The Film Daily (1944)

0*\ DAILY Tuesday, September 5, 19 J Vol. 86. NO. 45 Tues., Sept. 5, 1944 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: 'Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays *nd Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk. Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, SecretaryTreasurer ; Al Steen. Associate Editor. Entered a 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 Briar gate 7441. LONDON— Ernest W. Fred man, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardoui St., W. I. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. HONOLULU— Mrs. Annabel Damon. MEXICO CITY— Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Apartado 8817, Mexico, D. F. SYD NEY— Allan White. SAN JUAN— E. San chez Ortiz. MONTREAL — Roy Carmichael NSS Holds First of Three Regionals Here Sept. 8-10 National Screen Service has scheduled three regional meetings for its sales staff as a highlight of the George Dembow Tribute and as an opening for the new season. Initial sessions will be at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Sept. 8-10 with executive and sales personnel of the East and Southeast exchanges in attendance. Dembow will head the meeting while Herman Robbins, president, is expected to attend. Midwest regional will be at the Blackstone Hotel, Sept. 15-17, with personnel from the Central, Midwest and Southwest exchanges to participate, while a third meeting will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, Sept. 22-24, for sales staffs of the West Coast and Rocky Mountain branches. Robbins also is expected to attend the Chicago session. Reopen Springfield Broadway Springfield, Mass. — The New Broadway theater, owned and operated by Western Massachusetts Theaters, Inc., reopened yesterday after a complete remodernization which included new seats, screen and work on the marquee. REEVES SOUND STUDIOS, INC. 1600 BROADWAY. N. Y. 19 Circle 6-6686 Complete Film and Disc Recording Facilities comma add goim DARRYL F. ZANUCK arrived yesterday to attend "Wilson" openings in Washington, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. CHARLES EINFELD, Warners' director of advertising and publicity, is expected in New York the latter part of the month. H. M. WARNER already is here, while JACK L. WARNER also is due about the end of September. GEORGE ). SCHAEFER arrived in New York by plane from the Coast at the week-end. CHARLES D. PRUTZMAN, general counsel for Universal, is expected to arrive from the Coast Saturday. ). CHEEVER COWDIN, Universal's chairman of the board, is due to arrive from the Coast tomorrow. PAULETTE GODDARD has made reservations to fly to New York Sept. 15 to join her husband, Capt. Burgess Meredith, now stationed in the East. ). J. UNGER, Western division manager for United Artists, returned to the home office over the week-end after several weeks visiting the company's far Western exchanges. RUD LOHRENZ, United Artists' Chicago district manager, is in town conferring with Carl Leserman, UA general sales manager. BERNIE KAMBER, head of UA's Special Events department, leaves today for Baltimore and Washington on David O. Selznick's "Since You Went Away." C. C. MOSKOWITZ returns today from a Labor Day week-end at Warwick, N. Y. MIKE ROSEN of Loew's has returned from a vacation. |AMES GRADY, Loew district manager, left over the week-end for a two-week vacation. DOROTHY DAY, M-C-M fan contract, returns to her desk after several weeks of illness. ALAN F. CUMMINCS, in charge of M-G-M exchange operations, reports back to his office today after an illness. BETTE DICKS and BETTY SEHLIN of the M-C-M exchange in Minneapolis returned there over the week-end after spending their vacations in town. HAL BURROWS, head of M-G-M's art department, is taking a brief siesta at Martha's Vineyard. WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, M-G-M director of exploitation, is back from Chicago. DON CARLE CILLETTE, Warners' industry press contact, is vacationing for a fortnight. TOM DONALDSON, Boston M-C-M manager, and JOHN S. ALLEN, Washington head, are back at their offices after spending a week at the home office. EDDIE CARRIER of M-C-M's exploitation department arrived yesterday on the Coast. OLIN CLARK, Eastern