The Film Daily (1945)

Vol. 88 No. 26 Tues., Aug. 7, 1945 10 Cents )CHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONAl .D M . MERSEREAU ; Associate and Genera Publisher 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. AUcoate, 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 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. MONTREAL — Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. Deny Hal Roach's Motion For Partial Arbitrator Judge Botein yesterday denied a motion by Hal Roach to permit a "partial" arbitrator to hear his controversy with Film Classics over the distribution of and proceeds from "Topper" which Film Classics had acquired for distribution. Film Classics had stipulated that in the arbitration proceedings that the arbitrators selected by both sides i should not be connected with either company, a provision which Roach sought to have expunged. Roach had filed suit against Film Classics, claiming $50,000 due him from "Topper." Film Classics, in its reply, admitted that Roach's share was $19,135, no part of which had been paid on the grounds that Roach allegedly had not lived up to his agreement, in that Film Classics assertedly had obtained the exclusive distribution rights to "Topper" but that Roach had permitted others to release it. Film Classics further charged that Roach was indebted to the company far in excess of the $19,135. nnnnciflL ; (Monday, Ajtgnst 6) ; NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High 22 Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2%) Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . . East Kodak 171 1/2 1 Gen, Prec. Eq 26 1/2 Loew's, Inc 26 Paramount 32 RKO 93/8 RKO $6 pfd 98 20th Century-Fox . 28V2 20th Century-Fox pfd 35% 20th Century-Fox ppf Universal Pict 25V2 Warner Bros 16% NEW YORK CURB Monogram Picts. . . . 3% Monogram FIcts. pfd. 914 Radio-Keith cvs. ... 2 Sonotone Corp 31/2 Technicolor 20 Trans-Lux 4% Low Close 21% 22 + Net Chg. % 43/4 43/4 43/4 — 1/4 711/2 171% -t 26% 26% .. 253/4 26 -I 31% 3P/8 -I 91/4 91/4 — 973/4 98 — 281/4 28 1/4 — 35% 353/8 — 251/2 .25'% +' 161/2 16% -fMARKET 3% 3% + 91/4 . ■ 2 3% 420 4% — % 91/4 1% 3% 20 4% John Kearney Rites Held Funeral services were held yesterday from the Walter Cooke Funeral Home for John L. Kearney, 74, veteran legitimate stage character actor. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Caroline Kearney, and a brother, James J. REEVES SOUND STUDIOS, INC. 1600 BROAOWAr. N. Y. !9 Circle 6-6686 Complete Film and Disc Recording Facilities Welles to Direct, Star, In International's Next IVcst Coast Bureau, of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — William Goetz announces that Orson Welles will direct and star in the next International picture to enter production, and that S. P. Eagle has been signed to produce Welles' vehicle. The new Welles film is based on an untitled mystery melodrama by Vicfor Trivas. PostWar New England will be its background. Major anthony Veiller is now writing screen treatment. Production is scheduled for September with mid-winter release through RKO. A top ranking male star and feminine star will head case with Welles. Beck Defers Eastern Trip West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — John Beck, Jr., general manager for International Pictures, scheduled to leave the Coast for New York Saturday on his annual check-up with the distribution oflSces of the company has postponed his trip a month. A. W. Schwalberg, general sales manager returned last , Saturday and Robert Goldstein, Eastern rep. heads for New York at the week-end. New PRO New Haven Branch? New Haven — PRC is reported opening a new exchange with shipping and storage of films, as of Aug. 27. ARMY MAN Eigh '• and a half years' experience with rna;or tMm exchange. Well-spoken, am b tious and determined. Desires sp ot as circuit thea ter booker or in home Dffice promotional -advertising department. BOX 241 FILM DAILY 1501 BROADWAY DAILY Tuesday, August 7, 1 3 Coast Lots Report Rise In SOEG Worker on Job West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Major producers announced that despite a Painters Union ultimatum ordering all SOEG members to be outside picket lines by noon yesterday, a slight increase in number of SOEG people workingwas recorded. Ultimatum was generally ignored, according