The Film Daily (1935)

DAILY Tuesday, June 25, 1935 PARAMOUNT BANK SUIT SET FOR SETTLEMENT {Continued from Page 1) New York are each to receive $541,357 as their part of the settlement; the National City Bank, Bankers Trust Co., Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., the Manufacturers Trust Co., Chemical Bank & Trust Co., Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co., of Chicago, the Commercial National Bank & Trust Co., and the First National Bank of Chicago are each to receive $498,455, and the Lawyers County Trust Co. is to receive $124,613. Loew Board Vacancies Being Filled July 3 (.Continued from Page 1) executive posts in the company, the former in charge of the M-G-M foreign department and the latter a booking department executive. It is considered likely that bank representatives will be named to the board. Kans.-Mo. Unit to Talk National Affiliation (Continued from Page 1) a voluntary code or arbitration plans, saving on insurance and taxation. Officers also will be elected. John C. Stapel of Columbia, Mo., is president of the association. Salt Lake Squibs Salt Lake City — Andy Floor, operator of the Roxy, is now also exclusive manager of the Star, third run house which he formerly operated with Louis Strike. Joe Solomon, United Artists salesman, is breaking in a new car around Idaho. Nathaniel Baldwin Laboratories has been incorporated to make and distribute sound equipment. Officers are Lionel J. Bradford, president; John A. Burt, vice-president, and Little S. Steed, secretary-treasurer. Manager A. R. Brake of National Theater Supply, just back from a northern Intermountain sales trip, leaves soon on another jaunt. George Abbott John Quillan Al Sell* William V. Mong Warners Offer Newspapers Exclusive Interviews As an aid to exhibitors in connection with "Broadway Gondolier," the Warner home office advertising and publicity department under S. Charles Einfeld has included in the press book for this picture a plan whereby newspapers may obtain exclusive "personal" star interviews to suit their local needs. Under the plan, movie editors prepare a list of questions and send them to Ed Selzer, publicity director at the studios in Burbank, and the replies will be furnished by the stars in question. Signs H'wood Talent For South America West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Jaime Yankelevitch, South American producer and owner of several radio stations, has signed Lupe Velez to make personal appearances in Buenos Aires and to also do radio work. She will begin her engagement Aug. 15. Conchita Montenegro and Raul Roulien have been signed as a team, while Rosita Moreno has also been put under contract. They will go to South America early in 1936. Yankelevitch, who has been in Hollywood, is now en route to London to buy television equipment. He has signed Carlos Borcosque to give weekly talks in Spanish on Hollywood sidelights. These will be electrical transcriptions and will be airmailed to Buenos Aires. Cleveland Clips Cleveland — The Lamm Brothers copped all the prizes offered by Warners for exploitation of "Devil Dogs" in this district. Each of them won a $25 award. Louis manages the Palace, Lorain, and Julius manages the Uptown, Cleveland. Philip Harrington, M-G-M feature booker, will be married July 20 to Mary Jane Lance of this city. Office Manager "Buck" Stoner will be one of the ushers. R. C. Steuve, one of the oldest exhibitors in the State, recently celebrated his 70th birthday with a party. Steuve is still active as owner and manager of the Lyceum and Royal theaters, Findlay. Harry Horwitz, Olympia and New Broadway theaters, and Mrs. Horwitz start on a cruize through the Panama Canal the end of June. Harry E. Klein of this city, has put out "Pay-Off Night" a new copyrighted plan to give out cash awards in theaters claimed to dodge the state lottery laws. J. G. Furrer, for many years manager of the Harkness theater, Clyde, is associated with Klein. Nate Schultz, president of Selected Pictures, indie distributor, says hereafter he will handle only action and western features. Following an inspection of local exchanges, A. S. Dickinson of the Hays office