The Film Daily (1939)

DAILY JFisr Monday, April 3, 1939 Vol. 75. No. 63 Mon., Apr. 3, 1939 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General 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. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. Mexico City — Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102, Mexico, D. F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cruz, Ileraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. m m finnnciH l Mi» KLi am (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 14 12'/2 12i/2 — 1% Columbia Picts. vtc. 103,g 9'/g 9'/g — % Columbia Picts. pfd.. 27 27 27 — 1 Con. Fm. Ind 13/„ 1% 1% — % Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 10 9'/4 9V4 — % East. Kodak 167 165 165 — 2'/7 do pfd Gen. Th. Eq 12'/4 12 12 — % Loew's, Inc 108 106V4 106V4 — '/4 do pfd 9 8 8 — 87 87 87 — v„ Faramount 1st pfd.. 1 Paramount 2nd pfd. 9?/8 8% 8% — IV? »athe Film 8 6% ^ — % ?KO 2 13/4 1% — Wl 20th Century-Fox . 21 18S/8 18% — 2% 20th Century-Fox pfd. 30'/2 30 30 — % Univ. Pict. pfd 60V, 60 60 — i Warner Bros 5V4 43,4 43^ — 3/8 do pfd 46 44 44 — 4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. 6s46 . .. 98 97'/2 97V2 — V? Loew 6s 41ww 101 l(X>3/4 100% — 3/R »ara. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 1013'* 101 V4 101 V4 — 'A Para. Picts. cv. 3 V4s47 86'/2 86 86 — V4 ?KO 6s41 63Va 62 62 — 2'/4 Warner's 6s39 101 V, 100% 100% — % Warner's 6s39 ctfs. 903/4 *^ 903/4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . . 2% 2 2 — % Sonotone Corp 15/j, 1V2 1V2 Technicolor 16% 14 14'/2 — 1V4 Trans-Lux 1 % 1 3^ 1 3^ — V4 Universal Picts 6S/8 6% 6% — 1% N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd Fox Thea. Bid?. 1st '49 Loew's Thea. Bldg. 6s 1st '47 Met. P'ayhouse. Inc. 1st deb. '45 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 SAFETY LLOYD S FILM STOR AGE CORF. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY H The Broadway Parade H Picture and Distributor Theater Pygmalion (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Pascal) — 17th week Astor Three Smart Girls Grow Up (Universal Pictures) — 3rd week Rivoli I'm from Missouri (Paramount Pictures) — 2nd week Paramount You Can't Get Away With Murder (Warner Bros. Pictures) — 2nd week Strand Society Lawyer ( Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Capitol The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (RKO Radio Pictures) Musci Hall The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (20th Century-Fox) Roxy Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (Paramount Pictures) Criterion Let Us Live (Columbia Pictures) Globe They Made Her a Spy (RKO Radio Pictures) Rialto The Lady and the Mob (Columbia Pictures) Central Yes, My Darling Daughter (Warner Bros. Pictures) (a-b) Palace Winner Take All (20th Century-Fox) (a) Palace The Citadel (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (b) Little Carnegie ♦ FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURES ♦ Concentration Camp (Amkino) — 3rd week Waldorf Du Hamla. Du Fria (Scandinavian Talking Pictures) — 3rd week 48th St. Theater Alexander Nevsky (Amkino) — 2nd week Cameo Curtain Rises (Frank Kassler) 55th St. Playhouse ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ On Trial (Warner Bros. Pictures) — April 4 Rialto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — in French (RKO Radio) — April 4 Waldorf Midnight (Paramount Pictures) — April 5 Paramount Broadway Serenade (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) — April 6 Capitol Dodge City (Warner Bros. Pictures) — April 7 Strand Mutiny on the Bounty (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)— April 7 (b) Criterion The Mystery of Mr. Wong (Monogram Pictures)— April 8 Central Prison Without Bars (United Artists-Korda)— April 8 Globe L'Alibi (Columbia Pictures) — April 8 5th Ave. Playhouse Wuthering Heights (United Artists-Coldwyn) — April 14 Rivoli Skanor Falsterbo (Scandinavian Talking Pictures) — April 16 48th St. Theater Ballerina (Mayer-Burstyn) — April 8 (b) World Return of the Cisco Kid (20th Century-Fox) (c) Roxy Dark Victory (Warner Bros. Pictures) (c) Music Hall The Mikado (Universal Pictures) (c) Astor Little Princess (20th Century-Fox) — April 6 (a-b) Palace Three Musketeers (20th Century-Fox) — April 6 (a-b) Palace (a) Dual bill. (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. Industry Dinner