The Film Daily (1940)

Wft Tuesday, December 17, 1940 — THE* IUE NHUHHL OF FILM DOM/ bM BTWB Ren *u TUI Ntws Tues., Dec. 17, 1940 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 193S.. 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 $10.00 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, Le Film, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). MEXICO CITY— MarcoAurelio Galindo, Depto. 215, Calle del Sindicalismo, 99, Tacubayo, D. F. fINANCIAL {Monday, Dec. 16) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 83/4 83/4 83/4 — Va Col. Picts. vtc. (2i/2%) 61/2 6i/4 6i/4— % Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind Ccn. Fm. Ind. pfd... 8V4 8V4 8i/4 + !4 East. Kodak 1343/4 134 134% — 2 do pfd Gen. Th. Eq 12 11% 11% Va Loew's, Inc 34 333/8 333/8 do pfd Paramount 10% 10i/4 105/8 — i/4 Para. 1st pfd 97i/4 97 97 — % Para. 2nd pfd 10'/2 10% 10Vz Pathe Film 10V4 10V8 10V8+ Va RKO 35/8 3i/2 31/2 + Va RKO $6 pfd 431/2 431/2 431/2 + 1 1/2 20th Century-Fox . . . 6V2 6 1/4 6 1/4 — Va, 20th Century-Fox pfd. 1834 18'/2 1834 + 1 Univ. Pict. pfd 120 118 119 —1 Warner Bros 3% 3Vz 3Vi — Va do pfd 55 55 55 — 1 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Lcew's deb. 3V7s46..104% 1045/8 1045/8 + Va Para. B'way 3s55... 52 1/4 52 52 — 1/2 Para. Picts. cv. 3V4s47 95 Vi 95 95 1/4 + 3/8 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 97 96i/2 96% — Vi NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts 3/8 y4 y4 — y8 Sonotone Corp 1% 13^ 13^ Technicolor 9 1/4 9/8 9y8 — 1/2 Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. . 5% 5% 5% — i/8 Universal Picts 15% 15l/2 15 1/2 N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Mat. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45... 65 Vi 67'/2 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 60 Vi 64 Defer George Skouras Case Trial of George Skouras and other defendants was postponed yesterday until Dec. 23 on the request of both the Government and the defendants. PENTHOUSE ATTRACTIVE OFFICES Available at REASONABLE RENTALS Supt. BRyant 9-60t "Fix" Charge to Block Theater License Denied Minneapolis, Minn. — David Gillman, picture theater operator here who seeks a license to re-open the Gayety, former burlesque house, with a "grind" film policy, tossed a bombshell into a city council license committee session when he charged that Harry Dryer, operator of the Bijou, across the street from the Gayety, had told him he "had it fixed" so Gillman could not get a license. Gillman added that Dryer also had "told every picture theater operator in town" that no license would be issued to re-open the Gayety as a picture house. Summoned by the committee, Dryer denied the "fix" charge but admitted he "would do all in his power" to prevent issuance of a Gayety license. He said he would re-open the Lyra, which adjoins the Bijou, even if he had to operate it at a loss, if the Gayety re-opens. The Lyra has been closed two years. Fred H. Strom, executive secretary, Independent Theater Owners Association of the Northwest, told the committee that a poll of Minneapolis theater owners showed emphatic opposition to issuance of a license for the Gayety. With only six of the seven committee members present, vote on a motion to grant the license was three to three, leaving the sauabble in the lap of the Council itself to settle. Dan Thomas to Direct "U" Studio Publicity West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Dan Thomas has been placed in charge of Universal's studio publicity, in a realignment of the setup resulting from Dave Lipton's shift to Columbia as director of publicity and advertising. Eugene Murphy will supervise the sales and exhibition activities of the publicity department. Appointments were made by John Joseph, TJniversal,'s advertising and publicity chief. Lipton will remain in Hollywood for two weeks to confer with Lou Smith, Columbia studio publicity director, before heading for New York. Markey to Produce Three Under Columbia Contract West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Gene Markey will produce three features for Columbia under his ticket with that studio. Columbia has also placed James Whale, director, under contract. Ware to Tax Theaters 10% of Gross "Take" Ware, Mass. — The Board of Selectmen here has changed the method of taxing theaters. Instead of a flat $25 fee, the theaters in 1941 will be charged 10 per cent of the gross receipts. Braden to Visit Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee J. Noble Braden, executive secretary of the American Arbitration Association, left yesterday for Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago to continue his selection of prospective arbitrators and board clerks, preparatory