The Film Daily (1940)

Thursday, March 7, 1940 Gov't Identifies 500 Prospective Equity Witnesses Indicates 23 independent Producers May be Called to Testify (Continued from Page 1) documentary proof of alleged monopoly. The D of J states that it is unable, however, to furnish specific information as to agreements for the division of theater territories by the majors. Instances of pooling arrangements between defendants was detailed as to the cities and theaters affected, | and the dates of the agreements are ! supplied. Gov't Answers List Exhibs. Names of persons said to have i knowledge that certain defendants ' allegedly attempted to monopolize exhibition in first-run theaters (charge 174 in the action) are listed by the Government in answer to interrogatory 1-a. Names, arranged by cities where the monopolies are said to have occured are listed below. When the persons had alleged knowledge of more than one monopoly, names are listed under each city. Albany — Abram Stone. Atlanta — Charles A. Adams, L. W. Carter, Jack Elwell, O. L. Gaston, Frank Harris, W. T. Murray, Claude D. Swint, George Wilby, Atlanta; Robert R. Meyer, Birmingham; C. H. Rogers, Avondale Estates. Boston — Irving Isaacs, Max L. Levenson, Frederick E. Lieberman, Walter B. Littlefield, E. M. Loew, David Stoneham, Max Sholman, Boston; Nathan Yamins, Fall River. Brooklyn — Julius Charnow, Samuel Rhonheimer, Rudolph Sanders, Samuel Strausberg, Brooklyn; William H. Applegate, Jr., Samuel Goodman, Albert A. Hovell, Edward L. Hyman, S. W. Kaufman, Jack La Reaux, H. Clay Miner, Charles H. Moses, Martin Newman, William Price, Fred J. Schwartz, Joseph R. Springer, New York. Buffalo — Nicholas J. Basil, Nikitas Dipson, A. C. Hayman, Max Yellen, Buffalo. Charlotte — Ellis Blumenthal, W. G. Carmichael, Robert F. Hofheimer, T. A. Little, Charlotte; J. F. White, Jr., Asheboro. Chicago — Angelo Brescia, Harold Costello, Robert Farrell, Fred A. Gilford, Aaron Jones, Jack Kirsch, Edward Mager, Jack Rose, Maurice H. Salkin, Carmelo Scribno, Irving Sevin, Edwin Silverman, Harry Solomon, Leo Solomon, Emil Stern, Salvatore Tomaso, Herman Zoble, Chicago; Sam Meyers, Wilmette, 111. Cincinnati — Frank W. Huss, Jr., Saul H. Greenberg, Cincinnati; Harold Bernstein, Norwood, O.; Asher Mayer, New York. Cleveland — Meyer Kaplan, Meyer S. Fine, Max Lefkowitz, Moe B. Horowitz, Perce E. Essick, Cleveland. Dallas — L. G. Bessinger, H. A. Cole, Donald Dixon, L. L. Dunbar, O. C. Easter, Bob Euler, R. Z. Glass, Charles L. Hefley, H. C. Houston, Paul Scott, R. J. Stirnett, Dallas; R. P. Condron, Forney, Tex.; F. M. Baker, Handley, Tex. Denver— E. B. Ellison, DeWitt C. Webber, Charles Mclntire, Denver. Houston — O. B. Birdges, J. L. Greenwood, Jack Groves, Sarn Kircbheimer, T. G. Teeter, Robert Wygant, Houston. Kansas City, Mo. — Charles Esterly, Frank C. Grubel, Emanuel Rolsky, Stanley H. Schwartz, Jack F. Truitt, Kansas City. Los Angeles — Max Chotiner, Joe Leo, Robert Gumbiner, Joseph G. Venable, Independent Theater O'vners of Southern California, Milton Arthur, Benjamin M. Bernstein, Jack Berman, William Fox, H. W. Chotiner, R. D. Whitson, Herman Lewis, Los Angeles. Memphis — J. J. Rhodes, West Memphis, Ark. Milwaukee — Ross J. Baldwin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; James Boden, Wilfred Wagner, South Milwaukee; George Fischer, West Allis; Earl W. Fischer, B. K. Fischer, Andrew C. Gutenberg, J. E. Honthauer, Elmer G. Huhnke, Ernst Langemack, Harry Perlweitz, John H. Silliman, Charles Washichneck, Milwaukee. Minneapolis — Bennie Berger, George Benz, William A. Steffes, Minneapolis. Newark — A. Bannon, George Gold, H. A. Kirdel, M. B. Schlesinger, B. Tendler, Newark; John Firnkoess, Myron Robinson, New York. New Orleans — E. M. Thomassie, Gretna, La.; J. L. Alsina, M. J. Brunet, R. J. Brunet, Clarence Chandler, Gustave,, Coats, W. A. Fonseca, Alfred E. Grosz, 'FranfcR. Beiderioh, M. S. Hemstreefc Miss' E>" Jninqua, .Bert Kiern, R. J. Langfidgej'Henry Lazarus, Michel Pisciatto, Frank Ruffinb, W. J.'