The Film Daily (1942)

Wednesday, June 3, 1942 :#$ DAILY Groups Reported titer RKO Control united from Page 1 ) ng control of the company has a week to tie up the loose inasmuch as the stockholders' ting, scheduled for today in DoDel., probably will be postponed ■Jr June 10. President George J. Schaefer in a ;atement yesterday confirmed that •veral of the large stockholders had sssed desire that the meeting be Ijourned approximately one week, is understood that the major ockholders are asking for the postmoment in order to bring one of le deals to a head. Schaefer explained that the meetlg had been called by the corporaon pursuant to its by-laws; that le corporation would of course take o action toward adjourning the eeting; but that, if the stockhold> should act to that end. the meetip would undoubtedly be adjourned. ■: Jew Jersey Allied Parley Perils Film Trade Leaders 'tuned from Page 1 i d to attend New Jersey Allied's annual convention which opens nee days of sessions at the Ambas.i dor Hotel here today. While not n official designation, it is regarded i industry circles as the last large cale convention to be held for the u ration of the war. Round table discussions of current xhibitor problems under war-time onditions and the consent decree .ill highlight the meetings. Top \ "cutives of several of the distribt ng companies are slated to adthe delegates, while Francis tarmon, J. Noble Braden and John 'aine will talk for their respective roups which include the War Acivities Committee, American Arbiration Association and Ascap. A cocktail party tendered by 20th 'entury-Fox Friday afternoon will recede the climax to the convention, he testimonial dinner to Col. H. A. jole. All sessions are at the Ambassador Hotel. 3olumbia-Pemberton Deal Vlay Be Closed This Week (Continued from Pane 1 ) ■ was learned yesterday. Under terms of the deal, which gives < iumbia first option on any stage ttraction Pemberton may produce, film company will back a num >er of shows for the Broadway pro r acceptable to both parties. -Vmberton and Columbia already ave reached a tentative agreement b several scripts, one of them a lay called "Janie." It is understood that Pemberton, he will share in the stage ' jfits, will have no interest in the !m versions of the plays backed by '('Iumbia. AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE ARMY By DAVE GOLDING Lute of THE FILM DAILY, now of Co. C, 807 Eng. Bn., AVN, (Sep.), Langley Field, V a. VOU are surprised at the number of old master sergeants who look and talk like ' Wallace Beery. . . . You learn that a jeep is really a "peep." A jeep is the next larger model or the car used by the commander. . . . How popular Abbott and Costello are, especially the roly poly one despite their recent run of material. . . . You never get tired of watching the pursuit planes and flying fortresses soaring gracefully overhead. And the manner which the planes land, caressing the runway for a three-point landing every time. . . . You can look back at early days at Ft. McClellan in February and the "so-called sunny" South when it was so cold the boys were yearning for New York or any place North. . . . You can appreciate the intensive training the Army sends its rookies through to prepare them for what's ahead. . . . And after eight weeks at McClellan you were ready to give the South back to M-G-M. • • • \/Oll still feel funny about going to bed at 9 o'clock, the time you usually ate dinner * at home. . . . You still miss a scotch and soda, the coffee and jelly doughnuts at Lindy's and the steaks at the Palm. . . . You wonder if they realized in Hollywood that a good picture is like a letter from home. And that a shapely lass evokes more attention than most of the scripts. . . . You find that at a USO dance in Newport News the Navy and Marines furnish some mighty stiff competition and that the Army's khakis seem drab in comparison. . . . You discover the Victory Book Drive will soon replenish too many empty shelves at the many Army posts. • • • THE way the men from all walks of life snap into becoming a soldier should set example ' for the folks back home. . . . That Army morale is much higher than civilian. . . . A 10-mile hike is just a breeze and the memories of the first jaunt of 2'i miles with all the aches and pains. . . . Acting non-coms are usually the most unpopular guys in the company. . . . That all top sergeants are tough. ... It seems all train schedules are so contrived that you can never get back in time for reveille. . . . While apple pie may be the soldier's favorite dessert, as the Herald-Tribune claims, it's something that is rarely on the menu. . . . That the doings of the Brooklyn Dodgers evoke little or no comment anymore. . . . You wonder how you ended up among the aviation engineers AVN I Sep i but that's the Army's own little secret. . . . You are still looking for the newsreel that contains "news." • • • YOU like the way THE FILM DAILY arrives regularly. . . . Wonder what Broadway ' looks like during the dimout. ... If George Morris is