Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY 6 Duplications In Code Board Lists Stopped {Continued from page 1) matter how many persons submit his name for appointment. After sifting of the numerous names yesterday, the authority announced 10 new suggestions. They are: Buffalo — Nikitos Dipson. Chicago — Emma Abplanalp. Detroit — Audrey Littell. Indianapolis — Helen Keeler, Marian M: Hull. Philadelphia— Oscar Neufeld, Jack H. Greenberg. Pittsburgh — Emmaline Fineberg. Milwaukee — George Fischer, B. K. Fischer. Names of the parties suggesting the recommendations along with the positions the men seeking appointment now hold are being withheld by the authority, but are indexed for use of the body making the selections. Inter mountain Plans To Accept the Code Salt Lake City, Jan. IS — Abandoning the idea of formulating a state code, the Intermountain Theatres Ass'n. has 'decided to sign the national industry code and be governed by its provisions, for the present, at any rate, according to Beverly S. Glendinnin, secretary and counsel for the organization. C. E. Huish, of the Star, Eureka, Utah, has been re-elected president, with J. J. Gillette, Strand, Tooelle, Utah, as vice-president, and John Rugar, Egyptian, Park City, Utah, as treasurer. The new board of directors consists of these officers and I. H. Harris, Evanston, Wyo. ; Stanley Rich, Montpelier, Idaho ; Albert Stetson, RKO Theatre, this city, and A. F. Johnson, St. Anthony, Idaho. Kuykendall to Hold Conference at N. O. New Orleans, Jan. 15. — Organization of a strong code body to represent exhibitors is seen here as a result of a meeting called by Ed Kuykendall, president of the M.P.T.O.A., at the Jung Hotel for Jan. 21. Kuykendall will attend with several out-of-town exhibitors, both circuit men and independents. Vaudeville Men to Talk to Rosenblatt Washington, Jan. 15. — Representatives of vaudeville producers are expected to come to Washington to lay before Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt complaints regarding code provisions relative to layoff salaries and chorus payments which are declared to have held up the sending out of a large number of units. Orders Operators Back Return of 55 Local 306 operators, discharged by 11 theatres when Allied M. P. operators were installed, has been ordered by James H. Hodgson, regional NRA compliance board chairman. One Secretary for Each Board, Plan (Continued from page 1) pected to be set up about the middle of February, a number of grievances already have been received by authority headquarters in New York. They are being held until the boards start functioning and then will be sent to centers in which the complaints originated. Numerous Film Board secretaries have been suggested for appointments to the 32 boards. These names are valid and are incorporated with other recommendations from which the Code Authority will choose secretaries. All suggestions for secretarial posts are to be given equal consideration. Code Assents Total Over 6,000 to Date (Continued from page 1) are a number of qualifications, but they are listed separately and not on the assent form. These are being filed and will be submitted to the various clearance and zoning and grievance boards to act upon after they are set Appointments by the committee of six are expected to be made early next month so that the 64 boards may start functioning about Feb. 15. The rules and regulations for these boards will probably be completed by Jan. 23, when the authority meets again. Regular meetings for the boards are expected to be set. Rosenblatt Adds to Studio Extra Group Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt has increased the standing committee for studio extras from 13 to 15 with the addition of P. M. Friedman, casting director of Fox, and J. Bockley Russell. Others on the committee include Dr. A. H. Giannini, Mabel E. Kinney, Mrs. Una N. Hopkins, Fred Pelton, Dave Werner, M. H. Hoffman B. B. Kahane, Pat Casey, Charles Miller, Larry Steers, Lee Phelps, Allan Garcia and Fred D. Burns. Rosenblatt's Coast Visit to Be Short Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt's Coast visit will be short and snappy. He leaves Friday and intends to make his trip as brief as possible. He will call a general meeting of all studio personnel and explain the code. Rosenblatt will be in Hollywood for two weeks or less and it won't be a sightseeing trip. He's going to keep away from the studios as much as possible. His headquarters will be his hotel room. Rosenblatt Not to Have an Alternate No alternate will be appointed for Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt at the next Code Authority session to be held next Tuesday at the Bar Assn. Bldg. at 2 P. Mi Rosenblatt leaves for the coast on Friday. This will be the first authority meeting without Rosenblatt, but a record of the minutes will be forwarded to Washington. Nose Fits Role Hollywood, Jan. 15.