The Film Daily (1936)

THE Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1936 &JW I DAILY HAYS MAY CONFER WITH RADIO EXECS (Continued from Page 1) concerning a cooperative arrangement. Those close to the producer side of the situation are somewhat skeptical concerning results of the survey being made by affiliated theaters to determine the effects, if any, of such broadcasts upon attendance. In many instances they are inclined to the opinion that it is virtually impossible to obtain any definite, mathematical picture of this phase of the problem. The situation has been under discussion it the coast for some weeks, with Hays participating. Apart from the exhibitor angle, producers also are directly concerned as they find that a radio commitment freouently takes a star or player off the set when they are needed. PITTSBURGH The end of the pooling arrangement between Warners and Loew's Penn has created a publicity job for Mike Cullen, manager of the Penn. Formerly, the publicity was handled by the Warner office. Advance sale for "Romeo and Juliet" is bigger than that recorded for "The Great Ziegfeld." Dave Silverman, RKO office manager, left Montefiore Hospital and is back on the job. Bill Powelson, temporary manager of the Regal, returns to Tarentum next month to manage Warner's Harris Theater. Johnny Finley, Palace manager, is back from St. Louis. C. C. Burr was a business visitor over the week-end. Jules Lapidus, manager of Grand National, selected Sam Hanneaur, former Columbia auditor, as his first salesman. Harold Friedman, assistant manager at the Ritz, is back on the job. The Fulton opens Sept. 9 with a first-run of Republic's "Follow Your Heart." Bernie Armstrong is leaving the Alvin tomorrow. SEATTLE "San Francisco" has gone into a ninth week at the Mayf air, Portland, city of long-distance exhibitions. The Blue Mouse here has held "San Francisco" for an eighth week. The Variety Theater, Inc., has been incorporated in Seattle by War• ren Brown, Jr., Ray Dumett and Claude E. Wakefield. Dorothy Jane Hamrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Hamrick, will be married Sept. 19 to W. Huntley McPhee in a large society wedding. R. H. Kloepper, Portland manager of United Artists, was married aboard ship here to Margaret Carrico of Portland. >iV • • • IN THAT pressbook turned out by Republic for "Follow Your Heart" starring Marion Talley and Michael Bart lett you get the combined experience and skill of a group of pressbook experts who have been absorbing the technique of their craft for years in various producing organizations and it shows impressively in this 24-page example of merchandising art it is 100 per cent selling appeal not a line of ga-ga ballyhooey from cover to cover any of the oldline companies could be proud of it • • • AT LAST we believe we have traced the origin of the knock-knock kraze that is making a big percentage of our moronationals more so the discovery was made by Father Daly . . our namesake of the Legion of Decency as he watched a screening of "Henry VIII" it's the scene where the King raps twice on Katherine Howard's boudoir door and she asks: "Who's there?" . the answer: "Henry." ... Katherine being smart, parries, "Henry who?" and the King also being smart and knowing his name answers "Henry the King" so the picture has been reissued by United Artists we assume to cash in on this knockzema epidemic • • • WE WERE almost knocked senseless by seeing a bunch of British stills that were so good that they looked like American stills and a higher compliment than that we can not pay on "Broken Blossoms," a Julius Hagen production from the Twickenham studios which Bill Pizor of Imperial is handling in this country they say that the performance of Dolly Haas as Lucy is one of the artistic achievements of the year • • • BACK AT his desk at Universal is purchasing agent Sam Sedran, who was laid up by a fractured wrist for a spell ... • A son was born to Irving L. Gillman last Sunday Irving is with Columbia, formerly associated with Doc Giannini in Bancamerica ... • Ona Munson is back in her apartment in the Lombardy after an extended stay in Europe • • • SIGNED FOR a principal role in the new George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart play, "You Can't Take It With You," which Sam Harris will produce is George Tobias, whom several film companies are casting eyes at . . . • Sid Zins, formerly assistant stage manager for the Music Hall, is now assistant house manager at the New Criterion under Harry Charnas • • • IN AN effort to discover a prospect for the role of Huck Finn in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Katherine Brown, eastern story representative for David Selznick, acted as judge in a contest at Atlantic City no kid could qualify ... • Margie Ann Kaufman, a Syracuse school teacher, has signed an option with Metro, through Ted Green of Screenland Fashions • • • COMMENTING on the new Mirrophonic sound following a demonstration the other day, E. C. Zrenner, sound expert for the Hoblitzelle circuit, said "When the earthquake scene in 'San Francisco' came on, it was so actual in its realism that I felt like leaving the theater" ... • A serialization of "Nine Days A Queen" has been released this week to newspapers nationally G-B has prepared the serial in six chapters with plenty of illustrations KUYKENDALL DROPS THEATER OPERATION i (Continued from Page 1) change as regards Kuykendall is expected until the expiration of his | current term, at the earliest, these sources stated. From time to time, there has been --* exhibitor discussion as to the propriety of a man not an active exhibitor occupying the presidency of a national theatermen's organization. In confirming the leasing of his two houses at Columbus and his theater at Tupelo, Kuykendall stated: "This allows me to give all my time to th° M. P. T. 0. A., which is expanding rapidly". MINNEAPOLIS ! « « « » » » Stanley Kane, executive secretary of Minnesota All'ed, is traveling through sou+h^rn M:nnesota. conferring with exh;b'tors, and surveying the effect of the drought on business conditions. M'ke Wotmouerh has left Columbia to take over the manager's job at Grand National in Cleveland. The golf tournament of the M;nneapclis Variety Club has been postponed to Sept. 17. It w<U be held at the Minneapolis Golf Club. Visitors to F:lm Row: E. P. Nelson, Waseca, Minn.: A. H. Inman, Fairfax, M'nn.: G. H. Troyer, Findlev. N. D.: Jack Havwood, New Richmond, Wis.; Fred Shee, Litchfield, Min.; E. C. Heckleman, Cannon Falls, Minn. Harry Remington, film critic for the Minneapolis Tribune, who siens his stuff "John Alden," leaves for Detroit to take over publicity for the Fox Theater there. Al Allard, former Minnesota Amusement Co. press agent, now art director for Fawcett Publications, in town on his vacation. The Minnesota is putting on an intensive campaign to attract visitors here during state fair week, when Eddy Duchin will hold forth. They have put out billboards on all roads leading into the Twin Cities, and are also utilizing trailers in 21 Minnesota amusement houses throughout the northwest, urging audiences to attend the Minnesota when they come in to town for the state fair. NEWARK l The Mayfair reopens this week after alterations. Manager Harry Kridel has booked "The Green Pastures" and "The Return of Sophie Lang" for the reopening bill. Carl Schwartz is reported completing plans for construction of a movie house in the Weequahic section. Extensive alterations, including a new roof and complete renovation of the interior is being completed at the Llewlyn-Edison, West Orange, and the house will reopen around the middle of September.