The Film Daily (1935)

THE ■c&H DAILY Tuesday, May 28, 1935 F0X-20TH CENTURY MERGER UNDER WAY (Continued from Page 1) sonal services of Schenck as chairman of the Fox board, while Darryl Zanuck, 20th Century production chief, will become a Fox vice-president. Schenck resigns his United Artists post, but remains as head of the U. A. theater circuit. He will make his headquarters on the coast, working in close contact with Winfield Sheehan and Zanuck. A minimum of 55 to 60 pictures a year will be made under the new affiliation, and there will not be any shakeup in the Fox organization, but merely a rearrangement of the executive and producing work, the statement said. Schenck sailed for Europe yesterday. Fox British Studio Making 13 This Year (.Continued from Page 1) don, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Budapest, Stockholm and Berlin. Shirley Temple is an international sensation, Sheehan said. In company with 12 foreign department executives he leaves New York today for Chicago, where he will attend the Fox international sales convention. San Antonio Squibs San Antonio — Virgil Post was pinch-hitter for V. D. (Buddie) Welker, Majestic assistant manager, during latter's recent honeymoon trip. Sol J. Davidson, district sales representative of Goodall Sound System, has opened a branch office here in the Latin-American Film Exchange. Eugene Baldwin Luder III, actor, author, playwright and producer, is sojourning in Dallas after visiting his parents here. Mary Louise Walliser, "Evening News" reviewer, has been named on the board of directors for the local Little Theater organization. City Manager Raymond B. Willie of Interstate Circuit says 15 prospective sites have been submitted for the building of the two or three neighborhood houses planned here by Interstate. Korda to Produce "Moscow Nights" London — "Moscow Nights" is the next production on the schedule of Alexander Korda, and Anthony Asquith has been assigned to its direction. Production is to begin June 1. Terms of New Para. Board New Paramount board will be constituted of four directors with one-year terms and two groups of six directors having two and threeyear terms, according to the new by-laws. It is provided also that no profit-sharing contracts shall be made without approval of the stockholders. s KTAfcrw PHIl M. DALY • • • WITH THAT first feature pix made in the newly perfected Technicolor "Becky Sharp" about to get its world premiere at the Music Hall the Color Forum at the M. P. Club luncheon today is timely and popular with Dr. Herbert T. Kalmus, Technicolor chief, giving the Inside Story of the new Color Era that may be just around the corner to revolutionize the industry • • • OTHER CELEBS on the dais will be Charles Pettijohn Mrs. Natalie Kalmus, who has worked right alongside her husband in developing the new color process J. A. Ball, chief technician of Technicolor John Hay Whitney, President of Pioneer Pictures Robert Edmond Jones, color designer of "Becky Sharp" Miriam Hopkins, the star Rouben Mamoulian, the director M. H. Aylesworth Ned Depinet Billie Burke, who plays a leading role in the feature Major L. E. Thompson W. G. Van Schmus Felix Feist, prexy of the M. P. Club Jule,s Brulatour so you can see that this is an Important Forum stay away at your own loss • • • AN INTERNATIONAL broadcast, no less arranged by Capt. A.C.N. Dixey of Anglo American Renters, Ltd. on board the new S. S. Normandie in connection with "Romance Unlimited" which Broadway Productions, headed by William Rowland, is producing for foreign distribution the broadcast will take place on July 9 when Rowland will make scenes for the pix aboard ship during its first New York visit N.B.C. stars and players in the pix wiill take part in the event on June 3 songs used in the musical will be internationally broadcast from the Normandie T ▼ T • • • FIRST TIME that a Silly Symphony production has had a first-run showing simultaneously at two of New York's leading theaters when "The Cookie Carnival" becomes the accompanying attraction to "Let 'Em Have It" at the Rivoli tomorrow. the Walt Disney special is now accompanying "Escape Me Never" at the Music Hall T T T • • • THE SONGS from "Broadway Gondolier," Dick Powell's coming Warner musical will be introduced on Dick's coast-to-coast