^Salles, Phillip A. Sliman, John Winberry, New? Orleatjs. New York — ■Laurence . Bolognino, John Bolte, Howard S. Cullman, 'Dave' Rosenzweig; Joseph M. Sider, Monroe Stein, Israel Zatkin, Bernard Zimetbaum, New York. Omaha — Ralph D. Goldberg, Sam Epstein, Omaha. Philadelphia — David Barrist, Allen M. Benn, Herbert Elliott, Ben Fertel, William Goldman, George T. Graves, Thomas Lazarick, David Milgram, George Naudascher, Harry Perelman, Milton Rogasner, Henry Rosinsky, Sidney Samuelson, Charles Segall, David Shapiro, Sam Somerson, William Spiegal, Columbus Stamper, Samuel Waldman, I. Yaffe, George F. Weilland, Philadelphia. Pittsburgh — -William D. Davis, Thomas A. Gilbert, Pittsburgh; Charles Morse, Boston. Portland, Ore.—R. W. Wood, Bob White, H. J. Updegraff, C. Mitchell, Hugh McCredie, Carl Lowe, Lillian Lockwood, G. E. Jackson. William Graeper, Jr., I. Geller, William Cutts, Kenneth Cocheline, Joseph Brandt, Kenneth Ames, H. L. Aikins, Portland. San Francisco — Joseph Blumenfeld, William Fox, John J. Franklin, Al Hixon, H. LeBallister, Allen Lee, H. S. Levin, N. Marnier, M. L. Markowitz, Charles G. Michaels, George Nasser, Charles E. Petersen, San Francisco. Seattle — J. Von Herberg, LeRoy V. Johnson, ! Seattle. St. Paul — Bennie Berger, William A. Steffes, Minneapolis; Howard Dale, Milton E. Montgomery, Joseph Friedman, St. Paul. i Washington — Fred S. Kogod, Charles H Oliver, William E. S. Wilcox. Interrogatory 1-b Contracts and documents listed in answer to the defendants' question as to location of documents containing relevant facts tending to establish the charge of first-run metropolitan monopolies totaled 540. Seasons covered were 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37, with the exception of some UA contracts for 1938-39. License agreements were voluntarily made available to the D of J. Certain long-term franchises are also listed as operative between 1927 and 1937. Interrogatory 2-a Government referred to the list under 1-a in answer to the query as to the identity and location of persons having knowledge of relevant facts tending to establish charge that the defendants combined and conspired to establish first-run monopolies. Interrogatory 2-b Reference is made to the 540 documents listed under 1-b. Interrogatories 3, 4, 5 Government's answer to interrogatories on charges that the defendants excluded from exhibition in first-run metropolitan theaters operated by the defendants, pictures of other producers or distributors, listed 23 names as follows: I. E. Chadwick, Chadwick Productions; Louis Weiss, Weiss Productions, Inc.; Harry S. Webb, Reliable Pictures Corp.; A. W. Hackel, Supreme Pictures Corp.; Arthur Alexander, Colony Pictures; Clifford Sanforth and Harry Spitz, Cameo Pictures and Imperial Corp. ; John N. Hicks, Academy Pictures, Inc. ; R. N. Like, International Film Studios; Leslie Simmons, Excelsior Pictures Corp.; Emanuel Cohen, Major Pictures Corp.; Fred Futter, Futter Productions, Inc.; Nat Levine, Cajo Co.; Maury Cohen, Invincible Pictures Corp.; Carl Lesserman, Grand National Distributing Corp.; Samuel Katzman, Victory Pictures Corp.; Boris Petroff, Boris Petrofi Productions; Harold Lewis, B. F. Zeidman Productions; Leo J. McCarthy; Edward J. Peskay; Kussell Mack; Phil Goldstone; E. S. Derr, Crescent Pictures Corp. f\f\ Interrogatories 6, 7 Persons lisled' in