The Film Daily (1939)

DAILY Wednesday, November 15, 1939 Vol. 76, No. 96 Wed., Nov. 15, 1939 lOCents 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., hy Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alienate, President and Publisher; Donaid 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. financial. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 12 12 12 Col.Picts. vtc. <2'/2%> 7V8 7% IVt — Va Columbia Picts. pfd.. 18'/8 18'/g 18'/8 — 1% Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 9y„ 9'/8 9</8 — % East. Kodak 164 163 163 do pfd Gen. Th. Eq Loew's, Inc 35Vi 35 35'/8 + % do pfd Paramount 8% 8V4 8V4 Paramount 1st pfd. 88'/2 88V4 88i/4 + iy4 Paramount 2nd pfd. 9y2 9i/2 9y2 — 'A Pathe Film 103,4 10'/4 10y2 RKO 1% 1% 15/3 20th Century-Fox . . . 13% 13'/2 13'/2 — 1/4 20th Century-Fox pfd. 23 '/2 23 1/2 23 1/2 — % Univ. Pict. pfd. 72 72 72 +3 Warner Bros 4% 4'/8 4V8 do pfd 47 47 47 +2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Loew's deb. 3V2s46. .100Vi 100 100y2 + 1/2 Para. B'way 3s55 . . . . 47 Vi 47y4 47% Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3 l/4s47 RKO 6s41 54 54 54 — '/2 Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp 1V8 1% 1% — Vs Technicolor 12% 12% 12% Trans-Lux 1% 1% 1% + % Universal Corp. vtc Universal Picts 9 9 9 + % N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 100'/2 104 Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 M3t. Playhouse. Inc. 2nd Heb. '45. 66 68 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 613/4 633,4 SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY ALCNG THE with PHIL At. DALYi T T T • • • AS a rule entertaining the press is a normal practice of the ad and publicity gentry but last night in Olsen and Johnson's Fifth Ave. Tavern the tables were turned via the Fourth Estate tendering a surprise Testimonial Turkey Dinner to Oscar A. Doob to mark a full decade of service to Loew's Theaters and to the press Dinner Chairman Ted Friend presented to Oscar on behalf of his numerous hosts an onyx cigaret box adorned with a silver plate Among those present were Frank Nugent, Mitch Woodbury, Jack Smith, Kate Cameron, Bland Johaneson, Bob Coleman, Frank Farrell, Allen Smith, Irene Thirer, Ben Crisler, Wanda Hale Eileen Creelman, Bill Fritzinger, Irv Hoffman, Art Darmstader, Al Blackford plus Ye Trade Press augmented by Lynn Farnol, Monroe Greenthal, Maurice Bergman, Bob Gillham, Alec Moss, Al Wilkie, Hazel Flynn, John Balaban and Perry Charles T T T • • • SHIFTING from drumsticks to portions of pork be it recorded that in handling advance publicity for the huge barbecue scheduled for Albany, Ga., tomorrow Paramount is said to be the first pix org to obtain full newspaper syndicate coverage with eight writers and photogs representing the leading wire services out of New York Crew is now en route to the southern city under guidance of Tom Waller Para.'s N. Y. syndicate contact This advance stunt wiU give Para.'s "The Biscuit Eater" (ain't this the eatenest industry y'ever saw!) coverage in more than 1,500 U. S. newspapers representing a readership of an estimated 60,000,000. ▼ T T • • • GODSPEED the "Night of Stars" tonight in Madison Square Garden.. always the greatest "living" entertainment significant because it is dedicated to the lofty proposition that others may live in Peace, Freedom and Tolerance List Unsecured Debts of Imperator, Wilcox Prod. London (By Cable) — Statement of affairs of Imperator Films, in voluntary liquidation, lists $622,985 owing to unsecured creditors, among whom are Herbert Wilcox ($136,165) and Anna Neagle ($127,885). Both Wilcox and Miss Neagle have cabled from Hollywood expressing the wish that their claims be set aside until other creditors have been paid. Herbert Wilcox Productions, also in voluntary liquidation, lists debts to unsecured creditors of $310,125. Sir Harold Moore is liquidator for both firms, though creditors are discussing appointment of a coliquidator. Odeon Theaters Reports 52-Wk. Profit of $2,549,990 London (By Cable) — Odeon Theaters for the 52 weeks ending June 24. 1939, announces a profit of approximately $2,549,990, an increase of $709,055 over the previous 52 weeks. Lois Weber, Film Director, Dies After Long Illness West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — -Lois Weber, one of the few women directors of motion pictures, is dead at the age of 56, following a lingering illness. Among feminine stars she helped advance to stardom were Anita Stewart, BilHe Dove, Claire Windsor and Mildred Harris. In 1906 she married Phillips Smalley, actor. In 1922 they were divorced and in 1926 she married Capt. Harry Gantz, a retired army officer, from whom she was al=o divorced. "The Marriage Clause" was her last picture. Four Bands in Parade for Kyser Pix Premiere Rocky Mount, N. C— With final plans set for the premiere here tonight of RKO's "That's Right, You're Wrong" at the Carolina and Center theaters, four bands including 500 nieces have been set to march in this morning's parade. A tremendous advertising and exploitation campaign on the film has been put on in this region, with overflow crowds expected today. cominG mid come JOSEPH M. SCHENCK. board chairman o« 20th-Fox, left for the Coast yesterday. JULIUS J. and PHILIP C. EPSTEIN, Warner writers, arrived here yesterday from the Coast to look over the Broadway plays. GEORGE J. SCHAEFER, NED E. ai<NET. barret Mccormick, cresson SMnme ken HALLAM, DAVID BUTLER and KAY KYSER are in Rocky Mount, N. C, today for the premiere there tonight of "That's Right, You're Wrong." ARTHUR HOWARD, business manager of the Independent Theater Owners of New England. is in New York. MONROE GREENTHAL, exploitation director for United Artists, leaves this week for Toronto on business. WILLIAM SUSSMAN, Eastern division manager for 20th-Fox, returns to New York this week-end from a swing through his territory. KEN THOMSON, executive secretary of the Screen Actors' Cuild, arrives here this week from Hollywood. SIG SCHLAGER, Producers Corporation of America prexy, has returned to New York after a brief visit to Detroit where he conferred with John Charles Thomas who stars in the company's first production. MICHAEL HARVEY leaves for the Coast today to start work under a new Warner contract. VERE ZORINA left for Hollywood yesterday DAVID NIVEN sailed on the S. S. Rex for England. Short Production Revival Likely if Features Lead Revival of strong production activity in the East would stimulate producing of shorts in New York, in the opinion of Lou Diamond, head of Paramount's short subject department. Diamond pointed out yesterday that he would prefer to make shorts in the East but that the best talent was in Hollywood. If Eastern activity would increase, he added, it would attract comedians and other talent to New York. As it is now, Eastern short production must depend on what talent happens to be here. As to the possibilities of Mayor LaGuardia's plan to step up picture making in New York, Diamond said that some may look upon it as a "pipe dream" but that if the proper initiative and power are put behind the move, anything can happen. III. Allied Defers Meet Chicago — Scheduled meeting of Illinois Allied yesterday to discuss a co-op buying plan was postponed indefinitely. THE THEATRE "AN HILARIOUS SCUFFLE" — Atkinson, Time George Abbott presents SEE MY LAWYER «>ith MILTON BERLE and TEDDY HART By Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork Biltmore, W. 47 St. Evgs. 8:45. Mats. Wed. & Sat