The Film Daily (1942)

Monday, March 23, 1942 1HE DAILY THE WEEK IN REVIEW Industry Mourns Kent ■ {Continued from Page 1) ^^___ motion picture theaters was openin Atlanta last Friday. . . . Heavy rn-al income tax payments last k appeared to have little if any effect on box-office receipts. . . . ■cpeeted naming of new producers it not take place at United Artists licago convention; negotiations ■Here reported still continuing. . . . Attorneys for the Government and r the defense agreed to delay the ivorcement" suit against 20th-Fox id Paramount. . . . Cincinnati cleariufuce controversy resulted in formution by the Greater Cincinnati Exhitors Ass'n of a policy limiting able pic programs. At its Minapolis convention Northwest Al•I moved for the organization of Central States Exhibitors Conferee. . . . Four New York IATSE :als formed the Motion Picture 4:oduction Union Council. . . . "fPTOA rapped agitation for ineased admission prices as untimein the present state of world af>$irs. . . . "War tax", it was stated, 11 not hit theater tickets, tax refining as at present. . . . WAC's eater committee demanded that d 't industry keep its word and show toil Government defense pictures. . . . Hi lotion pictures' gift to the Army sd'f pictures to entertain the troops) ■«1 lis said to be without parallel. . . . iMHtioning of gasoline was seen as * uving an adverse effect on at"pndance at film theaters. . . . ITO Ohio hinted it might appeal to i+e D of J for action on rental prices i 'r films. . . . Limitation order on supplies for theaters and studios is pected shortly. Play Defense Films ext Warner Musical Pic '.-rf Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "Sweethearts of 1942" amisical based on what girls who e left behind by men in the armed ces are doing while the boys are •ay, will be produced by Warner Jjos. with Robert Lord as producer, iscilla Lane, Brenda Marshall, 'exis Smith and Jame Wyman will ad cast. Play Defense Films lerman Renews Boyd Pact \'st Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Harry Sherman has :ned William Boyd to a new twor contract and during that time produce 12 more Hopalong sidy films. ki WEDDING BELLS Detroit — Joseph H. Newell, maner of the Oliver Theater, was mar■d to Sally Clark, tap dancer. Detroit — Paul Finney, manager of i Delray Theater, was married to me Hall, cashier of the Eastown eater. REVIEWS Of SHORT SUBJECTS "Mickey's Birthday Party" RKO-Disney 8 mins. Excellent This one has to do with the fun and trouble attending a birthday party given for Mickey Mouse by Minnie Mouse. All the guests are worshipping at the shrine of Jive while in the kitchen a goof is trying to bake a cake with disastrous results. The goof finally goes out to buy one. In bringing it into the room he falls and wrecks it. Laughs galore. This is in Technicolor. "Churchill's Island" UA 21 mins. Great An impressive film record of the battle to protect Britain from Nazi invasion is offered by this film, made by Warwick Pictures from authentic material gathered from a variety of sources. The tight, effective editing by Stuart Legg has contributed in making this a powerful document of wartime Britain. The picture reveals to what tremendous pains the British have gone in their attempt to make their island home invulnerable to attack from land and sea. Definitely deserves booking. "Jungle Jaunt" RKO-Pathe 8 mins. Amusing A lot of animals are shown cavorting in a make-believe jungle in this short, one of the "Sportscope" series. The actions of a monkey and a couple of lion cubs provide a few laughs. The behavior of the animals toward one another makes an interesting study. The film has an amusing commentary. Animal lovers will get a kick out of this. "Pluto Junior" RKO-Disney 7 mins. Fine A pup is the pivot around which this short revolves. The little fellow is always getting himself into difficulty. If it isn't one thing it's another. Some of the jams he gets into are highly funny. He is really in a tough spot when he lands on a clothesline. Pluto tries to save him and they both land in a tub full of soap suds. It is in Technicolor. "Thrills of the Deep" Universal 9 mins. Fishermen's Thrill Fishing for the big fellows is the subject of this reel, which will please the devotees of the sport no end. Many exciting moments are provided. The real kick comes when a sailfish is hooked. Included is a thrilling encounter with a giant ray. Effective photography helps make this a short worth booking. "Wacky Wigwams" Columbia 8 mins. Good Satire A satirical Technicolor short is clever