The Film Daily (1948)

ffll DAILY Wednesday, April 14, 1941 . John J. Friedl, Former Paramount Partner, Dies Vol. 93, No. 72 Wed., April 14, 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General 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 M. Mersereau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, 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. Minneapolis — John J. Friedl, 51, former president and general manager of the Minnesota Amusement Co., died here Monday of a cerebral hemorrhage. Ill for some months, Friedl had relinquished the circuit post in an attempt to regain his health, being succeeded by Harry B. French. A native of Sioux City, la., Friedl had been identified with the industry since his school days. Save for a short period as a film salesman and a stint in advertising and publicity, his career was identified with exhibition. He was division manager of Publix Northwest Theaters at the time that the Minnesota Amusement Co. was established as a Paramount associate. Cheap Video Receivers Lagging Behind in Sales Sales of new low-priced table model television receivers are lagging considerably behind the higherpriced accepted brand competition, according to a survey of dealers here. "DuMont and RCA sets move out as fast as we can get them," one retailer said, "with the cheaper sets moving slowly by comparison." This statement was reiterated by the majority of those questioned. Chief reason for the situation is said to be public confidence in the established sets plus the superior quality of image which is obvious even to the layman. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older 6417 Dahlonega Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St.. W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco. Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd., Fort, Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafric, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL — Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy. 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone, TJY 2110. BRUSSELS— -Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Lindberg, .Tembaneaile No. 3. Usher Seeks Damages In Milwaukee Action NI.AI.CIAL (April 13) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 19'/2 19 19 Columbia Picts. vtc. 115/8 11% 1 1 S/s Columbia Picts. pfd 67 67 67 East. Kodak 43>/2 43 Vs 43% Gen. Prec. Eq 165/8 16% l6'/2 Loew's, Inc 19 187/8 19 Paramount 23 1/2 23 '/8 23 Vi RKO 87/8 834 87/8 20th Century-Fox 23% 23 23 20th Cent.-Fox pfd. 343/4 343/4 343/4 Universal Pict 13'/2 13V4 13% 64 V2 64'/2 64'/2 121/2 121/2 Universal Pict. pfd Warner Bros 12% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. 3% 3V8 3% RKO 2l/8 2 2Vg Technicolor 13% 133/8 13% Trans Lux 6 5% 6 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 4% Pathe 43A Net Chg. — % + 3 — Va — Va + ' ' Va, + Va — Yf — Vi — Va + Vi — Va Milwaukee — Latest in a series of Midwest area anti-trust actions is a $275,000 triple damages action being prepared by Seymour Simon, Chicago attorney, for Allen Usher, formerly Chicago district manager for Paramount. Usher's suit will name 20th-Fox, Warners, RKO, Columbia, Universal, Republic, Standard Kenosha Theater Co., Standard Theaters, Inc., and L. F. Gran. Usher retired from Paramount last year to take over management of the Sprague Theater in Geneva. Complaint is based on the clearance granted Gran's Geneva Theater in Geneva. Plaintiff is joined in the suit by D. F. Killiher, owner of the Sprague real estate. Injunctive relief, as well as damages, will be sought. M-G-M Viewing 16 mm. Distribution in Canada Asked 4% 5% SCREENING ROOM Our Air Conditioned Comfortable Screening Room is part of "BONDED'S 3-WAY SERVICE" • Film Storage • Film Exchange Service • Air Conditioned Screening Room 10NDED "VST 1600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY . -. • CIRCLE 6-0081-2-3-4 M-G-M has made no decision as to whether it will enter into the 16 mm. distribution field in Canada, William F. Rodgers said yesterday. Confirming the recent Film Daily report that a survey had been made of the narrow guage possibilities in the Dominion, Rodgers said that the project was still