The Film Daily (1940)

Wednesday, February 14, 1940 Vol. 77, No. 32 Wed., Feb. 14, 1940 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. 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, CalifRalph 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, Av. Coyoacan No. 100B, Mexico, D. F. BUENOS AIRES— Chas de Cruz, Heraldo Del Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. B — f inarm al NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 10 9% 10 — >/8 Col. Picts. vtc. (2i/2%) 7i/8 7 7 Columbia Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind 7/8 % % — Ms Con. Fm. Ind. ptd East. Kodak 160 158 158 — % do pfd 178 176 178 + 1 Gen. Th. Eq 13V8 12% 13% + V4 Loew's, Inc 36% 36% 36% — % do pfd Paramount 7% 7% 7% — % Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd... 8% 8% 8% — % Pathe Film 10V2 10% IOV4 — V4 RKO 1% 1% 1% — % 20th Century-Fox ... 12 11 3^ 1134— l/4 20th Century-Fox pfd. 247/8 243,4 243/4 + 1/4 Univ. Pict. pfd 93 92 V2 92% — li/2 Warner Bros 3% 3% 3% — % do pfd 49% 49% 49% + 2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46.1013^ 101% 101% + % Loew's deb. 3%s46.103 102% 102% + % Para. B'way 3s55... 49% 49% 49%— % Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3 V4s47 85 85 85 RKO 6s41 64% 633,4 64% + 1 % Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 86% 863/8 86% + % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts 1 1 1 Sonotone Corp 1% 1% 1% Technicolor 15% 15% 15% Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. 4% 4 4 — Universal Picts Va N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 101% 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 SAFETY I LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Storage by Reel or Vault 729 Seventh Ave. New York City BRyant 9-5600 SECURITY 27 Milwaukee Indies Aid Finnish Relief Campaign Milwaukee — The Finnish relief fund drive here has received the support of 27 independent theaters in Milwaukee county, which will sell special tickets from Feb. 26 to Mar. 11 and share the proceeds with the fund. It is hoped to raise more than $5,000 in this manner. Participating theaters include the Tower, Oriental, Abby, Alamo, Aragon, Atlas, Burleigh, Climax, Colonial, Comet, Fern, Franklin, Grand, Greendale, Hollywood, Liberty, Lyric, Mozart, Murray, Park, Pearl, Peerless, Rainbow, Roosevelt, Roxy, Tosa and Violet. Hold Patterson Funeral in Atlanta on Saturday Rites for Willard C. Patterson, Warner Theater executive, who died Monday at Palm Springs, Calif., will be held in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, at 11 a.m. from the Funeral Parlors of Patterson & Son. Mrs. Patterson is en route to Atlanta and will be at the Biltmore Hotel. Nat Fellman of the Warner Theater executive staff, will represent the company at the funeral. Mrs. Irma Flanders, Patterson's secretary, is leaving New York Thursday to attend the funeral. Lillian Hellman May Do Script of "Little Foxes" William Wyler is conferring in New York with Lillian Hellman, and the playwright will be signed to do the script of "The Little Foxes," which Sam Goldwyn will direct, it was learned yesterday. Wyler, here on the start of a belated honeymoon, leaves today for Lake Placid with Mrs. Wyler, They will sail within a week or 10 days on a South American cruise. Roach Planning Six for UA With Budget of $7,500,000 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — With a program calling for the production of six pictures at a cost of $7,500,000, Hal Roach is beginning his third season as a producer for United Artists. Details of the program are to be worked out during the next few weeks in conferences between Roach and Murray Silverstone, UA top executive. Harrison Named Treasurer of Harris Amusement Co. Pittsburgh — After having served 37 years as auditor for the Harris Amusement Co. here, George S. Harrison has been appointed treasurer of the company. Before assuming his new position, Harrison is taking a three months' vacation in Florida. Industry Good-Will Rally Set for Altoona April 3 Pittsburgh — The second annual industry "Good-Will Get-Together" of main line exhibitors and