The Film Daily (1935)

Ml? l3X-O^X __^ I S4£J HDWA Y n Y C THE 12 Mi &E3 DAILY Thursday, Dec. 12,1935 "NEW LEASE ON LIFE" IS PROVIDED BY FUND (Continued from Page 1) Relief Fund we are protected for another month. By that time I hope to have work, and be back there shouldering my own responsibilities. Meanwhile the rent is paid — we have something to eat — and — God bless you r»> Now wouldn't it be a nice thought to know that YOUR donation to the Xmas Fund Drive had helped this particular individual — a brother in need? Maybe it WAS your money that helped him. If not, the Committee has plenty of others. Oh, yes, we said Plenty. So dig down— and let's see your name on this Honor Roll where it belongs. THE HONOR ROLL "You Belong Here!" A M P A. R"be Jackter Harold Hendee J. S. MacLeod Jerome J. Cohen Charles C. Moskowitx Mrs. Edna Sussman Felix F. Feist Miss Addie Dannenberg E. M. Orowitz Leo Klebanow Eugene J. Zukor Ray Johnston H. D. Buckley City Photo Engraving Louis K. Sidney Corp Thomas J. Connors Ben Amsterdam Sam E. Morris William German Emanuel Silverstone William Massce M Van Praag Richard Brady '?hn 0. Clark Moe Streimer Silas F Seadler H. D. Behr \ Kessler E. B. Hatrick iaV 5ma/-nuel ,. Phil Reisman Ben Y. Cammack Max Stuart Herbert Ebenstein Jack Alicoate Saul E. Rogers Don Mersereau W. R Ferguson Maurice Kann L J Sen aifer At Lichtman W. P. McCartney H. M. Masters *• f Cummings Wm. Barnett P»id Barret Arthur Israel, Jr. ^seph R. Vogel Stella Hamlin Da*ld,A Levy Tom Hamlin Toby Gruen Harry Weltz |d J,B"fV Herbert Berg BK. Blake Winfield Andrus i"'" h?vv Louis Nizer D3Vld Bernstein Man Freedman Amusement Supply Co. Anonymous lrvir"g Chidnoff Sardi's Restaurant Ned E. Depinet Don Gillette E A Schiller Renee Carroll Arthur Loew George Gerhardt Willie Wang Chas. A. Leonard Arth"r A. Lee Edward McNamee Mrs JosePh R M:les Quigley Publishing Co. Bertram Miyers Morris H. Kinzler Jack Glucksman N. D. Golden Lou Blumenthal Charles A. Rossi Lee Leventhal "Chick" Lewis Fr«d Quimby Marcus A. Benn Leopold Friedman Morris Goodman s S. Braunberg J. A. Tanney William A. Downs Cresson E. Smith Sam Dembow, Jr. C. C. Pettijohn tester ,Ket"er Edward Curtis * C SDnydre.r . .,,.... _ James P. Clark William Orr A , Das|) Eddie Edelson Slm Shain Leon Bamberger pau| Benjam n Paul Lazarus N H. Brower Eve Unsell W. F. Rodgers Benjamin W. Solomon Ben Shlyen Jack H. Skirball Joseph Bernat Harvey B. Day H. J. Glick Harry L. Gold Hap Hadley A. Schneider Charles J. Sonin Gabriel Hess George Orth Walter Futter Arthur W. Kelly David Palfreyman W. A. Scully John C. Flinn Al Christie J. R. Grainger Arnold Rittenberg Sophie K. Smith Arthur Eddy Albert Warner Herbert T. Silverberg Fourth Week for Palestine Film "Land of Promise", depicting the Jewish upbuilding of Palestine, has gone into a fourth week at the Astor Theater. Eugene Zukor Elected Para. Pep Club Head Eugene J. Zukor was elected to the presidency ot the Paramount Pep Club and Mr. Josrph J. Doughney was named vice-president at an election yesterday. Two new members of the board ot governors. Henry Anderson and Jack Roper, were also elected on yesterday's ballot. Previous members of the board are Edward A. Brown, chairman; Joseph A. Walsh, Montague F. Gowthorpe, Charles Gartner, A'dyth Reichenback, Helen Winston, Ida Wolff, Lillian Stevens and John McDermott. Homer Traw and Doris Meyers will continue to serve as treasurer and secretary of the organization respectively. The new officers of the club will be installed at a dance to be held at the Hotel Astor on Dec. 20. Academy Awards Group $500,000 Improvements Holds First Meet Today j For Australian Circuit (Continued from Page 1) ing, DeWitt C. Jennings, J. Farrell Macdonald, Mary Pickford, May Robson, Fredric Santley. Directors — Clarence Brown, George Cukor. C. B. deMille, E. H. Griffith, Howard Hawks, Harry Lachman, Mervyn LeRoy. Frank Lloyd, Rouben Mamoulian. Victor Schertzinger, King Vidor, William Wyler. Assistant Directors — Clem Beauchamp, Sid Bowen, Gordon Hollingshead, R. L. Selandor. Producers — Harry Cohn, Henry Ginsberg. Henry Herzbrun, B. B. Kahane, Nat Levine, Charles R. Rogers, David Selznick, Hunt Stromberg, J. L. Warner, Darryl Zanuck. Technicians — Martin G. Cohn, Carl Drelier, Arthur Edeson, Bernard Herzbnm, John Hughes, Louis F. Kolb, William A. Mueller, J. M. tt'ickolaus, Max Parker, S. J. Twining. Writers — Howard Estabrook, Howard J. Green, Grover Jones, Joseph Moncure March, John Meehan, Jane Murfin, Robert Riskin. Paul Gerard Smith, Carey Wilson, Waldemar Young. Cleveland Clips Cleveland — The Showmen's Club has elected the following officers for the year: Harry Henderson, presilent; Frank Greenwald, vice-president; Burt Diener, secretary; William J. Banks, recording secretary, and Louis Swee, treasurer. The local Cleveland M-G-M branch won first place in the 13th-week drive. