The Film Daily (1934)

THE ■Z&>*. DAILY Wednesday, Aug. 2 1 K-A-0 SUSPENDS DRIVE FOR ADDED THEATERS (Continued from page 1) New York. Outside interests will likely finance the construction of some of the houses on properties owned by RKO. Building on at least three will be started in October, with contracts set for the completion of the structures by the first of the year. It is also learned that the K-A-0 officials are no longer interested in acquiring out-of-town theaters, but will devote their activities to houses in the metropolitan district exclusively. Rumors that RKO will join with Loew and Warners in a new bid for the Fox Metropolitan Playhouses were denied at the RKO offices yesterday. SUMMER SETBACK IS FIGURED AT 10% (Continued jrom page 1) during the summer also are credited by the financial institution as adverse factors of a temporary nature, and the opinion is expressed that the church campaign may prove a disturbing factor for the remainder of the year. Prospects starting with Labor Day are regarded as favorable. Rising film budgets, however, estimated at 10 to 20 per cent higher than a year ago, are seen as deterrents to profit expansion. Continued high unemployment also is expected to limit increases in unit attendance. Because various companies receive anywhere from 25 to 40 per cent of their film rentals from abroad, any further depreciation of the dollar would boost income from the foreign income, it is pointed out. Fairbanks, Jr., in British Play Bournemouth, England — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Gertrude Lawrence opened Monday night at the municipal pavillion in their new play, "Here Lies Truth," by Clemence Dane. Irene Rich Play Opens Irene Rich returned to the legitimate stage this week in "Any Woman" at the Castle Theater, Long Beach. Wanger Will Probably Make 6 In event Walter Wanger's production deal with Paramount goes through, the producer will make six features for release during 1934-35. Wanger is now in New York. Sheila Barrett in Dowling Show Shelia Barrett has been cast for Eddie Dowling's show, "Thumbs Up." Sanders Temporary Chairman Rudy Sanders of Brooklyn yesterday was named temporary chairman of the I T. 0. A. board of directors. He succeeds Lou Blumenthal, who retired owing to his new status as an affiliated exhibitor owing to recent theater deals with major circuits. A permanent chairman will be elected within six weeks. Historical Shorts Shown At Washington Preview (Continued from page 1) series entitled "See America First," photographed by E. M. Newman and described by John B. Kennedy. Albert Howson of the Warner home office addressed the gathering as H. M. Warner's representative. E. M. Newman and John B. Kennedy also spoke. Sam Sax, production executive of the Brooklyn Vitaphone studio, and Norman Moray, Vitaphone sales executive, were also introduced. A. Julian Brylawski, Warner representative here, made the introductions. The "See America First" series comprises 13 one-reel Vitaphone shorts each based on a historical period in American history, the entire series covering the founding of the country and important events leading up to present day America. The four films shown at the national capital were "Pilgrim Days," "The Boston Tea Party," "Hail Columbia" and "Dixie Land." 13 Indie Producers Accepting Hays Seal (Continued from page 1) tic, Liberty, Ken Goldsmith, Invincible, Chesterfield, Larry Darmour, I. W. Chadwick, William B*erk, Beacon and Adventure. More independents are expected to subscribe to Daily of June 22. Cleveland Chatter Cleveland — Frank Gross, owner of the Grand, was relieved of about $100 by hold-up men as he was leaving his theater the other day. G. W. Erdmann, business manager of the Exhibitors' Association, has left by plane for Chicago, the Grand Canyon, Boulder Dam and Los Angeles on a ten-day business and pleasure trip. Herbert Greenblatt, RKO branch manager, reports that sales are about nine times ahead of last year at this time. Charles Lynch, former manager of the Allen, is now managing the Knickerbocker, succeeding Louis Swee, transferred to the Jewel. Tommy Rogers, former advertising manager at the Allen, has returned from New York, where he took a screen test. John Himmelein, Paramount branch manager, won first prize for low net score at the first annual golf tournament