The Film Daily (1939)

Tffl* DAILY Wednesday, November 22, 1939 Vol. 76, No. 101 Wed., Nov. 22, 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; 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 ihould remit with order. Address all com m«nications 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. f innnciAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2%> Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind \y4 1 1/8 ]y4 Con. Fm. Ind. pd East. Kodak 166% 166 166 ..... do pfd Cen. Th. Eq 12% 12% 123,4—"% Loew's, Inc 36y4 36 36 — '/2 do pfd Paramount &s/a 8V8 8V2 Vs Paramount 1st pfd... 90V2 90V2 90y2 — 1% Paramount 2nd pfd.. 9% 9% 93/4 — Ve Pathe Film 1 1 V8 1034 11 4 3/8 RKO iy2 iy2 iy2 20th Century-Fox . , 13y2 13y2 13y2 .. .. 20th Century-Fox pfd. 24 24 24 Univ. Pict. pfd 71 y8 71 % 71% + i% Warner Bros 4'/8 4y8 4y8 do pfd |]| NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46.10iy4 101V4 lOl'A . . Loew's deb. 3V,s46.102V2 101% 102y2 + i/2 Para. B'way 3s55. . . . 47% 47 y4 47% — % Para. Picts. 6s55 ... ... ... Para. Picts. cv. 3%s47 863A 863,4 86% — V, RKO 6s41 ... . . . . . Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 85 84 84 — 1% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 1% 1% 1 % — 14 Sonotone Corp 1 % 1 y2 1 1/2 i/8 Technicolor 12 12 12 — % Trans-Lux 13/8 f% i3/8 Universal Corp. vtc. 3 3 3 % Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 101% 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 63 65 SAFETY I LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY 380 Seasonal Contracts Francis Harmon to Speak Closed by WB in Chicago j At George Washington U Chicago — Warners Chicago branch has closed 380 seasonal contracts, according to Tom Gilliam, exchange manager. With the company's sales plan now clicking, Gilliam predicts the territory will show a healthy increase in pix over last year. Indie circuits just signed include Essaness, Schoenstadt and Simansky and Miller. "The Old Maid," first of the season's pix to reach B houses, has played all houses in that category save one, Gilliam said. B & K is holding "The Roaring Twenties" for three weeks in the Loop spots, one more than expected. "Elizabeth and Essex" goes into the Chicago Theater early next month. Rites for Maurice Black, Bernhardt Father-in-Law Rites will be held in Riverside Memorial Chapel, 76th St. and Amsterdam Ave., this morning at 9:30 o'clock for Maurice Black, 75, father-in-law of Joseph Bernhard, general manager of Warner Bros. Theaters. In addition to his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Bernhard, surviving are also three brothers, John, Bela and George. Interment will be in Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Philadelphia, at noon. Mr. Black died on Monday night. Waldorf Party Tomorrow for Loew Theater Men Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Francis F. Harmon, executive assistant to Will H. Hays, MPPDA president, will deliver an address on Dec. 7 at a three-day conference which opens on Dec. 5 here under the auspices of George Washington University. The conference will be devoted to analysis and discussion of Pan-American problems. Harmon's speech will be entitled, "The Motion Picture, — Offspring of Democracy," and is expected to deal with the part films have played in cementing relations between the U. S. and her sister republics of PanAmerica. Suit Against Majors, 3 WB Theater Co.s Filed in Pa. Philadelphia — Owners and operators of the Landsdowne Theater, Landsdowne, yesterday filed in the U. S. District Court a civil damage suit for $10,000 against major distributors and three Warner theater companies. The suit asks for an injunction, charges unjust discrimination and asks that the giving of preference to circuit operators be smashed. Beefsteak dinner and dance will be given tomorrow night by the Loew theater organization in the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria for some 400 employes, executives and their wives. Affair is for district managers, managers and asistant managers, with Oscar A. Doob serving as general chairman for the party. Even the trade press is not invited. Strictlv a Loew family affair, says C. C. Moskowitz. Hold