The Film Daily (1930)

DAILY Tuesday, July 1, 1930 DE FOREST PART VICTOR IN TALKER PATENT SUIT (Continued from Page 1) randum filed yesterday by Judge Hugh H. Morris of the U. S. District Court. The court holds that the Ries patent, granted Sept. 4, 1926, on a method of reproducing photographic sound records, is valid and has been infringed by the defendant. Three patents not infringed, the court decided, are: De Forest patent No. 1,466. 701, granted Sept. 4. 1923, for a method and means for controlling electric current: by and in accordance with light variations ; De Forest Patent No. 1,693.071. grantee Nov. 27. 1928, for a sound recording attach ment for projectors, ami De Forest patent No. 1.695.414, granted Dec. 18, 1928, for a reproducer. Judge Morris, in referring to the last thre. named patents, does not rule as to then validity or invalidity. He merely states that if valid thev have not been infringed. Western Electric, defending the Stanle> Co. in the use of its apparatus, yesterday filer! an apneal in connection with the Ries patent! point 'in the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Third District. Philadelphia. In a statement to the press yesterday M. A. Schlesinger of General Talking Pictures characterized the Wilmington decision as ".' sweeping victory.'' Prior to the Ries invention, he declared, no means of getting intelligible sound had been discovered. The patent he said, covers the restriction of light am' constitutes a basic patent. The decision, said Schlesinger, permits Gentral Talking Pictures to obtain an accounting both from Electrical Research Products and exhibitors who have used Western Electric equipment. Action on point probably will be contingent upon the appeal filed by W. K.. which is equally confident of obtaining a reversal of the Judge Morris decision. The statement issued by Western Electric said that the company's "defense of the Stanley Co. of America in the patent infringtment suit brought by the De Forest Co. lias been upheld on every patent except one." Two-a-Day Policies for 4 'All Quiet' Shore Runs Opening of "All Quiet on the Western Front" at four eastern shore houses will inaugurate two-a-day policies in each instance. The R-KO Columbia, Far Rockaway, will open the "U" special on July 12 at $2 top, while the Castle and Lido at Long Beach will begin day-anddate showings on July 26, the former house to charge $1.50 top and the latter $1. Both Long Beach houses are under the same ownership. At the R-K-O Park, Rockaway Park, the war drama will be shown about July 26 for as high as $1.50. Showings in all houses will be limited to two a day. Six Oklahoma Theaters Pass to Warner Control (Continued from Paqe 1) press, Liberty, Folly, Palace and New Midwest. Under the deal the Midwest officials are not to enter the theater business in this state for the next 10 years. Hollywood Happenings == Coast Wire Service == Too Much Dialogue Used, Finis Fox Declares Too much inane and useless dialogue has been used in talking pictures, because the writers have had a new toy to play with, according to Finis Fox, who is writing the adaptation, continuity and dialogue for "Resurrection," which will be made by Universal. "I am trying to write the 'Resurrection' script as near perfect in its technique as possible, using dialogue and music only when they will enhance the dramatic values of the situations in the story. I am retaining all the values of a silent picture — pictorial artistry, pantomime, settings, characterization, light effects and photographic composition — with the addition of dialogue used intelligently and effectively." Mack to Direct Quillan; Griffith, Ann Harding Pathe has signed Russell Mack to direct "Lookin' for Trouble," Eddie Quillan's next picture, written by Walter De Leon. The company has selected E. H. Griffith to direct Ann Harding in "The Greater Love," adapted from the Eugene Walters play by Waldemar Young. "In Deep" will go into production immediately Constance Bennett returns to the coast. Three comedy shorts have just been placed in work. Genevieve Tobin Signed Genevieve Tobin has been signed by Universal to play in "The Lady Surrenders," the screen transcription of John Erskine's "Sincerity." Lead for Irene Delroy Irene Delroy has been given the principal feminine role in Warners' "A Husband's Privileges." "Just Imagine" in Work "Just Imagine" has been placed in production at the Fox studios under the direction of David Butler. Walthal to Attend Confab Oklahoma — Wallace Walthal district manager for National Screen Service, will leave shortly for New York to attend a national conference to be held July 17, 18 and 19. Billy Taft with Pathe Billy Taft, musical comedy player, who recently appeared in "Follow Through" on