The New York State Exhibitor (1933)

THE NEW YORK STATE EXHIBITOR AuglO’33 9 NR A Eagle Triumphant as Motion Picture Business Backs Campaign T ~ ~ Indes, Circuits Join in Parade — Warners First to Pledge _ 1 er PP^tnte _ Allegiance — Broadway Banner Conscious — Costs Jack Miller has been appointed head Increase of the labor relations committee of the M.P.T.O.A. Will facilitate contracts between M.P. T.O.A. groups and labor. Heard In C ROSSTQWN United Artists Getting Runs Set UNITED ARTISTS announces that gen¬ eral release dates on five new season produc¬ tions have been set. . . . Films are “The Emperor Jones,” August 25 ; Ronald Colman’s “The Masquerader,” September 1 ; “Bitter Sweet,” September 8 ; "The Bowery,” the Beery-Raft-Jackie Cooper picture, September 29; and “Broadway Thru a Keyhole,” October 13. . . . All of these pictures are slated for showings at the Rivoli, dark at present. . . . House reopens August 16 with “Bitter Sweet.” Bob Long, who has been in charge of publicity for the Rivoli for some time, has been ap¬ pointed director of advertising and publicity for Russell Janney. RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL snatched a prize plum away from the other houses in the person of Wiley Post. . . . Paramount went ahead and booked Jimmy Mattern for a week. . . . Jesse and Helen Crawford returned to that house. . . . James R. Grainger lost no time on entering Universal to set six Broadway bookings for the com¬ pany’s product. WARNERS now intend to have available a complete line of accessories on all their short subjects. . . . Norman Moray, Vitaphone sales manager, believes that star players in shorts should be advertised. . . . “Pilgrimage” has been succeeded at the Gaiety by “The Power and the Glory.” . . . Vanderbilt Theatre, lat¬ terly the home of German pictures, is now showing “The Shepherd of the Seven Hills.” . . . Major Edward Bowes is putting on a unique stage show at the Capitol the week of August 11th. . . . It's to be called the “NRA Revue.” . . . Franklin, Nutley, N. J., has re¬ verted from the Skouras circuit to its former owners, the Sherry interests. . . . RKO’s Greater Show Season starts in RKO theatres throughout the country on August 26th, with Phil Reisman chairman of the committee named to handle it. . . . Over three thousand dollars will be distributed in cash prizes to house managers. . . . Sol Lesser’s serial, “Tarzan the Fearless',” has been booked for the original Roxy, starting August 11th. . . . The picture will then open at the Fox, Brook¬ lyn, the following week. MONTE PROSER has just been appointed press representative for the United Artists publicity department, headed by Ed Finney, under the supervision of Hal Horne, direc¬ tor of advertising and publicity. A GOOD TIME was had by all at the Motion Picture Club outing. . . . Even though it was hot. . . . Walter Reade appeared in a The NRA eagle has the support of the entire motion picture industry. Tri -Ergon Complaint Dismissed by Local Court Important Legal Case Followed with Interest When the complaint of American TriErgon against Associated Cinemas, Leo Brecher and Max Goldberg was dis¬ missed by Justice Albert Cohn in Supreme Court, an important ruling in patent decisions was handed down. The William Fox Company claims impor¬ tant rights in connection with sound apparatus of Tri-Ergon. Court held it had no jurisdiction, that the complaint had not stated a cause for action for conspiracy and failed to connect defendants with a conspiracy to violate patent rights. Louis Nizer was attorney for the defendants while Daniel Podell represented Tri-Ergon. An appeal has been filed. Court also held that the complaint was de¬ fective in that it failed to allege that the de¬ fendants had knowledge of the existence of the contract between the plaintiff and William Fox and the contract between Tri-Ergon, TriErgon Musik and Ton-Bild