The Film Daily (1947)

iSi^ DAILY Wednesday, November 13, 19 Vol. 90. No. 95 Wed., Nov. 13, 1946 10 Cents ICHN V/. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidavs at 1501 Broadway, Xew York 18, X. Y., by'Wid's FUms and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretarj'-Treasurer ; Al Steen, Associate Editor. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at Xew York, X. Y., under the act of March 3. 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater Xew York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, SI 5.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FIL>' DAILY, 1501 Broadway, Xew York 18, X. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120. 9-7121. Cable address Filmday, Xew York. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, 28, Calif. —Ralph Wilk, 6425 HoUvwood Blvd.. Phon Granite 6607. WASHIXGTOX— Andrew H. Older, 6417 Dahlonega Road. Wash. 16. D. C Phone Wisconsin 3271. Manning Clagett. 2122 Decatur St. XW. Phone. Hobart 7627. CHICAGO, 45, 111.— Joseph Esler. 6241 v Oaklev Ave.. Phone Briargate 7441. LOXDOX — Erriest W. Fredman, The Film Renter. 127133 Wardour St. W. 1. MANILA— Homer Stuart, Hotel Manila. HAVAXA — Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY— Ram L. Gogtav, Sandhurst Bldg. ALGIERS— Paul Saffar. Filmafric. 8 Rue Charras. STOCKHOLM — Gunnar Ruud, Jakti-ar\-splan 30.g. HOXOLULU — Eileen O'Brien MEXICO CITY — Airi Andrade, Mexico r Herald. Colon 14. D. F. MONTREAL— Ray Carra^chael. Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier =;t VAXCOL'A^ER — .Tack Droy, 411 Lync Theater Bldg.: SYDNEY — Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave.. Punchbowl. N. S. W. Phone. UY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue de= Paquerettes; MOSCOW — Raymond A. Davies, Hotel Metronole. COPEXHAGEN — Tohn Lindberg, Jembanealle No. 3, Copenhagen-Van Loese. AMSTERDAM— Dr. T. F. Van Oss, Eubensstraat 80. FINANCIAL iTucs.. Xov. 12) NEW YORX STOCK MARKET Am. Seat Bell & Howell Columbia Picts. East. Kodak do pfd. Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's. Inc Paramount RKO Republic Picts. Pp-ubiic Picts. pfd. 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Centurv-Fox pfd Universal Pict. Universal Pict. pfd. Warner Bros. High . 2014 19 10 218 194 . 243, . 283'. . 317/, 167/, 85/, 143s . 41V, . 51 7', 2938 ?8 18 V, Low 201.4 19 9''i 216 194 243, 7-71/8 31 levg 8 141/4 40 507', 28V1, 871 . 1734 Close 201 4 19 91/2 216 194 243', 27'/, . 311/2 161/8 8 143/8 40 507/, 28i'2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET W->nogram Picts. RKO Monotone Corp. Technicolor Trans-Lux 534 6 334 17 434 55/, 51/-. 33i 16 43. 55/, 51A 33/4 16 43/4 Net Chg. Il4 1 Vz 51/2 --■ -V4 5/, V4 . 5/, 14 V, -' % 1 1/. 3/4 V2 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Asked Cinecolor 5V4 53/4 Pathe 6 7 Moray Concludes Tour XoiTTian H. Moray, short subject .^ale.s manager for Wanier Bros., returned to his office yesterday from a two-months' tour of exchanges in the U. S. and Canada. commc flno goihg ALFRED W. SCHWALBERC, vice-president and general sales manager of Eagle-Lion Films, and MAX E. YOUNCSTEIN. Eagle-Lion advertising and publicity director, leave for Hollywood by plane tomorrow. ICSEPH MOSKOWITZ. vice-president of 20th Century-Fox, leaves tonight on the S. S. Queen Elizabeth for a four-week stay in England and the continent. BYRON PRICE, board chairman of AMPP, will address a luncheon meeting of the AAA in San Fiancisco tomorrow. LOUIS B. MAYER will attend the inauguration of president-elect Miguel Aleman of Mexico December 1. RUTH WARRICK, star of "Song of the South," and CHARLES LEVY, Eastern publicity director for Walt Disney, return from the Atlanta premiere today. WILLIAM B. LEVY, international sales head, and his assistant, LEO SAMUELS, are due back tomorrow. GEORGE jESSEL will leave today for Worcester. Mass., to emcee the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Loew's Poli Theaters. The film for the fete is "My Darling Clementine." SID BLUMENSTOCK is accompanying )essel. IRVING KAHN, 20th-Fox radio manager, returned yesterday from the Coast where he lined LO the "We. the People" program Sunday night. CHARLES M. REAGAN, vee-pee of Paramount in charge of distribution, now in Hollywood for confabs with Henry Ginsberg, vee-pee in charge of production. MORRIS STOLOFF, Columbia pix musical director, and wife, arrived here yesterday for a month's vacation. EARLE SWEIGERT, Para.'s mid-Eastern division sales manager, in Detroit for ATO of Michigan convention. STANLEY 5HUF0RD, Para.'s advertising manager, in from Hollywood studio conferences on advertising plans for company's new product. GEORGE PAL. producer of Puppetoon shorts due to arrive from the Coast tomorrow. GINGER ROGERS will arrive in New York next Monday on the final leg of a key city tour. HARRY K. McWILLIAMS, Columbia's exploitation chief, leaves today for Chicago to work on "The Jolson Story" opening. GUTHRIE McCLINTIC sailed yesterday for England. LAWRENCE L. BLAINE, former New York lawyer, whose "Kiss of Death," original story, has been purchased by 20th-Fox, is due from the Coast this month. He will be technical supervisor on production of his story. RICHARD L. SCHUETTE, who recently