The Film Daily (1948)

7Ni< rnu DAILY Tuesday, August 3, 1948 Vol. 94, No. 23 Tues. August 3, 1948 lOCts. 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; Donald M. Mersereau, Vice President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-ofi5ce 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 Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St.. W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco. Tirtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kltab Mahal, 190 Hornby Kd., Fort, Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Satfar, Fllmafrlc, 8 Rue Charrai. MONTREAL — Ray Carmlchael, Room 9, 464 Francis Jheater Bldg. SYDNEY — Bowden Fletcher, 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone, UY 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN — ^John Lindberg, Jembanealle No. 3, Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME— John Perdlcarl. Via Ludovlsl 16. Phone, 42758. MEXICO CITY — Jay Eaner — c/o American Cliamber of Commerce— San Juan de Letno it. nnflnciflL (August 2) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close 26 205/8 Am. Seat 261/2 25 Bell & Howell 20% 205/8 East. Kodak 417/8 Loew's, Inc 16^/4 Paramount 21% RKO 77/8 Republic Pict 35/8 SVi 31/2 Republic Pict. pfd... 87/8 834 8% 20th Century-Fox . . 19 183/4 183/4 Universal Pict IOV4 10V8 lO'A Universal Pict. pfd.. 621/2 Warner Bros 103^ NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. .4 4 4 RKO 2 17/8 Technicolor 12 12 Trans-Lux 41/2 41/2 OVER THE COUNTER 411/4 411/4 16 16 211/2 211/2 73/4 73/4 621/2 621/2 101/2 101/2 Net Chg. + Vi + 1/4 + Vs 1/4 — '/s — Vs + Vs — 1 2 12 41/2 Cinecolor Pothe . . Bid 4 3% 1/4 Asked 43/4 43/8 Eckert, Selznick Aide, In Business Management West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — L. M. Eckert, Vanguard studio manager and executive assistant to David 0. Selznick relinquished the posts on the Selznick lot Sunday. Eckert, an attorney and banker before joining Vanguard in 1945, plans to engage in business management. cominG flno Goinc ARTHUR GREENE, Chicago film financier, is on the Coast for conferences. WILLIAM GOETZ has left for Hollywood. LORETTA YOUNG and TOM LEWIS leave Hollywood today to join the Dore Schary's in Evergreen, Colo. JACK HOLT, currently a New York visitor, returns to Hollywood early in September for a stint at Republic. SUDD ROGERS, Realart distribution chief, was a Minneapolis visitor. The Reolart sales chief and some film buyers were guests of Don Swartz, Realart area distributor, at a luncheon meeting here. WILLIAM ("SNAKE") RICHARDSON, president Astor Pictures of Georgia, has checked in at his office after visiting in Florida. JACK JACKSON, special rep. for Sack Amusement Enterprises, Dallas, was a visitor to the Atlanta branch. MAJ. GEN. EDWARD P. "TED" CURTIS, Eastman Kodak vice-president, is a New York visitor. JIM TOBIN, manager of the Warner Theater, Bridgeport, Conn., is on a vacation in New Hampshire. Lefkowich Retains V. C. Golf Championship Cup Cleveland, O. — Variety Club golf tournament drew a heavy attendance of 250 at the Pine Ridge Country Club where Bert Lefkowich of the Community Circuit retained the championship cup with a low score of 79. Bob Snyder, Realart franchise owner, won the high score distinction. Other winners were "Doc" Elliott, Warner Lima city manager, guests low score; Gilbert Lefton and Bill Bokar tied for low net; Gilbert Lefton and "Doc" Elliott tied for most Birdies; "Doc" Elliott for most 3's; Ray Essick for most 7's. Eddie Johnson, Louis Gross and their sons for low foursome; Bernie Rubin and Sam Abrams tied for Blind Bogey. Nat Wolf, Warner Ohio zone manager, was general chairman. Brisson Hints at Indies Joint European Venture Although no deal has been set, Frederick Brisson, head of Independent Artists, hinted yesterday that other indie producers might join him in making films in Europe, as a means of using up frozen funds. Despite a heavy backlog in Britain and a 15-pix quota per company regulation in France, Brisson reported he made some very favorable deals on his company's maiden effort, "The Velvet Touch." In his two-month trip abroad, Brisson observed that film biz in the U. K. was still good. Independent Artists' next picture will be a comedy based upon an original by Dudley Nichols. Also on the production agenda is "King of Diamonds," life story of Barney Barnato. Fieldman Going on Ovm Atlanta — Joe Fieldman, special rep., Screen Guild of Georgia, has resigned to enter business