The Film Daily (1938)

P/v Friday, July 1, 19 : Vol. 74, No. 1 Fri., July I, 1938 10 Cents JOHN W. AL1C0ATE : : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Ceneral Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 150J Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer; Entered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, 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. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone, BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest VV. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne, Rauchstr, 4. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. fin A It CI AL NEW YORK Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Th. Eq Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. . Paramount 2nd pfd.. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 123/4 12 12 — % 14 133/4 13% + y< 33 33 33 T/2 1% V/i + 1/8 7i/2 7 7—1/4 174 169 169y2 — 1/2 166 166 166 + 1 141/2 135/8 13% — % 52% 49% 49% — 1% 11 10% IO1/2 — 1/4 96 94 95 — 1/2 113/4 111/2 ni/2 53/8 5% 5% — i/8 21/2 2% 23/8 — % 24% 223A 23% — 3/4 6% 6 1/4 6V4 351/4 35 35 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s46. . . . 87 Loew 3i/2s46 100 Para. B'way 3s55. ... 61 Para. Picts. 6s55 94 Para. Picts. cv. 3y4s47 77 RKO 6s41 67V Warner's 6s39 75 87 87+1 993/4 993/4 _ 1/4 61 61 — 1/2 933/4 933/4 + 1/4 76 77+2 66 1/2 67 + 1 731/2 731/2 + IV2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Grand National 7-16 % 7-16 +1-16 Monogram Picts. . . . 2'/2 23/8 2Vi + % Sonotone Corp 13,4 1% 1% + Vs Technicolor 24 23% 23% — % Trans-Lux 2y4 2V4 2i/4 Universal Picts 4% 4% 4% + % N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER STOCK MARKET Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd Fox Thea. Bldg. 6y2s 1st '36.. Loew's Thea. Bldg. 6s 1st '47. Met. Playhouse, Inc. 5s '43... Roxy Thea. Bldg. 6I/4S 1st '43. 97 "LLOYDS FOR SECURITY" Specialists for 2 J years in the t forage of valuable film. LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. 729 Seventh Ave. New York City Telephone BRyant 9-5600 Astor as "Marie Antoinette" Museum The Astor Theater on Broadway becomes a museum on July 10 when historical exhibits in connection with "Marie Antoinette" will be displayed. Stunt is an advance plug for the picture which opens a road show engagement at the Astor in August. Costumes worn in the picture, period furniture and other articles of interest will be exhibited. Idea was conceived by Howard Dietz, M-G-M's advertising and publicity chief. Passage of Ohio Admish Tax Measure is Forecast Columbus, O. — Final passage of the admissions, utilities excise and beverage taxes seemed likely as leaders of the Ohio House and Senate agreed on a new compromise plan which is expected to end the deadlock which developed after six weeks in special session. The agreement reached by leaders in both branches, contains as its keystone a provision to enable political subdivisions to borrow 80 per cent of anticipated 1939-1941 revenues from these taxes, the proceeds to aid the needy during the rest of 1938. The deadlock followed Senate rejection of a House demand to increase from 70 to 90 per cent the permitted anticipations. The Joint Conference Committee is expected to submit the program to both houses tonight. The House has been pledged to pass two Senate bills in order to obtain the upper chamber's concession of the tax anticipation increase. The new tax measure would provide about $12,240,000, it is claimed. Pittsburgh Hears Cullen Will Be Loew Dist. Mgr. Pittsburgh — Detachment of Mike Cullen. managing director of Loew's Penn here, for special assignment duty, announced in New York on Wednesday by Joseph R. Vogel, executive in charge of out-of-town Loew theaters, is a prelude to his appointment as district manager, it was reported here last night. The territory Cullen will supervise is yet to be announced. He is head of the Pittsburgh Managers' Association, and nationally known in theater circles. FitzPatrick Completes English Co. Liquidation Liquidation of FitzPatrick Pictures, Ltd., English company of James A. FitzPatrick, producer of M-G-M's TravelTalk series, has been completed, and no further plans for production there are being contemplated at the present time, it was learned yesterday at the FitzPatrick office. FitzPatrick and his bride arrive here Monday on the Queen Mary after a combined honeymoon and business trip to England. It was announced that FitzPatrick who will produce 12 Travel Talks for M-G-M this year has set "Island of Madeira" as the first release. The producer, returning will concentrate on editing the material gathered on his recent world cruise, it was said. Keller-Dorian Color Pix to be Produced in