Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1938)

Tuesday, October 4, 1938 MOTION PICTURE DAILY ITOA Accepts Bid To MPTOA Sessions The I.T.O.A. has accepted the invitation of Ed Kuykendall, president of the M.P.T.O.A., to be represented at its annual convention in Oklahoma City Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. In the event that Harry Brandt, president, is unable to attend, the local organization will delegate John ManfcC^JJr, executive secretary. ■STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AND MARCH 3, 1933 Of Motion Picture Daily, published Daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, at New York, N. Y., for Oct. 1, 1938. State of New York ) County of New York j ss-: Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Theo. J. Sullivan, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the Business Manager of the Motion Picture Daily and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section 537, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher— Martin Quigley, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Editor-in-Chief — Martin Quigley, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Managing Editor — James M. Jerauld, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Business Manager — Theo. J. Sullivan, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated concern, its name and address, as well as those of each individual member, must be given.) Quigley Publishing Company. Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Martin Quigley, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Colvin Brown, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Gertrude S. Quigley— 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the date shown above is 5,723. (This information is required from daily publications only.) Theodore J. Sullivan. Business Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of September, 1938. (seal) Anna Milbert. Notary Public N. Y. Co. No. 158 Reg. No. OM124 (My commission expires March 30, 1940) Hollywood Preview That Certain Age {Universal) Hollywood, Oct. 3. — In three earlier Deanna Durbin pictures Producer Joe Pasternak evolved a formula which caused them to become eminent entertainment and commercial successes. In "That Certain Age" the established, although unique blend of romantic whimsy and realism is simply and effectively used again. It achieves two primary objectives — good entertainment for almost any kind of audience and exploitation availability for exhibitors. From a secondary consideration this application of the Pasternak technique successfully bridges the gap between childhood and adolescence for Miss Durbin. Familiar screen personalities are seen in company of the starlet. All, Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, John Halliday, Nancy Carroll, Jackie Searl, Charles Coleman and Grant Mitchell, work with the precision of a smoothly running machine in support of the young leading lady who, nevertheless, is constantly in the spotlight. That fresh new touches should be given the Pasternak production technique, that their entertainment and showmanship worth might be extended, a new Durban director, Edward Ludwig, was called in. He accomplished his job with skill and finesse. The result of this crew's work plus that of F. Hugh Herbert, who wrote the original story, and of Bruce Manning, who did the screenplay, is screen merchandise that the public should not ignore. "That Certain Age" details a romantic phenomenon that comes into the life of every "teen age" girl. Miss Durbin gets a terrific "crush" on Douglas, a man three times her age. Confiding only in her diary, she enshrines him in her heart, dreams of the days when she'll go roaming the world with a glamorous war correspondent. Only her boy friend, Cooper, suspects what's bothering the girl he loves and he is ready to pack up, join the Navy and forget all about girls. Eventually, Deanna's father and mother. Halliday and Miss Rich, and Douglas fathom the girl's secret. Soon she is rehearsing her part in the amateur show which her gang is staging for the Boy Scouts, happy that Jackie Cooper will not join the navy. To the entertainment merit of the straight romantic, comic and pseudotragic story content must be added the value of Miss Durbin's singing. Three or four numbers serve to top off an enjoyable show in enjoyable style. Running time, 