The Film Daily (1931)

Tuesday, June 9, 1931 CLARKE WILL MAINTAIN ALL SALARIES AT FOX (Continued from Page 1) fortunately effect our business probthan it does most busibut there is need for continued economy, loyalty and coop tion from everyone in the organization .1 we are distinctly opposed to cutting wages in any department of the companj ." Ideas from the Field Urged at Columbia Meet Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood— A plea for field letters on ideas that will help the home office and studio to meet exhibitor and public demands was made by Harry n at the final session of the Columbia sales meet here. Jack Cohn, Lou Metzger, Walter Futter, John I'. Medbury, Charles MacDonald and Charles Mintz also were among the speakers. Hal Hodes leaves today for a tour ot the west coast branches. Other home office executives left for New York last night. All Photophone Licensees Using Noiseless Recording (.Continued from Page 1) , Tec-Art and Standard Cinema. John Klenke, formerly in charge of the motion picture department of General Electric at Schenectady, i> now assistant manager of recording rations for Photophone, contacting the licensees. He will go to Xew York late in June to confer with Lew ell Calvert, under whose supern he works. Gustav Eyssell Transferred Dallas — Gusfav Eyssell, Publbc district manager in charge of the Palace theater here, the Metropolitan in Houston and the Texas in San Antonio, left June 5 lor Xew York, where he will he connected with the Publix metropolitan houses in that city in a supervisory capacity. His -op here has not been named. Harold Ramsay, I'alace, organist, has left for a visit to the East and Canada. Ted Mack, master of ceremonies, has gone to New York. COMING & GOING MR. and MRS. LEIGH JASON arc on their iray from the coast to New York for a ' isit. HERBERT BRENON is due in New York t.i :ly this week to confer with John Howard Lawson on "Daughter of Joy," forthcoming Radio Pictures production. VERNIE E. CONNELLY, author of "Alimony Queens," which Fox will produce, is visiting New York. ( KCII. I!. DeMILLE, who receives the degree of Doctoi of letters today from Pennsylvania Military College. Chester. Pa.. will then return to New York and remain in the East two weeks, sailing June 24 for i on the lie de France. ALONG RI41TO lilHMl'UY • • • A DISILLUSIONED New York Film Man Views Hollywood for the First Time Phantom City, with a lotta hungry ghosts walking around with a grin on their muggs and a grouch in their stomachs acting ALWAYS acting putting on the Big Front with most of the mob just about getting by and a few riding High and Sweet in the Saddle but scared silly that any minute they're gonna do a Prince of Wales which one of 'em does about every minute up and down arriving and departing here today, gone tomorrow Topsy Turvy Town with Jacks and Jills tumbling down the hill before they really start to climb and the higher they climb, the harder they crack their conks when they Fall * * * * • • • HOLLYWOOD, the original Greased Pole but you've got to know how to do some Greasing yourself in order to climb it and the Boulevard! now known as the Bowl Over Hard the Shortest Street with the Longest Casualty List where the War is still going on but you never read the names of the Departed Heroes in the Headlines that's why they grow so many flowers out there they need 'em Nature's Fairy Garden to the eye but Death Valley to the heart, mind and soul of the Vast Throng who never crash the studio gates but are graciously permitted to look inside and feast their eyes on the Feast set for the Chosen Few so God had to provide an extra supply of sunshine out there to offset the Coldness underneath the Tinsel Front it's in the air Coldness and it you stay there long enough, it gets in your blood and you grow cold, too and don't give a rap for the other guy for the law of self-preservation makes you grab all the sunshine you can and hang on to it afraid to share it with the other feller remembering that when you first came there you Froze plenty and nobody gave you a tumble * * * * • • • SO THAT'S why they call it Hollywood after the winter tree that thrives in a Cold Atmosphere so, back to Broadway! it may be phoney, blatant, dizzy, nutty but underneath the Blah it has a Warm Heart for the guy who's regular and is always willing to give him a Fighting Chance and an Even Break Broadway sez: "Show what you've got, kid, and if you're there, the Works are Yours." but Hollywood gives you the Works before you even get a chance to Show so that's why the Regulars always come back to Broadway * * * * • • • JESSE SHLYEN, of the Reel Journal, has just sent in his ballot for the Ten Best Pictures of 1930 wre sent him our request on Dec. 9, 1930 okay, Jesse now if you can get around to filling out the Ten Best Directors for 1931 within the next year or so we can see right now that you're gonna be a Big Help to us such hearty co-operation must be deserved * * * * • • • WALTER HUSTON tells about a beautiful dame who entered the outer business office at the stude, and inquired for a certain film exec "Well, he's rather busy," sez the new secretary, trying to be polite, "but he's always pleased to see pretty girls like you, if you'll wait." and the dame's voice went frigidaire as she sez: "Oh, is zat so? Just tell the lug his wife has something important to say to him!" * * * * • • • TIFFANY has established a Training School for baby chimps at the studio for their chimp comedies my goodness, the birth rate must be going up again in Hollerword BASEBALL results last Saturday in the M. P. League: Columbia 11, Warner 6; R-K-O 20, Fox 2; ERPI 8, National Theaters 0; RKO Pathe 8, RCA Photophone 3 COMMITTEE TO CONFER ON IMPROVED THEATER (Continued from Page 1) to contact the American Institute of Architects and the Architectural League in an effort to develop a closer spirit of co-operation. Considerable stress will be placed upon ' theater acoustics. Nat Lefton To Handle 20 Artclass Features (Continued from Page 1) cinnati. Nat Lefton, president of Standard, who closed with the distributor, leaves New York tomorrow. Charles Kranz, for three years United Artists manager in Cleveland, has joined Artclass and on Friday leaves for Cleveland, from which point he will handle Artclass product sold to Standard. Series in the deal are: six Standard Supreme Features, six Standard Star Series and eight Harry Carey specials. Product will be discussed with the Standard sales force at a sales conference in Cleveland June 14 and 15. Warner Bros. Conclude Multi-Lingual Program (Continued from Page 1) ture policy will be determined -upon return of H. A. Bandy, head of the foreign department, who is now in London. His return, scheduled some weeks back, has been postponed until two months' time. Warners so far have made the following foreign versions, French, four; German, five; Spanish, four. « « « » » » Sheehan-Fox Suit Opens A $500,000 suit against William Fox, brought by Winfield R. Sheehan was opened yesterday be Justice Peter Schmuck in the Supreme Court. Sheehan claims he sent Fox 4,000 shares of Fox Film stock, having a value of $410,000, last November. He also asks for interest. Fox claims the stock represented repayments on money he had loaned Sheehan. Many Happy Returns Best wishes and congratulations arc extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: June 9 Julius J. Hess Fred Humes Clarence Geldert Louise Carver Harry Gribbon