The Film Daily (1931)

ANTI-CENSORSHIP BILLS ARE BEINUNTRODUCED (Continued from Page 1) other to repeal or modify the Wales theater padlock law. The Virginia anti-censor measure will be put through if the required support is obtained. This is now pending. The National Council is sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, New York. Hatcher Hughes, the playwright, is chairman, with Barrett H. Clark, Fannie Hurst and Elmer Rice, vice-chairmen; Harry Elmer Barnes, treasurer; Gordon W. Moss, secretary, and a long list of supporters including Eugene O'Neill, H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan, Rupert Hughes, Arthur Garfield Hays, James Branch Cabell, Marc Connelly, Edward Childs Carpenter and others. Chicago, Boston, Philly Will Get B.I.P. Exchanges British International Pijtures will have four sales branches established and in operation within the next six weeks, according to Sidney Garrett, who leaves Dec. 1 for Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago to select locations and engage personnels. The New York branch is already operating. After the new year, Garrett will start work on the completion of his coast-to-coast exchange system, which he expects to complete by March 1. All exchanges will be run solely by and for B.I.P. productions without any outside affiliations according to Garrett. Triple Bills, Dime Shows Now Aggravating Chicago (Continued from Page 1) evils, which are becoming widespread. At least a score of the smaller theaters in this territory have fallen for the triple-feature, driven to it by keen competition, and a large number of independent houses using double features have cut their daytime admission price to 10 cents in an effort to survive. COMING & GOING FANCHOX SIMON, the Fanchon of Fanchon and Marco, arrived in New York yesterday from the coast with lier mother. Mrs. Wolff, and production assistant, AUce Goodwin. They will sail Dec. 5 on the Bremen for Europe to look over stage novelties. BERT ADLER is back from Chicago, where he went to meet the Fanchon party en route East. HELEN TWELVETREES, RKO Pathe star, arrives in New York today from the coast via Panama aboard the Pennsylvania. LESTER COWAN of the Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences is in New York from the coast. STANLEY WHITELY, of British Intern;itional Pictures, arrives Thursday on the Olympic. Bl'CK WILDER, of Norfolk and Tortsmouth Va., was a visitor on Saturday at the Warners' booking offices. E. W. HAM.MONS left yester lay for the coast. Detroit — Charter has been granted by the state to Redford Motion Picture Service, 13967 Plainview St., this city. Archie L. Gillis is the incorporator. Kansas City — A. Allan Karf is now managing the Isis. He was formerly booker at the Fox Midland. Herb Goldberg goes from the Isis to manage the Apollo. Philadelphia — Fay's will reopen with an eight-act vaudeville bill together with film shorts. C. C. Spink will manage the house for Knickerbocker Playhouses, Inc. St. Louis, Mich. — The Liberty, only local house, has been closed. Bethlehem, Pa.— Jack Browell has resigned as manager of the United Chain's College theater and was succeeded by Earl Tobias, formerly organist at the now closed Savoy. Joe Murphy is managing the Colonial for United Chain. Atlanta— U. T. "Doc" Koch, Alabama salesman for Columbia, hi,: been transferred to the Florida territory. The Alabama territory is now divided between G. Y. Harrell and Matt Whitam. Sophistication Opposed By William K. Howard (Continued from Page 1) L,he players in the original picture. Happy endings, according to Howard, ought to prevail with the only exceptions stories which are so impressive that they overcome unhappy finales. Howard has been getting ?t]nosphere shots for his next Fox picture. He is with Mrs. Howard, George Seitz, cameraman, and Gordon Cooper, his assistant. 