The Film Daily (1943)

TOI DAILY Wednesday, June 30, 1943 Vol. 83, No. 125 Wed., June 30, 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 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 addressFilmday, New York. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, 28, 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 (Tuesday, June 29) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 16 16 16 ..... 18% 18i/4 18i/4 — 1/2 40 40 40 — i/g 3 3 3 171/2 171/2 171/2 — 1/4 651/2 165 165 — 1 Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (2i/2%) Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . . . East. Kodak 1 do pfd Cen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd NEW YORK Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. deb. 4s56 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 1 NEW YORK Monogram Picts. . . . Radio-Keith cvs Sonotone Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. . Universal Picts 23i/8 61 28 91/4 953/4 21 32i/2 221/2 223/4 601/2 603/4 + 1% 271/2 28 + 1/2 9 9 l/4 95 95 20% 20% — Vs 321/2 321/2 14% 143/4 14% Vs BOND 77% 011/2 1 CURB 33/4 1% 31/2 13 3% MARKET 77% 773/8 OH/2 IOII/2 + l/4 MARKET 3% 1% 33/8 12% 127/8 31/s 33/4 + Vs 1% — % 31/2 % + % 18i/2 18i/2 181/2 Vi Champion of OWI Inserts Critics' Praise in Record 8 <£ K Advances Juvenile Scales Chicago — B & K advanced juvenile admission prices for Class A houses from 17 cents to 20 cents, Class B houses from 11 cents to 15 cents, Loop juvenile prices, 28 cents. BFILM STORAGE CORPJ W It Ilk ll 1600 B'WAY, N.Y.CCIRCLE 6-0081-2-3-4 Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Two recently published articles defending the OWI Motion Picture Bureau have been inserted in the Congressional Record by Sen. Elbert D. Thomas, Utah Democrat and outstanding champion of the OWI. One, written by Bosley Crowther for the Sunday New York Times pointed out that elimination of the Mellett bureau would leave the industry with no co-ordinating, unifying force to guide it in its war job. He noted that while OWIproduced shorts have not always been of the best, the subjects have been invaluable aids to the war effort and have wider circulation than commercial productions because they are reduced to 16 mm. and shown non-theatrically. Other piece inserted by Sen. Thomas was written in Hollywood by Peter Furst for PM. Furst reported that general comment in the studios was to the effect that the industry would like to retain the OWI advisers. Poll Shows Canadians Cool to Sunday Shows Toronto — Less than half of the Canadian public wants Sunday shows, according to a poll by the Canadian Institute of Public Opinion, affiliated with the Gallup organization. .Survey revealed that 50 per cent of those polled opposed Sunday shows, 44 per cent want them and six per cent were undecided. Quebec, where Sunday shows are given, was 60 per cent in favor of continuing with 33 opposed and seven per cent undecided. Poll showed that young people and city dwellers want Sunday films but smaller towns and older people do not approve. 111. Senate Unseats Menges, Theater Owner East St. Louis, 111.— The State Senate by a vote of 28 to 21, strictly along party lines, has decided to unseat Senator Louis J. Menges, Democrat, who owns the Esquire and Roxy in East St. Louis and to seat his Republican rival at the last November election, John T. Thomas, city attorney for Belleville. Menges has been a member of the Senate since 1934. The Esquire and Roxy are under lease to the Frisina Amusement Co. of Springfield, 111. Marcus Quits 20th-Fox; loins Small Productions West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Lee Marcus, who produced "The Last of the Gangsters" and "They Came to Blow up America" for 20th-Fox, has resigned to join Edward Small as an associate producer. His first production with Small will be "The Raft." Greenthal a Captain; To Handle G. I. Films Monroe Greenthal, who left his post as advertising and publicity director for United Artists last August to take a post with the WPB at the request of Donald Nelson, has been given a commission as captain in the Army Special ists Corps and assigned to duty with the Army's Special Services. Captain Greenthal will will be in charge of G. I. films distribution, working under Brig. Gen. Frederick Osborne, and headquartering in New York City. During his period with the WPB, the former UA exec, was active in the salvage and conservation program. CAPT. M. GREENTHAL Canadian Army Camps Kick on Percentage Plan Toronto — Percentage policy inaugurated June 1 has run into snags in some Army camps and representatives have asked for minor adjustments in individual cases. Several camps are reported requesting a stay of policy until Dec. 31 claiming that revenues will be decreased under percentage playing, causing disruption of plans for other recreation which was to have been carried by receipts from camp film shows. Distributors affected will consider the matter separately in accordance with company policies. David L. Loew to Confine Activities to Production West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — David L. Loew, who held an option for the purchase of a part interest in General Service Studios, has decided not to exercise it and will confine his activities to production. He has a deal pending with Arthur S. Lyons for production of pictures in association with Jack Benny and others and will use General Service Studios as his production headquarters. BR<«Nr9-4IS}-4 COminG and come ANDREW W. SMITH, JR., Eastern sales manager of 20th-Fox, and RAY MOON, the company's branch manager here, leave for West End, N. J., tomorrow morning to attend the closing session of the Allied of New Jersey convention. EDWARD ARNOLD begins a USO-Camp Shows tour of California army camps and naval -1 tions at Camp Gillespie, San Diego, on )u\( He winds up his engagement at Camp Pineo. Fresno, on July 17. SINCLAIR LEWIS, under contract to M-C-M, arrived in Hollywood yesterday to start work on his first screenplay, "Storm in the West." JOHN ERSKINE, arrived in Hollywood yesterday to work on the dialogue for M-G-M's forthcoming "Kismet." MARIE SMITH of the Metro, New Haven office, is vacationing in Asbury Park, N. J. MOSS HART is back from a 15,000-mile air tour of the country on which he gathered material for a play about the nation's air services. CRACE MOORE will be at Camp Carson, Col., on July 5 to entertain the service men there. The following day she will appear at Fifzsimmons General Hospital in the same state. MARY LEE will open a USO-Camp Shows: tour at Sioux City, la., on July 5. Her final appearance will be at Billings General Hospital, Indianapolis, July 24. EDGAR BUCHANAN and HELEN WALKER are on their second USO tour of California of army posts and naval stations. The final date will be at Oakland Naval Hospital on July 10. ELSA MAXWELL will return to the Coast to do an Orson Welles picture at RKO. ERICH WOLFGANG KORNCOLD, Warners' composer, arrives in New York next week from the Coast. WILL HOLLANDER, B & K publicity chief, is due back in Chicago today following New York conferences. 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