The Film Daily (1936)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought -^FDAILY The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Eighteen Years Old VOL. 69. NO. 120 NEW YORK, THURSDAY. MAY 21. 1936 TEN CENTS Harvey D. Gibson Elected Member of Paramount Board CHARGE ALLIED 'ABOUT FACE' ON BLOCKJOOKING MPTOA Committee Reports "Progress" with M-G-M Accord With Republic Also Indicated — Second Series of Parleys Planned After holding two more trade practices conferences yesterday, the M. P. T. 0. A. reported "definite progress" made with M-G-M in connection with its 10-point program and that Republic is in "complete accord" with its entire list of proposals, including a 20 per cent cancellation clause and no score charge. At present the company does not have a score charge. The Kuykendall committee, consisting of L. C. Griffith, 0. C. Lam, (Continued on Page 4) ATTENDANCE OF 125 FOR GB CONVENTION About 125 GB representatives will attend the company's second annual sales three-day convention starting tomorrow at the Hotel Warwick, it is announced by George W. Weeks, general sales manager. The list includes Jeffrey Bernerd, general manager of distribution for GB in England; Arthur A. Lee, vice president; Geo. W. Weeks, general sales manager; C. M. White, assistant sales manager; James Campbell, head of music for GB, A (Continued on Page 4) 3 New Pittsburgh Houses Now Under Construction Pittsburgh — A spurt in theater constructions here will see three new houses added in the next few months. The 1,000-seat Morrowfield, Theater being built by Mark Browar in the Squirrel Hill district is' to be ready by Sept. 1. On Braddock Ave. an 800-seater called the Regent Square is being built by F. H. McKnight for opening Labor Day. Within a half block of this house, Bernard Windt and Sam Deutsch are putting up the Windt, to seat from 600 to 700. How They Started Today we introduce Robert M. Gillham, Director of Advertising and Publicity for Paramount Pictures, thru the "How They Started" series. "Big" Bob, football player and fisherman extraordinary, broke in as a member of the Paramount Theater Managers Training School in 1925. He was manager of the Fenway Theater in Boston, did agency work with Hanff-Metzger and Lord & Thomas, and took over his present position with Paramount in 1933. The art work, as in all this interesting series, is from the studios of "Hap" Hadley Gibson Elected to Para. Board; Griffis on Executive Committee 65 Schine Circuit Houses Sign Warner Lineup 100% Warner-First National's entire 1936-37 lineup, including Vitaphone shorts and trailers, has been bought by the Schine Circuit covering 65 theaters in upstate New York and Ohio. Andy Smith represented Warners, while Meyer Schine and George Lynch acted for the circuit. Harvey D. Gibson, president of the Manufacturers Trust Co. yesterday was elected a director of Paramount Pictures to succeed Percy H. Johnston, chairman of the board of the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., who has resigned, and Stanton Griffis was elected a member of the Paramount executive committee to (Continued on Page 4) Kuykendall Says A 1 1 i e d's Product Tieup Makes It Affiliated Assailing the "partnership" xteal made between Allied and Chesterfield-Invincible, President Ed Kuykendall of the M. P. T. O. A. yesterday charged that leaders of that national exhibitor association are about-facing on block booking and are now sponsoring this plan under their tieup with the independent company. Listing what he described as "interesting questions," Kuykendall tore into Allied with both verbal fists and, in part, said: "Much beat and hatred have been promoted by Allied against what is vaguely dubbed as 'affiliated exhibitors.' Just what status (Continued on Page 7) 52 FILMS A YEAR GOAL IN ALLIED TIEUP PLAN Starting with a 1936-37 program of 18 pictures, the product deal just negotiated between Allied and Chesterfield-Invincible looks toward the eventual delivery of 52 pictures a year, it was stated yesterday by Nathan Yamins, Allied president, Aaron Saperstein, Sidney Samuelson and H. M. Richey, who worked out the tieup with the producers.. They estimated thx.t 4,000 are prepared to support the new proposition. The idea is to make the new setup a "Ninth Major Company", with policy including: "simple form of (Continued on Page 7) I.T.O.A. Plans Appeal To Federal Trade Comm. Moving to protest to the Federal Trade Commission against certain distributor practices, the I. T. O. A., at a regular meeting yesterday at the Hotel Astor, appointed a committee to interview the Government (Continued on Page 7)