The Film Daily (1944)

m DAILY Tuesday, August 29, 1944 Vol. 86. No. 41 Tues.. Aug. 29. 1944 10 Cents ICHN W. ALICOATE : : : : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and Ceneral Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays ind Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk. Inc. J. \V. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, SecretaryTreasurer; Al Steen. Associate Editor. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, 28, Calif. —Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. WASHINGTON— Andrew H. Older, 5516 Carolina Place, N. W., Phone Ordway 9221; CHICAGO, 45, 111., Joseph Esler, 6241 N. Oakley Ave., Phone Briargate 7441. LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. HAVANA — Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. HONOLULU— Mrs. Annabel Damon. MEXICO CITY— Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Apartado 8817, Mexico, D. F. SYDNEY—Allan White. SAN JUAN— E. Sanchez Ortiz. MONTREAL — Roy Carmichael. finnnciRL (Mon. Aug. 28) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 171/s 171/s 17'/s 193 g 193 8 193/8 + l/8 Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. <2l/2%> Columbia Picts. pfd. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd . . East. Kodak 1 do pfd Cen. Prec. Eq. : . . . . Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO S6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Century-Fox pfd Warner Bros 51/4 231/4 65'/2 1 51/4 5V4 231/4 231/4 — Vz 65 165 1/2 + 11/4 21% 63% 27 V8 8% 91 25% 32 13 NEW YORK BOND Par. B'way 3s55 NEW YORK CURB Monogram Picts 4 Radio-Keith cvs. ... 1% Sonotone Corp Technicolor 223/8 Trans-Lux 4 Universal Pictures ... 21 Vb 213/4 213/4 631/2 631/2 — 1/8 27 27 8% 8% — Vs 90V4 9oy4 _ y2 253,8 255/s + V* 31 % 32 -( 3/g 12% 12% — Vs MARKET MARKET 3% 3% 13/8 13/8 22 4 21 Korda, Goetz in Scotland Glasgow (By Cable) — Sir Alexander Korda has arrived in Scotland to supervise the shooting of additional scenes for "Perfect Strangers," starring Robert Donat, and his first pic under his new production deal with M-G-M. Ben Goetz, production executive, accompanied him. SITUATION WANTED Adaptable college graduate, keen on cinema values and all phases of industry, seeks opportunity for advancement. Already experienced with independent and major producers in sales and control. Draft deferred. Write Box 208. Film Daily, 1501 Broadway, New York City. AFRA Approves Merger With Equity, Guilds Merger of the American Federation of Radio Artists with the Actors Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild, the American Guild of Musical Artists and the American Guild of Variety Artists was approved at the closing session of the AFRA convention in Cleveland on Sunday, it was learned here yesterday. Lawrence Tibbett was re-elected president. Virginia Payne, Ben Grauer, John B. Hughes and Gunnar Back were named vice-presidents; Alex McKee, recording secretary; George Heller, treasurer. It's Anybody's Scrap, So Allied Enters Lists National Allied yesterday entered into the Samuel Goldwyn-T & D controversy over the showing of Goldwyn's "Up In Arms" in Reno with a bulletin which indicated that the stories published thus far told only one side of the situation. Allied takes the position that Goldwyn's renting of a dance hall when no deal could be made for a local theater is an old practice and that the newspaper stories give the impression that the exhibitors of the country "were unfairly barring his pictures from the screen." The bulletin points out that the absence of Goldwyn's pictures infers that the asking terms may be out of line. Religious Education Council in Pix Seminar Chicago — International Council of Religious Education is holding a film seminar at North Park College here with displays from DeVry, Eastman, Ampro, Victor, RCA, Bell & Howell, Dalite, etc. W. A. Moen of Bell & Howell heads the projection classes; W. F. Krause, directs script writing and visual aids classes. Rev. Will Rogers, secretary of the Religious Film Association, New York City and Dr. A. O. Pinder of Boston, head the Eastern delegation. RKO to Tradeshow Five Productions Sept. 18-22 AKO Radio will tradeshow five pictures on its 1944-45 program in exchange centers Sept. 18-22. Group includes "None But the Lonely Heart," "The Master Race," "Tall in the Saddle," "My Pal, Wolf" and "Goin' to Town." Mayer Tossed by Horse West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Louis B. Mayer, M-GM studio head, is resting at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from injuries suffered when his horse bolted and threw him while he was riding at his Hemet, Calif, farm. His condition was reported as not critical, but he will be confined to the hospital for several weeks. Tie WPB Building Okay Move to Justice Dept. Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — As exclusively predicted more than six weeks ago by The Film Daily, WPB announced over the week-end that all applications for new theater construction must be processed and approved in Washington rather than in the field. The policy was instituted to take effect 10 days ago. It is the result of conversations between the OCR Amusement Section and the Department of Justice, with the latter urging it as the most practical means of providing full information on projected expansion by large circuits. Previously, WPB field offices have been permitted to okay all applications involving expenditure of less than $100,000. These applications are still to be filed with the field offices, where they will be reviewed and sent to Washington with recommendations either for denial or recommendation. Applications to convert other buildings for cinema use or to rebuild burnt out theaters must also be approved in Washington. Higher '43 Admissions In All Canadian Provinces Montreal — Increases in admissions and receipts were reported by all Canadian provinces in 1943 when compared with 1942, it is revealed by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics report. Percentage increases in receipts with increases in admissions in brackets are as follows: Prince Edward Island, 27.1 (27.6); Alberta, 20.8 (17.8); New Brunswick, 20.5 (19.3); Saskatchewan, 19.4 (18.3); British Columbia, 17.7 (19.4); Nova Scotia, 17.2 (17.9); Quebec, 14.8 (12.2); Ontario, 9.3 (8.1); Manitoba, 7.7 (7.8). Percentage increases in box-office receipts for cities with jumps of 15 per cent or more were reported as follows: Edmonton, 37.3; Quebec, 21.8; Moncton, 21.4; Saint John, 20.6; Regina, 18.9; Saskatoon, 17.6; New Westminster, 17.6; Vancouver. 16.0. Landis Backs Plastic Co. Chicago — John Landis, Chicago financier, has a substantial interest in the Plastic Company of Hollywood which plans a series of three dimension cartoons reportedly for United Artists release. Edward Sutherland and Will Mori are said to be in line to handle production with the initial subject to be "Cross-Eyed Bull." Landis is making his headquarters on the Coast. Air Express "War Speeds Up" Prints of "The War Speeds Up," Army Pictorial Service two-reeler, have been air-expressed to Columbia exchanges on the West Coast by the WAC in order to meet the Sept. 7 release date. Film, designed to dispel the "war is over" sentiment, was produced at the behest of General Marshall. COfnillG and GOIRG JAMES R. GRAINGER, and EDWARD WALTON, are in Boston. Grainger returns to Nev. York tomorrow, while Walton remains for the balance of the week. W. C. MICHEL, executive vice-president 20th-century Fox, is spending a week's vacation at his country home in Connecticut. E. K. (TED) O'SHEA, M-C-M Eastern sales manager, returns today from a six-day visit to Buffalo. FRED MEYERS of Universal goes to Washington tomorrow with Pittsburgh to follow. M. L. SIMONS, editor of The Distributor M-G-M sales publication, returned yesterday from a trip to Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Paris, III. JIM ENGLANDER, of the M-G-M advertising department, got back yesterday after a vacation at Sea Bright, N. J. LOU SMITH is in town from the Coast. JOE ORNSTEIN of 20th-Fox Washington exchange returned there yesterday after a weekend visit with his family here. ANN SANGER, secretary to Bill Ferguson, returned yesterday from a vacation. WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, M-C-M publicity director, leaves today for Chicago and returns Saturday. CHARLES ZACRANS, RKO branch manager, Philadelphia, paid the home office a visit yesterday. EDDIE BRACKEN, who was scheduled to arrive in New York from Hollywood today for a vacation, has postponed his trip East indefinitely because of a change in studio production plans. W'O (J.G.) ELLIOT V. KRONISH, formerly of the Poli division office, New Haven, is home on furlough en route to Langley Field, t Va., on his transfer from Bangor. GERALD KEYSER, Warner's foreign publicity director, is back in New York after a two-week vacation. NORMAN ELSON, vice-president of Trans ' Lux theaters, arrived in Boston yesterday. JAMES WHALE, film director, is expected to arrive in New York from the Coast next week to begin work on "Hand In Clove" for the stage. CORNEL WILDE, starring in Columbia's forthcoming "A Song To Remember," arrived in New York over the week-end from Dennis, Mass. ED ROSENBAUM, Columbia exploiteer, is back in Philadelphia after a three-week vacation. C. C. PIPPIN, M-C-M salesman, Philadephia, is back from a fishing trip in Virginia. FRANK N. PHELPS of Warner Theaters left last night for Chicago and Cleveland. Demand for Indie Films On Up-grade in Chicago Chicago — Market for good independent films is on the upgrade in this area with circuits as well as indie theater operators turning to the lower budget films as re-issues begin to lose their punch in some spots. Operators say that some of the indie films result in more profit than some higher priced offerings. REEVES SOUND STUDIOS, INC. 1600 BROADWAY. N. 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