The Film Daily (1940)

<7ii^4 DAILY Tuesday, May 14, 1^ Vol.77, No. 95 Tues., May 14, 1940 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 $10,0(1 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, 97119. 9-7120, 9-7121, Cable address: Filmday, New York. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, Calif.— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6507. LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., VV. 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— Chas de Cruz, Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. H H f innnciNL Net Chg. — 78 — I'/s — 1% — Vi — % — 5 2 41/4 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 91/5 9 SVs ■ Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2%) 6 47/8 4% Columbia Picts. pfd.. 20 19'/8 191/8 Con. Fm. Ind ^A % % ■ Con, Fm, Ind. pfd.. . 9 82/4 S'/s East. Kodak 151 1/4 148 148 do pfd Gen, Th. Eq llVs 91/2 91/2 Loew's, Inc 32% 283-4 283A do pfd 1077/8 1077/8 1073/8 Paramount 6% SVi 63/4 Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd.. 83^ 8 8 Pathe Film 10 9 9 RKO 1 1 1 20th Century-Fox . . 7% 7 7 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd 93 88 88 Warner Bros 3 25/8 25/8 do pfd 43 43 43 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref, 6s46 IO234 IO214 IO21/4 Loew's deb. 31/2S46..103 1003/, 10034 Para, B'way 3s55 Para, Picts. 6s55 Para, Picts, cv, 3'As47 RKO 6s41 50 50 50 Warner Bros,' dbs,6s48 871/2 851/2 85'/2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts % % % Sonotone Corp 134 15/8 15/8 Technicolor 14 M^A M^A Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc, 53/8 4% 45/8 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,, 68 Roxy Thea. BIdg, 4s 1st '57 66'/4 % _'5" Va 23/4 2 21/2 IV4 70 68 1/4 ATTENTION r Young man with four years experience as assistant manager, manager and promotional work desires new connection in similar capacity. Interview and references upon request. Write Box 1900, The Film Daily, 1501 Broadway, New York City. Circuit Limitation Trial Postponed in Arkansas Moriilton, Ark. — Trial of the Chancery Court suit of Malco Thcatcis, Inc., owners of the Rialto here, to enjoin the city of Morrilton from enforcing' provisions of two ordinances, was agreed upon by attorne.vs. One ordinance seeks to regulate the number of theaters that one person, firm or corporation may operate in the city. The other seeks to impose a chair tax, in addition to a regular license fee, on film houses with more than 300 chairs. City of Morrilton has filed a demurrer to the complaint, which will probably be heard in June. Mills, Henigson Confer on Globe's Production West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Fred Mills, President of the Mills Novelty Company, Chicago, and his brother Heyden Mills, are here discussing' production lineup of nickel-in-the-slot films which James Roosevelt's Globe Productions will make for them. Discussions are being held with Henry Henigson, Globe's associate producer who will be in charge of the making of the "briefies." Zanuck, Johnson Confer on "Chad Hanna" Filming Departure of Darryl F, Zanuck, 20th-Fox production chief, for the Coast Saturday was preceded by a conference with Nunnally Johnson, associate producer and screen writer, on the script and production of "Chad Hanna," planned as a major 1940-41 feature. Johnson accompanied Zanuck to the Coast. National Film Carriers to Elect Officers Today National Film Carriers' seventh annual convention will close at the Park Central today. Election of officers is scheduled for this morning. Discussion was held yesterday on new ICC safety rulings. "Ecstasy" Hearing Here Albany, N. Y. — The "Ecstasy" mandamus proceedings against Censor Irwin Esmond are scheduled for the Special Sessions of the Supreme Court in New York City today, instead of in Albany. Eureka Productions is the petitioner. Charles Brind, director of the State Education Law Department, will appear for the respondent. Permit for Memphis Carrier Washington Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Washington — The ICC has granted permission to The Film Transit Company of Memphis, Tenn., to handle film shipments fi-om Memphis to points