Variety (Jun 1940)

19M IS MMnybfaifiiAct- SUMMARY OF 51 dllES SHOWS 72-28% RATIO OF EXHIBS FAVORING SOLO FIX md <1» M tj »'* ImuWtrkwl tn i If tlM Malar Aim pradttrllan Indurtry ti in«««it m ruriatlii^ IM»-4I ^nframi. far afc»>a«M rvaaons of ar«M>n|r. induc«4 kr rurUUmant of |ar»i»i — rtM < » IMa «*«f I MHH te k* Uw f Maw ippiHaaH/ to Ml • ML FIUIFANSHK SJL CANDY NTT Miniiinii r#4if>< waatUL ^t)n«< dual! n.M<a M>K drill*. yteir Mrk wMl Tarkington < >uii ixtiaal wlU lafca ptac* Jwm i«awM toward ihartonmi thm trM la th« rvaaan (or th« ronfrmiraa. Tlia aulhof t9*kt tlM.OM damasaa rlaimmt that lh« nim r-Mnpanjr matV a p^tXmn nliad 'Pawod and Mia Milwaukr* Jimr B | Wh«i lnlrrmiu..>fi. iiMu(uraled .Ti^.. wWl -Can* With lha Wind, apanad 52r*M»ftoiii dua to ky il daali *lar riatia M«ki damacci ainal th* authar »%^r\int x-vrral Marna yu rc kaiad tnm htm daukir fraturm. aftd ha\ r unr« k« i wx ■rilk th* allrt>da<il kallrli mi Public LikawiM WmiM Lik* |« >tr fraturn. ai—ary af t|itti. ton in II nlm ef th* U S pt*W4 Ur VoiiTt abowL It thu ran ka • alkafiuiliity. th* p«*itr aa I ttt amMhttort waai ato«to AUTO TYCOON DURANT r*pra a «wta«iv* in il difTrrmt IM f« litUI la ait ar !• thr msna(*fn*nt m , tor* litto a aofi driak aallliv I '" la tha ^— '—' n.i^pcndriil rahitolm i i< Ihiratm n rt>ni*^urnr« nf a nv>v» to (ivc IH» a< Manltwaal AMiad aaacKitv* •artar rir««N to V hu I r\hikitar>° aHrrut>>r h'^d wha virtually II. a<>w that pra.idaat W. A la tora^cMatvd IMroit i>m* n A Wdcar haadarh* t— pM^ur* aprralari »Ko hav* kr»n vt«win( lha (rawing l>o«>li)i( lK>>m Mrrow- iMlly. laama A fu/rrvr tfro>»n of th* auteiekila Mdualry. William C. Ouranl. t a nadar and twtr* prwkdant af C«nM«l Matora. la tato« mla Ut* all*7 tiiikitoi Duranl. wHo haa mad* notabi* roaarkarlki in ll<iai>cr i< .lakini pImAr af cayttaf an th* ■*« v*«Huf • •fa aart*> )anl|r toi kwt tha raafc awd af tickat kwr> rr> roitlHaw* aatac for da«l>l« r*a- ture* T>«at happmrd in m *iit t na a'a and athar aaaior di>(i>l<ui>r to ir-intr »• af Uaia • aahik puktir whnlihaartodl y maaa af tlritat Ifc TWl pan jf itt* ■ air Ma viawt. v-™4«-» tor aincW*. t>ul ttv* pwrritaaart *vidafM-« Wkra I allaad I •Ml crt mr maway a worth | ■a iildi but whaa I da. I aalarl th* j ' kiM wkw* laaka kaal' K i DsMy'i Tuitasia' Gets 2ihL thra ato md la arjantaa a rival kady. li mlialint oppnaMton to th* Aaha appotnlmc'it T>«* malirr will ram* I'l a t<r»<i ml Ihr ronvmlion her* Jul> !