The Film Daily (1941)

DAILY Monday, February 10, 19 Vol. 79, No. 28 Mon, Feb. 10, 1941 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, Calif. — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., \y. I. PARIS— P. A. Harle, Le Film, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). MEXICO CITY— MarcoAurelio Galindo, Depto. 215, Calle del Sindicalismo, 99, Tacubayo, D. F. riNANCIAL (.QUOTATIONS OF FRIDAY, FEB. 7) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 8 8 8 Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. <2'/2% Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Th. Eq Loew's. Inc do pfd Paramount Para. 1st pfd Para. 2nd pfd Pathc Film RKO 20th Century-Fox . . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd 5/g 5/8 5/8 8 8 8 130 1291/4 130 +"i/4 13% 33 3 8 13% i37/8 33 333/8 11% 98 ll'/s 83/4 3% 6Vi 17% 973/4 11 83/4 3% 6% 11% 98 11 83/4 3% 6 1/2 17% 17% 33e 55V2 31/4 31/4 .... 551/2 551/2 + 1 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Loew's deb. 3V2s46 10438 104V8 104% — % Para. B'way 3s55 Para. Picts. cv. 3V4s47 95>/4 951/4 95 V4 — 1/4 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 9534 96% 95% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp 1% 1 % 1 % Technicolor Trans-Lux .1 1 1 +1-16 Universal Corp. vtc. . 638 638 6% Universal Picts 1734 17% 173/4 N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Met. Playhouse. Inc. 2nd deb. '45. 66 69 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 60% 63 Juror's Death Causes Mistrial General Sessions Judge George L. Donnellan Friday declared a mistrial in the trial of Max L. Hymes, former controller of Movietone News, Inc., following the sudden death of a juror at the close of the trial. Hymes is charged with being involved in thefts of $42,000 from Movietone News through the issuance of improper checks. d The Broadway Parade i Picture and Distributor Theater Night Train (Twentieth Century-Fox) — 7th week Globe Kitty Foyle I RKO Radio Picturesi— 5th week Rivoli Gone With the Wind I Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer-Selznick) — 3rd week (dl Capitol Virginia (Paramount Pictures) — 2nd week Paramount Arizona (Columbia Pictures) Music Hall Western Union (Twentieth Century-Fox) Roxy Honeymoon for Three (Warner Bros. Pictures) Strand Life With Henry (Paramount Pictures) Criterion The Face Behind the Mask ( Columbia Pictures) Rialto Tall. Dark and Handsome (Twentieth Century-Fox) (a-bl Palace Four Mothers (Warner Bros. Pictures) (a-b) Palace ♦ TWO-A-DAY RUN ♦ The Great Dictator (United Artists-Chaplin) — 18th week Astor Fantasia (Walt Disney Productions) — 13th week Broadway ♦ FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURES ♦ The Baker's Wife (The Baker's Wife Co.)— 50th week World They Met on Skis (Mike Mindlinl — 8th week 55th St. Playhouse Hatred (World Pictures) — 3rd week Filmarte Personal Column (Pax Films) — 2nd week Little Carnegie The Education of the Needy (Cinexportl 48th St. Theater ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ Back Street ( Universal Pictures) — Feb. 11 Rivoli Co West ( Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (c) Capitol You're the One (Paramount Picturesi — Feb. 19 Paramount Escape to Glory (Columbia Pictures) (c) Globe Tobacco Road (Twentieth Century-Fox) — Feb. 20 Roxy Strawberry Blonde (Warrer Bros. Pictures) — Feb. 21 Strand Maisie Was a Lady ( Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) — Feb. 12 Criterion The Devil Commands (Columbia Pictures) (c) .Rialto Pepe le Moke (Mayer & Burstyn) — March 3 World High Sierra (Warner Bros. Pictures) — Feb. 12 (a-b) Palace Father's Son (Warner Bros. Pictures) — Feb. 12 (a) Palace (a) Dual bill, showing. (b) Subsequent run. (c) Follows current bill, (d) Popular price "Tobacco Road" Handling 20th Cent.