The Film Daily (1939)

-* ~j$ DAILY Friday, November 3, 1939 Vol. 76, No. 88 fri., Nov. 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. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, Calif.— 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. nnanciflL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (214%) 73/4 7% 73/4 Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind T/4 1% 1 V4 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd East. Kodak 16414 16314 16414-+ 1% do pfd Cen. Th. Eq 143/8 14 14i/4 Loew's, Inc 36V4 36'/4 36 V4 — Vs do pfd 106V8 106'/8 106M, + l/8 Paramount 8% 8% 8% Paramount 1st pfd.. 87 87 87 Paramount 2nd pfd.. 10 10 10 + '/8 Pathe Film 103/4 103/8 10V4 -f Vs RKO 15/8 i5/8 i% 20th Century-Fox . 147/fc 14% 14% + l/8 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 4% 43/8 43/8 do pfd 48 48 48 — % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46.101'/4 101 1/4 101l/4 + 1/4 Loew's deb. 3'As46.100 99% 100 + 1/4 Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3%s47 RKO 6s41 Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 83V4 83 83% + 14 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Piers. ... 1 14 114 114 Sonotone Corp 1 5/8 iy2 1 s/8 -f i£ Technicolor 13% 13y4 13y4 — 1/4 Trans-(Lux Universal Corp. vtc Universal Picts '.. ... N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 100% 104 Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 .'. Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45 66 68 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 61 63 SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY Arthur Schmidt of Loew's I Britain Sends Comedy Pix Lectures at Syracuse for Its Troops in France Syracuse, N. Y. — Two hundred students of Syracuse University heard a lecture by Arthur Schmidt, assistant to Oscar A. Doob of Loew's on all media of theater advertising at the Maxwell School of Citizenship Auditorium. Sponsors were Boar's Head and the dramatics department under the direction of Prof. Sawyer Falk. Frank Murphy, local Loew's manager, and Robert Case, former Smith Chain Theaters general manager, were in charge of arrangements. At the next meetings, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 speakers will cover theater operation, sound and projection, booking and construction. It is possible that Lester B. Isaacs. J. Robert Rubin, Joel Levey and Douglas Shearer will come here. Rubin is a Syracuse alumnus and trustee. Meltz Copyright Case Ended by Compromise New Orleans, La. — Attempts to challenge the validitv of a judgment against Morris Meltz, Ferriday exhibitor for violations of the copyright law, on technical grounds, failed here as a compromise was reached. Attorney for Meltz, according to J. Studebaker Lucas, Ascap attorney, had asked for a rehearing on the suit, claiming that notice of copyright had not appeared on the pictures using the copyrighted music and that therefore their client was an unintentional violator. Court had awarded damages to Ascap at Monroe, La. Lucas had contended that copyright notice on mechanical reproductions was unnecessary. The compromise will not permit arguing of this point. London (By Cable) — Feature pictures sent to France by Great Britain for the entertainment of its army on the Western front are, with few exceptions, comedies. Titles listed as among the first sent to France are: "Keep Your Seats," "Feather Your Nest" and "Keep Fit," all three starring George Formby, comedian; two starring Gracie Fields, comedienne, "Sing As We Go" and "The Show Goes On"; "Everything is Rhythm," "Laburnum Grove," "Excuse My Glove," "Death at Broadcasting House," "The High Command," "Who's Your Lady Friend?" WB Mulls Short Series on U. S. Women In History Public reception of "Clara Barton and the American Red Cross," Warner historical featuret. will determine whether or not the Burbank studio will produce a series dealing with famous women in American history. As in the instance of "Cl*ra Barton," the pictures will be filmed in Technicolor, two reels in length. New Operators' Pact Chicago — John Smith. Neal Bishon, Chicago operators' union officials, go to the Indianapolis meeting of film exchange employes union, where key city representatives will formulate a new season contract to be submitted to New York film company executives shortlv. Wometco