Variety (Dec 1937)

vAnmtv Fifst riewsreel pictures of the ^^Piiiay sirtkiiig Viiear in >fcw Vcjrk today .(Vrednesday) air though there was a chance that the airplane-battleship journey :;or the Di iivts f ibm: Shanghai y/ould . enable them' to ^hit :N. Y. late last night. Delay of; 2.4 hbuts. caused by stoitrn prevehtiiil the China, CH i^tting a^ivay f rbiti Mianila on -time, scheduled ariiival oh the^iCoa^t. after delayed hopoff-being i0:3p- o'clock c yesterdayA (Tuesy)' niornjhg, N, .^v ■vtinrie;'-/-:-., ^■- Battle to. get ,the nlms here , by ; yiuversal and Fox-MOyietonti; W^^^ bartially Overshadowed by other de- - v'elopmentb. . One of these .was that Norman Alley, V's pameramaiiv njigbt emerge as ahother Floyd Gibbons,. e^hcr a^ Jectiii^ei;, v^adiq star \or wit : correspondent, and. iphofo^^^ His. ■. varied exp«!ri^i'C^s.as heVi^spapetr re-: porter, as lieutenant for -the: signal, ; corps in : thi| World War, . his^ ven- tures as .i' nbwsreel .cainerain^ „his many^narroAV escapes from death in obtaining', flr^-hand stories mak^ .Jhirri iooih^a^ No. r bet for: a^ iqf these, plus h in efiina iiri grabbing iapptoicimately ; 4,600'feet of ;iqtibrt materi^v:!^' Alley/ with Ben Ser^^^ «dv-;publiGity director at the eapitol theatre, IN^ . Sr.;, arve -credited w 'starting the Chicago D^ily News • scteeh service which is now regarded as the beginning of; Uniyersal News. :Alley has missed hardly any sectibh iof the; gibbe in hiis. qaihera" travels. He Is , iplobabiy V as ;:well J known in liew^paper Offices and m strieets Of America as in N. Y. and Chibagb. . Alley, w c^merarhah (for In- ter niatiorial,'Nbwsreel) on spot at 'Shenandoah blirtiip . disa there while on Vacation., .One; of ahiusirig incidents in his life was tiis work bn Herriri, 111., cpai mine riots. . /He obtained ; newsreel pictures,' printed thejn and rushed thein to the / Chicago thbatti^!, jChi, for imimediate -. exhibitibri. ■ Wheri: informed ; that ' prchestra 'had' ho suitable: strike ihiisic and hence they could hot .use theih,^ Alley . kbeied over,: though friends say lack Of fbbd.iahd sleej): for three dayi probably wais largely jresponsiblbi'' Reels were.: silent then. ! In Panay incidefftrifirtley-T;rttbbed / muchV footage .from .d^ " between drOpiJih| of ;;bombS;b^ : nese. Then, ViTh^ to be abitndoned he kept his camera . iEocused . on incidents that occuirred . during ..actijal quitting of bombed kunbbat. ,He hid; ifllms until he felt fiure of safety within Artierlcan lines. .;L(bnsieir'''/-;$i,00!b. ^ptoai; ;.,. - /Alley received. JliOQO bonus; .frb '/Univiersal .but/if is . understood that "the. fiiih ■cbmpah^^ istill h(?lds 50'^ of, radio rights tb/hi^ apipea^^ He . was wounded in/the shdulderi :'hsind ; and ,Ieg by: fragments from . bursting .shrapnel' or bomb. ■ Alley is accom-^' panying the: Universal iilm tb 'San ' • Francisco V^®"^* A^ /will Jbe/ turned. /. to cbmpany /officials fbr. shipr. /piiig by . special plane ;tb New; York. . Reel, : which is . to be released, as a short fejiture, probabiy/wiil not reach' / N.Y..' theatres or elsewhere until today (.Wednesday)/ / v > ; ' / Several hundred dpjlars already .; • has' b(ie>i. obtained by. - U, it: ■ i^ te^ ported, ■ in advance .qontracts for the: film nbt: coun\ihg coin .received bn . ;deal for stills/. Sonie newsreel houses . .; jh Nv Y. .wer«i indihfed to/kick about : paying: lipped ;rentals;^ . . they . should receive the reel as i)airt - bf . the./ regular tTnive^ hfewsreel ;.. . service; They . contend thby ; havts ./ not .had to pay/ extra .for; other . out-. : standing riewsreel cbVerage:. and; that, if ; they dptii'V ■/have ho ..cbVeirage' whatevei". from .;~yniyersiai. Other -exhibitprs./were iri.< ;/el|ned to the: sam;e view thbjagh hpt so/strong ;" ■resisting/:thc. booking . .'-effbrtV/ . :. "•'..■.-;■■/-"■ /■\-'-^v:- '; The .MPvietbhe foota^^^^^ i|p'out ■as regular hewsreel.. matm was /".stated yesterday. /News -bf the Day' ; <has aimoun :it: Will, have .footage / .//the, Pana^^ and .-rivjll hewsreel compaiiies are checking tP. '/...■>. it- ;this/ is bbtaihed .;from . Fox /' jyiby.iet6n e. ■ .' / ■ they ;cliaihi:.;^Nv.^.pf^ y; D.^; had', hov.. c^ bn /.the. /bombed. bpat.-yndeM^^ , iiipli 111'also; has hb footage- oh actual : -sinking: of;/P£may :Mthpugh - A^ Menken. secuiried . scenes ,pn captur^ of : llankirtg before put iii jail: by Japanese/trbbps./'Pathe.a^ re-. ,jf)orted :'tp haVe, np coverage bf; ac-; tuil/sinkihg'episode!-, . /•■ /•. / i /Wide ; itit«rc$t in Universal'ne\ys- Shown ph lCoast: Holly wPpd/ ;Dec, : 28. ■ ' ., G.raumaii'sV Chinese here/ and ; ; Lpew's . State; ; -Lps Angeies, ? Wei'e- -;.the... /first.': theatres ■..' tp Screfeft .. the . neYvsreel. •^hdts;; of ;/the. : Dec.//12' bbrhbirig of -the / ;U.. S/ S. F'ah'ayv .Reel^ reached Alameda, - /Cal./ . / aboard' . the ■ China CUppe.r TUfesday niorn-;, - irig and; were imfhediiat'ely ■ ^.layed south .: aboard .another/ ' pl^ne, ' Clipper ' had beeri- der-.; ,.layed bh i!ts. flight from Ho.no,- /lulu due.- to :adyerse,-weather /cPnditiohs/ ■■/'. ./'■;/■■./• /. .Fifteen theatres . of. the'Fox- /.West Cbast chain get the .^hbtsi' ■■'tpriighti/;./':'■ ••://■.'../■'■; //. ;.■ Murder^ at ^^K^^ ■. ■'' ■ ' ' , ^ ■ :• / Hollywbpd,;-Dec. 28. :.'.'^ .Republic . Will■ rriake/ ;^H6i)y\vOodf; Stadium,'.' mystery ..thirlllb;; > with; the. I Legion/iSght hiijadquarte here as its' Ipeile/ in.'F.ebruaty. "or^^ . 'A:rrna;nd Schapfer draws- the. pro-T. ducei" assighr)ie.n.t and David Howard will-diriect;'/''. •,/^•'■. ■ ■'•"■.''.;; .'.■ ijeells shptis triay grpss Up to $400ipQO. The' :U, S. -Governm^.nt/will rtpt stand in the ;way bf tKeatre; showings, of the-filih.'!v' .:./• / ■•/'/;■; '/■'.