Variety (Sep 1939)

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16 VARIETY PICTURES Weilnesday, September 27, 1939 MUCH NEW BLDG. FILM BOOKING CHART BELIES TALK OF B.O. LAG (For ivjormation of theatre and film exchanae hookers Variwv presents a complete chart of feature releases of ' all the American distributing compfniies for the ctirrent quarterly period. Dale 'of reviews as given in VAPitrv niict the riiiimiio time of prints are included.) copvki<;ht, J!i:i(i, IIV VAHIKTY, INC. AIX KIGHTS RKSBBVKO K»v. In Vnr.—RfNl«w»d In VarWy K»>- In Tji.e Al.l.revlil(l,in» M—Mclodruniii; C—^'oniwly; <i)—C>om«l>-I»ri<niK; «—Wr»(*roi R. T.—RunDlnf TInir D—Dnunit) Mu— .MuhIvhI WEEK OF RELEASE Minneapolis, Sept. 26. Prospective builders and operators of new theatres in the Twin Cities : apparently refuse to believe the la- j mentations of established exhibitors ! who claim there's so much grief to i the business and that they're havipR i 7/~l/ 03 the toughest kind of sledding. There are more applications filed or pend- | ing for permits to build new theatre; ' in Minneapolis and St. Paul than at any time in recent years. The fact that practically, no situations are for sale at anything like , a reasonable figure is whetting their appetite. Both in Minneapolis and St. Paul, i however, circuit and individual in- | dependent exhibitors alike are op- | posing further theatre construction, | claiming the cities now are over- seated and that any more theatres would jeopardize their investment and lower entertainment standards. They say they will fight the issuance by the Minneapolis and St. Paul city councils of any .additional theatre permit to the last ditch. They al- ready have succeeded in blocking 7 28 39 8 4 39 the construction of several proposed .8/11, 39 new showhouses. I Wiethe's New Nabe Cincinnati, Sept. 26. Ground broken for new nabe in suburban Westwood, constructed by Louis Wiethe, owner of the West- ' mont, and the Kentucky in Latonia: New theatre will have 1,000 seats. Harry Schwartz, veteran Kentucky ' thowman, disposed of his interest in the Paris theatre, now under con- struction, to Schine circuit. The site will be remodeled into storerooms. Tn addition Schwartz sold his Opera House, Lexington, to the chain, re- ' taining his house in Frankfort 8/18/39 Harr's Lee Theatre Fairmont, W. Va., Sept. 26. I Contracts let for erection of the j Lee theatre, managed by Columbus Harr, one of three owners. 8'25. 39 I, ■a Allison's New Nabe 1q/i/oq Altoona, Pa., Sept. 26. lo/l/JS' A new nabe under construction at Allegheny Furnace, elite suburb of the city, by Ray Allison, who oper- ates theatres in Cresson and Johns- town. 5 New Texas Nebes • Dallas, Sept. 26. Five' new Texas theatres being j 9/8/39_ planned by architects here. At College Station there will be 625-seater owned by A. F. Boyett. At Tyler there will be a 1,000-seater, ' for Interstate. At El Paso, for Inter- state, will be 750-seatcr. At Amaril- lo, A. H. Truett is having 600-seat- er planned. Port Arthur is getting j 800-seater, for L«e Threet 9/15/39 1 .1 1 1 I!. I i New Drivc-In Creston, O., Sept. 26. Creston now has a drive-in located on Route 3, near here. Owners are : C. A. Pierce and S. E. McFarren, of - - ■ Akron. Parking accommodations for 9, 22/ 38 approximately 500 cars. 9, 29, 39 St. Loo Zone's New Uns St. Louis, Sept. 26. Pilner & Barnes interests in Fair- field, 111., opened a new 450-.seatcr. The American, Mt. Carmel, 111., erected by Theodore Coleman, started operation. A new 500-scater opened in Red Bud, 111. I. W. Rodgers circuit, Cairo, 111., preparing to let contracts for a new 1,100-seater, at Carbondale, 111. John Widerberg Construction Co., Des Moines, building a new house tor the Central States Theatre Co. in 1 f| fi iq Burlington, la. McDonald Bros., Tarrington. Wyo., ilding new house in Mitchell, Neb. Runyon Yarn Away Hollywood, SepL 26. Damon Runyon's yarn, 'A Call on ' the President,' went into produc- i lion at Metro with William Gargan and Ann Sothern in the top spots. Edgar Selwyn is producing. Rob- ert Sinclair directing. Rev. in Var. 7/19 7/12 8/23 7/19 7/19 7/19 7/19 8~23 5/17 «'23 7/26 8/2 6/21 J/9_ 8/30 8/16 8'9 7/5 7/26 8/2 4/26 7/19 8/2 8/9 9/6 8/23 8/2 8/16 8/16 9/27 8/16 6/28 9/27 9/6 9/6 8/2 7/26 7/26 8/9 8/9 8/2 7/12' 7/19 9/6 8/16 8/23 8/23 8/16 9/6 9/27 9/6 8/30 8/30 9/6 :8/3« 9/6 8/30 S/9 8/2 8/16 8/30 8/23 8/23 0/20 8/16 9/27 7/26 9/20 9'J3 9/8 8/16 9/20 9/27 8/23 8/30 10 13 39 9/27 0/13 9/27 8/23 ECHO SATS NO Los Angeles, Sept. 26. Walt Disney won the verdict in $50,000 suit brought against him by ; ■.Reynard Fraunhelder in superior, court I Plaintiff charged the studio with i • •nauthofized use of 'The Dwarf's ' "odel Song' in 'Snow White.' 