The Film Daily (1943)

-m DAILY Friday, May 28, 194! Vol. 83, No. 103 Fri., May 28, 1943 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General Manager i 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„ 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 VVardour St., \V. 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 (Thursday, May 27) N:W YORK STOCK MARKET Net Low Close Chg. 165/8 155/g 17 171/s + yg H:gh Am. Seat 16% Col. licts. vtc. (2i/2%) 171/g Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind 3% Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 18 East. Kodak 168% 1 do pfd 183 1 Cen. Prec. Eq 24 23 Loew's, Inc 60 Paramount 27'/8 RKO 7% RKO $6 pfd 92i/2 20th Century-Fox . 21 20th Century-Fox pfd. 31 '/8 Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 15% do pfd 81 1/4 31/4 3% + % 17% 18 + V? 68% 168% + % 83 183 V? 24 + V? 59 i/R 595/a + % 26% 27 8V« 85/8 91 92% + l'/7 20% 20% + V4 30% 31 + % 15 15 + i/s 80 1/2 81 1/4 + 3^ NEW YORK BOND MARKET Par. B'way 3s55 . . 77 '/2 "V2 77 Vi + Vl Para. Picts. deb. 4356 1041/8 104% 104% Warner Bros. dbs. 6s48 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . 3% 3 3 Radio-Keith cvs. ... 1% 1% 15/8 Sonotone Corp 4 4 4 +1-16 Technicolor 135/8 13l/4 13% + % Trans-Lux 3% 3% 3% + 1/4 Universal Corp. vtc. 18% 17% 173^ — 1/4 Universal Picts Martin Quigley, Jr., Joins MPPDA As Allport Aide Dublin (By Air Mail) — Martin Quigley, Jr., formerly of the staff of Quigley Publications, has arrived here, where he will serve as assistant to Fayette W. Allport, European rep. of MPPDA. His duties will be concerned with representation of American film interests in relation with the Irish Censorship Authority. Reeling 'Round WASHI1 (Continued from Page 1) merit of Justice's anti-trust division, is now going over the various suggestions he has received from the MPTOA, National Allied, the Pacific Coast Conference and probably one or two other groups, and will probably issue a report on these some time next month. • • THE crippling gasoline situation bids fair ' to last well into the Summer if not longer — with exhibitors really feeling the effects this time far more than last winter. O M-G-M's tradeshowing of "Bataan" here really knocked the boys for a loop. Exhibitors on hand emerged from the projection room a bit green about the gills, agreed that the film is one which everyone should see. • • TALKING about war activities, — as who ' isn't? — cons'der for a moment the case of Kenneth Duke, who operates the St. Mary's Theater in Leonardstown and the Victory in Patuxent River, both in Maryland. ... In his spare time he's district director of the Air Raid Warning service, county chairman for both USO and Navy Relief, a member of the county OPA raf'oning board and the most active member of his local American Legion Post. . . . Duke, who collected $505 from his two small theaters for the Red Cross, is the brother-in-law of General Hodges, recently awarded the Silver Star for meritorious service in North Africa, and the father of Kenneth Duke, Jr., who graduates from Annapolis next month. Sort of a personal interest in the war, you see. DILL SCULLY, Universal general manager, "^ was here this week to cheer up brother Frank, now lying abed in Providence Hospital after an appendectomy. Frank is on the M-G-M sales staff here. . . . Barney Rose, Universal district manager, is also in town from Philly, leaving today for the West Coast. . . . Another visitor this week was W. J. He'neman, recently named general sales manager for Samuel Goldwyn. Yet another was Frank McNamee, who used to be branch manager here for RKO and is now Pennsylvania State Director for the War Manpower Commission. UOPWA Executive Board To Meet Here Tomorrow The general executive board of the United Office and Professional Workers of America, the parent body of all CIO white-collar unions in the industry here, will meet in New York tomorrow and Sunday. Problems facing the white-collar worker as result of the war will be among the subjects taken up. Son of Jack Furrer Killed in Air Action Lt. Alvin Furrer, son of Jack Furrer, Cincinnati salesman for RKO, has been killed in air action in North Africa. Furrer's other son, Buddy, was in the same squadron but was not injured. TV© FD on Monday With Memorial Day's observance this year scheduled for Monday, no edition of THE FILM DAILY will be published on the 31st. COmmC and Gome Pix Strongly Represented By AAAA Meet Talkers The film industry