The Film Daily (1948)

^ OAiLY Monday, September 27, 1948 Vol. 94, No. 61 Monday, Sept. 27, 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-office at New York, N. Y.,imder 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 Wllk, Manager •425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older 6417 Dahlonega Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU jMoph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON — Eme»t W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St.. W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco. Vlrtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, K-lUb Mahal, 190 Hornby Bd., Fort, Bombay 1. ALGIERS — Paul Saffar, Fllmafrlc, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL — Ray Carmlchael, Boom 9, 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. STDNEY — Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Aft., Punchbowl. N. 8. Phone, UT 2110. BRUSSELS— Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettei. COPENHAGEN — John Llndberg. Jembanealie No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. BOMB— John Perdlcarl. Via LudOTlJl 16. Phone. 42758. FinnnciflL ^^^ (.September 24) a—^— NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 251/4 25 251/4 -f s/g Bell & Howell I8I/2 I8I/2 ISl/i + Vs Columbia Picts 81/2 SVi 81/2 — 1/4 East. Kodak 41 1/4 41 i/g 41 Vs — Vs East. Kodok pfd.... 161 I6O1/2 I6O1/2 — II/2 Gen. Prec. Eq I33/4 I31/2 I31/2 — 1/4 Loew's, Inc I53/4 151/2 I53/4 Paramount 221/8 22 22 RKO 75/8 71/2 71/2— 1/8 Republic Pict. . . 3 3 3 Republic Pict. pfd 7 67/8 7 20th Century-Fox. ... 193/8 191/8 193/8— l/g 20th Century-Fox pfd. 331/2 331/4 331/4— 1/4 Universal Pict 81/4 8 8I/4 — 1/4 Universe! Pict. pfd... 58 57% 571/8 — 21/8 Warner Bros 103/8 10% 103/8 NEW YORK CURB MARKET RKO 13/4 15/8 ]3/4 + l/g Sonotone Corp 31/2 3 1/2 SVi Technicolor I21/4 I21/4 M^A + V* Trans-Lux 434 43^ 43^ OVER THE COUNTER Bid Asked Cmecolor 3% 4 Warren William Dead West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Warren William, veteran film actor who came here via the Broadway stage, is dead at 53. He lived at Encino. His wife, Helen, survives. PUBLICITY and ADVERTISING Have eight years of the following experience to offer: theatrical, agency, retail, industrial-newspaper, radio, television, magazine, direct mail. Now employed but available upon reasonable notice. Write Box No. 235, THE FILM DAILY 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 28, Colif. comrnG nno goirg SID BLUMENSTOCK, 20th-Fox exploitation manager, left yesterday for the Detroit bow of "Apartment for Peggy." GENE AUTRY arrives today for his annual oppearance with the Rodeo in Madison Square Garden. JOHN J. MALONEY, M-G-M Central sales manager, and his assistant, FRANK C. HENSLER, arrived in New York today for a series of heme office conferences. Also coming in for the sales confabs are; FRANK J. DOWNEY, Detroit branch manager, and E. C. BRUCE, Cincy manager. NELSON EDDY, scheduled to leave on his Fall concert tour Oct. 6, opening at San Diego and swinging through the Northwest, Middle West end then back to the West Coast for a total of 21 appearances in six weeks. DON MERSEREAU, associate publisher and general manager of THE FILM DAILY, arrived in St. Louis yesterday to attend the TESMA-TEDPA convention. RUBE JACKTER, Columbia's assistant general sales manager, returns to his desk today following a two-week business tour of six of the company's exchanges. LEE E. JONES, Neumade Products Corp. sales manager, and ROBERT E. HEMPEL, of the sales department, are in St. Louis for the TESMATEDPA convention. CELESTE HOLM will arrive today from the Coast. CHESTER B. BAHN, editor of THE FILM DAILY, returned last night from Cambridge and Boston. WILLIAM SNYDER, staff writer of THE FILM DAILY, returned this morning from Chicago where he covered the TOA convention. Rogers Hospital Drive Permits 10 New Patients An advance contribution to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital by the committees handling the current funds drive has made possible the admittance of 10 new patients in need of treatment for tuberculosis, the Metropolitan committee reports. Groups reported the New York drive is exceeding expectations, but warned that over-confidence at this time could wreck the objective. Columbia Sees Profit But Passes Dividend While tentative