The Film Daily (1934)

THE -Z8£& DAILY KENO' COMPETITION WORRIES EXHIBITORS (Continued from Page 1) proposition. Grand Rapids, where more than 5,000 persons daily were being attracted by "beano," the ordinance against gambling also was invoked and the joints closed.^ Another campaign against "keno" and "bingo" games is now under way in Columbus, where Business Manager P. J. Wood of the M.P.T.O. of Ohio is leading the attack. Similar concessions, including "corn games" and other lottery propositions, have been reported from numerous towns. In most cases the games were set up by carnival concessionaires who have had a bad outdoor season in the last few years and were driven to other channels of operation. Theater Service Union Modifying Its Terms (Continued from Page 1) the union. Levey said he was 99 per cent certain that the Rialto, Roxy, Randforce Circuit and Paramount Publix would sign the union's closed shop contracts by Saturday. He also declared that since last Friday all major circuits have "promised" to deal with the union. Musicals Ringing B. O. Bell All Over, Says Jules Levy (Continued from Page 1) a tour of southern RKO exchanges. "Box office results being hung up by our musical releases form the basis of my contention," said Levy. "In every key city musicals are hitting new highs in box office results." Coming and Going MARION GERING, who is to direct "Her Master's Voice" for Paramount, leaves the coast next week for New York to see the play, now current on Broadway. HENRY KING left New York yesterday for Florida en route to Panama. ZASU PITTS will come to New York for a vacation after finishing her role in Fox's "3 on a Honeymoon." HENRIETTA CROSMAN also may come east. MR. and MRS. DAVID WARFIELD sail today on the Queen of Bermuda for a jaunt to Bermuda. BELA LUGOSI leaves about the end of the month for the coast to make "The Black Cat" for Universal, after which he will produce and star himself on the stage in Sam Warshawsky's "Pagan Fury," probably opening in Chicago in April. CHARLES F. HYNES, publicity director for Gaumont-British of America, is back from a trip to Minneapolis. H. S. BAREFORD has returned to New York from the Coast. HARRY M. WARNER, who was expected back in New York next week from the Coast, has been delayed owing to the illness of his father. MERLIN H. AYLESWORTH left for the coast yesterday. He will return in about four days. SYLVIA SIDNEY left for the coast yesterday to resume work at Paramount. CARL-GERHARD WALLMAN, RKO representative in Scandinavia, sails for Europe on the Bremen Saturday. ■•■ MOHGthe PHIL M DALY • • IT'S A Howling Success "Palooka" and you can take that literally for at the trade show at the Astor it had hardboiled gents like Harold Franklin laughing long, loud and wholeheartedly haven't heard so much spontaneous glee in a theater since Jimmie Durante's schnozzle became a National Institution and that's a long time, mates. • • • THE LAUGH lines come along with the regularity of surf breaking on the beach and they have you floundering, gurgling and gasping trying to get your breath for the next submersion of hilarity it must have taken a half dozen comedy writers to turn out those lines no one or two writers could possibly be that good United Artists have a Laugh Show that they can tout to the sky limit and every cash customer will come out after seeing it and agree that here is one pix that wasn't Oversold • • • A BIG radio plug is being given Jerome Kern's musical numbers for "The Cat and the Fiddle," which operetta M-G-M releases in film form February 16 the various song numbers are being featured on eight different programs on as many evenings Didja see that Liggett's drugstore window opposite the Radio City Music Hall? it displays 35 stills of the Anna Sten film furore, "Nana" comes pretty near being a record for a single window display. • • • THE BOYS are still talking about that fishing trip last month down in Laredo, Texas where Jack Pickens was host to a gang that included Sam Dembow, Oules Levy, George Schaefer, Stanley Waite, E. V. Richards, Karl Hoblitz elle, Harold Robb, Ed Rowley, Herb Mclntyre it is planned to make it an annual affair • • • WE SEE by the public prints that the newspaper editors are all steamed up over the comings and goings of Mister Rouben Mamoulian and Mile. Garbo was Greta on board that train with Rouben coming East the Pennsy Railroad sez yes and if so, what of it? looks to us like another clever publicity stunt of her pressagey her Mystery Atmosphere having fizzled, something else had to be done to keep her in the limelight she has a lotta tough competition now with the Hepburns and Stens grabbing the limelight • • • WE ARE glad to note that Aline MacMahon is the most popular character actress on the screen as far as the Britishers are concerned for this was the outcome of a contest held by the London "Daily Mail" her first starving vehicle, "Heat Lightning," will open soon on Broadway. . . we have always thought that Warners had a marvelous bet in Aline IF they will have some films built exclusively to fit her highly original and individualistic style of comedy * sfc * ■%. • • • MEMBERS OF the Moulin Rouge Caravan stopping over in New York for two days on its cross-country tour will be interviewed tonite over WOR by Radie Harris the players are Mary Carlisle, Anna Q. Nilsson and Rosco Ates Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1934 FILM CODE ASSENTS PASS WOO MARK (.Continued from Page 1 ) ing held last week at the Hotel Astor in connection with demands for modification of various code clauses. Its report, which is expected to contain recommendations; for at least three major revisions, will be presented to the Authority at its next meeting Friday. "Carolina" Held Over Detroit — "Carolina," Fox picture, is being held for a second week, moving from the Fox to the Downtown. « « « » » » Fewer One-Reelers On New Educat'l Lineup (Continued from Page 1) reeler schedule of 52 will continue for the new season." Hammons expects to leave for London next month to confer with Gaumont-British officials regarding the renewal of Educational's deal with Ideal Pictures for distribution in Great Britain. The present ten year contract expires in September. Walkathon Contests Plaguing the South Birmingham — Walkathon contests in practically every city of any sfze in the South are giving theaters strong competition. With so-called floor shows and big publicity, the contests are packing them in nightly. The local contest closed last week after running nearly four months and theater business picked up immediately. Contests are on at New Orleans, Little Rock, Houston, San Antonio, Nashville, Mobile and other large cities of the South. Eddie Cantor Opposes Change in Chorus Pay Threatening to resign as a member of the Code Authority if the proposal to cut the $25 weekly minimum pay for chorus girls is put through, Eddie Cantor plans to appear at the C. A. meeting on Friday and protest against the changes demanded by vaudeville interests. Though he has no vote on the Authority, Cantor says he can holler loud.