The Film Daily (1945)

rr DAILY Monday, July 30, 19| Vol. 88, No. 20 Mon., July 30, 1945 10 Cents 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, 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 Louis* 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. MONTREAL — Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. finnnciAL ; {Friday, July 27) ^ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Am. Seat Col. Plots, vtc. (2i/2%> Columbia Plots, pfd. Con. fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. . East. Kodak 1 Gen. Preo. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Universal Plot Warner iBros NEW YORK Monogram Picts. Monogram Plots, pfd. Radio-Keith cvs. . . . Sonotone Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux High Low Close 211/2 211/4 211/4 22 21 i/s 22 Net Chg. 45/8 45/8 45/8 — 28 3A 273/4 283/4 . . 71 1701/2 171 — 261/4 261/4 261/4 — 26 251/2 253/4 + 305/8 301/8 301/2 + 8I/2 8I/4 8I/4 .. 981/4 975/8 975/8 — 273/4 271/4 273/4 + 341/2 341/4 341/2 — 251/4 25 25 163/8 157/8 161/4 + CURB MARKET 37/8 33/4 33/4 91/4 11/2 31/4 20 45/8 Vs 91/4 15/8 33/8 21 45/8 91/4 .. 11/2 .. 33/8 -f 21 + 45/8 -f Albert Dezel Celebrates Classics First Birthday Detroit — Albert Dezel, owner of the Film Classics franchise in Michigan and Ohio, is celebrating his first anniversary next month of the formation of the company. A special playdate drive is being instituted by Robert Snyder, Cleveland manager, and Calvin Leeder, who has charge of the Cincinnati oiSice. UA Toronto Sessions Toronto — Edward M. Schnitzer, United Artists home office executive, arrives here this morning to preside at the UA three-day Canadian sales meeting which opens today at the Royal York Hotel. cominc flRD Goinc NORTON V. RITCHEY, Monogram's foreign chief, has returned from a trip to Mexico. RUBE JACKTER, Col. assistant general sales manager, arrived here from Albany on Friday and spent the week-end in Philadelphia. E. M. SAUNDERS, assistant general sales manager for M-C-M, gets back from a Coast vacation today. WILLIAM HOLLANDER, advertising and publicity director B & K, is a New York visitor. He plans to return to Chicago early this week. DON DeFORE, Paramount star, today returned to Hollywood after a two-week visit in New York. RUDY BERCER, Southern sales manager for M-C-M, arrives today from Washington to spend a few days at the home office. WILLIAM e. LEVY, Walt Disney distribution executive, left Friday for London and Paris for conferences with Disney representatives on post-war plans. HOWARD SMITH, who had one of the leading roles in "Dear Ruth" on Broadway the past season leaves the middle of this week for the Warner Bros, studio for a screen assignment. DANE CLARK, Warner Bros, star, leaves New York on Wednesday for the Coast following six weeks of personal appearances at the New York Strand. KAY FRANCIS, Monogram star who recently completed "Allotment Wives," left for New York Friday, preparatory to opening in Newark, Aug. 11 as the star of the stage play, "Windy Hill." MABEL DREW, of 20th Century-Fox's radio department, left Friday for northern Wisconsin, where she will spend the next two weeks vacationing. RAY MILLAND, Paramount star, left Friday by Pan American plane for England. He returns in about three weeks and will have a leading role in "Take This Woman." JACK KEEGAN, buyer and booker for United Detroit Theaters, associated with Paramount, returns to Detroit today. CHARLES DEESEN, home office assistant to J. J. Maloney, Central sales manager for M-C-M, has returned from a trip to Cleveland. Remove Switzerland from Blockade-Control-Permit (Continued from Page 1) permit, FEA announced Friday. Officials added, however, that a blockade control number will still be assigned on all validated licenses covering exports to Switzerland. Exporters may nox^ apply for licenses to export all commodities to Switzerland upon receipt of a firm order from the importer and without waiting for notification from FEA to do so. Says Business Taxes Must Be Cut First Metro Sets Tradeshows For Two New Pictures M-G-M has set the national trade showings for two pictures, "WeekEnd at the Waldorf" for Aug. 10 in all exchange areas except Washington, where the screening will be held Aug. 13, and "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood" in all territories Aug. 21. "Week-End at the Wafdorf " has already been tradeshown in New York and Los Angeles and no additional screenings are scheduled. It will have its world premiere at the Music Hall. No opening date has yet been set. No release dates have been set on either picture. 'Happy' Labor Relationship A Necessity, Says Nelson West Coast Bureau of THE, FILM DAILY Hollywood — Speaking at a dinner given in his honor by Independent M. P. Producers Assn., President Donald M. Nelson of SIMPP, declared that the film industry to reach its potential must achieve "a happy relationship between the studios and labor, reduction of costs of operation, and distribution of opportunity for new people and new ideas." I. E. Chadwick, president of IMPPA, presided. (Continued from Page 1) the first year after the end of the Japanese war, George called for sharp curbs on Government spending. "It is essential that tax payers know as early as possible what their tax loads will be," George said. He added that Congress must be ready with a new tax bill as soon as Japan falls. Hearings on the entire tax structure will get under way in the Fall." Present over-all tax take is about $43,000,000,000 yearly, George said. If, as he expects, the post-war Federal budget ranges from 22 to 25 billion annually, taxes may be dropped far enough to bring in just about the income needed for operating expenses. Metro Setting Plans For Returning Service Men (Continued from Page 1) who have joined the company since the war. While the law requires employers to reinstate returning service men, M-G-M plans to go beyond the law requirements and give ex-G.I.'s readjustment assistance. Plans are now being worked out for an overall formula, with special instructions to the field executives. Denies Reports Warners Were Allied Pa. Members Reports that Warner Bros, theaters had been dues-paying but not active members of the two Allied units in Pennsylvania were denied at the week-end. Warner theaters, however, formerly contributed to the Allied unit in Ohio for legislative purposes. Sidney Samuelson said that no representatives of producers, distributors or affiliated circuits were members of the Eastern Pennsylvania unit. WB Field Assignment I. Q. Gross, who recently join the Warner Bros, field staff, has be assigned by Mort Blumenstock, Eas.! ern director of advertising and pu; licity, to the Pittsburgh and Cle'v land exchange territories. Gross t gins his new duties today, worku under the direct supervision of Brumberg, head of the field explo tion crew. XEW YORK THEATERS Second Big Week THE PICTURE THAT MAY CHANGE YOUR LIFE! The mmu A REPUBLIC PICTURE Starring JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT BILLIE BURKE BRANDT'S AIR COOLED with EUGENE PALLETTE GOTHAM ONA MUNSON B'WAY at 47th St. RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Showplace of the Nation ' Rockefeller Center "A BELL FOR ADANO" GENE TIERNEY • JOHNHOOIAKj WILLIAM BENDIX » Directed by Henry King A 20th Century-Fox Picture SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION BETTY HUTTON . ARTURO DE CORDOVA in Paramount's "INCENDIARY BLONDE" In Technicolor IN PERSON "The Hour of Charm" ALL-GIRL ORCH. Under the Direction of PHIL SPITALNY p4/^AMoc//yr Sutnuel Goldvryn presents Danny Kaye in "Wonder Man" in Technicolor ASTOR B'way & 49 St. Continuous \ • Popular Prices J3L B'WAY & 47th St. Gary Cooper Loretta Young "ALONG CAME JONES" INTERNATIONAL PICTURE Released by RKO ON SCREEN Joan FONTAINE George BRENT 'The AFFAIRS of SUSAN' IN PERSON MICHAEL O'SHEA LOW, HITE & STANLEY