The Film Daily (1938)

<w DAILY Friday, October 28, 193SJ Vol. 74, N o. 93 Fri., Oct. 28 1938 10 Cents JOHN W ALICOATE Publisher DONALD CHESTER M. MERSEREAU B. BAHN • • General Manager • Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y.. by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. \\ . Ahcoate, President and Publisher; Don aid M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer; En tered 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. Subscriber >hould 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 Wa' dour St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne, Rauchstr, 4. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la CourJes-Noues. 19. f innnciAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Clos3 Chg. 19V2 19i/2 191/2 16l/2 16 16% + % 15% 15 15 — % 593/g 585/8 59% + 1/4 Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. Columbia Picts. pfd. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak do pfd Cen. Th. Eq Loews, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. Paramount 2nd pfd. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd 2% 2 2-% 115/8 113/g H3/g — % 181% I8OI/2 180% — 1 12% 11 5/8 11%— 1/4 97 97 97—1 11% 12 — % 11 m/4— % 2% 3 255/g 25% 12% 11% 3 26 34% 34% 34% 7V4 7 39% 39 7 39 — % + % NLW YORK BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s46 94% 94% 94% + % Loew 6s 41 -ww ...102 102 102 + % Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 . . 100 99% 100 + % Para. Picts. cv. 3%s47 86% 86% 86% RKO 6s41 80 77% 79 + 2% Warner's 6s39 90% 88% 90% + 2 Warners 6s39 ctfs... 90 89 90+2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET % Grand National Monogram Picts. ... 2 Sonotone Corp 1% Technicolor 23% 23 Trans-Lux 2% 2% Universal Picts % 2 1% % —3-16 2 + % 1% 23 25/8 + % Defer Para. Board Meeting Paramount's board of directors meeting, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed because of the absence of a quorum. SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY Industry Reps, to Washingt'n For Wage-Hours Conference Among those from the industry going to Washington to confer today with Elmer F. Andrews on the wage-hours law are Victor Clarke, assistant to Pat Casey, producers' labor contact, Ross Hastings of RKO Radio's legal department, William Holman of Columbia, Keith Glennan of Paramount, and Maurice Benjamin. It is expected that a representative of the Hays office will also attend the conference. Wage-Hours Rule Infraction May Lead to Suit — Andrews Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — On the eve of today's scheduled conference here between industry reps, and Administrator Elmer F. Andrews on the wage-hours setup, there was lively interest in Andrews' statement that employers who fail to abide by the new FLSA, pending rulings, are "leaving themselves open" to suits for double indemnity and to possible fines. All rulings by Andrews, it was stated, will be retroactive to Monday when the law became effective. First Movie Quiz Replies Reach Drive Headquarters First replies in the Movie Quiz have reached campaign headquarters here, it was announced yesterday. The 50-word statements required of participants in the Quiz Contest, are expected to furnish a valuable index to current public tastes in motion pictures, and will be subjected to analysis for that purpose when the contest closes Dec. 31. The preference seems to lie in the direction of homely themes of American life, and action pictures. R. K. Rele, editor of the Moving Picture Monthly of India, in a letter to Harold B. Franklin, at drive headquarters, requests to be fully posted on all phases of the campaign, which has aroused considerable interest, he writes, in Indian film circles. Inquiries from England, Australia and South Africa have also been received. Win Extension in Taking B & K Clearance Depositions Chicago — Defendants' counsels won extension to Nov. 9 for the taking of depositions in the B & K r-learance suit in Federal Judge Wilkerson's court yesterday but failed to win an extension of time for filing suit answers beyond Nov. 19 unless the depositions are delayed. In that event, the defendants will receive two days' extension beyond Nov. 19. Counsels for B & K and the majors requested that Dec. 15 be set as the deadline for answers to the suit, filed recently by indies, largely affiliated with Allied of Illinois. Hal Home Sailing Today For Disney Talks Abroad Hal Home, executive for Walt