The Film Daily (1939)

W^V DAILY Tuesday, April 4, 1939* Vol. 75, No. 64 Tues., Apr. 4, 1939 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. _ Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone, BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119. 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. Mexico City — Marcc-Aurelio Galindo, Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102, Mexico, D. F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cruz, lleraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. f mnnciRL Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. . East. Kodak do pfd Cen. Th. Eq Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. Paramount 2nd pfd.. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd Net High Low Close Chg. 13'/2 13 13 + y2 93/4 91/4 93/4 + 5/g 11/4 11/4 'ii/4— "l/8 91/2 9 9 — i/8 163 152 154% — 8i/8 I8OV2 I8OV2 I8O1/2 121/2 12 12 42 393/8 40 — 1 Vi 9 . 90 10V8 7% 2 21 8V2 90 9V4 7'/2 1% 19% 20 8'/2 + Vb 90 +2 9'/4 V4 7</i 1% Vs 58 57% 57% + % 5% 5 5% + V4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. 6s46. ... 97 97 97 — % Loew 6s 41ww 101 101 101 + l/2 Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55. . .101 % 101% 101 % Para. Picts. cv.3V4s47 85V2 85% 851/4+ % RKO 6s41 64 64 64 +2 Warner's 6s39 101 100% 1003,4 — i/4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 2% 2% 2% -f 3/8 Sonotone Corp 1% lVi 1% Technicolor 163/8 15% 15'/8 — % Trans-Lux 1% ^3/4 134 Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 100 Fcx Thea. Bldg. 1st '49 Loew's Thea. Bldg. 6s 1st '47 Met. Playhouse, Inc. 1st deb. '45 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY Ont. Admish Tax Threat Fades as Gas Levy Soars Ottawa— Revenue of $204,639 for the fiscal year ending Mar. 31 was reported for the Motion Picture Branch of the Ontario Treasury Department when the estimates were brought down in the Legislature, as compared with expenditure of $34,409 for the 12 months. Estimated receipts for the next fiscal year were placed at $185,000 and expenditures at $38,000. The revenue is largely made up of fees imposed by the Ontario Board of Moving Picture Censors and from the annual licenses for the 360 theaters and film exchanges. New taxation was restricted mostly to an increase from 6c to 8c per gallon on gasoline and no legislation was introduced for the restoration of the amusement tax for which there had been an agitation by several municipalities. The latter will benefit, however, by Provincial subsidies representing a portion of the increased gasoline levy. Pix Classification Plan Unfair, Says Md. Censor Baltimore — Mrs. Ruth D. Wertz, chairman of the Maryland Censor Board wrote Emanuel Garfine, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee advising that the Board's request for a law to enable members to designate films for adults and those under 16 has been rescinded. Mrs. Wentz said in part: "To pass the proposed law designating films for family programs or children under 16 would be an injustice to the legitimate industry and those who are trying to observe the production code. "It would simply be playing into the hands of racketeers who would like nothing better than the opportunity to mark their programs for 'adults only,' 'men only,' and 'women only'." Clearance Cuts in Cincy Make Exhibs: "Very Happy" Clearances in Cincinnati have been reduced, following conferences between I. Libson, RKO theaters operator, and H. M. Richey, director of exhibitor relations for RKO. First run clearance has been cut from 44 days to 30 days, while clearance between second and subsequent runs has been reduced from 57 days to 44 days. Clearance between subsequents have been realigned proportionately. Richey, who returned over the week-end from Cincinnati, reported that exhibitors there were "very happy" over the new clearance setup. FCC Tele Committee Will Visit New York and Philly Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — FCC announced yesterday that a three-man television committee is proceeding to New York, Philadelphia, and possibly Schenectady to inspect television's latest technical developments. Committee will make recommendations to the commission regarding future regulations. Members are Commissioners T. A. M. Craven, Norman S. Case, and Thad H. Brown. Columbia Shifts Managers In Two Western Branches Denver — Wayne