Motion Picture Daily (July–Sept 1938)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Wednesday, August 3, 1938 Cohen Returns After Italian Film Study Emanuel Cohen returned to New York yesterday on the Aquitaiiia after several months spent in the various European capitals during which he was reported to have made a survey of the feasibility of American oarticipation in Italian film production for Floyd B. Odium of Atlas Corp. Mr. Odium's investment company, through its interest in Italian investment and utilities organizations, has "frozen" credits in that country which he has considered utilizing for film production. Mr. Cohen is understood to have undertaken a study of the practicability of the plan on Mr. Odium's behalf. As the latter went to Washington from New York yesterday, it is not believed that Mr. Cohen had an opportunity to discuss his findings with the Atlas head during the day. Film Folk Sail Today J. M. Warner, son of Jack L. Warner, will sail on the Nonnandic today for a vacation. Other passengers include Julien Duvivier, French producer, who made "Pepe le Moko" and assisted in the production of "Algiers," with Mrs. Duvivier ; Simone Simon, who is returning to France after appearing in 20th Century-Fox films ; Lee Tracy, who will play the lead in the London company of "Idiot's Delight" ; Kitty Carlisle, actress ; Jacques Thery, screen writer ; Clifford Fischer, producer ; Emilio Azcarraga, prominent in theatre and radio fields in Mexico City, and Capt. Jefferson Davis Cohn, financier. 4 Purely Personal ► Am. Seating Shows Loss The American Seating Co. for the six months ending June 30 reported a net loss of $60,645. This figure compares with a net profit last year for the same period of $201,886. The company reported its current assets of June 30 amounted to $4,031,148 and liabilities $295,151. Inventories were $1,929,195 against $2,044,106. O'Shea En Route Here Hollywood, Aug. 2. — Daniel T. O'Shea, secretary of Selznick International, left by train tonight for a three-week business trip to New York. OVERNIGHT TO LOS ANGELES Big, luxurious Flagship Skysleepers. No change of planes. Air-conditioned at airports — nature-cooled en route. The Southern AllYear route. Complimentary meals. To Los Angeles or San Francisco, $149.95. 10%saving on rourld-trip flights. The MERCURY The SOUTHERNER Lv. Newark . . 5:10 p.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 % SAM BURGER, of M-G-M's foreign staff, will leave on the Friday morning plane from Florida for Puerto Rico. From there he will hop to Panama, thence to points south. He will cover the South American territory before returning. e Joseph A. McConville. Columbia foreign manager, is expected back from an extended European business trip Aug. 15 on the Nonnandic. • Eddie Cantor will be honored at a testimonial luncheon by Zionist groups at the Astor Hotel today for his work on behalf of refugee children. • "Pat" Reis, secretary to Howard Dietz, and Milton Weiss of M-GM's press department, have returned from two-week vacations. • Ben Kalmenson, southern and western sales manager for Warners, left last night for a tour of the branches in his territory. • Carl Mos of the 20th Century-Fox trade paper advertising department, has returned from a vacation in New Hampshire. • John Murt, head of Warner theatre department's displays in the Philadelphia zone, is in New York for a vacation. • Louis Pollock, Universal eastern advertising and publicity manager, returned to New York yesterday from Chicago. • Stanton Griffis, chairman of the Paramount executive committee, will sail for Europe, Aug. 10, on the Queen Mary. • James Ivers of the Motion Picture Herald staff became the father of a baby girl over the weekend. • Harry Cohn, president of Columbia Pictures, has gone to Saratoga from New York to spend several weeks. • Al Wilkie, Paramount publicity manager, will return today from a vacation in Canada. • Joseph H. Moskowitz of 20th Century-Fox plans a trip to the coast about Sept. 1. DAVID SARNOFF, president of RCA, will sail today on the Normandie for a European survey. Richard A. Ford, RCA general counsel, is due to leave on the President Harding, also today. • Lou Irwin will leave Thursday for Chicago to catch the Friday opening of the Ritz Brothers, under his management. The comedians will appear at the Chicago