Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

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ursday, February 15, 1934 MOTION PICTURE DAILY }uigley Award ro Grimes of ^est Virginia Kenneth A. Grimes, manager, War:r Theatre, Morgantown, W. Va., is inounced today as the winner of the inuary Quigley Award for his exoitation campaign on "Dinner at ight," having been selected by the idges as possessing the highest merit all those submitted during the onth to the Managers' Round Table lub of Motion Picture Herald. Awarded first mention are the folding: Gene Curtis, manager, and en Finlay, exploiteer, Palace There, Montreal, for campaign on Little Women ;" H. W. Evens, manjer, Loew's State, St. Louts, for impaign on "Roman Scandals and L F. Morrison, manager, Rialto, rockton, Mass., for his second run impaign on "Footlight Parade." Get Honorable Mention Honorable mention certificates have ;en designated to these runners-up: Wallv Allen, city manager, Keeney, Elira, N. Y.; John Armstrong-, publicity rector. Carlton, London, England; Irvg Blumberg, manager. Stanton, Philadel-lia; Charles Brennan, manager, Poli, artford; Gilbert C. Brown, city manager, aramount, Kankakee, 111.: Mike Culle-n. anager, Loew's Penn. Pittsburgh: Charles 'utkin, manager, Parkside, Camden. N. J.; amuel Feinstein, manager, Franklin Park, -orchester, Mass.; Joseph Feidman. manger, Earle, Philadelphia; Bob C. Gary, anager, Paramount, Des Moines: Walter olden, advertising manager. Riverside, acksonville; Louis Lamm, manager, Capol, Elyria, O. : F. A. Regan, manager, untington Park, Huntington Park. Cal.; -mny Shepherd, manager, Mayfair. Miami, la.; Arthur Swanke. manager, Saenger. 'ope, Ark.; Anna Bell Ward, general manner. Phoenix Amusement. Lexington. R"y.; ichard Watson, manager, Gladmer, Lansi g. Mich.; Al Zimbalist, advertising mancrer, St. Louis Amustment, St. Louis. The January judges were George J. chaefer, vice-president. Paramount I ictures ; S. Charles Einfeld, Warner Ivertising director ; and Arthur L. fayer, managing director, Rialto, ew York. Purpose of Awards The Quigley Awards are sponsored / Motion Picture Herald to stmiu te and encourage theatre exploitaDn during 1934, and for this pur)se Martin Quigley is offering as •izes a series of silver plaques, one i be awarded each month for the best :J impaign submitted within that time, "anagers everywhere have been in' ted to send in campaigns on any •oduct, domestic or foreign. In adtion, the Quigley Grand Award has !t>en created to be given for the best .mpaign put over during the entire ar. Three judges from distribution, ad :rtising and exhibition will select Ich month's winner. Besides those | 'entioned above, the following have hi cepted appointment to serve on the I onthly committees during the year: f.Mort Blumenstock, advertising; Clayton | Bond, exhibition; H. D. Buckley, exhibiI >n; John Clark, distribution; Howard [ :itz, advertising; Ned E. Depinet, disI bution; Oscar A. Doob, advertising; E. Fay, exhibition; S. Charles Einfeld, adI' rtising; Bert Ennis, advertising; Felix F I ist, distribution; W. R. Ferguson, exI itation; John C. Flinn, exploitation; EdI rd Finney, advertising; Robert M. Gill l.-.m, advertising; James R. Grainger, dis I bution; Ben H. Grimm, advertising, Paul I lick, publicity; Hal Home, advertising: Ray Johnston, distribution; Irving I sser, exhibition, Jules Levy, distribution, Lichtman, distribution; Chas. E. Mc Grauman Takes Reel For the first time in three years, according to Edward Bonns, Universal short subjects sales manager, Grauman's Chinese in Hollywood has booked a newsreel. An agreement signed by A. J. O'Keefe, Los Angeles exchange manager, calls for two issues of the "U" reel weekly for a year. Carthy, advertising; S. Barret McCormick, advertising; Dan Michalove., exhibition; Geo. J. Schaefer, distribution; Robert F. Sisk, advertising; A. W. Smith, Jr., distribution; Herschel Stuart, exhibition; Gordon S. White, advertising; G. S. Yorke, advertising; Leo Brecher, exhibition; George Brown, advertising; P. D. Cochrane, distribution; Lou Goldberg, exploitation; Edward Golden, distribution; Arthur L. Mayer, exhibition; Si Seadler, advertising, and Spyros Skouras, exhibition. According to A-Mike Vogel, Managers' Round Table Club chairman and award director, many managers have entered the competition with hundreds of campaigns received for the January prize from 25 states, Canada, England and South America. Expect Big Turnout At Party in Capital Washington, Feb. 14. — Reservations are pouring in for the Managers' Round Table party to be held Saturday night at Club Michel, 14th and Thomas Circle, N. W. Walter Morris of the Metropolitan is in charge of arrangements. Others helping out are Frank Boucher of Hagerstown, Elmer H. Brient of Richmond, Benjamin T. Pitts of Fredericksburg, J. Louis Rome of Baltimore and Carl B. Sherred of Cumberland. Among the guests expected will be J. J. Payette, Washington theatre zone head : Stephen A. Earlv and Marvin H. Mclntyre. White House secretaries, and A. Julian Brvlawski, Washington M.P.T.O. president. ITOA Decides Upon 10-Point Program (Continued from page 1) Harry Brandt, president, and includes the following: 1. To continue to fight for elimination of percentages. 2. To battle for new clearance and zoning schedules. 3. To clear up the local labor situation created by the code. 4. Cooperative buying of supplies and equipment for members. 5. Collective public liability insurance. 6. To fight for corrective legislation. 7. To fight to eliminate the seat tax by the American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers. 8. To abolish score charges from film rentals. 