12 Travelogues in Color Planned by John W. Boyle (Continued from Page 1) eet in Multicolor and 10,000 feet :n black and white, plans a series )f 12 one-reel travelogues dealing A'ith his trip. Boyle was accompanied by Ray Fernstrom, former news cameraman. Shubert Meetings Called Hearing in the Shubert Theater Cjip. receivership action will be held lit 4:30 P. M., Dec. 2, in ^^ourtroom No. 2, Woolworth Building, at wnich inie the receivers, Lee Shub^^rt and ^^rving Trust Co., will present a report on the financial status of the ompany. Prior to this hearing, a meeting )f creditors and .stockholders vdll be held at 2 P. M., Nov. 24, on. the linth floor of the Woolworth Building. Sunday Shows for Concord Concord, N. H. — Sunday shows have won in a vote here, taking the decision by about two to one despite ministerial opposition. Fox Signs Jeanne Green Fox has signed Jeanne (Jreen who plays a featured role in "Wonder Boy," Jed Harris' legit play .jatirizing the film industry. No Para. Branch for India Paramount will not open a branch office in India, officials of the company's foreign department said Saturday. An exchange in that country had been reported under consideration. Publix Pays $3 a Copy For RKO Publicity Books Publix has purchased 200 exploitation books on "Way Back Home" from RKO, paying $3 per copy. The books will be distributed to Publix house managers and will facilitate the sending of advance press matter. The books, which were compiled by J. J. Hess's department, are in three sections; exploitation, publicity and advertising. Publix officials said that they would purchase press matter from other companies only on "special occasions." Cut in Express Rates Expected by Christmas Atlanta — A big reduction in express rates on film shipments is likely by Christmas, according to James H. Butner, branch manager for Educational and Sono Art, and hairman of the Atlanta Film Board of Trade's transportation committee. The cut may amount to as much as 50 per cent. A fight on the rates has been under way for some time and express officials are now working on the matter. $5,691,279 Invested By Photophone in RKO RCA Photophone has $5,691,279 invested in RKO, it is discloserl in the financial report of the former company. Columbians to Celebrate A Thanksgiving party will be given tomorrow night for members only by the Columbians, social club of Columbia pictures, at the County Fair, Greenwich Village. There will be a kiddie party with Mort Worm3er as chairman of arrangements. Jeanne Dressier, president of the club, was assisted in arranging the party by Ruth Greenfield, Etta LeVoff, Katherine Phelan, Mary Mendelson, Mort Wormser, Harold Reiff, Bernard Birnbaum and Richard Philpott. U.A.YOyNG '• EXTEND WORKING PLAN \ (Continued from Page 1) dios. Hammons will devote much of his attention to speeding up the new Tift'any product. Preparatory work on "Hotel Continental" has been completed by the Tiffany studio staff under Samuel Bischoff, and this picture will probably get under way before the camera while Hammons is there. Shooting will also itart on Mack Bennett's Moran and Mack special during Hammons' stay, ds casting of this picture and preparatory writing work are about finished. Conferences with E. H. Allen, operating head of the Educational and Metropolitan studios, regarding Educational's short subject product and "he industrial pictures work of Educational Talking Pictures Co., Ltd., will take up most of the rest of Hammons' time. Kid Trade Varies Widely National Survey Shows (Continued from Page 1) land gets from 3 per cent to 10 per cent kids during the week, and 50 per cent on Sunday in the neighborhoods. Atlanta downtown runs get much less than 5 per cent, against 10 to 15 per cent in the neighborhoods. On the coast the figure runs even below 3 per cent. In Denver firstruns the best showing was 15 per cen;, with neighborhoods getting from 10 to 40 per cent. Pittsburgh reports a range of 5 to 15 per cent. Other sections run about the same, with fluctuations governed by locality, day of the week, type of picture, etc. Most districts report kid attendance below what it should be, )n account of insufficient pictures of the right sort, and too many overdialogued and over sophisticated films. I. Union Scale Reduction Bei'ng Discussed at Mee (Continued from Page 1) for today in New York. President William F. Canavan on Saturday told The F;lm Daily that the conference will concern itself with the "general situation." Takes Over Chicago House Chicago — S. E. Hartman has taken over the Lorraine at 813 West Taylor St. iO-DAY5 BIG EVENT AS SEEN jY r^ THE PRESS AGENT "The best claimed for 'X with the new ground noise cently perfecte sound ever recorded is Marks the Spot,' made ribbon microphone and eliminating device re i by RCA Photophone." —TIFFANY Ir.