The Film Daily (1932)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ASSUMES KATZ DUTIES (Continued from Pag ing the executive committee," the statement adds. John Hertz's first detailed statement in the situation which has developed through the unexpected resignation of Sam Katz last Friday night is as follows: "It is with great regret that the management of Paramount announces the resignation and retirement of Mr. Sam Katz, viceicnt. ■'An uncompromisable difference of policy between Mr. Katz and the other memof the company's Executive Committee on the matter of decentralization of theater agement. "All of the executives of the Theater Department and of the company generally were in favor of a complete policy of decentralization with full authority in the field subject to New York supervision. Mr. Katz as honestly and firmly believed in the policy of more or less centralized management and "control from New York, as heretofore. "The executives of the company believe that at the present time the interests of Paraint Publuc can best be served by establishing a system of local autonomy in theater management whereby local conditions and probwill be met immediately by local decistrcngthened by local knowledge and authority. "Such a policy, it is felt, will result in greater elasticity to meet local needs, and the ir development of individual initiative throughout the organization. Under such a y, alert local management will be in effect with greater opportunity for company , and greater advantages to the any. "Mr. Katz could not bring himself to ac this policy in all its details. Despite the highest regard for his views by his , this fundamental difference caused Mr. Katz to feel that the situation was best ed by his withdrawal. "W'c deeply regret that this difference 01 opinion should have occurred and that Mr. -hould have seen tit to resign. ■ Pulilix is in good condition. ■ nt police [pel sonnel will continue in no way affected by Mr. Katz' resignation. "The same department heads will continue D charge of all operations. No changes in personnel will be made other than those It have been made in the normal Throughout this wide ? it ion every department will to function with ths same personnel. "I have known Mr. Katz as friend and i.r over 15 years. Mr. Katz has always fa 'ill has my highest con Oi c and esteem. No one can possibly ' his going as 1 do." &m re i_Z JOE BERNHARD and MOE SILVER, Warner theater executives, left yesterday for the west to hold meetings with district managers and theater personnel. They will be gone a week. BEN LYON and SKEETS GALLAGHER have .irrived in New York from the coast. J. W. MacFARLAND, vice-president in charge of distribution for Powers Pictures, has returned from Boston. DAVID A 0 MALLEY, Powers Pictures secretary, is back from Cleveland. FLORENCE LAKE, feature player in RKO comedies, arrived from the coast yesterday and will open Saturday at the Palace in an act with her brother, Arthur. H. W. HANNEMAN, former editor of College Humor, left tor the RKO studios yesterday to join the writing staff. LEO DELANEY, RKO Canadian Division manager, arrived in New York yesterday. • • »BY WAY of introducing the two prominent football coaches who were the honored guests at the Empey luncheon toastmaster Louis Nizer gave a film man's conception of football gleaned from the Hollerword football pix where the hero stops in his sensational dash down the field with the ball to chat with his girl friend in the jrrandstand in order to build up the sex motive while the coach who is always a tough egg is really a mother to the boys on his team which subtle touch always goes big with the family trade • • • HAVING THUS presented the Romantic side of football a la the pix Grantland Rice propounded soma interesting questions on inside football to bring out the Realistic side of the game which questions Lou Little, Coach of the Columbia team, answered very frankly he said that the motion picture had proved invaluable to coach and team in showing the actual plays depicting graphically where they had slipped up or done a neat bit of team work. • • • THEN CAME "Chick" Meehan, coach of the Manhattan team it seems that the chairman had asked him to "lighten up his stories" for the human interest so Mister Meehan obliged with several pips he admitted that he had applied film methods to his coaching and that some of the stuff his team pulled in the big games was staged for purely showmanship purposes as "Chick" explained "They'll let you coach another year if you get enough dough in at the ole b.o." • • • UP IN the Bronx last week a circuit theayter showed a good pix and spoiled the program with five stage acts as vaude acts go, they were the usual run no better, no worse but these five happened to be all radio acts and all five of the radio "Big Names" worked before a mike one guy gave imitations of various noises, from a chicken to a locomotive whistle * 1* T* V • • • AND WHAT was the reaction of the pal who happened to be with us? along about the third radio act he wanted to walk out and not wait for the swell pix he came to see he was fed up after it was all over, and we walked down the street this was his yawp "I can hear those muggs on my radio any night when I go to a show I want to get personalities not one of the live acts t,rave me anything I couldn't get in their radio acts over the air, sitting home comfortable, with my slippers on and a pipe in my mouth Say, tell me are the picture houses working for Radio or for Motion Pictures?" we couldn't answer him who the hell can? • • • PROM WHERE we sit it seems that it's about time the film theayters woke up to the fact that radio names and programs belong ON your home set and not in the theater and if picture audiences are to be brought l,;,(k asking folks to come to your theater to listen to radio personalities when they can sit home comforably and listen to them for nothin' is a goof system for tilling theater seats will some Bright Mind please set '"'ght? if we're wrong or doesn't anybody i arc? Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1932 BELIEVE KATZ WILL FORM NEWCOMPANYOFHISOWN T a (Continued from Page 1) production unit and distribution franchise holders," he said. "He has already made a careful survey of the Hollywood studio situation and knows where he may secure a suitable studio for his own new company. In addition, a very important tie-up with British Gaumont is pending. Gaumont realizes that a personality like Katz can do much in the selling of the new and better British made product in this country. Katz is not interested in a circuit of 50 or 150 houses, nor will he consider making a circuit out of a lot of 'humptydumpty' theaters. I have it from good author, ty that Katz has made up his mind to follow through with the production-distribution co-operative idea." ion t More Names for Benefit At the Hollywood Theater New additions to the lineup of stars who have volunteered their entertainment services for the benefit performance at the Hollywood theater on Sunday night, Nov. 6, with the entire proceeds going to the Milk and Egg League for the Tubercular Poor and the Actors' Relief Fund, include Molly Picon, Harry Richman, George Jessel, Russ Colombo and orchestra, Little Jack Little, Harry Rose, Alexander Gray, Bernice Claire and the "Roxyettes." The entire cast already numbers over 100. Tickets range in price from $10.00 to $2.50. All arrangements are being handled by Harry L. Charnas, managing director of the Warner Metropolitan theaters, and are on sale at the Strand and Winter Garden. SACK ADDS 3 FEATURES San Antonio — "Women Men Marry" and "A Private Scandal," produced by Headline Pictures, and "Brother Francis," Monopole importation from Italy, have been added to Sack Amusement Enterprises' current list of releases. The Sack exchange, with headquarters here, has acquired exclusive Texas-Oklahoma-Arkansas distribution rights on these three features. iMiijii MANY HAPPY RETUPNS ■est wishes art extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: Nov. 2 « « « » » » Charles Kenyon Terry Ramsaye Mabel Julienne Scott