The Film Daily (1938)

Friday, July 1, 1938 TH» ; DAILY MAYOR FORGING TEST OF GAMES IN PHILLY (Continued from Page 1) Quizo, Gueso, Dart Shooting, required a degree of knowledge and skill, Sharfsin had ruled that they we'-^legal, had notified police district commanders not to interfere unless the game's conduct deviated from the rules as set forth in the order. The Mayor, however, ordered police to break up any sporting adjuncts to bona-fide cinema performances, that the courts might be called upon the decide whether or not such games are permissible under the anti-gambling statutes. Turnesas' Golfing Short to Have Bermuda Locale RKO Pathe Sportscope short, recently put into work with the golfing Turnesa brothers, received a change of locale this week, with most of the original footage due to be replaced by new film which will be taken at the Mid Ocean Golf Course in Bermuda, it was learned yesterday. A Pathe Sportscope crew and six Turnesa's will leave tomorrow for the British island. Reason for scrapping most of original footage was said to be due to decision of execs, that film did not measure up to par, with better locations to be had at the island resort. Phil and Joe will fly back late next week on the clipper in order to get here in time to start play in the PGA Open at Shawnee, Del. Pix is now entitled "Golfing Brothers." Script was completely revised when plans were changed. Baltimore Tourney July 29 Baltimore — Tent No. 19, local Variety Club, is planning a handicap golf tourney, to be followed by dinner and dance at the Rolling Road Golf Club for July 29. Bill Saxton of Loew theaters is general chairman, with Rodney Collier, Pete Rome, Eddie Jacobs, Jacques Shellman, Henry C. Morton and Spalding Alberts as his aides. FACTS ABOUT FILMS During 1936 Jugoslavia produced 43 cultural and educational films, 2 news films and 39 advertising films. • • • FAST WORK in the kolyum of May 24 we wrote on Audience Participation and made several suggestions as to how audiences might be brought into the spirit of the picture they were watching on the screen among others, one idea we gave was this: that some smart producer would deliberately plant things in the picture that didn't belong, or some article of apparel worn by a player that was out of place, just so as to make this Observation Game more interesting and yesterday Paramount showed to the trade reviewers in its projection room a short titled "Find What's Wrong" in which boners to the number of 10 were made, the audience was told about them by an announcer, and then invited to pick 'em out as the players acted out the skit exactly the thought presented here a month ago great minds must move in the same channel anyway, the short has Novelty Punch and gives the audience something to do beside just LOOKING at the screen we are now waiting for some other smart producer to grab the real Big Thought that is planted in that kolyum in question and when he hits it, let's hope he will share the million he will undoubtedly make with the guy that started it all ain't we the Optimist! ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • SMASH Pressbook turned out by Al Adams' dep't over at Republic for "Army Girl" it has a pop-up cover which opens up to show an army tank coming at you on top of an Action Cover here is a pressbook that gets its message over graphically before you even look inside and that's An Achievement ▼ T ▼ • • • TIMELY TIE-UP that hits the summer tourist trade negotiated by Billy Ferguson with the Cunard Line in connection with "Lord Jeff" which deals with the training of boys for the British Merchant Marine a special screening was given to the steamship officials, travel agencies and ad concerns as a result, tieups are being arranged with more than 5.000 agency representatives of Cunard White Star throughout the country a tieup with foreign exhibs through the Cook Bureau and a special window display at the Cunard offices on Fifth Avenue the film opened at the Capitol yesterday T T T • • • BACHELOR Dinner in honor of LeRoy J. Furman was given at the Hotel Delmonico last evening he will be married on Saturday to Betty Young, at the Little Church Around the Corner Furman was formerly assistant to Sam Katz while he was executive vice-prexy at the Paramount home office he is now treasurer of Monarch Theaters Corp among those present at the dinner were Paul Asch, Alvyn Brown, Dave Chatkin, J. J. Cohalan, J. Colombo, George Dembow, Dave Dubin F. Esterneaux, H. Katz, J. Muccio, Creede Neeper, Lou Notarius, George Norton, S. Rubin, Bernard Sholtz, Milton Traubner Albert D. Levin acted as master of the revels T T ▼ • • • LUNCHEON at "21" yesterday, given by Mrs. J. P. McEvoy. wife of the noted writer, to Mrs. Walt Disney the Disneys leave for Hollywood on Friday alter a brief visit in the East, during which Walt received honorary degrees from Yale and Harvard. . . • Dorothy Mackaill will be in summer stock at Spring Lake, N. J., playing the lead in "Personal Appearance" the show opens about the middle of July w • • • MAKE-UP expert writes book on you guessed it "Last Word In Make-Up" by Rudolph G. Liszt it will be published by the National Library Press on the market in mid-July IATSE TO ASK ANNUAL EMPLOYMENTPROGRAM (.Continued from Page 1) program of President Roosevelt to stimulate business and industry that all might have employment." He also expressed his appreciation of the producers in behalf of his organization and as vice-president of the American Federation of Labor. Browne said in part: "There is no doubt by the appearance of recent propaganda and the calling of mass meetings that certain radical, socalled progressive groups are endeavoring to use the term of unemployment as a smoke screen for their real ulterior motive." Browne's statement also declares that unemployment has practically disappeared for IATSE studio members, and never before in history of studios has there been so little unemployment as under conditions prevailing today. Browne's statement was timed to precede last night's mass meeting at which a program evolved by the Conference of Motion Picture Arts and Crafts for stabilization of employment was presented. It was generally regarded as a maneuver on the part of the IATSE prexy to lay the ground work for the jurisdictional drive assured by action at the recent IA Cleveland convention. Form Leslie Howard Prod. London (By Cable) — Leslie Howard Productions, Ltd., has been registered here with a capital of $5,000. Objects of the new Howard company are to carry on a general theatrical business, managing and leasing theaters, producing plays, managing film theater, etc. Directors are Stanley J. Passmore, attorney, Leslie Howard and Ruth Howard. Re-issue 6 U. S. Films London (By Cable) — BIED announces re-issues of six American films after expert editing and cutting with new copies from original negatives. The six are: "The Lottery Bride," "The Bad One," -'Corsair," "Reaching for the Moon," "Abraham Lincoln" and "Puttin' on the Ritz." 2€ YE/iRjT AGC IN PICTURES From THE FILM DAILY for Monday, July 1, 1918: NEW YORK— Exhibitors may tie up to fight Loew Booking system; plan being discussed likely to bring together Fox, Moss, Keith, Proctor and others. ROCHESTER — Powers plant ready; raw stock to be made in Rochester beginning this week. WASHINGTON— Universal^ "The Yanks Are Coming" approved by Army board; called good propaganda. Yes, 20 Years is a Long Time in Pictures!