The Film Daily (1936)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought -WAILY1 ■ The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Eighteen Years Old VOL. 70. NO. 54 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1936 TEN CENTS Film Songs Lead in Popularity, Ascap Survey Shows U. A. IS INCREASING PRODUCER TIEUPS ABROAD 7 More Pennsylvania Houses Added to Manos Circuit Independent Circuit Takes Over Several More Theaters Latrobe, Pa. — Mike Manos, president of Manos Enterprises, which recently acquired the Temple and Chase Street Theaters in Kane, announces the purchase of all holdings of the Indiana County Theater Co., including the Paramount and Olympic here, the lease on the local Grand, the Richelieu at Blairsville, the Casino and the Arcadia at Vandergrift and the Empire at Homer City. Jack George will be transferred from here to manage the Richelieu (Continued on Page 3) FOUR B'WAY HOUSES HOLDING OVER FILMS Four current Broadway first-run attractions will go into a second week. "Anthony Adverse" begins its second stanza today at the Strand. "Swing Time," at Music Hall, goes into its second week tomorrow with a certainty of a third week and pos(Continued on Page 3) Western Penna. M. P. T. 0. Holds Convention Oct. 19-20 Pittsburgh — This year's convention of the M. P. T. 0. of Western Pennsylvania will be held Oct. 19-20, it is announced by Fred Herrington, secretary. A downtown location, instead of the Hotel Schenley, will be selected this time. Loew Circuit Expanding Its Advertising Budget Advertising by the Loew circuit for the new season will be substantially increased, with some of the expense shared by M-G-M and other distributors whose product is played in the Loew houses. Outdoor Newsreel Sequence in Color Fox Movietone News has been experimenting with Chromocolor, a new three-color process, and will shortly release its first outdoor sequence in color made of activities •f the Seventh Regiment at Peekskill. Recently Movietone showed a fashion show in Chromocolor. ACTION ON RKO NOTES PUT OFF RY CONSENT Agreement has been reached between the RKO trustee, RCA and the Atlas-Lehman interests to request adjournment today of the trustee's motion to retire $850,000 in notes held by the Giannini coast banking interests which constitute a first lien on the RKO assets until the return (Continued on Page 7) Gen. Theaters Equipment Nets $152,435 in June Reflecting improvements brought about since the recent reorganization, General Theaters Equipment Corp. reports net income of $152,435, including $127,182 accruing to stocks of subsidiary companies, for the month of June. Consolidated balance sheet as of June 30 shows current assets of $6,637,570, including $3,565,877 cash, and current liabilities of $1,152,725. Total assets aggregate $12,693,336. CONVENTION PROGRAM SET BY N. J. ALLIED Program of the 17th annual convention of Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey, to be held Sept. 9-11 at the Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, has been set as follows: Wesnesday morning — All States eastern regional directors' meeting. Wednesday afternoon — Registration of all delegates, bicycle parade of bathing beauties on Boardwalk, (Continued on Page 8) Monty Salmon Quits Para. For Post With Skouras Monty Salmon, in charge of Paramount's theater operations in Philadelphia, has resigned to join Skouras Theaters as an aide to George Skouras. Harry Royster, who has been working with Leon Netter at the Paramount theater department home office in New York, has gone to Philadelphia to take over Salmon's (Continued on Page 3) Songs Now Must Have Film Tieup For Big Popularity, Ascap Finds William Schneider Joins Fanchon & Marco Outfit William Schneider, associated with Paramount distribution department for some years and aide to George J. Schaefer up to the time the latter resigned his post as general manager, next week joins Fanchon & (Continued on Page 8) Reversing the past order of things, it is now becoming increasingly necessary for a song to be included in a motion picture to attain sales and popularity, an analysis made by Ascap of all programs on the NBC and CBS chains during 1935 shows. Of the first 10 songs of 1935, all of which were played over 20,000 times, seven were from motion pic(Continued on Page 7) Increased World Swapping of Product Seen by Arthur Kelly Believing that increased world interchange of product is inevitable, particularly because of the money embargoes existing in most foreign countries, United Artists is engaged in extensively expanding its tieups with producers in foreign countries, it was stated yesterday by Arthur W. Kelly, vice-president in charge of foreign distribution, who sails today on the Aquitania with his wife and son for London on the first leg of an extended tour of the company's foreign branches. "We realize that the time has (Continued on Page 3) SOUTH AMERICAN BIZ SHOWS IMPROVEMENT Motion picture business improved during the past year in every South American country, excepting Venezuela, which was upset by a minor rebellion, it was said yesterday by H. R. Hawkinson, in charge of the South American territory for RKO. Saenger Circuit Signs For Paramount Product Saenger Amusement Co. has closed for Paramount's 1936-37 product, both features and shorts. Deal was consummated, in behalf of the distributing company, by Neil F. Agnew, general sales manager, and Joe Unger, divisional sales manager, both of whom have now returned to New York from New Orleans. , Universal Closes Deal With Wilby-Kincey Group James R. Grainger, general sales manager for Universal, announces completion of deal yesterday at Charlotte, N. C, for the entire U (Continued on Page 3)