The Film Daily (1948)

3fe Monday, April 12, 194$ Vol. 93, No. 70 Mon., April 12, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y.. by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Mersereau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice President and Secretary. 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. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119. 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Filmday, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phnnn: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older 6417 Dahlonega Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Slanoo, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd., Fort. Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Saifar. Filmafric, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmichael. Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater B]dg. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave.. Punchbowl, N. S. Phone, TJY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Lindbere, Jernbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME — John Perdicarl. Via Ludovisl 16. Phone, 42758. MEXICO CITY — FIRAnCIAL (April 9) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 183/4 183,4 1834 Columbia Picts. Vic. 12V4 12y4 12'/4 East. Kodak 43% 43% 43% do pfd 174 174 174 Gen. Prec. Eq 165/8 16% 16% . Loew's, Inc 19V4 19 19 Paramount 233/8 23% 23% RKO 9% 8% 8% Republic Pict 4 3% 37/8 Republic Pict. pfd... 10 10 10 20th Century-Fox ... 23y2 23V4 23V4 20th Cent.-Fox pfd.. 35 35 35 Universal Pict 14 13% 13% Universal Pict. pfd.. . 64 64 64 Warner Bros 13 12% 12*A NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts 3% 3 3% RKO ....: 2'/4 2% 2l/8 Sonotone Corp 3% 3% 3% Technicolor 13% 13% 13% Trans-Lux 53/4 5% 53^ OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 4% Pathe 434 Net Chg. — % + Va + Va — Va Vi % — Va — Va Va + Vs — Va + Vs Asked Rogers On Realart Board Budd Rogers, vice president in charge of distribution, has been named a member of the board of directors of Realart Pictures, Inc. WRITE US Eureka Productions Inc. FOR BOOKING DATES OR STATE AND WORLD RIGHTS 165 W. 46th St. Starr, n0 HEOY LAMARR N. Y. City comma mid GOiriG the JOHN J. JONES, SGP prexy, is back Coast after a five-week Chicago sojourn. JIMMY WAKELY goes to Clovis, N. M. April 23 for a p. a. in connection with the premiere of "Oklahoma Blues." LEONARD J. SCHAFITZ, producer for the Reynolds Metals Co., is in New York. SAM SHAIN arrived in Miami yesterday from New York. JACQUES KOPSTEIN, executive vice-president of Astor Pictures, is back from a West Coast trip. MANNING "TIM" CLAGETT of the MPAA Washington office is due in New York today. JOAN CRAWFORD is a New York visitor. B. F. SHEARER of San Francisco was a Chicago visitor last week en route to the Miami Beach Variety convention. J. S. ARCUS, JR. has returned to Chicago from New York. ARTHUR W. KELLY is now scheduled to sail for London aboard the SS Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday. ED ZORN is in Miami Beach from Pontiac, Mich., for the Variety convention. HENRY MORGAN goes to Washington Wednesday to address the National Press Club. AL BONDY, distributor of GE pix, is in Cleveland today and then visits Detroit, Chicago, MilwTukee. JACQUELINE WHITE will come to New York from Hollywood for a five-day visit on Wednesday. JOHN JOSEPH, U-l advertising-publicity director, is in town for a brief stay. MAURICE A. BERGMAN, U-l Eastern ad-publicity director, is out of town for several weeks. 