over  the 
week-end.  Freund,  a  German  direc- 
tor, went  to  the  mountain  resort  to 
rest  after  strenuous  work  on  his  last 

picture. 

*  *         * 

Joe  Young,  brother  of  Robert 
Young,  M-G-M  featured  player, 
plays  the  role  of  a  policeman  in 
"Mickey's  Tent  Show,"  a  Mickey 
McGuire  comedy  produced  for  Co- 
lumbia by  Larry  Darmour. 

Don  Barclay  almost  went  up  in 
his  lines  t'other  night  at  Loew's 
State.  Seated  in  the  front  row,  in 
evening  clothes,  were  Douglas  Wake- 
field, Billy  Nelson  and  Jack  Barty. 
When  Barclay  made  his  entrance 
they  threw  back  their  coats  and  on 
their  shirt  bosoms  was  printed, 
"Make  Us  Laugh." 

*  *         * 

"Sweetheart  of  Sigma  Chi"  gets  its 
premier  showing  at  the  Fox  theater 
in  San  Francisco,  where  it  opens  this 
week  with  Ted  Fio  Rito  and  his  band 
appearing  in  person.  The  stars  of 
this  latest  Monogram  picture  include 
Mary  Carlisle,  Buster  Crabbe,  Flor- 
ence Lake  and  Charles  Starrett,  as 
well  as  Ted  Fio  Rito's  band.  Edwin 
Marin  directed. 


Trem  Carr,  production  head  of 
Monogram  Pictures,  is  starting 
"Sixteen  Fathoms  Under,"  a  story 
of  the  sponge  fishers  written  by 
Eustace  L.  Adams  and  published  in 
the  "American  Magazine."  Lew 
Collins  will  direct  with  a  cast  headec 
by  Sally  O'Neil  and  including 
Creighton  Chaney,  Russell  Simpson 
George  Regas,  Richard  Alexander. 
Constantine  Romanoff,  Lloyd  In- 
gram, and  Maurice  Black. 
*  *  * 

Charles  R.  Rogers  has  signed 
Larry  Ceballos  to  stage  the  musical 
and  chorus  numbers  for  "We're  Sit- 
ting Pretty,"  and  "She  Made  Her 
iiea,"  which  he  is  producing  for 
Paramount  release. 


M.  P.  Council  Asks  Women 
To  Endorse  Gov't  Control 

In  a  questionnaire  submitted  by 
the  Motion  Picture  Research  Council 
(Payne  Fund)  to  the  Twelfth  An- 
nual Exposition  of  Women's  Arts 
and  Industries  being  held  all  this 
week  at  the  Hotel  Astor,  the  Coun- 
cil asks  for  endorsement  of  the  fol- 
lowing resolution  adopted  at  the  lasc 
annual  convention  and  congress  of 
parents  and  teachers: 

"We  urge  cooperation  with  governmental 
and  educational  departments  to  stimulate  the 
use  of  visual  aids  to  education  and  to  increase 
the  circulation  of  wholesome  films.  We  urge 
a  more  careful  selection  and  treatment  of  sub- 
ject material  used  in  the  process  of  production, 
and  reaffirm  our  support  of  federal  legislation 
to  regulate  the  business  practices  of  the  mo- 
tion  picture   industry   used   in   distribution." 

A  round-table  discussion  dealing 
with  pictures  will  be  held  at  9  P.  M. 
on  Thursday.  The  questionnaire  lists 
various  "scientific  findings"  of  th! 
Council,  some  of  whose  researches 
already  have  been  published,  and 
calls  upon  the  women  to  do  some- 
thing about  pictures  which  exercise 
injurious  influence  on  youth. 


Stage  and  Screen  Legion 
Plans  Series  of  Rallies 

The  National  Stage  and  Screen 
Legion  of  the  NRA,  the  newly  or- 
ganized official  clearing  house  for 
stage  and  screen  talent  enlisted  in 
the  cause  of  national  recovery,  will 
formally  open  its  activities  at  1 
o'clock  Thursday  afternoon  with  a 
big  rally  in  Times  Square  opposite 
the  Palace  Theater. 


Best  Opening  in  Year  at  Alabama 

Birmingham  —  The  best  opening 
day's  business  in  over  a  year  was 
recorded  at  the  Alabama  on  "Pad- 
dy," according  to  Rollin  K.  Stone- 
brook,  manager. 


Sunday  Shows  for  Clay  Center 

Clay  Center,  Kan. — The  city  coun- 
cil has  voted  6  to  2  to  repeal  the 
anti-Sunday  movie  ordinances.  Floyd 
Davis,  local  exhibitor,  has  promised 
that  Sunday  shows  will  not  inter- 
fere with  hours  of  church  services. 


WANT  ROSENBLATT 
TO  PICK  AUTHORITY 


Washington  —  Apprehensive  over 
the  setup  of  the  planned  code  author- 
ity, many  independent  exhibitors  are 
daily  writing  to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  ! 
deputy  administrator,  asking  him  to 
personally  select  its  personnel  rather 
than  allow  this  matter  to  pass  to 
the  industry  through  an  election. 
This  procedure  was  adopted  in  con- 
nection with  the  photographic  manu- 
facturing code. 

Under  an  election  system  they 
envision  dangers  of  the  selection  of 
men  who  will  "play  politics  instead 
of  concentrating  on  operation  of  the 
code."  They  also  express  the  opin- 
ion that  functioning  of  the  code  au- 
thority will  be  expedited  if  its  per- 
sonnel is  appointed,  as  the  election 
process  is  bound  to  require  a  com- 
paratively long  time.  So  far  a  num- 
ber of  exhibitors  have  recommended 
leading  independents  for  member- 
ship in  the  code  authority.  Rosen- 
blatt    declines     to     disclose     these 


Would  Make  Union  Scale 
Apply  to  All  Houses 

Washington — Proposal  that  the  I. 
A.  T.  S.  E.  wage  scale  apply  to  both 
non-union  as  well  as  union  operators 
in  each  zone  is  being  closely  studied 
with  view  of  incorporating  it  in  the 
industry  code.  In  event  this  finally 
goes  into  the  code  it  will  probably 
pair  up  with  an  arrangement  under 
which  the  one-man-for-each-machine 
issue  is  settled  by  the  compromise 
plan  that  the  number  of  operators 
currently  employed  by  houses  re- 
mains unchanged.  That  is,  theaters 
using  two  men  in  their  booths  will 
continue  on  this  policy  and  houses 
employing  one  will  do  likewise. 

Representing  Local  306,  New 
York,  here  are :  Harry  Sherman,  Sam 
Birnbaum,  counsel,  and  James  Finn. 
The  Boston  local  has  President  Thad 
Barrows  and  Jim  Burke,  business 
agent,  in  Washington.  Oscar  Klein- 
topf  of  St.  Louis  is  representing  his 
local  at  the  meetings. 

Moran-Mack  to  Work  in  East 

Moran  and  Mack,  "The  Two  Black 
Crows,"  who  came  east  recently  to 
appear  on  the  air,  are  staying  in 
New  York  for  further  radio  engage- 
ments, and  several  if  not  all  of  their 
succeeding  comedies  for  Educational 
Pictures  will  be  produced  here. 


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"THE  PATRIOTS,"  Russian  war  drama; 
produced  by  Majrabpomfilm;  directed  by  B. 
Barnett;  with  Elena  Kuzmina,  Hans  Klering, 
S.  Kovarov,  A.  Chistiakov,  N.  Bogoliubov, 
N.  Kriuchkov,  M.  Zharov,  R.  Erdman.  Dis- 
tributed by  Amkino. 

Story  with  World  War  background,  de- 
picting love  of  a  German  prisoner  and  the 
daughter  of  a  Russian  townsman.  Fans  of 
the  Soviet  films  will  enjoy  it. 


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"Man's  Castle"  Second 
B ig  Film  Fro m  Columbia 


Borzage  Masterpiece  Fol- 
lows on  Heels  of  Suc- 
cessful "Lady  For  A 
Day"  —  Hailed  as 
Great  Love  Story 
of  Two  -  a  -  Day 
Calibre 

Columbia  is  now  prepared  to  give 
the  country  its  second  great  pic- 
ture for  the  1933-34  season,  "Man's 
Castle,"  directed  by  Frank  Bor- 
zage. With  "Lady  For  A  Day,"  a 
Frank  Capra  production,  already 
released  and  a  recognized  hit,  Co- 
lumbia is  forging  ahead  with  its 
policy  of  big  pictures  by  big  direc- 
tors. 

"Man's  Castle"  is  the  first  Co- 
lumbia picture  Frank  Borzage  has 
done.  Shooting  was  finished  the 
latter  part  of  August,  and  the  film 
is  now  being  cut. 

Spencer  Tracy  and  Loretta 
Young  are  the  stars,  and  the  sup- 
porting cast  boasts  a  number  of 
outstanding  performers. 

One  of  the  features  of  "Man's 
Castle"  is  the  immense  and  realis- 
tic set  depicting  a  settlement  on 
the  river  banks  of  New  York. 

Those  privileged  to  see  it  are 
unanimous  in  acclaiming  it  as  the 
finest  love  romance  since  "Seventh 
Heaven."  It  was  adapted  by  Joe 
Swerling. 


"Lady  For  A  Day"  Wins 
Raves  of  N.  Y.  Critics 

"Lady  For  A  Day,"  Columbia's 
smash  hit  and  the  first  Frank 
Capra  production  of  the  season 
literally  packed  them  in  at  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  last  week,  and  ir 
proceeding  to  do  the  same  thing 
all  over  the  United  States. 

Here  are  some  of  the  newspaper 
raves : 

William  Boehnel,  World-Tele- 
gram: "Required  motion  picture 
going  for  the  week  includes  'Lady 
For  A  Day'  ...  a  grand  story  told 
in  a  grand  way." 

Rose  Pelswick,  Evening  Journal: 
"...  a  magnificent  picture.  Colum- 
bia Pictures  can  point  with  pride 
to  this  production,  and  this  column 
can  only  urge  you  not  to  miss  it." 

Regina  Crewe,  American:  "Won- 
derfully effective  entertainment  .  .  . 
one  of  the  few  films  that  will  be 
remembered  always." 

Mordaunt  Hall,  Times:  "...  its 
entertainment  value  is  not  to  be 
denied." 

Richard  Watts,  Jr.,  Herald-Tri- 
bune:  "...  so  wisely  amiable  in 


Capra,  Borzage,  Milestone 
and  Gilbert  Miller  Pic- 
tures Promise  to 
Be  Big  Ones 

Three  of  the  greatest  directors 
in  motion  pictures  and  the  fore- 
most American  stage  director  are 
turning  out  pictures  for  Columbia. 

The  three  directors  are  Lewis 
Milestone,  Frank  Capra  and  Frank 
Borzage.  The  stage  director  is 
Gilbert  Miller. 

"Lady  For  A  Day,"  directed  by 
Frank  Capra,  was  the  first  of  the 
big  pictures  to  be  released  for  the 
1933-34  season.  Taken  from  the 
story  by  Damon  Runyon  and 
adapted  by  Robert  Riskin,  it  re- 
ceived unanimous  acclaim.  Capra 
is  already  at  work  on  his  second, 
a  starring  production  for  Robert 
Montgomery.  It  is  "Night  Bus," 
from  the  Cosmopolitan  story  by 
Samuel  Hopkins  Adams.  Robert 
Riskin,  who  did  "Lady  For  A  Day," 
is  adapting  it. 

Frank  Borzage  has  recently  com- 
pleted "Man's  Castle,"  his  first  for 
Columbia.  This  idyllic  love  tale 
adapted  by  Jo  Swerling  from  a 
play  by  Lawrence  Hazard,  features 
Spencer  Tracy  and  Loretta  Young. 
His  second  Columbia  picture  is  a 
story  by  Jo  Swerling,  tentatively 
known  as  "No  Cannons  Roar," 
based  on  a  novel  by  Ferenc  Mol- 
nar,  and  work  has  already  begun 
on  it. 

Lewis  Milestone  has  been  select- 
ed by  Columbia  to  direct  a  story  by 
Laurence  Stallings,  tentatively 
titled  "Red  Square." 

Gilbert  Miller  is  directing  Co- 
lumbia's Leslie  Howard  starring 
picture,  "The  Lady  Is  Willing." 


its  appeal  that  it  must  be  set  down 
as  one  of  the  most  engaging  cine- 
ma orgies  of  the  season  ...  I  en- 
joyed it  enormously." 

Bland  Johaneson,  Daily  Mirror: 
"Rush  right  over  to  Radio  City  if 
you  want  to  see  a  movie  which 
combines  every  happy  element  of 
entertainment.  ...  It  is  a  delightful 
picture  and  a  great  one;  probably, 
even  at  this  early  date,  one  of  the 
ten  best  pictures  of  1933." 

Kate  Cameron,  Daily  News:  "  .  .  . 
delightfully  presented  .  .  .  thor- 
oughly entertaining  from  begin- 
ning to  end." 

Thornton  Delehanty,  Evening 
Post:  "...  lively,  convincing  and 
uncommonly  entertaining  .  .  .  has 
an  insinuating  charm." 


WEST  COAST  STUDIOS 
SPEED  PRODUCTION 


Columbia  is  keeping  to  its  slogan 
of  "March  Forward,"  by  having 
seven  productions  in  work,  18  being 
rushed  into  shape  and  six  in  the 
cutting  room.  The  pictures  now  in 
active  production  include,  "Man's 
Castle,"  "My  Woman,"  "Fury  of 
the  Jungle,"  "East  of  Fifth  Ave- 
nue," "Man  of  Steel,"  "Hold  the 
Press,"  and  "The  Lady  Is  Willing." 

The  18  productions  being  readied 
for  the  cameras  will  be  started  in 
a  few  weeks.  "The  Ninth  Guest" 
is  awaiting  cast  assignments. 
"World's  Fair"  is  in  script  form. 
The  script  of  "Night  Bus,"  with 
Robert  Montgomery,  is  nearing 
completion.  Song  hits  for  "Let's 
Fall  in  Love"  are  being  written  by 
Ted  Koehler  and  Harold  Arlen. 
The  remaining  pictures  awaiting 
production  cues  are  "Take  the  Wit- 
ness," "The  Most  Precious  Thing 
in  Life,"  "Once  to  Every  Woman," 
"Sisters  Under  the  Skin,"  "Fight- 
ing Code"  and  'Straight-away." 

Among  the  productions  now  in 
the  cutting  room  are  "Above  the 
Clouds,"  "The  Thrill  Hunter"  and 
"Police  Car  17." 

Other  important  productions  be- 
ing prepared  are:  "No  Cannons 
Roar,"  "Fog,"  "Shadows  of  Sing 
Sing,"  "Hello,  Big  Boy,"  "Whom 
the  Gods  Destroy,"  "Produce  the 
Body,"  "House  of  Murder"  and 
"Murder  in  the  Studio." 


"Brief  Moment"  for  Roxy 

"Brief  Moment,"  Columbia's  pic- 
ture which  opens  Friday,  Sept.  29 
at  the  Roxy  Theater,  New  York,  ic 
attracting  great  notices  and  busi- 
ness everywhere. 

"Brief  Moment"  was  adapted 
from  the  S.  N.  Behrman  play  of 
the  same  name  and  stars  Carole 
Lombard  and  Gene  Raymond. 


Completes  1932-33  List 

Columbia  Pictures  is  completing 
production  on  the  four  pictures 
which  will  comnlete  its  1932-33  pro- 
gram. "My  Woman"  is  already  in 
the  cutting  room.  Shooting  on 
"Fury  of  the  Jungle."  "East  of 
Fifth  Avenue"  and  "Man  of  Steel" 
are  in  their  advanced  stages.  "Fury 
of  the  Jungle"  would  have  been 
finished  long  ago  except  for  the 
interruption  of  the  strike.  "East 
of  Fifth  Avenue"  will  go  into  the 
cutting  room  any  day  now. 

"Man  of  Steel."  the  Jack  Holt 
picture,  is  in  its  last  week  of  pro- 
duction. Fay  Wray  has  the  femi- 
nine lead. 


"Lady"  Gets  Top  Spots, 
Best  Time  Over  Country 

Columbia's  "Lady  For  A  Day"  is 
capturing  the  best  spots,  preferred 
playing  time  and  extended  runs. 
Theaters  which  formerly  played  a 
picture  four  days  are  giving  this 
Columbia  moneymaker  a  full  week. 

The  picture  is  playing  this  week 
in  first-run  houses  in  Boston,  Syra- 
cuse, Los  Angeles,  Frisco,  Cleve- 
land, Detroit,  Washington,  Colum- 
bus, Dayton,  Cincinnati,  Buffalo, 
Louisville,  Terre  Haute,  Fort 
Wayne,  Trenton,  Lowell,  Rochester, 
Troy,  Schenectady,  Albany,  Hart- 
ford, Providence,  Chicago,  Akron 
and  Stamford. 

Backing  up  this  remarkable  list 
of  engagements  is  an  exceptionally 
strong  publicity  and  exploitation 
campaign.  In  addition  to  the  "Ap- 
ple Annie"  stunt  pulled  nationally 
and  repeated  in  a  score  of  cities, 
Columbia  is  backing  first-runs  with 
a  national  advertising  campaign 
and  a  broadcasting  campaign  in  50 
key  cities. 


Exhibitors  Grabbing 

Columbia  Shorts 

Exhibitors  are  booking  Columbia 
shorts  as  rapidly  as  they  are  re- 
leased. The  shorts  for  the  new 
season  reach  a  new  high,  appealing 
to  all  tastes  and  modes.  Exhibitors 
have  expressed  admiration  at  their 
unusual  quality.  Twenty-six  two- 
reel  comedies,  as  yet  untitled,  are 
being  made,  as  well  as  seven  sin- 
gle-reel series. 

The  two-reel  comedies  include  a 
Mickey  McGuire,  a  George  Sidney 
and  Charles  Murray,  and  a  Smith 
and  Dale  Series.  Another  series 
with  musical  comedy  headliners, 
popular  stage  comedians,  outstand- 
ing radio  personalities  and  famous 
Hollywood  names  will  be  featured. 


"LADY"  PRESSBOOK 
RATES  RAVES 


Columbia's  pressbook  on  "Lady 
For  A  Day"  has  been  the  l-ecipient 
of  large  bunches  of  orchids. 

The  entire  "Apple  Annie"  stunt 
that  grabbed  columns  of  space  in 
the  N.  Y.  dailies  before  the  picture 
opened  at  the  Music  Hall,  was 
taken   bodily  from   the  pressbook. 


Inti  mate  in  Cha  racter 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


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VOL.  I  Ylll«  NO.  73 


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5  CENT/ 


Indies  Prepared  to  Carry  Dual  Bill  Fight  to  Court 

SOL  ROSENBLATT  TO  WRITE  FILM  INDUSTRY  CODE 

B'way  Houses  Do  Boom  Business,  New  Music  Hall  Record 


Big    Radio    City    Theater 

Plays  to  90,000 

in  Four  Days 

Business  in  movie  houses  along  the 
main  stem  over  the  week-end  was 
the  best  in  a  long  time,  the  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  with  "My  Weak- 
ness" setting  a  new  record  atten- 
dance of  90,000  in  four  days,  while 
the  Paramount  with  "Too  Much 
Harmony"  played  to  71,000.  At  the 
Strand,  showing  "I  Loved  a  Wo- 
man," business  was  the  best  since 
"Gold  Diggers  of  1933"  and  "Forty- 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 


Figures  Code  Confab  Cost  $400,000  to  Date 

Washington — Declaring  that  all  groups  engaged  in  code  drafting  must  make  con- 
cessions in  order  to  expedite  completion  of  the  iob,  President  Ed  Kuykendall  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  yesterday  estimated  that  up  to  the  present  time  the  conferences  have 
cost  the  industry  approximately  $400,000.  He  reaches  this  conclusion  by  taking  into 
consideration  salaries  of  executives  and  other  persons  participating  in  the  work  as 
well    as    other    items. 


RKO  Closes  10  Circuit  Deals 


PARA.  FRENCH  STUDIO 
AT  PEAK  OF  ACTIVITY 


Production  activity  at  Para- 
|  mount's  Joinville  studio  in  France 
has  reached  a  new  peak,  with  all 
four  sound  stages  as  well  as  all  dub- 
bing units  not  only  occupied  but 
booked  well  in  advance  by  both 
American  and  French  producers,  it 
was  stated  yesterday  by  officials  of 
Paramount  International  Coi-p. 
Louis  Gasnier  is  at  work  on  the  first 

(Continued    on    Page    3) 

Special  Campaign  is  Set 
On  Metro's  "Night  Flight" 

To  launch  the  national  release  of 
its  next  all-star  attraction,  "Night 
Flight,"  M-G-M  will  stage  one  of 
its  most  comprehensive  nationwide 
promotional  campaigns  on  Oct.  4, 
when  Helen  Hayes,  one  of  the  six 
stars  in  the  cast,  will  broadcast  her 
most  dramatic   scene  from  the  pic- 

(Continued   on    Page    3) 


Popularity  Assured 

Kansas  City — After  being  deluged  with 
requests  for  information  as  to  when  ths 
next  Mae  West  picture.  "I'm  No  Angel," 
will  be  available,  Arthur  Cole  of  Para- 
mount has  written  home  office  execu- 
tives that  he  is  confident  West-erns  will 
be   more   popular   this   season   than    ever. 


Ten  circuits  comprising  271  the- 
aters were  signed  up  yesterday  to 
play  the  1933-34  RKO  feature  and 
short  subject  line-up.  The  deals 
cover  the  middle  west,  south  and 
New  England  territories.  F.  Mc- 
Namee,  RKO  branch  manager  in 
Philadelphia  completed  the  deal  with 
the  Comerford  circuit  of  90  houses 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 


62  Duals  Bill  Theaters 

In  Los  Angeles  Area 

Washington — Out  of  148  houses 
in  Los  Angeles,  62  are  now  playing 
double  features,  according  to  advices 
just  received  by  Ben  Bernstein, 
member  of  the  exhibitor  group  work- 
ing on  the  industry  code.  This  com- 
pared with  seven  theaters  on  the 
policy  five  months  ago. 


Court  Test  on  Double  Features 
Threatened  by  Indep  't  Group 


Four  Detroit  Houses  Set 
For  Duals-to-Vaude  Shift 

Detroit — Four  neighborhood  the- 
aters already  set  to  add  stage  shows 
to  replace  double  features  includes 
"Publix's  Ramona  and  Eastown,  and 
Krim's  Kramer  and  Granada.  E. 
Cyril  Adler  of  the  stagehands'  union 
says  about  20  houses  will  follow  suit. 


Washington  —  Prepared  to  "go 
down  fighting  if  we  must  go  down," 
independent  distributors  will  go  in- 
to the  courts  to  test  the  legality  of 
any  restrictions  imposed  on  double 
features,  Attorney  Jacob  Schechter, 
counsel  for  the  Federation  of  the  Mo- 
(Continued   on   Page    5) 


WASHINGTON 

.  .  from  the  film  code  firing  line 

=====     By  JACK  ALICOATE  ===== 


IT  WILL  probably  go  down  in  cinema  history  as  the  siege  of  Washington.  To  the 
casual  looker-on,  all  sides  are  digging  in,  spit-balls  are  flying  like  a  November  rain, 
and  nobody  seems  willing  to  give  an  inch.  Trade  press  men  covering  the  soiree  have 
sent  to  New  York  for  their  heavy  underwear  and  all  say  they  will  be  lucky  to  be  out 
of  the  trenches  by  Michaelmas  day.  To  the  outsider,  it  all  looks  like  a  cat-and-dog 
fight,  and  rather  futile,  but  as  an  interested  inside  observer  we  are  in  a  position  to 
pass  the  word  along  that,  believe  it  or  not,  definite  progress  is  being  made.  Even  to 
the  settlement  of  the   most   irritating  and   intricate   problems.      A   completed   code   for 

{Continued   on   Page   4) 


Code     Group,     Hopelessly 

Deadlocked,   is    Being 

Dismissed  Today 

By  Arthur  W.  Eddy 

Washington  —  Convinced  of  the 
futility  of  the  exhibitor  group  get- 
ting together  on  major  controversial 
issues,  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  at  12:30 
o'clock  this  morning  indicated  that 
he  will  write  this  code  himself.  After 
a  general  exhibitor  meeting  at  noon 
today  in  the  Mayflower  he  will  dis- 
miss   the    group    until    next    week, 

(Continued   on   Page    4) 

CODE  MAYlxCLUDE 
SOME  KNOTTY  ISSUES 

Washington — Some  issues  contro- 
versial in  nature  may  be  dropped 
from  consideration  from  the  code, 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  stated  last  night. 
He  declined  to  indicate  which  clauses 
the  statement  referred  to,  despite 
the  fact  that  no  agreements  have 
been  reached  on  any  disputed  issues. 
Rosenblatt  insisted  progress  is  being 
made.  This  is  interpreted  as  mean- 
ing progress  from  the  standpoint  of 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 

Full  Hearing  on  Duals 
Promised  by  Rosenblatt 

Washington — Before  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt announces  any  agreement  or 
ruling  on  double  features,  he  will  hold 
a  hearing  at  which  independent  pro- 
ducers will  state  their  case  in  oppo- 
sition to  restrictive  proposals  which 
from  time  to  time  appeared  near  to 
adoption.  Date  of  the  hearing  has 
not  yet  been  determined,  he  stated 
last  night. 


Wearing  Him  Down 

Washington   —  Sol    A.    Rosenblatt   has 
lost  18  pounds  in  weight  since  last  July, 
when    his    intensive    work    on    codes,    in- 
cluding   the    film    code,    began.       He    is 
averaging    four    hours    sleep    a    night. 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  Sept  26,  1933 


Vol.lXIII.No.  73    Tues., Sept.  26,1933     Price 5 Cents 


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RKO     31 8 

Warner    Bros 7% 

NEW    YORK    CURB    MARKET 

Technicolor     7%       7%       7% 

Trans-Lux     2 1/4       2%       2V8    + 

NEW    YORK    BOND    MARKET 
Gen.  Th.   Eq.  6s40...      5  43/4       4%  — 

Gen.  Th.  Eq.  6s40  ctfs.     3y4       3'/s       3 1/4  — 

Keith   A-0  6s46 463/4     46 V4     463,4    -f- 

Loew   6s   41  ww 84%     843/8     843/8    + 

Paramount  6s  47  ctfs.  30/2     30y2     30'/2  — 
Par.     5'2s50    ctfs....    285/8     285/8     285/8  — 

Warner's  6s39    46  45 1/4     46        +    1 

N.    Y.   PRODUCE   EXCHANGE   SECURITIES 
Para.    Publix    1  s/g       1 1/2       1 1/2      .  .  . 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:  Film  industry  code  hearing,  Washing- 
ton,   D.  C. 

Sept.  25-27:  Allied  New  Jersey  convention 
St.   Charles   Hotel,   Atlantic   City. 

Sept.  28:  Inaugural  rally  of  National  Stage 
and  Screen  Legion  of  the  NRA,  Longacre 
Square   opposite    Palace   Theater,    New   York. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movies 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  ball- 
room,   Mayflower    Hotel,    Washington,    D.   C. 


Casey,  Cohan  and  Jessel 
To  Eulogize  Silverman 

Pat  Casey,  George  M.  Cohan  and 
George  Jessel  will  make  brief  ad- 
dresses at  Thursday's  services  for 
Sime  Silverman,  "Variety"  publisher- 
founder,  who  died  Friday  on  the 
coast.  The  services  on  Thursday  will 
be  held  at  2  P.  M.  in  Temnle  Emanu- 
El,  following  services  conducted  hy 
various  theatrical  organizations  at 
the  Riverside  Memorial  Chapel  on 
Wednesday  night  upon  arrival  of  the 
body  from  the  coast  escorted  by  Ar- 
thur Ungar. 

Pallbearers  will  consist  of  the 
"Variety"  staff,  including  Joe  Bige- 
low,  Ben  Bodec,  Roy  Chartier,  Har- 
old Erichs,  Al  Greason,  Abel  Green, 
Hal  Halperin,  Lester  Jacob,  Wolfe 
Kaufman,  Jack  Lait,  Robert  Landry, 
Joshua  Lowe,  Jack  Pulaski,  Louis 
Rydell,  O.  M.  Samuel,  Epes  W.  Sar- 
gent, Sam  Shain,  Arthur  Ungar, 
Tom  Waller.  There  will  be  no  hon- 
orary pallbearers. 


Ampas  to  Attend  Funeral 

This  Thursday's  luncheon  meeting 
of  the  A.M. P. A.  has  been  postponed 
so  that  members  may  attend  the 
funeral  services  for  Sime  Silverman. 


New  Drive  Following 

Greater  Show  Season 

When  RKO's  greater  show  season 
ends  Friday  it  will  immediately  be 
replaced  by  a  one-month  Autumn 
Festival.  Bookings  for  the  period 
include  "Lady  for  a  Day,"  "Three- 
Cornered  Moon,"  "Moonlight  and 
Pretzels,"  "What  Price  Innocence" 
and  "The  Power  and  the  Glory.'' 


To  Start  Roosevelt  Film 

J.  H.  Harper,  director,  left  yester- 
day for  Washington,  accompanied  by 
Ed  Hurley,  to  conclude  arrange- 
ments with  Government  officials  for 
production  of  a  serial,  titled  "The 
Spirit  of  '33,"  in  which  the  President 
and  cabinet  members  will  play  the 
star  roles.  History  of  the  State, 
War,  Navy  and  other  departments 
will  be  embraced  in  the  film,  which 
is  to  be  shown  as  an  educational  fea- 
ture under  another  title  after  its 
theatrical  run.  First  episode,  in  four 
reels,  will  deal  mainly  with  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt. 


Detroit  Policy  Changes 

Detroit — The  Rivoli,  formerly  the 
Little  Cinema,  is  now  playing  class 
films,  both  English  and  foreign  lan- 
guage. Publix's  Fisher  is  being 
used  for  extended  runs.  The  Mod- 
ern, Trans-Lux  house,  has  reopened 
with  a  feature  policy. 


Fred   Marshall   Promoted 

Fred  Marshall,  who  has  been  in 
Columbia's  home  office  exploitation 
department  under  George  Brown  for 
the  -past  three  years,  has  been 
placed  in  charge  of  exploitation  for 
New  England  with  the  Boston  ex- 
change as  headquarters.  He  takes 
the  place  of  John  Curran,  resigned, 
and  will  work  under  the  general 
supervision  of  George  Brown. 


NRA  Rally  is  Postponed 
Due  to  Silverman  Funeral 

Out  of  respect  to  the  memory  of 
Sime  Silverman,  whose  funeral  will 
be  held  Thursday  afternoon,  the  in- 
augural rally  of  the  National  Stage 
and  Screen  Legion  of  the  NRA, 
scheduled  for  1  o'clock  Thursday  af- 
ternoon in  Longacre  Square  opposite 
the  Palace,  will  be  postponed  until 
Friday.  This  rally  will  mark  the 
official  opening  of  the  activities  of 
the  Legion,  which  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Harry  A.  Schulman,  national 
chairman,  will  serve  as  a  clearing 
house  for  actors  and  actresses  of 
both  stage  and  screen  who  have  en- 
listed their  services  in  the  cause  of 
national  recovery.  Rallies  will  be 
held  thereafter  at  one  o'clock  every 
Tuesday  and  Thursday.  Plans  are 
also  being  made,  through  the  na- 
tional organization,  for  similar  ral- 
lies to  be  held  every  Tuesday  and 
Thursday  in  cities  of  over  50,000 
population  throughout  the  country. 


Reception  for  Janet  Gaynor 

A  reception  and  tea  for  Janet 
Gaynor  will  be  given  by  Fox  in  the 
Jade  Room  of  the  Waldorf-Astoria 
Hotel  from  5  to  7  o'clock  this  after- 


Coming  and  Going 


DIANA  WYNYARD  has  arrived  in  New  York 
from    England. 

ED  WYNN,  now  completing  "The  Chief"  for 
M-G-M  on  the  coast,  plans  to  leave  next  week 
for    New    York. 

EDGAR  RICE  BURROUGHS,  "Tarzan"  author, 
has   arrived    in    New   York    from    California. 

INA   CLAIRE   is   back   from   a  vacation  abroad. 


N.  H.  (JACK)  BROWER,  Los  Angeles  dis- 
trict manager  for  Warners,  arrived  in  New  York 
yesterdaly  to  confer  with  Grad  Sears,  sales 
executive.  Brower  expects  to  be  in  New  York 
about  ten  days. 

RUBY  KEELER,  on  vacation  from  the  War- 
ner studios,   is  visiting  relatives   in   Nova  Scotia. 

EMIL  LUDWIG  arrives  in  New  York  today  on 
(he  Paris  en  route  to  Hollywood  to  write  Ed- 
ward G.  Robinson's  "Napoleon"  for  First  Na- 
tional. 

ANTHONY  RICCI,  New  Jersey  sales  manager 
for  Hollywood  Exchange,  left  for  Atlantic  City 
late    last    night. 

HARVEY  DAY  returned  to  New  York  yester- 
day  after   a    tour  of   Fox    Canadian   exchanges. 

CRESSON  SMITH  of  RKO  returned  to  New 
York  yesterday  from  a  three  weeks'  tour  of 
the  south. 


Tuesday,  Sept.  26,  1933 


i  ■ 


BOOM  BIZ  ON  B'WAY: 
MUSIC  HALL  HITS  HIGH 


1 1  ontiiiued  from  Pave  1) 
second  Street."  The  Rivoli,  with 
"Emperor  Jones,"  broke  its  three- 
year  record.  "Thunder  Over  Mex- 
ico" at  the  Rialto  did  record  busi- 
ness Saturday  and  continued  with 
heavy  business  Sunday  and  yester- 
day. Unusually  big  business  also  is 
reported  at  the  Palace  and  RKO 
Roxy,  both  playing  "Lady  for  a 
Day"  subsequent  run,  while  "Wild 
Boys  of  the  Road"  piled  them  in  at 
the  Hollywood  and  the  old  Roxy  had 
one  of  its  biggest  week-ends  with 
"Shanghai  Madness"  on  the  screen. 
The  Mayfair,  showing  "Devil's 
Mate,"  also  enjoyed  better  than 
usual  trade.  At  the  Capitol,  Aimee 
Semple  McPherson,  who  was  plugged 
ahead  of  the  picture,  did  not  come 
up  to  expectations.  "Dinner  at 
.Eight"  at  the  Astor  arid  "Berkeley 
Square"  at  the  Gaiety,  two-a-day  at- 
tractions, did  big  business. 


