The Film Daily (1935)

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St. Louis Judge Disqualified: St. Louis — After overruling affidavits filed by Warners and Paramount charging him with personal bias or prejudice, Federal Judge George H. Moore voluntarily on his own motion Saturday disqualified himself from sitting in the Department of Justice equity case against Warners, Paramount and RKO. This means the Circuit Court of Appeals will have to select another judge. Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Seventeen Years Old -^F DAILY VOL. 68, NO. 124 NEW YORK, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1935 TEN CENTS $674,158 Profit for Year Shown by Warner Bros. LOEWS JC. REPORTS $079,743 NETJR YEAR Ascap and Film Music Firms Resume Parleys Today ~ FAVOR OUTSIDE MAN MORE AMITY ON COAST $4l3oeawf^heaYeeadr by Seek to Work Out Details of New Method on Royalties Publishers' classification committee of Ascap will meet today with representatives of movie-owned publishing firms to work out the final details of a new method of payments to publishers' members based to a greater extent than heretofore on the actual uses of music. Warners have been campaigning for this change for some time. Louis Bernstein, chairman of the classification committee, said he expected the new method of basing payments to be (.Continued on Page 9) 25% SALES INCREASE EXPECTED BY PARA. Paramount's distribution force anticipates a delivery of 25 per cent more in film rentals on the 32 pictures to be released before May 1 than was delivered during the preceding sales drives in the same periods of the past two years, according to an analysis made by George J. Schaefer in preparation for the (Continued on Page 4) KAO to Pay 1/5 of Fees In Fox Met. Reorganizing KAO is to pay one-fifth of the expenses incurred by United Artists Theater Circuit in effecting the Fox Met. reorganization as part of the deal under which KAO acquires a half interest in Metropolitan Playhouses, Inc., it is learned. 143 on 20th-Fox Contract West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Contract list at 20th Century-Fox now totals 143, including 55 stars, featured players and principals; 19 directors, 39 writers and 15 youngsters designated as "stock players," in addition to seven members of the executive personnel and eight assocate producers. AS U. A. PRESIDENT SEEN BY MAJ, WARNER Although United Artists producerowners have not as yet agreed upon a successor to Al Lichtman as president, it is understood that when the selection is made, it will not be from within their own circle. Feeling is that the head of the company should not have a personal association with its production activities and should be in a position to deal with inter-company problems from a different perspective. Half -Million 2-a-day Fans Have Seen 'Dream' To Date Among the gratifying developments in Hollywood during the past year has been the increase in goodwill and cooperation among the various studios, says Major Albert Warner, vice-president of Warner Bros., following his return last week from a business trip of several weeks to the coast. This cooperation has manifested itself notably in the borrowing and lending of players for special productions to which their personalities are especially suited, declared Maj. Warner. Outlining the Warner production (Continued on Page 9) More than 500,000 people over the world have seen "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in its $2 top roadshowings in 37 special engagements to date, according to a tabulation of reports to the Warner home offices. The attendance figure is regarded as unusual for a showing of this type on a two-a-day basis and with the limitations placed on length of engagements. In all situations the picture will be shown again at (Continued on Page 9) Wm. Shirley Will Manage Jacob Schreiber Circuit Detroit — In confirming the affiliation of William M. Shirley with the Jacob Schreiber circuit last week, Schreiber stated that Shirley will occupy the post of general manager of the theaters. Ben Wachmansky is taking over the duties of general booker. Schreiber also said that the opening date of the Fine Arts Theater had not yet been scheduled*. Warner Bros. Back in the Black; $6 74,158 Profit Shown for Year 30 More Warner Houses Get Air-Conditioning Air conditioning systems will be installed in 30 more Warner circuit houses. Work has been started at the Stanley at Camden, as the campaign gets under way, with approximately 20 theaters in the Philadelphia territory, a top of five in Chicago, two in Cleveland and four in Washington also to receive air conditioning equipment. A net profit of $674,158.96 after all charges was earned by Warner Bros, in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31. Operating profit for the year, after deducting all charges including interest, amortization and depreciation, but before Federal income taxes, was $1,071,156.65. This compares with an operating loss of $2,530,513.68 for the fiscal year ended Aug. 25, 1934, and an operating loss (Continued on Page 9) Ended Aug. 31 Net profit of $7,579,743.77, equal to $4.53 a share on the common stock, is reported by Loew's, Inc., for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31. This compares with $7,479,897.41 or $4.50 a share in the preceding year. Net for the final quarter of the past fiscal year amounted to $1.03 a share. M-G-M released an unusually small number of features in that quarter. Consolidated earned surplus account increased in the year to $41,088,279.35, compared with $37,667,062.66 the previous year. Inventories on Aug. 31 stood at (Continued on Page 9) 41 THANX' HOLDOVERS 34 FOR 'OLD KENTUCKY' Out of the first 73 engagements played by "Thanks a Million," 20th Century-Fox musical, 41 have gone into a second week. In Los Angeles it has gone into a third week, with a fourth in prospect, and the picture also goes into a third week at the Center in Radio City. "In Old Kentucky," Will Rogers film, has been held over in 34 out of 61 engagements to date. Odium to be Examined In Atlas Stockholder Suit An order permitting examination of Floyd B. Odium, president of Atlas Corp., before trial of the stockholders' suit brought against Atlas (Continued on Page 4) Kenroe Gets 4 Houses Kenroe Amusement Co., with Samuel Kantor as president and Abe Rotner as secretary-treasurer, has taken over four Long Island houses, the Edgemere, Edgemere; New and Boardwalk, Rockaway, and Rivoli, Hamel.