The Film Daily (1943)

UILV Monday, May 24, 1943 Detroit Exchanges Fight 48-Hr. Week (.Continued from Page 1) was granted with the proviso that it does not hire any more employes until it goes up to 48 hours. Paramount sent Pat Scollard from the home office to appear before the Commission branch while the RKO home office has entered a mail plea to remain on the existing schedule. Universal sent its order to the h.o. While the method of response varies, managers are unanimous in claiming that they would not be able to release any employes by a longer work week on the grounds that exchange positions are mostly individual operations. The position was explained by John E. Ryder, Paramount manager, who told The Film Daily, "We work entirely on a time element in our business. Unlike ordinary merchants, we cannot wait until tomorrow to ship a film that should be delivered today. "Every person in the exchange plays a very important position in the operation of the exchange, and must be on duty at the times that he is needed. That is why such a change is not practical for us." Ohio Bill Would Jail Operators of Lotteries (Continued from Page 1) ready been approved by the House. The resolution, in its present form, proposes prison sentence for operators of lotteries, with special dispensation, however, in the event that the lottery is conducted for charity. This would free churches from the charge of operating games of chance. The amendment provides that a prosecutor, prosecuting an antigambling case, would have to show that the lottery was conducted for the operators' own profit. The bill aims to hit lottery operators, but exempts players from provisions of the proposed law. Sullivan Named Seattle Branch Manager for UA (Continued from Page 1) Carl Leserman, who, at the same time, confirmed the appointment of Jack Ellis as successor to Sam Lefkowitz as New York exchange head. Latter was reported in The Film Daily Friday. Sullivan for some time has been a salesman on the Seattle staff. 300 at Dinner for Eckhardt Chicago — The farewell dinner for Clyde Eckhardt, before he leaves for Los Angeles, held at the Blackstone Hotel Friday night, was attended by 300 guests. Jack Osserman, RKO district manager, was toastmaster and Mayor Edward Kelly was the leading speaker. Trills and Grace Notes: • • • INDUSTRYITES in service sure are getting that Witness the ever-expanding contents of "The Distributor," published by M-G-M, current issue of which is proudly dedicated to the men and gals of Leo the Lion's branch offices now in Uncle Sam's uniforms Nifty mag is edited by Mike Simmons. . . • Also witness "Dispatch from Disney's" published for employes in the services by Walt Disney Productions out Burbank way Ralph Parker is editor, and damned if the features in the li'l publication aren't about the most interesting and intriguing your orbs can light upon! The piece de resistance, tucked into the initial issue, is the young broadside of pin-up stuff, executed by Walt's lads for the lads in uniform Thanks to Antoinette (Toni) Spitzer for preview of the new "Dispatch". . . • Nipping Any False. Impression In The Bud Department: No, dear reader, "This Land Is Mine" is NOT the celluloid biog of John L. Lewis. . . • Daisy Amoury, formerly of the New York Herald Tribune, has become a member of the staff of the motion picture division of American Foreign Language Press of which Sigmund Gottlober is director Miss Amoury will also work very closely with the Foreign Language Press Film Critics Circle. . . • Speaking of the local foreign language press, wotta pile of dough the. ad and publicity campaign placed in the local Chinese newspapers poured into the current run of "China" at the Brooklyn Paramount! T T ▼ • • • METRO will dedicate "Lassie Come Home" to its author, Ma). Eric Knight, killed Jan. 22 in an American transport plane crash in Dutch Guiana. ... # Over in London, Dave Rose of Paramount recently hosted their Brittanic Majesties at a newsreel screening at Paramount House. ... « Verily, this is the day of presentations, what with the National Council of American -Soviet Friendship honoring Warners for "Mission to Moscow" and the Jewish War Veterans of the U. S. citing Metro for "Bataan". ... 9 With Dr. Leo Handel in o.d., his Motion Picture Research Bureau will operate under the direction of his aide, Ruth McCollum. . . « 20th-Fox Home Office Family Club will stage a musical revue in September; Vic Lourie, Irv Rifkin and Walt Bishop will do the songs. . . % Augusta "Duty" Marx, wife of Louis Marx, erstwhile European sales ace for Universal, has joined Temple's on local Madison Ave. and doing a grand job catering to the film folks interested in antiques and jewelry They remember "Duty" as the most charming of hostesses in more'n dozen big cities of Europe, prior to their being infested by the nasty Nazis. . . « Hats and "jackets" off to Wendell L. (20th-Fox) Willkie Hi's great book. "One World," has gone over the 1,000,000 copies sold mark since first printing a bit over a month ago!. . . 9 File Under My, Oh, My.': The Navy has just ordered two copies pronto of the. new 1943 FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK— and albeit the volume itself contains 1012 pages, the requisition was virtually as voluminous • • • AVENGE PEARL HARBOR! « « « » » » Appeal Board Sets "Run" Precedent (Continued from Page 1) tagraph, RKO, 20th Century-Fox and Paramount had refused to license product to his theater in accordance with Section VI of the decree. The arbitrator having found that Vita graph was guilty of such refusal but having dismissed ^ complaint against the other three fendants, the appeal board on appeal affirmed the award as to Vitagraph, reversed it as to the others and directed the four distributors to offer pictures to Sosna on terms not calculated to defeat the purpose of Section VI; the board further remanded the case to the arbitrator who was to determine whether the offers were fair. The arbitrator ruled that the offers were fair, but Sosna disagreed and appealed again. The appeal board reversed the arbitrator's award and set forth a schedule which, if the distributors complied with, would not, in the opinion of the board, violate Section VI. In brief, the board contended that "any clearance of over 60 days between first and second-run appears to be unreasonable Mexico. Mo. Furthermore, the maximum reasonable clearances in favor of the Rex over the Sosna (where the Sosna is permitted to charge an admission price of five cents less than the admission price charged at the prior-run exhibition of the same picture at the Rex) are, in our opinion, 14 days with respect to pictures shown second-run at the Rex and third-run at the Sosna. On all pictures, however, shown at the Rex at an admission price of 10 cents, where the minimum admission requirement at the Sosna is 10 cents, the maximum clearance of the Rex over the Sosna should not exceed one day." The board pointed out that "terms and conditions in conflict with these views are in our opinion calculated to defeat the purposes of Section VI." It was the first time that the appeal board proposed a fair formula, inasmuch as the decree leaves it up to the distributor to allocate the run of a particular exhibitor. Hearing on "U" Merger May Close on Wednesday (Continued from Page 1) eluded on Friday. The court adjourned until Wednesday to give Joseph Nemerov, representing the minority stockholders, an opportunity to file objections to the plan or submit any further data. In the absence on Wednesday of any opposition on the part of Nemerov it is _ expected that the court will order the hearings closed and will consider the evidence already submitted by Joseph M. Proskauer, counsel for Universal Corp. Favoring approval of the plan Nemerov meanwhile will study reports and other data relating to the proposed1 merger. The plan, among other things, contemplates the redemption of the outstanding shares of Universal Pictures Co. eight per cent first preferred stock at a cost of approximately $1,444,000 and the execution of a new bank loan agreement which will increase the termi borrowings by $4,000,000 and will effect cancellation of $2,000,000 in notes payable by the film company now held by Universal Corp. Stockholders of Universal Pictures Co. other than Universal Corp. would receive three shares of the new company's common stock in exchange for each share of Universal Pic tures Co. stock. The new company, provided the court and 66 2-3 per cent of both Universal Pictures Co. and Universal Corp stockholders approve the merger plan, will be known as the Universal Pictures Co., Inc.