The Film Daily (1948)

^ DAILY Friday, July 30, 19^ Vol. 94, No. 21 Fri., July 30, 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher First Distribution Made Of United Appeal Funds 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; 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 6417 Dahlonega Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU Jiseph Esler, Cliief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LO>fr)ON — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco. Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Oogtay. Kitah Mahal. 190 TTomby Rd., Fort. Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul SafTar. Fllmafrlr. 8 Rue Oharras. MONTREAIj — Ray rarmlrhael. Room 9, 464 Francis rheater BIdg. STDNET— Bowdcn Fletcher. 19 Mosnn Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone. ITT 2110. BRTTSSEI,S — Jean Pierre Jleys. 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAOEN — John LindherK, Jembanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Tan T,oese. ROSfE — John Perdlcarl. Tla Ludovlsl 16. Phone. 427.58. MEXICO CITY Jay Kaner — c/o American Chamber of Commerce — San Juan de Letran 24. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Participating agencies have received their first distribution of funds collected in the Third Annual United Appeal from the Permanent Charities Committee, it is announced. Disbursement totaled $772,000 out of an aggregate agency budget of $1,137,900. As directed by PCC President M. C. Levee and executive vice-president Edward Arnold, the latter of vi^hom also served as chairman of the 1948 fund-raising appeal, payments were made according to budget allocations as follows: Los Angeles Community Chest, $685,000; Burbank Community Chest, $10,000; Santa Monica Community Chest, $8,000; Glendale Community Chest, $3,000; American Cancer Society (through the Damon Runyon Memorial Fund), $25,000, in addition to $10,000 advanced last fall; L. A. Tuberculosis and Health Association, including L. A. Heart Association, $33,000, and Sister Kenny Foundation, $8,000. Marshall Named President Of Permanent Charities frnAnciAL (.July 29) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 265/8 26l/i 261/4 Bell & Howell 203/8 203/8 203/8 Columbia Picts 91/2 91/2 91/2 Columbia Picts. pfd. TO'/s 70% 707/8 East. Kodak 42 415/8 415/a East. Kodak pfd 166 166 166 Gen. Prec. Eq 15 147/8 15 Loew's, Inc 1634 16 16V4 Paramount 221A 21% 221/, RKO 8 77/8 77/8 Republic Pict 31/2 3V2 31/2 Republic Pict. pfd.. .9 9 9 20th Century-Fox . . 20 I91/2 191/2 Universal Pict IOI/4 IOV4 101/4 Universal Pict. pfd.. 63V2 631/2 631/2 Warner Bros 103^ 101/2 IOI/2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . . 4V4 414 4% RKO 2 17/8 2 Sonotone Corp 3% 354 3% OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 414 Pathe 3% Net Chg. — V4 — 3 — % + ■■% — Vs + 1/4 — ' ' '/s — Vs — % — ' ■ % — % — Vs + Vi Asked 45/8 43/8 Carpenters Take Over B'dway Victoria Monday Victoria Theater on Monday will be turned over to the carpenters and decorators who will begin their work in anticipation of re-opening early this Fall. E-L's "Raw Deal" closes Sunday night. Modem Screen Appointments Appointment of William Hartley as managing editor of Modern Screen, and William Jeffers as story editor, is announced by Wade Nichols, new editor of the magazine. RCA Six Month Earnings Increase to $10,850,288 Net income of RCA for the first six months of 1948 amounted to $10,850,288, after all charges and taxes, compared with $8,825,912 in the comparable 1947 period, it was announced yesterday by Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff, president and board chairman. Gross income for the period was $176,079,713, compared with $154,333,872. Net earnings were equal to 66.8 cents per common share, after preferred dividends, compared with 52.2 cents in 1947. Youngstein Names Five Captains for Sales Drive Indianapolis — Max E. Youngstein, Eagle Lion vice-president and adpublicity-exploitation director, leaves tonight for New York following a week's tour of Midwest exchanges in his role as captain of the Bill Heineman Sales Drive. Youngstein appointed the following drive captains to serve under him in this area: C. W. Phillips, Chicago; Joe Imhof, Milwaukee; A. M. Swartz, Minneapolis; Claire Townsend, Detroit, and G. C. Craddock, Indianapolis. Dudelson to Start for E-L in Cincy Monday Appointment of Harris Dudelson as Eagle Lion branch manager in Cincinnati was announced yesterday by William J. Heineman, vice-president in charge of distribution. Dudelson, who has been with UA since 1925 when he broke into the industry, will assume his new duties Monday. He resigned as UA branch manager in Cleveland to accept the E-L position. Appointment was forecast exclusively in The; Film DA-UiT Tuesday. