Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

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The Leading Daily Newspaper Motion Picture Industry MOTION PICTURE DAILY Alert, Intelligent and Faithful Service to the Industry in Alt Branches VOL. 35. NO. 69 NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1934 TEN CENTS Studio Cuts Will Get No Federal Aid Government's Aim Is to Increase Jobs Total Washington, .March 23. — Discussion in Philadelphia of Federal regulation of output as a result of overproduction of films will receive little sympathy in Washington at the present time. While it is true the Government has gone in for reduction of crops in a big way, that is part of an effort to raise agricultural prices to parity with other prices. Control of oil production and proposed control of copper output are for the purpose of (Continued on page 3) Majestic Is Forming Own Producing Unit Majestic is organizing its own producing unit and will drop all outside ; producers, it was stated yesterday following a series of meetings held here of directors and franchise holders of the company. Pictures yet to be completed on the current schedule and the 1934-35 schedule will be made by the new unit, which will be headed by a producer to be selected by Herman Gluckman, president. Gluckman plans to leave for the coast shortly and will stay there for (Continued on page 3) "U" to Test Chicago Reel Decree Sunday Chicago, March 23. — Exactly how far Mayor Kelly is prepared to go in backing his order banning riot scenes in newsreels will be known Monday following the showing in ' local theatres on Sunday of the latest j Universal Newsreel release containing shots of violence during the taxi ■ strike in New York. The Universal ; home office is deliberately ordering these scenes included with the inten' tion of establishing a test case. Busy Already Milwaukee, March 23.— Although the M.P.T.O.A. convention in Los Angeles is still a couple of weeks off, the Wisconsin delegation to the confab already is preparing to swing the 1935 convention to Milwaukee. Scope of NRA Review Board May Be Broad Technicians May Figure In Independent Setup Washington, March 23. — Possibilities that the National Recovery Review Board may build up an organization of considerable size are seen in the injection into its proceedings of technical phases which can be intelligently dealt with only by men experienced in the industry involved. If the board determines to operate absolutely free from all existing organizations, it will call upon neither the Recovery Administration nor code authorities for information regarding technical questions. Although nothing has been disclosed as to the questions to come before (Continued on page 4) Legitimate Ticket Control Plan Ready Washington, March 23. — Definite recommendations for dealing with the problem of ticket scalping will be submitted by the Code Authority and the Consumers' Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration March 28 at the hearing on modification of the legitimate code. Proposals also will be made to ban throwaways, two-for-ones and similar methods of cutting box-office prices. Plans will be presented for expanding the power of the Code Authority to give the fullest measure of self government to the industry, probably with the creation of regional committees in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Philadelphians Ask Censoring Publicity Philadelphia, March 23. — The Civil Liberties Union of Philadelphia has written to Samuel D. Schwartz, chairman of the Pennsylvania Board of Censors, demanding public statements of all censor eliminations. The union bases its demand on the (Continued on page 3) Cincy Reports Only Six Theatre Fires Cincinnati, March 23. — ■ There were only six theatre fires here in 1933, all confined to booths, resulting in an aggregate loss of $5,446.33. The largest single loss occurred at the (Continued on page 3) An Exclusive Kansas City, March 23.— Exhibitors in Kansas City are chuckling over threats of New York attorneys to file suits against every theatre which played "Rasputin and the Empress," following the London verdict of $125,000 against M-G-M in the now celebrated libel suit. The picture was an "exclusive" here and shown only at Loew's Midland, so other exhibitors are not worrying. Kuykendall Leaves For Three Meetings Ed Kuykendall left New York last night to attend three state exhibitor conventions prior to his departure for the M.P.T.O.A. convention in Los Angeles, April 10-12. He will join southern conventioneers at Memphis on April 6. Dallas, March 23. — The Theatre Owners Protective Ass'n of Texas, an M.P.T.O. affiliate, will hold its annual convention at the Baker Hotel here March 26. Memphis, March 23. — The TriStates organization will meet in annual convention at the Chisca Hotel here on April 1-2. New Orleans, March 23.— Gulf States Theatre Owners Ass'n is all set for its two-day convention on April 3-4. Steffes Says Shun Percentage Pictures Minneapolis, March 23. — A warning to exhibitors to refrain from signing contracts for 1934-1935 with any distributor who insists on guarantees and percentages is sounded by W. A. Steffes, president of Allied of North (Continued on page 3) Myers Terms Films "Absolute Monopoly Washington, March 23. — In his brief on the Patman bill to put control of the industry under the Federal Trade Commission, Abram F. Myers declares that Congress, in giving consideration to film bills, should "real (Continued on page 3) Fox-Hearst Deal on Reels Up for Talks Kent, Hatrick Discuss Future Relations South Carolina Seat Tax Again Advanced Columbia, S. C, March 23. — The House has advanced to third reading a bill to relieve theaters of the so-called "luxury tax" and to tax them on (Continued on page 3) Sidney R. Kent, representing Fox, and Edgar B. Hatrick, representing William Randolph Hearst, are discussing terms and conditions on Fox Movietone News and Hearst Metrotone News, produced on both counts by the Movietonews, Inc., and expect to determine their course in the next few days. Movietonews is owned jointly by both interests. The deliberations to date are described as routine for this time of the year. If failure to arrive at an agreeable conclusion is reached, the probability is that Hearst Metrotone News will be made on its own by separate crews throughout the world, begin (Continued on page 3) Roxy Back, Saying U.K. Theatre Nears Roxy returned to New York from London yesterday, a trifle wary in his statements and inclined to say nothing beyond the prediction that a theatre, bearing his name and seating 6,000, is "not so far off" for London. Declaring he could not comment either on sites or principals, he did add two locations were under consideration. It is understood one of them is in the West End of London. In the meantime, Roxy's tour of Publix theatres starts at the Metropoli (Continued on page 3) Rosenzweig Goes to First Division Post Charles Rosenzweig, former general sales manager of RKO and Columbia, has joined Harry Thomas and First Division _ Exchanges as sales manager. First Division, which handles Monogram in this territory, operates a string of offices throughout the East. Disney -U. A. Set Al Lichtman and Roy Disney have closed another deal for continuation of release of 26 Disney shorts annually for the next three years. The series will consist of 13 Mickey Mouses and 13 Silly Symphonies. Disney hies back to the coast Tuesday.