The Film Daily (1941)

Las Vegas, Nev. — Judy Garland and Dave Rose, ork leader and composer, were married here yesterday. Tuesday, July 29, 1941 Metro Hikes Shorts Budget 20 Per Cent (Continued from Page 1) to maintain its leadership in the future, but "as a company which has long believed in the importance of shorts as an essential element of screen entertainment, we welcome this competition which can only serve to improve shorts generally for the industry's common good." New program, Rodgers said, provides for two main classifications — factual and fictional. There will be six two-reel specials, three of which will be "Crime Does Not Pay" subjects; 14 Pete Smith single-reelers; ten John Nesbitt Passing Parade; ten "Our Gang" comedies; ten MG-M Miniatures! 12 FitzPatrick Traveltalks and 16 cartoons, the latter two series in Technicolor. Rodgers said return to single features in many situations was possible next season, thereby creating a revived interest in subjects of two reels or more. Prosperity Club Decision Stands, Neb. Court Rules (Continued from Page 1) $1,500 a week, with no admission necessary for registration. Fined were the Omaha Theater Owners and managers Association; Bill Miskell, Tri-States Theaters; Will Singer, Singer circuit; Ralph Goldberg and Sam Epstein, local circuit owners, R. Walter Creal, independent. The association represented the city's 24 theaters. $1,800,000 Added Sales Overhead Under Decree (Continued from Page 1) $1,000,000 for additional sales expense. (An earlier estimate of tradeshow costs placed the figure at $1,000,000 a year for the five companies). In addition, the Journal points out, inventories will be heavier by $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. However, it is asserted that these are not regarded as an added expense since they are amortized over the exhibition period. Thailand Bans "Dictator" Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" has been banned in Bangkok, Thailand, according to word received here in the UA foreign department. Company officials were informed that its appeal on the ban was also rejected. WEDDING BELLS T ▼ ▼ • • • WHILE heat and humidity were ganging-up yes'day afternoon the Australian News and Information Bureau under the direction of David W. Bailey hosted in the Waldorf a cocktail party and a press preview of "Forty Thousand Horsemen" Both ends of the shindig were eminently refreshing to the ladies and gents of the Fourth Estate who attended in impressive force The picture which opens on Saturday at the Globe recounts the exploits of the Anzac cavalry in the Middle East during World War No. 1 Lest the impression be created that this film is documentary Phil M. can assure you that it's only remotely so It's essentially entertainment Just prior to projection of the pic Richard G. Casey, Australian Minister to the U. S., gave a neat spiel which bespoke the determination of all "Down Under" to do their darndest to help win the present war T T T • • • SECOND event on the day's industry social calendar was the Museum of Modern Art's cocktail reception for Gloria Swanson at which John E. Abbott, director of the Film Library was the official host Reception in the Museum's penthouse followed a preview of the 1919 Swanson starrer "Male and Female" which the Film Library will show tomorrow and Thursday Miss Swanson who returns to the screen in RKO's current "Father Takes a Wife" was greeted at the reception by scores in and out of the industry Among them were Barret McCormick, Tyrell Illard, Rutgers Neilson, Conde Nast, Lois Wilson, Marjorie Wilson, Emily Coleman Eddie Smith, Sandra Kalryn, Lester Grady, Simone Simon Sergt. York to See FDR As Prelude to Premiere (Continued from Page 1) per of Tennessee and Jesse L. Lasky will be escorted to the Presidential interview by Tennessee's Congressional delegation, headed by Senators Tom Stewart and Kenneth McKellar. On Thursday, Sergeant York will visit the Senate where he will deliver the invocation. The American War Mothers will honor Sergeant York at a luncheon Thursday at the Carlton Hotel. Fulton Lewis, Jr., will do a broadcast Thursday with Sergeant York from 6 to 6:30 p. m. Sergeant York will again make a radio appearance at 11:15 p. m. over a national network. Between radio appearances Sergeant York will be guest at a dinner at the Willard Hotel sponsored by the Tennessee State Society and later will receive a reception given by the Tennessee Congressional contingent. Charles Einfeld will fly here tomorrow from the Warner Chicago convention for a final checkup and return on Thursday to Chicago. Details are being handled by Frank LaFalce, publicity and advertising head from the Washington zone, and Frank Seltzer, in charge of road show engagements. To Ask Government to Release Japanese Pix Coin (Continued from Page 1) anticipated total of $900,000 in deposits were due the American companies within the next three months. No official action to obtain this money has been started, but it is understood that the effect of the freezing order on Japanese credits will be awaited before an industry policy will be adopted. The film companies are expected to point out to the Government that they have been waiting almost four years for their financial returns on their pictures in Japan and this revenue, when available, should be released. A meeting of the foreign departmenth heads may be held later in the week to discuss the situation. The Japanese Finance Ministry's list of 30 companies affected by Nippon's counter freezing regulations included American distributors. Disfribs. Will Ask More British Coin (Continued from Page 1) structions conveyed to F. W. Allport, Hays office representative in London, are aimed at getting first time since 1939 full reve| from England. Lend-Lease will be used to bulwark distribs. stand, it is understood. Before leaving, Steyne, however, gave foreign managers little hope of attaining their objective with British finance officials. Best American companies can expect when present agreement expires in October is slig-ht increase, if any at all, over the allocated $12,900,000, it is said. Insiders here believe maximum which the British Government will allow in the third agreement for allocation is $15,000,000. 200 Attend Paramount's First N'York Tradeshow (Continued from Page 1) attended the showings at the Normandie Theater. Today Paramount will present "Henry Aldrich for President" and "New York Town." Final picture of the first block of five, "Hold Back the Dawn," will be shown tomorrow. Among exhibs. at yesterday's screenings were Leslie Schwartz, Sam Goodman, Max Freed of the Century Circuit; Sid Denneau and Al Reade of Fabian; Leon Rosenblatt and Bernie Brooks of Rosenblatt & Welt; Irving Renner and Jack Hatten of Interboro Circuit; Harry Lowenstein, president of the New Jersey Allied; L. Moss, Garry Piccione, Sam Rinzler and Irving Kaplan of Randforce Circuit; Leo Brecker, Frank Lynch of Skouras; Joe and Ed Seider of Prudential Circuit and Charles S. Meyerson of Oyster Bay. Killed in Auto Crash Chicago — Joseph Barton of the Stratford Theater was killed in an automobile accident. James Maxwell Dead Detroit — James Maxwell, engineer of the Michigan Theater, is dead. His wife and daughter survive. TO time counts: Detroit — William Hammer, head shipper for 20th-Fox, just returned from his honeymoon after marrying the former Phyllis Turner of RKO, is being inducted into the Army today. Kenneth Watson, his assistant, succeeds him. Hammer's predecessor, Louis Fava, was also taken by the Army.