Special  Campaign  is  Set 
On  Metro's  "Night  Flight" 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ture.  Forty-three  stations  will  be 
included  in  the  hookup,  which  will 
take  place  at  9  P.  M.  eastern  stand- 
ard time  on  the  Ipana  program  over 
WEAF  and  the  NBC  network.  Na- 
tional release  date  for  the  picture  is 
Oct.  6,  when  it  also  opens  at  the 
Capitol  on  Broadway.  "Night 
Flight"  was  produced  by  David  0. 
Selznick,  who  also  made  "Dinner  at 
Eight,"  and  the  cast  includes,  in  ad- 
dition to  Miss  Hayes,  John  and 
ILionel  Barrymore,  Clark  Gable,  Rob- 
ert Montgomery,  Myrna  Loy  and 
others.      Clarence   Brown   directed. 


Circuits  Plan  to  Fight 

Detroit  Buying  Co-op 

Washington  —  Opposition  to  the 
exhibitor  buying  co-operative  located 
jin  Detroit  is  scheduled  to  register  it- 
self at  the  code  group  meetings.  A 
party  of  Detroit  independent  circuit 
owners  have  arrived  at  the  May- 
flower primed  to  attack  the  organi- 
zation. 


Only  One  Amalgamated  Agency 

Due  to  conflict  of  name  with  the 
Amalgamated  Vaudeville  Agency, 
headed  by  M.  E.  Comerford,  Frank 
C.  Walker  and  Fally  Markus,  the 
vaudeville  booking  service  in  connec- 
tion with  Ed  Wynn's  Amalgamated 
Broadcasting  System  has  discontin- 
ued use  of  the  name  Amalgamated. 
The  Amalgamated  agency  with 
which  Markus  is  connected  was  es- 
tablished 20  years   ago. 


Boston  Sets   Record 

Boston — All  records  for  the  RKO  Bos- 
ton were  broken  last  week  with  an  at- 
tendance of  over  90.000  persons.  The 
house  recently  installed  a  vaudeville-pic- 
tures combination.  Last  week  the  stage 
attraction  was  "Earl  Carrol's  Vanities," 
with  RKO's  "Headline  Shooters"  on  the 
screen. 


THE 


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DAILV 


iOMCTHE 

RIAtTO 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  0  LOOKS  AS  if  "Thunder  Over  Mexico"  is  raising 
a  lotta  thunder  over  the  heads  of  distributor  Sol  Lesser  and  man- 
ager Arthur  Mayer  of  the  Rialto  where  it  is  currently  on  dis- 
play the  Workers  Film  and  Photo  League  and  the  Anti- 
Imperialist  League  of  America  have  collaborated  in  broadcast- 
ing  a   circular   denouncing   the   film they   claim   that   it 

was  not  edited  by  Sergei  Eisenstein,  the  director  but  by 

Hollywood    "montage   masters" (there's   a   phrase!) 

who   so  edited   Eisenstein's  film   as   to   whitewash  the   Mexican 

situation  into  a  "natural  paradise" whereas  the  director's 

200,000  feet  of  film  was  shot  to  satirize  the  political  regime  be- 
low the  Rio  Grande,  and  dramatize  the  tragedy  of  the  Mexican 
peons 

*  *  *  * 

•  •      •     BUT  WITHOUT  having  interviewed  Messrs.  Lesser 

and   Mayer we   have   a   sneaking   hunch  that  they  are 

hugely  enjoying  the  gratuitous  publicity and  collecting 

at  the  good  ole  B.O when  fanatics  fuss  and  fume,  the  wise 

showman  sits  back  and   Collects these   Radical   Ravers 

can  never  get  it  through  their  warped  skulls  that  the  Theater 

is  no  place  for  Propaganda only  Entertainment 

and  having  seen  the  clinical  job  of  the  Hollywood  "montage 
masters"  now  at  the  Rialto we  think  they  did  an  ex- 
pert piece  of  Showman  Surgery  ..,.■....  we  of  the  film  biz  are 

not   trying   to   Reform   the  world only   Regale   it 

and   incidentally   grab    off   some   Rubles   for   ourselves so 

more  power  to  the  Showmen  Surgeons 


•      •      •      TO  SECURE  new  and  unusual  effects  for  the  poster 
designs  to  advertise   "Design   for   Living"  Bob   Gillham 

as  chief  of  the  Paramount  advertising  and   publicity,  has  noti- 
fied metropolitan  art  schools  of  a  poster  contest  with  nice  cash 

prizes. all  designs  to  be  submitted  to  Mister   Gillham's 

office  by  Oct.  15 wouldn't  be  surprised  if  some  of  the  Art 

Students  in  Fox,  M-G-M,  Warners  and  RKO  advertising  dept's 

could  help  Bob  out not  overlooking  Vince  Trotta's  swell 

Art  School  right  in  the  Paramount  organizashe  or  are 

we  out  of  order  again? 


•      •      •     JUST  BY  way  of  casual  reporting ,..a  most 

fantastic   sight  greeted   our   eyes   when  we   ambled   in  on  the 

Warner  home   ossif we  found   Grad   Sears,   Andy   Smith, 

Charlie  Einfeld,  et  al,  walking  around  on  the  ceilings 

politely  requesting  that  they  drop  down  to  earth they 

informed  us  in  a  confused  babble  that  they  were  Up  In  the  Air 

over  "Footlight  Parade" a  print  of  which  has  just  been 

brought  East  via  plane  by  Busby  Berkeley,  dance  director 

Busby  is  remaining  in  New  York  for  a  week  to  pick  24  Broad- 
way Beauts  for  his  next  pix , . 


•  •  •  ONE  OF  the  most  arresting  film  ads  we  ever 
lamped ,.  that  in  the  met  newspapers  for  the  Rivoli  show- 
ing of     "Emperor  Jones" wotta  caption! "HAS 

the  average  movie  fan  the  mind  of  a  12-year  old  child?" 

and  then  going  on  to  prove  by  box-office  records  that  the  Mob 
is  going  strong  for  this  Class  Pix  some  day  that  canard 

about  the  12-year-old  movie  mind  is  gonna  be  buried we 

hail  Hal  Home  for  making  a  brilliant  attempt he  almost 

laid  it to  Final  Rest  in  one  single  ad with. 

straight  "copy"   without  benefit   of   art  or  decorations 

an  illuminating  example  of  the  Wizardry  of  Words when 

hooked  up  to  Logic,  Facts and  an  Idea 


«  «  « 


»  »  » 


PARA.  FRENCH  STUDIO 
AT  PEAK  OF  ACTIVITY 


(Continued  from  Page  \) 
of  four  French  pictures  he  is  mak- 
ing for  Paramount,  while  Fred  Ba- 
cos  is  .producing  three  in  French, 
and  Erich  Pommer  is  making  a  sim- 
ilar number  in  the  same  language 
for  Fox  release.  Dubbing  on  "Caval- 
cade" in  French,  Spanish  and  Italian 
also  is  being  done  at  the  plant,  and 
deals  are  pending  with  American 
firms  that  will  keep  the  studio  at  its 
present  rate  of  activity.  The  plant 
is  supervised  by  Ike  Blumenthal, 
Paramount's  European  representa- 
tive. 


Some  Exhibs  Dissatisfied 
Over  "Diggers"  Settlement 

Washington  —  Dissatisfaction  of 
some  Philadelphia  territory  exhibi- 
tors over  the  settlement  of  the  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1933"  suit  effected  by  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  in  that  territory  with 
Warners  will  be  aired  at  a  meeting 
of  the  unit  Thursday.  The  dissatis- 
fied element  is  aggrieved  over  the 
fact  that  the  arrangement  does  not 
ban  further  50  per  cent  demands  on 
the  part  of  distributors. 

The  settlement  made  provides  that 
Warners  must  restore  its  pictures  to 
theaters  it  sold  away  from  during 
the  dispute  and  that  no  reprisals 
will  be  attempted.  Another  provi- 
sion is  that  exhibitors  can  buy  the 
company's  1933-34  program  without 
taking  "Gold  Diggers." 


M.    P.    Salesmen    Party    at    Plaza 

The  twelfth  annual  New  Year's 
eve  dinner-dance  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Salesmen,  Inc.,  will  be  held  at 
the  Hotel  Plaza  with  tickets  priced 
at  $7.50  each.  Meyer  Solomon  is 
chairman  of  the  entertainment  com- 
mittee. 


Vuono  Group  Incorporates 

Stamford,  Conn. — Vuono  Operat- 
ing Co.,  Inc.,  has  been  formed  to 
operate  the  Vuono  theater  proper- 
ties. William  D.  Vuono  is  president; 
Mary  C.  Vuono,  treasurer,  and 
Joseph  E.  Vuono,  secretary. 


MANY  HAPPY  PERM 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 


Sept.  26 


Antonio    Moreno 


THE 


IMH 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  Sept.  26,  1933 


a 


Right -to -Buy   Proves   One  of  Knottiest   Code   Issues 


Many    Different    Versions 

of  Buying  Provision 

Are  Offered 

Washington  —  Discussions  of  the 
right-to-buy  issue  was  resumed  by 
the  exhibitor  committee  yesterday 
afternoon  with  Rosenblatt  presiding 
at  the  session  in  the  Jefferson  room 
of  the  Mayflower.  "Everybody  has 
a  different  idea  of  what  constitutes 
the  right-to-buy,"  said  the  deputy 
administrator  following  the  meeting, 
at  which  definition  of  the  term  occu- 
pied virtually  all  the  conferees  at- 
tention. Exhibitors  apparently  are 
miles  away  from  any  agreement  on 
the  subject  as  on  various  other  con- 
troversial issues. 

Canvass  of  industry  code  drafters 
in  Washington  indicates  strong  opin- 
ion that  the  only  matters  relating  to 
labor  should  be  determined  at  pres- 
ent, and  all  other  disputed  problems 
be  relegated  to  local  zone  boards  for 
decision.  Such  issues  as  the  right- 
to-buy,  double  features,  score 
charges,  designated  playdates,  tieing 
in  shorts,  block  booking  and  cooper- 
ative buying  should  be  determined 
through  local  autonomy,  according  to 
expressions  made  to  The  Film 
Daily. 

The  nature  of  these  subjects  re- 
quire that   they   be   treated   territo- 
rially   and    not    nationally,    it    was 
pointed  out.    While  the  deadlock  per 
sists,    operation    of    labor    claus 
which  conferees  declared  are  thejfa 
sic  reason  for  the  NRA,  are  being 
held  up. 


WASHINGTON 

.  .  from  the  film  code  firing  line 

—    (.Continued  from  Page   1)    ^^^^^^^ 


Motion  Pictures  is  considerably  closer  than  a  few  of  the  pessimistically  inclined  are 
willing  to  admit. 

• 

PARADOXICAL  as  it  may  seem,  at  this  writing  none  of  the  perplexing  problems  has 
*  finally  been  settled.  And  this  regardless  of  prolonged  debate,  mature  and  extensive 
deliberation,  and  a  cyclone  of,  for  the  most  part,  meaningless  words.  Withal  these 
conferences  are  brimful  of  human  interest.  What  constantly  impresses  us  is  that  the 
problems  of  practically  every  theater  owner  are  primarily  individual.  As  we  sat  beside 
the  conscientious  and  dynamic  Rosenblatt  listening  to  the  dramatic  arguments  in 
re  double  features  and  the  "right  to  buy,"  we  could  not  help  comparing  theaters  to 
finger  prints.  Theaters,  like  fingers,  look  mostly  alike,  but  the  problems  of  every 
theater  and  the  print  of  every  finger  is  distinctly  and  characteristically  different. 

• 

IT  HAS  been  estimated  that  this  Washington  hearing  has  already  cost  the  industry 
'  $500,017.35.  A  round  half  million  is  the  time  off  and  expenses  of  the  many  execu- 
tives who  are  here  working  night  and  day,  and  the  $17.35  represents  our  Washington 
bridge  losses.  The  leaders,  Kent,  O'Reilly,  Myers,  Rosenblatt,  Franklin,  Steffes  and  the 
rest  all  look  punch-drunk.  It  has  been  plenty  rough-and-tumble  and  a  long  hard  grind. 
To  date  it  looks  like  a  Mexican  stand-off  with  no  one,  officially,  giving  as  much  as  last 
season's  straw  hat.  We  must  take  that  back,  for  the  producers,  in  a  spirit  of  fair  play 
and  co-operation,  have  already  given  away  some  trading  chips  by  saddling  themselves 
with  a  minimum  of  eight  millions  of  dollars  of  additional  labor  production  costs.  Upon 
instructions  from  the  head  man,  committees  of  the  whole  will  now  give  way  to  small 
executive  groups  with  plenipotentiary  powers.  This  will  make  for  an  immediate  exodus 
of  grand  stand  managers.  There  may  be  a  lull  in  the  proceedings  over  Wednesday  and 
,  for  on  these  days  Mr.  Rosenblatt  will  have  Radio  Industry  Trade  Problems  to 
with.    It  looks  like  we  may\ee  some  definite  results  by  the  coming  week-end. 


Kuykendall  Attacks 

Right-to-Buy  Clause 

Washington — Attacking  a  right- 
to-buy  proposal  submitted  by  Attor- 
ney Mitchell  Klupt,  President  Ed 
Kuykendall  of  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A. 
yesterday  assailed  it  as  "destruc- 
tive" from  the  standpoint  of  exhibi- 
tion. As  the  proposed  provision 
would  allow  individual  buying  of 
pictures,  among  other  things,  it 
would  permit  unfair  competition 
against  regularly-established  the- 
aters from  fly-by-night  theater  oper- 
ators, he  declared,  thus  jeopardizing 
their  entire  investments. 

"If  exhibitors  knew  what  would 
happen  under  this  clause  they  would 
descend  upon  Washington  in  a  pro- 
testing mob,"  asserted  Kuykendall. 

"Any  clause  which  is  adopted  on 
the  right-to-buy  must  be  in  phrase- 


Will  Keep  in  Touch 

Washington  —  While  conducting  the 
Radio  industry  code  hearings  beginning 
tomorrow,  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  will  main- 
tain contact  with  film  groups  engaged 
in  code  correlation  work,  using  the  tele- 
phone or  occasionally  rushing  into  their 
sessions.  Despite  the  fact  that  the  film 
code  is  far  from  completion,  Rosenblatt 
has  no  intentions  of  postponing  the  radio 
hearing,  he  assured  the  press  late  last 
night. 


Buy' 


eeking  Definition 
For  "Right  to 

Washington — -The  exhibitor  code- 
drafting  group  is  trying  to  make  up 
its  mind  as  to  a  definition  for  the 
right-to-buy.  So  far  nobody  has  been 
able  to  agree,  despite  presentation  of 
a  galaxy  of  definition  proposals. 

Illustrating  the  befuddled  situa- 
tion is  the  fact  that  19  interpreta- 
tions were  voiced  on  a  single  pro- 
posed definition  at  a  group  meeting 
which  concluded  early  yesterday 
morning.  Until  the  conferees  get 
together  on  a  definition,  there's  not 
much  chance  of  making  any  prog- 
ress in  considering  the  issue  proper. 


MPTOA  and  Allied 

Stick  to  Their  Demands 

Washington  —  Both  national  ex- 
hibitor associations,  Allied  and  the 
M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  have  not  changed 
their  positions  as  regards  their  code 
demands,  according  to  leaders  of 
each  association.  Ed  Kuykendall  is 
heading  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  group, 
while  Abram  F.  Myers,  as  general 
counsel  and  chairman  of  the  board, 
is  in  charge  of  the  Allied  campaign. 


ology  understandab'e  to  every  exhi- 
bitor. It  must  be  the  direct  opposite 
of  the  Klupt  clause,  which  resulted 
in  the  voicing  of  19  different  inter- 
pretations. It  would  also  allow  sim- 
ultaneous playing  of  a  picture  in 
three  theaters  in  a  situation." 


Deny  Pro-Dual  Sentiment 
In   Chicago   Territory 

Washington  —  Taking  issue  with 
[dependent  distributor  statements, 
made  at  the  recent  industry  code 
hearing,  that  96  Chicago  houses  still 
want  double  features  despite  the  lo- 
cal voluntary  ban  on  the  policy,  the 
Exhibitor  Association  of  Chicago, 
and  the  Allied  Chicago  unit  are 
transmitting  to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt, 
deputy  administrator,  a  notarized 
list  of  243  theaters  in  that  terri- 
tory which  urge  outlawing  of  dual 
bills.  The  communication,  signed  by 
Jack  Miller  as  president  of  the  Ex- 
hibitor Association,  includes  15  Bal- 
aban  &  Katz  houses  and  six  Lubliner 
&  Trinz  theaters.  Aaron  Saperstein, 
president  of  the  Allied  outfit,  signs 
the  other.  Houses  in  Chicago  total 
266. 


Equipment  Code  Hearing 
Switched  to  Mayflower 

Washington — Deputy  Administra- 
tor Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  has  switched 
location  of  his  hearing  on  the  mo- 
tion picture  and  theater  supply  and 
equipment  dealers  code,  adjourned 
until  Oct.  3,  from  the  U.  S.  Chamber 
of  Commerce  building  to  the  ball- 
room of  the  Hotel  Mayflower.  All 
requests  for  permission  to  testify  at 
the  hearing,  originally  billed  for 
Sept.  25,  must  be  received  by  Rosen- 
blatt before  noon  the  preceding  day. 


SOL  A.  ROSENBLATT 
TO  WRITE  FILM  CODE 


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probably  till  Wednesday,  and  go  to 
work  with  the  aid  of  a  smaller  con- 
tinuing committee.  Rosenblatt  will 
carry  out  a  similar  procedure  with 
the  distribution  and  production 
phases  of  the  code. 

In  addition  to  members  of  the  ex- 
hibitor continuing  committee  which 
will  be  selected  today,  other  exhibi- 
tor leaders  will  remain  in  Washing- 
ton to  advise  Rosenblatt.  Early 
this  morning  he  admitted  that  the 
chances  of  his  writing  the  code  are 
"pretty  good." 

The  deputy  administrator  com- 
pleted a  meeting  with  major  pro- 
ducers at  12:15  o'clock  this  morn- 
ing, at  which  redrafts  of  various 
proposals  were  discussed.  Rosen- 
blatt later  went  into  conference  with 
independent  producer  representa- 
tives at  the  Mayflower. 

Will  Hays,  S.  R.  Kent,  R.  H.  Coch- 
rane and  other  producer  leaders  are 
remaining  in  town  to  continue  work 
on  the  code.  It  is  likely  that  Ed 
Kuykendall,  Abram  Myers  and  E.  A. 
Schiller  will  be  among  leaders  to 
work  with  Rosenblatt.  Early  this 
morning  found  the  deadlock  per- 
sisting on  all  major  disputed  pro- 
visions. Rosenblatt  will  hold  a 
meeting  of  the  exhibitor  labor  com- 
mittee this  morning  at  the  May- 
flower. 

Exhibitors  gave  Kuykendall  a 
birthday  party  at  Mayflower  last 
night. 


Indies  Protest  Exclusion 
From  Producer  Meetings 

Washington — Disgruntled  because 
they  were  not  invited  to  participate 
in  meetings  with  major  companies 
at  which  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  pre- 
sided, independent  producers  anc 
distributors  last  night  were  under- 
stood to  have  protested  to  the  dep- 
uty administrator.  Rosenblatt  is  un- 
derstood to  have  agreed  that  future 
producer  meetings  will  be  jointlj 
with  both  factions.  Jacob  Schechtet 
is  reported  to  have  made  the  pro- 
test. 


Buehrig  Being  Re-assigned 

Canton,  D. — Adolph  H.  Buehrig 
Jr.,  who  has  been  succeeded  bv 
George  Kraska  as  manager  ot 
Loew's  theater  here,  goes  back  to 
New  York  for  conferences  with  ~Loe\\ 
executives  on  his  next  assignment. 


Joe  Brandt  Meets  Press 

Washington — Joe  Brandt  assumed  the 
role  of  spokesman  for  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt 
at  the  afternoon  press  conference  until 
the  deputy  administrator  could  break 
loose  from  the  exhibitor  meeting.  Brandt 
is  attending  the  meetings  as  an  advisor. 


THE 


Tuesday,  Sept.  26,  1933 


S^s 


DAILY 


Barring   of   Circuit   Buying  Power  Looms  as   Possibility 


INDIES  WOULD  GARRY 
DUAL  FIGHT  TO  COURT 


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tion  Picture  Industry,  told  The  Film 
Daily  yesterday. 

A  number  of  Chicago  independent 
distributors  have  been  forced  out  of 
business  owing  to  the  anti-dual  pol- 
icy there,  said  the  attorney.  Illus- 
trating the  damage  being  done  in- 
dependents by  this  plan  Schechter 
told  of  the  experience  of  an  outstand- 
ing picture  of  one  of  the  larger  in- 
dependent companies  which  grossed 
only  $4,000  in  this  10  per  cent  ter- 
ritory. He  blamed  restrictive  condi- 
tions there  for  the  size  of  the  gross. 


Code  May  Exclude 

Some  Knotty  Issues 

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clarifying  of  various  involved  issues 
from  the  viewpoints  of  all  groups 
concerned.  Rosenblatt  did  not  hold 
any  group  meetings  during  the 
morning  as  he  was  occupied  else- 
where, part  of  the  time  at  his  office 
in  the  Commerce  Bldg. 

Believe  Majors  Satisfied 
To  Let  Duals  Stay  As  Is 

Washington — Major  producers  and 
distributors  will  be  just  as  well 
satisfied  if  the  completed  industry 
code  does  not  embrace  a  clause  deal- 
ing with  double  features  in  any  re- 
spect. This  attitude  was  relayed  to 
the  exhibitor  representatives  via 
Deputy  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt at  the  meeting  which  came  to 
a  weary  conclusion  early  yesterday 
morning  at  the  Mayflower. 

Independent  exhibitor  representa- 
tives, including  Attorney  Mitchell 
Klupt,  pointed  out  that,  if  the  matter 
is  handled  in  this  fashion,  there  will 
be  no  means  of  preventing  distribu- 
tors from  inserting  anti-dual  feature 
clauses  in  their  exhibition  contracts, 
as  in  the  Chicago  territory. 

Edgar  Rice  Burroughs  at  Roxy 

Edgar  Rice  Burroughs,  author  of 
the  "Tarzan"  stories,  is  in  New 
York  from  the  coast  and  will  be  a 
guest  tomorrow  at  the  original  Roxy, 
where  "Tarzan  the  Fearless,"  serial, 
is  playing. 


Oppose  Prop  Swapping 

Washington  —  That  studios  be  pro- 
hibited from  exchanging  props,  cos- 
tumes, etc.,  was  proposed  to  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  by  a  Los  Angeles  concern 
the  name  of  which  he  declines  to  di- 
vulge. A  major  producer's  committee  is 
reported  studying  a  plan  to  cut  star 
salaries.  Meanwhile  Academy  represen- 
tatives, in  mapping  an  elaborate  cam- 
paign in  opposition  to  the  move,  will 
claim  the  public  does  not  resent  high 
star  salaries  as  they  teel  they  are  en- 
titled to  earn  such  sums  owing  to  im- 
mense personal  popularity.  The  idea 
that  the  public  is  irritated  by  tre- 
mendous paychecks  is  just  bugaboo,  say 
Academy    representatives. 


Washington  NRA  Sidelights 


;By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY; 


W/TLLIAM  DEMILLE  has  joined 
the  code-drafting  ranks  as  rep- 
resentative of  the  writers'  branch  of 
the  Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sci- 
ences. 


Northern  California  has  contribu- 
ted L.  S.  Hamm,  who  represents  un- 
affiliated theater  circuits  of  that 
section  as  general  counsel :  and  Mor- 
gan Walsh,  president  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Theater  Owners'  Associa- 
tion. 


M-G-M  has  the  most  impressive 
exec  big  name  list  in  connection  with 
the  proceedings.  It  includes  Nick 
Schenck,  Felix  Feist,  Ed  Schiller 
and  Bob  Rubin. 


Calvin  Bard's  job  is  to  represent 
all  independent  theaters  in  the 
Omaha  territory. 


George  Aarons  and  Dave  Barrist 
dropped  in  over  the  week-end  to  do 
the  honors  for  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  of 
Eastern  Pennsylvania. 


Sam  Dembow,  Harold  Franklin, 
et  al,  have  lost  their  faith  in  George 
Skouras'  idea  of  what  constitutes  a 
good  chauffeur.  As  far  as  they  are 
concerned,  Skouras'  stock  went  down 
much,  much  below  par  during  their 
ride  back  to  New  York  last  week. 


Charles  Kranz,  local  U.  A.  man- 
ager, drops  in  from  time  to  time 
to  mix  with  old  friends  from  New 
York. 


Sidney  R.  Kent,  Fox  prexy,  says 
theater  matters  will  be  largely  off 
his  mind  now  that  he  has  Dan  Mich- 
alove  as  assistant. 


Everybody  is  marveling  at  the 
way  Sol  Rosenblatt  can  take  it.  One 
conference  after  another,  day  and 
night,   is   his   schedule. 


Some  of  the  gang,  in  an  inspired 
moment,  went  to  the  Lincoln  Me- 
morial at  3:30  o'clock  the  other 
morning  on  a  sight-seeing  tour.  Ed- 
die Golden  was  responsible. 

Harold  Phillips  is  doing  a  swell 
job  in  handling  press  contacts  for 
the  Hays  association. 


Try  and  stop  Eddie  Golden  from 
talking  re  double  features. 


More  Stars  for  Detroit  Circuit 

Detroit  —  Additional  booking  of 
stars  for  a  week's  appearance  on 
the  Publix  personal  appearance  cir- 
cuit, which  now  embraces  six  houses, 
include  Jack  Mulhall,  Mae  Clarke, 
Harry  Carey,  Hoot  Gibson  and  Ros- 
co  Ates. 


Charlie  Pettijohn  of  the  Hays  or- 
ganization is  among  the  missing  at 
the  current  conference. 


Fred  S.  Meyer,  chairman  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  committee  on  public 
relations,  left  a  sick  bed  to  attend 
the  code  meetings.  Sinus  is  making 
his  life  miserable.  While  he's  in 
Washington,  his  20-yeai--old  son, 
Stanley,  is  functioning  as  house 
manager  oft  the  Alhambra  in  Mil- 
waukee. 


Dave  Barrist  says  his  Philly  M.P. 
T.O.  unit  stands  100  per  cent  for  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  code  proposals,  which, 
incidentally,  he  helped  to  draft.  This 
indicates  there  is  harmony  again  be- 
tween the  Philly  association  and  the 
national  body. 


News  flash:  Fred  Meyer  has  just 
dug  up  the  fact  that  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall's  ancestors  founded  Manhattan. 
The  name  used  to  be  Kuy-Kendall  in 
those  days. 

Sol  E.  Gordon,  president  of  East 
Texas  Theaters,  Inc.,  has  bag  and 
baggaged  back  to  Beaumont,  Texas, 
where  he  headquarters,  after  parti- 
cipating in  the  code  proceedings. 


A.  H.  Schivart?  is  keeping  one  eye 
on  the  codifying  and  the  other  on  his 
new  house  under  construction  at 
Franklin  Square,  New  York  City. 
Added  to  his  burdens  is  the  fact  that 
the  painters  working  on  the  job  have 
gone  on  strike. 


Conferees  need  gas  masks  in  or- 
der to  endure  the  smoke-beclouded 
rooms  in  which  they  are  doing  their 
gabbing. 


W.  Ray  Johnston  sent  the  follow- 
ing wire  to  Harry  Joe  Brown,  who 
was  married  to  Salliy  Eilers  Sun- 
day: "Dave  Mountan  offers  resolu- 
tion seconded  by  Harry  Thomas  and 
unanimously  carried  that  clause  be 
inserted  in  film  code  that  you  and 
Sally  enjoy  a  pass  to  perpetual  hap- 
piness this  goes  for  me  as  a  double 
feature." 


Sam  Dembow  smiles  broadly  be- 
cause the  New  York  Paramount 
broke  a  three-year  week-end  record, 
covering  Friday,  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day, with  "Too  Much  Harmony." 


U.  A.  British  Film  Starts 

London  —  "The  Queen"  went  into 
production  this  week  at  the  London 
studios  of  British  &  Dominions,  for 
United  Artists  release.  The  leading 
roles  are  being  played  Anna  Neagle 
and  Fernand  Graavey,  stars  of  "Bit- 
ter Sweet,"  also  a  United  Artists 
release. 


Proposal  Made  Under  the 

Right-to-Buy  Clause 

Stirs  Argument 

Washington — Circuit  buying  power 
would  be  barred  as  a  determining 
factor  in  product  sales  under  the 
right-to-buy  clause  proposed  by  Al- 
lied States  Association  in  conjunc- 
tion with  the  Independent  Exhibitors 
Code  Protective  Committee.  This 
is  the  proposal  which  started  three 
hours  of  arguments  on  the  subject 
at  the  exhibitor  group  meeting 
which  ended  at  the  Mayflower  early 
yesterday   morning. 

The  clause,  prepared  by  Attorney 
Mitchell  Klupt  in  behalf  of  the  two 
exhibitor  organizations,  reads  as 
follows: 

Every  exhibitor  shall  have  the  right  to 
license  in  free  and  open  competition  any  and 
all  pictures  and  whatever  run  of  pictures 
such  exhibitor  desires.  No  distributor  shall 
deny  to  any  exhibitor  such  right,  nor  shall 
any  distributor  fail  or  refuse  to  license  any 
and  all  pictures  and  whatever  run  of  pictures 
that  any  exhibitor  may  desire,  provided  the 
exhibitor  is  willing  to  pay  therefor  the  same 
price  or  rental  as  is  paid  by  other  exhibitors 
in  the  immediate  area  of  competition,  or  the 
price  or  rental  at  which  a  distributor  is 
offering  such  picture  or  pictures,  or  run  of 
pictures  to  any  other  exhibitor  in  the  imme- 
diate   area    of    competition. 

Any  contracts,  franchises,  arrangements, 
understandings  or  practices  interfering  with 
or  impairing  or  denying  such  rights  shall  be 
deemed    to   be   unfair    methods    of    competition. 

In  any  case,  where  pictures  are  licensed  in 
bulk,  or  for  a  chain  of  theaters  which  operate 
n  a  number  of  competitive  areas,  the  total 
purchase  price  of  such  bulk  license  shall  be 
fairly  allocated  to  the  several  competitive 
areas,  for  the  purpose  of  determining  the 
proportionate  price  or  renal  of  such  pictures 
which   are   to    be   used   in  a   particular  theater. 

The  buying  power  of  a  theater,  which  re- 
sults from  the  fact  that  it  is  operated  by  or 
as  a  part  of  a  circuit  or  chain  which  operates 
theaters  in  other  situations  or  competitive 
areas,  shall  not  be  a  factor  of  consideration 
in   any  question  that  arises   under  this  article. 

The  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be  so 
construed  as  to  permit  a  distributor  to  adopt 
reasonable  precautions  to  assure  the  payment 
by   exhibitors   of    agreed    prices   or    rentals. 


Zanuck  Starting  Three 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — In  addition  to  "Mou- 
lin Rouge,"  now  in  work,  Darryl 
Zanuck  has  just  placed  "Born  to  Be 
Bad"  in  production  and  will  soon 
start  "Gallant  Lady,"  starring  Ann 
Harding  and  Clive  Brook,  and 
"Trouble  Shooter,"  with  Spencer 
Tracy,  Jack  Oakie  and  Constance 
Cummings.  All  are  20th  Century 
productions  for  United  Artists  re- 
lease. 


Fire  Destroys  Berwick  House 

Berwick,  Pa. — Fire  at  the  Strand 
yesterday  destroyed  that  house  and 
damaged  the  Palace,  as  well  as 
threatening  several  business  blocks. 


Allied  Undecided  on  Duals 

Washington — The  Allied  delegation  to 
the  code  meetings  has  now  no  definite 
unit  policy  on  double  feature  bills, 
Abram  F.  Myers,  chairman  of  its  board, 
told  the  exhibitor  gathering  which  ad- 
journed early  yesterday  morning.  Mem- 
bers are  unable  to  agree  on  any  group 
attitude.  The  M.P.T.O.A.  contingent 
is  holding  to  its  position  for  local 
autonomy  through  the  75-75  per  cent 
local  elimination  clause. 


THE 


ASunshineCode 

. . .  for  the  modern  cinema 

By   THE   COL. 


XA/ASHINGTON.  Monday— It  all  started 
rather  harmlessly  ...  It  seems  that 
the  Col.  was  between  conferences  and 
found  himself  in  the  duckiest  little  pink, 
b'ack  and  chromium  Washington  speak,  ac- 
companied by  none  other  than  a  producer, 
an  actor,  an  exhibitor  and  a  distributor. 
Here  at  last  was  the  spot  for  our  own 
Sunshine  Code.  After  the  seventh  or  eighth 
rcund,  all  agreed  that  it  was  100  per  cent 
perfect.  The  picture  executives  gathered 
in  Washington,  without  further  delay  can 
now  return  to  New  York.  Tomorrow  the 
Sunshine  Code  will  be  in  the  hands  of  Sig- 
nor  Rosenblatt  and  all  of  the  troubles  of 
the  motion  picture  world  will  be  over. 
Here   'tis: 

Resolved,  to  wit,  and  it  is  hereby  agreed 
as  fair  cinema  practice  that:  No.  1.  Actors 
will  not  have  to  work  on  Sundays,  Holidays 
or  Mornings  on  which  they  have  a  hang- 
over. And  further,  they  may  be  excused 
from  working  if  they  dislike  (A)  The  Story, 
1B1  The  Director,  :C>  The  Author,  (D) 
The  Producer,  (E)  The  Cameraman,  IF) 
Their  mother-in-law,  lG)  Spinach,  (H) 
Pete    Harrison. 

No.  2.  Salesmen  will  give  up  the  custom 
of  calling  on  prospective  customers  and 
held  tea  every  Thursday  afternoon  at  3:30 
to  which  all  exhibitors  and  their  wives 
•  and  sweethearts!  will  be  invited.  Imme- 
diately after  refreshments,  exhibitors  will 
choose  their  product  and  sign  on  the  dot- 
ted line. 

No.  3.  Exploitation  directors  and  press 
agents  who  tell  the  truth  about  their  em- 
ployees, or  productions  will  be  docked  two 
days'  pay  and  be  forced  to  read  every  issue 
of   their   company's   weekly    house   organ. 

No.  4.  Gag  men  and  dialogue  writers 
will  be  forced  to  sit  through  all  of  the 
rushes  of  their  work  and  it  will  be  con- 
sidered an  unfair  practice  if  they  fail  to 
laugh  and  applaud  heartily  at  their  own 
efforts. 

No.  5.  Producers  may  steal  the  idea,  the 
dialogue,  the  situations  and  the  story  of  a 
competitor's  production,  but  it  will  be  con- 
sidered an  unfair  practice,  if,  in  addition 
to  the  above,  the  title  of  the  production  is 
also  appropriated. 

