Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1940)

8 Motion Picture Daily Monday, January 15, 1940 'Hunchback' Seattle Lead With $6,400 Seattle, Jan. 14. — Holdovers tended to cut down gross figures here, in addition to very cold weather. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in its second week at the Fifth Avenue took $6,400. Estimated takings for the week ending Jan. 12 : "Gulliver's Travels" (Para.) BLUE MOUSE— (9S0) (25c-40c-55c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $2,100. (Average. $4,000) "Hunchback of Notre Dame" (RKO) FIFTH AVENUE — (2,500) (25c-40c-55c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $6,400. (Average, $7,000) "The Amazing Mr. Williams" (Col.) "Biondie Brings Up Baby" (Col.) LIBERTY — (1,800) (25c-40c-55c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $4,600. (Average, $5,000) "Judge Hardy and Son" (M-G-M) "The Witness Vanishes" (M-G-M) MUSIC BOX— (950) (25c-40c-55c) 7 days. 3rd week. Gross: $3,300. (Average, $4,000) "Gercnimo" (Para.) "Reno" (RKO) ORPHEUM — (2,450) (25c-40c) 7 days. Chief Thunder Cloud in person. Gross: $4,900. (Average, $6,000) "The Man from Montreal" (Univ.) "Main Street Lawyer" (Repub.) PALOMAR— (1,500) (15c -25c -40c) 7 days. Vaudeville headed by Siamese Twins. Gross: $5,500. (Average, $5,000) "Balalaika" (M-G-M) "Nick Carter, Master Detective" (M-G-M) PARAMOUNT— (3,050) (25c-40c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $5,600. (Average, $6,000) Club Aids Finnish Cause Oklahoma City, Jan. 14. — The local Variety Club donated $300, the biggest single contribution to the Finnish Relief Fund received by the Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma City Times. "Heroes of the Saddle" (Republic) The Three Mesquiteers, Bob Livingstone, Raymond Hatton and Duncan Renaldo are on a novel assignment in "Heroes of the Saddle." Entrusted with the care of young Patsy Lee Parsons, they are reluctantly compelled to surrender her to the care of an orphanage. However, they suddenly discover that the institution is run by two unscrupulous commissioners and the Mesquiteers undertake to correct the condition. It is a tough battle, but a successful one, and involves, among other things, the kidnapping of every one of the orphans. The Mesquiteers perform in their engaging carefree and reckless fashion. Patsy sings one song, as does Loretta Weaver, who is cast in the role of a nurse. Harry Grey produced and William Witney directed. Running time, 56 minutes. "G."* Edward Greif 'G" denotes general classification. "Son of Ingagi" (Sack Amusement) An all-Negro film, this probably will provide a measure of entertainment to the simpler tastes of the people for whom it obviously was made, but its range is hardly beyond that. The story, by Spencer Williams, Jr., and Richard C. Kahn, which the latter also directed, is implausible but should be found occasionally exciting by its particular audience. It concerns a feminine doctor of peculiar habits, who lives alone in an old house with a huge, brutish man who responds to her bidding from his hiding place in a secret cellar. The brute does away with several people, including the doctor, in a fashion mysterious only to the other members of the cast. Eventually, the man is trapped as flames destroy the house and the young couple who are beneficiaries of the doctors will come into their inheritance without fear of danger. Running time, 66 minutes. "G."* Charles S. Aaronson *"G" denotes general classification. 