M-G-M story head, returns today from a Connecticut vacation. OSCAR HOMOLKA, screen actor, arrived from Hollywood to fill a stage role in "Mama's Bank Account." THOMAS H. MARTELL, special representative of the U. S. Army Motion Picture Service in New York City, leaves today for a two weeks fishing trip in Canada with MRS. MARTELL. ]AMES CACNEY arrived in Hollywood yesterday from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., via New York. WILLIAM CLEICHER of M-C-M's sales department will head for Buffalo today or tomorrow. MARY PICKFORD is due in New York this week. WALTER BARBER, production manager of Universal's home office advertsing department, returns today from his vacation. El. Z. WALTERS, comptroller of Altec Service has arrived on the West Coast to visit the Los Angeles District office and the Altec Lansing plant at Hollywood. BONNIE EDWARDS, film starlet, is at the Waldorf-Astoria from the Coast for a month's stay. ROBERT Z. LEONARD, M-G-M director, and MRS. LEONARD arrive in New York from Hollywood within a few days. ELLINCWOOD KAY, Easern story editor for Warners, returns today from vacation spent on the home ground in Darien, Conn. CHARLES LA TORRE, character actor, has returned to Hollywood from New York. A. PAM BLUMENTHAL, Warners roving shorts producer, returns to New York this week from the Coast. E. W. AARON, M-C-M circuit sales head, arrives in Seattle tomorrow, en route to the Coast. Pollock to Discuss UA Campaigns on Coast Promotional campaigns on forthcoming United Artists pictures will be discussed by Louis Pollock, director of advertising and publicity, during his current visit to the Coast. Pollock left Friday for Hollywood. During his two-week stay, Pollock will view completed product and discuss compaigns with producers whose pictures are now in the editing stages. Gell Will Represent Jules Levey in London Jules Levey, UA producer, has appointed William Gell as his representative for Great Britain, headquartering in London. Chi. Schools Open Despite Polio Chicago — Doctor Herman Budeson, health commissioner, says Polio will not hold up the opening of Chicago public schools this week. The number of cases is much lower than last year. Pollock Adds Moneyhun To UA Advertising Dept. Frank Moneyhun at one time ad manager of 20th-Fox, has joined UA advertising department, Lou Pollock announced prior to his departure for the Coast at the week-end. Moneyhun starts at UA today. "Kismet" to Run 32 Days In Three Coast Houses West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — M-G-M's "Kismet" will open simultaneously for a 32day run at FWC's Ritz, Egyptian and Los Angeles Theaters on Sept. 19. Mother of F. O. Starz Dies Dallas — Mrs. Marie Starz, 85, mother of F. O. Starz advertising director of the Interstate Circuit, Inc., died at the home of her son here. Mrs. Starz had many friends in the show business both in New York and Hollywood. Burial services was held Saturday morning at the Holy Trinity Church here. Livingston Named Head Of FC Foreign Dept. Maurice Livingston, formerly ; sociated with Warner Bros., Pat; United Artists and RKO in Frar for more than 17 years, has be appointed head of Film Classics' ft eign department. Livingston credited with organizing Warne office in France. The company announced Frr that Sol Cohen, well known salesman in the Midwest, had join the sales staff of Film Classics Michigan. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Showplace of the Nation-Rockefeller Center M-G-M's Production "Dragon Seed" KATHARINE HEPBURN WALTER HUSTON ALINE MacMAHON AKIM TAMIROFF TURHAN BEY Spectacular Stage Presentation 1st Mezz. Seats Reserved. Circle 6-4600 Paramount Presents Preston Sturges' "HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO" Starring EDDIE BRACKEN with ELLA RAINES IN PERSON VAUGHN MONROE & His Orchestra AIR CONDITIONED BUY WAR BONDS PAKAMOtZ/Vr Wing And aPrayer 20th Century-Fox Picture at Brandt's Brandt's GLOBE * GOTHAM B'way & B'way & 46th St. 47th St. MIDNIGHT DOORS OPEN 8:30 A.M. SHOWS B'WAY & I 47th St. E Bonita Granville Jean Brooks Kent Smith Glenn Vernon YOUTH RUNS WILD' ON SCREEN 'BATHING BEAUTY' Red SKELTON EstherWILLIAMS IN PERSON RUBIN0FF and HIS VIOLIN MENASHA SKULNIK Radio's 'PoppolaCohen' EXTRA I