The Film Daily (1943)

Vol. 83. No. 85 Tues., May 4, 1943 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU CHESTER B. BAHN Publisher General Manager 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. 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. 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. FINANCIAL (Monday, May 3) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat I6V2 163^ I6V2 + % Col. Picts. vtc. <2Vj%> 17% 17 '/a 17%+ % Columbia Piers, pfd Con. Fm. Ind 2 2 2 + Vs Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . 16% 16 16'/4 + 1/4 East. Kodak 163'/2 1 63 V2 163y2 + % do pfd 183 183 183 Cen. Prec. Eq 21% 21% 215/8 + 5fa Loew's, Inc 56% 55% 56 Paramount 26 25% 26 + % Para. 1st pfd. RKO 9 7% 9 -fl RKO $6 pfd 86V2 853/4 86% -f 1% 20th Century-Fox . 20% 203/8 203,4 -f % 20th Century-Fox pfd. 30% 30% 30% + % Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 14 13% 13% + % do pfd 80% 80% 80% — 3/8 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. deb. 4s56 104% 104% 104%— % Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 103 103 103 + % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 3 23/B 2% + % Radio-Keith cvs 1% 1% 1% + % Sonotone Corp 3V4 3% 3% Technicolor 12% 113/8 12 + 3fr Universal Picts Trans-Lux 234 2% 2% .... N. Y. OVER-TH-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 69% 72'/4 "Moscow" Tradeshowing May 17 Warners will tradeshow "Mission to Moscow" on May 17. General release is planned for late May. Seven Industry Stocks Advance to New Highs Seven industry stocks, scoring new highs, shared in the general advance scored by the N. Y. Stock Exchange yesterday. Both issues of CFI were up, the common moving to 2, up %th, and the preferred going to 16%, up xk. Eastman Kodak advanced to 163% as against 162%. General Precision Equipment closed at 21%, a gain of the fraction. RKO went from 8% to nine and its preferred from 85% to 86 V2. Warners common, previously high at 13%, closed at 13%. David L. Loew's Purchase Of GSS Unconfirmed West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Efforts to reach the principals for confirmation of a published report that David L. Loew had purchased a controlling interest in General Service Studios from B. Bogeaus were unavailing. Loew is in the East. Published report also stated that Arthur S. Lyons, who was absent from the city, would be associated with Loew in production. Charles McCarthy Joins Voorhees as General Rep. Charles E. McCarthy, formerly head of Twentieth Century-Fox advertising and publicity, who recently resigned from the Motion Picture Division of the Co-ordinator of Inter-American Affairs, has become general representative for Donald Voorhees, conductor of the symphony orchestra for the Bell Telephone Co.'s "Great Artists Series" and DuPont's "Cavalcade of America," both over the NBC Red network. Rep. Delaware Corporation Merges New York Co. Albany — Republic Pictures Corp., chartered under Dalaware laws, has merged Republic Pictures Corp., chartered undar New York State law. The Delaware company, capitalized at $1,500,000 in $1 shares, has filed a certificate of designation in offce of Secretary of State to permit it to do business in New York State. Canadian Post Theaters To Plav Features on % 1600 BROADWAY TwtCI a Oat \ y||/ / K T C etuvttr "'"« V S a.eu FoOH-t-i* itOtACt 1 c a. «oj|cnON ioom nw ixcmanw oisuiiution stirvici Toronto — Canadian Army, Navy and RCAF 35 mm. camp theaters will play features on percentage starting June 1. Same terms as distributors have with the U. S. camp theaters will be used, with clearances and priorities between camp houses and commercial theaters dropped. Nci terms for short subjects have beeh set. daily Tuesday, May 4, IS 856 Players in April Contributed Services Free West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — The Hollywood Victory Committee has doubled its efforts and accomplishments in the past month. An all-time high was reached during April — 856 players