Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1941)

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Title:: Motion Picture Daily
Date:: Oct-Dec 1941
Publisher:: New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:: Motion picture daily
Leaf #:: 000343
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:: August 29, 2022

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#iJa\. November 21, 1941 Motion Picture Daily Blues' Leads !Los Angeles With $30,000 (is Angeles, Nov. 20. — Armistice | crowds swelled total first run mess here to a general 25 per cent Wrease over average. "Birth of the fcfll was the standout w ith $30,000 ^Jf^-the week at the Paramount. ^Kstimated receipts for the week hiding Nov. 12: •Lydia" (U. A.) •Married Bachelor" (M-G-M) CHINESE I 2,500) (33c-44c-55c-75c) 7 days. ;ioss: $10,500. (Average: $12.00U) •Sundown" (U. A.) 4 STAR— (900) (44c-55c) 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $5,300. (Average, $3,250). 'Citizen Kane" (RKO) HAWAII— (1,100) (33c-44c-55c-75c) 7 days, Ith week. Gross: $7,300. 'Unfinished Business" (Univ.) 'Lady Scarface" (RKO) iriLI-STREET— (2,700) (33c-44c-55c-75c) 7 I fS. Business", 2nd week. Gross: $9,000. Average, $6,500) 'Lydia" (U. A.) 'Married Bachelor" (M-G-M) LOEWS STATE— (2,700) (33c-44c-55c-75c) f days. Gross: $14,000. (Average, $14,000) 'Unfinished Business" (Univ.) Lady Scarface" (RKO) PANTAGES— (3,000) (33c-44c-55c-75c) 7 liiys. "Business", 2nd week. Gross: $8,000. < Average. $7,000) "Birth of the Blues" (Para.) PARAMOUNT — (3,595) (33c -44c -55c -75c) 7 ld;iys. Stage: Freddie Martin. Gross: $30,«0L (Average. $18,000) "You Belong to Me" (Col.) "Nine Lives Are Not Enough" (W. B.) WARNER BROS. (HOLLYWOOD)— '(3.000) (33c-44c-55c-75c) 7 days. Gross: i$: 5.600. (Average. $14,000) "You Belong to Me" (Cel.) "Nine Lives Are Not Enough" (W.B.) WARNER BROS. (DOWNTOWN) l(.;.40O) (33c -44c -55c -75c) 7 davs. Gross: $15,3'0. (Average. $12,000) 'Dawn' Cincinnati Best with $5,800 iji Cincinnati, Nov. 20. — "Hold Back , the Dawn" had a $5,800 second week ;.at the RKO Grand, and "Sergeant N York" grossed $6,000 in its seventh consecutive week at the RKO Capitol at an advanced scale. Estimated receipts for the week ending Nov. 12-15 : "One Foot in Heaven" (W. B.) RKO ALBEE— (3.300) (33c-40c-50c) 7 days, 'iross: $10,300. (Average. $12,000) "Ycu Be'ong to Me" (Col.) RKO PALACE— (2,700) (33c-40c-50c) 7 •iays. Gross: $10,000. (Average. $10,000) "The Night of January 16" (Para.) RKO SHUBERT— (2,500) (33c-44c-60c) 7 ( 'lays. Stage: "Hawaiian Nights". Gross: S12.000. (Average. $12,000) "Sergeant York" (W. B.) RKO CAPITOL— (2.000) (40c-50c-60c) 7 , 'lays. 7th week. Gross: $6,000. (Average. • at 33c-40c-50c. $5,500) ; "Hold Back the Dawn" (Para.) ; RKO GRAND— (1,500) (33c-40c-50c) 7 I lays. 2nd week. Gross: $5,800. (Average. o.OOO) "Law of the Tropics" (W. B.) S'rg Another Chorus" (Univ.) RKO LYRIC— (1.400) (28c-40c) 7 davs. | Gross-: S3.200. (Average. $4,500) The Pittsburgh Kid" (Rep.) •Dangerous Lady" (P.R.C.) RKO FAMILY— (1.000) (15c-28c) '^ross: $1,000. (Average. $1,200) "Two Lrtins from Manhattan" (Col.) "Secrets of the Wasteland" (Para.) RKO FAMILY— (1.000) (15c-28c) liross: $800. (Average. $800) "Ladies in Retirement" (Col.) KEITH'S— (1.500) (33c-40c-50c) 7 Gross: $3,500. (Average. $5,000) 4 davs. da da: 'Letter' to Music Hall "A Letter from Home," short produced by Carol Reed in England, and being distributed by United Artists on a non-profit basis, has been booked into the Radio City Music Hall, starting Nov. 27. ■ 0 ' Notes from He )llywood Bollywood, fcov. 20 PARAMOUNT has taken ai| option in the magazine serial, "Dark of the Moon," by MargaJ&:t Bell Houston, a's/.n vehicle for Dorothy Lamour, MacDonHEd Carey and Brian Donlevy. . . . Joan Bennett and Franciiot Tom: will he co-starred* in Columbia's "Highly Irregular," story of a' British pilot grounded in Holland. Written by Gina Kaus and adapted by Miss ECaus and Jay Dratler, the film will be directed by Richard Wallace. . . . Frank Morgan will support Spencer Tracy in M-G-M's "Tortilla