The Film Daily (1942)

3* DAILY Tuesday, June 9, 194, I Para. Gives New Pad to De Sylva (Continued from Page 1) the signing of the new agreement will insure a continuance of the high standard of entertainment which has flowed from Paramount under his production guidance. De Sylva joined Paramount as a producer in November, 1940, on a deal to produce two pictures, and was made executive producer early in February, 1941. Loew Houses Sold $149,000 War Stamps, Bonds in Wk. (Continued from Page 1) in neighborhood stands were comparatively larger than in first-runs. Loew's Paradise, Bronx, and Loew's Commodore, Lower East Side, each sold over $1,000. The State, on Broadway, disposed of $2,500 in stamps. Out-of-town houses were led by Loew's Orpheum, Boston, with $2,500 in Stamps sold, while the State, Boston, sold $1,100. Record for any one house is held by Loew's Embassy, North Bergen, N. J., with Bonds and Stamps totaling $15,642 since May 30. Of this, $12,200 in Bonds were sold the opening day. Emanuel Light manages the Embassy, assisted by Joseph Stica. Al Margolies Will Leave UA Publicity Post July 1 (Continued from Page 1) week. A successor to Margolies will be appointed shortly by Monroe Greenthal, department head. Margolies joined UA about nine years ago. For two years he was advertising and publicity manager of Gaumont-British and returned to UA three and a half years ago. State-Wide Blackout Tonight in Tennessee (Continued from Page 1) theaters, customarily having only a single show on Tuesday, will complete that show and clear the house before the alarm is given. Larger houses will continue their runs with fronts and box offices blacked out and all lighted windows covered. Julius Jacques Hess Harry Gribbon George W. Coman Ben Griefer Cuff Diotes • •, • WHAT'S COOKIN': "The Motion Picture in the World at War" will be the subject oi an informal talk by Glen Allvine, secretary of the Public Relations Committee. Eastern division, at a luncheon meeting of the New York Tobacco Table at the Hotel Astor today. ... • Harry R. Darling, superintendent of Eastman Kodak Co.'s Camera Works, has been installed as president of the New York State Elks Association .... • File under "Loose Talk Of No Value To The Enemy": Jack RKO Lewis is moving his sailboat from the North Shore of Long Island to the South Shore. ... • Irving Hoffman avers via post card that "Hollywood looks beautiful, even in a blackout," — and he has drawn a number of points to prove it. . . . • On June 23, Dramatists Play Service, o' which Barrett Clark is director, is publishing a widely revised edition of "Last Word In Make-Up," written by Rudolph G. Liszt, expert in that line Important in the new material are chapters on television make-up, photographic make-up (both color and black-and-write), and society and street make-up Subject is thoroughly covered, except make-up with Hitler, — and nobody ever will ▼ T T • • • HARRY GLICKMAN, prexy of Mecca Film Laboratories, today is celebrating his 25tli wedding anniversary. . . # Garson Kanin of the United States Office for Emergency Management Film Unit, has been 'lected chairman of the Industry Division of the New York fund-raising campaign of Russian War Relief, Inc., and is now completing organization of a committee which will conduct an intensive campaign for contributions from all parts of the pic industry Russian War Relief is conducting a nation-wide drive for §6,000,000 for its 1942 relief work and deserves the heaviest kind of support from each of us ... • Chester Hale, who is directing Lucille Ball in her dance sequence for "The Big Street," the Damon Runyon production for RKO Radio, will rehearse the new edition of Ice-Capades which opens in New York's Madison Sq. Garden on Sept. 11 He expects to come East after taking a vacation on completing his work on "The Big Street." T T T • • • GENUINELY disturbed is the Tailwagger Club of New York, of which Hcfrry N. Blair is executive secretary and Kate Smith is the executive committee's honorary chairman It seems that Joan Bennett, in a scene in "The Wife Takes a Flyer," refers to a Nazi officer as a dog The Tcdlwaggers, whose membership embraces dogs of high and low degree, including FDR's Scottie, Falla, hope that "in the future nobody will insult the canine fraternity by calling a Nazi (or a Jap for that matter) a dog" Blair suggests calling 'em rats, snakes or skunks, but NOT