The Film Daily (1933)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Fifteen Years Old VOL. LXII. NO. 1C NEW yOCtt, WEDNESDAY, VI I II 12, 1933 9 CENTS Receivers Find RKO Distrib. Corp. "In Fine Shape" FIVE MORE COMPANIES REVERT TO FOLL SALARIES Fox Has 16 Features Scheduled for Release to Aug. 1 Short Shots ... on a string ;By JACK ALICOATE THE REASON for that Hollywood jaunt is ' to CUT the cost of production and NOTHING else but . . . HEYWOOD broun thinks the SHOW business will have the LIVELIEST spring and summer it has known in years . . . "Gabriel Over the White house' stirs up PLENTY of controversy, but looks like the NATURAL of the season .. . HERSCHEL stuart is a philosopher . . . That WILLIAM fox book came in like a LION and is going out like a LAMBKIN . . . "CAVALCADE" is to date the BEST picture of 1933 . . . SNOOTY picture houses are serving BEER instead of TEA . . . The SIROVICH industry investigation is GAINING momentum . . . NOTHING can kill this industry except the INDUSTRY itself. • Just had a PHONE call from a man who wants to KNOW if NOW is the time to BUY film stocks . . . RKO music hall did a RUSHING business over the week-end . . . ROY norr of the Hays outfit KNOWS his public relations onions . . . MARCUS loew once told me he would never buy or build a theater in a location that would not AT LEAST break even in the WORST of times . . . FRANK walker is playing an IMPORTANT part in the Roosevelt PROSPERITY program . . . MONTY brice will soon start directing a feature in NEW YORK for Universal release ... All Broadway NEEDS is a BOARDWALK to be ahead of CONEY ISLAND . . . HOWARD dietz plays bridge with the CHAMPS. Business not only looks but IS better . . . TOMMY meighan is back from his Florida hacienda . . . WALTER reade has the MAYFAIR holding its own . . . That picture "M" has a kick to it . . . Picture PRODUCTION in the east is picking up . . . PLEASE mr. disncy stop scaring the kiddies with your mickey mouse BOGIES ENGLISH pic tures arc grossing UNUSUAL sums in CANADA . STEVE lynch is a DYNAMO . . . WELFORD beaton TALKS more and SAYS less than any man I know . . . Pardon us a moment while we try out a new NIB LICK Dates Set on General Distribution Up to Next Fall Replying to questions concerning future releasing during the tail end of the current season, Fox announces dates set until Aug. 1, covering 16 features. They will go into national distribution as follows: April 14, "Hello, Sister"; April 15, "Cavalcade"; April 21, "Trick for Trick"; April 28, "Zoo in Budapest"; May 5, (.Continued on Page 6) Indie Film for RKO Roxy Majestic's "The World Gone Mad," formerly known as "The Public Be Damned," has been booked to play the RKO Roxy starting Friday. It is the first independent feature to play the house since its opening last December. MILESTONE TO PRODUCE FOUR FOR UNITED ARTISTS Lewis Milestone is understood to be set to make four features for the United Artists' • 1933-34, program. Production will take place at the Coast, where Milestone has gone following New York conferences. Reopening Theaters On Co-operative Plan Omaha — Stage hands and operators have approved a plan for opening of the Brandeis with vaudeville on a co-operative basis between actors, unions and owners of the house. The musicians, however, are not yet decided. Charles A. Lewis of St. Louis is organizing several other houses in (.Continued on Paqe 6) RESTRICTIONS ON SELLING EASED BY ALBANY BILL Albany — New York State's censorship law, which heretofore has held it "unlawful to lease or sell any motion picture unless at the time of the sale or the making of a lease there was in full force and effect a valid license to exhibit," has been amended to provide that the section shall not be construed to prohibit the making of an executory contract for the sale or leasing of a film or films, provided the film shall have been licensed at the time (Continued on Page 7) Six Houses Reopened In Seattle Territory Seattle — Six theater reopeninps in this section have been reported in the last few days. Jensen & Von Herberg will reopen the Fox here on Saturday. The Rialto, Tacoma, closed since the Pacific Northwest Theaters receivership, has been reopened by H. T. Moore. Harold R. Bean is opening the Stadium here, (Continued on Pane 7) Confer Today on Restoring Pay at Remaining Companies By RALPH WILK West Coast Manager, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Restoration of full salaries, retroactive to March 6, at United Artists and Samuel Goldwyn, while the Hal Roach studio cuts recently rescinded will be retroactive to March 6, and M-G-M and RKO will restore full pay April 17, was announced early this morning by the emergency committee of the (.Continued on Pag* 6) OTHER MEASURES DELAY '8 FILM BILL RKO Receivers Next to Scan Operating Costs at Studios Three Nebraska Bills Dead Lincoln — The only three Nebraska bills affecting the film industry have been killed in the committee without ever roaching the floor of the House. They included a bill to prohibit scenes of women smoking, censorship by a board of scyen, and a two-operator law. RKO Distributing Corp. is in "fine shape," according to findings so far in the investigation beinp conducted by the Irving Trust Co.. receivers. A. H. McCausland told Film Daily yesterday. Complete examination of the distributing corporation will i Bume less time than cither the RKO (Continued on Pag* 7) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Vote on Representative Sirovich's film industry probe resolution was not reached yesterday due to farm mortgage legislation being given preference on the House calendar. Debate on the Sirovich measure will be limited to eitfht hours. Arms embargo probably will be considered next, unless unanimous consent is given to take up the film bilL Five More Theaters Turned Back by Publix Additional houses turned back by Publix in the last few days include the Palace. Hamilton, O.. and Paramount, Middletown, O.. both to be operated by landlords; Valley, Missouri Valley, la., taken over by Nate (Continued on Pag* 7) Texas Tax Bill Defeated Austin, Tex. — Following a hearing yesterday, it was reported that the 10 per cent tax bill applying to luxuries and amusements wis defc.itcd in House committee.