The Film Daily (1941)

"3*flKs Wednesday, December 31, 19 Vol. 80. No. 128 Wed., Dec. 31, 1941 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Ceneral Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sunday* 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, 1938, 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, CalifRalph 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 {Tuesday, Dec. 30) NEW YORK STOCK Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2% Columbia Picts. pfd. . Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. East. Kodak do pfd Cen. Th. Eq K-A-0 Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Para. 1st pfd Para. 2nd pfd RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd High VA > 53/8 24i/2 Vz V/4 137i/2 ■ 176 11% 95 381/4 106% 14% 111 13% 31/4 47 71/4 I91/4 152 5% 70 MARKET Ne: Low Close Chg. 63/4 7% + % 5% 5% 24 241/2 + 1/4 3/g 7-16 +1-16 7% 71/4 + 1/4 36 1371/2 + 1/2 76 176 11 11% + % 95 95 + 13/4 363/g 38% + 13/4 063/8 1063/g 14% 143/4 11 111 + 1 131/4 131/4 3% 31/4 + % 46 47 + 11/2 63/4 67/g 18i/2 18% 52 152 — 1 5 53/8 + y4 70 70+1 58 58 + 3/4 95% 95% + % MARKET 3/4 3/4 +3-16 % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Loew's deb. 31/2S46 . Para. B'way 3s55. . . 58 Para. Picts. cv. 3!4s47 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 95% NEW YORK CURB Monogram Picts. . Radio-Keith cvs. Sonotone Corp. Technicolor Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc... 7% 7% 7% Universal Picts 26 26 26 +3 if Happy New Year! -k $106,000 "Pulham" Gross In Last 6 Days at M. H. % 2 6% 1-32 More than 300,000 persons paid to see M-G-M's "H. M. Pulham, Esq." during its 13-day engagement at the Radio City Music Hall, recording one of the highest grosses in the theater's history for such a run, the Music Hall management announced yesterday. The film grossed more than $106,000 in its last six days. Capra to Direct Films To Boost Service Morale Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Back to Washington yesterday for the first time since the world premiere of his "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" in October, 1938, came Frank Capra, topnotch Hollywood producer, to offer his services to the Army. After conferring with Army officials, Capra disclosed he has volunteered to direct and produce films designed to bolster the morale of service men. Capra said he would prefer to concentrate on entertaining and educational films for soldiers, aimed directly to the service men, and not to the general public. He was met at the train by Col. Richard T. Schlosberg and Captain Sy Bartlett. During the day he conferred with Brig. Gen. Frederick Osborn, chief of the morale branch. Capra's rank has not yet been determined. if Happy New Year! if Flat Confiscatory Levy Proposed in Washington Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — While Congress will not start officially to work on the new tax bill designed to finance the Victory program until mid-January, a move for a flat confiscatory levy on large incomes was reported gaining some headway on Capitol Hill Yesterday. Suggestions that the Government take all above $20,000 or $30,000 income, with even such permissable income subject to "normal" Federal taxation, have been advanced. •k Happy New Year! if $100,000 Roxy Week Seen For "Remember the Day" Twentieth-Fox's "Remember the Day" is expected to roll up a first week gross of approximately $100,000 at the New York Roxy, it was reported at the home office yesterday. C. W. White Dies in Miami Miami — Charles Frederick White, 61, owner of Consolidated Amusement Co., died here after a brief illness. He was a native of Rumson, N. J., and came to Miami 14 months ago from New York. He leaves the widow, Mrs. Florence E. White. Interment in Woodlawn Park Cemetery, Miami. Joelson Sued for $50,000 Brokerage Commissions Julius Joelson was named defendant yesterday in a suit for $50,000 brokerage commissions filed in N. Y. Supreme Court by Harry Thoens & Co., real estate broker. Plaintiff contends that it was emploved in December, 1938 to procure for Joelson a theater circuit on the promise of receiving the customary commission. According to the complaint the plaintiff arranged for the sale of the circuit owned by Consolidated Amusement Enterprises to J. J. Theaters, Inc., a corporation allegedly created for that purpose by Joelson. if Happy New Year! ir War Won't Curtail Schlesinger's Production Leon Schlesinger, Warner Bros, cartoon producer, stated vesterday unon his arrival from the Coast that the war would have no appreciable affect on short subject production. Schlesinger said he would produce the same number of cartoons next vear as his current schedule which fonsisted of 26 Looney Tunes and 16 Merrie Melodies in Technicolor. Schlesinger plans to remain here for a few weeks. ■*• Happy New Year! if Home Offices Will Close Early to Mark '42 Bow Home offices will mark the approach of 1942 bv closine early today. Twentieth-Fox will be open until noon, Loew's and RKO will "lose at 1 p.m., and Paramount and Columbia at 4 o'clock. Warners, UA. Universal and Republic had not determined their closing hour last night. • Happy N<"»Y»"!* Levine Replaces Kalcheim Harry Kalcheim. h^ad of Paramount's artist bookino bureau, has tendered his resignation effective immediately, Leonard Goldensou. head of Paramount's theater department, announced vesterday. Harry Levine. Kalcheim's former assistant, succeeds. Rites for Mrs. Hawkinson Funeral services will be held today in Flushing for Mrs. Marie F.. Hawkinson, mother of Robert K. Hawkinson, Latin-American division manager for RKO. Mrs. Hawkinson died Sunday. Her son is in Buenos Aires. F. F. F, Interesting — Isn't it? COminG and GOinGi MRS. JOSEPH SHULMAN of the Rivoli Webster, Hartford, is vacationing in Hollyw AL LICHTMAN has arrived from the C for home office conferences. PAT CASEY, studio labor representative, rived yesterday from Hollywood. ROBERT M. SAVINI, president of Astor tures Corp.. returns today from a tour of3 west exchanges. /« DWICHT DEERE WIMAN and JACK KIR."*' planed out for the Coast yesterday for a I at the musical, "They Can't Get You Down. TONY MARTIN left Chicago for the V Coast last night to join the Navy. if Happy New Year! if Loew Managers Competit For $2,000 Para. Prizes Loew's theaters managerial sta in the New York City area will co pete, borough against borough, J prizes of $2,000 in Defense Bon offered by Paramount to the sho men who achieve the best recor with eight of the latter company ', new pictures in the Loew's-Pai mount "Box-office Battle of the Br oughs." An additional $8,000 h! been appropriated by Paramount £ the contest and will be expended J , a special adv. campaign and in priz, for filmgoers, who will participa in special competitions to be work, out later. Competition, plans for which we; j announced yesterday by Robert ]J. Gillham, Para.'s ad-publicity chu will divide the Loew's showmen i to four units: the Bronx, with theaters; Brooklyn, with 19: Ma hattan, with 22, and the Queen Westchester-North Bergen sectc 12. Manager making the best sho^ ing in each borough will get a $1( Defense bond, and the assistant ma ager of the same theater, a $!l|[| bond. As for the borough makii the best showing, every assista manager in that area will receive $50 bond, while every assistant mai ager in the next best borough w receive a $25 bond prize. Pix selected for the contest &\ divided into four two-feature pr> grams: "Nothing But the Trutl and "Buy Me That Town," "Ho, Back the Dawn" and "Henry Aldric ! for President," "Skylark" and "Ne York Town" and "Birth of th Blues" and "The Night of Janua 16th." FRIENDLY SERVICE! Tostar Telegraph CHARGES FOR TELEGRAMS 'PHONED IN APPEAR ON YOUR TELEPHONE BILL.