The Film Daily (1939)

p— r Cf*\ DAILY Monday, August 21, 1939 n Vol. 76, No. 35 Mon.. August 21 , 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., hy Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. .1." 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. Caljlr 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, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). Mexico City — Marco-Aurelio Calindo. Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102, Mexico, D.F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cru^. He'aldo Del Cinematosrafista, Corrientes 1309 f innnciflL (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 12'/8 12 12 — i/2 Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2%) 83/4 8V2 8'/2 — Vz Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 10'/8 10'/8 10'/8 + i/8 East. Kodak 170y2 165'/2 165!/2 — 5 do pfd Gen. Th. Eq 11 10l/2 10y2 — 1 Loew's, Inc 42'/2 41 % 41 % — % do pfd Paramount 9 8% 8y2 — 3/8 Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd.. 9% 9% 97/s — Va Pathe Film 11 i/4 10'/4 10% — '/2 RKO 20th Century-Fox . . 18y2 18'/8 18'/8 — y2 20th Century-Fox pfd. 11% 273/4 27% — % Univ. Pict. pfd 60'/2 60 60 — 2y8 Warner Bros 4*A 4y2 4'/2 — y2 do pfd 52 52 52 — 2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 100'/2 100'/4 100y2 + i/4 Loew's deb. 3y2s46 .103'/2 103y4 103y4 — Va Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3y4s47 91 '/4 91 Vs 91 1/4 + Va RKO 6s41 69 69 69 — 1 Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 89'/2 89 89 — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp Technicolor 15% 15% 15%— % Trans-Lux 1% 1% 1 y4 Universal Corp. vtc Universal Picts 7% 7% 7% — % N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 100 103 Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 3% 4% Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45.. 71 73 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 63'/4 65% PROGRESS FILM LIBRARY STOCK SHOTS of Every Possible Description Conveniently Catalogued 1719 SEVENTH AVE. NYC. BRYANT 9-5600 ® The Broadway Parade ® Picture and Distributor Theater Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) — 15th week ' Astor Beau Geste (Paramount Pictures) — 3rd week Paramount In Name Only (RKO Radio Pictures) — 3rd week Music Hall Stanley and Livingstone (20th Century-Fox) — 3rd week Roxy The Old Maid (Warner Brcs. Pictures) — 2nd week Strand The Wizard of Oz (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer) Capitol When Tomorrow Comes (Universal Pictures) Rivoli Island of Lost Men (Paramount Pictures) Criterion Exile Express (Grand National Pictures) Rialto Behind Prison Gates (Columbia Pictures) Globe Lure of the Wasteland (Monogram Pictures) (a) Central Spy of Napoleon (Syndicate Pictures) (a) Central Each Dawn I Die (Warner Pros. Pictures) (a-b) Palace Way Down South (RKO Radio Pictures) (a) Palace ♦ FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURES ♦ U.S.S.R-1939 (Amkino)— 2nd week (a) Cameo China Fights On (Amkino) — 2nd week (a) Cameo The World Is Ours (Frank Kessler)— 2nd week World ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ Our Leading Citizen (Paramount Pictures) — Aug. 23 Paramount Death of a Champion (Paramount Pictures) — Aug. 23 Criterion Conspiracy (RKO Radio Pictures) — Aug. 23 Rialto The Conquest of Peter I (Amkino) — Aug. 23 Cameo My Fifth Avenue Girl (RKO Radio Pictures)— Aug. 24 Music Hall Hotel for Women (20th Century-Fox) — Aug. 25 Roxy Range War (Paramount Pictures) — Aug. 25 (a) Central Prisoner of Corbal (Syndicate Pictures) — Aug. 25 (a) Central Dust Be My Destiny (Warner Bros. Pictures) — Sept. 1 Strand Songs of the Street (French picture) — Sept. 1 55th St. Playhouse The End of a Day (Juno Films) — Sept. 11 Filmarte Lady of the Tropics (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (c) Capitol Frontier Marshal (20th Century-Fox) — Aug. 24 (a-b) Palace The Spellbinder (RKO Radio Pictures)— Aug. 24 (a) Palace (a) Dual bill. (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. Calif. Labor Com'r Assumes Charge of Child Film Stars West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Starting: today State Labor Commissioner H. S. Carrasco assumes jurisdiction over Shirley "^mple, Freddie Bartholemew, Jane Withers, Gloria Jean and all other "'uvenile film players. Carrasco has notified producers that they must obtain the consent of his department before employing minors in films, and satisfy him regarding the child's health, school •pcord and attendance. The new rule applies to children ~mnloyed as extras as well as to «tars, featured and bit players. Robbins Vs. Warners Suit Dismissed by Judge Knox Federal Judge John C. Knox on Friday dismissed for lack of prosecution a suit brought by