The Film Daily (1938)

T Ws? Wednesday, November 16, 1931 Vol. 74, No. 106 Wed., Nov. 16, 1938 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Ceneral Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, 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; 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. 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. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne, Rauchstr, 4. Palis — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. f i n n n c i n l NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. U. S. Strategy . . a consent decree? 16i/8 15% 61 — '/a 61 591/2 61 — i/g 110 110 110 + iy2 117/8 H5/8 117/8 _ l/8 Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. . Columbia Picts. pfd. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... East. Kodak do pfd Cen. Th. Eq Loew's, 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 NEW YORK Keith A-0 6s46 Loew 6s 41 -ww Para. B'way 3s55 . . . Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3!4s47 RKO 6s41 Warner's 6s39 NEW YORK Monogram Picts. . . . Sonotone Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux 21 171/ 32 2 11 203/g 21 16V2 IV 3iy4 32 2 2 103^ 11 1851/4 184 184 Vl — % — 1/2 — 1/8 — 3/8 — H/4 12 12 141/g 13 2% 27% 27 36 36 68 6% 23/4 67 63/4 12 131/2 + 1/4 27/8 271/2 + 1/8 36 + 1/4 68 + 1 67/8 38% 38% 38% — 3/g BOND MARKET 94% 941/2 941/2 + 1/4 99 99 99 85% 85% 85% 90 89% 90 CURB MARKET 17/s 17/s 17/8 1% 1% 1% 21% 21% 21% 23/8 23/8 23/s Selznick Unit Plan Off West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Plans of Myron Selznick to set up a series of film producing units, with pix to be released via a major outfit, have been temporarily abandoned, he declared here yesterday. ■ PROGRESS FILM LIBRARY ■ STOCK SHOTS of Every Possible Description Conveniently Catalogued. ■ u ■ 729 SEVENTH AVE. N.Y.C. BRYANT 9-5600 n (Continued from Page 1) to expend equally large sums for advertising." Interesting, to put it mildly, to this business which feeds on advertising. A DDITIOIMALLY, the New York World** Telegram accepts Berge's speech as indicating that the Ford-Chrysler decree "is merely the forerunner of a widespread campaign," and comments: "We realize that the right to nolle prosse is no new thing. But we realize also that all over the world the urge for power in public places is running stronger than ever before in our time. And that, therefore, since the D. of J. apparently is launching on a far-flung crusade, with the consent decree as its weapon, how it uses that weapon is something that calls not only for vigilance, but for public understanding. "Certainly we think that the prosecutorjury-judge-lawmaker role is a dangerous one; that judicial reviews of consent decrees should be more than perfunctory, as they are now. Some sort of a Sullivan act should apply to limit and define the use of the gun. . . . "As is, the weapon seems too large to be entrusted to any one man or any one governmental agency." With that philosophy, this commentator heartily is in accord. "Snow White" as First-Run Christmas Week, RKO's Plan RKO Radio has authorized firstrun engagements of "Snow White" and the Seven Dwarfs" for Christmas Week, Jules Levy, general sales manager, said yesterday. Levy returned yesterday from New Chileans following visits to Charlotte and Atlanta where product deals were set with Publix-Kincey, Lucas and Jenkins-Publix and Wilbv Publix. Canada will observe Jules Levy Appreciation Week, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, dates being set by L. M. Devaney, district manager. Rep. to Sell Roy Rogers Release as a Feature "Come On Rangers," newest Roy Rogers release produced by Republic, will be sold separately as a feature, it was learned yesterday. Execs, decided that the picture was marked as a definite hit and change of policy resulted. However, another Rogers will be made to meet the list of eight sold previously for this season. Warner Sales Executives Set Plans for Sears Drive Soroker to Pittsburgh as GB Exchange Head Pittsburgh — S. Soroker, Gaumont British salesman in Boston, has been appointed exchange manager for the company here, taking over his duties immediately. He succeeds Joseph Kaliski, resigned. Coordination of plans for Warners' third Sears Drive was forwarded yesterday via