The Film Daily (1948)

%/^^ DAILY Thursday, August 12, 1948 Vol. 94, No. 30 Thur., August 12, 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 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 /nseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlareate 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, 100 Hornby Rd., Fort, Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Safifar, Fllmafrlc, 8 Rue Charras, MONTREALr—Ray Carmlchael, Room 9, 464 Francis Theater Bldg. SYDNEY — Bowden Fletcher. 19 Mnxon Ave., Punchbowl. N. S. Phone, ITY 2110. BRUSSEI,S — .Tean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des Paquerettes. rorENHAnUNJohn Llndberg, Jernbanealle No. 3, CopenhaKen-Van Jjieae. ROME — .John Perdlcarl, Via Luriovlsl 16. Phone, 42758. iTEXICO CITY Jay Kaner — c/o American Chamber of Commerce — San Juan de Letran 24. MnnnciflL (.'iiajust 11) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Ciig. Am. Seat 251/2 24 241/2 — 1 Bell & Howell 18 18 18 — 5/. Columbia Picts. 91/2 9'/2 91/2 East. Kodak 40% 40% 40'/,. — 1/, Gen. Prec. Eq 141/2 143/g MS/g — 3/j Loew's, Inc 16'A 16 16 Paramount 2134 2II/4 2^% — 1/4 RKO 77/8 75/s 73/4 Republic Pict 3'/, 31/4 31/4 — 1/4 Republic Pict. pfd... 83/8 8I/4 83/, 20th Century-Fox I91/2 19 I91/2 + % 20th Century-Fox pfd. 34 34 34 Universal Pict lOVs IOI/2 IOI/2 — % Warner Bros 101/2 IOI/4 10 — l/f NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . . iVn 3% 3% RKO 1% 134 17/8 — i/p Sonotone Corp 31/2 3'/2 31/2 — % Technicolor 12 12 12 OVER THE COUNTER Cinecolor Pathe Bid Asked 35/, 4 31/2 4 Mayer, Schenck, to Speak At Heart Award Banquet West Coast Buiu'oii „f THE F/LM P A I LY Los Angeles — Louis B. Mayer, Joseph M. Schenck, Mayor Bowron, Ted Gamble and Willard Keith will be speakers at a testimonial banquet Monday when Charles P. Skouras will be presented the Great Heart Award by the Variety Club of Southern California. George Jessel will be toastmaster and Bob O'Donnell, Dallas Chief Barker, Variety Clubs International, will attend. cominG finD goirg HOWARD DIETZ, M-G-M vice-president and director of publicity, advertising and exploitation, will leave by plane Saturday for Paris. DORE SCHARY, M-G-M vice-president in charge of production, left for the Coast yesterday after four days here conferring with home office executives. SIDNEY FRANKLIN, who recently completed "Command Decision" at M-G-M, arrived from the Coast yesterday. He will sail tomorrow on the S. S. Argentine for a vacation in South America. WILLIAM KRUSE, United World veepee, and MRS. KRUSE leave for a vacation in Canada today. Pix Stars to Get Scrolls At Air Force Reunion Washiiuitoii Bureuii of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Scrolls of appreciation will be awarded screen and radio stars who entertained Air Force personnel overseas at a giant Air Force reunion to be held at Madison Square Garden, New York, Sept. 25, it was announced yesterday. Many stars will be on hand to receive scrolls for themselves and for others and to participate in an entertainment program which will feature many of the acts they did overseas. Chairman of the committee to nominate scroll recipients and entertainers for the affair will be Hollywood Producer Hal Roach. The other six committee members will include radio entertainer Tex McCrary, Col. Jack L. Warner of Warner Brothers, financier and producer Jock Whitney, director-producer Merian Cooper and stars Clark Gable and James Stewart. All are members of the Air Force Association. Hungarian Plans Indicate Wide Production Activity Budapest (By Air Mail) — With the establishment of three national film organizations in Hungary and collapse of negotiations with the Motion Picture Export Association when it was decided to buy U. S. pix on flat rental basis, the Hungarian film industry has set out on a wide expansion scheme. Eight films are