The Film Daily (1948)

1 DAILY: Thursday, July 1, 1948 Vol. 94, No. 1 Thur., July 1, 1948 10 Cts. 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 Fihnday. New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wllk, 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: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Benter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco. Virtudes 214. BOSrBAT — Ram L. Gogtay. Kltab Mahal, 190 Hornby Rd., Tort, Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Saffar. Filmafric, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jaclt Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. SYDNEY — Bowden Fletcher, 19 Mo\on Ave., Punciibowl, N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Me.vs. 110 Rue dcs Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Lindberg, JembaneaUe No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loesc. ROIIE — John Perdicari, Via Ludovlsl 16. Phone, 42758. flHAnCIAL (June 30) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 261A 26'/8 261/8 Bell & Howell 203^ 2OI/2 201/2 Bell & Howell pfd.. . . lOS/g 10% 10% East. Kodak 431A 42 43 Gen. Prec. Eq 16 15% 153,4 Loew's, Inc lys/g I71/4 I71/2 Paramount 233/8 22% 23 RKO 9 8% 9 Republic Pict 33^ 334 33^ Republic Pict. pfd.. .. 9% 91/2 9% 20th Century-Fox ... 21 203,4 21 20th Century-Fox ppf. 99 99 99 Universal Pict I21/4 12 Warner Bros 11 1/2 1 1 H NEW YORK CURB Monogram Picts 43,4 RKO 23/8 Sonotone Corp 33,4 Technicolor 131/4 Trans-Lux 5 OVER THE COU Net Chg. — % — % -f 3/8 + % -f 1/8 + % Cinecolor Pathe . . . 121/4 _ 11% MARKET 41/2 434 21/4 2Va 33/4 33/4 131/4 131/4 5 5 NTER Bid ... 31/2 ■ . . 43/4 + 1/4 + 1/2 Asked 41/8 51/2 MADE RIGHT BY MEN WHl KNOW HOWI •NSW YORK , 24} Wot 55rii St. LOS ANGILES irT4 w. TRAILERS SEND WS YOUR NEXT ORDER / 1 COMPLETELY EQUIPPED PLANTS CHICAGO 1127 1. W«k«k cominc flno Goinc RICHARD F. WALSH is scheduled to visit the Coast next week. LYNN FARNOL leaves for Hollywood Friday, with a Colorado vacation to follow. ROBERT M. SAVINl has arrived on the Coast from New York. GLENN FORD left Hollywood yesterday for a vacation at Lake Seeley, Mont. ROBERT D. OLSON, who will serve as American liaison publicist for "Under Capricorn" in England while the picture is in production there for Warners, leaves for London on Tuesday via Pan American World Airways. TYRONE POWER and LINDA CHRISTIAN are enroute to Rome by plane. BARRY SULLIVAN planes for New York following completion of his role in King Bros.' "Last of the Badmen," for two weeks of Summer stock, opening July 12 at Mount Kisco in "Second Man." Sailing aboard the Queen Elizabeth last night were WILLIAM A. SCULLY, MAURICE A. BERGMAN, JACK BENNY, MARY LIVINGSTONE, PHIL HARRIS, ALICE FAYE, KAY KYSER and MICHAEL REDGRAVE. WALLACE BEERY will fly to Paris today on vacation. McConnell Will Oppose Pleas Against Chi Decree Chicago — Thomas McConnell, Jackson Park Theater attorney, w\\\ oppose petition of Paramount and B & K attorneys to secure longer than a two-weeks loop run for "The Emperor Waltz" in Judge Michael Igoe's court, today. He will also oppose RKO attorneys' petition to release RKO theaters from the twoweeks loop run ban. Cutler Organizes New Indie Production Co. