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:riday, October 26, 1934
MOTION PICTURE
DAILY
Decide Local Advisors on Code Remain
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ecommendation of the New Jersey *oard came up for decision. The lower ooard, it was found, held four different sessions before it arrived at an mswer. The main board took about me hour to hand down its opinion md was glad that the advisory board
istened to most of the case.
The decision made was in favor if Leon Rosenblatt of the Maplewood, ^aplewood, who asked for a reduc
ion in the present clearance now en
oyed by Warners' Milburn, Milburn, Lnd Cameo, South Orange. The board :ut the 14 days to seven.
Convinced that elimination of the Long Island, New Jersey and Mannattan advisory committees would nean a plethora of work for the main poard, the idea is now dead. It had oeen planned that, if the three boards .vere dropped, litigants would be given 15 minutes to present their cases and give testimony. This was found to be
nexpedient.
New Buying Charge Against Reade Made
Another overbuying complaint against Walter Reade has been filed .vith the New York grievance board, this time by the Liberty, Freehold, N. L against the Strand, same city, U. A., Columbia, Fox, M-G-M, Vitagraph and Paramount.
This case is slated for hearing next Tuesday in addition to two other important issues, one being on forcing of shorts and another on charges of fraudulent transfer of a theatre.
Ben Roman, president of Renaissance Photoplay Corp., filed the forcing of shorts complaint against Vitaeraph. The Rennaissance Theatre is involved. On the illegal transfer case, plaintiffs are Paramount, Columbia, Radio, Majestic and First Division against DeLuxe Amusement Co., and Morris and Ralph Feldman involving the DeLuxe, South Orange, N. J.
Today a Campi appeal committee will hear witnesses testify for the Mona Theatre Corp., Glad Amusement Co., Abraham Drojin. John Gladstone and Henry Liman. The grievance board handed down a unanimous decision against them in the complaint of M-G-M, Columbia, Paramount, Big "U," Majestic, and Warners involving transfer of the Rialto, Whitestone, L. I.
Last week Reade lost an overbuying decision to Aaron Shusterman in Perth Amboy and Red Bank. Shusterman was given 138 pictures for both houses. Reade is appealing.
Actors Can Join A.F. of L. Only Via Union UnderEquity
"Bank Night" Men Look for Code Change
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legal by the state. In other states "Bank Nights" have been held to be within the law, he said.
In every one of the appeals and certifications on "Bank Nights" or "Race Nights," Campi has decided it a form of lottery and a violation of the code. The opinion of Code Authority is that it reduced admissions illegally through distribution of money or prizes. The cut in admission prices, while not evident at the box-office, is nevertheless a fact, Campi holds, in that a man who wins $10 via the "Bank Night" idea is actually getting his admission gratis in addition to the difference between his box-office tariff and the prize money.
Radio to Sign Pons
Hollywood. Oct. 25. — Lily Pons will sign a contract to sing in Radio nictures, according to studio officials. The French operatic star was recently forced to cancel a concert tour because of illness.
L-M Get Bronx Crescent
Leff-Meyers circuit yesterday closed : for the Crescent, Bronx, with Haring ■ & Blumenthal. This makes 10 for the group.
Stamford Clearance Is Set at 49 Days
New Haven, Oct. 25. — Under the terms of an amendment to the clearance schedule just adopted a new theatre or a reopened theatre must notify the clearance board so that a meeting of interested parties can be held for the purpose of deciding in what zone the house will be placed. This will not prevent the exhibitor from buying any run he is able, or which a distributor is willing to sell.
In a clearance complaint brought by the State, Springdale. Conn., against the Strand, Palace and Stamford Theatres at Stamford, the board has decided that Stamford houses are entitled to 49 days' clearance over the Springdale houses.
Four Ad Complaints Settled in Albany
Albany, Oct. 25. — Four defendants in premature advertising complaints filed before the local grievance board have been ordered to end the practice.
The cases were : Schine's Colonia, Norwich, N. Y., vs. Smalley's Sidney, Sidney, N. Y. ; Schine's Oneonta Theatres, Oneonta, N. Y., vs. Smalley's Cooperstown Theatre, Cooperstown, N. Y. ; Schine's Oneonta Theatres, vs. Smalley's Delhi, Delhi, N. Y. ; Schine's Glove, Gloversville, N. Y., vs. Smalley's Johnstown Theatres, Johnstown, N. Y.
Sheehan Starts Nov. 10
Hollywood, Oct. 25. — "One More Spring," Winfield Sheehan's first since his return from Europe, is slated for production Nov. 10. The cast includes Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter and Henry B. Walthall.
