Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1939)

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2 Motion Picture Daily Friday, July 28, 1939 i Purely Personal ► Schine Men to Get Gloved Glad Hand Hoping Spain Will Modify Import Rules (Continued from page 1) fication of the regulations during the past few days. Spain Gives Favors To 3 U. S. Studios Barcelona, July 27. — Reestablishnient of operations of the Spanish film industry are proceeding at a rapid pace and three major American distributors, M-G-M, 20th Century-Fox and Universal, have received permission for limited imports already. The three companies are the only ones likely to be granted import authorizations this season. All other American companies which have requested permits thus far have been told that the quota for the 1938-'39 season has been filled and that they must wait until September before their applications will be considered. Reasons for the special treatment accorded 20th Century-Fox, M-G-M and Universal are that the first named company had a crew of newsreel cameramen covering all Nationalist advances during the Civil War and made several Nationalist short subjects, while the other two companies applied for permits from the Nationalist Government two years ago when their request was considered a virtual recognition of that Government. To show appreciation for the gesture, the Government has authorized M-G-M to import 30 features for the present season and Universal 22. 20th-Fox has been allowed to import five features and is awaiting permission for 25 more. Britain to Set U p Military Theatres London, July 27. — Following an approach by the War Office, executives of the Kinematograph Renters' Society and the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association went to the Whitehall today to discuss the War Office request for setting up militia camp theatres. It has now been decided to form an advisory committee consisting of C. E. A. and K. R. S. presidents and secretaries, War officials and an Army advisor on film matters. This committee will explore the question with the ultimate object of ensuring supplies and avoiding interference with legitimate trade. More than 20 military stations are involved. Plagiarism Trial Set Trial of the plagiarism suit brought by Select Theatres Corp. against Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. in the U. S. District Court was set down by Federal Judge John C. Knox yesterday for November 1. Select Theatres claims plagiarism of the work, "The Audition" in the picture, "Ready, Willing and Able." Kelly on State Tour E. Thornton Kelly, executive secretary of New York Allied, leaves Sunday on a two-week trip during which he will contact regional offices and members of the state organization. His first stop will be Buffalo. J J. MILSTEIN, eastern represen• tative for Edward Small Productions, plans to leave on the PanAmerican Clipper tomorrow for Europe. He will visit Paris and London where he will supervise campaigns on "The Man in the Iron Mask." He will remain abroad two weeks. • Sam E. Morris, WTarner vice-president, and Phil Reisman, RKO foreign distribution chief, sail today for South America on the Argentina. Morris will be gone nine weeks, spending three weeks in Brazil and the rest of the time in Rio de Janeiro. Both will conduct conventions in Rio and Buenos Aires for their companies. • Bette Davis is coming to New York next week to launch the career of her 14-year-old orphan protege, Pamela Caveness, singer, who will appear on the Raymond Paige program Aug. 4 over the Columbia network. • Errol Flynn, on three months vacation from the Warner studio, plans an eight-week trip to South America with his father, Prof. Theodore Flynn of Belfast. They will debark from New York. • Charlie Pettijohn was combing painters and decorators out of his hair at his M.P.P.D.A. office yesterday and threatens to leave on a vacation if they don't finish up in a hurry. • Rita Cave, publicity and television director for Odeon Theatre Circuit of Great Britain, sails today on the Mauretania, after a combined vacation and business trip. • M. J. Siegel, president of Republic Productions, left last night by train for the Coast after home office conferences. e Sarah Haden, the "Aunt Milly" of the Hardy family series, has been given a new contract by M-G-M. • Evelyn Lee Jones has been named publicity representative for Alliance Films by Budd Rogers. • Bruce Cabot is en route to England on the Manhattan to work in a Gaumont production. Radio Writers In Three Groups Council of Authors League of America yesterday approved the segregation of membership of Radio Writers Guild into three autonomous groups in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Autonomy will extend to local problems, while national issues will be governed by a board of 30. Membership meeting of the League will be called shortly to approve the new setup. Radio Libel Suit Examination before trial of Edwin C. Hill, James M. Seward, CBS assistant secretary, and an officer of American Tobacco Co. will be sought Monday in the N. Y. Supreme Court by Moses Polakoff, attorney, who has brought a libel suit against Hill, CBS and American Tobacco because of a broadcast made by Hill during the "Lucky Strike" hour on Aug. 12, 1937. T J. (JACK) SCHLAIFER, -L/« United Artists western sales manager, returned to the home office yesterday from an extended tour of company exchanges in his territory. • Victor Francen, French