The Film Daily (1931)

The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Fourteen Years Old V€L. LVNC. 1<S3 MM >l I I . I II SI A>. II SI 14 . I > II » I I SIS Court Bans Twisting of Old Arbitration Clause MARYLAND M. P. T.J). BANS PERCENTAGE Federal Church — Hays Office Feud Stirs Interest Newspapers Give Break to Religious Body in Controversy Greater New York newspapers gave the Federal Church Council the break yesterday in the official clash resulting from the religious group's Report on the Public Relations of the Motion Picture Industry. Although Will H. Hays prepared a reply to the Council's statements for release at the same time, the dailies subordinated the m. p. side of the story in favor of the Church release. (Continued on Page 6) $114,000 DAMAGES ASKED IN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY Atlanta — Liberty Specialty Film Corp., the Film Board of Trade and several other companies arc named defendants in a suit for $114,000 filed in Federal district court here Saturday by Mrs. S. M. Turner, who alleges -he was forced to close her theater in Salerno, Fla., in V)T1 , be (Continucd on Page 2) Hughes-Franklin To Build In Two More Texas Towns Dallas— HughesFranklin Theaters will build house, in Del Rio and Sweetwater. A site in the former city has been bought jointly by P. I. Poag, manager of the H-F houses ■ d on Page 2) Exhibs Demanding Stars Budd Rogers Finds on Trip Exhibitors are more and more demanding star names, said Budd Rogers, director of sales for Sono Art-World Wide, upon his return yesterday from a sales trip "Marquee names is what they want," said Rog ers, who declared that only out and out hits are doing business at the box-office. Selling of Sono Art product for 1931 32 will start in 10 days, he said. Cooperation for Teachers II, -st Coasl Burton, '/'///; FILM 1KUI.Y Los Angeles — Speaking before the annual convention of the National Education Ass'n here yesterday, Carl E. Milliken, secretary of the Hays organization, offered the full facilities of the motion picture group in keeping teachers informed of films with educational values and in cooperating on pedagogic films designed especially for classroom use. 90% Action, 10% Dialogue, Paramount Comedy Formula Exhibitor Group Passes Resolution Against P. C. Policy Baltimore — No members of the Hon Picture Theaters Owneri Maryland. Inc., will be permitted to show pictures on a percentage b during the coming season according to a resolution passed unanimously at a meeting recently. Two companies, M-(i-M and Paramount arc said to be holding out (Continued on Page Paramouut's field forces report an increasing demand for less dialogue and more action in features, and the same has been found applicable to short subjects, so that the ideal arrangement for a comedy picture is about 90 per tent sight and 10 per cent dialogue, says Larry Kent in charge of short subject production at the Paramount New York studios. As a result the com(C'mtimted on Path Misuse of Arbitration Clause Disapproved by State Court Buffalo — Taking advantage of the clause in the old exhibition contracts, which says exhibitors may cancel agreements if the distributor refuseto arbitrate, to disclaim responsibility for product signed under a different contract, has been ruled out bj tin State Supreme Court here in a case involving live contracts between 'Tli, .mas Crosby and Paramount of the agreements, on the old form, covered shorts, and the other four, on the 1930 contract, were for features. Charging breach of all contracts. ■ itinnrd on Ptgt HECKLING THE FILM INDUSTRY — the Federal Church Council's Report Falls Flat J. J. HEADS STUDIO PROJECT Chicago— J. J. and B. J formerly associated with the Natal Theaters Circuit which went bankrupt and was absorbed by other interests two searin the Hollywood Chicago Studi Inc.. which recently of Hiram S. Brown, Jr., To Be Asst. to Ro\>* Hiram S Brown, Jr., will join S. I. Rothafel as ' tant, the T'u m DAILY learns. Brown. Jr. is a Princeton graduate and n a post-graduate course at H ■ Business College, He wrill tinned on CONSIDERING the mountain of labor represented bj the Federal Church Council's report on the public relations of the motion picture industry, the net accomplishment aa reflected in the "conclusions" is indeed comparable to a molehill. The Report itself is a <lr\ document thai proves nothing, while the "conclusions" which the Council 1ms drawn are not always related to, or 1mm no out by, the facts in the Report. Utic of tlic main points in the document 1ms to do with the payment of monej bj the Hays Office to officials of the Federal Council for s< i n delivering lectures. ■■tinned on ra-f Suspend Service Charge On Extended Closings Letters advising exhibitors that service charges will be suspended when their the atcrs arc closed for 30 days or longer have been sent to theaters equipped with RCA Photophonc Announcement of the stand ardixation of service charges also hai been mailed to e.hibs by I H Tingle. tr«j»ur«r In establishing flat rates for service on va< ious types of equipment a considerable <e duction has been made