Theatre. e Louis Nizer's speech at the presentation of the Einstein Medal to James G. McDonald, refugee relief leader, is printed in the Jewish Forum. • Mrs. Etta Klein, wife of Edward A. Klein, managing director of World-Wide Pictures, Ltd., arrived yesterday on the Aquitania. • Peggy Wood, actress widow of John V. A. Weaver, screen writer, will sail for London today on the Aquitania. • Abe Montague, Columbia general sales manager, left for Albany yesterday for a two-dav business conference. • . . . Oklahoma City Cleo Moudy, secretary to H. J. Griffith, Jr., secretary of the Griffith Amusement Co., is spending a two-week vacation in Los Angeles. Clyde Young, Mangum, Okla., manager for Griffith has left on a two-week vacation. Mary Bitting, Columbia cashier, who has been ill for several weeks is reported to be recovering. Paul Ketch um, associated with J. Eldon Peek, in the Oklahoma Theatre Supply Co., has severed his connection with that firm. . . . Pittsburgh Jackie and Mrs. Heller are spending several days here visiting his family. Tony Conforti's wife feeling all right again after having her tonsils removed. Gene Autry was introduced to newspapermen here at a chuck dinner tossed by Warner Brothers. Mary O'Connor, of the Universal office, is wearing a diamond on her engagement finger. Three Loew Foreign Men in Train Crash Three of Loew's foreign visitors, in America on a coast-to-coast sightseeing trip, were badly shaken up in the crash of the Commodore Vanderbilt and the Mercury, but have recovered sufficiently to board the Norma ndie for home tomorrow. The three— R. Gilbert, in charge of circuit selling in London for Loew's; A. J. Whetter, Liverpool office ager, and A. G. Neville, Dublin rMnager — had been to the coast and were returning to New York after a little Chicago sightseeing. Two more contest winners, from Italian offices, are due in New York shortly. This will bring the total of foreign prize winners entertained in America by Loew's to 40. "U" Board Will Meet The Universal board of directors will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow. Only routine business is scheduled to be transacted, according to company officials. Nate J. Blumberg, president, will not be present. He is scheduled to return from a vacation in New England Monday. K-A-0 Sets Dividend The board of directors of KeithAlbee-Orpheum Corp., at a meeting yesterday, declared a quarterly dividend out of capital surplus, of $1.75 a share on the seven per cent cumulative preferred stock, payable Oct. 1 to stockholders of record Sept. 15. M-G-M Signs Sternberg Hollywood, Aug. 2. — M-G-M has signed Joseph Von Sternberg to c long-term directorial contract. Independents, B&K, Keough Conferring Chicago, Aug. 2. — Conferences were started here today between independent theatre leaders, officials of B. & K. and Austin Keough, head of the Paramount legal department, in an effort to settle clearance difficulties. It is indicated that the meetings may last several days. Attend Schine Party Local film executives are attending social functions of the Schine circuit's annual meeting at Gloversville. Among them are James R. Grainger, head of Republic. Carl Leserman, Warners' assistant general sales manager, and Roy Haines, eastern and Canadian sales chief. A golf tournament at Pine Brook Golf Club is scheduled for tomorrow. Connecticut MPTO Holds Golf Tourney New Haven, Aug. 2. — Meyer Bailey, Bert Jacocks and Max Hoffman were low gross winners in the third annual golf tournament of the Connecticut M.P.T.O. held today at the Racebrook Country Club. Low net victors were Jack Finley, Hy Fine, Herbert Mclntyre, Leo Ricci and Morris Schulman. Ben Lourie, J. Casey and Max Tabackman finished in that order in the driving contest while the winners for putting were George Wilkinson, Art Smith, George Cowden and I. J. Hoffman. Non-golfing prizes went to Leo Bonoff, Al Robbins and Jim Mahoney while Cy and Tim O'Toole were voted best dressed golfers. Victors in the Allied low gross were Ralph Civitello, Charles Casanave, Jr., I. Rogovin and Harry Germaine. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U, S. Patent Office) MARTIN QUIGLEY, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; J. it JERAULD. Managing Editor; JAMES A ( RON, Advertising Manager. 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