The Film Daily (1948)

Thursday, March 11, 194= Vol. 93, No. 48 Thurs., March 11, 1948 10 Cts JOHN W. ALICOATE 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 Yoik 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Filmday, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES 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 lilariro, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ham L. Gogtay, Kilau Mahal. 11)0 Hornby ltd.. Fort. Bombay 1. ALGlKltS — l'aul Sairar, Filmafrio. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmkhael. Room 0, 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy. 411 Lyric Theater Bids. SYM.NKY Itmvdcn Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave.. Punchbowl, N. S. Phone. TJY 2110. BRUSSELS—Jean I'ierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Lindners. Jcrnbanealle No. 3, finAIKIAL (March 10) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Bell 8. Howell 19 18% 19 + Vs Columbia Picts. vtc. 11 Vi " HVi + Vi East. Kodak 38% 38% 38'/2 — Vs do pfd 164 164 164 — 1 Gen. Prec. Eq 145/8 14'/4 14% + % Lcew's, Inc 17l/4 16% 171/4-f % Patamount 19% 19V4 19l/2+ '/4 RKO 8V4 8 8% + i/4 Republic Pict 3% 31/2 3% + Vs 20th Century-Fox . . . 20y4 19% 20l/2 + % 20th Cent.-Fox pfd... 33l/4 3314 331/4 Universal Pict 12% 12 1/4 12'/2 + % Warner Bros 11 1/4 11 IIV4-J % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 3 3 3 RKO 1% 13/4 17/8 + i/8 Technicolor 12 1/4 12l/4 121/4 + % OVER THE COUNTER Bid Asked Cinecolor 4% 5% NLRB Confirms IA as Rep. For DuMont Tele Workers Right of the IATSE to represent the technical workers of DuMont's television station WTTG, Washington, D. C, was confirmed by Ross M. Madden, Baltimore regional director of the National Labor Relations Board at a recent hearing. He dismissed the allegations of unfair labor practices brought by the National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians. Koch Joins Pathescope Richard Koch has joined Pathescope Prods, as a writer-director, Edward Lamm, president, announced cominG (MD GOMG Sir Philip, Lady Warter Honored at WB Luncheon West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Sir Philip Warter, chairman and director of Associated British Pictures, Ltd., an associate corporation of Warner Bros., and Lady Warter, arrived on the Coast yesterday. Sir Philip and Lady Warter will be guests of honor at the Warner Bros, studio today at a luncheon tendered by Harry M. and Jack L. Warner. Studio producers, directors and stars will attend. Byram to London, Dublin, Paris John Byram, play editor of Paramount, will sail from New York for Europe Tuesday, on the SS Nieuw Amsterdam. He will visit London, Paris, Dublin and other European capitals, seeing new plays and interviewing playwrights and prominent theatrical personalities. He will return on the SS Queen Elizabeth, sailing from Southampton April 7. Wolfe Cohen in Shanghai Shanghai (By Cable)— Wolfe Cohen, Warner Int'l vice-president in charge of Far Eastern and LatinAmerican distribution, arrived yesterday on a tour of inspection. He was accompanied on his visit of Shanghai and other key cities by A. L. Caplan, managing director of Warner interests in China. To Argue Interrogatories Chicago — The anti-trust case of the Liberty Theater, Michigan City, Ind., is set for Monday in Federal Judge Barnes' court, when interrogations filed by Attorney Seymour Simon, for Louis Philon, plaintiff, will be argued. 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 MANNY REINER, SRO Latin American sales head, returned to New York yesterday from Australia, via the Coast, and remains here for three weeks. MONTY WOOLLEY has arrived in Hollywood f'om his home in Saratoga Springs, to start tests for his role in "The Tatlock Millions," at Paramount. GREGORY LA CAVA is here from the Coast. He's at the Waldorf. CARL DREYER, Danish film director, making his first visit to the U. S., is expected to arrive in New York on March 26, and plans to visit Hollywood. JOSEPH HARRIS, Realart board chairman and treasurer of U. S. Films, is vacationing at the Boca Raton Club, Boca Raton, Fla., with MRS. HARRIS. STEVE BROIDY, president of Allied Artists and Monogram, is due in New York tomorrow from a trip South. C. J. FELDMAN, U-l Western division sales manager, returns today from a three-week trip through his territory. GEORGE RAFT returns to New York tomorrow aboard the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam after several weeks in Africa filming sequences in "Outpost in Morocco." LEONIDE KIPNIS, president of Westport Int'l Films, leaves for Canada this week to search for background locations for a film to be produced by Westport this Summer. HOMER ROCKWELL, publisher of Screenland, Silver Screen and Movie Show Magazine, and president of the Association of Screen Magazine Publishers, Inc., leaves for Hollywood today for meetings during the next two weeks with studio executives. RUSSELL JANNEY, author of "Miracle of the Bells," is on an auto tour through Pennsylvania. He will then come to New York for the premiere of the film at the Rivoli, Mar. 16. Davis Due on Coast Today on Story Deals West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — B. G. Davis, preside of the Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., ar rives in Hollywood today to confe with studio story chiefs, leadin agents and authors whose books an in the process of film negotiation Several film companies and£~ ducers have evinced interest in b\?„K on the Ziff-Davis Spring list. Davis will make his Coast base o operations at Ziff-Davis offices in th RKO Building. Rep. Not Seeking Dates For Stars in Florida St. Louis Ad Rates Hiked St. Louis — Amusement advertising rates have been hiked from one an] a half to three cents per line by thl three local daily newspapers. StarB Times rate goes from 26 cents t\ 27 V2 cents, while the Post-Dispatcl and Globe-Democrat upped weekdai rates from 43 cents to 45 cents pel line daily, and from 47 to 50 cent! per line in Sunday issues. 1 James R. Grainger, Republic's executive vice-president in charge of sales and distribution, denies that Republic has any company representative in Florida engaged in booking PA's of any Republic stars in theaters or rodeos or in connection with any merchant promotion. Denial came as a result of an inquiry on the part of Windell C. Yount, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Titusville, Fla., in which specific mention was made of bookings of the Sons of the Pioneers, singing group which appears in Rogers' releases. NEW YORK THEATERS ^_ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL _J Rockefeller Center IRENE DUNNE in GEORGE STEVENS' Production of "I REMEMBER MAMA" Barbara Oscar Philip BEL GEDDES HOMOLKA DORN Produced by HARRIET PARSONS Music Hall's Great Easter Stage Show Suit Against Brandon is Dismissed by Judge Bondy Federal Judge Bondy yesterday dismissed the copyright infringement case brought against Brandon Films, Inc., by London Film Prods, and Hecuba Corp. Court ordered a judgment dismissing the complaint and directed London and Hecuba to pay Brandon's costs and counsel fees. "A VERY FUNNY PICTURE"SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents CARY LORETTA DAVID GRANT. YOUNG • NIVEN "The Bishop's Wile" Doors Open A (TAD B'woy at 45th St. 04r|a.Pmen ASTOR Jules Levey to Europe On Production Deals Jules Levey will leave for an extended trip to Europe on Tuesday aboard the SS Nieuw Amsterdam. He will visit France, England and Italy in the interests of production deals started last year. YOUR FILM DAILY DELIVERED TO YOU IN LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY BY MANNING'S DELIVERY SERVICE A SPECIALIZED MESSENGER AND DELIVERY SERVICE HO-3129 EJES EDDIE CANTOR -JOAN DAVIS CHARLES DINGLE ■ BOBBY DRISCOLL V