The Film Daily (1927)

f^E^ DAILV Thursday, December 15. 192! KTHE •/'FILMDOH VoLXLIINo. 64 Thursday, Dec. 15, 1927 Prices Cents lOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1927) by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Maurice D. Kann, Vice-President and Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Treasurer, Business and Advertising Manager; Kalph Wilk, Traveling Representative. Entered as second class matter May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York. N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736 4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, Ambassador Hotel: 'Phone, Drexel 7000 and Washington 9794. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St., London. W. I. Bet lin — Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Queber Exhibitors Prepare to Defend Sunday Shows Montreal — Exhibitors here and at Quebec and Hull are preparing a campaign to combat expected moves to clamp the "blue" law lid throughout the province, following action of the Catholic church in this diocese asking members to refrain from attending Sunday Shows. Effort will be made to pass a Sunday closing law at the forthcoming session of the legislature, it is expected. Elevation of the diocese archbishop to the rank of cardinal, with a strong stand against Sunday shows expected, further strengthens the "blue" move. Do Your Bit TO-DAY (Continued from Page 1) Add your name without another day's delaj'. Among those sending in checks yesterday were John Flinn, Eugene Zukor, Earle Hammons, Irving Briskin, Ralph Kohn, Richard Saunders, A. P. Waxnian, Sam Sedran, A. W. Smith, Jr., Orson Kilborn, T. J. Connors, Si Seadler, Sam Spring, Eddie Grainger and an executive who requests that his name be not mentioned. There is no better time to help this great cause than today. NOW. Watch This List Grow U. A. Officials Leaving Joseph M. Schenck and Al Lichtman of United Artists, left yesterday for the Coast. They will be accompanied as far as Chicago by Lou Anger, vice president and general manager of the United Artists Theater Circuit. Schenck will remain on the Coast indefinitely, while Lichtman is returning in a few weeks. Arthur W. Stebbins accompanied Schenck and Lichtman. Back from Coast Adolph Zukor, Nicholas M. Schenck and Sam Katz returned yesterday from Hollywood. If You Are in the* Market for Any Kind of MOTION PiaURE APPARATUS CONSULT US AND SAVB MONEY BEND FOE OUR PRICE LIST UIILLOdCHBYS ▼▼no West 32'^St,Ncwyork.N.y.** Pbons Panna. 0330 [I Motion Picture Department I O. 8. «nd CMutdj Agent! tor DebrU || II Will H. Hays George Weeks Ed Schiller D. A. H. Giannini Jimmy Grainger Charles B. Mintz Bruce Gallup Jim Normanly Don Mersereau M. J. Mintz Victor Shapiro Moe Streimer Billy Brandt Red Kann Dave Bader Marvin Kirsch Leo Klebanow Tommy Goldberg J. E. Storey Frank Walker Artie Stebbins Jack Alicoate W. A. Caliban Edna Sussman Harry Reichenbach Abe Blank George H. Davis Nathan Burkan Ned Depinet William Massce William La Portes Bert Adler Eddie Grainger R. A. Rowland Mrs. Harry ReichenbachAl Boyd Walter Putter Gabriel Hess W. J. German Henry Ginsberg C. C. Pettijohn Budd Rogers M. C. Howard Arthur Kelly Jack Fuld Chas. G. iStrakosch Lila Belle Stebbins Jerry Stebbins Anonymous Anonymous Hugo Kessler Joe Schnitzer Dave MiUer Bill Nolan W. S. Butterfield Charles C. Moskowitz Bob Wolf Irene F. Scott Joe Simmonds Friend of Danny's E. B. Hatrick Sam Dembow, Jr. Lesan Advt. Agency John Clark A Friend Sam Eckman Anonymous Al Haretn Felix Feist Emo The Film Bureau Harry Buxbaum W. Ray Johnston Al Lichtman Jerry Beatty A. Pam Blumenthal W. F. Rodgers J. M. Frere Elizabeth B. Perkins Jack Cosman Walter Eberhardt A. E. Fair Bob Lieber Cliff Hawley Richard Rowland Warren Nolan Harold Franklin Sam Zierler Eureka Amusement Co Robert Wolff Emil Bernstecker David Loew E. M. Schnitzer Joe. J. Lee Harry Buxbaum J. Homer Platten Dave Bernstein Pat Dowling Mabel D. Riesenfeld Eddie Saunders Bob Lynch Oscar Neufeld Walter Lindlar Barnes Printing Co. Paul Lazarus Cresson Smith Joseph Coufal Weiss Brothers Max Roth L. B. Metzger Louis Phillips Leopold Friedman Frank iSardino Joe Seidelman Ned Marin Tom Wiley Abe Warner Regina Crewe Herb Cruikshank Irving Briskin Earle Hammons John Flinn Eugene Zukor Ralph Kohn Richard Saunders A. P. Waxman iSam Sedran A. W. Smith, Jr. Orson Kilborn T. J. Connors Si Seadler Sam Spring Eddie Grainger Executive Aim Double-Barreled Shot at Block Booking (Continued from Page 1) the Trade Practice Conference of last October and further action to be taken on the cease and desist order still is hanging fire. However, the Brookhart bill is expected to find a champion in the commission which would find passage of the measure vindication of its stand in the Paramount case, and would vest the commission with administrative power to eliminate the trade practices branded illegal by the bill. The provision of the bill, vesting its administration with the commission, is regarded as significant, for at present, the commission is without any administrative power, being compelled to appeal to the courts for power to enforce its rulings. In this connection, it also is regarded as significant that the bill does not attack producerdistributor theater operation, a practice which the commission has indicated cannot be opposed on grounds of legality, except where such operation is in connection with an unlawful purpose. Block and blind booking and allocation by a distributor of product to owned or affiliated houses without giving unaffiliated houses opportunity to bid for such product, are attacked in the Brookhart measure, which apparently is an echo of the Trade Practice Conference, where the practices were under fire. The commission's representative, Abram S. Myers, chairman of the conference, was dissatisfied with the conference's outcome, and the drafting of the measure, therefore, is seen as in line with the commission's probable viewpoint. Indication has been given that the commission faces a long court fight on enforcement of the cease and desist order, and passage of the bill, it is pointed out, would circumvent the necessity of that litigation, so far as the commission is concerned. In addition, its enactment automatically would extend the order to all comuanies in the industry. On the other hand, introduction of the bill, still leaves open to the commission an appeal to the courts to enforce the cease and desist order. Sen. Brookhart, outstanding member of the insurgent Republican group, occupies a strong position in the Senate. The group, which holds the balance of power in the Senate, has shown that it is not averse to lining up with Democrats to secure passage of its program. Interstate Installing Movietone Four theaters of Texas and Alabama controlled by the Interstate Amusement Co. will be equipped to show Movietone productions for the first time during the Christmas holidays, contracts for the necessary Western Electric equipment having been signed by Karl Hoblitzelle, president of Interstate Amusement. The houses are Majestic, theaters of Ft. Worth, Dallas and Houston, Tex., and the Ritz, Birmingham, Ala. Freider Gets Hudson House Hudson, N. Y. — The Park has been acquired by H. H. Freider. »-" --»». 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