The Film Daily (1934)

THE j%g"£ DAILY Wednesday, May 23, 193' GEN, JOHNSON FORMS COUNCIL ON CODES (Continued from Page 1) ing of the Darrow board while a Congressional committee would investigate the report as well as NRA and, if found substantiated, would call for the abolition of NRA. Senator Nye, who charged Division Administrator Rosenblatt's reply as benig evasive, took the floor in the upper house in defense of the Darrow reports and his claim that the anti-trust laws should be reinstated. Meanwhile word was understood to have come from the White House that the President was entirely in sympathy with the little man's problems and those of the consumer. It was said by some that he may favor reinstatements in entirety of the anti-trust laws, if it could be shown that the difficulty lay in that direction. Move to Reclaim Paramount Houses (Continued from Page 1) dividual deal to determine ultimate action. Most of the contract partnerships are understood to expire Aug. 1. The option clauses make it possible to reclaim all paying operations and reorganize a theater circuit entirely controlled and operated by Paramount. $13,500,000 Written Off By RKO Corp. Receivers Approximately $13,500,000 in write-offs and in setting up liabilities in respect of indebtedness of subsidiary companies now eliminated from the consolidation is shown in the 1933 financial report of the RKO Corp. receivers issued yesterday. Largest item charged off was $6,318,945.86 in reducing to nominal values the investments in the Orrheum Circuit. Other transactions involved RKO Western Corp., RKO Southern Corp., RKO Theaters Operating Corp., Toledo Theaters & Realty Co. and Cleveland Hippodrome Theater Co. Added to the year's operating loss of $4,384,064 and the capital deficit of $10,973,141.76, total RKO deficit as of Dec. 31, 1933, was $26,872,263.95. "Beyond Bengal" Continues "Beyond Bengal" starts its second week today at the Gaiety. Harry Schenck, producer of the picture, will continue to make personal appearances in conjunction with the film. Ask $225,000 Allowances Irving Trust Co., receiver for RKO. has petitioned Judge Bondy of the U. S. District Court for an allowance of S100.000 to be charged against the ultimate expenses of the receivership. William J. Donovan, attorney for the RKO receiver, has also asked for an allowance of $125,000 attorney's fees, on the same basis. The petitions were filed Monday. CODE CASES Activities of Local Grievance and Zoning and Clearance Boards Four Appeals Are Filed Four appeals are on file with the Code Authority and will be placed on its hearing calendar within a few days, with one or more likely scheduled for the next meeting on May 31. The Tivoli, Miami, has appealed from a local zoning board decision concerning its protection schedule. Charles Maider operates the house. Walter Reade, operator of the Mayfair, New York, has appealed from a New York grievance board decision, issued following complaint of the Roxy, in regard to unfair competition through issuance of cutrate tickets. Moe Kohn of the Lido, Baltimore, has recorded an appeal from a decision of the Baltimore grievance board, based on a complaint made by Max Cluster of the Cluster, that city, protesting against reduced admission prices through giving of premiums and premature advertising. From Washington has come an appeal filed by Forest Theater Co., operator of the Forest, from a griev ance board order finding overbuying and granting all of his pictures not used under selective contracts to the Gwynn Theater Co., operator of the Gwynn, that city. Skouras Theaters yesterday asked the New York grievance board for clarification of its recent decision in the Jacob Rogowsky case, centering on his Port Chester theater. Pending this clarification Skouras, plus Fox, M-G-M, Columbia, United Artists and Universal, all respondents in the same case, have withdrawn an appeal filed with the Authority. Saxe House Must Drop Prizes Milwaukee — 'The local grievance board has ordered Saxe Amusement Management to discontinue awarding merchandise prizes in connection with cooking schools. Complaint wag filed by Langheim-ich Brothers, operators of the Burleigh, in connection with the staging of a cooking school by Saxe at its Garfield. To date, all complaints filed with the board have been acted upon and disposed of. 12 Three-Reel Westerns Are Scheduled by Astor Astor Pictures Corp. has a schedule calling for a series of 12 threei-eel Westerns, starring Pawnee Bill, for 1934-35 distribution, stated Bob