The Film Daily (1948)

Vol. 94, No. 44 Wed., Sept. 1, 1948 10 Cts. 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-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 Joseph Esier, Chief 0. L. Esier 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. Virtudes 214. BOlfBAT — Ram L. Gogtav. Kitab Mahal, 190 Hornby Rd.. Fort, Bombay 1. AL. GIERS — Paul Saffai. Ftlmafrlc. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmlchael. Room 9, 464 Franrls Xavler St. VANCOUVER — Jark Droy. 411 Lvrii Theater BIdg. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUSSELS—Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des Paqiierettes. COPENHAGEN— John Lindherg, Jernhanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME — John Perdiiarl. Viii Ludovlsi 16. Phone, 427.')8. MEXICO CITY — Jay Kaner — c/o American Chamber of Commerce — San Juan de Letran 24. nnflnciflL (August 31) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 25 241/2 25 Bell & Howell 181/4 IS'/s ISVs East. Kodak '44 431/2 435/8 Gen. Prec. Eq I41/2 I41/2 141/2 Loew's, Inc I6I/2 leVg I6I/2 Paramount * 235/8 233/8 231/2 RKO . 77/8 77/3 77/8 Republic Pict 31/4 31/8 3'/8 Republic Pict. pfd... 71^ 71/8 71/4 • 20th Century-Fox ... 21% 211/8 215/3 20th Century-Fox pfd. 34 34 34 Universal Pict 10% lOVi 10% Universal Pict. pfd... 61 3^ 61^4 61^4 ■ Warner Bros 107/8 105/8 10% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 4 3% 4 RKO 13/4 13^ 13/4 Sonotone Corp 31/2 31/2 31/2 Technicolor 123/4 121^ 121/2 Trans-Lux 41/4 41/4 41/4 OVER TH ECOUNTER Bid CIneeolor 334 Pathe J'A Net Chg. — 'A — 3/8 — % — i/s + 1/4 + 1/4 - Vs 1/4 % +• + 1/4 '/s — V2 Asked 41/., 41/4 52 Coast Polio Deaths West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Polio deaths have reached 52 here with 272 cases reported hospitalized. « PR O D U C T IONS INC. EDITORS & DISTRIBUTORS SP^MISH ^WIEWBCAIV I«iEW«l(«IEIEl 252 W. 46th ST.. N. Y. 19. N. Y. PL. 7-4916 Hold Hollywood Services For Morris J. Siegel West Coast Bureau cf THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Funeral services were held yesterday for Morris J. Siegel, former Republic Pictures president, with Rabbi Max Nussbaum officiating. Siegel was a past president of Temple Israel and honorary pallbearers included former Temple presidents Leon "Schlessinger, Samuel J. and Irving Briskin. and current president I. E. Chadwick. Active pallbearers were Hy J. Glick, Harry and Louis Grey, Robert North, Rudolph Abel, John Store, Dr. Al Goodman, David Bluest.one. Among those attending the services were E. J. Mannix, Harry Goetz, James R. Grainger, John Wayne, and Harry Sherman. Siegel died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Saturday while aboard a train passing through Arizona. He was a founder of Republic Pictures, serving that company as vice-president and president. Later he was a M-G-M production executive, and recentJy an independent producer. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, and three brothers, Sol C., 20th-Fox production executive, Sam and Al. John Donovan Dead John J. Donovan, 50, whose long illness forced him to retire after 3 years as managing director of Lloyds Film Storage Corp., died late Monday at Neurological Institute, Manhattan. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Tane Donovan, two sons and three daughters. He will lay in state at the Charles J. O'Shea funeral parlors in Astoria with a High Requiem Mass to be conducted at the Immaculate Conception Church, Queens Thursday morning. Interment will be in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Ideal Handling Young America Under ■ a deal concluded with Young America Films, Ideal Pictures Corp. will distribute the Young America product in its 18 branches In addition. Ideal becomes the exclusive national television agent for Young America, outside tJie New York Metropolitan area. WABD Hikes Night Rate WARD, key outlet of the DuMont Television network, will in-rease its basic-night-time hourly rate from 1800 to $1,000, effective Oct. 1, Humboldt J. Greig, sales manager, announced yesterday. Royal Handling "Nanook" Re-release of Robert Flaherty's "Nanook of the North," which opened Tuesday at the Sutton, is being handled by the newly formed Royal Pictures, Inc. New distxibutor is headed by George Roth, who continues ■ as vice-president of Four Continents Films. How-to-dance Pix in Release Dance shorts on the rumba, samba and tango were made by Reithof Productions with the cooperation of Arthur Murray. Pictorial Films is the distributor. DAILY Wednesday, September 