The Film Daily (1940)

3ft DAILY Friday, February 9, 1940 Vol. 77, No. 29 Fri., Feb. 9, 1940 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Ceneral 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. 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. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, Calif.— 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 Galindo, Av. Coyoacan No. 100B, Mexico, D. F. BUENOS AIRES— Chas de Cruz, Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. nnnnciflL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net Low Close Chg. 9% 93/4 + i/8 7 7 22 22 + 3/4 High Am. Seat 9% Col. Picts. vtc. (2l/2%) 7 Columbia Picts. pfd.. 22 Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd East. Kodak 160 158 160 + 2/2 do pfd Gen. Th. Eq 12% Loew's, Inc 36% do pfd Paramount 7% Paramount 1st pfd 12% 12% 35% 36% + 1/4 7'/s Paramount 2nd pfd.. 8% Pathe Film 103^ 1% 113/4 94% 3% 481/4 RKO 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd 8% 8% IOV4 10% — % 1% 1% IH/2 113/4 + % 94*' 94" —"i/i 3% 37/8 + l/8 48i/4 48i/4 + H/4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Loew's deb. 3%s46. . 1023/8 102l/4 1023/8 + % Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3l/4s47 85 843,4 85 RKO 6s41 58i/4 573/8 58 1/4 + % Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 86i/8 86 86'A — V4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp 1 % 1 1/2 1 % — % Technicolor 163/8 16 I6I/4 + % Trans-Lux 1% 1% 1% Universal Corp. vtc. 4% 4 41/4 + % Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 100% 104 Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45. 71% 73% Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 67 69 SArETY| LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY 20th'Fox Closing Monday; Others at I P. iff. Twentieth Century-Fox will close all day Monday, other companies are scheduled to close at 1 P.M. Lincoln's birthday, while all More Effective Use of Pix in New York Schools Sought Albany — Frank P. Graves, State Commissioner of Education, has authorized a series of conferences between school principals and supervisors and members of the State Education Department, under the direction of Dr. Ward C. Bowen, Chief of the State Bureau of Radio and Visual Aids, to secure co-operation leading toward the more effective use of films, radio and related teaching aids. In the discussion at the first conference, it was brought out that it is often desirable to show a film as many as three times in the classroom. The first showing gives the pupil the general outline of the subject. Particular points are selected for the next exhibition and the final projection serves to connect up the whole lesson. "The value of a picture in the schools," Doctor Bowen said, "is dependent almost entirely on the personality and experience of the teacher and the circumstances of the particular occasion. The State Department can not review and evaluate any large number of pictures for this and other reasons. We feel, however, that the teacher, if it is in any way possible, should preview a picture before it is shown to the class." Soviet Bomber Destroys Home of Mono. Distrib. Norton V. Ritchey, Monogram foreign manager received word yesterday from Helsinki that the home of Nils Dahlstroem. managing director of Suomi Pilmi, Monogram's Finnish distrib., has been bombed and completely destroyed by a recent Societ air raid. The Dahlstroems escaped injury. Soumi Filmi has moved headquarters from Helsinki to Tammerfors in the interior. Suomi Filmi films all newsreel material at the Finnish front, shipments going out of Stockholm through the office of the Svensk Film Industry. Dahlstroem, himself, is reported now in command of a border "pill box." "Blue Bird" Takes Wing Run of "The Blue Bird" at the Hollywood ended last night. Picture will go into the Roxy in three weeks. "Little Old New York" plays the Roxy for another week starting today and "Of Mice And Men" follows it for a two-week stay. Shift Exhib. Meet Date Boston — The next business meeting of Independent Exhibitors, Inc., Allied affiliate, has been shifted from Feb. 13 to Feb. 20 by Business Manager Arthur K. Howard. C of C Okay Doesn't Make Game Legal, Okla. Ruling Oklahoma City — The blessing of a Chamber of Commerce is not enough to offset the State's ban on "bank night." The Attorney General's office put a ban on the game in 1938, but two Guthrie theaters, operated under the same management, have been maintaining a variation of "bank night" nevertheless. The board of directors of the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution of cooperation and one of its representatives has been conducting the drawings. But this is a lottery, resolution or no, Stephen Holloway, Assistant Attorney General, has ruled for Hugh Adams, Logan county attorney, and it can be stopped by injunction as a "common nuisance." Jones and Wallace Will Do Three Films for Hal Roach West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Grover Jones and Richard Wallace, screen writer and director respectively, have been signed to do three pictures for Hal Roach, the first of which is Kenneth Robert's "Captain Caution." The other two are to be announced shortly. "Captain Caution" will follow "Turnabout," Roach's next production which gets under way Feb. 19. Whitehead Seeks Charter to Organize Circus Field Miami — Application has been submitted to the A F of L Executive Council, now in session here, by Ralph Whitehead for a charter to organize workers in circuses, carnivals and other outdoor shows. Whitehead was formerly executive secretary of the American Federation of Actors. However, when the AAAA created AGVA to replace the AFA when their charter was withdrawn, they waived jurisdiction over this type of worker. No action has been taken yet. Indianapolis Will Have $60,000 Open Air Theater Indianapolis — An open-air theater with a capacity of 500 automobiles will be built in Broad Ripple park this Spring, at an approximate cost of $60,000. Project is announced by the architectural firm of Graham & Knowlton. To Show Irish Color Film "Here Is Ireland," natural color film, will be presented Sunday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by William Alexander, distributor. cominG add Gome JOE NEWMAN, Metro short subjects director, returned to the Coast last night via Detroit. JACK SCHLAIFER, United Artists vice-president and Western division manager, returns here this week-end after a visit to Coast exchanges VAL PAUL, production manager folf ^Yward Small, sailed yesterday from San Franciioo on the Matsonia to line up locations in several south sea islands for a forthcoming Small production. ADOLPH ZUKOR and JOHN W. HICKS have arrived in Buenos Aires after visiting several cities in Chile. JOSEPH M. SCHENCK, 20th-Fox board chairman, is here from the Coast for a short stay on business. RICHARD HARLAN, director, has left Hollywood for Buenos Aires where he will direct pictures for an independent producer. SAM BISCHOFF leaves for the Coast this week-end. ROBERT STACK, Universal player, has returned to the Coast via American Airlines. OTIS SKINNER sails today for South America on the Santa Lucia. BEN MICGINS, continental European managing director for 20th-Fox, arrived here yesterday on the Washington. KEITH COLDSMITH. Far East exec, for 20th-Fox, is here from Singapore for home office conferences and a vacation. JACK KIRSCH, prexy of Illinois Allied, goes to Florida for a winter vacation. WALTER IMMERMAN, B & K general manager has returned to Chicago from a New York booking trip. ROBERT STACK, Universal player has returned to the Coast on an urgent call from the studio for a new picture assignment. Television for Dominion Said Matter of Finances Montreal — Television is an economic rather than technical problem, Allan B. Oxley, RCA acoustic engineer, told members of the St. Lawrence Kiwanis Club. As far as this area is concerned, someone must be found, Oxley suggested, willing to spend $100,000 while other resources will be required for camera, studio equipment, towers, a license from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., and other incidentals. RESULT GETTING ASSISTANT! Outstanding record in pictures and theatres. Unusually versatile as a confidential right-hand man to an Executive. Capable managing responsibilities and planning intelligently with a stickto-it-iveness determination. Salary secondary to opportunity. Excellent recommendations of untarnishable repute as to integrity, loyalty, honesty and capability. THE FILM DAILY Box No. 1510 1501 Broadway New York City