The Film Daily (1945)

Wife Wednesday, September 26, 1945 Vol. 88, No. 60 Wed., Sept. 26, 1945 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. M'ERSEREAU : 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, 6417 Dahlonega Road, Wash. 16, D. C. Phone: Wisconsin 3271. 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. ALGIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafric. STOCKHOLM— Armas Morby, Mastersamuelsg 25. 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. VANCOUVER— Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. finnnciAL ; {Tuesday, Sept. 25) : h(EW YORK STOCK MARKET Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (21/2% Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . East. Kodak Cen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Centur-Fox 20th Century-Fox pfd Universal Pict. . . Warner Bros NEW YORK Monogram Picts. . . . Monogram Picts. pfd. Radio-Keith cvs. Sonotone Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux' High 29% I 27 41/2 321/8 1951/2 1 283/4 271/4 363/8 103/4 1033/4 1 30 373/8 28 17% CURB 4 91/4 2% 3% 23 51/4 Low Close 29% 29% + 263/4 2534 + 41/2 41/2 . 311/4 311/4 — 941/2 195 + 281/8 283/4 + 26% 26% — 36 363/8 + 105/8 10% — 031/4 1031/4 — 29% 30 + 371/4 371/4 . 273/4 273/4 . 17% 17% 4 MARKET 3% 3% — 9% 91/4 + 2% 2% . 31/2 3% . 223/4 22% . 51/4 51/4 + Net Chg. Vs Linet to Address Lions Henry A. Linet, executive assistant to Maurice Bergman, Universal Eastern ad-publicity director, will address the Allentown, Pa., Lion's Club today. His subject will be "Motion Picture Advertising." "keep our eye on your cosh" CASH CONTROL SYSTEMS LTD I50r BROADWAY "dynamic" MOTION -PICTURE 'THEATRE Universal and MPHOEU Reach Wage Agreement Employes of Universal's home office, newsreel and non-theatrical units benefit under new wage and classification provisions arrived at by Universal and the Motion Picture Home Office Employes Union H-63. Wage provisions of the contract were re-opened as of July 1 although the contract expires July 1, 1946. Increases call for an eight per cent jump for employes with a year's service; increases to new minimums before guring length of service jumps; automatic progression from lower to higher graded jobs in four classifications and 11 new higher rate ranges. Agreement was negotiated by John J. O'Connor, vice-president, and James Murphy, ipersonnel director, for Universal, and Russell M. Moss, business agent of the union. Form Women's Group For "Night of Stars" More than 200 women are represented in the Women's Division for the 12th annual "Night of Stars" at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 13, Sylvan Gotshal, chairman of the entertainment, revealed. Mrs. Ted Lewis has accepted chairmanship of the division and co-chairmen are Mrs. Harry Donenfeld and Mrs. Hal Home. Honorary chairmen include Mrs. Eddie Cantor, Mrs. Louis Grossman, Mrs. H. A. Guinzburg, Mrs. Roger W. Straus, Mrs. Joseph Stroock and Sophie Tucker. Anniversary Dinner Tops 20th Theaters Meeting Toronto — A feature of 20th Century Theaters' two-day managers convention was the 10th Anniversary Dinner at the King Edward Hotel. Representatives of Famous Players Canadian, with which 20th Century is affiliated, turned out along with executives of distributors and other circuits. Managers' sessions included discussions of plans, prospects and policies including mention of a construction program to get under way as soon as theater projects are permitted by the Government. Columbia's Three-Day N. O. Meet Opens Today New Orleans — Some 28 delegates comprising home office officials, division managers, branch managers, and sales staff members from six exchanges, will convene today in the local Hotel Roosevelt for a three-day meeting which is the third iii a series of four zone gatherings charted by Columbia Pictures. James Sauter Named to Met. Red Cross Council Francis Randolph, chairman of the Metropolitan Camp and Hospital Council of the American Red Cross, yesterday announced the election of James E. Sauter as a member of that Council. In that capacity Sauter, who is also Executive Director of the United Theatrical WAC, will act as volunteer chairman of the Theatrical Activities Committee