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Holllywood — George Marshall, president of SDG, was elected president of the Permanent Charities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry, while Roy M. Brewer, lATSE representative and president of the Holllywood Film Council, will serve as chairman of the 1949 charity fund-raising effort. Selections were announced following the committee's annual meeting. Marshall succeeds M. C. Levee, who remains on the board of directors. Edward Arnold, executive vice-president and treasurer, and Regis Toomey, secretary, were re-elected as was the board of directors comprising Cecil Bardwell, Levee, Marvin Ezzell, Ray Young, Carl Cooper, Toomey, Marshall, John Larkin and George Bagnall. "Carmen" Pre-Release Dates in September Columbia yesterday announced four of approximately six pre-release openings for "The Loves of Carmen," which will be released nationally later in the year. The film will open in Cincinnati at the Palace or Albee Sept. 15 or 22; Los Angeles, Hill Street, and Houston, Metropolitan, Sept. 23. These situations were selected on the basis of a detailed study which recommended them as "typical American audience cities." Backing the premiere of "The Loves of Carmen" will be the most comprehensive campaign in Columbia's history. Cooling Plant Strike Off As Settlement is Reached cofflinc onD come HARRY GOLDBERG, director of advertisii and publicity for Warner Bros, theaters, leav Sunday for Los Angeles for conferences, will be gone two weeks. JOHN FARROW and his wife, MAUREE O'SULLIVAN, and their children arrived in Ne York yesterday after a visit of several weel in Ireland. They will go immediately to Col fornia. -^ CHARLES BICKFORD, GALE STi^j^^^^JOE | BROWN, EDDIE ALBERT and H I LLif ° "TaROOK" arrive in Hollywood tomorrow from New Yoi where they attended the premiere of "Tl Babe Ruth Story." STEVE BROIDY, LOU LIFTON, ROY DE RUTH, JOE KAUFMAN and MRS. HAROL MIRISCH left New York last night for Holl] wood. MANNING "TIM" CLAGETT, of MPAA, r turned to Washington last night from Ne York. JAMES NASSER was in Washington yesterda MAXWELL SHANE, U-l producer, is due fro the Coast next Wednesday on a talent an location search. PAUL HOLLISTER, RKO Radio publicity direi] tor, is in Hollywood from New York for coi ferences with Perry Lieber, studio publicif head, and other executives. LOIS BUTLER, Eagle Lion starlet, returns \ Hollywood today following personal appea ances here in connection with the local run i "Mickey." BELLE MEYER, secretary to Sam Seidelmai Eagle Lion foreign operations chief, is vacatior ing at Livingston Manor, N. Y. WILLIAM GOETZ, U-l production head, fli( to the Coast today for meetings with compar toppers. Theaters in the Loew and RKO circuits in the metropolitan and Westchester areas are operating again with air cooling systems following settlement of the five-dayold strike by members of Local 30, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL. Agreement reached calls for a two-year pact with an increase of 10 per cent in neighborhood houses, and 15 per cent in Times Square spots. Second year of the pact is subject to further negotiations. Circuits were represented by Joseph Vogel and Maj. Leslie Thompson. Yates Denies Proposal To Sell His Rep. Stock Rome (By Cable) — Reports that he planned to meet with Jacques Grinieff on a deal ito sell his Republic stock holdings were denied here by Herbert J. Yates, Republic president. Tom Rogers' Kin Dead Phoenix, Ariz. — Mrs. Edward Rogers, 70, mother of Tom Rogers, M-G-M radio contact in New York, died at her home here of a heart ailment. She is survived by her husband, four sons and four daughters. Grainger in New York Following Sales Trip James R. Grainger, Republic exec utive vice-ipresident in charge o sales and distribution, has returne to New York following a visit at th company's North Hollywood studio and branches in Los Angeles, Sa Francisco, Dallas, New Orlean; Chicago and Detroit. He has bee away from the home office for thre weeks. Wilby Returns Kingsport Theaters to Crescent Atlanta — Two Crescent theater operated by Wilby Theaters for man; years have been returned to Crescen Amusement Co., of Nashville. House are the Rialto and Gem, Kingsport Tenn. Wilby will continue to operat its own house, tJie State, in Kings port, where two independent theater also are operating. St. Petersburg Amusemen Impost to be Jumped St. Petersburg, Fla. — In an at tempt to secure additional revenui so as to be able to balance thi budget, the City Commissioners hav( agreed to increasing the amusemen tax. Exact amount has not yet beei determined. "TB&H" to Premiere in Brooklyr Robert S. Golden's "Texas, Brook lyn and Heaven," will have its worlc premiere Sept. 3 at the Brooklyi^ Strand, marking the opening attraction at the house as it joins the Fabian Circuit,' United Artists announced yesterday.