The Film Daily (1944)

{innate in Character emotional in Scope dependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Six Years Old -1FDAILY 86, NO. 15 NEW YORK, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1944 TEN CENTS 3 P. C. SLUMP WOULD NOT AFFECT NETS ew Franco Decree Bans Dubbed Pix in Spain? iucer Visiting Mexico lares Spanish Govemit Preparing New Law xko City (By Air Mail)— The ■o Government is about to issue ree which will have the effect nning American pictures with d-in Spanish dialogue, it is reel by Manuel Comerma Barrera, ;or of Hispania Artis Films, studios in Barcelona and Mad ile a number of American coms are reported turning out sh editions of their films, Barlisclosed that such pictures will (Continued on Page 13) nmercial Tele for t, DuMonl's Plan Mont Laboratories has filed an •ation with the FCC for per)n to erect a commercial telestation in Boston to operate annel No. 4. DuMont owns and i tes WABD in New York City j ias an application pending for mercial station in Washington, jdnwhile, CBS has an application jr an experimental television (Continued on Page 6) iam Dozier to RKO Zhas. Koerner's Aide ~uast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY lywood — William Dozier, who ted last week as Paramount's editor, will join RKO Radio ug. 21 as general production :o Charles W. Koerner, viceient in charge of production, (his new capacity, Dozier will (Continued on Page 14) ve Starters Bring 'otal Shooting to SO ;?« Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY ollywood — Five new features go i production today bringing the si of pictures snooting up to a checkup of studios revealed the week-end. // REPEAT ENGAGEMENTS" AID DRIVE Texas and Delaware Set Pace by Duplicating Free Movie Day in All Film Theaters Hundreds of theaters this week will stage "repeat engagements" of Free Movie Day and War Bond Premieres, working up to the last minute of the 'Fighting Fifth" WaxLoan Campaign on Thursday to bring the drive to a conclusion in a blaze of glory. Committees have set plans for important state-wide or local events aimed to add additional millions of dollars to the drive total, with emphasis on the sale of "E" Bonds. What is expected to develop the largest day's sale of "E" Bonds in the state of Texas will be held on Thursday, when Texas theaters will again stage "Free Movie Day." A second "Free Movie Day" is also set for the entire state of Delaware on Wednesday. These states held the (Continued on Page 13) M-G-M Will Include Re-issues in Blocks M-G-M is considering the placing of outstanding successes of past seasons into its future blocks, it was reported Friday. First of the reissues will be 'Waterloo Bridge" which probably will be included in the ninth block, other titles of which are to be announced shortly. Another re-issue that may be in(Continued on Page 16) Sale of Shorts Program Ahead oi Features Rapped Exhibitor complaints over alleged forcing of short subjects have popped up again via Allied Independent The(Continued on Page 6) Depinel Opens RKO Sales Meet Today Prexy Ned E. Depinet today opens the 13th annual sales meeting of RKO Radio at the Waldorf-Astoria where 400 delegates will assemble for three days of sessions in connection with the new season's product and policies. Sales representatives and field exploiteers from the (Continued on Page 13) Griffiths Named British Rep. for International David Griffiths has been appointed United Kingdom representative for International Pictures, with headquarters in London. Griffiths, now (Continued on Page 14) Adapt Show Hours to Workers Detroit Theaters Slowly Solving Problem Davis, British Odeon Head, Here as Rank's Emissary Montreal — Keeping his plans well under wraps, John Davis, managing director of British Odeon Theaters, arid personal emissary of J. Arthur Rank, arrived here by plane late last week from London. Davis, who (Continued on Page 13) Detroit — Adaptation of show hours to the needs of war workers is being slowly accomplished by a limited number of houses, after a number of early experiments were tried and dropped, such as the midnight premieres at the first-run Fox Theater. Houses here have been handicapped in making adjustments in part by the help situation and the great dif(Continued on Page 14) Excess Profits Taxes Hold Down Current Profits as Companies Build Surpluses On the basis of excess profits taxes now being paid by film companies, in most cases amounting to more than the entire net profit of the best pre-war years, a drop of 20 to 25 per cent or even more in business would still enable the majority of firms to show the same net profit as at present, a Film Daily analysis indicates. This cushion for absorbing any post-war shocks in the way of temporary slumps or other developments affecting future income is (Continued on Page 13) rr rr Tugboat Annie1 Series Via Republic West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Republic will release the "Tugboat Annie" series to be produced by James S. Burkett, indie producer, under the terms of a seven-year deal repealed Friday. Contract was negotiated for Republic by Howard Sheenan, executive (Continued on Page 14) Pa. Marks Pix 50-Year Jubilee Next Month With the launching of the Liberty ship, the John P. Harris, next month, August having been designated by Harold J. Fitzgerald, national ex (Continued on Page 13) Pay, Not Strikers, "Sit-Down" In Cuba Havana (By Air Mail) — Strike of Smith Circuit employes has entered its seventh week here in an orderly, peaceful, and unique manner. It is the most peculiar strike in Cuba's annals. The strikers are working but they refuse to collect their wages until Ernesto P. Smith pays them the $60 per month minimum salary fixed by a Presidential decree.