Disney, sails on the He de France today for Europe where he will confer with RKO foreign department heads concerning the distribution of the new Disney product. He will be gone from five to seven weeks and is scheduled to visit England, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Poland and Italy. Home will be met in England next week by Phil Reisman, RKO's foreign department head, who is expected to return to the U. S. in midNovember. Disney product conferences will be centered on the six specials which include "Brave Little Tailor," "Ferdinand the Bull," "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood," "The Practical Pig," "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Autograph Hound." Rep. -British Lion Talks Progressing Satisfactorily Negotiations between Herbert J. Yates and Sam Smith, managing director of British Lion, regarding a new distributing and producing pact to cover Republic's quota needs in the United Kingdom, were described yesterday as "progressing satisfactorily." There are only a few details remaining to be worked out, it was said. British Lion expects to produce between eight and 10 pictures budgeted from $125,000 to $250,000 during the coming year to cover Republic's quota needs. At the same time the English company will distribute about 45 Republic pix. Current Republic-British Lion deal expires next July after a four-year period. Coast Guild's Air Show for Gulf Starts Dec. 18 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood— Definite decision by, Board ' of Directors of the Motion Picture Relief Fund to produce an air show using Screen Actors Guild members was made at meeting: this week. Sponsor for show is Gulf Oil and present plans call for 13 weeks with options. Program goes on the air Dec. 18. Huntley Gordon has been appointed contact for the Fund. Actors, Writers and Directors Guilds are involved in setup. Deal calls for SAG to supply two featured players for each show, with Music Corp. of America furnishing music and special acts. U. S.-Canadian Trade Pact Completed, Ottawa Hears Ottawa — New U. S.-Canadian trade treaty has been completed and will be signed as soon as the associated Anglo-American pact is set, it is reported here. V. C. to Hear Mich. Gov. Detroit — Gov. Frank Murphy is slated to speak at Variety Club luncheon on Monday. cominG mid goiiic JOHN HAY WHITNEY, chairman of the Selz nick International board, sails for Englan next week on the Queen Mary. JOSEPH N. WEBER, president of the Amer ican Federation of Musicians, is en jr. 'e t California for a month's vacation. HAL HORNE, Walt Disney representative i this country, and RICHARD OPPEL, Disney rep resentative in Canada, sail today on the Me d France. SAM E. MORRIS, Warners' foreign chieftain is expected to arrive here next week fror England. GEORCE W. WEEKS, Monogram sales man ier ager, leaves for Pittsburgh today. EDDIE GOLDEN, vice-president of Monogram leaves for Pittsburgh today to attend th Variety Club affair and the Pitt-Fordham game He then goes to Oklahoma City for the MPTO/ convention HERBERT GRIFFIN, executive vice-president 01 International Projector Corp., and GEORGI FRIEDL, JR., director, have left for Detroit tr complete arrangements for the SMPE conven tion which opens Oct. 31. NATHAN D. GOLDEN, head of the motior picture division of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce in the department of com-l merce, left New York last night for Oklahoma City. L. W. CONROW, president of Altec Service Corporation, leaves New York today to attend the MPTOA convention. FRANK C. GILBERT, chief engineer for Altec, leaves today for the Coast. ROLAND YOUNG leaves for the Coast on the Twentieth Century today after a 10-day visit here. H. A. ROSS, president of Ross Federal Research, DENSMORE and RICHARD ROSS, FRANK M1SKE and DON HALL of the same company leave tonight for Pittsburgh to attend the Variety Club banquet. NATALIE M. KALMUS will return to Hollywood from London as soon as she completes work on the Technicolor picture, "The Thief of Bagdad." LILI DAMITA has arrived in New York via TWA from Hollywood. ZASU PITTS returns to Hollywood from p. a. tour on Nov. 2. IRENE RICH has returned to the Coast from her personal appearance tour. 51 Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthdav OCTOBER 28 John Boles Rollin C. Hamilton OCTOBER 29 Walter C. Kelly Jackson J. Rose OCTOBER 30 Zoe Akins George Marion, Jr. Sue Carol Arthur Benline Willie Weil