appearing in 189 different events throughout the United States. Of these 51 were for Government agencies; 86 for the Army; and 39 for the Navy. In all 34 Hollywood personalities departed on tours of camp shows, entertaining at 175 camps in 32 states and the District of Columbia. Individual players have donated their time to various phases of the war effort handled by this free talent pool. Ask Clearance Reduction For Two Conn. Theaters New Haven — Ralph Vicitello, operator of the 414-seat Devon Theater, has filed a demand for arbitration, asking a reduction in clearance now held by the Capitol, Milford, and the Colonial, Walnut Besch. over the Devon. The two named theaters now have 21 days over the Devon and Vicitello asks that the clearance be cut to seven days. Complaint, which names the five consenting companies, also includes the Stratford as an interested party. Jap Films of Pearl Harbor Attack Given to Newsreels Paramount News' issue No. 73, including captured Jap films of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the bombing and surrender of U. S. forces at Corregidor, just released by the War Department, is being shipped air express by Paramount to all exchanges for immediate prerelease to first-runs, it was announced yesterday by Oscar Morgan, company's shorts sales chief. Lawler to Peoria, 111., To Head New Para. Office Toledo, O. — Ralph Lawler, manager for the past six years of the local Paramount, will leave on June 1 for Peoria, 111., to become district manager for Paramount, in charge of 23 Illinois houses. New offices will be opened in Peoria, this district having heretofore been operated from offices in Danville. Marvin Harris, in charge of the Paramount house in Joliet, 111., will succeed Lawler in Toledo. Rep. Exchange's Booking Dept. From Butte to SLC Seattle, Wash. — Arrangements are being made for the transfer of Republic Exchange's booking and bookkeeping departments to Salt Lake City from Butte, Mont. The present shipping department will continue at Butte. J. T. Sheffield is making the arrangements in Butte. COminG and GOIflC NORMAN ELSON. general manager of Ti Lux Theaters is in Philadelphia today. STEVE BROIDY is due in today. CHICK LEWIS goes to Chicago tomorrow. HARRY COETZ arrived yesterday from Coast. EDWARD L. ALPERSON is en route to tt York from the Coast. MARION KIRSCHNER of Monogram's Cc office is on vacation. ALEC MOSS, Para, exploitation manf^^ left on a tour of exchanges in the Mid\ and South. He will be gone about two weehj CEORCE SMITH, Paramount Western divis manager, has returned from a visit to Dal] Oklahoma City and Memphis. PAULETTE GODDARD, will arrive in New Y tomorrow, en route to her Connecticut farm MILES WHITE has gone to the Coast to J sign the costumes for the Samuel Coldwyn pi ture, "Up in Arms." NATE BLUMBERG and his wife have gone! the Coast, drawn there by the induction of thl son, Louis. LT. JOE SHEA, New York Guard, 20th-J publicist, is spending a week's vacation at ■ Second Service Command Tactical School I Hackettstown, N. J. WILLIAM N. SKIRBALL, president of the Ski ball theater circuit, has returned to Clevelat from a Mexico vacation. M. F. FRITCHLE of Oliver Theater Sup, Co.. Cleveland; was called to Colorado Sprin I by the death of his father. CHARLES EINFELD, Warner director of a I vertising and publicity, is in Washington agi today. He returns to New York tomorrow. JACK FLYNN, M-C-M's Western divis manager, is in New York. EDWARD ARNOLD and his wife are in Ga Ind., attending a War Bond rally. Cinema Lodge Installs Adolph Schimel Tonight Adolph Schimel will be install* as new president of Cinema Lod| 1366 B'nai B'rith at. a meeting i the Hotel Commodore tonight, feature of the evening will be tl initial public showing of Lt. Co Frank Capra's War Dept. pic "Tl Nazis Strike." Bailey Prichard Heads Memphis Mono. Branch Memphis — Bailey Prichard, foi merly with National Screen, hf] been appointed branch manager t[ Monogram exchange. He succeed Harry Spann, resigned.