The Film Daily (1940)

lUILY Monday, June 17, 1^ I 1 Vol. 77, No. 118 Mon., June 17, 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 $10.00 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., VV. I. PARIS— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie 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. riNANCIAL (QUOTATIONS OF FRIDAY, JUNE 14) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 6% 6Vi 67/8 — i/g Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2%) 41/4 41/4 41/4+ 1/4 Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd East. Kodak 128 12434 128 +21/2 do pfd Gen. Th. Eq 91/8 9 91/3 Loews, Inc 241/2 233/8 241/4 do pfd 97 97 97 — % Paramount 4% 4% 45/8 Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd Pathe Film SVs 6% 6% + 14 RKO % 3/4 7/8+1/4 20th Century-Fox ... 6 53/4 53/^ + i/g 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd 70 70 70 Warner Bros 21/4 21/8 21/4 + Va do pfd 30 30 30 — 1 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Loew's deb. 3i/2s46. lOls/g IOII/2 lOls/s + Vs Para. B'way 3s55 .... 44 44 44 -f 2 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts.cv. 31/4547 76'/2 761/2 761/2 + I/2 RKO 6s41 Warner Bros." dbs. 6s48 79 79 79 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . Vi Vi Vi + Vs Sonotone Corp Technicolor 91/2 91/2 91/2 — % Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. 3% 3% ^Vs + V4 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. 63 65 Roxy Thea. BIdg. 4s 1st '57 60 63 Young man desires position in advertising or motion picture firm. Experienced with commercial advertising. Can furnish excellent references. Salary secondary. Write Box 1905, The Film Daily, 1501 Broadway, New York City. m The Broadivay Parade M Picture and Distributor Theater The Fight for Life (U. S. Film Service-Lorentzl — 15th week Belmont Edison, the Man IMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — 2nd week Capitol Brother Orchid (Warner Bros. Pictures) — 2nd week Strand The Way of All Flesh (Paramount Pictures) — 2nd week Paramount Our Town (United Artists-Lesser) Music Hall Gangs of Chicago (Republic Pictures) Criterion The Doctor Takes a Wife (Columbia Pictures) Roxy The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (Columbia Pictures) • . . Globe The Man from Tumbleweed (Columbia Pictures) (a) Central The Thrill Hunter (Producers Releasing Corp.) (a) Central Lillian Russell (Twentieth Century-Fox) (a-b) Palace The Girl in 313 (Twentieth Century-Fox) (3) Palace Passport to Alcatraz (Columbia Pictures) Rialto Birth of a Nation— 2nd week (d) 55th St. Playhouse ♦ TWO-A-DAY RU1\S ♦ Gone With the Wind (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer-Selznick) — 27th week Astor ♦ FOREIGIS LA]\GVAGE FEATURES ♦ The Baker's Wife (The Baker's Wife Co.)— 16th week World Partire (Esperia Films) Cinecitta Carmen de la Triana 48th St. Theater ♦ FUTURE OPEJVIiVGS ♦ The Mortal Storm (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — June 18 Capitol Safari (Paramount Pictures) — July 19 Paramount Hot Steel (Universal Pictures) — June 21 Rialto Phantom Raiders (Melro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — June 20 Criterion Lucky Cisco Kid (Twentieth Century-Fox) — June 22 Globe Land of the Six Guns (Monogram Pictures) — June 19 (a) Central Prairie Law (RKO Radio Pictures) — June 19 (a) -....Central The Man Who Talked Too Much (Warner Bros. Pictures) — June 28 Strand Tom Brown's School Days (RKO Radio Pictures) (c) Music Hall Saturday's Children (Warner Bros. Pictures) — June 20 (a-b) Palace Dark Command (Republic Pictures) — June 20 (a-b) Palace (a) Dual bill, (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill, (d) Revival. Sheriff Joining Korda As Writer on the Coast Robert C. Sheriff, screen writer, who arrived in Montreal from England last week, has joined Alexander Korda's Hollywood organization as a writer. Sheriff's alleged statements to