reported that no where in the U. S. are exchanges in better shape than here. Jack Flanagan, president of TriState Motion Pictures, is in Hollywood completing a series of commercial films for national showing. Nathan Says Argentine Is Producing 10 Yearly Argentine producers are now turning out sound features at the rate of 10 a year, said John Nathan, Paramount sales manager in charge of that country, yesterday in New York. Paramount is distributing about 52 features in Argentine, he stated, and expects to send a top of 45 there during the calendar year of 1936. Although general business conditions there are showing definite improvement, the film industry has not benefited so far, Nathan said. A 3,000-seat theater is being built in Buenos Aires on the site of the Opera Theater, he stated. New England Notes Boston — Manager Al Somberby has closed the Old Howard for the summer. He will reopen it in August with burlesque and films. Fred Lieberman has leased the Colonial, Nashua, N. H., from the Masonic Lodge. M. Shea formerly had the house. Fred Mason has closed the State, South Berwick, Me. M. & P. circuit has darkened the Plaza, Northampton. M. Spero has taken over the Community, Dedham, from Stanley Sumner. Ben Pickett is still house manager. M. Stanzler has reopened the Casino, Narragansett, R. I., for the summer. J. Rabinowitz has closed the Gem, Arctic, R. I., till fall. Loew's State is holding over "No More Ladies." Martin Mullin will neither confirm nor deny reports that C. A. Goldreyer of the Rialto, Salem, will soon take over about 11 M. & P. houses in the north shore section of Massachusetts. Mrs. Mabel Bagley, sister of Hugh Bennett, Paramount film editor, is recovering from an auto accident. Omaha Bits Omaha — Lionel Wasson, advertising manager for Weinberg circuit at Des Moines, and Peggy Libbee, of the local Vitagraph office, will be married July 6. The Omaha Country Club is showing movies on Sunday nights, the first being Elisabeth Bergner in "Escape Me Never." With restoration of peace and full return of street car service after nine weeks of striking and rioting activities, show business was on the upturn, despite the season's first warm weather. During five days of martial law Will Singer, manager of the Brandeis, reported good business among soldier patrons. (Continued from Page 1) of the plan will be held Thursday. Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corp. has a 10 per cent interest in the new company to be formed under the Weisman-Schenck plan. New 10-year operating agreements for Skouras Bros, and Randforce are provided for in the plan. Milwaukee Exhibitors Seek Voluntary Code (Continued from Page 1) circuit operators, unaffiliated independents and exchanges with a view to drawing up some type of home rule to supplant the defunct code boards. Efforts to draft a plan are expected to be made early in July on the return of Charles Trampe and Ben Miller, president and secretary, respectively, of the Film Board of Trade, from California. Bank Nights Spreading In Cleveland Territory (Continued from Page 1) Toledo; Ceramic, East Liverpool; Ohio, Kenton; State, Youngstown; Rivoli, Toledo; Warren, Warren; Warner, Niles; and Roxy, Washington Court House. Cincinnati Chatter Cincinnati — Cleve Adams, formerly with Universal here, is now with RKO in Portland, Ore. Lee Goldberg, prexy of Big Features Rights Corp., has left for New York on a shopping tour. RKO's "Becky Sharp" broke house records at the Palace on Friday. Ed Harper has been added to the GB personnel. Edward L. Ornstein, who operates the Vernon in Vernon, Ky., will open a new house at Mt. Olivet. Chick Weinberg, office manager, will join the U. A. local force going to the coast sales convention. Summer closings include C. Curfman's State, Westerville, and H. Burris' Bremen in Bremen. Sam Galanty, Columbia district manager, was a recent visitor here. Also C. W. Rowlands, Bob Harmon, Will Pancake and Joe Isaacs. AS SEEN BY THE PRESS AGENT "Where most people use cameras to record visits to unusual places, Laird Doyle, Warner scenarist, uses a brush and a box of water colors." — DAVE A. EPSTEIN. COURT SIGNS ORDERS^i ON FOX MET. PLAN