The Film Daily (1929)

THE .iunday, September 15, 1929 -3&>* DAILY 15 Week's Headlines Monday Win Ui Wide ami Sono-Art form international consolidation known as Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, Inc. Adjustments to oversold producers to be based on existing contracts only with no strings attached says M. A. Lightman. Fox buys control of Principal Theaters chain. Tuesday Deal of Warners and Paramount reported off. Walter E. Green denies Fox has purchased control of General Theater Equipment. Wednesday II. A. Lightman confirmed as M.P.T.O.A. head to succeed R. F. Woodhull. Paramount-Warner deal reported near by Sam Katz. Paramount praised for granting relief to exhibitors; other firms asked to outline positions by Southeastern exhibitors. Thursday National releasing unit planned by independent exchanges. 16 playdates set on RKO and T-S franchises, W. A. Steffes claims. fox plans to recapitalize and merge all units. Friday General Talking Pictures offers lower-priced sound equipment to sell for $3,750. Paramount reported to have closed deal with Warners. Truce in controversy between St. Louis musicians and exhibitors reaches deadline. Saturday New model Powers Cincphune is placed on the market; standardization of equipment allows installation of dual system. New price scale on small RCA-Photophone; Lightman pledges to work for "little fellow." New De Forest device for small bouses only. NEW PRICE SCALE ON SMALL RCA-PHOTOPHONE (Continued from Page 1) pany. In announcing the move, Abrani F. Myers, Allied president, declared the organization has had no contractual relation with RCAPhotophone and has none now, but hopes that members will help make the undertaking a success. Under terms of the new proposal, the price of the equipment for use with Simplex machine, remains $2,905, the difference being that the exhibitors pays the cost of installation, estimated at about $200. RCAPhotophone will furnish a superintendent for one week to see that the machine is installed properly. Price of a Power's installation will be $3,250, the terms otherwise the same. Two to Leave Film Row Minneapolis — Both United Artists and Educational are preparing to enter their new quarters at 11th St. and First Ave. N., as soon as the building is completed. Plans for new quarters are also being considered by Tiffany-Stahl and Columbia. Seek Sunday Openings Westwood, N. Y. — The owner ot the Westwood here is circulating a petition demanding Sunday shows and stating that otherwise he will be forced to close because of unprofitable business. Theater Equipment By CHARLES F. HYNES Many Papers Prepared For S. M. P. E. Toronto Conference Toronto — Already 32 papers to be read at the Society of M. P. Enmincers meeting to be held Oct. 7 to 10 at the Royal York hotel here, have been prepared by the various committees. The previous Canadian gathering of the society was at Ottawa in 1923 when the late Raymond S. Peck, director of the Canadian Government motion picture studio, played a prominent part in its arrangements. Among some of the papers and lectures prepared are: "The Human Equation in Sound Picture Production," by Terry Ramsaye, Pathe Exchange, Inc.; 'Sonic Characteristics of Sound," a motion picture lecture by Howard B. Santee, K. R. Products, Inc.; "Reactions of the Public to the Talking Picture," by Harold B, Franklin, Fox West Coast: "The Sound I'llm Situation in Europe," by M. I). Golden, M. P. Division, Dept. of Commerce ; "Cinematography in Soviet Russia," by Leon Monosson, Ainkino Corp.; "Sound Films for Surgical [nstruction," by Dr. 1'. K. Tiucsd.dc, American Medical Assn.; "The Trail of the Microphone," a motion picture lecture tour of the Hollywood Sound studios; "Some Fundamental Principles of Sound Recording and Reproduction," by Win. H. Offenhauser, RCA Photophone; "The Principles of Sound Recording and Reproduction by the Variable Density Photographic Method," by I). MacKenzie, Electrical Research Products, Inc.; "A Demonstration Talking Film," by Dr. Kingdom, General Electric Co.; "Studio Acoustics and Microphone Placement," by J. V. Maxfield, Electrical Research Products, Inc.; "Theater Acoustics," by S. K. Wolfe, Electrical Research Products. Inc. ; "The Optics of Motion Picture Projection," by Professor Arthur C. Hardy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; "A New Method of Blocking Out Splices in Sound Film," by J. I. Crabtree and C. E. Ives, Eastman Kodak Company; "Photographic Characteristics of Sound Recording Film," by L. A. Jones and O. Sandvik, Eastman Kodak Company ; "Characteristics of Loud Speakers for Theater Use," by D. G. Blattner, Bell Telephone; "Lubrication of Sound Film," by J. I. Crabtree, D. Hindman, C. E. Ives and O. Sandvik, Eastman Kodak Company; "A Film Numbering Device for Cameras and Recorders," by M. W. Palmer, P-F-L Corp.; "Dimensional Analysis as an Aid to Miniature Cinematography," by C. 1". Hutcbins, General Electric Co. ; "The Film Perforation and .Means for its Measurement," by W. H. Carson, Agfa Ansco Corp.; "Camera Medianisms Ancient and Mo, kin," by