The Film Daily (1939)

.;M DAILY Monday, July 10, 1939 SENATE TO TACKLE NEELY BILL TODAY (Continued from Page 1) noon out of respect for the late Cabinet member. This move left the block-booking bill still unfinished business of the Senate, and it is expected that debate will start early Monday afternoon after state funeral services for Secretary Swanson in the Senate chamber at 11 a.m. As exclusively published in The Film Daily Friday Senator Neely plans to submit three amendments to the bill when it comes up for debate. "Chips" Held Over in All 16 Pre-Release Showings "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" has been held over in every one of its 16 pre-release key city openings to date, M-G-M announces. Latest holdovers are in Oklahoma City and Philadelphia. At the Boyd, in the latter spot, "Chips" topped the record "Pygmalion" gross established in February, despite a lower admission scale. "Chips" ran four weeks in Cleveland and Boston, holding over day and date at the State and the Orpheum in the New England situation. Indefinite runs are now under way in Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle, and holdovers were recorded in Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Indianapolis and New Orleans. At the Astor, N. Y., and the Four Star, L. A., "Chips" today enters its ninth capacity week. Set for national release on July 28, it is predicted that "Chips" will establish a new high in extended runs. New WB Pact for Cagney West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — James Cagney's present Warner contract, expiring in October, has been replaced by a new term commitment, it was announced over the week-end by Jack L. Warner. Cagney starts work today on "The Roaring Twenties," Mark Hellinger underworld story. Under new pact, he is expected to make "John Paul Jones." Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthdays: JULY 10 Sam Wood Dudley Murphy Joan Marsh William M. Counselman 4LCNS THE with PHIL A4. CALYi T T T • • • A REAL iilm pioneer died the other day and the industry seems to have entirely overlooked it referring to Frank Woods, who died at 76 in California he wrote the first movie review thus becoming the first reviewer on the Dramatic Mirror here in New York back in 1912 the Mirror was in the Putnam building, a four-story structure on the site of the present Paramount building Lyman Fiske was the publisher on the staff were Bob Welch, Louis Reed, Frederick Smith the paper lived on vaude and legit, with the movies just a squawking infant that might live and then again might not and most of the wise guys around Broadway were betting that the Nickelodeons would be back to delicatessen stores and saloons before the year was out T ▼ T • • • HONORING the memory of the late Col. Walter S. Butterfield, founder of the circuit which bears his name the newspapermen of Lansing, Michigan, have dedicated the Butterfield Room in their handsome new Press Club on South Grand Ave furnishings for the room were donated by Edward C. Beatty, president of the circuit Frank H. Butterfield, manager of the Strand, and John H. Ross, manager of the Orpheum and Garden, are members of the club Warren A. Slee is the only publicity man on the Club roster, he having been accorded an associate membership Slee is also the only film company representative enjoying this privilege, being on the exploitation staff of M-G-M T T T • • • HIS CONSCIENCE made Marvin Doufhat, Roanoke College basketball star, give up $1,000 he won as a Bank Nite prize at a theater in Bluefield, W. Va Marvin happened to be standing near the theater, not even bothering about the show, although he had registered for the Bank Nite some time before a pal rushed up and told him his number had just been called, and dragged him to the boxoffice, where another pal shoved a ticket in his hand, and pushed him inside he collected the dough. . . .and then his conscience wouldn't let him sleep nights because he hadn't really bought a ticket he RETURNED the dough it must be hell to have a conscience T ▼ T • • • FATHER of a baby girl born to the missus Thursday at the Jewish Hospital the proud pappy being Bernard R. Goodman, sales manager of Warners' advertising accessories sales dep't. . . • Frank Flaherty, sales manager for Columbia in the Chi territory, is celebrating his 30th anniversary in the biz. . . • Did you hear about the exhib. who asked if "Unexpected Father" was a sequel to "Bachelor Mother"? ▼ T T • • • Strictly personal UA is inviting the press to have a drink with Jimmy Roosevelt, just back from the Coast the scene will be the Rockefeller Center Luncheon Club the time, tomorrow at 5:30 p.m • A. T. Hull, Jr., of Pathe News and Al Brick of Fox Movietone News share in the awards of the National Headliners Club announced at the week-end Hull gets a gold plaque for films showing the fall of Canton Brick is similarly honored for films of the fatal injury to Capt. A. I. T. Roark of the British polo team. ..... during the Monterey match . . . • Neat compliment to 20th-Fox's Chi. branch manager veteran Clyde Eckhardt company opens its new exchange on July 24 when the trade honors Eckhardt with a silver anniversary dinner. GEO. TRENDLE QUITS EXHIBITION FIELD (Continued from Page 1) die's reason for leaving the exhibition field. No successor to Trendle is likely to be chosen till August 1 when he steps out. Other personnel banges are anticipated then. Leoi ^Goldenson, Paramount executive is in town representing the company. He entered radio in 1930, when, with John H. King, his associate in the former Kunsky Theaters Corp., he purchased WXYZ. At present, he is president of King-Trendle Broadcasting Corp., The Michigan Radio Network, operating eight broadcasting stations, and the Lone Ranger, Inc. Paramount, on the week-end, confirmed acceptance of the resignation of George W. Trendle as United Detroit Theaters Corp. president, but emphatically denied a report from that city that other UDT officials were withdrawing because of failure to renew operating partnership agreement declared currently to be under discussion. Further, the home office asserted, no successor to presidency of UDT has been considered. It is understood that Trendle will continue until the UDT board selects someone to relieve him. Leonard Goldenson, Paramount theaters department executive, who was former executive assistant to Y. Frank Freeman when the latter was head of the theater department, prior to taking over the post of studio operations head, is now in Detroit from the home office to keep in direct touch with the UDT situation. It is said that the choice of Trendle's successor will not be undertaken immediately. WEDDING BELLS Miami, Fla.— Karl F. Roller, Paramount publicity man, married Miss Betty Denny of Atlanta. Tom Manning, assistant manager of Paramount's Olympia, is marrying Maureen Kearns. Akron, O. — Announcement is being made of June 17 marriage of John B. LaDue, manager of Warner Bros. Strand Theater, and Miss Florence M. Snyder, former cashier at house. Hot Springs, Ark.— Miss Johnnie Mae Gullet and Harold J. Jordan, manager of the Spa Theater, were married June 28. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — George Sherman, Republic director, leaves for New York this week where he will marry Collette Lyons, stage and screen actress. Chicago — Miss Betty Sandler, secretary to Guercio and Barthel Co., theater equipment distributors, will be married July 15 to Bill Marks of Indianapolis.