The Film Daily (1933)

10 —2tfr% DAILY Friday, June 30, 1933 "OPEN MARKET" ON EQUIPMENT PARTS {Continued from Page 1) tion with motions for preliminary injunctions made by Warner Bros. through Stanley Co. of America, General Talking Pictures Corp., and Duovac Radio Corp. against American Telephone and Telegraph, Western Electric and Electrical Research Products under the antitrust laws, finds certain restrictive agreements made by Electrical Research Products with licensees illegal. They are listed as follows: 1. "The tying agreements in the licenses or leases of Electrical Research Products to exhibitors, whereby exhibitors agree to purchase from Electrical Research Products all repair and replacement parts for the reproducing apparatus and equipment leased by Electrical Research Products." 2. "The exclusive agreement in the contractual letters accompanying the leases of Electrical Research Products to producers whereby producers agree to distribute films produced on the producing apparatus only to exhibitors supplied with Electrical Research Products reproducing apparatus and equipment." The Warner action was conceived and prepared by George E. Quig'.ey, vice-president and general manager of Vitaphone. Attorney Samuel E. Darby, Jr., argued the case when it was tried last November with Judge Hugh M. Morris of Wilmington also connected with the case. Electrical Research Products, in a brief statement issued yesterday afternoon, reported on the Wilmington decision. "The opinion filed does not indicate whether the temporary decree will be entered absolutely or on bond or other conditions," was the comment, in part. More than 5,000 theaters which have Western Electric Equipment may be directly affected by this decision. A. J. MOREAU TRANSFERRED Boston — Armand J. Moreau, district manager for the M. & P. Theaters Corp., was the guest of honor at a midnight party held recently in the Platinum Salon of the Metropolitan theater. Hy Fine was toastmaster. The celebration was in honor of Moreau's coming marriage to an Arkansas miss. Warner Common Active Warner common stock was very active yesterday on the big board, the day's transactions running to 122,500 shares, and closing at 5%, a net change of five-eighths of a point. Preferred closed at 21, unchanged, while bonds showed an advance of 1 point, closing at 35'A. • O • GOING BACK quite a few years to the early days of the Hippodrome when it was the show spot of our town the Mecca for all the folks from Oskaloosa and points west before the days of the movie palaces it was getting along toward the dog days when the theater closed for the summer and biz wasn't so hot and a gink walked in to see the manager • © • THE GENT explained he was a stranger to the show biz he was lookin' for information could he hire the Hipp for a Sunday nite as he wanted to put on a show for some fraternal organization "Sure!" sez the manager "What will it cost?" asked the stranger timidly "Oh, say, 400 dollars for the theater and lights, and 60 extra for the ushers." the stranger thought that would be all right so they signed an agreement and he paid the cash right down the fraternal organization showed up all right about 50 members but the rest of the house was sold solid to the rafters at Fancy Prices to the public 6,000 seats for the "show" was a concert divided between the great violinist Jan Kubelik and the songbird Mme. Melba after it was all over the theater manager was in bed from shock for a week the gent who pulled the fast one was Sam Ellis of Boston * * * * • • • NICE WORK that trade ad of United Artists congratulating all the other major companies on their new season product the Industry must at last be learning to pull together all for one one for all and with that spirit also dominating the preparation of the Industry Code. ...... .it shouldn't be such a tuff job getting set for Washington * * * * • • • THE INDIES are stepping out the first prints of "Easy Millions" have arrived from the coast marking John R. Freuler's initial supervisory job on the new season's product and it looks to have plenty of Class with a swell farce-comedy yarn by our ole pal, Edgar Franklin and an impressive cast including "Skeets" Gallagher, Merna Kennedy, Dorothy Burgess, Johnny Arthur and Noah Beery * * * * • • • EN ROUTE to the coast Hal Home and his pet Stooge, Ed Finney have been swamping us with postcards Ed sez Hal sprang some of his gags on a group of Navajo Indians at Albuquerque, New Mexico and they just turned on their heels and walked away grunting. * * * * • • • THREE YEARS ago a colored orchestra called the "Missourians" was being featured nightly in a Kansas City ballroom the leader, a lively, dapper youth, sang a chorus of each number in an amazingly loud voice the manager got sore "Pay more attention to your conducting and don't sing so much," he warned the leader.... "Our patrons come here to dance and not to listen to you sing" ..but Cab Calloway kept right on singing and this week he is at the Mainstreet theater in K. C. as the featured attraction packing 'em in his former ballroom employer visited him backstage "You must have been right!" he admitted to Cab * * * # • • e STILL HITTING its winning streak, the Paramount News nine defeated the Eagle Laundry at Hoboken manager C. W. Bade is anxious to take on some of these teams in the M. P. Baseball League call MEdallion 3-4300 ACTION IS DEFERRED ON BUILDING CODE (.Continued from Pofie 1) objections to the limitations of marquee signs were Arthur J. Benlim and Senator Walters of RKO, Harry Moskpwitz of Loew's, A. S. Dickinson of the Hays organization, Thomas J. Lamb and several architects and engineers representing local hotels. "Fatty" Arbuckle Funeral Today at Campbell Church (Continued from Page 1) will leave for the coast with the ashes. Arbuckle died in his sleep of angina pectoris after spending the evening with his wife and several friends in celebration of the couple's first wedding anniversary. He was born in Smith County, Kansas, on March 24, 1887, and started his theatrical career when he was eight, having a part in Frank Bacon's "Turned Up." While in his teens he worked as a butcher boy, a baker and a messenger. Arbuckle later became one of the highest paid movie stars of a decade ago. After leaving the screen he became a Pathe director and in recent months returned in Warner shorts. His widow is the former Addie McPhail. English Exhibs Refuse To Ban "Horror" Films London (By Cable) — In adopting various resolutions covering exhibition practices, the L. C. C, exhibitor association, has refused to prohibit showing of "horror" pictures. The entertainments committee reached the conclusion that admission of children to such showings rests with their parents. « « « » » » ROGOVIN PROMOTED Boston — Harry Rogovin, special representative of Columbia, has become manager of the New Haven exchange. Phil Fox, salesman, has succeeded Rogovin. Saul Simons, manager of the accessory department, has moved into Fox's place as salesman. MANY HAPPY RETUBNS ■est wishes are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the Industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: June 30 Madge Bellamy George Chandler