The Film Daily (1945)

^ IM' DAILt Thursday, August 2, 19^^ Full Yule Atmosphere For Warner Premiere Vol. 88, No. 23 Thurs., Aug. 2, 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, III., 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. MONTREAI^Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. finnnciRL iU'niJiir^rinv August 1) ^^;^ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO $5 pfd 20th Century-Fox 20th Century-Fox pfd. Universal Pict Warner Bros NEW YORK Monogram Picts. Radio-Keith cvs. Sonotone Corp. Technicolor Trans-Lux ... High 261/2 26 31'/8 8% 98 283/8 35% 24% 16% Low 26% 25% 303/4 8% 97% 28% 353/8 243/4 163/8 Close 261/2 . 253/4 + 31 8% 98 28% 353/8 247/8 . I6I/2 + Net Chg. + + % CURB MARKET 3% 3% 3% 11/2 " 31/2 203/4 4% 1% 3% 203/4 45/8 1% 31/2 + % 203/4 4% + % Columbia's "Remember' Doing Socko in Havana Havana (By Air Mail) — "A Song to Remember," in English, is shattering all attendance records this year. The Columbia film is scoring so heavily that after two weeks at the Encanto Theater and one at the Pausto, both first-runs, it was played again for seven days at the Encanto. Until now no picture had played that house at more than two weeks. Price will be raised for the run of ASTR in subsequents. Attorney 10 years on legal staff of major motion picture company wishes to connect as attorney or assistant to executive of independent motion picture producer, or theater chain or artists' representative or agency. Address Box 238, THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York. Norwalk, Conn. — Official proclamations in connection with "Christmas in Connecticut" day to be celebrated here Aug. 8 were issued yesterday by both Gov. Raymond Baldwin and Mayor Robert Oliver of Norwalk. The Governor, who personally will take part in the Yuletide party for redeployed soldiers, congratulated Norwalk for being the sparkplug of this state-wide celebration tied in with about a dozen openings of Warner's "Christmas in Connecticut" throughout this territory. He also urged other communities in the state to carry out similar plans for soldiers home on furlough, as well as to do their overseas Christmas mailing early. One hundred per cent Chamber of Commerce and press co-operation has turned the entire city in pre-Christmas turmoil, with Yuletide shop and street decorations, and a Christmas tree in Mathews Park. The Mayor has scouted the New England countryside for sufficient turkeys to supply one of the necessary features of Christmas celebration. John Hesse, Warner district manager at New Haven, Abe Kronenberg, Will Yolen, Warner exploiteers, and Murray Howard, manager of the Palace laid the groundwork for the campaign. Farnsworth Ready for Television's "Go Ahead" This Week Mag. Article Plugs "China Life Line" A further example of the exhib. service resulting from the RKO — "This Is America" shorts series and This Week magazine collaboration, next Sunday's This Week, with a circulation of more than 6,000,000 will carry a double-truck, illustrated article by Ardis Smith, writer of the RKO — "This Is America" short "China Life Line." Article, like the short, is entitled "China Life Line" and deals with the experiences of Smith and cameraman-director Larry O'Reilly while making the pic. Foreign Policy Set for Cleveland's Lower Mall Cleveland — After an absence of two years, Cleveland will have a foreign film theater after Labor Day. Leo Greenberger of the Community Circuit announces that the Lower Mall Theater will institute foreign film policy on that date. He is now negotiating for British, Russian and French films. The Mall is a doubledeck theater, the Upper Mall being on the Euclid Ave. level, and the Lower Mall on the Superior Ave. level. The Upper Mall will continue its present subsequent run doublefeature policy. Chi. Operators Talk Pact Chicago — Details of the new contract to be submitted by the operators union to theater owners will be completed at a membership meeting today. New pact goes into effect Sept. 1. Ft. Wayne, Ind. — Farnsworth Television and Radio Corp. expects to be fully prepared to resume production of Capehart and Farnsworth radio instruments and television receivers "as soon as restrictions are removed." Unfilled orders on hand are sufficient to keep company's plants operating during most of the current fiscal year, ending April 30, 1946, at substantially the same rate as last year, subject to possible contract terminations and schedule revisions by the Government. E. A. Nicholas, company president, asserts that "television is now ready to go forward on a commercial basis as soon as the war is ended, and Farnsworth expects to maintain a position in this, its primary field of activity." Organization already has a permit to build a tele station in the MidWest. In addition, an application for an F-M station is pending to supplement the A-M broadcasting of the recently acquired WGL radio station. Company also plans to engage in additional fields of commercial electronic production, including special electronic tubes. Ex-Disney Men Change Co. Title to United Film Prods. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Name of Industrial Films organized in 1943 by Stephen Bosustow, Dave Hilberman and Zachary Schwartz, all former Disney men, has been changed to United Film Prods. United has just completed a cartoon based on letters in the book, "Dear Sir," by Juliet Lowell as its first subject for theatrical distribution. The company is working on animation films for both theatrical and non-theatrical fields and on love action subjects for non-theatrical field. It is considering a story treatment based on an undisclosed American classic to be made into a feature length cartoon. Allvine Speaking Today At Penn. State College Glen Allvine is addressing the Pennsylvania State College today on the use of motion pictures for international understanding. A screening of 16 mm. films of the San Francisco conference, and some Disney pictures will bring to several hundred school teachers some insight into the latest audio-visual aids to education. Video to Make Eight In Kodachrome for ITAT West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollyywood — International Theatrical and Television Corp. has closed a deal with Ed Finney and Lawson Harris, heads of Video Productions, whereby Video will make eight Kodachrome outdoor features annually. Stars of series will be Stuart Hamblen and Perry Ward, of radio. NEW YORK THEATERS Second Big Week THE PICTURE THAT MAY CHANGE YOUR LIFE! The CHEATERS. 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 • JOHN HODIAK 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, I'nder the Direction or PHIL SPETALNY P4i^AMOi//yr Samuel Goldwy^n A^TOR presents m^ rw B'way & 4S St. Danny Kaye « in Continuous "Wonder Man" ^ * , Popular in Technicolor Prices KJJIiT^^ B'WAY & 47th St. Gary Cooper Loretta Young "ALONG CAME JONES" INTERNATIONAL PICTURE Released by RKO ON SCREEN Greer GARSON Gregory PECK in M-G-M's 'VALLEY of DECISION' IN PERSON DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S "WILSON" A 20th Century-Fox Picture in Technicolor Plus on Stage — DICK HAYMES HELEN FORREST Extra! JOE BESSER BUY MORE P O Y V 7th Ave. & BONDS II V-' A I 50fh St.