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Los i m. fS A TKADITIOS Of QUALITY SEL-ZNICK RELEASING ORGANIZATIOIJ NEIL AGNEW, Fm/^w/ • MILTON S. KVSELL, Ge/icrai Sj/e.< McOht,^er • SIDNEY DENEAU, Asst. Sales Maa
. point W. D I)cal Censors Urged 1) Meet on Program ETROIT— Call for a conference of local cesorship bodies upon a nationwide scale tcdlscuss problems and methods was prompd this weelc by Inspector Charles W. Stder in an Interview with BOXOFFICE. g'der lias handled Detroit censorship ac- Utles for the past 15 years In the motion yxtre field. In addition to other responilltlcs. and stated that in all that time Ire had been no regular interchange of , IS with other censor groups. This lack I conunon background of ideas is respon- :e. he feels. In part at least, for the sharp ; tTgences In patterns of censorship in diffi'nt parts of the country. >VS THE CODE IS FLEXIBLE nyder answered critics of the Code of Piductlon Standards, who have advocated a ener.il rewriting of the code in order to big It down to contemporary standards, wh the point that the code itself is very fkible. and can be interpreted within the d-retlon of the code authority as it may b< find r.ecessarj-. without any basic revision. le suggested two specific changes or :ids in interpretation: 1. Reduction of drinking scenes, beause of the heavy and growing oppositon to them on behalf of large sections if the public. 2. Avoidance of any scenes which tend o belittle police authority. n the latter connection. Snyder went on to the modern "whodunits—more Dlcally in the book form than on the jfeen"—as portraying the metropolitan po- 1; officer as a "halfwit or screwball." insad of maintaining the necessary respect (• his role in protecting society. This, he fjgested. contributes directly to juvenile cinquency. because of the effect it, has on viing and impressionable minds. Snyder's attack on this angle was beamed !?clfically at the current vogue for detecte film, in which a private detective is bught in to solve problems that the police ipear—on the screen—incompetent to hant!. Returning to the problem of censorship d administration of the code, he paid a bute to the industry "I hate to see the ijtion picture Industry maliciously critir«d. especially for things for which it is not sponsible. The code administration auhntles have been doing a fine job. and tryj? to administer the code in the most infilger.t manner they can without offending i.yone." ITES REGION.XL DIFFERENCES However, he said, conditions appear to ise In one section of the country such that particular film or situation in a picture :By be objectionable, while in seems inofnslve elsewhere. He advocates personal in- ^Mgat'.on by Joseph Breen in such instances see what lies at the bottom of .such obctioni; by censors—citing as one example e banning of "Duel in the Sun" by Memlis. A gathering of censorship authorities, such he advocates, possibly called and underritten by the film industry in order to irlfy the conflicting interpretations which mus* struggle to cope with, at some cenal loo;itlon. would help eliminate such conirtinp interpretations. Snyder emphasized lat silt h a move would benefit the industry wei; as help to coordinate standards of view, as gatherings of individuals in any her professional group help to thresh out Id provide new solutions to common probms. crncluding. "Let's get these people toither iind find out what is responsible for >e.se ;rcal idiosyncrasies." A Payoff in Goodwill and Business No Trouble in To Junior Admissions By LES REES MINNEAPOLIS Reduced "teen-age" admissions for youngsters of 12 to 17 years, which just went into effect in the Twin cities, met an immediate enthusiastic response, according to Minnesota Amusement Co. and RKO Theatres heads and owners of the World here and in St. Paul. Charlie Winchell, assistant to Harry B. French, Minne.sota Amusement Co. president, says the outpouring of juveniles over tht; weekend was by far the largest in many months, with the special "junior admission prices" as well as strong attractions considered major factors in the stimulated grosses. No difficulties or troubles were encountered, according to Winchell and others. The plan in effect here is to take the ticket buyers' word for their age unless they are obviously and palpably prevaricating. Winchell explains. The ticket cashier and the ticket takers are the .sole judges, he says. .