The Film Daily (1931)

GENERAL SALARY CUT EOR OPERATORS NEXT (Continued from Page 1) relief from allegedly excessive demands in the way of wage scale and unnecessary manpower in projection booths. In Cleveland the wage cut of 30 per cent for projectionists, effective immediately, was agreed upon Sunday between the Operators' Union and the Exhibitors' Ass'n for suburban houses. Downtown houses are (baling independently with union officials. The extra matinee scale has been reduced from $10 to $5. A senior operator in charge, with a junior operator as assistant, replaces two men drawing the same wage. One hour a week free service and 15 minutes nightly free overtime, not to exceed one hour a week, has been granted by the operators. Two Actions Against Pathe Over 1930-31 Picture (Continued from Page 1) them. The motion for an injunction will be argued today in the Supreme 1 "int. New York County. Cluster operates the Mt. Eden, and Turin has the Oxford. The action is aimed to prevent RKO Pathe from giving "Born to Love," starring Constance Bennett, to the Grand, Burnside and Loew's 167th St., where it is dated in for May 28 and 29. The petitioners charge conspiracy between RKO and RKO Pathe in preventing them from getting the picture first and claim that when they bought Pathe 1930-31 product, they bought this picture under another title. $2,000,000 W.' B. Loans Being Paid in 2 Weeks (Continued from Page 1) placements will be made to fill the vacancies due to the resignations of Walter F. Sachs and Richard F. Hoyt from the executive committee. Amkino to Roadshow "Five-Year Plan" Film (Continued from Page JJ reconstruction program. Broadway showing will be at the Central, opening about May 29. Recording of this synchronized production has just been completed. COMING & GOING ERNST I.VBITSCH leaves today for the west coast on a brief vacation. CAPT. HAROLD AUTEN sails tomorrow on the Aquitania for Europe. WILLIAM SCOTT. RKO Pathe managing director for Australia, leaves for the coast tomorrow. He sails June 11 from San Francisco for Sydney. GEORGE MEEKER, New York stage player signed by Universal for "Strictly Dishonorable," is on his way to Universal City. LEO McCAREY is on his way from Hollywood to New York to confer with Ken Hecht on "Queer People." which McCarey will direct for Howard Hughes. A. P. WAXMAN leaves today for Hollywood. NEWS «» OF «» THE «» DAY • Olympia, Wash. — Fox West Coast will keep the Avalon and Liberty closed during the summer. The circuit recently acquired the Liberty along with the Capitol from E. A. Zable. Denver — A. P. Archer and his Denver branch won the top honor in the first week on the five-week annual Educational May drive. Seattle. — Closing of the Fox, third largest downtown house here, is to be for an indefinite period. Stockbridge, Mich. — Roy Adams and Gilbert Randall have leased the Star. The house is being renovated. Adams is the owner of the Pastime in Mason. New Kensington, Pa. — The Ritz, 1600-seat Warner house, has closed. Monogah, W. Va. — George W Hall, showman and auto distributor has sold the Lyric to Fred Nutter Minneapolis — Columbia exchange has engaged Joe Beahen, formerly of M-G-M, as booking manager. He succeeds Eddie Johnson, who resigned. Ben Marcus is exchange manager. Clairion, Pa. — The Orpheum is now open only Fridays and Saturdays, Lew Hepinger announces. St. Mary's, W. Va.— H. H. Robey's theater is closed indefinitely. July 4 to Be Zero Hour In Wichita Sunday Fight (Continued from Page 1) Adams, following the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the state blue laws. E. C. Rhoden, Fox division manager, has replied that Sunday shows will cease to operate here only when all other forms of business are required to close. About 70 towns in Kansas are now operating on the Sabbath by virtue of public approval, Rhoden pointed out, and attempts to enforce the 63-year-old statute is expected to have some ludicrous results. Portland Censor Board Increased Portland, Ore. — In order to give neighborhood theaters representation, the Board of M. P. Censors here has been increased from three to five members. Floyd Maxwell represents the first-runs; Leo A. Seltzer, neighborhood houses, and Robert M. Mount, the public. These three will recommend two women as the remaining members. Gleason Heads Catholic Guild West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — James Gleason who has been actively identified with the Catholic Motion Picture Guild of America for the