The Film Daily (1945)

Vol. 88, No. 14 Fri., July 20, 1945 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONAlD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: lEditor Published daily except Saturdayi, Sundays and Holidays at ISOl 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-?120, 9-7121. Cable addres*: 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 — Arthur Geiger, Augusto Corapte 5, Mexico, D. F. SAN JUAN — E. Sanchez Ortiz, San Sebastian No. 3. MONTREAI^-Ray Carmichael. Room 9. 464 Francis Xavier St. nnnnciflL (Thursday, July 19) ^^^ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High low Close Chg. 22 22 22 + 1/4 ) 225/8 225/8 225/8 + 5/8 Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2% Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con Fm. Ind. pfd. . . East. Kodak do pfd Cen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. 20th Century-Fox ppf Universal Pict Warner Bros 43/4 43/4 43/4 173'/2 1721/2 1721/2 -f 1 195 195 195 -f 2 263/4 263/4 263^ -f 1/4 261/8 255/8 26 + 1/8 301/2 303/8 301/2 83/4 85/8 83/4 993/8 99 99 -f 1/2 28 275/8 275/8 + 1/4 351/8 341/2 343/4 — 1/8 255/8 253/8 255/8 + 1/2 165/8 163/8 I6I/2 + 1/8 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 4 3% 3% + Vs Monogram Picts. pfd Radio-Keith cvs Sonotone Corp 31/2 3 14 SVi -f Vs Technicolor 205/8 205/8 205/8 — Vi Trans-Lux 47/8 43/4 47/8 + Vs Expect to Iron Out New Operator Pact Next Week The agreement under negotiation by lATSE Local 306 and the film companies in the interests of projectionists at the home offices, exchanges and local studios is expected to be ironed out next week. Failure of the union and the employers to come to an understanding on the former's demand that the latter no longer be allowed to select the projectionists they want is understood to be all that is holding up the agreement. Engineer Committees Meet On Tele and FM Standards Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Sub-committees of the engineers' informal hearing on tele and FM standards yesterday met on ironing out some of the engineering standards proposed by the FCC. Second hearing on FM and facsimile will be held Aug. 1, and that on tele the following day. Principal problems confronting the committee as outlined by Virgil R. Simpson, assistant to the FCC's chief engineer and chairman of the committee, are: 1. Making television available to the maximum number of people; 2. Determining station separation; 3. Determining service ranges; 4. Regulating geographic distribution. Simpson expects that some conclusions will be reached by Monday. Colvin Brown Leaving Quigley Publications Colvin Brown yesterday resigned as vice-president, treasurer and a director of the Quigley Publishing Co., effective immediately. His stock holdings have been sold back to the company. Brown intends to devote himself to his other interests. Before his joining Quigley in 1931, Brown was vice-president of Thomas H. Ince Corp., vice-president of the Film Booking Offices and executive vice-president of Pathe Exchange. The treasurer's duties will be taken over by Ted Sullivan, who will be succeeded as secretary by Leo J. Brady, long with the company before his induction into the armed forces. Carol Hill Is Appointed M-G-M Eastern Story Rep. Carol Hill, former agent and wife of Carl Brandt of Brandt & Brandt, agents, has joined M-G-M as the studio's Eastern story representative. She left for the coast yesterday for conferences before assuming her new post. The appointment relieves J. Robert Rubin, vice-president and general counsel for M-G-M, of some minor duties and will enable him to devote his full time to more important affairs. The status of Florence Browning, executive assistant to Rubin for many years, continues unchanged. Sam Rosen, Neil Hellman Merge Drive-in Holdings Albany — Sam Rosen of the Fabian Theaters and Neil Hellman of the Hellman Theaters have merged their Drive-in-Theater properties, which include the house on the AlbanySaratoga road and the contemplated super drive-in on Karner Road on the Albany-Schenectady route. Work on the latter will start shortly. The house will accommodate approximately 1,000 cars. It is expected to be completed by April, 1946. Unu DAILY: Friday, July 20, 19l Bretton Woods Agreement Passed by the Senate Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The Senate yesterday passed the Bretton Woods international monetary agreement, which promises an important boost to the stability of foreign pix customers. The vote was 61-16. Because of the three committee