Arthur S. Newman, London. England; "Early History of Motion Picture Cameras for Film Wider than .35 in.m.," by (ail Louis Gregory; "Possibilities and Problems of the Wide Film," by Lorenzo Del Ricco, P-F-L Corp.; "Rectangle Proportions in Pictorial Composition." by I.. A. Jones, Eastman Kodak Co.; "Wide Films and Standardizations," by A. S. Howell and .1. A. Dubray, Bell & Howell Co. ; "The Wide Film from the Recording Standpoint," by C. A. Tuthill, P-F-L Corp.; "Artistic Consideration, in Sound Film Production," by Joe \V. Coffman, CarpenterGoldman Lab., Inc.; "A Rapid Method of Determining the Degree of Exhaustion of a Developer," by M. L. Dundou, G. H. Brown and J. G. Capstaff, Eastman Kodak Co.; "Burn Out Phenomenon of the Tungsten Filament," by Gorton T. Fonda, General Electric Co.; "Water Cooling of Incandscent Lamps," by Dr. Newell T. Gordon, General Electric Co.; "Radiation Characteristics of Two Mercury Arcs." by A. C. Downes, National Carbon Co. ; and "Some Properties of Chrome Alum Fixing Baths," by J. I. Crabtree and J. F. Ross, Eastman Kodak Co. Angelo Studio Active in National Redecorating The Michel Angelo Studio, Inc., New York, has been active throughout the country in redecorating, refurnishing and designing atmospheric theaters. Among some of the houses recently redecorated by the company are the Metropolitan and Universal in Brooklyn, Paradise, new Loew house on the Grand Concourse. The company has also done work for Interstate Amusement Co., San Antonio; Balaban & Katz, Chicago, and the Harris Amusement Co. of McKeesport, Pa. Sentry Puts Out New Change-over, Heat Shield A new combination automatic change-over and heat shield which is reported to operate noiselessly, is among the features for sound equipment being marketed by Sentry Safety Control Co. The change-over is built compactly and installed directly over the aperture. It can be operated with AC or DC current. The device already has been tested and endorsed, it is claimed, by Fox, Stanley, Poli circuit and others. Claude Neon Deal Is Halted by Injunction Supreme Court Justice Valente, acting on charges of the Insull interests, granted a temporary injunction against Claude Neon Lights, Inc., halting a $7,000,000 transaction involving the right to use the advertising and display lights controlled by the Neon firm in the Middle West. The Insull interests, which control those rights, it is alleged have disposed of them against the wishes of the Claude Neon Lights, Inc., to its chief competitor, Rainbow Light. Inc., and the Rainbow Luminous Product, Inc., which is suing for alleged infringement. Hearing is set for Sept. 16. One of Largest Screens Slated for St. Louis St. Louis — One of the largest of the new Magna screens in the entire country will be installed at the Ambassador. The order has been placed and the screen will be put in place as quickly as possible. A similar screen already has been installed at the Missouri and another is to go into the Grand Central. All three houses are controlled by the Warner-Skouras interests. NEW SOUND PROJECTORS SOUGHT FOHATTLESHIPS Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Present sound projection apparatus has not been developed suitably for use on battleships and the Bureau of Navigation is seeking a new type of talking picture devices, states a report to the M. P. Division of the Dept. of Commerce. Silent films suitable for Navy use are still being produced, but the limited number makes necessary the reduction of the supply of programs to the fleets. To maintain the fleets with sufficient programs for the average exhibition of 28 programs per month, requires the purchase of 30 programs a month and this, at present writing, is impossible unless a lower standard of quality of programs is accepted. The Navy motion picture service will probably, by aid of the foreign market, be able to obtain 20 programs a month during the coming year, necessitating an increase of 30 per cent in "reshows" or a reduction in the number of programs exhibited each month by the fleet, continues the repoit. Fox Grandeur Film to Open at the Gaiety, N. Y. The Fox wide film-large* picture process, known as the Grandeur screen and manufactured by Grandeur, a member of the group which recently formed General Theaters Equipment Corp., will be introduced commercially Sept. 17 with "Fox Movietone Follies" at the Gaiety, New York. The picture will have a two weeks' run after which time it will be decided just how many of the Fox houses will be equipped for stage-size pictures. International Projector Corp. has developed a new projector for the showing of Grandeur films. Compromise Ends Strike Detroit — Compromise settlement ended the strike of engineers in charge of cooling plants of Kunsky theaters. REPACKED EASTMAN AND DUPONT FILMS 100 foot rolls, of Eastman and Dupont Panchromatic Film, on daylight loading spools for Eyemo or DeVry. Guaranteed absolutely perfect and fresh. $3.75 a Roll UflLCNIGHByS ▼▼110 West 32"St.Neo»Mork.My«* Phone Penna. 0330 Motion Picture Department U. S. and Canada Agents for Debrio