The Film Daily (1947)

DyULY Friday, November 22, 194 CHESTER B. BAHN f Vol. 90. No. 102 Fri., Nov. 22, 1946 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU ; Associate Publisher and General Manager Editor Published daily except Saturday*, Sundays and Holidayi at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by VVid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer; Al Steen, Associate Editor. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Tenns (Postage free) United Sutes outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00 ; 3 months, $3.00. Fordgn, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Filmday, New York. Representatives : HOLLYWOOD, 28, Calif. —Ralph VVilk. 6425 HoUywood Blvd., Phon^ Granite 6607. WASHINGTON— Andrew H. Older, 6417 Dahlonega Road, Wash. 16, D. C. Phone Wisconsin 3271. Manning Clagett, 2122 Decatur St. NW. Phone, Hobart 7627. CHICAGO, 45, lU.— Joseph Esler, 6241 X Oakley Ave., Phone Briargate 7441. LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127133 Wardour St. W. 1. MANILA— Homer Stuart, Hotel Manila. HAVANA — Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY— Ram L. Gogtay, Sandhurst Bldg. ALGIERS— Paul Saffar, Filmafric, 8 Rue Charras. STOCKHOLM — Gunnar Ruud, Jaktvarv splan 30.g. HONOLULU — Eileen O'Brien MEXICO CITY— Airi Andrade, Mexico t Herald, Colon 14, D. F. MONTREAI^Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xaviei St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg.; SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher, 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. W. Phone, UY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes; MOSCOW — Raymond A. Davies, Hotel Metropole. COPENHAGEN— John Lindberg, Jembanealle No. 3, Copenhagen-Van Loesc. AMSTERDAM — Dr. J. F. Van Oss, Rubensstraat 80. FINANCIAL ^=: (Thurs., Nov. 21) ^^ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 20 793A 193^ — 1 1/4 Bell & Howell I91/2 I91/4 191/4— 1/2 Bell & Howell pfd. .1047/8 1047/8 104% — 1 Columbia Picts 22^/8 22 22—1 East. Kodak 211 210 210 —5 Gen. Prec. Eq 2134 21 Vi 21 1/2 — 1 y4 Loew's, Inc 263/8 251/2 26 + 3/g Paramount SO'/s 29% 303/8 — % RKO 153/4 151/2 155/8— 3/a Republic Prct 71/2 71/4 71/4— 1/4 Republic Pict. pfd... 14 14 14 20th Century-Fox . . . 375/8 371/8 371/2 — % 20th Century-Fox pfd. 461/8 461/8 461/8 — IS/g Universal Pict 26 25 25 — 1 Universal Pict. pfd.. 871/4 87 87 — 1 1/2 Warner Bros I71/4 I63/4 le'/a — 1/4 i^o^^otv fUmaci^ lrail#-r« ar*r lop* in quiliiy and rff*ftiv^or»s, ih^m for ^ou ! You can soon caU on FILMACK for your prevue trailer needs. Contact us for full information now. ■lA'.miMJbgiM Requiem Mass for Walker By Film Chapter of AVC The Motion Picture Chapter, AVC, has invited industry's friends of the late James J. Walker to attend a solemn requiem mass in memory of the former Mayor next Wednesday, at St. Joseph R. C. Church, 421 East 81st St. The mass to be celebrated by the Rev. Joseph J. Weber, who administered last rites to Walker, will be held at 9 a.m. A large number of members of the motion picture industry were among the 5,000 persons who attended the solemn high mass for Walker yesterday at St. Patrick's Cathedral, it was estimated that 10,000 sought unsuccessfully to participate in the final rites. Barcia, Argentine Pix Tycoon, En-route Here Juan P. Barcia, president of Producers and Artists of America, Inc., of Buenos Aires, one of the lai'gest film companies in South America, will arrive in New York shortly on a six-month tour of the North American film market. He will also visit Hollywood. Barcia is a film pioneer in his country, and his trip is viewed in Latin-American film circles as the initial move of a strong bid by Argentina for the American market. Barcia will also study circuit operation and distribution procedui-e. Capra Pic In Running For Academy's Honors West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Making a definite bid for Academy Award honors, Liberty Films has announced a pre-release Los Angeles opening for its first production, Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," starting Christmas Day at Pantages and Hill St. Theaters. Pic, in which Donna Reed co-stars with James Stewart, is slated for general release Jan. 30, through RKO. American Eagle Buys Two Selwyn Stage Hits West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — American Eagle Films has bought two plays produced on Broadway by Edgar and Arch Selwyn which it will make. Properties are "Nightie Night," by Martha M. Stanley and Adelaide Matthews, and "Cherries Are Ripe," by John Emerson and Anita Loos. Florida-Made Feature Added to PRC Lineup "The Outlander," outdoor action film produced at Silver Springs, Fla., has been added to PRC's 1946-47 lineup. Regarded by PRC executives as one of the mo5t important pictui^es of the year, the picture will be introduced by an extensive advertising campaign. Grand Jury Hears Witnesses in Strike Case West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Sixteen