amendments put on since the bill passed the House in the Spring, a conference between representatives of both Houses will be required before the bill goes to Presiaent Truman's desk. The International Bank and the International Stabilization fund, both ten-billion dollar propositions, are both expected to aid in the speedy recovery of war-ravaged areas, making them better and more stable markets for all commodities. Although foreign industry is expected to benefit, it is generally felt that American pix distributors will benefit directly from Bretton Woods. Henry Arias Named Agent For Astor Foreign Sales R. M. Savini, president of Astor Pictures Corporation, has appointed Henry Arias as exclusive foreign sales agent for Astor and its affiliated companies. Among the pictures Arias will sell foreign rights on are: "The Marines Come Thru," "Fangs of the Wild," "Scarf ace," "Hell's Angels" and "Sky Devils," as well as the new Astor re-issues which are available for release in foreign markets; namely, "Swiss Family Robinson," "Tom Brown's School Days," "Little Men" and "Beyond Tomorrow." Biz Drops as Labor Tiff Halts Ft. Wayne Papers Fort Wayne, Ind. — Cessation of publication of the two local dailies pending settlement of a labor dispute has brought home to exhibitors here the value of newspaper advertising. Unable to reach the public through the columns of the newspapers, the theatermen have seen their business suffer. In the outlying area the lack of advertising has had the effect of driving film patrons to other communities where they know what pictures are being shown. BIR Issuing New Withholding Receipt Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — ^A revised withholding receipt for use this year is being distributed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Commissioner Joseph D. Nunan, Jr., announced yesterday. The new form does not differ basically from the old, but is improved in arrangement and typography. Stocks of the old now on hand may be used up. Coen to Trinidad Pittsburgh — Gene Coen, local M-G-M salesman, has been named manager of the company's Trinidad office. July 20, 19fl — =i| commc aad come DON McELWAINE, PRC's advertising-publi , director, returned to the Coast from New Yor ARTHUR W. KELLY arrived on the C i Wednesday from New York. JULES LAPIDUS, Eastern division sales i ger for Warner Bros., leaves tonight for cinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago. JOHN S. ALLEN, Washington district manl for M-C-M, is due to return July 23 for i eral days of home office sessions. TOM CERETY, editor of Lion's Roar, is cationing. WLLIAM CLEICHER, of M-C-M sales dep, ment, is now in Buffalo and expected back a week. CHARLES E. KESSNICH, M-C-M district m ager with headquarters in Atlanta, is due I Monday. GEORGE GIROUX, of Technicolor, is spent the week in Chicago. ROBERT WOLFF, managing director of I Radio Pictures, Ltd., now visiting here fi London, leaves today for Hollywood for sti conferences. MRS. BEN GOETZ, left yesterday for Engl, to join her husband, vice-chairman of M-C London Films. MRS. LOUIS B. MAYER is in town from Coast. JAMES MULVEY, Samuel Coldwyn's gem manager, is planning to leave New York by fV for the Coast tomorrow. ROY HAINES, Western and Southern divis sales manager for Warner iBros., is back fron two-week tour of exchanges. ED HINCHY, head of Warner Bros, playd department, returns today from Philadelp and other Pennsylvania ponts. ANTHONY QUINN is en route to Hollywi after several weeks of personal appearances the East. Nicholas Farkas Signs With United Specialists Nicholas Farkas, formerly of t European film industry before esca ing to this country just prior to t war, has been signed to a long-tei contract with United Specialists, Ir Among the numerous foreign filr that Farkas has directed and pr duced are "Thunder in the Easi with Charles Boyer and Merle Obe on, and "The Mad Emperor," wi Harry Bauer. Farkas' first American-made fil is "Greater Victory," starring Lou Calhern, made for United Specialis and released by Filmedia. At lea three additional pictures are e: pected from Farkas for release. b fore the end of the year. Starr Resigns as Head Of UA's Exploitation Martin Starr's resignation ! United Artists' radio and exploit tion manager was announced yeste: day by Barry Buchanan, the con pany's director of advertising ar publicity. Starr, with United Artists sine 1942 as head of its radio activitie will leave the company on July 2 He plans to prepare several rad shows with motion picture forma for agency auditions.