The Film Daily (1937)

Thursday, March 25, 1937 STANDARDIZATION OF TELE. SEEN A MENAGE {Continued from Page 1) chairman of the FCC in an address at Duke University. Official circles last night saw it as significant and a key to the FCC's present attitude. Asserting that television's major problem now was that of frequencies, Stewart told his audience, "Television may be glamorous to others, but to the Commission it is still a series of problems." Educational Execs, to Hold Meeting on Coast (Continued from Page 1) which is scheduled for the Ambassador, Los Angeles, beginning May 30. President E. W. Hammons will be in charge of the session. Educational will expand its activities' in the 16 mm. field because of the new and greater revenue possibilities opening up, President Earle W. Hammons, said yesterday. Company will file a registration statement for its new stock on Friday. Herrick, Heinzelman & Ripley, local investment firm, will handle issuance of the new stock. Newark Exhib. Arrested In Bank Night Test Case (Continued from Page 1) raid, announced arraignment will serve as test case. Raid was first of its kind in the city and American was opening Bank Night for the first time. Others have operated but police say none are operating now. Divorce Drive's Progress Coming Up at Allied Meet (Continued from Page 1) Hotel Garde, New Haven, April 5. The organization's legislative program will be discussed. Attendance will represent Allied units in all New England states, New Jersey, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Wilcox's "Victoria" to be Distributed by RKO (Continued from Page 1) spokesman for the Ostrer company indicated yesterday. First release via GB is entitled "Back Stage" and goes into distribution immediately. SHOWMAN'S REMINDER Check projection machines and curtain to see that they are in good condition. Poor projection can ruin a good picture. p^s the H$frJ • • • IN BACK of the two-a-day showing of "Silent Barriers" at the New Criterion which opens tonite Gaumont is putting the biggest campaign in the history of the company . . . . Al Margolies' pub dep't has been breaking plenty of space daily in the metropolitan papers Al Selig is handling the exploitation and the theater end, and has the town plastered with all sorts of tricky and intriguing paper the theater front is a replica of the C. P. R. Windsor station, (the picture being the saga of the building of the Canadian railway), with ticket-takers dressed in official railroad uniforms and a smash lobby attrack is an electrically-operated miniature locomotive, which responds to verbal instructions of anyone talking into the transmitter of an attached phone the Gaumont execs have been playing with the gadget for the past week in the home office, it is that fascinating • • • A REAL contribution to motion picture bibliography Olga J. Martin's "Hollywood's Movie Commandments" a handbook for writers and producers Miss Martin is the former sec to Joseph I. Breen, director of the Production Code Adiministration .... so she knows her subject the book covers the history of censorship and a fund of data for writers on protecting and marketing their work the volume will be brought out by the H. W. Wilson Company April 15 • e • AN UNUSUAL tribute to Robert Flaherty's India jungle film, "Elephant Boy" by the committee of exceptional photoplays of the National Board of Review which sends it in with this phrase among others equally laudatory "As different from the ordinary animal movie as a masterpiece of literature is from a bare news story" Glen Cra vath, poster artist and illustrator, also an expert on animal subjects, painted the posters and sketched the ads for the picture he says the publicity lads at United Artists guessed the weight of Kala Nag, the bull elephant in the film, at 3,000 pounds, when he weighs close to 10,000 pounds but the U. A. ballyhooers always were like that continually Understating • • • AT FOUR o'clock precisely yesterday afternoon Paramount's "Waikiki Wedding," gave every indication that it would smash the opening day record figure established by the premiere of "Maid of Salem" and Benny Goodman's band. • • • APPOINTMENT of Ernest V. Heyn as assistant supervising editor of Macfadden Publications is announced by Fulton Oursler, head man in the editorial end Heyn will pay particular attention to Photoplay, Movie Mirror and Radio Mirror he leaves Screen Guide to join Macfadden • • • SUCH WIDESPREAD comment has been aroused because of its exceptional typography and layout that the book, "The Making of a Great Picture," prepared as a bit of advance publicity for Columbia's "Lost Horizon" has been placed on sale at Brentano's book store they claim it is the first time that a publicity item has found commercial possibilities because of its reader interest • • • SEVERAL PRODUCERS are interested in Charles Blake, playing in "Dead End," also doing supper shows at the Hotel Ambassador ... • Jackie Heller will appear on the Ed Wynn show on April 17 RISE IN PORTABLES PRESENTS PROBLEMS « « « » » » (Continued from Page 1) theaters in Casey, and in Greenup, 111. The towns to which Musser furnishes portable movie shows and theaters utilized are: Stark, Hume, 111.; Lodge, Longview, 111.; high school gymnasium, Louisville, 111.; Mason, Mason, 111.; Community, Montrose, 111.; Ridge Farm, Ridge Farm, 111.; high school gymnasium, Willow Hill, 111.; Blue Front, Bone Gap, 111:; Star, Brockton, 111.; Gem, Clay City, 111.; Palace, Flat Rock, 111.; Star, Hutsonville, 111.; Sumnew, Sumner, 111.; Variety, Westfield, 111.; Lincoln, Martinsville, 111.; Dixie, West Union, 111. Shows in Longview, Longview and Willow Hill are Summer arrangements only. The Lincoln at Martinsville, 111., formerly was operated by W. A. Prince while Charles Prevo had the Dixie in West Union, 111. Walter Norton now furnishes porable shows in nine towns in Southern Illinois and three in Eastern Missouri, recently adding the Baylis, Baylis, 111.; Gem, New London, Mo.; Legion, O'Fallon, Mo., and Gem, Winfield, Mo. Paul Brands, of Brighton, 111., has a portable circuit of six towns, and C. T. Dusenberre, of Belleville, 111., also has a six-town circuit. Norton obtained the Gem in New London, Mo., from W. H. Yager, and the Gem in Winfield, Mo., from Charles Rudolph. DATE BOOK Today: Annual meeting Carlton Hotel. of Ascap, Ritz Association Eastern Hotel Garde, New March 27: Dallas Variety Club Police-Firemen's benefit show. March 29: Adolph Zukor testimonial dinner, the Waldorf-Astoria, 7:30 P. M. April 5: Allied States Regional Conference, New Haven, Conn. April 9: Press Photographers' Association dance and entertainment, Hotel Commodore. April 9: Universal Club dance and amateur ^ show, the American Women's Clubhouse. April 10: Chicago Amusement Publicists Association dinner dance, Hotel Sherman. April 17-18: National Variety Club convention, Hotel Fontenelle, Omaha. April 19: Testimonial dinner for Edward Moss at the Bellevue Stratford, Philadelphia. April 20 Cincinnati Bookers Club dinner dance, at the Hotel Alms. April 22: dance, nati. Queen City Variety Club dinner at the Netherland Plaza, Cincin May 3-7: Premium Advertising Association's annual national premium exposition, Palmer House, Chicago. May 1 : Ampa dinner dance at the New Yorker. April 2: Boston M. P. Salesmen's Club dance and entertainment, Hotel Bradford. May 12-14: waukee. Allied National Convention, Mil June 7: American Federation of Musicians convention, Hotel Kentucky, Louisville. June 21-24: National Conference on Visual Education and Film Exhibition, Chicago.