Editing 26 Vitaphones
Vitaphone reports 26 shorts are being edited for early release. Nine tworeelers and 17 one-reelers make up the total.
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given industry. The method by which the guild could affiliate with Equity would be fixed by the latter and its attitude has not been disclosed.
The threat of the guild to go with Equity is viewed in Washington as having grave possibilities of trouble in view of the pronounced determination of the producers for some years not to deal with Equity. It is pointed out that all five actor members of the actor-producer committee which broke up in a row last week are guild members, apparently having been selected by Division Administrator Rosenblatt with a view to the producers' attitude.
By joining Equity, screen actors can invoke the collective bargaining provisions of the Industrial Recovery Act and force a showdown as to whether Equity is to have a say in the producers' relations with their employes. At the same time, it will be up to the producers to determine whether they can continue to adhere to their policy of barring Equity from participation in bargaining negotiations.
At present, it is said, Frank Gillmore has the whip hand in the situation, and if the guild is absorbed by Equity, Equity will be the big figure in actor-producer relations.
The report of the producer-actor committee has been forwarded to Washington with an explanation that there is a five-five division, it was learned today. While no information regarding the matter was available here, it is considered probable that in view of the split among the members of the committee it will be necessary to have hearings on the proposal.
Philadelphia Dual Case Is Up Nov. 12
Philadelphia, Oct. 25. — The double feature case launched by Harry Pereleman, local exhibitor, in the Federal Court several months ago, will come up for hearing again on Nov. 12, this time with Pereleman asking a permanent injunction against six major distributing companies to prevent them from exercising the "no double features" clause in their contracts.
Pereleman, with B. M. Golder as his attorney, asked a temporary injunction some months ago, which was refused at the time by the court with the expression that the case had too many ramifications to be so dismissed and that it should be heard later in detail.
Expect Equity Compromise On Guild Rule
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guild's latest overtures for an A. F. of L. affiliation, Cantor was unaware, even, on his return from Bridgeport, Conn., yesterday, that the guild board had approved the Equity affiliation proposal last Tuesday.
"I have always felt," Cantor said, "that the guild eventually would have to become an A. F. of L. affiliate. The producers are, and have been, forcing actors to join a union. They are forcing them to make demands, rather than requests.
"As to the present agreement between the guild and Equity, I assume," Cantor said, "that it will represent compromises on the part of each. This is a case where they will have to meet each other half way before there can be an agreement."
Hold Concessions Necessary
At Equity headquarters it was conceded, likewise, that concessions would probably have to be made by both sides before a final agreement could be reached. It was made plain that, while Equity does not and cannot issue an A. F. of L. charter, the guild could not become an A. F. of L. affiliate without Equity's approval, as the latter holds the exclusive charter for the entertainment field. Likewise, it was stated, guild members need not become Equity members in order to consummate an affiliation. The guild could be chartered as a local of Equity's, having the authority to act for itself in all local matters but subject to the supervision of Equity on national questions and overlapping screen and stage affairs.
At least seven of the 52 members of Equity's council now are believed here to be members of the guild. These are Eddie Cantor, George Arliss, Frank Morgan, Ralph Morgan, Otto Kruger, Beulah Bondi and Helen Broderick. The Equity council will pass on the guild's affiliation agreement next Tuesday and, if approved, the agreement may be submitted to a general meeting of Equity members later, this at the council's discretion. The guild membership will vote on the agreement at its next regular meeting.
Valentine Is a Big Draw at Ampa Lunch
Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine headed the guest lineup at the A. M. P. A. yesterday in one of the biggest turnouts on record. John W. Alicoate was toastmaster. Other guests included Bert Lytell, Raquel Torres, Carl Milliken, Major Edward Bowes, A. J. Kobler, Louis Nizer, C. C. Moskowitz, Kate Fair, Hank Greenberg, first baseman on the Detroit baseball team, Lois Moran, David Rubinoff, Louise Henry, Eddie Garr, Harry Hershfield and Mitchell and Durant.
Next week Bowes will be guest chairman.
Universal Gets Series
Universal has purchased the "Going Places" series of short subjects from Arcturus Pictures Corp. Lowell Thomas is doing the narrating for the scenes, many of which were shot by F. Herrick Herrick in Europe.
The most brilliant Soviet film since "ROAD TO LIFE"
DOSTOYEVSKI'S "PETERSBURG NIGHTS"
"Eloquent and stirring."
N.Y. HERALD-TRIBUNE "Magnificent cinematic achievement."
N.Y. WORLD-TELEGRAM "Presented in best Soviet tradition."
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