The Film Daily (1935)

LICHTMAN CONTRACT RUNS FOR 5 YEARS (.Continued from Page 1) M. Schenck and the Art Cinema Corp. and approve David 0. Selzniek's contract. United Artists releases next season will include six from Samuel Goldwyn, four from Mary Pickford's new producing organization, four to six from Alexander Korda, five or six from David 0. Selznick, three from Reliance, two from Chas. Chaplin, one or two from British & Dominions, one 20th Century production and perhaps a few additional from a prominent producer with whom U. A. is now negotiating, it was stated by Lichtman. U. A. will also release 18 Walt Disney subjects and will accept for distribution any high-quality pictures from outside sources from time to time, Lichtman said. Selznick's contract is for 10 pictures to be made in two and a half years, Lichtman said. Chaplin proposes to produce and direct a picture starring Paulette Goddard immediately after completion of his current picture, which will be released in September, Lichtman stated. Mary Pickford is dickering with a noted producer to head her company. There will be a meeting of United Artists stockholders in Los Angeles on July 1 at which time new directors will be elected. The directors will meet soon thereafter and formally elect Lichtman president of the company. Schenck will not be a director of the company. His stock is to be retired after acquisition by the company, Lichtman said. No outsider will be brought in to assume Lichtman's post as sales manager. There will be some promotions from the ranks and some realignment of duties, otherwise everything will remain as before, Lichtman said. Lichtman said that United Artists could have had 100 pictures for distribution, but had decided to adhere to its established policy of a limited number of films, sold individually. The annual U. A. sales convention will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, the week of July 8. B. ,OOKING DACK From Th. Film Dally Files CIVE YEARS AGO— Fox consolidating its two West Coast studios. TEN YEARS AGO — Exhibitors cooperating with Hays office for "Greater Movie Season". FIFTEEN YEARS AGO— Selznick Enterprises takes over the Paragon studio at Fort Lee — fourth studio for the company. THE z%M DAILY Friday, June 21, 1935 xh mm • • • HUMAN INTEREST story Carlyle Blackwell, star of the olden days, recently was given a ticket for speeding up lin Yonkers when he appeared in City Court there Judge Martin Fay recognized Blackwell and asked him if he was not the former movie star Blackwell re plied that he thought the Judge was too young to remember his pictures "Why," the Judge replied, "I never missed one of your films in the old days." Then, which was just as sweet music to Carlyle's ears, the Judge added "Sentence suspended" • • • CABLES FROM Tokio say that Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., has been asked to write and direct Japanese movies for export Through the William Morris office, Queenie Smith has been engaged by J. L. Sachs to appear in his London production of "All the King's Horses" Rita Weiman's novel of the stage, "What Manner of Love," will be published in England this September by Denis Archer Bernard Bernardi, dance director who originated the Bernardi Productions for motion pictures and Broadway revues, now has two troupes of girls working on Broadway one at Young's Restaurant and the other at the Congress • • • BUSINESS at the Radio City Music Hall the past week has been so good that the responsible attraction "Becky Sharp" in the new Technicolor started its second week there yesterday and down at the Paramount they are holding over "The Glass Key" with George Raft, starting today That paperhanger with the hives has a rival in David F. Barrett, well-known St. Louis tradepaper man and writer Dave recently was elected prexy of the Real Estate Building & Loan Ass'n shortly thereafter he swung a deal enabling the Ass'n to sell all of its real estate, 18 parcels, at a small profit meantime he had a daughter finish High School as an honor graduate celebrated his 19th wedding anniversary arranged for observance of the 30th anniversary of his commercial college graduation and even found time to view the greatest flood of the Mississippi River in this generation all the while continuing his coast-to-coast news service wonder what a fellow like that does in his spare time T T T • • • ARREST OF union vs. union pickets in front of Times Square movie theaters is becoming an almost nightly occurrence in 42nd Street on Wednesday night the mass picketing was of such proportions that they caused a 35-minute traffic jam and the police seized 23 of them on charges of disorderly conduct three radio cars and special squads of cops had to be called out to straighten out the crowds and taxicab entanglement that resulted some folks thought it was the premiere of an exploitation special ▼ T T • • • A FIFTEEN-FOOT animated model of the George Washington Bridge promoted from the Port of New York Authority by Irving Windisch, exploitation manager at the New York Strand as a lobby display for "Stranded" is attracting a great deal of attention on Broadway background of the "Stranded" plot shows construction work on the famous Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco similar in design to the George Washington structure the model is exact as to detail with miniature automobiles traveling on revolving belt, all electrically illuminated. It was made by the men who worked on the George Washington bridge NEW NATIONAL OUTELT IS BEING OROANIffiJ (Continued from Page 1) the set-up to be completed within the next few months. In the meantime, independent distributors need fear no product shortage as a result of recent amalgamations, Saland stated, pointing out that Mercury Lab. is assisting in the financing of 70 independent pictures to be released next season and expects to complete negotiations shortly with producers of several other series of pictures. Included in the independent product for release next season in which the Mercury Lab. is financially interested, are eight Bob Steele westerns and eight features with Johnny Mack Brown to be made by Supreme Pictures, eight Kermit Maynard pictures to be produced by Ambassador Pictures, eight Peter B. Kyne outdoor dramas produced by Victory Pictures, 10 Tim McCoy westerns and 12 C. C. Burr action melodramas being made by Puritan Pictures, eight railroad dramas being produced by William G. Smith, and eight mystery dramas to be produced by Frank Melford for J. D. Trop, Saland said. Mercury Lab. has been enlarged and new machinery installed to handle the enlarged volume of business, Saland said. Warners Not Involved In Philly Double Bills (Continued from Page 1) circuit, it is stated by Joseph Bernhaid, general manager of Warner Theaters. Bernhard says he is unalterably opposed to the introduction of duals in Philadelphia and will fight them as unfair competition. m « « » » » MPTOA Board to Meet On Plans for Tribunal (Continued from Page 1) members of the association have indicated to President Ed Kuykendall that they feel there should be established some sort of plan for stopping chaotic conditions which are developing following collapse of the code and to prevent cut-throat competition. Know Your Industry How many serials have been released since 1920? Answer: 188. (See 1935 Year Book, page 383, for list.) ^_ Who is president of the Motion ^"^ ture Club of New York? Answer: Felix Feist. (See 1935 Year Book, page 660, for the personnel of important industry organizations.)