A BIG DEAL

Grey River Argus, 13 October 1936, Page 5

A BIG DEAL

In Film Industry MOODABE’S AND AUSTRALIA. AUCKLAND. October 12. A big (leal linking Australmn cinema interests with ARodabo’? amalgamator] circuit of New Zea’and. was confirmed this morn'ng hy Air J. P- Aloodabe, managing-director, after his return on the Aorangi friom Sydney. Ho- sa'd th l Twentieth Century-Fox. Stanley S. Crick and Charles F;. ATunro t had purcha.sefl a .substantial interest in the drcnl’t, which comprises 65 cinema houses lhi"ougho.ut the Donrnion. Negotiations had extended over a Vngth;. period, and a joint statement was issued last wook in Sydney by Waltoi J. Tluteliinsriii. general manager of Twentieth Cent nry-Fox. and AT. Aloodabe, gene,ml manager and cha rman of directors of Amalgamated Theatres. The arrangement provides that there will bo no foreign domination. The majority control is to remain in the hands of Briti sh subjects. AT. J. Aloodabe 1? general manager and chairman p if d'l'ect or 1 ’ J P Meofiabe and C. E ATun-o are join' maneg’n'T-d'i'oefers. S. S. C)"ek w! be vi the bon d of d'rectors. AH AL J Mo dabe also rchirnad bv “-io Acanf'" ■ cc'omnn’ii'V by R. TT. Allen E. L Bartleet, secretarv and solictor to the Amalgamated Theatres, and E. R. Rutledg i e i . manager of Kox Films, nf ‘New Zealand.