The Film Daily (1940)

intimate in Character international in Scope independent in Thought FILE COPY DO NOT REMOVE The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Two Years Old rOL. 77, NO. 117 NEW YORK. FRIDAY. JUNE 14. 1940 TEN CENTS ^TTLEMENT TALKS TO CONTINUE MONDAY y4etro Plans to Withdraw GWTW at End of July /ill Bring It Back in Janary Following Policy "est Runs in November M-G-M is withdrawing "Gone ith the Wind" from the nation's reens at the end of July and will ing it back for bookings in Janu 'y. lit is reported that GWTW will be Jven a few test runs in November , determine a policy for future Rowings as it is not likely that the me 70 per cent selling terms will I (Continued on Page 5) xped New Code Offer It Allied Meeting fishington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY IWashington — Jack Kirsch of Chi(go, chairman of the committee on jrangements for national Allied's Invention in Chicago June 19, 20, i, flew home late yesterday after nferring in Washington with AbJm F. Myers, Allied general counil, and President H. A Cole on final rangements for next week's conive. ! Latest report, Kirsch told The . (Continued on Page 7) ,000 Bank Night Subs or Denver Car Giveaway 1 Denver — Nine Fox houses here 4ve dropped their Ford giveaway, hich they have used for years, and "e substituting Bank Night, start g with $1,000 and increasing $250 ch week. The Broadway, which for the most (Continued on Page 5) j i ATAHT Said to Open at Center June 27 "All This and Heaven Too" is reported booked to open at the Center Theater, New York, on June 27 on a two-a-day basis. Admission policy is said to be $2.20 top, scaling down to 75 cents minimum. Pix first had been reported set for the Center, but later was announced for Radio City Music Hall. Center is now understood the definite choice. Schaefer Aids M. P. Dutch Relief Drive Designation of George J. Schaefer, RKO prexy, as chairman of the Motion Picture Division of the Greater New York Men's Commit tee for thej Queen Wilhel-| mina Fund, Inc.f was announced! yesterdayl by Lewis E.l Pierson, chair-l man of thel Men's Committee and honorary board] chairman of J Irving Trust. The F u n d ls| waging a $3,000,000 nationwide drive fori relief of Dutch' refugees. Men's Committee quota is $500,000, with contributions to be sought from business men, companies, corporations and employe groups. Hendrik Willem van Loon is national Fund chairman, Leon Fraser, chairman of the Fund's national executive committee. GEORGE J. SCHAEFER Sliding Tax Scale For Amusements! Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Proposal for a sliding scale of amusement taxes, starting at 10 cents, was presented to the Senate Finance Committee yesterday by Sen. Pat Harrison, its chairman. Tax measure, as passed by the House and sent to the Senate, calls for dropping the tax exemption on (Continued on Page 7) Parleys Said Developing No Serious Impasse; Concessions on Both Sides Held Necessary, But There's a Limit for Majors, Counsel Say Discussions between attorneys for the Government and for the major companies looking to a possible settlement of the equity action brought by the D of J will continue on Monday, it was announced yesterday. It was learned that thus far the discussions have encountered no serious impasse and that a large number of different subjects and possibilities are being discussed at length. It was agreed among major attorneys that both the Government and the distributors would have to concede certain issues, but there ap (Continued on Page 4) Knopf's Goldwyn Pact Cancelled Mutually West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Samuel Goldwyn and Edwin Knopf, his production executive, yesterday agreed to the mutual cancellation of their agreement, thus giving credence to the report that Goldwyn would not resume production until his suit against United Artists was decided. It is understood here that Goldwyn will press his case to the limit. Sam Wood, who also received a release from his Goldwyn contract, is expected to make a producer-distributor deal with Paramount. Craven Forecasts Full Tele Commercialization Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — ^FCC Commissioner T. A. M. Craven, in a letter to Sen. Ernest Lundeen (F. L., Minn.) has expressed confidence that the Commission will authorize full coinmercialization of television as soon as (Continued on Page 7) WB Lists 20 Percentage Pix Four at 40 Per Cent, 8 at 35 and 8 at 30 Folsom, Kodak Treasurer On Nat'l Defense Board Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Marion B. Folsom, treasurer of Eastman Kodak Co., was yesterday appointed to the National Defense Advisory Council. He will be a senior assistant to Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., chairman of the Defense Board. In the wake of Warners' sales convention in Pittsburgh, — which was the first of two scheduled regionals, the second of which will be held in the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, on June 17-19, — it was learned yesterday that 20 percentage pictures are included in the company's 1940-41 program. A breakdown of the schedule reveals the following minimum base: (Continued on Page 4) 66% Against Duals In Women's Poll Partial breakdown of the survey of women's tastes in pictures, as polled by the Agnes Mengel Grew (Continued on Page 7) Sub-Com. Meeting On Neely Bill Delayed Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Meeting scheduled yesterday for the House Interstate (Continued on Page 5) Hail Warners' ATAHT as Smash Box Office West Coast Bur.. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "All This and Heaven Too" received a tremendous sendoff last night from a glittering premiere audience as the new Warner film opened an extended roadshow run at the Carthay Circle. The picture is smash box office in every respect. A magnificent cast does full justice to the powerful Rachel Field novel, and with Boyer and Davis topping, exhibitors and Warners should profit handsomely. Over 200 police were necessary to handle a crowd of over 15,000 that turned out to watch Hollywood's elite, practically all of whom were on hand, arrive and leave the theater. Brilliant direction of Anatole Litvak, production brains of Jack L. Warner, Hal B. Wallis and David Lewis, corking screenplay of Casey Robinson, and generally high standard technical work are all contributing factors to the picture's excellence. — WILK.