Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1938)

turday. May 7, 1938 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Sonogram to Gave Product Detail Monday {Continued from page 1) rge delegation from the Monogram udio and western exchanges. Edard Golden, vice-president and assistJkto Johnston, heads the home of delegation and eastern exchange Maps which will arrive here on Suniy. Special meetings for company ncials are scheduled lor Sunday with •neral convention sessions beginning onday morning and concluding with banquet Tuesday night. Approxiately 150 persons including guests of e company are expected to attend. In addition to the executives named, e convention will be addressed by Sol . Rosenblatt and O. Henry Briggs, rectors of the company ; George W. I'eeks, general sales manager ; Louis Lifton, advertising and publicity rector; William B. Jaffee, Monojam attorney ; William L. Peirce, iudio publicity manager ; Norton V. itchey, foreign manager ; Leon romkess, treasurer; E. B. Derr, proiccr ; John Mangham, Atlanta ; Cecil arnes, Portland; Sam Rosen, Phila•lphia; Forrest Judd, Des Moines; E§ Felder, New York ; Steve Broidy, -oston ; Howard Stubbins, Los Angles; Ralph Bettinson, coast foreign presentative ; Arthur Levey, London anager, and Mortimer Burnside of A. Sisto & Co., New York. I South, Midwest Represented (Jin addition to those from the coast ■hd western exchanges, the home of:e and eastern exchanges, who were .ited earlier, those attending include ie following from midwestern and •uthern exchanges: W. A. Ryan, P Savin, Fred W. Mathis, and W. . Osborne, Atlanta; Harry L. Berkn. Jules Jasper and Mitchell Pant,,t, Buffalo; Henri Elman, Charles rindau, Chicago ; W. G. Carmichael, f. B. Van Derburgh, Charlotte ; Wilmn McCabe and Ezra Skirboll, Cinfc:inati; Nate Schultz, S. E. Schultz, pjio W. Chapman, Carl Scheuch and , xk Finberg, Cleveland ; E. Blu, enthal, John L. Franconi, C. Dreher lid R. C. Milheran, Dallas ; Lon T. dler, Denver. [Also among those present are: E. Rushing, Howard Goetz, Des Joines; William R. Hurlbut, William emion, Bert Foster, Lou Greenley ;«d George Custer, Detroit ; Carl : arthill and Morris Hallman, Indianfcflis ; L. F. Durland, M. G. Shackel'rd, Kansas City; M. E. Winan and ■e Jones, Memphis ; Edward C. rofta, C. W. Trampe, H. Edward :ier and William Imhof, Milwaukee ; larles M. Weiner, B. L. Nathanson d M. W. Steinman, Minneapolis ; Harry Spann and Leonard T. Shea, m Orleans. Others included Carr Scott and laude York, Oklahoma City ; L. O. ngler, Matt Rozgay and John arms, Omaha, and C. J. Fames, jrtland. Represent Horoscope ;Kermit K. Schafer and William ater, the latter formerly with F. G. ilson, have been named field repreitatives in this area for the Horo}pe Publishing Co., which has ened offices in the RKO Building. Monogram Chiefs at Convention w. R. JOHNSTON President of Monogram EDWARD GOIiDEN Vice-President of Monogram GEORGE WEEKS General Sales Manager SCOTT DUNLAP In Charge of Production EOUIS LIFTON Advertising and Publicity Head RKO Trustee to Buy Van Beuren Holdings (Continued from page 1) Corp. Permission to purchase 2,200 shares of Class B stock at $1.40 per shares also was granted. New Testimony Ordered Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell yesterday ordered the withdrawal of depositions filed by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel and ordered a new examination before trial in Los Angeles in the plagiarism suit brought by Charles McCord against them, Robbins Music Corp. and 20th Century-Fox. Judge Leibell ruled that 20th Century-Fox and Robbins had the right to be represented by attorneys at the examination. Orange Particulars Ordered Orange County Theatres, Inc., was ordered by Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell in the U. S. District Court here yesterday to file a further bill of particulars in its $225,000 triple damage anti-trust suit brought against Paramount Pictures, Inc., 20th Century-Fox Film Corp., Big U Film Exchange, Inc., RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., United Artists Corp., Eugene Levy, George Walsh, Joseph Lee and Netco Theatres Corp. The plaintiff charges a "conspiracy" among the de fendants to violate the Sherman AntiTrust