past two years, has been unanimously elected president of the organization for the ensuing year. New vice presidents elected are Johnny Hines, Neil Hamilton, C. E. Sullivan and Winfield R. Sheehan. May McAvoy was retained as treasurer. Mangham with Bromberg Atlanta — John W. Mangham, Jr., formerly Tiffany manager, is now -ales manager of the Arthur C. Bromberg Attractions. He has charge of the company's exchanges in Atlanta, Charlotte, Tampa, Birmingham and New Orleans. Title Shortened Title of "She-Wolf of Wall Street," Universal release formerly known as "Mother's Millions." has been shortened to "She-Wolf." It opens tomorrow at the Rialto. Warner Bros. Completing Last Five Industrials Five shorts now being made by the Warner Bros, industrial films division will be the last sponsored pictures produced by this company. No new contracts for productions of this type will be accepted, although, as pointed out by Sam E. Morris last week, industrial subjects will be made upon request. Three of the five sponsored shorts now in work are for Standard Oil. Birmingham Favors Shows on Sundays Birmingham — Out of 180 replies received to 200 questionnaires sent out by the Kelly-Ingrain Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, to sound out sentiment on Sunday shows, all but two signified a favorable attitude. As a result the executive committee will wage a campaign for open Sunday. It will be necessary to hold a municipal election here. Doubles in Downtown Seattle Seattle — Jensen & von Herberg have introduced the double feature policy in the downtown section here by presenting a dual bill at the Liberty. U to Film Ft. Dearborn Massacre Chicago — The replica of the Fort Dearborn massacre being made for the Chicago World's Fair is to be utilized by Universal for a picture entitled "The Massacre of Fort Dearborn," under arrangements just made with the Fair Commission. Publix Asbury House Reopens Asbury Park, N. J. — Publix has reopened the St. James. House is under the supervision of M. A. Baker, district manager, New House for Toronto Toronto — G. B. Garbarino, independent exhibitor, announces today that he will build a theater on the south side of Queen St. near Jamieson Ave., at a cost of $60,000. Kaplan and Sprashman are the architects. 300 DELEGATES ON HAND AT8.M.P.E.C0NVENII0N ^(Continued from Page 1) jected in slow motion to show cerl tain very high speed phenomena. / revolving mirror was used, giving 15,! 000 revolutions per minute. N. D. Golden, speaking on th< Latin-American situation, said th Spanish speaking audiences do no care for gangster films. Today's program will be devotee largely to recording and negatives In the symposium on recording wil be papers by H. C. Silent, E. W. Kel logg and C. M. Batsel,. B Breuzer H. F. Olson, W. C. Jones and L. W Giles, J. J. Kuhn, Carl Dreher anc L. E. Clark. Following luncheon anc a visit to one of the large studios, tht, program will be continued wit! papers by L. A. Jones, B. R. White Emery Huse, A. M. Curtis and C H. Rumpel; C. E. Ives, A. J. Mille) and J. I. Crabtree; M. J. Kelly, H B. Santee and A. C. Hardy. Wil1 Whitmore also will read the repor1 of the publicity committee. Tomor' row's main topic will be studio praci tices. Labor Federation Chief Scores Censorship, Taxes (Continued from Page 1) saved from becoming "the mediun of class appeal." "Thoughtless politicians who would impose admission taxes on motior! picture theaters should remember two' things," says Green. "First, addi| tional taxation in any form is nc way to remedy depression. Second1 while it may appear that it is th(j theater that is being taxed, all taxes eventually come from the pockets o; the people." Wisconsin M.P.T.O. Meet In Milwaukee June 16-Vi (Continued from Page 1) pendent Theater Owners of Wisconsin has been holding regional meetings, including one in Madison or May IS and one in Wausau today A later meeting is scheduled foi Green Bay. M. P. A. A. Baseball League Standing of the Clubs Won Lost P.C.'i Columbia 3 0 1000 Warner 2 0 100C R-K-O 2 1 Mf Fox 2 1 .66c e.r.p.i i i .soe R.C.A 0 2 .00t Pathe 0 2 .000 Xat'l Thea 0 3 .00C Results of Saturday's Games Columbia, 8; Nat'l Theat. 1. — Batteries: Fishman and Bogen — >McGill and Zroone. Warner, 6; R-K-O, 4. Batteries: Flaherty and Martin — Schultz and Alexander. Fox. 14; R.C.A.. 8. Batteries: Blancato. Sanataro and Cohen — Garraway and Mendus. Pathe and E.R.P.I. scheduled to play at Queensboro Oval, 59 St. and First Ave. Thursday at 6:30 p.m.