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Hollywood — Formation of National Pictures, Inc., as an independent producer, is announced by Lester Cutler. Company owns two story properties, "House of Cards," by Clarence Budington Kelland, and Margaret Lee Runbeck's novel, "Hope of Earth." National has headquarters at the Motion Picture Center. Screen Gtiild Promotes Winn Des Moines — Promotion of James E. Winn to branch manager of Screen Guild's exchanges here and in Omaha is announced by Julian H. King, SG franchise holder. Winn has been office manager in Des Moines. YOUR FILM DAILY DELIVERED TO YOU IN LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY BIT MANNING'S DELIVERY SERVICE A SPECIALIZED MESSENGER AND DELIVERY SERVICE HO-3129 BERNIE RUBIN, head of Imperial Pictures, Cleveland, and MAX SHULGOLD, of Crown Film Co., Pittsburgh, are in town for conferences with Astor Pictures executives. KARIN BOOTH, who recently signed a long term contract with Metro, is visiting New York with her husband, ALLAN CARLISLE, Florida sportsman. LOUIS B. MAYER flew to the Coast yesterday after a week's Metro home office conferences. RUDY BERGER, M-G-M Southern sales manager, arrived from Washington yesterday and will leave for home the end of the week. JUNE E. DORTH, of the MG-M Cleveland booking department, is in town vacationing. J. L. SCHLAIFER and MILTON E. COHEN, Eagle Lion sales execs., are in Gloversville today. NANCY CRAIG, WJZ-ABC commentator, is in Canon City for "Canon City" premiere broad casts. GEORGE A. HICKEY, M-G-M Western sales manager, has returned to the Coast after a month in New York. FRANK BUCK is back in New York following a two-week P. A. tour of 10 cities in connection with the showing of RKO's "Bring 'Em Back Alive." GEORGE A. SMITH, Paramount Western division manager, has left Los Angeles on a week's tour of branches in Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver and Omaha. Kansas Allied to Seek Video Outlet Supervision Kansas City — Allied Independent Theater Owners of Kansas and Missouri plans to do everything within its power to see that television outlets are regulated when this city's video stations go into operation. Warning members that video is due here within a few months, AITO points out that reports from other territories indicate an adverse effect on film theaters, particularly during big sporting events. Organization seeks member viewpoints on the probable effect of video Qr 4-1^0 area's film theaters. Research Council Prints Theater Sound Bulletin West Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Hollywood — A technical bulletin, designed to aid in securing best sound reproduction from all types of equipment under theater operating conditions, has been published by the Motion Picture Research Council. Bulletin, "Standard Electrical Characteristics for Theater Sound Systems," is available from the Council office. I rm it's a cinch with... , HJiI¥ili I sent from U A WBKB Asks $800 Per Hour, An Increase of $300 Chicago— WBKB is raising their commercial rates to $800 per hour, an increase of $300 in view of more than 25,000 television sets now in use here, it was announced here. CouncU Sets Music Confer© «> A conference on music in filni ill be held July 10 at the Juilliard School of Music, it is announced by the National Film Music Council. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALl _ Rockefeller Center BING JOAN CROSBY . FONTAINE in "THE EMPEROR WAITZ" Color by TECHNICOLOR A Paramount Picture SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION T^'^^^/t^ocivr ■rONiOMi lEAIuit l)Xlmci|S greatesf sfarand-song-showi &£iS^^^ TBCflf^/GOLOR! Rdeued thni RKO Radio Picture ASTOR B'WAY i. 45lh ST. Pres1°.s FIGHTIIVG FATHER DUiVIiVE I FATHEK DUNNE ^ PAT O'BRIEN ° l/iCTORIArs JOHN FORD'S MASTERPIECE "FORT APACHE"! rNPERSON, LENAHORNE' Special! PAUL WINCHELL Extra! SKINNAY ENNIS 3nd his ORCH COOI. CAPITOL DAN DAILEY "GIVE MY REGARDS to BROADWAY" A 20th Century-Fox Picture in Technicolor On Variety Stage— THE ANDREWS SISTERS DEAN MARTIN and JERRY LEWIS On Ice Stage— CAROL LYNNE ARNOLD SHODA R/\ V m^ 7th Ave. & U A T SOth St.