The Film Daily (1939)

9fe Wednesday, August 30, 193*. Vol. 76, No. 42 Wed., Aug. 30, 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. VV. 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 Cinematographic Francaise, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). Mexico City — ■ MarcoAurelio Galindo, Depto. 19, 5A, Dr. Lucio No. 102 Mexico, D.F. Buenos Aires — Chas. de Cruz Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309 f i n ft n c i n l NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 111/4 IT/4 111/4 + V4 Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (2l/2% Columbia Picts. pfd. . Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. . East. Kodak do pfd Cen. 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 93/4 93/4 93/4 + 1/4 165 163V2 165 + 1l/2 171 171 171 — 3 101/s 10 101/g + Ve 41 40i/2 41 4. i/2 81/2 8i/g 8i/2 + 1/2 91/2 91/2 91/2 + 1/4 IOI/4 93/4 101/g + 1/2 175/g 171/4 171/2 + i/g 43/g 4i/4 43/g + i/8 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46. .... Loew's deb. 3V?s46 Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3 V4s47 88 88 88 — }% RKO 6s41 Warner Bros.' cv. 6s39 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp Technicolor 13% 13% 13% + 3/8 Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 100l/2 .... Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 33/8 4% Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45.. 65 69 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 63 65 SAFETY LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City C C^ I I B I W BRyant 9-5600 at^UKI Einfeld Returning to Coast After Eastern Conferences Following a visit of some two weeks to the home office for the purpose of setting campaigns for a number of Warners' new season features, Charles Einfeld, company's director of advertising and publicity, left last night aboard the 20th Century Limited for Burbank. During his New York stay, Einfeld conferred with Gradwell L. Sears, Carl Leserman and Mort Blumenstock on merchandising "On Your Toes," "Dust Be My Destiny," "A Child Is Born," "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex," "The Roaring Twenties" and "We Are Not Alone." Einfeld expects to be back in New York in about six weeks to co-ordinate campaigns for other company attractions whose release dates follow the group of pictures already having received planned promotion. Chicago Warner Club Names New Board and Officers Chicago — Board of Governors of the Warner Club of Chicago, now includes James E. Coston, Charley Ryan, Alex Halperin, Larry Stein, Tom Gilliam, Henry Herbel, H. W. Wheeler, H. A. Turrell, and I. H. Barron. Steve Fitzgerald was named entertainment chairman; I. H. Barron and Tom Gilliam welfare directors; James Summers and Deborah Finnan, will have charge of the membership drive, and Jimmy Coston will take care of the loan department, while Alice Nortman will continue as treasurer. Al Blasko will have charge of publicity and Florence Latch will continue as clubroom hostess. Charley Ryan was elected president. Producers Pictures Planning Studio at Prescott, Ariz. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Hollywood — Producers Pictures has purchased a site adjacent to Prescott, Ariz., where studio sound stages, western street and permanent sets are being erected for filming of outdoor action pictures. Location is considered ideal for the production of westerns. In addition to facilities for shooting, an administration building and suitable living quarters for production personnel, executives, actors and technicians are being built under supervision of Robert Sternbach, from plans by Art Director Fred Preble. Dinner in Honor of Star, Producer of "Nurse Cavell" RKO Radio will give an informal dinner for the press at the Empire Room of the Waldorf-Astoria at 7:45 tomorrow evening in honor of Herbert Wilcox and Anna Neagle, producer and star of "Nurse Edith Cavell," following a private preview of the picture at the Lexington Ave. TransLux Theater at 5:45. Picture is the first one produced in America by Wilcox under his RKO releasing arrangement. ITOA Continues Squawk; Threatens to "Name Names" Sounding a warning that the ITOA is going to press its campaign to keep film stars off the air with every means at its disposal, the association is issuing a new blast today via the trade paper ad. route that unless the companies which have not forbidden their players