10 20, 39 9/20 9/13 9/27 6/31 9/13 TITLE TYPE Co. BLONDIE TAKES VACATIO.V C A. 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Withcrs-Rltz Bros. R, Reagan-M. Stevenson 80 61 114 53 100 65 ^8_ 94 71 82 £5 95 81 97 75 82 65 74 99 80 PIX CRUX NAME NAFL AWARDS CHAIRMAN Memphis, Sept, 26. Huddling In Chicago last week, the Planning Committee for News- paper Film Critics of America whipped up temporary articles of association, fixed March 2-4 for the first annual convention, and named Merle Potter of the Minneapolis Times-Tribune as chairman of the 1939 national awards committee. Potter's acceptance of the latter post means discontinuance of his own daily's country-wide poll of the crix. Instead he'll chairman the vot- ing for his brethren, momentarily at least, with a committee to' be named by Harry Martin of the M^rnnhis Commercial Appeal, who is NFCA's general chairman pro tern. Whether Potter will continue to head the awards set-to in future years will be up to the membership confab in March, Screen byliners have a date but no place for their meeting as yet. Memphis is the only town bidding so far. 'Twill be somewhere in the heart of the land, but the Planning Corhmittee won't act until more ex- pressions have been heard. Right now the committee is getting busy on a program for the convention that should attract the prospective membership from far and near. Articles of association as outlined in Chi last week are strictly in skele- ton form and subject to general copy reading at the March confab. Sitting in with Martin and Potter on the drafting were Buck Herzog of the Milwaukee Sentinel, who is act- ing secretary, and Keith Wilson of the Omaha World-Herald. Th«-y couldn't agree on everything, but they did get something on paper to talk about and operate under pend- ing ultimate approval. First article as proposed simply .sets out the name. Even this is sub- ject to a major operation when tho scribes gather as a whole. 'Mem- bership shall be limited to motion picture critics of daily newspapers in North America,' is the modest defi_njtion of_ Article III. Platform Purposes of the organization aro set forth in Article II to wit: (1) . To elevate the standards of criticism and comment on th« movies. (2) . Through Its collective influ- ence to further the production of better motion pictures. (3) . To enhance the prestige of motion picture departments of daily newspapers. (4) . To recognize and bestow honor for outstanding achievements In the motion picture arts. In these definitions there Is no mention of the phrase 'cooperate with the motion picture indu.'^lry' which seemed to irk one critic, Frank Nugent of the New York Times, when it appeared in print at the time of the original announce- ment. Committee members said no- body knew what it meant anyway in terms of sfjeciflc action and it was written out in the first definite draft Organization setup embodied In Article IV calls for a president, vice- president, secretary-treasurer and a board of governors, all to serve for a year and subject to re-election if so desired. The three officers ore to be elected by the governing board. Latter in turn is picked regionally, the scribblers in each of 13 region* naming their own board member. The regions are tentatively out- lined as follows: Region I, New 'York and New Jersey; II, New England; III, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary- land, West Virginia, 'Virginia, Dis- trict of Columbia; IV, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida; V, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky; VI, Tennessee, Alabama, Missi.<;sippi, Louisiana and Arkansas; VII, Michi- gan, Illinois and Wisconsin; VIII, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebras- ka; IX, Minnesota, North and South Dakota; X, Oklahoma, Texas, Colo- rado and New Mexico; XI, Washing- ton, Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana; XII, California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona; XIII, Canada and Nova Scotia. Mexico, Latin America and Cuba are slighted for the present Incidentally, the Planning Com- mittee is already lining up a board [ to serve temporarily until Herzog can bold an election early in 1940,