The Film Daily (1934)

■a 5 ■%&*« DAILY Tuesday, June 26, 1934 MEYER-SCHNEIDER GET 22 MANHAT'N HOUSES (Continued from Pape 1) volved in the deal are the Clinton, New Delancy, Hollywood, Florence, Orpheum, Mt. Morris, Harlem Opera House, Apollo, Palestine, Ruby, Bijou,Cosmos, Stadium, Harlem Grand, Jewel, Congress, Daly, Metro, Sunshine, Regun and Palace. Meyer pnd Schneider controlled the majority of these houses ten years ago and sold them outright to Manhattan. Retjort on Release Print Rein? Presented Tomorrow We<i Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A report containing proposals for standardization of release print laboratory procedure to improve the quality of prints sent to theaters will be presented for discussion tomorrow evening at a meeting of the Academy's release print subcommittee to which the laboratory and sound department heads of all major studios have been invited. The plan will then be submitted to the council for distribution to the companies. L. E. Clark and Gordon S. Mitchell prepared the report. New Incorporations DELAWARE Columbia Films of China, Ltd., 2,000 shares of capital stock. Representative: PrenticeHall, Inc., of Delaware. Major Film Productions, Inc., 200,000 shares capital stock, 3,000 shares no par value. Representative: Colonial Charter Co. Popular Pictures, Inc., 1,000 shares r.o par value. Representative: Corporation Guaranty and Trust Co. NEW YORK Ninetieth St. Theater, Costello Theater, One Hundredth Street Theater, One Hundred Seventieth St. Theater and West Side Theaters corporations, all New York City; Elsie Hornstock, Francis Silberbush, Beatrice Silverstein. Attorneys, Prentice Hall, Inc. Vinton Freedley, Inc., Manhattan. All branches of the theatrical business. Vinton Freedley, Joseph P. Bickerton, Jr., and Mary M. Nicosia. Salute Enterprises, Inc., Manhattan. Theatricals and motion pictures. James S. Linburn, Theresa Blumberg and Alice I. Winston. Leff-Myers Corp., Bronx Dramatic plays and motion pictures. Minton H. Fox, Herman Young and Harold D. Scharf. Two Reel Productions, New York. Motion pictures. George Blake, riet Kerr. lunccford Artists. Inc. agency; capital, $20,000 mie Lunceford, Jerome Harris and Harold Oxley. Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp., Manhittan. To organize and operate rcdio stations. Capital, $20,000. R. J. Gorman, C. N Ca'dwell, Jr., and David H. Jackman. Joe Rivkin, Inc., New York. Motion pictures and vaudeville. Joe Rivkin, William Males and Nataile Napp. Cine'-Ampi-Tone, Inc.. Manhattan. Motion picture business. Capital, $150,000. Robert T. Curran, James A. Hamilton, Jr., and Lillian M. Chambers. Times Pictures, Inc., Kings County. Motion pictures. Freda Jaret, Miriam Rosenblum and Philip F. Jacobs. Super-Serial Productions, Inc., Manhattan. Theatricals and motion pictures. Capital, $20,000. Stockholders: Alfred S. Krelberg, Arthur J. Homans and Hilda Geier. Susanne Groves, Har New York. Booking Stockholders: Jim CODE CASES Activities of Local Grievance and Zoning and Clearance Boards AUTHORITY DECIDES 9 APPEALS The Code Authority yesterday announced determination of nine appeals from local board decisions. Rulings are as follows: Skouras Theaters and seven national distributors from New York grievance board decision on overbuying complaint of Embassy, Port Chester, N. Y., affirmed decision; Iowa theater, Fort Madison, la., from Des Moines grievance board decision dismissing its overbuying complaint against Fox West Coast, decision affirmed ; Gwynne Theater Co., Baltimore, from Washington grievance board decision in complaint against Forest Theater Corp. under Article VI, Part 3, Section 1, of code; decision affirmed; L. J. Burkitt, Sparta, Wis., from decision of Milwaukee grievance boar, in case instituted by LaCrosse Theater Co and Kayess Theaters Co.; local board di rected to further investigate complaint; R C. Lambert, Mrs. Sophie Lambert and Floyd Carter, all of Monticello, la., from a Des Moines grievance board decision on complaint of E. T. Landis, who sought to prevent respondents from building opposition house, complaint dismissed; Sanatorium, Sanatorium Miss., from New Orleans grievance board decision on unfair competition complaint c. C. V. Crawford, operator of Magee at Ma »ee, Miss., decision affirmed ; Jay-Ben Corp. from decision of Los Angeles grievance board on reduced admissions complaint filed by Pacific National Theater; decision affirmed; Imperial, Newton, N. C, protesting against Charlotte 2oning board decision upholding current clearance and zoning system; decision affirmed. ONLY ONE N. Y. CASE THIS WEEK No cases are scheduled for hearing before the New York clearance and zoning board this week and only one case will come before the local grievance board before Friday. The grievance case, which will be heard Thurs day morning, is Edison Theater vs. SpringerCocalis and a number of distributors. Harry Shiftman of Isle Theatrical Co. will be chairman. An executive session of the grievance board will be held this morning with J. Louis Geller of the Theater Owners Chamber o Commerce as chairman. APPEALS SPARKS RULING St. Petersburg, Fla. — John J. Gillooly, owner of the Capitol, is