The Film Daily (1943)

12 eW oajiv Wednesday, December 15, 1943J Trade's Bond Goal One For Every Seat (Continued f;om Page 1) national chairman fo:1 the industry. Sitting in were members of the industry's Executive Committee as well as Ted Gamble, Howard Mil's and R. H. Moulton, representing the Treasury. Gamble termed the trade's objective "the most ambitious bond-selling undertaken by any single agency of the Treasury," and said it meant WAC Trade Press Committee mapped preliminary plans for participation in the Fourth War Loan campaign at a meeting called yesterday by Chairman Martin Quigley. It was announced that each publication will de'tote space to the drive, as was done for the Third War Loan. Decision as to what form the participation will take, and the date of the issues will be reached shortly. that Bonds would be sold to "millions of Ame: icans" who failed to invest in the three preceding loan campaigns. The Treasury, it was announced following the meeting, has requested the trade to direct its Bond-selling to "E" Bonds. Skouras said that the goal is "not as difficult as it sounds," and recalled that in the Third Loan, many theaters exceeded their number of seats in Bond salse. Co-operation in the industry campaign has been assured by the Hollywood Victory Committee, studios, and distributors. An active army of Bond workers in the field will begin functioning immediately, pointing plans toward the drive's start working directly with the industry State Wa Bond Chairmen. Skouras stated he has invited outstanding trade leaders to function actively as an Advisory Committee to the State Chairmen, local groups and the National Executive Committee. Tentative plans call for a nationwide theater observance to "kick off" the drive simultaneously in 16,000-odd theaters on Jan. 18. Drive plans also include Bond premieres, stage auctions; special nights at theate s; travelling units; outdoor displays and rallies. Following yesterday's conference, iVo Men in Service Seattle, Wash. — Two exchanges oh Seattle's Film Row are, despite the war, going along as before Pearl Harbor as far as personnel is concerned. Monogram, with the exceptirn of Ralph Abbett, branch manager, has an all-woman staff — all of whom are married. United Artists has no one in the service because its employes are over the age limit. HOLLYWOOD DIGEST SIGNED AUDREY LONC, termer, RKO. LAURA LA PLANTE, termer, M-C-M. ASSIGNMENTS NORMAN TAUROC, director, "Church of the Coed Thief," M-C-M. ,ACK YELLEN, screenplay, "Caroline," Universal. CASTINGS LOUISE CURRIE, "Forty Thieves," Harry Sherman-UA; MARTHA MacVICAR, "Marine laiders," RKO; KEVIN O'SHEA, "I Married a Soldier," 20th-Fox. LLOYD BRIDCES and ROBERT WILLIAMS, "Two-Man Submarine," Columbia; ALMIRA SESSIONS, "I Lcve a Soldier," Paramount RUSSEL HAYDEN. "Gambler's Choice," Paramount; PRESTON FOSTER and ANN RUTHERFORD, "Murder Around the Clock," 20th Fox; BLANCHE YURKA, "One Body Too Many," Paranount; CEORCIA CARROLL, "Victory Caravan," Columbia; JONATHAN HALE, "And Now Tomorrow," Paramount. JOSEPH COTTEN, "The House of Dr. Edwardes," David 0. Selznick; DANNY FRIED. "Seng of the Open Road," Charles R. RogersUA; MAURICE ROCCO, "Incendiary Blonde," Paramount. ROBERT HUTTON and ANN HARDINC, "Janie," Warners; CHARLES WINNINCER, "Belle of the Yukon," William Coetz; BELA ' UCOSI, "Brirfe of the Vampire," Columbia; BETTY HUTTON, "Out of this World," Para-ncunt; CRANT MITCHELL and CONNIE LEON "And Now Tomorrow," Paramount; CYPSY ROSE LEE. "Belle of the Yukon," William Coetz; KATHERINE LOCKE, "Seventh Cross," M-C-M; PAT HENNINC, "Song of the Open Road." Andrew St«ne-UA. ROMAN BOHNFN, "The Hairy Ape," Jules Levey-UA; J. CARROL NAISH, "Two-Man Sub marine," Columbia CHARLES STARRETT and CONSTANCE WORTH, "Heroes of the Sagebrush," Columbia; JEANNE JOHNSTON, "Song of the Open Road," Charles R. Rogers-UA. BEULAH BONDI, "And Now