— Walter Hartwig, New York stage producer and director, has been signed for a role in Fox's "Bottoms Up." The producer was cast for the part mainly because his nose was particularly suited for the screen characterization. Milwaukee Debating Resuming Giveaways Milwaukee, Jan. 15. — Rumors are rampant that giveaways by local theatres will flourish again as a result of the refusal of Circuit Judge Walter Schinz to grant Manning Silverman, local independent, a temporary injunction restraining the auto show, which opened Jan. 13 in the Auditorium, from raffling automobiles. Silverman, operator of the Fern and Murray, neighborhood houses, and the Cameo in Kenosha, was himself recently accused of violating the lottery laws by presenting free baskets of groceries to lucky seat holders. He was acquitted. At the same time, Charles Washicheck, operator of the Pearl, another neighborhood house, was fined $25 by Judge A. J. Hedding on the same charges. He appealed, and a municipal court jury in a sealed verdict acquitted him. Despite the acquittal, the district attorney's office announced that it would continue to prosecute all such cases in the future. In the automobile show case Judge Schinz ruled that an amended complaint might be served. The hearing if any, is scheduled for Jan. 18. Meanwhile the show closes Jan. 20. Assistant City Arty. William Quick argued "no cause of action" in the case, and charged that Silverman had no right to bring suit because he is not personally damaged. Seeks State NRA Aid Passage of a state law to supplement the NRA is being urged upon Governor Lehman by Henry F. Wolff, New York City NRA administrator. Wolff contends there are many nonsigners on various industries who are furnishing unfair competition for signers. He also wants the Shackno law amended so that it will not be necessary to file certified copies of the President's re-employment agreement with the Secretary of State before a prosecution can be started. Deny NRA Violation Springer & Cocalis yesterday denied that employes of the circuit were being worked more than the NRA 40-hour weekly maximum, as charged in a complaint sent to the Regional Labor Board here last week by Local 118, B. S. E. I. U. Cincy Election Delayed Cincinnati, Jan. 15. — Annual election of the Film Board of Trade, which normally is held about this time, has been postponed pending organization of the zone and clearance and grievance boards, and settlement of other code matters. Tuesday, January 16, 1 924 German Dual i Ban May Hit j U. S. Imports (Continued from page 1) revenue, as they will not have to fx shown on dual bills. One hopeful angle to the new regu lations, Canty points out, is the fac that the Film Chamber intends to pu the screws on "bad pay" exhibitors The 15-cent minimum admission i '; being enforced for everyone excep uniformed army and navy men aw members of the Nazi uniforms forces. Star billing has been ended, in spit of contracts. Hereafter stars' name must appear below the titles wit! other members of the cast also gettirif billing. Exhibitor contracts affecte>: by the dual billing ban are voided. Agitation over music royalties ha reached the point, according to Can ty's reports, where the Federal Cine ma Assn. is urging that when pro ducers buy music it include all publi exhibition rights, so that there will b no further charges to exhibitors. It i claimed this will be just to producer i and composers and "thus will th danger for further misery be remove ! from the path of cinema owners, aru therefore, indirectly for the film ir dustry in its entirety. Only a vifel German film trade can guarantee th composer a proper safeguard for hi claims." Huffman Tips Scale At Denver Orpheun Denver, Jan. 15. — The first boc in admission prices here in thn months has been made by Harry Huf i man at the Orpheum. The night tc.; goes from 40 cents to 50 cents for tl main floor and loges. Balcony r. mains at 40 cents. Matinee scales a unchanged at 25 and 35 cents. The Orpheum scales were boostc from 25, 30 and 40 cents to 35, 40 ai 50 cents, including tax. on Sept. 14, I the time F. & M. shows were add j Shortly afterwards the 25-cent ms-1 inee price was restored and soon t ■ top price was 40 cents again. Al Lyons has been moved in frcjl St. Louis and is now master of cer I monies and directs the band. Prudential-Century Deal Meets Denii (Continued from page 1) tial and Century circuits on Lo Island. Joseph Seider, president of Pi dential, vehemently denied the rum stating there was no foundation i the story and there has never been conference between the parties such a plan. Charles Moses, general manager the Century Circuit, declared th' was nothing to the reports. Gets Wider Distributio Under territorial rights contra closed by Charles J. Giegerich, sa manager for Celebrity Productic more than 80 per cent distribution America has been assured for Powers "ComiColor Cartoon" seri