The Film Daily (1937)

DAILY Tuesday, June 8, 1937 Vol. 71, No. 133 Tues., June 8, 1937 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General Manager Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary Treasurer; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor. Entered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, 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. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone, BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. 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C Theater-Hotel Managers In Cleveland Association Cleveland, O. ■ — ■ Downtown Theaters Association has been formed with membership composed of managers of downtown first run theaters, and hotel managers. In lieu of a president, the association has named four chairmen who will rotate as presiding officer at the semi-monthly meetings. They are Nat Wolf, Warner zone manager; Nat Holt, RKO Great Lakes division manager; Col. Harry E. Long, Loew division manager, and Bill Blair, manager of the Hanna, legit, theater. Association was formed to cooperate on ways and means to bring more people downtown regularly, to try to effect a through transportation service from the West Side to the East Side, and to combat any unfair competition and to promote goodwill between theaters and downtown retail stores. New Association gave a testimonial dinner at the Carter Hotel in honor of Louis B. Selzter who has been promoted from editor of The Press to editor-in-chief of 50 Scripps-Howard papers, with headquarters in Cleveland. Seltzer is a son of Alden B. Seltzer. RKO to Take Over Central at Yonkers from Sussman RKO has closed with Herman Sussman to take over the Central Theateu, Yonkers, on July 16. George Skouras is handling the negotiations under which RKO and Skouras Theater will acquire the share of the Springer estate in five Springer & Cocalis houses on upper Broadway. Fifi D'Orsay Unhurt Berlin, Conn. — Fifi D'Orsay was unhurt in an auto crash here yesterday but the driver of her car was arrested on a reckless driving charge, 20th-Fox Delegates Back Today from Coast Meeting Eastern delegates returning from the recent sales convention of 20th Century-Fox will arrive at Grand Central Terminal at 11 this morning. The group, numbering 175, left Los Angeles Friday night. John D. Clark, general manager of distribution, and Charles E. McCarthy, director of advertising and publicity, are remaining on the coast until tomorrow, and will be back at the home office on the 14th. Idaho Sales Tax Revival to Aid Schools Proposed Boise, la. — The sales tax, wiped from Idaho's statutes last fall in a general referendum, may be revived as a means of producing new school revenue. Drum Funeral Tomorrow Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at the Universal Chapel, 597 Lexington Ave., followed by a requiem mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, for Peggy Drum, 25, who died on Sunday in Doctors Hospital after a three months' illness. She is the younger sister of Kathryn Carver, actress and former wife of Adolphe Menjou. Coming and GoingvJ JOHN G. PAINE, Ascap general manager, sails tomorrow on the Queen Mary for Paris. WILLIAM LEVY, London manager for Walt Disney, arrived yesterday on the Queen Mary. KAY KAMEN, who arrived yesterday on the Queen Mary, goes to the Coast Saturday to attend the RKO Radio convention. JOSEPH BERNHARD and HARRY GOLDBERG are in Milwaukee today; tomorrow, they move on to Chicago. WILLIAM C. de MILLE and MRS. de MILLE arrive in Hollywood from the East by boat next Saturday. RUSSELL COHEN is on a 10-day recuperating cruise to Nassau. JOHN W. HICKS, Paramount foreign sales chief, left yesterday for the Coast. SAM EFRUS has arrived in New York from Hollywood for a month's business stay. MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON has arrived in Hollywood by plane to confer with film officials on plans for her proposed East African expedition. A. W. HACKEL, president of Supreme Pictures, arrives from the coast today accompanied by his nephew, BEN GUTTERMAN. MAX GORDON sails for Europe tomorrow Un the Queen Mary. Fate of Admish Tax Still in Doubt in Connecticut Hartford, Conn. — With the closing of the current session of the State Legislature tomorrow, exhibitors are still in doubt as to the 10 per cenb admissions tax proposed. Although the Finance Committee is in favor of enacting no new taxes, Governor Wilbur L. Cross has served notice on the Legislature that he would have to "veto nearly all of the special appropriations on the sole ground that the General Assembly has failed to provide the necessary funds." Paine to Represent Ascap at Paris World Congress John G. Paine, general manager of Ascap, sails tomorrow to represent Ascap at the World Congress of Performing Rights Societies to be held June 14-20 at Paris. Paine will visit Rome, Berlin and Vienna before returning to New York. NOWf You Can Ship Motion Picture Reels in JmucorcL REEL PAR BOXES .. . the new ICC Approved Multi-Reel Package for shipment of 2 to 10 reels of motion picture film. Strong, lightweight, compact. Gives cushioned pr / tection. More economical. Saves space. Made c \ high-test solid fibre with corrugated corner protectors. Gives full protection at new low cost. < JERSEY CITY N.J. , ROBERT G AYLORD. INC. ST. 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