The Film Daily (1940)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1940
Publisher:
Wid's Films and Film Folk, inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jul-Sep 1940)
Leaf #:
000254
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
This leading industry publication, published out of New York, was founded in 1915 by Wid Gunning (who called his publication Wid's Daily until 1922). The Film Daily documented the rise of the Hollywood studios, the transition to sound, and the evolution of the American film industry (the paper finally shuttered in 1970). The Film Daily included feature reviews, news stories, and advertisements, but its extensive coverage of short films in the 1920s and 30s distinguished it from other trade papers of the period. -- Eric Hoyt, 2011/2013
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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Monday, August 12, 19'. Vol. 78. No. 30 Mon., Aug. 12, 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 VVid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer. Entered as second class matter, Sept. a, 19J8 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: Kilmday, New York. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, Calif.— Kalph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., VV. I. PARIS— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Francaise, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). MEXICO CITY — Marco-Aurelio Galindo. Av, Coyoacan No. 100B, Mexico, D. F BUENOS AIRES— Chas. de Cruz, Heraldo Del Linematografista, Corrientes 1309. (Copyright, 1940, by Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.) FINANCIAL m The Broadway Parade ■ Picture and Distributor Theater The Sea Hawk (Warner Bros.) Strand The Return of Frank James (20th Century-Fox) ■ . • . ■ Roxy Pride and Prejudice (M-G-M) • Music Hall Snow White and Disney Shorts (RKO Radio Pictures)— 3rd week (d) Criterion Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M)— 2nd week ...Capitol The Boys from Syracuse (Universal-Jules Levey)-— 2nd week Paramount My Love Came Back (Warner Bros.) (a-b) Pa a ce Pier 13 (20th Century-Fox) (a) •..•• Pa a<-e The Secret Seven (Columbia) > ? 1 The Son of Roaring Dan (Universal) (a) ~enTra Everything Is Rhythm (Astor Pictures) (a) Cent ral South of Karenga (Universal Pictures) • K'a"° ♦ TWO-A-DAY RUMS ♦ Gone With the Wind (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Selznick)— 35th week Astor ♦ FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURES ♦ The Baker's Wife (The Baker's Wife Co.)— 23rd week .World Daybreak (A. F. E. Corp.)— 3rd week Little Carnegie ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ The Great McGinty (Paramount)— Aug. 14 % Paramount 1 Love You Again (Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer)— Aug. 16 Capitol Flowing Cold (Warner Bros.)— Sept. 6 ;Strand The Ramparts We Watch (RKO Radio-March of Time) (c) Music Hall Three Faces West (Republic Pictures) (c) Criterion The Man I Married (20th Century-Fox) a-b —Aug. 16 Pa ace Queen of Destiny (RKO Radio Pictures) (a-b)— Aug. 16 Palace Golden Gloves (Paramount) <c>— Rialto Rialto (I) Dual bill. <b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill. (d) Revival. RKO Charges Contract Breach in Chicago Suit (QUOTATIONS OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 7y4 7 7 Col. Picts. vtc. (21/4%) Columbia Picfs. pfd.. 173,4 17% 17% Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd East. Kodak 129 126V2 129 +4 do pfd Gen. Th. Eq 9 9 9 — l/4 Loew's, Inc 25 245/8 245/8 do pfd Paramount 5% 5'/2 5'/2 Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd.. . 8V8 8Vs 8'/8 Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox ... 5% 5% 5% 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 2y4 2y4 2'/4 do pfd NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Loew's deb. 3'/2s46.102% 1025/8 1023/4 + l/8 Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3 y4s47 RKO 6s41 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 7-16 7-16 7-16—1-16 Sonotone Corp Technicolor 97/8 97/8 9'/8 + y4 Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc Universal Picts N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd Fox Thea. Office Bldg. 1st '46 Loew's Thea. Realty 6s 1st '47 Met. Playhouse, Inc. 2nd deb. '45 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 Lockwood Under Knife Boston — Arthur H. Lockwood, president of Connecticut MPTO, is recuperating from an emergency nephrotomy at Beth Israel Hospital. Chicago— Attorneys for RKO filed suit for $25,000 damages against Southern Theater Properties, Inc., for breach of film contract. Defendants are the leasees of the Oriental Theater, controlled by Jones, Linick & Schaefer. Suit covers five RKO features, six Information Please shorts and 20 issues of Pathe News. At the same time, David Kahane, attorney, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against Southern Theater Properties for payment due the Chicago Orpheum Co. Unplayed RKO film in a deal whereby pictures went to the Oriental upon the closing of the Palace for the Summer formed the basis for the actions. Nathanson's F.P.C. Option Extended to Jan. 31 Next Montreal — Famous Players Canadian Corp. has advised the Montreal Stock Exchange that the option granted N. L. Nathanson under date of April 15, 1936, to purchase 11,000 shares at $16 a share during the month of July, 1940, has been extended and may now be exercised in whole or in part at anytime up to and including Jan. 31, 1941. Rites Held for Mother Of J. M. and L. W. Schine Buffalo — Funeral services were held here yesterday for Mrs. Bertha Gordon Schine, mother of J. Meyer and Louis W. Schine, operators of the Schine circuit, with headquarters at Gloversville. Mrs. Schine died here Friday. 'Twill Be the Jayhawker Lawrence, Kan. — The Jayhawker will be the name of the Dickinson Theater here when it reopens early in September after extensive remodeling and redecorating. The Commonwealth Theaters Corp. is the present owner. COmmC and coiriG le^K ify I COL. WILLIAM J. DONOVAN, RKO eq suit counsel, went to Hyde Park Friday \ over the week-end accompanied Presic > Roosevelt on his trip to Portsmouth and E ton; purpose was to report on his recent c fidential European mission. THURMAN W. ARNOLD. Assistant Attor General, was in New York Friday. HARVEY COLDSTEIN, ►'=nneapolis trad. paperman, is at the Kni icker Hotel CHARLES COHEN of ...etro's public partment is vacationing. LOUIS de ROCHEMONT is in Boston wh he attended "The Ramparts We Watch" op | ing. HAL LEROY, who recently completed |1 Many Girls," is in town. WILLIAM CARGAN is vacationing in N York. DICK MARVIN flew to Nashville over I week-end. EDWARD ELLIS, motoring East, will stop in Canada before coming to town. JOHN McCLAIN, M-G-M writer, is stopp at the Waldorf Towers. GERALD FREEMAN of Anglo American Fil] deferred his departure for London, scheduf originally at the week-end. Bell-White in Publicity Field j Formation of the Bell-White Oj ganization, specializing in publicil and public relations service, is ai nounced by Luther K. Bell and Go don S. White. Offices are at 34' Madison Ave. FlR«? \< slackens p*c lttSionV V "Various J" coo© */*G "TNI CIMt Mc GINTY //