The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

10 More Academy Nominations Hollywood — This year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will recognize cinematographic achievement in both color and black and white, it was revealed last week when it was announced there would be two “oscars” for cinematography. Nominations for the black and white award: Universal's “First Love,” Paramount’s “The Great Victor Herbert,” RKO’s “Gunga Din,” United Artists’ “Intermezzo, a Love Story,” Warners’ “Juarez,” Metro’s “Lady of the Tropics,” United Artists’ “Of Mice and Men,” Columbia’s “Only Angels Have Wings,” 20th CenturyFox’s “The Rains Came,” United Artists’ “Stagecoach,” United Artists’ “Wuthering Heights.” Nominations for the color award: 20th Century-Fox’s “Drums Along the Mohawk,” United Artists’ “Four Feathers,” Metro’s “Gone With the Wind,” Universal’s “The Mikado,” Warners’ “The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex,” Metro’s “The Wizard of Oz.” Hollywood — Announcement was made last week that 11 short subjects would be voted on for the Academy Awards this month. Nominations follow: One-reel: “Busy Little Bears,” Paramount; “Information Please,” RKO; “Prophet Without Honor,” Metro; “Sword Fishing,” Vitaphone. Two-reel: “Drunk Driving,” Metro; “Five Times Five,” RKO; “Sons of Liberty,” Vitaphone. Cartoons: “Detouring America,” Vitaphone; “Peace On Earth,” Metro; “The Pointer,” “The Ugly Duckling,” RKODisney. Hollywood — The Academy Film Editing Award Committee last week announced the following nominations for the Academy Award for Achievement in Film Editing: Metro’s “Gone With the Wind,” Metro’s “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” Columbia’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” 20th Century-Fox’s “The Rains Came,” and United Artists’ “Stagecoach.” UA Decision Reserved New York City — Federal Judge William Bondy reserved decision last week after UA asked him to dismiss the suit of Samuel Goldwyn against UA for $54,559 which Goldwyn claims is due him under contractual clauses as a bonus for additional revenue on pictures. Adv. Accessories Starts New York City — Advertising Accessories, Inc., subsidiary of National Screen Service, officially took over ad accessories of RKO and Paramount in 32 key cities last week. Universal enters February 15. A checkup shows that a large part of the RKO and Paramount ad sales employees were taken over by AA in the move. RCA on Network New York City — RCA announced last week that television for network transmission is ready, with service available via radio relay systems, although it is not known when it will be begun. THE EXHIBITOR Col. Cole in Camden Camden, New Jersey — Colonel Harry A. Cole, president of the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors, was a recent visitor to the plant of the RCA Manufacturing Company. Colonel Cole had luncheon with George K. Throckmorton, president, RCA Manufacturing Company, and executives of the Photophone Division, including division manager E. C. Cahill, Reproducer sales manager Homer B. Snook, chief engineer M. C. Batsel, National Service manager W. L. Jones. Air Film in Bow New York City — Premiere performance of a motion picture was part of the program of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences January 26, on the occasion of that organization’s Honors Night and annual dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Biltmore. Arrangements were made to have the premiere performance of the film, “Conquest of the Air,” produced by RKO Pathe for Films, Inc., shown before the distinguished gathering. More "GWTW” Bookings New York City — Forty-two additional “Gone With the Wind” engagements were announced last week by Metro bringing total bookings to 249 in 230 cities. In 38 of the new situations the film will be shown twice daily on a reserved seat basis. District bookings are: February 6, Paramount, Glens Falls, New York; February 8, Auburn, Auburn, Maine; February 9, Mayfair, Asbury Park, New Jersey; Victoria, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania; Rialto, Lewiston, Pennsylvania; Arcade, Salisbury, Maryland. February 15, Arcade, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania; Auburn, Auburn, New York; February 16, State, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Saint Mary’s, Saint Mary’s, Pennsylvania; February 18, Strand, Plattsburg, New York; Avon, Watertown, New York; Rialto, Amsterdam, New York; February 22, Traco, Toms River, New Jersey; February 25, Fitchburg, Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Flynn, Burlington, Vermont; Century, Petersburg, Virginia; February 28, Kallet, Oneida, New York; March 1, Lincoln, Washington, District of Columbia. In the following four situations “Gone With the Wind” will be shown three times daily, with only the evening performance reserved: February 8, State, New Bedford, Massachusetts; February 9, Proctors, Schenectady, New York; Victoria, Shamokin, Pennsylvania. "Wind’s” Effect NEW YORK CITY— It was reported this week that in a few spots where “GWTW” has ended its engagement that the attraction immediately following suffers in receipts. Observers believe that “Wind’s” draw is so terrific that so great an amount of money taken from a town’s movie-goers is responsible. Government Reports ( Continued from page 9) 974 feet valued at $54,892 for the year 1938. The British West Indies remains in fifth position. During 1939 6,641,000 feet of American films, valued at $11,054 were taken as compared with 7,582,128 feet valued at $17,404 in 1938. In the order of their importance as consumers of American motion pictures the following table covers our exports to the next five leading markets of positive and negative entertainment film for the years 1939 and 1938. —1939 1938 Feet Value Feet Value Panama ...5,676,788 $85,377 6,819,590 $92,463 Sweden ...5,252,630 126,239 4,767,972 117,948 France ...4,946.561 108,365 7,007,916 177,779 Cuba .,4,890,904 87,465 5,465,300 98,749 Venezuela .. ...4,650,431 82,671 4,281,259 78,692 Exports of sensitized, non-exposed 35mm. positive motion picture film for the year 1939 totalled 110,135,120 linear feet valued at $941,817 as compared with 132,573,556 feet valued at $1,238,184 for the year 1938. Unexposed negative film exports of 35mm. gauge totalled 48,835,467 linear feet valued at $1,281,579 for the year 1939 as compared with 41,034,667 linear feet valued at $1,086,493 for 1938. American exports of sensitized not exposed positive motion picture film of less than one inch amounted to 11,199,579 linear feet valued at $109,309 during 1939 and sensitized not exposed negative motion picture films of the same size amounted to 36,730,467 linear feet valued at $891,040 making a combined total for this class during 1939 of 47,930,046 linear feet valued at $1,000, 349 as against 44,011,816 linear feet of less than one inch negative and positive sensitized not exposed film valued at $1,059, 435 during the year 1938. During 1939 there were exported to all markets of the world 35,712,342 linear feet of 16mm exposed positive film with a value of $887,634 and 1,911,497 linear feet of 16mm exposed negative film valued at $92,901. During 1939, 155 motion picture cameras of 35mm. gauge were exported with a value of $65,163 as compared with 197, 35mm. cameras valued at $108,445 for the year 1938. Projector exports of 35mm. gauge during 1939 totalled 1,121 with a value of $367,256 as against 1,070 standard gauge projectors valued at $382,729 during the full year of 1938. Exports of sub-standard gauge motion picture cameras of 16mm. or less during 1939 totalled 16,912 with a value of $454, 155 — a drop from 25,866 cameras valued at $754,822 during the year 1938. Exports of substandard gauge silent motion picture projectors of 16mm. or less, amounted to 19,448 with a value of $414, 440 during 1939 as compared with 25,866 projectors with a value of $754,822 for the year 1938. Sound projectors of the same class are carried for the first time during 1939; the total exports of sound projectors during this 12 month period amounted to 1,548 projectors with a value of $245,337. Recording sound equipment exports for the year 1939 amounted to $217,060 as compared with $283,139 worth of this equipment in 1938. Sound reproducing equipment exports for 1939 were valued at $936,236 as against $1,340,438 during the calendar year of 1938. February 7, 1940