The Film Daily (1936)

DAILV mmmm mmmmm m m mm Thursday, Nov. 12, 1936 PROJECTIONIST PEACE PACT TO AFFECT 220 ••: PdOc" 1 1 been a source of trouble to the industry for several years. The I TO. A. will make a 10-year contract with 1 Hon on wage the end peric-: 20 theater* ate affected by the agreement. Harry Brandt. IT O A presidl that he ippreci ited the ai I _ of the Mayor and his comn ending the union dispute. The commiuio' |em i inion, which aklyn theaters and is not nan of the Comis been laid ions of eraof disputes in the ience to the 1 continue its into bring a •mail similar understanding ice." t Sam A. LewiS. Cullman and assisted by Ben H. L. I.urie. American Film Exports to Canada Advance $183,000 r.tinucd from Page 1) $412,000 worth of films, an increase of $183,000 over the same period last year. These figures were made public today by the United States Department of State, which has just completed an analysis of CanadianAmerican trade during the first half year under the reciprocal trade agreement program. The first half of the year is the latest period for which a detailed tabulation of trade movement between the two countries is available by individual commodities. Eastman Kodak Co. Cuts Wage and Stock Melons (.Continued from Page 1) than four times his average wage per week during the past five years. The extra stock dividend of 75 cents a share is payable on Dec. 10 to stockholders of record Nov. 20. This is in addition to a common stock dividend amounting to $1.50 a share and the regular 1% per cent dividend on the preferred stock. Both are payable Jan. 2 to stockholders of record Dec. 5. Serlin Tendered Party Associates of Oscar Serlin in the Paramount production department tendered him a party last night at the Cotton Club. Serlin leaves New York tomorrow for the coast to make "Artists and Models" for the company. Did You Hear This One? And there's one about the dumb dame who thought that "The Charge of the Light Brigade" meant a bill from the New York Edison Company. . T T ▼ • • • TRUE ROMANCE of a big picture deal that went blooey three bright young men in the film biz hit on the idea of making a series of one-reelers depicting the beauty of various states . one lad was an embryo cameraman, another was valuable because he knew a guy in Hollywood who knew a guy who could grab some short ends of film, and the third was a writer and publicity man they had no dough but had endless nerve and enthusiasm and one of the bunch knew a sral in Connecticut whose folks had a country estate and a station wagon "Boys," he announced to his two partners, "we're practically started on the first of the series, 'Connecticut Speaks'." • • • SO HE went to work on the Connecticut gal, and she told the boys to go ahead and make the family home their headquarters, and use the station wagon so they were all set for some nice week-ends as picture producers, they of course having to work at their regular jobs during the week and the first week-end the promoter mugg showed up with lipstick on his white collar and the Connecticut gal wouldn't fall for the gag that he cut his neck while shaving, so she had the hired help throw the three producers out into the roadway, with no station wagon to drive 'em to the station they walked now they are working on a gal in Pennsylvania whose folks own a truck-farm and a market-wagon if they land, the film will be titled "Rustic Pennsylvania" • • • NEAT STUNT pulled by Manager Joe Goetz of the RKO Paramount in Cincinnati, a suburban house he staged a National Educational Week celebration in the lobby in cooperation with the faculty of the Walnut Hill High School regular classes were held nightly pupils went thru the regular study periods in chemistry, home economics, etc., while parents looked on and Metrotone News filmed the event • • • THAT CLASSIC known as "The First Violin" first published by Jessie Fothergill in England in 1877 is made to order for the motion picture while in the public domain in the United States, it is protected by copyright in all the countries of the Copyright Union, other than Germany and Austria the motion picture rights are owned by Samuel Feir of 271 Madison Avenue having read the special adaptation of the novel he has had prepared, it looks to us like a natural for the screen a half dozen film execs and story experts feel the same way about it, but have been unable to get any action from their various studios in Hollywood and when some company grabs it, the others will be asking their story dept's why they didn't hop on it first it has happened before • • • NOW ACTING as publicity director of the American Plays Association at 1860 Broadway is Genevieve Tierney, who served as executive secretary of the St. Louis Pageant Drama Association, which founded the St. Louis Municipal Theater • • • A SPECIAL closed meeting of AMPA today at the Hotel Edison in the College Room, called to discuss the financial emergency that developed during the past week ... • Nice work by the U. A. publicity dep't, with that Macy page ad in the met papers on Armistice Day headed "Come and Get It" . . • The United Artists exchanges are distributing a special booklet to theaters on the showing of "The Garden of Allah " with suggestions on the proper handling of the Technicolor prints to get the best screening DHTE1BOOK Nov. 13: M.P.T.O. of Eastern Pennsylvania meets at the Broadwood Hotel. Nov. 17: Allied Theaters of New Jersey, meeting at Hotel Lincoln, New York City. Nov. 21: Washington Variety Club's frolic Willard Hotel. NoV„^:. pi,ts'>urgh Warner Club dinner dance, William Penn Hotel. Nov. 24: American Legion (Theatrical Post) Dinner Dance, Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass. Nov. 24: Allied Theaters of Connecticut, Inc. meets at New Haven. Nov 27: Bufalo Variety Club Ball, Hotel Statler, Buffalo. Dec. 1-2: State convention of the Independent Theater Owners of Ohio, Deshler Hotel, Columbus. Dec 7-8: M.P.T.O. of North and South Carolina, annual convention, Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, N. C. Dec. 11: Cleveland Variety Club's annual banquet, at the Mayfair Casino. Dec. 13: Philadelphia Variety Club annual formal stag banquet, Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia. Dec. 14-15: Oklahoma MP TO convention Biltmore Hotel, Oklahoma City. « « « » » » Film Licensing Nets N. Y. State $204,202 in Year (.Continued from Page 1) port submitted yesterday by Irwin Esmond, Director of the Division, to Commissioner of Education Frank P. Graves. Of these 1902 films, 19 were rejected entirely, of which three were later revised and approved, and eliminations were made in 180 upon statutory grounds. The net revenue to the State for the year amounted to $204,202.21. Receipts for the year were $269,931.20 and expenditures were $65,728.99. Since the organization of the Motion Picture Commission in 1921 the total net profit to the State over and above all expenditures has been $2,070,382.64. The report points out that in addition to the 19 pictures which were ordered rejected in toto, 1452 eliminations of scenes, subtitles or dialogue were made in pictures presented for review. A total of 9366 reels were reviewed by the Division during the year, or more than nine million feet of film. During the year five appeals were taken to the Commissioner of Education from the action of the Director. In each case the action of the Director was sustained. Mr. Esmond recommends that additional reviewers and inspectors be employed to supplement the present staff of four reviewers and five inspectors. The number of foreign-made films reviewed increased by more than 50 pei cent over the previous year. R. I. DriveIn Theater Providence — Initial steps towards establishing of Rhode Island's first openair, drive-in theater were taken here with granting of a building permit to Peter Laudati of this city for construction of a stage on the site of the old Providence Cycledrome tract between this city and Pawtucket. Estimated cost is $50,000.