9. To abolish the national district telegraph box compulsory in all theatres seating over 600. 10. Drive to enlist every independent into the organization. The unit now claims 70 per cent. The unit went on record as definitely opposed to the Hays office fight on censorship and also decided not to send in code assents until the local labor situation is cleared up by Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt. A tentative meeting between Brandt and Rosenblatt is scheduled for tomorrow. Efforts are being made on the part of Senators Quinn and Walters to have theatres excluded from the two per cent sales tax. Final preparations are being completed for a ball at the Waldorf Astoria Washington's Birthday Eve. Austrian Theatres Halted by Uprising (Continued from page 1) vised yesterday by European representatives. Not more than a score of theatres of any consequence are believed t.T be in operation and those that are hove been reported to be giving daytime performances only. Some damage to Vienna theatres as a result of ihe violence of the Socialist rebellion in that city was reported here, but theatre properties in other sections of the country are believed to have escaped damage. Patent Suit Dismissed Wilmington, Del., Feb. 14. — Judge John P. Nields in U. S. District Court here today dismissed the patent infringement suits brought by John M. Miller against NBC and RCA Communications. The suits involved patents for the Piezo electric oscillation generator granted Miller April 22, 1930. New Sound for Century Eight houses of the Century Circuit in Brooklyn and Long Island have contracted for Erpi's wide range reproducers. The houses are: Kingsway, Albemarle, Merrick, Queens, Patio, Marine, Avalon and Grove. File 2 Trust Suits Against Electrics Two anti-trust actions seeking aggregate triple damages of $3,045,000 were filed against Western Electric, Erpi and A. T. & T. in U. S. District Court here yesterday by the Theatre Electrical Service and the Ninth Ave. Amusement Co. The suits are identical and both complainants are represented by the same attorneys. They allege an attempt to establish a monopoly and to restrain trade by patent pooling arrangements and agreements with large producers and exhibitors. The Theatre Electrical Service suit asks triple damages of $3,000,000 and the Ninth Ave. Amusement suit asks triple damages of $45,000. Western Electric and Erpi spokesmen could not be reached yesterday for comment on the suits. No Decision Yet on Warner -Erpi Action (Continued from pane 1) nection with this particular litigation said vesterday in commenting on Wilmington reports that Warners would renew action in the courts rather than resubmit their claims to arbitration "Any report on our future action is Dure guesswork at this time," he said "No decision has been reached." Caravan to Rochester Syracuse, Feb. 14— The "Moulin Rouge" caravan left for Rochester today after a hectic reception by the mayor here, a personal appearance at Loew's State, and a dance at the Onondaga Hotel which was attended by city officials and prominent citizens. Similar activities are scheduled for Rochester with an appearance at Loew's there. Grainaer to West Indies James R. Grainger, general sales manager of Universal, underwent a minor operation on his nose vesterday morning and at noon sailed for the West Indies and warm climate to avoid contracting a cold. He will be gone about two weeks. Special Variety Car Cleveland. Feb. 14. — Arrangements are being made for a special car to take the Cleveland delegation to Detroit to attend the Variety Club banquet on Feb. 24. Two-Day Radio Meet Here Is Concluded Radio's two-day sales conference at the Park Central was brought to an end last night. New season product and other sales topics were discussed by home office executives. Jules Levy presided. Among the speakers were : Frank Buck, Courtland Smith, president of Pathe News ; Sam Jacobson, production manager for Van Beuren ; Joseph Nolan of the legal department ; Al Mertz, short subjects sales manager; Robert F. Sisk, director of advertising and publicity; S. Barrett McCormick, advertising manager ; J. P. Skelly, manager of exchange operations ; E. L. McEvoy, eastern and Canadian sales manager; Cresson Smith, western and southern sales manager ; F. L. McNamee, Philadelphia branch manager ; Frank Kennedy, manager of sales control, and Lou Gaudreau, purchasing agent. Among those attending were : Mike Poller, assistant to Jules Levy ; W. E. Branson, mid-western district manager; J. H. Mclntyre, southern district manager; and the following eastern branch managers : C. R. Halligan, Albany; R. C. Cropper, Boston; H. T. Dixon, Buffalo; S. C. Jacques, Cincinnati ; H. Greenblatt, Cleveland; N. Levy, Detroit; R. E. Churchill, Indianapolis ; B. Pitkin, New Haven; R. S. Wolff, New York; G. M. Lefko, Pittsburgh, and R. C. Folliard, Washington. Among the home office contingent were: A. A. Schubart, manager of the contract department; Leon J. Bamberger, exploitation department ; Harry Gittleson, editor of Fldsh: Eddie Home, head of the print and negative department, and Rutgers Neilson, publicity department. Decision was made last night to hold two additional meetings. One will be in Chicago on Monday and Tuesday with Cresson Smith, western sales manager, and Walter Branson, district manager, presiding. This will be followed by a Wednesdav-Thursday session in Memphis with Smith again on hand, plus J. H. Maclntvre, southern district manager. June Knight Held Over Miami, Feb. 14. — June Knight has been held over for three more weeks at the Beach and Tennis Club, thus delaying her trip to Universal City. I