The Film Daily (1934)

™^~ CODE CASES Activities of Local Grievance and Zoning and Clearance Boards Eight N. Y. Grievance Cases Won by Loew's (Continued from Page 1) Loew cases in which charges of premature advertising were sustained were: Loew's Warwick vs. Adeiphi, Loew's Brevoort vs. National, Loew's Lincoln Square vs. Stoddard, Loew's Lincoln Square vs. Symphony, Loew's Rio vs. Bunny, and Loew's Rio vs. Heights. Charges of reduced admission through giveaways were upheld in the cases of Loew's King vs. Granada, Loew's Melba vs. Terminal. SEEKS ZONING REHEARING St. Louis — Walter A. Thimmig of the McXair here has asked for a rehearing before the clearance and zoning board in a case decided against him in favor of the Cinderella and Gravois theaters. The point he raised is that Louis Ansell should not have sat on the board when David Nelson, an exhibitor of the same classification as Thimmig, was available for service. Ansell sat in the cast after Fred M. Wehowner of the Cinderella and a mem•.he hoard, had voluntarily disqualified There is nothing under che rules g the zoning board to prevent a memig on cases in which he is a party, renberg wanted to remove any cause laint against the decision. So Ansell, on hand, was pressed into service and y was mutually satisfactory to all r when Thimmig announced he would i rehearing, even before the board's .. .u favor of the Cinderella and Gravois was announced. Thimmig had asked that either the clearance of the rival houses be reduced or that th'; McNair be placed in another zone. He said that the Cinderella theater has 42 days' clearance over the McNair although there is but a five-cent differential between their price scales. The local clearance and zoning board has declined to grant the Publix Great State Theaters, Inc., request that their first-run houses in Springfield, 111., should be given clearance over the theaters in Jacksonville, 111. The applicant was willing that the Jacksonvil.e houses should play immediately behind Springheld, but the board decided they were not entitled to any clearance. Denver — Thomas Sullivan has appealed to the Code Authority from the decision of the Denver grievance board ordering him to slop two-for-one tickets. The charge was brought by Fred l.ind, owner of a theater located iboul eight miles from Sullivan's house. Ac Ig to Lind, Sullivan had Hooded his town with the two-for-one offers. (>ut ol six cases before the Denver board so (ar, this is the first appeal. RESERVE L. 1. CASE DE( 1SION Brooklyn, Queens and Long [slant! advisory committee on clearance and zoning yesterday reserved decision on the unfair clearance complaint of the Port Jefferson theater, I'' rt Jefferson, vs. Smithtown. Smithtown; Sayville, Sayville; Patchogue and Granada, Patchogue; Riverhead, Riverhead. It's Col. Bunn Now C. W. Bunn, general sales manager of Electrical Research Products, has joined up with the Kentucky colonel movement, having received his commission from Gov. Ruby Laffoon. • • • THEY SAY that comedy and tragedy are akin and that was proven in a most dramatic way while cameras were grinding on location in Flushing Park, L. I. .... for an Al Christie comedy starring Ernest Truex in a comedy short "Love and Babies" and a fouryear-old tot was struggling for his life in a lake adjoining the spot where they were shooting T T T • • • AS THE cameras ground John Cuomo, prop man noted across the lake what appeared to him to be a little hand running to the spot, he found a little boy drowning he rescued him just in time the entire company were naturally shaken up by the accident so it took Ernie Truex, Jacqueline Logan and Montagu Love some time to get back into the comedy mood what makes tbis one of those comedy-tragedy stories is the fact that "Love and Babies" has a comedy situation very close to the neartragedy of the drowning baby T T ▼ • • • STEPPING OUT on his own Joe Rivkin formerly associated with Leo Morrison Joe will be located at 1776 Broadway on the ninth floor and will act as representative and manager for artists, directors and authors for screen, stage and radio he is now negotiating for a tieup with one of the largest West Coast agencies this young agent-manager will endeavor to make "personalized management" the keynote of his service Natalie Napp, just returned from the Coast, will be associated with him « « REVIEWS of the NEW FEATURES » » "ARE WE CIVILIZED" Raspin Productions 70 mins. A TRITE PRESENTATION OF THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION COMPILED FROM OLD LIBRARY SHOTS WITH MODERN STORY INTERJECTED The object in this film was to build a timely subject on the present situation in Germany, and show how since the dawn of history injustice and oppression have ruled the world. Germany is never mentioned, but the inference