The Film Daily (1931)

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1931 —i^x^ DAILY 36-WEEK UNION REBATE PROPOSED BY CANAVAN (Contir.ucd from Page 1) exhibition economy of more than $1,000,000. Provided the 700 locals approve the proposal, members who receive $70 a week or less will rebate 10 per cent during the per'od beginn'ng the first payday after Dec. 12 and concluding th? first payday after Aug. 20. Those receiving in excess of $70 will rebate 15 per cent. Members whose salaries are below $45 a week will be exempt from the arrangement. Decision to make this proposal was reached at a meeting of the executive board in New York City, first news of the plan having been printed exclusively in last Monday's Film Daily. An executive of the American Federation of Musicians last night Knid no similar plan was under consideration in his organization. Van Beuren Plans Feature On Frank Buck Expedition Van Beuren Corp., for years producers of short subjects exclusively, has changed its plans to release a series of shorts made from film taken by the Frank Buck "Bring 'Em Back Alive" expedition and will cut the 200,000 feet of film made by Buck into a feature length film. It will be Van Beuren's first feature. COMING & GOING ROBERT AMES is en route from Holly vood to New York to appear opposite Clauette Colbert in Paramount's "Confession," iirected by Berthold Viertel. JACK COHEN of the legal staff of Warier theaters is on a tour to enlighten manigers on contracts and leases, fc LORENZ HART and RICHARD KOCERS, song writers, leave tomorrow for he coast to do some work at the Paramoun. tudios on the Maurice Chevalier film. HENRY ARMETTA is in town. VIRGINIA LEE CORBIN and her husjand, Teddy KroU, are on their way from he coast to Europe via New York. JANET GAYNOR. her husband. Lydei; Peck, and Mrs. Caynor arrive from Holly vood tomorrow and sad Saturday for Europe MR. .and MRS. CECIL B DE MILLE •eturned yesterday from their foreign tour. HOWARD DIETZ of MGM leaves todaj or the coast. JULES BRULATOUR and HOPE HAMPTON leave tomorrow for Hollywood. ARTHUR W. STEBBINS goes west on Friday. MARILYN MILLER, leaves Hollywood for New York on Sunday. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR., and JOAN :RAWF0RD will leave New York early next week on their return trip to Hollywood. GLORIA SWANSON. who sailed Saturday from Los Angeles on the McKinley for New ^'ork accompan.ed by her husband, Michael Farmer, is due in New York on Dec. 5 and vill sail that night on the Bremen for Paris DOROTHY ARZNER, Paramount director, rrives in New York from Hollywood today For a vacation and rest. RICHARD ARLEN. who has been on a two-week vacation in New York with h:wife, Jobyna Ralston, will go to Philadelphia ;omorrow to witness the Cornell-Penn game. Mexico Suspends Higher Tariff Mexico City — Temporary suspension of the increased tariff on imporfed films Is announced by the Finance Dept. If talker production In this country reaches a point meriting protection by April 21, the higher levy will be resumed. H. J. Yates Gives Party To Consolidated Employes Herbert J. Yates, president of Consolidated Film Industries, gave a Thanksgiving party last night at the Elks Club, Union City, N. J., to the members of Consolidated As ociates, the group of C.F.I, workers. In addition to a 11-course dinner there was an entertainment program of 18 numbers, with Ben Goetz as master of ceremonies, and 21 prizes for ladies and 21 for men. Among he prominent radio and recording artists on the bill were Gene Austin, Eaton Boys, Roy Smeck, Helen Rowland, Uncle Don, Bully and Carpenter, Paul Sisters, Tastyeast Jesters and others. Chairmen of variouF committees included R. I. Boucher. E. H. Siefert, Harry Grey, T. W. Yates, Tom Wiley, Pete Andrich, R. C. Hubbard, M. E. A. Tucker, Joe Cohen and E. M. Cheronnet. Develops New Process For Composite Pictures Chicago — Technicians from Hollywood are here to investigate a process developed by James E. Grimes, ^^l N. La Salie St., whereby the time and expense of making superimposed composite pictures is reduced by half. The system is said to enable many new and spectacular effects. Rinzler on Relief Board Samuel Rinzler of Rinzler and Frisch Theaters has been appointed a member of the board of trustees of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee headed by Harvey D. Gibson. R. & F. is giving midnieht benefit shows Thanksgiving night in 18 of its houses. More than 1,000 employes of the circuit also will make voluntary contributions to the relief fund. Brandt After Mooney for Lyric Harry Brandt has wired Tom Mooney, famous imprisoned labor 'eader for whom Mayor James A. Walker has gone west to make an appeal, off^ering him a big salary to appear at the Lyric, Brandt's combination vaudeville and shorts house on 42nd St. Colleen Moore in Battle Creek Battle Creek, Mich. — Colleen Moore is resting at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, where she expects to remain over Thanksgiving. Essaness Circuit Leases Space Chicago — Essaness Theaters Corp. has leased the entire south wing of the eighth floor of the Michigan Square Bldg. for its general offices. The circuit now has 13 houses here. Ben Kopman Dies Minneapolis — Ben Kopman, wellknown northwest showman, died at his home last week. Special $2 Benefit Show At Fox St. Louis House St. Louis — In addition to joining in the regular National Motion Picture Week benefit performances, the Fox will give a special relief show tomorrow night with reserved seats scaled at $1 to $2. It is expected that about $7,000 will be raised for the community chest. Buzzell to Direct Feature West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Eddie Buzzell, who has been doing shorts for Columbia, will shortly start direction of his first feature for the company. Robert Riskin is writing the story. Walter Vincent Submits Report Philadelphia — A confidential report concerning current attitude of major distributors toward removal of score charges was submitted by Walter Vincent yesterday at a meeting of the exhibitor continuing committee at the Bellevue-Stratford. U. A. Sales Policy on Pan Philadelphia — United Artists sales policy will be panned at a meeting of the M. P. T. 0. "war board" Friday. Bob Mochrie Out Albany — Bob Mochrie, branch manager, has ended his association with Pathe. FOX THEATERS TO SHOW L0SS0[|3,400,000 (Continued from Page 1) will be improved, however, by a refund of $800,000 from the Poli circuit under a clause in the deal under which Fox acquired this group of houses. Musical Serial Series Being Made by Jay Arr (.Continued from Page 1) "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." Erno Rapee will write special material and musical score for the pictures, which will be made in the East with W. E. recording. Jay Arr will direct. Charles Vayda is business agent of the company, which has opened oflSces at 729 Seventh Ave. Strand's Advance Bookings Warner Bros, have set bookings for the New York Strand for the next five weeks. Following Joe E. Brown in "Local Boy Makes Good," opening tonight, will be "Blonde Crazy," Dec. 4; "Safe in Hell," Dec. 11; "Under Eighteen," Dec. 18; Lil Dagover in "Woman from Monte Carlo," Dec. 25. Lois Moran Rehearsing Play Lois Moran is rehearsing in the new George Gershwin operetta, "Of Thee I Sing," which opens in New York Christmas Eve. 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