No.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  film 
folk  to  follow  the  golden  rule.  Exhibitors 
will  love  Producers.  Producers  will  love 
Actors.  Authors  will  love  Exchange  Men. 
Etc.,  etc. 

No.  7.  Executives  must  conduct  them- 
selves with  proper  decorum  and  it  will  be 
considered  unfair  if  they  employ  only  blond 
stenographers.  Further  all  dictation  must 
be  dictated  within  the  40-hour  week  and 
not  after  working  hours,  and  chairs  instead 
of   laps   must   be   provided    for   stenogs. 

No.  8.  The  settlement  of  all  controver- 
sies will  be  in  the  hands,  for  final  adjudica- 
tion, of  a  committee  composed  of:  Welford 
Beaton,  Hal  Home,  Spyros  Skouras,  Adolph 
Hitler  and  Col.  Alicoate. 

— At  any  rate  it  all  happened  in  a  swell 
speakeasy.  Imagine  a  place  where  the 
bartender  calls  you  Mister  and  where  they 
wash   the   glasses  after   every  drink. 


Declares  All  Labor  Troubles 
Are  Accompanied  by  Violence 


Washington  —  As  evidence  sub- 
stantiating the  assertion  of  Bob 
Wilby  at  the  code  hearing  to  the  ef- 
fect that  violence  always  accompan- 
ies labor  troubles,  Aaron  Saperstein 
president  of  Allied's  Chicago  unit,  is 
submitting  to  Deputy  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt a  copy  of  a  "Chicago  Daily 
Tribune"  editorial  citing  instances 
of  such  actions  in  the  operator  situa- 
tion in  that  city. 

Under  the  caption  of  "Not  on  but 
Behind  the  Screen,"  the  editorial 
reads  as  follows: 

"A  motion  picture  operator,  com- 
plaining that  his  pay  was  being 
taken  from  him,  was  beaten  up  in 
the  union  headquarters.  The  man 
who  beat  him,  using  a  gun  butt,  wa- 
one  of  Maloy's  favorites.  He  was 
also  the  fellow  who  was  taking  the 
operator's  pay.  Maloy,  the  business 
agent  of  the  union,  is  tough  and 
strong  politically.  What  might  be 
serious  trouble  with  the  law  turns 
out  to  be  very  little  trouble  when  he 
gets  into  it.  The  union  and  the  mov- 
ing picture  business  together  have 
been  ruled  by  bombing,  assaults  and 
murder. 

"A  union  operator  who  went  to 
headquarters  to  protest  because  he 
was  not  allowed  to  work  was  killed 
and  although  preponderant  evidence 
showed  that  he  had  been  an  un- 
armed man  with  a  just  complaint 
Ralph  O'Hara,  another  Maloy  favo- 
rite, was  cleared  in  court.  When 
moving  picture  exhibitors,  needing 
only  one  operator,  were  resisting  the 
attempt  of  Maloy  to  put  two  in 
each  theater,  many  of  the  theaters 
were  bombed.-  No  real  protection 
was  given  them  nor  were  the  crim- 
inals brought   to   book.     The   crimes 


were  altogether  above  board,  there 
being  no  possibility  or  pretense  of 
concealing  what  the  purpose  was. 
and  yet  the  exhibitors  were  quite 
helpless  until  the  arrangement  was 
made  with  the  union  boss.  The  au- 
thorities were  interested  in  com- 
promise and  not  in  punishment. 
Maloy  even  had  a  brother  in  the 
city  hall,  in  charge  of  the  licensing 
of  operators.  Moving  picture  ex 
hibitors  ave  particularly  vulnerable 
to  criminal  attack  because  their  pa- 
trons can  easily  be  frightened  away 
by  bombing  and  other  acts  of  vio- 
lence. Terrorism  is  ruinous  to  the 
business  and  when  the  law  breaks 
down  the  owners  are  compelled  to 
get  immunity  where  they  can.  The 
modern  mechanism  of  projecting  ? 
moving  picture  is  simple  and  easily 
handled,  but  the  operator's  pay  has 
been  kept  at  a  high  standard,  and 
the  union  management  has  been  able 
to  collect  a  great  deal  of  money 
which  it  can  use  to  sweeten  the  pro- 
tection it  needs  for  its  immunities. 
Nearly  all  the  conditions  produced 
by  the  scandalous  management  con- 
trolling a  popular  amusement  indus- 
try are  well  known  and  the  acts  ox' 
violence  are  never  involved  in  any 
doubt  of   authorship. 

"For  years  Mr.  Maloy  has  been 
asking  this  city  what  it  proposed 
to  do  about  it  and  the  answer  has 
been  just  what  he  expected — noth- 
ing. Honest  members  of  the  union 
have  suffered  from  his  manipulation 
of  permits  and  jobs,  the  industry  has 
been  levied  upon,  and  the  public  has 
been  exposed  to  violence.  Nothing 
really  adequate  can  be  said  of  such 
a  situation  permitted  to  exist  in  con- 
trol of  the  most  popular  amusement 
offered  in  the  town." 


NEWS  of  the  DAY 


Memphis — Orpheum  Theater  Corp. 
has  filed  articles  of  incorporation. 
Mort  Goldberg,  Leo  Solomon  and 
Aaron  H.  Cushon  are  the  incorpora- 
tors. 


Athens,   Ala.  —  The  Ritz  has  re- 
opened. 


Robertsdale,    Ala. — Formal    open- 
ing of  the  Hub  was  held  recently. 


Woodland,  Me. — The  Opera  House 
has  been  opened  by  F.  Foggin. 


RKO  Vaude  Bookings 

Increase  to  14  Weeks 

RKO  will  have  14  weeks'  bookings 
for  stage  shows  when  the  Palace, 
Cleveland,  and  the  Albee,  Providence, 
change  from  straight  pictures  to  a 
vaudeville-picture  combination  pol- 
icy on  Oct.  6.  Last  week  the  Palace, 
Rochester,  changed  to  vaudeville  in 
addition  to  pictures.  While  Keith's, 
Syracuse,  is  not  committed  to  a  reg- 
ular combination  policy  it  will  have 
major  bookings  sent  from  time  to 
time  during  the  Winter.  The  14 
weeks  of  RKO  vaudeville  are  exclu- 
sive of  contracts  with  outside  the- 
aters booked  out  of  the  Boston  and 
Chicago  offices. 


November  Release  Dates 
Tentatively  Set  by  M-G-M 

M-G-M  has  set  temporary  release 
dates  for  November.  They  are:  Nov. 
3,  "The  Late  Christopher  Bean"  or 
"Meet  the  Baron";  Nov.  10,  "The 
Cat  and  the  Fiddle"  or  "Comin'n 
'Round  the  Mountain";  Nov.  17, 
"Forever  Faithful";  Nov.  24, 
"Dancing  Lady." 


Barrymore  and  5  Others 
Get  New  M-G-M  Contracts 

Hollywood  —  Lionel  Barrymore 
was  signed  by  M-G-M  yesterday  to 
a  new  three  year  contract.  Una 
Merkel  was  also  signed  for  one  year. 
Virginia  Kellcg,  Zelda  Sears,  Evelyn 
Greenbaum  and  Robert  Hopkins, 
writers,  were  signed  to  term  con- 
tracts, as  was  Agnes  Anderson,  ac- 
tress. 


"I   Loved  a  Woman"  Holds   Over 

First  National's  "I  Loved  a  Wo- 
man," with  Edward  G.  Robinson  and 
Kay  Francis,  will  hold  a  second  week 
at  the  Strand.  The  picture  also  is 
being  held  at  the  Metropolitan, 
Washington. 


Peter   Dawe   Dies 

Bridgeport,  Conn.  —  Peter  Dawe, 
69,  builder  of  Dawe's  theater,  now 
the  Cameo,  Warner  house,  and  the 
Palace,  neighborhood  house,  and  for- 
merly an  exhibitor,  died  last  week. 


Charles  H.  Babcock  Dead 

Palmer,  Mass. — Charles  H.  Bab- 
cock. 83,  pioneer  exhibitor  in  this 
section,  died  Saturday. 


Peaks  Island,  Me. — The  Gem  the- 
ater  has  been  closed  by  M.   Goffin. 


Denver — After  announcing  "Song 
of  Songs"  would  be  held  another 
week  at  the  Denham,  the  picture 
was  succeeded  after  eight  days  by 
"Three-Cornered  Moon."  "Song  of 
Songs"  broke  the  house  record. 


5  Empire  Union  Officials 
Held  in  Watchman's  Death 

Five  officials  of  the  Empire  State 
operators'  union,  arrested  in  connec- 
tion with  the  death  of  Windsor  The- 
ater night  watchman,  who  was  beat- 
en up  when  the  interior  of  the  the- 
ater was  wrecked,  presumably  as  a 
result  of  labor  trouble,  were  ar- 
raigned Sunday  in  Bay  Ridge  Court, 
Brooklyn,  and  held  without  bail  for 
trial  on  a  charge  of  homicide.  Offi- 
cials include  Arthur  Farkash,  presi- 
dent; James  Addesso,  vice-president; 
William  Santosera,  recording  secre- 
tary; Ernest  Mauro,  treasurer,  and 
Joseph  Blatt,  walking  delegate.  They 
also  are  charged  with  malicious  mis- 
chief in  connection  with  the  wreck- 
ing of  the  theater,  and  hearing  on 
this  charge  is  set  for  Oct.  2. 

American  Films  Hold 

Lead  in  French  Field 

Paris— Out  of  a  total  of  206  fea- 
tures released  in  France  during  the 
first  six  months  of  this  year,  93  were 
American  and  only  10  British.  Fifty- 
seven  French-language  pictures  were 
made  here  and  16  were  made  abroad, 
while  dubbed  films  included  27  from 
America  and  only  four  from  Eng- 
land. Total  dubbed  pictures  for  this 
year  will  be  about  130,  more  than 
double  last  year's  figure. 

American  pictures  also  have  been 
the  biggest  money-makers  so  far 
this  year,  the  leading  attractions  in- 
cluding "Grand  Hotel,"  "Sign  of  the 
Cross,"  "Bring  'Em  Back  Alive"  and 
"Blond  Venus." 


Norma  Terris   For   Vitaphone   Short 

Norma  Terris  has  been  signed  by 
Vitaphone  to  make  a  short  subject  at 
the  Brooklyn  studio.  Herman  Ruby 
is  preparing  the  script,  and  it  is  ex- 
pected   that    Joseph    Henabery    will 

direct.  

Cleveland  Palace  Going  Vaude 

Cleveland — Vaudeville  will  be  re- 
instated Oct.  6  at  the  RKO  Palace, 
according  to  Nat  Holt,  district  man- 
ager. 


THE 


Tuesday,  Sept.  26,  1933 


DAILY 


10  CIRCUIT  DEALS 
ARE  CLOSED  BY  RKO 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
in  and  around  Philadelphia.  Eddie 
McEvoy,  eastern  division  manager, 
signed  the  Mike  Shea  circuit  of  eight 
houses  in  Buffalo.  The  Brill  circuit 
of  Staten  Island,  numbering  11  the- 
aters, and  the  Walter  Reade  circuit 
of  18  New  Jersey  houses,  were  signed 
by  Bob  Wolff,  New  York  branch 
manager. 

In  Boston,  the  Joelson  circuit  was 
signed  by  Roy  Cropper,  branch  man- 
ager, who  also  signed  the  Maine  and 
New  Hampshire  circuit  of  40  thea- 
ters. Tom  Thomson,  Kansas  City 
branch  manager,  signed  the  Schultz- 
Commonwealth  and  0.  K.  Mason  cir- 
cuits totaling  15  houses  in  Missouri 
and  Kansas,  and  also  the  Dubinsky 
circuit  of  10  theaters. 

Cresson  Smith,  western  and  south- 
ern sales  manager,  who  returned, 
yesterday  from  the  south,  signed  the 
Paschall  circuit  of  49  Texas  houses 
and  the  Hoblitzelle  circuit  of  18  the- 
aters in  Texas.  Smith  was  assisted 
by  J.  H.  Mclntyre,  southern  district 
manager. 


Midnight  Shows  in  Detroit 

Detroit — Following  the  lead  of  the 
Fox,  the  Publix  Michigan  has  gone 
to  a  Saturday  midnight  show  policy. 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By   RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
CAMUEL  GOLDWYN  has  signed 
Muriel  Kirkland  and  Mae  Clarke 
for.  "Nana,"  starring  Anna  Sten. 
Others  in  the  cast  include  Phillips 
Holmes,  Lionel  At-will,  Jessie  Ralph, 
Helen  Freeman,  Ferdinand  Gott- 
schalk,  Reginald  Owen  and  Lawrence 
Grant.  Dorothy  Arzner  is  directing 
the  new  version. 

*  *         * 

Richard  Dix's  new  RKO  picture, 
variously  known  as  "I  Won  2  Medal" 
and  "Birds  of  Prey,"  has  been  defi- 
nitely titled  "Ace  of  Aces." 

Joseph  Schildkraut  is  to  appear 
in  a  series  of  productions  made  by 
Phil  Berg  for  Columbia. 

*  *         * 

Phil  Rosen  has  been  engaged  by 
Columbia  to  direct  Tim  McCoy's 
"Hold  the  Press,"  from  an  original 
story  by  Horace  McCoy.  It  is  being 
made  under  the  supervision  of  Irv- 
ing Briskin. 

Donald  Woods,  who  has  been  ap- 
pearing all  summer  as  guest  artist 
at  Elitch  Gardens,  Denver,  has  been 
signed  to  a  contract  by  Warner 
Bros,  for  leading  man  roles. 

*  *         # 

Lucien    Littlefield    has    been    en- 


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Corporation 


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President 


CLINTON     M.     WHITE 
Vice-President 


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"Explorers  of  the  World" 
"Isle  of   Paradise" 
"Polar    Perils" 
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gaged  for  a  featured  role  in  Colum- 
bia's "East  of  Fifth  Avenue." 

Dick  Powell  is  working  in  two  pic- 
tures   simultaneously    at    Warners. 
One  is  "The  College  Coach"  and  the 
other  is   "Convention  City." 
*         *         * 

Charles  Farrell  has  been  signed  by 
Charles  R.  Rogers  to  head  the  cast 
of  "She  Made  Her  Bed,"  for  Para- 
mount release.  Charlie  Ruggles, 
Walter  Woolf  and  Gregory  Ratoff 
also  are  in  it. 

Genevieve  Tobin  will  play  the  fea- 
tured lead  in  Warner's  "Broadway 
and  Back,"  with  George  Brent,  Lyle 
Talbot  and  Guy  Kibbee. 

Esther  Muir  has  joined  the  cast  of 
Paramount's  "Cap'n  Jericho,"  with 
Richard  Arlen,  Judith  Allen,  Sir  Guy 
Standing   and   Charles  Grapewin. 

Chic  Sale  has  been  added  by  M-G- 
M  to  the  cast  of  the  May  Robson- 
Polly  Moran  vehicle,  "Comin'  'Round 
the  Mountain." 

Paramount  has  acquired  the  right 
from  the  French  composer,  Ravel, 
to  use  the  title  "Bolero"  for  its 
forthcoming  production  with  George 
Raft  and  Carole  Lombard.  The  pic- 
ture has  been  tentatively  titled  "All 
of   Me." 


De   Mille   Back  to  New   York 

Washington  —  William  de  Mille 
has  returned  to  New  York  but  is 
holding  himself  available  in  case  he 
is  needed  here.  Several  major  com- 
pany executives  last  night  urged 
group  meetings  be  transferred  to 
New  York  as  in  the  instance  of  one 
other  code.  Such  an  arrangement 
would  facilitate  contact  with  com- 
pany heads  not  present  at  Washing- 
ton sessions.  The  plan  will  be  for- 
mally presented  to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt 
immediately. 


Hornig  Heads  Maryland  M.  P.  T.  O. 

Baltimore — Frank  A.  Hornig,  in- 
stead of  Herman  A.  Blum  as  inad- 
vertently stated  in  a  recent  item,  is 
now  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Maryland.  Blum  is  an  ex-president 
of  the  association.  Other  current 
officers  include  Arthur  B.  Price,  vice- 
president;  J.  Harry  Gruver,  treas- 
urer, and  Helen  Connelly,  secretary. 
Directors  include  Blum,  Walter 
Pacy,  Louis  Gaertner,  J.  Louis  Rome, 
Thomas  D.  Goldberg,  Samuel  Soltz, 
Philip  Miller  and  Earle  Burkins. 

Stephani   Joins   Paramount 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Frederick  Stephani, 
former  story  scout  for  Warner,  has 
been  engaged  by  Paramount  as  a 
member  of  the  studio  editorial  board, 
increasing  its  membership  to  four, 
in   addition   to    Jeff   Lazarus,    chair- 


• 

THE  1934. 
FILM  DAILY 
YEAR  BOOK 

WILL  BE  MORE . 

IMPORTANT 
THIS  YEAR . 
THAN  EVER 
BECAUSE . . 
OF  WHAT  IS 
HAPPENING 
IN  THIS . . . 
INDUSTRY . 
IT'S  NOW 

PREPARATION . . 

• 


A    NEW    FILM     FOR 

COMPOSITE  SHOTS 

1      ROM  the  general  standpoint  of 

|~~  fineness  of  grain,  speed,  and 

processing    characteristics, 

Eastman  Background   Negative  is 

definitely    superior   to   every   film 

hitherto    available    for    composite 

shots.   Tests  in  the  laboratory  and 

on  the  lot  prove  this.  They  indicate 

that  this  new  Eastman  film  will  go 

far  to  enhance  the  beauty  and  effec- 

tiveness of  today's  motion  pictures. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company.  (J.  E. 
Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 

EASTMAN 

BACKGROUND    NEGATIVE 

Intimate  in  Character 
International  in  Scope 
Independent  in  Thought 


/ 


The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
Now   Sixteen  Years  Old 


VOL.  LXIII.  NO.  74 


NEW  TOCr,  WEDNCfDAy.   01  I    I  I  Nil  1  I    27,   1933 


5  CfNTI 


94  Features,  25%  of  Lineups,  Completed  by  Majors 

REDRAFTING  OF  CODE  STARTED  DY  ROSENBLATT 

Allied   Ass*!!    Declares    Against   Restriction    of    Duals 


Richey   Sets   Forth  Stand 

of  Exhibitor  Group 

on  Twin  Bills 

Washington  —  Attitude  of  Allied 
on  the  double  feature  situation,  in- 
definite   during  the   early   hours   of 

i  the  Washington  meetings,  crystal- 
ized  into  opposition  to  any  restric- 
tive clauses  at  yesterday's  general 
exhibitor  meeting  at  the  Mayflower. 
The  Allied  policy  was  indicated  by 
H.  M.  Richey,  who  declared  that  any 
handicaps     imposed     on     dual     bills 

I  would  do  severe  damage  to  indepen- 
dent producing  companies.  Allied's 
position    on    the    issue,    one    of    the 

{Continued   on    Page    6) 

MOVIE  ADVERTISING 
BOOSTEDABOUT  30% 

Movie  theater  advertising  in  the 
last  three  weeks,  using  25  key  cen- 
ters as  a  barometer,  has  increased 
an  average  of  30  per  cent,  with  out- 
lays in  some  instances  and  in  the 
case  of  certain  pictures  running  as 
much  as  80  per  cent  higher.  The 
tendency,  bearing  out  a  trend  out- 
lined earlier  in  the  month  by  "Ad- 
vertising Age,"  is  regarded  as  hav- 
ing   been    influenced    partly   by    the 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 

Plan  to  Roadshow 

"Footlight  Parade" 

f  After  a  home  office  screening  of 
"Footlight  Parade,"  Warner  execu- 
tives favor  roadshowing  of  the 
musical,  with  possibility  that  the 
premiere  at  the  New  York  Strand 
on  Oct.  5  will  be  changed  to  a  re- 
served seat  policy  at  $1.50  top. 
In  addition  to  the  special  preview 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Financing  of  Code  Machinery  to  be  Decided 

Washington — Ways  and  means  for  financing  the  film  industry  code  machinery  are 
yet  to  be  determined.  Unofficial  estimates  place  the  cost  of  operating  this  gigantic 
setup,  including  the  code  authority  and  local  boards,  at  a  figure  greatly  in  excess 
of  Film  Boards  of  Trade  maintenance.  Some  form  of  assessment  must  be  worked  out 
to  cover  the  expense.  In  all  probability  this  will  be  one  of  the  last  items  considered 
as    the    code    assumes    its    official    form. 


No  Stopping  That  Gal 

Latest  in  the  Mae  West  line  is 
"Lacey  Lou."  It's  not  the  title  of  one 
of  her  next  pictures,  but  the  name  ot 
a  "nightie  that  touches  the  floor"  in- 
troduced   by    Gimbel's. 


L.  J.  SGHLAIFER  JOINS 

FOY  PRODUCTIONS 


West    Coast   Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  L.  J.  Schlaifer  has 
joined  Bryan  Foy  Production  as  gen- 
eral manager  in  charge  of  distribu- 
tion. Exchanges  will  be  opened  in 
key  cities  with  Dallas  getting  the 
first.  Foy  plans  to  make  twelve 
features  annually. 


Grainger  on  Coast  Trip; 
Sales  Further  Advanced 

James  R.  Grainger,  Universal 
sales  chief,  left  New  York  yesterday 
aboard  the  Broadway  Limited  on  a 
three  weeks'  sales  trip  which  will 
take  him  to  the  coast  and  back.  The 
trip  will  include  a  conference  at  the 
studio  with  Carl  Laemmle,  Jr.,  on 
production  matters,  lasting  nearly  a 
week. 

With  very  few  exceptions,  every 
important  circuit  and  every  key 
point  has  contracted  for  Universal 
features,  serials  and  short  product, 
including  the  Universal  Newspaper 

{Continued  on  Page   7) 


N.  J.  UNIT  RE-ELECTS 
SIDNEY  E.SAMUELSON 


Atlantic  City — Sidney  E.  Samuel- 
son  was  re-elected  president  of  Al- 
lied Theater  Owners  of  New  Jersey 
at  yesterday's  closing  sessions  of  the 
convention  at  the  St.  Charles  Hotel 
here.  Instead  of  terminating,  the 
convention  adjourned  until  a  date 
to  be  set  by  Samuelson  for  further 
consideration  of  NRA  code. 

Discussion  of  the  code  occupied 
entire  session  yesterday.  Nothing 
definite  was  decided  owing  to  in- 
completeness of  the  code  at  the  pres- 
ent time. 

Other  officers  re-elected  were: 
Vice-Presidents,  Julius  Charnow. 
Leonia;  I.  M.  Hirshblond,  Toms 
River;  Harry  I.  Waxmann,  Atlantic 
City;     Secretary,     Irving    Dollinger, 

{Continued   on   Page    7) 


Circuits  Are  Raising 

Early  Matinee  Scale 

Starting  next  week,  all  major  cir- 
cuits will  raise  the  admission  price 
of  "early  bird  matinees"  from  10 
to  15  cents. 


Production  on  '33-34  Lineups 
Is  Setting  Record  for  Speed 


Van  Beuren  May  Produce 
13  Meyer  Davis  Musicals 

Negotiations  are  under  way,  and 
expected  to  be  completed  today,  for 
the  production  of  13  Meyer  Davis 
musical  shorts  by  the  Van  Beuren 
Corp. 


Breaking  all  records  for  the  first 
two  months  of  the  production  season, 
eight  major  companies  have  com- 
pleted 94  features,  25  per  cent  of 
the  total  number  scheduled  for  the 
1933-34  season,  a  Film  Daily  sur- 
vey shows.  Out  of  approximately 
400  features  announced  by  these  ma- 

{Continued  on  Page  7) 


NRA   Will   Seek   to   Find 

Dividing   Line   Between 

Buyer  and  Seller 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Washington — With  all  three  in- 
dustry groups  recessed  until  Wed- 
nesday, next  week,  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, deputy  administrator,  will 
undertake  the  task  of  drafting  a 
tentative  code  which  he  will  present 
for  discussion  at  the  reconvened 
sessions. 

"NRA  must  determine  with  re- 
spect to  a  great  many  vexatious 
points   where   the   rights    of   sellers 

{Continued   on   Page   6) 


EXHIBS  INSIST  DUALS 
BE  INCLUDED  IN  CODE 


By     WILLIAM    SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — An  apparent  change 
of  heart  on  the  part  of  some  inde- 
pendent exhibitors  on  the  question 
of  double  features  was  evidenced  at 
yesterday  afternoon's  meeting  with 
exhibitors.  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  said 
to  them  that  apparently  everybody 
wanted  something  done  about  it  and 
that  some  exhibitors  had  said  that 
possibly  the  best  way  would  be  to 

{Continued   on    Page    6) 


Producers  Must  Revise 
Code  by  Next  Wednesday 

Washington — Deputy  Administra- 
tor Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  has  instructed 
the  major  producers'  committee  to 
deliver  their  revised  code  proposals 
to  him  before  the  code  conference 
reconvenes  here  Wednesday  of  next 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Will  Map  Authority 

Washington  —  Setup  of  the  code 
authority  is  one  of  the  provisions  which 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  deputy  administrator, 
will  write  into  his  tentative  code  draft 
between  now  and  next  Wednesday,  he 
stated  at  the  Mayflower  yesterday  fol- 
lowing  the   exhibitor   meeting. 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  27,  1933 


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THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Sept.  28:  Inaugural  rally  of  National  Stage 
and  Screen  Legion  of  the  NRA,  Longacre 
Square   opposite    Palace  Theater,    New   York. 

Sept.  28-29:  Third  Annual  Miniature  Movies 
Conference,  New  York.  A.  D.  V.  Storey, 
secretary. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  ball- 
room,   Mayflower    Hotel,    Washington,    D.    C. 


Unions  Stepping  Up  Demands 


Renewal  of  demands  for  higher  wage  scales  on  the  part  of  operators,  stage  hands 
and  musicians'  unions  h^s  been  reported  from  various  sections  in  the  last  week, 
with  movie  leaders  crediting  it  to  the  breaks  which  organized  labor  has  obtained 
in    Washington. 


Movie  Theater  Advertising 
Boosted  About  30  Per  Cent 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

NRA  and  partly  by  an  improved  run 
of  product  offering  better  business 
getting  possibilities. 

Paramount  has  been  among  the 
leaders  in  the  increased  use  of  ad- 
vertising space,  devoting  from  35  to 
100  per  cent  more  to  outstanding 
attractions,  according  to  "Advertis- 
ing Age."  The  same  survey  quoted 
Jack  Cohn  of  Columbia  as  stating 
that  advertising  appropriations  were 
increasing  and  would  continue  to  in- 
crease in  order  to  take  advantage  of 
the  greater  potential  patronage  made 
possible  by  improved  general  condi- 
tions. Another  heavy  advertiser  is 
Loew-M-G-M. 

"Results  have  justified  the  addi- 
tional expenditure,"  states  the  ad- 
vertising publication,  which  adds 
that  current  ad  copy  on  movies 
"evidences  a  somewhat  more  con- 
servative treatment  more  nearly  ap- 
proaching that  of  straight  commer- 
cial advertising." 


"Lady"  in  Dual  Run 

Columbia's  "Lady  for  a  Day"  is 
being  given  a  simultaneous  run  at 
the  Mission  and  Plaza  theaters,  San 
Diego,  marking  the  first  occurrence 
of  its  kind  there.  Holdovers  on  the 
picture  continue  to  pile  up,  Columbia 
reports,  with  latest  situations  includ- 
ing Keith's,  .  Washington  Strand, 
Stamford;  Lincoln,  Trenton;  Or- 
pheum,  Sioux  City,  la.,  and  Or- 
pheum   Davenport. 


June    Knight    Booked    in    Chicago 

June  Knight  has  left  for  Chicago, 
where  she  opens  Friday  at  the  Pal- 
ace with  Lou  Holtz  for  an  indefinite 
engagement.  Booking  was  arranged 
bv  the  Leo  Morrison  office. 


"New   Deal"   Release   Oct.    1 

Warner's  two-reel  NRA  short, 
"The  New  Deal,"  is  being  released 
Oct.  1.  Over  500  prints  have  already 
been  distributed  among  Warner  ex- 
changes, where  exhibitors  may  ob- 
tain and  play  prints  without  charge. 


Cliff    Boyd    Back    to    Cincy 

Cincinnati  —  Cliff  Boyd,  former 
manager  of  the  Strand  in  Dayton, 
will  return  to  manage  the  local 
Strand,  reopening  with  vaudeville 
and  pictures  Oct.  1. 


Book   "Hell's   Holiday"   for   Run 

Chicago — Superb  Pictures'  "Hell's 
Holiday"  has  been  booked  by  Aaron 
Jones   of  Jones,  Linick  &   Schaeffer 

I  for  an  indefinite  run  at  the  Randolph 

I  starting  Oct.  1. 


Prcducers  Must  Revise 
Code  by  Next  Wednesday 

(Continued  from  Paye   1) 
week.       This    will    necessitate    New 
York   meetings  on   the   part   of   pro- 
ducer?,   who    have    all    returned    to 
their  home  offices. 

The  much-debated  articles  9  and  10 
are  important  among  those  to  be  re- 
drafted. The  first  concerns  relations 
between  producers  and  agents,  while 
the  second  has  to  do  writh  provisions 
designed  to  stop  star  raiding. 


Plan  to  Roadshow 

"Footlight  Parade" 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

of  the  picture  to  be  held  Friday  at 
the  Warner  Theater  for  trade,  stage, 
screen,  radio  and  newspaper  folk, 
similar  showings  are  planned  in 
Chicago,  Pittsburgh,  Detroit,  Cleve- 
land, San  Francisco,  Los  Angeles. 
Washington,  Philadelphia  and  other 
key   points. 


Cameo  Back  to  Features 

After  two  weeks'  trial  as  a  short 
subject  house,  the  RKO  Cameo  will 
re-instate  features  and  play  day- 
and-date  with  the  Palace  starting 
Friday.  First  picture  in  the  new 
policv  will  be  "The  Power  and  the 
Glory." 


Ralph  Staub  Reports  at  Vita. 

Ralph  Staub,  signed  by  Sam  Sax 
to  direct  shorts  at  the  Vitaphone 
Brooklyn  studio,  arrived  yesterday 
from   the   coast   to   start  work. 


Skouras   Stockholders   Appeal 

Jefferson  City,  Mo.  —  Minorit\ 
stockholders  of  Skouras  enterprises 
have  asked  the  Missouri  Supreme 
Court  to  set  aside  Judge  Hamilton's 
recent  order,  dismissing  the  receiver- 
ship action  against  the  circuit. 


Golden  Closes  Deal 
E.  H.  Golden  has  sold  a  series  of 
pictures,  including  "The  Blarney 
Kiss"  and  "Carnival,"  to  Morris 
Segal  of  Majestic  Pictures  for  the 
Ohio  territory. 


Fox   Signs   Stage  Player 
Suzanne    Kaaren,    New    York    ac- 
tress  and  former   champion  athlete, 
has  been  signed  by  Fox.    She  leaves 
Oct.  4  for  Hollywood. 


Reopening  State,  East  Liverpool 
East  Liverpool,  O. — State  theater 
here,  recently  acquired  by  the  East 
Liverpool  State  Theater,  will  reopen 
about  Oct.  1  with  straight  films.  J. 
R.  Osborne  will  manage. 


"Wild  Boys"  Holding  Over 

First  National's  "Wild  Boys  of 
the  Road"  will  be  held  over  for  a 
second  week  at  the  Hollywood. 


Coming  and  Going 


EE3THOLD  VIERTEL,  the  director,  is  in  New 
York  from  Ca  ifornia  and  is  stopping  at  the 
Hotel    St.    Moritz. 

MRS.  EVELYN  OAKIE,  mother  of  Jack  Oakie, 
h;s  left  for  Washington  to  make  personal  2p- 
pearances  in  connection  with  the  opening  of 
"Too   Much   Harmony"   in  that  city. 

JOE  E.  BROWN,  First  National  star,  will 
:ome    east    for    the    World's    Series. 

AL  STEFFES  arrived  in  New  York  yesterday 
from    Washington. 

IRENE  DUNNE,  RKO  star,  is  due  to  arrive 
in  New  York  today  from  the  coast  with  her 
husband,  Dr.  Francis  Griffin,  for  a  three  weeks' 
stay. 

PCLA  NEGRI,  arriving  from  abroad  will  stay 
t  the  Ambassador.  So  will  Marlene  Dietrich, 
who  returned  from  Europe  yesterday  along 
with  numerous  other  film  folk,  including  B.  P. 
Schulberg,  Mrs.  Jack  Warner,  Sylvia  Sidney, 
Marion  and  Genevieve  Gering,  Arthur  Asher, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  Beck,  George  Palmer  Put- 
nam   and    Robert    E.    Sherwood. 

MIRIAM  JORDAN,  Fox  star  arrives  in  New 
York  this  week  for  a  two  weeks'  vacation  be- 
fore returning  to  appear  with  Heather  Angel 
ind    Victor   Jory   in    "He    Knew   His   Women." 


British  Lion  Finishes  Comedy 

London — "This  is  the  Life,"  fea- 
ture comedy  whose  cast  includes 
lack  Barty,  recently  signed  by  Hal 
Roach,  has  been  completed  by  Brit- 
:sh  Lion.  Gordon  Harker  and  Bin- 
nie  Hale  head  the  cast.  Albert  de 
Courville  directed. 

Another  British  Lion  picture, 
'Strike  it  Rich,"  with  George  Gee 
and  Gina  Malo,  has  gone  in  produc- 
tion at  the  Beaconfield  studios  under 
iirection  of  Leslie  Hiscott.  It  will 
rave  musical  numbers. 


Kandel  Buys  Sport  Films 

Fifty  thousand  feet  of  negative 
comprising  the  entire  sport-picture 
library  of  Novagraph  have  been  pur- 
:hased  by  Morris  Kandel  for  the 
General  Film  Library.  The  negative 
contains  a  large  amount  of  slow- 
motion  photography.  C.  P.  Watson 
handled  the  deal  for  Novagraph. 


Irene  Thirer  on  Rialto  Publicity 

Irene  Thirer,  movie  critic  on  the 
'Daily  News"  for  about  10  years, 
has  been  engaged  by  Arthur  Mayer 
o  handle  publicity  for  the  Rialto. 


ATTENTION  ! 

We  have  in  stock  large  quantities  of 

ALEXANDER   SMITH   &   SONS 

BELVEDERE 
Broadloom  Carpet 

In   the    Following   Colors 
RESEDA  GREEN  JADE  GREEN 

BURGUNDY  RUST 

PEACH  RAISIN 

ROSE  TAUPE  HEATHER    TAUPE 

MADE  UP   INTO  RUGS 
Raw                  C/\7£  F.O.B. 