• wh*n a ap*cial romanitlf* »ill racatoawad ita rkaica for k b M kn trimdt bowrvar. wkirk draws m* t< a tiirairr ' 0*or(* Chun**. kartrfMVf lit I mera: *¥*« 9a to Hw HotlywMd Jun* » Tantaata' Wait Dianay a laalitra- l*ttglh railoon arUh a af< hy AK»rj JMVlM alaliariMn l<MK 1* a«l IhraiMk. Moat duaU carry ««« t-iod pi r tur* and a poor onr iMually • w**t*m thrUlcr typ*' R M l irald. riark. aama rtly 'I lik* ■aad pictMra Bt Hm 'IUM' Stnfi Manti«a'« atainat Mth-fac trikuliMi Ca. Ta U SfkKft ftttm Al tncly atany m ak •rnd that th* alunin >- M>mrihui( they raa't drcida-tkal lM*i*nUy M aauat h* aaal*d ky Um laaliad. raw asMka *■ • Mil mB tmm^igrmmia^^ Sta raMad av*i y ptoy an th* Univaraal tat. wMli Hia rtarti«« af A UttI* Btl af Haavan'1 and 'Artantm* NighU' lliiirlada la hy Ik* Iwa unila aa 4«Ml dowbl* Iraturaa If 1 wIM »*a auil Alkv fay*, k*r la Miaa Haaa Argaaltoa Way.* la atolad to aUr in Tin Pan Allay.' •rkirk la kamg pu>hcd thrnu^ th* wrilinf and muatcal mill> at Stlh- Faa. Bri k a rt Kllu anj Hrirn I»(an N C - f kav* nav*r aaaa a d.Hibl* faatur* profram that waa o\*r half good Canarally you ka«v 11 (It throuxh an intrrior pro- AMion to aaa Ik* aaa Ikal uilarrda »a»r. yaaTart torMW^ta^HtfaL "v aa* bappraa to k* «aa< >• MrartoMy •• pMT it rtitri C( Mudto la todlralad ky th* atartint af 'Hirad Uf* thu w«*k !»*vrn Jaly > aiad Hon af Boartoa r M. kaufhl tram, aa rmtac* of aacondary UaM «i Jl . > which won t pr »» rai. kaa r i tara ar* aaad I Caaipallttaa U aa •*rc« *«hi<>« [CM i aflaitf umwtkm laatan if g«». atogl* fraturr ikdyttralr^ mjv *• dalr aacsMonal Uira(r*awf> t< ro-tralur* w to* kad. toll thrr* it alwayi th* rapavta- tion that thr whuk- ah<>w will k* mt*rtointn( Alao Trank Glynn, ad diirrtor of Jordan MarA Co: 'All I want t* a daaadr Mat. particMlarly Makiac Ita laHial *arato«« aUI*- It atar* aia*r(m« tram TT-Bl ' RKO ram* throuth with a n«4 praM of tW.an t.>r th* liti n mnkt I aadia d March M Ua« If t^l• pM* leaving Th* Cr*at Pr..«le a> a hold- ' ^•'"S*?** MlmA ta j ^^^2^ *"* ** r*C*l»*f-hip Mwr* tor tk* Inl ^ !• roughly four In tur th* initial II *«*k> of | roanpariaaa U not tan ^nr* th* cual of recaiwraklp and it> <llt*r*nl r>w- up tkair akiotinf P Cr*at ProAIr Argantui*' at heduM to | *Yaiith WiU ■* Ser vrd rolU k and 'Chmrlm Ckaa in Waak- i I <li PukUr't tH«i for a bargain, with kulk of patrant rjfivirtred Ihry don t get aa* w awrag* awtgt* l*i. tare toll* lUapravvd toiain*»a n<- U Itoftdfl •«» I aatinaato *' t. •mitated th*atr*a aa weM «* of indie rihilMturi >lt»*- warn prndurtion u Mt an u|> i> that alliliat*d rhain« teamed fr ■«> ra. of ka¥M«g tm» laail art to aa I do it 1* anrn* pirturr i< killed in »urh man- a*r a> 1,1 whet n>> apfietitr tor thai of am<i<.enieiil The ■.•!h«-r i»ir- aU douM* kdU 1 ha»Y hap- la «• li aaCTCtory Whole- aate Carawat Axan 'In general I Ilk* duuM* tealuren brrauw i ha\r b*r>Mn* arnxlomed t.i then.' tritt th'iie |> ilh-H air ttnmjly (.>r «iiiKir^ K>»r it..tjf>re Ji>ae|ih Cri-.- loph. Standard OU rarcwtnc. aay* 1 durei ^.