The Film Daily (1944)

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Wednesday, December 13, 1944 = = 0l\ DAiLY = r.i o s ree Movie Day Bond ales Reach Hew Top (Continued from Page 1) rlier War 'Loan Drive, it is in' :;ited by telegraphic reports being ceived by National Chairman Har ;, ■l:| Brandt. While reports from many irtk" city chairmen have not been .ji-lmpleted, the initial batch gives hclusive evidence of the day's suc;ps. Typical reports received rough yesterday include: ■ Fourteen Broadway houses, more Ian 12,600 Bonds with maturity alue of approximately $575,000; lew's New York houses, 11,246 pnds, valued at $844,825; Chicago, ,250,000 in Bonds; Dallas, 7,500 Ms worth $350,000; Kansas City, timated 5,000 Bonds sold for a total i $250,000. !Also, Milwaukee County, 459 Bonds irth $20,000; San Francisco, 15 r cent of reports in, 30,000 Bonds, acurity value of $270,000; St. Louis, 4 Free Movie Day shows; Cincin[i, Harry David's circuit sold $32, 1"I0 worth of Bonds while RKO Day n houses sold 60 Bonds worth $3. 0 and RKO Theaters sold 416 ■j-Mids, maturity value of $19,750. Also, Richmond, Va., $350,000 in •|C" Bonds; Jacksonville, Fla., 6, 8 Bonds, value of $546,725; Al jlny, 351 shows in State compared Hth 224 in Fifth Drive; Boston, 422 '■ '|ows as against 103 in the last ia^live; Alburquerque, N. M., approxitte State total $286,000 for 4,200 5" Bonds; Pawtucket, R. I., 40 ir cent of theaters participated sell£ 439 Bonds, value, $18,225; Portid, Ore., 53 houses netted $115, '!!)0 in Bonds; Wichita, Kans., estimated over 20,000 Bonds sold; Province, R. I., $75,000 in Bonds for "ate estimated; Rutland, Vt., State jles $16,950. ifAlso, Tulsa, Okla., $500,000 in knds for State; Newport, Vt., War ■md Premiere netted $200,000 in ~jmds; Los Angeles, 600 Southern 1 .lifornia houses sold 13,000 Bonds %rth $998,850; Birmingham, Ala., IteO "E" Bonds worth $100,000; iii-go, N. D., $65,000 in Bonds with late already over quota; Bangor, !e., 540 Bonds, value, $63,000; Lexicon, Ky., estimated sales five jnes greater than any other Free §vie Day. FLASH NEWS — NATION-WIDE — DO YOUR SHARE THEATER DEALS Detroit — The Carlton Theater, rthwest nabe house, has been taken er by Philip Gorelick, owner of I Carmen Theater in Dearborn, Jm Douglas Brosey, who retains jJ Amsterdam Theater only. Ralph relick. a son, has been named mager. Meredith, N. H.— "Skip" Avery of j| town has purchased the Acme Kennebunk, Me., which has been si-ated by Wallace A. Jack for reral years. (Continued from Page 8) Dave Miller, Universal; Charles Rich, Warners; Joe Kaliski, Warners. • DALLAS: Ed Blumenthal, Monogram; E. S. Olsmith, Universal; rhil Longdon, 20th-Fox; Lloyd Rust, Monogram, asst. chairman; J. B. Underwood, Columbia, chairman and district chairman; Sol Sachs, RKO; Fred M. Jack, United Artists; Leroy Bickel, M-G-M; Cecil House, 20thFox; Burtus Bishop, M-G-M; Fred Larned, Paramount; N. J. Calquiioun, Republic; Forest Nine, United Artists; F. W. Allen, National Serene; Doak Roberts, Warners; Ben f. Cammack, RKO. • DENVER: Charles Du Ryk, National Screen; Harry Haas, Paramount; Eugene Gerbase, Republic; Joe Ashby, PRC; Earl Bell, Warners; Clarence Olsen, United Artists; Robert C. Hill, Columbia; Henry Friedel, M-G-M., asst. chairman; fom H. Baily, RKO, chairman; Arthur Abeles, 20th-Fox; Lon T. Fidler, Monog-ram. • DES MOINES: Edward Spiers, Monogram; William Feld, Republic; Lou Elman, RKO, assistant chairman; E. J. Tilton, Warners; Julian King, Film