Edges        at    *y/-'    Sq.Yd.     New   York 
Bound  ■*• City 

Greater  N.  Y.  Export  House,  Inc. 

250   WEST  49th   ST.  NEW   YORK 

LAckawanna    4-0240 

Also   Many  Other  Grades 


In  Simultaneous  DAY  and  DATE 
engagements  showmen  are  tell- 
ing their  public  about  this 
^^  glorious  picture- 


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Broadcasts 
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"Night  Flight" 

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Wednesday,  Sept.  27,  1933 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 

=        By    RALPH    WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
TAMES  GLEASON  has  been  signed 
J  by  RKO  to  appear  opposite  ZaSu 
Pitts  in  "Once  Over  Lightly,"  in 
which  Pert  Kelton  and  Skeets  Gal- 
lagher also  are  teamed.  Robert 
Benchley  will  work  with  Richard 
Sehayer  on  the  screen  play,  and  Rus- 
sell Mack  has  been  borrowed  to  di- 
rect. 

*  *         * 

Boots  Mallory  and  Bill  Cagney 
brother  of  James,  are  newlyweds. 

*  *  * 

Irene  Ware  has  been  signed  for 
a  featured  part  in  "Orient  Express" 
at  the  Fox  studio. 

Charlie  Chaplin  has  won  a  court 
fight  to  have  the  monthly  allowance 
for  support  of  his  two  sons,  in  the 
care  of  Lita  Grev  Chaplin,  reduced 
from  $500  to  $350. 

John  Irwin,  the  famous  "Young 
Sharkey"  of  25  years  ago,  has  beer 
engaged  by  Al  Rockett  for  a  role  in 
"Hoopla,"  the  Clara  Bow  produc- 
tion. 

Writing  assignments  recently  madf 
at  RKO  include:  Agnes  Christine 
Johnson  to  do  the  screen  play  of 
"Long  Lost  Father,"  for  Clive 
Brook;  Wanda  Tuchock  and  Laird 
Doyle  to  prepare  the  screen  treat- 
ment for  "My  Gal  Sal,"  for  Irene 
Dunne,  and  Lulu  Vollmer,  just  ar- 
rived here,  to  adapt  her  novel,  "Trig- 
ger," for   Dorothy  Jordan. 

*  *  * 

Una  O'Connor  will  have  a  featured 
role  in  "Orient  Express." 

*  *         # 

RKO  has  signed  Enrico  Caruso, 
Jr.,  son  of  the  late  famous  tenor, 
for  a  brief  role  in  "Flying  Down  to 
Rio."  Lumsden  Hare  has  been  as- 
signed to  "Man  of  Two  Worlds,'' 
with  Francis  Lederer,  Steffi  Duna, 
Sarah  Padden,  Henry  Stephenson,  J. 
Farrell  McDonald  and  Ivan  Simpson. 

*  *  * 

Donald  Reed  and  Katherine  De- 
Mille  have  been  added  to  the  cast 
of  "Viva  Villa,"  new  Wallace  Beery 
picture.  Howard  Hawks,  who  will 
direct  for  M-G-M,  is  now  in  Mexico 
selecting  location  sites. 


BIG 

NEWS 

i  jSs$ 

AS    SEEN    BY 
THE  PRESS 

^J*P^ 

AGENT 
Total    exports 

»» 

of    German    films    to    all 

markets    in    the 

first    half    of    1933    de- 

dined  to   15.000,000  meters  against  19,- 

500,000    in    the 

first    half    of    1932. 

KG  THE 


PHIL  M  DALY 


•  •      •      AS  ONE  of  the  "Variety"  Muggs,  Abel  Green,  says 

"Sime    gets    back    to   his    Broadway    today." all 

the  Muggs  went  up  to  Albany  to  meet  the  Old  Man  at  5  this 
morning  to    escort    him    back  it    seems    sort    of 

ironical  that  he  should  have  taken  the  Final  Curtain  at  the  other 

end   of  the  continent as   far   removed   from   his   beloved 

Broadway  as  it  was  possible  to  go,  and  still  be  on  American  soil. 

•  •      •     BUT  TO  thousands  of  show  folk  in  every  amuse- 
ment field Sime  is  still  here in  Spirit    for  his 

personality  long  since  became  a  part  of  the  Show  World  that  he 

helped  to  mould,  build  and  direct  for  the  past  25  years 

his  slang  has  become  show  language his  ideals  are  show 

gospel his  fighting  spirit  is  the  essence  of  show  folks' 

philosophy wherever  Broadway's  influence  extends.  ... 

and   that's   any  place   you   find   show   people there   you 

will  find  Sime  still  lives    in  Spirit     . .     the  Show  goes  on 

stamped   indelibly  with  the   mark   of  the   man   known 

throughout  the  world  of  amusement  as  just  plain  "Sime" 

*  *  #  # 

•  •      •     SO   ON   Wednesday   nite show   folks   in   all 

sorts  of  shows  throughout  the  nation will  pause  for  a 

moment  in  silent  tribute  to  Sime while  his  close  friends 

and  associates  of  years  will  be  gathered  at  the  Riverside  Mem- 
orial Chapel    to  take  part  in  a  simple  and  unostentatious 

service  marking  the  last  rites and  that  is  exactly  as  Sime 

would  have  it 


Una  Merkel,  just  signed  to  a  new 
M-G-M  contract,  has  been  assigned  a 
leading  role  in  the  May  Robson- 
Polly  Moran  co-starring  picture, 
'Comin'  Round  the  Mountain." 

*  *         * 

Madge  Evans  has  been  given  the 
leading  role  opposite  Robert  Mont- 
gomery in  M-G-M's  "Transcontinen- 
tal Bus,"  soon  to  go  into  produc- 
tion with  Richard  Boleslavsky  at  the 
directorial  helm.  The  story  is  an 
original  by  Frank  Wead  and  Fer- 
dinand Reyer. 

*  *         * 

Lawrence  Grant  is  the  only  Eng- 
lish actor  to  play  an  English  role  in 
"Queen  Christina,"  Greta  Garbo's 
new  picture  in  which  she  is  reunited 
with  John  Gilbert.  Three  other  Eng- 
lish actors,  C.  Aubrey  Smith,  David 
Torrence   and    Reginald    Owen,    play 

Swedish  roles. 

*  *         * 

Further  additions  to  the  cast  of 
Paramount's  "Alice"  this  week  in- 
clude Polly  Moran,  Raymond  Hatton, 
Sir  Guy  Standing  and  Colin  Kenny. 

*  *         * 

Gregory  Ratoff  has  been  signed  by 
Charles  R.  Rogers  for  two  pictures, 
"We're  Sitting  Pretty",  with  Jack 
Haley,  Jack  Oakie  and  Ginger 
Rogers,  and  "She  Made  Her  Bed," 
with  Marguerite  Churchill,  Charles 
Farrell  and  Charlie  Ruggles,  both 
Paramount  releases. 

*  *  * 

Under  her  present  contract  signed 
prior  to  her  departure  for  Europe 
four  months  ago,  Marlene  Dietrich, 
who  returns  here  next  week,  is  to 
make  two  productions  for  Para- 
mount during  the  current  season, 
both    to    be    directed    by    Josef   von 


Sternberg.  The  first,  "Her  Regi- 
ment of  Lovers,"  is  now  being  put 
into  screen  form  by  Manuel  Komroff. 
Sam  JafFe  and  Alison  Skipworth 
have  been  assigned  to  supporting 
roles  in  the  .uroduction. 


Richard  Tucker  is  in  the  cast  of 
"Meet  the  Baron,"  Jack  Pearl's  de- 
but in  pictures  at  the  M-G-M  stu- 
dios. 

*         *         * 

"Flying  Down  to  Rio,"  RKO 
Radio's  musical,  became  an  extra- 
extravaganza  last  week  when  it  was 
divided  into  two  production  units, 
with  Mark  Sandrich  assigned  to  di- 
rect the  new  division  of  the  troup 
and  Thornton  Freeland  continuing 
V.'ith  the  first  group. 


A  startling  new  theme  is  said  to 
be  outlined  in  "Three  Men,"  by  Ar- 
thur Caesar,  which  is  shortly  to  be 
made  as  a  David  O.  Selznick  pro- 
duction for  M-G-M.  It  has  a  trio  of 
central  male  characters  who  were 
brought  up  together  as  boys  on  the 
lower  East  Side  of  New  York.  At 
maturity  one  becomes  the  Governor 
of  the  State,  the  second  a  Cardinal, 
the   third   dies  in  the  electric  chair. 


David  Landau  and  Olin  Howard 
are  playing  featured  roles  in  "Mali- 
bu,"  California  nature  story  being 
filmed  in  the  Sequoia  National  Park 

for   M-G-M. 

*         *         * 

William  Janney  has  one  of  the 
important  roles  in  M-G-M's  "The 
Vinegar  Tree." 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Popeye  the  Sailor  in 

"I  Yam  What  I  Yam" 
Paramount  7  mins. 

Pip  Animated  Cartoon 

Popeye  of  cartoon  fame  bids  fair 
to  become  one  of  the  most  popular 
of  cartoon  comedy  favorites  as  well. 
The  Max  Fleischer  studio  has  done 
a  swell  job  in  putting  the  super- 
strong  sailor  on  the  screen,  and  the 
way  old  Popeye  slugs  around  is  al- 
most a  continuous  roar.  Arriving 
on  a  redskin  island,  with  one  swing 
he  knocks  a  whole  forest  into  the 
air,  broken  up  into  evenly  cut  logs 
that  fall  and  settle  themselves  into 
a  perfectly  constructed  cabin.  Then 
Popeye  gives  it  to  the  Indians,  who 
attack  the  cabin  and  nearly  put  an 
end  to  his  sweetie,  Olive  Oil. 


"The  Road  Is  Open  Again" 

(NRA  Special) 

Warner  Bros.  5   mins. 

Very  Good 

In  this  subject  made  for  the  NRA, 
Dick  Powell  is  seen  at  a  piano  try- 
ing to  compose  a  patriotic  song. 
Looking  down  upon  him  are  pictures 
of  George  Washington,  Abraham 
Lincoln  and  Woodrow  Wilson.  As 
Dick  falls  asleep,  the  three  great 
Americans  come  to  life,  and  Dick 
dreams  that  they  are  discussing  and 
approving  the  soundness  of  the  NRA 
recovery  program  launched  by 
Franklin  D.  Roosevelt.  Inspired  by 
the  dream,  Dick  knocks  out  the  song, 
"The  Road  Is  Open  Again." 

"Cuba" 

Principal  21  mins. 

Scenic  Gem 

This  is  a  beautifully  photographed 
study  of  Cuba  beyond  the  city  of 
Havana.  Harold  McCracken,  who 
was  back  of  the  camera  and  who 
wrote  the  narrative,  has  done  a  fine 
job  in  bringing  seldom-seen  shots 
of  the  tropical  island  to  the  screen. 
The  description,  delivered  by  David 
Ross,  is  thorough  and  holds  interest 
from  start  to  finish.  A  striking  and 
thrilling  picture  of  the  formation  of 
a  cyclone  with  its  tunnel-shaped 
cloud  reaching  from  the  heavens  to 
the  horizon  is  the  high  spot  of  the 
film.  A  fitting  musical  background 
runs  throughout  the  picture.  Sound 
is  excellent. 


Sept.  21 

Edmund  Burns 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sept.  27,  1933 


Exhibs    Oppose    Same    Scales,    Union    or    Non-Union 


IATSE     Proposal     Would 

Work  Hardship,  Theater 

Owners  Declare 

Washington  —  Exhibitor  ranks 
were  solid  in  opposition  to  the  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  proposal,  that  its  wage 
scale  be  adopted  by  the  code  for  op- 
erators in  all  houses,  as  the  exhibi- 
tor labor  committee  adjourned  its 
session  early  yesterday  afternoon  at 
the  Mayflower.  According  to  the 
recommendation,  each  town  would 
accept  the  current  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
scale,  regardless  of  whether  its  the- 
aters are  unionized  or  non-union. 

Exhibitor  leaders  fighting  the  pro- 
posal declared  that  it  would  work 
a  hardship  upon  independent  the- 
aters in  situations  where  circuit 
houses  are  operating  on  I.  A.  T.  S. 
E.  scales.  Wages  of  this  class 
should  be  adjusted  individually,  they 
contended. 

Both  factions  are  still  far  apart 
on  the  working  week  issue.  The  I. 
A.  delegates  are  insistent  upon  a  36- 
hour  week,  while  the  exhibitor  rep- 
resentatives are  holding  out  for  a 
40-hour  week. 

The  I.  A.  demand  for  one  man  at 
each  machine,  regarded  in  many 
quarters  as  a  trading  point,  is  still 
very  much  alive.  This  is  in  the  face 
of  stalwart  exhibitor  objection, 
which  is  also  registered  against  an- 
other proposal  to  let  operator  mat- 
ters stand  as  they  are  at  the  pres- 
ent time. 

Deliberations  between  the  I.  A. 
and  the  exhibitor  labor  committee 
have  only  reached  the  operator  situ- 
ation. 


Kuykendall's  Johnson  Call 
Brings  Myers  Protest 

Washington — A  recent  interview 
between  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A. 
president,  and  General  Hugh  S. 
Johnson  aroused  the  ire  of  Abram 
F.  Myers,  who  protested  to  Deputy 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt 
against  Kuykendall  discussing  code 
matters  beyond  the  confines  of  the 
conferences.  After  the  exhibitor 
meeting  at  which  the  criticism  was 
made,  statement  was  given  out  that 
Kuykendall  did  not  talk  film  matters 
with  Johnson,  but  instead  dealt 
with  the  NRA  situation  in  Missis- 
sippi, his  home  state,  where  he  is 
administrator   under   the   act. 


Next  Confab  to  Be  Brief 

Washington — Deputy  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt  intends  to  keep  the  next 
series  of  code  meetings,  re-opening  here 
Wednesday  of  next  week,  down  to  a 
minimum  of  time.  This  he  indicated 
yesterday  at  an  afternoon  press  con- 
ference at  the  Mayflower. 


Fifty 

-Fifty 

Washington — Ask 

50  exhibitors 

to  de- 

fine 

the    right    to 

buy    and    you 

get   50 

different  answers. 

That's   the  wa 

y  con- 

ferees 

summarize 

his    subject. 

Hours 

were 

devoted    to 

t    but    nobody 

could 

agree 

on    a    defin 

tion. 

ALLIED  IS  AGAINST 
RESTRICTING  DUALS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

toughest  confronting  code  conferees, 
caused  a  ripple  of  surprised  com- 
ment throughout  the  Mayflower 
owing  to  the  fact  that  some  of  its 
leaders  are  currently  active  to  ban 
the  practice  in  their  respective  terri- 
tories. 

Status  of  double  features  as  a 
code  provision  still  remains  very 
much  up  in  the  Washington  ozone. 
Deputy  Rosenblatt  yesterday  de- 
clined to  indicate  what  chances  the 
75-75  percent  elimination  plan  has 
of  adoption.  Under  the  pro.posal  the 
practice  could  be  ended  providing  75 
per  cent  of  active  affiliated  theaters 
and  a  similar  percentage  of  active 
independent  houses  in  a  territory 
vote  against  it. 


Exhibitors  Insist  Duals 
Be  Included  in  the  Code 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

leave  any  mention  of  it  out  of  the 
code.  This  was  countered,  however, 
with  the  statement  by  a  prominent 
independent  exhibitor  affiliated  with 
Allied  that  not  to  mention  it  would 
be  dangerous  as  producers  could  then 
specify  in  their  contracts  that  their 
pictures  were  not  to  be  shown  on 
double  feature  programs.  This  same 
exhibitor  asked  then  that,  if  the  75- 
75  proposal  was  adapted,  that  it  ap- 
ply to  specific  zones  in  order  not  to 
have  small-town  exhibitors  deciding 
the  fate  of  big  city  theaters,  which 
an  exchange  territory  vote  would  do. 

Another  independent  exhibitor 
preferred  that  no  mention  of  doubles 
be  made  in  the  code,  but  that,  if  any 
were  made,  the  75  proposal  would 
be  best. 

Instead  of  small  continuing  com- 
mittees coming  back  here,  the  entire 
group  that  was  represented  here  will 
return  as  a  committee  of  the  whole. 
Next  week's  meeting  is  expected  to 
be  the  last. 


IATSE  Group  Stays  Over 
Washington— I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  delega- 
tion is  remaining  in  town  to  attend 
the  American  Federation  of  Labor 
convention,  which  has  preliminary 
meetings  here  tomorrow.  In  addition 
to  President  William  Elliott  and 
Fred  Dempsey,  two  delegates,  James 
F.  Burke  of  Boston  and  Louis 
Clendinning  of  Atlantic  City,  are  in 
Washington  for  the  annual  meeting. 


ROSENBLATT  STARTS 
REVISING  OF  CODE 

(Continued   from   Page   1) 

end  and  the  rights  of  buyers  com- 
mence," he  stated  yesterday  after- 
noon, at  the  close  of  the  exhibitor 
group  meeting  at  the  Mayflower. 

Temporary  adjournment  of  the 
meetings  found  the  deadlock  still 
preventing  agreements  on  any  major 
issues  of  a  controversial  nature. 

Having  discarded  his  original  plan 
to  retain  small  continuing  commit- 
tees to  help  work  out  the  code, 
Rosenblatt  said  that  any  conferees 
who  remain  in  Washington  are  do- 
ing so  voluntarily.  Indications  late 
last  night  were  that  nearly  10  will 
keep  at  the  code-drafting  work  until 
Wednesday,  in  some  instances  sus- 
pending over  the  Jewish  holiday 
starting  Friday  night  and  ending  the 
following  day.  These  representa- 
tives are  expected  to  be:  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall, representing  the  M.  P.  T. 
0.  A.;  Abram  F.  Myers.  Nathan 
Yamins  and  Col.  H.  A.  Cole,  Allied; 
Attorney  Jacob  Schechter  and  Eddie 
Golden,  both  representing  Federa- 
tion of  Motion  Picture  Industry;  At- 
torney Mitchell  Klupt.  counsel  for 
the  Independent  Exhibitors  Code 
Protective  Committee  and  Ben 
Bernstein,  Independent  Theater 
Owners  of  Southern  California. 

Joe  Brandt,  who  has  been  func- 
tioning as  advisor  to  Rosenblatt,  re- 
turned to  New  York  last  night,  but 
holds  himself  in  readiness  to  return 
to  Washington  if  he  is  needed.  The 
reconvened  meeting  will  take  place 
at  the  Mayflower  on  Wednesday  at 
4  P.  M. 

Rosenblatt,  haggard  and  wan,  will 
now  turn  his  attention  principally 
to  two  more  hearings.  Today  he 
presides  at  the  radio  code  hearing 
and  Tuesday,  next  week,  he  conducts 
the  hearing  on  the  theater  supply 
and  equipment  dealers  code.  He  will 
"take  time  out"  over  the  Jewish 
holiday,  probably  returning  to  his 
home  in  New  York. 


Indie  Producers  Persist  in 
Unrestricted  Dual  Demand 

Washington — An  independent  pro- 
ducer meeting  which  ended  early 
yesterday  morning  at  the  Mayflower 
failed  to  bring  the  perplexing  dou- 
ble feature  problem  nearer  a  solu- 
tion. Producer  representatives,  pres- 
ent all  the  way  through  the  code 
conference,  stuck  to  their  demand 
for  unrestricted  dual  bills.  Deputy 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt 
conducted  the  meeting. 


Washington  NRA 
Sidelights 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

piGURATIVELY  speaking,  Jack 
Cohn  is  alleged  to  have  lost  his 
shirt  in  a  recent  local  foursome  at 
the  Beaver  Dam  course.  Identified 
with  the  incident  were  Willard  Mac- 
Kay. 


Charlie  Paine,  Universal  exec, 
breakfasted  at  the  Mayflower  yes- 
terday amid  the  codifying  excite- 
men  t. 


Dave  Palfreyman  of  the  Hays  of- 
fice was  among  the  returners-to-New 
York  yesterday  afternoon. 


Tom  Moore  dropped  into  the  hotel 
lobby  from  time  to  time  to  hand- 
shake around. 


Everett  Pierson,  brother  of  Wayne, 
functioned  as  a  guide  to  the  local 
spots  of  interest. 


After  Monday's  carnage,  Ed  Schil- 
ler tried  to  forget  the  day's  awful 
record  by  working  a  gag  on  various 
execs  which  can't  be  disclosed. 


Pete  Harrison  won  part  of  his  ex- 
pense money  playing  pinochle. 


David  Podell,  William  Fox  attor- 
ney, chinned  with  Ben  Kahane  and 
Edwin  Loeb  returning  to  New  York 
on  the  Congressional  last  night. 


Mike  O'Toole,  veteran  M.  P.  T.  0. 
A.  official,  was  a  Mayflower  guest 
while  working  on  the  coal  code. 


Ed  Kuykendall  just  missed  paying 
the  check  for  his  birthday  party 
which  the  District  of  Columbia  ex- 
hibs tendered  him.  When  check  ar- 
rived Ed  was  alone  and  so,  having 
played,  had  to  pay.  Later  the  ex- 
hibitors, gentleman-like,  settled  up 
the  account,  which  covered  a  barrel 
of  beer,  plus  other  party  ingredients. 


Overseating  Passed  Up 

Washington  —  Overseating  was 
among  the  forgotten  subjects  as  far 
as  the  code  group  meetings  were 
concerned.  Despite  exhibitor  en- 
thusiasm for  restriction  on  the  situa- 
tion, expressed  in  past  theatermen's 
conventions,  it  failed  to  even  reach 
the  conversational  stage. 


File  Brief  on  Salaries 

Washington  —  The  brief  prepared  by 
the  Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  &  Sciences 
protesting  against  any  proposals  for  fix- 
ing star  salaries  was  filed  with  the  NRA 
yesterday. 


THE 


Wednesday,  Sept.  27,  1933 


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DAILY 


OLD  ROXY  SIGNS 
RADIO  SPONSORS 


Embarking  on  something  new  for 
a  theater,  the  old  Roxy  has  signed 
with  a  commercial  sponsor  for  three 
broadcasts  weekly,  starting  Oct.  2, 
,it  is  announced  by  Howard  S.  Cull- 
man. The  programs  will  be  created 
by  Hanff  -  Metzger,  advertising- 
agents,  and  be  broadcast  from  the 
stage  of  the  theater  over  WOR.  Billy 
Jones  and  Ernie  Hare,  radio  head- 
liners,  will  be  on  the  first  program. 
A  baking  firm  is  the  sponsor.  Status 
of  the  theater  as  a  first-run  house 
with  stage  .presentations  will  remain 
the  same,  says  Cullman. 


Grainger  on  Coast  Trip; 
Sales  Further  Advanced 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

Newsreel,  and  sales  are  further  ad- 
vanced than  they  have  ever  been  at 
this  period  of  the  selling  season,  the 
company  states.  There  are,  how- 
ever, a  number  of  unusually  compli- 
cated situations  which  Grainger  will 
attempt  to  iron  out  on  this  trip.  His 
first  stop  will  be  Chicago,  then  San 
Francisco,  Los  Angeles  and  Dallas 
returning  to  New  York  by  way  of 
New  Orleans,  Atlanta  and  Charlotte. 
He  will  arrive  back  in  New  York 
the  latter  part  of  October. 

Just  before  leaving-,  Grainger 
booked  "Ladies  Must  Love,"  June 
Knight's  first  picture,  into  the  Rialto 
the  week  after  next. 


Miniature  Stock  Company 

Miami — A  miniature  stock  com- 
pany at  the  Grove  theater  is  pro- 
ducing abbreviated  versions  of  three- 
act  plays  that  will  run  about  as  long 
as  the  average  picture.  The  stage 
attraction  is  being  offered  on  Mon- 
days and  Tuesdays. 


Maurice  Cockery  Transferred 

Boston  —  Maurice  Cockery  has 
been  transferred  from  the  Capitol, 
Allston,  to  manage  the  M.  &  P.- 
Publix  Central  Square  house  in  Cam- 
bridge. 


Essicks  Drive  East 

Cleveland— P.  EL  Essick  of  the 
Scoville,  Essick  and  Reif  circuit,  and 
Mrs.  Essick  drove  east  last  week  to 
enter  their  son,  Jack,  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania. 


Film   in   St.   Louis   Legit. 

St.   Louis  —  M-G-M's  "Dinner  at 
Eight"  roadshow  will  open  the  sea- 
i  son  at  the  American,  legit,  house. 


Fan  Dancer  Braves  B'way 

Though  pinched  in  Chicago  and  sen- 
tenced tp  a  year  in  jail  for  doing  her 
fan  dance,  Sally  Rand,  who  obtained  a 
60-day  stay,  will  fulfill  her  engagement 
at  the  New  York  Paramount  starting 
Friday.  Other  stars  booked  by  the 
Paramount  to  follow  Miss  Rand  include 
Ben  Bernis,  Jack  Benny,  Fred  Waring, 
Mary    McCormack   and    Donald    Novis. 


Minneapolis  —  Personnel  of  the 
newly  opened  Majestic  branch  office 
here  includes  Carl  R.  Michel,  man- 
ager; Harry  Quinn,  Charlie  Howard, 
Frank  Thayer,  Walter  Arnold  and 
Joe    Behan. 


Cleveland — Jack  Greenbaum,  for- 
mer  exhibitor  and  independent  dis- 
tributor, is  back  from  a  six  weeks' 
trip  through  Europe  with  Herbert 
Manley,  independent  distributor. 


Boston — Bill   Snyder  has  resigned 
from  the  Fox  sales  force. 


Metropolis,  111. — The  Elite  is  now 
under  the  management  of  J.  H. 
Hogue.  It  is  affiliated  with  the  Karsh 
Circuit. 


Virginia,   III.   —   William   J.    Mat- 
thews has  reopened  the  Virginia. 


Sycamore,  111.  —  Polka  Brothers 
have  sold  the  Fargo  to  the  LaKay 
Theater    Corp. 


Willoughby,  O. — Dan  Stearns  of 
the  Willoby  has  been  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  newly  formed  Mer- 
chants' Association,  whose  object  is 
to  extend  the  shopping  area  beyond 
its   present  confines. 


Sheffield,  Ala.— The  Ritz,  operated 
by  Muscle  Shoals  Amusement  Co., 
has  been  reopened. 


Ogden,  la. — The  new  State,  for- 
merly the  Treloar,  is  opening  this 
week.  F.  D.  Hill  of  Lake  Mills  has 
taken  it  over. 


Waucoma,  la.  —  Waucoma's  new 
theater  has  opened  under  the  man- 
agership of  C.  J.  McNally,  who 
moved  his  sound  equipment  from 
Sumner. 


DeFuniak,  Fla. — R.  V.  Ward,  man- 
ager of  the  DeFuniak  theater,  has 
been  transferred  to  Panama  City. 
Lionel  Vickrey  succeeds  him. 


Manson,  la. — The  Mans»n  theater 
has  been  reopened  by  Manager  0. 
W.  Tuel. 


Cleveland — Charles  Burton,  owner 
of  the  building  which  contains  the 
Lincoln  theater,  has  taken  the  house 
back  from  the  Tri-Lake  Co. 

Leipsic,  O. — Floyd  E.  Hiegel  is  the 
owner  of  the  Mystic. 

Springfield,  Mass. — The  Pine  Point 
theater  is  being  opened  by  John 
Davis. 


Morgantown,  W.  Va.  —  After  a 
two-month  shutdown,  the  Warner 
has  reopened. 


Middleboro,  Mass.  —  The  Middle- 
boro,  a  Charles  Hodgson  house,  is 
open  again. 


Northampton,  Mass. — The  Acad- 
emy has  been  opened  by  C.  W.  Rack- 
liff,  with  Frank  Shaughnessey  in  di- 
rect charge. 


Massillon,  0.  —  Bob  Harold  has 
been  made  assistant  manager  of 
Warner's   Lincoln. 


Youngstown,  O.  —  The  infantile 
paralysis  ban  was  lifted  Saturday  by 
city  health  authorities,  permitting 
children  to  again  attend  movies. 


Denver — Ten  musicians  have  re- 
signed and  were  expelled  from  the 
union,  and  are  now  playing  at  the 
theater  that  went  non-union  a  few 
months  ago. 


Old   Orchard,  Me.  —  The   Capitol 
has  been  closed  by  M.  C.  Hoffman. 


Denver — Two  women,  arrested  for 
picketing  the  Denver  and  Orpheum, 
were  released  when  the  judge  and 
city  attorney  could  find  no  ordinance 
against  picketing. 


East  Weymouth,  Mass. — The  Jack- 
son is  reopening  as  the  Roosevelt. 
Nat   Hochberg   is    operating   it. 


Chaffee,  Mo.— Mrs.  C.  H.  Horst- 
man  has  purchased  the  Pullman 
from  Mrs.  B.  Montgomery. 


Springfield,  III. — Tony  Sena  is  the 
new  owner  of  the  Pantheon. 


N.  J.  Unit  Re-elects 
Sidney  E.  Samuelson,  Pres. 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

Linden;  Treasurer,  Frank  L.  War- 
ren, Princeton;  Assistant  Treasurers, 
L.  Gerofsky,  Somerville;  W.  D.Hunt, 
Wildwood.  Election  of  directors 
will  take  place  at  a  later  meeting. 

All  Sessions  were  closed.  The  or- 
ganization is  fighting  for  right  to 
buy  films  in  the  open  market.  A.  C. 
La  Rue,  Philadelphia,  manager  of 
theater  underwriters  of  that  city, 
cutlined  cooperative  insurance  plans 
for  theaters.  He  stated  the  loss  ratio 
of  general  insurance  is  53  per  cent, 
while  loss  ratio  for  theaters  is  but 
23  per  cent. 


Memphis  Neighborhoods 
In  Effort  to  Raise  Prices 

Memphis — Though  little  has  been 
accomplished  so  far,  suburban  ex- 
hibitors are  making  strenuous  ef- 
forts to  bring  about  admission  in- 
creases. M.  A.  Lightman  is  under- 
stood to  have  talked  with  Col.  E.  A. 
Schiller  of  Loew  in  an  effort  to  have 
the  Loew  prices  raised,  but  nothing 
has  come  of  it  so  far.  Warner  hai 
maintained  its  scale  throughout  the 
summer  without  a  cut. 


25  P.  C.  OF  LINEUPS 
FINISHED  BY  MAJORS 


(Continued   from   Page    1) 

jors,  32  already  are  in  release  and 
G2  are  ready  for  distribution.  In 
addition,  a  total  of  GO  films  are  now 
in  work. 

An  early  windup  of  the  1933-34 
production  season  is  predicted,  with 
companies  working  all  stages  and 
artists  in  an  effort  to  complete  films 
before  there  is  any  decided  upturn 
in  costs. 

Heading  the  list  is  Warners,  with 
18  films  completed.  Five  are  in  re- 
lease and  seven  are  awaiting  dates. 
Paramount  has  completed  15  and 
released  nine.  Fox  has  completed 
12,  of  which  five  have  been  released. 
RKO  has  made  13  with  nine  now  in 
release  and  nine  awaiting  release. 
Columbia  has  completed  13  and  re- 
leased three.  M-G-M  has  completed 
10  and  released  five,  with  five  sched- 
uled for  Oct.  release.  United  Ar- 
tists has  seven  completed,  three  of 
which  are  in  release.  Universal  has 
six  ready  for  early  release. 


Young-Rinehart   After   Third   House 

Canton,  O. — Young  and  Rinehart, 
operating  the  Mozart  and  McKinley, 
are  negotiating  for  the  old  Grand 
Opera  House  and  plan  to  reopen  it 
soon  with  straight  pictures. 


HOLLYWOOD 

PLAZA 


3 


MOST  CONVENIENT 
Hotel  in  Hollywood 

$2. SO  up,  Single 
$3.00  up,  Double 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

The  Plaza  is  near  every- 
thing to  see  and  do  in 
Hollywood.  Ideal  for  bus- 
iness or  pleasure. 

Every  room  has  private 
dressing  room,  bath  and 
shower.  Beds  "built  for 
rest."  Every  modern  con- 
venience. Fine  foods  at 
reasonable  prices.  Conven- 
ient parking  for  your  car. 

Chas.  Danziger,  Mgr. 
Eugene  Stern,  Pres. 

The  "Doorway  of  Hospitality" 

Vine   at    Hollywood    Blvd. 

HOLLYWOOD 


m 


GIVING 'EM  THE  BUSINESS! 


NEW  YORK 

NY.  and    Brooklyn    Paramount 

theatres     Biggest  opening  day's 

business   in   two   years      Played 

to    more    people    than    any 

time  since  the  opening 

weeks 


too  iwjcn 


CROSBY 


SKEETS   GA' 


...  i+dfc  ■; 


BOSTON 

Metropolitan  Theatre     Biggest 

opening    day's    business    in 

three    years.     Played    to    more 

admissions    than    ever    in 

history    of    house. 


CLEVELAND 


Loew's    State    Theatre 
Second    biggest    opening 
day's      business      in 


14      months 


PARAMOUNT'S  TOO  MUCH  HARMONY1 


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VOL.  LXIII. 


EW  y©Cr,  TULCfCAY,  JEI3IE/V4CEP  28,   1933 


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Code  Aut 


to  be   Limited   to    12   Members 


1  MORE  EXHIB  GROUPS  WANT  FREEDOM  ON  DUALS 

Making  Zone  Boards  Out  of  Film  Boards  Held  Unlikely 


Observations 

.  of  a  Washington  Commuter 
=^=By   JACK    ALICOATE— 


THE   boys   who    have    been    CODE-ING    it 
NIGHT    and    DAY    can    at    least    get 
caught  up  on  their  sleep  between  now  and 

WEDNESDAY    next CLIMATICALLY 

sneaking,  Washington  is  the  most  UN- 
COMFORTABLE city  in  America Col. 

ED  schiller  is  a  FIREBRAND WHY  do 

lawyers    ALWAYS    talk    too    much? 

That  fellow  SOL  rosenblatt  will  go  a  LONG 

way  in  this  world The  MAYFLOWER 

hotel     should     REDUCE     its     prices 

PRESIDENT  Roosevelt  is  DEFINITELY  in- 
teresting   himself    in    the    Motion    Picture 

Code Exhibitors     should     have     their 

problems  PRESENTED  by  those  who  can 
argue    INTELLIGENTLY    instead    of    those 

who  want  to  HEAR  themselves  talk 

NATE  burkan,  barrister  extraordinary,  rep- 
resents interests  on  EVERY  side  of  the 
fence. 


