The Exhibitor (Nov 1941-May 1942)

THE EXHIBITOR 13 J)n the Newsreels Friday, March 20, 1942 IN ALL FIVE U. S. A. : Tornado sweeps seven states. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 24, No. 56)— MacArthur takes over. Washington : Third draft lot¬ tery. Fort Bragg: Colored Army engineers. Panama Canal : Stimson inspects vital defenses. Around the clock with hand-crocheted styles for spring. Buffalo, N. Y. : A musical chimp tunes a piano. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XIII, No. 254) — MacArthur takes over. Hollywood, Cal. : Rubber coveralls latest in life saving. New York : St. Patrick’s Day parade on Fifth Avenue. Fort Bragg: Colored Army engineers. Washington: Third draft lottery. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 59) — MacArthur takes over. New York : Dorothy Goos, ice skating child wonder. RKO PATHE NEWS (Vol. 13, No. 59)— Pana¬ ma Canal: Stimson inspects vital defenses. Wash¬ ington : Third draft lottery. Hollywood. Cal. : Rubber coveralls latest in life saving. Fort Bragg: Colored Army engineers. New York : Kids form tin can club. Pacific Coast: Japs evacuated. New York: Fifth annual national invitation basketball tournament. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 15. No. 68) — MacArthur takes over. Panama Canal : Stimson inspects vital defenses. Washington: Third draft lottery. Fort Bragg: Colored Army engineers. New York : St. Patrick’s Day parade on Fifth Avenue. Buffalo, N. Y. : Curtiss plant rushes huge planes for army. Philadelphia : Girls now aircraft work¬ ers. Hollywood, Cal. : Rubber coveralls latest in life saving. Pacific northwest port: Bear cub mas¬ cot on Russian ship. Miami Beach : Spring hats. Wednesday, March 18. 1942 MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 24, No. 55)— British troops raid France. Mediterranean : Convoy at¬ tacked by Axis planes. England : Keeping war miners healthy. Fort Dix, N. J. : U.S.O. party. Personalities in U. S. Services: Lockard, Taylor, and Corrigan. Parsippany, N. J. : Wooden tires. Chicago: World’s pro championship basketball. Miami: Biltmore golf. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XIII, No. 263) — British troops raid France. U. S. A. : Uncle Sam raids junk yards for scrap. Parsippany, N. J. : Wooden tires. New York : Press photogs show. U. S. War heroes decorated: Taylor and Lockard. Mediterranean : Convoy attacked by Axis planes. Ft. Dix, N. J. : U.S.O. party. New York : Flower show. Washington : Red Cross calls U. S. women. New York : MacMitchell stars in track show. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 58) — Panama: Baseball's Mickey Harris in Army. California: “Right-Way” Corrigan pilot of bomber ferry ser¬ vice. Washington: Hero Lockard. Seattle: Coast rushes Jap exodus. Fort Dix, N. J. : U.S.O. party. Winterhaven, Fla. : Models take to bicycles. Eng¬ land : Canadian forces put American-made tanks through tests. British troops raid France. New York: MacMitchell stars in track show. RKO PATHE NEWS (Vol. 13, No. 58) — U. S. A. : U.S.O. now has 570 units open. British troops raid France. England : U. S. tanks for Canadian cavalry. Parsippany, N. J. : Wooden tires. Arlington, Va. : Red Cross pioneer honored. Valparaiso, Ind. : Government wins scrap with junk man. New York: Press photogs show. New York : MacMitchell stars in track show. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 15, No. 67) — British troops raid France. Valparaiso, Ind.: Government wins scrap with junk man. Wash¬ ington: War heroes honored. Fort Dix, N. J. : U.S.O. party. Arlington, Va. : Red Cross pioneer honored. Washington : Clerics study first aid. New York : Press photogs show. New York : Flower show. Canal Zone : Baseball’s Mickey Har¬ ris in army. Chicago: World’s pro championship basketball. "Ambersons" Delayed NEW YORK — It was indicated last week that the trade screening of “The Magnificent Ambersons,” scheduled for showing by RKO on March 31, would he postponed, and the picture would be screened with the next block. National Legion of Decency List — March 26, 1942 UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR GEN¬ ERAL PATRONAGE -“Alias Boston Blackie,” (Columbia); “Dudes Are Pretty People,” (UA), “Gold Rush.” (UA); “Henry and Dizzy,” (Para¬ mount); “Rock River Renegades.” (Monogram); “To The Shores Of Tripoli,” (20th