The Film Daily (1929)

THE ^NEWSPAPER • FILM DOM ANDWEEKLY FILM DIGEST V L. L No. 17 Sunday, October 20, 1929 Price 25 Cents ^ublix Starting Expansion Program in Kentucky U0TI0NT0 DISMISS CREDIT ACTIOlTSLATED Purposes of Screen Advertisers Association Cited Distributors to Seek Wind-up of Case Won in Federal Court When Credit System Upheld wo Lexington Houses Secured as First Step in Ky. Program .exington, Ky. — Publix has started expansion program in Kentucky vlli acquisition of the Kentucky, Ming 1300 and State, seating 900 hre from S. J. Switow & Sons of the I fayette Amusement Co., which o has the Ada Meade here. The itow firm recently sold its other linse, the Kentucky at Danville, to iDther company. Earl Hall Payne (Continued on Page 2) IAS UNIT TO START NEW INJUNCTION SUIT Dallas — Directors of the Texas ex )itor unit have instructed their atneys to proceed with a new peti n for an injunction restraining Changes from enforcing arbitration qcisions through deposit demands, ording to W. S. Waid, manager the association. John Moroney, o recently resigned as association orney in the action, due to his nnection with Fox, will be conted in an advisory wav by Love, scorn & Gray, now representing hibitors in the action. '1 he Texas it withdrew from arbitration, sev il months ago. jxas Fall Meeting is ;t for Nov. 18 and 19 Dallas— Nov. 18 and 19 have been t as dates for the annual fall conntion of the Texas exhibitor unit. uch will be highlighted by discus>n of the sound situation and arbiition. . E. Mhllov to be Sent to British Union Congress Toronto — Thomas E. Malloy of ucaeo operators union, was namec I sociate to John J. Manning, secrery of the union label department, the British Trades Union Con*ess. Eight Firms Associated in Nationalization of Film Advertising Motion to dismiss the government action in the credit case against ten To standardize practices distributors, the Hays organization and Film Boards of Trade, in which petition for an injunction was denied in Federal Court, New York, is to be filed at an early date. It is doubted that the government will appeal. Counsel for the defense, headed by in the short length film advertising industry, raise standards of advertising films offered the theater and afford the national advertiser and agency a central point of contact with the eight major distributing companies, which constitute the membership .ire purposes of formation of the Na.ional Screen Advertising Bureau. This bureau was organized by the Alexander Film Co., Colorado Springs, Colo.; United Film Ad Service, Kansas City; Monarch Films, Waterloo, la.; Select Advertising Service Co., Cincinnati; Artfilm studios and Fox Advertising Service Co., Cleveland; M. P. Advertising Service Co., New Orleans, and James P. Simpson Co., Dallas. FOX FILMIeIY NET INCOME DOUBLES IN '29 Net income of Fox Film for the year ending Dec 31 is expected in Wall St. circles to show an increase of more than 100 per cent over 1928 or substantially in excess of $12,000,000. Third quarter earnings of the company are expected to surpass the record quarterly shown in the three months ended June 30 last when net income of $2,863,252 after charges, (Continued on Page 2) Mapping Plan Wash. Bur. of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Whether the Dept. of Justice will appeal in the credit case decision of the Federal Court, New York, in denying an injunction against ten distributors, the Hays organization and Film Boards of Trade, is understood to be under consideration. Unless the government decides to appeal, that case has come to a close. Meanwhile, government attorneys are expected to meet with defendants' attorneys on revision of the contract and arbitration agreements, as suggested by Judge Thacher's ruling in the arbitration case. Zartman, 'Billboard* M. E., Dies After Brief Illness Cincinnati — Funeral services were conducted here Friday for Frank Zartman, 55, managing editor of "The Billboard," who died after a short illness. He came to the theatrical weekly after serving as publicity manager of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. The Arbitration Decision Federal Court's Ruling Proves Surprise to Industry — Speedy Revision of Provisions Scheduled — Fox's Plans in Humanitarian Field — The Week's Review -By CHARLES F. HYNES "W T came as quite a surprise, that Federal Court decision, declaring that j the Sherman law has been violated in enforcement of the uniform con M tract and arbitration agreements. The element of compulsion is the chief one to which the court objects, although admitting and emphasizing the fairness of the system and the beneficial results it has achieved Revision of the contract to bring it within the law for voluntary adoption by exhibitors is suggested by the court, in its verdict, the second within a month, the other being the credit case, which resulted in sweeping victory (Continued on Page 4) E. P. Grosvenor of Wickersham & Taft, awaiting the decision in tion case before filing quash suited defendants. Cadwalader, have been the arbitramotion to the credit action, which rein a clean-cut victory for the AL RUBEN JOINS FORCES WITH NITCHEL MAY FIRM Albert G. Ruben, insurance broker specializing in life insurance in the film industry, has been named vice president of Mitchel May, Jr. brokerage firm, handling all lines of insurance. In his new affiliation, Ruben will be general manager of the life insurance department of the May firm of which Arthur Pelterson is president and Mitchel May, Jr., secretary and treasurer. For years Ruben has been one of the leading life insurance brokers in the industry, and until three years ago, when he came to New York, had maintained headquarters at Minneapolis. A desire to provide for his clients all lines of insurance led to the new affiliation. The May company's life insurance department last vear wrote $3,000,000 of insurance, while Ruben wrote $2,500,000. TALK SLATED NOV. 14 William Canavan, president of the International Alliance of Stage Employes and M. P. Machine Operators, Nov. 14 will address the trade and public press at a luncheon at the Hotel Astor, New York, sponsored by (Continued on Page 11)