The Film Daily (1936)

Tuesday, Apr. 7, 1936 SWOPE TO QUIT AS K-A-0 CHAIRMAN {Continued from Page 1) a post Swope held in addition to being chairman. Indications are that Wilford Merrill, representative of Atlas Corp., who has been studying RKO's problems for months, will assume an executive post in K-A-O. K-A-0 executives last night would neither affirm or deny a report, originating from authoritative sources, that Maj. L. E. Thompson would not take the post of president of K-A-0 and would assume another important executive post with the company. Efforts to reach Major Thompson were unavailing. Holding Hearing on Ala. Admission Tax Measure (.Continued from Page 1) means committee has opened hearings on the measure. Exhibitors from throughout the state, headed by Dick Kennedy, Wilby-Kincey manager for Tennessee and Alabama houses, are here to protest the tax. Westland Circuit Adds Two Colorado Theaters Lincoln — T. B. Noble, general manager of Westland Theaters, announced his company had made two other house deals in Colorado in the last two weeks. The Kiva, second house for them in Grand Junction, is in the second week of operation managed by Glenn Genoway, formerly at the Mission in the same town. A deal was just completed on a 50-50 partnership with the Footman Bros, in the Liberty, Colorado Springs. It was no dice on the Colonial negotiations here. Constitution Change Deferred Ampa board of directors failed to [act yesterday on the nominating committee's proposal that the association's constitution be amended to enlarge the board of directors from nine to 11 members because it found that the constitution required a month's notice before an amendment could be voted by the membership. In view of the fact that the election is slated to be held next week and that the board's term would have ended, it felt that it could not make the recommendation to amend ithe constitution. Shirley's $1,685,000 Policies Chicago— Shirley Temple's value to Twentieth Century-Fox is set at a minimum value of $1,685,000, according to insurance policies recently underwritten for that composite total. Although the child star was considered "a good risk," no one company wanted to underwrite one policy for the full amount. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • BING CROSBY, who makes femme hearts go pitterpatter when he croons, is going to sing with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra during a broadcast from Hollywood April 30, with Bing also acting as m. c. . . . • Eddie Cantor, who is a genuine humanitarian sort of a feller, plans to tour this land of ours in order to raise funds for the purpose of taking Jewish children out of Germany This he announced at a dinner tendered to him Sunday at the Astor Lou Nizer was toastmaster and also on the dais were Al Lichtman and Austin Keough ... • Beth Brown, a number of whose novels have been pixerized, has completed her tenth book titled "Riverside Drive" It's scheduled for early Spring publication. . . ▼ ▼ T • • • MUSEUM OF Modern Art will show "Hands" and "Sunrise" this afternoon at the Dalton School Auditorium, 108 East 89th St. . . . • Colin Clive, liked both by pix and theater audiences, is definitely out of "Libel," show financed by Twentieth Century-Fox, as he is to undergo a minor operation. ... • Oh, Oh, Mclntyre is authority for the statement that Eva Le Gallienne is a Mickey Mouse fan But aren't we all? . . . • Will Gordon, Morning Telly scribe, is the kind of a guy who brings his wife cheese, instead of flowers, when diplomacy requires a gift. ...» More Walt Disneyisms: "Funny Little Bunnies," a Silly Symphony, plays the Roxy starting Friday. ▼ ▼ T • • • VIA MEN of background, Republic is impressing itself on Broadway more and more Attest, four of its pix were playing in Big Steam houses de luxers simultaneously recently Outside of the metropolitan area, too, the outfit is gaining distribution ground through its 50 exchanges "Get that playdate" is its theme song Heading the organization is Mister Ray Johnston, who has been in the biz for the past 21 years Everybody (and that's a broad but justified statement), likes Ray who is the kind of a leader that inspires enthusiastic support from the personnel of an organization T ▼ T • • • OUT COASTWARDS headquarters Nat Levine, production chief An apostle of down-to-earth entertainment E. H. Goldstein, exec vice-president, is another Republicer with a real background 17 years of it, partly acquired while he was in charge of general management at Universal Others who contribute to the Republic Vim and Vigor include: Ed Finney, advertising and publicity chief, ex-United Artists Lindsley Parsons, Coast publicity head Russell Bell, art director Robert Socas, foreign publicity head Norton Ritchey and Morris Goodman who head the foreign dept. Sam Hacker, contract manager Nat Loder, treasurer Lou Lifton, eastern story editor Johnny Harrington, head of accessories and print depts All men with background T T T • • • CYNTHIA WHITE expects lotsa fillum folk at her Greenwich Village Revel at Webster Hall, April 17 Among the notables sponsoring the party are Tony Sarg and Harry Hershfield. ... • Lily Pons returns to the airways tomorrow night over CBS. ... • A major firm ad exec submitted a pretentious campaign to his superiors To his amazement, they all okayed it Then the ad exec began to worry about it because it went through too easily And he's still worrying T T T • • • TIMES SQUARE Squints: On West 44th St., a newsboy, watching an alley cat tumble for its own amusement, remarks: "Even the cats think they're actors on 44th St." . . . • A man in prison garb (stripes to youse folks) trying to lure Broadway patrons over to Eighth Ave. to see "Prisoner of Shark Island." ... • Al Wilkie points out that the Herbert Marshall-Gertrude Michael picture reviewed the other day under title of'Forgotten Faces" is called "Till We Meet Again." MARYLAND PASSES TAX OK ADMISSIONS (Continued from Page 1) special session of the General Assembly, just ended, which was called to enact relief legislation. The tax was imposed in spite of a fight against it waged by the exhibitors. The tax is five cents on passes for places admission to which is up to 50 cents, 10 cents from 50 cents to $1 and 15 cents for more than $1. The law is made retroactive to April 1 and the houses must make payment of the tax to the State Comptroller monthly. Failure is punishable by a fine of $500 or imprisonment for 60 days, or both. It is estimated that the tax will bring in about $400,000 a year. Zanuck Summer Schedule Provides For 24 Features (Continued from Page 1) ing to an announcement yesterday. Three already before the cameras are "Private Number," "Half Angel" and "White Fang." "Ramona," first all-color picture to be made by the company, starts under the direction of Henry King on Mav 4. Other productions include "To Mary, With Love," "Girls' Dormitory," "Dimples," "Sing Baby Sing," "Banjo on My Knee," and "Mark of Zorro." Ben Verschleiser Burial To Take Place in East (Continued from Page 1) been "Three Kids and a Queen" for Universal. He had also produced for Monogram, Columbia and other companies. The body is being brought East for burial. 2,000-Ft. Reel Committee Will Hold Meeting Today (Continued from Page 1) of the plan today at the Hays office. A distributor committee on Thursday meets with Fire Commissioner McElligott concerning changes proposed in connection with fire laws governing transportation of film. Tom Mix Recovering San Francisco — Tom Mix was yesterday said by physicians of St. Francis Hospital to be showing "considerable improvement. He was stricken with pneumonia on Wednesday. « « « » » » Pix Team Makes Olympics The film trade earned a place in the Olympic games by virtue of a one-point triumph of the Universals over the Kansas Oilers during the Olympic finals of a basketball tournament recently played at Madison Sq. Garden. The final score was 44 to 43.