Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1941)

2 Motion Picture Daily Friday, October 10, 194 Readers' Say-So Editor, Motion Picture Daily : I want to take this opportunity to commend you for the splendid coverage in your publication of the recent so-called Senatorial motion picture investigation. The daily dispatches from Washington were extremely interesting and the calm and objective handling _ of the story was particularly praiseworthy. The industry can be proud of its trade handling of a very dangerous subject. Sincerely, Harry C. Arthur, Jr., Vice-President, Fanchon & Marco, Inc. Archibald Honored Before Joining RAF London, Oct. 9. — Representatives of American companies here today tendered a luncheon at the Dorchester House to George J. P. Archibald, joint managing director with Edward T. Carr of United Artists in England, on the eve of Archibald's departure to join the R. A. F. It is reported he may be offered an important key position in the civil administration. Para. Group Plans Meet on 'Purchase' Neil F. Agnew, Paramount general sales manager ; Robert M. Gillham, advertising and publicity director ; Al Wilkie and Alec Moss and a number of the company's field exploitation men are expected to leave for the studio next week to discuss special sales handling and merchandising of Louisiana Purchase." Personal Mention NEW YORK THEATRES RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Rockefeller Center DEANNA CHARLES DURBIN LAUCHTON "IT STARTED WITH EVE" ON STAGE: "Dreams" — Russell Markert's clever, imaginative revue. Symphony orchestra under the direction of Erno Rapee. 1st Mezzanine Seats Reserved Circle 6-4600 CHARLES BOYER Olivia Paulette DeHAVILLAND GODDARD "HOLD BACK THE DAWN" A Paramount Picture *, IN PERSON XAVIER C U G A T AND BAND JAY & LOU S E I L E R PARAMOUNT TIMES SQUARE TYRONE POWER "A YANK in the RAF." with BETTY CRABLE A 20th Century-Fox Picture PLUS A BIG DAY V 7th AVENUE STAGE SHOW A I 50th STREET WF. RODGERS, Loew's vice• president and general sales manager, will arrive from the Coast Monday. • Frank W. Lovejoy, chairman of the board of Eastman Kodak Co., is the new president of the Rochester Civic Music Association. • Sam Obendorfer of the Warner Theatre department, is the father of a daughter, born this week. • Miriam Karansky has announced her engagement to James Davidson, bookkeeper at the Universal New York exchange. • John P. Donohue, Paramount manager for Puerto Rico, is visiting New York. • Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels will arrive from the Coast tomorrow and after a week here will leave for Lisbon by clipper, returning to London. • Mary Benjamin, cashier at the Columbia Des Moines exchange, is spending a two-week vacation at Rock Island, 111. AH. BLANK and G. Ralph • Branton, Tri-States Theatre officials, have returned to Des Moines from New York. • Julius Gordon is here from Beaumont, Tex., for Paramount home office conferences and new season film deals. • J. J. Friedl of Minnesota Amusement Co. left for Minneapolis yesteerday. • A. G. Stolte, Tri-States district manager for the Des Moines area, is spending a two-week vacation in Mexico with Mrs. Stolte. • John Day, Paramount manager for Brazil, will leave for Rio de Janeiro tomorrow after a seven-week visit here. • Samuel Kreisler of the United Artists' home office publicity staff leaves today to join the Army. • Fred Armington, supervisor of checkers at the M-G-M Des Moines exchange, is convalescing at home fol lowing a month's illness. Continue to Weigh Minn. Procedure Attorneys for the major companies whose operations in Minnesota are affected by the state's anti-block-offive law are continuing their meetings in an effort to determine upon a course of action as a result of the state court decision at St. Paul upholding the constitutionality of the act. Attorneys for some, of the six companies met again yesterday for the second time this week to consider the court's decision. A subsequent canvass of the companies represented at the meeting revealed that no final decision has been reached. The companies have until Oct. 23 to file appeals if they elect to do so. 