The Film Daily (1941)

file, tjurr OT REMOVE stimate in Character nternational in Scope ndependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Two Years Old 79, NO. 75 NEW YORK, THURSDAY. APRIL 17, 1941 TEN CENTS MA ASKS BAN ON NAZI, ITALIAN^ FILMS 0,349 U. S. Film Theaters Now Using Dual Bills ain of More Than 300 In ear; Houses With Single sature Policy Also Rise Double features, assailed repeatly by public groups, critics and en a respectable segment of the n industry, scored gains rather .in suffered reverses in 1940, acting to the 1941 edition of The im Daily Year Book of Motion ctures, just published. Whereas 10,031 operating U. S. n theaters followed a duals pol■ in 1939, in 1940. the total was (Continued on Page 5) chenck-Moskowitz ppeal Expected The jury in the Government's suit •ainst Joseph M. Schenck, chairin of the board of Twentieth 'ntury-Fox, and Joseph H. Moswitz, charging evasion of the come tax laws for the years 1935, 36 and 1937 and conspiracy to deaud the government, returned a ixed verdict at 2:40 this morning (Continued on Page 4) alius London Arbitration iearing Over Till May 10 Detroit — Arbitration case of Juls D. London's Midtown Theater tming the Coliseum Theater and re distributors as principal responpits, which was scheduled for >aring next Saturday will be post (Continued on Page 6) Australia to Remit $2,300,000 for Pix Australian remittances to this country for 1941 have been agreed upon, it was learned yesterday, with $2,300,000 named as the figure okayed by the Australian Government. This figure is a drop of about 33 1-3 per cent from the 1940 remittance total of $3,100,000. However, the reduction is less severe than that made by the British Government in remittances to the U. S. from that country. -H /ii; Can't They Let Us Alone During This National Emergency?" Asks Ed Kuykendall While the American film industry is desirous of pitching in and doing its best to carry out its national defense program responsibilities, it is "still being kicked around in many quarters, threatened with drastic laws and burdensome regulations, knifed in the back by 'fifth columnists' within the industry, and mired down in endless litigation, while our business is being all changed around by the consent decree," Ed Kuykendall, MPTOA prexy, charges in a general bulletin released yesterday. "Why can't they let us alone during this national emergency, so we can do the job that should be done?" demands Kuykendall. Bulletin largely is devoted to the MPTOA national convention at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, June 9-12, at which the PCC will be host. Bryant Heads New Weslway Hearing S. C. Exhib. Group Continues Today Columbia, S. C. — Theater men from all sections of the state gathered here Tuesday and formed the South Carolina Theater Owners Association. R. R. Bryant, of Rock Hill, was named president; Lee Little, of Camden, and Boyd Brown, of Winnsboro, vice-presidents. The post of secre (Continued on Page 4) Montcalm Theater Corp/s Suit Dismissed on Briefs Detroit — Suit of the Montcalm Theater Corp., operating the RKO Uptown, against the Royal Theater, of the United Detroit Theaters, Paramount affiliate, has been dismissed on briefs. While details have not been revealed, it is understood that the Uptown, which sought seven days clearance over the recentlybuilt Royal, will play day and date with that house. Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The Westway arbitration clearance case went into its second session yesterday with a number of branch managers of the majors testifying as to contracts and clearance arrangements with the theaters involved. Robert Folliard, RKO branch man( Continued on Page 5) "Kane" Into N. Y. Palace May 1 for World Premiere First five roadshow engagements Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" were announced yesterday by Ned Depinet, vice-president in charge of distribution for RKO. World premiere of the widelyheralded picture is to be held at the Palace Theater, Broadway, on May (Continued on Page 4) Nazis Seize Paris Branches May Be Used to Distribute Propaganda Pix S-I Will Handle Physical Bookkeeping on 'John Doe' Hollywood — Agreement has been reached between Selznick-International and the Prank Capra organiza (Continued on Page 4) Occupation of all American film company offices in Paris by German military authorities was reported from Vichy yesterday although U. S. companies had received no official confirmation of the report. Foreign (Continued on Page 4) Everybody's talking about the 1941 Film Year Subscribers to this paper are telling us that Book. It's great. — Advt. the 1941 Film Year Book is the "tops." — Advt. New York Allied Also To Submit Resolution Against Axis Pix in U. S. The U. S. Government will be asked to ban German and Italian motion pictures from this country in a resolution to be presented to the ITOA membership at a meeting scheduled for next Wednesday at the Hotel Astor. A poll of members, accroding to an ITOA release, indicates that the resolution will be adopted unanimously. Cohen's Statement On the heels of the disclosure of the forthcoming ITOA action, it was announced by Max A. Cohen, presi ( Continued on Page 5) Para. Tilfs Shorts Program Budget 40% Paramount's short subjects budget for the coming season represents an increase of approximately 40 per cent above that of the current season. This indicates that Paramount is going after short subjects business to a greater extent than in previous years. Oscar Morgan, head of the shorts (Continued on Page 6) $500,000 in Film Scripts Brought In By Pressburger Arnold Pressburger, veteran European producer, who is transferring his activities to Hollywood, has some 40 or 50 scripts valued at approximately $500,000 from which to (Continued on Page 7) GWTW World Gross Now at $32,000,000 Total world gross on "Gone With the Wind" has now hit the $32,000,000 mark, it was learned this week. Business is reported continuing at a brisk pace both in the domestic and foreign markets.