-Fox Continues Hinges on N. Y. Reaction Parleys on Consent Decree Appropriating a record sum for exploitation, advertising and publicity on "Tobacco Road," 20th-Fox started a smashing campaign last week that will be pushed throughout the country up to and through the film's world premiere at the Roxy Feb. 20. Future handling of the picture is dependent to some extent on the initial reception picture gets, it was learned at the week-end. Herman Wobber, distribution head, is waiting until the premiere before any final decision is made on handling of the picture throughout the country. "This Thing Called Love" Nixed by Decency Legion Twentieth-Fox will continue its meetings this week with branch managers and sales forces in the field listening to company's legal reps, outline operations under the consent decree. First sessions in the East were started last week with Fred Pride attorney, addressing the salesmen in different branches. Meanwhile, Felix A. Jenkins, general counsel, continued his swing through the Midwest. Division managers William Sussman, East, and William C. Gehring, Midwest, were also attending the meeitngs. The Legion of Decency on Saturday announced that Columbia's "This Thing Called Love" had been given a "C" classification because the Legion considered "the treatment of the plot concentrates throughout the greater portion of the film upon a marriage situation which as screen material is highly suggesttive and objectionable." Changes in Billboard Law Before Mass. Legislature Toronto — O. J. Silverthorne, chairman of the Ontario Censor Board, said Pridi y that he had heard no complaints against the film "This Thing Called Love" when he referred to a protest of the Social Service Council of Canada. "The management of the theater where the picture played reports 50,000 people saw it and not a complaint was registered," Silverthorne stated. Boston, Mass. — Outdoor or billboard advertising is under fire by the Massachusetts State Legislature, and the matter is being thoroughly studied by the film men. The State Publie Works Commission has decided to strengthen enforcement of the Billboard law. One of the changes now under advisement in the legislature is one which would deprive cities and towns of the right to restrict the erection of billboards within public areas. SEND US YOUR DATES ECSTASY For bookings apply to Samuel Cummins, Eureka Productions, Inc., 230 East 41st Street, New York City. COmmG and G0II.G HERBERT J. YATES left for the Coast day night. F. L. HARLEY, managing director in Cl Britain for 20th-Fox, leaves New York Ma 1 for England via Lisbon after a short va tion here. DCNALD M MERSEREAU. general man, of THE FILM DAILY, returned to New Yoi+"< the week-end from Miami. Jul MAUREY L. ASHMANN, general manager the Five Borough circuit, leaves today foi vacation in the South. MORT BLUMFNSTOCK and MITCHELL RA SON were in Washington over the week-enc EDDIE SAUNDERS left for Miami Friday a vacation. MORTON G. THALHIMER, president of Nei borhood Theaters, Richmond, Va., and M THALHIMER, return to that city this w after a trip to Mexico. HARRY F. SHAW, Loew-Poli division mana| nd MRS. SHAW, sail early next month or West Indian cruise. LELAND HEYWARD is at the Waldorf. HELEN ULMAN, treasurer of Ulman's T 'ter, Inc., Salisbury, Md., is vacationing Florida. ROBERT YOUNC left for the Coast yester fter delaying his departure for several days GLENN FORD returns to the Coast toda COL. MAX STUART returns today from a fol veek Florida vacation. \ West Sells Screeno Co. To Irving, David Dietz Ii-ving and David Dietz have pi chased the Eastern Screeno Co. frt George West who has owned t Screeno rights in this territory i several years. West is giving up 1 rights to Screeno, Hi-Lo and otl theater games in order to deyt all his time to the operation of 1 three Monogram exchanges in Ki sas City, St. Louis and Cincinna1 He will headquarter in Cincinnati George Weeks to Make "South American Tour" West Coast Bit-ran of THE FILM I'AI Hollywood — "South Americ Tour," an original story by Ber: Giler and Bill Watteis. lias bi bought by George W. Weeks, will be filmed as a special featu independently of his "Range Bu ers" productions. Fox Singles Test Fails Stevens Point, Wis. — Fox wifj great fanfare announced a singlj feature policy for its Fox here laii September, while it continued pla: ing' duals at is Lyric. 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