Robbins Music Corp. against Warner Bros. Pictures. Inc., and Vitaphone Corp. Plaintiff had claimed that in a short entitled "Vincent Lonez and His Orchestra" that the defendants had unauthorizedly used the song "Stairways." "U" Star in Radio Debut Universal's new s+ar. Gloria Jean, who arrives in New York today from the Coast preliminary to attending' the premiere of her first starrer, "The Under-Pun" in Scranton Thursday, makes her radio debut Tuesday night on the "We. the People" program. Traveling' with the star are her parents, Charles Previn. U's musical director, and David Lipton. U's studio publicity head. Yes, It Was Hot Warners home office closed at 3 p.m. Friday because of the heat. Golden Jubilee Interest by Circuits Rising Fast Affiliated and independent circuits, as well as independent exhibitors, are beginning to show keen interest in the industry's Golden Jubilee celebration, it was reported by Ken Clark, chairman of the committee, on Friday. Clark said that circuits throughout the country were ordering the accessories in large quantities and that there was a heavy demand for the manuals. Chains and independents, he said, were organizing the campaign which swings into action during the first week in October. Testimonial Stag Dinner for Three Lewistown Exhibs. Pittsburgh — A testimonial stag dinner will be tendered the three exhibitors in Lewistown, Pa., Paul O. Klingler, Ike Barney and Harold D. Cohen, by their fellow exhibitors and representatives of the various distributing companies on Wednesday, at Johnson's Lodge. Burt Bishop, manager of the local M-G-M exchange, will make the presentations. Jack Judd is chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements, and is being assisted by George Tice and Joseph C. Shapiro. Preceding thed inner there will be horseshoe contests, mushball and other games for the entertainment of those who attend. Kent Drive's Zanuck Week Week of Sept. 17 during the annual 20th-Fox S. R. Kent sales rlrive will be known as Zanuck Week, honoring the studio production chieftain. COmiflG AIID GOMG GEORGE J. SCHAEFER, RKO prexy, and S. BARRET McCORMICK, ad-pub chieftain, are due in from the Coast this morning. LOUIS B. MAYER was in town over the week-end. JAMES R. GRAINGER, Republic's president, arrived in Boston on the week-end froir the home office, and heads this week for tha ist via Chicago, returning by way of OmaS. Minneapolis on Sept. 11. ind S. CHARLES EINFELD arrives from Hollywood this morning. ROBERT T. KANE, English production head for 20th-Fox, arrives here this week on the lie de France. ABRAM F. MYERS, Allied general counsel, is leaving on a short cruise, returning to Washington Sept. 11 following the New Jersey convention. HENRY KING has planed to the Coast, following visits to New York, Washington and Chicago. SAMMY COHEN, UA publicist, left New York on the week-end for a brief vacation in New England. CHARLES ROBERTS, Columbia's home office supervisor for Latin America, arrived in New York yesterday by plane from Mexico where he spent two weeks on business. HERMAN GOLDEN of Columbia's home office staff arrived in New York on Friday aboard the S.S. Oriente, following a business trip of five weeks to Panama and Cuba. LOU IRWIN is en route to New York from the Coast for a week's stay. HAROLD SCHUSTER, accompanied by his wife, is scheduled to arrive in New York today from the Coast. They plan to sail on the Mauretania next week-end for London where he will direct George Bernard Shaw's play, "Major Barbara," for Gabriel Pascal. KEN WH1TMORE, Warner studio publicist, is en route to New York from the Coast to handle press interviews for Vera Zorina just prior to latter's scheduled vacation trip to Europe. GLORIA JEAN, 11 -year-old Universal player, accompanied by her parents; CHARLES PREVIN "U" musical director, and DAVID LIPTON, studio publicity manager, left by train Friday for New York. Later they go to Gloria's home town, Scranton, Pa., for "Under-Pup" premiere. CHESTER B. BAHN, editor of THE FILM DAILY, is vacationing at his New Hope farm, near Syracuse. STEPHEN COOSSON, art director for Columbia, sailed for Europe Saturday on the S. S. Champlain. LESLIE HOWARD, actor; PIERRE MONTEUX, French conductor and his wife, also sailed on the Champlain. ROBERT SMELTZER, Warner central district manager, was in New York last week for home office conferences. JOHN JONES, president of Jones, Linick & Schaefer circuit in Chicago, has returned to that city after a vacation on the Coast. A. G. DOYLE, manager for 20th-Fox in Japan, sails for Tokio today on the Coolidge. Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthdays: AUCUST 21 Albert Rogell Bert Roach Forrest Stanley Louis Brock Hans Dreier Hiller Innes John Dacey Bill Pierce James Dent