The Film Daily (1939)

Wednesday, July 12, 193 Vol. 76, No. 7 Wed., July 12, 1939 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General 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. Alicoale, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer; Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., undei the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United Slates 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 com niimicatiotis 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 — Balph 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, 29 Rue Marsonlan (12). Mexico City — Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102. Mexico, D.F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cruz Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 130v nnnnciAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat Col. Picts.vtc. (2i/2%) 8% 85/8 8% Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. lnd Con. Fm. lnd. pfd... 10 9% 10 + i/4 East. Kodak 164% 163% 163% — % do pfd Cen. Th. Eq 11 10% 11 — l/2 Loew's, Inc 42 41% 41% + % do pfd Paramount 8% 8'/2 8% -f % Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd Pathe Film 9% 9'/2 9i/2 + % RKO 1% 15/8 15/8 20th Century-Fox . .. 19% 19 19% + 3/B 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 43/8 4% 43/8 + l/8 do pfd 50 50 50 +2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Loew's deb. 3V2S46 Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55. .. 100 3-16 100 3-16 100 3-16 Para. Picts. cv. 3 %s47 88y2 88% 88i/2 + i/2 RKO 6s41 Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 90l/2 90 90 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp Technicolor 15% 14% 14% Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc Universal Picts Court Upholds Regents' Ban on "Birth of a Baby" Albany — Action of Board of Regents in refusing to license "The Birth of a Baby" for general exhibition was upheld yesterday by the Appellate Division, 3 to 2. Majority opinion was read by Judge G. V. Schenck, who said there was a difference of opinion on the decency of the picture and that the Court should not interfere with the Regents' determination. Majority opinion held that exhibition of the picture in places of public amusement composed of adults and children "would serve no useful purpose although it may appeal to the morbid and curious." Fifty dollar costs and disbursements were assessed against Sam Citron and the American Committee on Maternal Welfare, Inc., who made the appeal. Dissenting memorandum by Judges Bill and Heffernan favored annulment of the Regents' determination, holding the picture would give "vital and needed information to pregnant women" and that it was treated in a "clean, dignified and reverent manner." Hear Thomson, Mrs. Marston in 4A's Trial of the AFA N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 100 103 Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 3% 5 Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 99i/2 101 % Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45.. 68 70 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 65% 673/8 SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City "Ryant 9-S600 SECURITY Even "Discovery" Vaude at Low Ebb in Chicago Chicago — Even "discovery" vaudeville is at a low ebb in this territory. In the loop, the Oriental theater (Jones, Linick and Schaefer), gives five acts "tryouts" on Monday nights, B & K's State Lake gives eight acts similar "tryouts" Wednesday nights, while out in the residential sections of the city only the Madlin theater on West Madison Street, independently owned, uses five acts for a week-end show. B & K's Congress theater uses six acts Saturday nights. Kenneth Thomson, executive secretary of the Screen Actors' Guild, and Mrs. Florence Marston, its Eastern rep., were heard at yesterday's trial of the American Federation of Actors by the AAAA. Thomson read an affidavit by John Corcoran, former Los Angeles rep. for the AFA, in which he alleges that Ralph Whitehead, exec, secretary of the AFA, had failed on numerous occasions to lend ordinary assistance to the Los Angeles branch. Mrs. Marston alleged that Whitehead had placed obstructions in the path of the 4A committee probing affairs of the AFA. Seven affidavits from AFA members were read in which they attacked the AFA for alleged failure to give them adequate protection. An affidavit by Al T. Smith, former Frisco rep. for AFA, stated that the membership there had never voted on the increase in dues made last November. Hearing will continue this morning and will probably be concluded during the day. TMAT-5 Boro Confab Delayed TMAT meeting with Five Borough Circuit, scheduled for yesterday afternoon, was postponed for several days because of illness of exhibitor representative. Huddle