The Film Daily (1934)

ntimate in Character iternational in Scope ^dependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Sixteen Years Old )L. LXVI. NO. 61 NEW yCCr, WEDNESDAY, fll IIHEII 12, 1934 5 CENTS ?jxhibs See Attorney-General Today in Music Fight Iathe reorganization plan must bTrevised discarding of Purity Seal Advocated by W. Ray Johnston England ... as we see it <i|— By JACK ALICOATE — jjNDON, Eng. — The popularity of the pritish picture, just because it is a ■r sh picture, and upon which the present ir.perity of the industry was based, has b t run its course. British film fans are omg in droves, but they come because h. want to see 'em and not because of # made 'em. Last night we caught Ci Chin Chow," the Gainsborough spe:i; at the Tivoli. It is plenty of picu. but no smash. Understand it is ibied to play the Roxy Theater. From h spectacle standpoint, it should get by nicy. Fritz Kortner, its German leading n; might be tabbed for future reference. rcmically it is well done, and the music i orth while. fATCHING the show at the Palladium 'Nput us in a reminiscent mood and we vc' once again back in the good old days Advanced vaudeville in the States. The Ja dium is now the foremost vaudeville TOO of the world, taking the place of 'Sold Palace. Nowhere will one find a ltd enthusiastic and responsive audience, ■jthe big house never has a vacant seat. nm show is always more than half Ameria and the advertising slides still do their fll during overture. A curious mixture "f ie old music hall days with the sophistic ed small talk of tomorrow. T.MORROW we are off for our tour of • be studios. Gaumont-British at Shepitls Bush, on the outskirts of London, am then Elstree, the Hollywood of Englan where are located the studios of Bri;h International, British & Dominions, ani London Films, which is Korda. These prcucing outfits comprise England's Big Fbi There are about ten other studios of linor importance. We are informed thj all companies, regardless of schedule, stc. promptly at four each afternoon for tea, (On the square). We have been in traing for it for the past three days, and ho<|we hate tea. Our traveling companion Mons. Nizer, is already assuming an Enjsh accent and we are becoming wor Monogram Head, in from Tour, Reports Better Business The purity seal should be abandoned both because of its costliness to producers and because it is not deterring the blacklisting of films bearing the purity seal, as witness the action of groups in Chicago and St. Louis, it was said yesterday by W. Ray Johnston, president of Monogram, on his return from a two-month tour of the country. Theaters as a whole do not seem to (.Continued on page 6) FREEMAN SUCCEEDS SAM DEMBOW, JR. Frank Freeman has been appointed vice president and general manager of Famous Theaters Corp., and vice president and general manager of Paramount Theater Service Corp. in charge of theater operation, it (Continued on Page 7) Kansas City Suburbans Delay Admission Boost Kansas City — Increase in admission scales by suburban houses will not take place for at least five or six weeks, the time that must elapse before the new product now playing (Continued on Page 7) NRA in Three Divisions Hyde Park, N. Y.— New setup of the NRA will consist of three distinct divisions — legislative, judicial and administrative— with General Johnson continuing as Administrator, it is indicated following preliminary conferences between the President and Johnson. The Johnson idea of a board to govern NRA is expected to go into effect. U. S. PRODUCT GAINS IN CANADIAN MARKET Ottawa — In the four-month period ending with June of this year, the U. S. supplied 66.2 per cent of the film footage imported by Canada, compared with 58.3 per cent a year ago, according to figures compiled by A. F. Peterson, Asst. U. S. Trade Commissioner. Though mid-summer box-office receipts have been only fair, and dual bills prevail in all but leading firstrun houses, exhibitors in the Dominion expect a substantial seasonal increase in attendance this fall. Audio Productions, Inc. Expanding Activities Expansion of activities by Audio Productions, Inc., is announced by W. A. Bach, pi-esident, with the appointment of Frank K. Speidell as director of the industrial division, (Continued on Page 7) Committee on Music Tax Confers in Wash 'n Today Fan Magazine Folk Meet at Hays Office Representatives of all fan magazines met yesterday with Will H. Hays, J. J. McCarthy and other members of the Hays office. The conference will be continued at another meeting on Monday, after which a statement is to be issued. Arguments against the increase in music tax planned by American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers will be formally laid before the U. S. Attorney-General in Washington today when members of the exhibitor Emergency Committee and their attorneys will confer with him there. As an outcome of the conference, decision will be (Continued on page 6) Extraordinary Meeting of Stockholders to Be Called by Pathe Objections to the proposed Pathe Exchange reorganization plan and many varied suggestions for amendments were voiced yesterday at a special stockholders' meeting. Over the protest of the majority of stocklolders present, a resolution was passed stating that "inasmuch as .he amount of stock represented is less than the amount required by statute to take the action contemplated, it is authorized that an application be made for an extraordinary meeting of stockholders to (Continued on Page 7) M,H. HOFFMAN RAISING 1935-36 LINEUP T0 18 Liberty Pictures will produce 18 features for 1935-36 release, it was stated yesterday to Film Daily by M. H. Hoffman, president. The schedule will include 12 pictures of the same quality as the current program, four specials and two super(Continued on Page 7) No Price Boost This Fall Planned by Sparks Circuit Basing the decision on the theory that conditions are not right for an increase, admission price scales of the 80 houses operated by the E. J. Sparks circuit in Florida will not be raised this fall, Sparks said in (Continued on page 6) RKO's Eighth Kernel Commissioning of Cresson Smith as a colonel on the staff of Governor Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky makes eight Kentucky colonels in the RKO fold. Others .ire Ned E. Depinet, Jules Levy. Ed McEvoy, Stanley Jacques. A. J. Van Beuren. Frank Snell and Fred McConnell. And the company will soon release a feature called "Kentucky Kernels."