conferences between Roy Haines, Eastern and Canadian sales manager, with Ed Schnitzer, Eastern district manager; Bob Smeltzer, Central district manager, and Wolfe Cohen, Canadian district manager, which were held in New York, and huddles between Ben Kalmenson, Western and Southern sales manager; Fred Jack, Southern district manager; Rud Lohrenz, acting Midwest district manager, and W. W. Callaway, West Coast district manager, who met at Chicago's Hotel Blackstone. Warners' home office declared yesterday that James Cagney and Pat O'Brien will act as honorary captains for the Eastern and Canadian territory and the Western and Southern territory, respectively. Budgets for Republic's "Mesquiteers" to Go Up Budgets on ths Republic "Mesquiteer" series probably will be boosted over the present allotment on the 1939-40 program and shooting time will be increased, George Sherman, director of the series, told The Film Daily yesterday. Sherman arrived from the Coast over the week-end for conferences with Herbert J. Yates. Sherman said that present budget costs ran between $35,000 and $45,000, with success of the series responsible for proposed budget increases. He expects to be assigned to a feature in addition to his present commitments when he returns to Hollywood in about 10 days. Four of the eight "Mesquiteers" on this year's schedule have been completed, he said. His latest release is the new Autry picture, "Rhythm of the Saddle." COmiDG flflD GOIIK JAMES R. GRAINGER, president ef Republic!! returns next Monday from a Southern sales tri| JULES LEVY, RKO Radio sales head, re turned yesterday from a trip to New Orleans. EDWARD A. GOLDEN, Mono, vice-prexy, an GEORGE W. WEEKS, sales chief, are in Colum bus, O., attending the ITO of Ohio con^-jtiot CRESSON E. SMITH, Western and iD1Vhei sales manager for RKO, left here last nigi for Oklahoma City to confer with S. M. Sacl and R. B. Williams, RKO district and branc managers respectively. JAMES E. STROOCK, president of the Brook Costume Co., left yesterday for the Coast make the costumes for Earl Carroll's theatei restaurant premiere on Christmas night. GEORGE SHERMAN, Republic director, here from the Coast for a short stay. D. A. ROSS of Ross Federal Service, has lef for a 10-day trip through the Middle West wit stops at Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee sched uled. PATRICIA MAGUIRE has arrived here froi Hollywood and is stopping at the Sherry-Nether land. JED HARRIS planed to New York from th Coast. He returns there shortly for conference on "Our Town." THEODORE DREISER, novelist, will arrive the Coast the end of the month to spend tt winter. PAULETTE GODDARD and her mother v drive to Mexico City for a vacation. Motion Picture Associates Membership Rises to 235 Final business meeting and luncheon of Motion Picture Associates before the annual dinner and dance which will be held Nov. 26 at the Astor was held vesterday at the Astor. Jack Ellis, president, announced that the membership had now reached a total of 235, with a number of new applications on file. Importance of pushing the drive for advertising for the Journal, which money is used for charitable purposes, was stressed by Ellis. Red Kann spoke and Sam Doherty, oldtime vaudevillian, entertained. Ben A. Boyar, of the Max Gordon office, has taken charge of the entertainment for the dinner and dance, it was learned. It was announced that the cast of the Gordon show, "Sing Out The News." Cab Calloway, Bill Robinson, and a number of other entertainers have been lined up to appear. Grainger In New Orleans on Saenger Circuit Dea New Orleans — James R. Grainge: president of Republic and geners manager of distribution, left her last night after conferring with e> ecutives of the Saenger Circuit o a new deal. It is expected it wi be closed in the near futun Grainger will spend two days I Atlanta and two days in Jacksor ville, returning to the home office o Monday. Selznick Recovering Bermuda (By Cable) — Report current in New Yoi-k yesterday tha David O. Selznick was gravely i here are exaggerated. Selznick ha been suffering from a severe col( but has almost recovered completel and expects to return to New Yor in the near future. Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthday: NOVEMBER 16 Lawrence Tibbett Corinne Griffith Bruce Mitchell Caryl Lincoln