The Film Daily (1941)

DAILY Friday, February 14, 19| THE* rut NEwsnwa or niMDOMi , All Tilt WH* — — .^gfj'.^.l IFDAILY^=» Fri., Feb. 14, 1941 10 Cents Vol.79, No. 31 First Section 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., W. I. PARIS— P. A. Harle, Le Film, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). MEXICO CITY— MarcoAurelio Galindo, Depto. 215, Calle del Sindicalismo, 99, Tacubayo, D. F. TINANCIAL (Thursday, Feb. 13) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2% Col. Picts. pfd Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. East. Kodak do pfd Cen. Th. Eq Loew's. Inc do pfd Paramount Para. 1st pfd Para. 2nd pfd Pathe Film KKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . 20th Century-Fox pfd Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd ) 5 5 5 — 23 23 23 — % V« 5/» .. 129% 129 1293/s + Vs 165 165 165 — 1 133/8 125/g 125/8 — Vs 32 3H/2 317/g— 5/8 11 1/g 10'/2 103/4— V4 96% 967/g 967/8 — 11/g 10 V,; 81/2 3'/4 41 6'/4 17'/4 147 10V2 101/2 — 3/g 81/2 81/2 — 1/4 3V4 — Vs 41 6 — 1/4 171/4 171/4 — 1/4 142 144 — 41/s 3 1/4 41 6 3'/4 3 3 — Vs 541/2 541/2 541/2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith B. F. ref. 6s46 Loew's deb. 3i/2s46 104!/8 104V8 104'/8 — Vs Para. B'way 3s55 . . 53 53 53 — 1 14 Para. Picts. cv. 3V4s47 951/2 95 1/2 95V2 Warner Bros.' dbs. 6s48 95 95 95 — 1/2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts Sonotone Corp 1% 13^ ]3/^ Technicolor 9 87/8 9 Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. 634 6% 6% — Vi Universal Picts I8V2 18 18'/2 — 1% N. Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Bid Asked Met. Playhouse Inc. 2nd deb. '45 . 66 69 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 4s 1st '57 60% 63 Consolidated Will Build 1,000 Seater at 19th St. Consolidated Amusement Enterprises, Inc., will build a new 1,000 seat house on the corner of Eighth Avenue and 19th St., it was learned yesterday. Berk & Krumgold sold the property to Bliss Properties, Inc., with Consolidated leasing from the new owners. Feb. 27 to Be Biyyest Day in Public Relations Worh of the Motion Picture Industry West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Feb. 27 will be the biggest day in the public relations work of the motion picture industry, it is anticipated. On that day, besides the M. P. Academy's awards banquet, which will be addressed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Washington by radio, there will be a special broadcast on "How Can Motion Pictures Aid in National Defense?'' with prominent people participating. The broadcast, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Philharmonic Auditorium, will attract a crowd estimated at 3,000. Walter Wanger, president of the M. P. Academy, Donald Odgen Stewart, Rosalind Russell and Manchester Boddy, Los Angeles publisher, are the speakers whose addresses will be broadcast. "Miss Bishop" Into Boyd, Settling WB-UA Dispute Philadelphia — Richard Rowland's "Cheers For Miss Bishop," United Artists release, has been booked into the Boyd, one of the top-ranking Warner houses here, thereby settling the dispute that raged over the Aldine booking of "Fantasia," it was believed yesterday by informed sources on Film Row. It was also stated that other UA releases would be booked into the Boyd. UA discussed taking action against Warners when they tied the Aldine up with "Fantasia" as the house had been looked upon as the first-run show window in this city for UA product, and UA had a contract for bookings at the house. Whether or not a final settlement of the dispute has been reached was not known, but the booking of the UA picture was regarded as an indication that it had been. Para. Ties Two Shockers For Offering to Duals "The Mad Doctor" and "The Monster and the Girl" will be offered by Paramount in double feature territories as a "double bill shock show," according to Neil Agnew. general sales manager. Decision to release the pair as a combination followed a successful tryout at the Paramount Theater, Los Angeles, where business topped "Arise My Love" and "The Ghost Breakers." To make the "double bill shock show" possible, Paramount will hold up bookings on "The Mad Doctor" in dual territories until prints on "The Monster and the Girl" can be sent to exchanges on Feb. 28. Rivoli Expects $60,000 Week with "Back Street" UniversaFs "Back Street" is about to equal and break the house record at the Rivoli Theater, Broadway, according to John Wright, managing director. First two days' business ranked with all-time highs and present indications point to a $60,000 week. Chi. Theater Janitors Ask Raise Chicago — Theater janitors' union is asking for a 20 per cent wage increase and a six-day week. Scale now runs from $27.50 to $42.50 weekly. Both independents and circuits will meet with union officials. Expert Assessors to Pass On Theaters in Detroit Detroit — The special importance of theaters among types of buildings is recognized in plans presented to the City Council for the reorganization of the city assessment system by the Board of Accessors. Special assessors specializing in each class of property are to be developed and theaters are the only class of buildings devoted to one industry, aside frcm hotels, to be specially mentioned, others being grouped under "industrial, mercantile and public utility" buildings, or "residences and stores" generally. Road Closed, Rule Chi. Censors Chicago — Chi. censor board has refused to issue a permit to Abe Teitel's exchange for "Highway to Hell." commc and ooino J. CARLO BAVETTA, manager in Brazil 20th-Fox, leaves for Rio Feb. 27 after a sei of home office confabs. JACK HIVELY, RKO director, is here ft the Coast for a vacation. LAUDY LAWRENCE, Metro continental Eu pean manager, is en route here from Europe WILLIAM A. SCULLY, general sales mana for Universal, leaves today for a FloridtfjM tion. JOHN JOSEPH, director of advertising; publicity for Universal, leaves for the Coast morrow. WILLIAM F. McDERMOTT, drama critic the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is here to look o the Broadway shows. GEORGE MARSHALL arrived in New York y terday, for a brief visit. ROBERT SHERWOOD, director, arrives in K York tomorrow morning, via TWA. EDDIE ZORN, president of the UTO of nois, has returned from a winter vacation the West Coast. NICK MARLEMES. operator of the Roxy, N Britain, will spend the rest of February in Fl ida. DR. J. B. FISHMAN, general manager of Fishman circuit, New Haven, and his fam will leave by boat for a Miami Beach stay several weeks on Feb. 22. Legit. Sunday Competitio Hits High; 12 Shows Ope Broadway pix houses will their stiffest competition of the W ter this Sunday when 12 legit, sho will be open, eight of them for ma nees as well as the evening p formances. CAGNETC TOP BIONDE! JAMES CAGNEYo„. OLIVIA de HAVILLAND h THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE .;.., Rita Hay worthed ALAN HALE • JACK CARSON GEORGE TOBIAS ScrMn Play by Jgllal I. and Philip C. Epilein horn o Ploy by Jomei Hogun Dir.ci.d b, RAOUL WALSH -so get that Trailer going! WARNERS, Producers