Svndikat. topless bathing suit, said a few angry words when the Deal constabulary objected and it all wound up with Reade apologizing to the mayor. . . . Eddie Bonus is now U-A short subject sales chief. . . . Ed Olmstead is with Columbia. THE NEW THEATRE in Larchmont has opened. ... It seats 550. . . . Harry Brandt has the Hansa Theatre, Brooklyn. . . . Doc Green¬ field has taken the Lido, Brooklyn. . . . Dalford Amusement Corporation has taken the Malbo, South Jamaica. . . . Bandbox and Lucky Star Theatres have closed. ... So has the Cameo, Brewster. . . . Feiber and Shea intend to open the Brooklyn Paramount, despite other stories. . . . The Quentin, East 35th and Quen¬ tin Road, Brooklyn, expects to open in four or five weeks. FRANKLIN THEATRE CORPORATION is operating the Franklin, Nutley, N. J. . . . Exhib Carter has the Skillman, Brooklyn. . . . Henry Danziger, of the Film Board, is on his vacation. LOEW AND WARNERS have gotten to¬ gether on a 100% product deal. . . . The Warner regional convention was a big success. . . . Universal lost $602,255 in the six months’ period. . . . Columbia plans a big opening for “Lady for a Day.” . . . Castle Films has moved to Radio City. . . . Sam Handler, Walker Theatre manager, and Diana Cohen made it Mr. and Mrs. Already, headed by Warners, motion picture producers and circuits are lining up in support of the government blanket code, prior to the adoption of an individual industry code. In practically all parts of the country, exhib¬ itors are displaying the eagle with Broadway getting NRA conscious as huge banners are unveiled from circuit houses. Increased costs will mean millions in addi¬ tional expense to the business, but the industry figures it can take a long shot and bet on the future. A strike moratorium has been declared by representatives of labor and employers on the advisory board of NRA. The local Roxy has placed the NRA code in effect in its house. Exchanges and home offices as well are working under NRA provisions with shorter hours and Saturdays off in some cases. Existing wage agreements still stand under the NRA provisions. Frank R. Wilson, chief of organization of the drive, has lined up several movie committees to help push and publicize the idea. John C. Flinn will assist. Production group includes: H. M. Warner, Louis B. Mayer, Adolph Zukor, Carl Laemmle, Harry Cohn, Sidney R. Kent, Joseph M. Schenck, M. H. Aylesworth, E. W. Hammons. Exhibition: Nicholas M. Schenck, Ed Kuykendahl, James Ritter. Newsreel: E. B. Hatrick, Emanuel Cohen, Allyn But¬ terfield, .lack Connolly, Truman Talley. Distribution: George Schaefer, A1 Lichtman, Jack Colin, John D. Clarke, Felix Feist, James R. Grainger, Albert Warner, Ned Depinet. General: J. P. Reid, J. E. Brulatour, J. E. Otterson, Martin Quigley, Jack Slicoate, David Sarnoff, W. R. Wilkerson. Terry Ramsaye, Sidney Silverman, Maurice Kami, P. S. Harrison, J. J. McCarthy, Herman Robbins. New Queens House A new theatre will be built on a plot on the east side of Fred Pond Road, Ridgewood, Queens, on a portion of which stood the old Whitney Theatre. Theatre seating 2000 people will be built. LOCAL 306 is going to court to prevent the Eltinge and the Brecher houses from using non-union men in violation of con¬ tracts with 306. . . . The Fox Metropolitan receivership has been continued for another six months at least. ... Si Fabian and Irving Trust in charge. J AND N AMUSEMENT Corporation has the Woodcliffe Broadway. . . . Victor Stamatis has the Brooklyn Garden. . . . Practically all houses came out with NRA banners on Broad¬ way. . . . They were all billed over the feature. . . . Consolidated reopens its Jerome soon. . . . James Clark has resigned from Paramount. MONOGRAM moved this week to Radio City. . . . Copyright Protection Bureau also has moved to Radio City in the RKO building. . . . W. E. employees got an 11 per cent in¬ crease.