The Film Daily (1939)

Monday, July 24, 193S Vol. 76, No. 15 Mon., July 24, 1939 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU CHESTER B. BAHN General Manager : 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; 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. 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 Cinematographie Francaise, 29 Rue Marsoulan (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 1309. f innnciRL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Hi Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2%) Columbia Picts. pfd. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. . . East. Kodak 1 do pfd Cen. Th. Eq Loew's, Inc. . . . do pfd 1 Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. Paramount 2nd pfd.. Pathe Film RKO 20th Cent-Fox 20th Cent.-Fox pfd... Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd NEW YORK gh Low Close 13l/2 13'/2 131/2 io 93/4 10 26'/2 26i/2 26i/2 Net Change + Vi + Va, + V2 ll3/8 iii/8 ny4 6934 I68V2 I691/2 + % + V2 115/4 . 451/4 091/g 1091/s 1091/s 101/g 91/2 10 96 103/4 10 2 201/2 11% 45% 96 11 IO1/2 21/s 207/s 115/8 453/g 96 11 101/2 2 203/4 — y4 — i/s + Va + 5/8 + 11/4 + Vi + Vz — i/s + % 5 Ms 4% 5 52 51 52 BOND MARKET + Va + m Keith B. F. ref. 6s 46 100 10O 100 + V4 Loew's deb. 3y2s 46. 103 1/4 1023,4 103 — Par. 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BRYANT 9-5600 a ® The Broadway Parade ® Picture and Distributor Theater Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) — llfh week Astor Second Fiddle (20th Century-Fox) 4th week Roxy The Man in the Iron Mask (United Artists-Small) — 2nd week Music Hall Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer) Capitol The Magnificent Fraud ( Paramount Pictures) Paramount Each Dawn I Die (Warner Bros. Pictures) Strand The Saint in London (RKO Radio Pictures) Rialto The Ware Case (20th Century-Fox) Little Carnegie Dead Men Tell No Tales (Alliance Films) Globe Heritage of the Desert (Paramount Pictures) (a) Central Death Goes North (Syndicate) (a) Central This Man Is News ( Paramount Pictures) Criterion Daughters Courageous (Warner Bros. Pictures) (a-b) Palace Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (20th Century-Fox) (a) Palace ♦ FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURES ♦ Lenin in 1918 (Amkino) — 5th week Cameo Pearls of the Crown (Lenauer) (a-b) World Mayerling (Pax Films) (a-b) World ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ They Shall Have Music (United Artists-Goldwyn) — July 26 Rivoli Hidden Power (Columbia Pictures) — July 26 Rialto Of Human Bondage (RKO Radio Pictures) — July 26 (d) Criterion Winter Carnival (United Artists-Wanger) — July 27 Music Hall Frontier Marshal (20th Century-Fox) — July 28 Roxy Beau Geste (Paramount Pictures) — Aug. 2 Paramount The Old Maid (Warner Bros. Pictures) (c) Strand Miracles for Sale (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (c) Capitol Bachelor Mother (RKO Radio Pictures) — July 27 (a-b) Palace Career (RKO Radio Pictures) (a) Palace (a) Dual bill. (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. (d) Revival. U" Closes Associated Deal For Distribution in Aus. Universal has closed a three-year deal with Associated British for the distribution of 10 pictures in New Zealand and Australia, it was announced by Joe Seidelman, Universal's foreign department head, when he arrived from Europe Friday on the He de France. Among the Associated pictures for Australian release will be "The Beachcomber." Seidelman also announced that the European territory had been divided into two parts. Ernest Koenig has been placed in charge of the Latin division, which includes France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. Louis Foeldes has been appointed manager of the Central Europe division, which includes most of the other countries. The controversy over the services of Danielle Darrieux is close to settlement, Seidelman said, asserting that the French actress will be coming to the U. S. shortly to resume her American career. Business in England, he said, is relatively better than it is in the U. S., with prospects looming even brighter for the coming year. Current year's business is far in excess of last year, he added, and returns from Continental Europe are highly satisfactory. Seidelman was gone about eight weeks. Para, to Plug Burns Pix on Air Via 42 CBS Stations Paramount has purchased a halfhour of time on 42 CBS stations, Coast-to-Coast, for exploitation of the world premiere of Bob Burns' new picture "Our Leading Citizen." With Burns