The Film Daily (1929)

THE ■cEZHk DAILY Wednesday, July 17, 192 . Giilmore Again Denies West Coast Bur. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Frank Giilmore, Equity president, is emphatic in denying report that stage producers are financing the Equity Shop drive in pictures, in retaliation for film producers' raids of the vaudeville and legitimate field. Gillmore's statement supplements the one he made at the Equity mass meeting. Reginald Denny to Make Only Equity Shop Films West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Reginald Denny stands four-square with Actors' Equity Ass'n in the Equity shop dispute, he emphasizes in a statement made public by the organization. The statement was made to players in the cast of his final picture at Universal. "When I come back from my vacation and make my next picture," said Denny, "it is going to be with an all-Equity cast. Those of you who may not be members of Equity and wish to be with me, had better join, and if any of you cannot afford to do so just now, I will advance you the money for the necessary fees." Giilmore Issues New Order For Equity Shop in Silents (Continued from Page 1) Giilmore denied report that New All-Equity Cast Film Placed in Production West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Work is under way on "The Woman Who Was Forgotten," claimed as the first all-Equity cast picture, states the United Press. This is the picture being made by Charles S. Goetz and Richard Thomas, in cooperation with the National Education Ass'n. Thomas is directing. All demands of the Equity contract are being complied with, states Actors' Equity Ass'n. Belle Bennett heads the cast of the picture with Jack Trent, Jack Mower and William Walling in support. Paramount Sound News Now Supplied for Discs (Continued from Page 1) are equipped for disc reproduction only. Until this situation is corrected, Paramount Sound News will be released with both disc and soundon-film recording. decreasing, quality of pictures is declining, he said, pointing out that producers are examining the work of Equity in stage history. When producers start to try to catch up with their production schedules, only Equity members will be working, he continued. Three or four years ago, the attorney asserted, producers did not have to treat with actors because the trades were not organized. Observers believe Turner was called here as special advisor to Equity leaders or that Equity has assurance producers are about ready to arbitrate. Turner claims there have been no desertions among eastern Equity members. At the meeting. James Kirkwood called upon Janet Gaynor, Norma Shearer, Bebe Daniels, Billie Dove, Corinne Griffith, Marion Davies, Noah Beery, Wallace Beery, Conrad Nagel, George Bancroft, Victor McLaglen, Monte Blue, Lionel and John Barrymore, Grant Withers, John Gilbert and Jack Mulhall to take a stand with Equity. Noah Beery stood up but declined to speak, despite urgings by the audience. Kirkwood praised unionism and told of working in Grand Rapids furniture factories at the age of 12 for $2.25 a week. York stage producers are giving financial aid to Equity in the fight. He said that 97 of the 206 players announced as having signed standard contracts are not members of Equity; that 66 were justified in signing, 15 were on the suspended list and 16 cases now are under investigation. Henry Otto was reinstated. Eugenie Besserer and Phyllis Crane suspended, Giilmore announced. Claude King urged British players to publicly support Equity before the fight is finished. Lawrence Grant intimated that Giilmore, whom he described as peace-loving, has ammunition at hand. Sam Hardy reported that $9,800 has been collected for the Relief Fund which is loaning $600 a day. A carnival to raise funds will be held Aug. 3 at Edgewater Gables Club Santa Monica. Jack Dempsey, Paul Whiteman and Ted Lewis will be asked to perform. William Dyer attacked the Central Casting Bureau, declaring it has reduced the pay of extras. Tom Seadrinp; of the studio electricians' union, said that electricians are "wholeheartedly behind Equity." Jetta Goudal was among the other speakers. Equity Contract to be Used for Menjou Film (Continued from Page 1) general manager of the Recording Ccrp. also informed that the Equity contract and conditions were accepted. Walker declared that he was telegraphing an appeal for fair play and an opportunity to show his wares to the public, to William Randolph Hearst, in California, because of his earlier championings of opposition to trusts. "Equity welcomes the American Sound Recording Corp. to the ranks of those companies using Equity contracts," said Mr. Dullzell, "and assures it that it will have more company in the near future. We are told," continued Dullzell," that Menjou will return from Europe in six weeks to commence work on his first independent production. Before sailing and after he knew that he was out and that his contract with Paramount would not be renewed, he tried to connect with every producer in New York through agents and they all gave him the runaround." TERRITORIES OPEN RADIOTONE 9^k ^J'^^^ XJiL) The latest improved, ^S* interchangeable talkie equipment PATENTED and with TWO AMPLIFIERS $2,000 payable $650 down and $33.75 weekly. Giving 40 weeks time to pay off. OUR GUARANTEE: Installation must satisfy you or we take back the equipment and it costs you nothing. 