The Film Daily (1939)

Monday, September 25, 1939 "<?!{< DAILY GB SUBSIDIARY LOSES SUITS VS RCA, ERPI (Continued from Page 1) Erpi, and the other against the RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc. Both bills were dismissed. Patents involved were for a "device for feeding acoustic films at conr' nt speed," issued to Arnold Poi* n and Axel Carl George Petersen, and for a "constant-speed filmfeeding mechanism," issued to Arnold Poulsen. Infringement was charged by RCA's PS-2r reproducer and Erpi's TA-7400 reproducer. The court ruled the first Poulsen patent was "invalid because of anticipation and for want of invention" and found that the second Poulsen patent had been completely anticipated by a Kellogg patent. Former Judge Hugh M. Morris represented complainant in both cases, with E. Ennalls Berl as counsel for ERPI and William S. Mahaffy and Herbert L. Cohen attorneys for RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc. The bills were filed Jan. 10, 1938, and trial was from Feb. 14 to 21 last. Warner Club to Elect New Nat'l Officers Saturday At elections held at the Warner home office last week, the following were elected delegates to the annual meeting of the National Warner Club, Inc., Saturday: Philip Abrahams, Ray Avery, J. H. Barry, W. V. Brooks, W. A. Cannon, Jack Diamond, F L. Gates, Bernard Goodman, L. B. Griffin, Rudy Hagen, F. J. Kiernan, Walker R. Koppe, Mollie Negri, Leonard Palumbo, John Perin, Etty Phillips, Elkan Reiner, Sol Shernow, Al Trojack, Sam Wolowitz and Jack Wuhrman. National officers of the Warner Club will be elected at Saturday's meeting. App< eal Va. Censors' Ban Richmond, Va. — "The Wages of Sin," a Willis Kent Picture, which has been rejected twice by the Virginia Board of Censors, will be viewed by Judge Julian Gunn, of the City Circuit Court. The film, which was taken into the Circuit Court by T. 0. Campbell, attorney for the Willis Kent Productions, on an appeal from the action of the Censor Board in barring it from exhibition in Virginia, is on appeal as provided for under the State law. Start New Cincy Nabe Cincinnati — Work starts today on a new nabe theater in Westwood at Harrison and Urwiler. Louis Wiethe, owner of the Kentucky, Latonia, and Westmont theaters, is the builder of the 1,000-seat house. The F & Y Theater Division Columbus, is contractor for the $110,000 project. THE WCtr IN REVIEW IA Wins Studio Election (Continued from Page 1) way pix theaters continued to climb. . . . UA board again voted a bonus for its producers . . . CFI reported third quarter net of $232,000 . . Gov't reported admish taxes up $88,405 from preceding August * * * WAR ECHOES: Samuel Goldwyn requested majors to appoint a factfinding committee for joint action on producer-distrib. war problems, to which Joseph M. Schenck, AMPP prexy, replied he was in agreement in principal but believed such action premature until full information on war's effects was available . . . Will H. Hays, MPPDA prexy, addressing Regional Trust Co. Conference of Pacific Coast and Rocky Mt. States, made eloquent plea for keeping U. S. out of the European conflict, and stressed pix industry's duties in the situation . . . Eastman Kodak announced war would not curtail materials needed by the industry. FOREIGN SOUTH AMERICA: Sam E. Morris (Warners) and Phil Reisman (RKO) returning from South and Latin America reported film biz improving in those areas . . . Joseph M. Schenck, chairman of 20th Century-Fox board, left at week-end for Mexico and South America in connection with firm's drive for increased biz in those quarters. EUROPE: Odeon's deal to buy Paramount's British theaters hit a delaying snag in war's outbreak . . . Germany continued to send collections to the U. S. companies allowed to do biz in the Reich. Bank Night Stager Brings Suit Against the Schines Suit for $8,532, allegedly due for running a Bank Night in 24 theaters, was filed on Friday in New York Supreme Court by Edward Goldstein against Schine Chain Theaters, Inc., Schine Theater Co., Inc., SKE Operating Co., Ltd., Schine Enterprises Corp., and Meyer and Louis Schine trading as Schine Theatrical Enterprises. On Jan. 20, 1938, the parties allegedly made a contract employing the plaintiff for one year to direct Bank Night at $10 and $15 per performance. The amount allegedly due and unpaid for services rendered is $8,532, the plaintiff claims. Warner Releases Ready Up to First of New Year West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Warners has now completed production of every film the studio has scheduled for release as far ahead as January. 11 SHORTS, INC. announces . . . The newest, most exciting development in show business! 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