The Film Daily (1945)

DAILY Thursday, August 30, 145 Vol. 88, No. 42 Thurs., Aug. 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 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, 9-7120, 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. MOSCOW— Raymond Davies, Hotel Metropole. HONOLULU— Mrs. Annabel Damon. MEXICO CITY — Arthur Geiger, Augusto Compte S, Mexico, D. F. SAN JUAN — E. Sanchez Ortiz, San Sebastian No. 3. MONTREAL — Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. finnnciflL -{Wednesday, August 29) i;;;;^^ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net Low Close Chg. 25 'A 251/4 — 1/2 23 '/2 231/2 + 1/8 High 253/4 231/2 '51/8 311/4 Am. Seat Col. Picfs. vtc. (21/2%) Columbia Picts. pfd. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. . 'East. Kodak Cen. free. Eq 273/4 Loew's, Inc 273^ Paramount 33 1/2 RKO 97/8 RKO $6 pfd 1001/2 1 20th Century-Fox . . . 287/8 20th Century-Fox pfd. 363/8 20tr Century-Fox ppf Universal Pict Warner Bros NEW YORK Monogram Picts. . . . Monogram Picts. pfd Radio-Keith cvs. . . . Sonotone Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux 47/g 5 301/2 3OV2 — 11/8 271/2 273/4 -f 5/8 263/4 27 — 3/g 327/8 331/8 — 3/8 93/4 97/8 -t 1/s 001/4 1001/4 4 % 283/4 283/4 — 1/8 361/8 361/8 — 1/8 ■ 251/8 ■ 171/2 247/8 251/8 — 171/8 173/8 — ■i/8 1/8 < CURB ■ 41/4 MARKET 41/8 41/4 -1 i/a 23/8 21/4 23/8 + 1/8 33/R 33/R 33/8 211/4 21 21 — 1/2 43/4 4% 43/4 Fromkess Denies Report He's Toining Republic l^/est toast Bureau of THH yiLM [UAILY Hollywood — Leon Fromkess denied reports he is planning to join Republic and said he would first take a vacation before completing his future plans: e? great 59 "keep our eye on your cash" CASH CONTf SYSTEMS' L 1501 BROADV says M E G E MOTION .PICTURE -THEATRE Lens Calibration Device Developed in Army Lab. A device which removes guesswork from lens calibration has been developed by the Army Pictorial Engineering Research Laboratory, from an idea by Pfc. Lawrence F. Brunswick, former Paramount Studio optical engineer, it is reported by Close-Up, published by the Signal Corps Photographic Center. Device, said to be under consideration by Bausch & Lomb and National Cine Equipment Co., with others likely to follow, is described by PERL as "consisting of a diffused light source located behind the lens at the focal point, this light being measured by means of an integrating sphere placed in front of the lens so as to receive the total flux." Any photographic lens can be recalibrated to the new standard, paper reports, and there is talk of using the letter T instead of F so cameramen will know a lens has been calibrated with the new method. NAM Prosperity Blueprint Under Film Execs.' Study Industry executives were studying yesterday the National Association of Manufacturers' blueprint for permanent prosperity, presented Tuesday to the Senate Banking and Currency Committee along with the group's testimony on the Murray Full Employment Bill. Of principal interest to the industry are the sections dealing with prevention of special economic privileges. Among the NAM recommendations was one advocating the "vigorous and impartial enforcement of the 'anti-trust' laws, no matter how important economically or politically it is who thus get hit." Another proposal would force the recording in the Patent Office of all patent agreements, both existing and future, and both domestic and international, except those covering simple non-exclusive licenses and exchanges of licenses. 