of the Cleveland Variety Club. P. E. Essick took second prize. Warner's Variety reopens Sunday. John Bicerra returns as house manager after spending the summer in the east. P. L. Tanner of Film Transit Co. Allied Operator Union Gets Writ Against 306 (Continued from page 1) tained yesterday in Supreme Court from Justice Steuer by the Allied Motion Picture Operators Union. The order was returnable today, but adjournment was granted to Sept. 5. The order asks also that Local 306 be enjoined from inducing I. T. O. A. members from breaching their contract with Allied. The LeffMeyers Corp., operators of the De Luxe Theater, the Bronx, which recently switched from Allied to Local 306, in alleged breach of a contract, is named as a defendant, also, and the court is asked that the corporation be made to perform its contract with Allied and enjoined from non-performance of the agreement. Allied further requests that the defendant unions be enjoined from holding mass meetings within rive blocks of a theater. SET POOLING DEAl ON LONG ISII New Zoning Schedules Upset Film Contracts (Continued from page 1) emergency arrangement. This means that hundreds of 1934-35 contracts already signed will be upset unless their clearance provisions jibe with the schedules to be prepared. Although all reports on a national survey to determine exhibitor association reaction to the emergency plan had not been received at the Code Authority last night, it was indicated that the arrangement in all probability will be adopted. The Authority's committee on zoning and clearance will meet today to further determine ways and means of coping with the situation. George J. Schaefer is its chairman. (Continued from page 1) deal are: Floral at Floral Pj Bellerose at Bellerose, Park ii]j Hyde Park, Riverhead at Rivjhi and Huntington Station at Hfl ton Station, all run by Seid-i, i Queens in Queens Village, SulH Riverhead, Franklin at F« Square, and Huntington at HHi ton, Century operations. Towns in the Schwartz-Sin deal are: Freeport, Hempstea'l ley Stream, Lynbrook, Rcjf Center, Huntington and Glerft each situation averaging two Ju Inception of the negotiation j exclusively printed in The^ Da ly of June 22. F. & M. After "Peck's Bad Boy" Following premiere of "Peck's Bad Boy" at the F. & M. Broadway Theater, Santa Anna, Cal., Harry Arthur wired Sol Lesser an offer to play the picture at the Roxy, N. Y., and the other F. & M. theaters. Bellman Gets 6 Westerns Jack Bellman has acquired distribution rights to the six Willis Kent westerns featuring Reb Russell for his exchanges in Buffalo, Albany, Washington and Philadelphia. and Mrs. Tanner are enjoying a trip up the lakes. Howard Higley, formerly assistant at Keith's East 105th St., will manage the Allen when it reopens Thursday under the pooling deal between Warner and RKO. House will be under direct supervision of Nat Holt, RKO division manager. HALF OF RKO LINEI TRIMMED WITH Ml At least 50 per cent of the' 1934-35 releases will | dances, music or songs, Dave I Radio Pictures dance director, il to Film Daily yesterday. ' who is spending about a moi New York before returning .1 coast to start work on the mil "Roberta," said that a check foreign distribution showed! musical films reached about 91 cent of the foreign possib* whereas films without music, cj or songs reached about 50 per The additional cost of ind| dances and large chorus numb more than covered by the addi' foreign business, Gould said, added: "Merian C. Cooper's 'Thej| Days of Pompeii' will have j dance numbers, with about chorus girls taking part. \ musical effects will be inserte will also be in the new Technj process. Due to the success (J 'Carioca' as danced in 'Flying to Rio,' we are introducing Continental,' danced by Fred M find Ginger Rogers, in Divorce,' with 50 couples also 1 irig the number." French Firm Making "Lysista Paris — La Nationale CineN graphique Production, new com, I plant, four pictures, including sistrata." New Producing Firm in Cai Cairo — Mena Films has formed to make Arabian films English and French sub-titles. Universal Oct. Releases Universal will release five featurf in October. They are "Wake Up an Dream," Oct. 1 ; "Secrets of the Cha teau," Oct. 8; "What Ladies Dream' Oct. 15; "Great Expectations", Ocl 22 and "Imitation of Life", Oct. 25 The first two have been completed