12-40 Brandt Theaters To Play Siritzky Films From 12 to 40 houses in Brandt's 120-theater chain will play all of Siritzky Int'l. Pictures, according to Martin Levine who announced the signing of the deal on behalf of the circuit. Siritzky imports will be shown at the 42nd Street Apollo for extended second runs, and then go to those Brandt nabe houses which often play foreign product. First film to be shown under this policy will be "Fanny" when it exits Siritzky's Elysee and enters the Apollo at week's end. Paramount, B & K File Denials in Rockne Suit Tulsa Court's Decision Hailed by Andy Smith Tulsa, Okla. — Judge Eben L. Taylor here Friday denied Gerald L. K. Smith's application for a temporary restraining: order against the showing: of "Gentleman's Agreement," and the 20th-Fox pic opened at Talbot's Orpheum. Smith's suit was based on a reference to him in the picture's dialogue. Andrew W. Smith, Jr., 20th-Fox sales chief, in New York Friday hailed the decision as "a reaffirmation of the American system and its judicial branch." Chicago — Paramount and B & K attorneys have filed an answer with Federal Judge Michael Igoe here denying all allegations in the Rockne Theater antitrust suit. Reply states that the system complained about by the plaintiffs has developed over a period of years without any aid from Paramount or B & K. Attorneys for 20th-Fox, Eagle Lion, RKO, Columbia, Loew's, Universal, UA and Republic filed answers asking for more definite information regarding the charges. Essaness circuit contends that they are not properly a defendant inasmuch as they are an Illinois corporation. Marzall and Root, counsel for the plaintiffs, are studying the answers and preparing a reply for submission to the Court. B. G. Kranze Augments F. C/s National Setup Para. Has Three in July, Two in Aug., One in Sept. National release dates for six forthcoming Paramount pictures were announced at the weekend by Charles M. Reagan, vice-president in charge of distribution. Sextet embraces "The Emperor Waltz" (July 2), "Dream Girl" (July 23), "Big Town Scandal" (July 30), "So Evil My Love" (Aug. 6), "A Foreign Affair" (Aug. 20) and "Beyond Glory" (Sept. 3). Phil Reisman to Europe Phil Reisman, RKO Radio vice president in charge of foreign distribution, sails for Europe on Wednesday aboard the S. S. America for a tour of the company's exchanges in England and the Continent. B. G. Kranze, worldwide sales chief, Friday announced the promotion of George Lefko from Indianapolis branch head to sales head of the Film Classics' Detroit branch. Fred Bonnem, formerly in charge, resigned. Concurrently, Sam Abrams, salesman, was elevated to the post of branch manager of the company's Indianapolis branch. Ray Thomas joins the company as salesman under Abrams. Big Chicago Contingent At Variety Convention Miami Beach — Chicago contingent attending the Variety convention, opening today, includes: Jack Kirsch, Irving Mack, Al and Ben Bartel stein, Joe Berenson, John Samendales, Jack Rose. Izzy Slavin, Eddie Brunnell, Al Kritz, Georere West. Fred Hartman, Jack Belasco, George Kerasotes, Moe Wells. Library Buys 9 from Crystal Library Films, Inc., has purchased non-theatrical world rights to a series of travelogues photoeraphed in Cinecolor from Crystal Pictures. Adams Tilts Sunday Fee Adams, Mass. — By a vote of twi to one, the Adams selectmen hav sustained a Sunday license fee in crease for the Adams theater of $1 instead of the present $3 figure. NEW YORK THEATERS Cs-Hl — RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL _ Rockefeller Center IRENE DUNNE in GEORGE STEVENS' Production of "I REMEMBER MAMA" Barbara Oscar Philip 3 BEL GEDDES HOMOLKA DORN Produced by HARRIET PARSONS SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION MAN LADD M VIRONICA LAKE SA/GOAf 7?/lR/lMO(//vr ■tarring FRED MacMURRAY MoSk, FRANK SINATRA irt by MO 1*010 PICTUMJ ] 'jglVOLI'SStf Academy Award Winner LORETTA YOUNG Best Actress Of The Year for her performance in The FARMER'S DAUGHTER' PALACE er I M «t IF I I BETTE DAVIS n in WARNER BROS! new success i Winter Meeting; a ,. -Hi R -...^JANIS PAIGE . JAMES DAVIS W bretaTgne windust henrY'blanke WARNER THEATRE JB'way 51st • Opens 10:30 AM • Late Midnight Film "■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I APRIL . I w person SHOWERS ClABDE C»ARSON f ANDHISORCH. SOTHERM 1 c la WARNER BROS. IMOREYAMSTERMM fSTRAUD, OPENS 9:30 AM b way at 47ti> LATE MIDNIGHT FILM