The Film Daily (1934)

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 1934 DAILY Hf.-B. PHILLY HOUSES WILL CLASSIFY FILMS (Continued from Page 1) >d on motion pictures as we are," said Mr. Warner, "and for th!s reason we intend to guide them in their -.election of screen entertainment 'or themselves and their families." He declared that grownup people livant adult themes, but they also want to know which pictures are )f this type so they can be guided n picking shows for children and consequently the classification of Pictures should be adopted through [jut the country. Mr. Warner also (praised the work of the Production Code Authority. jUpstate Contract Suit Settled Out of Court (Continued from Page 1) Court Justice John V. Maloney were to gather to consider the case. Maloney had held points in question were arbitrable and also upheld the distributor's counsel, Herbert T. Silverberg, that neither the state law concerning exhibition of ifilms nor amendments to that statute 18 months ago could be construed in any way to affect a contract for exhibitions that the exhibitor had signed. Detroit Briefs Detroit — Contract for one year, instead of two years as previously, ihas been signed by the projectionists with theater owners. Albert Dezel and Roy Reid have opened offices in the Film Exchange ifor road-showing of "Narcotic". J. F. Morgan, M-G-M city sales manager, is back on the job after eight weeks in the hospital. J. M. Krass, manager of the Arcadia, and Millie Tork, manager of the Ideal, have switched places. Both are J. D. London circuit i houses. Sees Need of Boycott Over Boston — Need of a boycott to enforce decency in films has passed, it was stated by Rev. Russell M. Sullivan, representative of Cardinal O'Connell in the League of Decency, speaking at a motion picture forum held here under auspices of the City Federation of Women's Clubs. Stephen P. Cabot, chairman of the New England division of the Motion Picture Research Council, spoke on his organization's legislative plans against block booking. Says Producers Show Better Taste (Continued from Page 1) i screen rights to "Small Miracle," i play by Norman Krasna, stated Cohen. His stay in New York is indefinite. Today he attends a meeting of the Paramount Publix board [I of directors. Asked concerning reports of his . contemplated resignation, Cohen remarked that "they've been going I around about three years." Team Captains Are Named In $2,000,000 Jewish Drive (Continued from Page 1) and surpass its quota of $100,000, 't was said yesterday by Al Lichtman at an organization luncheon at the Motion Picture Club at which captains of teams covering every branch and sub-division of the amusement industry were appointed to select aides and to canvass their respective fields. The team captains for the film producing firms are: Major Albert Warner, Warner Bros.; David Bernstein, M-G-M; Eugene Zukor, Paramount; Jack Cohn, Columbia; Phil Reisman, RKO; Ed Alperson, Fox Film; Al Lichtman, United Artists; Harry Thomas, independent producers; Herman Robbins, Harry Goetz and Sam Dembow, laboratories and trailers; Jack Alicoate and Sid Silverman, trade papers. Other team captains are: Gabriel L. Hess, Hays organization; Louis Bernstein for the music publishers; Harry Brandt, Sam Rinzler, Leo Brecher, Louis Frisch, independent theater circuits; Louis Nizer, motion picture and theatrical attorneys; Phil Baker, radio and stage artists; William Morris and Abe Lastvogel, booking offices; Marcus Heiman, legitimate theater. Captains will be named shortly for several special teams which wil cover film colonies, authors and music writers, motion picture and stage accessory vendors, affiliated theater circuits, exhibitors and orchestras and musical organizations Major Albert Warner, chairman of the amusement division, has promised that the partners and executives of Warner Bros, would contribute 10 per cent of the division's quota. Rosenblatt Enjoys the Fun Wash. Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt was an amused spectator at the National Theater premiere of "Bring on the Girls," George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind play satirizing the New Deal. Rosenblatt was accompanied by Asst. Secretary of the Treasury Roberts. The play kids President Roosevelt's alphabet soup, of which Rosenblatt is an important ingredient. Fox Met. Bondholders Presenting a New Plan (Continued from Page 1) committee told Film Daily yesterday. Withdrawal on Monday of the bankruptcy reorganization petition in the Fox Theaters Corp. case will in no way affect the continuation of the Fox Met. procedure, Bogue said. Calvert to Represent Independent Producers (Continued from Page 1) sentative for independent producers. The company's first client is Pioneer Pictures, headed by John Hay Whitney, producer of the Technicolor musical short, "La Cucuracha," for RKO Radio, and next scheduled to make a color feature, "Becky Sharp", for RKO. BUNDLING — it isn't kissing! — it isn't hugging! — it isn't necking! But it combines the best features of all three! Learn all about our first great national pastime in Paramount's "THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"* starring FRANCIS LEDERER, with Joan Bennett, Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland. Directed by Alexander Hall. World premiere at Radio City Music Hall on October 25th. * Prints now available at all Paramount Exchanges