The Film Daily (1935)

i,!9i Saturday, May 25, 1935 WED BOARD PLANS FOLLOW-UP MEETING ,;.teli ■ 0:1 Ml il irittai :, relit ■rini In :. IS fWOOrf. ; return iiupre ,il led on M\ plies 1 lesai; jivate ■ Hai ris, er, (.Continued from ie 1) paign of political activity. The meeting will be called after president Sidney E. Samuelson returns to New York from a week's vacation in Ohio, where he goes from Atlanta to visit his son who, is in college there. Determination to push the political campaign as one of Allied's first moves was decided upon after the actual clo,se of the convention. Sending of the committee to New York to confer with Will Hays in not expected to take place until the organization's executive committee has had a chance to confer and assemble necessary data. Atlanta — After an informal meeting of Allied leaders yesterday it was stated that Col. H. A. Cole's complaint would be thoroughly investigated and that distributors would be given an opportunity to correct the situation before Allied takes action against them. *! Bernstein Has Options On 50,000 Loew Shares (.Continued from Page 1) sion in Washington. Terms of the options allow him to purchase 13,890 shares from Dec. 31, 1934, to Mar. 1, 1935 at $30 a share; 13,890 shares from Dec. 31, 1936, to Mar. 1, 1937, at $35 a share, and 22,200 shares from Dec. 21, 1938, to Mar. 1, 1939, at $40 per share. He has already bought 13,890 shares. RCA Declares Dividend The regular quarterly dividend on the "A" Preferred stock of the Radio Corporation of America for the second quarter of 1935 was declared yesterday by the board of directors, General James G. Harbord, Chairman of the Board, announced at the close of the Board's regular meeting. The dividend is one and three-quarters per cent for the quarter, amounting to 87% cents a share. It is payable July 1, 1935. DAILY MONG the :: R I ALTO PHIL M. DALY • • • A NICE break for Paramount with President Roosevelt inviting Director Alexander Hall and Sir Guy Standing on location at the U. S. Naval Academy to film sequences of "Annapolis Farewell" to visit the White House yesterday where the two men discussed the forthcoming production with him he was greatly interested in the manner in which the film will show how Uncle Sam trains its future naval officers • • • THAT CLOSELY guarded Chaplin film known as "Production No. 5" is nearing completion final exteriors have just been shot at San Pedro with a record being set for the number of people being used in a Charlie Chaplin film there were 394 extras in the final scenes, in addition to a score of principals Mister Chaplin will maintain his traditional silence on the screen sticking to his pantomime Paulette Goddard plays the femrae lead the first preview will occur early in June then United Artists will announce the release dates after Charlie's long absence from the screen this will prove an Event • • • THE CHAIN letter craze has hit the Pressbooks now Warners have a chain letter stunt in their pressbook on Kay Francis in "Stranded" those fans who participate get an autographed photography of the star IF the chain is unbroken pretty soon all the nation will be sitting home writing chain letters in the evening and what is to become of the box office? • • • WITH THE public all hot and bothered about chain letters and such it is getting to be quite a problem for theaters in many spots the "Keeno" craze is a tough one to cope with up through certain Massachusetts sections it has cut into theater receipts so heavily that the theater lads are plenty worried and there is nothing they can do about it Keeno Clubs have been organized by the dozen and people spend all their spare time playing the game even the Wall Street financiers are going in for tne pop fad of getting something for nothing the other day ten brokers started a $1,000 chain letter, to be confined to their own wealthy circles so how can you blame the office workers ? ▼ T T • • • THAT FIRST three-act presentation of the Warner Club Players "The Brat" elicited such favorable comment that the group has been invited to repeat the performance before the New Haven members of the Warner Club at the Roger Sherman theater in New Haven tonite. .... President Max Blackman, head of the Club, made the arrangements with Nat Furst and James Bracken of the New Haven Club • • • OUR CREDIT in the review of Elisabeth Bergner's film, "Escape Me Never" as a London Film is wrong it should have read British and Dominion The third member of the Stone Family is now running the Film Library which makes Dorothy Stone the only young lady in this field she is over at Du-Art re-indexing the famous film library started by her father many years ago 20 years ago in the li'l ole paper he advertised it with the slogan — "Maybe Stone Has It!" so Dorothy is again using that phrase. . . « « €4 » » » LOEW WILL PUSH CHICAGO BUILDING (Continued from Page 1) closed for but one site, this being in Oak Park, where a house seating between 1,500 and 2,000 will be erected. Other deals are in negotiation. 100 Houses Are Sought for JNew N. Y. Circuit (Continued from Page 1) plan to have a number of first-run houses, Weisman said the group was acting on a statement made at a recent Fox Met. hearing that no distributor could afford to ignore the buying power of a chain of 90 tneaters. Exhibitors interested in joining the proposed new circuit will meet Monday at 3 p. m. at the Astor. Koerpel Gets Jubilee Film Jacques A. Koerpel, president o± Edco Overseas Corp., announces acquisition of rights for North and isouth America to the picture produced in Rome in conjunction with the Jubilee celebration, and entitled "Pope Pius XI Blesses the World." The picture will be prepared for both North and South American markets with special commentary tracks in English, Spanish and Italian. Special versions will also be supplied in 16 mm. form. Reorganizing Golden Arrow Detroit — Golden Arrow Productions, producing unit formed by B. C. Fassio, president of Shamrock Picture Productions, has been dissolved, but will be reorganized as a corporation. A detailed announcement of production plans was promised witnin a week from Midwest studios, which will be one of the producing units of the new studio being prepared here by Fassio. Continuing at Westminster "Man of Aran" and "Unfinished Symphony" will continue indefinitely at the Westminster Cinema. "The King's Jubilee" added to the program last week, will also be shown for another week. This marks the 22nd week for "Man of Aran" a. the Westminster Cinema. Pickford Show for Ft. Worth Fort Worth — Mary Pickford and her company, playing "Coquette,' have been booked for the Majestic, Interstate house in Fort Worth, one day only, June 18. 25th Week for 'It Happened' A new world's record for long runs is indicated for "If Happened One Night," which is in its 25th week at the Liberty, Sydney, Australia. This Columbia production is also in its 18th week at the Edward VII in Paris. m