Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1940)

Page scan 000108 from Motion Picture Daily

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jan-Mar 1940
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000108
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:
May 30, 2024
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2 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Wednesday, January 17, 1940 One Vote Keeps Ellis Head of Associates (Continued from page 1) first time in the 20-year history of the organization that it has elected the same president a third time. Moe Streimer of United Artists was elected vice-president, defeating Jerome Wilson. Nat Beier withdrew his nomination for treasurer and Saul Trauner of Columbia was reelected. Other officers elected were : Matthew Cahan, second vice-president ; Charles Penser of Monogram, financial secretary, elected without opposition; Moe Fraum, Columbia, recording secretary ; Abe Blumstein, 20th Century-Fox, sergeant-at-arms ; Jack Hattem, exhibitor, and Joseph J. Lee, 20th Century-Fox, trustees. Charles Berliner was elected chaplain without opposition. Officers will be installed at the next meeting in two weeks. 4 Purely Personal ► Shearer in "Forever" Hollywood, Jan. 16. — Norma Shearer will be starred by M-G-M in "Forever," an original story by Mildred Cram, which Sidney Franklin will produce. It deals with two spirits falling in love before birth. They marry different persons in real life and are joined in death. Opens Canada Exchange Toronto, Jan. 16. — James Davidson has resigned as salesman of Superior Films, Ltd., here, to open an independent exchange under the name of Regent Film Co. He has been succeeded at Superior by S. Ginsler, formerly of Empire-Universal Films, Ltd. LEO ABRAMS, shorfl: subjects sales manager for Universal, left yesterday on an extended tour of the company's western exchanges, in the course of which he will spend a few days at the studio conferring with the short subjects producers. He is expected back in about four weeks. • Peggy O'Donnell, secretary to John D. Hertz, Jr., of Buchanan & Co., advertising agency, is back at her desk after an automobile accident in which she was injured about a week ago. She is departing on a six-week cruise for her health at the end of the month. Louis D. Frohlich of Schwartz & Frohlich, Ascap counsel, will leave for Pittsburgh this weekend to handle several copyright infringement cases in court there. Errol Flynn and Miriam Hopkins arrived here yesterday by plane from the Warner studio. Flynn will vacation here for a few days and Miss Hopkins for several weeks. • Cliff Lewis, Paramount studio publicity and advertising director, will leave the Coast Friday for the home office. Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With the Wind," is recuperating at the Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, following an operation. • William F. Rodgers, M-G-M general sales manager, is due Monday from Florida. • Norma Shearer is in town from the Coast. LOS ANGELES OVERNIGHT ! _~ > VA/ /: v 1. 1 I kl T ft KJ — • It's only a restful night's sleep over this southern nature-favored route, in a luxurious Flagship Skysleeper. Complimentary meals, stewardess service. For reservations call your Travel Agent or HAvemeyer 6-5000. Ticket offices: 45 Vanderbilt Ave. and Rockefeller Center at 18 West 49th St. AMERICAN AIRLINES S, ROUTE OF THE FLAGSHIPS FRANKLYN WARNER, president of Fine Arts, trained out from Hollywood yesterday for New York. He will then tour exchanges which will handle his product. • Howard Dietz, Laurence Bolognino, Ted O'Shea, Toby Gruen, Erno Rapee, A. P. Waxman, Russell Holman, Ed Saunders and George Skouras at Nick's Hunting Room in the Astor for lunch yesterday. William Boyd, Western star, arrives Thursday morning from Hollywood for a few days' vacation before going to Washington for the President's Birthday Ball. He is accompanied by his wife, Grace Bradley, actress. • James Miller of the Universal home office print department is convalescing at his home after 10 days at Knickerbocker Hospital for observation and treatment. He is expected back at work next week. • Harry Goetz, Jack Goetz, Joseph Moskowitz, Harry Brand, Sam Cit row, W. Ray Johnston, Maurice Silvertone and William German at Bob Goldstein's Tavern for lunch yesterday. • Charles E. McCarthy, Herman Wobber, Sam Bischoff, Walter Huston, Sidney Phillips, Austin Keough and Arthur Krim lunching at Sardi's yesterday. • Morris Alin, editor of the Universal house organ, will leave for Florida at the end of the week for a