The Film Daily (1948)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1948
Publisher:
Wid's Films and Film Folk, inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jan-Mar 1948)
Leaf #:
000466
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
This leading industry publication, published out of New York, was founded in 1915 by Wid Gunning (who called his publication Wid's Daily until 1922). The Film Daily documented the rise of the Hollywood studios, the transition to sound, and the evolution of the American film industry (the paper finally shuttered in 1970). The Film Daily included feature reviews, news stories, and advertisements, but its extensive coverage of short films in the 1920s and 30s distinguished it from other trade papers of the period. -- Eric Hoyt, 2011/2013
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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Wednesday, March 24. 1948 Voi. 93, No. 57 Wed., Mc rch 24, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. 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 _11 communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broa'dway, 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, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 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 Blanco, Vlrtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay. Kltab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Saffar. Filmafrlc. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmichael. Room 9. 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy. 411 Lyric Theater BIdE. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moron: Ave.. Punchbowl. N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Me.vs. 110 Rue des Paquerettei. COPENHAGEN— John Llndherc Jernbanealle No. 3. Will Consider ticket Tax Cut Washington Chairman K nut son of House WaysMeans Com. yesterday assured Herman Levy, TOA general counsel, committee taking up excise tax cuts next month will give "very sympathetic consideration" to industry' s calls for ticket tax reduction-. MERGE CANADIAN CONFECTIONS TorontoTheater Confections, Ltd., Famous Players Lasky subsidiary, absorbs Hollywood Confections » Ltd. as of April 1. J. J. Fitsgibbons, Jr., will head the combined organization. TRADE TO WRITE FINAL TICKET Minneapolis— Col. H. A. Cole, addressing the NCA convention, while predicting Supreme Court would okay theater divorcement , declared " the final ticket must be written by the industry , not bv the courts. w Catholic Drive Meets Tomorrow The rery Rev. Msgr. Christopher J. Weldon, director of Catholi c Charities, will be guest at tomorrow's Hampshire House luncheon meeting of the Motion Picture Committee for the Catholic Charities drive. Other speakers will be Frank C. Walker and George A. Schaefer, drive's assistant treasurer. Percentage Fraud Actions in R.I. Providence-Myer Stanzler, Joseph Stanzler, Artcraft Pictures and the Harragansett Pier Amusement Corp. were named as defendents in separate percentage fraud suits filed in Federal Court here by Paramount, Loewrs,20thFox, Warners, HKO. DEATHS LINCOLN STEDMAN, producer, in Hollywood. CHARLES RAYMOND, veteran Loewfs *heater exec* , at Scituate, Mass. Alexander Film Distributes Abroad Colorado SpringsAlexander Film Co. , has taken over foreign distribution of its advertising films, J. Don Alexander, president announced. World Screen Advertising, now dissolved, formerly ha ndl ed. Film Stocks On the Rise Film stocks are currently on the upsufctS, benefiting from both the general bullish activity in the market and the effects of settlement of the British tax situation. From the lows reached earlier this year, Universal and 20th-Fox have each rallied 3 3/4 points to close last night at 14£ and 22 3/4 respectively. Paramount is up 3 7/8 at 21 1/8, Loew's at 17 3/4 is two points higher and Columbia has rallied 1 7/8 to stand at 11 7/8. Warners and RKO are each l£ points above their lows and now stand at 12 and 8 5/8 respectively. mmmm Every exhibitor can't play 'The Mating of Millie" —but every exhibitor will love it when he sees it! GLENN FORD EVELYN KEYES in a truly great family picture... L. A COLUMBIA PICTURE '< a: