The Film Daily (1948)

^ DAILY Monday, April 5, 1948 Vol. 93, No. 65 Mon. Ap . 5, 1948 lOCrs. JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M MERSEREAU Associate and General Publisher Manager CHESTER B\ BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald iA. Mersereau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice President ?nd Secretary. Entered as second class matte , Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $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. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph V. ilk. Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older 6417 Oahlonega Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brinrnate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St.. W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Vlrtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Oogtay, lvitab Mahal, 1U0 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafrlc, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmlchael. Room 9. 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des Paquerettes COPENHAGEN— John LlndbcrR. Jernbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME — John Perdicart, Via LudovUi 16. Phone. 42758. MEXICO CITY — Latin American News Service. Humboldt 49. 16 MM SPROUTS 168 NEW HOUSES Toronto-Survey by Genoral Films indicates at least 168 recently opened 35 mm. theaters are in situations where the ground was broken by 16 mm. operators. S. C.Atkinson of General estimates the true figure is nearer 200. FOX SHOWING TwentiethFox will trade show "Fury at Furnace Creek" in all its exchange centers today. SICK LIST MAUHICE A, BERGMAN, U-I's Eastern ad-publicity chief, & chairman of the MPAA Ad-Publicity Committee, is hospitalized for a week's check up. ASCAP OKAYS MONTHLY PAYMENT ASCAP is advising exhibs. in some territories that it will accept payments on a monthly or quarterly basis, provided Society has an application and contract on which to base the license. Allied units are advising members it's okay to make such deals provided a cancellation clause is included which would permit voiding in event Congress passes anti-ASCAP legislation or the Society loses out in the Federal Courts. GAMBLE CONFIRMS NAIFY TALKS Ted Gamble confirmed here Friday Coast reports that he had discussed with Mike Naify the sale of latter' s interest in United California Corp. , theater circuit controlling about 115 Coast houses. Gamble has reportedly offered Naify $6,750,000 for 50$ of his interest in the chain. Naify has not yet indicated whether he will sell. NO 16 MM THEATER DRIVE --RKO While HK0 is pushing a campaign to enroll qualifying non theatrical accounts for its pix in 16 mm. ,the company is not making a drive, nor does it intend to make a drive, to secure 16 mm. theatrical accounts, according to Harry J. Michael son. DANTE SOLD Michael Hyaras and Joseph Green take over the Cinema Dante by purchase from Cabedime Cine Corp. on April 15, and will switch name to the Little Met. House will stress foreign pix. FOX MEETING 20th-Fox annual stockholders meeting will be held here May 18. DEATHS HUGH M. MARSH, 57, partner in five Muskogee, Okla. theaters. WRITE US Eureka Productions Inc. FOR BOOKING DATES OR STATE AND WORLD RIGHTS 165 W. 46th St. Starring HEOY LAMARR N. Y. City EcsJasy PARA. SHIFTS Paramount has transferred branch manager Walter Wiens from Cincinnati to Denver. J. J. Grady replaces Wiens in the Cincinnati spot. ASSISTANT MANAGER Young, experienced for first run n. y. house. Siritzky Int'l. Pictures Col. .5-387 1. POSITION WANTED Attractive, intelligent young lady wishes position as Executive secretary— or -assistant — excellent references — personable, excellent film background. Write Box 79, The Firm Daily. 1501 Broadway, New York. 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