C. Ball, who has been Columbia exchange manager here, is reported being shifted by company to managership of its Los Angeles exchange. Bob Hill, exchange manager in Salt Lake City, is slated to move to Denver to make his headquarters as manager of both the Denver and Salt Lake branches of Columbia. Budd Rogers Appoints Greenblatt as Assistant Harold Anderson Replaces Brennen In RFS Berth Because of the pressure of personal affairs, in his home town, Buffalo, Norman Brennan, branch manager at Omaha, has resigned. Appointed to Branch Managership, to succeed him, is Harold Anderson, formerly assistant Manager in Chicago. Stewart C. Martin, of Boston, is moving to Chicago to take over the Assistant Managership vacated by Harold Anderson. William A. Warner, of Baltimore, was appointed Assistant Branch Manager for Ross Federal in Philadelphia to assist Kraker. 61,877 See "Bell" at Roxy Attendance at the Roxy for first three days of "Alexander Graham Bell" was 61,877, assuring the picture of at least one week's holdover. Biz yesterday was well above average Monday and ahead of pictures opening on Friday during the day. Budd Rogers, vice-president and general manager of Alliance Films Corp., has appointed Arthur Greenblott as his assistant. Headquarters for the company will be in the RKO Building, Radio City. Greenblatt was Eastern District Manager for Gaumont British until resigning this post to join Budd Rogers. Hold Hearing Tomorrow on Censorship Changes Columbus — Education Committee of the Ohio House tomorrow will consider a measure seeking to amend the present censorship law. ITO of Ohio at the hearing will present an amendment providing for the elimination of newsreels from censorship. Vaude for Keith, Boston Boston — Close to three weeks of vaudeville have been booked into the Keith, starting April 6. The theater will show some second-run duals during that time. cominG mid Gome BARNEY BALABAN, NEIL AGNEW and STANTON GRIFFIS are scheduled to leave for the Coast shortly for conferences on Para ' mount's new season product. S. CHARLES EINFELD. MRS. EINFELjch^COB WILK, RALPH BUDD, MITCHELL RAWQrt and JOHN HARKINS, all of Warner Bros., and the newspaper, trade journal and magazine writers I who attended the "Dodge City" premiere at Dodge City, Kan., arrive in New York this morning aboard the Commodore Vanderbilt. JORIS IVENS and JOHN FERNO, eo-produc , ers of "The 400,000,000" sailed Saturday on the Normandie for France and Holland. DOROTHY LAMOUR completes her p.a.'s at the Paramount tonight and leaves for Hollywood tomorrow. IRVING RAPPER left Hollywood Saturday fori a New York vacation after completing dialogue direction on Warners' "Family Reunion." LEO ROBIN and RALPH RAINGER are enroute from New York to the Coast after completing the music for the Para. -Fleischer full: length Technicolor cartoon, "Culliver's Travels.' WESLEY RUGGLES will leave the Coast with' in two weeks for a six weeks' vacation in Vichy, France. T. J. BRANDON, sales chief for Garrison Films, is making a tour of the middle West seeing first-runs on "The 400,000,000." LEON G. TURROU, left Dodge City Kans. .«Sunday for New York to make a p.a. at the f opening of "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" at the Strand on April 7. GEORGE JESSEL will go to Chicago nexlrc; month to act as master of ceremonies at aidinner to raise funds for a monument to Hyam Salomon, Revolutionary war patriot. JOSEPH BERNHARD, WB theater manager, ist' scheduled for studio and theater conferences in Hollywood this week. LILLIAN HELLMAN planed from the Coast, over the week-end for New York. THE THEATRE George Abbott Productions "There have been a number of good girl and music shows in town of late, but this is by all odds the most brilliant of the lot."— Watts, Her.-Trlb. George Abbott Rodgers and Hart The Boys from Syracuse with Jimmy Wynn Eddie Teddy SAVO MURRAY ALBERT HART ALVIN, W. 52d St. Mats. Wed. & Sat. "The lowest, roughest, toughest, tenderest, dirtiest, most decent, and certainly funniest play for your money put on sale this season.** — George Jean Nathan, Newsweek. PRIMROSE PATH By Rob't L. Buckner and Walter Hart u>ilh Helen Betty Mary Russell WESTLEY GARDE MASON HARDIE BILTMORE, W. 47th St. and Sat. Mats. Wed. _ : I A slal i "Roars of Pleasure"-— Atkinson, Times. WHAT A LIFE with EZRA STONE as Henry Aldrich MANSFIELD W. 47th St., Mats. Wed. and Sat.