taking his charge of unfair competition by the Sparks theaters before the New York code authority board. Recently the charge was dismissed by the Grievance Board at Atlanta, so Gillooly is going to a higher court. Two civil suits aggregating $500,000 have been filed by Gillooly against Sparks and other film companies. NON-THEATRICAL COMPETITION Cleveland — Local grievance board issued it" first cease and desist order when it ruled that Guy Johnson is operating free shows as nontheatrical competition in Lyons, Metamora and Ottakee, and M. E. and Lou Hensler are operating as non-theatrical accounts in Brailey, Liberty Centre and adjacent towns. Thicomplaints were filed by P. R. Touney Princess Theater, Wasseon. Distributors were ordered to cease service to the defendant accounts. Judge Thomas E. Green, judge of the Municipal Police Court, and Herbert L. Wright, Attorney, Citizens Bldg. Cleveland, were named alternates for the impartial members of the local grievance and clearance boards. The alternates will serve on eithe' board as required. The boards voted unanimously to continue their regular weekly meetings until all cases on the dockets have been heard. NEWS OF THE DAY Detroit — Plans for a new theater to be erected at Woodward and Glendale Aves. in Highland Park, Detroit uptown suburb, were revealed last week. Frank Wetsman, circuit owner, is the builder. San Antonio — Joshua Binney, film ?.nd legit director, plans a trip to the Pacific Coast. He will make a scenic picture en route. San Antonio — Jean Luder, actor and author, has returned from z brief visit to the coast. Atlantic City — Having completed arrangements for first-run product for the Million Dollar Pier, Buck Taylor has abandoned his plan for a shorts theater. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.— A. R. Nininger, manager of the Sunset and Queen theaters, has undertaken an extensive remodeling program Washington, Pa. — Chalmer Cupler, son of the late B. E. Cupler is now managing the Court here, replacing Bob Higgins, recently resigned. Detroit — Jacob Schreiber has bought the Forest from Jesse C. Sellers. The deal follows acquisition of the Mayfair by the Cohen Brothers. Bluffton, O. — J. R. Jennings operator of the Star here has closed the house for the remainder of the summer. Worcester — The Globe Amusement Co. has been incorporated here with Benjamin A. Levine as president and Milton G. Shankle as treasurer. Boston — Al Steen has come from California to replace G. Lester Southwell, who has resigned as editor of the local "Boxofnce." W. Warwick, R. I.— The Kent Theater Co. has been formed here with C. L. McKenna of Providence, and Daniel Sheerer and Dora G. Rabinovitz. Wilmington, N. C. — The Harbor Island theater will be in operation this summer. Walterboro, N. C— John D. Glover has sold the New Era theater to H. B. Cook of Kershaw. RKO REPORTED AFTER CONSOLIDATED HOUSES (Continued from Pane 1) dated and RKO theater executives. No definite number of houses has been set for the deal. Consolidated has about 26 theaters in the metropolitan district. Eight 1934-35 Comedies Already Finished by RKO West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — RKO Radio's short subject department, with Lee Marcus as producer, is well launched on its 1934-35 program, with eight tworeel comedies already finished and three others in work. The completed shorts include two Clark and McCullough comedies, "Everything's Ducky" and "Flying Down to Zero"; two Headliners, "Ferry Go Round," with Gene Austin, and "Candy CoCo"; a Ted Fio Rito orchestra subject; two Edgar Kennedy comedies, "Poisoned Ivory" and "A Blasted Event"; a Chick Chandler Tom Kennedy comedy, "Unlucky Strike," and a musical with Walter Woolf, Dorothy Lee and Hazel Forbes. Before the cameras are an Edgar Kennedy subject, a Blondes and Red Heads comedy, and the first of four musicals starring Ruth Etting. Another House for Santamore Richmont, Vt. — J. D. Santamore, independent circuit owner, has added the Richmond theater here to his string and has. reopened it. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK ■une 16-July 2: International Motion Picture Week, Vienna. une 28: World premiere of "The World Moves On" at Criterion, N. Y. June 28: Meeting of M. P. T. O. of Eastern Pennsylvania at Hotel Broadwood. Philadelphia. June 28-29: Statewide meeting of Wisconsin independent exhibitors called by Allied to act on current problems, Lake Geneva, Wis. June 29: Meeting of creditors at office of Special Master John E. Joyce to consider Saenger reorganization plan. July 1-3: Convention of Southeastern Theater Owners Association, The Ansfey Hotel, Atlanta. July 2: Golf field day and dinner of Variety Club of Buffalo at Willowdale Country Club. July 2-4: Columbia regional sales meeting at Atlantic City. July 11: I.T.O.A. boat ride and outing to Roton Point, Conn. July 18: Annual outing of Boston motion picture post, American Legion, Recreation Park, Riverside, Auburndale, Mass. Aug. 1-20: Second Exhibition of Cinematography, Venice, Italy. Sept. 16; North Dakota Allied meeting, Mandan, N. D. Oct. 29: S.M.P.E. Fall Meeting, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. (