95 minutes. "G." G. McC. i Purely Personal ► WALTER J. HUTCHINSON, 20th Century-Fox director of foreign distribution, is scheduled to sail today from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town. He will return here late in December after completing his South African survey. • Irving Maas, 20th Century-Fox foreign service manager, returned yesterday on the Queen Mary with an eye witness report of war preparations in Paris and London. • A. E. Meyer, general sales manager of International Projector Corp., is on a tour of National Theatre Supply branches west of Chicago to Seattle, south to San Francisco and Los Angeles and east to Dallas. • Dr. A. H. Giannini will remain in New York a few days before returning to the coast. He came east for the annual meeting of Columbia stockholders at the home office yesterday. • William K. Howard, producer, was guest of honor at the Motion Picture Associates meeting Saturday. He is an honorary member, since he formerly was a film salesman and exhibitor. • Fernand Gravet will sail today on the Paris. CHARLES E. McCARTHY, 20th Century-Fox advertising and publicity head, gave Spyros Skouras some pointers on future releases at lunch yesterday. E. V. Lomba, assistant foreign sales manager for 20th Century-Fox, will leave this week by plane for Mexico City and a three-month Latin American survey. He is Kent drive leader for foreign territories. • Al Lichtman plans to be here another week on conferences with Nicholas M. Schenck and others at the M-G-M home office. Wesley Ruggles, Paramount producer-director, arrived yesterday on the Queen Mary from a vacation abroad. He is staying at the Savoy Plaza. Clair Hilgers, Republic special sales representative, has arrived in Oklahoma City. Sidney R. Kent, president of 20th Century-Fox, may sail for Europe next month. • Maxie Rosenbloom arrived here yesterday from the coast. Labor Troubles Are A Chicago Problem Chicago, Oct. 3. — Theatre engineers are still picketing 30 theatres here in protest of the refusal by circuits to restore a voluntary 10 per cent pay cut. Both union and exhibitor leaders refuse to take first steps toward a settlement. Negotiations for the settlement of operators' contracts are being delayed until next week, due to the Jewish holidays. An Allied meeting over the weekend resulted in the decision to absolutely refuse restoring the union 10 per cent pay increase which it voluntarily accepted as a cut last July. Adjourn Directors Hearing for Week Hollywood, Oct. 3. — The testimony of Val Paul, Universal studio manager, and B. B. Kahane, Columbia vice-president, today concluded the producers' side of the Screen Directors' Guild hearings to be declared the collective bargaining agency by the N.L.R.B. Both men said assistants and unit managers do not at any time have charge of the direction of films. The hearing was adjourned for a week to give attorneys time to prepare final arguments. Legion Approves All Of Eight New Films The National Legion of Decency this week approved eight new pictures, three for general patronage and five for adults. The new films and their classification follow. Class A-l, Unobjectionable for General Patronage — "Drums," "Juvenile Court," "Overland Stage Raiders." Class A-2, Unobjectionable for Adults —"If I Were King," "The Lady Objects," "The Sisters," "Vacation from Love," "Youth Takes a Fling." Wall Street Substantial Gains Mark Board Net + Open High Low Close Col • 14/ 1454 Cons • 1/ m 1/2 m Cons. pfd.. ■ m 834 854 8/ E. K .174 177 174 177 E. K. pfd.. .167 167 167 167 G. T. E.... . 15 1554 14?4 15/2 80 K. A. O. . . 80 80 80 • sva 52J4 517/8 52 Loew, pfd.. .1065/1 IO654 10654, 10654. • HJ4 11/ 107/s 88 11 Para. 1 88 88 88 Para. 2 . 11/ 11/ 11 11/ 954 Pathe . m 9V4, 93/8 RKO , . ■ 234 w* 254 2/ 20th Fox . . 26% 27/ 2654 26% 20th pfd . 3554 36 3554 36 Univ. pfd.. . 38 38 38 38 W. B . 63/ 654 654. 654 W. B. pfd. ■ 34?4 36/ 3454 3554 +3 +4 + Va +354 54 + 1/8 + A + /s + % +154 +2/2 'A + / Fractional Curb Changes Net Open High Low Close Change G. N 7/16 54 V& ?4 —1/16 Monogram 1/ 2 ty% 2 +14 Sonotone . . 1?4 154 154 HA _ j£ Tech 21!4 22 21/ 22 + % Trans -Lux 2 2 VA 2 Univ. Corp. 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ Warner Bonds Rise 3 Points Net High Low Close Change Loew 3/s '46 102/ 101-/ 102/ + % Para. Pict. 6s '55 92 92 92 RKO 6s '41 67 67 67 W. B. 6s '39 82 79 82 +3 (Quotations at close of Oct. 3)