under consideration. "If we go in, it will be only in those situations where it would not interfere with 35 mm. operation," he said. At the same time, he reiterated the company's policy to refrain from 16 mm. activity in this country. Queried regarding the possibility that Metro would make old releases available to television, Rodgers replied in the negative. SEEKING POSITION Sec'y-Bookkeeper Experience 2Vz Years in Motion Picture Industry. Distributing and Booking end desired. Reasonable Salary. Reply to — Box 506 THE FILM DAILY 1501 B'WAY, NEW YORK 18, N. Y. Cinema Lodge Giving $2,500 to UJA Drive Check for $2,500 will be presented to the United Jewish Appeal tonight by Cinema Lodge, B'nai B'rith. Barney Balaban, national chairman of the entertainment division of the UJA will accept the contribution in its behalf at the dinner tonight at the Astor, tendered to retiring Cinema Lodge president Bob Weitman and to his newly-elected successor S. Arthur Glixon. Ccrrolinas TO Sets Meeting Charlotte — Theater Owners of North and South Carolina will hold its Summer meeting June 20-22 at the Ocean Forest Hotel, Myrtle Beach, Mrs. Pauline Griffith, secretary, announced. Herman Levy, TO A general counsel, will attend. Rites for Palmer Cushing Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Universal Chapel for Palmer Cushing, 67, formerly treasurer of United Artists in Paris. He retired from UA in 1934 after 14 years service with the company. His wife, Olive Perry Cushing, survives. TWA Constellations set new winter I performance record On ita coast-to-coast and New ||| York-Chicago routes, TWA's §| Constellations flew 4,377,000 || miles, carried 117,000 passen §|; gers — completed 97% of sched f|: uled mileage during one of ||| worst winters in history! ||| For reservations, ^ call your TWA office or your travel agent |s| TRANS WORLD AIRLINE U.S.A. • EUROPE ' AFRICA • ASIA commc MID GOIDG MPAA President ERIC A. JOHNSTON, publid relations chief KENNETH CLARK and exhibitor relations director DAVID PALFREYMAN are due back in Washington from the West Coast todo/j ROUBEN MAMOULIAN, here from the Coast] is stopping at the Gotham. MARY MARTIN is in Cincinnati. JESSE L LASKY has returned to SJf •(%MI from an Eastern visit. ' r JULES WEILL leaves New York today for Char.) lotte to confer with Masterpiece's distribute! there. MAURICE LIVINGSTON, vee-pee of InternoJ tional Optima, left yesterday via air for < month's business tour of Europe. ED HINCHY, Warner home office playdate de-| partment head, returns from Buffalo tomorrow. EDWARD L. HYMAN, Paramount Theate Service vice-president, and JOSEPH J. DEITCH, leave today for Kansas City, Phoenix, San Fran cisco, and Salt Lake City. GEORGE WELTNER, Paramount Internationa president, and A. L. PRATCHETT, Latin Ame ica division manager, return today from a five week tour of South America aboard the Sant Monica. IRVING DRUTMAN, foreign-films publicist] leaves by Air France tomorrow on a two-monthi trip to France and Italy. MRS. SAMUEL GOLDWYN flies to London Fnj day for o three-week visit with Samuel GoldJ wyn, Jr. S. J. GREGORY of Alliance Theaters is on a inspection tour of Indiana theaters. Sailing today aboard the Queen Elizabeth art FREDRIC MARCH and MRS. MARCH, REBEUJ RANDALL, and BORIS MORROS, president ol Federal Films. WILLIAM SATORI, Continental European repJ resentative for Monogram International, arrived! from London for home office conferences. MANNY REINER, SRO managing director fori Latin America and Australasia, left yesterday fori Havana where he will spend two weeks before! proceeding to Mexico City. SMPE Meeting Tomorrow Chicago— P. H. Case and Philip h| Kare of Excel Movie Products willl address tomorrow's area meeting ofl SMPE. COME TO THE FETTER FAMILY HOTELS On S. Kentucky Ave., near Beach aj^Ajmc C I T Y 7/ieiJefferson AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS Delicious Meals Sun Deck & Solarium overlooking Ocean. PLANTATION ROOM Cocktail Lounge & Grill MONTICELLO Moderate Rates New Modern Tile aths with Showers BOSCOBEL Atlantic City's Popular Family Hotel PLEASANT ROOMS POPULAR RATES ticello and Boscobel guests may secure meals at the Jefferson, if desired. John h fetter, g™. Mjt.