The Film Daily (1934)

THE Friday, Sept. 7, 1934 ASCAP BOARD VOTES TO PURSUE POLICY (Continued from Page 1) fording to E. C. Mills, general manager of ASCAP. I Stating that the Society was j;uite as anxious as the plaintiffs i(o know once and for all whether it was operating illegally, Mills expressed the belief that ASCAP Would win hands down. He said [mat in 20 years the Society had ifeen sued in every court of Federal jurisdiction and in the Supreme jCourt of the United States and Ijhat in no instance had charges of jionopoly been sustained. [AllAmerican Staff For Gaumont-British (Continued from Page 1) '■ferday stated that all appointments jp the increased staff planned here lily the British company will be Mlled by Americans. Bernerd also {tanounced that Marion Sanders, brmerly of the Roxy, had joined Hie Gaumont company as publicity f. iirector. I Weeks will actively direct the American sales campaign of G-B, j Inder Bernerd's supervision. It is Hkpected that a large number of additional appointments will be made jh executive, sales and clerical de: ortments, Bernerd said. Schiff Back from Vacation I Martin Schiff, traveling auditor jir Universal, returns to work Mon'iy from his vacation. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK bt. 7: Variety Club of Albany Golf Tour I nament, Albany. Int. 10: First fall luncheon meeting of I Variety Club of Cleveland. ot. 11-13: Annual convention of Fox West 1 Coast Intermountain theater division, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colo. pt.11: Meeting of Pathe Exchange stock, holders to vote on reorganization plan. 1 pt. 14: Clambake, Golf and Dinner-Dance of Cleveland Variety Club, Cleveland !>t. 16: North Dakota Allied meeting, Mani dan, N. D. J>t. 20: AM P.A. Revels and Luncheon, Motion Picture Club, New York. Sit. 20: "Night of Stars" benefit under auspices of United Jewish Appeal in aid of • i German Jews, Yankee Stadium, New York. Nathan Burkan, chairman. >t. 26-27: Annual convention of Allied Independent Theater Owners of Wisconsin, Hotel Schroeder, Milwaukee. 't. 1-2: Meeting of G. F. T. A. Independent ' Thealer Owners Ass'n, Robert Fulton Hotel, Atlanta. '■*. 1-3: National Film Carriers convention, : Statler Hotel, Detroit. '». 14-15: Annual convention of M.P.TrO. of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee (Tri-State), Memphis. I. 29-Nov. 1: S.M.P E. Fall Meeting Hotel I Pennsylvania, New York. ■%2H DAILY A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD (^HESTER MORRIS has been given roles in two more Universal pictures, "I've Been Around," being adapted by John Meehan, Jr., and to be directed by Kurt Neumann, and "The Raven," with Karloff and Lugosi. T T T Reata Hoyt, Frances Carlon, June Gittleson, Jane Barnes and Grace Goodall were added to the cast of "The White Parade," the Rian James story now in work at Fox. T T T Herbert Marshall and Frank Morgan will appear with Margaret Sullavan in "The Good Fairy," which William Wyler will direct for Universal. T T T The title of the film version of Mary Roberts Rinehart's novel, "The State Versus Elinor Norton," has been changed to "Elinor Norton." The picture is now in work at Fox. T T T Josephine Whitteel goes into "Spring 3100" at Columbia and "Back Porch" at Paramount. Richard Tucker will work with Harry Langdon in his first Columbia short. Deals set by the O'Reilly-Mann office. T T ▼ "Lawless Frontier," the Lone Star western which has been on location at Kernville is back on the Tren Carr ranch at Newhall for interiors. Immediately upon its completion " 'Neath Arizona Skies" goes into production. John Wayne is being starred in both pictures, with Sheila Terry playing the feminine lead. R N. Bradbury is directing "Lawless Frontier" from his own story, while Harry Frazer is set to direct " 'Neath Arizona Skies" from the story by Burl R. Tuttle. ▼ ▼ Y Nina Howatt has been signed b Robert E. Welsh, Monogram execu tive producer, to adapt "Mysteriou Mr. Wong" from the novel by Hair. Stephen Keeler. George Yohalenwill supervise. T T T Mervyn LeRoy starts direction this week on Warner's "Sweet Adeline," with the following cast: Irene Dunne, Olive Jones, Donald Woods, Phil Regan, Hugh Herbert, Joseph Cawthorne Winifred Shaw, Ned Sparks, Dorothy Dare and Louis Calhern. Bobbly Connolly will do the ensembles. T T T Harold Tarshis is doing the screen play of "The Fighting Fool" for Supreme Pictures, the next Bob Steele picture. ▼ r T Giving "secret hopes" some chance of fulfillment, the hundreds of nonacting employees of Paramount studios are being invited to try out for roles in "Here Conies the Hero." The play will be produced by the Paramount Employees' Dramatic Club. Jimmie Moore, of the camera department, will direct the production. Hundreds of employees aspire to become screen actors, directors, or writers, and they will have an opportunity to display their talents. T T T Juanita Connors and her Girl Orchestra have been signed for a sequence in Warner's "Sweet Adeline." T T T Liberty's "Once to Every Bachelor" and "Two Heads on a Pillow" have been given Purity Seals. Neil Hamilton plays the leading male role in both features, appearing opposite Marian Nixon in "Once to Every Bachelor" and Miriam Jordan in "Two Heads." ▼ T T Gene Fowler and Leonard Praskins have been assigned to prepare the screen play of Jack London's "Call of the Wild," the 20th Century production soon to go before the cameras. ▼ T The latest addition to the cast of "Murder in the Clouds," which is now in production at the First National studios, is Gordon Westcott, who just completed his work in "SixDay Bike Rider" with Joe E. Brown a few days ago. ADMISSION INCREASE URGED BY SGHAEFER (Continued from Page 1) film business has not passed its increased operating costs along to the consumer, Schaefer pointed out. In an effort to turn out box-office pictures the studios have found it impractical to1 reduce negative and other expenses. On the other hand, Schaefer said, requirements of the Recovery Act have substantially added to production, distribution and exhibition overheads. A minor increase of five cents in admission prices will not hurt theater attendance, in Schaefer's opinion, and will save theaters from red ink entries. Dallas Day Joins RKO Des Moines—Dallas Day, secretary of the local code authority, has been named assistant booker for RKO in Des Moines, taking up full time duties immediately. Elvira O'Hare was appointed his successor. Next meeting of the board is set for Sept. 14. 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