Variety (Aug 1934)

^ICT* HE S Allied Owoffs Cdiil a 23 IGlliom* The first case whore any creditor , lias Koiio on retord to oppose reor- ;^anization of Paramount Publlx •UbsidiarieB txy th« Pftr tru$teea has iMsien' fll*d by Allied OWnei^ Cprp; raynic nt of P-P cash, In gettlemfrtt. of clainiB of subsids, on the ground this will affect the ultimate probable Mcovpry on ejalms against the par- :^iltt';: - tampt^f ■■ '':iH^iwtis^%Uin,,: '-te also pfotesti^d. Some such . •itftlon hiiR not be<»n tjhexpectod during the ,pnst few weeks. ■ Allied Owners, Itiielf In bank- :tujxtcy,/ 'J»'\;:<wt.:''.jirf' Pwr'i. ■ larif«Bl; ierl^Itort. vhavinv » ot i«it26. Th« doitfpany bunt •eVien theatres for I'ararnount In 1927 un- der purchase contracts calllnB for .installments over a period of 15 '.'jrfa^ JDettuAi':on\..UteM ',paxiB.enta... items constitute t)|a.: jiri^^ $23,000,000 Allied claims. In filing papers In the U. 8. Dls- irJct <?ourt tor Intervention in a VVdwinounV reoriranlcatoii )>ian. and protejetlen agranst depreciation of Par assets through subsidiary re- organization or claim settlements, the Allied company aetp itself up IHI a i«ci^e4 dradilW <Niflt^ to tlik^. <M>hiidin'atfo^ Company tites that it is the only creditor on the hooka as a vendor of real estate contracts and that the aevcn tli«|^rM , tt built are security lor pttSFMent of the purchaae price. ; One'Tfiird off All Debts ' Allied claims that the toUl final olaims against Par will amqiMat to ...v;'..:^'j(Canttn«i•d^liMi .94ia First With a|i(i By Gae, M. Cofiaft Harold B. Franklin, turning pic- ture producer, place« his initial ef- fort libtv Auc. JOy with release through Pox on a dfM&l\)ust made with that distributor. I*Ieture is 'Gamblinp,' (Jeor^e M. Cohan play and viU star, Cohan, with l3orethy;;- ttu wii Bii^ ':Jtf^ ^ ^l^al ^ » ; In- sUppicAl. Miss Burgesil arrived In New Tork Friday <3) to >• In readiness for cainei!|^':,|iKl^pland V. Leo will direct.\;/^:K<%;;'-^,;v:: , Frankltn:;i»latil^'|i>:^' i^^ four ;:PictU]i««l.'" ■•. '"{l \:/.-r^ EARL CARROU MADE EAST jCinmeriDe Dqit tt ' Washington, Aug. 1. Results of the first eensus of ijnusetnehts in ttie ' tTnlteiit iltates %tll be published by the Commerce Depannnen^ late this week, sum- marizing statistics on employment and business yolume for 1932. ."''4 ■ itufm:''9t' reportt^ .eoVeriiit the ■ervfiQe tin^ and amuiement iRNitness by atates baa been pUb- iMMtd by the Census Bureau during the past week, but in the state sum- maries amusements are not dls- tl^ff^lf%^ .jta^ laiMiidiPiep. barber .: ihope;? MfMifttiiHrte#;^eii|ii>llai>;' Case of Ted Healy Vs Columbia to /: ■f>in0 Epic Court-JHtimi^ Magna Cbarta for stoogea is looked for in trial of ea8« of Ted Healy ts. CoWmiila Pictures, in his effort to halt certain screen antics of his former trio, Howard, Fine and Howard. |n; complaint, Healy calls •tooif^a 'i^oiflitque cbaraeters', .poiumtfia given 10 days 1^ niakie answer in court. ■ v Consclman Mulls Next V; 5; Stoiy for Will Rogers ■'ttoHywood, Auff. «. Willi.