The Film Daily (1933)

THE Monday, Sept. 11, 1933 3^2 DAIL.V INDEP'TS APPOINT WASH'N COMMITTEES (Continued from Page 1) [session, held under the auspices of Independent Theater Owners of New York at the Wardman Park Hotel. Speakers included: Harry Brandt, Mitchell Klupt, Milton Weisman, Abram Myers and H. M. Richey. Committees were appointed as follows : Executive: J. C. Ritter, Chairman; W. A. Steffes, H. A. Cole, Louis Blumenthal, Jay Means and Harry Brandt; Registration: Leon Rosenblatt, Chairman; Aaron Saperstein, Fred Herrington, Bennie Berger, Abe Stone; Administration: A. H. Schwartz, Chairman; Glenn Cross, Leo Brecher and Herman Blum; Code: Harry Brandt, Chairman; Sidney Samuelson, H. M. Richey, Nathan Yamins, Mitchell Klupt, Milton Wiseman, W. A. Steffes, Abram Myers, Fred Herrington, J. B. Fishman and R. Saunders; Publicity: Tom Murray; Labor: Jack Shapiro. W. A. Steffes and Leo Brecher; Complaints and Grievances: Walter Littlefield, Lee Newbury and William Cutts. The code committee met last night to examine proposals. A general meeting will be held at 10 A.M. this morning. The group is considering the code drafted by Lee Ochs and Harmon Yaffa for the Ochs Circuit, Consolidated Amusement Enterprises and Manhattan Playhouses, totaling 45 theaters. Highlight is a federal board provision to be financed by taxes on theaters. It would establish local boards under the plan. Allied officials last night denied a report that members were participating in the meeting because of alleged double crossing in connection with alleged changes in phraseology of code draft after principles had been agreed upon by the code committees. M. P. T. 0. A. leaders informally Iconferred on the code brief which will be submitted today, Allied also submitting a brief prepared by Myers. The Independent Poster Association held a meeting at the Wardjman Park to consider code provisions. Kent-Rosenblatt Confer j Washington. — Sidney R. Kent and Sol A. Rosenblatt were understood [to be conferring last night. Bill Booth at Fair Chicago — Bill Booth has succeeded Luther Reed as director at Hollywood-at-the-Fair. Reed has left for St. Petersburg, Fla., to produce a picture. "Masquerader" in 2 Denver Houses Denver — Ronald Colman in "The Masquerader" is playing simultaneously at the Tabor and Aladdin. iSeveral other United Artists releases are slated for day-and-date runs here. A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD JhDWARD SUTHERLAND faces one of his most interesting assignments in casting the many familiar cartoon characters who will appear in his next picture, "Funny Page." Although several of the roles will be enacted by well known players he expects to direct a large group of new screen personalities during its filming. Howard J. Green, veteran scenarist, will supervise "My Gal Sal" and "Hearts and Flowers," for RKO. Wanda Tuchock and Laird Doyle are writing the screen play for the former picture, while James Gruen and Joe Traub are preparing the scenario for the latter story, which is an original by the producer. The scenarist-producer wrote the screen play for "Morning Glory." * * * Sam White, who directed four of the subjects in the first Ely Culbei-tson series, will direct the entire new series of six pictures which will star Culbertson. * * * Romance will return to the screen, according to Jesse L. Lasky, who believes audiences have tired of too much realism and stories of contemporary life. He is opposed to cycles and declares it is his ambition to make stories that are removed from cycles. Buddy Fisher has returned to Hollywood. He has been appearing in vaudeville in the east. Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal. song writers, are awaiting word from Washington before flying there to present their NRA song, "The Road Is Open Again," to President Roosevelt for official acceptance. The tune, which was written especially for the Warner NRA featurettes, was enthusiastically received by studio heads who are seeking the government's "O.K." Fain and Kahal wrote several numbers for "Footlight Parade." Bert Glennon will be cameraman on Paramount's "Alice in Wonderland." Johnny Mack Brown, instead of Lyle Talbot, is playing the role of Cooper in "Female," Ruth Chatterton's latest First National starring picture. Brown is also appearing in "Son of the Gobs," the Joe E. Brown starring picture, at the same time on the First National lot. "Business Is Pleasure," two-reel Technicolor musical, has been completed at the Warner studios. Eddie Cline directed and the cast is headed by Teddy Joyce, Hobart Cavanaugh, Bobby Agnew and Harry Seymour. Eddie