Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

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NEW YORK (Continued from page 15) program over NBC, last Sunday, is receiving telegrams from all parts of the country complimenting him on the success of the new air feature. One from W. C. Fields said; “You were simply great but why didn’t you play it straight instead of in dialect?” Broadwayites who know Boris will understand. Medal department: Virginia Bruce has been presented the Award of Merit of the Modern Musicians Society, on the basis of her singing of two songs in "When Love Is Young” . . . Fred Astaire has been awarded the monthly Radio Stars Magazine Distinguished Service to Radio medal. His singing, dancing and comedy performances did the trick . . . Kate Smith has won the gold medal given each year by the Women’s National Exposition of Arts and Industries for outstanding work in the field of broadcastmg . Foreign affairs ; Ralph Bettinson, Pathe’s English representative, arrived from London this week and hit straight for the coast for talks with Scott R. Dunlap, Monogram production chief, concerning requirements of his native market . . . Maurice Lehmann, administrator general of Les Distributors Francaise, is here from Paris to study our film business methods. He’s making his headquarters with World Pictures Corp. Reg Wilson, GB assistant sales manager, is visiting Boston and Albany exchanges before hopping off for the deep south . . . E. J. Smith, Imperial’s general sales manager, is having a looksee in Detroit and other mideastern cities . . . Karl Macdonald of Warners has returned from South America — six weeks of it .. . Vernon Adams, who recently joined RKO’s sales promotion staff, will make his headquarters at Dallas, under Leon J. Bamberger, sales promotion head. Monroe Greenthal has awarded a leather traveling case as his prize for the best exploitation campaign on “Come and Get It” to Ed Gallner, veteran UA exploitation man at Canton, O. . . . R. K. Hawkinson, Latin American division manager for RKO, returned this week from an inspection tour of Cuba and Mexico . . . Beulah Livingston, in charge of feature publicity for Universal, is on another one of her advance tours to eastern cities in behalf of “Top of the Town” . . . Charles Reagan, western division sales head for Paramount, is vacationing at Honolulu. On the boats: When the Queen Mary sails for England April 7 Sidney R. Kent, Walter J. Hutchinson and Morris Goodman, Republic’s foreign manager, will be aboard . . . On the Aquitania, Englandward, are Percy and Mrs. Phillipson of London. He’s president of General Register Corp. . . . Leslie Whalen of 20th Century-Fox is aboard the Conte di Savoia to attend the company’s foreign convention to be held in Paris next month. Maurice Grad, director of sales promotion for Columbia, is on a two-week va (Continued on page 20-A) Paramount Air Show Is No Trade Threat Decision Reserved on Injunction Plea New York — Justice Hammer of the New York supreme court reserved decision Thursday on the motion by Harry Brandt, ITOA head and hidependent chain operator, and operators of 33 other local independent houses, for an injunction to restrain the Loew’s circuit from continuing the playdate division of the week into five and two days. At the same time, attorneys for the major companies denied that contracts with the circuit provided for runs of four and three days, or for any other length of run. EQUITY ASS'N NAMES TICKET OF OFFICERS New York — The regular ticket for officers and councillors of Actors’ Equity Assn, prepared by the nominating committee, is as follow: Frank Gillmore, president; Osgood Perkins, first vice-president: Florence Reed, secend vice-president; Arthur Byron, third vice-president; Peggy Wood, fourth vice-president: Paul Dullzel, treasurer, and Leo Curley, recording secretary. All are candidates for a three-year term and are at present in office. Nominations for five-year terms as councillors are: Glenn Anders, Franklyn Fox, William Gaxton, Walter N. Greaza, Louis Jean Heydt, Ben Lackland, Burgess Meredith, Claudia Morgan, Edith Van Cleave and Richard Whorf. Replacements to fill unexpired terms are Clifton Webb, to serve until 1939, and Mary Morris to serve until 1940. JUNGLE FILM SUIT DEFENSE TO APPEAL New York — An appeal will be taken from the damage suit awarded Frederick B. Patterson, who charged Century Prod., Inc., Samuel Cummins, Empire Laboratories, Inc., Richard Fidler and the Bob-Ed Theatre Corp. with plagiarism of “Shooting Big Game With a Camera.” Application for a stay of an accounting of the profits and damages will be made pending the appeal, Henry Pearlman, counsel for the defendants, said. Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell ruled that the defendants had pirated part of Patterson’s film and incorporated it in a picture called “The Jungle Killer,” which was produced by Cummins’ company. Century Productions. New York — “Paramount on Parade,” the first series of nationwide radio broadcasts sponsored by a major film company and originating from its studio, will have to improve appreciably if it is to keep potential motion picture patrons at home. That was the impression gained by this reviewer last Sunday when the first program of the series came over the NBC network from Paramount’s Hollywood film factory. Below Average Stuff Allowing for slight delays and some confusion in getting started and in locating the players, the broadcast was in no way outstanding and in point of humor or originality was below the standard set by the average Sunday entertainment dished out by the major networks. Shirley Ross, singing “Sweet Is the Word for You” from her picture “Waikiki Wedding,” was the high spot of the program, no doubt intended as a strong plug for the picture, which is a current release. The cross patter between Lynne Overman and Mary Carlisle, who will appear throughout the series, was nonsensical enough to elicit a few laughs, while Phil Harris, conducting his orchestra and introducing a few specialists from “Turn Off the Moon,” provided several melodious interludes. Dedicated to Exhibitors The series is dedicated, according to the announcer, “to the exhibitors throughout the country,” probably as a sop to the showmen who have been objecting militantly against the appearance of film stars on air programs. The broadcast emanated from the studios in Hollywood at 9 a. m., was heard in the Rocky Mountain region at 10 a. m., in Chicago at 11 a. m., and was received in New York and other eastern points at noon. The same time schedule will be maintained for the series. “Paramount on Parade” is being produced by Boris Morros, Paramount’s studio music director, under the supervision of C. J. Dunphy, studio publicity and advertising head. Dunphy caught the initial program in New York. — D. R. Plan Indefinite Run The NBC program department this week informed Boxoffice that “Paramount on Parade” is scheduled to run “indefinitely” each Sunday, over the NBC red network, “until they find something better to take its place.” “WHITE HORSE INN" CLOSES New York — Following a six-months’ run at the Center Theatre here, the stage spectacle, “White Horse Inn,” which was produced by Lawrence Rivers, Inc., with the backing of Warner Bros., closed on April 3. BOXOFFICE :: April 3, 1937. 19