•.■^^;. ■/' ■t ■ " ■.U's - Press,. Radio.;- Coin--' . .Waishihgtbh, pec/;.28;.'-^ Novel legislation /hitting; the .filrn industry is / : the off irig/.as ' corisp |;flu^nce of ': fight of iridepcndyrit'ex .hibitors in Qkla^ 'Measure forcing .separation of t business 4ntp- three brancheis />. be- irvg drafted by . ftepresent'ative; Lyle H, Bori^n .of .Oklahoma at the iristi^: ■gatioh of indies -whp claUft they are being manhandled, pby • affiliated Universal ■ NeWsreel expects 'tb [>iyais;/ Although- similar "to / prior realized apprbxi-rriately $9^^ the Mes of newspaper still irid'rhag- farther tha.hv anything proposed; in. azine rights for pictures bf tHePahay the past sinpe it: would/.conipel .coin- bbmbing. - ThW/flgure also/ Iricludes 1 Pl^e ^ severance, pf preserit relation^ the money >yhich/is expected/toi he j^^*^.^.^" prPdupers,: distributors and realized from guest shot appearances • /; Z^.^. ■• • :^ on th6- etherby Nbrman AUby; who: -Mej^/f*^ Pf hibitih| ^rodu^ i<5 b&in^ sbiieht- bv Rioiev -'Wb the distributors ..from engaging ;in . exhi &Sr^SShS W. into-. vari: "fS^^ wSKP^* ^uiA ,.nwarH rif h>us bills; befbre, but never has: been Asspciate* Press: paid upward, of ierioiislv :' . • : : : $10,000/ioi:; the wprhi-wide: ^^ewspa-f «^^^0;„-^/ .^^^^^ p^r: still Rights., exclusive of n^ga-k^g^eiy- threat which may bfe toSsed zine|; This IS statpd to be .the ^^gb- aside if conditions change in Boveh's est figure /ever/paid tor .pi9tures,of^^^h^^^ ^tate; He • iibt/definitely this^^kind. :UniverMls; asking pnce U tb Pffbr the m^^asu^e; al- to Life;jnag was J^S^Opo andan Gf^^ he is. giving , -the subject h3^?he:h;^g.,qj/$7,500;w Life doubled the bid and U accepted ' the $,lS,p0Q. .Wide-World and Ihter- natibhai: photo . still; services . .also.] spught'clipSk Foriii of Criticism Min riejapoUs; D e c;;: 28 . ■ No: i}:/..C!./G«hsflrlnff -;. Washington, Dec. 28. ' No scissbrihg for the Univer'sal I pbses for the next t^yo; years.; : /: / o;/Dbc. 28.: :The/finari.ce cpmmittWe of the;^ Ghib, House: ofRepresentatives /has - ap^^ proved .allocation, pf thiei proceeds' of thb: adjthissibhs . taX' for. relief.■ pur;^ arid 'Movietorie' reels of. the U; :S. ,S. Panay bombing: by Federal authbri- ties.;.;.-/ .'^/;.'/:- /> ^ tincenspred yersipri " pf . the 'ifnis- take'. incident; will ibe dished up for film iudiences, iwith the State/De- ^ Measure/will be taken .Up by the house at once; for consideration :as piirt;bf a permanent relief : :program. ■ :;H/-L.. Griff^ith/:who has been tryiri.ij i,n vain '.for; jmpre-.than ' //year/ 16 - induce ; the. . City cpuncii: ib grant' him ?a : .permit to build; a $150,000, rieighbpr- hoodf.. theatre, /sent) each • alder* . triaiT who : voted" against ■cerise. ^- Christmas /gift;:.-.'' .-' :But ithbreis/ :rib - .dariger/ he*ll '■ . be /indicted,: .foi^; bi;ibbry;,;/The. 