The Film Daily (1939)

DAILY Wednesday, April 5, 1939 Vol. 75, No. 65 Wed., Apr. 5, 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 VV. 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 — Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102, Mexico, D. F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cruz, Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrier.tes 1309. f innnciiiL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 13 13 13 9i/4 91/4 91/4 — Vi Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak do pfd Gen. 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 NEW YORK 11/4 HA l'A .... 9 9 9 154 150 151 — 3' 11 11 11—1 39V4 37i/2 39 _ 1 8% 88 9V« 73/, 1% 191/4 75/8 85 8% 6% 1% 183/4 191/4 8 1/4 — 1/4 85 — 5 91/s — 1/8 71/4 — 1/4 1% 29i/2 291/2 291/2 + 1/2 57 57 57 — 1/8 51/s 43/4 43/4 — % BOND MARKET 97 96 96 1 Keith B. F. 6s46 Loew 6s 41 -ww Tara. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3 i/4s47 85V2 851/4 8514 RKO 6s41 631/2 62 62 Warner's 6s39 ...101 1003/4 101 Warner's 6s39 ctfs. 91 91 91 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . 2 2 2 Sonotone Corp Technicolor 15% 15 '4 1514 -f Vs Trans-Lux 13^ 134 134 Universal Picts 'A Defer Conciliation Meet Toronto — Scheduled meeting of conciliation committee yesterday was postponed to an undetermined date. . PROGRESS FILM LIBRARY ■ STOCK SHOTS J of Every Possible Description Conveniently Catalogued. ■ " 7*9 SEVENTH AVE. NYC. . 1 BRYANT 9*5600 ■ ALCN6 THE with PHIL M. DALTi V V V • • • SETS new photo coverage record Roger Ferri editor of Dynamo 20th Century-Fox house organ turned out a 20-page telephoto special right after the simultaneous openings of "Alexander Graham Bell" at Washington and San Francisco World's Fair splashing photos of both openings several thousand miles apart being what you call SOME stunt for he did it after Wednesday nite openings, finishing early Thursday morn V V V • • • BUT that's only part of Mister Ferri' s feat this full-size mag was distributed to convention delegates in Chicago when the convention opened there Thursday morn AND then this telephoto special was delivered on the 20th Century-Fox lot the same afternoon if any pressagent can top this one, Ferri is ready to eat a copy of this 20-page Dynamo suspended by one ankle from a flagpole on the roof of the Roxy Theater, and remain hanging there until he has fully digested his meal. V V V • • • PLEASE be lenient with us all you publicity mugs and excuse us for not running your exclusive items that you have been piling in here since we went to that Dodge. City jamboree of Warners but we note that most of these items exclusive to us have appeared in the other papers so yes, porter, you can dump all that junk in the corner of the room it's old stuff, now Strike Developments Wait on United States Action (Continued from Page 1) the Justice Department office and the Mediation Board held no further meetings. The strike front was quiet. In some quarters yesterday, it was reported that there was a possibility the government might quietly intervene in the strike to attempt a settlement, but no official confirmation could be had of any plans. Principal effect of the strike to date has been a slight delay in selling at exchanges. Salesmen have been drafted to help out in shipping rooms, and exhibs. in some cases have pointed out that they do not want to make any commitments until the strike is settled. No further action by the union is anticipated until the official course of action in Washington has been indicated. Distribs. to Sell Under Trade Draft Provisions Raftery, Muller Exam. Postponed to Tomorrow Examination of Edward C. Raftery and Harry J. Muller, secretary and treasurer respectively of UA, has been postponed from today until tomorrow in Federal Court. Paul Williams, Special Assistant to U. S. Attorney General Frank Murphy, will conduct the examination which is in connection with Government equity suit. (.Continued from Page 1) variety of opinions as to the merits of the plan, some believing that the draft was a "step in the right direction" while others were of the opinion that the plan was acceptable except for the vague interpretation of an arbitration system. However, major companies are understood to have definite plans to sell new product under the provisions of the plan. ITOA, which was to have met today to take action on the proposals, has postponed the meeting one week to allow its attorneys to give further time to the study of the draft. D of J Quizzes 70 Indies to Bolster Equity Action (Continued from Page 1) partment of Justice, who is seeking data for the Government's answer to the distributors' request for a bill of particulars in the equity suit against the majors. Kreiger was accompanied by Thornton Kelly, executive secretary of New York Allied, on a tour of five cities. Twenty-two exhibitors were interviewed in New York City, 14 in Albany, 11 in Syracuse, nine in Rochester and 14 in Buffalo. Interviews were based on complaints filed with Allied by the exhibitors. Kreiger is now collecting similar information in Boston. cominc mid Gome BARNEY BALABAN, STANTON CRIFFIS LEON NETTER, NEIL ACNEW and RUSSELL HOLMAN, Paramount execs., leave for the Coast Friday. BOB GILLHAM leaves tomorrow. NORMAN H. MORAY, Vitaphone sales manager, arrives in Portland today. f\ HOMER B. SNOOK, manager of RCA^rophone Reproducer sales, has left on a two weeks' business trip. ALICE FAYE has left the Coast by boat for New York. JOHN GARFIELD and his wife arrived yesterday. GEORGE ARLISS arrived yesterday on the Century. Gen'l Theaters Equipment Reports $507,267 38 Net Report of General Theaters Equip-' ment Corp. for year ended Dec. 31J shows net profit, after $225,000 re-" serve against advances to subsidy iaries, of $507,267, equal to approxi^ mately 85c each on 597,887 outstand-i ing capital shares at year-end. Consolidated net in 1937 was $1,-'| 212,315, or $2.01 a share on tha 600,892 shares then outstanding. 13 Houses Using Triples, 21, Giveaways in Chicagc Chicago — Triples apparently ard on the downgrade here. Latest! checkup shows only 13 houses using three features, although one, ttu i Rosewood, has been experimenting | with four. Premiums, however, continue t<1 hold their own; 21 houses are usinj giveaways, checkup discloses. 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.-Trib. 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 with Helen Betty Mary Russell WESTLEY GARDE MASON HARDIE BILTMORE, W. 47th St. Mats. Wed. and Sat. "Roars of Pleasure*'—.^ thin son, Times. WHAT A LIFE with EZRA STONE as Henry Aldrich MANSFIELD W. 47th St., Mats. Wed. and Sat.