The Film Daily (1934)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Sixteen Years Old VCL. LXVI. NO. 99 new yocK, rcicAr, octcdcr 26, 1934 <S CENTS Catholic Organ Sees Film Drive Defeating Itself BRITISHJYNDICATE SEEKS CONTROL OFjTS. FIRM 80 British Players in Hollywood — 70 Americans in Eng. falent Interchange of the Two Countries Reaches Big Proportions West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY i Hollywood — Eighty prominent Snglish actors and actresses are iiow working in studios here, while kbout 70 American players have Leen acquired for British films, as ft result of the long-heralded exchange of talent between London and! Hollywood. The greatest individual number of English players s at the M-G-M studios, where the 'David Copperfield" cast includes (Continued on Page 5) BREEN STATES INDIE PRODUCERS AID CODE '■ Independent producers as well as major studios are giving their full co-operation to the Hays production code project, declared Joe Breen iri (New York last night. Correspondence received from pic ure goers during the past month 'ndicates that they find the moral i'one of pictures "substantially im (Continued on Page 5) Academy Secy. Conferring On 2,000-Ft. Reel Length Gordon Mitchell, executive secretary of the Academy of M. P. Arts & Sciences, is now in New York interviewing major company executives in behalf of the plan to stand (Continued on Page 5) Air Race Films by Radio London — Newsreel pictures of the arrival of the Scott plane at Melbourne in the England-to-Australia race were radioed to London at a cost of about $4,000 a foot, while cable messages between Gaumont-British office here and Melbourne, giving instructions on taking the film, cost about $1,250. This is said to be a record in cost of newsreel pictures. Dubinsky Threatens to Build in Lease Dispute Jefferson City, Mo. — In a complaint filed against Leo Levy charging interference with lease negotiations. Manager Barney Dubinsky of the Jefferson and Miller theaters asks that the contract be voided or he will be forced to build two houses here. Complaint was originally filed against W. H. Mueller, owner of the theater properties, and Harry Sodini, on the same charge, and is now before the Code Authority. Dubinsky charges Levy has an interest in the leases. Kuykendall Urges Code Amendment Receiver Not Submitting Plan for Fox Metropolitan Milton C. Weisman, receiver for Fox Theaters, will not enter the Fox Metropolitan Playhouse bankruptcy situation unless the proposed reorganization plan formed by the bondholders' committee is at vari(Continued on Page 5) The motion picture code must be amended to allow clearance and zoning schedules based on three principles, declared Ed Kuykendall to The Film Daily last night. The princples are: geographical zones, admission prices and film rentals, said Kuykendall, who is a member (Continued on Page 5) 410 U. S. Films Shown in Canada in Year Pictures made in the United States continued to substantially lead in Canadian film imports during the past year, when a total of 410 were shown, as compared with 70 from England and 90 from France, according to figures compiled for the Film Daily Year Book. British imports showed a slight reduction over the preceding year, but their box-office appeal was greater. French pictures are exhibited only in Quebec, which has a large French population. Three Warner Pictures Go in Work Next Week West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — With the completion tomorrow of "The White Cockatoo," three Warner-First National features are set to enter production at the company's Burbank studios next week. These are "Northshore," starring Barbara Stanwyck, with Robert Florey directing; "Living on Velvet," ^tarring Kay Francis, with (Continued on Page 5) Unreasonable Demands Seen Defeating Clean Film Drive Charles A. Leonard Joins Univ. Advertising Dept. Charles A. Leonard has succeeded Ben H. Grimm at Universal as advertising assistant to P. D. Cochrane. Grimm resigned to join RKO. Leonard was at one time with Joe Plunkett at the Strand and later with Balaban & Katz, United Artists, and RKO on the coast. That there is "danger that the whole movement may be made unworkable and ridiculous by the demands of unreasonable individuals" is the comment made this week by "The Catholic News" in regard to the Legion of Decency campaign. The organ of the Catholics points out that "already the cry has been raised that the clean movie crusade (Continued on Page 5) English Bankers Want to Make Tieup With American Film Company A British banking syndicate, seeking to acquire a controlling interest in an American film company, has commissioned Alfred S. Krellberg, of Krellberg & Fitzsimmons, film attorneys, to conduct preliminary negotiations, it was stated to Film Daily by Krellberg yesterday on his return from abroad. Krellberg said that the group had pledged sufficient funds to make the purchase and was also prepared to (Continued on Page 5) REPORT G. A. BANS PROTESTED PRACTICE Ban on reported practice of some distributors in designating a picture after it has actually played is understood adopted by the Code Authority at its meeting yesterday following a report by its legal commit (Continued on Page 5) Hollywood 7 to 1 Against Sinclair for Governor West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — The movie colony is 7 to 1 against Upton Sinclair for Governor, it is indicated in the "Literary Digest's" straw poll. Following up the lead shown by Governor Merriam on Wednesday, reports yesterday from five more cities ran nearly 3 to 1 against Sinclair. Maloy Taken for 63 Grand Chicago — Five gunmen early yesterday invaded the home of Thomas Maloy, head of the Chicago Motion Picture Operators' Union, bound Mrs. Maloy and two other members of the household and fled with a reported $50,000 in cash as well as $13,000 in Jewelry. Maloy was said to be in Canada on a hunting trip.