The Film Daily (1943)

1HI' DAILY Monday, May 3, 1943 Crescent Asks No Circuits "Break Up" (Continued from Page 1) a decree on May 6, contends that provision 20 of the decree, which "restrains each exhibitor defendant from conditioning the licensing of films in any competitive situation, outside of Nashville, upon licensing of films in any other situation 'is' adequate and equitable" and that provision 21, which orders a complete break-up of the circuit combinations by the sale of all interests, etc., is unnecessary and inequitable. The plea for the modification of the decree asks that the exhibitor defendants, after the elimination of combined film licensing, etc., be allowed to "co-ordinate the advertising and other methods of exploiting pictures, supervision and maintenance of theaters, renewal of leases, purchase and sale of popcorn, personnel problems, tax problems, and many other things incidental to the operation of the modern theater." It is the contention of the defendants' plea that for Crescent to sell all interests in other exhibitor defendant corporations would mean withdrawal of management and supervisory assistance that would in many cases result in failure or heavy losses to the remaining owners. Specific facts were given to support this part of the plea. UA District Managers Huddle with Leserman (Continued from Page 1) I Leserman, general sales manager, | anonunced over the week-end. Among the district managers atI tending today's meeting will be Ed9 ward Schnitzer, New York; Jack D. S Goldhar, Detroit; Fred M. Jack, 1 Dallas; T. R. Thompson, Jr., Kansas * City; Rud Lohrenz, Chicago; W. E. Callaway, Los Angeles, and Dave H. Coplan, Toronto. Other home office executives in attendance will be Harry L. Gold, Bert M. Stearn, Paul Lazarus, Sr., Harry Buckley, Emanuel Silverstone and Paul Lazarus, Jr. Chief topic of the meeting will be the discussion of sales policies and campaigns on the company's top Summer releases, such as Hunt Stromberg's "Lady of Burlesque," Sol Lesser's "Stage Door Canteen," Walt Disney's "Victory Through Air Power," Andrew Stone's "Hi Diddle I Diddle," and James Cagney's first 1 UA release, "Johnny Come Lately." STORKS Detroit — Stanley Malonowski of National Screen Service is the father of a new son, Walter David. Harrisburg, Pa. — Fiank Jelenko, M-G-M Philadelphia salesman, is the father of a boy. % I ▼ Y ▼ Speahing of Essentials: • • • EVER since Pearl Harbor, filmland has seen volumes of essentials, — each decreed for the successful prosecution of the war Now to our industry has come what, in all sincerity and accuracy, must be called an "essential volume" We mean the new 1943 FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK You don't have to go through any involve mental acrobatics to arrive at a full realization of its value both to the trade-at-large, and to each individual within the business, irrespective of what branch he or she is serving There is, indeed, every justification for terming the book a weapon, militant, yes and military Here is why: ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • REPEATEDLY, the imperative need for maximum efficiency on the home front has been enunciated On that front, the film industry is a vital, component factor All that we do, and how we do all, has an effect upon the domestic wartime scene Likewise, filmland is a definite factor on the fighting fronts abroad And, again, all that we do, and how we do that all, affects events thereon, because it affects the well-being of our armed forces The motion picture industry has a big job to do, and is doing it well Contributing to its effective workings is the aforementioned YEAR BOOK The volume is many -faceted in its service to efficiency, which, in turn, is serving to bring a complete and rapid decision over the foe No single volume in this industry can even remotely compare with the YEAR BOOK for reference and over-all information about the trade It is filmland's source of "Intelligence," just as branches of the armed forces have Intelligence departments It supplies facts which make planning possible And never in industry annals must planning be as carefully done as now, and for the duration Therefore, and understandably , you will find the YEAR BOOK ready for action at the very elbows of our industry men and women who are militantly toiling in home office, studio, exchange, theater, and in many a factory furnishing filmland's smews for use both at home and abroad At the elbows of Washington's officialdom, the rank and file of Government branches, and divisions of the armed forces, the YEAR BOOK also stands, ready to speak authoritatively on myriad matters concerning motion pictures. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • WHETHER a subject in question be News Highlights, Industry Statistics, Foreign Markets, Film Securities, Exploitation, Color Developments, Labor, Academy Awards, Box-Office Champs At Army Theaters, The Ten Best Pictures, Movies At War, Theaters' Essentiality, Conservation, Hollywood Victory Committee, WAC Drives, the OWI Motion Picture Bureau, what the principal film companies are doing in the war effort. Production of Features and Shorts, Titles, Credits, Company Personnel, Exchanges, MPPDA, Exhibitor Organizations, Operations of the Arbitration System, Distribution Percentages, Theaters (their location and seating capacities), Financial Reports, Equipment, etc., you'll find it in the YEAR BOOK ▼ T ▼ • • • PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has said: "The American motion picture is one of our most effective media in informing and entertaining our citizens" To the 1943 FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK is entrusted the job of informing all those who administer, make, distribute and exhibit the American motion picture ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • AVENGE PEARL HARBOR! WAR SERVICE . . .on the Film Front Rochester — Float in the parade here marking the presentation of the Minute Man Flag to the city was constructed and entered by the War Activities Committee oL Rochester theaters. Representatives fraT* downtown houses marched in the parad% Rochester — To further aid the war effort, the five houses in the RKO-ParamountComerford pool will set up booths to take registrations for Victory Shifts at local war plants, according to Jay Golden, city manager for the theaters. . . . — V — . . . Century's Patio Theater in Brooklyn staged a gigantic Bond rally Thursday night, and a total of $850,000 worth of Bonds were sold. The purpose of the drive was to gain enough money to purchase two submarine chasers, and when the nearly 2,000 persons who had bought a War Bond as their price of admission left the house early Friday, this became a reality instead of a goal. . . ._ V. ..— Omaha — Final report by Chairman Joe Kinsky reveals theaters in the Omaha area collected $28,135.69 during the national Red Cross drive in early April. This territory covers Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and Southern South Dakota. Buenos Aires Studios Get U. S. Stock for 15 (Continued from Page 1) istry of agriculture expropriated the film immediately upon its arrival so as to prevent speculation and to distribute it on a fair basis. The footage is understood to have been made available to the industry as the result of appeals made to the Government of Argentina, the American ambassador, the Hays office and the public. The Argentine Academy of Science and Arts won the public's support through an advertisement placed in the leading newspapers and union publications. The ad was signed by all the country's film organizations. Episcopal Guild Re-elects Vinton Freedley, president and other officers of the Episcopal Actors Guild were re-elected on Friday at the annual meeting of the organization at the Lyceum Theater. Teresa Bock's Father Dies Father of Teresa Bock of The Film Daily's advertising department died suddenly Friday at his Easthampton, L. I., home. Death was due to a heart attack, following a two-year illness. 50 Essaness Employes Now in Armed Forces Chicago — Essaness circuit service flag now has 50 stars, including three WAACS.