Rites This Afternoon for Herman Starr's Father Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today in the Boulevard Funeral Parlor, 374 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, for Abraham I. Starr, 75, father of Herman Starr, Warner vice-president. Starr died at his Brooklyn home vesterday morning. Surviving are his widow, six sons and a daughter. Set Dec. 2 for Defendants' Reply in Chi. Contempt Case Chicago — Judge Edgar Eldridge yesterday approved Dec. 2 for defendants' reply in the criminal contempt case against B & K and major film companies. Honolulu Chain's Vtc Issue Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Consolidated Amusement Co., Ltd., of Honolulu, yesterday filed a registration statement with the SEC calling for issuance of 150,000 voting trust certificates for common no par value stock and 21,287 voting trust certificates for $20 par 6 per cent cumulative series A preferred stock. C. H. Cooke is president. 5 RKO Pix for B'way Three RKO pictures are scheduled to open on Broadway tomorrow, with two others slated for early showings. Tomorrow's openiners are "Flying Deuces" at the Rialto: "Three Sons" at the Palace, and "The Fisrhting Gringo" at the Central. "Meet Dr. Christian" goes into the Palace on Nov. 30. "Reno" starts shortly at the Criterion. W. Pa. AMPTO to Meet Pittsburgh — Meeting for members only will be held by the AMPTO of Western Pennsylvania at the Roosevelt Hotel Tuesday. President M. A. Rosenberg will report on the Eastern regional conference of Allied States units held at Philadelphia last week. Rosenberg is considering calling a mideastern regional conference shortly. For Lunch, Dinner or Supper LaHIFF'S TAVERN The Industry's MEETING and EATING PLACE 156 W. 48th St. Tel. CHickering 4-4200 commG nno come MURRAY SILVERSTONE has arrived in Hollywood for studio huddles. NATE J. BLUMBERG and his wife leave for Hollywood Friday. WESLEY RUCCLES and CLAUDE BIN't.j," will fly from the Coast this week-end to South Bend to attend the USC-Notre Dame game, returning immediately to Hollywood. HERBERT J. YATES is scheduled to go to the Coast next week. NATE SPINGOLD flew to the Coast last night to confer with Harry Cohn and other Columbia execs, at the studio. DAVID BLANKENHORN, president of Cosmocolor, flies to Hollywood today. KEN THOMSON, executive secretary of the Screen Actors' Guild, left for the Coast last night after a brief stay here on business. LOU COLDING, Fabian district manager at Albany, has been conferring with Si Fabian in the New York office concerning plans for special Christmas Billings. IRENE LEE, Warners' story editor, returns to Hollywood Saturday. ERICH POMMER is scheduled to fly to the Coast Saturday. ROBERT T. KANE, English production head for 20th-Fox, is scheduled to return here from England the latter part of this month. JULES LEVY has returned to New York after a trip to the Coast. FRANCHOT TONE is at the Waldorf. ALLAN JONES arrives here next week from the Coast after completing work on "The Great Victor Herbert" for Paramount. JANE BRYAN goes to Boston today to attend the opening there of "We Are Not Alone," new Warner release. DR. EUCEN FRENKE is here from the Coast on business. Increase Use of "Flesh" for Tri-States in Omaha Omaha — A "more flesh" policy for winter season in Omaha has been announced by Evert R. Cummings, district manager for Tri-States Theaters. Circuit reopened 3,000-seat Paramount recently with A. B. Marcus show on stage-screen policy at 55cent top. Although grosses were not up to expectations, circuit will keep on with flesh policy, either at Paramount or at Orpheum if former shutters. Phil Spitalny's "Hour of Charm" booked for Paramount week of Nov. 24 and Cab Calloway set for Dec. 1. Cummings said. Circuit hopes to keep up to average of at least two stage shows a month this winter, about double former years. Stage-screen bill gets 55 cent top while straight double features at Paramount get 35-cent top. THE THEATRE "AN HILARIOUS SCUFFLE" — Atkinson, Times George Abbott presents SEE MY LAWYER with MILTON BERLE and TEDDY HART By Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork Biltmore, W. 47 St. Evgs. 8:45. Mats. Wed. & Sat.