The Film Daily (1934)

THE 10 VITAPHONE ERPI SUIT BACK TO LOWER COURT (Continued from Page 1) in Chancery Court here by Vitaphone in its royalty action against Electrical Research Products. The replication brings back to Chancery Court the suit which has been pending about 18 months and which has twice been before the State Supreme Court. Date for hearing is to be fixed later. After Vitaphone filed its suit, said to involve about $40,000,000, Erpi filed a plea holding the Delaware courts are barred from assuming jurisdiction because arbitration covenants between the two companies provide that all disputes shall be submitted to arbitration in New York. Chancery Court overruled the plea and assumed jurisdiction. Erpi appealed to the Supreme Court, which reversed the court below and held the plea was good and sufficient in law, if proved. Modification of the court's opinion later was refused Vitaphone. Vitaphone states it is now ready to prove the allegations in its bill and to prove that the arbitration proceedings had broken down after having been in progress four years and that therefore its only remedy is to sue. HOLLYWOOD PLAZA S MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2. SO up, Single $3.00 up, Double --■■-• weekly and monthly rates The Plaza is near everyu .1 to see and do in ood. Ideal for business or pleasure. -ry room has private dressing room, bath and shower. Beds "built for rest." Every modern convenience. Fine foods at ■ asonable prices. ConvenLgnt parking for your car. Chas. Danziger, Mgr. Eugene Stern, Pres. The "Doorway of Hospitality' Vine at Hollywood Blvd HOLLYWOOD A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD ""THREE Paramount players have drawn option renewals on their contracts. They are Gail Patrick, Grace Bradley and Frances Drake. T V T First National has started a diction school for younger players. T t v Will Stanton, celebrated English comedian and pantomimist, makes his bow as an RKO comedy star in an untitled two-reel farce just completed. He is teamed with Tom Kennedy. In the supporting cast are Bud Jamieson, Virginia Howell, Fred Kelsey and Louise Beavers. George Stevens directed and collaborated on the story with Jack Townley and Fred Guiol. T T T "Money Means Nothing," from William Anthony McGuire's play, "The Cost of Living," has gone into production at Monogram. Wallace Ford, Gloria Shea and Edgar Kennedy play the leading roles. Ben Verschleiser is supervisor, v v v Edwin Stanley, stage and screen character actor, has been cast in "Thirty Thousand to! Go," a comedy by Leon Waycoff, which will open March 29 at Lela E. Rogers' Hollytown theater. Stanley will enact the role of a father who sells his hardware store in Kokomo and comes to Hollywood to crash the movies. V T V Mark Sandrich will direct "Down to Their Last Yacht," a feature which Lou Brock will supervise for RKO. The cast will include Polly Moran, Sidney Fox and Sidney Blackmer in the leading roles. 5 Warner April Releases Warner-First National will release five features in April, as follows: Bebe Daniels in "Registered Nurse" and Hal LeRoy in "Harold Teen," April 7; "As the Earth Turns" and Richard Barthelmess in "A Modern Hero," April 14, and Warren William, Mary Astor and Ginger Rogers in " Llpperworld," April 28. Norwegian Production Increases Production in Norway is making headway, according to a report from Acting Commercial Attache Douglas Miller, Berlin, to the Department of Commerce. Five Norwegian films have been produced in the past few months. These have been introduced to the public by the Societe Communate, which owns all the cinemas in Oslo. Film Bank for Vienna Vienna — The question of founding a film bank here has been favorably discussed and Edward Heml, president of the Chamber of Commerce and formerly Minister of Commerce, has been asked to become the first active director. The Austrian film industry expects to receive an impetus by the creation of this bank. New Fox British Picture London — "Passing Shadows," which Fox will release, has been finished by British Lion. Edmund Gwenn and Aileen Marson have the leads. Leslie Hiscott directed. "Warn London," by Denison Clift, is now in work at the British Lion studios with T. Hayes Hunter directing. Paris Music Hall Goes Movie Paris — The famous Empire Music Hall, closed since the Stavisky scandal, will become a movie house, opening with Fox's "I Am Suzanne." Herman Timberg for Roxy Herman Timberg's "Temptations" will open Friday at the Roxy as the stage feature. N. D. Allied Meets June 10 Mandan, N. D. — Next meeting of Allied Theaters of North Dakota will be held here June 10. At the last meeting, held March 11 in Valley City, the 75 exhibitors voted to take up the Sunday show issue at the fail election. Present officers, headed by John Piller as president, were retained for the ensuing year. Attending Legit Code Hearing Among legitimate theater representatives slated to appear in Washington today for the open hearing on the reopening of legit code are William A. Brady, Dr. Henry Moskowitz, Arthur Hopkins, Brock Pemberton, Marcus Heiman, Lee Shubert, William Klein, Frank Gillmore, Paul Turner, Dorothy Bryant, Emily Holt, Bela Blau, Rowland Stebbins, Lawrence Langner and George Haight. / Charlotte Impartial Member Named Charlotte, N. C— V. Paul Rousseau, executive secretary of the Merchants' Association, has been named impartial member of the grievance committee of the code authority for the Charlotte section. Other members are: Frank Bryan, Warner representative here, and Albert Sottille of Pastime Amusement Co., Charleston. Moore to Manage St. Louis Rialto St. Louis — B. S. Moore will manage the Shubert-Rialto when it opens Saturday as a Warner house. Cleveland Business Lower Cleveland — Pre-E aster theater business here is reported lower than at the same time in 1932. No comparison can be made with 1933. because all theaters were closed at this time a year ago due to union controversy. Columbia Release Set Columbia's "One is Guilty," with Ralph Bellamy and Shirley Grey, will be nationally released March 31. Wednesday, March 28, 1934 ATTENDANCE NOT HIT IN DETR'T SCALE BOOST (Continued from Page 1) smaller districts joined the original group this week. All houses will come in during April, Richey predicted. About 25 in the city have so far failed to sign the agreement, with 130 signed. Washington Boards Looked to as Models (Continued from Page 1) joint meeting of the newly appointed board' here yesterday that the Code Authority felt the Washington boards were among the most important boards in the country and that their decisions would be watched and used as a model by all the rest of the boards. The preliminary meetings held here at the Warner club rooms in the Earle Building were presided over by Blum, who accepted appointment as temporary chairman. Nat Browne of Warners acted as secretary. Next meeting was scheduled for April 9, for the grievance board. Clearance and zoning board will meet April 10, to be presided over by Rudolph Berger. The boards voted a resolution of thanks to J. J. Payette, Warner regional manager, for permission to use the Earle clubrooms for the time being. Seating Capacity Tax Substituted in S. C. (Continued from Page 1) percentage tax on admissions a new tax based upon the seating capacity of the theaters. This would impose a tax of a $1 a seat in towns of 1,500 population. A further tax of $2 a seat has been suggested for theaters in towns of 30,000 or more. Present law imposes a tax of 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction of that amount charged as admission. Reopening Canton Lyceum Canton, O. — Old Lyceum theater, dark for several years, will reopen March 31 under the name of the State. It will be operated by Max Young and H. H. Reinhart, who for several years have operated the Mozart and McKinley. For the present policy will be straight films. 3 Warner Holdovers Warner's "Gambling Lady" has been held for a second week at the Mary Anderson Theater, Louisville, while "Jimmy the Gent" is holding over at the Blue Mouse, Seattle, and "As the Earth Turns" at the Boyd, Philadelphia. Warners Add 4 Writers West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Scenario staff at WarnerFirst National was increased to 29 this week with the addition of Tom Buckingham, Frank McDonald, Joe Poland and Tom Reed.