The Film Daily (1945)

1 7HEI DAILY Tuesday, August 14, 1!; Vol.88, No. 31 Tues., Aug. 14, 1945 10 Cents )OHN 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: HOLLYWdOD, 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. Fredraan, The Film Renter, 127-133 VVardour 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 Carraichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. nnnnciflL ■ {Monday, August 13) ^^ NEW YORK STOCK High Am. Seat 225/8 Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2%) 21 5/4 Con. Fm. Ind 4% Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 291/4 East Kodak 175 1 Cen. Prec. Eq 263^ Loew's, Inc 26 Paramount 3214 RKO 91/4 RKO $6 pfd 983/8 20th Century-Fox . . 28 20th Century-Fox pfd. 35l/g Universal Pict 25 Warner Bros 17 NEW YORK CURB Monogram Picts. . . . 3% Radio-Keith cvs. ... 2 Sonotone Corp 314 Trans-Lux 4% MARKET Net Low Close Chg. 213/4 213/4 + 213/4 213/4 — 43/4 43/4 -f 283/4 291/4 + 75 175 — 261/2 261/2 — 253/4 257/a -t ■"^ 31% — 91/8 — 311/2 9 973/4 271/2 1/8 1/2 1/4 1/2 1/2 <A % Vs Z It Vb Vb % 273/4 343/4 35 — 247/8 25 — I61/2 I6I/2 — MARKET 3% 37/8 — V/s 17/8 — 33/8 31/2 — 4'/2 41/2 — Rosenquest's Father Dies Funeral services for Lewis Rosenquest, father of Harry Rosenquest, Warner Theaters executive, will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Flieseler Funeral Home, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, with interment in Cypress Hills Cemetery. He died Friday at his home. Fred R. Brown, Dead Detroit — ^Fred R. Brown, drummer at the Temple Theater, for over 25 years, is dead. EX-SERVICE MAM With 10 years sales promotion and business experience, desires position with industry offering a future. Write Box 242, Film Daily, 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Funeral Services Held For Merritt Crawford Funeral services for Merritt Crawford, 64, veteran motion picture publicist in the United Artists promotional department, who died Saturday at the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, were held here last night in the Plaza Funeral Home, Body of the former president of the New Alliance, and former editor of Motion Pictures Today, a trade publication, will be cremated today at Fresh Pond Crematory, Queens. A veteran of the Spanish-American War and Army Intelligence officer in the first World War, Crawford entered the motion picture business in 1916 and was organizer of the Advertising Guild. He is survived by his widow, his mother, and two daughters. Chico, Calif., Theaters Lose Tax Fight Round Sacramento, Gal. — T and D Jr., Enterprises, operators of two film houses in Chico, lost the first round of battle to invalidate three cent admission tax. Chico City Council refused to consider referendum petitions offered by theater group after City Attorney Grayson Price ruled they were invalid, due to lack of dates signatures were affixed. T and D so far has refused to pay three cents per admission tax, effective July 28, on the grounds the assessment is "discriminatory." No announcement is forthcoming on future action of theater group. Press Asked to Protest Banning of "Southerner" David L. Loew, producer of "The Southerner," is asking leading newspaper editors to sign a petition whicli will be submitted to Memphis' Mayor Walter Chandler, protesting the banning of the picture in Memphis. Loew claims that the banning of the film by Lloyd T. Binford, chairman of the Memphis censor board, is unfair and constitutes "interference with freedom of the screen." "The Southerner" opens at the Globe, Broadway, on Aug. 25. MPPDA Luncheon Friday For Baker, KRS Prexy The MPPDA is hosting a reception and luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Friday for Reginald Baker, president of the British KRS. Will H. Hays will preside. NBC Golf Tournament For Press on Aug. 21 NBC has scheduled its annual press golf tournament for Aug. 21 at the Bonnie Briar County Club. Baker, Nazi Capiive, Home Anniston, Ala. — ^Bobby Baker, former Noble usher, who was a prisoner of war in Europe, has arrived home. Rodgers Hosting Boston Exhibs. at Luncheon Today Boston — William F, Rodgers M-'GhM vice-president and general sales manager, will play host to approximately 50 "in-town" exhibitors in the Boston territory today at a special luncheon to be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The luncheon will follow the world premiere of "Ziegfeld Follies," held last night at the Colonial Theater. Judy Garland who appears in one sequence in the picture and her husband, Vincente Minnelli, are expected to be among the guests at the luncheon. In addition to Rodgers, home office guests at