-nn Consolnian, Fox writer, left Saturday (4) for New York to ;#(Dillf<St Pitkin on laitfrra b^ seller; %iiFe Begihi at ConselcMA #iir adapt tbe bpodt as a Win Il«»ijera* With Klectrical Research Prod- ueti^ lBeq, l_0-:SQ en financing. Earl CarNQ^'-gletiire^' ''Beauv JMa'-^iiaii,' is to b« made in New York. Re- lease win b« thrpugh Fox Instead of INu^itooitilrt.''.«iitefc ,roU^ •V^nttiea.'/^-; ^'^^^'^A^^^^^j:-'! Original yarn Is by Carroll and Sig Herzlg, all set as his next for Par. Um^iF. 4eal. finished product "'tw 111 Fon baiide bj Jan. i. Production skedded to—s^art next month at ERPI's Ea.'stcrn Service Studio. Co|jpt_<|.uotf d Carroll a« aayiaf be preferred iMt fbir iiir«^uetUiii: 1^ cause he could cet:,-)^i:.,l;lliM^ closer to Broadway. Randolph Crosslcy and Maurice Gleary are eomiog eaat Irom. Coast tl^ fieek t9 Jpta Carron aia aaso- eiiat«i «li tttei ^^roduction. Itna^lii^ f &^iiel to 'Comes Navy' Burbank, Aug. •> ' 0«Verilmw>t technical adviser on ifiiriiiM aTiatlon yarn which Warners will make, will be I„Ieut. L. R. Henderson of the Marine Corps who has been detailed by Brig.-Oen. W. la, Bradman ef V f Miu4iie 'baae'at -^ttinlmiiiiy: vi':'/- Picture win feature James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, stars of WB's cur- rent naral p(kl ' if H^Ww^. Cotne-i the Navy." In It* el^orta for etreult iii4be metrdpolUati N. T. area, RKO ia picking tip indiyldual Independent houses on Wbioll; iMltiRfMi^/'iMta be made. " -i-'A. 'V;.- theatre grabber, Malcolm Kinge^ berg, took over four indie theatrea In widely separated sections. They are the Fort way and Vtica. BrooSliilyn;: the Alden, laiiu»lc<i» aad t|ie;'(Queenf(b.orb, Bimburil^>l4'li'. Waniers witb Interests Odief Oiisti Censci^ M , : V Toronto, Aug. 6. Continuing „hiBi ieepnemy program, on i>riMntse#''tof^^^^ 'hio.' uNui -^re-' cently elected, Premier Hepburn's next move w:ill be the wiping put of the guy(Mmf^llt*a anetibii |»letuire biiiiiiiiiv? r'-'^'-^-. ■ 'y. :■ v;,:?^ • • •We are going out of the produc- tion end of the motion picture busl- nesa,' ne declared. - ^a ltfei produc- ing . Mcond - rate picturee which haven't enough appeal to be shown anywhere. We haven't the techni- cal men needed to turn out first- class pictures and can't i^o^d to go out and hlra them.' Anlkiua} ftalifiilea of; tbe inotltm pic- ture bureau tptt4 flt,Sitt. If to un- der.Mtood that l^ajor Q> !B.^^P^ director, will be asked to ;reeigll M well as his staff of 12. Ih^mier announced be will alao cut down the board of censors per- sonnel. Censor8hip_ salaries total $19,108 yearly. Fate of Major J. C. Boylpn, chairmau ot^ .eensorship b)par<l( renialBo Robert Montjicoinery Set III Piccadilly' Musiker '^"■".