The Film Daily (1931)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought 2 The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Fourteen Years Old VOL. LV NO. 68 NEW yCCK, HCNDAY, A4AECH 23, 1931 .5 CENTS 51 Noiseless Recording Units Now In Use by Studios PUBLKOPPOSES 'STAJTSYSTEM' REVIEWING Television Seen as Boon for Motion Picture Actors Manufacturers Rushing Work on Television Receiving Sets Employment for hundreds of now idle stage and screen players will be made possible through the medium of television in the near future, is the forecast of an executive of the Jenkins Television Co., now establishing studios at 655 Fifth Ave. Practical broadcasts of sight and sound will necessitate the engaging of artists of particular type and appearance and will eliminate many (Continued on Pane 7) FOUR MORE FOX HOUSES REVERT TO INDIE TOLD Four more Fox Metropolitan houses are being returned to the independent field. Louis Frisch, who was formerly in the circuit business with Samuel Rinzler and Hyman Rachmil, is acquiring the Duffield, New Colonial and Highway, all in Brooklyn, and the Maspeth in Maspeth, Long Island. Laemmle Diagnoses Country's Needs Declaring that merchants in all lines of endeavor will profit by the persistent enthusiasm of the film industry, Carl Laemmle has issued a statement urging increased advertising, immediate purchasing for future needs and a more rigid regulation of employment. Laemmle, who has just completed a six months' survey of business conditions, advocates more showmanship and a wholesome optimism. Protection Hurts Business, Says Canadian Gov't Lawyer W. A. Futter Organizing Two Sound Expeditions Walter A. Futter, president of Wafilms, who is now in New York after 15 months of production activities at the Columbia studios in Hollywood, (Continued on Pane 7) Werner Succeeds Porter As Universal Story Head Verne Porter, Eastern story head for Universal, is leaving the company simultaneous with a reduction of personnel of this department. Dave Werner, who has been identified with Universal for some years, will succeed him. Toronto — Continuing his argument before Commissioner Peter White in the probe into the Canadian film industry, B. H. L. Symmes, lawyer for the Dominion Government, declares that the protection system as practiced was "injurious to the trade and public welfare." He said further that the exchanges acquiesced in this to "a greater or (Continued on Pane 7) $365,000 Standing Film Offer Admitted by Mayor Walker Hand in Hand Pottsvill. P^> rJ on being assigned a r of the Hippodrom h Milton A. Schosberg ..cl r.t the leading local newspa i-r had no regular movie critic. He immediately volunteered his services, and they were accepted. Now this town boasts of being the only place in the country with a movie critic who never slights the good points of a picture. West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Mayor James J. Walker, who is resting in California, admits he has a standing offer from a Hollywood picture company which (Continued on Pane 7) R. M. Copeland Heads Des Moines Film Board I )es Moines — New officers have been elected by the Des Moines Film Board of Trade to serve for the coming year. (Continued on Page 8) Studios Speedily Adopting W. E. Noiseless Recording Argentine Tax Blamed On "Dollar" Publicity Publication of high box-office receipts was one of the hading factors resulting in the recent increase in film import tax levied by the Argentine (Continued on Pape 8) Practically every Western Electric producer-licensee is now using the recently introduced noiseless recording system, with 51 of these units having been placed in duty among the various studios. Forty-one are (Continued on Paae 8) Circuit Campaigning for Better Style in Writeups Publix is campaigning against reviews which use the star system of evaluating pictures. The circuit's contention is that this publication policy tends to discourage reading of the text of notices and that consequently it is unfair as frequently the body of a review produces information which (Continued on Page 8) ONLY 2 COLORADO CITIES NOW CLOSED ON SUNDAY Denver — Inauguration of Sunday shows in Fort Morgan, following a special election in which voters favored the .theater side, leaves only two cities of any consequence in Colorado with closed Sundays. These are Collins and Loveland. Fliesler To Release 16 Foreign Talkers Sixteen foreign language talkers are to be imported and released here by Toseph R. Fliesler under the distributing name of Foreign Feature Films Corp. Fleisler has resigned as managing director of the Fifth Ave. Playhouse, which is now being operated by the landlord, but retains his post as vicepresident of the Washington Square Theaters, Inc., which operates the Eighth St. Playhouse, of which he is managing director. Routine Stuff Cherokee, la. — E. I. Hanson, owner of the Empress theater, was robbed of a $250 diamond ring by a bandit who posed as a film salesman. And Mister Hanson sez it isn't the first time he's been robbed by fellers posing as film salesmen.