dogs, and adds that "the other animals aren't organized anyway" Now the Tailwaggers of New York have set aside the week of June 15-21 as Don't-Call-Nazis-Dogs-Because-Dogs-Are-Nice Week T ▼ T • • • THOSE new "Clip and Work Books," created by The March of Time's Ad Director Al Sindlinger are swell for Mister Exhib. They're tiuo books in one, ingeniously fashioned to cover both "Indian In Crisis" and "India At War". ... • Last night in the luxurious little theater far up in the Chanin Bldg., Western Electric held a press sltowing of its enlightening two-reeler, "Mines Above Ground," which deals with salvaging metals Robert Wheeler of the Industry Salvage Section of WPB spoke to the gathered Fourth Estaters, as did P. L. Thomson of WE There are some astonishing facts disclosed in this opus, atid the nation's salvage committees have a valuable ally in WE and the footage T T T • • • AVENGE PEARL HARBOR! ; Review Boards Set Up in N. Y. and L. A. (Continued from Page 1) keeping photographic informatio harmful to the war effort from b< ing exported or imported. Byron Price, Director of Censoi ship, explained that the purpo^ film censorship was to keep vHM? formation about possible bombin objectives, military or economic coi ditions, or technical data from lea\ ing the country. It also is designe< he said, to prevent enemy props ganda and information leading t subversive activities from enterim the country. No Hard-and-Fast Rules "There is no hard-and-fast ru of thumb applicable to film censo: ship," Price said. "Decisions mu: be governed by the knowledge, unde: standing and judgment of those aj plying them. There is no intentic of causing drastic restrictions in tt motion picture industry. As in a other phases of censorship, tl boards will ask one basic questioi 'Will this material be of value to tl enemy?' A third board already is functioning Rochester, N. Y., for examination of arc teur film received from foreign countries f processing at Rochester. Lieut. James Toe Jr., is administrative officer and has char of this board. Examine All Commercial Film All commercial film except that going Canada must be examined by the boar before it can be shipped out of the Unit States. Photographic prints and all oth types of pictorial material entering or leavi: the country are examined at the vario postal censorship stations located at stratej border points. Customs officers are co-opi ating with censorship authorities in that wot Classes of information prohibited for expc in photographic form unless approved by a propriate Government agencies having supi" vision over the subjects include all aerial detailed close-up views of war producti plants, docks, shipyards, railroad termina dams, power plants, storage tanks, reservoi: radio towers, arsenals, munitions dumps, foi and all other military installations, includi: air fields and military depots. Detailed c\c up shots of all air fields, cities or terra showing distinguishing buildings or land mar in relation to each other or to the genei landscape, and detailed pictures of new ty planes, tanks or guns also are prohibited. Photographs of identifiable beaches coast lines of such a character as to aid enemy landing party on any sea coast of t United States or American territory cor within the ban. This restriction does apply to conventional beach views. Oth classes of prohibited pictorial information 1 export include movements of land, air or forces and merchant ships, when the identifk tion, origin or destination is indicated ; c tailed views of military or naval equipme and activities, or movements of ships in coast waters which might be of value to the ener in regard to attack or sabotage. The New York Board The New York board of review, with offic at 244 Seventh Avenue, will be concern primarily with newsreels, the Los Angel board has established quarters in the T; Building in Hollywood to review drama! films. Members of the New York board are Ric ard R. Smith, widely-known book publish and business man ; Perry Arnold, one-tii general news manager of the United Pres and Captain George Ernest, administrati officer of the board. Smith will serve » chairman. The Los Angeles board is composed Watterson R. Rothacker, motion picture e ecutive and former producer, Major Rah W. Liddle, administrative officer; and a thi member whose appointment will be announc in a few days. Rothacker has been designai as chairman.