The Film Daily (1934)

THE -<^3 DAILY Tuesday, May 1, 193 i NEW IOWA-NEBR. UNIT FIGHTS LOCAL BOARDS (.Continued from Page 1) said the group has the sympathy of a majority of the 275 exhibitors in this territory, and has wired Clarence Darrow to represent them in obtaining an injunction against the boards here. The I. T. 0. also plans Expect 260 at Fox Sales Convention Fox's sales convention scheduled for May 30-June 2 will be held at the WaldorfAstoria, New York, with attendance estimated at 260. Those attending will include a group from the Coast studio. William Sussman is in charge of registration of conventioneers. to have C. L. Niles, president of the Allied unit, carry protests to New York. All unaffiliated exhibitors on the boards here are M. P. T. O. members, including Charles E. Williams, Walter Creal, H. F. Kennedy and Sam Epstein. Fox Branch Changes Moe Grassgreen, Fox manager in Boston, has been transferred to Albany to succeed Tony Ryan. George Pabst has been appointed Fox ad sales manager at New Orleans, replacing Jackson Williams. THREE-COLUMN AD 285 LINES-MAT. NO. 17-30? THEY'RE A BREATH OF SPRING TO THEIR MOTHER ...BUT THEY'RE JUST PLAIN NUTS TO YOU! America's first family, of filberts in a bombshell of zanie fun! Absolutely the dafftest collection of bottled-in-bond crack-pots that ever gave the world the jitters! FMtfK A First National Picturt Put. on your straight-jacket and come to the show of 1000 gags ! Order fro They're Good to the Lest Frink! ALINE MacMAHON GUY KIBBEE HUGH HERBERT ALLEN JENKINS FRANKIE DARRO HELEN LOWELL WARNER BROS. PARAMOUNT IS SET ON 1934-35 LINEU (Continued from Page 1) pany's legal forces. Keough w spend some time in California connection with reorganization ma ters pertaining to real estate ar theater holdings. Details of the Paramount pri gram will be announced at the saL convention in Los Angeles ne: month. Preliminary discussions c sales policy were held Saturday ar Sunday at a gathering of the cor pany's distribution executives i Chicago. Carolina Supreme Court May Rule on Sunday Show (Continued from Page 1) ville's lead, the city council of Hei dersonville also has approved Sui day movies, subject to the bill pas ing two more readings before tr council. Duals, Cancellations Up to M. P. T. 0. A. Bod (Continued from Page 1) Code Authority, as indicated b early reports. The matters may fc handled via mail, without necessit of calling a meeting of the execi tive committee. Julie Lang Leaves Paramount West Coast Bureau of_ TUP FILM DA1L Hollywood — Julie Lang, for te: years in charge of fan magazin relations in Hollywood for the Pai amount publicity department, has re signed to devote her time to carrj ing out assignments for a series o stories for these publications. Vh ginia Wood succeeds her. I Hays Group Talks Legislation Pending tax legislations, includ . ing the general tax proposed bj Mayor La Guardia for New Yorl City, were discussed at a meetinij ' of major company sales manager) j at the Hays office yesterday. Opening Publicity Office Marc Lachmann and Monte Pros ser are opening a publicity office ii the Hotel Edison. Lachmann ha been at the Coast with Universa and other writing staffs, followim publicity work. Prosser has beei with United Artists. RKO All Over RKO pictures are now shown in every country in the world with the exception of Russia, Phil Reisman stated to FILM DAILY yesterday. "We are going ahead with the opening of our own exchanges," said Reisman, "and now have branches throughout the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Panama, Mexico and France. The first release under our own distribution plan in France is "Flying Down to Rio," which is playing at the Elysee Gaumont in Paris. The business is unusually big for that house."