of the Metropolitan Council. Reisman Going to Paris; Koerner Follows in Week London (By Cable) — Phil Reisman, RKO vice-president in charge of foreign distribution will leave for Paris tomorrow. Charles W. Koerner, vice-president in charge of production, follows next week. UA's Eastern District Meeting Here Friday Branch managers from United Artists' New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven and Washington branches will attend an Eastern district meeting in New York on Friday. The meeting will be presided over by Sam Lefkowitz, co-manager of the Eastern district; Harry L. Gold, Eastern sales manager, and Edward M. Schnitzer, home office executive with the Grad Sears Drive as the chief topic of discussion. Schnitzer is national captain of the Grad Sears Drive. Appoint Rosenberg Col.'s Ass't Publicity Director Frank P. Rosenberg, who has just returned 'from a three weeks' vacation in Hollywood, will assume the post of assistant director of publicity and exploitation at Columbia, it was announced yesterday by David A. Lipton, Columbia's director of advertising, publicity and exploitation. '44 Canadian Grosses At $53,173,325 Peak Ottawa — Canadian Government announced preliminary figures on theater operations in 1944, showing total paid admissions at 208,167,180 compared with 204,677,550 in previous year. Theater grosses aggregated a record $53,173,325, compared with $52,567,989 in 1943, not including amusement taxes. Stars Autograph Covers For NWF Stamp Auction Fifty-six star-autographed first daj' covers will be auctioned off for the National War Fund at the Stamp Collectors Club on Oct. 30. Covers bear the Two Jima flag raising stamp. Arrangements were made by the WAC and the PIC with Leon J. Bamberger handling arrangements in New York, and Arch Reeve securing signatures at the studios. Set "Gaslight Follies" Opening Joe Levine's release, "Gaslight Follies," will have its premiere at E. M. Loew's Theater, Hartford, Conn., on Friday. Subject includes a cast of names from film's early days. COminC and Goinc BEN KALMENSON, WB's general sales manager, has left the Coast for New York, and wil make stopovers in Kansas City and other keys en route. ARTHUR L. MAYER, industry solon and currently an executive for the American Red Cross, leaves New York today for Washington, anc will head for Calcutta, India, tomorrow. 4 losfi UMERSON YORKE, accompanied by CHARLES LYCHT of the National Tuberculosi Ass'n., left New York early this morning for Washington where Yorke's film production, "Lease On Life," for NTA will be previewed in the National Archives Building. REX HARRISON is en route from London to attend the American premiere of "Blithe Spirit" at the Winter Garden. p EDWARD SMALL will arrive in New York over the week-end for UA conferences. Small will return to the Coast after a stay of two weeks. Expect Griffith Trial To Run Into Next Week Onlahoma City — Cross-examina tion of B. J. McKenna, general man-' ager of Griffith Amusement Co., moved verj' slow in Federal court here yesterday, and defense attor neys admitted their chances of ending testimony this week are now slight. Robert T. Wright, special assistant to the Attorney General, spent several hours inquiring into Griffith competition practices. McKenna denied incriminating questions at every turn. Wall St. Speculates on Extra Paramount Dividend Financial circles are speculating as to an increased Paramount dividend, perhaps an extra, the Wall St. Journal reported yesterday. Pointing out that "this is very likely in the cards," the Journal said, "directors probably will give priority to the program of financial upbuilding." Paramount stock currently figures in the demand for long-term options on the put and call market. Para. 90-day puts, at the market, per 100 shares, are $200; calls, $237.50. Abelson Named Manager Of Classics L. A. Office Appointment of Robert P. Abelson as Los Angeles branch manager of Film Classics was announced yesterday by L. E. Goldhammer, vice-president and general sales manager. Lloyd Katz has been appointed booker. Goldhammer recently established his headquarters at the Los Angeles exchange. SERD BIRTHDRV GREGTinGSTO: Sept. 26 Edmund Cwenn Antonio Moreno ■vm :l