ABRAM   myers  can  TAKE   it  as  well   as 
give  it WHY  did  they  hold  those 

exhibitor     conferences     in     a     DUNGEON? 

Some  who  came  to  Washington  like 

LIONS    went    out    like    CANDLES 

There   are   MORE   good   eating   places   in   ? 
square    block    in    NEW   YORK    than    in    all 

of  the  District  of  Columbia SID  kent 

is    not    only    an    ABLE    but    a    NATURAL 

leader By-the-by,      that     Washington 

BALL   team   did    NOT   look   so   hot  Sunda- 

afterndon NICK    schenck    is    one    of 

the     FEW    who    thinks    FIRST    and    talks 

AFTERWARDS The  BUSIEST  man  at 

the    hearings    was    JOE    brandt Busi- 
ness IS  good  throughout  the  country 

Few   FILMFOLK  knew  of  the  fine  SENTI- 
MENTAL qualities  of  SIME  Silverman. 


DEPUTY    Administrator    Rosenblatt   could 
confer  a  great  favor  to  EVERYONE  by 
transferring    the    balance    of    the    hearings 

to    NEW    YORK WASHINGTON     is 

far  enough  away  to  make  the  trip  IN- 
CONVENIENT for  those  who  have  EX- 
ECUTIVE duties  here Code  argu- 
ments and  views  INTELLIGENTLY  pre- 
sented are  many  times  WEAKENED  by 
{Continued   on    Page    2) 


Exhibitors     Will     Oppose 

Conversion  Into 

Tribunals 

Stiff  exhibitor  opposition  in  some 
quarters,  manifest  at  the  code  group 
meetings  at  Washington,  will  en- 
deavor to  block  any  code  provisions 
converting  the  Film  Boards  of  Trade 
into  local  boards  for  the  handling 
of  various  territorial  problems,  ex- 
hibitor leaders  indicated  yesterday. 
The  proposal  has  been  made  owing  to 
the  fact  that  the  boards  are  organ- 

(Continued    on    Page    5) 

CIRCUITSRJSTPONE 
NEW  LABOR  DEALS 

No  new  labor  contracts  will  be 
signed  with  theater  circuits  until  the 
final  settlement  of  the  NRA  code  in 
Washington,  the  Film  Daily  learns. 
Although  division  managers  of  all 
circuits  were  instructed  to  talk  over 
local   matters  with   union   delegates 

{Continued    on    Page    5) 


Lee  Warns  of  Retaliation 
If  Imports  Are  Restricted 

Warning  to  American  distributors 
and  exhibitors  that  any  attempt  to 
restrict  the  importation  of  pictures 
made  abroad  might  result  in  "seri- 

{Continued   on   Page   4) 


Senator   Offers   Counsel 

Senator  Pat  Harrison  of  Mississippi 
offered  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  his  services 
as  counsel  at  the  recent  Washington 
code  meetings  when  a  report  reached 
him  to  the  effect  that  the  association 
needed  an  attorney  to  represent  it  at 
the  conference  but  lacked  the  necessary 
financing.  President  Ed  Kuykendall,  an 
intimate  friend  of  the  Senator,  thanked 
him  plenty,  but  said  his  exhibitor  asso- 
ciates were  sufficiently  well  equipped  to 
handle    the    situation. 


HERTZ  CONTRACT 
AIREDAT  HEARING 

Verbal  clashes  between  opposing 
counsel  and  the  reading  of  the  orig- 
inal John  Hertz  contract  were  the 
highlights  of  yesterday's  Para- 
mount-Publix  creditors'  hearing  be- 
fore Henry  K.  Davis,  referee.  Ralph 
A.  Kohn,  Paramount  treasurer,  was 
on  the  stand  throughout  the  day  and 

{Continued    on    Page    4) 


Two  More  Productions 

Are  Set  by  Thalberg 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  — ■  Two  more  Norma 
Shearer  pictures,  "The  Green  Hat," 
from  the  Michael  Arlen  stage  play, 
and  "Rip  Tide,"  original  by  Charles 
MacArthur,  have  been  added  to  Irv- 
ing Thalberg's  program  for  M-G-M. 
This   makes   three   Shearer  pictures 

{Continued    on   Page    4) 


Rosenblatt  Says  Code  Authority 
Will  Be  Limited  to  12  Members 


"Harmony"  Draws  125,000 
In  First  Paramount  Week 

Based  on  attendance  figures  up  to 
last  night,  "Too  Much  Harmony" 
will  equal  the  "She  Done  Him 
Wrong"  record  of  125,000  admissions 
in  its  first  week  at  the  New  York 
Paramount.  The  picture  is  being 
held  over  and  starts  its  second  week 
tomorrow. 


By    WILLIAM    SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington  —  No  more  than  12 
persons  will  constitute  the  code 
authority,  it  was  stated  by  Deputy 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  in 
a  press  interview.  When  questioned 
regarding  the  possibility  of  the 
President  appointing  him  adminis- 
trator of  the  code  itself,  a  rumor 
floating  around  the  NRA,  he  said  he 
had  heard  nothing  about  it  yet. 


T.O.C.C.  and  I.T.O.  Come 

Out  for  No  Restriction 

of  Double  Bills 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Formidable  independent  exhibitor 
support  for  independent  producers' 
fight  to  prevent  imposing  of  any  re- 
strictions on  double  features  devel- 
oped yesterday  following  recess  of 
the  Washington  code  conferences.  In 
addition  to  the  Allied  States  Ass'n, 
whose  decision  to  line  up  with  inde- 
pendent producers  in  the  issue  was 

{Continued   on   Page    5) 


HAYS  MEMBERS  MEET 
FOR  REPORT  ON  CODE 


Reports  and  digests  on  develop- 
ments of  the  Washington  code  meet- 
ings which  recessed  Tuesday  high- 
lighted an  all-day  meeting  of  produc- 
er, distributor  and  affiliated  theater 
representatives  at  the  Hays  office 
yesterday.  Will  H.  Hays,  who  was 
in  Washington  during  the  confer- 
ence, presided.  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
spokesman  for  the  major  companies 

{Continued    on    Page    4) 


Rosenblatt  Also  Writing 

Technicians'  Clauses 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — In  addition  to  writ- 
ing, the  labor  and  fair  practice  sec- 
tions of  the  film  code  to  be  present- 
ed at  the  reconvened  hearing  on 
Wednesday,  Deputy  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  has  indicated  that 
he  will  prepare  the  clauses  for 
cameramen  and  sound  technicians 
upon  receipt  of  further  information 
from   Hollywood. 


Kentucky  Tax    Bills   Die 

When  Kentucky  Legislature  adjourned 
yesterday  three  tax  measures  affecting 
the  industry  died.  They  proposed  a  10 
per  cent  tax  on  admissions,  two  per 
cent  tax  on  gross  and  two  per  cent 
tax  on  sales. 


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Ray  McCarey  Joins  Magna 

Ray  McCarey,  who  terminated 
his  connection  with  the  Vitaphone 
studio  this  week,  yesterday  joined 
Magna  Pictures,  the  Meyer  Davis- 
Jerry  Wald  company  producing  13 
shorts  for  RKO-Van  Beuren.  Mc- 
Carey's  first  directorial  effort  for 
Magna  will  be  a  Bert  Lahr  two- 
reeler,  going  in  work  early  next 
month.  Monroe  Shaff  will  supervise 
the  productions.  First  script  is  now 
being  prepared  by  Bert  Granet  and 
Art  Jarrett. 


A  memorial  broadcast  for  Sime  Silverman,  founder  of  "Variety,"  was  given  last 
night  by  NBC.  which  presented  the  program  voluntarily.  The  broadcast  was  over 
th;  WJZ  network  at  11:15  p.m.,  and  among  the  speakers  were  Daniel  Frohman  and 
J.ck   Liit.      On  y   other    known    broadcast   of   its   kind   was   for   Thomas    Edison. 

At  the  Riverside  Memorial  Chapel  last  night  a  vast  turnout  of  Broadwayites  attended 
services  for  the  late  editor,  whose  body  arrived  yesterday  morning  from  tho  coast.  Many 
theaters  throughout  the  country  also  paid  their  respects  to  Sime  by  stopping  shows 
for    a    minute    at   8    P.    M. 

Lcney  Haskell  introduced  the  following  speakers  at  the  Riverside  Memorial  Chapel 
services  who  spoke  in  behalf  of  their  respective  organizations:  Henry  Chesterfield, 
NVA;  Georgie  Price,  Actors'  Betterment  Ass'n;  Samuel  Scribner,  Actors'  Fund;  Berf 
Ly  tell.  Lambs'  Club;  Gerald  Griffen,  Catholic  Actors'  Guild;  William  Weinberger, 
Friars'  Club;  and  Percy  Moore,  Epispocal  Actors'  Guild.  Loney  Haskell  concluded  by 
speaking  in  behalf  of  the  Jewish  Theatrical  Guild.  Benediction  was  pronounced  by  the 
chaplain   of   the    Jewish   Theatrical   Guild. 

The  ch:pel  of  the  funeral  parlors  was  crowded  to  the  doors  with  an  overflow  in 
the  corridors.  Floral  tributes  were  banked  all  over  the  platform,  while  an  adjoining 
rosm  was  filled  with  flowers.  A  large  floral  piece  from  the  staff  of  "Variety"  occupied 
Ihe  center  cf  th?  platform.  Celebrities  from  eve.y  branch  of  show  business  attended 
the    brief    and    simple    ceremonies. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  at  2  o'clock  this  afternoon  in  Temple  Emanu-EI,  with 
addresses   by   Pat   Casey,    George  Jessel   and   other   noted   friends  of  Sime. 


Observations 

.  of  a  Washington  Commuter 


[Continued  from  Pane   1) 

OVERSELLING LAWYERS     are      the 

worst     offenders Most     filmfolk     are 

now  FED-UP  with  the  code  and  the  QUICK- 
ER it  is  written  the  QUICKER  the  indus- 
try can  get  BACK  to  work NO  hear- 
ing  is  complete  without  JULIAN    brylawski 

See      you      NEXT      Wednesday      in 

WASHINGTON. 


"Bud"  Pollard  Takes  Over 
Royal  Studios  in  Jersey 

Bud  Pollard  has  taken  over  the 
Royal  studios,  Grantwood,  N.  J., 
which  is  to  be  reopened  as  the  East- 
ern production  center  for  both  the 
"Bud"  Pollard  and  other  indepen- 
dent film  companies.  The  studios, 
located  near  Fort  Lee,  have  three 
sound  systems:  R.  C.  A.,  Indepen- 
dent and  Western  Electric. 

Pollard  also  plans  a  series  of  fea- 
tures which  he  will  direct  himself. 
Work  on  the  first,  "Dance  Hall 
Dames,"  featuring  Betty  Hamilton 
and  Mary  Penfold,  will  start  next 
month. 

While  the  studios  is  already  in  op- 
eration, the  official  opening  is  to  take 
place  with  a  reception  and  dinner 
jance  to  be  held  there  on  Oct.  14. 


125th  St.  Goes  Dual  Full  Week 

RKO  yesterday  changed  the  policy 
of  Proctor's  125th  St.  to  double-fea- 
tures all  week  with  one  change.  The 
house  has  been  single-featuring  the 
first  half. 


THEATRE  OWNERS 
ATTENTION! 


We  have  in  stock 

over  50,000  yards 

CRESTWOOD  & 

PREMIER  CARPETS 

Largest  variety  of 

THEATRE  PATTERNS 

ever  assembled 


Greater  N.  Y. 
Export  House,  Inc. 

250  West  49th  Street  New  York 

LAckawanna    4-0240 

Theatre  Carpets  Our  Specialty 


U.  S.  Historical  Film 

Acquired  by  Resolute 

"The  Mad  Age,"  dramatization  of 
big  events  in  the  U.  S.  over  the  past 
15  years,  and  shown  recently  under 
the  title  of  "This  Is  America,"  has 
been  acquired  for  distribution  by 
Resolute  Pictures  Corp.,  of  which 
Herbert  Ebenstein  is  president.  Deal 
was  closed  by  Joe  Goldberg,  sales 
chief  for  Resolute,  and  Frederic  Ull- 
man,  Jr.,  of  Beekman  Film  Corp., 
producer  of  the  picture.  Resolute 
plans  to  put  a  special  advertising 
and  exploitation  campaign  behind 
the  film,  which  will  be  released 
through  its  system  of  affiliated  ex- 
changes. 


German    House    Reopening 

Reopening  of  the  New  Third  Ave. 
Theater  at  96th  St.  and  Third  Ave., 
under  the  management  of  Sceimer 
and  Scheiber,  operators  of  the  Tobis, 
is  set  for  Oct.  12.  It  will  be  a  first- 
run.  Alterations  in  the  house  are 
being  made  by  Eastern  Acoustical 
Construction  Co.,  with  Cleveland 
Sound  Engineering  Co.  installing 
sound.  Sigmund  Sulin,  sales  man- 
ager for  the  Cleveland  firm,  nego- 
tiated the  equipment  deal. 


THE  INDUSTRY'S 
DATE  BOOK 


Today:      Independent    Theater    Owners    of     New 

York    meeting    at    Hotel    Astor,    New    York, 

1     P.    M. 
Sept.  28-29:     Third     Annual     Miniature     Movie* 

Conference,    New    York.       A.    D.    V.    Storey, 

secretary. 
Sept.   29:      Inaugural     rally     of     National     Stage 

and    Screen    Legion    of    the    NRA,    Longacre 

Square    opposite   Palace  Theater,    New   York. 

1     P.    M. 

Oct.  3:  Motion  Picture  and  Theater  Supply 
and  Equipment  Dealers  code  hearing,  ball- 
room.   Mayflower   Hotel,   Washington,    D.   C. 

Oct.  4:  Resumption  of  film  code  hearing, 
Washington,    D.   C. 

Oct.  16-18:  Society  of  Motion  Picture  En- 
gineers fall  meeting,  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel     Chicago. 

Dec.  31:  Motion  Picture  Salesmen's  twelfth  an- 
nual New  Year's  Dinner-Dance,  Hotel  Plaza, 
New    York. 


Indep'ts  Meeting  Today 
To  Hear  Code  Progress 

Job  of  translating  what  happened 
at  the  Washington  code  group  meet- 
ings just  concluded  will  be  under- 
taken by  officials  of  the  Independent 
Theater  Owners  of  New  York  at  a 
general  meeting  today  at  1  p.  m.  at 
the  Astor.  Reports  will  be  made  by 
President  Harry  Brandt,  Lou  Blu- 
menthal,  chairman  of  the  code  com- 
mittee, Attorney  Milton  C.  Weisman, 
counsel  of  the  organization,  and  Leo 
Brecher. 


Forms  New  Export  Company 

Arnocinema  Export  has  been 
formed  by  Pierre  Arnaud,  who  for- 
merly had  Akra  Pictures  Corp.,  to 
engage  in  distribution  of  American 
films  throughout  the  world.  Repre- 
sentation has  been  arranged  in  Lon- 
don, Paris,  Madrid,  Mexico  and  Port^ 
Rico,  and  New  York  offices  have 
been  opened  at  35  West  45th  St 


'So&D  »***£' 


Celebrities  from  stage,  screen  and  radio 
will  be  at  the  Cocoanut  Grove  to  wish 
him  well ;  and  we  want  our  patrons 
and  his  friends  to  turn  out  and  really 
make  this  opening  one  long  to  be  re- 
membered. Great  dance  music — great 
show — and  a  grand  time.  Remember 
the  date  .  .  .  Saturday,  September  30/ 
7-course  dinner  from  6  to  10  P.  M.  $1.00 
(no  cover  charge) — Chicken  dinner 
$1.50— Steak  dinner  $2.00.  Supper  11 
P.  M.  to  closing. 

$1.00  cover  charge  (after  11  o'clock)  in- 
cludes all  the  ginger  ale,  mineral  water, 
limeade,  lemonade  and  beer  you  may 
desire.  Saturday  and  holiday  eves. — $2. 


OOCOWMJT  CRoVfc 

56+hST.AT  7+hAVE. 


For 
reservations 
phone 
Circle 
7-8000 
and  ask 
for  "William" 


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WARNER    BROS.    CAN    MAKE 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  Sept.  28,  1933 


HERTZ  CONTRACT 
AIRED  AT  HEARING 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
was  questioned  by   Saul   E.   Rogers, 
attorney   for   a   group    of   bondhold- 
ers. 

The  Hertz  contract  dated  Jan.  1, 
L932,  was  for  three  years  and  called 
for  a  salary  of  $2,750  a  week.  His 
duties  were  that  of  advisor  and  mem- 
ber of  the  finance  committee  and 
called  for  only  partial  time  for  his 
services.  The  contract  also  included 
options  permitting  Hertz  to  buy  22,- 
140  shares  of  capital  stock  at  $15 
on  June  30,  1932,  at  $18  the  follow- 
ing Dec.  31;  at  $21  on  June  30. 
1933;  at  $24  on  Dec.  31,  1933,  at  $28 
on  June  30,  1934,  and  at  $32  on  Dec. 
31,  1934. 

Kohn  testified  that  at  no  time  did 
Hertz  exercise  his  option  to  take  up 
the  stock,  nor  did  he  draw  full  sal- 
ary according  to  his  contract,  but 
that  his  compensation  amounted  to 
$10,000  for  the  month  of  Dec.  1931. 
nnd  $87,055.28  for  the  year  of  1932. 
The  difference  in  the  contracted  sal- 
ary and  the  amount  Hertz  received 
was  accounted  for  by  Kohn  as  "cuts 
in  salary  which  were  shared  by  all 
officers."  Hertz's  resignation  was 
accepted  in  the  form  of  a  contract 
drawn  up  Jan.  6,  1933,  and  provided 
that  Paramount  pay  $7,500  on  an 
apartment  lease  for  Hertz  for  which 
he  would  be  liable  because  of  his  re- 
turn to  Chicago.  It  also  protected 
him  against  attorney's  fees  and 
losses  due  to  any  suits  that  might 
be  brought  against  him  as  a  Para- 
mount executive  subsequent  to  his 
resignation  taking  effect.  Kohn  tes- 
tified that  Hertz  discussed  the  mat- 
ter of  resigning  a  few  weeks  prior 
to  the  actual  writing  of  the  resig- 
nation. 

The  opening  questions  by  Saul 
Rogers  dwelt  upon  the  $757,500  bo- 
nus paid  Adolph  Zukor  and  the  bo- 
nuses paid  other  Paramount  officers. 
It  was  during  this  line  of  question- 
ing that  Godfrey  Goldmark,  counsel 
for  Paramount  as  a  bankrupt,  ob- 
jected strenuously  to  Rogers'  ques- 
tioning. Kohn  said  that  Zukor's  bo- 
nus went  into  the  purchase  of  "ten 
or  fifteen  thousand  shares  of  Para- 
mount stock  at  52."  It  was  at  this 
time  that  employees  of  Paramount 
were  permitted  to  purchase  stock  on 
the  installment  plan,  paying  for  the 


BIG 
NEWS 


AS     SEEN     BY 

THE    PRESS 

AGENT 


"Adrienne  Ames  confesses  that  her 
deep  tan  does  not  stop  at  the  edges  of 
her    bathing   suit." 

—PARAMOUNT. 


WORDS  and  WISDOM 


"T  HONESTLY  do  not  think  money 
is  wasted  in  Hollywood.  I  de- 
voted three  or  four  months  to  see  if 
money  could  be  saved  while  getting 
the  same  quality  result,  and  found 
it  was  impossible."— B.  P.  SCHUL- 
BERG. 


"Progress  is  generally  made  by 
ignoring  precedents." — HAROLD  B. 
FRANKLIN. 


"Another  generation  of  actors  and 
actresses  is  now  entering  upon  the 
film  horizon."  — DONALD  OGDEN 
STEWART. 


"Whenever   I   am   handed    one    of 
these  1933  scripts  I  long  for  the  day 


when  men  were  Gentlemen  and  wo- 
men were  Ladies."— GREGORY  LA 
CAVA. 


"I  never  thought  it  was  good  sense 
for  movies  to  advertise  sex  in  a  film. 
If  there  is  one  quality  that  adver- 
tises itself  without  help,  it's  sex." — 
DONALD  HENDERSON   CLARKE. 


"Capitalizing  today's  opportunity 
is  one  of  the  basic  principles  of 
showmanship." — A.    P.    WAXMAN. 


"Without  the  members  of  the 
Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts  & 
Sciences  there  could  be  no  motion 
picture  industry  for  years  to  come." 
—HOWARD  HALL. 


Hays  Members  Meet 

For  Report  on  Code 

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at  the  public  hearing  on  the  code,  is 
understood  to  have  talked  concern- 
ng  the  current  situation.  The  meet- 
ing, which  was  attended  by  nearly  20 
executives  and  attorneys,  will  be  re- 
sumed today. 


Associates  Honor  Buehrig 

Canton,  O. — Employes  of  Loew's 
here  honored  Adolph  Buehrig,  Jr.. 
retiring  manager,  with  a  farewell 
party,  at  which  several  gifts  were 
presented  to  him.  Buehrig  and  Mrs. 
Buehrig  are  leaving  Canton  this 
week  for  New  York,  where  Buehrig 
will  confer  with  Loew  executives 
relative  to  his  future  assignment. 


Melba,  Dallas,  Reopens 

Dallas — The  Melba  has  reopened 
with  Vinton  Sholl,  formerly  man- 
ager of  the  Kirby  in  Houston,  as 
manager  and  Walter  Henshel  as 
publicity  director. 


purchases  by  deductions  from  sal- 
aries. 

Rogers  asked  that  all  contracts 
with  Paramount  officials  in  1929  and 
1930,  when  the  bonuses  were  paid, 
be  produced  at  the  next  hearing. 
Referee  Davis  ordered  the  contracts 
produced.  Other  testimony  brought 
out  that  Emanuel  Cohen's  contract 
salary  was  $2,500  a  week,  but  that 
he  actually  drew  about  $1,500  week- 
ly and  that  all  officers  agreed  to 
draw  less  than  their  contracted  sal- 
aries until  the  banks  were  paid  off. 
Kohn's  contract  salary  was  $40,000 
a  year,  but  he  testified  that  he  is 
receiving  "considerably  less."  The 
actual  salary  was  not  mentioned. 

A  few  minutes  before  adjourn- 
ment, Rogers  turned  the  witness  over 
to  Samuel  Zirn,  attorney  for  a  group 
of  stockholders,  but  due  to  many 
wrangles  with  opposing  counsel  and 
differences  with  Referee  Davis,  Zirn 
asked  few  questions.  The  next  hear- 
ing will  be  held  Oct.  4  at  10:30  A.M. 


Lee  Warns  of  Retaliation 
If  Imports  Are  Restricted 

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ous  retaliatory  measures"  was 
sounded  yesterday  by  Arthur  A.  Lee, 
executive  vice-president  of  Gaumont- 
British  Picture  Corp.  of  America. 
Such  restriction  was  suggested  at 
the  film  code  hearings. 

Pointing  out  that  American  dis- 
tributors receive  from  20  to  30  per 
cent  of  their  gross  from  the  British 
Empire  alone,  Lee  declared  that  any 
attempt  to  throttle  the  distribution 
in  this  country  of  British  films  would 
be  viewed  with  a  degree  of  disfavor 
which  might  imperil  American  dis- 
tribution in  Empire  countries.  Other 
nations,  he  said,  probably  would 
■'feel  the  same  way  about  it,"  and 
take  retaliatory  steps. 

"Gaumont-British,  with  more  than 
400  houses,  is  one  of  the  biggest 
users  of  American  pictures  in  Eng- 
land, and  feels  that  in  return  its 
pictures  of  merit  are  entitled  to  fair 
consideration  by  American  distribu- 
tors and  exhibitors,"  said  Lee.  "If 
steps  of  retaliation  were  taken 
abroad,  the  resultant  drop  in  distri- 
bution grosses  would  be  reflected  in 
higher  film  rentals  for  theater  own- 
ers in  this  country." 

Lee's  firm  is  importing  36  Gau- 
mont-British pictures  for  the  Ameri- 
can market  this  year. 


Warners  Close  Texas  Deal 

Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  operat- 
ing 21  theaters  in  16  cities  in  Texas, 
has  signed  for  the  entire  Warner- 
First  National  and  Vitaphone  prod- 
uct for  1933-34. 


"Enlighten  Thy  Daughter"  Ready 

Exploitation  Pictures  has  com- 
pleted the  talking  version  of  "En- 
lighten Thy  Daughter"  at  the  Photo- 
color  Studios  and  will  roadshow  it 
shortly.  Louis  Weiss  supervised  the 
picture. 


FOX  STUDIOS  REACH 
PRODUCTION  PEAK 


West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  I) All.) 
Hollywood — Production  at  the  Fox 
studios  has  reached  a  new  high  peak, 
with  a  total  of  17  pictures  in  some 
stage  of  work  in  the  Movietone  City 
and  Hollywood  plants.  Seven  fea- 
tures are  before  the  cameras,  four 
in  the  cutting  room  and  six  being 
prepared  to  start  soon.  This  wiu 
take  care  of  releases  up  to  Feb.  1. 


Two  More  Productions 

Are  Set  by  Thalberg 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

on  the  list,  the  other  being  "Marie 
Antoinette."  Thalberg  also  will 
make  "The  Good  Earth,"  "The 
Merry  Widow"  and  "The  Vortex," 
and  the  lineup  is  expected  to  be  in 
full  swing  before  the  first  of  the 
year.  In  outlining  his  completed 
plans  for  1933-34,  Thalberg  states 
that  all  of  the  productions  will  be 
designed  to  appeal  just  as  much  to 
a  world  market  as  to  moviegoers  in 
this  country. 

Sidney  Franklin  will  direct  "Marie 
Antoinette,"  while  Edmund  Goulding 
will  make  "Rip  Tide." 


Cast  for  Fairbanks  Film 

London — Among  supporting  play 
ers  in  "Symphony  in  Purple,"  tenta- 
tive title  of  the  first  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr.,  picture  to  be  started  by 
London  Films,  are  Clifford  Heather- 
ly,  Flora  Robson,  Joan  Gardner, 
Judy  Kelly,  Gibb  McLaughlin,  Grif- 
fith Jones,  Dorothy  Hale  and  Ralph 
Truman.  Elizabeth  Bergner  is  co- 
starred  with  Fairbanks.  The  picture 
is  now  before  the  cameras  and  will 
be  released  by   United   Artists. 


Release  Dates  Revised 

Advance  release  dates  have  been 
revised  by  Universal,  as  follows: 
"Saturday's  Millions,"  Oct.  9;  "Love, 
Honor  and  Oh,  Baby!"  Oct.  16; 
"S.  O.  S.  Iceberg,"  Oct.  23;  "Invis- 
ible Man,"  Oct.  30;  "Only  Yester- 
day," Nov.  6. 


"Anthony  Adverse"  as  All-Star 

"Anthony  Adverse,"  from  the  best- 
seller by  Hervey  Allen,  will  be  made 
as  an  all-star  production,  it  is  an- 
nounced by  Warners,  who  acquired 
the  story  this  week. 


British  &  Dominions  studio,  London, 
regularly  employs  750  persons  in  oper- 
ation of  the  plant,  which  has  capacity 
for     making    6     pictures    simultaneously. 


Thursday,  Sept.  28,  1933 


THE 


-Z&>*. 


DAILY 


FILM  BOARDS  WON'T 
BE  TRADE  TRIBDNALS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ized  and  operating  in  all  zones  and 
have  the  facilities  for  dealing  with 
such  matters  as  will  come  before  lo- 
cal boards,  providing  they  are  set  up 
under  jurisdiction  of  the  code  au- 
thority. 

There  is  nothing,  however,  to  indi- 
cate that  the  code  will  not  approve 
continuance  of  the  boards  with  their 
present  functions.  This  provision  is 
made  in  Articles  33  and  34  of  the 
distributor  draft  which  describe 
them  as  "local  distributor  trade  as- 
sociations." 


Circuits  Postpone 

New  Labor  Deals 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

in  all  territories,  it  is  claimed  by 
the  circuits  that  the  delegates  have 
not  made  their  regular  visits  for 
the  past  ten  days  and  according  to 
one  circuit  official  the  unions  are  "ob- 
viously avoiding  any  discussion  un- 
til after  the  codes  are  set."  The  ma- 
jority of  contracts  with  unions  ex- 
pire Saturday.  None  has  as  yet  been 
discussed  by  circuits  and  unions  for 
the  coming  year. 

Mrs.   Robinson  Tea-ing   Ludwig 

Mrs.  Edward  G.  Robinson  will  give 
a  tea  this  afternoon  to  Emil  Ludwig, 
noted  biographer,  before  his  de- 
parture for  the  coast  to  act  as  ad- 
visor on  Edward  G.  Robinson's 
"Napoleon"  for  Warners. 


Hoblitzelle  Gets  Ft.  Worth  House 

Fort  Worth — Karl  Hoblitzelle  has 
acquired  the  Hollywood  here.  He 
also  has  been  conducting  negotia- 
tions for  operation  of  the  Melba, 
Dallas,  and  Kirby  and  Metropolitan 
in  Houston,  after  Southern  Enter- 
prises withdraw  from  their  manage- 
ment. 


Blumberg  in   New   Office 

Chicago  —  Nate  Blumberg,  RKO 
theater  division  manager  here,  has 
moved  his  offices  to  the  Palace  The- 
ater Building. 


.oming  an 


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oing 


ROGER  MARCHETTI,  Hollywood  attorney  who 
returned  from  Europe  this  week  with  the  B. 
P.  Schulberg  party,  is  staying  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria    for    a    few    days. 

JOE  LEO  has  returned  west  after  a  short 
sojourn    in    New    York. 

JUNE  BREWSTER,  RKO  player,  arrives  in 
New  York  next  week  for  a  three-week  vacation. 
She  is  visiting  the  Chicago  exposition  on  her 
way  east. 

HARRY  WAGSTAFF  GRIBBLE,  who  collabo- 
rated with  Willard  Mack  on  "Nana"  for  Sam- 
uel Goldwyn,  is  en  route  from  the  coast  to 
New  York  by  auto. 

ALINE  MacMAHON,  who  recently  finished 
work  in  First  National's  "The  World  Changes," 
is   in    New   York   for  a   few   weeks   of   rest. 

EMIL  LUDWIG  expects  to  leave  New  York 
tomorrow  en  route  to  the  Warner  studios,  with 
a   stopover   at   the  fair   in   Chicago. 


THE 

R I  ALTO 

III  M.  DALY 


•  •      •     DID  YOU  ever  hear  of  a  theater  being  built  just  to 

show    One    Picture?  well,    it's    happened and    it 

has  been  running  every  day  for  several  months to  an 

average  attendance  of  4,000  for  Big  Business  has  awakened 

at  last  to  the  Power  of  Pictures so  they  had  a  special 

feature  produced  to  tell  their  story a  Romance  of  Adver- 
tising  and  built  a  theater  at  the  World's  Fair  in  Chi  for 

no  other  purpose  than  to  show  this  film    ..... 

!(■  -I"  JJ*  Jp 

•  •      •     HERE  IS  no  ordinary  commercial  film for  it 

was    designed   to   acquaint   the   public   with   the   activities   and 

purposes  of  the  National  Advertisers and  they  were  smart 

about  it they  have  learned  their  lesson  that  they  cannot 

push  ad  talks  over  on  the  screen 


•      •      •     SO  THEY  called  in  W.  A.  Bach  prexy  of 

Audio  Productions  a  showman  producer  he  had  a 

dramatic   story   prepared   with   all   the   expert  studio  technique 

that  goes  into  big  Hollywood  productions and  here's  the 

kick he  used  seasoned  actors  of  stage  and  screen   ..... 

and  the  result  is  a  feature  with  genuine  audience  appeal 

Entertainment 

*  *  *  * 

©      •      •     THIS  NEW  departure  opens  up  limitless  possibili- 
ties for  employing  the  services  of  skilled  actors  who  know  their 

screen  technique which  is  exactly  Mister  Bach's  plan  on 

a  series  of  special  features  now  in  the  works  for  the  biggest 

industries  in  the  United  States Showman  Pictures  for 

Big  Business 


•      •      •     AT  THE   preview   showing   of   "Anne   Vickers"   at 

Radio  City some  of  the  Roxyettes  dropped  in  garbed  in 

their  practice  rompers and  we  had  a  helluva  time  tryin' 

to  keep  our  mind  on  the  pix the  girls  got  a  great  kick 

out  of  the  prison  scene for  their  current  precision  num- 
ber is  "In  Chains" and  by  the  way.  .......   that  is  only 

one  item  on  what  the  crits  call  the  most  colorful  and  spectacular 
stage  bill  yet  seen  at  the  Music  Hall 


•      •      •     UP  IN   Boston  two   opposish  houses  will  soon  be 

playing  day  and  date  showings  of  two  United  Artists'  pix 

Loew's  State  will  have  "The  Bowery"  starting  Oct.  6 and 

Keith's  will  start  with  "Private  Life  of  Henry  VIII"  on  Oct.  7. 


•      •      •     GUESTS  OF  honor  at  the  opening  of  the  Gaumont- 

British  "Waltz  Time"  at  the  Little  Carnegie  tonite will 

be  Peggy  Wood,  star  of  Dwight  Dere  Wiman's  forthcoming  pro- 
duction of  "Die  Fledermaus"  and  Gladys  Baxter,  who 
played  the  leading  role  in  the  Shubert  production  of  the  same 

Strauss  operetta  some  years  ago "Waltz  Time"  is  based 

on  the  famous  Strauss  creation 


•  •  •  ROUND  ROBIN  games  were  played  recently  in  the 
M.  P.  Baseball  League    \. .     Columbia  blanked  N.B.C.  8-0 

ERPI  took  over  Warners,   10-9   Columbia  plays   ERPI  in 

the  final  game  on  Saturday,  Oct.  7,  at  the  Catholic  Protectory 

Gus  Van  will  headline  the  Roxy  7th  Avenue  stage  show 

starting  Friday George  Batcheller,  Joonior,  en  route 

to  Hollywood  via  auto,  postcards  that  he  encountered  NRA  signs 
everywhere and  skunks  in  Pennsylvania he  prob- 
ably met  some  exhibs  his  Ole  Man  couldn't  sell 


«      «      « 


»      »      » 


2  MORE  GROUPS  WANT 
DUAL  BILL  FREEDOM 


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exclusively  printed  in  The  Film 
Daily  yesterday,  two  New  York  the- 
atermen's  associations  indicated  sim- 
ilar attitudes.  They  are  the  T.  O.  C. 
C,  headed  by  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
and  the  Independent  Theater  Own- 
ers of  New  York,  of  which  Harry 
Brandt  is  president. 

