The Film Daily (1940)

Friday, December 13, 1940 First Halifax Sunday Show in FPC Capitol (Continued from Page 1) Navy, each entitled to bring one guest, will be admitted. Instead of opening all the local film theaters, a t^tart will be made, experimentally, 3l'||yith the Capitol only. This house, operated by Famous Players-Paramount, seats 2,000. If the receipts do not match the expenses, the circuit will cover the discrepancy. Instead of continuous operation from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m., or with separate afternoon and night shows, there will be only one show, at 8:45, allowing the men in uniform to go tc church services before the show. Theater will open at 8:30. The program is to include vocal and instrumental numbers by local amateurs and soldiers, sailors and air force men, Army and Navy band music, sing-songs, an educational film, and, finally, a full-length feature of "superior quality." The operators and other employes of the Capitol have been asked to accept pay at the weekday schedules instead of double time for Sunday work. Army, Navy and Air Force police will serve as ushers. If the response is so great the Capitol cannot handle the crowds the largest of the other local theaters are to be opened, with different or similar programs. If necessary, all Halifax theaters will be available on the same basis — viz, Casino, Family, Community, Orpheus, Empire, Oxford, Garrick, Gayety. reviews of new mms Alfred Katz Named UA Manager in Japan (Continued from Page 1) Metro in Poland, succeeds Joe Goltz, who has been transferred as general manager of the United Artists exchanges in China, with headquarters in Shanghai. Goltz replaces Norman Westwood, resigned. Henie Appeals $77,133 Verdict _ Formal notice of appeal of a verdict directing the payment of $77,133.44 to Dennis R. Scanlon has been filed in the Supreme Court by Sonja Henie. Scanlon sued for the sum, claiming that he was entitled to 20 per cent of her earnings under tei'ms of an oral contract. STORKS! West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Second baby in two days born to members of "The Great Lie" company is the son of Carl Guthrie, second cameraman on the Bette Davis-George Brent film at Warner Bros. First, also a boy, made Bert Six, still man, a father the preceding day. The Carl Guthrie heir makes a grandpop of Bill Guthrie, Warner Bros, location manager. "Lone Star Raiders" with Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis Republic 57 Mins. WEAK STORY DROPS WESTERN BELOW STANDARD FOR THE MESQUITEER SERIES. Latest release in Republic's Three Mesquiteer series, this one falls short of the standard established by its predecessors due to a weak story. The dyed-in-the-wool western fans and the followers of Bob Livingston and Bob Steele will probably like the picture though. There is plenty of riding, the customary amount of fist-fighting and shooting, the usual skullduggery by the villains, and Rufe Davis sings and does his imitations. In addition to Livingston, Steele and Davis, June Johnson, George Douglas, Sarah Padden, John Elliott and John Merton are prominent in the cast. George Sherman directed from a screenplay by Joseph Moncure March and Barry Shipman. The mesquiteers work for a ranch having money trouble and further troubles stirred up by Elliott and Merton at the behest of Douglas, a rival rancher trying to get the Government cavalry contract. Sarah Padden shows up as the new owner of the ranch, with the boys not knowing the old owner had even died. She is spared the truth because they don't want her to go back to the old ladies' home. Douglas and his henchmen make further trouble, commit a murder and attempt to keep the mesquiteers from riding in the race that decides the cavalry contract, but they come through in good style. CAST: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, June Johnson, George Douglas, Sarah Padden, John Elliott, John Merton, Rex Lease, Bud Osborne, Jack Kirk, Tom London, Hal Price. CREDITS: Associate producer, Louis Gray Director, George Sherman; Screenplay, Jos eph Moncure March and Barry Shipman; Original story, Charles Francis Royal; Cameraman, William Nobles; Editor, Tony Martinelli. DIRECTION, O. K. PHOTOGRAPHY Good. State Film Bowling League To Be Formed in Conn. New Haven — As a result of an open bowling fan meeting, spon sored by Connecticut MPTO, a com mittee consisting of Al Parizer, Co lumbia; Henry Germaine, Para mount; I. Levine, Imperial, and Dick Levine, premium and program sales man, was appointed to organize ; state film bowling league. Matchei are being arranged for Tuesday night at the Roger Sherman bowlingalleys. A combined Paramount and 20th-Fox team will play a Warner team; while all-state exhibitors' representatives will be pitted against Columbia. * SHORTS * "Meet the Stars" Republic 10 mins. Auspicious Start for Series First short to come from Republic, also the first in its series with Harriet Parsons about Hollywood personalities, this subject marks an auspicious debut for the series. The people seen are top flight stars, the material is well edited, the subject has been given a good background, and an amusing running gag has been worked through the reel with laughable results. The reel was taken at Pickfair at a benefit for China. Exhibitors should get a good play with the short from any audience. "Living Dead" Into Bryant "The Living Dead," a horror yarn dealing with the psychological study of insanity which was produced in pre-Hitler Germany by Gabriel Pascal, will open Monday at the Bryant Theater, it was announced yesterday by Hoffberg Productions, distributors of the film in this country. Picture, which was banned by the Nazis and smuggled out recently, has complete English titles. Try 3 Circuit Trust Suits Separately (Continued from Page 1) as a result of the agreement have consented to withdraw their application for an order to restrain the Government from prosecuting the circuit actions until completion of the trial of the New York suit. This application was to be heard today before Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard who had instructed Special Assistant Attorney General Robert L. Wright to advise the Court as to the order in which the suits will be tried. Attorneys for the defendants stated yesterday that the Government is to inform them within a reasonable time as to the order of trial. Houser on Fleischer Cartoon Assignment Mervin Houser has been assigned to handle publicity on the forthcoming untitled cartoon feature which is being prepared by Max Fleischer for Paramount release. Houser, who will headquarter at the Fleischer plant in Miami, is a member of Paramount's studio publicity staff in Hollywood. GENE AUTRY. JIMMY DURANTE ANN MILLER / Defer American Opening Formal opening of Loew's American Theater in the new Metropolitan Life development, Bronx, has been postponed from Christmas Eve to Dec. 26 at 11 a.m.