The Film Daily (1948)

wKrSu? Wednesday, March 10, 19 Vol. 93, No. 47 Wed., March 10, 1948 JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sunday 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. Phone: 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: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St.. W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd.. Fort, Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafric, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL — Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher, 19 Moxon Ave.. Punchbowl, N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Lindberg, Jernbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME — John Perdicari, Via Ludovlsl 16. Phone, 42758. MEXICO CITY — 'Latin American News Service, Humboldt 49. fMAIKIAL (March 9) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Am: Seat Bell & Howell Columbia Picts. vtc. East. Kodak Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO Republic Pict Republic Pict. pfd.. 20th-century Fox . . 20th Cent. -Fox pfd.. Universal Pict Universal Pict. pfd.. Warner Bros High 17V8 187/3 391/4 141/4 17l/4 191/4 8 3% 9% 19% 33l/4 I21/4 60l/2 Low Close 171/8 171/8 187/8 187/8 38i/2 38% -41/4 141/4 Men. RKO Technicolor Trans-Lux . NEW YORK ram Picts. . . . CURB 3 ,2% 5 16% 19% 19% 331/4 331/4 12% 12% 591/2 60l/2 193/4 10% MARKET 3 3 1% 1% 12 12 5 5 OVER THE COUNTER Asked 5 4% FILM BOOKER Familiar with New York exchanges, to assist in operation of established exhibitor organization. Salary open. Must be available immediately. Write, citing experience and references, to: Box No. 171 THE FILM DAILY 1501 Broadway New York 18 NBC Gets Exclusive Tele Rights from U. S. Golf Assn. Exclusive radio and television rights to all competitions of the United States Golf Association have been obtained for the next five years by the NBC. First competition 'to be covered by NBC under the contract will be the National Open Championship at the Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, June 10-12. Television coverage of the events will be on film until network facilities have reached the locations of the tournaments, all of which are now beyond the reach of NBC's East Coast network. Chet Bell Dies on Coast Following Operation West Coast Bureau nf THE FILM DAILY Burbank— Chester J. (Chet) Bell, 50, Paramount branch manager in Denver, died at St. Joseph's Hospital here following an operation. Bell, who was associated with Paramount for 25 years, is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lida Mae Bell, his parents and a sister, Mrs. E. P. Ketcham. Burial will be in Louisville, Ky. Sol Schwartz Returning Today from Coast Stay Sol A. Schwartz, vice-president and general manager of RKO Theaters, and Mrs. Schwartz, plane in today following a three-week stay on the Coast. During his trip West, Schwartz visited RKO Theater properties in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, and spent time at studios reviewing new product. Greek Church Dignitary For Benas Rites Today Archbishop Athenagoras, head of the Greek Orthodox Church in North and South America, will officiate at funeral services this afternoon for John M. Benas, who died Sunday. Rites will be held in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 319 East 74th Street. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, L. I. $1 Western Electric Dividend Board of Western Electric Co. yesterday declared a dividend of $1 per share on capital stock, payable March 31 to holders of record on March 23. SCREENING ROOM Our Air Conditioned Comfortable Screening Room is part of "BONDED'S 3-WAY SERVICE" • Film Storage • Film Exchange Service • Air Conditioned Screening Room 10NDED "ff "Scudda" Sedalia Bally Reaches Climax Today Sedalia, Mo. — Day long celebration of "Scudda Hoo Day" will climax tonight in the world premiere of the 20th-Fox film at the Fox and Liberty theaters here. This showing precedes the six-state regional premiere in over 300 houses in the Midwest area. In this town opening day festivities got under way this morning with a parade. On hand for the program are Lon McCallister, Colleen Townsend and Betty Ann Lynn who came from the studio. Town was done up in holiday style for a week prior to opening day and the local citizenry were requested to dress appropriate to the spirit of the film. A statewide mule show will be held this afternoon at the State Fair Grounds. A "Queen of the Jeans" beauty contest is scheduled, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Floats entered in the parade will be awarded prizes. Preceding today's opening, there was a 10-station radio spot campaign blanketing Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Kentucky where the pic will open in the next two weeks. Premiere details were handled by Elmer Rhoden of Fox Midwest, Senn Lawler and Rodney Bush. House Votes $200,000 More for Thomas Com. Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The House yester day, with only 37 dissenting votes, voted another $200,000 to the Committee on Un-American Activities for its activities during the rest of this year. ATOI Sets Convention Dates Indianapolis — Associated Theater Owners of Indiana decided on French Lick Springs as the site of its Summer convention, to be held July 26-28. FASTEST COASTTO-COAST SERVICE! Go by TWA Constellation For quick reservations, see your travel agent or call your local TWA office. cominc add Gome JEAN LOUIS, Columbia's head fashion signer, has arrived in New York by plane route to Europe. He sails Friday on the Queen Elizabeth. JEANNE CAGNEY has arrived in New Y from Hollywood for a month's stay. JAY EISENBERG of M-G-M's legal ', and IRVING HELFONT of the sales <f; rm leave for Montreal today for conferences v Henry L. Nathanson, president of M-G-M Fi ot Canada, and Ted Gould, sales manager. WILLIAM B. ZOELLNER, head of M-Gshort subjects sales and reprints and impoi tions, returns today from a Mideastern trir. DEBORAH KERR, M-G-M star, and her r band TONY BARTLEY, arrive tomorrow from Coast for a vacation. RAY MILLAND has accepted an invitation be guest of honor at the gala opening of Pc mount's new Tacna Theater in Lima, P< April 1. MARCEL HELLMAN is due in by plane to from London with a print of "This Wa; Woman" which 20th-Fox will distribute. JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ, 20th-Fox vice-presic and studio rep., arrives from the Coast tod( GEORGE STEVENS, executive producer-direi of RKO's "I Remember Mama," and HARR PARSONS, producer of the film, are due f the Coast today. AL BONDY, distributor of GE films, is b in New York from a Southern trip. J. ARTHUR RANK, British cinemagnate, MRS, RANK are scheduled to arrive today abc the Queen Elizabeth. Fellow passengers, < due, are: G. I. WOODHAM SMITH, JAR's l< advisor; SAMUEL ECKMAN, JR., managing dii tor of Metro's British subsidiary, and MRS. E MAN; ROBERT WOLFF, RKO's managing dire< in Britain; LAWRENCE R. KENT, 20th-Fox in England, and MRS. KENT. Roy Rogers and Republl Differences in Fadeout West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAIL Hollywood — Differences existi between Roy Rogers and Reput have done a fade-out and the We em star starts "Eyes of Texas" March 23. Pic will be in Trucolor ffl te BANK OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY ISmtk. of America /e! ASSOCIATION