Reasons  for  independent  exhibitor 
objections  to  dual  bill  restrictions 
was  summarized  by  O'Reilly,  who 
particularly  envisioned  fatal  damage 
to  independent  producers  in  event 
territories  are  permitted  to  ban  the 
policy.  If  theaters  in  the  New  York 
metropolitan  area,  which  is  the  larg- 
est territory  independent  producers 
rely  upon  from  the  standpoint  of 
revenue,  banned  the  policy,  these 
companies  would  be  forced  out  of 
business,  he  declared.  This  will  be 
especially  true  if  other  territories, 
important  in  grossing  possibilities, 
joined  the  anti-dual  movement. 

With  such  a  situation  developed, 
exhibitors  would  be  compelled  to  buy 
from  major  companies  or  find  them- 
selves without  enough  product  to  fill 
their  needs,  O'Reilly  pointed  out.  He 
echoed  much  independent  exhibitor 
sentiment  when  he  asserted  that  each 
theater  must  have  the  right  to  deter- 
mine its  own  policy  in  the  matter, 
unhampered  by  territorial  votes. 

O'Reily  stated  that  his  associa- 
tion will  meet  directly  after  the  Jew- 
ish holidays  to  digest  results  of  the 
Washington  code  meetings. 


Permanent  Stock  Company 
For  Andy  Clyde  Comedies 

West    Coast   Bureau    of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood  —  To  give  the  future 
Andy  Clyde  comedies  a  continuity, 
Educational  plans  a  permanent  stock 
company  for  these  shorts.  Clyde 
will  head  the  players,  with  Cecelia 
Parker  as  the  daughter,  and  Fern 
Emmett,  Bruce  Riley  and  Spec  O'- 
Donnell  among  other  members. 


Sam  Morris  on  Foreign  Tour 

Sam  E.  Morris,  vice-president  of 
Warner  Bros.,  sails  tomorrow  after- 
noon for  a  tour  and  inspection  of 
the  company's  properties  abroad.  He 
will  be  gone  about  four  weeks. 


MANY  HAPPY  REM 


Best  wishe;  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

Sept.  28 

Tom    Terriss 


THE 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Sept.  28,  1933 


A  LITTLE  from  "LOTS 


►// 


By   RALPH  WILK 


HOLLYWOOD 
QEORGE  ARCHAINBAUD,  hav- 
ing just  finished  direction  of 
"The  Woman  Spy,"  the  Constance 
Bennett-Gilbert  Roland  production 
at  RKO,  was  signed  by  the  same 
studio  to  direct  "Rodney",  set  to 
start  the  latter  part  of  this  week  on 
a  Fort  Meyers,  Va.,  location.  Walter 
Huston,  Frances  Dee  and  Robert 
Shane  have  the  leads. 
-  *         *         # 

Thelma  White  has  been  signed  by 
RKO  for  the  Wheeler-Woolsey  pic- 
ture, "Hip  Hips  Hooray,"  which 
Mark  Sadrich  will  direct.  Clarence 
Muse  has  been  added  to  "Flying 
Down  to  Rio." 

*  *         * 

Guy  Ussher  has  been  engaged  by 
Fox  for  "The  Mad  Game,"  with 
Spencer  Tracy  and  Claire  Trevor. 

Pert  Kelton,  Ginger  Rogers  and 
William  Gargan  are  being  consider- 
ed as  possible  leads  in  the  screen 
version  of  "Strictly  Dynamite,"  the 
new  play  by  Robert  T.  Colwell  and 
Robert  A.  Simon  which  was  recent- 
ly tried  out  in  Provincetown,  Mass. 
RKO  took  an  option  on  the  opus. 

*  *         * 

Ray  Harris  has  been  signed  to 
write  the  screen  adaptation  of  Vina 
Delmar's  story,  "Girl  Meets  Boy," 
forthcoming  RKO  vehicle  for  Doro- 
thy Jordan  and  Joel  McCrea. 

*  *         * 

Will  James,  famous  cowboy-author, 
whose  "Smoky"  is  being  made  by 
Fox  into  a  film,  will  add  "actor"  to 
his  title  when  he  appears  as  narra- 
tor in  this  picture. 

*  #  # 

A  sentimental  reunion  took  place 
the  other  day  at  the  Educational 
Studios  when  Helene  Chadwick. 
former  star,  and  Junior  Coghlan. 
who  has  reached  the  age  of  sixteen 
were  introduced  as  "mother  and  son" 
of  the  new  comedy  for  which  they 
were  cast.  Thirteen  years  ago  Miss 
Chadwick  played  the  mother  of 
Junior  in  a  Sam  Goldwyn  picture. 
Now  they  are  appearing  in  "Merrily 
Yours,"  first  of  the  new  Frolics  of 
Youth  series. 

Upon    completion    of    his    work   in 


SHOW- 
MAN'S 


REMINDER 


Induce  newspapers  to  run  institutional 
ad  plugging  amusement  page,  with  copy 
theme   such   as   "Let's   Go   to   a    Movie." 


"Smoky,"    Victor    Jory    will    go    on 
vacation   in    Mazatlan,   Mexico. 


Ruth  Chatterton's  next  starring 
picture  for  First  National,  "Man- 
dalay,"  is  now  being  cast  and  pro- 
duction is  scheduled  to  begin  some 
time  next  week.  Miss  Chatterton's 
leading  man  in  "Mandalay"  will  be 
Donald  Woods,  signed  to  a  long  term 
contract  by  First  National  this  week. 
Woods  was  guest  star  at  Denver's 
Ellitch  Gardens  for  the  summer  and 
will  make  his  screen  debut  in  the 
Chatterton  film. 


With  the  signing  of  Kendall  Lee, 
Columbia  closes  the  cast  of  "The 
Lady  is  Willing,"  which  Gilbert  Mil- 
ler is  directing  in  England  from  the 
story  by  Guy  Bolton. 


First  National  has  put  "Bedside" 
into  production,  with  Warren  Wil- 
liam, Jean  Muir  and  Allen  Jenkins. 


NEWS  OF  THE  DAY 


Weston,  Mo. — The  Rex,  formerly 
the  DeLuxe,  has  been  reopened  by 
R.  J.  McMurray.  It  formerly  was 
managed    by    Charles    Hendrix. 


Ridgeway,  Mo.— Elliott  &  Good- 
win have  reopened  the  Ridgeway. 
Former  owner  was  William  Leonard. 


Steelville,  Mo.  —  Carl  Morrison 
has  transferred  the  Melba  to  Ray- 
mond Carr. 


Harrisburg,  Pa. — Plans  are  under 
way  to  open  the  State,  largest  the- 
ater here,  with  vaudeville  and  pic- 
tures. 


Philadelphia — Don  W.  Ross,  for- 
mer manager  of  Loew's  Regent  in 
Harrisburg,  is  now  with  the  Warner 
interests  here. 


Canton,  0.  —  Joe  Steinmetz  of 
Loew's  staff  here  is  slated  to  take 
out  one  of  the  roadshow  units  of 
"Dinner  at  Eight." 


3  Allied  Regional  Units 
Conflict  With  Dual  Stand 

Decision  of  Allied  to  fight  any  code 
restrictions  on  double  features 
brings  this  national  exhibitor  as- 
sociation into  direct  conflict  with 
anti-dual  prohibition  plans  promul- 
gated with  the  aid  of  three  of  its 
territorial  affiliates.  Placed  in  this 
seemingly  awkward  position  are  Al- 
lied units  headed  by  H.  M.  Richey 
in  Detroit,  Aaron  Saperstein  in  Chi- 
cago and  Frank  McWilliams  in  Mil- 
waukee. 


Berkeley   Picks   12   Girls 

Out  of  about  400  applicants  yes- 
terday Busby  Berkeley,  Warner 
dance  director,  picked  12  girls  who 
were  instructed  to  return  today  for 
another  interview  at  the  Warner 
theater.  Twenty-four  girls  are 
sought  by  Berkeley,  and  final  selec- 
tions will  be 'taken  to  the  coast  for 
picture   training. 


New  Film  Under  Way  in  Chicago 

Chicago — "The  Gay  Ninety-threes" 
is  in  production  at  Hollywood-at- 
the-Fair,  with  William  Booth  direct- 
ing. Cast  includes  Grant  Withers, 
Jane  Starr,  Vernon  Rickard,  Frank 
Delmaine,  Stanley  Carter  and  Nick 
Basil.  The  production  work  is  open 
to  fair  visitors. 


Postpone    Czech    Meeting 

Consideration  of  the  Czechoslova- 
kian  situation,  where  contingent  talk 
is  being  heard,  has  been  deferred  by 
foreign  department  heads  for  about 
10  days.  A  session  scheduled  for 
yesterday  at  the  Hays  office  was 
postponed. 


Offer  $10,000  Reward 
In  B'klyn  Theater  Killing 

A  reward  of  $10,000  for  the  ap- 
prehension and  conviction  of  parties 
responsible  for  the  recent  murder  of 
the  night  watchman  at  the  Windsor, 
Brooklyn,  will  be  posted  by  the  In- 
dependent Theater  Owners  of  New 
York,  President  Harry  Brandt  told 
The  Film  Daily  yesterday.  The 
house  is  involved  in  operator  union 
trouble.  Brandt's  association,  which 
will  take  this  action  at  a  meeting 
today,  will  advertise  the  reward  in 
New  York  newspapers. 


Federation  to  Call  Meeting 

A  meeting  of  the  Federation  of 
the  M.  P.  Industry,  to  consider  the 
Washington  code  meeting  results, 
will  be  called  following  return  of  its 
counsel,  Attorney  Jacob  Schechter, 
to  New  York  tonight.  Schechter  re- 
mained in  Washington  to  confer 
with  Eddie  Golden  and  the  few  in- 
dependent producer-distributor  ex- 
ecutives who  are  staying  there  pend- 
ing resumption  of  meetings  next 
Wednesday. 


New   British   Color   Company 

London — British  Colour  Films,  Ltd., 
has  been  organized  to  build  a  plant 
for  production  of  color  films.  Site 
will  be  on  the  outskirts  of  London. 
Subsidiaries  in  the  U.  S.  and  France 
also  are  planned. 


"Cavalcade"   in   Triple   London   Run 

London — Fox's  "Cavalcade"  is  be- 
ing shown  simultaneously  this  week 
in  three  West  End  houses,  the  Mar- 
ble Arch  Pavilion,  New  Victoria  and 
Dominion. 


Methuen,  Mass.— The  Methuen  has 
been  reopened  by  James  F.  Walsh. 


Boston — The  Strand  in  South  Bos- 
ton has  been  reopened  by  the  Phi! 
Smith   Circuit. 


North  Abbington,  Mass. — The  Cap- 
itol  has   been   opened   by   C.   Frank. 


Quincy,  Mass.  —  The  Lincoln  in 
Ouincy  Point  has  been  opened  by 
Charles  Morse. 


Warren,  O.  —  The  Hippodrome, 
owned  by  Lemotto  Smith,  is  being 
renovated  for  reopening  as  the  Post. 


Bellaire,  O. — The  Roma  has  been 
reopened  as  a  straight  film  house 
by  James  Circosta. 


Beaver  Falls,  Pa. — Hymen  Gold- 
berg is  managing  the  Regent  for  the 
new  Beaver  Amusement  Co. 


Washington  —  Universal's  Rialto 
reopens  Friday  with  "S.  O.  S.  Ice- 
berg."    Rodney   Collier   is   manager. 


Salt  Lake  City — Don  Conley  has 
been  added  to  the  United  Artists 
sales  force  here  by  Manager  Irving 
Schlenk  to  cover  Montana. 


Blackfoot,  Ida.  —  Paul  DeMour- 
daunt,  operator  of  the  Newark,  was 
married  several  days  ago. 


Cleveland — Although  "I  Loved  A 
Woman"  played  a  triple  simultan- 
eous engagement  at  the  Lake,  Up- 
town and  Variety  theaters,  the  Ed- 
ward G.  Robinson-Kay  Francis  pic- 
ture is  repoi'ted  by  Warners  to  have 
grossed  30  per  cent  above  the  house 
averages  in  all  three  houses. 


Tabloid  Reviews  of 

FOREIGN  FILMS 


"BOMBEN  AUF  MONTE  CARLO" 
("Bombs  of  Monte  Carlo");  Erich  Pommer 
production;  directed  by  Hanns  Schwarz; 
with  Hans  Albers,  Anna  Sten,  Heinz  Rueh- 
mann,  Ida  Wuest,  Rachel  Devirys,  Kurt 
Gerron,  Karl  Etlinger,  Peter  Lorre,  Otto 
Walburg,  Charles  Kuhlmann. 

Good  German  production  with  unusually 
fine  cast  in  a  diverting  story  about  a  queen 
who  sets  out  to  punish  a  disobedient  of- 
cer  but  winds  up  by  falling  in  love  with 
him.  Background  of  the  story  is  colorful 
and  the  technical  qualities  of  the  film  are 
excellent. 


Features  Reviewed  in  Film  Daily  Feb.  23  to  Sept.  23 


Title  Reviewed 

A    Kek    Balvany-XX 4-19-33 

Adorable-F    5-19-33 

After  the  Ball-F   3-18-33 

Alimony  Madness-MAY ...  5-5-33 
Almas  Encontradas-XX  ..7-7-33 
An    Hour    with    Chekhov-AM 

9-6-33 
Ann    Carver's    Profession  COL 

6-9-33 
Another  Language-MGM  .  .8-5-33 
Arizona  to  Broadway-F.  7-22-33 
As    the    Devil    Commands-COL 

9-1-33 

Baby    Face-WA    6-24-33 

Barbarian,  The-MGM  ..  .5-13-33 
Beauty    for    Sale-MGM  ..  .9-13-33 

Bed    of    Roses-RKO 7-1-33 

Bedtime  : Story,  A-PAR.  .4-22-33 
Behind  Jury  Doors-M AY  .3-15-33 

Below   the    Sea-COL 6-3-33 

Be    Mine   Tonight-U    3-16-33 

Berkeley   Square-F    9-15-33 

Berlin     Alexanderplatz-XX 

5-13-33 

Best    of    Enemies-F 7-17-33 

Big    Attraction    (Grosse 

Attraktion)-BAV     7-25-33 

Big    Brain-RKO 8-5-33 

Big   Cage,   The-U 5-10-33 

Big     Chance,    The-GRB .  .8-30-33 

Bitter    Sweet-UA    8-25-33 

Black     Beauty-MOP 8-23-33 

Blarney     Kiss-PRI 8-19-33 

Blondie    Johnson-FN 3-1-33 

Bondage-F    4-22-33 

Born   Anew-AM    7-25-33 

Breed     of    the     Border-MOP 

5-10-33 

Brief   Moment-COL    8-31-33 

Broadway     Bad— F 3-7-33 

Broadway    to     Hollywood-MGM 

9-2-33 
Bureau  of  Missing  Persons-FN 

9-2-33 
By    Appointment    Onlv-INV 

7-12-33 

Ca'ifornia     Trail-COL 7-22-33 

Captured-WA    8-19-33 

Central     Ai,rport-FN 3-29-33 

Charles     XII— XX     4-3-33 

Cheating    Blondes-C AP . . .  5-20-33 

Cheyenne     Kid-RKO 7-13-33 

Christopher  Strong-RKO  3-11-33 
Circus   Queen   Murder-COL 

5-6-33 

Clear   All   Wires-MGM 3-4-33 

Cocktail    Hour-COL    6-3-33 

Cohens  and  Kellys  in  Trouble- 
U.. 4-15-33 

College    Humor-PAR 6-14-33 

Conquerors   of   the   Night- 

AM..  8-1-33 
Constant    Woman,    The-WW 

5-23-33 

Corruption-IMP     6-21-33 

Cougar,     The     King     Killer- 

SNO 5-23-33 

Crossfire-RKO     8-15-33 

Dance    Hall    Hostess-MAY 

8-26-33 

Dangerously    Yours-F 2-24-33 

Daring    Daughters-CAP.  .3-25-33 

Deadwood   Pass-FR    6-6-33 

Der   Hellseher-XX    9-13-33 

Der   Liebling  von   Wien-XX 

6-14-33 
Der    Schuetzen    Koenig-HER 

5-10-33 
Destination   Unknown-U .  . .  4-8-33 

Devil's    Brother-MGM 6-10-33 

Devil's  in  Love-F 7-28-33 

Devil's    Mate-MOP    9-23-33 

Diamond  Trail-MOP 4-19-33 

Die    Frau    von    Der    Man 

Spricht-XX     4-26-33 

Die   Grosse  Attraktion- 

B  A  V..  7-25-33 
Dinner    at    Eight-MGM  .  .8-25-33 

Diplomaniacs-RKO     4-29-33 

Disgraced  1-PAR 7-17-33 

Doctor    Bull-F 8-31-33 

Don't  Bet  on  Love-U.  ..  .7-29-33 

Dos    Noches-HOF    5-10-33 

Double  Harness-RKO.  .  .7-13-33 
Drei   Tage    Mittelarrest- 

XX     5-18-33 

Drum    Taps-WW .'  .4-26-33 

Dude    Bandit-ALD 6-21-33 

Eagle  and  the  Hawk-PAR. 5-6-33 

Easy    Millions-FR     9-6-33 

Ein    Maedel    Der    Strasse-XX 

4-10-33 
Eine  Liebesnacht-XX  ...5-18-33 
Eine    Nacht    Im    Paradise-AMR 

2-23-33 
Eine  Tuer  Geht  Auf-PRX  2-8-33 
Eleventh  Commandment-ALD 

3-25-31 

Elmer  the   Great-FN 5-26-33 

El   Precio   De  Un   Beso- 

F.. 8-1-3? 
El    Principe    Gondolero-PAR 

9-13-33 


KEY  TO  DISTRIBUTORS 


ABC— Arkay    Film    Exch. 

AE — Aeolian    Pictures 

AG — Agfa 

ALU — Allied    Pictures 

ALX — William   Alexander 

AM — Amkino 

AMR — American    Roumanian 

Film    Corp. 
ARL — Arthur  Lee 
AU — Capt.    Harold    Auten 
BAV — Bavaria  Film  A-G 
BEE — Beekman  Film  Corp. 
BRO — Broadway- Holy  wood 
CAP — Capitol     Film      Exchange 
CHE— Chesterfield 
COL— Columbia 
COM — Compagnie   Universelle 

Cinematographique 
EQU — Equitab.e    Pictures 
F — Fox 

FAI — Faith  Pictures  Corp. 
FAM — Foreign  American  Films 
FD — First  Division 
FOR — Foremco    Pictures 
FR — Freuler  Film  Associates 
FN — First    National 
FX — The    Film    Exchange 


GFF — General  Foreign  Films 
GB — Gaumont-British 
UEN  —  General  Films 
GRB — Arthur  Greenblatt 
GOL — Ken  Goldsmith 
GRF — Garrison  Films 
HEL — Helber  Pictures 
HER— Charles  B.  Herrlitz 
HOL — Hollywood 
HOF— J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co. 
ICE— Int.    Cinema    Exch. 
IMP — Imperial  Dist. 
INA — Inter-Americas    Fi'.ms 
INT — Interworld  Prod. 
INV — Invincible  Pictures 
JE — Jewell  Productions 
JRW— J.   R.   Whitney 
K  IK — Kinematrade 
KRE— Sherman  S.  Krellberg 
LEV — Nat    Levine 
MAD — Madison  Pictures 
MAJ — Majestic  Pictures 
MAY — Mayfair   Pictures 
MO — Monopole  Pictures 
MGM — Metro-Goldwyn-  Mayer 
MOP — Monogram    Pictures 
PA  R — Paramount 


PO — Powers    Pictures 

POL- Bud  Pollard  Productions 
POR— Portola    Pictures 
PRI— Principal  Dist.  Corp. 
PRX— Protex  Dist.  Corp. 
REG — Regent  Pictures 
REM — Remington   Pictures 
RKO — RKO-Radio     Pictures 
ROY-  Fanchon  Royer 
SCO— Lester  F.  Scott 
SHO — Showmen's  Pictures 
SNO — Sidney    Snow. 
SUP— Superb    Pictures 
SYA — Synchro   Art   Pictures 
SYN— Syndicate 
TF — Tobis  Foreign  Film 
TOW— Tower  Prods. 
U — Universal 
UA — United    Artists 
UFA— Ufa 
WA — Warner    Bros. 
WK— Willis  Kent 
WOK— Worldkino 
WW— World    Wide 
XX— No    distributor    set 
ZBY — Zbyszko     Polish-American 
Film   Co.' 


Title  Reviewed 

Emergency   Call-RKO 6-24-33 

Emperor    Jones-UA 9-16-33 

End   of  the   Trail-COL.  .  .2-23-33 

Ex-Lady-WA     S-l  3-33 

Faithful    Heart-HEL    ....8-15-33 

Fargo   Express-WW 3-1-33 

Fast   Workers-MGM    3-18-33 

Fighting    for    Justice- 

COL.. 5-17-33 

Fighting    Parson-ALD 8-2-3: 

Fighting  President,  The-U. 4-8-33 
Fighting   Texans-MOP    ..7-26-33 

Fires    of    Fate-PO 4-4-33 

Flying  Devils-RKO    8-26-33 

Footsteps    in    the    Night-INV 

5-10-33 

Forbidden    Trail-COL 4-10-33 

Forgotten-INV    5-20-33 

Forgotten   Men-JE    5-13-33 

Flaming    Guns-U 6-17-33 

Flaming   Signal-INV 5-25-33 

Four    Aces-SYN 2-24-33 

From  Hell  to  Heaven- 

PAR.. 3-18-33 

F.    P.    1-F: 9-16-33 

Fugitive,  The-MOP  ....9-13-33 
Gabriel  Over  the  White  House 

MGM 4-1-33 

Gallant     Fool-MOP 8-9-33 

Gambling     Ship-PAR 7-13-33 

Gefahren  Der  Liebe-MAD. 5-1-33 
Gigolettes    of    Paris-EQU 

7-19-33 

Girl   in    419-PAR 5-20-33 

Girl   Missing-WA    3-18-33 

Glos   Pustyni-XX    4-26-33 

Gold  Diggers  of  1933- 

WA.  .5-25-33 
GoMen    Goal    (Das    Lockende 

Ziel)-BAV     6-20-33 

Goldie    Gets    Along-RKO  .  .6-3-33 

Goodbye   Again-FN    9-2-J3 

Grand    Slam-WA 2-23-33 

Great  Jasper.   The-RLO  .  .2-17-33 

Gun     Law-MAJ 7-13-33 

He    Learned    About    Women 

PAR..  3-2-33 

Hell    Below-MGM     .4-27-33 

Hell    on    Earth-AE 3-31-33 

Hello,    Sister-F    4-14-33 

Hell's    Holidav-SUP    7-19-33 

Heritage    of    the    Desert-PAR 

3-11-33 

Heroes     for     Sale-FN 7-22-33 

Her     Bodyguard-PAR .8-5-33 

Her   First    Mate-U 9-2.-33 

Her  Resale  Value-M AY.  .6-21-33 
Hertha's  Erwachen-UFA. 3-1 3-33 
Heute    Nacht-Eventuell-XX 

7-7-33 

Hidden    Gold-U     3-22-33 

High    Gear-GOL     3-22-33 

His    Private    Secretary-SHO 

6-6-33 

Hold    Me   Tight-*1 5-20-33 

Hold   Your  Man-MGM 7-1-33 

Horizon-AM     5-13-33 

Humanity-F    4-22-33 

Hyppolit  A  Lakaj-ICE   ..1-20-33 

I     Have    Lived-CHE 7-19-33 

Ihre   Majestaet   Die   Liebe- 

WA..  2-8-33 
I  Loved  a  Woman-FN  .  .9-21-33 
I  Love  That  Man-PAR.  ..  7-8-33 
I     Loved     You    Wednesday-F 

6-16-33 
Important    Witness-TOW ..  9-6-33 

India     Speaks-RKO 5-6-33 

Infernal    Machine-F 4-8-33 

I   Cover  the  Waterfront- 

UA.. 5-19-33 


Title  Reviewed 

International   House-PAR.  5-27-33 

Intruder,   The-ALD    3-13-33 

Island  of  Doom-AM ...  .7-20-33 
It's  Great  to  Be  Alive-F.  .7-8-33 

Ivan-GRF     2-23-33 

Jennie    Gerhardt-PAR 6-9-33 

Jungle     Bride-MOP 5-13-33 

Justice    Takes    a    Holiday- 

MAY.. 4-19-33 

Kadetten-FX       3-31-33 

Kazdemu    Wolng    Kochac-XX 

5-24-33 

Keyhole,     The-WA 3-31-33 

King    Kong-RKO 2-25-33 

King  of  the  Arena-U.  ..  .8-23-33 
King  of  the  Jungle-PAR  2-25-33 
Kiss    Before    the    Mirror-U 

5-13-33 

Korvettenkapitaen-AG    ...3-25-33 

Kuhle  Wampe-KIN 4-26-33 

La   Donna   D'Una   Notte- 

POR.  .3-13-33 
La  Cancion  Del  Dia-XX  .8-28-33 
Lady's     Profession,     A. 

PAR.. 3-25-33 

Lady    for    a    Day-COL 8-9-33 

Ladies    They    Talk    About-WA 

2-25-33 

La     Femme     Nue-XX 8-28-33 

La   Ley  del  Haren-XX ..  .6-20-33 

Laubenkolonie-GEN    6-9-33 

Laughing  at  Life-LEV.  .7-12-33 
La  Voce  del  Sangue-SYA. 4-19-33 
La  Vuida  Romantica-F.  .  .9-6-33 
Law  and  Lawless-MAJ.  .4-12-33 
Les  Trois   Mousquetaires- 

COM..  5-1-33 
Life    of    Jimmy    Dolan-WA 

6-14-33 

Lilly    Tnrner-FN 6-15-33 

Little   Giant-FN    4-14-33 

Long   Avenger-WW 6-30-33 

Looking  Forward-MGM .  .4-29-33 
Love  in  Morocco-GB  ....3-20-33 
Love   Is   Dangerous-CHE. 4-29-33 

Lucky   Dog  U    8-30-33 

Lucky    Larrigan-MOP    ..3-15-33 

M— FOR     4-3-33 

Madame    Wuenscht    Keine 

Kinder-XX     6-3-33 

Mama-F     7-20-33 

Mama    Loves    Papa-PAR 

7-22-33 
Man  trom  Monterey-WA. 8-16-33 

Man    Hunt-RKO    5-5-33 

Man    of   -Action-COL 6-6-33 

Man  of  the  Forest-PAR.  .8-25-33 
Man    They    Couldn't   Arrest- 

GB.. 3-13-33 

Man    Who    Dared-F 9-9-33 

Man    Who    Won-PO 2-25-33 

Mano    a     Mano-INA 2-23-33 

Marius — PAR    4-19-33 

Mary  Stevens,   M.D.-WA. 7-28-33 

Mayor   of    Hell-WA 6-23-33 

Melodv    Cruise-RKO 6-16-33 

Melodia  de  Arrabal-PAR  .  .8-9-33 
Men   Are   Such   Fools- 

RKO.  .3-13-33 

Men    of    America-RKO 3-1-33 

Men    Must    Fight-MGM.  .3-11-33 

Midnight    Club-PAR    7-29-33 

Midnight     Marv-MGM ...  7-17-33 

Milady-GFF    9-13-33 

Mindreader-FN    4-7-33 

Money     Talks-SYN 8-12-33 


Title  Reviewed 

Monkey's  Paw,   The- 

RKO.  .6-1-33 
Moonlight    and    Pretzels-U 

8-23-33 

Morning   Glory  RKO 8-16-33 

Morgenrot-PRX     5-18-33 

Mr.    Broadway-BRO    9-15-33 

Murders  in  the  Zoo-PAR.  .4-1-33 
Mussolini  Speaks-COL  ..3-11-33 
Mysterious  Rider — PAR... 6-1-33 
Narrow  Corner.  The-WA. 6-20-33 
Neighbors'  Wives-ROY    ..9-20-33 

Night  and   Day-GB 5-27-33 

Night   of   Terror-COL 6-7-33 

No  Marriage  Ties-RKO  ..  .8-4-33 
Noc  Listopadowa-PRX...  5-1-33 
Notorious  but  Nice-CHE. 8-23-33 
Nuisance,  The-MGM  ...5-27-33 
Obey    the    Law— COL. .  .3-11-33 

Oliver    Twist-MOP 2-25-33 

On  Demande  un   Compagnon- 

XX.  .6-9-33 
One  Man's  Journey-RKO  .9-1-33 
One    Sunday    Afternoon-PAR 

9-2-33 

Our    Betters-RKO 2-24-33 

Out   AU    Night-U 4-8-33 

Outlaw    Justice-MAJ 2-23-33 

Outsider,    The-M-G-M 3-29-33 

Over  the  Seven  Seas-XX.  5-24-33 
Paddy  the  Next  Best  Thing-F 

8-25-33 

Parole  Girl-COL 4-10-33 

Passion    of    Joan    of    Arc-KRE 

9-9-33 
Past    of    Mary    Holmes-RKO 

4-29-33 
Peg  O'  My  Heart-MGM..  5-20-33 

Penthouse-MGM    .9-9-33 

Perfect     Understanding-UA 

2-24-33 
Phantom    Broadcast-MOP 

4-4-33 
Phantom     Thunderbo'.t-WW 

6-14-33 

Pick-Up  PAR     3-25-33 

Picture    Snatcher-WA 5-19-33 

Pilgrimage- F       7-17-33 

Pleasure    Cruise-F 4-1-33 

Police   Call-HOL 8-23-33 

Potemkin-KI  N     4-3-33 

Power    and    the    Glory,    The-F 

8-18-33 
Primavera  en  Otono-F.  .  .5-24-33 
Private  Detective  62-WA.  .  7-8-33 

Private   Jones-U    3-25-33 

Private   Life  of   Henry   VIII-UA 

9-21-33 
Professional   Sweetheart- 

RKO..  5-27-33 

Racetrack— WW     3-7-33 

Rangers'   Code-MOP    ....9-70-33 

Rebel,   The-U    7-27-33 

Reform   Girl-TOW    3-4-33 

Renegades    of    the    West 

RKO 3-29-33 

Return     of     Casey    JonesMOP 

6-30-33 
Return  of  Nathan   Becker- 

WOK.. 4-19-33 
Reunion  in  Vienna-MGM.  .5-2-33 
Revenge  at   Monte  Carlo-MAY 

4-26-33 

Riot    Squad-MAY     7-26-33 

Rivals-AM     4-10-33 

Robber's    Roost-F     3-18-33 

Rome    Express-U 2-25-33 

Rustlers'    Roundup-U    ...9-16-33 

Sailor     Be    Good-RKO 3-1-33 

Sailor's    Luck-F    3-1 7-33 

Solitaire    Man-MGM    9-23-33 

Samarang-UA     5-18-33 

Savage     Gold-AU 5-23-33 


/  <tli  Rtvitwen 

Scarlet     Rivcr-RKO 5-24-33 

Secrets-UA     3-16-33 

Secret   of   the    Blue   Room-U 

9-13-33 
Secrets     of     Hollywood-SCO 

8-30-33 

Shadow     Laughs-INV 3-27-33 

Shanghai    Madness-F 9-23-33 

Shame-AM    3-15-33 

She   Had  to   Say   Yes-FN 

7-28-33 
Shepherd    of    the    Seven     Hills 

FAI.. 8-8-33 
Ship    of    Wanted    Men-SHO 

9-9-33 
Shriek   in   the   Night.   A-ALD 

7-22-33 

Silk    Express-WA 6-23-33 

Silver     Cord-RKO 5-5-33 

Sing,  Sinner,  Sing-MAJ.  .8-12-33 
Sleepless    Nights-REM    ..7-22-33 

Smoke    Lightning-F 5-12-33 

So  This  Is  Africa-COL.. 4-22-33 
Soldiers   of  the   Storm- 

COL.  .5-18-33 
Somewhere  in  Sonora-WA.  6-7-33 
Son  of  the  Border-RKO.  .8-2-33 
Song  of  the  Eagle-PAR.  .4-27-33 

Song   of    Life-TF    3-17-33 

Song     of     Songs-PAR 7-22-33 

Sphinx,   The-MOP 8-16-33 

State   Trooper-COL    3-27-33 

Storm    at    Davbreak-MGM 

7-22-33 
Story  of  Temple  Drake- 

PAR 5-6-33 

Strange    People-CHE 6-17-33 

Stranger's  Return-M  GM . .  7-29-33 
Strictly  Personal-PAR  ...3-18-33 

Study  in  Scarlet-WW 5-26-33 

Sucker     Money-WK 3-1-33 

Sundown    Rider-COL 6-9-33 

Supernatural-PAR     4-22-33 

Sweepings-RKO    3-22-33 

Taming    the    Jungle-INV.  .6-6-33 

Taras    Triasylo-XX    3-15-33 

Tarzan   the   Fearless-PRI  .8-12-33 

Telegraph    Trail-WA 3-29-33 

Terror     Abroad-PAR 7-3-33 

Theodore  Koerner-XX  ...  5-10-33 
There  Goes  the  Bride- 

GB.. 3-1-33 
This  Day  and  Age-PAR.  8-16-33 
This  Is  America-BEE.  .  .6  23-33 
Three-Cornered     Moon-PAR 

8-8-33 
Thunder    Over    Mexico-PRI 

9-20-33 
Today  We  Live-MGM  ..4-15-33 
Too     Much     Harmony-PAR 

9-23-31, 

Tombstone     Canyon-F 7-3-33 

Tomorrow    at    Seven-RKO 

7-12-33 

Trailing   North-MOP 5-17-33 

Traum   von    Schoenbruhnn 

XX..  6-3-33 

Treason-COL     5-4-33 

Trick    for    Trick-F 6-10-33 

Trouble    Busters-M  AJ 8-30-33 

Truth  About  Africa-ALX. 4-19-33 
Tugboat  Annie-MGM.  ..  .8-12-33 
Turn    Back    the    Clock-MGM 

8*23-33 
Una    Vida    Por    Otra-INA 

2-17-33 
Under    the   Tonto    Rim  PAR 

7-19-33 
Unknown  Valley-COL ...  8-18-33 
Via  Pony  Express-MAJ.  .5-4-33 
Victims    of    Persecution-POL 

6-17-33 

Voltaire-WA      7-28-33 

Warrior's  Husband-F  ...5-12-33 
West  of  Singapore-MOP.  .4-1-33 
What   Price  Decency?- 

MAJ.  .3  2-33 
What    Price    Innocence-COL 

6-24-33 
When    Ladies    Meet-MGM 

6-24-33 
When   Strangers   Marry- 

COL.  .5-25-33 
Whirlwind,    The-COL    ...7-29-32 

White     Sister-MGM     3-20-33 

Wives    Beware-REG    5-2-33 

Woman  Is  Stole-COL.  ..  6-30-33 
Woman  Accused-PAR. .  .3-11-33 
Working  Man,  The-WA.  .4-12-33 
World    Gone    Mad-MAJ.  .4-15-33 

Wrecker,    The-COL 8-5-33 

Yanko  Muzykant-ZBY  ..3-13-33 
Zapfenstreich    Am    Rhein- 

JRW.  .2-8-33 
Zoo    in    Budapest-F 4-12-33 


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fit  Since9 30;  Columbia  Up  33% 

IR  PRACTICE  BOARD  AT  STUDIOS 


Allied  Joins  in  Survey  of  Labor  Violences  Since  1920 


Expect  Data  to  Influence 
Legislation  for  Set- 
tling Disputes 

Following  a  request  received  by 
Allied  States  Ass'n  to  cooperate  in 
research  work  being  done  by  cer- 
tain semi-public  agencies  cooperating 
with  the  Government  in  the  eradica- 
tion of  crime,  Abram  F.  Myers 
chairman  and  counsel,  has  advised 
all  units  of  the  association  to  aid  in 
compiling  data  on  violence  that  has 
accompanied  theater  labor  disputes 
since  1920.    It  is  not  proposed  to  re- 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 


40  SAEN6ER  HOUSES 
IN  REORGANIZATION 


New  Orleans  —  Reorganization 
plan  for  approximately  40  Saenge^ 
houses  now  in  receivership,  with  t 
partnership  deal  with  the  present  re- 
ceiver, E.  V.  Richards,  as  a  feature, 
is  understood  scheduled  for  imme- 
diate attention  from  S.  A.  Lynch, 
chairman  of  the  Paramount  Publix 
theaters  reorganization  committee; 
Y.  Frank  Freeman,  engaged  in  sim- 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 


Close  Deal  on  Series 

To  Be  Made  by  Carewe 

Contracts  were  signed  yesterday 
by  Edwin  Carewe  and  David  M. 
Thomas  with  Syndicate  Exchanges 
of  New  York,  Masterpiece  of  Phila- 
delphia and  Washington,  and  Cen- 
tury Film  of  Boston  for  a  series  of 
features  to  be  made  by  Edwin 
Carewe  Productions,  Inc.  Carewe 
will  personally  supervise  the  pic- 
tures, first  of  which  will  be  "The 
Devil  Behaves,"  from  "The  Snake 
Bite,"  by  Robert  Hichens. 


