Screen Guilds Magazine (July 1935)

What The Screen Writers’ Guild Really Wants (Continued From Page 1) The Producing Managers fought GUILD SHOP tooth and nail. The honest ones Were frightened of the power it placed in the hands of the playwright. The dishonest ones were loath to rescind the tricks they were wont to resort to in order to cheat the playwright. B UT the Playwrights banded to¬ gether and won. They won . . . GUILD SHOP! And over a long per¬ iod of years, it has worked ideally to the advantage of the Dramatists and the Producer. GUILD SHOP did not hurt theatre business; on the contrary it en¬ hanced it. The Minimum Basic Agree¬ ment, which is the contract between Dramatists and Producing Managers, protects both the rights of the one and the other. If a playwright violates an article of the agreement, he is severely penalized; likewise the manager. By reason of the penalties it provides for, the Dramatists Guild contract is enforceable; and as such, it is practical and workable. When Guild Shop? S CREEN Writers could obtain GUILD SHOP today if the Screen Writers of the industry could be made to realize how much GUILD SHOP would mean to them. The Playwrights got it by getting to¬ gether and by sticking together—and by understanding that only through GUILD SHOP could they negotiate a deal with the Producing Managers that could be binding and enforceable—with penalties on each side. Screen Writers are the dramatists of Motion Pictures. There are more Screen Writers than playwrights. Their aggregate earnings are greater than the earnings of playwrights. The key that solved their problems was Dramatist Guild Shop. The same key will solve our problem—SCREEN WRITERS’ SHOP. Writers Attention! INCE printing the other forms of this publication, the entertainment commit¬ tee of The Screen Writers’ Guild has made additional arrangements for the Summer Dinner Dance and Frolic, men¬ tioned in an article on page 17 and an advertisement on page 21. The dance will be held August 1, in the Fiesta room of the Ambassador Hotel, with Eddie Duchin and another well known orchestra furnishing the music. Fur¬ ther particulars will be relayed to you in the near future. The Junior Guild 0 Continued From Page 20) Welfare Commission shall exercise ex¬ clusive jurisdiction over all questions arising as to the administration and in¬ terpretation of this Order. Therefore, the Industrial Welfare Division of which I am Chief, is the only State Di¬ vision which has the power to interpret and order adjustments under the Or¬ ders of the Commission. I wish you to know, Mr. Blair, that the Division of Industrial Welfare ap¬ preciates your splendid cooperation in the past and trust we may expect the same harmonious relations with your office in the future. With my kindest personal well wishes, I am, Very sincerely, Division of Industrial Welfare State of California. (Signed) Mabel E. Kinney Chief. $150 Collected For Two Players In Case Conciliated I N one of the more important cases conciliated by them during the past month, The Junior Screen Actors’ Guild succeeded in collecting $150 for two bit players. The difficulty arose when a major studio hired the two players for bit roles at $25.00 per day. The players worked one day and were called back three days later to conclude their roles. On the second call, they were at the studio two days. When they completed their work, they each received checks for $75.00 for the three days. But under rule 5 of the Rules for Day Players in force at the studios, the two gentlemen were entitled to checks for the three intervening days. The mat¬ ter was turned over the The Junior Screen Actors’ Guild and its attorney, Laurence W. Beilenson, brought it to the attention of the major studio which immediately sent checks for the two players. FOR FINE LIQUORS OXford 7068 Fast Delivery TYPEWRITERS SOLD ❖ RENTED ❖ REPAIRED AUTHORIZED DEALERS ALL MAKES PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS Offi ce Appliance Co. 6266 Hollywood Bird. WM. A. HARNDEN GRanite 2171 Brown Derby Restaurants • HOLLYWOOD—1628 No. Vine BEVERLY HILLS—9537 Wilshire Blvd. LOS ANGELES—3427 Wilshire Blvd. • Highest Quality Foods—Fast Service Quiet Atmosphere—Rest and Relax tie summerr/me blessing is beau/rfit/ ■^/outers - of the warm weather delights that should be everybody’s fortune is flowers. Blossoms for personal adorn¬ ment or for house decoration are to be found here in pleasing profusion, at prices that won’t cause any hesitancy. HAHN’S IN BEVERLY HILLS lolvers - 9526 Santa Monica Boulevard CRestview 12121 23 • July, 1935