France First feature picture to be made with Keller-Dorian color will be placed in production this month in France by Albert N. Chaperau, coproducer of "Mayerling." Chaperau said yesterday that he planned to leave for Europe next week on the He de France and would remain until the picture was started. A story has not been selected officially. Chaperau also revealed that he and George Quigley have taken a one-year option for the purchase of the Keller-Dorian company and that the option expires May 1, 1939. Under the process, he said, color can be photographed on one negative and he expressed the opinion that the one-negative system eventually will be adopted universally. Para. Gets $700 Counsel Fees In Gorman Action Paramount Pictures, Inc., has been awarded $700 counsel fees by Judge Harry Holzer of U. S. District Court in handing down a decision against Richard J. Gorman, who instituted plagiarism proceedings against the film producing organization. Gorman alleged that the Paramount production "The Old Fashioned Way" constituted plagiarism of his play "Soubrette". Trial took place in February at which time William LeBaron, managing director of production for Paramount, and W. C. Fields, comedy star, testified for the defense. Jacob Karp was attorney for Paramount and Alan Franklin represented the plaintiff. Hold AM PA Awards Luncheon at Waldorf-Astoria July 14 AMPA will wind up its activities for the summer on July 14 when the annual awards will be made. Event will take place at a luncheon in the Sert Room of the Waldorf-Astoria. All ballots are now in and are being kept secret, it was said yesterday. Awards will go to the best box-office picture, oustanding campaigns by the film companies, best drawing star and the best news coverage on pictures as determined by a poll of exhibitors throughout the country. Roemhelds' Father Dead Milwaukee — Henry F. W. Roemheld, 73, father of Heinz and Edgar, both associated with Warner Bros. in Hollywood, died June 27 following a seven-week illness. Other survivors include his wife, and a daughter. cominG nriD go in SIDNEY R. KENT, president of 20th-F and MRS. KENT, leave today for the Rang Lakes, in Maine, for a five-week stay. GEORGE W. WEEKS, general sales mana for Monogram, arrived in Los Angeles v«st day on his tour of the company's mid\ a} Coast exchanges. DAVID ROSE, Paramount executive, arri here over the weekend, en route to Engl; where he will take over his new post as lia exec. JESSE LASKY arrives in Hollywood today af several weeks in New York. WESLEY RUGGLES, Paramount director, I arrived in New York from the Coast, acco panied by CLAUDE BINYON, Paramount writ after completing work on a new picture w Bing Crosby, entitled "The Unholy Beebe Ruggles sails for Europe on the Nieuw Amsti dam. WALT DISNEY and MRS. DISNEY leave the Coast tonight on the Century. WILLIAM C. GEHRING, 20th-Fox cent division manager, is in Detroit. BEN F. JUDELL, head of Progressive P tures, now in Chicago, leaves for the Co. next Tuesday. SHIRLEY TEMPLE, and her parents, arri in New York on Monday. LELAND HAYWARD and his wife, MARGAR SULLAVAN, arrived in New York yesterday f re < the Coast. WILLIAM SUSSMAN, Eastern division mana; for 20th-Fox, returns from Boston today. EDDIE CANTOR arrives in New York tod<en route to Europe. JOHN GARFIELD has returned to the Co; after a New York vacation. CHARLES HALTON, actor, returns to Ne York today after appearing in several pictur on the Coast. RUSSEL CROUSE and HOWARD LINDS/ leave shortly for a six weeks' cruise to ti North Cape. HERMAN B. FREEDMAN, bankers represent, five, and FRANK J. HALE, president of t National Grain Yeast Co., leave for the Coa tomorrow. ROBERT GRAHAM, Paramount sales represei tative in Panama, leaves for Cuba and Panan tomorrow. LOUIS BERNSTEIN, head of Shapiro-Ben stein Music Co., is en route to Europe c business. GEORGE W. GOMAN sails for Europe Ju 12 on the De Grasse, not on July 2 as pre viously reported. FRANCES FARMER and her husband, LE ERIKSON, have returned to the Coast after lengthy stay in New York where they boi appeared in stage plays. ALINE MacMAHON leaves for the Coa: next week. 100 at Shirley Luncheon Chicago — More than 100 leader of the film trade in this area yestei-: day attended the farewell luncheo ! at the Blackstone Hotel tendere to Sam Shirley, M-G-M distric' manager, who retired recently be cause of ill health. Shirley will g to the West Coast for an extende rest. Woman — Many years experience in motion picture business, well versed in office practices seeks position. Experience covers secretarial duties including mimeograph work, filing, dictaphone, statistical typing, as well as manuscript typing. Willing worker. Box 1057 THE FILM DAILY 1501 B'way N. Y. C.