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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
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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
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$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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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