•rsaniaed ashik roalral. palrtmi ale they are nnl familiat wilh -UMuTtt Thus Edward Srh .ll on having a du^l bill la htai. aays: That aiight a lal a( •a. BmI M P«t«ra. . _ _ •a kr ensurh lo satialy any airaill P*r»un al iHu* fitting * ■argoto Tan on the other h»i> 1 e»i *traac laaliaiiM far ttm tirinc than dualt' Aad MMry law atudrnl at L'nivaraMy of Virginia i pcrter aingi* tealurrv Verv arklimi di y.Ki get one m.i» ..• Morthwhile >iltiiu through ami nexei u . Jac k I).a;<m. »d rtitvjrt- Bii<l,r;»>rl HcraM -|>rT(er featuri-a UaaaUy th* g ipifi l iMkwa b aad Ik* attaad. a cdurattoaal' W. r. Forcvlh*. r*tired btivineu man. L/MiKville "Singl* fritjrpA. b*- rainr doublet are toa •inglet ha\e lo b* d il°> a waat* if iatoul ll*ri h aatood iwdar da pr««enl iMing «a York Stock Cachang* proviatan for daprarialioti taaaa aad ditridaada an Iwa waakt Produrtian haaI Katth ■ Alkav.OnkMki MaMvOTd aka v ad along with arr*lvralcd' aham. RKO Mpwlii ■ mmM ml In th* pu4 morilh briauie pro. , II i4g ««t Dipra i lattoa. which ia I th,>ik ir.e film I. niair to other than th* drprcriatnin uf >tud.« '"^ th* ni li-Mi't pr«<«nl mtcr- proprrti*> and eQwi|Nnml rharsed I* r<t to praaaraakaaa Mtf MrtiaMl Um r»u wa« Ii4*d 1. t wii^ i.i. ^.^ ' U» pra*un WB« l»U*d »» »I7« ■ ll:>r««>ari>. arkwfc m h a tog lalaaaai Mi^ wMli IHm waa dadMCtod a. bv RKO c.»« to th* valMtok • Kit a ^uiiir >tar la Mto cad l^it kig rv H->trnvx |)i idMBid. C'>>t* !*«« atoak to a than IMoaan and prudurer ta al-' Trading in IIKO'« «f mm waaM cMy *a la Mto aptotoa a( Jam «f ilka Braa, ta BvaaavMto. M, who aayt 'aa' to daakl aa kul rana dual, at th* Carlton. AaMriran an I aUier athcra da.' II* hat lii aa^ M Mi Ccwd. •( IJaaw'i to ika raady talkm- a >er<Mi'l t ■jtura on pirlmi (i.tri ni ih.. IIEWSlE£L£tS ELECT MolJ iri F'.rTui,- Kilni Kiil.iis (iuJil a aurivty vl aewu^l. itrudurtuMi and Ir to la mt CHtlart and khn Itkranaaa. Jaka Mkk-aa. M*wa *< Day. d*nl OUiet. alerted ar* J<a*a»h Cartl- I'Mte. N*w» ml Ov. aacratary. aad Jack krpdtold. March «f thn* new r mim^ and |iref<-ried .tirt.-< lit Wr.'<..-- day iMi an th* iMg buid bid an^i Ckfk Mkiti m IkkarMM mm» day far Ika wa r r aat a tor th* began Thursday, with th* npaning quKaliim Mr RKO nr» r MnimMi ranged bat ween Z; mmi S during •rid two day. ..f lr«lin«. whil* the _ U Wklmmm •em af •hnrtk. kut adaut* toa rti-lv likea the <>-iiniona of loutkvra parlKularl) aicn.ftranl berau^ Miith never Kt% l>-^i, ,|..i<,; 4nubl* t a t Ml tad, m many pt »»oly proii In Na<hvUle. Charles Ai ni.tont tr-mv dual. 'Mr ■>! the of t^i- induUry He b.-li.-ve-» diirer •olely rvwry Maaaran. ml «Im Mi the great cars* af Ik* In Crrrnakiro. N C S Hill. di^Uirl mawagtr af Carolina Theatr**. Inr £• ' ""aire* I aupervii*. |«i