to the establishment of the film industry's arbitration system. He expects to wind up his nationwide tour of exchange centers by Jan. 5. Bookers Club Re-Elects Harold Klein President The Motion Picture Bookers Club met last night at the Hotel Lincoln and elected the following officers: President, Harold Klein (re-elected); vice-president, Leon Greenfield; treasurer, Benjamin Levine; financial secretary, Peter Soglembeni; recording secretary, Pearl Elsohn; sergeant-at-arms, Moe Rose. Members of the board of directors are: Bernie Brooks, Jack Gelber, Jeanette Dennett, Max Pried and Harold Margolies. Wants $100,000, Claiming Photo Used in Col. Film Minnie Saltzman-Stevens, former opera singer, filed suit yesterday in the New York Supreme Court against Columbia Pictures for $100,000 damages. She contends that Columbia used her photograph without her permission in the film "I'll Take Romance." Columbia has raised a general denial. New York Film Board Will Elect Before Christmas New York Film Board of Trade will hold its annual election of officers before Christmas although the date has not been set. Jack Bowen, president, will not be eligible for re-election because of his recent promotion to the post of M-G-M district manager. Invite Radio Execs. To Pix Charities Luncheon West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — As a further move in the film industry's program to unite all factors of the entertainment world behind worthy charitable causes, Samuel Goldwyn, chairman of the industry's permanent charities committee, has invited all radio station and radio program managers to a luncheon tomorrow. In Civilian Air Reserve Walter Reade, Jr., of the Walter Reade Circuit, and Harry Fellerman, Universal salesman, are the newest film industry recruits in the Civilian Air Reserve in this area, it was announced yesterday by Lester S. Tobias, adjutant of the C.A.R. for the N. Y. area. Reade has already completed a number of hours toward a license and Fellerman starts his primary training course shortly. COmillG and G0MG SIDNEY R. KENT left last night for Hollywood, called there by the death of his brother, Ernest Kent, in an auto accident. JAMES R. GRAINGER, Republic prexy, left New York yesterday for Chicago, Des Moines, Omaha and San Francisco, and will spend Christmas with his family in Hollywood. WALTER IMMERMAN, B & K manager, is in New York and may set the opening date for the second run here of GWTW. WALTER VINCENT, vice-president, Wilmer & Vincent, is in Richmond, conferring with Frank O'Brien, city manager. HOWARD DIETZ left yesterday for Washing WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, Metro exploitation manager, has returned from Atlanta. F. J. A. MCCARTHY, Eastern division sales manager for Universal, left last night for Toronto. HAMILTON C. RICKABY, attorney for Atlas Corp., and MRS. RICKABY, arrived yesterday on the Santa Elena after a West Indies cruise. JACK BENNY and his wife, MARY LIVINCSTON, are at the Sherry Netherland. ERICH REMARQUE has arrived from the Coast. FRANK DONOVAN, vice-president of RKOPathe, has returned to the home office from Hollywood. BORIS LEVEN, art director on "Second Chorus," left New York yesterday for Austin, Texas. EDWIN GILBERT leaves for the Coast next month to start work at Warners on a writing assignment. ROSARIO and ANTONIO, Spanish dancers, have postponed their trip to the Coast until January 1. After they complete work in a film in Hollywood during January they will return to the Waldorf, where they are currently appearing in the Serf Room. HERBERT J. YATES returned from the Coast over the week-end. ANNA NEAGLE leaves the Coast this week for Chicago to make a p.a. there in connection with the opening of "No, No, Nanette," going to New York from there. MORT BLUMENSTOCK, GIL COLDEN, SID RECHETNIK, MITCHELL RAWSON and RALPH BUDD, of Warners, and a number of editors and writers, return today from Santa Fe. CRACE and PAUL HARTMAN left for the Coast yesterday by car, reporting to RKO shortly where they will be featured in the Herbert Wilcox musical, "Sunny." COL. WILLIAM J. DONOVAN arrived in London yesterday. : ■ New V. C. Officers Dined Indianapolis — The Indianapolis Variety Club, held its annual banquet for the installation of officers at the Claypool Hotel. Incoming officers include Kenneth Collins, chief barker; Arthur Landes, assistant chief barker; Albert Blocher, treasurer and Fred Greenburg, secretary. ^Wattling/ We are the exclusive distributors, sole copyright owners and exclusive holders of the r»-'""=hin licenses of the motion picture. £csttsy Any snowing of this film without our authorization will be considered a copyright violation. EUREKA PRODUCTIONS. INC. 230 East 41st Street New York City