The Film Daily (1936)

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THE ■C&H DAILV Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1936 KUYKENDALL URGES DUFFY BILL SUPPORT Oklahoma City — Urging all exhibitors to get behind the Duffy bill seeking to amend the Federal copyright laws on music, Ed Kuykendall, M. P. T. O. A. president who is here attending an exhibitor convention, points out that although "the bill doesn't give exhibitors all they want, it is a step in the right direction and should have their full support." Appealing to theatermen to settle their differences out of the courts, Kuykendall said that judges don't understand the mechanics of the motion picture business and that legal action should only be resorted to when all other efforts fail. The M.P.T.O.A. president spoke in support of the national organization's 10-point m. and urged that theaters should become members of their local Chambers of Commerce and that they should help to promote new stars and new faces for the screen. Theaters, he stated, are losing juvenile patronage because of their illogical pro grams. Dave Palfreyman of the Hays Organization stressed the importance of conciliation boards membership in which, he said, should be equally distributed between distributors and exhibitors. M. A. Lightman and other speak ers addressed the meeting. Bank night in Oklahoma was approved, and members of the organization were urged to maintain contact with their state legislators and to join in the activities of local civic association and public school activities. Tobis Licensees Ask Local Currency Pact (Continued from Page 1) pay Tobis royalties for recording of American films in the German language, where such films are distributed in the so-called German territory. When a new agreement between the major companies and Tobis was signed here last March, Tobis agreed to obtain the consent of the German government to acceptance of royalty payments in local currency for such countries as Austria, Bulgaria, etc. Tobis was only able to get the consent of the German Government for payment in local currency in Germany. Bedard In Florida St. Albans, Vt. — Fred Bedard, owner of the Bellevue Theater, is vacationing in Florida. T9K& the Ham • • • THAT CO-OP bi-weekly campaign service issued by Billy Ferguson's exploitation dep't at Metro has been growing by leaps and bounds here is one piece of sales literature that stays on the exhibitor's desk or better still, is clipped and fiied away for future reference to be used when the picture is booked here is practical showmanship that reaches the exhib fresh and crisp he sees what a brother showman has done on the picture that he is ready to run all sorts of clever campaign ideas boiled down to a few words this campaign letter is the "advance man" that goes ahead of the pressbook, and starts the ball rolling Have You Helped the Relief Fund? • • • IT SEEMS that the matrimonial scoop of the week in upstate New York was inadvertently scored by Ralph Wilk ye Film Daily representative in Hollywood who noted that Mayor Rolland B. Marvin and the Missus of Syracuse, N. Y. were visiting Emily Lane, wife of G. Carlton Brown, Syracuse publisher, in Hollywood Brown's own Syracuse paper, the Bugle, confirmed the marriage which took place in a Dakota town the story made the wire services for Sunday the bride is under contract to Universal . . • • • THAT FRONT on the Strand on Broadway for "Three Men On A Horse" was done by hand-burning this hand-burning of the wooden block letters was accomplished by electric soldering irons to give the wood an antique appearance it's the old gag that you used when a kid in school for hand-burning wood, but seems to us to be new for theater fronts the cartoons of the characters in the pix are also cut out of wood, and hand-burnt for the effect the front was designed by B. F. Moore, the managing director, and constructed by the Sid Nagler Studio Have You Helped the Relief Fund? • • • A BENEFIT performance will be given by the Colored Actors and Performers Association on Tuesday midnite at the Apollo Theater on 125th St. Manager Frank Schiffman has donated the theater Bill "Bojangles" Robinson will head the bill he is honorary president of the association J. Homer Tutt, of "Green Pastures" fame, is president Rufus Greenlee, vice-prexy Rex "De Lawd" Ingram, a member of the Board, will appear on the bill other celebs of stage, screen and radio who will appear include Ethel Waters, The Southerners, James Barton, Jean Austin, Four Mills Brothers Cab Calloway, Avis Andrews, Smiling Jerry Baker, Three Little Sachs, Don Kerr, Show Boat Folks T ▼ ▼ • • • THE STORK editor reports that William James Fadiman, head of Metro's New York story dep't, is the proud poppa of a baby boy, born yesterday at Doctor's Hospital . . . • Seen dining at the Edison Green Room: D. W Griffith, Gus Edwards, Gertrude Michaels, Fannie Brice, Belle Baker, Frank Albertson, Leslie Howard, Harry Richman, George M. Cohan Have You Helped the Relief Fund? • • • NOT TO be outdone by the Albany RKO-Fabian theaters which have a gift shower to patrons on the eve of Dec. 23 Warners' theaters will have a similar shower on Dec. 22 at which Santa Claus will give away a bright new automobile recently at the Warner Ritz in this town 10 free music lesson-: woe won by a taxi driver he gave the scholarship to a lady who won a guitar because his boss doesn't like musical drivers « « « » » » COAST PRODUCTION UP WITH WB IN THE LEAD West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Production has shot upward, with Warners taking the lead with 11 pictures before the cameras. M-G-M follows with seven pictures. 20th Century-Fox is making six and Paramount five. Universal and Columbia are making one each. Selznick International, Hal Roach, Wanger, David L. Loew, Katzman, Fanchon Royer, Hirliman, Conn, Chesterfield are to be credited with one each. "The Prince And The Pauper" and "Marked Women" have started at Warner Bros., "A Day At The Races", starring the Marx Bros., has been resumed at M-G-M. 20th Century-Fox has finished "Love Is News", while "Bulldog Drummond Escapes" has been completed at Paramount. "Left Handed Law", starring Buck Jones, went before the cameras at Universal this week. Alliance Will Import 8 to 10 BIP Features (Continued from Page 1) can market, said Rogers, who stated that he is in constant communication with Walter Mycroft, production executive, as to American names for their pictures. Latest Hollywood player to be sigped is Gertrude Michael, who is due in England in February to start work. Warner First Quarter Net Above $2,000,000 {Continued from Page 1) can be announced at this time. Samuel Carlisle, Stanleigh P. Friedman, Morris Wolf, Charles Guggenheimer and Sam E. Morris, were all reelected directors. The board meets today in New York. Cinema Club to Meet Boston — The newly organized Cinema Club will hold a meeting at the Soldiers and Sailors Club today. NEWS AS SEEN BY THE PRESS AGENT Lionel Barrymore invariably plays Bach on his piano in his dressing room before going to the sound stage for a difficult scene. M-G-M.