Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (Sep 1935 - Aug 1936)

4 ADVERTISING RATES Write or call us for our Advertising Rates. Weekly circulation 1000 copies, covering every theatre owner in the Philadelphia and Baltimore-Washington territories. Producers' Profits Paramount . . . Variety reports that Paramount will show a net profit of approximately #3,000,000 for the first nine months of 1935. This, despite the poor product which has been coming from what is undoubtedly the most disorganized major studio in Hollywood. 20th Century-Fox . . . A net operating profit, after all charges, including Federal income tax, of #1,996,324 is shown by 20th Century-Fox for the 39 weeks period ending September 28th. This is an increase of #490,111 over the corresponding period in 1934. This, despite one of the worst early season product deliveries ever made by a major producer. N. J. ALLIED TO BERMUDA What promises to be one of the most diverting conventions ever planned by an exhibitor group is the final session of the 1935 Convention of Allied of New Jersey, which will be held on a mid-winter journey to Bermuda. The conventioneers sail from New York on Saturday, December 7th, on the Queen of Bermuda, returning December 13th, after two and one-half days on the Island. A large contingent of Philadelphia and Southern Jersey exhibitors are planning to make the trip. Operators Hold Gala Affair The M. P. Operators' Union, Local 307, celebrated their 25th anniversary Sunday night with a gala dinner-dance at the Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia. Some 750 persons attended, including Judge Kuhn, Sol Rosenblatt, Al Boyd, David Weshner, Ted Shlanger, Ben Amsterdam and Simon I.ibros. Three prominent orchestras furnished music for the show and dancing. Attendees termed it one of the most brilliant industry affairs in years. _F I L M BULLETI N INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS Columbia Line up Impressive Columbia seems headed for its biggest year, if one is to judge by its impressive line-up of big star specials. After a slow start, due to some extent to an inflexible, unbalanced sales policy, which has since been adjusted, this company is attracting considerable attention with its program. Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Peter Lorre, George Raft, Ronald Colman, Grace Moore and Claudette Colbert are all slated to appear in Columbia pictures for the 1935-36 season. Boyer As Sheik Before anyone else thinks of it, we want to be on record as suggesting Charles Boyer for the old Valentino role of "The Sheik," or in the lead of a remake of "Fazil," which Fox made years ago with Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen. This fellow Boyer would set the ladies ga-ga, as the common people say, in either of those roles. ( Continued from Front Page ) It was learned, too, that one of the exhibitors who displayed an anti-Sunday movies trailer received a mysterious phone call, purportedly from City Hall, "advising" him to discontinue showing it. Several of the theatremen to whom this "gentle" pressure was applied had the courage to tell the producers' agents to go plumb to h— . More of that attitude will go far toward correcting the abuses as freely practiced by the small clique of film companies who set themselves up above decency and fair play. But, every exhibitor must realize that the basic reason for their attitude goes deep down into the structure of the industry as it is today. The foundation has become rotted! Just a few majors are taking power unto themselves to which they are not entitled, but which they will have and hold JUST AS LONG AS EXHIBITORS REMAIN DISORGANIZED, easy "set-ups" for just such intimidation as was practiced in Philadelphia last week! Mo Wax. INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN Vol. 2 No. 10 Nov. 6, 1935 Issued weekly by Film Bulletin Company, at 1313 Vine Street, Phila., Pa. Mo Wax, editor and publisher; Roland Barton, George F. Nonamaker, associate editors. Telephone: RITtenhouse 4816. Address all communications to Editor, Film Bulletin Merritt Crawford, Publisher's Representative 1658 Broadway, New York City Room 486 — Circle 7-3094