Tomorrow," Paramount; NATALIE SCHAFER, "Marriage is a Private Affair," M-C-M; FAYE EMERSON, "The Mask of Dimitrios," Warners; IDA LUPINO, "Made in Heaven," Warners; MARTHA MacVICAR, "Marine Raiders," RKO; KEVIN O'SHEA, "I Married a Soldier," 20th-Fox. STORY PURCHASES AILEEN HAMILTON'S "Christmas in Connecticut," Warners. ARCHIE GIBBS' "U-Boat Prisoner," Columbia. LOUELLA PARSONS "The Cay Illiterate," 20thFox. MARY O'HARA'S "Thunderhead," 20th-Fox. TITLE SWITCHES "Action in Arabia," formerly "International Zone," RKO. "Partners of the Trail," formerly "The Colden Trail," Monogram. SCHEDULED "Red-Headed Woman in Washington," screenplay, KATHARINE BRUSH; producer, EDWIN KNOPF, M-C-M. "Made in Heaven," story, MURIEL ROY BOLTON; producer, WILLIAM JACOBS, Warners. "The Rosary," story, LLOYD C. DOUCLAS; producer, JOHN CONSIDINE, JR., M-C-M. "Ladies in Washington," story, WANDA TUCHOCK; director, LOUIS KINC, 20thFox. "Jenny Was a Lady," story, CEORCE OPPENHEIMER; producer, SAM MARX, M-C-M. "Murder Around the Clock," story, SCOTT DARLINC; director, BENJAMIN STOLOFF, 20thFox. Ky. Tax Delinquency By Distribs. Charged (Continued from Page 1) have been named defendants in a; many suits here through petitions] filed by the Frankfort law firm of) Smith & Leary, state delinquent ta'! collectors. The petitions state that the defenj dants have been engaged in business! in Kentucky but have failed to file, state income tax returns or mak( any payments from the time Ken tucky's income tax bill was passed in 1936 through 1942. In addition to the actual taxes penalty of 10 per cent is being askec because of delinquency. The tota asked for in the 11 suits is $383,416 Firms and the amounts claimec delinquent, including the penalties Loew's, Inc., $18,131.28; Universa Film Co., $28,213.95; Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Distributing Company, $41, 707.80; Warner Brothers Pictures $12,500.60; United Artists, Inc. $16,159.03; Vitagraph, Inc., $38, 782.88; RKO Pictures, Inc., $d4, 924.95; Paramount Pictu: es, Inc. $84,620.95; Twentieth Century-Fo> Film Corp., $68,948.18; Columbk Pictures, Inc., $21,201.58; Republic Pictures Corp., $17,624.98. ( ■ >1 Laura Laplante Signs M-G-M Pac» West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Lau'a Laplante har signed a new contract with M-G-M ind plans for her return to thr -creen are being; made. Her husband, Irving Asher, who joined thr U. S. Signal Corps, is now a major ^r duty overseas. Qkouras. Gamble, S. H. Ricketson **. V. Sturdivant, Si Fabian, A. J X-appman, Fred Stein and SeymouT ^eiser, planed for Washington, where che first of three pre-campaien ex'Mbito meetings will be held Friday Gamble remains in Washington, but 'he rest of the group go on to Chicago for meetings there at the Black-tone Hotel to be held Monday and 4ien to San Francisco for a session with Western exhibs. at the Palace Hotel on the 23d. The group plans •"o be in New York to set up national headquarters Dec. 28. S»t Trade's Aid in Fourth War Loan Drive Friday Wnshinaton Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Washington — Details for theater narticipation in the Fourth War Loan drive are expected to be agreed •mon tentatively Friday, when WAC Executive Secretary Francis S. Harmon, recovered from his recent illness, and other WAC officials are scheduled to confer here with Ted Gamble, head of the Treasury's War Finance Division. None of these plans have yet been made public, aside from the fact that the industry participation is expected to be as great or greater than that in the Third War Loan drive, in September. jm GINGER ROGERS UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCE IN ir RKO RADIO PICTURES, Inc., New York Trade Showing 10 a. m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 NORMANDIE THEATRES 51 EAST 53rd ST., New York, N. Y. ■ DA N J_ S H L*T +7 MH Z "1 4 1SI Z i s i ci cm i\ d d in