Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)

30 Motion Picture News October 19, 1929 Equity Planning A New Drive To Organize All Film Players President Frank Gillmore of the Actors Equity attended the American Federation of Labor Convention in Toronto. He was present for the express purpose, it is said, of strengthening his lines with trade allied to the production and exhibition ends of the picture business, in order to have their complete support in a new drive that is to be made to organize the film players in the studios. At the headquarters of Equity in New York it was stated that there was no statement that they would make on the report of the Toronto activities of Mr. Gillmore, but it was admitted that the organization had not given up the idea of organizing the players in pictures. In the October issue of "Equity," the official organ of the Actors' Equity Association, it was stated that the Council of the organization had at a special meeting called for the purpose definitely assumed all responsibility for the campaign to organize the motion picture actors. Producers Buying In On Stage Firms The demand for material for talkers is prompting picture producers to make definite affiliations with stage producers. The latest is the tie-up between Joseph M. Schenck, of United Artists, with Max Marein. Since completing production of "Three Live Ghosts" for the screen, Marein has signed a contract with Schenck to make a series of stage productions financed by Schenck. In return, Schenck will have first call on talking picture rights. Warners have made a tie-up with A. H. \V Is to produce four plays for them. The four Woods has produced so far this season are those in which the Warners are interested. The Century Play Co., one of the biggest figures in the play stock rights field, is being offered to several film producers. Paramount, Warners and Fox, it is understood, turned down the proposition in the past, but interest has been revived recently. Paramount long has had its tie-up with the office of Charles Frohman, Inc., and has held first call on the productions of that organization as well as those made by Gilbert Miller. Tuttle And Johnston Head Charlotte, Dallas Boards Charlotte. — At the semi-annual election of officers of the Charlotte Film Board, T. 0. Tuttle, (Universal), was unanimously elected pre idi at, and W. E. Conn (R-K-O), vice-president. Dallas. — P. K. Johnston (Fox) is the nru ii eli eted president of the I (alias Film Board Other officers elected wen' Leroy Bickel (M-Q M), I \. Tomas (Educational), Joe Lucketl (First National), and B. Wildman i Warner). Don C. I lougla ■ s ' eappointed secretary. 1,000 W.E. Sets Abroad By Jan. 1 Between 30 and 40 equipments are being installed in foreign theatres weekly and by the end of 1929, Western Electric expects to have 1,000 devices operating overseas. In the United States, installations have hit the 50 mark weekly while the objective is 60 by the end of this month. This, the company estimates, will give it a total of 3,500 equipments functioning in American houses by the end of the year. To date, approximately 2,633 theatres have been equipped, the latest batch including: Town Theatre ALABAMA Anniston Noble Type of Equip Cament pacity Rogers Victory CALIFORNIA Rex Eagle Rock Para. Film Ex Parkway , Varsity , Rubideaux , Egyptian , Balboa , Washington Sq San Mateo Bakersfield. . . Eagle Rock . . Los Angeles . . Oakland Palo AJto. . .. Riverside .... San Diego San Francisco. San Francisco. San Mateo . . . COLORADO Denver Para. Film Ex. DF 750 DF 522 DF 25 DF 1008 DF 961 DF 368 DF 821 DF 645 DF 1077 DF 1346 CONNECTICUT Bristol Bristol Danbury Empress New Haven . . . Howard Stamford ..... Palace So. Norwalk . . . Palace FLORIDA DF 947 DF 1254 DF 1164 DF 1955 DF 1195 Orlando Phillips. Rome Rivoli. ILLINOIS Chicago Castle Chicago Dearborn Chicago Hamilton Chicago Shakespeare Danville Fischer's Strand .... Elgin Crocker Peoria Palace Streator Plumb INDIANA DF 298 DF 684 DF 997 DF 960 DF 1000 DF 1563 DF 1819 DF 986 Michigan City . Starland . Des Moines. . .Para. Film E.\ . Oskaloosa Rivoli Abilene Lyric . . . . Emporia Granada . Madison Madison Norton Cozy Ashland. . . Frankfort KENTUCKY .Capitol .Capitol New I 'i i' a □ ■ New Orleans. New Orleans. i 'i i. ant Shnvc-port . . LOUISIANA . Mecca Napoleon. ....... .Piety . Poplar .... .Capitol MAINE DF DF 18 718 DF DF DF DF 473 1311 GOO 552 DF DF 959 1000 DF DF DF DF DF 790 10151 1209 840 890 Lewiston Strand l hi lihnry . . . . N.-wlmryport ■ ■ ■ I v ill'.' Springfield v. i i. iter MASSACHUSETTS .Shea's. .Strand Federal . Teele Square 1 ■ ,■ mount . Liberty DF S12 DF 796 DF 1348 IiI [091 Iil'' DF 990 Type of EquipTown Theatre merit MICHIGAN Battle Creek. . . Regent NS Att Detroit Grand Victory DF Kalamazoo. . . . Capitol NS Att MINNESOTA Faribault Paramount Hutchinson Rex Jackson State Minneapolis Broadway Minneapolis Century St. James Princess MISSOURI St. Louis Rivoli St. Louis Senate Exeter Manchester NEW HAMPSHIRE . loka Eagle DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF Capacity 943 939 1001 926 520 679 610 1764 524 644 778 677 765 NEW JERSEY Jersey City Loew's Jersey NEW MEXICO Santa Fe Paris DF Silver City Silco Disc. Att. NEW YORK Brooklyn Irving Brooklyn Riviera Buffalo Colonial Buffalo Columbia . DF DF DF DF New York City. .Fitzpatrick Pict. Corp. DF New York Loew's Paradise . New York Para. News Proj . New York Tuxedo Syracuse Avon Utica Uptown NS Att. DF DF DF DF NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck Paramount Dickinson Rialto Jamestown State OHIO Cleveland Para. Film Ex Kenton New Kenton Wilmington Murphy OKLAHOMA Muskogee Broadway Stigler Lyric Portland Rialto PENNSYLVANIA Ambler Ambler Bala Cynwyd .... Egyptian Kennett Square. Fireman's Auditorium Monongahela .... Anton Nanty Glo Capitol Philadelphia Circle RHODE ISLAND Woonsocket Rialto SOUTH CAROLINA Rock Hill Stevenson SOUTH DAKOTA Brookings Grand TENNESSEE Memphis Rialto Nashville Princess DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF DF Goose Creek Texan . Kingsville Rialto. DF DF Salt Lake City.. .Gem. VERMONT St. Albans Empire Newport News. . . Rialto WISCONSIN Beaver Dam Odeon Rive Lake Majestic DF DF DF DF DF DF DF WYOMINC Casper America 820 498 586 2292 704 1200 40 3845 1724 941 1088 465 336 560 919 275. 1224 1446 771 599 866 3050 544 599 741 1414 646 650 972 490 883 802 408 Erpi In Industrial Field With divisional offices already established in several cities, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, and others, ERPI continues to expand di'Vi'lupmcnt tit' the industrial Held for sound pictures. The portable equipment, which packs into four trunks and which may be set up iti less than an boor, is being' sold to manufacturers and distributors For use in connection with sales and organization activities', Tl ipiipiiient is leased on a ten-year. term at the price of $3,000. Several industrial Sims bave been made for concerns in various lines, ( ienera I Motors, among them.