Year book of motion pictures (1930)
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August 13 — Tiffany-Stahl franchises Allied States for five years.
August 14 — Five year RKO franchises deal closed by Allied States.
August IS — RCA Photophone equipment for $2,995 for houses under 500 seats.
August 16 — Contract and arbitration changes sought by Allied.
August 18 — Joint action on wide film problem planned.
August 19 — P-F-L-Warner deal set? Reports on merger persist although Adolph Zukor denies deal is on.
August 20 — Paramount Warner merger announcement is awaited.
August 21 — -Federal Trade Commission starts new block booking probe.
August 22 — Block booking probe in several zones planned.
August 23 — Allied promises national e:;hibitor association in six months.
August 25 — Fox reported dickering for control of American Broadcasting Co.
August 26 — Theater race is on in west as Fox starts expansion.
August 27 — Paramount Warner deal is declared ready for signing.
August 28 — Woodhull to resign from presidency of M.P.T.O. A. : to enter production, distribution, exhibition field.
August 29 — Universal complete sound service to be on three year basis.
August 30 — Fox reported seeking radio and disc firms.
SEPTEMBER
September 1 — Swing to sound shorts with silents' passing is emphasized in FILM DAILY survey of short subject field.
September 3 — Efforts being made to work out Paramount-Warner deal.
September 4 — Labor situation quiet as most contracts are signed.
September 5 — Arbitration injunction is dissolved by Texas court.
September 6 — Paramount reported in deal for British International; London hears negotiations under way.
September 8 — Renewed effort pledged in exhibitor relief program.
September 9 — World Wide and Sor.o-Art in international consolidation.
September 10 — Paramount -Warner deal status puzzles street; combine reported off after PF-L meeting.
September 1 1 — P aramount praised; others asked to explain adjustment stand.
September 12 — 22,216 playdates claimed set on RKO and Tiffany-Stahl franchises.
September 13 — Lower priced reproducer is offered by General Talking Pictures equipment to sell for $3,750.
September 15 — New model Powers Cinephone is placed on market; standardization of device to allow installation of dual systems.
September 16 — Fox acquires 2'7 more houses in Rocky Mountain territory.
September 27 — All keys represented in new independent firm; Adolph Pollak heads new distribution organization.
September 18— "Little Fellow" to highlight M.P.T.O.A. Memphis sessions.
September 19— N. L. Nathanson resigns in row over Famous Canadian sale.
September 20 — Accord ends Franco-American deadlock on three-to-one quota; seven-to-one basis restored until 1930 while a solution is sought.
September 22 — Tariff increase to solve French tangle; committee of experts to decide on new duty.
September 23 — Fox and Hearst unite newsreel facilities.
September 24 — International association to curb pirating is proposed.
September 25 — Arbitration is resumed at Indianapolis; board starts activity with exhibitor members named by commerce head.
September 26 — Film and financial circles speculating whether Paramount-Warner deal has U. S. Okeh; Technicolor reported as party to deal.
September 29 — Universal chain understood about to resume expansion.
September 30 — Pathe Shubert deal expected this week.
OCTOBER
October 1 — Fox gets 61 houses of Midland Circuit.
October 2 — Natural Vision Pictures developing stereoscopic process to use standard film.
October 3 — Pathe-Shubert de»l reported closed.
October 4 — Paramount gets Hostettler Circuit.
October 6 — O. K. for ParamountWarner deal seen.
October 7 — A. F. of L. expected to act in musicians' case.
October 8 — Lightman to be reelected as M.P.T.O.A. head.
October 9 — 3,500 to be wired by Western Electric by January.
Octol>er 10 — Shortage of westerns seen this year in Film Daily canvass of 45 distributors.
October 11—5,000 theaters expected to be represented at Memphis meeting.
October 13 — Warners reported in move for Dipson houses.
October 14 — Paramount mapping far west theater expansion.
October 15 — RKO and TiffanyStahl have made good their franchise promises, Myers says.
October 16 — Contract "fair" buy trust law violated; U. S. Judge suggests revision of contract to comply with provisions of Sherman Law.
October 17 — Revision of contract provisions slated; distributor counsel to get together with U. S. attorney.
October 18— No immediate change in arbitration; any revision to await entering of decree.
October 20 — Distributors motion to dismiss credit action slated.
October 21 — Sound firms to highlight Memphis meeting.
October 22 — Paramount Warner Bros, deal off.
October 23 — Fox expansion under way in Nebraska.
October 24 — -Confirm dropping of Haramatunt-Warner deal.
October 25 — Brookhart opens new line of attack; new bill seeks Industrial Arts Commission to promote general welfare of film and other arts.
October 27 — $15,000,000 in negatives saved in the fire which destroyed Consolidated Film Industries, Los Angeles, laboratory.
October 28 — Attorney General warns on mergers; Anti-Trust laws to be enforced by Dept. of Justice.
October 29 — Sound, pictures, adjustments, and wide films will highlight Memphis M.P.T.O. * meeting.
October 30 — Paramount reported seeking Famous-Canadian control.
October 31 — 3,800 rental adjustments reported made.
NOVEMBER
November 1 — M.P.T.O.A. lauds adjustment record.
November 3 — Fox continuing Middle West expansion.
November 4 — Fox sells First National holdings to Warners.
November 5 — Warners, First National free of any mergers.
November 6 — Pathe-Shubert deal to be resumed.
November 7 — A. F. of L. committee to act on St. Louis musicians' strike.
November 8 — United Artists to expand theater chain.
November 10 — M-G-M to make multi-lingual talkers.
November 11 — Tennessee legislature meeting on ticket tax.
November 12 — Lightmann. Myers, and Pettijohn going to Columbus meeting of Ohio exhibitor organization.
November 13 — Fox seeking 150 St. Louis zone houses.
November 14 — Warner sound films ruled separate from discs;
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