The Film Daily (1939)

94 DAILY Wednesday, January 18, 193". Vol. 75, No. 12 Wed., Jan. 18, 1939 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : : : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Ceneral Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer; En tered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, it 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 W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. Mexico City — Marco-Aurelio Galinde, Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102, Mexico, D.F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cruz, Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. f innncifli NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Picts Picts. Ind. Ind. pfd vtc. pfd.. Am. Seat Columbia Columbia Con. Fm Con. Fm 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 NEW YORK Keith A-0 6s46 Loew 6s 41 -ww Para. B'way 3s55 .-. . Para. Picts. 6s55 . Para. Picts. cv. 3'/4s47 Warner's 6s39 Warner's 6s39 ctfs. NEW YORK Monogram Picts. Sonotone Corp Technicolor 13'/2 131/4 13'/z — V4 14 14 50y4 49i/2 IO6V2 IO6V2 121/2 121/8 100 '/8 100 12 12 ioy8 10 23/8 2% 23% 231/4 33 33 14 491/2 106 1/2 + 1/4 121/2 + Vs 1001/g + i/g 12 + Vs 101/g + i/8 2% 233/4 + 1/2 33 + 3/4 VS 5% 5% Vs BOND MARKET 100 99l/4 99 14 _ 34 571/2 57 571/2 + 1 100 100 100 87 87 87 + VS 9H/2 91 911/2 + VS 897/s 891/4 89% + % CURB MARKET 3 23/4 3 + % V/i 11/2 IV2 + % 203/s 203/g 203/8 — 5/8 Robert McLaughlin Dies Cleveland — Robert H. McLaughlin, 61, playwright and scenarist, died Monday night at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was treated for the past two months for uremia. At one time, he was manager of Cleveland's Opera House and the Colonial, legit theaters. His wife survives. • PROGRESS FILM LIBRARY ■ ■ STOCK SUOTS of Every Possible Description Conveniently Catalogued. ■ 719 SEVENTH AVE. N.Y.C. BRYANT 9*5600 ■ Six-Point Patent Reform Study Effect of Long Program Presented TNEC Movie Bills on Health Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington— TNEC has before it a six-point program for major patent law changes, submitted by Commissioner of Patents C. P. Coe. The Coe proposals: 1. Establishment of a single court of patent appeals. 2. Adoption of the 20-year proposal, which would date the life of a patent from the date of filing. 3. Revision of the present "interference" precedure so that controversy would be terminated with a single decision by an examiner of interferences, or a board of examiners. 4. Elimination of the present system of granting renewal applications. 5. Reduction of the period in which an inventor may make public use of his invention before filing a patent application from two years to one year. 6. Authority to the Patent Office to grant certain exceptions in the collection of application fees. Board of Review Parley to Take Up Television Fifteenth annual conference of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures which opens Thursday. Feb. 2, at the Hotel Pennsylvania will include a session on television on the third and final day at which Stanton GriffiV Paramount executive, and Allen DuMont, head of the DuMont television lab., will speak, it was announced vesterdav. "The Making Of A Motion Picture" has been divided into three sections, with different subiects featured at each of the sessions during: the three days. Dudlev Nichols. Marion Robertson and Reeve O. Stroock are among those who will speak. Call Okla. Prosecutor for Trust Suit Parley Oklahoma City — Charles E. Dierker. Federal district attornev here, has returned from Washington where he was called to confer with department of justice officials on anti-monopolv investigations, "with Qmphasis on the motion picture industry." Dierker was called in as a result of the pending A. B. Momand $4.ROO.000 anti-trust suits, it is understood. SAG Backing AFRA West Coast Bureau of THE FILM T1AILY Hollywood — Threatened strike of AFRA. if it materializes, will have the supnort of the SAG. with latter's affiliates forbidden to scab on the air. Council of Actors Equity together with Chorus Equity yesterday unanimously adonted resolutions supporting the AFRA demands. Milwaukee, Wis. — Adoption of the Soref resolution by the common council several weeks ago has resulted in