The Film Daily (1940)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1940
Publisher:
Wid's Films and Film Folk, inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Apr-Jun 1940)
Leaf #:
000574
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
This leading industry publication, published out of New York, was founded in 1915 by Wid Gunning (who called his publication Wid's Daily until 1922). The Film Daily documented the rise of the Hollywood studios, the transition to sound, and the evolution of the American film industry (the paper finally shuttered in 1970). The Film Daily included feature reviews, news stories, and advertisements, but its extensive coverage of short films in the 1920s and 30s distinguished it from other trade papers of the period. -- Eric Hoyt, 2011/2013
Date Added:
August 01, 2024
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"*9il J0L^ Friday, June 21, 194 \ DAILY THEATER CHANGES I'lieater Closings-Openings-^ew Houscs-Renovations-Ownership Changes A Nation-wide Survey oi Theater Condition* Conducted Exclusively for THE FILM DAILY by ^' 1 I'lioatcr Closings ILLINOIS Mt. Carroll — Majestic, 5-7-40; Owner: Floyd Albert. ivussissippi Cleveland— Wesco, 4-15-40; Strand Enterprises, Inc.; dismantled. Indianola — Regent, 4-8-40; Owner: P. E. Morris; poor business, losing money. Shelby— Shelby, 4-30-40; Owner: W. C. Jepson; in process of changing hands. NORTH CAROLINA Windsor— Palace, (6-2-40) Owner: Roy Thompson; Renovation. OHIO Dayton— Little Playhouse, 6-8-40; Owner: W. A. Keyes; will be dismantled. PENNSYLVANIA Susequehanna — Opera House, 1-840; Owner: J. J. Ryan; renovations. Harrisburg— State, (6-27-40) Owner: Wiimer & Vincent Corp.; tJnable to get enough pictures. TEXAS Crockett — Auditorium, 4-8-40; Owner: R & R; destroyed by fire, total loss. UTAH Salt Lake City — Paramount, month of April; Owner: Intermountain Theaters, Inc.; closed for Summer months. WISCONSIN Menominee Falls— Falls, (6-5-40) Owner: Ray Zahn. Burned down. Theater Openings ARKANSAS McCrory — New, (6-7-40) Owner: C. N. Jenkins; House Manager; C. N. Jenkins. ILLINOIS Homer — Pastime, 275 seats, 3-3040; Owner: C. B. Burkhart; House Manager: Herbert Locke; previously closed in January. Bob Hope's P. A. Heading For Cleveland Record Cleveland— Nat Holt, RKO Great Lakes division manager, reports that Bob Hope and his Radio Show broke all opening records at the RKO Palace this week and is heading for an all-time weekly record. OKLAHOMA Enid— Chief, 750 seats, 5-16-40; Owner: Griffith; House Manager: George Limerick; previously closed 9-1-39. PENNSYLVANIA Susquehanna — Town (formerly Opera House), 490 seats, 5-11-40; Owner: R. J. Lannon; House Manager: J. J. Ryan; previously closed 1-8-40. ]\ew Theater Openings ARKANSAS Plainview — New, 350 seats, (6-140) House Manager: J. T. Brown. Little Rock— New, 600 seats, (6, 14-40) 114 Main St.; Builder: Robb & Rowley; Architect, Corgan & Moore; House Manager: Hi Sanders. CALIFORNIA Ventura— Mayf air, 850 seats, (6,18-40) Cor. Ash and Santa Clara; Builder: Geo MacLeod; Architect: S. C. Lee; Cost: $80,000; House Manager: Mrs. Dodge. IDAHO OsbornRoxy, 500 seats, 5-22-40; East entrance of town; Builder: 0. C. Paisley; Cost: $10,000; House Manager: 0. C. Paisley. ILLINOIS Mt. Carroll— Carroll, 396 seats, 59-40; former garage; Builder: Marchesi Bros.; Cost: $20,000 (includes $12,000 for building); House Manager: Anthony Potocnik. MISSISSIPPI Biloxi— Meyer, 600 seats, 5-17-40; Lameuse and Division Sts.; Builder: 0. Meyers; Architect: Jack