Cantor, Gloria Stuart, David Manners and other members of the cast of Samuel Goldwyn's "Roman Scandals," now being produced for United Artists release, will have five or six weeks more work on the story, which is being directed by Frank Tuttle. After copmpleting "The Last Trail" for Fox, George O'Brien took his new bride, Marguerite Churchill, former film star, to his home town, San Francisco, for a short stay before returning to start "Frontier Marshal" on Sept. 12. Ann Dvorak will play the Indian girl in "Massacre," Richard Barthelmess' next picture for First National. CAST ASSIGNMENTS FOX: Hank Man for "Smoky"; Matt McHugh in "The Mad Game"; Florence Roberts in "Hoopla." RKO: Thelma Todd for "Hips, Hips, Hooray"; Bill Cagney for "Hearts and Flowers"; Torn Brown opposite Dorothy Jordan in "Wild Birds"; Nat Carr for "What Fur," Edgar Kennedy comedy. COLUMBIA: Dudley Digges for "Fury of the Jungle"; William Jeffrey and Harry Holman for "My Woman"; Helen Jerome Eddy for "Man's Castle"; Dorothy Dixon and Herbert Evans for "The Entertainer," Sunrise comedy. Showmens Pictures, Inc. Gets Own Coast Studio (Continued from Page 1) bv David J. Mpuntan. president o:f Showmens Pictures, Inc. Productions will be supervised by Al Alt, "Public Stenographer," first on the new schedule of 12 pictures, is now in production at the new studio with the following cast: Lola Lane; Esther Muir, Buster Collier, Jason Robards, Duncan Renaldo, Richard Tucker, Bryant Washburn. Al Sti John and Al Bridge. It will be ready for release Oct. 1. Buster Keaton May Make Two Features in the East Buster Keaton, now making: per| sonal appearances, may be starred in two features to be made in thjj east under a deal now being nee-otiiated by Joe Rivkin of the Leo Morrison office. Keaton will annear op the radio Thursday night with Rudy Vallee. Close Deals on Nudist Flint Standard Motion Pictures. Inc., of which H. H. Rogers, Jr., is presiij dent, has closed deals on the nudist comedy, "Nearly Naked." with Monogram Pictures of Ohio for Ohio. Michigan, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Deals alsp have been signed with Irving Mandel of Monogram Pictures of ChU cae-o and with Charlie Klang of Philadelphia for their territories. The picture has been passed by the New York board of censors with only one elimination. $1,220,000 ADDED BY RKO TO BUDGET (Continued from Page 1) Vickers," "Midshipman Jack," "Ace of Aces," "Little Women," "Son of Kong," "Chance at Heaven" and "Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men.", In work are "The Woman Spy," "Behold, We Live," "The Lost Patrol," "Beautiful" and "Flying Down to Rio." Pictures in preparation include "Man of Two Worlds," "Wild Birds," "Hips, Hips, Hooray," "Breaker of Hearts," "Stingaree," "Escape to Paradise, "Dummy's Vote," "Blonde Poison," "Dance of Desire," "The Balloon Buster," "Fugitive from Glory" and "Success Story." Sol A. Rosenblatt Names Three Code Consultants (Continued from Page 1) fhe ranks of the Hays organization will include George J. Schaefer, Ralph Kohn, Willard S. McKay, and Sam Dembow, Jr., of Paramount; R. H. Cochrane of Universal; Harrv M. Warner, Sam Morris, Joseph Bernhard and Harold Bareford of Warner Bros.: Al Lichtman of United Artists; William Phillips. Ed Raftery; J. Robert Rubin. Felix ^eist and Col. E. A. Schiller of Loew's, Inc.; E. W. Hammons of Educational; H. B. Franklin and Ned Depinet of RKO: Sidney R. Kent of Fox: Jack Cohn and Abe Montague of Columbia; Nathan Burkan, counsel for Joseph M. Schenck and Samuel Goldwyn; George Skouras of Fox West Coast Theaters and Skouras Bros., and Louis Nizer of the New York Film Board of Trade. Litho Firms File Briefs Briefs in support of Article 36, Producers Code, dealing with posters, have b°en filed by Morgan Lithograph Co.. Continental Lithograph, H. C. Miner and Tooker. These companies do the work for Universal. Paramount. RKO, Columbia. Fox, U. A., Warner, M-G-M and Monogram. Richards Opposes Exhib Code E. V. Richards, receiver for Saenger Circuit, has filed a brief with Rosenblatt taking exceptions to the exhibitors' code as presented. Local 306 Admits Permit Men A two-year controversy was ended Saturday when about 600 "permit men" were admitted to full membership in Local 306, Operators' Union. U. A. Ad Changes Leon Lee has been promoted to advertising manager at United Artists under Hal Home. Virginia Morris takes over Lee's former duties contacting exchanges and producers for the advertising department. "Sinner" Gets Detroit First-Run Detroit — Majestic's "Sing, Sinner, Sing" is playing first-run at the Fox this week.