\DMIT SOME CHISELING It's admitted there may be some chiseling, but the number of those over 17 getting the advantage of the reduced price tickets will be infinitesimal, Winchell believes. Up to this writing, he and the others say, there have been no arguments and nobody applying for the tickets has had to be turned down. Letters and telephone calls commending the move have poured in on the Minnesota Amusement Co., Winchell says. No step taken by the circuit has ever been so popular, it's indicated. In the Ben Friedman circuit out-of-town houses, those receiving the reduced "junior age" admission prices are required to present identifying cards. These cards are distributed through the high schools only as good conduct rewards. The youngsters receiving them pledge themselves to refrain from boisterousness and rowdyism in the theatres and to surrender the cards if they lapse In their conduct. Thus far. Friedman says, the Arrangements Committee Set for TESMA Confab CHICAGO—Oscar F. Neu, president of the Theatre Equipment and Supply Manufacturers Ass'n. Inc.. announced this week that an arrangements committee had been appointed for the organization's annual trade .showand convention to be held at the Shoreham hotel in Washington. D. C, September 24-29. The group will act as a general committee and sub-committees will be formed within this body. The committee members are: J, J. Arnslield, Adlor Silhouette Letter Co.; C. S. Ashcralt. Ashcralt Mfg Co : I B Conlner, Blue Seal Cine Devices, Inc.; L. W Davee. Century Protector Corp; I. K Eldorkin, Forest MIg Co; I A Felherslon, KoUroorgen Optical Corp.; |. R "Bob" Holl. Ballantyne Co.; C, P. Hughes. Forl-A-Cide Corp.; L. E Jones, Neumade Products Corp ; W Matthews. Monograph, Inc.; Jake Mitchell. La Vezzi Machine Works; Pete Mole, Molo-Richardson Co : I F. O'Brien, RCA MIg. Co ; A. Samuels, Automatic Devices Co : C Stober, General Register Corp; C. Williams. Wonzol Projector Corp. I. The sub-committees will act on transportation, decorations, program, reception, entertainment, etc. Changing plan has helped to eliminate juvenile vandalism, etc. Ted Mann at his World here and Bennie Borger at his St, Paul World quickly followed the Minnesota Anni.sement Co. and RKO Theatres' lead in establishing the "junior admissions." In establishing the reduced prices for the youngsters, French pointed out that the plan is in recognition of "the limited allowances and legally limited earning capacity of boys and girls of high school age." Talk of 'Price War' In Twin City Area MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Amusement Co. action in instituting reduced junior age prices threatens to precipitate an admission war. Most of the Twin city independent neighborhood and suburban exhibitors are wrathy over the development. Some of them have openly expressed themselves in favor of cutting under the Minnesota Amusement Co. prices or lowering adult prices to a level to which junior age admissions would drop if the independents here followed the big circuits' lead. However, at a second meeting called by North Central Allied this week to discuss the situation, the majority sentiment again favored a continuation of the marking time procedure previously decided upon "until such a time as the effects of the junior age admissions 'on them' can ht more accurately determined." At this week's meeting there were several in favor of starting the price war, if necesary. They wanted to go lower than the major circuits and to cut all along the line. Calmer judgment, however, prevailed. President Bennie Berger of North Central Allied pointed out that the group as a whole couldn't take united action on prices. The final sentiment for a second time was not to follow the Minne.sota Amusement Co.. RKO Theatres and World lead for the present. Several Managerial Shifts Made in RKO Theatres NEW YORK— Several changes in the managerial personnel of RKO Theatres have been made by Sol A. Schwartz, general manager. They will be effective June 30. Jerry Shinbach. Columbus city manager, has been made assistant division manager in Chicago. Max Mink, manager of the Fordham. New' York, has been named as city manager In Cleveland, with headquarters in the Palace Theatre there. Lou Lutz. manager of the Uptown, Detroit, has been made city manager at Grand Rapids, where RKO has taken over operation of the Regent and Keith theatres following the splitup of the pool with the Butterfield circuit. Lutz will have headquarters in the Regent Theatre. Joseph Goetz has been named as RKO Theatres field representative, reporting diectly to the home office, and Harry Schrelber has been tran.sferred from Cleveland to the post of city manager in Columbus. Walter Ahrens will replace Lou Lutz in Detroit. 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