Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1942)

2 Motion Picture Daily Friday, January 9, 19' Coast Flashes Hollywood, Jan. 8 A TELEVISION patent interchange agreement between Don Lee Broadcasting System and RCA was announced today by Thomas S. Lee, head of the Lee organization. Covered are inventions of Harry R. Lubcke, Lee television director, relating to synchronization, scanning, cathode ray tubes and transmission, some of the methods going back to 1930. • The Los Angeles arbitration board today denied the plea of D. Lemucchi and James Banducci, operating theatres in Oildale and Arvin, for shorter clearance over Bakersfield. Arbitrator Eugene Breitenbach ruled the complainants had "inexcusably" delayed showing pictures when available, and that they had played 75 per cent of their product 72 days after availability. • John Leroy Johnston, veteran publicity man, today started as publicity director for Harold Hurley's Theatre Attractions, Inc., releasing through United Artists. • RKO today announced the purchase of an H. G." Wells story, "The History of Mr. Polly," intended for Charles Laughton. • Floyd Simonton, Hollywood newspaperman, today joined the staff of Arch Reeve, secretary of the publicity directors committee of the Producers' Association. Goldwyn Buys Original Samuel Goldwyn has purchased "The Washington Drama," an original by Leonard Spiegelgass and Leo C. Rosten. It is spy melodrama with comic aspects, set in the national capital. NEW YORK THEATRES RADIO CITY 50th St. Mickey ROONET MUSIC HALL & 6th Ave. -Judy OAKLAND "BABES ON BROADWAY" An M-G ON STAGE: "THE Florence Rogge's gay phony Orch. under the 1st Mezzanine Seats M Picture BELLS RING OUT"— spectacular revue. Symdirection of Erno Rapee. Reserved Circle 6-4600 PARAMOUNT PRESENTS "LOUISIANA PURCHASE" IN TECHNICOLOR Starring BOB HOPE Vera Victor ZORINA MOORE P ARAMOUN IN PERSON GENE KRUPA AND BAND Extra! DINAH SHORE T TIMES SQUARE "Remember the Day" Claudette Colbert John Payne PLUS A BIG DA YY 7th Ave. STAGE SH0W"»^'»» ■ &. 50th St. B' WAY & 47th St. PALACE 'THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON' Errol Flynn — Olivia DeHavllland and 'BLUES in the NIGHT" Personal Mention WILLIAM A. SCULLY, Universal general sales manager, arrived on the Coast yesterday. • R. J. O'Donnell is in town from Dallas. Leonard Gaynor is flying to the Coast today for about 10 days. • William Warner, Mayo Beatty and Gilbert Wells, Warner salesmen in Des Moines, have returned from vacations. RICK RICKETSON, head of Fox Intermountain, Denver, is a New York visitor. William Jenkins of Lucas kins is here from Atlanta. Jen Max Weisfeldt, sales executive for Columbia in charge of short subjects, is due Monday from a vacation in Miami. • Leonard Picker of Columbia's legal department is at Miami Beach. Hale Musical Show Will Open Tonight The twice-postponed opening of the George Hale musical comedy, "The Lady Comes Across," is now set for tonight at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre. Evelyn Wyckoff will have the role originally scheduled for Jessie Matthews, who was forced to withdraw because of illness. Mischa Auer and Joe E. Lewis have the leading masculine assignments. B&K Starts All-Out Effort for Defense Chicago, Jan. 8. — Balaban & Katz is starting an "all out" drive for support of the Government's defense program, it was announced today. Defense bond subscriptions have been made and more than 600 employes have enrolled for civilian defense. All marquees in the circuit use the line, "Buy Defense Bonds — Give to Red Cross." Employes who join the armed forces receive $10 from the B. & K. Club on their birthdays. Many cashiers and office workers have joined the Theatrical Red Cross Unit and it is expected that shortly all employes will be buying bonds or stamps each week. Lytell Group Lauds Probe Abandonment The Stop Film Censorship Committee yesterday issued a statement signed by 92 prominent Americans in which the formal abandonment of the recent Senate film probe was called "truly in the interests of national unity." The statement issued by Bert Lytell, president of Actors Equity and chairman of the committee, called for "the creation of all forms of culture which express the will of the people and their determination for victory." Pact 'Repudiation' Charged by SPG The New York Screen Publicists Guild announced last night that it had sent a telegram to the presidents of Loew's, Universal, Columbia, RKO and Paramount in which it was charged that they had "repudiated" a labor agreement including certain concessions by the SPG. In view of this, the SPG stated, the union would revert to its original demands in further negotiations. U.S. to Tax Frozen Cash at U.K. Rate Washington, Jan. 8. — Funds of American film companies held in "blocked accounts" in the United Kingdom are to be computed at the "official" exchange