Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1940)

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2 Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, January 30, 1940 Warners' Chicago Meeting Saturday {Continued from page 1) and Canadian sales manager ; Ben Kalmenson, Southern and Western sales manager; Arthur Sachson, sales executive; Norman Moray, Vitaphone shorts sales manager, and Mitchell Rawson. District managers who will attend include Edward Schnitzer, New York, Eastern; Robert Smeltzer, Washington, Central; Rud Lohrenz, Chicago, Midwest ; James Winn, Kansas City, Prairie ; Fred M. Jack, Dallas, Southern; Henry Herbel, Los Angeles, West Coast, and Wolfe Cohen, Toronto, Canadian district head. The following branch managers will be present : Sam Lefkowitz, New York ; Paul S. Krumenacker, Albany ; N. J. Ayers, Boston; Charles Rich, Buffalo; John R. Mahan, New Haven; Ralph Kinsler, Cincinnati; T. L. Mendelssohn, Cleveland; F. E. North, Detroit ; W. G. Mansell, Philadelphia; Harry Seed, Pittsburgh; F. W. Beiersdorf, Washington; T. R. Gilliam, Chicago; Fred Greenberg, Indianapolis ; R. T. Smith, Milwaukee, C. K. Olson, Minneapolis. A. W. Anderson, Des Moines ; Homer Hisey, Memphis ; W. O. Williamson, Jr., Kansas City; Sid Rose, Omaha ; Hall Walsh, St. Louis ; R. L. McCoy, Atlanta; John A. Bachman, Charlotte ; Doak Roberts, Dallas ; L. Conner, New Orleans ; J. O. Rohde, Oklahoma City; E. A. Bell, Denver ; W. E. Callaway, Los Angeles ; V. Stewart, Portland ; William F. Gordon, Salt Lake City ; Al Shmitken, San Francisco; William Shartin, Seattle. The Canadian delegation, in addition to District Manager Cohen, will include Sam Pearlman, Calgary; M. J. Isman, Montreal ; L. McKenzie, Saint John ; Joseph Plottel, Toronto ; I. Coval, Vancouver, and Lou Geller, Winnipeg. Exploitation men attending will be Sam Clark, Chicago; Cameron Shipp, Atlanta; Dick Hyland, Dallas; Monroe Rubinger, Kansas City ; Phil Engel, New York, and Martin Weiser, Los Angeles. Managers at Banquet Miami, Jan. 29. — As a climax to a 10-week course given to ushers and assistant managers of Wometco Theatres, Mitchell Wolfson and Sidney Meyer entertained more than 70 employes of their circuit at a banquet. Handles 'Town' Campaign Calkins & Holden advertising agency will handle the Sol Lesser advertising on the latter's film, "Our Town." MITCHELL MAY, Jr. CO., INC. INSURANCE • Specializing in requirements of the Motion Picture Industry 75 Maiden Lane, New York 510 W. 6th St. Los Angeles i Purely STANTON GRIFFIS, chairman of the Paramount executive committee, plans to leave for a Florida vacation shortly after Barney Balaban returns to New York from there toward the end of February. • Mickey Rooney will come here tomorrow from Washington, where he will attend the President's Birthday Celebration this evening. From here he will travel to Port Huron, Mich., for the opening of "Young Tom Edison" on Feb. 11. • Bernie Kranze, RKO Albany branch manager, has returned from Florida. Another Albany film row figure, Elmer Sichel, 20th CenturyFox short subject booker, has returned from Miami Beach. • Frank O'Byrne, manager of Associated Screen News, Ltd., Toronto, has been appointed to the Canadian Legion War Services Committee which has undertaken to raise $500,000 for soldiers' comforts. • Franchot Tone,, Frances Farmer and Phil Reagan will^ attend Philadelphia's celebration of the President's Birthday Ball at Convention Hall today. • Mrs. Emma Boegli, mother-in-law of Ralph Kinsler, Cincinnati Warner exchange manager, is in Deaconess Hospital, suffering from a heart attack. • Esther Bien, wife of the owner of Theatre Poster Supply Co., Cincinnati, is in the Jewish Hospital, where she underwent an operation. • Edward G. Ruff, manager of Paramount's New Haven exchange, leaves Feb. 7 on the Oriente for a Havana vacation. • Louis R. Golding, Fabian district manager at Albany, leaves Feb. 7 for a short vacation in Havana. • Joseph Shulman, Connecticut exhibitor, and Mrs. Shulman are vacationing in Miami. • Madeleine Carroll has arrived here prior to sailing for Europe next Saturday. • Brian Aherne arrived from Hollywood by plane yesterday for a fourweek visit. • Bob Wolff, RKO branch manager, returned yesterday from Florida. • Herman Gluckman, Republic franchise holder, is in Miami. 