has been limelighted because outcome may mark first union contract covering film theater managers. Brandt-D of C Confab July 18 Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Next exhibitor Department of Commerce confab is set for Julv 18 when Harry Brandt, president of the ITOA of New York will confer with Dr. Willard Thorp, Ernest Tupper and Nathan D. Oolden. Brandt mav bring other ITOA spokesmen with him. Brenkert Funeral Held Detroit — Joseph W. Brenkert, 82, father of Karl. Neil, and Wayne Brenkert of the Brenkert Light Proiection Company, was buried at Roseland Park Cemetery here, following his death at San Diego, Cal., from injuries received in a fall. Texas Consolidated Plans $150,000 Tyler Theater Dallas — Texas Consolidated Theaters, affiliated with the Interstate Circuit, will build a $150,000 theater in Tyler. Construction will begin Sept. 1 and be completed November 15. The house will have a lower floor and a balcony and will seat 1,000 persons. Texas Consolidated operates four theaters in Tyler at the present time, two of which show first-run pictures. The new theater will replace one of the first-run houses. John Woolf to Hollywood London (By Cable)— John Woolf, general sales manager for General Film Distributors which handles Universal product in England, is scheduled to leave shortly for the U. S. and Hollywood at the invitation of Universal. New Warner-M-G-M Deal? Frank Drew, M-G-M branch manager in Cleveland, Nat Wolf, Warner theater zone manager and Saul Bragin, Warner booker, are here working on a new Warner pact, the former three-year deal expiring this season. Pa. "Ecstasy" Ban Stays Philadelphia — Judge Otto R. Heiligman, Common Pleas Court, upheld the censors' ban on "Ecstasy" in a decision indicating that it was too sexy. B & K to Reopen the UA Chicago — Balaban & Katz will reopen the United Artists theater on July 22 with Metro's "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever." COmiRG MID GOIIK SAMUEL GOLDWYN is due here from tl Coast on July 20 for the opening of "The Re Glory" on July 26. CHARLES Z. CASE, Eastman Kodak executiv sails for Europe today on the Normandie. JESSE L. LASKY left New Yd* yesterday afte noon for the Coast by Unite' /C 'fines. REGINALD ARMOUR, RKO's jfuropean gener, manager, sails today on the Normandie for h Paris headquarters. He was here attending tr company's sales convention and h.o. executh conferences. JAMES R. GRAINGER, Republic's president returned to home office yesterday from Bait] more. CONSTANCE BENNETT, film star; WILLIAll C. MbNZIES, of Myron Selznick Production!] LEE SHUBERT, stage producer: EDWIN P. KIL ROE, 20th-Fox copyright advisor; LOUIS SIL VERS, musical director of 20th-Fox; and th] JAMES DURBINS, parents of Deanna Durbin, leav] New York today on the Normandie for Europe. I FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN, SR. and MRS. BUSH] MAN arrived yesterday on the Cuba Mail Linei] S. S. Mexico. JOHN WOOLF, general sales manager of GFC is scheduled to leave London shortly for Holly] wood. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR., having complete! his role in Paramount's "Ruler of the Seas,1] left Hollywood yesterday with his bride, th former Mary Lee Epling Hartford, for a shoi vacation in New York, Newport and at thei] farm in Virginia. JAMES ELLISON and his wife are visiting al the Corey Ford estate in Freedom, N. H. WALTER HAMPDEN, stage star, is en routl to Hollywood to play the role of the ArchbishoJ in RKO's "Hunchback of Notre Dame." EMMETT STAFFORD, of the Broadhurst The ater, High Point, N. C, and his wife weri callers at Paramount's World's Fair headquarter yesterday. HARRY NACE, Phoenix exhib., week-ended ii Atlantic City. He leaves Saturday on his retun to Phoenix. NED SPARKS and daughter, LAURA, leave Chi cago this week for a Lake of the Woods, Canada vacation. EDWARD G. ROBINSON sails July 28 for Lon don. MARVIN SAMUELSON, manager of Warners Colony Theater, Cleveland, is vacationing witr, his family at Oneonta, N. Y. A. FRANK O'BRIEN, city manager for Witmer & Vincent in Richmond, leaves this weed with his wife for an extended trip through th< West. They will spend several days in Hollywood. ELIZABETH COPELAND, movie editor of th< News Leader, Richmond, Va., will plane to Hollywood late this month for a visit to th< studios. MILTON SHUBERT sails shortly for Europe, i M. M. FEDERHAR, operator of the Regeni and Cameo Theaters in Akron, O., was a visitoi at Paramount's World's Fair headquarters. MILDRED WEBBER of the N. Y. offices of the William Morris Agency, is en route East aftei three weeks in Hollywood on business. THE THEATRE "A MUST, 60 ENJOY IT'VLt« | MUST LOVE SOMEONE with JAMES RENNIE— IRIS ADRIAN ,.„,.. . and JACK WHITE Air-Londitioned. VANOERBILT, West 4Sth Street Evs. 8:40. Mat. Wed and Sat.