to producers, and only loss which could be ascribed to it was failure of two 20th-Fox workers to check in after lunch. In all major studios employing SOEG members a total gain of 15 was reported for yesterday over last Friday, keeping percentage of workers on job well over 75 per cent. Over the week-end, producers branded strike as a failure and declared production was at a higher level than before walkout. SPG members who have refused to obey order to observe picket lines have retained Richard H. Cantillon as their counsel. Preliminary Injunction Is issued Restraining SOEG West Coast B.ureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Superior Court Judge Emmet H. Wilson yesterday overruled SOEG's demurrer and issued a preliminary injunction against the Guild and its officers restraining them from attempting to incite a strike of office workers and also from threatening to penalize any SOEG member who continues at work and continues to fulfill the no-strike agreement. SOEG representatives claim 1,137 Guild members are observing picket lines and that 1,211 are working. Coast Strike on Agenda Of AF of L Chi. Meeting Chicago — Hollywood's strike situation is prominent on the agenda of the AF of L's 10-day executive board meeting which opened at the Drake Hotel here yesterday, with President William Green presiding. Top topics of the meeting will be to act on Senator Vandenberg's suggestion for an industrial peace conference aimed at stabilizing management-labor relations in the post-war period, and discussion of new wage policies. SEG-SAG Sign Agreement West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Screen Extras Guild and SAG announced here yesterday the signing of a membership interchangability agreement between these two AF of L unions. SEG was chartered recently by Associated Actors and Artists of America. McConnell Reported On Mend Chicago — Thomas McConnell, Jackson Park Theater attorney, is convalescing at Billings Hospital from an operation. corninG aRd Goinc PETE J. WOOD, secretary of the ITO of 0( is vacationing at Cape May, N. J. ROSE RUMANOFF, secretary to Harry M tin. Universal manager, New Haven, is vac Honing at Camp Miltord, Kent, Conn. BILL BROWN, manager of the Bijou, N Haven, is on vacation on Cape Cod. ^at C. KNOX HADDOW, of Paramounfs k^'^ operations department is in Cleveland for ■ purpose of installing a new accounting i bookkeeper system. His next port is Cli nati. iOHN J. NASH, M-C-M accountant, is spen a few weeks in the Cleveland exchange. WILLIAM WILDER, producer-director, ari| iiere from the Coast yesterday. GEORGE SEED, city manager of Cohoesj abian, is vacationing in New York Cityf two weeks. DAVE WALLERSTEIN, 8 & K district m| ger, is at Hartford, Wis., on his vacation. ABE WEINER, new district manager of PR 3oston, New Haven, Philadelphia, and Pittsburj was in New Haven last week on a busini trip. DR. HERBERT T. KALMUS has returned to t Coast from a business trip in the East. HENRY DRICGERS, manager, Park Theati Avon Park, Fla. LIZABETH SCOTT arrives in Kansas City fr< Hollywood today to start a three-city p. a. to in advance of pre-release openings of "Yi Came Along." BOB SOCAS and ARNOLD STOLTZ have r urned from the PRC sales meet in Chicag vhile LLOYD LIND, assistant general sal nanager, is due back today. E. C. GRAINGER, president of the Shea ci :uit, left yesterday on a 10-day tour of tl fheaters. BILLY FERGUSON returns today from Bosto lACK SHEA leaves today for a New Englar vacation. HERB CROOKER returned from vacation ye: terday. Frank Harris to Build Five More Drive-ins Atlanta — Simultaneous construe' tion of five more Drive-In theater as soon as restrictions are lifted i announced by Frank Harris Thea ters. License for the first site ha been secured from Park-In Theaters of Camden, N. J., Drive-In paten holder, and negotiations for the othe sites are under way. Two locations have already beei purchased and details for the threi other spots are expected to be com pleted in time for the simultaneou: building job. Harris Theaters ii Park-In theater franchise holder ii North Carolina, Georgia and Florida and owns and operates Drive-ins ii Augusta, Macon, Savannah, Jackson ville, Orlando, Charlotte, Durban and Greensboro. SEHD BIRTHDflV GREETinGS TO: AUGUST 7 Billie Burke Ann Harding Rudclph C. Ising