The Film Daily (1937)

DAILV Saturday, Sept. 18,193 £ U.S. FIRMS TO MAKE 50 FEATURES IN ENG. (Continued from Page 1) set a two million budget for 20 English features, is expected to put the final touches on its program at early London conferences between Jack L. Warner and Sam E. Morris. Paramount is withholding announcement of its British-made features until London huddles are consummated between Adolph Zukor and John W. Hicks. M-G-M's ambitious English program includes a "first group," comprising "A Yank At Oxford," "And So— Victoria," "Finishing School," and "Good-Bye, Mr. Chips." In addition the company has announced that it would make in Britain a feature with the cooperation of the Royal Air Force, "Shadow Of The Wing." Twentieth Century-Fox has announced five English features as planned. Four are in the $500,000 cost bracket. Columbia plans 10 English features. RKO Radio, through its recently effectuated alliance with Herbert Wilcox, who is now making "The Rat" for the company's account and will turn out four big pix annually, in addition, costing, it is reported as a term of the arrangement, $750,000 While no official announcement has been made by Universal, the fact that the Woolf organization there is now handling distribution of U product in the British Isles, having succeeded Jack Hagen, indicates, inasmuch as Hagen annually made 12 quota pix for Universal, that Woolf will provide a sufficient number to meet the 25 per cent pro NEWS of the DAY ATSI MERGER REPOK IS DENIED BY STUAR1 Sandusky, O. — Dick Crusiger, for several years manager of the Plaza Theater here, has been transferred to Portsmouth as manager of the Warner Bros. Lyric there, replacing Don Jacobs, who recently was promoted to manager of the Lake Theater, Cleveland. Clarence Slatz, assistant to Crusiger here, steps up to manager of the Plaza. Detroit — Robert Adler, former Columbia booker at Buffalo, has joined the Detroit booking staff. Miami, Fla. — Jonas Perlberg, publicity director for Paramount Enterprises, Inc., Miami, has been named chairman of the entertainment com mittee of the Miami Advertising Club. Seattle — The cigars are on Eddie Rivers of the Hamrick-Evergreen offices in Seattle, since arrival the other day at Swedish Hospital of Helen Charmaine Rivers. Clay, Ky. — J. T. Willis is now operating the State Theater here. Burksville, Ky. — Ray Brown has reopened the Brook Theater. Seattle — The Roosevelt Theater, which has been operated for builders of the Bonneville Dam at Bonneville, Ore., by Sid and Laura Phillips, has been discontinued. (.Continued from Page 1) booking for 27 theaters, with onl; one group, the Olson Circuit of thret houses, lost in the recent shakeu] which drew the larger proportion o Allied membership into Cooperative while a few Cooperative memberi withdrew from that body. Stuari said the only case of overlapping membership is that of William A Cassidy, who intends to continu< booking through ATSI. Milliken Will Address Maine's Universalists Carl E. Milliken, secretary of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, and former governor of Maine, will address the Maine Universalist convention on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21, in Bangor. His subject is "The Motion Picture and Public Opinion." Theatrical Printing Biz In Detroit Up 25 P.C. Detroit — Theatrical printing orders have shown an increase of about 25 per cent over a year ago, Phil Kaplan, of Theatrical Advertising Co. who handles the bulk of printing work for local houses, reports. Judge Raps Sex Films Denver — In his decision to delete several scenes from "Smashing the Vice Trust", Municipal Judge Philip Gilliam stated that theater managers displaying sex films "will place themselves in serious danger of losing their licenses". He praised the motion picture industry as a whole fcr their stand on sex pictures and said that Denver would not be a city to tear down such effort. Barrie Remembers Bergner London (By Cable) — Elisabeth Bergner, film actress, receives a $10,000 bequest in the will of the late Sir James Barrie, probated yesterday. Lady Cynthia Asquith, long the dramatist's secretary, is left $150,000 and rights to all of Barrie 's plays and books. Will says Miss Bergner's bequest results from "the best performance