to appear on radio do so they will face reprisals by the ITOA. The statement asserts that theater business is "terrible," due, to a great degree, to the fact that many stars now appearing in pictures have killed their value by convincing the public through the radio that they do not have the glamour the screen has built up for them. It further states that names are not being mentioned at this time, but that unless the warning is heeded these people will be blasted in the near future, and the ITOA will produce figures to prove its contentions. "U" Quotas Being Attained in Exhib. -Sponsored Drive With the first month of exhibitorsponsored drive for New Universal nearing completion last night, reports at the home office indicated that quota marks allocated to exchanges throughout the country are on the verge of being attained in a number of situations. Company has received particular impetus from the fine reception of "When Tomorrow Comes" and the impression made on exhibitors by unanimously enthusiastic reviews on their release, "The Under-Pup." Philly Allied Leaves Buying Up to Individual Members Philadelphia — Meeting of Eastern Pennsylvania Allied unit here yesterday was a three-hour session with practically all of it a discussion of such trade problems as high film rentals, interchange of allocations, clearance, buying, etc. Handling of 1939-1940 buying was left up to individual members, but some exhibs. intend to close their theaters rather than pay the new season prices. Buffalo to Bar Children in Fight on Polio Spread Buffalo — Infantile Paralysis situation here, worst in five years, yesterday caused the Board of Health to request all theater managers to prohibit admission of children 14 years or under. Managers indicated they would comply with request. 2d Week for "Fifth Ave. Girl" "Fifth Avenue Girl," having outgrossed in four days all RKO Radio productions to play the Music Hall this season, will be held over for a second week, giving it playing time over the Labor Day week-end. Yesterday's business at the Music Hall was the best any RKO picture has rung up in three years for a weekday, with $16,000 taken in at the box office. cominG am Gome HERBERT J. YATES, MRS. YATES, RICHARC YATES, and MR. and MRS. GENE AUTRY sai from England tomorrow on the Manhattan foi New York. WALTER J. HUTCHINSON arrives today fron the Coast. on S. CHARLES EINFELD left for the C^rp last night after a brief stay here. HAROLD SCHUSTER, director, is en route to England on the Mauretania. W. RAY JOHNSTON, SCOTT DUNLAP and TREM CARR leave for Hollywood tonight. SOL LESSER and his wife are at the Sherry Netherland. EARL CARROLL has returned to Hollywood. CONSTANCE BENNETT is at the Waldorf. JACK L. WARNER has cancelled his European trip and is remaining on the Coast. BERT LAHR and RAY BOLGER have arrived from Hollywood. DANIEL T. O'SHAY, Selrnick International secretary, arrives here today from the Coast. H. M. WARNER, DAVID ROSE and DAN CARROLL are scheduled to sail from England today in the Queen Mary. ROY BENJAMIN, architect for the Sparks circuit in Florida, EUCENE J. GILBERT, architect for the Saenger circuit in Louisiana, DONALD P. COLE, Massachusetts exhib., and M. A. LIGHTMAN, Paramount partner in Tennessee, were visitors during the past few days at the Paramount World's Fair Lounge. EDWARD G. ROBINSON is due here tomorrow from Europe on the Washington. JOAN PERRY is vacationing in New York. F. J. A. McCARTHY, Eastern sales manager for Universal, left for Boston last night for a short stay, returning here the end of the week. SAM MARX, Columbia story editor, has returned to New York after a tour of the Summer stock companies. LEO ABRAMS, Universal short subjects manager, left last night on a trip to Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse. LUIS ENRIQUE PEREZ, Republic distributor in Venezuela, arrives here tomorrow from Caracas. World Releasing "The City" "The City," documentary film dramatizing the need for urban planning which has been showing at the World's Fair, has been acquired by World Pictures for world wide distribution, it was announced yesterday. Lofink Leaving Fabian Albany — George Lofink, purchasing agent and contact man for the Fabian Circuit with headquarters in The Palace here, has resigned and will become affiliated with an indie chain in New York Sept. 1. Best wishes from THE FILM DAILY to the following on their birthdays: AUGUST 30 Joan Blondell