The Film Daily (1934)

THE •cStk DAILY Friday, Dec. 7,193' ff NBA ORDERS PROBE OF CODE SALARIES (.Continued from Page 1) officer, said yesterday. Salaries of code executives come out of assessments, the NRA pointed out, and in some cases investigation has disclosed the heads of certain code authorities draw large salaries from trade associations. In connection with its investigation of salaries paid to executives of the film code authority, NRA stated that it would get the answers to two questions; (1) Are salaries commensurate with duties performed? and (2) Are officials paid from two sources, giving time to code work in proportion to relative sizes of two salaries? A special NRA division headed by Hiram S. Brown, former president of RKO, will investigate the film code salaries. If found to be excessive, drastic cuts will be made. More Admission Cutting By Kansas City Houses (Continued from Page 1) run Tower has gone to 25 cents. The Fox Uptown, first-run, is still 40 cents, and the Plaza, first subui'ban run, remains at 30 cents. Buffalo Schedule Back for Changes (Continued from Page 1) ed on them. The first run price-cutting situation in the former city continues to present a serious obstacle to efforts to adopt a schedule, it was pointed out after the meeting. No solution to the situation is in sight as the Authority lacks power to establish admission prices. Twenty-two appeals were decided yesterday. At the next meeting on Thursday of next week, Sidney R. Kent will preside. Chicago Zoning Schedule Okayed by Code Authority (Continued from Page 1) of their city clarifying code cancellation arrangements as they apply to release of pictures. Declaring that under the present system great confusion exists in Chicago, the leaders proposed that pictures go into release 14 days after playing the Loop first-run houses or 14 days after date of availability. Atlantic City Items Atlantic City — Opening of the Earle Theater has been indefinitely postponed and perhaps is definitely off despite some outlay to put the house in shape for holiday opening. The New Hollywood Theater has finally given in to the union after a fight since opening. This opens the way for return of vaudeville. "Merry Widow" is scheduled to play another return run for Christmas after having had two weeks' run over Armistice Day and a return run over Thanksgiving. IJJrlJ-m,.^..^y.J,J^ ■■^p^^T. PHIL M. DALY • • • THE GUEST of Honor at the AMPA luncheon Colonel Theodore Roosevelt had the pressageys sitting up and figuring how they could book him for the show biz for he proved to be a Grand Drawing Card and an ace story-teller among several clever anecdotes he told a prize story of a colored potentate in the Far East who had acquired the Western vice of playing bridge for heavy money and he always won for he had two big dinges standing politely in back of his honored guest at bridge waving ceremonial fans and tipping the Kink to the hands the honored guest held yezzir ole Colonel Roosevelt's son certainly can spin a yarn ▼ TV • • • AND THE Guest Chairman was Bide Dudley who handled his assignment with the professional skill acquired from his radio entertaining he kept the luncheon talent moving along with the smoothness and precision of a big radio broadcast and always had a ready quip in introducing a performer or giving 'em a gentle razz as they finished Delicious Touch, this Bide has got T ▼ T • • • THE GAL who originated the Birthday Suit school of entertainment Sally Rand crashed over big under the handicap of appearing in her street clothes Sally confided to the praiseageys that she had thoroughly mastered their technique of advertising a piece of merchandise and she wanted to thank the advertising lads of the film biz for teaching her how to use generously "lots of white space" as Mister Dudley remarked as she sat down "Migawd, the gal is good looking even with her clothes on." and Colonel Roosevelt commented in his speech a little later alluding to Sally's remark "Miss Rand is familiar with the great white spaces, and I have seen the great open spaces." ▼ ▼ T • • • THEN THERE was Rudy Vallee just returned from Hollywood with his "Sweet Music" who gave Jack Warner a swell plug, stating "He gave me one of the swellest experiences of my life in the all-round handling of my picture." Don Alfonzo Zelaya, master of Piano and Philosophy gave a dissertation on the philosophy of the Seven Tones in the Human Body it seems that one Tone is located at the end of your spine that produces Jazz another Tone located in the spleen produces the lads who yahoo at you in a high falsetto as you walk along the street then Mister Ze'aya did the Ninth Rhapsody of Liszt on the keyboard with the technique of a master ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • A SLEW of other talent and celebs Roslyn Wells sang divinely Frank Buck talked of his imminent trip to Singapore for another Radio jungle pix Eddie Carrier of the Metro Studio Train introduced the two Metropolitan contest winners, Anita Kurtin and Cecelia Murray the latter, a babe of four years, sang a song "I Gotcha" that did just that Dorothy Francesco of N.B.C. did a blues number and Joey Nash sang two in grand style celebs who took bows included Charlie Irwin, Lottie Meany, Mai Stevens, Al Schacht, Will Goetz, Dave Lipton, Jim Timony, Boris Petroff Harry Lef court obliged at the piano Prexy Bill Ferguson loafed on the Dais and just BEAMED why shouldn't he? what a Show he staged! ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • GRAND RESPONSE to the Drive of the Federated Jewish Charities yesterday's luncheon at the M. P. Club showed that all the Amusement Branches are getting in back of it Chairman Major Albert Warner states that in the next week a list will be published of those who have contributed will YOUR name be there? you've got a few days to get in! « « « » » » PHILLY DUALS VERDICT" HINGES ON COLLUSIOI '. ■ (Continued from Page 1) features, even though made at dii ferent times, results in collusion am, conspiracy in restraint of trade i the point to be decided by Judj Welsh in his consideration of t case, which ended yesterday. Brief will be filed by Dec. 21, with thl decision expected after the holida; period. Harry Bodkin, United Ai tists, and Earle Sweigert, Pars! mount, testified. Attorney Ben Go; der wanted to amend the bill of conn plaint because of the fact tha J1 Harry Perelman, plaintiff was on! a partner. Golder first led in summation o case. He said doubles created con" petition and had no objection if at exhibitor ran four features provide it is the natural tendency. He citei a southern California decree straining defendants from collusioi in double feature clause. Attornei Morris Wolf summed up in the aj ternoon. He declared conspirac; had not been proven and said h! thought desire of the patron to se doubles would lead to going to les theaters during the week. He sai he didn't think it believable tha men of such intelligence and stano ing as executives who appeared o the stand would violate any collu sion decree as handed down. H said he believed a producer has right to sell to whom he wishes fc his best interest. Golder closed ca; in rebuttal. He said he agreed thl distributor did not have to sell anr exhibitor, but that selling with rr strictions was in restraint of tradd The Judge commended both atto» neys for their handling. The ca took eight days. It is estimate that 700 type written pages of te} timony were taken down. Chicago Brevities Chicago — Josef Cherniavsky haj returned to the Chicago (B. & K' Theater to again wield the baton | the theater's symphony orchestra He also is to direct an orchestra t\ the Congress Hotel. The Commodore Theater has H stalled new wide range sound syi' tern. "Jane Eyre" is having its fir: local showing at McVickers. Jone Linick & Schaefer have reopene the theater with pictures and tal loid Shakespearean stage showgiving five shows a day at 35 an1 50 cents. Frank Craven, traveling wit Grantland Rice, stopped over j Chicago on his way to his home i Beverly Hills. Three theater incorporations wei reported this week. They are Acm Theater Co., with Arthur A. Golc berg, George F. Hurley and Eli I Fink as incorporators; Theatrics Enterprises, Inc., with Leo A. Sole mon, Aaron H. Courshon and Moi D. Goldberg; and the Ajax Theat€ Co., with Arthur N. Hurley and E Fink. i