air program on Friday eve Harry Warren and Al Dubin wrote the three numbers T T T • • • AT DINNER last Sunday Dr. Paul Schwarz former German Consul entertained at the St. Moritz Mme. Leopoldine Konstantin who is on her way from Vienna to Hollywood There will be a closed meeting of AMP A at the Hotel Edison tomorrow Saenger in New Offices New Orleans — Remodeling and reequipment of the Saenger Theaters Corp. office in the Tudor Theater Building has been completed, with President E. V. Richards and Secretary Norman L. Carter moving down to the first floor, where a restaurant has been converted into an elegant suite of air conditioned offices. Second floor is devoted to the publicity, advertising and art departments. Third floor has been cut up into space for a larger booking department under Gaston Dureau. Maurice F. Barr and Howard W. McCoy are also on the third floor. Fourth floor is devoted to club rooms for employees, showers, etc. Approve Expunging Claims Report approving the expunging of two claims totaling $24,959, of Publix-Northwest Corp., Paramount subsidiary, against Paramount was signed yesterday by Special Master John E. Joyce and submitted to Federal Judge Coxe. GB OUTLINES PROGRIf] FOR U. S. DISTRIBUTION Hearing on New Para. Debentures Hearing will be held today before Federal Judge Coxe on approval of the agreement under which the new Paramount debentures provided for in the reorganization plan will be issued. (Continued from Page 1) being screened for the convention! are: "Thirty Nine Steps." with Robert Donatl and Madeleine Carroll, written by Col. John | Buchan and directed by Alfred Hitchcock; "The Clairvoyant," with Claude Rains andl Fay Wray, based on Ernst I.othar's novel. I directed by Maurice Elvey; "Morals of Mar-I cus," starring Lupe Velez and Ian Hunter, I based on story by William J. Locke, pro-l duced by Julius Hagen and directed bjjl Miles Mander; "Alias Bulldog Drummond,|[ with Jack Hulbert and Fay Wray, directed! by Walter Forde; "Born For Glory," with| Barry Mackway, John Mills and Betty Bal-f four, Walter Forde director. New season releases currently in product tion are: "King of the Damned," starring! Conrad Veidt and Helen Vinson, based on! a story by John Chancellor, directed by Wal-f ter Forde; Kipling's "Soldiers Three," witlj C. Aubrey Smith and Maureen O'Sullivan i directed by Walter Forde; "The Passing oil Third Floor Back," starring Conrad Veidtf based on the Jerome K. Jerome play and di| rected by Berthold Viertel. Others in the lineup are: "First a Girl'l and "Modern Masquerade," both starring Jessie Matthews; "Secret Agent," by \V[ Somerset Maugham, starring Peter Lorn| and Madeleine .Carroll; "King Solomon': Mines," based on the Sir H. Rider Hagganl novel; "Dr. Nikola," starring Boris Karlof| and based on the Guy Boothby novel ; George Arliss vehicle; "The Tunnel," starl ring Conrad Veidt, Richard Di.x and MadgJ Evans, directed by Maurice Elvey; "Rhode! the Empire Builder," starring Walter llu-s ton. Other GB directors will include Victo| Saville. The convention resumes this morning. New Orleans Theaters Restoring Lotteries (Continued from Page 1) with a two-year contract, are th<] only labor not affected. Henry Lazarus, Allied leader! said: "I am glad the NRA is oveij Now we can run our houses the wai we want." He said no help will bl cut or discharged. Norman Cartel said "lotteries or prizes have nevel been a Saenger policy and will nol be started now." He couldn't say i| salaries or help would be cut. Elir ination of farm relief may hurt the aters in rural sections. "While Parents Sleep" for Screen I London — "While Parents Sleep! stage hit which ran for over 801 performances in the West End, to be filmed by Transatlantic Tall ing Pictures, Ltd., which made "Tel Minute Alibi." It will be produce| by Paul Soskin in conjunction wit British & Dominions. Fred Zelni| will direct. Next Code Auth'y Meet June 6 Next session of the Code Author ity is scheduled for June 6. Full Weeks for "G Men" Warner's "G Men" has bed booked for a full week in all RK[ neighborhood "A" houses here, plaj ing simultaneously in 30 housesJ "Lamps of China" Wed. NigJ^J Warner's "Oil for the Lamps China" will have its premiere tl morrow evening at the New Yoj Strand, succeeding "G Men," whij is in its fifth week.