witnesjes appeared before the County Grand Jury in its investigation of studio strike violence and Deputy District Attorney John Barnes predicted that the jury would indict the 14 strike leaders. Superior Judge Henry M. Willis continued temporary restraining orders limiting picketing at M-G-M, Warners, Columbia, Republic and Technicolor. He took under advisement a motion by CSU to dissolve the orders and deny the Producers petition for a preliminary injunction. Mendel B. Silverberg, Producers Attorney told the court, "if the court fails to continue to aid the studios in carrying on their business and permit the 20,000 workers, not on strike, to remain at work, there are only two possible alternatives. "One, is complete civil war in the studios, unprotected and unrefereed by legal authorities. The other, is complete shutdown of the studios, and that only after a great deal more bloodshed." Normandie Loses Writ In Fight for "Passage" In a nine-page decision. Justice James McNally in New York Supreme Court yesterday denied the petition of the Normandie Theater for a temporary injunction to restrain Universal from delivering "Canyon Passage" to the Park Ave. Theater until seven days after the picture had played the Normandie. In denying the petition, Justice McNally said that Universal had a right to license the picture to the Park Ave. inasmuch as its contract with the Normandie provided that the Normandie should have no clearance over any other theater in the area. "Canyon Passage" starts at the Park Ave. on Sunday. Chi. Theater Janitors Get $213,000 Back Pay Chicago — Back pay totalling $213,000 will be paid to 800 film and legit, theater janitors under new contract signed yesterday by Thomas Burke, president of AFL Building Service Union 25, and Morris Leonard, B&K circuit; Eddie Silverman, Essaness circuit; James Coston, Warner theaters, and Jack Kirsch, Allied theaters. New contract is retroactive to May 1 this year and runs to July 1st next year. Men janitors received 18 cents per hour wage increase and women janitors 16 cents. Fredman Feted by AIMPP West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Ernest W. Fredman, editor and publisher of Great Britain's The Film Renter, was guest of honor Monday night at a dinner given by the Association of Independent Motion Picture Producers. COMING and GOING WIN BARRON. Paramount's special field re covering Canada, who makes his headquarts in Toronto, is on vacation in Miami Beach, F DOROTHY LAMOUR and her husband, WU LIAM ROSS HOWARD, 3rd, have left Hollywo: for a vacatlcn at Palm Springs. NICHOLAS M. SCHENCK, president r'SS^^>. will leave the Coast over the weet New York. RICHARD LLEWELLYN, British author, has re turned to the M-C-M studio after touring th Netherlands, France, Belgium and other coun rries for background material for "Lust U Life," biography on Van Cogh. BURTU5 BISHOP, JR., M-C-M district mana ger with headquarters in Dallas, is in Kans: City for a brief trip. HAL MARSHALL, M-C-M Indianapolis explci tear, is visiting New York on vacation. KEENAN WYNN and PETER LAWFORL M-C-M stars, are visiting New York on vaca tions. WILLIAM C. BRENNER, head of M-C-M field auditing department, is due back nex week from a tour of Southern branches. BEN MARCUS, Columbia Midwest divisic manager, is at the Minneapolis exchange. MARIA MONTEZ, fully recovered from a emergency operation she recently underwen here, will return to Hollywood tomorrow H nusband. JEAN PIERRE AUMONT will accompar her. AL LOWE, UA division manager, returns yesterday, after completing a four-month in spection tour of company offices in Centr; and South America. Lowe was accompanied b MRS. LOWE and GEORGE ORNSTEIN of th h.o. foreign staff. GEORGE A. SMITH, Western division sale manager for Paramount, has returned from th« Coast. JOHN BALABAN is here from Chicago. ADOLPHE MENJOU and his wife, VEREl TEASDALE, have arrived from the Coast. The) are at the Waldorf-Astoria. JANIS PAIGE arrived in Chicago today froir Detroit. JOHN PAXTON will return to Hollywood or Monday from New York. f( Astor Will Distribute "Return of the Native' Astor Pictures will distribute "The Return of the Native," by Thomas Hardy, which will be produced by Bernard Vorhaus as a high-budget feature. Robert M. Savini, president of Astor, is negotiating for Robert Donat to play the leading role, providing the film is made in England. Present plans call for filming on the British moors. NCA Committee Will Study Allied Caravan Minneapolis — The membership of NCA has temporarily turned dovm a proposal to join Allied Caravan but appointed a committee, at the recent NCA convention, to study merits of the plan. If necessary the committee will go to Philadelphia. Caravan headquarters, to obtain information. LIGHTING CONTROL Our engineering staff will gladlr assiit m designiag your dimmer control for ititeniity and color effect*. WARD LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. Mount Vernon, N. Y.