The Film Daily (1940)

0*\ DAILY Tuesday, October 29, 1940 UA to Speed Release Of "Great Dictator" (Continued from Page 1) ture include the Warner, Pittsburgh; Great Lakes, Buffalo; State and Orpheum, Boston; State, Providence; Loew's, Rochester; State, Syracuse; Loew's, Dayton; Valentine, Toledo; State, Houston; Palace, Indianapolis; State, Louisville; Midland, Kansas City; State, New Orleans; State, Memphis; State, St. Louis; Century, Baltimore; Poli, Springfield; Elm Street, Worcester; Majestic, Bridgeport; Poli, Hartford; Poli, New Haven; Apollo and Roosevelt, Chicago; Broad, Columbus; Stillman, Cleveland; Poli, Waterbury; Fifth Avenue, Seattle; Broadway, Portland; Paramount, Denver; Fox, Spokane; Palace, Washington; Palace, Hartford (move-over from Poli); College, New Haven, (move-over from Poli); Palace, Youngstown; Elgin, Ottawa; Orpheum, Montreal; Palace, Meriden; Shea's, Erie; and the Penn, New Castle, Pa. In New York "The Great Dictator" will shortly enter the third week of its run at the Capitol and Astor Theaters. The Astor has announced an advance sale eight weeks ahead. Appeal From Dismissal Notice of appeal from a dismissal of a stockholder's suit against Consolidated Film Industries, Inc., Republic Pictures of Delaware, Cajo Co., and Setay Co., was filed yesterday in the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has recently ruled after trial that charges of waste and mismanagement against Consolidated officers were unfounded. AGVA Holds First Carnival AGVA carnival, first annual dance and entertainment of the American Guild of Variety Artists, was held last night at the Manhattan Center. A number of actors and actresses in current shows appeared at the affair. Receivership Move Flops Application of Harry Silverstein for appointment of a receiver for the French Cinema Center was denied by Justice Lloyd C. Church in New York County Supreme Court. Silverstein charged that the company was insolvent. THE FILM DAILY to Jackson J. Rose • • • MORE than the unity of the industry — the unity of America was gloriously manifest and symbolized yesterday noontide when filmland's solons gathered in the Hotel Astor to participate in the luncheon of the Amusement Division of the National Conference of Christians and Jews This corner has heard many, many speeches in his time but none more eloquent, logical and inspiring than those of Dr. Frank Kingdon educational director of the Citizenship Educational League and Louis Nizer film attorney who recently wrote his latest book — "Thinking On Your Feet" — and yesterday proved just how to do it ▼ TV © • « MEETING was held under the aegis of Jack Cohn, Martin Quigley, and J. Robert Rubin and it is a pity that everyone in filmland couldn't have attended It was that kind of an affair Thereat and afterwards one felt prouder than ever of being a son of Uncle Sam living, as Dr. Kingdon put it in "the only nation which was conceived in liberty". ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • AMONG those present were: Will H. Hays, J. Cheever Cowdin. Jules E. Brulatour. Nate J. Blumberg. Carl E. Milliken, Jack Alicoate, Leon J. Bamberger Max Blackman. Harry and William Brandt, John Byram, Irving Caesar, Mrs. Edmund CahilL Howard Dietz, Lynn Farnol Barney Girard, Payton Gibson, Francis Gilbert, Leon Goldberg, Morris Goodman, Stanton Griffis, Moses H. Grossman, Harold Goldgraber, Toby Gruen John W. Hicks, Jr., Maurice Kami, Malcolm Kingsberg, Joel Levy, Jerome Loeb, Alec Moss, Abe Montague. Brock Pemberton, John H. Phillips Lou Pollock, Charles Pmtzman, Sam Rinzler, Herman Robbins, Saul Rogers, Sam Rosen, Bob Savini, Si Seadler, Joe Seidelman. Abe Schneider. Max Seligman. Sam Shain. Ben Shlyen, Nate Spingold T. Kennedy Stevenson, William A Scully, C. J. Tevlin. Walter Trumbull. Ned Wayburn, Mortimer Wormser, Cliff Work, J. R. Vogel, James Young, and others ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • THAT was a slick tribute which Jack Kirsch (.Allied of Illinois' prexy) paid to Eddie "Ballof -Fire" Golden Monogram's general sales manager at the luncheon given in the latter's honor last Friday in the Casino Room of Chi.'s Hotel Congress Among other things, Jack said: "Our industry would be a whole lot better off if more men like Rodgers (referring to Metro's William F.), Golden and others would take it upon themselves to come out and visit the rank and file of exhibitors face to face and discuss our problems together" ...» Everything and everybody is set for Universale world premiere of its "Moonlight in the Tropics" tomorrow night in the Fabian Theater o'er in Paterson, N. J 'Tis gonna be a big day for the Jersey municipality what with a full-day-celebration including a huge street parade and a banquet in the Alexander Hamilton Hotel Paterson's "city fathers" have decreed that their town is dedicated to showin' the rest o' the U. S. jus how to get back of a movie premiere T Y ▼ • • • THE local social (and biz) whirl continues today via a screening of RKO Radio's "Too Many Girls" in the Music Hall projection room at 3 p.m which'll be followed by a cocktail party in honor of Desi Amaz, Cuban star in the Bacardi (yum, yum!) Room on the 35th floor of the Empire State Bldg. ... • It is entirely fitting and proper that Ampa's guest of honor at Thursday's luncheon meetin' should be Paul "Terrytoons" Terry who is one of filmland's grand guys and is this year celebrating his 25th anniversary as a cartoon producer NWMPPara/s Biggest In 12 Years-Agnew (Continued from Page 1) cent of the preceding DeMille pix, "Union Pacific," Agnew pointed out in a wire sent yesterday to sf ' branch managers. VJ^j All engagements report no opposition from the public to the advanced i admission scale, the Para. exec, said, adding that many of the company's theater partners have agreed to boost scales after seeing week-end figures. Reports from Canada, where the picture had its world premiere in Regina and in addition is now playing Winnipeg, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and other principal cities, show that "North West Mounted Police" is topping the Dominion record figures of "Snow White." Expect NWMP to Stay Several Weeks in Chi. Loop Houses Chicago — Paramount's NWMP is expected to stay several weeks in B & K Loop houses. At the Chi |f cago theater, pix is being shown at a minimum of 44 cents (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and maximum 85 cents (6:30 p.m. to closing). Metro Signing Composers For Original Pix Scores (Continued from Page 1) Jascha Heifetz on "The Prophets.' Studio plans to have all new scores j composed of original music rather than of compilations. There's the added financial advantage of no score I charges. Sues NBC for Getting Tele Rights to Films Julius Singer yesterda filed suit in the New York Supreme Court against National Broadcasting Co. for $15,000, alleging that sum was due him for his services in getting television rights for the company to a number of motion pictures. Plaintiff also asks to examine various NBC execs, before trial. S-W Will Cut Election Returns Into Pictures Philadelphia— WCAU and StanleyWarner have arranged a huge election night tieup through which returns will be cut into the pictures to give the fastest returns. Special wire hookups, etc., are being set. 0. O. Expectations Oklahoma City — Fred Lawrence, Republic booker and office manager, married in Little Rock, Ark., was sent the following telegram to Little Rock from the Oklahoma City Republic exchange staff: "Home office approves contract but expects increase next year."