1600 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY Seven of 26 Columbia Victor Gems Ready (Continued from Page 1) pleted at the Victor studios in Camden. Three others will be finished this week making a total of ten or almost half the output completed before the season opens. Columbia home office executives were informed on their return yesterday from the Coast convention. COLUMBIA FLASHBACKS THEIR enthusiasm still at a high pitch, despite the long trek across-country. Columbia home office officials, yesterday returned to New York, from their "neversuch" convention at Los Angeles. Somewhere in this wide world there may be a more frightened individual than one Joe Miller, manager of Columbia's branch at Buffalo, but even that's doubtful. And somewhere in this world there Will be a group of men who will be cussed more soundly, fluently and efficiently than Joe Miller's brother Columbia Managers, and again we say if there is we can't possibly believe it. Back of both assertions lies a sad, sad story. On the day the Columbia contingent left Los Angeles for New York an item in the papers stated that one Joe Miller, alleged to be a burglar, shoot-'em up guy and all'round bad man was wanted for his various crimes. Miller's pictures were shown — one with whiskers and one without. With or without they resembled CoKimhia Joe about as much as he resembled Cal Coolidge. However, time hung heavily this morning and to one bright mind came the remembrance of the Los Angeles bandit. Luck, in the shape of a couple of deputy sheriffs, was with him and within fifteen minutes the idea had been perfected. These sheriffs, traveling to Albequerque, readily consented to sit in. Columbia Joe was seated in the lounge car when a wire for Officer Joe Zilch was announced. He was present, opened the wire and started quietly inquiring for tl whereabouts of Joe Miller. Joe admitted 11 identity; cheerfully helped out by half] dozen fellow managers who wouldn't for anything. The officer, by this time join I by a second, yanked him out of his se. I Then came the sad, sad news that Joe wor I have to get off the train and go back Los Angeles to explain certain matters. They got Columbia Joe into a compa I ment. Even though he was hot, there c< tainly was no need for him to perspire much as he did. For two hours, the sheri endeavored to get him to confess. He Co fessed to everything — to being married, ba ing children, even to living in Albany. B the hard hearted officials refused to belie I him. And at the present time cf writii they still refuse to believe him. * * * Joe believes tlujt Jack Cohn, who broug about his freedom, is the greatest guy in ti world. He is also szvearing eternal loyal, to both Cohn and Columbia. He also b lines that money zvill do anything. * * * Later, he learned the truth — and his fai in humankind was shattered. His sole o< ject in life is to discover who did it becau he swears he will lick the man responsibl But that would entail the licking of thin men. There is much indignation. * * * "We are now in the Mesa Country," Jai Coh n piped up. "What's a Mesa?" inquired Abe Mo-' tague. "It's a sort of flat-topped mountain," sail Cohn. "And most of these have names."] "Well," asked Abe, "What is that Mesafl pointing to one. "That," horned in Louis Weinber, "That is Mesa Meshinnal" Looked as though Ralph Peckham, cf De Moines, would have to sleep in the alti gether, when he was unable to locate hi baggage. Then someone discovered it in th ladies wash room. Since then the boys ar looking rather askance at Ralphy. * * * C. MacKain, supervisor of exchanges, t, mourning the loss of his motion picture can era, left behind in Hollywood. After takin a couple of looks at how their pictures turne out after Mac had shot them the boys or inclined to issue a vote of thanks to MaS lack of memory in having forgotten Ik slwoting box. * * * Barney Rosenthal, that mighty Big Gam Hunter from St. Louis saw a jack rabbi looping away as the train passed by. "Oh Look!" roared Barney. "This country i full with wild animals." * * * In Arizona, the boys complained becaus tlwy haven't seen a real, live Indian yet Apparently Indians dressed in blue overall and fixing the roadbed, don't count. * * * A promise that has the Columbia boys all hopped up is that next year will see ther back in Hollywood again. Most of ther would have been satisfied to stay right on il picture-land, thus saving the time and ex pense of bringing them back next July. * * * One of the members of the studio staff wkmade a tremendous hit with the boys is San Briskin. Next to Harry Cohn the busies man on the lot, Sam nevertheless managet to find ample time to find new ways of pro viding entertainment for the conventioneers * * * Harry and Jack Cohn, Joe Goldberg, San Briskin, Hal Hodes and Nat Rothstein went into a huddle for the purpose of effectint closer cooperation between the advertising and publicity departments of the East an West coasts. * * * "Ha — landsman'." cried Belle Baker, Co lumbia's new star and her husband, Murra; Abrams, when they caught sight of Ha Hodes, on the night of the Columbia banquet. It seems that the trio were neighbor: out at Belle Harbor, Long Island, for SHI eral successive summers. * * * Incidentally, Miss Baker scored the sue cess of the evening when she sang severa songs — one of them being to the effect tha "Atlas is Itless Now." It purported to giv> a movie star's wife's opinion of him an< stopped the show.