the appointment of president H. J. Devine, of a committee of five citizens to study what effect lengthy film programs may have upon theatergoers' health. Members of the committee are Mrs. C. F. Roecker, Mrs. George W. Shores, Frank J. Skoczek, Howard D. Cann and Dr. William Murphy. Commissioner of Games May Be Named In N. H. Concord. N. H. — A measure to legalize the game of beano and create a commissioner of games to be named by the Governor and council is expected to be introduced in the New Hempshire Legislature. The session will determine the fate of the Rockingham race track as the state law permitting parimutuel betting has expired and must be re-enacted if the track is to operate this year. Nathanson Exercises Option on 11,000 FPC Stock Shares Montreal — Famous Players Canadian Corp., Ltd., has notified the Montreal Stock Exchange that N. L. Nathanson and his nominees have exercised their orations to purchase 11,000 shares at $13.65 per share by Jan. 16. This makes the total number of shares outstanding 419.524. including 189.000 shaves represented by voting trust certificates. Noonan Succeeds Hardy Gregory F. Noonan, chief assistant under former U. S. Attorney Lamar Hai'dy, was vesterday apnointed ad interim U. S. Attorney by f-he judges of the Southern District Court, to hold office until Hardy's successor is named by President Poosevelt. Shortly before noon, Noonan took his oath of office in Judge John C. Knox's court room. "Gunga" in Chicago Feb. 3 Chicago — "Gunga Din" will have its nremiere at the RKO Palace theater, starting Feb. 3. according to manager Jack Osserman of the RKO Exchange. Special billboard campaign will embrace 164 24-sheet boards, of which 60 will be illuminated. Palmer George is exnected here from the New York headquarters to handle the special Chicago campaign. Favors Direct State Tax State comntroller Morris S. Tremaine, speaking over WMCA last night, deplored the system of multitudinous taxation which reflects increased costs to consumer. "We would all be better off if we had a direct tax, similar to the sales tax," he said. comiRG nno goidc NATE BLUMBERC. president of Universal and WILLIAM A. SCULLY, company's sale head, accompanied by their wives, leave Nev York on Friday for the Coast. W. RAY JOHNSTON, Monogram's presided has arrived on the Coast from New York, anc will remain for several weeks in Hollywood. /Oe. PHIL REISMAN, RKO-Radio's foreijste-ale manager, left the home office yesterday fo Havana, via Florida. En route he will at tend the Florida opening of "Gunga Din." EDDIE GOLDEN, Monogram's vice-president arrived in Chicago yesterday from New York I and plans to return Monday to the home office JOSEPH H. SEIDELMAN, manager of foreign sales for Universal, is en route to the Coast from New York. LEON FROMKESS, treasurer of Monogram left New York yesterday for Hollywood, accompanied by Mrs. Fromkess. GEORGE W. WEEKS, Monogram's sales manager, will remain on the Coast for anothei fortnight before heading East. JOSEPH HUMMEL, assistant fo Sam Morris, Warners' foreign sales head, is taking a short vacation. Y. FRANK FREEMAN, Paramount studio head, is en route to the Coast. MARTIN LICHT, French producer, sails Saturday on the lie de France after a short visit here. ALBERT LEWIN, Paramount producer, sails j for England tonight on the Washington. TED REED, Paramount director, returns to the Coast tomorrow night after a brief stay here. SONJA HENIE is stopping at the Waldorf. DARIO FARALLA is here from the Coast for conferences on Paramount's Spanish pictures. LOUIS PHILLIPS of the Paramount legal staff returns today from Chicago. FRANK NUGENT, film critic for the New York Times, has arrived in Hollywood for a) short stay. JOAN CRAWFORD leaves the Coast shortly for New York. HARRY SCOTT, RKO studio publicist, is in Savannah, called there by the illness of his mother. K. E. KNOX, Erpi vice-president, has gone to Hollywood for company conferences. CLARENCE BROWN, M-G-M director, will'j plane East following preview of "Idiot's De light." BRYAN FOY is back in Hollywood following a trip to Chicago. LLOYD C. DOUGLAS, novelist and screen writer, and his wife are en route East from the Coast. Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthday: JANUARY 18 Oliver Hardy Bruce Guerin Frank Harling