The Film Daily (1934)

THE Monday, Jan. 15, 1934 SHORT SHOTS front EASTERN STUDIOS = By CHAS. ALICOATE ==== J ILLIAN ROTH is starred in a three-reel musical comedy which Vas put into production on Friday ^t the Vitaphone studio. She is Supported by Queenie Smith, George Houston, Weldon Heyburn, Jack 3oode, Pat West and others. • Cutting on "Broadway Varieties," Wentone production for Universal, las been completed by Milton Schwarzwald. In the cast are Slim Timlin, Warren Boyd, Mosconi ?>ros., Dorothy Van Alst, Murray Wood, Jim Wong Troupe, Three Irirl Friends and Adelaide Hall, '''rank Zucker and Bergi Contner did the camera work. i Sound tests of the newly reconstructed Biograph studio, on both (Stages, have been completed by (RCA engineers and studio officials i With reports returned as highly atisfactory. i Shooting was completed Saturday 'it the Fox studio on the short in ivhich Meyer Davis "doubles in brass" both as a star and associate Producer of the Van Beuren musical Comedy for RKO release. Heading ithe cast of this political satire, as \yet untitled, are Irene Taylor, Donhid Novis, Mrs. Pennyfeather and Shemp Howard. Leigh Jason directed the short from an original by Bob Kusell and Art Jarrett, with Joel Nadel in charge of production. Monty Shaff handled the supervirion, while Joe Ruttenberg was in charge of the cameras. • i Cutting on "Traveling the Road," lourth subject in Educational's Song Hit Stories series, has been com pleted under the direction of Wiliam Watson. Alexander Gray, star jf many stage and screen musicals, ntroduces a new song, from which ;he subject takes its name, by Sam Oerner and Gerald Marks. Those vho have heard the song claim that 'Traveling the Road" has the dynamic power and emotional sway of 'Brother Can You Spare a Dime," ilthough its theme is an entirely lew one. • "Expectant Father," featuring Ernest Tniex, to be produced and lirected by Al Christie for Educaional release, goes into production oday at the Eastern Service stulio in Astoria. "Chu Chin" in Color Maybe "Chu Chin Chow," a picturization of the perennial musical extravaganza, will be done in color if a suitable process can be secured in England, states Arthur A. Lee, executive vice-president of Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America. Otherwise, it will be done in black and white. Walter Forde is to produce the picture at the Shepherd's Bush studios of Gaumont-British with Anna May Wong starred. DAILY ANALYSIS OF MOTION PICTURE CODE By LOUIS NIZER Ninth Installment ARTICLE V— UNFAIR PRACTICES—EXHIBITORS— (cont.) 3. Rebates 1. Price of Admission (a) Lowering Admission Prices No Exhibitor may lower the admission price which he publicly announces or advertises by giving rebates in the form of 1. Lotteries 2. Prizes 3. Reduced script books 4. Coupons 5. Throw-away tickets 6. Two-for-one admissions 7. Any similar method which is unfair to a competitor or which deceives the pubpublic. (b) Minimum Admission Price The Exhibitor must, at all times, maintain the minimum admission price specified in his contract. Except as set forth above, the Exhibitor may reduce or increase his admission prices at his own discretion. 2. Premiums (a) Nothing in Section 1 prohibits the Exhibitor from giving rebates such as premiums in the form of gifts. (b) Even gifts, however, shall be prohibited if 75 per cent of the Exhibitors in an area defined by each Local Clearance and Zoning Board, express in writing their desire to prohibit this practice. (c) The 75 per cent vote above mentioned must be at least 75 per cent of the affiliated theaters in the territory and at least 75 per cent of the unaffiliated theaters in the territory. (d) Each Exhibitor is entitled to one vote for each theater which is actively and continously operated by that Exhibitor in that territory. (To be Continued) Exhibitor Wins Action Involving Theater Code {Continued from Page 1) of the New York State Supreme Court just issued in Albany. Deci sion was made in the case of Louis Rosen, exhibitor, against John Chesnius, Brooklyn landlord, represented by Attorney Louis Nizer. The court, which heard the case after it had been appealed, refused specific performance of the contract, as sought by Nizer, and granted the petitioner damages of $12,000. 12 Houses Install Tyl-A-Mats Installation of Tyl-A-Mats in 12 theaters within the last few weeks has been made by 0. W. Jackson & Co. Houses include the Park, Newburgh; Suffolk, Riverhead; Skouras Crotona, Midtown and Yorktown, all in Manhattan; RKO Palace and Strand, Rochester; Oceana, Brighton Beach; Southern, Columbus; RKO Albee, Providence; Palace, Orange, N. J., and Shawnee, Shawnee, Pa. ' Two Actor Groups Chartered Actors' Betterment Ass'n and the Burlesque Artists' Ass'n are now affiliated with the A. F. of L. through the granting to them of charters by the Associated Actors and Artists of America, which has jurisdiction over the entertainment field under the A. F. of L. Frank Gillmore, president of Actors' Equity, also is president of the A. A. A. A. Win. Smythe Joins Radio Company William Smythe, formerly with RKO, will manage a branch office in Cleveland of the Paramount Radio Productions of Chicago to be opened late in February. A. C. Blumenthal Loses Suit Over Fox Stock Sale Philadelphia — A. C. Blumenthal's suit against Albert M. Greenfield, seeking $151,575 as commissions in connection with the sale of William Fox's stock holdings a few years ago, has been dismissed by the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Greenfield was cleared of charges. Sam Thall Dead Sam Thall, RKO transportation manager, died Friday of heart trouble at his home 640 Washington Ave. after an illness of three weeks. Thall had been transportation manager for RKO for 30 years and prior to that was with the Orpheum Circuit. He was in his seventies. Wife and daughter survive. Cleveland Benefit Show Cleveland — Under auspices of the Cleveland Film Board of Trade, a dinner dance to raise a local relief fund, will be held Feb. 12. Committee on arrangements consists of I. J. Schmertz, Fox; John Himmelein, Paramount, and H. C. Bissell, Columbia. New House for Brooklyn A new theater, seating 500, is under construction at Ave. N and Schnectady Ave., Brooklyn, and has been leased by Sid Grover of Pelham. House, constructed by the Weingarten interests, will be open in March. Herb Jennings at Fordham Herb Jennings has been named manager of the RKO Fordham, succeeding Arthur Connor, who was appointed manager of the RKO Palace. ¥ ¥ * WE KNOW THAT BUSINESS IS ON . . . THE UP-CURVE BY THE NUMBER OF.. GALLS RECEIVED . . EVERY DAY BY THE . . INFORMATION DEP'T.. OF THE FILM DAILY . . IF YOU CANNOT . . . FIND IT IN THE ... . YEAR BOOK WRITE, PHONE OR . . CALL CIRCLE 7-4736 AND WE WILL DO . . OUR BEST TO HELP . . ¥ ¥ ¥