Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-05 | Page 17 | Exhibitors May Close 470 Shows in Boycott

Exhibitors May Close Shows in Boycott Movie Movie- Theater Men Increase Figure in Protest on Church Activity PHILADELPHIA July 5 P Mo P Mo Motion d tion n picture exhibitors and church churchmen churchmen men boycotting th their ir shows are deadlocked today over a threat to close theaters in the Philadelphia area i if the boycott is not withdrawn Church authorities made mad no move to lift lilt or modify their protest against immoral and indecent movies The exhibitors in turn stood by their announced intention to close unless action is forthcoming in two weeks Warner Bros officials say they already already already al al- al- al ready h have we given two weeks weeks' noti notice c to preparatory to closing 20 of the movie houses The other theaters covered by the closing threat are arc owned by motion picture theater owners of eastern Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania southern New Jersey and Dela Dela- ware I The boycott bocott started a month ago with a letter from Cardinal Dough- Dough rt r t f j tt I Cardinal Dougherty erty to Catholics of the Philadelphia archdiocese urging Catholics to boycott boy cott all commercial movies in protest against immoral shows