Act. Films Sonores Amends Charge Films Sonores Tobis Societe Anonyme filed an amended complaint in the U. S. District Court here yesterday in its infringement suit against Charles Chaplin, Charles Chaplin Film Corp. and United Artists Corp. The plaintiff charges "deliberate piracy" of its film "A Nous La Liberte" in "Modern Times." Particular mention is made of the conveyor belt scene. A permanent injunction, damages and an accounting of the profits are asked. "U" Decision Is Reserved Decision was reserved yesterday by Justice Samuel I. Rosenman on a motion made by John D. Tippett, Inc., to examine before trial former officers of Universal Pictures Corp. in the N. Y. Supreme Court. Tippett seeks $600,000 damages for an alleged breach of a five-year contract made in 1932, under which Universal allegedly agreed to purchase 50 per cent of all its positive film raw stock requirements from the plaintiff. Roma Opens Offices Roma Pictures Corp. has opened offices at 723 Seventh Ave., for the distribution in this country of 10 Italian features and a lineup of shorts. S. E. DiGennaro heads distribution. Critics Here Disagree in ' 'Joy of L iving 9 9 Reviews A definite difference of opinion relative to "Joy of Living" was embodied in the reviews of New York's critics. Excerpts follow: Daily Mirror — . . . another exhilarating light comedy. (Irene Dunne) Gay and sparkling. ... A delightful cast supports her. Daily News — Irene Dunne is a most persuasive and ingratiating comedienne . . . ably assisted by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and a group of comedians. . . . The screenplay is amusing and solidly built. Herald-Tribune — Some ... is extremely funny, but the main narrative has been ineptly plotted and projected. . . . The show is stuttering more often than it is sprightly. ... I would settle for the Jerome Kern score. Journal-American — Light and gay, "Joy of Living" stacks up well in the list of madcap comedies to which Hollywood has become so devoted . . . handsome sets and a lively tempo. Post — It's not so terribly funny, and its message does not startle, but it serves to pass an amiable hour. Sun — (Irene Dunne's) soft, clear voice and graceful comedy, along with some Jerome Kern melodies, are about all the feature has to offer. Times — ... I found it a rather tiresome business generally. . . . The saving grace is the Jerome Kern score. World-Telegram — Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., employ their engaging sense of comedy in a pleasant manner in the brisk and amusing sophisticated farce. RKO Obtains Extension on Note Payment (Continued from page 1) for the secured gold notes, RKO was to have made a final payment to the Bank of America on Monday. Presumably, this would have called for an immediate determination of whether or not the debentures continued to have a secured position. Under the agreement extending the maturities of the final $200,000 of the notes, however, the question will not be an issue, presumably, until after Sept. 1. The extensions called for the payment last Monday of $50,000 on the secured notes, a June payment is omitted and the final $150,000 is payable in three equal installments on July 1, Aug. 1 and Sept. 1. Ban Is Retained on Philadelphia Games (Continued from page 1) from the Common Pleas Court ban on games has been regularly listed for argument in the week of the fourth Monday in November. The petitions for supercedeas were presented before the court. Assistant City Solicitor James F. Ryan, in answer to the petitions, said : "It is admitted that the operation of moving pictures in the city is a large industry. If, however, the business cannot be conducted without making a motion picture theatre a gambling hall on one or more nights a week, there is additional reason in public policy for the order of the Court of Common Pleas." The court delivered no opinion in the case, merely returning the petitions with "supercedeas refused" written across the faces. Re-Sign Joan Crawford Hollywood, May 6. — M-G-M today signed Joan Crawford to a straight five-year, non-option contract. The deal allows her to take two years off to appear on the legitimate stage. Time so consumed will be added on the contract. No number of pictures is specified.