Motion Picture Daily (July–Sept 1938)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
July–Sept 1938
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Daily (July–Sept 1938)
Leaf #:
00030
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 27, 2022
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MOTION PICTURE DAILY Wednesday. July 6. I93« My Word! ! Bv I rent Kuhn ▲ Walter Winchell almost succumbed to the surburban lure of Connecticut, but settled finally on a home in the vicinity of Bronxville, N. Y., because ii was more convenient for his 6 A. M. homecomings from his all-night's work every night. ▲ Donald Deskey, industrial designer, who yearns to be a producer, is negotiating with George Bye, agent; Lrsu.a Parrott, writer, and Warners, for a picture based on the World's ^air setting. Miss Parrott is working on a love story with the Fair as a background, somewhat in the "State Fair'' manner. Warners are interested in seeing the script, for they believe a World's Fair picture released while the Fair is on, would have general interest all over the country. ^ Greatest unplanted publicity story for manufacturers this season is in Warners "White Banners." The theme of the story revolves around a young man who tried hard to make a perfect refrigerator using electricity and who gave up and made his invention run by gas. ▲ There is only one gas refrigera tor on the market, Electrolux, which is made by Servel, Inc. Warners, unwilling to make any technical errors, asked Servel to lend them one of their engineers for technical guidance. Electrolux had nothing to do with the story idea, nor did it subsidize the production in any way, but are the directors happy ! Louis Ruthenburg, president of Servel, Inc., saw the film in New York and celebrated at a luncheon in the Chatham for some friends and his sister, Mary Ruthenburg, of Selznick International. Ann Sheridan to Star Hollywood, July 5. — Warners have elevated Ann Sheridan to stardom, it was stated today by Hal B. Wallis, associate executive in charge of production. The move, said Mr. Wallis, resulted from a nationwide poll which revealed Miss Sheridan as the most promising of the younger Warner actresses. OVERNIGHT TO LOS ANGELES Big, luxurious Flagship Skysleepers. No change of planes. Air-conditioned at airports — nature-cooled en route. The Southern AilYear route. Complimentary meals. To Los An geles or San Francisco, S149.95. 10% savin g on round-trip flights. The MERCURY The SOUTHERNER Lv. Newark ..5:10p.m. Lv. Newark . .9:00p.m. FOR RESERVATIONS Call your travel agent or VAnderbilt 3-2580. Ticket Offices: 45 Vanderbilt Avenue and Rockefeller Center, 18 W. 49th St. AMERICAN AIRLINES % New York's Critics Praise Danielle Darrieux in Debut New York's daily newspaper film critics liked "The Rage of Paris," and, even more, they liked its star in her Hollywood debut, Danielle Darrieux. They said so along the folloiving lines: Herald-Tribune — Danielle Darrieux, as enchantingly lovely as ever, makes an auspicious Hollywood debut. . . . Refreshing and delightful entertainment. Mirror — America has no star as devaststingly "cute." . . .She is ravishingly pretty. _ . . There's little doubt of America's immediate surrender to Danielle Darrieux. News — (She) has captured American audiences. . . Light and sparkling warm weather entertainment. Post — Will prove itself enticing comedy. . . The entire picture shares in this perfection in small matters. (As) light comedy there will be noth ing better on the local theatre screens. Sun — . . . "The Rage of Paris" is frothy but cheery for a summer day. . . . It serves to introduce Danielle Darrieux to American audiences. Times — One of the more pleasant events of the current season. Miss Darrieux's charm and talent are enough. . . If she doesn't become one of America's most popular stars in the next year we'll eat this column. World-Telegram — . . . A gay, brisk, nifty bit of alert nonsense. . . Charming and delightful entertainment. . . I can hardly imagine a movie-goer who will not enjoy it thoroughly. 4 Purely Personal ► RAY COZINE of Kendor Productions has been engaged to head the film division of the Rockridge School of the Theatre at Carmel, N. Y. He recently completed a "New Talent" two-reeler at the Film Art Studios. • George Piantadosi, for many years a major executive in the music business, is now one of Westchester's biggest realtors. He has sold estates to Jack Denny, Larry Spier and Little Jack Little. • Mrs. Herman Wobber, wife of the distribution head of 20th Century-Fox, is visiting here for a few days following a European trip, before returning to her home in San Francisco. • Eddie Cantor, Mrs. Cantor, daughter Janet, Don Ameche and Chester Lauck of "Lum and Abner," radio team, will sail today on the Queen Alary. • Alfred Hitchcock, English director, and his wife, Alma Reville, are due late this week from Hollywood. They may sail next week for England. • Sam Abend of Exhibitors' Film Delivery in Kansas City and daughter, Martha, will sail on the Queen Mary today for an extended trip abroad. • Byron (Dinty) Moore, managing director of Warners' metropolitan theatres, is due back July 9 from a vacation in Canada with his family. • Joseph S. Hummel, Warners foreign sales manager, will arrive on the He de France tonight from a seven-month tour. • Fred McConnell finally got his boat into the water and had a party of seven out on the Sound Over the weekend. • Kenneth Aneser of the Warner advertising department returned to his desk yesterday after a rainy vacation. • Harry Brand returned to the 20th Century-Fox studio July 4. CHARLES LAUGHTON, Elsa Lanchester, his wife; Erich