joined M-C-M's exploitation staff, left yesterday by plane for Los Angeles where he will confer with George A. Hickey, West Coast sales manager, and then head for San Francisco and Seattle. CHARLES BARON, Pittsburgli exploiteer for M-G-M, has returned to his headquarters after a two-week vacation in New York, JEFFREY LYNN returns to the Coast this week-end. ANNE JEFFREYS is in New York on leave from RKO Radio to appear on Broadway in "Street Scene," BRIAN DONLEVY returns to Hollywood next Monday from New York. NORMAN ELSON, vice-prexy of Trans-Lux Corp.. arrived in Washington this morning and will return to home office tomorrow. HUNT STROMBERC will arrive in New York from Hollywood today for a stay of approximately one week. ANGELA GREENE has arrived in New York I from the Coast to prepare for her wedding to ■ Stuart Martin, Los Angeles realtor. I LON McCALLISTER is due from the Coast for I appearances in conjunction with "The Red House." CHARLES BOYER will deliver a keynote speech Nov. 28 at upstate Dunkirk, opening the fundraising drive for American Aid to France, Inc. VIRGINIA MAYO arrived in New York yesterday to attend the world premiere of Coldwyn's "The Best Years of Our Lives." ADELE JERGENS left New York yesterday for Chicago, where she will spend four days before leaving for the Coast. ROBERT PRESTON and his wife, CATHERINE CRAIG, will leave Hollywood for New York on Dec, 14 to remain until Jan. 5. Metro's WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, HOWARD HERTY and BILL ORNSTEIN return late today from Atlanta. GENE TIERNEY left Hollywood yesterday for New York's world premiere of "The Razor's Edge." A. J. O'KEEFE. Universal's assistant general sales manager, is in Pittsburgh, from N. Y. JOSEPH DAWSON, RKO, company treasurer, visiting Chicago, on way to Minneapolis for business conferences. 35,505,927 Service Admissions for Loew's .A. total of 35,505,927 uniformed service men and women attended Loe->v theaters at reduced rates between July, 1941, and August, 1946, according to a tabulation released by Harold J. Cleary, general auditor of Loew's houses. More than 11,000,000 of the total was accounted for in Xew York City theaters. High attendance mark was reached in the theatrical season of 1943-44 when Loew's entertained more than 10,000,000 service people. In 1945-46, there were 5,600,000 who benefited by the reduced admission price. Not included in the tabulation were thousands of additional tickets distributed to various war agencies, hospitals and canteens. David Rose Claims 5-Year Exclusive Mason Pact : ll'i-st Cr,ast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY ' Hollj-wood^ — Asked to comment on a published report that James Mason has abandoned his deal with him. David Rose said he holds an ; exclusive agreement with Mason for I five years. It is understood that I Mason seeks important changes in the pact and Rose will confer with Mason's Hollywood attorneys this week. _ Rose said his agreement provides for a producing partnership with Mason, whereby they were to make two pix annually for five years with Mason as the star. It would not be surprising if a settlement is reached whereby Mason would star in a lesser number of pix for the partnership. Luncheon Marks Drive For N. E. Memberships Boston — ^A luncheon for 80 Nt England exhibitors was held at ti Statler Hotel here yesterday in con nection with the membership expa^ sion drive of Independent Exhibitoi Inc., an -A.llied affiliate. Xathan Yamins, in his address, exl pressed hope for a "buyers' maike instead of the present sellers'^^ ket." Arthur Howard urged a ^^.,^\ association to combat adverse stat legislation. Other speakers werl Mayer Stanzler, who told of thi newly formed Rhode Island unitl Leonard Goldberg and Walter MitI chell. Trade Show to Be Held With Indiana Conclave Indianapolis — A trade show witb exhibits by equipment companies and distributors will be held in con-1 junction with the 20th annual con-j vention of Associated Theater 0\\ti-| ers of Indiana at the Severin HotelJ Nov. 19-20. Among the national Allied speak-| ers scheduled to address the convention are Abram F. Myers, Sidney E.| Samuelson, Jack Kirsch and Williani Ainsworth. ATTENTION See Oemonstration — CENTURY SOUND AND PROJECTOR— Thursday and Friday afternoon. Amusement Supply Company. 341 West 44th Street, New York City. ^' m [OR yVERTISING ')» flctr «('. tT IT c. nt iiiu. i.4i<]« Joe McPherson to Mono. As Winnipeg Branch Head Winnipeg — Joe McPherson has returned here as Monogram branch manager, having resigned as RKO manager in Toronto. McPherson succeeds Sam Pearlman. With RKO 13 yeari, McPherson was manager here and in Montreal before going to Toronto where he replaced Mark Plottel last August. U. K. Tele Industry to Make 100,000 Receivers Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Department of Commerce reported yesterday that the British television industry has been authorized to produce 100,000 video sets by June, 1947. IF YOU BUY STADIUM. AMUSEMENT PARK OR CONTACT INTERNATIONAL TICKET! Your needs supplied efficiently with Roll, Machine Folded, Reserve Seats, etc. Samples, prices on request. INtiRNA*ieNAOlCKlT CO. 52 6RAFTON AVE. NEWARK 4rN. J.. ^ Sales ofSces in New fork and Principal Cifies