The Washington times., 1938-04-15
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Saranac Lake, N. Y, formerly
the N. v. A. Sanitarium.
A new record in number Of
sound negatives as well as num-
Der of short subject release
prints has been set by this me-
mortal two-reel feature.
Major N. LeVinson, head OF
the sound department at the
studio, made Is sound negatives
simultaneously and electrically
as the basis for 1000 release
prints to be made at various
processing plants throughout
the country.
The 10 sound negatives will
be shipped to the key points
where the release prints will be
struck off. one at a time.
HOORAY FOR PARAMOUNT
L. Gardner Moore's Shore.
ham Hotel is packed to the roof
with Paramount Picture sales.
men, for the annual sales con-
vention of the company opened
there today.
Sales Manager Neil F. Agnew
will WELD the gavel, and before
the sessions close will tell the
delegates all about the So pic.
lures the Zukor organization
will make for the 1899 pro-
gram.
Publicity Director Terry De
Lapp is here from Hollywood
and Carl N. Odell, former M. E.
of the Washington Times. came
down from New York to handle
critics and trade press.
Proving you never can tell,
Paramount delegates will learn
that the picture which made
the most money for the COM
pany last year was Jungle Prtn-
cess" with Dorothy Lamour.
This was made on a peanut
budget. all the big city critics
gave it the haw-haw, Paramount
wouldn't even let it into its
main Broadway house, yet when
it was generally released, it
rolled up fat crosses all over the
world.
While Paramount dipped into
the red bucket for more than
a million on High, Wide and
Handsome" the despised Jun
gle Princess" made more than
enough to pay for the wrong
guess.
That's why Paramount dele
gates and statesmen will be told
to turn on the heat for "Her
Jungle Love-" This is another
of the same desert island type,
with chimpanzees and animals
mixing up with the stars, in
Guiding Dorothy Lamour. The
critics may not like it, but the
public will, is the probable slo-
gan for Her jungle Love-" It
is due for late April release.
MARK TWAIN FACTS
The writings of Samuel Glenn
ems, mark Twain) are. in the
public domain. Meaning that
they may be printed, or made
into motion pictures, without
payment to the estate.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, !"
the David o. Selznick picture,
current at the Capitol ,Theater,
paid the estate for the produc-
ton rights. This was really to
use the pseudonym Mark
Twain" which remains a per-
sonal right, and is the property
of the authors heirs.
A copyright on an American
book may be taken for % years,
and then renewed for % years.
The copyright on Tom Saw.
yer" published first in 1876,
therefore expired in 1884; and
the right to the text passed into
the public domain.
Hence you will find the book
shops flooded with reprints of
tom Sawyer" If the title page
reads "by Samuel Clemens" it
is likely the publisher is not pay
ing a royalty to the Mark Twain
estate; to proclaim, by Mark
Twain" the publisher must pay
a fee to the estate.
Hollywood has always played
fair with Mark Twain's heirs, in
fact the earlier screen tom
Sawyers" were made while the
copyright was in effect.
Incidentally the pseudonym.
Mark Twain" was derived from
the call given by the leadman
on a Mississippi river boat when
a depth of two fathoms is
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