0 Brian Aherne arrived in town from the Coast yesterday. Si Seadler is at the B-Bar-H Ranch at Garnet, Cal. • Alec Moss of Paramount is at Miami Beach. In Tomorrow's Headlines ! New and exclusive pictures Japan Manchukuo North China 2 reels. Sound track — English narration. World rights for sale. Deal includes lavender print. Reasonable. Will send for inspection. Write or wire Box 256, MOTION PICTURE DAILY, 6305 Yucca St., Hollywood, Calif. Personal ► MARTIN QUIGLEY, B. S. Moss, Howard Dietz, Stanton Griffis, Mrs. Howard Dietz, Sam Shain and Charles Moss at Moore's for lunch yesterday. • Moe Rose, New York booker for M-G-M ; Suzanne Armand, secretary to Ben Abner; Lou Allerhand, New Jersey salesman for M-G-M, and Mrs. Allerhand leave Friday for a two-week vacation in the South. • Sam Dembow, Leon Netter, Robert Weitman, Y. Frank Freeman, Arthur Loew, Mort Spring, Nat Karson, Brock Pemberton, John D. Hertz, Jr., and Sidney Kingsley lunching at Sardi's yesterday. • Charles Casanave, Charles E. McCarthy, Erno Rapee, Owen Davis, Toby Gruen, Dave Weinstock, William Brandt and Henry Hull at Nick's Hunting Room in the Astor for lunch yesterday. • Vincent McFaul, Buffalo, and Julius Gordon of Gordon & Clemmons Circuit, Beaumont, Texas, are in town for Paramount home office conferences.. • William White, general manager of Skouras Theatres, and John Benas, film buyer, are making a survey of Long Island theatres. • John Grierson, Canadian film commissioner, arrived in Hollywood yesterday from Toronto. He sails for Australia Wednesday. • Cliff Lewis, Paramount studio advertising and publicity director, returns to the Coast today after a twoweek stay here. • Y. Frank Freeman, Paramount studio head, left for the Coast by train last night after a week of home office conferences. • Harry Goldgraben, office manager at M-G-M's New York exchange, returned from a Florida vacation yesterday. • Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Richey were in Washington over the weekend to visit W. A. (Al) Steffes, who is ill there. • Arthur Israel of Paramount will leave by car for Charleston, S. C, tomorrow for a brief vacation. • Jack L. Warner, vice-president of Warners, leaves for the Coast Sunday with Mrs. Warner. • Louis Wisper of the Wisper & Wetman circuit, Detroit, has been here on business. • Milton Elelman of National Screen Service leaves Friday for a week's vacation. • Jay Paley has returned to the Coast. For Lunch, Dinner or Supper LaHIFF'S TAVERN The Industry's MEETING and EATING PLACE 156 W. 48th St. Tel. CHickering 4-4200 'Wrath' and '69th' Join Broadway Hits (Continued from pane 1) stage, "The Fighting 69th" garnered an estimated $31,000 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Strand with a first week gross well above $50,000 indicated. At the Rivoli, the first week of "Grapes of Wrath," which ends tonight, should bring an estimated $60,000. "The Blue Bir,d" grossed an estimated $11,000 al^ c Hollywood and drew an estimated $4,800 over the weekend. At the Music Hall, "The Shop Around the Corner," with a stage show, should attract an estimated $85,000 in its first week. In its sixth week at both houses, "Gone With the Wind" drew an estimated $75,000 at the Capitol and an estimated $22,000 at the Astor. "The Lion Has Wings" drew an estimated $8,500 in its initial week at the Globe and is held over. At the Rialto, "Green Hell" opened yesterday after a second week for "The Invisible Man Returns" which drew an estimated $8,500. Mayer Will Attend 'Edison* Premiere Louis B. Mayer, M-G-M production chief, and Howard Strickling, studio publicity director, are scheduled to attend the world premiere of "Young Tom Edison" at Port Huron, Mich., Feb. 11. Mayer arrived yesterday in Miami Beach for conferences with Nicholas M. Schenck, M-G-M president. He will return to New York before proceeding West. Barret Kiesling of the studio publicity department is in Port Huron preparing for the premiere of the Edison film. Howard Dietz, advertising and publicity director, also plans to attend. K. C. Club Party Feb. 8 Kansas City, Jan. 29. — A floor show and dance will feature the annual inaugural ceremonies of Variety Club's new officers at the Hotel Muehlebach here Feb. 8. Assisting Jerry Zigmond on the general committee are James McConnell, Barney Joffee, Don Woods and Douglas Desch. Ticket sales are being handled by Desch, Woods, Sam Abend, Charles Shafer, Leon Abraham, Lee Jones and Roy Miller. 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. 1379. Subscription rates per year $6 in the Americas and $12 foreign. Single copies 10c.