The Film Daily (1940)

DAILY Thursday, June 27, 1940 Vol. 77, No. 126 Thurs., June 27, 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., !)y Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 3, 19Ji> 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 GO 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., W. 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, HeraldoDel Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. riNANCIAL ^(.li-'cdncsday, June 26); NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat, Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2%) Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Th. Eq Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. Paramount 2nd pfd... Pathe Film RKO New RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Plot, pfd Warner Bros do pfd 6 125 6 122 6 — % 122 — 4 237/8 98 5 673/4 71/4 71/4 27/8 36 61/2 15% 70 2% 231/2 98 43/4 673/4 6% 7 27/8 36 6 1/4 15% 70 21/4 23% 98 — 1 1/2 5 673/4 — 21/4 71/4 — 'A 71/8 + 1/8 27/8 36 — 1/4 61/4 — 1/4 15% — % 70 2% NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 lOOVs 100 100 1/8 + Vs Loew-s deb. 3!/2s46. . IO21/2 IO21/4 IO21/2 + 1/2 Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 31/4547 Warner Bros." dbs. 6s48 78 78 78—1 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp 1% 1% 1% Technicolor 9% 91/2 91/2 — % Trans-Lux 1 1 1 Universal Corp. vtc Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45 63 65 Roxy Thea. BIdg. 4s 1st '57 57 60 Parkin on Majestic Board Chicago — Rex Parkin was appointed to Majestic Radio board yesterday making seven named by Federal Judge John Bai-nes. Parkin says the new board must meet before August 9 as underwriting agreement expires then. Paramount interests controls four of the seven directors. Good Pix— . . . how about it? (Continued from Pai/c 1) press rather than the slick national magazines. "To sell 'em, tell 'em" — it was never better or more timely phrased. Is A Hied' s hidictment to go unanswered? For Pix Aid War Charities Must Get Goldwyn Okay West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — All war charity activities which, in future, want co-operation of the motion picture industry in Hollywood, must have approval of the Motion Picture Red Cross Committee, headed by Samuel Goldwyn, Y. Frank Freeman, president of the producers' association, announced. "In this manner, we will be able to co-ordinate all drives for contributions," said Freeman. "There is confusion and disorder at present because of good-hearted, but disorganized, efforts of many individuals to enlist the industry's aid. In his capacity as chairman of Red Cross committee and of war charities for the industry, Mr. Goldwyn and his committee will be required to approve all such requests before studio co-operation is granted, in addition to organizing the industry so that it can do its part to the utmost." Goldwyn declared that he is preparing an industry-wide organization embracing every guild, craft and studio, for immediate action. May Photo, Projection Goods Exports Show Drop Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Exports of photographic and projection goods decreased in May over the same month of last year the Commerce Department reported yesterday. The May, 1940 figure is $1,294,000 against $1,650,000 for May 1939, representing a drop of $356,000. Figures for five months of the year ending in May show 1940 figures at $6,971,000 compared to $8,158,000 for 1939 for a drop of $1,187,000. NBC Television Goes On Summer Schedule Monday NBC television goes on a Summer schedule Monday with telecasts Mondays through Fridays, instead of the present Tuesday through Saturday set-up. Requests from week-ending tele set owners caused the change. SETOA Jacksonville Meet Now Set for July 21-23 Jacksonville, Fla. — Annual convention of the SETOA here is now definitely set for July 21-23. Headquarters will be at the George Washington Hotel. RKO Guests Golfing Today in Westchester RKO employes and guests, 200 strong, will tee off this morning at the two Westchester Country Club courses, Rye, in their annual tournament. The program starts with a qualifying round of nine