indicated on this year's production schedule with the number rising to 20-24 next year. In 1950 48 are planned. Difficulties encountered by the Hungarian industry stems from lack of directorial talent, shortages of raw stock and equipment. Federation of Hungarian Writers has started a course for scenario writers. Filmack GIVES YOU THE BEST VALUE IN {SPECIAL! TRAILERS THREE COMPLETELY I EQUIPPED PLANTS SEND US YOUfi NEXT ORDER / LEONARD HIRSCH, home office assistant to Rudy Berger, M-G-M Southern sales manager, leaves tomorrow for a vacation at Beechhaven, N. J. CLARK GABLE and SPENCER TRACY arrive today on the S. S. Queen Mary en route for the Coast. They are scheduled to leave tomorrow. CHARLES BOYER, actor, arrives today aboard the S. S. Queen Mary. Also skedded to arrive with him are: TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, prizewinning playwright; HOWARD STRICKLING, Metro publicity chief, and MRS. STRICKLING; PAUL TERRY, cartoon producer; DANIEL GOLENPAUL, radio producer, and MRS. GOLENPAUL. KROGER BABB, president of Hygienic Productions, Inc., is in New York for a series of distribution conferences. DAVID HORNE, Film Classics foreign sales manager, is on a two-week tour of the Caribbean territory. Rites for Schlaifer's Father Held in Omaha Omaha — Funeral services were held here yesterday for A. Schlaifer, father of Charles Schlaifer, 20thFox ad-publicity director. Death was due to complications that developed following a fall which resulted in a fractured hip. Mr. Schlaifer was a leader in business, civic and cultural life in Omaha. He recently observed 56th wedding anniversary. In addition to his wife, Ziril, and Charles, he is survived by four other sons, Israel, Leo, Nathan and Morrie. "Emperor Waltz" Playing Time Extension Appealed Chicago — Attorney Thomas McConnell filed a brief in Federal Court yesterday, taking exceptions to Federal Judge Michael Igoe's extension of playing time for "Emperor Waltz." Case will be heard by Appeal Court this Fall. lENE Nixes ASCAP Payments Boston — Independent Exhibitors of New England, in a bulletin to members, have advised against entering into future contracts with ASCAP or making further payments under existing pacts pending further clarification of the implications of Judge Vincent Leibell's recent anti-ti'ust decision. M & P Theaters, largest New England circuit, is reported in accord with this attitude and stopping payments to the Society for the time being. YOUR FILM DAILY DELIVERED TO YOU IN LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY BY MANNING'S DELIVERY SERVICE A SPECIALIZED MESSENGER AND DELIVERY SERVICE HO-7155 Audio-Visual Dealers Host 1650 at FCA Confab Chicago — William Kruse, United World vice-president, was electee chairman of the senate of the Filni Councils of America at a meeting! in the Hotel Sherman yesterday. L. H. Larsen of Indiana Uni7'".,-it was named president and V.'ttiij Blair, secretary-treasurer of th( FCA. Kruse delivered a eulogy ii! memory of C. R. Reagan who died ii: Paris last week. Among those who hosted th dealers and visitors to the function were Radiant Screen, Coronet Films Texas Visual Dealers and RCA. Con vention registration was reporte at 1,650. Gene Flack headed the lis of speakers on yesterday's forun: Laurence Saltzman was the chair man of the panel discussion on en tertainment. !■ Berger Plans Meetings In Three NCA Cities Minneapolis — Ben Berger, NCprexy, plans additional meetings t' explain NCA and industry problem at Duluth, Sioux Falls and Bismarc within next 60 days. NEW YORK theater; __ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALl _ Rockefeller Center A DATE WITH JUDY" Wallace BEERY . Jane POWELL Elizabeth TAYLOR . Carmen MIRANDA Xavier CUGAT • Robert STACK A. Metro-Goldvvyn-Mayer Picture SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION i! ROY DEL RUTH'S THE I BABERUni I STORY