■•r Hollywood, Aug. " 'M;<IU'6V:ielll'V:ii|Mr':lU»b^ gometjr in |i ttttaical, /Piccadilly Jim.' baaed on a ^jrarn bf. P. fi. Wodehouae." duces. V Marc Connolly haa been acrlpting bw^wllJl fre Joined bjr Robert Maurice (jonn, head of Ambassa- dor Pictures, arrived in New York yesterday (Monday) to HM^ke distrlb deals on a aeriea of Jamea QUvtir Curwood pfbturea gtarriac ICtiniiit Maynard, TW»im:-^iirm^ Mavnard. ' ' ^ Joe Aller, of Consolidated Film Labs, la financing ,Coni|, who, at ^T, ratea aa tbi t^ia^^^ ^ir^MftM ief a Hollywood, Aucr. Metro la tailing another try at •apoliolng tho ecript of /Wicked I^OIh^il,' tttvi^er to get: in thro iBie tthya offlee purity aquad. Zelda Fe.nr.M, just back from J^tfl^pO, ' to doing thp carpentering. ! v'Oriiiit«||l^v':aet ' foi^'!'Jean;'' Hxtrlow, piMiitiiim.^ ■■■■■■ : : / :^?o ADDS kane v ' V vTr.v Tf oMywood, A ug. 8. !5« PHo, Miirx hns taken Walter Kwne ^>yer frrini the llorry. Weber it^pncyk;.' '\? ''''':..'v^'v'"-./ ■ '^i':' ■.■■;vA'. ■'■jforiiitsf; tfur* .■ KfttVm .'..hrti*''.. fote*,'hV llo;ir$ British Fiiin Bid V Hbllywbod,'-Aug; Harold iJoyd has an offer from a liritlsh studio to make two plo- tures In England. Lloy(d 8aye he Won't 1^^^ up his oifild tliitff^^^'t^^ taika with Clarence Bndinirton Kelland en^^t next week. I^itter Is finishing up a special yam for the next Lloyd film. Lloyd 1« aet to letLV!it,,)»$)i;e for New York: ^ediWiiiii^'^^ TO DISCtrSS CRUSADE JBducational Cominittee of the t^m ''(^^ ''Pbo.td. iiMirtt«\ jinhbiir) cck a discussion on the purity cajhimipn at 12 E^aat 17th at. tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, with ppeak- era for ^ and against ; the . ifapiie. AdmiialonSla. fiSBe* - ■ / ItVaOLES OUT, TOLER IN ^■'^r;v-'::: "'5;"'' , -Holly wpQd,,. Au^r. . ^■•'■"^loiSmoufithas ■■v'.algiBis^l.:'' '%Mii«>y Toler for fole pencUett in f<.r <;harlie niigglf'S .Ifi 'Rtisrfirr.r f>f ho,\ ' :/'.:i^li|^irdflif ■ ;4*MN'' ^ ■' ■ Mlohelettl BUrani, Who was in ilie New York legit cast qf 'Kntor Madame,' arrivea ber^ tomprrpw mount,.^' PU Ryan to 4jFeato|^ Four features for a major release will be produced by IMill Ryan dur- ing the coming year.. He has the tlrat-^ttory :'i»^UMsiMttir''»^ start the Initial picture the middle of September. Also to do a aerteii of one rcelers. : . The producer will hea.dquat'tcr at the RKO-l^athe 8tudi<^ wb«r« be produced 4|':. mttrif9-\ ^-of j;^'itWi(^.''vfeel comedies §ff:;.'--'jflt^r9l^^ ^.-leoleaie last, year. . '. ''^[ ^ -A FOX'S mmi NETFORfHOS, Strengthening of the Fox Film position following Its reorganization plan -more than a year ago la re- flected In net'earnings fpr tlie 2<l^ week period ended June SO of |l,-> 199,241. This i.s equal to 49c a share on outstandinf,' Class A and B Btoek. amounting to .^,4,36,399 ahares. ' While a eoMiAliH^on of ftg:u<>^<' with 1938 is not poFslble because of reaj;Kanizatlon la.