1, 194! I NBC Offers Six TV Film Programs to Affiliates NBC is now offering film recordings of six of its major television programs to affiliated stations not connected either via coaxial cable or microwave relay, Carleton D. Smith, director of tele operations, announced yesterday. Films are made from the picture tube during live broadcasts. Sextet of programs now being offefed includes "Musical Miniatures," "Story of the Week," "Stop Me If You've Heard This One," "America Song," "Howdy Doody" and "Television Screen Magazine." $60,000,000 for Film Advertising in Year Motion picture advertising expenditures of motion picture producers, difitributors and exhibitors, in 1947 are estimated by the 1948 Film Daily Year Book at $60,000,000. Of this amount, $42,000,000 was spent In newspaper ad space, $12,000,000 on rad'o advertising, $5,300,000 in magazines, $600,000 on accessories and direct mail, and $100,000 on outdoor advertising. It is estimated that 157,003 motion picture ads are placed dally in various U. S. media. Theater Candy Sales Off, Popcorn Up in Northwest Minneapolis — Theateirs in the Minneapolis film territory are reporting candy sales off slightly this summer due principally to the increase in availability of major brands at other outlets — drug and grocery stores, etc. — for the first time since the war. However, theaters here reported popcorn sales as holding their own with some increase in consumption reported, exactly the reverse of the candy situation. Parsons' Samoan Feature To Use Frozen Sterling Wttt Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Lindsley Parsons' first production in 1949 will be "Typee," a story of the South Seas which he will film in British Samoa, usin^r frozen British pounds-sterling for production financing. Philly Tent Sets Tournament Philadelphia — Annual golf tournament and dinner dance of the area Variety Club will be held Sept. 24 at the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Michael Felt, chief barker, announced. Max Levin is chairman of the golf committee, with Benjamin Fertel and David Milgram serving as co-chairmen. PUZZLE-BANK cominc Rno come ■^Dl e oii ne Ma RUTGERS NEILSON is back from a vacatio in Atlantic City and Saratoga. ROLAND REED, RKO director, is in towi stopping at the Waldorf. CARROLL PUCIATO and JAMES HARRIS, : Realart, have returned from Minneapolis on Chicago. \ WILLIAM PHIPPS and BURGESS fly to Paris Friday to join Franchot Charles Laughton in the filming of^ in the Eiffel Tower." NAT WOOD, Minneapolis correspondent fi FILM DAILY, has returned from a vacation ( Ithaca State Park, Minn. WILLIAM F. RODGERS, M-G-M vice-presidei and general sales manager, left last night fi the Coast for two weeks of studio conference, W. W. SPENCER, M-G-M studio comptrolle: leaves the Coast Sept. 17 for Detroit, accott panied by his wife. GEORGE SIDNEY, director of M-G-M's "Thre Musketeers," arrived from Hollywood yesterdc to spend a few weeks vacationing here. H wife, LILLIAN BURNS, is with him. EDWIN W. AARON, assistant general sol> manager for M-G-M, returns today from Ne Haven. WILLIAM B .ZOELLNER, M-G-M short subjec 'oles manager and head of reprints and importc tions, will arrive in Washington Friday frc Pittsburgh. SHELLEY WINTERS, starred in U-I's "Lor cenv," is due from the Coast today. She wi visit Philadelphia, Indionapolis and Cincinna in connection with openings of the picture. MEL GOLD, National Screen Service ad-pub licity director, starts today on an Adirondockt vacation. SOL KUNKIS, industry attorney, flies to th Coast tomorrow, returning next Tuesday. NCA Sets Regional Meet For Duluth on Sept. 8 Duluth, Minn. — Continuing it; round of regional meetings, NC* will meet here S«pt. 8 to hear Prexj Ben Berger, Secretary Stan Ka; and E. L. Peaslee, Stillwater open tor and former NCA prexy, discu industry problems. Peaslee will tali on small town theater exhibitor roL in NCA affairs while Berger wi continue his discussions througho NCA territory on the BergerSmit conciliation plan, ASCAP problemi and film rentals. Two other meeting' are scheduled during September ii Sioux Falls, S. D., and Bismarck N. D. NOV/ IT CAN BE TOLD . 9th Week TEST / World Theater TUBE / St. Louis RJ^^I Contact NATHAN C. BRAUNSTEIN 723 7TH AVE., NEW YORK 19, NEW YQRK Tops in salesmanship Enterprise House, lii< New York City and sliowmanship ., 198 Broadway DIgby 9-1278 YOUR FILM DAILY DELIVERED TO YOU IN LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY Bf MANNING'S DELIVERY SERVICE A SPECIALIZED MESSENGER AND DELIVERY SERVICE HO-7155