The Film Daily (1938)

E DO . Allan Williford Succeeds S. K. Wolf as o i * Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought frexy (See Page 9) I The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Twenty Years Old VC*~}74, NO. 95 i NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1938 TEN CENTS Distribs. Resume Trade Reform Talks With MPTOA Mon. MPTOAJAY HEAR DISTRJB CONCESSIONS TODAY Mono, s $6,750,000 Sales Quota to be Met — Johnston Pathe Pictures, Ltd., Deal in Talk Stage; Britons Due on Thursday Monogram has set a final sales quota of $6,750,000 for the 1938-39 season, a boost of some $2,500,000 over last season's figure, and this total figure will be met, it was declared yesterday by W. Ray Johnston, Mono's prexy, upon his return to New York from the Coast where he has been since early last August overseeing studio activities and co-ordinating production and distribution plans. At Mono's May convention, the sales quota was announced as $6,345,000. Johnston also stated that Monogram is operating in the black; has its product in about 4,800 film houses nationally, which are a far higher (Continued on Page 3) Ed Kuykendall to the MPTOA: JAPAN MAY ADMIT OVER 80 U. S. PIX Tokyo (By Cable)— U. S. film distribution interests here expressed optimism yesterday over the friendly and satisfactory progress attending their joint efforts with the Japanese Government which are expected to culminate in an even better settle (Continued on Page 3) Majors' Attorneys Meet on Wage-Hour Situation Attorneys for the majors were reported to have huddled at the Hays office yesterday on the wage-hours situation, session being attended by the Coast delegation as well as local (Continued on Page 9) Griffith Circuit Employes Retirement Plan Approved Oklahoma City — The retirement plan for approximately 1000 male employes of the Griffith Amusement Co. has been approved by the direc (Continued on Page 3) Oklahoma City — Key sentences from the report by President Ed Kuykendall to the MPTOA convention here yesterday: "If we ever needed understanding among us, if there was ever a time when all of us collectively should put our efforts into whatever is necessary to unite us for the common good, now is the m. time. Those who would burn down their own houses to merely scorch their neighbors must be stopped." "I am convinced that we are coming into a fairer understanding of our relationship as it applies to production, distribution and exhibition. We as exhibitors will not in all probability get all the things we feel should prevail. But both sides must make concessions." "Some of the demands of the government seem impossible to comply with. This of course will be determined by the courts. It probably will be a long drawn out affair un.'ess those involved enter into some sort of a consent decree, which seems unlikely." \ ED. KUYKENDALL "Regardless of the outcome of the government suits, we are faced with legislation, both national and state, that would be destructive to our interest, though sponsored by those who may be sincere in their motives. Again I repeat, those of us who have investments in this business must make a determined effort to bring about understanding within the industry. It can be done — it must be done." "Every major company for the first time is united in the thought that we can work our problems out within the industry." Richey Joins RKO; Will j Gov't to Ask for Nov. 10 Direct Exhib. Relations Hearing in Anti-Trust Suit Because of the Justice Department's contention that there are some hundred items which have to be gone over before a bill of par (Continued on Page 9) Ned E. Depinet, vice-president in charge of distribution for RKORadio, yesterday announced the appointment of H. N. Richey of De(Continued on Page 3) MPTOA Sees ' Conclusive Benefits" Resulting from Trade Reform Talks Grainger Drive Dates Set at Republic Sales Confab Republic's district sales managers and company officials met yesterday at the New York Athletic Club and fixed Nov. 7 to Dec. 17, inclusive, as (.Continued on Page 6) Oklahoma City — Trade Practice negotiations between the MPTOA committee and the distributors will be resumed in New York Nov. 7, Ed Kuykendall stated yesterday in his opening address to the convention here. Kuykendall still declined to reveal (.Continued on Page 6) Rodgers' Address Postponed Until Today's Session By AL STEEN FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Oklahoma City — First indication of what is expected to result from the trade practice parleys may be revealed today when William F. Rodgers addresses the 'MPTOA convention. It is believed that Rodgers will throw some light on what has transpired during the discussions, even to the extent of what the distributors are willing to concede. Expected clarification on the conference failed to materialize yesterday, except for the outlining of 10 points asked of the distributors by the MPTOA committee and mentioned in Ed Kuykendall's annual (Continued on Page 10) THEATERSUNAFFECTED BY WAGE & HOURS LAW Oklahoma City — Wages and Hours law is not expected to have any effect on motion picture theaters, it was revealed yesterday by A. Julian Brylawski, MPTOA vice-president, (Continued on Page 6) Kuykendall Announces MPTOA Convention Corns. Oklahoma City — Members of committees for the MPTOA convention, announced yesterday by Prexy Ed Kuykendall, are as follows: Credentials and Rules: Edward (Continued on Page 10) Conciliation for Industry Urged by Nathan D. Golden Oklahoma City — Seriousness of the foreign situation and its effect on exhibitors were brought to the attention of the MPTOA convention (Continued on Page 9)