^t year, consoli- dated earned surplus as of June 30 compared wU^ earned surplus as of Deo^ S»^; 'In liuwif «(lils the story of Fox's greatly Iniproved condition. .Surplus was $2,913,812 as of June SO last, while on Dec. 80, 1933, it stood at 11,674,354, an in- crease'■«#'-fii#i#;;itt*n'^'W The second quarter tor Fox tbls year was subsiantl&liy much better than the first In the height of the film season, three months ending JuAo tl^ 1M>(*^ ihowu a net et P»ti* SM, ak eompired to $74,Tlt fnr tb*^ qnlllrt'er ending March II. • Deductions against gross Income fur the 26'week period includes Fed- eral taateiMnterest and deill«|(^Nitlbn, but d<>e* not take fn depreeiatloB of studio buildings and equipment placed at $326,221. Fox statement does not Incltide operationa' 'Of - - Wee0O;':'<MHrpn ''.;boOautee of bankruptcief exlisitent over prih> eipat iubslds of this company such aa.'Fox-Went Con«». Milton Sperling Joins Hollywood, Aup. 6. Milton Sperling Is leaving War- ners to become executive assistant to Edward 6|rna}j| at Reliance. 3perling iiM ifl#h,^|uialfl!tant to HAl Willis* prodttctitm heM of Wameifa* "Warner Bros., either Indiv iitiiiilly or in. association with nnnaiiu'd btb*^, iB tra<le opinion Is to liKUrei 'In;'. a: poaalblelakeorW'-:/**!' i^'fiwc*.: Metf<>i>olit.Tn Playhi)U.'<e.'- interest of Wl? on some kind of n <i< ,il nt its own folliiwlng wlthdraw>iii uf the combtrii^' 'l)^B^i<oevr' :,bid,' liji:,lii^id''^); be un<iue8tloned, with imlientions pointing strongly now t<t .I reor« ganiztttioii jilah. In wl> k'h thiW ctnii* .p^ny"w111 11 li ure. ..v3tQcyi':'h''li.i»;»^' V>t»we4iv'i out oltuKetli^f.■^^^'-V7^•^■;^■^^■>;^-jVf''= Such a reoPgahlzatltintiikVti ara'i<in and submLssioii or which Saul I^. liogors has a,.'4k< d Judj^a Mack's permission, iprould. tali© tlifi •' place of tho\ reoli^ijt/Bitlort piaih; n(r# peiiiirng, foi^ the dope Is stroni^ that WH will \n some way become a P<*ft f*l HoKers* plan. It Is also' ..liiif^^teii KtroniLtly; that WB i»ia bi|*« otWrs with It^ William Fbi *nd A. C. Blumonthal are mentioned in this connectlbn ail possibilities. Rogers was fbrmerly general counsel for Fox at the. tlmjf lUumenthal %aa Fox's general tliof ''^^ atre buyer. ^ V ' ' '.' ''■*■■!>■ At an adjourned bearing on tlvf;;; Fpx-Met matter yesterday tM«rt*; ■• -'v'.(Continuied:- 6^\VASff^:pi^ AH Par Ciaims May Be ] 15 |at|it {Rations On fin order slpned by (l»?r<il JudKC Alfred C. .Coxo, all clajLma. exeepting cerUiil^^^^^,^ no«: itt^;:iii bankruptcy by Sept. 14, dtile on which they had to be liivd to. be' '^c»o>nfiidered>'' ^ ''in^' ii^-^fik to and including Sept. 15, lO.tl. In a notice to all crodltors uppiising thetn of this extehsloii 'undo^^^ change of Par from a b*nkr u|>t tifK a debtor eorporation, under ' th* new bankruptcy provisions, fh« Tor trustees also Indicate thut the timf may.'be fuitherleaitirijdedv:-, .: Order':'jprpVidea.:.Oia>t'^''if'.