The Film Daily (1939)

2(1 VM rs y c 4 4 S T 2 Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought &CD NOT RL,a -vE: The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Twenty-One Years Old VOL. 76,_NO. 7 NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. JULY 12. 1939 TEN CENTS Texas Allied Urges Members Not to Sign Code Individually INDUSTRYTO OBSERVE ITSJOLDEN JUBILEEJCT. 1-7 Northwest Allied Going Through With Buying Combine Letter Going to Exhibs. Asking Them to Delay Buying Till Sept. 1 By HARVEY GOLDSTEIN FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Minneapolis — Northwest Allied is joing through with its plan for the 'ormation of a giant film buying :ombine, according to reports here /esterday coincident with the asso:iation's convention. Report of the buying combine step, vhich was expected to be one of the natters scheduled for action at the lational organization's recent naional conclave, indicates that Northvest Allied is determined to put this plan in force if possible, later to be (Continued on Page 7) BUYING POOUN OKLA. REPORTED AS SHELVED Oklahoma City — The proposed buying pool plan, upon which great interest was manifest in this area ;a few weeks ago, is shelved definitely for the time being, Film Daily has iearned. The complete plan was presented to a number of independent exhibitors none of whom expressed an interest in joining it at the present time. Any action on the pool will be (Continued on Page 6) Secondary Picketing Ruled Illegal in N. Y. by Court Albany — Picketing of a business establishment because it purchased a product made by members of a rival union or by non-union labor was declared illegal by the Court (Continued on Page 6) Richard Ettelson Dies; Funeral Services Today Richard Ettelson, 46, president of Consolidated Theaters, Inc., New Jersey circuit, died yesterday morn (Continued on Pdge 6) Oklahoma Allied Reported Disgruntled With Course Charted by National Body By ERNEST W. FAIR FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Oklahoma City — Allied Theater Owners of Oklahoma, recently organized affiliate of Allied States, is reported showing signs of rebellion against the national organization. Unit's leaders yesterday were described as "none too pleased" with the results of the Minneapolis convention last month. Some members have openly expressed their preference to sever all connection with Allied States and remain an entirely independent unit. It is understood this matter will come up for attention at the new association's first state convenion here in Oklahoma Ciy in September. UA CLOSES PRODUCT N. J. ALLIED OKAYS DEAL WITH WARNERS Warner Circuit of Theaters has closed a deal with United Artists for the latter's entire program to be released during the next two vears, UA's board of directors was advised yesterday by Murray Silverstone, head of world-wide operations. Negotiations were completed by Harry Gold, vice-president (Continued on Page 6) Roosevelt Quits UA Board; James Mulvey Returns to It Resignation of James Roosevelt as a member of United Artists board of directors and the appointment of Fred Storm as Samuel Goldwyn's studio publicity director were re (Continued on Page 6) REJECTION OF CODE Asbury Park, N. J.— Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey yesterday approved the action of national Allied in rejecting the proposed Trade Practice Code. After a thorough discussion of the Code and its provisions, the members unanimously endorsed Allied's negotiating committee's stand on the (Continued on Page 7) Functional Obsolescence as Assessment Cut Plea Contending that functional obsolescence, ignored by the city in its theatrical assessments for tax purposes, is as much a factor in value as depreciation due to age, Louis (Continued on Page 6) Texas Allied Endorses Code Rejection, Recommends No Individual Signing Argue Fox Theaters Show Cause Order on July 21 Petition of stockholders and creditors of Fox Theaters Corp. for the removal of Milton C. Weisman and Kenneth Stenreich as trustees under the liquidation plan has resulted in an order to show cause signed by (Continued on Page 4) By HIX SMITH FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Dallas, Tex.— The Board of Texas Allied yesterday recommended to its members that they do not sign individually the Trade Practice Code offered exhibitors by the distributors, and unanimously endorsed the action of the national board of Al (Continued on Page 4) Kenneth Clark of MPPDA Heads Com. of Adv. Directors on Arrangements Filmland will appropriately observe this coming autumn the industry's Golden Jubilee, commemorating the commercial birth of motion pictures 50 years ago when the Kinetoscope was demonstrated by Dickson to his chief, Thomas A. Edison, at West Orange on October 6, 1889. Decision to hold films' half-century of existence fete was made yesterday morning when the directors of publicity and advertising of MPPDA member companies, together with foreign department publicity chiefs, ratified the suggestion which has been under contemplation since June 29, last, when (Continued on Page 7) LAUNCH^HORT-WAVE BROADCASTS NEXT WK. NBC and CBS will officially launch next week, as regular broadcast feautres to Europe and South America via short wave, the programs which have for the past two weeks been carried on experimentally by these stations in co-operation with MPPDA member companies, represented by a committee (Continued on Page 4) Hear New Eng. Interstate Buying Into Yamins Houses Reports that the Interstate Circuit of New England was acquiring an interest in two of Nathan Yamins' theaters in Fall River, Mass., (Continued on Page 6) Para. Plans Wide Exploitation For Outstanding '39-40 Pix Paramount will get behind its outstanding pix next season with a wide exploitation campaign, it was (Continued on Page 5)