Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

ransactions in 9 hirer sal Stock eported by SEC shington Bureau isposition in December of 26,500 shares of Unial Pictures common stock and 111,283 war> for common held by Daniel M. Sheaffer, adelphia, director, through Standard Capital ipany, was the largest single transaction reed by the Securities and Exchange Commission ay in its monthly summary, le summary showed that in the dissolution of idard Capital Company, Ottavio Prochet, dijr, received 127 shares of Universal common < and 1,084 common warrants. Mr. Prochet reported that in January he exercised wars to procure 73 shares of common, and held shares and 1,011 warrants at the end of the th. also showed that Mr. Sheaffer acquired 4,warrants in December and the following month tanged them for a like block of common stock ; )ecember, he purchased 1,458 shares of com, giving him a total of 24,265 shares at the ; of January. tie report also disclosed that Nathan J. Blum; president, received 5,000 warrants in Decemas compensation and that William A. Scully, -president, sold 600 warrants in January and } in February, leaving him with 9,000 at the | of the month. he next largest volume was in capital stock jeneral Precision Equipment, where Amerex ding Corporation, New York, was shown to : disposed of 4,000 shares held through the :rican Express Company, leaving it with 9,000 es so held and 50,719 shares held through the port Corporation". belated return for Consolidated Film Indus; showed the sale in January of 100 shares of preferred stock by Herbert J. Yates, Jr., held 3,082 shares at the end of the month, le a report on Loew's Boston Theatres showed acquisition in February of another 106 shares ommon stock by Loew's, Inc., giving it a total 21,341 shares. he SEC reported also that Alton A. Brody, logram director, sold 500 shares of that coma's common stock in February, reducing his lings to 2,500 shares, and Arthur C. Brom'„ director, sold 3,900 shares held through Monim Southern Exchanges, which still held 15,172 ■es at the close of the month. In January, Will B. Hurlbut, director, acquired 400 shares mgh Monogram Pictures of Michigan, increases total to 2,000 shares. i Paramount Pictures, Henry Ginsberg, vicesident, was shown to have sold 400 shares of imon stock, reducing his interest to 1,000 shares, Maurice Newton, director, disposed of 50 res by gift, leaving him with 10,415 shares, 'he only transaction shown in Twentieth Cenir-Fox was the sale of 1,000 shares of common Robert Lehman, director, leaving him with 500 res. . report on Columbia Broadcasting System wed the sale of 200 shares of Class A common :k by Isaac D. Levy, director, leaving him with 76 shares. :ury in Pacific" Gets 65 3w York Weekend Dates Fury in the Pacific," two-reeler which Warner )s. is distributing for the War Activities Corntee, was set for simultaneous showings last :kend in 65 Manhattan, Brooklyn and Greater vv York first runs. open Kansas City House "he Paseo theatre, Kansas City, destroyed by in January, 1943, was reopened March 17 by J. Fredman and Rube Finkelstein, who operate er theatres in Kansas City. The rebuilt house ts 800. )T!ON PICTURE HERALD, MARCH 31, 1945 New York Bill Would Curtail Child Labor in Theatres The Coudert-B rooks child labor bill, now pending in the New York state legislature at Albany, would impose a sharp curtailment of the working hours of many minors employed in the theatres throughout the state. Support for the measure has been voiced by Industrial Commissioner Edward Corsi. A State Department of Labor survey found large numbers of youngsters working as ushers, tickettakers and even porters, with hundreds employed illegally, it was said. In support of the measure Commissioner Corsi released the results of a survey showing that .two-fifths of all school children in nine up-state cities carried the double burden of work and school. Eleven per cent of the boys and three per cent of the girls thus were tied down to at least 60 hours a week, Mr. Corsi indicated. Pointing out that most students were working at theatres, bowling alleys, stores, etc., Commissioner Corsi said, "We are disturbed because of the effect such long hours will have on the health and education of the children." Release Dates on Six Set by United Artists National release dates on six major United Artists features were announced in Hollywood Monday by Carl Leserman, general sales manager. They are: "Delightfully Dangerous," a Charles R. Rogers production starring Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy and Constance Moore, March 31 ; "Brewster's Millions," and Edward Small production with Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, and June Havoc, April 7; "It's in the Bag," a Jack H. Skirball production starring Fred Allen, Jack Benny and Don Ameche, April 21. Also, "Colonel Blimp," a British production in Technicolor, written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr and Roger Livesey, May_ 4 ; "Hold Autumn in Your Hand," -a Loew-Hakim production with Zachary Scott, Betty Field and Beulah Bondi, May 18; "The Great John L," a Bing Crosby production starring Linda Darnell, Greg McClure and Barbara Britton, May 25. Drive-in Theatres Planned Among some of the drive-in theatre openings planned shortly are: Lima, Ohio, April 6; Toledo, April 7; Rochester, N. Y, April 14: Buffalo, N. Y, April 15; Strassburg, Pa., May 5. New Checking Service Ready, Levin Says Confidential Reports, Inc., the new checking service announced March 9 by five major distributors, will start functioning Monday from its New York headquarters and 31 exchange cities, according to Jack H. Levin, vice-president and general manager. "With 150 executives and sub-executives, we start operations Monday with approximately 4,000 employees, including checkers, ready to go," Mr. Levin said. In the process of formation for more than a year, the new company was founded by Paramount, Universal, RKO Radio, United Artists and Columbia. Services of the organization are available to all producers and distributors who desire them. John J. O'Connor, vice-president of Universal, is president, but retains his Universal position. C. J. Appel Appointed Odeon Eastern Division Manager Odeon Theatres of Canada has announced the promotion of C. J. Appel from advertising and publicity manager to eastern division general manager with supervision of approximately 50 theatres in Ontario and Quebec. New district managers also appointed are Harry S. Dahn for Western Ontario and the Niagara peninsula, William Weiss covering Central and Northern Ontario and Don Gauld in charge of Eastern Ontario and Quebec. No successor has been named for Mr. Appel. Thomas Bowyer was appointed film merchandising and public relations supervisor working out of the head office. Warners Schedule Two For April Release Two features have been scheduled by Warner Bros, for national release in April, Ben Kalmenson, general sales manager, has announced. Following "God Is My Co-Pilot," which goes into general distribution April 7, "The Horn Blows at Midnight," starring Jack Benny, is scheduled for April 28. BRIDAL SUITE OUT-OFBOUNDS FOR G. I. GROOM! with ^ — — JJ_L_ r— — ~*~~~ Peter COOKSON • Arline JUDGE Frank JENKS • Jerome COWAN Produced by LINDSLEY PARSONS . 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