The Film Daily (1945)

o%; Tuesday, October 2, 1941 Stars' Bond Sales Hit $3,000,000,000 (Continued from Page 1) tory Loan drive and cited the past record to give emphasis to the job confronting actors in the new campaign. Report shows that players took part in 7,336 events, including 119 overseas tours in which 174 actors gave 12,762 days. In this country, Pace-Setter Cleveland, O. — Loew's State here will open the Victory Bond drive with half a million dollars to the good. Manager Howard Burkhart effected a tie-up with WTAM to issue all the Bonds sold for the Ice Capades Bond matinee on Saturday which was completely "sold out" a week before the event. 194 artists played 2,709 days on hospital tours, 255 played 3,051 days on camp tours and 213 played 2,540 on Bond tours. In three Bond drives in which players were used as direct-selling agents, they disposed of more than $3,000,000,000 worth of securities. Appearing before more than 7,000,000 in parades and shows in the Third War Loan, the Hollywood Bond Cavalcade sold $1,079,586,819. Troupes organized for short trips in California and nearby states played 1,900 performances at training camps, embarkation points, on ships and in hospitals. Other ventures were Canadian Bond tours on which 46 performers played 166 days, and annual trips to Washington on behalf of the March of Dimes, which used 57 stars during the war. In addition, personalities appeared on 060 broadcasts and 2,966 radio transcriptions, and made 1,220 personal appearances for charitable and wartime agencies. A total of 3,012 actors and actresses contributed to the HVC record. Brown of Fox Movietone to be Newsreel Liaison Fox Movietone's Alexander A. Brown will act as liaison between the five newsreels and WAC during the Victory drive. Sam Rauch is Named Talent Chairman for Victory Loan Sam Rauch, director of talent at the Roxy, has been appointed talent chairman for the Victory Loan for the Cheater New York area it was announced yesterday by Irving Lesser, general chairman. Rauch, who TO THE COLORS! WB Anti-Trust Suit Charge Balk to Indie Building in Capital (Continued from Pas»e 1) * ARMY * ROBERT BORSTOCK. Capitol, Pottsville. SALVATORE LEONE. Capitol, Pottsville. Burka Theaters, Inc., a local neighborhood circuit with four houses and two under construction. Conspiracy with distributors for the best breaks in neighborhood runs is charged. A similar suit was filed last week by Sidney Lust, another local circuit operator. Charge Indie Building Balk A history of alleged Warner moves to balk independent building in newly developed suburban areas was related in the complaint. The complaint charges that Warners last year entered into a conspiracy with Kass Realty Co. and Garfield I. Kass, designed to keep independent theater operators from constructing or acquiring any additional theaters in the District. Kass announced early in 1944 plans to construct 10 or 15 new theaters in the District. In this announcement practically every available site where a new neighborhood theater might be constructed was preempted. No action was taken by the defendants to construct any of the theaters mentioned in this announcement, K-B alleges, except where an independent got ready to build near one of the sites. Whenever that happened, the defendants immediately started to build in opposition, relying upon the earlier announcement to show they were there first. Competitive Building Last February K-B announced plans to build a new theater to be known as the MacArthur. When a building permit was obtained, Warners announced in August that it was about to commence construction of a competing theater on MacArthur Boulevard three blocks away, also to be known as the MacArthur. The complaint charges that construction was started on this theater before it was authorized by WPB and that the construction is being undertaken for the purpose of driving plaintiff off and as a warning to other independent exhibitors of what they might expect in like circumstances. The complaint charges that each time K-B undertook construction of a theater in the district during the past seven or eight years K-B was faced with a similar action on the part of the Wamer organization. When the Atlas was built in Northeast Washington, the threat was carried out and the Beverly was constructed as an opposition theater. The Atlas has been kept in an inferior position ever since. The threats made when the Apex and the Senator were about to be built were not carried out. Para, to Seek to Find "Regular" Philly Outlet? Philadelphia — With the first-run Fox Theater at 16th and Market Sts., currently operated by Warner Bros., reverting