The Film Daily (1935)

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» YOU WON'T ENJOY XMAS UNLESS YOU DO YOUR RELIEF FUND BIT « Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Seventeen Years Old -IF DAILY VOL. 68, NO. 136 NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1935 TEN CENTS Warner Bros. Stockholders Uphold Settlements I.A.T.S.U.B.E.W. WAONDED BY COMPROMISE U. S. Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Film Contract Viewing ... the passing parade = By DON CARLE GILLETTE^ A RECENT survey by the Fitch Publishing Co. showing that in the motion picture industry the amount of wages paid out equals 46 per cent of the total value of the manufactured product, and that this is the highest relation of wages to value of product in almost any industry, is not to be construed as meaning that the movie workers are the highest paid individuals. What it really indicates is that the production of motion pictures requires more actual labor and other kinds of personal effort than in the making of, say, cigarettes, which can be turned out by automatic machinery entailing but a small number of human hands. Labor saving devices are constantly being invented in the industrial, agricultural and general business field, but none will ever be conceived that can do the creative work of concocting or enacting screen entertainment. IN one end of the film production art, however, technical ingenuity is gradually playing a more important part. This is in the matter of providing background and location scenes, miniature or otherwise, so that in time there will be very little occasion to take companies on location anywhere. And just in case those destroyers of Hollywood illusion should try to distort this modern studio expediency to give themselves some column matter, the movie industry has plenty of convincing precedent to counteract whatever damage may be done. After all, if a book can satisfy through the sole medium of words, leaving all to the reader's imagination, and if the radio can get by on sound alone, the screen certainly can justify its production shortcuts so long as the final result is better entertainment than either books or radio. SPEAKING of the radio, ever notice that anybody who has ever been in a film, (Continued on Page 2) Lets Muller-Fox Decision Stand— Says No Federal Question Involved Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Holding that no federal question is involved in the case, the U. S. Supreme Court yesterday denied the appeal of Fox Film for a review of the Minnesota Supreme Court decision holding that the old standard exhibition contract was voided by its compulsory arbitration clause. The decision, read (Continued on Page 13) DISTRIBUTORS GOLD TO KUYKENDALL PLAN Declaring that "exhibitors everywhere are apparently ready and willing to undertake the job of selfregulation," Ed Kuykendall, M. P. T. 0. A. president, yesterday charg (Continued on Page 13) Television Off Again Television, periodically predicted as around the corner, now is expected to be delayed until 1940, according to a New York "Times" copyrighted interview with David Sarnoff, RCA president. Technical problems are cited as responsible. M-G-M is Planning 12 As First British Lineup Initial program to be produced by M-G-M in England will offer 12 features to be made under supervision of Ben Goetz, who arrived in New York last evening from the Coast. Goetz sails Dec. 14 on the Aquitania to assume charge of production. Paul Kohner, now at the Coast, will join him as talent scout. I. B. E. W. Men Returning to Theaters— I. A. Men Back at Studio By EDWARD HARR/SOX Following lengthy conferences at the Hays office on Saturday and Sunday between major company officials and the heads of the I.A.T.S. E. and I.B.E.W., an adjustment of the jurisdictional dispute between the two unions was reached under which I.B.E.W. members will retain the jobs in theaters from which they were ousted last week by the I.A.T. S.E. and the I.A.T.S.E. men will return to studio posts which they lost after the strike of 1933, The Film Daily was informed yesterday by Pat Casey, studio labor head. It is understood that the I.A.T.S. (Continued on Page 4) i Washington Confab Gets Off to Lame Start f Cagney in "Dream" Voted Month's Best Performance West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — James Cagney's work in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has been voted the best performance of November by the Screen Actors (Continued on Page 13) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — A disturbance that came close to a free-for-all fight ended what was to have been a general industrial session conducted yesterday by Major George L. Berry, coordinator in the Federal Auditorium, preceding more than 50 roundtable discussions by business groups. Efforts of A. P. Haake, managing director of the National Ass'n of Furniture Manufacturers, to have Berry ousted as conference chair (Continued on Page 13) SixDirectors are Re-elected At Warner Stockholders9 Meet Would Back Local Groups As Film Talent Trainers Dallas— Ben Piazza, Paramount talent scout, while here last week looking over applicants for Little Theater and other dramatic groups, outlined a tentative plan for backing some of the country s leading (Continued on Page 13) Wilmington, Del.— Stockholders of Warner Bros, at the meeting held here yesterday approved the compromise and settlement agreement between the corporation and the Messrs. Warner by a vote of more than 2,100,000 shares to approximately 4,000 opposing, or a ratio of over 99.2 percent approval. The following six directors were [Continued on Page 4) RKO TO SHOW PROFIT FOR CURRENT SEASON RKO will be in the black for the year 1935-1936 for the first time since 1930, The Film Daily is authoritatively advised. The company will not issue any statement of third quarter earnings. Plans the Same Quota For Educational in '36-37 Denying reports that Educational contemplates a cut in its short subject output, Earle W. Hammons, upon his return to New York yesterday from Hollywood, stated ■ the company has in mind for the son of 1936-37 approximately tk* ime number ot productions as sfrtTeTjuled this season. The 1935-36 list provides 42 two-reelers and 26 single reels, he pointed out. Hammons explained that Educational is not cancelling coast production, as reported in some quarters, (Continued on I'aae 4)