answer to 3, 4, 5 are '-said to have knowledge that defendants make their product available for exhibition in first-run theaters of exhibitor-defendants to the exclusion generally of pictures of independent producers. Documents listed in answer to 1-b and 8-b and the information set out in 17 are incorporated by reference. Interrogatory 8-a Following, in addition to those listed in 1-a, are said to have knowledge that in the area in which each is located the defendants have allegedly monopolized the first-runs. Alabama — W. E. Bruce, Selroa; D. E. Ponder, Opelika. Arizona — Robert F. Killeen, Phoenix; Nick Diamos, Frank Diamos, Tucson. Arkansas — M. J. Kilbourn, Bentonville; R. V. McGinnis, Hope; Saul Harris, Eugene T. Oliver, Little Rock; F. J. Daugherty, West Helena; J. J. Rhodes, West Memphis. California — Richard L. Bare, Carmel; William J. Fahey, Compton; G. W. Page, Exeter; David L. Loew, Hollywood; Steve Chorak, Mount Shasta; L. L. Bard, Passadena; W. H. Braman, San Bernardino; D. B. Levin, Sam Mateo. Colorado — H. E. Gollogher, Durango; A. N. Beezley, Littleton; J. J. Goodstein, Longmont. Connecticut — William Brown, Edward J. Peskay, Greenwich; E. M. Loew, Boston, Mass. Delaware — A. J. Belair, Harry Brubaker, Wilmington. Florida — Robert H. Bordman, St. Petersburg; Harry Bott, Miami; Mrs. Jessie Mae Browne, Bradenton; Mrs. Jessie Mae Browne, Palmetto; J. E. Churchwell, Panama City; Aaron Courshen, Miami Beach; John A. Cunningham, Miami; N. V. Darley, Tampa; Louis Goodbread, Lake Worth; B. E. Gore, Tampa; B. L. Hall, Deland; D. V. Marquis, Fort Pierce; Harlow Merryday, Palatka; Sidney Meyer, Miami; M. C. Moore, Jacksonville; H. Pitman, Clearwater; Guy M. Ragan, Sarasota; Erwin Reiss, St. Petersburg; W. J. Stewart, Palmetto; Charles Walder, Herman Weingarten, Miami. Georgia — O. L. Gaston, Atlanta; Mrs. T. L. Liggett, McRae; Frank Plaginas, Gainesville; Wallace Smith, Jr., Barnesville; Fred G. Weis, Savannah. Idaho — A. C. Gordon, Boise, Idaho; A. L. Cowan, Caldwell; Paul De Mordaunt, Hugh Drennen, Joseph George, Albert Hager, Idaho Falls; Herman J. Brown, Nampa, Idaho; N. B. Gressman, Harry C. O'Leary, Pocatello. Illinois — Joseph Desberger, Alton; Noah Bloomer, Belleville; Arnold L. Lund, Berwyn; N. Frye, Danville; John M. Duncan, Gust Constan, Decatur; Louis Moroni, Jackson City; Steve Bennis, Lincoln; H. Williams, Stockton; M. Silverman, Waukegan. Indiana— Oscar Fine, Evansville; Verner U. Young, Gary; Billy Connors, Marion; Lewis Cochovety, South Bend. Iowa — J. M. Anderson, Mrs. J. M. Anderson, Boone; Ira H. Lee, Burlington; Leo F. Wolcott, Eldora; Gail L. Pettit, Houston, Texas; Charles V. Brown, Thomas A. Brown, Roy J. Lumsden, Iowa City; Ludy Bosten, Muscatine; Vern S. Brown, Omaha, Neb.; Bruno Pierce, Joe Staak, Oscaloosa; A. B. Friedman, Jack Gelfand, Odes A. B. Hilton, Abe Sadoff, Nathan Sadoff, Sol Shulkin, Sioux City; Nathan Rosenthal, Waterloo. Kansas — H. F. Strowig, Abilene; S. M. Wetmore, Arkansas City; H. L. Dunnuck, Atchison; Delmer F. Harris, Concordia; E. O Briles, Emporia; Russell L. Harris, Hugoton; W. A. Weaver, Iola; Joseph A. Lenski, Pittsburgh; E. B. Danielson, Russell; Gus Diamond, Salina; M. D. Utterback, Wellington; O. F. Sullivan, Wichita. Kentucky — Joseph W. Shuck, Jr., Fulton; Lee W. Moffitt, Owensboro. Louisiana — Gordon C. Ogden, Baton Rouge; George H. Mercer, Cedar Grove; Claude Darce, More Than 1,000 License Agreements Itemized by D of J Morgan City; Roland Siegle, Monroe j^'^rry Suddath, Natchitoches; Arthur R. CE (",ngham, Shreveport; R. L. Carnahan, SmVujr. Maine — Newell B. Kurson, Bangor; Willard B. Harwood, E. Braintree, Mass.; Erland E. Hardy, John Alton