Classics; D. C. Kennedy, M-G-M, Lou Levy, Universal, chairman; Harry Hamburg, Paramount; S. J. Mayer, 20th-Fox, and Mel Evidon, Columbia. • DETROIT: Harlan Starr, Monogram; M. Dudelson, chairman, United Artists; Milton Cohen, asst. chairman, RKO; J. J. Lee, 20th-Fox; I. Pollard, Republic; B. J. Robins, Universal; Arvid Kantor, National Screen; Jack D. Goldhar, United Artists, chairman; Jack Zide, Allied; Robert Dundas, Warners; Joe Gains, Columbia. • INDIANAPOLIS: Foster Gauker, M-G-M, asst. chairman; Claude W. McKean, Warners, chairman; George T. Landis, 20th-Fox; Russell Brentlinger, RKO; Ted Liebtag, National Screen; Ed Brauer, Republic; L. J. McGinley, Universal; Elmer Donnelly, United Artists; Carl Harthill, Monogram; A . R. Taylor, Paramount; Guy Craig, Columbia; Jos. W. Bohn, PRC. • KANSAS CITY: Arthur Cole, Paramount; Robert F. Withers, Republic; W. E. Truog, United Artists; Jack Langan, Universal, chairman; G. W. Fuller, 20th-Fox; J. E. Garrison, Universal, district chairman; Beverly Miller, PRC; R. M. Copeland, Paramount; T. L. Baldwin, Columbia; Ralph Li Beau, Paramount; F. C. Hensler, M-G-M, assistant chairman; A. A. Renfro, RKO; F. J. Lee, Monogram; R. C. Borg, Warners. • LOS ANGELES: J. H. Maclntyre, Clyde Eckhardt, 20th Century-Fox; Harry Cohen, RKO, assistant chairman; Bill Marriott, Republic; Fred Greenberg, Warners, chairman; Wayne Ball, Columbia; Marty Solomon, Monogram; Bert Follard, United Artists; Clayton Lynch, MG-M; Henry Herbel, Warners, district chairman; Chet Bell, Paramount; Foster Blake, Universal. • MEMPHIS: Bob Conway, National Screen; James Pritchard, Universal; L. W. McClintock, Paramount; John Rogers, Columbia, chairman; L. C. Ingram, M-G-M; Ed Williamson, Vitagraph; T. W. Young, 20th-Fox; Al Avery, asst. chairman, RKO; L. W. Andrews, Republic. • MILWAUKEE: J. Frackman, Republic; F. Mantzke, Universal; C. Trampe, Monogram; W. D. Woods, Warners, chairman; H. Shumow, MG-M, asst. chairman; L. Orlove; J. Strother, PRC; N. Nathanson, United Artists; Oscar Ruby, Columbia; H. Beecroft, 20th-Fox; A. Schmitz, RKO; J. Milinkow, National Screen; (Continued on Page 10) Modify U. K. Quotas For Disfribs., Exhibs (Continued from Page 1) proposals is that where renters' long film labor costs amount to one pound per foot, the limit is to be increased by 50 per cent and films qualifying for double and treble quotas also are increased by the same amount. Proposals must go before Parliament to be finalized by an order in council but it is believed certain that they will go through. Under the 1938 Films Act, unless Parliament acts, renters' quota automatically jumps to 27% per cent on April 1 and exhibitor quotas would be increased at the end of next year. Revision of quotas has been a major topic here since April when the Board of Trade circularized the industry asking for proposals to be considered before making recommendations for revisions in the Films Act, now operating on a three-year modification of quotas. Members of the British Film Producers Association recommended an increase in renters' quota from 20 to 22% per cent, to be jumped to 25 per cent after one year. British Kmematograph Renters Society members sought a 25. per cent renters' quota while U. S. distributors held out for retention of the current . 20 per cent. Last month, the Films Council recommended continuance of modified renters' quotas to be increased to 25 per cent in the third year, and an exhibitors' quota of 20 per cent. W^l fi -j^&^sh&J*****