The Film Daily (1940)

Tuesday, June 18, 194 SetllemenI Talks Said "Progressing" {Continued from Page 1) the deliberations, but obviously took the position that continuance of the discussions was in itself sufficient to indicate some progress had been made. Further adjournment of trial to Wednesday, June 26, was granted yesterday by Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard upon the application of Special Assistant Attorney General J. Stephen Doyle. Doyle told Judge Goddard that conversations between the Government and majors were continuing, and, in view of this situation, it was necessary to postpone trial. Goddard called Doyle to the bench for advice on what has happened to date, but all comment was private. Paul Williams, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, other members of the Government staff, and company attorneys attended yesterday's huddle. Interstate Deletes War^s Horrors front ]\ews For Five DtiUas Theaters; Shotvs 'Em in Two Dallas — Interstate Theaters will "censor" newsreels to eliminate horrendous footage for five local theaters — the Majestic, Palace, Rialto, Melba and Mirro — but will exhibit the newsreels "as is" at the Capitol and Tower. "We definitely have ascertained that most of our patrons, especially women, want complete escape from the war when they attend the theater," says Raymond Willie, assistant general manager in charge of Dallas and large city theaters of the circuit. Einield Asks industry Co^op Drop Selfish Interests, Ad Chief Urges Kincey Promotes Managers In Realignment of Staff Charlotte — President H. F. Kincey announces important promotions and personnel changes in the staff of North Carolina Theaters, Inc., as follows, effective June 23: Roy L. Smart, Charlotte district manager, succeeds Harry Hardy as booker and buyer of pictures for the chain, and Hardy becomes district manager. Emil Bernstecker, city supervisor and manager of the Carolina, becomes district manager of theaters East of Raleigh and will be succeeded by Neill McGill, manager of the Imperial. Sanford Jordan, Broadway manager, becomes city manager in Lexington, and will be succeeded by Clyde Wooten, transferred from Danville, Va. Dewanner Stallings, city manager at Lenoir, succeeds McGill at the Imperial. Bernstecker and Hardy will have offices in Charlotte headquarters. M. S. Hill and Warren Irvin will remain district supervisors in Greensboro, N. C, and Columbia, S. C, respectively. Buckley to RebuUd Hall Albany — Harmanus Bleecker Hall, burned to the ground a month ago, will be rebuilt by Chris Buckley, Bennington, Vt. exhib. who owned the structure. Buckley's 21 year lease with Fabian Theaters will thereby remain in effect at an annual rental of $50,000. The Bright Side Lorain, 0. — George Schenker, owner of the Lorain Theater, is an optimist. While most exhibitors are crying bitterly over lack of business, Schenker points out that June has five Sundays, so it might be worse. CHARLEY EINFELD (Continued and the suDstitution instead of "a concerted co-operative effort." Asks Exhibs. Visit Burbank It is only through the latter, representing contributions by producers, distribs. and exhibs. alike, Einfeld told the attentive sales force, that the industry "can best overcome the contingencies that appear on the horizon for the i m m e d iate future." Einfeld s u g g e s ted that the sales force encourage exhibs. to spend their vacations i n H iO 11 y wood and visit the Burbank studios. Defining advertising as "the ability to sell something to a greater number of people than would ordinarily purchase it," Einfeld outlined campaigns for "The Sea Hawk," "City for Conquest," "Montana," "The Life of Knute Rockne" and "Santa Fe Trail," which, he said, the company would "pre-sell." With Grad L. Sears, sales head, detained in New York for confabs in connection with the projected settlement of the equity suit, Carl Leserman, assistant general sales manager, presided yesterday. He read wires from Harry and Jack Warner, Hal B. Wallis and Sears. Roll call was taken by Ben Kalmenson. Leserman presented checks to the Sears Drive winners in attendance. Sears Drive Winners Leserman also announced that the company's Southern and West Coast districts, under the leadership of Ben Kalmenson, Western and Southern sales manager, won first and second places respectively in the recently concluded Sears Drive. Checks were presented by Leserman to Kalmenson, Fred Jack, Southern district manager, Henry Herbel, West Coast district manager and the following branch managers in the two territories, in the order of their finish: From the South: Ralph McCoy, Atlanta; Doak Roberts, Dallas; J. 0. Rohde, Oklahoma City; John A. Bachman, Charlotte; and L. Conner, New Orleans. From the West Coast: William F. Gordon, Salt Lake; W. E. Callaway, Los An from Page 1) geles; William Shartin, Seattle; Vete