The Film Daily (1939)

"uesday, April 25, 1939 cM< DAILY Majors cold to tele plea for films' use (Continued from Page 1) ily for outmoded one-reel shorts, Ut even these were refused, and as jjs now stand NBC will present h telecasts only so-called industrial .'els plus Government films. Father, it was asserted, even K-OL.Radio. a corporate "relative" if JNBC, has joined the ban, which vidently extends as well to CBS, ,, nee latter's president, William S. aley, is understood to have ap r roached MPPDA with the proposal lit member producer-distributor I Dtnpanies make a "reasonable -ervoir" of films available for tele uting, and no active disposition to ieet the request was manifested. 5] Newspaper Publishers See i "elevision Demonstration Newspapermen were given a spe i al television demonstration yes -rday at the opening session of the .merican Newspaper Publishers As r relation convention. Program by I BC and Associated Press was com .-.:; «sed of film and live talent from ne NBC studios to the Waldorf ,-toria Hotel. NBC's tele mobile '" nit transmitted from the AP news Jniversal Winds Up Final Sales Confab in San Fran. . San Francisco — William A. Scul. Universale general sales manager, adjourned the third and final . ?gional sales convention here last ight after a three-day session atsnded by J. Cheever Cowdin, board hairman, and a large delegation of Igtudio executives and producers. [(J Attending the meetings were Cliff Vork, studio general manager; — latty Fox, vice-president; Milton — 'eld, production executive: Dan lelly, casting director; John Joseph, " irector of advertising and publiity; Joe Pasternak and Harry Edngton, producers; Walter Lantz, artoon producer; William Heinelan, Western division manager; Al •'Keefe, West Coast district manger, and James Jordan and Tom lurray, home office executives. Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthday: APRIL 25 Dorothy Yost Mitchell Gertz Abe Schneider R. I. Poucher T T T • • • A SHOWMAN'S manual among the best the industry has seen ior a long time Paramount's press sheet on "Union Pacific" in three sections Advertising, Publicity, Promotions the sections are in a handy pocket folder and each one of them is chock full of boiled-down material for the busy exhibitor ▼ T T • • • PROMOTIONS on this picture are practical and cover a wide field of tie-ups some of the concerns represented are the U. P. Railroad, Upton's Tea, Pennzoil, Sunkist Oranges, Screen Romances, Montgomery Ward's 584 stores, Hamilton Watch, Model Craft Magazine, Lux, Pan-American motor oil ADVERTISING section contains a wealth of various types of ads which carry wide appeal nice diversity of copy for all types of theaters these attractive ads are arranged in such a variety of sizes that showmen have an unusual selection PUBLICITY has been intelligently written for the newspaperman's critical approval all stories carry different and unusual angles designed to get top space in newspapers everywhere T T T • • • PRINCIPAL speaker at the AMPA luncheon on Thursday at the Astor will be Dr. J. S. List consultant psychologist of NBC his subject will be "The Psychology of Motion Picture Advertising" T T T • • • WINNERS in the Uncle Don Hollywood Child Talent Contest will be picked at the Mutual Playhouse in the New Amsterdam theater building this Thursday between three and six p.m. a committee of the following judges will choose the contestants and pick the winners on a "point" basis Jimmy Scribner of the "Johnson Family" sketch Jerry Lawrence, announcer C. J. Ingram, radio editor of the Jersey Journal Tommy Hamilton and Harriette Heller, Uncle Don's 1938 Hollywood winners Walter Thornton, model agent Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, of the "Battle of the Sexes" Dorothy Benson of "Leave It to Me" Al Mitchell, WOR's Answer Man Martin Wainick, publisher Stan Lomax, sportscaster Joe Holton, talent scout for 20th Century-Fox Billy McCune, Mutual band leader Dorothy Howe, Vilma Kurer, Judy Dolan, Mabel Drew, all personable and talented femmes John S. Young, radio division of the New York World's Fair Jack Rosenthal, Palisades Park operator Bob NefJ of United Airlines chances are such a load of judges will get balled up and start picking each other as winners and first thing you know some of 'em will find themselves on the United Airlines plane (free ad) headed for Hollywood and fame as child talent contest winners T ▼ T • • • THE GUY is usually Very Dignified referring to George Kann, the Loew manager of the Willard in Queens then "Circus Screeno" arrived it is put over with gags one gag has a loud pistol-like report when "jackpot" is hit by a lucky patron the announcer then says: "Ah, the manager has just committee suicide!" the pop comes from a paper bag, which Kann blows up and busts with Great Glee as he sits in the back row.... ..and you should see George hang on to his stint when some other guy offers to relieve him MOSS GROUP PERFECTS GNY FUND DRIVE PLAN (Continued from Page 1) prising in addition to Moss, the Messrs. Lukas and Davis of the Fund's headquarters; Major Leslie E. Thompson, Harry Brandt; Harold Rodner; Lawrence Morris of the Moss offices: Sidney Deneau, representing Si Fabian; Leonard Goldenson, of Paramount Publix; Laurence Bolognino; Fred Schwartz; William White, representing George Skouras; William Orr of Loew's; Samuel Straussberger and Stanley Colbert. Harry Brandt disclosed that all house managers of Brandt Theaters will meet at 10 a.m. today at the Alden Theater at which time each will be designated a captain to carry the drive to subordinate employes. Brandt also stated that the ITOA's meeting at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Hotel Astor will be devoted in part to the drive. Another development was announcement that the staffs of the Bolognino theaters would huddle on Friday at 10 a.m. Moss declared the Exhibitors' Committee will strive to complete its fund-raising duties as quickly as possible, but again stressed the fact that success will be in proportion to the co-operation with captains of the individual worker in each metropolitan theater. Nick and Weston Will Fight Ouster by Court St. Louis— John P. Nick, IATSE international vice-president, and Clyde A. Weston, business manager of Local Number 143, operators union, will appeal the decision of Circuit Judge Oakley ousting them from control of the local and naming James A. McKeown, an attorney, receiver for its assets, books and records. A formal motion for a new trial filed citing 15 assignments of errors including contentions ruling was against the evidence and the law broader than prayer of the plaintiffs, that the court was without jurisdiction to hear the cause, the decree is in violation of the State and Federal constitutions and that the defendants were denied a trial by jury. When the motion for new trial is denied by Judge Oakley, the way will be paved for an appeal to higher State and Federal courts. STORKS! « « * r ** » Universal counsel, Adolph Schimel and wife Muriel Schimel, became parents of a seven pound, 5 ounce baby girl, Jane, Saturday. Their first child, daughter was born at the Lenox Hill Hospital. Mrs. William Chambliss, wife of Bill Chambliss, 20th-Fox assistant exploitation manager, gave birth to a six pound daughter Sunday night 'at the New York Hospital.