Century-Fox); “Un¬ seen Enemy,” (U). UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR AD¬ ULTS — “Black Dragons,’’ (Mono¬ gram); “Bullet Scars,” (Warners); “Ghost of Frankenstein,” (U); “Great Man’s Lady,” (Paramount); “Rings On Her Fingers,” (20th Century-Fox) ; “Rio Rita,” (Metro); “Two Yanks In Trinidad,” (Columbia). OBJECTIONABLE IN PART— “A Gentleman After Dark,” (UA). NOTE — “We Were Daneing,” (Met¬ ro), classified as Objectionable in Part on Feb. 12, has been revised, and the picture is now classified as Unobjectionable for Adults. -Arbitration 1 Ca ses Albany Thornton Theatres, Inc., operating the Orpheum, Saugerties, last week filed a case against all five consenting companies, claiming that the 14 days’ clearance granted the Broadway and Kingston, Kingston, is unreasonable, and complete relief is asked. Hearings were conducted last week in the clearance demand brought by Smal¬ ley’s Sidney against Metro, 20th CenturyFox, Paramount, Warners, and RKO be¬ cause of the priority enjoyed by the Col¬ onial, Norwich. Buffalo A clearance case filed here by the Allen¬ dale, Buffalo, against Loew’s, Warners, Paramount, and 20th Century-Fox, charg¬ ing that clearance granted to the Marlowe was unreasonable on the grounds that the latter house offered cut prices, and in¬ dulged in “unfair practices” was settled last week by agreement. The maximum clearance now granted to the Marlowe over the Allendale will be seven days. A clearance case has been filed by Waterloo State, Inc., operators, State, Waterloo, against the five consenting com¬ panies; claiming that the 30-day clear¬ ance enjoyed by the Strand, Senaca Falls, which in turn follows by 14 days the Geneva and Regent, Geneva, is unreason¬ able and unjust. The Waterloo house is asking an adjustment of this clearance or total elimination. Town Hall Homer Theatre Corporation, operating the Capitol, Homer, filed a clearance case naming all five consenting companies, stating that 30 days’ clear¬ ance enjoyed by Schine’s State, Temple, Cortland, is unreasonable and unjust, and asks that this be either cut down or elim¬ inated. Sec. Morgenthau Praises Trade New York — In view of the remarkable recoid of nation-wide bookings of “The New Spirit” (revealed by the War Activi¬ ties Committee as 11,795 in six weeks of its release), a congratulatory letter was received by Herman Robbins, president. National Screen Service, distributors of the Disney film, from Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., last week. WE Suit Dismissed New York — It was announced last week that Western Electric Company, Inc., has dismissed without prejudice its suit filed on Jan. 29, 1942, in the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York against Radio Wire Television, Inc., of New York, claiming infringement of several of its patents in the manufacture and sale of amplifiers. The Transformer Corporation of America, which manufactures these am¬ plifiers, has taken a patent license from Western Electric. IPC Sets Plans New York — The International Publicity Committee, composed of foreign publicity managers, last week made plans for insti¬ tutional good-will campaigns throughout the world, especially in Latin-America. Les Whelan, 20th Century-Fox, who leaves for the coast this week, was dele¬ gated to relay the details of the discussion to the studio foreign publicity heads. Astor Covers Country New York — With the signing of E. L. Kennedy, Astor, New Orleans, La., and Mayer H. Monsky, Liberty Film Exchange, Omaha, Neb., R. M. Savini, president, an¬ nounced last week that Astor product now has 100 per cent distribution facilities throughout the United States. Atlas Adds RKO Stock Philadelphia — The SEC announced last week that Atlas Corporation had pur¬ chased 2.300 shares of RKO stock, making current holdings 287,230 shares. The Score Board (Editor’s Note: Highlight opinions of recent pictures screened under the consent decree follow. Full reviews appear in The Pink Section.) METRO “Mokey” — Well-produced, tender story of a young hoy deserves selling attention. PARAMOUNT “True to the Army” — Army camp story is okay for the lower half. RKO “The Tuttles of Tahiti” — Light¬ weight comedy will need plenty of help. “The Mayor of 44th Street’’ — Okay program has selling angles. “Scattergood Rides High" — Okay for duallers, small towns. March 25, 1942