figures for Columbia's fiscal year ended June 30 indicate a net profit after taxes and dividend requirements, Columbia's board on Friday decided to take no action at this time on the payment of a cash dividend on its common stock. Action was said due to unsettled conditions in the industry, particularly with respect to foreign operations. AL 0. BONDY, theatrical distributor for General Electric, left Dallas en route to Oklahoma City, Memphis, Cincinnati and Cleveland. AVINERE TOIGO, manager of the Esquire Theater, Springfield, III., has returned from a trip to Italy. RUDY BERGER, M-G-M Southern sales chief, is in Dallas from Oklahoma City. BECKY HOFFMAN, of M-G-M's Milwaukee branch, is vacationing here. JULES MUNSHIN has arrived from the Coast for a three-week visit with his family. BARRY NELSON is in town. JUNE ALLYSON and GLORIA DeHAVEN are due from the Coast tomorrow. ROBERT LEONARD arrived from Hollywood at the week-end. RUSSELL STEWART, of M-G-M's publicity department, returns today from New London, Conn. H. M. RICHEY, M-G-M exhibitor relations head, will visit St. Louis and Kansas City, after Chicago, before returning to his headquarters Oct. 1. FREDERICK BRISSON, executive producer of Independent Artists, returned to Hollywood yesterday. ILONA MASSEY, co-star of U-A's "Love Happy," is due from the Coast today. Eddy Retained as Video Director for Meredith Des Moines, la.— Capt. Will Eddy, president of Television Associates, Chicago, has been retained as director of television activities for Meredith Publishing Co., E. T. Meredith, vice-president and general manager, announced. Publishing firm which puts out Better Homes & Gardens and Successful Farming, has one video station under construction in Syracuse, N. Y., and applications pending for channels in Rochester, N. Y., and Albany. Captain Eddy recently resigned from Paramount's Chicago video station, WBKB, to become president of Television Associates, manufacturer of television equipment and other electronic devices. Variety Clubs to Sponsor International P. A. Tour West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — An international p. a. tour, in connection with showings of Allied Artists' "Bad Boy" will be made by Lloyd Nolan and Audie Murphy, co-stars. Variety Clubs International, sponsor of the film, announced. Tour will cover 33 U. S. cities, to be followed by appearances in Paris, London, Rome, Shanghai, Johannesburg and other cities. PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT CAMERAS LIGHTS TRIPODS LENSES EDITING EQUIPMENT 16mm and 35mm — Sound or Silent NEW OR USED — TRADES ACCEPTED Write for lists MOGULL'S (Dept. FD) 68 WEST 48th STREET NEW YORK 17, N. Y. N. Y. Theater Men Backing Red Mogen Dovid Dinner ; Plans for a $100 a plate dinneij Nov. 22 at the Waldorf-Astoria tc raise funds for Red Mogen Dovid the Israeli Red Cross, were discussec at City Hall late last week by Nev, York theatermen, who with othei business leaders, conferred with Mayor William O'Dwyer and Comptroller Lazarus Joseph. Among the exhibitor leade^ participating were: Malcolm Kii^^°^rg of RKO Theaters; Sam Rinziw anc Manny Frisch of Randforce; Max A Cohen of Cinema Circuit; Sam Roser of Fabian Theaters; Fred J Schwartz of Century Circuit; Davie Weinstock of Raybond Circuit; So' Straussberg of Interboro Circuit and Harry Brandt of Brandt Theaters Joseph Leban is chairman of the dinner committee and Brandt is cochairman. Contend RKO Operating Two As First-Run Houses Chicago — Attorney Thomas McConnell will file a brief in Circuit Court of Appeals today contending that the RKO Palace and Grand Theaters are operated by RKO as first-run theaters despite the company contention that the companies enjoined in the Jackson Park decree were not the companies which operate these theaters. NEW YORK THEATERS _ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALl _ Rockefeller Center GARY COOPER, ANN SHERIDAN in LEO McCAREY'S "GOOD SAM" A Rainbow Production, Inc. Picture Released by RKO Radio Pictures SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION Bartan Stanwyck Bart Lancastar WRONG NUMBER' A Peraneunt bUoi* 7^/iR/1MO(//Vr ROSALIND RUSSELL in "THE VELVET TOUCH" A FREDERICK BRISSON PRODUCTION Released through RKO B'way b 49th St. RIVOLI LOR ETTA YOUNG RKO presents WILLIAM HOLDEN ROBERT MITCHUM 'RACHEL and the STRANGER' Brandt's IVI A ■ F Al R 47th St.