The Film Daily (1945)

'^ DAILY Monday, September 10, 194 Vol. 88, No. 48 Mon., SepMO, 1945 lOCents 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. Fred man. The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardoui St., W. I. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. MOSCOW— Raymond Davies, Hotel Metropole. HONOLULU— Mrs. Annabel Damon. MEXICO CITY — Arthur Geiger, Augusto Compte 5, Mexico, D. F. SAN JUAN — E. Sanchez Ortis. MONTREAL— Ray Carmichael. Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. MnnnciflL SEPTEMBER 7 NEW YORK STOCK Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2% Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. . East. Kodak do pfd Cen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox . . . 20th Century-Fox pfd Universal Pict Warner Bros High 261/4 ) 241/4 43/4 301/2 187 ,190 281/4 . 277/8 341/8. 11 1033/8 1 291/4 . 365/8 25% 18 IMARKET Net Low Close Chg. 261/4 261/4 -f 1/4 223/4 223/4 — 13/4 43/4 43/4 291/2 293/4 — 1/4 85 187 -I 4 90 190 — 41/2 27% 281/4 + 1 273/8 27% — i/s 34 34 103/4 103/4 — I/g 03 1033/8 + 3/8 287/8 291/4 + 1/4 361/4 361/4 — % 25% 25% + 1/8 177/8 177/8 — i/a NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . . 41/3 4 Monogram 'Picts. pfd. 91/2 91/2 Radio-Keith cvs. . . . 27/8 23^ Sonotone Corp 3% 3I/2 Technicolor 24 231/2 Trans-Lux 5 4% 4 — 1/8 91/2 — Vs 27/8 3% + Vs 231/2 — % 47/8 — 1/8 THANK YOU! GLOBE cust-omers for your patience in understanding our problems in the trying times just past. GLOBE TICKET CO. 154 West 14th Street, NeW York City commc flRD Goinc JAMES R. GRAINGER, president of Republic, and world-wide sales head, has returned to New York following a five-week trip to Mexico, the company's North Hollywood Studios and its San Francisco branch. A. MONTAGUE, RUBE jACKTER, LOUIS WEINBERG, LOUIS ASTOR, M. J. WEISFELDT, H. C. KAUFMAN, GEORGE JOSEriHS, MAURICE GRAD, IRVING SHERMAN, SETH RAISLER, VINCENT iBORELLI, SYDNEY SINGERMAN, JOSEPH FREIBERG and WILLIAM BRENNAN leave today for Chicago. MOREY GOLDSTEIN, Monogram 'Eastern division manager, has returned from Philadelphia. EDGAR ANSTEY, British documentary producer, is here from England. SID BLUMENSTOCK, 20th-Fox assistant exploitation manager, is in Atlanta to supervise the premiere there of "Captain Eddie" on Thursday. B. V. STURDIVANT, National Theaters representative in Mexico City, has returned there. HANK D. HEARN, of the Exhibitor's Service, Charlotte, will arrive here tomorrow on a fourday business trip in connection with his buying and booking service. FRANK MORGAN and his wife left Saturday for the Coast after a brief vacation here. HERMAN WIENER, construction engineer for Loew's International Theater Division, leaves today for Colombia. RUDY BERCER, M-G-M Southern sales manager, is in Washington from New Orleans recovering from an operation on his eye. HOWARD J. LONDON, director of radio and motion pictures for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., will leave today on a three-week trip to San Francisco and Hollywood. HERMAN GOLDBERG, purchasing agent and maintenance head for Warners' exchanges, leaves tomorrow for a visit to the Cincinnati branch office. DON WALKER, field rep. for Warners in the Kansas City territory, returns to his headquarters today from St. Joseph, Mo. HARRY CREENMAN, of Pittsburgh, and EDGAR |. DOOB, of Wilmington, Loew managers, were Home Office visitors. E. Z. WALTERS, comptroller of Altec Service Corp., left New York Friday for the Coast. Benton . . . good choice (Continued from Page 1) that the independent exhibitors would ha\ no part of such a move. Maybe yes, maybe no. There's a simpl way to find out: Ask 'em. At any rate, the WAC did establish th< all arms of the industry could work gether as a team, and while there may h been clashes of personalities from time time, the program went forward regardles It could again. And it should. \ Smith to Visit Seven Exchanges A. W. Smith, Jr., Eastern sale manager of 20th Century-Fox, making a swing around some of tb exchanges under his supervisioi'^ Today Smith will be in New Haver and from there he will visit Bostor Albany, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pitts burgh and Washington. He is plan ning to be back in the home offic on Or about Sept. 27. \ Einfeld Considering Offer From N. Y. Playwrights? West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — S. Charles Einfeld, who recently resigned as vice-president in charge of advertising and publicity for Warner Bros., is reported considering, among other offers, one from a group of New York playwrights who are desirious of forming a film production company. He does not expect, however, to make any plans for several weeks. Einfeld denied a published report that he would become associated with David L. Loew. Wll Canadian Odeon Calls Toronto Meet for Today Toronto — Odeon Theaters of Canada will hold a convention of circuit officials, partners and district managers in Toronto for four days, starting today with representatives present from all parts of the Dominion to hear an outline of the new season plans and policies by Paul Nathanson, president, with discussions to be led by C. J. Appel, Eastern Division general manager at Toronto. M-K Theater Ass'n to Decide on Convention Kansas City — The board of directors of the Missouri-Kansas Theater Association will meet tomorrow to decide whether a general convention of the organization will be called, and if so to set the time and date. Connors, Gehring Returning The sixth and final 20th-Fox Victory Year sales meetings were concluded in San Francisco over the week-end by Tom Connors. Together with W. C. Gehring and Morris CapIan, Connors returns to the home office this week, WEW YORK THEATERS bH STRICTLY A FAMILY AFFAIR . WHAT A FAMILY . . . WHAT AN AFFAIR . . LOVE, HONOR and GOODBYE Starring VIRGINIA ^ EDWARD BRUCE "^ ASHLEY Featuring Victor McLaglen A REPUBLIC PICTURE Directed by ALBERT S. ROGELL Associate Producer HARRY GREY BRANDrS Q0J„^,^ ^^B^AY^_ AIR COOLED -WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO ^F^E^AVt^^VN" TECHNICOLOR Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. th FUN ___,,_,,_ B'waySlst St. FILLED REPUBLIC Doors open WEEK 8:30 A.M. 4 RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Showplace of the Nation Rockefeller Center EDWARD G. ROBINSON MARGARET O'BRIEN "OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES" with Jackie "BUTCH" Jenkins A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION Paramount presents ED GARDNER'S "DUFFY'S TAVERN" Featuring 32 Hollywood Stars IN PERSON The Andrews Sisters • Tim Herbert VIC SHOEN And His Recording Orchestra PAMMOi/A^r Sanmol Goldvryn presents Danny Kaye in "Wonder Man" in Technicolor .ASTOR B'way & 45 8t. ContinHomt • Popular Price* MM W ity n; la B'WAY & 47th St. Gary Cooper Loretta Young "ALONG CAME JONES" INTERNATIONAL PICTURE Released by RKO ON SCREEN JAMES CAGNEY SYLVIA SIDNEY 'BLOOD ON THE SUN' IN PERSON ft HARVEST MOON Q&NCE WINNERS \ BUY ^ MORE ^ VICTORY BONDS