still thinking up those puns and if Steen's gags are getting any laughs, and if Andrus is working on the YEAR BOOK, md whether Editor Bahn is still making the 7:10 to Lynbrook. . . . Word "gold-brick" itill carries the same connotation as it did in the last war. . . . How quickly the crap "•ames sprout up immediately after pay. . . . You still spend more time cleaning your rifle than anything else. . . . That Army shoes are so comfortable but a "quartermaster's fit" is still a "q. f. ". . . . You are awed at the amazing manner every battalion here is supplied with over 1.000 items and how auickly it can assemble everything and be prepared to move, including the heavy equipment. . . . That the response to "mail call" ■nore than anything expresses the muted yearning of a soldier for news from home. The scene would make a great canvas for some artist. • • • i iAIN base at Langley Field which looks like a Westchester suburb and the barracks •'■way out here which looks like any Army camp. . . . Making a "date" over the phone is such a novelty. . . . Why no one in Hollywood has ever thought of dramatizing a troop train carrying soldiers to a camp, destination unknown. . . . You believe a comedy about the Army would go over bigger now than "Buck Privates" because so many of the soldiers would appreciate it more. . . . Example of the influence of the movies: after "To the Shores of Tripoli" was shown around the Army posts, drill sergeants added that snappy drill formation whereby the various squads march to the rear one at a time and then return in formation. . . . You are happy to find that the food at Langley Field is so much better than at McClellan. . . . That the most prized possession would be a pass to go home. Hopper Praises Industry For Its Conservation Co-op. West Coasr Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Harold Hopper, chief of Motion Picture and Photographic Division of Consumers Durable Goods Branch of the War Production Board, praised the film industry for its steps to conserve critical materials, particularly raw film, at a conference with members of the producers' association. $106,000 in War Bonds Sold at Cleveland Meet (Continued from Page 1) Hotel here yesterday at which the ITO of Ohio was host. Martin Smith, president of the exhib. unit, presided. Speakers additionally included Pete J. Wood, secretary: Harry Brandt, president of the ITOA of New York, and Philip Troustein of the Treasury. Perc Essick and Nat Wold were apDointed county chairmen for the sale of War Bonds and Stamps in theaters. Walsh, IA Officers Out lor Re-election (Continued from Page 1) ing, in order that a regular election of officers may be held should the delegates so desire. Vincent Jacobi, business representative of a New York local, has been campaigning for an immediate election of officers, offering himself as a candidate for the international presidency. Walsh also asked approval of a constitutional amendment limiting length of term of IA officers to two yeai s instead of four as at present. Walsh delivered an optimistic report to the delegates at Memorial Hall here, declaiing that despite the war, all United States and Canada locals have improved their economic position. Particularly in the Southern and Northwestern sections, wage increases have been obtained. In western Canada, 100 per cent organized status prevails, while scant improvement has been accomplished in Quebec. Because of the war's drafting of manpower, the locals are faced with more work than the men can handle. To overcome this problem, Walsh recommended adoption of a system based on issuance of temporary war emergency working cards, to be granted only to those temporarily replacing members in the armed forces. Walsh also cited an agreement between IATSE and the American Federation of Musicians stipulating that grievances of either party shall affect the cont: actual obligations of the other automatically. To fill the seventh vice-presidency vacancy occasioned by Walsh's elevation to the presidency, Carl G. Cooper was unanimously elected. Conservation and salvage of reels, film containers and all projection equipment was strongly endorsed. Walsh levealed that more than $800,000 in war bonds and stamps had been purchased by IATSE locals, $50,000 from the general fund of the international in U. S. bonds and $20,000 in Canadian bonds. Committee chairmen named include Harland Holmden, resolutions; Floyd M. Billingsley, special; William P. Covert, president's report; Roger M. Kennedy, auditing and finance; and James J. Brennan, grievance. Wives of the delegates were entertained by style show at Lazarus' Department Store in the Afternoon. Rites for John Barrymore West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Simple funeral rites for John Barrymore were conducted yesterday by Father John O'Donnell of the Immaculate Heart Church who celebrated a requiem mass at 11 a.m. in a secluded chapel in Calvary Mausoleum. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers included prominent actors and authors. | i