Savini yesterday, following his return to New York from a trip to exchange centers east of Omaha. Pictures may be made at Pawnee Bill's ranch in Oklahoma. First on New Monogram Lineup Wc-t Cnnst Binrau nf THE FTLM DAILY Hollywood — "Girl of the Limberlost," with W. T. Lackey as producer, will be the first picture on Monogram's 1934-35 lineup, Trem Carr announces. Remainder of the present program, including "Flirting With Danger," "Jane Eyre," "Shock," "Happy Landings" and "King Kelly of the U.S.A.," is being speeded up to clear the decks for next season's schedule. Vaude Meeting Delayed Owing to the fact that some of its members were occupied with settlement of a strike, the meeting of the Code Authority's vaudeville committee scheduled for yesterday was postponed until later in the week. On the committee are: Charles C. Moskowitz, Major L. E. Thompson and Sam Dembow, Jr. Tom Mix Loses Suit Harrisburg, Pa.— Tox Mix has lost his State Supreme Court fight for a new trial in the Western Show Co. suit for breach of contract. He will have to pay for failure to fill an engagement in 1929. 250 Attending Fox Meet Two hundred and fifty Fox sales employees will attend the company's annual sales meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria beginning May 30. Thirty-one United States and six Canadian exchanges will be represented. New Theater Union National Theatrical Fedei-ated Union, with membership including stage hands, musicians and projectionists, has begun activity on Broadway. David Krassner is business agent and the organization is not affiliated with the A. F. of L. Officers include Rudolph Kramer, president; Ted Delano, vice-president; Paul Weintraub, recording secretary, and Dave Jaffe, financial secretary. Membership is said to be more than 200. Final Universal Releases Universal's "Little Man, What Now?", opening May 31 at the Radio City Music Hall, will be nationally released June 4. Remainder of the company's releases to complete its schedule of 36 for this season includes "One More River," "Imitation of Life," "Love Captive," "Let's Talk It Over," "I Give My Love," "Embarrassing Moments," "Romance in Spain" and "Human Side." 4-Week Advance "Monica" Plug Warner's "Dr. Monica," with Kay Francis, scheduled to open about June 15 at the Strand, is being given a campaign four weeks in advance. MORE PLAYERS ASK TIME OFF FOR STAG! ■ (Continued from Page 1) players having this agreement wit I.. film companies may reach 25, Yl Film Daily survey shows the for; lowing actors and actresses to ha^f" the "commuting" privilege: r Paramount — Charles Laughtojjl, Miriam Hopkins, Jack Haley, Marl Boland, Burns and Allen, Herbeil Marshall; Warner — Josephine HuT chinson, Paul Muni, Leslie Howarc Universal — Henry Hull, JarL Wyatt; M-G-M— Bob Montgomerll Helen Hayes; RKO — Katharir I Hepburn, Philip Mueller (director) Columbia; Walter Connolly, Graiii Moore; Fox — Will Rogers, Victol) Jory. II Smalley Circuit to Get 10 Pictures from Schin (Continued from Page 1) 10 pictures of his commitment f< 1933-34 major product in Norwic The pictures are to be selected Y mutual agreement. Herbert T. Si verberg, Buffalo attorney, repn sentea Schine in the case, while (,| L. Van Home represented the cor plainant. W. J. Davis Appointed On Studio Labor Boar ( Continued from Page 1) tee on the Coast. Davis, who hi just returned to the Coast fro New York, supplements Pat Case and Edward Smith on the commi tee. Thirty-one labor cases have be( filed with George Creel and Judf Ben Lindsey of the California sta NRA. The studio labor committi will request transfer of these cor plaints to its jurisdiction. The cor mittee will handle disputes arisir from the ranks of between 6,000 ar 8,000 regular studio employees ar a total of 10,000 affiliated with o ganized crafts. Upheld on "Death Takes Holida; The Circuit Court of Appeals ye terday affirmed decision of the 1 S. District Court dismissing plagiarism suit brought by Myi Page Wiren against Paramoui charging that "Death Takes a Ho cay" was based on her play, "Must Attorney Louis Nizer represents Paramount. ii ;;! I "Sadie McKee" Holding Over M-G-M's "Sadie McKee," wi Joan Crawford, is being held ov at the Capitol. Plunkett Paid $16,000 In the report of the Irving Trust Co., receiver for RKO, filed with the court yesterday, it is stated that Joseph Plunkett was paid $16,000 as "consideration for his general release to RKO and its receiver." The cash was raised from the sale of Liberty Bonds deposited by RKO with the Maryland Casualty Co.