The Film Daily (1940)

m CHa DAILY: 1^ '6 Monday, April 1, 1940 Vol 77, No. 64 Mon, ApriM. 1940 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., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. VV. 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. Terras (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10,00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.08. 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: HOLLYAVOOD, 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, Av. Coyoacan No. lOOB, Mexico, D. F. BUENOS AIRES— Clias de Cruz, Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. iCopi/right 1940 by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc.) H a nnnnciRL iQVOTATIONS OF FRIDAY, MAR. 29) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat lO'/t lO^/g lOVi Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2%) 73/4 75/8 75/g + Va Columbia Picts. pfd. 2I1/4 21 1/4 21 1/4 — % Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd East. Kodak 152 151 '/z 151 1/2 do pfd 171 171 171 + 1 Ccn. Th. Eq 13 IZ'/g 12%— Va Loew's, Inc. ...:.... 35% 35% 35% do pfd 108 108 108 Paramount 75/8 TVl IVi — Va Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd.. 93/8 9Vi 9% Pathe Film 113/8 ll'/g 11% + % RKO I'/s 1% 1% 20th Century-Fox ... 11 'A 11 'A H'A 20th Cenhiry-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd 105 103 105 -f 'Vi Warner Bros 334 33/4 33/4 -f % do pfd 50 48V2 50 + 1 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46.102'/4 102% 1021/4 Loew's deb. S'/zs^e. . .104V2 104'/2 104V2 Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3 Vis47 RKO 6s41 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts % 3^ 3,^ — ig Sonotone Corp Technicolor 15 15 15 — % Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. 5% 5% S^/g — Va Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd Fox Thea. Office BIdg. 1st '46 Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 Met. Playhouse. Inc. 2nd deb. '45... 73 74 Roxy Thea. BIdg. 4s 1st '57 653A 67% Columbia to Pay 68^/^c Columbia's board has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.68% per share on the $2.75 Convertible Preferred Stock, payable May 15 to stockholders of record May 1. m The Broadway Parade 11 Picture and Distributor Theater The Fight for Life (U. S. Film Service-Pare Lorcntz) — 4th week Belmont The Earl of Chicago (Metro-Cioldwyn-Maycr)— 3rd week Criterion The Road to Singapore (Paramount Pictures) — 3rd week Paramount Virginia City (Warner Bros. Pictures) — 2nd week Strand It's a Date (Universal Pictures) — 2nd week Rivoli The Primrose Pathe (RKO Radio Pictures) — 2nd week ,r°'^^ The Human Monster (Monogram Pictures)— 2nd week Globe The House Across the Bay (United Artists-Wanger)— 2nd week Loew's State Broadway Melody of 1940 (Metro-(Joldwyn-Mayer Pictures) Capitol Rebecca (United Artists-Selznick International) Music Hall Zanzibar (Universal Pictures) .Rialto The Showdown (Paramount Pictures) (a) ..Centra Killers of the Wild (Times Pictures) (a) Central Pinocchio (RKO Radio Pictures-Walt Disney) (a-b) „, The Courageous Dr. Christian (RKO Radio Pictures) (a) Palace ♦ TWO-A-DAY Rl/iVS ♦ Ckine With the Wind (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer-Selznick)— 16th week Astor ♦ FOREIGiV JLAJVGl/AGE FEATURES ♦ The Human Beast (Juno Films)— 6th week 55th St. Playhouse The Baker's Wife (The Baker's Wife Co.)— 6th Week World Harvest (French Cinema Center)— 5th week (b) 5th Ave. Playhouse Pa Kryss Med Albertina (Scandinavian Talking Pictures)— 2nd week (a). 48th St. Theater Flickorna Fran Camla Stan (Scandinavian Talking Pictures) — 2nd week (a) 48th St. Theater Claudine (French Pictures, Inc.) Litte Carnegie ♦ FVTVRE Oi'ElMl^iMS ♦ The Life of Giuseppe Verdi (Esperia Films) — April 3 Fine-Arts Outside the Three-Mile Limit (Columbia Pictures) — April 6 Globe It All Came True (Warner Bros. Pictures) — April 5 Strand If I Had My Way (Universal Pictures) (c) Rivoli Johnny Apollo (Twentieth Century-Fox) — April 5 Roxy Dr. Clyclops (Paramount Pictures) — April 10 Paramount Adventure in Diamonds (Paramount Pictures) — April 4 Criterion Isle of Destiny (RKO Radio Pictures) (c) Rialto Strange Cargo (Metro-(joldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (c) Capitcl Bullet Code (RKO Radio Pictures)— April 3 (a) Central Hidden Menace (Principal Pictures) — April 3 (a) Central Grapes of Wrath (Twentieth Century-Fox) — April 4 (a-b) Palace Free Blond and Twenty-One (Twentieth Century-Fox)April (a) Palace Odio (Azteca Films)— April 5 48th St. Theater Life of Giuseppe Verdi (Esperia Films) — April 4 