The Film Daily (1939)

Tuesday, October 10, 1939 V* DAILY GEORGIA COURT RULES SUN. MOVIES ILLEGAL {Continued from Page 1) is a violation of the state's blue laws even though the theaters are operated for specific charities. !~jfe decision held that operation of theaters is "a detached enterprise" and therefore separate from the charitable enterprise whose acts would be exempted from Sunday laws. The decision came following the appeal of the Southern Theaters, Inc., operators of the Avondale Theater, of Avondale Estates (Atlanta Suburb), J. R. Haeger, M. R. Brewster and C. H. Rogers, who on Nov. 4, 1938, were found guilty of violating the Sabbath laws by operating the theater on Sunday and were fined $100 and costs each. Operation of the theater on Sundays, the defendants contended, was for charity and the entire proceeds went to the treasurer of the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled children. The hospital, they pointed out, reimbursed the theater for the expenses of operating the theater on that day. Many theaters throughout the state have been operating on a similar basis. Appeals Court Reopens Para. -Leader Press Case Oklahoma City — Paramount Pictures, Inc., has won a reversal and reopening of its case in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals against the Leader Press, Inc., of this city. The case was filed in Federal District Court here in April, 1937. At that time, the case was dismissed on motion of the Leader company's attorneys. The film company charges that the printers made and sold posters, advertising novelties and other accessories using names of the stars and titles of its pictures without credits. In addition they were charged with making "inartistic and inferior" drawings of Claudette Colbert and other Paramount stars for 24-sheets. Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthdays: OCTOBER 10 Helen Hayes Harry Richman with PHIL M. DALTi • • • A DOFF of the lid today in the general direction of Columbia for what the company has accomplished in the way of a tie-up for the world premiere of Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" In enlisting the National Press Club as sponsor. . . .Columbia's smart showmanship has not only insured that the spotlight of the American press will shine its brightest upon the timely picture's "first night" but it has performed yeomanry service in behalf of the entire motion picture industry No need to observe that the situation being what it is these days the film industry needs the friendly support and sympathetic understanding of the press These two great agencies of information and entertainment have much in common Their co-operation holds the germ of great mutual benefits The National Press Club of course rates as the newspaperman's outstanding professional organization Its decision to sponsor for the first time the world premiere of a motion picture is a fine tribute to 'Mr. Smith" to Capra and to Columbia And, what's just as important a happy augury Yes. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and Columbia goes to town! ! ! T T T • • 6 IN fact next week will just about be "Mr. Smith Week" 'long the Eastern seaboard for Columbia Pictures and Columbia Broadcasting System are joining mitts next Monday to fete H. V. Kaltenborn noted news commentator of CBS who covered for the camera the filibuster scenes in "Mr. Smith" The big blowout will be in the South Lounge of Rockefeller Center's Rainbow Room after which the distinguished feed-baggers will view the new Capra classic Summoned to the festive board among others are Walter Winchell, Gabriel Heatter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Thomas, Walter Lippmann, Heywood Broun, Park Commissioner and Mrs. Robert Moses Borough President and Mrs. Raymond V. Ingersoll, of Brooklyn; Dorothy Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCosker • • • NATURALLY the guest of honor will be there with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Kaltenborn Ditto the Edward Klaubers and the Novicks plus Mr. and Mrs. Attmore Robinson, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lewisohn, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lowman Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sheean .... Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gram Swing .... Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hickock, Ted Husing, Miss Dorothy Dunbar Bromley, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mason, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Van Schmus, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Trout, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Paley, Edwin C. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruppel and the radio editors Thus once again a demonstration of the community of interest possible for films and the radio T T T • • • TO take leave of "Mr. Smith" we ran into a director friend of ours yesterday while strolling along B'way He was with his former producer When asked for whom he was directing now he proudly shouted: "for Uncle Sam, making industrials and it's swell! Only two political factions to contend with now and only one at a time!" Nice work if you can get it! COHEN NOT TO ATTEND MEETING IN SYRACUSE (Continued from Page 1) be no meeting unless he called it. His attendance was requested by those who called the meeting. On the other hand, the Syracuse session is looked upon by some as being official inasmuch as six directors and officers have issued a call "for the purpose of sifting facts concerning the controversy between Mr. Max A. Cohen and Mr. E. Thornton Kelly," executive secretary. Those who authorized the meeting were Harry Savett, John Gardner, Charles Wilson, William Tishkoff, Max Fogel and Mitchell Conery. National Allied leaders are slated to attend, as affiliation with the national body will be considered and may be decided. Cinema Lab. Executives Confirm Deal With Pathe (Continued from Page 1) this week and a deal is expected to be completed while he is on West Coast. « « « >y ^ %% That Pathe was moving to acquire a West Coast laboratory was first reported in The Film Daily on Oct. 5. Story, however, erroneously identified the lab. as Cinelab. Latter, a New York company, has no Coast plant and is not involved in the present deal. Warner Bros. Ironing Out Disputes in Philadelphia (Continued from Page 1) Sears, plus Ted Schlanger, S-W zone chief; Lester Krieger, S-W buyer, and Bill Mansell, local Warner branch manager, met with an Allied committee. About a dozen complaints were aired, it is reported. Four More Circuit Deals Closed by Warner Bros. Warners have closed seasonal product deals with the F & M-operated St. Louis Amusement Co., and A. H. Blank circuit, Joe Seider's Prudential Theaters and Maine & New Hampshire Theaters, it was disclosed yesterday by Grad Sears. ST Holyoke, Mass. — Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goldstein are the parents of a son born at the Wesson Memorial Hospital, Springfield. It is their first child. Goldstein is manager of the Bijou Theater here. Cincinnati — Monogram's Milton Gurian is father to a son and heir, Stanley Louis, born Oct. 6.