Canadian newspaper men regarding the shifting of British production to Canada were not taken seriously by American film executives. United Artists head men discounted Sheriff's remarks to the effect that Korda would produce in Canada. Play Scouts to Catch Three New Attractions Home office play scouts face three assignments this week in the strawhat field. They are "Some Call It Madness" by Edith Ellis, at Great Neck, L. I.; "A Lady Passed This Way," by James Hagen, at Pawling, N. Y., and "Roller Shades," by Bess Breene at Abingdon, Va. The first two open tonight and the third on Thursday. United Artists to Open Korda Week on June 27 Week of June 27 is to be known as Korda Week when United Artists will inaugurate a drive as a tribute to the London Films producer. Many of Alexander Korda's successes, including "Henry the Eighth," "Catherine the Great," "Scarlet Pimpernel," "Storm in a Teacup" and others will be reissued with new prints. Conn. MPTO to Mull War's Effect on Film Contracts New Haven — Connecticut MPTO will meet at 12:30 p.m. today at Ceriani's Cafe Mellone, with Arthur H. Lockwood presiding. Discussion will be had on the 1940-41 film contracts, as well as industry events. The membership is being urged to take cognizance of the fact that the war situation makes the coming buying season an unusual one and that exhibitors must be on the alert. Allied Theater Owners of Connecticut will meet at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Hofbrau Haus restaurant, with A. M. Schuman presiding, for the regular bi-monthly luncheon-meeting. Goldwyn's 'The Westerner' Will be Released Sept. 20 Samuel Goldwyn's "The Westerner" will be released nationally on Sept. 20, United Artists announced over the week-end. World premiere will be held in Fort Worth, Tex., where the showing will climax a three-day civic celebration sponsored by the Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce and the state of Texas. COminC and GOinG A. MONTAGUE, RUBE JACKTER and Columbia execs, returned to New York the week-end at the conclusion of the Atla City sale huddles. ROBERT T. KANE is scheduled to leave the Coast tonight to confer with 20th studio heads. EUGENIE Motherland. LEONTOVICH is the Sh BASIL BLECK is here from the Coast. OSCAR SERLIN returns here the latter of the month from Hollywood. ROBERT E. SHERWOOD was in Milton, M. Friday to deliver the commencement add at Milton Academy, from which school he a graduate. HAROLD CLURMAN, director of the Ci Theater, returned here over the week-end f the Coast. ART SCHMIDT, M-G-M publicity mana has returned to his desk after attending grac tion of his stepson, John Brittain, from Phil Academy, Andover, Mass. JAMES R. GRAINGER, Republic presid left New York Saturday night for Toronto attend the current convention there of Em Universal Films, Ltd., and will return to home office Wednesday. GENE TOWNE flew In from the Coast day and planned to return to Hollywood ; terday. T. P. LOACH is back from Monogram h lywood parleys. PEDRO SAENZ, RKO manager in Hav; returned to Cuba Saturday after attending company's sales convention in New York. GERALD JAMES and FRANK COPP, empio of the Walt Disney studio on the Coast, en route to England to join the Allies army. JEAN HERSHOLT returned to Hollywood day. CRACIE FIELDS and MONTY BANKS Montreal for Hollywood on Saturday; they ' return to Canada Aug. 16. Goldwyn Loans 3 More Members of His Staff H'csi Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAI Hollywood — Samuel Goldwyn b completed a deal for the loan of Wj ter Brennan to appear in "The Li of John Doe," Frank Capra produ tion. He will also loan cinemato rapher, Gregg Toland, to RKO, ai Rudolph Mate to Universal for least one picture. // GIVE ME Pick up your phone and express the preference of discriminating advertisers who appreciate fine craftsmanship. PHOTO ENGRAVING CORP. 250 WEST 54th STREET. NEW YORK Telephone COIumbu. 5-6741