stage and screen actor, leaves New York for the coast today. "The End of a Day," in which he is featured, opens at the Filmarte here, Sept. 11. • L. C. Griffith, head of Griffith Amusement Co., Oklahoma City, recently returned from a fishing trip to Minnesota lakes which he made with 15 of his circuit managers. • Willie Kurtz, manager of the Rialto, returns Monday from a vacation with his family at Lake St., Catherine, Vt. • Thomas Murray of Universal left last night for Chicago on the second leg of a tour of inspection of exchanges. • Charles Skouras plans to leave New York for the Coast today but may be delayed a day or two. Grainger Returns From Dallas Deal James R. Grainger, Republic president, returned yesterday from Dallas where he closed a new season product deal with the Interstate circuit. Sitting in on the deal were William G. Underwood, franchise owner, with Clair Hilgers, southern division manager, and Lloyd Rust, Dallas branch manager. R. J. O'Donnell, Interstate vice-president and general manager, signed for the circuit. Grainger flew to Niagara Falls, Ont., yesterday to address the Famous Players Canadian convention on the Republic program. He returns today. Netter, Goldenson On Detroit Mission Leon Netter, Paramount home office theatre executive, and Leonard Goldenson of the theatre legal department, went to Detroit yesterday to confer with officials of United Detroit Theatres on current operations. They are expected back at the home office on Monday. The Detroit circuit is still under the direction of George Trendle, whose resignation will not be effective immediately. Barney Balaban, Paramount president, has not designated a successor to Trendle yet. Moog Details Asked Application was filed yesterday by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, in the Federal Court for a bill of particulars of suit of Katherine Moog, which seeks $75,000 damages, charging that the picture, "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" libelled her by depicting her as Erika Wolf, a character in the film. Application will be heard on Aug. 1. Chatterton Play Opens Providence, July 27. — Several film scouts attended the opening of "You Can't Eat Goldfish," new comedy by Gladys Unger and Marcella Burke, at the Matunuck, R. I., Summer Theatre. The play is a domestic comedy of divorce and reconciliation. Ruth Chatterton is starred. A Broadway opening is planned in the fall. Gloversville, July 27. — Members of a special committee appointed by the Gloversville Chamber of Commerce to welcome the delegates to the Schine Circuit convention opening here Aug. 1 have completed plans for greeting the incoming theatre men. Delegates were appointed to meet every special train coming into Fonda^Tn addition a large banner has bee^ghjepared which will be strung above Gloversville's main street during the four-day meeting. Small leather gloves will be distributed to the visitors as souvenirs. Window placards and street light decorations have been ordered. Mayor Chauncey C. Thayer will issue a special proclamation of welcome to be published in local newspapers on opening day. "We are going to give Gloversville over to the Schine managers and the theatre and motion picture people who gather with them," the mayor said. "The city will be theirs." Members of the special Chamber of Commerce welcoming committee are Fred Geisler, chairman ; H. V. Wessels, Allen E. Havens, Isador Heiman, Wesley Frank and Alfred Batty. Staff Is Completed By Alliance Films Personnel of Alliance Films' New York exchange was completed yesterday with the naming of Julius Levine as salesman for Brooklyn and Long Island, Ben Rappaport, New York City, and Sidney Hess, New Jersey and up-state. Arthur Greenblatt, exchange manager, will serve also as assistant to Budd Rogers, Alliance vice president and general manager, on circuit and first run deals. Alliance recently announced 12 features and a number of novelties and shorts for new season release. Price on TMAT Stand Examination of William Price, manager of the Granada, Brooklyn, and supervisor of the Avenue D and Rugby, was concluded yesterday at | the hearing before N. Y. State Labor | Relations Board. Motion Picture Division of Theatrical Managers, Agents and Treasurers Union is seek1 ing certification of collective bargain | ing agency in 13 houses in the Ru I goff & Becker circuit. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Published daily except Saturday, Sunday and holidays by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., Rockefeller Center, New York City. Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address "Quigpubco, New York." Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Colvin Brown, Vice-President and General Manager; Watterson R. Rothacker, Vice-President; Sam Shain, Editor; James A. Cron, Advertising Manager; Chicago Bureau. 624 South Michigan Avenue, C. B. O'Neill, manager; Hollywood Bureau, Postal Union Life Building. Boone Mancall, manager, William R. Weaver, editor; London Bureau, 4, Golden Square, London Wl, Hope Williams, manager, cable address "Quigpubco, London." All contents copyrighted 1939 by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc. Other Quigley publications; Motion Picture Herald, Better Theatres, Teatro AI Dia, International Motion Picture Almanac and Fame. Entered as second class matter Sept. 23, 1938, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year $6 in the Americas and $12 foreign, Single copies 10c.