Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1940)

Page scan 000264 from Motion Picture Daily

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Apr-Jun 1940
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000264
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:
June 13, 2024
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2 Motion Picture Daily Thursday, May 9, 1940 Seek to Use Neon Signs During Day London, May 8. — British exhibitors, barred from using their neon signs at night, now want to use them during the day — to prevent deterioration of the equipment. Manchester and Liverpool theatre operators have asked the C.E.A. to obtain approval from the Home Office, but they are not expected to get it. See More English Amusement Control London, May 8. — A recent London Council move to clean up stage and club shows, and which has developed into national action on the part of the Government, may lead to greatly increased powers of control over all places of entertainment. Objective of the council move was to cut down nudity shows in vaudeville houses and to check suggestive dialogue. Film houses were not directly concerned. A conference was convened by the Lord Chamberlain, official governing theatres, and in conjunction with the Home Secretary, who controls all licensed houses, representatives of all British licensing bodies were invited, as well as representatives of the various entertainment organizations. The C.E.A. was included. It was agreed to take steps to check the tendencies complained of and to collaborate with the Lord Chancellor and the licensing authorities. Freeman Negotiating British Picture Deal Gerald Freeman, managing director of Anglo-American Film Co., Ltd., distributor of British National films, is in New York from London to negotiate for American distribution of the company's new product. Freeman will be here for an extended visit. He reported that British National has maintained its production activity in England without serious interruption since the outbreak of the war. Among the company's new productions are "Spy in Black" and "Contraband," both starring Conrad Veidt. Veidt accompanied Freeman to America and may make personal appearances with "Contraband" openings in key cities. Cliff Work En Route To Universal Meet Hollywood, May 8. — Cliff Work, vice-president and general studio manager for Universal, left today via TWA plane for Atlantic City, where the first of the company's regional sales meetings will open on Saturday. He will outline production plans there. Returning, he will stop off at Chicago for the regional meeting there May 18-20, when he will repeat the product details for the Western sales force. He is due back here in about two weeks. Schaefer Signs Deal Hollywood, May 8. — George J. Schaefer, RKO president, today signed a releasing deal for a film on the "Scattergood Baines" character, which Jerry Brandt and Charles Ford will produce. Schaefer will leave tomorrow for New York. "SKY CHIEF" Lv. New York....5:30 P.M. Ar. Chicago 9:10 P.M. Ar. Los Angeles. .7:25 A.M. /// Flights Operate on ■S Hmdard Time "SKY CHIEF" NEW YORK LOS ANGELES Fly the air route that's shortest, fastest, coast-to-coast! Four flights daily to California — eight flights a day to Chicago! Through Sky clubs and Skysleepers — no change of planes en route! And in June — TWA begins the new 4-Engine Boeing Stratoliner schedules! Call Your Travel Agent or MURRAYHILL 6-1640, 70 East 42nd St. DAILY TO FLIGHTS FARE LOS ANCELES 4 $149.95 CHICACO _ 8 44.95 PITTSBURGH 16 21.00 TRANSCONTINENTAL ^ Seeks Variety Club Charter in Sydney Pittsburgh, May 8. — National Chief Barker John H. Harris has received an application for a charter for a Variety Club in Sydney, Australia, from Harry Hunter of Paramount there. Hunter formerly was with Paramount in Washington, D. C. If granted, the charter will be the first out of the United States, and may start a drive for internationalization, members here say. Walker to Address Ampa Lunch May 23 Former Mayor James J. Walker will address the Ampa luncheon meeting at Jack Dempsey's Restaurant on May 23. Today's meeting will feature five radio commentators on films, David Lowe, WNEW ; Stella Unger, WEAF; Radie Harris, WOR ; Sam Taylor, WHN, and Jack Mitchell, WBNX. The luncheon will start at 12:45 P.M. 20th-Fox Salaries A statement filed by 20th CenturyFox with the New York Stock Exchange yesterday revealed the following earnings during 1939: Sonja Henie, $249,166; John Ford, director, $235,000 ; and Darryl F. Zanuck, vicepresident in charge of production, $255,000. Joseph Schenck East Hollywood, May 8. — Joseph M. Schenck, chairman of the board of 20th Century-Fox, will leave for New York in a few days. 4 Purely Personal > ALAN FREEDMAN, president o De Luxe Laboratories, returne< from a brief visit to the Coast yester day. Emanuel Silverstone, Monroi Greenthal, Harry Gold, Paui Lazarus, L. J. Schlaifer, Art^ Silverstone, Harry Kosiner, Walker, Abe Montague, RuW Jackter, Lou Weinberg, Louis As tor, M. J. Weisfeldt, Joseph Mc Conville and Max Seligman ai Lindy's (next to the Rivoli) for luncr yesterday. • Paul Benjamin, William A Scully, William German, Budi Rogers, Harry Thomas, Herb Ed wards and Sam Citron at Bob Goldstein's Tavern yesterday. • Jimmy Sileo and Joe Heppner, film photographers, have been elected first vice-president and board chairman, respectively, of the Press Photographers' Association. • Charles E. McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dietz, Russell Holman, William Orr and Ted 0'Shea( at Nick's Hunting Room in the Astorl for lunch yesterday. Harry Buxbaum, Joseph Lee," Joseph Lewis, Willie Howard, Charles Sonin, Max Wolf and Jack Goddard lunching at Sardi's yesterday. • Irving Jacocks, Jr., of the Branford in Branford, Conn., is due Saturday from a six-week trip through the West and South. • Robert S. Benjamin, attorney associated with Phillips & Nizer, left on a two-week business trip to the Coast last night. • Hannah Ginsberg, secretary to J. Roger Mahan, Warners New Haven manager, has left for a Miami vacation. • Louis Bernstein, Stanley Fields, George Joyce and Lester Santley lunching at Lindy's (51st St.) yesterday. • Anatole Litvak, Warner director, is here from the Coast. 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 r«»pi»« 10c.