The Film Daily (1948)

v%te Wednesday, January 21 THE' IHINEWMTQl W HlMCOMi Ml ■ "^AU TM TIMt Vol. 93, N 0. 14 Wed., Jan. 21, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD 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. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Mersereau, Vice President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice President and Secretary. 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 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Filmday, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Krnrst. \V. KreJman. The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtu. ics 'JM. 1SOMI5AY — Earn L. Gogtay, Kilal) Mahal, 190 Hornby ltd.. Fort. Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Salt'ar, Filmafrlc. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmlchael. Room 9. 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOUVER — .Tack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bids. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Aye., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone, TJY 2110. BRUSSELS—Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des Panuerettes. COPENHAGEN— John I.indlirrs. Jcrnhanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loose. ROME— John Perdieari. Via Ludovisi 16. Phone, 42758. MEXTCO CITY — Latin American Now* Service. Humboldt 49. Phones: Mexicana 35-79-87. Ericsson, 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andor Laita, FilmmiivosKel i Kckouvv Thnkoly-ut TV Hudapesl. XIV. STOCK IK >(,M Gilbert (Ms Erstagaten 18 (III). finnncmi = (fan. 20) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net „,.„.. H'9h Low c,ose Chq. Bell & Howell 22 22 22 + 3/R Columbia Picts. vtc. 117/8 ]]7/8 H7/g East. Kodak 417/8 41 3/R 411/ _ 3/ Gen. Prec. Eq 15% 15V4 15V4 — l/s Loew's, Inc 17 163,4 16% — % Paramount 19% 19S/S 195/R RKO 83/, 8% 834 ; ; ReDiiblic Pict 37/8 334 334 _ y. 20th Centurv-Fox . 20% 20% 20% 20th Cent.-Fox pfd. . 35 35 35 " Universal Pict 13% 13 13 Warner Bros 12% 12 12 — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. , ... 3 3 3 ?K° •■-, '% '% 1% % Technicolor 11 34 1114 1134 _ l/s Trans-Lux 5% 5% 5% — % OVER THE COUNTER Bid Asked Onecolor 5% 6% Pathe 31/ 4* Williams Resigns as AMPA V-P P. A. Williams has submitted his resignation as a vice-president of AMPA to Arnold Stoltz, president. Williams explained that expanding duties at Fortune which will take him out of town a great deal of the time caused him to drop his AMPA duties as of Feb. 1. Gaynor Leaves 20th-Fox Leonard Gaynor, 20th-Fox metropolitan press contact, has resigned. Successor has not been designated as yet. Darnell, With Nine in Four I Academy Governors Nix States, in Deals for More j Change in Awards Year Buff alo — Darnell Theaters, Inc., newest indie circuit to be launched with headquarters here, and headed by Donald G. Schine and Elmer Lux, former RKO branch manager, has already lined up nine houses in four states and is on the hunt for others, with negotiations on for stands in the Albany and Buffalo territories. Present lineup includes: Cincinnati territory: Viv, Corbin, Ky.; Liberty, Pikesville; Novo, Cumberland; Kentucky, Whitesburg, Ky.; Benham, Benham. Cleveland territory: Memorial, Mt. Vernon, O. Washington territory: Appalachian and State, Appalachia (probably Va.). Albany territory: Rialto, Massena, N. Y. Local H-63 Elects Oestrich President Tie vote of 401 to 401 at Monday night's annual elections of the Home Office Employes Union, Local H-63, may require a run-off ballot for. the sergeant-at-arms. Other officers, decisively elected were: Eli Oestrich, president; Joseph Mazer, vice-president; Lillian Cotten, secretarytreasurer; all of whom will serve for one year. Russell Moss, re-elected to the post of executive veepee, will serve for two years instead of one. Harry Lutz of News of the Day and Jacob Lacov of WB are the contestants vying for sergeant-at-arms. Six challenged ballots might resolve the tie vote, a union spokesman told The Film Daily. Phil Ryan Planning Two More Pix for Schedule West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Phil L. Ryan, independent producer, will launch an augmented production schedule for 1948 starting with "Dangerous Command" by Harold Shumate. To be filmed in Cinecolor, negotiations are pending with United Artists for release. Ryan also plans to make his fourth production starring Pat O'Brien. New Lilli Palmer Pact A new long-term, exclusive contract with Lilli Palmer, has been set with the star and United States Pictures by radio-telephone aboard the New York-bound Queen Elizabeth, it is announced by Milton Sperling. Preview reaction to