The Film Daily (1928)

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^rst Sound Confab Is Galled At Iowa {Continued from Page 1) !■ figures are all on the table. In Lters it means that the overhead will ■ iniilcil. If it is, there cannot be enough I, ioii.il business obtained to cover it. In .1 r cities it is entirely a different_ propoI I Imt in the towns outside the cities, the ! K^s is not there to be had," he added. lust theater owners have not had the jrtunity to get the lowdown on the propo II. All of the film companies are selling k is known as 'black and white prints.' o; of the contracts carry a clause which tiides for a charge for the synchronized r: equal to that of the black and white ■me hundred per cent additional. This 1 \o \'aries with different companies. Then ^Mi'.hronized fee which goes to the synr/mg company which is said to be from ;i' $150. The service charge amounting 111 to $75 dollars per week for keeping i,;nund device oiled up and running. Jp to now the thing most considered I been the first cost. Although the price I been almost prohibitive many theater i;rs have made plans to finance the purls of the equipment if it could be ob(:d while 'the thing was hot.' Deliveries I not promised until the past few weeks i the earliest delivery promised to an inindent theater owner in this territory i iarch or April. Some exhibitors have [fted thaf they sent checks for the first inent to the companies and the checks r returned. In these cases the device I been promised to the affiliated house, ley wanted it, and allowed them to pure it after they knew the independent e had agreed to buy. This, of course, e it pretty tough for the independent his agitation increases when he is notithat he cannot get one this season." lun Oral Promises lAdvice of Woodhull {Continued from Page 1) ed for a time this hit or miss cy can end, only in loss of money in many instances lifelong friend )s will be broken. Have all spe understandings reduced to the 'black on white' and see that ry copy of the application reads same. If you are buying pictures one house and running them in ther, by special oral agreement, h yourself and the salesman know s wrong. At least, it is unbusi slike and your business structure surely being built on shifting ds. Start with your next pur [se and have all special conces is, if any, plainly stated in your Toved copy of the contract." Meyer Handling "Godless Girl" ,\.be Meyer, formerly associated h Hugo Riesenfeld and now with !A Photophone, left for Los geles yesterday to arrange for miere of "The Godless Girl" at Biltmore, Aug. 19. A human or;stra will be used. The synchrond score for this De Mille picture •eady but has not been transferred the film, pending insertion of se;nces in dialogue. Sound for Syracuse House yyracuse — The Empire here benes a sound picture house Sept. 7, :h "The Street Angel" as the in.1 attraction. SALE! The Latest Model Double Spring Motor SEPT AUTOMATIC STANDARD MOVIE CAMERA Holds 16 Feet Film— Case— 6 Magazines 2 in. F. 3.S Lens '▼no West 32''St,Newyork.My.^ Phone Penna. 0330 II Filmi Center Buildiei 44th Street . NINTH AVENUE • 45th Street FTT. ■■^tr rrpr f-w f-.r' TTi'i Already 4o% Rented Because 100% Right! NEW distribution center for film industry . . . designed, built, and equipped for handling, storing, shipping and displaying films... the end of makeshift accommodations!... the beginning of specialized quarters! ... every inch of it built to fit an industry!... and such a revelation of structural efficiency that these six important institutions have already grabbed off 40 <^ of the space from the plans: First National Pictures, Inc. F. B. 0. Pictures Corporation Metro-Gold wynFilm Corporation Fireproof storage vaults on every floor. Special shipping platform in basement with ramp to street. Group shipping to individual exhibitors. Educational Pictures Co, ofAmer. Universal Pictures Corporation Exhibitors Progressive Poster Co. Special projection rooms and inspection rooms. Moderate rentals and low insurance. Entire conformance with municipal regulations. Full 18,000 sq. ft. floors ready Dec. 1^28 — Smaller units ready Jan. 1^2^ Get Spear & Co., Inc. on the phone before all the better units are gone! 225 FIFTH AVE., N. Y.C. PHONE: ASHLAND 4200 AGENT FILM CENTER, INC., 'Guilders ... KBV. N. ADELSON, Pres.