the Los Angeles stage, will be seen in "Two Fresh Eggs," a Pathe musical short directed by Monte Carter. "U" Gets Samuel Shipman The work of supervising the adaptation and dialoguing of "East Is West," which Universal will produce, is to be undertaken by Samuel Shipman, who wrote the play in collaboration with John B. Hymer. Monta Bell will direct a cast including Lupe Velez and Lewis Ayres. E Little from "Lots" Mitzi Green Cast Mitzi Green will play an important part in Paramount's "West of the Law," according to an announcement from B. P. Schulberg. Bt RALPH WILK THE Gleasons, James and Russell, are literally rising before the crack of dawn these days. Scenes of "Beyond Victory," snowing the blowing up of a French village in the early hours of a foggy morning make the early call necessary. * * * "Of course, they would put me in this sequence," growls Jimmie. "The hardest work I do all day is getting Russell awake at that hour." Do you remember when Ralph Block, Harlan Thompson, Jerome Beatty, Robert Terry Shannon, Glenn Allvine. Russell Crouse, Homer Croy and Courtney Ryley Cooper worked together on the Kansas City Star? When J. G. Bachman resided in Washington, D. C? * * * Jose Crespo is playing the leading role of "Capt. Kovacs" in the Spanish version of "Olympia." Crespo has acted in Spain and South America. His silent pictures included "Revenge" and "Joy Street." Edward H. Griffith is all smiles these days. His picture, "Holiday," is to open at the New York Rivoli and has also been booked for the entire Fox West Coast circuit. Griffith also directed "Paris Bound" and "Rich People." * # * Richard Boleslavsky, will direct "The Return of the Lone Wolf," for Columbia. He secured his release from his Pathe contract to join Columbia. He directed Otis Skinner in two New York plays and is also noted for his direction of the stage version of "The Vagabond King," "The Three Musketeers," for Ziegfeld, and the musical version of "The Squaw Man," which was presented as "The White Eagle." * * * Claud Allister feels undressed without his monocle and has worn it in every one of the 15 pictures he has worked in since coming to Hollywood two years ago. He came to the Coast as a member of the stage cast presenting "The Play's the Thing." A gag man asked Walter Klinger, Mack Sennett's secretary, if Mr. Sennett was in. "No," replied Walter. "He's out to lunch." "Will he be back after lunch," asked the gag man. "No," came the answer. "That's what he went out for." LOWER SCORE CHARGES LOONS AS CERTAINTY (Continued from Page 1) A. delegates at the recent 5-5-5 conference in New York. The new $3.75 average is computed on the basis of theaters paying from $35 to $15 per day for their features. At present feature score charges paid by these theaters average $5 for. one day and $7.50 for two days. Under the new policy houses using three features a week will economize $2.75 per feature or $8.25 on an average each week. $161,379 Highest Bid for 10 Cleveland Houses Cleveland — Thomas Urbansky, president of Greater Cleveland Realty Co., was the highest bidder in Judge George Baer's court for the Ohio Amusement Co. houses offered at auction. Urbansky bid $161,379 for eight of the ten theaters in the circuit with chattel rights to all 10 houses. The second highest bidder was John Kalafat, who offered $106,000 for all the houses. M. B. Horowitz, of the Washington circuit, offered $52,000 for the Five Points, and an additional $5,000 for the Knickerbocker. Judge Baer has taken the matter under advisement. Columbia Road Shows Are Increased to Ten (Continued from Page 11 Deep" and a second Holt-Graves production. The pictures will be offered to exhibitors individually as released, while the other 10 SpeciaL are to be sold in block at the beginning of the season. All will be available on a percentage basis. 1,000,000 Feet Weekly Capacity for Multicolor West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — With the construction soon of the $500,000 laboratory in this city, facilities to turn out 1,000,000 feet of film a week will be at the command of Multicolor, recently taken over by Howard Hughes, head of the Caddo Co. and producer of "Hell's Angels." Name of the firm has been changed to Multicolor, Ltd. Pathe's Spanish Outlet Opens Five Exchanges Barcelona — Cinnamond Films, which distributes Pathe's entire product in Spain, has opened exchanges in five key cities, Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, Seville and Barcelona. Fox Leads Baseballers By winning from the RKO team, 7 to 1, the Fox baseball troupe has made it six straight victories and no defeats, which is well on the road to the championship M. P. League. In the other week-end game, Columbia licked the Warner aggregation, 17 to 4.