The Film Daily (1942)

In Today's Issue: The Equipment News Section Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought {See Pages 7 and 8) The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Four Years Old FDAILY \ 82. NO. 2 NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1942 TEN CENTS WANTDELIVERY RESTRICTIONS MODIFIED Andy Smith Joins 20th-Fox in Sales Realignment Heads Sales in East, With Gehring Assigned to West; Reassign Sussman, Kupper Appointment of Andrew (Andy) W. Smith, Jr., as Eastern sales manager of 20th-Fox was announced yesterday by Tom Connors, the c o m p a ny's vice president in charge of sales, in a realignment of sales territories, reducing the number of divisions from three to two. Smith resi gne d as RKO sales manager on Monday. His 20th-Fox (Continued on Page 6) ANDY SMITH. JR. Uphold WB in Leased Theater Upkeep Case Significant point of real estate law, as it pertains to liability in connection with leased theaters that (Continued on Page 5) Smalley Theaters File 3 Clearance Complaints Albany — Smalley Theaters, Inc. has filed three clearance complaints (Continued on Page 5) Rental Relief Vital For Indies — Nomihos Chicago — Immediate extension of relief by distribs. is necessary to prevent numerous closings by indies in this territory, according to Van Nomikos, vice-prexy of Illinois Allied. Allied leader says that with operating costs increasing and business decreasing, the trend towards higher rentals necessarily must be fatal to many small operators. Samuelson and Bollinger to Address Allied Regional Conference in New Haven Monday New Haven — Allied Regional Conference, has been scheduled for next Monday, at the Hotel Garde. Joseph F. Reed, regional vice-president, will preside. Sidney Samuelson, business manager of Allied of Eastern Pennsylvania, and Ray Dollinger, head of the Associated Theaters of New Jersey, are on the speakers list, and will discuss UMPI and organization matters. Following a luncheon, an open forum discussion to which all independent exhibitors in the state are invited, will cover all current industry problems. Chi. Film Delivery Schedules Are Set Chicago — Film delivery schedules to meet the ODT restrictions were set at a conference between exchange managers and carriers here yesterday. Film Truck Service, covering the Danville, Springfield and Peoria territory, effective July 6, will make daily delivery and discontinue Sunday delivery. Its trucks will carry fuil load out and at least 75 per cent returning. Company comes under (Continued on Page 6) Cole, Aarons Unable to Attend D of J Conference Col. Harry A. Cole, Allied States' former president, who has been one of the sparkplugs in fashioning the UMPI substitute sales plan which will be. presented to the D of J in Washington tomorrow morning at (Continued on Page 2) Greater War Effort Urged by Rodgers Adoption of the UMPI plan and more complete dedication to the war effort were urged upon the industry yesterday by William F. Rodgers, M-G-M vice-president in charge of sales, and UMPI chairman at a luncheon meeting of the Motion Picture Associates at the Hotel Astor. Luncheon was the last of the MPA until the Fall. Briefly discussing UMPI, Rodgers asserted that, while the industry conceivably could get along without (Continued on Page 5) Agnew Switches Frifield, Price; Promotes Hamburg Neil Agnew, vice-president in charge of Paramount sales, yesterday announced a further re-alignment of manpower in the company's sales organization. Saul Frifield, New Orleans branch (Continued on Page 6) May Drop Monday Deliveries N.Y. Film Board to Get Carriers* Proposals RKO-Orson Welles Dispute Breaks Out Into the Open West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Differences between RKO and Orson Welles broke out into the open yesterday. RKO issued the following statement: "Upon completion of productions of 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and 'Jour(Continued on Page 6) Possibility of eliminating Monday film deliveries as one means of complying with the ODT order curtailing deliveries in an attempt to conserve rubber and gasoline was discussed yesterday at the New York Film Board of Trade offices by local film exchange reps, in co-operation with a special carriers' committee. The conference also weighed a proposal calling for earlier daily film (Continued on Page 5) Prohibition of Call-Backs And Provision for Only Daily Pick-up Singled Out Film distributors and carriers will move for a modification, where deemed essential, of the Government ruling prohibiting call-backs and allowing only one pick-up a day. Decision to ask Uncle Sam to relax these restrictions placed upon the film delivery services was reached yesterday at a meeting of the industry's committee on film transportation at the MPPDA office. The ODT (Continued on Page 6) Recommend Friedl's Bond Setup as Model Successful War Bond and Stamp sales campaign executed by John J. Friedl, general chairman of the Northwest territory, was recommended yesterday as a model for theaters over the country by George J. Schaefer, chairman of the WAC (Continued on Page 6) Would Adapt WPB Report Form to Industry Setup War Production Board's Form P 25A will get a revamp job via a four-man committee of New _ York execs, with a view to assuring a (Continued on Page 5) $185,358 Bond-Stamp Sales by 274 Houses First 274 theaters to report on the first month's sales of War Bonds and Stamps accounted for a total of $112,542.70 in bonds and an aggregate of $72,816, Si Fabian announced yesterday. Virtually all are indies and in small towns. Average monthly total sale is around $700. Terming the $185,358 showing "tremendously impressive," Fabian urged that all exhibs. advise the WAC promptly of the monthly results of their sales as well as stunts devised to further them.