'pcesent'.".:was. , srnall .hunlc:. Pf . cheese.//thesrnelly. kin.d/ ' £RPI Ciis On Classroom partri^ent and other gpvernm.eni people giaid tp-have all the^^oiry de tiiils, put before the / public. ; : Em- phatic .explanation that this has no desire to: chop, the boirib-by- bpmb record was 'given this Week by AGAIN BOUND OVER : Washington, Dec, 28, Treaty by which the United States Mkhaer^^-M^SttJv^jSha '"-^i!^ w?L^kJ[^ for the State Depaxtmenters, who :"^*;^^T^JnH!^^^^K?^n3' explained/that wmie Federal/crewJf^ is arixiolis^ to see the Pi'^orial.rtCOTd ; su^dg^^^ecisioi^ to quit four days there 1^: iip; intentior ot,asking Ahe K^j^j^g Christmas, 'combined With distributors. to> hold up the reel, . delay in framing proposed reserva. Special screenings/of Fox. Movie- Uiori^ obtain tone arid Universal shots of; the Pan- gctigri before .adjour^imerit.: Al- ay Sinking scheduled for Federal I though /Seriatbr F. tlyah Duffy : of Officials.', as soon . as ^foptage; which y^igcohsih had predicted ratification landed in. San Franciscp, Tuesday duririg the .session,: he . made ho at (28) /can ,be/fl6wri; to the, Capitol/ tempt to biririg the question up for Intense iritei-est; at the Wh^^^ House, Navy: Departriient ^in account of: the' incident which has'. . . . . developed such grave internatibrial :Tederal Peil, Par S consequences is ■ reflected because/6f ./ : . ii«.:£irtW Pwii*^ the long-distance sparring between * riSOn A^yuC Eiiury the American and Japanese; diplo- • . / Hollywood, Dec. 28 mats o-ver what.; actually, happened: , /Param'ourit has jQiried:;the, .cycib::p;f TeritativeTarrangem'erits are for 1^ prison -films,'. .announce representatives of both rebls to. turn ] Peri,' ..with . .bk^ bf /Leaven^ pr'irits over/tb the White Hbusb and worth periitentiary/cast toi be .headed the Nayy ior :t)roj^ctiori:^it thie conf hy ilay Milland,; Frances Farmer ^nd v6riiehce' of President Roosevelt/ Akim 'Tamiroff.-^: , . SeCrbtaty Swahsori and the adriiirals.] S^^^ original vvith The Stated: Departmierit MexeCs Will .writers :.tP. be assigned. V WUHam .Le- be invitbd by Movietbne people- to; Baron ■will personally supervise pro:- .wit)^e'ss'a' shoWiing at .the/Fox/e^^ change; Universal, probably will fol- ''S'^iaheW^^ff^^^ over details of the official; American- ^:^illiams was rianfied-sci;rpr. reports,: all Government peot)le: ar6i ^^ry pf ;Educatiorial;Pictures, In^;:. by ^rixious .to/giimpsfi;tl^ r^els ^o they directPi-ate :iast week; He ^uccqods cari ,get a Visualoidea Pf the sequence N»/:C. Nichplsbri./who .resignca/to b£ events- arid:, supplemerit; the-writ^ h"esume^his- private;law practice;/;- ten. versibris ' of. the State: and Navy . WiUianis,.wlio 'has bepn-^^reasurtfr departments; ...Camera catchbs: are. :.