The Film Daily (1934)

Intimate in Character Internationa! in Scope Independent in Thought / The Da lyN ewspc iper Of M t i o n Pict ures Now Si> :teen Years Old VCL. LXV. NO. 1 1 NEV yCCK, SATLCDAy, JANLACY 13, 193* .5 CENTJ Rotating Chairman for Zoning, Grievance Boards SALARIES FROM $150 WEEKLY EMBRACED! PROBE Vaudeville Producers Seek Revision of Code Clauses Rosenblatt to Hear Case of Stage Talent Group Next Tuesday C. B. Maddock, Marty Forkins and Alex Gerber, representing 35 vaudeville producers who employ 3,500 people annually in vaudeville acts and units, will appear Tuesday in Washington before Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt to request that Part 2 of the movie Code dealing with stage talent be recodified on the ground that its operation will result in loss of work to (Continued on Page 3) PARA. OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN BLACK Operations of Paramount have continued in the black since getting out of the red several months ago, and progress is being made in adjusting claims, against the company preparatory to drawing up a reorganization plan, the trustees reported yesterday. In view of the many claims (Continued on Page 3) Hollywood's 1933 Overhead $135,000,000 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Expenditures by the film industry in Los Angeles County for 1933 totalled $135,000,000, it is estimated by Fred W. Beetson of the M. P. Producers Assn. The sum, Beetson says, was divided as follows: payrolls, $76,500,000; supplies, $28,350,000; studio maintenance and advertising, $30,150,000. N. y. Area Houses Increased in '33 Aylesworth Announces Radio City Officers Officers and directors of Radio City Theaters, controlling and operating the two Radio City houses, were announced yesterday by M. H. Aylesworth, as follows: M. H. Aylesworth, chairman of the board; J. R. McDonough, president; W. G. Van Schmus, vice-president and comptroller; L. E. Thompson, vice (.Continued on Page 3) Charles Mack Killed Mesa, Ariz. — Charles E. Mack, chief humorist of the team of Moran and Mack, who lately have been appearing in Educational comedies, was killed here yesterday in an auto crash. With him, in addition to his wife and daughter, were George Moran and Mack Sennett, the latter also suffering injuries. They were en route to Hollywood. In the face of adverse business conditions, theaters in the New York metropolitan territory increased slightly in number last year, the total reaching 1,119 as compared with 1,102 in 1933, it is shown by the annual theater directory compiled by the New York Film Board of Trade under supervision of Attorney Louis Nizer, secretary. Aggregate seating capacity of the zone is now 1,290,644, against 1,260,844 last year. Affiliated theaters have dropped from 215 to 196. Independent houses, individual or in circuits, numbered 923, compared with 887 last year with a total of 831,502 seats. There are 4.087 wired houses, 32 theaters are silent and 125 are dark, the report shows. High Tax Measures are Avoided in Missouri Jefferson, Mo. — Several stiff taxation bills affecting the film industry were eliminated yesterday with the passage by the Senate and House of a general state sales tax of one-half of one per cent. The measure now goes to Governor Park for signature. Alternative bills include a straight 10 per cent tax on admissions, another specifying a levy of lJ/2 cents on admissions up to 25 cents and 10 per cent above that figure, and a tax on film footage. The situation in this state was likened by industry representatives to that which existed in Ohio last year, except that in Missouri the various factions worked together and were successful. The legislature adjourned late yesterday. For the film industry, this was one of the stiffest tax fights it has had in any state. 2000 Questionnaires Mailed Last Night to Film Industry By WILLIAM SILBERBERG FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Approximately 2,000 salary investigation questionnaires covering every class of company employee from directors of companies, executives, supervisors and actors down to studio mechanical help, with a detailed provision for all employees earning over $150 a week, were sent out last night to all producers, distributors and circuit operators in the nation, pursuant to the Executive Order of Nov. 27. The questionnaires are voluminous (Continued on Page 3) Adopt Rotating Chairman Plan For Zoning, Grievance Boards The system of rotating chairman will be used in connection with the local grievance and zoning boards, as in the instance of the Code Authority, it was decided yesterday at a meeting of the Code Authority committee appointed to draw up a manual covering procedure of the hoards. The committee, which met in the office of J. Robert Rubin, de sires exhibitor and distributor suggestions for rules which must be submitted before the next Code Authority meeting in New York, Jan. 23. Principles of procedure adopted will be used both for the local boards and the Authority. Attending yesterday's committee meeting were: Rubin, Charles L. O'Reilly, Nathan Yamins, H. S. Bareford and John C. Flinn, executive secretary. CODE BOARD MEMBERS NOT TO RECEIVE PAY "No provision is being made to pay fees or salaries to any member of local boards appointed from the industry or from outside the industry with the exception of the paid secretary," John C. Flinn, executive secretary of the Code Authority, (Continued on Page 3) Gabe Yorke, Arch Reeve Exchanging Fox Ad Posts In a move by Charles E. McCarthy, Fox advertising and publicity chief, to effect closer cooperation between the New York and coast publicity departments, G. S. Yorke, (Continued on Page 3) Para. Buys Music Interest Paramount has bought out Warner's 50 per cent interest in Famous Music Corp., thus acquiring complete control of the music publishing company. The Warner interest has been held by Harms, music publishing house, which it controls. Famous Music was organized six years ago.