35 mm. Itinerant Activity Alarms Canadian Exhibs. Toronto — Growing concern over the increased operations of 35 mm. itinerant exhibitors, particularly in Quebec, is being manifested along Film Row. While the total is still small, growing activities of the operators is feared to represent the start of a return to 1935 conditions when 301 places were served by licensed 35 mm. itinerants. Since that time stricter licensing provisions and enforced safety measures have slashed the total until only 11 licenses were issued in 1943. As a result many of the former itinerant operations became permanent or semi-permanent theaters. "The True Glory" Opens Victoria Run Sept. 6 "The True Glory," Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's film history of the fall of Germany, opens at the Victoria Theater on Sept. 6. Columbia distributes for the OWI through the WAC. Over 130 voices, with the regional accents of varied Allied soldiers are heard in the picture which opens with an introduction by General Eisenhower, is taken up by the voice of Robert Harris, as historian-commentator, and cntinues with the actual voices of combat men. Lt. Col. R. N. Tandler in Eroehler Co. Sales Post Chicago Janitors Get Increase in Wages Chicago — Tom Burke, business agent for the Theater Janitors' Union, reports that the union has won an increase of 7% cents an hour for men and 6 cents for women, making the pay for men janitors 87% cents an hour and 64 cents for the women. The 44-hour week and vacations with pay were also won. The new scale is retroactive to March 1 of this year and 875 members will benefit. Morris Leonard, Jack Kirsch, L. Schoenstadt, L. B. Barron and Clarence Miller signed for the theater owners. Depinet Leads Returning RKO Execs, from Coast Ned E. Depinet, president of RKO Radio, and a delegation of company sales representatives return over the week-end from Los Angeles where they attended the final domestic regional sales meeting. Others in the party are Robert Mochrie, general sales manager; Harry Michalson, short subject sales manager; Walter Branson, Western division manager; S. Barret McCormick, advertisingpublicity director; M. J. Poller, assistant to Mochrie; A. S. Schubart, exchange operations manager, and Terry Turner, exploitation manager. Chicago— Lt. Col. R. N. Tandler, AAF, has joined Kroehler Manufacturing Co., as Eastern divisional sales manager, with headauarters in New York. Colonel Tandler spent three years in the AAF and was placed on the inactive list last month. Prior to the war he was associated with the upholstering division of Collins & Aikman Corp. Roberto Socas Resigns As PRC Foreign Manager Roberto Socas, PRC's foreign manager, has submitted his resignation, but will stay on until his successor is named at which time his future plans will be announced, it was learned yesterday. Shea Reopens the Lawler Greenfield, Mass. — The first-run Lawler Theater recently leased by the Shea circuit, will re-open today after a month's renovation with WB's "Christmas in Connecticut." ]\EW YORK THEATERS h RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 50th Street and Sixth Avenue Irene DUNNE Alexander KNOX • Charles COBUR "OVER 21" A Columbia Picture r SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION | i 2nd WEEK • MUSIC HAL BETTY HUTTON . ARTURO DE CORDOV in Paramount's "INCENDIARY BLONDE In Technleolor IN PERSON "The Hour of Charm" ALL-GIRL ORC Under the Direction of PHIL SPITALNY p4/eAMO£//vr Saanuel Goldvryn pre tent B Danny Kaye in "Wonder Man" in Technicolor ASTOr B'way & 45 8 Continuom • Popular PrieeB BWAY 47th S Gary Cooper Loretta Young "ALONG CAME JONES" INTERNATIONAL PICTURE Released by RKO ON SCREEN ADVENTURES OF BLIND DETECTIVE! FIRST N. r. SHOWING G-M's 'THE HIDDEN EYE' with EDWARD ARNOLD IN PERSON OTHER BIG ACTS RIVOLI Open 9:30 A. M Dana Jeanne Dick Vivian ANDREWS CRAIN HAYMES BLAINE RODCERS and HAMMERSTEIN'S "STATE FAIR" A 20th Century-Fox Picture in Technicolor PLUS ON STAGE— CONNEE BOSWELL CONDOS BROS. Extra! GENE SHELDON BUY MORE P O Y V ^*^ A*« ^ BONDS XI ^ A. I 50th St.