Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (Sep 1935 - Aug 1936)

10 9>uk&ende4it EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN K. C. Ruling Regarded As Setback for Indies The decision of Federal Judge Otis of the U. S. District Court in Kansas City upholding the right of distributors to sell Fox Mid-west Theatres on any clearance terms they desire is regarded by the independent exhibitor leaders as a setback for the small theatre owners competing with chains. The verdict came in the suit brought by Emanuel Rolsky, et al., against Fox Midwest and a group of major distributors. The plaintiffs claimed that the uniformity of the clearance provisions in the contracts between the distributors and the circuit proved a conspiracy in violation of the Anti-Trust Laws. It was argued that independents could not buy product ahead of the chain on any conditions. Judge Otis declared that the film companies are entitled to sell to anyone they desire and under any terms in accordance with their copyright privileges. He saw no conspiracy, only coincidence, in the fact that the various contracts were almost identical in their production clauses. 52 ISSUES $2.00 SUBSCRIBE NOW! Astor Settlement Near Hollywood, Aug. 11. — Reports here indicate that a settlement of the Mary Astor suit against her former husband, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, for custody of their child is near. Considerable pressure is believed to have been brought upon both parties to settle their differences without further smearing their names or those of others allegedly implicated in their shattered marriage. Hearings have been suspended for two days now and it is anticipated that they will not be resumed. Ambassador, Phila., Switch The Ambassador, Phila., passes from control of the Forte Brothers the latter part of August, according to Arthur Arnold, attorney. William I. Greenfield is reported to be the new operator. AWAKENING THE 'SLEEPERS' {Con tinned from page 2) gymnasiums and Y's for body building and self-defense tie-ups. PRINTED STUFF Print phoney fight tickets. Follow up that "women in the lives of fighters" angle by printing a flash herald with the stills of Dempsey, Louis, Baer and copy about their careers being wrecked by women. It will make them read it through and through, so work in your tie-up with the picture in subtle manner. That's about all. Remember, "The TwoFisted Gentleman" will get you plenty of dough if you get the ladies interested in him. "Not a dark house in more than 20 years of film delivery service!" NEW JERSEY MESSENGER SERVICE Member National Film Carriers' Ass'n 250 N. JUNIPER STREET, PHILA. LOCust 4181 RACE 4600 "Finest Theatre Painting and Decorating" HARRY BRODSKY 23 15 WALNUT STREET, PHILA., PA. RITtenhouse 7828 • TRInity 1189 WHAT THE NEWSPAPER CRITICS SAY: (Continued from page 5) "THE FINAL HOUR" (Columbia) ". . . Routine melodrama in which Ralph Bellamy in the role of a lawyer sinks to the gutter because of a faithless wife and is regenerated thru the kind offices of a girl whom he had once befriended . . ." N. Y. DAILY NEWS. "... Reasonably interesting murder mystery . . . Moves at a lively pace. Is good run-of-themill entertainment . . ." N. Y. HERALD-TRIBUNE. ". . . Pretty crude murder mystery stuff . . ." N. Y. TIMES. "RHYTHM ON THE RANGE" (Paramount) ". . . Just another passable Bing Crosby vehicle in which that dashing cowhand darts thru rodeo, song and love with equal abandon . . ." N. Y. HERALD-TRIBUNE. ". . . Crooning cowboys, rural romance and musical comedy merriment galore . . . Good." N. Y. POST. ". . . Good, light entertainment in which there is more rhythm than reason . . . Chief attraction is Bing's singing plus the introduction of two new comedians, Bob Burns and Martha Raye, who have some hilarious bits of comedy." N. Y. DAILY NEWS. "BENGAL TIGER" (Warner's) ". . . Pretty bad ... A lot of silly pother about some trivial melodramatics no more significant than the usual romantic highjinks found in penny shockers . . . An awful waste of talented players . . ." N. Y. WORLD-TELEGRAM. ". . . Fair eternal triangle with circus background . . . Tiger wrestling scenes moderately thrilling; but whole plot too familiar . . ." N. Y. POST. "... Gory animal picture a fair "thriller." N. Y. DAILY NEWS. "GRAND JURY" (RKO) ". . . Weak "purpose" film ... A cinematic indictment against the laxity allowed by civic governments in the prosecution of racketeers, with a good deal more thought on projecting Fred Stone's comic artistry than on the seriousness of the subject matter . . ." N. Y. DAILY NEWS. ". . . Nothing startlingly novel . . . Hollywood continues its serio-comic campaign against organized crime . . ." N. Y. TIMES. ". . . Drama of crime and rackets and the part the average citizen can play in stamping them out . . . Fred Stone's characterization good; but picture only fair . . ." N. Y. DAILY MIRROR. Paramount's "Advertising Material Rental Service Contract" will COST THEM from $300 to $500 MORE per year! Protect yourself by dealing ONLY with National-Kline Poster Co. 1 3 07 VINE STREET, PHILADELPHIA Simon Libros • Al Blofson • Oscar Libros