The Film Daily (1931)

[Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought X7~ The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Fourteen Years Old KCL.LVNO. 123 • IN TWO SECTIONS • NEW yCRI\, TUESDAY, MAT 26, 1 931 * SECTION I • <5 CENTS Warner Paying $2,000,000 Bank Loans in 2 Weeks GENERAL SALARY CUTFOR OPERATORS NEXT 300 Delegates in Attendance at S. M. P. E. Meet Symposiums on Recording and Negatives Are on Today's Schedule West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Approximately 300 delegates were on hand for the opening of the five-day soring convention of the Society of M. P. Engineers which got under way yesterday at the Roosevelt Hotel. District Attorney Burton Fitts welcomed the delegates. Papers on color occupied a major |part of the first day. Also of unusual interest was the showing of Baron Shiba Films, taken in Japan with 40,000 pictures per second and pro(Continued on Page 8) JULY 4 TO BEZERO H0Mt£ IN WICHITASUNDAY FIGHT Wichita, Kan. — Unless Sunday , shows are discontinued by July 4, legal action will be taken against Fox West Coasl Theaters, according to an ultimatum issued to the circuit by County Attorney George L. (Continued on Page 8) J. W. Deubach Appointed Dist. Mgr. in Wisconsin Milwaukee — J. William Deubach, managing director of RKO's Palace and Riverside, has been named district manager for the circuit. Lawrence Shedd, formerly of the RKO theater in Fort Wayne, Ind.. has been named manager of the local Palace succeeding Earl Payne. Salary Reductions Going Down the Line On top of reports yesterday that a 20 per cent salary reduction, which would mean a saving of about $100,000 weekly, is planned by Warner Eros., the street heard rumors that RKO would likely be next to follow the action already taken by Paramount, Universal and others. Competing On Home Ground Denver — Since opening night baseball here, the Western League Club has switched its newspaper display advertising from the sports page to the theatrical page. Censorship and Taxes Scored By Labor Federation's Chief Amkino To Roadshow "Five-Year Plan" Film Roadshow presentations, before general release, are planned by Amkino Corp. for "The Five-Year Plan — Russia's Remaking," which presents for the first time a full and authentic cinema record of the Soviet (Continued on Page 8) "No censorship can be so accurate, no censorship can be so effective as the censorship of public opinion," says William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, in an article in "The Motion Picture Monthly," issued by the Hays organization. Green urges that the screen be (Continued on Page 8) Two Actions Filed Against Pathe Over Delivery of 1930-31 Picture Cluster Holding Corp. and Turin Theaters Corp., each operating a house in the Bronx, have filed separate actions against RKO Pathe seeking an injunction to prevent the company from delivering a picture on its 1930-31 program to three Loew theaters before they are offered to (Continued on Page 8) Wisconsin M.P.T.O. Meet In Milwaukee June 16-17 Milwaukee — Annual convention of the M. P. T. O. of Wisconsin will be held June 16-17 at the Hotel Pfister here. George Fischer is chairman of arrangements. Allied Inde (Contmued on Page 8) $2,000,000 W. B. Bank Loans Being Paid Off in Two Weeks Balaban & Katz Earned $2,289,263 Last Year Chicago — Consolidated net profit of $2,289,263, after all charges and preferred dividends, is reported by Balaban & Katz., controlled by Paramount Publix, for the year ended Dec. 27. This is equal "to $7.91 a share on the common stock, against $9.65 a share in 1929. Within two weeks Warner Bros, will pay off $2,000,000 in bank loans, The Film Daily was told yesterday. The} are held by three banking institutions. Xo new loans will be negotiated. Warner Bros., with Harry M. Warner in complete charge as president, will proceed without outside financial aid. it was declared. No re(Continued on Page 8) ' Cleveland Union Accepts Reduction of 30 Per Cent Efforts to effect wage reductions among projectionists at large is ir prospect as the next step in the industry's current campaign to brine operating costs down to a level that will keep the business out of the red, The Film Daily learns. Acceptance of a 30 per cent salary cut by operators in Cleveland suburban houses is expected to be the forerunner of similar action in other locations that have been crying for (Continued on Page 8) AUTEN TO REPRESENT RKO PATHE IN EUROPE Capt. Harold Auten, formerly in charge of American distribution for British International Pictures, sails tomorrow on the Aquitania to become the RKO Pathe representative for continental Europe. He will work as an aide to T. S. Delehanty. Griffith Amusement Co. Opens Denver Office Denver — In keeping with their expansion program, Griffith Amusement Co. of Oklahoma City has established a district office here under the supervision of R. E. Griffith. Futter to Pick Comedy From Reno's Tragedy West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — While several major producers are busy making stories dealing with the serious side of Reno, Walter Futter has sent Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., to the divorce city to make a "Travelaugh" short. John T. Medbury will do the gag dialogue on the subject, which Columbia will release.