rate established by the British Treasury, in preparing income returns, it is held by the Internal Revenue Bureau. A ruling issued by Commissioner Guy T. Helvering requires that "blocked accounts" as related to income from British sources are to be reported on tax returns filed with the Bureau, together with British taxes paid with respect to any income included in such accounts and a valuation of British current assets at the begininng and end of the taxable year, for the purpose of determining income from the British branch of a domestic taxpayer's business. Where realization of British income or payment of British taxes can be shown to have been accomplished at rates different from the "official" rate, the actual rate of conversion is to be used. O'Shea and Flynn To 'Bugle' Opening E. K. O'Shea, Eastern and Southern sales manager for M-G-M, and J. E. Flynn, Central division manager, are expected to attend the premiere of "The Bugle Sounds," Wallace Beery picture, at Loew's Theatre, Louisville, next Wednesday. William R. Ferguson, the company's exploitation manager, will arrive in Louisville ahead of the premiere. He plans also to attend the company's exhibitor forums in Memphis next Tuesday and in St. Louis on Thursday. Capital Variety Club Backing Navy Show Washington, Jan. 8. — The opening night of "Ice-Capades" next Wednesday at Uline Arena will be sponsored by the Washington Variety Club as a benefit performance for the Navy Relief Society. Producer of the show is John Harris, national chief barker of the Variety Clubs of America. Frank Borchert Dies Milwaukee, Jan. 8. — Frank Borchert, 49, manager of the Door Theatre, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., died here today. The funeral will be Monday in Sturgeon Bay. Survivors include his wife, mother, two sisters and two brothers. Newsreel Parade ALL nezvsreels in their zveekei -/i issues of course devoted a ma]portion of their footage to Preside Roosevelt's historic message to Co, gress on "The State of the Union." tribute to the U. S. dead in Hawaii shown, as is a light item of anti-Na propaganda devised in England, reels and their contents follow. MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 36— Roosev reports on the State of the Union. Industr production rallies to the call; bombers pi duced in Seattle; General Motors plant i ing war work. England shows "Na;| soldiers doing the Lambeth Walk. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 234— Roo: velt's report to Congress. Industry answi President's call for plane and tank prodi tion. United States honors Hawaii dead Honolulu. English show "Nazis" dancing Lambeth Walk. Chicago Bears beat A Stars in football farewell. Racing at Ag Caliente. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 39— Roosev calls for all-out military production and i dustry responds. Comedy wrestling bouts Washington. Enemy aliens turn in camei and radios on West Coast. Sally Rand m; ries. Navy rounds up Japs in Honolu Admiral Nimitz decorates U.S. fliers, Hoi lulu pays tribute to U.S. dead. English a ti-Nazi dancing stunt. RKO PATHE NEWS, No. 39— Preside addresses Congress. Pay tribute to her dead in Honolulu. Flying fortress output 70 per cent at Boeing plant in Seatt Admiral Nimitz decorates heroes of Haw incident. Chicago Bears beat All-Stars final football game. English anti-Nazi pror ganda pictures "Nazis" dancing Lambei Walk. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL, No. 4S Roosevelt addresses Congress in histo message. Industry answers call: Gene Motors typical of plants turning out we; ons; Boeing plant in Seattle ahead of pla, production schedule. Honolulu honors v« dead. Mass induction into Navy at Po land, Ore. Jack Dempsey offers servic Brazilian Naval cadets graduate. "Naz dance to Lambeth Walk. s I Offers Special Show For Mrs. Rooseve< ( Otto Preminger, producer of tffll play, "In Time to Come," at the Ma field Theatre, has offered to present special performance of the play f^ Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt eitr^ here or in Washington at any ti The President's wife obtained a fund on tickets Tuesday night wh| she refused to cross a musicians' uni picket line to attend the play. Pre inger made his offer in a telegram Mrs. Roosevelt. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Published daily except Saturday, Sunday ; holidays by Quigley Publishing Compa Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Cent New York City. Telephone Circle 7-31 Cable address," Quigpubco, New York." M tin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publish Colvin Brown, Vice-President and Gene Manager; Watterson R. Rothacker, V President; Sam Shain, Eidtor; Alfred Finestone, Managing Editor; James Cron, Advertising Manager; Chicago Bure 624 South Michigan Avenue, C. B. 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