The Film Daily (1939)

,w DAILY Thursday, June 1, 1939 Vol. 75, No. 105 Thurs., June 1, 1939 10 Cents JOHN W. AL1COATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except SatHrdays, 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 ihould 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, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). Mexico City — Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102, Mexico, D. F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cruz, Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. f i n n n c i n l NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 13 13 13 Col. Picts. vtc.(2i/2%> 10 10 10 + Va Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind 1 y4 1 1/4 1 1/4 — V& Con. Fm. Ind. pfd East. Kodak 166% 1643/4 166V4 + ZV8 do pfd Cen. Th. Eq 12% 123/8 U% — Vs Loew's, Inc 45% 45y2 45y2 do pfd Paramount 9% 9% 9% Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd... \0% 103,4 10^4 — l/8 Pathe Film 10y8 93,4 93,4— l/4 RKO 20th Century-Fox ..21% 21% 21%— % 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd 74 72 72—2 Warner Bros 5V4 5'/8 5'/4 do pfd NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46. 983/4 9834 983/4 + % Loew's deb. 3%s46. . 103% 103'/8 1033/8 + % Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55. . . . 1013/8 101% 1013/8 Para. Picts. cv. 3%s47 87% 87y2 87'/2 RKO 6s41 64'/4 64 64 + % Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 88'/2 88% 88'/2 + % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts 1% 1% 1% Sonotone Corp Technicolor 16% 16y4 16%+ '/4 Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. 43/8 4y4 4y4 + % Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 99% Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 ' Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY Benny's Home Town Gets "Man About Town" Debut Jack Benny's "Man About Town" will have its world premiere in the comedian's home town, Waukegan, 111., June 25, the home office disclosed yesterday. Benny and his radio troupe as well as members of the pix's cast will be present, and Benny's last Coast-to-Coast radio program of the season will be broadcast from the Genesee Theater, Waukegan, in connection with the premiere. Fox, Detroit, Cuts Scale; General Reduction Feared Detroit — Possibility of a general cut in admission prices looms here, as the Fox Theater drops prices a dime tomorrow, with probability that similar change will take place at the Michigan Theater. Product Shortage Seen in St. Louis by F & M St. Louis — Citing an anticipated shortage of product, F & M is considering closing one of its four first-runs until Fall. As a preliminary move, staffs of all four have been given two weeks' notice. Ampa to Honor Trotta Today Over 150 representatives of the film and art fields will assemble at the Ampa luncheon today at the Hotel Astor to pay tribute to Vincent Trotta, head of Paramount Pictures Art Department. The occasion is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Trotta's association with Paramount. This will be the last regular meeting of Ampa for the Spring season. John Barrymore III Chicago — John Barrymore suffered a heart attack here and was ordered under an oxygen tank because of a deficiency of oxygen in the blood stream. He is expected to resume his role in "My Dear Children" Monday night. Postpone UTO Meeting Springfield, 111. — Meeting of United Theater Owners of Illinois, new exhibitor organization, scheduled to be held here yesterday, has been postponed one week. Duals at Loop Garrick Chicago — B & K is experimenting with double features again at the Garrick in the Loop. ROMAN REBUSH, 1560 Broadway Announces Immediate Production of "Mirele Efros" by Jacob Gordin. A Jewish Talking Picture. NLRB Meets Again Today On WB Bookkeepers' Strike Further meeting will be held today at the National Labor Relations Board office between the American Federation of Bookkeepers' Stenographers and Accountants union and Warners to discuss the strike called by the union at a Warner warehouse over dismissal of employes who are members of the union. Picketing is being continued by the union at the Warner offices and at several theaters where Warner pictures are playing. TMAT Strike Now Includes 9 of Five Boro's Theaters Strike called by the TMAT against the Five Boro Circuit, following refusal of the circuit to recognize the union as a bargaining agent for its members, has been extended to two more of the circuits houses, making the total now nine, it was learned last night. The Star and Dover houses are now being picketed in addition to the original seven that were struck. Wanger to Make Five, Not Six, for 1939-40 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Walter Wanger will contribute five instead of the originally announced six pix for the UA 1939-40 lineup. In addition to "Winter Carnival" and "House Across the Bay," titles announced at the UA sales meet, Wanger will make "Whose Wife?", "My Personal Life" and "Send Another Coffin." Ratoff to Direct 'Intermezzo' West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Gregory Ratoff will direct "Intermezzo" for Selznick International in place of William Wyler who has to report to Samuel Goldwyn to direct "Hans Christian Andersen" which goes into production in July. Eunice McCarthy in Hospital Eunice McCarthy, of National Theaters, is recuperating in the Roosevelt Hospital from an appendectomy performed this week. How Good Is The Music In Your Short? Can the music alone sell your shorts? Or is it just another "canned" score? Five years of arranging and composing for musical and commercial shorts and newsreels, have given me enough "background" to combat any kind of a music problem — whether large or small. Write or phone for appointment JACK SCHAINDLIN EASTERN SERVICE STUDIOS Long Island City RAvenswood 8-8300 comma arm gomg C. C. DICKINSON, Paramount's general sales manager in the United Kingdom, and T. C. REDDIN, advertising head in the U. K., are here en route to the Coast for the Paramount convention. M. A. LEVY, 20th-Fox Prairie district manager, and J. P. O'LOGHLIN, Canadian district manager, arrive here this morning for conferences with William C. Gehring, Central d^"~ion manager. sta> HENRI KLARSFELD, Paramount's Paris manager, is here en route to Hollywood to attend the Para, convention. FRED WEHRENBERG, St. Louis circuit operator and vice-president of the MPTOA, is in New York. R. R. WINSHIP, Kansas exhib., registered at the RKO World's Fair lounge yesterday. ROY L. KALVER, Indiana exhib., is here for a visit. PHYLLIS FRASER, RKO player, is here for a vacation. GEORGE S. APPLEGATE, managing director of the Western Electric Company (Australia) Pty. Ltd., and MRS. APPLEGATE, arrive here this week from England for a vacation. TED TURRELL, manager of Warners' Beverly Theater, Chicago, is here on his honeymoon with his bride, VIOLET MATHIFSON, also of the Warner circuit. DANIEL J. TOBIN, A F of L vice-president and Teamsters' union prexy, sailed yesterday for Europe on the Manhattan with MRS. TOBIN. IRENE RICH is at the Waldorf-Astoria. MOE SIEGEL, Republic production head, returned to the Coast last night, following a West Indies cruise. JOHN FENO, associated with Joris Iven's production of "The 400,000,000," arrives from Amsterdam June 10 on the S. S. Champlain. Reopening of Col. Office Spain Still Uncertain in Jack Segal, Columbia's manager of foreign exchange operation, just back from a trip abroad, states that reopening of Columbia's office in Spain depends upon the findings of a Spanish government commission now studying the situation. Future plans for French production for Columbia are not set, he I stated, adding that a new deal with Irving Asher to produce four pix | for Columbia in England was under discussion. 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, Her.-Trib. George Abbott— — Rodgers and Marl The Boys from Syracuse with Jimmy Wynn Eddie Teddy SAVO MURRAY ALBERT HART ALVIN, W. 52d St. Mats. Wed. & Sat. COlumbus 5-4114 "Roara of Pleasure"^^lfcin»on, Timet. WHAT A LIFE with EZRA STONE as Henry Aldrich MANSFIELD, W. 47th St. Mats. Wed. and Sat. Circle 6-0640