The Film Daily (1934)

THE ! Saturday, June 9, 1934 I.A.T.S.E WANTS PROBE OF LABOR VIOLATIONS (Continued from Poor 1) Board decision of Aug. 23, 1933. regarding settlement of Hollywood studio strike. 3. Request immediate consultation with executive council of A. F. of L. on settlement of the jurisdictional dispute between the I. B. E. W. and I. A. T. S. E. and the M. P. M. O. and U. B. C. & J. and the I. T. S. E. and M. P. M. O. 4. That the St. Paul local be commended for its efforts to extend interest in stage productions, thus creating demand for stage labor. 5. That the General office print all court decisions relative to NRA and the working conditions as applied to the movie industry code in the monthly bulletin. 6. To work against the "racket" known as dual organizations. 7. To help finance a radio station, "The Voice of Labor," for the broadcasting of infcrmation to create public interest in favor of labor. In its report the executive board of the I. A. reiterated that it is strenuously opposed to locals engaging in cooperative theater operations. Associated Assistant Directors and Script Clerks, requesting affiliation with the union, will be instructed by the general executive board to present their application for charter to the next international convention. The board directed the assignment of an international official to lead the campaign against Claude Robinson, non-union operator of two houses in Clarksburg, W. Va., and now extending his activities throughout the state in lining up Warner theaters for operation on a percentage basis. Local Boards to Meet Every 10 Days Only (Continued from Page 1) clearance board in the clearance complaint filed by the Luxor Theater of New York. Local board replacements were as follows: Harry Buxbaum succeeds Charles Stern, resigned, on the Manhattan advisory committee of the New York zoning board; A. C. Gutenberg of the Grand succeeds Fred S. Meyer on the Milwaukee grievance board; Gus Baer of Bemidji, Minn., becomes the independent exhibitor member of the Minneapolis clearance board; James G. Balmer succeeds Frank J. Harris on the Pitstburgh grievance board. The Authority passed on to Divisional Administrator Rosenblatt for his approval a set of eleven regulations unanimously adopted by the standing committee on extras. Next meeting will be held Friday next with Ed Kuykendall presiding. CODE CASES Activities of Local Grievance and Zoning and Clearance Boards GIVEAWAYS ORDERED OUT St. Louis — In the complaint of Harry G. Swan, Washington Theater. Granite City. 111., vs. the Rialto, same city, charging giveaways in violation of the code, the local grievance board ordered the practice discontinued. RULING ON CLEARANCE St. Louis — Under a ruling by the local clearance-zoning board, the Illinois Theater, Centralia. 111., hereafter will have a sevenday clearance over the Lyric. Salem. 111., but date for figuring clearance shall be the opening day instead of the closing day of the Centralia run. The Illinois also must use all films within 28 days of their availability, otherwise clearance doesn't apply on such films. A. H. Blank to Para. Convention Kansas City — A. H. Blank, president of Tri-State circuit; Myron Blank, his son, and G. Ralph Branton, general manager, will join the Paramount coast-bound convention train here June 16. Allied Program Program for the meeting of Allied's board of directors, scheduled for the Hotel Warwick on Wednesday and Thursday, includes discussions of operations of local code boards. Other subjects on the list include: film rentals, trailers, clean pictures and the association's production plan. Meeting will open at 1 :30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. WORKING OUT WICHITA PLAN Kansas City^As a result of inability of W chita exhibitors to agree on a clearance schedule for that situation before submitting it to the board here, the board will work out a schedule. FIX JACKSONVILLE CLEARANCE Jacksonville — The Atlantav clearance and zoning committee, on a plea from M. C. Moore and N. G. Wade, Jr., of the Riverside here, has fixed time between first single runs and subsequent runs at 60 days, between first run double features at 30 days, between every single feature thereafter at 14 days and for double features 7 days. This is understood to meet with full approval of E. J. Sparks, whose circuit must complete six runs before films go to opposition. ADOPT NEW ORLEANS SCHEDU-i New Orleans — A clearance systeiu con forming to that of major exchanges selling Saenger ,111(1 L'nited theaters has l>een adopted by the clearance and zoning board, as predicted by Film Daily. The zoning sysstem, which is expected to be similar to that now in use by these exchanges, may be adopted this week. Complaints will then be heard and the systems possibly amended. GENERAL MEETING FOR DETROIT Detroit — Due to number of complaints received, a general meeting on zoning and clearance plans was decided by E. S. Kinney, local code secretary. United Detroit Theaters protested on behalf of eight houses