The Film Daily (1931)

timate in Character lernational in Scope dependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Fourteen Years Old -IFDAILY L. LVII NC 4e NEWrCCr, TUCSDAT, NCVE/HDCC 24, 1931 <5 CENTS 0 Features Tentatively Set by Monogram for '32-33 3WEEKPR0TECTI0N AGATNST DIME SHOWS IN CHI. I* * 1-G-M Studio Activity in High — 20 Films Under Way New Productions Slated ^o Start Within Next Fortnight Coast' Bureau, THE FILM DAILY )llywood — Production activity at -M is near all-time peak, with matures in various stages of proion and preparation. In addition alf a dozen pictures that have in work, about 10 new ones expecfted to start within the (Cmituiiied OH Page 4) \m teachIm fans i APPRECIATE TECHNIQUE I rovided producers would build up on interest in the various elets which go into a picture, they Id have an easier time making en entertainment that clicks, William F. Canavan, president le I. A. T. S. E. and M. P. 0., in ' {Continued on Page 4) Sciency Conferences bing Held in Hollywood ! Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY jollywood — Deflation of general mction costs, together with Iter cooperation, is the object of i*^ conferences now being held by ortant officials of major com[es identified with the Hays orization. In addition to represenkes of the major studios, Adolph [)r, Hiram S. Brown, Harry M. ner and Will H. Hays are ating the meetings. Joseph M. nek, Nicholas M. Schenck and jar Selwyn are en route west. loo Educational Subjects 3eing Produced by Fox iduction of 100 educational subjects is ed by Fox for the current releasing year. : reels, mostly in two-reel subjects, have Jy been completed. They deal with hisscience, civics and psychology and are 1 at junior high school audiences. Proon Is at the Fox Movietone studio in New City. School Shows Charging Admission A survey made by the educational and industrial branch of the Department of Commerce indicates that out of 517 schools contacted, 30.63 per cent are charging admission to their performances. Top price is 25 cents, with a great majority of the institutions collecting lower prices. Million Dollars Grossed In Film Benefit Shows Sen. Copeland Draws Up Copyright Amendment An amendment to the copyright law to provide that all applications for copyright shall be by and in the name of the originator of the work, has been formulated by U. S. Senator Royal S. Copeland, it is announced by the Song Writers' Protective Ass'n, of which Billy Rose is president. Authors would have complete ownership of their works. Approximately $1,000,000 for relief of the needy was grossed in theater benefits held over the week-end throughout the country in connection with National Motion Picture Week. The figure, based on preliminary reports from the larger key centers, may be swelled considerably by additional reports yet to come, and represents only a part of the total number of benefits scheduled. The majority, and big (Continued on Page 4) Tobis and \Jia in Franchise Deal A franchise arrangement has been made by Tobis in Chicago with the Ufa Cinema, the house being renamed the Tobis-Ufa Cinema. Franchise arrangements have also been made with the UFA in Cincinnati and with the Europa, New York. The Tobis-Vanderbilt was {Continued on Page 4) Guild Includes Movies In Sunday Opposition Declaring that it is against all Sunday shows, including movies, the Episcopal Actors' Guild announces it will fight the plan under way to bring about Sunday legiti (CoHtinued on Page 4) Monogram Sets 40 Features As Tentative '32-33 Program GriflSth Plans Another; "Struggle" Mostly Silent D. W. Griffith is making preparations to produce another feature for United Artists. It will probably be made at Audio Cinema studio. New York, starting within two months. he told The Film Daily. Eighty per cent of "The Struggle," soon to be shown, has silent action, he said. Monogram Pictures has set a tentative schedule of 40 features for next season, against 28 planned this season, it is announced by W. Ray Johnston, president, on his return from the coast. Visiting exchanges in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago and Cleveland, Johnston says he found a big and growing demand for independent product. Admission Prices Goverii Release Under New Agreement Chicago — Under a new plan that is expected to go into effect within a month, protection of 13 weeks against 10-cent admission theaters will be .given to other houses in this area. The agreement, worked out at a recent meeting of exhibitors and distributors in the offices of the Film Board of Trade, specifies that the minimum admission price to any the (Continued on Page 4) WARNER STATOS IMPROVED BY CUT IN INVENTORIES By the amortization of old films and substitution of new lower cost productions, Warner Bros, has reduced its film inventories to the lowest level in several years, it is shown in an analysis of the company's last fiscal report made by Dow-Jones financial service. Inventories were reduced from $29,511,402 to $16, (Continued on Page 2) Hornblow to Line Up Material for Goldwyn Arthur Hornblow, due in New York tomorrow from the Coast, will make a thorough canvass of stage plays, novels and original stories, as well as interview and make tests of new players, for Samuel Goldwyn, who is coming East next {Continued on Page 2) Opposition Develops in 4 H-F Texas Towns Dallas — Opposition houses have been launched in four Hughes-Franklin towns throughout Texas. H. S. Leon has moved into the RItz, Sweetwater, recently announced as one of the locations for a new H-F house. Malone & Dollison have opened a new theater in Del Rio, D. F. Luckle is operating the An^elus in San Angelo, and Jack Pickens has opened the Rio in Corpus Christi.