The Film Daily (1937)

SKOURAS TO DECIDE ON SINGLES SOON (Continued from Page 1) L. I., where single bills were reinstated Nov. 1 last, it was said yesterday by Bill White of Skouras Theaters." Shows at the Manhasset are changed twice weekly. White would not affirm or deny a repot that Skouras N. Y. theaters might try to eliminate duals by having each house run one single feature bill monthly. 1935 Film Theater Gross was $508,196,000 (Continued from Page 1) cial report by Director William A. Austin, bureau of census, department of commerce. According to the report, there were in opei'ation in 1935, 12,024 motion picture theaters with total receipts of $508,196,000. Active proprietors and firm members numbered 6,104. Motion picture industry employees, full and part time, numbered 93,052, with total payroll of $102,804,000. Full time employees were paid $98,855,000, and part time $3,949,000. These 37,677 places of amusement employed an average of 157,789 persons during the year. In addition, there were 31,215 proprietors who devoted major portion of their time to operation of respective businesses. Salaries, bonuses, and wages paid employees, exclusive proprietors' compensation, aggregated $159,641,000 of which $18,879,000 was paid to employees working on part time basis. Fuller Charges Denied in Wilkes Suit Answer (Continued from Page 1) ant treasurer, yesterday filed the first bill of complaint answer in the Fuller "conspiracy" case. Fuller is seeking injunctive relief. Wilkes specifically denies agreement with Vitagraph causing their suspension of film delivery under an alleged Fuller contract or that Fuller will "suffer irreparable loss, or damage because of unlawful acts on his part." Other defendants are answering soon. Roach Signs Cary Grant West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Hal Roach has signed Cary Grant for the lead opposite Constance Bennett in "Topper" which Norman McLeod will direct. Rob 4 Houses in 5 Days Cleveland — Four local neighborhood theaters have been robbed within a five-day period. All five robberies were committed in the early evening and by a lone bandit who pushed a gun through the cashier's window demanding the receipts. The theaters robbed were the Variety, Uptown, Shaw-Hayden and Homestead. Total amount taken was $267. f<5^ DABLV Friday, March 19, 1937 ■BUKOMWHc-. W§t.u the K*//U w\P :^ PHIL M.DALY /Si • • • A SOCIETY preview takes place tomorrow nite when a lot of social registerites will attend a private invitational screening of Warners' "The King and the Chorus Girl" at the Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue the affair is under direction of the First Company, Seventh Regiment, and Capt. Elias Seeland expects some 600 ritzy guests of course society is interested in this new Continental star, Fernand Gravet, apearing in the feature in addition to the social lights, there will be many celebs of stage and screen such as Gloria Swanson, Helen Morgan, Grace Moore Irene Delroy, Kitty Carlisle, Helen Jepson, Sylvia Sidney, Helen Menken, Dorothy Mackaill, Bert Lytell and Frank Parker • • • THEY ELECTED him prexy of the Liars Club up in Springfield, Mass. . George Freeman, manager of the Poli theater here ... this club is ver-ree exclusive, including the mayor, police commissioner and all the prominent bankers of the town . it is rather unusual for a theater manager to be such a big cog in civic affairs but George is an unusual theater manager • • »THAT WAS a nifty stunt that Al Selig of Gaumont put over with the Jessie Matthews film, "Head Over Heels In Love" with the National Dance League ... © The boys over at United Artists ad and pub dept's working under Charlie Leonard while Boss Monroe Greenthal is on the coast, are lining up a lot of nice local publicity for the company's product. • • • AT THE AMPA luncheon the guests didn't want to leave all absorbed as Mrs. Adrienne Peabody, authority on numerology, took the birthdays and names of various members, and told them a lot of interesting things about what they should do and what would possibly happen to them in the next year she was one of the best drawing cards the AMPA has ever had, and her manager Jack Livingston should bring her back for a return engagement Rudy Feld, a former Ufa man, spoke of the German film situation. . . . Vic Shapiro gave a lively talk as an ex-prexy of the club • • • AT THE close of the luncheon Vincent Trotla told of the work of the AMPA Annual Awards Committee during the week of Apr. 26 to May 1 an exhibit of work of the various producers will be on display on the second floor of Loew's State building the winning displays will be sent to the Hotel New Yorker on Saturday, May 1, on which date the annual Dinner Dance of AMPA will be held at that spot the various juries for the Awards have been selected, names to be announced later • • • THE NEW Paramuont Pep Club quarters in the home office on the eleventh floor have been placed in charge of Bill O'Connell, and the committee is now arranging a series of interdepartment tournaments in pool, billiards, bridge, ping pong and casino what, no African marbles? ... • Belie Goldstein, home office sec to Adolph Zukor, has left for the coast to take a nice permanent studio job which she so justly deserves ... • You can listen in with enjoyment to the special program of the Hollywood Hotel hour tonite, dedicated to Universal's "Top of the Town" featuring the sensational "Jamboree" number this will be one of the spectacular broadcasts of the year « « « » » » LITTLE from LOTS By RALPH WTLZ HOLLYWOOD "DLANS for two important new pic ; tures, both to be produced by James K. McGuinness, were announced yesterday by M-G-M. Robert Taylor, Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy will be teamed in "U. S. Smith," a story of the United States Marines, with screenplay by MorrisMarkey, and Wallace Beery will be starred in "Stand Up and Fight," adapted by Jules Furthman from a screen original by Forbes Parkhill. T ▼ T Nine features for Monogram's schedule of 26 productions for 193738 are now in various stages of preparation under Scott R. Dunlap's supervision, it is announced by W. Ray Johnston, president of Mono gram. Writers and supervisors have been assigned to the first group of releases to carry the Monogram brand name since the company's reorganization. ▼ T T New contracts are announced by M-G-M for Everett Freeman, Philip MacDonald and Sidney Gilliatt, writers, and Suzanne Larson, actress. T T T M-G-M has acquired motion picture rights to "The Umbrella," unproduced play by Will Scott. ▼ T T Lyle Talbot will marry Marthy Cramer, non-pro., next week. W. B. Catchings Subsidiary Exploits Miller Patents (Continued from Page 1) exploitations in the next five years. Catchings and his associates are granted right to subscribe to 49 per cent of the stock of a newlyformed subsidiary for $490,000 cash. Further changes reported by Warners included dissolving Shore The ater Corp.; Bijou Enterprise, Inc.;, Hoquiam Enterprises, Inc.; Santa Barbara Theaters, Inc.; and South Lawn Theater Co. Newly formed subsidiaries reported were Warrot, Inc., formed Jan. 4, last, Warners owning 75 per cent of stock and Mindoro Corp. organ--,' ized Feb. 2 last, with Warners hold-ing all stock. M Schines New Ohio House Will Include a Stage Schine Theater Enterprises haveV' engaged John Eberson, architect, tph prepare plans and specifications for i a 1,300-seat theater to be erected at op Mt. Vernon, O., in association with:? the Paine estate. Full stage and i dressing room facilities will be pro-i vided. Opening is set for about Sept. 1. Ritz Looks to Television London — Television installation will be included in the initial equipment of the Ritz, England's newest and largest film house, to be built in the center of Blackpool.