The Film Daily (1938)

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M P Y C N p t^ CI 13 & 13 1 ST A 4 ST 2 I F L Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought FILE COPY ©Q NOT Rg:rv»0\ The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Twenty Years Old VOL. 74, NO. 26 NEW YORK, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1938 TEN CENTS Distrib. Action on Practice Program Due This Week REGIONAL MEETS TO SPURTNDUSTRY BIZlAMPAIGN Coast Hears Educ.-Grand National s Deal Near Close Only Court's Approval Said Required for Its Consummation West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Consummation of the Educational-Grand National consoli i idation is expected this week, f ollow I ing the report that Educational's board of directors had approved the action at a meeting in New York last week. Legal red tape is said to have delayed the immediate completion of the deal last week as reliable sources indicated that all details have been I agreed upon and that only the court's {Continued on Page 8) WB CLOSES PRODUCT DEAL IN N. ZEALAND Following the recent announcement of a new 10-year deal concluded with Charles Munro, managing director of the Fox-Hoyt's Circuit of 110 de luxe houses throughout Australia, for the entire Warner output of feature and shorts, ;Sam E. Morris, vice-president of {Continued on Page 4) $28,460,713 Gross Income For 20th-Foxi in 26 Weeks Further details of the 20th Century-Fox report for the 26 weeks (ended June 25, 1938, released Saturday, show gross income from sales and rentals, dividend income and other income totaled $28,460,713.53. Operating expenses of exchanges, head office and administration ex{Continued on Page 5) Warner Bookers Disperse After New York Parley The fourth and final "Warner regional bookers and ad salesmen's meet was concluded yesterday at Ithe Hotel Warwick in New York {Continued on Page 4J industry Execs. Arriving on Normandie Trade boat greeters will have a busy time today trying to meet all the celebs arriving on the Normandie. Included on the passenger list of the French Line flagship are Darryl F. Zanuck, vice-president in charge of production for 20th Century-Fox, and Mrs. Zanuck, Dr. A. H. Ciannini, Joseph H. Moskowitz, 20th-Fox eastern studio representative; John E. Otterson, president of Inter-Allied Films; Ernest Pascal, producer; Eddie Cantor, Benny Goodman, Hildegarde, E. Lapiniere, Loew European publicity manager; Abel Creen, editor of Variety, and Mrs. Green. KEOUGH TO CONFER ON CHI. CLEARANCE Chicago — Efforts to solve the Chicago clearance problems are expected to get under way today when Austin Keough, Paramount's general counsel, confers here with Allied leaders. Whether an anti-trust suit will be {Continued on Page 4) EDU. FILM LIBRARY SET UP IN NEW Financed by a grant from the General Education Board, a Rockefeller foundation, a non-profit educational motion picture corporation known as the Association of School Film Libraries has been established {Continued on Page 8) THE WEEE IN REVIEW Industry Biz Drive— $6,500,000 ABP Profit ===== By GEORGE H. MORRIS ======= DOMESTIC Striking swiftly to crystallize the first all-industry campaign ever launched to build theater patronage for the approaching new season's product, Chairman George J. Schaefer and Co-ordinator Paul Gulick, together with their aides, established {Continued FOREIGN Salient London news dispatches declared that a two-hour television broadcast from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, 200 miles away, was received on the screen of the Hotel Dyke, Sussex, so clearly that it is predicted that within next few months all on Page 8) Kent s Return Expected to Speed Up Distrib. Action on Practice Program "Four Daughters" to Be Screened In All Keys Warners is arranging to screen "Four Daughters," based upon the Fannie Hurst novel, at special 'showings in every key city in August. Enthusiastic reception of the pic {Continued on Page 4) With the return to New York today of Sidney R. Kent, conferences in connection with the distributors' proposed trade practice program are expected to be resumed. Temporarily deferred by the absense from the city of two other important members of the negotiating committee, Ned Depinet and {Continued on Page 4) 18 Scheduled by George J. Schaefer for the Next Fortnight Eighteen regional meetings relative to the "Movies Are Your Best Entertainment" campaign have been scheduled for this week and next by George J. Schaefer, executive chairman of the industry's advertising drive. At some of these meetings, sales managers and home office officials will be present to carry the messages which were delivered at Wednesday's meeting of independent circuit operators in New York. With Nathan Yamins in charge, New England exhibs will hear details of the plan early this week in Boston, with Schaefer, himself, at {Continued on Page 8) PLAN FILMSOF AIR SHOWS FOR THEATERS Plans are being set for a permanent series of shorts showing top radio commercial program troupes at work, the subjects to be exhibited in theaters throughout the country with the commercial aspect cut down to a minimum. Understood, however, that the films will be dis(Continued on Page 5) Balance of Subpoenaes To Be Served This Week Serving of subpoenaes to defendants in the government's anti-trust action against major distributors will be completed this week, the U. S. Marshal's office stated Saturday. Most of the summonses went out last {Continued on Page 4) Prompt Union Mediation Brings Mexican Armistice Mexico, D. F. — Prompt mediation by Vincente Lombardo Toledano, secretary general of the Confedera cion de Trabajadores de Mexico (Con {Continued on Page 5)