The Film Daily (1932)

THE KOPLAR SUIT UNFOUNDED, SAYS ST.L0UI8 REFEREE (Continued from Page 1) Barker stated he found no support for the charge that the defendants had improperly converted assets amounting to $2,900,000 and wasted funds toalling $210,756. He severely scored Harry Koplar, former associate of Skouras, declaring his purpose in pushing the suit apparently was to force Warner Bros, to buy his Skouras stock at a higher price than others had received. The individual defendants include Spyros, Charles and George Skouras; H. M. Warner, Abel Cary Thomas, Sam Carlisle, officials of Warner Bros., and Irwin D. Roscheim and John W. White. Dismissal of the suit would terminate the receivership proceedings. The referee recommended that Koplar be assessed the costs of the action. Renewed Interest Shown In Industrial Pictures (Continued from Page 1) Productions, 515 Madison Ave., Hershev Chocolate Corp. under of "The Gift of Montezuma." jtiations are now under way for kings with a large circuit. he picture has a color sequence i is in four reels. George Goyat arranged the score. Original ersion of the production in six reels recently played the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, for two weeks. Depperman Now Gen. Mgr. of Indianapolis Circuit (Continued from Page 1) olis. He has opened the Tivoli in Gary, and the company has other theaters in Anderson and Indianapolis. In addition to being the general manager, Depperman will also handle the advertising and exploitation in the Itco houses. G ARM AN AT FOX K. C. HOUSE Kansas City — L. M. Garman, former manager of the Pantages and for many years associated with RKO theaters, has been appointed manager of the Fox-Plaza, new first-run house. ■SStk DAILY Friday, Nov. 4, 193 Ministers Turn Exhibs Montreal — In Quebec there is a law barring kids under 16 from attending theaters. But the churches here have been holding shows for these juveniles. And the churches haven't been paying any tax. Now the authorities have got after them and 12 Montreal ministers are to appear in court today for a hearing. St. Louis M.P.T.O. Unit Fights Admission Cuts (Continued from Page 1) part: "This cut-price policy of these two first-run theaters has placed the price policies of all theaters throughout the city in ridicule with the show-going public and has set up a dangerous precedent for the industry as a whole, carrying in its wake the likelihood of all other first-runs in St. Louis cutting their admission prices to meet the damaging competition." FREULER SIGNS EXCHANGES Progressive Pictures of St. Louis, managed by John A. Walsh, and Consolidated Productions of Denver and Salt Lake City, have signed to handle distribution in their territories of the 24 features being made by Freuler Film Associates. Charles L. Glett, Freuler vice-president, negotiated the deals. John R. Freuler is back from the coast to conduct a series of conferences, which will be attended by Henri Ellman of Chicago, Marcel Mekelburg of Boston, "Pop" Korson of Philadelphia, and Bert Kulick, Lester Adler and Melvin Hirsh of New York. Nine of the Freuler films already have been finished or are in work. NAMES FOR WORLD WIDE FILM W est Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Adrienne Ames has been borrowed from Paramount for the leading feminine role in World Wide's "The Death Kiss." Others signed thus far for important parts are David Manners, Bela Lugosi, Alexander Carr and John Wray. Edward Marin will direct from a screen adaptation of Madelon St. Dennis' story. "The Death Kiss" is a murder mystery with a motion picture studio background. KSSANKSS REOPENING ONE Chicago — The West End, Essaness house, closed for more than a year, will reopen about the middle "I November. JIM ALLEN and AL SCHWALBERG representing Grad Scars. Warner sales executive, leave on trips within the next few days. Allen departs tomorrow for the Middle west and coast. Schwalberg leaves Sunday for the south. WILL ROGERS left New York for the coast yesterday to resume work for Fox. BARNEY BALABAN has arrived in New York from Chicago. CONSTANCE CUMMINGS, Columbia featured player, returned to the coast yesterday after a four weeks' vacation in New York. JOSEF VON STERNBERG is back in Hollywood from the West Indies. LEGION HONORING CONNIE Constance Bennett, RKO star, will review the ceremony of the Massing of the Colors in the company of Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bullard, and will be awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the Lexington Post, American Legion, at the annual ball and military pageant to be held tonight at the Hotel Pennsylvania. ED LOWRY TO CHICAGO St. Louis —Ed Lowry. master of ceremonies, after three weeks at the Ambassador here has gone to the Oriental in Chicago for a run. S. AFRICAN HOUSE OPENS Johannesburg, South Africa — mv. 3,000-seal theater, the Metro, opens tonight with "Smilin' Through" as the main attraction. Dill* and D A n Of a* ib cocoanuT uriih HARRY BARM* and his GKMmui(jnMz(%}wtw LOYCtWHITfMAn and the Three Cocoanuts at the "SMARTEST SPOT IN TOWN" c&abU d' hole Qmner $1.75 or a Id carte Supper Cover Charge $1.00 after 11 p.m. Saturdays and holidays $2.00 Special Sunday Qtinner $2.50 — 6 p.m. to ^Midnight ^Dancing — c9Vb Co'ver Charge PHONE WILLIAM FOR RESERVATIONS CIRCLE 7-800G ^rWgotnd