The Film Daily (1939)

\iii Q A I HoTIywoo^^Ececutiv^oardsof the local IA unions will meet today to Yieef OI1 Wage DOOSt MDrOgaTlOn —consider the producers' requests that the recent 10 per cent wage in rease be abrogated. William Bioff, following a conference Saturday, indicated that he would recommend the problem be also taken up roups in the industry, ^ flHHB with other roups Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Twenty-One Years Old MFDAILY ro; _js, no. 89 NEW YORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1939 TEN CENTS Majors and Neb. Theaters Named in Omaha Trust Suit CODE PROPONENTS SEEjfE IN MURPhTS STAND 7 French Studios Ready to Reopen; More in December THE WEEK IN REVIEW Code to the Fore By L. H. MITCHELL DOMESTIC CODE : Pix Code again spotlighted Week's news with Attorney General Murphy admitting it might be okay with "stipulations," as Harry Brandt, [TOA prexy, called at D of J seeking reversal of its anti-Code stand , . . N. Y. Allied proposed a Code for the State and set up machinery to work for it . . . RKO Radio reported its arbitration clauses being added to all contracts. * * * I LITIGATION: Gov't picked William P. Farnsworth to aid in prosecuting the N. Y. equity suit, after D of J intimation that no outside ', help was needed . . . Revamped iri. terrogatories were served in the ' Florida anti-trust suit. * * * WEST COAST: AMPP requested IA studio unions to relinquish recent 10 per cent wage increase as , ;\var effect bumper. IA's Wm. Bioff promised to present demand to em 5 ergency meeting of the unions . . . o Studio execs, vigorously denied re ? ports of studio temporary shutdowns . . . Agents' Guild ratified 10-year franchise with SAG. * * * EXHIB. ASS'NS: N. Y. Allied board backed Prexy Max A. Cohen, s with opposition to him fading out, and declared war on Bingo in Buffalo . . . MPTOA sought revision of liability and fire insurance laws as affecting theaters; also decided to press distribs. for their stand on concessions desired by exhibs. . . . Western N. Y. MPTO explained its opposition to the Neely bill, and warned that passage of pari-mutuels in State would spell ruin for exhibs. * .,* * REORGS. : Judge Bondy defended delay in a new RKO underwriting agreement . . . Grand National, requested N. Y. Federal Court for reorganization under the Chandler Act. Expect Dozen Productions to be Finished Before End of Year Paris (By Cable) — Production studios, for the most part closed at the mobilization of troops, have reorganized their technical staffs and the majority of them will reopen in the near future. Activities will begin shortly in the following studios, it is stated: Pa the (Joinville); Eclair, Francois Pre (Continued on Page 4) 60LDWYNT0MAINTAIN PRODUCTION ACTIVITY West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Sam Goldwyn will maintain production activity through the Winter. He is placing "Vinagarroon" in production in November and will follow it with "Sweetheart of Turret One." Goldwyn also {Continued on Page 2) Cinemas in Britain Win hater Closing London (By Cable) — Effective today, all cinemas and theaters in the United Kingdom except those in the West End, will be permitted to remain open until 11 p.m. In the instance of those London cinemas which have operated under the group plan, remaining open up to 10 p.m. in alternate weeks, the 11 p.m. hour will prevail. The alternate provision continues, however. NEW MONEY RULINGS IN CANADA SEEN AID RCA's Third Quarter Net Increases to $1,894,224 RCA and subsidiaries made a net profit in the third quarter, ended Sept. 30, last, of $1,894,224.15, equal to .079 on 13,881,016 common shares, (Continued on Page 2) Toronto — Modification of rulings by the Foreign Securities Control Board of Canada in respect to its restrictions on the flow of money between the Dominion and the TJ. S. and Great Britain are hailed with deep satisfaction in film circles. Changes will be a big aid in restor(Continued on Page 5) East. SAG Members Get 6,687 Days Employment in 15 Mos. Eastern members of the Screen Actors Guild received a total of 6,687 days of employment during the past 15 months, a slight improve (Continued on Page 5) Majors, Tri-States and Mort Singer House Named in Goldberg Trust Suit Phillips Funeral Rites at Stapleton, S. I., Today Religious funeral services for E. Paul Phillips, Paramount theater executive who died Wednesday from injuries received in an auto accident in Waseca, Minn., will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Cooke's Funeral Home in Beach St., Staple(Continued em Page 4) Omaha — Charging restraint of trade in the distribution and exhibition of motion pictures, R. D. Goldberg of the theater circuit bearing his name has named two theater firms and eight film companies in an anti-trust suit filed here in Federal Court. Suit is regarded as the second round in a fight between Goldberg and A. H. Blank, president of Tri(Cantinued on Page 4) Leaders See Code Possible That Would Not Conflict With Equity Suit Industry reaction to Attorney General Frank Murphy's remarks to the effect that a trade practice code might be approved if certain stipulations were made resulted in a variety of interpretations over the week-end. However, all who were contacted agreed that any code that might be approved could not conflict with the Government's suit. Murphy made his remarks on Thursday to Harry Brandt, ITOA president. Max A. Cohen, president of New York Allied, was of the opinion that if a representative group of ex (Continued on Page 4) CALL GNCREDITORS MEETING FOR NOV. 17 Federal Judge Samuel Mandelbaum on Friday referred proceedings under the Chandler Act of Grand National Pictures, Inc., to Referee Peter B. Olney, Jr., who (Continued on Page 5) Expect Dramatists Guild Will Ratify Pact Today Proposed Minimum Basic Agreement for licensing of film rights to the film-producer financial backer (Continued on Page 4) 12 B'way Holdovers Holdovers are the rule at Broadway pix theaters this week, with eight In regular houses and four foreigns. Theaters and pictures held are: Astor, "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"; Rivoli, "Jamaica Inn"; Capitol, "Babes in Arms"; Music Hall, "Mr. Smith Coes to Washington"; Paramount, "Disputed Passage"; Strand, "On Dress Parade"; Belmont, "Ireland's Border Line"t Little Carnegie, "Of Human Bondage" (revival); World, "Harvest"; 55th St. Playhouse, "Rasputin"; Central, "Port of Shadows'.!: 5th Ave. 1 Pl^yhousl, <^Thfe 0m Concert" (nAisicalN sForts). , c, m J -T7 ft M f-UZ! 1 S I CI V CI i )M d tN