is made clear in the narrative in events that parallel recent occurrences in that country. William Farnum takes the role of the champion of human rights, defying the policy of his native country in a speech at a diplomatic banquet. His lifelong friend is the government official chiefly responsible for seeing that the policy is carried out, and the action he takes results indirectly in the death of Farnum, a martyr to the cause of human liberty. Stuart Holmes plays the part of the official. The story is told in flashbacks, covering the world's history from the dawn of time to the recent world war. These library shots are diversified but fail to carry out the theme of oppression, which is the motivation of the film. Cast: William Farnum, Anita Louise, Frank McGlynn, Leroy Mason, Oscar Apfel, Stuart Holmes, Alin Cavin, Conrad Siderman, Sidney T. Pink, Harry Burkhart, Charles Requa, J. C. Fowler, Bert Lindley, Aaron Edwards, William Humphries. Director, Edwin Carewe; Author, Harcld Sherman; Screen Play, same. Direction, Fair Photography, Gccd. John Wayne in "RANDY RIDES ALONE" Monogram 60 mins. FAST ACTION WESTERN GIVES JOHN WAYNE STRONG PART IN PICTURE THAT WILL PLEASE THE THRILL FANS. A typical John Wayne western, with a plot that gets away from the routine and holds more than the usual quota of surprise for this type of film. Wayne has been sent by the express company to work alone and try and trace the gang that has been robbing the local office. He arrives in town in time to come upon the scene of a killing in a barroom run by the girl's uncle, who has been murdered by the gang as they try to find the currency he has concealed around the place. The sheriff enters and surprises him bending over two dead men, and arrests him for the murders. Wayne escapes with the help of the girl. He trails the gang to their secret hideout in a cave. The head of the gang takes him on as one of his crew, and Wayne begins to get the lowdown on all the crimes that have been perpetrated. Then follows a series of exciting incidents with a pitched battle for the finish as the sheriff's posse come to Wayne's aid as he rounds up the gang when he has all the evidence. Cast: John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn George Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Tex Phelps, Arthur Ortega. Director, Harry Fraser; Author, Lindsley Parsons; Screen Play, same. Direction, Fair. Photography, Gcod. Worcester, Mass. — The Worcester now closed, has been bought by th Globe Amusement Co. of whicl Benjamin A. Levine is president Levine managed the house durinj the past season. He announces tha it will reopen in September follow ing complete renovation, including the installation of a sprinkler sys tern, new chairs and a new roof. Walpole, Mass. — Ownership of th Elite has changed again, going fron George Husson to George Ferran who plans to rejuvenate the house lass Middlebury, Vt. The Open House, owned by P. S. Murray, bai been renovated. ct m ir tu Attleboro, Mass. — The Columbia pel which has had a bumpy career ii recent years, will be torn down, ac cording to word from Manager E ampa D. Rhind of the Bates Theater Co| Sev ires Lansing, Mich. — The Gladmer Butterfield house, closed for th< summer June 11. Seven picture: originally booked there are switchec to the Lansing theater. Stanley Waite of Para. Dies Suddenly in Office (Continued from Page 1) to the time of the attack yesterday Waite, who was 44 years old, came to Paramount in 1927 as sales man ager of short subjects and the Para mount News. Later he was pro moted to divisional manager, with territory including Boston, New Haven, Maine, Atlanta, Memphis, Charlotte, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Dallas and San Antonio. Prior to joining Paramount he was branch manager at Boston for Pathe, later becoming central division manager and home office sales representative for that organization. Waite was born in Menominee, Mich. He attended Yale University and the University of Michigan. During the World War he served as first lieutenant in the Second Division. His home was in Bronxville. He is survived by his widow and a daughter. rreste olvii at .f1 ir ' ' s He, a menl Ii pi ■: CI New Fir Elect; Irtig Omaha Holdup Flops Omaha — Holdup of Blank's Tri state downtown Paramount failed Monday when an armed robber, accepting the statement of Nora Bell. ticket seller, and Jack Kolbo, house manager, that there was no money in the theater safe, locked them in and disappeared. Shooting at Producers Indianapolis— In letters addressed to every theater manager in the Indianapolis diocese, Bishop Ritter states that the Catholic Church drive against salacious films is directed against the prorl-cers of such films and not against the motion picture industry as a whole.