Pommer, Harry Richman, A. G. Neville and A. J. Whetter of M-G-M are among the passengers on the Normandie, scheduled to leave England today and to arrive in New York next Monday. • Roy Rogers, Republic western star, will make a personal appearance at the Grand, Albany, tomorrow night, then will go to Chicago to broadcast in NBC's Barn Dance program. From there he will proceed to the coast. • Morris Goodman, Republic vicepresident in charge of foreign sales, will sail today on the Queen Mary for a six-week European survey. He will take along a print of "Armv Girl." • Joseph M. Schenck is now due to arrive Friday from the coast. After several steamship cancellations, he has decided to sail on the Normandie next Wednesday for a European vacation, o Eddie Dowling, producer of "Shadow and Substance," and Lily Darvas, Austrian film actress and wife of Ferenc Molnar, will arrive on the lie de France tonight. • Scott Faron, Ross Federal publicity director, is back from his vacation and reports that he has lost none of his skill as a thrower of horseshoes. • Maurice Silverstone, chairman of the executive committee of U. A., will sail today from Southampton on the Normandie, arriving here Monday. • Gloria Swanson is in New York assembling her wardrobe for her first Republic film, "Ladies in the News," and expects to start west July 15. • Carl Leserman, Warners assistant general sales manager, will leave today for a business trip to Atlanta, returning the end of the week. • Edgar Kennedy will return tomorrow on the Manhattan from England. Holiday Increases Takes on Broadway The Fourth of July holiday helped Broadway theatres with strong attractions, these houses reporting better business than last year's holiday. The Roxy, which had a weak attraction last year, claims a 65 per cent increase over the weekend and a gross of $30,000 for Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with indications that "The of Paris" the week. of Paris" will wind up at $S2J)(fr tor The Paramount, with "Tropic Holiday," also reported better business, with a take of $40,000 for the week. The film is being held. The second week of "Holiday" at the Music Hall appears likely to hit $72,000. As usual, this showhouse was a magnet for out-of-town visitors over the holiday. The Strand ended the second w eek of "White Banners" with $14,000. English Footage Gains London, July 5. — A total of 42,726,000 feet of film was exhibited in England during the year ended Sept 30, 1937, according to the Board of Trade. The figure compares with a total of 39.735,000 for the previous year. British films accounted for 11,939,000 feet, equal to 27.9 per cent, as compared to 27.4 per cent during the previous year. Irv. Mack Heads CAP A Chicago, July 5. — Irving Mack of Filmack Trailer Service was recently elected president of CAPA at a meeting of the organization for the election of officers. Others elected include Hank Porter, vice-president ; Ralph Smitha, secretary ; Moe Wells, treasurer, and Sidney Stern, sergeant-atarms. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) MARTIN QUIGLEY. Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; J. XI. JERAULD, Managing Editor; JAMES A. CBON. Advertising Manager, EDITORIAL STAFF: Charles S. Aaronson, Jack Banner, Al Finestone, Thomas Fltzsimmons. Sherwit A. Kane, Irene Kuhn. Joseph Priore. Published daily except Sunday and holidays Sept to May and daily except Saturday. Sunday and holidays June, July and Aug. by Qulgley Publishing Company. Inc.. Martin Qulgley, president; Colvin Brown, vice-president and treasurer. Publication office: 1270 Sixth Avenue at Rockefeller Center, New York. Telephone: Circle 7-3100. Cable address: "Qulgpubco. New York." All contents copyrighted 1938 by Quigley Publishing Company. Inc. Address all correspondence to the New York office. Other Quigley publications: MOTION PICTURE HERALD. BETTER THEATRES. TEATRO AL DIA. INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC and FAME. HOLLYWOOD: Postal Union Life Building, Vine and Yucca Sts. ; Boone Mancall, manager: William R. Weaver, editor. WASHINGTON: Albee Building, Bertram F. Linz, representative. CHICAGO: 624 S. Michigan Ave.. C. B. O'Neill, manager. AMSTERDAM: 37 Waalstraat: Philip de Schaap. representative. BERLTN: Steulerstrasse 2, Berlin W. 35: Joachim K. Rutenberg. representative. BUDAPEST: Szamos-Utca 7. Budapest I; Endre Hevesi. representative. BUENOS AIRES: Avallaneda 3949: N. Bruski. representative. COPENHAGEN: Vesterbrogada 20: Kris Winther. representative. HELSINKI: Fredriksgatan 19C; Charlotte Laszio. representative. LONDON: 4 Golden Square, W. 1; cable address. Qulgpubco, London : Hope Williams, manager. MELBOURNE: Regent Theatre Buildings, 191 Collins St. ; Cliff Holt, representative. MEXICO CITY: Apartado 269. James Lockhart. representative. MONTEVIDEO: P. O. Box 664; Paul Bodo. representative. MOSCOW: Petrovski Per 8: Beatrice Stern, representative. PARIS: 29 Rue Marsoulan; Pierre Autre, representative. PRAGUE: LThelny trh 2. Prague 1; Harry Knopf, representative. RIO DE JANEIRO: Caixa Postal 3558'. L. S. Marinho. representative. ROME: 54 Via Delia Mercede; Joseph D. Ravotto. representative. SANTIAGO de CHILE: Casilla 13300; A. Welnmann, representative. SHANGHAI: Rooms 38-41 Capital Theatre Building. 142 Museum Road: J. P. Koehler, representative. STOCKHOLM: Kungsgatan 36: Ragnar Allberg. representative. TOKYO: S80 Sasazuka. Ichlkawa-shi. Chiba-Ken; H Tomlnaga. representative. Entered as second class matter June 10, 1938. at the post office at New York. N. Y.. under the act of March 3. 1879. Subscription rates per year $6 In the America! and foreign $12. Single copies 10 cents.