Miss Palmer's appearance in "My Girl Tisa," activated the new pact. Miss Palmer, accompanied by husband Rex Harrison, is due to arrive in New York tomorrow. Coming from Hollywood? There is an attractive four room furnished apartment located in the East 70's just off Fifth Avenue available for February and March. Maid available. Ideal for picture people visiting New York. Write or wire Box No. 200, Th» Film Daily, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A plan to change the Academy Awards year has been rejected by the board of governors, according to Jean Hersholt, president. Next year's awards will be dated on the same calendar time table as has prevailed in the past, he said. Hersholt revealed that 12,000 nominations ballots for this year's selections were mailed Friday to voters, including members of the Academy, SAG, SDG and SWG. Screening of entries for short subject nominations will be held in the RKO projection room, today through Thursday. B & H Declares Dividends As '47 Sales Hit Record Chicago — Regular quarterly dividend of $1.0625 per share on Bell & Howell's cumulative preferred stock and $.125 on the common were declared, J. H. McNabb, president, announced. Dividends are payable March 1, to holders of record on Feb. 15. McNabb revealed that 1947 sales reached a record peace-time high, exceeding $18,000,000, with December alone exceeding $2,000,000, for a new one-month record. Earnings for the first nine months of the year are estimated at $1,755,742, equal to $3.60 per common share. Peck to Star in Red Cross Film Donated by Selznick West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Gregory Peck will star in the annual American National Red Cross appeal film, to be produced without charge by David O. Selznick, it is announced by Howard Bonham, Red Cross vice-president in charge of public relations. Joe Weil, motion picture section chief, has arrived from Washington to work with Peck and Selznick studio officials. Cecil Barker, Selznick's assistant, will direct the film. Union Wins Studio Election Home office employes of Local H-63, working at Pathe's Bound Brook Studio, voted 15 to 2 for a union shop. Two voters were absent at last Thursday's election. commc add Gome DAVID NIVEN arrives with his bride tomorrov ; aboard the Queen Elizabeth. DANNY KAYE is scheduled to arrive in New) York from Los Angeles Sunday en route to Dublin where he will play a hospital benefit in the./ Irish city the first week in March. CLAYTON BOND and DAN TREISTER, Warner! home office theater department executives, re , turn from Buffalo today. .. HUGH OWEN, Eastern and Southern' 'onol! sales manager for Paramount, will . ,,n toi New York on Jan. 28. He is spending today and tomorrow at Paramount's Jacksonville Branch and on Friday will go to Atlanta, remaining there until next Jan. 27. HOWARD DIETZ, M-G-M vice-president and. director of advertising, publicity and exploitation. , leaves by plane for the Coast on one of his' periodical visits to the studio. AUDREY TOTTER left yesterday for Louisville, i Memphis, Atlanta and Houston for personal appearances at Loew theaters. IRENE GIBBONS, M-G-M executive designer, will leave Hollywood Jan. 26 for New York. She will return to the Coast Feb. 13. ABE OLMAN, head of Robbins Music Co., M-G-M subsidiary, has returned from a visit to | the studios. ARTHUR JEFFREY, Eagle Lion Films exploita-^ tion manager, has left for Dallas and confer ences with Interstate Circuit's vice-president. R. J. O'Donnell and ad-publicity head Frank • Texas openings of "T-Men." Starrs JULIEN DUVIVIER, director, is slated to arrive Friday on the De Grasse. DE WITT BODEEN, RKO writer, returned to^t Hollywood. Greek Gov't Honors Montreal Theater Men Montreal — The Greek Government through the Greek Embassy at Ottawa has conferred the Cross of '' Officer of the Order of the Phoenix on George Ganetakos, president of the Greek Relief Fund, and Basil Salamis, its national secretary. Ganetakos is managing director of:' United Amusements Corp. here. Salamis is proprietor of the city's j Fairyland Cinema. Coyne, Levy to Address Virginia MPTA Meeting Richmond, Va. ■ — Speakers scheduled at the midWinter convention . of the Virginia Motion Picture Theaters Association include Robert Coyne and Herman Levy, TOA executive director and counsel; H. M. Ritchey, Dave Palfreyman and Leon"P Bamberger. Meeting will be held * Jan. 29 at the John Marshall Hotel, JJj Harold Wood, secretary, announced. "Grosses Go Higher With Devonshire" VIVIEN LEIGH— CONRAD VEIDT "DARK JOURNEY" The Story Is Dynamite Your Devonshire Man in San Francisco is Al Grubstick DEVONSHIRE FILM COMPANY 185 Jbevonsliire Street fJoiton, IllaiS.