The Film Daily (1940)

3W DAJLY Friday, September 6, 194 Vol. 78, No. 48 Fri., Sept. 6, 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., l>y VVid'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, 9-7131, 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, HeraldoDel Cinematografista, Corrientes 1309. FINANCIAL (Thursday, Sept. S) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 8 8 8 + % Col. Picts. vtc. (2i/2%) 5 45/g 5 + Vz Columbia Picts. pfd.. 19'/2 19'/2 19Vi + 1 Con. Fm. Ind 34 5/8 34+ l/g Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 8V2 7% 8y2 + 1 Vs East. Kodak 138y2 137y2 138'/2 + 2l/4 do pfd 172 172 172 — 1 Gen. Th. Eq 9% 9'/2 9Vs + Vs Loew's, Inc 27y2 265/8 27 do pfd Paramount 6>/s 5% 6 + !4 Paramount 1st pfd Paramount 2nd pfd.. 8% 8'/2 8% + % Pathe Film 8'/2 83/8 83/8 + Vs RKO 23/4 25/8 23/4 RKO $6 pfd 36 36 36 +1 20th Century-Fox . . . 6V2 6 6'/2 + Vi 20th Century-Fox pfd. 16 16 16 + % Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros 23,4 23/8 2% + 1/4 do pfd 35 35 35 -f 2y2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 102'/2 102V2 102'/2 Loew's deb. 3 </2s46. 1023,4 1023,4 10234 Para. B'way 3s55.... 463,4 463,4 463,4 Para. Picts. 6s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3 >/4s4 90 89 90+1 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts y2 Vl Vl Sonotone Corp Technicolor lO'/g 103/8 10y2 + l/2 Trans-Lux T/8 1 1 1/8 Universal Corp. vtc.. 4 3% 4 + l/g Active Trading Resumes In Amusement Stocks Trading interest in amusement issues quickened markedly yesterday on the Big Board as well as the Bond and Curb Markets, with the prevailing tendency towards fractional advances, although Warners preferred closed at 35 for a gain of 2% points and Eastman common moving up 2% to close at 138%. Only issue to go off was Eastman preferred, down a point. Leonard, Hyland Organize Cinemasters to Produce Arthur Leonard and Dick Hyland, the former an independent film producer since the closing of Warner Bros. Eastern Studios where he handled casting for several years, and the latter a member of Warners' advertising and publicity department for the past four years, have organized Cinemasters, Inc., to produce industrial as well as theatrical films. Offices are in the Fox-Movietone Studios. The new company is incorporated with 200 shares at no par value, with Leonard and Hyland as sole officers. Ben Greene has been named sales manager for the company. First production is the "Hobby Lobby," short featuring Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, which Columbia is distributing. Paramount Seeking Slash In Laboratory Assessment Reduction on an assessment placed on its film laboratroy at 544 West 43rd Street, New York, was asked yesterday by Paramount Pictures, Inc., in a proceeding filed in the New York Supreme Court against the City of New York Tax Commission. Justice Ferdinand A. Pecora ordered a hearing on the issue for September 23. Paramount claims that the laboratory, assessed at $165,000, js overtaxed $30,000. 41 Wilby Theaters Will Play RKO Radio Program Ned E. Depinet of RKO Radio Pictures announced the closing of a deal for 1940-41 product, with the R. B. Wilby Theaters. The transaction covers 41 houses in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. RKO Radio was represented in the negotiations by Eastern Division Sales Manager Robert Mochrie, Southeastern District Manager Dave Prince and Branch Manager Hubert Lyons of Atlanta. Four-Day Exposition Will Mark Panoram's Premiere West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Panoram, the Roosevelt-Mills automatic projector, and "Soundies," as footage for it will be dubbed, will be formally introduced at a premiere and four-day exposition here Sept. 16-19, with James Roosevelt and Fred L. Mills hosting. Exposition is set for the Hawaiian Blossom Room in the Roosevelt Hotel. Monday, Sept. 16, will be "Meet Jimmy Roosevelt Day," with reception for film stars and press at night. Following three days largely will be given over to demonstrations. Helene Chadwick Dies West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Helene Chadwick, 43, silent picture