Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1935)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jan-Mar 1935
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000281
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 28, 2022
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Tuesday, January 29, 1935 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Jersey Sales Tax Opposition Gains (Continued from page 1) by Governor Harold G. Hoffman. Passage of either measure at this time appears doubtful. The sales tax bill is slated for introduction in the Assembly tonight, but the income tax bill will not be ready for some time. The sales tax bill, it is understood, still carries the two per cent levy on gross business of theatres, but provision is made _ for s passing the tax on to admission prices. Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, Democratic leader, is heading the opposition to the sales tax. The mayor at a conference of Democratic legislators got them to oppose any new taxes. Since the Democrats have 26 votes in the Assembly, and the Republicans have only three more than necessary to pass bills, the Governor's program is in a precarious position. Five of the Republican assemblymen ran on a platform opposed to the sales tax and unless there is a decided shift the bill will not pass the House. State Industry Rule Up in Massachusetts (Continued from pa^e 1) Council under the terms of a bill introduced by Assemblyman Wycliffe C. Marshall. It would be a state version of the NRA with wide powers and a 10-year period of life. This industry would have three members on the council, one each for management, investors and owners and labor. The council, among other things, would have control of the financing of film companies and subsidiaries, distribution of product, the use of socalled labor-saving machinery an "! devices, the age limits of employes, rearrangement of hours so that unemployed might be given jobs and the assignment of these unemployed to definite positions, distribution in a more equitable manner of wealth, distribution of income, and the strict adherence to a high standard of labor laws to be determined later. The council would be vested with authority to enter compacts with other states. Nebraska Gets a 2% Sales Tax Measure Lincoln, Jan. 28. — A two per cent sales tax which includes theatre admissions is provided for in a bill introduced today into the Nebraska Legislature by Representative Nickels. According to provisions of the bill, the tax must be added and cannot be absorbed. The fund thus produced will go into a state school fund. Georgia Legislature Has 5% Tax Measure Atlanta, Jan. 28. — The Georgia Legislature, now in session, has before it as one of the tax-raising efforts a five per cent tax on theatre and other amusement admissions. The measure is now in the hands of a committee. Radio Party on Coast Hollywood, Jan. 28. — Ned Depinet, Barrett McCormick and Jack Pegler arrived today for conferences with J. R. McDonough and B. B. Kahane on Radio's new-season product. Powers Leads New Unit P. A. Powers is principal stockholder of Longshore, Inc., new unit organized to take over the 200acre property of the former Longshore Beach and Country Club at Westport, Conn. Longshore Estates, Inc., which now controls the property will lease it to Longshore, Inc. Loew Reports His Stock Washington, Jan. 28. — Reports on the stock holdings of corporation officials received today at the Securities and Exchange Commission included one from David L. Loew, vicepresident and director of Loew's, Inc. It showed he owns 2,476 shares of no par common. Flash Reviews Shadow of Doubt — . . . will get successful audience reaction in any man's town . . . rich story quality and fast tempo. . . . Victor and Victoria — . . . charming and tuneful musical romance . . . smartly directed and cleverly acted. . . . The Nut Farm — . . . good average fare. These -films will be reviewed in full in a later issue of Motion Picture Daily. Arthur in St. Louis St. Louis, Jan. 28. — Harry C. Arthur of Fanchon & Marco is here on a secret trip. He expects to leave for New York in a few days. 7 Reach Compromise On Mexican Taxes (Continued from page 1) by a compromise between the distributors and the Government. The latter agreed to reduce the Federal income tax from 10 per cent to 6 per cent, effective Jan. 1, 1935. The ministry also told the distributors that, although it was unable to grant all their requests for sweeping reductions of duties and taxes, it will, however, appoint a committee of experts to examine the distributors' books to ascertain whether or not their claims of being unable to operate at a profit are well founded. You can spend money repairing a car just so long. Then she goes to pieces. So will old, rebuilt theatre chairs. Put in new chairs and have something to show for your money! Ask Us,' 'How can I reseat and pay for new chairs conveniently?" AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY Makers of Dependable Seating for Theatres and Auditoriums General Offices: Grand Rapids, Michigan BRANCHES IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES wt do our run COMFORT — The Greatest Star Of Them All!