The Film Daily (1932)

THE Friday, Nov. 4, 1932 INJUNCTION 1$ ASKED AGAINST A.T.&T.GROUP {Continued from Page 1) Western Electric, and Electrical Research Products. Complainants charged that the electrics control 90 per cent of the talking motion picture industry. They further stated that the suits will reach far into the deepest recesses of the talking picture industry, and there was talk that the federal government might enter an anti-trust suit. Stanley charges that it has been compelled to use the defendant corporation's reproducing apparatus parts; Duovac claims its motion picture apparatus parts business has suffered through the alleged monopoly of the defendants, and the complaint of G. T. P. refers to manufacture of projection apparatus. Damages said to have been suffered run well into the millions. Defendants deny the allegations of monopoly and that their agreements were exclusive or illegal. Majority of W. W. Lineup Being Finished by Dec. 3 (Continued from Page 1) "Hypnotized" and "Trailing the Killer," are completed as are four of the K.B.S. Opportunity Group. Three more of this schedule, "The Death Kiss," "Auction in Souls" and "Tarnished Youth," are about to start work. World Wide's 1932-33 line-up calls for 20 features, two specials and eight Ken Maynard specials. FILM LIBRARY MOVES W est Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — General Film Library has moved from 6050 Sunset Blvd., to 1426 North Beachwood Drive. In its new quarters it has seven large vaults, cutting and projection rooms and other facilities. BENEFIT AT ST. LOUIS FOX St. Louis — Harry Greenman, managing director of the Fox, is cooperating with Father Tim Dempsey of St.Patrick's Catholic Church in a monster midnight benefit to be given at this at this house election night. Nov. 8: Election Night Party, Motion Picture Club, New York. Nov. 15: A.M.P.A. Stag Beefsteak Dinner, Florentine Grill, Park Central Hotel. Nov. 15: Annual convention of Allied Amusements of the Northwest, Hotel New Washington, Seattle. Nov. 18: Annual Awards Banquet, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood. Nov. 28: Exhibitor mass meeting under AlliedMPTOA auspices, Chicago. Dec. 1 : Exhibitor mass meeting under AlliedMPTOA auspices, Park Central Hotel, New York. Dec. 13: Mid-winter meeting of North and South Carolina Theater Owners Ass'n, Charlotte, N. C. -JZfr* DAILY • • • SEEING THAT this Half-Naked Truth Dinner and Beef-Stag is gonna be the season's prize Ribbing Party the pressageys over at the AMPA luncheon started practicing on prexy Hal Home and each other at yesterday's luncheon Kelcey Allen appointed himself Head Ribber and Larry Wiener immediately started battling with him for the honor so Mister Home was so dumbfounded at the onslaught that he stood open mouthed for a few moments then he blurted out "Boy, am I snapping back at 'em !" and he hadn't said a thing • • • IN ORDER to get -in the picture Hal started talking about "Magic Night" opening at the Rivoli and added casually that it was a United Artists' pix Kelcey Allen yells "What! Is anyone CLAIMING it?" * then Jules Ziegler came out of a trance with six "gags" he had been thinking up special, and sprang them one after another in a frosty, terrific silence when Kelcey chirps up on the last gag "I must have walked in on Amateur Day" "No," responds the honorable prexy "Those gags are sponsored by Mourner Brothers" so they carried Jules out with six honorary pall bearers • • • THEN THE gang got down to the business of planning for the Beef-Stag and Paul Benjamin on behalf of the Committee of Arrangements outlined a tentative program that is a wow by the way the party is Paul's original idea and he is going through with it in the thorough manner in which he always tackles his parties stag or otherwise he knocked everybody cuckoo when he said that 200 tickets have already been sold with bids pouring in from all the major companies for tables of 10 each * * * • • • • NOW THE problem is How to keep the Beef-Stag Intimate and Exclusive without offending a lot of fellows who want to attend? c'n ya imagine! in these depression daze Mister Benjamin discussed REFUSING bids for tickets over a certain number! . .they should hire him to manage a coupla Broadway film houses for Paul and his Committee along with prexy Home have already put this shindig over with the Advance Sales and only one week's work to do it • • • OH, WELL ........ if they return your check when you wake up to send it a few days before the Party on Nov. 15th with an S.R.O. label attached don't yawp that we didn't warn you in time. just to give you a faint idea of the SURPRISES in store a special act will consist of Broadway's leading Half Wits to fit in with the Half Naked Truth idea • • • OUR MAIN reason for using the Dots in this kolyum is to give some guys a chance to catch up to us FLEXIBLE ADMISSION PLAN MAY BE TESTED IN OHIO (Continued from Page 1) expected to function as a substitute for executive runs. According to the idea discussed, admission prices will be based on the quality of the picture, with theaters charging less for some pictures and more for others. Estimate has been made that producers collectively turn out about 52 pictures which are suitably outstanding for playing under this policy. Further consideration of the plan will be given by Allied and M. P. T. O. A. representatives at the joint meeting slated for Washington tomorrow. Herman DeVry Forms New Sound Company (Continued from Page 1) will continue making cameras and projectors, as well as producing sound camera equipment and related lines of photo cells, electric eye units and public address sy? terns. Family Nights Draw Biggest in St. Lo» (Continued from Page 1) single bills to allow for a grea diversity of shorts, especially tra elogues. Some exhibitors admitte the desirability of this policy, but held that double features had brought better box-office results. "FALSE FACES" FOR RIALTO "False Faces," World Wide production which Lowell Sherman directed, with himself in the starring role, has been set to play the Rialto following the current atraction. RANDOLPH SCOTT RENEWS West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Randolph Scott has been given a new contract by Paramount. His next picture will be "Eleven Lives." 15 FOR SCHOENSTADT Chicago — Opening of the Midwest theater this week by Schoenstadt & Sons makes the fifteenth house in the Schoenstadt circuit. « « « » » » HAPPY RETURNS Best wishes are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: Will Rogers Nov. 4 Dixie Lee Don Alvarado