'Foot in Heaven' to Play at Music Hall Warners has closed a deal with the Radio City Music Hall for "One Foot in Heaven," starring Fredric March and Martha Scott, to play the house within a short time. Preceding "One Foot in Heaven" on the Music Hall schedule, and following the current "It Started With Eve," are: "All That Money Can Buy," "You'll Never Get Rich," "Appointment for Love" and "Suspicion." Appoint Chairmen For 'Night of Stars' Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman and Mrs Roger W. Straus will be honorary chairmen of the Women's Division of the eighth annual "Night of Stars,' LTnited Jewish Appeal show for refu gee relief, to be held at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26. Other honorary chairmen are : Mrs. Barney Balaban, Mrs. Irving Berlin, Fanny Brice, Mrs. Eddie Cantor, Mrs. Jos eph Strook and Sophie Tucker. Airs. Leo Spitz will act as executive chairman and aiding her will be: Mrs. Nate Blumberg, Mrs. Hal Home, Mrs. Ted Lewis and Mrs. Abraham F. Wechsler. Vice-chairmen include: Mrs. Michael Addison, Mrs. Ben Bernie, Mrs. Sol Boneparth! Mrs. Phillip Brenner, Mrs. Israel Goldstein, Mrs. Irving Lewine, Mrs Louis Nizer and Mrs. Damon Runyon. Mrs. Albert S. Liebers is director of the women's division. Col. Votes Dividend A quarterly dividend of 68^4 cents a share on the $2.75 convertible preferred stock of Columbia was declared by the company's board of directors yesterday. The dividend is payable Nov. 15 to stockholders of record Nov. 1. sPALACESS'sf BETTE DAVIS The LITTLE FOXES' "MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII" with LEON ERROL NOTICE OF TRADE SHOWING New York City — Picture TARGET FOR TONIGHT Company Warner Bros. Date .......... Tuesday, October 14, 1941 Time . . . 10 a.m. Place Screening Rm, 321 West 44th St., N. Y. C. Newsreel Parade l\/f ORE war pictures front Md ■* VJL cow are presented in the weei end issues, which also contain intm esting subjects in the rescue of a pat achutist atop a Wyoming mountm and the Conway, N. H., girl foxtn after an eight-day search. The /v% and their contents: fcna MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 10— Para'ctii tist rescued in Wyoming. Find missn girl in New Hampshire. Soviet war film Fur fashions in New York. Water skiit in Florida. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 20S — Ke Hampshire girl found. Parachutist rescut from Wyoming mountain. Russian w; films. British ship on northwest coast f( repairs. Michigan bridge collapses. Fa fashions. Chimps in St. Louis zoo. Steeplt chase run in Pennsylvania. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 13— Neutra ity law discussed in Washington. Hurr cane in Florida. Tornado in Kansas Cit; Parachutist removed from Wyoming moui tain. New Hampshire girl found. Dak; sets up defenses. RKO PATHE NEWS, No. 13 — Trai wreck in Michigan. Moscow civilians leai home defense methods. New Hampshii girl found. Cable workers span Californ chasm. Calisthenic drills in Camden, N. Parachutist rescued from Wyoming moui tain. Marines land in Hawaii. The late in coiffures, New York. Australian convc in Singapore. Coast Guard trains merchai crews in Staten Island. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL, No. 22— Di fense parade in San Francisco. Merchai crew under Coast Guard training in State Island. Navy tests blimp in Akron, ( New Hampshire child found. British wai ship in for repairs. Hurricane hits Florid Tornado in Kansas City. Rescuers reac parachutist atop Wyoming mountaii "Profit" parade in St. Louis. Fur fashior in New York. Playful chimps in Buffal Rodeo in Texas. Warners Close Deal With RKO Circui Warner Bros, has closed a new sea son product deal with the RKO cir cuit nationally, it was learned yes terday. Ask Review of ' Village' Albany, Oct. 9. — Morris Erns counsel for Arthur Mayer and Jc seph Burstyn, today filed with th Board of Regents of New York Stat a petition for review of the film o Mexico, "Forgotten Village," whic was refused an exhibition license re cently by the state censor board. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Published daily except Saturday, Sunday an holidays by Quigley Publishing Compan; Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Cente: New York City. Telephone Circle 7-3101 Cable address, "Quigpubco, New York." Mai tin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Colvin Brown, Vice-President and Genera Manager; Watterson R. Rothacker, Via President; Sam Shain, Editor; Alfred I Finestone, Managing Editor; James A Cron, Advertising Manager; Chicago Bureav 624 South Michigan Avenue, C. B. O'Neit Manager; Hollywood Bureau. Postal Unio Life Building, William R. 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