holes for handicapping purposes and in the afternoon the battle of the fairways, bunkers and tigerland gets under way in earnest. Late entries include: George J. Schaefer, W. J. Merrill, C. C. Doering, Frank Donovan, Andre Baruch, George Ronan, Walton Ament, Lawrence Green, N. Peter Rathbone, Fred Ehrman, T. P. Durrell, George Parsons, General Harbord, Neil Agnew, Jack Alicoate, Max A. Cohen, Colvin Brown, Charles L. Casanave, Sam Dembow, Si Fabian, E. Golden, Leonard Goldenson, James Grainger, William Ornstein, Abe Montague, Tom Connors, Leon Netter, Martin Quigley, Ed Saunders, Grad L. Sears, Murray Silverstone, Charles P. Skouras, George P. Skouras, Spyros Skouras, Thanos Skouras, Joe Vogel, Herman Wobber, H. J. Yates, Spyros Skouras, Jr., Ken Hallam, Vincent Trotta, Donald Velde, Mort Heineman, Anson K. Knowles, Walter Peterson, P. D. Reis, Ed Dunphy. Warners Promote Roth To Buffalo Branch Head Max Roth, formerly salesman in Warners' Chicago exchange, has been promoted to the post of branch manager for the company's Buffalo office, Roy Haines, Eastern and Canadian sales manager, announced yesterday. Roth takes the post vacated by the promotion of Charles Rich from Buffalo to Cleveland branch manager two weeks ago. Phonovision Planning Early Shooting Start Production on Phonovision's nickle-in-the-slot movies will start here within a few days, Frank Orsatti, co-partner in the Phonovision venture with Sam Sax, reported yesterday. He said that Sax was lining up additional talent. Orsatti stated that mass production of the sets would start as soon as negotiations with manufacturers now bidding for the job had been settled. Helprin Here on 'Bagdad' Release West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Morris Helprin, production assistant to Alexander Korda, yesterday flew to New York to confer with United Artists executives on releasing plans for "The Thief of Bagdad." Not Extending Theater Script Plan Chicago — M. D. Yarling of Sears, Roebuck says the theater script plan will not be extended for the present. COminC and GOinG DEL GOODMAN. Far Eastern manager for 20,h-Fox, has sailed from Tokio en route to New York. E. K. 'TED " O'SHEA, of Metro, is due back at his headquarters in the New York exchange today after a business trip to Washington and Charlotte. ROLAND REED, RKO director. Is at the Waldorf. JACK BERKSON, of Mohawk Films, lea|l( day for Buffalo to attend the wedding V ^ixi oldest son, Robert S. Berkson. NORMAN ALLEY is at the Warwick. LUISE RAINER is stopping at the Ambassador. rOCAR BERGEN leaves Hollywood Sunday for a two-week vacation in New York. W. JOHNSON, president cf Motion Picture A vertising Service Co., left New York last night for New Orleans. JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ, of for the Coast this week-end. L. W. CONROW, Altec president, has rcfurned to the New York headquarters office after a trip to Chicago and Washington. RUBE JACKTER, Columbia's assistant sales manager, leaves New York tonight for Detroit. MORRIS HELPRIN arrived here by plane from the Coast yesterday. 20th-Fox, leaves Ochs Heads New Midwest Indie Distrib. Company Cleveland — Real Art Pictures, Inc. has just been formed in Ohio with Herbert Ochs president and general manager; Nate Gerson, vice-president and Richard Deutsch, secretary and treasurer. The new company will distribute film throughout the midwest, at present confining efforts to Ohio and Kentucky for which states they have the franchise for Film Alliance of United States. Ochs until recently was Vitagraph manager in Cleveland. Gerson has been in the independent distribution i field in this territory for years,, while Deutsch heads the Dick DeutschI Printing Co. AFC Films Available To Supplement Broadcasts Special 16 and 35 mm. films will be made available to schools as supplementary material to the CBSl American School of the Air broadcasts, it was announced by the American Film Center. The Amer ican Library Association will co-opet ate by receiving requests for filmj and passing them along to the Fill Center. WHEN SPEED'S YOUR NEED PHONE TELEGRAMS TO Tostal Telegraph CHARGES FOR TELEGRAMS 'PHONED IN APPEAR ON YOUR g^ TELEPHONE BILL.