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FILM BULLET
VOL. 4, No. 22
NOVEMBER 5, 1938
PRICE, 15 CENTS
MR. GOLDEN SPEAKS HIS MIND!
Being one of those men in film business who is nol too close to profits to see principles, Edward A. Golden, vice-president of Monogram Pictures, usually speaks his mind in a manner which causes some men in higher places to writhe uncomfortably. Despite this propensity to utter opinions all "good" film executives hushhush, Golden's clarity of thought and sincerity of purpose often wins him the right to speak that astute mind of his in the strangest places.
On November 1st, he addressed the M.P.T.O.A. Convention in Oklahoma City, and even on such an occasion Mr. Golden could not resist the temptation to unburden himself of some very pertinent and truthful remarks on self-regulation and other industry problems.
It is a keen delight, then, to turn over this editorial page now to Mr. Golden, speaking at Oklahoma City:
The fallacy oi self regulation is apparent in Ihe fact that the regulators represent various vested interests in the motion picture industry and of necessity must operate so that their own interests are protected, even to the detriment of others involved.
We had an opportunity to observe self regulation, such as it was, under the NRA. After a period of practice, we found that everybody disowned it and finally the Supreme Court of the United Slates found it unconstitutional. I saw too much of the operations of people in our industry during my association with the Code Authority ever to agree to a continuation of the methods employed in self regulation as they proposed it.
Fear is not the suitable incentive for making men do the right thing. If the threat of government regulation is the force which guides people who have erred to plead for self regulation, then I say that such people cannot be the proper ones to regulate themselves and the value of self regulation is lost be
cause the fundamental reason for it should be a desire to run one's business not because of fear or compulsion, but because one honestly wishes to formulate rules and regulations whereby men can be truly free.
The reason the government has stepped in is to find a solution so that exhibitors will not suffer because of their inability to secure product. I maintain that recognition of independent production is a key to a great many of your problems. Had you offered your support to independents so that they could have become stronger and made more product available, you would nol find yourselves in your present plight.
We now find that exhibitors are requesting concessions from the producers and their sole interest seems to be themselves. One of their requests is the inclusion of a 20% cancellation clause in their contracts. As a practical person and realist, I would like to inform you that the 20% cancellation clause will only enable affiliated theatres to buy
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