The Film Daily (1943)

tm> mm DAILY Monday, April 26, 19 Vol. 83, No. 79 Mon., April 26, 1943 10 Cenfs JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher 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. Micoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer. Entered as jecond 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. Calif.— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd.. Phone Granite 6607. WASHINGTON— Andrew H. Older, 520 Third St. N.W., Phone District 1253. LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. PARIS— P. A. Harle, Le Film, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). HAVANA — Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. HONOLULU — Eileen O'Brien. BUENOS AIRES— Dr. Walter P. Schuck, Casillo de Correo 1929. MEXICO CITY— Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Apartado 8817, Mexico, D. F. OWI Now in Complete Control Over Fact Pic Film Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — WPB Friday formalized the arrangement whereby OWI has complete control over the allocation of film for factual pix produced by non-military Government agencies. Although OWI has previously been consulted on these matters, without formal authority, the decisions on individual requests has long rested with OWI. The authority extends to "factual pictures and trailers," not including "entertainment on special type films." The film thus authorized is applied against the OWI allotment of raw stock from WPB which for the second quarter is 25,150,000 linear feet— 3,000,000 feet more than during the first quarter of this year. The issuance of this order was expected after an announcement some weeks ago that OWI's position as consultant on these matters would be strengthened considerably. MITCHELL MAY, Jr. CO., INC. INSURANCE Specializing in requirements of the Motion Picture Industry 75 Maiden Lane, New York 510 W. 6th St. Los Angeles ® The Broadway Parade ■ Picture and Distributor Theater Air Force (Warner Bros. Pictures) — 13th week Hollywood The Human Comedy (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — 9th week Astor Hello, Frisco, Hello (Twentieth Century-Fox) — 5th week Roxy Desert Victory (Twentieth Century-Fox) — 3rd week Globe Edge of Darkness (Warner Bros. Pictures)— 3rd week Strand Flight to Freedom (RKO Kadio Pictures) — 2nd week Music Hall Hangmen Also Die (United Artists — Pressburger) — 2nd week Capitol China (Paramount Pictures) Paramount White Savage (Universal Pictures) Rivoli I Walked With a Zombie (RKO Radio Pictures) Rialto Assignment in Brittany (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer Pictur.s) — Criterion Reveille with Beverly (Columbia Pictures) Abbey It Ain't Hay (Universal Pictures) (a-b) Palace Young Mr. Pitt (Twentieth Century-Fox) (a) Palace Clancy Street Boys (Monogram Pictures) — Opens tomorrow (a) New York West of Texas (Producers Releasing Corp.) — Opens tomorrow (a) New York ♦ FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURES ♦ The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse (Samuel Krellberg)— 6th week World La Mia Canzone al Vento (J. H. Hoffberg Co.) ,. . . 55th St. Playhouse Ay Jalisco, No Te Rajes (Grovos-Mohme Co.) Belmont Russians at War (Artkino Pictures) Stanley ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ Mission to Moscow (Warner Bros. Pictures) — April 29 Hollywood Crash Dive (Twentieth Century-Fox) — April 28 Roxy Action in the North Atlantic (Warner Bros. 'Pictures) — May 21 Strand Presenting Lily Mars (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — April 29 Capitol The More the Merrier (Columbia Pictures) — May 6 Music Hall Young Lady With Luck (Europa Films)— May 1 48th St. Theater The Isle of Passion (Maya Films)— April 30 World Next of Kin (Universal Pictures) (c) Rialto Five Graves to Cairo (Paramount Pictures) (c) Paramount Desperados (Columbia Pictures) (c) Criterion The Hard Way (Warner Bros. Pictures)— May 6 (a-b) Palace Good Morning, Judge (Universal Pictures) — May 6 (a) Palace (a) Dougle bill. lb) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. Kalmine Calls Warner Zone Managers to Meet Harry M. Kalmine, assistant general manager of Warners Theaters, will preside over a meeting of the circuit's zone managers starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the home office. Joseph Bernhard, Warner vice-president who returned recently from a period of service with the U. S. Navy, will participate in the sessions. Zone managers attending will include: James Coston, Chicago; Nat Wolf, Cleveland; I. J. Hoffman, New Haven; Don Jacocks, Newark; C. J. Latta, Albany; Ted Schlanger, Philadelphia; M. A. Silver, Pittsburgh, and John J. Payette, Washington. Also among the home office executives taking part in the conferences will be Clayton Bond, Harry Goldberg, Leonard Schlesinger, Frank N. Phelps, Sam E. Morris, Abel Vigard, W. Stewart McDonald, Harry Rosenquest, Louis Kaufman, Frank Marshall, Herman Maier, Rudolph Weiss and Martin F. Bennett. Mctas to Latin-America Irving Maas, assistant to Murray Silverstone, 20th-Fox vice-president in charge of foreign distribution, on Friday embarked on a tour of the company's branches in Central and South America. On his itinerary are Porto Rico, Trinidad, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Equador and Panama. Warners Victorious in Pacent Contract Appeal Warner Bros. Pictures and others on Friday won their appeal in the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for dismissal of the $225,000 damage action brought by Louis Gerard Pacent for alleged breach of contract. The five justices unanimously reversed a New York Supreme Court decision denying the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of prosecution. The plaintiff had charged Warner Bros. Pictures, Vitaphone Corp., Stanley Co. of America and Warner Bros. Theaters, Inc., with breaching a contract made in 1929 under which Pacent was assertedly to produce a superior sound reproducer and engage in research and development of the device. According to the complaint, the defendants agreed to order 100 of the reproducers for their theaters but ordered only one and refused to order the remaining 99. Michael Perretta Dead Mahonington, Pa. — Pvt. Louis Perretta, who operates the Crescent Theater here, was called home by the sudden death of his brother, Michael. Hassard Short to Produce Greek War Relief Show Margolies Office Moves Al Margolies tomorrow will move his public relations office from 1501 Broadway to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1812. Hassard Short has been select to produce and direct the Grei War Relief Show at Madison Squa Garden May 18. Katina Paxir famous Greek actress, will appear the pageant portion of the sho Special music is being written Isaac Van Grove and Richard 1 haupt. The combined danci groups of the Roxy and Radio Ci Music Hall will appear in the ve iety half of the show. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALl ROCKEFELLER CENTER Rosalind RUSSELL • Fred MacMURRAY "FLIGHT FOR FREEDOM"! With Herbert Marshall An RKO Radio Picture Gala Stag* Revui » Symphony Orchestra First Mezzanine Seats Reserved. Circle 6-4601 -*" Alice FAYE • John PAYNE 77 Jack OAKIE • Lynn BAR I Wem FRISCO,**^ A JOIH CINTUIY-FOX MCTU«f IN TKHNICOIOR • PLUS A BIG STAGE SHOW * BUY BAVV 7lhAVE. BONDS IVWV J 50th ST. Loretta YOUNC Allan LADD "CHINA" A Paramount Picture with William Bendix PARAMOUNT Times Square BUD ABBOTT • LOU C05TELLO "IT AIN'T HAY" — and — "YOUNG MR. PITT" Starring ROBERT DONAT loTws STATE ON SCREEN JOAN CRAWFORD "REUNION IN FRANCE" with PHILIP DORN JOHN WAYNE T IN PERSON Benny Rubin Diosa Costello yr "WHITE SAVAGE" with Maria Montez— Jon Hall— Sabu A Universal Picture RIVOLI