'Herbert' $8,000 Providence Lead Providence, Jan. 14. — In an average week, "The Great Victor Herbert," dualed with "All Women Have Secrets," at the Strand took $8,000. Estimated takings for the week ending Jan. 9-11 : "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (RKO) RKO-ALBEE — (2,239) (25c-35c-50c) 3rd week, 7 days. Gross: $4,900. (Average, $6,000) "The Housekeeper's Daughter" (U. A.) "Scandal Sheet" (Col.) LOEWS STATE— (3,230) (25c-35c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $10,000. (Average, $11,000) "Everything Happens at Night" (20th-Fox) "Barricade" (20th-Fox) MAJESTIC— (2,250) (25c-35c-50c) 7 Gross: $7,800. (Average, $7,000) "The Great Victor Herbert" (Para.) "All Women Have Secrets" (Para.) STRAND— (2,100) (25c-35c-50c) 7 Gross: $8,000. (Average, $6,000) "The Cisco Kid and the Lady" (20th-Fox) FAY'S— (1.800) (25c-35c-40c) 7 davs. Stage show with Harry Savoy & Co.; Hollywood Rhythmettes; Vicki & Co.; John Tio Co.. and the Ross Brothers. Gross: $6,500. (Average, $6,500) "Ba'alaika" (M-G-M) "Nick Carter, Master Detective" (M-G-M) CARLTON— (1,526) (25c-35c-50c) 7 days. 2nd week. Gross: $1,800. (Average, $3,500) "Ninotchka" (M-G-M) (3 days) "Here I Am a Stranger" (Zflth-Fox) (3 days) "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (W. B.) (4 days) "Fast and Furious" (M-G-M) (4 days) EMPIRE— (2,200) (20c-30c) 2nd run. Gross: $1,550. (Average, $1,700) days. days On War Committee Toronto, Jan. 14. — N. L. Nathanson, president of Famous Players Canadian Corp., has been appointed a member of the National War Loan Committee which will sponsor the Dominion's first war loan of the present conflict, according to J. L. Ralston, Federal Minister of Finance. Assets Ruling In RKO Case Set Thursday {Continued from page 1) effect within five days of its approval. The Irving Trust will be discharged from its supervision of the proceedings and court jurisdiction will be liif -hi to matters which directly concern ^rfle execution of the plan of reorganization, payment of claims and allowances and the granting of a final order of discharge. Releases are to be delivered to the new company by the Chemical Bank & Trust Company, the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., and the City Bank, Farmers, Trust Co., concerns which acted as trustees for various indenture issues of RKO. The new company is to release the Irving Trust and to agree to hold it harmless from any subsequent suits brought against it as trustee. The Irving Trust will pay in full all claims previously allowed in addition to future allowances and expenses. It will have a prior lien on company assets for these payments and the right of access to its books and records. A 1934 injunction restraining transfer of RKO assets is to be vacated. However, creditors and stockholders will still be prohibited from prosecuting suits against the company or from levying on its assets. Within 40 days, all applications for allowances must be filed with the court, the order provides. A total of 8,000,000 common shares and 130,000 preferred will be issued by the new company. The Bankers Trust Co. is to act as agent in the transaction. Atlas Corp. is scheduled to pick up, today or tomorrow, the 249,272 shares of new RKO common stock not subscribed for by unsecured creditors when the new 500,000-share issue was offered. Less its underwriting commission of 25 cents per share on the unsubscribed portion of the issue, Atlas will pay $645,816 for this stock. With slightly more than 250,000 shares subscribed for by unsecured creditors, RKO will realize approximately $1,400,000 on the 500,000-share issue. Out of this, final reorganization costs will be paid and the balance will be applied to working capital. Subscriptions to the new stock, plus conversions of old RKO stock and securities under the reorganization plan, will leave Atlas, R.C.A. and Rockefeller Center holding comparable amounts of the reorganized company's common stock. Atlas Corp. will hold a total of approximately 692,000 shares, including those held by its subsidiary, the American Co., and those held by it in association with Lehman Bros. R.C.A. will hold about 673,500 shares and Rockefeller Center about 663,500 shares. In addition, Atlas will hold 53,000 shares of new RKO preferred, which is convertible into common, and R.C.A. will hold 44,855 shares of the new convertible preferred. Atlas also may elect to receive its compensation, as proponent of the reorganization plan and for its other reorganization services in additional ^hares of common stock in an amount to be approved by the court. Charles BICKFORD OWEN DAVIS, JR. • DORIS DAY • PAUL GUILFOYLE A Republic Picture