The Film Daily (1933)

The Daily N Of Motion Now Fifteen ewspa per Pictures Years Old ^w £^v VOL. LYIII. NC. 1 W yOCI\, SATLCDAy, JLLy 1, 1933 <S CENTS Educational 52 Two-Reelers, 66 Singles ANTI-DUAL FEATURE CLAUSE OUT OF INDIE CODE Allied Leaders Reported Indirectly Working on Code Reported in Co-Operation With Pete Harrison's Indie Association Although so far Allied States Ass'n has officially declined to paricipate in work of drafting an inustry code, it is understood that the organization, through various of its national leaders, will indirectly have a hand in the proceedings through the National Association of (Continued on Page 3) SGHENCK WITHDRAWS U. A. FROM ASS'N West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Due to differences I with another company-member of the Associated Picture Producers, Joseph M. Schenck last night sub i mitted the resignation of United Artists studios from the organiza J tion. B. B. Kahane, Winfield Shee ! han and Emanuel Cohen comprise the committee considering the resignation. Publix-Cooper Company Taking Five Theaters Denver — Publix has formed a partnership with J. H. Cooper and is expected to take over five houses in this vicinity for operation by this company. Theaters acquired so far are: Rialto, Colorado Springs; Avalon, Grand Junction, and Sterling, Greeley. Deals are under way to take over the Mesia at Grand Junction and the Rex at Greeley. Houses were formerly operated by (Continued on Page 2) Three From Brit.-Gaumonr Atlantic City — Three pictures produced by British-Gaumont, supervised by Eric Pommer, are included in the Fox 1933-34 program. Their titles are: "Good Companions," "Constant Nymph" and "I Was a Spy." Expect Appeal from Erpi-Warner Decision Although the defendant companies have not officially as yet indicated their intentions in the matter, A. T. & T., Western Electric and Electrical Research Products are expected to file an appeal with the Circuit Court of Appeals, Philadelphia, from the U. S. District Court decision at Wilmington finding illegal restrictive clauses in the Erpi leasing contract. Judge Joseph P. Nields of the District Court will sign an order this week in connection with his decision, handed down in a joint suit brought by Stanley Co. of America, General Talking Pictures and Duovac Radio Corp. Brandt Exhibitor Association Invites T. O. C. C. To Help Draft Code A resolution inviting Charles J. O'Reilly and the T. 0. C. C. to join in drafting of an exhibition code was passed yesterday at a meeting of the Independent Theater Owners Association of New York, held at the Hotel Astor. The committee named to investigate conditions and form the code will include William Small, Jack Springer, Louis F. Blumenthal, Harry Brandt, Leo Brecher, Joe Fleisler and additional ownerexhibitors who represent individually-operated houses and circuits of less than four houses. Association dues were reduced one-half and now call for $2.50 a week for operators of theaters seating up to 600, $5, from 601 to 1,200 and $7.50 from 1,201 up. Another meeting of the organization will be held Wednesday at the Astor at 1:30 P. M. Arbuckle's Death Not To Halt Three Releases Death of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, whose funeral will be held today, will not affect Vitaphone release of his last three comedies. They are titled: "Tomalio," "Close Relations" and "In the Dough." Arbuckle had just finished work in the last-named two-reeler when his death occurred early Thursday morning. Hays Confers With Three Coast Executives West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Immediately upon his arrival yesterday, Will Hays went into conference with Louis Mayer, Adolph Zukor and B. B. Kahane in connection with code of fair practices, which is to be drafted. Hays will confer with all production heads (Continued on Page 2) 52 Two-Reelers, 66 Singles on Educational9 s Program Atlantic City — Fifty-two tworeelers divided into eight series and 66 one-reelers in seven series comprise Educational's short subject line-up for 1933-34. "Krakatoa," a three-reeler, will also be included for late season release. The two-reel set-up consists of six Star Comedies, six musical comedies, eight Andy Clyde comedies, six Moran and Mack shorts, six Tom Howard sketches, six Frolics of Youth releases, eight Mermaid comedies and six Coronet releases. The one-reelers include 26 Terry-Toons, six Baby Burlesks, six Song Hit stories, 10 Treasure Chest sketches, six "As a Dog Thinks" releases, six Battle for Life dramas and six Romantic Journeys. N. A. M. P. I. Decides That Exhibs Ought to Set Their Own Policies With unanimous consent the antidouble feature clause inserted in the code being drafted by the National Association of the M. P. Industry has been stricken out. Move is based on the theory that the organization should not interfere with theater policies, which must be exclusively (Continued on Page 3) ASK GUILD WRITERS TO QUIT ACADEMY By RALPH WILK West Coast Manager, The Film Daily Hollywood — Characterizing the Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences as "an employers' union," the Screen Writers' Guild has adopted resolutions recommending that its members resign from the writers' branch of the Academy. Resolutions were offered by the Guild Executive (Continued on Page 2) Warners Sign Paul Muni To FiveYear Contract Paul Muni has been signed by Warner Bros, for an exclusive fiveyear starring contract. Muni starts work soon in "The World Changes" previously announced as "America Kneels." His next assignment will be "Massacre." To Analyze Decision "A sweeping victory for independent exhibitors" is the way Robert Robins, executive secretary of the American Society for the Protection of Motion Picture Theaters, yesterday described the Wilmington District Court decision finding certain restrictive clauses in the Electrical Research Products leasing agreement illegal. He said his association will hold a special meeting soon to analyze the decision, which "stops encroachments on She part of the electrics."