Evening star., 1933-09-13
lending Of MOVIE
ACTORS RULED OUT.
Recognition of Practice Is
Definitely Taken From
Proposed Code.
BY the Associated Pres,.

By the Associated Press.
Recognition of the practice Of lending
stars under contract from one studio
to another today was definitely ruled
out OF the proposed motion picture in
dustry code.
1t was the producers code. Objec-
ton was raised to the provision today
by Max D. Steuer, New York City
attorney, representing group of actors
and directors.
Morris Rosenblatt, deputy recovery
administrator in charge Of the hearing,
matted Steuer's argument to announce
that the producers said the provision
was never submitted to them and that
they did not want it,"
The demand Of Actors Equity for a
voice on the proposed Motion Picture
Administrative Committee received sup
port earlier today from William Green,
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor.
Speaks at Hearing.
Green. speaking at the public hear
ing on the proposed movie charter. said
the Administrative Committee proposed
In the code submitted by the producers
was drawn entirely from the Academy
OF Motion Picture Arts and Sciences"
The academy at the hearing yester-
day sought to defend its position on
the committee
The proposed set-up of the Admins
trative Committee, Green said, was
mot truly representative of the work.
ers, the membership being based on
invitation, and since it has in the past
been dominated by the producers, we
hold that the Administrative Commit
tee should be selected by the code au-
thority and should include representa-
tives OF the appropriate actors organi-
cations, the Actors Equity or the
Chorus Equity, as well as the pro-
ducers"
Proposes Limited Hours.
The union. Green said, proposes for
assistant directors and script clerks a
30-hour week. 6 hours a day and a
5-day week.
This drastic reduction in hours"
Green said, lis necessary because of
the great unemployment which exists
In the industry"
Records compiled by the unions,
Green said, showed some studios run
ming up to % hours in day, 321a hours
In days. So hours in 3 days"
The majority of script clerks, Green
said. were women, whose hours should
be protected by the California eight
hour law, but abundant evidence exists
that many worked overtime from 2 to
II hours, not once. but many times"
The union proposes, Green said, that
the maximum production time for ma
chimes shall be IL hours a day in a
span of l3 hours.
Would Provide Lay-offs.
The union also proposed keymen, in
Guiding script clerks and assistant
directors, could work a maximum of 80
hours week lin such shifts as the
employer desires" When necessary.
they could work in excess of 80 hours
on location, the overtime accommodating
for a lay-of upon completion of the
picture.
The producers code" Green said.
lists wages for only a few occupa-
tlons other than the clerical workers at
the minimum
The union proposed that the hourly
salary for first assistant director be
81; second assistant, $3.50; extra as
s1stant, Sl.75, and script clerk, S15O.
Green's remarks on the production and
carnations, who opposed the double
exhibition Of double features differed
with those expressed yesterday by rep
resentatives of civic and women's or
feature idea.
The double feature. Green said, "con-
Germs the workers nightly" To bar
double features he added, would en-
courage monopoly in the industry and
would inevitably force many independ-
ent motion picture producers out of the
business" This, he said, would in
turn deprive many thousands of work.
ers" OF employment.