^^fl«catipnal/;fpr: a-; nutn.bcr pt likely tb have a • profourid. influence continues; m :that; post. ^ Aithbugh;:ho final dbcisib reached, present iritentiPn is to- con*- tin lie act i y it ies Pf ^£RPi" Picture Cpn- suitants'.;:activities framing and. |}rbducihg/''strictly. b^^ sub^ jfects,.: s.uited!: exclusively. 7fpr -class-' rpbiri;;':v/prici//Stride Con.sultarits, one of subsidiary ^Activi- ties pf:Electncai Research. P^ Iric^, ■ past 18 months iridicateS.that the prgahizatipn Wi^ the .ibiiiipfc • Withiri;/the /riext :/l2-l4 Tiiariths: / • ■:::-^;:/.-■ •;"-;.:••'• \;//--^.; .ERPl t>robably will cut : it/loose from its .brganization.'.iiist as. soon as 0 Htfit prpves self^SUpbortirig,. ailow- Irijg. it to becoriie'ia sepaTa.t^..company bperated; by forrtier Efl^pt emiiloyefes/ This prbcedure- ::has/. beeri followed With ■ rnariyl units already disbanded from the'large ERPl empire in thb sound/ field; its 'sales'■ departmient is now ciirried oh by .the/separ pbration,, Altec, with • present .bffices located apart from' ERPl. Supply and jrrianufactu'ring is riow ca.rried bn.by Motiograph, InC,, and .(^^ ^tres/-- ■-' ./'-. •"■;: /;-•: - . '/- ' /ERPrs: ; oilieesv : covering; . niaih executives; and. ^foreign departments, wiil: moye'-tb American -Teiephotie buiidirig downtowri next' April wheii p'l'eseri t lease; eJ^pireS ; in West: 57th Street: buildirig;;;N,;Y.;:.^ ; Change in, Audio Prod.uctibns, Inc.,. s e tup" is exp ectbdrshPTtlyrTThisTERPr :unit ha:ndles. indiistrial produrt arid ribw employs: nearly AW: people iti turning out .shorts . and featUre pictures fo "big . iridUs'trial coricerris; / Among plans to ■ bpbst prbductipn faCil itieS; ;Wi 11 be ■ l arrarigein^nts:: to; ;ni5^ke bul'^ .of indUstria^^^^^ eral Seryice studios,'Astoria, , - : IiT^iload 'bf^ setting back rclC'ti^ic/oiE/. ■ the;;rW\v:; jvta'e-'.West.: pic,i.ui;6;-.:.F;.vcry.;.. Drty's::,a:/Horiday.', ■liiHii::the; .CritT-- , TcismTrff^tt^ -dics/dPivti, .'as'..'. •: first -. ih-tpn'tipnefK ,:;/ Parambunt :-i.s wp.rld/prcitvieririg'; thb : pipture/at the Oi-ieiit;il/.Gh.i'ca.K();;F.'rj. / day -■'j-S-l )..;-arid I rn.ay, shP-vG.'. it 'in. Now Yeaf'sipve:; oiV a siMglo/shawipg vpre^/. / view; iri/same .other fheutresV 8*>jfV.e- • 'quehtly; done ;atlthat;timb cach^^^^ /..Par iii .sending the piGtbrb pn -na"' tianal - release j'aii.;. 14,;.rather -than-; •delay /th.e . dale; roaction : bcitiK :that ; ; the . star ■ .is/ news . rijjh . now .and/;- .whethbr : pi-. not; she's . bPelV/riiadC a// pitsy, .'t-niost; ariy^ pu;6licity;/' • ;,b';p.//: CorplJatiy ■ /. .,p^^^^ a : natipnal/v cambai^ri ■ in riewspapcrs and; maga- zines-to; bi:ca.k thb wcbif of: the :Picr / turc's'release;.arid .will spprid $35,000- : $'l0.prt0/bp^ the .;splui • - ■ ; . . Emaiuiel ;5i; Cohbri, 'Who- prddUced./: .\Ho.iiday,'/•'fle.w inlb ■ New :yp'rk / Thiirsday^ (23) :Wrid/back WPpdV'jFHday • (24)' alitcr.-: huddling. / Wilh hpme ; office/ execs/ includihg; -, Bob GiHhajn. 