The Film Daily (1941)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought W/^2 ""DO NOT REMOVf The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Two Years Old FDAILY NO. 1 NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1941 TEN CENTS ENTERTAINMENT 'DRESS' FOR TR4DESH0WS "What Does Public Want? "Metro to Ask Dailies Studio Sending Two Reps. On Country-wide Swing; To Visit 90 Large Papers Myrtle Beach, S. C. — Metro, starting today, will canvass 90 leading American newspapers in an attempt to find out through them what they feel the public wants in the way of film entertainment, it was disclosed here yesterday by H. M. Richey, assistant to W. F. Rodgers, general sales manager, in his address before the convention of the Theaters Owners of North and South Carolina. Richey stated that the company was sending two contact men from the studio to call on the dailies, and (Continued on Page 13) Para. Buys Sparks' Stock in Fla. Houses Paramount Pictures, Inc., and E. J. Sparks announced yesterday the purchase by Paramount of Sparks' interest in those corporations operating theaters in the state of Flor (Continued on Page 4). Fox Midwest Seeking New Trial in Neb. Trust Suit Lincoln, Neb. — Motion for a new trial in the suit brought by Frank Hollingsworth against the Fox Midwest Amusement Corporation was (.Continued on Page 3) Suggest 'York' Battle As a Truining Short U. S. Army officers who have seen rushes of the battle sequences in "Sergeant York," in which Gary Cooper, as the hero, shoots 25 Germans and takes 132 prisoners, have suggested to Warners that they be shown in Army camps as a training short. Idea is that the sequence illustrates to trainees proper way to take cover so as to shield themselves and make every shot count, as well as showing the rookies how clever outflanking can minimize an enemy's numerical superiority. FEW FILMS FOR COMMERCIAL TELE Major Distribs. Won't Supply Them; Ascap's Row With Nets Also a Factor in Their Non-use Initial television programs as the industry goes commercial today with the sanction of the FCC are strong in "flesh," markedly weak in films. The bars to more liberal use of films are two — one, the refusal of major companies to supply pictures, explained by their professed desire to protect the interests of their exhibitor customers the other fact that Ascap and the NBC and CBS are at swords' points. With Ascap mu sic prevailing in films, the latter can no more use Ascap music on tele programs than they can on radio programs. As a result, CBS has no film features on its first week's tele program, the lineup running largely instead to news, children's programs, sports features by Bob Edge and telecasts from the Metropolitan Museum. NBC will use one feature film, (Continued on Page 4) N. Y. Trade in 10-Day Campaign to Aid USO All branches of the film and allied industries in Great New York will launch a 10-day drive, July 7, to raise funds for the United Service Organizations. Plans for the drive were discussed at a luncheon in the City Athletic Club, at which Joseph Hazen, chairman of the N. Y. Motion Picture Committee, presided. "The motion picture industry has sent hundreds of its young men into (Continued on Page 3) Name David Griersdorf UA's Los Angeles Manager Appointment of David Griersdorf as branch manager for United Artists in Los Angeles was an (Continued on Page 14) Mary Pickford Will Produce on Her Own By ELSIE LOEB FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Cleveland, O. — Mary Pickford, who was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic here Saturday, following a week's checkup, will produce alone and on her own for UA in the Fall, the UA co-owner told The Film Daily here prior to her departure for New York. Directed by the medicos to forego (Continued on Page 3) Present Blum Gold Watch At Baltimore Testimonial Baltimore — National and local industry leaders to the number of 60 attended a testimonial dinner last (Continued on Page 14) West way Dismissal Appealed Homand Continues Balto. Clearance Battle Declare Power Emergency In 7 Southeastern States Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Declaration by the Federal Power Commission of the existence of a power emergency in the Southeast gives the Commission (Continued on Page 4) Leo J. Homand, operator of the Westway, in Baltimore, has carried his clearance complaint to the AAA Appeals Board. Action, third to be filed with the Board, was decided against Homand on June 7 by the Washington tribunal. Westway protested against 14days clearance allowed the Edge (Continued on Page 15) Competitive Dates Causing Change in Policy; Warners Weigh Tea Dance Fixings Plans of all major distributors, signatories to the New York consent decree, to adhere to a "strictly business" policy for tradeshows, required by the decree's selling provisions next season, yesterday bogged down. The barrier which in the instance of one company, and reportedly in others, caused the change of front, it is understood, is the fact that tradeshows are now taking on a decidedly competitive angle. Meaning that there apparently will be numerous instances where distribs. will be bidding against each other for ex (Continued on Page 13) 49% Limit for U. S. In Any Brit. Circuit Questioned yesterday at a press conference regarding the possibility of U. S. distribs. investing "frozen" funds in Great Britain in theaters there, Teddy Carr, co-managing director for UA in the U. K., emphatically asserted that no foreign (Continued on Page 14) Fairbanks Reports on His Lat.-Amer. Trip to Welles Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., returning to Washington yesterday from a Latin-American tour (Continued on Page 14) Aluminum Matinee Loads Two Trucks Springfield, Mass. — Surpassing all expectations, the first aluminum matinee staged by the Western Massachusetts Theaters, Inc., in the Paramount Theater here, attracted 2,000 youngsters and added two truck loads of the defense metal to the city's "Aluminum Club." Nathan E. Goldstein, president of the theater chain, says the matinees will be continued throughout his circuit, one in each municipality.