The Film Daily (1945)

^ DAILY Thursday, July 12, 11 Vol. 88 No. 8 Thurs., Ju ly 12, 1945 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M . MERSEREAU : Associate and General Publisher Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: 'Editor h'ublished daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Kolk, 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 Marcn 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, J3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber* 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, 9-7'120, 9-7121. Cable address; Filmday, New York. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, 28, Calif. —Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phont 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. Fred man. The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardoui 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 Ortiz, San Sebastian No. 3. MONTREAI^-Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. finflnciAL _^^ (Wednesday, July 11) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High low Close Am. Seat Col. Picfs. vtc. (21/2%) Columbia Picts. pfd.. SO'/i SOVi SOVi — Con. Fm. Ind 5 5 5 — Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 31 Vi 311/4 31 1/4 — East. Kodak 1763A 176 1761/2 — do pfd 193 193 193 — Gen. Prec. Eq 28I/4 281/8 ZSl/g — Loew's, Inc 263/4 26I/4 2634 . Paramount 33 325/8 32% — RKO 91/4 9 91/8 + RKO $6 pfd 100 100 100 — 20th Century-Fox . . . 2834 28I/2 28I/2 — 20th Century-Fox pfd. 353/8 35 3514 . 20th CenturyFox ppf Universal Pict 261/2 261/8 261/2 + Warner Bros 16% ISVa ISVi — NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts 41/8 4% 41/a — Monogram Picts. pfd. . 10 91/2 91/2 — Radio-Keith cvs 1% 1% 13^ Sonotone Corp 33/8 33^ 33^ Technicolor 21 1/2 21 1/2 21 1/2 — Trans-Lux 4% 47/8 47/8 Net Chg. 1/4 Vs 11/4 1 2 Vs % '/4 Arthur Mayer Returning From Overseas in 2 Weeks Arthur Mayer, assistant to the chairman of the Red Cross, is expected back from overseas in two weeks. W comrnc ahd Goinc HOWARD DIETZ and HENDERSON M. RICHEY will arrive in Chicago today from New York to join William F. Rodgers, M-C-M viceoresident in charge of sales, for the sales meeting which opens today in the Blackstone Hotel. TED TOD, Warners' Washington field man, arrived in New York for a few day's visit at the home office. BERN IE BROOKS, booker and buyer for the Fabian circuit, returns today from a brief trip to Philadelphia. NORMA CINANDES, secretary to Si Seadler, leaves tomorrow for a vacation at Cedars Country Club, Lakeville, Conn. DOROTHY DAY, of M-C-M's home office publicity staff, arrives on the Coast today. JOEL BEZAHLER, home office assistant to J. E. Flynn, Western M-C-M sales manager, leaves next Tuesday on a trip to Chicago and Minneapolis. LUCILLE BALL, M-G-M star, leaves for the Coast Saturday after a vacation here. LEW SIMPSON, Panama manager for M-C-M is in town. ED HINCHY, head of Warner Bros, playdate department, left yesterday for Cincinnati, then Cleveland. He returns at the end of the week. CHARLES S. STEINBERG, who heads Warner's educational and public service bureau, is in Washington for a few days in connection with "Pride of the Marines." Gen. "Ted" Curtis Home On Leave for Two Weeks Rochester — Home on leave for two weeks, Maj. Gen. Edward Peck "Ted" Curtis, motion picture film sales manager on leave of absence from Eastman Kodak, said yesterday he was in the dark as to his immediate future and preferred not to speculate on his plans for the present. Gen. Curtis will go to Washington to learn his orders next week. It is believed in Kodak circles that Gen. Curtis will return to his former post here unless he is "drafted" for Pacific service by Lt. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, whom he served as Chief of Staff with the U. S. Army Strategic Air Forces in Europe. Gen. Curtis has been in close touch with Kodak officials since arriving home. In anticipation of his possible return here, his office at Kodak has been made ready for immediate occupancy. Buchman Back with Cohn And Warner from Europe Sidney Buchman, Columbia vicepresident, returned with Harry Cohn, Columbia prexy, and Jack L. Warner, WB vice-president, from the Armysponsored tour of Europe late Tuesday night. Cohn and Buchman will spend several days here before leaving for the Coast. Warner, too, is remaining over for a time. ART FOR ADVERTISING 1«5 WEST 46i« ST. N. Y. C. PHO: BR...T 9-4153-4 Chi. Janitors Ask Pay Boost Plus Vacations Chicago — Theater janitors are seeking a raise in pay and two weeks vacation with pay in negotiations now under way for a new contract. The old contract ran out last month. ERIC A. JOHNSON arrived in Los Angeles yesterday. WALTER VINCENT, theater executive of the Fabian-Wilmer Cr Vincent circuit, began a sixweek's vacation in Norway, Me., yesterday. JOHN J. RUBACH, RKO's New Haven branch manager, will leave on vacation for Buffalo this week. M. A. J. HEALY arrived in London to take up his duties at the MFlPDA office there. LOUIS J. KAUFMAN, Warner theater executive, will return here today from a business trip to Cleveland. BETTY HUTTON is at the Waldorf-Astoria from California. F. J. A. MCCARTHY, Universal's Southern and Canadian sales manager, is in Charlotte. He's due back at the end of the week. SIMON S. SCHIFFRIN, head of the motion picture division of the French Press and Information Service, will leave here today on a twoday trip to Washington. W. F. KRUSE, manager of B & H's film division, is in New York for conferences. OZZIE NELSON, wife and children, are Chicago visitors. N. D. OLSEN, export manager for the DeVry Corp. is vacationing in Wisconsin. WILL DeVRY has returned to Chicago from Washngton conferences. Elmo, New Para. Panama Manager, Leaves for Post George Elmo, who was recently appointed Paramount manager for Panama, Central America and Ecuador by Paramount International President George Weltner, will leave New York for his Panama headquarters today. Elmo will first go to Havana, where he will leave his wife and two daughters Yolanda and Dolores for a visit with relatives before they move on to Panama. Formerly a salesman with Paramount's Philadelphia exchange, Elmo spent several years in Latin-America for First National before joining Paramount in domestic distribution 16 years ago. Gillham Denies Report He's Leaving Paramount West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Robert M. Gillham, Paramount publicity and advertising director, denies a published report that he plans to resign from Paramount to join J. Walter Thompson as a vice-president. The Musical Treat of the Year "ADVENTURE IN MUSIC" with Jose Iturbi, Mildred Dilling, Coolidge Quartet, Emanuel Fuermann, Vronsky & Babin. Booked over the Fox West Coast Theatre Circuit State Right Territories Now Available Write — Wire — ARTISTS riLMS. INC. 1207 NORTH EL CENTRO LOS ANCELES 24, CALIFORNIA N. Y. 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