Managerial School Miami — Beginning tonight, Wometco Theaters will hold twice weeklv classes in theater management for assistant managers and ushers. School will be continued for eight weeks. Court Grants 30-Day Delay In Ray Schreiber Action Detroit — Thirty-day delay in suit of Raymond Schreiber, as operator of Midwest Theaters, alleging conspiracy to prevent buying of films for his houses, etc., against Co-operative Theaters of Michigan, has been granted in U. S. District Court here. Action was taken on motion of Cooperative, which sousrht the stay in order to have ownership of the theaters determined in State Circuit Court in a oending suit against Ray Schreiber filed by Jacob Schreiber, who originally transferred the houses to Rav. Philly Allied Unit Hears Reports on Sales Confabs Philadelphia — Reports of the committees which recentlv met with dad Sears, Warner sales chief, and William Scully, "U" sales head, highlighted the meeting of Eastern Pennsylvania Allied here yesterday. Sidney Samuelson discussed product surveys of this and other territories and the body also took up other problems. cominc am Goinc DAVID 0. SELZNICK is scheduled to return to the Coast tonight, accompanied by MRS. SELZNICK. SIG SCHLACER, president and general manager of Producers' Corporation of Ami'eal and GEORGE GREEN, executive vice-pres'ii bp, arrive here from the Coast Sunday to confer with Adela Rogers St. John on their forthcoming production of her story, "Kingdom Come." ALFRED SACK, head of Sack Amusement Enterprises, leaves Dallas, Tex., tomorrow for production conferences in Hollywood, making his headquarters while there at the Roosevelt Hotel. JOSEPH S. HUMMEL, Warner foreign department executive, sails tonight on the Brazil for a four-month business trip to the company's branches throughout the South American territory. LOU SMITH, associate producer on Paramount's "Rulers of the Sea," left the home office yesterday for Philly, first stop in a trip to a number of key cities to set special screenings on the picture. JOSEPH FRIEDMAN, managing director in Europe for Columbia, has arrived here to confer with home office executives. DAVID BUTLER flies here from the Coast the early part of next week for a short stay. LOUIS B. MAYER returns to Hollywood this week-end from a visit in the East. JACK BELLMAN of Buffalo, ARTHUR NEWMAN of Albany. M. E. MOREY of Boston, SAM 5ELETSKY of New Haven, MAX GILDS of Philadelphia. SAM FLAX of Washington, JAMES H. ALEXANDER of Pittsburgh. MAX MARGOLIES of Cincinnati and NAT LEFTON and SAM CORREL of Cleveland were in New York yesterday attending Republic's Eastern sales meeting. Submit Appeal to Relinquish Wage Boost to Studio Locals West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — William Bioff. IATSE representative, has announced that hf will call an emergency meeting nf the executive boards of various IA studio local unions and submit to them the appeal of producers that fhe locgls should voluntarilv relinouish the 10 per cent wage increase recently granted them. B & K Meeting Nov. 8-9 Chicago — General meeting of the B & K managerial staff is now set for Nov. 8-9 at the Blackstone. Walter Immerman will preside. Opie Read Dies Chicago — Opie Read, age 86, veteran writer is dead. "Arkansas Traveler" was his leading book. Three Bandits Get $3,000 From Interstate Theater Austin, Tex. — Central Texas police are searching for three gunmen who robbed a theater office of $3,000 here after tying up the manager and several employes. Louis Novy, Austin manager of Interstate Theaters, and three employes were tied up in the office after the gunmen had forced Dick White, assistant manager, to open the safe. IA to Enforce Closed Shop in All Independent Studios West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — With NLRB deciding that official certification of IATSE as sole bargaining agent for workers in independent studios is unnecessary inasmuch as it is recognized that majority of workers are members of IA, IA will enforce a closed shop in these plants and only IA members will be permitted to work there. THE THEATRE "AN HILARIOUS SCUFFLE" — Atkinson, Times George Abbott presents SEE MY LAWYER with MILTON BERLE EZRA STONE • TEDDY HART By Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork Biltmore, W. 47 St. Evgs. 8:45. Mats. Wed. & Sat.