'bri the :handling of the : •; picturb,,./ ..'.'■^'-./■:/;--■ /'■:■-;:. ''/;";:-:■;■': "^^While ^the ^parainountv N. Y.,- :.Was . ;- corisidbririg:;delay. of :P.pbning 'foi* Vnet.:'. West- .p,iGtt<re;;due- tb raf .. dip /pijbiicity,' the prigina^^ schedule : . to play 'iipliday'v aifter 'Wells Fargo- : which. ;opens ; :today (Wedi); 'wilt .' stand; It is figured that Targo .and/; Frpd'.:Warihg foiir. weeks, whieh 'would make- the ;6penirig. for ■ the" .West starree.^^ari; 20. ' / // //;- ;^/■:;■:'^ ../':/;Hblly.WOPd, .DeCv 28/;/.-/" */Mae/West pic, as ..it sti^^rids, ha$ a Bv;ratirig.. from.;the. Legioh :0f. Dcr. cenpy/ with / the' prpmise/ that/A ^ status .. will be fpt"thc6rn irig provided .\ ■twb/lines are .di^pbpbd/ ;-Theses ai( / -I . wpuldn'.t ;iift;/rny. :veil- fpr .; that guy.'.-and ^he cbiildri'.t toUCh^ m^ a 10-fbbt:,pble.^.-.,'/^r'..^-;-/:.. ' topping; prpbably/^ PiirftTriPUnt biigg|pf. feblirig: thatvthev • ■whisperirig cariipaign agairis.t.,Miss: ^ West, due to her recent radio broad- cast; ; can . /be.: sPcjkcd '' ' ; vthe : heipid/ ; piibritp. ■•':-'', - ■'-V':' N.Y. AGENTS on the>U.;S/attitude .in the. rieg tiPris with japan,/ ' / . . : Hbllywobd, Dec./28, ;, Norpriari Aliey. ■'Unlybrsal^ cariiera^iriari, dop^^H today ..{ilupsd'ay (^hiria clipper be'ariri .sVifficient; footage/of :the/jjonibing :$hd .-s^^^ the Pan- dip ;publicity. c.hicf, and ;Dave Liptbh of the Nfew'/^'oTk.- .bfficc/-w it up/;/ '/ .:-'':-.:';:'-. ../. -.-." :- '-■--.'' --' Alley's Lectures:; '-.';-/''■- . Chicago, ;;Dcc: 28.: Extended iecttirc tpur ;bci;n.^i ar- ranged for Norman •'Ailcy, : p'liptog- aty. in the Yarigtse rive^'tb: makeV^ip a I xapher; Wh6 did the Paniy/fubWsrcei three-reelbr exctusive,: shots for Universal. ;; I.s to; talk/oiV sqi,rabble . as : Specially chartered/ iairlirier;^will Chinese-Japanese ; sqi,iabbl.e . as : a pick :up./the :film .-in: Sa'i^^^^ Whdle,; a.^/wcli/as;t.hP Panay .inpidenl. aind/fly it to New. York;.. He'avy ex- ' .Understopd that he wiU ask UniV ploitalioh campaigt.: bias been i^re- yprialvfor. :per'nrii.ssIon to exhibit pic- parcd; with . Mi.rc LaGhmanii, U .s^u-'i;tuVes. he. -t .Orient;. William Morris, -Lypris & Lyons, and Lbu/IrWiri. agencics;^ fied the i r .wi 1 ilngriess ' to talk ■ about rePrganizatipn of ..the/ defunct Ar- tists' Managers AssociiaitiPn. A week ago the idea looked to die through lack of copperaftio.n... ;./ idea > ■ / 'to get biggibs/ on the board so they cjan control chiselirig agents. :sbekinigvmembcrsh - ■ Rather^itlian act as;a .\i/aii: iagainst taleht:'Un ibhsi agcnt grbup: will abt for; -greater/-:harmpriy ambng "its members; and the - many recently formed, actor brganizations^. It Will attempt to regulate its .bwn houSe lir.st. ■' ■■•; /;■;/; .:':"■::■■[ '-■ --'/:'•" Doc Guts Up for U Hollywood, Dec. 28. ' Uhiversal. rbll.s.'Crirne of Dr/Hal- lett-,; Jari/3;-withvEdniurid. It. (iraiin- Ser prod.ucing .and;' S. Sylvan Simpri directing. ;•;;--. . ,.