Stewart, Portland; Al Shmitken, San Francisco; and Earl Bell, Denver. Third place in the Drive was won by the Eastern district sales force, who received their checks at the company's sales convention held in Pittsburgh last week. Sears arrived by plane last night to preside at today's sessions. Delegates saw ATAHT at the Playhouse theater. Warners 86 Shorts Will Get Feature Treatment Chicago — Warners' shorts for 1940-1, embracing 18 two-reelers and 68 single reelers, with more than half in color, will be filmed wholly at the Burbank studio under the personal supervision of Jack L. Warner, Norman H. Moray, short subjects sales manager, told the convention here yesterday. Moray asserted that all of the shorts will receive "feature picture production treatment," with increased use of star names, leading directors, writers and technicians. The 18 two-reelers will include six Technicolor Specials, the latter comprising three American Cavalcades — "Songs of America," "The Fall of the Alamo" and "The Unknown Soldier" — and three musical comedy featurettes, "Under Western Stars," "The Mississippi Showboat" and "Here Come the Girls." The black-and-white two-reelers will embrace three Elsa Maxwell Blue Ribbon comedies — "The Lady and the Lug," "Riding into Society" and "Throwing a Party" — and nine Broadway (Diversified) Brevities — "Ed Sullivan's Hollywood Review," "Kiddie Revue," "Ice Follies," "Sockeroo," "Those Minstrel Days," "The Dog in the Orchard," "Service with the Colors," "In Old Mexico" and a Damon Runyon comedy. Lineup includes these 68 single reel subjects: SIX HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES: "Shark Hunting," featuring Howard Hill, archer; "History Repeats Itself," with the Radio Rogues; "Mexican Jumping Beans"; "Trouble in Store," featuring Arthur Bryan; "The Boar Hunt," another Howard Hill subject; and "Miracle Makers," featuring the Cyclatron. All are finished. TEN MELODY MASTER BANDS: A new style in band films featuring top "name" orks and Hollywood personalities as M.C.'s. Latter include Dick Foran and his Buckaroos, Jane Wyman and her Swing Debs, and Dennis Morgan and his Collegians. Band names include Phil Harris, Skinnay Ennis and Matty Malneck. There will be four others. TEN SPORTS PARADES IN NATURAL COLOR: A new series based on thrilling sports action. TWENTY-SIX MERRY MELODIES in Technicolor: To be produced by Leon Schles SIXTEEN LOONEY TUNES: Also produced by Schlesinger. Crafts May Huddle On Ork Employment (Continued from Page 1) increasing employment" of music ians in theaters. While the resolution in general ii its wording, those who j^* "ess t' be in the know read lATSBb; : .r "al lied crafts of the theater industry.' Additional significance arises fron the fact that the A F of M and Ii* are preparing to modify their work ing agreement. The convention in its closing hours: 1, rejected a resolution strike ing at Ascap after retiring President Joseph N. Weber advocated thai friendly relations existing wit? Ascap continue; 2, assailed the D oi J's prosecution of unions on anti< trust charges; 3, adopted a resolution making it mandatory for locals to purge their memberships of all subversive elements; 4, heard a report on the present status of television; 5, refused to adopt a resolution which would have empowered locals to insist that in theaters presenting occasional stage shows, the minimum number of musicians established for such theaters shall be employed. A discussion of the Social Security Act by Samuel T. Ansell, counsel; reports of committees and installation of President James Petrillo and his staff brought the convention to a close. Harris Circuit Frames Own Anniversary Quiz Pittsburgh — Adapting radio's quiz^ craze, houses of the Harris circuit, now marking the 35th anniversary of the opening of the world's first film theater, last night staged an Anniversary Quiz program, with [ cash prizes for patrons who answered questions concerned with motion picture history. New RKO Stock Listed Tomorrow the Stock Exchange wil! admit to the list and to dealings the new RKO Corp. of Delaware, common stock, $1 par value, and the six per cent preferred. Coincidentally. the old common of RKO Corp., Maryland, will be struck from the list, as well as the 10-year six per cent debentures, due Dec. 1, 1940, stamped and unstamped, and part paid certificates of the 65 per cent paid for 10-year six per cent debentures. Turtle Derby Aug. 3 Dallas— Dallas Variety Club will hold a turtle derby on Aug. 3 with the proceeds going to charity. About a thousand terrapins will be entered In the race. R. J. O'Donnell chief barker of the Dallas tent, said the proceeds from the National Turtle Races, as the event will be known, will go to Sullivan Park swimming pool. Freeman Memorial Clinic, Hope Cottage and the boys' camp maintained by the Variety Club near Belton.