for himself. OUTDOOR REFRESHMENT CONCESSIONAIRES from Coast to Coasti over Vi Ccnturvi, Now Specializing in Refreshment Concessions for RIVEIN theatres! %PORTSERVICE, Il(|*.MA.m1 Y. FRANK FREEMAN, Para, vice-president, has arrived from Hollywood. TOM CRAVEN, United World TV production manager, returned yesterday from a two-week vacation at Lake Skaneateles, N. Y. CAROL REED, director, and GRAHAM GREENE, author of "The Third Man," will arrive in New York tomorrow aboard the S. S. Queen Elizabeth from England enroute to Hollywood. NAT HOLT left Hollywood by rail over the week-end accompanied by his director, Edwin L. Marin, for Canada to superintend preparation of location settings for 'Canadian Pacific." Blumenstock to Texas on WB's 4-City Premiere Mort Blumenstock, Warners vicepresident in charge of advertising and publicity, planes out to San Antonio today to participate in the activities set for four-city regional world premiere of "Two Guys From Texas" in the Southwest area. The first of these engagements takes place at the Majestic Theater, San Antonio tomorrow with the ceremonies highlighted by p.a.'s of Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Dorothy Malone — to be followed on Thursday with the premiere at the Majestic Theater, Houston, on Friday at the Majestic Theater, Dallas and on Saturday at the Warner Theater, Oklahoma City. Blumenstock will attend all openings. Polio Epidemic Closes Asheville's Theaters Asheville, N. C— With the state count of polio cases now over 1,000, health officials in this resort city have banned public gatherings. Only church services are exempt from the order given by the Municipal Health Commission which has shut down theaters. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Poliomyelitis in Los Angeles County has been officially labeled "epidemic." British Empire Films In Two-Group Selling Wellington, N. Z. (By Air Mail) — British Empire Films will be divided into two groups for sale of pix. W. P. Maddock will be in charge of Rank, National Review and Cinesound product. Bert Vinson will deal with the group comprising United Artists, Monogram, Republic and Associated British. Vinson recently resigned from Columbia in N. Z. Filmack GIVES YOU THE BEST VALUE IN ISPECIALI TRAILERS THREE COMPLETELY I EQUIPPED PLANTS NEW YORK 245 WEST 55 STREET I SEND US YOUR NEXT ORDER / House Com. to Call Numerous Showmen Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Numerous showmen are expected to appear befqiie the House Small Business CommL j; as it travels to several Eastern ai^ — JidWestern cities this Fall, a committee spokesman said yesterday. He thought he will be able to announce the schedule of hearings later this week. Staff Director Willis Ballinger thought "two or three top production officials" may also come before the Committee this Fall — even though Los Angeles hearings are definitely off" until after the end of this year. It was believed that Ballinger referred to SIMPP officials, who are known to have been working with the committee. He pointed out that Texas is a good deal closer than Washington to Hollywood, implying that independent producers might appear in Texas in order to eliminate a trip all the way to Washington. Hold Funeral Services Today for A. J. Kearney Funeral services for Alexander James Kearney, 69, assistant general manager of the Shea Circuit, who died Friday at Medical Arts Center Hospital, will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Blessed Sacrament Church, 152 W. 71st St., with interment to be made at Ludlow, Vt. Kearney joined the Shea organization in 1901, when it was a vaudeville circuit, and was manager for a number of its performers, including the late Will Rogers, Irene Castle and the late Vernon Castle. After vaudeville gave way to motion pictures he was placed in charge of film bookings and labor relations. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sara B. Kearney, a brother and three sis Partlow, Andrews Leave "U" for Drive-in Field Atlanta — Jim Partlow, branch manager of Universal-International, and Leonard Andrews, home office rep., both have resigned and will go into the Drive-In theater field in Florida. Their successors have not as yet been announced. f/J^ STORAGE Film Storage in Modern Fireproof Vaults . . . part of "BONDED'S 3-WAY SERVICE" • film Storage • Film Exchange Service • Air Conditioned Screening Room FILM STORAGE" CO., INC. BONDED 1600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY CIRCLE 6-0081-2-3-4