Essaness  Circuit  Up  to  22 

Chicago — Essaness  circuit  shortly  will 
open  its  22nd  house,  the  Argmore  at 
Argyle  and    Kenmore  Aves. 


Mae.  'I  like  to  go  out  with  sophisticated  men".  Chump:  "I'm  not  really  sophisticated".  Mae: 
"You're  not  out  yet,  either"  Mae  West  in  "I'm  No  Angel",  with  Cary  Grant.  A  Paramount 
Picture  directed  by  Wesley  Ruggles. — Advt. 


Half  of  Educational  Lineup  to  be  Made  in  East 


Half  of  the  shorts  planned  by 
Educational  for  1933-34  release 
through  Fox  will  be  made  in  the 
East,  President  E.  W.  Hammons  an- 
nounced yesterday.  To  this  end,  Jack 
White  has  been  signed  as  producer- 
director,  with  Sig  Herzig  assisting 
him  on  stories,  while  William  Wat- 


son, writer  and  director,  is  coming 
east  to  work  with  Al  Christie,  who 
has  just  been  given  four  additional 
assignments  after  finishing  the  first 
Tom  Howard  two-reeler,  "Static." 
Christie's  next  will  be  a  Moran  and 
Mack  short.    Both  White  and  Chris- 

(Continucd   on    Page    6) 


33%  Jump  in  Columbia  Net; 
New  Fox  Setup  Reports  Profit 

ship,    is    for    the    quarter    starting 
April  1  and  shows  consolidated  net 


Fox  Film  Corp.  yesterday  report- 
ed its  first  net  profit  since  1930, 
while  Columbia  issued  its  financial 
statement  for  the  year  ended  July  1 
showing  an  increase  of  33  1/3% 
in  earnings.  The  Fox  report,  first 
under  the  reorganization  recently  ef- 
fected under  Sidney  R.  Kent's  leader- 


profit  from  operations  of  $74,716.83. 
Surplus  for  the  quarter  was  $203,- 
045.60,  not  counting  theater  opera- 
tions of  Wesco  Corp.  due  to  bank- 

(Continucd    on    Page    6) 


Clause     Covering     Player 
Disputes  Being  In- 
serted in  Code 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Setting  up  of  a  producers'  fair 
practice  board  to  settle  controversies 
between  studios  and  players  is  pro- 
posed by  producers  in  a  clause  just 
drafted  as  part  of  the  code  to  be 
submitted  by  Deputy  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  by  Wednesday. 
Under   the   plan,   developed   by   pro- 

(Continued   on    Page    6) 


ROSENBLATT  DENIES 
ACTION  ON  SALARIES 


By    WILLIAM    SILBERBERG 
FILM    DAILY    Staff    Correspondent 

Washington — Deputy  Administra- 
tor Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  last  night 
branded  as  "utterly  ridiculous"  any 
reports  to  the  effect  that  he  had 
made  any  statements  or  voiced  any 
opinions  on  reducing  star  salaries. 
"It  is  inspired  propaganda,"  he  said, 
"and  I  know  who  is  responsible.     I 

(Continued   on   Page    6) 

Indep't  Producers  Deny 
Exhibitor  "Deal"  on  Duals 

Stoutly  denying  rumors  that  in- 
dependent producers  have  made  a 
"deal"  with  various  exhibitor  groups 
enlisting  their  support  in  their  bat- 
tle against  code  restrictions  on  dou- 
ble features,  Attorney  Jacob  Schech- 
ter,  counsel  for  the  Federation  of 
the  Mbtion  Picture  Industry,  last 
(Continued   on   Page   6) 


Balk  at  Forced  Code 

Wash.  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Radio  executives  in  ses- 
sion with  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  yesterday 
afternoon  threatened  to  walk  out  as  a 
body  when  the  deputy  administrator  told 
them  he  would  write  their  code.  The 
agreement  to  walk  out  was  unanimous, 
but  they  later  composed  their  differ- 
ences. 


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Columbia  Signs  Jack  Osterman 

Jack  Osterman  has  been  signed  by 
Columbia  for  a  two-reel  musical. 


Discuss  Mayoralty  Race 

Twenty-five  film  industry  executives 
who  are  members  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Division  of  the  Fusion  Campaign  Com- 
mitiee  discussed  the  local  political  sit- 
u.tion  yesterday  at  the  office  of  At- 
torney Louis  Nizer.  At  conclusion  ot 
the  meeting,  attended  by  Mayoralty 
Candidate  Fiorello  H.  La  Guardia, 
Nizer  issued  a  statement  criticizing  Mc- 
Kee's  entry  into  the  mayoralty  race 
as  "an  un-American  display  of  bad 
sportsmanship." 


Soviet  to  Make  200  Films  This  Year 

Soviet  Russia  will  produce  about  200  features  for  the  coming  season,  with  silents 
in  the  majority,  Prof.  A.  F.  Shorin,  research  scientist  of  the  Soviet  State  Electro- 
Technical  Laboratories,  stated  yesterday  in  New  York.  He  claimed  that  concerted 
effort  would  be  made  this  year  to  install  sound  in  the  75  per  cent  of  the  Soviet 
theaters  now  silent.  In  order  to  do  this,  Shorin  stated,  practically  all  pictures  will  be 
reprinted  on  16mm.  film  so  that  the  smaller  communities  can  better  afford  movie 
houses. 

Shorin  said  that  at  the  present  time  there  are  30,000  projection  machines  in  operation 
in  Russia.  Not  all  are  in  theaters,  as  many  are  used  for  all  manner  of  public  show- 
ings. The  Union  also  plans  to  manufacture  sufficient  raw  film  this  year  to  supply 
the  needs  of  its  own  producers.  Shorin  has  been  in  this  country  for  two  months  and 
has   studied    the    scientific    and    technical    angle    of    the    movies    and    of    broadcasting. 


Hays  Group  Reconsider 
Code  Articles  9  and  10 

Articles  9  and  10  of  the  producer 
jode,  the  focal  point  for  many  indus- 
try code  meeting  discussions,  were 
re-considered  at  a  meeting  of  Hays 
organization  members  yesterday  af- 
ternoon. The  former  provision  deals 
with  relations  between  producers  and 
agents,  and  the  latter  with  "star 
raiding"  and  enticing  of  employees. 
Will  H.  Hays  presided  at  the  meet- 
ing, which  will  be  resumed  today. 
About  15  producer,  distributor  and 
imliated  circuit  executives  and  at- 
torneys were  present. 


M.  P.  Research  Council 
To  Aid  NRA  on  Code 

Cooperation  with  the  NRA  in 
J  rafting  the  film  code,  with  special 
effort  to  have  block  booking  and 
blind  booking  eliminated,  was  voted 
by  the  Motion  Picture  Research 
Council  at  its  meeting  this  week. 
The  organization,  whose  new  chair- 
man is  Dr.  A.  Lawrence  Lowell,  for- 
mer president  of  Harvard,  has  been 
investigating  the  effects  of  films  on 
the  nation's  youth  for  five  years, 
spending  $200,000  donated  by  the 
Payne  Fund  for  this  work,  also  has 
decided  to  incorporate  as  a  perma- 
nent body. 


Booked  for  the  Broadway 

First  program  under  the  new  dou- 
ble feature  policy  being  inaugurated 
at  the  Broadway  by  Stanley  W.  Law- 
ton,  who  has  leased  the  house  from 
the  Prudence  Co.,  will  consist  of 
"Scarface"  and  "24  Hours."  Lawton 
also  operates  the  Cohan. 


Parisians  Storm  "Gold  Diggers" 
Paris — At  a  midnight  show  on  the 
opening  day  of  "Gold  Diggers  of 
1933"  at  the  Apollo,  the  overflow 
:rowd  stormed  the  theater,  breaking 
windows  and  doing  other  damage. 
Police  had  to  be  called.  All  records 
for  receipts  were  broken. 


M-G-M  Buys  Two  Stories 

"The  Mystery  of  the  Dead  Police," 
published  novel  by  Philip  MacDon- 
ald,  and  "The  Show-Off,"  George's 
Kelly's  stage  hit  of  several  years 
ago,  have  been  acquired  by  M-G-M. 


Colvin  Brown  a  Porto  Rico  Colonel 

Colvin  W.  Brown,  general  manag- 
er of  the  Quigley  Publications,  has 
been  appointed  a  colonel  on  the  staff 
of  Robert  H.  Gore,  Governor-Gener- 
al of  Porto  Rico. 


Last  Rites  for  Sime 

Attended  by  2,000 

But  a  few  blocks  from  the  Broad- 
way which  he  loved,  last  rites  for 
Sime  Silverman  were  held  yesterday 
afternoon  in  Temple  Emanu-El.  The 
services,  impressively  simple,  were 
attended  by  more  than  2,000  show- 
folk  of  all  classes,  from  headliners 
and  big  executives  who  came  in  their 
own  luxurious  cars,  to  humble  col- 
ored performers  from  Harlem,  all 
turning  out  in  final  tribute  to  the 
founder  of  "Variety"  whom  they  had 
known  as  a  straight-shooting  pro- 
tagonist of  the  amusement  business. 

The  services,  which  ran  less  than 
20  minutes,  were  direct,  sincere,  as 
Sime  would  have  liked  them.  Pat 
Casey,  in  a  voice  broken  by  feeling, 
briefly  characterized  Sime  as  a  man 
who  always  fought  for  the  under- 
dog. George  Jessel,  who  followed 
him  as  a  representative  of  the  Jew- 
ish Actors'  Guild,  spoke  of  Sime's 
indominable  courage  and  his  great 
humanity.  On  its  way  to  the  ceme- 
tery, the  funeral  cortege  took  Sime's 
body  once  more  through  the  Times 
Square  area,  the  scene  of  his 
triumphs. 


Premiums  for  Randforce  Houses 

Thirty  Randforce  circuit  houses  in 
Brooklyn  will  offer  premiums  under 
a  deal  closed  by  Louis  Frisch  of 
Randforce  and  Lester  S.  Tobia: 
sales  agent  for  Macbeth  "Monax'' 
glassware.  Some  Warner  houses  art 
on  the  same  plan. 


Publix  to  Have  3  in  South  Bend 

South  Bend,  Ind.  —  When  current 
deals  are  completed,  Paramount  Pub- 
lix subsidiaries  will  control  three 
houses  here.  A  new  lease  has  al- 
ready been  signed  for  the  State  and 
one  is  in  negotiation  for  the  Palace, 
which  the  company  has  been  operat- 
ing on  a  week-to-week  basis.  Pub- 
lix also  controls  the  Colfax. 


Myrna  Loy  Gets  New  Contract 

West   Coast  Bureau   of    THE   FILM   DAILY 

Hollywood — Myrna  Loy  has  been 
given  a  new  long-term  contract  by 
M-G-M.  The  company  also  has 
signed  Esther  Ralston  for  a  term. 


Postpone  Publix  Meeting 

Publix  Enterprises  creditors'  hear- 
ing scheduled  for  yesterday  morn- 
ing at  the  offices  of  Henry  K.  Davis 
was  postponed  until  Monday  morn- 
ing. 

"Bowery"  Opening  Oct.  4 

"The  Bowery,"  first  20th  Century 
production,  opens  Oct.  4  at  the 
Rivoli. 


Coming  and  Going 


MARLENE  DIETRICH  was  forced  to  cut  short 
ler  New  York  visit  and  depart  yesterday  for 
Hollywood  to  start  work  at  Paramount  in  "Scar- 
let Parade"  under  direction  of  Josef  von  Stern- 
berg. 

FRED  ASTAIRE,  having  finishad  work  m 
rtKO's  "Flying  Down  to  Rio,"  has  returned  to 
Mew   York. 

WILLIAM  (BILLY)  WATSON,  comedy  spe- 
:ialist,  is  on  his  way  to  New  York  from  the 
coast    to    join    Educational's    eastern    production 

force. 

JOHN  W.  HICKS  and  EUGENE  ZUKOR,  ex- 
ecutives of  Paramount  International  Corp.',  ar- 
iye  in  New  York  today  from  abroad  by  wa>; 
of   Canada. 

PROF.  A.  F.  SHORIN,  Soviet  research  scien- 
ist,   sails   for    Europe   today   on   the   Olympic. 

COLLEEN  MOORE  returns  to  Hollywood  next 
week. 

NEDDA  HARRIGAN  (Mrs.  Walter  Connolly!  is 
eturning  from  Hollywood  to  appear  in  a  Broaa- 
/ay    play. 


Columbus  Pact  Off  Again 

Columbus — Because  it  is  claimed 
:he  distributors  were  not  authori- 
tatively represented  at  the  meeting 
last  month,  when  decision  was  made 
on  prices,  clearance  and  double  bills, 
the  situation  has  been  thrown  wide 
Qpen  adain,  although  Loews'  Broad 
had  held  by  the  pact  and  goes  to  a 
de  luxe  single  run.  Nine  subsequent 
runs  last  week  showed  "Tugboat  An- 
nie" simultaneously  at  prices  from 
17  to  28  cents. 


Receiver  for  Temple,  Birmingham 

Birmingham — A  petition  of  volun- 
tary bankruptcy  has  been  filed  in 
Federal  Court  here  by  the  Temple 
theater.  Frank  S.  Blackford  was 
named  receiver.  The  petition  was 
signed  by  John  Caiman,  manager 
and  chairman  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors. 


Sentenced  for  Accessory  Thefts 

New  Haven — Arrested  for  getting 
away  with  about  $2,400  in  accesso- 
ries, a  poster  clerk  at  the  Warner 
theater  was  given  a  year  in  jail, 
while  a  clerk  from  the  Vitagraph 
exchange  and  another  from  the  RKO 
exchange,  who  were  in  collusion 
with  the  former,  got  sentences  of  six 
months. 


Strand  Advances  Opening 

Opening  of  "Footlight  Parade"  at 
the  Strand  has  been  advanced  by 
Warners  to  next  Wednesday  night. 
Charlie  Einfeld  has  assigned  Sid 
Davidson  and  Arthur  Jeffrey  to  aid 
the  regular  Strand  staff  on  a  gigan- 
tic opening  campaign  for  the  mus- 
ical. 


Para.   Gets   Dorothy  Dell 

Dorothy  Dell,  a  former  "Miss  Uni- 
verse" and  Ziegfeld  star,  has  been 
signed  by  Paramount  and  will  appear 
with  Bing  Crosby  in  "Cruise  to  No- 
where." Miss  Dell  is  the  latest  of  the 
annual  pageant  beauties  to  land  on  the 
screen  through  the  management  of  Mar- 
tin Starr.  Thelma  Todd,  Joan  Blondell, 
Boots  Mallory  Marian  Marsh  and  Irene 
Ware   arrived   there   by   the   same   route. 


STRIKE  UP  THE  BAND  FOR 


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COMING    NEXT   WEEK    FROM   WARNER   BROS. 


FOX 


means 


usiness 


FOX  continues  to  ring  the  bell  with  a  run  of  hits  that  are  the  talk 
of  Hollywood . . .  the  delight  of  exhibitors.  In  every  key  spot . . .  new 
highs  . . .  week  after  week  (see  facing  page).    Such  consistent  success 
comes  only  from  unerring  show  instinct . . .  plus  organization.   Fox 
manpower  has  both ...  to  your  everlasting  profit ! 


BERKELEY  SQUARE   with   LESLIE   HOWARD  and 

HEATHER  ANGEL.    Jesse  L.  Lasky  production.     Eight-star 
hit ...  4  each  from  Liberty  Magazine  and  N.  Y.  Daily  News. 
New  York's  road-show  smash   at   $2  Gaiety.     Extra  shows 
needed  to  handle  crowds  in  2nd  smash  week. 

WILL  ROGERS  in  DOCTOR  BULL.      Outgrossing  "State 
Fair"  by  30%  in  Portland.  Tops  town  in  Seattle,  Indianapolis. 
Held  over  in  Tacoma.    Immense  in  St.  Louis,  Chicago,  New 
Haven,  Philadelphia. 

JANET  GAYNOR  and  WARNER  BAXTER  in  PADDY 
the  Next  Best  Thins.    Bang-up  business  in  Minneapolis,  Des 
Moines,  S.  R.  O.  in  Denver.     Two-week  smash  in  Chicago, 
Indianapolis.    Leads  everything  in  Cleveland. 

MY  WEAKNESS  with  LILIAN  HARVEY  and  LEW  AYRES. 

B.  G.  De  Sylva  production.     All- day  lines  . .  ,  four  abreast . . . 
eighth  of  a  mile  long ...  at  Radio  City  Music  Hall.    "Should 
do  business  in  all  spots.    Miss  Harvey  displays  everything  a 
producer  wants  from  a  star,"  says  Variety.   It's  in  I 

THE  POWER  AND  THE  GLORY  with  SPENCER  TRACY 

and  COLLEEN  MOORE-  Jesse  L.  Lasky  production.    Hit  of 
both  coasts.    Tremendous  at  Loew's  State,  Los  Angeles,  with 

best  gate  in  months.    Smash  at  Radio  City  Music  Hall  despite 

worst  New  York  storms  in  years. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Friday,  Sept.  29,  1933 


FAIR  PRACTICE  BOARD 
PLANNED  FOR  STUDIOS 


(Continued  from   Page   1) 

ducers  and  attorneys  at  a  meeting 
at  Paramount  on  Wednesday  night, 
the  board  would  consist  of  three 
persons.  Its  chairman  would  be 
named  by  the  Administrator,  and 
the  player  and  producer  involved  in 
the  dispute  would  each  select  a  mem- 
ber. 

Producer  group  which  prepared 
this  provision  and  redrafted  other 
producer  code  clauses,  including 
Articles  9  and  10,  included  B.  B. 
Kahane,  Attorney  Edwin  Loeb  and 
Henry  Herzbrun,  Paramount  studio 
counsel. 


40  Saenger  Houses 

In  Reorganization 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ilar  work,  and  Richards,  all  of  whom 
have  arrived  here  from  New  York. 
Meetings  are  reported  to  have 
been  held  with  bondholders  in  order 
to  secure  their  co-operation  in  work- 
ing out  the  situation.  Freeman  is 
expected  to  devote  his  efforts  to 
modifying  leases,  among  other  func- 
tions. 


Indep't  Producers  Deny 
Exhibitor  "Deal"  on  Duals 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

night  declared  that  the  change  in 
attitude  occurred  when  the  theater- 
men  realized  that  any  ban  would 
react  against  their  own  interests. 

These  exhibitors,  said  Schechter. 
now  feel  that  providing  the  code 
ignores  duals,  major  distributors  will 
be  unrestrained  in  their  insertion  of 
anti-double  feature  clauses  in  their 
exhibition  contracts.  This  attitude, 
he  asserted,  would  allow  discrimina- 
tory treatment  of  theaters  by  dis- 
tributors. Furthermore,  he  declared, 
these  exhibitors  realize  that  with  in- 
dependent producers  crushed  out  of 
the  field,  theaters  would  be  com- 
pelled to  do  business  exclusively  or 
almost  exclusively  with  the  first  line 
companies  and  at  their  terms. 


Educational  to  Make 

Half  of  Lineup  Here 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

tie  will  work  at  the  former  Para- 
mount studios  in  Long  Island,  with 
Raymond  Klune  as  .production  man- 
ager. White  will  head  his  program 
with  a  musical  comedy. 

At  least  20  out  of  Educational's 
scheduled  52  two-reelers,  and  16  one- 
reelers  in  addition  to  the  26  Terry- 
Toons,  will  be  made  in  the  east. 


ITOA   Hears   Code   Report 

Proceedings  of  the  recent  Washing- 
ton code  meetings  were  reviewed  at  a 
session  of  the  Independent  Theater  Own- 
ers of  New  York  yesterday  afternoon 
at  the  Hotel  Astor.  Reports  were  sub- 
mitted by  President  Harry  Brandt,  At- 
torney Milton  C.  Weisman  and  Leo 
Brecher. 


KG  THE 


WITH 

PHIL  M.  DALY 


•  •  •  ALL  SET  for  the  Mickey  Mouse  birthday  party  at 
the  Hollywood  Restaurant  Saturday  nite  guests  are  re- 
quested to  come  in  costume with  or  without  their  tails 

dancing  will  be  on  and  under  the  tables  a  group 
of  vaude  actors  "at  liberty"  havs  been  hired  for  the  cheese  des- 
sert  they   needn't    be   alarmed,   as    the   guests    will   only 

nibble  at  the  food  in  the  accepted  Mickey  Mouse  manner 

those  who  have  made  reservations  with  reservations 

include  Buster  Keaton,  Tom  Patricola,  Harriet  Hoctor,  France 
Upton,  Inez  Courtney,  James  Rennie,  Bela  Lugosi,  Joe  Penner, 
Bert  Lahr  and  Julius  Tannen 

Sp  "P  -P  *T- 

•  •      •     THE  WINNER  of  the  "Box  Office"  award  for  the 

Best  Plan  for  Industry  Improvement  is  no  other  than  Hal  Hode 

of  Columbia Hal  has  been   in  an  excellent   position  to 

pass  expert  opinion  on  this  vital  problem now  will  some 

one  come  along  with  an  award  for  the  Best  Plan  to  Put  Hal's 

Plan   in   Operation? oh,   well,   mebbe   that's   asking   too 

much the  judges  who  awarded  the  verdict  were  Ed  Kuy- 

kendall,  J.  C.  Ritter,  David  Palfreyman,  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Ben 

Shlyen 

#  *  *  * 

•  •  •  IN  ORDER  to  accommodate  the  clamoring  citizenry 
eager  to  see  "Berkeley  Square"  at  the  Gaiety  three  extra 
performances  will  be  given  this  week-end  at  5:45  and 
11:30  on  Saturday,  and  one  at  5:45  on  Sunday  The  Em- 
bassy has  booked  the  Educational-Paul  Terry-Toon,  "Hypnotic- 
Eyes"  for  a  week  starting  today Owing  to  the  success  of 

Vitaphone's  burlesque  on  "Grand  Hotel"  ("Nothing  Ever  Hap- 
pens") the  studio  will  produce  a  similar  short  on  "Dinner  At 
Eight"      ....    when  does  Sam  Sax  go  on  the  Emgeem  payroll? 


"ANN  VICKERS" 

with   Irene  Dunne,  Walter  Huston 
RKO   Radio  69  mins. 

EXCEPTIONAL  ENTERTAINMENT 
WITH  UNUSUAL  LOVE  DRAMA  THAT 
WILL  GET  THE   FEMMES. 

A  splendid  screen  presentation  has  been 
made  of  Sinclair  Lewis'  famous  novel.  Di- 
rection of  John  Cromwell  is  something  to 
talk  about,  and  that  goes  for  the  really 
superb  characterizations  of  Irene  Dunne 
and  Walter  Huston.  Edna  May  Oliver  comes 
through  with  her  usual  fine  comedy  charac- 
terization as  the  pal  of  Miss  Dunne.  The 
theme  is  daring  in  its  flouting  of  the  mar- 
riage code,  for  Miss  Dunne  gives  herself 
to  the  man  she  thinks  she  loves  before  he 
departs  for  the  war.  He  passes  her  up  on 
his  return,  so  she  goes  ahead  with  her  am- 
bition as  a  sociological  worker  in  a  re- 
formatory. Later  she  meets  Walter  Huston, 
a  city  judge  whose  marriage  proved  unfor- 
tunate. Again  she  gives  herself  freely  with- 
out benefit  of  wedding  ring.  Works  up  to 
a  gripping  dramatic  climax,  with  their  prob- 
lem solved  as  Huston's  wife  divorces  him. 
The  delicate  theme  has  been  expertly  han- 
dled. Sinclair  Lewis'  novel  is  the  thing  to 
play  up. 

Cast:  Irene  Dunne,  Walter  Huston,  Con- 
rad Nagel,  Bruce  Cabot,  Edna  May  Oliver, 
Sam  Hardy,  Ferdinand  Gottschalk,  Rafaela 
Ottiano,  Mitchell  Lewis,  Helyn  Eby-Rock, 
Gertrude   Michael. 

Director,  John  Cromwell,  Author,  Sinclair 
Lewis;  Adaptor.  Jane  Murfin;  Editor,  George 
Nicholls,  Jr.;  Cameraman,  David  Abel. 

Direction,  Expert.  Photography,  Excellent. 


Evelyn   Laye   in 

"WALTZ  TIME" 

Gaumont-British  83  mins. 

TRIUMPH  FOR  EVELYN  LAYE  IN  GOR- 
GEOUSLY PRODUCED  VERSION  OF  FAM- 
OUS STRAUSS  OPERETTA. 

The  British  producers  did  not  stint  pro- 
duction costs  on  this  one.  It  is  a  faithful 
adaptation  of  Johann  Strauss'  Viennese  oper- 
etta, "Die  Fledermaus."  Evelyn  Laye  is 
the  principal  attraction,  and  she  is  plenty. 
The  settings  and  costumes  of  the  1870 
period  have  been  followed  in  minute  detail 
and  the  gay  atmosphere  of  Vienna  has  been 
cleverly  created  throughout.  Fritz  Schultz, 
the  German  opera  singer,  does  the  best 
vocal  work  in  the  brilliant  score.  He  plays 
the  part  of  Eisenstein,  the  philandering  hus- 
band of  Miss  Laye.  The  sequences  cover- 
ing the  Orlovsky  Ball  are  sumptuous  and 
very  well  handled,  wherein  the  jealous  wife 
in  mask  outrageously  flirts  with  her  erring 
husband  and  takes  him  for  a  merry  ride 
in  retaliation  for  his  flirting  around  with 
her  maid.  Fine  comedy  in  the  prison  scenes, 
with  Jay  Laurier  giving  a  boisterous  charac- 
terization of  the  tipsy  Frosch,  the  jailer. 
Should  go  strong  with  all  music  lovers,  with 
the  fine  comedy  and  Evelyn  Laye  appealing 
to  the  mob.  The  Strauss  score  has  been 
exceptionally  well  handled  with  three  big 
numbers  richly  staged. 

Cast:  Evelyn  Laye,  Fritz  Schultz,  Gina 
Malo,  Jay  Laurier,  Parry  Jones,  Ivor  Barnard, 
Edmond  Breon,  Frank  Titterton. 

Director,  William  Thiele;  Author,  Johann 
Strauss;  Adaptors,  A,  P.  Herbert,  Louis 
Levy;  Conductor,  Louis  Levy. 

Direction,  Very  Good.  Photography,  Ex- 
cellent. 


ALLIED  JOINS  SURVEY 
OF  LABOR  VIOLENCES 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

try  individual  cases,  but  it  is  be- 
lieved that  the  great  number  of  such 
outrages  will  tell  the  story  and  that 
the  compilation  of  authentic  infor- 
mation relative  to  the  use  of  viol- 
ence in  wage  disputes  with  theaters 
may  lead  to  the  enactment  of  pro- 
visions for  some  other  method  of 
settling    the    controversies. 


Rosenblatt  Denies 

Action  on  Salaries 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

have  not  seen  the  rewritten  Articles 
9  and  10,  although  they  may  be  ma- 
terially different. 

Questioned  regarding  what  may 
have  emanated  from  his  White 
House  conference  shortly  after  the 
hearings,  he  again  refused  any 
statement.  If  salary  regulation  were 
attempted  in  the  film  code,  it  would 
be  the  first  instance  of  its  kind  un- 
der the  NRA,  this  attitude  being 
one  of  distribution  of  wealth  rather 
than  reemployment,  it  is  pointed  out, 
Reduction  of  railroad  presidents' 
salaries  was  done  under  different  con 
ditions  and  by  voluntary  action  in 
order  to  appease  the  administration 
that  has  been  loaning  it  money  as  a 
public  utility  through  the  RFC. 


Fox  and  Columbia 

Report  Net  Profits 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ruptcy  of  its  principal  subsidiaries. 
A  profit  of  $284,328.77  was  realized 
on  foreign  exchange,  while  $156,000 
was  paid  in  settlement  of  old  con 
tracts.  Fox  now  has  no  bank  bor- 
rowings and  only  $1,783,600  of  its 
debentures  remain  outstanding. 

Columbia's  net  profit  for  53  weeks 
was  $740,240.97,  equal  to  $4.10  a 
share  on  the  common  stock,  against 
$574,292.48  or  $3.10  a  share  the  pre- 
vious year.  President  Harry  Cohn, 
in  his  letter  to  stockholders,  said  the 
company  is  in  a  strong  position  to 
force  ahead  and  take  advantage  of 
the  improvement  conditions  con- 
fronting the  film  industry.  Colum- 
bia is  free  of  bank  or  other  indeb- 
tedness. 


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Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
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Sept.  29 

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IO       PICTURE 


CONRAD  NAGEL- BRUCE  CABOT-  EDNA  MAY  OLIVER 

DIRECTED  BY  JOHN  CROMWELL    •    A  PANDRO  S.  BERMAN 
PRODUCTION  •  MERIAN  C.  COOPER,  EXECUTIVE  PRODUCER 


Intimate  in  Character 
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The  Daily  Newspaper 
Of  Motion  Pictures 
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Authorities  Deny  Movies  Are  Harmful  to  Juveniles 

PUBLIX  ENTERPRISES  WINSRUUNG  ON  RENT  CLAIMS 

5  Detroit  Publix  Houses  Lead  Dropping  of  Dual  Bills 


Stage    Show   Policies    are 

Substituted    for 

Two  Features 

Detroit — Acting  two  weeks  in  ad- 
vance of  the  date  set  for  the  drop- 
ping of  double  features  by  theaters 
here,  five  Publix  houses,  the  Eas- 
town,  Birmingham,  Ramona,  Annex 
and  Riviera  have  abandoned  duals 
and  will  play  stage  shows  two  or 
more  days  a  week  instead. 

At    the    same    time,    six    Publix 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


BUTTERFIELD  OPENS 
7  MICHIGAN  HOUSES 


Detroit — Indicating  a  major  re- 
vival in  business,  S.  W.  Butterfield 
reopened  seven  houses  this  week. 
They  include  the  Enipress  and  Regent 
in  Grand  Rapids,  the  Capitol  in  Kal- 
amazoo and  the  Gladner  in  Lansing, 
all  opened  earlier  in  the  week,  and 
the  Bay  in  Bay  City,  the  Temple  in 
Saginaw  and  the  Bijou  in  Battle 
Creek,  opening  today.  Nearly  all  are 
ace  houses  in  their  respective  cities. 
Other  reopenings  will  probably  be 
made  by  Butterfield  shortly,  accord- 
ing to  J.  0.  Brooks. 


"Foot-light  Parade" 


Those  who  thought  that  Warners  would  not  be  able  to  turn  out  another  musical 
equalling  "42nd  Street"  and  "Gold  Diggers"  are  going  to  be  put  to  the  inconvenience 
of  having  to  change  their  minds.  For  this  footlight  parade  which  was  shown  to  an 
invited  audience  yesterday  not  only  equals  its  predecessors,  but  surpasses  them  by 
generous  miles.  If  there  is  anyone  left  who  thinks  the  screen  can't  put  on  musical 
extravaganzas  as  effectively  as  the  stage,  this  production  will  convince  him  that 
what  Broadway  producers  have  been  putting  on  are  just  programmers  compared  to 
the  latest  Warner  wonder.  Aside  from  story,  which  is  never  important  in  spectacular 
affairs  of  this  kind,  the  picture  has  just  about  everything  that  any  other  musical  ever 
had  and  lots  of  surprises  rhat  none  ever  had.  In  fast  action  tempo,  it  unfurls  wonder 
after  wonder  until  even  the  customers  who  sit  on  their  hands  are  forced  to  squirm 
out  of  it  and  burst  into  applause.  For  director  Lloyd  Bacon  and  dance  director  Busby 
Berkeley,  the  picture  sets  a  standard  that  challenges  competition.  Of  the  cast,  James 
Cagney,  branching  out  as  a  nifty  singer  and  dancer,  takes  top  honors.  He  is  followed 
by  Ruby  Keeler,  Joan  Blondell,  Dick  Powell,  Frank  McHugh  and  a  host  of  other  first- 
line  performers.  And  palms  arc  rated  by  the  composers,  Walter  DorijL|»W^i|IW""W^^ 
Kahn;  the  authors,  Manuel  Seff  and  James  Seymour;  the  camerasw^r^G**^  rJaTrWfltt 
and  all  other  cinemasmiths  who  had  a  hand  in  the  production.  It  should  be  one  of 
the   season's    best   money    pictures.  GILLETTE. 