to Aid Yeshiva College Refugees To help refugee students at Yeshiva College, a dinner, under sponsorship of motion picture industries, was held last night at the Hotel Astor at which the speakers were James Roosevelt, vice-president of Samuel Goldwyn, Inc., Ltd.; Merlin H. Aylesworth, publisher of the New York World Telegram; Louis Nizer, prominent film attorney and secretary of the N. Y. Film Board of Trade; George J. Schaefer, president of RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; and Dr. Nelson P. Mead, president of C.C.N.Y. Zenith Holds First Live Talent Television Test DuMont Files $750,000 Stock Issue with SEC Chicago — Zenith Radio Corp. conducted its first live talent television test last week using the "Hoosier Sodbusters" with Don Kelley as emcee. Group is featured regularly over WLS. Favorable definition was reported by Zenith engineers and officials who checked the 14-minute program on home receivers. Zenith began its tele experiments quite recently. Commander E. F. McDonald, Jr., president of Zenith, warned however against expecting too much from tele at an early date. The "box office" problem he said has still to be considered. Economic end appeared usually difficult to hurdle right now. Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, of which Paramount owns all of the outstanding B common stock, has filed with the SEC registration statement covering $750,000 principal amount of 10year convertible 5 per cent notes and 39,375 shares of Class A common stock. Lehman Bros. and Hemphill, Noyes & Co. are principal underwriters. Distribs Want Deposition Of Pollard in Trust Suit Boston — Defendant distributors in the $100,000 antitrust suit brought by Edmund G. Pollard of Rumford, Me., in Federal Court in Boston filed a motion here for leave to take the deposition of the plaintiff. George S. Ryan is handling the suit for Pollard. "Wuthering Heights" Set for N. Y. Rivoli April 14 "Wuthering Heights," Samuel Goldwyn production of the Emily Bronte classic, opens at the Rivoli Theater on April 14, it was announced at the week-end. For Lunch, Dinner or Supper LaHIFF'S TAVERN The Industry's MEETING and EATING PLACE 156 W 4«th St Tel. CHickerinq 4-4200 cominc lino GoinG MAURICE SILVERSTONE, United Artists general manager, returned from the Coast yesterday. MADELEINE WHITE, secretary of Monogram, left Friday for a vacation in Fort Pierce *la. HARRY KOSCH, attorney for Allied New York, is due today from Havana. JOHN HAY WHITNEY, board chairman of Selznick International, sailed Saturday on the Normandie. SAM ECKMAN, JR., M-C-M United Kingdom | chieftain, MRS. ECKMAN. ROBERT FLOREY. Paramount director, and MERLE OBERON. Samuel Goldwyn star, also sailed Saturday on the French liner. FRANK DONOVAN. Pathe News production manager, returns today from trip to Washington, Bowie and Wilmington. HARRY CURRY, British distrib., has sailed for England after a brief stay here on business. CHARLES KOERNER, RKO theaters exec, arrives here today er route to the Coast to take over post of Coast division manager. CHARLIE RUCGLES arrived from the Coast over the week-end. JUDY GARLAND, Metro player, is here from the Coast. Nylander Calls Meeting Wed. on Kibre Dispute West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Dr. Towne Nylander, of the NLRB, will hold a meeting Wednesday of the various factions involved in the dispute between Jeff Kibre, of motion picture technicians' committee, andproducers. Following the last meeting Nylander stated that a tentative agreement had been reached on certain points, but further meetings were necessary to iron remaining points under dispute. THE THEATRE George Abbott Productions "There have been a number of good girl and music shows in town of late, but this is by all odds the most brilliant of the lot." — Watts, Hcr.-Trio. George Abbott^—Rodgers and Hart The Boys from Syracuse with Jimmy Wynn Eddie Teddy SAVO MURRAY ALBERT HART ALYTN, W. 52d St. Mats. Wed. & Sat. "The lowest, roughest, toughest, tenderest, dirtiest, most decent, and certainly funniest play for your money put on sale this season.*' — George Jean Nathan, Seicsxceek. PRIMROSE PATH By Rob't L. Buckner and Walter Hart with Helen Betty Mary Russell WESTLEY GARDE MASON HARDIE RILTMORE. W. 47th Si. and Sat. Mats. Wed. "Roars of Pleasure"— Atkinsnn, Times. WHAT A LIFE with EZRA STONE as Henry Aldrich MANSFIELD W. 47th St., Mats. Wed. and Sat.