as emcee, the show will be aired Monday, Aug. 7, 10-10:30 p.m., originating at Van Buren, Ark. Original plans, as announced some time ago by the picture firm, were for purchase of a special 8 station Arkansas network, but it is believed that 20th Century-Fox success with the Derby broadcast influenced the decision for a Coast-to-Coast hookup. Entire Pacific Coast CBS network will be utilized, plus 37 other stations. Buchanan Agency set the deal. George Schaefer Expected to Visit London in Fall London (By Cable) — George J. Schaefer, prexy of RKO Radio, may come over in the Fall for a look-see, according to Ralph Hanbury. Trip may be as early as October or as late as November. RKO Radio's British sales convention is set for London Aug. 10-11. TMAT's Rugoff and Becker Petition Hearing Tomorrow Daniel K. Kornblum, executive secretary of N. Y. State Labor Board, at a hearing Friday on petition for recognition filed by the Motion Picture Division of TMAT against Rugoff and Becker, local film circuit operators, denied a request for a three-week adjournment by Edward A. Hancock, counsel for R & B. Case will continue tomorrow at 2 p.m. Union was represented by Gustav A. Gerber, general counsel, Ira Meinhardt of the law firm of Gerber & Densen, and by Charles P. Carroll, 2nd vice-president of TMAT and national chairman of its Motion Picture Division. cominc MID GOIIH NICHOLAS M. SCHENCK, president of Loew Inc., returned at the week-end from a trip I the Coast studios. SAMUEL GOLDWYN, accompanied by his wi and son, arrives from the Coast this mornii on the Twentieth Century Limited to a 1 tl benefit-premiere of "They Shall Have ,usi< at the Rivoli tomorrow night. EDWARD G. ROBINSON and GEORGE RAF Warner stars, sail Tuesday, Aug. 1, on tl French liner Normandie for vacations in Europ Both are due back in Hollywood in Septembc LAURENCE OLIVIER, film and stage playe has left the cast of Katherine Cornell's "h Time for Comedy" and sails for England shortl MARY ROGERS, daughter of the late W Rogers, has arrived here from Virginia and h joined her mother at the Waldorf-Astoria. GRETA NISSEN, actress, ROBERT TREBO director of two Paris theaters, the Madeleii and Michel, HARRY S. PERRY, Selznick earner; man, and CHARLES JACCARD, Eastman Kod, exec, were passengers on board the lie i France sailing Saturday for Europe. Week-end callers at RKO Radio's World's Fa long included N. B. FAIR of the air Theate Somerville, Tenn.; J. GEORGES CHAMPACh of the Roxy and Auditorium Theaters, Shawin gan Falls, Que.; JEAN LEIBOVICI of the A.R.P. Theater, Bucharest, Roumania; DWIGHT CURI MAN of the State Theater, Westerville, O.; ai MRS. J. QUINN of the Circle Theater, Soci Circle, Ga. DEL COODMAN, 20th Century-Fox manag for the Far East, is in Chicago, en route New York. JOHN LODER, British film star, will retu to Hollywood, after seven years, to appear Paramount's "Diamonds Are Dangerous" whii begins production on Wednesday. Loder sail) from England on the S.S. Champlain. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR., and his brid left at the week-end for Hot Springs, V Fairbanks returns to the Coast Aug. 7 to beg work in Universale "South of the Amazon.'' JAMES SMITH, of Cinelab Inc., left yestei day for a month's business trip through tl country. MORT BLUMENSTOCK, Eastern ad and pi head for Warners, is due back from the Coal forepart of this week. GRADWELL L. SEARS, Warners' sales chiefta is due back from Chicago today. CLAY HAKE, managing director in Austral for 20th Century-Fox, sailed from Los Angelc at the week-end for home after four montr in the U. S. MICKEY ROONEY sails for England Aug. 6 a the Queen Mary to play a role in Metro' "A Yank at Eton." Schine Convention Speaker Leon J. Bamberger, RKO Radio Sales Promotion Manager, has accepted an invitation to speak at the annual convention of the Schine Circuit in Gloversville, on Aug. 3. "Stanley" for Chi. Theater Chicago— W. C. Gehring, 20th-Fo: western sales manager, has close* with Balaban & Katz for "Stanle; and Livingstone" to open at the Chi cago Theater the week of Aug. 11 Gehring is confined to his room ii the Congress Hotel with an infectet foot. AT LIBERTY Eight years' experience with major companies in foreign production department — superimposing, re-recording of commentary versions, censorship cutting. French dialogue pictures and edition of English titles. Knowledge of French, Spanish and Italian. Seeking position in similar capacity or any position in export department here or abroad. Write Box No. 1200 THE FILM DAILY 1501 Broadway New York City