Fayard; House Managers: C. C. Meyers and H. T. Fayard. Sherman — Sherman, 200 seats (61-40) House Manager: W. T. Rice. TEXAS Ft. WorthWhite; Hemphill St. Kenovalions Planned LOUISIANA Colfax — Pink Elephant; Work Planned: Cooling equipment; Owner: H. G. Faraldo. MISSISSIPPI Pascagoula — Nelson; Work Planned: General repairs, painting interior and exterior and change of plan of entrance; Owner: E. F. Grant and J. 0. Cole; to be completed in near future. MONTANA Missoula — Rio; Work Planned: New seats, new carpets, interior decorated; Owner: Stewart North. NORTH CAROLINA Windsor — Palace; Work Planned: Enlargement and remodeling; Owner: Roy Thompson; to be completed around 7-15-40. NEW YORK Rome — Sti'and; Work Planned: Complete remodeling; Owner: Kallet Theaters, Inc.; to be completed 8-15-40. PENNSYLVANIA Bethlehem — Lehigh; Work Planned: Some new seats, changed entrance and office, etc.; Owner: Rossheim; to be completed very soon. Change in Ownership KANSAS Pittsburg — Cozy, transferred to T. M. Steele (Fox Circuit) by J. A. Lenski; House Manager: James Doyle. MISSISSIPPI Crenshaw — Ritz, transferred to F. B. Howell by W. C. Jepson. MONTANA Missoula — Rio, transferred to Stewart North by Thos. C. Gundley; House Manager: J. Morris. NEW JERSEY Newton — Newton, transferred to St. Cloud Amusement Corp. by Newton Amusement Co.; House Manager: David Samuelson. Toms River — Community, trans ferred to F. Hirshbond by Walt< Reed; House Manager: Guy Helvi NORTH CAROLINA Durham — State, transferred t The Elco Corp. by Mrs. Marie ^\ Johnson; House Manager: R. D. Cra ver, Jr. OHIO Washington — Roxy, transferred t' James Chackeres by L. B. Solthei House Manager: James Chackeres. PENNSYLVANIA Susquehanna — Town (formerly Op era House), transferred to R. Lannon by J. J. Ryan; House Mana ger: J. J. Ryan. UTAH Fairview — Laural, transferred t Huish Circuit by J. W. Christensen House Manager: M. L. Burr. WISCONSIN Manawa — Manawa, transferred ti Robert Fox by Ray Goggins. Milwaukee — Ogden, transferred tJ Saxe Amusement Management b; Fox-Wis Amusement Corp. Waupun — Classic, transferred t, G. E. Porter by J. E. Draginia House Manager: G. E. Porter. Theaters Under Construction OKLAHOMA Fairview — Rex, 204 seats; Builder j Don Abernathy; Operator: Don A Abernathy; to be completed -1-40 I TEXAS Crockett — Auditorium; to be coniij pleted 7-15-40. '| Theaters Planned ARKANSAS Batesville — New, 500 seats, Mai; St.; Cost: $17,000. PENNSYLVANIA Hellertown — New, about 600 seatsi, Main St.; Cost: around $35,000; Op|: erator: John Kofler. Burnett Adapting Novel H'cst Coast Bureau nf THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — W. R. Burnett has been engaged by Warners to adapt his novel, "High Sierra," for the screen. Warners Promote Mervis Steubenville, O. — Nat Mervis, assistant at Warners' Capitol, has been upped to the managership. B <Sc K Shifts Ass't Managers Chicago — B & K's shift of assistant managers sends Will Bader from the SouthTown theater to the Chicago theater. He is succeeded at the SouthTown by Bill Studdert of the Tivoli. John Niese has been transferred from the Marbro to the Tivoli. Hugh McGinnis is promoted from the State to the Marbro. Three Features Assigned Sperling at 20th-Fox i West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAIlI Hollywood — Milton Sperling hal three assignments in his new posj as associate producer at 20th Cenj tury-Fox. The first one is a satirJ on American politics. The secomji will be a Mack Sennett comedy, anq| "Falling Star" will be the third. "