Flat." . . . American Magazine, which publishes Clarence Buddington Kelland's "Scattcrgood Baines" series, will exploit the series of films being made for RKO by Jerrold Brandt's Pyramid Pictures. . . . Paramount has given new writing contracts to Billy Wilder and Theodore St. John. . . . Bert Lahr, just finished in RKO's "Sing Your Worries Away," will support Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton in "I'll Take Manila," M-G-M. • • Duncan Renaldo, Akim Tamiroff and Fortunio Bonanova have been east in roles in Paramount's "For Whom the Bell Tolls." . . . Warners has purchased Howard Hill's latest archery short, "With Bow and Arrowin the Everglades." . . . Richard Whorf, stage player whom Warners has groomed, will play in "Yankee Doodle Dandy." • • Republic has cast Margaret Lindsay in "Woman in the Dark," mystery comedy which Joseph Santley will direct. . . . That studio also assigned Kay McKenzie to play opposite Gene Autry in "Cowboy Serenade." The next picture for Monogram to be produced by the King Brothers will be "Unofficially Dead," which gets under way Dec. 1 with Phil Rosen directing from George Bricker's script. • • Kent Taylor and Frances Langford will be teamed in "Mississippi Gambler" which John Rawlins will direct for Universal. . . . Republic has signed Gloria Dickson to do three pictures this season. . . . Robert Siodmak will direct "The Night Before the Divorce," starring Lynn Bari. at 20th Century-Fox. . . . "The Palm Beach Story" '-'ffaA been set as the title for the Ci.Ai'UKrTL ColbertJoel McCrea vehicle to be directed by Preston Sturges at Paramount. It was formerly known as "Is That Bad?". . . . Preston Foster will be cn-star with Richard Dix in Harry Sherman's "American Empire." • • Jack Hively has been assigned to direct "The Black Curtain" at Paramount. . . . Monogram has changed the title of Edward Gross' production 'The Yard Bird" to "Snuffy Smith, the Yard Bird." . . . Margaret Drake, newcomer, gets the feminine lead of RKO's "The Tuttles of Tahiti" Islin Auster draws the production reins on RKO's "Cheyenne," which will star Eddie Albert. P.R.C. has set "Texas Manhunt" as the title for the first in its Frontier Marshal western series. • • Edgar Buchanan, dentistcharacter actor, goes into Columbia's "Mr. Twilight." . . . Samuel Goldwyn has signed Arthur Kober to work with Nat Perrin on "Treasure Chest" to star Bob Hope. . . . Irving Starr, New M-G-M producer, has been assigned "Fingers at the Window," "Sunday Punch," and "Once Upon a Thursday." . . . The last is an original by Isabel Lennart and Lee Gold. • • Christine Maclntyre has been set for the feminine lead of Monogram's "Forbidden Trails," next in the "Rough Rider" western series. . . . Republic plans to put 11 pictures before the cameras in the next seven weeks. . . . Charles Grayson, writer, is working on the script of Warners' "Biography of a Bad Man." . . . Ernest Pascal draws the script assignment on Columbia's "A Young Girl's Fancy." . . . Bobby Connolly, dance director, has had his contract extended at M-G-M. . . . Bruce Manning, Universal producer, has been given the reins on "The Life of Thomas Newsome," on which Felix Jackson will be his associate. 'Foxes' New Haven Winner at $8,200 New Haven, Nov. 20.— "The Little Foxes." dualled with "Nine Lives Are Not Enough" at the Roger Sherman took $8,200. "It Started With Eve" and "Buy Me That Town" took $7,500 at the Paramount. Estimated receipts for the week ending Nov. 13 : "Smilin' Through" (M-G-M) "Tanks a Million" (U. A.) COLLEGE— (1.499) (40c-50c) 7 davs. 2nd week. Gross: $2,400. (Average. $2,700) "The Chocc'ate Soldier" (M-G-M) "Tillie the Toiler" (Col.) LOEW-POLI— (3.040) (49c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $6,500. (Average. $8,000) "It Started With Eve" (Univ.) "Buy Me That Town" (Para.) PARAMOUNT — (2.348) (40c-5Cc) 7 davs. Gross: $7,500. (Avemee. $4,500) "T"-e Little Foxes" (RKO) "Nine L:ves Are Not Enough" (W. B.) ROGER SHERMAN— (2,200) (40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $8,2C0. (Average, $5,000) 'Town/ Carroll Show Get $15,200, Omaha Omaha, Nov. 20. — The Orpheum's stage-screen bill drew top business, getting $15,200 with "New York Town" and Earl Carroll's show. The weather was clear and cold. Estimated receipts for week ing Nov. 12-13 : "Three Girls About Town" (Col.) "Law of the Tropics" (W. B.) HRANDEIS — (1.200) (30c-44c) 7 Gross: $3,700. (Average, $4,000) "The Feminine Touch" (M-G-M) "Down in San Diego" (M-G-M) ( IMAHA— (2.000) (30c-44c) 7 davs. *6.200. (Average, $6,000) "New York Town" (Para.) ORPHEUM — (3.000) (40c-55c) 7 Stage: Earl Carroll's Vanities. $15,200. (Average. $14,500) "Hcnky Tonk" (M-G-M) "Sundown" (U. A.) PARAMOUNT— (3.000) (30c-44c) 2nd week. Gross: $3,800. (Average, end Gross days Gross : days, 5,000). 'Wife/ Show Get $22,300, Frisco Lead San. Fr^icisco, Nov. 20. — "Father Takes a Wife," with Duke Ellington's band on the stage, drew $22,300. Estimated receipts for the week ending Nov. 11-14 : "Father Takes a Wife" (RKO) GOLDEN GATE— (2,850) (39c -44c -55c) 7 days. Stage: Duke Ellington. Gross: $22,300. (Average, $15,000) "Appointment for Love" (Univ.) UNITED ARTISTS— (1,200) (35c-40c-50c) 7 davs, 2nd week. Gross: $8,500. (Average, $7,500) "Texas" (Col.) "Two Latins from Manhattan (Col.) ORPHELTM — (2,440) (15c-35c-40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $13,700. (Average, $8,000.) "International Squadron" (W. B.) "The Smiling Ghost" (W. B.) PARAMOUNT— (2,740) (15c-35c-40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $9,800. (Average, $11,500) "Nothing But the Truth" (Para.) "Nine Lives Are Not Enough" (W. B.) FOX — (5,000) (15c-35c-40c-50c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $14,000. (Average, $16,000) "Unholy Partners" (M-G-M) "Ice-Capades" (Rep.) ST. FRANCIS— (1,400) (15c-35c-40c-50c) 7 days, 3rd week. (Moveover from Paramount). Gross: $4,600. (Average, $4,500) "Sergeant York" (W. B.) WARFIELDM2.680) (25c-50c-65c) 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $12,000. (Average, $12,000) "La Charrette Fantome" (Foreign) CLAY— (400) (15c-35c-45c) 7 days. Gross: $900. (Average, $1,000) 'York' at $14,200 Providence High Providence, Nov. 20. — In its second week at advanced prices, "Sergeant York" brought the Majestic $14,200. The Strand did $12,000 with "Birth of the Blues" and "Mercy Island." Armistice Day business was brisk. Estimated receipts for the week ending Nov. 12-13 : "It Started With Eve" (Univ.) "Week-End for Three" (RKO) RKOALB EE — (2,239) (28c-39c-50c) 7 da-* s. Gross: $11,500. (Average, $6,000) "The Chocolate Soldier" (M-G-M) "Three Girls About Town" (Col.) LOEWS STATE— (3,232) (28c -39c -50c) 7 days. Gross: $11,000. (Average, $11,000) "Sergeant York" (W. B.) MAJESTIC— (2,250) (44c-55c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $14,200. (Average, $7,000) "Birth of the Blues" (Para.) "Mercy Island" (Rep.) STRAND— (2,200) (28c-39c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $12,000. (Average, $6,000) 'Moon Over Her Shoulder" (20th-Fox) FAY'S — (1,800) (20c-33c-44c) 7 days. Stage show: Stanley Twins; Bert Lynn; lohn Fogarty; France and La Pell; Johnny Barnes; Winnie Mae; Max and His Gang. Gross: $5,700. (Average, $5,000) "Gay Vagabond" (Rep.) METROPOLITAN — (3,045) (30c-39c-55c75c) 4 days. Stage show: Ted Lewis and Orchestra; George Rogers Dancers; Blair Sisters; Jean Blanche; June Edwards; Louise Glenn; Dorothy Roger; Snowball Whittier. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $5,0C0) "The Eternal Gift" (Lamont) AVON— (519) (28c-39c) 7 days. Gross: $1,200. (Average, $1,000) "The Feminine Touch" (M-G-M) "Unholy Partners" (M-G-M) CARLTON— (1,526) (28c-39c-50c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $2,900. (Average, $3,500) "Citizen Kane" (RKO) (3 days) "Highway West" (W. B.) (3 days) "Belle Starr" (Zftth-Fox) (4 days) "My Life With Caroline" (RKO) (4 days) EMPIRE — (1.200) (20c-28c) 2nd run. Gross: $1,900. (Average, $1,800) Named Arbitration Clerk J. M. Carney has been appointed clerk of the Milwaukee arbitration board by the American Arbitration Association, succeeding JL T. Loell, resigned.