the luncheon will include Howard Dietz, Si Seadler, E. K. O'Shea, William R. Ferguson, Charles K. Stern, Joseph R. Vogel, and Oscar A. Doob, as well as Maurice N. Wolf, and Tom Donaldson. RCA Advances Gildwell Begin to New Posts Advancement of Richard A. Gildewell to sound products sales manager of the RCA international division and of Lucien Begin to technical consultant on RCA film recording was made public yesterday by Karl L. Streuber, manager of the theater and sound equipment department of the division. Glidewell was formerly sales manager for sound products in the Midwest, while Begin was serving as acting assistant to D. W. Lansing, recording sales manager of the RCA international division. New Goldman Philly House to be First-Run? Philadelphia — Reports that the proposed mid-town theater project, which William Goldman has scheduled for construction, will be established as another first-run house has created debatable opinions along film row. In the wake of his recent Circuit Court victory against the majors to lift the Erlanger into the first-run category, the source of films and the probable method of diverting run from the Erlanger to Goldman's new house is cause for much interest and speculation. First film scheduled for a September opening at the Erlanger is Samuel Goldwyn's "Wonder Man." Randolph, Mass., House Asks Clearance Relief Boston — ^A demand for arbitration was filed here yesterday by the Randolph Theater, Randolph, Mass., naming 20th Century-Pox, Paramount, Loew's and RKO as defendants. Complainant charges that the 30day clearance granted to Brockton first-runs and one-day clearance to Quincy first-runs were unreasonable. It is asked that the 30-day clearance be reduced to 14 days. cominc »d Goinc NEIL AGNEW, sales chief for David Oi nick's productions, is in Chicago for confen with SOL HOROWITZ who leaves Chicago t( on a Western sales trip. PIERRE C. PATHE of Pathe News of Franc in this country. LIZABETH SCOTT will leave Denver tomoi afternoon for Hollywood following a p.a. ton advance of pre-release engagements of Came Along." ROSALIND RUSSELL is at the Waldorf-Ast from Beverly Hills, Calif. Her husband, MA C. FREDERICK BRISSON, is with her. EARL WINGART of 20th-Fox exploitation partment, left yesterday for iDes Moines in ( nection with the world premiere of "Si Fair" on August 29 in that city. ROBERT SELIG, district manager of Fox-lni mountain Theaters, (Denver, is in town, JOEL BEZAHLER, home office assistant John F. Flynn, M-C-M Western sales man; with headquarters in Chicago, leaves Thurs for a two-week visit to the company's I waukee exchange. From Milwaukee, he visit the Salt Lake City branch for two wei ERNEST MORRELL, handling trans-porta for 'M-G-M sales department, leaves Friday a vacation in Cincinnati where he will visit son, Robert F., head booker at the M-G-M change there. He will also see his grandson the first time. LT. ROBERT M. MITCHELL, son of L, Mitchell of THE FILM DAILY staff, arri here Saturday after two years in England, Nc Africa and Italy in the Signal Intellige Service on a month's leave. WILLIAM CLEICHER of M-G-M's sales depi' ment, returned yesterday from a vacation ' White Lake, N. Y. MEL HEYMAN, ROSS DOYLE, BILL ORNSTI and BRYAN LEE of M-G-M's home office p licity and exploitation department, retur yesterday from vacations. SAM LEFKOWITZ, UA district manager i in New Haven for three days, subbing for Jai Winn, ill in Boston. MARY MARTIN, signed by Warners to a:pp in the Cole Porter musical, "Night and Da' leaves New York tomorrow for the studio. WILLIAM DeVRY has returned to Chicago fi a Michigan vacation trip with wife. JOHN VAN DRUTEN, author-director, arri' here from the Coast at the week-end. HARRY WEISS, 20th-Fox exploiteer, Clevela (s vacationing with his family at Monticej N. Y. JULIUS LAMM, manager of Warner's Uptoi Cleveland, and MRS. LAMM are on a trip up Great Lakes. JOHN RICCIUTl, Republic booker, is on ya* tion from New Haven in the Catskills. HERjB ELLISBURG, owner of the Studio, C cago, returned there from a vacation at Ea River, Wis. DAVID SAUL KLAFTER, Chicago theater arej tect, is scheduled to leave for Miami Beach ] survey ground for the new Ellisburg house. JULES LAPI'DUS, Warner division manas! will leave Cleveland today with Charles R'f, district manager, for a visit to the iPittsbu, exchange. JACK SCHMITZER, RKO traveling audlfj arrived in Boston after a few weeks at the N Haven branch. MAURICE GOLDEN, 'M-G^M talent scout, on a three-week trip to the Coast studio fl Chicago. ; SERD BIRTHDflV GREETinGS TO: AUGUST 14 Cobina Wright Bob Hadley Lois Brisbane Ellingwood Kay Edward L. Boniva D. C. Kennedy I