Cinecitta (a) Dual bill, (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. Scully and Heineman, "U" Sales Exec, on Coast Accompanied by William J. Heineman, Western sales manager, William A. Scully, Universal's sales chief, planed to the Coast at the week-end. Scully will confer at the studio on 1940-41 product plans, and upon his return, should they be well advanced, 'will announce the place and date for the company's sales convention. Form Todo Picture Corp. to Distribute French Pix Announcement of the formation of Todo Picture Corp., to sell and distribute French films in this country, South and Central America, -was made Friday. Firm has lineup of five French pix which will be offered shortly. Ely Todorow is president of the company, the treasurer's post is filled by A. Robert Mizzy, and A. E. Lowe is the general manager. WANTED Information leading to the whereabouts of Charles B. Howard and John Russo. Reimbursement will be made to informant for any warranted expense. Please Communicate DOUGLAS ROTHACKER 729 Seventh Avenue New York City National Film Carriers to Meet Here May 12-14 Seventh annual convention of National Film Carriers, Inc., will be held at Park Central Hotel on May 12-14. Members from all the key cities will attend. There will be an executive committee meeting May 12 and the regular convention business meetings May 13-14. The usual annual luncheon for the branch supervisors of the exchanges will be held on the closing day. An important matter up for discussion will be the Interstate Commerce Commission's new safety regulations. Election of officers will also be held. James P. Clark of Philadelphia is the retiring president. cominc nno GOinc SIDNEY R. KENT and MRS. KENT return from Florida this week. JOSEPH BERNHARD, Warner theaters head, returns from Miami this week. WILLIAM A. SCULLY, Universal sales chief, and WILLIAM J. HEINEMAN. Western sales head, arrive on the Coast today. ,■ RALPH BUDD, Warners' home <k person nel manager, returned from Burbanr. Friday. WILLIAM C. GEHRING, central division manager for 20th-Fox, returns to the home office this week after a Florida vacation. HERMAN SCHLEIER, Eastern business manager for the Hollywood Reporter, leaves for the Coast today for a three months' stay at the paper's Coast office. FRANK McGRANN, exploitation manager for Columbia, and FRANK ROSENBERG, his assistant, flew to Williamsburg, Va., to plug "Tree of Liberty." J. J. FELDER, New York Monogram branch manager, has returned from Florida. LINDA DARNELL returned to the Coast Saturday after a short stay here. EDWARD GOLDSTEIN, Screcno executive, is in Miami for a vacation. HARRY FUCHS, is leaving Tuesday for Miami Beach, Florida. RICHARD CARLSON is spending several days at William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in preparation for a new picture. MIKE RUDIN is vacationing in Miami. CONSTANCE BENNETT flew to the Coast Saturday via American Airlines. GEORGE STEVENS is at the Waldorf. RUDY SANDERS is spending a vacation in Miami. A. A. SCHUBART, RKO manager of exchange operations, left Friday for a vacation in Florida. MRS. SCHUBART accompanied him. Fight on Chi. Censorship May Reach Federal Court Chicago — Civil Liberties Committee plans to start Federal Court proceedings shortly against the Chicago police censor board to permit showing of the Hoffberg release, "The Living Dead," it was stated Friday by Ira Latimer, secretai-jof the organization. Picture was banned on several grounds despite the fact a Hays seal had been given and it had been passed by censors every place else where it has been exhibited. "Parole Fixer" Teasers fl Cost Cortland Exhib. $50 Cortland, N. Y. — A plea of guilty and a $50 fine wrote finis here Friday to the case of Garson Jaffa, local Schine manager, arrested on complaint of the State Parole Board that classified teaser ads. plugging "Parole Fixer" (Paramount) constituted misleading advertising. Teasers, taken from the film's press book, appeared in a local paper and were taken seriously by con'victs in Attica State Prison, the Parole Board charged. Edington Cocktail Party fl Harry Edington, RKO's executive producer who arrives this morning for his first visit to New York since appointment to his post last December, will meet the trade press at a cocktail party at the Sherry Netherlands this afternoon. REQUESTED Information leading to the recovery of four reel 16 MM. print number five entitled "Nickel High Lights" and one reel 16 MM. print entitled "This Changing World." Informant will be reimbursed for any warranted expense. THE FILM DAILY BOX 1710 1501 Broadway New York City