The Film Daily (1930)

THE Wednesday, June 4, 1930 <^ DAILY Timely Topics A Digest of Current Opinion €) -low Theaters Should Display American Flag T.JERE is a guide for the proper display of the American flag: When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony or front of the building, the Union of the flag should go clear to the head of the staff. When the flag is displayed in a manner other than being flown from a staff, it should be displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the Union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, i. e. — to the observer's left. When displayed in a window it should be displayed in the same way— that is, the Union or blue shown to the left of the observer in the street. When festoons, rosettes or drapings of blue, white and red are desired, bunting should be used but never the flag. When displayed over the middle of the street as between buildings, the flag should be suspended vertically with the Union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street. Use of bunting for decoration with the color in the bunting should invariably be at the top. If the blue of the bunting should contain stars, it would emphatically indicate that the stars should be on top, for if placed below, it would be equivalent to placing the flag upside down. — Fox "Firing Line" 220 features were censored in England in the first three months of 1930 against 206 for the same period in 1929. Along The Rialto with Phil M. Daly COLVING THE parking problem for theaters has been tackled by Harry Goldberg, general manager of the Fox Upstate theaters the idea is for the theater manager to try to promote the use of an empty lot nearby if no lot is available, some garage owner may be induced to play ball for the resultant advertising with motorists streaming out to the country roads these warm evenings, a handy free parking space offers a big lure to them to stop by and see a picture show the idea is presented in "The Firing Line," a peppy leaflet published for Fox managers by Tom Olsen of the Avon theater in Utica 'J'HE SHRINERS will hold their International Convention at Toronto June 12 to 14, featuring the first round-the-world hookup via radio Ablee Stewart of the Roxy Gang will be on the program, and will sing "My Requiem," written by Billy Lockwood of Roxy's orchestra Paul Benjamin has just returned from North Carolina where he undertook a very successful and intensive survey of the native corn situation M. H. Hoffman, now heading Liberty Productions, is one of the few men in this biz who ever handled temperamental stars — and got away with it 'J'HINGS TO Tell Your Grandchildren Who Are Jolly Well Fed Up on Bedtime Stories: Mary Carr started life as a school marm once upon a time there were independent producers in the film biz when Chester Conklin was a callow youth his schoolteacher allowed him to recite 'The Dutchman's Serenade," and to this day Chester insists he is an actor. Robert Edeson started life as treasurer for the Park theater in Brooklyn, in the good old days before movies when people actually patronized stage plays then you can finish by telling the kiddies about Yourself, and then they will be ready to go beddy-ba "CDMUND GOULDING, not satisfied with being an actor, playwright, composer, lyric writer and a darn good director, will warble tontpht his number, "You Are a Song," from "The ^ "' -nia Melody Hour over the Co rn/\y IT VI? F"rt'd Rath chief press" » MWJmWM MZj " Mm)] that he was a first-class ama ;t season were only two gerani..so this season he has hired a le Center garden FOR ALL E OF THE ] ir of the National Theater Playg Napoleon Bonaparte in "The kome fine press notices [have become a Golf Addict, he will take a cnance, too but he opines that golf courses are not on the level, and sees no sense in knocking a ball uphill and watching it roll back again and that reminds us that Charlie Griswold, Roxy theater manager, is planning to put a hole in the center of that big green carpet in the foyer and turn it into a putting green that should bring the strays in from the regular golf courses, Charlie surmises T-TE INSULTED a producer and got a job Erie Hampton tells that unusual story about Vincent Barnett in an article in the "Catholic M. P. News" Vincent insulted Jack Warner and Jack liked it so much that he gave him his first film assignment but the insult was just a ribbing staged to get a laugh, for Vincent has been paid heavy jack for "insulting" prominent people at public gatherings IF PEPSODENT destroys the film, what's the sense in making this Amos V Andy picture? EXPLOITETTES A Clearing House for Tabloid Exploitation Ideas €) Sees Code as Big Step Forward PHE production code is a bridge by which those who want to make better pictures and those who want to see them better may meet on common ground. It enunciates a further great step in that industrial self-government and responsibility which is the very essence of American progress. Cincinnati (Ohio) "Tribune" Novel Display for "Bishop Murder Case" £)ICK SPEAR, manager of the Loew's-Wakefield, San Francisco, arranged for a novel display with an art store to place a chess set in window, against a draped background of black and red velvet. The pieces were arranged so that the "black bishop" dominated or check-mated the board. On a red drape diractly in the rear of the board was hung a black and white skull and cross-bones, while in front of the chess-board was placed a lettered card reading "Death Plays a Grisly Game of Chess with the Black Bishop at Checkmate! And Human Souls Are the Helpless Pawns in the Talking Screen's Mast Absorbing, Thrilling Mystery Drama, 'The Bishop Murder Case.' " —M-G-M MANY HAPPY RETURNS Best wishes and congratula tions are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: June 4 Lane Chandler Richard Tucker Perry Altman