The Film Daily (1937)

THE CHEMICOLOUR-FOX TO EXPAND IN AMERICA (Continued from Page 1) the British outfit and will have an exclusive sales agency on the process under a long-term contract. Fox will probably direct world sales. Fox, who is now at the West Coast, may go to England to work out various provisions under his agreement, which has been consummated, a spokesman said yesterday in New York. It is indicated that he will handle the American end of British Chemicolour's operations. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — William Fox is an active director in Chemicolour. He plans to remain in Hollywood another week. 40 of GN's 65 Pictures Will be on a Rental Basis (Continued from Page 1) flat rental basis, it was announced yesterday in the wake of the company's annual sales convention here. It was further disclosed by President Edward Alperson that the company would pioneer in making novelty pictures, a policy established with "The Girl Said No" which incorporates the first Gilbert and Sullivan operetta to be screened. The company's 1938 sales meeting will again be held on the West Coast. Cochranes and Grainger Head Returning "U" Group (Continued from Page 1) ings between J. R. Grainger, his district managers and individual branch managers of each district. Salesmen, sans official duties, put in the day at Universal City or on the golf links. Returning home office contingent is headed by President R. H. Cochrane, P. D. Cochrane and Grainger. "U" announced yesterday that arrangements had been made with the Crime Club, Doubleday Doran subsidiary, through Lawrence W. Fox, Jr. for the filming of stories. IrvingStarr will produce. Already set are "Detective Crane" by Jonathan Latimer and "Metropolitan Police" by Carroll Case. Four others are under consideration. ■am DAILY Friday, May 21, 1937 Lopert Dubbing "Cloistered" I. E. Lopert, general manager of Soundfilm Enterprises, is dubbing "Cloistered" in Polish. Lopert has already done it in English for one firm and in Portuguese for United Artists. He is also doing the international versions of "Wave" and starts the French version in Paris this August. Bernard Luber Transferred Attorney Bernard Luber is being transferred by Paramount to its legal staff at its coast studio. He leaves New York tomorrow Hollywood. for • • • IN THE current Critics' Forum now being featured in this journal to the industry. . • . there crops up an occasional idea that has never been broached before f 'rinstance Julian B. Tuthill of the Hartford (Conn.) Times suggests that studios should send more photos to home towns of players, as even the extras are big shots at home everybody in the home town likes to read about 'em, even though they are only extras and another corking suggestion, from Lee Grove, of the St. Paul Daily News, to wit in the case of comedy features, the press books should quote a few lines of funny dialogue or gags from the film such quotations would often be a gawdsend to the film crit to brighten up his review or comments on the production • • • A SPECIAL screening at the Warner projection room yesterday afternoon to sports writers on the met dailies in celebration of "Kid Galahad," turned out by a member of the sports craft, Francis Wallace among the sports scribes and those prominently identified with sports who were present Major D. Walker Wear, New York State boxing commissioner Jimmy Johnston, Al Buck, Frank Graham, Sid Mercer, Harold Conrad, Arthur Mann, Graeme Lorimer, Dan Morgan, Ned Brown, "Toots" Shor, and Benny Leonard gobs of roast beef and skittles of beer were munched and quaffed by the assembled sports experts after the filming • • • A LUNCHEON to the round-trip transatlantic flyers Dick Merrill and John Lambie will be given at the Waldorf-Astoria today by the Banshees according to Chairman J. V. Connolly we don't know who or what the Banshees are but we do know Connolly so guess it's all right • e • AN INTERESTING record has been put on the market by Buzz Reeves of the Reeves Studio reproduced from an Edison phonograph record made over 25 years ago in which Theodore Roosevelt addr-esses a gathering of boys and in which he enunciated that classic phrase "Don't flinch, don't foul, and hit the line hard" gives you a creepy thrill to hear that Great Voice declaim the historic lines just as if he was right there in the room with you the Edison record had been in the private collection of a close friend of the great Teddy, who turned it over to Buzz, feeling that it ought to be given to the world • • • SOMETHING HAS got to be done about these proud film fathers who are ballyhooing their new offspring as if they were Hollywood productions now comes Pop Al Lippe of Loew's State at Newark he prints a regular press sheet all about his baby Sander Melvyn with a cast and everythin' he calls the attraction "A New Star Is Born" featuring the new howling sensation and writes a rave review about the kid in the three-cornered pants, no less ▼ T T • • • AN OLD-FASHIONED prairie schooner carrying entertainers to propagandize the 100th anniversary of the founding of Chicago is being sponsored by RKO Radio, according to Arthur Willi, head of the eastern talent division the stunt calls for supervising talent contests sponsored by local newspapers or civic organizations the covered wagon will travel as far west as Omaha the final winner will grab a screen test at the RKO studio « « « » » » DEPINET PRESIDENT* OF PATHE NEWS (Continued from Page 1) ness, this was the first newsreel that he sold. Smith, who completes his duties immediately, has been head of Pathe since January, 1931. He was previously with Fox Movietone News, where he pioneered in sound and before that, with the Hays organization. He opened the initial newsreel theater in the world, the Embassy, in November, 1929. Discrimination for I.A.T.S.E. is Charged Against Studios (Continued from Page 1) mittee, who again demanded a 100 per cent union shop. The Directors' Guild will include assistant directors. It is demanding that workers cannot be removed from a picture after they have started on it and also that the Guild shall rule on screen credits. Local 829, scenic artists' union, yesterday voted to support the strike of the Federated M. P. Crafts on the coast and to urge the Central Trades and Labor Council to aid the strike by picketing local theaters. Sarnoff Sees Television In 1938 as Problematical (Continued from Page 1) would mean greatly increased costs to advertisers, said that increased results would justify increased costs. The RCA exec, declared that television undoubtedly would use short movies for advertising purposes much after the fashion of present spot broadcasting in radio. He scouted the suggestion that television would supplant the films, however. Attorney-General To Seek Bank Night Ban in Omaha (Continued from Page 1) eral Richard Hunter announced yesterday. The suit, which probably will be filed early next week, also will ask that the state Supreme Court justices exercise their prerogative of taking immediate jurisdiction without necessity of the case going through district court. Investigators working out of Hunter's office have been in Omaha during the last two bank nights. Reich in Milwaukee P< Milwaukee — C. R. Reich has been named manager of Fox's Strand' Theater here succeeding A. H. Mil-i ler, who will devote his entire duties to the circuit's Miller Theater. Reich was formerly with the Uptown Theater, Chicago.