Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1945)

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First in Impartial MOTION PICTURE DAILY Alert, tion Picture Industry > VOL. 57. NO. 59 NEW YORK, U.S.A., TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1945 TEN CENTS Violators of Curfew Will Be Penalized Employment Ceilings to Be Dropped to 'Zero' Washington, March 26. — The War Production Board was disclosed today to be prepared to invoke priority penalties upon violators of the curfew certified to it by the War Manpower Commission as having violated employment ceilings, but it was indicated the Board would not initiate action against violators by suspending their light, power or fuel service. The Board's policy throws the burden of denouncing violators upon the WMC, which is to (Continued on page 17) Appoint Lesser N.Y. 7th Loan Chairman Irving Lesser, associate general manager of the Roxy Theatre on Broadway, has accepted the invitation of Samuel Pinanski, national chairman of the film industry's participation in the Seventh War Loan, May 14 June 30, to act as Metropolitan New York chairman. Less e r ' s appointment was made i n consultation with Samuel Rinzler and Fred Schwartz, co chairmen of the New York Irving Lesser area War Activities Committee, and (Continued on page 17) Federal Tax Returns Up to $26,298,412 Washington, March 27. — Recovery from the usual year-end slump at theatres was noted today by the U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau, which reported that admission tax collections in February ("covering January busi< Continued on page 17) Mark Time on Probe For 'Little Men' Washington, March 26. — Members of the Senate Small Business Committee will decide within the next day or two whether they will make an investigation of the motion picture industry to determine the situation of small enterprises. The Committee's staff has made a lengthy study of the motion picture situation, it was stated, but Dewey Anderson, executive secretary, emphasized that no decision has been made. However, he added, the results of the studies have been compiled and the Committee may have a statement on the matter within a few days. General Precision Net: $1,138,147 Consolidated net income of General Precision Equipment Corp. for 1944 amounted to $1,138,147 after deduction of $2,866,700 for Federal income taxes, compared with $1,255,907 in 1943. The 1944 net was equivalent to approximately $1.94 per share on 586,087 shares of capital stock outstanding, against $2.14 the previous year, Earle G. Hines, president of the company, told stockholders in his annual report sent out yesterday. Because of the amendment to the New York State Franchise Tax Law requiring that liabilities for that tax (Continued on page 9) 'LoveVCo-Pilot'Top B 'way First Runs; 8 New Films Opening Two new arrivals at Broadway firstrun theatres are scoring outstanding business while holdovers are generally registering well in a satisfactory preEaster week, all aided by good weather. Theatres are now back to midnight closings despite Mayor LaGuardia's "hour of tolerance." Eight new films will arrive at the first-runs this week. 'Without Love" and Radio City Music Hall's traditional Easter show are combining to give the theatre an outstanding week with $75,500 recorded for the first four days and a big $123,500 anticipated for the week. "God Is My Co-Pilot" and a stage show featuring Cab Calloway and his band are also drawing top receipts, (Continued on page 9) Fail to Reach Decree Peace Inability of defendant companies to reach an agreement with the Department of Justice which would avert trial of the pending anti-trust suit was admitted yesterday by Robert L. Wright, Special Assistant to the U. S. Attorney General, at a pre-trial conference before Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard in U. S. District court here yesterday. Although the conference was de (Continued on page 9) Control of Manpower in Hands of War Mobilizer Washington, March 26. — Conferees on the manpower bill today signed a compromise measure giving the Director of War Mobilization the authority to prescribe employe ceilings in areas, activities and individual establishments and 'freezing' essential workers in their jobs. Both male and female labor, regardless of age, are covered by the compromise bill, which is expected to come up in the House tomorrow. One of the features of the new legislation is the authority given the Government to pay traveling expenses of workers moving to a new location at the 'request' of Federal authorities. Penalties ranging up to 12 months in prison and a fine not exceeding $10,000 are provided for violation of the act and, in addition, an employer violating manpower ceilings will not be permitted to deduct wages or salaries paid excess workers in preparing his income tax return. The scope of the measure is set forth in its initial section, where Congress declares : "Every individual not in the Armed Forces shall have an obligation, when called upon, to serve the Nation in an activity essential to the war effort. "The purposes of this Act are to provide the most practicable and effective means to accomplish the fulfillment of such an obligation and to provide for making the most effective use of the man-power resources of the Nation," it was added. Hays Warns of Laxities on Film Standards Releases Annual Report After MPPDA Meet The screen has won a signal victory during the war over the pressures and temptations that might have tended to relax the standards of motion picture production, Will H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, declared in his annual report to the industry, released here yesterday, following the annual meeting of the association. Thus far, in war as in peace, he said, the structure of self-regula (Continued on page 6) Will H. Hays Hays Is Reelected MPPDA President Will H. Hays was reelected president; Carl H. Milliken, secretary; George Borthwick, treasurer, and F. W. Du Vail, assistant treasurer, at the annual MPPDA meeting held here yesterday. Joseph I. Breen, designated last December as vice-president and director of the Production Code Administration, continues in that capacity. Board of directors for the new year are: Barney Balaban, Nate J. Blum (Continued on page 6) Walsh and Casey to Tackle Strike Here Hollywood, March 26.— All factions concerned today reported conditions unchanged as the studio strike against the producers entered its third week, and attention turned to the East in expectation that the next important move for settlement will be made there. With Richard F. Walsh, IATSE (Continued on page 9)