Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

The Leading Daily Newspaper of the Motion Picture Industry MOTION PICTURE DAILY Alert, Intelligent Faithful 1 Service to the Industry in All Branches ,'OL. 35. NO. 10 NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1934 TEN CENTS Third List of 303 Nominees Is Announced )ome on Previous Groups From Code Authority With 28 of the 32 key cities repre;nted, the Code Authority today lists 03 additional names in the third list f suggestions for appointments on 'ie clearance and zoning and grievnce boards. Many of the names sublitted have previously been registered y Executive Secretary John C. Flinn, ut since they have been sent in from iifferent sources in the territories ^presented, official listing must be Jiade for the record. However, the number of times an xhibitor or distributor has been ;ecommended will carry no weight Vith the committee of six making ominations for approval of the uthority. Each man named will have p stand on his own record and every hember. before being nominated, will (Continued on page /) NRA Names Labor, Extra Committees Washington. Jan. 11. — Appointment of two Code Authority comlittees, on studio labor, exclusive of xtras, and on extras, was announced xiay by Division Administrator Sol Rosenblatt. The studio labor committee will insist of Pat Casey, producer labor jpresentative : Al Berres. internaonal unions : Ed Smith, musicians' (.Continued on page 6) \ATSE Wins Studio Jurisdiction Vote | Hollywood, Jan. 11. — Voting by jjundmen to determine whether they anted to be under the jurisdiction f the I. A. T. S. E., the L B. E. W. f the A. S. C. has resulted as fol I. A. T. S. E., 448; A. S. C, 93; B. E. W.. nine. It had been hoped that the voting ould settle the matter, but the fight (Continued on pane 6) Criticisms of Code "Silly"— Rosenblatt Refusing to comment on criticism lade against him by James H. Hodgm, regional NRA compliance board (Continued on page 6) Board to Run Music Hall For Present — Aylesworth Operation of the Music Hall will be in the hands of an advisory board for the present, according to Merlin H. Aylesworth, and no successor to S. L. Rothafel is likely to be named for the time being. The board consists of L. Christie, Webster Todd and James Brown, representatives for Rockefeller Center, Inc., and Aylesworth, J. R. McDonough and Major Leslie E. Thompson for RKO. Aylesworth stated that Thompson will have direct supervision of the house and Leon Leonidoff will be in general charge under him. The pres Price of Fame Asked if Max Reinhardt would succeed S. L. (Roxy) Rothafel at the Music Hall, Merlin H. Aylesworth retorted: "Who is he?" ent policy will be continued, according to current plans. Reports that negotiations were under way with Max Reinhardt were denied. Asserts Code Delays Chafe ITO on Coast Code Authority delay in naming clearance and zoning boards is "demoralizing" exhibition and distribution activities in Southern California, resulting in admission slashes which may not be remedied even though they cost some theatres their Blue Eagles, Ben Berinstein, head of the I. T. O. of Southern California, who is here on a visit, said yesterday. Berinstein reported that Southern California exhibitors have been chaf (Continued on page 7) Committee to Help Run Para's Houses A national advisory committee to aid in the decentralized operation of Paramount theatres with the company's partners is to be set up, according to Ralph Kohn. According to present plans it will have six members, each representing one of the (Continued on page 2) Reliance May Make Two Pictures Here Tentative plans have been made for the production of two of Reliance's next four United Artists releases at the Biograph studio here, it was learned yesterday. The first will be "Frankie and Johnnie," which goes into production soon under the di (Continited on page 2) 32-Hour Week For Industry Held Certain A 32-hour week for the film industry appears certain to figure in NRA developments within the next 30 days, industry observers here believe. The opinions are based on General Hugh S. Johnson's recent declaration that the 40-hour week has not absorbed a satisfactory number of the unemployed and must eventually undergo a further reduction. Film men yesterday cited a number of instances wherein the industry un(Continued on page 7) Dispose of Publix Nebraska's Assets Omaha, Jan. 11. — Sale of assets of the bankrupt Publix Nebraska, Inc., for $14,000 to Tristate Theatres Co., of which A. H. Blank is president, has been made known by Paul P. Massey, attorney for J. W. Denman, trustee. Included in the property are the (Continued on page 2) Steps Taken For New Unit Of Exhibitors Schwartz, Springer and Cocalis in Move MPTOA Decides on Hollywood Meeting This year's convention of M. P. T. O. A. will be held in Hollywood about March 10, officers of the organization decided yesterday. While the date is still tentative, Hollywood stands as the official choice for the place. Formation of a new independent exhibitor unit in the metropolitan area got under way yesterday at an allegedly secret meeting between a number of circuit heads at the Bretton Hall Hotel. The new organization, it is said, will find among its chief supporters A. H. Schwartz and Jack Springer and Sam Cocalis, who attended the session. Within the last week the Schwartz and Spring and Cocalis circuits have been suspended from the I.T.O.A. for non-payment of dues. If, and when, the new exhibitor association comes into being, it will be the third in the local territory. In addition to the I.T.O.A., of which Harrv Brandt is president, there is the T.O.C.C., with Charles L. O'Reilly at the head. O'Reilly's unit is the oldest and included in its membership are major circuits as well as independents. New York City: is the only territory in the country which will have three exhibitor units if current plans materialize. Operator Dispute In Chicago Settled Washington, Jan. 11. — Settlement of the controversy between operators and exhibitors in Chicago was announced today by the NRA. Pointing out the code calls [for arbitration of labor disputes and (Continued on page 6) No Further Policy Shifts, Says Loew Shift in the policy of Loew's New York from a daily booking schedule to three changes a week with double features will not have any bearing on any other house in the circuit, David Loew said yesterday. He added that (Continued on page 2) List 195 Houses in Portland Territory Portland, Jan. 11. — Statistics compiled by the Film Board of Trade here show there are 195 theatres with a seating capacity of 104,586, both (Continued on page 2)