under the present plan and advocated regulation of clearance through the admiss.on prict schedule. Twenty-seven houses urged ful adoption of the present plan of zone relea-t according to admission schedule. SKOURAS MUST GIVE UP Holding that the Skouras-operated Apollo Theater. Jersey City, had exacted an agreement from Vitagraph, Universal and RKO exchanges that no pictures would be sold to the Orient Theater, the New York grievance board yesterday ruled that the Apollo must surrender to the Orient one-half of the exchanges' 1933-34 releases subsequent to June 10. The Orient is to receive odd number releases, starting June 10, at the same license fees as those paid by the Apollo. WALLACK'S THEATER APPEALS Wallack's Theater has appealed to the Code Authority from the grievance board ruling denying its complaint against the Selwyn Theater, Fox, Big U and M-G-M exchanges. Unclean Film Charge Called Exaggerated (Continued from Page 1) things that filthy-minded individuals dig into for smut", he said, adding that Universal will stick to clean pictures. Laemmle sails a week from today for London, Paris and Carlsbad. Warner-F. N. Releases Are Set up to August (Continued from Page 1) sonality Kid" and "Return of the Terror"; July 13, "Madame Du Barry"; July 21, "Midnight Alibi" and "Here Comes the Navy"; July 28, "Friends of Mr. Sweeney." Protest Premium Violations Protest against violations by other industries of provisions in their respective codes prohibiting price-cutting through giving of rebates in the form of lotteries, prizes and premiums is expressed in a resolution adopted by the Code Authority at its meeting yesterday. "Exhibitors of the motion picture industry in great numbers have willingly and cooperatively complied with the spirit and letter of these clauses in the film code, says the resolution. Brecher Gets Harlem House Leo Brecher is taking over the Harlem Opera House from Manhattan Playhouses. He resumes operations today. Para. Board to Meet To Discuss Petitions (Continued from Page 1) yesterday by Austin Keough, Paramount general counsel. One of the petitions, filed by Harry L. Herzog, Robert J. Wachenheim and Milton L. Ernst, as executor of the estate of Augusta L. Ernst, bondholders, asserts that there has been no substantial change in Paramount's financial condition since the trustees' report in April, 1933, and asks that a trustee or trustees be appointed to effect a prompt reorganization. The second petition, filed by the bondholders' protective committee, requests the court to retain the present trustees to run the company if a reorganization is sanctioned. Off to Musicians' Convention Joseph N. Weber, president of the American Federation of Musicians, George B. Henderson and Thos. F. Gamble, vice-presidents, and Fred. W. Birnbach, assistant to Weber, leave New York on Monday for Cleveland where the 39th annual A. F. of M. convention takes place June 18-22. Executive board meeting start June 13. No opposition to re-election of Weber as president is expected. Polly Walters Signed Polly Waltei's, who has been scoring on the stage in "She Loves Me Not," was signed this week by Universal on a long-term contract. She goes west in July. U.A. CANCELLATIONS DECISION IS RESERVED! i ? (Continued from Page \) mitted to the Code Authority yesterday via the appeal route during a hearing at which five complaints were heard. In all cases, decisions were reserved. The case involved was that of the Anderson Theater Circuit's Egyptian at DeKalb, 111., vs. the distributor, the complainant declaring that the respondent refused to permit it to cancel one picture under the code's cancellation provisions. Edward Raftery, counsel for United Artists, saying that his company sells its pictures on individual contracts, declared "You can't eliminate 10 per cent of one picture." Ninety per cent of all United Artists pictures are sold on separate contracts, he testified. No one appeared for the complainant. Other cases heard were: appeal of Stan> ley, Bridgeton, N. J., from Philadelphia grievance board overbuying decision giving pictures to Louis Linker's Criterion; appeal of Skouras Theaters from New York grievance board overbuying decision giving 22 features bought by its Capital to Rogowsky's Embassy. Attorney Louis Nizer appeared for distributors, none of the parties were satisfied with the local board decision; appeal of R. C. Lambert, Mrs. Sophie Lambert and Floyd Carter of Monticello and Anamosa, la., from a Des Moines grievance board decision, rendered on complaint of E. T. Land of the Princess, Monticello, finding opening of an opposition house as unfair trade practice; appeal of Dick Gaston, Iowa theater, Fort Madison, la., from Des Moines grievance board decision dismissing his overbuying complaint against Orpheum and Strand, both Fox West Coast nouses. In the last twe cases Lester Martin appeared for the Iowa interests. PLAZA MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2. SO up. Single $3.00 up. 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