in spots but would have been better without a few of the old gags thrown in. It is a take-off on Indian life. We get glimpses of rug weaving, making pottery, the medicine man who does a terrific snake dance to induce rain and finally hits upon the idea of cleaning his car. No sooner said than done, the rains come. This one is a little different and should go over nicely. It is supervised by Frank Tashlin, directed bv Alec Geiss and has some good animation and music by Volus Jones and Paul Worth, respectively. Two Production Firms Given Calif. Charters Sacramento, Cal. — Two new motion picture production companies have incorporated with the Secretary of State. Mooney-King Productions, Inc., will operate in Hollywood and will have Martin Mooney, Max King and Gladys Warren as directors. Lindley Parsons Productions, Inc., also of Hollywood, lists L. Kingston, A. Walters and Irving Cohen as directors. Play Defense Films WB to Produce "Buffalo Bill" West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Warner Bros, will produce "Buffalo Bill" based on the career of William F. Cody with Ronald Reagan in the title role. Hal B. Wallis will produce and Michael Curtiz will direct. . Play Defense Films Bands Clicking in Chi. Chicago — B & K booking department has placed the following bands for early Chicago theater appearances; Jan Savit, Sammy Kaye, Kay Kyser and the Ink Spots. Bands are the best stage bets at this time, according to the Chicago bookers. 20th Century-Fox Buys Inner Sanctum Mysteries West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Twentieth CenturyFox has completed deal with Simon & Schuster for rights to the "Inner Sanctum Mystery" series of original detective stories written by Hyman Brown and starring Raymond Edward Johnson, and heard over radio Sundays over NBC. Ralph Dietrich will produce series. The deal also allows 20th Century-Fox the use of the writer and Johnson. Play Defense Films FWC Bids for Service Biz Sacramento, Cal. — FWC, seeking to take advantage of the booming soldier business, has reopened the Rio Theater here and will operate it as a subsequent-run house. The theatre, then the Rio, was damaged by fire a year ago, but underwent $45,000 improvements. Play Defense Films Sanborn for Senate Wakefield, N. H.— Ansel N. Sanborn, Carroll County circuit operator, and a member of the Governor's Council, has formally announced that he will be a candidate for the State Senate. Kent Burial Today Will Be Private {Continued from Page 1) A.M. at the Riverside Church, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, and will be conducted by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. Burial will be at the Ferncliff Cemetery, Ardsley, N. Y. The entire industry this afternoon will halt all activity for one minute at 2 o'clock in tribute to the late president of 20th Century-Fox. Play Defense Films Thornton Theaters Ask Relief on Clearance Albany — New arbitration proceedings have been brought here by Thornton Theaters, Inc, against the five consenting companies over the 14-day clearance held by the Broadway and Kingston Theaters, Kingston, over the Orpheum Theater, Saugerties. Danville, III., House Asking Better Clearance Chicago — Gus Constant, owner of the Times Theater, Danville, has filed an arbitration complaint against the five consenting companies and Great States' Fisher and Palace Theaters, the Lincoln and Rivoli Theaters, all in Danville, asking better clearance. Regent, Buffalo, Case Postponed to April 17 Buffalo — Clearance case brought by M. M. Konczakowski, operating the Regent, against Loew's, 20thFox and RKO-Radio, has been postponed to Friday, April 17, before Arbitrator Louis B. Dorr. Complainant contends seven-day clearance applied by the three distribs. in favor of Basil Bros.' Apollo is unreasonable. Besides Basil Bros., Gammel Bros., for the New Ariel, is an intervener. Arbitrator William E. Barrett has ordered briefs filed by March 26 in Clyde Playhouse's clearance complaint against the "Big Five," in which Ohmann Bros., owning and operating the Ohmann at Lyons, and Schine Theaters, Inc., operating the Capitol, Newark, N. Y., are interveners. Mrs. Caroline Perriello of Naples owns the Clyde Playhouse. Six witnesses were heard and 40 exhibits received in hearing's three sessions. Texas Exhib. Turns To Bus Commutation Dallas — Sign of the times: Hans Smith, operating a theater at Irving, 15 miles from this city, is commuting via bus. That'll g've you some idea of what the war-time ban on new autos and tire rationing means in Texas.