in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. New Hampton, la., Monopoly Ordinance is Voted Down New Hampton, la. — The City Council voted down, 4 to 2, a pro|)osed "Monopoly" ordinance that would have regulated the number of theaters in the city. The ordinance, drawn for the New Hampton volunteer fire department, would have allowed but one house. The fire department owns the Firemen's theater, now leased to Harry Heiman for a 10-year period at $300 a month. E. C. Potter, operator of the house for the last 18 years had been paying only $175 a month until outbid by Herman. Potter contemplates building a new theater across the street and one-half block away from the Firemen's building. Calif. Exhibs. Fearful of New Time, Admish Tax Sacramento — Special session of the State Legislature, opening yesterday, finds the industry concerned over the proposal for daylight saving and the possibility that new tax measures will include an admission levy. Tom Fizdale, Inc., to Handle Promotion on Several Para. Pix Paramount has retained Tom Fizdale, Inc., to augment the company's regular publicity and exploitation department in handling promotion work on a limited number of pictures, Robert Gillham, director of advertisingand publicity, announced yesterday. In explaining the assignment, Gillham said that Paramount planned to increase its advertising budget for the new season to the largest in the company's history. Warner Theaters to Shift District Office to Elmira Albany — Warner Bros. Theaters will shift its district office from Jamestown to Elmira in late June, according to M. A. Silver, zone manager. Silver will hold a district meeting here today. SMPE to Hear Lorance D. T. Lorance of Erpi will present a paper, titled "Signal-Noise Ratio in Recording Methods and Technique, — Past, Present, and Predictions for the Future," tomorrow at 8 p.m., as the feature of the SMPE's Atlantic Coast Section meeting in the Hotel Pennsylvania. Board of Managers ^^nll meet at 6 p.m. UAC To Pay 40 Cents Montreal — Directors of United Amusement Corp., Ltd., have declared a dividend of 40 cents a share for the quarter ended April 30, payable May 31 to shareholders of record May 14. nd his v.jr a short srai ,ave r y here cominc nno con S. CHARLES EINFELD, Warners' ad. , chieftain, leaves the Coast today by i New York. He will stop oft in Scut Ind., for several days to confer on "1 of Knute Rockne" with members ot the family and officials of Notre Dame. MICHAEL CURTIZ is stoppin,—-' the W STANLEY FIELDS a to the Coast after a Sherry Netherland MRS. ALFRED HITCHCOCK arrived hctc terday from Europe on the Manhattan. REGINALD ARMOUR, RKO manager in El also arrived on the Manhattan. MARY PICKFORD flew to the Coast day, returning here the first part of ne> SOL WURTZEL returned to the Coast the week-end. NUNNALLY JOHNSON has returned to \ wood to resume his production activiti 20th-Fox. N. P. RATHVON, chairman of the RKO IS on the Coast. WALTER BRANSON, RKO district in Chicago, has returned there after a in Hot Springs, MRS, RICHARD McCLURE, president Chicago Better Films Council, has there after a two weeks' stay on the C DR, HERBERT T. KALMUS, prexy of color, has left New York for Boston inc return here early next week. WALTER J, HUTCHINSON, director o' ' distribution for 20th-Fox, has posfpc European trip. He was scheduled to h, by Clipper tomorrow. JOHN GARFIELD leaves for Hollywood by car. EVELYN NACE, niece of Harry Nace, Ph exhib., left yesterday for Phoenix after a to New York and the Fair. JULES BERNSTEIN of Loew's Theater, onto, in town, visiting his family and fti in the Loew home office, MRS. IRVING LINER, wife of Fabian's Pi Theater manager in Troy, is in New York ing. C. R. (DAISY) HALLIGAN, former RKO h manager in Albany, is visiting friends theft BEN SMITH of Pam-O-Film has return< Albany from a Canadian vacation. Gordon Asks $2,150,000 Balm In Five Actii: Five suits which seek a total $2,150,000 and an accounting', filed yesterday in the N. Y. preme Court by Taylor Goil against 20th-Fox Film Corp., c Steinbeck, Viking Press, Inc., j Pascal Covici. No complaint been filed, but it is reported the suits claim plagiarism in book and film, "Grapes of Wra*' CURTAIN CONTROL &TRAGi| ^UuiJz o^ AKRON