two-week vacation. -■ • Halsey Raines of Howard Dietz's staff at M-G-M yesterday was given a birthday luncheon by friends at the Woodstock Hotel. • Si Seadler, M-G-M advertising manager, who has been ill, returns to his desk today. • Frank Phelps of Warners is in Philadelphia today. Allied to Elect, Pick '40 Convention City Washington, Jan. 16. — Members of the Allied States board of directors opened their annual meeting here today with a discussion of their legislative program for the current session of Congress, in which emphasis will be laid upon the Neely bill. The meeting, which will continue through Thursday at the Carlton Hotel, also will choose the city for the next Allied national convention and elect 1940 officers. Honor Selznick Star A cocktail party will be held Thurs day at 5 p. m. at the River Club, 52nd St. and the East River, in honor of Ingrid Bergman, Selznick star. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Lubitsch will be present. Bioff in Court Monday Hollywood, Jan. 16. — William Bioff, I.A.T.S.E. leader who has been indicted on two counts of U.S. income tax evasion, will appear for plea Monday morning before Federal Judge Jenney. Newsreel Parade The midweek issues feature a mine disaster, the Marines sailing for the Caribbean, Hiaieah opening and sports events. Reels and their contents follow: MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 37— Marines leave for Caribbean. War in North China. Girls on Miami Beach. Fur trappina^in Canada. Dress fashions. Lew Lehr. l/ ers set hockey record. Hiaieah t'._J< opens. Golden Glove bouts in Washington. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 235— Mine tragedy in West Virginia. G-Men round up terrorist suspects. Marines trek to Caribbean. Hat Fashions. Smallest midget. Sports club in Florida opens. Bob sledding at Lake Placid. Hiaieah track opens. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 40— Marines off for war games. Nab alleged terrorists. Wrestler arrives from Europe. Blast in West Virginia mine. Hat fashions. Mile race in Boston. Bob sledding at Lake Placid. Rangers vs. Maple Leafs ice hockey. Action on Finnish war front. RKO PATHE NEWS, No. 52-Explosion in West Virginia mine. G-Men seize 17 in plot against U. S. General Motors turns out 25,000,000th car. Skaters seek titles in Pennsylvania. Leathernecks sail for war maneuvers. Sailing on Long Island Sound. Indoor track meet. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL, No. 841— Arrest 17 on conspiracy charge. Coal mine blast kills 91. Marines sail for war games. Hat fashions. Girl is pistol shooting champ. Citrus Fiesta fh Texas. Bette Davis gets film award. Bob sled racing at Lake Placid. Track meet in Boston. Horse racing at Hiaieah. Freeman, Richards Coming from South Y. Frank Freeman, Paramount vice-president and studio head, will leave the Coast tonight for New Orleans for conferences with E. V. Richards, Saenger Circuit head, before coming to New York. Richards is slated to accompany Freeman here, arriving on Monday. Freeman and Richards, both members of the Paramount board, will attend the company's monthly board meeting, Jan. 25. New season production plans also will be discussed with home office executives, and Freeman will report to the board on studio operations. Ends 6 Days of Testimony Boston, Jan. 16. — George C. Walsh, Netco theatre executive, left for New York tonight as his six days of testimony ended today in the Morse and Rothenberg anti-trust suit against the major film companies. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Published daily except Saturday, Sunday and holidays by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, New York City. Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address "Quigpubco, New York." Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Colvin Brown, Vice-President and General Manager; Watterson R. Rothacker, VicePresident; Sam Shain, Editor; James A. Cron, Advertising manager; Chicago Bureau, 624 South Michigan Avenue, C. B. O'Neill, manager; Hollywood Bureau, Postal Union Life Building, Boone Mancall, manager, William R. Weaver, Editor; London Bureau, 4, Golden Square, London Wl, Hope Williams, manager, cable address "Quigpubco, London." All contents copyrighted 1940 by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc. Other Quigley publications: Motion Picture Herald, Better Theatres, International Motion Picture Almanac and Fame. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 23, 1938, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year $6 in the Americas and $12 foreign. Single copies 10c.