(u'vUiiu^ are te participate ttt a reorganlKft*'^' tion plan, proofs of elalm must ba filed not later than Sept. 10 next unless a further extieaBipn la granted. . CMma wM«b #ef^ by 8ept. 14 last year under tiie Pai^ bankruptcy will not have to In re- filed. Order of the court holdt. tliat they be deomed as WiM '.Under tha reorgani;sai.tipn of Par aW; n <r<pbtur compajhj^-::'-'^- About $3,000,000 In 1 ut liit/iix and Paramount Famous Laskv iinda Were ncu tiled »>y Sept. 14, ]'< ■.>.. All bonds but these m^'y bv filod, ordeir exceptlnip; bond etelita* which hayie been j^rpunged by order ..f the rfefierce in bif^nkruptcy pro.'. ,uiim->i. and cl.iiiii.s not isubstantlated l-y the filing of bonde on: which the n^me tv^.iaia*d^^'^:;.;^,v.v', 'Mxy-h Sivned to ar>pe;ir with <hur.ue M, Cohan in 'Gambling^,' , to b* iprO- duccd at AstoriiA, ; 1., by n. B. Franklin, |3^rothy1^ttr^^ New :Yf)rtt.lrriday :0)i;-/.^:.'v. - Vv v^'-'-'^' Trod U.Ct ion : •ii- ^''.eiiitc!^ r'.ioiryiiiijfH Monday , <,i;3),.;"':- '.' ■ :y.^^^ Instead, ]FtMKKle.^:,iri)|. ct^i^v^^r Mi'lUt ;.'Vliti(i^tioA;:'-l«..;i^^ tFi6ni~ :4^ided. in the AtttiirieaQ eleeWiea' patent iieidv .Small fly-by-ntght equipment com- panies .^hfive anything but vanished, ihiiitaltattotiit at ^ titer 13,00(1^ mark !\re floured by the big electrics to have reached the saturation point. ERPI and R<OA I'hotopbohe, iioW fivcing a«;tlohib.itB(i!fllpiiUly eetittvated t0 be w'pkihg dbiii td a bill loh; to - gethrr haven't more than 8.000 In- stallntion.s in the U. 8. Fome 250 othep nondescript sound systems, Teport*'d by the el«ctti<;a to be ex* Isiten t even, foday^ *#« <!r«dit©di WltlH V. lie iti ihe temaliiiing 4,iyiOO then - :tro?.'.vV, V-^K^ir^:;'-r-'-/\''''\''-V'-: ■' KHPl'e #et«leBfN»it ^l»i<h Whrnovst :>iarTiJl •ftiil qniettia oh other lltl-' gfi (Ij^n;. '^,J^^;#a(?;t/li; hn's, arr>u^nfi what. the electrics'^ 'exe<<UtlVes ternj a nunilior of questitjnable attempts; Mlslnterptet^llpn. .of the t<ir^ of the comp^«r*lM' ie iblfli tri el^C" •trip circles for some of the troubt*, Westernites now maintain, despite the (ti-i^'in;il slatenieiit issued Joint- ly by the liliri and Warners, that actually the electric didn't aettle any priKt grlPvarier^ with the broth- ers. As electric spoUe..^nVen interpret the statetuent, ICUI'I . slinply has bought , up_Warners' 37% royalty .l!nii<f^H!^ tur xhi next 10 yeiwwf ^^^^ electrlft. InslstK tl»nt it did not pay, hnr wlll p,ny. the Prothors nnythlhg for thi< first five ye.nr'^ of the Al- leged royjiUy agreenif nt. . i ■ • RepoM.ii 'Ibht th#» #H «liMtii h« .\v ■|oy« freo srrvifv .-nd i-iulpment ./tyqplinued on ^"ue Baer p for % P^^^^^^ . . HbliywPOd A\iK< 6. One lihn ct rarnmourit gnar&n;». tees $n6:ft()0 to Max Bner Tiir(.ii;.:h I^o Morrivot < hftmp gets $10,000 per .WPffk for nij'iirnum 'Of flV((K ---^'Sj^'' ■•■••••'■■■••■'■*'■'■■■■ ^ llollvwjioii Aug 6. . T>«-i; S.'«rr<ky'H flr^f silpOf Vinery Jof) on his nf w ItKO- ftadio dcnl Will hr 'Ki* k--OfT.' foQtbaU iittoCi" by ■NVfk, jWitri'ow^--?ftndV»!l^^ h ' w-il) v-e.;'di(r.:flr»g'..'if»Wlnt»^r ^fm:' flV* I oiri> st.-vi(^nj^r;iii";V^'Hli'»^'^^