The Film Daily (1930)

;^<> NEWSPAPER p/'FILMDOM ULTHE NEWS ALL THE TIME VOL. LI No. 26 Friday, January 31, 1930 Price 5 Cents Name Committees to Fight Adverse Legislations ARBITRATION CLAUSEIN NEW P F-L CONTRACT 1929 Standard Casting Bureau Placements Drop That Decision — and other things ^By JACK ALICOATE-^ JUDGE THACHER decision has most of the boys running around in circles. Arbitration system and uniform contract now neatly wrapped up and put back on the shelf for future reference. Can't find anyone who is satisfied. Here's one big opportuuty lor a few constructive minds from both sides of the fence to formulate 1 practical working arrangement satisfactory to everyone. And the sooner he better. THE OTHER evening we watched i first night gathering sit at marked ttention through the "Einsteii Theory" film and an evening later leard a full grown sophisticated audi;nce, mostly in evening dress, hiss nd cat call so loudly at the remarks )f the author of the Jones prohibition jill that it was impossible to hear his speaker in the sound news reel, such is picture progress. ^ID KENT is now on the high seas nd is expected back next week after few weeks of mixed pleasure and >usiness in England and the Coninent. As the impresario of the low famous Columbus 5-5-5 confernce he will shortly again call this mportant gathering into action. The iestinies of both producer and exlibitor are so akin that it is mental usiness-suicide for them to constanty be pulling in opposite directions. >Jow, more than ever, is there need or co-ooeration all around. 'ROM LAWRENCE TIBBETT in he "Rogue Song" to cinema grand pera is but a short step. We are iclined to think that most folks will ake it. Will grand opera on the creen make money? That's the big uestion! At any rate we may soon now for we understand there are ome rather elaborate plans along iiis line in the making. Approximately 13,000 Fewer Actors Were Placed in 1929 H^est Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Placements of actors by the Central Casting Corp. in 1929 totaled 262,958 as compared with 276,155 in 1928, indicating a drop of 13,197 for the first full-year of talker production. Extras earned $2,401,429.31 last year, the average pay being $9.13 (Continued on Page 8) PUNS STOCK COMPANIES rOR FOREIGN TAIKERS H-cst Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Jesse L. Lasky, upon his return here from a hunting trip to Mexico, outlined his plan for handling the production of Paramount talking pictures for foreign fields. The formation of a group of (Continued on Page 8) M. P. Academy Plans to Boost Its Membership West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — The Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences will have foundation and active members, if a proposed amendment receives the approval of the Academy's board of di(Continued on Page 8) Sue on Sunday Arrest Fairfield, la. — Suits totaling $20,250 have been filed against the Mayor of this city by Richard and Luther Day, of Centerville, for arresting them two Sundays in succession on charges of giving a show without a city license and in violation of the local Sunday ordinance. The Days were acquitted in court, and the damages sought are for alleged loss because the trial prevented them from attending to their business. FOX FOREIGN MANAGERS Foreign sales and policies of the Fox organization will be the chief topic during the next two weeks by officials of the company's foreign branches now in New York. Clayton Sheehan, general foreign manager, is in conference with representatives from non-English speaking countries. (Continued on Page 2) Howells Leaves for Sydney to Open Pathe Branches Edmund H. Howells, Pathe repre.sentative for the Orient, is en route to San Francisco from where lie will sail for Sydney, Australia, to super (Continued on Page 8) Miss., Tenn., Ark. Theater Men Line Up Against Adverse Laws "Cock Eyed World" Clicks in 48 Houses in Britain During the week of Jan. 19 to 25, "The Cock Eyed World," Fox production, was shown in 48 theaters in Great Britain an set an average of 50 per cent greater business than during any previous week in Fox history, according to the company. Memphis — Following determination of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas to conduct a fight against adverse legislation, principally the proposed 10 per cent tax on all admissions in Mississipoi, the following committees have been named by (Continued on Page 2) Company Issuing Revised Agreement in About One Week A new exhibition contract, providing for arbitration, will be issued by Paramount in about a week. As the arbitration boards now existent cannot function, owing to the Judge Thacher decree, disputes under this agreement will be settled through the regular courts of law. Other companies are still at work considering exhibition contract revision plans made necessary owing to the decree which deletes Paragraph 18 as illeeral, a check-up by THE (Continued on Page 8) VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION UNDER WAY IN 'PHILLY' Philadelphia — Adoption of a resolution favoring arbitration was the highlight of yesterday's meeting here of the M.P.T.O. of Eastern Pennsylvania. A committee with David Barrist as chairman was appointed to devise some form of voluntary ar (Contiiiued on Page 8) "Son of the Gods" High-calibre talking picture entertainment, the kind that ought to click with almost any type of audience, describes "Son of the Gods," which had its premiere last evening at the Warner Bros. It's worthwhile stuff — and minus a backstage sequence. From the standpoint of Richard Barthelmess fans, the picture is surefire. They'll see him in a role somewhat reminiscent of "Broken Blossoms." Constance Bennett's performance is splendid. The story constantly grasps your interest and sympathy and there's an unique set of color scenes in it. A class production is this "Son of the Gods." Eddy