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Saturday, Sept 10, 1932
DAILY
U% OF AUGUST RELEASES OKAYED FOR FAMILY TRADE
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August compares with some months in the past year when the number of such features was as low as 30 per cent.
A mark of special merit also was accorded to 12 of the past months' releases.
Non Partisanship Urged In Academy Awards
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Awards should be conducted on a strictly non-partisan basis.
"The prestige attached to these awards and their incentive to achievement may be maintained only if studio affiliations are disregarded by the Academy members in making their nominations and casting their ballots," says the notification, in part. Among those signing the letter are Emanuel Cohen, Harry Cohn, Samuel Goldwyn, Joseph M. Schenck, Winfield Sheehan, Irving G. Thalberg and Darryl Zanuck.
WORLD WIDE PREPARING 2
West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Two World Wide features are being prepared for production. With "False Faces" completed, the KBS unit is starting on "Uptown New York," based on Vina Delmar's story, "Uptown Woman." Edwin Carewe at the Metropolitan Studios, is preparing to place in production "Tarnished Youth," from the screen and stage play, "My Son." Sada Cowan has just completed the adaptation. Jetta Goudal has the feminine lead.
RESTORE ADMISSIONS
Richmond — A return to fall prices, with slight advances in many instances, is noted in a state-wide survey of admission scales in Virgina. Loews' here and Loew's State in Norfolk are playing exclusive runs at 50 cents top at night.
PLAZA, K.C., FIRST-RUN
Kansas City — A first-run policy has been inaugurated by Fox at the Plaza.
REMINDER
Detail a man to watch house temperature.
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IDS ANGELES
• • • SOME OF our favorite fan mags are missing from the newsstands this week because the company handling
them ., Eastern Distributing Corporation run by
Charles Dreyfus, Jr. is experiencing financial difficulties
the mags involved are "Screen Weekly", edited by
Frederick James Smith "Broadway and Hollywood
Movies", published by George Ullman and "Hollywood
Movie Album", published by Joe Bonica
• • • IT'S PRETTY tough for young Dreyfus the only
remaining competitor of American News Company
since General, the MacFadden distributing outfit, folded the
other week and if Charlie can't get the necessary funds
from his rich dad to carry on looks as if American
will have a clear field but over 100 creditors, including
transportation companies, printers and publishers are yelling
for their dough the printers are holding the issues of
the various mags for their advance so these three fan
publishers who are doing such fine work in their field are
having their headaches and thousands of fans are wondering what has happened to their favorite literature
• • • HERE WAS Frederick James Smith going great
guns with his mag and George Ullman making real
dough with a conservatively published sheet whereas most of
the big fan mags are in the red while Joe Bonica's case
is the most tragic of all with the current issue he
launched a new and unique idea that promised to put
him in the top row of fan publications with this stunt
he could afford to give the mag away and still make plenty of
dough it's a swell chance for somebody to step in and
help these three publishing lads out of their difficulties
for they all have publishing properties that are big potential money-makers
• • • SEEMS AS if everybody is talking about that new
departure of Walt Disney using Technicolor in "Flowers
and Trees" a Silly Symphony reviewers all over
the country are giving the novelty the space of a big feature
in their comments the next one, "King Neptune"
is ready for release and they say it even surpasses
the first and if the reaction continues to be so flattering
you can reasonably look for color to be extended to
the Mickey Mouse series also
• • • HOW CAN they bring color to an animated pix, you
ask that is simple it is done by painting the
sketches and then photographing them with a Technicolor
camera which gives that soft tone color effect almost
like a water color so pleasing and soothing to the eyes.
• • • OH, YES and Mickey Mouse has a birthday
on Oct. 1 believe it or not every public and
parochial school in the United States will be closed in Mickey's
honor whatta publicity stunt! who engineered
it? why, the guy who makes up the calendar ....
Oct. 1 is a Saturday oops . .
EXCHANGES IN 16 CITIES SET SO FAR BY POWERS
(Continued from Page 1) Seattle, Portland, Dallas and Minneapolis. The latter exchange was officially acquired yesterday with the signing of Elliott Films of Minneapolis as a Powers representative.
British Board of Censors Rough on "Modern" Stuff
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cial problems and aspects of modern life. Industry spokesmen say they are prepared to accept the Board's rulings where they affect such controversial matters as religion and politics, but it is felt that too severe restrictions are being placed on topics demanded by a sophisticated public.
SCREENART GETS "ENEMY"
Screenart Pictures has acquired distribution rights to "The Silent Enemy," which Paramount released in key spots a few years ago, President Frank D. Ferrone announced yesterday. Picture has been reedited and cut from nine to seven reels.
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N. Y. PARAMOUNT BOOKINGS
Tentative advance bookings for the Paramount on Broadway have just been set as follows: Sept. 16, "The Night of June 13"; Sept. 23, "Heritage of the Desert"; Sept. 30, "The Phantom President"; Oct. 7, "Madison Square Garden"; Oct. U "Night after Night"; Oct. 21 and 28, "Blonde Venus"; Nov. 4, "Hot Saturday"; Nov. 11 and 18, "Honest Finder."
FIRE IN OAKLAND HOUSE
Oakland, Cal. — A projection room explosion followed by fire at the Broadway early yestei'day did considerable damage and injured five persons.
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[MANY HAPPY RETURNS!
Best wishes are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays:
Sept. 10-11
Al St. John Bessie Love
Matty Kemp Lily Damita
Hector Turnbull Herbert Stothart
James Huneker