film sales representatives will be held on Wednesday, April 3, at the Penn Alto Hotel in Altoona, Pa. The following committee has been appointed to take charge of this affair: F. D. "Dinty" Moore, of Vitagraph, George Elmo, of Paramount, George Tice, of Columbia, and Jack Judd, of National Screen Service. Burt Bishop, local M-G-M branch manager, will be master of ceremonies. Rube Jackter to Direct Col.'s Montague Drive Columbia's home office announced yesterday that Rubt Jackter, assistant sales manager, has been appointed chairman in charge of the "Montague 15th Anniversary Campaign" on billing and sales which gets under way next Saturday and continues through May 10. Aiding Jackter on the campaign committee will be Lou Astor and Lou Weinberg, circuit sales execs.; Max Weisfeldt, short subjects sales supervisor; Maurice Grad, sales promotion manager; Harry Kaufman, exchange operations manager; and George Josephs, manager of the sales accounting department. Rites for Earl Knight Held at Fairmont, W. Va. Fairmont, W. Va.— Earl "Fuzzy" Knight, for many years manager of Warners' Fairmont and Virginia Theaters in Fairmont, until his resignation about a year ago when he took over a night club in that town, died suddenly at his home. He is survived by his widow and a brother, "Fuzzy" Knight, the movie actor. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Jones Funeral Home. Would Amend Constitution to Make Bingo Legal Here Albany — Assemblyman Max M. Thurshen, of Kings County yesterday hoppered a resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution to empower the legislature to authorize and allow operation of Bingo under religious and charitable auspices. If passed by two different legislatures in successive years, it would go to the people for vote, as did pari-mutuel last Fall. Col. May Sign Martin for $500,000 Musical West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Columbia is reported talking a deal with Tony Martin for another musical pix. Production would be budgeted at $500,000, it is understood. Martin is now filling a Miami p. a. engagement. cominc Arm Gome NED DEPINET, vice-president of RKO, returned | yesterday from the Coast. CEORGE J. SCHAEFER, RKO president, leaves Hollywood for New York on Friday. WILLIAM WYLER and MRS. WY! of leave I today for Lake Placid to spend sevetS. days; returning to New York, they will spend about a week here after which they will sail for a | South American cruise. MACK MILLER is at the Pierre. PAUL BUCHANAN is en route to Rio de I Janeiro and Buenos Aires, in the interest of | Walt Disney's foreign versions. CHARLES STUART leaves for Florida this | Saturday. MIRIAM HOPKINS has arrived here from the! Coast after completing her role in Warners' "Virginia City." SONJA HENIE is at the Waldorf for a few days. NORMAN FOSTER and his wife, SALLY BLAINE, have left Hollywood for a month's vacation in Mexico. LEE SHUBERT returned from a sojourn in Florida on Monday. His brother, J. J. Shubert, returns today. MORRIS RYSKIND returns today from the Coast bringing script of the new Irving BerlinB. G. DeSylva musical play, "Louisiana." MRS. ABE FISHMAN will join Abe Fishman and other members of the Fishman Theater, New Haven, office in Miami Beach this week. BILL SIRICA, of the Lido, Waterbury, Conn, is enjoying a Miami vacation. ADOLPH G. JOHNSON of the Strand, Hamden, Conn, has returned from a trip to Detroit. Bob Hope to Broadcast From New York in May Bob Hope, now making "The Ghost Breakers" on the Coast for Paramount, will come East in May for a couple of weeks. Hope will bring his air show troupe (Pepsodent) to New York and broadcast from here during his Coast absence. 120 "Pre" Dates for "Grapes" Pre-release dates set on "The Grapes Of Wrath" have reached a total of 120 in number, it was announced yesterday. Coast premiere of the film has been set for Feb. 27 at the Four Star Theater, Los Angeles. Picture will open simultaneously the following day in three Los Angeles houses, the Four Star, Loew's State and Grauman's Chi Save With ABBYE ERRAND SERVICE Specialized Messengers Neat — Dependable — Experienced Call Circle 6-5314