Bragg, H. H. Paul, Farmiugton; Wilbur F. Goodwin, Kennebunkport ; Abraham L. Goldsmith, Orono; Abraham Goodside, Portland; E. M. Loew, Boston, Mass.; Carroll T. Cooney, Sr., Carroll T. Cooney, Jr., Waldoboro. Massachusetts — John S. Giles, Cambridge; F. M. Perry, Foxboro; Edward T. Bloomberg, Gloucester; William Siano, Lexington; George Ramsdall, Maiden; Joseph G. Spit, Somerville; Adolph Bendsled, Wellesley Hills. Michigan — Paul D. Ratliff, Berrien Springs; Margaret R. Vanden Berg, Grand Haven; Samuel H. Himelstein, Grand Rapids; Milton Ward-, St. Ionia; Hollis H. Chase, Lake Odessa; Harvey Callier, Loyola; W. A. Cassidy, Midland; Oscar W. Kendall, Muskegon; Gerald L. Kern, Niles; M. G. Willett, Owosso. Minnesota — Irving Gillman, St. Paul; Mrs. Jessie L. Jensen, White Bear Lake; Carl P. Knudsen, Red Lake Falls. Missouri — Mrs. Marion C. Miller, Bonn ville; Oliver W. Williams, Brookfield; A. C. Bowman, Nevada; J. T. Ghosen, Sedalia; G. L. Hooper, Topeka, Kans. Mississippi — Raymond H. Fisher Belzoni; B. Suddith, Laurel; W. R. Pattie, Leland; Guy Adams, Vicksburg. Montana— William E. Woolfall, E. E. Harris, Butte; C. L. Griffith, Billings; Oscar C. Paisley, Missoula. Nebraska — Frank E. Hollingsworth, Beatrice; F. C. Luchsinger, Columbus; Wm. N. Youngclaus, Grand Island; Sol O. Reif, Hastings; Frank D. Eager, George F. Monroe, Donald F. Monroe, George O. Monroe, Lincoln. New Hampshire — E. Charbonneau, Concord; Newell B. Kurson, Bangor, Maine; Louis S. Rothenberg, Charles Morse, Boston, Mass. New Jersey — Frank P. Gravatt, Atlantic City; Samuel and Joseph Varbalow, Camden; Jerome and Moe Kridel, Adolph J. Rettig, East Orange; Louis S. Rothenberg and Charles Morse, Boston, Mass. ; Frank Gersten, New York; Max Snider, Freehold; Jacob Unger, Hillside; Benjamin Berkowitz, Charles Robin son, B. Spiegel, Jersey City; Julius Charnow. Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Aaron Dollinger, Linden; Monroe Schram, Mala wan; James C. Forgione, Metuchen; Fred W. Falkner, Netcong; E. Thornton Kelly, George D. Roedels, New York; Howard Lesser, Patterson; Giaccomo Siccardi, Plainfield; Frank Warren, Prince ton; James Rosensohn, Benjamin Cohen, Ro selle; Roth Bros., Summit; James Binkov, A Nicoletti, Union City; Eugene Mori, Vine land; W. E. Smith, West Orange. New Mexico — Frank Maloof, Las Vegas Victor Bachechi, Albuquerque. North Carolina — F. C. Hanks, Jr., Lenoir Boyd B. Horton, Concord; Alfred E. Miller, Wilson; Joe W. Mitchell, Spencer. North Dakota — William McCarthy, Fargo. Ohio — Robert C. Menches, Akron; Moe Horowitz, Cuyahoga Falls; Peter M. Wellman, Girard; Theodore and Gus Chifos, Logan; D. P Bowman, Marion; Earl V. Seitz, Alden Seitz, Sandusky; William Settos, Springfield; Joseph W. Trunk, Youngstown; John Papulias, Steubenville; J. M. Ulmer, Cleveland. Oregon— F. W. Harrigan, Corvallis; John Neidenmeyer, Medford. Pennsylvania — Harry Fried, Ardmore; Joseph Conway, Bals-Cynwyd; Melvin Kofi, Darby; Joseph Wodock, Doyleston; Chris Lampros, Farrell; Joseph Weiss, William Weiss, Al Weiss, McKeesport; H. A. Batastini, Punxsutawney ; I. Ouslander, Scranton; Harry Stahl, Sharon. Rhode Island — M. A. Shea, New York; E. M. Loew, Louis S. Rothenberg and Charles Morse, Boston. South Carolina — Fred S. Curdts, Greenville; W. E. Field, West Greenville; P. C. Osteen, Anderson; H. B. Ram, Aiken. South Dakota — Robert Mass, J. P. Hart man, Aberdeen; Nelson Logan, Mitchell; Richard H. Wagner, Sioux Falls. Tennessee — E. F. Stein, Jackson; George Denton, Knoxville. Texas — Jim Golding, Amarillo; Barton Mc Lendon, Atlanta; B. Legg, Denison; I. B. Adelman, Sam Archibald, C. A. Dickey, D. J. Hightower, Leon B. Lewis, Louis Richker, (Continued on Page S)