star, died yesterday following a long illness. Blumenstock Will Confer On Rockne Memorial Week Mort Blumenstock, in charge of Warner Bros, advertising and publicity in the East, leaves tonight for South Bend, Ind., where he will confer with Father Cavanaugh, vicepresident of Notre Dame, Mayor Pavey of South Bend and Sam Clark, Warner field representative, on the details for Knute Rockne Memorial Week, which will be nationally celebrated from Sept. 29 through Oct. 5. Blumenstock returns to New York Monday, with Clark remaining in South Bend at the Hotel Oliver, which will serve as official headquarters for Knute Rockne Memorial Week, climax of which will be the world premiere of Warners' "Knute Rockne-All American" at three local theaters on Oct. 4. First "Major Barbara" Reels Shipped to U. S. Gabriel Pascal, currently producing "Major Barbara" in England, has shipped the uncut negative of the first two reels for safekeeping in the U. S. In a letter and cable to Marian Baldwin, his representative here, Pascal said the picture was being made under depressing conditions. Due to frequent air raids, only one day of shooting was accomplished in an entire week. Most of the time, Pascal said, the cast and crew are in raid shelters. Pascal said he hoped to complete the picture so that he can arrive in the U. S. with the completed print by Nov. 1. Mayor Names J. J. Walker "Czar' of Cloak Industry Mayor LaGuardia of New York City yesterday named former mayor James J. Walker as impartial chairman, or "czar," of the women's cloak trade at an annual salary of $20,000. Appointment, it is stated, was made at the request of officers of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Walker was for a number of years intimately associated with the motion picture industry as counsel for an exhibitor association. New York Premiere Date Of "Dictator" Not Yet Set West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — At a conference yesterday Murray Silverstone and Charles Chaplin decided that premiere of "The Great Dictator" will be held in New York with Chaplin attending. No date has been set for the opening. Sales policy has not been determined and release date has not been fixed as yet. It is understood picture will be shown in 13,000 feet with an intermission. Olsen-Johnson in New Pact Olsen and Johnson have signed a new contract with the Shuberts; pact is reported for five years. COminG and G0H1G J. CHEEVER COWDIN was in Washington yd terday. J. LEROY JOHNSTON, of Walter Wanger F duction, is at the Warwick. ANN SOTHERN and ROCER PRYOR arri here this morning from the Coast via TV.' Stratoliner. LUCILLE BALL arrives here today from t Coast. ALFRED LUNT and LYNN FONTANNE have r turned to New York after a Summer vacati at their Wisconsin farm. ANATOLE LITVAK leaves Hollywood ne week for a vacation in South America. BARBARA READ arrives here this week-e from Hollywood. ED KUYKENDALL leaves tomorrow for Was ington. SABU returned to the Coast last night. JUNE DUPREZ returns to Hollywood ne week. MORT BLUMENSTOCK trains tonight to Sou Bend, Ind., returning Monday. MORRIS MENDELSOHN, Loew-Poli divisil attorney, New Haven, is following up his r cent sailing trip with a hiking trip in Nf Hampshire next week. AGMA Motion for Writ Adjourned to Sept. 17 New York Supreme Court JustiJ Carroll G. Walter yesterday al journed the motion of AGMA f' an injunction against the AFM uml Sept. 17 for hearing before Justi Aaron Steuer. AGMA is asking f a restraining order to prevent tl musicians union from barring tl performances of concert artists wl are members of AGMA. Para, to Pay Dividends On Common and Prefers Board of directors of Paramou yesterday declared a dividend on i common stock of 15 cents per shar together with a quarterly dividei of $1.50 on its first preferred stoc and a quarterly dividend of 15 cen on its second preferred stock, pa; able Oct. 1, to common stockholde: of record on Sept. 16, and preferrt stockholders of record on Sept. 1 SEPTEMBER 6 Rowland V. Lee Otto Kruger Dorothy Gulliver Donald Keith SEPTEMBER 7 Arthur W. Kelly Merna Kenned Roscoe Karns SEPTEMBER 8 Howard Dietz David Horsle) May McAvoy