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, two other cities in Jack Flynn's division, also won top spots in the contest, Cincinnati finishing in third and Pittsburgh in fifth place. Felix Feist, M-G-M general sales manager, and Al Lichtman are expected here today on their cross country tour of exchanges. Eastern division manager W. F. Rodgers and d'strict manager John E. Flynn will also be here. Banquet for WPA Cameramen A dinner for the staff of the Motion Picture Record Division, Works Progress Administration, with headquarters in Washington, was held recently after a three-day conference, attended by its expert cameramen from every part of the country, including Alaska. This newly-created organization is making a moving picture historical record of the vast Works Program of the Federal Government. Sydney H. MacKean, former newsreel editor and executive, now head of this Division, was the host and principal speaker at the banquet. Karl Fasold, acted as toastmaster. Vallee Leaving "Scandals" Rudy Vallee is withdrawing from the George White "Scandals", which opened this week in Pittsburgh before coming to Broadway. Sydney (By Cable) — A renovation and modernizing campaign involving the expenditure of $500,000 is being carried out by Greater Union Theaters, which operates 25 houses in Australia. Houses being improved are the State, Lyric, Empress and Lyceum, all in Sydney; York and Civic, Adelaide; Majestic and Melba, Melbourne, and the Tivoli, Brisbane. Newark Notes Newark, N. J. — An "overflow theater," started as an experiment on Proctor's Roof, atop the theater of the same name, has proven so successful it is being adopted as a permanent feature. A 100-pound cashier at the Paramount-Newark put to flight a pair of husky bandits and saved $150 at the box office Tuesday. The pair, both armed, were routed by the screams of Katina Kapsin, the little cashier. The same day thieves visited the Grand Theater and stole $97 in silver, including part of Manager Marcus Sobelson's collection of old coins. Chicago Chat Chicago — "Mutiny on the Bounty" is being held for a third week at the B. & K. United Artists, Loop theater. It has so far broken all box-office records since 1930 for this theater. All neighborhood theaters will cooperate in making a success of Chicago's "First Annual Christmas Benefit Party" to be held Dec. 23, at 11 A. M. Non-perishable foodstuffs will be the sole admission charge for the special morning shows. The -ommittee in charge is headed bv ■Tack Miller, president of the Exhibitors Association of Chicago, while lie CAPA is handling the publicity for the event. New Orleans Notes New Orleans — To the tune of two arrests and half-hearted protests by leagues against war and the like, "Red Salute" got under way at the Tudor Theater, doing the heaviest business that house has enjoyed in months, with the exception of "So Ren" thp Rose." Charles Kessenich. M-G-M southern division manager, has left on an inspection t'Uir after a stay of several days. He reported business fine all over the south and the southwest. NEW PHILLY UNIT STAYING IN MPTOA (Continued from Page 1) disturb memberships held by major circuits unless an issue arises. When the unit elects officers on Jan. 19, it seems likely that Lewen Pizor, president of the M. P. T. O., will be named to the top post, despite his expressed wish to retire from exhibitor executive affairs. Barnstyn Launches British Company (Continued from Page 1) music of "Rigoletto" have been bought for this picture, which will cose about $300,000. Barnstyn, who returned this week after a six-month stay abroad, says that the first film made by his producing company in Holland, "Mystery of the Moonlight Sonata", has proved a hit. He plans eight pictures in the Dutch language, and four of these also will be remade in English with British and American players. Barnstyn leaves for Hollywood about the middle of January to contact producers on product for his export business. Pittsburgh Briefs Pittsburgh — Chuck Shanahan of the South Hills Theater is managing Warner's Hollywood, which graduated from week-end operation to full time. Louis Weiner, former manager at the Pitt, has gone to Florida, where he is now engaged in the brick business. The Tidioute (Pa.) Theater closed. Joseph Ornstein has been appointed cashier at 20th Century-Fox exchange, succeeding Rose Rabkin, who was moved to the New York office. Sam Stern, chief Warner artist, entered Montefiore Hospital here for a two-week rest cure. John L. Lengyel, Jr., manager of the Princess in Donora, and Bridget T. Hefferman were married. Oklahoma City Items Oklahoma City — Griffith Amusement's new $20,000 theater now being built in Vinita will be ready in a few days. J. K. Krish, assistant booker for Standard Theaters and assistant manager of the Liberty Theater, has been named house manager for the Shrine Auditorium. Mrs. Loretta L. Momand, owner of the Odeon, Shawnee, has filed an injunction suit in Federal Court here against various major distributors to enjoin them from allegedly refusing to supply films to her theater.