The Film Daily (1945)

INII Vol. 87, No. 41 Thurs., March 1, 1945 lOCents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and 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 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, HI., 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 — Arthur Geiger, Augusto Compte 5, Mexico, D. F. SAN JUAN — E. Sanchez Ortis. MONTREAL— Ray Carmichael. Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. finnnciflL ; (Wednesday, February 28) ^^__ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 22 22 22 245/8 241/4 241/4 + 1/8 53/4 53/4 53/4 323/4 317/8 321/2 -f 5/8 1791/2 1781/2 1791/2 + 21/4 Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2% Columbia Picts. pfd. Con. Fm. Ind Ccn. Fm. Ind. pfd.. East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Century-Fox pfd Warner Bros NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . . 33/8 33^ 33^ -\ i/j Radio-Keith cvs. ... is/g 15/g is/g Sonotone Corp 35/8 31/2 31/2 — l/a Technicolor 22% 223/8 225/8 -| % Trans-Lux SVs '^Vi SVs Universal Picts 243^ 24 241/4 28 273/8 28 + 3/^ 793/8 785/8 793/8 -f 13/8 301/2 301/4 301/4 — 1/8 93/8 91/4 91/4 97 951/4 96% — 3^ 281/2 233/8 283/s 3S 353/4 36 -f 1/4 15 143/4 14% Fay Davis Dies Abroad Exmouth, Devon (By Cable) — Fay Davis, 72, American actress who came to England 50 years ago and gained noted reputation as a character actress on the British stage, died here Monday at her home. 1600 B'WAY, N.Y.C.CIRCLE 6-0081-2-3-4 Urge Quick Listing of Essenliai Empioyes (ConHnued from Page 1) tive Service regulations issued last week. Although this part of General Hershey's regulation was passed over in the press, . coming as it did at the time of the announcement that men in the 30-33 age group will be taken, it is of extreme importance to producers, labs, film manufacturers and newsreels that they register the young workers they hope to retain. Before these lists will be accepted by Selective Service, however, they must be certified by the appropriate Government agency — in case of the pix classifications, the WPB. Regional offices are empowered to okay the lists. Only technicians or professional men extremely diffifficult to replace will be certified by these agencies, and it is hoped by Selective Service that only about one in every five men under 30 employed by these industries will be certified and retained. No man will be okayed if he cannot properly be considered indispensable to the carrying on of the individual business — or if a replacement can be trained to competency within three months. Men 30 to 33 should also be registered, although the requirements for retaining them are less severe. It is reported here that the Hollywood studios have agreed to surr-ender all men up to 30 years of age who are physically fit for Army service. Chi. Employers Get Extension Chicago — Film exchanges and the amusement industry have been given five days' extension to make the cuts in the number of employes demanded by WMC here. WANTED THEATER Private party wants theater in town of 1700 or over, Northwestern N. Y. Sjate near Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo or Rcchester. Write, L BRANIGAN 1234 32nd St. Des Moines, Iowa Watch U. A. releases bearing G.CF. Presents DAILY Thursday, March 1, 1I5 Ex-Detroit Censor to be Mono. City Salesman Detroit — Lt. Joseph M. Kollar, who was formerly police censor of motion pictures here for a number of years, is retiring from the Police Department after 25 years. He is taking a brief vacation at his home town of Reading, Pa., and will then join Monogram Pictures, as city salesman, according to announcement of Harlan Starr, Monogram branch manager. Big Opening Day for "Tree" Twentieth Century-Fox's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was responsible for one of the biggest days in the history of the Roxy at its premiere yesterday, according to the company. Wolie Cohen in Panama Panama City (By Cable)— Wolfe Cohen, vice-president of Warners International Corp., arrived here yesterday from Mexico City on his tour of Latin-American, Australian and Far East territoi'ies. Arlington Interment for Lt. Hobart, Plane Victim Lt. Morgan Linder Hobart, US formerly manager of Technico] New York office, who was kille( tta~ an air liner crash in Virgj 1^^ last Friday, will be buriec '^""^ Arlington National Cemetl He is survived by his father, H.| Hobart, executive assistant to chairman of the board of Re(l Sound Laboratories, his mother, a sister, Mrs. Russell Gleason, dai;| ter-in-law of actor James Gleas AMPP Elects Monday West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAW Hollywood ■ — The Associatiorl Motion Picture Producers will J vene Monday for its annual dif tors' meeting and election of ficers. W. R. Hart Stricken Sarasota, Fla. — William R. (] Hart, manager of he Florida thed for almost 10 years, died of a hq attack. 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