ever given in any play of mine". Fleischer Studio and Union Have Reached an Agreement' (Continued from Page 1) night at a meeting of the unioi membership at 155 E. 34th St. According to James Post, organ izer for the union, the agreement provides for substantial wage in creases, union recognition, time anc a half for overtime and one weel vacation with pay. Present at the conference where the agreement was worked out were Dave Fleischer, Sam Buchwald Fleischer general manager; Lor Diamond, Paramount shorts subjects head; James Hulley, union presi dent, Post and others. Groups See "War In China" Members of the China Society oi America attended a special showing of the latest March of Time release, "War in China," at the Radio City Music Hall preview theater. Earlier a special showing of the film was given for World Peaceways. Members of the ShanghaiTissin Club, a group of American business men who have lived in China, also saw the pix at special screening yesterday. Dickensons Back to College Kansas City, Mo.— Carlton Dickenson of the Glenn W. Dickenson Circuit has been replaced as City manager at Parsons, Kansas, where the organization operates the Dickenson and Uptown Theaters, by Harold Modlin, while Glenn W. Dickenson, Jr., who has been managing the Macon Theater, a house operated by Dickenson, Sr., independent of the circuit, has been replaced by Paul Dixson. Carlton and Glenn, Jr., both sons of the operator of the circuit, are returning to the University of Kansas. Sound Track Bulletin West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — The Research Council's Committee on Standardization of Theater Sound Projection Equipment yesterday announced the preparation of a bulletin for release during the next month to 17,000 U. S. and Canadian theaters, illustrating the 10 different kinds of sound track now being used by the studios for release prints. Brix Picture In Work West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY I Hollywood — Victory has started production on Sam Katzman's "Million Dollar Racket", which features Herman Brix. The cast includes Joan Barclay, Sam Adams, Vane Calvert, Dave O'Brien, Bryant Washburn, Jimmy Aubrey and Monte Carter. Bob Hill is directing. Wash-outs Halt Pix Safari Nairobi, Africa — Torrential tropical rains, cutting deep arroyos ir the jungle trails they are traversing have halted the 20th Century-Fos film safari, headed by Mrs. Martin Johnson, at Narok, Tanganyika. The expedition, whose photographic work is being supervised by Director Ottc Brower, is filming location scenes for "Stanley And Livingstone." Ian sitaati Ins found ltd and i to prograr managing Ms-Playi lay. Duals k K "Dead March" Opens Today "The Dead March", Imperial Pic-i tures' presentation of war film^ from the World War to the presen^ conflict in China, opens today in the new Broadway Theater under auspices of the Disabled America] Veterans of the World War. "Stage Door" Trade Showing "Stage Door," RKO Radio's screen version of the Broadway stage hit starring Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn, will have an exhibitors' trade showing Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Astor Theater. New York and New Jersey newspapermen and exhibitors will attend. Newark House Re-opens Newark, N. J. — The Mt. Prospect, neighborhood house, reopens today with a double-feature policy. The house, closed for a number of months, has been completely renovated, inside and out. Gaiety Goes First Run The Brandt Gaiety Theater on Broadway becomes a first run house starting today, when it opens the World Pictures Corp. release, "The Secret of Stamboul", starring Valerie Hobson and Frank Vosper. Court Protects Pix Detroit — Ira Kaplan's Cinema Theater is running its second film on the protection of a court injunction against the police censors in two weeks. It's "Heart of Spain". Refrigeration Code Up Chicago — City Council committee headed by Alderman Thomas Terrell will hold a hearing on the new refrigeration code regulating theater air condition. Best wishes from The Film Daily to the following on their birthday: SEPTEMBER 18 Greta Garbo C. Gardner Sullivan Charles Gribbon SEPTEMBER 19 Ernest Truex Betty Garde is treasur Griffith Co, opei a am "if upon ' 's Hi on o Hilly «!»! til 0«| 111! p, Mlmii