The Film Daily (1936)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of M otion Pictures Now Seventeen Years Old VOL. 69. NO. 77 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1936 TEN CENTS Say s Kentucky Colonels To Continue Despite Ruling | MAJORS TENTATIVELY SET404 FEATURESTOR'36-37 Fourth Attempt to Pass N. J. Admission Tax Bill Fails Expect Another Measure* To Be Introduced Within A Few Days Trenton — A fourth effort to pass a luxury tax measure, including a levy on admissions, has met defeat in the New Jersey Legislature. The vote was 27 to 32. The Assembly reconvened last night and the Senate resumes meetings Monday evening. Another bill providing for an amusement tax is expected to come up within a day or so. DISTRIBUTORS OPPOSE W.VA. TAX ON SALES Pittsburgh — Local distributors, through their legal representatives, announced that they do not intend to pay West Virginia's sales tax on film sold there through local offices. The West Virginia tax act imposes a levy on the gross income of corporations doing business in that state. In the film industry, distributors from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky are affected. Film attorneys declare that motion pictures are in interstate commerce and are therefore beyond jurisdiction of state legislation. Film Industry Leaders In Flood Relief Group Screen, stage and radio leaders will serve on a "Committee of Citizens of Greater New York" to raise relief funds for the nation's flood victims by arranging a series of (Continued on Page 3) Paine Strike Delay Plea Denied By Music Union Declining the request of John G. Paine, head of the Music Publishers' [Protective Ass'n, that the strike of iunion music arrangers, copyists, 'proofreaders and studio pianists be (Continued on Page 3) How They Started Howard Dietz, director of publicity and advertising for M-G-M. Unobtrusively slipped into picture business by joining the Goldwyn Pictures Corp. publicity department after the World War. Nowadays not only an ace publicity and ad exec but also a first-class librettist, with half a dozen musical hits on his score card. The artist involved in this presentation is none other than "Hap" Hadley Kentucky Colonels Continue Despite Ruling— C. C. Pettijohn Report Three N. Y. Film Bills Are Dead At Albany Albany — Three bills affecting the industry have been killed in committee at the New York State Legislature. They are : imposing a tax of one mill per foot upon films, requiring one day of rest in seven for theater (Continued on Page 8) Despite action of Attorney-General B. M. Vincent in ruling that commissions of Kentucky Colonels expired when Gov. Ruby Laffoon completed his tenure of office, the society is still continuing and plans to hold its annual dinner at French (Continued on Page 3) There is only one FILM YEAR BOOK published annually by THE FILM DAILY.— Advt. Early Season Lineups of Eight Companies Are Shown in Survey Early-season plans in connection with 1936-1937 distribution schedules now indicate a total of approximately 404 features from eight national companies, a checkup yesterday showed. Tentative lineups are as follows: 20th Century-Fox, 59; United Artists, 32; Columbia, 50; RKO, 50; Universal, 36; Paramount, 65; Warner Bros.-First National, 60; M-G-M, 52. Republic's program for the new season calls for 26 features, in addition to Westerns. RKO SALES 30 P. C. UP, SAYS JULES LEVY RKO-Radio Pictures' sales are up 30 per cent since the first of the year, compared to the same period last year, it was said yesterday by Jules Levy, sales head. Radio's annual sales convention is understood slated to be held here during the first week in June. Present plans are to hold the 1937 convention on the Coast. Ironing Out Pittsburgh First-Run Product Tieup Pittsburgh — The switch from stage bills to double features at the Casino and the opening of the Davis and Warner Theaters will almost (Continued on Page 3) Atlantic Will Produce Seven 1936-37 Features Atlantic Pictures Corp., controlled by Bob Savini, will produce seven features for 1936-37 release including six melodramatic thrillers of moderate cost and an exploitation picture to be based on the James Fenimore Cooper novel "The Deerslayer."