The Film Daily (1934)

timate in Character -iternationa! in Scope dependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Sixteen Years Old OL. LXVI. NC. 3<5 NEW rCCr, UTLCDAy, AtetST 1 1 , 1934 <S CENTS "Wo Paramount-Publix Deals Approved by Court ) "ILLY MPTO SAY UNIFORM CONTRACT IS WITHHELD troit Zoning Plan Expected to Help Admissions louses Giving Premiums Must Raise Scales One-Third Detroit — A summary of the longraited Detroit zoning and clearce plan, a 30-page document lich is to be made public Monday E. S. Kinney, code secretary, inmates that many theaters will have I either raise prices or change poli:s. Basic feature of the plan, acrding to Kinney, is a proposal to termine the protection for a house (Continued on Page 3) ANUGK TO PRODUCE "FOLIES BERGERE" World film rights to the "Folies rgere," Paris musical institution, Ive been acquired by Darryl F. muck, production head of 20th fentury, according to a cable sent • him from the Rex, which is bringg him back from a foreign jaunt. (Continued on Page 3) Approve Cancellations Applying to United Artists An opinion to the effect that the Code Authority has unanimously ruled that the cedes 10 per cent cancellation clause applies to United Artists will be approved at the next session of the administrative body Aug. 23. VAUDE MUST BE PAID NO COMPLAINTS FILED $7.50 DAILY MINIMUM ON REBATES & VAUDE Clarifying vaudeville clauses of the motion picture code, the Code Authority, upon recommendation of its vaudeville committee, has ruled that no performer shall be booked to play more than one theater a day unless the minimum rate is paid at each theater. The code establishes $7.50 as the minimum rate per day. The interpretation was decided upon to stop a reported practice of requiring a performer to play in more than one theater on a single day and pay him or her the one-day minimum. Persons taking part in "amateur (.Continued on Page 3) The resolution adopted by the Code Authority forbidding local zoning and clearance boards from discriminating against houses playing double features in their schedules did not refer to theaters playing stage shows and giving rebates because no protests had been filed against these phases of the Milwaukee system, it was stated at the Code Authority yesterday. The vote on the Milwaukee ifsue, originating from a schedule which penalized offenders by setting them (Continued on Page 3) J. Unger Promotes 12 in Paramount Field Force Joseph J. Unger, Paramount visional sales manager, has made ! promotions from within the nks. Ch^ng-ps are as follows: :ott Lett, head booker, Atlanta, to (Continued on Page 3) Paramount Reopening 2 Detroit First-Runs Detroit — Reopening of the State and Paramount about Aug. 31 is planned by United Detroit Theaters, Paramount-Publix unit, according to Willard Patterson, general manager. Both are major downtown houses. The Paramount, dark for nearly three years, will return to its original name of the Capitol. Dickering on Law Firm For Music Tax Battle Negotiations for a law firm to represent the exhibitor emergency committee in its fight against the music tax rise threatened by the A. S. C. A. P. are still under way and are expected to be completed by early next week. The deal will be submitted to the law committee for its approval at a meeting to be called early next week. Exhib Unit Charges Some Firms Not Using Contract as Per Code Claiming that "certain distributors are not using the uniform contract as provided to be used in the code," but instead are including in their rental agreements clauses giving them the privilege to allocate pictures after thev have been cancelled, the M. P. T. O. of Eastern Pennsylvania has protested to the Code Authority. The complaint will be considered at the meeting of the body scheduled for Aug. 23. The letter, signed by George P. (Continued on Page 3) PREMIUMS IN K. C. WILL END OCT. 27 "Rasputin" Case Settled A mutual settlement was reached yesterday between M-G-M and Princess Youssoupoff in the latter's libe! action over "Rasputin and the Empress." 'oints in the agreement are that M-G-M will not avail itself of the right to appeal to the House of Lords, that action for damages pending in the Supreme Court of New York county will bs withdrawn, and that all future litigation against the producer in any part of the world is ended. The film will carry a statement that the part of Natasha is purely fictional. J. Robert Rubin, general counsel for M-G-M, and Fanny Holtzman, counsel for the Princess, handled negotiations. Paramount Trustees to Proceed In Goldstein and Marcus Deals Fox Studio in Aug. Drive; $3,000,000 for 12 Films West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Fox plans to spend approximately $3,000,000 on 12 features which are currently under way or are scheduled to go into work this month at Movietone City, studio (Continued on Page 3) Special Master John E. Joyce yesterday approved the purchase by the Paramount-Publix trustees of the Goldstein Brothers debenture issue and the half-interest held by Louis Marcus in Publix Salt Lake, Inc. On Thursday, at a meeting before Special Master Joyce, the trustees sought approval for the exercise of (Continued on Page 3) Kansas City — As a result of word from John C. Flinn, executive secretary of the Code Authority, that exhibitors who recently signed the anti-premium petition here, but later changed their minds, could not withdraw from the agreement, premiums (Continued on Page 3) Sam Baerwitz to Produce For Educational in East Sam Baerwitz, formerly a producer for M-G-M, has been signed by Educational to head a fifth unit, his assignment being "Big Business," musical with story by Al Boasberg and featuring Marty May, with production starting next week at the Astoria studio. Acclaim New Kid Find West Coast Bur.. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — As a result of his work in "You Belong to Me," Paramount film just previewed, six-year-old David Jack Holt is being hailed as star material by the critics, who rate him as Shirley Temple's only rival. He was born in Jacksonville. Fla., went on the stage at the age of three, and also sings and dances. Paramount has him under op