The Film Daily (1934)

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1934 OAILV LAST FIVE BOARDS TO BE SET FEB. 8 (Continued from Page 1) night, while the tentative personnel of the New York City boards will be further studied before it reaches the recommendation stage. Executive Secretary John C. Flinn yesterday described as "harmonious" the committee meetings which ended Saturday. All board setups approved were unanimously agreed upon, he said. Laemmles Here to Confer ; May Call off Trip Abroad (Continued from Page 1) nounces. Accompanying the Laemmles to New York are Joe Weil, assistant to the president; Jack Ross, secretary to Laemmle, and Harry H. Zehner, assistant to Laemmle, Jr. Robbers Get $2,000 in Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. — Approximately $2,000 was stolen from the office of the Strand when burglars broke into the house over the roof. The money represented proceeds of the Strand and Orpheum. Coming and Going WILL ROGERS, after doing his Sunday broadcast from New York, returned to Washington yesterday to attend Vice-President Garner's dinner to President Roosevelt last night. MARY PICKFORD is back in New York from Boston. MADELEINE CARROLL, British star signed by Fox for "The World Moves On," arrives in New York today on the He De France, which also brings ROBERT HUREL, head of the French motion picture syndicate. JOE MANKIEWICZ, who flew from the coast to Coral Gables, Fla., to visit his mother last week, is returning to Hollywood this week. HARRY H. THOMAS, president of First Division Exchanges, is en route to Miami Beach for a vacation. AL FRIEDLANDER, general sales manager and director of advertising and publicity for First Division returns today from a business trip through Ohio. I. A. MAAS, assistant foreign manager for Fox Film, has left New York on an extended business trip through Central America. His first stop is to be Mexico City. CRESSON E. SMITH, RKO sales executive, left Sunday on a midwest tour. HAL LEROY, who recently finished work in Warner's "Wonder Bar" and "Harold Teen," returns to New York tomorrow from the coast. MORT BLUMENSTOCK, Warner theater executive, returned yesterday from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington and Philadelphia. SYLVIA SIDNEY, now in New York, leaves within a few days for the Coast to work in "Thirty Day Princess" for Paramount. AILEEN ST. JOHN BRENON returned to New York yesterday from the Coast. New York to RALPH A. KOHN returns tomorrow from the Coast. BARBARA BARONDESS has arrived in New York from the Coast. MIRIAM HOPKINS will depart for the Coast soon after completing her engagement at the New York Paramount. HELENE COSTELLO is in New York with the object of making a picture or two. THE RBALT0 PHIL M. DALY • • • IF PARAMOUNT is depending on the spirit of its executives and employees as an intrinsic part of its new deal program the odds are 100 to 1 in favor of success A few minutes' chat with executives department heads and others leavse no doubt as to what is in the offing for this go-gettum bunch Most of our present info was gleaned from the home office staff but a recent talk with Emanuel Cohen, left us with the same impression • • • HAVING JUST returned from the coast Bob Gillham has plenty to spout over This business of New York advertising and publicity men being forced to "sell" the pix on the say-so of the coast group has many disadvantages that cannot be logically overcome So what does this gent Gillham do He jumps to the coast re-organizes the set-up but not the personnel appoints Bill Pine as liaison officer to commute between here and there with most of his time there leaves Tom Baily in charge of a coast publicity staff of 15 and six exploitation writers and forms a contact with the Hollywood lads and the New York boys headed by Al Wilkie, Lou Smith, Rodney Bush and Don Velde that will bring east a true picture of the picture that the actual film will back up in its entirety • • • THE SPIRIT of the sales organization is also aces with George J. Schaef er chasing around the country handing out oral stimulants and imbuing the men with the will to win Right now the sales representatives are hitting on all cylinders planting in great style the "Victory Drive" with National Shorts Week to follow • • • BUT TO GET right down to the department that holds the bag as far as the selection of product and new talent is concerned we find Russell Holman a gent, if there ever was one and one who knows his stuff His department never sleeps always on the look-out for new talent day and night then, when a possibility is discovered long interviews follow weeks of rehearsal and finally the screen test Lanny Ross, Dorothy Dell, Kitty Carlisle, Joe Morrison, Eddie Craven, William Frawley, Paul Garrits and Grace Bradley are among the new screen talent that has run the Paramount gauntlet Thousands of stories originals, plays, scenarios, novels reach Holman's desk throughout the year .... all must be carefully read and considered • • • OUR VISIT to Paramount was all too short as is our space for reporting our reactions but we learned much and found in addition to the spirit of progress a FRIENDLY spirit between co-workers between executive and office worker and most of all a certain happiness that mixes well with hard work if you know the ingredients * * * * • • • WALTER EBERHART'S newest Broadway riddle is to ask the film lads to guess which one of the Ten Best of 1933 was the only winner not recorded by Western Electric Sound System our guess was right "Maed chen in Uniform" made in Germany where W. E. doesn't operate but we're wise to Walt he's trying to plant the dope that 9 out of 10 best pix had W. E. sound Don't forget the A.M.P.A. luncheon at the Hotel Paramount Thursday The first headliner to be announced by Tess Michaels of U. A., chairman is Tamara the Russian temptress who is now appearing in "Roberta". . . . ERRORS CLAIMED IN LABOR ACTION (Continued from Page 1) Milton C. Weisman, attorney for the I.T.O.A., asserted that there was no prevailing wage scale when the case was originally submitted to Justice Collins, and that therefore 'he claim of Local 306 that wages were being cut was incorrect. Weisman stated further that Local 30G could not legally claim to be representing an employe in the action because no members of Local 306 had been employed by the I.T.O.A. "or two months prior to the appearance of a code. Another point made by Weisman was that Local 306 had failed to heed the code provision calling for arbitration of disputes before instigation of legal action. Redrafting Measure To Regulate Agents (Continued from Page 1) ready has a satisfactory bonding system for the legit field, Whitehead points out, and the Wald bill's requirements that agents file a detailed statement for each booking, setting forth expense, salaries paid individual artists, transportation, profits, etc., would work a great hardship. Quits Catholic Movie Post Mrs. Thomas A. McGoldrick, chairman of the motion picture bureau of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, which she founded about 10 years ago, has resigned due to ill health. She is succeeded by Mrs. James F. Looram. Mrs. McGoldrick continues as honorary chairman. Part of the work of the group is to preview pictures and circulate approved lists. Schine Acquires Another Mt. Vernon, O. — The Vine theater has been taken over by Schine Theatrical Co. of Gloversville, N. Y., from Harry V. Smoots. House reopens early in February after remodeling. January 30 « « « » » » C. Burr V. 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