The Film Daily (1937)

Monday, July 12, 1937 DAILY 11 H$RNERS TO PREVIEW EIGHT PIX IN AUGUST (Continued from Page 1) Saturday, said that it seeks* to find out "what sort of pictures does the public want." He indicated that officials of the Legion of Decency, instructors in departments of visual education, and university presidents are among the groups to be invited to the exhibitions, at which a number of new season shorts will also be previewed. Productions to be shown are: "The Story of Emile Zola," "They Won't Forget," "It's Love I'm After," "That Certain Woman," "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air," "Varsity Show," "The Perfect Specimen" and "Confession." Cities where the previews are to be held are: Albany, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven, New York, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Deti'oit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, Chicago, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Kansas City, Memphis, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Seattle. Receivership Move Lost Baltimore — A petition filed in Baltimore several weeks ago asking that a receiver be appointed for the 1 Metropolitan Theater, North and ! Pennsylvania Avenues, was dismissed ; bv Judge Dennis in Circuit Court. i The suit was filed by three preferred : stockholders. It was stated at the hearing that Warner Brothers own i about 800 of the 1,000 shares of I stock and also that the stockholders have approved a new 15-year lease on the theater, at $27,500 a year. Yeggs Miss $800, Lose Tools Dorchester, Mass. — Thieves who I broke into the Magnet Theater here • lugged a 700-pound empty safe from 1 the manager's office into the audi • torium but were frightened away i before they could open it. They abandoned expensive drills and other tools in their flight and overlooked $800 in an easily-accessible desk drawer. Randall Service Quits Detroit — Randall Picture Service, operated bv Don Pandall at ^81 Hol ~^k Avenue, has been discontinued. The company distributed films to non-theatrical outlets. Drop Pathe Tax Suit At the request of U. S. Attorney Lamar Hardy, the Federal governmei^suit against Pathe Exchange In'^'pr $13,781 for unpaid income tax .a 1927 has been discontinued. Plan Jamaica Theater A picture house is planned for Parsons Boulevard and EightyFourth Road, Jamaica, L. I. THE WEEI\ IN REVIEW Loew Net Up $4,324,227 — Berlin Television Test DOMESTIC (Continued from Page 1) 324,227. New net amounts to $85.68 per share on preferred stock and $7.07 on common as compared, respectively, with $54.06 and $4.47, the report stated. * * * Twenty-four hours later another index to the industry's well-being came in the form of Consolidated Film Industries' report, — net earnings amounting to $335,483 for the first five months of this year. This is equal to 83 cents a share on its preferred stock now outstanding. In a letter to stockholders, explanation was made that the Chancellor of Delaware had joined the filing of the certificates of incorporation in connection with the pending recapitalization plan. On appeal, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that it is without jurisdiction until the Chancellor issues a final decree in the matter. Then the company is expected to declare a dividend. Analysis of product announcements disclosed that a record number of pictures on the forthcoming programs of the majors fall in the classification of million dollar attractions. United Artists in particular will pay attention to high-cost features. M-G-M, always a leader in the big production field has a heavy program of this type of pictures scheduled, but the number has not been made public. Twenty-six films costing an average of a million are included in the Paramount line-up. 20th Century-Fox, RKO and Warner Brothers are all expected to make pictures within this negative cost bracket. * * # Titles on 12 "A" productions were announced at GB's sales convention which closed in New York yesterday. Sales force was told by Arthur Lee that the exchange setup would be unchanged, that George W. Weeks was remaining as sales chief. Other principal happenings during the week included the resignation of George Hirliman as Condor's prexy and the entry of a "strong financial group" into the company, with Hirliman's vacated post likely to go to Edwin N. Clark of Robb, Clark & Bennitt, New York law firm America's pix houses reported their celebration of the Fourth of July holidays with unusually good grosses, weather considered Report, resulting from a survey, made to the Hays association declared film companies have no intention of plunging into the television and radio fields at the present time Decision of ICC on the proposed changes in regulations governing film carrying charges was expected to be forthcoming within the next two weeks . Allied's exec committee's formulation of plans for membership drive were announced . and it was indicated in New York on Thursday that GB will make separate deals on B.I. P. pix i-eleased in the U. S. . . . Summer season film house closings are fewest in years, a Film Daily survey disclosed. FOREIGN (Continued from Page 1) nificant, however, that the televised film was artistically superior to the televised action. * *■ % That France is now out for control of its film industry, — but control by the industry itself, — was reported from Paris. The Confederation General du Cinema has launched a movement with its objective a unification and control of all monetary receipts. System foreshadowed would virtually revolutionize present methods of finance. It is directed at production, distribution and exhibition. PARA. THEATER SETUP NOT TO BE TOP HEAVY (^Continued from Page 1) investigating new sites for the Paramount studio but nothing has been decided upon so far although he feels that expansion of the plant will be necessary. With him is Stanton Griffis, chairman of the executive committee, and Paul Raiburn. Amsterdam flashed word that the Cineone circuit there will build 37 theaters for shorts and newsreels in Holland and a London dispatch carried news that "The Girl Was Young" is the final title for the new Alfred Hitchcock picture starrying Nova Pilbeam, and known tentatively in production at Gaumont studios as "Coins for Candles." Derrick De Marney has the male lead opposite Miss Pilbeam who is making her first screen appearance in 18 months. COMFORT the Greatest Star of them all , ^esss**"******'^ Whoever may be on the screen, the patron is in the seat. Stars come and stars go, but seat comfort pulls patronage the year 'round. We are specialists in seating comfort. Ask us ABOUT RESEATING YOUR THEATRE American Seating Company Public Seating for Every School, Theatre, Church, Auditorium and Bus Requirement GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Branch Offices and Distributors in All Trade Areas