The Film Daily (1945)

[ntimate in Character International in Scope tdependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Oi Motion Pictures 1 wen iy Seven ■ Years Old FDAILY NEW YORK. THXJRSDAY. JULY 12. 1945 TEN CENTS aOPENlNC OF ITALIAN MARKET IS NEAR taw Stock Shortage Stymies Production !n Spain ntry of American Pix ito Spain Threatened y Lack of Raw Film The shortage of raw stock as brought a halt to film prouction in Spain that poses a irious threat to the entry of Amerim product into that country, it was 'ported yesterday by Robert C. lexander, executive manager of aramount Films de Espana, S. A., ist in from Madrid. Speaking at a trade-press interiew at the Paramount home office, (Continued on Page 8) tate Dept. Wars pn Brit. Export Ban Vashinoton Bureau of THE FILM DAILY ■ Washington — The American Emsassy in London is concentrating its ire upon the order by the British Board of Trade banning export by A.merican distributors of prints made in London, with less stress laid upon (Continued on Page 61 Rank and Aides to Sail Tuesday on Queen Mary J. Arthur Rank, who retui'ned to New York from the West yesterday, will sail for England on the Queen Mary on Tuesday. He will be accom ( Continued on Page 31 Polio Cases Gaining; 50 in Week in Texas Waslungton Bur.. THE FILM DAILY Washington — Polio is on the gain and there is every prospect the number of cases will show a rise from now until Fall, the U. S. Public Health Service warned yesterday. During the week ending June 30, the Service said 155 new cases were reported. The first week in July is expected to see that figure exceeded. A third of the 155 cases developed in Texas, it was disclosed. Cases are also gaining in both New jersey and Connecticut, it was said. Editorial Bring on the Eighth! . . . meanwhile f combat complacency By CHESTER B. BAHN /^N the basis of reports now being released, the performance of the motion picture ^^ industry during the recent Seventh War Bond drive was magnificent. Just that — magnificent. For a variety of reasons, the majority too obvious to require enumeration here, the Seventh campaign presented the industry, functioning thru the WAC, with its greatest challenge. There were those who felt that some of the obstacles would prove crippling if not unsurmountable. And there were many who inclined to the belief that the industry would be doing very well if it equalled past achievements. The record thus far speaks eloquently for itself. Yesterday's FILM DAILY chronicled that the 16 Broadway theaters rang up Seven^h sales to the tune of $10,414,173, including $1,873,695 in sales made at the Statue of Liberty booth in Times Square which was manned by the theaters. The total is nearly 300 per cent greater than the sales made during the Sixth. Significantly, the aggregate of 75,214 individual Bonds is virtually equal to two Bonds for each of the houses' 39,286 seats. It's obvious that to hang up such a record plenty of hard, gruelling work was necessary all along the line, from Irving Lesser, WAC area chairman; Monty Salmon, Broadway area (Continued on Page 3) Distribs. Preparing M-G-M Chi. Meet to Data for Government Mull Marlceting Plans Tabulations as to rentals, releases, Chicago — Discussion of marketing revenue from affiliated circuits and ! and merchandising of M-G-M prodother information requested by the \ uct for the balance of 1945 will be a Government from the distributor ' major topic at the three-day meeting defendants in the New York equity ; of divisional sales and district man(Contjiued on Page 31 (Continued on Page 7) Kastner to Paris as Col. UA Sets Sales Parleys Manager for the Continent For Hub, Cleveland, Philly Lacy W. Kastner, who recently re | A series of three sales meetings joined Columbia Pictures after an ab1 for United Artists personnel in the sence of two years, serving the OWI ; Eastern terrtiory were announced (Continued on Page 81 I (Continued on Page 81 Films Mwake io Duties Mitchell Credits it to Combat Photogs. Protest Bamberger Tele Tower Would Lower Values Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Some of the difficulties which may be encountered by telecasters in the construction of transmitting stations on necessary (Continued on Page 8) IVashinyton Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — War pix combat photographers have awakened the industry to its social, educational and news reporting obligations. Col. Curtis P. Mitchell, chief of the War Department's Bureau of Public Relations Pictorial Section, told the Washington Visual War Workers (Continued on Page 8) Restrictive Regulations Of Mussolini and State's Monopoly to Be Abrogated By ANDREW H. OLDER Washiufiton Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Early conclusion of an agreement between this country, Great Britain and Italy regarding free interchange of commercial films is expected to be announced shortly. Members of the Allied Military Control group are engaged now in discussions with the Italian Government concerning Allied aid in re(Continued on Page 6) 06 Members to Vote On Pad Wednesd The agreement negotiated by lATSE Local 306 and the film companies in the interests of projectionists employed at home offices, exchanges and local studios will be submitted to the membership of the union for approval at a meeting in Manhattan Center on Wednesday night. Formal signing of the agreement is expected to take place fol(Continued on Page 7) Columbia 39 Weeks Net Profit at $1,380,000 Columbia's net profit for the 39 weeks ended March 31 was $1,380,000, equal to $3.20 per share on the outstanding common stock, Harry Cohn, president, revealed yesterday. Net for the comparable 1944 period (Continued on Page 6) Protectionists Form Legion^s Film Post lATSE's Local 306, operators, has organized Film Post 1292 of the American Legion, with Nathaniel Doragoff, the union's secretary, as acting commander. The post will receive a charter tomorrow night at an American Legion meeting in the Concourse Plaza Hotel in the Bronx.