Hays    Group    Finish    Code    Confabs 


John  Hicks  Optimistic 
Over  Foreign  Recovery 

Although  European  film  business 
has  suffered  from  political  disturb- 
ances, John  W.  Hicks,  Paramount 
foreign  department  executive  who 
returned  to  New  York  yesterday,  is 

(Continued    on   Page   4) 


Representatives  of  companies  af- 
filiated with  the  Hays  association 
yesterday  completed  plans  for  car- 
rying their  proposals,  redrafted  in 
some  instances,  to  Washington  on 
Wednesday,  when  the  code  meetings 
reconvene  under  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 
It  is  expected  that  no   more  meet- 


ings of  producer,  distributor  and  cir- 
cuit executives  will  be  held  jointly 
before  the  Washington  resumption. 
Will  H.  Hays,  who  presided  at  yes- 
terday's meeting,  left  New  York  last 
night  for  a  brief  visit  to  his  home  in 
Indiana.  He  returns  to  New  York 
on  Monday. 


National   Screen    Takes   Over   Exhibitors    Screen 


Finis 

And  now  Abram  F.  Myers  writes  in 
to  say  that  he  did  not  protest  to  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  because  Ed  Kuykendall  called 
on  General  Hugh  S.  Johnson.  If  someone 
will  kindly  rise  and  deny  that  Kuykendall 
visited  the  General  at  all,  this  momen- 
tous incident  in  the  code  hearing  will  be 
closed. 


Union  Locals  to  Dicker 
On  New  Labor  Agreements 

In  a  statement  issued  by  the  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  to  its  affiliated  locals,  rec- 
ommendation is  made  that  they  pro- 
ceed   in   negotiating   new    contracts 

(Continued    on   Page   4) 


Exhibitors  Screen  Service  is  dis- 
continuing immediately  the  produc- 
tion and  distribution  of  trailers,  and 
the  service  heretofore  rendered  by 
them  will  hereafter  be  furnished  by 
National  Screen  Service  through  all 
its  exchanges. 


Films  Not  Harmful  To  Kids, 

Eminent  Authorities  State 


Contentions  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Research  Council  that  movies  exer- 
cise a  bad  or  disquieting  influence 
on  modern  youth  were  contradicated 
by  two  eminent  authorities.  Dr.  A. 
A.  Brill,  psycho-analyst  and  member 
of  the  National  Council  of  the  Na- 
tional   Board    of    Review,    and    Dr. 


Frank  Astor,  field  secretary  of  the 
National  Child  Welfare  Association, 
member  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  National  Board  of  Review  and 
director  of  its  Young  Reviewers 
Club,  speaking  at  the  round-table 
forum     on     movies     held     Thursday 

(Continued    on   Page    4) 


Millions   Are   Involved   in 

Decision  Handed  Down 

by  Referee  Davis 

A  decision  involving  millions  of 
dollars  in  "future  rent"  claims 
against  the  trustees  for  Publix  En- 
terprises on  account  of  abandoned 
leases  has  been  handed  down  in  fa- 
vor of  Publix  in  the  U.  S.  District 
Court  by  Henry  K.  Davis,  referee. 
The  action,  in  the  form  of  a  test 
case,   was   brought  by   the    Electric 

V  (Continued    on   Page    4) 

12  RKO  PRODUCERS 

ASSIGNED  50  FILMS 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Twelve  RKO  associate 
producers  have  been  assigned  to  over 
50  features  slated  for  the  1933-34 
season  program.  Among  the  features 
to  be  supervised  by  Pandro  Berman 
are  "Man  of  Two  Worlds"  "Break  of 
Hearts,"  "Of  Human  Bondage"  and 
"Trigger."  Louis  Brock,  now  pro- 
ducing "Flying   Down   to   Rio"   will 

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Illness  of  Merian  Cooper 
Rushes  B.  B.  Kahane  West 

West    Coast  Bureau   of    THE   FILM  DAILY 

Hollywood — Illness  of  Merian  C. 
Cooper,  RKO  executive  producer, 
who  is  expected  to  be  laid  up  for 
three  weeks  due  to  a  throat  ailment, 
has  resulted  in  B.  B.  Kahane,  presi- 
dent of  Radio  Pictures,  leaving  New 
York  immediately  for  Hollywood. 
Kahane  has  been  in  the  east  in  con- 
nection with  the  formulation  of  the 
film  code. 


3,000    Plead    for    Premiums 

Three  thousand  exhibitor  protests 
against  any  restrictions  on  premiums 
have  been  wired  to  Deputy  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  in  charge  of  the  film 
industry  code,  stated  C.  A.  Coulter, 
vice-president  of  the  National  Premium 
Distributors,    in    New    York    yesterday. 


DAILY 


Saturday,  Sept.  30, 1933 


miXIII.No.77      Sat., Sept.30, 1933     Price  5  Cents 
JOHN  W  ALICOATE  Editor  and  Publisher 


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MANY  UAPPY  RETU 


Best  wishes  are  extended  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  the 
following  members  of  the 
industry,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthdays: 

Sept.  30 


Herman  Starr  George  Bancroft 

Ralph  Forbes  Norman  Z.   McLeod 

J.    Edward    Shugrue 


KG  THE 

IIL  M.DALY 


•  •      •     STILL     BREATHLESS     from     viewing     Warners' 

"Footlight    Parade" more    about    it    later  plenty 

has  been  said  in  ye  editor's  box  and  the  regular  review 

a  pix  nobody  can  afford  to  miss  for  everybody  will  be 

talking  about  it  the  producers  have  decided  to  hold  the 

trade  showing  simultaneously   with   the  world   premiere  at  the 

Strand  next  Wednesday  nite Andy  Smith  and  Grad  Sears 

have  wired  district  and  branch  managers  to  extend  invitations 

to  exhibs  to  attend  the  New  York  opening as  soon  as 

we  finish  this  kolumn we  light  out  on  an  exploring  ex- 
pedition..  you   won't   hear   from   us   till   we  discover   that 

Warner  Waterfall  of  Busby  Berkeley's never  saw  such 

maidens  bathing  in  any  brook! 

*  %  #  % 

•  •      •     THE    GOVERNMENT    has    assigned    several    em- 
ployes to  assist  J.  H.   Harper  in  the  production  of  his  serial 

based  on  U.  S.  Departmental  activities it  will  be  released 

under  title  of  "The  Spirit  of  "33" it  will  feature  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  and  members  of  his  cabinet ;.  .first  episode 

now  in  work  is  based  on  the  Post  Office Ed  Hurley  is 

writing  and  directing  the  pix 

%  %  *  ^ 

•  •      •     AT  THE  Mickey  Mouse  Birthday  Party  tonite  at 

the  Hollywood  restaurant Jerry  Lester  will  act  as  emcee 

Jerry  played  the  Seven  Voices  in  the  Disney  cartoon, 

"Mickey's  Gala  Premiere,"  imitating  Maurice  Chevalier,  Jimmy 

Durante,   Ed   Wynne,   Eddie   Cantor   and   other    celebs 

tonite  he   will  talk  like  Mickey   Mouse,  while  Hal  Home  will 

impersonate  Minnie  Mouse the  guests   will   provide  an 

assortment  of  other  squawks er pardon 

squeaks everything  in  Atmosphere  and  by  the  way 

15  Loew  houses  are  playing  return  engagements  of 

"Three  Little  Pigs" the  Walt  Disney  smash  cartoon 


N.  D.  Golden  Appointed 
Equipment  Code  Advisor 

Washington  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Washington — Nathan  D.  Golden, 
head  of  the  motion  picture  section 
of  the  specialties  division,  Depart- 
ment of  Commerce,  has  been  appoint- 
ed industrial  advisor  on  the  motion 
picture  equipment  code  hearings, 
which  begin  Tuesday  before  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  deputy  NRA  administra- 
tor. 


Hornblow  Gets  Offers 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Arthur  Hornblow, 
who  terminates  his  post  as  producing 
executive  for  Samuel  Goldwyn  on 
Nov.  4,  has  received  offers  from  four 
major  studios  to  join  them  as  an  as- 
sociate nroducer. 


2  Warner  First-Runs  in  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee  —  With  the  opening 
early  in  October  of  the  Strand,  dark 
for  the  past  year,  Warners  will  op- 
erate two  local  first-run  theaters. 
The  Strand  was  formerly  operated 
by  Fox-Midwesco. 


"Her  Unborn  Child"  Passed 

"Her  Unborn  Child,"  produced  in 
1930  from  the  stage  play  but  held 
up  by  the  censors  until  now,  has 
been  passed  and  will  be  shown  start- 
ing Monday  at  the  George  M.  Cohan 
Theater,  operated  by  Stanley  W. 
Lawton. 


Weldon    Opened    Chicago    Office 

H.  Wayne  Pierson,  general  sales 
manager  for  Weldon  Pictures,  is 
back  from  Chicago,  where  he  opened 
a  branch  with  Charles  A.  Meade  as 
midwest  division  manager,  handling 

roadshows  of  "Damaged  Lives." 


Coming  and  Going 


S.  A.  LYNCH  will  return  to  New  York  from 
New    Orleans     tomorrow. 

WILL  H.  HAYS  has  gone  to  Indiana  over  the 
week-end. 

H.  WAYNE  PIERSON  of  Weldon  Pictures  is 
back     from     Chicago. 

B.  B.  KAHANE  has  left  New  York  for  the 
coast. 

HERSCHEL  STUART  is  in  New  York  from 
Detroit   for   a   stay   of   about   two   weeks. 

RICK  RICKETSON,  Fox  West  Coast  inter- 
mountain  division  manager,  will  spend  a  few 
weeks    in     New    York. 

GEORGE  ARLISS  is  due  in  New  York  on  Oct. 
11  from  abroad  and  will  proceed  to  the  coast 
to  start  work  in  "House  of  Rothschild"  for 
20th    Century. 

BEN  BERNSTEIN,  Coast  exhibitor  leader  par- 
ticipating in  code  conferences,  returned  to 
Washington   last   night  from    New  York. 

CHARLES  L.  GLETT,  Monarch  vice-president 
in  charge  of  sales,  has  left  on  a  three-week 
trip  to  exchanges  in  the  middle-west  and  south- 
west. 

TAY  GARNETT  has  arrived  in  New  York  from 
abroad    and    will    depart   shortly    for    the   coast. 

BETTY  ROBERTS  of  the  RKO  story  depart- 
ment has  left  the  coast  for  New  York  on 
a  three-week  visit. 

SALLY  BLANE  and  COLVIN  CLIVE  arrived 
in  New  York  yesterday  on  the  Berengaria  from 
England. 

CHARLES     KOERNER, 
RKO,    is    in    Boston. 

MAURICE  WOLF,  M-G-M  branch  m; 
in  Boston,  returned  to  the  Hub  yesterday 
New    York. 

FRANCES     DRAKE,     young    American     I 
who    has    been    appearing   on    the    English 
and   screen    for    the   past    two    years,    arri\ ._    ... 
New    York   on    Monday,    en    route   to    Holylwood, 
under   Paramount   contract. 


divisionl     Manager    for 


"I'm  No  Angel"  at  Grauman's 

West   Coast  Bureau   of   THE  FILM   DAILY 
Hollywood — Paramount's  new  Mae 
West  film,   "I'm   No   Angel,"   opens 
at  Grauman's  Chinese  next  month. 


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Celebrities  from  stage,  screen  and  radio 
will  be  at  the  Cocoanut  Grove  to  wish 
him  well;  and  we  want  our  patrons 
and  his  friends  to  turn  out  and  really 
make  this  opening  one  long  to  be  re- 
membered. Great  dance  music — great 
show — and  a  grand  time.  Remember 
the  date  .  .  .  Saturday,  September  30! 
7-course  dinner  from  6  to  10  P.  M.  $1.00 
(no  cover  charge) — Chicken  dinner 
$1.50— Steak  dinner  $2.00.  Supper  11 
P.  M.  to  closing. 

$1.00  cover  charge  (after  11  o'clock)  in- 
cludes all  the  ginger  ale,  mineral  water, 
limeade,  lemonade  and  beer  you  may 
desire.  Saturday  and  holiday  eves. — $2. 


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phone 

Circle 

7-8000 

and  ask 

for  "William" 


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Saturday,  Sept.  30,  1933 


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DAILY 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


"Black  Dawn" 

No.  Dist.  35  mins. 

Artistic 
Director  Josef  Bern  has  handled 
this  simple  story  with  artistic  force 
and  profound  finesse.  Its  greatest 
appeal  will  be  to  the  better  class 
audiences  who  appreciate  the  subtle 
and  unusual.  It  is  about  a  country 
girl,  practically  isolated  on  her 
father's  farm  and  forbidden  to  go 
to  town  or  "see  any  man."  After  a 
morning  behind  the  plow,  she  strips 
off  her  waist  and  stretches  out  be- 
side a  haystack.  A  wandering  young 
farm  hand  finds  her  there  and  she 
experiences  her  first  love.  The 
grouchy  old  farmer  permits  the  man 
to  stay  over-night.  Early  the  next 
morning  he  finds  his  daughter  in  the 
man's  arms.  The  young  man  is  sent 
away  and  the  father  falls  dead,  leav- 
ing the  girl  to  face  life  alone.  The 
musical  background  by  Cameron 
Macpherson  is  excellent.  Photog- 
raphy is  superb.    Julie  Hayden,  Ole 

"M.  Ness  and  Frank  Eklof  portray 
the  characters.  There  is  little  dia- 
logue.     The   film   was   produced   by 

1  Cameron  Macpherson  and  photo- 
graphed by  Paul  Ivano. 

Majesty  the  Queen  Bee" 

iflicts  of  Nature  Series) 
1  6  mins. 

Bee  Life 

ig  unusual  in  this  one,  al- 
Lhv,i*£h  it  is  fairly  interesting.  Bees 
on  flowers  gathering  honey,  the  bee- 
hives, cultivation  of  queen  bees  and 
other  expected  shots  of  the  busy 
workers.  A  well  written  narrative 
accompanies  the  scenes. 


"High-spots  of  New  York" 

Principal  11  mins. 

Seeing  N.  Y.  State 

Upper  New  York  cities  and  scenic 
spots  are  covered  in  this  interesting 
reel.  It  opens  with  a  few  scenes  of 
New  York  City  skyscrapers,  moves 
to  Albany,  shows  views  of  the  Hud- 
son and  travels  up  to  the  Adiron- 
dacks  where  Lake  George,  Lake 
Champlain  and  Lake  Placid  are  vis- 
ited. Some  intimate  views  of  Mount 
Marcy  add  a  bit  of  a  thrill  to  the 
short. 


"Queen  of  the  Underworld" 

(Conflicts    of   Nature   Series) 
Principal  Ants  6  mins. 

Most  unusual  pictures  of  ant  life 
taken  under  the  microscopic  lens. 
Several  experiments  are  carried  out 
proving  that  the  ant  can  both  carry 
and  sustain  many  thousand  times  its 
weight.  This  filler  should  cause  con- 
siderable favorable   comment. 


Dividends  in  Movies 

Now  that  a  distilling  firm  has  de- 
clared a  special  dividend  of  a  case  of 
whisky  for  each  five  shares  of  stock, 
movie  companies  have  a  precedent  for 
paying  dividends  in  the  form  of  admis- 
sions to  theaters. 


"FOOTLIGHT  PARADE" 

with    James    Cagney,    Joan    Blondell,    Ruby 

Keeler,   Dick    Powell 
Warners  1    hr.   40  mins. 

SMASH  HIT  EASILY  TOPS  EVERY  MUS- 
ICAL TO  DATE  WITH  LAST  WORD  IN 
GORGEOUS,  SPECTACULAR  NUMBERS. 

Warners  definitely  cinch  their  claim  as 
the  premier  producers  of  spectacular  mus- 
icals with  this  latest,  which  tops  their 
"Gold  Diggers"  and  "Forty-Second  Street." 
Chief  honors  go  to  Busby  Berkeley  for  his 
genius  in  spectacular  staging  of  three  smash 
numbers.  The  story  leading  up  to  their 
presentation  also  has  more  of  the  human 
element  than  those  other  two  named.  Di- 
rector Lloyd  Bacon  did  a  superb  job  in  the 
fast  tempo  from  the  opening  shot,  having 
caught  the  spirit  of  the  show  world  realis- 
tically. Some  swell  comedy  lines  and 
business  with  believable  and  human  charac- 
terizations. But  the  three  numbers  ARE 
the  picture.  They're  more  than  enough. 
"By  A  Waterfall"  is  unquestionably  the 
most  gorgeous  and  spectacular  musical 
number  ever  screened.  It  leaves  you  breath- 
less with  its  beauty,  dazzle  and  flashing 
brilliance,  and  the  ingeniousness  of  the  clever 
dance  formations  done  entirely  in  the  water 
pool.  A  smash  novelty  in,  of  and  by  itself. 
Other  two  numbers  click  strong,  "Honey- 
moon Hotel"  and  "Shanghai  Lil."  The 
four  principals  turn  in  ace  performances. 
Exquisite  camera  work.  A  clean-up  with- 
out a  struggle. 

Cast:  James  Cagney,  Joan  Blondell,  Ruby 
Keeler,  Dick  Powell,  Guy  Kibbee,  Ruth  Don- 
nelly, Claire  Dodd,  Hugh  Herbert,  Frank  Mc- 
Hugh,  Arthur  Hohl,  Gordon  Westcott,  Renee 
Whitney,  Philip  Faversham,  Juliet  Ware,  Her- 
man Bing,  Paul  Porcasi,  William  Granger,  Charles 
Wilson,    Barbara    Rogers. 

Director,  Lloyd  Bacon;  Authors,  Manuel  Seff, 
James  Seymour;  Composers,  Walter  Donaldson, 
Gus  Kahn;  Editor,  George  Amy;  Cameraman, 
George  Barnes;   Dance   Director,   Busby   Berkeley. 

Direction,    The  Top.      Photography,    Gorgeous. 


"STAGE  MOTHER" 

with     Alice      Brady,     Maureen     0  Sullivan, 
Franchot  Tone,   Phillips  Holmes,  Ted   Healy 

M-G-M  85  mins. 

BACKSTAGE  STORY  IN  SEMI-MUSICAL 
CLASS  WITH  MOTHER  ANGLE  APPEAL- 
ING MOSTLY  TO  FEMININE  TRADE. 

Alice  Brady,  by  now  an  expert  at  back- 
stage roles,  here  plays  the  part  of  a  mother 
who  stops  at  nothing  to  advance  her  daugh- 
ter, Maureen  O'Sullivan,  to  stardom.  She 
likewise  stops  at  nothing  to  break  up  the 
girl's  romance  with  a  lad,  Franchot  Tone, 
who  really  loves  her.  Having  had  many  bad 
breaks  in  her  own  stage  career,  including 
the  loss  of  two  husbands  and  temporary 
separation  from  her  baby  girl  who  was  left 
with  the  kid's  puritanical  Boston  grandpa- 
rents, the  mother  develops  a  mania  for 
using  every  means  to  put  her  daughter  at 
the  top,  and  riding  roughshod  over  any- 
thing and  anybody  in  her  way.  Denying  the 
girl  any  boy  friends,  except  when  they  run 
across  a  future  mayor,  whose  party  leaders 
nip  the  affair  in  the  bud,  and  later  a  young 
British  nobleman,  Phillips  Holmes,  mama 
eventually  causes  the  daughter  to  turn 
against  her,  but  there  is  a  final  reconcilia- 
tion in  which  all  turns  out  happily. 

Cast:  Alice  Brady,  Maureen  O'Sullivan, 
Franchot  Tone,  Phillips  Holmes,  Ted  Healy, 
Russell  Hardie,  C.  Henry  Gordon,  Alan  Ed- 
wards, Ben  Alexander. 

Director,  Charles  R.  Brabin;  Author,  Brad- 
ford Ropes;  Adaptors,  John  Meehan,  Brad- 
ford Ropes;  Cameraman,  George  Folsey; 
Editor,  Frank  Hull. 

Direction,  Good.     Photography,  Good. 


Unit  Leaves  for  Jamaica 

William  Saal  and  Carl  Berger, 
who  will  co-produce  "Drums  in  the 
Night"  in  the  West  Indies,  sailed 
this  week  on  the  Pastores  for  King- 
ston, Jamaica.  They  were  accom- 
panied by  George  Terwilliger,  direc- 
tor, and  the  entire  cast  of  the  pic- 
ture, including  Fredi  Washington, 
Marie  Paxton,  Philip  Brandon  and 
Winifred  Harris.  George  Spink,  mu- 
sical director,  was  also  in  the  party. 
Berger  will  also  head  the  camera 
staff.  RCA  portable  recording  equip- 
ment will  be  used. 


Course  in  Air  Conditioning 

A  course  in  air  conditioning  will 
be  given  by  the  Bedford  Y.M.C.A. 
in  Brooklyn  starting  Wednesday  eve- 
ning. 


Singer  After  Minneapolis  Shubert 

Minneapolis — Mort  H.  Singer,  who 
recently  leased  the  Orpheum,  is  re- 
ported dickering  for  the  Shubert. 


Mrs.  Roulien  Killed 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood  —  Mrs.  Raoul  Roulien, 
wife  of  the  Fox  player,  was  killed 
Thursday  night  by  a  car  said  to  have 
been  driven  by  John  Huston,  son  of 
Walter  Huston. 


Edgar  Ulmer  to  Produce 

West  Coast  Bureau  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
Hollywood — Edgar  George  Ulmer, 
director,  has  organized  Film  Art 
Productions.  First  release  will  be 
"Adolescence."  Production  will  be 
at  Alexander  Bros.  Studios.  Ira  H. 
Simmons  and  Stanley  Simmons  will 
handle  distribution. 


Vandals  Wreck  Another  House 

Three  vandals  on  Thursday  did 
about  $4,000  damage  to  screen  and 
equipment  at  the  Monroe  on  First 
Ave.  Labor  troubles  are  blamed. 
Harry  Goldblatt  is  manager  of  the 
house. 


Fidler  Opens  Western  Exchanges 
Denver — Lon  T.  Fidler  has  opened 
an    exchange    here    and    another    in 
Salt    Lake    City.       He    will    handle 
Principal  releases. 

Fox  Sells  Lextington  Ave.  Plot 

Fox  Theaters  receivers  have  sold 
the  plot  at  Lexington  Ave.  and  58th 
St.  acquired  some  years  ago  for  a 
proposed  de  luxe  theater.  Henry 
Mandel  Holding  Corp.  bought  it. 


"My  Woman"  Release  Set 
Columbia's  "My  Woman,"  starring 
Helen  Twelvetrees  and  Victor  Jory, 
will  be  generally  released  Oct.   5. 


"Devil's    Mate"    Holds    Over 

"Devil's  Mate,"  Monogram  release, 
is  being  held  over  at  the  Mayfair. 


A  Little 

from  "Lots" 

— — *      By    RALPH    WILK      ^^— 


HOLLYWOOD 
(^HARLES  R.  ROGERS,  who  has 
Ann  Sothern  under  a  five-year 
contract,  plans  to  build  her  into  star- 
dom. She  is  being  featured  in 
"Eight  Girls  in  a  Boat."  Rogers  has 
engaged  Phil  Gersdorf  to  handle  a 
publicity  campaign  for  Miss  Sothern. 

*  *  * 

Stricken  ill  while  at  work  on  "By 
Candlelight,"  Robert  Wyler  has  been 
replaced  by  James  Whale.  Wyler 
will  direct  "Rigadoon,"  when  he  is 
sufficiently  recovered. 

*  *  * 

William  Powell,  instead  of  Warren 
William,  will  have  the  male  lead  in 
Warner's  "King  of  Fashion,"  with 
Bette  Davis  opposite. 

*  *         # 

Darryl  F.  Zanuck  has  changed  the 
title  of  "Miss  Lonelyhearts"  to  "Ad- 
vice to  the  Lovelorn." 

*  *  + 

Lewis  Milestone  and  Laurence 
Stallings,  now  abroad,  will  start 
their  joint  efforts  at  Columbia  on 
"Red  Square,"  adapted  from  "Ni- 
kolai Kourbov,"  novel  by  Ilya  Ehren- 
bourg. 

*  %  % 

Greta  Garbo  has  bought  another 
estate  in  Stockholm  and  will  build  a 
castle  on  it. 

■js  ♦  ♦ 

Montagu  Love  is  versatile,  to  say 
the  least.  His  drawings  illustrate 
an   article   in  the  Sept.  30  issue  of 

"Liberty." 

*  *         * 

Lt.  Commander  Frank  Wead  and 
Ferdinand  Reyer  are  the  authors  of 
M-G-M's  transcontinental  bus  story. 
Wead  is  the  author  of  "Hell  Divers," 
"Dirigible"  and  other  screen  hits. 

*  *  * 

Muriel  Lester,  known  as  the  "Jane 
Addams  of  England,"  because  of 
her  work  in  the  London  slums,  vis- 
ited Douglas  Wakefield,  Billy  Nel- 
son and  Jack  Barty,  English  com- 
edians, at  the  Hal  Roach  studios. 
Miss  Lester  is  making  an  extensive 
trip  and  will  visit  India  before  re- 
turning to  England. 

Sonya  Levien  is  one  of  the  busiest 
writers  on  the  coast.  She  wrote  the 
adaptations  for  "Cavalcade,"  "State 
Fair,"  "Berkeley  Square"  and  "War- 
rior's Husband."  She  also  worked 
on  "As  Husbands  Go"  and  "The 
Skitches  See  America,"  which  is  the 
tentative   title   for   the   current   Will 

Rogers  production. 

*  *         * 

Simile  —  As  new  as  the  songs 
played  by  an  organ-grinder. 


Vita.  Adding   16  Girls 

Sam  Sax,  production  chief  at  the 
Vitaphone  studio,  has  issued  a  call  for 
16  chorus  beauties  to  be  added  to  the 
14  already  maintained  at  the  studio. 
The  line  forms  Monday  at  2  P.  M. 
Paul  Florenz,  dance  director,  will  help 
pick   'em. 


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PUBLIX  WINS  RULING 
ON  CLAIMS  FOR  RENT 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Realty  Investment  Co.  of  Joplin  for 
$198,177,  the  Electric  Theater  Co.  of 
Kansas  City,  Kan.,  for  $223,013,  and 
the  Springfield  Theater  and  Invest- 
ment Co.  of  Springfield,  Mo.,  for 
$198,177.  Each  amount  represented 
"future  rents"  claimed  to  be  due 
from  Publix  Enterprises  on  leases 
signed  to  expire  Dec.  31,  1949. 

The  decision  cites  a  number  of  Su- 
preme Court  decisions  on  similar 
claims  and  states  that  "the  law  is 
clear  that  rent  accruing  after  the 
filing  of  the  petition  in  bankruptcy 
is  not  a  provable  claim  and  must 
therefore  be  disallowed." 

A  "future  rent"  claim  of  $2,533,- 
250.02  brought  by  the  Georgia  Realty 
Corp.  of  Atlanta  will  come  before  the 
referee  Oct.  5. 


Yorkville  House  Opening 
Opening    of    the    Yorkville,    new 
house  on  Third  Ave.  and   96th   St., 
is  set  for  Oct.  12  by  Joe  Scheinman. 
It  will  play  foreigns. 


HOLLYWOOD 

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Hotel  in  Hollywood 

$  2.50  up,  Single 
S3.00  up,  Double 

Special  weekly  and  monthly  rates 

The  Plaza  is  near  every- 
thing to  see  and  do  in 
Hollywood.  Ideal  for  bus- 
iness or  pleasure. 

Every  room  has  private 
dressing  room,  bath  and 
shower.  Beds  "built  for 
rest."  Every  modern  con- 
venience. Fine  foods  at 
reasonable  prices.  Conven- 
ient parking  for  your  car. 

Cbas.  Danziger,  Mgr. 
Eugene  Stern,  Pres. 

The  "Doorway  of  Hospitality" 

Vine    at    Hollywood    Blvd. 

HOLLYWOOD 


Studying  Labor  Proposal 

The  Labor  Advisory  Board,  NRA  unit, 
is  now  studying  the  code  proposal  which 
seeks  to  put  up  territorial  determination 
of  the  policy  to  75  per  cent  of  active 
affiliated  theaters  and  75  per  cent  of 
operating  independent  houses.  The  Na- 
tional Premium  Distributors  will  hold  a 
meeting  in  New  York  on  Monday  to 
review  proceedings  of  the  recent  Wash- 
ington code  conference  and  to  further 
develop  its  campaign  to  prevent  any  re- 
strictions on  premiums. 


Detroit  Midnight  Shows  Spread 

Detroit — Due  to  success  of  Satur- 
day midnight  shows,  all  downtown 
houses  have  gone  to  this  policy. 


Authorities  Deny  Films 
Are  Harmful  to  Juveniles 

(Continued  fropi  Page   1) 

night  at  the  Hotel  Astor  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Exposition  of  Women's 
Arts  and  Industries. 

Discussing  Henry  James  For- 
man's  book,  "Our  Movie  Made  Chil- 
dren," Dr.  Brill  asserted  that  For- 
man's  "conception  of  the  emotional 
needs  of  young  people  leaves  much 
to  be  desired,"  and  Dr.  Astor  ques- 
tioned whether  so-called  scientific 
findings  can  "measure  all  effects  on 
human  beings."  The  latter  also  sug- 
gested that  criticism  of  football  and 
its  effect  on  character  development 
or  of  marriage  and  the  divorce  laws 
to  determine  how  many  men  have  led 
better  lives  as  the  result  of  the  right 
kind  of  family  life,  would  be  typical 
of  the  slant  taken  by  Forman  in  his 
endeavor  to  establish  the  movies  as 
a  menace  to  character  development 
and  the  big  bad  wolf  of  juvenile  de- 
linquency." 


M.  P.  Council  Seeks  Funds 

An  appeal  for  funds  to  carry  on 
the  work  of  the  Motion  Picture  Re- 
search Council,  whose  activities  thus 
far  have  been  financed  by  the  Payne 
Fund,  was  made  at  the  round  table 
meeting  held  Thursday  night  at  the 
Hotel  Astor  in  connection  with  the 
Annual  Exposition  of  Women's  Arts 
and  Industries.  Mrs.  Franklin  D. 
Roosevelt  and  Marie  Dressier  were 
among  those  who  appeared  at  the 
meeting. 


FIVE  DETROIT  HOUSES 
DROP  DUALS  FOR  ACTS 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
houses  which  have  been  presenting 
personal  appearances  of  film  stars 
will  discontinue  them  after  the  cur- 
rent booking  of  Jack  Mulhall  be- 
cause the  players  being  required  in 
Hollywood  on  account  of  unexpected 
pickup  in  production.  The  experi- 
ment proved  profitable,  according  to 
B.  J.  Hynes,  and  will  be  resumed 
later. 


John  Hicks  Optimistic 
Over  Foreign  Recovery 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

optimistic  about  recovery  soon  there. 
With  Eugene  Zukor,  he  returned  yes- 
terday after  a  seven  months'  trip 
which  took  them  to  England,  France, 
Hollywood,  Italy,  Austria,  Hungary, 
Czechoslovakia  and  Germany. 

"She  Done  Him  Wrong,"  released 
abroad  as  "Lady  Lou,"  has  played 
seven  months  at  the  Raspail  in  Paris 
in  its  English  version,  stated  Hicks. 
He  expects  the  Mae  West  picture  to 
run  nine  months.  Hicks  and  Zukor 
surveyed  conditions  in  the  various 
territories.  Paramount  has  no  ex- 
pansion plans,  Hicks  said,  as  it  feels 
that  its  present  system  adequately 
covers   the    international    situation. 


Union  Locals  to  Dicker 
On  New  Labor  Agreements 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

without  awaiting  for  adoption  of  the 
NRA  codes. 

In  part  the  statement  reads: 

"Despite  the  prevailing  belief,  as  evidenced 
from  the  correspondence  reaching  the  New 
York  office,  there  seems  to  be  a  general  im- 
pression that  this  code  can  be  waved  as  a 
"magic  wand"  to  bring  non-union  and  adamant 
managements  into  the  fold,  some  locals  being 
under  the  mistaken  impression  that  by  the 
adoption  of  the  code  they  will  encounter  no 
difficulty  in  securing  new  agreements.  Such 
a  thought  is  both  foolish  and  unwise  and  is  a 
serious  drawback  to  their  interests,  inasmuch 
as  they  may  enter  negotiations  unprepared  to 
meet  the  arguments  advanced  by  the  manage- 
ment  and   as   a   result   come  out   second   best." 


Sam  Schubouf  to  Detroit 

Detroit — Sam  Schubouf,  formerly 
with  RKO  in  New  York,  has  joined 
Herschel  Stuart's  Publix  group  here 
as  assistant  to  H.  L.  Davidson  at 
the  State.  He  replaces  James  Wick- 
ert. 


Twelve  RKO  Producers 
Assigned  Fifty  Films 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

soon  start  on  the  second  Wheeler 
and  Woolsey  story  of  the  new  pro- 
gram. Kenneth  Macgowan  has  ten 
pictures  assigned  to  him.  They  are 
"Behold  We  Live,"  "Long  Lost 
Father,"  "Music  Men,"  "Just  Off 
Fifth  Avenue,"  "Fugitive  from 
Glory,"  "Declasse,"  "The  World  Out- 
side," "Cyrano"  and  a  Katharine 
Hepburn  vehicle.  Archie  Marshek  is 
still  working  on  "Son  of  Kong."  H. 
N.  Swanson  will  handle  "Hip  Hips 
Hurray,"  "Once  Over  Lightly,"  "Girl 
Meets  Boy,"  "Sweet  Cheat,"  "Ro- 
mance in  Manhattan,"  "Success 
Story,"  "Green  Mansions"  and  "Age 
of  Innocence." 

Shirley  Burden  is  rushing  prepara- 
tions for  the  production  of  "Escape 
to  Paradise"  and  'The  Sea  Girl." 
Myles  Connolly  will  soon  produce 
"Blonde  Poison"  and  follow  with 
"Family  Man"  and  "Dance  of  De- 
sire." Howard  J.  Green  will  produce 
"My  Gal  Sal,"  "Hearts  and  Flow- 
ers," "The  Sun  Also  Rises"  and  one 
other  film.  David  Lewis  has  been  as- 
signed "Three  Stand  Alone,"  "Sting- 
aree,"  "Little  Wild  Birds,"  "Hide  in 
the  Dark"  and  "Speed  King."  Cliff 
Reid  has  "The  Lost  Patrol,"  "The 
Balloon  Buster"  and  "Red  Knight" 
in  his  schedule.  William  Sistrom  will 
make  "Rodney,"  and  King  Vidor  will 
direct  a  film  now  in  preparation  with 
the  associate  producer  yet  to  be  as- 
signed. 


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