The Film Daily (1934)

Intimate in Character Internationa! in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Sixteen Years Old 'CL. LXVI. NO. 64 NEW yCCK, UTHCDAy,/EPTCHCCR 15, 1934 <S CENTS Propose Permanent Reopening of Code Assents \DMISSI0N BOOST WONT AFFECT CLEARANCE TIME ox Met. Receiver and Bondholders to Confer on Plan leceivers to Submit Plan if Bondholders Are Not Successful Next move in the Fox Metropol jin Playhouse situation will be in fe nature of conferences between llton C. Weisman, co-receiver for fx Theaters Corp., and Beekman, |gue & Clark, counsel for the bond ders' committee in the formation a new reorganization plan. Fed 1 Judge Julian Mack has given interested parties until Nov. 12 V submit plans. IfWeisman stated to Film Daily (Continued on Page 3) [JSINESS IN MIDWEST SHOWS MARKED RISE ILincoln, Neb. — Business is better ' the movies in Nebraska, accordto reports emanating from te-wide sources. Evert Cumings, heads the Tri-State group, says sses are up more than 15 per t; C. E. Williams, M.P.T.O. head Nebraska and Western Iowa, :es some Nebraska theaters have (Continued on Page 3) £hib Music Committee fceting Att'y-Gen'l Again (lore conferences between mem|E? of the exhibitor Emergency J^imittee with respesentatives of b Attorney-General in Washingft are expected in connection with h Federal Government's suit atadng American Society of Com>c;rs. Authors & Publishers under (Continued on Page 2) Jackie Cooper at Capitol I Jackie Cooper is coming from the nast next week to appear with George pssel and Ed Sullivan in the stage low opening at the Capitol on Fri(ay. M-G-M's "Death on the Diamond" ill be the screen attraction. Upton Sinclair to Keep Hands Off Movies San Francisco — Interviewed, on his arrival here, regarding his attitude toward the film industry, Upton Sinclair, candidate for Governor of California, said, "I am going to devote myself, if elected, to governing the state and not meddling in the movies " Sinclair recently was quoted as saying he would install a state-run motion picture industry to aid unemployment. 15 RKO PRODUCTIONS 12 IN PREPARATION UNDER WAY ON COAST AT WARNER STUDIOS We-t Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood— Activity at the RKO studios is running high, with six films before the cameras, four being edited and five in preparation. Those in work are "Little Minister," "By Your Leave," "Ann of Green Gables," "Gridiron Flash" (formerly "The Kick-Off"), "The Silver Streak" and "The Sea Girl". In the (Continued on Page 3) Pittsburgh Variety Club Holds Banquet Oct. 14 Pittsburgh — Sixth annual banquet of the Variety Club will be held Oct. 14 in the William Penn Hotel. This year's affair, which has become an industry event attended by some 1,000 showmen, will be in honor of the retiring chief barkers, Harry Goldstein who moved to Cleveland, and Harry Kalmine of Warner Theaters. Entire 17th floor (Continued on Page 3) West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A dozen stories currently are in preparation at Warner-First National, in addition to five pictures shooting. The quintette includes "Sweet Adeline", "Bordertown", "Babbitt", "Murder in the Clouds" and "I Am a Thief". Those being readied include "Air Devils", "Casino de Paree", "Concealment", "Gold Diggers of 1935", "In Caliente", "The Irish in Us", "North Shore", "Racing Luck", "A Present from Margate", "Invitation to a Murder", "Skipper of the Ispahan" and "Sweet Music". Principles o f Clearance and Zoning Adopted by Code Authority Provisions that any theater which purchases a specified run shall retain that run irrespective of any increase in admission prices of subsequent runs is embraced in the set of 12 basic principles of clearance and zoning adopted by the Code Authority. The memorandum also authorizes revision of clearance of subsequent runs where a prior run reduces admission prices, and of clearance of prior runs where a (Continued on Page 3) KUYKENDALL REPORTS IMPROVED BUSINESS Seek December Meeting On Pathe Reorganization Application for an extraordinary meeting of Pathe stockholders whereby two-thirds of the stock represented will be permitted to act on the proposed re-organization plan, (Continued on Page 2) Sounding a most optimistic note of box-office recovery, Ed Kuykendall, M. P. T. O. A. prexy, yesterday declared that in towns of 30,000 and under, business is between 35 and 40 per cent better (Continued on Page 3) Permanent Reopening Sought For Filing of Code Assents 'U' Handling Outside Films In Foreign Territory Only Outside films acquired by Universal this year will be, with but one or two exceptions, for foreign distribution exclusively, James R. Grainger stated to Film Daily yes (Continued on Page 2) Larry Darmour Discussing Majestic Budget Increase Larry Darmour, Majestic production chief, who arrived in New York yesterday with Harold Hopper, studio manager, will discuss with Herman Gluckman, president of Majes tic Pictures, the possibility of in creasing the budget on the balance (Continued on Page 3) Period for filing assents to the code will be permanently reopened under an amendment proposed by the Code Authority and submitted to the NRA at Washington for approval. The amendment revises j Article Six, Part Two, Section ; Eight, of the code, which imposes a restricted period. Approximately 1,300 houses have (Continued on Page 3) Probe Coast Union Matter Discussing the supplanting of I. A. T. S. E. members in coast studios by the I. B. E. W ., a matter he will investigate thoroughly on arrival at the coast shortly, George Browne, president of the I. A. T. S. E. said yesterday that "everything we had belonged to us and we want what we are entitled to." Browne said that while he might not raise a jurisdictional issue at the A. F. of L convention in San Francisco next month, he intends to see that proper jurisdiction is maintained. He said he believed the matter could best be handled by direct negotiations with the studios.