The Film Daily (1942)

Vednesday, August 12, 1942 iwail Arnold Reply o Allied's Blast (Continued from Page 1) ated that Arnold would not reply to From Washington it was learned hat Arnold was "in conference" all ,ay and that he had not seen the Ailed charges. Whether the Allied last will tend to hasten action on the mportant subject or retard it was he subject for speculation. Indusry executives declined to comment m the advisability of the statement it this time. Unlimited Pix Shipments Prdered for Puerto Rico (Continued from Page 1) )f the commanding officer at Puerto Rico who held that the films were necessary for civilian as well as military morale. Only provision is that film be shipped through one agency and this has been taken care of by the designation of the MPPDA as shipper of all films to the Island. Beneficial effects will be felt by »a number of other islands in the fCaribbean. Puerto Rico is the shipping station for these islands and is also the censor post for the vicinity. March of Time Goes To 20th Century-Fox (Continued from Page 1) ering distribution in the United States and foreign countries, and was signed by Louis de Rochemont, producer of M of T, and Tom Connors, vice-president of 20th-Fox. Contract includes release by 20thFox of the M of T's full length feature, "We Are the Marines," produced by de Rochemont with the cooperation of the U. S. Marine Corps. RKO previously distributed March of Time. Buys "Dixie Dugan" Comic Strip West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "Dixie Dugan" comic strip character has been purchased by 20th Century-Fox and will be personified by Lois Andrews recently signed to a long-term contract by the studio. Cecil B. OeMille D. H. Finke Hal Home Jane Wyatt Mort Spring Ben Hersh T T T Seen and Heard 9 • • PROBLEMS of a small town exhibitor can be understood by this yarn sent in by our St. Louis correspondent who asks, as the $64 question, what would you do under these circumstances? A certain small town exhibitor in Eastern Missouri recently received a film for his evening show Shipment came C.O.D. for $12.50 Being "flat" he decided to borrow $15 on a new electric range got the cash and started for the express office to get the picture On the way he met a representative of the electric company who said he had orders to cut off the juice because the bill was overdue Without electricity the exhib. could give no show so why pick up the film shipment? He told his tale of woe to the town's mayor whose heart was touched So the mayor called up the light company and personally guaranteed payment of the juice bill Happy ending: The exhib. hops to the express office, gets his film and the show went on as usual Finis T T ▼ • • • SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT Happy Jim Parsons of the networks thinks we ought to cut out saying "gesund heit" when somebody sneezes He advocates saying "Ho Sai Gai" which in Chinese means "Good Health or Good Luck to You". • Incidenally that's pronounced "Ho Say Guy". . . # Felix Salten, the author of "Bambi", cabled Walt Disney the other day congratulating him on the completed picture, which American friends tell him, is great (it is) It was the first time Salten had been heard from in two years He's living in Zurich and when Hitler came to power, all of Salten's books were destroyed because their tenderness toward animals and lessons in compassion were declared "enervating to German youth." T ▼ ▼ • • © THE J. H. COOPER Foundation, which recently established a $500 medicine scholarship at the University of Nebraska in memory of Sidney R. Kent, announces a new student loan fund for Nebraska Wesleyan University. . . • The Treasury Department has given a special citation to Marlene Dietrich for her championship in nation-wide bond trips. . . • Producer Kenneth Macgowan has received a commemorative award from the Ecuador-American Chamber of Commerce Macgowan is in charge of motion picture production for the Office of the Co-ordinator of Inter-American Affairs. . . C While lots of American film actresses have depicted hazardous escapes on the screen, a recent arrival from Finland went through the real thing She is Ann Paulin, a beauteous honest-to-goodness blonde, who starred in a number of Finnish productions Her adventures and exploits in escaping from Europe and reaching this country were as exciting as anything seen on the screen and she's over here hopeful of an American film career ▼ T T • • • HERE AND THERE George J. Schaefer and Francis Harmon will attend a meeting of Rhode Island exhibs. today in Providence on WAC matters. . . 9 The Bijou in Bridgeport is starting a new jitterbug contest series with weekly prizes going to the bugs who can jigger the best and on the same bill are three acts of vaudeville. . . • Frank Buck, who is doing the commentary for the new wild animal film "Jacare" will be the guest star on the Post Toasties show over NBC tomorrow night. . . • Ray Whitley, RKO's singing cowboy, is extending his personal appearance tour through the South and East until after Labor Day. . . • "Pride of the Yankees" starts its fifth big week at the Astor today T T ▼ • • • AVENGE PEARL HARBOR! Raw Stock Freezing Order Said Delayed (Continued from Page 1) mendations for film conservation. Nate Blumbeig and J. J. O'Connor on Monday explained Universal's position on the conservation matter to Harold Hopper in Washington but there was no indication as to what the final disposition will be. 85% of Theater Patrons Want Newsreel War Shots (Continued from Page 1) based on a carefully selected sample of more than 500 persons who were questioned in the metropolitan New York area. Only those who attend motion pictures at least once a month were interviewed. The field work was done at the end of July. Eighty-nine per cent of the men and 81 per cent of the women indicated their preference for war news, giving the men a somewhat higher interest rating. Only 1 per cent of everyone questioned, mostly women, said they want to see anything but war events in newsreels. In most cases preference for war news in general was expressed. A number of respondents, however, specified topics like naval activities, war production, particular war theaters (especially the Russian front), aviation news, bombing raids on the enemy, activities of the American soldiers at home and abroad, defense preparations in the United States. Sport events ranked second after war news with 13 per cent, the preponderance going to the men and to younger people. Fashions were third with 7 per cent, receiving almost exclusively women ballots. Only 2 per cent of those questioned showed interest in domestic civil affairs and 1 per cent voted for unusual happenings. Six per cent of the respondents, mostly women, showed no preference in newsreel subjects, and 2 per cent said they do not care for newsreels at all. These percentages add up to more than 100 per cent because some respondents mentioned more than one preference. CFI Reports $118,866 As Quarterly Net Profit (Continued from Page 1) standing. For the same period last year, the net was $204,738. Before deducting $105,409 for the estimated provision for Federal normal income taxes and surtax based on pending tax legislation, the profit was $224,276. STORKS! Scranton, Pa. — Mr. and Mrs. Al J. Farrell became the parents of a second son. Farrell is connected with the booking office of the Comerford Circuit here.