The Film Daily (1939)

1HI' DAILY Thursday, June 8, 1939 Vol. 75, No. 110 Thurs., June 8, 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 Vork $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, 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. m « f mo ncm l NEW YORK STOCK Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2% 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 High 12% ) 93/4 261/2 1% 101/2 168 1/4 1 178 1 121/2 443/4 108 1 9% MARKET Net Low Close Chg. 12% 12% + % 91/2 91/2 — 1/4 261/z 261/2 + Vi 1% 1% + Vs 103/g IOI/2 + % 67i/4 1671/4 — Vi 733/4 178 +1 12% 12% + % 44 44 — Vi 08 108 + 1 93/8 91/2 + % IO1/4 10% IO1/4 — 1/4 10% 10% 10% 20th Century-Fox ... 213/8 21 1/4 21%— % 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 5 5 5 do pfd 511/2 511/z 51% + 1% NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46. 981/2 98 Vi 98% Loew's def. 3%s46. . 103% 1033/8 103% + % Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 1013/8 1013/8 101% Para. Picts. cv. 3%s47 873/4 873,4 87 3^ — % RKO 6s41 Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39. 100% lOO'A 100% —1-32 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 88% 88 88% + % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp Technicolor 16% 16% 16% Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc... 4% 4% 4% — % N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 99% Great States Closes Four Chicago — Great States circuit has darkened the Fox, Aurora; Rex, Chicago Heights; Rialto, Waukegan, and Palace, Peoria, for the summer. SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY The Twenty -seventh FILM DAILY GOLF TOURNAMENT Thursday, June 22, 1939— Rye Country Club, Rye, N. Y. THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, N. Y. C. Here is my entry and $10.00 for the 1939 Golf Tournament. (Entry fee will be $12.00 if not paid before June 22). Name Address LAST THREE SCORES CLUB HANDICAP □ □ □ □ CLUB: "Ecstasy" Gets Show Cause Order in Philadelphia Court Philadelphia — Judge Otto Helligman sitting in Common Pleas Court No. 4 yesterday issued a rule on the Censor Board to show cause why the action of the Board in banning "Ecstasy" should not be reversed. Action was brought by Eureka Productions of New York. Hearing will be held Tuesday. Complaint indicated that the picture had been banned on May 3 last and went into detail regarding showing of the picture in other sections. On May 3, no member of the new censor board had as yet been confirmed, although two are now confirmed and working. Whether this point will be brought out by the complainants is not known. Bush Names Chambliss 20-Fox Newspaper Rep. Appointment of William Chambliss as syndicate and newspaper contact for the newly merged 20thFox exploitation and publicity departments was announced yesterday. Chambliss has been with the company for three years, serving first as a writer in the publicity department, and recently as assistant to Rodney Bush who was manager of exploitation until his appointment this week as head of the newly merged departments. Extra 50 Cent Dividend Set by Loew's Directors In addition to a dividend of 50 cents a share on the common stock, Loew's, Inc., yesterday voted an extra 50-cent dividend on the common at a meeting of the board of directors. The dividends are payable June 30 to stockholders of record on June 20. Last extra dividend was declared in December. Grauman's Back to Pix Policy West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Grauman's Chinese Theater will return to a picture policy on June 13. Newsreels Prepare to Cover Royalty's Visit to Washington Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The biggest show in Washington in years, covered by all newsreel agencies and motion picture companies from 14 different vantage points, starts today with the arrival of their Britannic Majesties to greet the capital of the United States; another point of coverage will be armored car for reel men in the parade. Robert Denton, Paramount News' Washington chief, explained that newsreel executives are co-operating to the limit with the Government secret service. All agencies are specialing their newsreels tonight. Copyright Statute Draft Completion Due Monday Copy of the first completed draft of the proposed new copyright statute is expected to be sent to Washington some time Monday, following a meeting of the copyright committee yesterday at the Bar Association building with Prof. James T. Shotwell presiding. Draft will be presented in Washington to Senator Thomas, member of the sub-committee on foreign relations on adherence to the Berne convention, for study, it was reported. Sussman In Pittsburgh On Harris Product Deal Pittsburgh — William Sussman, Eastern division manager for 20th Century-Fox, is spending several days here this week negotiating a deal for the 1939-1940 product with the Harris Amusement Company with Edgar Moss, district manager, and Ira H. Cohn, branch manager. Jack Ellis' RKO First Jack Ellis, of the RKO exchange in New York, is the first salesman with the company to be 100 per cent sold this year, it was learned yesterday. COmmC ADD GQIftG WILLIAM F. RODCERS, Metro general sales manager, leaves today tor Detroit and Chicago. JAMES R. GRAINGER, Republic prexy and general manager of sales, is in Boston, with his return here tomorrow expected. WILLIAM A. SCULLY, general manager of distribution for Universal, and F. J. A MCCARTHY, Eastern sales manager, left yv-conday for Memphis. T WILLIAM HEINEMAN, Western sales manager for "U," left yesterday for Louisville. FOCION SOTO, head of Cine Colombia S. A., Colombian theater chain, is here from South America on a product buying trip. REGINALD ARMOUR, general European manager for RKO, RALPH HANBURY, manager for the United Kingdom, and LEON BRITTON, manager in the Far East, arrive here Monday on the Normandie to attend the RKO convention. BRUNO CHELI, Brazilian manager for RKO, arrives here Monday on the Argentine to attend the RKO convention. CHARLES STERN, United Artists district manager, left yesterday for a one-day visit to Baltimore and Washington, returning here tomorrow. AARON JONES, SR., and JOHNNY JONES, of the Jones, Linick Or Schaefer circuit in Chicago, are in New York on a product buying trip. VICKI BAUM arrives today on the Washington. SAM KATZMAN, president of Victory Pictures, has returned to the Coast after a twoweek stay here. JOHN BEAL arrives here tomorrow from Hollywood. MELVILLE SHYER, business manager of "La Immaculada," Spanish pix now shooting on the Grand National lot on the Coast, flies to Mex ico City Saturday to get special background music for the film. JACK DURANT is en route to Europe for a stage engagement. ETHEL PEFFER, of the League of New York Theaters, sails next week on the Washington for a European vacation. United Theaters Defers Meeting, Seeks Members Chicago — Scheduled meeting of United Theaters of Illinois, new indie exhib. unit, scheduled yesterday at Springfield, has been postponed three weeks during which a membership campaign will be waged. THE THEATRE George Abbott Productions "There have been a number of good girl and music shews in town of laic, hut this is by all odds the most brilliant of the lot." — Watts, Iler.-Trih. George Ah hot I Rodgers and Hart The Boys from Syracuse with Jimmy Wynn Eddie Teddy SAVO MURRAY ALBERT HART 4LVIIS, W. 52d Si. Mais. Wed. & Sat. COlumlms 5-4114 "Roars of Pleasure**— Atkinson, Times. WHAT A LIFE with EZRA STONE as Henry Aldrich MANSFIELD, W. 47th St. Mats. Wed. and Sat. Circle 6-0640