Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1939)

2 Motion Picture Daily Thursday, September 14, 193'l It Trust Rules Revised for War Crisis Atlantic City, Sept. 13. — Assistant Attorney General Thurman W. Arnold made no specific reference to the film industry in the course of a speech today before the anual convention here of the National Petroleum Association. However, the official's references to "bottle necks which restrain trade through artificial price levels" and an announcement of continuance of the anti-trust campaign were seen as indicative of a determination to continue the fight against the film industry. Anti-trust policies of the Department of Justice are being revamped to meet new conditions resulting from the European war, but there will be no letup in the campaign against monopoly, Arnold declared. Already flooded by protests against profiteering in food and other industries, Arnold said, the anti-trust division is preparing to ask Congress for a great increase in its appropriation. Much of this money will be used to employ investigators, needed because of the diversion of Federal Bureau of Investigation agents to espionage cases. Oscar Brachman Dies Milwaukee, Sept. 13. — Oscar Brachman, 52, widely known real estate man who was interested in the construction and operation of a number of Midwaukee's neighborhood houses, is dead here following a long illness. 4 Purely Personal ► . « to <h» c°aS OVeItUg us tfai*U»eI «>U pm, ft **** Is ^ or travel agents, a COL H. A. COLE, president of national Allied, left for his home in Dallas yesterday after a brief visit. • Howard Dietz, John Hicks, George Weltner, Martin Quigley, Sam Shain, William Rodgers, E. K. O'Shea, Sydney Phillips, Charles E. McCarthy, David A. Levy, Leo Justin and Max A. Cohen at Nick's Hunting Room in the Astor for lunch yesterday. • Mrs. James V. Sileo, wife and associate of the theatrical photographer, returns to New York today on the President Monroe. She had been in Spain for a month on a combined vacation trip and photographic assignment. • Fred Jack, Warners southern district manager, and Doak Roberts, Dallas branch head, left last night for Dallas after attending sales meetings with Gradwell L. Sears, Carl Leserman and Ben Kalmenson. • Bex Hersh, vice-president of General Film Co., left yesterday for Hollywood to join Lawrence Fox, Jr., president, on preparations for the planned new cartoon series on Babar, the Elephant. • L. O. Lee, of the Leola in Minneapolis, and William S. Wilder, Sidney L. Bowden and Arthur R. Harrison of the Wilder Theatres, Norfolk, Virginia, are here for the World's Fair. • William Rowland, Spanish language producer, is in town after completing his third film for RKO. It is "Odio" ("Hate"), made in Mexico City. • Francis Curley, brother of Jules Curley, Warner Albany advertising manager, is in from St. Louis for a fortnight visit with his brother. • Ray Powers, office manager and booking agent for Warners in Albany, and Mrs. Powers have returned from their vacation. Boris Morros arrives from the Coast today with a print of "The Flying Deuces," his first picture for RKO. • Bernie Kranze, RKO Albany branch manager, has returned from a visit to the New York World's Fair. • June Clyde, film plaver is on the Washington, due next week from England. Pat Casey, producers' labor representative plans to leave New York for the Coast early next week. Jose Calero Paz, distributor in Lima, Peru, is here on business. Ian C. Javal, Baird television executive, has returned to England. 9 s^-A For Lunch, Dinner or Supper LaHIFF'S TAVERN The Industry's MEETING and EATING PLACE 1 56 W. 48th St. Tel. CHiclcering 4-4200 JAMES MULVEY, eastern representative for Samuel Goldwyn, left for the Coast by plane last night to be gone about a week. • Gene Buck, Ascap president; E. C. Mills, general manager, and John G. Paine, chairman of the administrative committee, leave New York for Lincoln, Neb., tomorrow to attend the trial there of the music society's attack on the Nebraska anti.-Ascap law. • Monroe Greenthal, Joseph Moskowitz, Joseph Pincus, Jack Goetz, Buddy Morris, Al Dubin, Charles Warren, William Fitelson and Charles Casanave lunching at Bob Goldstein's Tavern yesterday. • Stanton Griffis, chairman of the Paramount executive committee, and his bride, the former Whitney Bourne, are passengers on the Washington, which is scheduled to arrive from Europe Saturday. • Arliss, daughter of R. R. Winship, theatre owner of Phillipsburg, Kansas, and Donald, son of J. P. Phillips, Colbv, Kans., theatre owner, were married last week at Denver, Colo. • Matthew J. Fox, Universal vicepresident, leaves for the Coast by train tomorrow after a four-week stay in the home office. • Rouben Mamoulian will arrive from the Coast this morning for a brief visit in New York. • Alfred Harding, editor of Equity, official organ of Actors Equity, starts on vacation tomorrow. Fly NON-STOP to CHICAGO Two Flights. 422 P.M. 52g P.M. SIX OTHER FLIGHTS TO CHICAGO... TWELVE FLIGHTS TO PITTSBURGH. 10% Discount on Round Trips! Schedules Shown are Standard Time Phone Travel Agent or MU 6-1640 i Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. I 70 E. 42nd St.— Air Desk, Penn. Station SHORTEST, FASTEST COAST-TO-COAST Newsreels9 Cameramen In Wage Talk Negotiations with Cameramen Local 644, New York, on a new con tract with the five newsreel organiza tions will be started tomorrow rarttl Pat Casey, producers' labor rer^™yjn tative, newsreel heads and officers o the local participating. The former agreement expired year ago but its terms have been con tinued in effect pending negotiatio of the new contract, the terms oi which are to be retroactive to last Oc tober. The new contract sought b\ the cameramen is for a two-yeat period. Higher Wage Scale Asked The union is asking an increase i the present schedule of $35 per da\ and $100 per week minimum to $5i daily and $125 weekly minimum, also asks for a maximum schedule o£ 80 hours for each two-week period in place of the former maximum of 320 nours for an eight-week period. When the maximum number of hours has been worked the cameramen cannot be reassigned until the end of the basicperiod, as overtime assignments are prohibited. Other proposed changes in the pact are of minor nature, according to newsreel officials, although new pro visions for calculation of time consumed in traveling to out-of-town assignments as actual working time may prove costly in some instances, it was said. Towns Fight Over 'Drums' Premiere Officials and public-spirited citizens of several upstate New York cities and towns have written to 20th Cen tury-Fox asking for the world pre miere of "Drums Along the Mohawk.'' One of the towns even presented a petition carrying several hundred names asking for the premiere. The locale of the picture is in the Mohawk Valley. Among towns which have com municated with the company are Little Falls, Gloversville, Herkimer and Amsterdam. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Published daily except Saturday, Sunday and holidays by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., Rockefeller Center, New York City. Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address "Quigpubco, New York." Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Colvin Brown, Vice-President and General Manager; Watterson R. Rothacker, Vice-President; Sam Shain, Editor; James A. Cron, Advertising Manager; Chicago Bureau, 624 South Michigan Avenue, C. B. O'Neill, manager; Hollywood Bureau, Postal Union Life Building, Boone Mancall, manager, William R. Weaver, editor; London Bureau, 4, Golden Square, London Wl, Hope Williams, manager, cable address "Quigpubco, London." All contents copyrighted 1939 by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc. Other Quigley publications; Motion Picture Herald, Better Theatres, Teatro Al Dia, International Motion Picture Almanac and Fame. Entered as second class matter Sept. 23, 1938, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year $6 in the Americas and $12 foreign. Single copies 10c.