will be generously represented on the roster of speakers for the opening session of the wartime conference of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America on June 3, it was disclosed yesterday. Film spokesmen will include James Cagney, president of the Screen Actors Guild; Kenneth Thomson, executive secretary of the SAG; Francis S. Harmon of the War Activities Committee, and Francis Faragoh of the Screen Writers Guild. Other speakers will be William Lewis of the OWI; Paul Dullzell, president of the AAAA; Robert Rossen, chairman of the West Coast branch of the War Writers Board; Beit Lytell, head of Actors Equity; John Anderson, New York Journal-American drama critic; Elmer Rice of the Dramatists Guild, Ilka Chase and James Sauter. The AAAA meeting, called to discuss plans for a total mobilization of the show world to advance the nation's war effo: t, will be known as the National Conference of the Entertainment Industry for War Activities, according to an announcement made public yesterday. The announcement revealed that the scene of the two-day conference had been changed from the Hotel Edison to the New York Times Hall. Among the groups that have accepted invitations to participate in the conference are the Hollywood Victory Committee, Ascap, Radio Writers Guild, Screen Writers Guild, RKO-Radio Pictures, March of Time, TJSO-Camp Shows, and the American Theater Wing. CHARLES KOERNER returns to the Coas today. NORTON RITCHEY, Monogram's foreign chief; hopped off Wednesday for Mexico City afte I a two-day delay due to weather. ROY HAINES, southern and western divisic I sales manager for Warner Bros., returned yes terday from a swing through the midwest U ritory. man JACOB WILK, Warners Eastern production rriS ager, goes to Boston on Tuesday. ; Warners Weighs Re-issue I Of 13 Schlesinger Shorts Memorial Services Monday For Show World War Dead Show people who have given their lives in war services, including both those in the services and those whose services of entertaining troops carried them to death, will be honored at a special non-sectaiian service Monday. Rabbi Bernstein will officiate at services in the Actors' Temple, 339 W. 47th St. Chairmen will be Columnist Ed Sullivan, Robert Weitman, managing director of the Paramount Theater, and Solly Pernick of the Stage Hands Union. James E. Sauter of United Theatrical War Activities is ar: anging special music. Participating will be the American Theater Wing, the 27 craft and performer unions of the theater and the League of New York Theaters. Decision is expected soon on a pro posal to re-issue a group of 13 selecl ■'Merrie Melodies" cartoons to augment the 1943-1944 production schedule of the Leon Schlesinger organization, producers of the shorts, it was lea: ned yesterday from Norman Moray, short subjects sales head of Warner Bros., distributors of the Schlesinger product. The re-issues would take the place of 13 subjects cut from Schlesinger's new program because of the reduction of raw stock. The cartoons being considered for revival are understood to be "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt," "Of Fox and Hounds," "My Little Buckaroo," "Isle of Pingo Pongo," "A Feud There Was," "Cross Country Detour," 'The Fighting 69%," "A Wild Hare," "The Bear's Tale," "The Early Worm Gets the Bird," "Sweet Sioux," "Wacky Wildlife," "The Cat Came Back." William S. Knudsen Award For Eastman's Dr. Sawyer; Rochester — Dr. William A. Sawyer, medical director of Eastman Kodak, received the William S. Knudsen Award here. He was cited particularly for his work in industry on tuberculosis, on a practical program for nutrition and on the rehabilitation of handicapped workers by M. He:bert Eisenhart, president of Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., who presented the award. Leading physicians and surgeons of the country, here for four days of war conferences on medicine in industry, were gathered at Kodak to witness the presentation. Three eminent doctors in the field of industrial medicine selected Dr. Sawyer for the fifth annual awarding of the Knudsen prize. To Show "Hitler's Hangman" M-G-M will, tradeshow "Hitler's Hangman" nationally on June 8, except in Memphis, where it will be screened on June 12 and in Albany and Oklahoma City on June 14. FOR RENT— Complete studio equipment including — 16—21000 WATT SPOT LAMPS. SOUND RECORDER WITH MOTOR. GENERATOR FOR LOCATION WORK. Write or Phone JOE SEIDEN 36 W. 25th St. WAtkins 9-4747