The Film Daily (1943)

Monday, May 24, 194= Vol. 83, No. 99 Mon., May 24, 1943 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General Manager r CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, 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.t 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 (.May 21) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat ^6% 165/8 16% Col. Picts. vtc.(2V2%) 17% 171/a 17% Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind 3>/4 3'/s 3'/s Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 173/4 175/8 17% East. Kodak 169y4 168 168 do pfd Cen. Prec. Eq 22% 22% 22% Loew's, Inc 58% 58 57% Paramount 26% 26% 26% RKO 83/4 8% 8% RKO $6 pfd 91 893/4 91 20th Century-Fox 20% 203/8 20% 20th Century-Fox pfd. 30y2 30 301/2 Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 15 143/4 15 do pfd 80 80 80 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. deb. 4s56.104'/2 1041/2 104% Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 102% 102% 102% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. .3 3 3 Radio-Keith cvs 1% 1% 1% Sonotone Corp 4 3y8 3y8 Technicolor 13 123,4 12 Trans-Lux 3% 3% 3% Universal Corp. vtc Net Chg. + "i/4 — % — Vi — 1% — y8 + % — '/4 + % + % + % + y4 — % — % — % — V4 + Vs 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 H The Broadway Parade S Picture and Distributor Theater The Human Comedy (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — 13th week Astor China (Paramount Pictures!— 5th week Paramount Mission to Moscow (Warner Bros. Pictures) — 4th week Hollywood Crash Dive (Twentieth Century-Fox)— 4th week Roxy The Ox-Bow Incident (Twentieth Century-Fox) — 3rd week Rivoli At Dawn We Die (Republic Pictures) — 3rd week Abbey Lady of Burlesque (United Artists-Hunt Stromberg) — 2nd week Capitol The More the Merrier (Columbia Pictures) — 2nd week Music Hall They Came to Blow Up America (Twentieth Century-Fox) — 2nd week Globe Desperadoes (Columbia Pictures) — 2nd week Criterion Prelude to War (OW1-WAC-AII Distributors)— 2nd week (a) Strand Action in the North Atlantic (Warner Bros. Pictures) (a) Strand Three Hearts for Julia (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) Loew's State The Leopard Man (RKO Radio Pictures) Rialto Flight for Freedom (RKO Radio Pictures) (a-b) Palace The Mysterious Doctor (Warner Bros. Pictures) (a) Palace Behind Prison Walls (Producers Releasing Corp.) — Last day (a) New York Carson City Cyclone (Republic Pictures) — Last day (a) New York Pituri Abbey ♦ FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURES ♦ La Mia Canzone al Vento (J. H. Hoffberg Co.)— 5th week 55th St. Playhouse Alia en el Tropico (Grovos-Mohme Co.) — 3rd week Belmont Masquerade (Artkino Pictures) — 2nd week Stanley The Virgin of Guadalupe (Maya Films) — 2nd week World The Swedes in and Around New York 48th St. Theater Cuando Los Hyos Se Van Belmont ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ Five Craves to Cairo (Paramount Pictures) — May 26 Paramount The Cabin in the Sky (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — May 27 Criterion Corregidor (Producers Releasing Corp.) — May 28 (a) Globe Prelude to War (OWI-WAC-AII Distributors)— May 28 (a) Globe This Land is Mine (RKO Radio Pictures) — 'May 27 Rivoli Bataan (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) Capitol The Youngest Profession (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) Music Hall The Russian Storm (Artkino Pictures) — June 7 Stanley My Friend Flicka (Twentieth Century-Fox) — 'May 26 Roxy Night Plane from Chungking (Paramount Pictures) (c) Rialto The Moon is Down (Twentieth Century-Fox) — May 27 (a-b) Palace Cowboy in Manhattan (Universal Pictures) — May 27 (a) Palace Spy Train (Monogram pictures) — Opens tomorrow (a) New York Raiders of San Joaquin (Universal Pictures) — Opens tomorrow (a) New York Jalisco Non Te Piarda (c) World La Vida de Simon Bolivar (c) Belmont (a) Dual bill, (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. Leserman and Schnitzer Off on Western Itinerary Carl Leserman, UA general sale.c manager, and Edward Schnitzer, recently appointed Western divisior manager, are scheduled to leave to day for a tour of the Western ex change cities, with their first stoi Chicago. They will be gone foi about two weeks. Alex Gottlieb Resigns "U" ^ ' Hollywood — Producer Alex lieb has resigned at Universal anc will leave the studio upon comple tion of "Fired Wife," his currenl assignment. Century Plea for Empire Writ Argued Wednesday Application of Century Circuit for an injunction to halt any steps to dissolve Empire State Motion Picture Operators Union wil be heard in Kings County Supreme Court on Wednesday, a postponement having been granted on Friday by Justice Earnest Hammer. The hearing was to have been held today. At the same time the court will hear a motion by Empire to transfer the case to New York County Supreme Court. Empire sought unsuccessfully last week to get a stay against further prosecution of the case by Century. The restraining order was granted to Century in a move to prevent a consolidation of Empire with the IATSE's Local 306. Arkansas Exhibs. to Open Business Session Today Little Rock, Ark. — First business session of the semi-annual convention of the ITO of Arkansas will be held today at the Hotel Marion here, with President Claude C. Mundo presiding. Yesterday's program consisted mainly of social functions including a barbecue at a nearby lake. Among the speakers at today's sessions will be H. M. Richey of Loew's, Inc., and T. W. Sharp, retired owner of several theaters and a charter member of the Arkansas association. At the banquet tonight, two plaques will be awarded, one to an exhibitor and the other to a distributor selected by the membership for outstanding service. comma mid goihg NORTON V. RITCHEY, vice-president of Monogram in charge of foreign distribution, leaves today on his annual tour of Latin America. WILLIAM SCULLY leaves today for the Coast. CHARLES FRANCIS COE left yesterday for Hollywood. G. L. CARRINGTON, vice-president and general manager of Altec Service, has returned to New York from the Coast. Y. FRANK FREEMAN heads East within two weeks with the first print of "For Whom the Bell Tolls"; premiere date will be set during his stay here. LOUIS B. MAYER and JOSEPH M. SCHENCK are scheduled to arrive in Chicago today from the Coast. SOL SIECEL arrives today from Hollywood. EUCENE LORING leaves for the M-C-M studios today under contract as a choreographer. RICHARD F. WALSH, IATSE prexy, is due back from St. Louis today. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL ROCKEFELLER CENTER Jean Joel Charles ARTHUR McCREA COBURN in George Stevens' 'THE MORE THE MERRIER' Directed by George Stevens — A Columbia Picture Gala Stage Revue • Symphony Orchestra First Mezzanine Seat! Reserved. Circle 6-4600 MP'" T ' T *3S V, A 20th < '--'-■ FOXR "CHINA" A Paramount Picture starring Loretta Alan YOUNG • LADD PARAMOUNT Times Square In Person BOBBY SHERWOOD and his orchestra EXTRA! Golden Gate Quartet 122133 B'WAY & 47th St. Rosalind Russell • Fred MacMurray FLIGHT FOR FREEDOM' and THE MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR' with JOHN LODER loTw°s§TRTE On Screen "THREE HEARTS FOR JULIA" ANN SOTHERN MELVYN DOUGLAS