to 20th-Fox on Friday, with Harold Seidenberg remaining as managing director, speculation is current that Paramount may seek to find a "regular" first-run outlet for itself. A move by other film companies to negotiate for some of the Warner first-run houses to assure themselves of regular "showcases" was also viewed as a possible measure to combat the strength displayed by William Goldman with his Keith's and Karlton on Chestnut St. and the new house being built on 15th St. Warners announced yesterday that it will drop two theaters from its operation in Philadelphia, the New Park, at 31st and Diamond Sts., and the Jefferson, now closed, at 2217 N. 29th St. upon the expiration of the present lease, Nov. 30. It is reported that Warners relinquished the leases due to inability to make satisfactory terms on the renewal. The houses are owned by the Kapner estate. served in the same capacity for the Seventh War Loan, will also be the liaison between the WAC and the United Theatrical WAC and the Treasury's War Finance. Four Accept Exhibitor State Chairmanships With the appointment of four more exhibitor leaders to Victory Loan stfte chairmanships, 70 theater men hold similar positions. Acceptances were received from J. C. Shanklin and S. J. Hyman, West Virginia; Fred Wehrenberg, Missouri, and Harold J. Fitzgerald, Wisconsin. W. Va. Managers Discuss Participation in Drive Charleston, W. Va. — Exhibitor participation in the Victory drive will highlight the annual West Virginia Managers' Association convention opening at the Daniel Boone Hotel today. S. J. Hyman, Hunting ton, is president of the association, and J. C. Shanklin, Ronceverte, Convention chairman. Warners' Golden, Luther Join Seadler Ad Committee Gilbert Golden, Warner advertising manager, and Otto Luther, company artist, have joined Si Seadler's Victory Loan Campaign trade paper advertising committee. Sam Forgoston, of M-G-M, will be in charge of production, and Nathan Lax, of United Artists, will handle distribution of plates. Mayer Calls Hollywood Personalities to Meeting W est Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Hollywood — Leading stars, directors and producers will attend a Victory Drive pep meeting called by Louis B. Mayer, Hollywood chairman, for Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Wallis Schedules 6 Pix for New Season ■i The new season's schedule of Ha Wallis Productions at the momem calls for six pictures, it was learnec yesterday following the arrival oi Wallis and Joseph H. Hazen, his a( sociate, from Coast conferences the company's future plans. The Wallis organization will start off the season with "Love Lies Bleeding," an original by John Patrick with a cast headed by Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin and Lizabeth Scott The film will go into production this week with Lewis Milestone directing. The second production will be the film version of the Lillian Hellman play, "The Searching Wind," in which will appear Robert Young, Ann Richards and possibly Geraldine Fitzgerald. The picture, which probably will be directed by William Dieterle, is set to go before the cameras on Nov. 1. The third property listed is "Perfect Marriage," Samson Raphaelson play which held the Broadway boards last season. The picture is expected to go into production in December. "Desert Town," based on a Ra mona Stewart novel which will appear serially in Collier's under the title "Bitter Harvest," is next in line, The novel will be brought out in the Fall under the film's title. Then comes the company's first production in England, "Whenever I Remember," based on an unproduced English play. Wallis will go to England to supervise the production, which is scheduled to start in May with an American masculine star and a British feminine star in the leading roles. The company is closing for the rights to "Beggars Are Coming to Town," Capt. Theodore Reeves' play which Oscar Serlin is bringing to Broadway Oct. 23. "Whenever I Remember" will be the first of a group to be made in England at the rate of one or two a year. Hazen spent three months on the Coast conferring with Wallis on the new program. Sheldon Back to Pix; Joins Sol Lesser Co. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Hollywood — E. Lloyd Sheldon has come out of voluntary retirement of several years to associate with Sol Lesser Productions. Sheldon, who for many years was an executive producer at Paramount, will take over | preparations of the next "Tarzan" story. HOUSE DEALS Settos Acquires Another Montpelier, Ind. — The Palace operated by Jesse Stuckey, was sold to George Settos, of the Settos Theaters, Indianapolis.