• -' -'--. '' '..' ...-/'/ ' . Ralph Bella my vya.s/b.orro.wed f rofti Goluipbia for . the male lead with ,John King: ^tld Barba port./,: ■ .'• ';' -' • -; /' -■, - /MONO*S;'WOLF CALL' / .-': -/:- //..''Hpllywpod, Dec. 28. ; Morib.t{r:am '>y^^ place 'The Wolf Call;'./from Jack-Lbndpn's.';^ in prbductiori shortly after the tiirri p£ the. year .with -R>/N^ Bradbury pro duCer-rclirectpr;-;-/;;.-'' .' ..- Scott 'R. Dun lap S.upe tv ises/'..-; ;--.-.- ,';; Jane Jones'; jFlim -, '/■/ -'..;/:,- . ■•/',■'-';. / Hbllywp'bd, Dec. 28f/ -, :;Loh yp.urig places 'Pptt :pf -Missing Girls' in work for Mpribgram'/.'Jari. :5 Wjih Jane; .Jones, nitery thrusb,; in a top .ferhme role; ,;-/. - ; /'-/- ': ; 'Karl; Brown -directs.-irorn. - hi.s: own .-jcrcenpUiy. ;•';'-'- ;-/ /' - ; -';.- ■ St;- Louis, Dec; . 28. - Thb piight Of .Santa Clausi 49-year-. bld^aborei'^T»^-fatKBt^bf7jsev?n^ dren, in Marshall, Mo., reached Mae/ West . at HpHy wood .: and ;• her check fpr $250 reached (Tlaus in time for Xnias. Claus first gained publicity in 1929 when he suffered . broken leg arid since then has reCieived hun- dreds of letters .from children each year/ He; aris.wers as many ■ as -■ hisi finances pernfiit/ ..',-.- |! .- 'r\yb weeks ago it becariie known that ClauS was; digging .'ditches near :^ Marshall tp;suppprt his family. The; st6ry. reached Ibcal rags .^hdi eventu- ally Hollywood.; Mis!» West's/present followed/ In her focwardirig letter ■Miss; West';promised 'to -purchdsb; stamps for Clau.s tp answer letters frpm children and. said she would drpp.in on the Claus fanri ily at the first dppbrtunity. Claus, the son of Williain arid Hw^^ Claus, ap- beared oh a- New .York radio, pro- gram two years agO; He Signs all letters "The Rev. iSanta Claus.' .; Hollywood, Dec,: 28. .Auloripmy for foUr'studio locals of :the / lA'TSE dre.w!'. a .negative vote frbrn :labbratpry:-^^^^^ ers, also votbd,. against self-govern- irient. ; .,; /-'.' _ Studio tcchnician.s, biggest ^o?" Ip- cais, .with :7,500 . mbmbership; ballot Jan. 2, - . ';/, '-:/- ...- ■'l. . ■ -.^^ :' -■ Joe Bigelow Mz^ Join U -. ; HollywpQd; bcc; 28.; ■ Jpe;-■ Bigelbw. /. dickering " with Universal / for ; termer, , through Zeppo Marx.agency.//:; \-';' -.'-';.' ;/ Bigclo\V' :j|us.t Cpriciuded stretch with Goldwyn. NeW deal would call for $500 weekly; Sleuths for Par .'/•/-■■■ ,■'■/■;• . Hollywood.; Dec; 28. iVIark Twain's stbi'y/.-Tom/SaAvyer, Detective,' ;wjll/ bc pi-od'iccd. by- Para m pu nl with .a. Li^ |i: b racket b udget: on Vthb: 19.f7-:'!'/8 .i)n)t(ram, accprdirig to'/'" / ;;irinou-t!Cc:;mibii'l' .by./' Wi11iany- LeBa;r()iv.-. -;; ' -; -;'.; . Film is.'.pkpec't.ed./to.'bq'/i:i?ad^ Jroll by ;-sUtniTier.--ii' .. : . ;;.; " /'' . ' -